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This excerpt taken from the C 8-K filed Jan 15, 2008. Miscellaneous
Citigroup will at all times reserve and keep available out of the authorized and unissued shares of Citigroup common stock or shares held in the treasury by Citigroup, solely for issuance upon the conversion of the Convertible Preferred Stock, that number of shares of common stock as shall from time to time be issuable upon the conversion of all the Convertible Preferred Stock then outstanding. Any shares of the Convertible Preferred Stock converted into shares of Citigroup common stock or otherwise reacquired by Citigroup shall resume the status of
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authorized and unissued preferred shares, undesignated as to series, and shall be available for subsequent issuance.
All payments and distributions (or deemed distributions) on the depositary shares and the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock (and on the shares of Citigroup common stock received upon their conversion) shall be subject to withholding and backup withholding of tax to the extent required by law, subject to applicable exemptions, and amounts withheld, if any, shall be treated as received by the holders.
This excerpt taken from the C 8-K filed Jun 30, 2005. MISCELLANEOUS
Section 11.1 Construction; Absence of Presumption.
(a) For the purposes of this Agreement: (i) words (including capitalized terms defined herein) in the singular shall be held to include the plural and vice versa and words (including capitalized terms defined herein) of one gender shall be held to include the other gender as the context requires; (ii) the terms hereof, herein and herewith and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole (including all of the Exhibits) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Article, Section, paragraph and Exhibit references are to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs and Exhibits to this Agreement, unless otherwise specified; (iii) the word including and words of similar import when used in this Agreement means including without limitation; (iv) commercially reasonable efforts, reasonable best efforts and reasonable efforts shall not require a waiver by any Party of any material rights or any action or omission that would be a breach of this Agreement; (v) all references to any period of days shall be deemed to be to the relevant number of calendar days unless otherwise specified; and (vi) all references herein to $ or dollars shall refer to United States dollars, unless otherwise specified.
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(b) The Parties hereby acknowledge that each Party and its counsel have reviewed and revised this Agreement and that no rule of construction to the effect that any ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting Party shall be employed in the interpretation of this Agreement (including all of the Exhibits) or any amendments hereto or thereto.
(c) The Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that to the extent that there is a conflict between any (i) general provision of this Agreement and (ii) provision specifically relating to Tax matters, the terms of the specific Tax provision shall control.
Section 11.2 Headings. The Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 11.3 Notices. All notices, demands and other communications required or permitted to be given to any Party under this Agreement shall be in writing and any such notice, demand or other communication shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand, courier or overnight delivery service or, if mailed, two Business Days after deposit in the mail, certified or registered mail, return receipt requested and with first-class postage prepaid, or in the case of facsimile (or, in the case of any notice pursuant to Section 6.1 or 6.2, e-mail) notice, when sent and transmission is confirmed, and, regardless of method, addressed to the Party at its address or facsimile number or, if applicable, e-mail address set forth below (or at such other address or facsimile number or, if applicable, e-mail address as the Party shall furnish the other Parties in accordance with this Section 11.3):
Citigroup Inc. 399 Park Avenue New York, New York 10043 Attn: Andrew Felner Facsimile: (212) 559-7057
With a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 4 Times Square New York, New York 10036-6522 Attn: Ralph Arditi Facsimile: (212) 735-2000
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Legg Mason, Inc. 100 Light Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Attn: Thomas P. Lemke Senior Vice President and General Counsel Facsimile: (410) 454-4607
With a copy to:
Shearman & Sterling LLP 599 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022-6069 Attn: John A. Marzulli, Jr. Facsimile: (646) 848-8590
Section 11.4 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Requirements of Law of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be performed entirely within such State, without regard to the conflict of laws principles of such State.
Section 11.5 Jurisdiction; Venue; Consent to Service of Process.
(a) Each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or, if such court will not accept jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York or any court of competent civil jurisdiction sitting in New York County, New York. In any action, suit or other proceeding, each of the Parties irrevocably and unconditionally waives and agrees not to assert by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise any claims that it is not subject to the jurisdiction of the above courts, that such action or suit is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such action, suit or other proceeding is improper. Each of the Parties also hereby agrees that any final and unappealable judgment against a Party in connection with any action, suit or other proceeding shall be conclusive and binding on such Party and that such award or judgment may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction, either within or outside of the United States. A certified or exemplified copy of such award or judgment shall be conclusive evidence of the fact and amount of such award or judgment.
(b) Each Party irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for the giving of notices pursuant to Section 11.3 of this Agreement. Nothing in this Section 11.5 shall affect the right of any Party to serve process in any other manner permitted under Requirements of Law.
Section 11.6 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Related Agreements and the Confidentiality Agreement and all annexes and exhibits hereto and thereto, embody the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements with respect thereto. The Parties intend that this Agreement shall
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constitute the complete and exclusive statement of its terms and that no extrinsic evidence whatsoever may be introduced in any judicial proceeding involving this Agreement.
Section 11.7 Amendment and Waiver. No amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless it shall be in writing and signed by each Party. Any failure of a Party to comply with any obligation, covenant, agreement or condition contained in this Agreement may be waived by the Party entitled to the benefits thereof only by a written instrument duly executed and delivered by the Party granting such waiver, but such waiver or failure to insist upon strict compliance with such obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure of compliance.
Section 11.8 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the application of any such provision is invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement or invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted under Requirements of Law, the Parties waive any provision under Requirements of Law that renders any provision of this Agreement invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect. The Parties shall, to the extent lawful and practicable, use their reasonable best efforts to enter into arrangements to reinstate the intended benefits, net of the intended burdens, of any such provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
Section 11.9 Successors and Assigns; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Subject to the terms of this Section 11.9, this Agreement and all its provisions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement, whether expressed or implied, will confer on any Person, other than the Parties or their respective permitted successors and assigns, any rights, remedies or liabilities; provided that the provisions of Article X will inure to the benefit of the Indemnified Parties. No Party may assign its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld) and any purported assignment without such consent shall be void; provided that Legg Mason may, without the consent of Citigroup, assign any or all of its rights (including its ownership interest in any Legg Mason Subsidiary) and its related obligations hereunder, to any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries (although no such assignment shall relieve Legg Mason of its obligations to Citigroup or any Legg Mason Indemnified Party hereunder); provided further that Citigroup may, without the consent of Legg Mason, assign any or all of its rights (including its ownership interest in any CAM Subsidiary), and its respective related obligations hereunder, to any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries (although no such assignment shall relieve Citigroup of its obligations to Legg Mason or any Citigroup Indemnified Party hereunder).
Section 11.10 Publicity. Except for any notice which is required pursuant to the Requirements of Law or obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national securities exchange, each of Citigroup and Legg Mason hereby agrees that neither it nor any of its Affiliates will issue (a) an initial press release announcing the Transactions without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, or (b) any subsequent press release or any other public presentation with respect to the Transactions without using its reasonable best efforts to consult with the other Party as to the contents and timing of such press release or public statement prior to its issuance. Each of Legg
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Mason and Citigroup hereby further agrees, to the extent possible and legally permissible, to notify and consult with the other Party at least 24 hours in advance of filing any notice so required.
Section 11.11 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.
Section 11.12 Expenses. Except as provided in Section 8.3, whether or not the Transactions are consummated, all expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses, except Citigroup and Legg Mason shall each bear and pay (a) one half of the expenses incurred by it or its Affiliates in connection with the filing, printing and mailing of the notices and proxy solicitation materials required by Section 6.6(b)) and (b) one half of the fees and expenses of CAMs independent auditors incurred in connection with the preparation of the CAM Financial Information and the Interim Financial Statements in accordance with Section 6.21.
Section 11.13 Specific Performance and Other Equitable Relief. The Parties hereby expressly recognize and acknowledge that immediate, extensive and irreparable damage would result, no adequate remedy at law would exist and damages would be difficult to determine in the event that any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or otherwise breached. Therefore, in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other remedy available to any Party, an aggrieved Party under this Agreement would be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof and immediate injunctive relief, without the necessity of proving the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy. Such remedies, and any and all other remedies provided for in this Agreement, shall, however, be cumulative in nature and not exclusive and shall be in addition to any other remedies whatsoever which any Party may otherwise have.
Section 11.14 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the Parties in multiple counterparts which may be delivered by facsimile transmission. Each counterpart when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, and all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 11.15 No Other Representations or Warranties.
(a) Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, neither Citigroup nor any of its Affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives, nor any other Person, makes, or shall be deemed to make, any representation or warranty to Legg Mason, express or implied, at law or in equity, on behalf of Citigroup, and Citigroup hereby excludes and disclaims any such representation or warranty, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Legg Mason or any of its Affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives or any other Person of any documentation or other information.
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(b) Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, neither Legg Mason nor any of its Affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives, nor any other Person, makes, or shall be deemed to make, any representation or warranty to Citigroup, express or implied, at law or in equity, on behalf of Legg Mason, and Legg Mason hereby excludes and disclaims any such representation or warranty, notwithstanding the delivery or disclosure to Citigroup or any of its Affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees or representatives or any other Person of any documentation or other information.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Party has caused this Agreement to be duly executed on its behalf by an authorized officer as of the date first above written.
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