Form 8-K Tronox Holdings plc For: Apr 10
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) April 11, 2019 (April 10, 2019)
TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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England and Wales
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001-35573
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98-1467236
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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263 Tresser Boulevard, Suite 1100
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25 Bury Street, 3rd Floor
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Stamford, Connecticut 06901
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London SW1Y 2AL, England
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(203) 705-3800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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On April 10, 2019, in connection with the consummation of the acquisition (the “Acquisition”) by Tronox Holdings plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company”), Tronox Limited, an Australian public limited company incorporated in the Commonwealth of
Australia and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Tronox Limited”), of the titanium dioxide business (the “Business”) of The National Titanium Dioxide Company Limited., a limited company organized under the laws of the Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia (“Cristal”), and Cristal Inorganic Chemicals Netherlands Coöperatief W.A., a cooperative organized under the laws of the Netherlands and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cristal (“Seller”), the Company entered into a Shareholders
Agreement (the “Shareholders Agreement”) with Cristal, Seller and the three shareholders of Cristal (the “Shareholders”). Pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, as long as Seller beneficially owns at least 24,900,000 of the Company’s ordinary shares or any other equity securities of the Company then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “Voting Securities”),
it has the right to designate for nomination two members of the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) and, as long as it beneficially owns at least 12,450,000 Voting Securities but less than 24,900,000 Voting Securities, it has the right to designate for nomination one member
of the Board. The Shareholders Agreement also provides certain preemptive rights to Seller so long as it beneficially owns at least 11,743,750 Voting Securities.
Pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, the Company has agreed to file promptly after the closing of the Acquisition a registration statement covering
the resale of the Voting Securities held by Seller in an amount up to approximately four percent of the currently outstanding Voting Securities of the Company, which may be sold as soon as such registration statement is effective (the “Exempt
Shares”). Other than with respect to the Exempt Shares, the Shareholders Agreement includes restrictions on Seller’s ability to transfer its Voting Securities for a period of two years after the closing of the Acquisition, other than to certain
permitted transferees after the later of (i) eighteen months following the closing of the Acquisition and (ii) the resolution of all indemnification claims under the Transaction Agreement (as defined below), if any. The Shareholders Agreement
also contains certain demand and piggy-back registration rights, which commence after the two-year transfer restriction period expires. Finally, the Shareholders Agreement contains certain non-competition obligations with respect to the
activities of certain of the Shareholders for two years following the closing of the Acquisition.
The foregoing description of the Shareholders Agreement does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the
Shareholders Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Completion of Acquisition
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On April 10, 2019, the Acquisition was consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions of the previously announced Transaction Agreement (the
“Transaction Agreement”), dated as of February 21, 2017, among Tronox Limited, Cristal and Seller, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2018, among Tronox Limited, Cristal and Seller (the “Transaction
Agreement Amendment No. 1”) and Amendment No. 2 to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2019, among the Company, Tronox Limited, Cristal and Seller (the “Transaction Agreement Amendment No. 2,” and together with the Transaction
Agreement No. 1 and the Transaction Agreement, the “Amended Transaction Agreement”). At the closing of the Acquisition, the Company paid the aggregate purchase price for the Business of Cristal consisting of (i) $1.673 billion in cash (the “Cash
Consideration”) and (ii) 37,580,000 ordinary shares of the Company (the “Consideration Shares”).
The foregoing description of the Amended Transaction Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by
reference to, the full text of the Transaction Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 21, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference, the Transaction Agreement
Amendment No. 1, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018 and is incorporated herein by reference, and the Transaction Agreement Amendment No. 2, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1
to the Company’s Current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 2, 2019 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.
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The issuance of the Consideration Shares pursuant to the Amended Transaction Agreement in connection with the transactions described in Item 2.01 above
were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act and rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder.
The disclosures regarding the Amended Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby under Item 2.01 above are incorporated in this Item 3.02 by reference.
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Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
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The information contained in Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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In connection with the closing of the Acquisition and effective as of the closing of the Acquisition, the Company appointed two members of the
Board designated by Seller pursuant to the terms of the Shareholders Agreement. As described above, pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, as long as Seller beneficially owns at least 24,900,000 Voting Securities, it has the right to designate for nomination two members to the Board and, as long as it beneficially owns at least 12,450,000 Voting Securities but less than 24,900,000
Voting Securities, it has the right to designate for nomination one member of the Board. In connection with the exercise of such rights by Seller, the Board appointed Mutlaq H. Al-Morished and Moazzam A. Khan to the Board.
Mr. Al-Morished is the Chief Executive Officer of TASNEE, one of the largest Saudi diversified industrial companies having investments in
several fields. Prior to his present post, Mr. Al-Morished was Executive Vice President of Corporate Finance at Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (“SABIC”), Vice President of Metals SBU, EVP Shared Services, and President of SADAF and HADEED. He
was also Chairman of the Board of YANSAB, SABIC Capital, SAUDI KAYAN, SABIC Captive Insurance Limited and Alinma Investment Co. and board member of Gulf Bank in Bahrain and the Advisory Board for Economic Affairs of the Supreme Economic Council.
In addition, Mr. Al-Morished is a board member of General Organization of Saudi Arabian airlines, Alinma Tokio Marine (ATMC), Aluminum Bahrain, Gulf Petrochemical & Chemical Association, CITI investment Bank Saudi Arabia and Alinma Bank and
chairman of the board of National Metal Manufacturing & Casting Co. (Maadaniyah). Mr. AL-Morished holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Stanford University, a Master of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from Princeton
University, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Physics and Mathematics from the University of Denver.
Mr. Khan has been the Chief Financial Officer of Cristal since October 1, 2015. Prior to joining Cristal, Mr. Khan worked for SABIC for over
twenty years and was the Chief Financial Officer of SABIC Capital B.V. from April 2009 to September 2015. At SABIC, Mr. Khan held various leadership roles in its finance, treasury, corporate ratings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate
integration and restructurings, taxation, and ERP implementations departments. Prior to SABIC, Mr. Khan worked for KPMG in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Khan is a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a degree in
Economics as well as leadership and business accreditations from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Khan has been the Chairman of the Board of SABIC Luxembourg S.à r.l., and the Managing Board of SABIC Capital B.V. and has
held directorship roles at SABIC International Holdings B.V., SABIC Ventures B.V., SABIC Ventures US Holdings LLC, JVSS Holding Company, Inc., SD Verwaltungs GmbH, and Cristal International B.V.
Messrs. Al-Morished and Khan
will receive compensation consistent with the other non-employee directors of the Company. Each of Mr. Al-Morished and Khan will receive an annual cash retainer of $75,000, payable quarterly in arrears, and are each entitled to an annual equity
grant of time-based restricted share units with a fair market value of $150,000. For the 2019 fiscal year, each of Mr. Al-Morished and Khan will receive a pro rata share of the cash retainer.
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On April 10, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Acquisition. A copy of the press release is furnished as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
On April 11, 2019, the Company
also made an investor presentation in connection with the completion of the Acquisition. The investor presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
Such information, including the Exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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(a) The required financial statements of Cristal will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K no later than 71 calendar
days after the date that this initial Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.
(b) The required pro forma financial information relating to the Acquisition will be filed by amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K
no later than 71 calendar days after the date that this initial Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed.
(c) Not applicable.
(d) The following exhibits are filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Exhibit
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Description
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Shareholders Agreement, dated April 10, 2019
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Press
Release of Tronox Holdings plc, dated April 10, 2019
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Investor presentation dated April 11, 2019
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC
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Date: April 11, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Jeffrey Neuman
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Name:
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Jeffrey Neuman | ||
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Title:
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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Exhibit 4.1
SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of April 10, 2019, by and between Tronox Holdings PLC, a
public limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales (the “Company”), Cristal Inorganic Chemicals Netherlands Coöperatief W.A. (the “Co-op” a cooperative incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands), The National Titanium
Dioxide Company Limited (“NTDC”), a limited liability company registered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (together with the Co-op, “Cristal”) and, solely for purposes of Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.3 and 7.3 and Articles I, II and IX, National
Industrialization Company Ltd., Gulf Investment Corporation and Dr. Talal Al-Shair.
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Tronox Limited, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Australia, and Cristal are
parties to a Transaction Agreement dated as of February 21, 2017, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2018 and Amendment No. 2 to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2019 (as it may be
amended from time to time, the “Transaction Agreement”).
WHEREAS, the obligations of the parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreement are conditioned upon, among other items, this Agreement being duly executed by each party hereto.
WHEREAS, the Company and the Shareholder desire to enter into this Agreement in order to establish certain
rights, restrictions and obligations of the Shareholder, as well as to set forth certain corporate governance and other arrangements relating to the Company and the Ordinary Shares held by the Shareholder following the date hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for other good
and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. In addition to other terms defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to
them below:
“Affiliate” of any Person means
an “affiliate” as defined in Rule 405 of the regulations promulgated under the Securities Act; provided, however, that, for purposes of this Agreement,
the Shareholder and its Affiliates shall not be deemed an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or vice versa.
“Agreement” shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
“Approved Bank” shall mean the
highest-ranking investment bank (other than the first‑ranked investment bank) as determined by reference to the Thomson Reuters League Tables (or successor thereto) for worldwide mergers and acquisitions for the most recently completed calendar
year that is willing to administer the applicable underwritten offering and has not otherwise worked on a material mandate for either the Company or the Shareholder during the preceding twelve (12)-month period.
“Articles of Association” shall
mean the Company’s articles of association, as the same may be amended or amended and restated from time to time.
“Beneficially Own” and words of
similar import shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act (provided, however, that, for purposes of
calculating “beneficial ownership” with respect to the restrictions set forth under Section 3.1, a Person shall additionally be deemed to be the beneficial owner of (i) any Voting Securities or other securities of the Company that may be
acquired by such Person upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any warrants, options, rights (but excluding the pre-emptive rights granted hereunder) or other securities convertible into Voting Securities or other securities of the
Company, whether such acquisition may be made within sixty (60) days or a longer period and (ii) any securities of the Company to which such Person has any economic exposure, including through any derivative transaction, that gives such Person
the economic equivalent of ownership of an amount of securities of the Company due to the fact that the value of the derivative is explicitly determined by reference to the price or value of such securities of the Company, or which provides
such Person an opportunity, directly or indirectly, to profit, or to share in any profit, derived from any increase in the value of such securities of the Company, in any case without regard to whether (x) such derivative conveys any voting
rights in such securities of the Company to such Person, (y) the derivative is required to be, or capable of being, settled through delivery of such securities of the Company or (z) such Person may have entered into other transactions that
hedge the economic effect of such beneficial ownership of such securities of the Company). For the avoidance of doubt, references to the “Company” in this definition shall include any successor entity to the Company.
“Board” shall mean the board of
directors of the Company in office at the applicable time.
“Business Day” shall mean any day
other than (a) a Saturday or a Sunday or (b) a day on which banking and savings and loan institutions are authorized or required by Law to be closed in London, United Kingdom, or New York City, New York, United States.
“Change of Control” shall mean,
with respect to any Person, in one or a series of related transactions, (a) the sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of such Person’s assets to any other Person, (b) the sale or other disposition of more than 50% of the
securities having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body of such Person to any other Person, (c) the merger, amalgamation or consolidation of such Person with or into another Person or similar transaction
with the effect that another Person(s) (other than such Person’s existing shareholders prior to such transaction) Beneficially Owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the securities having ordinary voting power for the election of
directors or other governing body of the Person surviving such transaction, or (d) the liquidation or dissolution of such Person.
“Claims” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 6.1(a).
“Code” shall mean the United
States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Co-op” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
“Committee” shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.1.
“Company” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
“Controlled Affiliate” shall
mean, with respect to the Shareholder, any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by the Shareholder. The Shareholder shall be deemed to “control” another Person if the Shareholder possesses,
directly or indirectly, the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
“Companies Act” shall mean the
Companies Act 2006 of the United Kingdom as amended.
“Cristal” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.
“Cut-off Time” shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.4(b).
“Delaware Courts” shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.6(b).
“Demand Registration” shall have
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.1(a).
“Director” shall mean any member
of the Board.
“Exxaro” shall mean Exxaro
Resources Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of South Africa.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Governmental Entity” shall mean
any multinational, supranational, national, state, provincial or local government or any court of competent jurisdiction, administrative agency or commission or other governmental authority or instrumentality, domestic or foreign.
“group” shall, when used in the
context of “any Person or group” or “the offeror’s group”, have the meaning ascribed to such term pursuant to Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
“Independent Directors” shall
mean, at any time, the members of the Board in office who are not Shareholder Nominees.
“Initial Registration Statement”
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.2(b).
“Law” shall mean, collectively,
any applicable statute, law (including common law), ordinance, rule or regulation, including the rules and regulations of any stock exchange on which Voting Securities of the Company are listed (being, on the date hereof, the NYSE).
“Nominating Committee” has the
meaning given to that term in the Articles of Association.
“Nomination Documents” shall have
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.4(a)(iv).
“Non-Liable Person” shall have
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.12.
“NYSE” shall mean the New York
Stock Exchange, Inc.
“Ordinary Shares” means ordinary
shares of $0.01 each in the capital of the Company.
“Permitted Issuance” shall have
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.2(a).
“Permitted Transferee” shall mean
(a) any one of National Industrialization Company Ltd., Gulf Investment Corporation or Dr. Talal Al-Shair (or one of their Corporate Affiliates who executes a deed of accession agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as if it
were a Shareholder hereunder), (b) Controlled Affiliate of the Shareholder who executes a deed of accession agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as if it were a Shareholder hereunder, (c) nominee or broker of the
Shareholder; provided, however, that there is no change in Beneficial Ownership of the shares so Transferred, or (d) solely with respect to any pledge of
the Voting Securities, or the creation of an encumbrance or lien on the Voting Securities, to secure bona fide borrowings, a bank, licensed securities firm, investment bank or pension fund (each, a “Permitted Financial Institution”); provided, however, that (i) it is a condition precedent to enforcement of the pledge, encumbrance or lien that, prior to enforcement, the Permitted Financial
Institution executes a deed of accession agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as if it were a Shareholder hereunder, including the obligation to ensure that any subsequent Transfer occurs in accordance with Article IV and
(ii) the Shareholder has delivered notice of such arrangement to the Company within two (2) Business Days after entering into a contract in respect of such arrangement; provided further, in the case of each of clauses (a) through (d), that such
Transfer to a Permitted Transferee is made in compliance with the terms hereof.
“Person” shall mean any
individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
“Registrable Securities” shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.1(a).
“Registration Expenses” shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.5.
“Registration Request” shall have
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.1(a).
“Registration Statement” shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.1(b).
“Replacement” shall have the
meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.4(a)(v).
“Rule 144” shall have the meaning
assigned to such term in Section 4.2(a).
“SEC” shall mean the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities Act” shall mean the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Shareholder” shall mean the
Co-op and any Person to whom Ordinary Shares have been transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and who has executed a deed of accession agreeing to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement as if it were a Shareholder
hereunder (or, if such Person is already party to this Agreement, such Person need not execute a separate deed of accession, but such Person shall, upon the transfer of Ordinary Shares to it, be deemed to be bound by all of the provisions of
this Agreement as if a Shareholder party hereto), it being understood that the intention of the parties is that the “Shareholder” shall be considered to be Cristal and its Affiliates to whom the Co-op shall have transferred Ordinary Shares (and
further Affiliates to whom such Affiliate shall have transferred Ordinary Shares), as a collective.
“Shareholder Director” shall
initially mean Moazzam A. Khan and Mutlaq H. Al-Morished, and any Shareholder Nominee elected to the Board in accordance with Section 3.4 (including any Replacement elected to the Board in accordance with Section 3.4).
“Shareholder Nominee” shall mean
any individual proposed by the Shareholder in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to serve on the Board (including any Replacement).
“Short Form Registration” shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.1(c).
“Standstill Period” shall have
the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(e).
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with
respect to any Person, any other entity of which (a) securities or other ownership interests having ordinary power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions are at such time directly or
indirectly owned by such Person or (b) a majority of the voting or economic interests are at such time directly or indirectly owned by such Person.
“Transaction Agreement” shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in the recitals hereto.
“Transfer” shall mean any direct
or indirect sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, license, gift, creation of a security interest in or lien on, placement in trust (voting or otherwise), encumbrance or other transfer or disposition (including
any spin-off, hedging or derivative transaction or other transaction that, in each case, hedges or transfers, in whole or in part, the economic consequences of ownership, or otherwise) of any Voting Security or any legal, beneficial or economic
interest therein, whether or not for value and whether voluntary or involuntary or by operation of law or by transfer of any economic or ownership interest in any Person, directly or indirectly, beneficially owning such Voting Securities and
the causing of any such acts. A “Transfer” shall also include, without limitation, a transfer of a Voting Security to a broker or other nominee, or the transfer of, or
entering into a binding agreement with respect to, the power (whether exclusive or shared) to vote or direct the voting of such Voting Security by proxy, voting agreement or otherwise.
“Transfer Prohibition Period”
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.1.
“US GAAP” shall mean United
States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, as in effect from time to time.
“Voting Securities” shall mean
(a) the Ordinary Shares, and (b) any other equity securities of the Company then entitled to vote generally in the election of Directors.
“Waived Transfer Amount” shall
have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.2(a).
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to the Shareholder as of the date hereof as follows:
(a) The Company has been duly
organized and is a validly existing company limited by shares under the Companies Act incorporated under the laws of England and Wales and has all necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its
obligations hereunder.
(b) This Agreement has been
duly and validly authorized by the Company and all necessary and appropriate action has been taken by the Company to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder.
(c) This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming due authorization and valid execution and delivery by the Shareholder, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except
as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(d) The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Company does not and will not require any consent, waiver, approval, order, permit or authorization from, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Person (other than (i) Board approval which
was obtained prior to the execution of this Agreement; and (ii) any required securities law filings).
(e) The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by the Company does not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, (i) violate any law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, (ii) violate any order, writ,
injunction, judgment or decree applicable to the Company or (iii) conflict with, or result in a breach or default under, any term or condition of the Company’s organizational documents (including the Articles of Association) or conflict with,
or result in a breach or default under, or result in the termination, modification or cancellation of, or the loss of a benefit under or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination, modification, cancellation or
acceleration under the terms, conditions or provisions of, any agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.
Section 2.2 Representations and Warranties of the Shareholder. Cristal, National Industrialization Company Ltd., Gulf Investment Corporation and Dr. Talal Al-Shair represent and
warrant to the Company, severally and not jointly, as of the date hereof as follows:
(a) Immediately following
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, (i) except for the 37,580,000 Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder and the Shareholder’s rights arising under the Transaction Agreement and this
Agreement, neither such Person nor any of its Affiliates, (A) Beneficially Owns any Voting Securities, (B) possesses any rights to acquire any Voting Securities or (C) has any voting power in the Company; and (ii) (except as expressly
contemplated by the terms of this Agreement) the Shareholder owns such Ordinary Shares free and clear of any liens, restrictions on transfer (other than any restrictions under the Securities Act, the applicable securities laws of any other
jurisdiction and the provisions of this Agreement and the Transaction Agreement), options, warrants, rights, calls, commitments, proxies or other contract rights (it being understood that only the Co-op is making the representation in clause
(ii)).
(b) Such Person, if an entity,
has been duly organized and is validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, and has all necessary power and authority and, if a natural Person, has the legal capacity, to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its
obligations hereunder.
(c) This Agreement has been
duly and validly authorized by such Person and all necessary and appropriate action has been taken by such Person to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of its obligations hereunder.
(d) This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by such Person and, assuming due authorization and valid execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, is a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity.
(e) The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by such Person does not and will not require any consent, waiver, approval, order, permit or authorization from, or declaration or filing with, or notification to, any Person (other than (i) internal approvals
applicable to such Person which have been obtained prior to the execution of this Agreement and (ii) any required securities law filings).
(f) The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by such Person does not and will not, with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, (i) violate any law, statute, rule or regulation to which such Person is subject, (ii) violate any order, writ,
injunction, judgment or decree applicable to such Person or (iii) conflict with, or result in a breach or default under, any term or condition of such Person’s applicable organizational documents or conflict with, or result in a breach or
default under, or result in the termination, modification or cancellation of, or the loss of a benefit under or accelerate the performance required by, or result in a right of termination, modification, cancellation or acceleration under the
terms, conditions or provisions of, any agreement or instrument to which such Person is a party or by which it is bound.
ARTICLE III
STANDSTILL; VOTING; BOARD REPRESENTATION
Section 3.1 Standstill Restrictions.
(a) Except (i) for the
acquisition of Voting Securities in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, (ii) as a result of a share distribution or share split made available to holders of Voting Securities
generally, or (iii) as specifically permitted by this Agreement (including as contemplated by Section 3.2), during the Standstill Period, Cristal, National Industrialization Company Ltd., Gulf Investment Corporation and Dr. Talal Al-Shair shall
not, directly or indirectly, in each case without the prior approval by resolution of a majority of the Independent Directors:
(i) acquire,
offer to acquire, solicit an offer to sell or agree to acquire, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, by purchase or otherwise, any direct or indirect beneficial interest in any Voting Securities or direct or indirect rights,
warrants or options to acquire, or securities convertible into or exchangeable for, any Voting Securities, if, after such acquisition, such Persons, as a group, will Beneficially Own more than twenty-four percent (24%) of the Voting Securities;
(ii) make, or
in any way participate in, directly or indirectly, alone or in concert with others, any “solicitation” of “proxies” (as such terms are used in the proxy rules of the SEC promulgated pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act) to vote or seek to
advise or influence in any manner whatsoever any Person with respect to the voting of, any Voting Securities (other than any of the foregoing done on behalf of the Company), in each case, with respect to the appointment of any Director;
(iii) arrange,
or in any way participate, directly or indirectly, in any financing for the purchase of any Voting Securities or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any Voting Securities, except for such Voting Securities as are
then being offered for sale by the Company;
(iv) except as
contemplated by Section 3.4 of this Agreement, seek, alone or in concert with others, to advise, encourage or influence (including with respect to the nomination of nominees) any Person or group with respect to the voting of any Voting
Securities (including any “withhold the vote” or similar campaign with respect to the Company or the Board) with respect to the appointment of any Director; or
(v) take any
action that would reasonably be expected to result in the Company having to make a public announcement regarding any of the matters referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 3.1, or publicly announce an intention to do, or enter
into any arrangement or understanding to do, any of the actions restricted or prohibited under such clauses (i) through (iv) of this Section 3.1.
(b) For the
avoidance of doubt, the restrictions set forth in this Section 3.1 shall not be deemed to restrict (i) any actions taken by the Shareholder Directors solely in their capacity as Directors at any meeting (or action by written consent) of the
Board, or any applicable committee of the Board, in a manner permitted by their fiduciary duties as Directors under applicable Law, or (ii) the exercise of the rights attaching to the Shareholder’s Voting Securities in accordance with this
Agreement.
(c) For the
avoidance of doubt, subject to compliance with the Articles of Association and Article IV, in no event shall the restrictions set forth herein be deemed to prohibit, restrict or limit hedging transactions by any of the Persons bound by this
Section 3.1 intended to protect against economic price risk with respect to the Voting Securities.
(d) It is understood and agreed
that any action that would be prohibited by Section 3.1(a) solely due to the fact that (i) Cristal and (ii) National Industrialization Company Ltd., Gulf Investment Corporation and Dr. Talal Al-Shair are acting as a “group” or otherwise acting
in concert shall not be deemed to violate Section 3.1(a); provided that this Section 3.1(d) does not limit in any respect Article IV.
(e) “Standstill Period” shall
mean the period beginning on the date of this Agreement and ending on the earlier to occur of (i) six (6) months after the date the Shareholder no longer has the right to designate a Shareholder Nominee for nomination to the Board pursuant to
Section 3.4, and (ii) the third (3rd) anniversary of the date of this Agreement.
Section 3.2 Termination of the Standstill Restrictions. The obligations set forth in Section 3.1 shall terminate in the event of (i) the commencement of voluntary or
involuntary proceedings (which is not being contested by the Company) to liquidate the Company or any of its material Subsidiaries or the commencement of voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings with respect to the Company
or any of its material Subsidiaries or (ii) the adoption of a plan by the Company or any material Subsidiary with respect to any of the foregoing.
Section 3.3 Voting.
(a) During the term of this
Agreement, at any meeting of the Company’s shareholders, however called, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval is sought or obtained by or from the shareholders
of the Company, the Shareholder shall (a) cause all of the Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder to be represented at such meeting for purposes of the presence of a quorum and (b) shall vote or cause to be voted, in person or
by proxy, all of such Voting Securities as of the applicable record date until the Shareholder no longer has any nomination rights pursuant to Section 3.4, with respect to any proposal or resolution relating to (i) the election or removal of
Directors, (ii) compensation of directors, officers or other employees of the Company (including say-on-pay matters and option grants) and (iii) the engagement of accountants, in each case, as recommended by the Board.
(b) The Shareholder agrees that
all of the Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder will be voted as necessary to ensure that at each general meeting at which an election of Directors is held, the number of “Exxaro Directors” (as such term is defined in the
separate shareholders’ agreement dated as of March 14, 2019 between the Company and Exxaro (the “Exxaro Shareholder Agreement”)) set forth in Section 9(c) of the Exxaro Shareholder Agreement and nominated by Exxaro, become Directors of the
Company. The Shareholder also agrees that all of the Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder will be voted as necessary to ensure that (i) no Director elected pursuant to Section 9(b)(ii) of the Exxaro Shareholder Agreement may
be removed from office except as provided in the Exxaro Shareholder Agreement; and (ii) any vacancies created by the resignation, removal or death of a Director elected pursuant to Section 9(b)(ii) of the Exxaro Shareholder Agreement shall be
filled pursuant to the provisions of Section 9(b)(ii) of the Exxaro Shareholder Agreement. The Shareholder is entering into this voting agreement for Exxaro's benefit in reliance on, and subject to continuance in full force and effect of,
Exxaro’s reciprocal undertaking to the Shareholder under the Exxaro Shareholder Agreement. Nothing in this Section 3.3(b) shall be construed as an admission that the Shareholder, for the purposes of sections 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act,
Beneficially Owns any Voting Securities that may be Beneficially Owned by Exxaro or that the Shareholder has formed a Section 13(d) Group with Exxaro.
Section 3.4 Board of Directors; Committees.
(a) The Shareholder shall have
nomination rights to the Board as follows:
(i) For so long as the Shareholder
Beneficially Owns (A) 24,900,000 or more Voting Securities (which number shall be adjusted to reflect any consolidation, sub-division, conversion or similar event affecting the Voting Securities), the Shareholder shall have the right to
designate for nomination two (2) members of the Board to be elected by the class vote of the holders of the Ordinary Shares and (B) 12,450,000 or more, but less than 24,900,000, Voting Securities (which numbers shall be adjusted to reflect any
consolidation, sub-division, conversion or similar event affecting the Voting Securities), the Shareholder shall have the right to designate for nomination one (1) member of the Board to be elected by the class vote of the holders of the
Ordinary Shares.
(ii) At least forty (40) Business
Days prior to an annual general meeting or any special meeting of shareholders of the Company at which the Directors are to be elected to the Board, the Company shall notify the Shareholder of the date of such proposed meeting. Within ten (10)
Business Days of receiving such notification, the Shareholder shall designate for nomination Shareholder Nominee(s) in accordance with Section 3.4(a)(i). Within five (5) Business Days of receiving such designation, the Company shall notify the
Shareholder in writing if the Nominating Committee either (A) intends to recommend to the Company’s shareholders the election of such Shareholder Nominees, or (B) does not intend to recommend to the Company’s shareholders the election of such
Shareholder Nominees (provided, however, that the Company shall procure that the Nominating Committee shall only fail to recommend to the Company’s shareholders the election of a Shareholder Nominee if (1) such Shareholder Nominee fails to meet
any director qualification requirements expressly set forth in the Articles of Association, or (2) such recommendation would otherwise breach the fiduciary duties of the members of the Nominating Committee). If the Nominating Committee does not
intend to recommend to the Company’s shareholders the election of any such Shareholder Nominee, the Company shall procure that the Nominating Committee promptly notifies the Shareholder of such intention and provides reasonable justification as
to why such Shareholder Nominee will not be recommended to the Company’s shareholders. The Shareholder shall, within five (5) Business Days of being informed of such intention, have the right to designate for nomination alternative Shareholder
Nominee(s) (and the Shareholder can provide a list of alternative Shareholder Nominees which are to be considered by the Nominating Committee for recommendation to the Company’s shareholders in descending order of preference) and the Company
shall procure that the Nominating Committee considers such alternative Shareholder Nominees. Again, the Company shall procure that the Nominating Committee shall only fail to recommend to the Company’s shareholders the election of an
alternative Shareholder Nominee if (1) such alternative Shareholder Nominee fails to meet any director qualification requirements expressly set forth in the Articles of Association, or (2) such recommendation would otherwise breach the
fiduciary duties of the members of the Nominating Committee.
(iii) Without limiting the
specificity of Section 3.4(a)(ii), the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Board to take all action necessary (including, subject to the Board’s fiduciary duties, recommending the election of Shareholder Nominees to the
Company’s shareholders) such that, of the number of Directors nominated for election at each annual general meeting or any special meeting of shareholders of the Company at which the Directors are to be elected to the Board, the Shareholder
Nominees designated for nomination in accordance with Section 3.4(a)(i) shall be elected as Directors, subject, in each case, to applicable Law.
(iv) Upon prior
reasonable written notice by the Company to the Shareholder, the Shareholder shall supply to the Company by the time such information is reasonably requested by the Board, the following information insofar as it relates to a Shareholder
Nominee: (A) all such information and materials as the Company reasonably requests from other members of the Board as is required to be disclosed in proxy circulars under applicable Law or as is otherwise reasonably requested by the Company
from time- to-time from members of the Board in connection with the Company’s legal, regulatory, auditor or stock exchange requirements (including, if applicable, any Directors’ questionnaire or similar document); and (B) an executed consent to
serve as a Director if so elected from each of the Shareholder Nominees to be named as a nominee in any proxy circular or similar materials for any annual meeting or special meeting of shareholders of the Company (collectively, the “Nomination
Documents”).
(v) If any
Shareholder Director resigns from the Board or is rendered unable to, or refuses to, or for any other reason ceases, to serve on the Board, the Shareholder shall be entitled to designate a replacement (a “Replacement”), and, subject to Section
3.4(b), the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to promptly appoint such Replacement as a replacement Shareholder Director to fill the resulting vacancy. If, despite using its reasonable best efforts to promptly appoint such
Replacement, the Company is unable to promptly appoint such Replacement, the Shareholder shall be entitled to designate an alternative Replacement and the provisions of this Section 3.4(a)(v) shall apply mutatis mutandis to such alternative
Replacement. Any such Replacement elected to the Board shall be deemed to be a Shareholder Director for all purposes under this Agreement, and prior to his or her appointment to the Board, shall be required to provide to the Company the
Nomination Documents as set forth in Section 3.4(a)(iv).
(b) Upon the first date that
the Shareholder Beneficially Owns (i) less than 24,900,000 Voting Securities (which number shall be adjusted to reflect any consolidation, sub-division, conversion or similar event affecting the Voting Securities), the Shareholder shall
promptly cause one (1) Shareholder Director designated by the Shareholder to tender his or her immediate resignation from the Board, and (ii) less than 12,450,000 Voting Securities (which number shall be adjusted to reflect any consolidation,
sub-division, conversion or similar event affecting the Voting Securities), the Shareholder shall promptly following such time (the “Cut-off Time”) cause any Shareholder Director designated by the Shareholder to tender his or her immediate
resignation from the Board. Subject to Section 3.4(a)(i), the resignation of a Shareholder Director does not prevent such person from being eligible for election or appointment as a Director in the future.
(c) For so long as such
membership is permitted by all applicable Law and stock exchange listing requirements (as determined in good faith by the Board), the Board will cause the number of Shareholder Directors, if any, to serve as members of the various standing
committees of the Board (other than the Nominating Committee but including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Corporate Governance Committee) proportional to their representation on the Board, rounded down to the larger of the nearest whole
number and one.
(d) At all times from the date
of this Agreement through the termination of their service as a member of the Board, each of the Shareholder Directors shall comply with the qualification requirements applicable to all directors expressly set forth under the Articles of
Association, and all policies, procedures, processes, codes, rules, standards and guidelines applicable to all Board members, including the Company’s code of business conduct and ethics, securities trading policies, Directors’ confidentiality
policy, and corporate governance guidelines, and preserve the confidentiality of Company business and information, including discussions of matters considered in meetings of the Board or Board committees. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the foregoing, each Shareholder Director is authorized to disclose confidential information on a strictly confidential basis to any director, officer or employee of the Shareholder that appointed him or any director, officer or
management-level employee of such Shareholder's Affiliates to the extent necessary for the purposes of monitoring and evaluating such Shareholder's participation with the Company.
ARTICLE IV
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
Section 4.1 Transfer Restrictions. Except as expressly provided in this Article IV, or in accordance with a written consent granted by a committee of the Board consisting solely of
Independent Directors (the “Committee”), for the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the later of (x) two years after the date hereof or (y) October 1, 2020 (the “Transfer Prohibition Period”), the Co-op shall not Transfer or
cause the Transfer of any of the Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by it, other than, following the later of (i) the date that is eighteen (18) months after the date hereof (the “Termination Date”) and (ii) the date on which all claims for
indemnification under Section 9.01(a) of the Transaction Agreement asserted in writing by the Company prior to the Termination Date have been finally resolved, to a Permitted Transferee; provided, however, that no such transfer to a Permitted
Transferee shall be permitted during the Transfer Prohibition Period if such transfer will result in an “owner shift” under Section 382(g)(2) of the Code with respect to the Company; provided further that except with the express permission of
the Company (and following not less than two Business Days’ prior notice thereof provided to the Company), no Transfer by the Co-op or any Permitted Transferee thereof occurring at any time on or before December 31, 2022 shall be permitted if,
as a result of such Transfer, the percentage of shares of the Company owned by one or more “5-percent shareholders” (as defined in U.S. Treasury Regulations section 1.382-2T(g)) of the Company would increase by more than forty-five (45)
percentage points over the lowest percentage of stock of the Company owned by such shareholders at any time during the three-year period ending on the date of such Transfer (as determined in accordance with the principles of Section 382 of the
Code and the U.S. Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder). Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of Voting Securities in violation of this Section 4.1 shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, be null and void ab initio, and the Company
shall not, and shall instruct its transfer agent and other third parties not to, record or recognize any such purported transaction on the share register of the Company.
Section 4.2 Waiver of Transfer Restrictions.
(a) Notwithstanding the
restriction in Section 4.1, during the Transfer Prohibition Period, (i) in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or any similar rule then in force) (“Rule 144”), including the volume and manner of sale restrictions of Rule 144, or
(ii) under the Initial Registration Statement, the Shareholder may, directly or indirectly, sell or transfer in accordance with all applicable Laws, up to an aggregate of 6,532,738 Voting Securities, as adjusted for any stock split, reverse
stock split or similar transaction (the “Waived Transfer Amount”); provided, however, that promptly following any sale or transfer pursuant to this Section 4.2(a) that is included in the Waived Transfer Amount the Shareholder shall pfrovide to
the Company a written notice stating (x) the quantum of Voting Securities subject to such sale or transfer, and (y) the portion of the Waived Transfer Amount allocated to such sale or transfer; provided, further, that the sale or transfer of
such Waived Transfer Amount shall not be reasonably expected, based on the advice of an internationally recognized investment bank selected by the Shareholder and approved by the Company (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), to
materially and adversely affect the trading of the Voting Securities of the Company on the NYSE.
(b) The Company shall file with
the SEC reasonably promptly following the date hereof and in any event within sixty (60) days after the date hereof, a Short Form Registration statement covering the resale of a number of Registrable Securities up to the Waived Transfer Amount
(the “Initial Registration Statement”) and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Initial Registration Statement to be declared effective as soon as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof, and in any event within
one-hundred twenty (120) days after the date hereof. The Company shall also use its reasonable best efforts to keep such Initial Registration Statement
continually effective until all of the Registrable Securities covered by such Initial Registration Statement cease to constitute Registrable Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall be entitled to postpone the filing of the
Initial Registration Statement or the using of its reasonable best efforts to cause the Initial Registration Statement to be declared effective to the same extent that it is entitled to prohibit sales of Registrable Securities under an
effective Registration Statement pursuant to Section 5.1(d) below. The Company shall be liable for and pay all Registration Expenses in connection with the Initial Registration Statement, regardless of whether such registration is effected. The
provisions of Section 5.3 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 4.2(b).
(c) Notwithstanding the
restrictions set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2(a), beginning on the day following the expiry of the Transfer Prohibition Period, the Shareholder may, subject to Section 4.3, directly or indirectly Transfer any of the Voting Securities held
directly or indirectly by it, and Sections 4.1 and 4.2(a) of this Agreement shall be of no further effect.
(d) The restrictions and
limitations on Transfers contained in this Article IV shall not apply to acceptance of any takeover offer for all the Voting Securities in the Company where the Shareholder is not a participant in or a member of the offeror’s group.
Section 4.3 Additional Transfer Restrictions. In addition to the restrictions set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2(a), so long as this Agreement has not terminated pursuant to Section
8.1, the Shareholder shall not, other than in connection with a registered public offering, including any underwritten offering or a Change of Control transaction, knowingly Transfer or cause the Transfer of Voting Securities (a) to a Person or
group, other than to any Permitted Transferee, who, after such acquisition, would, together with its Affiliates, Beneficially Own in excess of 5% of the outstanding Voting Securities; or (b) on any given day (other than to any Permitted
Transferee) in an amount greater than 10% of the average daily trading volume of the Voting Securities for the twenty (20)-day period immediately preceding the date of such Transfer.
Section 4.4 Legend.
(a) All certificates or other
instruments representing the Voting Securities owned by the Shareholder will bear the following legend:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER, OWNERSHIP AND
OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT, DATED APRIL 10, 2019, BY AND BETWEEN TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC, CRISTAL INORGANIC CHEMICALS NETHERLANDS COÖPERATIEF W.A., AND, IF APPLICABLE, THE OTHER PARTIES THERETO, AS IT MAY BE AMENDED
FROM TIME TO TIME, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH AND AVAILABLE FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY, WITHOUT COST.
(b) Within one (1) Business Day
after receipt by the Company of a demand by the Shareholder, the Company agrees, in connection with any Transfer of Voting Securities in compliance with applicable Law and as permitted by this Agreement, to remove the aforementioned legend from
any certificate or other instrument representing such Voting Securities.
ARTICLE V
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 5.1 Demand Registrations.
(a) Requests for Registration.
At any time following the expiration of the Transfer Prohibition Period, the Shareholder may request in writing that the Company effect the registration under the Securities Act of all or any part of the Registrable Securities Beneficially
Owned by the Shareholder (a “Registration Request”). Promptly after its receipt of any Registration Request, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to register, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, all
Registrable Securities (as defined below) that have been requested to be registered in the Registration Request. Any registration requested by the Shareholder pursuant to Section 5.1(a) or 5.1(c) is referred to in this Agreement as a “Demand
Registration.” As used herein, the term “Registrable Securities” shall mean (i) Ordinary Shares; (ii) any other shares or securities that the Shareholder may be entitled to receive, or will have received, pursuant to the Shareholder’s ownership
of the Ordinary Shares, in lieu of or in addition to the Ordinary Shares; and (iii) any shares or securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect to the shares referred to in the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) by way of
conversion or exchange thereof or share distribution or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, reclassification, merger, amalgamation, arrangement, consolidation or other reorganization, in each case
Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder. As to any particular securities constituting Registrable Securities, such securities will cease to be Registrable Securities when (A) they have been effectively registered for sale under the Securities Act
pursuant to a Registration Statement (as defined below) and disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement; (B) they have been sold to the public pursuant to Rule 144 or other exemption from registration under the Securities Act; (C)
they have been bought back and cancelled by the Company; or (D) when all remaining Registrable Securities can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 without limitation.
(b) Limitation on Demand
Registrations. At any time following the expiration of the Transfer Prohibition Period, the Shareholder will be entitled to initiate no more than three (3) Demand Registrations (including Short-Form Registrations permitted pursuant to Section
5.1(c)). No request for registration will count for the purposes of the limitations in this Section 5.1(b) if (i) the Shareholder determines in good faith to withdraw the proposed registration prior to the effectiveness of the prospectus and
other documents filed with the SEC to effect a registration under the Securities Act (“Registration Statement”) relating to such request due to marketing conditions (but only if the Shareholder reimburses the Company for all fees with respect
thereto) or regulatory reasons relating to the Company, (ii) the Registration Statement relating to such request is not declared effective within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date such Registration Statement is first filed with the SEC
(other than solely by reason of matters relating to the Shareholder) and the Shareholder withdraws its Registration Request prior to such Registration Statement being declared effective, (iii) prior to the sale of at least 90% of the
Registrable Securities included in the applicable registration relating to such request, such registration is adversely affected by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the SEC or other Governmental Entity for any reason
and the Company fails to have such stop order, injunction or other order of requirement removed, withdrawn or resolved to the Shareholder’s reasonable satisfaction within thirty (30) days of the date of such order or injunction, (iv) more than
10% of the Registrable Securities requested by the Shareholder to be included in the registration are not so included pursuant to Section 5.1(d), (v) the conditions to closing specified in the underwriting agreement or purchase agreement
entered into in connection with the registration relating to such request are not satisfied (other than as a result of a material default or breach thereunder by the Shareholder), or (vi) more than 10% of the Registrable Securities requested by
the Shareholder to be included in the registration cannot be sold due to the restrictions on Transfer contained in Article IV.
(c) Short-Form Registrations.
Following the expiration of the Transfer Prohibition Period, the Company will, if requested by the Shareholder and the use of such form is then available to the Company, use its commercially reasonable efforts to file a registration statement
with the SEC on Form S-3 (including any successor form thereto, “Short Form Registration”) providing for the registration of, and the sale on a continuous or delayed basis of the Registrable Securities, pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities
Act. In no event shall the Company be obligated to effect any shelf registration other than pursuant to a Short-Form Registration.
(d) Restrictions on Demand
Registrations. If the filing, initial effectiveness or continued use of a Registration Statement, including a Short Form Registration, with respect to a Demand Registration would (i) require the Company to make a public disclosure of material
non-public information, which disclosure in the good faith judgment of the Company (A) would be required to be made in any Registration Statement so that such Registration Statement would not be materially misleading, (B) would not be required
to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such Registration Statement and (C) would in the good faith judgment of the Company reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on the Company or its
business if made at such time, or (ii) would in the good faith judgment of the Board reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the Company or its business or on the Company’s ability to effect a planned or proposed acquisition,
disposition, financing, reorganization, recapitalization or similar transaction, then the Company may upon giving prompt written notice of such action to the participants in such registration (each of whom hereby agrees to maintain the
confidentiality of all information disclosed to such participants) delay the filing or initial effectiveness of, or suspend use of, such Registration Statement, provided, however, that the Company shall not be permitted to do so (x) more than
two (2) times during any twelve (12)-month period or (y) for periods exceeding, in the aggregate, one hundred (100) days during any twelve (12)-month period. In the event the Company exercises its rights under the preceding sentence, the
Shareholder agrees to suspend, promptly upon its receipt of the notice referred to above, its use of any prospectus relating to such registration in connection with any sale or offer to sell Registrable Securities. If the Company so postpones
the filing of a prospectus or the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, the Shareholder will be entitled to withdraw such request and, if such request is withdrawn, such registration request will not count for the purposes of the
limitation set forth in Section 5.1(b) and the Company shall, for the avoidance of doubt, pay all Registration Expenses in connection with such registration.
(e) Selection of Underwriters.
If the Shareholder intends that the Registrable Securities covered by its Registration Request shall be distributed by means of an underwritten offering, the Shareholder will so advise the Company as a part of the Registration Request. In such
event, the lead underwriter to administer the offering will be an Approved Bank chosen by the Shareholder.
(f) Priority on Demand
Registrations. If a Demand Registration involves an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter advises the Company that in its reasonable opinion the number of Registrable Securities (and any other securities requested to be included in
such offering) exceeds the number of securities that can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering (including an adverse effect on the per share offering price), the Company will include in such
offering only such number of securities that in the reasonable opinion of such underwriter can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering (including an adverse effect on the per share offering price), which securities
will be so included in the following order of priority: (i) first, Registrable Securities of the Shareholder and (ii) second, any other securities of the Company that have been requested to be so included.
Section 5.2 Piggyback Registrations.
(a) Right to Piggyback. At any
time following the Transfer Prohibition Period, and subject to the restrictions and limitations on transfers contained in Article IV, whenever the Company proposes to register any of its securities (other than a registration statement to be
filed on Form S-8 or Form S-4 or any similar form from time to time or registration of shares, securities and/or options or other rights in respect thereof to be offered to directors, members of management, employees, consultants, lenders or
vendors of the Company or in connection with dividend reinvestment plans, each a “Special Registration”) and other than a registration pursuant to Section 5.1, and the registration form to be filed may be used for the registration or
qualification for distribution of Registrable Securities, the Company will give prompt written notice (and in any event no later than fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the filing of a Registration Statement with respect to such registration)
to the Shareholder of its intention to effect such a registration and, subject to Section 5.2(c), will include in such registration all Registrable Securities of the Shareholder with respect to which the Company has received a written request
from the Shareholder for inclusion therein within five (5) Business Days after the date of the Company’s notice (a “Piggyback Registration”). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company may terminate or withdraw any
registration under this Section 5.2 prior to the effectiveness of such registration, whether or not the Shareholder has elected to include its Registrable Securities in such registration, and the Company will have no liability to the
Shareholder in connection with such termination or withdrawal. For the avoidance of doubt, a Piggyback Registration shall not be considered a Demand Registration for the purposes of the limitations set forth in Section 5.1(b).
(b) Underwritten Registration.
If the registration referred to in Section 5.2(a) is proposed to be underwritten, the Company will so advise the Shareholder as a part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 5.2(a). In such event, the right of the Shareholder to
registration pursuant to this Section 5.2 will be conditioned upon the Shareholder’s (together with the Company’s) entry into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting. If
the registration referred to in Section 5.2(a) is proposed to be underwritten and is initiated as a primary offering on behalf of the Company, the Company shall select the investment banking firm or firms to act as the managing underwriter or
underwriters in connection with such offering.
(c) Priority on Primary
Registrations. If a Piggyback Registration relates to an underwritten offering, and the managing underwriters advise the Company that in their reasonable opinion the number of securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the
number which can be sold in such offering without adversely affecting the marketability of such offering (including an adverse effect on the per share offering price), the Company will include in such offering only such number of securities
that in the reasonable opinion of such underwriters can be sold without adversely affecting the marketability of the offering (including an adverse effect on the per share offering price), which securities will be so included in the following
order of priority: (i) first, the securities the Company proposes to sell, and (ii) second, other securities of the Company that have been requested to be so included pro rata on the basis of the number of securities requested to be registered
by the Shareholder or any other holder of securities.
Section 5.3 Registration Procedures. Subject to Section 5.1(d), whenever the Shareholder requests that any Registrable Securities be registered pursuant to Sections 5.1 or 5.2 of this
Agreement, the Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities under the Securities Act as soon as reasonably practicable in accordance with the intended method of
disposition thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to:
(a) prepare and file within
sixty (60) days of a request, with the SEC, a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities, cooperate in all required filings with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and thereafter use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, however, that before filing a Registration Statement or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company will, in the
case of a Demand Registration, furnish to counsel to the Shareholder copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which documents will be subject to review and comment by such counsel, and the Company will make such reasonable changes to
the Registration Statement or any amendments or supplements thereto (including changes to, or the filing of amendments reflecting such changes to, documents incorporated by reference) as may be reasonably requested by the Shareholder subject to
the Company’s obligations with respect to such Registration Statement;
(b) prepare and file with the
SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for a period of either (i) not less than (A) three (3) months, (B) if such Registration Statement relates to an
underwritten offering, such longer period as a prospectus is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales of Registrable Securities by an underwriter or dealer or (C) one (1) year in the case of shelf registration statements (or in
each case such shorter period ending on the date that the securities covered by such shelf registration statement cease to constitute Registrable Securities) or (ii) such shorter period as will terminate when all of the securities covered by
such Registration Statement have been disposed of in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement (but in any event not before the expiration of any longer period
required under the Securities Act), and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement until such time as all of such securities have been disposed of in
accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement;
(c) furnish to the Shareholder
such number of copies, without charge, of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto, including each preliminary prospectus, final prospectus, any other prospectus (which for purposes of this Agreement shall also include
any prospectus filed under Rule 424, Rule 430A or Rule 430B under the Securities Act and any “issuer free writing prospectus” as such term is defined under Rule 433 promulgated under the Securities Act), all exhibits and other documents filed
therewith and such other documents as the Shareholder may reasonably request including in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Shareholder;
(d) register or qualify such
Registrable Securities under such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Shareholder reasonably requests and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary to enable the Shareholder to consummate
the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by the Shareholder (provided, however, that the Company will not be required to (i) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be
required to qualify but for this subsection, (ii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (iii) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction);
(e) notify the Shareholder, at
any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, upon discovery that, or upon the discovery of the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus contains an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits any fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, and, as soon as reasonably practicable, prepare and furnish to the Shareholder a reasonable
number of copies of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances under which they were made;
(f) notify the Shareholder (i)
when such Registration Statement or the prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed and, with respect to such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become effective,
(ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to such Registration Statement or to amend or to supplement such prospectus or for additional information, and (iii) of the issuance by the SEC of any stop order suspending the
effectiveness of such Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for any of such purposes;
(g) cause all such Registrable
Securities to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;
(h) provide a transfer agent
and registrar for all such Registrable Securities not later than the effective date of such Registration Statement;
(i) enter into such customary
agreements (including underwriting agreements and lock-up agreements in customary form, and including provisions with respect to indemnification and contribution in customary form) and take all such other customary actions as the Shareholder or
the underwriters, if any, reasonably request in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities (including making members of senior management of the Company available to participate in “road show” and other
customary marketing activities to the extent not unreasonably interfering with the business of the Company);
(j) make available for
inspection by the Shareholder and counsel to the Shareholder, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Shareholder or underwriter, all
financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and documents relating to the business of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested
by the Shareholder, underwriter, attorney, accountant or agent in connection with such Registration Statement; provided, however, that it shall be a condition to such inspection and receipt of such information that the inspecting person (i)
enter into a confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company and (ii) agree to minimize the disruption to the Company’s business in connection with the foregoing;
(k) in the event of the
issuance of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of a Registration Statement, or of any order suspending or preventing the use of any related prospectus or ceasing trading of any securities included in such Registration Statement for
sale in any jurisdiction, use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly obtain the withdrawal of such order;
(l) obtain one or more comfort
letters, addressed to the underwriters, if any, dated the effective date of such Registration Statement and the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement for such offering, signed by the Company’s independent public accountants in
customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by comfort letters as such underwriters shall reasonably request; and
(m) provide customary legal
opinions of the Company’s counsel, addressed to the underwriters, if any, dated the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement, with respect to the Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (including the
preliminary prospectus) and such other documents relating thereto as the underwriter shall reasonably request in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by legal opinions of such nature.
Section 5.4 Furnishing of Information. As a condition to registering Registrable Securities of the Shareholder, the Company may require the Shareholder to furnish the Company with
such information regarding the Shareholder and pertinent to the disclosure requirements relating to the registration and the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing.
Section 5.5 Registration Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all expenses incidental to the Company’s performance of or compliance with this Agreement, including
all registration and filing fees, fees and expenses of compliance with securities or blue sky laws and printing expenses, messenger and delivery expenses, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and all independent certified
public accountants of the Company and other persons retained by the Company (collectively, “Registration Expenses”), will be borne by the Company. All underwriting discounts, selling commissions and transfer taxes applicable to the sale of
Registrable Securities of the Shareholder or its Affiliates hereunder and any other expenses required by Law to be paid by the Shareholder will be borne by the Shareholder.
Section 5.6 Holdback. In consideration for the Company agreeing to its obligations under this Agreement, the Shareholder agrees in connection with any registration of Voting
Securities (whether or not the Shareholder is participating in such registration) upon the request of the Company and the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of Voting Securities, not to effect (other than pursuant to such
registration) any public sale or distribution or other Transfer of Registrable Securities, including, but not limited to, any sale pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A, without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the
case may be, during the Holdback Period (as defined below). For purposes of this Agreement, “Holdback Period” means, with respect to any registered offering covered by this Agreement, (i) one hundred eighty (180) days, subject to customary
“booster shot” provisions, after and during the ten (10) days before, the effective date of the related Registration Statement or, in the case of a takedown from a shelf registration statement, ninety (90) days after the date of the prospectus
supplement filed with the SEC in connection with such takedown and during such prior period (not to exceed ten days) as the Company has given reasonable written notice to the Shareholder or (ii) such shorter period as the Company, the
Shareholder and the underwriter of such offering, if any, shall agree.
Section 5.7 Registration in Foreign Jurisdictions. If the Company does not list its Voting Securities in the United States and instead lists its Voting Securities in a jurisdiction
other than the United States, then the Company and the Shareholder shall negotiate in good faith to enter into such amendments to this Agreement as are necessary to ensure that the Shareholder retains registration rights substantially similar
to those granted under this Agreement, as and to the extent permissible under the Laws of such other jurisdiction.
Section 5.8 Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available to the Shareholder the benefits of
certain SEC rules and regulations that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration after such time as a public market exists for the Registrable Securities, the Company agrees to use its reasonable best
efforts to take the following actions:
(a) make and keep public
information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, at all times after the date that the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act;
(b) file with the SEC, in a
timely manner, all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and
(c) furnish to the Shareholder
forthwith upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144, and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements)
and such other reports and documents as the Shareholder may reasonably request in connection with availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any Registrable Securities without registration.
ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION & CONTRIBUTION
Section 6.1 Indemnification; Contribution.
(a) The Company shall, and it
hereby agrees to, indemnify and hold harmless each Shareholder and its controlled Affiliates and their respective directors, officers, members, employees, managers, partners, accountants, attorneys and agents and each Person who controls
(within the meaning of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act) such Persons, in any offering or sale of the Registrable Securities, from and against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, actions or proceedings (whether commenced or
threatened) in respect thereof and expenses (including reasonable fees of counsel) (collectively, “Claims”) to which each such indemnified Person may become subject, insofar as such Claims (including any amounts paid in settlement effected with
the consent of the Company as provided herein), or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, arise out of or are based upon (i) an untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in any registration statement used to register Registrable
Securities pursuant to this Agreement or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading and (ii) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in any prospectus or preliminary prospectus used to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement or any amendment thereof or
supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading, and the Company shall, and it hereby agrees to, reimburse periodically (but, in any event, within one month of such expenses being incurred) the indemnified Persons for any legal or other out-of-pocket
expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claims; provided, however, that the Company shall not be liable to any such Person in any such case only to the extent that any such Claims arise out of
or are based upon an untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in such registration statement, or preliminary or final prospectus, or amendment or supplement thereto, made in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the Shareholder or its Affiliates expressly for use therein. The Shareholder shall, and hereby agrees, to (A) indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers,
employees and each Person who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act) such Persons, if any, in any offering or sale of Registrable Securities, against any Claims to which each such indemnified Person may become
subject, insofar as such Claims (including any amounts paid in settlement as provided herein), or actions or proceedings in respect thereof, arise out of or are based upon (1) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in any
registration statement used to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (2) any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact in any prospectus or preliminary prospectus used to register Registrable Securities
pursuant to this Agreement or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, or any omission or alleged omission of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case only to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon
and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the Shareholder expressly for use therein, and (B) reimburse the Company for any documented legal or other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by the
Company in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholder shall not be liable under this Section 6.1(a) for amounts in excess of the proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and
commissions) received by such Shareholder in the offering giving rise to such liability.
(b) Promptly after receipt by
an indemnified Person under Section 6.1(a) of written notice of the commencement of any action or proceeding for which indemnification under Section 6.1(a) may be requested, such indemnified Person shall notify such indemnifying party in
writing of the commencement of such action or proceeding; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to any indemnified Person in respect of such action or proceeding hereunder
except to the extent the indemnifying party was materially prejudiced by such failure of the indemnified Person to give such notice, and in no event shall such omission relieve the indemnifying party from any other liability it may have to such
indemnified Person. In case any such action or proceeding shall be brought against any indemnified Person, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it shall determine, jointly with any other
indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such indemnified Person, and, after written notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified Person of its election so to assume
the defense thereof, such indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified Person for any legal or any other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket costs of investigation; provided, however, that (i) if the indemnifying party fails to take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently the action or proceeding within twenty (20) days after receiving written notice
from such indemnified Person that the indemnified Person believes it has failed to do so; (ii) if such indemnified Person who is a defendant in any action or proceeding which is also brought against the indemnifying party reasonably shall have
concluded (upon advice of competent counsel) that there may be one or more legal or equitable defenses available to such indemnified Person which are not available to the indemnifying party; (iii) if representation of both parties by the same
counsel is otherwise inappropriate (in the reasonable opinion of the indemnified Person’s counsel) under applicable standards of professional conduct, or (iv) such action or proceeding seeks an injunction or equitable relief against an
indemnified Person or involves actual or alleged criminal activity, then, in any such case, the indemnified Person shall have the right to assume or continue its own defense as set forth above (but with no more than one firm of counsel for all
indemnified Persons in each jurisdiction) and the indemnifying party shall be liable for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses therefor (including, without limitation, any such reasonable counsel’s fees). If the indemnifying
party is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a claim, it will not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for each indemnified Person with respect to such claim. The indemnifying party will not be
subject to any liability for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. No indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified Person, compromise
or consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement agreement with respect to any action or proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought under Section 6.1(a) or Section 6.1(b) (whether or not the indemnified Person is
an actual or potential party thereto), unless such compromise, consent or settlement includes an unconditional release of the indemnified Person from all liability in respect of such claim or litigation, does not subject the indemnified Person
to any obligations, injunctive relief or other equitable remedy and does not include a statement or admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of the indemnified Person.
(c) The Shareholder and the
Company agree that if, for any reason, the indemnification provisions contemplated by Section 6.1(a) hereof are unavailable to or are insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified Person in respect of any Claims referred to herein, then each
indemnifying party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified Person as a result of such Claims in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party, on the one hand, and the
indemnified Person, on the other hand, with respect to statements or omissions that resulted in such Claims. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified Person shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by such indemnifying party or by such indemnified Person, and the parties’ relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. If, however, the allocation in the second preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable Law, then each indemnifying party shall contribute to
the amount paid or payable by such indemnified Person in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative faults, but also the relative benefits of the indemnifying party and the indemnified Person, as well as any other
relevant equitable considerations. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 6.1(c) were to be determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does
not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in the preceding sentences of this Section 6.1(c). The amount paid or payable by an indemnified Person as a result of the Claims referred to above shall be deemed to include
(subject to the limitations set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof) any documented and out-of-pocket legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified Person in connection with investigating or defending any such action,
proceeding or claim. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Shareholder shall not be required to make a contribution in excess of the proceeds (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) received by such Person from the sale of its Registrable Securities in
connection with the offering that gave rise to the contribution obligation.
ARTICLE VII
OTHER RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
Section 7.1 Access to Information.
(a) Subject to the requirements
of applicable Law, the Shareholder shall, and shall cause its representatives and the Shareholder Directors to, and shall instruct any Person who holds Ordinary Shares on its behalf to and shall seek reasonable assurances from such Person that
they shall, keep confidential all information and documents of the Company and its Affiliates obtained by a Shareholder Director in such Shareholder Director’s capacity as a Director unless such information (1) is or becomes publicly available
other than as a result of a breach of this Section 7.1(a) by the Shareholder, including by way of actions taken by its representatives or a Shareholder Director; (2) was within the possession of the Shareholder or a Shareholder Director prior
to it being furnished such information by or on behalf of the Company on a non-confidential basis; provided, that the source of such information was not known by the Shareholder, its representatives or a Shareholder Director after due inquiry
to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with, or other contractual, fiduciary or legal obligation of confidentiality to, the Company with respect to such information; or (3) is or becomes available to the Shareholder or a Shareholder
Director on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any of its representatives; provided, that such source was not known to the Shareholder or a Shareholder Director after due inquiry to be bound by a confidentiality
agreement with, or other contractual, fiduciary or legal obligation of confidentiality to, the Company with respect to such information. Nothing in this Section 7.1(a) shall prevent the Shareholder Directors, subject to compliance with
applicable fiduciary duties, from sharing information with the Shareholder, which information will continue to be covered by the confidentiality provisions of this Section 7.1(a).
(b) The Shareholder may, at its
expense on a business day during normal business hours, with reasonable prior notice to the Company’s management, visit and inspect the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ properties, examine its books of account and records, and discuss with
members of management such company’s affairs, finances, and accounts. The Company shall provide to the Shareholder copies of the Monthly Accounts within 30 days following the end of each calendar month, and within 45 days following the end of
each fiscal half-year and within 45 days following the end of each fiscal year, such other financial information about the Company’s operations as is necessary to permit the Shareholder to prepare the financial disclosures required to satisfy
the Shareholder’s disclosure obligations. For purposes of this Section 7.1(b), “Monthly Accounts” means, to the extent prepared in the ordinary course of business, the Company’s unaudited, consolidated financial statements, including the
balance sheets and statements of income and cash flows, for the relevant monthly period, prepared in accordance with US GAAP (or in accordance with such other accounting standards as apply to the Company from time to time), separately
identifying inter-company and related party transactions but not including footnotes.
(c) The Shareholder hereby
acknowledges that as a result of its receipt of information regarding the Company and its Affiliates it may be, or be treated as being, in possession of material non-public information (which for the purposes of this Section 7.1(c) includes
information which could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on the price or value of a company’s securities) and it is aware of and agrees to comply with (and it will procure that its Affiliates and representatives comply with)
securities laws in the United Kingdom and the United States in relation to that material non-public information. In addition, the Shareholder acknowledges that other foreign securities laws may prohibit any person who has received from an
issuer material, non-public information from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such person is likely to
purchase or sell such securities.
Section 7.2 Pre-emptive Rights.
(a) During the period beginning
on the date hereof and ending on the date on which the Shareholder Beneficially Owns less than 11,743,750 Voting Securities (which number shall be adjusted to reflect any consolidation, sub-division, conversion or similar event affecting the
Voting Securities), if the Company issues any additional Voting Securities (an “Additional Issuance"), except for issuances pursuant to (i) any option to acquire Voting Securities, warrant, convertible security or other right to purchase shares
of the Company existing at the date of the Transaction Agreement, (ii) any benefit plan or other employee or director plan or arrangement or any awards granted thereunder, (iii) an employee share ownership or purchase plan, or (iv) any share
split, share distribution or similar distribution made available to holders of Voting Securities generally (including the Shareholder) (each a “Permitted Issuance”), then during the 30-day period following the date on which the Company has
given the Shareholder written notice of the occurrence of the Additional Issuance, the Shareholder, or any Person who holds Ordinary Shares on its behalf where acting upon the written instructions of the Shareholder, shall be entitled to
subscribe for (and the Company must, subject to the Companies Act, issue), at the then Current Market Price (as defined below) of Ordinary Shares, up to that number of Ordinary Shares obtained by calculating, on the third Business Day prior to
the closing date of such issue, (1) the product of (A) the quotient of (x) the number of Ordinary Shares owned by the Shareholder immediately prior to the Additional Issuance divided by (y) the aggregate number of Voting Securities immediately
prior to the Additional Issuance and (B) the aggregate number of Voting Securities being issued by the Company in the Additional Issuance and (2) subtracting from such product the number of Ordinary Shares, if any, issued to, or purchased by,
the Shareholder in such Additional Issuance and the number of Voting Securities otherwise acquired by or on behalf of the Shareholder during the period beginning on the date of the Additional Issuance until the third Business Day prior to the
closing date of such issue.
(b) For purposes hereof, the
“Current Market Price” on the date of the calculation thereof shall be deemed to be the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average price per Ordinary Share for each of the 30 consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to such date (x) if
the Ordinary Shares are not listed or admitted for trading on any national, international or foreign securities exchange but trades in the Ordinary Shares are otherwise quoted or reported by the OTC Bulletin Board service (the “OTCBB”) or such
other quotation system then in use, as reported by Bloomberg (or in the event such price is not so reported for any such Trading Day for any reason or is manifestly erroneous, as reasonably determined by an Approved Bank), or (y) if the
Ordinary Shares are listed or admitted for trading on any national, international or foreign securities exchange, as reported by such exchange (provided, that if the Ordinary Shares are listed on more than one national, international or foreign
securities exchange, then the national, international or foreign securities exchange with the highest average trading volume for the Ordinary Shares during the 30 Trading Day period shall be used for such purpose; provided, further, that in the
event such price is not so reported for any such Trading Day for any reason or is manifestly erroneous, as reasonably determined by an Approved Bank); provided, however, that in the event that the Current Market Price per share of the
applicable Voting Securities is determined during a period following the announcement by the Company of (A) a dividend or distribution on such Voting Securities payable in such Voting Securities or securities convertible into such Voting
Securities, or (B) any conversion, subdivision, combination, consolidation, reverse share split or reclassification of such Voting Securities, and the ex-dividend date for such dividend or distribution, or the record date for such conversion,
subdivision, combination, consolidation, reverse stock split or reclassification shall not have occurred prior to the commencement of the requisite 30 Trading Day period, then the Current Market Price shall be properly adjusted to take into
account ex-dividend trading.
(c) If the Ordinary Shares are
not publicly held or not so listed or traded, Current Market Price per share shall mean the fair value per share as determined in good faith by an Approved Bank (as defined below), whose determination shall be conclusive for all purposes. The
term “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the OTCBB is open for the transaction of business or, if the Ordinary Shares are listed or admitted to trading on the applicable national, international or foreign securities exchange, a day on which
such national, international or foreign securities exchange is open for transaction of business. For the purposes of this Section 7.2 only, the term “Approved Bank” shall mean the highest-ranking investment bank (other than the first-ranked
investment bank) as determined by reference to the Thomson Reuters League Tables (or successor thereto) for worldwide mergers and acquisitions for the most recently completed calendar year that is willing to perform such determination and has
not otherwise worked on a material mandate for either the Company or the Shareholder during the preceding twelve-month period.
Section 7.3 Restrictive Covenants.
(a) For the period commencing
on the date hereof and expiring on the second anniversary thereof, none of National Industrialization Company Ltd. or Dr. Talal Al-Shair shall, and such Persons shall cause their respective Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, own,
manage, operate or otherwise participate or engage in the Business (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) anywhere in the world (a “Competing Business”): provided that, this Section 7.3 shall not prohibit any Person or any of its Affiliates,
directly or indirectly, from:
(i) having Beneficial Ownership of
(A) any Voting Securities or (B) up to and including 4.9% of any class of outstanding securities of any other Person; provided that if the Beneficial Ownership by such Person or any of its Affiliates of the securities of any other Person
exceeds 4.9% of any class of outstanding securities of such Person as a result of a combination of shares, recapitalization, consolidation or other reorganization of such Person, there shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Section
7.3(a)(i) if such first Person or its applicable Affiliate divests or causes the divestiture of an amount of the securities of such second Person necessary for such first Person or its applicable Affiliate to Beneficially Own 4.9% or less of
the applicable class of outstanding securities of such second Person within twelve months after the date of such combination of shares, recapitalization, consolidation or other reorganization;
(ii) conducting the Other Cristal
Businesses (as defined in the Transaction Agreement); or
(iii) acquiring any Persons or
businesses (an “Acquired Business”) that include a Competing Business (an “Acquired Competing Business”) and carrying on the Acquired Competing Business if such Acquired Competing Business comprises less than the greater of (A) 20% of the
revenues of the Acquired Business (measured as of the completed calendar year preceding the year in which the acquisition of the Acquired Business is completed), but not more than $200,000,000 of the aggregate revenues of the Acquired Business
in such calendar year (measured using the Exchange Rate (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) as of the last Business Day of such calendar year) and (B) $50,000,000 of the revenues of such Acquired Business (measured as of the completed
calendar year preceding the year in which the acquisition of the Acquired Business is completed and using the Exchange Rate as of the last Business Day of such preceding calendar year); provided, that if neither clause (A) nor (B) applies, such
Person or its Affiliates may consummate the acquisition of such Acquired Business, provided further that such Person or its applicable Affiliates shall enter into a definitive agreement to divest such Acquired Competing Business within six
months following the date on which such Acquired Business was acquired. If the divestiture of an Acquired Competing Business is required pursuant to this Section 7.3(a)(iii), such Person shall provide notice to the Company, and such Person
shall not, and shall not permit or cause any of its Affiliates to, enter into any definitive agreement regarding such divestiture without first commencing and conducting in good faith for not less than 20 Business Days negotiations with the
Company regarding a potential acquisition by the Company or its Affiliates of such Acquired Competing Business.
(b) For the period commencing on
the date hereof and expiring on the second anniversary thereof, none of National Industrialization Company Ltd. or Dr. Talal Al-Shair shall, and such Persons shall cause their respective Affiliates not to, directly or indirectly (including
through representatives), solicit, influence, entice or encourage any Transferred Employee (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) to cease his or her employment with the Company or its Affiliates, as applicable, without the prior written
consent of the Company; provided that the foregoing will not be deemed to prohibit any Person or its Affiliates from engaging in general media advertising or general employment solicitation that may be targeted to a particular geographic or
technical area but that is not targeted towards Transferred Employees.
(c) The parties hereto
acknowledge that (i) the restrictive provisions of this Section 7.3 are a material inducement for the Company to enter into this Agreement, (ii) the Company would not enter into this Agreement without such restrictive provisions and (iii) such
restrictive provisions are reasonable and necessary and that the Company will be irrevocably damaged if such covenants are not specifically enforced. Accordingly, each of the parties hereto agrees that, in addition to any other relief or
remedies available to the Company, the Company shall be entitled to seek and obtain an appropriate injunction or other equitable remedy from a court for the purposes of restraining a party hereto from any actual or threatened breach of such
covenants, and no bond or security will be required in connection therewith. It is the desire of the parties hereto that the restrictive provisions of this Section 7.3 be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under any applicable Law and
public policies applied in each jurisdiction in which enforcement is sought. If a court declares that any term or provision of Section 7.3 is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making the determination of
invalidity or unenforceability shall have the power to (and the parties hereto shall request such court to) reduce the scope, duration or area of the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or
enforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and Section 7.3 shall be enforceable as so modified after
the expiration of the time within which the judgment may be appealed.
Section 7.4 Matching Rights. If any other Person (the “Other Investor”) who is or becomes a holder of Voting Securities was or is granted rights by the Company as a shareholder of the
Company (solely in such capacity) that are (i) within the express scope of the rights granted to the Shareholder pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) more favorable to such shareholder than the rights granted to the Shareholder pursuant to this
Agreement, the Company shall, if the Other Investor owns or comes to own fewer Voting Securities than the Shareholder, promptly cause this Agreement to be amended to cause the same rights to be provided to the Shareholder. In determining
whether an Other Investor is granted rights more favorable than the rights granted to the Shareholder under this Agreement, no account shall be taken of any restrictions or obligations to which the Shareholder is subject under this Agreement or
to which such Other Investor agrees.
Section 7.5 Tax Cooperation. During the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the fourth (4th) anniversary of the date of this Agreement, the Company shall act in
accordance with Exhibit A.
ARTICLE VIII
TERM
Section 8.1 Term. This Agreement will be effective as of the date hereof and, except as otherwise set forth herein, will continue in effect thereafter until the earliest of (a) the
date on which the Shareholder no longer Beneficially Owns at least 7,829,167 Voting Securities (which number shall be adjusted to reflect any consolidation, sub-division, conversion or similar event affecting the Voting Securities) or (b) its
termination by the consent of all parties hereto or their respective successors-in-interest. Notwithstanding any termination or expiration of this Agreement, the provisions set forth in Article VI (Indemnification & Contribution), Article
IX (Miscellaneous) and in this Article VIII (Term) shall survive such termination, and the provisions set forth in Article V (Registration Rights) shall survive such termination until the first date on which there are no Registrable Securities
outstanding.
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1 Injunctive Relief. Each party hereto acknowledges that it would be impossible to determine the amount of damages that would result from any breach of any of the provisions
of this Agreement and that the remedy at law for any breach, or threatened breach, of any of such provisions would likely be inadequate and, accordingly, agrees that each other party shall, in addition to any other rights or remedies which it
may have, be entitled to seek such equitable and injunctive relief as may be available from any court of competent jurisdiction to compel specific performance of, or restrain any party from violating, any of such provisions. In connection with
any action or proceeding for injunctive relief, each party hereto hereby waives the claim or defense that a remedy at law alone is adequate and agrees, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to have each provision of this Agreement
specifically enforced against it, without the necessity of posting bond or other security against it, and consents to the entry of injunctive relief against it enjoining or restraining any breach or threatened breach of such provisions of this
Agreement.
Section 9.2 Persons to Comply with this Agreement. Cristal, the Shareholder, National Industrialization Company Ltd., Gulf Investment Corporation and Dr. Talal Al-Shair confirm that,
where from time to time any other Person holds legal title to Voting Securities Beneficially Owned by the Shareholder, it shall be on the basis that the Person is contractually obliged to comply with their instructions in relation to such
Voting Securities and that they shall, if necessary, promptly enforce their right to instruct the Person in order to ensure that their obligations under this Agreement are duly complied with and that the Person does not act in any way that
would amount to a contravention of such obligations.
Section 9.3 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the Company and by the Shareholder and their
respective successors and permitted assigns, and no such term or provision is for the benefit of, or intended to create any obligations to, any other Person, except (a) Exxaro is an intended third party beneficiary of the rights granted to it
in Section 3.3(b), (b) that the Persons indemnified under Article VI are intended third party beneficiaries of Article VI, (c) that Non-Liable Persons are intended third party beneficiaries of Section 9.12 and (d) as otherwise specifically
provided in this Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly provided for or permitted herein, neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder shall be assignable without the consent of the other party.
Section 9.4 Amendments; Waiver. This Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented only by an agreement in writing executed by each of the parties hereto. Either party hereto may
waive in whole or in part any benefit or right provided to it under this Agreement, such waiver being effective only if contained in a writing executed by the waiving party. No failure by any party hereto to insist upon the strict performance
of any covenant, duty, agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or of any other covenant, duty, agreement or condition, nor shall any
delay or omission of either party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter.
Section 9.5 Notices. All notices, requests, consents, demands, waivers and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given
(a) when delivered by hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) when received by the addressee if sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier (receipt requested), (c) on the date sent by facsimile (with confirmation of
transmission) if sent during normal business hours of the recipient, and on the next Business Day if sent after normal business hours of the recipient, or (d) on the fifth day after the date mailed, by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid. Such communications must be sent to the respective parties at the addresses indicated below:
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If to the Shareholder:
The National Titanium Dioxide Company Limited
Sari Street, Al-Rabwah District
P.O. Box 13586 Jeddah 21414
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Facsimile:
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+966.12.606.9087
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Attention:
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Legal Department with a copy to:
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Clifford Chance US LLP
31 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
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Sarah Jones
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If to the Company:
Tronox Holdings PLC
263 Tresser Boulevard, Suite 1100
Stamford, CT 06901
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Attention:
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Office of the General Counsel with a copy to:
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Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 North LaSalle Street
Chicago
Illinois 60654
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Facsimile:
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+1 312 862 2200
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Attention:
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R. Scott Falk, P.C.
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CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
Cannon Place
78 Cannon Street
London, United Kingdom EC4N 6AF
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+44 20 7367 2111
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Facsimile:
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+44 20 7367 2000
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Attention:
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Gary Green
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or to such other address or facsimile number as either party may, from time to time, designate in a written notice given in accordance with this
Section 9.5.
Section 9.6 Governing Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Venue.
(a) This Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the
application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
(b) Each of the parties hereto
hereby (i) expressly and irrevocably submits to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, to the extent such court declines to accept
jurisdiction over a particular matter, any Delaware state or federal court within the State of Delaware) (such courts collectively, the “Delaware Courts”) in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement, (ii) agrees that it will not
attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (iii) agrees that it will not bring any claim or action relating to this Agreement in any court other than the Delaware Courts, (iv)
agrees that each of the other parties shall have the right to bring any action or proceeding for enforcement of a judgment entered by the Delaware Courts, (v) expressly and irrevocably waives (and agrees not to plead or claim) any objection to
the laying of venue of any action arising out of this Agreement in the Delaware Courts or that any such action brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum, and (vi) consents to service of process in the manner set forth
in Section 9.5. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
Section 9.7 Headings. The descriptive headings of the several sections in this Agreement are for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be
deemed to limit or affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
Section 9.8 Integration. This Agreement, the Transaction Agreement and the other writings referred to herein and therein or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto which form a part
hereof or thereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. The aforementioned agreements and writings supersede all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
Section 9.9 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule or Law, or public policy, all other
conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect, and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability.
Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as
closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
Section 9.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one
or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered, including by e-mail in PDF format (which shall constitute a legal and valid signature for purposes hereof and have the same effect as an original), to the other
parties hereto.
Section 9.11 WAIVER OF RIGHT TO
JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR OTHER PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH OR RELATED
OR INCIDENTAL TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE
EVENT OF ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS
IN THIS SECTION.
Section 9.12 No Recourse.
Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement, and notwithstanding the fact that any party hereto may be a partnership or limited liability company, each party hereto, by its acceptance of the benefits of this
Agreement, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Persons other than the named parties hereto shall have any obligation hereunder and that it has no rights of recovery hereunder against, and no recourse hereunder or in respect of any oral
representations made or alleged to be made in connection herewith shall be had against, any former, current or future director, officer, agent, Affiliate, manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general
or limited partner, shareholder, member or employee of the Shareholder or the Company (or any of their respective heirs, successors or permitted assigns), or against any former, current or future director, officer, agent, employee, Affiliate,
manager, assignee, incorporator, controlling Person, fiduciary, representative, general or limited partner, shareholder or member of any of the foregoing Persons, but in each case not including the named parties hereto (each, a “Non-Liable
Person”), whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate veil, by or through a claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) by or on behalf of such party against any Non-Liable Person, by the enforcement of any assignment or by any
legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable Law or otherwise; it being expressly agreed and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be imposed on or otherwise be
incurred by any Non-Liable Person, as such, for any obligations of the applicable party under this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby (or for any claim (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) based on, in respect of or by reason
of, such obligations or their creation), or in respect of any oral representations made or alleged to have been made in connection herewith.
Section 9.13 No Adverse Actions.
Until such time as the Shareholder no longer has the right to designate a Shareholder Nominee for nomination to the Board pursuant to Section 3.4, without the prior written consent of the Shareholder, except as required by applicable Law, the
Company shall not take any action to cause the amendment of its Articles of Association such that any of the rights expressly provided to the Shareholder under this Agreement would be adversely affected.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized
officers as of the date set forth at the head of this Agreement.
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EXHIBIT 99.1
Tronox Completes Cristal Acquisition
Transformative combination creates the world’s largest vertically integrated titanium dioxide producer
Divestiture of Cristal’s North American titanium dioxide business to occur May 1, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
STAMFORD, Conn., April 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Tronox Holdings plc (NYSE: TROX) (“Tronox” or the “Company”), a global mining and inorganic chemicals company,
today announced it has completed its acquisition of the titanium dioxide (“TiO2”) business of The National Titanium Dioxide Company Limited (“Cristal”).
The FTC issued an Order and Decision today, allowing the transaction to proceed with the divestiture of Cristal’s North American TiO2
business to INEOS Enterprises, a division of INEOS (“INEOS”). The divestiture transaction is scheduled to close on May 1, 2019. The previously announced divestiture of the 8120 paper laminate grade to Venator Materials PLC (NYSE: VNTR), which was approved by the European Commission in August 2018, is expected to
close imminently.
“I am pleased this transformative acquisition has finally been completed and I greatly admire the resiliency both organizations have shown throughout this
process. I also appreciate the professionalism and collaborative mindset applied by the FTC Bureau of Competition and the staff of the FTC in working with Tronox, Cristal and INEOS to reach this resolution,” said Jeffry N. Quinn, chairman and chief
executive officer of Tronox. “We look forward to getting to the business of creating value for our shareholders, serving the needs of our global customers and creating opportunities for our employees.”
Webcast Conference Call
Tronox will conduct a webcast conference call on Thursday, April 11, 2019, at 8:30 a.m. EDT (New York) to discuss the transaction. The live call is open to
the public via internet broadcast and telephone.
Internet Broadcast: tronox.com
Dial-in Telephone Numbers:
U.S. and Canada: +1.877.831.3840
International: +1.224.633.1393
Conference ID: 4292033
Conference Call Presentation Slides will be used during the
conference and made available on tronox.com
EXHIBIT 99.1
Conference Call Replay: Available via the internet and telephone
beginning on Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 11:30 a.m. EDT (New York) until Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at:30 a.m. EDT (New York)
Internet Replay: tronox.com
Replay Dial-in Telephone Numbers:
U.S. and Canada: +1.855.859.2056
International: +1.404.537.3406
Conference ID: 4292033
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About Tronox
Tronox Holdings plc is a vertically integrated mining and inorganic chemical business. The company mines and processes titanium ore, zircon and other
minerals, and manufactures titanium dioxide pigments that add brightness and durability to paints, plastics, paper and other everyday products. For more information, visit tronox.com.
About Cristal
Cristal (also known as The National Titanium Dioxide Company Limited) operates eight manufacturing plants in seven countries on five continents and employs
approximately 4,100 people worldwide. Cristal is owned 79 percent by Tasnee (a listed Saudi joint-stock company) and 20 percent by Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), a company equally owned by the six states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),
headquartered in Kuwait. One percent of the company is owned by Dr. Talal A. Al-Shair, who also serves as vice chairman, Tasnee and chairman of Cristal.
About INEOS
INEOS Enterprises is comprised of a portfolio of businesses
manufacturing and distributing chemical products from its facilities and offices in Europe, USA, Canada, and Asia with global sales of more than €1bn. INEOS Enterprises is focused on meeting the developing needs of its customers and rapid growth
both through acquisition and through investment in new manufacturing facilities/products.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this release that are not historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our
business. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ
materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These and other risk factors are discussed in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC), including those under the heading entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Specifically, there can be no assurance that we will be able to integrate Cristal’s TiO2 business and realize any expected synergies or achieve any expected
financial or other results of the acquisition. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks and
uncertainties, nor can management assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements.
Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Unless otherwise required by applicable laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether because of new information or future developments.
EXHIBIT 99.1
Tronox Media Contact: Melissa Zona
+1 636.751.4057
Tronox Investor Contact: Brennen Arndt
+1 646.960.6598
+1 646.960.6598
Exhibit 99.2

1 © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights reserved. | tronox.com

2 © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights reserved. | tronox.com Safe Harbor Statement and Non-U.S.
GAAP Financial Terms Statements in this presentation that are not historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements, which are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business. These
statements are only predictions based on our current expectations and projections about future events. There are important factors that could cause our actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from
the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These and other risk factors are discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),
including those under the heading entitled “Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2018.Specifically, there can be no assurance that we will be able to integrate Cristal’s TiO2 business and realize
any expected synergies or achieve any expected financial or other results of the acquisition. Our estimates related to Cristal’s financial results may not be accurate and they and other pro forma measures may not be indicative of future
performance. Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks and uncertainties emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks and uncertainties, nor can
management assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Although we
believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the
accuracy or completeness of any of these forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Unless otherwise required by applicable laws, we undertake no obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information or future developments.With respect to Tronox’s historical results of operation, this presentation contains a reference to adjusted EBITDA for FY2018, a non-U.S.
GAAP financial term that we use in the management of our business. Reconciliation to its nearest U.S. GAAP term is provided in the Appendix of this presentation. This presentation also contains estimates of Cristal’s FY2018 adjusted EBITDA
and estimates of the combined entities FY2018 adjusted EBITDA, including with synergies. Since all of these numbers are estimates we do not provide reconciliations to their nearest U.S. GAAP terms.

3 World’s largest vertically integrated TiO2 producerSecond largest TiO2 pigment producerSecond
largest mineral sands producerSecond largest zircon producerUnmatched global footprint on 6 continentsRich diversity of talent with deep expertise across value chainGreater stability in financial performance and cash generationCreating
sustainable, long-term value for our shareholders Transformative and Highly Synergistic © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights reserved. | tronox.com

4 UK re-domiciliation facilitates share repurchases, both direct from Exxaro and open market
purchasesMineral Sands Completion Agreement provides for Exxaro’s orderly exit from 28.7 million TROX shares and preserves our $4 billion of NOLsSale of Cristal’s former North American TiO2 business to INEOS for $700 million scheduled to
close on May 1, 2019Sale of 8120 Grade paper laminate grade to Venator expected to close imminently Strong cash position following closing of remedial transactionsMultiple value-enhancing options for use of proceeds, including direct purchase
of any Tronox shares that Exxaro elects to sell Enhancing Shareholder Value © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights reserved. | tronox.com

Favorable market conditions in feedstock and co-productsZircon delivering significant profitability and
margin enhancementSignificant and differentiating benefits derived from vertical integration Global TiO2 pigment markets in transitionAnticipating return to normal customer demand and inventory levels as destocking runs its course by
mid-yearAs we enter Q2, markets in Europe and Asia appear to be stabilizing and inventories normalizingNorth American market conditions resilient 5 Market Conditions across the TiO2 Value Chain © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights
reserved. | tronox.com

6 TiO2 Pigment Revenue 2018 New Tronox (1)$2,537 million Tronox$1,265 million Cristal ex-Ashtabula
(2)$1,272 million © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights reserved. | tronox.com New Tronox on Pro Forma basisCristal Revenue and related percentages are estimates

Unmatched Global Footprint 7 KZN SandsSouth Africa Namakwa SandsSouth
Africa KwinanaAustraliaCapacity: 150 kMT CooljarlooAustralia Bunbury/NorthshoreAustraliaCapacity: 110 kMT SnapperAustralia Botlekthe NetherlandsCapacity: 90 kMT NYC and StamfordUSACorporate Offices HamiltonUSACapacity:
225 kMT Oklahoma CityUSAAdministration & Technical Center ChandalaAustralia CRISTALPigmentMineral Sands TRONOXTronox CorporatePigmentMineral Sands ParaibaBrazil Salvador, BahiaBrazilCapacity: 60
kMT StallingboroughUKCapacity: 165 kMT ThannFranceCapacity: 32 kMT FuzhouChinaCapacity: 46 kMT WonnerupAustralia GinkgoAustralia YanbuKSACapacity: 200 kMT © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights reserved. | tronox.com

Highly Synergistic Combination Increasing efficiency and quality; unlocking pigment volumesFully
utilizing mineral sands assets across the cycle to lower cost per tonOptimizing value in use of our feedstockSharing of best practices across complementary technologies, production facilities and production geographiesReducing average
distance to customers through enhanced global footprintOptimizing combined supply chainConsolidating third-party spend and overlapping functions; eliminating redundant costs Pre-tax run-rate synergy targets:$100m by Year 1$200m by Year
3 SOURCES OF SYNERGIES (USD millions) ~$230 ~$200 ~$160 ~$100 COMPONENTS OF SYNERGIES 8 © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights reserved. | tronox.com Note: Synergy targets are estimates and there can be no assurance that they
will be achieved

9 Cash Sources and Uses ($ Millions) Pro FormaApril 10, 2019 Pro FormaMay 15,
2019 Source of Funds: New South African Term Debt 223 0 New South African Revolving Credit Facility ($70M) 0 0 ABL Draw 117 0 Cash from Balance Sheet 1,456 0 Cristal Equity Consideration
(1) 526 0 Cash from Ashtabula Sale (2) 0 690 Source of Funds 2,322 690 Use of Funds: Repay Term Loan B (3) 95 100 Repay ABL Draw 0 117 Repay Old South African Revolving Credit
Facility 28 0 Cristal Cash Consideration 1,673 0 Cristal Equity Consideration (1) 526 0 Cash to Balance Sheet 0 473 Use of Funds 2,322 690 Cristal equity consideration: 37.58 million shares at $14.00
per share; 163.3 million Tronox shares outstanding as of April 10, 2019 $700 million sale price net of $10 million estimated deal costs; Transaction structured as UK share sale qualifies for a participation exemption, so no capital gain
taxRepayment schedule: $95 million to be paid within 10 days of South African Facility; $100M to be paid within 10 days of Ashtabula sale closing © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights reserved. | tronox.com

10 Capitalization and Leverage Ratios Tronox LTM Dec 31, 2019 Adj. EBITDA of $513 million plus
Cristal ex-Ashtabula estimated LTM Dec 31, 2018 Adj EBITDA of $395 million plus estimated synergies of $100 millionLiquidity of $249 million on April 10, 2019 and $825 million on May 15, 2019; liquidity measures assume no Exxaro share
repurchase within the time frame © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights reserved. | tronox.com

The NewTronox Now brighter than ever 11

The NewTronox Now brighter than ever 12 Q&A session

13 Appendix © 2019 Tronox Holdings plc | All rights reserved. | tronox.com

© 2019 Tronox Holdings plc. | All rights reserved. | tronox.com 14 Reconciliation of Net Income
(Loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (non-U.S. GAAP)
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