EX-10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT 

DATED AS OF AUGUST 5, 2014 

AMONG 
 CATALENT, INC.

 AND 

BLACKSTONE HEALTHCARE PARTNERS L.L.C. 







 Table of Contents 

 

							
	 	 	 	  	Page	 
		
	 ARTICLE I. INTRODUCTORY MATTERS
	  	 	1	  
			
	 1.1
	 	 Defined Terms
	  	 	1	  
	 1.2
	 	 Construction
	  	 	3	  
		
	 ARTICLE II. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS
	  	 	3	  
			
	 2.1
	 	 Election of Directors
	  	 	3	  
		
	 ARTICLE III. INFORMATION
	  	 	5	  
			
	 3.1
	 	 Books and Records; Access
	  	 	5	  
	 3.2
	 	 Sharing of Information
	  	 	6	  
		
	 ARTICLE IV. GENERAL PROVISIONS
	  	 	6	  
			
	 4.1
	 	 Termination
	  	 	6	  
	 4.2
	 	 Notices
	  	 	6	  
	 4.3
	 	 Amendment; Waiver
	  	 	7	  
	 4.4
	 	 Further Assurances
	  	 	7	  
	 4.5
	 	 Assignment
	  	 	7	  
	 4.6
	 	 Third Parties
	  	 	7	  
	 4.7
	 	 Governing Law
	  	 	7	  
	 4.8
	 	 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial
	  	 	7	  
	 4.9
	 	 Specific Performance
	  	 	8	  
	 4.10
	 	 Entire Agreement
	  	 	8	  
	 4.11
	 	 Severability
	  	 	8	  
	 4.12
	 	 Table of Contents, Headings and Captions
	  	 	8	  
	 4.13
	 	 Grant of Consent
	  	 	8	  
	 4.14
	 	 Counterparts
	  	 	9	  
	 4.15
	 	 Effectiveness
	  	 	9	  
	 4.16
	 	 No Recourse
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 STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT 

This Stockholders Agreement is entered into as of August 5, 2014 by and among Catalent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and each of the other parties identified on the signature pages hereto (the “Investor Parties”). 

BACKGROUND: 
 WHEREAS, the
Company is currently contemplating an underwritten initial public offering (“IPO”) of shares of its Common Stock (as defined below); and 

WHEREAS, in connection with, and effective upon, the date of completion of the IPO (the “Closing Date”), the Company and the
Investor Parties wish to set forth certain understandings between such parties, including with respect to certain governance matters. 

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows: 

ARTICLE I. 
 INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

 1.1 Defined Terms. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used
herein with initial capital letters: 
 “Affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange
Act, as in effect on the date hereof. 
 “Agreement” means this Stockholders Agreement, as the same may be amended,
supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. 
 “beneficially own”
has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act. 
 “Blackstone Designee” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.1(b). 
 “Blackstone Group” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the
heading “Blackstone Group.” 
 “Blackstone Entities” means the entities comprising the Blackstone Group from time
to time, their Affiliates and their respective successors and Permitted Assigns. 
 “Board” means the board of directors of
the Company. 
 “Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, federal or New York State holiday or other day on
which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close. 
 “Closing Date” has the meaning set
forth in the Background. 







 “Company” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“Common Stock” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and any other capital stock of
the Company into which such stock is reclassified or reconstituted and any other common stock of the Company. 
 “Control”
(including its correlative meanings, “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether
through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of a Person. 

“Director” means any member of the Board. 

“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
as the same may be amended from time to time. 
 “Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or
other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government. 

“Investor Parties” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble. 

“IPO” has the meaning set forth in the Background. 

“Law” means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, injunction, order, decree, governmental approval, directive,
requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or determination by, or any interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Governmental Authority. 

“Permitted Assigns” means with respect to a Blackstone Entity, a Transferee of shares of Common Stock that agrees to become
party to, and to be bound to the same extent as its Transferor by the terms of, this Agreement. 
 “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, or other form of business organization, whether or not regarded as a legal entity
under applicable Law, or any Governmental Authority or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof. 

“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, representatives 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; or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity,
a majority of the total voting power of stock (or equivalent 

  
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ownership interest) of the limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity 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 the managing member, managing director or other governing body or general partner of such
limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity. 
 “Total Number of Directors” means the
total number of directors comprising the Board. 
 “Transfer” (including its correlative meanings,
“Transferor”, “Transferee” and “Transferred”) shall mean, with respect to any security, directly or indirectly, to sell, contract to sell, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a
security interest in, offer, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any economic, voting or other rights in or to
such security. When used as a noun, “Transfer” shall have such correlative meaning as the context may require. 
 1.2
Construction. The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise
requires: (a) “or” is disjunctive but not exclusive, (b) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular, and (c) the words “hereof”, “herein”, and
“hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 ARTICLE II. 
 CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE MATTERS 
 2.1 Election of Directors. 

(a) Following the Closing Date, the Blackstone Entities shall have the right, but not the obligation, to nominate to the Board a number of
designees equal to at least: (i) a majority of the Total Number of Directors, so long as the Blackstone Entities collectively beneficially own 50% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; (ii) 40% of the Total Number of
Directors, in the event that the Blackstone Entities collectively beneficially own 40% or more, but less than 50%, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; (iii) 30% of the Total Number of Directors, in the event that the Blackstone Entities
collectively beneficially own 30% or more, but less than 40%, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; (iv) 20% of the Total Number of Directors, in the event that the Blackstone Entities collectively beneficially own 20% or more, but less
than 30%, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock; and (v) 10% of the Total Number of Directors, in the event that the Blackstone Entities collectively beneficially own 5% or 

  
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more, but less than 20%, of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. For purposes of calculating the number of directors that the Blackstone Entities are entitled to designate pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence, any fractional amounts shall automatically be rounded up to the nearest whole number (e.g., one and one quarter (1
1/4) Directors shall equate to two (2) Directors) and any such calculations shall be made after taking into account any increase in the
Total Number of Directors. At the request of the Blackstone Entities for so long as the Board is classified, the number of Directors nominated by the Blackstone Entities in each class shall be as nearly equal as possible. 

(b) In the event that the Blackstone Entities have nominated less than the total number of designees the Blackstone Entities shall be entitled
to nominate pursuant to Section 2.1(a), the Blackstone Entities shall have the right, at any time, to nominate such additional designees to which it is entitled, in which case the Company and the Directors shall take all necessary corporate
action, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), to (x) enable the Blackstone Entities to nominate and effect the election or appointment of such additional
individuals, whether by increasing the size of the Board, or otherwise and (y) to designate such additional individuals nominated by the Blackstone Entities to fill such newly-created vacancies or to fill any other existing vacancies. Each such
person whom the Blackstone Entities shall actually nominate pursuant to this Section 2.1 and who is thereafter elected to the Board to serve as a Director shall be referred to herein as a “Blackstone Designee”. 

(c) In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, retirement or resignation of any Director designated by the Blackstone
Entities pursuant to this Section 2.1, the remaining Directors and the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), cause the vacancy created thereby to be
filled by a new designee of the Blackstone Entities, if such Director was designated by the Blackstone Entities, as soon as possible, and the Company hereby agrees to take, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including with respect to
any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), at any time and from time to time, all actions necessary to accomplish the same. 
 (d) The
Company agrees, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), to include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board for election at any meeting of stockholders called
for the purpose of electing Directors the persons designated pursuant to this Section 2.1 (to the extent that Directors of such nominee’s class are to be elected at such meeting for so long as the Board is classified) and to nominate and
recommend each such individual to be elected as a Director as provided herein, and to solicit proxies or consents in favor thereof. The Company is entitled to identify such individual as a Blackstone Designee pursuant to this Stockholders Agreement.


  
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 ARTICLE III. 

INFORMATION 
 3.1 Books and
Records; Access. The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, keep proper books, records and accounts, in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions and the assets and business of the Company and each
of its Subsidiaries in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. For so long as the Blackstone Entities beneficially own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to,
permit the Blackstone Entities and their respective designated representatives, at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to review the books and records of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries and to discuss the
affairs, finances and condition of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries with the officers of the Company or any such Subsidiary. For so long as the Blackstone Entities beneficially own 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, the
Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, provide the Blackstone Entities, in addition to other information that might be reasonably requested by the Blackstone Entities from time to time, (i) direct access to the Company’s
auditors and officers, (ii) the ability to into the Company’s general ledger and other systems in order to enable the Blackstone Entities to retrieve data on a “real-time” basis, (iii) quarter-end reports, in a format to be
prescribed by the Blackstone Entities, to be provided within 30 days after the end of each quarter, (iv) copies of all materials provided to the Company’s board of directors (or equivalent governing body) at the same time as provided to
the directors (or their equivalent) of the Company, (v) access to appropriate officers and directors of the Company at such times as may be requested by the Blackstone Entities, as the case may be, for consultation with each of the Blackstone
Entities with respect to matters relating to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries, (vi) information in advance with respect to any significant corporate actions, including, without limitation, extraordinary dividends,
mergers, acquisitions or dispositions of assets, issuances of significant amounts of debt or equity and material amendments to the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company or any of its respective subsidiaries, and to provide the
Blackstone Entities, with the right to consult with the Company and its subsidiaries with respect to such actions, (vii) flash data, in a format to be prescribed by the Blackstone Entities, to be provided within ten days after the end of each
quarter and (viii) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company, operating and capital expenditure budgets and periodic information packages relating to the operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries (all such information
so furnished pursuant to this Section 3.1, the “Information”). The Company agrees to consider, in good faith, the recommendations of the Blackstone Entities in connection with the matters on which the Company is consulted as
described above. Subject to Section 3.2, any Blackstone Entity (and any party receiving Information from a Blackstone Entity) who shall receive Information shall maintain the confidentiality of such Information, and the Company shall not be
required to disclose any privileged Information of the Company so long as the Company has used its commercially reasonable efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Blackstone Entities without the
loss of any such privilege. 

  
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 3.2 Sharing of Information. Individuals associated with the Blackstone Entities may from
time to time serve on the boards of directors or similar governing bodies of the Company and its Subsidiaries. The Company, on its behalf and on behalf of its Subsidiaries, recognize that such individuals (i) will from time to time receive
non-public information concerning the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (ii) may (subject to the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of such information in accordance with Section 3.1) share such information with other individuals
associated with the Blackstone Entities. Such sharing will be for the dual purpose of facilitating support to such individuals in their capacity as directors and enabling the Blackstone Entities, as equityholders, to better evaluate the
Company’s performance and prospects. The Company, on behalf of itself and its Subsidiaries, hereby irrevocably consents to such sharing. 

ARTICLE IV. 
 GENERAL PROVISIONS

 4.1 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate on the earlier to occur of (i) such time as the Blackstone Entities are no
longer entitled to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and (ii) upon the delivery of a written notice by the Blackstone Entities to the Company requesting that this Agreement terminate. 

4.2 Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered, or mailed first
class mail (postage prepaid) or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the Company at the address set forth below and to any other recipient at the address indicated on the Company’s records, or at such address or to
the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices will be deemed to have been given hereunder when sent by facsimile (receipt confirmed) delivered personally, five
(5) days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one (1) day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service. 
 The
Company’s address is: 
 Catalent, Inc. 

14 Schoolhouse Road 
 Somerset,
New Jersey 08873 
 Attention: General Counsel 

The Blackstone Entities’ address is: 

The Blackstone Group L.P. 
 345
Park Avenue 
 New York, NY 10154 

Attention: Chinh Chu 
 Fax:
(212) 583-5722 

  
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 with a copy (not constituting notice) to: 

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 

425 Lexington Avenue 
 New York,
New York 10017 
 Attention: Peter Martelli, Esq. 

Fax: (212) 455-2502 
 4.3
Amendment; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by a written instrument executed by the Company and the other parties hereto. Neither the failure nor delay on the part of any party hereto to exercise
any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right,
remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be
effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver. 
 4.4 Further Assurances. The
parties hereto will sign such further documents, cause such meetings to be held, resolutions passed, exercise their votes and do and perform and cause to be done such further acts and things necessary, proper or advisable in order to give full
effect to this Agreement and every provision hereof. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall not directly or indirectly take any action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, any Blackstone Entity being
deprived of the rights contemplated by this Agreement. 
 4.5 Assignment. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding
on the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any attempted assignment, without such consents, will be null
and void; provided, however, that each Blackstone Entity shall be entitled to assign, in whole or in part, to any of its Permitted Assigns without such prior written consent any of its rights hereunder. 

4.6 Third Parties. Except as provided for in Section 3.2 with respect to any Blackstone Entity, this Agreement does not create any
rights, claims or benefits inuring to any person that is not a party hereto nor create or establish any third party beneficiary hereto. 

4.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without
regard to principles of conflicts of laws thereof. 
 4.8 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. In any judicial proceeding involving
any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties unconditionally accepts the jurisdiction and venue of or, if the Court of Chancery 

  
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does not have subject matter jurisdiction over this matter, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware (Complex Commercial Division), or if jurisdiction over the matter is vested exclusively in
federal courts, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and the appellate courts to which orders and judgments thereof may be appealed. In any such judicial proceeding, the parties agree that in addition to any method for the
service of process permitted or required by such courts, to the fullest extent permitted by law, service of process may be made by delivery provided pursuant to the directions in Section 4.2. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT. 

4.9 Specific Performance. Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement by any of them,
the other parties hereto would be irreparably harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages. Each party accordingly agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and that the
parties, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to specific performance of this Agreement without the posting of bond. 

4.10 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof. There are no agreements, representations, warranties, covenants or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof other than those expressly set forth herein and therein. This Agreement supersedes all other prior
agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter. 
 4.11 Severability. If any provision of this
Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance or in any jurisdiction, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (i) the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and each other
provision hereof shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, (ii) as to such Person or circumstance or in such jurisdiction such provision shall be reformed to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted
by law and (iii) the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances or in other jurisdictions shall not be affected thereby. 

4.12 Table of Contents, Headings and Captions. The table of contents, headings, subheadings and captions contained in this Agreement
are included for convenience of reference only, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision hereof. 

4.13 Grant of Consent. Any vote, consent or approval of the Blackstone Group or a Blackstone Entity hereunder shall be deemed to be
given with respect to such entities or entity if such vote, consent or approval is given by members of such entities or entity having a pecuniary interest in a majority of the shares of Common Stock over which all members of such entities or entity
then have a pecuniary interest. 

  
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 4.14 Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendment hereto may be signed in any number of
separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one Agreement (or amendment, as applicable). 

4.15 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective upon the Closing Date. 

4.16 No Recourse. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or cause of action that may be based upon, arise out of
or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against the entities that are expressly identified as parties hereto and no past, present or future Affiliate, director, officer, employee,
incorporator, member, manager, partner, stockholder, agent, attorney or representative of any party hereto shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by
reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby. 
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement on the day and
year first above written. 
  

			
	COMPANY:
	
	CATALENT, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Matthew Walsh

	Name:	 	Matthew Walsh
	Title:	 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


 [Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement] 







 
					
	BLACKSTONE GROUP:
	
	BLACKSTONE HEALTHCARE PARTNERS L.L.C.
		
	By:	 	BLACKSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS V, L.P., managing member
		
	By:	 	BLACKSTONE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES V L.L.C., its general partner
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Chinh E. Chu

		 	Name:	 	Chinh E. Chu
		 	Title:	 	Senior Managing Director


 [Signature Page to Stockholders Agreement]