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REGISTRATION NUMBER 33-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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CERIDIAN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 52-0278528
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
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8100 34TH AVENUE SOUTH
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55425
(Address of principal executive offices)
CERIDIAN CORPORATION/TESSERACT LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
JOHN A. HAVEMAN
VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
CERIDIAN CORPORATION
8100 34TH AVENUE SOUTH
MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55425
(612) 853-7425
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF SECURITIES AMOUNT TO OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
TO BE REGISTERED BE REGISTERED (1) PER SHARE (2) PRICE (2) REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock,
$.50 par value...................... 500,000 shares $24.13 $12,065,000 $4,160.34
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(1) In addition, pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement includes an indeterminate number of
additional shares as may be issuable as a result of antidilution provisions
described herein.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee, based on the average high and low sale prices reported
for the Registrant's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on June
28, 1994.
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ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") by Ceridian Corporation (the "Company") are incorporated in
this registration statement by reference:
(1) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1993;
(2) All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") since December
31, 1993;
(3) The description of the Company's common stock, par value $.50 per
share, contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, File
No. 33-26839.
All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment
which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters
all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
The class of securities to be offered, the Company's common stock, is
registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
John A. Haveman, Vice President, Secretary and Managing Counsel for the
Company, has provided an opinion as to the legality of the securities being
registered hereby. Mr. Haveman is not eligible to participate in the Company's
Tesseract Long-Term Incentive Plan.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Subsection (a) of Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware ("DGCL") empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a
party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), by
reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred
by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good
faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
Subsection (b) of Section 145 empowers a corporation to indemnify any person
who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation by
reason of the fact that such person acted in any of the capacities set forth
above, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or
suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in
or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no
indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which
such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and
only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine that in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court shall
deem proper.
Section 102(b) of the DGCL provides that a certificate of incorporation may
contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director
to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not
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eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Article VII of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
correspondingly provides that a director of the Company shall not be liable to
the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of the
director's fiduciary duty except to the extent that DGCL does not permit
exemption from or limitation of such liability.
Article VI of the Company's Bylaws provides that the Company shall indemnify
its officers, directors and employees to the fullest extent permitted by the
DGCL in connection with proceedings with which any such person is involved by
virtue of his status as an officer, director or employee. Article VII of the
Company's Bylaws provides that the Company shall have the express authority to
enter into such agreements as its Board of Directors deems appropriate for the
indemnification of present or future directors or officers of the Company in
connection with their service to, or status with, the Company or any other
corporation, entity or enterprise with whom such person is serving at the
express written request of the Company. The Company has entered into
indemnification contracts with each of its directors which provide for the
prompt indemnification "to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law"
against any and all expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, penalties,
fines and amounts paid in settlement of any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit or proceeding related to the fact that such director is or was a
director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise at
the express written request of the Company. In addition, the indemnification
contracts provide for the advancement of expenses (including attorneys' fees) to
such directors upon their request.
For situations where the Company either lacks authority or is otherwise
unable to indemnify its directors or officers, the Company maintains directors'
and officers' liability insurance, which insures the Company's directors and
officers against damages, judgments, settlements and costs incurred by reason of
wrongful acts committed by such persons in their official capacities. Although
subject to substantial deductibles, the Company also maintains insurance against
its indemnification obligations described above.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
The following is a complete list of Exhibits filed or incorporated by
reference as part of this registration statement:
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4.01 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Ceridian Corporation
4.02 Bylaws of Ceridian Corporation, as amended (1)
4.03 Ceridian Corporation/Tesseract Long-Term Incentive Plan
5.01 Opinion and Consent of John A. Haveman
24.01 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)
24.02 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick
25.01 Power of Attorney
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The following exhibit was filed as part of a previous Company filing with
the Commission (File No. 1-1969) as listed below, and is incorporated herein by
reference:
(1) Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1993 (Exhibit 3.01)
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ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if
the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8 and the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or
section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bonafide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized in the City of Minneapolis, State of Minnesota, as of June 30, 1994.
CERIDIAN CORPORATION
By: /s/ J.R. EICKHOFF
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John R. Eickhoff
VICE PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed as of June 30, 1993 by the following
persons in the capacities indicated.
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*/s/ LAWRENCE PERLMAN
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Lawrence Perlman
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer
and Director)
/s/ J.R. EICKHOFF
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John R. Eickhoff
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ LOREN D. GROSS
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Loren D. Gross
Vice President and
Corporate Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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Ruth M. Davis
Director
*/s/ ALLEN W. DAWSON
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Allen W. Dawson
Director
*/s/ RONALD JAMES
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Ronald James
Director
*/s/ RICHARD G. LAREAU
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Richard G. Lareau
Director
*/s/ CHARLES MARSHALL
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Charles Marshall
Director
*/s/ RICHARD W. VIESER
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Richard W. Vieser
Director
*/s/ PAUL S. WALSH
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Paul S. Walsh
Director
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*By /s/ JOHN A. HAVEMAN
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John A. Haveman
Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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4.01 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Ceridian Corporation..................................... E
4.02 Bylaws of Ceridian Corporation, as amended........................................................ IBR
4.03 Ceridian Corporation/Tesseract Long-Term Incentive Plan........................................... E
5.01 Opinion and Consent of John A. Haveman............................................................ E
24.01 Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.01)..................................................... E
24.02 Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick...................................................................... E
25.01 Power of Attorney................................................................................. E
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IBR Incorporated by Reference
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RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
CERIDIAN CORPORATION
Ceridian Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:
(a) The name of the corporation is Ceridian Corporation. The original
Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Delaware on May 31, 1912, and the name under which
it was originally incorporated was Commercial Credit Company. The name of
the corporation was changed to Control Data Corporation effective August 16,
1968, and to Ceridian Corporation effective May 31, 1992.
(b) Pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242
and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, this
Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates, integrates and amends the
provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation, and such
amendment and restatement has been duly adopted by the majority vote of the
corporation's stock entitled to vote thereon at the corporation's annual
meeting of stockholders on May 11, 1994, in accordance with the provisions
of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.
(c) The text of the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation as
heretofore amended or supplemented is hereby restated and amended to read in
its entirety as follows:
ARTICLE I.
NAME
The name of this corporation is
CERIDIAN CORPORATION
(hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation").
ARTICLE II.
REGISTERED OFFICE
The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of
Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of
Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19801. The name of the registered agent of the
Corporation at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III.
BUSINESS
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity
for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware as from time to time amended (the "General Corporation Law").
ARTICLE IV.
AUTHORIZED CAPITAL STOCK
A. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation
shall have authority to issue is One Hundred Million, Seven Hundred Fifty
Thousand (100,750,000), consisting of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand (750,000)
shares of the par value of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) per share of preferred
stock (the "Preferred Stock"), having a total par value of Seventy-Five Million
Dollars ($75,000,000), and One Hundred Million (100,000,000) shares of common
stock of the par value of fifty cents ($.50) per share (the "Common Stock"),
having a total par value of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000).
B. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued, from time to time, in one or
more series, with such designations, voting powers, preferences and relative,
participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations
or restrictions thereof as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution
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or resolutions providing for the issue of such series adopted by the Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors, in such resolution or resolutions (a copy of
which shall be filed and recorded as required by law), is also expressly
authorized to fix:
(1) the distinctive serial designations and the division of such shares
into series and the number of shares of a particular series, which may be
increased or decreased, but not below the number of shares thereof then
outstanding, by a certificate made, signed, filed and recorded as required
by law;
(2) the annual dividend rate for the particular series, and the date or
dates from which dividends on all shares of such series shall be cumulative,
if dividends on stock of the particular series shall be cumulative;
(3) the redemption price or prices for the particular series;
(4) the right, if any, of the holders of a particular series to convert
such stock into other classes of stock, and the terms and conditions of such
conversion to the extent not otherwise herein provided;
(5) the obligation, if any, of the Corporation to purchase and retire
and redeem shares of a particular series as a sinking fund or redemption or
purchase account, the terms thereof and the redemption price or prices per
share for such series redeemed pursuant to the sinking fund or redemption
account, if shares so redeemed are to be redeemable at a price or prices
other than the redemption price or prices for shares not so redeemed;
(6) the rights, if any, of the holders of such series of Preferred Stock
upon the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of
the Corporation or in the event of any merger or consolidation of or sale of
assets by the Corporation; and
(7) the voting powers, if any, of the holders of any series of Preferred
Stock generally or with respect to any particular matter, which may be less
than, equal to or greater than one vote per share, and which may, without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, include the right, voting as a
series by itself or together with the holders of any other series of
Preferred Stock or all series of Preferred Stock as a class, to elect one or
more directors of the Corporation generally or under such specific
circumstances and on such conditions, as shall be provided in the resolution
or resolutions of the Board adopted pursuant hereto, including, without
limitation, in the event there shall have been a default in the payment of
dividends on or redemption of any one or more series of Preferred Stock.
C. (1) In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the
affairs of the Corporation, then before any distribution or payment shall have
been made to the holders of the Common Stock, the holders of the Preferred Stock
of each series shall be entitled to be paid, or to have set apart in trust for
payment, an amount equal to that stated and expressed in the resolution or
resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors which provide for the issue of
such series, respectively. The remaining assets of the Corporation shall be
distributed solely among the holders of Common Stock according to their
respective shares.
(2) Except as may otherwise be required by law, and subject to the
provisions of such resolution or resolutions as may be adopted by the Board
pursuant to Paragraph B of this Article IV granting the holders of one or more
series of Preferred Stock exclusive voting powers with respect to any matter,
each share of Common Stock shall have one vote on all matters voted upon by the
stockholders. Except where some mandatory provision of law requiring the vote or
consent of the holders of some stated proportion of the shares of any class of
stock or any series of any class of stock shall be controlling or where this
Restated Certificate of Incorporation or any amendment hereto shall otherwise
provide, the vote or consent of the holders of all or any portion of any class
of stock, as a
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class, or of any series of any class of stock, as a series, shall not be
required for any action whatsoever to be taken or authorized by the stockholders
of the Corporation, including any amendment of this Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
Pursuant to the authority contained in this Article IV, the Board of
Directors adopted resolutions authorizing the creation and issuance of a series
of 5 1/2% Cumulative Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, which such
resolutions were set forth in a Certificate of Designation filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 22, 1993. A copy of such
resolutions are attached to this Restated Certificate of Incorporation as
Exhibit A and are incorporated herein by reference.
ARTICLE V.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be conducted and
managed by, or under the direction of, the Board of Directors. In furtherance
and not in limitation of the powers conferred on the Board by this Restated
Certificate of Incorporation and by the General Corporation Law, the Board is
specifically authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation,
in such form and with such terms as the Board may determine.
B. The Board, pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation or by resolution
passed by a majority of the then-authorized number of directors, may designate
two or more of their number to constitute an Executive Committee, which
Executive Committee, to the fullest extent permitted by law and as provided for
in said resolution or in the Bylaws of the Corporation, shall have and may
exercise any or all of the powers of the Board in the management of the business
and affairs of the Corporation, and shall have power to authorize the seal of
the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it.
C. Both stockholders and directors shall have power, if the Bylaws so
provide, to hold their meetings either inside or outside the State of Delaware,
to have one or more offices in addition to the registered office in Delaware,
and to keep the books of this Corporation (subject to the provisions of the
General Corporation Law) outside of the State of Delaware at such places as may
be from time to time designated by them.
D. This Corporation may, in its Bylaws, confer powers additional to the
foregoing upon the Board of Directors, in addition to the powers and authorities
expressly conferred upon the Board by the General Corporation Law.
ARTICLE VI.
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
A. Where stockholder authorization, adoption or approval is required by the
General Corporation Law for any of the following transactions, such
authorization, adoption or approval shall require the affirmative vote of at
least two-thirds of the outstanding stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
thereon:
(1) Any plan of merger or consolidation of the Corporation with another
corporation;
(2) Any sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all the property
and assets of the Corporation;
(3) Any issuance or delivery of capital stock or other securities or
obligations of the Corporation in exchange or payment for any property or
assets; or
(4) Any agreement, contract or other arrangement providing for any of
the transactions described above.
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B. This Article VI shall not require that the holders of any class or
series of stock vote separately as such class or series nor affect or increase
the percentage requirement of any such vote by class or series where otherwise
required by law or other provisions of this Restated Certificate of
Incorporation.
ARTICLE VII.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
A director of this Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except to the extent such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not
permitted under the General Corporation Law as the same exists or may hereafter
be amended.
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not adversely
affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing
hereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or
modification.
ARTICLE VIII.
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
A. In addition to the requirements of (i) law, and (ii) the other
provisions of this Restated Certificate of Incorporation, including without
limitation Article VI, the affirmative vote or consent of that fraction of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, but not
less than two-thirds, determined by using as the numerator a number equal to the
sum of (i) the outstanding shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by
Controlling Persons, plus (ii) two-thirds of the remaining number of outstanding
shares of Common Stock that are not Beneficially Owned by directors or Executive
Officers of the Corporation and as the denominator a number equal to the total
number of outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to
vote, shall be required for the adoption or authorization of a Business
Combination unless:
(1) The Business Combination will result in an involuntary sale,
redemption, cancellation or other termination of ownership of all shares of
Common Stock of the Corporation owned by stockholders who do not vote in
favor of, or consent in writing to, the Business Combination and the cash or
fair value of other readily marketable consideration to be received by such
stockholders for such shares shall at least be equal to the Minimum Price
Per Share, and
(2) A proxy statement responsive to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 shall be mailed to the stockholders of the Corporation
for the purpose of soliciting stockholder approval of the proposed Business
Combination.
B. For purposes of this Article VIII, the following definitions shall
apply:
(1) "AFFILIATE" shall mean a Person that directly, or indirectly through
one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with another Person.
(2) "ASSOCIATE" shall mean (1) any corporation or organization of which
a Person is an officer or partner or is, directly or indirectly the
Beneficial Owner of five percent or more of any class of equity securities,
(2) any trust or other estate in which a Person has a five percent or larger
beneficial interest of any nature or as to which a Person serves as trustee
or in a similar fiduciary capacity, (3) any spouse of a Person, and (4) any
relative of a Person, or any relative of a spouse of a Person, who has the
same residence as such Person or spouse.
(3) "BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP" shall include without limitation (i) all
shares directly or indirectly owned by a Person, by an Affiliate of such
Person or by an Associate of such Person or such Affiliate, (ii) all shares
which such Person, Affiliate or Associate has the right to acquire through
the exercise of any option, warrant or right (whether or not currently
exercisable), through the conversion of a security, pursuant to the power to
revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar
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arrangement, or pursuant to the automatic termination of a trust,
discretionary account or similar arrangement, and (iii) all shares as to
which such Person, Affiliate or Associate directly or indirectly, through
any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise
(including without limitation any written or unwritten agreement to act in
concert but specifically excluding any participation agreement, arrangement,
understanding or relationship between or among any two or more commercial
banks made or established in connection with and in furtherance of a bona
fide lending arrangement with the Corporation and/or one or more
Subsidiaries) has or shares voting power (which includes the power to vote
or to direct the voting of such shares) or investment power (which includes
the power to dispose or to direct the disposition of such shares) or both.
(4) "BUSINESS COMBINATION" shall mean (a) any merger or consolidation of
the Corporation with or into a Controlling Person or Affiliate of a
Controlling Person or Associate of such Controlling Person or Affiliate; (b)
any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition, including without
limitation a mortgage or any other security device of all or any Substantial
Part of the assets of the Corporation, including without limitation any
voting securities of a Subsidiary, or of a Subsidiary, to a Controlling
Person or Affiliate of a Controlling Person or Associate of such Controlling
Person or Affiliate; (c) any merger into the Corporation, or into a
Subsidiary, of a Controlling Person or any Affiliate of a Controlling Person
or an Associate of such Controlling Person or Affiliate; (d) any sale,
lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition to the Corporation or a
Subsidiary of all or any part of the assets of a Controlling Person or
Affiliate of a Controlling Person or Associate of such Controlling Person or
Affiliate but not including any dispositions of assets which, if included
with all other dispositions consummated during the same fiscal year of the
Corporation by the same Controlling Person, Affiliates thereof and
Associates of such Controlling Person or Affiliates, would not result in
dispositions during such year by all such Persons of assets having an
aggregate fair value (determined at the time of disposition of the
respective assets) in excess of one percent of the total consolidated assets
of the Corporation (as shown on its audited balance sheet as of the end of
the fiscal year preceding the proposed disposition), provided, however, that
in no event shall any disposition of assets be excepted from stockholder
approval by reason of the preceding exclusion if such disposition, when
included with all other dispositions consummated during the same, and
immediately preceding four, fiscal years of the Corporation by the same
Controlling Person, Affiliates thereof and Associates of such Controlling
Person or Affiliates, would result in dispositions by all such Persons of
assets having an aggregate fair value (determined at the time of disposition
of the respective assets) in excess of two percent of the total consolidated
assets of the Corporation (as shown on its audited balance sheet as of the
end of the fiscal year preceding the proposed disposition); (e) any
reclassification of Common Stock of the Corporation, or any recapitalization
involving Common Stock of the Corporation, consummated within five years
after a Controlling Person becomes a Controlling Person; and (f) any
agreement, contract or other arrangement providing for any of the
transactions described in this definition of Business Combination; but,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Business Combination shall
not include (i) any Section 253 Merger or (ii) any transaction involving a
Controlling Person or Affiliate of a Controlling Person or Associate of such
Controlling Person or Affiliate which is to be consummated or become
effective after such Controlling Person has been a Controlling Person for at
least five years.
(5) "CONTROL" shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or
otherwise.
(6) "CONTROLLING PERSON" shall mean any Person who Beneficially Owns a
number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, whether or not such
number includes shares not then outstanding or entitled to vote, which
exceeds a number equal to ten percent of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote.
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(7) "EXECUTIVE OFFICER" shall mean any officer of the Corporation who is
elected to his or her position by action of the Board of Directors of the
Corporation.
(8) "MINIMUM PRICE PER SHARE" shall mean the sum of (a) the higher of
(i) the highest gross per share price paid or agreed to be paid to acquire
any shares of Common Stock of the Corporation Beneficially Owned by a
Controlling Person, provided such payment or agreement to make payment was
made within five years immediately prior to the record date set to determine
the stockholders entitled to vote or consent to the Business Combination in
question, or, in the case of a Section 253 Merger, five years immediately
prior to the effective date of such Section 253 Merger, or (ii) the highest
per share closing public market price for such Common Stock during such five
year period, plus (b) the aggregate amount, if any, by which five percent
for each year, beginning on the date on which such Controlling Person became
a Controlling Person, of such higher per share price exceeds the aggregate
amount of all Common Stock dividends per share paid in cash since the date
on which such Person became a Controlling Person. The calculation of the
Minimum Price Per Share shall require appropriate adjustments for capital
changes, including without limitation stock splits, stock dividends and
reverse stock splits.
(9) "PERSON" shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an
association, a joint-stock company, a trust, any unincorporated
organization, a government or political subdivision thereof and any other
entity.
(10) "SECTION 253 MERGER" shall mean any merger of the Corporation into
another corporation which is a Controlling Person or Affiliate of such
Controlling Person or Associate of such Controlling Person or such Affiliate
pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law, as amended from time
to time, or any successor or replacement statute, provided that such
amended, successor or replacement statute does not give voting rights to the
stockholders of the Corporation with respect to the merger. While such
voting rights are part of Section 253, a merger under such section shall not
be a Section 253 Merger for purposes of this Article VIII.
(11) "SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934" shall mean the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended from time to time as well as any successor or
replacement statute.
(12) "SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any corporation more than twenty-five
percent of whose outstanding securities representing the right to vote for
the election of directors is Beneficially Owned by the Corporation and/or
one or more Subsidiaries.
(13) "SUBSTANTIAL PART" shall mean more than ten percent of the total
assets of the corporation in question, as shown on its audited balance sheet
as of the end of the most recent fiscal year ending prior to the time the
determination is being made.
C. This Article VIII shall not be altered, changed or repealed unless the
amendment effecting such alteration, change or repeal shall have received the
affirmative vote or consent of that fraction of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, but not less than two-thirds,
determined by using as the numerator a number equal to the sum of (i) the
outstanding shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by Controlling Persons,
plus (ii) two-thirds of the remaining number of outstanding shares of Common
Stock that are not Beneficially Owned by directors or Executive Officers of the
Corporation and as the denominator a number equal to the total number of
outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote.
D. A Controlling Person shall be subject to all fiduciary and other
standards of conduct and obligations imposed by law and shall be considered not
to have met such standards of conduct and obligations unless such Controlling
Person shall, in the event of a Section 253 Merger, pay or cause to be paid for
each share of Common Stock of the Corporation as to which share ownership is
being sold, redeemed, cancelled or otherwise terminated by means of the Section
253 Merger, cash, or other readily marketable consideration having a fair value,
at least equal to the Minimum Price Per Share, provided, however, that this
requirement shall not apply to any Section 253 Merger involving a
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Controlling Person or Affiliate of a Controlling Person or Associate of such
Controlling Person or Affiliate to become effective after such Controlling
Person has been a Controlling Person for at least five years.
ARTICLE IX.
AMENDMENT OF RESTATED CERTIFICATE
Except as herein otherwise provided, this Corporation reserves the right to
amend, alter, change or repeal any provision in this Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the General
Corporation Law, and all rights conferred on stockholders herein are granted
subject to this reservation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been
signed under the seal of the Corporation this 11th day of May, 1994.
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By: /s/ JOHN A. HAVEMAN
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Name: John A. Haveman
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Title: Vice President and Secretary
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ATTEST:
By: /s/ A. REID SHAW
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Name: A. Reid Shaw
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Title: Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
OF 5 1/2% CUMULATIVE
CONVERTIBLE EXCHANGEABLE PREFERRED STOCK
OF
CERIDIAN CORPORATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 151 OF THE GENERAL
CORPORATION LAW OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
Ceridian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), through
the undersigned duly authorized officer, in accordance with the provisions of
Sections 103 and 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware,
DOES HEREBY CERTIFY:
That, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
on December 16, 1993, pursuant to the authority conferred upon the Board of
Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Corporation
(the "Certificate of Incorporation") and expressly delegated by the Board of
Directors to the Executive Committee, and in accordance with the provisions of
Section 151 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, adopted the
following resolution creating a series of 50,600 shares of Preferred Stock, par
value $100.00 per share:
RESOLVED, that, pursuant to the authority expressly granted to and vested in
the Board of Directors of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of
its Certificate of Incorporation and expressly delegated by the Board of
Directors to the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, a series of the
Preferred Stock of the Corporation, par value $100.00 per share, be, and it
hereby is, created and that the voting powers, designations, preferences and
relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the shares of such
series, and the qualification, limitations or restrictions thereof are as
follows:
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE SERIES: AMOUNT. The shares of the series
authorized by this resolution shall be designated as "5 1/2% Cumulative
Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock" (the "Preferred Stock"). The number of
shares constituting such series shall be 50,600. Such number of shares may be
decreased, at any time and from time to time, by resolution of the Board of
Directors; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares
of Preferred Stock to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding.
SECTION 2. DIVIDENDS. The holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled
to receive, if, when and as declared by the Board of Directors out of funds of
the Corporation legally available therefor, an annual cash dividend of $275 on
each share of Preferred Stock and no more, payable quarterly, commencing March
31, 1994, on each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 on which any
shares of Preferred Stock shall be outstanding on the Record Date therefor (each
a "Dividend Due Date"). Dividends on each share of Preferred Stock shall accrue
and be cumulative from and after the date of issuance of such share of Preferred
Stock. Dividends shall be payable to the holders of record of outstanding shares
of Preferred Stock as they appear on the stock transfer books of the Corporation
at the close of business on the record date. The record date for the payment of
dividends on the Preferred Stock shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and
shall be not more than 60 days or less than 10 days preceding a Dividend Due
Date.
If dividends upon any shares of Preferred Stock, or any other outstanding
preferred stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity with the Preferred Stock
as to dividends, are in arrears, all dividends or other distributions declared
upon each series of such stock (other than dividends paid in stock of the
Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up) may only be declared pro rata so that in
all cases the amount of dividends or other distributions declared per share on
each such series bear to each other the same ratio that the accumulated and
unpaid dividends per share on the shares of each such series bear to each other.
Except as set forth above, if dividends upon any shares of Preferred Stock, or
any other outstanding stock of the Corporation ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon
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liquidation, dissolution or winding up, are in arrears: (i) no dividends (in
cash, stock or other property) may be paid, declared or set aside for payment or
any other distribution made on any stock of the corporation ranking junior to or
on parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividends (other than dividends or
distributions in stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock
as to dividends and upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up); and (ii) no
stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on a parity with the Preferred
Stock as to dividends may be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired pursuant
to a sinking fund or otherwise, except by conversion of such stock into, or
exchange of such stock for, stock of the Corporation ranking junior to or on
parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividends and upon liquidation,
dissolution or winding up.
No interest, sum of money in lieu of interest, or other property or
securities in lieu of interest shall be payable in respect of any dividend
payment or payments which are accrued but unpaid. Dividends paid on shares of
Preferred Stock in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the
time accumulated and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a
share-by-share basis amount to all such shares at the time outstanding. The
amount of dividends payable per share for each full dividend period shall be
computed by dividing the $275 annual dividend amount by four. Dividends payable
for any partial quarterly period shall be calculated on the basis of a year of
360 days consisting of twelve 30-day months.
SECTION 3. CONVERSION PRIVILEGE. Each share of Preferred Stock shall be
convertible, at any time, at the option of the holder thereof (but if such share
is called for redemption pursuant to Section 6 or exchange pursuant to Section
8, then only to and including but not after the close of business on the fifth
(5th) business day preceding the date fixed for such redemption or exchange,
provided that no default by the Corporation in the payment of the applicable
Redemption Price (including amounts equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends)
or in the exchange of such share, as the case may be, shall have occurred and be
continuing on the date fixed for such redemption or exchange, as the case may
be, in which case such right of conversion shall be reinstated), into that
number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the common stock, par value
$.50 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Corporation (calculated as to each
conversion to the nearest 1/100th of a share) obtained by dividing $5,000.00 by
the Conversion Price (as defined below) then in effect.
The conversion price shall initially be $22.72 (the "Conversion Price").
In order to exercise the conversion privilege, the holder of shares of
Preferred Stock shall surrender the certificate(s) representing such shares,
accompanied by transfer instrument(s) satisfactory to the Corporation and
sufficient to transfer the Preferred Stock being converted to the Corporation
free of any adverse interest, at any of the offices or agencies maintained for
such purpose by the conversion agent designated by the Corporation (the
"Conversion Agent") and shall give written notice to the Corporation that the
holder elects to convert such shares. The initial Conversion Agent shall be The
Bank of New York, the transfer agent for the Preferred Stock. Such notice shall
also state the name(s), together with address(es), in which the certificate(s)
for shares of Common Stock shall be issued. As promptly as practicable after the
surrender of such shares of Preferred Stock as aforesaid, the Corporation shall
issue and deliver at the office of such Conversion Agent to such holder, or on
his written order, certificate(s) representing the number of full shares of
Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of such shares in accordance with the
provisions hereof, and any fractional interest in respect of a share of Common
Stock arising upon such conversion shall be settled as provided for below.
Certificates will be issued representing the balance of any remaining shares of
Preferred Stock in any case in which fewer than all of the shares of Preferred
Stock represented by a certificate are converted. Each conversion shall be
deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the
date on which shares of Preferred Stock shall have been surrendered and notice
received by the Corporation as aforesaid, and the person(s) in whose name(s) any
certificate(s) for shares of Common Stock shall be issuable upon such conversion
shall be deemed to have become the holder(s) of record of the Common Stock
represented thereby at such time, unless the stock transfer books of the
Corporation shall be closed on the date on which shares of Preferred Stock are
so surrendered for conversion, in which event such conversion shall be deemed to
have been effected
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immediately prior to the close of business on the next succeeding day on which
such stock transfer books are open, and such person(s) shall be deemed to have
become such holder(s) of record of the Common Stock at the close of business on
such later day. In either circumstance, such conversion shall be at the
Conversion Price in effect on the date upon which such share shall have been
surrendered and such notice received by the Corporation.
In the case of any share of Preferred Stock which is converted after any
record date with respect to the payment of a dividend on the Preferred Stock and
on or prior to the Dividend Due Date with respect to such dividend, the dividend
due on such Dividend Due Date shall be payable to the holder of record of such
share as of such record date notwithstanding such conversion on or prior to the
Dividend Due Date or the default by the Corporation in the payment of the
dividends due on such Dividend Due Date. Shares of Preferred Stock surrendered
for conversion during the period from the close of business on any record date
with respect to the payment of a dividend on the Preferred Stock to the opening
of business on the Dividend Due Date with respect to such dividend shall (except
in the case of shares of Preferred Stock which have been called for redemption
on a Redemption Date within such period) be accompanied by payment in
immediately available funds or other funds acceptable to the Corporation of an
amount equal to the dividend payable on such Dividend Due Date on the shares of
Preferred Stock being surrendered for conversion. The dividend with respect to a
share of Preferred Stock called for redemption on a Redemption Date during the
period from the close of business on any record date with respect to the payment
of a dividend on the Preferred Stock to and including the Dividend Due Date with
respect to such dividend shall be payable on such Dividend Due Date to the
holder of record of such share on such dividend record date notwithstanding the
conversion of such share of Preferred Stock after such record date and prior to
such Dividend Due Date, and the holder converting such share of Preferred Stock
need not include a payment of such dividend amount upon surrender of such share
of Preferred Stock for conversion. Except as provided in this paragraph, no
payment or adjustment shall be made upon any conversion on account of any
dividends accrued on shares of Preferred Stock surrendered for conversion or on
account of any dividends on the Common Stock issued upon conversion.
No fractional interest in a share of Common Stock shall be issued by the
Corporation upon the conversion of any share(s) of Preferred Stock. Any
fractional interest in a share of Common Stock resulting from conversion of any
share(s) of Preferred Stock shall be paid in cash (computed to the nearest cent)
based on the last reported sales price (or closing bid price if no sale
occurred) on the last Trading Day prior to which such share or shares of
Preferred Stock are surrendered for conversion in the manner set forth above on
the New York Stock Exchange, on any other national securities exchange on which
the Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading, or if the Common Stock is not
so listed or admitted for trading on the New York Stock Exchange or any other
national securities exchange but is quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System
or any similar system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities
prices, on the NASDAQ National Market System or such similar system. If more
than one certificate representing shares of Preferred Stock shall be surrendered
for conversion at one time by the same holder, the number of full shares
issuable upon conversion thereof shall be computed on the basis of the aggregate
number of shares of Preferred Stock represented by such certificates which are
to be converted. As used herein the term "Trading Day" means any day on which
the New York Stock Exchange or any other such national securities exchange is
open for business or, if the Common Stock is not so listed or admitted for
trading on the New York Stock Exchange or any other national securities exchange
but is quoted on the NASDAQ National Market System or any similar system of
automated dissemination of quotations of securities prices, any day on which
trades may be made on such system.
The Conversion Price shall be adjusted from time to time as follows:
(a) In case the Corporation shall pay or make a dividend or other
distribution on any class of capital stock of the Company in Common Stock,
the Conversion Price in effect at the opening of business on the day
following the date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to
receive such dividend or other distribution shall be reduced by multiplying
such Conversion Price
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by a fraction the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock outstanding at the close of business on the date fixed for such
determination and the denominator of which shall be the sum of such number
of shares and the total number of shares constituting such dividend or other
distribution, such reduction to become effective immediately after the
opening of business on the day following the date fixed for such
determination. For the purposes of this subsection (a), the number of shares
of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not include shares held in the
treasury of the Corporation. The Corporation will not pay any dividend or
make any distribution on shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the
Corporation.
(b) In case the Corporation shall issue rights, warrants or other
securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of Common Stock to
all holders of its Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase
shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the current market
price per share (determined as provided in subsection (f) below) of the
Common Stock on the date fixed for the determination of stockholders
entitled to receive such rights, warrants or convertible or exchangeable
securities, the Conversion Price in effect at the opening of business on the
day following the date fixed for such determination shall be reduced by
multiplying such Conversion Price by a fraction the numerator of which shall
be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business
on the date fixed for such determination plus the number of shares of Common
Stock which the aggregate of the offering price of the total number of
shares of Common Stock so offered for subscription or purchase would
purchase at such current market price and the denominator of which shall be
the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on
the date fixed for such determination plus the number of shares of Common
Stock so offered for subscription or purchase, such reduction to become
effective immediately after the opening of business on the day following the
date fixed for such determination. For the purposes of this subsection (b),
the number of shares of Common Stock at any time outstanding shall not
include shares held in the treasury of the Corporation. The Corporation will
not issue any rights, warrants or convertible or exchangeable securities in
respect of shares of Common Stock held in the treasury of the Corporation.
(c) In case the outstanding shares of Common Stock shall be subdivided
or reclassified into a greater number of shares of Common Stock, the
Conversion Price in effect at the opening of business on the day following
the day upon which such subdivision or reclassification becomes effective
shall be proportionately reduced, and, conversely, in case the outstanding
shares of Common Stock shall each be combined into a smaller number of
shares of Common Stock, the Conversion Price in effect at the opening of
business on the day following the day upon which such combination becomes
effective shall be proportionately increased, such reduction or increase, as
the case may be, to become effective immediately after the opening of
business on the day following the day upon which such subdivision,
reclassification or combination becomes effective.
(d) In case the Corporation shall, by dividend or otherwise, distribute
to all holders of its Common Stock (i) evidences of its indebtedness and/or
(ii) cash or other assets (excluding any rights, warrants or convertible or
exchangeable securities referred to in subsection (b) above, any dividends
payable solely in cash from out of the earnings of the Corporation and any
dividend or distribution referred to in subsection (a) above), then in each
case the Conversion Price shall be adjusted so that the Conversion Price
shall equal the price determined by multiplying the Conversion Price in
effect immediately prior to the close of business on the record date for the
determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive such
distribution by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the current
market price per share (determined as provided in subsection (f) below) of
the Common Stock on such record date less the then fair market value as
determined by the Board of Directors (whose determination shall be
conclusive and shall be described in a statement filed with any Conversion
Agent) of the portion of the cash or other assets or evidences of
indebtedness so distributed (and for which an adjustment to the Conversion
Price has not previously been made pursuant to the terms of this Section 3)
applicable to one
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share of Common Stock and the denominator shall be such current market price
per share of the Common Stock, such adjustment to become effective
immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following such
record date.
(e) The reclassification or change of Common Stock into securities
including securities other than Common Stock (other than any
reclassification upon a consolidation, or merger to which subsection (i)
below applies) shall be deemed to involve (i) a distribution of such
securities other than Common Stock to all holders of Common Stock (and the
effective date of such reclassification shall be deemed to be "the date
fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such
distribution" and the "date fixed for such determination" within the meaning
of subsection (b) above), and (ii) a subdivision or combination, as the case
may be, of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately
prior to such reclassification into the number of shares of Common Stock
outstanding immediately thereafter (and the effective date of such
reclassification shall be deemed to be "the day upon which such subdivision
becomes effective" or "the day upon which such combination becomes
effective," as the case may be, and "the day upon which such subdivision or
combination become effective" within the meaning of subsection (c) above).
(f) For the purpose of any computation under subsection (b) or (d)
above, the current market price per share of Common Stock on any day shall
be deemed to be the average of the last reported sale price (or closing bid
price if no sale occurred) for the 20 consecutive Trading Days selected by
the Board of Directors commencing no more than 30 Trading Days before and
ending no later than the day before the day in question on the New York
Stock Exchange (or, if the Common Stock is not then traded on the New York
Stock Exchange, such other national securities exchange on which the Common
Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Common Stock is not so
listed or admitted for trading on the New York Stock Exchange or any other
national securities exchange, the NASDAQ National Market System or any
similar system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities prices
on which the Common Stock is quoted).
(g) No adjustment in the Conversion Price shall be required unless such
adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% of such
price; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any adjustments which by reason of this
subsection (g) are not required to be made shall be carried forward and
taken into account in any subsequent adjustment and provided, further, that
adjustment shall be required and made in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 3 (other than this clause (g)) not later than such time as may
be required in order to preserve the tax free nature of a distribution to
the holders of shares of Common Stock. Anything in this clause (g) to the
contrary notwithstanding, the Corporation shall be entitled to make such
reductions in the Conversion Price, in addition to those required by this
Section 3, as it in its discretion shall determine to be advisable in order
that any stock dividend, subdivision or combination of shares, distribution
of capital stock or rights or warrants to purchase stock or securities, or
distribution of evidences of indebtedness or assets (other than cash
dividends or distributions paid from retained earnings) hereafter made by
the Corporation to its stockholders shall be a tax free distribution for
federal income tax purposes. All calculations shall be made to the nearest
cent.
(h) Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted as herein provided, the
Corporation shall promptly mail a certificate of a firm of independent
public accountants setting forth the Conversion Price after such adjustment
and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment
and the manner of computing same, which certificate shall constitute
conclusive evidence, absent manifest error, of the correctness of such
adjustment. The certificate shall be mailed to each holder of shares of
Preferred Stock at their last address as the same appears on the stock
transfer books of the Corporation and to the Conversion Agent.
(i) In case of any consolidation of the Corporation with, or merger of
the Corporation into, any other entity, any merger of another entity into
the Corporation (other than a merger which does not result in any
reclassification, conversion, exchange or cancellation of outstanding shares
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of Common Stock of the Corporation) or any sale or transfer of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, each holder of a share
of Preferred Stock then outstanding shall have the right thereafter to
convert such share only into the kind and amount of securities, cash and
other property receivable upon such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer
by a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation into
which such share of Preferred Stock might have been converted immediately
prior to such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer, assuming such holder
of Common Stock of the Corporation is not an entity with which the
Corporation consolidated or into which the Corporation merged or which
merged into the Corporation or to which such sale or transfer was made, as
the case may be (a "constituent entity"), or an affiliate of a constituent
entity and failed to exercise his rights of election, if any, as to the kind
or amount of securities, cash or other property receivable upon such
consolidation, merger, sale or transfer (provided that if the kind or amount
of securities, cash and other property receivable upon such consolidation,
merger, sale or transfer is not the same for each share of Common Stock of
the Corporation held immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale
or transfer by others than a constituent entity or an affiliate thereof and
in respect of which such rights of election shall not have been exercised
("non-electing share"), then for the purpose of this subsection (i) the kind
and amount of securities, cash and other property receivable upon such
consolidation, merger, sale or transfer by each non-electing share shall be
deemed to be the kind and amount so receivable per share by a plurality of
the non-electing shares). If necessary, appropriate adjustment shall be made
in the application of the provisions set forth herein with respect to the
rights and interests thereafter of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock,
to the end that the provisions set forth herein shall thereafter
correspondingly be made applicable, as nearly as may reasonably be, in
relation to any shares of stock or other securities or property thereafter
deliverable on the conversion of the shares. Any such adjustment shall be
evidenced by a certificate of independent public accountants and a notice of
such adjustment filed and mailed in the manner set forth in subsection (h)
above, and each containing the information set forth in such subsection (h),
and any adjustment so certified shall for all purposes hereof conclusively
be deemed to be an appropriate adjustment. The above provisions shall
similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales or transfers.
For purposes of this Section 3, "Common Stock" includes any stock of any
class of the Corporation which has no preference in respect of dividends or of
amounts payable in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Corporation and which is not subject to
redemption by the Corporation. However, subject to the provisions of subsection
(i) above, shares issuable on conversion of shares of Preferred Stock shall
include only shares of the class designated as Common Stock of the Corporation
on the date of the initial issuance of Preferred Stock by the Corporation, or
shares of any class or classes resulting from any reclassification thereof and
which have no preferences in respect of dividends or amounts payable in the
event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of
the Corporation and which are not subject to redemption by the Corporation;
provided that if at any time there shall be more than one such resulting class,
the shares of each such class then so issuable shall be substantially in the
proportion which the total number of shares of such class resulting from all
such reclassifications bears to the total number of shares of all such classes
resulting from all such reclassifications.
In case:
(i) the Corporation shall take any action that would result in an
adjustment to the Conversion Price; or
(ii) of any consolidation, merger or share exchange to which the
Corporation is a party and for which approval of any stockholders of the
Corporation is required, or of the sale or transfer of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Corporation; or
(iii) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding
up of the Corporation;
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then the Corporation shall cause to be filed with any Conversion Agent and shall
cause to be mailed to all holders of shares of Preferred Stock at each such
holder's last address as the same appears on the books of the Corporation, at
least 15 days prior to the applicable record or effective date hereinafter
specified, a notice stating (A) the date on which a record is to be taken for
the purpose of such actions, or, if the record is not to be taken, the date as
of which the holders of Common Stock of record are to be determined, or (B) the
date on which such consolidation, merger, share exchange, sale, transfer,
dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective, and the
date as of which it is expected that holders of Common Stock of record shall be
entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock for securities, cash or other
property deliverable upon such consolidation, merger, share exchange, sale,
transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up. Neither the failure to give
such notice nor any defect therein shall affect the legality or validity of the
proceedings described in clauses (i) through (iii) above.
The Corporation will pay any and all documentary stamp or similar issue or
transfer taxes payable in respect of the issue or delivery of shares of Common
Stock on conversions of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant hereto; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Corporation shall not be required to pay any tax which may be
payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issue or delivery of shares
of Common Stock in a name other than that of the holder of the shares of
Preferred Stock to be converted and no such issue or delivery shall be made
unless and until the person requesting such issue or delivery has paid to the
Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established, to the satisfaction
of the Corporation, that such tax has been paid.
The Corporation covenants that all shares of Common Stock which may be
issued upon conversions of shares of Preferred Stock will upon issue be duly and
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, free of all liens and charges and
not subject to any preemptive rights.
The Corporation covenants that it will at all times reserve and keep
available, free from preemptive rights, out of the aggregate of its authorized
but unissued shares of Common Stock or its issued shares of Common Stock held in
its treasury, or both, for the purpose of effecting conversions of shares of
Preferred Stock, the full number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon the
conversion of all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock not theretofore
converted.
SECTION 4. GENERAL CLASS AND SERIES VOTING RIGHTS. Except as provided in
this Section 4 and in Section 5 hereof or as otherwise from time to time
required by law, the Preferred Stock shall have no voting rights or powers.
So long as any shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the vote or
consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the shares of Preferred Stock
outstanding at the time (voting separately as a class) given in person or by
proxy, either by written consent or at any special or annual meeting called for
the purpose, shall be necessary to permit, effect or validate any one or more of
the following:
(i) The authorization, creation or issuance, or any increase in the
authorized or issued amount, of any class or series of stock (including any
other class or series of preferred stock) ranking prior (as that term is
hereinafter defined in this Section 4) to the Preferred Stock; or
(ii) The amendment, alteration or repeal, whether by merger,
consolidation or otherwise, of any of the provisions of the Certificate of
Incorporation or of these resolutions which would alter or change the
powers, preferences, or special rights of the shares of the Preferred Stock
so as to affect them adversely; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any increase in the
amount of authorized Preferred Stock or the creation and issuance of any
other series of preferred stock, in each case ranking on parity (as that
term is hereinafter defined in this Section 4) with or junior to the
Preferred Stock with respect to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, shall
not be deemed to adversely affect such powers, preferences, or special
rights of the Preferred Stock.
So long as any shares of Preferred Stock remain outstanding, the unanimous
vote or consent of the shares of Preferred Stock outstanding at the time (voting
separately as a class) given in person or
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by proxy, either by written consent or at any special or annual meeting called
for the purpose, shall be necessary to effect any amendment to these resolutions
that would (A) except as otherwise permitted by Section 3, increase the
Conversion Price, (B) reduce the annual cash dividends payable on the shares of
the Preferred Stock, (C) extend the Dividend Due Dates, (D) reduce Redemption
Price payable pursuant to Section 6 or (E) modify the terms of Section 9.
The foregoing voting provisions shall not apply if, at or prior to the time
when the act with respect to which such vote would otherwise be required shall
be effected, all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall have been redeemed
or sufficient funds shall have been deposited in trust to effect such redemption
in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
For purposes of this resolution, any series, class or classes of stock of
the Corporation shall be deemed to rank:
(i) prior to the Preferred Stock as to dividends or as to distribution
of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up if the holders of such
class or series shall be entitled to the receipt of dividends or amounts
distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the case may
be, in preference or priority to the holders of Preferred Stock;
(ii) on a parity with the Preferred Stock as to dividends or as to
distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether
or not the dividend rates, dividend payment dates or redemption or
liquidation prices per shares thereof be different from those of the
Preferred Stock, if the holders of such class or series of stock and the
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the receipt of dividends or of amounts
distributable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the case may
be, in proportion to their respective dividend rates or liquidation prices,
without preference or priority one over the other; and
(iii) junior to the Preferred Stock as to dividends or as to distribution
of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, if such class or
series shall be Common Stock or if the holders of the Preferred Stock shall
be entitled to the receipt of dividends or of amounts distributable upon
liquidation, dissolution or winding up, as the case may be, in preference or
priority to the holders of stock of such class or series.
The holders of Preferred Stock shall also be entitled to vote on certain
amendments or supplements to the Indenture establishing the 5 1/2% Convertible
Subordinated Debentures due December 31, 2008, of the Corporation, for which the
Preferred Stock may be exchanged as described in Section 8 hereof and as
provided in Article Nine of such Indenture.
SECTION 5. DEFAULT VOTING RIGHTS.
(a) Whenever, at any time or times, dividends payable on the shares of
Preferred Stock shall be in arrears in an amount equal to at least six quarterly
dividends (whether or not consecutive), the holders of the outstanding shares of
Preferred Stock shall have the exclusive right (voting separately as a class) to
elect two additional directors of the Corporation.
(b) At elections for such directors, each holder of Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to one vote for each share held. Upon the vesting of such right with
the holders of Preferred Stock, the authorized number of members of the Board of
Directors shall automatically be increased by two and the two newly created
directorships so created shall be filled by vote of the holders of the
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock as hereinafter set forth. The right of the
holders of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class to elect members of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation as aforesaid shall continue until such
time as all dividends accumulated on the Preferred Stock shall have been paid in
full, at which time such right shall terminate, except as herein or by law
expressly provided, subject to revesting in the event of each and every
subsequent default of the character above mentioned.
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(c) Whenever the voting right described in clause (a) above shall have
vested in the holders of the Preferred Stock, the right may be exercised
initially either at a special meeting of the holders of the Preferred Stock
called as hereinafter provided, or at any annual meeting of stockholders held
for the purposes of electing directors, and thereafter at each successive annual
meeting.
(d) At any time when the voting right described in clause (a) above shall
have vested in the holders of the Preferred Stock, and if the right shall not
already have been initially exercised, a proper officer of the Corporation
shall, upon the written request of the holders of record of 10% in number of the
shares of the Preferred Stock then outstanding, addressed to the Secretary of
the Corporation, call a special meeting of the holders of the Preferred Stock
for the purpose of electing directors. Such meeting shall be held at the
earliest practicable date upon the notice required for annual meetings of
stockholders at a place designated by the Secretary of the Corporation. If the
meeting shall not be called by the proper officers of the Corporation within 30
days after the personal service of such written request upon the Secretary of
the Corporation, or within 30 days after mailing it within the United States of
America, by registered mail, addressed to the Secretary of the Corporation at
its principal office (such mailing to the evidenced by the registry receipt
issued by the postal authorities), then the holders of record of 10% in number
of the shares of the Preferred Stock then outstanding may designate in writing
one of their members to call such meeting at the expense of the Corporation, and
such meeting may be called by such person so designated upon the notice required
for annual meetings of stockholders and shall be held at the place in the city
in which the Corporation's headquarters is located as may be designated in the
notice of meeting. Any holder of the Preferred Stock shall have access to the
stock books of the Corporation as permitted under the General Corporation Law of
the State of Delaware for the purpose of causing a meeting of the stockholders
to be called pursuant to the provisions of this clause (d). Notwithstanding the
provisions of this clause (d), however, no such special meeting shall be held
during a period within 60 days immediately preceding the date fixed for the next
annual meeting of stockholders.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Certificate of Incorporation,
at any meeting held for the purpose of electing directors at which the holders
of the Preferred Stock shall have the right to elect directors as provided
herein, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of at least 33 1/3% of
the then outstanding shares of the Preferred Stock shall be required and be
sufficient to constitute a quorum of the holders of the Preferred Stock for the
election of directors. At any such meeting or adjournment thereof (i) the
absence of a quorum of the Preferred Stock shall not prevent the election of
Directors other than those to be elected by the holders of the Preferred Stock
and the absence of a quorum or quorums of the holders of other classes or series
of capital stock entitled to elect such other directors shall not prevent the
election of directors to be elected by the holders of the Preferred Stock and
(ii) in the absence of a quorum of the holders of the Preferred Stock, a
majority of the holders present in person or by proxy of the Preferred Stock
shall have the power to adjourn the meeting, or appropriate portion thereof for
the election of directors which the holders of the Preferred Stock are entitled
to elect, from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the
meeting, until a quorum of such holders of Preferred Stock shall be present. The
Chairman of the Board or the President of the Corporation shall preside at any
such meeting.
(f) Each director elected by the holders of shares of Preferred Stock
pursuant to this Section 5 (an "Additional Director") shall continue to serve as
a director until such time as all dividends accumulated on the Preferred Stock
shall have been paid in full, at which time the term of office of all Additional
Directors shall forthwith terminate and the number of members of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation shall be reduced accordingly. If a vacancy occurs
with respect to one of the directorships created pursuant to this Section 5, the
remaining Additional Director shall be entitled to appoint a person to fill the
vacancy. Whenever the term of office of the directors elected by the holders of
Preferred Stock voting as a class shall end and the special voting powers vested
in the holders of
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Preferred Stock as provided in this Section 5 shall have expired, the number of
directors shall be such number as may theretofor have been provided for in
accordance with the Bylaws irrespective of any increase made pursuant to the
provisions of this Section 5.
SECTION 6. REDEMPTION.
(a) The outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall not be subject to the
optional redemption by the Corporation prior to December 31, 1996. On and after
December 31, 1996, the Preferred Stock may be redeemed at the option of the
Corporation, as a whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the
following prices per share (the "Redemption Price") if redeemed during the
12-month period beginning December 31, of the years indicated:
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PERIOD REDEMPTION PRICE
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1996.................................................... $ 5,110
1997.................................................... 5,055
1998 and thereafter..................................... 5,000
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together, in each case, with an amount equal to all dividends (whether or not
declared or due) accrued and unpaid to the date of redemption.
Notice of any proposed redemption pursuant to this Section 6 of shares of
Preferred Stock shall be mailed to each record holder of the shares of Preferred
Stock to be redeemed at least thirty but not more than sixty days prior to the
date fixed for such redemption (herein referred to as the "Redemption Date").
Each such notice shall specify (i) the Redemption Date, (ii) the Redemption
Price, (iii) the place for payment and for delivering the stock certificate(s)
and transfer instrument(s) in order to receive the Redemption Price, (iv) the
shares of Preferred Stock to be redeemed, and (v) the then effective Conversion
Price and that the right of holders of shares of Preferred Stock being redeemed
to exercise their conversion right shall terminate as to such shares at the
close of business on the fifth business day preceding the Redemption Date
(provided that no default by the Corporation in the payment of the applicable
Redemption Price (including an amount equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends)
shall have occurred and be continuing). Any notice mailed in such manner shall
be conclusively deemed to have been duly given regardless of whether such notice
is in fact received. If less than all the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock
are to be redeemed, the Corporation will select those to be redeemed pro rata
(as nearly as may be), by lot or by a substantially equivalent method. In order
to facilitate the redemption of the Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors may
fix a record date for determination of holders of Preferred Stock to be
redeemed, which shall not be more than thirty days prior to the Redemption Date
with respect thereto.
The holder of any shares of Preferred Stock redeemed pursuant to this
Section 6 upon any exercise of the Corporation's redemption right shall not be
entitled to receive payment of the Redemption Price for such shares until such
holder shall cause to be delivered to the place specified in the notice given
with respect to such redemption (i) the certificate(s) representing such shares
of Preferred Stock and (ii) transfer instrument(s) satisfactory to the
Corporation and sufficient to transfer such shares of Preferred Stock to the
Corporation free of any adverse interest. No interest shall accrue on the
Redemption Price of any share of Preferred Stock after the Redemption Date.
At the close of business on the Redemption Date for any share of Preferred
Stock, such share shall (provided the Redemption Price (including an amount
equal to any accrued and unpaid dividends to the Redemption Date) of such shares
has been paid or property provided for) be deemed to cease to be outstanding and
all rights of any person other than the Corporation in such share shall be
extinguished on the Redemption Date for such share (including all rights to
receive future dividends with respect to such share) except for the right to
receive the Redemption Price (including an amount equal to any accrued and
unpaid dividends to the Redemption Date), without interest, for such share in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 6, subject to applicable escheat
laws.
In the event that any shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted into
Common Stock prior to the Redemption Date pursuant to Section 3, then (i) the
Corporation shall not have the right to redeem
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such shares and (ii) any funds which shall have been deposited for the payment
of the Redemption Price for such shares shall be returned to the Corporation
immediately after such conversion (subject to declared dividends payable to
holders of shares of Preferred Stock on the record date for such dividends being
so payable, to the extent set forth in Section 3 hereof regardless of whether
such shares are converted subsequent to such record date and prior to the
related Dividend Due Date).
Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6, and subject to
the provisions of Section 2 hereof, if a dividend upon any shares of Preferred
Stock is past due (i) no shares of the Preferred Stock may be redeemed except by
means of a redemption pursuant to which all outstanding shares of the Preferred
Stock are simultaneously redeemed and (ii) the Corporation shall not purchase or
otherwise acquire any shares of the Preferred Stock, except pursuant to a
purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to all holders of the
Preferred Stock.
The election by the Corporation to redeem shares of Preferred Stock pursuant
to this Section 6 shall not become irrevocable until the earlier of: (i) the
Redemption Date, or (ii) such earlier date on which the Corporation shall
irrevocably deposit the Redemption Price with a bank or trust company in
accordance with Section 10; from and after the date specified in clause (ii)
hereof, all rights of holders of the Preferred Stock so called for redemption
shall cease and terminate, except only the right to receive from such bank or
trust company the funds so deposited in trust, but without interest, and the
right of conversion (on or before the fifth business day prior to the date fixed
for redemption).
SECTION 7. RANK UPON LIQUIDATION. The shares of Preferred Stock shall rank
prior to the shares of Common Stock and any other class or series of stock of
the Corporation ranking junior to the Preferred Stock upon any voluntary or
involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation (for the
purposes of this Section 7, a "Liquidation"), so that before any distribution of
assets shall be made to the holders of the Common Stock or the holders of other
stock that ranks junior to the Preferred Stock in respect of distributions upon
the Liquidation of the Corporation, the holder of each share of Preferred Stock
then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the
Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, an amount equal to
$5,000.00 per share plus an amount equal to all dividends (whether or not
declared or due) accrued and unpaid on such share on the date fixed for the
distribution of assets of the Corporation to the holders of Preferred Stock.
If upon any Liquidation of the Corporation the assets available for
distribution to the holders of Preferred Stock and any other stock of the
Corporation ranking on a parity with the Preferred Stock upon Liquidation which
shall then be outstanding (hereinafter in this paragraph called the "Total
Amount Available") shall be insufficient to pay the holders of all outstanding
shares of Preferred Stock and all other such parity stock the full amounts
(including all dividends accrued and unpaid) to which they shall be entitled by
reason of such Liquidation of the Corporation, then there shall be paid to the
holders of the Preferred Stock in connection with such liquidation of the
Corporation, an amount equal to the product derived by multiplying the Total
Amount Available times a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the full
amount to which the holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled under the
terms of the preceding paragraph by reason of such Liquidation of the
Corporation and the denominator of which shall be the total amount which would
have been distributed by reason of such Liquidation of the Corporation with
respect to the Preferred Stock and all other stock ranking on a parity with the
Preferred Stock upon Liquidation then outstanding had the Corporation possessed
sufficient assets to pay the maximum amount which the holders of all such stock
would be entitled to receive in connection with such Liquidation of the
Corporation.
The voluntary sale, conveyance, lease, exchange or transfer of all or
substantially all the property or assets of the Corporation, or the merger or
consolidation of the Corporation into or with any other corporation, or the
merger of any other corporation into the Corporation, or any purchase or
redemption of some or all of the shares of any class or series of stock of the
Corporation, shall not be deemed to be a Liquidation of the Corporation for the
purposes of this Section 7 (unless in connection therewith the Liquidation of
the Corporation is specifically approved).
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The holder of any shares of Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to receive
any payment owed for such shares under this Section 7 until such holder shall
cause to be delivered to the Corporation (i) the certificate(s) representing
such shares of Preferred Stock and (ii) transfer instrument(s) satisfactory to
the Corporation and sufficient to transfer such shares of Preferred Stock to the
Corporation free of any adverse interest. No interest shall accrue on any
payment upon Liquidation after the due date thereof.
After payment of the full amount of the liquidating distribution to which
they are entitled, the holders of shares of the Preferred Stock will not be
entitled to any further participation in any distribution of assets by the
Corporation.
SECTION 8. EXCHANGE. On any Dividend Due Date between December 31, 1995
and December 31, 2008, the Corporation shall be entitled to exchange, in whole
but not in part, out of funds legally available therefor, an aggregate principal
amount of its 5 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due December 31, 2008
(the "Debentures") equal to the number of outstanding shares of Preferred Stock
multiplied by $5,000.00. The Debentures are to be issued under an Indenture (the
"Indenture") to be entered into between the Corporation and The Bank of New
York, as trustee (together with any successor trustee, the "Trustee"), which
will be substantially in the form to be filed as an exhibit in a post-effective
amendment to the Corporation's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration
No. 33-50959) originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 8, 1993, completed as set forth therein and with such changes as may be
required by law or usage. Such exchange may not occur unless all accumulated
dividends on the Preferred Stock through the Dividend Due Date established as
the exchange date have been paid or set aside for payment. Any such exchange
shall be effected in the same manner, and upon the same notice, as a redemption
of the Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6, as aforesaid. Upon any such
exchange, the shares of Preferred Stock shall (provided such exchange is duly
and properly effected) be deemed to cease to be outstanding as of the close of
business on the date established for such exchange, and all rights of any holder
thereof shall be extinguished except the right to receive Debentures in exchange
therefor and the right to receive accrued and unpaid dividends on such shares of
Preferred Stock to the date established for such exchange. As in the case of a
redemption of shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6, holders of shares
of Preferred Stock must surrender such shares in order to receive the Debentures
for which such shares have been exchanged, but upon such surrender such holders
will be entitled to receive all interest accrued on such Debentures from the
date of exchange at the time and in the manner that such interest would be paid
in the ordinary course pursuant to the Indenture pursuant to which such
Debentures shall be issued. Dividends due on the shares of Preferred Stock on
the Dividend Due Date on which the exchange is affected will be mailed to
holders in the regular course.
No exchange of the Preferred Stock for Debentures may be effected unless
prior to such exchange the Corporation causes to be delivered to the Trustee
under the Indenture pursuant to which such Debentures shall be issued: (i) a
certificate of the President or any Vice President of the Corporation,
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that the Debentures are
valid and binding obligations of the Corporation in accordance with their terms,
subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent transfer,
moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors' rights and to general equity principles, whether considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity, and that all necessary corporate and
governmental approvals for the issuance of the Debentures have been obtained and
(ii) an opinion of counsel to the Corporation, reasonably satisfactory to the
Trustee, to the same effect as the foregoing certificate. Such certificate and
opinion shall be available for inspection during normal business hours by the
holders of the Preferred Stock upon request to the Trustee.
SECTION 9. SPECIAL CONVERSION RIGHTS UPON CHANGE OF CONTROL.
(a) CHANGE OF CONTROL. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as
defined in paragraph (d) below) with respect to the Corporation, each holder of
Preferred Stock shall have the right, at the holder's option, for a period of 45
days after the mailing of a notice by the Corporation that a Change of
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Control has occurred to convert all, but not less than all, of such holder's
Preferred Stock into Common Stock of the Corporation at an adjusted conversion
price per share equal to the Special Conversion Price (as defined in paragraph
(d) below). The Corporation may, at its option, in lieu of providing Common
Stock upon any such special conversion, provide the holder, out of funds legally
available therefor, with cash equal to the Market Value (as defined in paragraph
(d) below) of the Common Stock multiplied by the number of shares of Common
Stock into which such shares of Preferred Stock would have been convertible
immediately prior to such Change of Control at an adjusted conversion price
equal to the Special Conversion Price. Preferred Stock which becomes convertible
pursuant to a special conversion right shall, unless so converted, remain
convertible into Common Stock as provided pursuant to Section 3(i). If a Change
of Control involves a consolidation, merger or sale of assets of the
Corporation, the holders of shares of the Preferred Stock exercising their
conversion rights will be entitled to receive the same consideration as received
for the number of shares of Common Stock into which their shares of Preferred
Stock would have been converted pursuant to their special conversion rights.
(b) NOTICE. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control with respect to the
Corporation, within 30 days after such occurrence, the Corporation shall mail to
each registered holder of Preferred Stock a notice of such occurrence (the
"Special Conversion Notice") setting forth the following:
(i) the event constituting the Change of Control, together with such
other information as may be required pursuant to the securities laws;
(ii) the conversion date upon exercise of the applicable special
conversion right;
(iii) the Special Conversion Price;
(iv) the Conversion Price then in effect under Section 3 and the
continuing conversion rights, if any, under Section 3;
(v) the name and address of the paying agent and Conversion Agent;
(vi) the holders who want to convert shares of Preferred Stock must
exercise such conversion right within the 45-day period after the mailing of
such notice by the Corporation;
(vii) that exercise of such conversion right shall be irrevocable except
that holders shall have the right to withdraw their election to exercise the
special conversion right at any time prior to the conversion date by
providing timely written, telegraphic or facsimile transmission notice of
withdrawal to the Conversion Agent and no dividends on shares of Preferred
Stock (or portions thereof) tendered for conversion shall accrue from and
after the conversion date; and
(viii) that the Corporation (or a successor entity, if applicable) may, at
its option, elect to pay cash (specifying the amount thereof per share) for
all shares of Preferred Stock tendered for conversion.
(c) EXERCISE PROCEDURES. A holder of Preferred Stock must exercise the
special conversion right within the 45-day period after the mailing of the
Special Conversion Notice or such special conversion right shall expire. Such
right must be exercised in accordance with Section 3 to the extent the
procedures in Section 3 are consistent with the special provisions of this
Section 9. Exercise of such conversion right shall, except as provided above, be
irrevocable and dividends on Preferred Stock tendered for conversion shall cease
to accrue from and after the conversion date. The conversion date with respect
to the exercise of a special conversion right arising upon a Change of Control
shall be the 45th day after the mailing of the Special Conversion Notice.
(d) DEFINITIONS. The following definition shall apply to terms used in
this Section 9:
(i) a "Change of Control" with respect to the Corporation shall be
deemed to have occurred in the event that (A) any person or group of persons
(within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act")), is or becomes the beneficial owner,
directly or indirectly, of 50% or more of the shares of the Common Stock;
(B) a transaction
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or an event occurs in connection with which 66 2/3% or more of the aggregate
outstanding amount of the Common Stock of the Corporation shall be exchanged
for, converted into, acquired for or constitute solely the right to receive
cash, securities, property or other assets (whether by means of an exchange
offer, liquidation, tender offer, consolidation, merger, combination,
reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise); or (C) there occurs the
conveyance, sale, lease, assignment, transfer or other disposal of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's property, business or assets (as such
phrase is used in Section 271 of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware or any successor provision or statute); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that a
Change of Control shall not be deemed to have occurred with respect to
either of the following transactions or events: (a) any transaction or event
in which more than 50% (by value as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of the Corporation) of the consideration received by holders of
Common Stock consists of Marketable Stock (as defined below), or (b) any
consolidation or merger of the Corporation in which the holders of Common
Stock of the Corporation immediately prior to such transaction own, directly
or indirectly, (1) 50% or more of the common equity securities of the sole
surviving entity (or of the ultimate parent of such sole surviving entity)
outstanding at the time immediately after such consolidation or merger and
(2) securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the
surviving entity's Voting Stock (or of the Voting Stock of the ultimate
parent of such surviving entity) outstanding at such time. "Voting Stock"
means, with respect to any person, equity securities of such person having
general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a
majority of the board of directors, managers, trustees or persons exercising
similar authority of such person (irrespective of whether or not at the time
capital stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting
power by reason of the happening of this contingency). If a conveyance,
sale, lease, assignment, transfer or other disposal of all or substantially
all of the Corporation's property, business or assets occurs and the
consideration, including Marketable Stock, received by the Company is not
subsequently distributed to the holders of Common Stock, a Change of Control
would be deemed to have occurred.
(ii) the "Special Conversion Price" shall mean the higher of the Market
Value of the Common Stock and $12.42 per share, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that each
time the then prevailing Conversion Price shall be adjusted as provided
elsewhere herein, such dollar amount shall likewise be adjusted so that the
ratio of such dollar amount to the then prevailing Conversion Price, after
giving effect to any such adjustment, shall always be the same as the ratio
of $12.42 to the initial Conversion Price (without giving effect to any
adjustment).
(iii) the "Market Value" of the Common Stock or any other Marketable
Stock shall be the average of the last reported sales price of the Common
Stock or such other Marketable Stock, as the case may be, for the five
Trading Days ending on the last Business Day preceding the date of the
Change of Control, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if the Marketable Stock is not
traded on any national securities exchange or similar quotation system as
described in the definition of "Marketable Stock" during such period, then
the Market Value of such Marketable Stock shall be the average of the last
reported sales prices per share of such Marketable Stock during the first
five Business Days commencing with the date on which such Marketable Stock
was first distributed to the general public and traded on the NYSE or
another national securities exchange, the NASDAQ National Market System or
any similar system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities
prices in the United States;
(iv) "Marketable Stock" shall mean Common Stock or common equity
securities of (i) any entity that is the successor to all or substantially
all of the business or assets of the Corporation as a result of a Change of
Control (or the ultimate parent of such successor), or (ii) a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company, which in the case of either clauses (i) or (ii)
is (or will, upon distribution thereof, be) listed or quoted on the NYSE or
another national securities exchange, the NASDAQ National Market System or
any similar system of automated dissemination of quotations of securities
prices in the United States; and
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(v) "Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly
or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect
common control with such specified Person. For the purposes of this
definition, "control" when used with respect to a specified Person means the
power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or
indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract
or otherwise, and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have meanings
correlative to the foregoing.
SECTION 10. PAYMENTS. The Corporation may provide funds for any payment of
the Redemption Price for any shares of Preferred Stock or any amount
distributable with respect to any Preferred Stock under Sections 6 and 9 hereof
by depositing such funds with a bank or trust company selected by the
Corporation having a net worth of at least $50,000,000 and having its principal
office in New York, New York, in trust for the benefit of the holders of such
shares of Preferred Stock under arrangements providing irrevocably for payment
upon satisfaction of any conditions to such payment by the holders of such
shares of Preferred Stock which shall reasonably be required by the Corporation.
The Corporation shall be entitled to make any deposit of funds contemplated by
this Section 10 under arrangements designated to permit such funds to generate
interest or other income for the Corporation, and the Corporation shall be
entitled to receive all interest and other income earned by any funds while they
shall be deposited as contemplated by this Section 10, provided that the
Corporation shall maintain on deposit funds sufficient to satisfy all payments
which the deposit arrangement shall require to be paid by the Corporation.
Subject to applicable escheat laws and notwithstanding any other provision
herein to the contrary, if the conditions precedent to the disbursement of any
funds deposited by the Corporation pursuant to this Section 10 shall not have
been satisfied within two years after the establishment of the trust for such
funds, then (i) such funds shall be returned to the Corporation upon its
request; (ii) after such return, such funds shall be free of any trust which
shall have been impressed upon them; (iii) the person entitled to the payment
for which such funds shall have been originally intended shall have the right to
look only to the Corporation for such payment, subject to applicable escheat
laws; and (iv) the trustee which shall have held such funds shall be relieved of
any responsibility for such funds upon the return of such funds to the
Corporation.
Any payment which may be owed for the payment of the Redemption Price for
any shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 6 or the payment of any amount
distributable with respect to any shares of Preferred Stock under Section 9
shall be deemed to have been "paid or properly provided for" upon the earlier to
occur of: (i) the date upon which funds sufficient to make such payment shall be
deposited in a manner contemplated by the first paragraph of this Section 10 or
(ii) the date upon which a check payable to the person entitled to receive such
payment shall be delivered to such person or mailed to such person at either the
address of such person then appearing on the books of the Corporation or such
other address as the Corporation shall deem reasonable. The Corporation may
deposit Debentures to be exchanged for shares of Preferred Stock in the manner
contemplated by the first paragraph of this Section 10, but the interest
accruing on such Debentures shall accrue to the former holders of the Preferred
Stock entitled thereto.
SECTION 11. STATUS OF REACQUIRED SHARES. Shares of Preferred Stock issued
and reacquired by the Corporation (including, without limitation, shares of
Preferred Stock which have been redeemed pursuant to the terms of Section 6
hereof, shares of Preferred Stock which have been converted into shares of
Common Stock and shares of Preferred Stock which have been exchanged for
Debentures) shall have the status of authorized and unissued shares of preferred
stock, undesignated as to series, subject to later issuance.
SECTION 12. PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS. The holders of Preferred Stock are not
entitled to any preemptive or subscription rights in respect of securities of
the Corporation.
SECTION 13. LEGAL HOLIDAYS. In any case where any Dividend Due Date, any
Redemption Date or the last date on which a holder of Preferred Stock has the
right to convert such holder's shares of Preferred Stock shall not be a Business
Day (as defined below), then, notwithstanding any
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other provision of these resolutions or of the Preferred Stock, payment of a
dividend due or a Redemption Price or conversion of the shares of Preferred
Stock need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding
Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Dividend Due Date
or Redemption Date or last day for conversion, provided that, for purposes of
computing such payment, no interest shall accrue for the period from and after
the Dividend Due Date or Redemption Date, as the case may be. As used in this
Section 13, "Business Day" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York,
New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, CERIDIAN CORPORATION has caused this certificate to be
signed by its Chief Financial Officer, and attested by the Secretary, this 20th
day of December, 1993.
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CERIDIAN CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. R. EICKHOFF
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ATTEST:
By: /s/ JOHN A. HAVEMAN
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CERIDIAN CORPORATION/TESSERACT
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(JUNE 30, 1994)
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CERIDIAN CORPORATION/TESSERACT
LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
1. PURPOSE OF PLAN. The purpose of the Ceridian Corporation/Tesseract
Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") is to advance the interests of Ceridian
Corporation (the "Company") and its stockholders by enabling the Company to
attract and retain persons of ability to perform services for Tesseract
Corporation, a California corporation, following its acquisition by the Company.
The Plan is designed to accomplish this objective by providing an incentive to
such individuals through equity participation in the Company and by rewarding
such individuals who contribute to the achievement by the Company and Tesseract
of their economic objectives.
2. DEFINITIONS. The following terms will have the meanings set forth
below, unless the context clearly otherwise requires:
2.1 "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
2.2 "BROKER EXERCISE NOTICE" means a written notice pursuant to which a
Participant, upon exercise of an Option, irrevocably instructs a broker
or dealer to sell a sufficient number of shares or loan a sufficient amount
of money to pay all or a portion of the exercise price of the Option and/ or
any related withholding tax obligations and remit such sums to the Company
and directs the Company to deliver stock certificates to be issued upon such
exercise directly to such broker or dealer.
2.3 "CHANGE OF CONTROL" means an event described in Section 9.1 of the
Plan.
2.4 "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
2.5 "COMMITTEE" means the director or directors of the Company
administering the Plan, as provided in Section 3 of the Plan.
2.6 "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company, par value
$0.50 per share, or the number and kind of shares of stock or other
securities into which such Common Stock may be changed in accordance with
Section 4.4 of the Plan.
2.7 "DISABILITY" means the disability of a Participant such as would
entitle the Participant to receive disability income benefits pursuant to
the long-term disability plan of the Company or Subsidiary then covering the
Participant or, if no such plan exists or is applicable to the Participant,
the permanent and total disability of the Participant within the meaning of
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
2.8 "ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS" means all employees of Tesseract.
2.9 "EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
2.10 "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, with respect to the Common Stock, as of
any date (or, if no shares were traded or quoted on such date, as of the
next preceding date on which there was such a trade or quote), the closing
market price per share of the Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock
Exchange Composite Tape on that date.
2.11 "NON-STATUTORY STOCK OPTION" means a right to purchase Common Stock
granted to an Eligible Recipient pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan that
does not qualify as an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.
2.12 "OPTION" means a Non-Statutory Stock Option.
2.13 "OPTION AWARD" means the grant of an Option to an Eligible
Recipient pursuant to the Plan.
2.14 "PARTICIPANT" means an Eligible Recipient who receives one or more
Options under the Plan.
2.15 "RETIREMENT" means the termination (other than for "cause" as
defined in Section 7.3(b) of the Plan) of a Participant's employment or
other service on or after the date on
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which the Participant has attained the age of 55 and has completed 10 years
of continuous service to the Company or any Subsidiary (determined in
accordance with the retirement/pension plan or practice of the Company or
Subsidiary then covering the Participant, provided that if the Participant
is not covered by any such plan or practice, the Participant will be deemed
to be covered by the Company's plan or practice for purposes of this
determination).
2.16 "SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2.17 "SUBSIDIARY" means any entity that is directly or indirectly
controlled by the Company.
2.18 "TESSERACT" means Tesseract Corporation, a California corporation,
and, if Tesseract Corporation ceases to be a separate Subsidiary of the
Company, any division of the Company or of a Subsidiary of the Company into
which the assets, liabilities and business as a going concern of Tesseract
Corporation are placed.
3. PLAN ADMINISTRATION.
3.1 THE COMMITTEE. The Plan will be administered by a Committee of the
Board (the "Committee") consisting of the Chairman of the Board and such
additional directors of the Company, if any, as may subsequently be named to
such Committee by the Board. To the extent consistent with corporate law,
the Committee may delegate to any officers of the Company the duties, power
and authority of the Committee under the Plan pursuant to such conditions or
limitations as the Committee may establish. Each determination,
interpretation or other action made or taken by the Committee pursuant to
the provisions of the Plan will be conclusive and binding for all purposes
and on all persons, and no member of the Committee will be liable for any
action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any
Option Award granted under the Plan.
3.2 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTION AWARDS.
(a) In accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Plan, the
Committee will have the authority to determine the provisions of Option
Awards including, without limitation, (i) the Eligible Recipients to be
selected as Participants; (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock to be
subject to each Option Award, the exercise price, and the form of written
agreement evidencing any Option Award; (iii) the time or times when Option
Awards will be granted; and (iv) the restrictions and other conditions to
which the exercisability of Option Awards may be subject. In addition, the
Committee will have the authority under the Plan in its sole discretion to
pay the economic value of any Option Award in the form of cash, Common Stock
or any combination of both.
(b) The Committee will have the authority under the Plan to amend or
modify the terms and conditions of any outstanding Option Award; provided,
however that the amended or modified terms are permitted by the Plan as then
in effect and that any Participant adversely affected by such amended or
modified terms has consented to such amendment or modification. No amendment
or modification to an Option Award, however, whether pursuant to this
Section 3.2 or any other provisions of the Plan, will be deemed to be a
re-grant of such Option Award for purposes of this Plan.
3.3 ADJUSTMENTS TO PERFORMANCE CRITERIA. In the event of (i) any
reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation,
reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, rights
offering, extraordinary dividend or divestiture (including a spin-off) or
any other change in corporate structure or shares, (ii) any purchase,
acquisition, sale or disposition of a significant amount of assets or a
significant business, (iii) any change in accounting principles or
practices, (iv) any change in the business plan on which financial
performance targets or goals have been predicated, or (v) any other similar
change, in each case with respect to the Company (or any Subsidiary or
division thereof) or any other entity whose performance is relevant to the
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grant or exercisability of an Option Award, the Committee (or, if the
Company is not the surviving corporation in any such transaction, the board
of directors of the surviving corporation) may, in its sole discretion and
without the consent of any affected Participant, amend or modify the grant
or exercisability criteria of any outstanding Option Award that is based in
whole or in part on the financial performance of the Company (or any
Subsidiary or division thereof) or such other entity so as equitably to
reflect such event, with the desired result that the criteria for evaluating
such financial performance of the Company or such other entity will be
substantially the same (in the sole discretion of the Committee or the board
of directors of the surviving corporation) following such event as prior to
such event; provided, however, that the amended or modified terms are
permitted by the Plan as then in effect.
4. SHARES AVAILABLE FOR ISSUANCE.
4.1 MAXIMUM NUMBER OF SHARES AVAILABLE. Subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 4.4 of the Plan, the maximum number of shares of
Common Stock that will be available for issuance under the Plan will be
500,000 shares. The shares available for issuance under the Plan may either
be authorized but unissued or treasury shares.
4.2 LIMITATION ON INDIVIDUAL AWARDS IN ANY TAXABLE YEAR. The maximum
number of shares of Common Stock that may be the subject of Option Awards
made to any Eligible Recipient in any one taxable year of the Company shall
not exceed 150,000 shares (the "Maximum Annual Grant").
4.3 ACCOUNTING FOR OPTION AWARDS. Shares of Common Stock that are
subject to outstanding Option Awards will be applied to reduce the
maximum number of shares of Common Stock remaining available for issuance
under the Plan. Any shares of Common Stock that are subject to an Option
Award that lapses, expires, is forfeited or for any reason is terminated
unexercised and any shares of Common Stock that are subject to an Option
Award that is settled or paid in cash or any form other than shares of
Common Stock will automatically again become available for issuance under
the Plan.
4.4 ADJUSTMENTS TO SHARES AND INCENTIVE AWARDS. In the event of any
reorganization, merger, consolidation, recapitalization, liquidation,
reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, rights
offering, divestiture or extraordinary dividend (including a spin-off) or
any other change in the corporate structure or shares of the Company, the
Committee (or, if the Company is not the surviving corporation in any such
transaction, the board of directors of the surviving corporation) will make
appropriate adjustments (which determination will be conclusive) as to (i)
the number and kind of securities available for issuance under the Plan,
(ii) the Maximum Annual Grant, and (iii) in order to prevent dilution or
enlargement of the rights of Participants, the number, kind and exercise
price of securities subject to outstanding Option Awards.
5. PARTICIPATION. Participants in the Plan will be those Eligible
Recipients who, in the judgment of the Committee, have contributed, are
contributing or are expected to contribute to the achievement of economic
objectives of Tesseract and thereby the Company. Eligible Recipients may be
granted from time to time one or more Option Awards. Option Awards will be
deemed to be granted as of the date specified in the grant approval signed by
the Committee, which date will be the date of any related agreement with the
Participant.
6. OPTIONS.
6.1 GRANT. An Eligible Recipient may be granted one or more Options
under the Plan, and such Options will be subject to such terms and
conditions, consistent with the other provisions of the Plan, as may be
determined by the Committee.
6.2 EXERCISE PRICE. The per share price to be paid by a Participant
upon exercise of an Option will be 100% of the Fair Market Value of one
share of Common Stock on the date of grant.
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6.3 EXERCISABILITY AND DURATION. An Option will become exercisable at
such times and in such installments as may be determined by the Committee
at the time of grant; provided, however, that no Option may be exercisable
prior to five months (other than as provided in Section 7 of the Plan) or
after 10 years from its date of grant. Unless the Committee determines
otherwise, an Option granted under the Plan will be exercisable for 10 years
from its date of grant and will become exercisable on a cumulative basis
with respect to one-fourth of the shares subject to such Option on each
January 1 following its date of grant (or, if later, five months following
its date of grant with respect to the initial one-fourth installment).
6.4 PAYMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE. The total purchase price of the shares
to be purchased upon exercise of an Option will be paid entirely in cash
(including check, bank draft or money order); provided, however, that the
Committee, in its sole discretion and upon terms and conditions established
by the Committee, may allow such payments to be made, in whole or in part,
by tender of a Broker Exercise Notice.
6.5 MANNER OF EXERCISE. An Option may be exercised by a Participant in
whole or in part from time to time, subject to the conditions contained
in the Plan and in the agreement evidencing such Option, by delivery in
person, by facsimile or electronic transmission or through the mail of
written notice of exercise to the Company, Attention: Corporate Treasury, at
its principal executive office in Minneapolis, Minnesota and by paying in
full the total exercise price for the shares of Common Stock to be purchased
in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Plan.
7. EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER SERVICE.
7.1 TERMINATION DUE TO DEATH OR DISABILITY. If a Participant's
employment or other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries is
terminated by reason of death or Disability, then except as otherwise
provided in the agreement(s) evidencing such Participant's Option Award(s),
all of such Participant's then outstanding Options will become immediately
exercisable in full and will remain exercisable for the remainder of their
terms.
7.2 TERMINATION DUE TO RETIREMENT. If a Participant's employment or
other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries is terminated by
reason of Retirement, then except as otherwise provided in Section 9 of the
Plan or in the agreement(s) evidencing such Participant's Option Award(s),
all of such Participant's then outstanding Options will continue to become
excercisable in accordance with their terms.
7.3 TERMINATION FOR REASONS OTHER THAN DEATH, DISABILITY OR RETIREMENT.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9 of the Plan, in the event
a Participant's employment or other service is terminated with the Company
and all Subsidiaries for any reason other than death, Disability or
Retirement, or a Participant is in the employ or service of a Subsidiary and
the Subsidiary ceases to be a Subsidiary of the Company (unless the
Participant continues in the employ or service of the Company or another
Subsidiary), all rights of the Participant under the Plan and any agreements
evidencing an Option Award will immediately terminate without notice of any
kind and no Options then held by the Participant will thereafter be
exercisable; provided, however, that if such termination is due to any
reason other than termination by the Company or any Subsidiary for "cause,"
all outstanding Options then held by such Participant will remain
exercisable to the extent exercisable as of such termination for a period of
three months after such termination (but in no event after the expiration
date of any such Option).
(b) For purposes of this Section 7.3, "cause" will be as defined in any
employment or other agreement or policy applicable to the Participant or, if
no such agreement or policy exists, will mean (i) dishonesty, fraud,
misrepresentation, embezzlement or material and deliberate injury or
attempted injury, in each case related to the Company or any Subsidiary,
(ii) any unlawful or
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criminal activity of a serious nature, (iii) any willful breach of duty,
habitual neglect of duty or unreasonable job performance, or (iv) any
material breach of any employment, service, confidentiality or noncompete
agreement entered into with the Company or any Subsidiary.
7.4 MODIFICATION OF RIGHTS UPON TERMINATION. Notwithstanding the other
provisions of this Section 7, upon a Participant's termination of
employment or other service with the Company and all Subsidiaries, the
Committee may, in its sole discretion (which may be exercised before or
following such termination), cause Options (or any part thereof) then held
by such Participant to become exercisable and/or remain exercisable
following such termination of employment or service.
7.5 DATE OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER SERVICE. A Participant's
employment or other service will, for purposes of the Plan, be deemed to
have terminated on the date recorded on the personnel or other records of
the Company or the Subsidiary for which the Participant provides employment
or other service.
8. PAYMENT OF WITHHOLDING TAXES.
8.1 GENERAL RULES. The Company is entitled to (a) withhold and deduct
from future wages of the Participant (or from other amounts which may be
due and owing to the Participant from the Company or a Subsidiary), or make
other arrangements for the collection of, all legally required amounts
necessary to satisfy any and all federal, state and local withholding and
employment-related tax requirements attributable to an Option Award,
including, without limitation, the exercise of an Option Award, or (b)
require the Participant promptly to remit the amount of such withholding to
the Company before taking any action with respect to an Option Award.
8.2 SPECIAL RULES. The Committee may, in its sole discretion and upon
terms and conditions established by the Committee, permit or require a
Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, any withholding or
employment-related tax obligation described in Section 8.1 of the Plan by
electing to tender a Broker Exercise Notice.
9. CHANGE OF CONTROL.
9.1 DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Section 9, the following
definitions will be applied:
(a) "Change of Control" will mean any of the following events:
(i) a merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party if the
individuals and entities who were stockholders of the Company immediately
prior to the effective date of such merger or consolidation have
beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of
less than 50% of the total combined voting power for election of
directors of the surviving corporation following the effective date of
such merger or consolidation;
(ii) the direct or indirect beneficial ownership (as defined in Rule
13d-3 under the Exchange Act) in the aggregate of securities of the
Company representing 20% or more of the total combined voting power of
the Company's then issued and outstanding securities by any person or
entity, or group of associated person or entities acting in concert;
(iii) the sale of the properties and assets of the Company
substantially as an entirety, to any person or entity which is not a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company;
(iv) the stockholders of the Company approve any plan or proposal for
the liquidation of the Company; or
(v) a change in the composition of the Board at any time during any
consecutive 24 month period such that the "Continuity Directors" cease
for any reason to constitute at least a 70% majority of the Board. For
purposes of this clause, "Continuity Directors" means those
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members of the Board who either (1) were directors at the beginning of
such consecutive 24 month period, or (2) were elected by, or on the
nomination or recommendation of, at least a two-thirds majority of the
then-existing Board of Directors.
(b) "Change of Control Action" will mean any payment (including any
benefit or transfer of property) in the nature of compensation, to or for
the benefit of a Participant under any arrangement, which is considered to
be contingent on a Change of Control for purposes of Section 280G of the
Code. As used in this definition, the term "arrangement" includes, without
limitation, any agreement between a Participant and the Company and any and
all of the Company's salary, bonus, incentive, restricted stock, stock
option, compensation or benefit plans, programs or arrangements, and will
include this Plan.
9.2 ACCELERATION OF EXERCISABILITY. Subject to the "Limitation on
Change of Control Compensation" contained in Section 9.3 of the Plan, in
the event of a Change of Control, and without further action of the
Committee, all Options that have been outstanding at least five months will
become immediately exercisable in full and will remain exercisable until the
expiration date of such Options.
9.3 LIMITATION ON CHANGE OF CONTROL COMPENSATION. A Participant will
not be entitled to receive any Change of Control Action which would, with
respect to the Participant, constitute a "parachute payment" for purposes of
Section 280G of the Code. In the event any Change of Control Action would,
with respect to the Participant, constitute a "parachute payment," the
Participant will have the right to designate those Change of Control
Action(s) which would be reduced or eliminated so that the Participant will
not receive a "parachute payment."
9.4 LIMITATIONS ON COMMITTEE'S AND BOARD'S ACTIONS. Prior to a Change
of Control, the Participant will have no rights under this Section 9, and
the Board will have the power and right, within its sole discretion to
rescind, modify or amend this Section 9 without the consent of any
Participant. In all other cases, and notwithstanding the authority granted
to the Committee or Board to exercise discretion in interpreting,
administering, amending or terminating this Plan, neither the Committee nor
the Board will, following a Change of Control, have the power to exercise
such authority or otherwise take any action that is inconsistent with the
provisions of this Section 9.
10. RIGHTS OF ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS AND PARTICIPANTS; TRANSFERABILITY.
10.1 EMPLOYMENT OR SERVICE. Nothing in the Plan will interfere with or
limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary to terminate
the employment or service of any Eligible Recipient or Participant at any
time, nor confer upon any Eligible Recipient or Participant any right to
continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary.
10.2 RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER. As a holder of Option Awards, a
Participant will have no rights as a stockholder unless and until such
Option Awards are exercised for shares of Common Stock and the Participant
becomes the holder of record of such shares. Except as otherwise provided in
the Plan, no adjustment will be made for dividends or distributions with
respect to such Option Awards as to which there is a record date preceding
the date the Participant becomes the holder of record of such shares, except
as the Committee may determine in its discretion.
10.3 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER. Except pursuant to testamentary will or
the laws of descent and distribution or as otherwise expressly permitted
by the Plan, no right or interest of any Participant in an Option Award
prior to the exercise or vesting of such Option Award will be assignable or
transferable, or subjected to any lien, during the lifetime of the
Participant, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, by
operation of law or otherwise. A Participant will, however, be entitled to
designate a beneficiary to receive an Incentive Award upon such
Participant's death, and in the event of a Participant's death, exercise of
any Options (to the extent permitted pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan) may
be made by the Participant's legal representatives, heirs and legatees.
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10.4 NON-EXCLUSIVITY OF THE PLAN. Nothing contained in the Plan is
intended to modify or rescind any previously approved compensation plans
or programs of the Company or create any limitations on the power or
authority of the Board to adopt such additional or other compensation
arrangements as the Board may deem necessary or desirable.
11. SECURITIES LAW AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan or any agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan, the
Company will not be required to issue any shares of Common Stock under this
Plan, and a Participant may not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of
shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Option Awards granted under the Plan,
unless (a) there is in effect with respect to such shares a registration
statement under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or
an exemption from such registration under the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws, and (b) there has been obtained any other consent,
approval or permit from any other regulatory body which the Committee, in its
sole discretion, deems necessary or advisable. The Company may condition such
issuance, sale or transfer upon the receipt of any representations or agreements
from the parties involved, and the placement of any legends on certificates
representing shares of Common Stock, as may be deemed necessary or advisable by
the Company in order to comply with such securities law or other restrictions.
12. PLAN AMENDMENT, MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION. The Board may suspend or
terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time, and the Board or the
Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board may amend the Plan from
time to time in such respects as the Board or such Committee may deem advisable
in order that Option Awards under the Plan will conform to any change in
applicable laws or regulations or in any other respect the Board or such
Committee may deem to be in the best interests of the Company. No termination,
suspension or amendment of the Plan may adversely affect any outstanding Option
Award without the consent of the affected Participant; provided, however, that
this sentence will not impair the right of the Committee or the Board to take
whatever action it deems appropriate under Sections 3.3, 4.4 and 9.4 of the
Plan.
13. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF THE PLAN. The Plan is effective as of
June 30, 1994. The Plan will terminate at midnight on June 30, 1997, and may be
terminated prior thereto by Board action, and no Option Award will be granted
after such termination. Option Awards outstanding upon termination of the Plan
may continue to become exercisable in accordance with their terms.
14. MISCELLANEOUS.
14.1 GOVERNING LAW. The validity, construction, interpretation,
administration and effect of the Plan and any rules, regulations and
actions relating to the Plan will be governed by and construed exclusively
in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota.
14.2 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. The Plan will be binding upon and inure to
the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of the Company and
the Participants.
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EXHIBIT 5.01
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 30, 1994
Ceridian Corporation
8100 34th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55425
Re: Ceridian Corporation
Registration Statement on Form S-8
Gentlemen:
I have acted as counsel to Ceridian Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), in connection with the registration by the Company of 500,000 shares
of the Company's Common Stock, $.50 par value (the "Shares"), pursuant to the
Company's registration statement on Form S-8 which refers to the Company's
Tesseract Long-Term Incentive Plan and which is to be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on June 30, 1994 (the "Registration Statement").
In this connection, I have examined originals or copies, certified or
otherwise identified to my satisfaction, of such corporate records,
certificates, and written and oral statements of officers and accountants of the
Company and of public officials, and other documents that I have considered
necessary and appropriate for this opinion and, based thereon, I advise you
that, in my opinion:
1. The Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware.
2. The Company has corporate authority to issue the Shares in the
manner and under the terms set forth in the Registration Statement.
3. The Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance
with the Plan referred to in the Registration Statement, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
I hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5.01 to the
Registration Statement and to its use as part of the Registration Statement.
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Very truly yours,
/s/ JOHN A. HAVEMAN
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John A. Haveman
MANAGING COUNSEL
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EXHIBIT 24.02
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
Ceridian Corporation:
We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference. Our
reports refer to a change in the method of accounting for post-retirement
benefits other than pensions in 1992.
KPMG Peat Marwick
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 30, 1994
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EXHIBIT 25.01
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that I, the undersigned, a Director of
Ceridian Corporation (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, do hereby make,
nominate and appoint JOHN R. EICKHOFF and JOHN A. HAVEMAN, and each of them, to
be my attorney in fact for three months from the date hereof, with full power
and authority to sign his name on registration statements on Form S-8 and any
amendments thereto relating to the Company's Tesseract Long-Term Incentive Plan;
provided that any registration statement or amendment in final form is first
reviewed by my attorney in fact; and his name, when thus signed, shall have the
same force and effect as though I had manually signed the registration statement
and/or amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this Power of Attorney on June 24, 1994.
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/S/ LAWRENCE PERLMAN
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Lawrence Perlman
/S/ ALLEN W. DAWSON
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Allen W. Dawson
/S/ RONALD JAMES
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Ronald James
/S/ RICHARD G. LAREAU
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Richard G. Lareau
/S/ CHARLES MARSHALL
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Charles Marshall
/S/ RICHARD W. VIESER
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Richard W. Vieser
/S/ PAUL S. WALSH
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Paul S. Walsh
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