0001144204-14-038259.txt : 20140625 0001144204-14-038259.hdr.sgml : 20140625 20140618133109 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-14-038259 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20140618 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20140618 GROUP MEMBERS: JONATHAN C. CLAY SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GOLDEN QUEEN MINING CO LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001025362 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: METAL MINING [1000] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A1 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-60713 FILM NUMBER: 14927417 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GOLDEN QUEEN MINING CO. LTD. STREET 2: 6411 IMPERIAL AVE. CITY: WEST VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V7W 2J5 BUSINESS PHONE: 604-921-7570 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: GOLDEN QUEEN MINING CO. LTD. STREET 2: 6411 IMPERIAL AVE. CITY: WEST VANCOUVER STATE: A1 ZIP: V7W 2J5 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CLAY HARRIS CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001008276 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ADE CORP STREET 2: 80 WILSON WAY CITY: WESTWOOD STATE: MA ZIP: 02090 SC 13D/A 1 v381742_sc13da.htm AMENDMENT NO. 6

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 6)*

 

Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd.

(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

38115J100

(CUSIP Number)

 

Harris Clay

933 Milledge Road

Augusta, GA 30904

(706) 733-2474

 

Jonathan C. Clay

29 Ridgecroft Road

Bronxville, NY 10708

 (914) 961-0898

 

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

June 8, 2014

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of § 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g) check the following box. ¨

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 
 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP NO. 38115J100   Page 2 of 9 Pages

 

1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
Harris Clay
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)                  N/A
(a) ¨
(b) x
3 SEC USE ONLY

4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
7,258,330 shares of Common Stock
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
3,258,519 shares of Common Stock
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,258,330 shares of Common Stock
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,258,519 shares of Common Stock

11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
10,516,849 shares of Common Stock (See Item 5)
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ¨
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
10.5 % (See Item 5)
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

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 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

Jonathan C. Clay
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)                  N/A
(a) ¨
(b) x
3
   
SEC USE ONLY
   
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (See Instructions)
PF
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
3,508,870 shares of Common Stock
8 SHARED VOTING POWER
857,250 shares of Common Stock
9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,508,870 shares of Common Stock
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
857,250 shares of Common Stock

11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,398,120 shares of Common Stock (See Item 5)
12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See Instructions) ¨
13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.3% (See Item 5)
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
IN

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

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This Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D (the “Amendment”) is being filed by the undersigned to amend and restate the disclosures contained in Schedule 13D originally filed on December 14, 2010, as amended by a Schedule 13D/A dated February 29, 2012, as amended by a Schedule 13D/A dated April 24, 2012, as amended by a Schedule 13D/A dated March 3, 2013, as amended by a Schedule 13D/A dated August 1, 2013, as amended by a Schedule 13D/A dated April 3, 2014. This Amendment is being filed to reflect the entrance by Harris Clay and Jonathan C. Clay into a Voting and Support Agreement as of June 8, 2014, along with Landon T. Clay and Thomas M. Clay. Harris Clay and Jonathan C. Clay are hereinafter referred to as the “Reporting Persons”.

 

Item 1.    Security and Issuer

 

This Amendment relates to the Common Stock (the “Common Stock”) of Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd., a corporation organized under the laws of British Columbia, Canada (“Golden Queen”). The principal executive office of the Company is 6411 Imperial Ave., West Vancouver, BC V7W 2J5.

 

ITEM 2.    IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

 

(a)This statement is being jointly filed by Harris Clay and Jonathan C. Clay.

 

(b)The residence or business address of Harris Clay is 933 Milledge Road, Augusta, GA 30904.

 

The residence or business address of Jonathan C. Clay is 29 Ridgecroft Road, Bronxville, NY 10708.

 

(c)Harris Clay is presently retired.

 

Jonathan C. Clay is the Managing Director of The Family Golf Challenge. The principal business address of The Family Golf Challenge is 275 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017.

 

(d)None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding.

 

(e)None of the Reporting Persons has, during the last five years, been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

(f)Each of the Reporting Persons is a citizen of the United States of America.

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

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ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

 

Harris Clay acquired 7,258,330 shares of Common Stock between June 30, 1987 and July 23, 2009 by purchase through his personal assets for prices ranging from $0.12897 to $1.69409 per share.

 

Jonathan C. Clay acquired 1,081,686 shares of Common Stock between July 28, 1987 and March 4, 2009 by purchase through his personal assets at prices ranging from $0.15 to $1.66718 per share.

 

933 Milledge LLC

 

On July 23, 2009, 933 Milledge LLC (“Milledge”) purchased 50,000 shares of the Common Stock for $0.60249 per share. Jonathan C. Clay owns 100% of Milledge.

 

Arctic Coast

 

Arctic Coast Petroleums Ltd. a corporation organized under the laws of Alberta, Canada (“Arctic Coast”), owns an aggregate of 807,250 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. Harris Clay owned 47.5% of the outstanding shares of Arctic Coast. On December 10, 2008, Harris Clay transferred his ownership in Arctic Coast to Milledge. The transfer was made as a gift to Milledge without payment or receipt of any consideration by Harris Clay or Milledge. The Clay Family 2009 Irrevocable Trust u/a dated April 14, 2009 (the “April 2009 Irrevocable Trust”), of which Harris Clay is a trustee, along with Thomas M. Clay owns 50% of Arctic Coast. Jonathan C. Clay owns 2.5% of Arctic Coast. Harris Clay is president, and Jonathan C. Clay is a director of Arctic Coast.

 

Convertible Debenture

 

On July 26, 2013, Jonathan Clay acquired a convertible debenture in the amount of $2,500,000 CAD from the Issuer (the “Debenture”). The Debenture is unsecured and bears interest at 2% per annum payable annually. The Debenture is convertible into shares of the Issuer’s common stock at a conversion rate of $1.03 CAD per share for a period of two years. The Debenture expires on July 26, 2015 (the “Maturity Date”). The Debenture is currently exercisable and if converted within the next sixty (60) days it would convert into 2,427,184 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock. If the Debenture has not been converted by the holder prior to the Maturity Date, the Issuer or the holder may convert the Debenture at the lower of $1.03 CAD or the market price as at the Maturity Date.

 

ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

 

All of the shares of Golden Queen Common Stock beneficially owned by Harris Clay and Jonathan C. Clay and reported in this Amendment were acquired for investment purposes.

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP NO. 38115J100   Page 6 of 9 Pages

 

On June 8, 2014, Golden Queen, Gauss Holdings LLC (“Gauss Holdings”), Auvergne, LLC (“Auvergne”), Gauss LLC (“Gauss”) and Golden Queen Mining Company, Inc. (“Golden Queen CA”) entered into a Transaction Agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”) pursuant to which Golden Queen CA will issue to Gauss membership interests representing 50% membership interests in Gauss for a purchase price of $110,000,000 in connection with several transactions, including the formation of a joint venture and proposed rights offering by Golden Queen. The members of Gauss are Auvergne and Gauss Holdings. The members of Auvergne are the Landon Clay 2009 Irrevocable Trust u/a March 9, 2009 and Harris Clay. Thomas Clay is the manager of Auvergne.

 

Also on June 8, 2014, Auvergne, Gauss Holdings and Golden Queen entered into a Standby Purchase Agreement (the “Standby Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Auvergne and Gauss Holdings have agreed to purchase, upon the terms set forth in the Standby Purchase Agreement, any common shares which have not been acquired pursuant to the exercise of rights under the rights offering at a price per common share not to exceed $1.10, up to a maximum amount of $45 million in the aggregate. In consideration for entering into the Standby Purchase Agreement, Golden Queen will pay a standby guarantee fee to the Gauss members equal to $2.25 million in the aggregate on closing of the joint venture transaction.

 

Additionally, on June 8, 2014, Golden Queen, Auvergne and each of Thomas Clay, Landon Clay, Harris Clay and Jonathan Clay entered into the Registration Rights Agreement, pursuant to which the Messrs. Clay could require Golden Queen to, in accordance with the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, register under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act registrable securities owned by the Messrs. Clay, provided that (i) the aggregate gross proceeds expected to be received from the sale of the sale of the securities requested to be registered are at least US$5,000,000 based on the volume-weighted average price of the Common Shares during the 20-day period prior to such request or (ii) the Messrs. Clay are requesting to register all of the registrable securities owned by the Messrs. Clay at such time.

 

Further, in connection with the Transaction Agreement, each of Thomas Clay, Landon Clay, Harris Clay and Jonathan Clay entered into a Voting and Support Agreement, dated June 8, 2014 (the “Voting Agreement”), with Leucadia National Corporation (“Leucadia”) pursuant to which the Messrs. Clay have agreed to vote the 27,192,715 shares of Golden Queen Common Stock directly held by record by each of them for the transactions described in the Transaction Agreement and against any actions that, generally speaking, would impede such transactions. The Voting Agreement will terminate upon the earlier of the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement, the termination of the Transaction Agreement or the mutual agreement of the parties to the Voting Agreement.

 

ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

 

  (a)

According to information provided by the Company, 99,778,680 shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock were outstanding as of June 17, 2014.

 

Harris Clay may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 10,516,849 shares of the Common Stock which constitutes 10.5% of such class of securities. This total includes (i) 7,258,330 shares held directly, (ii) 807,250 shares of the Common Stock held by Arctic Coast and (iii) 2,451,269 shares of the Common Stock held by the Monadnock and Skadutakee II Trusts of which Harris Clay is the trustee.

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP NO. 38115J100   Page 7 of 9 Pages

 

    Jonathan C. Clay may be deemed to beneficially own an aggregate of 4,398,120 shares of the Common Stock which constitutes 4.3% of such class of securities. This total includes (i) 1,081,686 shares of the Common Stock held directly by Jonathan C. Clay, (ii) 807,250 shares of the Common Stock held by Arctic Coast, (iii) 50,000 shares of the Common Stock held by Milledge, (iv) 32,000 shares of the Common Stock held in a custody account for James Clay, Jonathan C. Clay’s son, of which Jonathan C. Clay’s wife, Whitney, is the sole custodian (the “Custody Account”) and (v) 2,427,184 shares issuable upon conversion of the Debenture held by Jonathan C. Clay.  Jonathan C. Clay disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held in the Custody Account.
     
    Except as disclosed in this Item 5(a), neither of the Reporting Persons beneficially owns any shares of the Common Stock or has the right to acquire any shares of the Common Stock.

 

  (b) Harris Clay has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 7,258,330 shares of Common Stock. Harris Clay may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to 3,258,519 shares of Common Stock which consists of (i) 2,451,269 shares held by the Monadnock and Skadutakee II Trusts and (ii) 807,250 shares held by Arctic Coast.

 

    Jonathan C. Clay has sole voting and dispositive power with respect to 3,508,870 shares of the Common Stock which consists of (i) 1,081,686 shares of the Common Stock directly held by Jonathan C. Clay and 2,427,184 shares issuable upon conversion of the Debenture held by Jonathan C. Clay. Jonathan C. Clay may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power with respect to 857,250 shares of Common Stock which consists of (i) 807,250 shares held by Arctic Coast and (ii) 50,000 shares held by Milledge.

 

    Except as disclosed in this Item 5(b), neither of the Reporting Persons presently has the right to vote or to direct the vote or to dispose or direct the disposition of any of the shares of the Common Stock which they may be deemed to beneficially own.

 

  (c) None of the Reporting Persons has effected any transaction in the Common Stock during the past 60 days.
     
  (d) To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, no other person has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the shares of the Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.
     
  (e) Inapplicable.

 

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

Except as described elsewhere in this Statement, there are no contracts, arrangements, understanding or relationships (legal or otherwise) between the Reporting Persons or between any of the Reporting Persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Issuer, including, but not limited to, transfer or voting of any securities, finder’s fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of profits, divisions of profits or losses, or the giving or withholding of proxies.

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

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Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

 

  Exhibit 1: Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2010, by and among Harris Clay, Jonathan C. Clay and Soledad Mountain LLC.*
     
  Exhibit 2: Transaction Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Golden Queen’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2014).
     
  Exhibit 3: Voting and Support Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2014 (Filed herewith).  
     
  Exhibit 4: Standby Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Golden Queen’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2014).
     
  Exhibit 5: Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Golden Queen’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2014).

 

 

*Included as an exhibit to the Schedule 13D filed on December 14, 2010.

 

 
 

 

SCHEDULE 13D

 

CUSIP NO. 38115J100   Page 9 of 9 Pages

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: June 18, 2014

 

  /s/ Harris Clay
  Harris Clay

 

  /s/ Jonathan C. Clay
  Jonathan C. Clay

 

 

 

EX-3 2 v381742_ex3.htm VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

Exhibit 3

VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT

 

This VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of June 8, 2014, is entered into among Leucadia National Corporation, a New York corporation (“Parent”), Thomas M. Clay and the other parties listed on Exhibit A hereto (each a “Securityholder” and collectively, the “Securityholders”).

 

WHEREAS, concurrently with or following the execution of this Agreement, Gauss Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Holdco”), Gauss LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Gauss”), Auvergne, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company of which each Securityholder is a member or otherwise affiliated, Golden Queen Mining Co. Ltd., a British Columbia corporation (the “Company”), and Golden Queen Mining Company, Inc., a California corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“GQ California”), will enter into a Transaction Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended or supplemented, the “Transaction Agreement”), pursuant to which GQ California will convert into a limited liability company and Gauss will acquire fifty percent (50%) of the limited liability company interests of GQ California, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Securityholders are the “beneficial owners” (as defined under Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act) of 27,192,715 common shares of the Company in the aggregate held individually of record by them (the “Existing Shares” and, together with any common shares or other voting securities of the Company acquired individually of record by the Securityholders after the date hereof, the “Shares”) (for the avoidance of doubt, Shares shall not include shares of common stock or other securities of the Company not held individually of record by the Securityholders); and

 

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of Parent to cause Holdco and Gauss to enter into the Transaction Agreement (a copy of which has been provided to each of the Securityholders), each of the Securityholders has agreed to enter into this Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.          Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Transaction Agreement.

 

SECTION 2.         Representations and Warranties of the Securityholders. Each of the Securityholders, severally and not jointly, hereby represents and warrants to Parent as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:

 

 
 

  (a)          Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability.

 

(i)     The Securityholder is authorized and qualified and has the full right, requisite legal capacity, power and authority to enter into, execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform the obligations and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The Securityholder has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Securityholder, enforceable against the Securityholder in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, and other similar Laws affecting the rights and remedies of creditors generally and general principles of equity.

 

(ii)    The execution and delivery by the Securityholder of this Agreement does not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the terms hereof will not, conflict with, or result in any breach of, require the consent, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Securityholder under, any provision of any Contract to which the Securityholder is a party or by which any properties or assets of the Securityholder are bound or, subject to the consents and filings referred to in clause (iii) below, any provision of any Law applicable to the Securityholder or the properties or assets of the Securityholder, except for such conflicts, breaches, consent requirements, defaults, terminations, cancellations, accelerations, losses or Liens as, individually or in the aggregate, would not prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(iii)   Except for filings required under sections 13(d) and 16 of the Exchange Act and sections 102.1 and 107 of the Securities Act (Ontario) and their counterparts under the securities legislation of the other provinces in which the Company is a reporting issuer and approval under section 501(c) of The Toronto Stock Exchange Company Manual, no consent or approval of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity or other Person is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to the Securityholder in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

(b)          Ownership. On the date hereof, the Securityholder is the beneficial owner of the Existing Shares set forth opposite its name on Exhibit A hereto, free and clear of all Liens, subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, proxies, commitments, restrictions and Contracts of any kind other than pursuant to applicable securities Laws and the terms of this Agreement. As of the date of this Agreement, the Existing Shares set forth opposite the Securityholder’s name on Exhibit A hereto represent all of the voting securities of the Company owned of record by the Securityholder as an individual. Any Shares acquired by the Securityholder after the date hereof will be owned beneficially and of record by the Securityholder free and clear of all Liens, subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, proxies, commitments, restrictions and Contracts of any kind other than pursuant to applicable securities Laws and the terms of this Agreement, or as would not prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Securityholder has and (except as otherwise expressly provided by this Agreement) will have at all times through the GQ Shareholders Meeting sufficient rights and powers over the voting and disposition with respect to the matters set forth in Section 4, and to agree and to implement all of the matters set forth in this Agreement, in each case with respect to all of the Shares held by the Securityholder, with no other limitations, qualifications or restrictions on such rights, in each case, subject to applicable securities Laws and the terms of this Agreement, or as would not prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

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(c)          Takeover Proposals. The Securityholder is not currently engaged in any discussions or negotiations with any Person (other than Parent and its Affiliates) regarding any Takeover Proposal.

 

(d)          Reliance by Parent. The Securityholder understands and acknowledges that Parent is causing Holdco and Gauss to enter into the Transaction Agreement in reliance upon the Securityholder’s execution and delivery of this Agreement and the representations, warranties, covenants and obligations of the Securityholder contained herein.

 

(e)          Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Securityholder contained in this Agreement are accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date of this Agreement, and will be accurate in all material respects at all times through and including the Expiration Date.

   

SECTION 3.          Representations and Warranties of Parent. Parent hereby represents and warrants to each Securityholder as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date as follows:

 

(a)          Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability. Parent is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation. Parent has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Parent. Parent has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent, enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms. The execution and delivery by Parent of this Agreement do not, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance with the terms hereof will not, conflict with, or result in any breach of, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or the loss of a material benefit under, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of Parent under, any provision of any Contract to which Parent is a party or by which any properties or assets of Parent are bound or any provision of any Law applicable to Parent or the properties or assets of Parent. Except for any filings required under the Exchange Act, no consent or approval of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Authority is required to be obtained or made by or with respect to Parent in connection with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

SECTION 4.          Covenants of the Securityholders. Each of the Securityholders, severally and not jointly, covenants and agrees as follows:

 

(a)          Prior to the Expiration Date, at any GQ Shareholders Meeting, and at any adjournment or postponement thereof, called to seek the GQ Stockholder Approval or in any other circumstances upon which a vote with respect to the Transaction Agreement or any transaction contemplated thereby is sought, the Securityholders shall vote (or cause to be voted), in person or by proxy, the Shares in favor of (i) granting the GQ Stockholder Approval and (ii) any proposal to adjourn any GQ Shareholders Meeting which Parent supports.

 

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(b)          Prior to the Expiration Date, at every meeting of shareholders of the Company or at any adjournment thereof or in any other circumstances upon which the Securityholders’ vote, consent or other approval is sought, the Securityholders shall vote (or cause to be voted) the Shares against (i) any letter of intent, agreement in principle, memorandum of understanding, merger, acquisition, purchase or joint venture agreement or other agreement related to any Takeover Proposal, merger agreement, merger, share exchange, consolidation, combination, dual listed structure, sale of substantial assets, issuance of securities, reorganization, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation, winding up or other extraordinary transaction of or by the Company or GQ California, (ii) any Takeover Proposal or Superior Proposal, (iii) any action, proposal, transaction or agreement which would reasonably be expected to result in a breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company under the Transaction Agreement, and (iv) any amendment of the Company’s Organizational Documents or other action, proposal or transaction involving the Company or GQ California, which amendment or other action, proposal or transaction would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, frustrate, prevent or nullify any provision of the Transaction Agreement or any other agreement contemplated by the Transaction Agreement or any transaction contemplated thereby, inhibit the timely consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby or change in any manner the voting rights of any class of capital stock of the Company. The Securityholders shall not commit or agree to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing.

 

(c)          Subject to Section 6(d), the Securityholders shall not engage, nor shall they authorize or permit any investment banker, attorney, accountant or other representative or agent of the Securityholders to engage, directly or indirectly, in any activity that would be prohibited pursuant to Section 4.2 of the Transaction Agreement.

 

(d)          Except for Transfers (as defined below) to any Clay Family Member (as defined in the JV Operating Agreement attached as Exhibit A to the Transaction Agreement) that is or agrees to become a party to this Agreement, prior to the Expiration Date, the Securityholders shall not (i) directly or indirectly offer, sell, transfer, assign, exchange, pledge, encumber or otherwise dispose of (including by gift) (collectively, “Transfer”), or enter into any contract, option, agreement, understanding or other arrangement (including any profit sharing arrangement) with respect to a Transfer of, any of the Securityholders’ Shares, or any interest therein, to any Person, (ii) enter into any voting arrangement, whether by proxy, voting agreement or otherwise, with respect to any of the Securityholders’ Shares or (iii) commit or agree to take any of the foregoing actions.

 

(e)          The Securityholders shall not issue any press release or make any other public statement (other than filings contemplated under Sections 2(a)(iii) and 6 hereof) with respect to the Transaction Agreement, the documents contemplated therein or any other transaction contemplated thereby without the prior consent of Parent.

 

(f)          The Securityholders hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waive and agree not to exercise, assert or perfect any rights of dissent that may be available to the Securityholders pursuant to Section 238 of the Business Corporations Act (British Columbia) and in connection with the Transactions.

  

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(g)          Nothing in this Agreement shall require a Securityholder to convert into common shares of the Company any securities convertible into common shares of the Company. In addition, the requirement to vote the Shares in accordance with this Section 4 shall only apply to the extent that the Shares have voting rights at the time voting is required under this Agreement.

 

SECTION 5.          Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) the mutual consent of the parties hereto, (ii) the Closing Date, and (iii) the termination of the Transaction Agreement in accordance with its terms (such earliest time, the “Expiration Date”).

 

SECTION 6.          Additional Matters.

 

(a)          The Securityholders shall promptly prepare and file all necessary filings, notices, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications and other documents contemplated in Section 2(a)(iii) above, and use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all approvals, consents and authorizations required thereby; provided, however, that neither the Securityholders nor any of their respective Affiliates shall be required to divest, dispose of, lease, license or transfer any of their investments or assets, including, without limitation, any Shares.

 

(b)          The Securityholders shall, from time to time, execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such additional or further consents, documents and other instruments as Parent may reasonably request for the purpose of effectively carrying out the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

(c)          All rights, ownership and economic benefits of and relating to the Shares shall remain vested in and belong to the Securityholders, and Parent shall have no authority to manage, direct, superintend, restrict, regulate, govern or administer any of the policies or operations of the Company or exercise any power or authority to direct any Securityholder in the voting of any of the Shares, except as otherwise provided herein.

 

(d)          No representation, warranty or covenant contained herein shall be deemed to apply to the Rights Offering Transactions, and references in this Agreement to the Transaction Agreement, the covenants therein or the transactions contemplated thereby shall in no event be deemed to include the Rights Offering Transactions.

 

(e)          Parent acknowledges that the Securityholders are entering into this Agreement only in their capacity as individual shareholders of the Company and nothing herein shall limit or affect any actions taken by any Securityholder in such individual’s capacity as a director of the Company or the trustee of a trust, nor shall any action taken in any such Securityholder’s capacity as a director or trustee of a trust be deemed a breach of this Agreement. For greater certainty, nothing shall limit any director of the Company from fulfilling his or her fiduciary duties as a director of the Company or from engaging in such capacity in any discussions or negotiations permitted under the Transaction Agreement.

 

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SECTION 7.          General Provisions.

 

(a)          Amendments. This Agreement can be amended only by a written instrument signed by each of the parties. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement contained herein. The waiver by any party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a further or continuing waiver of such breach or as a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. No failure on the part of any party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies, equitable or legal.

 

(b)          Notice. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (i) when delivered personally by hand (with written confirmation of receipt); (ii) when sent by facsimile (with written confirmation of transmission); or (iii) one (1) Business Day following the day sent by overnight courier (with written confirmation of receipt), in each case, to the parties at their respective addresses set forth below (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to Parent, to:

 

Leucadia National Corporation

520 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10022

Attn:  Jimmy Hallac

Facsimile: (212) 598-4869

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10153

Attention: Andrea A. Bernstein

Facsimile: (212) 310-8007

 

If to the Securityholders, to the address set forth below their names on the signature pages hereto, with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

One Post Office Square

Boston, MA 02109

Attention: William A. Levine

Facsimile: (617) 338-2880

 

(c)          Interpretation. Unless otherwise expressly provided, for purposes of this Agreement, the following rules of interpretation shall apply:

 

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(i)          Any reference in this Agreement to gender shall include all genders, and words imparting the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa;

 

(ii)         The division of this Agreement into Sections and other subdivisions and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect or be utilized in construing or interpreting this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to any “Section” are to the corresponding Section of this Agreement unless otherwise specified;

 

(iii)        The words such as “herein,” “hereinafter,” “hereof,” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not merely to a subdivision in which such words appear unless the context otherwise expressly requires;

 

(iv)         The word “including” or any variation thereof means “including, without limitation,” and shall not be construed to limit any general statement that it follows to the specific or similar items or matters immediately following it; and

 

(v)          The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement.

 

(d)          Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other terms, provisions and conditions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. 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 as closely as possible to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law in an acceptable manner to the end that the transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.

 

(e)          Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed (including by facsimile, “pdf” or other electronic transmission) in one or more counterparts (each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement) and shall become effective when one (1) or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

 

(f)          Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the Transaction Agreement (a) constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and (b) are not intended to and shall not confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.

 

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(g)          Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.

  

(i)    This Agreement and any other document or instrument delivered pursuant hereto, and all claims or causes of action (whether in contract or tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution, termination, performance or nonperformance of this Agreement (including any claim or cause of action based upon, arising out of or related to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement or as an inducement to enter into this Agreement), shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.

 

(ii)    Each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any and all actions and proceedings with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising out of or relating to this Agreement, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York; provided, however, that, if subject matter jurisdiction is unavailable in that court, then all such claims shall be transferred to or otherwise brought, heard and determined exclusively in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (as applicable, the “Agreed Court”). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the Agreed Court and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the Agreed Court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the Agreed Court for any reason, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of such court or from any legal process commenced in such court (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any claim that (i) the action or proceedings in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter of this Agreement, may not be enforced in or by the Agreed Court. The consents to jurisdiction set forth in this paragraph shall not constitute general consents to service of process in the State of New York and shall have no effect for any purpose except as provided in this paragraph and shall not be deemed to confer rights on any Person other than the parties hereto. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such 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 applicable law.

 

(iii)    EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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(h)          Binding Effect; Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, by operation of Law or otherwise, by any of the parties without the prior written consent of the other parties, except that (i) Parent may assign, in its sole discretion, any of or all of its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement to any wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, but no such assignment shall relieve Parent of any of its obligations hereunder, and (ii) any Securityholder may assign its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement to any Clay Family Member (as defined in the JV Operating Agreement attached as Exhibit A to the Transaction Agreement) that is or agrees to become a party to this Agreement. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Any purported assignment not permitted under this Section 7(h) shall be null and void.

 

(i)          Remedies. The parties agree that monetary damages would not be an adequate remedy and irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to one or more injunctions, temporary restraining orders or other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware, without bond or other security being required, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Each party agrees not to oppose the granting of such relief in the event the court determines that such a breach has occurred.

 

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be duly executed by its authorized officer as of the date first written above.

 

  LEUCADIA NATIONAL CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Brian P. Friedman
    Name: Brian Friedman
    Title: President

 

[VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT]
 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

  /s/ Thomas M. Clay
  Thomas M. Clay
     
  Address for notices: c/o East Hill Management
    Company, LLC
    10 Memorial Boulevard,
    Suite 902
    Providence, RI  02903
    Facsimile: (401) 490-0749                          

 

  /s/ Landon T. Clay
  Landon T. Clay
     
  Address for notices: c/o East Hill Management
    Company, LLC
    10 Memorial Boulevard,
    Suite 902
    Providence, RI  02903
    Facsimile: (401) 490-0749                          

 

  /s/ Harris Clay
  Harris Clay
     
  Address for notices: c/o East Hill Management
    Company, LLC
    10 Memorial Boulevard,
    Suite 902
    Providence, RI  02903
    Facsimile: (401) 490-0749                          

 

  /s/ Jonathan C. Clay
  Jonathan C. Clay
     
  Address for notices: c/o East Hill Management
    Company, LLC
    10 Memorial Boulevard,
    Suite 902
    Providence, RI  02903
    Facsimile: (401) 490-0749                          

 

[VOTING AND SUPPORT AGREEMENT]
 

 

Exhibit A

 

Existing Shares

 

Securityholder   Existing Shares
Thomas M. Clay   1,805,680 common shares of the Company
Landon T. Clay   17,047,019 common shares of the Company
Harris Clay   7,258,330 common shares of the Company
Jonathan C. Clay   1,081,686 common shares of the Company