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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001169232-05-001132
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7
FILED AS OF DATE: 20050222
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20050222
GROUP MEMBERS: 4198832 CANADA INC.
GROUP MEMBERS: 4280661 CANADA INC.
GROUP MEMBERS: 6339522 CANADA INC.
GROUP MEMBERS: 6339549 CANADA INC.
GROUP MEMBERS: ANDREW T. MOLSON
GROUP MEMBERS: BAX INVESTMENTS LIMITED
GROUP MEMBERS: DJS HOLDINGS LTD.
GROUP MEMBERS: ERIC HERBERT MOLSON
GROUP MEMBERS: LINCOLNSHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED
GROUP MEMBERS: NOOYA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
GROUP MEMBERS: STEPHEN THOMAS MOLSON
GROUP MEMBERS: TRUST U/W/O THOMAS HENRY PENTLAND MOLSON
SUBJECT COMPANY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MOLSON COORS BREWING CO
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000024545
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MALT BEVERAGES [2082]
IRS NUMBER: 840178360
STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO
FISCAL YEAR END: 1228
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13D
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-33796
FILM NUMBER: 05631191
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: P.O. BOX 4030, MAIL #NH375
CITY: GOLDEN
STATE: CO
ZIP: 80401
BUSINESS PHONE: 3032773271
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 311 10TH STREET
CITY: GOLDEN
STATE: CO
ZIP: 80401
FORMER COMPANY:
FORMER CONFORMED NAME: COORS ADOLPH CO
DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703
FILED BY:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001317150
IRS NUMBER: 000000000
STATE OF INCORPORATION: A0
FISCAL YEAR END: 1231
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: SC 13D
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 335 8TH AVE S.W., 3RD FLOOR
CITY: CALGARY
STATE: A0
ZIP: T2P 1C9
BUSINESS PHONE: 514-843-2397
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: C/O DAVIES WARD PHILLIPS & VINEBERG LLP
STREET 2: 1501 MCGILL COLLEGE AVE, 26TH FLOOR
CITY: MONTREAL
STATE: A8
ZIP: H3A 3N9
SC 13D
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d62497_sc13d.txt
SCHEDULE 13D
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ________)*
Molson Coors Brewing Company
(Name of Issuer)
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
60871R 20 9
(CUSIP Number)
Guy P. Lander, Esq.
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
625 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 308-8866
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
February 9, 2005
(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 ss.ss.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 ss.240.13d-7 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).
Page 2 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |X|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 3,606,478
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,606,478
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,606,478
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.3%*
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC
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----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 3 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
4280661 Canada Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |X|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 952,940
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,606,478
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,606,478
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.3%*
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 4 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Lincolnshire Holdings Limited
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |X|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
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6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 3,687,312
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,687,312
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,687,312
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.4%*
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC
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----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 5 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
4198832 Canada Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 45,194
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
45,194
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
45,194
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.1%*
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 6 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Nooya Investments Limited
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |X|
(b) |_|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 3,607,774
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,607,774
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,607,774
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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%*
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 7 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
BAX Investments Limited
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
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5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
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7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 430,054
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
430,054
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
430,054
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.5%*
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC
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----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 8 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
6339522 Canada Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 143,698
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
143,698
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
143,698
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.2%*
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 9 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
DJS Holdings Ltd.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 432,213
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
432,213
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
432,213
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)
0.5%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
HC
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 10 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
6339549 Canada Inc.
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 145,092
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
145,092
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
145,092
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
0.2%*
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
CO
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----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 11 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Trust u/w/o Thomas Henry Pentland Molson
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
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3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 862,267
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
862,267
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11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
862,267
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)
1.0%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO
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----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 12 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Eric Herbert Molson
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |X|
(b) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
0
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 4,549,579
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 0
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,549,579
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,549,579
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)
5.4%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 13 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Stephen Thomas Molson
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |X|
(b) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
18,288
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 4,470,041
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 18,288
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,470,041
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,488,329
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)
5.3%*
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------
* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Page 14 of 40
CUSIP No. ____________
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
Andrew Thomas Molson
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
(a) |_|
(b) |X|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 SEC USE ONLY
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4 SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED
PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Canada
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
7 SOLE VOTING POWER
143
-----------------------------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 3,606,478
OWNED BY -----------------------------------------------------------------
EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 143
WITH -----------------------------------------------------------------
10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,606,478
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,606,621
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12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |_|
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13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
4.3%*
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14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN
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* Using number in Item 11 divided by number of outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock that, for purposes of this Schedule 13D, includes all shares
of Class B Common Stock issuable upon conversion of all outstanding shares
of Class A Common Stock, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors
Canada Inc. and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc.
Item 1. Security and Company.
The class of equity securities to which this Schedule 13D relates is the
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Class B Common Stock") of
Molson Coors Brewing Company, a Delaware corporation formerly named Adolph Coors
Company ("Molson Coors" or the "Company"). The principal executive offices of
the Company are located at 311 10th Street, Golden, Colorado 80401.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This Schedule 13D is filed on behalf of: (a) Pentland Securities (1981)
Inc. ("Pentland"); (b) 4280661 Canada Inc. ("4280661"); (c) Lincolnshire
Holdings Limited ("Lincolnshire"); (d) 4198832 Canada Inc. ("4198832"); (e)
Nooya Investments Limited ("Nooya"); (f) BAX Investments Limited ("BAX"); (g)
6339522 Canada Inc. ("6339522"); (h) DJS Holdings Ltd. ("DJS"); (i) 6339549
Canada Inc. ("6339549"); (j) Trust u/w/o Thomas Henry Pentland Molson ("Molson
Trust"); (k) Eric Herbert Molson ("Eric Molson"); (l) Stephen Thomas Molson
("Stephen Molson"); and (m) Andrew T. Molson ("Andrew Molson").
A. Entities
Pentland is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada. Pentland
was organized by Eric Molson and Stephen Molson to hold various investments,
including Class B Common Shares ("Class B Common Shares") of Molson Inc.
("Molson"). The principal business address of Pentland is 335 8th Avenue S.W.,
3rd Floor, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 1C9. Pentland is owned by Lincolnshire
and Nooya.
4280661 is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada. 4280661
was organized by Pentland to hold various investments, including Class B Common
Shares and Molson Coors Common Stock. The principal business address of 4280661
is 335 8th Avenue S.W., 3rd Floor, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 1C9. 4280661 is
a wholly owned subsidiary of Pentland.
Lincolnshire is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada.
Lincolnshire was organized by Eric Molson to hold various investments, including
his interest in Pentland. The principal business address of Lincolnshire is 335
8th Avenue S.W., 3rd Floor, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 1C9. Lincolnshire is
owned by Eric Molson.
4198832 is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada. 4198832
was organized by Lincolnshire to hold various investments, including Class B
Common Shares and Molson Coors Common Stock. The principal business address of
4198832 is 335 8th Avenue S.W., 3rd Floor, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 1C9.
4198832 is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lincolnshire.
Nooya is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada. Nooya was
organized by Stephen Molson to hold various investments, including his interest
in Pentland. The principal business address of Nooya is 335 8th Avenue S.W., 3rd
Floor, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2P 1C9. Nooya is owned by Stephen Molson.
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BAX is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada. BAX was
organized by the Molson Trust to hold various investments, including its Class B
Common Shares. The principal business address of BAX is 421 7th Avenue S.W.,
Suite 3300, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 4K9. BAX is controlled and partially
owned by the Molson Trust.
6339522 is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada. 6339522
was organized by BAX to hold various investments, including Class B Common
Shares and Molson Coors Common Stock. The principal business address of 6339522
is 421 7th Avenue S.W., Suite 3300, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 4K9. 6339522 is
a wholly owned subsidiary of BAX.
DJS is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada. DJS was
organized by the Molson Trust to hold various investments, including Class B
Common Shares. The principal business address of DJS is 421 7th Avenue S.W.,
Suite 3300, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 4K9. DJS is controlled and partially
owned by the Molson Trust.
6339549 is a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada. 6339549
was organized by DJS to hold various investments, including Class B Common
Shares and Molson Coors Common Stock. The principal business address of 6339549
is 421 7th Avenue S.W., Suite 3300, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 4K9. 6339549 is
a wholly owned subsidiary of DJS.
The Molson Trust was formed pursuant to the 1956 will of Thomas Henry
Pentland Molson and came into effect on his death on April 4, 1978. The
principal business address of the Molson Trust is c/o The Royal Trust Company, 1
Place Ville Marie, 5th Floor, South Wing, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 3LS. The
trustees of the Molson Trust are Eric Molson, Stephen Molson and The Royal Trust
Company.
B. Natural Persons
Eric Molson is an individual whose principal occupation was as a director
and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Molson before the merger of Molson and
Adolph Coors Company. After the merger, Eric Molson became Chairman of the Board
of Directors of Molson Coors. Eric Molson's principal business address is c/o
Molson Coors, 311 10th Street, Golden, Colorado 80401. The principal business
address of Molson Coors is 311 10th Street, Golden, Colorado 80401.
Stephen Molson is an individual whose principal occupation has been as
President of The Molson Foundation, a charitable foundation. Stephen Molson's
principal business address is c/o The Molson Foundation, 1555 Notre-Dame Street
East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2L 2R5. The principal business address of The
Molson Foundation is 1555 Notre-Dame Street East, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2L
2R5.
Andrew Molson is an individual whose principal occupation has been as a
consultant for National Public Relations Inc., a public relations company.
Andrew Molson's principal business address is c/o National Public Relations,
2001 McGill College Avenue, Suite 800, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G1. The principal
business address of National Public Relations Inc. is 2001 McGill College
Avenue, Suite 800, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G1. Andrew Molson is also a director of
the Company.
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All of the above named Reporting Persons are citizens of, or incorporated
under, the laws of Canada.
The name, title, citizenship, residence or business address, principal
occupation or employment and the principal business and address of the employer
for each director and executive officer of the Reporting Persons who are not
individuals are listed in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and are incorporated by reference
into this Item 2.
None of the above named Reporting Persons, nor any of the persons listed
in Exhibit 99.1, has, during the last five years, (i) been convicted in a
criminal proceeding or (ii) been a party to a civil proceeding and as a result
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 a judgment, decree or final order finding any
violations with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
By agreement dated July 22, 2005 (which was later amended), Adolph
Coors Company ("Coors"), Coors Canada Inc., a Canadian corporation and an
indirect subsidiary of Coors and now known as Molson Coors Canada Inc.
("Exchangeco") and Molson, a Canadian corporation, entered into a
merger-of-equals transaction between Coors and Molson, referred to as the
"merger", resulting in, among other things, (i) the combination of the
operations of Coors and Molson, (ii) the Molson stockholders acquiring, directly
or indirectly through Exchangeco, economic and voting rights in the Company, and
(iii) the Coors stockholders remaining stockholders of the combined Company. The
transactions and approvals necessary to effect the merger were approved by the
stockholders of Molson on January 28, 2005 and by the stockholders of Coors on
February 1, 2005, and the merger was consummated on February 9, 2005. As a
result of the transactions and approvals related to the merger, Coors was
renamed Molson Coors Brewing Company.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Pentland (and for purposes of this Item 4, Pentland with 4280661) will
continuously analyze the operations, capital structure, and markets of companies
in which it invests, including the Company, through analysis of documentation
and discussions with knowledgeable industry and market observers and with
representatives of such companies (often at the invitation of management). As a
result of these activities, Pentland may participate in interviews or hold
discussions with the Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated September 12, 1969 (the
"Coors Family Trust"), or other third parties or with management of the Company
in which Pentland may suggest or take a position with respect to potential
changes in the operations, management, or capital structure of the Company as a
means of enhancing shareholder value. Such suggestions or positions may relate
to one or more of the transactions described in Item 4(a) through (j) of
Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-1(a), including, without limitation, such matters as
disposing of one or more businesses; selling the Company or acquiring another
company or business; changing operating or marketing strategies; adopting, not
adopting, modifying, or eliminating certain types of anti-takeover measures;
restructuring the Company's capitalization; reviewing dividend and compensation
policies; entering into agreements with third parties relating to acquisitions
of securities issued or to be issued by the
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Company; entering into agreements with the management of the Company relating to
acquisitions of shares of the Company by members of management, issuance of
options to management, or their employment by the Company.
Further, depending upon the availability of prices deemed favorable by
Pentland, it may choose to purchase additional securities of the Company from
time to time in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions with third
parties, or otherwise. In addition, depending upon prevailing conditions or
other factors, Pentland may determine to dispose of shares of Class B Common
Stock that would result from the exchange of Class B Exchangeable Shares or
conversion of Class A Common Stock, in the open market, in privately negotiated
transactions with third parties, or otherwise.
As directors of the Company, Eric Molson and Andrew Molson may consider
plans and proposals submitted by management with respect to business
combinations aimed at improving the operating efficiencies of the Company,
acquiring complementary properties, entering new market regions and/or for other
reasons. These business combinations may include mergers and acquisitions, asset
purchases and sales, as well as strategic ventures and marketing alliances. As a
director, Eric Molson and Andrew Molson also may, depending on the facts and
circumstances, consider any plans and proposals with respect to other
transactions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of Item 4 of Schedule
13D.
Additionally, each of the other Reporting Persons may choose to purchase
additional securities of the Company from time to time in the open market, in
privately negotiated transactions with third parties, or otherwise. In addition,
depending upon prevailing conditions or other factors, each Reporting Person may
determine to dispose of shares of Class B Common Stock that would result from
the exchange of Class B Exchangeable Shares or conversion of Class A Common
Stock, as applicable, in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions
with third parties, or otherwise.
Except as described herein, neither the Reporting Persons nor any person
listed in Exhibit 99.1 have any present plans or proposals that relate to or
would result in any of the actions described Items 4(a) through (j) of Schedule
13D under Rule 13d-1(a).
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Company.
(a) (b) The Reporting Persons have acquired the following securities as a
result of the merger between Molson and Coors in which they exchanged their
shares of Molson for those of Molson Coors:
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Exchangeable Shares Common Stock
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Class A Class B Class A Class B
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a. Pentland 928,612 1,724,566 126 234
b. 4280661 333,529 619,411 0 0
c. Lincolnshire 0 35,640 0 0
d. 4198832 0 45,194 0 0
e. Nooya 0 1,296 0 0
f. BAX 6,964 279,392 0 0
g. 6339522 0 143,698 0 0
h. DJS 7,720 279,401 0 0
i. 6339549 0 145,092 0 0
j. Trust u/w/o Thomas Molson 0 0 0 0
k. Eric Molson 0 0 0 0
l. Stephen Molson 0 0 0 18,288
(options)
m. Andrew Molson 50 93 0 0
The shares of Class B Common Stock were registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the 1934 Act prior to the merger, and as a result are subject to the
reporting requirements under Section 13(d) of the 1934 Act.
The Class A Exchangeable Shares and Class B Exchangeable Shares were
issued in the merger by Exchangeco. All holders of Class B Exchangeable Shares
may exchange at any time on a one-for-one basis their Class B Exchangeable
Shares for shares of Class B Common Stock. Similarly, holders of Class A
Exchangeable Shares may exchange those shares at any time in a one-for-one basis
for shares of Class A Common Stock, and holders of Class A Common Stock may
convert at any time on a one-for-one basis their Class A Common Stock into
shares of Class B Common Stock. The disclosure in this Item 5 assumes the
conversion into Class B Common Stock of all of the outstanding shares of Class A
Common Stock and of all of the outstanding Class A Exchangeable Shares and Class
B Exchangeable Shares. Further, unless otherwise specified, the beneficial
ownership of each Reporting Person includes the power to vote or direct the
vote, and the power to dispose or direct the disposition of, the shares of Class
B Common Stock. However, declarations of beneficial ownership herein are being
made solely for the purposes of the federal securities laws of the United
States.
4280661 is the record owner of and has shared beneficial ownership of
952,940 shares of Class B Common Stock and, by reason of the Pentland
Shareholders Agreement, may be deemed to share the power to dispose or direct
the disposition of an additional 2,653,178 shares, for total beneficial
ownership of 3,606,478 shares of Class B Common Stock, equal to 4.3% of the
outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock on the date hereof.
Pentland is the record owner of and has shared beneficial ownership of
2,653,178 shares of Class B Common Stock and, by reason of its ownership of
4280661 and the Pentland Shareholders Agreement, may be deemed to have shared
beneficial ownership of an additional 952,940 shares of Class B Common Stock
beneficially owned by 4280661, for total beneficial ownership of 3,606,478
shares of Class B Common Stock, equal to 4.3 % of the outstanding shares of
Class B Common Stock on the date hereof.
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4198832 has record ownership and shared beneficial ownership of 45,194
shares of Class B Common Stock, equal to .1% of the outstanding shares of Class
B Common Stock on the date hereof.
Lincolnshire has record ownership and shared beneficial ownership of
35,640 shares of Class B Common Stock and, as a result of its ownership of
4198832, its ownership of 64% of the voting securities of Pentland, and the
Pentland Shareholders Agreement, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of
3,651,672 shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by Pentland and
4198832, for total beneficial ownership of 3,687,312 shares of Class B Common
Stock, equal to 4.4% of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock on the
date hereof.
Nooya has record ownership and shared beneficial ownership of 1,296 Shares
of Class B Common Stock and, by virtue of its ownership of 36% of the voting
securities of Pentland and the Pentland Shareholders Agreement, may be deemed to
share beneficial ownership of the 3,606,478 shares of Class B Common Stock owned
by Pentland and 4280661, for total beneficial ownership of 3,607,774 shares,
equal to 4.3% of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock on the date
hereof.
6339522 has record ownership and shared beneficial ownership of 143,698
shares of Class B Common Stock, equal to .2% of the outstanding shares of Class
B Common Stock on the date hereof.
BAX has record ownership and shared beneficial ownership of 286,356 shares
of Class B Common Stock and, by virtue of its ownership of 6339522, may be
deemed to share beneficial ownership of the 143,698 shares of Class B Common
Stock beneficially owned by 6339522, for total beneficial ownership of 430,054
shares of Class B Common Stock, equal to .5% of the Class B Common Stock
outstanding on the date hereof.
6339549 has record ownership and shared beneficial ownership of 145,092
shares of Class B Common Stock equal to .2% of the outstanding shares of Class B
Common Stock on the date hereof.
DJS has record ownership and shared beneficial ownership of 287,121 shares
of Class B Common Stock and, by reason of its ownership of 6339569, may be
deemed to share beneficial ownership of the 145,092 shares of Class B Common
Stock beneficially owned by 6339549, for total beneficial ownership of 432,213
shares of Class B Common Stock, equal to .5% of the Class B Common Stock
outstanding on the date hereof.
The Molson Trust, by virtue of its control and partial ownership of BAX
and DJS, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the aggregate of 862,267
shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by BAX, 6339522, DJS and
6339549, equal to 1.0% of the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock on the
date hereof.
Eric Molson may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of a total
of 4,549,579 shares of Class B Common Stock, equal to 5.4% of the outstanding
shares of Class B Common Stock on the date hereof. By virtue of his ownership of
Lincolnshire and 4198832, Lincolnshire's ownership of 64% of the voting
securities of Pentland, and the Pentland Shareholders Agreement, Eric Molson may
be deemed to share beneficial ownership of 3,687,312 shares of Class B Common
Stock beneficially owned by Lincolnshire, Pentland, 4286601 and 4198832.
Additionally, Eric Molson, by virtue of his serving as trustee of the Molson
Trust, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of 862,267 shares of Class B
Common Stock beneficially owned by the Molson Trust. Eric Molson disclaims
beneficial ownership of these 862,267 shares of Class B Common Stock.
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Stephen Molson has sole beneficial ownership of 18,288 shares of Class B
Common Stock and may be deemed to have shared beneficial ownership of 4,470,041
shares of Class B Common Stock, for total beneficial ownership of 4,488,329
shares equal to 5.3% of the shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding on the
date hereof. Stephen Molson, by virtue of his ownership of Nooya and Nooya's
ownership of 36% of the voting securities of Pentland, and the Pentland
Shareholders Agreement, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of 3,607,774
shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by Nooya, Pentland and
4280661. Additionally, Stephen Molson, by virtue of his serving as trustee of
the Molson Trust, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the 862,267
shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by the Molson Trust. Stephen
Molson disclaims ownership of these 862,267 shares of Class B Common Stock.
Further, Stephen Molson owns currently exercisable options to purchase 18,288
shares of Class B Common Stock received in exchange for options for Molson
Class A Common Shares.
Andrew Molson has sole beneficial ownership of 143 shares of Class B
Common Stock, and, by virtue of arrangements under the Pentland Shareholders
Agreement, has the shared power to dispose of or direct the disposition of
3,606,478 shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by Pentland and
4280661, for total beneficial ownership 3,606,621 shares, equal to 4.3% of the
outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock.
By reason of Eric Molson's and Stephen Molson's service as two of the
three trustees of the Molson Trust, and their control of Lincolnshire and Nooya,
respectively, and, through them, Pentland and 4280661, the Molson Trust, BAX,
6339522, DJS, and 6339549 may each be deemed to be a member of a group under
Rule 13d-5(b)(i) and to share beneficial ownership of the 3,688,608 shares of
Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by Eric Molson, Stephen Molson,
Lincolnshire, 4158832, Nooya, Pentland and 4280661. BAX, 6339522, DJS, 6339549
and the Molson Trust disclaim membership in any such group and beneficial
ownership of these 3,688,608 shares of Class B Common Stock.
(c) Except for the acquisition of securities of Molson Coors in connection
with the merger of Molson and Coors, none of the reporting persons or any of the
persons listed on Exhibit 99.1 have engaged in any transactions with respect to
the Class B Common Stock within the past 60 days.
(d) Not applicable.
(e) Not applicable.
The interests in the securities of the Company of the persons listed in
Exhibit 99.1 hereto are set forth in such Exhibit and are incorporated by
reference into this Item 5.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with respect to
Securities of the Company.
The following is a summary of the agreements with respect to the
securities of the Company to which one or more of the Reporting Persons is a
party. The following summaries are qualified in their entirety by the complete
text of such agreements.
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Pentland Shareholders Agreement
Lincolnshire, Nooya, Pentland, 4280661, Eric Molson and Stephen Molson are
parties to an Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement, dated as of February
9, 2005, with respect to the securities held by, and corporate governance of,
Pentland (the "Pentland Shareholders Agreement"). The Pentland Shareholders
Agreement contains restrictions on the sale or other disposition by Pentland of
the Company's Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock and Class A
Exchangeable Shares and Class B Exchangeable Shares owned or to be owned
directly or indirectly by Pentland (collectively the "Relevant Shares") without
the written approval of Lincolnshire and Nooya, subject to exceptions for estate
planning and payment of taxes arising on death. Eric Molson may cause Pentland
to accept a third party offer for the sale or other disposition of all (but not
part of) the Relevant Shares, or may cause the sale to a third party of all
shares of Pentland owned by Lincolnshire and Nooya. Additionally, the President
of Pentland (currently Andrew Molson) may cause the sale by Pentland for cash of
Class B Exchangeable Shares of Exchangeco or the Company's Class B Common Stock
under certain conditions.
Voting Agreement and Voting Trust Agreements
The Adolph Coors, Jr., Trust dated September 12, 1969 (the "Coors Family
Trust"), Pentland and 4280661 entered into a Voting Agreement made on February
2, 2005, with respect to the Class A Common Stock owned by the Coors Family
Trust and the Class A Exchangeable Shares and Class A Common Stock owned by
Pentland and 4280661 following the completion of the merger (the "Voting
Agreement"). Under the Voting Agreement, the parties agreed that the Class A
Common Stock and the Class A Exchangeable Shares are to be voted in accordance
with the voting provisions of the Voting Trust Agreements.
The Coors Family Trust, Pentland, 4280661 and The Royal Trust Company, as
trustee (the "Canadian Trustee") have entered into the Class A Exchangeable
Shares Molson Coors Canada Inc. Voting Trust Agreement, dated as of February 9,
2005, (the "Canadian Voting Trust Agreement") with respect to the Class A
Exchangeable Shares owned by Pentland and 4280661 following the completion of
the merger. The Coors Family Trust, Pentland and Wilmington Trust Company, as
trustee (the "U.S. Trustee") have entered into the Class A Common Stock Molson
Coors Brewing Company Voting Trust Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2005 (the
"U.S. Voting Trust Agreement" and, together with the Canadian Voting Trust
Agreement, the "Voting Trust Agreements") with respect to the Class A Common
Stock owned by the Coors Family Trust and Pentland following the completion of
the merger. The Voting Trust Agreements provide that other members of the Molson
family group or Coors family group, each as defined in the Voting Trust
Agreements, may become parties to these agreements from time to time. Each of
the Voting Trust Agreements contain substantially identical terms, relating to,
among other matters, voting on nominees for election to the Company's board of
directors, voting on proposals presented to the Company's stockholders, and
transfers of the stock held in the resulting trusts.
The Coors Family Trust, Pentland and 4280661 have entered into the Voting
Trust Agreements in order to secure their respective obligations to vote the
Class A Common Stock owned by the Coors Family Trust and Pentland and the Class
A Exchangeable Shares owned by Pentland and 4280661 in the manner agreed upon in
the Voting Agreement and more generally to combine their voting power over the
Company Class A Common Stock and the Class A Exchangeable Shares owned by them.
The Coors Family Trust has deposited into these trust arrangements all of its
shares of Class A Common Stock, or approximately 33.49% of the pro forma voting
power of the Company Class A Common Stock and the Class A Exchangeable Shares.
Pentland has deposited into these trust arrangements all of its Class A
Exchangeable
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Shares and Class A Common Stock, or approximately 24.68% of the pro forma voting
power of the Company Class A Common Stock and the Class A Exchangeable Shares.
4280661 has deposited into the trust arrangements all of its Class A
Exchangeable Shares, or approximately 8.87% of the pro forma voting power of the
Company Class A Common Stock and the Class A Exchangeable Shares. These
securities, together with any other securities deposited into these trusts, will
be voted as a block by the U.S. Trustee and the Canadian Trustee, respectively,
as follows:
o All securities subject to the Voting Trust Agreements will be voted
at any Company stockholder meeting in favor of director nominees
that have been nominated by the nominating committee of the Company
board of directors or the Class A-M or Class A-C nominating
subcommittees (as such committees exist under the Company's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation) of the Company board of directors, and
against any other director nominees;
o If the representative of the Molson family beneficiaries or the
representative of the Coors family beneficiaries under the Voting
Trust Agreements so instructs the trustees, the trustees will vote
at any Company stockholder meeting all securities subject to the
Voting Trust Agreements in favor of the removal of a director
nominated or appointed by the Class A-M nominating subcommittee of
the Company board of directors or the Class A-C nominating
subcommittee of the Company board of directors, respectively, from
the board of directors; the trustees will otherwise vote at any
Company stockholder meeting all the shares against a removal of
those directors; and
o Unless the representatives of both the Molson family beneficiaries
and the Coors family beneficiaries under the Voting Trust Agreements
instruct the trustees to vote otherwise, all securities subject to
the Voting Trust Agreements will be voted at any Company stockholder
meeting in accordance with the recommendation of the Company's board
of directors with respect to any other proposal at any Company
stockholder meeting to remove a director from the Company's board of
directors.
o With respect to all corporate matters other than those described
above relating to the election and removal of directors and those
described below relating to the Class A Exchangeable Shares, all
securities subject to the Voting Trust Agreements will be voted at
any Company stockholder meeting against the approval of any matter
unless the trustees receive instructions from the representatives of
both the Molson family beneficiaries and the Coors family
beneficiaries under the Voting Trust Agreements to vote in favor of
the approval of the matter.
o If the holders of Class A Exchangeable Shares (in their capacity as
shareholders of Exchangeco and not in their capacity as indirect
holders of voting rights with respect to the Company) are required
to vote on certain proposals that would materially adversely affect
the terms of either class of exchangeable shares of Exchangeco or
modify or terminate a voting and exchange trust agreement between
the Company and Exchangeco, then the Class A Exchangeable Shares
will be voted against any proposal if the representative of the
Molson family beneficiaries under the Voting
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Trust Agreements has instructed the trustees to vote against the
proposal (even if the representative has otherwise forfeited the
right to provide instructions to the trustees as described below).
The Coors Family Trust is the representative to act on its behalf of the
beneficiaries of the Coors family group and Pentland is the representative to
act on behalf of the beneficiaries of the Molson family group under the Voting
Trust Agreements. The representative of the Molson family beneficiaries under
the Voting Trust Agreements will forfeit the right to provide instructions to
the trustees with respect to any of the above matters (other than as indicated
above) if Pentland and any other Molson family shareholders cease to
beneficially own, in the aggregate, a number of shares of the Company's common
stock and Exchangeco's exchangeable shares (as adjusted for any stock split,
recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization or similar transaction) equal
to at least 1,689,776 shares of the Company's common stock and Exchangeco's
exchangeable shares outstanding on the date of the completion of the merger, of
which at least 825,000 shares must be Company Class A Common Stock (and/or Class
A Exchangeable Shares) subject to the Voting Trust Agreements. Similarly, the
representative of the Coors family beneficiaries under the Voting Trust
Agreements will forfeit the right to provide instructions to the trustees with
respect to the above matters (other than as indicated above) if the Coors Family
Trust and any other Coors family stockholders cease to beneficially own, in the
aggregate, a number of shares of the Company's common stock and Exchangeco's
exchangeable shares (as adjusted for any stock split, recapitalization,
reclassification, reorganization or similar transaction) equal to at least
2,534,664 shares of the Company's common stock and Exchangeco's exchangeable
shares outstanding on the date of the completion of the merger, of which at
least 825,000 shares must be Company Class A Common Stock (and/or Class A
Exchangeable Shares) subject to the Voting Trust Agreements. In the event of a
forfeiture by either family of the above rights, the trustee under the Voting
Trust Agreements will vote all shares at the direction of the representative of
the other family acting on its own. If both families forfeit the above rights,
the Voting Trust Agreements will terminate.
The Voting Trust Agreements also contain restrictions on the transfer of
the securities subject to the Voting Trust Agreements. A Molson family
beneficiary or Coors family beneficiary under the Voting Trust Agreements may
transfer its interest in securities subject to the Voting Trust Agreements to
any other beneficiary under the relevant Voting Trust Agreements or to members
of its family group, so long as the transferee is or becomes a party to the
Voting Trust Agreements with respect to the transferred securities. Securities
subject to the Voting Trust Agreements must be converted into shares of the
Company's Class B common stock (or Class B exchangeable shares of Exchangeco, as
applicable) before they can be transferred to any persons that are not
beneficiaries under the Voting Trust Agreements or members of the Molson or
Coors family groups. Any shares so converted will no longer be subject to the
Voting Trust Agreements.
The Voting Trust Agreements prohibit any Molson family beneficiary from
transferring its interest in shares subject to the Voting Trust Agreements to a
third party (or converting these shares into shares of the Company's Class B
common stock or Class B exchangeable shares of Exchangeco) if the remaining
shares subject to those agreements would constitute less than 50.1% of the
aggregate voting power of the outstanding shares of the Company's Class A Common
Stock and Class A Exchangeable Shares, unless prior to the proposed transfer or
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conversion, the number of shares of the Coors family beneficiaries subject to
the Voting Trust Agreements, is less than 1,260,000 (as adjusted for any stock
split, recapitalization, reclassification, reorganization or similar
transactions).
Each of Pentland and any other Molson family beneficiary, and the Coors
Family Trust and any other Coors family beneficiary who become parties to the
Voting Trust Agreements is also prohibited from transferring its interest in
securities subject to the Voting Trust Agreements if, as a result of the
transfer, the right of holders of shares of the Company's Class B common stock
or the right of holders of Class B exchangeable shares of Exchangeco to convert
into shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock or Class A Exchangeable
Shares, respectively, in limited circumstances relating to specified offers
which are not made to holders of the Company's Class B common stock or Class B
exchangeable shares of Exchangeco would be triggered. The trustees under these
Voting Trust Agreements are authorized, unless both family group beneficiaries
give instructions to the contrary, in the event of such specified offers, to
deliver a notice providing the Company with adequate assurances that the family
group beneficiaries will not participate in the specified offers.
Registration Rights Agreement
The Coors Family Trust, Pentland, 4280661, Nooya, Lincolnshire, 4198832,
BAX, 6339522, DJS, 6339549 and certain other Molson family entities are parties
to a Registration Rights Agreement that became effective upon the completion of
the merger.
The Registration Rights Agreement provides that the Coors Family Trust,
Pentland, and the other parties to the agreement, as well as certain related
parties, referred to as the eligible stockholders, that propose to sell
registrable securities (as defined below) may request that the Company effect
the registration on Form S-3 or other available form under the Securities Act
and, if applicable, a Canadian prospectus under the Canadian securities laws and
the multi-jurisdictional disclosure system. Upon receipt of such a request, the
Company is required to promptly give written notice of such requested
registration to all holders of registrable securities and, thereafter, to use
its reasonable best efforts to effect such a registration of all registrable
securities which it has been requested to register pursuant to the terms of the
Registration Rights Agreement. The Company may choose to register such stock
pursuant to a U.S. and Canadian shelf registration statement. Each beneficiary
representative under the Voting Trust Agreements and each other eligible
stockholder is eligible to request no more than five registrations. The Company
will not be required to effect such registration if such requests relate to a
sale of less than $25,000,000 of Registrable Securities.
"Registrable securities" means Class B Common Stock, including any shares
of Class B Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion, directly or
indirectly, of Class A Common Stock, Class B Exchangeable Shares, or Class A
Exchangeable Shares, held by eligible stockholders.
If an eligible stockholder requests registration of any of its registrable
securities, the Company is required to prepare and file a registration statement
with the SEC as soon as possible, and no later than 90 days after receipt of the
request.
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The Company will pay all of its expenses and the expenses of the eligible
stockholders, other than underwriting discounts and selling commissions of the
seller, in connection with the successfully effected registrations requested.
The eligible stockholders may request that any offering requested by them
under the Registration Rights Agreement be an underwritten offering. The
eligible stockholders may also select one or more underwriters to administer the
requested offering, but the selection of underwriters will be subject to
approval by the Company, which approval will not be unreasonably withheld.
The Registration Rights Agreement also provides that, with certain
exceptions, the eligible stockholders will have certain incidental registration
rights if the Company at any time proposes to register any of its equity
securities if the registration form to be used may be used for the registration
of securities otherwise registrable under the Registration Rights Agreement.
In addition to the provisions set forth above, the Registration Rights
Agreement contains other terms and conditions including those customary to
agreements of this kind, including indemnification provisions.
The Registration Rights Agreement will terminate as to an eligible
stockholder on the earliest of the date on which the sale of the securities of
such eligible stockholder subject to the agreement do not require registration
under U.S. Securities laws or are not subject to limitations under Rule 144 of
the Securities Act, would not be a distribution under Canadian securities law,
or the date upon which there are no holders of registrable securities that have
not been sold to the public.
Options
In connection with the merger of Molson and Coors, Stephen Molson received
options to purchase 18,288 shares of Class B Common Stock to replace options for
Class A Molson Common Shares. The options are immediately exercisable and expire
on February 9, 2006. The options are exercisable at $29.31 (for 11,520 shares)
and from prices varying from $29.80 to $82.27 for the remaining 6,768 shares.
Except for the agreements described in the response to this Item 6, to the
best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, there are no contracts, arrangements,
understandings, or relationships (legal or otherwise) between any Reporting
Person or any person listed on Exhibit 99.1 hereto and any other person with
respect to any of the securities of the Company, including but not limited to,
transfer or voting of any of the securities, finder's fees, joint ventures, loan
or option arrangements, put or calls, guarantees of profits, division of profits
or loss, or the giving or withholding of proxies.
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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Directors and Executive Officers of Filing Persons
99.2 Voting Agreement made on February 2, 2005, among Pentland
Securities (1981) Inc., 4280661 Canada, Inc. and Adolph Coors
Jr. Trust dated September 12, 1969.
99.3 Class A Common Stock Molson Coors Brewing Company Voting Trust
Agreement dated as of February 9, 2005, by and among
Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, Pentland Securities
(1981) Inc. and the Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated September
12, 1969.
99.4 Class A Exchangeable Shares Molson Coors Canada Inc. Voting
Trust Agreement dated as of February 9, 2005, by and among The
Royal Trust Company, as trustee, Pentland Securities (1981)
Inc., 4280661 Canada Inc and the Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated
September 12, 1969.
99.5 Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 9, 2005,
among the Adolph Coors Company (to be known as Molson Coors
Brewing Company), Pentland Securities (1981) Inc., Adolph
Coors, Jr. Trust dated September 12, 1969 and the other
parties thereto. (Incorporated by reference to exhibit 99.2 to
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Molson Coors Brewing
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
February 15, 2005)
99.6 Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement dated as of
February 9, 2005
99.7 Joint Filing Agreement
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: February 18, 2005
PENTLAND SECURITIES (1981) INC.
By: /s/ Andrew Thomas Molson
----------------------------------------
Signature
Name: Andrew Thomas Molson
Title: President
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: February 18, 2005
4280661 CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Andrew Thomas Molson
----------------------------------------
Signature
Name: Andrew Thomas Molson
Title: President
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: February 18, 2005
LINCOLNSHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED
By: /s/ Eric Herbert Molson
----------------------------------------
Signature
Name: Eric Herbert Molson
Title: President
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: February 18, 2005
4198832 CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Eric Herbert Molson
----------------------------------------
Signature
Name: Eric Herbert Molson
Title: President
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: February 18, 2005
NOOYA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
By: /s/ Stephen Thomas Molson
----------------------------------------
Signature
Name: Stephen Thomas Molson
Title: President
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: February 18, 2005
BAX INVESTMENTS LIMITED
By: /s/ Cynthia Baxter
----------------------------------------
Signature
Name: Cynthia Baxter
Title: Vice President
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: February 18, 2005
6339522 CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Cynthia Baxter
----------------------------------------
Signature
Name: Cynthia Baxter
Title: Vice President
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: February 18, 2005
DJS HOLDINGS LTD.
By: /s/ Eric Stevenson
----------------------------------------
Signature
Name: Eric Stevenson
Title: Assistant-Secretary
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: February 18, 2005
6339549 CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Eric Stevenson
----------------------------------------
Signature
Name: Eric Stevenson
Title: Assistant-Secretary
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: February 18, 2005
TRUST u/w/o THOMAS HENRY PENTLAND MOLSON
By: /s/ Eric Herbert Molson
----------------------------------------
Signature
Name: Eric Herbert Molson
Title: Trustee
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: February 18, 2005
/s/ Eric Herbert Molson
----------------------------------------
Eric Herbert Molson
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: February 18, 2005
/s/ Stephen Thomas Molson
----------------------------------------
Stephen Thomas Molson
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: February 18, 2005
/s/ Andrew Thomas Molson
----------------------------------------
Andrew Thomas Molson
EX-99.1
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Exhibit 99.1
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Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pentland Securities Andrew T. Molson (President) Eric H. Molson Canada 38 Rosemont Avenue
(1981) Inc. Westmount, Quebec
Eric H. Molson (Vice-President) Canada H3Y 3G7
Stephen T. Molson (Vice-President)
Sio-Wa Leong (Treasurer) ------------------------------------------------------
Stephen T. Molson Canada 411 Clarke Avenue
Pierre Deschamps (Secretary) Westmount, Quebec
Canada H3Y 3C3
Linda Rose (Assistant-Secretary)
------------------------------------------------------
Andrew T. Molson Canada 348 Wood Avenue
Westmount, Quebec
Canada H3Z 1Z2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Pentland Securities Chairman of the Board None
(1981) Inc. Molson Coors Brewing Company
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
4th Floor
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
--------------------------------------------------------
President None
The Molson Foundation - Fondation
Molson (a charitable foundation)
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
--------------------------------------------------------
Consultant None
National Public Relations Inc. (a
public relations company)
2001 McGill College Avenue
Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1G1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4280661 Canada Inc. Andrew T. Molson (President) Eric H. Molson Canada 38 Rosemont Avenue
Westmount, Quebec
Eric H. Molson (Vice-President) Canada H3Y 3G7
4th Floor
Stephen T. Molson (Vice-President) Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
Sio-Wa Leong (Treasurer) ------------------------------------------------------
Stephen T. Molson Canada 411 Clarke Avenue
Pierre Deschamps (Secretary) Westmount, Quebec
Canada H3Y 3C3
Linda Rose (Assistant-Secretary)
------------------------------------------------------
Andrew T. Molson Canada 348 Wood Avenue
Westmount, Quebec
Canada H3Z 1Z2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4280661 Canada Inc. Chairman of the Board None
Molson Coors Brewing Company
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
--------------------------------------------------------
President None
The Molson Foundation - Fondation
Molson (a charitable foundation)
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
--------------------------------------------------------
Consultant None
National Public Relations Inc. (a
public relations company)
2001 McGill College Avenue
Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1G1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Holdings Eric H. Molson (President) Eric H. Molson Canada 38 Rosemont Avenue
Limited Westmount, Quebec
Stephen T. Molson (Vice-President) Canada H3Y 3G7
Sio-Wa Leong (Treasurer)
Andrew T. Molson (Secretary) ------------------------------------------------------
Andrew T. Molson Canada 348 Wood Avenue
Pierre Deschamps (Assistant- Westmount, Quebec
Treasurer) Canada H3Z 1Z2
Linda Rose (Assistant-Secretary)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Lincolnshire Holdings Chairman of the Board None
Limited Molson Coors Brewing Company
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
4th Floor
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
--------------------------------------------------------
Consultant None
National Public Relations Inc. (a
public relations company)
2001 McGill College Avenue
Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1G1
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4198832 Canada Inc. Eric H. Molson (President) Eric H. Molson Canada 38 Rosemont Avenue
Westmount, Quebec
Andrew T. Molson (Secretary) Canada H3Y 3G7
Pierre Deschamps (Assistant-
Treasurer)
------------------------------------------------------
Andrew T. Molson Canada 348 Wood Avenue
Westmount, Quebec
Canada H3Z 1Z2
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4198832 Canada Inc. Chairman of the Board None
Molson Coors Brewing Company
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
4th Floor
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
--------------------------------------------------------
Consultant None
National Public Relations Inc. (a
public relations company)
2001 McGill College Avenue
Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1G1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nooya Investments Stephen T. Molson (President) Eric H. Molson Canada 38 Rosemont Avenue
Limited Westmount, Quebec
Eric H. Molson (Vice-President) Canada H3Y 3G7
Sio-Wa Leong (Treasurer)
Andrew T. Molson (Secretary) ------------------------------------------------------
Stephen T. Molson Canada 411 Clarke Avenue
Linda Rose (Assistant-Secretary) Westmount, Quebec
Canada H3Y 3C3
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nooya Investments Chairman of the Board None
Limited Molson Coors Brewing Company
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
4th Floor
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
--------------------------------------------------------
President None
The Molson Foundation - Fondation
Molson (a charitable foundation)
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAX Investments Eric H. Molson (President) Eric H. Molson Canada 38 Rosemont Avenue
Limited Westmount, Quebec
Cynthia B. Baxter (Vice President) Canada H3Y 3G7
Sio-Wa Leong (Assistant Treasurer)
David Snow (Secretary-Treasurer) ------------------------------------------------------------
Stephen T. Molson Canada 411 Clarke Avenue
Stephen T. Molson (Assistant Westmount, Quebec
Secretary) Canada H3Y 3C3
Brian T. Baxter (Assistant-
Secretary)
------------------------------------------------------------
David Snow Canada The Royal Trust Company
1 Place Ville Marie,
6th Floor, South Wing,
Montreal, Quebec
Canada, H3B 2B2
------------------------------------------------------------
Cynthia B. Baxter Canada 120 Buena Vista Road
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1M 0V5
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAX Investments Chairman of the Board None
Limited Molson Coors Brewing Company
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
4th Floor
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
--------------------------------------------------------
President None
The Molson Foundation - Fondation
Molson (a charitable foundation)
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
--------------------------------------------------------
Vice-President, Professional None
Practice Group, Trust Services
The Royal Trust Company (trust
company)
1 Place Ville Marie, 6th Floor,
South Wing,
Montreal, Quebec
Canada, H3B 2B2
--------------------------------------------------------
None None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6339522 Canada Inc. Eric H. Molson (President) James B. Baxter Canada 10224 Churchill Crescent
Edmonton, Alberta
Cynthia B. Baxter (Vice President) T5N 3H8
Sio-Wa Leong (Assistant Treasurer)
David Snow (Secretary-Treasurer)
Stephen T. Molson (Assistant
Secretary)
Brian T. Baxter (Assistant-
Secretary)
James B. Baxter (Assistant-
Secretary)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6339522 Canada Inc. Bureau Chief, Alberta Legislature None
Edmonton Journal & Calgary Herald
(daily newspapers)
10006 -- 101 Street
Edmonton, AB
T5J 0S1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DJS Holdings Ltd. Eric H. Molson (President) Eric H. Molson Canada 38 Rosemont Avenue
Westmount, Quebec
Deirdre J. Stevenson (Vice- Canada H3Y 3G7
President)
Sio-Wa Leong (Assistant Treasurer)
David Snow (Secretary-Treasurer) Stephen T. Molson Canada 411 Clarke Avenue
Westmount, Quebec
Stephen T. Molson (Assistant Canada H3Y 3C3
Secretary)
David Stevenson (Assistant-
Secretary) ------------------------------------------------------------
David Snow Canada The Royal Trust Company
Eric Stevenson (Assistant- 1 Place Ville Marie,
Secretary) 6th Floor, South Wing,
Montreal, Quebec
Canada, H3B 2B2
------------------------------------------------------------
Deirdre J. Stevenson Canada 530 Mount Pleasant
Avenue
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3Y 3H5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DJS Holdings Ltd. Chairman of the Board None
Molson Coors Brewing Company
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
4th Floor
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
--------------------------------------------------------
President None
The Molson Foundation - Fondation
Molson (a charitable foundation)
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
--------------------------------------------------------
Vice-President, Professional None
Practice Group, Trust Services
The Royal Trust Company (trust
company)
1 Place Ville Marie, 6th Floor,
South Wing,
Montreal, Quebec
Canada, H3B 2B2
--------------------------------------------------------
None None
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6339549 Canada Inc. Eric H. Molson (President) James B. Baxter Canada 10224 Churchill Crescent
Edmonton, Alberta
Deirdre J. Stevenson (Vice- T5N 3H8
President)
Sio-Wa Leong (Assistant Treasurer)
David Snow (Secretary-Treasurer)
Stephen T. Molson (Assistant
Secretary)
David Stevenson (Assistant-
Secretary)
Eric Stevenson (Assistant-
Secretary)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6339549 Canada Inc. Bureau Chief, Alberta Legislature None
Edmonton Journal & Calgary Herald
(daily newspapers)
10006 -- 101 Street
Edmonton, AB
T5J 0S1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trust established Eric H. Molson Canada 38 Rosemont Avenue
pursuant to the Will Westmount, Quebec
dated August 24, 1956, Canada H3Y 3G7
as amended, of the Late
Thomas Henry
Pentland Molson, of
which the trustees are -----------------------------------------------------------
The Royal Trust Stephen T. Molson Canada 411 Clarke Avenue
Company, Eric Herbert Westmount, Quebec
Molson and Stephen Canada H3Y 3C3
Thomas Molson
-----------------------------------------------------------
The Royal Trust c/o David Snow
Company The Royal Trust Company
1 Place Ville Marie,
6th Floor, South Wing,
Montreal, Quebec
Canada, H3B 2B2
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trust established Chairman of the Board None
pursuant to the Will Molson Coors Brewing Company
dated August 24, 1956, 1555 Notre-Dame Street East
as amended, of the Late 4th Floor
Thomas Henry Montreal, Quebec
Pentland Molson, of Canada H2L 2R5
which the trustees are --------------------------------------------------------
The Royal Trust President None
Company, Eric Herbert The Molson Foundation - Fondation
Molson and Stephen Molson (a charitable foundation)
Thomas Molson 1555 Notre-Dame Street East
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eric H. Molson Canada 38 Rosemont Avenue
Westmount, Quebec
Canada H3Y 3G7
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eric H. Molson Chairman of the Board None
Molson Coors Brewing Company
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
4th Floor
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stephen T. Molson Canada 411 Clarke Avenue
Westmount, Quebec
Canada H3Y 3C3
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stephen T. Molson President None
The Molson Foundation - Fondation
Molson (a charitable foundation)
1555 Notre-Dame Street East
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H2L 2R5
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Officers Directors / Trustees Country of Residence or
Citizenship business address
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andrew T. Molson Canada 348 Wood Avenue
Westmount, Quebec
Canada H3Z 1Z2
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shareholder Principal occupation or Convictions for
employment and name, principal crime (other than
business and address of employer traffic violations or
similar
misdemeanors) or
party to civil
proceeding for
securities law
violations
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Andrew T. Molson Consultant None
National Public Relations Inc. (a
public relations company)
2001 McGill College Avenue
Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3A 1G1
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
EX-99.2
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VOTING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.2
VOTING AGREEMENT
This VOTING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of
this 2nd day of February, 2005, by and among Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.
("Pentland"), a corporation incorporated under the laws of Canada, 4280661
Canada Inc. ("Subco")), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pentland, and Adolph Coors,
Jr. Trust dated September 12, 1969 ("Coors Trust").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS Molson Inc. ("Molson"), a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of Canada, Adolph Coors Company, a Delaware corporation (to be renamed
Molson Coors Brewing Company, the "Company") and Molson Coors Canada Inc., a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of Canada ("Exchangeco") have
entered into a Combination Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2004 as amended, (the
"Combination Agreement");
WHEREAS the Combination Agreement contemplates a plan of arrangement (the
"Plan");
WHEREAS Pentland and the Coors Trust are, directly or indirectly, the
controlling shareholders of Molson and the Company respectively;
WHEREAS each of Pentland, Subco and the Coors Trust will hold voting
securities in the Company following the implementation of the Plan, including in
the case of Pentland and Subco, Class A Exchangeable Shares of Exchangeco
exchangeable, subject to certain terms and conditions, for shares of the
Company's Class A Common Stock (as used herein, the "Company Shares");
WHEREAS each of Pentland and the Coors Trust believe that it is advisable
and in the best interests of the Company, Exchangeco and the parties to this
Agreement to unite the voting power of Pentland, Subco and the Coors Trust in
the Company in order to secure, so far as is practicable, continuity,
consistency and efficiency of governance of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
herein contained, the several parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
AGREEMENT TO VOTE
Section 1.01. Each of Pentland, Subco and the Coors Trust agree that upon
the implementation of the Plan:
(a) the Class A Exchangeable Shares and all Ancillary Rights, including
the Voting Rights, associated therewith (each as defined in the Canadian
Voting Trust Agreement) that are or may from time to time be owned by
Pentland, Subco or the Coors Trust shall be voted or exercised in
accordance with the provisions of section 3.04 of the Canadian Voting
Trust Agreement; and
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(b) the Company Shares that are owned or may from time to time be owned by
the Coors Trust, Pentland or Subco shall be voted in accordance with the
provisions of section 3.04 of the U.S. Voting Trust Agreement.
ARTICLE II
FURTHER ASSURANCES
Section 2.01. In order to give effect to and assure performance of the
obligations of the parties hereunder, upon implementation of the Plan, the
parties hereby agree to enter into (a) the voting trust agreement substantially
in the form of the draft annexed hereto as Exhibit A, initialed for
identification by the parties (the "Canadian Voting Trust Agreement") with a
corporate trustee resident in Canada for purposes of the Income Tax Act
(Canada), and (b) the voting trust agreement substantially in the form of the
draft annexed hereto as Exhibit B, initialed by the parties for identification
(the "U.S. Voting Trust Agreement") with a corporate trustee (the Canadian
Voting Trust Agreement and the U.S. Voting Trust Agreement being referred to
collectively herein as the "Voting Trust Agreements").
ARTICLE III
TERMINATION
Section 3.01. This Agreement shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of
the following: (a) the date on which each of Pentland, Subco and the Coors Trust
agrees in writing to terminate this Agreement, (b) the date on which the
Combination Agreement is terminated without the Plan having become effective and
(c) the date each of the Voting Trust Agreements is terminated.
ARTICLE IV
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.01. Relationships Created Hereunder. The agreement created by
this Agreement is not intended to be, and shall not be treated as, a general
partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, corporation or joint stock
company or association.
Section 4.02. Notices. Any and all notices, requests, demands, or other
communications provided for hereunder shall be given in writing by personal
service or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the
intended recipients at the addresses set forth in Exhibit C hereto or at such
other addresses as the intended recipients may have designated in written
notices to the other parties hereto. A notice shall be deemed to have been
received when delivered personally or five days after being mailed.
Section 4.03. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by an instrument
or instruments in writing executed by Pentland and the Coors Trust.
Section 4.04. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
legatees, executors, administrators and permitted assigns, including successors
to any party hereto by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
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Section 4.05. Gender and Number. With respect to words used in this
Agreement, the singular form shall include the plural form, the masculine gender
shall include the feminine or neuter gender, and vice versa, as the context
requires.
Section 4.06. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit
any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 4.07. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which taken
together shall constitute one instrument.
Section 4.08. Severability. If in any judicial proceedings a court shall
refuse to enforce any provision of this Agreement, then such unenforceable
provision shall be deemed eliminated from this Agreement for the purpose of
those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining provisions to
be enforced. To the full extent, however, that the provisions of any applicable
law may be waived, they are hereby waived to the end that this Agreement be
deemed to be a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
Section 4.09. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed under, and
its validity determined by, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal
laws of Canada applicable therein.
Section 4.10. Remedies. The parties hereto shall have all remedies for
breach of this Agreement available to them provided by law or equity. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that in
addition to all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity, the
parties hereto shall be entitled to obtain specific performance of the
obligations of each party to this Agreement and immediate injunctive relief and
that in the event any action or proceeding is brought in equity to enforce the
same, no party will urge, as a defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law.
Section 4.11. Voting Trust Agreements Paramountcy. Upon execution and
delivery of the Voting Trust Agreements, in the event of any conflict or
inconsistency between the terms of this Agreement and the terms of either or
both of the Voting Trust Agreements, the terms of each of the Voting Trust
Agreements, as applicable, shall prevail.
Section 4.12. Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or
implied, is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this
Agreement on any persons other than the parties hereto and their respective
permitted transferees, successors and assigns, nor is anything in this Agreement
intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third person
to any party to this Agreement, nor shall any provision give any third person
any right of subrogation or action over or against any party to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their respective
hands as of the day and year first above written.
Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.
By: /s/ Andrew Molson
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Name: Andrew Molson
Title: President
4280661 Canada Inc.
By: /s/ Andrew Molson
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Name: Andrew Molson
Title: President
Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated
September 12, 1969
By: /s/ Peter H. Coors
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Name: Peter H. Coors
Title: Chairman of Trustees
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EXHIBIT A
[CANADIAN VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT]
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EXHIBIT B
[U.S. VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT]
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EXHIBIT C
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Name/Address
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Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.
335 - 8th Avenue S.W.
3rd Floor
Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C9
Attention: The President
with a copy to:
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
1501 McGill College Avenue
Suite 2600
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3N9
Attention: Me Alan Golden
Me Michael Vineberg
Telecopy No.: (514) 841-6499
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4280661 Canada Inc.
335 - 8th Avenue S.W.
3rd Floor
Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C9
Attention: The President
with a copy to:
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
1501 McGill College Avenue
Suite 2600
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3N9
Attention: Me Alan Golden
Me Michael Vineberg
Telecopy No.: (514) 841-6499
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Name/Address
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Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust
dated September 12, 1969
Mail Stop VR900, P.O. Box 4030
Golden, CO 80401
Telecopy No.: (303) 277-3497
with a copy to:
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
1550 17th Street, Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attention: Jennings J. Newcom, Esq.
Telecopy No.: 303-892-7400
EX-99.3
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d62497_ex99-3.txt
CLASS A COMMON STOCK VOTING TRUST
Exhibit 99.3
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY
VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT
This VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as
of this 9th day of February, 2005, by and among Wilmington Trust Company, as
trustee (hereinafter in such trustee capacity, with any successors, referred to
as the "Trustee"), Pentland Securities (1981) Inc., a corporation incorporated
under the Canada Business Corporations Act (for itself, "Pentland", and as the
"Molson Beneficiary Representative"), and Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated
September 12, 1969 (for itself, the "Coors Trust", and as the "Coors Beneficiary
Representative"), and each other holder of Company Shares (as defined below) or
Voting Securities who hereafter executes a separate agreement to be bound by the
terms hereof as a "Beneficiary".
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement, dated as of July 21,
2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Combination
Agreement"), by and among Adolph Coors Company, a Delaware corporation (to be
renamed Molson Coors Brewing Company, the "Company"), Molson Coors Canada Inc.,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Canada ("Exchangeco") and
Molson Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Canada
("Molson"), that the parties hereto execute and deliver this Agreement
(capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings given to them in the Combination Agreement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Arrangement, all of the Class "B" common shares
of Molson held by Pentland and 4280661 Canada Inc., a corporation incorporated
under the Canada Business Corporations Act and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Pentland ("Subco"), were exchanged into a combination of Class A Exchangeable
Shares and Class B Exchangeable Shares;
WHEREAS, the Class A Exchangeable Shares are exchangeable, subject to
certain terms and conditions, for shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock
(as used herein, the "Company Shares");
WHEREAS, each of Pentland and Subco is depositing, on the date hereof, all
of the Class A Exchangeable Shares held by it into a voting trust pursuant to a
voting trust agreement (the "Canadian Voting Trust Agreement") dated the date
hereof among The Royal Trust Company, Pentland, Subco and the Coors Trust,
governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and having substantially similar
terms to the terms hereof with respect to the Class A Exchangeable Shares;
WHEREAS, this Agreement is the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement
contemplated by the Canadian Voting Trust Agreement;
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WHEREAS, Pentland and the Coors Trust believe that it is advisable and in
the best interests of the Company, Exchangeco and the Beneficiaries hereunder to
enter into this Agreement for the purpose of uniting the voting power of the
Beneficiaries hereunder and of the Coors Family Group Beneficiaries (as defined
below) and the Molson Family Group Beneficiaries (as defined below) in order to
secure, so far as is practicable, continuity, consistency and efficiency of
governance of the Company;
WHEREAS, each of Pentland and the Coors Trust is depositing, on the date
hereof, all of the Company Shares held by it into a voting trust pursuant to
this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend the voting trust created hereby to be a
voting trust within the meaning of Section 218(a) of the General Corporation Law
of the State of Delaware.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
herein contained, the several parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions. For the purposes of the present Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
(a) "Aggregate Shares" means, without duplication, the aggregate number
of the Company Shares, shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock,
the Class A Exchangeable Shares and Class B Exchangeable Shares and
the number of shares of the foregoing into which any other
outstanding shares of any class of stock convertible or exchangeable
into any of the foregoing may be converted or exchanged, including
pursuant to a stock split, consolidation, reorganization, merger,
amalgamation, reclassification or recapitalization;
(b) "Beneficiaries" means Pentland and the Coors Trust, whether or not
they have a Beneficiary Account, and any subsequent Molson Family
Group Beneficiaries and Coors Family Group Beneficiaries which
beneficially own Trust Shares, have a Beneficiary Account and become
a party hereto; "Beneficiary" means any one of the Beneficiaries;
(c) "Beneficiary Account" means the segregated account maintained by the
Trustee for each Beneficiary that has deposited Trust Shares under
this Agreement, as contemplated by Section 2.01(f);
(d) "Beneficiary Representatives" means the Molson Beneficiary
Representative and the Coors Beneficiary Representative and
"Beneficiary Representative" means either the Molson Beneficiary
Representative or the Coors Beneficiary Representative;
(e) "Business Day" means any day on which commercial banks are generally
open for business in Wilmington, Delaware, Montreal, Quebec,
Toronto, Ontario and
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Denver, Colorado, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day observed
as a holiday in Wilmington, Delaware, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto,
Ontario or Denver, Colorado;
(f) "Certificate" has the meaning assigned such term in Section 2.02;
(g) "Company" has the meaning assigned such term in the Recitals;
(h) "Company Shares" has the meaning assigned such term in the Recitals;
(i) "Control" means, in the case of a company, partnership, corporation
or similar entity, the ability to direct the management of such
company, partnership, corporation or similar entity, it being
understood that a Person shall not have "control" of a company,
partnership or corporation if such Person does not beneficially own
voting interests carrying at least 90% of the economic value and 90%
of the voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
(or similar governing body or, with respect to a partnership, 90% of
the general partners) of such company, partnership, corporation or
similar entity;
(j) "Coors Change in Status Notice" shall mean either:
(i) a written notice to the Trustee from the Molson Beneficiary
Representative, executed by an authorized Person of the Molson Beneficiary
Representative and certifying that the Coors Family Group Beneficiaries
and the other members of the Coors Family Group shall have failed to
beneficially own at all times subsequent to the date hereof at least
2,534,664 Aggregate Shares (without duplication, as adjusted by any stock
split, consolidation, reorganization, merger, amalgamation,
reclassification or recapitalization or similar transactions), including
825,000 Company Shares and/or Class A Exchangeable Shares in the aggregate
subject to the Control Voting Trust Agreements (without duplication, as
adjusted by any stock split, consolidation, reorganization, merger,
amalgamation, reclassification, recapitalization or similar transactions);
provided that no such notice shall be effective unless:
(A) the notice shall contain evidence of delivery of a copy
of the notice to the Coors Beneficiary Representative in
the form of a registered receipt from a recognized
delivery courier, messenger or postal service; and
(B) 10 Business Days shall have elapsed from the delivery of
such notice to the Trustee and, during such period, the
Coors Beneficiary Representative shall not have
delivered notice to the Trustee, executed by an
authorized Person of the Coors Beneficiary
Representative and certifying that the ownership
requirements described in clause (i) above have been
satisfied at all times since the date of this Agreement;
or
(ii) there shall have been obtained any final order or judgment from
a court of competent jurisdiction that finds or concludes that the
ownership requirements described
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in clause (i) above have not been satisfied at all times since the date of
this Agreement (it being understood that the parties agree that any party
hereto may seek such an order from any court of competent jurisdiction and
the parties shall be bound by such order or judgment);
(k) "Coors Change in Status Notice Effective Date" means the earliest of
(i) the eleventh Business Day following the delivery of the notice
by the Molson Beneficiary Representative contemplated in Section
1.01(j)(i) in the event that the Coors Beneficiary Representative
shall not have delivered the notice contemplated in Section
1.01(j)(i)(B), (ii) the Business Day next following the final order
or judgment contemplated in Section 1.01(j)(ii) and (iii) the
Business Day on which the Coors Beneficiary Representative delivers
the notice described in the last sentence of Section 3.02;
(l) "Coors Family Group" means:
(i) individuals who are descendents of the late Adolph Coors,
including adopted issue of any such individuals and issue born out
of wedlock of any such individuals, as well as spouses and former
spouses (including widows and widowers), whether or not lawfully
married, of any of such individuals and spouses, former spouses
(including widows and widowers) and descendents of such spouses or
former spouses (including widows and widowers) (the "Coors Family
Members");
(ii) estates of any Coors Family Members;
(iii) trusts for which the principal beneficiaries are one or more
of the Coors Family Members;
(iv) any corporation, limited liability company, or partnership or
similar entity directly or indirectly under the Control of one or
more of the foregoing;
(v) any entity described in Section 501(c) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to which the
Coors Family Members comprise not less than 40% of the directors,
trustees or persons carrying out a similar function, as applicable;
and
(vi) any foundation or charitable organization, not less than 40% of
the trustees, governors or persons carrying out a similar function
of which are Coors Family Members;
(m) "Coors Family Group Beneficiaries" means the Coors Trust and any
other members of the Coors Family Group who become Beneficiaries
hereunder;
(n) "Current Market Value" means, with respect to any security, the
average of the daily closing prices on the principal exchange or
broker quotation system on which such security may be listed or may
trade for such security for the 20 consecutive trading days
commencing on the 22nd trading day prior to the date with respect to
which the Current Market Value is being determined. The closing
price for each
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day shall be the closing price, if reported, or, if the closing
price is not reported, the average of the closing bid and asked
prices as reported by such principal exchange or broker quotation
system. In the event such closing prices or bid and asked prices, as
applicable, are unavailable, the Current Market Value of the
security shall be the cash price at which a willing seller would
sell and a willing buyer would buy such security in an arm's-length
negotiated transaction (as determined by an investment dealer or
investment bank mutually agreed upon by the Beneficiary
Representatives (or, if the Beneficiary Representatives are unable
to agree within three Business Days after commencing mutual efforts
to determine the Current Market Value, JPMorgan Securities Inc. (or
its successor));
(o) "Encumbrance" means a pledge, mortgage, hypothecation or other
encumbrance;
(p) "Molson Change in Status Notice" shall mean either:
(i) a written notice to the Trustee from the Coors Beneficiary
Representative, executed by an authorized Person of the Coors Beneficiary
Representative and certifying that the Molson Family Group Beneficiaries
and the other members of the Molson Family Group have failed to
beneficially own at all times subsequent to the date hereof at least
1,689,776 Aggregate Shares (without duplication, as adjusted by any stock
split, consolidation, reorganization, merger, amalgamation,
reclassification or recapitalization or similar transactions), including
825,000 Class A Exchangeable Shares and/or Company Shares in the aggregate
subject to the Control Voting Trust Agreements (without duplication, as
adjusted by any stock split, consolidation, reorganization, merger,
amalgamation, reclassification, recapitalization or similar transactions);
provided that no such notice shall be effective unless:
(A) the notice shall contain evidence of delivery of a copy
of the notice to the Molson Beneficiary Representative
in the form of a registered receipt from a recognized
delivery courier, messenger or postal service, and
(B) 10 Business Days shall have elapsed from the delivery of
such notice to the Trustee and, during such period, the
Molson Beneficiary Representative shall not have
delivered notice to the Trustee, executed by an
authorized Person of the Molson Beneficiary
Representative and certifying that the ownership
requirements described in clause (i) above have been
satisfied at all times since the date of this Agreement;
or
(ii) there shall have been obtained any final order or judgment from
a court of competent jurisdiction that finds or concludes that the
ownership requirements described in clause (i) above have not been
satisfied at all times since the date of this Agreement (it being
understood that the parties agree that any party hereto may seek such an
order from any court of competent jurisdiction and the parties shall be
bound by such order or judgment);
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(q) "Molson Change in Status Notice Effective Date" means the earliest
of (i) the eleventh Business Day following the delivery of the
notice by the Coors Beneficiary Representative contemplated in
Section 1.01(p)(i) in the event that the Molson Beneficiary
Representative shall not have delivered the notice contemplated in
Section 1.01(p)(i)(B), (ii) the Business Day next following the
final order or judgment contemplated in Section 1.01(p)(ii) and
(iii) the Business Day on which the Molson Beneficiary
Representative delivers the notice described in the last sentence of
Section 3.03;
(r) "Molson Family Group" means:
(i) individuals who are descendents of the late Thomas H.P. Molson
("Thomas Molson") of Montreal, who passed away on or about April 4, 1978,
including adopted issue of any such individuals and issue born out of
wedlock of any such individuals, as well as spouses and former spouses
(including widows and widowers), whether or not lawfully married, of any
of such individuals and spouses, former spouses (including widows and
widowers) and descendents of such spouses or former spouses (including
widows and widowers) (the "Molson Family Members");
(ii) the estate of Thomas Molson and the estates of any Molson
Family Members;
(iii) trusts for which the principal beneficiaries are one or more
of the Molson Family Members;
(iv) any corporation, limited liability company, or partnership or
similar entity directly or indirectly under the Control of one or more of
the foregoing;
(v) any entity described in Section 501(c) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to which the
Molson Family Members comprise not less than 40% of the directors,
trustees or persons carrying out a similar function, as applicable; and
(vi) any foundation or charitable organization, not less than 40% of
the trustees, governors or persons carrying out a similar function of
which are Molson Family Members, including The Molson Foundation and The
Molson Companies Donation Fund;
(s) "Molson Family Group Beneficiaries" means Pentland and any other
members of the Molson Family Group who become Beneficiaries
hereunder;
(t) "Permitted Encumbrance" means an Encumbrance over Trust Shares
created by a Beneficiary for which each of the following conditions
are satisfied:
(i) the recourse available to the creditors of the obligation
thereby secured is not limited to the realization upon such Encumbrance
and/or retention of the Trust Shares;
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(ii) the Current Market Value of such Trust Shares on the date of
creation of the Encumbrance is at least 200% of the principal amount of
all obligations secured thereby;
(iii) the secured creditor shall have irrevocably agreed that any
realization of its Encumbrance must be in full compliance with Section
8.02, including, for the avoidance of doubt, that (A) the Trust Shares
shall be converted into Class B Common Stock (or otherwise into shares or
other securities which do not constitute Voting Securities) prior to the
Transfer and (B) no Transfer or conversion of Trust Shares may occur if
the condition set forth in the penultimate sentence of Section 8.02, if
applicable, is not satisfied at the time of the realization; and
(iv) the Beneficiary creating such Encumbrance shall have delivered
to the Trustee and each Continuing Representative such information as is
necessary to evidence compliance with the foregoing conditions (including
but not limited to a legal opinion which confirms compliance with the
foregoing conditions and a certificate of the Current Market Value of such
Trust Shares);
(u) "Permitted Family Transferee" means (i) a member of the Molson
Family Group with respect to Transfers by a member of the Molson
Family Group; or (ii) a member of the Coors Family Group with
respect to Transfers by a member of the Coors Family Group;
(v) "Permitted Hedge" shall mean a transaction entered into or
maintained by a Beneficiary for the purpose of mitigating any or all
of the economic risk of owning either the Trust Shares or any
security the value of which is principally related to the Trust
Shares, so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) pursuant to such transaction, such Beneficiary may not Transfer
or, without the right to settle such obligation on a monetary basis, be
required to Transfer, directly or indirectly, any Trust Shares (or, in the
event the restrictions in Section 3.08 remain applicable, shares or other
securities with respect to which the Beneficiary would be required to
exercise conversion or exchange rights pertaining to Trust Shares);
(ii) pursuant to such transaction, no Third Party Transferee (as
defined hereafter) may have the right to acquire, directly or indirectly,
or cause the Transfer of any Trust Shares (or, in the event the
restrictions in Section 3.08 remain applicable, shares or other securities
with respect to which the Beneficiary would be required to exercise
conversion or exchange rights pertaining to Trust Shares), except a
Transfer that constitutes a Permitted Encumbrance; and
(iii) the Beneficiary creating such Encumbrance shall have delivered
to the Trustee and each Continuing Representative such information as is
necessary to evidence compliance with the foregoing conditions (including
but not limited to a legal opinion which confirms compliance with the
foregoing conditions);
(w) "Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture,
venture capital fund, limited liability company, unlimited liability
company, association, trust,
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trustee, executor, administrator, legal personal representative,
estate, group, body corporate, corporation, unincorporated
association or organization, government body, syndicate or other
entity, whether or not having legal status;
(x) "Transfer" means, with respect to any security, directly or
indirectly (including indirectly through (i) the transfer, sale or
issuance of securities in any entity which, directly or indirectly,
beneficially owns such securities or (ii) the establishment of any
derivatives transactions with respect to such security), to sell,
assign, transfer, exchange, pledge (including in margin
transactions), convey, distribute, mortgage, encumber, hypothecate
or otherwise dispose, whether by gift, for consideration or for no
consideration, and shall include any disposition of the economic or
other risks of ownership of such security, including short sales of
such security, option transactions (whether physical or cash
settled) with respect to such security, use of equity or other
derivative financial instruments relating to such security and other
hedging arrangements with respect to such security; any such
security or any beneficial ownership interest therein, capitalized
terms "Transferred", "Transferee", etc. shall have correlative
meanings;
(y) "Trust Shares" means (i) all Company Shares originally delivered to
the Trustee on behalf of Pentland and the Coors Trust pursuant to
Section 2.01(a), (ii) any additional Company Shares or other Voting
Securities hereafter purchased or otherwise acquired by the
Beneficiaries and made subject to the provisions of this Agreement
by Section 2.01(b), and (iii) any other Company Shares or other
Voting Securities that are or become subject to this Agreement from
time to time pursuant to Section 2.01(d), Section 4.03, Section 4.04
or Section 4.06;
(z) "Voting Securities" means the following:
(i) shares or other securities of the Company or any successor
carrying or accompanied by the right to cast votes, whether directly or
through a voting trustee, with respect to a majority of the directors of
the Company or any successor (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, the
Class B Common Stock); and
(ii) securities convertible or exchangeable into, or permitting the
holders thereof to acquire, Company Shares or securities described in
clause (i) above (other than, in each case for the avoidance of doubt,
Class A Exchangeable Shares, the Class B Exchangeable Shares or the Class
B Common Stock).
Section 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions. When a reference is made in
this Agreement to Exhibits, such reference shall be to an Exhibit to this
Agreement unless otherwise indicated. When a reference is made in this Agreement
to Sections, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless
otherwise indicated. Unless otherwise indicated, the words "include," "includes"
and "including" when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by
the words "without limitation." The headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement. When reference is made herein to "the business
of" a Person, such reference shall be deemed to include the business of such
Person and all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such
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Person. Reference to the Subsidiaries of a Person shall be deemed to include all
direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person.
ARTICLE II.
DEPOSIT OF SHARES AND ISSUANCE
OF VOTING TRUST CERTIFICATES
Section 2.01. Deposit of Company Shares.
(a) Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, each of the Coors
Trust and Pentland has delivered to the Trustee certificates for all Company
Shares owned by it. Exhibit A hereto sets forth, as of the date hereof the name
and address of, and the number of Company Shares held by the Coors Trust and
Pentland. All such Company Shares are duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied
by duly executed instruments of transfer.
(b) If, at any time prior to the expiration or termination of this
Agreement, (i) any Beneficiary purchases or otherwise obtains any additional
Company Shares or Voting Securities, such additional Company Shares or Voting
Securities shall automatically immediately become subject to this Agreement and
all provisions hereof or (ii) any "Beneficiary" under the Canadian Voting Trust
Agreement purchases or otherwise obtains any Company Shares or Voting Securities
(including as described in Section 3.08 thereof), the Trustee shall accept the
deposit of such Company Shares or Voting Securities and take such actions as are
necessary to permit the "Beneficiary" to become a party to this Agreement as a
Beneficiary hereunder. Each Beneficiary agrees to immediately transfer and
deliver certificates for any such additional Company Shares or Voting Securities
referred to in clause (i) to the Trustee in the manner specified in Section
2.01(a).
(c) If, at any time prior to the expiration or termination of the Canadian
Voting Trust Agreement, any Beneficiary purchases or otherwise obtains any Class
A Exchangeable Shares or any other securities of Exchangeco or any successor
that would constitute "Voting Securities" (as defined under the Canadian Voting
Trust Agreement), such Beneficiary shall take such actions as are necessary to
become a party to the Canadian Voting Trust Agreement and shall deposit all such
shares and securities in trust pursuant to Section 2.01(b) thereof.
(d) Promptly upon receipt from time to time of stock certificates
representing Trust Shares, the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts to cause the
certificates to be surrendered to the Company and cancelled and new certificates
therefor issued to, and in the name of, the Trustee, and shall use reasonable
efforts to cause the stock ledger of the Company to state that such new
certificates have been issued pursuant to this Agreement. The Trustee shall use
reasonable efforts to cause such new certificates to bear a legend on the face
thereof in the form specified in Section 3.07.
(e) Legal title to the Trust Shares in any Beneficiary Account, including
the Beneficiary Account for the Coors Trust and Pentland established on the date
hereof, shall be vested at all times in the Trustee on behalf of the applicable
Beneficiary and subject to the terms of this
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Agreement. Exclusive economic and beneficial ownership of each Beneficiary's
Trust Shares in such Beneficiary's Beneficiary Account shall remain with such
Beneficiary.
(f) The Trustee warrants and undertakes that it will hold the Trust Shares
delivered by any Beneficiary in a separate account (each a "Beneficiary
Account") from Trust Shares held on behalf of any other Beneficiary from time to
time. Each such separate account shall be held by the Trustee as part of a
single trust. The Trustee shall maintain and update each Beneficiary Account to
reflect any additions to receipts or transfers from each such account.
Section 2.02. Issuance of Voting Trust Certificates. The Trustee shall
from time to time issue and deliver to each Beneficiary for whom a Beneficiary
Account has been established one or more Voting Trust Certificates (each, a
"Certificate") in respect of the Trust Shares held in such Beneficiary Account
in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto. Such Certificates shall be signed by
the Trustee.
Section 2.03. Duplicate Certificates. If a Certificate shall be lost,
stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Trustee, at its discretion, may issue a
duplicate of such Certificate upon receipt of (a) satisfactory evidence of such
fact, (b) satisfactory indemnity, (c) the existing Certificate (if mutilated)
and (d) any fees and expenses applicable thereto or to such transfer; provided,
that no bond or insurance shall be required in connection with the issuance of
any duplicate Certificate; and provided further, that a writing executed by a
Beneficiary that states that (i) a Certificate issued to such Beneficiary has
been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed and (ii) such Beneficiary shall
indemnify the Trustee for all liabilities resulting from the issuance by the
Trustee of a duplicate Certificate in respect of such lost, stolen, mutilated or
destroyed Certificate shall constitute satisfactory evidence and indemnity for
purposes of this Section 2.03.
Section 2.04. Certificate Book. The Trustee shall maintain complete and
correct records and books of account of all its transactions as Trustee, and
shall maintain a book to be known as the "Certificate Book" setting forth the
Beneficiary Accounts and the Beneficiaries thereof, showing their places of
residence and the number of Trust Shares represented by the Certificates held by
them. Such records and books of account and the Certificate Book shall be
available to the Beneficiaries upon written request.
Section 2.05. Notice to TSX. Within four days of the date hereof, the
Trustee shall deliver a notice to the Toronto Stock Exchange in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit E, which notice shall specify the number of Company
Shares held by the Trustee.
ARTICLE III.
TRUSTEE'S RIGHTS AS A STOCKHOLDER OF THE COMPANY
Section 3.01. Appointment of Beneficiary Representatives.
(a) The Coors Trust has the authority to act for all purposes under this
Agreement in its capacity as the sole Coors Family Group Beneficiary as of the
date hereof and in its capacity as representative of all other Coors Family
Group Beneficiaries that may from time to time become
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parties to this Agreement in the future (in either such capacity, the "Coors
Beneficiary Representative"), and each Coors Family Group Beneficiary, by
becoming party hereto, hereby agrees to the appointment of the Coors Trust as
its representative. Each Coors Family Group Beneficiary further agrees that the
Trustee shall be entitled to rely on any instruction given by the Coors
Beneficiary Representative pursuant hereto to the same extent as if such
Beneficiary gave such instruction personally. At all times, any Person serving
as the Coors Beneficiary Representative shall be a member of the Coors Family
Group. The Coors Beneficiary Representative shall have the right to appoint its
successor in the capacity of Coors Beneficiary Representative by written
instrument (whether set forth in the will of such Coors Beneficiary
Representative or otherwise) and such provisional designation may be revoked or
superseded at any time or from time to time by the Coors Beneficiary
Representative. In the event of the death, resignation or inability to serve of
the Coors Beneficiary Representative absent any appointment of its successor in
the capacity of Coors Beneficiary Representative, such successor shall be
designated by written notice delivered to the other parties hereto from time to
time executed by holders of a majority of the Trust Shares held by the Coors
Family Group Beneficiaries deposited hereunder (and, in the event that the Trust
Shares constitute more than one class or series of shares or other securities, a
majority in interest based upon the Current Market Value of the Trust Shares
beneficially owned by, and as determined by, the Coors Family Group
Beneficiaries).
(b) Pentland has the authority to act for all purposes under this
Agreement in its capacity as a Molson Family Group Beneficiary as of the date
hereof and in its capacity as representative of all other Molson Family Group
Beneficiaries that may from time to time become parties to this Agreement in the
future (in either such capacity, the "Molson Beneficiary Representative"), and
each Molson Family Group Beneficiary, by becoming party hereto, hereby agrees to
the appointment of Pentland as its representative. Each Molson Family Group
Beneficiary further agrees that the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on any
instruction given by the Molson Beneficiary Representative pursuant hereto to
the same extent as if such Beneficiary gave such instruction personally. At all
times, any Person serving as the Molson Beneficiary Representative shall be a
member of the Molson Family Group. The Molson Beneficiary Representative shall
have the right to appoint its successor in the capacity of Molson Beneficiary
Representative by written instrument (whether set forth in the will of such
Molson Beneficiary Representative or otherwise) and such provisional designation
may be revoked or superseded at any time or from time to time by the Molson
Beneficiary Representative. In the event of the death, resignation or inability
to serve of the Molson Beneficiary Representative absent any appointment of its
successor in the capacity of Molson Beneficiary Representative, such successor
shall be designated by written notice executed by holders of a majority of the
Trust Shares held by the Molson Family Group Beneficiaries deposited hereunder
(and, in the event that the Trust Shares constitute more than one class or
series of shares or other securities, a majority in interest based upon the
Current Market Value of the Trust Shares beneficially owned by, and as
determined by, the Molson Family Group Beneficiaries).
(c) The Coors Beneficiaries and the Molson Beneficiaries agree to make
their appointments of the Coors Beneficiary Representative and the Molson
Beneficiary Representative, respectively, pursuant to Section 3.01 of this
Agreement to ensure that the Coors Beneficiary Representative and the Molson
Beneficiary Representative are the same persons
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from time to time who are Coors Beneficiary Representative and Molson
Beneficiary Representative, respectively, under the Canadian Voting Trust
Agreement.
(d) Except with respect to matters subject to a stockholder vote which are
governed by Section 3.04 of this Agreement (the Trustee and the other parties
hereto expressly acknowledge that Voting Securities shall be voted with respect
to any matter subject to a stockholder vote in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3.04 exclusively and that the provisions of this Section 3.01(d) do not
apply thereto), in the event the Trustee receives conflicting instructions
hereunder from the Coors Beneficiary Representative and the Molson Beneficiary
Representative, the Trustee shall be fully protected in refraining from acting
until such conflict is resolved to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee.
In addition, the Trustee shall have the right to institute a bill of
interpleader in any court of competent jurisdiction to determine the rights of
the parties to this Agreement, and each Beneficiary Representative shall pay 50%
of all reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements of the Trustee in connection
therewith, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
(e) The Coors Beneficiary Representative and/or the Molson Beneficiary
Representative shall be entitled to exercise all rights and powers, and be bound
by all obligations, as a Beneficiary Representative(s) whether or not such
Beneficiary Representative(s) are also Continuing Representative(s).
Section 3.02. Change in Status of Coors Beneficiary Representative. The
Coors Beneficiary Representative shall be a "Continuing Representative"
hereunder (the "Coors Continuing Representative") until the Coors Change in
Status Notice Effective Date (after which time there shall be no Coors
Continuing Representative and any reference herein to Continuing
Representative(s) shall be deemed to refer only to the Molson Continuing
Representative, if any). The Coors Beneficiary Representative agrees to promptly
notify each other party to this Agreement in writing if the ownership
requirements of the Coors Family Group Beneficiaries and the other members of
the Coors Family Group set forth in clause (i) of the definition of "Coors
Change in Status Notice" are not satisfied at any time after the date of this
Agreement.
Section 3.03. Change in Status of Molson Beneficiary Representative. The
Molson Beneficiary Representative shall be a "Continuing Representative"
hereunder (the "Molson Continuing Representative") until the Molson Change in
Status Notice Effective Date (after which time there shall be no Molson
Continuing Representative and any reference herein to Continuing
Representative(s) shall be deemed to refer only to the Coors Continuing
Representative, if any). The Molson Beneficiary Representative agrees to
promptly notify each other party to this Agreement in writing if the ownership
requirements of the Molson Family Group Beneficiaries and the other members of
the Molson Family Group set forth in clause (i) of the definition of "Molson
Change in Status Notice" are not satisfied at any time after the date of this
Agreement.
Section 3.04. Exercise of Voting Rights.
(a) So long as the Trustee shall hold Trust Shares deposited pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee, as the holder of record of the
Trust Shares, shall possess and shall be entitled to exercise all rights and
powers of every nature as owner of legal title and holder of
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the Trust Shares, including the right to vote the Trust Shares in person or by
its nominee or proxy or by written consent and to take part in and consent to
any corporate or stockholders' action of any kind whatsoever (including approval
of or consent to any merger or consolidation to which the Company may be a
party, whether or not the surviving party, or the dissolution of the Company or
the sale of all or any part of its business or assets). The Trustee agrees to
vote the Trust Shares as provided in this Section 3.04 and to fulfill all of its
other covenants, rights and obligations hereunder, notwithstanding that Pentland
or the Coors Trust may not hold, at any future time, any Trust Shares for which
a Beneficiary Account has been established or any economic or beneficial
interest in any Trust Shares.
(b) The Trustee shall vote all Trust Shares and take such other actions as
are necessary in order to exercise the voting rights attached to the Trust
Shares as follows with respect to the election and removal of directors:
(i) (A) for any nominee standing for election to the board of
directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") that has
been nominated by a nominating committee of the Board of
Directors authorized to nominate such nominee pursuant to the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws; and
(B) against any other nominee; and
(ii) (A) for the removal of any Coors Director (as defined in the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation) if the Coors
Continuing Representative (if any) so instructs the Trustee in
writing using instructions substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit D;
(B) against the removal of any Coors Director if the Coors
Continuing Representative (if any) so instructs the Trustee in
writing using instructions substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit D or fails to make an instruction with respect to
such vote;
(C) for the removal of any Molson Director (as defined in the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation) if the Molson
Continuing Representative (if any) so instructs the Trustee in
writing using instructions substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit D;
(D) against the removal of any Molson Director if the Molson
Continuing Representative (if any) so instructs the Trustee in
writing using instructions substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit D or fails to make an instruction with respect to
such vote;
(E) except as expressly provided in clauses (A) through (D)
above, as unanimously instructed by all Continuing
Representatives in writing using instructions substantially in
the form attached as Exhibit D; and
(F) except as expressly provided in clauses (A) through (E)
above, in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of
Directors with
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respect to any proposal to remove any director of the Company
(provided that, if no recommendation is made known to the
Trustee, the Trustee shall vote against such proposal).
(c) With respect to any other corporate action or matter (other than those
addressed in Section 3.04(b)) on which holders of Company Shares or other Voting
Securities are entitled to exercise their voting rights, whether by proxy,
consent or otherwise (each, an "Other Voting Matter"), the Trustee shall vote
all Trust Shares (and shall take such other actions as are necessary in order to
exercise the voting rights attached to the Trust Shares), against the approval
of such Other Voting Matter unless the Trustee shall have received from all
Continuing Representatives hereunder instructions in writing using instructions
substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D ("Approve Instructions"), in
each case duly executed by such Continuing Representative, stating that such
Continuing Representative wishes the Trustee to vote in favor of such Other
Voting Matter and such Approve Instructions are not revoked by written
instruction from such Continuing Representative delivered to the Trustee prior
to the time specified for taking the specified action. If the Trustee receives
Approve Instructions from each such Continuing Representative prior to the time
specified for taking the specified action, the Trustee shall vote for approval
of such Other Voting Matter. Without limiting the right of either Continuing
Representative to instruct the Trustee (or to revise, revoke or amend such
instruction) at any time prior to the taking of the relevant action by the
Trustee, all Continuing Representatives shall, subject to receiving adequate
notice, use its reasonable best efforts to provide instructions to the Trustee
at least two Business Days prior to the deadline for exercising any voting
right.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that any matter referred to
in the provisions of Section 3.04(b) or (c) is proposed (whether pursuant to a
request of a Continuing Representative, the Board of Directors or otherwise) to
be acted upon by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Trustee shall execute
such written consents in accordance with Section 1.12 of the By-Laws of the
Company as shall be effective to implement the election or removal of a director
or other corporate action or matter to be implemented pursuant to the foregoing
provisions of this Section 3.04.
(e) With respect to any corporate action or matter described in paragraph
(b) or (c) above, the Trustee shall provide notice to the trustee under the
Canadian Voting Trust Agreement as to the vote or action to be taken by the
Trustee with respect to such action or matter at the time the Trustee has
received instructions from the Continuing Representatives or otherwise makes a
determination in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as to the vote or
action to be taken by the Trustee.
(f) Each of the Continuing Representatives hereby undertakes, with respect
to all matters concerning voting under this Agreement and the Canadian Voting
Trust Agreement, to give similar instructions concerning such voting to the
Trustee hereunder and to the trustee under the Canadian Voting Trust Agreement,
such that there shall be no inconsistency between the instructions given by such
Continuing Representative to such trustees.
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Section 3.05. Trustee Has No Authority to Transfer.
(a) Except as set forth in this Section 3.05, and except for purposes of
effecting a Permitted Encumbrance or a Permitted Hedge or a Transfer to a
Permitted Family Transferee in accordance with Section 8.01, the Trustee shall
have no authority to Transfer any of the Trust Shares.
(b) Upon receipt of a notice from a Beneficiary Representative that one or
more Beneficiaries represented by such Beneficiary Representative has agreed to
sell or otherwise Transfer their interests in Trust Shares in such Beneficiary's
Beneficiary Account to one or more Third Party Transferees in compliance with
Section 8.02 (which notice shall set forth the number of Trust Shares to be
sold, the Beneficiary Transferor, the Third Party Transferee(s) (except in the
case of a Transfer into the open market) and the proposed date of Transfer),
then, upon delivery of such notice and the Certificate or Certificates
corresponding to the Trust Shares to be sold, the Trustee shall:
(i) cause each non-transferring Beneficiary to receive a copy of
such notice within five Business Days of the Trustee's receipt thereof;
and
(ii) in the case of Company Shares, not earlier than 10 Business
Days nor later than 20 Business Days following the Trustee's receipt of
such notice, unless precluded by an order, decree or judgment binding upon
the Trustee of any court of competent jurisdiction or unless the Trustee
(after receipt of a legal opinion) determines that such proposed Transfer
does not comply with Section 8.02 and applicable law), deliver stock
certificates for such Company Shares to the Company or its transfer agent
(duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by duly executed instruments of
transfer with signatures guaranteed) together with a Notice of Conversion
pursuant to Article Sixth of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation to
effect (A) the conversion of such Company Shares pursuant to the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation into shares of Class B Common Stock and (B)
delivery of a stock certificate for such shares of Class B Common Stock to
the Persons and places designated in the notice, which shares of Class B
Common Stock will not be subject to the terms and provisions of this
Agreement; and
(iii) in the event the transferring Beneficiary is not Transferring
all of the Trust Shares represented by the Certificate or Certificates
surrendered with the notice, upon the consummation of such Transfer
specified in such notice, issue to the transferring Beneficiary a new
Certificate in respect of such Trust Shares not Transferred and which are
subject to this Agreement.
Section 3.06. Trustee's Agreement to Limited Authority to Sell. The
Trustee agrees that, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.05, the Trustee
shall take no action, nor shall it allow any action to be taken, by which any
Trust Shares shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of during the term
of this Agreement. The Trustee agrees that the Trustee will not permit or create
any Encumbrance upon any Trust Shares, except pursuant to a Permitted
Encumbrance or a Permitted Hedge. The exercise of voting rights by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 3.04 shall not be deemed to constitute any such Encumbrance.
Section 3.07. Trustee's Agreement to Certificate Legends. The Trustee
agrees that all Certificates shall have endorsed upon them a legend
substantially as follows:
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"This certificate is issued pursuant to, and the transfer of this
certificate and the shares represented hereby is restricted by, the
provisions of a Voting Trust Agreement dated as of February 9, 2005
between Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, Pentland Securities (1981)
Inc. and Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated September 12, 1969 and each other
Beneficiary named therein, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time. By accepting this certificate,
the holder hereof agrees to be bound by all of the provisions of such
agreement, which agreement is on file at the registered Delaware office of
the Company."
Section 3.08. Conversion of Company Shares. In the event that a
Beneficiary Representative notifies the Trustee that a Beneficiary for which the
Beneficiary Representative is the Beneficiary Representative wishes that all or
any portion of the Company Shares in respect of which such Beneficiary has a
Beneficiary Account be converted into shares of Class B Common Stock of the
Company in accordance with Article Sixth of the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation, the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts to take all actions
reasonably necessary (including, but not limited to those required by the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation), to effect such conversion.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including this
Section 3.08), each Molson Family Group Beneficiary agrees that it shall not be
permitted to convert any Company Shares into shares of Class B Common Stock
under this Section 3.08 unless it shall provide the Trustee with a legal opinion
to the effect that (a) giving effect to such conversion, the Company Shares
remaining subject to this Agreement, together with any Class A Exchangeable
Shares (and associated rights) subject to the Canadian Voting Trust Agreement,
would constitute in the aggregate at least 50.1% of the aggregate voting power
of all then-outstanding Company Shares and Class A Exchangeable Shares (and
associated rights) or (b) at any time prior to such conversion, the aggregate
number of Company Shares and Class A Exchangeable Shares of the Coors Family
Group Beneficiaries deposited under this Agreement and/or the Canadian Voting
Trust Agreement is less than 1,260,000 (without duplication, as adjusted by any
stock split, consolidation, reorganization, merger, amalgamation,
reclassification, recapitalization or similar transactions) as a result of one
or more Transfers (and associated conversion into Class B Common Stock or Class
B Exchangeable Shares, as applicable) of Company Shares or Class A Exchangeable
Shares to a Third Party Transferee.
ARTICLE IV.
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.01. Cash Dividends. If, during the term of this Agreement the
Trustee shall receive cash dividends with respect to the Trust Shares, the
Trustee shall, within two Business Days, deposit the same in the relevant
Beneficiary Account with respect to such Trust Shares and, subject to its duty
to withhold withholding tax set forth in Section 4.07, shall remit the same to
the Beneficiary with respect to whom such Beneficiary Account has been
established and maintained. The Trustee may arrange with the Company for the
direct payment by the Company, as applicable, to the Beneficiaries of any such
dividends.
Section 4.02. Non-Stock Distributions. If at any time during the term of
this Agreement the Trustee shall receive or collect any moneys (other than in
payment of cash dividends) or any property (other than Company Shares or Voting
Securities) upon the Trust Shares, the Trustee
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shall, within two Business Days, deposit the same in the relevant Beneficiary
Account with respect to such Trust Shares and, subject to its duty to withhold
withholding tax set forth in Section 4.07, shall remit the same to the
Beneficiary with respect to whom such Beneficiary Account has been established
and maintained. The Trustee may arrange with the Company for the direct payment
by the Company, as applicable, to the Beneficiaries of any such dividends.
Section 4.03. Stock Dividend or Distribution. If the Trustee shall
receive, as a dividend or other distribution upon any Trust Shares, any
additional Company Shares or other Voting Securities, the Trustee shall, within
two Business Days, deposit the same in the relevant Beneficiary Account with
respect to such Trust Shares. Such Company Shares or other Voting Securities
shall be and become subject to all of the terms and conditions hereof to the
same extent as if originally deposited hereunder pursuant to Section 2.01. The
Trustee shall record such additional Company Shares or other Voting Securities
in the Beneficiaries' Beneficiary Accounts and issue Certificates in respect of
such Company Shares or other Voting Securities to the applicable Beneficiaries.
Section 4.04. Recapitalization or Reclassification of Stock. In the event
of a recapitalization of the Company or reclassification of any Trust Shares
deposited pursuant to this Agreement, the Trustee shall hold, subject to the
terms of this Agreement, any Voting Securities issued as a result of such
recapitalization or reclassification in respect of such Trust Shares.
Certificates issued and outstanding under this Agreement at the time of such
recapitalization or reclassification shall remain outstanding; provided, that
the Trustee shall, upon the written direction of the Coors Beneficiary
Representative or the Molson Beneficiary Representative, as appropriate,
substitute for such Certificates new voting trust certificates in appropriate
form. Such Voting Securities shall be and become subject to all of the terms and
conditions hereof to the same extent as if originally deposited hereunder
pursuant to Section 2.01.
Section 4.05. Distribution upon Dissolution of the Company. In the event
of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or any other
distribution of the assets of the Company among its stockholders for the purpose
of winding up its affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary, the Trustee shall,
within two Business Days of receipt, initially deposit the money, securities,
rights or property to which the Beneficiaries are entitled in respect of the
Trust Shares in the respective Beneficiary Account and shall thereafter
distribute or cause to be distributed the same, subject to its duty to withhold
withholding tax set forth in Section 4.07, to the Beneficiary of each respective
Beneficiary Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof.
Section 4.06. Distributions Upon Reorganization of the Company. In the
event the Company is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into another
corporation or other business entity, the Trustee shall, as directed in writing
by the Coors Beneficiary Representative or the Molson Beneficiary
Representative, as appropriate, either (a) (i) receive and hold in the
respective Beneficiary Account established for Beneficiaries hereunder any
securities received on account of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation in
respect of the Trust Shares that are Voting Securities of the successor received
on account of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation (in which case
Certificates issued and outstanding under this Agreement at the time of such
merger, consolidation or amalgamation shall remain outstanding, unless the Coors
Beneficiary Representative or the Molson Beneficiary Representative, as
appropriate, shall direct
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the Trustee in writing to substitute for such Certificates new voting trust
certificates in appropriate form) and such Voting Securities of the successor
corporation shall be and become subject to all of the terms and conditions
hereof to the same extent as if originally deposited hereunder pursuant to
Section 2.01, and (ii) distribute or cause to be distributed any money, other
securities, rights or property so received, subject to its duty to withhold
withholding tax set forth in Section 4.07, to the Beneficiary for whom such
Beneficiary Accounts have been established and maintained, or (b) distribute or
cause to be distributed such Voting Securities of the successor corporation,
together with any money, any other securities, rights or property so received,
subject to its duty to withhold withholding tax set forth in Section 4.07, to
the Beneficiary for whom such Beneficiary Accounts have been established and
maintained, in which case the Beneficiaries hereby agree, pursuant to Section
2.01(b), to deposit such Voting Securities with the Trustee under this Agreement
within two Business Days. The Beneficiaries also agree to execute any amendments
to this Agreement, if any are necessary, to perpetuate this Trust under the
reorganized corporation.
Section 4.07. Withholding Tax. Notwithstanding anything in this Article IV
to the contrary, upon the execution of this Agreement and thereafter, each
Beneficiary that is entitled to a full or partial exemption from withholding tax
applicable to any distribution received with respect to such Beneficiary's
interest in any of the Trust Shares, Company Shares or other Voting Securities
shall be obligated to provide, and to update upon a change in information
provided or upon request of the Trustee, a fully executed IRS Form W-8BEN,
W-8ECI, W-8EXP or W-9 or such other documentation upon which a withholding agent
is entitled to rely under the Code and the Regulations promulgated thereunder to
establish such Beneficiary's exemption from withholding. The parties hereby
acknowledge that the Trustee will withhold and submit to the applicable taxing
authority such withholding tax as may be applicable as a result of a
Beneficiary's providing or failing to provide the documentation described in the
preceding sentence.
ARTICLE V.
RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
Section 5.01. Subscription Procedures. In case any securities of the
Company shall be offered for subscription to the beneficial holders of Trust
Shares held by the Trustee as Trust Shares or to the Trustee in respect of such
Trust Shares, the Trustee, promptly upon receipt of notice of such offer, shall
use reasonable efforts to mail a copy thereof to each Beneficiary. Upon receipt
by the Trustee, at least two Business Days prior to the last date fixed by the
Company, as applicable, for subscription, of a request from any Beneficiary to
subscribe in such Beneficiary's behalf, accompanied by the sum of money required
to be paid for such securities, the Trustee shall make such subscription and
payment on behalf of such Beneficiary, and upon receiving from the Company, as
applicable, the certificates for the securities subscribed for, shall issue to
such Beneficiary a Certificate in respect thereof if the same constitute Voting
Securities and retain the same in such Beneficiary's Beneficiary Account and, if
the same do not constitute Voting Securities, the Trustee shall deliver the same
to the Beneficiary on whose behalf the subscription was made.
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ARTICLE VI.
THE TRUSTEE
Section 6.01. Trustee's Right to Delegate. The Trustee may vote all Trust
Shares in person or by such person or persons (including any Beneficiary) as the
Trustee may from time to time select as proxy or proxies. The Trustee may employ
or use the services of accountants, attorneys, or any other qualified personnel
to assist the Trustee or its agents to carry out any of the duties undertaken
pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 6.02. Trustee's Right to Call Meetings of the Beneficiaries. The
Trustee may call a meeting of the Beneficiaries for any purpose which the
Trustee desires, including discussions of any past or future exercise of its
rights or powers under this Agreement, or for other informational purposes. Any
vote of the Beneficiaries taken at a meeting called pursuant to this Section
6.02 is not binding on the Trustee.
Section 6.03. Trustee's Right to Incur Expenses. The Trustee is expressly
authorized to incur and pay such reasonable expenses and charges at the expense
of the Beneficiaries, to employ and pay such agents, attorneys and counsel, and
to incur and pay such other charges and expenses at the expense of the
Beneficiaries as it may deem necessary and proper for administering this
Agreement.
Section 6.04. Trustee's Right to Reimbursement. Each Beneficiary agrees to
reimburse the Trustee within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request
for reasonable expenses and charges authorized under Section 6.03 upon demand
therefor pro rata to such Beneficiary's Trust Shares. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Trustee shall have no duty to advance its own moneys in
connection with the administration of this Agreement.
Section 6.05. Trustee's Right to Indemnification. The Beneficiaries
severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee (in its individual
capacity and in its capacity as trustee hereunder) and each agent or attorney of
the Trustee acting hereunder from and against all liability and claims or
proceedings of any nature arising from or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of the Trust and the performance of its duties and obligations
hereunder (including pursuant to Section 6.08) and the exercise of its rights
and powers except liability and claims based solely upon the Trustee's bad
faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct, and with such exception agree to
be responsible for and to pay (pro rata in accordance with the number of Trust
Shares represented by their respective Certificates) all claims, losses,
damages, costs, penalties, fines, taxes and expenses of or assessed against the
Trustee (in its individual capacity and in its capacity as trustee hereunder) of
any nature, including fees of legal counsel, in connection with any such claim
or proceeding.
Section 6.06. Right of Trustee to Compensation. Each Beneficiary
Representative agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time 50% of the
reasonable compensation as agreed upon from time to time by the Trustee and the
Beneficiary Representatives for all services rendered by it hereunder. Each
Coors Family Group Beneficiary agrees to reimburse its pro rata portion (based
on the number of Trust Shares held by all Coors Family Group Beneficiaries) of
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any compensation or other amount paid hereunder or under the Canadian Voting
Trust Agreement by the Coors Beneficiary Representative.
Section 6.07. Trustee's Right to Participate.
(a) The Trustee may contract with or be or become pecuniarily interested,
directly or indirectly, in any matter or transaction to which the Company or any
subsidiary or controlled or affiliated corporation may be a party or in which it
may be concerned, as fully and freely as though such Trustee were not a Trustee
hereunder.
(b) The Trustee's services to the parties hereto are not exclusive and,
subject to any limitations otherwise provided in this Agreement on the powers
and authorities of the Trustee, the Trustee may, for any purpose, and is hereby
expressly authorized from time-to-time in its discretion to, appoint, employ,
invest in, contract or deal with any individual, firm, partnership, association,
trust or body corporate, including without limitation, itself and any
partnership, trust or body corporate with which it may directly or indirectly be
affiliated or in which it may directly or indirectly interested, whether on its
own account or for the account of another (in a fiduciary capacity or otherwise)
without being liable to account therefor and without being in breach of this
Agreement.
Section 6.08. Trustee's Powers; Additional Matters. The Trustee is
authorized and empowered to construe this Agreement, and the Trustee's
reasonable construction made in good faith shall be conclusive and binding upon
the Beneficiaries and upon all parties hereto. Upon the joint written
instruction at any time and from time to time of each Beneficiary
Representative, the Trustee will take any such action as shall be specified in
such instructions; it being understood that without such joint instruction, the
Trustee shall not take any such action unless otherwise provided for in this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any action taken, or
inaction, by the Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.08, the Trustee shall be
indemnified as described in Section 6.05.
Section 6.09. Trustee's Liability.
(a) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment nor for any
act done or omitted, nor for any mistake of fact or law nor for anything which
the Trustee may do or refrain from doing in good faith, nor shall the Trustee
have any accountability hereunder, except for its own bad faith, gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Furthermore, upon any judicial or other
inquiry or investigation of or concerning the Trustee's acts pursuant to its
rights and powers as Trustee, such acts shall be deemed reasonable unless proved
to the contrary by clear and convincing evidence.
(b) The Trustee shall always be protected and free from liability in
acting upon any notice, request, consent, certificate, declaration, telegram,
telex, guarantee, affidavit or other paper or document or signature believed by
it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper party or parties or by
the party or parties purporting to have signed the same.
(c) The Trustee may consult with the law firm of Morris, James, Hitchens &
Williams LLP or other legal counsel, including legal counsel to the Company or
its subsidiaries (whether pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof, the provisions hereof
referring to legal opinions or otherwise)
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pursuant to Section 6.01, and any action under this Agreement taken or suffered
in good faith by him in accordance with the opinion of such counsel (or any
certificate or notice contemplated herein including, but not limited to, a
certificate of Current Market Value and a notice from a Beneficiary and/or a
Beneficiary Representative) shall be conclusive upon the parties hereto and the
Trustee shall be fully protected and be subject to no liability in respect
thereof.
Section 6.10. Trustee's Resignation or Removal. The Trustee may resign by
giving written notice to each of the Beneficiary Representatives and the Company
of its resignation 30 days prior to the effective date of such resignation
(provided (i) that such resignation shall not become effective until the
appointment of a successor trustee and (ii) if the Coors Beneficiary
Representative and the Molson Beneficiary Representative fail to appoint a
successor trustee within 20 days of the receipt of the aforesaid notice, then
the Trustee, the Coors Beneficiary Representative or the Molson Beneficiary
Representative may ask any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a
successor trustee). The Trustee may be removed at any time and from time to
time, with or without cause, upon the delivery to the Trustee of written notice
to such effect from each Person who is a Continuing Representative hereunder,
such removal to be effective on the date the successor Trustee is appointed by
the Continuing Representatives.
Section 6.11. Appointment of Successor Trustee. The Coors Beneficiary
Representative and the Molson Beneficiary Representative shall jointly be
entitled to appoint a successor to the Trustee upon the resignation, removal,
dissolution, death or incapacity to act of the Trustee.
Section 6.12. Rights of Successor Trustee. Any successor to the Trustee
named herein shall enjoy all the rights, powers, interests and immunities of the
Trustee as originally conferred by this Agreement. All right, title and interest
in Trust Shares of any Trustee who may resign, die, be removed or become
incapacitated to act shall, upon such resignation, removal, death or incapacity,
vest in the successor Trustee.
Section 6.13. Transfer by Successor Trustee. Notwithstanding any change in
the Trustee, the certificates for Trust Shares standing in the name of the
Trustee may be endorsed and transferred by any successor Trustee for the time
being with the same effect as if endorsed and transferred by the Trustee who has
ceased to act. Any successor Trustee is authorized and empowered to cause any
further transfer of said Trust Shares to be made which may be necessary through
the occurrence of a change in the person acting as Trustee hereunder. For the
avoidance of doubt, (a) the transfer to a successor trustee shall not affect the
rights of the previous trustee set forth in Section 6.03, Section 6.04, Section
6.05, Section 6.06 and Section 6.07 and (b) the Beneficiary Representatives
shall remain liable and indemnify for any amounts due and payable in accordance
with Section 6.04, Section 6.05 and Section 6.06, including the payment of any
and all necessary or proper liabilities that occurred and disbursements made by
the previous trustee hereunder and not reimbursed prior to replacement.
Section 6.14. Trustee's Acceptance of Trust.
(a) The Trustee by executing this Agreement, and each successor Trustee,
upon being appointed as such, accepts the trust created hereby and agrees to
carry out the terms and provisions hereof. The Trustee represents that neither
the execution or delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee, nor the performance
or observance by the Trustee of the terms,
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conditions or provisions hereof, does or will conflict with or violate any
agreement or instrument to which the Trustee is a party.
(b) The Trustee undertakes to perform, and shall have the requisite power
and authority to perform, such duties and only such duties as are specifically
set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be
read into this Agreement against the Trustee.
ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION
Section 7.01. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the
earliest to occur of the following: (a) the date on which each Continuing
Representative hereunder agrees in writing to terminate this Agreement, (b) the
date on which each of the Coors Beneficiary Representative and the Molson
Beneficiary Representative shall have ceased to be a Continuing Representative
hereunder, (c) the date on which 90 consecutive days have elapsed during which
no Trust Shares were governed by this Agreement and (d) one hundred ten (110)
years following the earliest execution of this Agreement by any party hereto. If
this Agreement has not been terminated one hundred nine (109) years following
the earliest execution of this Agreement by any party hereto, then each
Beneficiary hereunder agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to enter into a
new contract on substantially identical terms to this Agreement with a trustee
reasonably acceptable to each Beneficiary.
Section 7.02. Trustee's Rights and Duties Upon Termination. The
termination of this Agreement shall not affect the rights of the Trustee set
forth in Section 6.03, Section 6.04, Section 6.05 and Section 6.06.
(a) As soon as practicable after the termination of this Agreement the
Trustee shall deliver to the Beneficiaries stock certificates or instruments of
transfer representing the number of Trust Shares or other securities to which
such Beneficiary is entitled upon such termination in accordance with such
Beneficiary's Beneficiary Account, such delivery to be contingent upon the
surrender by the Beneficiary of the Certificates issued by the Trustee in
respect of such Trust Shares or other securities, properly endorsed for
transfer, and upon payment by the Beneficiaries of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or governmental charge in respect of the transfer or delivery of such stock
certificates or instruments of transfer. As a further condition to delivery of
such stock certificates or instruments of transfer, the Beneficiaries shall pay
the Trustee any amounts due and payable pursuant to Sections 6.04, Section 6.05
and Section 6.06 and pay, indemnify and reimburse the Trustee for any and all
necessary or proper liabilities incurred and disbursements made by the Trustee
hereunder and not reimbursed prior thereto.
(b) If any such Beneficiary cannot be located or fails or refuses to
surrender Certificates in exchange for Trust Shares or other securities as
aforesaid, the Trustee shall, unless otherwise directed by the Coors Beneficiary
Representative or the Molson Beneficiary Representative, as appropriate, deliver
such Trust Shares or other securities to the Company for the benefit of the
Person or Persons entitled thereto. Upon any such delivery the Trustee shall be
fully acquitted and discharged with respect to said Trust Shares or other
securities.
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ARTICLE VIII.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF VOTING
TRUST CERTIFICATES OR OF ANY BENEFICIAL
INTERESTS HEREUNDER
Section 8.01. Nature of Restrictions. No beneficial interests in any Trust
Shares, whether or not represented by Certificates issued pursuant to this
Agreement, may be Transferred, except that (i) a Beneficiary may transfer all or
a portion of its beneficial interest in Trust Shares in such Beneficiary's
Beneficiary Account to (A) the Permitted Family Transferees of such Beneficiary
(in which event, as a condition to such transfer, if the Transferor was a Molson
Family Group Beneficiary, the Transferor shall cause the Transferee thereupon to
become a signatory hereto and the Transferee will thereupon become a Molson
Family Group Beneficiary and if the Transferor was a Coors Family Group
Beneficiary, the Transferor shall cause the Transferee thereupon to become
signatory hereto and the Transferee will thereupon become a Coors Family Group
Beneficiary) or (B) any other Beneficiary hereunder (collectively, the
"Permitted Transferees"), subject to the further condition that the Trust Shares
subject to such Transfer shall remain in trust pursuant to this Agreement and no
such Transfer shall be valid unless the transferee consents in writing to be
bound as a Beneficiary hereunder; (ii) a Beneficiary may make a disposition in
accordance with Section 8.02 hereof; and (iii) a transfer, sale or issuance of
securities in the Beneficiary or any other Person with a direct or indirect
equity interest in such Beneficiary may be effected so long as, after giving
effect thereto, the Beneficiary remains a member of the Molson Family Group or
the Coors Family Group, as the case may be. In determining whether the
conditions described in this Article VIII are satisfied, the Trustee shall be
entitled to rely on a written certificate delivered by the applicable
Beneficiary and the applicable Beneficiary Representative to the effect that
such conditions are satisfied, provided that such certificate is also delivered
to the other Beneficiary Representative hereunder.
Section 8.02. Third Party Transfers. A Beneficiary may Transfer (a) its
beneficial interest in any Trust Shares to one or more third party transferees
other than a Permitted Transferee (each, a "Third Party Transferee") provided
that such Transfer constitutes a Permitted Encumbrance or a Permitted Hedge
and/or (b) its beneficial interest in Trust Shares that are Company Shares to a
Third Party Transferee provided that prior to such Transfer such Company Shares
are converted as permitted pursuant to Article Sixth of the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation so that the Third Party Transferee receives only
shares of Class B Common Stock. Any such conversion and Transfer described in
clause (b) shall be effected by the transferring Beneficiary's Beneficiary
Representative causing the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.05, to take
such actions as are required by such section to effect such conversion and
Transfer and to release such Trust Shares (and the shares of Class B Common
Stock issued upon conversion thereof) from the Trust created hereby, whereupon
such shares shall no longer be subject to this Agreement. Following any such
conversion and Transfer described in clause (b), this Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect with respect to all other Trust Shares not subject to
such Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement
(including this Section 8.02), each Molson Family Group Beneficiary agrees that
it shall not be permitted to make a Transfer of its beneficial interests in
Trust Shares under this Section 8.02 nor convert any Company Shares to Class B
Common Stock if, giving effect to such Transfer or the requisite
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conversion, the Company Shares remaining subject to this Agreement, together
with any Class A Exchangeable Shares (and associated rights) subject to the
Canadian Voting Trust Agreement, would constitute in the aggregate less than
50.1% of the aggregate voting power of all then-outstanding Company Shares and
Class A Exchangeable Shares (and associated rights) unless, at any time prior to
such Transfer or conversion, the aggregate number of Company Shares and Class A
Exchangeable Shares of the Coors Family Group Beneficiaries deposited under this
Agreement and/or the Canadian Voting Trust Agreement is less than 1,260,000
(without duplication, as adjusted by any stock split, consolidation,
reorganization, merger, amalgamation, reclassification, recapitalization or
similar transactions as a result of one or more Transfers (and associated
conversion into Class B Common Stock or Class B Exchangeable Shares, as
applicable) of Company Shares or Class A Exchangeable Shares to a Third Party
Transferee. In determining whether the conditions described in this Article VIII
are satisfied, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on a written certificate
delivered by the applicable Beneficiary and the applicable Beneficiary
Representative to the effect that such conditions are satisfied, provided that
such certificate is also delivered to the other Beneficiary Representative
hereunder.
Section 8.03. Agreement Not to Cause Conversion Right. The Beneficiaries
agree that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) no Beneficiary
shall be permitted to make any sale, transfer or other disposition of any
beneficial interest in any Trust Shares if, as a result thereof, any shares of
Class B Common Stock of the Company or Class B Exchangeable Shares shall become
convertible into Company Shares or Class A Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the
provisions of Article Fifth of the Company's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation or of Article 16 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions,
respectively, (ii) in no event shall any Transfer be made pursuant to Section
8.02 if such Transfer would constitute or require an "Exclusionary Offer" (as
defined in Article Fifth of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
or of Article 16.1 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions), (iii) unless otherwise
expressly instructed in writing unanimously by each of the Beneficiary
Representatives in connection with the occurrence of an "Exclusionary Offer" (as
defined in Article Fifth of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
or in Article 16.1 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions), the Trustee is hereby
specifically empowered and directed to deliver any and all certificates and
other documents pursuant to such Article Fifth or Article 16 as may be necessary
or advisable to prevent the Class B Common Stock or Class B Exchangeable Shares
from becoming convertible into Company Shares or Class A Exchangeable Shares, as
the case may be, pursuant to such Article Fifth or Article 16 and (iv) no
Beneficiary shall be permitted to take any actions contrary to any certificate
that has been delivered to the Company pursuant to paragraph (i) of Article
Fifth of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (a "Blocking
Certificate") or that would cause any Blocking Certificate to be untrue or
invalid. Without limiting any of the foregoing, the Trustee acknowledges and
advises the Beneficiaries that it is delivering to the Company concurrently with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement the Blocking Certificate to be
provided to the Trustee by either Beneficiary Representative, and the Trustee
further agrees not to rescind or withdraw such Blocking Certificate without the
prior written consent of each Beneficiary Representative. If necessary to
maintain the effectiveness of the Blocking Certificate following a permitted
Transfer hereunder, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company an additional or
replacement Blocking Certificate.
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Section 8.04. Legend. Each Beneficiary agrees that all Certificates now
held or hereafter obtained by him shall have endorsed upon them a legend
substantially in the form set forth in Section 3.07.
ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01. Relationships Created Hereunder. The trust created by this
Agreement is not intended to be, and shall not be treated as, a general
partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, corporation or joint stock
company or association. The relationship of the Beneficiaries to the Trustee
shall be solely that of Beneficiaries of the trust created by this Agreement and
their rights shall be limited to those conferred upon them by this Agreement.
Section 9.02. Deposit of Stock Certificates and Other Assets. The stock
certificates received by the Trustee from the Company pursuant to the provisions
of Section 2.01(d) shall be deposited, within a reasonable time after receipt
thereof by the Trustee, either in a safe deposit box rented by the Trustee or
with a depository bank or trust company located in the City of Wilmington,
Delaware (which may be Wilmington Trust Company). For the avoidance of doubt,
the Trustee may deposit any assets held in respect of this Voting Trust, in a
financial institution in which the Trustee or an agent or advisor to the Trustee
may have an interest, notwithstanding that the Trustee and/or its agent or
advisor may benefit therefrom and the Trustee shall not be required to account
for or to disgorge any such benefit. In particular, it shall not be improper for
the Trustee to deposit any assets held under this Trust in the Trustee or its
affiliated, subsidiary, holding or related companies.
Section 9.03. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by an instrument
or instruments in writing executed by the Trustee, the Coors Beneficiary
Representative and the Molson Beneficiary Representative; provided that the
Trustee may, without the consent of any Beneficiary, amend this Agreement
(including any exhibit hereto) in order to (i) reflect the admission in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement of additional persons to the
Agreement as Beneficiaries so long as such persons have agreed in writing to be
bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement or (ii) update any exhibit
hereto to reflect any changes in any Beneficiary's name, address or number of
Trust Shares set forth thereon. Executed counterparts of all amendments shall be
filed at the registered office of the Company in the City of Wilmington,
Delaware.
Section 9.04. Notices. Any and all notices, requests, demands, or other
communications provided for hereunder shall be given in writing by personal
service or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the
intended recipients at the addresses set forth in Exhibit A hereto, in the case
of any Beneficiary, or Exhibit C hereto, in the case of the Trustee or the
trustee under the Canadian Voting Trust Agreement, or at such other addresses as
the intended recipients may have designated in written notices to the other
parties hereto. A notice shall be deemed to have been received when delivered
personally or four Business Days after being mailed.
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Section 9.05. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
legatees, executors, administrators and permitted assigns, including successors
to any Beneficiary by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
Section 9.06. Gender and Number. With respect to words used in this
Agreement, the singular form shall include the plural form, the masculine gender
shall include the feminine or neuter gender, and vice versa, as the context
requires.
Section 9.07. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit
any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 9.08. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which taken
together shall constitute one instrument.
Section 9.09. Severability. If in any judicial proceedings a court shall
refuse to enforce any provision of this Agreement, then such unenforceable
provision shall be deemed eliminated from this Agreement for the purpose of
those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining provisions to
be enforced. To the full extent, however, that the provisions of any applicable
law may be waived, they are hereby waived to the end that this Agreement be
deemed to be a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
Section 9.10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed under, and
its validity determined by, the laws of the State of Delaware. The validity and
administration of the trust created hereunder shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Delaware.
Section 9.11. Enforcement. Each of the parties hereto agrees that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement
and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the
Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, this being in addition to any other
remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. In addition, each of the
parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the
Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out
of or under or relates to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal
jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (c)
agrees that it will not bring any action, suit or proceeding arising out of or
under or relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby in any court other than the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware
and (d) hereby further and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or
claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any
such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. By the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, each Beneficiary hereto appoints Corporation Service
Company, 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, New Castle County,
Delaware, 19808, as its agent upon which process may be served in any such legal
action or proceeding. Service of process upon such agent, together with notice
of such service given to any Beneficiary in the manner specified in Section 9.04
shall be deemed in
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every respect effective service of process upon such Beneficiary in any legal
action or proceeding.
Section 9.12. Remedies. The parties hereto shall have all remedies for
breach of this Agreement available to them provided by law or equity. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that in
addition to all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity, the
parties hereto shall be entitled to obtain specific performance of the
obligations of each party to this Agreement and immediate injunctive relief and
that in the event any action or proceeding is brought in equity to enforce the
same, no party will urge, as a defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law.
Section 9.13. Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or
implied, is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this
Agreement on any persons other than the parties hereto and their respective
permitted transferees, successors and assigns, nor is anything in this Agreement
intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third person
to any party to this Agreement, nor shall any provision give any third person
any right of subrogation or action over or against any party to this Agreement.
Section 9.14. Right of Examination. An executed counterpart of this
Agreement shall be deposited with the Company at its registered office in the
City of Wilmington, Delaware. This Agreement shall be subject to the right of
examination by a stockholder of the Company, in person or by agent or attorney,
as provided by law, and shall be subject to examination by any holder of a
beneficial interest in the voting trust created by this Agreement, either in
person or by agent or attorney, at any reasonable time for any proper purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their respective
hands as of the day and year first above written.
Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated
September 12, 1969
By: /s/ Peter H. Coors
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Name: Peter H. Coors
Title: Trustee
Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.
By: /s/ Andrew T. Molson
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Name: Andrew T. Molson
Title: President
Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee
By: /s/ Rosemary Kennard
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Name: Rosemary Kennard
Title: Assistant Vice President
EXHIBIT A
BENEFICIARIES
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Name/Address Number of Company Shares
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Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust 1,260,000
dated September 12, 1969
Mail Stop VR900, P.O. Box 4030
Golden, CO 80401
Telecopy No.: (303) 277-3497
with a copy to:
Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
1550 17th Street, Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80202
Attention: Jennings J. Newcom, Esq.
Telecopy No.: 303-892-7400
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Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. 126
335 - 8th Avenue S.W.
3rd Floor
Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C9
Attention: The President
with a copy to:
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
1501 McGill College Avenue
Suite 2600
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3N9
Attention: Me Alan Golden
Me Michael Vineberg
Telecopy No.: (514) 841-6499
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EXHIBIT B
This certificate is issued pursuant to, and the transfer
of this certificate and the shares represented hereby is
restricted by, the provisions of the Class A Common
Stock Molson Coors Brewing Company Voting Trust
Agreement dated as of February 9, 2005 between
Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee, Pentland
Securities (1981) Inc. and Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated
September 12, 1969 and each other Beneficiary named
therein, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified from time to time. By accepting
this certificate, the holder hereof agrees to be bound
by all of the provisions of such agreement, which
agreement is on file at the registered Delaware office
of the Company.
VOTING TRUST CERTIFICATE
No. __________ __________ Shares
MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY
(Incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware)
VOTING TRUST CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF CLASS A COMMON STOCK
THIS CERTIFIES that there have been deposited with the undersigned as
Trustee under the Class A Common Stock Molson Coors Brewing Company Voting Trust
Agreement dated as of February 9, 2005 and any amendments thereto (the
"Agreement"), certificates or instruments of transfer for shares of Class A
Common Stock, par value of $0.01 (voting), of Molson Coors Brewing Company, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in the number set forth above on this
Certificate, and that ____________________, or registered assigns, is entitled
to all the benefits specified in the Agreement arising from said shares
deposited with the Trustee, all as provided in and subject to the terms and
conditions of the Agreement to which reference is hereby made. All capitalized
terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Agreement, unless otherwise
specified herein.
Until the Trustee shall have delivered the shares or instruments of
transfer held by it under the Agreement to the holders of the Voting Trust
Certificates issued pursuant to the Agreement, the Trustee (or its successor in
trust), subject to the terms of the Agreement, shall possess and shall be
entitled to exercise all rights and powers of every nature of owners of legal
title and holders of said shares, including the right to vote said shares in
person or by its
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nominees or proxies or by written consent and to take part in and consent to any
corporate or stockholders' action of any kind whatsoever (including, without
limitation, approval of or consent to any merger or consolidation to which the
Company may be a party, whether or not the surviving party, or the dissolution
of the Company or the sale of all or any part of its business or assets), it
being expressly stipulated that no voting right passes to the above-named owner
hereof or assigns by or under this Certificate or by or under any agreement,
express or implied. The holder of this Certificate, by acceptance hereof,
consents to all the provisions of the Agreement and agrees to be bound thereby.
This Certificate is transferable on the books of the Trustee only in
accordance with the provisions of the Agreement and only by the registered
holder hereof in person or by attorney duly authorized, and upon the surrender
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has executed this Certificate this __ day
of ___________, 200__.
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT C
ADDRESS OF THE TRUSTEE
AND THE CANADIAN VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT TRUSTEE
TRUSTEE:
Wilmington Trust Company
1100 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890
Attention: Rosemary Kennard
Telephone: (302) 636-6043
Facsimile: (302) 636-4143
Email: Rkennard@Wilmingtontrust.com
CANADIAN VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT TRUSTEE:
The Royal Trust Company
77 King St. West
4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5W 1P9
Attention: Patricia Kennedy, Vice President,
Private Trust Services
With a copy to:
The Royal Trust Company
1 Place Ville Marie
6th Floor South
Montreal, Quebec H3B 2B2
Attention: Rosanna Flores-Private Trust Services
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
Wilmington Trust Company,
as trustee under the voting trust agreement described below
1100 N. Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890
Attention: Rosemary Kennard
Telephone: (302) 636-6043
Facsimile: (302) 636-4143
Email: Rkennard@Wilmingtontrust.com
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Voting Trust Agreement (the "Agreement") made and
entered into as of February __, 2005, by and among Wilmington Trust Company, as
trustee (hereinafter in such trustee capacity, with any successors, referred to
as the "Trustee"), Pentland Securities (1981) Inc., (for itself, "Pentland", and
as the "Molson Beneficiary Representative"), and Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated
September 12, 1969 (for itself, the "Coors Trust", and as the "Coors Beneficiary
Representative"), and the other parties thereto from time to time.
Subject to the provisions of the Agreement (including Section 3.04 thereof),the
undersigned [Coors][Molson] Continuing Representative hereby instructs the
Trustee to vote all Trust Shares held on behalf of the [Coors][Molson] Family
Group Beneficiaries as follows:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Sincerely,
[Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.]
[Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated September
12, 1969]
cc: General Counsel, Molson Coors Brewing Company
Canadian Voting Trustee
EXHIBIT E
NOTICE TO TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE
To: Toronto Stock Exchange
Montreal Office
1000 Sherbrooke Street West Suite 1100
Montreal, QC
H3A 3G4
Canada
Re: Class A Common Stock Molson Coors Brewing Company Voting Trust
Agreement
The undersigned hereby certifies that, pursuant to the Class A Common Stock
Molson Coors Brewing Company Voting Trust Agreement dated February __, 2005
among the undersigned, Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. and Adolph Coors, Jr.
Trust dated September 12, 1969 and Wilmington Trust Company (the "Voting Trust
Agreement"), the following shares of Molson Coors Brewing Company Class A common
stock represented by the certificates described below have been deposited on
February __, 2005, in trust with the undersigned, acting as trustee under the
Voting Trust Agreement:
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Certificate No Number of Class A Beneficiary
common shares
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DATED February __, 2005,
WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EX-99.4
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CLASS A EXCHANGEABLE SHARES VOTING TRUST
Exhibit 99.4
CLASS A EXCHANGEABLE SHARES
MOLSON COORS CANADA INC.
VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT
This VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as
of this 9th day of February, 2005, by and among The Royal Trust Company, as
trustee (hereinafter in such trustee capacity, with any successors, referred to
as the "Trustee"), Pentland Securities (1981) Inc., a corporation incorporated
under the Canada Business Corporations Act (for itself, "Pentland", and as the
"Molson Beneficiary Representative"), 4280661 Canada Inc., a corporation
incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Pentland ("Subco"), Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated September 12,
1969 (for itself, the "Coors Trust", and as the "Coors Beneficiary
Representative"), and each other holder of Class A Exchangeable Shares (as
defined below) or Voting Securities who hereafter executes a separate agreement
to be bound by the terms hereof as a "Beneficiary".
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement, dated as of July 21,
2004 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Combination
Agreement"), by and among Adolph Coors Company, a Delaware corporation (to be
renamed Molson Coors Brewing Company, the "Company"), Molson Coors Canada Inc.,
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Canada ("Exchangeco") and
Molson Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Canada
("Molson"), that the parties hereto execute and deliver this Agreement
(capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings given to them in the Combination Agreement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Arrangement, all of the Class "B" common shares
of Molson held by Pentland and Subco were exchanged into a combination of Class
A Exchangeable Shares and Class B Exchangeable Shares;
WHEREAS, the Class A Exchangeable Shares are exchangeable, subject to
certain terms and conditions, for shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock
(as used herein, the "Company Shares");
WHEREAS, each of Pentland and the Coors Trust is depositing, on the date
hereof, all of the Company Shares held by it into a voting trust pursuant to a
voting trust agreement (the "Delaware Voting Trust Agreement") dated the date
hereof among Wilmington Trust Company, Pentland and the Coors Trust, governed by
the laws of the State of Delaware and having substantially similar terms to the
terms hereof with respect to the Shares;
WHEREAS, this Agreement is the Canadian Voting Trust Agreement
contemplated by the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement;
WHEREAS, Pentland, Subco and the Coors Trust believe that it is advisable
and in the best interests of the Company, Exchangeco and the Beneficiaries
hereunder to enter into this Agreement for the purpose of uniting the voting
power of the Beneficiaries hereunder and of the
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Coors Family Group Beneficiaries (as defined below) and the Molson Family Group
Beneficiaries (as defined below) in order to secure, so far as is practicable,
continuity, consistency and efficiency of governance of the Company;
WHEREAS, each of Pentland and Subco is depositing, on the date hereof, all
of the Class A Exchangeable Shares held by it into a voting trust pursuant to
this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto intend the voting trust created hereby to be a
voting trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements
herein contained, the several parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions. For the purposes of the present Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
(a) "Aggregate Shares" means, without duplication, the aggregate number
of the Company Shares, shares of the Company's Class B Common Stock,
the Class A Exchangeable Shares and Class B Exchangeable Shares and
the number of shares of the foregoing into which any other
outstanding shares of any class of stock convertible or exchangeable
into any of the foregoing may be converted or exchanged, including
pursuant to a stock split, consolidation, reorganization, merger,
amalgamation, reclassification or recapitalization;
(b) "Ancillary Rights" means the right to vote or cause the exercise of
the Voting Rights and any ancillary rights accompanying or attached
to the Trust Shares;
(c) "Beneficiaries" means Pentland and the Coors Trust, whether or not
they have a Beneficiary Account, Subco and any subsequent Molson
Family Group Beneficiaries and Coors Family Group Beneficiaries
which beneficially own Trust Shares, have a Beneficiary Account and
become a party hereto; "Beneficiary" means any one of the
Beneficiaries;
(d) "Beneficiary Account" means the segregated account maintained by the
Trustee for each Beneficiary that has deposited Trust Shares under
this Agreement, as contemplated by Section 2.01(f);
(e) "Beneficiary Representatives" means the Molson Beneficiary
Representative and the Coors Beneficiary Representative and
"Beneficiary Representative" means either the Molson Beneficiary
Representative or the Coors Beneficiary Representative;
(f) Business Day" means any day on which commercial banks are generally
open for business in Wilmington, Delaware, Montreal, Quebec,
Toronto, Ontario and
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Denver, Colorado, other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a statutory
holiday in Wilmington, Delaware, Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Ontario
or Denver, Colorado;
(g) "CBCA" means the Canada Business Corporations Act, as now in effect
and as it may be amended from time to time;
(h) "Certificate" has the meaning assigned such term in Section 2.02;
(i) "Company" has the meaning assigned such term in the Recitals;
(j) "Company Shares" has the meaning assigned such term in the Recitals;
(k) "Control" means, in the case of a company, partnership, corporation
or similar entity, the ability to direct the management of such
company, partnership, corporation or similar entity, it being
understood that a Person shall not have "control" of a company,
partnership or corporation if such Person does not beneficially own
voting interests carrying at least 90% of the economic value and 90%
of the voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors
(or similar governing body or, with respect to a partnership, 90% of
the general partners) of such company, partnership, corporation or
similar entity;
(l) "Coors Change in Status Notice" shall mean either:
(i) a written notice to the Trustee from the Molson Beneficiary
Representative, executed by an authorized Person of the Molson Beneficiary
Representative and certifying that the Coors Family Group Beneficiaries
and the other members of the Coors Family Group shall have failed to
beneficially own at all times subsequent to the date hereof at least
2,534,664 Aggregate Shares without duplication, as adjusted by any stock
split, consolidation, reorganization, merger, amalgamation,
reclassification or recapitalization or similar transactions), including
825,000 Company Shares and/or Class A Exchangeable Shares in the aggregate
subject to the Control Voting Trust Agreements (without duplication, as
adjusted by any stock split, consolidation, reorganization, merger,
amalgamation, reclassification, recapitalization or similar transactions);
provided that no such notice shall be effective unless:
(A) the notice shall contain evidence of delivery of a copy
of the notice to the Coors Beneficiary Representative in
the form of a registered receipt from a recognized
delivery courier, messenger or postal service; and
(B) 10 Business Days shall have elapsed from the delivery of
such notice to the Trustee and, during such period, the
Coors Beneficiary Representative shall not have
delivered notice to the Trustee, executed by an
authorized Person of the Coors Beneficiary
Representative and certifying that the ownership
requirements described in clause (i) above have been
satisfied at all times since the date of this Agreement;
or
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(ii) there shall have been obtained any final order or judgment from
a court of competent jurisdiction that finds or concludes that the
ownership requirements described in clause (i) above have not been
satisfied at all times since the date of this Agreement (it being
understood that the parties agree that any party hereto may seek such an
order from any court of competent jurisdiction and the parties shall be
bound by such order or judgment);
(m) "Coors Change in Status Notice Effective Date" means the earliest of
(i) the eleventh Business Day following the delivery of the notice
by the Molson Beneficiary Representative contemplated in Section
1.01(l)(i) in the event that the Coors Beneficiary Representative
shall not have delivered the notice contemplated in Section
1.01(l)(i)(B) (ii) the Business Day next following the final order
or judgment contemplated in Section 1.01(l)(ii); and (iii) the
Business Day on which the Coors Beneficiary Representative delivers
the notice described in the last sentence of Section 3.02.
(n) "Coors Family Group" means:
(i) individuals who are descendents of the late Adolph Coors,
including adopted issue of any such individuals and issue born out
of wedlock of any such individuals, as well as spouses and former
spouses (including widows and widowers), whether or not lawfully
married, of any of such individuals and spouses, former spouses
(including widows and widowers) and descendents of such spouses or
former spouses (including widows and widowers) (the "Coors Family
Members");
(ii) estates of any Coors Family Members;
(iii) trusts for which the principal beneficiaries are one or more
of the Coors Family Members;
(iv) any corporation, limited liability company, or partnership or
similar entity directly or indirectly under the Control of one or
more of the foregoing;
(v) any entity described in Section 501(c) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to which the
Coors Family Members comprise not less than 40% of the directors,
trustees or persons carrying out a similar function, as applicable;
and
(vi) any foundation or charitable organization, not less than 40% of
the trustees, governors or persons carrying out a similar function
of which are Coors Family Members;
(o) "Coors Family Group Beneficiaries" means the Coors Trust and any
other members of the Coors Family Group who become Beneficiaries
hereunder;
(p) "Current Market Value" means, with respect to any security, the
average of the daily closing prices on the principal exchange or
broker quotation system on which such security may be listed or may
trade for such security for the 20 consecutive
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trading days commencing on the 22nd trading day prior to the date
with respect to which the Current Market Value is being determined.
The closing price for each day shall be the closing price, if
reported, or, if the closing price is not reported, the average of
the closing bid and asked prices as reported by such principal
exchange or broker quotation system. In the event such closing
prices or bid and asked prices, as applicable, are unavailable, the
Current Market Value of the security shall be the cash price at
which a willing seller would sell and a willing buyer would buy such
security in an arm's-length negotiated transaction (as determined by
an investment dealer or investment bank mutually agreed upon by the
Beneficiary Representatives (or, if the Beneficiary Representatives
are unable to agree within three Business Days after commencing
mutual efforts to determine the Current Market Value, JPMorgan
Securities Inc. (or its successor));
(q) "Encumbrance" means a pledge, mortgage, hypothecation or other
encumbrance;
(r) "Molson Change in Status Notice" shall mean either:
(i) a written notice to the Trustee from the Coors Beneficiary
Representative, executed by an authorized Person of the Coors Beneficiary
Representative and certifying that the Molson Family Group Beneficiaries
and the other members of the Molson Family Group have failed to
beneficially own at all times subsequent to the date hereof at least
1,689,776 Aggregate Shares (without duplication, as adjusted by any stock
split, consolidation, reorganization, merger, amalgamation,
reclassification or recapitalization or similar transactions), including
825,000 Class A Exchangeable Shares and/or Company Shares in the aggregate
subject to the Control Voting Trust Agreements (without duplication, as
adjusted by any stock split, consolidation, reorganization, merger,
amalgamation, reclassification, recapitalization or similar transactions);
provided that no such notice shall be effective unless:
(A) the notice shall contain evidence of delivery of a copy
of the notice to the Molson Beneficiary Representative
in the form of a registered receipt from a recognized
delivery courier, messenger or postal service, and
(B) 10 Business Days shall have elapsed from the delivery of
such notice to the Trustee and, during such period, the
Molson Beneficiary Representative shall not have
delivered notice to the Trustee, executed by an
authorized Person of the Molson Beneficiary
Representative and certifying that the ownership
requirements described in clause (i) above have been
satisfied at all times since the date of this Agreement;
or
(ii) there shall have been obtained any final order or judgment from
a court of competent jurisdiction that finds or concludes that the
ownership requirements described in clause (i) above have not been
satisfied at all times since the date of this Agreement (it being
understood that the parties agree that any party hereto may seek such an
order from
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any court of competent jurisdiction and the parties shall be bound by such
order or judgment);
(s) "Molson Change in Status Notice Effective Date" means the earliest
of (i) the eleventh Business Day following the delivery of the
notice by the Coors Beneficiary Representative contemplated in
Section 1.01(r)(i) in the event that the Coors Beneficiary
Representative shall not have delivered the notice contemplated in
Section 1.01(r)(i) (ii) the Business Day next following the final
order or judgment contemplated in Section 1.01(r)(ii) and (iii) the
Business Day on which the Molson Beneficiary Representative delivers
the notice described in the last sentence of Section 3.03;
(t) "Molson Family Group" means:
(i) individuals who are descendents of the late Thomas H.P. Molson
("Thomas Molson") of Montreal, who passed away on or about April 4, 1978,
including adopted issue of any such individuals and issue born out of
wedlock of any such individuals, as well as spouses and former spouses
(including widows and widowers), whether or not lawfully married, of any
of such individuals and spouses, former spouses (including widows and
widowers) and descendents of such spouses or former spouses (including
widows and widowers) (the "Molson Family Members");
(ii) the estate of Thomas Molson and the estates of any Molson
Family Members;
(iii) trusts for which the principal beneficiaries are one or more
of the Molson Family Members;
(iv) any corporation, limited liability company, or partnership or
similar entity directly or indirectly under the Control of one or more of
the foregoing;
(v) any entity described in Section 50l(c) of the United States
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, with respect to which the
Molson Family Members comprise not less than 40% of the directors,
trustees or persons carrying out a similar function, as applicable; and
(vi) any foundation or charitable organization, not less than 40% of
the trustees, governors or persons carrying out a similar function of
which are Molson Family Members, including The Molson Foundation and The
Molson Companies Donation Fund;
(u) "Molson Family Group Beneficiaries" means Pentland, Subco and any
other members of the Molson Family Group who become Beneficiaries
hereunder;
(v) "Permitted Encumbrance" means an Encumbrance over Trust Shares
created by a Beneficiary for which each of the following conditions
are satisfied:
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(i) the recourse available to the creditors of the obligation
thereby secured is not limited to the realization upon such Encumbrance
and/or retention of the Trust Shares;
(ii) the Current Market Value of such Trust Shares on the date of
creation of the Encumbrance is at least 200% of the principal amount of
all obligations secured thereby;
(iii) the secured creditor shall have irrevocably agreed that any
realization of its Encumbrance must be in full compliance with Section
8.02, including, for the avoidance of doubt, that (A) the Trust Shares
shall be converted into Class B Exchangeable Shares (or otherwise into
shares or other securities which do not constitute Voting Securities)
prior to the Transfer and (B) no Transfer or conversion of Trust Shares
may occur if the condition set forth in the penultimate sentence of
Section 8.02, if applicable, is not satisfied at the time of the
realization; and
(iv) the Beneficiary creating such Encumbrance shall have delivered
to the Trustee and each Continuing Representative such information as is
necessary to evidence compliance with the foregoing conditions (including
but not limited to a legal opinion which confirms compliance with the
foregoing conditions and a certificate of the Current Market Value of such
Trust Shares);
(w) "Permitted Family Transferee" means (i) a member of the Molson
Family Group; with respect to Transfers by a member of the Molson
Family Group, or (ii) a member of the Coors Family Group with
respect to Transfers by a member of the Coors Family Group;
(x) "Permitted Hedge" shall mean a transaction entered into or
maintained by a Beneficiary for the purpose of mitigating any or all
of the economic risk of owning either the Trust Shares or any
security the value of which is principally related to the Trust
Shares, so long as the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) pursuant to such transaction, such Beneficiary may not Transfer
or, without the right to settle such obligation on a monetary basis, be
required to Transfer, directly or indirectly, any Trust Shares (or, in the
event the restrictions in Section 3.08(c) remain applicable, shares or
other securities with respect to which the Beneficiary would be required
to exercise conversion or exchange rights pertaining to Trust Shares);
(ii) pursuant to such transaction, no Third Party Transferee (as
defined hereafter) may have the right to acquire, directly or indirectly,
or cause the Transfer of any Trust Shares (or, in the event the
restrictions in Section 3.08(c) remain applicable, shares or other
securities with respect to which the Beneficiary would be required to
exercise conversion or exchange rights pertaining to Trust Shares), except
a Transfer that constitutes a Permitted Encumbrance; and
(iii) the Beneficiary creating such Encumbrance shall have delivered
to the Trustee and each Continuing Representative such information as is
necessary to evidence
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compliance with the foregoing conditions (including but not limited to a
legal opinion which confirms compliance with the foregoing conditions);
(y) "Person" includes any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture,
venture capital fund, limited liability company, unlimited liability
company, association, trust, trustee, executor, administrator, legal
personal representative, estate, group, body corporate, corporation,
unincorporated association or organization, government body,
syndicate or other entity, whether or not having legal status;
(z) "Transfer" means, with respect to any security, directly or
indirectly (including indirectly through (i) the transfer, sale or
issuance of securities in any entity which, directly or indirectly,
beneficially owns such securities or (ii) the establishment of any
derivatives transactions with respect to such security), to sell,
assign, transfer, exchange, pledge (including in margin
transactions), convey, distribute, mortgage, encumber, hypothecate
or otherwise dispose, whether by gift, for consideration or for no
consideration, and shall include any disposition of the economic or
other risks of ownership of such security, including short sales of
such security, option transactions (whether physical or cash
settled) with respect to such security, use of equity or other
derivative financial instruments relating to such security and other
hedging arrangements with respect to such security; any such
security or any beneficial ownership interest therein, capitalized
terms "Transferred", "Transferee", etc. shall have correlative
meanings;
(aa) "Trust Shares" means (i) all Class A Exchangeable Shares originally
delivered to the Trustee on behalf of Pentland or Subco pursuant to
Section 2.01(a), (ii) any additional Class A Exchangeable Shares or
other Voting Securities hereafter purchased or otherwise acquired by
the Beneficiaries and made subject to the provisions of this
Agreement by Section 2.01(b), and (iii) any other Class A
Exchangeable Shares or other Voting Securities that are or become
subject to this Agreement from time to time pursuant to Section
2.01(d), Section 4.03, Section 4.04 or Section 4.06;
(bb) "Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement" means the agreement between
Molson Coors Canada Inc., Molson Coors Canada Inc. and CIBC Mellon
Trust Company as trustee dated February 9, 2005, as amended from
time to time;
(cc) "Voting Rights" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Voting and
Exchange Trust Agreement; and
(dd) "Voting Securities" means the following:
(i) shares or other securities of Exchangeco or any successor
carrying or accompanied by the right to cast votes, whether directly or
through a voting trustee, with respect to a majority of the directors of
the Company or any successor; and
(ii) securities convertible or exchangeable into, or permitting the
holders thereof to acquire, Class A Exchangeable Shares or securities
described in clause (i)
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above (other than, in each case, for the avoidance of doubt, the Class B
Exchangeable Shares or the Class B Common Stock).
Section 1.02. Other Definitional Provisions. When a reference is made in
this Agreement to Exhibits, such reference shall be to an Exhibit to this
Agreement unless otherwise indicated. When a reference is made in this Agreement
to Sections, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless
otherwise indicated. Unless otherwise indicated, the words "include," "includes"
and "including" when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by
the words "without limitation." The headings contained in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement. When reference is made herein to "the business
of" a Person, such reference shall be deemed to include the business of such
Person and all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person. Reference to the
Subsidiaries of a Person shall be deemed to include all direct and indirect
Subsidiaries of such Person.
ARTICLE II.
DEPOSIT OF SHARES AND ISSUANCE
OF VOTING TRUST CERTIFICATES
Section 2.01. Deposit of Shares.
(a) Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, each of Pentland
and Subco has delivered to the Trustee certificates for all Class A Exchangeable
Shares (together with the Ancillary Rights relating thereto) owned by it.
Exhibit A hereto sets forth, as of the date hereof the name and address of, and
the number of Class A Exchangeable Shares held by Pentland and Subco. All such
Class A Exchangeable Shares are duly endorsed for transfer or accompanied by
duly executed instruments of transfer.
(b) If, at any time prior to the expiration or termination of this
Agreement, (i) any Beneficiary purchases or otherwise obtains any additional
Class A Exchangeable Shares or Voting Securities, such additional Class A
Exchangeable Shares or Voting Securities (together with the Ancillary Rights
relating thereto) shall automatically immediately become subject to this
Agreement and all provisions hereof or (ii) any "Beneficiary" under the Delaware
Voting Trust Agreement purchases or otherwise obtains any Class A Exchangeable
Shares or Voting Securities, the Trustee shall accept the deposit of such Class
A Exchangeable Shares or Voting Securities and take such actions as are
necessary to permit the "Beneficiary" to become a party to this Agreement as a
Beneficiary hereunder. Each Beneficiary agrees to immediately transfer and
deliver certificates for any such additional Class A Exchangeable Shares or
Voting Securities referred to in clause (i) to the Trustee in the manner
specified in Section 2.01(a).
(c) If, at any time prior to the expiration or termination of the Delaware
Voting Trust Agreement, any Beneficiary purchases or otherwise obtains any
Company Shares or any other securities of the Company or any successor that
would constitute "Voting Securities" (as defined under the Delaware Voting Trust
Agreement), such Beneficiary shall take such actions as are necessary to become
a party to the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement and shall deposit all such shares
and securities in trust pursuant to Section 2.01(b) thereof.
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(d) Promptly upon receipt from time to time of share certificates
representing Trust Shares, the Trustee shall use reasonable efforts to cause the
certificates to be surrendered to Exchangeco and cancelled and new certificates
therefor issued to, and in the name of, the Trustee, and shall use reasonable
efforts to cause the stock ledger of Exchangeco to state that such new
certificates have been issued pursuant to this Agreement. The Trustee shall use
reasonable efforts to cause such new certificates to bear a legend on the face
thereof in the form specified in Section 3.07.
(e) Legal title to the Trust Shares (including any Ancillary Rights) in
any Beneficiary Account, including the Beneficiary Account for each of Pentland
and Subco established on the date hereof, shall be vested at all times in the
Trustee on behalf of the applicable Beneficiary and subject to the terms of this
Agreement. Exclusive economic and beneficial ownership of each Beneficiary's
Trust Shares (and Ancillary Rights) in such Beneficiary's Beneficiary Account
shall remain with such Beneficiary.
(f) The Trustee warrants and undertakes that it will hold the Trust Shares
(and Ancillary Rights relating thereto) delivered by any Beneficiary in a
separate account (each a "Beneficiary Account") from Trust Shares (and Ancillary
Rights relating thereto) held on behalf of any other Beneficiary from time to
time. The Trustee shall maintain and update each Beneficiary Account to reflect
any additions to receipts or transfers from each such account.
Section 2.02. Issuance of Voting Trust Certificates. The Trustee shall
from time to time issue and deliver to each Beneficiary for whom a Beneficiary
Account has been established one or more Voting Trust Certificates (each, a
"Certificate") in respect of the Trust Shares and Ancillary Rights relating
thereto held in such Beneficiary Account in the form set forth in Exhibit B
hereto. Such Certificates shall be signed by the Trustee.
Section 2.03. Duplicate Certificates. If a Certificate shall be lost,
stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Trustee, at its discretion, may issue a
duplicate of such Certificate upon receipt of (a) satisfactory evidence of such
fact, (b) satisfactory indemnity, (c) the existing Certificate (if mutilated)
and (d) any fees and expenses applicable thereto or to such transfer; provided,
that no bond or insurance shall be required in connection with the issuance of
any duplicate Certificate; and provided further, that a writing executed by a
Beneficiary that states that (i) a Certificate issued to such Beneficiary has
been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed and (ii) such Beneficiary shall
indemnify the Trustee for all liabilities resulting from the issuance by the
Trustee of a duplicate Certificate in respect of such lost, stolen, mutilated or
destroyed Certificate shall constitute satisfactory evidence and indemnity for
purposes of this Section 2.03.
Section 2.04. Certificate Book. The Trustee shall maintain complete and
correct records and books of account of all its transactions as Trustee, and
shall maintain a book to be known as the "Certificate Book" setting forth the
Beneficiary Accounts and the Beneficiaries thereof, showing their places of
residence and the number of Trust Shares represented by the Certificates held by
them. Such records and books of account and the Certificate Book shall be
available to the Beneficiaries upon written request.
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Section 2.05. Notice to TSX. Within four days of the date hereof, the
Trustee shall deliver a notice to the Toronto Stock Exchange in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit E, which notice shall specify the number of Class A
Exchangeable Shares held by the Trustee.
ARTICLE III.
TRUSTEE'S RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER OF EXCHANGECO
Section 3.01. Appointment of Beneficiary Representatives.
(a) The Coors Trust has the authority to act for all purposes under this
Agreement in its capacity as the sole Coors Family Group Beneficiary as of the
date hereof and in its capacity as representative of all other Coors Family
Group Beneficiaries that may from time to time become parties to this Agreement
in the future (in either such capacity, the "Coors Beneficiary Representative"),
and each Coors Family Group Beneficiary, by becoming party hereto, hereby agrees
to the appointment of the Coors Trust as its representative. Each Coors Family
Group Beneficiary further agrees that the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on
any instruction given by the Coors Beneficiary Representative pursuant hereto to
the same extent as if such Beneficiary gave such instruction personally. At all
times, any Person serving as the Coors Beneficiary Representative shall be a
member of the Coors Family Group. The Coors Beneficiary Representative shall
have the right to appoint its successor in the capacity of Coors Beneficiary
Representative by written instrument (whether set forth in the will of such
Coors Beneficiary Representative or otherwise) and such provisional designation
may be revoked or superseded at any time or from time to time by the Coors
Beneficiary Representative. In the event of the death, resignation or inability
to serve of the Coors Beneficiary Representative absent any appointment of its
successor in the capacity of Coors Beneficiary Representative, such successor
shall be designated by written notice delivered to the other parties hereto from
time to time executed by holders of a majority of the Trust Shares held by the
Coors Family Group Beneficiaries deposited hereunder (and, in the event that the
Trust Shares constitute more than one class or series of shares or other
securities, a majority in interest based upon the Current Market Value of the
Trust Shares beneficially owned by, and as determined by, the Coors Family Group
Beneficiaries).
(b) Pentland has the authority to act for all purposes under this
Agreement in its capacity as a Molson Family Group Beneficiary as of the date
hereof and in its capacity as representative of Subco and all other Molson
Family Group Beneficiaries that may from time to time become parties to this
Agreement in the future (in either such capacity, the "Molson Beneficiary
Representative"), and each Molson Family Group Beneficiary, by becoming party
hereto, hereby agrees to the appointment of Pentland as its representative. Each
Molson Family Group Beneficiary further agrees that the Trustee shall be
entitled to rely on any instruction given by the Molson Beneficiary
Representative pursuant hereto to the same extent as if such Beneficiary gave
such instruction personally. At all times, any Person serving as the Molson
Beneficiary Representative shall be a member of the Molson Family Group. The
Molson Beneficiary Representative shall have the right to appoint its successor
in the capacity of Molson Beneficiary Representative by written instrument
(whether set forth in the will of such Molson Beneficiary Representative or
otherwise) and such provisional designation may be revoked or superseded at
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any time or from time to time by the Molson Beneficiary Representative. In the
event of the death, resignation or inability to serve of the Molson Beneficiary
Representative absent any appointment of its successor in the capacity of Molson
Beneficiary Representative, such successor shall be designated by written notice
executed by holders of a majority of the Trust Shares held by the Molson Family
Group Beneficiaries deposited hereunder (and, in the event that the Trust Shares
constitute more than one class or series of shares or other securities, a
majority in interest based upon the Current Market Value of the Trust Shares
beneficially owned by, and as determined by, the Molson Family Group
Beneficiaries).
(c) The Coors Beneficiaries and the Molson Beneficiaries agree to make
their appointments of the Coors Beneficiary Representative and the Molson
Beneficiary Representative, respectively, pursuant to Section 3.01 of this
Agreement to ensure that the Coors Beneficiary Representative and the Molson
Beneficiary Representative are the same persons from time to time who are Coors
Beneficiary Representative and Molson Beneficiary Representative, respectively,
under the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement.
(d) Except with respect to matters subject to a stockholder vote which are
governed by Section 3.04 of this Agreement (the Trustee and the other parties
hereto expressly acknowledge that Voting Securities shall be voted with respect
to any matter subject to a shareholder vote in accordance with the provisions of
Section 3.04 exclusively and that the provisions of this Section 3.01(d) do not
apply thereto), in the event the Trustee receives conflicting instructions
hereunder from the Coors Beneficiary Representative and the Molson Beneficiary
Representative, the Trustee shall be fully protected in refraining from acting
until such conflict is resolved to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee.
In addition, the Trustee shall have the right to institute a bill of
interpleader in any court of competent jurisdiction to determine the rights of
the parties to this Agreement, and each Beneficiary Representative shall pay 50%
of all reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements of the Trustee in connection
therewith, including reasonable attorneys' fees.
(e) The Coors Beneficiary Representative and/or the Molson Beneficiary
Representative shall be entitled to exercise all rights and powers, and be bound
by all obligations, as a Beneficiary Representative(s) whether or not such
Beneficiary Representative(s) are also Continuing Representative(s).
Section 3.02. Change in Status of Coors Beneficiary Representative. The
Coors Beneficiary Representative shall be a "Continuing Representative"
hereunder (the "Coors Continuing Representative") until the Coors Change in
Status Notice Effective Date (after which time there shall be no Coors
Continuing Representative and any reference herein to Continuing
Representative(s) shall be deemed to refer only to the Molson Continuing
Representative, if any). The Coors Beneficiary Representative agrees to promptly
notify each other party to this Agreement in writing if the ownership
requirements of the Coors Family Group Beneficiaries and the other members of
the Coors Family Group set forth in clause (i) of the definition of "Coors
Change in Status Notice" are not satisfied at any time after the date of this
Agreement.
Section 3.03. Change in Status of Molson Beneficiary Representative. The
Molson Beneficiary Representative shall be a "Continuing Representative"
hereunder (the "Molson Continuing Representative") until the Molson Change in
Status Notice Effective Date (after
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which time there shall be no Molson Continuing Representative and any reference
herein to Continuing Representative(s) shall be deemed to refer only to the
Coors Continuing Representative, if any). The Molson Beneficiary Representative
agrees to promptly notify each other party to this Agreement in writing if the
ownership requirements of the Molson Family Group Beneficiaries and the other
members of the Molson Family Group set forth in clause (i) of the definition of
"Molson Change in Status Notice" are not satisfied at any time after the date of
this Agreement.
Section 3.04. Exercise of Voting Rights.
(a) So long as the Trustee shall hold Trust Shares and Ancillary Rights
deposited pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee, as the
holder of record of the Trust Shares, shall possess and shall be entitled to
exercise all rights and powers of every nature as owner of legal title and
holder of the Trust Shares, including the right to vote or cause the exercise of
the Voting Rights in person or by its nominee or proxy or by written consent and
to take part in and consent to any corporate or shareholders' action of any kind
whatsoever (including approval of or consent to any merger or consolidation to
which the Company may be a party, whether or not the surviving party, or the
dissolution of the Company or the sale of all or any part of its business or
assets). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall
have all rights in respect of the Trust Shares and Ancillary Rights as a
beneficiary under the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement, including the right,
pursuant to Article 4 thereof, to instruct the trustee thereunder (the
"Exchangeable Shares Trustee") with respect to the exercise by the Exchangeable
Shares Trustee of the Voting Rights associated with the Trust Shares as provided
in this Section 3.04. The Trustee agrees to vote or cause the vote of the Trust
Shares as provided in this Section 3.04 and to fulfill all of its other
covenants, rights and obligations hereunder, notwithstanding that the Coors
Trust does not hold any Trust Shares at the date hereof and does not have a
Beneficiary Account or any economic or beneficial interest in any Trust Shares,
or Pentland and Subco may not hold, at any future time, any Trust Shares for
which a Beneficiary Account has been established. For all purposes of this
Agreement, reference to the Trustee voting or causing the vote of the Trust
Shares shall include the right of the Trustee to instruct the Exchangeable
Shares Trustee to exercise the Voting Rights associated with the Trust Shares
and/or to receive a proxy to vote the Trust Shares personally, as set forth in
the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement.
(b) The Trustee shall vote or cause the vote of all Trust Shares and take
such other actions as are necessary in order to exercise the Voting Rights as
follows with respect to the election and removal of directors:
(i) (A) for any nominee standing for election to the board of
directors of the Company (the "Board of Directors") that has
been nominated by a nominating committee of the Board of
Directors authorized to nominate such nominee pursuant to the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, and
(B) against any other nominee; and
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(ii) (A) for the removal of any Coors Director (as defined in the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation) if the Coors
Continuing Representative (if any) so instructs the Trustee in
writing using instructions substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit D;
(B) against the removal of any Coors Director if the Coors
Continuing Representative (if any) so instructs the Trustee in
writing using instructions substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit D or fails to make an instruction with respect to
such vote;
(C) for the removal of any Molson Director (as defined in the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation) if the Molson
Continuing Representative (if any) so instructs the Trustee in
writing using instructions substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit D;
(D) against the removal of any Molson Director if the Molson
Continuing Representative (if any) so instructs the Trustee in
writing using instructions substantially in the form attached
as Exhibit D or fails to make an instruction with respect to
such vote;
(E) except as expressly provided in clauses (A) through (D)
above, as unanimously instructed by all Continuing
Representatives in writing using instructions substantially in
the form attached as Exhibit D; and
(F) except as expressly provided in clauses (A) through (E)
above, in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of
Directors with respect to any proposal to remove any director
of the Company (provided that, if no recommendation is made
known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall vote against such
proposal).
(c) With respect to any other corporate action or matter (other than those
addressed in Section 3.04(b)) on which holders of Class A Exchangeable Shares or
other Voting Securities are entitled to exercise their voting rights, whether by
proxy, consent or otherwise, including the exercise of Voting Rights (each, an
"Other Voting Matter"), the Trustee shall vote all Trust Shares (and shall take
such other actions as are necessary in order to exercise the voting rights
attached to the Trust Shares, including the exercise of Voting Rights), against
the approval of such Other Voting Matter unless the Trustee shall have received
from all Continuing Representatives hereunder instructions in writing using
instructions substantially in the form attached as Exhibit D ("Approve
Instructions"), in each case duly executed by such Continuing Representative,
stating that such Continuing Representative wishes the Trustee to vote in favor
of such Other Voting Matter and such Approve Instructions are not revoked by
written instruction from such Continuing Representative delivered to the Trustee
prior to the time specified for taking the specified action. If the Trustee
receives Approve Instructions from each such Continuing Representative prior to
the time specified for taking the specified action, the Trustee shall vote for
approval of such Other Voting Matter. Without limiting the right of either
Continuing Representative to instruct the Trustee (or to revise, revoke or amend
such instruction) at any time prior to the taking of the relevant action by the
Trustee, all Continuing
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Representatives shall, subject to receiving adequate notice, use its reasonable
best efforts to provide instructions to the Trustee at least two Business Days
prior to the deadline for exercising any voting right.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(i) and for greater certainty, voting against the approval of such
Other Voting Matter shall include without limiting the
generality thereof (a) voting against any proposal to amend
the articles of Exchangeco (whether pursuant to Section 176 of
the CBCA or otherwise) and whether in favour or against the
resolution in order not to amend the articles and (b) voting
on all other matters in a manner such that in the reasonable
opinion of the Molson Beneficiary Representative (as set forth
in a notice to the Trustee, and the Coors Beneficiary
Representative) the status quo would be maintained and whether
in favour or against the resolution in order to maintain the
status quo and such that no action would be taken by
Exchangeco;
(ii) in the event the Other Voting Matter is a vote of shareholders
of Exchangeco (in their capacity as such and not in their
capacity as holders of Voting Rights with respect to the
Company) with respect to a proposal to (a) redeem the Class A
Exchangeable Shares or the Class B Exchangeable Shares prior
to February 9, 2045, (b) to change the terms of the Class A
Exchangeable Shares or Class B Exchangeable Shares in a manner
that would materially adversely affect the rights and
privileges attached to those shares or (c) modify or terminate
the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall not
vote to approve such Other Voting Matter if the Molson
Beneficiary Representative has sent a notice to the Trustee
and the Coors Beneficiary Representative instructing the
Trustee to vote against such approval.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that any matter referred to
in the provisions of Section 3.04(b) or (c) is proposed (whether pursuant to a
request of a Continuing Representative, the Board of Directors or otherwise) to
be acted upon by written consent in lieu of a meeting, the Trustee shall execute
or cause to be executed such written consents in accordance with Section 1.12 of
the By-Laws of the Company as shall be effective to implement the election or
removal of a director or other corporate action or matter to be implemented
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04.
(e) With respect to any corporate action or matter described in paragraph
(b) or (c) above, the Trustee shall provide notice to the trustee under the
Delaware Voting Trust Agreement as to the vote or action to be taken by the
Trustee with respect to such action or matter at the time the Trustee has
received instructions from the Continuing Representatives or otherwise makes a
determination in accordance with the terms of this Agreement as to the vote or
action to be taken by the Trustee.
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(f) Each of the Continuing Representatives hereby undertakes, with respect
to all matters concerning voting under this Agreement and the Delaware Voting
Trust Agreement, to give similar instructions concerning such voting to the
Trustee hereunder and to the trustee under the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement,
such that there shall be no inconsistency between the instructions given by such
Continuing Representative to such trustees.
Section 3.05. Trustee Has No Authority to Transfer.
(a) Except as set forth in this Section 3.05, and except for purposes of
effecting a Permitted Encumbrance or a Permitted Hedge or a Transfer to a
Permitted Family Transferee in accordance with Section 8.01, the Trustee shall
have no authority to Transfer any of the Trust Shares.
(b) Upon receipt of a notice from a Beneficiary Representative that one or
more Beneficiaries represented by such Beneficiary Representative has agreed to
sell or otherwise Transfer their interests in Trust Shares in such Beneficiary's
Beneficiary Account to one or more Third Party Transferees in compliance with
Section 8.02 (which notice shall set forth the number of Trust Shares to be
sold, the Beneficiary Transferor, the Third Party Transferee(s) (except in the
case of a Transfer into the open market) and the proposed date of Transfer),
then, upon delivery of such notice and the Certificate or Certificates
corresponding to the Trust Shares to be sold, the Trustee shall:
(i) cause each non-transferring Beneficiary to receive a copy of
such notice within five Business Days of the Trustee's receipt thereof;
and
(ii) in the case of Class A Exchangeable Shares, not earlier than 10
Business Days nor later than 20 Business Days following the Trustee's
receipt of such notice, unless precluded by an order, decree or judgment
binding upon the Trustee of any court of competent jurisdiction or unless
the Trustee (after receipt of a legal opinion) determines that such
proposed Transfer does not comply with Section 8.02 and applicable law,
deliver share certificates for such Class A Exchangeable Shares to
Exchangeco or its transfer agent (duly endorsed for transfer or
accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer with signatures
guaranteed) together with a Notice of Conversion pursuant to Section 18.1
of the Exchangeable Share Provisions (as defined in the Plan of
Arrangement and herein called the "Exchangeable Share Provisions") to
effect (A) the conversion of such Class A Exchangeable Shares pursuant to
Section 18.2 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions into shares of Class B
Exchangeable Shares and (B) delivery of a share certificate for such
shares of Class B Exchangeable Shares to the Persons and places designated
in the notice, which shares of Class B Exchangeable Shares will not be
subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement; and
(iii) in the event the transferring Beneficiary is not Transferring
all of the Trust Shares represented by the Certificate or Certificates
surrendered with the notice, upon the consummation of such Transfer
specified in such notice, issue to the transferring Beneficiary a new
Certificate in respect of such Trust Shares not Transferred and which are
subject to this Agreement.
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Section 3.06. Trustee's Agreement to Limited Authority to Sell. The
Trustee agrees that, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.05, the Trustee
shall take no action, nor shall it allow any action to be taken, by which any
Trust Shares shall be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of during the term
of this Agreement. The Trustee agrees that the Trustee will not permit or create
any Encumbrance upon any Trust Shares, except pursuant to a Permitted
Encumbrance or a Permitted Hedge. The exercise of Voting Rights by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 3.04 shall not be deemed to constitute any such Encumbrance.
Section 3.07. Trustee's Agreement to Certificate Legends. The Trustee
agrees that all Certificates shall have endorsed upon them a legend
substantially as follows:
"This certificate is issued pursuant to, and the transfer of this
certificate and the shares represented hereby is restricted by, the
provisions of a Voting Trust Agreement dated as of February 9, 2005
between The Royal Trust Company, as Trustee, and Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust,
Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. and 4280661 Canada Inc. as such agreement
may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. By
accepting this certificate, the holder hereof agrees to be bound by all of
the provisions of such agreement."
Section 3.08. Retraction; Redemption; Conversion of Exchangeable Shares.
(a) In the event that (i) a Beneficiary Representative notifies the
Trustee that a Beneficiary for which the Beneficiary Representative is the
Beneficiary Representative wishes that all or any portion of the Class A
Exchangeable Shares in respect of which such Beneficiary has a Beneficiary
Account be redeemed in accordance with the Article 6 of the Exchangeable Share
Provisions, or that such Beneficiary wishes that all or any portion of the Class
A Exchangeable Shares in respect of which such Beneficiary has a Beneficiary
Account be converted into Class B Exchangeable Shares in accordance with Article
18 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions; (ii) the Exchange Right (as defined in
the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement) or on liquidation of Exchangeco) is
exercised under Article 5 of the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement in respect
of any Class A Exchangeable Shares in respect of which such Beneficiary has a
Beneficiary Account; or (iii) in the event that Callco (as defined in the
Exchangeable Share Provisions) or the Company exercises any of their respective
rights in respect of the Class A Exchangeable Shares in respect of which such
Beneficiary has a Beneficiary Account pursuant to the Exchangeable Share
Provisions or the Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement, the Trustee shall use all
reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary (including, but not limited to
those required by the Exchangeable Share Provisions), to effect such redemption,
conversion, exchange or sale (in the case of Callco).
(b) Upon the redemption or exchange of a Beneficiary's Class A
Exchangeable Shares for shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company or any
successor in accordance with the Exchangeable Share Provisions (whether pursuant
to paragraph (a) above or otherwise including upon the exercise of the Exchange
Right, and upon any purchase by Callco of any Class A Exchangeable Shares from a
Beneficiary, such Beneficiary shall take such actions as are necessary to become
a party to the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement and the Trustee shall deposit the
shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company or any successor or any securities
that would constitute Voting Securities (as defined in the Delaware Voting Trust
Agreement) or
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resulting therefrom in trust pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Delaware Voting
Trust Agreement and any money, property or other securities distributed on such
redemption exchange or sale shall be released to the applicable Beneficiary.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (including
this Section 3.08), each Molson Family Group Beneficiary agrees that it shall
not be permitted to convert any Class A Exchangeable Shares into Class B
Exchangeable Shares under this Section 3.08 unless it shall provide the Trustee
with a legal opinion to the effect that (a) giving effect to such conversion,
the voting power in the Company associated with (i) the Class A Exchangeable
Shares (and Ancillary Rights) remaining subject to this Agreement, together with
(ii) any Company Shares subject to the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement, would
constitute in the aggregate at least 50.1% of the aggregate voting power in the
Company of all then-outstanding Class A Exchangeable Shares (and Ancillary
Rights) and Company Shares, or (b) at any time prior to such conversion, the
aggregate number of Class A Exchangeable Shares and Company Shares of the Coors
Family Group Beneficiaries deposited under this Agreement and/or the Delaware
Voting Trust Agreement is less than 1,260,000 (without duplication, as adjusted
by any stock split, consolidation, reorganization, merger, amalgamation,
reclassification, recapitalization or similar transactions) as a result of one
or more Transfers (and associated conversion into Class B Exchangeable Shares or
Class B Common Stock, as applicable) of Class A Exchangeable Shares or Company
Shares to a Third Party Transferee.
ARTICLE IV.
DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS
Section 4.01. Cash Dividends. If, during the term of this Agreement the
Trustee shall receive cash dividends with respect to the Trust Shares, the
Trustee shall within two Business Days deposit the same in the relevant
Beneficiary Account with respect to such Trust Shares and, subject to applicable
withholding tax, shall remit the same to the Beneficiary with respect to whom
such Beneficiary Account has been established and maintained. The Trustee may
arrange with Exchangeco for the direct payment by Exchangeco, as applicable, to
the Beneficiaries of any such dividends.
Section 4.02. Non-Share Distributions. If at any time during the term of
this Agreement the Trustee shall receive or collect any moneys (other than in
payment of cash dividends) or any property (other than Class A Exchangeable
Shares or Voting Securities) upon the Trust Shares, the Trustee shall deposit
within 2 Business Days the same in the relevant Beneficiary Account with respect
to such Trust Shares and, subject to applicable withholding tax, shall remit the
same to the Beneficiary with respect to whom such Beneficiary Account has been
established and maintained. The Trustee may arrange with Exchangeco for the
direct payment by Exchangeco, as applicable, to the Beneficiaries of any such
dividends.
Section 4.03. Stock Dividend or Distribution. If the Trustee shall
receive, as a dividend or other distribution upon any Trust Shares, any
additional Class A Exchangeable Shares or other Voting Securities, the Trustee
shall within two Business Days deposit the same in the relevant Beneficiary
Account with respect to such Trust Shares. Such Class A Exchangeable Shares or
other Voting Securities shall be and become subject to all of the terms and
conditions hereof to
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the same extent as if originally deposited hereunder pursuant to Section 2.01.
The Trustee shall record such additional Class A Exchangeable Shares or other
Voting Securities in the Beneficiaries' Beneficiary Accounts and issue
Certificates in respect of such Class A Exchangeable Shares or other Voting
Securities to the applicable Beneficiaries.
Section 4.04. Recapitalization or Reclassification of Share Capital. In
the event of a recapitalization of Exchangeco or reclassification of any Trust
Shares deposited pursuant to this Agreement, the Trustee shall hold, subject to
the terms of this Agreement, any Voting Securities issued as a result of such
recapitalization or reclassification in respect of such Trust Shares.
Certificates issued and outstanding under this Agreement at the time of such
recapitalization or reclassification shall remain outstanding; provided, that
the Trustee shall, upon the written direction of the Coors Beneficiary
Representative or the Molson Beneficiary Representative, as appropriate,
substitute for such Certificates new voting trust certificates in appropriate
form. Such Voting Securities shall be and become subject to all of the terms and
conditions hereof to the same extent as if originally deposited hereunder
pursuant to Section 2.01.
Section 4.05. Distribution upon Dissolution of Exchangeco. In the event of
the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Exchangeco or any other
distribution of the assets of Exchangeco among its shareholders for the purpose
of winding up its affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary, the Trustee shall,
within two Business Days of receipt, initially deposit the money, securities,
rights or property to which the Beneficiaries are entitled in respect of the
Trust Shares in the respective Beneficiary Account and shall thereafter deposit
any shares of Class A Voting Stock of the Company or any successor or any
"Voting Securities" (as defined in the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement) received
by the Trustee upon such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or other
distribution in trust pursuant to Section 2.01(b) of the Delaware Voting Trust
Agreement and distribute or cause to be distributed the other money, rights or
property received, less any applicable withholding tax, to the Beneficiary of
each respective Beneficiary Account within two Business Days of receipt thereof.
Section 4.06. Distributions Upon Reorganization of Exchangeco. In the
event Exchangeco is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with or into another
corporation or other business entity, the Trustee shall, as directed in writing
by the Coors Beneficiary Representative or the Molson Beneficiary
Representative, as appropriate, either (a) (i) receive and hold in the
respective Beneficiary Account established for Beneficiaries hereunder any
securities received on account of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation in
respect of the Trust Shares that are Voting Securities of the successor received
on account of such merger, consolidation or amalgamation (in which case
Certificates issued and outstanding under this Agreement at the time of such
merger, consolidation or amalgamation shall remain outstanding unless the Coors
Beneficiary Representative or the Molson Beneficiary Representative, as
appropriate, shall direct the trustee in writing to substitute for such
Certificates new voting trust certificates in appropriate form) and such Voting
Securities of the successor corporation shall be and become subject to all of
the terms and conditions hereof to the same extent as if originally deposited
hereunder pursuant to Section 2.01, and (ii) distribute or cause to be
distributed any money, other securities, rights or property so received, less
any applicable withholding tax, to the Beneficiary for whom such Beneficiary
Accounts have been established and maintained, or (b) distribute or cause to be
distributed such Voting Securities of the successor corporation, together with
any money, any other securities, rights or property so received, less any
applicable withholding tax,
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to the Beneficiary for whom such Beneficiary Accounts have been established and
maintained, in which case the Beneficiaries hereby agree, pursuant to Section
2.01(b), to deposit such Voting Securities with the Trustee under this Agreement
within two Business Days, provided that if any securities received in such
merger, consolidation or amalgamation are Company Shares or any successor are
"Voting Securities" (as defined in the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement), such
securities shall be deposited by the Trustee under the Delaware Voting Trust
Agreement. The Beneficiaries also agree to execute any amendments to this
Agreement, if any are necessary, to perpetuate this Trust under the reorganized
corporation.
ARTICLE V.
RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
Section 5.01. Subscription Procedures. In case any securities of
Exchangeco or the Company shall be offered for subscription to the beneficial
holders of Class A Exchangeable Shares or other Voting Securities held by the
Trustee as Trust Shares or to the Trustee in respect of such Trust Shares, the
Trustee, promptly upon receipt of notice of such offer, shall use reasonable
efforts to mail a copy thereof to each Beneficiary. Upon receipt by the Trustee,
at least two Business Days prior to the last date fixed by Exchangeco or the
Company, as applicable, for subscription, of a request from any Beneficiary to
subscribe in such Beneficiary's behalf, accompanied by the sum of money required
to be paid for such securities, the Trustee shall make such subscription and
payment on behalf of such Beneficiary, and upon receiving from Exchangeco or the
Company, as applicable, the certificates for the securities subscribed for,
shall issue to such Beneficiary a Certificate in respect thereof if the same
constitute Voting Securities and retain the same in such Beneficiary's
Beneficiary Account and, if the same do not constitute Voting Securities, the
Trustee shall deliver the same to the Beneficiary on whose behalf the
subscription was made.
ARTICLE VI.
THE TRUSTEE
Section 6.01. Trustee's Right to Delegate. The Trustee may vote or
exercise Voting Rights in respect of all Trust Shares in person or by such
person or persons (including any Beneficiary) as the Trustee may from time to
time select as proxy or proxies. The Trustee may employ or use the services of
accountants, attorneys, or any other qualified personnel to assist the Trustee
or its agents to carry out any of the duties undertaken pursuant to this
Agreement.
Section 6.02. Trustee's Right to Call Meetings of the Beneficiaries. The
Trustee may call a meeting of the Beneficiaries for any purpose which the
Trustee desires, including discussions of any past or future exercise of its
rights or powers under this Agreement, or for other informational purposes. Any
vote of the Beneficiaries taken at a meeting called pursuant to this Section
6.02 is not binding on the Trustee.
Section 6.03. Trustee's Right to Incur Expenses. The Trustee is expressly
authorized to incur and pay such reasonable expenses and charges at the expense
of the Beneficiaries, to
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employ and pay such agents, attorneys and counsel, and to incur and pay such
other charges and expenses at the expense of the Beneficiaries as it may deem
necessary and proper for administering this Agreement.
Section 6.04. Trustee's Right to Reimbursement. Each Beneficiary agrees to
reimburse the Trustee within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request
for reasonable expenses and charges authorized under Section 6.03 upon demand
therefor pro rata to such Beneficiary's Trust Shares. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Trustee shall have no duty to advance its own moneys in
connection with the administration of this Agreement.
Section 6.05. Trustee's Right to Indemnification. The Beneficiaries
severally agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee (in its individual
capacity and in its capacity as trustee hereunder) and each agent or attorney of
the Trustee acting hereunder from and against all liability and claims or
proceedings of any nature arising from or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of the Trust and the performance of its duties and obligations
hereunder (including pursuant to Section 6.08) and the exercise of its rights
and powers except liability and claims based solely upon the Trustee's bad
faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct, and with such exception agree to
be responsible for and to pay (pro rata in accordance with the number of Trust
Shares represented by their respective Certificates) all claims, losses,
damages, costs, penalties, fines, taxes and expenses of or assessed against the
Trustee (in its individual capacity and in its capacity as trustee hereunder) of
any nature, including fees of legal counsel, in connection with any such claim
or proceeding.
Section 6.06. Right of Trustee to Compensation. Each Beneficiary
Representative agrees to pay to the Trustee from time to time 50% of the
reasonable compensation as agreed upon from time to time by the Trustee and the
Beneficiary Representatives for all services rendered by it hereunder. Trustee
shall be entitled to receive and shall be paid, as compensation for its acting
as trustee of and under this Agreement, the fees, reimbursement and other
compensation provided for in the Compensation Agreement between The Royal Trust
Company and the other parties hereto, signed on the 4th day of February, 2005,
prior to the execution of this Agreement and the terms of the said Compensation
Agreement shall be valid and binding in all respects to fix the compensation
payable to The Royal Trust Company as though the Compensation Agreement was
expressly embodied in this Agreement.
Section 6.07. Trustee's Right to Participate.
(a) The Trustee may contract with or be or become pecuniarily interested,
directly or indirectly, in any matter or transaction to which the Company,
Exchangeco or any other subsidiary or controlled or affiliated corporation may
be a party or in which it may be concerned, as fully and freely as though such
Trustee were not a Trustee hereunder.
(b) The Trustee's services to the parties hereto are not exclusive and,
subject to any limitations otherwise provided in this Agreement on the powers
and authorities of the Trustee, the Trustee may, for any purpose, and is hereby
expressly authorized from time-to-time in its discretion to, appoint, employ,
invest in, contract or deal with any individual, firm, partnership, association,
trust or body corporate, including without limitation, itself and any
partnership, trust or body corporate with which it may directly or indirectly be
affiliated or in which it may
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directly or indirectly interested, whether on its own account or for the account
of another (in a fiduciary capacity or otherwise) without being liable to
account therefor and without being in breach of this Agreement.
Section 6.08. Trustee's Powers; Additional Matters. The Trustee is
authorized and empowered to construe this Agreement, and the Trustee's
reasonable construction made in good faith shall be conclusive and binding upon
the Beneficiaries and upon all parties hereto. Upon the joint written
instruction at any time and from time to time of each Beneficiary
Representative, the Trustee will take any such action as shall be specified in
such instructions; it being understood that without such joint instruction, the
Trustee shall not take any such action unless otherwise provided for in this
Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any action taken, or
inaction, by the Trustee pursuant to this Section 6.08., the Trustee shall be
indemnified as described in Section 6.05.
Section 6.09. Trustee's Liability.
(a) The Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment nor for any
act done or omitted, nor for any mistake of fact or law nor for anything which
the Trustee may do or refrain from doing in good faith, nor shall the Trustee
have any accountability hereunder, except for its own bad faith, gross
negligence or willful misconduct. Furthermore, upon any judicial or other
inquiry or investigation of or concerning the Trustee's acts pursuant to its
rights and powers as Trustee, such acts shall be deemed reasonable unless proved
to the contrary by clear and convincing evidence.
(b) The Trustee shall always be protected and free from liability in
acting upon any notice, request, consent, certificate, declaration, telegram,
telex, guarantee, affidavit or other paper or document or signature believed by
it to be genuine and to have been signed by the proper party or parties or by
the party or parties purporting to have signed the same.
(c) The Trustee may consult with legal counsel including legal counsel to
the Company or its subsidiaries (whether pursuant to Section 6.01 hereof, the
provisions hereof referring to legal opinions or otherwise) pursuant to Section
6.01, and any action under this Agreement taken or suffered in good faith by him
in accordance with the opinion of such counsel (or any certificate or notice
contemplated herein including, but not limited to, a certificate of Current
Market Value and a notice from a Beneficiary and/or a Beneficiary
Representative) shall be conclusive upon the parties hereto and the Trustee
shall be fully protected and be subject to no liability in respect thereof.
Section 6.10. Trustee's Resignation or Removal. The Trustee may resign by
giving written notice to each of the Beneficiary Representatives and to the
Company and Exchangeco of its resignation 30 days prior to the effective date of
such resignation (provided (i) that such resignation shall not become effective
until the appointment of a successor trustee and (ii) if the Coors Beneficiary
Representative and the Molson Beneficiary Representative fail to appoint a
successor trustee within 20 days of the receipt of the aforesaid notice, then
the Trustee, the Coors Beneficiary Representative or the Molson Beneficiary
Representative may ask any court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a
successor trustee). The Trustee may be removed at any time and from time to
time, with or without cause, upon the delivery to the Trustee of written notice
to
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such effect from each Person who is a Continuing Representative hereunder, such
removal to be effective on the date the successor Trustee is appointed by the
Continuing Representatives.
Section 6.11. Appointment of Successor Trustee. The Coors Beneficiary
Representative and the Molson Beneficiary Representative shall jointly be
entitled to appoint a successor to the Trustee upon the resignation, removal,
dissolution, death or incapacity to act of the Trustee.
Section 6.12. Rights of Successor Trustee. Any successor to the Trustee
named herein shall enjoy all the rights, powers, interests and immunities of the
Trustee as originally conferred by this Agreement. All right, title and interest
in Trust Shares of any Trustee who may resign, die, be removed or become
incapacitated to act shall, upon such resignation, removal, death or incapacity,
vest in the successor Trustee.
Section 6.13. Transfer by Successor Trustee. Notwithstanding any change in
the Trustee, the certificates for Trust Shares standing in the name of the
Trustee may be endorsed and transferred by any successor Trustee for the time
being with the same effect as if endorsed and transferred by the Trustee who has
ceased to act. Any successor Trustee is authorized and empowered to cause any
further transfer of said Trust Shares to be made which may be necessary through
the occurrence of a change in the person acting as Trustee hereunder. For the
avoidance of doubt, (a) the transfer to a successor trustee shall not affect the
rights of the previous trustee set forth in Section 6.03, Section 6.04, Section
6.05, Section 6.06 and Section 6.07 and (b) the Beneficiary Representatives
shall remain liable and indemnify for any amounts due and payable in accordance
with Section 6.04, Section 6.05 and Section 6.06, including the payment of any
and all necessary or proper liabilities that occurred and disbursements made by
the previous trustee hereunder and not reimbursed prior to replacement.
Section 6.14. Trustee's Acceptance of Trust.
(a) The Trustee by executing this Agreement, and each successor Trustee,
upon being appointed as such, accepts the trust created hereby and agrees to
carry out the terms and provisions hereof. The Trustee represents that neither
the execution or delivery of this Agreement by the Trustee, nor the performance
or observance by the Trustee of the terms, conditions or provisions hereof, does
or will conflict with or violate any agreement or instrument to which the
Trustee is a party.
(b) The Trustee undertakes to perform, and shall have the requisite power
and authority to perform, such duties and only such duties as are specifically
set forth in this Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be
read into this Agreement against the Trustee.
Section 6.15. Trustee to be Canadian Resident. Notwithstanding anything
herein contained to the contrary, no Person shall be the Trustee hereunder
unless such Person is resident in Canada for all purposes of Canadian income tax
legislation.
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ARTICLE VII.
TERMINATION
Section 7.01. Termination. This Agreement shall terminate upon the
earliest to occur of the following: (a) the date on which each Continuing
Representative hereunder agrees in writing to terminate this Agreement, (b) the
date on which each of the Coors Beneficiary Representative and the Molson
Beneficiary Representative shall have ceased to be a Continuing Representative
hereunder and (c) the date on which 90 consecutive days have elapsed during
which no Trust Shares were governed by this Agreement and (d) the twenty-first
(21st) anniversary of the death of the survivor of the descendants of His Late
Majesty King George V living at the date hereof.
Section 7.02. Trustee's Rights and Duties Upon Termination. The
termination of this Agreement shall not affect the rights of the Trustee set
forth in Section 6.03, Section 6.04, Section 6.05 and Section 6.06.
(a) As soon as practicable after the termination of this Agreement the
Trustee shall deliver to the Beneficiaries share certificates or instruments of
transfer representing the number of Trust Shares or other securities to which
such Beneficiary is entitled upon such termination in accordance with such
Beneficiary's Beneficiary Account, such delivery to be contingent upon the
surrender by the Beneficiary of the Certificates issued by the Trustee in
respect of such Trust Shares or other securities, properly endorsed for
transfer, and upon payment by the Beneficiaries of a sum sufficient to cover any
tax or governmental charge in respect of the transfer or delivery of such share
certificates or instruments of transfer. As a further condition to delivery of
such share certificates or instruments of transfer, the Beneficiaries shall pay
the Trustee any amounts due and payable pursuant to Section 6.04, Section 6.05
and Section 6.06 and pay, indemnify and reimburse the Trustee for any and all
necessary or proper liabilities incurred and disbursements made by the Trustee
hereunder and not reimbursed prior thereto.
(b) If any such Beneficiary cannot be located or fails or refuses to
surrender Certificates in exchange for Trust Shares or other securities as
aforesaid, the Trustee shall, unless otherwise directed by the Coors Beneficiary
Representative or the Molson Beneficiary Representative, as appropriate, deliver
such Trust Shares or other securities to the Company for the benefit of the
Person or Persons entitled thereto. Upon any such delivery the Trustee shall be
fully acquitted and discharged with respect to said Trust Shares or other
securities.
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ARTICLE VIII.
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF VOTING
TRUST CERTIFICATES OR OF ANY BENEFICIAL
INTERESTS HEREUNDER
Section 8.01. Nature of Restrictions. No beneficial interests in any Trust
Shares, whether or not represented by Certificates issued pursuant to this
Agreement, may be Transferred, except that (i) a Beneficiary may transfer all or
a portion of its beneficial interest in Trust Shares in such Beneficiary's
Beneficiary Account to (A) the Permitted Family Transferees of such Beneficiary
(in which event, as a condition to such transfer, if the Transferor was a Molson
Family Group Beneficiary, the Transferor shall cause the Transferee thereupon to
become a signatory hereto and the Transferee will thereupon become a Molson
Family Group Beneficiary and if the Transferor was a Coors Family Group
Beneficiary, the Transferor shall cause the Transferee thereupon to become
signatory hereto and the Transferee will thereupon become a Coors Family Group
Beneficiary) or (B) any other Beneficiary hereunder (collectively, the
"Permitted Transferees"), subject to the further condition that the Trust Shares
subject to such Transfer shall remain in trust pursuant to this Agreement and no
such Transfer shall be valid unless the transferee consents in writing to be
bound as a Beneficiary hereunder; (ii) a Beneficiary may make a disposition in
accordance with Section 8.02 hereof; and (iii) a transfer, sale or issuance of
securities in the Beneficiary or any other Person with a direct or indirect
equity interest in such Beneficiary may be effected so long as, after giving
effect thereto, the Beneficiary remains a member of the Molson Family Group or
the Coors Family Group, as the case may be. In determining whether the
conditions described in this Article VIII are satisfied, the Trustee shall be
entitled to rely on a written certificate delivered by the applicable
Beneficiary and the applicable Beneficiary Representative to the effect that
such conditions are satisfied, provided that such certificate is also delivered
to the other Beneficiary Representative hereunder.
Section 8.02. Third Party Transfers. A Beneficiary may Transfer (a) its
beneficial interest in any Trust Shares to one or more third party transferees
other than a Permitted Transferee (each, a "Third Party Transferee") provided
that such Transfer constitutes a Permitted Encumbrance or a Permitted Hedge
and/or (b) its beneficial interest in Trust Shares that are Class A Exchangeable
Shares to a Third Party Transferee provided that prior to such Transfer such
Class A Exchangeable Shares are converted as permitted pursuant to Article 18 of
the Exchangeable Share Provisions so that the Third Party Transferee receives
only Class B Exchangeable Shares. Any such conversion and Transfer described in
clause (b) shall be effected by the transferring Beneficiary's Beneficiary
Representative causing the Trustee, in accordance with Section 3.05, to take
such actions as are required by such section to effect such conversion and
Transfer and to release such Trust Shares (and Class B Exchangeable Shares
issued upon conversion thereof) from the Trust created hereby, whereupon such
shares shall no longer be subject to this Agreement. Following any such
conversion and Transfer described in clause (b), this Agreement shall continue
in full force and effect with respect to all other Trust Shares not subject to
such Transfer. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement
(including this Section 8.02), each Molson Family Group Beneficiary agrees that
it shall not be permitted to make a Transfer of its beneficial interests in
Trust Shares under this Section 8.02 nor convert any Class A Exchangeable Shares
to Class B Exchangeable Shares if, giving effect
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to such Transfer or the requisite conversion, the Class A Exchangeable Shares
(and associated rights) remaining subject to this Agreement, together with any
Company Shares subject to the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement, would constitute
in the aggregate less than 50.1% of the aggregate voting power of all
then-outstanding Company Shares and Class A Exchangeable Shares (and associated
rights) unless, at any time prior to such Transfer or conversion, the aggregate
number of Class A Exchangeable Shares and Company Shares of the Coors Family
Group Beneficiaries deposited under this Agreement and/or the Delaware Voting
Trust Agreement is less than 1,260,000 (without duplication, as adjusted by any
stock split, consolidation, reorganization, merger, amalgamation,
reclassification, recapitalization or similar transactions) as a result of one
or more Transfers (and associated conversion into Class B Exchangeable Shares or
Class B Common Stock, as applicable of Class A Exchangeable Shares or Company
Shares) to a Third Party Transferee. In determining whether the conditions
described in this Article VIII are satisfied, the Trustee shall be entitled to
rely on a written certificate delivered by the applicable Beneficiary and the
applicable Beneficiary Representative to the effect that such conditions are
satisfied, provided that such certificate is also delivered to the other
Beneficiary Representative hereunder.
Section 8.03. Agreement Not to Cause Conversion Right. The Beneficiaries
agree that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) no Beneficiary
shall be permitted to make any sale, transfer or other disposition of any
beneficial interest in any Trust Shares if, as a result thereof, any shares of
Class B Common Stock of the Company or Class B Exchangeable Shares shall become
convertible into Company Shares or Class A Exchangeable Shares pursuant to the
provisions of Article Fifth of the Company's Restated Certificate of
Incorporation or of Article 16 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions,
respectively, (ii) in no event shall any Transfer be made pursuant to Section
8.02 if such Transfer would constitute or require an "Exclusionary Offer" (as
defined in Article Fifth of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
or of Article 16.1 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions), (iii) unless otherwise
expressly instructed in writing unanimously by each of the Beneficiary
Representatives in connection with the occurrence of an "Exclusionary Offer" (as
defined in Article Fifth of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
or in Article 16.1 of the Exchangeable Share Provisions), the Trustee is hereby
specifically empowered and directed to deliver any and all certificates and
other documents pursuant to such Article Fifth or Article 16 as may be necessary
or advisable to prevent the Class B Common Stock or Class B Exchangeable Shares
from becoming convertible into Company Shares or Class A Exchangeable Shares, as
the case may be, pursuant to such Article Fifth or Article 16 and (iv) no
Beneficiary shall be permitted to take any actions contrary to any certificate
that has been delivered to the Company pursuant to paragraph (i) of Article
Fifth of the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (a "Blocking
Certificate") or that would cause any Blocking Certificate to be untrue or
invalid. Without limiting any of the foregoing, the Trustee acknowledges and
advises the Beneficiaries that it is delivering to the Company concurrently with
the execution and delivery of this Agreement the Blocking Certificate to be
provided to the Trustee by either Beneficiary Representative, and the Trustee
further agrees not to rescind or withdraw such Blocking Certificate without the
prior written consent of each Beneficiary Representative. If necessary to
maintain the effectiveness of the Blocking Certificate following a permitted
Transfer hereunder, the Trustee shall deliver to the Company an additional or
replacement Blocking Certificate.
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Section 8.04. Legend. Each Beneficiary agrees that all Certificates now
held or hereafter obtained by him shall have endorsed upon them a legend
substantially in the form set forth in Section 3.07.
ARTICLE IX.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.01. Relationships Created Hereunder. The trust created by this
Agreement is not intended to be, and shall not be treated as, a general
partnership, limited partnership, joint venture, corporation or joint stock
company or association. The relationship of the Beneficiaries to the Trustee
shall be solely that of Beneficiaries of the trust created by this Agreement and
their rights shall be limited to those conferred upon them by this Agreement.
Section 9.02. Deposit of Share Certificates and Other Assets. The share
certificates received by the Trustee from Exchangeco pursuant to the provisions
of Section 2.01(d) shall be deposited, within a reasonable time after receipt
thereof by the Trustee, either in a safe deposit box rented by the Trustee or
with a depository bank or trust company located in Canada. For greater
certainty, the Trustee may deposit any assets held in respect of this Voting
Trust, in a financial institution in which the Trustee or an agent or advisor to
the Trustee may have an interest, notwithstanding that the Trustee and/or its
agent or advisor may benefit therefrom and the Trustee shall not be required to
account for or to disgorge any such benefit. In particular, it shall not be
improper for the Trustee to deposit any assets held under this Trust in the
Trustee or its affiliated, subsidiary, holding or related companies.
Section 9.03. Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by an instrument
or instruments in writing executed by the Trustee, the Coors Beneficiary
Representative and the Molson Beneficiary Representative; provided that the
Trustee may, without the consent of any Beneficiary, amend this Agreement
(including any exhibit hereto) in order to (i) reflect the admission in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement of additional persons to the
Agreement as Beneficiaries so long as such persons have agreed in writing to be
bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement or (ii) update any exhibit
hereto to reflect any changes in any Beneficiary's name, address or number of
Trust Shares set forth thereon.
Section 9.04. Notices. Any and all notices, requests, demands, or other
communications provided for hereunder shall be given in writing by personal
service or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the
intended recipients at the addresses set forth in Exhibit A hereto, in the case
of any Beneficiary, or Exhibit C hereto, in the case of the Trustee or the
Trustee under the Delaware Voting Trust Agreement, or at such other addresses as
the intended recipients may have designated in written notices to the other
parties hereto. A notice shall be deemed to have been received when delivered
personally or four Business Days after being mailed.
Section 9.05. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs,
legatees, executors, administrators and permitted assigns, including successors
to any Beneficiary by merger, consolidation or otherwise.
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Section 9.06. Gender and Number. With respect to words used in this
Agreement, the singular form shall include the plural form, the masculine gender
shall include the feminine or neuter gender, and vice versa, as the context
requires.
Section 9.07. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit
any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 9.08. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which taken
together shall constitute one instrument.
Section 9.09. Severability. If in any judicial proceedings a court shall
refuse to enforce any provision of this Agreement, then such unenforceable
provision shall be deemed eliminated from this Agreement for the purpose of
those proceedings to the extent necessary to permit the remaining provisions to
be enforced. To the full extent, however, that the provisions of any applicable
law may be waived, they are hereby waived to the end that this Agreement be
deemed to be a valid and binding agreement enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
Section 9.10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed under, and
its validity determined by, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal
laws of Canada applicable therein. The validity and administration of the trust
created hereunder shall be governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario and
the federal laws of Canada applicable therein. For greater certainty, this
Agreement is not governed by The Royal Trust Corporation of Canada Act, 1978,
S.O. 1978, c. 142, as amended from time to time.
Section 9.11. Enforcement. Each of the parties hereto agrees that
irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this
Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were
otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that the parties hereto shall be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement
and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in the
Superior Court of Justice of the Province of Ontario, this being in addition to
any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. In addition,
each of the parties hereto (a) consents to submit itself to the personal
jurisdiction of the Superior Court of Justice of the Province of Ontario in the
event any dispute arises out of or under or relates to this Agreement or any of
the transactions contemplated hereby, (b) agrees that it will not attempt to
deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave
from any such court, (c) agrees that it will not bring any action, suit or
proceeding arising out of or under or relating to this Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the Superior Court of
Justice of the Province of Ontario and (d) hereby further and unconditionally
waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action,
suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient
forum. By the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Beneficiary hereto
appoints Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, 1 First Canadian Place, 44th Floor,
Toronto, Ontario, M5X 1B1, Attention: Mr. Alan Golden and Mr. Michael Vineberg,
as its agent upon which process may be served in any such legal action or
proceeding. Service of process upon such agent, together with notice of such
service given to any Beneficiary in the manner specified in Section 9.04 shall
be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such Beneficiary in
any legal action or proceeding.
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Section 9.12. Remedies. The parties hereto shall have all remedies for
breach of this Agreement available to them provided by law or equity. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that in
addition to all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity, the
parties hereto shall be entitled to obtain specific performance of the
obligations of each party to this Agreement and immediate injunctive relief and
that in the event any action or proceeding is brought in equity to enforce the
same, no party will urge, as a defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law.
Section 9.13. Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or
implied, is intended to confer any rights or remedies under or by reason of this
Agreement on any persons other than the parties hereto and their respective
permitted transferees, successors and assigns, nor is anything in this Agreement
intended to relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any third person
to any party to this Agreement, nor shall any provision give any third person
any right of subrogation or action over or against any party to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have hereunto set their respective
hands as of the day and year first above written.
Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated
September 12, 1969
By: /s/ Peter H. Coors
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Name: Peter H. Coors
Title: Trustee
Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.
By: /s/ Andrew Molson
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Name: Andrew Molson
Title: President
4280661 Canada Inc.
By: /s/ Andrew Molson
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Name: Andrew Molson
Title: President
The Royal Trust Company, as Trustee
By: /s/ Rosanna Flores
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By: /s/ David Belton
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EXHIBIT A
BENEFICIARIES
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Name/Address Number of Class A Exchangeable Shares
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Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.
335 - 8th Avenue S.W.
3rd Floor
Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C9
Attention: The President
with a copy to:
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
1501 McGill College Avenue
Suite 2600
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3N9
Attention: Me Alan Golden
Me Michael Vineberg
Telecopy No.: (514) 841-6499
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4280661 Canada Inc.
335 - 8th Avenue S.W.
3rd Floor
Calgary, Alberta T2P 1C9
Attention: The President
with a copy to:
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
1501 McGill College Avenue
Suite 2600
Montreal, Quebec H3A 3N9
Attention: Me Alan Golden
Me Michael Vineberg
Telecopy No.: (514) 841-6499
EXHIBIT B
This certificate is issued pursuant to, and the transfer
of this certificate and the shares represented hereby is
restricted by, the provisions of the Class A
Exchangeable Share Molson Coors Canada Inc. Voting Trust
Agreement dated as of February 9, 2005 between The Royal
Trust Company, as Trustee, and Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust,
Pentland Securities (1981) Inc. and 4280661 Canada Inc.,
as such agreement may be amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time. By accepting this
certificate, the holder hereof agrees to be bound by all
of the provisions of such agreement.
VOTING TRUST CERTIFICATE
No. __________ __________ Shares
MOLSON COORS CANADA INC.
(Incorporated under the laws of Canada)
VOTING TRUST CERTIFICATE IN RESPECT OF CLASS A EXCHANGEABLE SHARES
THIS CERTIFIES that there have been deposited with the undersigned as
Trustee under the Class A Exchangeable Shares Molson Coors Canada Inc. Voting
Trust Agreement dated as of February 9, 2005 and any amendments thereto (the
"Agreement"), certificates or instruments of transfer for shares of Class A
Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc., a corporation incorporated
under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the "Company"), in the number set
forth above on this Certificate, and that ____________________, or registered
assigns, is entitled to all the benefits specified in the Agreement arising from
said shares deposited with the Trustee, all as provided in and subject to the
terms and conditions of the Agreement to which reference is hereby made. All
capitalized terms shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Agreement,
unless otherwise specified herein.
Until the Trustee shall have delivered the shares or instruments of
transfer held by it under the Agreement to the holders of the Voting Trust
Certificates issued pursuant to the Agreement, the Trustee (or its successor in
trust), subject to the terms of the Agreement, shall possess and shall be
entitled to exercise all rights and powers of every nature of owners of legal
title and holders of said shares, including the right to vote or cause the vote
of the Voting Rights in person or by its nominees or proxies or by written
consent and to take part in and consent to any corporate or stockholders' action
of any kind whatsoever (including, without limitation,
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approval of or consent to any merger or consolidation to which the Molson Coors
Brewing Company may be a party, whether or not the surviving party, or the
dissolution of the Molson Coors Brewing Company or the sale of all or any part
of its business or assets), it being expressly stipulated that no Voting Right
passes to the above-named owner hereof or assigns by or under this Certificate
or by or under any agreement, express or implied. The holder of this
Certificate, by acceptance hereof, consents to all the provisions of the
Agreement and agrees to be bound thereby.
This Certificate is transferable on the books of the Trustee only in
accordance with the provisions of the Agreement and only by the registered
holder hereof in person or by attorney duly authorized, and upon the surrender
hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has executed this Certificate this __ day
of ___________, 200__.
___________________________________
The Royal Trust Company, not in its
individual capacity, but solely as
Trustee
EXHIBIT C
ADDRESS OF THE TRUSTEE
AND THE DELAWARE VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT TRUSTEE
TRUSTEE:
The Royal Trust Company
77 King St. West
4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5W 1P9
Attention: Patricia Kennedy, Vice President,
Private Trust Services
With a copy to:
The Royal Trust Company
1 Place Ville Marie
6th Floor South
Montreal, Quebec H3B 2B2
Attention: Rosanna Flores-Private Trust Services
DELAWARE VOTING TRUST AGREEMENT TRUSTEE
Wilmington Trust Company
Rodney Square North
1100 North Market Street
Wilmington, DE 19890
Attention: Corporate Client Services
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
The Royal Trust Company
77 King St. West
4th Floor
Toronto, Ontario M5W 1P9
Attention: Patricia Kennedy, Vice President,
Private Trust Services
The Royal Trust Company
1 Place Ville Marie
6th Floor South
Montreal, Quebec H3B 2B2
Attention: Rosanna Flores
Private Trust Services
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Voting Trust Agreement (the "Agreement") made and
entered into as of February 9, 2005, by and among The Royal Trust Company, as
trustee (hereinafter in such trustee capacity, with any successors, referred to
as the "Trustee"), Pentland Securities (1981) Inc., (for itself, "Pentland", and
as the "Molson Beneficiary Representative"), 4280661 Canada Inc. and Adolph
Coors, Jr. Trust dated September 12, 1969 (for itself, the "Coors Trust", and as
the "Coors Beneficiary Representative"), and the other parties thereto from time
to time.
Subject to the provisions of the Agreement (including Section 3.04 thereof),the
undersigned [Coors][Molson] Continuing Representative hereby instructs the
Trustee to vote all Trust Shares held on behalf of the [Coors][Molson] Family
Group Beneficiaries as follows:
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
Sincerely,
[Pentland Securities (1981) Inc.]
[Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust dated September
12, 1969]
cc: General Counsel, Molson Coors Brewing Company
Delaware Voting Trustee
EXHIBIT E
NOTICE TO TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE
To: Toronto Stock Exchange
Montreal Office
1000 Sherbrooke Street West Suite 1100
Montreal, QC
H3A 3G4
Canada
Re: Class A Exchangeable Shares Molson Coors Canada Inc. Voting Trust
Agreement
The undersigned hereby certifies that, pursuant to the Class A Exchangeable
Shares Voting Trust Agreement dated February 9 2005 among the undersigned,
Pentland Securities (1981) Inc., 4280661 Canada Inc. and Adolph Coors, Jr. Trust
dated September 12, 1969 and The Royal Trust Company (the "Voting Trust
Agreement"), the following Class A Exchangeable Shares represented by the
certificates described below have been deposited on February 9, 2005, in trust
with the undersigned, acting as trustee under the Voting Trust Agreement:
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Certificate No Number of Class A Beneficiary
Exchangeable Shares
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DATED February __, 2005,
The Royal Trust Company,
not in its individual capacity but
solely as Trustee
By: ____________________________________
Name: o
Title: o
EX-99.6
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AMENDED, RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.6
AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT entered into at the City of Montreal, as of the 9th day
of February, 2005.
BY AND BETWEEN: LINCOLNSHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED, a
corporation duly incorporated under the
laws of Canada, herein represented by
Eric H. Molson
(herein referred to as "Lincolnshire");
AND: NOOYA INVESTMENTS LIMITED, a corporation
duly incorporated under the laws of
Canada, herein represented by Stephen T.
Molson
(herein referred to as "Nooya");
AND: PENTLAND SECURITIES (1981) INC., a
corporation duly incorporated under the
laws of Canada, herein represented by
Eric H. Molson and Stephen T. Molson
(herein referred to as the
"Corporation");
AND: 4280661 CANADA INC., a corporation duly
incorporated under the laws of Canada,
herein represented by Andrew T. Molson
(herein referred to as "Subco");
AND HERETO INTERVENED: ERIC H. MOLSON, an executive residing at
38 Rosemont Avenue, Westmount, Quebec,
H3Y 3G7
(herein referred to as "Eric H.
Molson");
AND: STEPHEN T. MOLSON, an executive residing
at 411 Clarke Avenue, Westmount, Quebec,
H3Y 3C3
(herein referred to as "Stephen T.
Molson").
WHEREAS on the date hereof, the Shareholders (as hereinafter defined) are the
registered holders of all the shares in the share capital of the Corporation,
specifically:
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Shareholder Number and Class of Shares
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200,000 common shares
Lincolnshire 4,800,000 Class A preferred shares
5,562,548 Class B preferred shares
330,000 Class C preferred shares
48,226,895 Class OPC preferred shares
Nooya 112,500 common shares
2,000,000 Class A preferred shares
5,534,667 Class B preferred shares
843,750 Class C preferred shares
700,000 Class N preferred shares
24,063,770 Class OPC preferred shares
WHEREAS the Lincolnshire Shareholder (as hereinafter defined) is the registered
holder of all the issued and outstanding shares in the share capital of
Lincolnshire;
WHEREAS the Nooya Shareholder (as hereinafter defined) is the registered holder
of all the issued and outstanding shares in the share capital of Nooya;
WHEREAS Subco is a wholly subsidiary of the Corporation;
WHEREAS prior to the date hereof, the Corporation and Subco owned in the
aggregate, 10,018,000 Class "B" common shares in the share capital of Molson
Inc. (the "Former Molson Shares");
WHEREAS pursuant to a Plan of Arrangement (the "Plan") between Adolph Coors
Company ("Coors") and Molson Inc. which became effective on the date hereof with
the name of Coors being changed to Molson Coors Brewing Company ("Molson
Coors"), the Former Molson Shares were exchanged for the following shares now
owned by the Corporation and Subco, namely:
(a) The Corporation owns 126 shares of Class A Common Stock of Molson
Coors and 234 shares of Class B Common Stock of Molson Coors, 928,612
Class A Exchangeable Shares of Molson Coors Canada Inc. ("Exchangeco") and
1,724,566 Class B Exchangeable Shares of Exchangeco; and
(b) Subco owns 333,529 Class A Exchangeable Shares of Exchangeco and
619,411 Class B Exchangeable Shares of Exchangeco;
(the said Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock of Molson Coors being
herein sometimes collectively called "Molson Coors US Shares" and the said Class
A Exchangeable Shares and Class B Exchangeable Shares of Exchangeco being herein
sometimes collectively called "Exchangeco Shares");
WHEREAS the Plan was proposed in a Joint Proxy Statement/Management Information
Circular dated December 9, 2004, as amended (collectively, the "Circular");
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WHEREAS the parties and intervenants hereto wish to evidence and confirm their
desire to keep within the Corporation and Subco, subject to the express
provisions of this Agreement, the Molson Coors Shares (as hereinafter defined)
at present owned by the Corporation, directly or indirectly, and any other
Molson Coors Shares hereafter acquired by the Corporation;
WHEREAS this Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement amends and restates the
Shareholders Agreement between the parties (other than Subco) dated May 7, 2003,
as amended by an Amendment to Shareholders Agreement between the parties hereto
and for 4280679 Canada Inc. ("Newco") dated January 19, 2005 (collectively, the
"Prior Agreement"), the intention of the parties hereto being that this
Agreement shall supersede and replace the Prior Agreement; and
WHEREAS Lincolnshire and Nooya wish to herein set forth their agreement with
respect to certain matters respecting the Corporation and Subco.
NOW, THEREFORE, THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH:
ARTICLE 1 - DEFINITIONS
1.1 As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"Affiliate" shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Income Tax Act
(Canada) in effect as of the date hereof;
"Agreed Ratio" means, as at the date hereof, sixty-four percent (64%) for
Lincolnshire and thirty-six percent (36%) for Nooya (being the ratio
between Lincolnshire and Nooya of the ownership of Common Shares and
Preferred Shares, respectively, the whole subject to adjustment pursuant
to Article 7 or Article 8 hereof;
"Agreement" means this agreement and all amendments made hereto by written
agreement between the Shareholders and the Corporation;
"Articles" means the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation, as
amended or restated from time to time;
"Arm's Length" has the meaning ascribed to such term by the Income Tax Act
(Canada) in effect as at the date hereof;
"Assets" means the Molson Coors Shares held by the Corporation and any
other assets of the Corporation from time to time; provided, however, for
purposes of Section 8.2 hereof, Molson Coors Shares held by a subsidiary
of the Corporation shall be deemed to be Molson Coors Shares and not to
constitute Assets other than Molson Coors Shares;
"Beneficial Shareholders" means, collectively, the Lincolnshire
Shareholder and the Nooya Shareholder and "Beneficial Shareholder" means
either one of them;
"Board of Directors" or "Board" means the board of directors of the
Corporation;
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"Bylaws" means the bylaws of the Corporation, as amended from time to
time;
"Circular" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto;
"Common Shares" means the common shares in the share capital of the
Corporation;
"Coors" means Adolph Coors Company;
"Corporation" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto;
"Demand" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1 hereof;
"Demanding Shareholder" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 7.1
hereof;
"Designated Assets" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.2
hereof;
"Designating Shareholder" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1
hereof;
"Designated Shareholder Interest" has the meaning ascribed thereto in
Section 8.1 hereof;
"Exchangeco" means Molson Coors Canada Inc.;
"Exchangeco Shares" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble
hereto;
"Former Molson Shares" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble
hereto;
"Lincolnshire" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto and
shall include any transferee of Shares owned by Lincolnshire Holdings
Limited or any transferee thereof in accordance with this Agreement;
"Lincolnshire Shareholder" means Eric H. Molson and includes any
successor, assign or transferee thereof who becomes a shareholder of
Lincolnshire;
"Loan" has the meaning ascribed thereto in subsection 6.1.2 hereof;
"Molson" means Molson Inc.;
"Molson Coors" means Molson Coors Brewing Company;
"Molson Coors Shares" means Molson Coors US Shares and Exchangeco Shares
and shall also include any securities of Molson Coors or Exchangeco into
which said shares shall be changed, exchanged or converted or any
securities, whether voting or non-voting, issued by any entity (including
Molson Coors, Exchangeco or any successor thereof), in substitution or
replacement or exchange or consideration therefor or on conversion
thereof, including any such securities issued as a result of any
amalgamation, merger or plan of arrangement, and where the context admits
or requires, Substituted Securities (as defined in the Articles);
"Molson Coors US Shares" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble
hereto;
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"Newco" means 4280679 Canada Inc.;
"Nooya" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto and shall
include any transferee of Shares owned by Nooya Investments Limited or any
transferee thereof in accordance with this Agreement;
"Nooya Shareholder" means Stephen T. Molson and includes any successor,
assign or transferee thereof who becomes a shareholder of Nooya;
"Notice" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.2 hereof;
"Offer" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 5.2 hereof;
"Part IV Tax" has the meaning ascribed thereto in subsection 6.1.2 hereof;
"Plan" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto;
"Preferred Shares" means any preferred shares in the share capital of the
Corporation including without limitation, the Class A preferred shares,
Class B preferred shares, Class C preferred shares, Class N preferred
shares and Class OPC preferred shares in the share capital of the
Corporation;
"Prior Agreement" has the meaning ascribed thereto in the preamble hereto;
"Rollover Agreements" means, collectively, (i) the Memorandum of Agreement
dated May 7, 2003 by and between Lincolnshire and the Corporation, (ii)
the Memorandum of Agreement dated May 7, 2003 by and between Nooya and the
Corporation, in each case, with respect to the sale of Former Molson
Shares to the Corporation, and (iii) the Sale Agreement dated May 7, 2003
by and between Nooya and the Corporation with respect to the sale to the
Corporation of Class OPC preferred shares and payment therefore by the
Corporation by the issuance to Nooya of 700,000 Class N preferred shares
of the Corporation;
"Safe Income on Hand" means, in respect of particular Molson Coors Shares
at a particular time, the portion of the unrealized gain inherent in the
Molson Coors Shares at that time that cannot reasonably be considered to
be attributable to anything other than income earned or realized (as
defined in paragraph 55(5)(b), (c), or (d) of the Income Tax Act (Canada)
depending on the circumstances) by Molson Coors and its subsidiaries or
any successor thereto after 1971 and before the safe-income determination
time as defined in subsection 55(1) of the Income Tax Act (Canada) for the
series of transactions that includes the dividends;
"Share" means any Common Share or Preferred Share as well as any other
share of the share capital of the Corporation;
"Shareholders" means Lincolnshire and Nooya, and "Shareholder" shall mean
any one of the Shareholders;
"Subco" means 4280661 Canada Inc.; and
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"Tax Liability" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1 hereof.
ARTICLE 2 - IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT
2.1 Shareholder Covenants. Each of the Shareholders covenants and agrees that it
shall vote or cause to be voted the Shares of the Corporation held by it and
cause the Corporation to vote the shares of Subco, to accomplish and give effect
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that it shall otherwise act in
accordance with the provisions and intent of this Agreement.
2.2 Conflict. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that as of the date
hereof conflicts may exist between this Agreement and the Articles and By-laws
of the Corporation. Each of the Shareholders agrees to vote or cause to be voted
the Shares held by it so as to cause the Articles or By-laws of the Corporation
to be amended to resolve each such conflict and any other conflicts in favour of
the provisions of this Agreement.
2.3 Covenants by the Corporation and Subco. Each of the Corporation and Subco
consents to the terms of this Agreement and hereby covenants with each of the
other parties hereto that it will at all times during the term of this Agreement
be governed by the terms and provisions hereof in carrying on its affairs, and
each of the Shareholders shall vote or cause to be voted its respective Shares
to cause each of the Corporation and Subco to fulfill its foregoing covenants.
2.4 Payment of Promissory Notes. The parties hereto acknowledge that on May 7,
2003 the Corporation delivered to each of Lincolnshire and Nooya a promissory
note of the Corporation in the principal amount of $2,467,333, payable on
demand, without interest (each a "Promissory Note" and collectively the
"Promissory Notes"). Each of the parties agrees that it will not demand payment
of its Promissory Note unless, simultaneously therewith, demand for payment of
the other Promissory Note is made by the other party and, in each case, such
demands result in full payment of the Promissory Notes to the parties hereto.
The Corporation hereby agrees that it will repay both of the Promissory Notes
out of the proceeds received from tax refunds of Part IV Tax as and when
received and that, after complete repayment of the Bank Loan, if the Promissory
Notes have not theretofore been paid, they will be so paid by the Corporation as
soon as feasible, subject to prior payment of cumulative dividends on the Class
A preferred shares and the Class N preferred shares of the Corporation.
2.5 Remain a Subsidiary. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that as long
as Subco owns any Molson Coors Shares, Subco shall remain a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Corporation.
2.6 Cause Subco. The Corporation hereby agrees to cause Subco to comply with all
of its obligations hereunder, such that the intent hereof will not be impaired
as a result of Subco owning Molson Coors Shares.
2.7 No Conflict with Agreements. No right accorded hereunder shall, without the
unanimous written consent of Lincolnshire and Nooya be exercisable by any party
or intervenant hereto if the exercise of such right would result in the
Corporation or Subco, as the case may be, losing any rights which it would
otherwise have pursuant to the
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agreements which the Corporation or Subco, as the case may be, are required to
enter into pursuant to the Plan or as described in the Circular, including,
without limitation, any voting trust or similar agreements to which the
Corporation or Subco, as the case may be, is a party, nor shall any such right
be exercised if such exercise would result in a breach of the Corporation's or
Subco's obligations under any such agreements.
ARTICLE 3 - CORPORATION'S PURPOSE
3.1 Purpose. The principal purpose of the Corporation shall be to own directly,
or indirectly through one or more wholly owned subsidiaries, Molson Coors Shares
and, if determined by the Board from time to time, other securities of an entity
which has issued Molson Coors Shares.
ARTICLE 4 - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
4.1 Number of Directors. The Corporation shall have three (3) directors who
shall be nominated and elected as provided for in Section 4.2 hereof.
4.2 Nomination and Election of Directors. The Board of Directors shall consist
of two (2) directors who shall be nominees of Lincolnshire and who may be
nominated by Lincolnshire at any time, and one (1) director who shall be a
nominee of Nooya and who may be nominated by Nooya at any time. The Shareholders
agree that during the term of this Agreement, they shall vote their Shares at
each meeting of shareholders of the Corporation so as to cause the nominees from
time to time of each Shareholder to be elected to (and, if appropriate, removed
from) the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
4.3 Removal of Directors. Any Shareholder that nominated a particular director
shall be entitled to remove that director forthwith by notice to such director,
the other Shareholder and the Corporation and to call a meeting of the
shareholders of the Corporation upon not less than 72 hours notice. Each
Shareholder shall vote to confirm the removal of that director and for the
replacement of that director by an individual nominated by the removing
Shareholder.
4.4 Quorum for Directors' Meetings. The quorum required for the transaction of
business at any meeting of the Board will be two (2) nominees of Lincolnshire
and one (1) nominee of Nooya. If a quorum is not obtained for a properly called
meeting of the Board, then the meeting will be postponed until a second meeting
is properly called. Those directors who attend the second meeting will
constitute a quorum and may transact any business which may have been transacted
at the meeting as originally called, provided that at least two (2) directors
attend the second meeting.
4.5 Decisions of Directors. Subject to the additional approval requirements of
Section 4.6 hereof, all matters proposed for consideration by the Board at a
meeting of the Board will be effective if approved by a simple majority of the
directors present at the meeting. Alternatively, the Board may approve any
matter by written resolution signed by all directors.
4.6 Matters Requiring Approval of Shareholders.
4.6.1 Any resolution of the Board of Directors relating to any of the
following matters shall not be effective unless approved by all the
Shareholders in writing:
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4.6.1.1 subject to subsection 4.6.3 and Article 8 hereof, the sale
or other disposition by the Corporation of any Molson Coors Shares
owned, directly or indirectly, by it. For greater certainty, the
exchange by the Corporation or by Subco of any Exchangeco Shares for
Molson Coors US Shares shall be deemed to be a disposition for the
purposes of the foregoing sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing
provisions of this Section 4.6.1.1 but subject to Section 2.7
hereof, the President of the Corporation may, at his discretion,
cause the sale for cash or cash equivalents of any Class B
Exchangeco Shares owned by the Corporation or any subsidiary thereof
or the exchange of such shares into shares of Molson Coors Class B
Common Stock and the sale thereof for cash or cash equivalents,
provided that the net proceeds thereof, after the establishment of
reasonable reserves for taxes, expenses of sale and other
appropriate reserves and after repayment of any then outstanding
debt of the Corporation (including, without limitation, the Loan)
are declared as dividends to the Shareholders in the then current
proportions of the Agreed Ratio;
4.6.1.2 the issuance by the Corporation of any Shares, except as
required pursuant to any of the Rollover Agreements;
4.6.1.3 the purchase, redemption or reduction by the Corporation of
any of its issued Shares, other than as set out in Article 7 or
Article 8 hereof;
4.6.1.4 the amendment or repeal of the Articles or Bylaws;
4.6.1.5 the voluntary liquidation or dissolution of the Corporation;
4.6.1.6 the incurrence of indebtedness for borrowed funds, other
than with respect to the Loan or in the ordinary course of carrying
out its principal purpose;
4.6.1.7 the making of any substantial change in the Corporation's
principal purpose as set out in Article 3 hereof; and
4.6.1.8 any reduction of capital of the Corporation.
4.6.2 The provisions of subsection 4.6.1 above shall terminate and be of
no further force and effect upon the death of Stephen T. Molson, save and
except with respect to subsection 4.6.1.4 above which shall survive such
event but only with respect to any amendments or the repeal of the
Articles or Bylaws which affect any rights attaching to the Class A
preferred shares or the Class N preferred shares in the share capital of
the Corporation.
4.6.3 If the Corporation receives an offer for the sale or other
disposition of all (but not part of) the Molson Coors Shares owned by it
made by a third party dealing at Arm's Length with all of the Shareholders
and the Corporation which the Lincolnshire Shareholder wishes the
Corporation to accept, the Lincolnshire Shareholder shall forthwith
provide a notice to the Corporation and the Nooya Shareholder that it
wishes the Corporation to accept the said offer and wishes to invoke the
provisions of this subsection 4.6.3, in which case the Corporation shall
be authorized to accept the said
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offer and sell or otherwise dispose of all (but not part of) the Molson
Coors Shares held, directly or indirectly, by it in accordance with the
terms and conditions of the said offer. The words "offer for the sale or
other disposition" shall also include any proposed acquisition by such
third party by way of amalgamation or merger, whether by plan of
arrangement or otherwise, and the rights of Lincolnshire pursuant to this
Section shall include the right to vote the Molson Coors Shares owned,
directly or indirectly, by the Corporation in favour thereof. The
transactions contemplated by this Section may, subject to Section 8.5
hereof, involve the transfer of Molson Coors Shares to a separate holding
corporation and thereafter the sale of the shares of such holding
corporation in order to allow the Corporation or a subsidiary thereof, if
applicable, to access any Safe Income on Hand attributable to the Molson
Coors Shares.
ARTICLE 5 - SHARE ISSUE AND SALE RESTRICTIONS
5.1 Sale and Issue Restrictions.
5.1.1 Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, none of the
Shareholders may sell, grant an option to sell, encumber, hypothecate,
pledge or create a security interest in or otherwise deal with any of its
Shares; provided however that Shares may be hypothecated or pledged by a
Shareholder from time to time to a financial institution approved by the
Board, acting reasonably, as security for indebtedness of such Shareholder
owed to such financial institution, provided that such financial
institution agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement
pursuant to an agreement in form and substance approved by the Board,
acting reasonably.
5.1.2 No proposed dealing with any Shares (including the issuance thereof)
in violation of this Agreement shall be valid, and the Corporation shall
not record or transfer any of the Shares dealt with in violation of this
Agreement in the records of the Corporation nor shall any voting rights
attached to such Shares be exercised during the period of such violation.
Such disqualification shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other
remedies to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
5.1.3 Notwithstanding anything else herein contained, every transfer of
all or a portion of the Shares held by a Shareholder and any issue of
Shares by the Corporation, in addition to the requirements of the Articles
and of this Agreement, shall be subject to the condition that the proposed
transferee or subscriber, if not already bound by this Agreement, shall
first enter into, execute and deliver such documents and instruments
necessary or desirable to evidence such agreement of such transferee or
issuee to be bound hereby, the whole subject to the approval of such
documents and instruments by the Board, acting reasonably. For greater
certainty, but without limiting the foregoing, each of the Shareholders
shall be bound by the provisions of this Agreement in respect of any
Shares which may be acquired directly by such Shareholder after the date
hereof in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
5.2 Offer. If at any time Lincolnshire desires to sell to a third party with
whom it is dealing at Arm's Length all (but not part) of its Shares,
Lincolnshire shall (a) obtain from the third party a bona fide offer in writing,
which offer shall be irrevocable for a period of thirty (30) days (hereinafter
referred to as the "Offer") and which Lincolnshire is ready and willing to
accept, to purchase the Shares for the amount thereof set forth in the Offer
payable by cash or certified
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cheque and (b) shall give notice in writing to Nooya of the receipt of the Offer
within five (5) days thereof together with a copy thereof (the "Notice").
5.3 Drag-Along Rights. Lincolnshire shall have the right to require that Nooya
sell all of the Shares owned by it to the third party pursuant to the terms of
the Offer for the same price per Share (or if Nooya does not own Shares of the
same class, for an appropriate price per Share based on the relative value of
said other Shares to the Shares to be sold by Lincolnshire, as determined by the
Board, acting reasonably) and otherwise on the same terms received by
Lincolnshire pursuant to the Offer. If Lincolnshire wishes to exercise such
right, the Notice shall specify that Lincolnshire wishes to invoke the
provisions of this Section 5.3. The Corporation is hereby irrevocably appointed
the agent and attorney of all the Shareholders and each of them for the purposes
of effecting registration of the third party as a shareholder in completing the
sale of the Shares of the Shareholders to the third party in accordance with
this Section 5.3.
5.4 Tag-Along and Purchase Rights. Upon receipt of a Notice which does not
require Nooya to sell its Shares as provided in Section 5.3 hereof, Nooya shall
have the right to elect, by notice in writing to Lincolnshire, within ten (10)
days from the date of receipt of a copy of the Offer, as a condition precedent
to any sale of Shares by Lincolnshire pursuant to the Offer, to require the
third party to purchase all the Shares owned by Nooya for a price per Share as
set forth in Section 5.3 hereof, and otherwise upon the same terms and
conditions as contained in the Offer.
5.5 Estate and Tax Planning. Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 5.1
hereof, each Shareholder shall have the right to sell or transfer any or all of
its Shares for estate, tax planning, liability protection or matrimonial reasons
(either for its benefit or for that of its shareholder), subject to the prior
approval of the Board of Directors which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld; provided, however, (i) that such approval shall be deemed to be
reasonably withheld if such sale or transfer would have a material adverse
effect on the Corporation , in the sole determination of the Board, acting
reasonably, and (ii) that in granting such approval the Board may require the
transferee(s) of such Shares to enter into such additional agreements with the
Corporation and the other Shareholder(s) as may be appropriate to reflect the
intent of this Agreement, as determined by the Board, acting reasonably and to
require that all such transferees of Shares: (a) shall be solidarily liable with
each other for the fulfillment of all of the obligations of the transferor
hereunder; (b) for all purposes of this Agreement, shall be considered as one
person; and (c) shall name and appoint one representative with full power of
administration and of disposition to act on their behalf for all purposes of
this Agreement, and the other parties hereto shall be entitled to deal
exclusively with such representative in all respects.
5.6 Holding Corporation. The transactions contemplated by Sections 5.2, 5.3, 5.4
and 5.5 hereof may, subject to Section 8.5 hereof, involve the transfer of
Molson Coors Shares to a separate holding corporation and thereafter the sale of
the shares of such holding corporation in order to allow the vendors, the
Corporation or a subsidiary thereof, if applicable, to access any Safe Income on
Hand attributable to the Molson Coors Shares.
ARTICLE 6 - MOLSON COORS DIVIDENDS
6.1 Molson Coors Dividends. Subject to applicable law and unless otherwise
agreed to by the Shareholders, the Corporation shall, upon receipt by the
Corporation of any cash
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dividends on Molson Coors Shares, declare and pay cash dividends to the
Shareholders as hereinafter set forth:
6.1.1 the Corporation shall declare and pay, as soon as reasonably
possible after receipt of cash dividends on Molson Coors Shares, cash
dividends on the Class A preferred shares and the Class N preferred shares
in accordance with the Articles provided that, in the case of the Class N
preferred shares, payment of such cash dividends shall be deferred for an
initial period in accordance with the applicable provisions of the
Articles; and
6.1.2 the remaining amount of cash dividends from Molson Coors Shares
received by the Corporation shall, after payment by the Corporation of the
dividends set forth in subsection 6.1.1 hereof, be used, firstly, to pay
any and all tax payable by the Corporation under Part IV of the Income Tax
Act (Canada) as a result of such dividend payment received by the
Corporation on all Molson Coors Shares owned by it ("Part IV Tax") and
secondly, until complete repayment of the principal amount outstanding at
the close of business on May 15, 2003 under the revolving loan in the
maximum amount of $3,000,000 granted by Royal Bank of Canada pursuant to
that certain Loan Agreement dated April 12, 2002 between the Corporation
and Royal Bank of Canada (the said principal amount so outstanding being
herein called the "Loan"), to pay any and all interest owing in respect of
the Loan and to repay the outstanding principal under the Loan.
6.1.3 Once all amounts owing by the Corporation under the Loan have been
repaid, and all said deferred but cumulated dividends on said Class N
preferred shares shall have been brought up to date, the amount of any
cash or other dividends received by the Corporation from Molson Coors
Shares may, after payment of the dividends set forth in subsection 6.1.1
hereof and any Part IV Tax, be declared and paid as dividends to the
Shareholders as determined by the Board and in accordance with the terms
and conditions attaching to the Shares owned by each of them provided
however that the Board of Directors may only declare and pay dividends in
such amounts and on such class or classes of Shares such that the
aggregate amount of dividends paid to the Shareholders at any time is
allocated in accordance with the then current proportions of the Agreed
Ratio between the Shareholders.
6.1.4 The parties acknowledge that the dividend policy set forth in this
Section 6.1 is an essential reason for their entering into this Agreement.
Accordingly, if the Molson Coors Shares are affected in a manner not
contemplated by the Articles, or if a sale or other disposition of Molson
Coors Shares by the Corporation results in the Corporation holding,
directly or indirectly, securities of another corporation, trust or other
entity in replacement of or substitution for Molson Coors Shares or if, as
a result of a sale or other disposition of Molson Coors Shares, the
Corporation holds cash or other investments, each of the parties hereto
agrees that the dividend policy of the Corporation shall appropriately
reflect the dividend policy contemplated by this Agreement with respect to
the Class A preferred shares and the Class N preferred shares of the
Corporation, and the parties hereto agree to use their respective best
efforts to achieve same, including, if required, appropriate amendments to
this Agreement and/or to the Articles.
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6.1.5 Any cash dividends received by Subco upon Molson Coors Shares shall
be subject to the provisions of this Article 6, mutatis mutandis (other
than Section 6.1.1) and Subco shall, with respect to such cash dividends
received, be obliged, as regards the Corporation, in the same manner and
to the same extent (excluding provisions with respect to the Loan) as the
Corporation is obliged to the Shareholders pursuant to this Article 6 and
all dividends received by the Corporation from Subco shall be treated by
the Corporation in the same manner as if such dividends had been received
by the Corporation directly in respect of Molson Coors Shares. The
Corporation agrees to cause Subco to comply, mutatis mutandis, with this
Article 6 in order to reflect, to the greatest extent feasible, the
dividend policy set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.
6.2 Other Dividends. Dividends may be declared by the Board from sources other
than dividends from Molson Coors Shares at such times as the Board may
determine, subject to the proviso in subsection 6.1.3 hereof as regards the
required allocation in accordance with the Agreed Ratio.
ARTICLE 7 - PREFERRED SHARES
7.1 Demand by Shareholder. In the event that a Shareholder wishes to demand (the
"Demand") from the Corporation the acceptance for retraction of any Preferred
Shares owned by it, the Corporation shall, forthwith upon receipt of a demand
for retraction by such Shareholder (the "Demanding Shareholder") and prior to
making any payment to the Demanding Shareholder, notify the other Shareholder of
such Demand. Such other Shareholder may, within ten (10) days of receipt of the
aforementioned notice from the Corporation, require that the Corporation also
accept for retraction, in accordance with the then current proportions of the
Agreed Ratio, all (but not part) of the appropriate portion of Preferred Shares
(of the same class as those being retracted by the Demanding Shareholder or, if
the Demanding Shareholder is the only holder of shares of the class for which it
is demanding retraction, of such other class or classes of Preferred Shares as
are designated by such other Shareholder. In every case, (i) such other
Shareholder shall be entitled to retract Preferred Shares of the class to which
the Demand relates or of such other class or classes that have an aggregate
redemption value equal to such other Shareholder's proportion of the then
current Agreed Ratio of the aggregate redemption value of the Preferred Shares
to be retracted by both Shareholders, and (ii) any such other class or classes
of Preferred Shares designated by the other Shareholder shall not rank as to
dividends superior to the Preferred Shares to be retracted by the Demanding
Shareholder). The Corporation shall not make any payment to the Demanding
Shareholder on account of the retraction of any Preferred Shares until the
expiry of the aforementioned ten (10) day notice period. If the other
Shareholder does not exercise the right to obtain retraction of Preferred Shares
as aforesaid, upon payment to the Demanding Shareholder the Agreed Ratio shall
be modified to reflect a decrease in the proportion of the Demanding Shareholder
and an increase in the proportion of the other Shareholder, such modification to
be conclusively determined by the auditors of the Corporation at the request of
any Shareholder.
7.2 Retraction of Preferred Shares. Subject to Article 8 hereof, and
notwithstanding Section 7.1 hereof, from and after the death of the first to die
of Eric H. Molson or Stephen T. Molson, a Shareholder may only demand the
retraction of Preferred Shares to the extent of the amount of the available
working capital of the Corporation (excluding from the determination of such
working capital any amount attributable to Molson Coors Shares) at the time of
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Demand, as determined by the Board of Directors, acting reasonably and after
taking appropriate reserves for and deducting from the available working capital
such reasonable and prudent amounts to provide for future needs of the
Corporation including, without limitation, reserves for the payment of amounts
set out in subsections 6.1.1 and 6.1.2 hereof. Subject to the foregoing, upon a
Demand by a Demanding Shareholder, the provisions of Section 7.1 hereof shall
apply, save that the Corporation shall allocate the available working capital
determined above for the retraction amongst the Shareholders in accordance with
the then current Agreed Ratio in effect prior to such Demand. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Corporation may redeem Preferred Shares in excess of the
amount of the available working capital of the Corporation, as determined above,
if the Board of Directors so approves.
ARTICLE 8 - PURCHASE OF SHARES
8.1 Subject to the provisions of Section 8.2 hereof, Lincolnshire or Nooya (the
"Designating Shareholder") may, in the event income tax, estate tax or other
similar taxes are payable by a succession or heir (the "Tax Liability") as a
result of the death of the Beneficial Shareholder of such Designating
Shareholder or his spouse, and that such Tax Liability has not been fully paid
after application of the provisions of Section 8.6 hereof, request that the
Corporation repay any amounts owing by the Corporation to the Designating
Shareholder, redeem Preferred Shares held by the Designating Shareholder or
repurchase such number of Common Shares held by the Designating Shareholder as
determined between the Corporation and the Designating Shareholder (the
"Designated Shareholder Interest") in such an amount and/or for a purchase
price, as the case may be, to be agreed upon by the Board, on behalf of the
Corporation, and the Designating Shareholder and which shall take into account
the market value of all the assets of the Corporation and the liabilities of the
Corporation, including a reasonable amount for inherent liabilities for taxes on
any disposition of any asset of the Corporation. The value of any amount owing
by the Corporation to the Designating Shareholder and of the Preferred Shares
and Common Shares to be so repaid, redeemed or repurchased shall, in the opinion
of the Board, reasonably exercised, be sufficient to cover the amount of the
outstanding Tax Liability, provided that the net after-tax proceeds to the
Designating Shareholder of the Designated Shareholder Interest so repaid,
redeemed or repurchased shall not exceed the amount of the outstanding Tax
Liability. In the event the Corporation and the Designating Shareholder are
unable to agree as to any indebtedness of the Corporation to the Designating
Shareholder to be repaid by the Corporation or the number of Preferred Shares or
Common Shares to be redeemed or repurchased for the consideration equal to the
net after-tax proceeds (after taking into account RDTOH recoupment), the number
shall be conclusively determined by the unanimous determination of Steven Yaphe
of Ernst & Young (to the extent permitted by Ernst & Young LLP and
notwithstanding his retirement from that firm) and Alan Z. Golden of Davies Ward
Phillips & Vineberg LLP or, in the event that either such person is unable or
unwilling to serve, by a partner of such firm nominated thereby.
8.2 Subject to Section 8.5 hereof, upon written request from the Designating
Shareholder, the Corporation shall sell such proportion of its Assets (the
"Designated Assets") as is necessary to pay for the repayment, redemption or
repurchase, as the case may be, of the Designated Shareholder Interest as
follows:
8.2.1 firstly, the Corporation shall sell or redeem all or a portion of
any Assets other than the Molson Coors Shares, as required, to the extent
such Assets can be sold or redeemed; and
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8.2.2 secondly, if necessary, the Corporation shall sell such number of
Molson Coors Shares as is required in order to repurchase the Designated
Shareholder Interest.
8.3 Subject to Section 8.5 hereof, the Corporation may, before selling the
Designated Assets, transfer the Molson Coors Shares to a separate holding
corporation and sell the shares of such holding corporation in order to allow
the Corporation to access the Safe Income on Hand attributable to the Molson
Coors Shares.
8.4 Upon the sale of the Designated Assets as hereinabove provided, the
Corporation shall repay, redeem or repurchase, as the case may be, the
Designated Shareholder Interest in consideration for the net after-tax sales
proceeds (after taking into account RDTOH recoupment, if any) but not in excess
of the agreed upon amount in respect of the repayment, redemption or repurchase.
8.5 The Corporation may only sell, transfer, redeem or otherwise dispose of the
Designated Assets pursuant to this Article 8 if such proposed transaction
complies with applicable corporate and securities legislation and does not
constitute either a takeover bid by the acquiror within the meaning of the
applicable securities legislation or, to the extent such proposed transaction
constitutes a takeover bid, that it is exempt from the provisions of applicable
securities legislation or is otherwise approved by the Board, which approval may
be arbitrarily withheld. In the event the Corporation is unable to meet the
requirements of this Section 8.5 at the time a request is made by the
Designating Shareholder under Section 8.1 hereof, the parties hereto agree that
the Corporation shall not be required to repay, redeem or repurchase, as the
case may be, the Designated Shareholder Interest until such time as the
Corporation can meet the requirements of this Section 8.5.
8.6 Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, the Corporation shall not be required
to repay, redeem or repurchase, as the case may be, the Designated Shareholder
Interest in the event that either the Beneficial Shareholder or the Designating
Shareholder has other current assets (such as, but without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, cash, insurance proceeds or short-term investments)
which could reasonably be converted to cash, in which case such other assets
shall first be used by the Beneficial Shareholder and the Designating
Shareholder to satisfy the Tax Liability and the Corporation shall repurchase
only such proportion of the Designated Shareholder Interest, if any, which is
necessary in order for the Beneficial Shareholder or the Designating Shareholder
to satisfy the balance of the Tax Liability not repaid through the proceeds from
such other assets.
8.7 Upon any such repayment, redemption or repurchase, the Agreed Ratio shall be
modified to reflect the appropriate proportions thereof, by reflecting an
increase in the proportion of the other Shareholder and a decrease in the
proportion of the Designating Shareholder, such modification to be conclusively
determined by the auditors of the Corporation at the request of any Shareholder.
ARTICLE 9 - GOVERNING LAW
9.1 This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the Province of Quebec and the laws of Canada applicable therein.
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ARTICLE 10 - ENTIRE AGREEMENT
10.1 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter herein provided for and supersedes and
replaces any provision of any other document heretofore entered into by them
with respect to the subject matter hereof. Unless otherwise stipulated in this
Agreement, the singular shall include the plural, the plural shall include the
singular; the words "party" and "person" shall include firms, companies and
corporations; the masculine shall include the feminine and the feminine shall
include the masculine and where applicable the firms, companies or corporations,
the neuter. The parties and intervenants hereto acknowledge and agree that (i)
Newco, as contemplated by the Prior Agreement, has no rights or obligations
pursuant hereto or to the Prior Agreement and is deemed not to be a party hereto
or to the Prior Agreement; and (ii) this Agreement supersedes and replaces the
Prior Agreement, which shall have no further force or effect.
ARTICLE 11 - CAPTIONS
11.1 The captions contained in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of
convenience and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope of this
Agreement or the intent of any provisions hereof.
ARTICLE 12 - FURTHER ASSURANCES
12.1 In connection with this Agreement as well as all transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, each of the parties agree to execute and deliver such
additional documents and instruments and to perform such additional acts as may
be necessary or appropriate to effectuate, carry out and perform all the terms,
provisions and conditions of this Agreement, and all such transactions.
ARTICLE 13 - TERM AND UNANIMOUS SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT
13.1 This Agreement shall remain in force until the last to occur of the
following events:
13.1.1 the death of Eric H. Molson;
13.1.2 the termination of any spousal trust established by Eric H. Molson
for his wife, the trust property of which includes, directly or
indirectly, Shares of the Corporation;
13.1.3 the death of Stephen T. Molson; and
13.1.4 the termination of any spousal trust established by Stephen T.
Molson for his wife, the trust property of which includes, directly or
indirectly, Shares of the Corporation.
13.2 The provisions of subsection 5.1.2, Sections 6.1 and 7.1, and Article 8
hereof are hereby constituted as a unanimous shareholders agreement pursuant to
the Canada Business Corporations Act, and all powers of the directors and the
Board pursuant to said subsection, Sections and Article are hereby restricted,
except as expressly set forth therein.
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ARTICLE 14 - MISCELLANEOUS
14.1 Endorsement of Share Certificates. Any and all certificates representing
Shares now or hereafter beneficially owned by the Shareholders during the term
of this Agreement shall have endorsed thereon, in bold type, a legend in the
following form:
"The securities evidenced by this certificate are subject to the
terms of, and the disposition and transfer of such securities is
restricted in accordance with certain of the provisions of, an
Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement dated as of February 9,
2005 made between the Corporation, a subsidiary thereof and each and
all of the holders of shares. A copy of the said agreement, together
with all amendments and supplements thereto, is available for
inspection from the Secretary of the Corporation on request and
without charge at its registered office."
14.2 Assignment. Subject to the express provisions hereof, neither this
Agreement nor any rights or obligations hereunder are assignable by the parties
hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto, subject to
the rights of Shareholders to sell their Shares pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, the requirement that the purchaser of
such Shares agrees to be bound hereby. This Agreement shall enure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective heirs, executors,
legal personal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.
14.3 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in
separate counterparts each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an
original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same
instrument. This Agreement may be executed by any party by facsimile signature.
14.4 Consents and Waivers. No consent or waiver, expressed or implied, by any
party to or of any breach or default by any other party in the performance of
any obligations hereunder shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver
to or of any other breach or default in the performance by such other party of
the same or any other obligation of such party hereunder. Failure on the part of
any party to complain of any act or failure to act of any other party or to
declare any other party in default, irrespective of how long such failure
continues, shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its rights hereunder.
14.5 Language. The parties acknowledge that they have requested that this
Agreement and all documents, notices, correspondence and legal proceedings
arising from this Agreement or relating hereto be drawn up in English. Les
parties reconnaissent qu'elles ont exige que cette convention ainsi que tout
document, avis, correspondance et procedure legale decoulant de cette convention
soient rediges en anglais.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties and intervenants hereto have executed this
Agreement as of the date first above stated.
LINCOLNSHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED
Per: /s/ Eric H. Molson
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Eric H. Molson
NOOYA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Per: /s/ Stephen T. Molson
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Stephen T. Molson
PENTLAND SECURITIES (1981) INC.
Per: /s/ Eric H. Molson
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Eric H. Molson
Per: /s/ Stephen T. Molson
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Stephen T. Molson
4280661 CANADA INC.
Per: /s/ Andrew T. Molson
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Andrew T. Molson
INTERVENTIONS
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges having taken cognizance of this
agreement and hereby consents and agrees to the terms thereof to the extent
applicable to the undersigned and accepts all stipulations in favour of the
undersigned.
/s/ Eric H. Molson /s/ Stephen T. Molson
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Eric H. Molson Stephen T. Molson
EX-99.7
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 99.7
Joint Filing Agreement
We, the undersigned, agree that the attached Schedule 13D relating to the
common stock of Molson Coors is filed on behalf of each of us.
Date: February 18, 2005
PENTLAND SECURITIES (1981) INC. 4280661 CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Andrew Thomas Molson By: /s/ Andrew Thomas Molson
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Name: Andrew Thomas Molson Name: Andrew Thomas Molson
Title: President Title: President
LINCOLNSHIRE HOLDINGS LIMITED 4198832 CANADA INC.
By: /s/ Eric Herbert Molson By: /s/ Eric Herbert Molson
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Name: Eric Herbert Molson Name: Eric Herbert Molson
Title: President Title: President
NOOYA INVESTMENTS LIMITED BAX INVESTMENTS LIMITED
By: /s/ Stephen Thomas Molson By: /s/ Cynthia Baxter
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Name: Stephen Thomas Molson Name: Cynthia Baxter
Title: President Title: Vice President
6339522 CANADA INC., DJS HOLDINGS LTD.
By: /s/ Cynthia Baxter By: /s/ Eric Stevenson
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Name: Cynthia Baxter Name: Eric Stevenson
Title: Vice President Title: Assistant-Secretary
6339549 CANADA INC. TRUST U/W/O THOMAS HENRY
PENTLAND MOLSON
By: /s/ Eric Stevenson By: /s/ Eric Herbert Molson
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Name: Eric Stevenson Name: Eric Herbert Molson
Title: Assistant-Secretary Title: Trustee
/s/ Eric Herbert Molson /s/ Stephen Thomas Molson
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ERIC HERBERT MOLSON STEPHEN THOMAS MOLSON
/s/ Andrew Thomas Molson
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ANDREW THOMAS MOLSON