0001193125-16-787474.txt : 20161207 0001193125-16-787474.hdr.sgml : 20161207 20161207163055 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-16-787474 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20161207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20161207 GROUP MEMBERS: CD&R ASSOCIATES VIII, L.P. GROUP MEMBERS: CD&R ASSOCIATES VIII, LTD. GROUP MEMBERS: CD&R INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES VIII, LTD. SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001650729 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE SERVICES [0700] IRS NUMBER: 364485550 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0103 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-89511 FILM NUMBER: 162039373 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: MANSELL OVERLOOK STREET 2: 300 COLONIAL CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE 600 CITY: ROSWELL STATE: GA ZIP: 30076 BUSINESS PHONE: (770) 255-2146 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: MANSELL OVERLOOK STREET 2: 300 COLONIAL CENTER PARKWAY, SUITE 600 CITY: ROSWELL STATE: GA ZIP: 30076 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CD&R Landscapes Holdings, L.P. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001674025 IRS NUMBER: 981137110 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MAPLES CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED STREET 2: PO BOX 309 UGLAND HOUSE, SOUTH CHURCH ST CITY: GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN STATE: E9 ZIP: KY1-1104 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-407-5200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CLAYTON DUBILIER & RICE, LLC STREET 2: 375 PARK AVENUE, 18TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10152 SC 13D/A 1 d310770dsc13da.htm SC 13D/A SC 13D/A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1)*

 

 

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

82982L 103

(CUSIP Number)

CD&R Landscapes Holdings, L.P.

c/o Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC

Attention: Theresa A. Gore

375 Park Ave, New York NY 10152

(212) 407-5227

with a copy to

Peter J. Loughran, Esq.

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP

919 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10022

212-909-6000

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

December 5, 2016

(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 Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ☐

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

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

 

 

 


CUSIP NO. 82982L 103  

 

  1.   

Name of Reporting Person

 

CD&R Landscapes Holdings, L.P.

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☒        (b)  ☐

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Source of Funds

 

    OO

  5.  

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

 

  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

     7.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    0

     8.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

     9.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    0

   10.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

12.  

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

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

    27.9% (1)

14.  

Type of Reporting Person

 

    PN

 

(1) Based on 39,551,533 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 5, 2016.

 

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CUSIP NO. 82982L 103  

 

  1.   

Name of Reporting Person

 

CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd.

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Source of Funds

 

    OO

  5.  

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

 

  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

     7.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    0

     8.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

     9.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    0

   10.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

12.  

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

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

    27.9% (1)

14.  

Type of Reporting Person

 

    CO

 

(1) Based on 39,551,533 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 5, 2016.

 

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CUSIP NO. 82982L 103  

 

  1.   

Name of Reporting Person

 

CD&R Associates VIII, L.P.

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Source of Funds

 

    OO

  5.  

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

 

  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

     7.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    0

     8.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

     9.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    0

   10.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

12.  

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

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

    27.9% (1)

14.  

Type of Reporting Person

 

    PN

 

(1) Based on 39,551,533 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 5, 2016.


CUSIP NO. 82982L 103  

 

  1.   

Name of Reporting Person

 

CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd.

  2.  

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group

(a)  ☐        (b)  ☒

 

  3.  

SEC Use Only

 

  4.  

Source of Funds

 

    OO

  5.  

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

 

  6.  

Citizenship or Place of Organization

 

    Cayman Islands

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned By

Each

Reporting

Person

With

 

     7.    

Sole Voting Power

 

    0

     8.   

Shared Voting Power

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

     9.   

Sole Dispositive Power

 

    0

   10.   

Shared Dispositive Power

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

11.  

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

 

    11,046,541 (See Item 5)

12.  

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

 

13.  

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)

 

    27.9% (1)

14.  

Type of Reporting Person

 

    CO

 

(1) Based on 39,551,533 shares of common stock outstanding as of December 5, 2016.


EXPLANATORY NOTE

The following constitutes Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the statement on Schedule 13D previously filed by the undersigned with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 26, 2016 (the “Original 13D” and, as amended through the date hereof, the “Schedule 13D”). The Schedule 13D remains in full force and effect, except as specifically amended by this Amendment No. 1. The Schedule 13D is filed by the Reporting Persons as defined in Item 2 of the Original 13D. The Schedule 13D relates to shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Common Stock”), of SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). This Amendment No. 1 is being filed to reflect the sale of 6,753,137 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock (including shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares) by the undersigned on December 5, 2016. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Original 13D.

 

Item 5 Interest in Securities of the Issuer

(a)

(i) CD&R Landscapes is the beneficial owner of 11,046,541 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, representing approximately 27.9% of the Issuer’s Common Stock, based on 39,551,533 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of the close of business on December 5, 2016.

(ii) CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., as the general partner of CD&R Landscapes, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock in which the CD&R Landscapes has beneficial ownership.

 

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(iii) CD&R Associates VIII, L.P., as the sole stockholder of CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock in which CD&R Landscapes has beneficial ownership.

(iv) CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd., as the general partner of CD&R Associates VIII, L.P., may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock in which CD&R Landscapes has beneficial ownership.

Each of CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., CD&R Associates VIII, L.P. and CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd. expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock in which CD&R Landscapes has beneficial ownership. CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd. is managed by a two-person board of directors. Donald J. Gogel and Kevin J. Conway, as the directors of CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd., may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock in which CD&R Landscapes has beneficial ownership. Such persons expressly disclaim such beneficial ownership. Investment and voting decisions with respect to the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock held by CD&R Landscapes are made by an investment committee of limited partners of CD&R Associates VIII, L.P., currently consisting of more than ten individuals (the “Investment Committee”). As of the date hereof, the investment professionals who have effective voting control of the Investment Committee are Michael G. Babiarz, Vindi Banga, James G. Berges, John C. Compton, Kevin J. Conway, Russell P. Fradin, Thomas C. Franco, Kenneth A. Giuriceo, Donald J. Gogel, Jillian Griffiths, Marco Herbst, John Krenicki, Jr., David A. Novak, Paul S. Pressler, Christian Rochat, Ravi Sachdev, Richard J. Schnall, Nathan K. Sleeper, Sonja Terraneo and David H. Wasserman. All members of the Investment Committee expressly disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by CD&R Landscapes.

(v) By virtue of the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated May 12, 2016, (the “Stockholders Agreement”), by and among the Issuer, Deere and CD&R Landscapes, CD&R Landscapes and Deere may constitute a “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As of the date of this filing, Deere was the beneficial owner of 5,889,341 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock. As members of the group, CD&R Landscapes and Deere may be deemed to beneficially own the Issuer’s Common Stock beneficially owned by the members of the group as a whole. Each of the Reporting Persons expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer’s Common Stock held by Deere.

(vi) Neither the filing of this Schedule 13D nor any of its contents shall be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for the purpose of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of the Issuer’s Common Stock other than those which are directly held by CD&R Landscapes as of the date hereof.

(vii) Except as described in Sections (a)(i) – (v) of this Item 5, no other person is a beneficial owner of the Issuer’s Common Stock in which CD&R Landscapes has direct beneficial ownership.

(b) In addition to the description set forth above in this Item 5(a), see the cover pages of this Schedule 13D for indications of the respective voting powers and disposition powers of the Reporting Persons.

(c) On December 5, 2016, CD&R Landscapes sold in an underwritten secondary public offering 6,753,137 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock (including shares sold pursuant to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares) at a public offering price of $33.00 per share.

The response to Item 6 of this Schedule 13D is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Not applicable.

(e) Not applicable.

 

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Item 6 Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with respect to Securities of the Issuer

Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement

The Stockholders Agreement grants CD&R Landscapes the right to designate for nomination for election to the Issuer’s board of directors a number of CD&R designees equal to:

 

    at least 20% of the total number of directors comprising the Issuer’s board of directors at such time as long as CD&R Landscapes owns at least 15% but less than 30% of the outstanding shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock; and

 

    at least 10% of the total number of directors comprising the Issuer’s board of directors at such time as long as CD&R Landscapes owns at least 5% but less than 15% of the outstanding shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock.

The Stockholder’s Agreement grants Deere the right to designate for nomination for election to the Issuer’s board of directors a number of Deere designees equal to:

 

    at least 10% of the total number of directors comprising the Issuer’s board of directors at such time as long as Deere owns at least 5% but less than 15% of the outstanding shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock.

For purposes of calculating the number of CD&R designees and Deere designees that the CD&R Landscapes and Deere, respectively, are entitled to nominate pursuant to the formulas outlined above, any fractional amounts will be rounded up to the nearest whole number and the calculation will be made on a pro forma basis after taking into account any increase in the size of the Issuer’s board of directors.

With respect to any vacancy of a CD&R-designated director or a Deere-designated director, CD&R Landscapes and Deere, as applicable, will have the right to designate a new director for election by a majority of the remaining directors then in office.

The Stockholders Agreement provides that a CD&R designee will serve as the Chairman of the Issuer’s board of directors as long as the CD&R Landscapes owns at least 25% of the outstanding shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock.

The Stockholders Agreement also grants to CD&R Landscapes and Deere certain other rights, including specified information and access rights for CD&R Landscapes.

The foregoing description of the Stockholders Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stockholders Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.

Registration Rights Agreement

The Issuer is party to a Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 23, 2013 (the “Registration Rights Agreement”), with CD&R Landscapes and Deere. The Registration Rights Agreement grants to CD&R Landscapes and Deere, and their respective permitted transferees, customary demand registration rights and piggyback registration rights, in each case subject to customary terms and conditions.

The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Indemnification Agreement

The Issuer and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries are party to an Indemnification Agreement, dated December 23, 2013 (the “Indemnification Agreement”), with CD&R Landscapes and certain of its affiliates pursuant to which they each indemnify CD&R Landscapes and its affiliates, directors, officers, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives and controlling persons, against certain claims and liabilities, including liabilities arising out of financing arrangements and securities offerings.

The foregoing description of the Indemnification Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Indemnification Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.

Lock Up Agreement

CD&R Landscapes has signed a lock-up letter agreement (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) under which it has agreed, subject to certain exceptions, that, without the prior written waiver of Goldman Sachs & Co. and UBS Securities LLC, it will not, during the period ending 90 days after November 29, 2016, offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of any shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, or any options or warrants to purchase any shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock, or any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to receive shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock.

The foregoing description of the Lock-Up Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Lock-Up Agreement, which is filed as an exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7 Material to be Filed as an Exhibit.

Exhibit 7.1: Joint Filing Agreement, dated December 7, 2016, by and between CD&R Landscapes Holdings, L.P., CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., CD&R Associates VIII, L.P. and CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd.

Exhibit 7.2: Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement of SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., dated May 12, 2016, by and among SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., CD&R Landscapes Holdings, L.P. and Deere & Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 7.2 to the Original 13D (No. 005-89511).

Exhibit 7.3: Registration Rights Agreement of SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (f/k/a CD&R Landscapes Parent, Inc.), dated as of December 23, 2013, by and among SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., CD&R Landscapes Holdings, L.P. and Deere & Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Issuer’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-206444)

Exhibit 7.4: Indemnification Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2013, by and among SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. (f/k/a CD&R Landscapes Parent, Inc.), SiteOne Landscape Supply Midco, Inc. (f/k/a CD&R Landscapes Midco, Inc.), SiteOne Landscape Supply Bidco, Inc. (f/k/a CD&R Landscapes Bidco, Inc.), SiteOne Landscape Supply Holding, LLC (f/k/a JDA Holding LLC), SiteOne Landscape Supply, LLC (f/k/a John Deere Landscapes LLC ), CD&R Landscapes Holdings, L.P., Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund VIII, L.P., CD&R Friends & Family Fund VIII, L.P., CD&R Advisor Fund VIII Co-Investor, L.P., Clayton. Dubilier & Rice Inc., and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Issuer’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-206444)

Exhibit 7.5: Lock-Up Letter Agreement, dated November 28, 2016, executed by CD&R Landscapes Holdings, L.P.

 

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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.

Date: December 7, 2016

 

CD&R LANDSCAPES HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:   CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Theresa A. Gore

  Name:   Theresa A. Gore
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
CD&R ASSOCIATES VIII, LTD.
By:  

/s/ Theresa A. Gore

  Name:   Theresa A. Gore
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
CD&R ASSOCIATES VIII, L.P.
By:   CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Theresa A. Gore

  Name:   Theresa A. Gore
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
CD&R INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES VIII, LTD.
By:  

/s/ Theresa A. Gore

  Name:   Theresa A. Gore
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
EX-99.7.1 2 d310770dex9971.htm EXHIBIT 7.1 Exhibit 7.1

Exhibit 7.1

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned agree that the Statement on Schedule 13D to which this exhibit is attached is filed on behalf of each of them in the capacities set forth below.

Date: December 7, 2016

 

CD&R LANDSCAPES HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:   CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Theresa A. Gore

  Name:   Theresa A. Gore
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
CD&R ASSOCIATES VIII, LTD.
By:  

/s/ Theresa A. Gore

  Name:   Theresa A. Gore
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
CD&R ASSOCIATES VIII, L.P.
By:   CD&R Investment Associates VIII, Ltd., its general partner
By:  

/s/ Theresa A. Gore

  Name:   Theresa A. Gore
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
CD&R INVESTMENT ASSOCIATES VIII, LTD.
By:  

/s/ Theresa A. Gore

  Name:   Theresa A. Gore
  Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary
EX-99.7.5 3 d310770dex9975.htm EXHIBIT 7.5 Exhibit 7.5

Exhibit 7.5

SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc.

Lock-Up Agreement

November 28, 2016

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

UBS Securities LLC

As Representatives of the several Underwriters

named in Schedule I to the Underwriting Agreement,

c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.

       200 West Street

       New York, New York 10282

       UBS Securities LLC

       1285 Avenue of the Americas

       New York, New York 10019

Re: SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc. — Public Offering

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned understands that you, as representatives (the “Representatives”), propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) on behalf of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I to such agreement (collectively, the “Underwriters”), with SiteOne Landscape Supply, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and the Selling Stockholders named in Schedule II to such agreement, providing for a public offering (the “Public Offering”) of shares (the “Shares”) of common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Stock”) of the Company, pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-214628) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).

In consideration of the agreement by the Underwriters to offer and sell the Shares, and of other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees that, subject to the other provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement, during the period specified in the following paragraph (the “Lock-Up Period”), the undersigned will not, without having received a prior written waiver from Goldman, Sachs & Co. and UBS Securities LLC (the “Lock-Up Waiver Requirement”), (i) offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short sale or otherwise dispose of any shares of Stock of the Company, or any options or warrants to purchase shares of Stock, shares acquired upon the vesting of restricted stock units or settlement of

 

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deferred stock units or any securities that are convertible into or exchangeable for, or that represent the right to receive, Stock (collectively the “Undersigned’s Shares”) (other than the sale transfer or other disposition of any shares of Stock acquired after the Public Offering Date (as defined below) that is not required to be reported in any public report or filing with the SEC and regarding which the undersigned does not otherwise voluntarily effect any public filing or report), the foregoing restriction being expressly agreed to preclude the undersigned from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition or the Undersigned’s Shares even if such Shares would be disposed of by someone other than the undersigned, or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Undersigned’s Shares.

The Lock-Up Period will commence on the date of the preliminary prospectus first used in connection with the offering of Shares and continue for 90 days after the public offering date set forth on the final prospectus (the “Public Offering Date”) pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer the Undersigned’s Shares without having received any waiver in compliance with the Lock-Up Waiver Requirement; provided that (1) any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value (other than those described below in (i), (ii), (v) and (vii)), (2) such transfers (other than those described below in (i) and (vii)) are not required to be reported with the SEC on Form 4 in accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and (3) the undersigned does not otherwise voluntarily effect any public filing or report regarding such transfers:

(i) as sales to the underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement; or

 

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(ii) any transfer pursuant to a bona fide third party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction made to all holders of the Stock involving a change of control of the Company; or

(iii) as a bona fide gift or gifts; or

(iv) by will or intestacy; or

(v) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned (for purposes of this lock-up agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin); or

(vi) to the undersigned’s partners, members or shareholders, subsidiaries, affiliates or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by, or under common control or management with, the undersigned; or

(vii) dispositions of shares of Stock to the Company or the retention of shares of Stock by the Company (i) to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the exercise of options to purchase Stock, the vesting of restricted stock units or the settlement of deferred stock units or (ii) in payment of the exercise or purchase price with respect to the exercise of options to purchase Stock, the vesting of restricted stock units or the settlement of deferred stock units; or

(viii) transfers of shares of Stock by the undersigned in connection with bona fide gifts of such shares of Stock to charitable organizations by certain partners and employees of the undersigned, its affiliates or any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by, or under common control or management with, the undersigned;

provided, however, that in the case of clauses (iii)-(vi) and (viii), the Representatives shall have received a signed lock-up agreement for the balance of the Lock-Up Period from each donee, trustee, distributee, or transferee, as the case may be, prior to such transfer; and provided, further, that nothing in this agreement shall prevent the establishment of a trading plan pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer or purchase of shares of Stock; provided that such plan (a) does not provide for the transfer of Stock during the Lock-Up Period, and (b) is not required to be reported and is not voluntarily reported in any public report or filing with the SEC during the Lock-Up Period.

The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop transfer instructions with the Company’s transfer agent and registrar against the transfer of the Undersigned’s Shares except in compliance with the foregoing restrictions.

 

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The undersigned understands that the Company, the Selling Stockholders and the Underwriters are relying upon this Lock-Up Agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the offering. The undersigned further understands that this Lock-Up Agreement is irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned’s heirs, legal representatives, successors, and assigns.

 

Very truly yours,

 

  CD&R LANDSCAPES HOLDINGS, L.P.

  By:  

CD&R Associates VIII, Ltd.,

its general partner

  By:  

/s/ Theresa A. Gore

  Name: Theresa A. Gore
 

Title:   Vice President, Treasurer and

            Assistant Secretary

 

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