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EXHIBIT 10.11
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
DATED AS OF MAY 21, 1998
BY AND BETWEEN
RAILWORKS CORPORATION,
BEARS MERIT COMPANY,
MERIT RAILROAD CONTRACTORS, INC.
AND
THE STOCKHOLDERS NAMED HEREIN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS...................................................................................1
Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms.................................................1
ARTICLE II THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS................................................................4
Section 2.01. Certificate of Merger.................................................4
Section 2.02. The Effective Time....................................................4
Section 2.03. Certain Effects of the Merger.........................................4
Section 2.04. Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock.................................5
Section 2.05. Delivery, Exchange and Payment........................................6
Section 2.06. Merger Consideration Calculation......................................7
Section 2.07. Fractional Shares.....................................................7
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
EACH STOCKHOLDER .............................................................................8
Section 3.01. By Each Stockholder...................................................8
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY AND THE PRIMARY STOCKHOLDERS......................................................9
Section 4.01. By the Company and Each Primary Stockholder...........................9
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF RW AND NEWCO................................................9
Section 5.01. By RW and Newco.......................................................9
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS EXTENDING TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME ...................................................10
Section 6.01. Of Each Party........................................................10
ARTICLE VII THE CLOSING AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING AND
CONSUMMATION.................................................................................10
Section 7.01. The Closing and Certain Conditions...................................10
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ARTICLE VIII COVENANTS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE TIME.......................................................12
Section 8.01. Of Each Party Other than the Company.................................12
ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION..............................................................................12
Section 9.01. Indemnification Rights and Obligations...............................12
ARTICLE X [Intentionally Ommitted].....................................................................12
ARTICLE XI GENERAL PROVISIONS...........................................................................12
Section 11.01. Treatment of Confidential Information................................12
Section 11.02. Restrictions on Transfer of RW Common Stock..........................12
Section 11.03. Brokers and Agents...................................................14
Section 11.04. Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries.............................14
Section 11.05. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waivers.................................15
Section 11.06. Counterparts.........................................................15
Section 11.07. Expenses.............................................................15
Section 11.08. Notices..............................................................15
Section 11.09. Governing Law........................................................16
Section 11.10. Exercise of Rights and Remedies......................................16
Section 11.11. Time.................................................................16
Section 11.12. Reformation and Severability.........................................17
Section 11.13. Remedies Cumulative..................................................17
Section 11.14. Respecting the IPO...................................................17
ARTICLE XII TERMINATION..................................................................................17
Section 12.01. Termination of this Agreement........................................17
Section 12.02. Liabilities in Event of Termination..................................18
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A - List of Primary Stockholders
Exhibit B - Form of Employment Agreement
Exhibit C - IPO Cost Liability Sharing Agreement
Exhibit D - Merger Consideration
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this "Agreement") is made as
of May 21, 1998, by and among RailWorks Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("RW"), Bears Merit Company, a Missouri corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of RW("Newco"), Merit Railroad Contractors, Inc., a Missouri
corporation (the "Company"), and the persons listed on the signature pages
hereof under the caption "Stockholders" (collectively, the "Stockholders," and
each of those persons, individually, a "Stockholder").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The parties to this Agreement have determined it is in their best
long-term interests to effect a business combination pursuant to which:
(a) Newco will merge into the Company on the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth herein (that merger being the "Merger");
(b) RW will acquire the stock of all or some of the entities listed in
the accompanying Addendum 1 (each an "Other Founding Company" and, collectively
with the Company, the "Founding Companies") pursuant to agreements that are (i)
similar in all material respects to this Agreement and (ii) entered into among
those entities and their equity owners, RW and subsidiaries of RW (collectively,
the "Other Agreements"); and
(c) RW shall at such time as specified herein and if certain conditions
are met, effect a public offering of shares of its common stock and issue and
sell those shares.
The respective boards of directors of RW, Newco and the Company have
approved and adopted this Agreement to effect a transaction subject to Section
351 of the Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements, representations and undertakings contained herein, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement and in
the related Addendums, Annexes, Schedules and Exhibits, the following terms have
the meanings assigned to them below in this Section 1.01. Capitalized terms used
in this Agreement and not defined below in this Section 1.01 have the meanings
assigned to them in the Preliminary Statement or Article I of the Uniform
Provisions (the text of which Article hereby is incorporated herein by this
reference), as the case may be.
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"Agreed Rate" means 8.0% per annum.
"Agreement" means this Agreement and all attached Schedules, Addendums,
Annexes and Exhibits, as each of the same may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time pursuant to the provisions hereof or thereof.
"Applicable Corporate Code" means the laws of the Organization State of
the Company that govern corporations incorporated in such state.
"Closing Date Balance Sheet" of the Company means a balance sheet of
the Company as at the IPO Closing Date which is prepared on a basis consistent
with the basis on which the Current Balance Sheet was prepared.
"Closing Memorandum" means the form of closing memorandum to be
prepared by RW for the Closing under this Agreement in which are included the
forms of certificates of officers, the opinions of counsel and certain other
documents to be delivered at the Closing as provided in Article VII.
"Company Accounts Receivable" shall mean the accounts and notes or
other advances receivable of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, excluding
any Retainages, as of the IPO Closing Date.
"Company Common Stock" means the common stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of the Company.
"Company Indebtedness" means the indebtedness of the Company, as of the
IPO Closing Date (including, with respect to CPI Concrete Products, Inc., the
value of the Cash Company Consideration to be received by its Employee Stock
Ownership Plan), that the Company has elected to repay (or repurchase, as the
case may be) with a portion of the RW Common Stock to be received as part of the
Merger Consideration. At least five days prior to the Delivery Date, the Company
will deliver to RW a schedule of the aggregate principal amount of the Company
Indebtedness, certified by the President of the Company, that will be
outstanding on the IPO Closing Date, and RW will repay such Company Indebtedness
on the IPO Closing Date. To the extent that the actual amount of Company
Indebtedness exceeds the amount shown on such schedule, such excess shall be
repaid by the Stockholders on or prior to the IPO Closing Date.
"Counsel for RW and Newco" means King & Spalding.
"Counsel for the Company and the Stockholders" means such counsel as
shall be designated by the Company in writing on or prior to the Delivery Date.
"Current Balance Sheet" means the balance sheet of the Company as at
March 31, 1998 which is included in the Initial Financial Statements.
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"Current Balance Sheet Date" means December 31, 1997.
"Defined Net Worth" as of the IPO Closing Date shall mean (i) the total
assets of the Company, as set forth on the balance sheet of the Company as of
such date, except that (A) expenses of the Company directly attributable to the
IPO and/or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including but not
limited to, costs incurred pursuant to the HSR Act, shall be added back to the
assets of the company and (B) the value of inventory, machinery, equipment and
real estate shall be determined pursuant to Section 2.06(a), less (ii) the total
liabilities of the Company, as set forth on the balance sheet of the Company as
of such date, excluding the Company Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
in the case of Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx'x contractual obligation to Spie Group, Inc.,
as successor to Xxxxxxxx Group, Inc., shall not be deemed to be a liability for
purposes of determining Defined Net Worth.
"Delivery" or "Delivery Date" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7.01.
"Earnings Percentage" shall have the meaning set forth in Exhibit D.
"Employment Agreement" means each of the Employment Agreements entered
into as of the Closing Date between RW and each of the Stockholders set forth on
Exhibit A hereto, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
"fair market value" means that value at which goods and/or services
would be exchanged between a willing buyer and willing seller in a transaction
entered into at arms length with each party having relevant facts of all aspects
of the transaction.
"Initial Financial Statements" means (a) the balance sheets of the
Company as at December 31, 1997 and March 31, 1998 and the related reviewed
statements of operations and retained earnings for each of the Company's two
fiscal years in the period ended December 31, 1997, and (b) the Current Balance
Sheet and the related statement of income for the Company's fiscal year ended
December 31, 1997, which the Company has delivered to RW prior to the date
hereof.
"IPO Closing Date" means the date on which RW first receives payment
for the shares of RW Common Stock it sells to the Underwriter in the IPO.
"Merger Consideration" has the meaning specified in Section 2.04.
"Newco" means Bears Merit Company, a Missouri corporation.
"Responsible Officer" means the President, Chief Executive Officer or
any Vice President of the Company.
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"Retainages" means the portion of progress payments due to a Company
for contracting projects that is withheld by a customer of such Company until
completion of a project, pursuant to the terms of a contract with such customer,
as security for the completion of the project.
"RW" means RailWorks Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
"Scheduled Related Party Agreements" means the agreements described in
Schedule 4.11.
"Surviving Corporation" means the Person to be designated in the
Certificate of Merger as the surviving corporation of the Merger.
"Threshold Amount" means 2.0% of the Merger Consideration.
"Transaction Value" means the (i)(A) the total number of shares of RW
outstanding immediately upon the closing of the IPO and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Other Agreements multiplied by (B) the
IPO Price multiplied by (C) 92% minus (ii) actual expenses of RW incurred with
respect to the IPO, an estimate of which will be set forth in Item 13 of Part II
of the Registration Statement minus (iii) the underwriting discounts and
commissions paid to the Underwriter pursuant to the IPO minus (iv) the proceeds
received by RW in connection with any shares of RW Common Stock sold by RW to
finance the working capital needs of RW, which shares shall not exceed 5% of the
number of shares to be sold in the IPO.
"Transfer Taxes" has the meaning specified in Section 11.07.
"Uniform Provisions" means the Uniform Provisions of RW for the
Acquisition of Founding Companies attached hereto as Annex 1.
ARTICLE II
THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS
Section 2.01. Certificate of Merger. Subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, the Company will cause a Certificate of Merger to be duly
executed and delivered on or promptly after the Delivery Date to the Department
of State of the State of Missouri.
Section 2.02. The Effective Time. The effective time of the Merger (the
"Effective Time") will be the time on the IPO Closing Date as specified in the
Certificate of Merger or, if the Certificate of Merger does not specify another
time, 8:00 a.m., eastern daylight standard time, on the IPO Closing Date.
Section 2.03. Certain Effects of the Merger. At and as of the Effective
Time, (a) Newco will be merged with and into the Company in accordance with the
provisions of The General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri, (b) Newco
will cease to exist as a separate legal entity, (c) the articles of
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incorporation of the Company will be amended to change its authorized capital
stock to 100 shares, par value $0.01 per share, of Common Stock, (d) the Company
will be the Surviving Corporation and, as such, will, all with the effect
provided by The General and Business Corporation Law of Missouri, (i) possess
all the properties and rights, and be subject to all the restrictions and
duties, of the Company and Newco and (ii) be governed by the laws of the State
of Missouri, (e) the Charter Documents of the Company then in effect (after
giving effect to the amendment of the Company's articles of incorporation
specified in clause (c) of this sentence) will become and thereafter remain
(until changed in accordance with (i) applicable law (in the case of the
articles of incorporation) or (ii) their terms (in the case of the bylaws)) the
Charter Documents of the Surviving Corporation, (f) the initial board of
directors of the Surviving Corporation will be the Chief Executive Officer of RW
and the other persons named in Schedule 2.03, and those persons will hold the
office of director of the Surviving Corporation subject to the provisions of the
applicable laws of the State of Missouri and the Charter Documents of the
Surviving Corporation, and (g) the initial officers of the Surviving Corporation
will be as set forth in Schedule 2.03, and each of those persons will serve in
each office specified for that person in Schedule 2.03, subject to the
provisions of the Charter Documents of the Surviving Corporation, until that
person's successor is duly elected to, and, if necessary, qualified for, that
office.
Section 2.04. Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock. As of the
Effective Time, as a result of the Merger and without any action on the part of
any holder thereof:
(a) the shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time will (i) be converted into the right to
receive, subject to the provisions of Section 2.05 and Exhibit D, without
interest, on surrender of the certificate evidencing those shares, the amount of
cash and the number of whole and fractional shares of RW Common Stock set forth
or determined as provided in Exhibit D (the "Merger Consideration"), (ii) cease
to be outstanding and to exist and (iii) be canceled and retired;
(b) each share of Company Common Stock held in the treasury of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary will (i) cease to be outstanding and to exist
and (ii) be canceled and retired; and
(c) each share of Newco Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time will be converted into one share of Common Stock,
$1.00 par value, of the Surviving Corporation, and the shares of Common Stock of
the Surviving Corporation issued on that conversion will constitute all the
issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the Surviving Corporation.
Each holder of a certificate representing shares of Company Common Stock
immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time and
thereafter, cease to have any rights respecting those shares other than the
right to receive, subject to the provisions of Section 2.05, without interest,
the Merger Consideration and the additional cash, if any, owing with respect to
those shares as provided in Section 2.07.
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Section 2.05. Delivery, Exchange and Payment.
(a) At or after the Effective Time: (i) each Stockholder, as the holder
of certificates representing shares of Company Common Stock, will, on surrender
of those certificates to RW (or any agent that may be appointed by RW for
purposes of this Section 2.05), receive, subject to the provisions of this
Article II and the Escrow Agreement, such Stockholder's share of the Merger
Consideration pursuant to Section 2.04 and Exhibit D; and (ii) until any
certificate representing Company Common Stock has been surrendered and replaced
pursuant to this Section 2.05, that certificate will, for all purposes, be
deemed to evidence ownership of the number of whole shares of RW Common Stock
included in the Merger Consideration payable in respect of that certificate
pursuant to Section 2.04. The Escrow Agreement will provide that the shares of
RW Common Stock issued to the Stockholders as a part of the Merger Consideration
together with duly executed stock powers in blank, shall be placed in escrow to
be held subject to the terms of the Escrow Agreement and further subject to
Exhibit D and Section 11.02. The escrow shall consist solely of shares of RW
Common Stock that shall be issued at the Effective Time to the Stockholders of
the Founding Companies and delivered, at the Closing, to the Escrow Agent. All
shares of RW Common Stock issuable in the Merger will be deemed for all purposes
to have been issued by RW at the Effective Time.
(b) Each Stockholder will deliver to RW (or any agent that may be
appointed by RW for purposes of this Section 2.05) on or before the Delivery
Date the certificates representing Company Common Stock owned by the
Stockholder, duly endorsed in blank by that Stockholder, or accompanied by duly
executed stock powers in blank, and with all necessary transfer tax and other
revenue stamps, acquired at that Stockholder's expense, affixed and canceled.
Each Stockholder shall cure any deficiencies in the endorsement of the
certificates or other documents of conveyance respecting, or in the stock powers
accompanying, the certificates representing Company Common Stock delivered by
that Stockholder.
(c) No dividends (or interest) or other distributions declared or
earned after the Effective Time with respect to RW Common Stock and payable to
the holders of record thereof after the Effective Time will be paid to the
holder of any unsurrendered certificates representing shares of Company Common
Stock for which shares of RW Common Stock have been issued in the Merger until
those certificates are surrendered as provided herein, but (i) on that surrender
RW will cause to be paid, to the Person in whose name the certificates
representing such shares of RW Common Stock shall then be issued, the amount of
dividends or other distributions previously paid with respect to such whole
shares of RW Common Stock with a record date, or which have accrued, subsequent
to the Effective Time, but prior to surrender, and the amount of any cash
payable to such Person for and in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section
2.07 and (ii) at the appropriate payment date or as soon as practicable
thereafter, RW will cause to be paid to that Person the amount of dividends or
other distributions with a record date, or which have been accrued, subsequent
to the Effective Time, but which are not payable until a date subsequent to
surrender, which are payable with respect to such whole shares of RW Common
Stock, subject in all cases to any applicable
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escheat laws. No interest will be payable with respect to the payment of such
dividends or other distributions or cash for and in lieu of fractional shares on
surrender of outstanding certificates.
(d) Each Stockholder hereby authorizes and directs RW to deliver 3.5%
of the Cash Company Consideration and 3.5% of the Stock Company Consideration
owed to such Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement (before deposit of the
shares of RW Common Stock into escrow) to IPO Development Company in payment of
fees owed to IPO Development Company by such Stockholder.
Section 2.06. Merger Consideration Calculation.
(a) No later than fifteen (15) days following the IPO Closing Date, the
Company shall provide to the Chief Accounting Officer of RW (the "CAO") a
determination of the fair market value (as defined) of its inventory, machinery,
equipment and real estate (the "Valued Assets") as of the IPO Closing Date.
Within seven (7) days of such date, the CAO shall distribute to every Founding
Company the value of the Valued Assets of every Founding Company. The Company
shall have seven (7) days from the date of the distribution of such valuation to
dispute the value of the Valued Assets of any Founding Company by providing
written notice of such dispute to the CAO. If the CAO is unable to resolve any
such dispute, the dispute shall be resolved by binding arbitration in accordance
with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association,
which arbitration shall be resolved no later than thirty (30) days from
selection of the arbitrator. The arbitrator shall be selected by the CAO.
(b) Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx or, if not Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, the Company's
accountant, shall cause to be prepared and delivered to RW and the Company a
calculation as of the IPO Closing Date of the Defined Net Worth of the Company
(the "Balance Sheet Calculation"). The Balance Sheet Calculation shall be final
and binding on the Company and the Other Founding Companies absent fraud,
manifest error or gross negligence.
(c) The Balance Sheet Calculation shall include a report of Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx or, if not Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx, the Company's accountant, stating that it
has been prepared in a manner consistent with the accounting policies and
procedures used in preparation of the balance sheets in the Initial Financial
Statements, except as provided in the definition of "Defined Net Worth"
contained herein. The Stockholders shall give Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx and other
appropriate personnel such assistance and access to the assets and books and
records of the Company as Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx shall reasonably request during normal
business hours in order to enable them to prepare the Balance Sheet Calculation.
The Surviving Corporation shall be responsible for the fees and expenses of
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx or, if not Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx the Company's accountant.
Section 2.07. Fractional Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision
herein, no fractional shares of RW Common Stock will be issued. All shares of RW
Common Stock shall be aggregated, and any Stockholder entitled hereunder, after
such aggregation, to receive a fractional share of RW Common Stock but for this
Section 2.07 will be entitled hereunder to receive a cash payment for and
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in lieu thereof in the amount (rounded to the nearest whole cent) equal to that
Stockholder's fractional interest in a share of RW Common Stock multiplied by
the IPO Price.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF EACH STOCKHOLDER
Section 3.01. By Each Stockholder. The Stockholders severally represent
and warrant to, and agree with, RW that all the following representations and
warranties in this Article III are as of the date of this Agreement, and will
be, as amended or supplemented pursuant to Section 6.08, on the IPO Closing
Date, true and correct:
(a) (i) each Stockholder will acquire the shares of RW Common
Stock to be issued pursuant to Article II to the Stockholder solely for the
Stockholder's account, for investment purposes only and with no current
intention or plan to distribute, sell or otherwise dispose of any of those
shares in connection with any distribution;
(ii) no Stockholder is a party to any agreement or other
arrangement for the disposition of any shares of RW Common Stock other
than this Agreement; (iii) except as set forth on Schedule 3.01(a)(ii)
each Stockholder is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a)
promulgated under the Securities Act; (iv) each Stockholder (A) is able
to bear the economic risk of an investment in the RW Common Stock
acquired pursuant to this Agreement, (B) can afford to sustain a total
loss of that investment, (C) has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters that he or she is capable of evaluating
the merits and risks of the proposed investment in the RW Common Stock,
(D) has had an adequate opportunity to ask questions and receive
answers from the officers of RW concerning any and all matters relating
to the transactions contemplated hereby, including the background and
experience of the current and proposed officers and directors of RW,
the plans for the operations of the business of RW, the business,
operations and financial condition of the Other Founding Companies and
any plans of RW for additional acquisitions, and (E) has asked all
questions of the nature described in preceding clause (D) that such
Stockholder thought to ask, and all those questions have been answered
to his or her satisfaction;
(b) the representations and warranties contained in Article III of the
Uniform Provisions (the text of which Article hereby is incorporated herein by
this reference) are true and correct, and the agreements set forth in that
Article hereby are agreed to; and
(c) (i) the terms and conditions of any agreements between any
Stockholder or an Affiliate of any Stockholder, on the one hand, and the Company
on the other hand, included in the Scheduled Related Party Agreements will have
been amended effective as of the IPO Closing Date to be no less favorable to the
Company than the Company reasonably could have expected to obtain in an
arms-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate of the Company and
(ii) the
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rentals or other payments provided for in such agreements then will not exceed
fair market rentals of the property being leased or fair market value of the sum
or product being provided and such amounts shall have been previously approved
in writing by the Chief Financial Officer of RW.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
THE COMPANY AND THE PRIMARY STOCKHOLDERS
Section 4.01. By the Company and Each Primary Stockholder. The Company
and each Primary Stockholder jointly and severally represent and warrant to, and
agree with, RW that all the following representations and warranties in this
Article IV are as of the date of this Agreement, and will be, as amended or
supplemented pursuant to Section 6.08, on the Delivery Date and the IPO Closing
Date, true and correct:
(a) the Organization State of the Company is the State of Missouri, and
the Company (i) is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of that State, (ii) has all requisite corporate power
and authority under those laws and its Charter Documents to own or lease and to
operate its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and (iii)
is duly qualified and in good standing as a foreign corporation in all
jurisdictions (other than the State of Missouri) in which it owns or leases
property or in which the carrying on of its business as now conducted so
requires except where the failure to be so qualified, singly or in the
aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect;
(b) (i) the authorized Capital Stock of the Company is comprised of
30,000 shares of Company Common Stock, of which 1,000 shares have been issued
and are now outstanding and no shares are held by the Company as treasury
shares, and (ii) there are no Derivative Securities of the Company;
(c) the Company has elected to be treated as an S corporation within
the meaning of the Code, as amended; and
(d) the representations and warranties contained in Article IV of the
Uniform Provisions (the text of which Article hereby is incorporated herein by
this reference) are true and correct, and the agreements set forth in that
Article hereby are agreed to.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF RW AND NEWCO
Section 5.01. By RW and Newco. RW and Newco jointly and severally
represent and warrant to the Company and each Stockholder that all the following
representations and warranties
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in this Article V are as of the date of this Agreement, and will be on the IPO
Closing Date, true and correct:
(a) Newco is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Missouri;
(b) except as disclosed in the Private Placement Memorandum, no
Derivative Securities of Newco are outstanding;
(c) Newco has been organized for the sole purpose of participating in
the Merger and has not, and will not, engage in any activities other than those
necessary to effectuate the Merger;
(d) except for shares of RW Common Stock to be publicly sold in the IPO
and as disclosed in the Private Placement Memorandum or preliminary prospectus,
neither RW nor Newco is a party to any agreement or other arrangement for the
disposition of any shares of RW Common Stock; and
(e) the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the
Uniform Provisions (the text of which Article hereby is incorporated herein by
this reference) are true and correct.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS EXTENDING TO THE EFFECTIVE TIME
Section 6.01. Of Each Party. Until the Effective Time, subject to the
waiver provisions of Section 11.05, each party hereto will comply with each
covenant for which provision is made in Article VI of the Uniform Provisions
(the text of which Article hereby is incorporated herein by this reference) to
be performed or observed by that party.
ARTICLE VII
THE CLOSING AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING AND CONSUMMATION
Section 7.01. The Closing and Certain Conditions.
(a) The Closing. On or before the IPO Pricing Date, the parties hereto
will take all actions necessary to (i) effect the Merger (including, as
permitted by the Applicable Corporate Code, (A) the execution of a Certificate
of Merger (1) meeting the requirements of the Applicable Corporate Code and (2)
providing that the Merger will become effective on the IPO Closing Date and (B)
the delivery of that Certificate of Merger with a filing service that will file
such Certificate of Merger with the Department of State of the State of
Missouri) upon notification of the closing of the IPO (provided that Xxxxxxxx'x
Certificate of Merger shall be filed immediately prior to the closing of the
IPO), (ii) verify the existence and ownership of the certificates evidencing the
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Company Common Stock to be exchanged for the Merger Consideration pursuant to
Section 2.05 and (iii) satisfy the document delivery requirements to which the
obligations of the parties to effect the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby are conditioned by the provisions of this Article VII (all
those actions collectively being the "Delivery"). The Delivery will take place
at the offices of King & Spalding, 000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx at
10:00 a.m., Atlanta time on the IPO Pricing Date, or at such later time on the
IPO Pricing Date as RW shall specify by written notice to the President of the
Company (the "Delivery Date"). The actions taken at the Delivery will not
include the completion of either the Merger or the delivery of the Company
Common Stock or the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.05. On the IPO
Closing Date, the Certificate of Merger will be filed and will become effective
pursuant to Section 2.02, and all transactions contemplated by this Agreement to
be closed or completed on or before the IPO Closing Date, including the
surrender of the Company Common Stock in exchange for the Merger Consideration
(including a certified check or checks in an amount equal to the cash portion of
the Merger Consideration) will be closed or completed, as the case may be.
During the period from the Delivery Date to the IPO Closing Date, this Agreement
may be terminated by the parties only pursuant to Section 12.01(b)(i).
(b) Certain Conditions to the Obligations of the Company and the
Stockholders. The obligations of the Company and the Stockholders with respect
to the actions to be taken by them at or before the Delivery Date are subject to
the satisfaction on or before the Delivery Date, or waiver by them pursuant to
Section 11.05, of all the conditions set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.02(a). The
obligations of the Stockholders with respect to the actions to be taken on the
IPO Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction on that date of the following
conditions: (if required by such Stockholder) (i) the Employment Agreement then
shall be in full force and effect; and (ii) all the conditions set forth in
Sections 7.01 and 7.02(b).
(c) Certain Conditions to the Obligations of RW and Newco. The
obligations of RW and Newco with respect to actions to be taken by them at or
before the Delivery Date are subject to the satisfaction on or before the date
of the Delivery Date, or waiver by them pursuant to Section 11.05, of the
following conditions: (i) the Company shall have delivered to RW a copy of the
articles of incorporation, as amended to the Delivery Date and certified by the
Secretary of State of the State of Missouri as of a Current Date, of the
Company; and (ii) all the conditions set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.03(a). The
obligations of RW and Newco with respect to the actions to be taken on the IPO
Closing Date are subject to the satisfaction on that date of the following
conditions: (i) the Employment Agreements then shall be in full force and
effect; and (ii) all the conditions set forth in Sections 7.01 and 7.03(b).
(d) Uniform Provisions. The text of Article VII of the Uniform
Provisions hereby is incorporated herein by this reference.
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ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE TIME
Section 8.01. Of Each Party Other than the Company. From and after the
Effective Time, subject to the waiver provisions of Section 11.05, each party
hereto (other than the Company) will comply with each covenant for which
provision is made in Article VIII of the Uniform Provisions (the text of which
Article hereby is incorporated herein by this reference) to be performed or
observed by that party.
ARTICLE IX
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.01. Indemnification Rights and Obligations. The text of
Article IX of the Uniform Provisions hereby is incorporated herein by this
reference. Any provision contained in Article IX of the Uniform Provisions to
the contrary notwithstanding, the indemnification obligations of the
Stockholders pursuant to this Agreement shall be joint and several.
ARTICLE X
[Intentionally Ommitted]
ARTICLE XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 11.01. Treatment of Confidential Information. Each party hereto
will comply with each covenant for which provision is made in Section 11.01 of
the Uniform Provisions (the text of which Section hereby is incorporated herein
by this reference) to be performed or observed by that party.
Section 11.02. Restrictions on Transfer of RW Common Stock.
(a) Except for transfers to employees of the Company that are approved
in writing by the Board of Directors of RW (or a committee designated by the
Board of Directors of RW) prior to such transfer, during the one year period
ending on the first anniversary of the IPO Closing Date (the "Restricted
Period"), no Stockholder voluntarily will: (i) sell, assign, exchange, transfer,
encumber, pledge, distribute, appoint or otherwise dispose of (A) any shares of
RW Common Stock received by any Stockholder in the Merger or (B) any interest in
(including any option to buy or sell) any of those shares of RW Common Stock, in
whole or in part, and RW will have no obligation to, and shall not, treat any
such attempted transfer as effective for any purpose; or (ii) engage in any
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transaction, whether or not with respect to any shares of RW Common Stock or any
interest therein, the intent or effect of which is to reduce the risk of owning
the shares of RW Common Stock acquired pursuant to Section 2.04 (including, for
example engaging in put, call, short-sale, straddle or similar market
transactions); provided, however, that this Section 11.02 shall not restrict any
transfer of RW Common Stock acquired by a Stockholder pursuant to Section 2.04
to any of that Stockholder's Related Persons who agree in writing to be bound by
the provisions of Section 11.01 and this Section 11.02. The certificates
evidencing the RW Common Stock delivered to each Stockholder pursuant to Section
2.05 will bear a legend substantially in the form set forth below and containing
such other information as RW may deem necessary or appropriate:
"EXCEPT PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF
REORGANIZATION AMONG THE ISSUER, THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER
PARTIES THERETO, THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE
VOLUNTARILY SOLD, ASSIGNED, EXCHANGED, TRANSFERRED, ENCUMBERED, PLEDGED,
DISTRIBUTED, APPOINTED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, AND THE ISSUER SHALL NOT BE
REQUIRED TO GIVE EFFECT TO ANY ATTEMPTED VOLUNTARY SALE, ASSIGNMENT, EXCHANGE,
TRANSFER, ENCUMBRANCE, PLEDGE, DISTRIBUTION, APPOINTMENT OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF
ANY OF THOSE SHARES, DURING THE ONE-YEAR PERIOD ENDING ON __________ [DATE THAT
IS THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE IPO CLOSING DATE] (THE "RESTRICTED PERIOD"). ON
THE WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, THE ISSUER AGREES TO
REMOVE THIS RESTRICTIVE LEGEND (AND ANY STOP ORDER PLACED WITH THE TRANSFER
AGENT) AFTER THE DATE SPECIFIED ABOVE."
(b) From the first anniversary of the IPO Closing Date to the fourth
anniversary of the IPO Closing Date, the Stockholders agree to sell shares of RW
Common Stock acquired pursuant to this Agreement only in accordance with the
procedures set forth in this Section 11.02(b). Every quarter during such period,
every Stockholder will be permitted to sell, in the aggregate, up to 8% of the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock received by such Stockholder pursuant
to this Agreement (the "Quarterly Block Trade Shares") in either a block trade
or a registered public offering, at the option of RW. If a Stockholder does not
sell all of his or her Quarterly Block Trade Shares in any given quarter, such
Stockholder may sell such Quarterly Block Trade Shares pursuant to this Section
11.02(b) in any later quarter, provided, however, that in no event may a
Stockholder sell more than 20% of the shares of Common Stock received by such
Stockholder pursuant to this Agreement in any one quarter. Any Stockholder that
wishes to sell shares of RW Common Stock pursuant to such selling opportunity
must give notice to RW and the Executive Council no later than fourteen days
prior to the commencement of the fiscal quarter of RW during which such
Stockholder wants to sell such shares. Notwithstanding anything set forth in
this Section 11.02(b), RW may elect to make available to the Stockholders (i)
additional opportunities to sell shares of RW Common Stock and/or (ii) the
opportunity to sell an amount in excess of such amount during any particular
quarter. The Company may modify or waive this Section 11.02(b) at its sole
discretion at any time following written notice to the Stockholders, provided
that no such modification or waiver may
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reduce the number of selling opportunities or the maximum number of shares of RW
Common Stock that may be sold by any Stockholder during any selling opportunity.
(c) Each Stockholder, severally and not jointly with any other Person,
(i) acknowledges that the shares of RW Common Stock to be delivered to that
Stockholder pursuant to Section 2.04 have not been and will not be registered
under the Securities Act and therefore may not be resold by that Stockholder
without compliance with the Securities Act and (ii) covenants that none of the
shares of RW Common Stock issued to that Stockholder pursuant to Section 2.04
will be offered, sold, assigned, pledged, hypothecated, transferred or otherwise
disposed of except after full compliance with all the applicable provisions of
the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the SEC and applicable state
securities laws and regulations. All certificates evidencing shares of RW Common
Stock issued pursuant to Section 2.04 will bear the following legend in addition
to the legend prescribed by Section 11.02(a):
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS, HAVE
BEEN ISSUED PURSUANT TO ONE OR MORE EXEMPTIONS THERETO, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED OR DISPOSED OF UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS, UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS
RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL THAT
SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED."
In addition, certificates evidencing shares of RW Common Stock issued pursuant
to Section 2.04 to each Stockholder will bear any legend required by the
securities or blue sky laws of the state in which that Stockholder resides.
Section 11.03. Brokers and Agents. Except for IPO Development Company,
each of the Stockholders jointly and severally, on the one hand, and RW, on the
other, represents and warrants to the other that such Person has not directly or
indirectly employed or become obligated to pay any broker, finder or similar
agent in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and agree, without
regard to the Threshold Amount limitations set forth in Article IX, to indemnify
the other against all Damage Claims arising out of claims for any and all fees
and commissions of brokers or similar agents employed or promised payment by
such Person.
Section 11.04. Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement
and the rights of the parties hereunder may not be assigned (except by operation
of law) and shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto,
the successors of RW, and the heirs and legal representatives of the
Stockholders (and, in the case of any trust, the successor trustees of that
trust). Neither this Agreement nor any other Transaction Document is intended,
or shall be construed, deemed or interpreted, to confer on any Person not a
party hereto or thereto any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder, except
as provided in Section 6.05(b) or 11.14, in Article IX or as otherwise provided
expressly herein or therein.
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Section 11.05. Entire Agreement; Amendment; Waivers. Except with
respect to Section 11.07 hereof, this Agreement and the documents delivered
pursuant hereto constitute the entire agreement and understanding among the
Stockholders, the Company, Newco and RW and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, both written and oral, relating to the subject matter of this
Agreement. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented, and any
right hereunder may be waived, if, but only if, that amendment, modification,
supplement or waiver is in writing and signed by each of the Stockholders, the
Company and RW. The waiver of any of the terms and conditions hereof shall not
be construed or interpreted as, or deemed to be, a waiver of any other term or
condition hereof.
Section 11.06. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 11.07. Expenses. If the transactions contemplated hereby (i)
are consummated, RW will pay the fees, expenses and disbursements of RW and
Newco and their Representatives which are incurred in connection with the
subject matter of this Agreement and any amendments thereto, including all costs
and expenses incurred in the performance of and compliance with all conditions
to be performed by RW and Newco under this Agreement, including the costs of
preparing the Registration Statement, (collectively, the "RW Expenses") and (ii)
if the transactions contemplated hereby are not consummated, the RW Expenses
shall be paid by the Founding Companies subject to the provisions of the IPO
Cost Liability Sharing Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated
herein by reference (b) the Stockholders will pay from personal funds, and not
from funds of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, all sales, use, transfer
and other similar taxes and fees (collectively, "Transfer Taxes") incurred in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and (c) the Company will
pay the fees, expenses and disbursements of Counsel for the Company and the
Stockholders incurred in connection with the subject matter of this Agreement
and the Registration Statement on or before the IPO Closing Date. The
Stockholders will file all necessary documentation and Returns with respect to
all Transfer Taxes. In addition, each Stockholder acknowledges that he, and not
the Company or RW or the Surviving Corporation, will pay all Taxes due upon
receipt of the consideration payable to that Stockholder pursuant to Article II.
Section 11.08. Notices. All notices required or permitted hereunder
shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to be delivered and received
(a) if personally delivered or if delivered by telex, telegram,
facsimile or courier service, when actually received by the party to whom notice
is sent or
(b) if delivered by mail (whether actually received or not), at the
close of business on the third Business Day next following the day when placed
in the mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered, addressed to the
appropriate party or parties, at the address of such party set forth below (or
at such other address as such party may designate by written notice to all other
parties in accordance herewith):
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(i) if to RW or Newco, addressed to it at:
RailWorks Corporation
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
with copies (which shall not constitute notice for purposes
of this Agreement) to:
King & Spalding
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attn: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
(ii) if to the Stockholders, addressed to them at their
addresses set forth in Schedule 2.04; and
(iii) if to the Company, addressed to it at:
Merit Railroad Contractors, Inc.
0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Attn: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
with copies (which shall not constitute notice for purposes
of this Agreement) to Counsel for the Company and the
Stockholders at the address designated by the Company
Section 11.09. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND
ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF.
Section 11.10. Exercise of Rights and Remedies. Except as otherwise
provided herein, no delay or omission in the exercise of any right, power or
remedy accruing to any party hereto as a result of any breach or default
hereunder by any other party hereto shall impair any such right, power or
remedy, nor shall it be construed, deemed or interpreted as a waiver of or
acquiescence in any such breach or default, or of any similar breach or default
occurring later; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be
construed, deemed or interpreted as a waiver of any other breach or default
hereunder occurring before or after that waiver.
Section 11.11. Time. Time is of the essence in the performance of this
Agreement in all respects.
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Section 11.12. Reformation and Severability. If any provision of this
Agreement is invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that provision shall, to the
extent possible, be modified in such manner as to be valid, legal and
enforceable but so as to most nearly retain the intent of the parties hereto as
expressed herein, and if such a modification is not possible, that provision
shall be severed from this Agreement, and in either case the validity, legality
and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby.
Section 11.13. Remedies Cumulative. No right, remedy or election given
by any term of this Agreement shall be deemed exclusive, but each shall be
cumulative with all other rights, remedies and elections available at law or in
equity.
Section 11.14. Respecting the IPO. Each of the Company and the
Stockholders acknowledges and agrees that: (a) no firm commitment, binding
agreement or promise or other assurance of any kind, whether express or implied,
oral or written, exists at the date hereof that the Registration Statement will
become effective or that the IPO will occur at a particular price or within a
particular range of prices or occur at all; (b) neither RW or any of its
Representatives nor any prospective underwriters in the IPO will have any
liability to the Company, the Stockholders or any of their respective Affiliates
or associates for any failure of (i) the Registration Statement to become
effective (provided, however, that RW will use its reasonable best efforts to
cause the Registration Statement to become effective prior to August 14, 1998)
or (ii) the IPO to occur at a particular price or within a particular range of
prices or to occur at all; and (c) the decision of Stockholders to enter into
this Agreement, or to vote in favor of or consent to the Merger, has been or
will be made independent of, and without reliance on, any statements, opinions
or other communications of, or due diligence investigations that have been or
will be made or performed by, any prospective underwriter relative to RW or the
IPO.
ARTICLE XII
TERMINATION
Section 12.01. Termination of this Agreement.
(a) This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Delivery
Date solely:
(i) by the mutual written consent of RW and the Company;
(ii) by the Stockholders or the Company, on the one hand,
or by RW, on the other hand, if the events contemplated by this
Agreement to take place at the Delivery Date shall not have taken place
by September 4, 1998, unless the failure of such transactions to be
consummated results from the willful failure of the party (or in the
case of the Stockholders and the Company, any of them) seeking to
terminate this Agreement to perform or adhere to any agreement required
hereby to be performed or adhered to by it prior to or at the Delivery
Date or thereafter on the IPO Closing Date;
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(iii) by the Stockholders or the Company, on the one hand,
or by RW, on the other hand, if a material breach or default shall be
made by the other party (or in the case of the Stockholders and the
Company, any of them) in the observance or in the due and timely
performance of any of the covenants, agreements or conditions contained
in Article VI or Section 11.01;
(iv) by the Stockholders or the Company, on the one hand,
or RW, on the other, if it is entitled to do so as provided in Section
6.08;
(v) by the Stockholders prior to the filing of the
Registration Statement if the Registration Statement is not filed by
June 15, 1998;
(vi) by RW or the Stockholders prior to 9:00 a.m. on the
IPO Pricing Date (as set forth in Section 8.10) if the value of RW at
the IPO Pricing Date (as calculated by multiplying the price per share
at which the RW common stock is to be sold in the IPO by the number of
shares of common stock to be outstanding after the Closing of the IPO)
shall be less than $215 million;
(vii) by the Stockholders if the Registration Statement has
not been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission
by August 14, 1998;
(viii) by the Stockholders if Xxxx X. Xxxxxx is no longer
serving as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive
Officer prior to the Closing; or
(ix) by the stockholders of CPI Concrete Products, Inc. if
its Employee Stock Ownership Plan does not approve the merger prior to
the Delivery Date.
(b) This Agreement may be terminated after the Delivery Date solely:
(i) by RW or the Company if the Underwriting Agreement is
terminated pursuant to its terms after the IPO Pricing Date and prior
to the consummation of the IPO; or
(ii) automatically and without action on the part of any
party hereto if the IPO is not consummated within 15 New York City
business days after the Delivery Date.
(c) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to this Section 12.01, the
Merger will be deemed for all purposes to have been abandoned and of no force or
effect.
Section 12.02. Liabilities in Event of Termination. If this Agreement
is terminated pursuant to Section 12.01, there shall be no liability or
obligation on the part of any party hereto except (a) as provided in Sections
11.03 or 11.07 and (b) to the extent that such liability is based on the breach
by that party of any of its representations, warranties or covenants set forth
in this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
RAILWORKS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Chief Executive Officer
BEARS MERIT COMPANY
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
President
MERIT RAILROAD CONTRACTORS, INC.
By: /s/ Authorized Signature
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Name:
Title:
STOCKHOLDERS:
/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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ADDENDUM 1
OTHER FOUNDING COMPANIES
A. Words and terms used in this Addendum which are defined in
the captioned Agreement to which this is an Addendum are used herein as therein
defined.
B. The Founding Companies are:
Alpha - Keystone Engineering, Inc.
Annex Railroad Builders, Inc.
Comtrak Construction, Inc.
Xxxxxxxx Holdings Inc.
Xxxxxx Brothers, Inc.
CPI Concrete Products
HP XxXxxxxx, Inc.
Xxxxxxx Railroad Builders, Inc.
Merit Railroad Contractors, Inc.
Midwest Construction Services, Inc.
Minnesota Railroad Services, Inc.
Xxxx Construction Co.
New England Railroad Construction Co., Inc.
Northern Rail Service & Supply Company, Inc.
Railcorp, Inc.
Railroad Service, Inc.
Railroad Specialities, Inc,
Southern Indiana Wood Preserving Co.
U.S. Railway Supply, Inc,
U.S. Trackworks, Inc.
W.A. Xxxxx Construction Co., Inc.
W.A Xxxxx Rerailing Co., Inc.
