SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
(RULE 13D-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13D-1(A) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(A)
(AMENDMENT NO. ________)*
NATROL, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
638789 10 7
(CUSIP Number)
Ronald J. Stauber, Inc.
1880 Century Park East, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
November 18, 2007
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the
following box [X].
NOTE. Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and
five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. SEE Rule 13d-7
for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
(Continued on following pages)
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* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, SEE the
NOTES).
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CUSIP NO. 638789 10 7 13D PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Elliott Balbert *
* See Exhibit A for Joint Filing Statement with Cheryl Balbert
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
[ ]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6,029,500*
OWNED BY
EACH * Includes 5,724,500 shares of common stock
REPORTING owned by the Balbert Family Trust, a
PERSON revocable trust of which Mr. Balbert and his
WITH wife, Cheryl Balbert, are trustees and of
which Mr. and Mrs. Balbert and other members
of their family are the beneficiaries. Also
includes 305,000 shares of common stock
owned by Mr. Balbert's daughter, for which
Mr. Balbert disclaims beneficial ownership.
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,029,500*
* Includes 5,724,500 shares of common stock
owned by the Balbert Family Trust, a
revocable trust of which Elliott Balbert and
his wife, Cheryl Balbert, are trustees and
of which Mr. and Mrs. Balbert and other
members of their family are the
beneficiaries. Also includes 305,000 shares
of common stock owned by Mr. Balbert's
daughter, for which Mr. Balbert disclaims
beneficial ownership.
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,029,500*
* Includes 5,724,500 shares of common stock
owned by the Balbert Family Trust, a
revocable trust of which Elliott Balbert and
his wife, Cheryl Balbert, are trustees and
of which Mr. and Mrs. Balbert and other
members of their family are the
beneficiaries. Also includes 305,000 shares
of common stock owned by Mr. Balbert's
daughter, for which Mr. Balbert disclaims
beneficial ownership.
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
42.3%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
Individual
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CUSIP NO. 638789 10 7 13D PAGE 3 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
Elliott Balbert
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
________________________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS*
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)
[X]
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
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NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6,029,500*
OWNED BY
EACH * Includes 5,724,500 shares of common stock
REPORTING owned by the Balbert Family Trust, a
PERSON revocable trust of which Mr. Balbert and his
WITH wife, Cheryl Balbert, are trustees and of
which Mr. and Mrs. Balbert and other members
of their family are the beneficiaries. Also
includes 305,000 shares of common stock
owned by Mr. Balbert's daughter, for which
Mr. Balbert disclaims beneficial ownership.
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9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
_____________________________________________________
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
6,029,500*
* Includes 5,724,500 shares of common stock
owned by the Balbert Family Trust, a
revocable trust of which Elliott Balbert and
his wife, Cheryl Balbert, are trustees and
of which Mr. and Mrs. Balbert and other
members of their family are the
beneficiaries. Also includes 305,000 shares
of common stock owned by Mr. Balbert's
daughter, for which Mr. Balbert disclaims
beneficial ownership.
________________________________________________________________________________
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
6,029,500*
* Includes 5,724,500 shares of common stock
owned by the Balbert Family Trust, a
revocable trust of which Elliott Balbert and
his wife, Cheryl Balbert, are trustees and
of which Mr. and Mrs. Balbert and other
members of their family are the
beneficiaries. Also includes 305,000 shares
of common stock owned by Mr. Balbert's
daughter, for which Mr. Balbert disclaims
beneficial ownership.
________________________________________________________________________________
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW(11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
________________________________________________________________________________
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11
42.3%
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
Individual
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SCHEDULE 13D
ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share - Natrol, Inc.
ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND:
Elliott Balbert serves as the Executive Chairman of the issuer.
Mr. Balbert is a Class III Director. Mr. Balbert founded the issuer in 1980 and
served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board until
March 2006, when he became Executive Chairman. He has been actively involved in
the dietary supplement industry for more than 25 years. Mr. Balbert is currently
a board member of the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA), where he
also served as the first President, the Vitamin Angel Alliance and Board of
Regents of Bastyr University. Mr. Balbert is active in lobbying efforts on
behalf of the dietary supplement industry, including providing testimony before
Congress and hosting bi-partisan caucuses in the House of Representatives.
ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
Not Applicable
ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.
Except as set forth herein, Elliott Balbert (with his wife Cheryl
Balbert) (herein "Reporting Person") acquired the shares of common stock for
which this Statement on Schedule 13D relates, solely for investment purposes in
Elliott Balbert's capacity as the Company's founder and largest stockholder.
The Reporting Person previously filed with the Commission a
statement on Schedule 13G with respect to 6,029,500 shares of common stock on
February 12, 1998 pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) under the Exchange Act. As of such
date, such 6,029,500 shares of common stock represented approximately 45.3% of
the outstanding common stock (based on the number of shares of common stock
reported by the Company to be outstanding in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for its quarter ended September 30, 1998). This Statement on Schedule 13D is
being filed by the Reporting Person to report that the he has agreed to
facilitate the change-in-control transaction involving the Company set forth in
the paragraph immediately below.
On November 18, 2007, the Company entered into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger dated as of such date, with Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a
public limited company organized under the laws of India ("Plethico") and Nutra
Acquisition Company, providing for Plethico's acquisition of all outstanding
shares of common stock, at $4.40 net per share in cash, by means of a front-end
cash tender offer and second-step (cash out) merger transaction (the "Merger
Agreement"). As condition and inducement to Plethico to enter into the Merger
Agreement, the Reporting Person entered into the Tender and Support Agreement
annexed hereto as Exhibit B, the complete text of which hereby is incorporated
by reference herein in their entirety.
Except as expressly set forth in this Item 4, the Reporting Person
presently has no intention, understanding, agreement, plan or arrangement with
any person(s) or entities to effect, cause, undertake or participate in any
transaction or event of the type enumerated in clauses (a)-(j) of Item 4.
ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
The shares of common stock of the Reporting Person are held of
record or beneficially pursuant to the revocable trust of which Elliott Balbert
and his wife, Cheryl Balbert, are trustees and of which Mr. and Mrs. Balbert and
other members of their family are the beneficiaries.
ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH
RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.
On November 18, 2007, the Company entered into an Agreement and
Plan of Merger dated as of such date, with Plethico Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a
public limited company organized under the laws of India ("Plethico") and Nutra
Acquisition Company, providing for Plethico's acquisition of all outstanding
shares of common stock, at $4.40 net per share in cash, by means of a front-end
cash tender offer and second-step (cash out) merger transaction (the "Merger
Agreement"). As condition and inducement to Plethico to enter into the Merger
Agreement, the Reporting Person entered into the Tender and Support Agreement
annexed hereto as Exhibit B, the complete text of which hereby is incorporated
by reference herein in their entirety.
ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.
Exhibit A - Joint Filing Agreement dates November 27, 2007
Exhibit B - Tender and Support Agreement dated as of
November 18, 2007.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: November 28, 2007
/s/ ELLIOTT BALBERT
____________________________________________
Elliott Balbert
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EXHIBIT A
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
This will confirm the agreement by Elliott Balbert, an individual residing
in the State of California, and Cheryl Balbert, an individual residing in the
State of California (collectively, the "Reporting Person"), in connection with
that certain Schedule 13D to be filed on or about November 28, 2007 with respect
to the common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Natrol,
Inc. (the "Company") pertaining to the beneficial ownership by the Reporting
Persons of shares of such common stock (the "Schedule 13D'). The undersigned
hereby agree with respect to such filing on Schedule 13D as follows:
(i) No Reporting Person nor any affiliate of any Reporting Person makes any
representation with respect to, nor bears any responsibility for, any of
the information set forth with respect to any other "person" who or which
is or becomes a party to or a member of any "group" (as such terms are
defined and used in Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, and Regulation 13D-G promulgated thereunder) for whom or which
information is included in such Schedule 13D.
(ii) Subject to paragraph (i) above, the undersigned hereby confirm the
agreement by and among each of them that the Schedule 13D is being filed on
behalf of each of the parties named below.
Dated: November 28, 2007
/s/ ELLIOTT BALBERT
___________________
Elliott Balbert
/s/ CHERYL BALBERT
__________________
Cheryl Balbert
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EXHIBIT B
TENDER AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Tender and Support Agreement dated as of November 18, 2007 (this
"AGREEMENT") is among Elliott Balbert and Cheryl Balbert, as Trustees of the
Balbert Family Trust (the "SHAREHOLDER") and Plethico Pharmaceuticals Limited, a
public limited company incorporated under the laws of India ("PARENT").
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them
in the Agreement of Merger dated as of the date of this Agreement (including the
related Plan of Merger, together with any amendments or supplements thereto
consented to by Shareholder, the "MERGER AGREEMENT") among Parent, Nutra
Acquisition Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary
of Parent ("MERGER SUB"), and Natrol, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY").
As of the date hereof, the Shareholder beneficially owns 5,724,500 shares
of common stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share ("COMPANY COMMON
STOCK"), (such shares, together with any shares of Company Common Stock that are
hereafter issued to or otherwise acquired or owned by the Shareholder prior to
the termination of this Agreement being referred herein as the "SHARES").
Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent,
Merger Sub and the Company are entering into the Merger Agreement, which
provides for, among other things, the making of a tender offer by Merger Sub for
all of the outstanding shares of the Company Common Stock and the merger of
Merger Sub with and into the Company, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth therein.
As a condition to Parent's willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement,
Parent has required that the Shareholder enter into this Agreement.
In consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants,
representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be
legally bound, the parties agree as follows:
Section 1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. The following capitalized terms, as used in
this Agreement, shall have the meanings set forth below:
"BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP" of any security by any Person means "beneficial
ownership" of such security as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the
Exchange Act, including all securities as to which such Person has the right to
acquire, without regard to the 60-day period set forth in such rule. The terms
"BENEFICIALLY OWNED" and "BENEFICIAL OWNER" shall have correlative meanings.
Section 2. AGREEMENT TO TENDER. The Shareholder hereby agrees to validly
tender or cause to be tendered in the Offer all the Shares pursuant to and in
accordance with the terms of the Offer as promptly as practicable after
commencement of the Offer, but in any event no later than five business days
after receipt by the Shareholder of all documents or instruments required to be
delivered pursuant to the terms of the Offer. In furtherance of the foregoing,
the Shareholder shall (i) deliver to the depositary designated
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in the Offer (the "DEPOSITARY") (A) a letter of transmittal with respect to his
Shares complying with the terms of the Offer, (B) a certificate or certificates
representing such Shares or an "agent's message" (or such other evidence, if
any, of transfer as the Depositary may reasonably request) in the case of a
book-entry transfer of any uncertificated Shares and (C) all other documents or
instruments, to the extent applicable, required to be delivered by other
shareholders of the Company pursuant to the terms of the Offer, and/or (ii)
instruct his broker or such other Person that is the holder of record of any
Shares to tender such Shares pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the
Offer and this Agreement. The Shareholder agrees that once his Shares are
tendered, the Shareholder will not withdraw or cause to be withdrawn any of such
Shares from the Offer, unless and until this Agreement shall have been
terminated in accordance with Section 13(d). Upon the end of the Agreement
Period, Parent shall cause the Depositary to immediately return to the
Shareholder all certificates representing the Shareholder's Shares which had
been previously delivered to the Depositary pursuant to this Section 2 or, with
regard to uncertificated Shares, to take such other appropriate action to
immediately evidence and effect the return of such Shares to each Shareholder in
book-entry form or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholder
shall have no obligation to tender its Shares pursuant to the Offer if Parent or
Merger Sub shall have amended or modified the Offer or if Company shall have
consented to a change described in Section 1.1(a)(i) of the Merger Agreement in
a manner adverse to the Shareholder (other than any extension of the Offer to
the extent permitted in the Merger Agreement) without obtaining the
Shareholder's prior written consent.
Section 3. DOCUMENTATION AND INFORMATION. The Shareholder (i) consents to
and authorizes the publication and disclosure by Parent of the Shareholder's
identity and holding of Shares, the nature of the Shareholder's commitments,
arrangements and understandings under this Agreement (including, for the
avoidance of doubt, the disclosure of this Agreement) and any other information,
in each case, that Parent reasonably determines is required to be disclosed by
applicable Law in any press release, the Offer Documents, the Company Proxy
Statement (including all schedules and documents filed with the SEC), or any
other disclosure document in connection with the Offer, the Merger and any
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (ii) agrees promptly to
give to Parent any information it may reasonably require for the preparation of
any such disclosure documents. Parent shall provide a copy of any proposed
disclosure to the Shareholder prior to filing and the Shareholder agrees to
promptly notify Parent of any required corrections with respect to any
information supplied by the Shareholder specifically for use in any such
disclosure document, if and to the extent that any such information shall have
become false or misleading in any material respect.
Section 4. VOTING AGREEMENT. During the period beginning on the date of
this Agreement and ending on the earlier of (x) the Effective Time, (y) the
agreement of the parties hereto to terminate this Agreement, and (z) the
termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms (the "AGREEMENT
PERIOD"), the Shareholder hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that at
any meeting (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or
postponed meeting) of the holders of Company Common Stock, however called (each,
a "COMPANY SHAREHOLDERS MEETING"),
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or in connection with any written consent of the holders of Company Common
Stock, the Shareholder shall:
(a) be present, in person or represented by proxy, or otherwise cause
the Shares to be counted for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum at
such meeting (to the fullest extent that such Shares may be counted for quorum
purposes under applicable Law);
(b) vote (or cause to be voted) or deliver a written consent (or cause
a written consent to be delivered) with respect to the Shares, in each case, to
the fullest extent that such Shares are entitled to be voted at the time of any
vote or action by written consent:
(i) in favor of the (A) approval and adoption of the Merger
Agreement, the Merger and each of the other actions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement; and (B) without limitation of the preceding clause (A), approval of
any proposal to adjourn or postpone the Company Shareholders Meeting to a later
date if there are not sufficient votes for approval and adoption of the Merger
Agreement on the date on which the Company Shareholders Meeting is held; and
(ii) against (A) any action or agreement that would reasonably be
expected to frustrate the purposes of, impede, hinder, interfere with, or
prevent or delay or adversely affect the consummation of, or dilute materially
the benefits to Parent of, the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, (B) any Takeover Proposal and any action in furtherance thereof, (C)
any reorganization, recapitalization or winding-up of the Company or any other
extraordinary transaction involving the Company, or (D) any action, proposal,
transaction or agreement that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach
of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement
of the Company under the Merger Agreement or of the Shareholder under this
Agreement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholder shall have no obligation to
vote in the manner provided in this Section 4 if Parent or Merger Sub shall have
amended or modified the Offer or if Company shall have consented to a change
described in Section 1.1(a)(i) of the Merger Agreement in a manner adverse to
the Shareholder (other than any extension of the Offer to the extent permitted
in the Merger Agreement) without obtaining the Shareholder's prior written
consent.
Section 5. IRREVOCABLE PROXY. The Shareholder, revoking (or causing to be
revoked) any proxies that he has heretofore granted, hereby irrevocably appoints
Parent as attorney-in-fact and proxy for and on behalf of the Shareholder, for
and in the name, place and stead of the Shareholder, to: (a) attend any and all
Company Shareholder Meetings; (b) vote, express consent or dissent or issue
instructions to the record holder to vote the Shares in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4(b) at any such meeting; and (c) grant or withhold, or
issue instructions to the record holder to grant or withhold, consistent with
the provisions of Section 4, all written consents with respect to the Shares.
The foregoing proxy shall be deemed to be a proxy coupled with an interest, is
irrevocable (and as such shall survive and not be affected by the death,
incapacity, mental
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illness or insanity of the Shareholder) until the end of the Agreement Period
and shall not be terminated by operation of Law or upon the occurrence of any
other event other than the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section
13(d). The Shareholder authorizes such attorney and proxy to substitute any
other Person to act hereunder, to revoke any substitution and to file this proxy
and any substitution or revocation with the Secretary of the Company. The
Shareholder hereby affirms that the irrevocable proxy set forth in this Section
5 is given in connection with and granted in consideration of and as an
inducement to Parent entering into the Merger Agreement and that such
irrevocable proxy is given to secure the obligations of the Shareholder under
Section 4 hereof. The irrevocable proxy set forth in this Section 5 is executed
and intended to be irrevocable, subject, however, to automatic termination upon
the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 13(d).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parent shall not have the right to
exercise the proxy contained in this Section 5 and the Parent's appointment as
attorney-in-fact and proxy for and on behalf of the Shareholder shall be
rendered void, if Parent or Merger Sub shall have amended or modified the Offer
or if Company shall have consented to a change described in Section 1.1(a)(i) of
the Merger Agreement in a manner adverse to the Shareholder (other than any
extension of the Offer to the extent permitted in the Merger Agreement) without
obtaining the Shareholder's prior written consent.
Section 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SHAREHOLDER. The
Shareholder represents and warrants to Parent as follows (it being understood
that, except where expressly stated to be given or made as of the date hereof
only, the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement shall be
made as of the date hereof and as of the date of each Company Shareholders
Meeting and the Acceptance Date):
(a) AUTHORIZATION. The Shareholder has full legal capacity, right and
authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his obligations
hereunder. The execution and delivery by the Shareholder of this Agreement and
the consummation by the Shareholder of the transactions contemplated hereby have
been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Shareholder.
This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Shareholder and
constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of the Shareholder,
enforceable against the Shareholder in accordance with its terms, subject to the
effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights
generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding
in equity or at law).
(b) NO VIOLATION. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Shareholder does not, and the performance by the Shareholder of the
Shareholder's obligations hereunder will not, conflict with, or result in any
violation of, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time,
or both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result by its terms in the,
termination, amendment, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or the
loss of a material benefit under, or to increased, additional, accelerated or
guaranteed rights or entitlements of any Person under, or create any obligation
to make a payment to any other Person under, or result in the creation of a Lien
on, or the loss of,
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any of the properties or assets of the Shareholder (including the Shareholder's
Shares) pursuant to: any Contract to which the Shareholder is a party or by
which any of his properties or assets is bound or any order or Law (excluding
U.S. federal securities laws) applicable to the Shareholder or his properties or
assets.
(c) OWNERSHIP OF SHARES. As of the date hereof, the Shareholder is,
and (except with respect to any Shares Transferred in accordance with Section
7(b) hereof) at all times during the Agreement Period will be, a beneficial
owner of the Shares. As of the date hereof, the Shares constitute all of the
shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by the Shareholder. The
Shareholder has, and (except with respect to any Shares Transferred in
accordance with Section 7(b) hereof) at all times during the Agreement Period
will have, with respect to the Shareholder's Shares, the sole power, directly or
indirectly, to vote or dispose of the Shares, and as such, has, and (except with
respect to any Shares Transferred in accordance with Section 7(b) hereof) at all
times during the Agreement Period will have, the complete and exclusive power
to, directly or indirectly, (x) issue (or cause the issuance of) instructions
with respect to the matters set forth in Section 4, (y) agree to all matters set
forth in this Agreement and (z) demand and waive appraisal or dissent rights. As
of the date hereof, the Shares are issued and outstanding and entitled to be
voted at the Company Shareholder Meeting and the Shareholder does not
beneficially own any warrants, options or other rights to acquire any shares of
Company Common Stock. The Shares and all other Shares of Company Common Stock of
which the Shareholder acquires beneficial ownership during the Agreement Period,
shall at all times be free and clear of Liens, proxies, powers of attorney,
voting trusts, options, rights of first offer or refusal or agreements (other
than any Liens or proxy created by this Agreement). Except as provided in this
Agreement, there are no agreements or arrangements of any kind, contingent or
otherwise, to which the Shareholder is a party obligating the Shareholder to
Transfer, or cause to be Transferred, any of the Shares. Except pursuant to the
Merger Agreement, no Person has any contractual or other right or obligation to
purchase or otherwise acquire any of the Shares.
(d) ABSENCE OF LITIGATION. As of the date hereof, there is no action,
suit, investigation or proceeding pending against, or, to the knowledge of the
Shareholder, threatened against or affecting, the Shareholder or any of his
properties or assets (including the Shares) that could reasonably be expected to
impair the ability of the Shareholder to perform his obligations hereunder or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on a timely basis.
(e) OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW; RELIANCE. The Shareholder has had the
opportunity to review this Agreement and the Merger Agreement with counsel of
his own choosing. The Shareholder understands and acknowledges that Parent is
entering into the Merger Agreement in reliance upon the Shareholder's execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement.
(f) FINDERS' FEES. No investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary is entitled to a fee or commission from Parent or the Company in
respect of
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this Agreement based upon any arrangement or agreement made by or on behalf of
the Shareholder in his capacity as such.
Section 7. NO PROXIES FOR OR ENCUMBRANCES ON THE SHARES.
(a) Except pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or as agreed in
writing by Parent, during the Agreement Period, the Shareholder shall not (nor
permit any Person under the Shareholder's control to), without the prior written
consent of Parent, directly or indirectly, (i) grant any proxies, powers of
attorney, rights of first offer or refusal or enter into any voting trust, (ii)
sell (including short sell), assign, transfer, tender, pledge, encumber, grant a
participation interest in, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of (including by
gift) (each, a "TRANSFER"), (iii) otherwise permit any Liens to be created on,
or (iv) enter into any Contract (including any derivative, hedging or other
agreement), option or other arrangement (including any profits sharing
arrangement) or understanding with respect to the direct or indirect Transfer
of, any Shares. The Shareholder shall not, and shall not permit any Person under
control his Representatives to, seek or solicit any such Transfer or any such
Contract, option or other arrangement or understanding and agrees to notify
Parent promptly, and to provide all details requested by Parent, if the
Shareholder shall be approached or solicited, directly or indirectly, by any
Person with respect to any of the foregoing. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Shareholder shall not, and shall not permit any Person under the Shareholder's
control or any of his Representatives to, take any other action that would make
any representation or warranty of the Shareholder contained herein untrue or
incorrect in any material respect or in any way restrict, limit or interfere in
any material respect with the performance of the Shareholder's obligations
hereunder or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Shareholder also agrees not to engage in any
transaction with respect to any of the Shares with the primary purpose of
depriving Parent of the intended benefits of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholder shall have the
right to Transfer his Shares to a Permitted Transferee of the Shareholder if and
only if such Permitted Transferee shall have agreed in writing, in a manner
acceptable in form and substance to Parent, (i) to accept such Shares subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (ii) to be bound by this
Agreement and to agree and acknowledge that such Person shall constitute a
Shareholder for all purposes of this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that
notwithstanding such Transfer, the Shareholder shall continue to be liable for
any breach by the transferee or other recipient of such Transferred Shares of
this Agreement with respect to such Transferred Shares. "PERMITTED TRANSFEREE"
means, (A) a spouse, lineal descendant or antecedent, brother or sister, adopted
child or grandchild or the spouse of any child, adopted child, grandchild or
adopted grandchild of the Shareholder, (B) any charitable organization described
in Section 170(c) of the Code, (C) any trust, the trustees of which include only
the Persons named in clause (A) and the beneficiaries of which include only the
Persons named in clause (A), (B) or (C), or (D) any corporation, limited
liability company or partnership, the shareholders, members or general or
limited partners of which include only the Persons named in clause (A).
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(c) The Shareholder shall not request that the Company register the
Transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest
representing any of the Shareholder's Shares, unless such Transfer is made in
compliance with this Agreement. The Shareholder hereby authorizes Parent to
direct the Company to impose stop orders to prevent the Transfer of any Shares
on the books of the Company in violation of this Agreement.
Section 8. WAIVER OF APPRAISAL RIGHTS. The Shareholder hereby irrevocably
waives any and all rights he may have as to appraisal, dissent or any similar or
related matter with respect to any of the Shareholder's Shares that may arise
with respect to the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, including, without limitation, under Section 262 of the DGCL.
Section 9. NOTICES OF CERTAIN EVENTS. The Shareholder shall notify Parent
of any development occurring after the date hereof that causes, or that would
reasonably be expected to cause, any breach of any of the representations and
warranties of the Shareholder set forth in Section 6.
Section 10. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Parent and the Shareholder will each
execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, all further
documents and instruments and use their respective reasonable best efforts to
take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws and regulations, to
perform their respective obligations under this Agreement.
Section 11. CERTAIN ADJUSTMENTS. In the event of a stock split, stock
dividend or distribution, or any change in the Company Common Stock by reason of
a stock split, reverse stock split, recapitalization, combination,
reclassification, readjustment, exchange of shares or the like, the term "
Shares" shall be deemed to refer to and include such shares as well as all such
stock dividends and distributions and any securities into which or for which any
or all of such shares may be changed or exchanged or which are received in the
transaction.
Section 12. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) NOTICES. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be deemed duly given or made as of the date of receipt if
delivered personally, sent by telecopier or facsimile (and sender shall bear the
burden of proof of delivery), sent by overnight courier (providing proof of
delivery) or sent by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested,
postage prepaid), in each case, to the parties at the following addresses or
facsimile numbers (or at such other address or facsimile number for a party as
shall be specified by like notice):
If to Parent:
Plethico Pharmaceuticals Limited
Administrative Office, 37, Pologround
Industrial Estate, Indore 452015 (M.P.), India
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Attention: Sanjay Pai
Facsimile: 91 731 2420938
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
300 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Attention: Michael V. Gisser
Rick C. Madden
Facsimile: (213) 621-5341
If to the Shareholder:
Elliott Balbert
Trustee of the Balbert Family Trust
6072 John Muir Road
Hidden Hills, Ca. 91302
with a copy to:
Freeman, Freeman & Smiley, LLP
3415 Sepulveda Boulevard, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Attention: Gary M. Stern
(b) ENTIRE AGREEMENT; NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES; AMENDMENT.
(i) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement, and
supersedes all prior understandings, agreements or representations, by or among
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(ii) This Agreement shall not confer any rights or remedies upon
any Person or entity other than the parties hereto and their
respective permitted successors and permitted assigns.
(iii) This Agreement may only be amended by a written instrument
executed and delivered by Parent and the Shareholder.
(c) ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT. Subject to Section 7(b), neither the
Shareholder, on the one hand, nor Parent, on the other hand, may assign this
Agreement or any of his rights, interests or obligations hereunder (whether by
operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written approval of the other
party, and any attempted assignment without such prior written approval shall be
void and without legal effect; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Parent may assign its
rights hereunder to an Affiliate, it being understood and agreed that any such
assignment shall not relieve Parent of its obligations
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hereunder. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective
permitted successors and permitted assigns.
(d) TERMINATION. This Agreement shall automatically terminate and
become void and of no further force or effect at the end of the Agreement
Period; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no such termination shall relieve or release the
Shareholder or Parent from the obligations or liabilities arising out of his or
its breach of this Agreement prior to its termination.
(e) GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
(i) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to the
conflicts of law rules of such state.
(ii) Each party agrees that any dispute or disagreement between
or among any of the parties as to the interpretation of any provision of, or the
performance of obligations under, this Agreement shall be commenced and
prosecuted in its entirety solely in the appropriate United States District
Court for the State of California and any reviewing appellate court thereof. If
the aforesaid United States District Court, or any reviewing appellate court
thereof, finds that it does not have jurisdiction over the dispute or
disagreement, then and only then can the parties proceed in state court and the
parties hereby agree that any such dispute will only be brought in state court
in California. Each party consents to personal and subject matter jurisdiction
and venue in such California federal or state courts (as the case may be) and
waives and relinquishes all right to attack the suitability or convenience of
such venue or forum by reason of their present or future domiciles, or for any
other reason. The parties acknowledge that all directions issued by the forum
court, including all injunctions and other decrees, will be binding and
enforceable in all jurisdictions and countries. Process in any such suit, action
or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within
or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing,
each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section
13(a) shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.
(iii) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY
AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED
TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(f) SEVERABILITY. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or
incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law or public policy, all other
terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in
full force and effect.
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(g) SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. Parent and the Shareholder 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. It is accordingly agreed that Parent and the Shareholder
shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this
Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement
in any court specified in Section 13(e)(ii), without bond or other security
being required, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are
entitled at Law or in equity.
(h) EXPENSES. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement shall be paid by or on behalf of the party incurring such cost or
expense.
(i) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (each
of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement) and shall become effective when each
party hereto shall have received a counterpart hereof signed by all of the other
parties hereto.
(j) HEADINGS. The Section headings contained in this Agreement are
inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement.
(k) INTERPRETATION. Any reference to any national, state, local or
foreign Law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires. When a reference
is made in this Agreement to Sections, such reference shall be to a Section of
Schedule 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."
(l) NO PRESUMPTION. This Agreement shall be construed without regard
to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the
party drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted.
(m) NO LIMITATION ON ACTIONS AS DIRECTOR. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or shall
be construed to, prohibit the Shareholder from taking any action in his capacity
as a member of the Company's Board of Directors or from exercising his her
fiduciary duties as a member of the Company's Board of Directors.
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The parties hereto have executed this Tender and Support Agreement as of
the date first written above.
PLETHICO PHARMACEUTICALS
LIMITED
By: /s/ SHASHIKANT A. PATEL
_______________________________
Name: Shashikant A. Patel
Title: CMD
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BALBERT FAMILY TRUST
By: /s/ ELLIOTT BALBERT
_______________________________
Name: Elliott Balbert
Title: Trustee
By: /s/ CHERYL BALBERT
_______________________________
Name: Cheryl Balbert
Title: Trustee
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