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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2009
Henry Schein, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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11-3136595 |
(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation)
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Identification No.) |
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135 Duryea Road, Melville, New York
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (631) 843-5500
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 1.01 |
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Amendment to Omnibus Agreement
As previously disclosed, Henry Schein, Inc. (the Company) entered into the Omnibus
Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2009 (the Omnibus Agreement), by and among the
Company and certain of its subsidiaries, Butler Animal Health Holding Company LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company (Butler Holding), Butler Animal Health Supply, LLC, a Delaware
limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of Butler Holding, Oak Hill Capital Partners
II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (OHCP), Oak Hill Capital Management Partners II,
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (OHCM and together with OHCP, Oak Hill),
W.A. Butler Company, an Ohio corporation, Darby Group Companies, Inc., a New York corporation,
Burns Veterinary Supply, Inc., a New York corporation (Burns), and certain other persons
party thereto, a copy of which was previously filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report
on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 30,
2009.
On December 31, 2009, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 to the Omnibus Agreement (the
Amendment) with Butler Holding, pursuant to which, among other things, the parties
thereto agreed to reduce the aggregate cash payment by the Company to $43,499,839.22 which amount
is subject to adjustment as set forth in the Omnibus Agreement. The amount of debt to be incurred
by BAHS as part of a recapitalization at the closing was increased from approximately $300 million
to approximately $320 million and resulted in a reduction in the cash payment to be made by the
Company.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1
hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Put Rights Agreements
On December 31, 2009, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
the Omnibus Agreement, the Company entered into (i) a Put Rights Agreement with Oak Hill and Butler
Holding (the Oak Hill Put Rights Agreement), and (ii) a Put Rights Agreement with Burns
and Butler Holding (the Burns Put Rights Agreement and together with the Oak Hill Put
Rights Agreement, the Put Rights Agreements), which provide each of Oak Hill and Burns
with certain rights to require the Company to purchase their respective direct and indirect
ownership interests in Butler Holding (Put Rights).
Pursuant to the Oak Hill Put Rights Agreement, Oak Hill can exercise its Put Rights from and
after the earlier of (a) the first anniversary of the closing of the transactions contemplated by
the Omnibus Agreement (the Closing) and (b) a change of control of the Company. Except
in connection with a change of control prior to the first anniversary of the Closing (in which case
there will not be any maximum), the Companys maximum payment to Oak Hill under the Oak Hill Put
Rights Agreement will not exceed $125 million for the first year during which Oak Hill can exercise
its rights, $137.5 million for the second year and $150 million for the third year and for each
year thereafter.
Pursuant to the Burns Put Rights Agreement, Burns can exercise its Put Rights from and after
the fifth anniversary of the Closing, at which time Burns will be permitted to sell to the Company
up to 20% of its ownership interest in Butler Holding, which ownership interest will be measured as
of the date of the Closing. If Oak Hill still owns ownership interests in Butler Holding at the
time the Burns Put Rights begin, then the put amounts payable by HSI to Oak Hill and Burns in any
year will not exceed $150 million in the aggregate.
The purchase price of the Butler Holding ownership interests to be sold in connection with the
exercise of the Put Rights will be determined either by the parties mutual agreement, by a third
party investment bank or, if the securities are listed or quoted on NASDAQ or NYSE, the purchase
price will be determined using the closing sale price of the securities.
The foregoing descriptions of the Oak Hill Put Rights Agreement and the Burns Put Rights
Agreement does not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the
complete text of the Oak Hill Put
Rights Agreement and the Burns Put Rights Agreement, which are filed as Exhibit 10.2 and
Exhibit 10.3 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
The Amendment and the Put Rights Agreements are attached as exhibits hereto to provide you
with information regarding the terms of the transactions described therein and are not intended to
provide you with any other factual information or disclosure about the Company or any of its
subsidiaries. The representations and warranties and covenants contained in the Amendment and the
Put Rights Agreements were made for the purposes of such agreements and as of a specific date, were
solely for the benefit of the parties thereto, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the
parties, including being qualified by disclosure schedules made for the purposes of allocating
contractual risk between the parties thereto instead of establishing these matters as facts, and
may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the parties that differ from those
applicable to investors. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations
and warranties may change after the dates of the Amendment and the Put Rights Agreements, which
subsequent information may or may not be reflected in the Companys public disclosures. Investors
are not third party beneficiaries under the Amendment or the Put Rights Agreements and, in light of
the foregoing reasons, should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any
descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or conditions of the Company
or its subsidiaries.
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Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 31, 2009, pursuant to the previously announced Omnibus Agreement, the Company and
certain of its subsidiaries completed the contribution of certain assets and liabilities related to
the Companys United States animal health business to Butler Holding. A copy of the press release
issued by the Company announcing the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Omnibus
Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of the Omnibus Agreement was previously filed
as Exhibit 10.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 30,
2009.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
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10.1 |
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Amendment No. 1 to Omnibus Agreement, dated December 31, 209,
by and among Henry Schein, Inc. and Butler Animal Health Holding Company LLC. |
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10.2 |
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Put Rights Agreement, dated December 31, 2009, by and among
Henry Schein, Inc., Oak Hill Capital Partners II, L.P., Oak Hill Capital
Management Partners II, L.P., and Butler Animal Health Holding Company LLC. |
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10.3 |
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Put Rights Agreement, dated December 31, 2009, by and among
Henry Schein, Inc., Burns Veterinary Supply, Inc., and Butler Animal Health
Holding Company LLC. |
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99.1 |
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Press Release entitled Henry Schein and Butler Animal Health Supply Announce Closing of the Transactions to
Form Butler Schein Animal Health issued by Henry
Schein, Inc. on December 31, 2009. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
(Registrant)
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Date: December 31, 2009 |
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/s/ Michael S. Ettinger
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Michael S. Ettinger |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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10.1 |
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Amendment No. 1 to Omnibus Agreement, dated December 31, 209,
by and among Henry Schein, Inc. and Butler Animal Health Holding Company LLC. |
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10.2 |
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Put Rights Agreement, dated December 31, 2009, by and among
Henry Schein, Inc., Oak Hill Capital Partners II, L.P., Oak Hill Capital
Management Partners II, L.P., and Butler Animal Health Holding Company LLC. |
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10.3 |
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Put Rights Agreement, dated December 31, 2009, by and among
Henry Schein, Inc., Burns Veterinary Supply, Inc., and Butler Animal Health
Holding Company LLC. |
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99.1 |
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Press Release entitled Henry Schein and Butler Animal Health Supply Announce Closing of the Transactions to
Form Butler Schein Animal Health issued by Henry
Schein, Inc. on December 31, 2009. |
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Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE OMNIBUS AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE OMNIBUS AGREEMENT (this Amendment) is dated as of
December 31, 2009, by and between Henry Schein, Inc., a Delaware corporation (HSI) and
Butler Animal Health Holding Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Butler
Holding). Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings
ascribed to such terms in the Omnibus Agreement (as defined below).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, HSI and Butler Holding are parties to the Omnibus Agreement, dated as of November 29,
2009, by and among HSI, National Logistics Services, LLC, Winslow Acquisition Company, Butler
Holding, Butler Animal Health Supply, LLC, Oak Hill Capital Partners II, L.P., Oak Hill Capital
Management Partners II, L.P., W.A. Butler Company, Darby Group Companies, Inc., Burns Veterinary
Supply, Inc. and those persons set forth on Exhibit A and party thereto (the Omnibus
Agreement); and
WHEREAS, HSI and Butler Holding desire, pursuant to Section 12.3 of the Omnibus Agreement, to
amend certain provisions of and schedules to the Omnibus Agreement, as hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the Omnibus Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Amendment to Recitals. In the second Recital to the Omnibus Agreement, clause (g) is
hereby deleted in its entirety and the word and is hereby inserted prior to clause (f).
2. Amendment to Section 1.1. In Section 1.1 of the Omnibus Agreement, clause (g) is hereby
deleted in its entirely and the word and is hereby inserted prior to clause (f).
3. Amendments to Section 1.8.
3.1 In Section 1.8(b) of the Omnibus Agreement, immediately prior to the final sentence of
such section, the following sentence is hereby inserted: For the avoidance of doubt, the Demand
Note shall be deemed adjusted to reflect the foregoing.
3.2 In Section 1.8(c) of the Omnibus Agreement, the amount $55,323,439.22 is hereby deleted
and replaced with $43,499,839.22.
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3.3 Section 1.8 is hereby amended by inserting the following as sub-section (d) thereof:
(d) Butler Holding hereby confirms that as of the Closing Date BAHS has set
aside and reserved an amount equal to $468,259 as the Class D Payment Amount, and
such amount shall be used by Butler Holding and/or BAHS to pay the persons
entitled to such payment.
4. Amendments to Section 6.10.
4.1 In Section 6.10(a) of the Omnibus Agreement, the number 26,743,577.60 is hereby deleted
and replaced with the number 26,814,473.36.
4.2 In Section 6.10(a) of the Omnibus Agreement, the number 477.5639 is hereby deleted and
replaced with the number 478.8299.
5. Amendment to Section 12.1. In Section 12.1 of the Omnibus Agreement, the Section is
hereby amended to add the following immediately prior to the final sentence thereof:
if to Burns, to:
Burns Veterinary Supply, Inc.
c/o Darby Group Companies
300 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho, NY 11753
Attn: President
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Salon, Marrow, Dyckman & Newman LLP
292 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10017
Attn: Joel Salon, Esq.
6. Amendment to Section 12.10. In Section 12.10 of the Omnibus Agreement, the Section is
hereby amended to add the following to the end thereof: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, Transaction Expenses not paid on or prior to Closing shall be treated as a current
liability of Butler Holding or the Contributed Schein Vet Business, as the case may be, for
purposes of Section 2.3 and 2.2 of the Omnibus Agreement, respectively, and, to the extent so
included as a current liability of the Contributed Schein Vet Business, such Transaction Expenses
shall be an Assumed Liability. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, promptly following
the Closing Butler Holding will reimburse any party for Shared Expenses paid prior to Closing,
provided that the party requesting reimbursement provides reasonable evidence of its payment of
such Shared Expenses.
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7. Amendment to Section 13.3. In Section 13.3 of the Omnibus Agreement, the defined term
Butler Holding Conversion is hereby deleted.
8. Amendments to Schedules.
8.1 Schedule 1.8 to the Omnibus Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to
read as set forth on Exhibit A hereto. The Unrecouped Tax Distribution Amounts and Net
Adjustment Amounts are set forth on Annex A to Schedule 1.8.
8.2 Schedule 4.4(b)-1 to the Omnibus Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
to read as set forth on Exhibit B hereto.
8.3 Schedule 4.4(b)-2 to the Omnibus Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
to read as set forth on Exhibit C hereto.
9. Effect of this Agreement. Except as specifically provided by this Amendment, the
Omnibus Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
10. Miscellaneous. Section 12.7 (Counterparts) of the Omnibus Agreement is incorporated
herein by reference.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed and delivered this Amendment as of the
date first above written.
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HENRY SCHEIN, INC.
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/s/ Michael S. Ettinger
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Name: |
Michael S. Ettinger |
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Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
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BUTLER ANIMAL HEALTH HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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By: |
/s/ Kevin R. Vasquez
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Name: |
Kevin R. Vasquez |
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CEO & President |
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Exhibit
10.2
PUT RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Put
Rights Agreement (this Agreement), dated as of
December 31, 2009, is
entered into by and among Henry Schein, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor
(HSI), Oak Hill Capital Management Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(OHCM), Oak Hill Capital Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
(OHCP and together with OHCM, Oak Hill) and, solely for purposes of
Sections 2.5(d) and 2.5(e) of this Agreement, Butler Animal Health Holding
Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor (the Company).
WHEREAS, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Omnibus
Agreement (as defined below), the parties have agreed to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and of the covenants and agreements
hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions.
(a) Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to
such terms in the Operating Agreement (as defined below).
(b) For the purposes of this Agreement, each of the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Annual Put Limitation Amount means an amount equal to (i) $125,000,000 for the first
Put Year, (ii) $137,500,000 for the second Put Year and (iii) $150,000,000 for the third Put Year
and for each Put Year thereafter.
BAHHC Common Shares means the Common Shares or, following an Initial Public
Offering, the Successor Common Stock (each as defined in the Operating Agreement), in each case,
as adjusted for any reclassification, recapitalization, distribution, split, combination, exchange
or similar adjustment thereof.
Burns shall mean Burns Veterinary Supply Inc., a New York corporation.
Closing Date shall have the meaning set forth in the Omnibus Agreement.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other
federal agency administering the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at the time.
Company shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Convertible Security means any capital stock, equity or debt security convertible
into, exchangeable for or representing any rights to subscribe for or acquire any BAHHC Common
Shares. For purposes of clarification, Convertible Security shall not include any options.
Darby means the Darby Group Companies, Inc., a New York corporation.
Decision Period shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii)(2).
Designated Investment Banker shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a)(ii)(1).
Discount Rate means the National Municipal Bond yields for AAA Rated Tax Exempt General Obligations
Bonds as reported by Bloomberg for the nearest period of time remaining with respect to
the tax liabilities applicable to the FIFO tax adjustment, which, as of November 29, 2009 is 0.66%
for the two (2) year bond.
Enterprise Value Methodology means a methodology to be considered by the Designated
Investment Banker in connection with its determination of Fair Market Value, whereby first, the
enterprise value of the Company is calculated by multiplying (i) normalized EBITDA by (ii) an
appropriate multiple as determined by the Designated Investment Banker, and second, total cash and
cash equivalents of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the most recent full month-end balance
sheet date immediately preceding the applicable Put Notice Date would be added thereto, and third,
from the enterprise value so calculated, the total indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries
for borrowed monies as of the most recent full month-end balance sheet date immediately preceding
the applicable Put Notice Date would be subtracted.
Excess Tax Distribution Adjustment Amount for OHCP or OHCM means an amount equal to the difference
between (i) the aggregate net amount that would have been received by OHCP or OHCM, as applicable, with respect to the
Put Securities if on the day immediately preceding the Put Closing Date the Company had made a
distribution to its members in the minimum amount sufficient to eliminate the distribution advances
to all members (including accrued amounts in the nature of interest) provided for in Section
6.6(a)(ii) of the Operating Agreement outstanding as of that day (the First Distribution)
and then redistributed the amount of distribution advances treated as repaid pursuant to Section
6.6(a)(ii) (followed, in the case of OHCP, by a distribution by WABC of the proceeds of those distributions) and (ii) the
aggregate amount that would have been received by Oak Hill with respect to the Put Securities if on
the day immediately preceding the Put Closing Date the Company had made a distribution to its
members in the amount of the First Distribution (and, in the case of OHCP, followed by a distribution of the proceeds of this
distribution) but on that date the amount of the distribution
advances provided for in that Section 6.6(a)(ii) for all members had been zero (in both cases not
taking account of any adjustments relating to tax liabilities resulting from the change by the
Company from the LIFO to the FIFO inventory
accounting method). To the extent the amount determined under clause (i) of the immediately
preceding sentence exceeds the amount determined under clause (ii) of that sentence the Excess Tax
Distribution Adjustment Amount shall be considered positive; to the extent the amount
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under that clause (ii) exceeds the amount determined under that clause (i) the Excess Tax
Distribution Adjustment Amount shall be considered negative.
Attached hereto as Exhibit A is an example of the Excess Tax Distribution Adjustment Amount calculation set forth above.
Fair Market Value means the fair market value of 100% of the equity interests of the
Company, calculated as of the relevant Put Notice Date (except as specifically provided in the
definition of Enterprise Value Methodology), determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a) or
Section 2.2(b)(ii), as applicable.
Final Determination shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a)(ii)(1).
Final Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii)(2).
Governmental Authority shall mean any government or any agency, bureau, board,
commission, court, department, official, political subdivision, tribunal or other instrumentality
of any government, whether federal, state or local.
HSI shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
In the Money Options means (i)
all issued and outstanding options for BAHHC Common Shares for which the applicable exercise price is less than the Put Price and
which are either vested as of the applicable Put Closing Date or may become vested in accordance with their terms within six (6) months after the applicable Put Closing Date, and (ii) any BAHHC Common Shares issued upon exercise of any
options at any time on or after the applicable Put Notice Date through the date immediately preceding the applicable Put Closing Date.
HSI Change of Control means (a) if any person or group (as such terms are used
in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), is or becomes the beneficial owner (as defined
in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the
voting stock of HSI or, in the context of a consolidation, merger or other corporate reorganization
in which HSI is not the surviving entity, 50% or more of the voting stock generally entitled to
elect directors of such surviving entity (or in the case of a triangular merger, of the parent
entity of such surviving entity), calculated on a fully diluted basis; or (b) the sale of all or
substantially all the assets of HSI and its subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis).
Initial Public Offering means the initial underwritten public offering of common
stock by the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-1 (or any successor
form) under the Security Act.
Lien means any pledge, hypothecation, right of others, claim, security interest,
encumbrance, adverse claim or interest, voting trust agreement, interest, equity, option, lien,
right of first refusal, charge or other restriction or limitation.
LIFO Tax Adjustment Amount means, with respect to the tax distributions to be made
by the Company on or after the Put Closing Date with regard to the income already recognized, and
to be recognized, for tax purposes by the Company as a result of the change from the LIFO to the
FIFO inventory accounting method in accordance with Section 4.1 of the Operating Agreement, the amount calculated by multiplying (x) the present value
(discounted at the Discount Rate) of the amount of tax liability to be borne by OHCP or OHCM, as applicable, with
regard to that income pursuant to the last sentence of Section 4.1 of the Operating Agreement,
based on the Corporate Tax Rate (as defined in the Operating Agreement, based on the operations of
the Company as of the day immediately preceding the Put
Closing Date for the purpose of determining allocation and apportionment) in effect for the
relevant periods on the day immediately preceding the Put Closing Date, by (y) a fraction, (i) the denominator of which shall be the Effective
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Percentage Interest (as defined in the Operating Agreement) of Oak Hill immediately following the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Omnibus Agreement, and (ii) the numerator of which shall be the Effective Percentage Interest represented by the Put
Securities as of immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Omnibus Agreement.
Market Price means the closing sale price per BAHHC Common Share on the applicable
Put Notice Date (or the nearest preceding business day).
Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
Oak Hill shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
OHCM shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
OHCP shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Omnibus Agreement means the Omnibus Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2009, by and
among HSI, National Logistics Services, LLC, Oak Hill, WABC, Darby, Burns, the Company and the
other Persons party thereto.
Operating Agreement means the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Operating Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, between WABC, OHCM, HSI, OHCP,
Darby, Burns and the other members party thereto, as amended from time to time in accordance with
the terms thereof.
Person means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, a trust,
an unincorporated organization, a limited liability company or partnership, a government and any
agency or political subdivision thereof.
Put Closing shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
Put Closing Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
Put Interest Percentage means a percentage equal to the sum of: (i) the number of
BAHHC Common Shares designated as Put Securities in the relevant Put Notice divided by the total
number of BAHHC Common Shares and Convertible Securities then issued and outstanding determined on
a fully diluted as-converted basis as of the Put Notice Date taking into account option dilution
for In the Money Options, plus (ii) the product of (A) the number of shares of WABC Common Stock
designated as Put Securities in the relevant Put Notice divided by the total number of shares of
WABC Common Stock, multiplied by (B) the WABC Ownership
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Percentage, in each case as calculated as of the Put Notice Date
(except as indicated in the definition of In the Money Options).
Put Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
Put Notice Date means, with respect to each Put Notice, the date on which such Put
Notice is delivered to HSI.
Put Price means the aggregate amount payable to Oak Hill in connection with the
exercise of a Put Right, calculated by multiplying either (1) the Put Interest Percentage
and the Fair Market Value in the case of Sections 2.2(a) and 2.2(b)(ii) or (2) the
Market Price and the number of BAHHC Common Shares designated as Put Securities in the case of
Section 2.2(b)(i), as applicable; provided, that, in the case of Section
2.2(a), the Put Price shall equal (w) the amount as provided in clause (1) above plus
(x) the Excess Tax Distribution Adjustment Amount, if it is positive, or minus (y) the
Excess Tax Distribution Adjustment Amount, if it is negative, and minus (z) the LIFO Tax
Adjustment Amount, and on the Put Closing Date (A) Oak Hill shall transfer to HSI the entitlement
with respect to the amounts in clause (x) and (B) HSI shall assume from Oak Hill the obligations
with respect to the amounts in clauses (y) and (z).
Put Right shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Put Securities shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
Put Year means the one year period commencing on the first anniversary of the
Closing Date and ending on the date immediately prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date
and each successive one year period thereafter.
Qualified Initial Public Offering has the meaning given to such term in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
Regulatory Approvals means all regulatory approvals from and notices to any
Governmental Authority that are required in order to consummate the transactions contemplated at
the applicable Put Closing, including any such regulatory approvals or notices required to be
obtained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
Securities
means, collectively, all or any portion of, the 3,074.27 BAHHC Common
Shares owned by OHCM as of the date hereof (as adjusted for reclassification, recapitalization,
distributions, splits, combinations, exchanges or similar events)
and, all or any portion of, the 210,119.70 shares of WABC Common Stock owned by OHCP, as of the date hereof (as adjusted for
reclassification, recapitalization, distributions, splits, combinations, exchanges or similar
events).
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Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar
successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the
same shall be in effect at the time.
WABC means W.A. Butler Company, a Delaware corporation, or its successor.
WABC Common Stock means the shares of common stock of WABC, par value $0.01 per
share, as adjusted for any reclassification, recapitalization, distribution, split or combination,
exchange or similar adjustment thereof.
WABC Ownership Percentage means a percentage equal to the number of BAHHC Common
Shares owned by WABC divided by the total number of BAHHC Common Shares then issued and
outstanding, determined on a fully diluted basis, taking into account
option dilution for In the Money Options, in each case as calculated as of the Put
Notice Date (except as indicated in the definition of In the Money
Options).
ARTICLE II
PUT RIGHTS
2.1. Put Right Grants and Mechanics.
(a) HSI hereby grants to Oak Hill the right (a Put Right), at any time and from time
to time on or after the earlier of (x) first anniversary of the Closing Date or (y) an HSI Change
of Control, to require HSI to purchase all or any portion of the Securities then owned by Oak Hill,
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(b) Oak Hill may exercise its Put Right by delivery of a written Notice (a Put
Notice) to HSI, which Put Notice shall state that Oak Hill is exercising its Put Right to
require HSI to purchase the number and type of Securities specified in such Put Notice (the
Put Securities).
2.2. Determination of Fair Market Value. For purposes of calculating Put Price
payable in connection with the exercise of any Put Right, the Fair Market Value shall be determined
as follows:
(a) Pre-QPO. If the Put Notice is delivered prior to a Qualified Initial Public
Offering, the Put Price payable in connection with the exercise of any Put Right shall be
determined as follows:
(i) Mutual Agreement. Oak Hill and HSI shall use all reasonable
efforts and negotiate in good faith to agree upon the Fair Market Value. If Oak
Hill and HSI agree upon the Fair Market Value, then, subject to the conditions to
closing set forth in Section 2.4 below, Oak Hill shall sell, transfer and
convey, and HSI shall purchase and accept, the Put Securities free and clear of all
Liens at the Put Closing for the Put Price calculated based on such agreed-upon Fair
Market Value.
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(ii) Dispute Procedures. (1) If Oak Hill and HSI are unable to agree
upon the Fair Market Value pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) within twenty-one
(21) days of the Put Notice Date, then either party may request, by delivery of a
written Notice to the other party, a reputable independent nationally
recognized investment bank retained by the Company, or, if such investment bank is not acceptable to Oak Hill or HSI, another
reputable independent nationally recognized investment bank as to which HSI and Oak
Hill mutually agree (the Designated Investment Banker), that the
Designated Investment Banker determine the Fair Market Value. If HSI and Oak Hill
are unable to agree upon the selection of the Designated Investment Banker, then
each shall select one nationally recognized investment bank and the Designated
Investment Banker shall be selected by those two investment banks, whose
determination of the Designated Investment Banker will constitute an arbitral award
that is final, binding and non-appealable and upon which a judgment may be entered
by a court with jurisdiction thereover. The Designated Investment Banker shall
determine the Fair Market Value, using such method or methods of determining Fair
Market Value as it, in its sole discretion, shall determine; provided,
however, that in determining Fair Market Value, the Designated Investment
Banker shall (A) not include a discount for lack of control, minority interests,
lack of a public market in the Companys securities or leverage levels, block sale
discounts or otherwise take into account any contractual restrictions on the
Companys ability to operate anywhere in the world or limiting HSIs ability to
consummate the Put Closing (other than as set forth in this Agreement), (B)
consider, among other things, the value that could be realized by a sophisticated
seller seeking to maximize the consideration to be received for the Put Securities,
whether through a private sale of 100% of the Company or a strategic combination or
in an Initial Public Offering (determined on a fully distributed basis) and
assuming, for purposes of the valuation, that the capital stock of the Company is
widely held and no one shareholder holds a control position), without taking into
consideration any initial public offering discount or underwriters discount or any
other costs or expenses of sale, and (C) consider, in addition to any other methods
deemed by the Designated Investment Banker, in its sole discretion, to be customary
or appropriate, the Enterprise Value Methodology. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Designated Investment Banker shall not consider or attribute any value (or negative
value) to any distribution advances by the Company provided for in Section
6.6(a)(ii) of the Operating Agreement or tax liabilities relating to the change from
the LIFO to the FIFO inventory accounting method, which is the subject of the last
sentence of Section 4.1 of the Operating Agreement. Upon reasonable notice, the
Designated Investment Banker shall provide each of Oak Hill and HSI the opportunity
to make one presentation (with representatives of the non-presenting party present)
of reasonable length to the Designated Investment Banker regarding their respective
views on the determination of Fair Market Value; provided that any materials
provided by any party to the Designated Investment Banker in connection with such
presentation shall be simultaneously provided to the other party. The Designated
Investment Banker shall issue its determination in writing to Oak Hill and HSI (the
Final Determination) within forty-five (45) days of
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delivery of the initial Notice to the Designated Investment Banker requesting
such determination and will constitute an arbitral award that is final, binding and
non-appealable and upon which judgment may be entered by a court with jurisdiction
thereover.
(2) Oak Hill shall have fifteen (15) days after delivery of the Final
Determination (the Decision Period) to decide whether to (A) withdraw its
Put Notice or (B) require HSI to purchase the Put Securities indicated in its Put
Notice for a price equal to the Put Price calculated based on the Fair Market Value
set forth in the Final Determination, which decision shall be furnished to HSI by
written Notice delivered prior to the expiration of the Decision Period, notifying
HSI of such decision (the Final Notice). If the Final Notice indicates
that Oak Hill is withdrawing its Put Notice or if Oak Hill fails to deliver a Final
Notice prior to the expiration of the Decision Period, then the Put Notice shall be
deemed to be irrevocably withdrawn and HSI shall not be required to purchase the Put
Securities specified in such Put Notice. Any Put Notice that is withdrawn pursuant
to this Section 2.2(a)(ii)(2) shall continue to be deemed to have been
delivered for purposes of Section 2.5(c).
(b) Post-QPO. If the Put Notice is delivered after a Qualified Initial Public
Offering: (i) if the BAHHC Common Shares are then listed or quoted on NASDAQ or NYSE, the Put Price
shall be equal to the Market Price, and (ii) if the BAHHC Common Shares are not then listed or
quoted on NASDAQ or NYSE, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in accordance with Section
2.2(a). In lieu of exercising a Put Right hereunder, Oak Hill may, subject to any restriction
set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and any applicable securities law restrictions, sell
any or all of their respective BAHHC Common Shares on the open market pursuant to Rule 144 of the
Securities Act or the Registration Rights Agreement.
2.3. Payment of Put Price. The Put Price payable by HSI at the Put Closing shall be
payable in a single cash payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by Oak Hill in writing at least two (2) days prior to the Put Closing.
2.4. Put Closing; Conditions Precedent.
(a) HSI and Oak Hill shall consummate the sale of the Put Shares (the Put Closing)
as soon as reasonably practicable after the delivery of the Final Notice to HSI, but in no event
later than thirty (30) days after delivery of the Final Notice (the Put Closing Date),
subject in all respects to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Sections 2.4(b)
and 2.4(c).
(b) HSIs obligations to purchase the Put Securities at a Put Closing shall be expressly
subject to the fulfillment or express written waiver by HSI of the following conditions on or prior
to the applicable Put Closing Date:
(i) HSI shall have received from Oak Hill certificates or other instruments
representing the Put Securities, together with unit, stock or other appropriate
powers duly endorsed with respect thereto, together with and any other documentation
reasonably requested by HSI in order to confirm that such
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Put Shares, and all rights in respect thereof (including, without limitation,
all economic and voting rights) are being transferred to HSI free and clear of all
Liens.
(ii) There shall not be any order of any Governmental Authority restraining or
invalidating the transactions which are the subject of this Agreement.
(iii) The purchase and sale of the Put Securities at the Put Closing would not
violate the Securities Act or any state securities or blue sky laws applicable to
Oak Hill, HSI, the Company or the Put Securities.
(c) Oak Hills obligations to sell the Put Securities at a Put Closing shall be expressly
subject to the fulfillment or express written waiver by Oak Hill of the following conditions on or
prior to the applicable Put Closing Date:
(i) HSI shall have paid the Put Price.
(ii) There shall not be any order of any Governmental Authority restraining or
invalidating the transactions which are the subject of this Agreement.
(iii) The purchase and sale of the Put Securities at the Put Closing would not
violate the Securities Act or any state securities or blue sky laws applicable to
Oak Hill, HSI, the Company or the Put Securities.
(d) If any of the conditions set forth in Section 2.4(b) and 2.4(c) are not or are not
reasonably expected to be satisfied on the Put Closing Date, HSI and Oak Hill shall cooperate in
good faith to cause such conditions to be satisfied.
2.5. Additional Terms and Conditions Applicable to Put Rights.
(a) Oak Hill shall only be permitted to exercise its Put Right if the Put Price for the Put
Securities to be acquired from Oak Hill at the applicable Put Closing is equal to or greater than
fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), unless the Put Securities constitute all of the Put Securities
then owned by Oak Hill. If, upon determination of the Put Price payable to Oak Hill in connection
with its exercise of a Put Right in accordance with the terms hereof, the Put Price is less than
fifty million dollars ($50,000,000), unless the Put Securities constitute all of the Put Securities
then owned by Oak Hill, then the Put Notice corresponding to such Put Right shall be void ab initio
and HSI shall have no obligation with respect thereto.
(b) In
any Put Year, HSI shall not be required to pay, in the aggregate, Put
Prices hereunder in excess
of the applicable Annual Put Limitation Amount. If the Put Price otherwise payable by HSI hereunder on a Put
Closing Date, when combined with all other Put Prices paid by HSI hereunder during the Put Year in which such
Put Closing Date is to occur, would exceed the Annual Put Limitation Amount, then, subject to
Section 2.5(a), HSI shall only be obligated to purchase that portion of the Put Securities
that have an aggregate Put Price so that, when combined with all other Put Prices paid by HSI
hereunder during the Put Year in which such Put Closing Date is to occur, the
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Annual Put Limitation Amount is not exceeded, and the number of Put Securities to be acquired
on such Put Closing Date shall be reduced accordingly on a pro rata basis.
(c) No Put Notice may be delivered if a Put Notice has already been delivered during the
immediately preceding twelve (12) month period, and any such Put Notice shall be void ab initio;
provided, however, if a Put Notice is withdrawn pursuant to Sections
2.2(a)(ii)(2) or 2.5(a), then Oak Hill may deliver a Put Notice after the date that is
six (6) months following the (x) expiration of the applicable Decision Period in the case of
Section 2.2(a)(ii)(2) and (y) date of determination that the Put Price is less than
$50,000,000 under Section 2.5.
(d) The Company shall, and HSI and Oak Hill shall cause the Company to, provide the Designated
Investment Banker with access, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, to
management of the Company and to such documents and information as it shall reasonably request,
including, without limitation, the most recently approved Company Budget and projections for the
Companys next fiscal year presented by Company management to the Company Board. Any access under
this Section 2.5(d) shall be subject to such limitations as the Company may reasonably
require to prevent the disclosure of non-public information and/or the material disruption of the
business of the Company, including, without limitation, the execution of a non-disclosure agreement
by the Designated Investment Banker in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
The Company shall provide reasonable prior written notice to HSI and Oak Hill of any access to be
provided by the Company to the Designated Investment Banker. HSI, Oak Hill and their respective
representatives shall have the right to accompany the Designated Investment Banker on any visits to
Companys facilities or in any meetings between the Designated Investment Banker and management of
the Company.
(e) All fees, costs and expenses of the Designated Investment Banker incurred in connection
with the determination of the Put Price hereunder shall be borne by the Company.
(f) The Put Rights granted hereunder are personal to Oak Hill and may not be transferred or
assigned by Oak Hill other than in accordance with Section 3.8 hereof.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
3.1. Choice of Law; Forum; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement and all claims and
controversies hereunder (whether based on contract, tort or any other theory) shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state of New York, without regard to the
choice of law provisions thereof. Any proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
shall be brought in the courts of the state of New York sitting in the County of New York, State of
New York, or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York. Each party hereby expressly submits to the personal jurisdiction
and venue of such courts as provided above for the purposes thereof and expressly waives any claim
of improper venue and any claim that such courts are an inconvenient forum. Each party hereby
irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such
suit, action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, to the address set forth or referred to in Section 3.2. EACH PARTY HERETO
HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
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PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A)
CERTIFIES THAT 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 AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO
ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION.
3.2. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, approvals, consents, waivers and other
communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement (each, a Notice)
shall be in writing and delivered in person, by facsimile transmission (with a Notice
contemporaneously given by another method specified in this Section 3.2) or by overnight
courier service, at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be
specified to the other parties by like Notice). All such Notices shall only be duly given and
effective upon receipt (or refusal of receipt).
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Facsimile: (817) 339-7350
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3.3. Amendments. Any provision of this Agreement may be modified, amended or waived
only by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto. For the purposes of this Agreement and all
agreements executed pursuant hereto, no course of dealing between or among any of the parties
hereto and no delay on the part of any party hereto in exercising any rights hereunder or
thereunder shall operate as a waiver of the rights hereof and thereof.
3.4. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such
provision and shall not in any manner affect or render illegal, invalid or unenforceable any other
provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
3.5. Integration. This Agreement, including the exhibits, documents and instruments
referred to herein or therein, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof.
3.6. Construction. The Article and Section headings used or contained in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this
Agreement. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement
with counsel sophisticated in investment transactions. In the event an ambiguity or question of
intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the
parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by
virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.
3.7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
3.8. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns; provided, that no party may directly or indirectly assign, delegate or otherwise
transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of
HSI and
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Oak Hill. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) HSI shall be entitled to assign its rights and
obligations under this Agreement, without the consent of any other party hereto, to any Affiliate
of HSI; and (b) OHCM and OHCP shall be entitled to assign their respective rights and obligations
under this Agreement, without the consent of any other party hereto, to its Permitted Primary
Transferees; provided, however, that (i) one Person reasonably acceptable to HSI
shall be appointed as agent with full power and authority to act conclusively and timely for and on
behalf of all such Permitted Primary Transferees with respect to their rights and obligations
hereunder, on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to HSI and (ii) HSI shall not incur or
become subject to any additional obligations as a result of any such assignment. For the avoidance
of doubt, in the event that HSI (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not
be the continuing or surviving entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or
substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, in each case, the successors
and purchasers of HSI or HSIs properties and assets, as appropriate, shall agree to fulfill and
comply with the obligations set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding any assignment by any
party of its obligations hereunder, such assigning party shall remain primarily liable for all
obligations so assigned.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement on the
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[Signature Page
to Put Rights Agreement]
exv10w3
Exhibit
10.3
PUT RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This
Put Rights Agreement (this Agreement), dated as of
December 31, 2009, is
entered into by and among Henry Schein, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor
(HSI), Burns Veterinary Supply Inc., a New York corporation (Burns) and, solely
for purposes of Sections 2.5(d) and 2.5(e) of this Agreement, Butler Animal
Health Holding Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor (the
Company).
WHEREAS, as a condition to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Omnibus
Agreement (as defined below), the parties have agreed to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and of the covenants and agreements
hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1. Definitions.
(a) Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given to
such terms in the Operating Agreement (as defined below).
(b) For the purposes of this Agreement, each of the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:
30-Day True-Up Period means a 30-day period commencing
on the day that HSI provides notice to Burns that either (a) an Oak Hill Put Closing has occurred and the Oak Hill Put Price has been paid to Oak Hill or (b) no Oak Hill Put Notice was given during a Put
Year; provided, however, that a 30-day True-Up Period shall only commence from and after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date.
Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Annual Burns Put Limitation Amount means, (i) for any Pre Divestiture Put Year, the
lesser of (x) the number of BAHHC Common Shares valued (in accordance with Section 2.2) at
an amount equal to the difference between $150,000,000 and any Oak Hill Put Price paid by HSI to
Oak Hill with respect to an Oak Hill Put Notice delivered during such
Pre Divestiture Put Year, and (y) 41,127.14 BAHHC Common Shares, and
(ii) for any Post Divestiture Put Year, 41,127.14 BAHHC Common Shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the Annual Burns Put Limitation Amount exceed an amount equal to the difference between $150,000,000 and any Oak Hill Put Price paid by HSI to Oak Hill during the twelve month period immediately prior to any Burns Put Closing.
BAHHC Common Shares means the Common Shares or, following an Initial Public
Offering, the Successor Common Stock (each as defined in the Operating Agreement), in each case,
as adjusted for any reclassification, recapitalization, distribution, split, combination, exchange
or similar adjustment thereof.
Burns shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Burns Put Closing shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
Burns Put Closing Date shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).
Burns Put Price means the aggregate amount payable to Burns in connection with the
exercise of a Burns Put Right, calculated by multiplying either (1) the Put Interest
Percentage and the Fair Market Value in the case of Sections 2.2(a) and 2.2(b)(ii)
or (2) the Market Price and the number of BAHHC Common Shares designated as Put Securities in the
case of Section 2.2(b)(i), as applicable; provided, that, in the case of
Section 2.2(a), the Burns Put Price shall equal (w) the amount as provided in clause (1)
above plus (x) the Excess Tax Distribution Adjustment Amount, if it is positive, or
minus (y) the Excess Tax Distribution Adjustment Amount, if it is negative, and
minus (z) the LIFO Tax Adjustment Amount, and on the Put Closing Date (A) Burns shall
transfer to HSI the entitlement with respect to the amounts in clause (x) and (B) HSI shall assume
from Burns the obligations with respect to the amounts in clauses (y) and (z).
Burns Put Right shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Closing Date shall have the meaning set forth in the Omnibus Agreement.
Commission means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or any other
federal agency administering the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at the time.
Company shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
Convertible Security means any capital stock, equity or debt security convertible
into, exchangeable for or representing any rights to subscribe for or acquire any BAHHC Common
Shares. For purposes of clarification, Convertible Security shall not include any options.
Darby means the Darby Group Companies, Inc., a New York corporation.
Decision Period shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii)(2).
Designated Investment Banker shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a)(ii)(1).
Discount Rate means
the National Municipal Bond Yields for AAA Rated Tax Exempt General Obligations Bonds as reported by Bloomberg for the nearest period of time remaining with respect to the tax liabilities to the FIFO tax adjustment, which as of November 29, 2009 is 0.66% for the two (2) year bond.
Enterprise Value Methodology means a methodology to be considered by the Designated
Investment Banker in connection with its determination of Fair Market Value, whereby first, the
enterprise value of the Company is calculated by multiplying (i) normalized EBITDA by (ii) an
appropriate multiple as determined by the Designated Investment Banker,
and second, total cash and cash equivalents of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the most
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recent full month-end balance sheet date immediately preceding the applicable Put Notice Date would
be added thereto, and third, from the enterprise value so calculated, the total indebtedness of the
Company and its subsidiaries for borrowed monies as of the most recent full month-end balance sheet
date immediately preceding the applicable Put Notice Date would be subtracted.
Excess Tax Distribution Adjustment Amount means an amount equal to the difference
between (i) the aggregate net amount that would have been received by Burns with respect to the Put
Securities if on the day immediately preceding the Burns Put Closing Date the Company had made a
distribution to its members in the minimum amount sufficient to eliminate the distribution advances
to all members (including accrued amounts in the nature of interest) provided for in Section
6.6(a)(ii) of the Operating Agreement outstanding as of that day (the First Distribution)
and then redistributed the amount of distribution advances treated as repaid pursuant to Section
6.6(a)(ii), and (ii) the aggregate amount that would have been received by Burns with respect to
the Put Securities if on the day immediately preceding the Burns Put Closing Date the Company had
made a distribution to its members in the amount of the First Distribution but on that date the
amount of the distribution advances provided for in that Section 6.6(a)(ii) for all members had
been zero (in both cases not taking account of any adjustments relating to tax liabilities
resulting from the change by the Company from the LIFO to the FIFO inventory accounting method).
To the extent the amount determined under clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence exceeds
the amount determined under clause (ii) of that sentence the Excess Tax Distribution Adjustment
Amount shall be considered positive; to the extent the amount determined under that clause (ii)
exceeds the amount determined under that clause (i) the Excess Tax Distribution Adjustment Amount
shall be considered negative.
Attached hereto as Exhibit A is an example of the Excess Tax Distribution Adjustment Amount calculation set forth above.
Fair Market Value means the fair market value of 100% of the equity interests of the
Company, calculated as of the relevant Put Notice Date (except as specifically provided in the
definition of Enterprise Value Methodology), determined pursuant to Section 2.2(a) or
Section 2.2(b)(ii), as applicable.
Final Determination shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.2(a)(ii)(1).
Final Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(ii)(2).
Governmental Authority shall mean any government or any agency, bureau, board,
commission, court, department, official, political subdivision, tribunal or other instrumentality
of any government, whether federal, state or local.
HSI shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
In the Money Options
means (i) all issued and outstanding options for BAHHC Common Shares for which the applicable exercise price is
less than the Put Price and which are either vested as of the applicable Put Closing Date or may become vested in
accordance with their terms within six (6) months after the applicable Put Closing Date, and (ii) any BAHHC Common
Shares issued upon exercise of any options at any time on or after the applicable Put Notice Date through the date
immediately preceding the applicable Put Closing Date.
Initial Public Offering means the initial underwritten public offering of common
stock by the Company pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-1 (or any successor
form) under the Security Act.
Lien means any pledge, hypothecation, right of others, claim, security interest,
encumbrance, adverse claim or interest, voting trust agreement, interest, equity, option, lien,
right of first refusal, charge or other restriction or limitation.
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LIFO Tax Adjustment Amount
means, with respect to the tax distributions to be made by the Company on or after the Burns Put Closing Date with
regard to the income already recognized, and to be recognized, for tax purposes by the Company as a result of the
change from the LIFO to the FIFO inventory accounting method in accordance with Section 4.1 of the Operating
Agreement, the amount calculated by multiplying (x) the present value (discounted at the Discount Rate) of the
amount of tax liability to be borne by Burns with regard to that income pursuant to the last sentence of
Section 4.1 of the Operating Agreement, based on the Corporate Tax Rate (as defined in the Operating Agreement,
based on the operations of the Company as of the day immediately preceding the Burns Put Closing Date for the
purpose of determining allocation and apportionment) in effect for the relevant periods on the day immediately
preceding the Burns Put Closing Date, by (y) a fraction, (i) the denominator of which shall be the Effective
Percentage Interest (as defined in the Operating Agreement) of Burns immediately following the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Omnibus Agreement, and (ii) the numerator of which shall be the Effective Percentage
Interest represented by the Put Securities as of immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by the Omnibus Agreement.
Market Price means the closing sale price per BAHHC Common Share on the applicable
Put Notice Date (or the nearest preceding business day).
Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.
Oak Hill means OHCM together with OHCP.
Oak Hill Divestiture Date means the date upon which Oak Hill no longer owns any
Securities, as that term is defined in the Oak Hill Put Rights Agreement.
Oak Hill Put Closing means the occurrence of a Put Closing (as defined in the Oak
Hill Put Rights Agreement) pursuant to the Oak Hill Put Rights Agreement.
Oak
Hill Put Notice means the Put Notice as defined in the Oak
Hill Put Rights Agreement.
Oak Hill Put Price means the Put Price (as defined in the Oak Hill Put Rights
Agreement).
Oak Hill Put Rights Agreement means the Put Rights Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, between HSI, Oak Hill and the Company.
OHCM means Oak Hill Capital Management Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
OHCP means Oak Hill Capital Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.
Omnibus Agreement means the Omnibus Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2009, by and
among HSI, National Logistics Services, LLC, Oak Hill, WABC, Darby, Burns, the Company and the
other Persons party thereto.
Operating Agreement means the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Operating Agreement of the Company, dated as of the date hereof, between
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WABC, OHCM, HSI, OHCP,
Darby, Burns and the other members party thereto, as amended from time to time in accordance with
the terms thereof.
Person means an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a joint venture, a trust,
an unincorporated organization, a limited liability company or partnership, a government and any
agency or political subdivision thereof.
Post Divestiture Put Year means any Put Year following the Oak Hill Divestiture
Date. For purposes of clarification, if such date occurs during any Put Year, then the first Post
Divestiture Put Year shall be the following Put Year.
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Divestiture Put Year means any Put Year beginning prior to
the first Post Divestiture
Put Year.
Put Interest Percentage means a percentage equal to the number of BAHHC Common
Shares designated as Put Securities in the relevant Put Notice divided by the total number of BAHHC
Common Shares and Convertible Securities then issued and outstanding determined on a fully diluted
as-converted basis taking into account option dilution for
In the Money Options, in each case as calculated as of the Put Notice
Date (except as indicated in the definition of In the Money Options).
Put Notice shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
Put Notice Date means, with respect to each Put Notice, the date on which such Put
Notice is delivered to HSI.
Put Securities shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
Put Year means the one year period commencing on the fifth anniversary of the
Closing Date and ending on the date immediately prior to the sixth anniversary of the Closing Date
and each successive one year period thereafter.
Qualified Initial Public Offering has the meaning given to such term in the
Registration Rights Agreement.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar
successor federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the
same shall be in effect at the time.
WABC means W.A. Butler Company, a Delaware corporation, or its successor.
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ARTICLE II
PUT RIGHTS
2.1. Burns Put Right Grants and Mechanics.
(a) HSI hereby grants to Burns the right (a Burns Put Right), at any time and from
time to time on or after the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, to require HSI to purchase all
or any portion of the 205,635.72 BAHHC Common Shares owned by Burns on the
date hereof, on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
(b) Subject to Sections 2.5(a) through (c), Burns may exercise its Burns Put Right by delivery
of a written Notice (a Put Notice) to HSI, which Put Notice shall state that Burns is
exercising its Burns Put Right to require HSI to purchase the number and type of BAHHC Common
Shares specified in such Put Notice (the Put Securities)
and may, if such Put Notice is being delivered at any time prior to
the first anniversary of the Oak Hill Divestiture Date, state the
minimum number of Put Securities that would be acceptable to Burns
if all such Put Securities are greater than the Annual Burns Put
Limitation Amount.
2.2. Determination of Fair Market Value. For purposes of calculating Burns Put Price
payable in connection with the exercise of any Burns Put Right, the Fair Market Value shall be
determined as follows:
(a) Pre-QPO. If the Put Notice is delivered prior to a Qualified Initial Public
Offering, the Burns Put Price payable in connection with the exercise of any Burns Put Right shall
be determined as follows:
(i) Mutual Agreement. Burns and HSI shall use all reasonable efforts
and negotiate in good faith to agree upon the Fair Market Value. If Burns and HSI
agree upon the Fair Market Value, then, subject to the conditions to closing set
forth in Section 2.4 below, Burns shall sell, transfer and convey, and HSI
shall purchase and accept, the Put Securities free and clear of all Liens at the
Burns Put Closing for the Burns Put Price calculated based on such agreed-upon Fair
Market Value.
(ii) Dispute Procedures. (1) If Burns and HSI are unable to agree upon
the Fair Market Value pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i) within twenty-one (21)
days of the Put Notice Date, then either party may request, by delivery of a written
Notice to the other party, an independent investment bank retained by the Company,
or, if such investment bank is not acceptable to Burns or HSI, another reputable
independent nationally recognized investment bank as to which HSI and Burns mutually
agree (the Designated Investment Banker), that the Designated Investment
Banker determine the Fair Market Value. If HSI and Burns are unable to agree upon
the selection of the Designated Investment Banker, then each shall select one
nationally recognized investment bank and the Designated Investment Banker shall be
selected by those two investment banks, whose determination of the Designated
Investment Banker will constitute an arbitral award that is final, binding and
non-appealable and upon which a judgment may be entered by a
court with jurisdiction thereover. The Designated Investment Banker shall
determine the Fair Market Value, using such method or methods of determining Fair
Market Value as it, in its sole discretion, shall determine; provided,
however, that in determining Fair Market Value, the Designated Investment
Banker shall (A) not include a discount for lack of control, minority interests,
lack of a public market in the Companys securities or leverage levels, block sale
discounts or
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otherwise take into account any contractual restrictions on the Companys
ability to operate anywhere in the world or limiting HSIs ability to consummate the
Burns Put Closing (other than as set forth in this Agreement), (B) consider, among
other things, the value that could be realized by a sophisticated seller seeking to
maximize the consideration to be received for the Put Securities, whether through a
private sale of 100% of the Company or a strategic combination or in an Initial
Public Offering (determined on a fully distributed basis) and assuming, for purposes
of the valuation, that the capital stock of the Company is widely held and no one
shareholder holds a control position), without taking into consideration any initial
public offering discount or underwriters discount or any other costs or expenses of
sale, and (C) consider, in addition to any other methods deemed by the Designated
Investment Banker, in its sole discretion, to be customary or appropriate, the
Enterprise Value Methodology. For the avoidance of doubt, the Designated
Investment Banker shall not consider or attribute any value (or negative value) to
any distribution advances by the Company provided for in Section 6.6(a)(ii) of the
Operating Agreement or tax liabilities relating to the change from the LIFO to the
FIFO inventory accounting method, which is the subject of the last sentence of
Section 4.1 of the Operating Agreement. Upon reasonable notice, the Designated
Investment Banker shall provide each of Burns and HSI the opportunity to make one
presentation (with representatives of the non-presenting party present) of
reasonable length to the Designated Investment Banker regarding their respective
views on the determination of Fair Market Value; provided that any materials
provided by any party to the Designated Investment Banker in connection with such
presentation shall be simultaneously provided to the other party. The Designated
Investment Banker shall issue its determination in writing to Burns and HSI (the
Final Determination) within forty-five (45) days of delivery of the
initial Notice to the Designated Investment Banker requesting such determination and
will constitute an arbitral award that is final, binding and non-appealable and upon
which judgment may be entered by a court with jurisdiction thereover.
(2) Burns shall have fifteen (15) days after delivery of the Final
Determination (the Decision Period) to decide whether to (A) withdraw its
Put Notice or (B) require HSI to purchase the Put Securities indicated in its Put
Notice for a price equal to the Burns Put Price calculated based on the Fair Market
Value set forth in the Final Determination, which decision shall be furnished to HSI
by written Notice delivered prior to the expiration of the Decision Period,
notifying HSI of such decision (the Final Notice). If the Final Notice
indicates that Burns is withdrawing its Put Notice or if Burns fails to deliver a
Final Notice prior to the expiration of the Decision Period, then the Put Notice
shall be deemed to be irrevocably withdrawn and HSI shall not be required to
purchase the Put Securities specified in such Put Notice. Any Put Notice that is
withdrawn pursuant to this Section 2.2(a)(ii)(2) shall continue to be deemed
to have been delivered for purposes of Section 2.5(c).
(b) Post-QPO. If the Put Notice is delivered after a Qualified Initial Public
Offering: (i) if the BAHHC Common Shares are then listed or quoted on NASDAQ or NYSE,
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the Burns Put Price shall be equal to the Market Price, and (ii) if the BAHHC Common Shares
are not then listed or quoted on NASDAQ or NYSE, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in
accordance with Section 2.2(a). In lieu of exercising a Burns Put Right hereunder, Burns
may, subject to any restriction set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement and any applicable
securities law restrictions, sell any or all of their respective BAHHC Common Shares on the open
market pursuant to Rule 144 of the Securities Act or the Registration Rights Agreement.
2.3. Payment of Burns Put Price. The Burns Put Price payable by HSI at the Burns Put
Closing shall be payable in a single cash payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds
to an account designated by Burns in writing at least two (2) days prior to the Burns Put Closing.
2.4. Burns Put Closing; Conditions Precedent.
(a) HSI and Burns shall consummate the sale of the Put Shares (the Burns Put
Closing) as soon as reasonably practicable after the delivery of the Final Notice to HSI, but
in no event later than thirty (30) days after delivery of the Final Notice (the Burns Put
Closing Date), subject in all respects to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Sections 2.4(b) and 2.4(c).
(b) HSIs obligations to purchase the Put Securities at a Burns Put Closing shall be expressly
subject to the fulfillment or express written waiver by HSI of the following conditions on or prior
to the applicable Burns Put Closing Date:
(i) HSI shall have received from Burns certificates or other instruments
representing the Put Securities, together with unit, stock or other appropriate
powers duly endorsed with respect thereto, if applicable, together with and any other documentation
reasonably requested by HSI in order to confirm that such Put Shares, and all rights
in respect thereof (including, without limitation, all economic and voting rights)
are being transferred to HSI free and clear of all Liens.
(ii) There shall not be any order of any Governmental Authority restraining or
invalidating the transactions which are the subject of this Agreement.
(iii) The purchase and sale of the Put Securities at the Burns Put Closing
would not violate the Securities Act or any state securities or blue sky laws
applicable to Burns, HSI, the Company or the Put Securities.
(c) Burnss obligations to sell the Put Securities at a Burns Put Closing shall be expressly
subject to the fulfillment or express written waiver by Burns of the following conditions on or
prior to the applicable Burns Put Closing Date:
(i) HSI shall have paid the Burns Put Price.
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(ii) There shall not be any order of any Governmental Authority restraining or
invalidating the transactions which are the subject of this Agreement.
(iii) The purchase and sale of the Put Securities at the Burns Put Closing
would not violate the Securities Act or any state securities or blue sky laws
applicable to Burns, HSI, the Company or the Put Securities.
(d) If any of the conditions set forth in Section 2.4(b) and 2.4(c) are not or are not
reasonably expected to be satisfied on the Burns Put Closing Date, HSI and Burns shall cooperate in
good faith to cause such conditions to be satisfied.
2.5. Additional Terms and Conditions Applicable to Burns Put Rights.
(a) During any Pre Divestiture Put Year, Burns shall only be permitted to exercise its Burns
Put Right during the 30-Day True-Up Period.
(b) In any Put Year, HSI shall not be required to pay, in the aggregate, Burns Put Prices or
acquire, in the aggregate, that number of Put Securities, as applicable, in excess of the
applicable Annual Burns Put Limitation Amount. If the Burns Put Price otherwise payable by HSI, or
the number of Put Securities otherwise to be acquired by HSI, on a Burns Put Closing Date, when
combined with all other Burns Put Prices and Oak Hill Put Prices paid by HSI during the Put Year in
which such Burns Put Closing Date is to occur, would exceed the Annual Burns
Put Limitation Amount, then HSI shall only be obligated to purchase that portion of the Put
Securities so that, when combined with all other Burns Put Prices paid by HSI and Put Securities
acquired by HSI during the Put Year in which such Burns Put Closing Date is to occur (or deemed to
occur), the Annual Burns Put Limitation Amount is not exceeded, and the number of Put Securities to
be acquired on such Burns Put Closing Date shall be reduced accordingly. If Burns exercises its
Burns Put Right during a 30-Day True-Up Period pursuant to sub-section (b) of the definition of 30-Day True-Up Period, then the prior years Annual Burns Put Limitation Amount
shall be applicable; provided, however, that, if Oak Hill delivers an Oak Hill Put Notice following the
delivery of a Put Notice by Burns but prior to the applicable Put Closing therefor, then (x) the Put Closing in
respect of such Put Notice from Burns shall be delayed so that such Put Closing shall occur
immediately following the applicable Oak Hill Put Closing, (y) the
Fair Market Value or Market Price, as applicable, shall equal the value or price used in connection with the applicable Oak Hill Put
Closing and (z) if, after giving effect to such Oak Hill Put Closing, the number of Put Securities that would be within the applicable Annual
Burns Put Limitation Amount is less than the minimum number specified
in the Put Notice, then Burns may withdraw such Put Notice and the
next Put Notice delivered by Burns during the remainder of such Put
Year shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 2.5(c).
(c) No Put Notice may be delivered if a Put Notice has already been delivered during the
immediately preceding twelve (12) month period, and any such Put Notice shall be void ab initio;
provided, however, if a Put Notice is withdrawn pursuant to Sections
2.2(a)(ii)(2) then Burns may deliver a Put Notice after the date that is six (6) months
following the expiration of the applicable Decision Period in the case of Section
2.2(a)(ii)(2).
(d) The Company shall, and HSI and Burns shall cause the Company to, provide the Designated
Investment Banker with access, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, to
management of the Company and to such documents and information as it shall reasonably request,
including, without limitation, the most recently approved Company Budget and projections for the
Companys next fiscal year presented by Company management to the Company Board. Any access under
this Section 2.5(d) shall be subject to such limitations
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as the Company may reasonably require to prevent the disclosure of non-public information
and/or the material disruption of the business of the Company, including, without limitation, the
execution of a non-disclosure agreement by the Designated Investment Banker in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company. The Company shall provide reasonable prior written notice
to HSI and Burns of any access to be provided by the Company to the Designated Investment Banker.
HSI, Burns and their respective representatives shall have the right to accompany the Designated
Investment Banker on any visits to Companys facilities or in any meetings between the Designated
Investment Banker and management of the Company.
(e) All fees, costs and expenses of the Designated Investment Banker incurred in connection
with the determination of the Burns Put Price hereunder shall be borne by the Company.
(f) The Burns Put Rights granted hereunder are personal to Burns and may not be transferred or
assigned by Burns other than in accordance with Section 3.8 hereof.
ARTICLE III
MISCELLANEOUS
3.1. Choice of Law; Forum; Waiver of Jury Trial. This Agreement and all claims and
controversies hereunder (whether based on contract, tort or any other theory) shall be governed by
and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state of New York, without regard to the
choice of law provisions thereof. Any proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
shall be brought in the courts of the state of New York sitting in the County of New York, State of
New York, or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York. Each party hereby expressly submits to the personal jurisdiction
and venue of such courts as provided above for the purposes thereof and expressly waives any claim
of improper venue and any claim that such courts are an inconvenient forum. Each party hereby
irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such
suit, action or proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, to the address set forth or referred to in Section 3.2. EACH PARTY HERETO
HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL
BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT
OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY).
EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT 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 AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE
BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND
CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.
3.2. Notices. All notices, requests, demands, approvals, consents, waivers and other
communications required or permitted to be given under this Agreement (each, a Notice)
shall be in writing and delivered in person, by facsimile transmission (with a Notice
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contemporaneously given by another method specified in this Section 3.2) or by
overnight courier service, at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as
shall be specified to the other parties by like Notice). All such Notices shall only be duly given
and effective upon receipt (or refusal of receipt).
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Henry Schein, Inc.
135 Duryea Road
Melville, NY 11747
Facsimile: (631) 843-5660
Attn: General Counsel
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Proskauer Rose LLP
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Facsimile: (212) 969-2900
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300 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho, NY 11753
Facsimile: (516) 688-2813
Attn: President
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Salon, Marrow, Dyckman Newman & Broudy LLP
292 Madison Avenue
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3.3. Amendments. Any provision of this Agreement may be modified, amended or waived
only by a writing signed by each of the parties hereto. For the purposes of this Agreement and all
agreements executed pursuant hereto, no course of dealing between or among any of the parties
hereto and no delay on the part of any party hereto in exercising any rights hereunder or
thereunder shall operate as a waiver of the rights hereof and thereof.
3.4. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal,
invalid or unenforceable, such illegality, invalidity or unenforceability shall attach only to such
provision and shall not in any manner affect or render illegal, invalid or unenforceable any other
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provision of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be carried out as if any such illegal,
invalid or unenforceable provision were not contained herein.
3.5. Integration. This Agreement, including the exhibits, documents and instruments
referred to herein or therein, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with respect to
the subject matter hereof.
3.6. Construction. The Article and Section headings used or contained in this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction of this
Agreement. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement
with counsel sophisticated in investment transactions. In the event an ambiguity or question of
intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the
parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by
virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.
3.7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
3.8. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns; provided, that no party may directly or indirectly assign, delegate or otherwise transfer
any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of HSI and
Burns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) HSI shall be entitled to assign its rights and
obligations under this Agreement, without the consent of any other party hereto, to any Affiliate
of HSI; and (b) Burns shall be entitled to assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement,
without the consent of any other party hereto to its Permitted Primary Transferees;
provided, however, that (i) one Person reasonably acceptable to HSI, shall be
appointed as agent with full power and authority to act conclusively and timely for and on behalf
of all such Permitted Primary Transferees with respect to their rights and obligations hereunder,
on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to HSI and (ii) HSI shall not incur or become
subject to any additional obligations as a result of any such assignment. For the avoidance of
doubt, in the event that HSI (i) consolidates with or merges into any other person and shall not be
the continuing or surviving entity in such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or
substantially all of its properties and assets to any person, then, in each case, the successors
and purchasers of HSI or HSIs properties and assets, as appropriate, shall agree to fulfill and
comply with the obligations set forth in this Agreement. Notwithstanding any assignment by any
party of its obligations hereunder, such assigning party shall remain primarily liable for all
obligations so assigned.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered this Agreement on the
date first above written.
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exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
HENRY SCHEIN AND BUTLER ANIMAL HEALTH SUPPLY ANNOUNCE CLOSING
OF THE TRANSACTIONS TO FORM BUTLER SCHEIN ANIMAL HEALTH
MELVILLE, New York, and DUBLIN, Ohio January 4, 2010 Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC)
and Butler Animal Health Supply today announced the closing of the transactions to form Butler
Schein Animal Health, a new company that combines Butler Animal Health Supply and Henry Scheins
U.S. Animal Health businesses. Butler Schein Animal Health is 50.1%-owned by Henry Schein and
49.9%-owned by the owners of Butler Animal Health Supply (Oak Hill Capital Partners and The Ashkin
Family Group). The transaction was announced on November 30, 2009 and closed on December 31, 2009.
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Butler Schein Animal Health is the leading U.S. companion
animal health distribution company with combined revenues for the last 12 months of approximately
$850 million on a U.S. GAAP (General Accepted Accounting Principles) basis. Approximately 900
Butler Schein Animal Health team members, including approximately 300 field sales representatives
and approximately 200 telesales and customer support representatives, will serve animal health
customers in all 50 states.
We are delighted to announce the formation of Butler Schein Animal Health, and look forward
to new opportunities for the combined businesses to share best practices. Butler Schein Animal
Health has the largest veterinary sales and distribution footprint in the U.S., and begins
operations with the outstanding reputation and strong customer focus that are the hallmarks of
Henry Schein and Butler Animal Health Supply, said Henry Schein Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Stanley M. Bergman.
The foundation of Butler Schein Animal Health is a relentless focus on customers and a
company-wide commitment to exceeding their expectations, said Kevin R. Vasquez, Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Butler Schein Animal Health and former Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer of Butler Animal Health Supply. Through a close working relationship
with our supplier partners we will offer veterinarians nationwide the broadest selection of
products and value-added services in the industry. With seasoned veterinary professionals at all
levels of the organization, we are confident that manufacturers will benefit from our unmatched
reach and marketplace insight and customers will gain from one-stop shopping and superior customer
service.
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About the Henry Schein Animal Health Businesses
Henry Scheins U.S. Animal Health business includes Henry Scheins telesales and field sales
organizations as well as NLS, which was acquired in 2006. These operations serve more than 10,000
clinics and veterinary practices through a national network of distribution centers, and online
through www.henryschein.com, www.nlsanimalhealth.com and www.MyVetDirect.com.
As the leading animal health products distributor in Europe, Henry Scheins International
Animal Health business serves more than 18,000 customers and has operations in Austria, the Czech
Republic France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Henry Scheins
International Animal Health business will continue to be operated by Henry Schein and is not part
of Butler Schein Animal Health. Henry Scheins International Animal Health business had sales in
the last 12 months of approximately $620 million.
About Butler Animal Health Supply
Butler Animal Health Supply is the nations largest distributor of companion animal health
supplies to veterinarians. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, the Company has 16 distribution centers
and seven telecenters. Butler Animal Health Supply serves over 25,000 veterinary clinics in all 50
states and distributes over 12,000 products from more than 445 vendors. The organization includes
the industrys largest and highest-ranked sales force of approximately 375 sales representatives,
including 220 field sales representatives and 155 telesales representatives. For more information,
visit Butler Animal Health Supply at www.accessbutler.com.
About Henry Schein
Henry
Schein, a Fortune 500® company and a member of the NASDAQ 100® Index, is the largest
provider of health care products and services to office-based practitioners. Recognized for its
excellent customer service and highly competitive prices, the Companys four business groups
Dental, Medical, International and Technology serve approximately 590,000 customers worldwide,
including dental practitioners and laboratories, physician practices and animal health clinics, as
well as government and other institutions. Henry Schein operates through a centralized and
automated distribution network, which provides customers in more than 200 countries with a
comprehensive selection of more than 90,000 national and Henry Schein private-brand products in
stock, as well as more than 100,000 additional products available as special-order items. Henry
Schein also provides exclusive, innovative technology offerings for dental, medical and veterinary
professionals, including value-added practice management software and electronic health record
solutions.
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Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Henry Schein employs more than 13,500 people and has
operations or affiliates in 23 countries. The Companys net sales reached a record $6.4 billion in
2008. For more information, visit the Henry Schein Web site at www.henryschein.com.
In accordance with the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, we provide the following cautionary remarks regarding important factors that,
among others, could cause future results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements,
expectations and assumptions expressed or implied herein. All forward-looking statements made by
us are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. These
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that
may cause our actual results, performance and achievements or industry results to be materially
different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. These statements are identified by the use of such terms as may,
could, expect, intend, believe, plan, estimate, forecast, project, anticipate or
other comparable terms. A full discussion of our operations and financial condition, including
factors that may affect our business and future prospects, is contained in documents we have filed
with the SEC and will be contained in all subsequent periodic filings we make with the SEC. These
documents identify in detail important risk factors that could cause our actual performance to
differ materially from current expectations.
Risk factors and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
current and historical results include, but are not limited to: decreased customer demand and
changes in vendor credit terms; disruptions in financial markets; general economic conditions;
competitive factors; changes in the healthcare industry; changes in regulatory requirements that
affect us; risks associated with our international operations; fluctuations in quarterly earnings;
our dependence on third parties for the manufacture and supply of our products; transitional
challenges associated with acquisitions, including the failure to achieve anticipated synergies;
financial risks associated with acquisitions; regulatory and litigation risks; the dependence on
our continued product development, technical support and successful marketing in the technology
segment; our dependence upon sales personnel and key customers; our dependence on our senior
management; possible increases in the cost of shipping our products or other service issues with
our third-party shippers; risks from rapid technological change; risks from potential increases in
variable interest rates; possible volatility of the market price of our common stock; certain
provisions in our governing documents that may discourage third-party acquisitions of us; and
changes in tax legislation that affect us. The order in which these factors appear should not be
construed to indicate their relative importance or priority.
We caution that these factors may not be exhaustive and that many of these factors are beyond
our ability to control or predict. Accordingly, any forward-looking statements contained herein
should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual results. We undertake no duty and have no
obligation to update forward-looking statements.
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HENRY SCHEIN
Investors: Steven Paladino
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
steven.paladino@henryschein.com
(631) 843-5500
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Media: Susan Vassallo
Vice President, Corporate Communications
susan.vassallo@henryschein.com
(631) 843-5562
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BUTLER ANIMAL HEALTH / OAK HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS
Mark Semer
Kekst and Company
mark-semer@kekst.com
(212) 521-4802 |
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