-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OInAgfE7B+gWXGKuQ3Fj47tXOxjko4/lkkBlGriluhxw3BAH01ZD4nyK4GcF98lc tpOVC2osKQmvnzrORiWhXg== 0000904454-07-000485.txt : 20070613 0000904454-07-000485.hdr.sgml : 20070613 20070613111244 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000904454-07-000485 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5 FILED AS OF DATE: 20070613 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070613 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SCOTTISH RE GROUP LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001064122 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: LIFE INSURANCE [6311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-55937 FILM NUMBER: 07916635 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GRAND PAVILION COMMERCIAL CENTRE STREET 2: 802 WEST BAY RD GEORGE TOWN GRAND CAYMAN CITY: GRAND CAYMAN CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 3459492800 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: P O BOX HM 2939 CITY: HAMILTON STATE: D0 ZIP: HM MX FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SCOTTISH LIFE HOLDINGS LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19980615 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MassMutual Capital Partners LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001399869 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1295 STATE STREET CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01111 BUSINESS PHONE: 413 744 7135 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1295 STATE STREET CITY: SPRINGFIELD STATE: MA ZIP: 01111 SC 13D/A 1 s13da_060707-scottishre.htm AMD TO SCHED 13D SCOTTISH RE FOR WCAS VIII

CUSIP No. G735374101

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

Scottish Re Group Limited

(Name of Issuer)

 

Ordinary Shares, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

G73537410

(CUSIP Number)

 

 

with a copy to:

Rodney J. Dillman

Othon A. Prounis, Esq.

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

Ropes & Gray LLP

1295 State Street

1211 Avenue of the Americas

Springfield, Massachusetts 01111

New York, New York 10036

(800) 767-1000

(212) 596-9000

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

June 5, 2007

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule l3G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

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CUSIP No. G735374102

 

1)

Name of Reporting Person

and I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)

 

MassMutual Capital Partners LLC

2)

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

(a) x                                                                                (b) o

3)

SEC Use Only

 

4)

Source of Funds

WC

5)

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

Not Applicable

6)

Citizenship or Place of Organization:      United States

Number of

Shares Beneficially

Owned by Each

Reporting Person

With

7)

Sole Voting Power

0*

8)

Shared Voting Power

0*

9)

Sole Dispositive Power

0*

10)

Shared Dispositive Power

0*

11)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

0*

12)

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

Not Applicable

13)

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

0%*

14)

Type of Reporting Person

CO

 

* On May 7, 2007, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 26, 2006, as amended (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), entered into by Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), MassMutual Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MassMutual Capital”), and SRGL Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”), (MassMutual Capital, together with SRGL Acquisition, LLC and any affiliate thereof, the “Investors”), the Investors each purchased 500,000 shares of the Company’s newly issued convertible cumulative participating preferred stock (the “Convertible Shares”) for $300 million ($600 million in the aggregate) in cash. Such 500,000 Convertible Shares may be converted into 75,000,000 shares of the Company’s ordinary stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), or an aggregate 150,000,000 shares between both Investors, at any time, and will automatically convert on the ninth anniversary of the issue date if not previously converted, subject to certain adjustments. On January 4, 2007, SRGL Acquisition, LLC assigned its rights and obligations under the Securities Purchase

 

 

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CUSIP No. G735374103

 

Agreement to SRGL Acquisition, LDC, an affiliate of Cerberus (“SRGL LDC”). Pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreements dated as of June 5, 2007 between MassMutual Capital and each of Benton Street Partners I, L.P., Benton Street Partners II, L.P. and Benton Street Partners III, L.P (collectively, the “Funds”), MassMutual Capital assigned its Convertible Shares to the Funds. The sole general partner of each of the Funds is Benton Street Advisors, Inc. (the “GP”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual Parent”). Because of the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007, described in Item 6 hereof (the “Amended and Restated Investors Agreement”), for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), MassMutual Parent and the Funds are deemed to be members of a group with SRGL LDC and therefore the beneficial owners of the securities of the Company beneficially owned by SRGL LDC. Such group beneficially owns 150,000,000 Ordinary Shares, or 68.8% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of that date. Information concerning beneficial ownership of Convertible Shares and Ordinary Shares by SRGL LDC is contained in the Schedule 13D, as amended, filed by Mr. Stephen Feinberg. MassMutual Parent and the Funds expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities owned beneficially or of record by any person or persons other than themselves for purposes other than Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. MassMutual Parent and the Funds do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information related to their holdings of securities of the Company provided by any other person.

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G735374104

 

1)

Name of Reporting Person

and I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)

 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

2)

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

(a) x                                                                                (b) o

3)

SEC Use Only

 

4)

Source of Funds

WC

5)

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

Not Applicable

6)

Citizenship or Place of Organization:      United States

Number of

Shares Beneficially

Owned by Each

Reporting Person

With

7)

Sole Voting Power

0*

8)

Shared Voting Power

150,000,000*

9)

Sole Dispositive Power

0*

10)

Shared Dispositive Power

150,000,000*

11)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

150,000,000*

12)

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

Not Applicable

13)

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

68.8%*

14)

Type of Reporting Person

CO

 

* On May 7, 2007, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 26, 2006, as amended (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), entered into by Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), MassMutual Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MassMutual Capital”), and SRGL Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”), (MassMutual Capital, together with SRGL Acquisition, LLC and any affiliate thereof, the “Investors”), the Investors each purchased 500,000 shares of the Company’s newly issued convertible cumulative participating preferred stock (the “Convertible Shares”) for $300 million ($600 million in the aggregate) in cash. Such 500,000 Convertible Shares may be converted into 75,000,000 shares of the Company’s ordinary stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), or an aggregate 150,000,000 shares between both Investors, at any time, and will automatically convert on the ninth anniversary of the issue date if not previously converted, subject to certain adjustments. On January 4, 2007, SRGL Acquisition, LLC assigned its rights and obligations under the Securities Purchase

 

 

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CUSIP No. G735374105

 

Agreement to SRGL Acquisition, LDC, an affiliate of Cerberus (“SRGL LDC”). Pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreements dated as of June 5, 2007 between MassMutual Capital and each of Benton Street Partners I, L.P., Benton Street Partners II, L.P. and Benton Street Partners III, L.P (collectively, the “Funds”), MassMutual Capital assigned its Convertible Shares to the Funds. The sole general partner of each of the Funds is Benton Street Advisors, Inc. (the “GP”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual Parent”). Because of the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007, described in Item 6 hereof (the “Amended and Restated Investors Agreement”), for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), MassMutual Parent and the Funds are deemed to be members of a group with SRGL LDC and therefore the beneficial owners of the securities of the Company beneficially owned by SRGL LDC. Such group beneficially owns 150,000,000 Ordinary Shares, or 68.8% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of that date. Information concerning beneficial ownership of Convertible Shares and Ordinary Shares by SRGL LDC is contained in the Schedule 13D, as amended, filed by Mr. Stephen Feinberg. MassMutual Parent and the Funds expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities owned beneficially or of record by any person or persons other than themselves for purposes other than Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. MassMutual Parent and the Funds do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information related to their holdings of securities of the Company provided by any other person.

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G735374106

 

1)

Name of Reporting Person

and I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)

 

Benton Street Advisors, Inc.

2)

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

(a) x                                                                                (b) o

3)

SEC Use Only

 

4)

Source of Funds

WC

5)

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

Not Applicable

6)

Citizenship or Place of Organization:      Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares Beneficially

Owned by Each

Reporting Person

With

7)

Sole Voting Power

0*

8)

Shared Voting Power

150,000,000*

9)

Sole Dispositive Power

0*

10)

Shared Dispositive Power

150,000,000*

11)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

150,000,000*

12)

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

Not Applicable

13)

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

68.8%*

14)

Type of Reporting Person

CO

 

* On May 7, 2007, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 26, 2006, as amended (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), entered into by Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), MassMutual Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MassMutual Capital”), and SRGL Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”), (MassMutual Capital, together with SRGL Acquisition, LLC and any affiliate thereof, the “Investors”), the Investors each purchased 500,000 shares of the Company’s newly issued convertible cumulative participating preferred stock (the “Convertible Shares”) for $300 million ($600 million in the aggregate) in cash. Such 500,000 Convertible Shares may be converted into 75,000,000 shares of the Company’s ordinary stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), or an aggregate 150,000,000 shares between both Investors, at any time, and will automatically convert on the ninth anniversary of the issue date if not previously converted, subject to certain adjustments. On January 4, 2007, SRGL Acquisition, LLC assigned its rights and obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement to SRGL Acquisition, LDC, an affiliate of Cerberus (“SRGL LDC”). Pursuant to the

 

 

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CUSIP No. G735374107

 

Assignment and Assumption Agreements dated as of June 5, 2007 between MassMutual Capital and each of Benton Street Partners I, L.P., Benton Street Partners II, L.P. and Benton Street Partners III, L.P (collectively, the “Funds”), MassMutual Capital assigned its Convertible Shares to the Funds. The sole general partner of each of the Funds is Benton Street Advisors, Inc. (the “GP”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual Parent”). Because of the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007, described in Item 6 hereof (the “Amended and Restated Investors Agreement”), for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), MassMutual Parent and the Funds are deemed to be members of a group with SRGL LDC and therefore the beneficial owners of the securities of the Company beneficially owned by SRGL LDC. Such group beneficially owns 150,000,000 Ordinary Shares, or 68.8% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of that date. Information concerning beneficial ownership of Convertible Shares and Ordinary Shares by SRGL LDC is contained in the Schedule 13D, as amended, filed by Mr. Stephen Feinberg. MassMutual Parent and the Funds expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities owned beneficially or of record by any person or persons other than themselves for purposes other than Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. MassMutual Parent and the Funds do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information related to their holdings of securities of the Company provided by any other person.

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G735374108

 

1)

Name of Reporting Person

and I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)

 

Benton Street Partners I, L.P.

2)

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

(a) x                                                                                (b) o

3)

SEC Use Only

 

4)

Source of Funds

WC

5)

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

Not Applicable

6)

Citizenship or Place of Organization:      Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares Beneficially

Owned by Each

Reporting Person

With

7)

Sole Voting Power

0*

8)

Shared Voting Power

150,000,000*

9)

Sole Dispositive Power

0*

10)

Shared Dispositive Power

150,000,000*

11)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

150,000,000*

12)

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

Not Applicable

13)

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

68.8%*

14)

Type of Reporting Person

PN

 

* On May 7, 2007, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 26, 2006, as amended (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), entered into by Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), MassMutual Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MassMutual Capital”), and SRGL Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”), (MassMutual Capital, together with SRGL Acquisition, LLC and any affiliate thereof, the “Investors”), the Investors each purchased 500,000 shares of the Company’s newly issued convertible cumulative participating preferred stock (the “Convertible Shares”) for $300 million ($600 million in the aggregate) in cash. Such 500,000 Convertible Shares may be converted into 75,000,000 shares of the Company’s ordinary stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), or an aggregate 150,000,000 shares between both Investors, at any time, and will automatically convert on the ninth anniversary of the issue date if not previously converted, subject to certain adjustments. On January 4, 2007, SRGL Acquisition, LLC assigned its rights and obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement to SRGL Acquisition, LDC, an affiliate of Cerberus (“SRGL LDC”). Pursuant to the

 

 

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CUSIP No. G735374109

 

Assignment and Assumption Agreements dated as of June 5, 2007 between MassMutual Capital and each of Benton Street Partners I, L.P., Benton Street Partners II, L.P. and Benton Street Partners III, L.P (collectively, the “Funds”), MassMutual Capital assigned its Convertible Shares to the Funds. The sole general partner of each of the Funds is Benton Street Advisors, Inc. (the “GP”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual Parent”). Because of the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007, described in Item 6 hereof (the “Amended and Restated Investors Agreement”), for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), MassMutual Parent and the Funds are deemed to be members of a group with SRGL LDC and therefore the beneficial owners of the securities of the Company beneficially owned by SRGL LDC. Such group beneficially owns 150,000,000 Ordinary Shares, or 68.8% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of that date. Information concerning beneficial ownership of Convertible Shares and Ordinary Shares by SRGL LDC is contained in the Schedule 13D, as amended, filed by Mr. Stephen Feinberg. MassMutual Parent and the Funds expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities owned beneficially or of record by any person or persons other than themselves for purposes other than Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. MassMutual Parent and the Funds do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information related to their holdings of securities of the Company provided by any other person.

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741010

 

1)

Name of Reporting Person

and I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)

 

Benton Street Partners II, L.P.

2)

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

(a) x                                                                                (b) o

3)

SEC Use Only

 

4)

Source of Funds

WC

5)

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

Not Applicable

6)

Citizenship or Place of Organization:      United States

Number of

Shares Beneficially

Owned by Each

Reporting Person

With

7)

Sole Voting Power

0*

8)

Shared Voting Power

150,000,000*

9)

Sole Dispositive Power

0*

10)

Shared Dispositive Power

150,000,000*

11)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

150,000,000*

12)

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

Not Applicable

13)

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

68.8%*

14)

Type of Reporting Person

PN

 

* On May 7, 2007, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 26, 2006, as amended (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), entered into by Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), MassMutual Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MassMutual Capital”), and SRGL Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”), (MassMutual Capital, together with SRGL Acquisition, LLC and any affiliate thereof, the “Investors”), the Investors each purchased 500,000 shares of the Company’s newly issued convertible cumulative participating preferred stock (the “Convertible Shares”) for $300 million ($600 million in the aggregate) in cash. Such 500,000 Convertible Shares may be converted into 75,000,000 shares of the Company’s ordinary stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), or an aggregate 150,000,000 shares between both Investors, at any time, and will automatically convert on the ninth anniversary of the issue date if not previously converted, subject to certain adjustments. On January 4, 2007, SRGL Acquisition, LLC assigned its rights and obligations under the Securities Purchase

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741011

 

Agreement to SRGL Acquisition, LDC, an affiliate of Cerberus (“SRGL LDC”). Pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreements dated as of June 5, 2007 between MassMutual Capital and each of Benton Street Partners I, L.P., Benton Street Partners II, L.P. and Benton Street Partners III, L.P (collectively, the “Funds”), MassMutual Capital assigned its Convertible Shares to the Funds. The sole general partner of each of the Funds is Benton Street Advisors, Inc. (the “GP”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual Parent”). Because of the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007, described in Item 6 hereof (the “Amended and Restated Investors Agreement”), for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), MassMutual Parent and the Funds are deemed to be members of a group with SRGL LDC and therefore the beneficial owners of the securities of the Company beneficially owned by SRGL LDC. Such group beneficially owns 150,000,000 Ordinary Shares, or 68.8% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of that date. Information concerning beneficial ownership of Convertible Shares and Ordinary Shares by SRGL LDC is contained in the Schedule 13D, as amended, filed by Mr. Stephen Feinberg. MassMutual Parent and the Funds expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities owned beneficially or of record by any person or persons other than themselves for purposes other than Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. MassMutual Parent and the Funds do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information related to their holdings of securities of the Company provided by any other person.

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741012

 

1)

Name of Reporting Person

and I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)

 

Benton Street Partners III, L.P.

2)

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

 

(a) x                                                                                (b) o

3)

SEC Use Only

 

4)

Source of Funds

WC

5)

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)

 

Not Applicable

6)

Citizenship or Place of Organization:      United States

Number of

Shares Beneficially

Owned by Each

Reporting Person

With

7)

Sole Voting Power

0*

8)

Shared Voting Power

150,000,000*

9)

Sole Dispositive Power

0*

10)

Shared Dispositive Power

150,000,000*

11)

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

150,000,000*

12)

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares

Not Applicable

13)

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

68.8%*

14)

Type of Reporting Person

PN

 

* On May 7, 2007, pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 26, 2006, as amended (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”), entered into by Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (the “Company”), MassMutual Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MassMutual Capital”), and SRGL Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. (“Cerberus”), (MassMutual Capital, together with SRGL Acquisition, LLC and any affiliate thereof, the “Investors”), the Investors each purchased 500,000 shares of the Company’s newly issued convertible cumulative participating preferred stock (the “Convertible Shares”) for $300 million ($600 million in the aggregate) in cash. Such 500,000 Convertible Shares may be converted into 75,000,000 shares of the Company’s ordinary stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), or an aggregate 150,000,000 shares between both Investors, at any time, and will automatically convert on the ninth anniversary of the issue date if not previously converted, subject to certain adjustments. On January 4, 2007, SRGL Acquisition, LLC assigned its rights and obligations under the Securities Purchase

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741013

 

Agreement to SRGL Acquisition, LDC, an affiliate of Cerberus (“SRGL LDC”). Pursuant to the Assignment and Assumption Agreements dated as of June 5, 2007 between MassMutual Capital and each of Benton Street Partners I, L.P., Benton Street Partners II, L.P. and Benton Street Partners III, L.P (collectively, the “Funds”), MassMutual Capital assigned its Convertible Shares to the Funds. The sole general partner of each of the Funds is Benton Street Advisors, Inc. (the “GP”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (“MassMutual Parent”). Because of the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007, described in Item 6 hereof (the “Amended and Restated Investors Agreement”), for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), MassMutual Parent and the Funds are deemed to be members of a group with SRGL LDC and therefore the beneficial owners of the securities of the Company beneficially owned by SRGL LDC. Such group beneficially owns 150,000,000 Ordinary Shares, or 68.8% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of that date. Information concerning beneficial ownership of Convertible Shares and Ordinary Shares by SRGL LDC is contained in the Schedule 13D, as amended, filed by Mr. Stephen Feinberg. MassMutual Parent and the Funds expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities owned beneficially or of record by any person or persons other than themselves for purposes other than Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. MassMutual Parent and the Funds do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information related to their holdings of securities of the Company provided by any other person.

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741014

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE 13D

Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on May 7, 2007 (the “Schedule 13D”) . Terms defined in the Schedule 13D are used herein as so defined.

 

 

The following items of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended as follows:

 

 

Item 2.

Identity and Background.

 

Item 2 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

(a) This Schedule 13D/A is being filed on behalf of MassMutual Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MassMutual Capital”), Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a Massachusetts corporation (“MassMutual Parent”), Benton Street Advisors, Inc., an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability (the “GP”), Benton Street Partners I, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership, (“Benton I”), Benton Street Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Benton II”) and Benton Street Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Benton III”, and collectively with Benton I and Benton II, the “Funds”) pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) of Regulation D-G under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”). MassMutual Capital and the GP are indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of MassMutual Parent. The GP is the general partner of the Funds. The securities of the Company reported herein are directly beneficially owned by the Funds and indirectly beneficially owned by MassMutual Parent and the GP. The agreement between the Reporting Persons to make this single, joint filing (the “Joint Filing Agreement”) is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

 

In addition, by virtue of the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement described in Item 6 hereof, for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, the Funds may be deemed to be a member of a group with SRGL Acquisition, LDC (“SRGL LDC”), an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, LLC (“Cerberus”), and therefore the beneficial owner of the securities of the Company beneficially owned by SRGL LDC. The Reporting Persons expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of any securities owned beneficially or of record by SRGL LDC or any other person or persons. The Reporting Persons do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any information related to their holdings of securities of the Company provided by any other person or persons.

 

(b)-(c)  MassMutual Capital is a Delaware limited liability company. The principal business of MassMutual Capital is that of a private investment entity. MassMutual Capital’s principal business address is 1295 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, 01111. The sole member of MassMutual Capital is MassMutual Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MMH”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741015

 

MassMutual Parent. The officers of MassMutual Capital, who are all citizens of the United States, are as follows:

 

 

Roger W. Crandall – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

 

Larry N. Port – President and Managing Director

 

James E. Masur – Chief Financial Officer

 

Jan F. Jumet – Chief Compliance Officer

 

Clifford M. Noreen – Managing Director

 

Kevin M. Sweeney – Managing Director

 

Richard E. Spencer II – Managing Director

 

Rodney J. Dillman – Vice President, Secretary and Chief Legal Officer

 

MassMutual Holding LLC is a Delaware limited liability company. The principal business of MassMutual Holding LLC is holding securities. MassMutual Holding LLC’s principal business address is 1295 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01111. The sole member of MassMutual Holding LLC is MassMutual Parent. The officers and directors of MassMutual Holding LLC, who are all citizens of the United States, are as follows:

 

 

Officers:

 

 

Stuart H. Reese – President and Chief Executive Officer

 

John V. Murphy – Executive Vice President

 

Frederick C. Castellani – Executive Vice President

 

Michael T. Rollings – Senior Vice President

 

Edward M. Kline – Vice President and Treasurer

 

Norm Smith – Vice President and Controller

 

Stephen L. Kuhn – Secretary

 

 

Directors:

 

 

Stuart H. Reese

 

Margaret Sperry

 

MassMutual Parent is a Massachusetts corporation. The principal business of MassMutual Parent is that of a mutual life insurance company. MassMutual Parent’s principal business address is 1295 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, 01111. The executive officers and directors of MassMutual Parent, who are all citizens of the United States, are as follows:

 

 

Officers:

 

Stuart H. Reese – Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Frederick C. Castellani – Executive Vice President, Retirement Services

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741016

 

Roger W. Crandall – Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, MassMutual Parent; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Babson Capital Management LLC

Michael Foley – Chief Information Officer

William F. Glavin – Executive Vice President, U.S. Insurance Group

John V. Murphy – Executive Vice President, MassMutual Parent; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, OppenheimerFunds, Inc.

Mark D. Roellig – Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Michael T. Rollings – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Elaine A. Sarsynski – Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, MassMutual Parent; President and Chief Executive Officer, MassMutual International LLC

 

Directors:

 

Stuart H. Reese – Chairman

James R. Birle – Lead Director

Roger G. Ackerman

James H. DeGraffenreidt, Jr.

Patricia Diaz Dennis

James L. Dunlap

William B. Ellis

Robert A. Essner

Robert M. Furek

Carol A. Leary

William B. Marx, Jr.

John F. Maypole

Marc Racicot

The GP is an exempted company incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability. The principal business of the GP is to act as general partner of the Funds. The GP’s principal business address is c/o M&C Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The sole director of the GP is Larry N. Port, who is a citizen of the United States. The GP is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of MassMutual Parent.

 

Benton I is a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership. The principal business of Benton I is that of a private investment entity. Benton I’s principal business address is c/o M&C Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The GP is the sole general partner of Benton I.

 

Benton II is a Delaware limited partnership. The principal business of Benton II is that of a private investment entity. Benton II’s principal business address is c/o M&C Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741017

 

Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The GP is the sole general partner of Benton II.

 

Benton III is a Delaware limited partnership. The principal business of Benton III is that of a private investment entity. Benton III’s principal business address is c/o M&C Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309GT, Ugland House, South Church Street, George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The GP is the sole general partner of Benton III.

 

(d)-(e) None of the entities or persons identified in this Item 2 has ever been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or been a party to any civil proceeding commenced before a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction as a result of which was or is now subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

 

Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

On May 7, MassMutual Capital purchased 500,000 shares of the Company’s newly issued convertible cumulative participating preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Convertible Shares”), for an aggregate purchase price of $300,000,000 pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, as amended, dateed as of November 26, 2006, and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 of the Schedule 13D (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”). These Convertible Shares may be converted into an aggregate of 75,000,000 Ordinary Shares at any time, and will automatically convert into Ordinary Shares on the ninth anniversary of the issue date if not previously converted, subject to certain adjustments, as more fully described in the Certificate of Designations for the Convertible Shares, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 of the Schedule 13D (the “Certificate of Designations”). On June 5, 2007, MassMutual Capital assigned all its right in and to the Convertible Shares to the Funds for an aggregate consideration equal to $300,000,000. The assignment was undertaken pursuant to the terms of the Investors Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 and effected by the Assignment and Assumption Agreements dated as of June 5, 2007 between MassMutual Capital and each of the Funds, and incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, and Exhibit 4 hereto. The funds used to acquire the Convertible Shares came from the working capital of the Funds.

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741018

 

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction.

 

 

Item 4 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

 

The Funds acquired the Convertible Shares for investment purposes.

On May 7, 2007, upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement, Michael Austin, William Caulfeild-Browne, Robert M. Chmely, Jean Claude Damerval, Michael C. French, Lord Norman Lamont, Hazel R. O’Leary and Glenn Schafer resigned from their positions as directors of the Company. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Investors have the right to nominate directors for election to the Company’s Board of Directors. The Investors elected the following persons to serve as directors of the Company: Jonathan Bloomer, Christopher S. Brody, James J. Butler, James N. Chapman, Thomas Finke, Robert Joyal, Larry Port, Michael Rollings and Lenard B. Tessler.

 

Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement, the Funds, on the one hand, and SRGL LDC, on the other hand, have the right to designate three directors and one independent director (eight directors in total) for election to the Company’s Board of Directors.

 

Except as otherwise set forth in this Schedule 13D/A, the Reporting Persons have no present plans or proposals which relate to or would result in any of the transactions required to be described in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D/A.

 

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

 

 

Item 5 is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

(a) Based upon information set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2007, there were 67,995,057 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding as of April 16, 2007. As of June 5, 2007, the Funds are the holders of 500,000 Convertible Shares. These Convertible Shares are convertible into an aggregate of 75,000,000 Ordinary Shares at any time, or 34.4% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of that date. Because of the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007, described in Item 6 hereof (the “Amended and Restated Investors Agreement”), for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), MassMutual Parent and the Funds are deemed to be members of a group with SRGL LDC and therefore the beneficial owners of the 500,000 Convertible Shares beneficially owned by SRGL LDC. These Convertible Shares are convertible into an aggregate of 75,000,000 Ordinary Shares at any time, or 34.4% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of that date.

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741019

 

Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company

 

MassMutual Parent, as the indirect owner of the GP may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by the Funds.

 

Benton Street Advisors, Inc.  

 

The GP, as the general partner of the Funds, may be deemed to beneficially own 500,000 Convertible Shares, convertible into an aggregate of 75,000,000 Ordinary Shares at any time, or approximately 34.4% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of April 16, 2007.

 

Benton Street Partners I, L.P.  

 

Benton I directly owns 320,460 Convertible Shares, convertible into 48,069,000 Ordinary Shares, or approximately 22.1% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of April 16, 2007. The GP, as the general partner of Benton I, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by Benton I.

 

Benton Street Partners II, L.P.  

 

Benton II owns 44,873 Convertible Shares, convertible into 6,730,950 Ordinary Shares, or approximately 3.1% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of April 16, 2007. The GP, as the general partner of Benton II, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by Benton II.

 

Benton Street Partners III, L.P.  

 

Benton III owns 134,667 Convertible Shares, convertible into 20,200,050 Ordinary Shares, or approximately 9.3% of the Ordinary Shares deemed issued and outstanding as of April 16, 2007. The GP, as the general partner of Benton III, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities owned by Benton III.

 

(b) Because of the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement, the GP and SRGL LDC may be deemed to share the power to vote or direct the voting of and to dispose or direct the disposition of the securities of the Company owned by the Funds. The executive officers and directors of MassMutual Parent, the indirect owner of the GP, may be deemed to have or share the power to vote or direct the voting of and to dispose or direct the disposition of the securities of the Company owned by the Funds. Larry N. Port, the sole director of the GP, may be deemed to have or share the power to vote or direct the voting of and dispose or direct the disposition of, the securities of the Company held by the Funds.

 

(c) On June 5, 2007, MassMutual Capital assigned the Convertible Shares to the Funds in consideration of $600 per share, as follows:

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741020

 

 

Assignee

Number of Convertible Shares Assigned

Benton I

320,460

Benton II

44,873

Benton III

134,667

 

Other than the transactions described in this Schedule 13D/A, since the original filing on Schedule 13D, there were no transactions in Ordinary Shares, or securities convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, by the Reporting Persons or any person or entity controlled by them or any person or entity for which they possess voting or investment control over the securities thereof.

 

With respect to information relating to the interest of SRGL LDC in the Convertible Shares and Ordinary Shares, please refer to the Schedule 13D, as amended, filed by Stephen Feinberg.

 

(d) Except as described in this Schedule 13D/A, no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the securities of the Company owned by the Reporting Persons.

 

 

(e) Not Applicable.

 

Item 6.

Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 6 is hereby amended to add the following thereto:

 

On June 5, 2007, MassMutual Capital entered into an Assignment and Assumption Agreement with each of the Funds, pursuant to which MassMutual Capital assigned all its rights in and to the Convertible Shares to the Funds for an aggregate consideration of $300 million, as more particularly described and set forth in the the Assignment and Assumption Agreements of each of Benton I, Benton II and Benton III incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, and Exhibit 4, respectively.

 

On June 5, 2007, the Investors and the Funds entered into an Amended and Restated Investors Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007, in order to reallocate voting and governance rights and obligations of MassMutual Capital to and among the Funds. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Investors Agreement, the Investors and the Funds agreed, among other things, to: (i) certain restrictions on the transfer of Convertible Shares, (ii) certain voting provisions with respect to the Ordinary Shares, (iii) the election of a certain number of directors to the Company’s Board of Directors and (iv) a third party sale process. The Amended and Restated Investors Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 5.

 

The descriptions of the transactions and agreements set forth in this Schedule 13D/A are qualified in their entirety by reference to the complete agreements

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741021

 

governing such matters, each of which is attached or incorporated by reference to this Schedule 13D/A as an exhibit pursuant to Item 7 hereof.

 

Item 7.

Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

 

 

Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following thereto:

 

1. Joint Filing Agreement between MassMutual Capital, MassMutual Parent, the GP and the Funds.

 

2. Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and between MassMutual Capital and Benton I.

 

3. Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and between MassMutual Capital and Benton II.

 

4. Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and between MassMutual Capital and Benton III.

 

5. Amended and Restated Investors Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and among MassMutual Capital, the Funds and SRGL Acquisition, LDC.

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741022

 

SIGNATURES

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: June 13, 2007

 

 

MASSMUTUAL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

 

 

By:

/s/Larry N. Port

 

Name: Larry N. Port

 

Title: Managing Director

 

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

 

By:

/s/Rodney J. Dillman

 

Name: Rodney J. Dillman

 

Title: Corporate Vice President and Associate General Counsel

 

 

 

BENTON STREET ADVISORS, INC.

 

By:

/s/Larry N. Port

 

Name: Larry N. Port

 

Title: Authorized Person

 

 

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS I, L.P.

 

By: Benton Street Advisors, Inc.

 

Its General Partner

 

 

By:

/s/Larry N. Port

 

Name: Larry N. Port

 

Title: Authorized Person

 

 

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS II, L.P.

 

By: Benton Street Advisors, Inc.

 

Its General Partner

 

 

By:

/s/Larry N. Port

 

Name: Larry N. Port

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741023

 

 

 

Title: Authorized Person

 

 

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS III, L.P.

 

By: Benton Street Advisors, Inc.

 

Its General Partner

 

 

By:

/s/Larry N. Port

 

Name: Larry N. Port

 

Title: Authorized Person

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741024

 

Exhibit 1

 

AGREEMENT REGARDING THE JOINT FILING OF

SCHEDULE 13D

______________________________

 

The undersigned hereby agree that the statement on Schedule 13D to which this Agreement is annexed as Exhibit 1 is filed on behalf of each of them in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Dated: June 13, 2007

 

 

MASSMUTUAL CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC

 

 

By:

/s/Larry N. Port

 

Name: Larry N. Port

 

Title: Managing Director

 

 

 

MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

 

By:

/s/Rodney J. Dillman

 

Name: Rodney J. Dillman

 

Title: Corporate Vice President and Associate General Counsel

 

 

 

BENTON STREET ADVISORS, INC.

 

By:

/s/Larry N. Port

 

Name: Larry N. Port

 

Title: Authorized Person

 

 

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS I, L.P.

 

By: Benton Street Advisors, Inc.

 

Its General Partner

 

 

By:

/s/Larry N. Port

 

Name: Larry N. Port

 

Title: Authorized Person

 

 

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS II, L.P.

 

By: Benton Street Advisors, Inc.

 

 

 

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CUSIP No. G7353741025

 

 

 

Its General Partner

 

 

By:

/s/Larry N. Port

 

Name: Larry N. Port

 

Title: Authorized Person

 

 

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS III, L.P.

 

By: Benton Street Advisors, Inc.

 

Its General Partner

 

 

By:

/s/Larry N. Port

 

Name: Larry N. Port

 

Title: Authorized Person

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EX-99 2 ex99c_060707-scottishre.htm A&A AGT BENTON ST PARTNERS I

Execution Copy

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS I, L.P.

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT dated as of June 5, 2007 between MassMutual Capital Partners LLC (“Transferor”), and Benton Street Partners I, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“Transferee”). Terms defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Transferee dated as of the date hereof and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings so defined.

 

WHEREAS, Transferor is the legal and beneficial owner of 500,000 shares of 7.25% convertible cumulative participating preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) of Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“SRGL”); and

 

WHEREAS, Transferor desires to sell, transfer and assign to Transferee, and Transferee desires to purchase, acquire and assume, legal and beneficial ownership of, 320,460 such shares (the “Shares”); and

 

WHEREAS, Transferor holds the Shares subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 26, 2006 by and among SRGL and the investors named therein, the Certificate of Designation of the Shares filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 among SRGL and the investors named therein, and the Voting Agreement dated March 30, 2007 among certain of such investors and SRGL and the Investors Agreement (the “Investors Agreement”) dated May 7, 2007 by and among SRGL Acquisitions, LDC (“SRGL Acquisitions”)and the Transferor (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”); and

 

WHEREAS, in consideration of (i) $13,877,551 to be paid by the Transferee to the Transferor and (ii) a 92.8% limited partnership interest in the Transfer to be received by the Transferor on the date hereof, Transferor desires to transfer the Shares to Transferee, together with all rights that may have been or may be exercised by the Transferor under the Transaction Documents, and Transferee desires to assume all obligations and liabilities under the Transaction Documents with respect to the Shares;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

 

1.

Assignment and Assumption. Subject to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 hereof:

 

(a)          Transferor hereby grants, conveys, transfers and assigns to Transferee, and Transferee hereby accepts such grant, conveyance, transfer and assignment of, all of Transferor’s right, title and interest in and to the Shares; and

(b)          Transferor hereby grants, conveys, transfers and assigns to Transferee all of Transferor’s right, title and interest in and to and all of its rights and obligations under, and Transferee hereby assumes and agrees to perform all of Transferor’s obligations under, the Transaction Documents with respect to the Shares.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b), Transferor is not transferring to Transferee (i) any rights or obligations with respect to the 179,540 shares of Preferred Stock owned by Transferor that are not being transferred under this Agreement or (ii) any rights or obligations under the Transaction Documents with respect to such shares (the “Retained Shares”). Insofar as the Shares and the Retained Shares permit Transferor to nominate or appoint members of the board of directors of SRGL, the right to nominate one such director is being transferred to Transferee hereby.

 

(d)          Transferor hereby agrees to take all actions required pursuant to the Articles of Association of SRGL to effectuate a transfer of the Shares including, without limitation, executing a share transfer form substantially similar to the form attached as Exhibit A and promptly delivering such executed share transfer form to SRGL.

 

2.            Purchase Price. The total purchase price which Transferee shall pay Transferor for the Shares is (i) $13,877,551 and (ii) a 92.8% limited partnership interest in the Transferee.

 

3.            Representations and Warranties of Transferee. Transferee hereby represents and warrants to each of Transferor as follows:

 

(a)          Transferee has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out all of the terms and provisions thereof.

 

(b)          The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Transferee have been duly authorized by all necessary action on its behalf. This Agreement has been executed and delivered on behalf of Transferee and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Transferee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforcement of the rights and remedies created thereby is subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(c)          Transferee is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) because Transferee is one or more of the following:

 

(A)         a natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, exceeds $1,000,000 at the time of its purchase of the Shares;

 

(B)         a natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of

 

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$300,000 in each of those years, and who has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;

 

(C)         a trust (i) which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares and (iii) the investment decisions of which are directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Fund;

 

(D)         a trust for which a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the 1933 Act, is acting as fiduciary in making the investment decision to purchase the Shares;

 

(E)          a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or Massachusetts or similar business trust which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 and which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares;

 

(F)          an employee benefit plan (other than a self-directed plan) within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), where (i) the investment decision with respect to this investment is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or (ii) the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

(G)         a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, which plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

(H)         a self-directed plan (i.e., an IRA or a tax-qualified defined contribution plan in which a participant may exercise control over the investment of assets credited to such participant’s account) in which each participant is an “accredited investor” as defined in or for the purposes of the 1933 Act;

 

(I)           a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the 1933 Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;

 

(J)           a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

 

(K)         an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the 1933 Act; business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the 1940 Act; Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; or private business

 

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development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”);

 

(L)          a revocable grantor trust in which each grantor is an individual who (i) has a net worth (or joint net worth with spouse) in excess of $1,000,000, (ii) had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years and expects to have individual income in excess of $200,000 in the current year, or (iii) had joint income together with spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of the two most recent years and expects to have joint income in excess of $300,000 in the current year; or

 

 

(M)

a manager, director or executive officer of the General Partner.

 

(d)          Transferee is acquiring the Shares for its own account, for investment and not with a view to any resale or distribution thereof in violation of the 1933 Act. Transferee understands that the Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws and may not be assigned, sold or otherwise transferred without registration under the 1933 Act or any relevant state securities laws or exemption therefrom; that SRGL has no obligation or intention to register any of the Shares under the 1933 Act or state securities laws, or to permit sales pursuant to Regulation A under the 1933 Act; and that Transferee must therefore bear the economic risk of holding the Shares for an indefinite period of time.

 

(e)          Transferee has been given access to all information regarding the financial condition and the proposed business and operations of SRGL that Transferee has requested in order to evaluate its investment in the Shares. Transferee has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and to receive answers from, persons acting on behalf of the SRGL and the Transferor concerning the terms and conditions of the Shares, and to obtain any additional information desired by Transferee with respect to the Shares and SRGL.

 

(f)           Transferee, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity having more than one beneficial owner, was not formed (or reformed), and is not operated, for the purpose of circumventing the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) or with a principal purpose of satisfying the 100 partner limitation set forth in the “private placement exemption” to the “publicly traded partnership” provisions of U.S. Treasury Regulation §1.7704-1(h)(3).

 

(g)          Transferee is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) because the Transferee is one or more of:

 

(A)         a natural person who owns not less than $5,000,000 in investments (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules);

 

(B)         a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares and that owns not less than $5,000,000 in investments (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules) and that is owned directly or indirectly by or for two or more natural persons

 

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who are related as siblings or spouse (including former spouses), or direct lineal descendants by birth or adoption, spouses of such persons, the estates of such persons, or foundations, charitable organizations, or trusts established by or for the benefit of such persons (for these purposes, an “owner” includes the grantor or settlor of a grantor or revocable trust, or anyone with a similar relationship to a comparable entity);

 

(C)         a trust not covered by the preceding paragraph (B) and that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, as to which the trustee or other person authorized to make decisions with respect to the trust, and each settlor or other person who has contributed assets to the trust is a person described in one of paragraphs (A), (B) or (D) which is a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules);

 

(D)         a natural person or corporation, partnership, trust, or limited liability company that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, acting for its own account or the accounts of other qualified purchasers (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules), who in the aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis not less than $25,000,000 in investments (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules); or

 

(E)          a corporation, partnership or limited liability company all of the securities of which are beneficially owned by a person, corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company described in the preceding paragraphs (A), (B), (C) or (D) which is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related rules promulgated by the SEC.

 

Terms used in the 1940 Act or in related SEC rules and used in this Section 2(g) shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms under the 1940 Act or in related SEC rules.

 

The definition of “qualified purchaser” contained in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act requires that certain entities obtain the consent of their direct and indirect beneficial owners in order to qualify as a “qualified purchaser.” Transferee, if a corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other form of entity, has received all consents, if any, required by subparagraph (C) of Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules in order for the Transferee to be a “qualified purchaser.”

 

(h)          Transferee, if a resident of the United States, is a “qualified client” as defined in Rule 205-3 under the Advisers Act, because Transferee is one or more of the following:

 

(A)         a natural person who or a company (as defined in Section 202(a)(5) of the Advisers Act, but not including a company that is required to be but is not yet registered under the 1940 Act) that, immediately after purchasing his, her or its Shares, would have at least $750,000 invested in the Partnership;

 

(B)         a natural person who or a company (as defined in Section 202(a)(5) of the Advisers Act, but not including a company that is required to be but is not yet registered

 

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under the 1940 Act) that, immediately prior to purchasing his, her or its Shares, has a net worth (together, in the case of a natural person, with assets held jointly with a spouse) of more than $1,500,000;

 

(C)         a natural person who or a company (as defined in Section 202(a)(5) of the Advisers Act, but not including a company that is required to be but is not yet registered under the 1940 Act) that, at the time the Shares are purchased, is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act;

 

(D)         a natural person who, immediately prior to purchasing his or her Shares, is an executive officer, director, trustee, general partner, or person serving in a similar capacity, of the General Partner; or

 

(E)          a natural person who, immediately prior to purchasing his or her Shares, is an employee of the General Partner (other than an employee performing solely clerical, secretarial or administrative functions with regard to the General Partner) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, participates in the investment activities of the General Partner, and the Transferee has been performing such functions for or on behalf of the General Partner, or substantially similar functions or duties for or on behalf of another company, for at least 12 months.

 

(i)           Transferee, if a “United States person” as such term is defined in the Code, has fully and accurately completed and delivered to the Transferor a Form W-9; and the Transferee, if a nonresident alien individual, foreign entity, or exempt foreign person, has fully and accurately completed and delivered to the Transferor a Form W-8BEN.

 

(j)           Transferee, if a natural person who is not a United States citizen or resident, has accurately set forth his country of residence on the signature pages hereto where indicated. Transferee, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity not organized under the laws of a state of the United States, has accurately set forth such Transferee’s jurisdiction of organization on the signature pages hereto where indicated.

 

(k)          Unless the Transferee has checked the box under the caption “Plan Assets” on the signature page hereto, Transferee is not a “benefit plan investor” within the meaning of Department of Labor Reg. §2510.3-101(f)(2).

 

4.            Representations and Warranties of Transferor. Transferor represents and warrants to Transferee that:

 

(a)          immediately prior to the transfer hereunder to Transferee of the Shares, Transferor had valid title to the Shares, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges or other encumbrances whatsoever, and delivery of the Shares to Transferee, against payment therefor as herein provided, has transferred valid title to such Shares to Transferee, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges or other encumbrances whatsoever; and

 

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(b)          Transferor has full power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver all such Shares to Transferee, and such sale, transfer and delivery will not violate any provision of law or any agreement or other arrangement to which Transferor is a party or by which Transferor or any of its assets and properties are bound or affected.

 

(c)          Transferor (either alone or with its advisor(s), if any) has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and making an informed decision regarding the sale of the Shares.

 

5.            Acceptance by Transferee. The Transferee assumes and agrees to perform all of Transferor’s obligations under the Transaction Documents and agrees to be bound by each of the Transaction Documents, as it pertains to the Shares, as if the Transferee had executed a counterpart of such Transaction Document. Upon its acknowledgement hereof, SRGL consents to the assignment of the Shares and the rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents pertaining to the Shares effected hereby.

 

6.            Survival. The representations and warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and transfer of the Shares to the Transferee.

 

 

8.

Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          This Agreement shall not be assignable by any party hereto without the consent of all such parties. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the legal representatives and permitted successors and assigns of the parties hereto. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute by one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)          Transferee hereby represents and warrants to Transferor that Transferee is not relying upon any representation, warranty, oral statement or other information furnished by or on behalf of Transferor or SRGL whatsoever in making the purchase of the Shares, other than the express representations and warranties of Transferor set forth above.

 

(c)          Transferor agrees to cooperate with Transferee and SRGL and shall promptly execute and deliver at its own expense or cause to be executed and delivered such further instruments (including without limitation amendments and supplements to the Transaction Documents reflecting the transactions contemplated hereby) and take or cause to be taken such further actions as Transferee may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

(d)          This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

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(e)          All notices to Transferee sent pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered to Transferee at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Execution

 

Intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Transferor:

MassMutual Capital Partners LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transferor’s Telephone Number

 

 

Name of bank/financial institution

Receiving funds on behalf of Transferor

 

 

Transferee: Benton Street Partners I, L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Benton Street Advisors, Inc., its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Signature of person signing for Transferee or for its trustee or other representative

 

Street Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of person signing

 

City, State and Zip Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transferee’s Telephone Number

 

Name of bank/financial institution transferring funds on behalf of Transferee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar amount of Purchase Price

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the case of a Transferee who is a natural person and who is not a United States citizen or resident, such Transferee’s country of residence:

 

 

 

 

In the case of a Transferee that is a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity not organized under the laws of a state of the United States, the jurisdiction of organization of such Transferee:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Assets:

 

Yes, Transferee is a “benefit plan investor” because:
Please check applicable category.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Transferee is an “employee benefit plan” as defined

 

 

in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not it is subject to

 

 

Title I of ERISA);

 

 

 

 

 

2. Transferee is a plan described in Section 4975(e)(1)

 

 

of the Code (such as an IRA, Archer MSA, or Coverdell

 

 

education savings account); or

 

 

 

 

 

3. Transferee is an entity whose underlying assets

 

 

include plan assets by reason of a plan’s investment in

 

 

Transferee.

 

Exhibit A

 

Share Transfer Form

S H A R E   T R A N S F E R

 

[name of transferor], for value received, does hereby transfer to [name of transferee] (the “Transferee”) the o preferred share[s] standing in its name in the undertaking called Scottish Re Group Limited to hold the same unto the Transferee.

 

 

 

 

[name of transferor]

 

 

 

Dated this [        ] day of [        ] 200[        ].

 

 

 

EX-99 3 ex99b_060707-scottishre.htm A&A AGT BENTON ST PARTNERS II

Execution Copy

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS II, L.P.

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT dated as of June 5, 2007 between MassMutual Capital Partners LLC (“Transferor”), and Benton Street Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Transferee”). Terms defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Transferee dated as of the date hereof and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings so defined.

 

WHEREAS, Transferor is the legal and beneficial owner of 500,000 shares of 7.25% convertible cumulative participating preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) of Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“SRGL”); and

 

WHEREAS, Transferor desires to sell, transfer and assign to Transferee, and Transferee desires to purchase, acquire and assume, legal and beneficial ownership of, 44,873 such shares (the “Shares”); and

 

WHEREAS, Transferor holds the Shares subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 26, 2006 by and among SRGL and the investors named therein, the Certificate of Designation of the Shares filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 among SRGL and the investors named therein, and the Voting Agreement dated March 30, 2007 among certain of such investors and SRGL and the Investors Agreement (the “Investors Agreement”) dated May 7, 2007 by and among SRGL Acquisitions, LDC (“SRGL Acquisitions”)and the Transferor (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”); and

 

WHEREAS, in consideration of $26,928,800 to be paid by the Transferee to the Transferor on the date hereof, Transferor desires to transfer the Shares to Transferee, together with all rights that may have been or may be exercised by the Transferor under the Transaction Documents, and Transferee desires to assume all obligations and liabilities under the Transaction Documents with respect to the Shares;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

 

1.

Assignment and Assumption. Subject to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 hereof:

 

(a)          Transferor hereby grants, conveys, transfers and assigns to Transferee, and Transferee hereby accepts such grant, conveyance, transfer and assignment of, all of Transferor’s right, title and interest in and to the Shares; and

 

(b)          Transferor hereby grants, conveys, transfers and assigns to Transferee all of Transferor’s right, title and interest in and to and all of its rights and obligations under, and

Transferee hereby assumes and agrees to perform all of Transferor’s obligations under, the Transaction Documents with respect to the Shares.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b), Transferor is not transferring to Transferree (i) any rights or obligations with respect to the 455,127 shares of Preferred Stock owned by Transferor that are not being transferred under this Agreement or (ii) any rights or obligations under the Transaction Documents with respect to such shares (the “Retained Shares”). Insofar as the Shares and the Retained Shares permit Transferor to nominate or appoint members of the board of directors of SRGL, the right to nominate one such director is being transferred to Transferee hereby.

 

(d)          Transferor hereby agrees to take all actions required pursuant to the Articles of Association of SRGL to effectuate a transfer of the Shares including, without limitation, executing a share transfer form substantially similar to the form attached as Exhibit A and promptly delivering such executed share transfer form to SRGL.

 

2.            Purchase Price. The total purchase price which Transferee shall pay Transferor for the Shares is $26,923,800.

 

3.            Representations and Warranties of Transferee. Transferee hereby represents and warrants to each of Transferor as follows:

 

(a)          Transferee has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out all of the terms and provisions thereof.

 

(b)          The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Transferee have been duly authorized by all necessary action on its behalf. This Agreement has been executed and delivered on behalf of Transferee and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Transferee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforcement of the rights and remedies created thereby is subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(c)          Transferee is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”) because Transferee is one or more of the following:

 

(A)         a natural person whose individual net worth, or joint net worth with that person’s spouse, exceeds $1,000,000 at the time of its purchase of the Shares;

 

(B)         a natural person who had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years, or joint income with that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years, and who has a reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;

 

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(C)         a trust (i) which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000, (ii) which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares and (iii) the investment decisions of which are directed by a person who has such knowledge and experience in business and financial matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Fund;

 

(D)         a trust for which a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the 1933 Act, is acting as fiduciary in making the investment decision to purchase the Shares;

 

(E)          a partnership, corporation, limited liability company, organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or Massachusetts or similar business trust which has total assets in excess of $5,000,000 and which was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares;

 

(F)          an employee benefit plan (other than a self-directed plan) within the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), where (i) the investment decision with respect to this investment is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of ERISA, which is either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or (ii) the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

(G)         a plan established and maintained by a state, its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, which plan has total assets in excess of $5,000,000;

 

(H)         a self-directed plan (i.e., an IRA or a tax-qualified defined contribution plan in which a participant may exercise control over the investment of assets credited to such participant’s account) in which each participant is an “accredited investor” as defined in or for the purposes of the 1933 Act;

 

(I)           a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the 1933 Act, or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the 1933 Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;

 

(J)           a broker or dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;

 

(K)         an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the 1933 Act; business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the 1940 Act; Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; or private business development company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (“Advisers Act”);

 

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(L)          a revocable grantor trust in which each grantor is an individual who (i) has a net worth (or joint net worth with spouse) in excess of $1,000,000, (ii) had individual income in excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years and expects to have individual income in excess of $200,000 in the current year, or (iii) had joint income together with spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of the two most recent years and expects to have joint income in excess of $300,000 in the current year; or

 

 

(M)

a manager, director or executive officer of the General Partner.

 

(d)          Transferee is acquiring the Shares for its own account, for investment and not with a view to any resale or distribution thereof in violation of the 1933 Act. Transferee understands that the Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws and may not be assigned, sold or otherwise transferred without registration under the 1933 Act or any relevant state securities laws or exemption therefrom; that SRGL has no obligation or intention to register any of the Shares under the 1933 Act or state securities laws, or to permit sales pursuant to Regulation A under the 1933 Act; and that Transferee must therefore bear the economic risk of holding the Shares for an indefinite period of time.

 

(e)          Transferee has been given access to all information regarding the financial condition and the proposed business and operations of SRGL that Transferee has requested in order to evaluate its investment in the Shares. Transferee has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and to receive answers from, persons acting on behalf of the SRGL and the Transferor concerning the terms and conditions of the Shares, and to obtain any additional information desired by Transferee with respect to the Shares and SRGL.

 

(f)           Transferee, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity having more than one beneficial owner, was not formed (or reformed), and is not operated, for the purpose of circumventing the registration requirements of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) or with a principal purpose of satisfying the 100 partner limitation set forth in the “private placement exemption” to the “publicly traded partnership” provisions of U.S. Treasury Regulation §1.7704-1(h)(3).

 

(g)          Transferee is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) because the Transferee is one or more of:

 

(A)         a natural person who owns not less than $5,000,000 in investments (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules);

 

(B)         a corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares and that owns not less than $5,000,000 in investments (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules) and that is owned directly or indirectly by or for two or more natural persons who are related as siblings or spouse (including former spouses), or direct lineal descendants by birth or adoption, spouses of such persons, the estates of such persons, or foundations, charitable organizations, or trusts established by or for the benefit of such

 

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persons (for these purposes, an “owner” includes the grantor or settlor of a grantor or revocable trust, or anyone with a similar relationship to a comparable entity);

 

(C)         a trust not covered by the preceding paragraph (B) and that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, as to which the trustee or other person authorized to make decisions with respect to the trust, and each settlor or other person who has contributed assets to the trust is a person described in one of paragraphs (A), (B) or (D) which is a qualified purchaser (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules);

 

(D)         a natural person or corporation, partnership, trust, or limited liability company that was not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Shares, acting for its own account or the accounts of other qualified purchasers (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules), who in the aggregate owns and invests on a discretionary basis not less than $25,000,000 in investments (as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules); or

 

(E)          a corporation, partnership or limited liability company all of the securities of which are beneficially owned by a person, corporation, partnership, trust or limited liability company described in the preceding paragraphs (A), (B), (C) or (D) which is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related rules promulgated by the SEC.

 

Terms used in the 1940 Act or in related SEC rules and used in this Section 2(g) shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms under the 1940 Act or in related SEC rules.

 

The definition of “qualified purchaser” contained in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act requires that certain entities obtain the consent of their direct and indirect beneficial owners in order to qualify as a “qualified purchaser.” Transferee, if a corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other form of entity, has received all consents, if any, required by subparagraph (C) of Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related SEC rules in order for the Transferee to be a “qualified purchaser.”

 

(h)          Transferee, if a resident of the United States, is a “qualified client” as defined in Rule 205-3 under the Advisers Act, because Transferee is one or more of the following:

 

(A)         a natural person who or a company (as defined in Section 202(a)(5) of the Advisers Act, but not including a company that is required to be but is not yet registered under the 1940 Act) that, immediately after purchasing his, her or its Shares, would have at least $750,000 invested in the Partnership;

 

(B)         a natural person who or a company (as defined in Section 202(a)(5) of the Advisers Act, but not including a company that is required to be but is not yet registered under the 1940 Act) that, immediately prior to purchasing his, her or its Shares, has a net worth (together, in the case of a natural person, with assets held jointly with a spouse) of more than $1,500,000;

 

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(C)         a natural person who or a company (as defined in Section 202(a)(5) of the Advisers Act, but not including a company that is required to be but is not yet registered under the 1940 Act) that, at the time the Shares are purchased, is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act;

 

(D)         a natural person who, immediately prior to purchasing his or her Shares, is an executive officer, director, trustee, general partner, or person serving in a similar capacity, of the General Partner; or

 

(E)          a natural person who, immediately prior to purchasing his or her Shares, is an employee of the General Partner (other than an employee performing solely clerical, secretarial or administrative functions with regard to the General Partner) who, in connection with his or her regular functions or duties, participates in the investment activities of the General Partner, and the Transferee has been performing such functions for or on behalf of the General Partner, or substantially similar functions or duties for or on behalf of another company, for at least 12 months.

 

(i)           Transferee, if a “United States person” as such term is defined in the Code, has fully and accurately completed and delivered to the Transferor a Form W-9; and the Transferee, if a nonresident alien individual, foreign entity, or exempt foreign person, has fully and accurately completed and delivered to the Transferor a Form W-8BEN.

 

(j)           Transferee, if a natural person who is not a United States citizen or resident, has accurately set forth his country of residence on the signature pages hereto where indicated. Transferee, if a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity not organized under the laws of a state of the United States, has accurately set forth such Transferee’s jurisdiction of organization on the signature pages hereto where indicated.

 

(k)          Unless the Transferee has checked the box under the caption “Plan Assets” on the signature page hereto, Transferee is not a “benefit plan investor” within the meaning of Department of Labor Reg. §2510.3-101(f)(2).

 

4.            Representations and Warranties of Transferor. Transferor represents and warrants to Transferee that:

 

(a)          immediately prior to the transfer hereunder to Transferee of the Shares, Transferor had valid title to the Shares, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges or other encumbrances whatsoever, and delivery of the Shares to Transferee, against payment therefor as herein provided, has transferred valid title to such Shares to Transferee, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges or other encumbrances whatsoever; and

 

(b)          Transferor has full power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver all such Shares to Transferee, and such sale, transfer and delivery will not violate any provision of law or any agreement or other arrangement to which Transferor is a party or by which Transferor or any of its assets and properties are bound or affected.

 

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(c)          Transferor (either alone or with its advisor(s), if any) has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and making an informed decision regarding the sale of the Shares.

 

5.            Acceptance by Transferee. The Transferee assumes and agrees to perform all of Transferor’s obligations under the Transaction Documents and agrees to be bound by each of the Transaction Documents, as it pertains to the Shares, as if the Transferee had executed a counterpart of such Transaction Document. Upon its acknowledgement hereof, SRGL consents to the assignment of the Shares and the rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents pertaining to the Shares effected hereby.

 

6.            Survival. The representations and warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and transfer of the Shares to the Transferee.

 

 

7.

Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          This Agreement shall not be assignable by any party hereto without the consent of all such parties. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the legal representatives and permitted successors and assigns of the parties hereto. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute by one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)          Transferee hereby represents and warrants to Transferor that Transferee is not relying upon any representation, warranty, oral statement or other information furnished by or on behalf of Transferor or SRGL whatsoever in making the purchase of the Shares, other than the express representations and warranties of Transferor set forth above.

 

(c)          Transferor agrees to cooperate with Transferee and SRGL and shall promptly execute and deliver at its own expense or cause to be executed and delivered such further instruments (including without limitation amendments and supplements to the Transaction Documents reflecting the transactions contemplated hereby) and take or cause to be taken such further actions as Transferee may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

(d)          This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

(e)          All notices to Transferee sent pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered to Transferee at:

 

 

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Execution

 

Intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Transferor:

MassMutual Capital Partners LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transferor’s Telephone Number

 

 

Name of bank/financial institution

Receiving funds on behalf of Transferor

 

 

Transferee: Benton Street Partners II, L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Benton Street Advisors, Inc., its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Signature of person signing for Transferee or for its trustee or other representative

 

Street Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of person signing

 

City, State and Zip Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transferee’s Telephone Number

 

Name of bank/financial institution transferring funds on behalf of Transferee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar amount of Purchase Price

$

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the case of a Transferee who is a natural person and who is not a United States citizen or resident, such Transferee’s country of residence:

 

 

 

 

In the case of a Transferee that is a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity not organized under the laws of a state of the United States, the jurisdiction of organization of such Transferee:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plan Assets:

 

Yes, Transferee is a “benefit plan investor” because:
Please check applicable category.

 

 

 

 

 

1. Transferee is an “employee benefit plan” as defined

 

 

in Section 3(3) of ERISA (whether or not it is subject to

 

 

Title I of ERISA);

 

 

 

 

 

2. Transferee is a plan described in Section 4975(e)(1)

 

 

of the Code (such as an IRA, Archer MSA, or Coverdell

 

 

education savings account); or

 

 

 

 

 

3. Transferee is an entity whose underlying assets

 

 

include plan assets by reason of a plan’s investment in

 

 

Transferee.

 

 

 

 

EX-99 4 ex99a_060707-scottishre.htm A&A AGT BENTON ST PARTNERS III

Execution Copy

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS III, L.P.

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

 

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT dated as of June 5, 2007 between MassMutual Capital Partners LLC (“Transferor”), and Benton Street Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Transferee”). Terms defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreement of the Transferee dated as of the date hereof and not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings so defined.

 

WHEREAS, Transferor is the legal and beneficial owner of 500,000 shares of 7.25% convertible cumulative participating preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”) of Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“SRGL”); and

 

WHEREAS, Transferor desires to sell, transfer and assign to Transferee, and Transferee desires to purchase, acquire and assume, legal and beneficial ownership of, 134,667 shares of Preferred Stock (the “Shares”); and

 

WHEREAS, Transferor holds the Shares subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of November 26, 2006 by and among SRGL and the investors named therein, the Certificate of Designation of the Shares filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware, the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement dated as of May 7, 2007 among SRGL and the investors named therein, and the Voting Agreement dated March 30, 2007 among certain of such investors and SRGL and the Investors Agreement (the “Investors Agreement”) dated May 7, 2007 by and among SRGL Acquisitions, LDC (“SRGL Acquisitions”) and the Transferor (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”); and

 

WHEREAS, in consideration of $80,800,200 to be paid by the Transferee to the Transferor on the date hereof, Transferor desires to transfer the Shares to Transferee, together with all rights that may have been or may be exercised by the Transferor under the Transaction Documents, and Transferee desires to assume all obligations and liabilities under the Transaction Documents with respect to the Shares;

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

 

 

1.

Assignment and Assumption. Subject to paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 hereof:

 

(a)          Transferor hereby grants, conveys, transfers and assigns to Transferee, and Transferee hereby accepts such grant, conveyance, transfer and assignment of, all of Transferor’s right, title and interest in and to the Shares; and

 

(b)          Transferor hereby grants, conveys, transfers and assigns to Transferee all of Transferor’s right, title and interest in and to and all of its rights and obligations under, and

Transferee hereby assumes and agrees to perform all of Transferor’s obligations under, the Transaction Documents with respect to the Shares.

 

(c)          Notwithstanding paragraphs 1(a) and 1(b), Transferor is not transferring to Transferee (i) any rights or obligations with respect to the 365,333 shares of Preferred Stock owned by Transferor that are not being transferred under this Agreement or (ii) any rights or obligations under the Transaction Documents with respect to such shares (the “Retained Shares”). Insofar as the Shares and the Retained Shares permit Transferor to nominate or appoint members of the board of directors of SRGL, the right to nominate one such director is being transferred to Transferee hereby; provided that the transfer of such right shall in no event limit or modify SRGL Acquisitions’ right to nominate or appoint members of the Board of Directors of SRGL to the extent that such Shares shall be deemed to be included in the Convertible Shares Voting Power of SRGL Acquisitions (as determined and defined in accordance with the Investors Agreement).

 

2.            Purchase Price. The total purchase price which Transferee shall pay Transferor for the Shares is $80,800,200.

 

3.            Representations and Warranties of Transferee. Transferee hereby represents and warrants to each of Transferor as follows:

 

(a)          Transferee has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to carry out all of the terms and provisions thereof.

 

(b)          The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Transferee have been duly authorized by all necessary action on its behalf. This Agreement has been executed and delivered on behalf of Transferee and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Transferee, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that the enforcement of the rights and remedies created thereby is subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and (ii) general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).

 

(c)          Transferee is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Rule 501 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “1933 Act”).

 

(d)          Transferee is acquiring the Shares for its own account, for investment and not with a view to any resale or distribution thereof in violation of the 1933 Act. Transferee understands that the Shares have not been registered under the 1933 Act or any state securities laws and may not be assigned, sold or otherwise transferred without registration under the 1933 Act or any relevant state securities laws or exemption therefrom; that SRGL has no obligation or intention to register any of the Shares under the 1933 Act or state securities laws, or to permit sales pursuant to Regulation A under the 1933 Act; and that Transferee must therefore bear the economic risk of holding the Shares for an indefinite period of time.

 

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(e)          Transferee has been given access to all information regarding the financial condition and the proposed business and operations of SRGL that Transferee has requested in order to evaluate its investment in the Shares. Transferee has had the opportunity to ask questions of, and to receive answers from, persons acting on behalf of the SRGL and the Transferor concerning the terms and conditions of the Shares, and to obtain any additional information desired by Transferee with respect to the Shares and SRGL.

 

(f)           Transferee is a “qualified purchaser” as defined in Section 2(a)(51) of the 1940 Act and related rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

4.            Representations and Warranties of Transferor. Transferor represents and warrants to Transferee that:

 

(a)          Immediately prior to the transfer hereunder to Transferee of the Shares, Transferor had valid title to the Shares, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges or other encumbrances whatsoever, and delivery of the Shares to Transferee, against payment therefor as herein provided, has transferred valid title to such Shares to Transferee, free and clear of all liens, security interests, charges or other encumbrances whatsoever; and

 

(b)          Transferor has full power and authority to sell, transfer and deliver all such Shares to Transferee, and such sale, transfer and delivery will not violate any provision of law or any agreement or other arrangement to which Transferor is a party or by which Transferor or any of its assets and properties are bound or affected.

 

(c)          Transferor (either alone or with its advisor(s), if any) has sufficient knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the risks and merits of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and making an informed decision regarding the sale of the Shares.

 

(d)          the execution and delivery by the Transferor of this Agreement and the performance by the Transferor of its obligations under this Agreement do and will not, whether with or without notice, lapse of time, or both (i) result in any breach of any of the provisions of, (ii) constitute a default or event under, (iii) give any third party the right to terminate, (iv) result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance on any assets of the Transferor, or (v) require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any other third party, except as has been obtained prior to the date hereof, under (x) any agreement to which the Transferor is a party or by which any assets or properties of the Transferor are bound, (y) any judgment, order or decree to which the Transferor is subject or by which any assets or properties of the Transferor are bound, or (z) any law statute, rule or regulation to which the Transferor is subject or by which any assets or properties of the Transferor are bound.

 

(e)          this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Transferor, enforceable against the Transferor in accordance with its terms.

 

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5.            Acceptance by Transferee. The Transferee assumes and agrees to perform all of Transferor’s obligations under the Transaction Documents and agrees to be bound by each of the Transaction Documents, as it pertains to the Shares, as if the Transferee had executed a counterpart of such Transaction Document. Upon its acknowledgement hereof, SRGL consents to the assignment of the Shares and the rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents pertaining to the Shares effected hereby.

 

6.            Survival. The representations and warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and transfer of the Shares to the Transferee.

 

 

7.

Miscellaneous.

 

(a)          This Agreement shall not be assignable by any party hereto without the consent of all such parties. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the legal representatives and permitted successors and assigns of the parties hereto. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute by one and the same instrument. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof.

 

(b)          Transferee hereby represents and warrants to Transferor that Transferee is not relying upon any representation, warranty, oral statement or other information furnished by or on behalf of Transferor or SRGL whatsoever in making the purchase of the Shares, other than the express representations and warranties of Transferor set forth above.

 

(c)          Transferor agrees to cooperate with Transferee and SRGL and shall promptly execute and deliver at its own expense or cause to be executed and delivered such further instruments (including without limitation amendments and supplements to the Transaction Documents reflecting the transactions contemplated hereby) and take or cause to be taken such further actions as Transferee may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to carry out the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

(d)          This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

 

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(e)          All notices to Transferee sent pursuant to this Agreement shall be delivered to Transferee at:

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Execution

 

Intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

Transferor:

MassMutual Capital Partners LLC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transferor’s Telephone Number

 

 

Name of bank/financial institution

Receiving funds on behalf of Transferor

 

 

Transferee: Benton Street Partners III, L.P.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Benton Street Advisors, Inc., its general partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

Babson Capital Management LLC, its sole owner/member

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Signature of person signing for Transferee or for its trustee or other representative

 

Street Address

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title of person signing

 

City, State and Zip Code

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transferee’s Telephone Number

 

Name of bank/financial institution transferring funds on behalf of Transferee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar amount of Purchase Price $80,800,200.

 

 

 

 

 

EX-99 5 ex99d_060707-scottishre.htm INVESTORS AGT

Execution Copy

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

INVESTORS AGREEMENT

INVESTORS AGREEMENT (as amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Investors Agreement”) dated as of June 5, 2007, by and among MassMutual Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MM”), Benton Street Partners I, L.P., a Cayman Island limited partnership (“Fund I”), Benton Street Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Fund II”), and Benton Street Partners III, L.P. (“Fund III”, and together with Fund I and Fund II, the “Funds”, as successors in interest to MM) and SRGL Acquisition, LDC, a Cayman Island limited duration company (“Cerberus”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, on November 26, 2006, the Company, MM and SRGL Acquisition, LLC (“SRGL LLC”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell shares of convertible cumulative participating preferred shares of the Company, par value $.01 per share and liquidation preference of $600 per share (the “Convertible Shares”);

WHEREAS, on November 26, 2006, MMCP and SRGL LLC, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. entered into an Interim Investors Agreement (“Interim Investors Agreement”) pursuant to which such parties agreed to enter into this Agreement;

WHEREAS, on January 4, 2007, SRGL LLC assigned its rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement and Interim Investors Agreement to Cerberus;

WHEREAS, on May 7, 2007, MM and Cerberus entered into an Investors Agreement that, among other things, contemplated MM’s intent within thirty days of the date thereof, to Transfer the Convertible Shares being purchased by it under the Purchase Agreement to the Funds, such Funds being certain Affiliated Investment Funds of MM;

WHEREAS, MM desires to Transfer a portion of its Convertible Shares to each of the Funds and, such Funds having executed and delivered an Instrument of Accession in accordance with Section 2.02 hereof, such Funds have become Stockholders under this Agreement and Investors under the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Amended and Restated Investors Agreement for the purpose of amending and restating the Investors Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

 

INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

Section 1.01.     Defined Terms. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters:

Adjusted Cerberus Designee Number” means the number of Board designees that is equal to the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio multiplied by the total number of directors the Investors (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement) are entitled to designate pursuant to the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement rounded to the nearest whole number.

Adjusted MM Designee Number” means the number of Board designees that is equal to the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio multiplied by the total number of directors the Investors (as such term is defined in the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement) are entitled to designate pursuant to the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement rounded to the nearest whole number. It is understood that the Adjusted MM Designee Number shall be allocated between Fund I and Fund II only; Fund III shall not be entitled to appoint any Board designees.

Adverse Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 8-102 of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, the specified Person.

Affiliated Investment Fund” means an investment limited partnership or other similar investment entity that is managed and controlled by an Affiliate of MM or Cerberus. It is understood that each of the Funds is an Affiliated Investment Fund.

Agreement” means this Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Business Day” means a day other than a day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by law to close.

Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio” means the quotient expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Convertible Shares Voting Power held by the Cerberus Stockholders, as the same may be adjusted in accordance with the definition of Convertible Shares Voting Power, by (ii) the aggregate Convertible Shares Voting Power held by the MM Stockholders and the Cerberus Stockholders.

Cerberus Stockholder” means Cerberus and any of its Permitted Transferees.

 

 

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Certificate of Designations” means the Certificate of Designations of 1,000,000 Shares of 7.25% Convertible Cumulative Participating Preferred Shares of Scottish Re Group Limited, dated as of May 7, 2007, as may be amended from time to time.

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

Company” means Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

Company Capital Stock” means all Convertible Shares and Ordinary Shares.

Company Charter” means the Articles of Association of the Company, as amended from time to time.

Company Equity Securities” means all shares of Company Capital Stock now or hereafter issued and all Options or Convertible Securities now or hereafter issued.

Company Stock Plans” means all stock option plans, restricted stock purchase plans and other stock-based plans and agreements approved by the Board.

Control” (including the terms “Controlling”, “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or participate in the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, as a director, general partner or managing member, by contract or otherwise.

Conversion Shares” means the shares of Ordinary Shares issued or issuable upon conversion of the outstanding shares of Convertible Shares.

Convertible Securities” means any securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares.

Convertible Shares Voting Power” means the number of votes to which the holders of the outstanding shares of Convertible Shares, including for such purposes, any Conversion Shares issued upon conversion of outstanding shares of Convertible Shares, are entitled pursuant to the Company Charter. It is understood that any Shares held by a MM Affiliated Investment Fund in which Cerberus or a Designated Affiliate thereof is an investor shall be included in the calculation of the Convertible Shares Voting Power held by MM (and not of Cerberus). Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the following qualifications shall apply in calculating the Convertible Shares Voting Power: (1) If any MM Stockholders Transfer Shares (other than to Designated Affiliates) that would cause the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio to be less than 33-1/3% (excluding the Shares held by a MM Affiliated Investment Fund in which Cerberus or a Designated Affiliate thereof is an investor) then the Shares held by a MM Affiliated Investment Fund in which Cerberus or a Designated Affiliate thereof is an investor shall be thereafter excluded from the calculation of the Convertible Shares Voting Power of MM (and included in the calculation of the Convertible Shares Voting Power of Cerberus) for so long as the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio remains less than 33-1/3%. (2) If any MM

 

 

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Stockholders acquire additional Shares that would cause the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio to be greater than 66-2/3% (only after adding the Shares held by a MM Affiliated Investment Fund in which Cerberus or a Designated Affiliate thereof is an investor), then the Shares held by such MM Affiliated Investment Fund in which Cerberus or a Designated Affiliate thereof is an investor shall thereafter be (x) excluded from the Convertible Shares Voting Power of MM for so long as such Shares cause the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio to exceed 66-2/3% and (y) included in the calculation of the Convertible Shares Voting Power of Cerberus to the extent such Shares do not cause the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio to exceed 66-2/3%. (3) If any Shares are Transferred from an MM Affiliated Investment Fund in which Cerberus or a Designated Affiliate thereof is an investor in connection with an exit by Cerberus from such MM Affiliated Investment Fund, such Transfer will not be deemed to reduce the Convertible Shares Voting Power of MM for purposes of calculating the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio, unless any MM Stockholders shall have previously Transferred Shares (other than to Designated Affiliates) that would cause the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio to be less than 33-1/3% (excluding the Shares held by a MM Affiliated Investment Fund in which Cerberus or a Designated Affiliate thereof is an investor).

Designated Affiliate” means (i) any Affiliate of MM or Cerberus, as applicable (other than any portfolio company of any Affiliated Investment Fund), (ii) any Affiliated Investment Fund of MM or Cerberus and (iii) any partners, members or shareholders of an Affiliated Investment Fund of MM or Cerberus or other Persons that have written contractual rights to make co-investments with respect to investments made by such Affiliated Investment Fund, provided that any of such partners, members, shareholders or Persons shall not retain any voting or dispositive control or power over any Shares transferred to such entity by MM or Cerberus, as applicable.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Fair Market Value” of the Shares shall mean, on any day, with respect to Shares which are (a) listed on a United States securities exchange, the average of the last sales price of such stock for the twenty Business Day period prior to such day on the largest United States securities exchange on which such stock shall have traded on such day, or if such day is not a day on which a United States securities exchange is open for trading, on the immediately preceding day on which such securities exchange was open, (b) not listed on a United States securities exchange but is included in The NASDAQ Stock Market System (including the NASDAQ National Market), the last sales price on such system of such stock on such day, or if such day is not a trading day, on the immediately preceding trading day, or (c) neither listed on a United States securities exchange nor included in The NASDAQ Stock Market System, the fair value thereof (as of a date which is not more than 20 days prior to the date as of which the determination is to be made) determined in good faith by the Transferring Stockholder and the Other Stockholders exercising their rights pursuant to Section 2.03, which determination shall be conclusive and binding on the parties. Fair Market Value, as determined pursuant to clause (c), shall be based upon all considerations that such parties determine to be relevant, including the results of operations of the Company and any previous internal or third-party appraisals of the fair market value of the Shares.

 

 

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Fully Diluted Basis” means the number of shares of Ordinary Shares outstanding or held by one or more Persons, including for such purposes any Conversion Shares.

Independent Director” means members of the Board that are not Affiliates of the Stockholders or the Company.

Instrument of Accession” means a writing substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto and whereby a transferee of Company Equity Securities made in accordance with Sections 2.02 (i), (ii) or (iii) becomes a party to, and agrees to be bound (to the same extent as its transferor) by, the terms of this Agreement as a “Stockholder” hereunder.

Investors” shall have the meaning defined in the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement. Each of the Funds shall be an Investor.

Involuntary Transfer” shall mean any Transfer, proceeding or action by or in which a Stockholder shall be deprived or divested of any right, title or interest in or to any of the Shares otherwise than by a voluntary decision on the part of such Stockholder, including any seizure under levy of attachment or execution, any transfer in connection with bankruptcy (whether pursuant to the filing of a voluntary or an involuntary petition under the United States Bankruptcy Code of 1978, or any modifications or revisions thereto) or other court proceeding to a debtor in possession, trustee in bankruptcy or receiver or other officer or agency, any transfer to a state or to a public officer or agency pursuant to any statute pertaining to escheat or abandoned property and any Transfer pursuant to a divorce or separation agreement or a final decree of a court in a divorce action from which there is no further right of appeal; provided, however, that the term “Involuntary Transfer” shall not include any Transfer upon the death of a Stockholder who is a natural person to his or her executors, testamentary trustees, legatees, beneficiaries or legal representatives, or upon the incapacity of a Stockholder who is a natural person, to his or her conservators or guardians.

LP Distribution” means a distribution of unrestricted freely tradeable Shares by MM or Cerberus to its partners, members, managers or shareholders in accordance with Cerberus’s or MM’s governing documents, as applicable.

MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio” means the quotient expressed as a percentage obtained by dividing (i) the Convertible Shares Voting Power held by the MM Stockholders, as the same may be adjusted in accordance with the definition of Convertible Shares Voting Power, by (ii) the aggregate Convertible Shares Voting Power held by the MM Stockholders and the Cerberus Stockholders.

MM Stockholders” means MM and any of its Permitted Transferees including without limitation the Funds.

Offer Price” shall mean, with respect to a proposed Transfer of Shares pursuant to Section 2.03, the proposed purchase price per Share to be paid by a prospective transferee; provided, however, that in the case of an Involuntary Transfer the Offer Price of the Shares to be Transferred shall be the Fair Market Value of such Shares as of the date such Involuntary Transfer is effective. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to any Transfer of Shares that is proposed to be pursuant to an Unregistered Public Offering, the Offer

 

 

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Price shall be the Fair Market Value of such Shares at the time of such Unregistered Public Offering.

Options” means any rights, warrants or options to subscribe for or purchase Ordinary Shares or Convertible Securities.

Ordinary Shares” means the ordinary shares of the Company, par value $.01 per share.

Permitted Transferee” means any Person to whom Shares are Transferred in accordance with Sections 2.02 (i), (ii) or (iii).

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, joint stock company, business trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other legal entity of any nature whatsoever.

Proportionate Percentage” means, with respect to any specified Stockholder or Stockholders as of any date, the result (expressed as a percentage) obtained by dividing (i) the number of Shares owned by such Stockholder or Stockholders as of such date on a Fully Diluted Basis, which solely with respect to Cerberus shall include any Shares held by a MM Affiliated Investment Fund in which Cerberus or a Designated Affiliate thereof is an investor, by (ii) the total number of Shares held by all Stockholders outstanding as of such date on a Fully Diluted Basis.

Public Offering” means the sale of shares of Shares to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement (other than a registration statement on Form S-4, Form S-8 or any similar or successor form) filed under the Securities Act.

Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement” means the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2007, among the Company, MM, Cerberus and the other stockholders party thereto.

Related Group” means, with respect to any Rule 144 measurement period, all holders of Shares whose sales of Shares are required to be aggregated with sales by other holders of Shares for purposes of clauses (e)(1) or (2) of Rule 144.

Rule 144” shall mean Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any successor Rule).

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, or any successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Shares” means all Convertible Shares, all Conversion Shares and any other securities issued in respect of the Convertible Shares or the Ordinary Shares issued upon conversion of the Convertible Shares, upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar event involving the Company.

Stockholders” means MM, Cerberus, the Funds, and any Permitted Transferees

 

 

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that enter into an Instrument of Accession.

Transfer” means a transfer, sale, assignment, distribution, pledge, hypothecation or other disposition (including by operation of law), whether directly or indirectly pursuant to the creation of a derivative security, the grant of an option or other right or the imposition of a restriction on disposition or voting.

Unregistered Public Transfer” means any Transfer of Shares pursuant to (i) the provisions of Rule 144, (ii) a block trade to a financial institution or (iii) an LP Distribution.

Section 1.02.     Construction. (a) The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires: (i) “or” is disjunctive but not exclusive, (ii) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular, (iii) the words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, (iv) the headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement, (v) the words “Article” and “Section” are references to the articles and sections of this Agreement unless otherwise specified and (vi) whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”.

(b)          References herein to any Stockholder, to the extent such Stockholder shall have validly transferred any of its Shares to one or more Permitted Transferees, shall mean such Stockholder and such Permitted Transferees, taken together, and any right or action that may be taken at the election of such Stockholder may be taken at the election of such Stockholder or such Permitted Transferees to the extent such Stockholder has agreed in writing to transfer such rights to any such Permitted Transferee and to the extent such Permitted Transferee has executed and delivered the Instrument of Accession.

ARTICLE II.

 

TRANSFERS

Section 2.01.     Transfers. No Stockholder may Transfer any Shares other than Transfers made in accordance with this Article II and Article III. Any attempted Transfer of Shares in violation of the provisions of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio and of no effect. Each Stockholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Company shall not be required to (i) Transfer on its books any Shares in connection with any Transfer in violation of any of the provisions set forth in this Agreement, or (ii) treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote as such owner or to pay dividends to any transferee of such Shares in such Transfer.

 

Section 2.02.

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time, Transfer any or all of the Shares held by such Stockholder as follows: (i) to any one or more Designated Affiliates of such Stockholder, (ii) Transfers by the MM Stockholders made with the written consent of Cerberus, (iii) Transfers by the Cerberus Stockholders made with the written consent of MM, (iv) Transfers made in a Public Offering in accordance with and pursuant to the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement and (v) Transfers made after giving effect to the provisions of Section 2.03, 2.04 and Article III; provided, that in the case of Transfers made pursuant to Section 2.02 (i), (ii) and (iii) hereof, the Person to whom such Shares are Transferred must duly execute and deliver an Instrument of Accession in the form of Exhibit A hereto (such Transfer to be effective only upon the delivery of such Instrument of Accession to the other Stockholders). Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall be considered to be Permitted Transferees.

 

Section 2.03.

Right of First Refusal.

(a)          No Stockholder (a “Transferring Stockholder”) may Transfer Shares (other than Transfers to Permitted Transferees as described in Section 2.02 to any Person without first providing the other Stockholders a written notice (the “ROFR Offer Notice”), which in the case of a proposed Transfer by a MM Stockholder shall be delivered to the Cerberus Stockholders, and in the case of a proposed Transfer by a Cerberus Stockholder, shall be delivered to the MM Stockholders, at least 20 days prior to such proposed Transfer, provided, however for purposes of this Section 2.03, in connection with a proposed Transfer at the direction of Cerberus by Fund III, Fund III shall provide the ROFR Offer Notice related to such Transfer to MM. The ROFR Offer Notice shall include, to the extent applicable, taking into account whether such Transfer is proposed to be consummated in a private or public offering:

(i)           the principal terms of the proposed Transfer, including (u) the names and addresses of the prospective Transferees, (v) a copy of the written bona fide offer, (w) the number and class of the Shares to be Transferred to each such prospective Transferee (the “Offered Shares”), (x) the expected date of the proposed Transfer, (y) the proposed Offer Price and (z) any other material terms of the proposed Transfer; and

(ii)          an irrevocable offer (an “ROFR Option”) to sell any or all such Shares to the MM Stockholders or the Cerberus Stockholders, as the case may be (as applicable, the “Other Stockholders”), for a purchase price, to be stated therein, which shall be no greater than the proposed Offer Price offered by the prospective Transferees, as specified in the ROFR Offer Notice for such Shares, and otherwise on terms that are the same or better than the terms that would apply to such proposed sale to the proposed Transferees.

(b)          Each Stockholder who exercises its ROFR Option will have the right to purchase all or any portion of its pro-rata portion of the total number of Shares subject to the ROFR. Any ROFR Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, by delivery of written notice of acceptance (the “ROFR Acceptance Notice”) to the offeror within 15 days after delivery of the related ROFR Offer Notice. The ROFR Acceptance Notice shall state that the offeree Stockholder has elected to exercise the ROFR Option, and the number of Shares with respect to which such ROFR Option is being exercised. The closing of any purchase and sale of Shares pursuant to the exercise of any ROFR Option shall take place as soon as reasonably practicable, and in any event not later than 15 days after delivery of the ROFR Acceptance Notice (provided,

 

 

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that such time shall be extended as necessary to comply with applicable legal requirements) at such time and location as the parties to such purchase may mutually determine. If any Other Stockholder does not elect to purchase its pro rata portion of the Offered Shares, the Transferring Stockholder shall give prompt written notice to each Other Stockholder who has elected to purchase its pro rata portion of the Offered Shares of the number of Shares remaining, and each such Other Stockholder shall have the right to purchase its pro rata portion of the remaining Offered Shares. The foregoing process shall be repeated until the earlier of (i) no Other Stockholder elects to purchase any additional Offered Shares and (ii) all Offered Shares are allocated among Other Stockholders. If the Other Stockholders do not elect to purchase, in the aggregate, all of the Offered Shares, then subject to Sections 2.04 and 3.01 the Transferring Stockholder may transfer all, but not less than all, of the Offered Shares to the prospective transferee(s) identified in the Offering Notice at a price and on terms and conditions no less favorable to the Transferring Stockholder than those specified in the ROFR Offer Notice for a period of up to 30 days from the expiration of the 15-day period commencing on the date of delivery of the ROFR Offer Notice. Any Shares not transferred within such period again shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 2.03 in connection with any subsequent Transfer. At the closing of any purchase and sale of Shares following the exercise of any ROFR Option, the holder(s) of Shares to be sold will deliver to the offeree Stockholder a certificate or certificates representing the Shares to be purchased duly endorsed, or with stock (or equivalent) powers duly endorsed, for transfer with signature guaranteed, free and clear of any Adverse Claim, and with any necessary stock (or equivalent) transfer tax stamps affixed, together with such certifications, representations and warranties as the offeree Stockholder may reasonably request regarding matters such as that: (i) such holder has full right, title and interest in and to such Shares; (ii) such holder has all necessary power and authority and has taken all necessary action to sell such Shares as contemplated; and (iii) there is no Adverse Claim with respect to such Shares, and the offeree Stockholder (or its designee(s), if applicable) will pay to such holder by certified or bank check or wire transfer of immediately available federal funds (at the option of the holder selling the Shares) the purchase price of the Shares being purchased by it. For the purposes of this Section 2.03, “pro rata portion” shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the number of Shares owned by such Stockholder on the date of determination by the number of Shares then owned by Other Stockholders eligible to purchase the Offered Shares.

(c)          Involuntary Transfers. If an Involuntary Transfer of any Shares (the “Involuntarily Transferred Shares”) owned by any of the Stockholders shall occur, the Other Stockholders shall have all of the same rights as specified in this Section 2.03 with respect to such Involuntarily Transferred Shares as if the Involuntary Transfer had been a proposed voluntary transfer by a Transferring Stockholder, except that (i) the periods referenced in this Section 2.03 shall run from the date of receipt by the Company and the Other Stockholders of notice of the Involuntary Transfer, and (ii) such rights shall be exercised by notice to the transferee of such Involuntarily Transferred Shares (the “Involuntary Transferee”) rather than to the Stockholder who suffered or will suffer the Involuntary Transfer. In the event that the provisions of this clause (b) shall be held to be unenforceable with respect to any particular Involuntary Transfer, or if all of the Involuntarily Transferred Shares are not purchased pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.03, as a condition to the Transfer of such Shares to the Involuntary Transferee in the records of the Company, the Involuntary Transferee must execute an Instrument of Accession in the form of Exhibit A hereto and thereby become a party to, and be bound by, the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

 

 

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(d)          Each certificate representing the Shares that is held by a Stockholder will bear a legend substantially to the following effect with such additions thereto or changes therein as may be necessary to give full effect to this Agreement (the “Investors Agreement Legend”):

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AN INVESTORS AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF MAY 7, 2007, AMONG THE ORIGINAL HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE AND THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO. NO TRANSFER, SALE, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH INVESTORS AGREEMENT. THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF SUCH INVESTORS AGREEMENT.”

The Investors Agreement Legend will be removed by the delivery of substitute certificates without such Investors Agreement Legend in the event of (i) a Transfer permitted by this Agreement in which the Transferee is not required to enter into an Assumption Agreement or (ii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 7.04.

 

Section 2.04.

Unregistered Public Transfers.

(a)          Rule 144 Transfers, Block Sales and LP Distributions. If a Stockholder may sell Shares to any Person after the application of and compliance with Section 2.03, such Stockholder shall not Transfer any or all of its Shares pursuant to an Unregistered Public Transfer other than in compliance with this Section 2.04. Shares Transferred pursuant to this Section 2.04 shall conclusively be deemed thereafter not to be Shares under this Agreement.

(i)           Rule 144 Coordination. The Stockholders shall use reasonable best efforts to coordinate Transfers of Shares made pursuant to Rule 144.

(ii)          Notice. Each Stockholder shall provide 5 Business Days prior written notice to the other Stockholders when it plans to Transfer any or all of its Shares pursuant to this Section 2.04.

(iii)         Volume Limit. No Stockholder shall be permitted to effect Transfers pursuant to this Section 2.04 in excess of its pro rata share of all Shares that may be Transferred by Stockholders under Rule 144 during the applicable measurement period (based on the ownership of Shares held by all Stockholders at the start of such measurement period) and assuming for such purposes that all Stockholders are part of the same Related Group whether or not such Stockholders are required by Rule 144 to be so treated. During an applicable measurement period under Rule 144, any Transfers permitted by this Section 2.04 consummated during such applicable measurement period will reduce for purposes of this Agreement, on a Share for Share basis, the number of Shares that such Stockholder is permitted to sell under Rule 144 during such measurement period, whether individually or as part of a Related Group, whether or not such Transfer is required by Rule 144 to be so treated. In the event any Stockholder agrees to forego its pro rata share of the Rule 144 Related Group volume limit by written

 

 

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notice to the other Stockholders, the remainder shall be re-allocated pro rata among the other Stockholders in like manner (except that the Shares held by such forfeiting Stockholder at the start of such measurement period shall be excluded from such calculation).

(b)          Period. The provisions of Section 2.04 shall terminate at such time as the Stockholders, in the aggregate, own less than 10% of the then outstanding Ordinary Shares on a Fully Diluted Basis.

 

Section 2.05.

Securities Law Compliance.

(a)          Each Stockholder agrees that it will not effect any Transfer of Shares unless such Transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and, in either case, in compliance with all applicable state securities laws.

ARTICLE III.

 

TAG-ALONG RIGHTS

Section 3.01.     Tag-Along Rights. After giving effect to the application of Section 2.03 and subject to its prior compliance thereto, with respect to any proposed Transfer by any Stockholder (collectively, the “Selling Stockholder”) of Shares held by such Stockholder and its Designated Affiliates to any Person other than (x) to a Designated Affiliate, (y) in a Public Offering made in accordance with and pursuant to the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement or (z) in an Unregistered Public Transfer, each Stockholder who exercises its rights under this Section 3.01 (each a “Tagging Stockholder”) will have the right to include the following in the proposed sale to the proposed transferee(s) of Shares (the “Proposed Transferee”) or sell the following to the Selling Stockholder (if such Proposed Transferee will not agree to purchase Shares directly from such Tagging Stockholder, and in such case the Selling Stockholder shall be obligated to purchase from such Tagging Stockholder the following): a number of Shares up to the product (rounded down to the nearest whole number) of (i) such Tagging Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage of Shares and (ii) the total number of Shares proposed to be Transferred to the Proposed Transferee(s), at the same price(s) per Share, as the case may be, and upon the same terms and conditions (including time of payment, form of consideration and adjustments to purchase price) as the Selling Stockholder; provided, that Cerberus Stockholders shall not be entitled to be a Tagging Stockholder (and MM Stockholders shall be entitled to be a Selling Stockholder) in a proposed sale of Shares at the direction of Cerberus by an Affiliated Investment Fund of MM in which Cerberus or a Designated Affiliate thereof is an investor.

Section 3.02.     Exercise of Tag-Along Rights; Notices. The Selling Stockholder will give the other Stockholders prior written notice of each Proposed Sale at least 20 days prior to any such Transfer, setting forth the number and type of Shares proposed to be so Transferred, the name and address of the Proposed Transferee, the proposed amount and form of consideration and other material terms and conditions of payment offered by the Proposed

 

 

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Transferee (such notice, the “Tag-Along Opportunity Notice”). In the event that any of the material terms or conditions set forth in the Tag-Along Opportunity Notice are thereafter amended in any material respect, the Selling Stockholder shall also give written notice of the amended terms and conditions of the Proposed Sale to the Stockholders (such amended notice, an “Amended Tag-Along Opportunity Notice”) as promptly a s practicable after such amended terms and conditions have been made. In order to exercise the tag-along rights provided by this Article III, the Tagging Stockholder must send a written notice to the Selling Stockholder indicating the desire of the Tagging Stockholder to exercise its rights and specifying the number and type of Shares it desires to sell (the “Tag-Along Exercise Notice”) within ten (10) Business Days following the giving of the Tag-Along Opportunity Notice to the Tagging Stockholder (or if an Amended Tag-Along Opportunity Notice is given to the Tagging Stockholder within such ten (10) Business Day period, within ten (10) Business Days following the giving of such Amended Tag-Along Opportunity Notice). Upon the giving of an Amended Tag-Along Opportunity Notice to the Tagging Stockholder, such Tagging Stockholder shall be permitted to cancel its exercise of its rights under this Article III upon delivery of written notice to the Selling Stockholder to such effect and shall be released from its obligation hereunder.

Section 3.03.     Closing of Proposed Sale. (a) Each Tagging Stockholder shall deliver to the Company, as agent for such Tagging Stockholder, for transfer to the Proposed Transferee one or more certificates, properly endorsed for transfer, which represent the Shares that such Tagging Stockholder is permitted to dispose of pursuant to this Article III. In connection with the consummation of any such Proposed Sale, the Company and the Selling Stockholder (i) shall Transfer to the Proposed Transferee at the closing of such Proposed Sale a stock certificate or certificates representing the Shares to be disposed of by any Tagging Stockholders and (ii) shall promptly thereafter remit to each Tagging Stockholder (x) that portion of the proceeds of the disposition to which such Tagging Stockholder is entitled by reason of such participation and (y) a stock certificate or certificates representing any balance of Shares that were not so disposed of (or all Shares, in the event the proposed disposition is not consummated).

(b)          If any Tagging Stockholder exercises its rights under this Article III, the closing of the purchase of the Shares with respect to which such rights have been exercised will take place concurrently with the closing of the sale of the Selling Stockholder’s Shares to the Proposed Transferee. If by the end of sixty (60) days following the date of delivery of the Tag-Along Opportunity Notice (or following the delivery of the last Amended Tag-Along Opportunity Notice, if applicable), the Selling Stockholder, the Tagging Stockholders and the Proposed Transferee have not completed the Proposed Sale, each Tagging Stockholder shall be released from its obligations under this Article III, and the Tag-Along Exercise Notices shall be null and void, and it shall be necessary for the terms of this Article III to be separately complied with in order to consummate such Proposed Sale pursuant to this Article III.

 

 

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ARTICLE IV.

 

VOTING AGREEMENT

 

Section 4.01.

Directors.

(a)          The Stockholders agree to designate for election to the Board from time to time pursuant to the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement (a) the number of individuals designated by the Funds (the “MM Designees” and each a “MM Designee”) equal to the Adjusted MM Designee Number and (b) the number of individuals designated by Cerberus (the “Cerberus Designees” and each a “Cerberus Designee” and together with the MM Designee, the “Stockholder Designees”) equal to the Adjusted Cerberus Designee Number. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that as of the date hereof each of the Funds collectively, on the one hand, and Cerberus, on the other hand, shall be entitled to designate three directors and nominate one Independent Director. MM Designees shall be allocated as follows: Fund I shall be entitled to appoint two directors, Fund II shall be entitled to appoint one director and, for so long as the Shares held by Fund III are deemed to be part of the Convertible Shares Voting Power held by MM, Fund III shall be entitled to nominate one Independent Director, provided that nothing in this sentence shall be deemed to limit or otherwise modify Cerberus’s rights hereunder, including without limitation to the extent that any Shares held by Fund III are deemed to be part of the Convertible Shares Voting Power of Cerberus.

(b)          In the event that there is a change in the Convertible Shares Voting Power held by one Stockholder relative to the other, the Stockholders each agree to vote or otherwise give such Stockholder’s consent in respect of all shares of Company Capital Stock (whether now or hereafter acquired) owned by such Stockholder, from time to time, in order to cause the removal from or election to the Board, as appropriate, of such number of (i) MM Designees such that the number of MM Designees that are designated to the Board is equal to the Adjusted MM Designee Number calculated based on such changed relative Convertible Shares Voting Power held by the MM Stockholders, and (ii) Cerberus Designees such that the number of Cerberus Designees that are designated to the Board is equal to the Adjusted Cerberus Designee Number calculated based on such changed relative Convertible Shares Voting Power held by the Cerberus Stockholders in each case rounded to the nearest whole number. In the event that the authorized number of directors on the Board of Directors is insufficient to accommodate the adjustments to the number of MM Designees and Cerberus Designees pursuant to this Section 4.01(b), then the Stockholders each agree to (x) use reasonable efforts (including by voting or otherwise giving such Stockholder’s consent in respect of all shares of Company Capital Stock (whether now or hereafter acquired) owned by such Stockholder) to cause the authorized number of directors on the Board of Directors to be adjusted upwards as appropriate to accommodate the adjustments to the number of MM Designees and Cerberus Designees pursuant to this Section 4.01(b) or (y) (A) to cause the removal from the Board of Directors of such MM Designee or Cerberus Designee as appropriate to reflect as closely as practicable the Convertible Shares Voting Power held by each Stockholder relative to the other, and (B) to fill the vacancy created by such removal with an individual (i) mutually agreed upon by the MM Stockholders and the Cerberus Stockholders. For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the Cerberus Stockholders and the MM Stockholders are only entitled to designate one member to the Board pursuant to the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement, such director designee shall be (i) mutually

 

 

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agreed upon by the Cerberus Stockholders and the MM Stockholders to the extent that neither the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio nor the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio exceeds, individually, 66-2/3% and (ii) by the MM Stockholders or the Cerberus Stockholders, as applicable, to the extent the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio or the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio exceeds, individually, 66-2/3%, respectively. In the event that the sum of the Cerberus Designees and the MM Designees at any time equals an odd number in circumstances in which each Stockholder is entitled to appoint the same number of directors, each Stockholder shall be entitled to appoint an even amount of directors and jointly appoint the odd numbered director. It being further understood that so long as the Convertible Shares Voting Power held by the MM Stockholders or the Cerberus Stockholder, as the case may be, exceeds 5%, then the Stockholders shall use reasonable best efforts to provide that the MM Stockholders or the Cerberus Stockholders, as the case may be, shall have at least one designee to the Board of Directors notwithstanding that the Adjusted MM Designee Number or Adjusted Cerberus Designee Number may be less than one. Nothing herein shall require any Stockholder to take any action that would result in an increase in the appointment of more directors than the Stockholders would be entitled to in the aggregate, under the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement.

(c)          From and after the date hereof, each of the Funds and Cerberus agrees to cause its designees to the Board, if any, subject to those designees’ fiduciary duties under applicable law, to vote or otherwise give such Director’s consent to the creation and maintenance of:

(i)           a Board of Directors initially consisting of eleven persons, including (i) the six directors the Investors are entitled to designate pursuant to the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement; (ii) three Independent Directors consisting of: (a) for so long as the Shares held by Fund III are deemed to be part of the Convertible Shares Voting Power of MM, one Independent Director to be nominated by Fund III, (b) one Independent Director to be nominated by Cerberus and (c) one Independent Director to be nominated by the other two Independent Directors (the “Independent Director Nominee”); (iii) one designee, of the Cypress Shareholders (as defined in the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement) for as long as the Cypress Shareholders are entitled to designate a director pursuant to the terms thereof and (iv) the CEO of the Company (the “CEO Nominee”). Solely for the purpose of electing the Independent Director Nominee and CEO Nominee, and for no other purpose, each of MM and the Funds, as successors in interest to MM, agrees to abstain from any vote or consent in respect of all shares of Company Capital Stock (whether now or hereafter acquired).

(ii)          a Compensation Committee of the Board, consisting of at least three directors, whose composition shall be the same as the Board relative to the percentage of Cerberus Designees and MM Designees on such Board, provided that so long as neither the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio nor the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio exceeds, individually, 66-2/3%, one of whom shall be a MM Designee, if any, one of whom shall be a Cerberus Designee, if any, and one of whom shall be an Independent Director, if any, which Compensation Committee shall approve all grants of stock options or stock awards to employees of the Company, all increases in compensation of officers of the Company and all other employee benefits (including, without limitation, vacation policy, benefit plans, company automobiles and insurance) granted to officers of the

 

 

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Company;

(iii)         an Audit Committee of the Board, consisting of at least three directors, whose composition shall be the same as the Board relative to the percentage of Cerberus Designees and MM Designees on such Board, provided that so long as neither the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio nor the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio exceeds, individually, 66-2/3%, one of whom shall be a MM Designee, if any, one of whom shall be a Cerberus Designee, if any, and one of whom shall be an Independent Director, if any, which Audit Committee shall review and approve the financial statements of the Company; and

(iv)         so long as neither the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio nor the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio exceeds, individually, 66-2/3%, any other committee or sub-committee of the Board that may be mutually deemed by MM and Cerberus to be appropriate; provided that such committee or sub-committee consists of at least one MM Designee, if any, and one Cerberus Designee, if any, so long as neither the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio nor the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio exceeds, individually, 66-2/3%.

Section 4.02.     Consultation Regarding Certain Matters to be Voted on by the Board. So long as neither the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio nor the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio exceeds 66-2/3%, the MM Designees and the Cerberus Designees shall consult with each other, subject to their fiduciary duties under applicable law, prior to voting on the following matters to be voted on by the Board:

(i)           any sale of substantially all the assets of the Company, or any merger or consolidation in which the Company is a constituent party (other than for purposes of redomestication), or any other transaction, in which the stockholders of the Company immediately before the transaction do not hold, immediately after the transaction, more than 50% of the outstanding voting power of the surviving or resulting entity or the Company, as the case may be (any such transaction, a “Change of Control”);

 

(ii)

any recapitalization of the Company;

(iii)         the creation, or authorization of the creation of, or issuance or obligation to issue any additional shares of Company Equity Securities, or any other equity securities of the Company or securities convertible into equity securities of the Company;

(iv)         any reclassification, recapitalization of, any declaration or payment of dividends (whether in cash, other assets or stock) on, and any purchase or redemption of any shares of Company Capital Stock by the Company, other than (A) purchases by the Company of Company Capital Stock held by the Stockholders, provided that the Company repurchases from each Stockholder such Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage of the aggregate number of shares repurchased by the Company, and (B) repurchases of securities from former employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons who performed services for the Company in connection with the cessation of such employment or service at the then-current fair market value thereof (or lower, if

 

 

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agreed to by the Company and the applicable third party);

 

(v)

any filing for bankruptcy, receivership or similar arrangement;

(vi)         any increase or decrease of the authorized number of directors or members of any committee thereof;

(vii)       approval of the annual operating budget of the Company, modification in any material respect any such budget or any action that is or is reasonably likely to be a material variance therefrom;

(viii)      any joint venture or other alliance with an aggregate value in excess of $10,000,000;

(ix)         the hiring or removal of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Investment Officer or Chief Actuary (each, an “Executive Officer” and collectively the “Executive Officers”), provided that the Cerberus Designees may vote for the removal of any two of the Executive Officers on one occasion only without prior consultation with the MM Designees;

(x)          any agreement, contract or understanding which involves payment by the Company in excess of $10,000,000;

(xi)         any agreement providing for, or the occurrence of, the acquisition or sale of any asset, or the acquisition of or investment in any equity or debt securities of another Person, for a value of greater than $10,000,000;

(xii)       the incurrence of any new indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of $10,000,000; the prepayment or material modification of any existing indebtedness; or any loan, advance or capital contribution by the Company in an aggregate amount in excess of $10,000,000;

(xiii)      adopting or making a material amendment to any severance or management equity program; or

(xiv)      any matter to be submitted for approval for a vote of the Shares or by the shareholders of the Company.

Section 4.03.     Stockholder Consent. Each Stockholder agrees that it will not vote or otherwise give such Stockholder’s consent in respect of any shares of Company Capital Stock (whether now or hereafter acquired) owned by such Stockholder in favor of any proposal to be voted on by the stockholders of the Company without the prior consent of the other Stockholder (any disagreement as to whether or not to approve and/or consent to any such matter, a “Dispute”), provided however that the provisions of this Section 4.03 shall not apply (i) if either the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio or the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio exceeds, individually, 66-2/3% or (ii) with respect to the incurrence of any indebtedness (other than corporate debt) for borrowed money to maintain the operation of the Company as a going concern.

 

 

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Section 4.04.     Babson Capital Management LLC. Cerberus agrees to vote or otherwise give its consent in respect of all shares of Company Capital Stock (whether now or hereafter acquired) owned by Cerberus in whatever manner as shall be reasonably necessary to appoint Babson Capital Management LLC as the Company’s asset manager, provided that the terms of such engagement are on terms substantially no less favorable to the Company than those that the Company would obtain in a comparable arms’-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate or stockholder (or an Affiliate of such stockholder) of the Company and include provisions for termination (a) for material non-performance, (b) for under-performance (as determined by the Independent Directors), or (c) upon a Change of Control.

ARTICLE V.

 

THIRD PARTY SALE PROCESS

 

Section 5.01.

Third Party Sale Process.

(a)          At any time on or after May 7, 2012, so long as the MM Stockholders and the Cerberus Stockholders together own at least 33-1/3% of the Ordinary Shares then outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis and neither the MM Adjusted Voting Power Ratio nor the Cerberus Adjusted Voting Power Ratio exceeds, individually, 66-23%, each of MM and Cerberus shall have the right to cause the other to use reasonable best efforts to initiate the sale (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) to any Person or group of Persons (a “Third Party”) of (x) 100% of the Ordinary Shares then outstanding on a Fully-Diluted Basis or (y) all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (each such transaction a “Third Party Sale”). Any Third Party Sale process will be conducted by the Independent Directors who shall have the power to negotiate and consummate such Third Party Sale. If and to the extent either MM or Cerberus wishes to initiate a Third Party Sale, then each of MM and Cerberus hereby agrees that such Stockholder will (A) vote or otherwise give such Stockholder’s consent in favor of such Third Party Sale, if approved by the Independent Directors (B) Transfer to such Third Party, subject to the other provisions of this Article V, on the terms of the Third Party Sale so accepted by the Independent Directors, including time of payment, form and choice of consideration and adjustments to purchase price, the number of shares of Company Capital Stock equal to such Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage of Ordinary Shares on a Fully-Diluted Basis to which the Third Party Sale is applicable, if any, and (C) cooperate with the reasonable requests of the Independent Directors in connection with the Third Party Sale. Nothing herein shall preclude MM or Cerberus from participating in the Third Party Sale as a potential purchaser of the Company.

(b)          Exercise of Third Party Sale Rights; Notices; Certain Conditions of Third Party Sales.

(i)           The Independent Directors will give notice (the “Sale Notice”) to the Stockholders of any proposed Third Party Sale within five (5) Business Days after their acceptance thereof and, in any event, not less than Twenty (20) Business Days prior to the proposed closing date thereof. The Sale Notice will set forth the name of the proposed transferee or acquiring Person, the proposed amount and form of consideration, the number and type of shares of Company Capital Stock sought and the other terms and

 

 

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conditions of the offer.

(ii)          If any holders of Company Capital Stock are given an option as to the timing, form and amount of consideration to be received, all holders of such class of Company Capital Stock shall be given the same option. Each Stockholder (x) shall agree to those covenants required for all stockholders in connection with the Third Party Sale, (y) shall be obligated to join on a pro rata basis (based on the proceeds received by each such Stockholder in connection with the Third Party Sale) in any indemnification that the Independent Directors agree should be provided in connection with the Third Party Sale (other than in connection with obligations that relate to a particular Stockholder such as representations and warranties concerning itself for which each Stockholder shall agree to be solely responsible) and (z) shall make customary representations and warranties concerning itself and the shares of Company Capital Stock to be sold by it in connection with such Third Party Sale.

(iii)         Each Stockholder will be responsible for funding its proportionate share of any adjustment in purchase price or escrow arrangements in connection with the Third Party Sale and for its proportionate share of any withdrawals from any such escrow, including any such withdrawals that are made with respect to claims arising out of agreements, covenants, representations, warranties or other provisions relating to the Third Party Sale.

(iv)         Each Stockholder will be responsible for its proportionate share of the fees and expenses of the Third Party Sale to the extent not paid or reimbursed by the Company, the Third Party or another Person. The Independent Directors shall be entitled to estimate each Stockholder’s proportionate share of such fees and expenses and to withhold such amounts from payments to be made to each Stockholder at the time of closing of the Third Party Sale; provided that (i) such estimate shall not preclude the Independent Directors from recovering additional amounts from the Stockholders in respect of each Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage of such fees and expenses and (ii) the Independent Directors shall reimburse, from the proceeds of the Third Party Sale, each Stockholder to the extent actual amounts are ultimately less than the estimated amounts or any such amounts are paid by the Company, the Third Party or another Person.

(c)          Closing of Third Party Sale. At the closing of such Third Party Sale, each of the Stockholders shall deliver certificates evidencing the Company Capital Stock then held by it and to be sold or cancelled in connection with such sale, duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by stock powers executed in blank, against payment of the purchase price therefor by wire transfer to the account or accounts specified by such Stockholder.

Section 5.02.     Custody Agreement and Power of Attorney. Upon receiving a Sale Notice, each Stockholder will, if requested by the Independent Directors, execute and deliver a custody agreement and power of attorney in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Independent Directors with respect to the shares of Company Capital Stock that are to be sold by each Stockholder pursuant hereto (a “Custody Agreement and POA”). The Custody Agreement and POA will provide, among other things, that each such Stockholder will deliver to

 

 

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and deposit in custody with the custodian and attorney-in-fact named therein a certificate or certificates representing such shares of Company Capital Stock (each duly endorsed in blank by the registered owned or owners thereof) and irrevocably appoint said custodian and attorney-in-fact as its agent and attorney-in-fact with full power and authority to act under the Custody Agreement and POA on its behalf with respect to (and subject to the terms and conditions of) the matters specified in this Article V.

ARTICLE VI.

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 6.01.     Representations and Warranties by the Stockholders. Each Stockholder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the other Stockholders as follows:

(a)          The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Stockholder will not violate any provision of applicable law, any order of any court or other agency of government, the certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws, operating agreement, partnership agreement or other organizational documents of such Stockholder or any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Stockholder or any of such Stockholder’s properties or assets is bound, or conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument.

(b)          This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Stockholder, and, when executed by the other parties hereto, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with its terms.

ARTICLE VII.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.01.     Resolution of Disputes. The MM Stockholders and the Cerberus Stockholders agree to attempt to resolve in good faith any Dispute arising under Section 4.03 that detrimentally affects or could reasonably be expected to detrimentally affect the conduct of the business of the Company. If such Dispute remains unresolved for 20 Business Days, MM and Cerberus shall proceed to have the Dispute resolved by the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer or Chief Financial Officer of MM, on the one hand, and the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Accounting Officer or Head of Private Equity of Cerberus, on the other hand. Such Dispute resolution effort shall involve at least one in person meeting and shall continue for up to 10 Business Days. If such Dispute resolution effort fails, any of MM or Cerberus may provide written notice (the “Dispute Notice”) to the other that it elects to submit the Dispute to a non-binding mediation process conducted by a mediator to be selected jointly by MM and Cerberus (the “Dispute Mediator”). Each Stockholder agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in the selection of the Dispute Mediator and to cooperate with the Dispute Mediator in seeking to cause the Dispute Mediator to resolve such

 

 

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Dispute no later than 30 Business Days after selection of the Dispute Mediator. Upon the earlier to occur of (a) delivery by MM or Cerberus of two Dispute Notices each relating to disputes over matters set forth in Section 4 of the Certificate of Designations, or (b) delivery by MM and Cerberus of three Dispute Notices in the aggregate, either of MM or Cerberus (the “Initiating Stockholder”) may elect to deliver to the other Stockholders (the Cerberus Stockholders or the MM Stockholders, as the case may be) a written notice (the “Dutch Auction Notice”) containing an irrevocable offer to sell all Company Capital Stock held by the Initiating Stockholder at a purchase price and on the terms and conditions contained in the Dutch Auction Notice. The offeree Stockholders shall be required within 30 Business Days to either (x) purchase all the Company Capital Stock of the Initiating Stockholder at the purchase price and on the terms and conditions contained in the Dutch Auction Notice, or (y) sell all Company Capital Stock held by the offeree Stockholders to the Initiating Stockholder at the purchase price and on the terms and conditions contained in the Dutch Auction Notice. In the event that the offeree Stockholders elects to sell all Company Capital Stock held by them to the Initiating Stockholder pursuant to this Section 7.01, the Initiating Stockholder shall be obligated to purchase all such Company Capital Stock at the purchase price and on the terms and conditions contained in the Dutch Auction Notice. During and after any period in which a Dutch Auction Notice is outstanding, neither MM Stockholders nor Cerberus Stockholder shall assert any claims against the others, except with respect to the Dutch Auction Notice.

Section 7.02.     Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement or in any other instrument referred to herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement.

Section 7.03.     Benefits of Agreement. Nothing expressed by or mentioned in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision herein contained, this Agreement and all conditions and provisions hereof being intended to be and being for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly permitted hereby, each party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement shall not be subject to assignment or delegation by any party hereto, and any attempted assignment or delegation in violation hereof shall be null and void ab initio.

Section 7.04.     Termination of this Agreement. This Agreement shall terminate upon the first to occur of the Transfer by either the MM Stockholders or the Cerberus Stockholders of all the Shares held by such Party, as the case may be, in (i) a Public Offering, (ii) an Unregistered Public Transfer in compliance with Section 2.04, (iii) a Transfer made pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 3.01, (iv) a Change of Control or Third Party Sale or (v) pursuant to Section 7.01.

Section 7.05.     Notices. Any notice or communication required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered personally, delivered by nationally recognized overnight courier service, sent by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile (subject to electronic confirmation of such facsimile transmission). Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given (i) when delivered, if personally

 

 

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delivered, (ii) one (1) Business Day after it is deposited with a nationally recognized overnight courier service, if sent by nationally recognized overnight courier service, (iii) the day of sending, if sent by facsimile prior to 5:00 p.m. (EST) on any Business Day or the next succeeding Business Day if sent by facsimile after 5:00 p.m. (EST) on any Business Day or on any day other than a Business Day or (iv) five Business Days after the date of mailing, if mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, in each case, to the following address or facsimile number, or to such other address or addresses or facsimile number or numbers as such party may subsequently designate to the other parties by notice given hereunder:

 

if to MM, to:

 

MassMutual Financial Group

1295 State Street

Springfield, MA 01111

Fax: (413) 744-6350

Attention: Larry N. Port

 

and

 

Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 22

Springfield, MA 01111

Fax: (413) 226-2064

Attention: Rodney J. Dillman, Esq.

 

with a copy to:

 

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Fax: (212) 596-9090

Attention: Othon A. Prounis, Esq.

 

 

 

 

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if to Cerberus, to:

 

SRGL Acquisition, LDC

c/o Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.

299 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10171

Fax: (212) 891-1540

Attention: Christopher Brody

 

with a copy to:

 

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Fax: (212) 593-5955

Attention: Marc Weingarten, Esq.

 

if to either Fund I or Fund II, to:

 

MassMutual Financial Group

1295 State Street

Springfield, MA 01111

Fax: (413) 744-6350

Attention: Larry N. Port

 

and

 

Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 22

Springfield, MA 01111

Fax: (413) 226-2064

Attention: Rodney J. Dillman, Esq.

 

with a copy to:

 

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Fax: (212) 596-9090

Attention: Othon A. Prounis, Esq.

 

 

 

 

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if to Fund III, to:

 

MassMutual Financial Group

1295 State Street

Springfield, MA 01111

Fax: (413) 744-6350

Attention: Larry N. Port

 

and

 

Babson Capital Management LLC

1500 Main Street, Suite 22

Springfield, MA 01111

Fax: (413) 226-2064

Attention: Rodney J. Dillman, Esq.

 

and

 

SRGL Acquisition, LDC

c/o Cerberus Capital Management, L.P.

299 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10171

Fax: (212) 891-1540

Attention: Christopher Brody

 

with copies to:

 

Ropes & Gray LLP

1211 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10036

Fax: (212) 596-9090
Attention: Othon A. Prounis, Esq.

 

and

 

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Fax: (212) 593-5955

Attention: Marc Weingarten, Esq.

 

Section 7.06.     Entire Agreement; Modification. This Agreement and the Registration Rights and Shareholders Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and

 

 

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understandings, both oral and written, among any of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. No party is relying upon any statement, representation or promise made by or on behalf of another party except as expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be amended or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the Company and each of the Stockholders; provided, that Permitted Transferees may be added as parties to this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.02. Except as otherwise provided herein, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement must be in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought.

Section 7.07.     Covenants Bind Successors and Assigns. All the covenants, stipulations, promises and agreements in this Agreement contained by or on behalf of any party shall bind its successors and its Permitted Transferees to whom Shares are Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Section 7.08.     Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts (including signature by telecopier), and each such counterpart hereof shall be deemed to be an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall constitute but one agreement.

Section 7.09.     Changes in Ordinary Shares. If, and as often as, there are any changes in Ordinary Shares by way of stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, reorganization or recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the provisions hereof as may be required so that the rights and privileges granted hereby shall continue with respect to the Ordinary Shares as so changed.

Section 7.10.     Governing Law. This Agreement, the rights of the parties and all actions, claims or suits arising in whole or in part under or in connection herewith, will be governed by and construed in accordance with the domestic substantive laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 7.11.

Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process.

(a)          Jurisdiction. Each party to this Agreement, by its execution hereof, (a) hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court located in New York County in the State of New York for the purpose of any action, claims or suit between the parties arising in whole or in part under or in connection with this Agreement, (b) hereby waives to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such action, claim or suit, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that any such action, claim or suit brought in one of the above-named courts should be dismissed on grounds of forum non conveniens, or improper venue should be transferred or removed to any court other than one of the above-named courts, or should be stayed by reason of the pendency of some other proceeding in any other court other than one of the above-named courts, or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court and (c) hereby

 

 

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agrees not to commence any such action, claim or suit other than before one of the above-named courts. Notwithstanding the previous sentence a party may commence any action, claim or suit in a court other than the above-named courts solely for the purpose of enforcing an order or judgment issued by one of the above-named courts.

(b)          Service of Process. Each party hereby (a) consents to service of process in any action, claim or suit between the parties arising in whole or in part under or in connection with this Agreement in any manner permitted by New York law, (b) agrees that service of process made in accordance with clause (a) or made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, at its address specified pursuant to Section 7.05, will constitute good and valid service of process in any such action, claim or suit and (c) waives and agrees not to assert (by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise) in any such action, claim or suit that service of process made in accordance with clause (a) or (b) does not constitute good and valid service of process.

Section 7.12.     Specific Performance. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the other parties would be damaged irreparably in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or otherwise are breached or violated. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees that, without posting bond or other undertaking, the other parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches or violations of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy to which it may be entitled, at law or in equity. Each Party further agrees that, in the event of any action for specific performance in respect of such breach or violation, it will not assert that the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate.

Section 7.13.     Waiver of Jury Trial. TO THE EXTENT NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW THAT CANNOT BE WAIVED, THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE, AND COVENANT THAT THEY WILL NOT ASSERT (WHETHER AS PLAINTIFF, DEFENDANT OR OTHERWISE), ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION ARISING IN WHOLE OR IN PART UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ANY OF THEM MAY FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE KNOWING, VOLUNTARY AND BARGAINED-FOR AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY TO WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUCH ACTION, AND THAT SUCH ACTION WILL INSTEAD BE TRIED BY A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as an agreement as of the date first above written.

 

CERBERUS:

SRGL ACQUISITION, LDC

 

 

 

 

By:

SRGL Dir Co., Ltd., its Director

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name: Stephen Feinberg

 

 

Title: Director

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Agreement as an agreement as of the date first above written.

 

MM:

MASSMUTUAL CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

THE FUNDS:

BENTON STREET PARTNERS I, L.P.

 

By:

Benton Street Advisors, Inc.

 

 

Its General Partner

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS II, L.P.

 

By:

Benton Street Advisors, Inc.

 

 

Its General Partner

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

BENTON STREET PARTNERS III, L.P.

 

By:

Benton Street Advisors, Inc.

 

 

Its General Partner

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

EXHIBIT A

 

INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION

The undersigned, _______________, as a condition precedent to becoming the owner or holder of record of ___ ( ) shares of convertible cumulative participating preferred shares of the Company, par value $.01 per share and liquidation preference of $600 per share, of Scottish Re Group Limited, an exempted company limited by shares organized and existing under the laws of the Cayman Islands (“Company”), hereby agrees to become a stockholder, party to and bound by that certain Investors Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2007, by and among certain stockholders of the Company. This Instrument of Accession shall take effect and shall become an integral part of said Investors Agreement immediately upon execution and delivery to the other parties to the Investors Agreement of this Instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this INSTRUMENT OF ACCESSION has been duly executed by or on behalf of the undersigned as of the date below written.

 

[For Entities]

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

[For Individuals]

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Address:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

 

 

 

 

Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement

 

 

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