-----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, R3QcZ9F1BzGw+06in1hbWzeHxKnd6iy/MH+QO+oNOCdTXuNVPrSsBqyJkn3UYs5Y Y+NMYpP+htfvRSeVbXr7LA== 0000950142-10-000218.txt : 20100212 0000950142-10-000218.hdr.sgml : 20100212 20100212164457 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950142-10-000218 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100212 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100212 GROUP MEMBERS: HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Spectrum Brands, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001028985 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MISCELLANEOUS ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES [3690] IRS NUMBER: 222423556 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-53121 FILM NUMBER: 10600188 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6 CONCOURSE PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 3300 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30328 BUSINESS PHONE: 7708296200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 6 CONCOURSE PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 3300 CITY: ATLANTA STATE: GA ZIP: 30328 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RAYOVAC CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19961213 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001233563 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED STREET 2: THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL CITY: DUBLIN 2 STATE: L2 ZIP: 00000 BUSINESS PHONE: 2125216972 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O INTERNATIONAL FUND SERVICES LIMITED STREET 2: THIRD FL, BISHOP'S SQUARE REDMOND'S HILL CITY: DUBLIN 2 STATE: L2 ZIP: 00000 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: HARBERT DISTRESSED INVESTMENT MASTER FUND LTD DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030516 SC 13D/A 1 sc13da2_spectrum.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

(Rule 13d-101)

 

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT

TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO

RULE 13d-2(a)

(Amendment No. 2)

 

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

COMMON STOCK (PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE)

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

84762L204

(CUSIP Number)

 

PHILIP FALCONE

450 PARK AVENUE, 30TH FLOOR

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022

(212) 339-5888

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

February 9, 2010

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 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 Rule 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 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).

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 2 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP


(a)    o
(b)    x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)



        o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7


8


9


10

SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER
8,708,253

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8,708,253

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

8,708,253

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:



        o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

28.43%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 3 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Harbinger Capital Partners LLC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP


(a)    o
(b)    x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)



        o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7


8


9


10

SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER
8,708,253

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
8,708,253

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

8,708,253

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:



        o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

28.43%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 4 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP


(a)    o
(b)    x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)



        o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7


8


9


10

SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER
1,891,716

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,891,716

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,891,716

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:



        o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

6.18%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 5 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP


(a)    o
(b)    x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)



        o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7


8


9


10

SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER
1,891,716

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,891,716

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,891,716

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:



        o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

6.18%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 6 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Global Opportunities Breakaway Ltd.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP


(a)    o
(b)    x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

OO

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)



        o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Cayman Islands

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7


8


9


10

SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER
1,453,850

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,453,850

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,453,850

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:



        o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

4.75%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 7 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Harbinger Capital Partners II LP

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP


(a)    o
(b)    x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS
AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)



        o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7


8


9


10

SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER
1,453,850

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,453,850

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,453,850

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:



        o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

4.75%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

PN

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 8 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Harbinger Capital Partners II GP LLC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP


(a)    o
(b)    x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)



        o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7


8


9


10

SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER
1,453,850

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,453,850

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

1,453,850

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:



        o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

4.75%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 9 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Harbinger Holdings, LLC

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP


(a)    o
(b)    x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)



        o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Delaware

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7


8


9


10

SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER
10,599,969

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
10,599,969

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

10,599,969

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:



        o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

34.61%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 10 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

Philip Falcone

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP


(a)    o
(b)    x

3

SEC USE ONLY

 

 

4

SOURCE OF FUNDS

AF

5

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)



        o

6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

U.S.A.

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH

7


8


9


10

SOLE VOTING POWER
-0-

SHARED VOTING POWER
12,053,819

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
12,053,819

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

12,053,819

12

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES:



        o

13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

39.35%

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 11 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

 

ITEM 1.

SECURITY AND ISSUER.

 

               This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D (“Amendment No. 2”) is being filed by the undersigned to amend the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on September 8, 2009, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on October 19, 2009 (as amended, the “Schedule 13D”) with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”) of Spectrum Brands, Inc. (the “Issuer”). The address of the Issuer is Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 3300 Atlanta, Georgia 30328.

ITEM 2.

IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

 

               No material change.

 

ITEM 3.

SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

 

                No material change.

 

ITEM 4.

PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

 

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following after the fourth paragraph thereof:

Merger Agreement

On February 9, 2010, the Issuer entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Russell Hobbs, Inc. (formerly known as Salton, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, which is owned by the Master Fund and the Special Fund (“Russell Hobbs”), SB/RH Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a newly formed holding company (“Parent”), Battery Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Battery Merger Sub”) and Grill Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“RH Merger Sub”).

At the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, (a) Battery Merger Sub will merge with and into the Issuer, with the Issuer surviving the merger and continuing as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent and (b) RH Merger Sub will merge with and into Russell Hobbs, with Russell Hobbs surviving the merger and continuing as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (such mergers, together, the “Mergers”). Following the Mergers, each Share will be converted into the right to receive one fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock of Parent (“Parent Common Stock”) and each share of common stock of Russell Hobbs will be converted into the right to receive the RH Common Exchange Ratio (as described below) of shares of Parent Common Stock. The RH Common Exchange Ratio is determined based on the following formula: (i) an enterprise value of Russell Hobbs of $675,000,000, plus (ii) the amount of cash held by Russell Hobbs immediately prior to the Closing (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in excess of an agreed upon target (or minus the absolute value of such cash to the extent less than such target), less (iii) indebtedness for borrowed money of Russell Hobbs outstanding as of immediately prior to the Closing and less (iv) the term loan held by the Master Fund and Special Fund as lenders to Russell Hobbs (the “RH Term Loan”, and the amount due under the RH Term Loan, together with any accrued but unpaid dividends and any prepayment penalties associated with the payment thereof, the “RH Term Loan Amount”). The net amount of clauses (i)-(iv) above is divided by $31.50 to obtain the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock to be distributed to the shareholders of Russell Hobbs, with such shares first distributed to the holders of Russell Hobbs preferred stock in an amount equal to the full amount of the liquidation value of such preferred stock and the balance then distributed to holders of common stock of Russell Hobbs. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Parent will acquire the RH Term Loan by issuing shares of Parent Common Stock to the Master Fund and the Special Fund in an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the RH Term Loan Amount by $31.50.

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 12 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

The Merger Agreement contains certain representations and warranties by both the Issuer and Russell Hobbs and provides each party with certain termination rights, which, if exercised, may require the payment of a Termination Fee or Reverse Termination Fee (each as defined in the Merger Agreement), as applicable. In addition, the Issuer and Russell Hobbs have agreed to certain restrictions and limitations on any future transactions pending the Closing. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of a number of conditions, including the approval thereof by the majority of the Issuer’s stockholders (other than the Master Fund, the Special Fund and the Breakaway Fund (collectively, the “Funds”)), the expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, the effectiveness of the registration statement to be prepared in connection with the registration of shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued to stockholders of the Issuer, and all of the conditions to the funding of the Debt Financing under the Debt Commitment Letters (each as defined in the Merger Agreement). The execution of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby have been approved by the board of directors of each of Parent, Battery Merger Sub, RH Merger Sub, Russell Hobbs and, in the case of the Issuer, by its board of directors based on the unanimous recommendation of a special committee consisting solely of independent directors of the Issuer. The Closing is expected to occur by the third or fourth quarter of the Issuer’s fiscal year 2010.

After the Closing, it is expected that the Funds will own approximately 64% of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock (assuming that shares of Special RH Preferred Stock (as described below) are not issued to the Funds by Russell Hobbs). As a result, after the Closing, the Funds will, subject to the Funds continuing to own a majority of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock and the terms and conditions set forth in the Stockholder Agreement (as described below) and the other minority stockholder protection provisions contained in Parent’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws (which are generally applicable for as long as the Funds own 40% of the outstanding shares of Parent Common Stock), have the ability to exert substantial influence or actual control over Parent’s management policies and affairs, will control the outcome of any matter submitted to Parent’s stockholders, including amendments to Parent’s certificate of incorporation and by-laws, any proposed merger or other business combinations involving Parent, Parent’s financing, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of Parent’s assets and other corporate transactions and would have the ability to elect or remove a majority of Parent’s directors.

Support Agreement

Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Funds and the Issuer entered into a Support Agreement (the “Support Agreement”), pursuant to which the Funds have agreed to, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, vote the Shares and the shares of Russell Hobbs voting stock beneficially owned by the Funds (collectively, the “Covered Shares”) (a) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, (b) against any action that would reasonably be expected to cause the Issuer to materially breach the covenants, warranties and representations contained in the Merger Agreement and (c) (except with the written consent of the Issuer) vote against any other action or proposal that would materially impede, interfere with or delay the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Funds are obligated to vote a number of the Covered Shares in an amount equal to (i) one Share plus (ii) the amount of Shares, if any, by which (x) fifty percent exceeds (y) two-thirds of the Shares outstanding as of the record date of the stockholders meeting of the Issuer to consider a Superior Proposal (excluding Shares owned by the Funds), in favor of any Superior Proposal (as defined in the Support Agreement) which is not also a Non-Voting Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) if such Superior Proposal is made by one or more persons each of whom qualify as an Excluded Party (as defined in the Merger Agreement) and the per share consideration payable in such Superior Proposal is equal to at least $34.65.

The Support Agreement further provides that if the Issuer (a) does not obtain the requisite consents needed to make certain amendments to the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2009, by and among the Issuer, the U.S. Bank National Association and those Guarantors listed on Schedule I attached thereto (the “Indenture”) and (b) reasonably determines that the minimum liquidity condition contained in the Debt Commitment Letters would not reasonably be expected to be satisfied prior to the Outside Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement), then the Issuer has the right to require the Funds to cause Russell Hobbs to issue, and the Funds (or their designees) to purchase (which transaction will occur immediately prior to the Effective Time) shares of a newly issued series of preferred stock of Russell Hobbs (the “Special RH Preferred Stock”) for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $100,000,000. Pursuant to the Russell Hobbs merger, such shares of Special RH Preferred Stock will, if issued, be automatically converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Parent Common Stock determined by dividing (i) the aggregate purchase price paid by the Funds for such Special RH Preferred Stock by (ii) $27.00 (such amount, the “Conversion Amount”). If shares of the Special RH Preferred Stock are issued as described above, following the Effective Time, Parent will commence a rights offering in which all of its stockholders (other than the Funds) who held shares of the Issuer as of the record date for the meeting of the Issuer’s stockholders to approve the merger of the Issuer will be offered the opportunity to purchase shares of Parent Common Stock for the Conversion Amount.

 

 


CUSIP No. 84762L204

Page 13 of 18 Pages

SCHEDULE 13D

Pursuant to terms of the Support Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Funds have also agreed to (a) consent (to the extent permitted under applicable law) to certain amendments proposed by the Issuer to the Indenture, (b) cause Russell Hobbs to issue Special RH Preferred Stock, (c) not require the Issuer to repurchase any PIK Notes (as defined in the Support Agreement) beneficially owned by the Funds, in the event they receive a Change of Control Offer (as defined in the Indenture) as a result of the Mergers, (d) except as provided for in the Support Agreement, not transfer, assign or otherwise dispose of any Shares, any shares of common stock of Russell Hobbs or any PIK Notes that are beneficially owned by the Funds and (e) from the date of execution of the Support Agreement until the termination of the Merger Agreement, the Funds will not to purchase Shares of the Issuer except pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.

Limited Guarantee

Also concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Issuer entered into a limited guarantee (the “Limited Guarantee”) with the Master Fund, pursuant to which the Master Fund has agreed to, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, guarantee the payment, if and when due, by Russell Hobbs (to the extent that Russell Hobbs is in default of making such payment) of (a) the Reverse Termination Fee following termination of the Merger Agreement and (b) monetary damages payable by Russell Hobbs following termination of the Merger Agreement to the extent awarded to the Issuer pursuant to a final, non-appealable order rendered against Russell Hobbs by a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with any “willful and material breach” (as defined in the Merger Agreement) of its obligations thereunder. The maximum amount payable by the Master Fund in respect of the Limited Guarantee is $50,000,000, less any amounts payable by Russell Hobbs or the Funds and their respective affiliates under any documents related to the Mergers.

Stockholder Agreement

Also concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Funds and Parent entered into a Stockholder Agreement (the “Stockholder Agreement”), pursuant to which, following the Effective Time, the Funds have agreed, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, that they will not (a) make any public announcement or submit a proposal for any transaction that would constitute a Going-Private Transaction (as defined in the Stockholder Agreement), or allow their affiliates to do the same, for a period of one year after the Effective Time or (b) transfer any voting securities, derivatives or other securities convertible or exchangeable into voting securities of Parent (“Voting Securities”) to any person who, together with its affiliates, would beneficially own 40% or more of the outstanding Voting Securities without the agreement of the transferee to be bound by the Stockholder Agreement, except for a transfer (x) made pursuant to a bona fide acquisition of Parent by a third party by way of merger, consolidation, business combination or tender or exchange offer that is approved by Parent’s board of directors, with the approval of a majority of the Special Nominating Committee (as defined in the Stockholder Agreement), (y) specifically approved by Parent in writing with the approval of a majority of the Special Nominating Committee, or (z) of less than 5% of the outstanding Voting Securities.

The Stockholder Agreement further provides that, (a) in the event (x) that the Issuer does not require Russell Hobbs to issue Special RH Preferred Stock in accordance with the Support Agreement prior to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and (y) the Indenture is not modified on the terms contemplated by the Merger Agreement, then, at the request of the Issuer, the Funds will commence a Change of Control Offer on behalf of the Issuer in accordance with the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in the Indenture, (b) the Funds will have certain inspection and information rights, (c) Parent and its subsidiaries will not pay any monitoring fees to the Funds or their affiliates and (d) from the Effective Time and for as long as the Funds own at least 40% of the outstanding Parent Common Stock, Parent’s board of directors will consist of ten individuals, of whom one will be the Chief Executive Officer and at least three will be designees of a Special Nominating Committee consisting of independent directors.

Parent Registration Rights Agreement

Also concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Funds entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with Parent, Avenue International Master, L.P., Avenue Investments, L.P., Avenue Special Situations Fund V, L.P., Avenue Special Situations Fund IV, L.P. and Avenue-CDP Global Opportunities Fund,


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SCHEDULE 13D

L.P. (the “Parent Registration Rights Agreement”) pursuant to which, following the Effective Time, Parent will, among other things and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, provide the Funds with certain demand and piggyback registration rights.

The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement, Support Agreement, Limited Guarantee, Stockholder Agreement and Parent Registration Rights Agreement do not purport to be a complete description of the terms thereof and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full texts of each agreement, copies of which are filed as Exhibit E, Exhibit F, Exhibit G, Exhibit H and Exhibit I respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.”

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby further amended by adding the following sentence to the end of the second to last paragraph thereof:

“Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Reporting Persons intend to act in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, Support Agreement, Limited Guarantee, Stockholder Agreement and Parent Registration Rights Agreement for as long as they remain in effect.”

ITEM 5.  

INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

 

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting paragraphs (a) and (b) thereof and replacing such items with the following:

“References to percentage ownerships of Shares in this Schedule 13D are based upon the 30,629,213 Shares stated to be outstanding as of February 8, 2010 by the Issuer in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter which ended January 3, 2010.

(a, b) As of the date hereof, the Master Fund may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 8,708,253 Shares, constituting 28.43% of the Shares of the Issuer.

The Master Fund has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 8,708,253 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 8,708,253 Shares.

The Master Fund specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the Shares reported herein except to the extent it actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such Shares.

(a, b) As of the date hereof, Harbinger LLC may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 8,708,253 Shares, constituting 28.43% of the Shares of the Issuer.

Harbinger LLC has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 8,708,253 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to disposer direct the disposition of 8,708,253 Shares.

Harbinger LLC specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the Shares reported herein except to the extent it actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such Shares.

 


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SCHEDULE 13D

(a, b) As of the date hereof, the Special Fund may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,891,716 Shares, constituting 6.18% of the Shares of the Issuer.

The Special Fund has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,891,716 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,891,716 Shares.

The Special Fund specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the Shares reported herein except to the extent it actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such Shares.

(a, b) As of the date hereof, HCPSS may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,891,716 Shares, constituting 6.18% of the Shares of the Issuer.

HCPSS has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,891,716 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,891,716 Shares.

HCPSS specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the Shares reported herein except to the extent it actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such Shares.

(a, b) As of the date hereof, the Breakaway Fund may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,453,850 Shares, constituting 4.75% of the Shares of the Issuer.

The Breakaway Fund has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,453,850 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,453,850 Shares.

The Breakaway Fund specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the Shares reported herein except to the extent it actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such Shares.

(a, b) As of the date hereof, HCP II may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,453,850 Shares, constituting 4.75% of the Shares of the Issuer.

HCP II has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,453,850 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,453,850 Shares.

HCP II specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the Shares reported herein except to the extent it actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such Shares.

(a, b) As of the date hereof, HCP II GP may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 1,453,850 Shares, constituting 4.75% of the Shares of the Issuer.

HCP II GP has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 1,453,850 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 1,453,850 Shares.

HCP II GP specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the Shares reported herein except to the extent it actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such Shares.

(a, b) As of the date hereof, Harbinger Holdings may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 10,599,969 Shares, constituting 34.61% of the Shares of the Issuer.

 

 


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SCHEDULE 13D

Harbinger Holdings has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 10,599,969 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 10,599,969 Shares.

Harbinger Holdings specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the Shares reported herein except to the extent it actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such Shares.

(a, b) As of the date hereof, Philip Falcone may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 12,053,819 Shares, constituting 39.35% of the Shares of the Issuer.

Mr. Falcone has the sole power to vote or direct the vote of 0 Shares; has the shared power to vote or direct the vote of 12,053,819 Shares; has sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of 0 Shares; and has shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of 12,053,819 Shares.

Mr. Falcone specifically disclaims beneficial ownership in the Shares reported herein except to the extent he actually exercises voting or dispositive power with respect to such Shares.”

 

ITEM 6.

CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

 

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is amended by adding the following after the last paragraph thereof:

“See Item 4 above for a description of the Merger Agreement, Support Agreement, Limited Guarantee, Stockholder Agreement and Parent Registration Rights Agreement, which is incorporated herein by reference.”

 

ITEM 7.

MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit E:

Merger Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit F:

Support Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit G:

Limited Guarantee

 

 

 

 

Exhibit H:

Stockholder Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit I:

Parent Registration Rights Agreement

 

 

 

 

Exhibit J:

Joint Filing Agreement

 

 

 

 

 


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SCHEDULE 13D

 

SIGNATURE

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

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS
MASTER FUND I, LTD.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners LLC

 

 


By:


Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

 

 


By:


Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC

 

 


By:


Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS GP, LLC

 

 


By:


Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 


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SCHEDULE 13D

 

 

 

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES BREAKAWAY LTD.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners II LP

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners II GP LLC

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS II LP

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners II GP LLC

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS II GP LLC

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER HOLDINGS, LLC

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

Philip Falcone

 

 

February 12, 2010

 

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).

 

 

EX-4 2 exe-sc13da2_spectrum.htm EXHIBIT E

 

 

EXHIBIT E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

 

BY AND AMONG

 

SB/RH HOLDINGS, INC.,

 

BATTERY MERGER CORP.,

 

GRILL MERGER CORP.,

 

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

 

AND

 

RUSSELL HOBBS, INC.,

 

DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 9, 2010

 

 

 

 

 


AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

 

ARTICLE I

THE MERGERS

3

 

Section 1.1

Formation of Parent and Merger Subsidiaries

3

 

Section 1.2

The Battery Merger

3

 

Section 1.3

The RH Merger

4

 

Section 1.4

Closing

4

 

Section 1.5

Organizational Documents

4

 

Section 1.6

Board Composition; Officers

5

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE II

EFFECTS OF THE MERGERS ON THE CAPITAL STOCK OF BATTERY AND THE CAPITAL STOCK OF RH; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES


6

 

Section 2.1

Effect on Battery Capital Stock

6

 

Section 2.2

Exchange of Battery Shares and Certificates

7

 

Section 2.3

Battery Equity Awards

10

 

Section 2.4

Battery Merger Sub Common Stock

11

 

Section 2.5

Effect on RH Capital Stock

11

 

Section 2.6

Exchange of Shares and Certificates

13

 

Section 2.7

RH Equity Awards

15

 

Section 2.8

RH Merger Sub Common Stock

16

 

Section 2.9

Determination of RH Common Stock Merger Consideration

17

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BATTERY

17

 

Section 3.1

Organization, Standing and Corporate Power; Charter Documents; Subsidiaries


17

 

Section 3.2

Capital Structure of Battery

18

 

Section 3.3

Authority; Requisite Corporate Approval; Voting Requirements; No Conflict; Required Filings or Consents


20

 

Section 3.4

Battery SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Information Supplied; Internal Controls

21

 

Section 3.5

Absence of Certain Changes or Events; No Material Adverse Effect

23

 

Section 3.6

Compliance; Permits

23

 

Section 3.7

Tax Matters

24

 

Section 3.8

Material Contracts

26

 

Section 3.9

Intellectual Property

26

 

Section 3.10

Properties

27

 

Section 3.11

Litigation; No Undisclosed Liabilities

29

 

Section 3.12

Takeover Statutes

29

 

Section 3.13

Labor Matters

29

 

Section 3.14

Employee Benefit Plans and Related Matters; ERISA

30

 

Section 3.15

Environmental Matters

32

 

Section 3.16

Insurance

33

 

Section 3.17

Foreign Corrupt Practices and International Trade Sanctions and Ethical Practices


33

 

Section 3.18

Interested Party Transactions

33

 

Section 3.19

Bankruptcy Matters

34

 

Section 3.20

Brokers and Advisors

35

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Continued)

Page

 

 

Section 3.21

Opinion of Financial Advisor

35

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF RH

35

 

Section 4.1

Organization, Standing and Corporate Power; Charter Documents; Subsidiaries


35

 

Section 4.2

Capital Structure of RH

36

 

Section 4.3

Authority; Requisite Corporate Approval; Voting Requirements; No Conflict; Required Filings Or Consents


38

 

Section 4.4

Financial Statements; Indebtedness; Information Supplied; Internal Controls


40

 

Section 4.5

Absence of Certain Changes or Events; No Material Adverse Effect

41

 

Section 4.6

Compliance; Permits

41

 

Section 4.7

Tax Matters

42

 

Section 4.8

Material Contracts

44

 

Section 4.9

Intellectual Property

46

 

Section 4.10

Properties

47

 

Section 4.11

Litigation; No Undisclosed Liabilities

48

 

Section 4.12

Takeover Statutes

48

 

Section 4.13

Labor Matters

49

 

Section 4.14

Employee Benefit Plans and Related Matters; ERISA

49

 

Section 4.15

Environmental Matters

51

 

Section 4.16

Insurance

52

 

Section 4.17

Foreign Corrupt Practices And International Trade Sanctions And Ethical Practices


52

 

Section 4.18

Interested Party Transactions

53

 

Section 4.19

Brokers and Advisors

53

 

Section 4.20

Financing

53

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE V

COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

54

 

Section 5.1

Conduct of Battery’s Business

54

 

Section 5.2

Conduct of RH’s Business

57

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

60

 

Section 6.1

Battery Solicitation

60

 

Section 6.2

RH Solicitation

64

 

Section 6.3

Preparation of SEC Documents

65

 

Section 6.4

Battery Board Recommendation

66

 

Section 6.5

Battery Stockholder Meeting; RH Stockholder Approval

66

 

Section 6.6

Access to Information; Confidentiality; Public Announcements

67

 

Section 6.7

Antitrust Filings; Reasonable Best Efforts

68

 

Section 6.8

Fees and Expenses

69

 

Section 6.9

Listing of Parent

69

 

Section 6.10

Taxes

69

 

Section 6.11

Notification of Certain Matters

69

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Continued)

Page

 

 

Section 6.12

Stockholder Litigation

69

 

Section 6.13

The Financing

70

 

Section 6.14

Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance

72

 

Section 6.15

Section 16 Matters

73

 

Section 6.16

Water Business Spin-Off

73

 

Section 6.17

No Other Representations and Warranties

74

 

Section 6.18

Battery Investment in Battery Merger Sub

74

 

Section 6.19

Indebtedness of RH Owed to Harbinger

74

 

Section 6.20

Listing of Battery

75

 

Section 6.21

Performance by Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries

75

 

Section 6.22

Battery Consent Solicitation

75

 

Section 6.23

Company Reorganization

76

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

76

 

Section 7.1

Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Mergers

76

 

Section 7.2

Additional Conditions to Obligations of RH

77

 

Section 7.3

Additional Conditions to Obligations of Battery

78

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE VIII

TERMINATION

79

 

Section 8.1

Termination

79

 

Section 8.2

Effect of Termination

80

 

Section 8.3

Termination Fee and Expenses

81

 

 

 

 

ARTICLE IX

GENERAL PROVISIONS

83

 

Section 9.1

Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties

83

 

Section 9.2

Notices

83

 

Section 9.3

Definitions

84

 

Section 9.4

Terms Defined Elsewhere

98

 

Section 9.5

Interpretation

100

 

Section 9.6

Counterparts

101

 

Section 9.7

Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries

101

 

Section 9.8

Governing Law

101

 

Section 9.9

Assignment

102

 

Section 9.10

Consent to Jurisdiction

102

 

Section 9.11

Effect of Disclosure

102

 

Section 9.12

Severability

102

 

Section 9.13

Waiver and Amendment; Remedies Cumulative

103

 

Section 9.14

Waiver of Jury Trial

103

 

Section 9.15

Actions Related to the Debt Financing

103

 

Section 9.16

Specific Performance

104

 

Section 9.17

Other Matters

104

 

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(Continued)

 

EXHIBIT A

Amended Parent Certificate of Incorporation

EXHIBIT B

Amended Parent By-Laws

EXHIBIT C

Directors of Parent

EXHIBIT D

Officers of Parent

EXHIBIT E

Debt Commitment Letters

EXHIBIT F

Registration Rights Agreement

EXHIBIT G

Limited Guarantee

EXHIBIT H

Avenue Support Agreement

EXHIBIT I

Harbinger Support Agreement

EXHIBIT J

Indemnity Agreement

EXHIBIT K

Stockholder Agreement

EXHIBIT L

Amended and Restated RH Certificate of Incorporation

EXHIBIT M

Amended and Restated Battery Certificate of Incorporation

 

 

v

 

 


 

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of February 9, 2010 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among SB/RH Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Battery Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Battery Merger Sub”), Grill Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“RH Merger Sub”, and together with Battery Merger Sub, the “Merger Subsidiaries”), Spectrum Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Battery”), and Russell Hobbs, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RH”). RH, Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as the “RH Parties.”

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of each of Parent, Battery Merger Sub, RH Merger Sub, RH and Battery (in the case of Battery, upon the unanimous recommendation of a special committee consisting solely of independent directors of Battery (the “Special Committee”)) has approved the consummation of the business combinations provided for in this Agreement, pursuant to which (i) Battery Merger Sub will merge with and into Battery, with Battery surviving (the “Battery Merger”), whereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, each share of Battery Common Stock will be converted into the right to receive the Battery Merger Consideration and (ii) RH Merger Sub will merge with and into RH, with RH surviving (the “RH Merger” and together with the Battery Merger, the “Mergers”), whereby, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, each share of RH Stock will be converted into the right to receive the applicable RH Merger Consideration;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Parent (the “Parent Board”) has (i) determined that it is in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Parent of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Mergers and (iii) authorized the proper officers of Parent to vote the shares of Battery Merger Sub and RH Merger Sub held by Parent to adopt this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Battery (the “Battery Board”) has, upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee, (i) determined that it is in the best interests of Battery and its stockholders (other than the Harbinger Parties and their respective Affiliates), and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Battery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Battery Merger and (iii) resolved to recommend to Battery’s stockholders that they adopt this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RH (the “RH Board”) has (i) determined that it is in the best interests of RH and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and approved the execution, delivery and performance by RH of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the RH Merger and (iii) resolved to recommend to RH’s stockholders that they adopt this Agreement;

 

 

 


 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Battery Merger Sub has (i) determined that it is in the best interests of Battery Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and approved the execution, delivery and performance by Battery Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Battery Merger and (iii) resolved to recommend to its sole stockholder that it approve the Battery Merger and adopt this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of RH Merger Sub has (i) determined that it is in the best interests of RH Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved this Agreement and approved the execution, delivery and performance by RH Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the RH Merger and (iii) resolved to recommend to its sole stockholder that it approve the RH Merger and adopt this Agreement;

WHEREAS, for United States federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Mergers will constitute exchanges within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code;

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to RH entering into this Agreement and incurring the obligations set forth herein, Parent, the Harbinger Parties and certain other parties, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, are entering into the Registration Rights Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, “Registration Rights Agreement”);

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Battery entering into this Agreement and incurring the obligations set forth herein, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation (“Master Fund”) has delivered (i) an executed limited guarantee to Battery, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Limited Guarantee”) and (ii) an Indemnification Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit J (as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Indemnity Agreement”);

WHEREAS, each of Avenue International Master, L.P., Avenue Investments, L.P., Avenue Special Situations Fund V, L.P., Avenue Special Situations Fund IV, L.P. and Avenue-CDP Global Opportunities Fund, L.P., concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, have entered into a Support Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit H (as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Avenue Support Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Battery entering into this Agreement and incurring the obligations set forth herein, the Harbinger Parties concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, have entered into a (A) Support Agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit I (as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms, the “Harbinger Support Agreement”) and (B) a Stockholder Agreement with Parent, in the form attached as Exhibit K.

 

 

2

 


 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

 

THE MERGERS

 

Section 1.1

Formation of Parent and Merger Subsidiaries.

(a)       RH has caused Parent to be organized under the laws of the State of Delaware for the sole purpose of effectuating the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated hereby, and owns 100% of the capital stock of Parent. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 100 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Parent Common Stock”), of which one share is outstanding and is validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and owned by RH free and clear of any pledges or Liens (other than statutory Liens for current Taxes not yet due and any Permitted Liens described in clauses (viii) and (ix)of the definition of Permitted Liens). Each share of Parent Common Stock that is owned by RH immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, at the Effective Time, be repurchased by Parent and retired.

(b)       RH has caused Parent to organize, and Parent has organized, the Merger Subsidiaries under the laws of the State of Delaware. As of the date hereof, the authorized capital stock of each Merger Subsidiary consists of 100 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, 49 of which are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned by Parent free and clear of any pledges or Liens (other than statutory Liens for current Taxes not yet due and any Permitted Liens described in clauses (viii) and (ix) of the definition of Permitted Liens).

 

Section 1.2

The Battery Merger.

(a)       At the Effective Time, Battery Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Battery in accordance with the DGCL, and upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, whereupon the separate existence of Battery Merger Sub shall cease and Battery shall be the surviving corporation (the “Battery Surviving Corporation”).

(b)       As soon as practicable on the Closing Date, the parties shall file a certificate of merger, certified by the Secretary of Battery in accordance with the DGCL (the “Battery Merger Filing”), with the Delaware Secretary of State and make all other filings or recordings required by the DGCL in connection with the Battery Merger. The Battery Merger shall become effective at the Effective Time. As used herein, the term “Effective Time” means the time of filing of the Battery Merger Filing, or such later time as Battery and RH mutually agree and as set forth in the Battery Merger Filing.

 

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(c)       From and after the Effective Time, the Battery Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights, powers, privileges and franchises and be subject to all of the obligations, liabilities, restrictions and disabilities of Battery and Battery Merger Sub, all as provided under the DGCL.

 

Section 1.3

The RH Merger.

(a)       At the Effective Time, RH Merger Sub shall be merged with and into RH in accordance with the DGCL, and upon the terms set forth in this Agreement, whereupon the separate existence of RH Merger Sub shall cease and RH shall be the surviving corporation (the “RH Surviving Corporation” and together with the Battery Surviving Corporation, the “Surviving Corporations”).

(b)       Concurrently with the filing of the Battery Merger Filing, the parties shall file a certificate of merger, certified by the Secretary of RH in accordance with the DGCL (the “RH Merger Filing”), with the Delaware Secretary of State and make all other filings or recordings required by the DGCL in connection with the RH Merger. The RH Merger shall become effective at the Effective Time.

(c)       From and after the Effective Time, the RH Surviving Corporation shall possess all the rights, powers, privileges and franchises and be subject to all of the obligations, liabilities, restrictions and disabilities of RH and RH Merger Sub, all as provided under the DGCL.

Section 1.4      Closing. The closing of the Mergers (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m., prevailing Eastern time, on a date to be specified by the parties, which shall be no later than the second business day after satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waiver of all of the conditions set forth in Article VII (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, it being understood that the occurrence of the Closing shall remain subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) waiver of such conditions at the Closing) at the offices of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, unless another time, date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”

 

Section 1.5

Organizational Documents.

(a)       At the Effective Time, (i) the certificate of incorporation of Battery in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be amended by virtue of the Battery Merger in the form set forth on Exhibit L and, as so amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Battery Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law, and (ii) the by-laws of Battery Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (with the name of the corporation appropriately changed to that of the Battery Surviving Corporation), shall be the by-laws of the Battery Surviving Corporation, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein, in the certificate of incorporation of Battery Merger Sub or by applicable Law.

 

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(b)       At the Effective Time, (i) the certificate of incorporation of RH in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be amended by virtue of the RH Merger in the form set forth on Exhibit M and, as so amended, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the RH Surviving Corporation until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law, and (ii) the by-laws of RH Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (with the name of the corporation appropriately changed to that of the RH Surviving Corporation), shall be the by-laws of the RH Surviving Corporation, until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein, in the certificate of incorporation of RH Merger Sub or by applicable Law.

(c)       RH shall take all appropriate action so that, at the Effective Time, (i) the certificate of incorporation of Parent shall be amended and restated in the form set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the “Amended Parent Certificate of Incorporation”) and (ii) the amended and restated by-laws of Parent shall be in the form attached as Exhibit B hereto (the “Amended Parent By-Laws”).

 

Section 1.6

Board Composition; Officers.

(a)       The directors of Battery Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the Battery Surviving Corporation and the officers of Battery immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the Battery Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Battery Surviving Corporation.

(b)       The directors of RH Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial directors of the RH Surviving Corporation and the officers of RH immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the initial officers of the RH Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the RH Surviving Corporation.

(c)       (i) RH and Battery shall cause the Board of Directors of Parent as of immediately following the Effective Time to be comprised of ten individuals (six designated by RH, three designated by Battery and the Chief Executive Officer of Parent) who are divided into three classes, with each class to consist of the individuals assigned to such class as set forth on Exhibit C (provided that, (A) if any Battery designee is unable or unwilling to serve in such position as of such time, then Battery shall designate an alternate individual, reasonably acceptable to RH, to be elected or appointed to the applicable class of the Board of Directors of Parent and (B) if any RH designee is unable or unwilling to serve in such position as of such time, then RH shall designate an alternate individual, reasonably acceptable to Battery, to be elected or appointed to the applicable class of the Board of Directors of Parent) and (ii) the individuals set forth on Exhibit D shall be the officers of Parent.

 

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ARTICLE II

 

EFFECTS OF THE MERGERS ON THE CAPITAL STOCK OF BATTERY AND THE CAPITAL STOCK OF RH; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

Section 2.1      Effect on Battery Capital Stock. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, Battery Merger Sub, Battery or the holders of any shares of Battery Common Stock:

(a)       Conversion of Battery Common Stock. Each share of Battery Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than any shares of Battery Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.1(b), shall be automatically converted into the right to receive, subject to terms and conditions hereof, one fully paid and non-assessable share of Parent Common Stock, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.1(e) (as adjusted, the “Battery Exchange Ratio”, such Parent Common Stock, the “Battery Merger Consideration”), upon (A) surrender of a Battery Certificate, which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such share of Battery Common Stock, in the manner provided in Section 2.2(b) (or, in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed Battery Certificate, Section 2.2(i)) or (B) transfer of an Uncertificated Share, in the manner provided in Section 2.2(b). As a result of the Battery Merger, at the Effective Time, each holder of a Battery Certificate or an Uncertificated Share shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the Battery Merger Consideration payable in respect of the shares of Battery Common Stock represented by such Battery Certificate or Uncertificated Share immediately prior to the Effective Time, any cash in lieu of fractional shares payable pursuant to Section 2.1(d) and any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.2(c), all to be issued or paid, without interest, in consideration therefor upon the surrender of such Battery Certificate or transfer of such Uncertificated Share in accordance with Section 2.2(b).

(b)       Cancellation of Certain Shares of Battery Common Stock. Each share of Battery Common Stock held by Battery as treasury stock, each share of Battery Common Stock held by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Battery, and each share of Battery Common Stock owned by Parent, RH, either Merger Subsidiary or any direct or indirect Subsidiary thereof, in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, automatically shall be cancelled and cease to exist without any conversion thereof, and no consideration shall be paid with respect thereto.

(c)       Restricted Stock Awards. All outstanding restricted stock awards (the “Battery Restricted Stock”) granted pursuant to Battery’s 2009 Incentive Plan, effective August 28, 2009 (the “Battery Incentive Plan”), that remain unvested shall be assumed by Parent in accordance with Section 2.3.

(d)       Fractional Shares. No fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock will be issued by virtue of the Battery Merger, but in lieu thereof Parent shall pay to each holder of shares of Battery Common Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that

 

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otherwise would be received by such holder), upon surrender of such holder’s Battery Certificate(s) or transfer of such holder’s Uncertificated Share(s), as applicable, an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of (i) such fraction, multiplied by (ii) $31.50.

(e)       Adjustments to Battery Exchange Ratio. The Battery Exchange Ratio shall be adjusted to reflect fully the appropriate effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Parent Common Stock or Battery Common Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar change with respect to Parent Common Stock or Battery Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time.

 

Section 2.2

Exchange of Battery Shares and Certificates.

(a)       Exchange Agent. At or prior to the Effective Time, RH shall cause Parent to engage a nationally-recognized institution, reasonably acceptable to Battery, to act as exchange agent in connection with the Battery Merger (the “Exchange Agent”). At the Effective Time, RH shall cause Parent to deposit with the Exchange Agent, in trust for the benefit of the holders of shares of Battery Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time, certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock issuable pursuant to Section 2.1(a). In addition, at the Effective Time, RH shall cause Parent to deposit with the Exchange Agent cash in an amount sufficient to make the payments in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.1(d) and any dividends or distributions to which holders of shares of Battery Common Stock may be entitled pursuant to Section 2.2(c). All cash and Parent Common Stock deposited with the Exchange Agent pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Exchange Fund.”

(b)       Exchange Procedures. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of (i) a certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Battery Common Stock (the “Battery Certificates”) or (ii) an uncertificated share or shares of Battery Common Stock (the “Uncertificated Shares”), which at the Effective Time were converted into the right to receive the Battery Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(a), (i) a letter of transmittal (including a substitute Form W-9) and (ii) instructions (which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to Battery Certificates or Uncertificated Shares shall pass, only upon delivery of Battery Certificates or transfer of the Uncertificated Shares to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify and as are reasonably acceptable to Battery) for use in effecting the surrender of Battery Certificates or transfer of Uncertificated Shares, in exchange for the Battery Merger Consideration, cash in lieu of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.1(d) and any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.2(c). Upon (i) surrender of Battery Certificates for cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent and reasonably acceptable to Battery or (ii) in the case of a book-entry transfer of Uncertificated Shares, receipt of an “agent’s message” by the Exchange Agent (or such other evidence, if any, of transfer as the Exchange Agent may reasonably request), accompanied by a properly completed Form of Election, together with such letter of transmittal (or affidavit of loss in accordance with Section 2.2(i)), duly completed and validly executed in

 

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accordance with the instructions thereto, a Certification on Form W-9 or W-8 and such other documents as may reasonably be required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such Battery Certificates or Uncertificated Shares shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (A) a certificate or certificates representing that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock (after taking into account all Battery Certificates surrendered and Uncertificated Shares transferred by such holder) to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.1(a) (which shall be in uncertificated book entry form unless a physical certificate is requested) and (B) payment in lieu of fractional shares which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.1(d) and any dividends or distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.2(c), and Battery Certificates and Uncertificated Shares so surrendered or transferred, as applicable, shall forthwith be cancelled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Battery Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of Battery, a certificate representing the proper number of shares of Parent Common Stock may be issued to a Person other than the Person in whose name Battery Certificate or Uncertificated Shares so surrendered or transferred, as applicable is registered, if such Battery Certificate shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer or the Uncertificated Share shall be transferred and the Person requesting such issuance shall pay any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock to a Person other than the registered holder of such Battery Certificate or Uncertificated Share or establish to the satisfaction of Parent that such Tax has been paid or is not applicable. Until surrendered or transferred, as contemplated by this Section 2.2(b), each Battery Certificate and Uncertificated Share shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive the Battery Merger Consideration (and any amounts to be paid pursuant to Section 2.1(d) or Section 2.2(c)) upon such surrender or transfer, as applicable. No interest shall be paid or shall accrue on any amount payable pursuant to Section 2.1(a), Section 2.1(d) or Section 2.2(c).

(c)       Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares. No dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Battery Certificate or Uncertificated Share which is not transferred, with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock represented thereby, and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to Section 2.1(d), until such Battery Certificate or Uncertificated Share has been surrendered or transferred in accordance with this Article II. Subject to applicable Law, following surrender of any such Battery Certificate or transfer of any Uncertificated Share, there shall be paid to the recordholder thereof, without interest, (i) promptly after such surrender or transfer, as applicable, the Battery Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(a), together with any cash payable in lieu of a fractional share of Parent Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.1(d) and the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time and a payment date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock, less the amount of any withholding Taxes that may be required thereon.

 

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(d)       No Further Ownership Rights. The Battery Merger Consideration issued upon the surrender or transfer for exchange of Battery Certificates or Uncertificated Shares in accordance with the terms of this Article II and any cash paid pursuant to Section 2.1(d) or Section 2.2(c) shall be deemed to have been issued (and paid) in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Battery Common Stock previously represented by such Battery Certificates or Uncertificated Shares. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of Battery shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Battery Surviving Corporation of the shares of Battery Common Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, Battery Certificates or Uncertificated Shares are presented to the Battery Surviving Corporation or the Exchange Agent for any reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article II.

(e)       Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains undistributed to the holders of Battery Certificates or Uncertificated Shares six months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent, and any holders of Battery Certificates or Uncertificated Shares who theretofore have not complied with this Article II shall thereafter look only to Parent for payment of their claim for the Battery Merger Consideration, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 2.1(d) and any dividends or distributions pursuant to Section 2.2(c).

(f)        No Liability. None of Parent, Battery Merger Sub, Battery, RH, RH Merger Sub or the Exchange Agent or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable to any Person in respect of any shares of Parent Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash from the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. If any Battery Certificate or Uncertificated Share shall not have been surrendered or transferred prior to five years after the Effective Time (or immediately prior to such earlier date on which the Battery Merger Consideration, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock or any dividends or distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock issuable in respect of such Battery Certificate or Uncertificated Share would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Authority), any such shares, cash, dividends or distributions in respect of such Battery Certificate or Uncertificated Share shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent, free and clear of all claims or interests of any Person previously entitled thereto.

(g)       Investment of Exchange Fund. The Exchange Agent shall invest any cash included in the Exchange Fund as directed by Parent on a daily basis; provided, however, that (i) no such investment or losses thereon shall affect the amounts payable to former stockholders of Battery after the Effective Time pursuant to this Article II and (ii) promptly following any losses which cause the Exchange Fund to then hold less than the aggregate amount of cash, if any, in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock and/or any dividends or distributions pursuant to Section 2.2(c) payable in respect of shares of Battery Common Stock for which payment shall not theretofore have been made, Parent shall, or shall cause the Battery Surviving Corporation to, promptly provide additional funds to the Exchange Agent for the benefit of the former stockholders of Battery to the extent that such losses have so caused the Exchange Fund to hold less than the amounts payable in respect of such shares of Battery Common Stock for which payment has not theretofore

 

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been made. Any interest and other income resulting from such investment shall become a part of the Exchange Fund, and any amounts in excess of the amounts payable pursuant to this Article II promptly shall be paid to Parent.

(h)       Withholding Rights. Parent and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement to any Person who was a holder of Battery Common Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time such amounts as Parent or the Exchange Agent may be required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any other provision of federal, state, local or foreign Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld (and paid to the applicable Governmental Authority) by Parent or the Exchange Agent, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such consideration would otherwise have been paid.

(i)     Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any Battery Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Battery Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, such Battery Merger Consideration as may be required pursuant to Section 2.1(a), cash for fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.1(d) and any dividends or distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.2(c); provided, however, that Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed Battery Certificates to deliver an agreement of indemnification in form reasonably satisfactory to Parent, or, if reasonably required by Parent, a bond in such reasonable sum as Parent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent or the Exchange Agent in respect of Battery Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

Section 2.3

Battery Equity Awards.

(a)       Prior to the Effective Time, the Battery Board (or, if appropriate, any committee administering the Battery Incentive Plan) shall adopt such resolutions or take such other actions as may be required to effect the following:

(i)        provide that each equity award entitling the holder thereof to acquire Battery Common Stock pursuant to the Battery Incentive Plan (a “Battery Equity Award”) shall be converted into an equity award entitling the holder thereof to acquire shares of Parent Common Stock (a “Battery Adjusted Equity Award”), on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such Battery Equity Award, including vesting (taking into account any acceleration of vesting that may occur as a result of the Transaction) except that each Battery Adjusted Equity Award shall represent the right to acquire that whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock (rounded down to the next whole share) equal to the number of shares of Battery Common Stock subject to a Battery Equity Award multiplied by the Battery Exchange Ratio; and

(ii)       make such other changes to the Battery Incentive Plan as are appropriate to give effect to the Transaction.

 

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(b)       Except as otherwise contemplated by this Section 2.3 and except to the extent required under the respective terms of the Battery Equity Awards, all restrictions or limitations on transfer and vesting with respect to the Battery Equity Awards awarded under the Battery Incentive Plan, to the extent that such restrictions or limitations shall not have already lapsed, shall remain in full force and effect with respect to such Battery Equity Awards after giving effect to the Transaction and the assumption by Parent as set forth above.

(c)       At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Battery Merger, the Battery Incentive Plan shall be assumed by Parent, with the result that all obligations of Battery under the Battery Incentive Plan, including with respect to awards outstanding at the Effective Time thereunder, shall be obligations of Parent following the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all necessary actions for the assumption of the Battery Incentive Plan, including the reservation, issuance and listing of Parent Common Stock in a number at least equal to the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that will be subject to Battery Adjusted Equity Awards. As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, Parent shall, in accordance with applicable federal securities Laws, prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or another appropriate form selected by Parent) registering a number of shares of Parent Common Stock determined in accordance with the preceding sentence. Such registration statement shall be kept effective (and the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses required thereby shall be maintained) at least for so long as Battery Adjusted Equity Awards remain outstanding.

Section 2.4      Battery Merger Sub Common Stock. At the Effective Time, (i) each share of capital stock of Battery Merger Sub held by Parent immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and extinguished and converted into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock of the Battery Surviving Corporation and (ii) each share of capital stock of Battery Merger Sub held by Battery immediately prior to the Effective Time automatically shall be cancelled and cease to exist without any conversion thereof, and no consideration shall be paid with respect thereto.

Section 2.5      Effect on RH Capital Stock. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the RH Merger and without any action on the part of Parent, RH Merger Sub, RH or the holders of any shares of RH Stock:

 

(a)

Conversion of RH Stock.

(i)        Each share of RH Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than any shares of RH Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.5(b), shall be automatically converted into the right to receive the RH Common Exchange Ratio of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Parent Common Stock (the “RH Common Merger Consideration”), upon surrender of an RH Certificate, which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such share of RH Common Stock, in the manner provided in Section 2.6(a) (or, in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, Section 2.6(f)).

 

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(ii)       Each share of RH Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than any shares of RH Preferred Stock to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.5(b), shall be automatically converted into the right to receive the applicable Preferred Exchange Ratio of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Parent Common Stock (the “RH Preferred Merger Consideration”), upon surrender of an RH Certificate, which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such share of RH Preferred Stock, in the manner provided in Section 2.6(a) (or, in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, Section 2.6(f)).

(iii)      Each share of Special RH Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, if any, other than shares of Special RH Preferred Stock to be cancelled pursuant to Section 2.5(b), shall be automatically converted into the right to receive the RH Special Preferred Ratio of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Parent Common Stock (the “RH Special Merger Consideration”), upon surrender of an RH Certificate, which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented such share of Special RH Preferred Stock, in the manner provided in Section 2.6(a) (or, in the case of a lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, Section 2.6(f)).

(iv)      As a result of the RH Merger, at the Effective Time, each holder of an RH Certificate shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the applicable RH Merger Consideration payable in respect of the shares of RH Stock represented by such RH Certificate immediately prior to the Effective Time, any cash in lieu of fractional shares payable pursuant to Section 2.5(e) and any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.6(b), all to be issued or paid, without interest, in consideration therefor upon the surrender of such RH Certificate in accordance with Section 2.6(a).

(b)       Cancellation of Certain Shares of RH Stock. Each share of RH Stock held by RH as treasury stock, each share of RH Stock held by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of RH, and each share of RH Stock owned by Parent, Battery, RH Merger Sub or any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent, Battery or RH Merger Sub, in each case as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, automatically shall be cancelled and cease to exist without any conversion thereof, and no consideration shall be paid with respect thereto.

(c)       RH Options. All options to purchase RH Stock (the “RH Options”) issued and outstanding under any equity or equity-based compensation plan or arrangement of RH, including RH’s 2007 Omnibus Equity Award Plan (as amended on June 24, 2008) (each, an “RH Incentive Plan”) shall be assumed by Parent in accordance with Section 2.7.

(d)       Restricted Stock Awards. All outstanding restricted stock unit awards (the “RH Restricted Stock Units”) granted pursuant to an RH Incentive Plan that remain unvested shall be assumed by Parent in accordance with Section 2.7.

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shares of RH Stock who would otherwise be entitled to a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Parent Common Stock that otherwise would be received by such holder), upon surrender of such holder’s RH Certificate(s), an amount of cash (rounded to the nearest whole cent), without interest, equal to the product of (x) such fraction, multiplied by (y) $31.50.

(f)        Adjustments to RH Exchange Ratio. The RH Common Exchange Ratio, the Preferred Exchange Ratio and/or the RH Special Merger Ratio shall be adjusted to reflect fully the appropriate effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Parent Common Stock, Battery Common Stock or any RH Stock), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar change with respect to Parent Common Stock, Battery Common Stock or any RH Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt it is understood and agreed that the transactions contemplated by Section 6.16 shall not result in any such adjustment.

 

Section 2.6

Exchange of Shares and Certificates.

(a)       Exchange Procedures. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall mail to each holder of record of a certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of any RH Stock (the “RH Certificates”), which at the Effective Time were converted into the right to receive the applicable RH Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.5(a), (A) a letter of transmittal (including a substitute Form W-9) and (B) instructions for use in effecting the surrender of RH Certificates in exchange for the applicable RH Merger Consideration, cash in lieu of any fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.5(e) and any dividends or other distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.6(b). Upon surrender of RH Certificates for cancellation to Parent, together with such letter of transmittal (or affidavit of loss in accordance with Section 2.6(f)), duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, a Certification on Form W-9 or W-8, the holder of such RH Certificates shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor (A) a certificate or certificates representing that number of whole shares of Parent Common Stock (after taking into account all RH Certificates surrendered by such holder) to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.5(a) (which shall be in uncertificated book entry form unless a physical certificate is requested) and (B) payment in lieu of fractional shares which such holder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 2.5(e) and any dividends or distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.6(b), and RH Certificates so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. In the event of a transfer of ownership of any RH Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of RH, a certificate representing the proper number of shares of Parent Common Stock may be issued to a Person other than the Person in whose name RH Certificate so surrendered is registered, if such RH Certificate shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the Person requesting such issuance shall pay any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock to a Person other than the registered holder of such RH Certificate or establish to the satisfaction of Parent that such Tax has been paid or is not applicable. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.6(a), each RH Certificate shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive the applicable RH Merger Consideration (and any amounts to be paid pursuant to Section 2.5(e) or Section 2.6(b)) upon such

 

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surrender. No interest shall be paid or shall accrue on any amount payable pursuant to Section 2.5(a), Section 2.5(e) or Section 2.6(b).

(b)       Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares. No dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered RH Certificate with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock represented thereby, and no cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder pursuant to Section 2.5(e), until such RH Certificate has been surrendered in accordance with this Article II. Subject to applicable Law, following surrender of any such RH Certificate, there shall be paid to the recordholder thereof, without interest, (i) promptly after such surrender the applicable RH Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.5(a), together with any cash payable in lieu of a fractional share of Parent Common Stock, as applicable, to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.5(e) and the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time and a payment date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock less the amount of any withholding Taxes that may be required thereon.

(c)       No Further Ownership Rights. The applicable RH Merger Consideration issued upon the surrender for exchange of RH Certificates in accordance with the terms of this Article II and any cash paid pursuant to Section 2.5(e) or Section 2.6(b) shall be deemed to have been issued (and paid) in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of applicable RH Stock previously represented by such RH Certificates. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of RH shall be closed and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the RH Surviving Corporation of any shares of RH Stock which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, RH Certificates are presented to the RH Surviving Corporation or Parent for any reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Article II.

(d)       No Liability. None of Parent, RH Merger Sub or RH or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable to any Person in respect of any shares of Parent Common Stock (or dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law. If any RH Certificate shall not have been surrendered prior to five years after the Effective Time (or immediately prior to such earlier date on which the applicable RH Merger Consideration, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock or any dividends or distributions with respect thereto issuable in respect of such RH Certificate would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any Governmental Authority), any such shares, cash, dividends or distributions in respect of such RH Certificate shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property of Parent, free and clear of all claims or interests of any Person previously entitled thereto.

(e)       Withholding Rights. Parent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable pursuant to this Agreement to any Person who was a holder of any RH Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time such amounts as Parent may be required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any other provision of federal, state, local or foreign Tax Law.  To

 

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the extent that amounts are so withheld (and paid to the applicable Governmental Authority) by Parent, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such consideration would otherwise have been paid.

(f)        Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any RH Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed RH Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof, such RH Merger Consideration as may be required pursuant to Section 2.5(a), cash for fractional shares pursuant to Section 2.5(e) and any dividends or distributions payable pursuant to Section 2.6(b); provided, however, that Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed RH Certificates to deliver an agreement of indemnification in form reasonably satisfactory to Parent, or, if reasonably required by Parent, a bond in such reasonable sum as Parent may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent in respect of RH Certificates alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

 

Section 2.7

RH Equity Awards.

(a)       Prior to the Effective Time, the RH Board (or, if appropriate, any committee administering RH Incentive Plans) shall adopt such resolutions or take such other actions as may be required to effect the following:

(i)        adjust the terms of all RH Options outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time granted under the RH Incentive Plans, whether vested or unvested, as necessary to provide that, at the Effective Time, each RH Option outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into an option to acquire shares of Parent Common Stock, on the same terms and conditions as were applicable under such RH Option, including vesting (taking into account any acceleration of vesting that may occur as a result of the Transaction) (each, as so adjusted, an “RH Adjusted Option”), except that (A) each such RH Adjusted Option shall represent the right to acquire that whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock (rounded down to the next whole share) equal to the number of shares of RH Voting Common Stock subject to the related RH Option multiplied by the RH Common Exchange Ratio and (B) the option price per share of Parent Common Stock under each RH Adjusted Option shall be an amount equal to the option price per share of RH Voting Common Stock subject to the related RH Option in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by the RH Common Exchange Ratio (the option price per share, as so determined, being rounded up to the next full cent);

(ii)       provide that each other equity award entitling the holder thereof to acquire RH Voting Common Stock, including RH Restricted Stock Units, other than RH Options pursuant to an RH Incentive Plan (an “RH Equity Award”) shall be converted into an equity award entitling the holder thereof to acquire shares of Parent Common Stock (an “RH Adjusted Equity Award”), on the same terms and conditions as were applicable to such RH Equity Award, including vesting (taking into account any acceleration of vesting that may occur as a result of the Transaction) except that

 

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each RH Adjusted Equity Award shall represent the right to acquire that whole number of shares of Parent Common Stock (rounded down to the next whole share) equal to the number of shares of RH Common Stock subject to an RH Equity Award multiplied by the RH Common Exchange Ratio; and

(iii)      make such other changes to the RH Incentive Plans as are appropriate to give effect to the Transaction.

(b)       As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall deliver to the holders of RH Options appropriate notices setting forth such holders’ rights pursuant to the RH Incentive Plans and the agreements evidencing the grants of such RH Options, and that such RH Options and agreements shall be assumed by Parent and shall continue in effect on the same terms and conditions (subject to the adjustments required by this Section 2.7 after giving effect to the Transaction).

(c)       Except as otherwise contemplated by this Section 2.7 and except to the extent required under the respective terms of RH Options and RH Equity Awards, as applicable, all restrictions or limitations on transfer and vesting with respect to RH Options and RH Equity Awards awarded under an RH Incentive Plan, or any other plan, program or arrangement of RH or any of its Subsidiaries, to the extent that such restrictions or limitations shall not have already lapsed, shall remain in full force and effect with respect to such RH Options and RH Equity Awards after giving effect to the Transaction and the assumption by Parent as set forth above.

(d)       At the Effective Time, by virtue of the RH Merger, the RH Incentive Plans shall be assumed by Parent, with the result that all obligations of RH under the RH Incentive Plans, including with respect to awards outstanding thereunder at the Effective Time, shall be obligations of Parent following the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall take all necessary actions for the assumption of the RH Incentive Plans, including the reservation, issuance and listing of Parent Common Stock in a number at least equal to the number of shares of Parent Common Stock that will be subject to RH Adjusted Options and RH Adjusted Equity Awards. As soon as practicable following the Effective Time, Parent shall, in accordance with applicable federal securities Laws, prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8 (or another appropriate form selected by Parent) registering a number of shares of Parent Common Stock determined in accordance with the preceding sentence. Such registration statement shall be kept effective (and the current status of the prospectus or prospectuses required thereby shall be maintained) at least for so long as RH Adjusted Options and RH Adjusted Equity Awards remain outstanding.

Section 2.8      RH Merger Sub Common Stock. Each share of capital stock of RH Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, at the Effective Time, be cancelled and extinguished and converted into one validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable share of common stock of the RH Surviving Corporation.

Section 2.9      Determination of RH Common Stock Merger Consideration. Not more than five (5) days, and at least three (3) days prior to the Closing Date, an officer of RH shall deliver to Parent and Battery a certificate (the “Closing Certificate”) setting forth the aggregate amount of (i) Indebtedness for borrowed

 

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money (other than any Indebtedness in respect of the Harbinger Term Loan Facility) of RH and its Subsidiaries (determined after giving effect to the transactions described in Section 6.16) outstanding as of immediately prior to the Closing (the “Assumed Indebtedness Amount”); (ii) the Series D Preference Amount; (iii) the Series E Preference Amount; (iv) consolidated cash and cash equivalents of RH and its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Closing, excluding the aggregate proceeds, if any, received by RH in respect of the issuance and sale of Special RH Preferred Stock (the “Closing Cash Amount”); and (v) the Harbinger Term Loan Amount.

ARTICLE III

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BATTERY

Except as set forth in the Battery Disclosure Schedule or in the Battery SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosure included in any such Battery SEC Report that is predictive or forward-looking in nature and excluding any risk factor and similar statement), Battery represents and warrants to Parent and RH that all of the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement, or if made as of a specified date, as of such date. Each disclosure set forth in the Battery Disclosure Schedule is identified by reference to, or has been grouped under a heading referring to, a specific individual section of this Agreement for convenience of reference only, and shall be deemed a qualification or exception to such section and any other section of the Battery Disclosure Schedule (other than Section 3.5(b)) to which its applicability is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure regardless of whether or not such other section is specifically referenced. For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any representation or warranty of Battery in this Article III as to the provision of any documents or information, Battery shall be deemed to have complied with such representation or warranty if it has made such documents or information available (or listed such documents in an exhibit list available) pursuant to the SEC’s “EDGAR” system since August 30, 2009 and prior to the date hereof.

Section 3.1      Organization, Standing and Corporate Power; Charter Documents; Subsidiaries.

(a)       Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. Battery, each of its “significant subsidiaries” (as such term is used in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act) (the “Battery Significant Subsidiaries”) and except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect, each of the Battery Subsidiaries (other than the Significant Subsidiaries), is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized, and has all requisite corporate (or other entity) power and authority and all requisite approvals from any Governmental Authorities necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. Battery and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) in each other jurisdiction in which the nature or conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties

 

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and assets makes such qualification, licensing or good standing necessary, in each case except as individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

(b)       Charter Documents. Battery has delivered or made available to RH prior to the execution of this Agreement true, correct and complete copies of (i) its certificate of incorporation and any certificates of designation, as amended and currently in effect (collectively, the “Battery Charter”), and its by-laws, as amended and currently in effect (together with the Battery Charter, the “Battery Organizational Documents”), and (ii) the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or operating or similar organizational documents of each of the Battery Significant Subsidiaries, as amended and currently in effect (collectively, the “Battery Subsidiary Organizational Documents”), and each such instrument is in full force and effect. Battery and each of the Battery Significant Subsidiaries is not in violation of its Battery Organizational Documents and, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect, no Battery Subsidiary (other than the Battery Significant Subsidiaries) is in violation of its Battery Subsidiary Organizational Documents.

(c)       Subsidiaries. Section 3.1(c) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule lists all the Subsidiaries of Battery as of the date of this Agreement. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each of the Subsidiaries listed on Section 3.1(c) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by Battery free and clear of all Liens (other than any Permitted Liens described in clauses (viii) and (ix) of the definition of Permitted Liens) and free of preemptive rights, in each case, with respect to Battery Subsidiaries (other than the Battery Significant Subsidiaries), except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.2      Capital Structure of Battery.  Battery represents and warrants that:

(a)       The authorized capital stock of Battery consists of 150,000,000 shares of Battery Common Stock. As of the close of business on February 5, 2010, (i) 30,629,213 shares of Battery Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) no shares of Battery Common Stock were held by Battery in its treasury and (iii) 2,704,120 shares of Battery Common Stock remained reserved for issuance pursuant to the Battery Incentive Plan. All of the outstanding shares of Battery Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. Except as set forth above and except for the Transaction, as of the date hereof, there are no (A) shares of capital stock of Battery authorized, issued or outstanding, (B) existing options, warrants, calls, pre-emptive rights, subscriptions or other rights, Contracts or commitments of any character, relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of Battery or any Battery Subsidiary, obligating Battery or any Battery Subsidiary to issue, transfer or sell or cause to be issued, transferred or sold any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interest in, Battery or any Battery Subsidiary or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or equity interests, or obligating Battery or any Battery Subsidiary to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, subscription or other right, Contract or commitment and (C) outstanding contractual obligations of Battery or any

 

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Battery Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Battery Common Stock, or the capital stock of Battery, any Battery Subsidiary or any Affiliate of Battery or to provide funds to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any Battery Subsidiary or any other entity. No shares of Battery Common Stock are held by any Subsidiary of Battery.

(b)       As of the close of business on February 5, 2010, 629,213 shares of Battery Restricted Stock were outstanding pursuant to the Battery Incentive Plan. Section 3.2(b) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the number of unvested shares underlying Battery Restricted Stock Awards outstanding under the Battery Incentive Plan as of the close of business on February 5, 2010, and includes the vesting schedule of each such Battery Restricted Stock Award. All shares of Battery Common Stock that may be issued prior to the Effective Time under the Battery Incentive Plan, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.

(c)       Except pursuant to (i) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2009, with respect to Battery’s 12% Senior Subordinated Toggle Notes due 2019 and (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2009, with respect to Battery Common Stock (collectively, the “Existing Registration Rights Agreements”), there are no contractual obligations for Battery or any of its Subsidiaries to file a registration statement under the Securities Act or which otherwise relate to the registration of any securities of Battery or its Subsidiaries under the Securities Act.

(d)       No bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of Indebtedness or other obligations of Battery having the right to vote (or which bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of Indebtedness or other obligations are convertible into or exercisable for Battery Common Stock having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders may vote (“Battery Voting Debt”) are issued or outstanding as of the date hereof.

(e)       As of the date hereof, there are no securities, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments, Contracts or undertakings of any kind to which Battery or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound obligating Battery or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock, Battery Voting Debt or other voting securities of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, or obligating Battery or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, Contract or undertaking.

(f)        Except for this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Battery is a party, neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any currently effective Contract (i) restricting the purchase or transfer of, (ii) relating to the voting of, (iii) requiring the repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or (iv) containing any right of first refusal with respect to, any capital stock of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries.

(g)       Other than its Subsidiaries, as of the date hereof, Battery does not directly or indirectly beneficially own any securities or other beneficial ownership interests in any other entity. There are no

 

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outstanding contractual obligations of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries to make any loan to, or any equity or other investment (in the form of a capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Battery Subsidiary or any other Person, other than guarantees by Battery of any Indebtedness or other obligations of any wholly-owned Subsidiary of Battery and other than loans made in the ordinary course consistent with past practice to employees of Battery and its Subsidiaries.

Section 3.3      Authority;  Requisite Corporate Approval;  Voting Requirements;  No Conflict; Required Filings or Consents.

(a)       Authority. Battery has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and, subject to the Battery Stockholder Approval, to consummate the Transaction. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Battery, and the consummation by Battery of the Transaction, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Battery (upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee), and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Battery are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transaction, subject, in the case of the Battery Merger, to receipt of the Battery Stockholder Approval. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Battery. Assuming the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the other parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Battery enforceable against Battery in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).

(b)       Requisite Corporate Approval. The Board of Directors of Battery, acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee, has (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transaction are fair to, and in the best interest of Battery and all of its stockholders (other than the Harbinger Parties and their respective Affiliates), (ii) declared it to be advisable for Battery to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and to consummate the Transaction, including the Mergers; (iii) duly approved this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Transaction, which approval has not been rescinded or modified, (iv) resolved, subject to Section 6.1(e), to recommend that the stockholders of Battery vote in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and (v) directed, subject to Section 6.1(e) that this Agreement be submitted to a vote of the Battery stockholders in accordance with this Agreement.

(c)       Voting Requirements. Battery represents and warrants that the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Battery Common Stock entitled to vote thereon at a duly convened and held stockholders’ meeting in favor of approval of this Agreement and the Transaction (the “Battery Statutory Stockholder Approval”) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Battery that is required by Law and the Battery Organizational Documents to approve and adopt this Agreement and authorize the consummation of the Transaction.

 

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(d)       No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Battery do not, and the consummation by Battery of the Transaction and compliance by Battery with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, result in any violation, breach of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, require any consent, waiver or approval under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right, obligation or loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets (including intangible assets) of Battery or any of its Battery Subsidiaries or any restriction on the conduct of any of the businesses or operations of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries under, (i) any of the Battery Organizational Documents (assuming the receipt of the Battery Statutory Stockholder Approval), (ii) any of the Subsidiary Organizational Documents, (iii) any Contract or Battery Permit or (iv) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to in Section 3.3(e), any Law applicable to Battery or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) as have not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

(e)       Required Filings or Consents. No consent, approval, Order or authorization or permit of, action by, or in respect of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notification to any Governmental Authority is required to be made, obtained, performed or given by or with respect to Battery or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by Battery or the consummation by Battery of the Transaction, except for (i) compliance with, and filings under, the HSR Act, and any applicable filings or notifications under any Competition Laws, (ii) such reports under, or other applicable requirements of, the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or the rules of the NYSE or other appropriate exchange as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction, (iii) the filing of the Battery Merger Filing with, and the acceptance for record of the Battery Merger Filing by, the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (iv) such consents, approvals, Orders, authorizations, permits, actions, registrations, declarations, filings or notifications, the failure of which to be made, obtained, performed or given as have not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.4      Battery SEC Reports; Financial Statements; Information Supplied; Internal Controls.

(a)       Battery SEC Reports. Battery has made available to RH a true, correct and complete copy of each report, registration statement, certifications and definitive proxy statement filed or furnished by Battery with the SEC since August 30, 2009 (the “Battery SEC Reports”), which are all the forms, reports and documents (other than preliminary material) required to be filed or furnished by Battery with the SEC prior to the date of this Agreement and which were filed or furnished on a timely basis. As of their respective dates, the Battery SEC Reports (i) were prepared in accordance and complied in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC thereunder applicable to such Battery SEC Reports, and (ii) did not at the time they were filed or furnished (and if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement then on the date of such filing and as so 

 

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amended or superseded), and any Battery SEC Reports filed or furnished with the SEC prior to the Closing will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. To the knowledge of Battery, as of the date hereof, there are no unresolved SEC comments with respect to Battery. None of Battery Subsidiaries are required to file periodic reports with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. Battery SEC Reports included, or, if filed or furnished after the date hereof and prior to the Closing, will include, all certificates required to be included herein pursuant to Section 302 and 906 of the SOX Act and the internal control report and attestation of Battery’s outside auditors required by Section 404 of the SOX Act.

(b)       Financial Statements. Each set of financial statements (including, in each case, any related notes thereto) contained in Battery SEC Reports, including each Battery SEC Report filed after the date hereof until the Closing (the “Battery Financial Statements”), (i) were or will be prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, do not contain footnotes), (ii) fairly present, or in the case of Battery SEC Reports filed or furnished after the date of this Agreement, will fairly present, in all material respects the financial position and consolidated results of operations and cash flows, as the case may be, of Battery and its Subsidiaries as of their respective dates or for the respective periods set forth therein, except that the unaudited interim financial statements were, are or will be subject to normal adjustments as will not be material to Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and (iii) complied or will comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.

(c)       Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Battery for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and/or the Registration Statement will, when they are filed or at any time they are amended or supplemented or at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act or at the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to Battery’s stockholders or at the time of the Battery Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.4(c), no representation or warranty is made by Battery with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement and/or the Registration Statement that was not supplied by or on behalf of Battery specifically for inclusion or reference therein.

(d)       Disclosure Controls; Internal Controls. Battery and its Subsidiaries have devised and maintain a system of internal accounting controls (within the meaning of Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding (i) the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP, (ii) receipts and expenditures of Battery and any Subsidiaries being made only in accordance with authorization of

 

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management and (iii) prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of Battery’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets that could have a material effect on Battery’s financial statements. Each of Battery and its Subsidiaries (A) has designed disclosure controls and procedures (within the meaning of Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act) to ensure that material information relating to such entity and its Subsidiaries is made known to the management of such entity by others within those entities as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required by the Exchange Act with respect to Battery SEC Reports, and (B) has disclosed to its auditors and the audit committee of Battery Board (1) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and has disclosed to its auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls and (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in its internal controls, and Battery has provided to RH copies of any such disclosure in clauses (1) or (2).

Section 3.5      Absence of Certain Changes or Events; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a)       Since December 31, 2009 through the date hereof, Battery and its Subsidiaries have not taken any action of the type described in Section 5.1, that, had such action occurred following the date of this Agreement without RH approval, would be in violation of such Section 5.1; and

(b)       Since September 30, 2009, there has not been an event, occurrence, effect, change or circumstance, that has had or would reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.6

Compliance; Permits.

(a)       Battery and its Subsidiaries and their employees hold all authorizations, permits, licenses, certificates, easements, concessions, franchises, variances, exemptions, consents, registrations, approvals and clearances of all Governmental Authorities and third Persons which are required for Battery and its Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their respective properties and other assets and to carry on their respective businesses as they are now being conducted (collectively, the “Battery Permits”), except in each case as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect, and all such Battery Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of, or the failure to be valid or in full force and effect of, any of the Battery Permits has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

(b)       Battery and each of its Subsidiaries is, and has been since December 31, 2004, in compliance with, and is not, to the knowledge of Battery, under investigation with respect to any violation of, and has not been given written notice or threatened in writing with any violation of, the terms of the Battery Permits and all applicable Laws relating to Battery and each of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets or properties, except in each case as has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 3.7

Tax Matters.

(a)       Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action that would prevent the Mergers from qualifying as exchanges within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code. To the knowledge of Battery, there is no agreement, plan or other circumstance that would prevent the Mergers from qualifying as exchanges within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code.

(b)       (i) All material Tax Returns that are required to be filed on or before the Effective Time (taking into account any extensions of time within which to file which have not expired) by or with respect to Battery and its Subsidiaries (including any predecessors thereof), have been or will be duly and timely filed with the appropriate Tax Authority on or before the Effective Time, (ii) all such Tax Returns are or will be true, accurate and complete in all material respects, (iii) all Taxes shown to be due on the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) have been or will be duly and timely paid in full and all other material Taxes that are required to be paid by Battery and its Subsidiaries before the Closing have or will be duly and timely paid in full, (iv) all material deficiencies asserted or material assessments made in writing as a result of examinations conducted by any Tax Authority have been duly and timely paid in full, (v) adequate provision has been made in accordance with GAAP for the payment of all material Taxes not yet due and payable for all taxable periods, or portions thereof, ending on or before the date hereof and (vi) neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statutes of limitation with respect to any Taxes of Battery or its Subsidiaries, other than waivers that have expired without extension. There are no outstanding requests, agreements, consents or waivers to extend the statutory period of limitations applicable to the assessment of any Taxes or deficiencies against Battery or its Subsidiaries, and no power of attorney granted by Battery or its Subsidiaries with respect to any Taxes is currently in force.

(c)       Battery has made available to RH true, correct and complete copies of the United States federal and state income Tax Returns filed by Battery and its Subsidiaries for the most recent taxable year for which such returns have been filed.

(d)       There are no material Liens for Taxes upon any asset of Battery or its Subsidiaries, other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP in the most recent financial statements prepared and provided to RH prior to the date of this Agreement.

(e)       Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or other similar agreement; neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a member of an affiliated group as defined in Section 1504(a)(1) of the Code (or similar state, local, or foreign filing group) filing consolidated or combined Tax Returns and neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract or otherwise.

 

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(f)        No material closing agreements, private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to Battery or its Subsidiaries and no such agreement or ruling has been applied for and is currently pending.

(g)       Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains any compensation plans, programs or arrangements the payments under which would not reasonably be expected to be deductible as a result of the limitations under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.

(h)       All material Taxes that Battery or its Subsidiaries are or were required by Law to withhold or collect (including sales tax and amounts required to be withheld or collected in connection with any amount paid to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or any other party) have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required by Law, have been duly and timely paid in full to the proper Tax Authority for all taxable periods, or portions thereof, ending on or before the date hereof.

(i)        There are no material audits, examinations, deficiency, refund litigation, investigations, judicial or administrative proceedings or claims or material matters in controversy pending or, to the knowledge of Battery, threatened with respect to any material Taxes of Battery or its Subsidiaries. Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of any material claim made by a Tax or other Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, does not file a Tax Return, that Battery or such Subsidiary is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. No officer or employee of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, responsible for Tax matters of Battery or such Subsidiary, reasonably expects any Tax Authority to assess any additional material Taxes with respect to Battery or any of its Subsidiaries.

(j)        Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) agreed to make nor is it required to make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise or (ii) distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the Code. Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries has disposed of any property in a transaction intended to qualify for tax deferred treatment under Section 1031 or 1033 of the Code in which Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, has yet to acquire a replacement property.

(k)       Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b).

 

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Section 3.8

Material Contracts.

(a)       All “material contracts” (as such term is used in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) with respect to Battery and its Subsidiaries required to be filed with the SEC (the “Battery Material Contracts”) have been filed, and no Battery Material Contract has been amended or modified, except for such amendments or modifications which have been filed as an exhibit to a subsequently dated and filed SEC document or are not required to be filed with the SEC.

(b)       All of the Battery Material Contracts are valid and in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law), except (i) to the extent that they have previously expired in accordance with their terms or (ii) for any failures to be in full force and effect that has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect. Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of Battery, any counterparty to any of the Battery Material Contracts, has violated any provision of, or committed or failed to perform any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under the provisions of any of the Battery Material Contracts, except in each case for those violations and defaults which has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.9

Intellectual Property.

(a)       Section 3.9(a) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all material Intellectual Property owned by Battery or any of its Subsidiaries that is the subject of a registration or pending application for registration and lists, in each case, the owner, the jurisdiction and the application or registration number thereof (collectively, “Registered Intellectual Property”). Battery or one of its Subsidiaries is the sole, exclusive and record owner of all Registered Intellectual Property free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. All material registrations for Registered Intellectual Property are subsisting, in full force and effect, and have not been cancelled, expired or abandoned and all application, registration, renewal and maintenance fees in relation thereto have been paid.

(b)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Battery Material Adverse Effect, (i) there is no pending or, to the knowledge of Battery, threatened Action or other adversarial proceeding before any court, agency, arbitral tribunal or registration authority in any jurisdiction challenging the ownership, validity, enforceability or registrability of any Intellectual Property owned by Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, and (ii) neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries has brought or threatened any claims, suits, arbitrations or other adversarial proceedings against any third party alleging misappropriation, infringement, dilution or violation of any Intellectual Property owned by Battery or any of its Subsidiaries.

(c)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Battery Material Adverse Effect, the conduct of Battery’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses as currently conducted does not infringe upon any Intellectual Property rights owned or controlled by any third party, and no third party is misappropriating, infringing, diluting or violating any Intellectual Property owned by Battery or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

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(d)       Battery and each of its Subsidiaries takes reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of Trade Secrets used in the operation of its respective business. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Battery Material Adverse Effect, (i) no such Trade Secrets have been disclosed or authorized to be disclosed to any third party other than pursuant to a written non-disclosure agreement and (ii) no party to any non-disclosure agreement relating to such Trade Secrets is in breach or default thereof.

(e)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Battery Material Adverse Effect, each employee, independent contractor and consultant who has developed material Intellectual Property on behalf of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries has done so either as an employee within the scope of his, her or its employment or as an independent contractor pursuant to a written “work made for hire” or assignment agreement that conveys to either Battery or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, any and all right, title and interest of such employee, independent contractor or consultant in and to such Intellectual Property.

(f)        Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Battery Material Adverse Effect, neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced any defects in the Software used in their respective businesses as currently conducted that have not been substantially resolved, including any error or omission in the processing of any data. Battery and its Subsidiaries have in place disaster recovery and business continuity plans and procedures, substantially consistent with industry practice for businesses of a type and size comparable to Battery and its Subsidiaries.

(g)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in a Battery Material Adverse Effect, Battery and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to ensure that all personal information gathered in the course of their respective businesses is protected against loss and against unauthorized access, use, disclosure or other misuse.

 

Section 3.10

Properties.

(a)       All material real property and interests in real property owned in fee by Battery or any Battery Subsidiary (individually, a “Battery Owned Property”) are set forth on Section 3.10(a) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each Battery Owned Property, subject only to (A) Permitted Liens, (B) zoning, building and other similar restrictions, (C) Liens that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third person on property over which Battery or one of its Subsidiaries has easement rights or on any leased property and subordination or similar agreement relating thereto, and (D) discrepancies, conflicts in boundary lines, shortages in area, encroachments, or any other non monetary Liens of a minor nature: (i) Battery or a Battery Subsidiary has good and marketable fee simple title to all Battery Owned Property, (ii) there are no outstanding options or rights of first refusal in favor of any other party to purchase any of the Battery Owned Property or any portion thereof or interest therein, (iii) there are no leases, subleases, licenses, 

 

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options, rights, concessions or other agreements affecting any portion of the Battery Owned Properties, and (iv) to Battery’s knowledge, there are no physical conditions or defects at any of the Battery Owned Properties which materially impair or would be reasonably likely to materially impair the continued operation and conduct of the business of Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Any material reciprocal easements, operating agreements, option agreements, rights of first refusal or rights of first offer with respect to any Battery Owned Property are set forth in Section 3.10(a) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule.

(b)       All material real property and interests in real property leased by Battery or any Battery Subsidiary and any prime or underlying leases related thereto (individually, a “Battery Leased Property”; Battery Owned Property and Battery Leased Property being sometimes referred to herein collectively as “Battery Property”) are set forth on Section 3.10(b) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect, Battery or a Battery Subsidiary has good and valid leasehold title to all Battery Leased Property, subject only to Permitted Liens and matters described in clauses (B), (C) and (D) of Section 3.10(a). Prior to the date hereof, a true, correct and complete copy of each lease for Battery Leased Property (individually, a “Battery Real Property Lease”) for each Battery Leased Property has been made available to RH. With respect to each Battery Real Property Lease, (i) each lease is valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law), (ii) neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of Battery, any other party to such Battery Real Property Lease is in breach or default under such lease, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the delivery of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute a breach or default, or permit the termination, modification or acceleration of rent thereunder, and (iii) neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently subleasing, licensing or otherwise granting any Person the right to use or occupy such Battery Leased Property or any portion thereof, except in each case of clauses (i) through (iii) as has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

(c)       As of the date hereof, neither Battery nor any of its consolidated Subsidiaries has received notice of any pending, and to the knowledge of Battery, there are no threatened, condemnation proceedings with respect to any of the Battery Property.

 

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Section 3.11

Litigation; No Undisclosed Liabilities.

(a)       Except with respect to any Action that may be commenced after the date of this Agreement with respect to the Transaction, there is no Action which would reasonably be expected to result in damages to Battery or its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 pending or, to the knowledge of Battery, threatened against or affecting Battery or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets. Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Order of, or before, any Governmental Authority, except as, individually or in the aggregate, is not and would not reasonably be expected to be material to Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There are no investigations or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Battery, threatened by any Governmental Authority with respect to Battery or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, except as, individually or in the aggregate, is not and would not reasonably be expected to be material to Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b)       Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation of any nature, whether known or unknown, accrued, absolute, contingent, determined, determinable or otherwise that would be required to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of Battery and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities or obligations (i) reflected in the Battery Financial Statements, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since the date of the last filed Battery Financial Statement, (iii) incurred by or on behalf of Battery in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction or (iv) that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.12    Takeover Statutes. No “business combination,” “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control share acquisition” or other similar anti-takeover statute or regulation (each a “Takeover Statute”), or anti-takeover provision in Battery’s Organizational Documents, would prohibit or restrict the ability of Battery to perform its obligations under this Agreement or its ability to consummate the Transaction, including the Battery Merger.

 

Section 3.13

Labor Matters.

(a)       Neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or any other agreement with a labor union or labor organization, nor is any such agreement presently being negotiated. Except as would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect, the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transaction by Battery (i) will not result in any breach or other violation of any collective bargaining agreement or any other agreement with a labor union or labor organization to which Battery or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and (ii) does not require any notification to or consent by any labor union, labor organization or works council.

(b)       To the knowledge of Battery, and except as would not reasonably be likely to result in a material liability to Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in the U.S. (i) there is no organizational effort currently being made or threatened by or on behalf of any labor union, works council, or labor organization to organize any employees of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) no demand for recognition of any employees of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries has been made by or on behalf of any labor union, works council or labor organization and (iii) no petition has been filed, nor has any proceeding been instituted by any employee of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries or group of employees of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries with any labor relations board or commission seeking recognition of a collective bargaining representative.

 

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(c)       There is no pending or, to the knowledge of Battery, threatened, labor strike, dispute, walk-out, work-stoppage, slow-down or lockout involving Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, except where such dispute, work stoppage, slow down or lockout, or, with respect to individuals providing services outside the U.S., such strike or walk-out, has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

(d)       To the knowledge of Battery, no employee of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries who is a “named executive officer” (within the meaning of Item 402(a)(3) of the SEC’s Regulation S-K) with respect to Battery’s 2009 fiscal year is in any material respect in violation of any term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, non-competition agreement, restrictive covenant or other obligation to a former employer of any such employee relating (i) to the right of any such employee to be employed by Battery or its Subsidiaries or (ii) to the knowledge or use of Trade Secrets or proprietary information.

 

Section 3.14

Employee Benefit Plans and Related Matters; ERISA.

(a)       Section 3.14(a) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each Battery Benefit Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Battery Benefit Plans that are employment, severance, change-in-control or other individual agreements with respect to individuals providing services primarily outside the United States, only those individual agreements relating to an officer, executive or director with compensation and/or benefits in excess of $100,000 per year have been listed. With respect to each Battery Benefit Plan that primarily covers individuals providing services in the U.S., Battery has provided or made available to RH a current, accurate and complete copy thereof, and, to the extent applicable: (i) any related trust agreement or other funding instrument; (ii) the most recent determination letter, if applicable; (iii) any summary plan description and summaries of material modifications; and (iv) the most recent year’s Form 5500 and attached schedules and audited financial statements, if any.

(b)       Each Battery Benefit Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its qualification and, to the knowledge of Battery, no event has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification. Each of the Battery Benefit Plans has been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect. No liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by Battery, any Battery Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of Battery that has not been satisfied in full (other than with respect to amounts not yet due), except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each “defined benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(35) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA and to which Battery, any Battery Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of Battery contributes or sponsors (each, a “Title IV Plan”), the present value of projected benefit obligations under such Title IV Plan did

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not, as of its latest valuation date, exceed the then current value of the assets of such Title IV Plan allocable to such projected benefit obligations by an amount in excess of $10,000,000. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Battery, threatened, material claims by or on behalf of any of the Battery Benefit Plans, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any Battery Benefit Plan or otherwise involving any Battery Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits), except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

(c)       Neither Battery nor any ERISA Affiliate contributes to or has been obligated to contribute during the preceding six years to any “multiemployer pension plan,” as defined in section 3(37) of ERISA.

(d)       Section 3.14(d) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule sets forth any medical or death benefits (whether or not insured) with respect to current or former employees or directors of Battery or any Battery Subsidiary beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than (i) coverage mandated solely by applicable Law, (ii) death benefits or retirement benefits under any “employee pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), (iii) deferred compensation benefits accrued as liabilities on the books of Battery or a Battery Subsidiary or (iv) benefits the full costs of which are borne by the current or former employee or director or his or her beneficiary.

(e)       Neither the negotiation or the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transaction by Battery (alone or in conjunction with any other event, including any termination of employment on or following the Effective Time) will (i) entitle any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor of Battery or any Battery Subsidiary to any compensation or benefit, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or funding, of any compensation or benefits or trigger any other material obligation under any Battery Benefit Plan or (iii) result in any breach or violation of, default under or limit Battery’s right to amend, modify or terminate any Battery Benefit Plan.

(f)        Except with respect to individuals identified in Section 3.14(f) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule, no amount or other entitlement that could be received as a result of the Transaction (alone or in conjunction with any other event) by any “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code) with respect to Battery will constitute an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code). No director, officer, employee or independent contractor of Battery or any Battery Subsidiary is entitled to receive any gross-up or additional payment by reason of the Tax required by Section 409A or 4999 of the Code being imposed on such Person.

(g)       With respect to each Battery Benefit Plan established or maintained outside of the U.S. primarily for the benefit of employees of Battery or any Battery Subsidiary residing outside of the U.S. (a “Foreign Battery Benefit Plan”), except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had or would not be reasonably likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect: (i) all employer and employee contributions to each Foreign Battery Benefit Plan required by Law or by the terms of such Foreign Battery Benefit Plan have been made, or, if applicable, accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices; (ii) the fair market value of the assets of each funded Foreign Battery Benefit Plan, the liability of each insurer for any Foreign Battery Benefit Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve established for any Foreign Battery Benefit Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient to procure or provide for the accrued benefit obligations with respect to all current and former participants in such plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to determine employer contributions to such Foreign Battery Benefit Plan and no transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall cause such assets or insurance obligations to be less than such benefit obligations; and (iii) each Foreign Battery Benefit Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities.

 

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Section 3.15

Environmental Matters.

(a)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not and would not reasonably be expected to result in a liability that is material to Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and except for matters which have fully been resolved, the operations of Battery and its Subsidiaries are, and at all times since January 1, 2004, have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, including possession and compliance with the terms of all Battery Permits required by Environmental Laws and there are not present or, to the knowledge of Battery, past facts or circumstances that would materially increase the cost of maintaining such compliance in the future.

(b)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not and would not reasonably be expected to result in a liability that is material to Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, there are no pending, or to the knowledge of Battery, threatened Actions under or pursuant to Environmental Laws by the Environmental Protection Agency or any other Governmental Authority or any other Person against Battery or any of its Subsidiaries or involving any Real Property currently or, to the knowledge of Battery, formerly operated or leased by Battery or any of its Subsidiaries or to which Battery or any of its Subsidiaries could be deemed to hold or have held title or against any Person whose liability Battery or any of its Subsidiaries has or may have retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of Law.

(c)       Battery and its Subsidiaries have not, since January 1, 2004 received notice of any allegations of any Environmental Liabilities, including non-compliance with any applicable Environmental Laws, and no facts, circumstances or conditions relating to, associated with or attributable to any Real Property currently or formerly operated or leased or other sites at which Hazardous Materials were disposed of, or allegedly disposed of, or to which Battery or any of its Subsidiaries could reasonably be deemed to hold or have held title or Battery’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ operations thereon, has resulted in or is reasonably likely to result in Environmental Liabilities that would have or reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

(d)       There have been no releases of Hazardous Materials at any Real Property currently or formerly owned or operated by Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, which releases are reasonably likely to create any liability for Cleanup or remediation under Environmental Laws, in each case except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

(e)       Except as expressly set forth in this Section 3.15 and except for the representations and warranties in Section 3.4 and those relating to Battery Permits as expressly set forth in Section 3.6, neither Battery nor its Subsidiaries make any representation or warranty regarding compliance or failure to comply with, or any actual or contingent liability under, any Environmental Laws.

 

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Section 3.16    Insurance. All material insurance policies of Battery and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect and provide insurance in such amounts and against such risks as is sufficient to comply with applicable Law and as is customary for the industries in which Battery and its Subsidiaries operate, in each case, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect. Neither Battery nor its Subsidiaries are in breach or default under, and neither Battery nor its Subsidiaries have taken any action or failed to take any action which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination or modification of, any insurance policies, in each case, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

Section 3.17    Foreign Corrupt Practices and International Trade Sanctions and Ethical Practices. To the knowledge of Battery, neither Battery, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents, employees or any other Persons acting on their behalf has, in connection with the operation of their respective businesses, (a) used or promised any Battery or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials, candidates or members of political parties or organizations, or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, as if it were applicable to Battery or its Subsidiaries at that time, or any other similar applicable Law, (b) paid, promised, accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, expenditures or gifts or (c) violated or operated in noncompliance with any export restrictions, anti-boycott regulations, embargo regulations or other applicable domestic or foreign Laws.

Section 3.18    Interested Party Transactions. There are no Contracts or other transactions or series of similar transactions between Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and (a) any current or former officer or director of Battery, (b) any current or former record or beneficial owner of five percent (5%) or more of the voting securities of Battery or (c) any current or former Affiliate of Battery or of any such current or former, director or record or beneficial owner, on the other hand, that are currently in effect, except in each case other than as filed as an exhibit to or otherwise described in Battery SEC Reports filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof or Contracts between or among Battery and any of its Subsidiaries or between or among any of Battery’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries.

 

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Section 3.19

Bankruptcy Matters.

 

(a)

Confirmation Order.

(i)        Entry. On February 3, 2009, the Debtors filed the Plan with the Bankruptcy Court. The Bankruptcy Court approved the Plan and entered the Confirmation Order on July 15, 2009.

(ii)       Appeals. On July 15, 2009, the Equity Committee appealed the entry of the Confirmation Order. On September 23, 2009, the District Court, upon the motion of the Equity Committee to withdraw its appeal, entered an order dismissing the Equity Committee’s appeal. As of the date hereof, no other Person has appealed the entry of the Confirmation Order, and the statutory deadline to appeal from the entry of the Confirmation Order has passed.

(iii)      Effect. Except as provided in the Plan or the Confirmation Order, the Confirmation Order constitutes a judicial determination of (A) discharge of all Claims and other debts and liabilities against the Debtors that arose before the Bankruptcy Effective Date, (B) termination of all Old Battery Interests, pursuant to sections 524 and 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code, and (C) permanent injunction prohibiting the holders of any discharged Claims or terminated Interests from taking any of the following actions against the Debtors, Reorganized Debtors and their respective Subsidiaries or their property on account of any such discharged Claims or terminated Interests: (1) commencing or continuing, in any manner or in any place, any Action; (2) enforcing, attaching, collecting, or recovering in any manner any judgment, award, decree, or Order; (3) creating, perfecting, or enforcing any Lien or Bankruptcy Lien; (4) asserting a setoff against any debt, liability, or obligation due to any released Person; or (5) commencing or continuing any Action, in any manner, in any place, or against any Person that does not comply with or is inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan. No holder of a Claim that is Reinstated under the Plan may take any action under the documents governing such Claim on account of or arising from the occurrence of (X) the commencement or prosecution of the Debtors’ Chapter 11 Case, (Y) the filing, prosecution, confirmation, or consummation of the Plan or (Z) the transactions contemplated by or resulting from the Plan, any of the Plan Documents (as defined in the Confirmation Order) or any other documents contemplated by the Plan.

(b)       Consummation of Plan. On the Bankruptcy Effective Date, the Debtors consummated the Plan and emerged from Chapter 11 as Battery and its affiliated Reorganized Debtors. Except as set forth in the Confirmation Order, the Plan governs the manner in which all Claims against Battery and its affiliated Reorganized Debtors shall be treated after the Bankruptcy Effective Date.

 

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(c)       Compliance with Confirmation Order and Plan. Battery and Old Battery, as predecessor to Battery, have complied in all material respects with the provisions of the Confirmation Order and the Plan.

Section 3.20    Brokers and Advisors. Battery represents and warrants that, except for fees payable to Barclays Capital Inc., no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transaction based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Battery or its Affiliates.

Section 3.21    Opinion of Financial Advisor. Battery represents and warrants that (a) the Special Committee has received the opinion of its financial advisor, Barclays Capital Inc., to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion, the Battery Exchange Ratio provided in the Battery Merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Battery Common Stock (other than the Harbinger Parties and their Affiliates), a copy of which opinion will be provided to RH, solely for informational purposes, after receipt thereof by the Special Committee and (b) prior to the Closing, it shall have complied with the requirement to deliver an opinion pursuant to Section 4.11(a)(ii)(B) of the Indenture.

ARTICLE IV

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF RH

Except as set forth in the RH Disclosure Schedule, RH represents and warrants to Parent and Battery that all of the statements contained in this Article III are true and correct as of the date of this Agreement or if made as of a specified date, as of such date. Each disclosure set forth in the RH Disclosure Schedule is identified by reference to, or has been grouped under a heading referring to, a specific individual section of this Agreement for convenience of reference only, and shall be deemed a qualification or exception to such section and any other section of the RH Disclosure Schedule (other than Section 4.5(b)) to which its applicability is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure regardless of whether or not such other section is specifically referenced.

Section 4.1      Organization, Standing and Corporate Power; Charter Documents; Subsidiaries.

(a)      Organization, Standing and Corporate Power. RH, each of its “significant subsidiaries” (as such term is used in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act) (together with Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries, the “RH Significant Subsidiaries”) and except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect, each of the RH Subsidiaries (other than the Significant Subsidiaries), is a corporation or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or otherwise organized, and has all requisite corporate (or other entity) power and authority and all requisite approvals from any Governmental Authorities necessary to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as currently conducted. RH and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing (with respect to jurisdictions that recognize such concept) in each other jurisdiction in which the nature or conduct of its business or the ownership, leasing or operation of its properties and assets makes such qualification, licensing or good standing necessary, in each case except as individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect.

 

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                              (b)       Charter Documents. RH has delivered or made available to Battery prior to the execution of this Agreement true, correct and complete copies of (i) its certificate of incorporation and any certificates of designation, as amended and currently in effect (collectively, the “RH Charter”), and its by-laws, as amended and currently in effect (together with the Charter, the “RH Organizational Documents”), and (ii) the certificate of incorporation, by-laws or operating or similar organizational documents of each of the RH Significant Subsidiaries, as amended and currently in effect (collectively, the “RH Subsidiary  Organizational Documents”), and each such instrument is in full force and effect. RH and each of the RH Significant Subsidiaries is not in violation of its Organizational Documents and, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect, no RH Subsidiary (other than the RH Significant Subsidiaries) is in violation of its RH Subsidiary Organizational Documents.

(c)       Subsidiaries. Section 4.1(c) of the RH Disclosure Schedule lists all the Subsidiaries of RH as of the date of this Agreement. All the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each of the Subsidiaries listed on Section 4.1(c) of the RH Disclosure Schedule have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned directly or indirectly by RH free and clear of all Liens (other than any Permitted Liens described in clauses (viii) and (ix) of the definition of Permitted Liens) and free of preemptive rights, in each case, with respect to the RH Subsidiaries (other than the RH Significant Subsidiaries), except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect.

(d)       Stockholders. Section 4.1(d) of the RH Disclosure Schedule lists all the holders of RH Stock as of the date of this Agreement and the amount and class of shares held by each such holder.

Section 4.2       Capital Structure of RH.   RH represents and warrants that:

(a)       The authorized capital stock of RH consists of 1,400,000,000 shares of RH Voting Common Stock, 600,000,000 shares of RH Non-Voting Common Stock and 4,000,000 shares of RH Preferred Stock. As of the close of business on February 5, 2010, (i) 163,357,169 shares of RH Voting Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (ii) 575,656,139 shares of RH Non-Voting Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (iii) 160,231.336 shares of RH Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding (consisting of 110,231.336 shares of Series D Preferred Stock and 50,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock), (iv) 7,885,845 shares of RH Voting Common Stock were held by RH in its treasury, (v) no shares of RH Non-Voting Common Stock were held by RH in its treasury, (vi) no shares of RH Preferred Stock were held by RH in its treasury, (vii) 28,550,000 shares of RH Voting Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to RH Incentive Plans, (viii) no shares of RH Non-Voting Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to RH Incentive Plans and (ix) no shares of RH Preferred Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to RH Incentive Plans. All of the outstanding shares of RH Stock are, and all shares of RH Stock which may be issued pursuant to the exercise of outstanding RH Options

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will be, when issued in accordance with the terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. RH represents that the exercise price of each RH Option is not less than the fair market value (as determined by the RH Board) of the underlying shares on the date the grant of such RH Option was approved by the RH Board. The authorized capital stock of Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries as of the date of this Agreement is set forth in Section 1.1. Except as set forth above and in Section 4.2(b) and except for the Transaction, as of the date hereof, there are no (A) shares of capital stock of RH, Parent or the Merger Subsidiaries authorized, issued or outstanding, (B) existing options, warrants, calls, pre-emptive rights, subscriptions or other rights, Contracts or commitments of any character, relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of RH or any RH Subsidiary, obligating RH or any RH Subsidiary to issue, transfer or sell or cause to be issued, transferred or sold any shares of capital stock of, or other equity interest in, RH or any RH Subsidiary or securities convertible into or exchangeable for such shares or equity interests, or obligating RH or any RH Subsidiary to grant, extend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, subscription or other right, Contract or commitment and (C) outstanding contractual obligations of RH or any RH Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of RH Stock, or the capital stock of RH, any RH Subsidiary or any Affiliate of RH or to provide funds to make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in any RH Subsidiary or any other entity. No shares of RH Stock are held by any Subsidiary of RH.

(b)       As of the close of business on February 5, 2010, (i) 2,250,000 shares of RH Voting Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding RH Options under RH Incentive Plans, (ii) no shares of RH Non-Voting Common Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding RH Options under RH Incentive Plans, (iii) no shares of RH Preferred Stock were subject to issuance pursuant to outstanding RH Options under RH Incentive Plans and (iv) 26,300,000 RH Restricted Stock Units were outstanding pursuant to RH Incentive Plans. Section 4.2(b) of the RH Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of the number of RH Options and unvested shares underlying RH Restricted Stock Units outstanding under RH Incentive Plans as of the close of business on February 5, 2010, organized by employee, and includes, as applicable, the exercise price, vesting schedule and expiration date of each such RH Option and RH Restricted Stock Unit. There are no RH Options outstanding other than RH Options outstanding under RH Incentive Plans. All shares of RH Stock that may be issued prior to the Effective Time under RH Incentive Plans, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in the instruments pursuant to which they are issuable, will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and free of preemptive rights.

(c)       There are no contractual obligations for RH or any of its Subsidiaries to file a registration statement under the Securities Act or which otherwise relate to the registration of any securities of RH or its Subsidiaries under the Securities Act.

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(d)       No bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of Indebtedness or other obligations of RH having the right to vote (or which bonds, debentures, notes or other evidences of Indebtedness or other obligations are convertible into or exercisable for RH Stock having the right to vote) on any matters on which stockholders may vote (“RH Voting Debt”) are issued or outstanding as of the date hereof.

(e)       As of the date hereof, there are no securities, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments, Contracts or undertakings of any kind to which RH or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which any of them is bound obligating RH or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock, RH Voting Debt or other voting securities of RH or any of its Subsidiaries, or obligating RH or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, Contract or undertaking.

(f)        Except for this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which RH is a party, neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any currently effective Contract (i) restricting the purchase or transfer of, (ii) relating to the voting of, (iii) requiring the repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or (iv) containing any right of first refusal with respect to, any capital stock of RH or any of its Subsidiaries.

(g)       Other than its Subsidiaries, as of the date hereof, RH does not directly or indirectly beneficially own greater than 1% of the outstanding equity or debt securities or other beneficial ownership interests in any other entity. There are no outstanding contractual obligations of RH or any of its Subsidiaries to make any loan to, or any equity or other investment (in the form of a capital contribution or otherwise) in, any RH Subsidiary or any other Person, other than guarantees by RH of any Indebtedness or other obligations of any wholly-owned Subsidiary of RH and other than loans made in the ordinary course consistent with past practice to employees of RH and its Subsidiaries.

(h)       RH has made available to Battery a true, correct and complete copy of each RH Credit Facility and the Harbinger Term Loan Facility.

Section 4.3      Authority; Requisite Corporate Approval; Voting Requirements; No Conflict; Required Filings Or Consents.

(a)      Authority. Each of the RH Parties has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and, subject to RH Stockholder Approval, to consummate the Transaction. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each of the RH Parties, and the consummation by each of the RH Parties of the Transaction, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of them, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of RH and the other RH Parties are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the Transaction, subject, in the case of the RH Merger, to receipt of RH Stockholder Approval and the adoption of this Agreement by Parent as the sole stockholder of the Merger Subsidiaries (which shall occur immediately after the execution and delivery of this Agreement). This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of the RH Parties. Assuming the due authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the other parties hereto, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the RH Parties enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law).

 

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(b)       Requisite Corporate Approval. The RH Board has (i) determined that this Agreement and the Transaction are advisable and fair to and in the best interest of RH and its stockholders, (ii) duly approved this Agreement and the Transaction, which approval has not been rescinded or modified, (iii) resolved to recommend this Agreement and the Transaction to the RH stockholders for adoption and approval and (iv) directed that this Agreement and the Transaction be submitted to the RH stockholders for consideration in accordance with this Agreement.

(c)       Voting Requirements. RH represents and warrants that the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of (i) the RH Voting Common Stock, (ii) the Series D Preferred Stock and (iii) the Series E Preferred Stock, in each case entitled to vote thereon at a duly convened and held stockholders’ meeting in favor of approval of this Agreement and the Transaction (the “RH Stockholder Approval”) is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of RH that is required to approve and adopt this Agreement and authorize the consummation of the Transaction.

(d)       No Conflict. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each of the RH Parties do not, and the consummation by each of the RH Parties of the Transaction and compliance by each of the RH Parties with the provisions of this Agreement will not, conflict with, result in any violation, breach of or default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, require any consent, waiver or approval under, give rise to any right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any right, obligation or loss of a benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets (including intangible assets) of RH or any of its Subsidiaries or any restriction on the conduct of any of the businesses or operations of RH or any of its Subsidiaries under, (i) any of the RH Organizational Documents (assuming the receipt of the RH Stockholder Approval), (ii) any of the RH Subsidiary Organizational Documents (assuming the receipt of the approval of the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subsidiaries), (iii) any Contract or RH Permit or (iv) subject to the governmental filings and other matters referred to in Section 4.3(e), any Law applicable to RH or any of its Subsidiaries or their respective properties or assets, except in the case of clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) (with respect to its Subsidiaries other than Parent or the Merger Subsidiaries) as have not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect.

(e)       Required Filings or Consents. No consent, approval, Order or authorization or permit of, action by, or in respect of, or registration, declaration or filing with, or notification to any Governmental Authority is required to be made, obtained, performed or given by or with respect to RH or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by RH or the consummation by RH of the Transaction, except for (i) compliance with, and filings under, the HSR Act, and any applicable filings or notifications under any Competition Laws, (ii) such reports under, or other applicable requirements of, the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or the rules of the NYSE Amex or other appropriate exchange as may be required in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction, (iii) the filing of the RH

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Merger Filing with, and the acceptance for record of the RH Merger Filing by, the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and (iv) such consents, approvals, Orders, authorizations, permits, actions, registrations, declarations, filings or notifications, the failure of which to be made, obtained, performed or given as have not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.4      Financial Statements; Indebtedness; Information Supplied; Internal Controls.

(a)       Financial Statements. Section 4.4(a) of the RH Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete copy of (i) the audited consolidated balance sheets of RH as of June 30, 2009 (the “Most Recent Audited Balance Sheet”) and June 30, 2008 and the related audited statements of income and cash flows for the fiscal years then ended (including, in each case, any notes thereto) (the “Audited Financial Statements”) and (ii) the unaudited quarterly balance sheet of RH as of December 31, 2009 and the related unaudited quarterly statements of income and cash flows for the period then ended (the “Interim Financial Statements” and, together with the Audited Financial Statements, the “RH Financial Statements”). The RH Financial Statements (A) were prepared in accordance with GAAP, applied on a consistent basis for the periods involved, and (B) present fairly, in all material respects, the financial condition of RH as of the dates thereof and the results of its operations and cash flows for the periods then ended, except in the case of the Interim Financial Statements for normal year-end adjustments (the effect of which will not be material to RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as whole) and the absence of footnotes. The RH Financial Statements have been prepared from, and in accordance with, the books and records of RH, which books and records have been regularly kept and maintained in accordance with RH’s normal and customary practices, which are consistent with sound business practices. RH maintains accurate books and records reflecting its assets and liabilities.

(b)       Indebtedness. As of February 5, 2010 the only Indebtedness for borrowed money of RH and its Subsidiaries (not including inter-company amounts or operating leases) is pursuant to (i) the RH Credit Facilities, (ii) the Harbinger Term Loan Facility and (iii) not more than $1,000,000 of other Indebtedness for borrowed money.

(c)       Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of any RH Party for inclusion in the Proxy Statement and/or the Registration Statement will, when they are filed or at any time they are amended or supplemented or at the time the Registration Statement becomes effective under the Securities Act or at the date the Proxy Statement is first mailed to Battery’s stockholders or at the time of Battery Stockholders’ Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.4(c), no representation or warranty is made by RH with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement and/or the Registration Statement that was not supplied by or on behalf of any RH Party specifically for inclusion or reference therein.

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(d)       Disclosure Controls; Internal Controls. RH and its Subsidiaries have devised and maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurances regarding (i) the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, (ii) receipts and expenditures of RH and any Subsidiaries being made only in accordance with authorization of management and (iii) prevention or timely detection of the unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of RH’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets that could have a material effect on RH’s financial statements. Each of RH and its Subsidiaries (A) has designed disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to such entity and its Subsidiaries is made known to the management of such entity by others within those entities as appropriate on a timely basis and (B) has disclosed to its auditors and RH Board (1) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect its ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and has disclosed to its auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls and (2) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in its internal controls, and RH has provided to Battery copies of any such disclosure in clauses (1) or (2).

Section 4.5      Absence of Certain Changes or Events; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a)       Since December 31, 2009 through the date hereof RH and its Subsidiaries have not taken any action of the type described in Section 5.2, that, had such action occurred following the date of this Agreement without Battery’s approval, would be in violation of Section 5.2 and

(b)       Since June 30, 2009, there has not been an event, occurrence, effect, change or circumstance, that has had or would reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 4.6

Compliance; Permits.

(a)       RH and its Subsidiaries and their employees hold all authorizations, permits, licenses, certificates, easements, concessions, franchises, variances, exemptions, consents, registrations, approvals and clearances of all Governmental Authorities and third Persons which are required for RH and its Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their respective properties and other assets and to carry on their respective businesses as they are now being conducted (collectively, the “RH Permits”), except in each case as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect, and all such RH Permits are valid and in full force and effect, except where the failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of, or the failure to be valid or in full force and effect of, any of RH Permits has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect.

(b)       RH and each of its Subsidiaries is, and has been since December 31, 2004, in compliance with, and is not, to the knowledge of RH, under investigation with respect to any violation of, and has not been given written notice or threatened in writing with any violation of, the terms of RH Permits and all applicable Laws relating to RH and each of its Subsidiaries or their respective businesses, assets or properties, except in each case as has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Section 4.7

Tax Matters.

(a)       Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries has taken or agreed to take any action that would prevent the Mergers from qualifying as exchanges within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code. To the knowledge of RH, there is no agreement, plan or other circumstance that would prevent the Mergers from qualifying as exchanges within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code.

(b)       (i) All material Tax Returns that are required to be filed on or before the Effective Time (taking into account any extensions of time within which to file which have not expired) by or with respect to RH and its Subsidiaries (including any predecessors thereof), have been or will be duly and timely filed with the appropriate Tax Authority on or before the Effective Time, (ii) all such Tax Returns are or will be true, accurate and complete in all material respects, (iii) all Taxes shown to be due on the Tax Returns referred to in clause (i) have been or will be duly and timely paid in full and all other material Taxes that are required to be paid by RH and its Subsidiaries before the Closing have or will be duly and timely paid in full, (iv) all material deficiencies asserted or material assessments made in writing as a result of examinations conducted by any Tax Authority have been duly and timely paid in full, (v) adequate provision has been made in accordance with GAAP for the payment of all material Taxes not yet due and payable for all taxable periods, or portions thereof, ending on or before the date hereof and (vi) neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries has waived any statutes of limitation with respect to any Taxes of RH or its Subsidiaries, other than waivers that have expired without extension. There are no outstanding requests, agreements, consents or waivers to extend the statutory period of limitations applicable to the assessment of any Taxes or deficiencies against RH or its Subsidiaries, and no power of attorney granted by RH or its Subsidiaries with respect to any Taxes is currently in force.

(c)       RH has made available to Battery true, correct and complete copies of the United States federal and state income Tax Returns filed by RH and its Subsidiaries for the most recent taxable year for which such returns have been filed.

(d)       There are no material Liens for Taxes upon any asset of RH or its Subsidiaries, other than Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable or for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP in the most recent financial statements prepared and provided to Battery prior to the date of this Agreement.

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(e)       Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any Tax allocation agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax indemnity agreement or other similar agreement; neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries is or has been a member of an affiliated group as defined in Section 1504(a)(1) of the Code (or similar state, local, or foreign filing group) filing consolidated or combined Tax Returns and neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries is liable for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, by Contract or otherwise.

(f)        No material closing agreements, private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda or similar agreements or rulings have been entered into or issued by any Tax Authority with respect to RH or its Subsidiaries and no such agreement or ruling has been applied for and is currently pending.

(g)       Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries maintains any compensation plans, programs or arrangements the payments under which would not reasonably be expected to be deductible as a result of the limitations under Section 162(m) of the Code and the regulations issued thereunder.

(h)       All material Taxes that RH or its Subsidiaries are or were required by Law to withhold or collect (including sales tax and amounts required to be withheld or collected in connection with any amount paid to any employee, independent contractor, creditor, stockholder or any other party) have been duly withheld or collected and, to the extent required by Law, have been duly and timely paid in full to the proper Tax Authority for all taxable periods, or portions thereof, ending on or before the date hereof.

(i)        There are no material audits, examinations, deficiency, refund litigation, investigations, judicial or administrative proceedings or claims or material matters in controversy pending or, to the knowledge of RH, threatened with respect to any material Taxes of RH or its Subsidiaries. Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of any material claim made by a Tax or other Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where RH or any of its Subsidiaries, as applicable, does not file a Tax Return, that RH or such Subsidiary is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. No officer or employee of RH or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, responsible for Tax matters of RH or such Subsidiary, reasonably expects any Tax Authority to assess any additional material Taxes with respect to RH or any of its Subsidiaries.

(j)        Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) agreed to make nor is it required to make any adjustment under Section 481(a) of the Code by reason of a change in accounting method or otherwise or (ii) distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 of the Code. Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries has disposed of any property in a transaction intended to qualify for tax deferred treatment under Section 1031 or 1033 of the Code in which RH or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, has yet to acquire a replacement property.

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(k)       Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in any ‘‘reportable transaction’’ within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b).

 

Section 4.8

Material Contracts.

(a)       Section 4.8(a) of the RH Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of each of the following types of Contracts to which RH or any of its Subsidiaries are parties, or by which any of their assets or properties are bound and under which RH has any outstanding obligations:

(i)        any Contract providing for indemnification of any Person by RH (other than RH’s Organizational Documents), except Contracts for goods and services entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(ii)       any master purchase Contract or other Contract material to the business relationship of RH or its Subsidiaries (other than any purchase orders) with the 10 largest customers or suppliers of RH and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, based on the aggregate sales for the 12 month period preceding the date hereof;

(iii)      any Contract that (A) requires annual payments to or from RH of more than $2,000,000 and (B) is not cancelable by RH without liability on 75 or less days’ notice to the other party thereto;

(iv)      any Contract that (A) contains any material non-compete or exclusivity provisions (or obligates RH to enter into any material non-compete or exclusivity arrangements) with respect to any line of business (including the ability to research, develop, manufacture, distribute, market or otherwise commercialize any product (including products under development) (“Line of Business”), geographic area or other conduct with respect to RH or, after consummation of the Transaction, Parent or any of its Affiliates or (B) materially restricts the conduct of any Line of Business by RH or, after consummation of the Transaction, by Parent or any of its Affiliates;

(v)       any Contract relating to Indebtedness under which RH is the lender or the borrower, or is guaranteeing any Indebtedness or the performance of any other Person, in each case with commitments or outstanding principal amounts in excess of $2,000,000;

(vi)      any agreement for capital expenditures or the acquisition or construction of fixed assets for the benefit and use of RH, the performance of which involves consideration in excess of $250,000, annually, or $500,000, in the aggregate, in each case except for any agreement entered into the ordinary course of business consistent with prior practice;

(vii)     any Contract involving a partnership, joint venture or the sharing of revenues, profits or expenses that is material to RH and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

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(viii)    any employment, consulting, termination or severance, change of control, or similar Contract requiring RH to make a payment in connection with the Transaction to any employee, director, officer or agent of RH or any of its Subsidiaries;

(ix)      any collective bargaining Contract or other Contract with any labor organization, union or association material to RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(x)       any Contract for the disposition of the assets, capital stock, other equity interests, or business of RH or any Contract for the acquisition of any assets, capital stock, other equity interests, or any business of any other Person in excess of $250,000, individually, or $1,000,000, in the aggregate;

 

(xi)

any material Contract with a Governmental Authority;

(xii)     any material Contract involving any containing confidentiality, standstill or similar obligations of RH to any third Person (other than its Subsidiaries) or a third Person to RH;

(xiii)    any Contract that could require the disposition of any material assets or Line of Business of RH or its Subsidiaries (or after the Effective Time, Parent, any of the Surviving Corporations or their Subsidiaries);

(xiv)    any Contract pursuant to which RH or any RH Significant Subsidiary grants any third party “most favored nation” status that, following the Effective Time, would be expected to materially restrict the business of Battery; and

(xv)     any commitment to enter into any of the foregoing types of agreements.

(b)       RH has made available to Battery complete and correct copies of each Contract listed or required to be listed in Section 4.8(a) of the RH Disclosure Schedule (collectively, the “RH Material Contracts”). All of the RH Material Contracts are valid and in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law), except (i) to the extent that they have previously expired in accordance with their terms or (ii) for any failures to be in full force and effect that has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect. Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of RH, any counterparty to any of the RH Material Contracts has violated any provision of, or committed or failed to perform any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under the provisions of any of the RH Material Contracts except in each case for those violations and defaults which has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect.

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Section 4.9

Intellectual Property.

(a)       Section 4.9(a) of the RH Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of all material Intellectual Property owned by RH or any of its Subsidiaries that is the subject of a registration or pending application for registration and lists, in each case, the owner, the jurisdiction and the application or registration number thereof (collectively, “RH Registered Intellectual Property”). RH or one of its Subsidiaries is the sole, exclusive and record owner of all RH Registered Intellectual Property free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens. All material registrations for RH Registered Intellectual Property are subsisting, in full force and effect, and have not been cancelled, expired or abandoned and all application, registration, renewal and maintenance fees in relation thereto have been paid.

(b)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in an RH Material Adverse Effect, there is no pending or, to the knowledge of RH, threatened Action or other adversarial proceeding before any court, agency, arbitral tribunal or registration authority in any jurisdiction challenging the ownership, validity, enforceability or registrability of any Intellectual Property owned by RH or any of its Subsidiaries, and neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries has brought or threatened any claims, suits, arbitrations or other adversarial proceedings against any third party alleging misappropriation, infringement, dilution or violation of any Intellectual Property owned by RH or any of its Subsidiaries.

(c)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in an RH Material Adverse Effect, the conduct of RH’s and its Subsidiaries’ businesses as currently conducted does not infringe upon any Intellectual Property rights owned or controlled by any third party, and no third party is misappropriating, infringing, diluting or violating any Intellectual Property owned by RH or any of its Subsidiaries.

(d)       RH and each of its Subsidiaries takes reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of Trade Secrets used in the operation of its respective business. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in an RH Material Adverse Effect, (i) no such Trade Secrets have been disclosed or authorized to be disclosed to any third party other than pursuant to a written non-disclosure agreement and (ii) no party to any non-disclosure agreement relating to such Trade Secrets is in breach or default thereof.

(e)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in an RH Material Adverse Effect, each employee, independent contractor and consultant who has developed material Intellectual Property on behalf of RH or any of its Subsidiaries has done so either as an employee within the scope of his, her or its employment or as an independent contractor pursuant to a written “work made for hire” or assignment agreement that conveys to either RH or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, any and all right, title and interest of such employee, independent contractor or consultant in and to such Intellectual Property.

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(f)        Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in an RH Material Adverse Effect, neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries has experienced any defects in the Software used in their respective businesses as currently conducted that have not been substantially resolved, including any error or omission in the processing of any data. RH and its Subsidiaries have in place disaster recovery and business continuity plans and procedures, substantially consistent with industry practice for businesses of a type and size comparable to RH and its Subsidiaries.

(g)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to result in an RH Material Adverse Effect, RH and its Subsidiaries have taken reasonable measures to ensure that all personal information gathered in the course of their respective businesses is protected against loss and against unauthorized access, use, disclosure or other misuse.

Section 4.10   Properties.

(a)       All material real property and interests in real property owned in fee by RH or any RH Subsidiary (individually, an “RH Owned Property”) are set forth on Section 4.10(a) of the RH Disclosure Schedule. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect, with respect to each RH Owned Property, subject only to (A) Permitted Liens, (B) zoning, building and other similar restrictions, (C) Liens that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third person on property over which RH or one of its Subsidiaries has easement rights or on any leased property and subordination or similar agreement relating thereto, and (D) discrepancies, conflicts in boundary lines, shortages in area, encroachments, or any other non monetary Liens of a minor nature: (i) RH or an RH Subsidiary has good and marketable fee simple title to all RH Owned Property, (ii) there are no outstanding options or rights of first refusal in favor of any other party to purchase any of RH Owned Property or any portion thereof or interest therein, (iii) there are no leases, subleases, licenses, options, rights, concessions or other agreements affecting any portion of RH Owned Properties, and (iv) to RH’s knowledge, there are no physical conditions or defects at any of RH Owned Properties which materially impair or would be reasonably likely to materially impair the continued operation and conduct of the business of RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Any material reciprocal easements, operating agreements, option agreements, rights of first refusal or rights of first offer with respect to any RH Owned Property are set forth in Section 4.10(a) of the RH Disclosure Schedule.

(b)       All material real property and interests in real property leased by RH or any RH Subsidiary and any prime or underlying leases related thereto (individually, an “RH Leased Property”; RH Owned Property and RH Leased Property being sometimes referred to herein collectively as “RH Property”) are set forth on Section 4.10(b) of the RH Disclosure Schedule. Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect, RH or an RH Subsidiary has good and valid leasehold title to all RH Leased Property, subject only to Permitted Liens and matters described in clauses (B), (C) and (D) of Section 4.10(a). Prior to the date hereof, a true, correct and complete copy of each lease for RH Leased Property listed in Section 4.10(b) of the RH Disclosure Schedule has been made available to Battery. With respect to each lease for RH Leased Property (individually, an “RH Real Property Lease”), (i) each lease is valid, binding and in full force and effect and enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to

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applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law), (ii) neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of RH, any other party to such RH Real Property Lease is in breach or default under such lease, and no event has occurred or circumstance exists which, with the delivery of notice, the passage of time or both, would constitute a breach or default, or permit the termination, modification or acceleration of rent thereunder, and (iii) neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries is currently subleasing, licensing or otherwise granting any Person the right to use or occupy such RH Leased Property or any portion thereof, except in each case of clauses (i) through (iii) as has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect.

(c)       As of the date hereof, neither RH nor any of its consolidated Subsidiaries has received notice of any pending, and to the knowledge of RH, there are no threatened, condemnation proceedings with respect to any RH Property.

 

Section 4.11

Litigation; No Undisclosed Liabilities.

(a)       Except with respect to any Action that may be commenced after the date of this Agreement with respect to the Transaction, there is no Action which would reasonably be expected to result in damages to RH or its Subsidiaries in excess of $500,000 pending or, to the knowledge of RH, threatened against or affecting RH or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets. Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Order of, or before, any Governmental Authority, except as, individually or in the aggregate, is not and would not reasonably be expected to be material to RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. There are no investigations or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of RH, threatened by any Governmental Authority with respect to RH or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, except as, individually or in the aggregate, is not and would not reasonably be expected to be material to RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

(b)       Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability or obligation of any nature, whether known or unknown, accrued, absolute, contingent, determined, determinable or otherwise that would be required to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet of RH and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities or obligations (i) reflected on the Most Recent Audited Balance Sheet, (ii) incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since June 30, 2009, (iii) incurred by or on behalf of RH in connection with this Agreement and the Transaction or (iv) that, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect.

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under this Agreement or their ability to consummate the Transaction, including the RH Merger.

 

Section 4.13

Labor Matters.

(a)       Neither RH nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any collective bargaining agreement or any other agreement with a labor union or labor organization, nor is any such agreement presently being negotiated. Except as would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect, the execution of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transaction by RH (i) will not result in any breach or other violation of any collective bargaining agreement or any other agreement with a labor union or labor organization to which RH or any of its Subsidiaries is a party and (ii) does not require any notification to or consent by any labor union, labor organization or works council.

(b)       To the knowledge of RH, and except as would not reasonably be likely to result in a material liability to RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in the U.S. (i) there is no organizational effort currently being made or threatened by or on behalf of any labor union, works council, or labor organization to organize any employees of RH or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) no demand for recognition of any employees of RH or any of its Subsidiaries has been made by or on behalf of any labor union, works council or labor organization and (iii) no petition has been filed, nor has any proceeding been instituted by any employee of RH or any of its Subsidiaries or group of employees of RH or any of its Subsidiaries with any labor relations board or commission seeking recognition of a collective bargaining representative.

(c)       There is no pending or, to the knowledge of RH, threatened, labor strike, dispute, walk-out, work-stoppage, slow-down or lockout involving RH or any of its Subsidiaries, except where such dispute, work stoppage, slow down or lockout, or, with respect to individuals providing services outside the U.S., such strike or walk-out, has not had or would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect.

(d)       To the knowledge of RH, no employee of RH or any of its Subsidiaries with the title of vice-president or higher is in any material respect in violation of any term of any employment agreement, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, non-competition agreement, restrictive covenant or other obligation to a former employer of any such employee relating (i) to the right of any such employee to be employed by RH or its Subsidiaries or (ii) to the knowledge or use of Trade Secrets or proprietary information.

 

Section 4.14

Employee Benefit Plans and Related Matters; ERISA.

(a)       Section 4.14(a) of the RH Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of each RH Benefit Plan. With respect to each RH Benefit Plan that primarily covers individuals providing services in the U.S., RH has provided or made available to Battery a current, accurate and complete copy thereof, and, to the extent applicable: (i) any related trust agreement or other funding instrument; (ii) the most recent

 

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determination letter, if applicable; (iii) any summary plan description and summaries of material modifications; and (iv) the most recent year’s Form 5500 and attached schedules and audited financial statements, if any.

(b)       Each RH Benefit Plan intended to be “qualified” within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS as to its qualification and, to the knowledge of RH, no event has occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect such qualification. Each RH Benefit Plans has been operated and administered in all material respects in accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA and the Code, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect. No liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by RH, any RH Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of RH that has not been satisfied in full (other than with respect to amounts not yet due), except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect. With respect to each Title IV Plan to which RH, any RH Subsidiary or any ERISA Affiliate of RH contributes or sponsors, the present value of projected benefit obligations under such Title IV Plan did not, as of its latest valuation date, exceed the then current value of the assets of such Title IV Plan allocable to such projected benefit obligations by an amount in excess of $10,000,000. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of RH, threatened, material claims by or on behalf of any of RH Benefit Plans, by any employee or beneficiary covered under any RH Benefit Plan or otherwise involving any RH Benefit Plan (other than routine claims for benefits), except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect.

(c)       Neither RH nor any ERISA Affiliate contributes to or has been obligated to contribute during the preceding six years to any “multiemployer pension plan,” as defined in section 3(37) of ERISA.

(d)       Section 4.14(d) of the RH Disclosure Schedule sets forth any medical or death benefits (whether or not insured) with respect to current or former employees or directors of RH or any RH Subsidiary beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than (i) coverage mandated solely by applicable Law, (ii) death benefits or retirement benefits under any “employee pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), (iii) deferred compensation benefits accrued as liabilities on the books of RH or an RH Subsidiary or (iv) benefits the full costs of which are borne by the current or former employee or director or his or her beneficiary.

(e)       Neither the negotiation or the execution of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transaction by RH (alone or in conjunction with any other event, including any termination of employment on or following the Effective Time) will (i) entitle any current or former director, officer, employee or independent contractor of RH or any RH Subsidiary to any compensation or benefit, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting, or trigger any payment or funding, of any compensation or benefits or trigger any other material obligation under any RH Benefit Plan or (iii) result in any breach or violation of, default under or limit RH’s right to amend, modify or terminate any RH Benefit Plan.

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(f)        Except with respect to individuals identified in Section 4.14(f) of the RH Disclosure Schedule, no amount or other entitlement that could be received as a result of the Transaction (alone or in conjunction with any other event) by any “disqualified individual” (as defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code) with respect to RH will constitute an “excess parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code); provided that, to the extent there is any such payment, RH will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the shareholder approval that satisfies the requirements of 280G(b) of the Code. No director, officer, employee or independent contractor of RH or any RH Subsidiary is entitled to receive any gross-up or additional payment by reason of the Tax required by Section 409A or 4999 of the Code being imposed on such Person.

(g)       With respect to each RH Benefit Plan established or maintained outside of the U.S. primarily for the benefit of employees of RH or any RH Subsidiary residing outside of the U.S. (a “Foreign RH Benefit Plan”), except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had or would not be reasonably likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect: (i) all employer and employee contributions to each Foreign RH Benefit Plan required by Law or by the terms of such Foreign RH Benefit Plan have been made, or, if applicable, accrued, in accordance with normal accounting practices; (ii) the fair market value of the assets of each funded Foreign RH Benefit Plan, the liability of each insurer for any Foreign RH Benefit Plan funded through insurance or the book reserve established for any Foreign RH Benefit Plan, together with any accrued contributions, is sufficient to procure or provide for the accrued benefit obligations with respect to all current and former participants in such plan according to the actuarial assumptions and valuations most recently used to determine employer contributions to such Foreign RH Benefit Plan and no transaction contemplated by this Agreement shall cause such assets or insurance obligations to be less than such benefit obligations; (iii) each Foreign RH Benefit Plan required to be registered has been registered and has been maintained in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities; and (iv) no contribution notice, financial support, direction or restoration order under the U.K. Pensions Act 2004 has been issued to RH or any of its affiliates in respect of the Russell Hobbs Limited Pension and Life Assurance Plan (the “U.K. Pension Plan”), and there is no circumstance likely to give rise to any of the foregoing and the trustees of the U.K. Pension Plan have not at any time entered into any agreement to reduce the amount of any debt due (under Section 75 of the U.K. Pensions Act 1996) to the U.K. Pension Plan.

 

Section 4.15

Environmental Matters.

(a)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not and would not reasonably be expected to result in a liability that is material to RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and except for matters which have fully been resolved, the operations of RH and its Subsidiaries are, and at all times since January 1, 2004, have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, including possession and compliance with the terms of all RH Permits required by Environmental Laws and there are not present or, to the knowledge of RH, past facts or circumstances that would materially increase the cost of maintaining such compliance in the future.

 

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(b)       Except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not and would not reasonably be expected to result in a liability that is material to RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, there are no pending, or to the knowledge of RH, threatened Actions under or pursuant to Environmental Laws by the Environmental Protection Agency or any other Governmental Authority or any other Person against RH or any of its Subsidiaries or involving any Real Property currently or, to the knowledge of RH, formerly operated or leased by RH or any of its Subsidiaries or to which RH or any of its Subsidiaries could be deemed to hold or have held title or against any Person whose liability RH or any of its Subsidiaries has or may have retained or assumed either contractually or by operation of Law.

(c)       RH and its Subsidiaries have not, since December 31, 2007 received notice of any allegations of any Environmental Liabilities, including non-compliance with any applicable Environmental Laws, and no facts, circumstances or conditions relating to, associated with or attributable to any Real Property currently or formerly operated or leased or other sites at which Hazardous Materials were disposed of, or allegedly disposed of, or to which RH or any of its Subsidiaries could reasonably be deemed to hold or have held title or RH’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ operations thereon, has resulted in or is reasonably likely to result in Environmental Liabilities that would have or reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect.

(d)       There have been no releases of Hazardous Materials at any Real Property currently or formerly owned or operated by RH or any of its Subsidiaries, which releases are reasonably likely to create any liability for Cleanup or remediation under Environmental Laws, in each case except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect.

(e)       Except as expressly set forth in this Section 4.15 and except for the representations and warranties in Section 4.4 and those relating to RH Permits as expressly set forth in Section 4.6, neither RH nor its Subsidiaries make any representation or warranty regarding compliance or failure to comply with, or any actual or contingent liability under, any Environmental Laws.

Section 4.16    Insurance. All material insurance policies of RH and its Subsidiaries are in full force and effect and provide insurance in such amounts and against such risks as is sufficient to comply with applicable Law and as is customary for the industries in which RH and its Subsidiaries operate, in each case, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect. Neither RH nor its Subsidiaries are in breach or default under, and neither RH nor its Subsidiaries have taken any action or failed to take any action which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination or modification of, any insurance policies, in each case, except as, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have an RH Material Adverse Effect.

Section 4.17    Foreign Corrupt Practices And International Trade Sanctions And Ethical Practices. To the knowledge of RH, neither RH, nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective directors,

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officers, agents, employees or any other Persons acting on their behalf has, in connection with the operation of their respective businesses, (a) used or promised any RH or other funds for unlawful contributions, payments, gifts or entertainment, or made any unlawful expenditures relating to political activity to government officials, candidates or members of political parties or organizations, or established or maintained any unlawful or unrecorded funds in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, as if it were applicable to RH or its Subsidiaries at that time, or any other similar applicable Law, (b) paid, promised, accepted or received any unlawful contributions, payments, expenditures or gifts or (c) violated or operated in noncompliance with any export restrictions, anti-boycott regulations, embargo regulations or other applicable domestic or foreign Laws.

Section 4.18    Interested Party Transactions. There are no Contracts or other transactions or series of similar transactions between RH or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Person currently who is or who was in the past three years, (a) a current or former officer or director of RH, (b) a record or beneficial owner of five percent (5%) or more of the securities of RH or (c) an Affiliate of RH or of any such director or record or beneficial owner, on the other hand, that are currently in effect, except in each case as described in any Contracts between or among RH and any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries or between or among any of RH’s wholly-owned Subsidiaries.

Section 4.19    Brokers and Advisors. RH represents and warrants that, except for fees payable to Credit Suisse, no broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Transaction based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of RH or its Affiliates.

Section 4.20    Financing. Exhibit E sets forth true and complete fully executed copies of the commitment letters, including all exhibits, schedules, annexes and amendments to such letters in effect as of the date of this Agreement (the “Debt Commitment Letters”), pursuant to which and subject to the terms and conditions thereof, each of the parties thereto (other than RH) have severally agreed to lend the amounts set forth therein (the provision of such funds as set forth therein, the “Debt Financing”) for the purposes set forth in such Debt Commitment Letters. The Debt Commitment Letters have not been amended, restated or otherwise modified or waived prior to the date of this Agreement, and the respective commitments contained in the Debt Commitment Letters have not been withdrawn, modified or rescinded in any respect prior to the date of this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, each Debt Commitment Letter is in full force and effect and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of RH, and, to the knowledge of RH, each of the other parties thereto, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and subject to general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law). There are no conditions precedent to the portion of the Debt Financing to be funded on the Closing Date, other than as expressly set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Debt Commitment Letters, and assuming the accuracy in all respects of Battery’s representations and warranties with respect to Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in this Agreement and any of the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party, the net proceeds

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contemplated from the Debt Financing, together with other financial resources of RH, including, the aggregate proceeds available from the issuance of shares of Special RH Preferred Stock, and including cash on hand and marketable securities of Parent, the Merger Subsidiaries, RH, Battery and the respective Subsidiaries of RH and Battery on the Closing Date, will, in the aggregate, be sufficient for the satisfaction of all of Parent’s and the Merger Subsidiaries’ obligations under this Agreement, including the payment of any amounts required to be paid pursuant to Article I or Article II, and the payment of any debt required to be repaid in connection with the Transaction and of all fees and expenses reasonably expected to be incurred in connection herewith. As of the date of this Agreement, (i) assuming the accuracy of the Battery’s representations and warranties contained in Section 3.5 hereof, no event has occurred which would constitute a breach or default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would constitute a default), in each case, on the part of RH under the Debt Commitment Letters or, to the knowledge of RH, any other party to the Debt Commitment Letters, and (ii) subject to the satisfaction of the conditions contained in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 hereof (other than Section 7.1(f)), RH does not have any knowledge that any of the conditions to the Debt Financing will not be satisfied or that the Debt Financing or any other funds necessary for the satisfaction of all of Parent’s and the Merger Subsidiaries’ obligations under this Agreement and the payment of any debt required to be repaid in connection with the Transaction and of all fees and expenses reasonably expected to be incurred in connection herewith will not be available to Parent on the Closing Date; provided, that no representation or warranty is being made herein with respect to the condition set forth as item 14 on Exhibit E to the Debt Commitment Letter with respect to the minimum amount of Availability (as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter). RH has fully paid, on behalf of Parent, all commitment fees or other fees required to be paid prior to the date of this Agreement pursuant to the Debt Commitment Letters. The Lead Arrangers are not prohibited by any contractual arrangement with any Harbinger Party or any Affiliate thereof, including RH, from providing financing to any other Person in connection with an Alternative Proposal.

ARTICLE V

 

COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

 

Section 5.1

Conduct of Battery’s Business.

(a)       Except as (i) otherwise expressly permitted or required under or by this Agreement (including as contemplated by Section 6.22) or any Ancillary Agreement, (ii) set forth in Section 5.1(a) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule, (iii) consented to by RH in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (iv) required by any Law, Battery agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, Battery shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use its reasonable best efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course in a manner consistent with past practice in all material respects, and use its reasonable best efforts to preserve, in all material respects, consistent with past practices, its business organizations intact, including the assets and properties of the business, services of its current officers and key employees, and relations with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors, Governmental Authorities and others having commercial/business dealings with Battery or any of its Subsidiaries.

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(b)       In addition, and without limiting the generality of Section 5.1(a), Battery agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, except as (i) otherwise expressly permitted or required under or by this Agreement (including as contemplated by Section 6.22), (ii) set forth in Section 5.1(b) of the Battery Disclosure Schedule, (iii) consented to by RH in writing (it being agreed that any request for a consent shall be considered in good faith by RH) or (iv) required by any Law, Battery shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following:

(i)        amend or otherwise change, or fail to comply with, the Battery Organizational Documents or the Battery Subsidiary Organizational Documents;

(ii)       make any change in its authorized or issued capital stock or other equity interests or, directly or indirectly, acquire, redeem, issue, deliver, encumber, pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of any of its capital stock or other equity interests or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any of its capital stock or other equity interests or authorize any such action;

(iii)      split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or other equity interests or issue any other security in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or other equity interests;

(iv)      declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether payable in cash, stock, property or a combination thereof) with respect to any of the capital stock of Battery, except for dividends and distributions by a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Battery to Battery or a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of Battery;

(v)       renew, extend, modify, amend or terminate, or waive, release or assign any material rights or material claims under, any Battery Material Contract, except renewals as required by Law or by such Battery Material Contract, or enter into any other Contract that, if existing on the date of this Agreement, would be a Battery Material Contract, in each case except in the ordinary course of business;

(vi)      enter into any agreement with respect to the voting of the capital stock of Battery;

(vii)     issue any Indebtedness in excess of $250,000, individually, or $5,000,000, in the aggregate other than (A) the incurrence of Indebtedness under the Battery Credit Facilities, (B) for extensions, renewals or refinancings (with new Indebtedness in amounts not greater than the existing Indebtedness being replaced) of existing Indebtedness or (C) inter-company Indebtedness;

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(viii)    acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or other business combination) any Person, all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, business or business unit, merge or consolidate with any Person or form any joint venture;

(ix)      except as permitted in clause (viii) immediately above, adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization, bankruptcy, merger or other reorganization of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, or enter into a letter of intent or agreement in principle with respect thereto;

(x)       enter into any new line of business or open or close any existing facility, plant or office, in each case except in the ordinary course of business;

(xi)      sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of or encumber any of its properties or assets which are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xii)     enter into any hedging arrangements, except in the ordinary course of business;

(xiii)    make or commit or agree to make any capital expenditures in excess of $250,000, individually, or $1,000,000, in the aggregate, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or in accordance with Battery’s current capital expenditure budget;

(xiv)    make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person (other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries of Battery), except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xv)     cancel, release, compromise or settle any material Action, or waive or release any material rights of Battery, including any Action that relates to the Transaction, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xvi)    except as required by Law, enter into, adopt, amend in any material respect or otherwise modify in any material respect any Battery Benefit Plan, accelerate the payment or vesting of benefits or amounts payable or to become payable under any Battery Benefit Plan as currently in effect on the date hereof, fail to make any required contribution to any Battery Benefit Plan, merge or transfer any Battery Benefit Plan or the assets or liabilities of any Battery Benefit Plan, change the sponsor of any Battery Benefit Plan, or terminate or establish any Battery Benefit Plan, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice;

(xvii)   grant any increase in the compensation or benefits of directors or officers of Battery or any Battery Subsidiary;

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(xviii)  enter into, renew or amend any collective bargaining agreement, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xix)    make any material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice policy other than as required by applicable Law or by a change in GAAP or similar principles in foreign jurisdictions;

(xx)     make or change any material Tax election unless such election is (A) required by Law or (B) consistent with elections historically made by it;

(xxi)    change an annual accounting period, file any material amended Tax Return, enter into any material closing agreement, settle any material Tax claim or assessment, surrender any material right to claim a refund of Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment, or take any other similar action, or omit to take any action relating to the filing of any material Tax Return or the payment of any material Tax;

 

(xxii)

revalue any assets unless required by GAAP; or

(xxiii)  authorize, agree or otherwise commit to take any of the foregoing actions.

Section 5.2      Conduct of RH’s Business.

(a)       Except as (i) otherwise expressly permitted or required under or by this Agreement (including as contemplated by Section 6.16) or any Ancillary Agreement, (ii) set forth in Section 5.2(b) of the RH Disclosure Schedule, (iii) consented to by Battery in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or (iv) required by any Law, RH agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, RH shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use its reasonable best efforts to conduct its business in the ordinary course in a manner consistent with past practice in all material respects, and use its reasonable best efforts to preserve, in all material respects, consistent with past practices, its business organizations intact, including the assets and properties of the business, services of its current officers and key employees, and relations with customers, suppliers, licensors, licensees, distributors, Governmental Authorities and others having commercial/business dealings with RH or any of its Subsidiaries.

(b)       In addition, and without limiting the generality of Section 5.2(a), RH agrees that, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, except as (i) otherwise expressly permitted or required under or by this Agreement (including as contemplated by Section 6.16), (ii) set forth in Section 5.2(b) of the RH Disclosure Schedule, (iii) consented to by Battery in writing (it being understood that any request for a consent shall be considered in good faith by Battery) or (iv) required by any Law, RH shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, do, or agree to do, any of the following:

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(i)        amend or otherwise change, or fail to comply with, the RH Organizational Documents or the RH Subsidiary Organizational Documents;

(ii)       make any change in its authorized or issued capital stock or other equity interests or, directly or indirectly, acquire, redeem, issue, deliver, encumber, pledge, sell or otherwise dispose of any of its capital stock or other equity interests or securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any of its capital stock or other equity interests or authorize any such action other than shares of RH Common Stock issued pursuant to RH Options exercised in the ordinary course of business;

(iii)      split, combine or reclassify any of its capital stock or other equity interests or issue any other security in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of its capital stock or other equity interests;

(iv)      declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether payable in cash, stock, property or a combination thereof) with respect to any of the capital stock of RH, except for dividends and distributions by a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of RH to RH or a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary of RH;

(v)       renew, extend, modify, amend or terminate, or waive, release or assign any material rights or material claims under, any Material Contract, except renewals as required by Law or by such Material Contract, enter into any other Contract that, if existing on the date of this Agreement, would be a Material Contract, in each case except in the ordinary course of business;

(vi)      enter into any agreement with respect to the voting of the capital stock of RH;

(vii)     issue any Indebtedness in excess of $250,000, individually, or $5,000,000, in the aggregate other than (A) the incurrence of Indebtedness under the RH Credit Facilities and/or the Harbinger Term Loan Facility or (B) for extensions, renewals or refinancings (with new Indebtedness in amounts not greater than the existing Indebtedness being replaced) of existing Indebtedness or (C) inter-company Indebtedness;

(viii)    acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or other business combination) any Person, all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, business or business unit, merge or consolidate with any Person or form any joint venture;

(ix)      except as permitted in clause (viii) immediately above, adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization, bankruptcy, merger or other reorganization of RH or any of its Subsidiaries, or enter into a letter of intent or agreement in principle with respect thereto;

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(x)       enter into any new line of business or open or close any existing facility, plant or office, in each case except in the ordinary course of business;

(xi)      sell, lease, license or otherwise dispose of or encumber any of its properties or assets which are material, individually or in the aggregate, to the business of RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xii)     enter into any hedging arrangements, except in the ordinary course of business;

(xiii)    make or commit or agree to make any capital expenditures in excess of $250,000, individually, or $500,000, in the aggregate, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or in accordance with RH’s current capital expenditure budget;

(xiv)    make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any Person (other than wholly-owned Subsidiaries of RH), except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xv)     cancel, release, compromise or settle any material Action, or waive or release any material rights of RH, including any Action that relates to the Transaction, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xvi)    except as required by Law, enter into, adopt, amend in any material respect or otherwise modify in any material respect any RH Benefit Plan, accelerate the payment or vesting of benefits or amounts payable or to become payable under any RH Benefit Plan as currently in effect on the date hereof, fail to make any required contribution to any RH Benefit Plan, merge or transfer any RH Benefit Plan or the assets or liabilities of any RH Benefit Plan, change the sponsor of any RH Benefit Plan, or terminate or establish any RH Benefit Plan, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice;

(xvii)   grant any increase in the compensation or benefits of directors or officers of RH or any RH Subsidiary;

(xviii)  enter into, renew or amend any collective bargaining agreement, except in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;

(xix)    make any material change in any method of accounting or accounting practice policy other than as required by applicable Law or by a change in GAAP or similar principles in foreign jurisdictions;

(xx)     make or change any material Tax election unless such election is (A) required by Law or (B) consistent with elections historically made by it;

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(xxi)    change an annual accounting period, file any material amended Tax Return, enter into any material closing agreement, settle any material Tax claim or assessment, surrender any material right to claim a refund of Taxes, or consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any material Tax claim or assessment, or take any other similar action, or omit to take any action relating to the filing of any material Tax Return or the payment of any material Tax;

 

(xxii)

revalue any assets unless required by GAAP;

(xxiii)  accelerate the timing of collection of any accounts receivable in any material respect or delay or defer the timing of payment of any accounts payable in any material respect or otherwise modify its collection or payment policies, procedures or practices in any material respect; or

(xxiv)  authorize, agree or otherwise commit to take any of the foregoing actions.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

 

Section 6.1

Battery Solicitation.

(a)       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, during the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and continuing until 11:59 p.m., prevailing Eastern time, on March 25, 2010 (the “Solicitation Termination Date”), Battery and its Representatives shall have the right (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee) to: (i) initiate, encourage, facilitate, solicit and seek Alternative Proposals (or inquiries, proposals or other offers that may lead to an Alternative Proposal), including by way of providing access to non-public information (subject to entering into an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement with each recipient); provided, that Battery shall promptly (and in any event within 48 hours) provide to RH any non-public information concerning Battery or its Subsidiaries that is provided or made available to any Person to the extent that such access was not previously provided or made available to RH and (ii) enter into and maintain discussions or negotiations with respect to Alternative Proposals or any other proposals that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Alternative Proposal or otherwise cooperate with or assist or participate in, or facilitate, any such requests, proposals, discussions or negotiations.

(b)       Subject to Section 6.1(d) and Section 6.1(e) from the Solicitation Termination Date until the earlier of the Effective Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Article VIII, Battery shall not, and shall not permit its Subsidiaries and Representatives to, directly or indirectly: (i)  initiate, knowingly encourage, knowingly facilitate, solicit or seek (including in each case by way of furnishing non-public information or assistance to any Person) any inquiries with respect to, or the making, submission, announcement or implementation of, any proposal or other action that constitutes, or may reasonably be

 

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expected to lead to, any Alternative Proposal, (ii) initiate, knowingly encourage, participate in or solicit any discussions or negotiations with any Person (whether such discussions or negotiations are initiated by Battery, any of its Representatives or a third party), other than RH or any of its Representatives, regarding or in furtherance of such inquiries or relating to an Alternative Proposal, (iii) provide any non-public information, documentation or data to any Person, other than RH or any of its Representatives, relating to an Alternative Proposal, (iv) otherwise cooperate with or knowingly facilitate any effort or attempt to make, implement or accept any Alternative Proposal, (v) amend or grant any waiver or release under any standstill agreement, confidentiality agreement or agreement restricting a party from engaging in negotiations or discussions with Battery, (vi) adopt or approve any Alternative Proposal, or propose the approval or adoption of any Alternative Proposal, or resolve or agree to take any such action or (vii) enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other agreement constituting or related to, or which is intended to or is reasonably likely to lead to any Alternative Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement as set forth in the provisions of Section 6.1(d)); provided, however, that, subject to Battery complying with Section 6.1(c), and subject to the last two sentences of this Section 6.1(b), nothing contained in this Section 6.1(b) shall prohibit Battery from taking any of the actions described in clause (i) through (v) of this Section 6.1(b) with respect to any Person who made a bona fide written Alternative Proposal received prior to the Solicitation Termination Date with respect to which the requirements of Section 6.1(d)(i) and Section 6.1(d)(iii) have, together with any other Alternative Proposals contemplated by the proviso to the definition of “Superior Proposal”, been satisfied as of the Solicitation Termination Date and thereafter continuously through the date of determination (any Person so submitting such Alternative Proposal(s) and continuously meeting such requirements, an “Excluded Party”); provided, however, that following the Solicitation Termination Date, an Excluded Party shall be deemed to continuously meet such requirements, if, during the course of ongoing negotiations, there is no period of greater than three (3) continuous Business Days during which the Alternative Proposal submitted by such Person, together with any other bona fide Alternative Proposals contemplated by the proviso in the definition of a “Superior Proposal” with respect to which discussions or negotiations remain active, shall fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 6.1(d)(iii). Except with respect to any Excluded Party, on the day following the Solicitation Termination Date, Battery shall immediately cease and cause its Subsidiaries and Representatives to terminate any solicitation, encouragement, discussion or negotiation or cooperation with or assistance or participation in, or facilitation of any such inquiries, proposals, discussions or negotiations with any Persons conducted theretofore by Battery, its Subsidiaries or any of its Representatives with respect to any Alternative Proposal and request and instruct to be returned or destroyed all non-public information provided by or on behalf of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries to such Person. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 6.1 to the contrary, any Excluded Party shall cease to be an Excluded Party for all purposes under this Agreement immediately at such time as such Alternative Proposal, together with any other bona fide Alternative Proposals contemplated by the proviso in the definition of a “Superior Proposal” with respect to which discussions or negotiations remain active, made by such party is withdrawn, terminated, expires or at any time fails to satisfy

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the requirements of Section 6.1(d)(iii) for a period of three (3) continuous Business Days. No party shall be an Excluded Party unless the Battery Board (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee) determines that such party is an Excluded Party no later than the Solicitation Termination Date.

(c)       Within 48 hours after the Solicitation Termination Date, Battery shall notify RH, in writing, of the identity of each Excluded Party, if any, and provide RH a copy of each Alternative Proposal received from each Excluded Party (or, where no such copy is available, a reasonably detailed written description of such Alternative Proposal). From and after the Solicitation Termination Date, Battery shall promptly (and in any event within 48 hours) notify RH in the event that Battery, its Subsidiaries or Representatives receives any Alternative Proposal (including any material modifications thereto or to any proposal made by an Excluded Party) or any request for non-public information or any inquiry relating in any way to any Alternative Proposal. Following the Solicitation Termination Date, Battery shall provide RH with written notice of the material terms and conditions of such Alternative Proposal, request or inquiry, and the identity of the Person or group of Persons making any such Alternative Proposal, request or inquiry, and shall promptly (and in any event no later than within 48 hours) advise RH of any material development relating thereto. Battery has not entered into any agreement prior to the date hereof, and will not enter into any agreement following the date hereof, that would prevent Battery from providing such information to RH.

(d)       Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.1(b), if at any time following the date of this Agreement and prior to obtaining the Battery Stockholder Approval (i) Battery has received a written Alternative Proposal from a third party that the Battery Board (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee) believes in good faith to be bona fide, (ii) such Alternative Proposal did not result from a breach of this Section 6.1 and (iii) the Battery Board (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee) determines in good faith, after consultation with financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Alternative Proposal, together with any other bona fide Alternative Proposals contemplated by the proviso in the definition of a “Superior Proposal” with respect to which discussions or negotiations remain active, constitutes or would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal, then Battery may (A) furnish information with respect to Battery and its Subsidiaries to the Person making such Alternative Proposal and (B) participate in discussions or negotiations with the Person making such Alternative Proposal regarding such Alternative Proposal; provided, that Battery (x) will not, and will not permit its Subsidiaries or Representatives to, disclose any non-public information to such Person without first entering or having entered into an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement with such Person and (y) will promptly (and in any event within 48 hours) provide to RH any non-public information concerning Battery or its Subsidiaries provided or made available to such other Person which was not previously made available to RH. For the avoidance of doubt, prior to obtaining the Battery Stockholder Approval, Battery shall in any event be permitted to take the actions described in clauses (A) and (B) above with respect to any Excluded Party for so long as such party remains an Excluded Party, and from and after obtaining the Battery Stockholder Approval no Person shall be an Excluded Party.

 

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(e)       Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.1(b) to the contrary, (i) if a material development or material change in circumstances, in each case, that relates to Battery, RH or the transactions contemplated hereby, but does not relate to any Alternative Proposal and which first becomes known to the Battery Board after the date hereof and prior to obtaining the Battery Stockholder Approval (an “Intervening Event”) or (ii) if Battery receives an Alternative Proposal which the Battery Board (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee) concludes in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, constitutes a Superior Proposal after giving effect to all of the adjustments to the terms of this Agreement which may be offered by RH in accordance with this Section 6.1(e), then, in each case, the Battery Board (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee) may at any time prior to obtaining the Battery Stockholder Approval, if it determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that not taking such action would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Battery Board to the Battery stockholders under applicable Law (A) withdraw, modify or qualify, or propose publicly to withdraw, modify or qualify, in a manner adverse to RH, the Battery Board Recommendation (a “Board Recommendation Change”), (B) only in the case of clause (ii) of this Section 6.1(e), approve or recommend such Superior Proposal, and/or (C) only in the case of clause (ii) of this Section 6.1(e), terminate this Agreement to enter into a definitive agreement with respect to such Superior Proposal pursuant to Section 8.1(e); provided, however, that Battery shall not terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (C), and any purported termination pursuant to the foregoing clause (C) shall be void and of no force or effect, unless at or concurrently with such termination Battery pays the Termination Fee and the Reimbursable Expenses in full and otherwise complies with the provisions of Section 8.3; and provided, further, that neither the Battery Board nor the Special Committee may make a Board Recommendation Change pursuant to the foregoing clause (A), approve or recommend any Superior Proposal pursuant to the foregoing clause (B) or terminate this Agreement pursuant to the foregoing clause (C) unless (x), in the case of clauses (B) and (C), such Superior Proposal did not result from a breach by Battery of this Section 6.1 and (y) in the case of clauses (A), (B) and (C):

(i)        the Battery Board shall have first provided at least three (3) Business Days prior written notice (a “Notice”) to RH that it is prepared to take the applicable action in response to an Intervening Event or a Superior Proposal, as applicable, which notice shall (i) describe such Intervening Event or Superior Proposal, as applicable, in reasonable detail, and (ii) in the case of a Superior Proposal, be accompanied by the most current version of all relevant written agreements or proposals relating to the transaction that constitute such Superior Proposal together with, in the case of an Alternative Proposal that includes non-cash consideration, the value or range of values attributed by the Battery Board in good faith to such non-cash consideration after consultation with financial advisors; and

(ii)       RH does not make, within such three-Business Day period, a proposal that would, in the good faith judgment of the Battery Board (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee, after consultation with its outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors), cause the Alternative Proposal previously constituting a Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal or the material development or material change to no longer constitute an Intervening Event, as applicable, in each case, taking into consideration any risk of non-consummation and all legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of such proposal. Battery agrees that, during the three-Business Day period prior to its effecting a Board Recommendation Change or taking another action permitted by clause (B) or (C), Battery and its Representatives shall negotiate in good faith with RH and its Representatives regarding any revisions to the terms of the transactions contemplated hereunder such that the Alternative Proposal in question no longer constitutes a Superior Proposal. Each successive modification of any Alternative Proposal shall constitute a new Acquisition Proposal for purposes of this Section 6.1(e).

 

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(f)        Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prohibit Battery or the Battery Board from (i) taking and disclosing to the Battery stockholders a position contemplated by Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or issuing a “stop, look and listen” disclosure or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act with respect to an Alternative Proposal or (ii) making any disclosure to the stockholders of Battery (other than a Board Recommendation Change, which may be made only in accordance with Section 6.1(e)) if the Battery Board determines in good faith, after consultation with its legal counsel, that such disclosure is required by its fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided, however, that any disclosure of a position contemplated by Rule 14d-9 or Rule 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act other than a “stop, look and listen” or similar communication of the type contemplated by Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act or an express rejection of any applicable Alternative Proposal together with an express reaffirmation of its recommendation to its stockholders in favor of the Transaction and the Battery Merger shall be deemed to be a Board Recommendation Change.

(g)       In the event that Battery makes a Board Recommendation Change, it shall promptly make a public announcement of such change and such announcement and shall set forth the material reasons for such change.

Section 6.2      RH Solicitation. Except as provided in the Harbinger Support Agreement or as set forth in Section 6.2 of the RH Disclosure Schedule, during the period from the date of this Agreement until the earlier of the Closing or the termination of this Agreement pursuant to its terms, RH shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries or any of its or its Subsidiaries’ Representatives to, directly or indirectly, (a) discuss, negotiate, undertake, authorize, recommend, propose or enter into, either as the proposed surviving, merged, acquiring or acquired corporation, any Alternative Proposal, (b) knowingly facilitate, knowingly encourage, solicit or initiate discussions, negotiations or submissions of proposals or offers in respect of an Alternative Proposal, (c) furnish or cause to be furnished, to any Person, any information concerning the business, operations, properties or assets of RH or its Subsidiaries in connection with an Alternative Proposal, (d) otherwise cooperate in any way with, or assist or participate in, facilitate or encourage, any effort or attempt by any other Person to do or seek any of the foregoing or (e) enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or other agreement constituting or related to any Alternative Proposal. RH shall, and shall cause its Representatives to, cease immediately all discussions and negotiations regarding any proposal that constitutes, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, an Alternative Proposal and shall demand the prompt return or destruction of all confidential information previously furnished in connection therewith.

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Section 6.3      Preparation of SEC Documents. As promptly as practicable after the execution of this Agreement, (a) Parent, RH and Battery shall prepare and file with the SEC the proxy statement/prospectus (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Proxy Statement/Prospectus”) to be sent to the stockholders of Battery relating to the meeting of Battery’s stockholders (the “Battery Stockholders’ Meeting”) to be held to consider the approval of the Battery Merger and (b) RH shall cause Parent to prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 or such other applicable form as Battery and RH may agree (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Registration Statement”), in which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Battery Merger. Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing, and, prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement, RH shall cause Parent to take all action reasonably required (other than qualifying to do business in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or filing a general consent to service of process) to be taken under any applicable state securities Laws in connection with the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock in the Mergers. Each of Parent, Battery and RH shall furnish all information as may be reasonably requested by the other in connection with any such action and the preparation, filing and distribution of the Registration Statement and the Proxy Statement. As promptly as practicable after the Registration Statement shall have become effective, Battery shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement to be mailed to its stockholders as of the record date for Battery Stockholders’ Meeting. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement will made (in each case including documents incorporated by reference therein) without providing Battery, RH and Parent with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment thereon. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any information relating to Battery, RH or Parent, or any of their respective Affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered by Battery, RH or Parent which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Registration Statement or the Proxy Statement, so that either such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by Law, disseminated to the stockholders of Battery. Battery or Parent, as applicable, will advise the other parties hereto promptly after it receives any oral or written request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement, as applicable, or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information and will promptly provide the other with copies of any written communication from the SEC or any state securities commission. Battery, RH and Parent shall use their respective reasonable best efforts, after consultation with each other, to resolve all such requests or comments with respect to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement, as applicable, as promptly as reasonably

 

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practicable after receipt thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Battery, RH and Parent shall fully cooperate with each other in the preparation of each of the Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and each of RH, Parent and Battery shall, upon request, furnish Battery or Parent, as applicable, with all information concerning it and its Affiliates as the requesting party may deem reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the preparation of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement, as applicable. Battery and Parent shall notify each other promptly of the time when the Registration Statement has become effective, of the issuance of any stop order or suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock issuable in connection with the Mergers for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or the staff of the SEC and of any request by the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement or for additional information.

Section 6.4      Battery Board Recommendation. Subject to Section 6.1(e), the Battery Board shall recommend that Battery’s stockholders vote in favor of approval of the matters described in Section 3.3(c) (the “Battery Board Recommendation”) and Battery, acting through the Board of Directors of Battery, shall include in the Proxy Statement such recommendation, and shall otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to obtain Battery Stockholder Approval; provided, that, except as otherwise agreed in writing by Battery and such parties; under no circumstances shall Battery’s directors, officers or stockholders be required to expend any personal funds (other than reasonable business expenses reimbursable by Battery), incur any liabilities or bring (or threaten to bring) any Action against a third party in order to obtain Battery Stockholder Approval. This Section 6.4 shall not be construed to require Battery to make any payment to any stockholder in exchange for such stockholder’s vote in favor of the Transaction.

Section 6.5      Battery Stockholder Meeting; RH Stockholder Approval.

(a)       As promptly as practicable after the Proxy Statement is prepared and Battery has mailed (or otherwise made electronically available) the Proxy Statement to Battery’s stockholders, Battery shall take, in accordance with applicable Law and the Battery Organizational Documents, all action reasonably necessary to convene the Battery Stockholders’ Meeting to consider and vote upon the approval of the Transaction, to cause such vote to be taken and to obtain the Battery Statutory Stockholder Approval and the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of Battery Common Stock (other than any shares of Battery Common Stock beneficially owned by the Harbinger Parties) outstanding and entitled to vote thereon (such approval together with the Battery Statutory Stockholder Approval, the “Battery Stockholder Approval”).

(b)       As promptly as practicable after the date hereof, RH shall take, in accordance with applicable Law and the RH Organizational Documents, all action reasonably necessary to obtain from its stockholders the RH Stockholder Approval.

 

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Section 6.6      Access to Information; Confidentiality; Public Announcements.

(a)       Subject to the Confidentiality Agreement and subject to applicable Law, each of Battery and RH shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford to the other party and to the directors, officers, employees, consultants, accountants, counsel, advisors and other agents and representatives of such other party (collectively, “Representatives”), reasonable access at all reasonable times during normal business hours on reasonable notice prior to the Effective Time to all their respective properties, books, Contracts, commitments, personnel and records (provided that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with the business or operations of such party) and, during such period, each of Battery and RH shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to the other party all information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such other party may reasonably request; provided, that nothing in this Section 6.6(a) or Section 6.6(b) shall require a party to provide any access, or to disclose any information, if permitting such access or disclosing such information would (i) violate applicable Law, (ii) violate any of its obligations with respect to confidentiality (provided that such party shall, upon the request of the other party, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the required consent of any third party to such access or disclosure) or (iii) result in the loss of attorney-client or similar privilege (provided that such party shall use its reasonable best efforts to allow for such access or disclosure in a manner that does not result in a loss of attorney-client privilege). No review pursuant to this Section 6.6 shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty contained herein, the covenants or agreements of the parties hereto or the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto under this Agreement.

(b)       Each of RH, Battery and the Merger Subsidiaries shall hold, and shall cause its officers, employees, accountants, counsel, financial advisors and other representatives and Affiliates to hold, any non-public information in accordance with the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.

(c)       Except with respect to any Board Recommendation Change made in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and subject to Section 6.1(f), each of RH, Battery and the Merger Subsidiaries hereby agrees that it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates and representatives not to, issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public statement or any written communications to investors, employees and vendors with respect to this Agreement or the Transaction without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that nothing herein will prohibit any party from issuing or causing publication of any such press release or public announcement to the extent that such disclosure (i) is required by applicable Law, in which case the party making such determination will use its reasonable best efforts to allow the other parties hereto reasonable time to comment on such release or announcement in advance of its issuance or (ii) contains only information that has already been included in a prior public statement made in accordance with this Section 6.6(c) and such party has provided the other parties hereto with advance notice of such press release or public announcement.

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Section 6.7

Antitrust Filings; Reasonable Best Efforts.

(a)       Each of the parties to this Agreement agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties to this Agreement in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transaction and to cause the conditions set forth in Article VII to be satisfied as promptly as practicable. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, as promptly as practicable after the date hereof (to the extent not made prior to the date hereof), RH shall (or shall cause its applicable Affiliates to) and Battery shall (i) make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transaction and all other necessary filings, forms, declarations, notifications, registrations and notices with other Governmental Authorities under Competition Laws relating to the Transaction, (ii) use their reasonable best efforts to obtain all other necessary actions, waivers, consents, licenses, Battery Permits or RH Permits, as applicable, authorizations, Orders and approvals from Governmental Authorities and the making of all other necessary registrations and filings (including filings with Governmental Authorities, if any), (iii) use their reasonable best efforts to obtain all consents, approvals or waivers from third parties that are necessary to consummate the Transaction, (iv) execute, deliver and perform any such additional instruments reasonably necessary to consummate the Transaction and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement and (v) use their reasonable best efforts to provide all such information concerning such party, its Subsidiaries, its Affiliates and its Subsidiaries’ and Affiliates’ officers, directors, employees and partners as may be reasonably requested in connection with any of the matters set forth in this Section 6.7(a).

(b)       Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to respond at the earliest practicable date to any requests for additional information made by the Federal Trade Commission, the United States Department of Justice or any other Governmental Authorities, and act in good faith and reasonably cooperate with the other parties in connection with any investigation of any Governmental Authority. Each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to furnish to each other all information required for any filing, form, declaration, notification, registration and notice. The parties will consult and cooperate with one another in connection with any information or proposals submitted in connection with proceedings under or relating to any Competition Law.

(c)       Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with efforts to obtain the termination or expiration of any waiting period under any applicable Competition Laws, (i) in no event shall “reasonable best efforts” of any party include commencing litigation or threatening to commence litigation, opposing any motion or action for a temporary, preliminary or permanent injunction against the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or entering into a consent decree or other commitment containing such party’s agreement to hold separate or divest its or its Subsidiaries’ plants, assets or businesses, or agreeing to any limitations on its or its Subsidiaries’ conduct or actions, and in no event shall any party be required to take any of the foregoing actions and (ii) nothing herein shall require Battery or RH to take any action with respect to compliance with Competition Law or the obtaining of any consent, clearance or the expiration of any applicable waiting period under Competition Law which would bind such Person or its Subsidiaries irrespective of whether the Closing occurs.

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Section 6.8      Fees and Expenses. Except as set forth in Section 8.3 of this Agreement, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Mergers shall be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses.

Section 6.9      Listing of Parent. Each of Parent, RH and Battery shall use all of their respective reasonable best efforts to cause the Parent Common Stock issuable under Article II, and those shares of Parent Common Stock required to be reserved for issuance in connection with the Transaction (including under the Battery Incentive Plan), to be authorized for listing on the NYSE (or, if such a listing is not capable of being obtained, then on The NASDAQ Stock Market or the NYSE Amex), upon official notice of issuance.

 

Section 6.10

Taxes.

(a)       RH and Battery shall use their reasonable best efforts, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use their reasonable best efforts, to take or cause to be taken any action necessary for the Mergers to qualify as a exchanges within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code. Neither RH nor Battery shall, nor shall they permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, take or cause to be taken any action that would disqualify the Mergers as exchanges within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code.

(b)       Each of RH and Battery shall report the Mergers as exchanges within the meaning of Section 351 of the Code, unless otherwise required pursuant to a “determination” within the meaning of Section 1313(a) of the Code.

(c)       Battery and RH shall cooperate in the preparation, execution and filing of all returns, questionnaires, applications or other documents regarding any gains, sales, use, transfer, value added, stock transfer, real estate transfer, and stamp taxes, any transfer, recording, registration and other fees or any similar Taxes which become payable in connection with the Transaction that are required or permitted to be filed on or before the Effective Time.

Section 6.11    Notification of Certain Matters. Battery shall give prompt notice to RH, and RH shall give prompt notice to Battery, of any change or event that would have or would reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect, or an RH Material Adverse Effect, as applicable, or which would be reasonably likely to result in the failure of any of the conditions to the obligations of the other party set forth in Article VII to be satisfied. Notwithstanding the above, the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.11 will not limit, expand or otherwise affect the representations, warranties, covenants or agreements of the parties or the remedies available hereunder to the party receiving such notice or the conditions to such party’s obligation to consummate the applicable Merger.

Section 6.12    Stockholder Litigation. Each party shall keep the other parties reasonably informed with respect to the defense or settlement of any stockholder Action against it and its directors relating to the Transaction. Each party shall give the other parties the opportunity to consult with it regarding the

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defense or settlement of any such stockholder Action and shall not settle any such Action without the other parties’ prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

Section 6.13

The Financing.

(a)       RH will use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, and Battery shall provide cooperation on a reasonable best efforts basis to RH in connection with, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to arrange and obtain the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions described in the Debt Commitment Letters. RH will use its reasonable best efforts (i) to maintain the Debt Commitment Letters in effect, enter into and to cause Parent and each of the Subsidiaries of RH or Battery, as the case may be, to enter into definitive agreements with respect to the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions reflected in the Debt Commitment Letters, (ii) to satisfy on a timely basis all conditions applicable to it and to Parent in such definitive agreements and to comply with its obligations thereunder and (iii) to consummate the Debt Financing no later than the Closing. Battery will use its reasonable best efforts to enter into and to cause each of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, to enter into definitive agreements with respect to the Debt Financing on the terms and conditions reflected in the Debt Commitment Letters. If any party becomes aware that all or any portion of the Debt Financing is not available to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, then that party shall promptly notify each of the other parties, and each party shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain, and each of the other parties shall use reasonable best efforts to assist the other parties in obtaining, alternative financing from alternative financing sources on terms that are no less favorable to RH, Battery and their respective Subsidiaries than those set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters and in an amount that is adequate to pay all fees and expenses and required debt repayments associated with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to make any other payments necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Alternative Financing”). In such event, the term “Debt Financing” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any Alternative Financing, the term “Debt Commitment Letter” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any commitment letter issued in connection with any Alternative Financing, and the term “Financing Documents” as used in this Agreement shall be deemed to include any credit agreements and other loan documents, underwriting or note purchase agreements, indentures, currency or interest hedging agreements and other contracts in connection with any Alternative Financing. RH shall give Battery prompt oral and written notice (but in any event not later than 48 hours after the occurrence) of any material breach by any party to the Debt Commitment Letters or of any condition therein not likely to be satisfied, in each case, of which RH has knowledge or any termination of any Debt Commitment Letter. RH shall keep Battery informed on a reasonably current basis of the status of its efforts to consummate the Debt Financing. RH shall not amend or alter, or agree to amend or alter, any Debt Commitment Letter in any manner that would reasonably be expected to delay the transactions contemplated by this Agreement beyond the Outside Date without the prior written consent of Battery. For the avoidance of doubt, the syndication of the Debt Financing (to the extent permitted by the Debt Commitment Letters) shall be deemed not to violate RH’s obligations under this Agreement.

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(b)       Each party shall provide, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Representatives to provide, all cooperation in connection with the parties’ efforts to obtain the Debt Financing or the Alternative Financing as may reasonably be requested by any of the other parties or by the Lead Arrangers, including (i) providing financial and other information relating to it and its Subsidiaries to each other party and the lenders and other financial institutions and investors that are or may become parties to the Debt Financing and to any underwriters, initial purchasers or placement agents in connection with the Debt Financing (the “Financing Parties”) that is customary for such financing or reasonably necessary for the completion of the Debt Financing by the Financing Parties, including information regarding the business, operations, financial projections and prospects of such party and its Subsidiaries that is customary for such financing or reasonably necessary for the completion of the Debt Financing by the Financing Parties, (ii) participating and causing its senior management to participate in a reasonable number of meetings (including customary one-on-one meetings) with any Financing Parties and other presentations, road shows, drafting sessions, due diligence sessions (including accounting due diligence sessions) and sessions with the rating agencies as are reasonably necessary for the completion of the Debt Financing by the Financing Parties, (iii) assisting in the preparation of (A) any customary offering documents, bank information memoranda, Forms 8-K, registration statements, prospectuses and similar documents (including all historical and pro forma financial statements and information regarding such party and its Subsidiaries that is required by Regulations S-K and S-X to be included or incorporated by reference in a registration statement) for any of the Debt Financing or offering of debt securities in connection therewith, and (B) materials for rating agency presentations, (iv) cooperating with the marketing efforts for any of the Debt Financing (including consenting to the use of such party’s and its Subsidiaries’ logos), (v) assisting in the preparation of and executing and delivering (or using reasonable best efforts to obtain from its advisors), and causing its Subsidiaries to execute and deliver (or use reasonable best efforts to obtain from its advisors), (A) credit agreements and other loan documents, underwriting or note purchase agreements, indentures, currency or interest hedging agreements and other contracts in connection with any of the Debt Financing (collectively, the “Financing Documents”), customary certificates (including a certificate of the chief financial officer of such party or any Subsidiary with respect to solvency matters), legal opinions or other documents and instruments relating to guarantees and other matters ancillary to the Debt Financing as may be reasonably requested by each other party in connection with any of the Debt Financing and other documents required to be delivered under the Financing Documents and (B) the amendment of any of such party’s or its Subsidiaries’ existing credit facilities, currency or interest hedging agreements, or other agreements, in each case, on terms satisfactory to each other party and that are reasonably requested by each other party in connection with any of the Debt Financing; provided, that no obligation of any party or any of its Subsidiaries under any such agreements or amendments shall be effective until the Closing, (vi) using its reasonable best efforts, as appropriate, to have its independent accountants provide their reasonable cooperation and assistance, including providing customary comfort letters to the underwriters in connection with the initial purchase of any securities in connection with any Debt Financing and providing customary consents to inclusion of their audit reports in registration statements of Parent, (vii) providing authorization letters to the Financing Parties authorizing the distribution of information to prospective lenders or investors and containing a representation to the Financing

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Parties that the public side versions of such documents, if any, do not include material nonpublic information about such party or its Affiliates or securities, (viii) using its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Financing Parties benefit from the existing lending relationships of such party and its Subsidiaries, (ix) cooperating reasonably with the Financing Parties’ due diligence investigation of such party and its Subsidiaries, including (A) due diligence performed by any Financing Parties and their respective counsel in connection with any of the Debt Financing, to the extent customary and reasonable and to the extent not unreasonably interfering with its business and (B) a borrowing base audit with respect to such party’s accounts and inventory and an appraisal of the net orderly liquidation value of such party’s inventory, and (x) taking such actions and providing such information and assistance as the Financing Parties may reasonably request in connection with creating Liens upon or pledging collateral to secure the Debt Financing or the Alternative Financing. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until the Effective Time occurs, neither Battery nor any of its Subsidiaries shall (A) be required to pay any commitment or other similar fee, (B) have any liability or any obligation under any credit agreement or any related document or any other agreement or document related to the Debt Financing (or Alternative Financing) or (C) be required to incur any other liability other than with respect to out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees) in connection with the Debt Financing (or any Alternative Financing). RH (i) acknowledges and agrees that Battery, its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives shall not have any responsibility for, or incur any liability to any Person under, the Debt Financing or any Alternative Financing other than with respect to out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees) and (ii) shall indemnify and hold harmless Battery, its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives from and against any and all losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses (other than with respect to out-of-pocket expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with compliance with Section 6.13) suffered or incurred by any of them in connection with the arrangement of the Debt Financing and any information used in connection therewith, except (x) with respect to any information provided by Battery or any of its Subsidiaries or (y) in the event that any such losses, damages, claims, costs or expenses arose out of result from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of Battery, its Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives.

(c)       Each party acknowledges and agrees that the obligations of each party with respect to the Debt Financing are only as set forth in this Section 6.13, and no other provision herein, including Section 6.7, shall be deemed to expand or otherwise modify such obligations.

 

Section 6.14

Indemnification, Exculpation and Insurance.

(a)       Each of Parent and the Surviving Corporations shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporations to, assume and perform the obligations with respect to all rights to indemnification and exculpation from liabilities, including advancement of expenses, for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time now existing in favor of the current or former directors or officers of Battery and RH as provided in the Battery Organizational Documents or the RH Organizational Documents, as applicable, or any indemnification Contract between such directors or officers and Battery or RH, as applicable (in each case, as in effect on the date hereof), without further action, as of the Effective Time and such obligations shall survive the Effective Time and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

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(b)       In the event that either Parent or any of the Surviving Corporations or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all of its properties and other assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, Parent shall cause proper provision to be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the applicable Surviving Corporation, as applicable, shall expressly assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.14.

(c)       For six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent shall maintain (directly or indirectly through Battery’s or RH’s existing insurance programs, as applicable) in effect Battery’s and RH’s current directors’ and officers’ liability insurance in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, covering each Person currently covered by Battery’s and RH’s directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, as applicable, on terms with respect to such coverage and amounts no less favorable than those of such policy in effect on the date hereof; provided, however, that Parent may (i) substitute therefor policies of Parent with another insurance company of comparable standing to Battery’s or RH’s current insurer, as applicable, and containing terms and conditions, including with respect to coverage (including as coverage relates to deductibles and exclusions) and amounts no less favorable to such directors and officers or (ii) request that Battery or RH, as applicable, obtain such extended reporting period coverage under its existing insurance programs (to be effective as of the Effective Time); provided, further, that in satisfying its obligation under this Section 6.14(c), none of Battery, RH or Parent shall be obligated to pay more than 300% of the premiums paid as of the date of this Agreement by Battery or RH, as applicable, to obtain such coverage. It is understood and agreed that in the event such coverage cannot be obtained for such amount or less in the aggregate, Parent shall only be obligated to provide the maximum coverage as may be obtained for such aggregate amount.

(d)       The provisions of this Section 6.14 (i) are intended to be for the benefit of, and will be enforceable from and after the Effective Time by, each indemnified party, his or her heirs and his or her representatives and (ii) are in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such Person may have by Contract or otherwise.

Section 6.15    Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, each of Parent and Battery shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any dispositions of Battery Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Battery Common Stock) resulting from the Transaction by each individual, and each Person that may be deemed a “director by deputization”, who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to Battery to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Section 6.16    Water Business Spin-Off. Prior to the Effective Time, RH shall use its reasonable best efforts to distribute 100% of the capital stock or other equity interests in its Subsidiaries, Stamekon Holding Ltd. and Applica Water Products, to the stockholders of RH.

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Section 6.17

No Other Representations and Warranties.

(a)       Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article IV or the Ancillary Agreements, Battery acknowledges and agrees that neither RH nor any other Person on behalf of RH makes, nor has Battery relied upon or otherwise been induced by, any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to RH or with respect to any other information provided to or made available to Battery in connection with the Transaction. Subject to Section 4.4 and Section 6.3, neither RH nor any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or indemnification obligation to Battery or any other Person resulting from the distribution to Battery, or Battery’s use of, any such information, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or other material made available to Battery in certain data rooms or management presentations in expectation of the Transaction, unless any such information is expressly included in a representation or warranty contained in Article IV or in an applicable section of the RH Disclosure Schedule.

(b)       Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article III or the Ancillary Agreements, RH acknowledges and agrees that neither Battery nor any other Person on behalf of Battery makes, nor has RH relied upon or otherwise been induced by, any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Battery or with respect to any other information provided to or made available to RH in connection with the Transaction. Subject to Section 3.4 and Section 6.3, neither Battery nor any other Person will have or be subject to any liability or obligation to RH or any other Person resulting from the distribution to RH, or RH’s use of, any such information, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or other material made available to RH in certain data rooms or management presentations in expectation of the Transaction, unless any such information is expressly included in a representation or warranty contained in Article III or in an applicable section of the Battery Disclosure Schedule.

Section 6.18    Battery Investment in Battery Merger Sub. On the Business Day immediately preceding the contemplated Closing Date, (a) RH and Parent shall cause Battery Merger Sub to issue and sell to Battery, and Battery shall purchase, newly issued shares of common stock of Battery Merger Sub for an aggregate purchase price of $51.00 such that after giving effect to such issuance and sale, Battery shall own a number of shares of Battery Merger Sub common stock representing 51% of the aggregate issued and outstanding shares of Battery Merger Sub common stock and (b) concurrently with the consummation of the purchase and sale of such newly issued shares, Battery shall cause Battery Merger Sub to execute and deliver one or more supplemental indentures pursuant to which Battery Merger Sub shall agree to assume and be bound (in each case as a subsidiary guarantor thereunder) by the terms and conditions of the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2009, among Battery, certain Subsidiaries of Battery, as guarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.

Section 6.19    Indebtedness of RH Owed to Harbinger. Immediately following the Effective Time, Parent shall acquire the Harbinger Term Loan Facility by issuing to the Harbinger Parties (pro rata based

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on the portion of Indebtedness under the Harbinger Term Loan Facility held by each Harbinger Party) a number of newly issued and non-assessable shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness under the Harbinger Term Loan (including accrued but unpaid interest thereon and any prepayment penalties or premiums payable in connection with the repayment thereof) as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date (such amount, the “Harbinger Term Loan Amount”) by (b) $31.50 (as adjusted to fully reflect the appropriate effect of any stock splits, reverse stock split, stock dividend, including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Battery Common Stock or Parent Common Stock, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar change with respect to Battery Common Stock or Parent Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time).

Section 6.20    Listing of Battery. Battery shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the outstanding shares of Battery Common Stock to be listed on the NYSE (or, if such a listing is not capable of being obtained, then on The NASDAQ Stock Market or the NYSE Amex) as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof; provided, however, that if the Battery Common Stock shall not have been listed on the NYSE (or, if such a listing is not capable of being obtained, then on The NASDAQ Stock Market or the NYSE Amex) prior to the date determined by the Battery Board to be the record date for the Battery Stockholder Meeting, the parties shall (a) restructure the method of combining Battery and RH contemplated hereby such that the combination shall be effected through the merger of a newly-formed Delaware corporation which shall be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Battery with and into RH, with RH surviving as the surviving corporation and (b) amend this Agreement and any related Transaction Documents appropriately to reflect such revised transaction structure.

Section 6.21    Performance by Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries. RH (and, with respect to Battery Merger Sub, following the investment described in Section 6.18, Battery) shall cause Parent and the Merger Subsidiaries to perform all of their covenants, agreements and obligations under this Agreement and the other agreements contemplated hereby.

Section 6.22   Battery Consent Solicitation.

(a)       Battery shall deliver, or cause to be delivered such officers’ certificates, opinions of counsel, supplemental indentures, if any, required by the indenture governing the Battery 12% Senior Subordinated Toggle Notes due 2019 (the “Battery Bonds”) to effect the Battery Merger in compliance with such indenture and without any default or event of default arising as a result of the consummation of the Battery Merger.

(b)       Within ten (10) Business Days following the date hereof, Battery shall commence a consent solicitation (the “Battery Consent Solicitation”) to seek the consent of the holders of the outstanding aggregate principal amount of the Battery Bonds to modify certain provisions contained in the indenture governing the Bonds (as supplemented, the “Indenture”) on such terms and conditions as are described on

 

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Section 6.22 to the Battery Disclosure Schedule and as otherwise reasonably acceptable to Parent and RH. Promptly following the expiration date of such consent solicitation, assuming the requisite consents needed to amend the Indenture are received, Battery shall execute a supplemental indenture to the Indenture reflecting the amendments to such indenture consented to in the Battery Consent Solicitation (the “Supplemental Indenture”). The Supplemental Indenture shall become effective upon execution and shall become operative concurrently with the Effective Time, and Battery shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the trustee under the Indenture to promptly enter into the Supplemental Indenture. Each party shall provide and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to provide all cooperation requested by the other parties in connection with the Battery Consent Solicitation, including the execution of all agreements and delivery of opinions of counsel and officer’s certificates necessary to commence and consummate the Battery Consent Solicitation and cause the Supplemental Indenture to become effective. The Battery Consent Solicitation and other actions taken in connection therewith shall be conducted in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and other applicable Laws, including the Exchange Act. Parent and RH and their respective counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the documents to be utilized in connection with the Battery Consent Solicitation prior to commencement of the Battery Consent Solicitation.

Section 6.23    Company Reorganization. Immediately following Effective Time, Parent shall (a) contribute 100% of the equity interests of the RH Surviving Corporation to the Battery Surviving Corporation, such that after giving effect to such contribution, RH Surviving Corporation will be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Battery Surviving Corporation and immediately thereafter (b) contribute 100% of the equity interests of the Battery Surviving Corporation to a newly-formed Delaware limited liability company which will be a wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent. Each of Parent, RH and Battery shall cooperate to permit the actions described in this Section 6.23 to occur immediately following the Effective Time.

ARTICLE VII

 

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 7.1      Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Mergers. The respective obligation of each party to effect the Transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable Law and other than the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(a) which may not be waived by any party) at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

(a)       Stockholder Approvals. The Battery Stockholder Approval and the RH Stockholder Approval shall have been obtained.

(b)       Governmental Consents and Approvals. All filings with, and all consents, approvals and authorizations of, any Governmental Authority required to be made or obtained by Parent, Battery, RH or any of their Subsidiaries to consummate the Transaction, shall have been made or obtained, except for those the failure of which to be made or obtained does not have and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually

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or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect and/or a Battery Material Adverse Effect (determined, for purposes of this clause, after giving effect to the Transaction).

(c)       No Injunctions or Restraints. No Law or other legal restraint or prohibition, entered, enacted, promulgated, enforced or issued by any court or other Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect which prohibits, makes illegal or enjoins the consummation of the Transaction.

(d)       Registration Statement. The Registration Statement shall have become effective under the Securities Act, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness thereof shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.

(e)       Antitrust Waiting Periods. The waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) applicable to Parent, RH, Battery or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Mergers under the HSR Act shall have been terminated or shall have expired. The waiting periods (and any extensions thereof) applicable to Parent, RH, Battery or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Mergers under any other applicable Competition Laws shall have been terminated or shall have expired.

(f)        Financing. All conditions to the funding of the Debt Financing under the Debt Commitment Letters or a commitment with respect to Alternative Financing (in each case other than conditions that by their nature cannot be satisfied until the Closing) shall have been satisfied so that, at the time of Closing, RH and Battery shall receive the proceeds of the Debt Financing on terms that are no less favorable to RH, Battery or any of the Surviving Corporations than those set forth in the Debt Commitment Letters.

Section 7.2      Additional Conditions to Obligations of RH. The obligations of RH to effect the RH Merger are further subject to satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

(a)       Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in Article III shall be true and correct on the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except that the accuracy of representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of some other date will be determined as of such date, in all cases except where the failure to be true and correct does not have and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Battery Material Adverse Effect (it being agreed that for purposes of this Section 7.2(a), all representations and warranties shall be deemed not to be qualified by any reference to “material,” “Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifiers other than the representations and warranties in Section 3.4(b)(ii) and Section 3.5(b)); provided, however, that the representations and warranties set forth in (i) the first sentence of Section 3.1(a), Section 3.1(b) as it applies to Battery’s Organizational Documents, Section 3.2 (other than Section 3.2(g)), Section 3.3(a), Section 3.3(b) and Section 3.3(c) and Section 3.12 shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date and (ii) Section 3.5(b) shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of this Agreement.

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(b)       Performance of Obligations of Battery. Battery shall have performed, or complied with, in all material respects, all obligations required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date (other than obligations under Section 6.11).

(c)       No Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any event, change, effect or circumstance that has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Battery Material Adverse Effect.

(d)       Officer’s Certificates. RH shall have received an officer’s certificate duly executed by each of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Battery to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a), Section 7.2(b) and Section 7.2(c) have been satisfied.

(e)       FIRPTA Certificate. Battery shall have delivered to Parent a certificate that interests in Battery are not U.S. real property interests within the meaning of Section 897(c) of the Code, which certificate shall be provided pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(c)(3) and shall conform to Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(h).

(f)        Tax Opinion. RH shall have received the opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, dated the date of the Effective Time, to the effect that, for federal income tax purposes, (i) the RH Merger will constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and/or (ii) the Mergers, taken together, will constitute exchanges to which Section 351 of the Code applies. In rendering such opinion, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP shall receive and rely upon customary representations contained in letters of Parent, Battery and RH to be delivered as of the Effective Time.

Section 7.3      Additional Conditions to Obligations of Battery. The obligations of Battery to effect the Merger are further subject to satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:

(a)       Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties set forth in Article IV shall be true and correct on the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date, except that the accuracy of representations and warranties that by their terms speak as of some other date will be determined as of such date, in all cases except where the failure to be true and correct does not have and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, an RH Material Adverse Effect (it being agreed that for purposes of this Section 7.3(a), all representations and warranties shall be deemed not to be qualified by any reference to “material,” “RH Material Adverse Effect” or similar qualifiers other than the representations and warranties in Section 4.4(b)(ii) and Section 4.5(b)); provided, however, that the representations and warranties set forth in (i) the first sentence of Section 4.1(a), Section 4.1(b), Section 4.2, Section 4.3(a), (b) and (c) and Section 4.12 shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on the Closing Date and (ii) Section 4.5(b) shall be true and correct in all respects on the date of this Agreement.

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(b)       Performance of Obligations of RH. RH shall have performed, or complied with, in all material respects, all obligations required to be performed or complied with by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date (other than obligations under Section 6.11).

(c)       No RH Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any event, change, effect or circumstance that has had, or is reasonably likely to have, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.

(d)       Officer’s Certificates. Battery shall have received officer’s certificates duly executed by each of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of RH to the effect that the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a), Section 7.3(b) and Section 7.3(c) have been satisfied.

(e)       FIRPTA Certificate. RH shall have delivered to Parent a certificate that interests in RH are not U.S. real property interests within the meaning of Section 897(c) of the Code, which certificate shall be pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1445-2(c)(3) and shall conform to Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(h).

(f)        Tax Opinion. Battery shall have received the opinion of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP, dated the date of the Effective Time, to the effect that, for federal income tax purposes, (i) the Battery Merger will constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and/or (ii) the Mergers, taken together, will constitute exchanges to which Section 351 of the Code applies. In rendering such opinion, Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP shall receive and rely upon customary representations contained in letters of Parent, Battery and RH to be delivered as of the Effective Time.

(g)       Certain Agreements. Neither RH nor the Harbinger Parties shall have taken any action to cause the Indemnity Agreement, the Limited Guarantee or the Stockholder Agreement to fail to be in full force and effect.

ARTICLE VIII

 

TERMINATION

Section 8.1      Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or (subject to the terms hereof) after obtaining the Battery Stockholder Approval, by action taken or authorized by the Board of Directors of the terminating party or parties:

(a)       by mutual written consent of Battery and RH, if the Board of Directors of each so determines;

 

(b)

by written notice of either Battery or RH:

 

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(i)        if the Transaction shall not have been consummated by the close of business on August 12, 2010 (the “Outside Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(i) shall not be available to a party whose breach of this Agreement caused the Closing not to occur;

(ii)       if a Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction shall have issued an Order or taken any other action (including the failure to have taken an action), in any case having the effect of permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Transaction, which Order or other action is final and nonappealable; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(ii) shall not be available to a party which has not complied with its obligations under Section 6.7;

(iii)      if the Battery Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained at the Battery Stockholders’ Meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, at which the vote was taken; provided,however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(b)(iii) shall not be available to Battery if the failure to obtain the Battery Stockholder Approval shall have been caused by the action or failure to act of Battery and such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach by Battery of this Agreement;

(c)       by Battery upon a breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of an RH Party set forth in this Agreement, which breach or violation would result in the failure to satisfy the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) and in any such case, such breach or violation shall be incapable of being cured by the Effective Time, or such breach or violation is not cured within 30 days following receipt of written notice by RH of such breach or violation (or such longer period during which the RH Parties use their reasonable best efforts to cure);

(d)       by RH upon a breach or violation of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement on the part of Battery set forth in this Agreement, which breach or violation would result in the failure to satisfy either of the conditions set forth in Section 7.3(a) or Section 7.3(b) and in any such case, such breach or violation shall be incapable of being cured by the Effective Time, or such breach or violation is not cured within 30 days following receipt of written notice by Battery of such breach or violation (or such longer period during which Battery uses its reasonable best efforts to cure);

(e)       by Battery prior to receipt of the Battery Stockholder Approval, in accordance with Section 6.1(e);

(f)        by RH if Battery has delivered a Notice or a Board Recommendation Change has occurred with respect to Battery; or

(g)       by RH if, for any reason, the Bankruptcy Court revokes or vacates the Confirmation Order at any time on or prior to the Effective Time.

Section 8.2      Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability on the part of any of the

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parties, except (a) as set forth in Section 6.6(b), Section 6.8, the last sentence of Section 6.13(b), Section 8.3 and this Section 8.2, as well as Article IX to the extent applicable to such surviving sections, each of which shall survive termination of this Agreement and (b) that nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any willful and material breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of such party contained herein prior to the termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that (i) the aggregate liability of RH for any such willful and material breach, together with the aggregate liability of RH and/or any of its Affiliates under any other Transaction Documents, shall be limited to and shall in no event exceed an aggregate amount equal to $50,000,000 (inclusive of the Reverse Termination Fee) and (ii) the aggregate liability of Battery for any such willful and material breach shall be limited to and shall in no event exceed an aggregate amount equal to $50,000,000 (inclusive of the Termination Fee). No termination of this Agreement shall affect the obligations of the parties contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, all of which obligations shall survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with their terms. For purposes of this Section 8.2, a “willful and material breach” shall mean a material breach of this Agreement that is a consequence of an act undertaken or a failure to act by the breaching party with the knowledge that the taking of such act or a failure to take such act would, or would be reasonably expected to, cause a material breach of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit the rights of any party under Section 9.16 prior to the termination of this Agreement.

Section 8.3      Termination Fee and Expenses. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement:

(a)       Battery shall (i) pay a fee to RH in the amount of $1,000,000 and (ii) reimburse RH and its Affiliates for their Reimbursable Expenses, up to an aggregate cap of $10,000,000 (such collective amount, as the same may be modified after giving effect to the immediately following proviso, if applicable, the “Termination Fee”); provided, however, that, (x) in the event of a termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e) or Section 8.1(f) in connection with a Non-Voting Superior Proposal, then the Reimbursable Expenses of RH shall not be subject to a cap and shall be reimbursed by Battery in full, and (y) in the event that (1) the Battery Board makes a Board Recommendation Change prior to obtaining the Battery Stockholder Approval, (2) a material reason for such Battery Recommendation Change is a change in the expected cost or terms of the Debt Financing under the Debt Commitment Letters by reason of the flex or any of the other terms thereof, (3) the Debt Commitment Letters are in effect at the time the Battery Recommendation Change is made, (4) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(f), and (5) at the time of such termination, Battery Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained, then the Termination Fee shall be equal to the sum of (A) $10,000,000 plus (B) the amount of the Reimbursable Expenses of RH and its Affiliates, up to an aggregate cap in respect of Reimbursable Expenses of $10,000,000, if:

(i)        Battery terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e);

(ii)       RH terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(f); or

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(iii)      (A) Battery or RH terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(iii), (B) at the time of such termination (or, if applicable the Battery Stockholder Meeting) an Alternative Proposal shall have been proposed to the Battery Board or Special Committee or publicly announced and (C) within 9 months following the date of such termination, Battery shall have entered into a definitive agreement with respect to an Alternative Proposal or an Alternative Proposal shall have been consummated; provided, however, that for purposes of clause (C) of this Section 8.3(a)(iii), the references to “25%” in the definition of Alternative Proposal shall be deemed to be references to “50%”.

(b)       RH shall (i) pay a fee to Battery in the amount of $1,000,000 and (ii) reimburse Battery for its Reimbursable Expenses, up to an aggregate cap of $10,000,000 (such collective amount, the “Reverse Termination Fee”), if:

(i)        all of the conditions set forth in Sections 7.1 and 7.2 shall have been satisfied or waived at the time of the termination of this Agreement, other than the condition set forth in Section 7.1(f), and such other conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the Closing; and

(ii)       either Battery or RH terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(b)(i).

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.3(b), in no event shall RH be required to pay the Reverse Termination Fee if the failure of the condition in Section 7.1(f) shall have been caused (in whole or in part) due to the failure of the condition set forth as item 14 on Exhibit E to the Debt Commitment Letter with respect to the minimum amount of Availability (as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter) and, at such time, the aggregate amount outstanding under the revolving Battery Credit Facility is in excess of $116,000,000.

(c)       Battery shall pay the Termination Fee and RH’s Reimbursable Expenses by wire transfer of immediately available funds (i) at or concurrently with the termination of this Agreement as set forth in Section 6.1(e) in the case of Section 8.3(a)(i), (ii) within two (2) Business Days following the termination of this Agreement in the case of Section 8.3(a)(ii) and (iii) within two Business Days of the event giving rise to the payment of the Termination Fee and the Reimbursable Expenses in the case of Section 8.3(a)(iii). RH shall pay the Reverse Termination Fee and Battery’s Reimbursable Expenses by wire transfer of immediately available funds (A) within two (2) Business Days following a termination of this Agreement by Battery in connection with which the Reverse Termination Fee is payable and (B) at or concurrently with a termination of this Agreement by RH in connection with which the Reverse Termination Fee is payable. For the avoidance of doubt, any payment to be made by any party under this Section 8.3 shall be payable only once to such other party with respect to this Section 8.3 and not in duplication even though such payment may be payable under one or more provisions hereof.

(d)       The parties acknowledge and agree that the agreements contained in this Section 8.3 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and that, without these agreements, the parties would not enter into this Agreement. If a party fails to promptly pay the amount due by it pursuant to this Section 8.3, interest shall accrue on such amount from the date such payment was required to be paid

 

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pursuant to the terms of this Agreement until the date of payment at the rate of 6% per annum. If, in order to obtain such payment, a party commences a suit that results in judgment for such party for such amount, the defaulting party or parties shall pay the party which obtained such judgment its reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in connection with such suit. Each of the parties further acknowledges that the payment of the Termination Fee or Reverse Termination Fee by RH or Battery specified in this Section 8.3 is not a penalty, but in each case is liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate Battery or RH, as the case may be, in the circumstances in which such fees are payable for the efforts and resources expended and the opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, which amount would otherwise be impossible to calculate with precision. Battery further agrees that (i) the maximum liability of Master Fund, directly or indirectly, shall be limited to the express obligations of Master Fund under the Limited Guarantee, (ii) in no event shall Battery, its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates seek (and Battery shall cause its controlled Affiliates not to seek) any monetary damages or any other recovery, judgment, or damages of any kind in excess of the cap set forth in this Agreement or the Limited Guarantee, in each case against or from RH or Master Fund, as applicable, and (iii) in no event shall any former, current or future direct or indirect equity holders, controlling Persons, representatives, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners or assignees of Battery, RH or of any of the Harbinger Parties (collectively, “Non-Recourse Parties”) have any other liability relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and no party hereto, its Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates shall seek (and such party shall cause its controlled Affiliates not to seek) any monetary damages or any other recovery, judgment, or damages of any kind against any of the Non-Recourse Parties, and such party, its Subsidiaries and their Affiliates shall be precluded from any remedy against any of the Non-Recourse Parties at law or in equity or otherwise.

ARTICLE IX

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 9.1      Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties. None of the representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time. This Section 9.1 shall not limit the survival of any covenant or agreement of the parties in the Agreement that by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time.

Section 9.2      Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, sent via facsimile (receipt confirmed), sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (providing proof of delivery), or mailed in the United States by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

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(a)

if to Battery, to:

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 3300

Atlanta, GA 30328

Fax No: (770) 829-6928

Attention: John T. Wilson, Esq.

with copies (which shall not constitute notice hereunder) to:

 

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

999 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, GA 30309

Fax No: (770) 853-8806

Attention: Mark D. Kaufman, Esq.

 

David A. Zimmerman, Esq.

and

Jones Day

222 East 41st Street

New York, NY 10017

Fax No: (212) 755-7306

Attention: Robert A. Profusek, Esq.

 

Andrew M. Levine, Esq.

 

(b)

if to RH, Parent or any Merger Subsidiary, to:

Russell Hobbs, Inc.

3633 Flamingo Road

Miramar, FL 33027

Fax No: (954) 883-1714

Attention: Lisa Carstarphen, Esq.

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice hereunder) to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Fax No: (212) 757-3990

Attention: Jeffrey D. Marell, Esq.

 

Mark A. Underberg, Esq.

Section 9.3      Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.

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Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement” means an agreement, including any waivers or amendments, that is either (a) in effect as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or (b) executed, delivered and effective after the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement, in either case that contains confidentiality and standstill provisions that are no less favorable to Battery than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement.

Action” means any action, claim, charge, complaint, inquiry, investigation, examination, hearing, petition, suit, arbitration, mediation or other proceeding, in each case before any Governmental Authority, whether civil, criminal, administrative or otherwise, in Law or in equity.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, as trustee or executor or otherwise.

Aggregate RH Exchange Shares” means a number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) (A) $675,000,000.00, increased by (B) the Closing Cash Adjustment Amount (if the Closing Cash Adjustment Amount is a positive number), decreased by (C) the Closing Cash Adjustment Amount (if the Closing Cash Adjustment Amount is a negative number), decreased by (D) the Assumed Indebtedness Amount, and decreased by (E) the Harbinger Term Loan Amount, by (ii) $31.50 (as adjusted to fully reflect the appropriate effect of any stock splits, reverse stock split, stock dividend, including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Battery Common Stock or Parent Common Stock, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar change with respect to Battery Common Stock or Parent Common Stock having a record date on or after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time).

Alternative Proposal” means with respect to a party hereto, any inquiry, proposal or offer from any third party relating to, or the public announcement or other public disclosure of the intention to undertake or engage in, (a) any transaction involving the merger, amalgamation, consolidation, arrangement, business combination, share exchange, take-over bid, going private transaction, tender offer, exchange offer, spin-off, split-off, sale, liquidation, dissolution or winding up of such party, (b) the acquisition (by lease, license, long-term supply agreement or other arrangement having the same economic effect as an acquisition), exchange or transfer directly or indirectly of assets or businesses that constitute or generate 25% or more of the total revenue, net income or assets of such party or any of its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, immediately prior to such acquisition, exchange or transfer, (c) the acquisition of 25% or more of the issued and outstanding capital stock or other securities (including options, rights or warrants to purchase, or securities convertible into such securities) or voting interests in such party, or (d) similar transactions, or series of transactions, involving such party or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that the term “Alternative Proposal” shall not include either of the Mergers, as applicable, or the Transaction.

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Ancillary Agreements” means the Registration Rights Agreement, the Harbinger Support Agreement, the Indemnity Agreement and the Limited Guarantee.

Australian Credit Facility” means the Facility Agreement, dated August 2009 (as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), by and among Salton (Aust) Pty Ltd, Salton NZ Limited, as guarantor, and GE Commercial Corporation (Australia) Pty Ltd.

Bankruptcy Code” means sections 101 et seq., of title 11 of the United States Code, as now in effect or hereafter amended.

Bankruptcy Court” means United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas or such other court as may have jurisdiction over the Chapter 11 Case or any aspect thereof.

Bankruptcy Effective Date” means August 28, 2009, the date upon which all conditions to the consummation of the Plan as set forth in Article 8.2 of the Plan were satisfied or waived as provided in Article 8.3 of the Plan, and is the date on which the Plan became effective.

Bankruptcy Lien” means a charge against or interest in property to secure payment of a debt or performance of an obligation.

Base Amount” means the amount set forth in Section 9.3 of the RH Disclosure Schedule, reduced by the amount of any commitment fees that have been paid by RH under the Debt Commitment Letters.

Battery Benefit Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan with respect to which Battery or any of its Subsidiaries have any obligations or liabilities, including any Employee Benefit Plan that has been adopted or maintained by Battery, any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate, or with respect to which Battery or any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate will or may have any liability, for the benefit of any current or former employee, director, consultant or member of Battery or any of its Subsidiaries.

Battery Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Battery.

Battery Credit Facilities” means (a) the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 30, 2007, among Battery, The Bank of New York Mellon (successor to Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P.), as administrative agent, and the other parties and financial institutions party thereto, as amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, each dated as of August 28, 2009, and (b) the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2009, among Battery, the Subsidiaries of Battery party thereto, General Electric Capital Corporation, as the administrative agent, co-collateral agent, swingline lender and supplemental loan lender, Bank of America, N.A., as co-collateral agent and L/C Issuer, RBS Asset Finance, Inc., through its division RBS Business Capital, as syndication agent and the lenders party thereto.

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Battery Disclosure Schedule” means the Disclosure Schedule prepared by Battery and delivered to RH on or prior to the date of this Agreement.

Battery Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change, development or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, circumstances, changes, developments or effects, (i) is materially adverse to the business, results of operations or financial condition of Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a “Battery Material Adverse Effect” for purposes of this clause (i): any event, circumstance, change, development or effect to the extent arising out of or resulting from (A) changes in the market price or trading volume of Battery Common Stock (it being understood that the factors giving rise to or contributing to any such change that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Battery Material Adverse Effect” may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would be reasonably likely to have been, a Battery Material Adverse Effect), (B) changes in the United States or global economy or capital, financial, banking, credit or securities markets generally, (C) any act of war or armed hostilities or the occurrence of acts of terrorism or sabotage in each case, in the U.S., (D) the announcement of this Agreement or the Transaction, (E) changes in applicable Law or in the interpretation thereof, (F) changes in GAAP (or in the interpretation thereof) or accounting principles, practices or policies that are imposed on Battery or any of its Subsidiaries, (G) changes in general economic, legal, tax, regulatory or political conditions in the geographic regions in which Battery and its Subsidiaries operate or the market for Battery’s products, (H) any action taken by Battery or its Subsidiaries at the request of RH and/or its Affiliates or with the consent of RH, (I) any failure of Battery to meet financial projections or forecasts (it being understood that the factors giving rise to or contributing to any such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “Battery Material Adverse Effect” may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would be reasonably likely to have been, a Battery Material Adverse Effect) or (J) any litigation arising from any alleged breach of fiduciary duty or other violation of Law relating to this Agreement or the Transaction; provided, however, that such matters in the case of clauses (B), (C), (E), (F) and (G) shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be a “Battery Material Adverse Effect” to the extent, but only to the extent, of any disproportionate impact on Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants operating in the same industries and the geographic markets of Battery and its Subsidiaries, or (ii) would have, or be reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on the ability of Battery to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Transaction prior to the Termination Date.

Battery Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of Battery.

Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions are required or authorized by law to be closed in New York, New York.

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Chapter 11 Case” means the jointly administered cases of the Debtors under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Claim” means (a) the right to payment against any of the Debtors, whether or not such right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured or (b) the right to an equitable remedy for breach of performance if such breach gives rise to a right to payment, whether or not such right to an equitable remedy is reduced to judgment, fixed, contingent, matured, unmatured, disputed, undisputed, secured or unsecured.

Cleanup” means all actions required to (a) cleanup, remove, treat or remediate Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent the Release of Hazardous Materials so that they do not migrate, endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, (c) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial monitoring and care or (d) respond to any government requests for information or documents in any way relating to cleanup, removal, treatment or remediation of potential cleanup, removal, treatment or remediation of Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment.

Closing Cash Adjustment Amount” means an amount equal to the Closing Cash Amount minus the Base Amount, expressed as a positive number if positive and expressed as a negative number if negative.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Competition Laws” mean the HSR Act, the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, as amended, the Clayton Act of 1914, as amended, the Federal Trade Commission Act, as amended, and any other United States federal or state or foreign statutes, rules, regulations, Orders, administrative or judicial doctrines or other laws that are designed to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade.

Confidentiality Agreement” means the Confidentiality Agreement, dated October 29, 2009, by and between Battery and RH, as thereafter may be amended.

Confirmation Order” means the order entered on July 15, 2009 by the Bankruptcy Court confirming the Plan under section 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code.

Contract” means any written agreement arrangement, contract, subcontract, settlement agreement, lease, sublease, instrument, note, option, bond, mortgage, indenture, trust document, loan or credit agreement, license or sublicense.

Debtor(s)” means, individually or collectively as the context requires, and including in their capacity as debtors in possession pursuant to sections 1107 and 1108 of the Bankruptcy Code, Old Battery or any of the Subsidiary Debtors and collectively, Old Battery and the Subsidiary Debtors.

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DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended.

District Court” means the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas which had jurisdiction over the appeal by the Equity Committee from the entry of the Confirmation Order.

Employee Benefit Plan” means each material “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA and each other material pension, bonus, profit sharing, stock option, stock appreciation right, stock bonus, employee stock ownership, incentive compensation, deferred compensation, savings, welfare, employment, severance, change-in-control, supplemental unemployment, layoff, salary continuation, retirement, health, dental, life insurance, disability, accident, group insurance, vacation, holiday, sick leave, or fringe benefit plan, or other material employee benefit plan, program, arrangement or agreement (including any “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA), whether written or unwritten, qualified or non-qualified, funded or unfunded.

Environmental Laws” means any and all applicable federal, state, foreign, interstate, local or municipal Laws, rules, Orders, regulations, statutes, ordinances, codes, injunctions, decrees, requirements of any Governmental Authority, any and all common Law requirements, rules and bases of liability regulating, relating to, or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning (a) pollution, (b) any Hazardous Materials or (c) protection of human health, safety or the environment, as currently in effect, including, but not limited to, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 1801 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C., § 136 et seq., Occupational Safety and Health Act 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701 et seq., and the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) as such Laws have been amended or supplemented, and the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and all analogous state or local statutes.

Environmental Liabilities” means, with respect to any Person, any and all liabilities of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries (including any entity that is, in whole or in part, a predecessor of such Person or any of such Subsidiaries), which arise under or relate to matters covered by Environmental Laws or arise out of, are based on or result from the presence, Release, or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials at any location, whether or not owned or operated by Battery or its Subsidiaries.

Equity Committee” means the official committee of equity security holders in the Chapter 11 Case, consisting of Mittleman Brothers LLC, Ralston H. Coffin, Cookie Jar LLC, and Peter and Karen Locke, Living Trust.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

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ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any entity, any trade or business, whether or not incorporated, that together with such entity and its Subsidiaries would be deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA.

European Credit Facility” means the Second Amendment and Restatement Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2007 (as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), by and among Salton Holdings Limited, Salton Europe Limited, the other obligors party thereto, and Burdale Financial Limited, as Agent and Security Trustee.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

GAAP” means the United States generally accepted accounting principles.

Governmental Authority” means any United States federal, national, state, foreign, provincial, local or other government or any governmental, regulatory, administrative or self-regulatory authority, agency, bureau, board, commission, court, judicial or arbitral body, department, political subdivision, tribunal or other instrumentality thereof.

Harbinger Term Loan Facility” means the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2007 (as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), by and among the financial institutions party thereto, as Lenders, Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., as the Administrative and Collateral Agent, the Company, Applica Incorporated, Applica Consumer Products, Inc., Applica Americas, Inc., APN Holding Company, Inc., HP Delaware, Inc., HPG LLC, Applica Mexico Holdings, Inc., Sonex International Corporation, Home Creations Direct Ltd., Salton Holdings Inc., Icebox LLC, Toastmaster Inc., Family Products Inc., One:One Coffee LLC and Salton Toastmaster Logistics LLC, as Borrowers, Applica Asia Limited and Applica Canada Corporation, as guarantor.

Harbinger Parties” means Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. and Global Opportunities Breakaway Ltd.

Hazardous Materials” means any materials or wastes, defined, listed, classified or regulated as hazardous, toxic, a pollutant, a contaminant or dangerous in or under any Environmental Laws including, but not limited to, petroleum, petroleum products, friable asbestos, urea-formaldehyde, radioactive materials and polychlorinated biphenyls.

HSR Act” means the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Indebtedness” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication, any of the following: (a) any indebtedness for borrowed money, (b) any obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or other similar instruments, (c) any obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts payable and other liabilities that would be reflected as current liabilities on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP arising in the ordinary course of business, (d) any obligations as lessee under

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capitalized leases, (e) any indebtedness created or arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to acquired property, (f) any reimbursement, payment or similar obligations, contingent or otherwise, under acceptance credit, letters of credit or similar facilities, (g) interest rate swap agreements and (h) any binding obligation of such Person (or its Subsidiaries) to guarantee any of the types of payments described in the foregoing clauses on behalf of any other Person.

Intellectual Property” means all intellectual property or proprietary rights of any kind in any jurisdiction, including all (a) copyrights, (b) patents and industrial designs (including all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, or patents issued thereon or reissues thereof), (c) Software, (d) Trademarks, (e) Trade Secrets and (f) all registrations and applications relating to any of the foregoing.

Interest” means the legal, equitable, contractual, or other rights of any Person (a) with respect to Old Battery Interests, (b) with respect to Subsidiary Interests or (c) to acquire or receive either of the foregoing.

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

Law” means any statute or law (including common law), constitution, code, ordinance, rule, treaty or regulation and any Order.

Lead Arrangers” means Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Banc of America Securities LLC.

Liens” means with respect to any asset (including any security), any mortgage, claim, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset.

Non-Voting Superior Proposal” means any Superior Proposal relating to Battery that (a) is to be consummated without obtaining a vote of the stockholders of Battery in connection with any aspect thereof and/or (b) relates to a transaction involving less than all (or substantially all) of (i) the assets of Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the Battery Common Stock.

North American Credit Facility” means the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 28, 2007 (as further amended, modified or supplemented from time to time), by and among the financial institutions party thereto, as Lenders, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative and Collateral Agent, the Company, Applica Incorporated, Applica Consumer Products, Inc., Applica Americas, Inc., APN Holding Company, Inc., HP Delaware, Inc., HPG LLC, Applica Mexico Holdings, Inc., Sonex International Corporation, Home Creations Direct Ltd., Salton Holdings Inc., Icebox LLC, Toastmaster Inc., Family Products Inc., One:One Coffee LLC and Salton Toastmaster Logistics LLC, as Borrowers, Applica Asia Limited and Applica Canada Corporation, as guarantor.

NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

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Old Battery” means Battery, Inc., a Wisconsin corporation, which is the parent company of the Subsidiary Debtors and which, along with the Subsidiary Debtors, is a Debtor in the Chapter 11 Case.

Old Battery Interests” means, collectively, all equity interests in Old Battery outstanding prior to the Bankruptcy Effective Date, including any preferred stock, common stock, stock options or other right to purchase the stock of Old Battery, together with any warrants, conversion rights, rights of first refusal, subscriptions, commitments, agreements or other rights to acquire or receive any stock or other equity ownership interests in Old Battery prior to the Bankruptcy Effective Date.

Order” means any award, injunction, judgment, decree, order, ruling, subpoena, assessment, writ or verdict or other decision issued, promulgated or entered by or with any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction.

OTCBB” means the Over-The-Counter Bulletin Board.

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to Battery or RH, as applicable, (i) mechanics’, carriers’, workmen’s, repairmen’s or other like Liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business relating to obligations that are not delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries and for which such Person or its applicable Subsidiary has established adequate reserves, (ii) Liens for Taxes that are not due and payable, are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or that may thereafter be paid without interest or penalty, (iii) Liens that are reflected as liabilities on its most recent audited balance sheet and the existence of which is referred to in the notes to such balance sheet, (iv) all exceptions to title insurance coverage that customarily or of necessity are not or cannot be removed (such as rights or instruments that are recorded against the Real Property owned by such Person), (v) statutory or common law liens to secure landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements confined to the premises rented, (vi) Liens arising under original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business, (vii) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pension or other social security programs mandated under applicable Laws, (viii) restrictions on transfer of securities imposed by applicable state and federal securities Laws, (ix) Liens created under the Battery Credit Facilities (with respect to Battery) or the RH Credit Facilities and/or the Harbinger Term Loan Facility (with respect to RH), and (x) other imperfections of title or encumbrances, if any, that, individually or in the aggregate have not had, and would not reasonably be likely to have, a Battery Material Adverse Effect or an RH Material Adverse Effect, as applicable.

Person” means an association, a corporation, an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.

Petition Date” means February 3, 2009, the date on which the Debtors filed their petitions for relief commencing the cases that are being administered as the Chapter 11 Case.

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Plan” means the Debtors’ joint plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, dated February 3, 2009, and all exhibits annexed hereto or referenced therein, as the same may be amended, modified, or supplemented from time to time.

Preferred Exchange Ratio” means (i), with respect to each share of Series D Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Exchange Ratio and (ii) with respect to each share of Series E Preferred Stock, the Series E Preferred Exchange Ratio and (iii) with respect to each share of Special RH Preferred Stock, the RH Special Preferred Ratio.

Real Property” shall mean all land, together with all interests in buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon and all easements and other rights and interests appurtenant thereto and all leasehold and subleasehold estates and other rights to use or occupy any land, buildings, structures, improvements, fixtures or other interest in real property.

Reimbursable Expenses” means, with respect to any Person, the reasonable documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of its counsel and the aggregate amount of the commitment fees paid or required to be paid by RH under the Debt Commitment Letters) actually incurred by such Person in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, in each case, subject to the cap (if any) applicable thereto.

Reinstated” means (a) leaving unaltered the legal, equitable, and contractual rights to which the holder of a Claim or Interest is entitled so as to leave such Claim unimpaired in accordance with section 1124 of the Bankruptcy Code or (b) notwithstanding any contractual provision or applicable Law that entitles the holder of such Claim or Interest to demand or receive accelerated payment of such Claim or Interest after the occurrence of a default, (i) curing any such default that occurred before or after the Petition Date, other than a default of a kind specified in section 365(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, or of a kind that section 365(b)(2) does not require to be cured, (ii) reinstating the maturity of such Claim or Interest as such maturity existed before such default, (iii) compensating the holder of such Claim or Interest for any damages incurred as a result of any reasonable reliance by such holder on such contractual provision or such applicable Law, (iv) if such Claim or Interest arises from any failure to perform a non-monetary obligation, other than a default arising from failure to operate a non-residential real property lease subject to section 365(b)(1)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, compensating the holder of such Claim or Interest (other than the debtor or an insider) for any actual pecuniary loss incurred by such holder as a result of such failure and (v) not otherwise altering the legal, equitable, or contractual rights to which the holder of such Claim or Interest is entitled; provided, however, that any Claim that is Reinstated under the Plan shall be subject to all limitations set forth in the Bankruptcy Code, including, in particular, sections 502 and 510.

Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, dispersal, leaching or migrating into the indoor or outdoor environment (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater and surface or subsurface strata) or into or out of any property, including the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the air, soil, surface water, groundwater or property.

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Reorganized Debtors” means, individually, any reorganized Debtor or its successor and, collectively, all reorganized Debtors and their successors, on or after the Bankruptcy Effective Date.

RH Benefit Plan” means any Employee Benefit Plan with respect to which RH or any of its Subsidiaries or ERISA Affiliates have any obligations or liabilities, including any Employee Benefit Plan that has been adopted or maintained by RH, any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate, whether formally or informally, or with respect to which RH, any of its Subsidiaries or any Affiliate will or may have any liability, for the benefit of any current or former employee, director, consultant or member of RH or any of its Subsidiaries.

RH Common Exchange Ratio” means, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.5(f), an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Aggregate RH Exchange Shares less the aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued in respect of the Series D Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock upon consummation of the RH Merger by (ii) the sum of (A) the number of shares of RH Common Stock issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Closing (excluding any shares of RH Common Stock cancelled pursuant to Section 2.5(b)) plus (B) the aggregate number of shares of RH Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all RH Restricted Stock Units granted by RH that, in each case are outstanding as of immediately prior to the Closing.

RH Common Stock” means RH Voting Common Stock and RH Non-Voting Common Stock, collectively.

RH Credit Facilities” means the North American Credit Facility, the European Credit Facility and the Australian Credit Facility, collectively.

RH Disclosure Schedule” means the Disclosure Schedule prepared by RH and delivered to Battery on or prior to the date of this Agreement.

RH Material Adverse Effect” means any event, circumstance, change, development or effect that, individually or in the aggregate with all other events, circumstances, changes, developments or effects, (i) is materially adverse to the business, results of operations or financial condition of RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that none of the following shall be deemed, either alone or in combination, to constitute, and none of the following shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, an “RH Material Adverse Effect” for purposes of this clause (i): any event, circumstance, change, development or effect to the extent arising out of or resulting from (A) changes in the United States or global economy or capital, financial, banking, credit or securities markets generally, (B) any act of war or armed hostilities or the occurrence of acts of terrorism or sabotage in each case, in the U.S., (C) the announcement of this Agreement or the Transaction, (D) changes in applicable Law or in the interpretation thereof, (E) changes in GAAP (or in the interpretation thereof) or accounting principles, practices or policies that are imposed on RH or any of its Subsidiaries, (F) changes in general economic, legal, tax, regulatory or political conditions in the geographic regions in which RH and its Subsidiaries operate or the market for RH’s products, (G) any

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action taken by RH or its Subsidiaries at the request of Battery or with the consent of Battery, (H) any failure of RH to meet financial projections or forecasts (it being understood that the factors giving rise to or contributing to any such failure that are not otherwise excluded from the definition of “RH Material Adverse Effect” may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or would be reasonably likely to have been, an RH Material Adverse Effect) or (I) the matters described in the Indemnity Agreement; provided, however, that such matters in the case of clauses (A), (B), (D), (E) and (F) shall be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be an “RH Material Adverse Effect” to the extent, but only to the extent, of any disproportionate impact on RH and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other participants operating in the same industries and the geographic markets of RH and its Subsidiaries, or (ii) would have, or be reasonably likely to have, a material adverse effect on the ability of RH to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to consummate the Transaction prior to the Termination Date.

RH Merger Consideration” means, collectively, the RH Common Merger Consideration, the RH Preferred Merger Consideration and the RH Special Merger Consideration.

RH Non-Voting Common Stock” means the non-voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RH.

RH Preferred Stock” means the Series D Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock, collectively.

RH Special Preferred Ratio” means, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.5(f), an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Special Preference Price by (ii) $27.00.

RH Stock” means RH Common Stock, RH Preferred Stock and Special RH Preferred Stock.

RH Subsidiary” means a Subsidiary of RH.

RH Voting Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RH.

SEC” means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Series D Liquidation Preference” means the Series D Liquidation Preference as defined in the RH Charter.

Series D Preference Amount” means, in each case as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, with respect to each share of Series D Preferred Stock,

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the sum of (i) Series D Liquidation Preference plus (ii) all unpaid, accrued or accumulated dividends or other amounts due with respect to such share of Series D Preferred Stock as of such date.

Series D Preferred Exchange Ratio” means, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.5(f), an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Series D Preference Amount by (ii) $31.50.

Series E Liquidation Preference” means the Series E Liquidation Preference as defined in the RH Charter.

Series E Preference Amount” means, in each case as of the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Closing Date, with respect to each share of Series E Preferred Stock, the sum of (i) Series E Liquidation Preference plus (ii) all unpaid, accrued or accumulated dividends or other amounts due with respect to such share of Series E Preferred Stock as of such date.

Series E Preferred Exchange Ratio” means, subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 2.5(f), an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the Series E Preference Amount by (ii) $31.50.

Software” means computer programs, software and databases, and all documentation related to any of the foregoing.

SOX Act” means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended.

Special Preference Price” means an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate consideration paid by the Harbinger Parties in consideration for the issuance of shares of Special RH Preferred Stock by (B) the total number of shares of Special RH Preferred Stock issued to the Harbinger Parties and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Special RH Preferred Stock” means a new series of preferred stock of RH, to the extent created and issued pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Harbinger Support Agreement.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting or capital stock is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned by such Person and (b) any partnership, joint venture, association, or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns more than 50% of the equity or economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the election of more than 50% of the members of the governing body of such entity.

Subsidiary Debtors” means, collectively, Battery Jungle Labs Corporation, ROVCAL, Inc., ROV Holding, Inc., Tetra Holding (US), Inc., United Industries Corporation, Schultz Company, Battery Neptune US Holdco Corporation, United Pet Group, Inc., DB Online, LLC, Aquaria, Inc., Southern California Foam, Inc., Perfecto Manufacturing, Inc. and Aquarium Systems, Inc., each of which is or was a Debtor in the Chapter 11 Case.

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Subsidiary Interests” means, collectively, all of the issued and outstanding shares of stock or membership interests of the Subsidiary Debtors, existing prior to the Bankruptcy Effective Date, which stock and interests are owned, directly or indirectly, by Old Battery.

Superior Proposal” means, with respect to Battery, any bona fide written Alternative Proposal made by a third party to acquire, directly or indirectly, pursuant to a tender offer, exchange offer, merger, share exchange, consolidation or other business combination, (a) assets that constitute more than 50% of the total consolidated assets of Battery and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) more than 50% of the Battery Common Stock, in each case on terms that the Battery Board (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee) determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel and independent financial advisors, taking into account all terms and conditions of such Alternative Proposal determined by the Battery Board (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee) to be relevant and this Agreement (as it may be proposed to be amended), (i) to be more favorable, from a financial point of view, to Battery’s stockholders than the terms of this Agreement (as it may be proposed to be amended) and (ii) is reasonably capable of being consummated on the terms proposed, taking into account all other legal, financial, regulatory and other aspects of such Alternative Proposal determined by the Battery Board (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee) to be relevant and the Person making such Alternative Proposal; provided, however, that a Superior Proposal may consist of multiple Alternative Proposals that are contemplated to be completed substantially concurrently and that, taken together, satisfy all of the requirements set forth in this definition.

Tax” or “Taxes” means any and all federal, state, local, foreign or other taxes of any kind (together with any and all interest, penalties, additions to tax and additional amounts imposed with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Authority, including taxes or other charges on or with respect to income, franchises, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, capital stock, payroll, employment, unemployment, social security, workers’ compensation, or net worth, and taxes or other charges in the nature of excise, withholding, ad valorem or value added.

Tax Authority” means the IRS and any other domestic or foreign Governmental Authority responsible for the administration or collection of any Taxes.

Tax Return” means any return, report or similar statement (including the attached schedules) required to be filed with respect to Taxes, including any information return, claim for refund, amended return, or declaration of estimated Taxes.

Trade Secrets” mean trade secrets and other confidential information, including technology, know-how, proprietary processes, formulae, algorithms, models, and methodologies.

Trademarks” mean trademarks, service marks, trade names, trade dress, domain names, designs, logos, emblems, signs or insignia, slogans, other similar designations of source or origin and general intangibles of like nature, together with the goodwill of the business symbolized by any of the foregoing.

 

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Transaction” means the Mergers and all other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Transaction Documents.

Transaction Documents” means this Agreement, including all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, the Battery Disclosure Schedule and the RH Disclosure Schedule, the Ancillary Agreements, the Avenue Support Agreement and all other agreements, certificates, instruments, documents and writings executed and delivered by Parent, any Merger Subsidiary, RH or Battery in connection with the Transaction.

Treasury Regulations” means the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.

Section 9.4      Terms Defined Elsewhere. The following terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as indicated below:

Term

Section

Agreement

Preamble

Alternative Financing

6.13(a)

Amended Parent By-Laws

1.5(c)

Amended Parent Certificate of Incorporation

1.5(c)

Assumed Indebtedness Amount

2.9

Audited Financial Statements

4.4(a)

Avenue Support Agreement

Recitals

Battery

Preamble

Battery Adjusted Equity Award

2.3(a)(i)

Battery Board

Recitals

Battery Board Recommendation

6.4

Battery Bonds

6.22(a)

Battery Certificates

2.2(b)

Battery Charter

3.1(b)

Battery Consent Solicitation

6.22(b)

Battery Equity Award

2.3(a)(i)

Battery Exchange Ratio

2.1(a)

Battery Financial Statements

3.4(b)

Battery Incentive Plan

2.1(c)

Battery Leased Property

3.10(b)

Battery Material Contracts

3.8(a)

Battery Merger

Recitals

Battery Merger Consideration

2.1(a)

Battery Merger Filing

1.2(b)

Battery Merger Sub

Preamble

Battery Organizational Documents

3.1(b)

Battery Owned Property

3.10(a)

Battery Permits

3.6(a)

Battery Property

3.10(b)

Battery Real Property Lease

3.10(b)

Battery Restricted Stock

2.1(c)

Battery SEC Reports

3.4(a)

Battery Significant Subsidiaries

3.1(a)

Battery Statutory Stockholder Approval

3.3(c)

Battery Stockholder Approval

6.5(a)

Battery Stockholders’ Meeting

6.3

Battery Subsidiary Organizational Documents

3.1(b)

Battery Surviving Corporation

1.2(a)

Battery Voting Debt

3.2(d)

Board Recommendation Change

6.1(e)

Closing

1.4

Closing Cash Amount

2.9

Closing Certificate

2.9

Closing Date

1.4

Debt Commitment Letters

4.20

Debt Financing

4.20

Effective Time

1.2(b)

Exchange Agent

2.2(a)

Exchange Fund

2.2(a)

Excluded Party

6.1(b)

Existing Registration Rights Agreements

3.2(c)

Financing Documents

6.13(b)

Financing Parties

6.13(b)

Foreign Battery Benefit Plan

3.14(g)

Foreign RH Benefit Plan

4.14(g)

Harbinger Support Agreement

Recitals

Harbinger Term Loan Amount

6.19

Indenture

6.22(b)

Interim Financial Statements

4.4(a)

Lenders

9.15

Limited Guarantee

Recitals

Line of Business

4.8(a)(iv)

Master Fund

Recitals

Merger Subsidiaries

Preamble

Mergers

Recitals

Most Recent Audited Balance Sheet

4.4(a)

 

 

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Term

Section

Non-Recourse Parties

8.3(d)

Notice

6.1(e)(i)

Outside Date

8.1(b)(i)

Parent

Preamble

Parent Board

Recitals

Parent Common Stock

1.1(a)

Proxy Statement/Prospectus

6.3

Registered Intellectual Property

3.9(a)

Registration Rights Agreement

Recitals

Registration Statement

6.3

Representatives

6.6(a)

Reverse Termination Fee

8.3(b)

RH

Recitals

RH Adjusted Equity Award

2.7(a)(ii)

RH Adjusted Option

2.7(a)(i)

RH Board

Recitals

RH Certificates

2.6(a)

RH Charter

4.1(b)

RH Common Merger Consideration

2.5(a)(i)

RH Equity Award

2.7(a)(ii)

RH Financial Statements

4.4(a)

RH Incentive Plan

2.5(c)

RH Leased Property

4.10(b)

RH Material Contracts

4.8(b)

RH Merger

Recitals

RH Merger Filing

1.3(b)

RH Merger Sub

Preamble

RH Options

2.5(c)

RH Organizational Documents

4.1(b)

RH Owned Property

4.10(a)

RH Parties.

Preamble

RH Permits

4.6(a)

RH Preferred Merger Consideration

2.5(a)(ii)

RH Property

4.10(b)

RH Real Property Lease

4.10(b)

RH Registered Intellectual Property

4.9(a)

RH Restricted Stock Units

2.5(d)

RH Significant Subsidiaries

4.1(a)

RH Special Merger Consideration

2.5(a)(iii)

RH Stockholder Approval

4.3(c)

RH Subsidiary Organizational Documents

4.1(b)

RH Surviving Corporation

1.3(a)

RH Voting Debt

4.2(d)

Solicitation Termination Date

6.1(a)

 

 

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Section

Special Committee

Recitals

Supplemental Indenture

6.22(b)

Surviving Corporations

1.3(a)

Takeover Statute

3.12

Termination Fee

8.3(a)

Title IV Plan

3.14(b)

U.K. Pension Plan

4.14(g)

Uncertificated Shares

2.2(b)

 

Section 9.5      Interpretation. Unless otherwise expressly provided, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:

(a)       The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation hereof.

(b)       When a reference is made in this Agreement to an article or a section, paragraph, exhibit or schedule, such reference shall be to an article or a section, paragraph, exhibit or schedule hereof unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.

(c)       Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(d)       The words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

(e)       The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.”

(f)        The meaning assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender shall include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.

(g)       A reference to “$,” “U.S. dollars” or “dollars” shall mean the legal tender of the United States of America.

(h)       A reference to any period of days shall be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days, unless otherwise specified.

(i)        All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

 

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(j)        Unless otherwise defined, a reference to any accounting term shall have the meaning as defined under GAAP.

(k)       The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement (including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto). 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 hereof.

(l)        Any statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.

Section 9.6      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together will be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties. For purposes of this Agreement, facsimile signatures or signatures by other electronic form of transfer shall be deemed originals, and the parties agree to exchange original signatures as promptly as possible.

Section 9.7      Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (including the Confidentiality Agreement and the documents and instruments referred to herein) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and except for, (i) at all times, the agreements for the benefit of the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders set forth in Section 9.15 and (ii) after the Effective Time, the rights of Battery’s stockholders to receive the Merger Consideration as specified in Section 2.1, the rights of Battery’s and Parent’s current directors and officers under Section 6.14, and the rights of the Harbinger Parties to receive shares of Parent Common Stock under Section 6.19, this Agreement is not intended to and shall not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, the representations and warranties in this Agreement are the product of negotiations among the parties hereto and are for the sole benefit of the parties hereto. In some instances, the representations and warranties in this Agreement may represent an allocation among the parties hereto of risks associated with particular matters regardless of the knowledge of any of the parties hereto. Consequently, Persons other than the parties hereto may not rely upon the representations and warranties in this Agreement as characterizations of actual facts or circumstances as of the date of this Agreement or as of any other date.

Section 9.8      Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related thereto, the relationship of the parties, and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the parties, whether arising in Law or in equity, in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its rules regarding conflicts of Law to the extent that the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.

 

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Section 9.9      Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise by either of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other party. Any assignment in violation of the preceding sentence shall be void. Subject to the preceding two sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns.

Section 9.10    Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or the Transaction, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement or the Transaction and obligations arising hereunder brought by any other party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such Action for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the Transaction in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or the Transaction, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with this Section 9.10, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable Law, any claim that (i) the Action in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such Action is improper or (iii) this Agreement or the Transaction or the subject mater hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. This Section 9.10 is subject to Section 9.15.

Section 9.11    Effect of Disclosure. The disclosure of any matter in Battery Disclosure Schedule or the RH Disclosure Schedule shall expressly not be deemed to constitute an admission by Battery or RH, respectively, or to otherwise imply, that any such matter is material for the purpose of this Agreement.

Section 9.12    Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect, insofar as the foregoing can be accomplished without materially affecting the economic benefits anticipated by the parties to this Agreement. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law in an acceptable manner to the end that the Transaction is fulfilled to the extent possible.

 

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Section 9.13    Waiver and Amendment; Remedies Cumulative. Subject to applicable Law, (a) any provision of this Agreement (other than Section 7.1(a)) or any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of any of the parties or compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement may be waived or (b) the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the parties here may be extended at any time prior to Closing; provided, however, that Battery may not take any such action unless previously authorized by the Special Committee. Any agreement on the part of a party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the party against whom waiver is sought; provided, that any extension or waiver given in compliance with this Section 9.13 or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. Subject to applicable Law, any of the provisions of this Agreement (other than Section 7.1(a) and the first sentence of this Section 9.13) may be amended at any time, whether before or after the receipt of the Battery Stockholder Approval, by the mutual written agreement of RH and Battery; provided, however, that (i) Battery may not take such action unless previously authorized by the Special Committee and (ii) after the Battery Stockholder Approval has been obtained, no such amendment shall be made which by law requires further stockholder approval without such approval. No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty or agreement herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other right.

Section 9.14    Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTION OR THE ACTIONS OF RH, BATTERY OR ANY OF THE MERGER SUBSIDIARIES IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 9.15    Actions Related to the Debt Financing. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.10, the parties hereto agree (i) that any Action of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, involving the Lead Arrangers or any lender in the Debt Financing (the “Lenders”) or any Affiliate thereof arising out of or relating to the Transaction, the Debt Financing, the Debt Commitment Letters, the related fee letter or the performance of services thereunder shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of a state or federal court sitting in the City of New York (and the parties hereto will not bring or permit any of their Affiliates to bring or support any other Person in bringing any such Action in any other court), (ii) to waive any right to trial by jury in respect of any such Action, (iii) that the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders are beneficiaries of any liability cap or other limitation on remedies or damages in this Agreement that are for the benefit of the RH Parties, including, without limitation, those set forth in Section 8.2, Section 8.3(b) and Section 9.16(b) and (iv) the Lead Arrangers and the Lenders (and their affiliates) are express third party beneficiaries of the foregoing provisions.

 

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Section 9.16   Specific Performance.

(a)       The parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at Law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached by any party. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches and/or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or in Delaware state court, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled to at Law or in equity.

(b)       Notwithstanding the parties’ rights to specific performance or injunctive relief pursuant to this Section 9.16(a) and subject to the limitation contained in the last sentence of this Section 9.16(b), each party may pursue any other remedy available to it at Law or in equity, including monetary damages; provided, that, it is understood and agreed that claims for monetary damages following termination of this Agreement shall be subject to the limitations contained in Sections 8.2 and 8.3(b). Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, no party hereto shall be permitted to make any claim or commence any Action seeking monetary damages against any other party hereto in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions, provided that the foregoing shall be without prejudice to the right of any party to seek such monetary damages following such termination in accordance with, and subject to the limitations set forth in, this Agreement.

Section 9.17    Other Matters. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or otherwise, there shall be no recovery pursuant to this Agreement by any party for any punitive, exemplary, consequential, incidental, treble, special, or other similar damages (other than those actually paid in connection with a third party claim) in any claim or proceeding by one party against another arising out of or relating to a breach or alleged breach of any representation, warranty, covenant, or agreement under this Agreement by the other party.



 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

SB/RH HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

By: 



/s/ Lisa Carstarphen   

 

 

 

Name:  Lisa Carstarphen

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

 

 



By: 


/s/ Kent Hussey

 

 

 

Name:  Kent Hussey

Title:    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

RUSSELL HOBBS, INC.

 

 



By: 


/s/ Terry Polistina

 

 

 

Name:  Terry Polistina

Title:    Chief Executive Officer  


 

 

 

GRILL MERGER CORP.

 

 



By: 


/s/ Lisa Carstarphen 

 

 

 

Name:  Lisa Carstarphen

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

BATTERY MERGER CORP.

 

 



By: 


/s/ Lisa Carstarphen 

 

 

 

Name:  Lisa Carstarphen 

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

EX-4 3 exf-sc13da2_spectrum.htm EXHIBIT F

 

EXHIBIT F

 

SUPPORT AGREEMENT

This SUPPORT AGREEMENT, dated as of February 9, 2010 (this “Agreement”), by and among Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Harbinger Master”), Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Harbinger Special Situations”), Global Opportunities Breakaway Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Global Opportunities”), and Spectrum Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Battery” and together with the Harbinger Parties (as defined herein), the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, each Harbinger Party is the Beneficial Owner (as defined herein) of: (i) the number of issued and outstanding shares of (A) non-voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Russell Hobbs, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RH”) (the “RH Non-Voting Common Stock”), (B) voting common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RH (the “RH Voting Common Stock” and together with RH Non-Voting Stock, the “RH Common Stock”), (C) Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RH (the “RH Series D Preferred Stock”), and (D) Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of RH (the “RH Series E Preferred Stock” and together with the RH Common Stock and the RH Series D Preferred Stock, the “RH Shares”), set forth opposite such Harbinger Party’s name on Schedule I; and (ii) the number of issued and outstanding shares of Battery Common Stock (the “Battery Shares”), set forth opposite such Harbinger Party’s name on Schedule I;

WHEREAS, each Harbinger Party is the Beneficial Owner of PIK Notes (as defined herein) in the outstanding principal amount set forth opposite such Harbinger Party’s name on Schedule I; and

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Battery, RH, Battery Merger Sub (as defined herein), RH Merger Sub (as defined herein) and Parent (as defined herein) are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Battery and RH would become wholly owned Subsidiaries of Parent through the (i) the merger of Battery Merger Sub with and into Battery (the “Battery Merger”) and (ii) the merger of RH Merger Sub with and into RH (the “RH Merger” and together with the Battery Merger, the “Mergers”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

 


ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1      Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings specified in the Merger Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement:

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, as trustee or executor or otherwise; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that any publicly traded corporation with respect to which the Harbinger Parties do not Beneficially Own a majority of the outstanding voting securities will be deemed not to be an Affiliate of the Harbinger Parties unless the Harbinger Parties have the right to designate a majority of the members of the board of directors; provided, further, that the foregoing proviso will not apply to HGI.

Alternative Proposal” has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

Battery Alternative Proposal” means an Alternative Proposal with respect to Battery.

Battery Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Battery.

Battery Merger Sub” means Battery Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent.

Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning specified in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act and “Beneficially Owned” and “Beneficially Owns” have a correlative meaning.

Covered Battery Shares” means, with respect to any Harbinger Party, all of the Battery Shares that are Beneficially Owned by such Harbinger Party as of the date hereof, together with any Battery Shares that such Harbinger Party acquires Beneficial Ownership of after the date hereof, including pursuant to any exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities, or pursuant to a stock dividend, distribution, split-up, recapitalization, combination or similar transaction.

Covered RH Shares” means, with respect to any Harbinger Party, all of the RH Shares that are Beneficially Owned by such Harbinger Party as of the date hereof, together with any RH Shares that such Harbinger Party acquires Beneficial Ownership of after the date hereof, including pursuant to any exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities, or pursuant to a stock dividend, distribution, split-up, recapitalization, combination or similar transaction.

DGCL” means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as amended.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

 

 

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Governmental Authority” means any United States federal, national, state, foreign, provincial, local or other government or any governmental, regulatory, administrative or self-regulatory authority, agency, bureau, board, commission, court, judicial or arbitral body, department, political subdivision, tribunal or other instrumentality thereof.

Harbinger Parties” means, collectively, Harbinger Master, Harbinger Special Situations and Global Opportunities, and “Harbinger Party” means any of the foregoing, individually.

Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2009, among Battery, the Guarantors listed on Schedule I thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Law” means any statute or law (including common law), constitution, code, ordinance, rule, treaty or regulation and any order of any applicable Governmental Authority.

Lien” means with respect to any asset (including any security), any mortgage, claim, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset.

Locked-Up Covered Shares” means a number of Battery Shares equal to the sum of (i) one Battery Share plus (ii) the amount, if any, by which (a) 50% exceeds (b) two-thirds of the percentage of Battery Shares outstanding on the record date for the Superior Proposal Meeting or the Offer Commencement Date, as applicable, that are not Beneficially Owned by the Harbinger Parties, their Affiliates (other than Battery and its Subsidiaries) or any Person to whom a Harbinger Party Transfers any Covered Battery Shares after the date hereof, in each case at such time.

Parent” means SB/RH Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Person” means an association, a corporation, an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a Governmental Authority.

PIK Notes” means the 12% Senior Subordinated Toggle Notes due 2019, issued under the Indenture, together with all notes and other securities issued in exchange for such Notes.

RH Alternative Proposal” means an Alternative Proposal with respect to RH; provided, however, that the term “RH Alternative Proposal” shall not include any discussions, inquiries, proposals or offers to the extent relating to a transaction involving all or any of Parent, Battery, RH or any of their respective Subsidiaries that would be completed after the Mergers are consummated.

RH Merger Sub” means RH Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) a corporation of which more than 50% of the voting or capital stock is, as of the time in question, directly or indirectly owned by such Person and (b) any partnership, joint venture, association or other entity in which such Person, directly or indirectly, owns more than 50% of the equity or economic interest thereof or has the power to elect or direct the election of more than 50% of the members of the governing body of such entity.

 

 

 

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Superior Proposal” has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement; provided, however, that for purposes of Section 2.2(b), a Superior Proposal shall only be deemed to be a Superior Proposal if and only to the extent (i) such Superior Proposal is not a Non-Voting Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement), (ii) that the per share consideration payable for or in respect of each Battery Share in such Superior Proposal is equal to at least $34.65, and (iii) such proposal is made by one or more Persons, each of whom is an Excluded Party in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.1 of the Merger Agreement.

 

Section 1.2

Defined Terms.

Term

Section

Agreement

Preamble

Battery

Preamble

Battery Merger

Recitals

Battery Shares

Recitals

Battery Voting Event

2.2(a)

Contract

3.1(c)

Encumbrances

3.1(a)

Global Opportunities

Preamble

Harbinger Master

Preamble

Harbinger Representatives

2.3

Harbinger Special Situations

Preamble

Merger Agreement

Preamble

Mergers

Recitals

Offer

2.2(b)(ii)

Offer Commencement Date

2.2(b)(ii)

Parties

Preamble

Party

Preamble

RH

Recitals

RH Common Stock

Recitals

RH Merger

Recitals

RH Non-Voting Common Stock

Recitals

RH Series D Preferred Stock

Recitals

RH Series E Preferred Stock

Recitals

RH Shares

Recitals

RH Stockholder Approval

2.1(a)

RH Voting Common Stock

Recitals

RH Voting Event

2.1(a)

Superior Proposal Meeting

2.2(b)(i)

Termination Event

2.2(b)(ii)

Transfer

4.1

 

 

 

 

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ARTICLE II

HARBINGER AGREEMENTS TO VOTE; NO SOLICITATION

 

Section 2.1

RH Voting Event.

(a)       The Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby have been submitted to the Harbinger Parties and shall be adopted by written consent by the Harbinger Parties in their capacity as stockholders of RH (the “RH Stockholder Approval”) as promptly as practicable after the date hereof. During the term of this Agreement, the Harbinger Parties shall not take any action that would revoke the RH Stockholder Approval or restrict or otherwise affect the effectiveness of the RH Stockholder Approval. Without limiting the foregoing, each Harbinger Party agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, at any duly called meeting of the stockholders of RH (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) or any request for the execution of written consents in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders of RH (each, an “RH Voting Event”), such Harbinger Party shall, or shall cause the applicable holder of record of its Covered RH Shares to, appear at the meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause its Covered RH Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and it shall vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy (or deliver, or cause to be delivered, a written consent covering), all of its Covered RH Shares, in each case to the fullest extent that such matters are submitted for the vote or written consent of the holder of such Covered RH Shares and that the Covered RH Shares are entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto: (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement, the RH Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (and any related proposal offered in furtherance thereof, as reasonably requested by Battery or RH); (ii) against any action or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty, or other obligation or agreement of RH contained in the Merger Agreement; and (iii) except with the written consent of Battery, against the following actions or proposals (other than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement): (A) any RH Alternative Proposal or (B) any other action or proposal, involving RH or any Subsidiary of RH, that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with or delay the RH Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

(b)       For the avoidance of doubt, each Harbinger Party agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, the obligations of such Harbinger Party specified in Section 2.1(a) shall not be affected by any change in the recommendation of the Board of Directors of RH.

(c)       Except as set forth in this Section 2.1, the Harbinger Parties shall not be restricted from voting in favor of, against or abstaining with respect to any matter presented to the stockholders of RH at any RH Voting Event.

 

Section 2.2

Battery Voting Event.

(a)       Except as set forth in Section 2.2(b), each Harbinger Party agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, at any duly called meeting of the stockholders of Battery (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) or any request for the execution of written consents in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders of Battery (each, a “Battery Voting Event”), such Harbinger Party shall, or shall cause the applicable holder of record of its 

 

 

 

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Covered Battery Shares to, appear at the meeting, in person or by proxy, or otherwise cause its Covered Battery Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of establishing a quorum, and it shall vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy (or deliver, or cause to be delivered, a written consent covering), all of its Covered Battery Shares, in each case to the fullest extent that such matters are submitted for the vote or written consent of the holder of such Covered Battery Shares and that the Covered Battery Shares are entitled to vote thereon or consent thereto: (i) in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement, the Battery Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (and any related proposal offered in furtherance thereof, as reasonably requested by Battery or RH); (ii) against any action or proposal that would reasonably be expected to result in a material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty, or other obligation or agreement of Battery contained in the Merger Agreement; and (iii) except with the written consent of Battery, against the following actions or proposals (other than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement): (A) any Battery Alternative Proposal or (B) any other action or proposal, involving Battery or any Subsidiary of Battery, that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially impede, interfere with or delay the Battery Merger or any other transaction contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

(b)       Notwithstanding Section 2.2(a), in the event that the Merger Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(e) thereof, the obligation of the Harbinger Parties to vote their Covered Battery Shares in the manner set forth in Section 2.2(a) shall be modified such that:

(i)        in respect of any Superior Proposal that is not in the form of an Offer and as a result of which the Merger Agreement was terminated, the Harbinger Parties shall vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, or deliver (or cause to be delivered) a written consent covering, the Locked-Up Covered Shares in favor of such Superior Proposal (the meeting or written consent in respect thereof, the “Superior Proposal Meeting”), and the Harbinger Parties shall, in their sole discretion vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, or deliver (or cause to be delivered) a written consent covering all of their Covered Battery Shares that are not Locked-Up Covered Shares in any manner they choose in respect of such matter.

(ii)       in respect of any Superior Proposal that is in the form of a tender offer or an exchange offer for shares of Battery Common Stock (an “Offer” and the date of the commencement of the Offer, the “Offer Commencement Date”) and as a result of which the Merger Agreement was terminated, the Harbinger Parties shall validly tender or cause to be validly tendered, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Offer, the Locked-Up Covered Shares prior to the expiration of the Offer, and the Harbinger Parties shall, in their sole discretion, tender or refrain from tendering any of their other Covered Battery Shares that are not Locked-Up Covered Shares. The Harbinger Parties shall deliver to the depositary designated in the Offer in respect of the Locked-Up Covered Shares, all documents or instruments required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Offer. Following the tender of the Locked-Up Covered Shares as required by this Section 2.2(b)(ii), the Harbinger Parties shall not withdraw any Locked-Up Covered Shares from the Offer, unless and until (A) the Offer has been terminated in accordance with the terms thereof, (B) this Agreement has been terminated in accordance with Section 6.2, (C) Battery shall have taken any of the actions described in Section 2.2(b)(iii) below, or

 

 

 

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(D) the consideration payable in respect of Battery Shares in the Offer is reduced (each of the events described in clauses (A) through (D), a “Termination Event”). From the Offer Commencement Date through the date of the earliest to occur of any of the Termination Events, no Harbinger Parties shall, and each shall cause its Affiliates not to, acquire Beneficial Ownership of any Battery Shares unless such acquired Battery Shares are included in the number of Battery Shares Beneficially Owned by the Harbinger Parties or their Affiliates (other than Battery and its Subsidiaries) for purposes of the calculation set forth in the definition of Locked-Up Covered Shares in Section 1.1.

(iii)      The obligations of the Harbinger Parties in this Section 2.2(b) shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect (without notice or any further action on the part of any Harbinger Party) if, at any time on or after the date that the Merger Agreement shall have been terminated, Battery: (A) issues any Battery Shares or, directly or indirectly, acquires, redeems, issues, delivers, sells or otherwise disposes of any Battery Shares or any securities convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, any Battery Shares (other than any issuance of Battery Shares upon the exercise of equity awards under the Battery Incentive Plan (as defined in the Merger Agreement)) or authorizes any such action (other than any authorization made in connection with the Superior Proposal); (B) splits, combines or reclassifies Battery Shares or issues any other security in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for Battery Shares; or (C) declares, sets aside, makes or pays any dividend or other distribution which is payable (in whole or in part) in voting stock with respect to the Battery Shares.

(c)       To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each Harbinger Party hereby waives any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from the Mergers that it may have under applicable Law.

(d)       Except as set forth in this Section 2.2, the Harbinger Parties shall not be restricted from voting in favor of, against or abstaining with respect to any matter presented to the stockholders of Battery at any Battery Voting Event.

                 Section 2.3      Harbinger No Solicitation.  During the term of this Agreement, each Harbinger Party shall not, and shall instruct its respective directors, officers, managers, employees, investors, Affiliates and representatives (including any investment banking, legal or accounting firm retained by any of them) (collectively, the “Harbinger Representatives”) not to, directly or indirectly, (a) initiate, knowingly encourage, knowingly facilitate, solicit or seek (including in each case by way of furnishing non-public information to any Person) any inquiries with respect to, or the making, submission, announcement or implementation of, any proposal or other action that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any RH Alternative Proposal, (b) participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person (whether such discussions or negotiations are initiated by Battery, RH, the Harbinger Parties, the Harbinger Representatives or a third party), other than Battery, RH or their respective representatives, regarding such inquiries or relating to a RH Alternative Proposal, (c) provide any information, documentation or data to any Person, other than Battery, RH or their respective representatives, relating to a RH Alternative Proposal, or (d) enter into any letter of intent, memorandum of understanding, agreement in principle, acquisition agreement, merger agreement, option agreement, joint venture agreement,

 

 

 

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partnership agreement or other agreement constituting or related to, or which is intended to or is reasonably likely to lead to, any RH Alternative Proposal, or resolve or agree to take any such action; and provided, however, that nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude any Harbinger Party or any Harbinger Representatives from engaging in any discussions with RH, Battery or any of their respective Representatives; provided, further, that the foregoing shall not in any way limit or restrict any Harbinger Party or any Harbinger Representatives (other than RH or its Subsidiaries) from making or considering proposals to acquire or agreeing to acquire or acquiring any other Person or restrict the Harbinger Parties or any of their respective Representatives (other than RH or its Subsidiaries) from engaging in discussions or negotiations relating to a transaction to be effected by all or any of Parent, Battery, RH or any of their respective Subsidiaries after the Mergers as long as, in any such case, taking such action would not reasonably be expected to prevent the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article 7.1(e) of the Merger Agreement prior to the Outside Date (it being understood and agreed that consultation with members of the management team of RH with respect to any of the foregoing shall be permissible).

Section 2.4      PIK Notes.  Each Harbinger Party agrees that, during the term of this Agreement:

(a)       Consent Solicitation. To the extent that the PIK Notes held by such Harbinger Party are treated as outstanding and it is eligible to participate in the Consent Solicitation, it shall consent to the amendments to the Indenture proposed therein by Battery in accordance with Section 6.22 of the Merger Agreement.

(b)       Change of Control Offer. In the event that it receives a Change of Control Offer (as defined in the Indenture) as a result of the Mergers, it shall not require Battery to repurchase any PIK Notes that it Beneficially Owns.

Section 2.5      Issuance of RH Special Preferred Stock. The Harbinger Parties agree that if Battery (acting through, or consistent with the recommendation of, the Special Committee) shall have (a) failed to obtain the requisite consents needed to amend the Indenture as contemplated by Section 6.22 of the Merger Agreement and (b) reasonably determined, at any time after the date of such failure and at least 20 days prior to the Outside Date, that the condition set forth as item 14 on Exhibit E to the Debt Commitment Letter with respect to the minimum amount of Availability (as defined in the Debt Commitment Letter) (the “Availability Condition”) would not reasonably be expected to be satisfied prior to the Outside Date, then within 5 Business Days of such determination, Battery shall have the right, at its discretion, to require the Harbinger Parties to cause RH to issue and sell to the Harbinger Parties (or their designees), and the Harbinger Parties (or their designees) shall purchase (which transaction shall occur immediately prior to the Effective Time) for an aggregate purchase price not to exceed $100,000,000 in any circumstance, shares of a newly issued series of preferred stock of RH (the “Special RH Preferred Stock”). Such shares of Special RH Preferred Stock shall in the RH Merger automatically be converted into the right to receive an aggregate number of shares of Parent Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate purchase price for such Special Preferred Stock by (ii) $27.00 (as adjusted to reflect fully the appropriate effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar change with respect to the Parent Common Stock or the Battery Common Stock). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the closing of any such purchase and sale of shares of preferred stock of RH shall be contingent on the closing of the Mergers.

 

 

 

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Section 2.6      Purchase of Battery Stock. From the date hereof through the termination of the Merger Agreement, each Harbinger Party agrees that it shall not acquire or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, any shares of Battery Common Stock except as otherwise provided for herein or in the Merger Agreement.

Section 2.7      Indemnity Agreement. Harbinger Master shall comply with the terms and conditions of the Indemnity Agreement and agrees that the Indemnity Agreement shall not be amended or modified and no waiver of, or consent thereunder, shall be effective (i) prior to the Closing, without the approval of a majority of the members of the Special Committee and (ii) after the Closing, for so long as the Harbinger Parties are a “Significant Stockholder”, without the approval of a majority of the members of the Special Nominating Committee (as defined in the by-laws of Parent).

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 3.1      Representations and Warranties of the Harbinger Parties. Each Harbinger Party, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to Battery as follows:

(a)       Ownership of Instruments. As of the date of this Agreement, such Harbinger Party is the Beneficial Owner of the RH Shares, the Battery Shares and the PIK Notes, respectively, set forth on Schedule I opposite such Harbinger Party’s name. Except for Liens created under this Agreement or Liens that shall not affect such Harbinger Party’s ability to comply with its obligations under this Agreement, such Harbinger Party has, as of the date hereof, good and valid title to its RH Shares, Battery Shares and PIK Notes, free and clear of Liens, proxies, powers of attorney, voting trusts or agreements (collectively, the “Encumbrances”) other than any restrictions under securities laws and shall have, subject to Article IV, good and valid title to such shares as of the time of any Battery Voting Event, Superior Proposal Meeting, Offer Commencement Date or RH Voting Event, as applicable, free and clear of Encumbrances. Such Harbinger Party further represents that, as of the date hereof and as of the time of any RH Voting Event, Superior Proposal Meeting, Offer Commencement Date or Battery Voting Event, any proxies given in respect of it RH Shares or Battery Shares, as applicable, have been revoked. As of the date hereof, other than the Merger Agreement and the agreements referred to therein, no Harbinger Party nor any Affiliate thereof is a party to, or bound by, any agreement (other than this Agreement) relating to the Mergers, any Battery Alternative Proposal, the voting of any of its Battery Shares or the sale, transfer or other disposition of its Covered Battery Shares, or has any other arrangement or understanding with any other holder of Battery Shares relating to any of the foregoing.

(b)       Organization and Authority. Such Harbinger Party is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all requisite or power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the 

 

 

 

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consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other action of such Harbinger Party. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Harbinger Party, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Harbinger Party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(c)       Consents; No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Harbinger Party, and the performance by such Harbinger Party of its obligations hereunder, shall not (i) conflict with any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other similar organizational documents of such Harbinger Party, (ii) result in any violation of or default or loss of a benefit under or require any consent under, or permit the acceleration or termination of any obligation under, any agreement or other instrument to which such Harbinger Party is a party, (iii) violate any Law applicable to such Harbinger Party, (iv) conflict with any provision of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit or other instrument or obligation of any kind (a “Contract”) to which such Harbinger Party is a party or by which such Harbinger Party’s Covered RH Shares or Covered Battery Shares are bound, except with respect to any such violations, breaches, defaults or conflicts as would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to materially impair the ability of such Harbinger Party to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis, or (v) require any clearance, consent, approval, order, license or authorization of, or declaration, registration or filing with, or notice to, or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority.

Section 3.2      Representations and Warranties of Battery. Battery hereby represents and warrants to each of the other Parties as follows:

(a)       Organization and Authority. Battery is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action of Battery. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Battery, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other Parties, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Battery, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

(b)       Consents; No Conflicts. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Battery, and the performance by Battery of its obligations hereunder, shall not (i) conflict with any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Battery, (ii) result in any violation of or default or loss of a benefit under or require any consent under, or permit the acceleration or termination of any obligation under, any agreement or other instrument to which Battery is a party, (iii) violate any Law applicable to Battery, (iv) conflict with any provision of any Contract to which Battery is a party, except with respect to any such violations, breaches, defaults or

 

 

 

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conflicts as would not reasonably be expected, either individually or in the aggregate, to materially impair the ability of Battery to perform its obligations hereunder or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis, or (v) require any clearance, consent, approval, order, license or authorization of, or declaration, registration or filing with, or notice to, or permit issued by, any Governmental Authority.

ARTICLE IV

TRANSFERS BY HARBINGER PARTIES

Except as otherwise provided herein, during the term of this Agreement, each Harbinger Party agrees, severally and not jointly, that it shall not: (a) sell, transfer, pledge, encumber, tender, gift, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the sale, transfer, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition (each, a “Transfer”) of, its Covered Battery Shares, Covered RH Shares or PIK Notes, or any interest contained therein; (b) grant any proxies or powers of attorney or enter into a voting agreement or other arrangement with respect to its Covered Battery Shares, Covered RH Shares or PIK Notes other than this Agreement; (c) enter into, or deposit its Covered Battery Shares, Covered RH Shares or PIK Notes into a voting trust or take any other action which would reasonably be expected to result in a diminution of the voting power represented by its Covered Battery Shares, Covered RH Shares or PIK Notes; or (d) commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions; provided, that a Harbinger Party may Transfer its Covered Battery Shares, Covered RH Shares or PIK Notes only if the transferee with respect to such Harbinger Party’s Covered Battery Shares, Covered RH Shares or PIK Notes agrees in writing in a form reasonably satisfactory to Battery to be bound by the terms of this Agreement with respect to the securities subject to such Transfer, to the same extent as such Harbinger Party is bound hereunder (including with respect to any Locked-Up Covered Shares Transferred to the transferee, on a pro rata basis based on the number of Locked-Up Covered Shares Transferred to such transferee).

ARTICLE V

FIDUCIARY DUTIES

Section 5.1      Harbinger Parties. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (a) no Harbinger Party makes any agreement or understanding herein in any capacity other than in its capacity as a Beneficial Owner of RH Shares or Battery Shares, as applicable, and (b) nothing herein shall be construed to limit or affect any action or inaction by any Affiliate, officer, director or direct or indirect equityholder of any Harbinger Party acting in his or her capacity as a director of RH or Battery, as applicable; provided, however, that this Article V shall not relieve any such Person from any liability or obligation that he, she or it may have independently of this Agreement or as a consequence of any action or inaction by such Person.

Section 5.2      Battery. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit or affect any action or inaction by (a) Battery in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement or (b) any Affiliate (excluding the Harbinger Parties), officer, director or direct or indirect equity holder of Battery acting in his or her capacity as a director or officer of Battery; provided, however, that this Article V shall not relieve any such Person from any liability or obligation that he, she or it may have independently of this Agreement or as a consequence of any action or inaction by such Person.

 

 

 

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ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.1      Expenses. Except as set forth in the Merger Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred by any Party in connection with this Agreement shall be paid by the Party incurring such cost or expense.

Section 6.2      Termination. Except as set forth in this Section 6.2, this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the earlier of (i) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (ii) the closing of the Mergers. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the provisions of this Article VI shall survive termination of this Agreement and the provisions of Section 2.4(b) shall survive termination of this Agreement as a result of the closing of the Mergers, (b) subject to the limitation contained in Section 2.2(b)(iii), the obligations contained in Section 2.2(b) shall survive until the six-month anniversary of the valid termination of the Merger Agreement and (c) all of the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that no Party shall be relieved from any liability for a material breach of this Agreement by reason of any such termination; provided, further, that the aggregate liability of the Harbinger Parties for any and all such material breaches, together with the aggregate liability of RH for any and all “willful and material breaches” (as defined in the Merger Agreement) under the Merger Agreement, shall be limited to and shall in no event exceed an aggregate amount equal to $50,000,000 (inclusive of the Reverse Termination Fee).

Section 6.3      No Ownership Interest. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to vest in RH or Battery any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of ownership of or with respect to any securities addressed herein. All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the securities addressed herein shall remain vested in and belong to the appropriate Harbinger Party, and Battery shall not have any authority to direct the Harbinger Parties in the voting or disposition of any of the securities addressed herein, as the case may be, except as otherwise provided herein.

Section 6.4      Waiver and Amendment; Remedies Cumulative. Subject to applicable Law, (a) any provision of this Agreement or any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties of any of the Parties or compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement may be waived or (b) the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the Parties here may be extended at any time prior to the consummation of the Mergers. Any agreement on the part of a Party to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Party against whom waiver is sought; provided, that any extension or waiver given in compliance with this Section 6.4 or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure. Any of the provisions of this Agreement may be amended at any time by the mutual written agreement of the Parties. No failure or delay on the part of any Party

 

 

 

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hereto in the exercise of any right hereunder shall impair such right or be construed to be a waiver of, or acquiescence in, any breach of any representation, warranty or agreement herein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other right. All rights and remedies existing under this Agreement are cumulative to, and not exclusive of, any rights or remedies otherwise available.

Section 6.5      Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally, sent via facsimile (receipt confirmed), sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (providing proof of delivery), or mailed in the United States by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):

If to any Harbinger Party:

c/o Harbinger Capital Partners

450 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, New York 10022

Fax No.: (212) 658-9311

Attention: Robin Roger, General Counsel

and with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6064

 

Attention:

Jeffrey D. Marell, Esq.

 

Mark A. Underberg, Esq.

 

Fax No.:

(212) 757-3990

If to Battery:

Spectrum Brands, Inc.

Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 3300

Atlanta, GA 30328

Attention: John T. Wilson, Esq.

Fax No.: (770) 829-6928

and with copies to:

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

999 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, GA 30309

Fax No.: (770) 853-8806

 

Attention:

Mark D. Kaufman, Esq.

 

David A. Zimmerman, Esq.

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Jones Day

222 East 41st Street

New York, New York 10017

Fax No.: (212) 755-7306

 

Attention:

Robert A. Profusek, Esq.

 

Andrew M. Levine, Esq.

Section 6.6      Assignment. Except as expressly permitted herein, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of Law or otherwise by any of the Parties without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Any assignment in violation of the preceding sentence shall be void. Subject to the preceding two sentences, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

Section 6.7      Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related thereto, the relationship of the Parties, and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the Parties, whether arising in Law or in equity, in contract, tort or otherwise, shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its rules regarding conflicts of Law to the extent that the application of the Laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.

Section 6.8      Interpretation. Unless otherwise expressly provided, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:

(a)       The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation hereof.

(b)       When a reference is made in this Agreement to an article or a section, paragraph, exhibit or schedule, such reference shall be to an article or a section, paragraph, exhibit or schedule hereof unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.

(c)       Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(d)       The words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

(e)       The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.”

(f)        The meaning assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender shall include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.

 

 

 

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(g)       A reference to any period of days shall be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days, unless otherwise specified.

(h)       All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

(i)        The Parties 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 hereof.

(j)        Any statute or rule defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such statute or rule as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes or rules and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.

Section 6.9      Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and obligations arising hereunder brought by any other Party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it shall not bring any action relating to this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with this Section 6.9, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise), and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, any claim that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper, or (iii) this Agreement or the subject mater hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

Section 6.10    Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY OF THE PARTIES IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

 

 

 

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Section 6.11    Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect, insofar as the foregoing can be accomplished without materially affecting the economic benefits anticipated by the Parties to this Agreement. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fulfilled to the extent possible.

Section 6.12    Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement (together with the Merger Agreement to the extent referred to herein) constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each Party. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person not a party to this Agreement any rights, benefits or remedies hereunder.

                 Section 6.13

Specific Performance.

(a)       The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at Law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached by any Party. It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches and/or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or in Delaware state court, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled to at Law or in equity.

(b)       Notwithstanding the Parties’ rights to specific performance or injunctive relief pursuant to this Section 6.13(a) and subject to the limitation contained in the last sentence of this Section 6.13(b), each Party may pursue any other remedy available to it at Law or in equity, including monetary damages; provided, that it is understood and agreed that claims for monetary damages following termination of this Agreement shall be subject to the limitations contained in Section 6.2. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, prior to the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, no Party hereto shall be permitted to make any claim or commence any action, suit or proceeding seeking monetary damages against any other Party hereto in connection with or arising out of this Agreement or the Transaction; provided, that the foregoing shall be without prejudice to the right of any Party to seek such monetary damages following such termination in accordance with, and subject to the limitations set forth in, this Agreement (including as specified in Section 6.2).

Section 6.14    Further Assurances. At any time or from time to time after the date hereof and prior to the termination of this Agreement, the Parties agree to cooperate with each other, and at the request of any other Party, to execute and deliver any further instruments

 

 

 

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or documents and to take all such further action as such other Party may reasonably request in order to evidence or effectuate the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to otherwise carry out the intent of the Parties.

Section 6.15    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties. For purposes of this Agreement, facsimile signatures or signatures by other electronic form of transfer shall be deemed originals, and the Parties agree to exchange original signatures as promptly as possible.

Section 6.16    Non-Recourse. The Parties further agree that (a) in no event shall either Party, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates seek (and each shall cause its controlled Affiliates not to seek) any monetary damages or any other recovery, judgment or damages of any kind in excess of $50,000,000, less the total of any amounts paid or payable by the other Party (including, in the case of the Harbinger Parties, amounts paid or payable by RH) under the Merger Agreement (in respect of monetary damages and/or the Termination Fee or Reverse Termination Fee, as applicable), in each case against or from the other Party and (b) in no event shall any former, current or future direct or indirect equity holders, controlling Persons, representatives, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners or assignees of either Party (collectively, “Non-Recourse Parties”) have any other liability relating to or arising out of this Agreement, the Transaction Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and no Party, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates shall seek (and each shall cause its controlled Affiliates not to seek) any monetary damages or any other recovery, judgment, or damages of any kind against any of the Non-Recourse Parties, and each Party, its Subsidiaries and their respective Affiliates shall be precluded from any remedy against any of the Non-Recourse Parties at law or in equity or otherwise.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

 

 

SPECTRUM BRANDS, INC.

 

 

By: 



/s/ Kent Hussey

 

 

 

Name:  Kent Hussey

Title:    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners LLC,
its Investment Manager

 

 

By: 



/s/ Peter Jenson

 

 

 

Name:  Peter Jenson

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: 



/s/ Peter Jenson

 

 

 

Name:  Peter Jenson

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES BREAKAWAY LTD.

 

 



By:



Harbinger Capital Partners II LP, its Investment Manager

 

 

By: 



/s/ Peter Jenson

 

 

 

Name:  Peter Jenson

Title:    Vice President

 

 


 

SCHEDULE I

 

 


Harbinger Party

RH Non-Voting
Common Stock

RH Voting Common Stock

RH Series D Preferred Stock

RH Series E Preferred Stock

PIK
Notes

Battery
Shares

 Harbinger Master

575,656,139

78,687.880

50,000

$53,173,753

8,629,153

Harbinger Special Situations

163,357,169

31,543.456

$6,914,397

1,876,223

Global Opportunities

1,453,850

 

 

 

 

EX-4 4 exg-sc13da_spectrum.htm EXHIBIT G

 

EXHIBIT G

 

LIMITED GUARANTEE

LIMITED GUARANTEE, dated as of February 9, 2010 (this “Limited Guarantee”), by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Guarantor”) in favor of Spectrum Brands, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Guaranteed Party”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

1.         LIMITED GUARANTEE. To induce the Guaranteed Party to enter into the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 9, 2010 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among SB/RH Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), Battery Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“Battery Merger Sub”), Grill Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent (“RH Merger Sub”), the Guaranteed Party, and Russell Hobbs, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RH”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions therein, among other things, Battery Merger Sub will merge with and into the Guaranteed Party, with the Guaranteed Party surviving as the surviving corporation and as a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Parent, or the restructured transaction contemplated by Section 6.20 of the Merger Agreement, the Guarantor, intending to be legally bound, hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to the Guaranteed Party, on the terms and conditions set forth herein, the payment, when due, of the Obligations (as defined below) to the extent that any default is made by RH in the payment thereof. For purposes of this Limited Guarantee, “Obligations” means the obligations of RH, if any, to pay (a) the Reverse Termination Fee following termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 8.3(b) of the Merger Agreement and (b) monetary damages payable by RH following termination of the Merger Agreement to the extent awarded to the Guaranteed Party pursuant to a final, non-appealable Order rendered against RH by a court of competent jurisdiction in connection with any “willful and material breach” (as defined in the Merger Agreement) pursuant to Section 8.2 of the Merger Agreement.

2.         LIMIT ON OBLIGATIONS. The Guaranteed Party hereby agrees that the maximum aggregate amount payable by the Guarantor in respect of all Obligations shall not exceed, and in no event shall the Guarantor be required to pay to any Person or Persons under this Limited Guarantee, an amount exceeding, (a) $50,000,000 less (b) the aggregate amount of any amounts paid to the Guaranteed Party by RH or any other Person in respect of the Obligations (such net amount, the “CAP”), it being understood that this Limited Guarantee may not be enforced against the Guarantor without giving effect to the CAP, and that the Guarantor shall not have any obligation or liability to any Person relating to, arising out of or in connection with this Limited Guarantee, other than as expressly set forth herein. The Guarantor shall not be required to make any payment under this Limited Guarantee (a) in circumstances where the Merger Agreement provides that RH is not required to make such payment, or (b) subject to Section 3 hereof, the Guaranteed Party shall have first


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demanded that RH pay any Obligation that is due and payable by RH, and RH shall have failed to pay it promptly after demand therefor, prior to proceeding against the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee. The Guaranteed Party further acknowledges that in the event that RH has any unsatisfied Obligations, payment of such Obligations by the Guarantor (or by any other Person, including RH, on behalf of the Guarantor) shall constitute satisfaction in full of the Guarantor’s obligations with respect thereto (subject to Section 3 hereof). All payments hereunder shall be made in lawful money of the United States, in immediately available funds.

3.         NATURE OF GUARANTEE. The Guaranteed Party shall not be obligated to file any claim relating to any of the Obligations in the event that RH becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Guaranteed Party to so file shall not affect the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder. In the event that any payment to the Guaranteed Party in respect of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason whatsoever, the Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder with respect to the Obligations (subject to the CAP) as if such payment had not been made. This Limited Guarantee is an unconditional guarantee of payment and not of collection.

4.         CHANGES IN OBLIGATIONS, CERTAIN WAIVERS. Subject to Section 2, the Guarantor agrees that the Guaranteed Party may at any time and from time to time, without notice to or further consent of the Guarantor, extend the time of payment of any of the Obligations, and may also make any agreement with RH for the extension, renewal, payment, compromise, discharge or release thereof, in whole or in part, without in any way impairing or affecting the Guarantor’s obligations under this Limited Guarantee (other than pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of (“CAP”). Subject to Section 2, the Guarantor agrees that its obligations hereunder shall not be released or discharged, in whole or in part, or otherwise affected by (a) the failure or delay on the part of the Guaranteed Party to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against RH or any other Person (other than to demand payment of the Obligations by RH); (b) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of any of the Obligations or any rescission, waiver, compromise, consolidation or other amendment or modification of any of the terms or provisions of the Merger Agreement made in accordance with the terms thereof or any agreement evidencing, securing or otherwise executed in connection with any of the Obligations; (c) the addition, substitution or release of any Person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Limited Guarantee (to the extent permitted by the Merger Agreement); (d) any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of RH or any other Person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Limited Guarantee; (e) any insolvency, bankruptcy,

 


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reorganization or other similar proceeding affecting RH or any other Person liable with respect to any of the Obligations; (f) the existence of any claim, set-off or other right which the Guarantor may have at any time against RH or the Guaranteed Party or any other Person, whether in connection with the Obligations or otherwise; or (g) the adequacy of any other means the Guaranteed Party may have of obtaining payment related to the Obligations. To the fullest extent permitted by law the Guarantor hereby expressly waives any and all rights or defenses arising by reason of any law which would otherwise require any election of remedies by the Guaranteed Party. The Guarantor hereby waives promptness, diligence, notice of the acceptance of this Limited Guarantee and of the Obligations, presentment, notice of non-performance, default, dishonor and protest, notice of any Obligations incurred and all other notices of any kind (other than notices to the RH pursuant to the Merger Agreement and other than demand for payment from RH), all defenses which may be available by virtue of any valuation, stay, moratorium law or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, any right to require the marshalling of assets of RH or any other Person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and all suretyship defenses generally (other than fraud or willful misconduct by the Guaranteed Party or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, defenses to the payment of the Obligations that are available to the RH under the Merger Agreement or breach by the Guaranteed Party of this Limited Guarantee). The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and that the waivers set forth in this Limited Guarantee are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

The Guarantor hereby unconditionally waives any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against the RH that arise from the existence, payment, performance, or enforcement of the Guarantor’s obligations under or in respect of this Limited Guarantee or any other agreement in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from RH, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Limited Guarantee shall have been paid in full in immediately available funds. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the payment in full in immediately available funds of the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Limited Guarantee, such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Guaranteed Party, shall be segregated from other property and funds of the Guarantor and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the Guaranteed Party in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Limited Guarantee, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, whether matured or unmatured, or to be held as collateral for any Obligations or other amounts payable under this Limited Guarantee thereafter arising.

 


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The Guaranteed Party hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not institute, directly or indirectly, and shall cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates not to institute, any proceeding or bring any other claim arising under, or in connection with, the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby against the Guarantor or any Non-Recourse Party (as defined in Section 10 herein), except for claims following the termination of the Merger Agreement against the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee (subject to the limitations described herein, including, without limitation, the CAP). The Guarantor hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not institute, directly or indirectly, and shall cause its Affiliates it controls not to institute, any proceeding asserting that this Limited Guarantee is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with its terms.

5.         NO WAIVER; CUMULATIVE RIGHTS. No failure on the part of any party hereto to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, remedy or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise by such party of any right, remedy or power hereunder preclude any other or future exercise of any right, remedy or power hereunder. Each and every right, remedy and power hereby granted to the Guaranteed Party shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other, and may be exercised by the Guaranteed Party at any time or from time to time. The Guaranteed Party shall not have any obligation to proceed at any time or in any manner against, or exhaust any or all of the Guaranteed Party’s rights against, RH or any other Person liable for any Obligations prior to proceeding against the Guarantor hereunder.

6.         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Guarantor hereby represents and warrants that:

(a)       the execution, delivery and performance of this Limited Guarantee have been duly authorized by all necessary action and do not contravene any provision of the Guarantor’s charter, partnership agreement, operating agreement or similar organizational documents or any applicable Law, Order or contractual restriction binding on the Guarantor or its assets;

(b)       all consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, any Governmental Authority necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Limited Guarantee by the Guarantor have been obtained or made and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Limited Guarantee;

(c)       this Limited Guarantee constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Guarantor enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to (i) the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium or other similar applicable Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law); and

 


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(d)       the Guarantor has the financial capacity to pay and perform its obligations under this Limited Guarantee, and all funds (including capital commitments) necessary for the Guarantor to fulfill its obligations under this Limited Guarantee shall be available to the Guarantor (or its assignees pursuant to Section 7 hereof) when due for so long as this Limited Guarantee shall remain in effect in accordance with Section 9 hereof.

7.         NO ASSIGNMENT. Neither the Guarantor nor the Guaranteed Party may assign or delegate its rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any other Person (except by operation of law) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto; provided, however, that the Guarantor may, without the prior written consent of the Guaranteed Party, assign its rights, interests and obligations hereunder to one or more of its Affiliates, it being understood that any such assignment shall not relieve the Guarantor of its obligations hereunder.

8.         NOTICES. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be given by the means specified in the Merger Agreement (and shall be deemed given as specified therein):

if to the Guaranteed Party, as provided in the Merger Agreement;

if to the Guarantor, as set forth below:

Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd.

c/o Harbinger Capital Partners

450 Park Avenue, 31st Floor

New York, NY 10022

Attention: Robin Roger, General Counsel

Telephone: (212) 339-5800

Facsimile: (212) 658-9311

Email: rroger@harbingercapital.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-6064

Attention: Jeffrey D. Marell

 

Mark A. Underberg

Telephone: (212) 373-3000

Facsimile: (212) 757-3990

Email:   jmarell@paulweiss.com

 

munderberg@paulweiss.com

 


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9.         CONTINUING LIMITED GUARANTEE. This Limited Guarantee may not be revoked or terminated and shall remain in full force and effect and shall be binding on the Guarantor, its successors and assigns until all of the Obligations payable under the Limited Guarantee have been paid or otherwise satisfied in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Limited Guarantee shall terminate and the Guarantor shall have no further obligations under this Limited Guarantee as of the earliest of (a) the Closing, (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement under circumstances in which, in accordance with its terms, RH would not be obligated to make any payments of the Obligations and (c) 45 days after the entry of the Order referred to in Section 1(b), if the Guaranteed Party has not presented a claim for payment of any Obligation to the Guarantor by such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Guaranteed Party or any of its Affiliates asserts in any litigation or other proceeding relating to this Limited Guarantee that the provisions of Section 2 hereof limiting the Guarantor’s maximum aggregate liability to the CAP or that any other provisions of this Limited Guarantee are illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, asserts that the Guarantor is liable in excess of or to a greater extent than the Obligations (subject to the CAP), or asserts any theory of liability against the Guarantor or any Non-Recourse Parties (as defined below) with respect to the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, other than liability of the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee (as limited by the provisions hereof, including Section 2), then (i) the obligations of the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee shall terminate ab initio and shall thereupon be null and void, (ii) if the Guarantor has previously made any payments under this Limited Guarantee, it shall be entitled to recover such payments from the Guaranteed Party, and (iii) neither the Guarantor nor any Non-Recourse Parties (as defined below) shall have any liability to the Guaranteed Party or any of its Affiliates with respect to the Merger Agreement, the transactions contemplated thereby or under this Limited Guarantee.

10.       NO RECOURSE. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Limited Guarantee or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, by its acceptance of the benefits of this Limited Guarantee, the Guaranteed Party covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Guarantor has any obligations hereunder and that, notwithstanding that the Guarantor may be a partnership or limited liability company, the Guaranteed Party has no right of recovery under this Limited Guarantee or in any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation, against, and no personal liability shall attach to, the former, current or future equity holders, controlling persons, directors, officers, employees, agents, Affiliates, members, managers, general or limited partners or assignees of any of Guarantor or any other guarantor, or any former, current or future stockholder, controlling person, director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member, manager, affiliate, agent or assignee of any of the foregoing but excluding RH to the extent provided in the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Non-Recourse Parties” and each, a “Non-Recourse Party”), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any applicable Law or otherwise, and the Guaranteed Party further covenants, agrees and acknowledges that the only rights of recovery (other than specific performance and rights against RH pursuant to the Merger Agreement) that the Guaranteed Party has in respect of the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby are its rights to recover from the Guarantor (but not any Non-Recourse Party) under and to the extent expressly provided in this Limited Guarantee and subject to the limitations described herein. Recourse against the Guarantor under and pursuant to the terms of this Limited Guarantee shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Guaranteed Party and all of its Affiliates against the Guarantor and the Non-

 


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Recourse Parties in respect of any liabilities or obligations arising under, or in connection with, the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, including by piercing of the corporate veil. The Guaranteed Party hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not institute, and it shall cause its Affiliates it controls not to institute, any proceeding or bring any other claim arising under, or in connection with, the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, against the Guarantor or any Non-Recourse Party except for claims against the Guarantor under this Limited Guarantee. Nothing set forth in this Limited Guarantee shall confer or give or shall be construed to confer or give to any Person other than the Guaranteed Party (including any Person acting in a representative capacity) any rights or remedies against any Person including the Guarantor, except as expressly set forth herein.

11.       GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. This Limited Guarantee shall be deemed to be made in and in all respects shall be interpreted, construed and governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed therein without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Limited Guarantee, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Limited Guarantee or the Transaction and obligations arising hereunder brought by any other party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such Action for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Limited Guarantee in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Limited Guarantee, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with this Section 11, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable Law, any claim that (i) the Action in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such Action is improper or (iii) this Limited Guarantee or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

 


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12.       WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each party acknowledges and agrees that any controversy which may arise under this Limited Guarantee is likely to involve complicated and difficult issues, and therefore each such party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right such party may have to a trial by jury in respect of any litigation directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this Limited Guarantee, or the transactions contemplated by this Limited Guarantee. Each party certifies and acknowledges that (i) no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such other party would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver, (ii) each party understands and has considered the implications of this waiver, (iii) each party makes this waiver voluntarily, and (iv) each party has been induced to enter into this Limited Guarantee by, among other things, the mutual waivers and certifications in this Section 12.

13.       COUNTERPARTS. This Limited Guarantee may be executed in any number of counterparts (including by facsimile), each such counterpart when executed being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same agreement.

14.       NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Except as provided in Section 10, the parties hereby agree that their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other party hereto, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Limited Guarantee, and this Limited Guarantee is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.

15.       CONFIDENTIALITY. This Limited Guarantee shall be treated as confidential and is being provided to the Guaranteed Party solely in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Except as required by applicable Law, or as is necessary or appropriate to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, this Limited Guarantee may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document, except with the prior written consent of the Guarantor.

 

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MISCELLANEOUS.

(a)       This Limited Guarantee contains the entire agreement between the parties relative to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. No modification or waiver of any provision hereof shall be enforceable unless approved by the Guaranteed Party and the Guarantor in writing.

(b)       Any term or provision hereof that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall be, as to such jurisdiction, ineffective solely to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions

 


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hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction; provided, however, that this Limited Guarantee may not be enforced without giving effect to the CAP as provided in Section 2 hereof and the provisions of Section 10 and this Section 16(b).

(c)       The descriptive headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Limited Guarantee.

(d)       All parties acknowledge that each party and its counsel have reviewed this Limited Guarantee and that any rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Limited Guarantee.

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto have caused this Limited Guarantee to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above by its officer thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

GUARANTOR:

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners LLC,
its Investment Manager

 

 

By: 



/s/  Peter Jenson

 

 

 

Name:  Peter Jenson  

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

GUARANTEED PARTY:

 

SPECTRUM BRANDS, Inc.

 

 

By: 



/s/  Kent Hussey

 

 

 

Name:  Kent Hussey 

Title:    CEO

 

 

 

 

 

 

EX-4 5 exh-sc13da_spectrum.htm EXHIBIT H

 

EXHIBIT H

 

STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT

This STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT,dated as of February 9, 2010 (this “Agreement”), is by and among Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Harbinger Master”), Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Harbinger Special Situations”), Global Opportunities Breakaway Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Global Opportunities” and, together with Harbinger Master and Harbinger Special Situations, each a “Harbinger Party” and collectively the “Harbinger Parties”), and SB/RH Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” and together with the Harbinger Parties, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

WHEREAS,pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 9, 2010 (the “Merger Agreement”), among the Company, Spectrum Brands, Inc. (“Battery”), Russell Hobbs, Inc. (“RH”), Battery Merger Corp. and Grill Merger Corp., Battery and RH became wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company on the date hereof;

WHEREAS, as a result of the transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement (the “Transaction”), the Harbinger Parties collectively own a majority of the Outstanding Voting Securities; and

WHEREAS, the Parties wish to provide for certain arrangements with regard to the Company, effective as of the date hereof.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1      Certain Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein will have the meanings ascribed thereto in the Merger Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the following terms will have the following respective meanings:

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such first Person, where “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, as trustee or executor or otherwise; provided, however, that for the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that any publicly traded corporation with respect to which the Harbinger Parties do not Beneficially Own a majority of the outstanding voting securities will be deemed not to be an Affiliate of the Harbinger Parties unless the Harbinger Parties have the right to elect or designate a majority of the members of the Board; provided, further that the foregoing proviso will not apply to HGI.

 

 

 


 

Applicable Exchange” means the NYSE or such other securities exchange or quotation system on which the Voting Securities are listed or quoted as of the applicable time of determination.

Available Amount” means a number of shares of the Common Stock equal to the quotient of (x) the Total Amount less the Harbinger Amount divided by (y) $27.00 (as adjusted to fully reflect the appropriate effect of any stock splits, reverse stock split, stock dividend, including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into the Battery Common Stock or Common Stock, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar change with respect to the Battery Common Stock or Common Stock).

Beneficial Ownership,” “Beneficially Owned” and “Beneficially Owns” have the meanings specified in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, including the provision that any member of a “group” will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities beneficially owned by other members of the group, and a Person’s beneficial ownership of securities will be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such Rule; provided, however, that a Person will be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any security which may be acquired by such Person whether within sixty (60) days or thereafter, upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any rights, options, warrants or similar securities to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire (x) capital stock of any Person or (y) securities directly or indirectly convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, such capital stock of such Person.

Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share.

Committee” means a committee of the Board.

Company By-Laws” means the By-Laws of the Company, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Company Charter” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended or modified from time to time in accordance with its terms.

Director” means a member of the Board.

Equity Securities” means (a) Voting Securities, (b) any securities of the Company that are convertible or exchangeable (whether presently convertible or exchangeable or not) into Voting Securities, and (c) any options, warrants and rights issued by the Company (whether presently exercisable or not) to purchase Voting Securities or convertible or exchangeable (whether presently convertible or exchangeable or not) into Voting Securities.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

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Going-Private Transaction” means either (a) a Rule 13e-3 transaction, as such term is defined in Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the date of this Agreement, with respect to the Company to which such Rule 13e-3 applies or (b) regardless of whether Rule 13e-3 applies to a transaction, any transaction or series of transactions involving (i) a “purchase” (as such term is defined in Rule 13e-3 of the Exchange Act) of any equity security of the Company by a Harbinger Party or a member of the Restricted Group, (ii) a tender offer for or request or invitation for tenders of an equity security of the Company by a Harbinger Party or a member of the Restricted Group, or (iii) a solicitation subject to Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act by a Harbinger Party or a member of the Restricted Group of any proxy, consent or authorization of, or a distribution subject to Regulation 14C of the Exchange Act of information statements to, any equity security holder of the Company by a Harbinger Party or a member of the Restricted Group in connection with (x) a merger, consolidation, reclassification, recapitalization, reorganization or similar corporate transaction of the Company or between the Company (or its Subsidiaries) and a Harbinger Party or a member of the Restricted Group, (y) a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company to a Harbinger Party or a member of the Restricted Group (or a group in which one of such Persons is a member), or (z) a reverse stock split of any class of equity securities of the Company involving the purchase of fractional interests, which in the case of such clause (i), (ii) or (iii), has either a reasonable likelihood or a purpose of the Harbinger Parties (together with any other member of the Restricted Group) obtaining Beneficial Ownership of eighty-five percent (85%) or more of the Outstanding Voting Securities. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, any and all purchases of Equity Securities by a Harbinger Party or any member of the Restricted Group in connection with such Person’s exercise of its preemptive rights under the Company Charter shall be deemed not to constitute a Going-Private Transaction.

Harbinger Amount” means the aggregate purchase price paid by the Harbinger Parties for the Special RH Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Support Agreement.

HGI” means Harbinger Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Indenture” means the Indenture, dated as of August 28, 2009, among Battery, the Guarantors listed on Schedule I thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Independent Director” means a Director who qualifies as an “independent director” of the Company under (a) if the Voting Securities are, at the time of determination, listed for trading on the NYSE, Rule 303A(2) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, (b) if the Voting Securities are, at the time of determination, listed or quoted on a securities exchange or quotation system, other than the NYSE, that has an independence requirement, the comparable rule or regulation of such securities exchange or quotation system on which the Voting Securities are listed or quoted, or (c) otherwise, Rule 303A(2) of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, assuming for this purpose that it applies to the Company; provided, however, that in order for a director to be deemed an “Independent Director,” such director would also have to be considered an “independent director” of each Harbinger Party under the applicable standard set forth in clause (a), (b) or (c) above, assuming for this purpose that (i) such director was a director of a Harbinger Party (whether or not such director actually is or has been a director of a Harbinger Party) and (ii) such Harbinger Party is deemed to be listed or quoted on the same securities or quotation system that the Company is at the applicable time. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall a Director be deemed not to qualify as an Independent Director solely based on the fact that such Director was designated by any or all of the Harbinger Parties.

 

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Non-Harbinger Battery Shares” means the number of shares of Battery Common Stock outstanding on the record date for the Battery Stockholders’ Meeting that were not Beneficially Owned by the Harbinger Parties or any other member of the Restricted Group.

NYSE” means the New York Stock Exchange.

Outstanding Voting Securities” means at any time the then-issued and outstanding Voting Securities.

Person” means an association, a corporation, an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a trust or any other entity or organization, including a governmental authority, or a group (with the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act).

PIK Notes” means the 12% Senior Subordinated Toggle Notes due 2019, issued under the Indenture, together with all notes and other securities issued in exchange for such Notes.

Restricted Group” means (i) each Harbinger Party, (ii) any Affiliate of a Harbinger Party, and (iii) any group (that would be deemed to be a “person” by Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act with respect to securities of the Company) of which a Harbinger Party or any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by such Harbinger Party is a member.

Restricted Period” means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the first anniversary of the date thereof.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Special Approval” means the approval or recommendation of a majority of the members of the Special Nominating Committee.

Support Agreement” means the Support Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2010, by and among the Harbinger Parties and Battery.

Total Amount” means an amount equal to the product of (a) the Harbinger Amount multiplied by (b) a fraction, the (i) the numerator of which is the total number of shares of Battery Common Stock outstanding as of the record date for the Battery Stockholders’ Meeting and (ii) the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Battery Common Stock held by the Harbinger Parties and the other members of the Restricted Group as of such record date.

 

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Transfer” means, directly or indirectly, to sell, transfer, distribute, assign, pledge, hypothecate or similarly dispose of (by merger, operation of Law or otherwise), either voluntarily or involuntarily, or to enter into any contract, option or other legally binding commitment with respect to the sale, transfer, distribution, assignment, pledge, hypothecation or similar disposition of (by merger, operation of Law or otherwise), any Equity Securities, or any interest in any Equity Securities.

Voting Securities” means the Common Stock and any other securities of the Company of any kind or class having power generally to vote for the election of Directors.

ARTICLE II

 

LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

Section 2.1      Going-Private Transactions. During the Restricted Period, none of the Harbinger Parties will, or will permit any other member of the Restricted Group to, make any public announcement with respect to, or submit a proposal for, or offer in respect of (with or without conditions) any transaction or series of transactions that would constitute or result in a Going-Private Transaction, or knowingly encourage or participate in the effort of any other Person to do any of the foregoing, unless such action is specifically requested in writing by the Board with Special Approval prior to the making of such announcement, proposal or offer. Without limiting the foregoing, none of the Harbinger Parties will, or will permit any other member of the Restricted Group to, otherwise take any action that would reasonably be expected to compel the Company to make a public announcement regarding, or publicly disclose any intention, plan or arrangement that is inconsistent with the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, and subject to compliance with Section 2.2, nothing in this Section 2.1 shall be construed to apply to a Transfer of Equity Securities to HGI by the Harbinger Parties or any other members of the Restricted Group and no such Transfer shall be deemed to constitute a Going-Private Transaction.

Section 2.2      Limitations on Transfers of Equity Securities. Without limiting any other provision of this Agreement, none of the Harbinger Parties will, or will permit any member of the Restricted Group to, Transfer any Equity Securities to any Person if, immediately following such Transfer, such Transferee would Beneficially Own (together with such Person’s Affiliates) a number of Voting Securities representing forty percent (40%) or more of the Outstanding Voting Securities, unless such Person (a “Harbinger Successor”) agrees, in writing, to be bound by the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as the Harbinger Parties would be bound hereunder prior to giving effect to such Transfer, except (a) pursuant to a bona fide acquisition of the Company by a third party by way of merger, consolidation, business combination or tender or exchange offer that is approved by the Board, with Special Approval, (b) pursuant to a Transfer that has been specifically approved by the Company in writing with Special Approval, or (c) pursuant to a Transfer (in one or a series of related transactions) of five percent (5%) or less of the Outstanding Voting Securities to another Person or its Affiliates. From and after any such Transfer to a Harbinger Successor, all references herein to “Harbinger” or “Harbinger Parties” contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be references to such Harbinger Successor and its Affiliates, and references to Harbinger Shares shall be deemed to be references to Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by such Harbinger Successor and the members of its Restricted Group.

 

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Section 2.3      PIK Notes Change of Control Offer. If (a) Battery does not elect to require RH to issue the Special RH Preferred Stock (as such term is defined in the Support Agreement) in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Support Agreement prior to the consummation of the Transaction as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (b) the Indenture has not been modified on the terms described in Section 6.22 of the Battery Disclosure Schedule to the Merger Agreement, the Harbinger Parties agree that, at the request of Battery, within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date, they shall (severally, based on their pro rata ownership of Battery Common Stock as of such date) commence a Change of Control Offer (as defined in the Indenture) on behalf of Battery, subject to the terms, conditions and limitations set forth in the Indenture. Battery shall provide and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to provide all cooperation (on a reasonable best efforts basis) requested by the Harbinger Parties in connection with such offer. The offer and other actions taken by the Harbinger Parties in connection therewith shall be conducted in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC and other applicable Laws. At the commencement of the Change of Control Offer, the Harbinger Parties will be paid a fee in cash equal to two percent (2%) of the aggregate amount of PIK Notes eligible to be tendered; provided, however, that in no event will the Harbinger Parties be entitled to receive such a fee in respect of any PIK Notes that are contractually prohibited from being tendered in such Change of Control Offer.

Section 2.4      Affiliate Transactions. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries shall pay any monitoring or similar fee to the Harbinger Parties or any Affiliate thereof.

ARTICLE III

 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, ETC.

 

Section 3.1

Board Composition.

(a)       As of the Effective Time, the Board will be classified and will consist of the following individuals:

Class I

Class II

Class III

[RH Designee]

[RH Designee]

[RH Designee]

[RH Designee]

[RH Designee]

[RH Designee]

[RH Designee]

[RH Designee]

[RH Designee]

[RH Designee]

 

 

 

(b)       From and after the Effective Time, the Company and each Harbinger Party will cooperate to ensure that, to the greatest extent possible, the Board consists of ten (10) Directors, of which (i) at least three (3) Directors shall be Independent Directors nominated by the Special Nominating Committee in accordance with this Article III and the Company By-Laws and (ii) one (1) Director shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the 

 

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Company. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Board and all of the Committees will operate in such a way to permit the Company to comply with applicable Law and maintain its listing on the Applicable Exchange on which the Voting Securities are then listed or quoted. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, if, at any time after the Effective Date, the Company shall cease to qualify as a “controlled company” for the purposes of the rules of the NYSE, the Parties hereby agree that, the Harbinger Parties shall have the right, in their sole discretion and by written notice to the Company, to cause the Company to increase the size of the Board to add such members as may be required to comply with applicable Law and maintain its listing on the Applicable Exchange on which the Voting Securities are then listed or quoted and in such event, the Harbinger Parties shall thereafter have the right to designate for nomination by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee the resulting vacancies with designees of their choice; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall in any way affect the size of or powers delegated to the Special Nominating Committee.

 

Section 3.2

Committees.

(a)       The Board at all times after the Effective Time and prior to the termination of this Agreement will maintain the following committees: a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a Special Nominating Committee and an Audit Committee. The Special Nominating Committee will consist solely of three (3) Independent Directors. The Audit Committee shall be formed and maintained in accordance with the applicable rules of the NYSE. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee shall include at least one (1) member of the Special Nominating Committee.

(b)       As of the Effective Date, the Special Nominating Committee will consist of the following individuals: Marc S. Kirschner, Norman S. Matthews and Hugh R. Rovit.

Section 3.3      Annual Nomination Process. Subject to compliance with applicable Law and the regulations of the Applicable Exchange on which the Voting Securities are then listed or quoted, in connection with each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders the following director nomination procedures will be followed:

(a)       the Special Nominating Committee will have the exclusive right to nominate for election to the Board at the annual meeting of stockholders such number of candidates as is equal to the number of members of the Special Nominating Committee that were, prior to the annual meeting, in the class of Directors which is being elected at such annual meeting; and

(b)       the Harbinger Parties will designate for nomination by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee the remaining number of persons in the class of Directors which is being elected at such annual meeting.

 

Section 3.4

Solicitation and Voting of Shares.

(a)       The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to solicit from the stockholders of the Company eligible to vote for the election of Directors proxies in favor of the nominees designated in accordance with Section 3.3.

 

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(b)       In any meeting of the stockholders of the Company called for the purpose of electing directors, the Harbinger Parties will cause the record holder(s) of all Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Harbinger Parties and the other members of the Restricted Group (the “Harbinger Shares”) to attend such meeting in person or by proxy for purposes of establishing a quorum and to vote the Harbinger Shares in favor of the election as Directors of any persons who have been nominated for election by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and any persons who have been nominated for election by the Special Nominating Committee in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.3.

(c)       Each of the Harbinger Parties agrees not to, without Special Approval, permit any Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by it or any of the other members of the Restricted Group to be voted (i) in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement, or in a manner that would frustrate or prevent implementation of the provisions of this Agreement, or (ii) for an amendment or repeal of Section 5.2, Section 5.3, Article 10, Article 11 or Article 14 of the Company Charter or Section 3.2 (except to the extent contemplated by Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement), Section 3.3, Section 3.4(B), Section 4.2 or Article VII of the Company By-Laws.

Section 3.5      Charter; By-Laws. The Company will take or cause to be taken all lawful action necessary to ensure at all times that the Company Charter, Company By-Laws and any other governance documents are not at any time inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing or any other provision of this Agreement, in no event will the Company amend Section 5.2, Section 5.3, Article 10, Article 11 or Article 14 of the Company Charter or, by action of the Board, amend or repeal Section 3.2, Section 3.3, Section 3.4(B), Section 4.2 or Article VII of the Company By-Laws without, in each case, Special Approval.

Section 3.6      Compliance with Law. Without limiting the generality of Section 6.11 hereof, in the event any Law or applicable exchange requirement conflicts with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to revise the Agreement to achieve the Parties’ intention set forth herein.

Section 3.7      Termination. The provisions of this Article III will terminate on the date on which the Harbinger Parties and the other members of the Restricted Group no longer Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, forty percent (40%) of the Outstanding Voting Securities.

ARTICLE IV

 

OTHER COVENANTS

Section 4.1      Rights Offering. If Special RH Preferred Stock is issued in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Support Agreement, then the Company shall, within three (3) Business Days of the Closing Date, commence a rights offering pursuant to which it shall distribute to Persons who were Battery Stockholders (other than the Harbinger Parties and any other member of the Restricted Group, each of whom shall have been deemed to have waived its right to receive such distribution) as of the record date for the Battery Stockholders’ Meeting (the “Eligible Former Battery Stockholders”) non-transferable rights to subscribe for and purchase an aggregate number of shares of the Common Stock, at a per share subscription price of not

 

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more than $27.00 (as adjusted to reflect fully the appropriate effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar change with respect to the Common Stock) (the “Purchase Price”), equal to the Available Amount. Each Eligible Former Battery Stockholder will have the right to purchase a number of shares of Common Stock at the Purchase Price in an aggregate amount equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) such holder’s pro rata percentage of the Non-Harbinger Battery Shares and (ii) the Available Amount. Such rights offering will remain open for a period not to exceed twenty (20) days.

Section 4.2      Harbinger Term Loan Facility. Immediately following the Effective Time, the applicable Harbinger Parties shall transfer the Harbinger Term Loan Facility to Parent in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.19 of the Merger Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof) in exchange for shares of Common Stock valued at $31.50 per share (as adjusted to fully reflect the appropriate effect of any stock splits, reverse stock split, stock dividend, including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Battery Common Stock or Common Stock, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification or other similar change with respect to Battery Common Stock or Common Stock).

ARTICLE V

 

ACCESS; INSPECTION

Section 5.1     Inspection. In the event that the Harbinger Parties and the other members of the Restricted Group Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, at least fifteen percent (15%) of the Outstanding Voting Securities at the applicable time, the Company will permit, subject to the execution and delivery of a customary confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, such Harbinger Party’s representatives, at such Harbinger Party’s expense, to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, examine their respective books and records and take copies and extracts therefrom, discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries with the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ respective officers, employees and public accountants (and the Company hereby authorizes said accountants to discuss with such party and such designees such affairs, finances and accounts), during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice, provided that in the event that any Harbinger Party or any of its Affiliates is a direct competitor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, the Company shall have no obligation to disclose information to such Harbinger Party to the extent it reasonably determines such information is competitively sensitive.

Section 5.2      Information Rights. Without limiting Section 5.1, subject to applicable Law, for so long as a member of the Restricted Group Beneficially Owns at least ten percent (10%) of the Outstanding Voting Securities at the applicable time, subject to the execution and delivery of an existing confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, the Company will, and will cause its Subsidiaries to, at the applicable member of the Restricted Group’s expense, furnish promptly to the applicable member of the Restricted Group, all information concerning the business and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including financial information, as it may reasonably request, but only to the extent that such member of the Restricted Group reasonably concludes that it is necessary to

 

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permit such member of the Restricted Group to comply with any applicable Securities Laws (including, without limitation, such member’s reporting obligations under Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act). In addition, the Company shall cause its officers, employees, counsel and public accountants to cooperate with the applicable member of the Restricted Group in connection with such member’s compliance with applicable Securities Laws or with any offering of such member’s securities, including customary assistance in connection with underwritten offerings. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2, or any applicable confidentiality agreement, each member of the Restricted Group that has reporting obligations under Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act shall be permitted to disclose in its filings required thereunder any information required to be disclosed therein under applicable Law or the rules of any applicable stock exchange; provided, however, that such member of the Restricted Group has provided the Company with a minimum of three (3) Business Days’ advance notice and consulted in good faith with the Company regarding such disclosure and the requirement to so disclose. For purposes of this Section 5.2, HGI will be deemed to be a member of the Restricted Group.

Section 5.3      No Limitation Under Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article V, none of the foregoing will be construed to limit the rights of the Harbinger Parties or any transferee thereof under applicable Law.

ARTICLE VI

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.1     Termination. Without limiting the effect of the termination of any provision of this Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof, this Agreement will terminate on the date on which any Person or group (including a Harbinger Party or the Restricted Group) becomes the Beneficial Owner of ninety percent (90%) or more of the Outstanding Voting Securities (including as a result of a Rule 13e-3 Transaction) in compliance with this Agreement; provided, however, that Section 2.4 will survive termination of this Agreement until the date on which any Person or group (including a Harbinger party or the Restricted Group) becomes the Beneficial Owner of all of the Outstanding Voting Securities. This Article VI will survive termination of this Agreement.

Section 6.2      Notice. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Agreement will be in writing and will be deemed given if delivered personally, sent via facsimile (receipt confirmed), sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (providing proof of delivery), or mailed in the United States by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for any Party as may be specified by like notice):

 

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If to the Company:

 

SB/RH Holdings, Inc.

3633 Flamingo Road

Miramar, Florida 33027

Fax No: (954) 883-1714

Attention: Lisa Carstarphen, Esq.

With a copy (which will not constitute notice hereunder) to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6064

Attention: Jeffrey D. Marell, Esq.

 

Mark A. Underberg, Esq.

Fax No.: (212) 757-3990

If to any Harbinger Party, to such Party at:

450 Park Avenue, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Fax No.: (212) 658-9311

Attention: General Counsel

With a copy to (which will not constitute notice hereunder) to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6064

Attention: Jeffrey D. Marell, Esq.

 

Mark A. Underberg, Esq.

Fax No.: (212) 757-3990

Section 6.3      Enforcement. The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at Law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached by any other Party. It is accordingly agreed that each of the Parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches and/or threatened breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any federal court located in the State of Delaware or in Delaware state court, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at Law or in equity. Any decisions made on behalf of the Company with respect to the enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement will be made pursuant to Special Approval.

Section 6.4      Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This

 

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Agreement will be binding upon and, except as provided in Article V, inure solely to the benefit of each Party. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or will confer upon any Person that is not a Party any rights, benefits or remedies hereunder.

Section 6.5      Amendments; Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived unless such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Parties, or in the case of a waiver, by the Party against whom the waiver is to be effective; provided, however, that no such amendment or waiver by the Company will be effective without Special Approval.

Section 6.6      Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned, in whole or in part, by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties; provided, however, that any consent of the Company hereunder will require Special Approval; provided, further, that the rights set forth in Article V shall be assignable by the Harbinger Parties to any transferee of its Equity Securities and any subsequent transferee thereof without the consent of any other Party so long as such transferee meets the applicable ownership threshold set forth in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2. Any assignment in violation of the preceding sentence will be void. Subject to the preceding two sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.

Section 6.7      Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related thereto, the relationship of the Parties, and/or the interpretation and enforcement of the rights and duties of the Parties, whether arising at Law or in equity, in contract, tort or otherwise, will be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its rules regarding conflicts of law to the extent that the application of the laws of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.

Section 6.8      Interpretation. Unless otherwise expressly provided, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:

(a)       The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation hereof.

(b)       When a reference is made in this Agreement to an article or a section, paragraph, exhibit or schedule, such reference will be to an article or a section, paragraph, exhibit or schedule hereof unless otherwise clearly indicated to the contrary.

(c)       Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they will be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(d)       The words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import will, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

(e)       The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” will mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase will not mean simply “if.”

 

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(f)        The meaning assigned to each term defined herein will be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender will include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms will have a corresponding meaning.

(g)       A reference to any period of days will be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days, unless otherwise specified.

(h)       All terms defined in this Agreement will have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.

(i)        The Parties 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 will be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions hereof.

(j)        Any statute or rule defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such statute or rule as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes or rules and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.

Section 6.9      Consent to Jurisdiction. Each of the Parties agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and obligations arising hereunder brought by any other Party or its successors or assigns, will be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with this Section 6.9, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise), and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by the applicable law, any claim that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper, or (iii) this Agreement or the subject mater hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

 

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Section 6.10    Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THE ACTIONS OF ANY OF THE PARTIES IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AGREEMENT.

Section 6.11    Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy by a court of competent jurisdiction, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement will nevertheless remain in full force and effect, insofar as the foregoing can be accomplished without materially affecting the economic benefits anticipated by the Parties. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties will negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are fulfilled to the extent possible; provided, however, that no modification will be effective without Special Approval.

Section 6.12    Headings. The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

Section 6.13    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when executed will be deemed to be an original, and all of which together will be considered one and the same agreement and will become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties. For purposes of this Agreement, facsimile signatures or signatures by other electronic form of transfer will be deemed originals, and the Parties agree to exchange original signatures as promptly as possible.

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

The Company:

 

SB/RH HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

By: 



/s/ Lisa Carstarphen

 

 

 

Name:  Lisa Carstarphen

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

The Harbinger Parties:

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.

 

 

By: 



/s/ Peter Jenson

 

 

 

Name:  Peter Jenson

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

 

 

By: 



/s/ Peter Jenson

 

 

 

Name:  Peter Jenson

Title:    Vice Pesident

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES BREAKAWAY LTD.

 

 

By: 



/s/ Peter Jenson

 

 

 

Name:  Peter Jenson

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

EX-4 6 exi-sc13da_spectrum.htm EXHIBIT I

 

EXHIBIT I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

among

SB/RH HOLDINGS, INC.,

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.,

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.,

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES BREAKAWAY LTD.,

 

AVENUE INTERNATIONAL MASTER, L.P.,

 

AVENUE INVESTMENTS, L.P.,

 

AVENUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND V, L.P.,

 

AVENUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND IV, L.P.

 

and

 

AVENUE-CDP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.

 

___________________________________

Dated: February 9, 2010

_______________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1.

Definitions and Interpretation

2

 

(a)

Certain Definitions

2

 

(b)

Interpretation

6

 

2.

General; Securities Subject to this Agreement

7

 

(a)

Grant of Rights

7

 

(b)

Registrable Securities

7

 

(c)

Holders of Registrable Securities

7

 

3.

Demand Registration

7

 

(a)

Request for Demand Registration

7

 

(b)

Limitations on Demand Registrations

8

 

(c)

Incidental or “Piggy-Back” Rights with Respect to a Demand Registration                                                                                                                                        9

 

(d)

Effective Demand Registration

9

 

(e)

Expenses

10

 

(f)

Underwriting Procedures

10

 

(g)

Selection of Underwriters in a Demand Registration

10

 

4.

Incidental or “Piggy-Back” Registration

11

 

(a)

Request for Incidental or “Piggy-Back” Registration

11

 

(b)

Expenses

11

 

5.

Shelf Registration

12

 

(a)

Request for Shelf Registration

12

 

(b)

Shelf Underwriting Procedures

12

 

(c)

Limitations on Shelf Registrations

13

 

(d)

Expenses

13

 

(e)

Additional Selling Stockholders

13

 

(f)

Automatic Shelf Registration

14

 

(g)

Not a Demand Registration

14

 

6.

Lock-up Agreements

14

 

(a)

Demand Registration

14

 

(b)

Shelf Registration

15

 

(c)

Additional Lock-up Agreements

15

 

(d)

Third Party Beneficiaries in Lock-up Agreements

15

 

7.

Registration Procedures

16

 

(a)

Obligations of the Company

16

 

(b)

Seller Obligations

20

 

(c)

Notice to Discontinue

21

 

(d)

Registration Expenses

21

 

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(e)

Hedging Transactions

22

 

8.

Indemnification; Contribution

23

 

(a)

Indemnification by the Company

23

 

(b)

Indemnification by Holders

24

 

(c)

Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings

24

 

(d)

Contribution

25

 

(e)

Exchange Act Reporting and Rule 144

26

 

9.

Miscellaneous

26

 

(a)

Termination

26

 

(b)

Recapitalizations, Exchanges, etc

26

 

(c)

No Inconsistent Agreements

26

 

(d)

Remedies

26

 

(e)

Amendments and Waivers

27

 

(f)

Notices

27

 

(g)

Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries

30

 

(h)

Headings

30

 

(i)

GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION

30

 

(j)

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

30

 

(k)

Severability

31

 

(l)

Rules of Construction

31

 

(m)

Interpretation

31

 

(n)

Entire Agreement

31

 

(o)

Further Assurances

31

 

(p)

Other Agreements

31

 

(q)

Counterparts

31

 

 

 

Schedule 1

Plan of Distribution

 

 

 

 

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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated February 9, 2010 (this “Agreement”), among SB/RH Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Harbinger Master”), Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Harbinger Special Situations”), Global Opportunities Breakaway Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (“Global Opportunities” and, together with Harbinger Master and Harbinger Special Situations, the “Harbinger Investors”), Avenue International Master, L.P. (“Avenue Int’l”), Avenue Investments, L.P. (“Avenue Investments”), Avenue Special Situations Fund V, L.P. (“Avenue V”), Avenue Special Situations Fund IV, L.P. (“Avenue IV”) and Avenue-CDP Global Opportunities Fund, L.P. (“Avenue-CDP” and, together with Avenue Int’l, Avenue Investments, Avenue V and Avenue IV, the “Avenue Investors”). For purposes of this Agreement, the Harbinger Investors and Avenue Investors shall be referred to collectively as the “Investors”. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 1.

R E C I T A L S :

WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company, Battery Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Battery Merger Sub”), Grill Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“RH Merger Sub”), Battery Brands, Inc. a Delaware corporation (“Battery”), and RH, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RH”), are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the date hereof (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which (i) Battery Merger Sub shall merge with and into Battery, with Battery as the surviving corporation (the “Battery Merger”), and (ii) RH Merger Sub shall merge with and into RH, with RH as the surviving corporation (the “RH Merger” and, together with the Battery Merger, the “Mergers”);

WHEREAS, at the effective time of the Mergers, among other things, (i) Harbinger Master and Harbinger Special Situations shall receive shares of Common Stock in exchange for the shares of stock of RH formerly held by them, and (ii) the Investors shall receive shares of Common Stock in exchange for the shares of stock of Battery formerly held by them; and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Investors desire to enter into this Agreement to provide the Investors with certain rights relating to the registration of shares of Common Stock to be received by them, whether pursuant to the Mergers or otherwise, and any other securities that fall within the definition of “Registrable Securities” hereunder;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.

Definitions and Interpretation.

(a)       Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, and unless the context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

 


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

Affiliate” means any Person who is an “affiliate” as defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Approved Underwriter” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(f).

Automatic Shelf Registration Statement” means an “automatic shelf registration statement” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Battery” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Battery Merger” has the meaning set forth in Recitals.

Battery Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in Recitals.

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of the Company.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

Closing Price” means, with respect to the Registrable Securities, as of the date of determination, (i) if the Registrable Securities are listed on a national securities exchange, the closing price per share of a Registrable Security officially reported on the principal national securities exchange on which the Registrable Securities are then listed or admitted to trading; or (ii) if the Registrable Securities are not then listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices of the Registrable Securities on such date on the principal over the counter market on which the Registrable Securities are traded; or (iii) if none of clauses (i) or (ii) is applicable, a market price per share determined in good faith by the disinterested members of the Board of Directors or, if such determination is not satisfactory to the Holder for whom such determination is being made, by a nationally recognized investment banking firm mutually selected by the Company and such Holder, the expenses for which shall be borne equally by the Company and such Holder. If trading is conducted on a continuous basis on any exchange, then the closing price shall be at 4:00 P.M. New York City time.

Commission” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $[0.01] per share, of the Company or any other capital stock of the Company (or any successor entity) into which such stock is reclassified or reconstituted and any other common stock of the Company (or any successor entity).

Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Company Underwriter” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

 


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Contemporaneous Company Offering” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

Demand Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Determination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(f).

Disclosure Package” means, with respect to any offering of securities, (i) the preliminary Prospectus, (ii) each Free Writing Prospectus and (iii) all other information, in each case, that is deemed, under Rule 159 promulgated under the Securities Act, to have been conveyed to purchasers of securities at the time of sale of such securities (including a contract of sale).

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

FINRA” means the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Free Writing Prospectus” means any “free writing prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

Global Opportunities” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Harbinger Master” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Harbinger Special Situations” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Hedging Counterparty” means a broker-dealer registered under Section 15(b) of the Exchange Act or an Affiliate thereof.

Hedging Transaction” means any transaction involving a security linked to the Registrable Class Securities or any security that would be deemed to be a “derivative security” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(c) promulgated under the Exchange Act) with respect to the Registrable Class Securities or transaction (even if not a security) which would (were it a security) be considered such a derivative security, or which transfers some or all of the economic risk of ownership of the Registrable Class Securities, including any forward contract, equity swap, put or call, put or call equivalent position, collar, non-recourse loan, sale of exchangeable security or similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, the following transactions shall be deemed to be Hedging Transactions:

(i)        transactions by a Holder in which a Hedging Counterparty engages in short sales of Registrable Class Securities pursuant to a Prospectus and may use Registrable Securities to close out its short position;

(ii)       transactions pursuant to which a Holder sells short Registrable Class Securities pursuant to a Prospectus and delivers Registrable Securities to close out its short position;

(iii)      transactions by a Holder in which the Holder delivers, in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act, Registrable Securities to the Hedging

 


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Counterparty who will then publicly resell or otherwise transfer such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Prospectus or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act; and

(iv)      a loan or pledge of Registrable Securities to a Hedging Counterparty who may then become a selling stockholder and sell the loaned shares or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged shares, in each case, in a public transaction pursuant to a Prospectus.

Holder” means the Investors and any Permitted Transferee thereof to whom Registrable Securities are transferred in accordance with Section [9(g)] other than a transferee to whom Registrable Securities have been transferred pursuant to a Registration Statement under the Securities Act or Rule 144 or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

Holder Free Writing Prospectus” means each Free Writing Prospectus prepared by or on behalf of the relevant Holder or used or referred to by such Holder in connection with the offering of Registrable Securities.

Holders’ Counsel” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a)(i).

Incidental Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a).

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c).

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c).

Initiating Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Inspectors” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a)(viii).

Investor” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Liability” has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a).

Lock-up Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(a).

Long-Form Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

Market Price” means, on any date of determination, the average of the daily Closing Price of the Registrable Securities for the immediately preceding 30 days on which the national securities exchanges are open for trading.

Merger Agreement” has the meaning set forth in Recitals.

Person” means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.

 


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Prospectus” means any “prospectus” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act.

RH” has the meaning set forth in Recitals.

RH Merger” has the meaning set forth in Recitals.

RH Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in Recitals.

Records” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a)(viii).

Registrable Class Securities” means the Registrable Securities and any other securities of the Company that are of the same class as the relevant Registrable Securities.

Registrable Securities” means each of the following: (i) any and all shares of Common Stock owned after the date hereof by the Holders (irrespective of when acquired) and any shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon exercise, conversion or exchange of other securities of the Company; and (ii) any securities of the Company issued in respect of the shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to any of the Holders with respect to the Registrable Securities by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise and any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof.

Registration Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d).

Registration Statement” means a registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act, including an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement.

Requested Shelf Registered Securities” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

Seasoned Issuer” means an issuer eligible to use Form S-3 or F-3 under the Securities Act for a primary offering in reliance on General Instruction I.B.1 to those Forms.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.

Shelf Initiating Holders” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

Shelf Registered Securities” means, with respect to a Shelf Registration, any Registrable Securities whose sale is registered pursuant to the Registration Statement filed in connection with such Shelf Registration.

Shelf Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a).

Shelf Requesting Holder” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

Short-Form Registration” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a).

 


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Transfer” means, with respect to any security, the offer for sale, sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition or encumbrance (or any transaction or device that is designed to or could be expected to result in the transfer or the disposition by any Person at any time in the future) of such security, and shall include the entering into of any swap, hedge or other derivatives transaction or other transaction that transfers to another in whole or in part any rights, economic benefits or risks of ownership, including by way of settlement by delivery of such security or other securities in cash or otherwise.

underwritten public offering” of securities means a public offering of such securities registered under the Securities Act in which an underwriter, placement agent or other intermediary participates in the distribution of such securities, including a Hedging Transaction in which a Hedging Counterparty participates.

Valid Business Reason” has the meaning set forth in Section 3(b).

Well-Known Seasoned Issuer” means a “well-known seasoned issuer” as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act and which (i) is a “well-known seasoned issuer” under paragraph (1)(i)(A) of such definition or (ii) is a “well-known seasoned issuer” under paragraph (1)(i)(B) of such definition and is also eligible to register a primary offering of its securities relying on General Instruction I.B.1 of Form S-3 or Form F-3 under the Securities Act.

 

(b)

Interpretation. Unless otherwise noted:

(i)        All references to laws, rules, regulations and forms in this Agreement shall be deemed to be references to such laws, rules, regulations and forms, as amended from time to time or, to the extent replaced, the comparable successor thereto in effect at the time.

(ii)       All references to agencies, self-regulatory organizations or governmental entities in this Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the comparable successor thereto.

(iii)      All references to agreements and other contractual instruments shall be deemed to be references to such agreements or other instruments as they may be amended from time to time.

(iv)      Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

 

2.

General; Securities Subject to this Agreement.

(a)       Grant of Rights. Subject to, and conditioned upon, the consummation of the Battery Merger and the RH Merger, the Company hereby grants registration rights to the Holders upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

(b)       Registrable Securities. For the purposes of this Agreement, any given Registrable Securities will cease to be Registrable Securities when (i) a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities has been declared effective under the Securities Act by the

 


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Commission and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) such Registrable Securities have been sold pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, (iii) the entire amount of the Registrable Securities owned by the relevant Holder may be sold in a single sale, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company and such Holder, each in their reasonable judgment, without any limitation as to volume pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, (iv) such Holder owning such Registrable Securities owns less than 1% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis, (v) the Registrable Securities are proposed to be sold or distributed by a Person not entitled to the registration rights granted by this Agreement, or (vi) such Registrable Securities are no longer outstanding.

(c)       Holders of Registrable Securities. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns of record or beneficially owns Registrable Securities, or holds an option granted by the Company to purchase, or a security issued by the Company that is convertible into, or exercisable or exchangeable for, Registrable Securities whether or not such purchase, conversion, exercise or exchange has actually been effected. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company may act upon the basis of the instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities. Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise of an option granted by the Company or upon conversion, exercise or exchange of another security issued by the Company shall be deemed outstanding for the purposes of this Agreement.

 

3.

Demand Registration.

(a)       Request for Demand Registration. At any time, and from time to time, one or more of the Holders (the “Initiating Holders”) may make a written request to the Company to register, and the Company shall register, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the sale of the number of Registrable Securities stated in such request under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or S-8), at the election of the Initiating Holders, (i) on Form S-1 or any similar long-form registration (a “Long-Form Registration”) or (ii) on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration (other than a Shelf Registration), if such a short-form is then available to the Company (a “Short-Form Registration” and, together with a Long-Form Registration, a “Demand Registration”); provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect (A) more than three such Long-Form Registrations for each Holder and (B) a Demand Registration if the Initiating Holders propose to sell their Registrable Securities at an anticipated aggregate offering price (calculated based upon the Market Price of the Registrable Securities on the date of filing of the Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and including any Registrable Securities subject to any applicable over-allotment option) to the public of less than (x) $30,000,000.00 in the case of a Long-Form Registration or (y) $5,000,000.00 in the case of a Short-Form Registration. For purposes of the preceding sentence, two or more Registration Statements filed in response to one demand for a Long-Form Registration shall be counted as one Long-Form Registration. Each request for a Demand Registration by the Initiating Holders shall state the amount of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method of disposition thereof. The Initiating Holders shall be entitled to no more than one Short-Form Registration every six months.

 


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(b)       Limitations on Demand Registrations. If the Board of Directors, in its good faith judgment, determines that any registration of Registrable Securities should not be made or continued because it would materially interfere with any material financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or merger or other material transaction involving the Company or is necessary to avoid premature disclosure of a matter the Board has determined would not be in the best interests of the Company to be disclosed at such time (a “Valid Business Reason”), (i) the Company may postpone filing a Registration Statement relating to a Demand Registration until such Valid Business Reason no longer exists, and (ii) in case a Registration Statement has been filed relating to a Demand Registration, the Company, upon the approval of a majority of the Board of Directors, may postpone amending or supplementing such Registration Statement and, if the Valid Business Reason has not resulted from actions taken by the Company, may cause such Registration Statement to be withdrawn and its effectiveness terminated. The Company shall give written notice to all Holders of its determination to postpone or withdraw a Registration Statement and of the fact that the Valid Business Reason for such postponement or withdrawal no longer exists, in each case, promptly after the occurrence thereof. If the Company gives notice of its determination to postpone or withdraw a Registration Statement pursuant to this Section 3(b), the Company shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement (including, in the case of a Long-Form Registration, the period referred to in the second sentence of Section 3(d)) by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to this Section 3(b) to and including the date when sellers of such Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by and meeting the requirements of Section 7(a)(vi). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may not withdraw a filing under this Section 3(b) or Section 5(c) due to a Valid Business Reason more than once in any 12 month period, and may not postpone an offering under this Section 3(b) or Section 5(c) due to a Valid Business Reason for a period of greater than 90 days during any 12-month period.

(c)       Incidental or “Piggy-Back” Rights with Respect to a Demand Registration. Any Holder which has not requested the relevant Demand Registration under Section 3(a)) may offer such Holder’s Registrable Securities under any such Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 3(c). The Company shall (i) as promptly as reasonably practicable but in no event later than five days after the receipt of a request for a Demand Registration from any Initiating Holders, give written notice thereof to all of the Holders (other than such Initiating Holders), which notice shall specify the number of Registrable Securities subject to the request for Demand Registration, whether such Demand Registration is a Short-Form Registration or Long-Form Registration, the names and notice information of the Initiating Holders and the intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities and (ii) subject to Section 3(f), include in the Registration Statement filed pursuant to such Demand Registration all of the Registrable Securities requested by such Holders for inclusion in such Registration Statement from whom the Company has received a written request for inclusion therein within 10 days after the receipt by such Holders of such written notice referred to in clause (i) above. Each such request by such Holders shall specify the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be registered and such Holder shall send a copy of such request to the Initiating Holders. The failure of any Holder to respond within such 10-day period referred to in clause (ii) above shall be deemed to be a waiver of such Holder’s rights under this Section 3(c) with respect to such Demand Registration. Any Holder may waive its rights under this Section 3(c) prior to the expiration of such 10-day period by giving written notice to the Company, with a copy to the

 


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Initiating Holders. If a Holder sends the Company a written request for inclusion of part or all of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in a registration, such Holder shall not be entitled to withdraw or revoke such request without the prior written consent of the Company in the Company’s sole discretion unless, as a result of facts or circumstances arising after the date on which such request was made relating to the Company or to market conditions, such Holder reasonably determines that participation in such registration would have a material adverse effect on such Holder.

(d)       Effective Demand Registration. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any such Demand Registration to become effective within (i) 60 days after it receives a request under Section 3(a) for a Long-Form Registration and (ii) 45 days after it receives a request under Section 3(a) for a Short-Form Registration, and in each case to remain effective thereafter. A registration shall not constitute a Long-Form Registration until it has become effective and remains continuously effective for the lesser of (A) the period during which all Registrable Securities registered in the Long-Form Registration are sold and (B) 120 days; provided, however, that a registration shall not constitute a Long-Form Registration if (x) after such Long-Form Registration has become effective, such registration or the related offer, sale or distribution of Registrable Securities thereunder is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the Commission or other governmental agency, court or other Person for any reason not attributable to the Initiating Holders and such interference is not thereafter eliminated or (y) the conditions specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such Long-Form Registration are not satisfied or waived, other than by reason of a failure by the Initiating Holders.

(e)       Expenses. The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with a Demand Registration, whether or not such Demand Registration becomes effective; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be responsible for the expenses of any Holder who voluntarily withdraws Registrable Securities from any registration or offering (except as contemplated by Section 3(f)) or was required to withdraw such Registrable Securities as a result of a breach, or failure to satisfy any condition, of this Agreement.

(f)        Underwriting Procedures. If the Company or the Initiating Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all of the Initiating Holders so elect, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the offering made pursuant to such Demand Registration to be in the form of a firm commitment underwritten public offering, and the managing underwriter or underwriters for such offering shall be an investment banking firm or firms of national reputation selected to act as the managing underwriter or underwriters of the offering in accordance with Section 3(g) (each, an “Approved Underwriter”). In connection with any Demand Registration under this Section 3 involving an underwritten public offering, none of the Registrable Securities held by any Holder making a request for inclusion of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(c) shall be included in such underwritten public offering unless such Holder accepts the terms of the offering as agreed upon by the Company, the Initiating Holders and the Approved Underwriters, and then only in such quantity as will not, in the opinion of the Approved Underwriters, jeopardize the success of such offering by the Initiating Holders. If the Approved Underwriters advise the Company that the aggregate amount of such Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering is sufficiently large to have a material adverse effect on the success of such offering, then the Company shall include in such registration only the aggregate

 


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amount of Registrable Securities that the Approved Underwriters believe may be sold without any such material adverse effect and shall reduce the amount of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration, first, as to the equity securities offered by the Company for its own account; second, as to the Registrable Securities of Holders who are not Initiating Holders, as a group, if any; and third, as to the Registrable Securities of the Initiating Holders, as a group, pro rata within each group based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such party; provided, however, that any party whose right to participate in such offering is reduced by greater than thirty percent (30%) may withdraw all of its Registrable Securities from such registration.

(g)       Selection of Underwriters in a Demand Registration. If an offering of Registrable Securities made pursuant to any Demand Registration is in the form of an underwritten public offering, the Initiating Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all of the Initiating Holders shall select the Approved Underwriters; provided, however, that the Approved Underwriters shall, in any case, also be reasonably acceptable to the Company.

 

4.

Incidental or “Piggy-Back” Registration.

(a)       Request for Incidental or “Piggy-Back” Registration. If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement with respect to an offering by the Company for its own account (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-4 or S-8) or for the account of any stockholder of the Company (other than for the account of any Holder pursuant to Section 3 or Section 5), then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to each of the Holders at least 20 days before the anticipated filing date, and such notice shall describe the proposed registration, offering price (or reasonable range thereof) and distribution arrangements, and offer such Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request (an “Incidental Registration”). In connection with any Incidental Registration under this Section 4(a) involving an underwritten public offering, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts (within 20 days after the notice provided for in the preceding sentence) to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters (the “Company Underwriter”) to permit each of the Holders who has requested in writing to participate in the Incidental Registration to include the number of such Holder’s Registrable Securities specified by such Holder in such offering on the same terms and conditions as the securities of the Company or for the account of such other stockholder, as the case may be, included therein. In connection with any Incidental Registration under this Section 4(a) involving an underwritten public offering, the Company shall not be required to include any Registrable Securities in such underwritten public offering unless the Holders thereof accept the terms of the underwritten public offering as agreed upon between the Company, such other stockholders, if any, and the Company Underwriter, and then only in such quantity as the Company Underwriter believes will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the Company Underwriter determines that the registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities which the Holders have requested to be included would materially adversely affect the success of such offering, then the Company shall include in such Incidental Registration only the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities that the Company Underwriter believes may be sold without any such material adverse effect and shall include in such registration, first, all of the securities to be offered for the account of the Company; second, the Registrable Securities to be offered for the account of the Holders pursuant to this Section 4, as a group, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Holder; and third, any other securities requested to be

 


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included in such offering by other security holders of the Company,pro rata based on the number of relevant securities owned by the securityholders in such group.

(b)       Expenses. The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses in connection with any Incidental Registration pursuant to this Section 4, whether or not such Incidental Registration becomes effective ; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be responsible for the expenses of any Holder who voluntarily withdraws Registrable Securities from any registration or offering (except as contemplated by Section 3(f)) or was required to withdraw such Registrable Securities as a result of a breach, or failure to satisfy any condition, of this Agreement.

(c)       Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any Holder has requested to include Registrable Securities in such registration.

 

5.

Shelf Registration.

(a)       Request for Shelf Registration. Upon the Company becoming eligible for use of Form S-3 under the Securities Act in connection with a secondary public offering of its equity securities, in the event that the Company shall receive from one or more of the Holders (the “Shelf Initiating Holders”), a written request that the Company register, under the Securities Act on Form S-3 in an offering on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act (a “Shelf Registration”), the sale of at least $25,000,000.00 of Registrable Securities owned by such Shelf Initiating Holders, the Company shall give written notice of such request to all of the Holders (other than the Shelf Initiating Holders) as promptly as reasonably practicable but in no event later than 10 days before the anticipated filing date of such Form S-3, and such notice shall describe the proposed Shelf Registration, the intended method of disposition of such Registrable Securities and any other information that at the time would be appropriate to include in such notice, and offer such Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as each such Holder may request in writing to the Company, given within 10 days after their receipt from the Company of the written notice of such Shelf Registration. The “Plan of Distribution” section of such Form S-3 shall permit all lawful means of disposition of Registrable Securities, including firm-commitment underwritten public offerings, block trades, agented transactions, sales directly into the market, purchases or sales by brokers, Hedging Transactions, distributions to stockholders, partners or members of such Holders and sales not involving a public offering. With respect to each Shelf Registration, the Company shall (i) as promptly as reasonably practicable after the written request of the Shelf Initiating Holders, file a Registration Statement and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective within 45 days after it receives a request therefor, and remain effective until there are no longer any Shelf Registered Securities. The obligations set forth in this Section 5(a) shall not apply if the Company has a currently effective Automatic Shelf Registration Statement covering all Registrable Securities in accordance with Section 5(f) and has otherwise complied with its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.

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Holder”), which request shall, subject to Section 5(a), specify the amount of such Shelf Requesting Holder’s Shelf Registered Securities to be sold (the “Requested Shelf Registered Securities”), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the sale of such Requested Shelf Registered Securities to be in the form of a firm commitment underwritten public offering (unless otherwise consented to by the Shelf Requesting Holder) if the anticipated aggregate offering price (calculated based upon the Market Price of the Registrable Securities on the date of such written request and including any Registrable Securities subject to any applicable over-allotment option) to the public equals or exceeds $10,000,000.00 (including causing to be produced and filed any necessary Prospectuses or Prospectus supplements with respect to such offering). The managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering shall be selected by the Shelf Requesting Holder and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company, and each such underwriter shall be deemed to be an Approved Underwriter with respect to such offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any offering of Requested Shelf Registered Securities involving an underwritten public offering that occurs or is scheduled to occur within 30 days of a proposed registered underwritten public offering of equity securities for the Company’s own account (a “Contemporaneous Company Offering”), the Company shall not be required to cause such offering of Requested Shelf Registered Securities to take the form of an underwritten public offering but shall instead offer the Shelf Requesting Holder the ability to include its Requested Shelf Registered Securities in the Contemporaneous Company Offering pursuant to Section 4.

(c)       Limitations on Shelf Registrations. If the Board of Directors has a Valid Business Reason, (i) the Company may postpone filing a Registration Statement relating to a Shelf Registration until such Valid Business Reason no longer exists and (ii) in case a Registration Statement has been filed relating to a Shelf Registration, the Company may postpone the offering of Registrable Securities thereunder or, if the Valid Business Reason has not resulted from actions taken by the Company, the Company, upon the approval of a majority of the Board of Directors, may suspend other required registration actions under this Agreement. The Company shall give written notice to all Holders of its determination to so suspend required registration actions and of the fact that the Valid Business Reason for such postponement or withdrawal no longer exists, in each case, promptly after the occurrence thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may not cause such suspension due to a Valid Business Reason under this Section 5(c) or Section 3(b) more than once in any 12 month period, and may not postpone an offering under this Section 5(c) or Section 3(b) due to a Valid Business Reason for a period of greater than 90 days during any 12-month period.

(d)       Expenses. The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses in connection with any Shelf Registration pursuant to this Section 5, whether or not such Shelf Registration becomes effective; provided, however, that in no event shall the Company be responsible for the expenses of any Holder who voluntarily withdraws Registrable Securities from any registration or offering (except as contemplated by Section 3(f)) or was required to withdraw such Registrable Securities as a result of a breach, or failure to satisfy any condition, of this Agreement.

(e)       Additional Selling Stockholders. After the Registration Statement with respect to a Shelf Registration is declared effective, upon written request by one or more Holders (which written request shall specify the amount of such Holders’ Registrable Securities to be registered), the Company shall, as promptly as 

 


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reasonably practicable after receiving such request, (i) if it is a Seasoned Issuer or Well-Known Seasoned Issuer, or if such Registration Statement is an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, file a Prospectus supplement to include such Holders as selling stockholders in such Registration Statement or (ii) if it is not a Seasoned Issuer or Well-Known Seasoned Issuer, and the Registrable Securities requested to be registered represent more than 1% of the outstanding Registrable Securities, file a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to include such Holders in such Shelf Registration and use reasonable best efforts to have such post-effective amendment declared effective.

(f)        Automatic Shelf Registration. Upon the Company becoming a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer, (i) the Company shall give written notice to all of the Holders as promptly as reasonably practicable but in no event later than five Business Days thereafter, and such notice shall describe, in reasonable detail, the basis on which the Company has become a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer, and (ii) the Company shall, as promptly as reasonably practicable, register, under an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement, the sale of all of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to file such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement within 10 Business Days after it becomes a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer, and to cause such Automatic Shelf Registration Statement to remain effective thereafter until there are no longer any Registrable Securities. The Company shall give written notice of filing such Registration Statement to all of the Holders as promptly as reasonably practicable thereafter. At any time after the filing of an Automatic Shelf Registration Statement by the Company, if it is reasonably likely that it will no longer be a Well-Known Seasoned Issuer as of a future determination date (the “Determination Date”), at least 30 days prior to such Determination Date, the Company shall (A) give written notice thereof to all of the Holders as promptly as reasonably practicable but in no event later than 10 Business Days prior to such Determination Date and (B) if the Company is eligible to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with respect to a secondary public offering of its equity securities, file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with respect to a Shelf Registration in accordance with Section 5(a), treating all selling stockholders identified as such in the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement (and amendments or supplements thereto) as Shelf Requesting Holders and use all commercially reasonable efforts to have such Registration Statement declared effective prior to the Determination Date. Any registration pursuant to this Section 5(f) shall be deemed a Shelf Registration for purposes of this Agreement.

(g)       Not a Demand Registration. No Shelf Registration pursuant to this Section 5 shall be deemed a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3.

 

6.

Lock-up Agreements.

(a)       Demand Registration. With respect to any Demand Registration, the Company shall not (except as part of such Demand Registration) effect any Transfer of Registrable Class Securities, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Registrable Class Securities (except pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8), during the period beginning on the effective date of any Registration Statement in which the Holders are participating and ending on the date that is 120 days after date of the final Prospectus relating to such offering, except as part of such Demand Registration. Upon request by the Approved Underwriters or the Company Underwriter (as the case may be), the Company shall, from time to time, enter into customary Lock-up agreements (“Lock-up Agreements”) on terms consistent with the preceding sentence.

 


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(b)       Shelf Registration. With respect to any Shelf Registration and offering of Requested Shelf Registered Securities that takes the form of an underwritten public offering, the Company shall not (except as part of such offering) effect any Transfer of Registrable Class Securities, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such Registrable Class Securities (except pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-8), during the period beginning on the date the Shelf Requesting Holder delivers its request pursuant to the first sentence of Section 5(b) and ending on the date that is 90 days after date of the final Prospectus relating to such offering, except as part of such Shelf Registration. Upon request by the Approved Underwriters or the Company Underwriter (as the case may be), the Company shall, from time to time, enter into Lock-up Agreements on terms consistent with the preceding sentence.

(c)       Additional Lock-up Agreements. With respect to each relevant offering, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all of its officers, directors and holders of more than 1% of the Registrable Class Securities (or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such Registrable Class Securities) (but excluding any Holder) to execute lock-up agreements that contain restrictions that are no less restrictive than the restrictions contained in the Lock-up Agreements executed by the Company.

(d)       Third Party Beneficiaries in Lock-up Agreements. Any Lock-up Agreements executed by the Company, its officers, its directors or other stockholders pursuant to this Section 6 shall contain provisions naming the selling stockholders in the relevant offering that are Holders as intended third-party beneficiaries thereof and requiring the prior written consent of such stockholders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities for any amendments thereto or waivers thereof.

 

7.

Registration Procedures.

(a)       Obligations of the Company. Whenever registration of Registrable Securities has been requested or required pursuant to Section 3, Section 4 or Section 5, the Company shall, subject to any terms, conditions or limitations set forth in Section 3, Section 4 or Section 5, as applicable, use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof as promptly as reasonably practicable, and in connection with any such request or requirement, the Company shall:

(i)        as soon as reasonably practicable, prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on any form for which the Company then qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof, and cause such Registration Statement to become effective; provided, however, that (A) before filing a Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto (including any documents incorporated by reference therein), or before using any Free Writing Prospectus, the Company shall provide the single law firm selected as counsel by the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities being registered in such registration (“Holders’ Counsel”) and any other Inspector with an adequate and 

 


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appropriate opportunity to review and comment on such Registration Statement, each Prospectus included therein (and each amendment or supplement thereto), each document incorporated by reference therein and each Free Writing Prospectus to be filed with the Commission, subject to such documents being under the Company’s control, and (B) the Company shall notify the Holders’ Counsel and each seller of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement of any stop order issued or threatened by the Commission and take all actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered;

(ii)       as soon as reasonably practicable, prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the Prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the lesser of (A) 120 days and (B) such shorter period which will terminate when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold; provided, that in the case of a Shelf Registration, the Company shall keep such Registration Statement effective until all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement shall have been sold, and shall comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;

(iii)      as soon as reasonably practicable, furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities, prior to filing a Registration Statement, at least one copy of such Registration Statement as is proposed to be filed, and thereafter such number of copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto), the Prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary Prospectus), any Prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act and any Free Writing Prospectus as each such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller;

(iv)      as soon as reasonably practicable, register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions as any seller of Registrable Securities may request, and to continue such registration or qualification in effect in such jurisdiction for as long as permissible pursuant to the laws of such jurisdiction, or for as long as any such seller requests or until all of such Registrable Securities are sold, whichever is shortest, and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable any such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 7(a)(iv), (B) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction;

(v)       as soon as reasonably practicable, notify each seller of Registrable Securities: (A) when a Prospectus, any Prospectus supplement, any Free Writing Prospectus, a Registration Statement or a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement has been filed with the Commission, and, with respect to a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the 

 


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same has become effective; (B) of any request by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority for amendments or supplements to a Registration Statement, related Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or for additional information; (C) of the issuance by the Commission or any other federal or state governmental authority of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for that purpose; (D) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification or exemption from qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or threatening of any proceedings for such purpose; (E) of the existence of any fact or happening of any event of which the Company has knowledge which makes any statement of a material fact in such Registration Statement, related Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus or any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated therein by reference untrue or which would require the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus in order that, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of such Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and (F) of the determination by counsel of the Company that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement is advisable;

(vi)      as soon as reasonably practicable, upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by Section 7(a)(v)(E) or, subject to Sections 3(b) and 5(c), the existence of a Valid Business Reason, as promptly as reasonably practicable, prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement, related Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus and furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities a reasonable number of copies of such supplement to or an amendment of such Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus as may be necessary so that, after delivery to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, in the case of the Registration Statement, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and that in the case of such Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus, it will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

(vii)     enter into and perform customary agreements (including underwriting and indemnification and contribution agreements in customary form with the Approved Underwriter or the Company Underwriter, as applicable) and take such other commercially reasonable actions as are required in order to expedite or facilitate each disposition of Registrable Securities and shall provide all reasonable cooperation, including causing appropriate officers to attend and participate in “road shows” and other information meetings organized by the Approved Underwriter or Company Underwriter, if applicable, and causing counsel to the Company to deliver customary legal opinions in connection with any such underwriting agreements;

 


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(viii)    make available at reasonable times for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities, any managing underwriter participating in any disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, Holders’ Counsel and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or any managing underwriter (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Records”) as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ officers, directors and employees, and the independent public accountants of the Company, to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement. Records that the Company determines, in good faith, to be confidential and which it notifies the Inspectors are confidential shall not be disclosed by the Inspectors (and the Inspectors shall confirm their agreement in writing in advance to the Company if the Company shall so request) unless (A) the disclosure of such Records is necessary, in the Inspector’s judgment, to avoid or correct a misstatement or omission in the Registration Statement, (B) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom or (C) the information in such Records was known to the Inspectors on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure by the Company or has been made generally available to the public. Each seller of Registrable Securities agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at the Company’s expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential;

(ix)      if such sale is pursuant to an underwritten public offering, use its commercially reasonable best efforts to obtain a “cold comfort” letter or letters, dated as of such date or dates as the Holders’ counsel or the managing underwriter reasonably requests, from the Company’s independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by “cold comfort” letters as Holders’ Counsel or the managing underwriter reasonably requests;

(x)       furnish, at the request of any seller of Registrable Securities on the date such securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date the Registration Statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, an opinion with respect to legal matters and a negative assurance letter with respect to disclosure matters, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the seller making such request, covering such matters with respect to the registration in respect of which such opinion and letter are being delivered as the underwriters, if any, and such seller may reasonably request and are customarily included in such opinions and negative assurance letters;

(xi)      with respect to each Free Writing Prospectus or other materials to be included in the Disclosure Package, ensure that no Registrable Securities be sold “by means of” (as defined in Rule 159A(b) promulgated under the Securities Act) such Free Writing Prospectus or other materials without the prior written consent of the Holders of the Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement, which Free Writing Prospectuses or other materials shall be subject to the review of Holders’ Counsel;

 


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(xii)     as soon as reasonably practicable and within the deadlines specified by the Securities Act, make all required filings of all Prospectuses and Free Writing Prospectuses with the Commission;

(xiii)    as soon as reasonably practicable and within the deadlines specified by the Securities Act, make all required filing fee payments in respect of any Registration Statement or Prospectus used under this Agreement (and any offering covered thereby);

(xiv)    comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable but no later than 15 months after the effective date of the Registration Statement, an earnings statement covering a period of 12 months beginning after the effective date of the Registration Statement, in a manner which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 promulgated thereunder;

(xv)     cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which Registrable Class Securities issued by the Company are then listed, provided that the applicable listing requirements are satisfied;

(xvi)    as expeditiously as practicable, keep Holders’ Counsel advised in writing as to the initiation and progress of any registration under Section 3, Section 4 or Section 5 and provide Holders’ Counsel with all correspondence with the Commission in connection with any such Registration Statement;

(xvii)   cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with FINRA;

(xviii)  if such registration is pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or any similar short-form registration, include in the body of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement such additional information for marketing purposes as the managing underwriter reasonably requests; and

(xix)    take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration and disposition of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby.

(b)       Seller Obligations. In connection with any offering under any Registration Statement under this Agreement:

(i)        each Holder shall promptly furnish to the Company in writing such information with respect to such Holder and the intended method of disposition of its Registrable Securities as the Company may reasonably request or as may be required by law for use in connection with any related Registration Statement or Prospectus (or amendment or supplement thereto) and all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such

 


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Holder not contain a material misstatement of fact or necessary to cause such Registration Statement or Prospectus (or amendment or supplement thereto) not to omit a material fact with respect to such Holder necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading;

(ii)       each Holder shall comply with the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and all applicable state securities laws and comply with all applicable regulations in connection with the registration and the disposition of the Registrable Securities; and

(iii)      each Holder shall not use any Free Writing Prospectus without the prior written consent of the Company;

(iv)      with respect to any underwritten offering pursuant to Section 3, (x) each Initiating Holder shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters and (y) no selling Holder may participate in any such underwritten offering unless such selling Holder completes and/or provides all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements and other documents or information reasonably required under the terms of, or in connection with, such underwriting agreement; and

(v)       each Shelf Requesting Holder shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with managing underwriter or underwriters, and no Shelf Requesting Holder shall participate in any underwritten registration pursuant to Section 5(b) unless such selling Holder completes and/or provides all questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, and other documents or information reasonably required under the terms of, or in connection with such underwriting agreement.

(c)       Notice to Discontinue. Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 7(a)(v)(E), such Holder shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Holder’s receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by Section 7(a)(vi) and, if so directed by the Company, such Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company’s expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder’s possession, of the Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities which is current at the time of receipt of such notice. If the Company shall give any such notice, the Company shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement (including the period referred to in Section 7(a)(ii)) by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section 7(a)(v)(E) to and including the date when sellers of such Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus contemplated by and meeting the requirements of Section 7(a)(vi).

(d)       Registration Expenses. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 7(d), and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Company shall pay all expenses arising from or incident to its performance of, or compliance with, this Agreement, including (i) Commission, stock exchange and FINRA registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in complying with securities or “blue sky” laws (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to any underwriter incurred in connection with “blue sky” qualifications of the Registrable Securities as may be set forth in any underwriting agreement), (iii) all printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (iv) the reasonable fees, charges and expenses of Holders’ 

 


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Counsel, any necessary counsel with respect to state securities law matters, counsel to the Company and of its independent public accountants, and any other accounting fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Company (including any expenses arising from any “cold comfort” letters or any special audits incident to or required by any registration or qualification) and any reasonable legal fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Initiating Holders, the Shelf Initiating Holders or the Shelf Requesting Holders, as the case may be, and (v) any liability insurance or other premiums for insurance obtained in connection with any Demand Registration or piggy-back registration thereon, Incidental Registration or Shelf Registration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, regardless of whether such Registration Statement is declared effective. All of the expenses described in the preceding sentence of this Section 7(d) are referred to herein as “Registration Expenses.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) the Holders of Registrable Securities sold pursuant to a Registration Statement shall bear the expense of any broker’s commission or underwriter’s discount or commission relating to the registration and sale of such Holders’ Registrable Securities and, subject to clause (iv) above, shall bear the fees and expenses of their own counsel, and (y) in no event shall the Company be responsible under the foregoing clause (iv) above for any fees, charges or expenses with respect to any Holder who voluntarily withdraws Registrable Securities from any registration or offering (except as contemplated by Section 3(f)) or was required to withdraw such Registrable Securities as a result of a breach, or failure to satisfy any condition, of this Agreement.

 

(e)

Hedging Transactions.

(i)        The Company agrees that, in connection with any proposed Hedging Transaction, if, in the reasonable judgment of Holders’ Counsel, it is necessary or desirable to register under the Securities Act such Hedging Transaction or sales or transfers (whether short or long) of Registrable Class Securities in connection therewith, then the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to take such actions (which may include, among other things, the filing of a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement to include additional or changed information that is material or is otherwise required to be disclosed, including a description of such Hedging Transaction, the name of the Hedging Counterparty, identification of the Hedging Counterparty or its Affiliates as underwriters or potential underwriters, if applicable, or any change to the plan of distribution) as may reasonably be required to register such Hedging Transaction or sales or transfers of Registrable Class Securities in connection therewith under the Securities Act in a manner consistent with the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder with respect to the registration of Registrable Securities. Any information provided by the Holders regarding the Hedging Transaction that is included in a Registration Statement, Prospectus or Free Writing Prospectus pursuant to this Section 7(e) shall be deemed to be information provided by the Holders selling Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement for purposes of Section 7(b).

(ii)       All Registration Statements in which Holders may include Registrable Securities under this Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 7(e), and the registration of Registrable Class Securities thereunder pursuant to this Section 7(e) shall be subject to

 


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 the provisions of this Agreement applicable to any such Registration Statements; provided, however, that the selection of any Hedging Counterparty shall not be subject to Section 3(g), but the Hedging Counterparty shall be selected by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Class Securities subject to the Hedging Transaction that are proposed to be included in such Registration Statement.

(iii)      If in connection with a Hedging Transaction, a Hedging Counterparty or any Affiliate thereof is (or may be considered) an underwriter or selling stockholder, then it shall be required to provide customary indemnities to the Company regarding the plan of distribution and like matters.

(iv)      The Company further agrees to include, under the caption “Plan of Distribution” (or the equivalent caption), in each Registration Statement, and any related Prospectus (to the extent such inclusion is permitted under applicable Commission regulations and is consistent with comments received from the Commission during any Commission review of the Registration Statement), language substantially in the form of Schedule 1 hereto and to include in each Prospectus supplement filed in connection with any proposed Hedging Transaction language mutually agreed upon by the Company, the relevant Holders and the Hedging Counterparty describing such Hedging Transaction.

 

8.

Indemnification; Contribution.

(a)       Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, its stockholders, partners, members, directors, managers, officers, employees, trustees, attorneys, advisors, Affiliates and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act) such Holder from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, or any action or proceeding in respect thereof (including reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (each, a “Liability”) arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Disclosure Package, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Disclosure Package, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other federal law, any state or foreign securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under any of the foregoing laws, relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such Liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such Disclosure Package, Registration Statement, Prospectus or preliminary prospectus or amendment or supplement thereto in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Holder (including the information provided pursuant to Section 7(b)(i)) expressly for use therein.

(b)       Indemnification by Holders. In connection with any offering in which a Holder is participating pursuant to Section 3, 4 or 5, such Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each other Holder, their respective directors, officers, other Affiliates and each Person who controls the Company, and such other Holders (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act) from and against any and all Liabilities arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Disclosure Package, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Holder Free Writing

 


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Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto, and (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Disclosure Package, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any Holder Free Writing Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case, to the extent such Liabilities arise out of or are based upon written information furnished by such Holder or on such Holder’s behalf expressly for inclusion in the Disclosure Package, the Registration Statement, the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto relating to the Registrable Securities (including the information provided pursuant to Section 7(b)(i)); provided, however, that the obligation to indemnify shall be individual, not joint and several, for each Holder and the total amount to be indemnified by such Holder pursuant to this Section 8(b) shall be limited to the net proceeds (after deducting the underwriters’ discounts and commissions) received by such Holder in the offering to which the Registration Statement, Prospectus, Disclosure Package or Holder Free Writing Prospectus relates.

(c)       Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party (the “Indemnifying Party”) after the receipt by the Indemnified Party of any written notice of the commencement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation or threat thereof made in writing for which the Indemnified Party intends to claim indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any Liability that it may have to the Indemnified Party hereunder (except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party forfeits substantive rights or defenses by reason of such failure). If notice of commencement of any such action is given to the Indemnifying Party as above provided, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it may wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense of such action at its own expense, with counsel chosen by it and reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid by the Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay the same, (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense of such action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party and such parties have been advised by such counsel that either (A) representation of such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party by the same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct or (B) there may be one or more legal defenses available to the Indemnified Party which are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party. In any of such cases, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party; it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Parties. No Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any settlement entered into without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the written consent of such Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such Indemnified Party is a party and indemnity has been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability for claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding.

 


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(d)       Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 from the Indemnifying Party is unavailable to an Indemnified Party hereunder in respect of any Liabilities referred to herein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions which resulted in such Liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative faults of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 8(a), 8(b) and 8(c), any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding; provided, that the total amount to be contributed by any Holder shall be limited to the net proceeds (after deducting the underwriters’ discounts and commissions) received by such Holder in the offering. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(e)       Exchange Act Reporting and Rule 144. The Company covenants that it shall (a) file any reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act and (b) take such further action as each Holder may reasonably request (including providing any information necessary to comply with Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act), all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act or (ii) any similar rules or regulations hereafter adopted by the Commission. The Company shall, upon the request of any Holder, deliver to such Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements.

 

9.

Miscellaneous.

(a)       Termination. In the event the Merger Agreement is terminated, this Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect. This Agreement shall automatically terminate with respect to a Holder once such Holder no longer owns Registrable Securities.

 


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(b)       Recapitalizations, Exchanges, etc. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to (i) the shares of Common Stock and (ii) any and all securities of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets, recapitalization, reorganization or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the shares of Common Stock and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date hereof. The Company shall cause any successor or assign (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets, recapitalization, reorganization or otherwise) to assume this Agreement or enter into a new registration rights agreement with the Holders on terms substantially the same as this Agreement as a condition of any such transaction.

(c)       No Inconsistent Agreements. The Company represents and warrants that it has not granted to any Person the right to request or require the Company to register any securities issued by the Company, other than the rights granted to the Holders herein. The Company shall not enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or grant any additional registration rights to any Person or with respect to any securities which are not Registrable Securities which are prior in right to or inconsistent with the rights granted in this Agreement.

(d)       Remedies. The Holders, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of their rights under this Agreement, without need for a bond. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate or that there is need for a bond.

(e)       Amendments and Waivers. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless consented to in writing by (i) the Company and (ii) the Holders holding Registrable Securities representing (after giving effect to any adjustments) at least a majority of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all of the Holders; provided that such majority shall include the Investors. Any such written consent shall be binding upon the Company and all of the Holders.

(f)        Notices. All notices, demands and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be made by registered or certified first-class mail, return receipt requested, telecopy, electronic transmission, courier service or personal delivery:

 

(i)

if to the Company:

c/o Russell Hobbs, Inc.

3633 Flamingo Road

Miramar, FL 33027

Fax: (954) 883-1714

Attn: Lisa Carstarphen, Esq.

 


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with a copy to:

 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6064

Fax: (212) 757-3990

 

Attn:

Jeffrey D. Marell, Esq.

 

Raphael M. Russo, Esq.

and (until such time as the Merger closes)

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

999 Peachtree Street, N.E.

Atlanta, GA 30309

Fax No: (770) 853-8806

Attn:         Mark D. Kaufman, Esq.

 

David A. Zimmerman, Esq.

if to Harbinger Master:

Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd.

450 Park Avenue, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Fax: (212) 658-9311

Attn: General Counsel

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6064

Fax: (212) 757-3990

 

Attn:

Jeffrey D. Marell, Esq.

 

Raphael M. Russo, Esq.

 

(ii)

if to Harbinger Special Situations:

Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P.

450 Park Avenue, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Fax: (212) 658-9311

Attn: Robin Roger, General Counsel

with a copy to:

 


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Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6064

Fax: (212) 757-3990

 

Attn:

Jeffrey D. Marell, Esq.

 

Raphael M. Russo, Esq.

 

(iii)

if to Global Opportunities:

Global Opportunities Breakaway Ltd.

450 Park Avenue, 30th Floor

New York, New York 10022

Fax: (212) 658-9311

Attn: Robin Roger, General Counsel

 

with a copy to:

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10019-6064

Fax: (212) 757-3990

 

Attn:

Jeffrey D. Marell, Esq.

 

Raphael M. Russo, Esq.

 

(iv)

if to Avenue Investors

Avenue Capital Group

535 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Fax: (212) 850-7506

Attn: Mr. Michael Elkins

 

with a copies to:

 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

Fax: (212) 872-1002

Attn: Ira Dizengoff

 

and

 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

1333 New Hampshire Ave, NW

Washington, DC 20036

Fax: (202) 955-7631

Attn: Russell W. Parks, Jr.

 


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All such notices, demands and other communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when delivered by courier, if delivered by commercial courier service; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; and when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied or electronically transmitted. Any party may by notice given in accordance with this Section 9(f) designate another address or Person for receipt of notices hereunder.

(g)       Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto as provided herein. The registration rights and requirements and related rights of the Holders contained in this Agreement, shall be with respect to any Registrable Security, transferred to any Person who is the transferee of such Registrable Security, without the consent of the Company, but only if transferred in compliance with this Agreement and only to the extent such transfer would not cause the Registrable Securities to cease being Registrable Securities under section 2(b). At the time of the transfer of any Registrable Security as contemplated by this Section 9(g), such transferee shall execute and deliver to the Company an instrument, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, to evidence its agreement to be bound by, and to comply with, this Agreement as a Holder. All of the obligations of the Company hereunder shall survive any such transfer. The Company shall not assign this Agreement, in whole or in part. Except as provided in Section 8, no Person other than the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns is intended to be a beneficiary of this Agreement.

(h)       Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

(i)        GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF THAT WOULD APPLY THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. The parties hereto irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the County of New York, in the State of New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the affairs of the Company. To the fullest extent they may effectively do so under applicable law, the parties hereto irrevocably waive and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that they are not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

(j)        WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY DISPUTE OR CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE, WHETHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 


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(k)       Severability. If any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired, unless the provisions held invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall substantially impair the benefits of the remaining provisions hereof.

(l)        Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to sections or subsections refer to sections or subsections of this Agreement. Terms defined in the singular have a comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice versa.

(m)      Interpretation. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) each party hereto and its counsel reviewed and negotiated the terms and provisions of this Agreement and have contributed to its revision, (ii) the rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement and (iii) the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be construed fairly as to all parties hereto, regardless of which party was generally responsible for the preparation of this Agreement.

(n)       Entire Agreement. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties or undertakings with respect to the subject matter contained herein, other than those set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect to such subject matter.

(o)       Further Assurances. Each of the parties shall execute such documents and perform such further acts as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out or to perform the provisions of this Agreement.

(p)       Other Agreements. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of, or release from, any obligations any party hereto may have under, or any restrictions on the transfer of Registrable Securities or other securities of the Company imposed by, any other agreement, including the Merger Agreements.

(q)       Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed, or have caused to be executed, this Agreement on the date first written above.

 

 

 

SB/RH HOLDINGS, INC.

 

 

By: 



/s/ Lisa Carstarphen

 

 

 

Name:  Lisa Carstarphen 

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS MASTER FUND I, LTD.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners LLC,
its Investment Manager

 

 

By: 


/s/ Peter Jenson

 

 

 

Name:  Peter Jenson

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC, its general partner

 

 

By: 


/s/ Peter Jenson

 

 

 

Name:  Peter Jenson

Title:    Vice President

 

 

 

 

GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES BREAKAWAY LTD.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners II LP, its Investment Manager

 

 

By: 


/s/ Peter Jenson

 

 

 

Name:  Peter Jenson

Title:    Vice President

 

 



 

 

 

AVENUE INTERNATIONAL MASTER, L.P.

 

 


By:


Avenue International Master GenPar, Ltd.
its General Partner

 

 

By: 



/s/ Sonia E. Gardner

 

 

 

Name:  Sonia E. Gardner
Title:    Director

 

 

 

 

AVENUE INVESTMENTS, L.P.

 

 


By:


Avenue Partners, LLC,
its General Partner

 

 

By: 



/s/ Sonia E. Gardner

 

 

 

Name:  Sonia E. Gardner
Title:    Member

 

 

 

 

AVENUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND V, L.P.

 

 


By:


Avenue Capital Partners V, LLC
its General Partner

 

 


By:


GL Partners V, LLC
its Managing Member

 

 

By: 



/s/ Sonia E. Gardner

 

 

 

Name:  Sonia E. Gardner
Title:    Member

 

 


 

 

 

AVENUE SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND IV, L.P.

 

 


By:


Avenue Capital Partners IV, LLC
General Partner

 

 


By:


GL Partners IV, LLC
its Managing Member

 

 

By: 



/s/ Sonia E. Gardner

 

 

 

Name:  Sonia E. Gardner
Title:    Member

 

 

 

 

 

AVENUE-CDP GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FUND, L.P.

 

 


By:


Avenue Global Opportunities Fund GenPar, LLC, its General Partner

 

 

By: 



/s/ Sonia E. Gardner

 

 

 

Name:  Sonia E. Gardner
Title:    Member

 

 

 

 


Schedule 1

Plan of Distribution

A selling stockholder may also enter into hedging and/or monetization transactions. For example, a selling stockholder may:

(a)       enter into transactions with a broker-dealer or affiliate of a broker-dealer or other third party in connection with which that other party will become a selling stockholder and engage in short sales of the common stock under this prospectus, in which case the other party may use shares of common stock received from the selling stockholder to close out any short positions;

(b)       itself sell short common stock under this prospectus and use shares of common stock held by it to close out any short position;

(c)       enter into options, forwards or other transactions that require the selling stockholder to deliver, in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act, common stock to a broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer or other third party who may then become a selling stockholder and publicly resell or otherwise transfer that common stock under this prospectus; or

(d)       loan or pledge common stock to a broker-dealer or affiliate of a broker-dealer or other third party who may then become a selling stockholder and sell the loaned shares or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, become a selling stockholder and sell the pledged shares, under this prospectus.

 

 

 

 

EX-99 7 exj-sc13da_spectrum.htm EXHIBIT J

 

 

EXHIBIT J

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

The undersigned agree that this Amendment No. 2 dated February 12, 2010 relating to the shares of Common Stock (par value $0.01 per share) of Spectrum Brands, Inc. shall be filed on behalf of the undersigned.

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS
MASTER FUND I, LTD.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners LLC

 

 


By:


Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC

 

 


By:


Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP, LLC

 

 


By:


Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS SPECIAL SITUATIONS GP, LLC

 

 


By:


Harbinger Holdings, LLC, Managing Member

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

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GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES BREAKAWAY LTD.

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners II LP

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners II GP LLC

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS II LP

 

 


By:


Harbinger Capital Partners II GP LLC

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER CAPITAL PARTNERS II GP LLC

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

HARBINGER HOLDINGS, LLC

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

 

Name:  Philip Falcone
Title:    Managing Member

 

 

 

 

/s/ Philip Falcone

 

 

Philip Falcone

 

 

February 12, 2010

 

 

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