years following the closing in the states in which CDH is operating, or is demonstrably considering operating in, as of the closing; (iii) not solicit employees, customers or suppliers of CDH for five (5) years following the closing; and (iv) not disparage CDH, any subsidiaries of CDH, DTRT or New Pubco. In addition, each CDH shareholder made certain representations and warranties to New Pubco, including, among other representations and warranties, with respect to ownership of the shares of CDH common stock, absence of liens on the shares of CDH common stock, voting power over the shares of CDH common stock, and ability to enter into the Stockholders Agreement.
In addition, as of and contingent upon the Closing, each CDH shareholder will release and discharge CDH, New Pubco, and DTRT and their respective subsidiaries from any claims solely to the extent arising from or related to such CDH shareholder’s ownership of the shares of CDH common stock prior to closing, subject to certain limitations of the release included in the Stockholders Agreement.
Each Stockholders Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in part only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed by each of the parties to such Stockholders Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Stockholders Agreement, in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms prior to the Closing, the Stockholders Agreement and all rights and obligations of the parties thereto will automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect.
Equity Exchange Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, New Pubco entered into an Equity Exchange Agreement (the “Equity Exchange Agreement”) with CDH and Home Care Workers Purpose Trust, a Delaware Noncharitable Purpose Trust (“HCT”). HCT owns a twenty percent (20%) limited liability company interest in Consumer Direct Care Washington, LLC, a Washington limited liability company (“CD Washington”), and CDH owns an eighty percent (80%) limited liability company interest in CD Washington. Pursuant to the Equity Exchange Agreement, HCT will transfer its interest in CD Washington to New Pubco, which New Pubco will contribute to CDH, with CDH becoming the sole member of CD Washington effective as of closing.
In exchange for HCT’s transfer of its interest in CD Washington to New Pubco, New Pubco will issue to HCT 430,000 shares of New Pubco common stock and has entered into a Management Services Agreement pursuant to which HCT will, following the closing, continue to provide management services to CD Washington in exchange for a monthly management fee equal to $0.50 multiplied by the number of active CD Washington employees employed as an individual provider. Each of (i) a business plan for CD Washington for the five-year period beginning on December 31, 2022, (ii) an annual budget for items with respect to the workforce development item(s) of the Business Purposes (as defined in the Management Services Agreement) for each fiscal year of CD Washington, by January 31 of the fiscal year to which such budget relates, and (iii) an annual operating budget for each fiscal year of CD Washington, by January 31 of the fiscal year to which the annual operating budget relates, will be subject to approval by the CD Washington board of managers with the written consent of a majority of the HCT managers then on the CD Washington board of managers before becoming effective.
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