EXHIBIT 10.2
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
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This Stockholders Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as of December 20,
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1999, is by and among IWO Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Holdings"),
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the holders of Holdings' Class B Common Stock (or rights thereto) listed on
Exhibit A (each individually, a "Class B Stockholder" and, collectively, the
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"Class B Stockholders"), Paribas North America, Inc., a Delaware corporation
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("Paribas"), Investcorp Investment Equity Limited, a Cayman Islands corporation
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("IIEL"), and the other holders of Class D Common Stock of Holdings (IIEL and
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each such other holder individually, a "Class D Stockholder" and collectively,
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the "Class D Stockholders," and together with the Class B Stockholders and
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Paribas, each a "Stockholder" and together, the "Stockholders").
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RECITALS
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WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, Holdings, Independent Wireless One
Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("IWO"), and the stockholders of IWO (the
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"Founders") will enter into a Founders Stock Exchange Agreement (the "Founders
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Stock Exchange Agreement") dated as of the date hereof pursuant to which all
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outstanding shares of IWO capital stock will be exchanged for Class B Common
Stock of Holdings, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class B Common Stock") on the
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terms and conditions therein.
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, certain investors will enter into
Subscription Agreements dated the date hereof pursuant to which such investors
will purchase shares of Holdings' Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the "Class A Common Stock"), Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock,
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par value $0.01 per share (the "Class C Common Stock"), and Class D Common
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Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class D Common Stock") and certain
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members of management of IWO will enter into a Management Stock Purchase
Agreement and Management Stock Bonus Agreement dated as of the date hereof
pursuant to which such members of management will purchase shares of Class B
Common Stock.
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Paribas will own (either beneficially or of
record) 17,407.4070 shares of Class C Common Stock (such shares along with any
shares of Class C Common Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof or
hereafter acquired by Paribas in any capacity prior to the termination of the
Agreement, whether upon exercise of options, conversion of convertible
securities, purchase, exchange or otherwise, collectively the "Paribas Shares").
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WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Class B Stockholder will own (either
beneficially or of record) the number of shares of Class B Common Stock set
forth opposite such Stockholder's name on Exhibit A hereto (such shares along
with any shares of Class B Common Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion
thereof or hereafter acquired by the Class B Stockholders in any capacity prior
to the termination of this Agreement, whether upon exercise of options,
conversion of convertible securities, purchase, exchange or otherwise,
collectively the "Class B Shares").
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WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Class D Stockholder will own (either
beneficially or of record) the number of shares of Class D Common Stock set
forth opposite such Stockholder's name on Exhibit A hereto (such shares along
with any shares of Class D Common Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion
thereof or hereafter acquired by the Class D Stockholders in any capacity prior
to the termination of this Agreement, whether upon exercise of options,
conversion of convertible securities, purchase, exchange or otherwise,
collectively the "Class D Shares", and together with the Class B Shares and the
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Paribas Shares, the "Shares").
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WHEREAS, as an inducement and a condition to the willingness of Holdings to
enter into the Founders Stock Exchange Agreement, Holdings requires that each
Stockholder enter into, and each Stockholder has agreed to enter into, this
Agreement.
AGREEMENT
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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein and in the Founders Stock Exchange Agreement,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
Section 1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
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have the following meanings:
"Affiliate" means (a) any Person which, directly or indirectly, is in
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control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person or
(b) any Person who is a director or officer (i) of such Person, (ii) of any
subsidiary of such Person or (iii) of any Person described in clause (a) above.
For purposes of this definition, "control" of a Person means the power, directly
or indirectly, (x) to vote 50% or more of the securities having ordinary voting
power for the election of directors of such Person whether by ownership of
securities, contract, proxy or otherwise, or (y) to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of such Person whether by ownership of
securities, contract, proxy or otherwise.
"Approved Sale" means a transaction or a series of related transactions
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which results in a change of economic beneficial ownership of Holdings or its
business of greater than 50% (disregarding for this purpose any disparate voting
rights attributable to the outstanding stock of Holdings), whether pursuant to
the sale of the stock of Holdings, the sale of all or substantially all of the
assets of Holdings, or a merger or consolidation; provided that a sale of stock
by an Initial Stockholder to (i) another Initial Stockholder or Affiliate
thereof, or (ii) a non-U.S. entity with respect to which an Initial Stockholder
or Affiliate thereof has an administrative relationship shall be disregarded
when determining if an Approved Sale has occurred.
"Board" means the Board of Directors of Holdings.
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"Certificate of Incorporation" means the Restated Certificate of
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Incorporation of Holdings, as in effect immediately following the Closing and as
amended from time to time.
"Chief Executive Officer" means the Chief Executive Officer of Holdings.
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The Chief Executive Officer initially is Xxxxx Xxxxxx.
"Class A Common Stock" is defined in the Recitals.
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"Class A Shares" means the Class A Common Stock along with any shares of
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Class A Common Stock or Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof or hereafter
acquired by the Class A Stockholders in any capacity prior to the termination of
this Agreement, whether upon exercise of options, conversion of convertible
securities, purchase, exchange or otherwise.
"Class A Stockholder" means a holder of Class A Common Stock.
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"Class A Warrant" means the Class A Stock Purchase Warrant to be issued on
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or about the date hereof by Holdings which entitles the holders of the Class A
Warrant, upon the occurrence of a Warrant Triggering Event (as defined therein),
to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock of Holdings as specified therein
and requiring Holdings to redeem from the Class A Stockholders a number of
shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the number of Warrant Shares at a
redemption price equal to the par value of each share of Class A Common Stock so
redeemed (with only the holders of the Class A Common Stock being diluted by
such purchase).
"Class B Common Stock" is defined in the Recitals.
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"Class B Shares" is defined in the Recitals.
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"Class B Stockholder" is defined in the Recitals.
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"Class C Common Stock" is defined in the Recitals.
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"Class C Stockholder" means a holder of Class C Common Stock
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"Class D Common Stock" is defined in the Recitals.
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"Class D Divestiture Date" means the first date on which the Class D
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Stockholders and Class A Stockholders collectively own less than 50% of the
total Class D Shares and Class A Shares held by such holders as of the date
hereof. For the purposes of this definition, a Class A Stockholder or Class D
Stockholder is deemed to hold any Class A Shares or Class D Shares that are held
by (i) an Affiliate of such stockholder or (ii) any Person who is a transferee
of any such stockholder or such stockholder's Affiliate, provided such Person is
a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands and it, or one of its Affiliates,
has an administrative relationship with such stockholder.
"Class D Shares" is defined in the Recitals.
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"Class D Stockholder" is defined in the Preamble.
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"Closing Date" means December 20, 1999.
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"Common Stock" means Holdings' Common Stock, no par value per share.
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"Confidential Information" is defined in Section 10.
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"Electing Offeree" is defined in Section 4(c).
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"Eligible Founders" means a Founder or a Permitted Founder Holder who
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maintains ownership of at least 50% of the shares of Class B Common Stock
(including any Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof) held by such Founder
on the date hereof.
"Exchange Act" means the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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"for cause" means the director has committed: (A) fraud or material
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dishonesty; or (B) intentional or willful or grossly negligent injury to
Holdings; (C) criminal conduct; or (D) continued neglect of his or her duties as
an employee or director which continues subsequent to 15 days written notice to
cure.
"Founders" means the Persons listed on Exhibit B hereto and includes any
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Permitted Founder Holder.
"Founders Designated Director" is defined in Section 3(d)(i).
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"Founders Stock Exchange Agreement" is defined in the Recitals.
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"Founders Divestiture Date" means the date on which the Founders
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collectively own less than 25% of the total shares of Class B Shares held by the
Founders as of the date hereof (including any Common Stock issued upon
conversion thereof).
"Holder Notice" is defined in Section 5(c).
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"Holdings" is defined in the Preamble.
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"Holdings Notice" is defined in Section 5(c).
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"Independent Telcos" is defined in Section 9.
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"Initiating Holder" is defined in Section 5(a).
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"IIEL" is defined in the Preamble.
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"IIEL Share Amount" is defined in Section 4(b).
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"Initial Public Offering" means the sale of any of the common stock of
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Holdings pursuant to a registration statement that has been declared effective
under the Act, if as a result of such sale (a) the issuer becomes a reporting
company under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act and (b) such stock is
traded on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange, or is
quoted on the Nasdaq National Market, or is traded or quoted on any other
national stock exchange or national securities system.
"Initial Stockholders" means the stockholders of Holdings who became
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stockholders as of the Closing Date (including employees or directors of
Holdings or any Subsidiary who were granted options to purchase stock as of the
Closing Date) and any transferees of such stockholders described in clause (i)
or (ii) in the definition of Approved Sale.
"IWO" is defined in the Recitals.
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"IWO Holdings Limited" means IWO Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands
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Corporation.
"Long-Form Initiating Holders" is defined in Section 5(a)(i).
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"Long-Form Registration Statement" means a registration statement on Form
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S-1 or Form S-2 or any successor thereto.
"New Equity Financing" means the issuance by Holdings of additional equity
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securities of Holdings, or securities convertible into, or exercisable or
exchangeable for, such equity securities other than issuances of equity
securities in connection with (a) stock incentive or compensation plans approved
by the Board, (b) business acquisitions by Holdings (c) issuances in connection
with debt or lease financings approved by the Board, (d) any redemption as
contemplated by the Certificate of Incorporation (e) any exercise of any options
or warrants outstanding as of the date hereof and (f) issuances of Common Stock
in connection with the Initial Public Offering.
"Non-Election Notice" is defined in Section 4(d).
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"Odyssey" is defined in Section 3(d)(ii).
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"Odyssey Designated Director" is defined in Section 3(d)(ii).
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"Odyssey Divestiture Date" means the first date on which the Odyssey
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Holders own less than 50% of the Class B Shares held by the Odyssey Holders as
of the date hereof.
"Odyssey Holders" means Odyssey and any Permitted Odyssey Holder.
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"Option" is defined in Section 4(b).
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"Option Period" is defined in Section 4(b).
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"Paribas" is defined in the Preamble.
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"Paribas Shares" is defined in the Recitals.
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"Permitted Founder Holder" means with respect to a Founder, the Founder's
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spouse, child, estate, personal representative, heir or successor, or a trust
for the benefit of such Founder or such Founder's spouse, child or heir or to a
partnership the partners of which consist solely of such Founder or such
Founder's spouse, child, heir or successor or members
"Permitted Odyssey Holder" means with respect to Odyssey, (i) any general
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or limited partner or manager of Odyssey (an "Odyssey Partner") and (ii) any
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Person which is an Affiliate, employee, officer, member, or general or limited
partner of Odyssey or of any Odyssey Partner and any Person which is an
Affiliate of or related to any of the foregoing Persons referred to in this
clause (ii).
"Permitted Paribas Holder" means with respect to Paribas any Person which
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is an Affiliate of Paribas (i) any general or limited partner or manager of
Paribas (a "Paribas Partner") and (ii) any Person which is an Affiliate,
employee, officer, member, or general or limited
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partner of Paribas or of any Paribas Partner and any Person which is an
Affiliate of or related to any of the foregoing Persons referred to in this
clause (ii).
"Permitted Transferee" means (a) a Stockholder or such Stockholder's
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spouse, child, estate, personal representative, heir or successor, or a trust
for the benefit of such Stockholder or such Stockholder's spouse, child or heir
or to a partnership or limited liability company the partners or members of
which consist solely of such Stockholder or such Stockholder's spouse, children
or heirs, (b) with respect to Odyssey, any Permitted Odyssey Holder, (c) with
respect to Paribas, any Permitted Paribas Holder, (d) with respect to any
Founder, any other Stockholder or (e) Holdings with respect to transfers by any
employee of Holdings or any Subsidiary pursuant to any stock option agreement
with Holdings or any Holdings stock plan.
"Person" means an individual, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
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company, corporation, trust, unincorporated organization or a government or any
department or agency thereof.
"Proposed Sale Notice" is defined in Section 4(a).
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"Prospective Sellers" is defined in Section 5(f)(i)(B).
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The terms "register," "registered" and "registration" refer to a
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registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in
compliance with the Securities Act.
"Registrable Stock" means all Shares, all Class A Common Stock and other
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Class C Common Stock, and any Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof, any
shares of Common Stock issued in connection with any redemption of Class A
Common Stock upon exercise of the Class A Warrant and all other securities
issued or issuable with respect to such stock by reason of a stock dividend or
stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization,
merger, consolidation or other reorganization. Each share of Registrable Stock
will cease to be Registrable Stock when transferred by the holder to any other
Person (a) in accordance with a registered public offering or (b) in accordance
with Rule 144.
"Registration Expenses" is defined in Section 5(g).
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"Requesting Holders" is defined in Section 5(a)(iii).
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"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act.
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"Sale of the Corporation" has the meaning set forth in the Certificate of
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Incorporation.
"SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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"Shares" is defined in the Recitals.
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"Short-Form Initiating Holders" is defined in Section 5(a)(ii).
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"Short-Form Registration Statement" means a registration statement on Form
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S-3 or any successor form thereto.
"SIBO" is defined in Section 9.
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"Stockholder" and "Stockholders" are defined in the Preamble.
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"Subsidiary" means any joint venture, corporation, partnership or other
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entity as to which Holdings, whether directly or indirectly, has more than 50%
of the (i) voting rights or (ii) rights to capital or profits.
"Supermajority Board Approval" means the affirmative vote of a majority of
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the authorized number of directors of the Board including the affirmative vote
of any two directors who are Founders Designated Directors, the Odyssey
Designated Director or the Chief Executive Officer, provided that if the Founder
Divestiture Date has occurred then "Supermajority Board Approval" shall mean the
affirmative vote of a majority of the authorized number of directors of the
Board.
"Total Share Amount" is defined in Section 4(b).
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"Transferring Holder" is defined in Section 4(a).
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Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the Stockholders. Each
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Stockholder hereby severally and not jointly represents and warrants to Holdings
as follows:
(a) Organization; Authorization; Validity of Agreement. If such
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Stockholder is a corporation, partnership, trust or other legal entity, it is
duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
organization and has full power and authority to execute and deliver this
Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution and delivery
of this Agreement by such Stockholder and the performance by such Stockholder of
the obligations hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on
the part of such Stockholder and no other proceedings on the part of such
Stockholder are necessary to authorize its execution or performance of this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and constitutes a valid and
binding obligation of such Stockholder enforceable against such Stockholder in
accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws, now or hereafter in
effect, affecting creditors' rights generally and (ii) the remedy of specific
performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to
equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any
proceeding therefor may be brought.
(b) Consents and Approvals; No Violations. The execution and delivery
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of this Agreement does not and the performance of this Agreement by such
Stockholder will not (i) conflict with, violate or result in any breach of the
certificate of incorporation, by-laws or other similar organizational documents
of such Stockholder, (ii) result in a violation or breach of, or constitute
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default (or give rise to any
third party right of termination, cancellation, material modification or
acceleration) or result in the creation of any Lien (as defined below) on any
property or assets of such Stockholder or (if such
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Stockholder is a corporation) any of its subsidiaries, under any of the terms,
conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, license,
contract, commitment, arrangement, understanding, lease, permit, franchise,
agreement or other instrument or obligation of any kind to which such
Stockholder is a party or by which such Stockholder or any of its properties or
assets is bound or affected or (iii) conflict with or violate any order, writ,
injunction, decree, judgment, statute, rule or regulation applicable to such
Stockholder or any of its properties or assets. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement by such Stockholder does not, and the performance of this
Agreement by such Stockholder will not, require any consent, approval,
authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any governmental
or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign.
(c) Ownership of Shares.
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(i) Such Stockholder is the record or beneficial owner of that number
and class of Shares set forth opposite such Stockholder's name on Exhibit A
attached hereto and such Shares constitute all of the outstanding shares of
Class B Common Stock Class C Common Stock or Class D Common Stock owned of
record or beneficially by such Stockholder.
(ii) Such Stockholder has sole power of disposition with respect to
all of the Shares owned by it and, with respect to Class B Common Stock and
Class D Common Stock, sole voting power with respect to the matters set
forth in Section 3(a), in each case with respect to all of the Shares owned
by such Stockholder with no restrictions on such rights other than those
set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and subject to applicable
federal and state securities laws and the terms of this Agreement.
Section 3. Board of Directors; Voting.
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(a) Initial Board of Directors. As of the date hereof, the Board will
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consist of those individuals set forth on Exhibit C hereto.
(b) Class B Voting. Each Class B Stockholder hereby agrees that, during
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the period commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the Class D
Divestiture Date, at any meeting of the stockholders of Holdings or in
connection with any written consent of the stockholders of Holdings, such Class
B Stockholder will vote (or cause to be voted) the Shares held of record or
beneficially by such Class B Stockholder in the same manner as shares of capital
stock of Holdings that are held by the Class D Stockholders are voted in any
election of directors to the Board. No Class B Stockholder, in its capacity as
such, may enter into any agreement or understanding with any Person prior to the
Class D Divestiture Date to vote, commit, agree to take any action or give
instructions in any manner inconsistent with this Section 3(b).
(c) Class B Proxy. Each Class B Stockholder hereby grants to, and
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appoints, Holdings and Xxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, in their
respective capacities as officers of Holdings, and any individual who will
hereafter succeed to any such office of Holdings and any other designee of
Holdings, each of them individually, such Class B Stockholder's irrevocable
(until the Class D Divestiture Date) proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power
of substitution) to vote the Shares as indicated in Section 3(b) above. Each
Class B Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable (until the Class D
Divestiture Date) and coupled with an
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interest and will take such further action and execute such other instruments as
may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this proxy. Each Class B
Stockholder hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by such Class B
Stockholder with respect to the Shares. This proxy will terminate automatically
on the Class D Divestiture Date.
(d) Class D Voting.
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(i) Each Class D Stockholder hereby agrees that, during the period
commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the Founders Divestiture
Date, at any meeting of the stockholders of Holdings or in connection with any
written consent of the stockholders of Holdings, such Class D Stockholder will
vote (or cause to be voted) the Shares held of record or beneficially by such
Class D Stockholder in favor of three designated directors to the Board
specified by a majority in interest (determined as of the record date of such
vote) of the Eligible Founders (each a "Founders Designated Director"). The
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Eligible Founders shall designate Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx, X.X. Xxxx III and Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx as Founder Designated Directors until such time as those individuals are
unwilling or unable to serve. No Class D Stockholder, in its capacity as such,
may enter into any agreement or understanding with any Person prior to the
Founders Divestiture Date to vote, commit, agree to take any action or give
instructions in any manner inconsistent with this Section 3(d)(i).
(ii) Each Class D Stockholder hereby agrees that, during the period
commencing on the date hereof and continuing until the Odyssey Divestiture Date,
at any meeting of the stockholders of Holdings or in connection with any written
consent of the stockholders of Holdings, such Class D Stockholder will vote (or
cause to be voted) the Shares held of record or beneficially by such Class D
Stockholder in favor of one designated director to the Board specified by
Odyssey Investment Partners Fund, LP ("Odyssey") (the "Odyssey Designated
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Director"). No Class D Stockholder, in its capacity as such, may enter into any
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agreement or understanding with any Person prior to the Odyssey Divestiture Date
to vote, commit, agree to take any action or give instructions in any manner
inconsistent with this Section 3(d)(ii).
(e) Class D Proxy.
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(i) Each Class D Stockholder hereby grants to, and appoints, Holdings
and Xxxxx Xxxxxx and X.X. Xxxx, III, in their respective capacities as officers
of Holdings, and any individual who will hereafter succeed to any such office of
Holdings and any other designee of Holdings, each of them individually, such
Class D Stockholder's irrevocable (until the Founders Divestiture Date) proxy
and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution) to vote the Shares as
indicated in Section 3(d)(i) above. Each Class D Stockholder intends this proxy
to be irrevocable (until the Founders Divestiture Date) and coupled with an
interest and will take such further action and execute such other instruments as
may be necessary to effectuate the intent of this proxy. Each Class D
Stockholder hereby revokes any proxy previously granted by such Class D
Stockholder with respect to the Shares that is inconsistent with this proxy.
This proxy will terminate automatically on the Founders Divestiture Date.
(ii) Each Class D Stockholder hereby grants to, and appoints, Holdings
and Xxxxx Xxxxxx and X.X. Xxxx, III, in their respective capacities as officers
of Holdings, and any individual who will hereafter succeed to any such office of
Holdings and any other designee of
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Holdings, each of them individually, such Class D Stockholder's irrevocable
(until the Odyssey Divestiture Date) proxy and attorney-in-fact (with full power
of substitution) to vote the Shares as indicated in Section 3(d)(ii) above. Each
Class D Stockholder intends this proxy to be irrevocable (until the Odyssey
Divestiture Date) and coupled with an interest and will take such further action
and execute such other instruments as may be necessary to effectuate the intent
of this proxy. Each Class D Stockholder hereby revokes any proxy previously
granted by such Class D Stockholder with respect to the Shares that is
inconsistent with this proxy. This proxy will terminate automatically on the
Odyssey Divestiture Date.
(f) Committees. During the period commencing on the date hereof and
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continuing until the Founders Divestiture Date, any committee of the Board
established by the Board shall have at least one member that is a Founders
Designated Director, unless the such committee has been established for the
purpose of evaluating a contract or transaction in which the Founders or the
Founders Designated Directors have a financial interest. For so long as X.X.
Xxxx III is a director, he shall be such Founder Designated Director on each
such committee.
(g) Board of IWO. During the period commencing on the date hereof and
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continuing until the Founders Divestiture Date, at any meeting of the
stockholders of IWO or in connection with any written consent of the
stockholders of IWO, Holdings will vote (or cause to be voted) the shares of
capital stock held of record or beneficially by Holdings in favor of those
individuals who serve as directors of Holdings as directors of IWO.
(h) Change of Business. Until the earlier of an Initial Public Offering or
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the Founders Divestiture Date, Holdings and IWO shall not, without Supermajority
Board Approval, engage, or permit any of its subsidiaries to engage, in any
business other than the telecommunications business and the businesses related
thereto, including without limitation, the businesses described in or
contemplated by the Confidential and Proprietary Information Memorandum of IWO
dated August 1999.
(i) Removal for Cause. No Founders Designated Director may be removed from
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office except for cause without the consent of a majority in interest of the
Class B Stockholders.
(j) Founders Designated Director Vacancies. Until the Founders Divestiture
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Date, in the event any Founders Designated Director ceases to serve as a member
of the Board, the resulting vacancy shall be filled by a designee selected by
the remaining Founders Designated Directors, or, if none remain, by a majority
in interest (determined as of the record date of such vote) of the Eligible
Founders.
Section 4. Right of First Offer on Shares.
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(a) In the event that any Class B Stockholder, Paribas or any Permitted
Transferee holding Class B Shares or Paribas Shares proposes to sell, transfer,
assign or otherwise dispose of any Class B Shares or Paribas Shares (including
but not limited to any transfer, assignment or other disposition by operation of
law) (the "Transferring Holder") to any Person other than a Permitted
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Transferee, the Transferring Holder must furnish to Holdings, IIEL, Paribas and
the Class B Stockholders a written notice specifying the number of Class B
Shares or Paribas Shares proposed to be sold, the proposed sale price and all
other material terms and conditions of the proposed sale (a "Proposed Sale
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Notice").
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(b) Holdings, IIEL, Paribas and the Class B Stockholders will each then
have the irrevocable option, exercisable by written notice to the Transferring
Holder within 20 days after receipt of a Proposed Sale Notice (the "Option
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Period"), to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Shares covered by such
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Notice at the same price and on the same terms and conditions contained in the
Proposed Sale Notice (the "Option"). As between Holdings, on the one hand, and
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IIEL, the Class B Stockholders and Paribas (provided it is not the Transferring
Holder), on the other hand, Holdings will have first priority with respect to
the Option. If Holdings is prohibited from or unwilling to exercise the Option
then the Shares covered by the Option shall be allocated between IIEL, the Class
B Stockholders and Paribas (provided it is not the Transferring Holder) pro rata
(i) in the case of IIEL, based on (A) the outstanding number of Class A Shares
and Class D Shares plus the number of shares, if any of Class B Shares or Class
C Shares owned by IIEL and IWO Holdings Limited (or any of their Affiliates or
any Person who is a transferee of any such stockholder or such stockholder's
Affiliate, provided such Person is a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands
and it, or one of its Affiliates, has an administrative relationship with such
stockholder) (collectively, the "IIEL Share Amount") to (B) the IIEL Share
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Amount plus the aggregate number of Class B Shares and Paribas Shares owned by
Class B Stockholders and Paribas Electing Offerees (as defined below) (together
with the IIEL Share Amount, the "Total Share Amount"); and (ii) in the case of
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the Class B Stockholders and Electing Offerees and Paribas, based on (X) the
number of Class B Shares and Paribas Shares owned by such Stockholders to (B)
the Total Share Amount. IIEL may assign its rights under this Section 4(b) to
an Affiliate of IIEL or any Person who is a company incorporated in the Cayman
Islands and with which it, or one of its Affiliates, has an administrative
relationship with IIEL.
(c) In the event that Holdings, or IIEL, a Class B Stockholder or Paribas
(provided it is not the Transferring Holder), elects to exercise the Option
(either, an "Electing Offeree"), the closing of the purchase or purchases
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pursuant to the exercise of the Option will occur at the offices of Holdings on
the date specified in the notice of exercise, which date will not be later than
30 days after receipt by the Transferring Holder of such notice of exercise (or
an earlier date mutually agreed upon by the Transferring Holder and the Electing
Offeree). At such closing, (i) the Transferring Holder will deliver to the
Electing Offeree the stock certificates evidencing such Shares in valid form for
transfer with all appropriate and duly executed assignments, stock powers or
endorsements bearing any necessary documentary stamps and accompanied by such
certificates of authority, consents to transfer or other instruments or
evidences of good title of the Transferring Holder to such Shares, free and
clear of all claims, liens, pledges and encumbrances, as the Electing Offerees
may reasonably requested, and (ii) each Electing Offeree will pay to the
Transferring Holder the applicable purchase price.
(d) If the Option is not validly exercised within the Option Period or if,
prior to the expiration of the Option Period, either Holdings, or IIEL, a Class
B Stockholder or Paribas (provided it is not the Transferring Holder), as the
case may be, send the Transferring Holder written notice indicating that it will
not exercise the Option (a "Non-Election Notice"), then the Transferring Holder
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will be free, for a period of 90 days beginning on earlier of the day after the
expiration of the Option Period or the date the Transferring Holder has received
a Notice of Non-Election, to sell the Shares to any other purchaser or
purchasers at prices, terms and conditions no less favorable to the Transferring
Holder than those contained in the Proposed Sale Notice;
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provided that in no event may the total number of Persons holding Class B Common
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Stock and Class C Common Stock as a result of sales pursuant to this Section
4(d) exceed 100 Persons.
(e) The provisions of this Section 4 shall not apply to the following: (i)
a transfer by such Class B Stockholder or Paribas to a Permitted Transferee or
by a Permitted Transferee to another Permitted Transferee, provided that any
such Permitted Transferee agrees in writing to be bound by all provisions of
this Agreement applicable to the Transferring Holder to the extent such
provisions by their terms continue in effect; (ii) subject to the prior written
consent of Holdings, any Class B Stockholder or a Permitted Transferee may
pledge Shares in a bona fide credit transaction with an unaffiliated financial
institution, except that any employee of Holdings or any Subsidiary shall be
permitted to pledge or assign his shares to a bank, broker or other unaffiliated
financial institution in connection with the exercise of options granted to
employees of Holdings or any Subsidiary, provided such pledge or assignment
receives the prior written approval of the Board of Directors of Holdings and
(iii) IWO Holdings Limited may transfer its Class B Shares to any Person
together with an assignment of this Agreement within six months of the date
hereof.
(f) The provisions of this Section 4 will expire immediately prior to (and
shall not apply to) the closing of the Initial Public Offering. In addition,
the provisions of this Section 4 will not apply to any Transfer that occurs as a
result of the closing of a Tag Along Transfer (as defined in Section 4 of
Article IV of the Certificate of Incorporation) or to any transfer of shares of
Class B Common Stock to one or more members of Holdings, IWO management or
Odyssey.
Section 5. Registration Rights.
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(a) Required Registrations.
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(i) At any time after December 1, 2000, holders of at least
40% of the Class D Shares that are Registrable Stock may request to Holdings in
writing to effect a registration of Registrable Stock on a Long-Form
Registration Statement (the "Long-Form Initiating Holders").
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(ii) At any time at which Holdings is entitled to file a
registration statement on a Short-Form Registration Statement, one or more
holders of Class D Shares that are Registrable Stock may request Holdings in
writing to effect a registration of Registrable Stock pursuant to a Short-Form
Registration Statement (the "Short-Form Initiating Holders" and, together with
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Long-Form Initiating Holders, "Initiating Holders").
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(iii) The request of the Initiating Holders pursuant to Sections
5(a)(i) or 5(a)(ii) shall state the form of registration statement under the
Securities Act to be used and the number of shares of Registrable Stock to be
registered. Upon receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders pursuant to
Sections 5(a)(i) or 5(a)(ii), Holdings will give prompt written notice thereof
to all other holders of Registrable Stock. Subject to the provisions of Section
5(b), Holdings will use its best efforts promptly to effect the registration
under the Securities Act of all shares of Registrable Stock specified in the
request of the Initiating Holders and any request of any other holders of shares
of Registrable Stock ("Requesting Holders") (stating the number of shares of
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Registrable Stock to be registered) given within 30 days after receipt of such
notice from Holdings.
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(b) Limitations on Required Registrations.
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(i) Holdings will not be required to prepare and file more than
two Long-Form Registration Statements, which actually become or are declared
effective, at the request of Initiating Holders. Holdings will not be required
to prepare and file more than one Short-Form Registration Statement requested by
Initiating Holders in any twelve month period and shall not be required to
prepare and file a Short-Form Registration Statement unless the proposed
aggregate offering price of the Registrable Stock to be included therein by the
Initiating Holders and the Requesting Holders is at least $2.0 million.
(ii) Only Common Stock may be included in a registration
(including shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of Class A Common
Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and Class D Common Stock in
connection with an Initial Public Offering); provided, that if such registration
is for the Initial Public Offering, the conversion of Registrable Stock into
Common Stock shall be conditioned upon and shall become effective only
immediately prior to consummation of the Initial Public Offering. Whenever a
registration requested by Initiating Holders or Requesting Holders is for a
firmly underwritten offering, if such underwriters determine that the number of
shares of Common Stock so included which are to be sold by the Initiating
Holders or Requesting Holders is limited due to market conditions, the
Initiating Holders and the Requesting Holders proposing to sell their shares in
such underwriting and registration will share pro rata in the available portion
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of the registration in question, such sharing to be based upon the number of
shares of Registrable Stock then held by such Initiating Holders and Requesting
Holders. If any Initiating Holders or Requesting Holders disapproves of the
terms of the underwriting, such Person may elect to withdraw from such
underwriting and registration by written notice to Holdings, the Underwriter and
the Initiating Holders. The Registrable Stock so withdrawn will also be
withdrawn from registration; provided, however, that, if by the withdrawal of
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such Registrable Stock a greater number of shares of Registrable Stock may be
included in such registration (up to the maximum of any limitation imposed by
the underwriters), then Holdings will offer to all holders of Registrable Stock
who have included Registrable Stock in the registration the right to include
additional Registrable Stock in the same proportion used in determining the
limitation imposed by the provisions of this Section 5(b)(ii).
(iii) Holdings will not be required to prepare and file a
registration statement pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof which could become
effective within 120 days following the effective date of a registration
statement filed by Holdings with the SEC pertaining to an underwritten public
offering of securities for cash for the account of Holdings if the Initiating
Holders' request for registration is received by Holdings after Holdings in good
faith gives written notice to the holders of Registrable Stock that Holdings (i)
is commencing to prepare a Company-initiated registration statement and (ii) is
actively employing in good faith all reasonable efforts to cause such
registration statement to become effective.
(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Holdings furnishes to the
Initiating Holders pursuant to this Section 5(b) a certificate signed by a
majority of the Board stating that in the Board's good faith judgment it would
be materially detrimental to Holdings and its stockholders for such registration
statement to be filed and it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such
registration statement, Holdings will have the right to defer such filing for a
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period of not more than 90 days (or 60 days, in the case of a Short-Form
Registration Statement) after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders.
(c) Incidental Registration. If Holdings at any time proposes to
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register any of its securities for sale for its own account or for the account
of any other Person (other than a registration (i) requested pursuant to Section
5(a) hereof or any similar provision of another agreement granting demand
registration rights, (ii) relating solely to the sale of securities to
participants in a Company stock plan or in a Rule 145 transaction or (iii) on
any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be
required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the
Registrable Stock) it will each such time give written notice (the "Holdings
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Notice"), at its expense, to all holders of Registrable Stock of its intention
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to do so at least 10 days prior to the filing of a registration statement. If
any holder of Registrable Stock desires to dispose of all or part of its
Registrable Stock, it may request registration thereof in connection with
Holdings' registration by delivering to Holdings, within five days after receipt
of the Holdings Notice, written notice of such request (the "Holder Notice")
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stating the number of shares of Registrable Stock to be disposed of and the
intended method of disposition of such shares by such holder. Holdings will use
its best efforts to cause all shares of Registrable Stock specified in the
Holder Notice to be registered under the Securities Act so as to permit the sale
or other disposition (in accordance with the intended methods thereof as
aforesaid) by such holder of the shares so registered, subject, however, to the
limitations set forth in Section 5(d).
(d) Limitations on Incidental Registration.
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(i) If a Holdings Notice is given for the purpose of permitting
a disposition of securities by Holdings pursuant to a firm commitment
underwritten offering, the Holdings Notice must so state. Holdings will then
have the right to limit the aggregate size of the offering or the number of
shares to be included therein, if requested to do so in good faith by the
managing underwriter of the offering, and only securities which are to be
included in the underwriting may be included in the registration.
(ii) Whenever the number of shares which may be registered
pursuant to Section 5(c) is limited by the provisions of Section 5(d)(i) above,
the holders of Registrable Stock will have priority as to sales over the other
holders of Holdings' securities exercising similar incidental registration
rights. Holdings must cause such other holders to withdraw from such
registration to the extent necessary to allow all holders of Registrable Stock
to include all of the shares so requested to be included within such
registration. Whenever the number of shares which may be registered pursuant to
Section 5(c) is still limited by the provisions of Sections 5(d)(i) above, after
the withdrawal of such other holders of Holdings' securities, Holdings will have
priority as to sales over holders of Registrable Stock and each such holder
hereby agrees that it will withdraw its securities from such registration to the
extent necessary to allow Holdings to include all the shares which Holdings
desires to sell for its own account to be included within such registration. The
holders of Registrable Stock given rights by Section 5(c) will share pro rata in
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the available portion of the registration in question, such sharing to be based
upon the number of shares of Registrable Stock then held by each of such
holders, respectively.
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(e) Designation of Underwriter. If any registration initiated by the
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holders of Registrable Stock pursuant to the provisions of Section 5(a) is
proposed to be effected pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting, the
Initiating Holders will designate the managing underwriter. All holders of
Registrable Stock participating in the registration must sell their shares only
pursuant to such underwriting.
(f) Registration Procedures.
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(i) If and when Holdings is required by the provisions of this
Agreement to use its best efforts to effect the registration of shares of
Registrable Stock, Holdings will do the following:
(A) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement
with respect to such shares and use its best efforts to cause the
registration statement to become and remain effective as provided
herein.
(B) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement, and the prospectuses used
in connection therewith, necessary to keep the registration statement
effective and current and to comply with the provisions of the
Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all
shares covered by the registration statement, including any amendments
and supplements necessary to reflect the intended method of
disposition from time to time of holders of Registrable Stock who
have requested that any of their shares be sold or otherwise disposed
of in connection with the registration (the "Prospective Sellers").
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(C) Furnish to each Prospective Seller such number of copies
of each prospectus (including preliminary prospectuses) that are
required by the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other
documents, as the Prospective Seller reasonably requests in order to
facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the shares owned by
it.
(D) Use its best efforts to register or qualify the shares
covered by such registration statement under any such securities, blue
sky or other applicable laws of all jurisdictions which each
Prospective Seller reasonably requests to enable such Prospective
Seller to consummate the public sale or other disposition of the
shares owned by such Prospective Seller; provided, however, that
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Holdings will not be required in connection with, or as a condition
to, such registration or qualification of Shares to qualify to do
business or to file a general consent to service of process in any
such jurisdictions.
(E) Furnish to each Prospective Seller a signed counterpart,
addressed to the Prospective Sellers and the underwriters, if any, of:
(1) an opinion of counsel for Holdings, dated the effective date of
the registration statement; and (2) a "comfort" letter signed by the
same independent public accountants who certified Holdings' financial
statements included in the registration statement; covering
substantially the same matters with respect to the registration
statement (and the prospectus included therein) and (in the case of
the
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accountants' letter) with respect to the events subsequent to the
date of the financial statements as are customarily covered (at the
time of such registration) in the opinions of issuers' counsel and in
accountants' letters delivered to the underwriters in connection with
underwritten public offerings of securities.
(F) Cause all such Registrable Stock to be listed on each
securities exchange or national market on which similar securities
issued by Holdings are then listed.
(G) Provide a transfer agent and registrar for all such
Registrable Stock not later than the effective date of such
registration statement.
(H) Enter into such customary agreements (including an
underwriting agreement) and take all other customary actions as a
majority in interest of the Initiating Holders (in case of any
Registration Statement initiated pursuant to the provisions of Section
5(a)) or the holders of a majority of the Registrable Stock being sold
(in the case of any other registration statement) reasonably request
in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable
Stock.
(I) Make all financial and other records, pertinent
corporate documents and properties of Holdings available for
inspection by any Prospective Seller, any underwriter participating in
any disposition pursuant to such registration statement, and any
attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such Prospective
Seller or underwriter, and cause Holdings' officers, directors and
employees to supply all information reasonably requested by such
Prospective Seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in
connection with the preparation of such registration statement.
(ii) Each Prospective Seller of Registrable Stock will furnish
to Holdings all information Holdings reasonably requires from the Prospective
Seller for inclusion in the registration statement (and the prospectus included
therein).
(iii) The Prospective Sellers will not (until further notice)
effect sales of the shares covered by the registration statement after receipt
of notice from Holdings to suspend sales to permit Holdings to correct or update
a registration statement or prospectus. Holdings shall use its best efforts to
make such correction or update as soon as is practicable and in any event no
later than 15 days after receipt of such notice.
(g) Expenses of Registration. All expenses incurred in effecting any
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registration requested pursuant to Sections 5(a) or 5(c) hereof, including but
not limited to all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, expenses of
compliance with blue sky laws, fees and disbursements of counsel for Holdings,
expenses of any special audits required by any such registration and expenses of
all marketing and promotional efforts requested by the managing underwriter (
collectively, "Registration Expenses") will be borne by Holdings; provided,
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however, that the Prospective Sellers will bear underwriting discounts or
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brokerage fees or commissions relating to the sale of their Registrable Stock
and any legal fees or disbursements for their counsel; and provided, further,
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that Holdings will be required to bear the Registration
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Expenses of any registration requested pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof only for
the number of registrations set forth in Section 5(b)(i).
(h) Indemnification.
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(i) In the event of any registration of any of its securities
under the Securities Act pursuant to this Agreement, Holdings will indemnify and
hold harmless each holder requesting or joining in a registration of such
securities, each underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) and each
controlling person of any holder or underwriter, if any, (within the meaning of
the Securities Act) against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or
several (or actions in respect thereof), to which such holder, underwriter or
controlling person may be subject under the Securities Act or any other statute
or at common law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue
statement (or alleged untrue statement) of any material fact contained in any
registration statement under which such securities were registered under the
Securities Act, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained
therein, summary prospectus issued in connection with any securities being
registered, amendment or supplement thereto, or any other document, (ii) any
omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or
(iii) any violation by Holdings of the Securities Act or any blue sky law, any
rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act or any blue sky law, or
any other law, applicable to Holdings in connection with any such registration,
qualification or compliance, and will reimburse each such holder, underwriter or
controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
holder, underwriter of controlling person in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however,
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that Holdings will not be liable to any holder, underwriter or controlling
person in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or
liability arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or omission
made in such registration statement, preliminary prospectus, summary prospectus,
prospectus, amendment or supplement thereto, or any other document, in reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to Holdings by such
holder, underwriter or controlling person, respectively, specifically for use
therein. The indemnity provided for in this Section 5(h) will remain in full
force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any
holder, underwriter or controlling person, and will survive transfer of such
securities by such holder.
(ii) If the indemnification provided for in Section 5(h)(i)
above is unavailable to an indemnified party in respect of any losses, claims,
damages or liabilities referred to therein, then Holdings in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder will contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the
relative fault of Holdings, on the one hand, and of the indemnified parties, on
the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in
such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative fault of Holdings and of the indemnified
parties will be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the
untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a
material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnified parties or
Holdings, respectively, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
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statement or omission. Holdings and the Holders of Registrable Stock agree that
it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section
5(h)(ii) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of
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allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations
referred to above in this Section 5(h)(ii). The amount paid or (payable by an
indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities (or
actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this Section 5 will be deemed
to include, subject to the limitations set forth above this Section 5, any legal
or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection
with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 5, no Holder of Registrable Stock will be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which
the Registrable Stock sold by such Holder of Registrable Stock exceeds the
amount of any damages which such Holder of Registrable Stock has otherwise been
required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission
or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentations (within
the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to
contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
(iii) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under
Sections 5(h)(i) or 5(h)(ii) of notice of the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against
Holdings under such Sections, notify Holdings in writing of the commencement
thereof; provided, however, the omission to so notify Holdings will not relieve
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Holdings from any liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise
than under Sections 5(h)(i) or 5(h)(ii) or to the extent that Holdings has not
been materially prejudiced as a result of such failure. In case any such action
is brought against any indemnified party, and such indemnified party notifies
Holdings of the commencement thereof, Holdings will be entitled to participate
in such action and, to the extent it so desires, to assume the defense thereof,
with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided, further, that if
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the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified party and
Holdings and the indemnified party reasonably concludes that there may be legal
defenses available to it or other indemnified parties which are different from
or additional to those available to Holdings, such indemnified party or parties
will have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses (in
which case Holdings will not have the right to direct the defense of such action
on behalf of the indemnified parties). Upon the permitted assumption by Holdings
of the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel,
Holdings will not be liable to such indemnified party under this Section 5(h)
for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party
in connection with the defense thereof (other than reasonable costs or
investigation) unless (A) the indemnified party has employed separate counsel in
connection with the assertion of legal defenses pursuant to this Section 5(h),
(B) Holdings has not employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to
represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time, (C) Holdings and its
counsel do not actively and vigorously pursue the defense of such action, or (D)
Holdings has authorized the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at
the expense of the indemnifying party.
(i) Inclusion of Additional Shares in Required Registrations; Other
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Company Initiated Registrations. Holdings will not register securities for sale
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for its own account or for the account of any Person other than a holder of
Registrable Stock in any registration requested by the Initiating Holders
pursuant to Section 5(a) unless permitted to do so by the written consent of a
majority in interest of such Initiating Holders.
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(j) Rights Which May Be Granted to Other Persons. Holdings will not
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grant any Person registration rights superior to the registration rights granted
to the Stockholders in this Agreement without the written consent of holders
owning at least 50% of the outstanding Registrable Stock, nor will they grant
any additional demand registration rights to IIEL or any of its Affiliates
unless it grants such rights to the Class B Stockholders and Paribas.
(k) Rule 144 Requirements. Immediately after the date on which a
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registration statement filed by Holdings under the Securities Act becomes
effective, Holdings will undertake to make publicly available, and available to
the holders of Registrable Stock, all information necessary to enable the
holders of Registrable Stock to make sales of Registrable Stock pursuant to Rule
144. Holdings will furnish to any holder of Registrable Stock, upon request, a
written statement executed by Holdings as to the steps it has taken to comply
with the current public information requirements of Rule 144.
(l) Transfer of Registration Rights. If (i) Registrable Stock is sold
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or otherwise transferred by a holder in accordance with this Agreement, (ii) the
holder provides Holdings with written notice of such transfer and (iii) the
transferee agrees in writing to be bound by the terms hereof then the
registration rights described in this Section 5 may to transferred to such
transferee.
Section 6. Lock-up.
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After the closing of an Initial Public Offering and prior to the earlier of
(a) 18 months (subject to adjustment as provided below) following such closing
or (b) the closing of an Approved Sale, the Shares shall not be transferable or
transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in any way (whether by operation
of law or otherwise) except that each Stockholder may at any time transfer,
assign, pledge or hypothecate the Shares: (i) to (A) an Initial Stockholder or
Affiliate thereof or Holdings, (B) to a Permitted Transferee or (C) a non-U.S.
entity with respect to which an Initial Stockholder or Affiliate thereof has an
administrative relationship; or (ii) in accordance with Section 4 or Section 5
hereof; or (iii) in the case of a Stockholder who is an employee of Holdings or
any Subsidiary, to a bank, broker or other unaffiliated financial institution in
connection with the exercise of options granted to employees of Holdings or any
Subsidiary, provided such pledge or assignment receives the prior written
approval of the Board of Directors of Holdings; provided, that 12 months after
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the closing of an Initial Public Offering and upon 10 days prior written notice
to Holdings, a Stockholder may transfer, assign, pledge or hypothecate up to an
aggregate of (AA) 10% of the number of Shares beneficially owned by such
Stockholder on the date of such Initial Public Offering less (BB) the number of
Shares transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated by such Stockholder
pursuant to clause (ii) above, provided, further, that if the closing of an
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Initial Public Offering has not occurred prior to the third anniversary date of
this Agreement, the 18 months restriction above shall be adjusted to be 12
months. Any Shares that are transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated in
accordance with clause (ii) or the first proviso to the foregoing sentence shall
no longer be subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 and any
Shares that are otherwise transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated shall
remain subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 6 and the
transferee shall agree in writing to be so bound as a condition to such
transfer, assignment, pledge or hypothecation.
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Section 7. Legend.
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All of the certificates for Shares now or hereafter owned by the holders of
Common Stock and subject to the terms of this Agreement shall have endorsed in
writing, stamped or printed, upon the back therefore, the following legend (or a
legend of similar effect):
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO AND TRANSFERABLE
ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF A STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT,
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 20, 1999. A COPY OF THAT AGREEMENT IS AVAILABLE
FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICE OF HOLDINGS"
Upon the transfer of Shares in accordance with this Agreement, Holdings
agrees to remove, or to instruct the appropriate Person to remove, the foregoing
legend.
Section 8. Right to Participate in Future Financings.
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In the event that, during the period beginning immediately after the date
hereof until the earlier of (a) the closing of the Initial Public Offering or
(b) the sale of 90% of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Holdings, a
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Holdings or a merger,
consolidation or recapitalization of Holdings as a result of which 90% of the
ownership of the capital stock of Holdings (or the voting stock of the surviving
corporation, if Holdings is not the survivor) is changed, Holdings intends to
engage in a New Equity Financing, it will (i) provide the Stockholders and Class
A Stockholders with written notice of such intention at least 10 days prior to
the scheduled closing of the New Equity Financing, describing the type of equity
securities to be issued, the price and the number or amount thereof, and the
general terms upon which Holdings proposes to effect such issuance and (ii)
takes the necessary steps to enable any Stockholder or Class A Stockholder to
participate, at each such stockholder's option, as a purchaser in the New Equity
Financing such that such stockholder, through the exercise of this option, may
maintain his or its percentage interest in the outstanding equity securities of
Holdings on a fully diluted basis (assuming the exercise or conversion of all
then outstanding options, warrants and securities convertible into, or
exercisable or exchangeable for, such equity securities).
Section 9. Strategic Investor Build Option.
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Each of the Class B Stockholders that is an independent telephone company
(the "Independent Telcos") shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
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augment strategically IWO's network build-out program (the "SIBO") and
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acknowledges that such efforts are subject to the following terms and
conditions:
(a) The SIBO will not cover territories that Holdings desires IWO to build-
out itself;
(b) The SIBO capital expenditures will be entirely borne by the Independent
Telcos participating in the SIBO;
(c) The SIBO will be for the benefit of IWO's network;
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(d) The SIBO lease terms between the Independent Telcos and IWO will be at
market terms;
(e) The SIBO will provide that all necessary approvals that are required to
be obtained in connection with the build-out will be obtained by the Independent
Telcos participating in the SIBO;
(f) The SIBO will provide IWO with call rights under certain circumstances;
and
(g) The SIBO will provide that each Independent Telco participating in the
SIBO will have the first priority to participate in that part of the SIBO
covering its franchise territory.
(h) The SIBO will be subject to definitive agreements to be negotiated and
executed between IWO and each of the Independent Telcos.
Section 10. Confidential Information.
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Each Stockholder recognizes and acknowledges that this Agreement, the
business plans, customer lists, data base, data processing systems and other
trade secrets or know-how of Holdings and IWO as they may exist from time to
time (collectively, the "Confidential Information") are valuable, special and
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unique assets of Holdings' business. Each Stockholder agrees not to disclose,
in whole or in part, any Confidential Information to any Person for any reason
or purpose that is not in furtherance of the best interests of Holdings, and not
to make use of any Confidential Information for such Stockholder's own purposes
or for the benefit of any Person except Holdings under any circumstances except
as may be required by law or in connection with judicial process; provided that
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the restrictions contained in this Section 10 will not apply to Confidential
Information which is a matter of public knowledge (so long as such Stockholder
was not responsible, directly or indirectly, for such Confidential Information
becoming a matter of public knowledge without Holdings' prior written consent).
All correspondence, memoranda, notes, records, reports, plans, designs, studies
and any other papers, electronic data and any other such items received or made
by a Stockholder that contain Confidential Information will be the property of
Holdings, upon Holdings' request will be destroyed (such destruction to be
certified by Stockholder) or delivered to Holdings.
Section 11. Miscellaneous.
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(a) Notices. All notices, instructions and other communications in
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connection with this Agreement must be in writing and delivered by (i) personal
delivery, (ii) certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or
(iii) a nationally recognized overnight courier, to the parties at the addresses
set forth below or to such other address specified by any party in a written
notice to the other parties:
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If to Holdings, to:
x/x Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxxx Inc.
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
With a copy to:
Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Telephone: (000) 000-0000
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Stockholders:
At the addresses indicated on Exhibit A
Notices will be deemed to have been given (w) when actually delivered
personally, (x) the next business day if sent by overnight courier (with proof
of delivery), (y) on the fifth day after mailing by certified mail and (z) upon
transmission with confirmed delivery if sent by cable, telegram, facsimile or
telecopy (with a copy simultaneously sent by registered or certified mail,
return receipt requested).
(b) No Waiver. No course of dealing and no delay on the part of any party
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hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy conferred by this Agreement will
operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise prejudice such party's rights, powers
and remedies conferred by this Agreement or will preclude any other or further
exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power and remedy.
(c) Binding Effect; Assignability. This Agreement (i) will be binding upon
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and will inure to the benefit of Holdings and its permitted successors and
assigns and (ii) will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the
respective parties (other than Holdings) and their permitted successors and
assigns to the extent specifically provided for herein. This Agreement is not
assignable except as otherwise specifically provided herein.
(d) Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, nor may any
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provision hereof be modified or supplemented, and no waiver provision hereof
will bind any party who has not given such waiver or consent, unless consented
to in writing by at least a majority in interest of the Shares and Holdings;
provided, that if such amendment, modification, supplement, consent or waiver
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has an adverse effect on the rights of the holders of the Class B Shares and
does not similarly affect the right of the other holders of shares, then the
consent of the holders of at least a majority in interest of the Class B Shares
shall be required to effect such amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or
consent; provided, further, that if such
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amendment, modification, supplement, waiver or consent has an adverse effect on
the rights of the holder of the Paribas Shares and does not similarly affect the
rights of the holders of the Class B Shares, then the consent of Paribas shall
be required to effect such amendment modification, supplement, waiver or
consent.
(e) Governing Law; Service of Process. This Agreement will be construed
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both as to validity and performance in accordance with, and governed by, the
laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements to be performed in New
York, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. Each of the parties
hereto irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction and venue of any state or
federal court situated in the City of New York in the State of New York, and
further consents to the service of any and all process in any action or
proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement by the mailing of copies
of such process to such party at its address pursuant to Section 13(a) hereof.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original but which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.
(g) Headings; Sections. All headings and captions in this Agreement are
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for purposes of reference only and will not be construed to limit or affect the
substance of this Agreement. All references to Section in this Agreement refer
to Sections of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise expressly provides.
(h) Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and
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understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof and supersedes
all prior oral or written and all contemporaneous oral discussions, agreements
and understandings of any kind or nature.
(i) Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement is
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declared to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such provision will be reformed to render it legal, valid and
enforceable, or otherwise deleted, and the remainder of this Agreement will not
be affected except to the extent necessary to reform or delete such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision.
(j) Third Party Beneficiaries. The parties hereto intend that the holders
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of the Class A Common Stock and the Class C Common Stock (other than Paribas)
shall be third-party beneficiaries of the rights and benefits granted under
Section 5 and Section 8 hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.
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INVESTCORP INVESTMENT EQUITY LIMITED HIGHLANDS LIMITED
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CLASS D STOCKHOLDER CLASS D STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Sydney X. Xxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: The Director Ltd. Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Director Title: Authorized Representative
Address: X.X. Xxx 0000 Address: P.O. Box 2197
Cayman Islands, B.W.I. Cayman Islands, B.W.I.
BALLET LIMITED NOBLE LIMITED
----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
CLASS D STOCKHOLDER CLASS D STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
--------------------------- ------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Authorized Representative Title: Authorized Representative
Address: X.X. Xxx 0000 Address: P.O. Box 2197
Cayman Islands, B.W.I. Cayman Islands, B.W.I.
DENARY LIMITED OUTRIGGER LIMITED
----------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
CLASS D STOCKHOLDER CLASS D STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
--------------------------- ------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Representative Title: Authorized Representative
Address: X.X. Xxx 0000 Address: P.O. Box 2197
Cayman Islands, B.W.I. Cayman Islands, B.W.I.
GLEAM LIMITED QUILL LIMITED
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CLASS D STOCKHOLDER CLASS D STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx Name: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Authorized Representative Title: Authorized Representative
Address: X.X. Xxx 0000 Address: P.O. Box 2197
Cayman Islands, B.W.I. Cayman Islands, B.W.I.
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RADIAL LIMITED ZINNIA LIMITED
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CLASS D STOCKHOLDER CLASS D STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ H. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx III By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
--------------------------- ------------------------------------
Name: H. Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx III Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Authorized Representative Title: Authorized Representative
Address: X.X. Xxx 0000 Address: P.O. Box 2197
Cayman Islands, B.W.I. Cayman Islands, B.W.I.
SHORELINE LIMITED
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CLASS D STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Xxxxx X'Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X'Xxxx
Title: Authorized Representative
Address: X.X. Xxx 0000
Cayman Islands, B.W.I.
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IWO HOLDINGS, LIMITED.
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Sydney X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: The Director Ltd.
Title: Director
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CHAMPLAIN PCS INC. DELHI PCS INC.
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ [Signature Illegible] By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
Name: Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: President Title: President
NEWPORT PCS, INC. FINGER LAKES TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx By: /s/ [Signature Illegible]
--------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------
Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Name:
Title: Vice President Title: President
DRYBROOK HOLDINGS LLC CERBERUS INVESTMENTS L.P.
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By: By: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: Manager Title: General Partner
CEDAR FAMILIA LLC
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By:
By: /s/ X.X. Xxxx III
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Name: X.X. Xxxx III
Title: Manager
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Class B Stockholder Class B Stockholder
/s/ Xxxxxxx X.X. Xxxx /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X.X. Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Class B Stockholder Class B Stockholder
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx /s/ X.X. Xxxx III
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx X.X. Xxxx III
Class B Stockholder Class B Stockholder
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Class B Stockholder Class B Stockholder
/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx
Class B Stockholder Class B Stockholder
/s/ Xxxx Xxxx, Jr.
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Xxxx Xxxx, Jr.
Class B Stockholder
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ODYSSEY COINVESTORS, LLC ODYSSEY INVESTMENT PARTNERS FUND, LP
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By: Odyssey Investment Partners, By: Odyssey Capital Partners, LLC, as
LLC, as Managing Member General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
_________________________ _________________________
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Managing Member Title: Managing Member
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THE MIDDLEBURGH
TELEPHONE COMPANY SELECTRONICS CORPORATION
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: President and General Manager Title: Vice President--Industry Relations/Accounting
AFTCOM INC. GERMANTOWN CELLULAR INC.
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Executive Vice President Title: President
CROWN POINT NETWORK TECHNOLOGIES INC. WESTELCOM PCS INC.
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx By: /s/ [Signature Illegible]
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxx Name:
Title: President Title: President
RICHMOND TELEPHONE COMPANY MTC NORTH INC.
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ [Signature Illegible] By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx-Xxxxx Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx
Title: President Title: Officer
XXXXXXXX INVESTMENTS OF TEXAS L.P.
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CLASS B STOCKHOLDER
By: General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: General Partner
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XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXX, INC.
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CLASS C STOCKHOLDER
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
________________________
Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Class B Stockholder Class B Stockholder
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Class B Stockholder
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IWO HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ X.X. Xxxx III
________________________
Name: X.X. Xxxx III
Title: Secretary
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