SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13D
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
GARDENBURGER, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
365476100
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(CUSIP Number)
KYLE A. ANDERSON,
ROSEWOOD CAPITAL III, L.P.
ONE MARITIME PLAZA, SUITE 1330
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
(415) 362-5526
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
APRIL 14, 1999
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(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of ss.ss. 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box [ ].
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP No. 365476100
1) Name of Reporting Person Rosewood Capital III, L.P.
2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group a) [ ]
b) [x]
3) SEC Use Only
4) Source of Funds WC
5) Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is
Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
6) Citizenship or Place of Organization State of Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES 7) Sole Voting Power 1,000,000
BENEFICIALLY OWNED 8) Shared Voting Power -0-
BY EACH REPORTING 9) Sole Dispositive Power 1,000,000
PERSON WITH 10) Shared Dispositive Power -0-
11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each
Reporting Person (See Instructions) 1,000,000
12) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11)
Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount
in Row (11) 10.2%
14) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
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This statement relates to shares of common stock, no par value (the
"Shares") of Gardenburger, Inc. (the "Issuer"). On April 14, 1999, Rosewood
acquired certain shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series A
Preferred") and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series B Preferred")
(collectively, the "Preferred Stock") from the Issuer. The Preferred Stock is
immediately convertible into the Shares subject to the terms and conditions of
the Determination of Terms of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the
Determination of Terms of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (collectively,
the "Determinations"). Rosewood is filing this Schedule 13D with respect to the
Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock.
The issuer's principal executive office address is located at 1411 S.W.
Morrison, Suite 400, Portland, Oregon 97205.
Item 2. Identity and Background
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This statement is being filed by Rosewood Capital III, L.P.
("Rosewood"), which is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the
State of Delaware. The principal business of Rosewood is a consumer-oriented
private equity investment fund and its principal business and principal office
is located at One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1330, San Francisco, California, 94111.
Rosewood Capital Associates, LLC as General Partner of Rosewood has the
power to direct the affairs of Rosewood. Kyle A. Anderson ("Anderson") and Bryon
K. Adams, Jr. are the managing members who have the final authority to make all
decisions to acquire, sell or restructure investments of Rosewood Capital
Associates, LLC.
Rosewood has not during the last five years been (i) convicted in a
criminal proceeding, or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or
administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is subject to judgment, decree and final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or
state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
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The net investment cost is $10,000,000 for the 1,000,000 shares of the
Preferred Stock held by Rosewood. The consideration for the acquisition of the
Preferred Stock was obtained from partner capital contributions to Rosewood
pursuant to the terms of Rosewood's partnership agreement. Rosewood did not
purchase any of the Preferred Stock with borrowed funds.
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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
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The purpose of the acquisition of the Preferred Stock is for
investment, and the acquisition of the Preferred Stock was made in the ordinary
course of business.
Pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 29,
1999 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), Rosewood purchased the Preferred Stock
from the Issuer on April 14, 1999. The Stock Purchase Agreement is incorporated
herein by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by
the Issuer on April 1, 1999. Currently, the Preferred Stock is immediately
convertible into the Shares at a 1:1 ratio. The conversion ratio of the
Preferred Stock may be adjusted as set forth in the Determinations. The
Preferred Stock is entitled to certain liquidation preference, dividend and
redemption rights. The Preferred Stock has the right to approve certain
significant transactions of the Issuer.
So long as 1,408,875 shares of Series A Preferred remain outstanding,
the holders of Series A Preferred are entitled to elect two directors to the
board of directors of the Issuer. As a condition to Rosewood's obligation to
purchase the Preferred Stock, the Issuer's board of directors appointed Anderson
as one of the two Series A Preferred designees to the board of directors of the
Issuer. In addition, the Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred may vote with
the Shares to elect all other members to the board of directors of the Issuer.
In addition, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Issuer
entered into (i) an Investor Rights Agreement with the purchasers of the
Preferred Stock dated as of April 14, 1999 which provides the purchasers with
certain registration rights and (ii) an Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 14,
1999 to that certain Rights Agreement dated as of April 25, 1996, as amended by
that certain Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 26, 1998 ("Rights Agreement"),
regarding certain shareholder rights. The Rights Agreement is incorporated by
reference herein from Exhibit 4 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on May 8,
1996. Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement is incorporated by reference
herein from Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer for the quarterly
period ended March 31, 1998.
Although Rosewood has no specific plan or proposal to acquire or
dispose of the Shares, consistent with its investment purpose, it may from time
to time acquire additional shares or dispose of any or all of its Shares
depending upon an ongoing evaluation of the investment in the Shares, prevailing
market conditions, other investment opportunities, liquidity requirements of
Rosewood, or other investment considerations.
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Except as set forth in this Item 4 and in Item 5, Rosewood has no plan
or proposal that relate to or would result in: (i) the acquisition by any person
of additional securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the
Issuer; (ii) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries;
(iii) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of
its subsidiaries; (iv) any change in the present Board of Directors or
management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number
or term of Directors or to fill any vacancies on the Board; (v) any material
change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of the Issuer; (vi) any
other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate structure; (vii)
changes in the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments corresponding thereto or
other actions which may impede the acquisition of control of the Issuer by any
person; (viii) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a
national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an
inter-dealer quotation system of a registered national securities association;
(ix) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for
termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Exchange Act; or
(x) any action similar to those enumerated above.
Rosewood reserves the right to determine in the future whether to
change the purpose or purposes described above or whether to adopt plans or
proposals of the type specified above.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
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The information set forth in Rows 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 of the cover
page hereto for Rosewood is incorporated herein by reference. Rosewood will have
sole voting power and sole dispositive power over the Shares. Rosewood has not
been a party to any transaction in the Shares other than pursuant to the Stock
Purchase Agreement, in the last 60 days.
Rosewood Capital Associates, LLC as General Partner of Rosewood has the
power to direct the affairs of Rosewood. Kyle A. Anderson and Bryon K. Adams,
Jr. are the managing members who have the final authority to make all decisions
to acquire, sell or restructure investments of Rosewood Capital Associates, LLC.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understanding or Relationships with Respect to
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Securities of the Issuer
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Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Issuer and the purchasers
of the Preferred Stock entered into an Investor Rights Agreement ("Investor
Rights Agreement") in which the Issuer agreed to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a registration statement no later than May 31, 1999,
registering the number of Shares issuable upon conversion of the Preferred
Stock. The Holders of Registrable Securities (as defined in the Investor Rights
Agreement) also have certain "piggyback" registration rights with respect to
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registrations effected by the Issuer. There are certain restrictions on the
Issuer's ability to grant comparable information and registration rights to
other shareholders of the Issuer.
The Issuer entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Rights Agreement which
exempted the issuance of the Preferred Stock from provisions of the Rights
Agreement and extended to the Preferred Stock the same rights and benefits as
the holders of the Shares under the Rights Agreement.
Except as described in Item 4 and the preceding paragraphs of this Item
6, there are no contracts, arrangements, understandings or relationships (legal
or otherwise) among Rosewood or between Rosewood and any other person with
respect to any securities of the Issuer, including but not limited to transfer
or voting of any securities of the Issuer, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan
or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, divisions of
profits or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies. See Item 7 of this
Schedule 13D for a list of written agreements filed as exhibits to this Schedule
13D.
Item 7. Materials to be Filed as Exhibits
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There is filed herewith as Exhibit 1 the Letter Agreement amending and
waiving the certain terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement. There is filed
herewith as Exhibit 2 the Determination of Terms of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock. There is filed herewith as Exhibit 3 the Determination of Terms
of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. There is filed herewith as Exhibit 4
the Investors Rights Agreement. There is filed herewith as Exhibit 5 Amendment
No. 2 to the Rights Agreement. The Stock Purchase Agreement, the Rights
Agreement and the Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement are incorporated
herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this Schedule 13D is true, complete and
correct.
Rosewood Capital III, L.P.
By: Rosewood Capital Associates LLC,
Its General Partner
Date: April 22, 1999 By /s/ Kyle A. Anderson
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Kyle A. Anderson,
Managing Member
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 1 Letter Agreement amending and waiving the terms of the Stock
Purchase Agreement
EXHIBIT 2 Determination of Terms of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
EXHIBIT 3 Determination of Terms of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
EXHIBIT 4 Investor Rights Agreement
EXHIBIT 5 Amendment No. 2 to the Rights Agreement
EXHIBIT 6 Stock Purchase Agreement, incorporated by reference herein from
Exhibit 10.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the
Issuer on April 1, 1999.
EXHIBIT 7 The Rights Agreement, incorporated by reference herein from
Exhibit 4 to the Form 8-K filed by the Issuer on May 8, 1996.
EXHIBIT 8 Amendment No. 1 to the Rights Agreement, incorporated by
reference herein from Exhibit 10.3 to the Form 10-Q filed by the
Issuer for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998.
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EXHIBIT 1
April 14, 1999
Richard C. Dietz
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Gardenburger, Inc.
1411 S.W. Morrison, Suite 400
Portland, OR 97205
RE: AMENDMENT AND WAIVER OF STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dear Mr. Dietz:
Pursuant to Section 9.4 of the Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
Gardenburger, Inc. (the "Company") and the Purchasers (as defined therein) dated
as of March 29, 1999 (the "Agreement"), this amends and waives provisions of the
Agreement as specifically set forth herein. Capitalized terms not defined herein
have the meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
SECTION 7.1(M). The Purchasers waive the Company's obligation under
Section 7.1(m) of the Agreement solely with respect to the requirement to obtain
"agreements to forebear from exercising any rights or remedies resulting from
future events of defaults until December 31, 1999 (other than those arising from
a failure to make an agreed payment)" from (a) Bank of America NT & SA with
respect to the Business Loan Agreement dated April 28, 1998, as amended, by and
between the Company and Bank of America NT & SA or any agreement between the
Company and Bank of America NT & SA intended to replace such agreement (the
"Business Loan Agreement"); (b) Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Private Equity
Partners LP with respect to the Note Purchase Agreement dated March 27, 1998,
and the related Notes (collectively, the "Dresdner Notes"); and (c) Lease
Agreements dated as of December 17, 1997 and May 28, 1998 by and between the
Company and BA Leasing & Capital Corporation (collectively, the "Lease
Agreements").
In lieu of the obligation specified above, Section 7.1(m) of the
Agreement is amended to provide that the Company shall deliver a certificate
executed by its Chief Financial Officer certifying that, based on the Company's
1999 operating plan and assuming the receipt of at least $32.0 million in gross
proceeds from the sale of the Shares, a default or event of default will not
occur during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on December 31,
1999 as a result of the failure of the Company to satisfy the financial
covenants specified in the Business Loan Agreement, the Dresdner Notes or the
Lease Agreements.
The Company's obligation under Section 7.1(m) to obtain waivers of all
events of default that exist as of the Closing Date under the Business Loan
Agreement, the Dresdner Notes and the Lease Agreements is not modified in any
way by this amendment and waiver.
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SECTION 7.1(G). The Purchasers waive the condition under Section 7.1(g)
requiring the delivery of irrevocable proxies to Rosewood Capital III, L.P. from
holders of Series A Preferred and Section 7.1(g) of the Agreement is amended to
delete the second sentence only.
EXHIBIT A. Exhibit A (Schedule of Purchasers) of the Agreement is
superseded and replaced by the Exhibit A (Schedule of Purchasers) attached
hereto whereby Gruber & McBaine Capital Management, L.L.C. is no longer a
Purchaser and the persons listed on the Exhibit A attached hereto are deemed to
be Purchasers and are hereby made parties to the Agreement and to this amendment
and waiver.
EXHIBIT B. Exhibit B (Determination of Terms of Series A Stock and
Series B Stock) of the Agreement is superseded and replaced in its entirety by
the Exhibit B (Determination of Terms of Series A Stock and Series B Stock)
attached hereto.
This amendment and waiver agreement will only be effective upon its
execution and delivery by the Company and all of the Purchasers. Except as
provided herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This
amendment and waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
instrument.
If you agree to the foregoing, please execute this amendment and waiver
where indicated below.
[Signatures follow]
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FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., FARALLON FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS,
CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P., INC., AND THE COMMON FUND
FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL
PARTNERS II, L.P., FARALLON CAPITAL By: Farallon Capital Management,
INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P., L.L.C., its Agent and Attorney-
TINICUM PARTNERS, L.P. in-Fact
FARALLON CAPITAL (CP) INVESTORS, L.P.
By: Farallon Partners, L.L.C., By: /s/ Jason M. Fish
its General Partner -----------------------------
Managing Member
By: /s/ Jason M. Fish BT Capital Investors, L.P.
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Managing Member
By: /s/ Michael J. Batal
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Michael J. Batal, III, Partner
BT Investment Partners, Inc.
By: /s/ Michael J. Batal
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Michael J. Batal, III, Partner
U.S. Development Capital Investment
Company
By: /s/ Ray Moss /s/ Arvin H. Kash
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Ray Moss, Secretary Arvin H. Kash
GARDENBURGER, INC.
By: /s/ Richard C. Dietz /s/ William D. Smithberg
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Richard C. Dietz, Executive Vice William D. Smithberg
President and Chief Financial Officer
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Lagunitas Partners, L.P.
Gruber & McBaine International
Lockheed Martin
Hamilton College
By: /s/ Patrick McBaine
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J. Patterson McBaine,
Gruber & McBaine Capital Management LLC,
Member Manager
Lagunitas Partners, L.P. - General Partner
Gruber & McBaine International - Attorney in
Fact
Lockheed Martin - Attorney in Fact
Hamilton College - Attorney in Fact
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ROSEWOOD CAPITAL III, L.P.
By: Rosewood Capital Associates,
LLC, General Partner
By /s/ Kyle A. Anderson
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Kyle A. Anderson, Principal
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EXHIBIT A
SCHEDULE OF PURCHASERS
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TOTAL PURCHASE
PURCHASER NAME, NO. OF SHARES NO. OF SHARES AMOUNT
ADDRESS, FAX NO. OF SERIES A STOCK OF SERIES B STOCK
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Rosewood Capital III, L.P. 850,000 150,000 $10,000,000
One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1330
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 362-1192
Farallon Capital Partners, L.P* 238,000 42,000 $2,800,000
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P.* 255,000 45,000 $3,000,000
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P.* 42,500 7,500 $500,000
Farallon Capital Offshore Investors, Inc.* 212,500 37,500 $2,500,000
The Common Fund* 8,500 1,500 $100,000
Farallon Capital (CP) Investors, L.P.* 25,500 4,500 $300,000
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P.* 51,000 9,000 $600,000
Tinicum Partners, L.P.* 17,000 3,000 $200,000
BT Capital Investors, L.P. 425,000 75,000 $5,000,000
Attn: Michael J. Batal III
130 Liberty Street, Mailstop 2255
New York, NY 10006
Ph: 212-250-3402
Fax: 212-250-8375
BT Investment Partners, Inc. 127,500 22,500 $1,500,000
U.S. Development Capital Investment Company 127,500 22,500 $1,500,000
Attn: Ray Moss, Secretary
400 Northpark Town Center, Suite 310
1000 Abernathy Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30328
Ph: 770-481-7200
Fax: 770-481-7210
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**c/o Farallon Capital Management LLC, One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1325,
San Francisco, California 94111, Attn: Jason Fish and Susan Rubin,
Facsimile: (415) 421-2133.
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TOTAL PURCHASE
PURCHASER NAME, NO. OF SHARES NO. OF SHARES AMOUNT
ADDRESS, FAX NO. OF SERIES A STOCK OF SERIES B STOCK
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Lagunitas Partners, L.P. 191,250 33,750 $2,250,000
Attn: J. Patterson McBaine, Member Manager
50 Osgood Place, Penthouse
San Francisco, CA 94133
Ph: 415-981-2101
Fax: 415-956-8769
Gruber & McBaine International 63,750 11,250 $750,000
Lockheed Martin 59,500 10,500 $700,000
Hamilton College 25,500 4,500 $300,000
Arvin H. Kash 21,250 3,750 $250,000
77 West Wacker Drive, 47th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Ph: 312- 425-3600
Fax: 312-425-3601
William D. Smithburg 21,250 3,750 $250,000
676 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 3860
Chicago, IL 60611
Ph: 312- 867-5411
Fax: 312- 867-5415
Total 2,762,500 487,500 $32,500,000
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EXHIBIT B
[filed as Exhibits 2 and 3 of this Schedule 13D]
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EXHIBIT 2
Gardenburger, Inc.
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Determination of Terms of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK. The board of directors (the
"Board") of Gardenburger, Inc. (the "Corporation") hereby establishes out of the
authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock, no par value, of the
Corporation (the "Preferred Stock") a series of Preferred Stock designated as
"Series A Convertible Preferred Stock." The authorized number of shares of
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and the preferences, limitations, and
relative rights and other matters pertaining to Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock are as follows:
1. NUMBER OF SHARES. The Series A Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series
A Preferred") shall consist of 2,762,500 shares. All shares of Series A
Preferred shall be identical with each other in all respects.
2. DIVIDENDS. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, the
holders of shares of Series A Preferred shall be entitled to receive out of any
legally available funds of the Corporation cumulative dividends at the rate of
twelve percent (12%) per annum ("12% Cumulative Dividends") commencing with the
date of original issuance of the shares of Series A Preferred (the "Original
Issuance Date") and payable only in the event of a liquidation or deemed
liquidation of the Corporation or the redemption of shares of Series A Preferred
by the Corporation in accordance with Section 4 below or as otherwise provided
herein. The 12% Cumulative Dividend per share shall be computed based upon a
rate of twelve percent (12%) on a base amount of $10.00 per share of Series A
Preferred. Any dividends declared upon shares of Series A Preferred shall be
declared pro rata per share among the series and pari passu among the shares of
Series A Preferred and all outstanding shares of Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock ("Series B Preferred"), which is entitled to an identical dividend amount.
No dividend may be paid on shares of the Corporation's common stock ("Common
Shares") or shares of any other class or series of the Corporation's capital
stock (other than the Series B Preferred) (collectively, "Junior Shares") unless
dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid on all
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred and on all outstanding shares of Series
B Preferred in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the 12% Cumulative
Dividends accrued on such shares through the record date for such dividend on
the Junior Shares and (ii) the amount per share of Series A Preferred equal, on
an as-converted basis, to the amount of the dividend then proposed to be
declared and paid on the Junior Shares (the "Junior Dividends"), in each case
less the amount of any 12% Cumulative Dividends previously paid with respect to
such shares of the Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred. No Junior Shares
shall be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation so long as
any shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred remain outstanding
without the unanimous written consent of all holders of shares of Series A
Preferred and Series B Preferred then outstanding. Holders of Series A Preferred
and of Series B Preferred shall not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable
in cash, property or stock, in excess of the greater of the Junior Dividends and
the 12% Cumulative Dividends accumulated with respect to such shares. Upon
conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred or of Series B Preferred, any
dividends accrued and payable with respect to such shares shall be forfeited and
the Corporation shall have no further obligation to the holder of such shares
for such accumulated dividends; provided that such forfeiture shall not apply to
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any dividends as to which the Corporation has breached its payment obligation.
No interest shall accrue on accumulated dividends prior to payment or
forfeiture.
3. LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE. In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation, or any distribution of assets to
its shareholders, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred shall be entitled to receive for each share
thereof, out of any legally available assets of the Corporation, in preference
to the holders of Junior Shares but on a pari passu basis with the holders of
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred, an amount equal to $10.00 (the
"Original Issue Price") per share of Series A Preferred, plus any accumulated
and unpaid dividends (including any amounts payable in connection with the
payment of Junior Dividends) as of the date of liquidation, dissolution, or
winding up of the Corporation (the "Series A Liquidation Preference Amount"),
before any distribution shall be made to the holders of Junior Shares and
contemporaneously with the payment of the liquidation preference of the Series B
Preferred. After payment of the full amount to which such holders of shares of
Series A Preferred are entitled, the holders of such shares shall have no right
to any remaining assets of the Corporation. In the event that assets so
distributable to holders of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred are
insufficient to permit payment of the full preferential amount to which holders
of such shares are entitled, the entire assets legally available for
distribution to shareholders shall be distributed ratably among the holders of
Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred in proportion to the aggregate
preferential amount to which each such holder is entitled. In case the
Corporation shall desire to liquidate, dissolve, or wind up the Corporation, it
shall give notice of such liquidation, dissolution, or winding up to holders of
the shares of Series A Preferred by first class mail to the last address as may
appear in the Corporation's records not less than 30 calendar days prior to the
date fixed for liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. Each holder of Series A
Preferred shall have the option to deem a merger or other business combination
in which the Corporation is not the surviving entity, a sale of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's assets, a capital reorganization of the
Corporation, or a reclassification of the Common Shares to be a liquidation for
purposes of this Section 3.
4. REDEMPTION. The shares of Series A Preferred may not be redeemed
before December 31, 2004. Thereafter, the holders of a majority of the Series A
Preferred outstanding may request that their shares of Series A Preferred be
redeemed at a price equal to the Series A Liquidation Preference Amount;
provided, however, that if at least $5,000,000 in principal amount of the 7%
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes ("Dresdner Notes") issued to Dresdner
Kleinwort Benson Private Equity Partners, L.P.("Dresdner") remain outstanding,
and Dresdner and its affiliates continue to own at least a majority of the
outstanding principal amount of Dresdner Notes, then the Corporation may not
redeem shares of Series A Preferred without the consent of the holders of a
majority of the then outstanding principal amount of Dresdner Notes, and the
right of redemption provided herein is subject to the receipt of such consent.
Also after December 31, 2004, shares of Series A Preferred shall be redeemable
at the option of the Corporation, in whole but not in part, at a redemption
price equal to 105% of the Original Issue Price, plus all accumulated and unpaid
dividends (including any amounts payable in connection with the payment of
Junior Dividends); provided that (i) a registration statement covering the
resale of the Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred
and the Series B Preferred is effective as of the date of the redemption, or is
no longer required to be effective, and (ii) the closing price of the Common
Shares as quoted on a national securities exchange or market is greater than or
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equal to 200% of the Conversion Price (as defined in Section 7) for 60
consecutive trading days prior to notice of redemption. In case the Corporation
shall desire to exercise its right to redeem all of the outstanding shares of
Series A Preferred, it shall give notice of such redemption to holders of such
shares by first class mail to the last address as may appear in the
Corporation's records not less than 30 calendar days prior to the date fixed for
redemption. Each notice shall specify the redemption date and the redemption
price at which shares are to be redeemed. The holders of Series A Preferred
shall continue to have the conversion rights specified in Section 7 until their
shares of Series A Preferred are in fact redeemed. Any shares of Series A
Preferred redeemed pursuant to this Section 4 shall be redeemed subject to the
right of shares of Series B Preferred to participate pari passu in such
redemption, the right of redemption of such shares being equal. Any partial
redemption of shares of Series A Preferred shall be conducted pro rata among the
series. Any shares that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Corporation
shall be retired and canceled and shall be restored to the status of authorized
but unissued shares of Preferred Stock without designation as to series, and may
thereafter be issued, but not as shares of the Series A Preferred.
5. VOTING RIGHTS. Except as otherwise required by law and herein, each
holder of Series A Preferred shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the
number of full Common Shares into which that holder's shares of Series A
Preferred may be converted (eliminating any fractional shares that may result)
and the Series A Preferred shall vote together with the Common Shares and the
Series B Preferred as a single voting group. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so
long as more than 1,408,875 shares of Series A Preferred remain outstanding,
holders of Series A Preferred, voting as a separate voting group, shall by a
majority of the outstanding shares be entitled to elect two directors to the
Board. Holders of the Series A Preferred shall also be entitled to vote together
with holders of the Common Shares and the Series B Preferred as a single voting
group in the election of all other directors. Any director elected by the
holders of Series A Preferred may be removed during his or her term of office,
with or without cause, by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred, either at a special
meeting of such shareholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a
unanimous written consent of such shareholders, and any vacancy thereby created
may be filled only by the holders of Series A Preferred at such special meeting
or pursuant to a unanimous written consent. If any of the directors elected by
the holders of Series A Preferred should cease to be a director for any reason,
the vacancy shall only be filled by the vote of holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred or pursuant to a unanimous written
consent of such shareholders.
6. ADDITIONAL CLASS VOTES BY SERIES A PREFERRED AND SERIES B PREFERRED.
Except to the extent otherwise required by law, so long as at least 552,500
shares of Series A Preferred remain outstanding, the Corporation may not,
without the consent of holders (voting together as a single voting group with
the Series B Preferred so long as such series has comparable rights or acting by
unanimous written consent) of at least a majority of the shares of Series A
Preferred then outstanding, do any of the following:
(a) authorize or issue any additional shares of Series A Preferred
or Series B Preferred or any class of Preferred Stock on a parity with or having
priority over the Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred as to the payment of
dividends or the distribution of assets upon the liquidation or dissolution of
the Corporation;
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(b) amend the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation or bylaws so
as to alter any existing provision relating to the Series A Preferred or Series
B Preferred or the holders thereof or adversely alter any of the rights granted
to holders of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred (other than to effect a
reverse split of the Common Shares or to increase the number of authorized
Common Shares);
(c) effect a change of control, merger, liquidation or
recapitalization of the capital stock of the Corporation;
(d) sell or lease 25 percent or more of its assets, except in the
ordinary course of business;
(e) enter into any agreement, including any loan or credit
agreement, capital lease or joint venture which would obligate the Corporation
to incur capital lease obligations plus bank and other outstanding indebtedness
(including any renewals, extensions or amendments to any obligations which exist
on the Original Issuance Date) aggregating in excess of $35,000,000;
(f) declare or pay any dividends or make any distributions with
respect to its capital stock other than dividends payable on the Series A
Preferred or the Series B Preferred;
(g) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its equity
securities other than the Dresdner Notes (in accordance with their terms), the
Series A Preferred or the Series B Preferred;
(h) issue additional securities to the Corporation's employees or
directors, except for 3,370,123 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of
options granted pursuant to plans existing on the Original Issuance Date;
(i) adopt, amend, or modify any stock option plan or employee stock
ownership plan;
(j) authorize or issue shares of any class or series of equity
security the issuance of which would result in an adjustment in, or require a
shareholder vote in order to adjust, the Conversion Price under Section 7(e)
other than the issuance of Rights pursuant to the Rights Agreement dated as of
April 25, 1996, as amended through the Original Issuance Date (the "Rights
Agreement");
(k) enter into any agreement or engage in any transaction which
would impair or reduce the rights and preferences of the holders of Series A
Preferred (except for increasing the number of authorized shares of Common
Stock);
(l) enter into any transaction (or series of transactions),
including loans, with any officer or director of the Company, or with their
affiliates and/or family members, involving $100,000 or more individually in any
one year or $500,000 or more in the aggregate in any one year, except as may be
contemplated by currently existing contractual commitments;
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(m) change the primary business of the Corporation as it is
presently conducted;
(n) acquire any stock or assets of any corporation or any other
business entity for an aggregate consideration in excess of $5,000,000;
(o) increase the authorized number of directors of the Corporation
above ten; and
(p) amend the Rights Agreement.
7. CONVERSION. Each share of Series A Preferred shall be convertible
into Common Shares as follows:
(a) CONVERSION RATIO. Shares of Series A Preferred shall be
convertible into such number of fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares as is
determined by dividing the Original Issue Price ($10.00 per share) by the
Conversion Price applicable to such share (determined as provided below) in
effect on the date the shares are surrendered for conversion. The initial
Conversion Price per share for shares of Series A Preferred shall be $10.00 (the
"Conversion Price"), subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 7(e).
(b) OPTIONAL CONVERSION. Each share of Series A Preferred shall be
convertible into Common Shares, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time
after the Original Issuance Date, at the offices of the Corporation or of any
transfer agent for the Common Shares.
(c) MANDATORY CONVERSION. Each share of Series A Preferred shall be
converted automatically into Common Shares at the then current Conversion Price
immediately upon the vote or written consent of 66.7% of the then outstanding
shares of Series A Preferred. Upon the occurrence of an event specified in this
Section 7(c), the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred shall be converted
whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the
Corporation or its transfer agent. Upon the conversion of the Series A
Preferred, the holders thereof shall surrender the certificate or certificates
representing such shares, duly endorsed, at the principal office of the
Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Common Shares or the holder shall
notify the Corporation or such transfer agent that such certificate has been
lost, stolen, or destroyed and execute an agreement satisfactory to the
Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any loss incurred by it in
connection therewith. Thereupon, the Corporation shall promptly issue and
deliver to such holder, in the holder's name as shown on such surrendered
certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates for the number of
Common Shares into which the surrendered shares of Series A Preferred were
converted.
(d) MECHANICS OF CONVERSION. Before any holder of Series A Preferred
will be entitled to convert shares of Series A Preferred into Common Shares
(except as set forth in Section 7(c)), such holder shall surrender the
certificate therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or its
transfer agent for the Common Shares, and shall give written notice by mail,
postage prepaid, to the Corporation, at its principal corporate office, of the
election to convert shares of Series A Preferred and shall state in the notice
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the name in which the certificate for Common Shares should be issued. In the
event of a missing certificate, the holder may notify the Corporation or such
transfer agent that such certificate has been lost, stolen, or destroyed and
execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the
Corporation against any loss incurred by it in connection therewith. The
Corporation will promptly thereafter, issue and deliver to such holder a
certificate for the number of Common Shares to which such holder shall be
entitled after the conversion. The conversion will be deemed to have been
completed immediately prior to the close of business on the date of the
surrender of the shares of Series A Preferred to be converted and the person
entitled to receive the Common Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be
treated as the record holder of such Common Shares as of such date.
(e) CONVERSION PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. The Conversion Price of a share of
Series A Preferred shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as described
below. Capitalized terms used in this section but not otherwise defined have the
meanings given to them in the definitions in Section 7(e)(vii).
(i) ADJUSTMENTS FOR COMMON SHARE ISSUANCES BELOW CONVERSION
PRICE. Subject to shareholder approval if required at the time of adjustment,
the Conversion Price will be subject to adjustment if and whenever on or after
the Original Issuance Date, the Corporation issues or sells or in accordance
with Section 7(e)(i)(A) or 7(e)(i)(B) is deemed to have issued or sold, any
Common Shares for a consideration per share which is less than the Conversion
Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale. Upon such an event
and subject to shareholder approval if required, the adjusted Conversion Price
shall be determined by dividing (1) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the
product derived by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior
to such issue or sale or deemed issue or sale by the number of Common Shares
Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such issue or sale or deemed issue or
sale, plus (y) the consideration, if any, received or deemed received by the
Corporation upon such issue or sale, by (2) the number of Common Shares Deemed
Outstanding immediately after such issue or sale or deemed issue or sale;
provided that no adjustment in the Conversion Price will be made pursuant to
this Section 7(e)(i) in connection with any Exempt Issuance. If any adjustment
to the Conversion Price is made upon the issuance of Options or Convertible
Securities and such Options or Convertible Securities expire without being
converted or exercised, then the Conversion Price shall be readjusted to the
amount that would have been in effect had such Options or Convertible Securities
never been issued or sold; provided that no readjustment provided for in Section
7(e) shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price to an amount which
exceeds the lower of (i) the Conversion Price on the original adjustment date
(immediately prior to the adjustment), or (ii) the Conversion Price that results
from any actual issuance of additional Common Shares between the original
adjustment date and such readjustment date. Conversion Price adjustments under
this Section 7(e) shall be calculated based on the following provisions in the
event Options or Convertible Securities are issued.
(A) ISSUANCE OF OPTIONS. If the Corporation in any manner
grants or sells any Options and the price per share for which Common Shares are
issuable upon the exercise of such Options, or upon the conversion or exchange
of any Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, is
less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the time of the
granting or sale of such Options, then the maximum number of Common Shares
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issuable upon the exercise of such Options, or upon conversion or exchange of
the maximum amount of such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of
such Options, will be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold
by the Corporation at the time of the granting or sale of such Options for such
price per share. For purposes of this Section (7)(e)(i)(A), the "price per share
for which Common Shares are issuable upon the exercise of such Options, or upon
conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of
such Options" will be determined by dividing (A) the total amount, if any,
received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting or
sale of such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional
consideration payable to the Corporation upon the exercise of all such Options,
plus in the case of such Options which relate to Convertible Securities, the
minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the
Corporation upon the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities and the
conversion or exchange thereof, by (B) the maximum number of Common Shares
issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of
all such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options. No
further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance
of Common Shares or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such
Options or upon the issuance of Common Shares upon conversion or exchange of
such Convertible Securities.
(B) EFFECT OF ISSUANCE OF CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. If the
Corporation in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the
price per share for which Common Shares are issuable upon the conversion or
exchange thereof is less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior
to the time of such issue or sale, then the maximum number of Common Shares
issuable upon conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities will be
deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Corporation at
the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price
per share. For the purposes of this Section (7)(e)(i)(B), the "price per share
for which Common Shares are issuable upon conversion or exchange thereof" will
be determined by dividing (A) the total amount received or receivable by the
Corporation as consideration for the issue or sale of such Convertible
Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if
any, payable to the Corporation upon the conversion or exchange thereof, by (B)
the maximum number of Common Shares issuable upon the exchange of all such
Convertible Securities. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be
made upon the actual issuance of such Common Shares upon conversion or exchange
of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such
Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which
adjustments of the Conversion Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other
provisions of this Section (7)(e), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price
will be made by reason of such issue or sale.
(C) INTEGRATED TRANSACTION. If Options or Convertible
Securities are issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities
of the Corporation, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no
specific consideration is allocated to such Options or Convertible Securities by
the parties thereto, the Options or Convertible Securities will be deemed to
have been issued without consideration.
(D) CALCULATION OF CONSIDERATION RECEIVED. If any Common
Shares, Options, or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have
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been issued or sold for cash, then the consideration received therefor will be
deemed to be the net amount received by the Corporation. If any Common Shares,
Options, or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other
than cash, then the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the
Corporation will be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good
faith by the Board, except where such consideration consists of securities, in
which case the amount of consideration received by the Corporation will be the
Market Price thereof as of the date of receipt. If any Common Shares, Options,
or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity
in connection with any merger in which the Corporation is the surviving entity,
then the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of
such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is
attributable to such Common Shares, Options or Convertible Securities, as the
case may be.
(ii) RECORD DATE FOR DIVIDEND OR SPLIT. In the event the
Corporation should fix a record date for (1) a split or subdivision of the
outstanding Common Shares or (2) a dividend or other distribution payable in
Common Shares or Options or Convertible Securities without payment of any
consideration, then, as of such record date the Conversion Price shall be
appropriately decreased so the number of Common Shares issuable on conversion of
each share of Series A Preferred shall be increased in proportion to such
increase in the aggregate number of Common Shares outstanding or issuable with
respect to such Options or Convertible Securities.
(iii) COMBINATIONS. If the number of Common Shares outstanding is
decreased by a combination of the outstanding Common Shares, then, as of the
record date of such combination, the Conversion Price for the Series A Preferred
shall be appropriately increased so the number of Common Shares issuable on
conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such
decrease in outstanding Common Shares.
(iv) RECAPITALIZATION, CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC. In case of any
change in the Common Shares through recapitalization, reclassification, or other
change in the capital structure of the Corporation (other than a combination of
shares or the issuance of additional Common Shares by stock split or stock
dividend) or through any merger or consolidation which is effected such that
holders of Common Shares are entitled to receive stock, securities, cash, or
other assets in exchange for Common Shares, then, as a condition of the change
in capital structure or merger, provision shall be made so that the holders of
the Series A Preferred will have the right thereafter to receive upon conversion
the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property to which
such holders would have been entitled if, immediately prior to such change in
capital structure, such holder had held the number of Common Shares issuable
upon conversion of the Series A Preferred. In addition, appropriate provision
will be made with respect to the holder's rights and interests to ensure that
the provisions in this Section 7 will thereafter be applicable in relation to
any shares of stock, securities, cash, or other assets thereafter deliverable
upon the conversion of Series A Preferred.
(v) SPECIAL CONVERSION PRICE ADJUSTMENT. If the Common Shares
issuable upon conversion of Series A Preferred ("Registrable Securities") are
not, within 120 days of the issuance of such shares ("Penalty Date"), subject to
an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"), then the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred shall be
reduced five percent (5%), effective on the Penalty Date. Thereafter, for each
ninety (90) day period after the Penalty Date that such Common Shares remain
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unregistered, the Conversion Price shall be reduced by an additional five
percent. No further Conversion Price adjustments provided for in this Section
7(e)(v) shall be made once a registration statement covering the Registrable
Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
(vi) PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION. If any event occurs as to
which, in the opinion of the Board, the other provisions of this Section 7(e)
are not strictly applicable or would not fairly protect the rights of the
holders of Series A Preferred in accordance with the intent of these
anti-dilution provisions, then the Board shall make an adjustment in accordance
with the intent of these provisions to protect the holders' rights in the Series
A Preferred, but in no event shall any adjustment have the effect of increasing
the Conversion Price (except in the case of a combination of Common Shares
described in Section 7(e)(iii)).
(vii) DEFINITIONS FOR SECTION 7(E).
"COMMON SHARES DEEMED OUTSTANDING" means, at any given time, the
number of Common Shares actually outstanding at such time, plus the number of
Common Shares that would be issued if all outstanding Options and Convertible
Securities exercisable for Common Shares or for other Options or Convertible
Securities were exercised or converted regardless of whether or not the
applicable securities are actually exercisable at such time, but excluding any
Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred or any
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred.
"CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES" means any securities or other rights to
acquire securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for
Common Shares.
"EXEMPT ISSUANCE" means the issuance of any Common Shares or other
securities (i) upon the exercise or conversion of Options or other securities
granted pursuant to plans existing on the Original Issuance Date, (ii) upon
exercise of Options granted or to be granted after the Original Issuance Date
under any employee benefit plan or plans adopted by the Board, provided that the
exercise price is not less than the fair market value on the date of grant,
(iii) upon conversion of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred or Series B
Preferred, or an adjustment to the Conversion Price or the conversion price of
the Series B Preferred, (iv) which are restricted securities subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture issued pursuant to benefit plans adopted by the
Board, (v) pursuant to employee benefit plans qualified under Section 401(k) or
423 of the Internal Revenue Code, or (vi) to satisfy semi-annual interest
obligations to holders of the Dresdner Notes outstanding on the Original
Issuance Date.
"MARKET PRICE" of any security means the average of the closing
prices of such security's sales on all national securities exchanges or markets
on which such security may at the time be listed, or, if there has been no sale
on any such exchange or market on any day, or, if on any day such security is
not so listed, then the representative bid price of such security quoted in the
NASDAQ System as of 4:00 p.m., New York time, on such day, or, if on any day
such security is not quoted in the NASDAQ System, then the highest bid price of
such security on such day in the domestic over-the-counter market as reported by
the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or any similar successor
organization, in each such case, averaged over a period of five days consisting
of the day as of which "Market Price" is being determined and the four
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consecutive business days prior to such day. If at any time such security is not
listed on any national securities exchange or market or quoted in the NASDAQ
System or the over-the-counter market, then the "Market Price" will be the fair
value thereof determined in good faith by the Board.
"OPTIONS" means any securities or other rights to subscribe for or
purchase, directly or indirectly, Common Shares or Convertible Securities.
(f) NOTICE OF CONVERSION PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. When an adjustment or
readjustment of the Conversion Price is required pursuant to Section 7(e), the
Corporation, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or
readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Section 7 and prepare and
furnish to each holder of Series A Preferred a notice setting forth such
adjustment or readjustment and showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which
such adjustment or readjustment is based.
(g) RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Corporation shall at all times
reserve and keep available from its authorized but unissued Common Shares such
number of Common Shares as shall be sufficient to effect the conversion of all
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred; and if at any time the number of
authorized but unissued Common Shares shall not be sufficient to effect the
conversion of all then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred, the Corporation
will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be
necessary to increase its authorized but unissued Common Shares to such number
of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without
limitation, engaging in reasonable efforts to obtain the requisite shareholder
approval of any necessary amendment to the Corporation's Articles of
Incorporation.
(h) NO FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares shall be issued upon
the conversion of shares of Series A Preferred, and the number of Common Shares
to be issued shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.
8. NOTICES. Any notice required by the provisions of Section 7 to be
given to the holders of shares of Series A Preferred shall be deemed given if
deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each
holder of record at the holder's address appearing on the books of the
Corporation. A holder of shares of Series A Preferred may change such address by
written notice to the Corporation.
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EXHIBIT 3
Gardenburger, Inc.
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Determination of Terms of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock
SERIES B CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK. The board of directors (the
"Board") of Gardenburger, Inc. (the "Corporation") hereby establishes out of the
authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock, no par value, of the
Corporation (the "Preferred Stock") a series of Preferred Stock designated as
"Series B Convertible Preferred Stock." The authorized number of shares of
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and the preferences, limitations, and
relative rights and other matters pertaining to Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock are as follows:
1. NUMBER OF SHARES. The Series B Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series
B Preferred") shall consist of 487,500 shares. All shares of Series B Preferred
shall be identical with each other in all respects.
2. DIVIDENDS. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 2, the
holders of shares of Series B Preferred shall be entitled to receive out of any
legally available funds of the Corporation cumulative dividends at the rate of
twelve percent (12%) per annum ("12% Cumulative Dividends") commencing with the
date of original issuance of the shares of Series B Preferred (the "Original
Issuance Date") and payable only in the event of a liquidation or deemed
liquidation of the Corporation or the redemption of shares of Series B Preferred
by the Corporation in accordance with Section 4 below or as otherwise provided
herein. The 12% Cumulative Dividend per share shall be computed based upon a
rate of twelve percent (12%) on a base amount of $10.00 per share of Series B
Preferred. Any dividends declared upon shares of Series B Preferred shall be
declared pro rata per share among the series and pari passu among the shares of
Series B Preferred and all outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock ("Series A Preferred"), which is entitled to an identical dividend amount.
No dividend may be paid on shares of the Corporation's common stock ("Common
Shares") or shares of any other class or series of the Corporation's capital
stock (other than the Series A Preferred) (collectively, "Junior Shares") unless
dividends have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid on all
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred and on all outstanding shares of Series
A Preferred in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the 12% Cumulative
Dividends accrued on such shares through the record date for such dividend on
the Junior Shares and (ii) the amount per share of Series B Preferred equal, on
an as-converted basis, to the amount of the dividend then proposed to be
declared and paid on the Junior Shares (the "Junior Dividends"), in each case
less the amount of any 12% Cumulative Dividends previously paid with respect to
such shares of the Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred. No Junior Shares
shall be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation so long as
any shares of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred remain outstanding
without the unanimous written consent of all holders of shares of Series A
Preferred and Series B Preferred then outstanding. Holders of Series A Preferred
and of Series B Preferred shall not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable
in cash, property or stock, in excess of the greater of the Junior Dividends and
the 12% Cumulative Dividends accumulated with respect to such shares. Upon
conversion of any shares of Series A Preferred or of Series B Preferred, any
dividends accrued and payable with respect to such shares shall be forfeited and
the Corporation shall have no further obligation to the holder of such shares
for such accumulated dividends; provided that such forfeiture shall not apply to
any dividends as to which the Corporation has breached its payment obligation.
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No interest shall accrue on accumulated dividends prior to payment or
forfeiture.
3. LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE. In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution, or winding up of the Corporation, or any distribution of assets to
its shareholders, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of outstanding
shares of Series B Preferred shall be entitled to receive for each share
thereof, out of any legally available assets of the Corporation, in preference
to the holders of Junior Shares but on a pari passu basis with the holders of
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred, an amount equal to $10.00 (the
"Original Issue Price") per share of Series B Preferred, plus any accumulated
and unpaid dividends (including any amounts payable in connection with the
payment of Junior Dividends) as of the date of liquidation, dissolution, or
winding up of the Corporation (the "Series B Liquidation Preference Amount"),
before any distribution shall be made to the holders of Junior Shares and
contemporaneously with the payment of the liquidation preference of the Series A
Preferred. After payment of the full amount to which such holders of shares of
Series B Preferred are entitled, the holders of such shares shall have no right
to any remaining assets of the Corporation. In the event that assets so
distributable to holders of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred are
insufficient to permit payment of the full preferential amount to which holders
of such shares are entitled, the entire assets legally available for
distribution to shareholders shall be distributed ratably among the holders of
Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred in proportion to the aggregate
preferential amount to which each such holder is entitled. In case the
Corporation shall desire to liquidate, dissolve, or wind up the Corporation, it
shall give notice of such liquidation, dissolution, or winding up to holders of
the shares of Series B Preferred by first class mail to the last address as may
appear in the Corporation's records not less than 30 calendar days prior to the
date fixed for liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. Each holder of Series B
Preferred shall have the option to deem a merger or other business combination
in which the Corporation is not the surviving entity, a sale of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's assets, a capital reorganization of the
Corporation, or a reclassification of the Common Shares to be a liquidation for
purposes of this Section 3.
4. REDEMPTION. The shares of Series B Preferred may not be redeemed
before December 31, 2004. Thereafter, the holders of a majority of the Series B
Preferred outstanding may request that their shares of Series B Preferred be
redeemed at a price equal to the Series B Liquidation Preference Amount;
provided, however, that if at least $5,000,000 in principal amount of the 7%
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes ("Dresdner Notes") issued to Dresdner
Kleinwort Benson Private Equity Partners, L.P.("Dresdner") remain outstanding,
and Dresdner and its affiliates continue to own at least a majority of the
outstanding principal amount of Dresdner Notes, then the Corporation may not
redeem shares of Series B Preferred without the consent of the holders of a
majority of the then outstanding principal amount of Dresdner Notes, and the
right of redemption provided herein is subject to the receipt of such consent.
Also after December 31, 2004, shares of Series B Preferred shall be redeemable
at the option of the Corporation, in whole but not in part, at a redemption
price equal to 105% of the Original Issue Price, plus all accumulated and unpaid
dividends (including any amounts payable in connection with the payment of
Junior Dividends); provided that (i) a registration statement covering the
resale of the Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred
and the Series B Preferred is effective as of the date of the redemption, or is
no longer required to be effective, and (ii) the closing price of the Common
Shares as quoted on a national securities exchange or market is greater than or
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equal to 200% of the Conversion Price (as defined in Section 7) for 60
consecutive trading days prior to notice of redemption. In case the Corporation
shall desire to exercise its right to redeem all of the outstanding shares of
Series B Preferred, it shall give notice of such redemption to holders of such
shares by first class mail to the last address as may appear in the
Corporation's records not less than 30 calendar days prior to the date fixed for
redemption. Each notice shall specify the redemption date and the redemption
price at which shares are to be redeemed. The holders of Series B Preferred
shall continue to have the conversion rights specified in Section 7 until their
shares of Series B Preferred are in fact redeemed. Any shares of Series B
Preferred redeemed pursuant to this Section 4 shall be redeemed subject to the
right of shares of Series A Preferred to participate pari passu in such
redemption, the right of redemption of such shares being equal. Any partial
redemption of shares of Series B Preferred shall be conducted pro rata among the
series. Any shares that are redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Corporation
shall be retired and canceled and shall be restored to the status of authorized
but unissued shares of Preferred Stock without designation as to series, and may
thereafter be issued, but not as shares of the Series B Preferred.
5. VOTING RIGHTS. Except as otherwise required by law and herein, each
holder of Series B Preferred shall be entitled to a number of votes equal to the
number of full Common Shares into which that holder's shares of Series B
Preferred may be converted (eliminating any fractional shares that may result)
and the Series B Preferred shall vote together with the Common Shares and the
Series A Preferred as a single voting group, including with respect to the
election of directors other than the two directors which the holders of the
Series A Preferred have the right to elect as a separate voting group.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the number of Common Shares into which shares
of Series B Preferred can be converted is increased pursuant to a Conversion
Adjustment under Section 7(e)(vi) below, the voting entitlement set forth herein
shall not be correspondingly increased and the voting rights of Series B
Preferred shall be calculated as if such Conversion Adjustment had not occurred.
6. ADDITIONAL CLASS VOTES BY SERIES A PREFERRED AND SERIES B PREFERRED.
Except to the extent otherwise required by law, so long as at least 97,500
shares of Series B Preferred remain outstanding, the Corporation may not,
without the consent of holders (voting together as a single voting group with
the Series A Preferred so long as such series has comparable rights, or acting
by unanimous written consent) of at least a majority of the shares of Series B
Preferred then outstanding, do any of the following:
(a) authorize or issue any additional shares of Series A Preferred
or Series B Preferred or any class of Preferred Stock on a parity with or having
priority over the Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred as to the payment of
dividends or the distribution of assets upon the liquidation or dissolution of
the Corporation;
(b) amend the Corporation's Articles of Incorporation or bylaws so
as to alter any existing provision relating to the Series A Preferred or Series
B Preferred or the holders thereof or adversely alter any of the rights granted
to holders of Series A Preferred or Series B Preferred (other than to effect a
reverse split of the Common Shares or to increase the number of authorized
Common Shares);
(c) effect a change of control, merger, liquidation or
recapitalization of the capital stock of the Corporation;
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(d) sell or lease 25 percent or more of its assets, except in the
ordinary course of business;
(e) enter into any agreement, including any loan or credit
agreement, capital lease or joint venture which would obligate the Corporation
to incur capital lease obligations plus bank and other outstanding indebtedness
(including any renewals, extensions or amendments to any obligations which exist
on the Original Issuance Date) aggregating in excess of $35,000,000;
(f) declare or pay any dividends or make any distributions with
respect to its capital stock other than dividends payable on the Series A
Preferred or the Series B Preferred;
(g) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of its equity
securities other than the Dresdner Notes (in accordance with their terms), the
Series A Preferred or the Series B Preferred;
(h) issue additional securities to the Corporation's employees or
directors, except for 3,370,123 Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of
options granted pursuant to plans existing on the Original Issuance Date;
(i) adopt, amend, or modify any stock option plan or employee stock
ownership plan;
(j) authorize or issue shares of any class or series of equity
security the issuance of which would result in an adjustment in, or require a
shareholder vote in order to adjust, the Conversion Price under Section 7(e)
other than the issuance of Rights pursuant to the Rights Agreement dated as of
April 25, 1996, as amended through the Original Issuance Date (the "Rights
Agreement");
(k) enter into any agreement or engage in any transaction which
would impair or reduce the rights and preferences of the holders of Series B
Preferred (except for increasing the number of authorized shares of Common
Stock);
(l) enter into any transaction (or series of transactions),
including loans, with any officer or director of the Company, or with their
affiliates and/or family members, involving $100,000 or more individually in any
one year or $500,000 or more in the aggregate in any one year, except as may be
contemplated by currently existing contractual commitments;
(m) change the primary business of the Corporation as it is
presently conducted;
(n) acquire any stock or assets of any corporation or any other
business entity for an aggregate consideration in excess of $5,000,000;
(o) increase the authorized number of directors of the Corporation
above ten; and
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(p) amend the Rights Agreement.
7. CONVERSION. Each share of Series B Preferred shall be convertible
into Common Shares as follows:
(a) CONVERSION RATIO. Shares of Series B Preferred shall be
convertible into such number of fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares as is
determined by dividing the Original Issue Price ($10.00 per share) by the
Conversion Price applicable to such share (determined as provided below) in
effect on the date the shares are surrendered for conversion. The initial
Conversion Price per share for shares of Series B Preferred shall be $10.00 (the
"Conversion Price"), subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 7(e).
(b) OPTIONAL CONVERSION. Each share of Series B Preferred shall be
convertible into Common Shares, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time
after the Original Issuance Date, at the offices of the Corporation or of any
transfer agent for the Common Shares.
(c) MANDATORY CONVERSION. Each share of Series B Preferred shall be
converted automatically into Common Shares at the then current Conversion Price
immediately upon the vote or written consent of 66.7% of the then outstanding
shares of Series B Preferred. Upon the occurrence of an event specified in this
Section 7(c), the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred shall be converted
whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the
Corporation or its transfer agent. Upon the conversion of the Series B
Preferred, the holders thereof shall surrender the certificate or certificates
representing such shares, duly endorsed, at the principal office of the
Corporation or of any transfer agent for the Common Shares or the holder shall
notify the Corporation or such transfer agent that such certificate has been
lost, stolen, or destroyed and execute an agreement satisfactory to the
Corporation to indemnify the Corporation against any loss incurred by it in
connection therewith. Thereupon, the Corporation shall promptly issue and
deliver to such holder, in the holder's name as shown on such surrendered
certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates for the number of
Common Shares into which the surrendered shares of Series B Preferred were
converted.
(d) MECHANICS OF CONVERSION. Before any holder of Series B Preferred
will be entitled to convert shares of Series B Preferred into Common Shares
(except as set forth in Section 7(c)), such holder shall surrender the
certificate therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or its
transfer agent for the Common Shares, and shall give written notice by mail,
postage prepaid, to the Corporation, at its principal corporate office, of the
election to convert shares of Series B Preferred and shall state in the notice
the name in which the certificate for Common Shares should be issued. In the
event of a missing certificate, the holder may notify the Corporation or such
transfer agent that such certificate has been lost, stolen, or destroyed and
execute an agreement satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the
Corporation against any loss incurred by it in connection therewith. The
Corporation will promptly thereafter, issue and deliver to such holder a
certificate for the number of Common Shares to which such holder shall be
entitled after the conversion. The conversion will be deemed to have been
completed immediately prior to the close of business on the date of the
surrender of the shares of Series B Preferred to be converted and the person
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entitled to receive the Common Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be
treated as the record holder of such Common Shares as of such date.
(e) CONVERSION PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. The Conversion Price of a share of
Series B Preferred shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as described
below. Capitalized terms used in this section but not otherwise defined have the
meanings given to them in the definitions in Section 7(e)(viii).
(i) ADJUSTMENTS FOR COMMON SHARE ISSUANCES BELOW CONVERSION
PRICE. Subject to shareholder approval if required at the time of adjustment,
the Conversion Price will be subject to adjustment if and whenever on or after
the Original Issuance Date, the Corporation issues or sells or in accordance
with Section 7(e)(i)(A) or 7(e)(i)(B) is deemed to have issued or sold, any
Common Shares for a consideration per share which is less than the Conversion
Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance or sale. Upon such an event
and subject to shareholder approval if required, the adjusted Conversion Price
shall be determined by dividing (1) an amount equal to the sum of (x) the
product derived by multiplying the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior
to such issue or sale or deemed issue or sale by the number of Common Shares
Deemed Outstanding immediately prior to such issue or sale or deemed issue or
sale, plus (y) the consideration, if any, received or deemed received by the
Corporation upon such issue or sale, by (2) the number of Common Shares Deemed
Outstanding immediately after such issue or sale or deemed issue or sale;
provided that no adjustment in the Conversion Price will be made pursuant to
this Section 7(e)(i) in connection with any Exempt Issuance. If any adjustment
to the Conversion Price is made upon the issuance of Options or Convertible
Securities and such Options or Convertible Securities expire without being
converted or exercised, then the Conversion Price shall be readjusted to the
amount that would have been in effect had such Options or Convertible Securities
never been issued or sold; provided that no readjustment provided for in Section
7(e) shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price to an amount which
exceeds the lower of (i) the Conversion Price on the original adjustment date
(immediately prior to the adjustment), or (ii) the Conversion Price that results
from any actual issuance of additional Common Shares between the original
adjustment date and such readjustment date. Conversion Price adjustments under
this Section 7(e) shall be calculated based on the following provisions in the
event Options or Convertible Securities are issued.
(A) ISSUANCE OF OPTIONS. If the Corporation in any manner
grants or sells any Options and the price per share for which Common Shares are
issuable upon the exercise of such Options, or upon the conversion or exchange
of any Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options, is
less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the time of the
granting or sale of such Options, then the maximum number of Common Shares
issuable upon the exercise of such Options, or upon conversion or exchange of
the maximum amount of such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of
such Options, will be deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold
by the Corporation at the time of the granting or sale of such Options for such
price per share. For purposes of this Section (7)(e)(i)(A), the "price per share
for which Common Shares are issuable upon the exercise of such Options, or upon
conversion or exchange of any Convertible Securities issuable upon exercise of
such Options" will be determined by dividing (A) the total amount, if any,
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received or receivable by the Corporation as consideration for the granting or
sale of such Options, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional
consideration payable to the Corporation upon the exercise of all such Options,
plus in the case of such Options which relate to Convertible Securities, the
minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if any, payable to the
Corporation upon the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities and the
conversion or exchange thereof, by (B) the maximum number of Common Shares
issuable upon the exercise of such Options or upon the conversion or exchange of
all such Convertible Securities issuable upon the exercise of such Options. No
further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be made upon the actual issuance
of Common Shares or of such Convertible Securities upon the exercise of such
Options or upon the issuance of Common Shares upon conversion or exchange of
such Convertible Securities.
(B) EFFECT OF ISSUANCE OF CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES. If the
Corporation in any manner issues or sells any Convertible Securities and the
price per share for which Common Shares are issuable upon the conversion or
exchange thereof is less than the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior
to the time of such issue or sale, then the maximum number of Common Shares
issuable upon conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities will be
deemed to be outstanding and to have been issued and sold by the Corporation at
the time of the issuance or sale of such Convertible Securities for such price
per share. For the purposes of this Section (7)(e)(i)(B), the "price per share
for which Common Shares are issuable upon conversion or exchange thereof" will
be determined by dividing (A) the total amount received or receivable by the
Corporation as consideration for the issue or sale of such Convertible
Securities, plus the minimum aggregate amount of additional consideration, if
any, payable to the Corporation upon the conversion or exchange thereof, by (B)
the maximum number of Common Shares issuable upon the exchange of all such
Convertible Securities. No further adjustment of the Conversion Price will be
made upon the actual issuance of such Common Shares upon conversion or exchange
of such Convertible Securities, and if any such issue or sale of such
Convertible Securities is made upon exercise of any Options for which
adjustments of the Conversion Price had been or are to be made pursuant to other
provisions of this Section (7)(e), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price
will be made by reason of such issue or sale.
(C) INTEGRATED TRANSACTION. If Options or Convertible
Securities are issued in connection with the issue or sale of other securities
of the Corporation, together comprising one integrated transaction in which no
specific consideration is allocated to such Options or Convertible Securities by
the parties thereto, the Options or Convertible Securities will be deemed to
have been issued without consideration.
(D) CALCULATION OF CONSIDERATION RECEIVED. If any Common
Shares, Options, or Convertible Securities are issued or sold or deemed to have
been issued or sold for cash, then the consideration received therefor will be
deemed to be the net amount received by the Corporation. If any Common Shares,
Options, or Convertible Securities are issued or sold for a consideration other
than cash, then the amount of the consideration other than cash received by the
Corporation will be the fair value of such consideration as determined in good
faith by the Board, except where such consideration consists of securities, in
which case the amount of consideration received by the Corporation will be the
Market Price thereof as of the date of receipt. If any Common Shares, Options,
or Convertible Securities are issued to the owners of the non-surviving entity
in connection with any merger in which the Corporation is the surviving entity,
then the amount of consideration therefor will be deemed to be the fair value of
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such portion of the net assets and business of the non-surviving entity as is
attributable to such Common Shares, Options or Convertible Securities, as the
case may be.
(ii) RECORD DATE FOR DIVIDEND OR SPLIT. In the event the
Corporation should fix a record date for (1) a split or subdivision of the
outstanding Common Shares or (2) a dividend or other distribution payable in
Common Shares or Options or Convertible Securities without payment of any
consideration, then, as of such record date the Conversion Price shall be
appropriately decreased so the number of Common Shares issuable on conversion of
each share of Series B Preferred shall be increased in proportion to such
increase in the aggregate number of Common Shares outstanding or issuable with
respect to such Options or Convertible Securities.
(iii) COMBINATIONS. If the number of Common Shares outstanding is
decreased by a combination of the outstanding Common Shares, then, as of the
record date of such combination, the Conversion Price for the Series B Preferred
shall be appropriately increased so the number of Common Shares issuable on
conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such
decrease in outstanding Common Shares.
(iv) RECAPITALIZATION, CONSOLIDATION, MERGER, ETC. In case of any
change in the Common Shares through recapitalization, reclassification, or other
change in the capital structure of the Corporation (other than a combination of
shares or the issuance of additional Common Shares by stock split or stock
dividend) or through any merger or consolidation which is effected such that
holders of Common Shares are entitled to receive stock, securities, cash, or
other assets in exchange for Common Shares, then, as a condition of the change
in capital structure or merger, provision shall be made so that the holders of
the Series B Preferred will have the right thereafter to receive upon conversion
the kind and amount of shares of stock or other securities or property to which
such holders would have been entitled if, immediately prior to such change in
capital structure, such holder had held the number of Common Shares issuable
upon conversion of the Series B Preferred. In addition, appropriate provision
will be made with respect to the holder's rights and interests to ensure that
the provisions in this Section 7 will thereafter be applicable in relation to
any shares of stock, securities, cash, or other assets thereafter deliverable
upon the conversion of Series B Preferred.
(v) SPECIAL CONVERSION PRICE ADJUSTMENT. If the Common Shares
issuable upon conversion of Series B Preferred ("Registrable Securities") are
not, within 120 days of the issuance of such shares ("Penalty Date"), subject to
an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC"), then the Conversion Price of the Series B Preferred shall be
reduced five percent (5%), effective on the Penalty Date. Thereafter, for each
ninety (90) day period after the Penalty Date that such Common Shares remain
unregistered, the Conversion Price shall be reduced by an additional five
percent. No further Conversion Price adjustments provided for in this Section
7(e)(v) shall be made once a registration statement covering the Registrable
Securities has been declared effective by the SEC.
(vi) RESET PROVISION. In the event that the Corporation does not
achieve (i) net sales of at least $135,000,000 and an operating loss, if any, of
less than $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and (ii) net sales of at least
$180,000,000 and operating income of at least $18,000,000 for fiscal year 2000
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(each a "Performance Target"), then the Conversion Price promptly following the
determination of a failure to achieve a Performance Target based on the audited
financial statements of the Corporation, shall be reduced to an amount which
will allow all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred to be converted as of
the date of such adjustment into 1,300,000 Common Shares ("Conversion
Adjustment"), subject to any adjustments made to the Conversion Price prior to a
Conversion Adjustment. If a Conversion Adjustment occurs, the Corporation will
provide notice to each holder of Series B Preferred setting forth such
adjustment, the calculation of the new Conversion Price for the Series B
Preferred, and in reasonable detail the facts upon which such Conversion
Adjustment is based.
(vii) PROTECTION AGAINST DILUTION. If any event occurs as to
which, in the opinion of the Board, the other provisions of this Section 7(e)
are not strictly applicable or would not fairly protect the rights of the
holders of Series B Preferred in accordance with the intent of these
anti-dilution provisions, then the Board shall make an adjustment in accordance
with the intent of these provisions to protect the holders' rights in the Series
B Preferred, but in no event shall any adjustment have the effect of increasing
the Conversion Price (except in the case of a combination of Common Shares
described in Section 7(e)(iii)).
(viii) DEFINITIONS FOR SECTION 7(E).
"COMMON SHARES DEEMED OUTSTANDING" means, at any given time, the
number of Common Shares actually outstanding at such time, plus the number of
Common Shares that would be issued if all outstanding Options and Convertible
Securities exercisable for Common Shares or for other Options or Convertible
Securities were exercised or converted regardless of whether or not the
applicable securities are actually exercisable at such time, but excluding any
Common Shares issuable upon conversion of the Series B Preferred or any
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred.
"CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES" means any securities or other rights to
acquire securities directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for
Common Shares.
"EXEMPT ISSUANCE" means the issuance of any Common Shares or other
securities (i) upon the exercise or conversion of Options or other securities
granted pursuant to plans existing on the Original Issuance Date, (ii) upon
exercise of Options granted or to be granted after the Original Issuance Date
under any employee benefit plan or plans adopted by the Board, provided that the
exercise price is not less than the fair market value on the date of grant,
(iii) upon conversion of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred or Series B
Preferred, or an adjustment to the Conversion Price or the conversion price of
the Series A Preferred, (iv) which are restricted securities subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture issued pursuant to benefit plans adopted by the
Board, (v) pursuant to employee benefit plans qualified under Section 401(k) or
423 of the Internal Revenue Code, or (vi) to satisfy semi-annual interest
obligations to holders of the Dresdner Notes outstanding on the Original
Issuance Date.
"MARKET PRICE" of any security means the average of the closing
prices of such security's sales on all national securities exchanges or markets
on which such security may at the time be listed, or, if there has been no sale
on any such exchange or market on any day, or, if on any day such security is
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not so listed, then the representative bid price of such security quoted in the
NASDAQ System as of 4:00 p.m., New York time, on such day, or, if on any day
such security is not quoted in the NASDAQ System, then the highest bid price of
such security on such day in the domestic over-the-counter market as reported by
the National Quotation Bureau, Incorporated, or any similar successor
organization, in each such case, averaged over a period of five days consisting
of the day as of which "Market Price" is being determined and the four
consecutive business days prior to such day. If at any time such security is not
listed on any national securities exchange or market or quoted in the NASDAQ
System or the over-the-counter market, then the "Market Price" will be the fair
value thereof determined in good faith by the Board.
"OPTIONS" means any securities or other rights to subscribe for or
purchase, directly or indirectly, Common Shares or Convertible Securities.
(f) NOTICE OF CONVERSION PRICE ADJUSTMENTS. When an adjustment or
readjustment of the Conversion Price is required pursuant to Section 7(e), the
Corporation, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or
readjustment in accordance with the terms of this Section 7 and prepare and
furnish to each holder of Series B Preferred a notice setting forth such
adjustment or readjustment and showing in reasonable detail the facts upon which
such adjustment or readjustment is based.
(g) RESERVATION OF SHARES. The Corporation shall at all times
reserve and keep available from its authorized but unissued Common Shares such
number of Common Shares as shall be sufficient to effect the conversion of all
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred, including pursuant to Section 7(e)(vi)
hereof, and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued Common Shares
shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares
of Series B Preferred, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may,
in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but
unissued Common Shares to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such
purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in reasonable efforts to
obtain the requisite shareholder approval of any necessary amendment to the
Corporation's Articles of Incorporation.
(h) NO FRACTIONAL SHARES. No fractional shares shall be issued upon
the conversion of shares of Series B Preferred, and the number of Common Shares
to be issued shall be rounded to the nearest whole share.
8. NOTICES. Any notice required by the provisions of Section 7 to be
given to the holders of shares of Series B Preferred shall be deemed given if
deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each
holder of record at the holder's address appearing on the books of the
Corporation. A holder of shares of Series B Preferred may change such address by
written notice to the Corporation.
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EXHIBIT 4
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GARDENBURGER, INC.
INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
April 14, 1999
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1. Definitions and Accounting Terms........................................1
1.1 Certain Defined Terms..........................................1
1.2 Accounting Terms...............................................4
2. Covenants of the Company................................................4
2.1 Affirmative Covenants of the Company Other
Than Reporting Requirements..................................4
2.2 Reporting Requirements of the Company..........................5
2.3 Inspection of Property.........................................6
2.4 Confidentiality................................................6
3. Registration............................................................7
3.1 Mandatory Registration.........................................7
3.2 Conversion by the Company......................................8
3.3 Piggyback Registration.........................................8
3.4 Expenses of Registration.......................................9
3.5 Further Obligations of the Company.............................9
3.6 Further Information Furnished by Holders......................11
3.7 Indemnification...............................................11
3.8 Rule 144 Reporting............................................13
3.9 Transfer of Registration Rights...............................14
3.10 Subsequent Registration Rights................................14
3.11 `Market Stand-off'Agreement...................................14
3.12 Delay of Registration.........................................14
4. Miscellaneous..........................................................15
4.1 Governing Law.................................................15
4.2 Survival......................................................15
4.3 Successors and Assigns........................................15
4.4 Entire Agreement..............................................15
4.5 Amendments; Waivers...........................................15
4.6 Notices.......................................................15
4.7 Attorneys'Fees................................................16
4.8 Delays or Omissions...........................................16
4.9 Severability of this Agreement................................16
4.10 Titles and Subtitles..........................................16
4.11 Counterparts..................................................16
4.12 Gender........................................................16
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EXHIBITS
INITIAL EXHIBIT
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A Schedule of Investors
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GARDENBURGER, INC.
INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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THIS INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of the ____ day
of April, 1999, by and among GARDENBURGER, INC., an Oregon corporation (the
"Company"), and the investors identified on Exhibit A attached hereto
(collectively, the "Investors").
R E C I T A L S:
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A. The Company and the Investors have entered into the Stock Purchase
Agreement dated March 29, 1999 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to
which the Investors have purchased an aggregate of two million seven hundred
sixty two thousand five hundred (2,762,500) shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock of the Company and four hundred eighty seven thousand five
hundred (487,500) shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock of the Company.
B. As a condition to the Investors' obligations under the Stock
Purchase Agreement, the Company desires to grant the Investors certain rights as
set forth herein.
A G R E E M E N T:
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Now, therefore, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the
mutual covenants set forth herein, the parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS.
1.1 CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
"Agreement" means this Investor Rights Agreement as from time
to time amended and in effect between the parties.
"Board" or "Board of Directors" means the board of directors
of the Company as constituted from time to time.
"Common Stock" includes (a) the Company's Common Stock, and
(b) any other securities into which or for which any of the Company's Common
Stock may be converted or exchanged pursuant to a plan of recapitalization,
reorganization, merger, sale of assets or otherwise.
"Directors" means the members from time to time of the Board
of Directors.
"Holder" shall mean any person who holds Registrable
Securities or the rights to hold Registrable Securities which have not been sold
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to the public, or any Person to whom any Holder shall sell or transfer pursuant
to Section 3.9 of this Agreement its Registrable Securities and expressly
transfer its rights hereunder.
"Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a
limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a
joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity or any
department, agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Potential Material Event" means any of the following: (a) the
possession by the Company of material information not ripe for disclosure in a
registration statement, which shall be evidenced by determinations in good faith
by the Board of Directors of the Company that disclosure of such information in
the registration statement would be detrimental to the business and affairs of
the Company; or (b) any material engagement or activity by the Company which
would, in the good faith determination of the Board of Directors of the Company,
be adversely affected by disclosure in a registration statement at such time,
which determination shall be accompanied by a good faith determination by the
Board of Directors of the Company that the registration statement would be
materially misleading absent the inclusion of such information.
"Preferred Holder" means the Investors and any Person to whom
an Investor shall sell or transfer its Shares pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement and expressly transfer its rights hereunder whether or not Shares are
converted.
"Preferred Holders Designees" means the two members of the
Board of Directors of the Company elected by the Preferred Holders, in
accordance with the Company's Restated Articles.
"Preferred Stock" means the Shares.
"Registrable Securities" shall mean and include all shares of
Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock or any
security issued in exchange or replacement for the Preferred Stock; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that (a) Registrable Securities shall cease to be Registrable
Securities upon the consummation of any sale of such securities pursuant to a
registration statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act and (b) shall cease
to be Registrable Securities if sold in a transaction in which rights under
Article 3 of this Agreement are not assigned.
"Register", "registered" and "registration" refer to a
registration effected through the preparation and filing of a registration
statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act and the
declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or
document.
"Registration Expenses" shall mean all expenses incurred by
the Company in effecting any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including,
without limitation, all registration, qualification and filing fees, printing
expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue
sky fees and expenses, the expense of any special audits incident to or required
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by any such registration and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one
special legal counsel to represent all of the Holders together (but excluding
the compensation of regular employees of the Company which shall be paid in any
event by the Company).
"Registration Statement" means a registration statement on
Form S-3 (if prepared pursuant to Section 3.1) or any other appropriate form (if
prepared pursuant to Section 3.3) prepared and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement.
"Restated Articles" means the Company's Restated Articles of
Incorporation, as amended, as of the Closing Date as defined in the Stock
Purchase Agreement.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
or any similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the
time.
"Securities and Exchange Commission" means the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission including any governmental body or agency
succeeding to the functions thereof.
"Securities Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any similar Federal statute, and the rules and regulations
of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be
in effect at the time.
"Selling Expenses" shall mean all underwriting discounts,
selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the Registrable
Securities.
"Series A Stock" means the Series A Convertible Preferred
Stock of the Company.
"Series B Stock" means the Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock of the Company.
"Shares" means the two million seven hundred sixty two
thousand five hundred (2,762,500) shares of Series A Stock and four hundred
eighty seven thousand five hundred (487,500) shares of Series B Stock purchased
by the Investors pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement and any securities of
the Company which the Investors or Preferred Holders shall be entitled to
receive, or shall have received, because of the Investors' ownership of such
securities, such as additional securities received upon stock dividends, stock
splits, recapitalizations and the like.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other
business entity of which (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting
power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof
is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or
one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof,
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or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other
business entity, a majority of the partnership or other similar ownership
interest thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by
any Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof.
For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority
ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or
other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of
limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity
gains or losses or shall be or control any managing director or general partner
of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business
entity. Where not otherwise indicated, the term "Subsidiary" refers to a
Subsidiary of the Company.
1.2 ACCOUNTING TERMS. All accounting terms not specifically
defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied, and all financial data submitted
pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with such principles.
2. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
2.1 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY OTHER THAN REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS. Except to the extent the following covenants and provisions of
this Section 2.1 are waived in any instance by a majority of the Preferred
Holders, the Company covenants and agrees that so long as not less than three
hundred fifty thousand (350,000) shares of the Preferred Stock outstanding as of
the date hereof remain outstanding, it will perform and observe the following
covenants and provisions:
(a) MEETING OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES. The
Company's Board of Directors shall hold meetings at least quarterly.
(b) INDEMNIFICATION. The Company shall at all times
maintain provisions in its Bylaws or Articles exculpating and indemnifying all
Directors from and against liability to the maximum extent permitted under the
laws of the state of its incorporation.
(c) EXPENSES OF DIRECTORS. The Company shall promptly
reimburse in full the Preferred Holders Designees for all of his reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses incurred in attending each meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Company or any committee thereof.
(d) SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL. The Company shall promptly
seek shareholder approval for any adjustment to the conversion price of the
Series A Stock or Series B Stock required under the terms of the Restated
Articles, including, but not limited to, the preparation of any proxy statement
which shall include, subject to the exercise of fiduciary obligations, a
unanimous recommendation by the Board to approve any such adjustments.
(e) AVAILABLE SHARES. The Company shall have at all
times authorized and reserved for issuance, free from preemptive rights, shares
of Common Stock sufficient to yield the number of shares of Common Stock
issuable at conversion as may be required to satisfy the conversion rights of
the Investors pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Preferred Stock,
including the maximum conversion of Series B Stock under the Restated Articles.
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2.2 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMPANY. Until less than
three hundred fifty thousand (350,000) shares of Preferred Stock is outstanding,
the Company will furnish the following to Rosewood Capital III, L.P. and
Farallon Capital Management LLC, so long as such Investor (or their affiliates)
continues to own shares of Preferred Stock:
(a) MONTHLY REPORTS. As soon as available but in any
event within 30 days after the end of each monthly accounting period in each
fiscal year, unaudited consolidating and consolidated statements of income of
the Company and its Subsidiaries for such monthly period and for the period from
the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of such month, and unaudited
consolidating and consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of the end of such monthly period, setting forth in each case
comparisons to the Company's annual budget and to the corresponding period in
the preceding fiscal year, and all such statements shall be prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied,
subject to the absence of footnote disclosures and to normal year-end
adjustments, and shall be certified by the Company's chief financial officer.
(b) NO DEFAULT. Accompanying the financial statements
referred to in subsection 2.2(a) is an officer's certificate stating that there
is no event of default in existence and that neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries is in default under any of its other material agreements or, if any
event of default or any such default exists, specifying the nature and period of
existence thereof and what actions the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken
and propose to take with respect thereto.
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS. Within 90 days after the end of
each fiscal year, consolidating and consolidated statements of income and cash
flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year, and
consolidating and consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as of the end of such fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied, setting forth in
each case comparisons to the Company's annual budget and to the preceding fiscal
year, and accompanied by (a) with respect to the consolidated portions of such
statements, an opinion of an independent accounting firm of recognized national
standing, (b) a certificate from such accounting firm, addressed to the
Company's board of directors, stating that in the course of its examination
nothing came to its attention that caused it to believe that there was an event
of default in existence or that there was any other default by the Company or
any Subsidiary under any material agreement to which the Company or any
Subsidiary is a party or, if such accountants have reason to believe any event
of default or other default by the Company or any Subsidiary exists, a
certificate specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, and (c) a
copy of such firm's annual management letter to the board of directors.
(d) AUDITOR REPORTS. Promptly upon receipt thereof,
any additional reports, management letters or other detailed information
concerning significant aspects of the Company's or any Subsidiary's operations
or financial affairs given to the Company or any Subsidiary by its independent
accountants (and not otherwise contained in other materials provided hereunder).
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(e) ANNUAL BUDGET. At least 30 days but not more than
90 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, an annual budget prepared on
a monthly basis for the Company and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year
(displaying anticipated statements of income and cash flows and balance sheets),
and promptly upon preparation thereof any other significant budgets prepared by
the Company or any Subsidiary and any revisions of such annual or other budgets,
and within 30 days after any monthly period in which there is a material adverse
deviation from the annual budget, an officer's certificate explaining the
deviation and what actions the Company and its Subsidiaries have taken and
propose to take with respect thereto.
(f) DEFAULT NOTICE. Promptly (but in any event within
five business days) after the discovery or receipt of notice of any event of
default or any default under any material agreement to which the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party or any other material adverse change, event or
circumstance affecting the Company or any Subsidiary, an officer's certificate
specifying the nature and period of existence thereof and what actions the
Company and its Subsidiaries have taken and propose to take with respect
thereto.
(g) STOCKHOLDER INFORMATION. Within two days after
transmission thereof, copies of all financial statements, proxy statements,
reports and any other general written communications which the Company sends to
its stockholders and copies of all registration statements and all regular,
special or periodic reports which it files, or any of its officers or directors
file with respect to the Company, with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
with any securities exchange on which any of its securities are then listed, and
copies of all press releases and other statements made available generally by
the Company to the public concerning material developments in the Company's and
its Subsidiaries' businesses.
(h) OTHER INFORMATION. With reasonable promptness,
such other information and financial data concerning the Company and its
Subsidiaries as any Investor may reasonably request. Any financial statements
provided in accordance with Section 2.2 shall be true and correct in all
material respects as of the dates and for the periods stated therein, subject in
the case of the unaudited financial statements to changes resulting from normal
year-end adjustments.
2.3. INSPECTION OF PROPERTY. The Company shall permit any
representatives designated by any Preferred Holder of at least 25% of the
Preferred Stock originally issued, upon reasonable notice and during normal
business hours and at such other times as any such holder(s) may reasonably
request, to (i) visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company and its
Subsidiaries, (ii) examine the corporate and financial records of the Company
and its Subsidiaries and make copies thereof or extracts therefrom and (iii)
discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with its directors,
officers, and, upon notice to the Company, its independent accountants.
2.4 CONFIDENTIALITY. With respect to the information and other
material furnished under or in connection with this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement (whether furnished before, on or after the date hereof) which
constitutes or contains non-public business, financial or other information of
the Company ("Non-Public Information"), each Purchaser covenants that it will
use due care to prevent its officers, directors, employees, counsel, accountants
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and other representatives from (x) disclosing any Non-Public Information to
Persons other than Purchaser's authorized employees, counsel, accountants,
financial advisors, shareholders, members, partners and limited partners or (y)
using Non-Public Information in any manner that would constitute a violation of
federal or state securities laws; provided, however, that the Purchaser may
disclose or deliver any Non-Public Information if the Purchaser is advised by
its counsel that such disclosure or delivery is required by law, regulation or
judicial or administrative order. The Company shall notify the Purchasers of any
restricted trading periods under the Company's insider trading policy in effect
from time to time. For purposes of this Section 2.4, "due care" means at least
the same level of care that the Purchaser would use to protect the
confidentiality of its own sensitive or proprietary information, and this
obligation shall survive termination of this Agreement. A Purchaser shall not be
prohibited from transferring its beneficial interest in the Shares and after
reasonable notice to the Company, disclosing any Non-Public Information to any
Person who agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 2.4.
3. REGISTRATION.
3.1 MANDATORY REGISTRATION. The Company shall prepare and file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, no later than May 31, 1999, a
Registration Statement registering for resale by the Holders a sufficient number
of shares of Common Stock for the Preferred Holders to sell the Registrable
Securities into which the Preferred Stock would be convertible at the time of
filing of such Registration Statement (assuming for such purposes that all
shares of Preferred Stock had been converted into Common Stock in accordance
with their terms, including, with respect to the Series B Stock, that the
Company did not achieve the performance targets set forth in the Designation of
Terms of the Series B Stock attached to the Company's Restated Articles). The
Registration Statement (i) shall include only the Registrable Securities and
(ii) shall also state that, in accordance with Rule 416 under the Securities
Act, it also covers such indeterminate number of additional shares of Common
Stock as may become issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock resulting
from adjustment in the conversion price or to prevent dilution resulting from
stock splits or stock dividends. The Company will use its reasonable best
efforts to cause such Registration Statement to be declared effective no later
than the earlier of (x) five (5) days after notice by the Securities and
Exchange Commission that it may be declared effective or (y) one hundred twenty
(120) days after the Closing Date as defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement
(the "Required Effective Date"). If at any time the number of shares of Common
Stock into which the Preferred Stock may be converted exceeds the aggregate
number of shares of Common Stock then registered, the Company shall either (i)
amend the Registration Statement filed by the Company pursuant to the preceding
provisions of this Section 3.1, if such Registration Statement has not been
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission at that time, to
register all shares of Common Stock into which the Preferred Stock may currently
or in the future be converted, or (ii) if such Registration Statement has been
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission at that time, file
with the Securities and Exchange Commission an amendment to or an additional
Registration Statement to register the shares of Common Stock into which the
Preferred Stock may currently or in the future be converted that exceed the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock already registered.
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3.2 CONVERSION BY THE COMPANY. The Company's Restated Articles
shall provide that if the Registration Statement covering the Registrable
Securities is not effective by the Required Effective Date, then the conversion
price of the Preferred Stock shall be reduced five percent (5%) for each ninety
(90) day period or portion thereof after the Required Effective Date that the
Registration Statement is not effective; provided, that this provision in the
Restated Articles shall expire if the Registration Statement covering the
Registrable Securities is effective by the Required Effective Date.
3.3 PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION.
(a) NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. If, at any time or from
time to time the Company shall determine to register any of its securities for
its own account or for the account of any person or shareholder in connection
with an offering of its securities to the general public for cash on a form
which would permit the registration of Registrable Securities, the Company will:
(i) promptly give to each Holder written notice
thereof; and
(ii) include in such registration (and any
related qualification under blue sky laws or other compliance), and in any
underwriting involved therein, all the Registrable Securities specified in a
written request or requests, made within twenty (20) days after mailing or
personal delivery of such written notice from the Company, by any Holders,
except as set forth in Section 3.3(b).
(b) UNDERWRITING. If the registration of which the
Company gives notice is for a registered public offering involving an
underwriting, the Company shall so advise the Holders as a part of the written
notice given pursuant to Section 3.3(a)(i). In such event, the right of any
Holder to registration pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be conditioned upon
such Holder's participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such
Holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided
herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through
such underwriting shall (together with the Company) enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for
such underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 3.3, if the underwriter determines that marketing factors require a
limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, the Company shall so
advise all Holders whose securities would otherwise be registered and
underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of shares of Registrable Securities
that may be included in the registration and underwriting determined pursuant to
the following priority: (i) shares to be offered by the holders of the 7%
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes dated March 27, 1998 (the "Dresdner
Notes"), (ii) shares to be offered by the holders of Series A Preferred and
Series B Preferred, on a pro rata basis in proportion to the relative number of
shares requested to be included by them and (iii) shares of Common Stock to be
offered by holders other than the holders of the Dresdner Notes and/or the
Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred; or, if so determined by the
underwriter, all Registrable Securities shall be excluded from each registration
and underwriting. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such
underwriting, the Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to
the Company and the underwriter. Any Registrable Securities excluded or
withdrawn from such underwriting shall not be transferred in a public
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distribution prior to ninety (90) days after the effective date of such
registration statement.
3.4 EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. All Registration Expenses
incurred in connection with any registration, filing, qualification or
compliance pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.3 shall be borne by the Company. Unless
otherwise stated, all Selling Expenses relating to securities registered by the
Holders shall be borne by the holders of such securities pro rata on the basis
of the number of shares so registered.
3.5 FURTHER OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY. For purposes of
Sections 3.5(a) and (b), the term "Registration Statement" specifically refers
to the Registration Statement required by Section 3.1. For purposes of Sections
3.5(c) and (d), the term "Registration Statement" specifically refers to the
Registration Statement required by Section 3.3. For all other subsections in
this Section 3.5, the term "Registration Statement" refers to the Registration
Statement required by either Sections 3.1 or 3.3, as the case may be. Whenever
required under this Section 3 to effect the registration of any Registrable
Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously and as reasonably possible:
(a) Use its reasonable efforts to keep the
Registration Statement effective at all times until the date the Holders no
longer own any of the Registrable Securities (the "Registration Period"), which
Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and
prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which
they were made, not misleading.
(b) Prepare and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission such amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements to the Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection
with the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration
Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during the
Registration Period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities of the Company covered
by the Registration Statement until such time as all of such Registrable
Securities have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof as set forth in the Registration
Statement.
(c) Prepare and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable
Securities and use its best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to
become effective and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such Registration Statement
effective for up to one hundred twenty (120) days or until the Holder or Holders
have completed the distribution described in the Registration Statement,
whichever first occurs.
(d) Prepare and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration
Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement
as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with
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respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration
Statement.
(e) The Company shall permit one or more counsel
designated by the Investors to review the Registration Statement and all
amendments and supplements thereto a reasonable period of time (but not less
than three (3) business days) prior to their filing with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, and not file any document in a form to which such counsel
reasonably objects.
(f) Furnish to each Investor whose Registrable
Securities are included in the Registration Statement and its legal counsel
identified to the Company, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and publicly
distributed, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or received by
the Company, one (1) copy of the Registration Statement, each preliminary
prospectus and prospectus, and each amendment or supplement thereto, and (ii)
such number of copies of a prospectus, and all amendments and supplements
thereto and such other documents, as such Investor may reasonably request in
order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such
Investor.
(g) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware
thereof, notify each Investor of the happening of any event of which the Company
has knowledge, as a result of which the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or
omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading, and use its best efforts promptly to prepare a supplement
or amendment to the Registration Statement or other appropriate filing with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to correct such untrue statement or omission,
and deliver a number of copies of such supplement or amendment to each Investor
as such Investor may reasonably request.
(h) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware
thereof, notify each Investor who holds Registrable Securities being sold (or,
in the event of an underwritten offering, the managing underwriters) of the
issuance by the Securities and Exchange Commission of any notice of
effectiveness or any stop order or other suspension of the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement at the earliest possible time.
(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time or
from time to time after the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement,
the Company notifies the Investors of the existence of a Potential Material
Event, the Investors shall not offer or sell any Registrable Securities, or
engage in any other transaction involving or relating to the Registrable
Securities, from the time of the giving of notice with respect to a Potential
Material Event until such Investor receives written notice from the Company that
such Potential Material Event either has been disclosed to the public or no
longer constitutes a Potential Material Event; provided, however, that the
Company may not so suspend the right to such holders of Registrable Securities
for more than two thirty (30) day periods in the aggregate during any 12-month
period with at least a ten (10) business day interval between such periods,
during the periods the Registration Statement is required to be in effect.
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(j) Use its reasonable efforts to obtain and
maintain designation of all the Registrable Securities covered by the
Registration Statement on the "National Market" of the National Association of
Securities Dealers Automated Quotations System ("NASDAQ") within the meaning of
Rule 11Aa2-1 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities
Exchange Act, and the quotation of the Registrable Securities on The NASDAQ
National Market; or if, despite the Company's reasonable efforts to satisfy the
preceding clause, the Company is unsuccessful in doing so, to secure NASDAQ/OTC
Bulletin Board authorization and quotation for such Registrable Securities and,
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to arrange for at least two
market makers to register with the National Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc. as such with respect to such Registrable Securities.
(k) Provide a transfer agent and registrar, which
may be a single entity, for the Registrable Securities not later than the
effective date of the Registration Statement.
(l) Cooperate with the Investors who hold
Registrable Securities being offered to facilitate the timely preparation and
delivery of certificates for the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant
to the Registration Statement and enable such certificates for the Registrable
Securities to be in such denominations or amounts as the case may be, as the
Investors may reasonably request, and, within three (3) business days after a
Registration Statement which includes Registrable Securities is ordered
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company shall deliver,
and shall cause legal counsel selected by the Company to deliver, to the
transfer agent for the Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investors
whose Registrable Securities are included in such Registration Statement) an
appropriate instruction and opinion of such counsel.
(m) In the event of any underwritten public
offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting
agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such
offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into
and perform his or its obligations under such agreement.
(n) Take all other reasonable actions necessary to
expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of the Registrable
Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement.
3.6 FURTHER INFORMATION FURNISHED BY HOLDERS. It shall be a
condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action
pursuant to this Section 3 that the Holders shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding themselves, the Registrable Securities held by them, and
the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to
effect the registration of their Registrable Securities.
3.7 INDEMNIFICATION. In the event any Registrable Securities
are included in a registration statement under this Section 3:
(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will
indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, each of the officers, directors,
partners, legal counsel and other agents of each Holder, any underwriter (as
defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who
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controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or
Securities Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
(joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act,
the Securities Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise
out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or
violations (collectively a "Violation"): (i) any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement,
including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or
any amendments or supplements thereto; (ii) the omission or alleged omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to
make the statements therein not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged
violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act, any
state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities
Act, the Securities Exchange Act or any state securities law; and the Company
will reimburse each such Holder, officer, director, partner or agent,
underwriter or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss,
claim, damage, liability, or action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the indemnity
agreement contained in this Section 3.7(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case
for any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action to the extent that it
arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection
with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, each Holder
will, if Registrable Securities held by such person are included in the
securities as to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being
effected, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors and
officers, each legal counsel and independent accountant of the Company, each
person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities
Act, each underwriter (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of the
Company's securities covered by such a registration statement, any person who
controls such underwriter, and any other Holder selling securities in such
registration statement and each of its directors, officers, partners or agents
or any person who controls such Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or
liabilities (joint or several) to which the Company or any such underwriter,
other Holder, director, officer, partner or agent or controlling person may
become subject under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act or other
federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or
actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in
each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in
reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such
Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration, and each such
Holder will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the
Company or any such underwriter, other Holder, officer, director, partner or
agent or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending any
such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 3.7(b) shall not apply to amounts
paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder which consent shall not
be unreasonably withheld, and PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the liability of any
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Holder for indemnification pursuant to this Section 3.7(b) shall not exceed the
net cash proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party
under this Section 3.7 of notice of the commencement of any action (including
any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect
thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 3.7,
notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof, and the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent
the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party
similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually
satisfactory to the parties; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that an indemnified party shall
have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid
by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the
counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual
or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other
party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure of any
indemnified party to notify an indemnifying party within a reasonable time of
the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend
such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of liability to the
indemnified party under this Section 3.7 only to the extent that such failure to
give notice shall materially prejudice the indemnifying party in the defense of
any such claim or any such litigation, but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any
indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 3.7.
(d) Notwithstanding the conditions provided in this
Section 3, the Holders shall not be required to enter into an underwriting
agreement that contains indemnification and contribution provisions which, in
the sole discretion of the Holder, materially differ from those contained in
this Section 3.7.
3.8 RULE 144 REPORTING. With a view to making available to the
Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any
other rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission that may at
any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without
registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-3, the Company agrees to:
(a) make and keep public information available as
those terms are understood and defined in the Securities and Exchange Commission
Rule 144;
(b) use its best efforts to take such action,
including the voluntary registration of its Common Stock under Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act, as is necessary to enable the Holders to utilize Form
S-3 for the sale of their Registrable Securities;
(c) use its best efforts to file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents
required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act
(at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); and
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(d) furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder
owns any Registrable Securities, upon request, (i) a written statement by the
Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of Securities and
Exchange Commission Rule 144 (at any time after ninety (90) days after the
effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company), the
Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act (at any time after it has become
subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant
whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after it so
qualifies), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the
Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company and (iii)
such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of
any rule or regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission which permits
the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such
form.
3.9 TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights to cause the
Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 3 may be
assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of such Holder's Registrable
Securities, provided that the Company is, prior to such transfer, furnished with
written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the
securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the transferee or assignee becomes a party to this
Agreement.
3.10 SUBSEQUENT REGISTRATION RIGHTS. From and after the date
of this Agreement and so long as at least 20% of the Shares (including the
Registrable Securities) originally issued remain outstanding, the Company may
not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the
outstanding Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any holder or
prospective holder of any securities of the Company which provides such holder
or prospective holder of securities of the Company comparable information and
registration rights granted to the Holders hereby.
3.11 "MARKET STAND-OFF" AGREEMENT. Each Holder hereby agrees
that it will not, to the extent requested by the Company and an underwriter of
Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company sell or otherwise transfer or
dispose of any Registrable Securities to the public, except Common Stock
included in such registration, during the ninety (90) day period following the
effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the
Securities Act; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that all other Persons with registration
rights (whether or not pursuant to this Agreement) and all officers, directors
and holders of more than five percent (5%) of the then outstanding voting
capital stock of the Company enter into similar agreements.
In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose
stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Registrable Securities of each
Holder (and the shares or securities of every other person subject to the
foregoing restriction) until the end of such 90-day period.
3.12 DELAY OF REGISTRATION. No Holder shall have any right to
obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such
registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to
the interpretation or implementation of this Section 3.
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4. MISCELLANEOUS.
4.1 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed in all
respects by the laws of the State of Oregon without application of principles of
conflicts of law.
4.2 SURVIVAL. The representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements made herein shall survive any investigation made by the Purchasers
and the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby.
4.3 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Except as otherwise expressly
provided herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be
binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of
the parties hereto.
4.4 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement delivered pursuant hereto
constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties.
4.5 AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS. Any provision of this Agreement may
be amended and the observance thereof may be waived (either generally or in a
particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) by the written
consent provided (i) as to the Company, only by the Company, (ii) as to the
Preferred Holders, by persons holding more than fifty percent (50%) in interest
of the outstanding Preferred Stock (including any Common Stock issued upon
conversion thereof, and including shares transferred to any assignee of the
right or obligation to be amended or waived), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any
Preferred Holder may waive any of his or its rights hereunder without obtaining
the consent of any other Preferred Holder. Any amendment or waiver effected in
accordance with this Section 4.5 excluding the proviso in the previous sentence
shall be binding upon each holder of any of the Preferred Stock (including
shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof), its successors and
assigns and the Company.
4.6 NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications required to or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be conclusively deemed to have been duly given when hand
delivered to the other party; when received when sent by facsimile; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that notices given by facsimile shall not be effective unless either a
duplicate copy of such facsimile notice is promptly given by depositing same in
a United States post office with first-class postage prepaid, or the receiving
party delivers a written confirmation of receipt for such notice either by
facsimile or any other method permitted under this paragraph; ADDITIONALLY, any
notice given by facsimile shall be deemed received on the next business day if
such notice is received after 5:00 p.m. (recipient's time) or on a non-business
day; three (3) business days after the same have been deposited in a United
States post office with first class or certified mail return receipt requested
postage prepaid; or the next business day after same have been deposited with a
national overnight delivery service, postage prepaid with next-business-day
delivery guaranteed; PROVIDED that the sending party receives a confirmation of
delivery from the delivery service provider. If notice is to be given to the
Investors, such notice will be given, delivered or sent to the address appearing
on Exhibit A, and if notice is to be given to the Company, such notice will be
given to Gardenburger, Inc., 1411 S.W. Morrison, Suite 400, Portland, Oregon
97205, telephone number: (503) 205-1515, facsimile number: (503) 205-1650,
Attention: President.
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Each party shall make an ordinary, good faith effort to ensure that it
will accept or receive notices that are given in accordance with this Section
and that any person to be given notice actually receives such notice. A party
may change or supplement its address for notice, or designate additional
addresses, for purposes of this Section by giving the other party written notice
of the new address in the manner set forth above.
4.7 ATTORNEYS' FEES. If any action at law or in equity is
necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing
party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees, costs and necessary
disbursements, at trial and on appeal, in addition to any other relief to which
each party may be entitled.
4.8 DELAYS OR OMISSIONS. No delay or omission to exercise any
right, power or remedy accruing to any party, upon any breach or default of
another party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy
of such non-breaching party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such
breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, of any similar breach or default
thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be
deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter
occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on
the part of any party under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any
party of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and
shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.
All remedies either under this Agreement, or by law or otherwise afforded to any
party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
4.9 SEVERABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT. In case any provision of
this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity,
legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.
4.10 TITLES AND SUBTITLES. The titles of the sections and
subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not
to be considered in construing this Agreement.
4.11 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any
number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one instrument.
4.12 GENDER. The use of the neuter gender herein shall be
deemed to include the masculine and feminine gender, if the context so requires.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned or each of their respective duly
authorized officers or representatives have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.
"THE COMPANY"
GARDENBURGER, INC.
By: /s/ Richard C. Dietz
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Richard C. Dietz, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
"INVESTORS"
ROSEWOOD CAPITAL III, L.P.
By: Rosewood Capital Associates, LLC, General
Partner
By: /s/ Kyle A. Anderson
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Kyle A. Anderson, Principal
FARALLON CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS, L.P.
FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS II, L.P.
FARALLON CAPITAL INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS III, L.P.
TINICUM PARTNERS, L.P.
FARALLON CAPITAL (CP) INVESTORS, L.P.
By: Farallon Partners, L.L.C.,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Jason M. Fish
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Managing Member
Investor Rights Agreement Signature Page
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FARALLON CAPITAL OFFSHORE INVESTORS, INC.
THE COMMON FUND
By: Farallon Capital Management, L.L.C., its
Agent and Attorney-in-Fact
By: /s/ Jason M. Fish
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Managing Member
U.S. Development Capital Investment Company
By: /s/ Jason M. Fish
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Ray Moss, Secretary
BT Capital Investors, L.P.
By: /s/ Michael J. Batal
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Michael J. Batal, III, Partner
BT Investment Partners, Inc.
By: /s/ Michael J. Batal
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Michael J. Batal, III, Partner
/s/ Arvin H. Kash
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Arvin H. Kash
/s/ William D. Smithburg
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William D. Smithburg
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Lagunitas Partners, L.P.
Gruber & McBaine International
Lockheed Martin
Hamilton College
By: /s/ Patrick McBaine
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J. Patterson McBaine,
Gruber & McBaine Capital Management LLC,
Member Manager
Lagunitas Partners, L.P. - General Partner
Gruber & McBaine International - Attorney in
Fact
Lockheed Martin - Attorney in Fact
Hamilton College - Attorney in Fact
Investor Rights Agreement Signature Page
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EXHIBIT A
SCHEDULE OF INVESTORS
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TOTAL PURCHASE
PURCHASER NAME, NO. OF SHARES NO. OF SHARES AMOUNT
ADDRESS, FAX NO. OF SERIES A STOCK OF SERIES B STOCK
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Rosewood Capital III, L.P. 850,000 150,000 $10,000,000
One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1330
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 362-1192
Farallon Capital Partners, L.P* 238,000 42,000 $2,800,000
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners, L.P.* 255,000 45,000 $3,000,000
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners II, L.P.* 42,500 7,500 $500,000
Farallon Capital Offshore Investors, Inc.* 212,500 37,500 $2,500,000
The Common Fund* 8,500 1,500 $100,000
Farallon Capital (CP) Investors, L.P.* 25,500 4,500 $300,000
Farallon Capital Institutional Partners III, L.P.* 51,000 9,000 $600,000
Tinicum Partners, L.P.* 17,000 3,000 $200,000
BT Capital Investors, L.P. 425,000 75,000 $5,000,000
Attn: Michael J. Batal III
130 Liberty Street, Mailstop 2255
New York, NY 10006
Ph: 212-250-3402
Fax: 212-250-8375
BT Investment Partners, Inc. 127,500 22,500 $1,500,000
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**c/o Farallon Capital Management LLC, One Maritime Plaza, Suite 1325, San
Francisco, California 94111, Attn: Jason Fish and Susan Rubin,
Facsimile: (415) 421-2133.
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TOTAL PURCHASE
PURCHASER NAME, NO. OF SHARES NO. OF SHARES AMOUNT
ADDRESS, FAX NO. OF SERIES A STOCK OF SERIES B STOCK
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U.S. Development Capital Investment Company 127,500 22,500 $1,500,000
Attn: Ray Moss, Secretary
400 Northpark Town Center, Suite 310
1000 Abernathy Road, N.E.
Atlanta, GA 30328
Ph: 770-481-7200
Fax: 770-481-7210
Lagunitas Partners, L.P. 191,250 33,750 $2,250,000
Attn: J. Patterson McBaine, Member Manager
50 Osgood Place, Penthouse
San Francisco, CA 94133
Ph: 415-981-2101
Fax: 415-956-8769
Gruber & McBaine International 63,750 11,250 $750,000
Lockheed Martin 59,500 10,500 $700,000
Hamilton College 25,500 4,500 $300,000
Arvin H. Kash 21,250 3,750 $250,000
77 West Wacker Drive, 47th Floor
Chicago, IL 60601
Ph: 312-425-3600
Fax: 312-425-3601
William D. Smithburg 21,250 3,750 $250,000
676 N. Michigan Avenue
Suite 3860
Chicago, IL 60611
Ph: 312-867-5411
Fax: 312-867-5415
Total 2,762,500 487,500 $32,500,000
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EXHIBIT 5
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 14, 1999 (the
"Amendment"), to the Rights Agreement dated as of April 25, 1996, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 26, 1998 (referred to herein, as amended by
Amendment No. 1, as the "Rights Agreement"), between Gardenburger, Inc. (f/k/a
Wholesome & Hearty Foods, Inc.), an Oregon corporation (the "Company"), and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, a New York corporation (the "Rights
Agent"),
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company and the Rights Agent have entered into
the Rights Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company, in accordance
with Section 26 of the Rights Agreement, has determined it desirable and in the
best interests of the Company and its shareholders to supplement and amend
certain provisions of the Rights Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the
mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1.1. Section 1.1 of the Rights
Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"1.1 "ACQUIRING PERSON" shall mean any Person (as such term is
hereinafter defined) who or which, together with all Affiliates and Associates
(as such terms are hereinafter defined) of such Person, shall be the Beneficial
Owner (as such term is hereinafter defined) of 15% or more of the Common Shares
of the Company then outstanding, but shall not include: (i) the Company; (ii)
any Subsidiary of the Company; (iii) any employee benefit plan of the Company or
of any Subsidiary of the Company or any entity holding shares of capital stock
of the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan, in its capacity as
an agent or trustee for any such plan; or (iv) any Exempt Person, unless such
Exempt Person becomes the Beneficial Owner of more than the Exempt Percentage of
the Common Shares of the Company then outstanding. "Exempt Person" shall mean
(x) Paul F. Wenner, together with all of his Affiliates and Associates,
including, without limitation, the Paul F. Wenner Charitable Foundation Trust
(collectively, "Wenner"); and (y) Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Private Equity
Partners LP, together with all of its Affiliates and Associates, or any one or
more of the Affiliates and Associates of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Private
Equity Partners LP (collectively, "Dresdner"). "Exempt Percentage" shall mean,
with respect to Wenner, up to 25% of the Common Shares of the Company then
outstanding and, with respect to Dresdner, up to 22% of the Common Shares of the
Company then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) no Person shall
become an "Acquiring Person" as the result of an acquisition of Common Shares by
the Company which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the
proportionate number of shares beneficially owned by such Person to 15% (25% as
to Wenner and 22% as to Dresdner) or more of the Common Shares of the Company
then outstanding, PROVIDED that if a Person shall become the Beneficial Owner of
15% (25% as to Wenner and 22% as to Dresdner) or more of the Common Shares of
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the Company then outstanding solely by reason of share purchases by the Company
and shall, after such purchases by the Company, become the Beneficial Owner of
any additional Common Shares of the Company, then such Person shall be deemed to
be an "Acquiring Person;" (b) if the Board of Directors of the Company
determines in good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an "Acquiring
Person," as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this SECTION 1.1,
has become such inadvertently, and such Person divests as promptly as
practicable a sufficient number of Common Shares so that such Person would no
longer be an Acquiring Person, as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions
of this SECTION 1.1, then such Person shall not be deemed to be an "Acquiring
Person" for any purposes of this Agreement (so long as such Person does not
become an Acquiring Person after such divestiture); and (c) none of the
Purchasers (as defined in that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
March 29, 1999, by and among the Company and the Purchasers, as amended by
letter agreement dated April 14, 1999), together with any one or more or all of
each Purchaser's Affiliates and Associates (collectively, the "Preferred
Investors"), shall become or be deemed to be an "Acquiring Person," either
singly or as a group, solely by reason of being or becoming the Beneficial Owner
of any number of the Company's shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock or
Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (together, the "Convertible Preferred
Shares"), or any of the Common Shares into which such Convertible Preferred
Shares are converted or may become convertible.
Section 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1.11. Section 1.11 of the
Rights Agreement is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"1.11 A "TRIGGER EVENT" shall be deemed to have occurred upon
any Person becoming an Acquiring Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
Trigger Event shall not be deemed to have occurred if the event causing the
ownership thresholds set forth in Section 1.1 to be crossed is (x) an
acquisition of Common Shares made pursuant to a cash tender offer made pursuant
to the rules and regulations under the Exchange Act and filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on Schedule 14D-1 (or any successor form) for
all outstanding Common Shares not beneficially owned by the Person making such
offer (or by its Affiliates or Associates) so long as the Board of Directors of
the Company determines, after receiving advice from one or more investment
banking firms, that such offer is (i) at a price and on terms which are fair to
stockholders (taking into account all factors which such members of the Board
deem relevant, including without limitation, prices which could reasonably be
achieved if the Company or its assets were sold on an orderly basis designed to
realize maximum value) and (ii) otherwise in the best interests of the Company
and its stockholders, or (y) an acquisition by a Person of Convertible Preferred
Shares and/or the Common Shares into which such Convertible Preferred Shares are
convertible from a Preferred Investor if the Board of Directors of the Company
determines in good faith that such acquisition by such Person is not contrary to
the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
there must be Continuing Directors then in office and any such determination
shall require the concurrence of a majority of such Continuing Directors. Any
Person acquiring Convertible Preferred Shares and/or Common Shares in an
acquisition approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with the preceding
sentence shall be deemed to be, together with all of such Person's Affiliates
and Associates, an Exempt Person within the meaning of Section 1.1, and such
Person's Exempt Percentage shall be the percentage of Common Shares that such
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Person, together with all of such Person's Affiliates and Associates,
beneficially owns upon completion of the approved acquisition."
Section 3. ADDITION OF SECTION 3.4. A new Section 3.4 to the
Rights Agreement shall be added to read in its entirety as follows:
"Section 3.4 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED SHARES. The Convertible
Preferred Shares shall be entitled to the same rights and benefits (determined
on the basis of the number of Common Shares into which Convertible Preferred
Shares are convertible on the relevant Distribution Date) provided under this
Rights Agreement (as amended) or under any replacement or alternative rights
arrangements as are provided to the Common Shares. Each obligation of the
Company and the Rights Agent to the holders of Common Shares under this
Agreement shall apply equally (on such as-converted basis set forth in the prior
sentence) for the benefit of the holders of the Convertible Preferred Shares. As
soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the Rights Agent will send, by
first-class, postage-prepaid mail, to each record holder of Convertible
Preferred Shares as of the close of business on the Distribution Date, at the
address of such holder shown on the records of the Company, one or more Right
Certificates, evidencing one Right (subject to adjustment as provided herein)
for each Common Share into which the Convertible Preferred Shares held by such
holder are then convertible. Any such Rights so issued with respect to such
Convertible Preferred Shares shall be subject to rights, terms and conditions
identical to those of the Rights evidenced by Right Certificates issued pursuant
to Section 3.1 hereof and such holder of Convertible Preferred Shares shall be
treated as a registered or record holder of such Rights."
Section 4. ACKNOWLEDGMENT THAT DISTRIBUTION DATE HAS NOT
OCCURRED. The parties hereto acknowledge that, up to and through the date of
this Amendment, no Person has become an Acquiring Person, no event has occurred
or with the passage of time will occur that has resulted or would result in the
occurrence of a Distribution Date, a Trigger Event, or an event described in
Section 11.1.2(A) of the Rights Agreement, and no such event has occurred or
will occur by reason of the issuance of the Convertible Preferred Shares, or any
of the Common Shares into which such Convertible Preferred Shares are
convertible, to the Preferred Investors.
Section 5. RIGHTS AGREEMENT AS AMENDED. The term "Agreement"
as used in the Rights Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Rights Agreement
as amended hereby. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date hereof and,
except as set forth herein, the Rights Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and be otherwise unaffected hereby.
Section 6. OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE. In accordance with Section
26 of the Rights Agreement, the Company has provided the Rights Agent a
certificate executed by an authorized officer of the Company, stating that the
Amendment is in compliance with the terms of Section 26 of the Rights Agreement.
Section 7. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in any
number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be
deemed to be an original, and all of such counterparts shall together constitute
but one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and their respective corporate seals to be hereunto affixed,
all as of the day and year first above written.
GARDENBURGER, INC.
By: /s/ Richard C. Dietz
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Name: Richard C. Dietz
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
FIRST CHICAGO TRUST COMPANY OF NEW YORK
By: /s/ Joanne Gorostiola
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Name: Joanne Gorostiola
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Title: Assistant Vice President
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