THE
MERGER (PROPOSAL 1)
This
discussion of the merger is qualified in its entirety by reference to the merger agreement, which is attached to this proxy statement
as
Annex A
. You should read the entire merger agreement carefully as it is the legal document that governs the merger.
General
Command,
Parent and Merger Sub entered into a merger agreement, pursuant to which they agreed that Parent would acquire Command pursuant
to a merger of Merger Sub with and into Command, with Command surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. As
a result of the merger, Command will cease to be a separate, publicly held company.
If the
merger is completed, you will not own any shares of the capital stock of the surviving corporation.
In
the merger, each share of Command common stock issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the merger (other than shares
owned by Command’s subsidiaries, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their subsidiaries) will be converted into the right to receive
$2.85 in cash.
The
merger agreement must be approved by the affirmative vote of holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Command common
stock entitled to vote on the proposal at the special meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the effect of a vote
against the merger agreement.
Background
of the Merger
The
following discussion summarizes the key events that culminated in the signing of the merger agreement. This discussion does not
purport to describe every conversation among Command or the representatives of Command and Parent and other parties.
As
part of their periodic strategic evaluation of Command’s business and efforts to enhance shareholder value, Command’s
board of directors (which we refer to as the “Command board”) and members of Command’s senior management regularly
review and assess Command’s business plan and strategy, including a review of a variety of potential strategic alternatives.
As part of that review, the Command board and senior management of Command considered alternatives to improve Command’s
competitive position by pursuing larger national and international business opportunities, identifying strategic acquisitions
and strengthening Command’s balance sheet. Command’s ability to utilize its equity was limited by its concentration
of ownership and its ability to utilize additional long-term debt was limited by its narrow operating margins. As a result, the
Command board believed that Command’s most advantageous path for growth and to create shareholder value was to pursue large
contracts that could add additional revenue and earnings similar to an acquisition or the sale of the entire business.
In
May 2016, the Command board and senior management, after interviewing other investment banking firms, engaged Nomura Securities
International, Inc. (which we refer to as the “Financial Advisor” or “Nomura”) as exclusive financial
advisor in connection with a potential sale of Command.
At
the direction of the Command board, in the summer of 2016, the Financial Advisor contacted a group of potential purchasers. Command
and the Financial Advisor interacted with 25 potential purchasers, including Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, S.A.
(“Prosegur”), which is the ultimate parent of Parent and Merger Sub, and a privately held contract security services
company (which we refer to as “Party A”), to assess their interest in pursuing a transaction with Command. In response,
Command received three first-round, non-binding proposals, including Party A. Command entered into a non-disclosure agreement
with Party A on September 16, 2016. Prosegur did not submit an indication of interest at that time. Of such three bidders, only
one bidder, which is a privately held security and facility services company (which we refer to as “Party B”), conducted
extensive due diligence regarding Command. However, in November 2016, Command decided not to proceed with a transaction due to
untenable conditions imposed by Party B. The Financial Advisor continued to monitor and to identify potential strategic partners
for Command.
On
July 10, 2017, Craig Coy, Command’s Chief Executive Officer, and Paul Brost, Command’s Chief Financial Officer, met
with senior management of Party A to review a high level summary of Command’s current business situation. Intermittent contact
occurred between Messrs. Coy and Brost and senior management of Party A from July 2017 through December 2017 but no detailed discussions
or negotiations occurred during this time.
On
September 20, 2017, Prosegur contacted Messrs. Coy and Brost with respect to a potential acquisition of Command by Prosegur. On
November 14, 2017, Prosegur executed a non-disclosure agreement which was countersigned by Command on November
30, 2017, for the purposes of conducting due diligence and Messrs. Coy and Brost met with Ryan Tucker, the U.S. Corporate
Development Director of Prosegur, on November 30, 2017 for a preliminary discussion. On January 24, 2018, Mr. Tucker met with
Messrs. Coy and Brost and conducted additional preliminary discussions.
On
February 7, 2018, Messrs. Coy and Brost held a preliminary call with the senior management of Party A to discuss Party A’s
potential interest in acquiring Command. At the meeting, Messrs. Coy and Brost confirmed that the non-disclosure agreement between
Command and Party A that was previously entered into on September 16, 2016 remained in effect and provided summary financial information
about Command but requested that Party A deliver a letter of intent demonstrating Party A’s intent to acquire Command in
order to further discussions.
Messrs.
Coy and Brost held a meeting on February 21, 2018 with Mr. Tucker to discuss Prosegur’s interest in acquiring Command and
held a follow-up meeting on March 12, 2018 with Mr. Tucker and Javier Tabernero, a Managing Director of Prosegur’s
security business, to further discuss Prosegur’s strategic plans and interest in acquiring Command. At the March 14, 2018
meeting, Messrs. Coy and Brost agreed to respond to a few questions from Prosegur as preliminary due diligence, and such questions
were provided by Prosegur on March 19, 2018. On March 26, 2018, Messrs. Coy and Brost met with Mr. Tucker and Miguel Igualada,
a Corporate Development Manager of Prosegur, and responded to the preliminary due diligence questions.
On
April 9, 2018, Mr. Coy met with Messrs. Tucker and Tabernero to discuss Prosegur’s interest in Command and potential future
steps. Following this meeting, Command and Prosegur exchanged additional communications electronically and by conference call
to further discuss future steps and to provide summary financial information about Command. At the regularly scheduled meetings
of the Command board held on April 10, 2018 and April 11, 2018, Messrs. Coy and Brost updated the Command board on the discussions
with Party A and Prosegur to date.
On
May 2, 2018, Command publicly disclosed the loss of a significant portion of Command’s scope of work with one of its existing
customers, a major internet retailer, and Mr. Coy called Mr. Tucker to advise him of such fact.
On
May 7, 2018, Party A provided to Command a preliminary, non-binding letter of interest relating to the acquisition of Command
(which we refer to as the “Initial Party A LOI”). The Initial Party A LOI proposed an all-cash transaction with an
initial non-binding purchase price of $2.30 per share and an initial exclusivity period of 90 days.
On
May 8, 2018, Messrs. Coy and Brost held a call with representatives of the Financial Advisor to discuss potential timelines for
a transaction with Party A or Prosegur.
On
May 11, 2018, the Command board held a telephonic meeting at which Mr. Coy and the Command board discussed whether there would
be a viable deal for the sale of Command given Command’s loss of a significant portion of Command’s scope of work
with one of its existing customers. On the same day, Messrs. Coy and Brost held a conference call with representatives of Prosegur,
including Messrs. Tucker, Tabernero and Igualada and Manuel Núñez, the Head of Expansion of Prosegur, to discuss
whether Prosegur remained interested in acquiring Command given such recent development. Additional calls between Messrs. Coy
and Brost and representatives of Prosegur occurred on May 14, 2018 and May 15, 2018, during which Mr. Brost provided an updated
financial summary of Command that took into effect such recent development.
On
May 16, 2018, Prosegur provided Command with a preliminary, non-binding letter of interest relating to the acquisition of Command
(which we refer to as the “Initial Prosegur LOI” and together with the Initial Party A LOI, the “Initial LOIs”).
The Initial Prosegur LOI proposed an all-cash transaction with an initial non-binding purchase price range of $1.85 to $2.35 per
share and an initial exclusivity period ending on October 16, 2018.
On
May 17, 2018, the Command board held a telephonic meeting with Messrs. Coy and Brost as well as representatives of the Financial
Advisor and representatives of Command’s outside legal advisor, Winston & Strawn LLP (which we refer to as “Winston”),
to discuss the Initial LOIs. On the call, the representatives of the Financial Advisor provided company overviews of Party A and
Prosegur and a summary and analysis of proposed purchase prices contained in the Initial LOIs. The Command board then discussed
the need for both Party A and Prosegur to re-evaluate and revise their respective Initial LOIs, including by increasing the proposed
purchase price and/or shortening the exclusivity periods.
On
May 18, 2018, Messrs. Coy and Brost conducted a call with representatives of Prosegur, including Messrs. Núñez,
Tabernero and Tucker, to discuss the Initial Prosegur LOI. On the call, the parties discussed whether the initial non-binding
purchase price range in the Initial Prosegur LOI accurately reflected the value of Command and its business, including Command’s
plan to address the loss of the major contract with commensurate reductions in operating costs to partially offset the effects
of the decline of revenue and income.
On
May 23, 2018, Messrs. Coy and Brost met with senior management of Party A to discuss the Initial Party A LOI and present to senior
management of Party A the updated summary level financial information that takes into effect the loss of a significant portion
of Command’s scope of work with one of its existing customers, including Command’s plan to address the loss of the
major contract with commensurate reductions in operating costs to partially offset the effects of the decline of revenue and income.
In the meeting, the parties discussed whether the initial non-binding purchase price in the Initial Party A LOI accurately reflected
the value of Command and its business. Messrs. Coy and Brost discussed Command’s strategic interest in pursuing a potential
transaction with Party A, and representatives of Party A described their strategic interest in aligning themselves with Command.
Messrs. Coy and Brost also advised Party A that another party was potentially interested in pursuing the acquisition of Command
and that the Command board was mindful of its fiduciary obligations to obtain a fair value for Command and its shareholders.
On
May 25, 2018, Messrs. Coy and Brost conducted a follow-up call with representatives of Prosegur, including Messrs. Núñez,
Tabernero and Igualada, to further discuss the Initial Prosegur LOI. On the call, the parties also discussed Command’s strategic
interests in pursuing a transaction with Prosegur based on Command’s understanding of Prosegur’s global business strategy.
Messrs. Coy and Brost also advised Prosegur that another party was potentially interested in pursuing the acquisition of Command
and that the Command board was mindful of its fiduciary obligations to obtain a fair value for Command and its shareholders.
On
May 29, 2018, the Command board held a telephonic meeting at which representatives of the Financial Advisor and Winston were present.
On the call, the Command board discussed the terms of the Initial LOIs and the recent discussions with Party A and Prosegur, including
Prosegur’s desire to have a breakup fee, as well as the merits of the Initial LOIs and Party A’s and Prosegur’s
respective ability to complete a potential transaction. In addition, there was a discussion about how to obtain sufficient Command
shareholder support to approve a potential transaction. The Command board instructed Messrs. Coy and Brost to continue the discussions
with both parties and report back to the Command board.
On
May 30, 2018, Messrs. Coy and Brost held a call with representatives of Prosegur, including Messrs. Núñez, Tabernero
and Igualada, to discuss the instructions Messrs. Coy and Brost received from the Command board and to advise them that Prosegur
should consider revising the Initial Prosegur LOI. On the same day, Mr. Coy held a call with the Chairman of Party A to also discuss
the instructions Messrs. Coy and Brost received from the Command board and to advise Party A that it should consider revising
the Initial Party A LOI. Following such discussions with Prosegur and Party A, Messrs. Coy and Brost held a call with representatives
of the Financial Advisor and Winston, on May 31, 2018 to discuss the discussions held with representatives of Prosegur and the
Chairman of Party A on the prior day.
On
May 31, 2018, Party A delivered to Command a revised non-binding letter of interest relating to the acquisition of Command (which
we refer to as the “Revised Party A LOI”). The Revised Party A LOI provided an updated non-binding purchase price
of $2.50 per share and proposed an initial exclusivity period of 90 days. Subsequently, Messrs. Coy and Brost held several calls
and meetings from June 1, 2018 through June 4, 2018 with representatives of the Financial Advisor and Winston to discuss the terms
of the Revised Party A LOI.
On
June 7, 2018, Messrs. Coy and Brost conducted a follow-up call with representatives of Prosegur, including Messrs. Núñez,
Tabernero and Igualada, during which representatives of Prosegur indicated that Prosegur would deliver a revised non-binding letter
of intent to offer a non-binding purchase price range of $2.54 to $2.90 per share, subject to completion of a two-stage due diligence
process, an expense mitigation condition that would come into effect if the Command board did not accept a final offer at or above
$2.75 per share as well as a break-up fee condition if Command rejected Prosegur’s final offer because Prosegur was interested
in receiving assurances that a transaction would indeed be concluded. Messrs. Coy and Brost held a call with representatives of
the Financial Advisor and Winston on June 8, 2018 to discuss the latest call with Prosegur.
On
June 15, 2018, the Command board held a telephonic meeting at which representatives of the Financial Advisor and Winston also
were present. At the meeting, Mr. Coy reviewed the terms of the Revised Party A LOI and the terms of the latest non-binding revised
offer from Prosegur, including the higher purchase price range of $2.54 to $2.90 per share that was offered by Prosegur as well
as the related conditions. Representatives of Winston provided the Command board with a review of its fiduciary obligations and
a summary of how the Command board may consider both offers. In addition, representatives of the Financial Advisor discussed how
to proceed with Party A. After reviewing and discussing the relevant facts, the Command board unanimously determined that (i)
the latest offer from Prosegur was superior to the offer from Party A primarily based on the higher non-binding purchase price
range offered by Prosegur, (ii) Party A’s offer would be placed on hold, and (iii) Mr. Coy would carry out the Command board’s
determination.
On
June 18, 2018, Mr. Coy called the Chairman of Party A to communicate that the Command board had decided to place Party A’s
offer on hold.
On
June 19, 2018, Prosegur delivered to Command a revised non-binding letter of interest relating to the acquisition of Command that
reflected the terms that were discussed on June 7, 2018 (which we refer to as the “Revised Prosegur LOI”). Command
accepted the Revised Prosegur LOI on the same day and granted an initial exclusivity period of 45 days at the end of which the
exclusivity would be extended should Prosegur reaffirm its intention to transact at a purchase price range of $2.75 to $2.90 per
share and should the parties agree on a transaction structure term sheet. Also on June 19, 2018, Command and Prosegur entered
into a standstill and non-disclosure agreement for purposes of conducting due diligence.
On
June 21, 2018, to facilitate Prosegur’s due diligence, Command gave representatives of Prosegur access to an electronic
data room containing documents and information with respect to Command.
During
the period from June 21, 2018 through August 2, 2018, representatives of Prosegur conducted the first phase of their due diligence
with respect to Command and Messrs. Coy and Brost had frequent discussions with representatives of Prosegur, the Financial Advisor
and Winston regarding the potential transaction and confirmatory due diligence matters. Winston began preparing a draft of the
merger agreement in July 2018 with the input of Messrs. Coy and Brost.
On
August 3, 2018, after conducting the first phase of its due diligence, Prosegur submitted to Command a supplement to the Revised
Prosegur LOI (which we refer to as the “Supplemental Prosegur LOI”), which provided for a revised non-binding purchase
price range of $2.75 to $2.90 per share and the extension of the exclusivity period for an additional 45 days. Command accepted
the Supplemental Prosegur LOI on the same day and extended the exclusivity period for an additional 45 days.
During
the period from August 3, 2018 through September 13, 2018, representatives of Prosegur conducted the second phase of due diligence
with respect to Command and Messrs. Coy and Brost and other members of Command’s management had frequent discussions with
representatives of Prosegur, the Financial Advisor and Winston regarding confirmatory due diligence matters and the potential
transaction, including the drafting and negotiation of the merger agreement, a draft of which was first sent to Prosegur by Mr.
Coy on August 9, 2018. Winston also prepared a draft of the voting agreement during August 2018, which was contemplated by the
merger agreement to be executed concurrently with the merger agreement. An initial draft of the voting agreement was sent by the
outside legal counsel to Prosegur, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (which we refer to as “Gibson”) to Winston on August
28, 2018.
On
August 28, 2018, Gibson sent a revised draft of the merger agreement to Winston. The draft reflected Prosegur’s responses
to certain issues raised by Command’s proposed merger agreement draft regarding among other things, Command’s representations
and warranties, the termination provisions and Command’s ability to consider and pursue a superior offer after the signing
of the merger agreement.
On
August 29, 2018, the Command board held a special meeting at which Mr. Brost and representatives of the Financial Advisor and
Winston were present. At the meeting, Mr. Coy provided a status update, including an update on the status of the merger agreement,
recent discussions with representatives of Prosegur and a possible timeline for a public announcement. Representatives of the
Financial Advisor indicated that the Financial Advisor would deliver a fairness opinion to the Command board at the board meeting
to be held to consider the final approval of the merger.
On
August 31, 2018, Winston provided to Gibson its comments on the draft voting agreement.
On
September 4, 2018, the Command board held a telephonic meeting at which Mr. Brost and representatives of the Financial Advisor
and Winston were present. At the meeting, Mr. Coy provided a status update, indicating that Command had not yet received an updated
price per share proposal from Prosegur. The Command board determined that it needed to receive the updated final purchase price
prior to being able to analyze the proposed transaction.
On
September 10, 2018, Prosegur communicated to Command a revised price of $2.84 per share, which was further revised on September
12, 2018 to $2.87 per share.
On
September 11, 2018, the Command board held a telephonic meeting at which Mr. Brost and representatives of the Financial Advisor
and Winston were present. At the meeting, representatives of the Financial Advisor provided a status update regarding the Financial
Advisor’s fairness opinion. In addition, representatives of Winston provided a status update regarding the merger agreement
and discussed the fiduciary duties of the Command board. Also on September 11, 2018, Gibson sent a revised draft of the voting
agreement to Winston.
On
September 12, 2018, Mr. Coy contacted Norman Pessin and Evan Wax of Wax Asset Management LLC, who are the two largest shareholders
of Command and hold approximately 15.7% and 19.1%, respectively, of the outstanding shares of Command common stock. After
entering into non-disclosure agreements with each of Messrs. Pessin and Wax, Mr. Coy informed Messrs. Pessin and Wax of the proposed
transaction and the proposed purchase price of $2.87 per share, provided a draft of the voting agreement for their review and
requested that they sign the voting agreement. On these calls, Messrs. Pessin and Wax indicated that they would be willing to
sign the voting agreement.
Also
on September 12, 2018, Command extended the exclusivity period granted to Prosegur for an additional week.
On
September 13, 2018, upon completion of Prosegur’s due diligence, Prosegur submitted a revised price of $2.85 per share.
On
the same day, Messrs. Coy and Brost held several calls with representatives of Prosegur, including Messrs. Núñez,
Tabernero, Igualada and Tucker, to discuss outstanding issues relating to the merger agreement. These issues included, among other
things, the final purchase price offer of $2.85 per share and the termination fee.
On
September 14, 2018, Mr. Coy called Messrs. Pessin and Wax to inform them of the final purchase price of $2.85 per share. Messrs.
Pessin and Wax confirmed that they remained willing to sign the voting agreement.
On
September 16, 2018, the Command board held a telephonic meeting at which Mr. Brost and representatives of the Financial Advisor
and Winston were present. All members of the Command board other than Thomas P. Kikis, who was traveling and could not join the
call but had expressed his support of the transaction and the final purchase price of $2.85 per share to Mr. Coy and James P.
Heffernan, a director of Command, were present. After introductory remarks, Mr. Coy provided an update of the status of the transaction,
including the merger agreement and timing of future steps. A representative of Winston led a discussion of the legal aspects of
the Command board’s responsibilities in connection with the proposed transaction, noting that the Command board had a fiduciary
responsibility to seek the best outcome possible for the shareholders. The Command board also was advised to consider the merger
agreement and whether the proposed price and terms were in the best interest of the shareholders of Command. The representative
of Winston then provided a review of the structure and key terms of the transaction and responded to questions from the Command
board on matters including, among other things, approval from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and its
member agencies (which we refer to as “CFIUS”) and the termination fee of approximately $1.2 million, which reflected
approximately 4% of the aggregate merger consideration. The Command board then reviewed the voting agreement with the representative
of Winston, who explained the terms of the voting agreement. Thereafter, a representative of the Financial Advisor rendered its
oral opinion to the Command board, subsequently confirmed in writing, that as of that date and based upon and subject to the various
assumptions, qualifications, limitations and other matters set forth in its written opinion, the $2.85 per share purchase price
to be received pursuant to, and in accordance with, the terms of the merger agreement by the holders of Command common stock,
other than Command common stock owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any other direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Command, is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. For more
information about the Financial Advisor’s opinion, see “—Opinion of Command’s Financial Advisor.”
Following
such discussion and the receipt of the Financial Advisor’s opinion, all of the members of the Command board in attendance
unanimously (i) determined that the terms of the merger agreement, including the merger, were advisable, fair to, and in the best
interests of, Command and its shareholders, (ii) approved the merger agreement and (iii) resolved to recommend that Command’s
shareholders adopt the merger agreement. Mr. Kikis, who did not attend the September 16, 2018 meeting but was informed throughout
the negotiations with Prosegur and Party A and subsequently reviewed the materials presented to the Command board at the September
16, 2018 meeting (including the Financial Advisor’s fairness analyses), advised Messrs. Heffernan and Coy independently
to inform the Command board that he concurred with the Command board’s approval and adoption of the merger agreement and
approval of the merger and its recommendation to Command’s shareholders.
On
September 18, 2018, the merger agreement was executed by Command, Parent and Merger Sub. Concurrently with the execution of the
merger agreement, Parent also entered into the voting agreement with Craig P. Coy, Thomas P. Kikis, Wax Asset Management, LLC,
Norman H. Pessin, Sandra F. Pessin and Brian L. Pessin, who, as of the date of the voting agreement, collectively beneficially
owned 6,154,468 shares of Command common stock, or approximately 60.7% of the outstanding shares of Command common stock. In addition,
immediately prior to the execution of the merger agreement, Messrs. Coy and Brost, at the direction of Prosegur, signed letters
that acknowledge that the merger does not constitute “Good Reason” (as such term is defined in their respective employment
agreements) for them to resign from Command and receive specified severance benefits.
Also
on September 18, 2018, Command issued a press release announcing the execution of the merger agreement after the closing of the
U.S. financial markets on that day.
Reasons
for the Merger and Recommendation of Command’s Board of Directors
In
reaching its conclusion that the merger agreement is advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of Command and its shareholders,
the Command board consulted with the senior management of Command, as well as Command’s legal and financial advisors, and
considered the following material factors and benefits of the merger:
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Merger
Consideration
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The Command board considered a number of factors related to the merger consideration. In particular,
the Command board considered the following:
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Value;
Historical Trading Prices.
The Command board concluded that the merger consideration of $2.85 per share represented an
attractive value for Command. The merger consideration represents a premium of approximately 54.9% over the per share
closing price of Command common stock on September 14, 2018 (which is the last trading day prior to the date of the Command
board meeting held on September 16, 2018 at which the Command board approved the merger) and 71.6% over Command’s three
month average closing price.
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Merger
Consideration in Cash.
The Command board considered that the merger consideration in cash gives Command shareholders an
opportunity to realize certain value for their investment immediately upon the completion of the merger.
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Process
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The Command board considered a number of factors related to the process it undertook in determining to move forward with
a sale of Command. In particular, the Command board considered the following:
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Review
of Strategic Alternatives.
Following a thorough review of strategic alternatives, including input and analysis from Command’s
senior management and the Financial Advisor, the value offered to shareholders in the merger is, in the view of the Command
board, more favorable than the potential value that might have resulted from other strategic opportunities reasonably available
to Command, including a share buyback, a special or regular dividend, growth through acquisitions, or continued efforts to
execute on Command’s long-term strategic plan as a stand-alone company.
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Sale
Process.
The Command board, with the assistance of senior management and its legal and financial advisors, conducted a
thorough market check that dates back to 2016, including (i) having the Financial Advisor contact 25 potential buyers, (ii)
reviewing offers from three bidders in 2016 based on factors including previous industry investment expertise, perceived ability
to recognize the value of Command’s business and potential synergies and (iii) executing a confidentiality agreement
with and providing Command’s confidential information package to one of the parties to which it initially reached out
that expressed preliminary interest in exploring a potential transaction. In addition, in 2018, during the initial discussions
with Prosegur prior to Command’s acceptance of the Revised Prosegur LOI, the Command board permitted senior management
to engage with a competing bidder that had previously expressed interest in Command in 2016 and from which Command had received
preliminary non-binding purchase price offers. See “—Background of the Merger.”
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Financial
Condition and Stand-Alone Prospects of Command
.
The Command board considered Command’s business, financial
condition and results of operations, as well as Command’s long-term strategic plan and its prospects as a stand-alone
company. In particular, the Command board considered the following:
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Market
and Execution Risks:
The Command board considered the risks associated with continuing as an independent company. In particular,
the Command board considered potential market and execution risks associated with Command’s long-term strategic plan
and the fact that Command’s operating performance could be affected by, among other things, certain risks and uncertainties
described in the “Risk Factors” section of Command’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018,
as updated by any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which are filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference
in this proxy statement.
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Uncertainty
of Forecasts.
The Command board was aware of the inherent uncertainty of attaining management’s internal projections
and that, as a result, Command’s actual financial results in future periods could differ materially from management’s
forecasted results, including those set forth in “—Certain Financial Projections.” As a result of such uncertainty,
the Command board requested that Command’s senior management prepare, and the Command board considered, the projections
set forth in “—Certain Financial Projections.”
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Opinion
of Financial Advisor
.
The Command board considered the opinion of the Financial Advisor. In particular, the
Command board considered the financial analysis reviewed by representatives of the Financial Advisor with the Command board
and the oral opinion of the Financial Advisor rendered to the Command board on September 16, 2018 (which was confirmed in
writing by delivery of the Financial Advisor’s written opinion dated September 16, 2018) to the effect that, as of that
date and based upon and subject to the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations
upon the scope of review undertaken by the Financial Advisor, as set forth in its opinion, the merger consideration to be
received by the holders of shares of Command common stock pursuant to the merger agreement was fair, from a financial point
of view, to such holders, as more fully described below in “—Opinion of Command’s Financial Advisor.”
The full text of the Financial Advisor’s opinion is attached as
Annex C
to this proxy statement.
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Terms
and Conditions of the Merger Agreement
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The Command board reviewed and considered the terms and conditions
of the merger agreement, including the parties’ respective representations, warranties and covenants, the conditions
to their respective obligations to complete the merger and their ability to terminate the merger agreement. In particular,
the Command board considered the following:
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Conditions
to Completion of the Merger; Likelihood of Closing; Absence of a Financing Condition
. The Command board considered the
reasonable likelihood of the completion of the merger, including the absence of a financing condition or any condition requiring
third-party consents (other than related to CFIUS approval and approval of Command’s shareholders) and Parent’s
extensive experience in completing acquisitions of other companies. The Command board also considered Command’s unconditional
right to seek specific performance under the merger agreement and its ability to seek damages without any express limit for
willful and material breaches by Parent of the merger agreement.
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Unsolicited
Acquisition Proposals and the Ability to Change Recommendation.
The Command board considered the provisions in the merger
agreement that provide for the ability of the Command board, subject to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement,
to enter into negotiations with or provide information to a person that has made an unsolicited acquisition proposal, to terminate
the merger agreement to accept certain unsolicited acquisition proposals that are deemed superior to the Parent merger and/or
to withdraw or modify, in certain circumstances, the Command board’s recommendation to Command shareholders that they
adopt the merger agreement.
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Extensive
Negotiations.
The Command board considered that the merger agreement was the product of extensive arm’s-length negotiations,
and that members of Command’s senior management, as well as its legal and financial advisors, were involved throughout
the negotiations and updated the Command board regularly with respect thereto. The Command board also considered that the
merger consideration represented the highest proposal that Command received for shares of Command common stock after a thorough
process and the highest price per share to which the Command board believed Parent was willing to agree to after such negotiations.
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addition, the Command board considered a variety of risks and other potentially negative factors concerning the merger. These
factors included the following:
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Lack
of Direct Ongoing Participation in Command’s Potential Upside
.
The Command board considered that Command
shareholders would not have the opportunity to continue participating in Command’s
future
successes or benefit from any increases in the value of Command
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Risk of Failure to Complete the Merger
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The Command board considered the possibility that the merger may not
be completed and the potential adverse consequences to Command if the merger is not completed, including the potential impact
on Command’s stock price, the potential loss of customers and employees and the potential erosion of third-party confidence
in Command. The Command board considered that such risks were mitigated by certain terms in the merger agreement, including:
the absence of significant required third-party approvals (other than CFIUS approval and the approval of the Command shareholders);
the absence of any financing condition to Parent’s obligations to complete the merger; and Command’s ability to
specifically enforce the merger agreement.
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Interim
Operating Covenants
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The Command board considered the limitations imposed by the merger agreement on the conduct
of Command’s business during the pendency of the merger and the fact that these covenants may limit Command’s
ability to pursue business opportunities that may arise or take other actions it would otherwise take with respect to the
operations of Command during the pendency of the merger.
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on Alternative Transactions
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The Command board considered the limitations imposed by the merger agreement that,
either individually or in combination, could discourage potential acquirors from making a competing bid to acquire Command,
including: (i) the fact that,
during the pendency of the merger, Command may not solicit,
initiate or knowingly encourage or facilitate any competing acquisition proposals for Command, and Command may only engage
in discussions and negotiations with a third party from whom Command receives an unsolicited acquisition proposal under certain
circumstances; (ii) the fact that Command will be required to pay Parent a termination fee of approximately $1.2 million if
the merger agreement is terminated under certain circumstances; and (iii) the
voting agreement, pursuant to which Command
shareholders that collectively beneficially own approximately 60.7% of the outstanding shares of Command common stock irrevocably
appointed Parent as their proxy to vote their shares of Command common stock in favor of the proposal to approve the merger
agreement and certain related matters, as applicable, and against alternative transactions
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See
“The Merger Agreement—Agreement Not to Solicit Other Offers,” “The Merger Agreement—Termination
Fee”
and “The Voting Agreement.”
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Interests
of Directors and Executive Officers
. The Command board considered
the fact that
some of Command’s directors and executive officers may have interests in the merger that are different from, or in addition
to, those of Command shareholders generally
. See “The Merger (Proposal 1)—Interests of Command’s
Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger.”
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Consideration Taxable
. The merger is expected to be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and
the receipt of cash in exchange for Command common stock in the merger will therefore generally be taxable to Command shareholders
for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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Diversion
of Management and Employees
. The Command board considered the possible diversion of management and employee time and
attention from Command’s ongoing business due to the substantial time and effort necessary to complete the merger and
plan for the integration of the operations of Command and Parent and the potential effect on Command’s business and
relations with customers, vendors and other stakeholders, whether or not the merger is completed.
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The
preceding discussion of the information and factors considered by the Command board is not intended to be exhaustive but includes
the material factors considered by the Command board. In view of the complexity and wide variety of factors considered by the
Command board in connection with its evaluation of the merger, the Command board did not consider it practical to, nor did it
attempt to, quantify, rank or otherwise assign relative weights to the different factors that it considered in reaching its decision.
In addition, in considering the factors described above, individual members of the Command board may have given different weight
to different factors.
This
explanation of Command’s reasons for the merger and other information presented in this section is forward-looking in nature
and, therefore, should be read in light of the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.”
The
Command board has unanimously determined that the terms of the merger are advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of Command
and its shareholders, has approved the terms of the merger agreement and the merger, and unanimously recommends that the shareholders
of Command vote “FOR” the proposal to adopt the merger agreement
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Opinion
of Command’s Financial Advisor
Command
engaged Nomura as its exclusive financial advisor in connection with the merger. As part of this engagement, Nomura delivered
an opinion, dated September 16, 2018, to the Command board to the effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to various
assumptions, qualifications, matters considered and limitations described in the opinion, the $2.85 per share merger consideration
to be received in the merger by holders of shares of Command common stock was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.
The full text of Nomura’s written opinion, dated September 16, 2018, is attached as
Annex C
to this proxy statement
and sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations
on the review undertaken by Nomura in connection with its opinion.
Nomura’s
opinion was provided for the benefit of the Command board (in its capacity as such) in connection with, and for the purposes of,
its evaluation of the merger. Nomura’s opinion addressed only the fairness to the holders of shares of Command common stock,
from a financial point of view and as of the date of such opinion, of the per share merger consideration and did not address any
other aspect of the merger. Nomura’s opinion did not address the relative merits of the merger as compared to other business
strategies or transactions that might be available with respect to Command or Command’s underlying business decision to
effect the merger. Nomura does not express any opinion and does not make any recommendation to any holder of shares of Command
common stock as to how such holder should vote or act with respect to the merger or any other matter.
In
arriving at its opinion, Nomura, among other things:
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certain publicly available business and financial information relating to Command;
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certain internal financial information and other data relating to the businesses and financial prospects of Command that were
provided to Nomura by the management of Command and not publicly available, including financial forecasts and estimates prepared
by management of Command;
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discussions with members of the senior management of Command concerning the businesses and financial prospects of Command;
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performed
a discounted cash flow analysis of Command in which Nomura analyzed the future cash flows of Command using financial forecasts
and estimates prepared by the management of Command;
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publicly available financial and stock market data with respect to certain other companies that Nomura believed to be generally
relevant;
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the financial terms of the merger with the publicly available financial terms of certain other transactions that Nomura believed
to be generally relevant;
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current and historical market prices of Command common stock;
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a draft, dated as of September 15, 2018, of the merger agreement; and
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conducted
such other financial studies, analyses and investigations, and considered such other information, as Nomura deemed necessary
or appropriate.
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In
connection with its review, with the consent of the Command board, Nomura did not independently verify, nor did it assume any
responsibility for independent verification of, any of the information provided to or reviewed by it for the purpose of its opinion
and, with the consent of the Command board, Nomura relied on such information being complete and accurate in all material respects.
In addition, with the consent of the Command board, Nomura did not make any independent evaluation or appraisal of any of the
assets or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of Command, nor was Nomura furnished with any such evaluation or appraisal. Nomura
also did not evaluate, and did not express an opinion as to the impact of the merger on, the solvency, viability or fair value
of Command under any state or federal law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters or the ability of Command to pay
its obligations when they become due. With respect to the financial forecasts and estimates referred to above, Nomura assumed,
at the direction of the Command board, that they had been reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting the best currently available
estimates and judgments of the management of Command as to the future financial performance of Command, including the fact that
such forecasts attributed no value to Command’s investment in Ocean Protection Services LLC. Nomura expressed no opinion
regarding the fairness of the amount or nature of the compensation to any of Command’s officers, directors or employees,
or class of such persons, relative to the compensation to the public shareholders of Command, in connection with the merger. Nomura’s
opinion is necessarily based on economic, monetary, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information available
to Nomura as of, the date of its opinion. It should be understood that subsequent developments may affect Nomura’s opinion,
and Nomura does not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion.
Although
Nomura’s opinion was approved by its Fairness Opinion Committee, Nomura’s opinion does not address the relative merits
of the merger as compared to other business strategies or transactions that might be available to Command or Command’s underlying
business decision to effect the merger. Nomura’s opinion does not constitute a recommendation to any shareholder as to how
such shareholder should vote or act with respect to the merger. At the Command board’s direction, Nomura has not been asked
to, nor has Nomura, offered any opinion as to the terms, other than the merger consideration to the extent expressly specified
in its opinion, of the merger agreement or any related documents or the form of the merger. In rendering its opinion, Nomura assumed,
with the consent of the Command board, that (i) the final executed form of the merger agreement would not differ in any material
respect from the draft that Nomura reviewed, (ii) Command, Parent and Merger Sub would comply with all material terms of the merger
agreement, and (iii) the merger would be consummated in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement without any adverse
waiver or amendment of any material term or condition thereof. Nomura also assumed that all governmental, regulatory or other
consents and approvals necessary for the consummation of the merger would be obtained without any adverse effect on Command, Parent
or the expected benefits of the merger in any way meaningful to Nomura’s analysis. Nomura is not legal, regulatory, tax
or accounting experts and relied on the assessments made by Command and its advisors with respect to such issues.
At
the request of the Command board, in 2016, Nomura contacted third parties, including Parent, to solicit indications of interest
in a potential strategic transaction with Command. The Command board and its senior management remained involved with third parties
contacted in 2016 on a continuing basis in connection with a possible strategic transaction with Command.
Financial
Analyses
In
connection with rendering its opinion to the Command board, Nomura performed a variety of financial and comparative analyses which
are summarized below. The following summary is not a complete description of all analyses performed and factors considered by
Nomura in connection with its opinion. The preparation of a financial opinion is a complex process involving subjective judgments
and is not necessarily susceptible to partial analysis or summary description. With respect to the selected companies analysis,
the selected transactions analysis and the premiums paid analysis summarized below, no company or transaction used as a comparison
was identical to Command or the merger. These analyses necessarily involve complex considerations and judgments concerning financial
and operating characteristics and other factors that could affect the public trading or acquisition values of the companies concerned.
In
arriving at its opinion, Nomura employed several analytical methodologies and no one method of analysis should be regarded as
critical to the overall conclusion reached by Nomura. Each analytical technique has inherent strengths and weaknesses, and the
nature of the available information may further affect the value of particular techniques. The overall conclusion reached by Nomura
was based on all analyses and factors presented, taken as a whole, and also on application of Nomura’s experience and judgment.
Such conclusion may have involved significant elements of subjective judgment and qualitative analysis and no opinion was given
as to the value or merit standing alone of any one or more portions of such analyses or factors.
Nomura
believes that its analyses and the summary below must be considered as a whole and that selecting portions of its analyses and
factors or focusing on information presented in tabular format, without considering all analyses and factors or the narrative
description of the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the processes underlying Nomura’s analyses
and opinion. Nomura did not draw, in isolation, conclusions from or with regard to any one factor or method of analysis for purposes
of its opinion, but rather arrived at its opinion based on the results of all analyses undertaken by it and assessed as a whole.
In
performing its analyses, Nomura considered industry factors, general business and economic conditions and other matters, many
of which are beyond the control of Command. The estimates of the future performance of Command in or underlying Nomura’s
analyses are not necessarily indicative of actual values or actual future results, which may be significantly more or less favorable
than those estimates or those suggested by Nomura’s analyses. The analyses do not purport to be appraisals or to reflect
the prices at which a company or business might actually be sold or acquired or the prices at which any securities have traded
or may trade at any time in the future. Accordingly, the estimates used in, and the ranges of valuations resulting from, any particular
analysis described below are inherently subject to substantial uncertainty and should not be taken as Nomura’s view of the
actual value of Command.
The
merger consideration to be paid by Parent pursuant to the merger agreement was determined through negotiations between Command
and Parent and was approved by the Command board. The decision to enter into the merger agreement and any related agreements was
solely that of the Command board. Nomura’s opinion and analyses were only one of many factors considered by the Command
board in its evaluation of the merger and should not be viewed as determinative of the views of the Command board, management
or any other party with respect to the merger or related transactions or the consideration payable in the merger or related transactions.
Set
forth below is a summary of the material financial analyses provided by Nomura to the Command board in connection with Nomura’s
opinion, dated September 16, 2018.
The financial analyses summarized below include information presented in tabular format.
In order to fully understand the financial analyses performed by Nomura, the tables must be read together with the text of each
summary. The tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the financial analyses. Selecting portions of Nomura’s
financial analyses or factors considered or focusing on the data set forth in the tables below without considering all analyses
or factors or the full narrative description of such analyses or factors, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying
the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of Nomura’s financial analyses.
52
Week Share Price Performance of Command
Nomura
reviewed the historical trading performance of the Command common stock in the 52 weeks ended September 14, 2018. Nomura observed
that the price of the Command common stock as of the close of market on September 14, 2018, which was the last trading day prior
to the date of its opinion, was $1.84 per share, that the low and high prices of shares of Command common stock for the 52 week
period ended September 14, 2018 were $1.32 and $3.26 per share, respectively, and that the low and high prices of the Command
common stock following the announcement by Command on May 2, 2018, of the loss of the Amazon, Inc. contract related to fulfillment
centers, were $1.32 and $2.11, respectively, compared with the merger consideration of $2.85 per share.
Comparable
Companies Analyses
Nomura
reviewed and analyzed certain publicly available financial information, valuation multiples and market trading data relating to
the following publicly traded companies with operations in the security services industry, which is the industry in which Command
operates:
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Although
none of the companies listed above are directly comparable to Command, the companies were selected by Nomura for this analysis
because they are publicly traded companies with operations and/or other criteria, such as lines of business, markets and business
risks, which Nomura considered similar to Command for purposes of analysis. Nomura reviewed total enterprise values (“TEV”)
of these companies, calculated as market value, based on reported fully-diluted shares of Command common stock outstanding and
closing stock prices on September 14, 2018, plus debt outstanding, preferred equity, and minority interest, less cash, cash equivalents
and investments in affiliates, as multiples of last 12 months and estimated one fiscal year forward earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization, as adjusted for certain items (“Adjusted EBITDA”) converted to a fiscal year
ended March 31, 2019. Nomura then applied a range of selected multiples of last 12 months and one fiscal year forward EBITDA derived
from the selected companies to Command’s last 12 months (as of June 30, 2018) and forecast fiscal year ending March 31,
2019 adjusted EBITDA. Nomura also reviewed closing stock prices on September 14, 2018 of the selected companies as multiples of
last 12 months and estimated one fiscal year forward earnings per share, as adjusted for certain items (“P/E multiples”).
Nomura then applied a range of selected P/E multiples derived from the selected companies to Command’s projected earnings
for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2019. Financial data for Command were based on internal latest 12 months data and the projections
prepared by Command’s management. Financial data for the selected companies were based on publicly available research analysts’
estimates, public filings and other publicly available information.
The
table below illustrates the representative ranges of multiples selected by Nomura based on the above analysis and the implied
value ranges for a share of Command common stock:
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Range of Trading Multiples
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Implied
Per Share Value of Command Common Stock
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Twelve Months Adjusted EBITDA
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7.0x-9.0x
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$0.81-$1.33
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Year Estimated 2019 Enterprise Value Adjusted EBITDA
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$0.90-$1.43
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Year 2019 Estimated P/E Multiples
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12.5x-15.5x
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No
company included in the selected company analysis is identical to Command. In evaluating the selected companies, Nomura made judgments
and assumptions with regard to industry performance, general business, economic, market and financial conditions and other matters.
Many of these matters are beyond the control of Command, such as the impact of competition on the business of Command and the
industry in general, industry growth and the absence of any material adverse change in the financial condition and prospects of
Command or the industry or in the financial markets in general. Mathematical analysis, such as determining the arithmetic mean
or median, or the high or low, is not in itself a meaningful method of using selected company data.
Discounted
Cash Flow Analyses
Nomura
performed a discounted cash flow analysis of Command to calculate the estimated present values of the unlevered free cash flows
that Command was forecasted to generate during the period from July 31, 2018 to March 31, 2024 based on the financial projections
prepared by Command’s management. Nomura discounted the unlevered free cash flow to present value as of July 31, 2018 using
a selected discount rate range of 9.0% to 11.0% based on Nomura’s estimation of Command’s then current weighted average
cost of capital. Nomura calculated a terminal value for Command as of March 31, 2024 using both a Terminal EBITDA Method of calculation
and a Perpetuity Growth Method of calculation. For purposes of the Terminal EBITDA Method, Nomura used an exit multiple of 7.0x
to 9.0x to calculate terminal value for Command. For purposes of the Perpetuity Growth Method, Nomura applied a range of perpetual
growth rates of 2.5% to 4.5% to the unlevered free cash flow of Command for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024. Nomura then
discounted the terminal value using its selected discount rate range of 9.0% to 11.0%. For each method, Nomura then calculated
the implied price per share of Command common stock by adding the present value of the adjusted unlevered free cash flows and
the terminal value. This analysis indicated the following implied equity value ranges for a share of Command common stock:
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Per Share Value of Command Common Stock
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EBITDA Method
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$1.13-$1.69
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Growth Method
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Comparable
Transaction Analysis
Nomura
reviewed and analyzed certain publicly available financial information relating to selected publicly announced merger and acquisition
transactions in the security services industry and in the other professional services industry generally. It was Nomura’s
judgment that these transactions were most relevant, for comparative purposes, to the proposed acquisition of Command. In performing
these analyses, Nomura analyzed certain financial information and transaction multiples relating to the target companies and compared
such information to the corresponding information about Command.
Nomura
reviewed the following Security Services Transactions, although financial information was only available for five of these transactions:
Date
Announced
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Target
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2018
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Allied
Universal
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U.S.
Security Associates, Inc.
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2018
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Brink’s Company
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Dunbar
Armored, Inc.
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2016
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Allied
Universal
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Source
Security & Investigations
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2016
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Allied
Universal
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FJC
Security Services
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2016
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Universal
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Apollo
International
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2016
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Universal
Services of America
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Security Services
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2016
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Security Associates, Inc.
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Protective Agency, Inc.
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2015
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Services of America
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Security Business
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2015
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Services of America
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Guardsmark
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2015
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Pincus
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Universal
Services of America
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2015
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Security Services
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September
2012
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& Existing Management
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Garda
World Security Corporation
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Nomura
reviewed the following other Professional Services Transactions:
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Announced
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2018
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Worldwide
Flight Services
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2017
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Sodexo
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Centerplate
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2017
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Aramark
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AmeriPride
Services Inc.
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2017
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Industries Incorporated
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Services Group
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July
2016
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Apollo
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Outerwall
Inc.
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2015
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Group
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2015
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DTZ
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Cushman
& Wakefield
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2015
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Group, Inc.
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Workplace Solutions Business
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2014
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Square Capital Partners
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Corp.
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June
2014
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Group
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Corp.
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For
each of the transactions for which information was publicly available, Nomura calculated and compared the TEV of the target company
as a multiple of the target company’s Adjusted EBITDA for the twelve months prior to the date that the relevant transaction
was announced. The table set forth below shows the mean and median multiples observed:
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Professional Services Transactions
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Referenced Transactions
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Based
on the analysis of such metric for the transactions noted above, Nomura selected a representative range of multiples of the transactions
of 9.0x to 11.0x and applied this range of multiples to Command’s reported Adjusted EBITDA for the 12-month period ended
June 30, 2018. This analysis indicated implied equity value range of $1.33 to $1.82 for a share of Command common stock.
No
company or transaction utilized in the selected transactions analysis is identical to Command or the merger. In evaluating the
selected transactions, Nomura made judgments and assumptions with regard to general business, market and financial conditions
and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of Command, such as the impact of competition on the business of Command
or the industry generally, industry growth and the absence of any adverse material change in the financial condition of Command
or the industry or in the financial markets in general, which could affect the public trading value of the companies and the aggregate
value of the transactions to which they are being compared. Mathematical analysis, such as determining the arithmetic mean or
median, or the high or low, is not in itself a meaningful method of using selected company data.
Premiums
Paid Analysis
Nomura
also looked at premiums paid since 2015 in transactions having a transaction value of between $25 million and $75 million involving
the acquisition of 100% of the equity of a public U.S. target company. Nomura compared the range of premia paid in the 27 transactions
that fell within Nomura’s search criteria to the volume weighted average price (“VWAP”) of the shares of Command
common stock for the one-month period ended September 14, 2018. Based on these transactions, Nomura applied a premium range of
30%-45% to $1.83, which was the VWAP for the shares Command common stock for the one-month period ended September 14, 2018. This
analysis indicated implied equity value range of $2.38 to $2.66 for a share of Command common stock. No company or transaction
utilized in the premiums paid analysis is identical to Command or the merger.
Miscellaneous
Nomura’s
opinion and its presentation to the Command board was one of many factors taken into consideration by the Command board in deciding
to approve the merger agreement. Consequently, the analyses described above should not be viewed as determinative of the view
of the Command board with respect to the merger consideration or of whether the Command board would have been willing to agree
to different terms in the merger. The merger consideration and other terms of the merger were determined through arm’s-length
negotiations between Command and Parent and were approved by the Command board. Nomura did not recommend any specific merger consideration
to Command.
Under
the terms of Nomura’s engagement, Command has agreed to pay Nomura for its financial advisory services in connection with
the merger an aggregate fee of $1 million, of which $350,000 was payable upon issuance of Nomura’s opinion, and the balance
of which is contingent upon consummation of the merger. In addition, Command has agreed to reimburse Nomura’s expenses and
to indemnify Nomura and related parties against certain liabilities arising out of Nomura’s engagement.
Nomura
and its affiliates are engaged in financial services, including, without limitation, investment banking, financial advisory, corporate
finance, retail banking, securities and derivatives trading, asset finance, merchant banking and asset management. In the ordinary
course of business, Nomura, its successors and affiliates may hold or trade, for their own accounts and the accounts of their
customers, the equity, debt or other securities or financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of Command
or Parent or their respective subsidiaries or any currency or commodity that may be involved in the merger and, accordingly, may
at any time hold a long or short position in such securities, instruments, currencies or commodities (or in related derivatives).
Nomura,
as part of its investment banking services, is regularly engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection
with transactions including mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, corporate restructurings, negotiated underwritings, secondary
distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements, valuations for corporate and other purposes, and other transactions.
In the ordinary course of business, Nomura and/or certain of its affiliates may act as a market maker and broker in the publicly
traded securities of Command and/or other entities involved in the merger or their respective affiliates and receive customary
compensation in connection therewith. During the two years preceding the date of its opinion, Nomura and its affiliates had not
provided investment banking or other financial services to Command or Parent unrelated to the proposed merger, for which Nomura
and its affiliates had received compensation; provided, however, that Nomura and its affiliates may in the future provide investment
banking and other financial services to Command or Parent for which Nomura and its affiliates may receive compensation.
The
Command board selected Nomura as its exclusive financial advisor in connection with the merger because Nomura is an internationally
recognized investment banking firm with substantial experience in similar transactions and because of Nomura’s familiarity
with Command and its business.
Certain
Financial Projections
Command
does not as a matter of course issue public projections as to future performance or earnings beyond the current fiscal year or
issue public projections for extended periods due to the unpredictability of the underlying assumptions and estimates. Our management
prepared the below projections for Command for fiscal years 2019 through 2024 (which we refer to as the “projections”).
Our management provided the projections based on its continued operations as an independent publicly traded company to the Command
board and the Financial Advisor, which the Command board authorized for the Financial Advisor to rely on and use in performing
its preliminary financial analyses as described in “—Opinion of Command’s Financial Advisor” above.
The
following is a summary of the certain financial projections prepared by management and provided to the Command board and the Financial
Advisor:
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Fiscal Year Ended March 31,
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2023
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2024
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(US$
in millions)
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Revenues
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177.6
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180.8
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187.9
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194.8
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201.9
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209.2
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Net
Income
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1.6
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1.7
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1.8
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2.0
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2.1
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2.3
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Adjusted
EBITDA
(1)
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3.0
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2.8
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|
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3.0
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3.1
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3.3
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3.4
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Capital
Expenditures
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0.2
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0.1
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|
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0.1
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0.1
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0.1
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|
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|
0.1
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(1)
Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the
United States (which we refer to as “GAAP”). Adjusted EBITDA consists of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation
and amortization and non-recurring items. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute
for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures as used in the financial projections
may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts used by other companies or persons.
A
summary of the projections for Command is included in this proxy statement solely to give Command’s shareholders access
to information that was made available to the Command board and the Financial Advisor in connection Command’s evaluation
of Parent’s acquisition proposal. The projections were not prepared with a view toward public disclosure or complying with
GAAP. In addition, the projections were not prepared with a view toward complying with the guidelines established by the SEC or
by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants with respect to prospective financial information. The projections are
not fact and should not be relied upon as being necessarily indicative of future results. Readers of this proxy statement are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on the projections.
The
inclusion of the projections in this proxy statement should not be regarded as an indication that the Command board, the Financial
Advisor, any of their affiliates, or any other recipient of this information considered, or now considers, such projections to
be a reliable prediction of future results or any actual future events. None of Command, the Financial Advisor, Parent or any
of their respective affiliates or any other person assumes any responsibility for the validity, reasonableness, accuracy or completeness
of the projections included in this proxy statement.
The
projections are forward-looking statements. For information on factors that may cause Command’s future results to differ
materially from the projections, see “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statement.” The projections were
developed from historical financial statements and a series of assumptions and estimates by Command’s management related
to future trends, including assumptions and estimates related to future business initiatives for which historical financial statements
were not available, and did not give effect to any changes or expenses as a result of the merger or the other transactions contemplated
by the merger agreement.
Command’s
future financial results may materially differ from those expressed in the projections due to numerous factors, including many
that are beyond Command’s ability to control or predict. We cannot assure you that any of the projections will be realized
or that our future financial results will not materially vary from the projections. Furthermore, while presented with numerical
specificity, the projections necessarily are based on numerous assumptions, many of which are beyond our control and difficult
to predict, including with respect to industry performance, competitive factors, industry consolidation, general business, economic,
regulatory, market and financial conditions, as well as matters specific to our business, including with respect to future business
initiatives and changes to our business model for which we have no historical financial data, which assumptions may not prove
to have been, or may no longer be, accurate. The projections do not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after
the date they were prepared, including expenses, fees and related to the merger, the September 18, 2018 public announcement of
the merger and any of the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement or subsequent integration planning activities, and
have not been updated since their respective dates of preparation. In addition, the projections do not take into account any adverse
effects that may arise out of the termination of the merger agreement, and should not be viewed as accurate or continuing in that
context.
The
projections were estimated in the context of the business, economic, regulatory, market and financial conditions that existed
at the time the projections were prepared, and the projections have not been updated to reflect revised prospects for our business,
changes in general business, economic, regulatory, market and financial conditions or any other transaction or event that has
occurred or that may occur and that was not anticipated at the time the projections were prepared. The projections cover multiple
years, and such
information by its nature becomes less reliable with each successive year.
The projections should not be utilized as public guidance and will not be provided in the ordinary course of our business in the
future.
The
inclusion of the projections in this proxy statement should not be deemed an admission or representation by Command, the Financial
Advisor, Parent or any of their respective affiliates with respect to such projections or that the projections included in this
proxy statement are viewed by Command, the Financial Advisor, Parent or any of their respective affiliates as material information
regarding Command. In fact, we view the projections as non-material because of the inherent risks and uncertainties associated
with such projections. The projections are not included in this proxy statement in order to induce any shareholder of Command
to vote in favor of any proposal to be considered at the special meeting, but they are being included because such projections,
or portions thereof, were provided to the Command board and/or the Financial Advisor.
The
information from the projections should be evaluated, if at all, in conjunction with the historical financial statements and other
information regarding Command contained in Command’s public filings with the SEC. In light of the foregoing factors and
the uncertainties inherent in the projections, Command’s shareholders are cautioned not to place undue, if any, reliance
on the projections included in this proxy statement, including in making a decision as to whether to vote in favor of any proposal
to be considered at the special meeting.
None
of Command, the Command board, its advisors (including, but not limited to, the Financial Advisor), or any other person intends
to, and each of them disclaims any obligations to, update or otherwise revise the projections to reflect circumstances existing
after the date when made or to reflect the occurrence of future events, even in the event that any or all of the assumptions underlying
the projections are shown to be in error or no longer appropriate, except as required by securities laws.
Interests
of Command’s Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger
Details
of the beneficial ownership of Command’s directors and executive officers of Command common stock are set out in “Securities
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.” In addition to their interests in the merger as shareholders, certain
of Command’s directors and executive officers have interests in the merger that may be different from, or in addition to,
the interests of Command’s shareholders generally. In considering the recommendation of the Command board with respect to
the merger, Command shareholders should be aware of these interests. The Command board was aware of these interests and considered
them, among other matters, in reaching the determination to approve the merger agreement and the merger and making the recommendation
that shareholders approve the proposal to adopt the merger agreement. These interests are described below.
Indemnification
and Exculpation of Directors and Executive Officers
Command
directors and executive officers are entitled to certain continued indemnification and insurance coverage under the merger agreement
after the merger is completed. For a more complete description, please see “The Merger Agreement—Other Covenants and
Agreements—D&O Indemnification and Insurance.”
Treatment
of Outstanding Equity Awards
Under
the terms of the merger agreement, Command equity awards held by directors and executive officers of Command that are outstanding
immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be subject to the following treatment:
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Stock
Options
. At the effective time of the merger, each outstanding option to purchase shares under Command’s stock plans,
vested or unvested, will be cancelled and will entitle the holders of the options to receive an amount in cash (less applicable
taxes required to be withheld) equal to (i) the total number of shares subject to the option, whether vested or unvested,
immediately prior to the effective time multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of (1) the merger consideration over (2) the
exercise price per share under the stock option. Any outstanding stock option that has an exercise price per share equal to
or in excess of the merger consideration will be canceled at the effective time of the merger for no consideration.
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Restricted
Shares and Restricted Stock Units.
At the effective time of the merger, each outstanding share of Command common stock
subject to vesting, repurchase or other lapse restrictions (which we refer to as a “restricted share”) and each
outstanding restricted stock unit granted under Command’s stock plans, whether vested or unvested, will, by virtue of
the merger, be cancelled and entitle the holder to receive an amount in cash (less applicable taxes required to be withheld)
equal to (i) the total number of such restricted shares and restricted stock units, whether vested or unvested, immediately
prior to the effective time multiplied by (ii) the merger consideration.
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In
connection with the merger, Command’s executive officers and non-employee directors will only receive payments for settlement
of their outstanding equity awards as described above. If the effective time of the merger were September 28, 2018, based on the
number of equity awards outstanding as of such date and a price per share of Command common stock of $2.85 (
i.e.
, the merger
consideration), Command estimates the aggregate amount that would become payable to (i) executive officers to be approximately
$911,748 and (ii) non-employee directors to be approximately $1,081,900.
Employment
Agreements and Offer Letters with Executive Officers
Command
previously entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Coy and Brost.
Pursuant
to the employment agreement with Mr. Coy, if, within twelve months following a “Change in Control” (as defined in
his employment agreement), Mr. Coy is terminated other than for “Cause” (as defined in his employment agreement) or
Mr. Coy terminates his employment for “Good Reason” (as defined in his employment agreement), (i) all then outstanding
options, restricted stock and other equity-based awards granted to Mr. Coy but which have not vested as of the date of termination,
shall become fully vested and all options not yet exercisable shall become exercisable for a period of 60 days following such
termination without Cause or resignation for Good Reason and (ii) Mr. Coy will be eligible to receive 18 months of base salary
continuation and 150% of the bonus amount that would have been payable to him had his employment not been terminated, based on
actual performance through the date of such termination.
Similarly,
pursuant to the terms of Mr. Brost’s employment offer letter, in 2016, the Command board approved that Mr. Brost, as the
Chief Financial Officer, will be entitled to the same provision as Mr. Coy and that he will be eligible to receive 18 months of
base salary continuation and 150% of the bonus amount that would have been payable to him had his employment not been terminated,
based on actual performance through the date of such termination.
Mr.
Coy is subject to confidentiality, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants. Specifically, Mr. Coy may not at any time disclose
(other than as may be required by law or order of a court or governmental body) or use for his or any other person’s benefit
or purposes information regarding Command and its affiliates and must return all such information upon termination of employment.
In addition, Mr. Coy: (i) for a period of one year following termination of his employment agreement for any reason, must not,
in any location, engage in any business, whether as an employee, consultant, partner, principal, agent, representative or stockholder
(other than as a beneficial owner of less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding equity interests of such business) or in any
other corporate or representative capacity with any other business, whether in corporate, proprietorship, partnership form or
otherwise, where such business is engaged in any activity which competes with the business of Command; (ii) for a period of two
years following termination of his employment agreement for any reason, within the geographic territory the United States of America,
directly or indirectly, approach, solicit, service or deal with any customer, potential customer or maturing business opportunity
of Command in order to attempt to direct any such customer, potential customer or maturing business opportunity away from Command;
and (iii) for a period of two years following termination of his employment agreement for any reason, directly or indirectly recruit,
solicit or endeavor to entice away from Command any individual who is an employee of or service provider to Command. Such confidentiality,
non-competition and non-solicitation covenants may not be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge
is agreed to in writing signed by a duly authorized officer of Command.
Mr.
Brost is also subject to confidentiality and non-solicitation covenants. Mr. Brost must, at all times during his employment and
thereafter, hold in strict confidence all confidential information of Command and must not directly or indirectly use, disclose
or make accessible to any person any such confidential information, except with Command’s express written authorization
or pursuant to the Defense of Trade Secrets Act of 2016 under certain circumstances. In addition, Mr. Brost, for a period of one
year following his termination of employment with Command for any reason, must not, without the prior authorization of Command:
(i) directly or indirectly, on behalf of any business or entity engaged in a competitive business to Command, solicit business
from or service any customer of Command for which he directly or indirectly had responsibility within one year prior to his termination
of employment; (ii) directly or indirectly solicit any prospective customer of Command at the time of his termination of employment;
and (iii) except in good faith performance of his duties during his employment with Command, for himself or on the behalf of any
business or entity engaged in a competitive business to Command, directly or indirectly, (A) solicit, induce, or encourage any
person who is an employee of Command to terminate his or her employment or other contractual relationships with Command or (B)
hire any person who is an employee of Command or who was such an employee at any time during the six-month period preceding such
hiring.
On
September 18, 2018, immediately prior to the execution of the merger agreement, Messrs. Coy and Brost, at the direction of Prosegur,
signed letters that acknowledge that the merger does not constitute “Good Reason” (as such term is defined in their
respective employment agreements) for them to resign from Command and receive those specified severance benefits. Other than such
letters, neither Parent nor any of its affiliates have entered into any agreement or understanding, whether written or unwritten,
with Messrs. Coy and Brost or any other executive officers of Command concerning any type of compensation, whether present, deferred
or contingent, that is based on or otherwise relates to the merger.
Golden
Parachutes
In
accordance with Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K, the table below sets forth the estimated amounts of compensation and benefits that
each named executive officer could receive that are based on or otherwise related to the merger.
The
estimated potential payments in the table below are based on certain assumptions that, if changed, may impact the numbers presented
in the table. These assumptions include the following: (i) per share merger consideration of $2.85; (ii) base salary, target bonus
levels and equity award holdings as of September 28, 2018; (iii) the merger closing on September 28, 2018 (the assumed date of
the closing of the merger solely for purposes of this golden parachute compensation disclosure); and (iv) a termination of each
named executive officer by Command without “cause” or by the executive for “good reason” on the closing
date.
Depending
on when the merger occurs, certain equity awards that are now unvested and included in the table below may vest pursuant to the
terms of the equity awards based on the completion of continued service with Command, independent of the merger. The amounts indicated
below are reasonable estimates based on multiple assumptions that may or may not actually occur, including assumptions described
in this proxy statement, and do not reflect certain compensation actions that may occur before completion of the merger. As a
result, the actual amounts, if any, to be received by a named executive officer may materially differ from the amounts set forth
below. All dollar amounts have been rounded to the nearest whole dollar.
Golden
Parachute Compensation
Name
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Cash
(1)
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Equity
(2)
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Total
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($)
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($)
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($)
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Craig
P. Coy
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787,500
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673,525
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1,461,025
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N.
Paul Brost
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540,000
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238,223
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778,223
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(1)
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The
amounts in this column are presented for illustrative purposes only and represent
the
estimated amount of severance to which the named executive officers would have become entitled under their respective employment
agreements assuming that a termination of employment
by Command without “cause” or by the executive for
“good reason”
had occurred as of September 28, 2018. The named executive
officers’ entitlement to severance upon a termination of employment involves a highly fact-specific analysis and there
can be no certainty that these amounts will ever be paid to the named executive officers.
Pursuant to their respective
employment agreements, each of Mr. Coy’s and Mr. Brost’s potential severance payment is equal to the sum of (i)
18 months of his base salary (Mr. Coy’s and Mr. Brost’s base salaries are $350,000 per year and $300,000 per year,
respectively), which amount is payable in installments in accordance with Command’s normal payroll practices, and (ii)
150% of the bonus amount that would have been payable had their employment not been terminated, based on actual performance
through the date of such termination. For purposes of the potential severance calculation, it is assumed for illustrative
purposes only that the bonus amount payable to each named executive officer for the year of termination is equal to 50% of
the named executive officer’s target bonus amount (
i.e.
, for Mr. Coy, $175,000, and for Mr. Brost, $60,000).
For further information regarding these employment agreements, please see above under “—Employment Agreements
and Offer Letters with Executive Officers.”
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(2)
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The
amounts in this column represent the estimated amount of the payments that each named executive officer will receive in respect
of his (i) stock options with an exercise price equal to or lower than the merger consideration that, in accordance with the
terms of the merger agreement, are canceled at the effective time of the merger in exchange for cash payments, and (ii) restricted
stock units that, in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, are canceled at the effective time in exchange for
cash payments. All of the stock options held by the named executive officers have previously vested in accordance with their
terms. The restricted stock units currently held by the named executive officers are unvested. No named executive officer
owns restricted shares. For further information regarding treatment of equity awards in connection with the merger, please
see above under “—Treatment of Outstanding Equity Awards.”
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The
total amounts do not reflect any reductions to “parachute payments” as defined by Section 280G of the U.S. Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, in order to avoid any applicable excise tax. A definitive analysis of the need, if any, for
such reductions will depend on the effective time, the date of termination (if any) of the named executive officer and certain
other assumptions used in the applicable calculations.
Merger
Expenses, Fees and Costs
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in the merger agreement (including the termination fee described below), all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby will be paid by the party incurring
the cost or expense.
In
the event of a termination of the merger agreement under certain circumstances, Command may be required to pay Parent a termination
fee of approximately $1.2 million to reimburse Parent’s fees and expenses incurred in connection with the merger agreement
and related transactions. See “The Merger Agreement—Termination Fee.”
Expected
Timing of the Merger
Command
and Parent currently expect to complete the merger in the fourth quarter of 2018, subject to the receipt of required Command shareholder
approval and regulatory approvals and the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions to completion of the merger. Because
many of the conditions to completion of the merger are beyond the control of Command and Parent, exact timing for completion of
the merger cannot be predicted with any amount of certainty.
Material
U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger
The
following discussion is a summary of material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger to U.S. Holders (as defined below)
of the shares of Command common stock. This summary is general in nature and does not discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income
taxation that may be relevant to a holder of the shares of Command common stock in light of their particular circumstances. This
discussion is based on the Code, the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code, judicial authority, published administrative
positions of the Internal Revenue Service, which we refer to as the IRS, and other applicable authorities, all as in effect as
of the date of this proxy statement, and all of which are subject to change or differing interpretations at any time, with possible
retroactive effect. We have not sought, and do not intend to seek, any ruling from the IRS with respect to the statements made
and the conclusions reached in the following discussion, and no assurance can be given that the IRS will agree with the views
expressed herein, or that a court will not sustain any challenge by the IRS in the event of litigation. This discussion does not
describe any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, local or non-U.S. jurisdiction and does not consider any aspects
of U.S. federal tax law other than income taxation, nor does it address any aspects of the unearned income Medicare contribution
tax. In addition, this discussion only applies to the shares of Command common stock that are held as a capital asset (generally,
property held for investment) within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code and does not address tax considerations applicable
to any holder of the shares of Command common stock that may be subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law,
including:
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tax-exempt organization;
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retirement plan or other tax-deferred account;
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a
partnership, S corporation or other pass-through entity (or an investor in a partnership, S corporation or other pass-through
entity);
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a
person holding a direct or indirect interest in Parent or Merger Sub;
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an
insurance company;
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a
mutual fund;
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a
real estate investment trust;
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a
dealer or broker in stocks and securities or in currencies;
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a
trader in securities that elects mark-to-market treatment;
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a
shareholder subject to the alternative minimum tax provisions of the Code;
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a
shareholder that received the shares of Command common stock through the exercise of an employee stock option, through a tax
qualified retirement plan or otherwise as compensation;
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a
person that has a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar;
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a
person that holds the shares of Command common stock as part of a hedge, straddle, constructive sale, conversion or other
integrated transaction; and
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certain
former U.S. citizens or long-term residents.
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If
a partnership (including any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds the shares
of Command common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership generally will depend upon the status of the partner
and the activities of the partner and the partnership. Such holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the tax consequences
of exchanging the shares of Command common stock pursuant to the merger. In addition, holders of shares of Command common stock
who are not U.S. Holders may be subject to different tax consequences than those described below and are urged to consult their
tax advisors regarding their tax treatment under U.S. and non-U.S. tax laws.
The
following summary is for general informational purposes only and is not a substitute for careful tax planning and advice. Holders
are urged to consult their own tax advisor with respect to the specific tax consequences to them of the merger in light of their
own particular circumstances, including U.S. federal estate, gift and other non-income tax consequences, and tax consequences
under state, local and non-U.S. tax laws.
U.S.
Holders
The
following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the merger that will apply to U.S. Holders. For
purposes of this discussion, the term U.S. Holder refers to a beneficial owner of the shares of Command common stock that is,
for U.S. federal income tax purposes:
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an individual who is a citizen or resident in the United States;
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a corporation (or any other entity or arrangement treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) organized in
or under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or
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a trust if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and
one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (ii) the trust has validly
elected to be treated as a “United States person” under applicable Treasury regulations.
Exchange
of the Shares for Cash Pursuant to the Merger Agreement
. The exchange of the shares of Command common stock for cash in the
merger will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss equal to
the difference, if any, between the amount of cash received and the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the shares of Command
common stock exchanged therefor. Gain or loss will be determined separately for each block of the shares of Command common stock
(generally, the shares of Command common stock acquired at the same cost in a single transaction) held by such U.S. Holder. Such
gain or loss will be capital gain or loss, and will be long-term capital gain or loss if such U.S. Holder’s holding period
for the shares of Command common stock is more than one year at the time of the exchange. Long-term capital gains recognized by
an individual U.S. Holder are generally eligible for reduced rates of taxation.
The
deductibility of capital losses is subject to certain limitations.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding Tax
. Proceeds from the exchange of the shares of Command common stock pursuant to the merger
generally will be subject to information reporting. In addition, backup withholding tax at the applicable rate (currently 24%)
generally will apply unless the applicable U.S. Holder or other payee provides a valid taxpayer identification number and complies
with certain certification procedures (generally, by providing a properly completed IRS Form W-9) or otherwise establishes an
exemption from backup withholding tax. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding
tax rules from a payment to a U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against that holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability
and may entitle the holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. Each U.S. Holder
should duly complete, sign and deliver to the paying agent an appropriate IRS Form W-9 to provide the information and certification
necessary to avoid backup withholding tax, unless an exemption applies and is established in a manner satisfactory to the paying
agent.
Intent
to Vote in Favor of the Merger
Command
currently expects that Command’s directors and executive officers will vote their shares in favor of the proposal to approve
the merger agreement, the proposal to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the merger-related compensation and any proposal
to adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, including if there are not holders of a sufficient number of shares
of common stock present or represented by proxy at the special meeting to constitute a quorum. As of [●], 2018, the record
date for the special meeting, Command’s directors and executive officers directly owned, in the aggregate, [●] shares
of common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting, or collectively [●]% of the outstanding shares of Command common
stock entitled to vote at the special meeting.
Financing
of the Merger
The
merger is not conditioned upon any financing arrangements or contingencies. We anticipate that the total funds needed to complete
the merger, including amounts due to Command’s shareholders and holders of equity awards under the merger agreement and
to pay fees, costs and expenses related to the foregoing, will be funded through cash on hand of Parent and its subsidiaries and/or
new third party debt financing.
We
believe, but cannot assure you, that the cash on hand of Parent and its subsidiaries, combined with any debt financing, will be
sufficient to complete the merger.
Regulatory
Approvals
Pursuant
to the terms of the merger agreement, Parent and Command have agreed to use their respective reasonable best efforts to take,
or cause their subsidiaries to take, all actions necessary to obtain all regulatory approvals required to consummate the merger.
Payment
of Shares
Parent
will appoint a paying agent for the purpose of exchanging the merger consideration for certificates formerly representing Command
common stock or for Command common stock represented by book-entry notations.
Promptly
after the effective time of the merger (and in any event within three business days), the surviving corporation will cause the
paying agent to mail the appropriate materials to each record holder of Command common stock as of immediately before the effective
time. These materials will include (i) a letter of transmittal specifying that delivery will be effected, and risk of loss and
title to the certificates will pass, only upon proper delivery of the shareholder’s certificates (or affidavits of loss
in lieu thereof) to the paying agent, and (ii) instructions for surrendering the certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof)
or book-entry shares in exchange for the merger consideration.
Those
holders of Command common stock who properly surrender their certificates representing Command common stock to the paying agent
in accordance with the letter of transmittal will receive a cash amount in immediately available funds equal to the number of
shares represented by such certificate or book-entry shares, multiplied by the merger consideration.
In
the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Command common stock that is not registered in Command’s transfer records,
a check for cash to be exchanged upon due surrender of the certificate may be issued to such transferee if the certificate formerly
representing Command common stock is presented to the paying agent, accompanied by all documents reasonably required to evidence
and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid or are not applicable.
Parent,
Merger Sub, the surviving corporation and the paying agent will be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable under
the merger agreement the amounts it is required to deduct and withhold under any applicable federal, state, local or foreign tax
law. If such amounts are withheld, they will be treated for all purposes of the merger agreement as having been paid to the shareholders
from whom they were withheld.
If
a certificate for any Command common stock has been lost, stolen or destroyed, the paying agent will pay the merger consideration
only upon the claimant’s making of an affidavit of fact and, if required by Parent, the claimant’s posting of a bond
in customary amount and upon such terms as may be required by Parent as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent
or the surviving corporation with respect to such certificate.
Delisting
and Deregistration of Command Common Stock After the Transactions
Upon
completion of the merger, the Command common stock will cease to be listed on NYSE American and will subsequently be deregistered
under the Exchange Act.
THE
MERGER AGREEMENT
The
following summary describes material provisions of the merger agreement. This summary is subject to, and qualified in its entirety
by reference to, the merger agreement, which is attached to this proxy statement as
Annex A
and is incorporated by reference
into this proxy statement. You are urged to read the merger agreement carefully and in its entirety, as it is the legal document
governing the merger.
The
following summary of the merger agreement, and the copy of the merger agreement attached hereto as
Annex A
to this proxy
statement, are intended to provide information regarding the terms of the merger agreement and are not intended to modify or supplement
any factual disclosures about Command or Parent in its public reports filed with the SEC. In particular, the merger agreement
and the related summary are not intended to be, and should not be relied upon as, disclosures regarding any facts and circumstances
relating to Command or Parent or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. The merger agreement contains representations
and warranties by the parties which were made only for purposes of that agreement and as of specified dates. The representations,
warranties and covenants in the merger agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the merger agreement, may
be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for
the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the merger agreement instead of establishing these matters
as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable
to investors. In addition, information concerning the subject matter of the representations, warranties and covenants may change
after the date of the merger agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Command’s or Parent’s
public disclosures. Moreover, the description of the merger agreement below does not purport to describe all of the terms of such
agreement, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto
as
Annex A
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Structure
and Completion of the Merger
Subject
to the terms and conditions of the merger agreement, at the effective time of the merger, and in accordance with the New York
Business Corporation Law (which we refer to as the “NYBCL”), Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, will
merge with and into Command, with Command surviving the merger and continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
Closing
and Effective Time of Merger
The
closing for the merger will occur on the third business day after the date on which the last of the conditions to completion of
the merger (other than those conditions that are waived or by their nature are to be satisfied by actions taken at the closing
of the merger) are satisfied or on such other date as Parent and Command may agree in writing. The certificate of merger will
be filed as soon as practicable thereafter, at which time the merger shall become effective.
Merger
Consideration
In
the merger, each share of Command common stock issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the merger (other than shares
owned by Command’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Parent, Merger Sub or any of their subsidiaries) will be converted into the
right to receive $2.85 in cash.
Excluded
Shares
Command
common stock owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any other direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and Command common
stock owned by Command or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Command will be cancelled without payment of any consideration
therefor.
Surviving
Corporation; Charter and Bylaws; Directors and Officers
At
the effective time, Command’s charter shall be amended in a form as set forth in Exhibit A to the merger agreement, and
become the charter of the surviving corporation. Command’s bylaws in effect immediately before the effective time shall
become the bylaws of the surviving corporation, until thereafter amended in accordance with their terms or by applicable law.
Subject
to applicable law, at the effective time the directors of Merger Sub will become the directors of the surviving corporation until
their successors have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance
with the surviving corporation’s charter and bylaws. At the effective time, Merger Sub’s officers will become the
officers of the surviving corporation until their successors have been appointed and qualified or elected or until their earlier
death, resignation or removal in accordance with the charter and bylaws of the surviving corporation.
Treatment
of Command Stock Options and Other Equity-Based Awards
Stock
Options
At
the effective time of the merger, each outstanding option to purchase shares under Command’s stock plans, vested or unvested,
will be cancelled and will entitle the holders of the options to receive an amount in cash (less applicable taxes required to
be withheld) equal to (i) the total number of shares subject to the option, whether vested or unvested, immediately prior to the
effective time multiplied by (ii) the excess, if any, of (1) the merger consideration over (2) the exercise price per share under
the stock option. Any outstanding stock option that has an exercise price per share equal to or in excess of the merger consideration
will be canceled at the effective time of the merger for no consideration.
Restricted
Shares and Restricted Stock Units
At
the effective time of the merger, each outstanding restricted share and each outstanding restricted stock unit granted under Command’s
stock plans, whether vested or unvested, will, by virtue of the merger, be cancelled and entitle the holder to receive an amount
in cash (less applicable taxes required to be withheld) equal to (i) the total number of such restricted shares and restricted
stock units, whether vested or unvested, immediately prior to the effective time multiplied by (ii) the merger consideration.
Payment
of Command Common Stock in the Merger
Prior
to the effective time of the merger, Parent will appoint a paying agent approved in advance by Command (such approval not to be
unreasonably withheld or delayed), to exchange certificates or book-entry shares representing Command common stock for the merger
consideration to be received pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement.
Exchange
and Payment Procedures
Promptly
after the effective time of the merger (and in any event within three business days), the surviving corporation will cause the
paying agent to mail the appropriate materials to each record holder of Command common stock as of immediately before the effective
time. These materials will include (i) a letter of transmittal in customary form specifying that delivery will be effected, and
risk of loss and title to the certificates will pass, only upon proper delivery of the shareholder’s certificates (or affidavits
of loss in lieu thereof) to the paying agent, and (ii) instructions for surrendering the certificates (or affidavits of loss in
lieu thereof) or book-entry shares in exchange for the merger consideration.
Those
holders of Command common stock who properly surrender their certificates representing Command common stock to the paying agent
in accordance with the letter of transmittal will receive a cash amount in immediately available funds equal to the number of
shares represented by such certificate or book-entry shares, multiplied by the merger consideration.
In
the event of a transfer of ownership of shares of Command common stock that is not registered in Command’s transfer records,
a check for cash to be exchanged upon due surrender of the certificate may be issued to such transferee if the certificate formerly
representing Command common stock is presented to the paying agent, accompanied by all documents reasonably required to evidence
and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid or are not applicable.
Lost,
Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
If
a certificate for any Command common stock has been lost, stolen or destroyed, the paying agent will pay the merger consideration
only upon the claimant’s making of an affidavit of fact and, if required by Parent, the claimant’s posting of a bond
in customary amount and upon such terms as may be required by Parent as indemnity against any claim that may be made against Parent
or the surviving corporation with respect to such certificate.
Closing
of Transfer Books
After
the effective time of the merger, Command will not register any transfers of Command common stock. Each certificate representing
Command common stock that is presented to the surviving corporation, Parent or the paying agent for transfer shall be cancelled
and exchanged for the cash amount to which the holder would be otherwise entitled.
Tax
Withholding
Parent,
the surviving corporation and the paying agent will be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amount payable under the merger
agreement the amounts it is required to deduct and withhold under any applicable tax law. If such amounts are withheld, they will
be treated for all purposes of the merger agreement as having been paid to the shareholders from whom they were withheld.
Representations
and Warranties
The
merger agreement contains
customary
representations and warranties made by Command
to Parent relating to a number of matters, including the following:
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delivery
of opinion of Financial Advisor.
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merger agreement contains
customary
representations and warranties made by Parent
and Merger Sub to Command relating to a number of matters, including the following:
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good standing and qualification to do business;
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representations and warranties in the merger agreement will not survive the consummation of the merger or the termination of the
merger agreement.
Definition
of Company Material Adverse Change
Certain
representations and warranties of Command are qualified by a Company Material Adverse Change standard. For purposes of the merger
agreement, a “Company Material Adverse Change” means any event, change, effect, development, or occurrence (each a
“Change”) that, when considered individually or in the aggregate with all other Changes, is or would be reasonably
likely to be materially adverse to (i) the ability of Command to timely perform its obligations under, and consummate the transactions
contemplated by, the merger agreement or (ii) the business, financial condition or results of operations of Command and its subsidiaries
taken as a whole. The merger agreement provides, however, that the following shall not be considered in determining whether a
Company Material Adverse Change has occurred:
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generally affecting the securities, credit or financial markets in the United States or the European Union;
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generally affecting the industry or industries in which Command or any of its subsidiaries operates (including such Changes
resulting from general economic conditions);
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announcement or pendency of the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the merger);
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arising out of acts of terrorism, war (whether or not declared), the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war or
military action, acts of hostility, weather conditions or other acts of God (including storms, earthquakes, floods or other
natural disasters) or force majeure events;
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in applicable laws or interpretations thereof;
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in GAAP or any non-U.S. equivalents thereof after the date hereof or the interpretations thereof;
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action or omission (i) taken by Parent or its affiliates, (ii) required pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement or (iii)
pursuant to the request or with the consent of Parent or its affiliates;
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item set forth in the disclosure letter delivered to Parent by Command prior to entering into the merger agreement (which
we refer to as the “Command Disclosure Letter”) to the extent such Change is reasonably foreseeable from such
disclosure;
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failure by Command to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any period,
provided that the exception in this clause shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any Change underlying
such failure has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Change; and
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decline in the price or trading volume of Command common stock, provided that the exception in this clause shall not prevent
or otherwise affect a determination that any Change underlying such decline has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company
Material Adverse Change;
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with respect to clauses (a) through (i), if the impact of such Change has had a disproportionately adverse impact to Command and
its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the industries in which Command and its subsidiaries
operate,
then the impact
of such Change will be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether a “Company Material Adverse Effect”
exists or has occurred or is reasonably expected to exist or occur.
Conduct
of Business Pending Completion of the Merger
Each
of Command and Parent has undertaken certain covenants in the merger agreement restricting the conduct of their respective businesses
and the businesses of their subsidiaries between the date of the merger agreement and the effective time of the merger. Between
the date of the merger agreement and the effective time of the merger, Parent has agreed to not knowingly take or permit any of
its subsidiaries to take any action that could reasonably be likely to prevent or delay the consummation of the merger.
In
general, Command has agreed to conduct the business of it and its subsidiaries in the ordinary course consistent with past practice,
and to use reasonable best efforts to preserve intact its and their business organizations and maintain its and their existing
relations and goodwill with governmental entities, customers, suppliers, employees and business associates. In addition, except
as specifically permitted or required by the merger agreement, as required by applicable law or any governmental entity, as consented
to in writing by Parent (which in certain cases may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) or as set forth in the
Command Disclosure Letter, Command must not and must not permit any of its subsidiaries to:
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any amendments to its charter or by-laws or other applicable governing instruments;
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or consolidate Command or any of its subsidiaries with any other person, sell or restructure, reorganize or completely or
partially liquidate Command or any of its subsidiaries or directly or indirectly sell, lease, license, sell and leaseback,
abandon, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any lien or otherwise dispose of, in whole or in part, any of its material
properties, assets or rights or any interest therein, except for any such transactions solely among subsidiaries of Command;
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assets outside of the ordinary course of business from any other person, other than acquisitions pursuant to contracts in
effect as of the date of the merger agreement and disclosed to Parent;
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sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer
or encumbrance of, any shares of capital stock of Command or any of its subsidiaries (other than (A) the issuance of Command
common stock upon the exercise of options and the settlement of restricted shares and restricted stock units (and dividend
equivalents thereon, if applicable) outstanding on the date of the merger agreement in accordance with their terms or (B)
the issuance of shares of capital stock by a subsidiary of Command to Command or another subsidiary of Command), or securities
convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of such capital stock, or any options, warrants or other rights
of any kind to acquire any shares of such capital stock or such convertible, exchangeable or exercisable securities (including
the grant or award of additional options, restricted shares or restricted stock units);
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any loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in any person (other than Command or any direct or indirect
subsidiary of Command);
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set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect to
any of its capital stock (except for dividends paid by any direct or indirect subsidiary of Command to Command or to any other
direct or indirect subsidiary of Command);
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split, combine, subdivide or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock or securities
convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock (other than the acquisition of any Command
common stock tendered by current or former employees or directors in order to pay taxes in connection with the exercise of
options or the settlement of restricted shares or restricted stock units);
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any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee such indebtedness of another person (other than a subsidiary of Command),
or issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt security of Command or any of its subsidiaries,
except for indebtedness for borrowed money incurred in the ordinary and usual course of business (including for the avoidance
of doubt borrowings and issuances of letters of credit under Command’s revolving credit facility and the financing of
insurance premiums);
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or authorize any capital expenditure in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate;
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any material changes with respect to accounting policies or procedures, except as required by changes in GAAP or a governmental
entity;
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any litigation or other proceedings before a governmental entity unless the settlement solely consists of a cash payment by
Command or any of its subsidiaries not in excess of $100,000;
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other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, make, change or revoke any material tax election,
(B) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, file or amend any tax return, (C) adopt
or change a method of accounting in respect of taxes, (D) consent to any extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable
to a tax return, (E) surrender any right to request a material refund of taxes or (F) settle or otherwise agree to a resolution
of any material claim or assessment relating to taxes;
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for transactions among Command and its subsidiaries, transfer, sell, lease, license, mortgage, pledge, surrender, encumber,
divest, cancel, abandon or allow to lapse or expire or otherwise dispose of any assets or businesses of Command or its subsidiaries,
including capital stock of any of its subsidiaries, in each case which is material to Command and its subsidiaries taken as
a whole, other than equipment, inventory, supplies and other assets in the ordinary course of business and other than pursuant
to contracts in effect prior to the date of the merger agreement;
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as required pursuant to any contracts in effect prior to the date of the merger agreement,
or any benefit plans in effect prior to the date of the merger agreement or replacement
benefit plans entered into after the date of the merger agreement and prior to the effective
time in the ordinary course of business, or as otherwise required by applicable laws,
(A) grant or provide any severance or termination payments or benefits to any director,
officer or other employee of Command or any of its subsidiaries, except in the ordinary
course of business or consistent with past practice or pursuant to existing contracts,
(B) increase the compensation or make any new equity awards to any director, officer
or other employee of Command or any of its subsidiaries, except in the ordinary course
of business or consistent with past practice, or (C) establish, adopt, terminate or materially
amend any benefit plan, other than changes that are made in the ordinary course of business
or consistent with past practice that do not materially increase the costs to Command
of any such benefit plan; or
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authorize or commit to do any of the foregoing.
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Shareholders’ Meeting and Recommendation of Command’s Board of Directors
The
Command board has unanimously determined that the merger is advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of Command and its shareholders,
has authorized, approved and adopted the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and recommends that the Command
shareholders vote “FOR” the approval of the merger agreement. Accordingly, the Command board has directed that the
merger agreement be submitted to Command’s shareholders for their approval at a shareholders’ meeting duly called
and held for such purpose, and has received the opinion of the Financial Advisor to the effect that the consideration to be received
by Command’s shareholders in the merger is fair from a financial point of view.
In
the merger agreement, Command agreed to take all actions to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a special meeting of Command’s
shareholders to consider and vote upon the approval of the merger agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
in the merger agreement, Command shall not adjourn or postpone the special meeting without Parent’s consent, subject to
certain exceptions.
The
Command board has agreed to recommend that Command’s shareholders vote in favor of approval of the merger agreement. Nonetheless,
prior to the Command shareholders adopting the merger agreement,
the Command board
may withhold, withdraw, qualify amend or modify its recommendation with respect to the merger in a manner adverse to Parent or
approve, recommend or otherwise declare advisable any “acquisition proposal” (as described below) that is a “superior
proposal” (as described below) (which we collectively refer to as a “change of recommendation”). In addition,
the Command board may, at any time following the occurrence of the special meeting but solely to the extent that the Common shareholders
did not adopt the merger agreement, and solely in response to an unsolicited superior proposal, cause Command to terminate the
merger agreement to enter into an alternative acquisition agreement relating to any superior proposal.
In
addition, the following conditions must be met:
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Command
has given at least five business days’ prior written notice to Parent of its intention to effect a change in its recommendation
or terminate the merger agreement to enter into an agreement relating to a superior proposal;
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the end of the notice period, Command shall have considered in good faith any revisions to the terms of the merger agreement
proposed in writing by Parent, and shall have determined that the superior proposal is still likely to constitute a superior
proposal; and
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event of any amendment to the financial or other material terms of such superior proposal Command shall deliver an updated
notice to Parent, which shall require a new five business day notice period.
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the purposes of the merger agreement:
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An
“acquisition proposal” means (i) any proposal or offer with respect to a merger, joint venture, partnership, consolidation,
dissolution, liquidation, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization, share exchange, business combination or similar
transaction or (ii) any other direct or indirect acquisition, in the case of clause (i) or (ii), involving 15% or more of
the total voting power or of any class of equity securities of Command, or 15% or more of the consolidated total assets (including
equity securities of its subsidiaries) of Command, in each case other than the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement.
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“superior proposal” means a bona fide acquisition proposal involving more than 50% of the consolidated total assets
(including equity securities of its subsidiaries) or the total voting power of any class of equity securities of Command that
the Command board has determined in its good faith judgment is reasonably likely to be consummated in accordance with its
terms, taking into account all legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the proposal and the person making the proposal,
and, if consummated, would result in a transaction more favorable to Command’s shareholders from a financial point of
view than the transaction contemplated by the merger agreement.
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Not to Solicit Other Offers
Command
has agreed to immediately (i) cease and cause to be terminated any existing solicitation, initiation, encouragement, discussion
or negotiation with any person conducted theretofore by Command, its subsidiaries or any of their representatives with respect
to any acquisition proposal, (ii) request the prompt return or destruction of all confidential information previously furnished
with respect to any acquisition proposal or potential acquisition proposal, (iii) not terminate, waive, amend, release or modify
any provision of any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which it or any of its affiliates or representatives is a party
with respect to any acquisition proposal or potential acquisition proposal, and enforce the provisions of any such agreement,
which shall include seeking any injunctive relief available to enforce such agreement.
In
addition, Command has agreed that it will not, and will not cause any of its subsidiaries or its or their representatives to,
directly or indirectly:
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solicit or knowingly encourage any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes an acquisition proposal
(including by way of providing access to non-public information);
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if prior to the approval of the merger agreement by Command’s shareholders, Command receives a bona fide, unsolicited written
acquisition proposal under circumstances not involving any breach of the non-solicitation provisions in the merger agreement,
and the Command board determines in good faith, after consultation with the outside financial advisor and outside legal counsel,
that such acquisition proposal constitutes or could reasonably be expected to lead to a superior proposal, and in light of such
acquisition proposal, the failure of the Command board to take action would reasonably constitute a violation of its fiduciary
duties under applicable law, then Command may:
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information in response to a request by a person who has made an unsolicited bona fide written acquisition proposal if Command
receives from the person so requesting such information an executed confidentiality agreement on terms substantially similar
to, and no less favorable to Command than under the non-disclosure agreement, dated as of June 19, 2018, by and between Command
and Parent, provided that Command must provide Parent a copy of each confidentiality agreement Command has executed (which
may be reasonably and appropriately redacted with respect to identifying details and other sensitive information) and any
non-public information provided to any such person shall have been previously provided to Parent or shall be provided to Parent
prior to or concurrently with the time it is provided to such person; or
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or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any person who has made an unsolicited bona fide written acquisition
proposal.
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has also agreed to promptly (and in any event within one business day) notify Parent of its receipt of any acquisition proposal,
including the material terms and conditions thereof, and keep Parent informed, on a prompt basis, of the status and terms of any
such acquisition proposal and the status of any such discussions or negotiations, including any change in Command’s intentions
as previously notified.
The
merger agreement provides that the above-described restrictions on Command do not prohibit the Command board from issuing a “stop,
look and listen” communication pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act.
Other
Covenants and Agreements
Employee
Matters
For
twelve (12) months following the effective time of the merger, Parent will cause Command or the surviving corporation, as applicable,
to provide the employees of Command and its subsidiaries (i) a base salary or regular hourly wage, as applicable, that is not
less than the base salary or regular hourly wage provided to such employee by Command and its subsidiaries immediately prior to
the effective time, (ii) cash target bonus opportunities (including annual and quarterly bonus opportunities that are no less
favorable to such employees than those provided to such employees by Command and its subsidiaries immediately prior to the effective
time, (iii) employee benefits that are no less favorable in the aggregate than those provided by Command and its subsidiaries
immediately prior to the effective time and (iv) severance benefits that are no less favorable than those set forth in the Command
Disclosure Letter.
With
respect to any employee benefit plan maintained by Parent or any subsidiary of Parent (which we collectively refer to as “parent
benefit plans”) in which any employee of Command or its subsidiaries or the beneficiaries and dependents thereof is otherwise
eligible to participate effective as of the effective time, Parent will, or will cause the surviving corporation to, (i) recognize
all service of such employees with Command or any of its subsidiaries, as the case may be, for purposes of determining eligibility
to participate, vesting, accruals, and entitlement to benefits where length of service is relevant, other than benefit accruals
under a defined benefit pension plan, to the extent credited under the corresponding Command benefit plan, (ii) use commercially
reasonable efforts to seek to waive any pre-existing condition limitations, eligibility waiting periods and evidence of insurability
requirements and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide credit for any co-payments and deductibles incurred prior
to the effective time in the plan year in which the effective time occurs for purposes of satisfying any applicable deductible,
out-of-pocket or similar requirements under any such parent benefit plans that may apply as of or following the effective time.
From
and after the effective time, Command or the surviving corporation, as applicable, will, and Parent will cause Command or the
surviving corporation, as applicable, to, honor, in accordance with their terms, all employment, severance, income continuity
and change of control programs, plans or agreements between Command and any employee of Command and its subsidiaries including
bonuses, incentives, severance payments or deferred compensation in existence on the date of the merger agreement. However, notwithstanding
the foregoing, Command or the surviving corporation will not be prohibited from amending or terminating any such program, plan
or agreement in accordance with its terms.
D&O
Indemnification and Insurance
Under
the merger agreement, all rights to indemnification existing in favor of each present and former director and officer of Command
and its subsidiaries as provided in the charter or by-laws of Command or any of its subsidiaries in each case as in effect on
the date of the merger agreement for acts or omissions occurring prior to the effective time will be assumed and performed by
the surviving corporation and shall continue in full force and effect until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations
with respect to any claims against such directors or officers arising out of such acts or omissions, except as otherwise required
by applicable law.
Prior
to the effective time, Command will, and if Command is unable to, Parent will cause the surviving corporation as of the effective
time to, obtain and fully pay the premium for “tail” insurance policies for the extension of (i) the directors’
and officers’ liability coverage of the Command’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies
and (ii) Command’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies, in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period
of six years from and after the effective time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as Command’s
current insurance carrier with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance
with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are at least as favorable in the aggregate as Command’s
existing policies.
If
Command and the surviving corporation fail to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the effective time, the
surviving corporation must, and Parent must cause the surviving corporation to, continue to maintain in effect for a period of
six years from and after the effective time the directors’ and officers’ insurance in place as of the date of the
merger agreement with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are at least as favorable as provided in Command’s
existing policies as of the date of the merger agreement, or the surviving corporation must, and Parent must cause the surviving
corporation to, use reasonable best efforts to purchase comparable directors’ and officers’ insurance for such six-year
period with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that are at least as favorable as provided in Command’s
existing policies as of the date of the merger agreement. However, Parent or the surviving corporation will not be required to
expend for such policies a premium amount on an annualized basis in excess of 150% of the annual premiums currently paid by Command
for such insurance. In addition, if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, the surviving corporation
must obtain a policy with the greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount.
If
Parent or the surviving corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidate with or merge into any other
corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii)
transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any individual, corporation or other entity, then, and in each
such case, proper provisions must be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the surviving corporation must assume
all of the obligations of Parent and the surviving corporation set forth under the merger agreement with regard to directors’
and officers’ indemnification and insurance.
Certain
Additional Covenants
The
merger agreement contains additional agreements of Parent, Merger Sub and Command relating to, among other things:
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filing of this proxy statement with the SEC (and cooperation in response to any comments from the SEC in respect to this proxy
statement);
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calling, giving notice of, convening and holding the special meeting not later than 45 calendar days following the expiration
of the 10-day waiting period provided under Rule 14a-6(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act or the date on which Command
learns the SEC has no further comments on this proxy statement;
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joint submission of a draft and a final notice to CFIUS with respect to the transactions contemplated in the merger agreement;
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liquidation by Command of Command Security Corporation Ltd, a Bermuda subsidiary of Command;
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notification of certain matters in connection with the merger agreement, including matters relating to the proxy statement
and any communications received from any third party and/or any governmental entity with respect to the transactions contemplated
in the merger agreement;
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de-listing of Command common stock from NYSE American and deregistration under the Exchange Act;
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coordination of press releases and other public announcements or filings relating to the transactions contemplated by the
merger agreement;
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statutes or regulations that become applicable to the merger agreement; and
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actions
to cause the disposition of equity securities of Command held by each individual who is a director or officer of Command pursuant
to the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement to be exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange
Act.
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Conditions
to the Completion of the Merger
Each
party’s obligation to consummate the merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
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agreement shall have been approved by the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding Command common stock;
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approval from CFIUS shall have been obtained and all notices, reports and other filings required to be made prior to the effective
time shall have been made or obtained, as applicable; and
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court or other governmental entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered
any law that shall be in effect that restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits consummation of the merger.
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and Merger Sub’s obligation to consummate the merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
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(i)
the representations and warranties of Command set forth in the merger agreement regarding organization, good standing and
qualification to do business, capital structure, corporate authority, approval and fairness, and brokers and finders being
true and correct in all material respects, (ii)
all other representations and warranties
of Command set forth in the merger agreement (without giving effect to any materiality or material adverse effect qualifications
contained therein) being true and correct
in all respects (except if such failure to be true and correct did not result
in and would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Change),
in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), as of the date of the merger agreement and as of the closing of the merger as
though made on and as of the closing of the merger (except representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically
as of another date, in which case as of such date);
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having performed all obligations required to be performed by it under the merger agreement in all material respects at or
prior to the closing date; and
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Command’s
obligations to consummate the merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the following conditions:
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the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in the merger agreement regarding capitalization of
Merger Sub being true and correct in all material respects, (ii)
all other representations
and warranties of
Parent and Merger Sub
set forth in the merger agreement (without
giving effect to any materiality or material adverse effect qualifications contained therein) being true and correct
in all respects (except if such failure to be true and correct has not had and would not reasonably be likely to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on Parent’s and Merger Sub’s ability to consummate the transactions
contemplated in the merger agreement), in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), as of the date of the merger agreement
and as of the closing of the merger as though made on and as of the closing of the merger (except representations and warranties
that by their terms speak specifically as of another date, in which case as of such date); and
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and Merger Sub having performed all obligations required to be performed by them under the merger agreement in all material
respects at or prior to the closing date.
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Termination
of the Merger Agreement
Command
and Parent may, by mutual written consent, terminate the merger agreement and abandon the merger at any time prior to the effective
time of the merger, notwithstanding any approval of the merger agreement by our shareholders.
The
merger agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the effective time of the merger by either Command or Parent if:
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merger has not been consummated by March 18, 2019 (which we refer to as the “outside date”), provided that if
all conditions to the consummation of the merger, other than with respect to certain required regulatory approvals (including
CFIUS approval), have been satisfied as of March 18, 2019 (except those conditions which by their nature are to be satisfied
at the consummation of the merger), then the outside date shall be automatically extended to June 18, 2019;
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shareholders do not approve the merger agreement; and
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any
order permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the merger becomes final and non-appealable,
subject to certain exceptions.
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merger agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the effective time of the merger by Command:
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any time after the occurrence of the special meeting but prior to the approval by Command shareholders of the merger agreement,
if the Command board authorizes Command to enter into, and Command enters into, an alternative acquisition agreement in compliance
with the terms of the merger agreement;
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if
there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Parent or Merger Sub in the merger
agreement or if any representation or warranty of Parent or Merger Sub becomes untrue after the date of the merger agreement,
and such breach or failure to be true gives rise to the failure of the condition to the closing of the merger relating to
the accuracy of the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub or compliance by Parent and Merger Sub with their
respective obligations under the merger agreement, and such breach or failure to be true cannot be cured or, if curable, is
not cured prior to the earlier of (i) 30 days after Command provides notice of such breach or failure to be true or (ii) the
outside date; provided that Command is not in breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement under the merger
agreement
such that a
condition to the consummation of the merger would not be
satisfied; or
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any time after the occurrence of the special meeting but prior to the approval by our shareholders of the merger agreement,
if the Command board makes a change of recommendation.
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merger agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the effective time of the merger by Parent if:
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Command board makes a change of recommendation; or
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has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Command in the merger agreement or if any
representation or warranty of Command becomes untrue after the date of the merger agreement, and such breach or failure to
be true gives rise to the failure of the condition to the closing of the merger relating to the accuracy of the representations
and warranties of Command or compliance by Command with its obligations under the merger agreement, and such breach or failure
to be true cannot be cured or, if curable, is not cured prior to the earlier of (i) 30 days after Parent provides notice of
such breach or failure to be true or (ii) the outside date; provided that Parent or Merger Sub
is
not in breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement under the merger agreement
such
that a
condition to the consummation of the merger would not be satisfied
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Effect
of Termination
In
the event of termination of the merger agreement in accordance with the terms of the merger agreement, the merger agreement will
become void (except that provisions relating to the effect of termination, payment of the termination fee and certain other miscellaneous
provisions, together with the confidentiality agreement between Command and Parent, will survive any such termination), and there
will be no liability on the part of any of the parties, except that no party will be relieved of liability for any fraud or willful
breach of the merger agreement prior to such termination.
Termination
Fee
The
merger agreement provides that Command will pay Parent a termination fee of approximately $1.2 million if:
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Command
terminates the merger agreement at any time following the occurrence of a shareholders meeting at which the holders of Command
common stock consider and vote upon the approval of the merger agreement but prior to the approval by Command shareholders
of the merger agreement as a result of (i) the Command board authorizing Command, in compliance with the terms of the merger
agreement, to enter into an alternative acquisition agreement with respect to a superior proposal; and (ii) Command entering
into an alternative acquisition agreement with respect to a superior proposal immediately prior to or concurrently with the
termination of the merger agreement;
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terminates the merger agreement at any time following the occurrence of a shareholders meeting at which the holders of Command
common stock consider and vote upon the approval of the merger agreement but prior to the approval by Command shareholders
of the merger agreement, in connection with a change of recommendation by the Command board;
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terminates the merger agreement at any time prior to the effective time as a result of the Command board making a change of
recommendation; and
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Parent
terminates the merger agreement at any time prior to the effective time as a result of a material breach of Command’s
obligations under the merger agreement described under “—Command Shareholders’ Meeting and Recommendation
of Command’s Board of Directors” and “—Agreement Not to Solicit Other Offers.”
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Specific
Performance
Each
party is entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent a breach of
the merger agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of the merger agreement.
Fees
and Expenses
Except
as otherwise expressly provided in the merger agreement (including the termination fee), all costs and expenses incurred in connection
with the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby will be paid by the party incurring the cost or expense.
Governing
Law
The
merger agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York and the Command board, the validity of any corporate action
on the part of Command and any other matters relating to Command’s internal affairs are also governed by the laws of the
State of New York.
THE
VOTING AGREEMENT
The
following summary describes the material provisions of the voting agreement. The descriptions of the voting agreement in this
summary and elsewhere in this proxy statement are not complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the voting
agreement, a copy of which is attached to this proxy statement as
Annex B
and incorporated into this proxy statement by
reference. We encourage you to read the voting agreement carefully and in its entirety because this summary may not contain all
the information about the voting agreement that is important to you. The rights and obligations of the parties to the voting agreement
are governed by the express terms of the voting agreement and not by this summary or any other information contained in this proxy
statement.
Concurrently
with the execution of the merger agreement, Parent entered into a voting agreement with Craig P. Coy, Thomas P. Kikis, Wax Asset
Management, LLC, Norman H. Pessin, Sandra F. Pessin and Brian L. Pessin, who, as of the date of the voting agreement, collectively
beneficially owned 6,154,468 shares of Command common stock, or approximately 60.7% of the outstanding shares of Command common
stock. The voting agreement generally requires these shareholders: (i) to be counted as present for purposes of determining quorum
at any annual or special meeting of Command shareholders; (ii) to vote all shares of Command common stock beneficially owned by
them in favor of the merger, the adoption of the merger agreement and any other matters necessary for consummation of the merger
and the other transactions contemplated by the merger agreement, and against any action, proposal agreement or transaction (including
any alternative to the merger) involving Command that is intended, or would reasonably be expected to, impede, interfere with,
delay, postpone or adversely affect the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement (including the merger); (iii) not to
solicit, initiate, endorse, encourage or facilitate the making by any person of any acquisition proposal other than the merger;
(iv) not to enter into or participate in any negotiations or any contract relating to any acquisition proposal other than the
merger or participate in a solicitation of proxies or powers of attorney or similar rights to vote in order to facilitate any
acquisition proposal other than the merger or to vote against the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement (including
the merger); (v) not to tender, sell, transfer, pledge, hypothecate, grant, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of or enter
into any contract, option, agreement or other arrangement with respect to, or create or permit to exist any encumbrance on the
shares of Command common stock beneficially owned by them; (vi) not to enter into any voting agreement or voting trust or grant
any proxies or powers of attorney; and (vii) not to knowingly take any action that would make any representation or warranty of
such shareholder to untrue or inaccurate or have the effect of impairing these shareholders from performing their obligations
under the voting agreement.
Under
the voting agreement, each shareholder agreed to irrevocably appoint Parent, the executive officers of Parent, and any other designee
of Parent as its proxy and attorney-in-fact to the full extent of such shareholder’s voting rights with respect to all shares
of Command common stock beneficially owned by such shareholder to vote, and to execute written consents with respect to, all shares
of Command common stock beneficially owned by such shareholder with respect to the matters described in the previous paragraph.
The
voting agreement terminates upon the earliest of (i) the effective time of the merger, (ii) the termination of the merger agreement
in accordance with its terms and (iii) written notice of termination of the voting agreement by Parent to the shareholders.
SPECIAL
MEETING OF COMMAND SHAREHOLDERS
This
section contains information about the special meeting of Command shareholders that has been called, among other reasons, to approve
the merger agreement, and to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation that may be received by Command’s
named executive officers in connection with the merger. This document is being furnished to Command shareholders in connection
with
the solicitation of proxies by the Command board to be used at the special meeting.
Command is first mailing or making available, as the case may be, this document and enclosed proxy card on or about [●],
2018.
Date,
Time and Place of the Special Meeting
Command
will be hosting the special meeting of Command shareholders live online.
The
special meeting is scheduled to be held on [●], 2018 at [●] Eastern Time.
Admission
to the Special Meeting
All
Command shareholders are invited to attend the special meeting. Persons who are not Command shareholders may attend only if invited
by Command.
Any shareholder can attend the special meeting live online at
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You will need the 12-digit control number included in your proxy card in order to be
able to enter the special meeting. Instructions on how to attend and participate online, including how to demonstrate proof of
stock ownership, are posted at
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Purpose
of the Special Meeting
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consider and cast an advisory (non-binding) vote on specified compensation that may be received by Command’s named executive
officers in connection with the merger;
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consider and vote upon any adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the
proposal to approve the merger agreement; and
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Recommendation
of the Command Board of Directors
After
careful consideration of the numerous factors described in “The Merger (Proposal 1)—Reasons for the Merger and Recommendation
of Command’s Board of Directors,” the Command board has unanimously determined that the merger is advisable, fair
to, and in the best interests of, Command and its shareholders. Therefore, the Command board has authorized, approved and adopted
the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and recommends that you vote “FOR” the approval of
the merger agreement.
In
addition, the Command
board
recommends that you vote “FOR” the proposal
to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation that may be received by Command’s named executive
officers in connection with the merger.
Finally,
the Command board
recommends
that you vote “FOR” any adjournment of the
special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to approve the merger agreement.
Command
shareholders should carefully read this document in its entirety for more detailed information concerning the merger agreement.
In particular, Command shareholders are directed to the merger agreement, which is attached hereto as
Annex A
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Record
Date; Shareholders Entitled to Vote; Outstanding Shares Held
All
Command shareholders who hold shares at the close of business on the record date, [●], 2018, are entitled to receive notice
of and to vote at the special meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof, provided that such shares remain outstanding
on the date of the special meeting. Only holders of record at the close of business on the record date are entitled to vote at
the special meeting. At the close of business on the record date, there were [●] shares of common stock outstanding, held
by approximately [●] holders of record. Each holder of Command common stock is entitled to one vote per each share held.
The
SEC rules permit us to deliver a single Notice of Special Meeting or set of proxy materials to one address shared by two or more
of our shareholders. This delivery method is referred to as “householding” and can result in significant cost savings.
To take advantage of this opportunity, we have delivered only one Notice of Special Meeting to multiple shareholders who share
an address, unless we received contrary instructions from the impacted shareholders prior to the mailing date or availability
date, as the case may be. We agree to deliver promptly, upon written or oral request, a separate copy of the Notice of a Special
Meeting and, if applicable, proxy materials, as requested, to any shareholder at the shared address to which a single copy of
these documents was delivered. If you prefer to receive separate copies of the Notice of Special Meeting, proxy statement or annual
report
, contact Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. by calling 1-800-542-1061 or
in writing at Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., Householding Department, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717.
In
addition, if you currently are a shareholder who shares an address with another shareholder and would like to receive only one
copy of future notices and proxy materials for your household, you may notify your broker if your shares are held in a brokerage
account or you may notify us if you hold registered shares. Registered shareholders may notify us by contacting Broadridge Financial
Solutions, Inc. at the above telephone number or address.
Quorum
A
quorum is the presence in person or by proxy of shareholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes which all shareholders are
entitled to cast at the meeting. There must be a quorum for the meeting to be held. Shares of Command common stock
represented
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but not voted, at the special meeting, including shares of Command common stock for which proxies have been received but from
which shareholders have abstained, will be treated as present at the special meeting for purposes of determining the presence
or absence of a quorum for the transaction of all business.
Abstentions
Abstentions
are not counted in the tally of votes for or against a proposal. Abstentions are counted as shares present and entitled to be
voted and count for the purposes of determining whether a quorum is present.
Broker
Non-Votes
NYSE
American has rules that govern brokers who have record ownership of listed company stock held in brokerage accounts for their
clients who beneficially own the shares. Under these rules, brokers who do not receive voting instructions from their clients
have the discretion to vote uninstructed shares on certain matters (which we refer to as “discretionary matters”)
but do not have discretion to vote uninstructed shares as to certain other matters (which we refer to as “non-discretionary
matters”). A broker may return a proxy card on behalf of a beneficial owner from whom the broker has not received instructions
that casts a vote with regard to discretionary matters but expressly states that the broker is not voting on non-discretionary
matters. The broker’s inability to vote with respect to the non-discretionary matters with respect to which the broker has
not received instructions from the beneficial owner is referred to as a “broker non-vote.” Under current NYSE American
interpretations, Proposal 1 and Proposal 2 are considered non-discretionary matters. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the
outcome of Proposal 1 or Proposal 2.
Required
Vote
The
merger agreement must be approved by the affirmative vote of holders of two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Command common
stock entitled to vote on the proposal at the special meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have the effect of a vote
against the merger agreement.
Approval
of the advisory vote on specified compensation that may be received by Command’s named executive officers in connection
with the merger requires that the number of votes cast “FOR” the proposal by Command shareholders present in person
or by proxy and entitled to vote at the special meeting exceeds the votes cast “AGAINST” the proposal. Abstentions
and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the advisory vote.
Any
adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to approve the merger
agreement requires that
the
number of votes cast “FOR” the proposal by
Command shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the special meeting exceeds the votes cast “AGAINST”
the proposal. Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect on the outcome of the adjournment vote.
We
currently expect that all proposals being considered at the special meeting, other than the proposal to approve the merger agreement,
will be approved without need for any additional votes of minority shareholders of Command.
Concurrently
with the execution of the merger agreement, Parent entered into a voting agreement with Craig P. Coy, Thomas P. Kikis, Wax Asset
Management, LLC, Norman H. Pessin, Sandra F. Pessin and Brian L. Pessin, who, as of the date of the voting agreement, collectively
beneficially owned 6,154,468 shares of Command common stock, or approximately 60.7% of the outstanding shares of Command common
stock. The voting agreement generally requires the shareholders party to the voting agreement to, among other things, vote their
shares of Command common stock in favor of the proposal to approve the merger agreement and certain related matters, as applicable,
and against alternative transactions. See “The Voting Agreement.”
Shares
Beneficially Owned by Directors and Executive Officers
The
members of the Command board and executive officers of Command beneficially owned an aggregate of [●] Command common stock
as of [●], 2018, including any shares of Command common stock that such directors and officers have a right to acquire
beneficial
ownership of within 60 days of [●], 2018. These shares represent in total approximately [●]% of the total voting
power of Command’s voting securities.
Proxies
If
on [●], 2018, your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare Investor Services,
then you are a registered holder. If you are a registered holder, you may vote by granting a proxy. The proxy holders will vote
your
shares
as you instruct. If you grant a proxy but do not vote on a proposal,
the proxy holders will vote for you on that proposal. Unless you instruct otherwise, the proxy holders will vote in the manner
set forth below:
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the proposal to approve the merger agreement;
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the proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, specified compensation that may be received by Command’s
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any adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to approve the
merger agreement.
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Voting
instructions are included on your proxy card. If you properly give your proxy and submit it to Command in time for it to be voted,
one of the individuals named as your proxy will vote your shares as you have directed. You may vote for or against the proposals
or abstain from voting.
Shares
Held in Street Name
Your
bank, broker or other
nominee
will not be able to vote your Command common stock
without instructions from you. Please follow the procedure your bank, broker or other nominee provides to vote your shares.
The
instructions set forth below apply to shareholders of record (which we refer to as “registered holders”) only and
not those whose shares are held in the name of a nominee.
Absent specific instructions from you, your broker is not empowered
to vote your Command common stock. The shares not voted because brokers lack power to vote them without instructions are also
known as “broker non-votes.”
How
to Submit Your Proxy
You
can vote by proxy electronically or by telephone or by mail by following the instructions set forth below:
Voting
Electronically
You
can vote at
www.proxyvote.com
, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will need the 12-digit control number included on
your proxy card. Proxies submitted electronically must be received by [●] Eastern Time on [●], 2018.
The
online voting procedures, which comply with New York law, are designed to authenticate shareholder’s identities, to allow
shareholders
to vote their shares and to confirm that their instructions have been
properly recorded.
Voting
By Telephone
You
can vote using a touch-tone telephone by calling 1-800-690-6903, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You will need the 12-digit
control number included on your proxy card. Proxies submitted by telephone must be received by [●] Eastern Time on [●],
2018.
The
telephone voting procedures, which comply with New York law, are designed to authenticate shareholder’s identities, to allow
shareholders to vote their shares and to confirm that their instructions have been properly recorded.
Voting
By Mail
If
you have received a printed copy of the proxy materials by mail, you may complete, sign and return by mail the proxy card sent
to you together with the printed copies of the proxy materials. The proxy card should be mailed to Command Security Corporation,
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, NY 11717. Proxies submitted by mail should be received by before
[●] Eastern Time on [●], 2018.
Revoking
Your Proxy
At
any time before the vote on a proposal, you can change your vote either by giving our Chief Executive Officer a written notice
revoking your proxy, by attending the special meeting online, by signing, dating and returning to us a new proxy or by voting
again electronically or by telephone at a later time before the closing of those voting facilities at
[●]
Eastern Time on [
●],
2018. We will honor
the proxy with the latest date. However, no revocation will be effective unless we receive notice of such revocation at or prior
to the special meeting. For those shareholders who submit a proxy electronically or by telephone, the date on which the proxy
is submitted in accordance with the instructions listed on the proxy card is the date of the proxy.
Adjournments
and Postponements
Any
adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to approve the merger
agreement requires that the number of votes cast “FOR” the proposal by Command shareholders present in person or by
proxy and entitled to vote at the special meeting exceeds the votes cast “AGAINST” the proposal. Unless the Command
board fixes a new record date for the adjourned special meeting, or law otherwise requires, no notice of the adjourned special
meeting will be given so long as the time and place to which the special meeting is adjourned are announced at the special meeting
adjourning and, at the adjourned special meeting only such business is transacted as might have been transacted at the original
special meeting.
In
addition, at any time prior to convening the special meeting, the special meeting may be postponed without the approval of Command
shareholders. If postponed, Command will publicly announce the new meeting date. Similar to adjournments, any postponement of
the special meeting for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies will allow Command shareholders who have already sent in
their proxies to revoke them at any time prior to their use.
Proxy
Solicitation
This
proxy solicitation is being made by Command on behalf of the Command board. Command has not hired a proxy solicitor. In addition
to this mailing and the online availability of this proxy statement, as the case may be, proxies may be solicited by directors,
officers or employees of Command or its affiliates in person or by telephone or electronic transmission. None of the directors,
officers or employees will be directly compensated for such services.
Broadridge
Financial Solutions,
Inc
.
will tabulate and certify the votes and N. Paul Brost, the Chief Financial Officer of Command will serve as the inspector of election.
If
you have any questions about the merger and the other matters contemplated by this document or how to submit your proxy or voting
instruction card or if you need additional copies of this document or the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card, you
should contact Command Security Corporation, Attention: Investor Relations, 512 Herndon Parkway, Suite A, Herndon, Virginia 20170,
telephone: (703) 464-4735.
Other
Business
The
Command board is not currently aware of any business to be acted upon at the special meeting other than the matters described
in this document. If, however, other matters are properly brought before the special meeting, the persons appointed as proxies
will have discretion to vote or act on those matters as in their judgment is in the best interest of Command and its shareholders.
ADVISORY
VOTE ON SPECIFIED COMPENSATION
FOR NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS (PROPOSAL 2)
The
Proposal
As
required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act and the applicable SEC rules issued thereunder (which were enacted pursuant to the
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, or the “Dodd-Frank Act”), Command is required to
submit a proposal to Command shareholders for a (non-binding) advisory vote to approve specified compensation that may be paid
or become payable to named executive officers of Command in connection with the merger.
The
compensation that Command’s named executive officers may be entitled to receive in connection with the merger is summarized
in in the section entitled “The Merger (Proposal 1)—Interests of Command’s Directors and Executive Officers
in the Merger—Golden Parachutes.” All compensation and benefits that may be paid or become payable to our named executive
officers in connection with the merger or pursuant to arrangements with Command are described in the table entitled “Golden
Parachute Compensation” in the section referenced above.
Command
is therefore asking shareholders to adopt the following resolution:
“RESOLVED,
that the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Command’s named executive officers in connection with the merger,
as disclosed pursuant to Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K in the table entitled ‘Golden Parachute Compensation’ including
the related narrative and tabular disclosures, and the agreements and arrangements pursuant to which such compensation may be
paid or become payable, are hereby APPROVED.”
Approval
of this proposal is not a condition to completion of the merger, and, as an advisory vote, the result will not be binding on Command
or on Parent, or the board of directors or the compensation committees of Command or Parent. Therefore, if the merger is approved
by the shareholders of Command and completed, the compensation based on or otherwise relating to the merger will be paid to Command’s
named executive officers in accordance with the underlying plans and agreements, regardless of whether the shareholders of Command
approve this proposal.
Vote
Required and Board Recommendation
Approval
of the advisory vote on specified compensation that may be received by Command’s named executive officers in connection
with the merger requires that the number of votes cast “FOR” the proposal by Command shareholders present in person
or by proxy and entitled to vote at the special meeting exceeds the votes cast “AGAINST” the proposal.
THE
COMMAND BOARD UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT SHAREHOLDERS VOTE “FOR” THE APPROVAL, ON AN ADVISORY (NON-BINDING) BASIS,
OF THE SPECIFIED COMPENSATION THAT MAY BE PAID OR BECOME PAYABLE TO COMMAND’S NAMED EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN CONNECTION WITH
THE MERGER.
THIS
PROXY STATEMENT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE THE SOLICITATION OF A PROXY IN ANY JURISDICTION TO OR FROM ANY PERSON TO WHOM OR FROM WHOM
IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH PROXY SOLICITATION IN THAT JURISDICTION. YOU SHOULD RELY ONLY ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED OR INCORPORATED
BY REFERENCE IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT TO VOTE YOUR SHARES AT THE SPECIAL MEETING. WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO PROVIDE YOU
WITH INFORMATION THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT IS CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT. THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS DATED [●], 2018.
YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THAT DATE,
AND THE MAILING OF THIS PROXY STATEMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS DOES NOT CREATE ANY IMPLICATION TO THE CONTRARY.
ANNEX
A
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
By
and Among
COMMAND
SECURITY CORPORATION,
PROSEGUR
SIS (USA) INC.
and
CRESCENT
MERGER SUB, INC.
Dated
as of September 18, 2018
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
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ARTICLE
I
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The
Merger
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1.1 The
Merger
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A-4
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1.2 Closing
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A-5
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1.3 Effective
Time
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A-5
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1.4 Effects
of the Merger
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A-5
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1.5 Certificate
of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
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A-5
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1.6 Directors
and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
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A-5
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ARTICLE
II
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Effect
of the Merger on Capital Stock
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2.1 Effect
on Capital Stock
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A-6
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2.2 Exchange
of Certificates
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A-6
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2.3 Treatment
of Stock Plans
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A-8
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2.4 Adjustments
to Prevent Dilution
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A-9
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ARTICLE
III
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Representations
and Warranties
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3.1 Representations
and Warranties of the Company
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A-9
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3.2 Representations
and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub
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A-23
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ARTICLE
IV
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Covenants
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4.1 Interim
Operations
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A-26
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4.2 Acquisition
Proposals
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A-29
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4.3 Information
Supplied
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A-31
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4.4 Shareholders
Meeting
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A-32
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4.5 Filings;
Other Actions; Notification
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A-32
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4.6 Access
and Reports
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A-34
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4.7 NYSE
American De-listing
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A-35
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4.8 Publicity
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A-35
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4.9 Employee
Benefits
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A-35
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4.10 Expenses
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A-36
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4.11 Indemnification;
Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance
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A-37
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4.12 Takeover
Statutes
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A-38
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4.13 Control
of Operations
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A-38
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4.14 Section
16 Matters
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A-38
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4.15 Additional
Matters
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A-38
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ARTICLE
V
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Conditions
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5.1 Conditions
to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
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A-38
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5.2 Conditions
to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
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A-39
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5.3 Conditions
to Obligation of the Company
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A-40
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ARTICLE
VI
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Termination
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6.1 Termination
by Mutual Consent
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A-40
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6.2 Termination
by Either Parent or the Company
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A-40
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6.3 Termination
by the Company
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A-41
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6.4 Termination
by Parent
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A-42
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6.5 Effect
of Termination and Abandonment
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A-42
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ARTICLE
VII
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Miscellaneous
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7.1 Survival
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A-43
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7.2 Modification
or Amendment
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A-43
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7.3 Waiver
of Conditions
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A-43
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7.4 Counterparts
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A-44
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7.5 GOVERNING
LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
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A-44
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7.6 Specific
Performance
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A-45
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7.7 Notices
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A-45
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7.8 Entire
Agreement
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A-47
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7.9 No
Third-Party Beneficiaries
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A-48
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7.10 Obligations
of Parent and of the Company
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A-48
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7.11 Definitions
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A-48
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7.12 Severability
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A-48
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7.13 Interpretation;
Construction
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A-48
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7.14 Assignment
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A-49
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Annex
A Defined Terms
Annex
B Voting Agreement
Exhibit
A Form of Charter of the Surviving Corporation
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “
Agreement
”), dated as of September 18, 2018, among Command Security
Corporation, a New York corporation (the “
Company
”), Prosegur SIS (USA) Inc., a Florida corporation
(“
Parent
”), and Crescent Merger Sub, Inc., a New York corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
(“
Merger Sub
,” the Company and Merger Sub sometimes being hereinafter collectively referred to as the
“
Constituent Corporations
”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
the board of directors of the Company (the “
Company Board
”) has (i) determined that this Agreement is
in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, and has adopted and approved this Agreement with Parent and Merger
Sub providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company in accordance with the New York Business Corporation Law
(the “
NYBCL
”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein (the “
Merger
”),
and (ii) resolved to recommend approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of the Company in accordance with Section 903 of
the NYBCL;
WHEREAS,
the respective boards of directors of Parent and Merger Sub have (i) each adopted, approved and declared it advisable to enter
into this Agreement providing for the Merger in accordance with the NYBCL, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein, and (ii) in the case of Merger Sub, resolved to recommend approval of this Agreement to Parent, as the sole shareholder
of Merger Sub, in accordance with Section 903 of the NYBCL;
WHEREAS,
the Company, Parent and Merger Sub desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection
with this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, and as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Parent
and Merger Sub to enter into this Agreement, each of Parent, Craig P. Coy, Thomas P. Kikis, Wax Asset Management, LLC, Norman
H. Pessin, Brian L. Pessin and Sandra F. Pessin is entering into a voting agreement (the “
Voting Agreement
”),
the form of which is attached hereto as
Annex B
.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained
herein, as well as other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
The Merger
1.1
The Merger
. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement,
at the Effective Time and in accordance with the NYBCL, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company and the separate
corporate existence of Merger Sub shall thereupon cease. The Company shall be the surviving corporation in the Merger (sometimes
hereinafter referred to as the “
Surviving Corporation
”), and the separate corporate existence of the
Company under the laws of the State of New York, with all of its rights, privileges, immunities, powers and franchises, shall
continue unaffected by the Merger, except as otherwise set forth in this
Article I
.
1.2
Closing
. Unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing between the Company and Parent,
the closing for the Merger (the “
Closing
”) shall take place at the offices of Winston & Strawn LLP,
200 Park Avenue, New York, New York, at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the third business day (the “
Closing Date
”)
following the day on which the last to be satisfied or waived of the conditions set forth in
Article V
(other than those
conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the fulfillment or waiver of those conditions)
shall be satisfied or waived in accordance with this Agreement. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “
business
day
” shall mean any day ending at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) other than a Saturday or Sunday or a day on which banks
are required or authorized to close in the City of New York.
1.3
Effective Time
. As soon as practicable following the Closing, the Company and Parent
will (a) cause the certificate of merger (the “
NY Certificate of Merger
”) to be executed, acknowledged
and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York as provided in Section 904 of the NYBCL and (b) make all other
filings and recordings required under the NYBCL to effect the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at the time that the NY
Certificate of Merger shall have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of New York or such other date and time
as is agreed upon by the parties and specified in the NY Certificate of Merger in accordance with the NYBCL (the “
Effective
Time
”).
1.4
Effects of the Merger
. The Merger shall have the effects provided for in this Agreement,
the NY Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the NYBCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and
subject thereto, from and after the Effective Time: (a) all property, rights, privileges, immunities, powers, franchises, licenses
and authority of Company and Merger Sub will vest in the Surviving Corporation; and (b) all debts, Liabilities, obligations,
restrictions and duties of each of Company and Merger Sub will become the debts, Liabilities, obligations, restrictions and duties
of the Surviving Corporation.
1.5
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation
. At the Effective
Time, (a) the certificate of incorporation of the Company shall be amended as a result of the Merger so as to read in its entirety
as set forth in
Exhibit A
hereto and as so amended shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation
(the “
Charter
”), until duly amended as provided therein or by applicable Laws, and (b) the by-laws of
the Company in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the by-laws of the Surviving Corporation (the “
By-laws
”),
until thereafter amended as provided therein or by applicable Laws.
1.6
Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation
. Subject to applicable Law, the directors
of Merger Sub shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation at the Effective Time until their successors shall have been
duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter and
the By-laws. The officers of Merger Sub at the Effective Time shall, from and after the Effective Time, be the officers of the
Surviving Corporation until their successors shall have been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until their earlier death,
resignation or removal in accordance with the Charter and the By-laws.
ARTICLE
II
Effect of the Merger on Capital Stock
2.1
Effect on Capital Stock
. At the Effective Time, as a result of the Merger and without
any action on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company or the holders of any capital stock of the Company:
(a)
Merger Consideration
. Each share of the common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (a “
Share
”
or, collectively, the “
Shares
”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other
than Shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any other direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and Shares owned by
any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and in each case not held on behalf of third parties (each, an
“
Excluded Share
” and collectively, “
Excluded Shares
”) shall be converted into
the right to receive $2.85 per Share in cash (the “
Per Share Merger Consideration
”). At the Effective
Time, all of the Shares shall cease to be outstanding, shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each certificate (a “
Certificate
”)
formerly representing any of the Shares (other than Excluded Shares) shall thereafter represent only the right to receive the
Per Share Merger Consideration, without interest.
(b)
Cancellation of Excluded Shares
. Each Excluded Share referred to in
Section 2.1(a)
and each Share, if any, owned
by the Company shall, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, cease to be outstanding,
shall automatically be cancelled without payment of any consideration therefor and shall cease to exist.
(c)
Merger Sub
. At the Effective Time, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted into one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving
Corporation.
(d)
No Appraisal Rights
. In accordance with Section 910 the NYBCL, no appraisal rights shall be available to the holders of
the Shares in connection with the Merger.
2.2
Exchange of Certificates
. (a)
Paying Agent
. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent
shall deposit, or shall cause to be deposited, with a U.S. bank or trust company that shall be appointed to act as a paying agent
hereunder and approved in advance by the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (and pursuant to an
agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company) (the “
Paying Agent
”), in trust
for the benefit of the holders of Shares, a cash amount in immediately available funds necessary for the Paying Agent to make
payments under
Section
2.1(a)
(such cash being hereinafter referred to as the “
Exchange
Fund
”). The Paying Agent shall invest the Exchange Fund as directed by Parent,
provided
that such investments
shall be limited to direct short-term obligations of, or short-term obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest
by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof. Any interest and other income resulting from such investment
shall become a part of the Exchange Fund, and any amounts in excess of the amounts payable under
Section
2.1(a)
shall be promptly returned to the Surviving Corporation or Parent, as directed by Parent. To the extent that there
are losses with respect to any such investments or the Exchange Fund diminishes for any reason below the level required to make
prompt cash payment under
Section
2.1(a)
, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving
Corporation to, promptly replace, restore or increase the cash in the Exchange Fund so as to ensure that the Exchange Fund is
at all times maintained at a level sufficient to make such remaining payments under
Section
2.1(a)
.
(b)
Exchange Procedures
.
(i)
Promptly after the Effective Time (and in any event within three (3) business days), the Surviving Corporation shall cause the
Paying Agent to mail to each holder of record, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, of Shares (other than holders of
Excluded Shares) (i) a letter of transmittal in customary form specifying that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and
title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof as provided
in
Section
2.2(e)
) to the Paying Agent, such letter of transmittal to be in such
form and have such other provisions as Parent and the Company may reasonably agree, and (ii) instructions for use in effecting
the surrender of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof as provided in
Section
2.2(e)
)
or non-certificated Shares held in book-entry position (the “
Book-Entry Shares
”) in exchange for the
Per Share Merger Consideration.
(ii)
Upon surrender of a Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof as provided in
Section
2.2(e)
)
or Book-Entry Shares to the Paying Agent in accordance with the terms of such letter of transmittal, duly executed, the holder
of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor a cash amount in immediately available funds equal to (x)
the number of Shares represented by such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof as provided in
Section
2.2(e)
)
or Book-Entry Shares multiplied by (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration, and such Certificate or Book-Entry Shares so surrendered
shall forthwith be cancelled. No interest will be paid or accrued on any amount payable upon due surrender of the Certificates
or Book-Entry Shares, as applicable. In the event of a transfer of ownership of Shares that is not registered in the transfer
records of the Company, a check for any cash to be exchanged upon due surrender of the Certificate may be issued to such transferee
if the Certificate formerly representing such Shares is presented to the Paying Agent, accompanied by all documents reasonably
required to evidence and effect such transfer and to evidence that any applicable stock transfer taxes have been paid or are not
applicable.
(c)
Closing of Transfer Books
. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and there shall
be no further registrations of transfer on the stock transfer books of the Company of the Shares that were outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time, any Certificate is presented to the Surviving Corporation, Parent or
the Paying Agent for transfer, it shall be cancelled and exchanged for the cash amount in immediately available funds to which
the holder thereof is entitled pursuant to this
Article II
. From and after the Effective Time, holders of Shares shall
cease to have any rights as shareholders of the Company, except as provided herein or by Law.
(d)
Termination of Exchange Fund
. Any portion of the Exchange Fund (including the proceeds of any investments thereof) that
remains unclaimed by the shareholders of the Company for one year after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving
Corporation. Any holder of Shares (other than Excluded Shares) who has not theretofore complied with this
Article II
shall
thereafter look only to Parent and the Surviving Corporation for payment of the Per Share Merger Consideration upon due surrender
of its Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof as provided in
Section 2.2(e)
) or Book-Entry Shares, without
any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the Surviving Corporation, Parent, the Paying Agent or any other
Person shall be liable to any former holder of Shares for any amount required to be delivered to a public official pursuant to
applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “
Person
”
shall mean any individual, corporation (including not-for-profit), general or limited partnership, limited liability company,
joint venture, estate, trust, association, organization, Governmental Entity or other entity of any kind or nature. For purposes
of this Agreement, the term “
Governmental Entity
” shall mean any United States or non-U.S. governmental
or regulatory authority, agency, commission, body, court or other legislative, executive or judicial governmental entity.
(e)
Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates
. In the event any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the
making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by
Parent, the posting by such Person of a bond in customary amount and upon such terms as may be required by Parent as indemnity
against any claim that may be made against it or the Surviving Corporation with respect to such Certificate, the Paying Agent
will issue a check in the amount equal to the number of Shares represented by such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate multiplied
by the Per Share Merger Consideration.
2.3
Treatment of Stock Plans
.
(a)
Options
. At the Effective Time, each outstanding option to purchase Shares (a “
Company
Option
”) under the Stock Plans, whether vested or unvested, shall be cancelled and shall only entitle the holder
thereof to receive, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time (but in any event no later than ten (10) business
days after the Effective Time), an amount in cash equal to (x) the total number of Shares subject to such Company Option, whether
vested or unvested, immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (y) the excess, if any, of the Per Share Merger Consideration
over the exercise price per Share under such Company Option, less applicable Taxes required to be withheld with respect to such
payment. For the avoidance of doubt, any Company Option with an exercise price equal to or greater than the Per Share Merger Consideration
shall be cancelled without any payment therefor.
(b)
Restricted Shares
. At the Effective Time, each outstanding share of restricted stock (a “
Restricted Share
”)
and each outstanding restricted stock unit (a “
Restricted Stock Unit
”) under the Stock Plans, in each
case, whether vested or unvested, shall be cancelled and shall only entitle the holder thereof to receive, as soon as reasonably
practicable after the Effective Time (but in any event no later than ten (10) business days after the Effective Time), an amount
in cash equal to (x) the total number of such Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units, whether vested or unvested, immediately
prior to the Effective Time multiplied by (y) the Per Share Merger Consideration, less applicable Taxes required to be withheld
with respect to such payment.
2.4
Adjustments to Prevent Dilution
. In the event that the Company changes the number of
Shares or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for Shares issued and outstanding prior to the Effective
Time as a result of a reclassification, stock split (including a reverse stock split), stock dividend or distribution, recapitalization,
merger, issuer tender or exchange offer or other similar transaction, the Per Share Merger Consideration shall be equitably adjusted.
2.5
Withholding
. Parent, the Surviving Corporation and the Paying Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts
otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement any amounts required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such
payment under any applicable Tax Law. To the extent any amounts are so deducted and withheld, such amounts shall be treated for
all purposes as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
ARTICLE
III
Representations and Warranties
3.1
Representations and Warranties of the Company
. Except as set forth in the Company Reports
filed with the SEC or in the corresponding sections or subsections of the disclosure letter delivered to Parent by the Company
prior to entering into this Agreement (the “
Company Disclosure Letter
”) (it being agreed that disclosure
of any item in any section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other
section or subsection to which the relevance of such item is reasonably apparent), the Company hereby represents and warrants
to Parent and Merger Sub that:
(a)
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification
. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is a legal entity duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate
or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted
and is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or similar entity in each jurisdiction where
the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except
where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to result
in a Company Material Adverse Change. The Company has made available to Parent complete and correct copies of the Company’s
and its Significant Subsidiaries’ charters and by-laws or comparable governing documents, each as amended to and in effect
on the date hereof. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is liable (including contingently) under
a guarantee, indemnity, bond, letter of comfort or other agreement to provide surety in respect of the obligations of either OPS
Acquisitions Limited or Ocean Protection Services Limited, except the guaranty, security agreement, and share charge, each dated
as of March 5, 2014, as amended by the first amendment to guaranty, first amendment to security agreement, and deed of partial
release, each dated as of September 2016, given by Ocean Protection Services, LLC in favor of Full Circle Capital Corporation,
whereby Ocean Protection Services, LLC guaranteed the obligations of OPS Acquisitions Limited and Ocean Protection Services Limited
to Full Circle Capital Corporation, under which Ocean Protection Services, LLC’s liability to pay is limited to Full Circle
Capital Corporation’s sole recourse to Ocean Protection Services, LLC pledge of its shares in OPS Acquisitions Limited pursuant
to the March 5, 2015 share charge and security agreement, as amended. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is or, during
the year prior to the date of this Agreement, has been a party to or concerned in any agreement or arrangement, or conducted itself
(whether by omission or otherwise) in a manner, which has or is reasonably expected to result in Ocean Protection Services LLC
being liable for any of the liabilities of OPS Acquisitions Limited beyond the amount (if any) unpaid on its shares in OPS Acquisitions
Limited. Command Security Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda company, has neither conducted any business or had any other operations
of any kind, in each case, since the date of its formation. As used in this Agreement, the terms (i) “
Subsidiary
”
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which at least a majority of the securities or ownership interests having
by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions
is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person and/or by one or more of its Subsidiaries, (ii) “
Significant
Subsidiary
” is as defined in Rule 1.02(w) of Regulation S-X promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the “
Exchange Act
”), and (ii) “
Company Material Adverse Change
”
means any event, change, effect, development, or occurrence (each a “
Change
”) that, when considered
individually or in the aggregate with all other Changes, is or would be reasonably likely to be materially adverse to (x) the
ability of the Company to timely perform its obligations under, and consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement
or (y) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, provided
that no Change resulting from the following shall constitute or be taken into account in determining whether there has been a
Company Material Adverse Change under clause (y) above:
(A)
Changes generally affecting the securities, credit or financial markets in the United States or the European Union;
(B)
Changes generally affecting the industry or industries in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries operates (including such
Changes resulting from general economic conditions);
(C)
the announcement or pendency of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (including the Merger);
(D)
Changes arising out of acts of terrorism, war (whether or not declared), the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war
or military action, acts of hostility, weather conditions or other acts of God (including storms, earthquakes, floods or other
natural disasters) or force majeure events;
(E)
Changes in applicable Laws or interpretations thereof;
(F)
Changes in GAAP or any non-U.S. equivalents thereof after the date hereof or the interpretations thereof;
(G)
any action or omission (1) taken by Parent or its Affiliates, (2) required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or (3) pursuant
to the request or with the consent of Parent or its Affiliates;
(H)
any item set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter to the extent such Change is reasonably foreseeable from such disclosure;
(I)
any failure by the Company to meet any internal or public projections, forecasts or estimates of revenues or earnings for any
period,
provided
that the exception in this clause shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any Change
underlying such failure has resulted in, or contributed to, a Company Material Adverse Change; and
(J)
a decline in the price or trading volume of the Company’s common stock,
provided
that the exception in this clause
shall not prevent or otherwise affect a determination that any Change underlying such decline has resulted in, or contributed
to, a Company Material Adverse Change;
provided
,
that, with respect to clauses (A) through (I), the impact of such Change is not disproportionately adverse to the Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as compared to other participants in the industries in which the Company and its Subsidiaries
operate.
As
used in this Agreement, “
Affiliate
” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person which, directly
or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. As used in this definition, “
control
”
(including, with its correlative meanings, “
controlled by
” and “
under common control with
”)
shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of
a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise.
(b)
Capital Structure
. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 50,000,000 Shares, of which 10,134,662 Shares
were outstanding as of the close of business on September 17, 2018, and 1,000,000 shares of Series A convertible preferred stock,
par value $0.0001 per share, none of which were outstanding as of the date hereof. All of the outstanding Shares have been duly
authorized and are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. As of September 17, 2018, other than 47,200 Shares reserved for
issuance under the Company’s 2000 Stock Option Plan (the “
2000 Plan
”), 527,986 Shares reserved
for issuance under the Company’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (the “
2005 Plan
”) and 1,877,424 Shares
reserved for issuance pursuant to awards outstanding and 1,555,111 Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to future awards under
the Company’s 2009 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan (the “
2009 Plan
,” and together with the 2000
Plan and the 2005 Plan, the “
Stock Plans
”), in each case, including pursuant to awards outstanding,
the Company has no Shares reserved for issuance.
Section 3.1(b)
of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a correct and
complete list of Company Options, Restricted Shares, Restricted Stock Units and Performance Units outstanding under the Stock
Plans, including where applicable the holder, date of grant, term (in the case of Company Options), number of Shares and, where
applicable, exercise price. Each of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of each of the Company’s
Subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and owned by the Company or one or more wholly owned
Subsidiaries of the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, pledge, security interest, claim or other encumbrance, other
than Liens imposed by or arising under applicable law (each, a “
Lien
”). Other than the Voting Agreement,
there are no voting agreements, voting trusts, stockholders agreements, proxies or other agreements or understandings to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party with respect to the voting of, restricting the transfer of, or providing for
registration rights with respect to, the capital stock, equity interests or other ownership interests of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries.
(c)
Corporate Authority; Approval and Fairness
.
(i)
The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute and
deliver this Agreement and, subject only to approval of this Agreement by the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding
Shares entitled to vote on such matter at a shareholders’ meeting duly called and held for such purpose (the “
Company
Requisite Vote
”) and the filing and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the NYBCL, to perform
its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Merger. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the
Company and, assuming this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes a valid
and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency,
fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’
rights and to general equity principles regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law (the
“
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception
”).
(ii)
The Company Board has: (A) determined that this Agreement and the Merger are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company
and its shareholders, (B) adopted this Agreement and approved the Merger, (C) resolved, subject to
Section 4.2(d)
, to recommend
adoption of this Agreement by the shareholders of the Company (such recommendation, the “
Company Recommendation
”)
and (D) directed that the adoption of this Agreement be submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders.
(d)
Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain Contracts
.
(i)
Other than (A) pursuant to
Section
1.3
, (B) with respect to the CFIUS Approval,
(C) under the Exchange Act, (D) the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “
SEC
”) of
the Proxy Statement relating to the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger by the shareholders of the Company,
(E) under the rules and regulations of the NYSE American (f/k/a NYSE MKT, LLC) (“
NYSE American
”) and
(F) pursuant to any applicable non-U.S. or U.S. state securities or blue sky laws (collectively, clauses (A) through (F), the
“
Company Approvals
”), no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made by the Company with,
nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained by the Company from, any Governmental
Entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, except those that the failure to make or obtain would not (x) individually
or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Change or (y) prevent, materially delay or impair
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(ii)
Assuming compliance with the matters referenced in
Section 3.1(d)(i)
, receipt of the Company Approvals and the receipt
of the Company Requisite Vote, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company do not, and the consummation
of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby will not, constitute or result in (A) a breach or violation of, or
a default under, the charter or by-laws of the Company or the comparable governing instruments of any of its Significant Subsidiaries,
(B) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or a default
under, or the creation or acceleration of any material obligations pursuant to, any lease, license, contract, note, mortgage,
indenture, agreement, arrangement or other instrument or obligation (each, a “
Contract
”) binding upon
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (including without limitation, the Government Contracts (as defined in
Section 3.1(p)
),
or (C) a violation of any Laws to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, except, in the case of clause (B) (other
than with regard to Government Contracts) or (C) above, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration
or change that, individually or in the aggregate, is not reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Change or prevent,
materially delay or materially impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e)
Company Reports; Financial Statements
.
(i)
The Company has filed or furnished, as applicable, (A) its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018,
(B) its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for its fiscal quarters ended after March 31, 2018, (C) its proxy or information statements
relating to meetings of, or actions taken without a meeting by, the shareholders of the Company held since March 31, 2018, and
(D) all other forms, reports, schedules and other statements required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC under the Exchange
Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “
Securities Act
”), since April 1, 2018 (the “
Applicable
Date
”) (clauses (A) through (D) collectively, the “
Company Reports
”). As of its respective
date, and, if amended, as of the date of the last such amendment, each Company Report complied in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“
SOX
”),
and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder applicable to such Company Report. As of its respective date, and, if amended,
as of the date of the last such amendment, no Company Report contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state
a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances
in which they were made, not misleading.
(ii)
Each of the consolidated balance sheets included in or incorporated by reference into the Company Reports (including the related
notes and schedules) fairly presents in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of its date, and each of the consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and
cash flows included in or incorporated by reference into the Company Reports (including any related notes and schedules) fairly
presents in all material respects the consolidated results of operations, retained earnings and changes in financial position,
as the case may be, of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the case of
unaudited statements, to notes and year-end adjustments), in each case in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(“
GAAP
”), except as may be noted therein.
(iii)
The Company maintains a system of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)
under the Exchange Act) that is sufficient to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and
the preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP. No significant deficiency, material weakness or fraud that involves
management or other employees was identified in management’s assessment of internal controls as of March 31, 2018. The Company
maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined by Rule 13a-15 or 15d-15 under the Exchange Act) that are
effective to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by the Company is recorded and reported on a timely basis
to the individuals responsible for the preparation of the Company’s filings with the SEC.
(iv)
Since April 1, 2017, the principal executive officer of the Company and the principal financial officer of the Company has made
all certifications required by Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14 under the Exchange Act and Sections 302 and 906 of SOX and the rules and
regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder with respect to the Company Reports, and the statements contained in such certifications
were and are true and complete on the date such certifications were made and as of the date of this Agreement, respectively. For
purposes of this Agreement, “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” shall have
the meanings given to such terms in SOX.
(f)
Absence of Certain Changes
. Since June 30, 2018 and ending on the date hereof, (i) the Company, its Subsidiaries, and,
to the Knowledge of the Company, except as set forth in
Section 3.1(f)
of the Company Disclosure Letter, each of OPS Acquisitions
Limited and Ocean Protective Services Limited, have conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course, (ii) there has
not been any change in the business, financial condition or results of their operations that, individually or in the aggregate,
has had or is reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Change and (iii) there has not been any action taken or
agreed to be taken by the Company that, if taken during the period from the date of this Agreement through the Effective Time,
would constitute a breach of clauses
(i)
,
(ii)
,
(iii)
,
(vii)
and
(x)
of
Section 4.1
.
(g)
Litigation and Liabilities
.
(i)
Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(g)
of the Company Disclosure Letter, as of the date of this Agreement, there are no
civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings pending
or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that (A) does not involve an amount
in controversy in excess of $250,000 and (B) does not seek material injunctive or other non-monetary relief. Neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or subject to the provisions of any judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree or award
of any Governmental Entity which, individually or in the aggregate, is reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse
Change.
(ii)
None of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of the Company, either of OPS Acquisitions Limited and Ocean
Protective Services Limited, has any liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise,
and whether or not required to be recorded or reflected on a balance sheet by GAAP), other than liabilities and obligations (A)
set forth in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2018 included in the Company Reports (without giving
effect to any amendment thereto filed on or after the date hereof) or (B) incurred in the ordinary course of business since June
30, 2018 and that are not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
The
term “
Knowledge
” when used in this Agreement with respect to the Company shall mean the actual knowledge
of those persons set forth in
Section 3.1(g)(ii)
of the Company Disclosure Letter assuming due inquiry.
(h)
Employee Benefits
.
(i)
All material benefit and compensation plans, written Contracts, policies or arrangements covering current or former employees
of the Company and its Subsidiaries (the “
Company Employees
”) and current or former directors of the
Company under which there is a continuing financial obligation of the Company or with respect to which the Company has any direct
or contingent liability, including “employee benefit plans” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“
ERISA
”), and deferred compensation, severance, stock option,
stock purchase, stock appreciation rights, stock-based, incentive and bonus plans (the “
Benefit Plans
”)
are listed in
Section 3.1(h)(i)
of the Company Disclosure Letter, and each Benefit Plan that has received a favorable opinion
letter from the Internal Revenue Service (the “
IRS
”) has been separately identified. True and complete
copies of all written Benefit Plans listed in
Section 3.1(h)(i)
of the Company Disclosure Letter have been made available
to Parent.
(ii)
All Benefit Plans have been operated in and are in substantial compliance with their respective terms and with ERISA, the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “
Code
”), and other applicable Laws. Each Benefit Plan which is
subject to ERISA (an “
ERISA Plan
”) that is an “employee pension benefit plan” within the
meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (a “
Pension Plan
”) intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of
the Code has received a favorable determination or opinion letter from the IRS or has applied to the IRS for such favorable determination
or opinion letter under Section 401(a) of the Code, and the Company is not aware of any circumstances that could result in the
loss of the qualification of such Pension Plan under Section 401(a) of the Code. To the Knowledge of the Company, neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged in a transaction with respect to any ERISA Plan that could subject the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries to a tax or penalty imposed by either Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA in an amount
which would be material.
(iii)
No Benefit Plan is a “single-employer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(15) of ERISA or a “multiemployer
plan” within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA and neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has or could reasonably
be expected to incur any material liability under Subtitle C or D of Title IV of ERISA with respect to any such ongoing, frozen
or terminated plan currently or formerly maintained by any of them, or such plan of any entity that is considered one employer
with the Company under Section 4001 of ERISA or Section 414 of the Code (an “
ERISA Affiliate
”). The
Company and its ERISA Affiliates have no unsatisfied liability under Title IV of ERISA. The Company has no obligation to provide
post-employment welfare benefits except to the extent required by Section 4980B or other applicable Law.
(iv)
As of the date hereof, there is no material pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened claims or litigation relating
to the Benefit Plans, other than routine claims for benefits.
(v)
Each Benefit Plan subject to Section 409A of the Code has complied in form and operation with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code, or applicable exemptions thereto, as in effect from time to time. No Company Option is subject to Section 409A of
the Code The Company is not a party to any arrangement, oral or written, that would provide a gross-up to any employee or independent
contractor for the cost of Taxes or penalties imposed under Section 409A, Section 457A or Section 4999 of the Code.
(vi)
Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(h)
of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the execution of this Agreement nor the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or together with any other event) will (i) entitle any current
or former employee to any payment or benefit, including any bonus, retention, severance, retirement or job security payment or
benefit, (ii) accelerate the time of payment or vesting or trigger any payment or funding of compensation or benefits, or increase
the amount payable or trigger any other obligation, under any Benefit Plan or otherwise, or (iii) limit or restrict the right
of the Company to merge, amend or terminate any Benefit Plan. No amount paid or payable under the Benefit Plans, or pursuant to
any other agreement, contract or arrangement to which the Company is a party, to any “disqualified individual,” as
defined in Section 280G(c) of the Code, of the Partnership or its Subsidiaries could fail to be fully deductible for federal income
Tax purposes by virtue of Section 280G of the Code as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(i)
Compliance with Laws; Licenses
. The businesses of each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company,
each of OPS Acquisitions Limited and Ocean Protective Services Limited, have not been since the Applicable Date, and are not being,
conducted in violation of any U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. law, statute or ordinance, common law, or any rule, regulation,
standard, judgment, order, writ, injunction, decree, arbitration award, agency requirement, license or permit of any Governmental
Entity (collectively, “
Laws
”), except for violations that, individually or in the aggregate, are immaterial
to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries and/or either of of OPS Acquisitions Limited and Ocean Protective Services Limited (as
applicable). Except with respect to regulatory matters covered by
Section
4.5
, no
investigation or review by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened, nor has any Governmental Entity indicated an intention to conduct the same, except for those
the outcome of which are not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Change.
Each of the Company, its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each of OPS Acquisitions Limited and Ocean Protective
Services Limited has obtained and is in compliance with all permits, certifications, approvals, registrations, consents, authorizations,
franchises, variances, exemptions and orders issued or granted by a Governmental Entity (“
Licenses
”)
necessary to conduct its business as presently conducted, except those the absence of which would not, individually or in the
aggregate, be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Change.
(j)
Takeover Statutes
. Assuming that the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in
Section 3.2(i)
are true and correct, no restrictions contained in any “fair price,” “moratorium,” “control
share acquisition,” “interested shareholder” or other similar anti-takeover statute (including Section 912 of
the NYBCL) or regulation (each, a “
Takeover Statute
”) or any anti-takeover provision in the Company’s
charter or bylaws is applicable to the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement, the Voting Agreement or the consummation
of the Merger.
(k)
Environmental Matters
.
(i)
Except for such matters that, individually or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to result
in a Company Material Adverse Change: (A) to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance
with all applicable Environmental Law; (B) to the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and its Subsidiaries possess all permits
and licenses required under applicable Environmental Law for the operation of their respective businesses as presently conducted;
(C) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written claim, notice of violation or citation concerning
any violation or alleged violation of any applicable Environmental Law during the past two years; and (D) there are no writs,
injunctions, decrees, orders or judgments outstanding, or any complaints, suits or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of
the Company, threatened, concerning compliance by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any Environmental Law
.
(ii)
Notwithstanding any other representation or warranty in Article III of this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained
in this
Section 3.1(k)
constitute the sole representations and warranties of the Company relating to any Environmental
Law.
As
used herein, the term “
Environmental Law
” means any applicable law, regulation, code of any Governmental
Entity (A) concerning the protection of the environment (including air, water, soil and natural resources) or (B) the release
or disposal of any Hazardous Substances, in each case as presently in effect.
As
used herein, the term “
Hazardous Substance
” means any substance presently listed or defined as a “hazardous”
substance, “hazardous” material, or “hazardous” waste, “pollutant” or analogous terminology
under any applicable Environmental Law
.
(l)
Taxes
.
(i)
The Company and each of its Subsidiaries (A) have prepared in good faith and duly and timely filed or caused to be timely filed
(in each case taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be filed on
or before the Closing by any of them or have had filed any such Tax Returns with respect to them, and all such filed Tax Returns
are complete and accurate in all material respects, (B) have timely and properly paid all material Taxes that are required to
be paid (after giving effect to any valid extensions of time in which to make such payment) or that the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries is obligated to withhold from amounts owing to any employee, creditor or third party (whether or not shown on a Tax
Return), except with respect to matters contested in good faith in appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have
been established on the Financial Statements, and (C) have not waived any statute of limitations with respect to any Taxes or
agreed to any extension of time with respect to any Tax assessment or deficiency.
(ii)
As of the date hereof, there are not pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, otherwise threatened or asserted, any audits,
examinations, investigations or other proceedings in respect of or otherwise relating to a material amount of Taxes or material
Tax matters of the Company. The Company has made available to Parent true and correct copies of the United States federal income
Tax Returns filed by the Company and its Subsidiaries for each of the fiscal years ended March 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016.
(iii)
No tax lien has been filed by any Taxing Authority against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their assets (other
than liens for Taxes not yet due).
(iv)
Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries has materially complied with all applicable Laws relating to the withholding and paying
over of Taxes (including withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442 and 3402 of the Code or any similar provision of
any other Laws).
(v)
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries (A) has been a member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated U.S. federal
income Tax Return (other than any such group the common parent of which is or was the Company) or (B) has liability for Taxes
of any Person (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 or any similar provision
of state, local or foreign Tax Law).
(vi)
There are no Tax allocation, Tax sharing, Tax indemnity, Tax receivable or other similar agreements or arrangements to which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party, in each case, other than customary provisions in agreements or arrangements the
primary subject of which is not Taxes.
(vii)
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has participated in a “listed transaction” (as defined in Treasury
Regulations Section 1.6011-4).
(viii)
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has within the five years preceding the date of this Agreement been a distributing
corporation or a controlled corporation in a transaction intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code.
(ix)
In the past three years, no jurisdiction in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries does not file Tax returns has asserted
that the Company or a subsidiary that does not file Tax returns in that jurisdiction may be liable for income or franchise Tax
in that jurisdiction.
As
used in this Agreement, (A) the term “
Tax
” (including, with correlative meaning, the term “
Taxes
”)
shall mean all U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income, profits, franchise, gross receipts, customs duty, capital stock,
severances, stamp, payroll, sales, employment, unemployment, disability, use, property, withholding, excise, production, value
added, occupancy and other taxes, duties or assessments of any nature whatsoever, together with all interest, penalties and additional
amounts imposed with respect to such amounts and any interest in respect of such penalties and additions, (B) the term “
Tax
Return
” includes all returns and reports (including elections, declarations, disclosures, schedules, claims for
refund and information returns) supplied or required to be supplied to a Tax Authority relating to Taxes (including any schedules,
attachments, supplements or amendments to any of the foregoing) and (C) the term “
Tax
Authority
” means, with respect to any Tax, the governmental authority responsible for the imposition or collection
of such Tax.
(m)
Labor Matters
. Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(m)
of the Company Disclosure Letter, neither the Company nor any
of its Subsidiaries is a party to or otherwise bound by any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union
or labor organization, nor is the Company or any of its Subsidiaries the subject of any material proceeding asserting that the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries has committed an unfair labor practice or seeking to compel it to bargain with any labor union
or labor organization nor is there pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, nor has there been since the Applicable
Date, any labor strike, dispute, walk-out, work stoppage, slow-down or lockout, or to the Knowledge of the Company, union organizing
effort, in each case, involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(n)
Intellectual Property
.
(i)
Except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Change, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries
own or have the right to use all Intellectual Property necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries
as conducted as of the date hereof (the “
Material Intellectual Property
”). Except as would not be reasonably
likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Change: (A) no written claim of invalidity or conflicting ownership rights with
respect to any Material Intellectual Property has been made by a third party and no such Material Intellectual Property is the
subject of any pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened action, suit, claim, investigation or other proceeding;
(B) no person or entity has given written notice to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries that the use of any Material Intellectual
Property by the Company or any licensee is infringing any patent, trademark, copyright or design right, or that the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries has misappropriated any trade secret; and (C) to the Knowledge of the Company, the use of the Material
Intellectual Property by the Company and its Subsidiaries does not infringe any intellectual property right of any third party,
and does not involve the misappropriation of any trade secrets of any third party.
(ii)
Notwithstanding any other representation or warranty in Article III of this Agreement, the representations and warranties contained
in this
Section 3.1(n)
constitute the sole representations and warranties of the Company relating to any Intellectual Property.
As
used in this Agreement, “
Intellectual Property
” means all: (A) trademarks, service marks, certification
marks, Internet domain names, logos, trade dress, trade names and other indicia of origin, all applications and registrations
for the foregoing, and all goodwill associated therewith and symbolized thereby, including all renewals thereof; (B) inventions
and all patents, and applications therefor, including divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, and all renewals, extensions,
reexaminations and reissues thereof; (C) trade secrets; and (D) published and unpublished works of authorship, copyrights therein
and thereto, and registrations and applications therefor, and all renewals and extensions thereof.
(o)
Insurance
. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is covered by valid and currently effective insurance policies issued
in favor of the Company or one or more of its Subsidiaries that are customary and adequate for companies of similar size in the
industries and locations in which the Company operates. All insurance policies maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
(“
Insurance Policies
”) that are material to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries are in full force
and effect and all premiums due with respect to all Insurance Policies have been paid, with such exceptions that, individually
or in the aggregate, are not reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Change.
(p)
Material Contracts
.
(i)
Except as set forth in
Section 3.1(p)
of the Company Disclosure Letter, as of the date of this Agreement, neither the Company
nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by: (i) any Contract relating to indebtedness for borrowed money or any financial
guaranty thereof in excess of $500,000, other than indebtedness between and among the Company and its Subsidiaries; (ii) any Contract
that prohibits the Company from competing in any material respect in any business line or in any geographic area; (iii) any Contract
that involves any exchange-traded, over-the-counter or other swap, cap, floor, collar, futures contract, forward contract, option
or any other derivative financial instrument; (iv) any Contract that involved expenditures or receipts by the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries of more than $250,000 in the last fiscal year or is expected to involve expenditures or receipts by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries of more than $250,000 in the current fiscal year; (v) any Contract that involved, since April 1, 2017,
the acquisition or disposition, directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), of assets or capital stock or other equity interests
of another person (other than acquisitions or dispositions of (A) assets in the ordinary course of business, including acquisitions
and dispositions of inventory, (B) assets, capital stock and other equity interests by and among the Company and its Subsidiaries,
or (C) assets, capital stock and other equity interests with a value of not more than $250,000 individually or $500,000 in the
aggregate); (vi) any Contract (other than this Agreement) that by its terms limits the payment of dividends or other distributions
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (vii) any material joint venture or partnership Contract; (viii) any Contract for the
lease of real property material to the operation of the Company’s business; (ix) any Government Contract; (x) any Company
Material Contract (including any Government Contract) that requires a consent to, or otherwise contains a provision that would
prohibit or delay, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the event of, a “change of control”
or other change of ownership of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; and (xi) any Contract deemed to be a “material contract”
(as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) that has been and was required to be filed with the
SEC with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018 or any Company Reports filed after the
date of filing of such Form 10-K until the date hereof (all contracts of the type described in this
Section 3.1(p)(i)
being
referred to herein as “
Company Material Contracts
”). For all purposes of this Agreement, (i) “
Government
Contract
” means the contracts listed on
Section 3.1(p)
(ix) of the Company Disclosure Letter, which includes
any prime contract, subcontract, teaming agreement, joint venture agreement, basic ordering agreement, blanket purchase agreement,
letter agreement, purchase order, delivery order, task order, cooperative agreement, Bid, change order, arrangement or other commitment,
in each case for which performance is active between the Company or any Subsidiary thereof and (A) a Governmental Entity, (B)
any prime contractor to a Governmental Entity or (C) any subcontractor with respect to any contract described in clause (A) or
(B); and (ii) “
Bid
” means any quotation, bid or proposal by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which,
if accepted, would lead to a contract with a Governmental Entity, or a prime contractor or a higher-tier subcontractor to a Governmental
Entity, for the sale of goods or the provision of services by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof.
(ii)
Neither the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party is in material breach of or
material default under the terms of any Company Material Contract (including without limitation any exclusivity, non-competition,
or “most favored customer” terms). Each Company Material Contract is a valid and binding obligation of the Company
or its Subsidiaries which is party thereto and, to the Knowledge of the Company, of each other party thereto, and is in full force
and effect, except that such enforcement may be subject to the Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(q)
Real Property
. Except as would not be reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Change, the Company and
its Subsidiaries hold valid leasehold interests in all real property material to the operation of the Company’s business.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries holds fee title to any real property.
(r)
Brokers and Finders
. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any broker or finder or incurred any
liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the Merger or the other transactions contemplated
in this Agreement, except that the Company has employed
Nomura Securities International,
Inc.
as its financial advisor.
(s)
Opinion of Financial Advisor
.
Nomura Securities International, Inc.
has delivered
to the Company Board an opinion, to the effect that, as of the date thereof, and subject to the various assumptions, limitations
and qualifications set forth therein, the Per Share Merger Consideration to be paid to the holders of the Shares (other than Excluded
Shares) pursuant to this Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to such holders. A copy of such opinion has been provided
to Parent or, if such written opinion is not available as of the date of this Agreement, will be provided to Parent promptly after
the date of this Agreement, in either such case, solely for informational purposes.
(t)
No Other Representations or Warranties
.
Except for the representations and
warranties contained in this
Section 3.1
(as modified by the Company Disclosure
Letter, as supplemented or amended), neither the Company
nor any other Person on behalf
of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company
makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect
to the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other assets, rights
or obligations to be transferred hereunder or pursuant hereto, and the Company disclaims any other representations or warranties,
whether made by the Company or any of its Affiliates or its directors, officers, managers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys,
accountants and other advisors and representatives (such directors, officers, managers, employees, investment bankers, attorneys,
accountants and other advisors and representatives, collectively, the “
Representatives
”). Except for
the representations and warranties contained in this
Section 3.1
(as modified
by the Company Disclosure Letter, as supplemented or amended), the Company hereby disclaims all liability and responsibility for
any representation, warranty, projection, forecast, statement or information made, communicated, or furnished (orally or in writing)
to Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Affiliates or Representatives (including any opinion, information, projection or advice
that may have been or may be provided to Parent or Merger Sub by any director, officer, employee, agent, consultant, or Representative
of the Company or any of its Affiliates). Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company makes
no representations or warranties to Parent or Merger Sub regarding any projections or the future or probable profitability, success,
business, prospects, opportunities, relationships and operations of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries.
3.2
Representations and Warranties of Parent and Merger Sub
. Except as set forth in the corresponding
sections or subsections of the disclosure letter delivered to the Company by Parent prior to entering into this Agreement (the
“
Parent Disclosure Letter
”) (it being agreed that disclosure of any item in any section or subsection
of the Parent Disclosure Letter shall be deemed disclosure with respect to any other section or subsection to which the relevance
of such item is reasonably apparent), each of Parent and Merger Sub hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
(a)
Organization, Good Standing and Qualification
. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a legal entity duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization and has all requisite corporate or
similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted
and is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or similar entity in each jurisdiction where
the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except
where the failure to be so organized, qualified or in such good standing, or to have such power or authority, are not, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability of Parent and Merger Sub
to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent has made available to the Company a
complete and correct copy of the charter and by-laws or comparable governing documents of Parent and Merger Sub, each as in effect
on the date of this Agreement.
(b)
Corporate Authority
. No vote of holders of capital stock of Parent is necessary to approve or adopt this Agreement, the
Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority
and has taken all corporate action necessary in order to execute and deliver this Agreement and, subject only to the adoption
and approval of this Agreement by Parent as the sole shareholder of Merger Sub (the “
Parent Requisite Vote
”),
which adoption and approval by Parent will occur immediately following execution of this Agreement, and the filing and recordation
of appropriate merger documents as required by the NYBCL, to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the
Merger. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and is a valid and binding agreement
of each of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the
Bankruptcy and Equity Exception.
(c)
Governmental Filings; No Violations; Certain Contracts
.
(i)
Other than the filings and/or notices (A) pursuant to
Section
1.3
, (B) with respect
to the CFIUS Approval, (C) under the Exchange Act and (D) required to be made by Parent pursuant to any Government Contract (with
respect to which Parent and Merger Sub have relied on the Company’s representations and warranties) (collectively, clauses
(A) through (D), the “
Parent Approvals
”), no notices, reports or other filings are required to be made
by Parent and Merger Sub with, nor are any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations required to be obtained
by Parent and Merger Sub from, any Governmental Entity in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by Parent and Merger Sub and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, except those that
the failure to make or obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, be reasonably likely to prevent, materially delay or
materially impair the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(ii)
Assuming compliance with the matters referenced in
Section 3.2(c)(i)
and receipt of the Parent Approvals, the execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Sub do not, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby will not, constitute or result in (A) a breach or violation of, or default
under, the charter or by-laws or comparable governing documents of Parent or Merger Sub or the comparable governing instruments
of any of Parent’s Subsidiaries (other than Merger Sub), (B) with or without notice, lapse of time or both, a breach or
violation of, a termination (or right of termination) or a default under, or the creation or acceleration of any obligations or
the creation of a Lien on any of the assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, any Contracts binding upon Parent
or any of its Subsidiaries or (C) a violation of any Laws to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is subject, except, in the
case of clause (B) or (C) above, for any such breach, violation, termination, default, creation, acceleration or change that,
individually or in the aggregate, would not be reasonably likely to prevent, materially delay or materially impair the ability
of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d)
Litigation
. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, claims, hearings,
arbitrations, investigations or other proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the officers of Parent, threatened against Parent
or Merger Sub that seek to enjoin or would be reasonably likely to have the effect of preventing, making illegal or otherwise
interfering with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(e)
Availability of Funds
. Parent has the financial ability and will have available at Closing sufficient cash in immediately
available funds to pay the aggregate Merger consideration contemplated by this Agreement (including the payment by Parent pursuant
to
Section 2.2
) and all costs, fees and expenses necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Parent expressly acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the other agreements contemplated hereunder is not subject to any condition or contingency with respect to financing.
(f)
Capitalization of Merger Sub
. Merger Sub is a wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent that was formed solely for the purpose
of engaging in the Merger. The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists solely of 200 shares of common stock, par value
$0.01 per share, all of which are validly issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Merger Sub
is, and at the Effective Time will be, owned by Parent or a direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent. Merger Sub has
not conducted any business prior to the date hereof and has no, and prior to the Effective Time will have no, assets, liabilities
or obligations of any nature other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g)
Brokers and Finders
. Neither Parent nor any of its Subsidiaries (including Merger Sub) has employed any broker or finder
or incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with the Merger or the other
transactions contemplated in this Agreement.
(h)
Solvency
. Assuming satisfaction of the conditions to Parent’s obligation to consummate the Merger, or waiver of such
conditions, and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the payment of the aggregate
Per Share Merger Consideration, payment of all amounts required to be paid in connection with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and payment of all related fees and expenses, each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation will be Solvent
as of the Effective Time and immediately after the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. For purposes of this
Agreement, the term “
Solvent
” when used with respect any Person means that, immediately following the
Effective Time, (a)(i) the fair value of the assets of such Person will exceed the amount of all liabilities, contingent or otherwise,
of such Person and (ii) the amount of the Present Fair Salable Value of its assets will, as of such time, exceed the probable
value of all of its debts and liabilities on a consolidated basis, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become
absolute and matured, (b) the Person will not have, as of such time, an unreasonably small amount of capital for the business
in which it is engaged or will be engaged and (c) the Person will be able to pay its Debts as they become absolute and mature.
The term “
Solvency
” shall have its correlative meaning. For purposes of the definition of “
Solvent
,”
(a) “
Debt
” means liability on a “
Claim
” and (b) “
Claim
”
means any right to payment, whether or not such a right is reduced to judgment, liquidated, unliquidated, fixed, contingent, matured,
unmatured, disputed, undisputed, legal, equitable, secured or unsecured. “
Present Fair Salable Value
”
means the amount that may be realized if the aggregate assets of the Person (including goodwill) are sold as an entirety with
reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises.
For purposes of this definition, “not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the business in which it is engaged
or will be engaged” and “able to pay its pay its Debts as they become absolute and mature” means that such Person
will be able to generate enough cash from operations, asset dispositions or refinancing, or a combination thereof, to meet its
obligations as they become due. No transfer is being made and no obligation is being incurred in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of Parent, Merger Sub, the
Company or any Subsidiary of Parent or the Company.
(i)
Ownership of Company Capital Stock
. None of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates owns
(directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record) or is a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose
of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of, in each case, any shares of capital stock of the Company or other securities convertible
or exchangeable into or exercisable for, or giving any Person a right to subscribe for or acquire, any equity securities of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than as contemplated by this Agreement). There are no agreements, arrangements or understandings
between Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the one hand, and any member of the Company’s
management or directors, on the other hand, that relate in any way to the transactions contemplated hereby. None of Parent, Merger
Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries is, or at any time during the last five (5) years has been, an “interested shareholder”
of the Company (as defined in Section 912 of the NYBCL) (other than as contemplated by this Agreement).
(j)
Proxy Statement
. None of the information to be supplied in writing by Parent, Merger Sub or any Representative of Parent
or Merger Sub for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, if any, will, at the time such document is filed with the SEC, contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(k)
Management Arrangements
. To the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date hereof, other than the Voting Agreement, none
of Parent, Merger Sub nor any of their Affiliates has entered into any Contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with
any of the directors or officers of the Company that is currently in effect or that would become effective in the future (upon
consummation of the Merger or otherwise).
ARTICLE
IV
Covenants
4.1
Interim Operations
. (a) The Company covenants and agrees as to itself and its Subsidiaries
that, from the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time (unless Parent shall otherwise approve in writing, such approval
not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned and except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement and except
as required by applicable Laws), the business of it and its Subsidiaries shall be conducted in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice and it and its Subsidiaries shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to preserve their
business organizations intact and maintain its and their existing relations and goodwill with Governmental Entities, customers,
suppliers, employees and business associates. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in furtherance thereof, from
the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time, except (A) as otherwise contemplated or required by this Agreement, (B) as
Parent may approve in writing (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned in the case of clauses (v),
(ix) and (xi) below), (C) as required by applicable Laws or any Governmental Entity or (D) as set forth in
Section 4.1(a)
of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company will not, and will not permit its Subsidiaries, to:
(i)
adopt any amendments to its charter or by-laws or other applicable governing instruments;
(ii)
merge or consolidate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with any other Person, sell or restructure, reorganize or completely
or partially liquidate the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or directly or indirectly sell, lease, license, sell and leaseback,
abandon, mortgage or otherwise encumber or subject to any Lien or otherwise dispose of, in whole or in part, any of its material
properties, assets or rights or any interest therein, except for any such transactions solely among Subsidiaries of the Company;
(iii)
acquire assets outside of the ordinary course of business from any other Person, other than acquisitions pursuant to Contracts
in effect as of the date of this Agreement and disclosed to Parent;
(iv)
issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer or encumber, or authorize the issuance, sale, pledge, disposition, grant, transfer
or encumbrance of, any shares of capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than (A) the issuance of Shares
upon the exercise of Company Options and the settlement of Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units (and dividend equivalents
thereon, if applicable) outstanding on the date of this Agreement in accordance with their terms) or (B) the issuance of shares
of capital stock by a Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or another Subsidiary of the Company), or securities convertible
or exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of such capital stock, or any options, warrants or other rights of any kind
to acquire any shares of such capital stock or such convertible, exchangeable or exercisable securities (including the grant or
award of additional Company Options, Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units);
(v)
make any loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in any Person (other than the Company or any direct or indirect
Subsidiary of the Company);
(vi)
declare, set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash, stock, property or otherwise, with respect
to any of its capital stock (except for dividends paid by any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company to the Company or to
any other direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Company);
(vii)
reclassify, split, combine, subdivide or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, any of its capital stock
or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of its capital stock (other than the acquisition
of any Shares tendered by current or former employees or directors in order to pay Taxes in connection with the exercise of Company
Options or the settlement of Restricted Shares or Restricted Stock Units);
(viii)
incur any indebtedness for borrowed money or guarantee such indebtedness of another Person (other than a Subsidiary of the Company),
or issue or sell any debt securities or warrants or other rights to acquire any debt security of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
except for indebtedness for borrowed money incurred in the ordinary and usual course of business (including for the avoidance
of doubt borrowings and issuances of letters of credit under the Company’s revolving credit facility and the financing of
insurance premiums);
(ix)
make or authorize any capital expenditure in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate;
(x)
make any material changes with respect to accounting policies or procedures, except as required by changes in GAAP or a Governmental
Entity;
(xi)
settle any litigation or other proceedings before a Governmental Entity unless the settlement solely consists of a cash payment
by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries not in excess of $100,000;
(xii)
(A) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, make, change or revoke any material Tax election,
(B) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, file or amend any Tax Return, (C) adopt or change
a method of accounting in respect of Taxes, (D) consent to any extension or waiver of the limitations period applicable to a Tax
Return, (E) surrender any right to request a material refund of Taxes or (F) settle or otherwise agree to a resolution of any
material claim or assessment relating to Taxes;
(xiii)
except for transactions among the Company and its Subsidiaries, transfer, sell, lease, license, mortgage, pledge, surrender, encumber,
divest, cancel, abandon or allow to lapse or expire or otherwise dispose of any assets or businesses of the Company or its Subsidiaries,
including capital stock of any of its Subsidiaries, in each case which is material to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as
a whole, other than equipment, inventory, supplies and other assets in the ordinary course of business and other than pursuant
to Contracts in effect prior to the date of this Agreement;
(xiv)
except as required pursuant to any Contracts in effect prior to the date of this Agreement, or any Benefit Plans in effect prior
to the date of this Agreement or replacement Benefit Plans entered into after the date of this Agreement and prior to the Effective
Time in the ordinary course of business, or as otherwise required by applicable Laws, (A) grant or provide any severance or termination
payments or benefits to any director, officer or other employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the ordinary
course of business or consistent with past practice or pursuant to existing Contracts, (B) increase the compensation or make any
new equity awards to any director, officer or other employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, except in the ordinary
course of business or consistent with past practice, or (C) establish, adopt, terminate or materially amend any Benefit Plan,
other than changes that are made in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice that do not materially increase
the costs to the Company of any such Benefit Plan; or
(xv)
agree, authorize or commit to do any of the foregoing.
(b)
Parent shall not knowingly take or permit any of its Subsidiaries to take any action that could reasonably be likely to prevent
or delay the consummation of the Merger.
4.2
Acquisition Proposals
. (a) Subject to
Sections 4.2(c)
and
4.2(d)
, on the
date hereof, the Company shall (i) cease and cause to be terminated any existing solicitation, initiation, encouragement, discussion
or negotiation with any Person conducted theretofore by the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives with respect
to any Acquisition Proposal, (ii) request the prompt return or destruction of all confidential information previously furnished
with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal, (iii) not terminate, waive, amend, release or modify
any provision of any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which it or any of its Affiliates or Representatives is a party
with respect to any Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal, and shall enforce the provisions of any such agreement,
which shall include seeking any injunctive relief available to enforce such agreement.
(b)
Until the Closing or, if earlier, the termination of this Agreement in accordance with
Article VI
, the Company shall not,
and shall not direct, authorize or permit any of its Subsidiaries or any of their Representatives to, directly or indirectly,
(i) initiate, solicit or knowingly encourage any inquiries or the making of any proposal or offer that constitutes an Acquisition
Proposal (including by way of providing access to non-public information), (ii) engage in or otherwise participate in any discussions
or negotiations regarding any Acquisition Proposal, and (iii) otherwise knowingly assist, participate in or knowingly facilitate
any effort or attempt to make an Acquisition Proposal.
(c)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, at any time prior to the time the Company Requisite Vote
is obtained, the Company may (i) provide information in response to a request therefor by a Person who has made an unsolicited
bona fide written Acquisition Proposal if the Company receives from the Person so requesting such information an executed confidentiality
agreement on terms substantially similar to, and no less favorable to the Company than under the non-disclosure agreement, dated
as of June 19, 2018, by and between the Company and Parent (it being understood that such confidentiality agreement need not prohibit
the making, or amendment, of an Acquisition Proposal); provided, that the Company shall provide Parent a copy of each confidentiality
agreement the Company has executed in accordance with this
Section 4.2
, each of which may be reasonably and appropriately
redacted with respect to identifying details and other sensitive information;
provided
, further that any non-public information
provided to any such Person shall have been previously provided to Parent or shall be provided to Parent prior to or concurrently
with the time it is provided to such Person; or (ii) engage or participate in any discussions or negotiations with any Person
who has made such an unsolicited bona fide written Acquisition Proposal, in each case if and only to the extent that, (A) prior
to taking any action described in clause (
c)(i)
or (
c)(ii)
above, (1) the Company Board receives a written Acquisition
Proposal that the Company Board believes in good faith to be bona fide, (2) such Acquisition Proposal was unsolicited and did
not otherwise result from a breach of this Section 4.2 and (3) the Company Board determines, in good faith, after consultation
with its outside legal counsel, that failure to take such action would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties
under applicable Law, and (B) in each such case referred to in clause (
c)(i)
or (
c)(ii)
above, the Company Board
has determined in good faith based on the information then available and after consultation with its independent financial advisor
that such Acquisition Proposal constitutes or is reasonably likely to lead to a Superior Proposal.
(d)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Company Board may, if the Company Board determines in
good faith, after consultation with its outside counsel, that failure to do so would be inconsistent with the directors’
fiduciary duties under applicable Law, (i) at any time prior to the time the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, withhold, withdraw,
qualify, amend or modify (or publicly propose or resolve to withhold, withdraw, qualify, amend or modify), in a manner adverse
to Parent, the Company Recommendation with respect to the Merger or approve, recommend or otherwise declare advisable any Superior
Proposal made after the date hereof (a “
Change of Recommendation
”) or (ii) at any time following the
occurrence of the Shareholders Meeting but solely to the extent that the Company Requisite Vote is not obtained, and solely in
response to a Superior Proposal received after the date hereof that was unsolicited and did not otherwise result from a breach
of this Section 4.2, cause the Company to terminate this Agreement to enter into an acquisition agreement, merger agreement or
similar definitive agreement (an “
Alternative Acquisition Agreement
”) relating to any Superior Proposal;
provided
, however, that the Company may not make a Change of Recommendation, terminate this Agreement pursuant to
Section
6.3(a)
, or enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement unless:
(i)
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Company notifies Parent in writing at least five Business Days before taking that action of its intention to do so, and specifies
the reasons therefor, including the terms and conditions of, and the identity of the Person making, such Superior Proposal,
and contemporaneously furnishes a copy (if any) of the proposed Alternative Acquisition Agreement and any other relevant transaction
documents (it being understood and agreed that any amendment to the financial terms or any other material term of such Superior
Proposal shall require a new written notice by the Company and a new five Business Day period); and
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(ii)
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if
Parent makes a proposal during such five Business Day period to adjust the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company
Board, after taking into consideration the adjusted terms and conditions of this Agreement as proposed by Parent, continues
to determine in good faith (after consultation with outside counsel and its financial advisor) that such Superior Proposal
continues to be a Superior Proposal and that the failure to make an Change of Recommendation or terminate this Agreement,
as applicable, would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable Law.
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(e)
The Company agrees that it will promptly (and in any event within one Business Day) notify Parent if any proposals or offers with
respect to an Acquisition Proposal are received by, any non-public information is requested from, or any discussions or negotiations
are sought to be initiated or continued with, it or any of its Representatives indicating, in connection with such notice, the
material terms and conditions of any proposals or offers (other than the name of the Person making such proposal or offer) and
thereafter shall keep Parent informed, on a prompt basis, of the status and terms of any such proposals or offers (including any
amendments thereto) and the status of any such discussions or negotiations, including any change in the Company’s intentions
as previously notified.
(f)
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to prohibit the Company or the Company Board from (i) complying with its disclosure
obligations under U.S. federal or state Law with regard to an Acquisition Proposal, including taking and disclosing to its shareholders
a position contemplated by Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) under the Exchange Act (or any similar communication to the shareholders of
the Company) or (ii) making any “stop-look-and-listen” communication to the shareholders of the Company pursuant to
Rule 14d-9(f) under the Exchange Act (or any similar communications to the shareholders of the Company).
(g)
For purposes of this Agreement, “
Acquisition Proposal
” means (i) any proposal or offer with respect
to a merger, joint venture, partnership, consolidation, dissolution, liquidation, tender offer, recapitalization, reorganization,
share exchange, business combination or similar transaction or (ii) any other direct or indirect acquisition, in the case of clause
(i) or (ii), involving 15% or more of the total voting power or of any class of equity securities of the Company, or 15% or more
of the consolidated total assets (including equity securities of its Subsidiaries) of the Company, in each case other than the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(h)
For purposes of this Agreement, “
Superior Proposal”
means a bona fide Acquisition Proposal involving
more than 50% of the consolidated total assets (including equity securities of its Subsidiaries) or the total voting power of
any class of equity securities of the Company that the Company Board has determined in its good faith judgment is reasonably likely
to be consummated in accordance with its terms, taking into account all legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the proposal
and the Person making the proposal, and, if consummated, would result in a transaction more favorable to the Company’s shareholders
from a financial point of view than the transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
4.3
Information Supplied
. The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC, as promptly as
practicable after the date of this Agreement, a proxy statement in preliminary form relating to the Shareholders Meeting (such
proxy statement, including any amendment or supplement thereto, the “
Proxy Statement
”). The Company
agrees, as to itself and its Subsidiaries, that, at the date of mailing to shareholders of the Company and at the time of the
Shareholders Meeting, (i) the Proxy Statement will comply in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Exchange
Act and the rules and regulations thereunder and (ii) none of the information supplied by it or any of its Subsidiaries for inclusion
or incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
4.4
Shareholders Meeting
. As promptly as practicable after the Proxy Statement is cleared
by the SEC for mailing to the Company’s shareholders, the Company shall (i) duly call, give notice of, convene and hold
a meeting of the holders of Shares (the “
Shareholders Meeting
”) to consider and vote upon the approval
of this Agreement and (ii) use all reasonable efforts to solicit from the holders of Shares proxies in favor of the approval of
the Agreement (and such Shareholders Meeting shall in any event be no later than 45 calendar days after (i) the 10th calendar
day after the preliminary Proxy Statement therefor has been filed with the SEC if by such date the SEC has not informed the Company
that it intends to review the Proxy Statement or (ii) if the SEC has, by the 10th calendar day after the preliminary Proxy Statement
therefor has been filed with the SEC, informed the Company that it intends to review the Proxy Statement, the date on which the
SEC confirms that it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement). The Company may postpone or adjourn the Shareholders Meeting
solely (i) with the consent of Parent; (ii) (A) due to the absence of a quorum or (B) if the Company has not received proxies
representing a sufficient number of Shares for the Company Requisite Vote, whether or not a quorum is present, to solicit additional
proxies; or (iii) to allow reasonable additional time for the filing and mailing of any supplemental or amended disclosure which
the Company Board has determined in good faith after consultation with outside legal counsel is necessary under applicable Law
and for such supplemental or amended disclosure to be disseminated and reviewed by the Company’s shareholders prior to the
Shareholders Meeting;
provided
, that the Company may not postpone or adjourn the Shareholders Meeting more than a total
of two times pursuant to clause (ii)(A) and/or clause (ii)(B) of this Section. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall,
at the request of Parent, to the extent permitted by Law, adjourn the Shareholders Meeting to a date specified by Parent for the
absence of a quorum or if the Company has not received proxies representing a sufficient number of Shares for the Company Requisite
Vote; provided that the Company shall not be required to adjourn the Shareholders Meeting more than one time pursuant to this
sentence, and no such adjournment pursuant to this sentence shall be required to be for a period exceeding 10 Business Days. Except
in the case of an Change of Recommendation specifically permitted by Section 4.2, the Company, through the Company Board, shall
(i) recommend to its shareholders that they adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) include such recommendation
in the Proxy Statement and (iii) publicly reaffirm such recommendation within 24 hours after a request to do so by Parent or Merger
Sub.
4.5
Filings; Other Actions; Notification
. (a)
Proxy Statement
. The Company shall promptly
(and in any event within one Business Day) notify Parent of the receipt of all comments of the SEC with respect to the Proxy Statement
and of any request by the SEC for any amendment or supplement thereto or for additional information and shall promptly provide
to Parent copies of all correspondence between the Company and/or any of its Representatives and the SEC with respect to the Proxy
Statement. The Company and Parent shall each use its reasonable best efforts to promptly provide responses to the SEC with respect
to all comments received on the Proxy Statement from the SEC, and the Company shall cause the definitive Proxy Statement to be
mailed promptly after the date the SEC staff advises that it has no further comments thereon or that the Company may commence
mailing the Proxy Statement.
(b)
Cooperation
. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Company and Parent shall cooperate with
each other and use (and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to use) their respective reasonable best efforts to take or
cause to be taken all actions, and do or cause to be done all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable on its part under
this Agreement and applicable Laws, to consummate and make effective the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as promptly as practicable all documentation to effect all necessary
notices, reports and other filings and to obtain as promptly as practicable all consents, registrations, approvals, permits and
authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate
the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including, without limitation, pursuant to any Government
Contract). Subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, Parent and the Company shall have the right to
review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult with the other on and consider in good faith the views of the
other in connection with, all of the information relating to Parent or the Company, as the case may be, and any of their respective
Subsidiaries that appears in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party and/or any Governmental
Entity in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including the Proxy Statement).
In exercising the foregoing rights, each of the Company and Parent shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable.
(c)
CFIUS
.
(i)
Each of the Company and Parent shall jointly submit a draft and a final notice to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United
States and its member agencies (“
CFIUS
”) with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
as promptly as practicable following the date hereof. Each of the Company and Parent shall respond fully, appropriately and timely
to any request for information from CFIUS throughout the CFIUS process and in accordance with the CFIUS regulations. In addition,
as consistent with any CFIUS requests for confidentiality, each party shall cooperate and each party shall have the opportunity
to attend (or have its representatives participate in) any meetings with CFIUS member agencies, attend any on-site visit by CFIUS
member agencies to a party’s facility (if requested by a CFIUS member agency), and take any other commercially reasonable
action in furtherance of receipt of the CFIUS Approval. For the purposes of this Agreement, “
CFIUS Approval”
means the Company and Parent shall have received written notice from CFIUS stating that: (i) CFIUS has concluded that
the transaction is not a “covered transaction” and not subject to review under applicable Law; or (ii) the review
of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement under Section 721 of the U.S. Defense Production Act of 1950 has been concluded,
and there are no unresolved national security concerns with respect to the transaction contemplated by this Agreement; or (iii)
CFIUS has sent a report to the President of the United States requesting the President’s decision on the CFIUS notice submitted
by the Company and Parent and either (A) the period under the Defense Production Act of 1950 during which the President may announce
his decision to take action to suspend, prohibit or place any limitations on the transactions contemplated hereby has expired
without any such action being threatened, announced or taken or (B) the President has announced a decision not to take any action
to suspend, prohibit or place any limitations on the transactions contemplated hereby.
(ii)
Each of the Company and Parent shall, and shall cause each of their respective Affiliates to, take any and all commercially reasonable
actions necessary, proper or advisable, to obtain CFIUS Approval as soon as practicable and feasible, in accordance with the CFIUS
timetable; provided, however, that such efforts with respect to Parent shall not require Parent to agree to take or accept any
condition or mitigation measures proposed by CFIUS that (A) in Parent’s reasonable business judgment, would or would reasonably
be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the business, operations or prospects of Parent
or its Affiliates (including the Company and its Subsidiaries from and after the Closing) or (B) are not conditioned upon the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(iii)
Each of the Company and Parent shall keep the other party reasonably apprised of the content and status of any communications
with, and communications from, CFIUS and shall permit the other party to review in advance (and shall consider any comments made
by the other party in relation to) any proposed substantive communication by such party to CFIUS (except to the extent such communication
contains confidential or proprietary information not directly related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement).
(d)
Liquidation of Bermuda Subsidiary
. As promptly as possible following the date hereof, the Company shall commence the liquidation,
winding-up and dissolution of Command Security Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda company, in accordance with the procedures required
by the Companies Act 1981 and/or the Companies (Winding Up) Rules 1982 and other applicable Laws. From and after the date hereof,
the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to complete such liquidation, winding-up and dissolution of Command Security
Corporation Ltd. prior to the Closing without liability to the Company.
(e)
Information
. Subject to applicable Laws, each of the Company and Parent shall, upon request by the other, furnish the other
with all information concerning itself, its respective Subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters
as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement or any other statement, filing, notice or application
made by or on behalf of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries to any third party and/or any Governmental
Entity in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(f)
Status
. Subject to applicable Laws and the instructions of any Governmental Entity, each of the Company and Parent shall
keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated hereby, including promptly
furnishing the other with copies of notices or other communications received by Parent or the Company or any of their respective
Subsidiaries from any third party and/or any Governmental Entity with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
by this Agreement. Neither the Company nor Parent shall permit any of its officers or any other Representatives to participate
in any meeting with any Governmental Entity in respect of any filings, investigation or other inquiry with respect to the Merger
and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement unless it consults with the other party in advance and, to the extent
permitted by such Governmental Entity, gives the other party the opportunity to attend and participate therein.
4.6
Access and Reports
. Subject to applicable Laws, upon reasonable notice, the Company shall,
and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, afford Parent’s officers and other authorized Representatives reasonable access, during
normal business hours throughout the period prior to the Effective Time, to its employees, properties, books, Contracts and records
and, during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, furnish promptly to Parent all information concerning
its business, properties and personnel as may reasonably be requested;
provided
that no investigation pursuant to this
Section
4.6
shall affect or be deemed to modify any representation or warranty made
by the Company herein;
provided further
that the foregoing shall not require the Company to (i) permit any inspection,
or to disclose any information, that in the reasonable judgment of the Company would result in the disclosure of any trade secrets
of third parties or violate any of its obligations with respect to confidentiality, (ii) disclose (A) any privileged information
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (B) any information that is competitively sensitive or (C) any information that would
violate Law, or (iii) permit Parent or any of its Representatives to conduct any environmental investigation. All requests for
information made pursuant to this
Section
4.6
shall be directed to the executive
officer of or other Person designated by the Company. All such information shall be governed by the terms of the Confidentiality
Agreement.
4.7
NYSE American De-listing
. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall use reasonable
best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and do or cause to be done all things, reasonably necessary, proper or
advisable on its part under applicable Laws and rules and policies of NYSE American to enable the delisting by the Surviving Corporation
of the Shares from NYSE American and the deregistration of the Shares under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable after
the Effective Time.
4.8
Publicity
. The initial press release regarding the Merger shall be a joint press release
and thereafter the Company and Parent each shall consult with the other prior to issuing any press releases or otherwise making
public announcements with respect to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and prior to making
any filings with any third party and/or any Governmental Entity (including any national securities exchange or interdealer quotation
service) with respect thereto, except as may be required by applicable Laws or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement
with or rules of any national securities exchange or interdealer quotation service or by the request of any Governmental Entity;
provided
that the Company shall be permitted (without consulting with, or obtaining the consent of, Parent) to make such
statements and announcements to its employees as the Company shall deem to be reasonably necessary, proper or advisable. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, (a) nothing in this
Section 4.8
shall limit the Company’s or the Company Board’s rights under
Section 4.2
, (b) the Company will no longer be required to consult with Parent in connection with any such press release
or public statement if the Company Board has effected a Change of Recommendation or shall have resolved to do so and (c) the requirements
of this
Section 4.8
shall not apply to any disclosure by the Company or Parent of any information concerning this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby in connection with any dispute between the parties regarding this Agreement, the Merger
or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
4.9
Employee Benefits
. (a) Subject to the terms of any collective bargaining agreement, Parent
agrees that, for twelve (12) months following the Effective Time, Parent will cause the Company or the Surviving Corporation,
as applicable, to provide the employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries (i) a base salary or regular hourly wage, as applicable,
that is not less than the base salary or regular hourly wage provided to such employee by the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately
prior to the Effective Time, (ii) cash target bonus opportunities (including annual and quarterly bonus opportunities that are
no less favorable to such employees than those provided to such employees by the Company and its Subsidiaries immediately prior
to the Effective Time, (iii) employee benefits that are no less favorable in the aggregate than those provided by the Company
and its Subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time and (iv) severance benefits that are no less favorable than those
set forth in
Section 4.9(a)
of the Company Disclosure Letter.
(b)
With respect to any employee benefit plan maintained by Parent or any Subsidiary of Parent (collectively, “
Parent
Benefit Plan
”) in which any employee of the Company or its Subsidiaries or the beneficiaries and dependents thereof
is otherwise eligible to participate effective as of the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation
to, (i) recognize all service of such employees with the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, for purposes
of determining eligibility to participate, vesting, accruals, and entitlement to benefits where length of service is relevant,
other than benefit accruals under a defined benefit pension plan, to the extent credited under the corresponding Benefit Plan,
(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to waive any pre-existing condition limitations, eligibility waiting periods
and evidence of insurability requirements and (iii) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide credit for any co-payments
and deductibles incurred prior to the Effective Time in the plan year in which the Effective Time occurs for purposes of satisfying
any applicable deductible, out-of-pocket or similar requirements under any such Parent Benefit Plans that may apply as of or following
the Effective Time.
(c)
From and after the Effective Time, the Company or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, will, and Parent will cause the Company
or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, to, honor, in accordance with their terms, all employment, severance, income continuity
and change of control programs, plans or agreements between the Company and any employee of the Company and its Subsidiaries including
bonuses, incentives, severance payments or deferred compensation in existence on the date hereof;
provided
, that nothing
herein shall be deemed to prohibit the Company or the Surviving Corporation from amending or terminating any such program, plan
or agreement in accordance with its terms.
(d)
Parent hereby acknowledges that a “change in control” or “change of control” within the meaning of each
Stock Plan and Benefit Plan, as applicable, will occur at the Effective Time
(e)
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, no provision of this Agreement shall be deemed to (i) guarantee
employment for any period of time for, or preclude the ability of the Company or the Surviving Corporation to terminate, any employee
for any reason, (ii) require the Company or the Surviving Corporation to continue any Benefit Plan or prevent the amendment, modification
or termination thereof after the Effective Time, or (iii) amend any Benefit Plan or any other employee benefit plan, program or
arrangement.
(f)
No provision of this Agreement shall create any third party beneficiary rights in any employee, any beneficiary or dependents
thereof, or any collective bargaining representative thereof, with respect to the compensation, terms and conditions of employment
and benefits that may be provided to any employee by the Company, Parent or the Surviving Corporation or under any Benefit Plan
or any other employee benefit plan which the Company, Parent or the Surviving Corporation may maintain.
4.10
Expenses
. The Surviving Corporation shall pay all charges and expenses, including those
of the Paying Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated in Article II, and Parent shall reimburse the Surviving Corporation
for such charges and expenses. Except as otherwise provided in
Sections 4.5(c)
,
4.11(b)
and
6.5
, whether
or not the Merger is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such expense.
4.11
Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance
. (a) From and after the
Effective Time, each of Parent and the Surviving Corporation agrees that all rights to indemnification existing in favor of each
present and former director and officer of the Company and its Subsidiaries (collectively, the “
Indemnified Parties
”,
and individually, an “
Indemnified Party
”) as provided in the charter or by-laws of the Company or any
of its Subsidiaries in each case as in effect on the date of this Agreement for acts or omissions occurring prior to the Effective
Time shall be assumed and performed by the Surviving Corporation and shall continue in full force and effect until the expiration
of the applicable statute of limitations with respect to any claims against such directors or officers arising out of such acts
or omissions, except as otherwise required by applicable Law.
(b)
Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall, and if the Company is unable to, Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation
as of the Effective Time to, obtain and fully pay the premium for the extension of (i) the Side A and Side B coverage parts (directors’
and officers’ liability) of the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ insurance policies and (ii)
the Company’s existing fiduciary liability insurance policies, in each case for a claims reporting or discovery period of
six years from and after the Effective Time from an insurance carrier with the same or better credit rating as the Company’s
current insurance carrier with respect to directors’ and officers’ liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance
(collectively, “
D&O Insurance
”) with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that
are at least as favorable in the aggregate as the Company’s existing policies with respect to any actual or alleged error,
misstatement, misleading statement, act, omission, neglect, breach of duty or any matter claimed against a director or officer
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries by reason of his or her serving in such capacity that existed or occurred at or prior
to the Effective Time (including in connection with this Agreement or the transactions or actions contemplated hereby). If the
Company and the Surviving Corporation for any reason fail to obtain such “tail” insurance policies as of the Effective
Time, the Surviving Corporation shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, continue to maintain in effect for
a period of six years from and after the Effective Time the D&O Insurance in place as of the date hereof with terms, conditions,
retentions and limits of liability that are at least as favorable as provided in the Company’s existing policies as of the
date hereof, or the Surviving Corporation shall, and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to, use reasonable best efforts
to purchase comparable D&O Insurance for such six-year period with terms, conditions, retentions and limits of liability that
are at least as favorable as provided in the Company’s existing policies as of the date hereof;
provided
,
however
,
that in no event shall Parent or the Surviving Corporation be required to expend for such policies a premium amount on an annualized
basis in excess of 150% of the annual premiums currently paid by the Company for such insurance; and
provided further
that,
if the annual premiums of such insurance coverage exceed such amount, the Surviving Corporation shall obtain a policy with the
greatest coverage available for a cost not exceeding such amount.
(c)
If Parent or the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) shall consolidate with or merge into
any other corporation or entity and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger
or (ii) shall transfer all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any individual, corporation or other entity, then,
and in each such case, proper provisions shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Corporation
shall assume all of the obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation set forth in this
Section 4.11
.
(d)
The provisions of this
Section 4.11
are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each of the Indemnified
Parties. Parent shall pay all reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, that may be incurred by any Indemnified
Party in enforcing the indemnity and other obligations under this
Section 4.11
.
4.12
Takeover Statutes
. If any Takeover Statute is or may become applicable to the Merger
or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, each of Parent, Merger Sub, the Company and the members of their respective
boards of directors shall, to the fullest extent practicable, grant such approvals and take such actions as are necessary so that
such transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise act
to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on such transactions.
4.13
Control of Operations
. Nothing contained in this Agreement
shall give Parent, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Company’s operations prior to the Effective
Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete
control and supervision over its operations.
4.14
Section 16 Matters
. Assuming that the Company delivers to Parent, in a timely fashion
prior to the Effective Time, all requisite information necessary for Parent to take the actions contemplated by this
Section
4.14
, each of the Company and Parent shall take all such steps as may be necessary or appropriate to ensure that any dispositions
of Shares (including derivative securities related to such stock) resulting from the Merger by each individual who is subject
to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company immediately prior to the Effective
Time are exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
4.15
Additional Matters
. In case, at any time after the Effective Time, any further action
is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub shall, and shall cause the Surviving
Corporation to, take all such necessary action
.
ARTICLE
V
Conditions
5.1
Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Merger
. The respective obligation
of each party to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following
conditions:
(a)
Shareholder Approval.
This Agreement shall have been duly approved by holders of Shares constituting the Company Requisite
Vote in accordance with applicable Laws and the charter and by-laws of the Company.
(b)
Regulatory Consents.
(i) The CFIUS Approval shall have been obtained in accordance with
Section 4.5(c)
; and (ii)
all notices, reports and other filings required to be made prior to the Effective Time by the Company or Parent or any of their
respective Subsidiaries with, and all consents, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations required to be obtained prior
to the Effective Time by the Company or Parent or any of their respective Subsidiaries from, any Governmental Entity (including,
without limitation, pursuant to any Government Contract) (collectively, “
Governmental Consents
”) in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
by the Company and Parent shall have been made or obtained (as the case may be).
(c)
No Order.
No court or other Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced
or entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect and restrains, enjoins or otherwise prohibits
consummation of the Merger (collectively, an “
Order
”).
5.2
Conditions to Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub
. The obligations of Parent and Merger
Sub to effect the Merger are also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by Parent at or prior to the Effective Time of the following
conditions:
(a)
Representations and Warranties.
(i) The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in
Section 3.1(a)
,
Section 3.1(b)
,
Section 3.1(c)
and
Section 3.1(r)
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of
the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that
any such representation and warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall
be true and correct as of such earlier date); (ii) each of the other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all respects (without regard to any “materiality”, “in all material
respects”, or Company Material Adverse Change or similar qualifications contained therein) as of the date of this Agreement
and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that any such representation and
warranty expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of
such earlier date);
provided
,
however
, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the condition set
forth in this
Section 5.2(a)(ii)
shall be deemed to have been satisfied even if any representations and warranties of the
Company are not so true and correct unless the failure of such representations and warranties of the Company to be so true and
correct, individually or in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to result in a Company Material Adverse Change; and
(iii) Parent shall have received at the Closing a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer of the Company
to the effect that such officer has read this
Section 5.2(a)
and the conditions set forth in this
Section 5.2(a)
have been satisfied.
(b)
Performance of Obligations of the Company.
The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required
to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and Parent shall have received a certificate signed
on behalf of the Company by an executive officer of the Company to such effect.
(c)
No Material Adverse Change.
Since the date of this Agreement, there shall not have occurred any Company Material Adverse
Change, and Parent shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by an executive officer of the Company to
such effect.
5.3
Conditions to Obligation of the Company
. The obligation of the Company to effect the
Merger is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the Company at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
(a)
Representations and Warranties.
The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement
in
Section 3.2(f)
shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing
Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly
speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);
(ii) each of the other representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct
in all respects (without regard to any materiality or qualifications contained therein) as of the date of this Agreement and as
of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date and time (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty
expressly speaks as of an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct as of such earlier
date);
provided
,
however
, that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the condition set forth in this
Section 5.3(a)(ii)
shall be deemed to have been satisfied even if any representations and warranties of Parent and Merger
Sub are not so true and correct unless the failure of such representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub to be so true
and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has had or is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on Parent’s
and Merger Sub’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (iii) the Company shall have received at
the Closing a certificate signed on behalf of Parent by an executive officer of Parent to the effect that such officer has read
this
Section 5.3(a)
and the conditions set forth in this
Section 5.3(a)
have been satisfied.
(b)
Performance of Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub.
Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed in all material
respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and the Company
shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Parent and Merger Sub by an executive officer of Parent and Merger Sub to
such effect.
ARTICLE
VI
Termination
6.1
Termination by Mutual Consent
. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be
abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the approval of this Agreement by the shareholders
of the Company referred to in
Section
5.1(a)
, by mutual written consent of the Company
and Parent.
6.2
Termination by Either Parent or the Company
. This Agreement may be terminated and the
Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by either Parent or the Company if:
(a)
the Merger shall not have been consummated on or before the date that is six months from the date hereof (the “
Outside
Date
”), whether such date is before or after the date of approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of the Company
referred to in
Section 5.1(a)
;
provided
that if, on the Outside Date, one or more of the conditions to the Closing
set forth in
Sections 5.1(b)
or
5.1(c)
(to the extent relating to the CFIUS Approval) shall not have been fulfilled
but all other conditions to Closing shall have been satisfied (other than any condition that by its nature cannot be satisfied
until the Closing but that is expected to be satisfied at the Closing), then the Outside Date shall, without any action on the
part of the parties hereto, be extended to the date that is nine months from the date hereof;
provided further
that the
right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 6.2(a)
shall not be available to a party whose failure to fulfill
any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the failure of the Merger to be consummated by such
date;
provided further
that the parties agree that Parent shall have no right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 6.2(a)
during the pendency of legal proceedings by the Company for specific performance pursuant to
Section
7.6
;
(b)
the approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of the Company referred to in
Section
5.1(a)
shall not have been obtained at the Shareholders Meeting, including any adjournment or postponement thereof; or
(c)
any Order permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting consummation of the Merger shall become final and non-appealable
(whether before or after the approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of the Company referred to in
Section 5.1(a)
);
provided
that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section
6.2(c)
shall not be available to a party whose failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of,
or resulted in, such action or event.
6.3
Termination by the Company
. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned
by the Company:
(a)
at any time following the occurrence of a Shareholders Meeting at which the holders of Shares consider and vote upon the approval
of this Agreement, but prior to the time the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, if: (i) the Company Board authorizes the Company,
subject to complying with the terms of this Agreement, to enter into an Alternative Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior
Proposal; (ii) immediately prior to or concurrently with the termination of this Agreement, the Company enters into an Alternative
Acquisition Agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal; and (iii) the Company immediately prior to or concurrently with such
termination pays to Parent in immediately available funds any fees required to be paid pursuant to
Section
6.5
;
(b)
if there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by Parent or Merger Sub in this Agreement,
or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that (i)
Section
5.3(a)
or
5.3(b)
would not be satisfied and (ii) such breach or failure to be
true is not curable by the Outside Date or, if capable of being cured by the Outside Date, shall not have been cured prior to
the earlier of (x) thirty (30) days after written notice thereof is given by the Company to Parent or (y) the Outside Date (
provided
that the Company is not then in breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement such that
Section 5.2(a)
or
5.2(b)
would not be satisfied); or
(c)
at any time following the occurrence of a Shareholders Meeting at which the holders of Shares consider and vote upon the approval
of this Agreement, but prior to the time the Company Requisite Vote is obtained, if the Company Board shall have made a Change
in Recommendation.
6.4
Termination by Parent
. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger may be abandoned
at any time prior to the Effective Time by action of the board of directors of Parent if:
(a)
the Company Board shall have made a Change of Recommendation; or
(b)
there has been a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company in this Agreement, or any such
representation and warranty shall have become untrue after the date of this Agreement, such that (i)
Section 5.2(a)
or
5.2(b)
would not be satisfied and (ii) such breach or failure to be true is not curable by the Outside Date or, if capable
of being cured by the Outside Date, shall not have been cured prior to the earlier of (x) thirty (30) days after written notice
thereof is given by Parent to the Company or (y) the Outside Date (
provided
that Parent or Merger Sub is not then in breach
of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement such that
Section 5.3(a)
or
5.3(b)
would not be satisfied).
6.5
Effect of Termination and Abandonment
. (a) In the event of termination of this Agreement
and the abandonment of the Merger pursuant to this
Article VI
, this Agreement shall become void and of no effect with no
liability to any Person on the part of any party hereto (or of any of its Representatives or affiliates);
provided
,
however
,
and notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, that (i) subject to
Section 6.5(b)
, no such termination
shall relieve any party hereto of any liability or damages to the other party hereto (which the parties acknowledge and agree
shall not be limited to reimbursement of expenses or out-of-pocket costs, and shall include the benefit of the bargain lost by
a party’s shareholders (taking into consideration relevant matters, including the total amount payable to such shareholders
under this Agreement, lost combination opportunities and the time value of money)) resulting from any willful or intentional material
breach of this Agreement and (ii) the provisions set forth in
Section 7.1
shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing shall impair the rights of the Company, if any, to obtain the relief set forth in
Section
7.6
prior to any termination of this Agreement.
(b)
Fees and Expenses
.
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(i)
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Whether
or not the Merger is consummated, except as otherwise provided herein, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with
the Merger, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such expenses.
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(ii)
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In
the event that (x) the Company shall have terminated this Agreement pursuant to
Section 6.3(a)
or
Section 6.3(c)
or (y) Parent shall have terminated this Agreement pursuant to
Section 6.4(a)
or
Section 6.4(b)
(but solely
to the extent that the breach giving rise to Parent’s right to terminate pursuant to
Section 6.4(b)
is a material
breach of
Section 4.2
) then the Company shall promptly pay to Parent a termination fee of $1,247,709 (the “
Parent
Termination Fee
”).
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The
parties hereto agree that the provisions contained in this
Section 6.5(b)
are an integral part of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, that the damages resulting from the termination of this Agreement as set forth in
Section
6.5(b)(ii)
of this Agreement are uncertain and incapable of accurate calculation and that the amount payable pursuant
to
Section 6.5(b)(ii)
hereof is a reasonable forecast of the actual damages which may be incurred Parent under such
circumstances. The amount payable pursuant to
Section 6.5(b)(ii)
hereof constitutes liquidated damages and not a penalty
and shall be the sole monetary remedy in the event of termination of this Agreement on the bases specified in such Section.
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ARTICLE
VII
Miscellaneous
7.1
Survival
. This
Article VII
and the agreements of the Company, Parent and Merger
Sub contained in
Article II
and
Sections 4.9
(Employee Benefits),
4.10
(Expenses),
4.11
(Indemnification;
Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance) and
4.15
(Additional Matters) shall survive the consummation of the Merger.
This
Article VII
and the agreements of the Company, Parent and Merger Sub contained in
Sections 4.8
(Publicity),
4.10
(Expenses) and
6.5
(Effect of Termination and Abandonment) and the Confidentiality
Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement. All other representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in
this Agreement shall not survive the consummation of the Merger or the termination of this Agreement.
7.2
Modification or Amendment
. Subject to the provisions of the applicable Laws, at any time
prior to the Effective Time, the parties hereto may modify or amend this Agreement, by written agreement executed and delivered
by duly authorized officers of the respective parties.
7.3
Waiver of Conditions
. The conditions to each of the parties’ obligations to consummate
the Merger are for the sole benefit of such party and may be waived by such party in whole or in part to the extent permitted
by applicable Laws. The failure of any party to this Agreement to assert any of its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall
not constitute a waiver of such rights, nor shall any single or partial exercise by any party to this Agreement of any of its
rights under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise of such rights or any other rights under this Agreement.
7.4
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed in any number of original, facsimile or
PDF counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute
the same agreement.
7.5
GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
. (a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED
TO BE MADE IN AND IN ALL RESPECTS SHALL BE INTERPRETED, CONSTRUED AND GOVERNED BY AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICTS OF LAWS RULES THEREOF.
Each of the parties hereto (i) irrevocably consents to
the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, on behalf of itself or its property, in accordance with
Section 7.7
or in such other manner as may be
permitted by Law, of copies of such process to such party, and nothing in this
Section 7.5
shall affect the right of any
party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law, (ii) irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits itself
and its property in any action or proceeding to the exclusive general jurisdiction of any New York federal court sitting in the
Borough of Manhattan of The City of New York or, if such federal court does not have jurisdiction over such action or proceeding,
any state court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of The City of New York, in the event any dispute arises out of, in connection
with or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment
in respect thereof, (iii) agrees that it shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request
for leave from any such court, (iv) agrees that any actions or proceedings arising out of, in connection with or relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be brought, tried and determined only in any New York federal court sitting
in the Borough of Manhattan of The City of New York or, if such federal court does not have jurisdiction over such action or proceeding,
any state court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of The City of New York, (v) waives any objection that it may now or hereafter
have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient
court and agrees not to plead or claim the same and (vi) agrees that it shall not bring any action arising out of, in connection
with or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each
of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding in such court as provided above
shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
(b)
EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED
AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE
TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (i) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER
PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE
FOREGOING WAIVER, (ii) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (iii) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS
WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (iv) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS
AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION
7.5(b)
.
7.6
Specific Performance
. The parties acknowledge and agree that irreparable harm would occur
in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or in the
event of any actual or threatened breach of this Agreement, and that money damages would not be an adequate remedy, even if available.
It is accordingly agreed that, except where this Agreement is validly terminated in accordance with
Article VI
, the parties
(on behalf of themselves and the third party beneficiaries of this Agreement provided in
Section 7.9
) shall be entitled
to an injunction or injunctions, specific performance or other equitable relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of
this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof and any other agreement or instrument executed in connection
herewith. The parties hereby further acknowledge and agree that such relief shall include the right of the Company to cause Parent
and Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, in each case, if each of the conditions set forth in Section
5.1 and Section 5.2 have been satisfied or waived (other than conditions which by their nature cannot be satisfied until the Closing,
but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at the Closing). The parties further agree that (a) by seeking the
remedies provided for in this Section 7.6, a party shall not in any respect waive its right to seek any other form of relief,
at law or in equity, that may be available to a party under this Agreement, including monetary damages in the event that this
Agreement has been terminated or in the event that the remedies provided for in this Section 7.6 are not available or otherwise
are not granted and (b) nothing contained in this Section 7.6 shall require any party to institute any action or proceeding for
(or limit any party’s right to institute any proceeding for) specific performance under this Section 7.6 before exercising
any termination right under Article VI (and pursuing damages after such termination), nor shall the commencement of any action
or proceeding pursuant to this Section 7.6 or anything contained in this Section 7.6 restrict or limit any party’s right
to terminate this Agreement in accordance with the terms of Article VI or pursue any other remedies under this Agreement that
may be available then or thereafter. Each of the parties agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific
performance and other equitable relief on the basis that any other party has an adequate remedy at law or that any award of specific
performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity. Each of the parties hereby acknowledges and agrees
(i) that it hereby irrevocably waives any requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with such relief and
(ii) that the prevailing party in any such action or proceeding shall be entitled to reimbursement of all costs and expenses associated
with seeking such relief, including all attorneys’ fees.
7.7
Notices
. Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be given hereunder by
any party hereto to the others shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
or by facsimile or email:
If
to Parent or Merger Sub
:
Prosegur
SIS (USA) Inc.
c/o
Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, S.A.
24 Pajaritos Street, 28007, Madrid, Spain
Attention:
Manuel Núñez
email:
manuel.nunez@prosegur.com
or
Crescent
Merger Sub, Inc.
c/o
Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, S.A.
24 Pajaritos Street, 28007, Madrid, Spain
Attention:
Manuel Núñez
email:
manuel.nunez@prosegur.com
with
a copy to
Gibson,
Dunn & Crutcher LLP
200 Park Avenue
New
York, NY 10166
Attention: Jose W. Fernandez
fax: (212) 351-6276
email:
JFernandez@gibsondunn.com
If
to the Company
:
Command
Security Corporation
512 Herndon Parkway, Suite A
Herndon, VA 20170
Attention:
N. Paul Brost, Craig P. Coy
fax: 703-543-0631
email:
pbrost@commandsecurity.com; ccoy@commandsecurity.com
with
a copy to
Winston
& Strawn LLP
200 Park Avenue
New
York, NY 10166
Attention: David A. Sakowitz
fax: (212) 294-4700
email:
DSakowitz@winston.com
and
Winston
& Strawn LLP
1700 K St NW
Washington,
DC 20006
Attention: Thomas L. Mills
fax: (202) 282-5100
email:
TMills@winston.com
or
to such other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice as provided above. Any
notice, request, instruction or other document given as provided above shall be deemed given to the receiving party upon actual
receipt, if delivered personally; three (3) business days after deposit in the mail, if sent by registered or certified mail;
upon confirmation of successful transmission if sent by facsimile or email (
provided
that if given by facsimile or email
such notice, request, instruction or other document shall be followed up within one (1) business day by dispatch pursuant to one
of the other methods described herein); or on the next business day after deposit with an overnight courier, if sent by an overnight
courier.
7.8
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement (including any exhibits hereto), the Company Disclosure
Letter and the Confidentiality Agreement, dated June 19, 2018, between Parent and the Company (the “
Confidentiality
Agreement
”) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements, understandings, representations
and warranties both written and oral, among the parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
EACH
OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT (I) HAS MADE ITS OWN INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION INTO, AND, BASED THEREON,
HAS FORMED AN INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT CONCERNING, THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, THE MERGER AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
BY THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE COMPANY’S AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES’ CUSTOMERS AND THE EFFECTS ON THE BUSINESS RESULTING FROM
THE KNOWLEDGE OF PERSONS OTHER THAN THE PARTIES HERETO OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (INCLUDING THE IDENTITY OF PARENT
AND MERGER SUB) AND (II) HAS BEEN FURNISHED WITH, OR GIVEN ADEQUATE ACCESS TO, SUCH INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
AS IT HAS REQUESTED. EACH OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT (I) (A) THE ONLY REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES,
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS MADE BY THE COMPANY ARE THE REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS MADE IN THIS AGREEMENT
AND (B) NONE OF PARENT OR MERGER SUB HAS RELIED UPON ANY OTHER REPRESENTATIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION MADE OR SUPPLIED BY OR ON
BEHALF OF THE COMPANY, ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES OR REPRESENTATIVES, INCLUDING ANY FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS
OR ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THEIR BANKERS, INCLUDING MANAGEMENT PRESENTATIONS, THE COMPANY’S ELECTRONIC DATA
ROOM OR OTHER DUE DILIGENCE INFORMATION AND NONE OF PARENT OR MERGER SUB WILL HAVE ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY ARISING OUT OF ANY SUCH
REPRESENTATION OR OTHER INFORMATION, (II) ANY CLAIMS PARENT OR MERGER SUB MAY HAVE FOR BREACH OF REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY SHALL
BE BASED SOLELY ON THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY SET FORTH IN
SECTION 3.1
HEREOF (AS MODIFIED BY THE
COMPANY DISCLOSURE LETTER, AS SUPPLEMENTED OR AMENDED) AND (III) NEITHER PARENT NOR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES SHALL HAVE ANY CLAIM
FOR LOSSES TO THE EXTENT RESULTING FROM, OR CAUSED BY, THE KNOWLEDGE OF PERSONS OTHER THAN THE PARTIES HERETO OF THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (INCLUDING THE IDENTITY OF PARENT). FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF ANY DOUBT AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF
THE FOREGOING, EACH OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THERE ARE UNCERTAINTIES INHERENT IN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE
FINANCIAL PROJECTIONS, THAT PARENT AND MERGER SUB ARE FAMILIAR WITH SUCH UNCERTAINTIES, THAT PARENT AND MERGER SUB ARE TAKING
FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING THEIR OWN EVALUATION OF THE ADEQUACY AND ACCURACY OF ALL PROJECTIONS SO FURNISHED TO THEM AND ANY
USE OF OR RELIANCE BY PARENT AND MERGER SUB ON SUCH PROJECTIONS SHALL BE AT THEIR SOLE RISK, AND PARENT AND MERGER SUB SHALL NOT
HAVE ANY CLAIM AGAINST ANYONE WITH RESPECT THERETO.
7.9
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
. Except (a) as provided in
Section 4.11
(Indemnification;
Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance) and (b) following the Effective Time, for the provisions of
Article II
,
Parent and the Company hereby agree that their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely
for the benefit of the other party hereto, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and this Agreement is
not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including
the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.
7.10
Obligations of Parent and of the Company
.
Whenever this Agreement requires a Subsidiary of Parent to take any action, such requirement shall be deemed to include an undertaking
on the part of Parent to cause such Subsidiary to take such action. Whenever this Agreement requires a Subsidiary of the Company
to take any action, such requirement shall be deemed to include an undertaking on the part of the Company to cause such Subsidiary
to take such action and, after the Effective Time, on the part of the Surviving Corporation to cause such Subsidiary to take such
action.
7.11
Definitions
. Each of the terms set forth in
Annex A
is defined in the Section
of this Agreement set forth opposite such term.
7.12
Severability
. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity
or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision
of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a) a suitable and
equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and
purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision
to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability
affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.
7.13
Interpretation; Construction
. (a) The table of contents and headings herein are for convenience
of reference only, do not constitute part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or otherwise affect any of the provisions
hereof. Where a reference in this Agreement is made to a Section or Exhibit, such reference shall be to a Section of or Exhibit
to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including”
are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”
(b)
The parties have participated jointly in negotiating and drafting this Agreement. In the event that an ambiguity or a question
of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption
or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.
(c)
Each party hereto has or may have set forth information in its respective Disclosure Letter in a section thereof that corresponds
to the section of this Agreement to which it relates. The fact that any item of information is disclosed in a Disclosure Letter
to this Agreement shall not be construed to mean that such information is required to be disclosed by this Agreement.
7.14
Assignment
. This Agreement shall not be assignable by operation of law or otherwise;
provided
,
however
, that prior to the mailing of the Proxy Statement to the Company’s shareholders, Parent
may designate, by written notice to the Company, another affiliate that is a wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiary of Prosegur
Compañía de Seguridad, S.A. to be a Constituent Corporation in lieu of Merger Sub, in which event all references
herein to Merger Sub shall be deemed references to such other subsidiary, except that all representations and warranties made
herein with respect to Merger Sub as of the date of this Agreement shall be deemed representations and warranties made with respect
to such other subsidiary as of the date of such designation,
provided
that any such designation shall not impede or delay
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise materially impede the rights of the shareholders
of the Company under this Agreement. Any purported assignment in violation of this Agreement is void.
7.15
No Recourse
. This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or causes 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 (including any third party beneficiaries hereto) and none of (a) Parent’s
or any of its Affiliates’ stockholders, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, financing
sources or assignees of any of the foregoing or (b) the Company’s or any of its Affiliates’ stockholders, members,
managers, directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, financing sources or assignees of any of the foregoing, in
each case, shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the other parties to this Agreement or for any claim
(whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby or in
respect of any oral representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith, except in each case as pursuant to the
Voting Agreement.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the parties hereto as
of the date first written above.
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COMMAND
SECURITY CORPORATION
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By
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/s/
Craig P. Coy
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Name:
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Craig
P. Coy
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized officers of the parties hereto as
of the date first written above.
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PROSEGUR
SIS (USA) INC.
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By
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/s/
Manuel Núñez Armas
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Name:
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Manuel
Núñez Armas
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Title:
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Vice
President
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CRESCENT
MERGER SUB, INC.
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By
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/s/
Manuel Núñez Armas
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Name:
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Manuel
Núñez Armas
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Title:
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President
and Treasurer
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ANNEX
A
DEFINED
TERMS
Terms
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Page
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2000
Plan
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A-11
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2005
Plan
|
A-11
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2009
Plan
|
A-11
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Acquisition
Proposal
|
A-29
|
Affiliate
|
A-11
|
Agreement
|
A-4
|
Alternative
Acquisition Agreement
|
A-29
|
Applicable
Date
|
A-13
|
Bankruptcy
and Equity Exception
|
A-12
|
Benefit
Plans
|
A-15
|
Bid
|
A-21
|
Book-Entry
Shares
|
A-7
|
business
day
|
A-5
|
By-laws
|
A-5
|
Certificate
|
A-6
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CFIUS
|
A-33
|
CFIUS
Approval
|
A-33
|
Change
|
A-9
|
Change
of Recommendation
|
A-30
|
Charter
|
A-5
|
Closing
|
A-5
|
Closing
Date
|
A-5
|
Code
|
A-16
|
Company
Approvals
|
A-13
|
Company
Board
|
A-4
|
Company
Disclosure Letter
|
A-9
|
Company
Employees
|
A-15
|
Company
Material Adverse Change
|
A-23
|
Company
Material Contracts
|
A-21
|
Company
Option
|
A-8
|
Company
Recommendation
|
A-12
|
Company
Reports
|
A-13
|
Company
Requisite Vote
|
A-12
|
Confidentiality
Agreement
|
A-47
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Constituent
Corporations
|
A-4
|
Contract
|
A-13
|
D&O
Insurance
|
A-37
|
Effective
Time
|
A-5
|
Environmental
Law
|
A-18
|
ERISA
|
A-15
|
ERISA
Affiliate
|
A-16
|
ERISA
Plan
|
A-16
|
Exchange
Act
|
A-9
|
Exchange
Fund
|
A-6
|
Excluded
Share
|
A-6
|
Excluded
Shares
|
A-6
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GAAP
|
A-14
|
Government
Contract
|
A-21
|
Governmental
Consents
|
A-39
|
Governmental
Entity
|
A-8
|
Hazardous
Substance
|
A-18
|
Indemnified
Parties
|
A-37
|
Indemnified
Party
|
A-37
|
Insurance
Policies
|
A-20
|
Intellectual
Property
|
A-20
|
IRS
|
A-15
|
Knowledge
|
A-15
|
Laws
|
A-17
|
Licenses
|
A-17
|
Lien
|
A-11
|
Material
Intellectual Property
|
A-20
|
Merger
Sub
|
A-4
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NY
Certificate of Merger
|
A-5
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NYBCL
|
A-4
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NYSE
American
|
A-13
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Order
|
A-39
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Outside
Date
|
A-41
|
Parent
|
A-4
|
Parent
Approvals
|
A-24
|
Parent
Benefit Plan
|
A-36
|
Parent
Disclosure Letter
|
A-23
|
Parent
Requisite Vote
|
A-23
|
Paying
Agent
|
A-6
|
Pension
Plan
|
A-16
|
Per
Share Merger Consideration
|
A-6
|
Person
|
A-8
|
Present
Fair Salable Value
|
A-25
|
Proxy
Statement
|
A-26
|
Representatives
|
A-22
|
Restricted
Share
|
A-8
|
Restricted
Stock Unit
|
A-8
|
SEC
|
A-13
|
Securities
Act
|
A-13
|
Shareholders
Meeting
|
A-32
|
Shares
|
A-6
|
Significant
Subsidiary
|
A-9
|
Solvent
|
A-25
|
SOX
|
A-13
|
Stock
Plans
|
A-11
|
Subsidiary
|
A-9
|
Superior
Proposal
|
A-31
|
Surviving
Corporation
|
A-4
|
Takeover
Statute
|
A-17
|
Tax
|
A-19
|
Tax
Authority
|
A-19
|
Tax
Return
|
A-19
|
Taxes
|
A-19
|
Voting
Agreement
|
A-4
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ANNEX
B
VOTING
AGREEMENT
[Attached.]
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF CHARTER OF THE SURVIVING CORPORATION
[Attached.]
FORM
OF
AMENDED
AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE
OF INCORPORATION
OF
COMMAND
SECURITY CORPORATION
(under
Section 402 of the Business Corporation Law)
Article
I
: The name of the corporation is Command Security Corporation (the “
Corporation
”).
Article
II
: The purpose of the corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under
the Business Corporation Law. The corporation is not formed to engage in any act or activity requiring the consent or approval
of any state official, department, board, agency or other body without such consent or approval first being obtained.
Article
III
: The office of the Corporation is to be located in the County of New York, State of New York. The location of the business
to be conducted is County of New York, State of New York.
Article
IV
: The corporation shall have authority to issue one class of shares. The aggregate number of shares that the Corporation
shall have authority to issue is 200 common shares, without par value.
Article
V
: The names and business addresses of the subscribers and the number of shares each subscriber shall have in the Corporation
is:
Name
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Address
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Number
of Shares
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Prosegur
SIS (USA), Inc.
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c/o
Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad S.A.
24
Pajaritos Street, 28007, Madrid, Spain
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200
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Article
VI
: The Secretary of State is designated as the agent of the Corporation upon whom process against the Corporation may be
served and the post office address within the State of New York to which the Secretary of State shall mail a copy of any process
against the Corporation served upon him is:
c/o
Cogency Global Inc.
10
East 40th Street, 10th Floor
New
York, NY 10016
Article
VII
: To the fullest extent permissible by the Business Corporation Law as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, no
director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its shareholders for monetary damages for breach
of fiduciary duty as a director. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article VII that adversely affects any right of a
director shall be prospective only and shall not limit or eliminate any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any
occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission to act that took place prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal.
Article
VIII
: The period of duration of the Corporation shall be perpetual.
c/o
Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad S.A.
24
Pajaritos Street, 28007, Madrid, Spain
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, this Certificate has been signed the sole shareholder of the Corporation this [_] day of [MONTH], 201[_].
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PROSEGUR
SIS (USA) INC.
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By:
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Title:
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ANNEX
B
VOTING
AGREEMENT
VOTING
AGREEMENT, dated as of September 18, 2018 (this “
Agreement
”), among Prosegur SIS (USA) Inc., a Florida corporation
(“
Parent
”), and the stockholders of Command Security Corporation, a New York corporation (the “
Company
”),
listed on
Schedule A
hereto (each, a “
Stockholder
” and, collectively, the “
Stockholders
”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
concurrently herewith, Parent, Crescent Merger Sub, Inc., a New York corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“
Merger
Sub
”), and the Company are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “
Merger Agreement
”;
capitalized terms used but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement), pursuant
to which (and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein) Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the
Company continuing as the surviving corporation in the merger (the “
Merger
”);
WHEREAS,
each Stockholder is the record and/or “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended) of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (“
Shares
”)
as set forth on
Schedule A
hereto (with respect to each Stockholder, the “
Owned Shares
”; the Owned Shares
and any additional Shares of which such Stockholder acquires record and/or beneficial ownership after the date hereof, including,
without limitation, by purchase, as a result of a stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization, combination, reclassification,
exchange or change of such shares, or upon exercise or conversion of any securities, such Stockholder’s “
Covered
Shares
”);
WHEREAS,
as a condition and inducement to Parent and Merger Sub’s willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement and to proceed with
the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, Parent and the Stockholders are entering into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS,
the Stockholders acknowledge that Parent and Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance on the representations,
warranties, covenants and other agreements of the Stockholders set forth in this Agreement and would not enter into the Merger
Agreement if any Stockholder did not enter into this Agreement.
AGREEMENT
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally
bound hereby, Parent and the Stockholders hereby agree as follows:
1.
Agreement to Vote
. Prior to the Termination
Date (as defined herein), each Stockholder irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that it shall at any meeting of the stockholders
of the Company (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed meeting), however called, or in connection
with any written consent of stockholders of the Company, except as otherwise approved in writing by Parent, (a) when a meeting
is held, appear at such meeting or otherwise cause the Covered Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing
a quorum, and respond to each request by the Company for written consent, if any, and (b) vote (or consent), or cause to be voted
at such meeting (or validly execute and return and cause such consent to be granted with respect to), all Covered Shares (i) in
favor of the Merger, the adoption of the Merger Agreement and any other matters necessary for consummation of the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated in the Merger Agreement (whether or not recommended by the Company Board) and (ii) subject to
Section 4.2(d)(ii) of the Merger Agreement, against (A) any Acquisition Proposal, (B) any proposal for any recapitalization, reorganization,
liquidation, dissolution, amalgamation, merger, sale of assets or other business combination between the Company and any other
Person (other than the Merger) or (C) any other action that could reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone
or adversely affect the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement or any transaction
that results in a breach in any material respect of any covenant, representation or warranty or other obligation or agreement
of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the Merger Agreement.
2.
Grant of Irrevocable Proxy; Appointment of
Proxy
.
(a)
EACH STOCKHOLDER HEREBY GRANTS TO, AND APPOINTS,
PARENT, THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF PARENT, AND ANY OTHER DESIGNEE OF PARENT, EACH OF THEM INDIVIDUALLY, SUCH STOCKHOLDER’S
IRREVOCABLE (UNTIL THE TERMINATION DATE) PROXY AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT (WITH FULL POWER OF SUBSTITUTION) TO VOTE THE COVERED SHARES
AS INDICATED IN SECTION 1. EACH STOCKHOLDER INTENDS THIS PROXY TO BE IRREVOCABLE (UNTIL THE TERMINATION DATE) AND COUPLED WITH
AN INTEREST AND WILL TAKE SUCH FURTHER ACTION OR EXECUTE SUCH OTHER INSTRUMENTS AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THE INTENT OF
THIS PROXY AND HEREBY REVOKES ANY PROXY PREVIOUSLY GRANTED BY SUCH STOCKHOLDER WITH RESPECT TO THE COVERED SHARES (THE STOCKHOLDER
REPRESENTING TO THE COMPANY THAT ANY SUCH PROXY IS NOT IRREVOCABLE).
(b)
The proxy granted in this Section 2 shall automatically
expire upon the termination of this Agreement
3.
No Inconsistent Agreements
. Each Stockholder
hereby represents, covenants and agrees that, except as contemplated by this Agreement, such Stockholder (a) has not entered into,
and shall not enter into at any time prior to the Termination Date, any voting agreement or voting trust with respect to any Covered
Shares and (b) has not granted, and shall not grant at any time prior to the Termination Date, a proxy or power of attorney with
respect to any Covered Shares, in either case, which is inconsistent with such Stockholder’s obligations pursuant to this
Agreement.
4.
Termination
. This Agreement shall terminate
upon the earliest of (a) the Effective Time, (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms and (c)
written notice of termination of this Agreement by Parent to the Stockholders (such earliest date being referred to herein as
the “
Termination Date
”);
provided
, that the provisions set forth in Sections 8 and 12 through 26 shall
survive the termination of this Agreement;
provided further
, that any liability incurred by any party hereto as a result
of a breach of a term or condition of this Agreement prior to such termination shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
5.
Representations and Warranties of Stockholders
.
Each Stockholder, as to itself (severally and not jointly), hereby represents and warrants to Parent as follows:
(a)
Such Stockholder is the record and/or beneficial
owner of, and has good and valid title to, the Covered Shares, free and clear of Liens other than as created by this Agreement.
Such Stockholder has sole voting power, sole power of disposition, sole power to demand appraisal rights and sole power to agree
to all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of such Covered Shares, with no limitations,
qualifications or restrictions on such rights, subject to applicable federal securities laws and the terms of this Agreement.
As of the date hereof, other than the Owned Shares, such Stockholder does not own beneficially or of record any (i) shares of
capital stock or voting securities of the Company, (ii) securities of the Company convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of capital stock or voting securities of the Company or (iii) options or other rights to acquire from the Company any capital
stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of the Company.
The Covered Shares are not subject to any voting trust agreement or other Contract to which such Stockholder is a party restricting
or otherwise relating to the voting or Transfer (as defined below) of the Covered Shares. Such Stockholder has not appointed or
granted any proxy or power of attorney that is still in effect with respect to any Covered Shares, except as contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b)
Each such Stockholder which is an entity is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all requisite power
and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; each such Stockholder who is a natural
person has full legal power and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform such Stockholder’s obligations
hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by each such Stockholder which is an entity, the performance
by such Stockholder of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by such Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby
have been duly and validly authorized by such Stockholder and no other actions or proceedings on the part of such Stockholder
are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by such Stockholder of this Agreement, the performance by such Stockholder
of its obligations hereunder or the consummation by such Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has
been duly and validly executed and delivered by such Stockholder and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder, enforceable against such Stockholder in accordance with
its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law). If such Stockholder is married, and any of the Covered Shares of such Stockholder constitute community property
or otherwise need spousal or other approval for this Agreement to be legal, valid and binding, this Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by such Stockholder’s spouse and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Parent,
constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Stockholder’s spouse, enforceable against such Stockholder’s
spouse in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(c)
Except for the applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval of, any Governmental Entity is necessary on
the part of such Stockholder for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such Stockholder or the consummation
by such Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement
by such Stockholder nor the consummation by such Stockholder of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by such Stockholder
with any of the provisions hereof shall (A) conflict with or violate, any provision of the organizational documents of any such
Stockholder which is an entity, (B) result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice
or lapse of time or both, would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on such property or asset of such Stockholder pursuant to, any Contract
to which such Stockholder is a party or by which such Stockholder or any property or asset of such Stockholder is bound or affected
or (C) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation applicable to such Stockholder or any of such
Stockholder’s properties or assets except, in the case of clause (B) or (C), for breaches, violations or defaults that would
not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the ability of such Stockholder to perform its obligations hereunder.
(d)
There is no action, suit, investigation, complaint
or other proceeding pending against any such Stockholder or, to the knowledge of such Stockholder, any other Person or, to the
knowledge of such Stockholder, threatened against any Stockholder or any other Person that restricts or prohibits (or, if successful,
would restrict or prohibit) the exercise by Parent of its rights under this Agreement or the performance by any party of its obligations
under this Agreement.
(e)
Except as provided in the Merger Agreement, no
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Stockholder.
(f)
Such Stockholder understands and acknowledges
that Parent and Merger Sub are entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon such Stockholder’s execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the representations and warranties of such Stockholder contained herein.
6.
Representations and Warranties of Parent
.
Parent hereby represents and warrants to each Stockholder as follows:
(a)
Parent is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has all requisite power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Parent, the performance by Parent of its obligations hereunder and the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized by Parent and no other actions or proceedings on the part of Parent are necessary
to authorize the execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement, the performance by Parent of its obligations hereunder or
the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered
by Parent and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery the Stockholders, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation
of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of
equity (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(b)
Except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement
and for the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, (i) no filing with, and no permit, authorization, consent or approval
of, any Governmental Entity is necessary on the part of Parent for the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
Parent or the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) neither the execution, delivery or performance
of this Agreement by Parent nor the consummation by Parent of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by Parent with
any of the provisions hereof shall (A) conflict with or violate, any provision of the organizational documents of Parent, (B)
result in any breach or violation of, or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in
the creation of a Lien on such property or asset of Parent pursuant to, any Contract to which Parent is a party or by which Parent
or any property or asset of Parent is bound or affected or (C) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree, statute, rule or regulation
applicable to Parent or any of Parent’s properties or assets except, in the case of clause (B) or (C), for breaches, violations
or defaults that would not, individually or in the aggregate, materially impair the ability of Parent to perform its obligations
hereunder.
(c)
There is no action, suit, investigation, complaint
or other proceeding pending against Parent or, to the knowledge of Parent, any other Person or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened
against Parent or any other Person that restricts or prohibits (or, if successful, would restrict or prohibit) the performance
by any party of its obligations under this Agreement.
7.
Certain Covenants of Stockholders
. Each
Stockholder, for itself (severally and not jointly), hereby covenants and agrees as follows, in each case except as otherwise
approved in writing by Parent:
(a)
Prior to the Termination Date, such Stockholder
shall not, and shall not authorize or permit any of its Subsidiaries or Representatives, directly or indirectly, to:
(i)
solicit, initiate, endorse, encourage or facilitate
the making by any Person (other than the other parties to the Merger Agreement) of any Acquisition Proposal;
(ii)
enter into, continue or otherwise participate
in any discussions or negotiations regarding, or furnish to any Person any information or data with respect to, or otherwise cooperate
in any way with, any Acquisition Proposal;
(iii)
execute or enter into any Contract constituting
or relating to any Acquisition Proposal, or approve or recommend or propose to approve or recommend any Acquisition Proposal or
any Contract constituting or relating to any Acquisition Proposal (or authorize or resolve to agree to do any of the foregoing
actions); or
(iv)
make, or in any manner participate in a “solicitation”
(as such term is used in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”)) of proxies or powers of
attorney or similar rights to vote, or seek to advise or influence any Person with respect to the voting of the Shares intending
to facilitate any Acquisition Proposal or cause stockholders of the Company not to vote to approve the Merger or any other transaction
contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
(b)
Such Stockholder will immediately cease and cause
to be terminated all existing discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to any of the matters
described in Section 6(a) above.
(c)
Prior to the Termination Date, and except as
contemplated hereby, such Stockholder shall not (i) tender into any tender or exchange offer, (ii) sell (constructively or otherwise),
transfer, pledge, hypothecate, grant, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of (collectively “
Transfer
”), or
enter into any contract, option, agreement or other arrangement or understanding with respect to the Transfer of any of the Covered
Shares or beneficial ownership or voting power thereof or therein (including by operation of law), (iii) grant any proxies or
powers of attorney, deposit any Covered Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement with respect to any Covered
Shares or (iv) knowingly take any action that would make any representation or warranty of such Stockholder contained herein untrue
or incorrect or have the effect of preventing or disabling such Stockholder from performing its obligations under this Agreement.
Any Transfer in violation of this provision shall be void. Such Stockholder further agrees to authorize and request the Company
to notify the Company’s transfer agent that there is a stop transfer order with respect to all of the Covered Shares and
that this Agreement places limits on the voting of the Covered Shares. If so requested by Parent, such Stockholder agrees that
the certificates representing Covered Shares shall bear a legend stating that they are subject to this Agreement and to the irrevocable
proxy granted in Section 2(a).
(d)
Prior to the Termination Date, in the event that
a Stockholder acquires record or beneficial ownership of, or the power to vote or direct the voting of, any additional Shares
or other voting interests with respect to the Company, such Shares or voting interests shall, without further action of the parties,
be deemed Covered Shares and subject to the provisions of this Agreement, and the number of Shares held by such Stockholder set
forth on Schedule A hereto will be deemed amended accordingly and such Shares or voting interests shall automatically become subject
to the terms of this Agreement. Each Stockholder shall promptly notify Parent and the Company of any such event.
8.
Stockholder Capacity
. This Agreement is
being entered into by each Stockholder solely in its capacity as a stockholder of the Company, and nothing in this Agreement shall
restrict or limit the ability of any Stockholder who is a director or officer of the Company to take any action in his or her
capacity as a director or officer of the Company to the extent specifically permitted by the Merger Agreement.
9.
Waiver of Appraisal Rights
. Each Stockholder
hereby waives any rights of appraisal or rights to dissent from the Merger that such Stockholder may have under applicable Laws.
10.
Disclosure
. Each Stockholder hereby authorizes
Parent and the Company to publish and disclose in any announcement or disclosure required by the SEC and in the Proxy Statement
such Stockholder’s identity and ownership of the Covered Shares and the nature of such Stockholder’s obligations under
this Agreement.
11.
Further Assurances
. From time to time,
at the request of Parent and without further consideration, each Stockholder shall take such further action as may reasonably
be deemed by Parent to be necessary or desirable to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
12.
Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties
.
The representations and warranties of the Stockholders contained herein shall not survive the closing of the transactions contemplated
hereby and by the Merger Agreement.
13.
Amendment and Modification
. This Agreement
may not be amended, modified or supplemented in any manner, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, except by an instrument
in writing specifically designated as an amendment hereto, signed on behalf of each party and otherwise as expressly set forth
herein.
14.
Waiver
. No failure or delay of any party
in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the parties hereunder
are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which they would otherwise have hereunder. Any agreement on the
part of a party to any such waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument executed and delivered by such party.
15.
Notices
. All notices and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) on the date of delivery if delivered personally, or if by facsimile
or e-mail, upon written confirmation of receipt by facsimile, e-mail or otherwise, (b) on the first Business Day following the
date of dispatch if delivered utilizing a next-day service by a recognized next-day courier or (c) on the earlier of confirmed
receipt or the fifth Business Day following the date of mailing if delivered by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested,
postage prepaid. All notices hereunder shall be delivered to the addresses set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions
as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:
(i)
If to a Stockholder, to the address set forth
opposite such Stockholder’s name on
Schedule A
hereto.
(ii)
If to Parent:
Prosegur
SIS (USA) Inc.
c/o
Prosegur Compañía de Seguridad, S.A.
24
Pajaritos Street, 28007, Madrid, Spain
Attention:
Manuel Núñez
email:
manuel.nunez@prosegur.com
with
a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Gibson,
Dunn & Crutcher LLP
200
Park Avenue
New
York, NY 10166
Attention:
Jose W. Fernandez
fax:
(212) 351-6276
email:
JFernandez@gibsondunn.com
16.
Entire Agreement
. This Agreement, the
Merger Agreement (including the Exhibits thereto) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement, and supersede
all prior written agreements, arrangements, communications and understandings and all prior and contemporaneous oral agreements,
arrangements, communications and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
17.
No Third-Party Beneficiaries
. Nothing
in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any Person other than the parties and their respective
successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature under or by reason of this Agreement.
18.
Governing Law
. This Agreement and all
disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction
that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of the State of New York.
19.
Submission to Jurisdiction
. Each of the
parties irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement brought by any other
party or its successors or assigns shall be brought and determined only in any New York federal court sitting in the Borough of
Manhattan of The City of New York or, if such federal court does not have jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, any state
court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of The City of New York, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive
jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts for itself and with respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, with regard to
any such action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of the
parties agrees not to commence any action, suit or proceeding relating thereto except in the courts described above in New York,
other than actions in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any judgment, decree or award rendered by any such court
in New York as described herein. Each of the parties further agrees that notice as provided herein shall constitute sufficient
service of process and the parties further waive any argument that such service is insufficient. Each of the parties hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion or as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action
or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (a) any claim that it is not
personally subject to the jurisdiction of the courts in New York as described herein for any reason, (b) that it or its property
is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service
of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c)
that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action
or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.
20.
Assignment; Successors
. Neither this Agreement
nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement may be assigned or delegated, in whole or in part, by operation
of law or otherwise, by either party without the prior written consent of the other party, and any such assignment without such
prior written consent shall be null and void;
provided
,
however
, that Parent may assign all or any of its rights
and obligations hereunder to any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent;
provided further
, that no assignment
shall limit the assignor’s obligations hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon,
inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
21.
Enforcement
. The parties agree that irreparable
damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific
terms or were otherwise breached. Accordingly, each of the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the terms hereof,
including an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions
of this Agreement in any New York federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of The City of New York or, if such federal
court does not have jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, any state court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of The City
of New York, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such party is entitled at law or in equity. Each of the parties
hereby further waives (a) any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and (b) any
requirement under any law to post security as a prerequisite to obtaining equitable relief.
22.
Severability
. Whenever possible, each
provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable Laws, but if any provision or portion of any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable
in any respect under any applicable Laws or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not
affect any other provision or portion of any provision in such jurisdiction, and this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and
enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision or portion of any provision had never been
contained herein.
23.
Waiver of Jury Trial
. EACH OF THE PARTIES
TO THIS AGREEMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
24.
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be executed
in two or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one
or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party;
provided
,
however
,
that if any of the Stockholders fail for any reason to execute this Agreement, then this Agreement shall become effective as to
the other Stockholders who execute this Agreement.
25.
Facsimile or .pdf Signature
. This Agreement
may be executed by facsimile or .pdf signature and a facsimile or .pdf signature shall constitute an original for all purposes.
26.
Confidentiality
. The Stockholders agree
(a) to hold any non-public information regarding this Agreement and the Merger in strict confidence and (b) except as required
by law or legal process, not to divulge any such non-public information to any third Person.
27.
No Presumption Against Drafting Party
.
Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that it has been represented by counsel in connection with this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of law or any legal decision that would require interpretation
of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the drafting party has no application and is expressly waived.
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remainder of this page is intentionally left blank.]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent and the Stockholders have caused to be executed or executed this Agreement as of the date first written
above.
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PROSEGUR
SIS (USA) INC.
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/s/
Manuel Núñez Armas
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Name:
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Manuel
Núñez Armas
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Title:
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Vice
President
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STOCKHOLDER:
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/s/
Brian L. Pessin
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Name:
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Brian
L. Pessin
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STOCKHOLDER:
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Wax
Asset Management, LLC
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/s/
Evan Wax
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Name:
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Evan
Wax
|
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Title:
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President
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STOCKHOLDER:
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/s/
Sandra F. Pessin
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Name:
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Sandra
F. Pessin
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STOCKHOLDER:
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/s/
Norman H. Pessin
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Name:
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Norman
H. Pessin
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STOCKHOLDER:
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Thomas
Kikis, for Thomas Kikis and for the benefit of Peter Kikis, Elena Kikis and Terrell Kikis
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/s/
Thomas P. Kikis
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Name:
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Thomas
Kikis
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STOCKHOLDER:
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Dynasty
Trust
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/s/
Thomas P. Kikis
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Name:
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Thomas
Kikis
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Title:
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Trustee
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STOCKHOLDER:
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Kikis
Family Foundation
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/s/
Thomas P. Kikis
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Name:
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Thomas
Kikis
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Title:
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Trustee
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/s/
Charles P. Kontulis
|
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Name:
|
Charles
Kontulis
|
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Title:
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Trustee
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STOCKHOLDER:
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/s/
Craig P. Coy
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Name:
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Craig
Coy
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STOCKHOLDER:
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Coy
Consulting 401K Profit Sharing Plan
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/s/
Craig P. Coy
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Name:
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Craig
Coy
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Title:
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Trustee
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SCHEDULE
A
Stockholder
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Address
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Owned
Shares
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Craig
P. Coy
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36,160
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Coy
Consulting 401K Profit Sharing Plan
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55,896
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Wax
Asset Management, LLC
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1,931,426
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Norman
and Sandy Pessin
|
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IRA:
1,326,144
Sandy
Pessin: 260,200
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Brian
Pessin
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110,000
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Thomas
P. Kikis
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698,293
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Thomas
P. Kikis for the benefit of Peter Kikis
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50,000
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Thomas
P. Kikis for the benefit of Elena Kikis
|
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50,000
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Thomas
P. Kikis for the benefit of Terrell Kikis
|
|
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50,000
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Kikis
Family Foundation
|
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125,794
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Dynasty
Trust
|
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1,460,555
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ANNEX
C
September
16, 2018
The
Board of Directors
Command
Security Corporation
512
Herndon Parkway Suite A
Herndon,
VA 20170
Ladies
and Gentlemen:
We
understand that Command Security Corporation, a New York corporation (the “
Company
”), is considering a transaction
whereby Prosegur SIS (USA) Inc., a Florida corporation (“
Parent
”) will effect a merger with the Company. Pursuant
to the terms of a draft, dated September 14, 2018, of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “
Agreement
”) among
Parent, Crescent Merger Sub, Inc., a New York corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“
Merger Sub
”),
and the Company, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, as a result of which the Company will become a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent (the “
Transaction
”), and each issued and outstanding share (each, a “
Share
”)
of the Company’s common stock, par value $ 0.0001 per share (“
Company Common Stock
”), other than Shares
owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any other direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and Shares owned by the Company
or any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and in each case not held on behalf of third parties (“
Excluded
Shares
”), will be converted into the right to receive, for each such outstanding share of Company Common Stock, $2.85
in cash (the “
Consideration
”). We understand that Parent is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prosegur Compañía
de Seguridad, S.A. The terms and conditions of the Transaction are more fully set forth in the Agreement.
You
have requested our opinion as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Shares (other than the holders
of Excluded Shares) of the Consideration to be received by the holders of Shares in the Transaction.
Nomura
Securities International, Inc. (“
Nomura
”) has acted as financial advisor to the Company in connection with
the Transaction and will receive a fee for its services, a portion of which is payable in connection with this opinion and a portion
of which is contingent upon consummation of the Transaction. In addition, the Company has also agreed to reimburse Nomura’s
expenses and indemnify Nomura against certain liabilities arising out of its engagement. During the past two years, Nomura and
its affiliates have not provided investment banking or other financial services to either the Company or Parent unrelated to the
proposed Transaction, for which Nomura and its affiliates have received compensation; provided, however, that Nomura and its affiliates
may in the future provide investment banking and other financial services to the Company or Parent for which Nomura and its affiliates
may receive compensation. Nomura and its affiliates are engaged in financial services, including, without limitation, investment
banking, financial advisory, corporate finance, retail banking, securities and derivatives trading, asset finance, merchant banking
and asset management. In the ordinary course of business, Nomura, its successors and affiliates may hold or trade, for their own
accounts and the accounts of their customers, the equity, debt or other securities or financial instruments (including bank loans
and other obligations) of the Company or Parent or their respective subsidiaries or any currency or commodity that may be involved
in the Transaction and, accordingly, may at any time hold a long or short position in such securities, instruments, currencies
or commodities (or in related derivatives).
Although
this opinion was approved by our Fairness Opinion Committee, our opinion does not address the relative merits of the Transaction
as compared to other business strategies or transactions that might be available to the Company or the Company’s underlying
business decision to effect the Transaction. Our opinion does not constitute a recommendation to any shareholder as to how such
shareholder should vote or act with respect to the Transaction. At your direction, we have not been asked to, nor do we, offer
any opinion as to the terms, other than the Consideration to the extent expressly specified herein, of the Agreement or any related
documents or the form of the Transaction. In rendering this opinion, we have assumed, with your consent, that (i) the final executed
form of the Agreement will not differ in any material respect from the draft that we have reviewed, (ii) the Company, Parent and
Merger Sub will comply with all material terms of the Agreement, and (iii) the Transaction will be consummated in accordance with
the terms of the Agreement without any adverse waiver or amendment of any material term or condition thereof. We have also assumed
that all governmental, regulatory or other consents and approvals necessary for the consummation of the Transaction will be obtained
without any adverse effect on the Company, Parent or the expected benefits of the Transaction in any way meaningful to our analysis.
We are not legal, regulatory, tax or accounting experts and have relied on the assessments made by the Company and its advisors
with respect to such issues.
In
arriving at our opinion, we have, among other things: (i) reviewed certain publicly available business and financial information
relating to the Company; (ii) reviewed certain internal financial information and other data relating to the businesses and financial
prospects of the Company that were provided to us by the management of the Company and not publicly available, including financial
forecasts and estimates prepared by management of the Company; (iii) conducted discussions with members of the senior management
of the Company concerning the business and financial prospects of the Company; (iv) performed a discounted cash flow analysis
of the Company in which we analyzed the future cash flows of the Company using financial forecasts and estimates prepared by the
management of the Company; (v) reviewed publicly available financial and stock market data with respect to certain other companies
we believe to be generally relevant; (vi) compared the financial terms of the Transaction with the publicly available financial
terms of certain other transactions we believe to be generally relevant; (vii) reviewed current and historical market prices of
Company Common Stock; (viii) reviewed the Agreement; and (x) conducted such other financial studies, analyses and investigations,
and considered such other information, as we deemed necessary or appropriate. At your request, in 2016, we contacted third parties,
including Parent, to solicit indications of interest in a potential strategic transaction with the Company. At your direction,
we have not undertaken a more recent systematic outreach to third parties in connection with a possible strategic transaction
with the Company.
In
connection with our review, with your consent, we have not assumed any responsibility for independent verification of any of the
information provided to or reviewed by us for the purpose of this opinion and have, with your consent, relied on such information
being complete and accurate in all material respects. In addition, with your consent, we have not made any independent evaluation
or appraisal of any of the assets or liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of the Company, nor have we been furnished with any
such evaluation or appraisal. We also have not evaluated, and do not express an opinion as to the impact of the Transaction on,
the solvency, viability or fair value of the Company under any state or federal law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
matters or the ability of the Company to pay its obligations when they become due. With respect to the financial forecasts and
estimates referred to above, we have assumed, at your direction, that they have been reasonably prepared on a basis reflecting
the best currently available estimates and judgments of the management of the Company as to the future financial performance of
the Company. We express no opinion regarding the fairness of the amount or nature of the compensation to any of the Company’s
officers, directors or employees, or class of such persons, relative to the compensation to the public shareholders of the Company,
in connection with the Transaction. Our opinion is necessarily based on economic, monetary, market and other conditions as in
effect on, and the information available to us as of, the date hereof. It should be understood that subsequent developments may
affect this opinion, and we do not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm this opinion.
Based
upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Consideration to be received by holders
of Shares (other than holders of Excluded Shares) in the Transaction is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.
This
opinion is provided for the benefit of the Board of Directors (in its capacity as such) in connection with, and for the purpose
of, its evaluation of the Transaction.
Very
truly yours,
/s/
Nomura Securities International, Inc.