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Exhibit 10.1

 

 

FIRST AMENDMENT AND INCREMENTAL FACILITY AGREEMENT

 

 

This FIRST AMENDMENT AND INCREMENTAL FACILITY AGREEMENT dated as of April 3, 2017 (this “Agreement”), to the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February 7, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among Gray Television, Inc., a Georgia corporation (the “Borrower”), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”).

 

Statement of Purpose

 

The Borrower intends to acquire (directly or indirectly through another Credit Party) (such acquisition, the “Diversified Acquisition”) all or substantially all of the assets of (x) television station WABI-TV in Bangor, Maine (“WABI”) from Community Broadcasting Service (“Community”) and (y) television station WCJB-TV in Gainesville, Florida (“WCJB”, collectively with WABI, the “Target Stations”) from Diversified Broadcasting, Inc. (“Diversified”, together with Community, the “Sellers” and each of Community and Diversified individually, a “Seller”). Pending FCC approval of the Acquisition (the “FCC Consent”), the Borrower or another Credit Party shall enter into Local Marketing Agreements to govern a Station Servicing Arrangement with regard to each of the Target Stations (each such Local Marketing Agreement, a “Diversified LMA”). 

 

In connection with the Diversified Acquisition and the other transactions contemplated in the preceding paragraph, the Borrower has requested an Incremental Institutional Term Loan in the aggregate principal amount of $85,000,000 (the “April 2017 Incremental Increase”) in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the lenders of the April 2017 Incremental Increase (the “April 2017 Incremental Lenders”) have severally committed (such several commitments, the “April 2017 Incremental Commitments”) to make additional Term B-2 Loans (as such term is amended pursuant to this Agreement) pursuant to the April 2017 Incremental Increase in the respective amounts set forth on Annex A to this Agreement. The April 2017 Incremental Commitments represent the commitments of each such April 2017 Incremental Lender with respect to the draw to be made as part of the Term B-2 Loan on the Effective Date (as defined below) as more particularly described herein. 

 

Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement provides that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the applicable Incremental Lenders may amend the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to effect an Incremental Increase.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1.        Capitalized Terms. All capitalized undefined terms used in this Agreement (including, without limitation, in the introductory paragraph and the Statement of Purpose hereto) shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Credit Agreement.

 

2.        April 2017 Incremental Increase.

 

(a)     Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement, each April 2017 Incremental Lender severally agrees to make a single loan in Dollars to the Borrower on the Effective Date in an amount equal to its April 2017 Incremental Commitment. Such loans shall be made on the Effective Date in accordance with Article 2 of the Credit Agreement and this Agreement; provided that for purposes of Section 2.1(b) of the Credit Agreement, the Term B-2 Loan Commitment Ratio of each April 2017 Incremental Lender with respect to the April 2017 Incremental Increase shall be the amount set forth opposite such April 2017 Incremental Lender’s name on Annex A hereto; provided further that the tenor of the initial Interest Period applicable to the loan made on the Effective Date shall be as agreed to by the Administrative Agent, the April 2017 Incremental Lenders and the Borrower.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, the parties hereto agree that, except where the context otherwise requires, the loan made pursuant to the April 2017 Incremental Increase shall be a “Term B-2 Loan” under and as defined in the Credit Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, on the Effective Date, the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Term B-2 Loan shall be increased in an amount equal to the April 2017 Incremental Increase and the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to make such adjustments to the Register, the Term B-2 Loan Commitment Ratios and other loan account balances as it deems necessary to reflect the April 2017 Incremental Increase as part of the Term B-2 Loan.

 

(c)     The proceeds of the April 2017 Incremental Increase shall be used (i) to finance that portion of the purchase price of the Diversified Acquisition that, in accordance with the Acquisition Documents for the Diversified Acquisition, is due and payable on the date hereof, (ii) to finance payment of fees, transaction costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the April 2017 Incremental Increase and the other transactions contemplated hereby and (iii) to the extent of any remaining proceeds after giving effect to clauses (i) and (ii) of this subsection (c), for general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries.

 

(d)     Except to the extent otherwise set forth herein and with respect to original issue discount, the terms and conditions applicable to the April 2017 Incremental Increase shall be the same as the terms and conditions applicable to the Term B-2 Loans. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that the loans made pursuant to the April 2017 Incremental Increase shall (i) bear interest at the same interest rate (including the Applicable Margin and the last sentence of the definition of “LIBOR”) applicable to the Term B-2 Loans, (ii) be repaid in accordance with Section 2.6(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Agreement), (iii) mature on the Term B-2 Loan Maturity Date and (iv) share ratably in all payments (including all optional and mandatory prepayments) with the outstanding Term B-2 Loans and receive the benefits of Section 2.6(a)(ii) of the Credit Agreement on the same terms as the outstanding Term B-2 Loans.

 

(e)     By its execution hereof, each party hereto consents to the April 2017 Incremental Increase and the other transactions contemplated hereby notwithstanding any prior notice requirements required by Section 2.14 of the Credit Agreement.

 

3.        Amendments to the Credit Agreement.      Subject to, and in accordance with, the terms and conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree that the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

(a)     a new definition of “First Amendment Effective Date” is hereby added to Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order to read in its entirety as follows:

 

““First Amendment Effective Date” means April 3, 2017.”

 

 

 

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(b)     the definition of “Term B-2 Loan Commitment” is hereby amended by replacing the last sentence of such definition with the following sentence:

 

“The aggregate Term B-2 Loan Commitment of all the Lenders is $556,437,500 as of the Restatement Effective Date and, on the First Amendment Effective Date shall be $85,000,000.”

 

(c)     Section 2.1(b) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

 

“(b)     Term B-2 Loan. The Lenders with a Term B-2 Loan Commitment agree severally, in accordance with their respective Term B-2 Loan Commitment Ratios, and not jointly, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, to lend to the Borrower in two separate draws, the first of which occurred on the Restatement Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount of $556,437,500 and the second of which shall be made on the First Amendment Effective Date in an aggregate principal amount of $85,000,000 (with the resulting aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Term Loans immediately after the First Amendment Effective Date being $640,046,406.25), in each case, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed such Lender’s respective Term B-2 Loan Commitment with respect to each such draw. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may from time to time (x) Convert from a Base Rate Advance into a LIBOR Advance or from a LIBOR Advance into a Base Rate Advance; or (y) Continue a LIBOR Advance as a LIBOR Advance.”

 

(d)     Section 2.6(b)(i) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following: 

 

“The Borrower shall, on the last day of each fiscal quarter, commencing March 31, 2017, repay the outstanding principal amount of the Term B-2 Loan in consecutive quarterly principal installments in an amount that is equal to (A) $1,391,093.75 for each such quarter ended prior to the First Amendment Effective Date and (B) $1,604,126.33 for each such quarter ended on or after the First Amendment Effective Date (in each case as such installments shall be adjusted, if applicable, to give effect to any prepayments as set forth herein).”

 

4.     Conditions to Effectiveness. Upon the satisfaction or waiver of each of the following conditions, this Agreement shall be deemed to be effective (the date of such satisfaction, the “Effective Date”):

 

(a)     the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts of this Agreement executed by the Administrative Agent, each April 2017 Incremental Lender, the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor;

 

(b)     the Administrative Agent shall have received a duly executed Term Loan Note in favor of each April 2017 Incremental Lender (in each case, if requested by such April 2017 Incremental Lender prior to the Effective Date);

 

(c)     no Default or Event of Default shall exist as of the Effective Date immediately prior to or after giving effect to (i) the April 2017 Incremental Increase, (ii) the making of any extension credit pursuant to this Agreement and the use of the proceeds thereof and (iii) the entry into the Diversified LMAs;

 

 

 

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(d)     the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered a certificate in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and executed by an Authorized Signatory certifying (i) the pro forma Leverage Ratio after giving effect to the making of the extensions of credit pursuant to the April 2017 Incremental Increase (assuming that the April 2017 Incremental Increase is fully funded on the Effective Date) and the use of proceeds thereof on the Effective Date, which shall be less than or equal to the then applicable Debt Incurrence Test, (ii) that the pro forma Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to the greater of (A) the Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been (or were required to be) delivered under Section 6.1 or 6.2 of the Credit Agreement, as applicable, and (B) 6.75 to 1.00 and (iii) that attached thereto are a true, correct and correct copies of (A) the resolutions of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby and the Loan Documents (as amended hereby), (B) any amendments to articles or certificates of formation or incorporation (or the equivalent) and the bylaws or operating agreements (or the equivalent) of the Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor since the Restatement Effective Date (or certifying that there have been no such amendments) and (C) the Acquisition Documents with respect to the Diversified Acquisition, including, without limitation, the Diversified LMAs; 

 

(e)     the entry into the Diversified LMAs shall be consummated prior to or substantially concurrently with the extensions of credit hereunder in accordance with all Applicable Laws and on the terms and conditions set forth in Acquisition Documents with respect thereto without giving effect to any amendment, modification, waiver or consent thereto that is materially adverse to the Lenders (as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent), unless approved in writing by the Administrative Agent;

 

(f)     the Administrative Agent shall have received the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent:

 

(i)     legal opinions of (A) Jones Day, corporate counsel to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and (B) such other legal opinions as may be reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (which shall include customary reliance by successors and/or assigns of each April 2017 Incremental Lender and the Administrative Agent) in each case, addressed to the April 2017 Incremental Lenders and the Administrative Agent and dated as of the Effective Date, which shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent;

 

(ii)     Uniform Commercial Code Lien and other applicable searches with respect to the Target Stations, applicable purchased assets (including any rights of assignment) and the applicable Seller with respect to the Diversified Acquisition; 

 

(iii)     evidence that, other than the FCC Consent (1) all Necessary Authorizations relating to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and any other documents in connection therewith and the entry into and performance of the Diversified LMAs and consummation of the Diversified Acquisition have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (2) all conditions precedent to the Diversified Acquisition have been satisfied or waived, other than any such conditions which shall by their terms be satisfied at closing of the Diversified Acquisition;

 

 

 

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(iv)     a completed and duly executed Request for Advance substantially in the form of Exhibit D to the Credit Agreement; and

 

(v)     all such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, in each case certified by an appropriate governmental official or an Authorized Signatory if so requested; and

 

(g)     The Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and the April 2017 Incremental Lenders all fees due on the Effective Date and any other accrued and unpaid fees or commissions due on the Effective Date, (ii) all reasonable and invoiced fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent accrued and unpaid prior to or on the Effective Date, plus such estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) and (iii) to any other Person such amount as may be due thereto on the Effective Date in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including all taxes, fees and other charges in connection with the execution, delivery, recording, filing and registration of any document in connection with this Agreement.

 

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.3 of the Credit Agreement, for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4, each April 2017 Incremental Lender that has signed this Agreement shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with, each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to an April 2017 Incremental Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Effective Date specifying its objection thereto.

 

5.     Limited Effect. Except as expressly provided herein, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall remain unmodified and in full force and effect. This Agreement shall not be deemed (a) to be a waiver of, consent to, or a modification or amendment of any other term or condition of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) to prejudice any right or rights which the Administrative Agent or the Lenders may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or modified from time to time, (c) to be a commitment or any other undertaking or expression of any willingness to engage in any further discussion with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person with respect to any other waiver, amendment, modification or any other change to the Credit Agreement or the Loan Documents or any rights or remedies arising in favor of the Lenders or the Administrative Agent, or any of them, under or with respect to any such documents or (d) to be a waiver of, or consent to, or a modification or amendment of, any other term or condition of any other agreement by and among the Credit Parties, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, on the other hand. References in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” (and indirect references such as “hereunder”, “hereby”, “herein”, “hereof” or other words of like import) and in any other Loan Document to the “Credit Agreement” shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

 

 

 

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6.     Representations and Warranties. By its execution hereof, each Credit Party hereby certifies, represents and warrants that (a) it has the corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, (b) it has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of such Credit Party, (d) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and by general equitable principles (whether enforcement is sought by proceedings in equity or at law) and (e) each of the representations and warranties made by it in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that such representation and warranty is subject to a materiality or Materially Adverse Effect qualifier, in which case it shall be true and correct in all respects), in each case on and as of the Effective Date as if made on and as of the Effective Date (both before and after giving effect to the April 2017 Incremental Increase), except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent that such representation and warranty is subject to a materiality or Materially Adverse Effect qualifier, in which case it shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date.

 

7.     Reaffirmation. By its execution hereof, each Subsidiary Guarantor hereby expressly (a) acknowledges that the covenants, representations and warranties and other obligations set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party remain in full force and effect and (b) affirms that each of the Liens and security interests granted in or pursuant to the Loan Documents are valid and subsisting and (c) agrees that this Agreement shall in no manner impair or otherwise adversely affect any of the Liens and security interests granted in or pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

8.     Execution in Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart hereof.

 

9.     Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

10.     Entire Agreement. This Agreement is the entire agreement, and supersedes any prior agreements and contemporaneous oral agreements, of the parties concerning its subject matter.

 

11.     Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, beneficiaries, successors and permitted assigns.

 

12.     Nature of Agreement. This Agreement shall be an Incremental Increase Amendment as defined in the Credit Agreement.

 

13.     Agreement Regarding Assignments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Section 11.5 thereof) or any other Loan Document, the Borrower hereby agrees that its consent shall not be required with respect to any assignment of Term B-2 Loan during the primary syndication of the Term B-2 Loan made pursuant to the April 2017 Incremental Increase (which shall include the 90 day period following the Effective Date).

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers, all as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

	
BORROWER:  
	
GRAY TELEVISION, INC., as Borrower
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
By: 
	
/s/ James C. Ryan 
	
 

	
 
	
Name: 
	
James C. Ryan
	
 

	
 
	
Title:
	
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
 

 

 

 

	
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
	
WVLT-TV, INC.
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
By: 
	
/s/ James C. Ryan 
	
 

	
 
	
Name:
	
James C. Ryan
	
 

	
 
	
Title:  
	
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	
 

	 	 	 	 
	 	GRAY TELEVISION GROUP, INC.	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ James C. Ryan	 
	 	Name: 	James C. Ryan	 
	 	Title: 	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	GRAY TELEVISION LICENSEE, LLC	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	By:	/s/ James C. Ryan	 
	 	Name: 	James C. Ryan	 
	 	Title: 	Treasurer	 

 

 

Gray Television, Inc.

First Amendment and Incremental Facility Agreement

Signature Page

 

 

 

	
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT:
	
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
	
 

	 	
as Administrative Agent, Issuing Bank, Swingline Lender and an

April 2017 Incremental Lender
	 
	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
By: 
	
/s/ Tray Jones
	
 

	
 
	
Name:
	
Tray Jones
	
 

	
 
	
Title:
	
Director
	
 

 

 

Gray Television, Inc.

First Amendment and Incremental Facility Agreement

Signature Page

 

 

 

ANNEX A

 

April 2017 Lenders and Commitments

 

	
Lender
	
April 2017 Incremental

Commitment
	
Term B-2 Loan

Commitment Ratio (as of 

the Effective Date)

	
Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
	
$85,000,000
	
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Exhibit 10.3

 

 

DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

2017 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

 

 

Gray Television, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby grants to Participant (the “Award”) the Restricted Stock covering the class of Stock (the “Restricted Shares”) in the amounts and on the dates indicated below, subject to the Participant’s continuous service with the Company and/or its Subsidiaries through each applicable vesting date (such period, the “Vesting Period”). The Award is subject to the terms and conditions set forth on this page and in Attachment A hereto (collectively, this “Agreement”), as well as those in the Company’s 2017 Equity and Incentive Compensation Plan (the “Plan”), which is incorporated herein.

 

Participant:                              

Date of Grant:                         

 

 

	
Vesting Date
	
Class of Shares
	
Number of Shares

	  	  	  
	  	  	  
	  	  	  
	
Total Number of Restricted Shares
	  

 

The Participant acknowledges that he or she (a) has received a copy of the Plan and the prospectus for the Plan, (b) has had an opportunity to review the terms of this Agreement, the Plan, and the prospectus for the Plan, and (c) understands and agrees to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Plan.

 

As of the Date of Grant, this Agreement and the Plan set forth the entire understanding between Participant and the Company regarding the Award and supersede all prior oral and written agreements on the terms of the Award. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined herein are defined in the Plan. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Award and the Plan, the terms of the Plan will control.

 

 

	
GRAY TELEVISION, INC.
	  	
PARTICIPANT:
	  
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
By: 
	 	  	
By: 
	 	  
	  	 	  	  	 	  
	
Name: 
	 	  	
Date: 
	 	  
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
Title: 
	 	  	  	 	  
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	
Date: 
	 	  	  	 	  

 

 

 

 

 

GRAY TELEVISION, INC.

 

DIRECTOR RESTRICTED STOCK AWARD AGREEMENT

 

2017 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLAN

 

ATTACHMENT A 

 

1.       Restrictions on Transfer of Restricted Shares. Subject to Section 15 of the Plan, the Restricted Shares shall not be transferable prior to Vesting pursuant to Section 3 hereof other than by will or pursuant to the laws of descent and distribution. Any purported transfer or encumbrance in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be void, and the other party to any such purported transaction shall not obtain any rights to or interest in such Restricted Shares.

 

2.          Vesting of Restricted Shares.

 

	
 
	
(a)
	
The Restricted Shares covered by this Agreement shall become nonforfeitable (“Vest” or similar terms) as provided on the first page of this Agreement. Any Restricted Shares that do not so Vest will be forfeited, including, except as provided in Section 2(b) or Section 2(c) below, if the Participant ceases to be continuously providing services to the Company or a Subsidiary prior to the end of the Vesting Period. For purposes of this Agreement, “continuously providing services” (or substantially similar terms) means the absence of any termination of the Participant’s service with the Company or a Subsidiary. 

 

	 	
(b)
	
Notwithstanding Section 2(a) above, any Restricted Shares that have not previously Vested and have not been forfeited shall Vest (i) upon the Participant’s death or Disability prior to the end of the Vesting Period, and/or (ii) upon a Change in Control; provided, in each such case, that the Participant was continuously providing services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries through the date of death, Disability, or Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability,” or similar terms, shall mean the Participant is unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity due to medically determinable physical or mental impairment expected to result in death or to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

 

3.         Rights as a Shareholder. The Participant shall have all the rights of a shareholder with respect to the Restricted Shares, including the right to vote the Restricted Shares and receive all dividends paid thereon; provided, however, that any additional shares of Stock or other securities that the Participant may become entitled to receive pursuant to a stock dividend or other distribution shall be subject to the same restrictions as the Restricted Shares covered by this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any such dividends or other distributions on the Restricted Shares will be deferred until, and paid contingent upon, the Vesting of such Restricted Shares. 

 

4.         Issuance of Restricted Shares; Retention of Stock Certificates; Electronic Delivery. The Restricted Shares will be issued either (a) in certificate form or (b) in book entry form, registered in the name of the Participant, with legends or notations as applicable, referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions set forth in this Agreement. Certificates representing the Restricted Shares, if any, will be held in custody by the Company together with a stock power endorsed in blank by the Participant with respect thereto, until those Restricted Shares have Vested in accordance with Section 2. The Company, in its sole discretion, may deliver any documents related to the Restricted Shares and the Participant’s participation in the Plan, or future awards that may be granted under the Plan, by electronic means or request the Participant’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. The Participant hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and, if requested, agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or another third party designated by the Company.

 

 

 

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5.       Adjustments. The number of Restricted Shares subject to this Agreement and the other terms and conditions of the grant evidenced by this Agreement are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 11 of the Plan.

 

6.        Compliance With Law. The Company shall make reasonable efforts to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws; provided, however, notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan and this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated to issue any shares of Stock pursuant to this Agreement if the issuance thereof would result in a violation of any such law.

 

7.         No Right to Future Awards. The grant of the Restricted Shares under this Agreement to the Participant is a voluntary, discretionary award being made on a one-time basis and it does not constitute a commitment to make any future awards. 

 

8.       Amendments. Any amendment to the Plan shall be deemed to be an amendment to this Agreement to the extent that the amendment is applicable hereto; provided, however, that no amendment shall impair the rights of the Participant under this Agreement without the Participant’s written consent.

 

9.         Severability. In the event that one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be invalidated for any reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, any provision so invalidated shall be deemed to be separable from the other provisions hereof, and the remaining provisions hereof shall continue to be valid and fully enforceable.

 

10.       Relation to Plan. This Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall govern. The Committee acting pursuant to the Plan, as constituted from time to time, shall, except as expressly provided otherwise herein or in the Plan, have the right to determine any questions that arise in connection with this Agreement. 

 

11.       Disclosures. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Agreement prevents the Participant from providing, without prior notice to the Company, information to governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations or otherwise testifying or participating in any investigation or proceeding by any governmental authorities regarding possible legal violations.

 

12.       Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed with the internal substantive laws of the State of Georgia, without giving effect to any principle of law that would result in the application of the law of any other jurisdiction.

 

13.      Successors and Assigns. Without limiting Section 1 hereof, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, administrators, heirs, legal representatives and assigns of the Participant, and the successors and assigns of the Company.

 

 

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