0001102624-12-000646.txt : 20120809 0001102624-12-000646.hdr.sgml : 20120809 20120809091214 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001102624-12-000646 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 7 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20120807 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20120809 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120809 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: US CONCRETE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001073429 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CONCRETE PRODUCTS, EXCEPT BLOCK & BRICK [3272] IRS NUMBER: 760586680 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34530 FILM NUMBER: 121018719 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2925 BRIARPARK STREET 2: SUITE 1050 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77042 BUSINESS PHONE: 713-499-6200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2925 BRIARPARK STREET 2: SUITE 1050 CITY: HOUSTON STATE: TX ZIP: 77042 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: RMX INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19981113 8-K 1 usconcrete8k.htm US CONCRETE 8-K usconcrete8k.htm
 



UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 7, 2012
______________________________

U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware   001-34530 76-0586680
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation)   Identification No.)
 
 
331 N. Main Street
Euless, Texas  76039
(Address of principal executive offices, including ZIP code)
 
(817) 835-4100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

_______________
 
 
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
  o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     
  o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     
  o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
     
  o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 
 

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
 
On August 9, 2012, U.S. Concrete, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its second quarter 2012 financial results.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, will not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section and will not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
 
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
On August 7, 2012, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed William Matthew Brown as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective as of August 22, 2012 (the “Effective Date”).
 
From November 2007 to August 2012, Mr. Brown, age 48, served as the Treasurer & Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer of Drummond Company, Inc., and, from 2005 to November 2007, as the Treasurer of Drummond Company, Inc.  From 1999 through 2005, Mr. Brown served in the investment banking department of Citigroup Global Markets Inc., including as a Vice President in the basic industries coverage group.  From 1988 through 1997, Mr. Brown served in the United States Navy as a Naval Special Warfare Officer.  Mr. Brown holds a Master of Business Administration degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.
 
The terms and conditions of Mr. Brown’s employment with the Company will be governed by an Offer Letter, dated as of August 7, 2012 (the “Offer Letter”).  Among other things, the Offer Letter provides that:
 
  
Annual Salary/Annual Bonus – Mr. Brown will be paid an annual base salary of $280,000 and will be eligible for an annual bonus pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Company Salaried Team Member Annual Incentive Plan (as described in the Company’s most recent definitive proxy statement) with a target annual bonus of 40% of annual base salary and a maximum annual bonus of 200% of base salary, which will be payable on the same date as the payout of annual bonuses to other executives generally. For 2012, Mr. Brown’s annual bonus is guaranteed in an amount equal to his target bonus, pro-rated according to his length of service in 2012.  For 2013, Mr. Brown’s annual bonus is guaranteed in an amount equal to 50% of his target bonus.
 
  
Sign-On Bonus – Within 30 days of the Effective Date, Mr. Brown will be paid a lump-sum cash bonus in the gross amount of $25,000. If Mr. Brown voluntarily terminates his employment within one year following the Effective Date, then he will be required to repay such bonus, on a pro-rated basis according to his length of service.
 
  
Equity Grant – On the Effective Date, Mr. Brown will be granted 30,000 restricted shares of the Company’s common stock. Sixty percent (60%) of such restricted shares will vest over four (4) years in equal annual installments from the date of grant, and forty percent (40%) of such restricted shares will vest based on satisfaction of both time and performance targets (the “Performance Shares”). Fifty percent (50%) of the Performance Shares will vest if the Company’s common stock attains a closing market price of $10.00/share for a period of ten (10) consecutive business days within three (3) years of the Effective Date. Fifty percent (50%) of the Performance Shares will vest if the Company’s common stock attains a closing market price of $14.00/share within three (3) years of the Effective Date. Mr. Brown will be eligible for additional equity awards in the same manner as similarly situated executive officers of the Company as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company.
 
  
Vacation – Mr. Brown will be eligible for two weeks of vacation for the remainder of 2012 and four weeks of vacation per annum thereafter.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
  
Relocation – Mr. Brown will be entitled to reimbursement for the usual and customary selling and closing costs associated with (i) the sale of his current primary residence and the purchase of a new primary residence in or near Dallas, Texas, (ii) the physical move of his household goods, (iii) the payment of the appraisal fee performed for his current primary residence and (iv) the difference between the fair market value of his current primary residence (based on an appraisal) and a subsequent lower sales price, not to exceed fifteen percent (15%) of the fair market value of his current primary residence.
 
The Company will reimburse Mr. Brown for the costs associated with his initial trip to Dallas to search for his new residence and provide him with a lump-sum cash payment of $65,000 to reimburse him for expenses associated with subsequent similar trips.
 
For a period of one year following the Effective Date, Mr. Brown will be eligible for a tax-gross up for taxes incurred in connection with his relocation benefits (other than taxes incurred in connection with reimbursement for the loss on the sale of Mr. Brown’s current primary residence and the $65,000 lump-sum cash payment).
 
  
Other Benefits – Mr. Brown will be eligible to participate in all health and welfare benefit programs available to similarly situated Company executives.
 
On August 8, 2012, the Company and Mr. Brown entered into an Executive Severance Agreement (the “Executive Severance Agreement”), which will become effective on August 22, 2012 and provides that if Mr. Brown’s employment is terminated without “cause” by the Company or by Mr. Brown for “good cause” prior to, or more than one year following, a “change in control,” he would be entitled to the following severance payments and benefits:
 
  
a lump-sum cash payment equal to his monthly base salary in effect on the date of termination multiplied by 12, in addition to any accrued but unpaid monthly base salary for any partial month in which the termination occurs;
 
  
a lump-sum cash payment equal to the amount of (i) his target annual bonus in respect of the bonus year in which the termination occurs, prorated according to his length of service during the bonus year, and (ii) the value of unused vacation days earned in the year prior to the year in which the termination occurs, plus the value of any unused vacation days earned in the year in which the termination occurs;
 
  
payment by the Company of all applicable medical continuation premiums for continuation coverage under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (“COBRA”), for the benefit of Mr. Brown (and his covered dependents as of the date of his termination, if any) under his then-current plan election for 18 months after his termination; and
 
  
accelerated vesting of 50% of all outstanding and previously unvested stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar awards granted to Mr. Brown prior to the date of termination that would otherwise have vested during the twelve-month period following the date of termination (assuming for such purpose such termination had not occurred).  Any vested stock options then held by Mr. Brown will remain exercisable until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the twelve-month period following his termination and (ii) the expiration date of the original term of the applicable stock option.  Any stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar awards granted to Mr. Brown that remain unvested on the date of termination will be immediately forfeited and cancelled.
 
In the event that Mr. Brown’s employment is terminated by the Company without “cause” or by Mr. Brown for “good cause” within one year following a “change in control,” he would be entitled to the following severance payments and benefits:
 
  
a lump-sum cash payment equal to two times the sum of (1) his monthly base salary in effect on the termination date multiplied by 12 and (2) the amount of his full target bonus in respect of the bonus year in which the termination occurs;
 
 
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a lump-sum cash payment equal to the value of his accrued but unpaid salary through the date of such termination, plus his unused vacation days earned for the year prior to the year in which the termination occurs and his unused vacation days earned for the year in which the termination occurs;
 
  
payment by the Company of all applicable medical continuation premiums for continuation coverage under COBRA for the benefit of Mr. Brown (and his covered dependents as of the date of his termination, if any) under his then-current plan election for 18 months after termination; and
 
  
accelerated vesting of all outstanding and previously unvested stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar awards granted to Mr. Brown by the Company prior to his termination.
 
In the event that the Company consummates a change in control, whether or not Mr. Brown’s employment is terminated, Mr. Brown will be entitled to acceleration of all stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar awards granted to Mr. Brown by the Company prior to the change in control.
 
In the event that Mr. Brown's employment is terminated by reason of his death or long-term/permanent disability, he or his heirs would be entitled to substantially the same benefits as described above with respect to a termination by the Company without cause or by Mr. Brown for good cause in the absence of a change in control, except that any unvested equity awards held by Mr. Brown would be forfeited immediately upon such termination.
 
Mr. Brown’s Executive Severance Agreement is generally designed to avoid the adverse effects of Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Executive Severance Agreement provides that if any portion of the payments or benefits under such agreement or under any other agreement for Mr. Brown would constitute an excess parachute payment for purposes of the Code, such payments and benefits will be reduced so that Mr. Brown will be entitled to receive $1 less than the maximum amount that he could receive without becoming subject to the 20% excise tax imposed by the Code on certain excess parachute payments.
 
In consideration of the benefits due to Mr. Brown under the Executive Severance Agreement, Mr. Brown agrees not to compete with the Company or solicit the Company’s customers or employees during Mr. Brown’s employment and for a period of one year (or, in the event of a termination of employment within one year following a change in control, two years) after his employment is terminated.
 
Under the Executive Severance Agreement, “good cause” for Mr. Brown to terminate his employment means:
 
  
a material diminution in his then-current monthly base salary;
 
  
a material change in the location of his principal place of employment by the Company;
 
  
any material diminution in his current position or any title or position to which he has been promoted;
 
  
any material diminution of his authority, duties or responsibilities from those commensurate and consistent with the character, status and dignity appropriate to his current position or any title or position to which he has been promoted (provided, however, that if at any time he ceases to have such duties and responsibilities because the Company ceases to have any securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or cease to be required to file reports under Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, then his authority, duties and responsibilities will not be deemed to have been materially diminished solely due to the cessation of such publicly traded company duties and responsibilities); or
 
  
any material breach by the Company of any material provision of the Executive Severance Agreement.
 
 
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Under the Executive Severance Agreement, a “change in control” will be deemed to have occurred on the earliest of any of the following dates:
 
  
the date the Company merges or consolidates with any other person or entity, and the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting securities of our company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation;
 
  
the date the Company sells all or substantially all of our assets to any other person or entity;
 
  
the date the Company is dissolved;
 
  
the date any person or entity together with its affiliates becomes, directly or indirectly, the beneficial owner of voting securities representing more than 50% of the total voting power of all then outstanding voting securities of the Company; or
 
  
the date the individuals who constituted the nonemployee members of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”) as of the Effective Date cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the nonemployee members of the Company’s Board of Directors, provided that, any person becoming a director whose election or nomination for election by our stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 80% of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board then still in office (or whose election or nomination was previously so approved) will be considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;
 
provided, however, a “change in control” will not be deemed to have occurred in connection with any bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company, or any transaction in connection therewith.
 
Under the Executive Severance Agreement, “cause” for the Company to terminate the Mr. Brown’s employment means (i) his gross negligence, willful misconduct or willful neglect in the performance of his material duties and services as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company; (ii) his final conviction of a felony by a trial court, or his entry of a plea of nolo contendere to a felony charge; (iii) any criminal indictment relating to an event or occurrence for which he was directly responsible which, in the business judgment of a majority of our Board of Directors, exposes the Company to ridicule, shame or business or financial risk; or (iv) a material breach by the officer of any material provision of the Executive Severance Agreement.
 
In addition, on August 8, 2012, the Company and Mr. Brown entered into the Company’s form of Indemnification Agreement, which will become effective on August 22, 2012 and will provide indemnification for Mr. Brown for certain events or occurrences while he serves the Company as an officer or director or in certain other capacities at the Company’s request.
 
The foregoing descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Offer Letter attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, the Executive Severance Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and the Indemnification Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
Exhibit
Offer Letter to William Matthew Brown, dated August 7, 2012.
Executive Severance Agreement, between U.S. Concrete, Inc. and William Matthew Brown, dated August 8, 2012.
Indemnification Agreement, by and between U.S. Concrete, Inc. and William Matthew Brown, dated August 8, 2012.
Press Release of U.S. Concrete, Inc. dated August 9, 2012.
 
 
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SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
  U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
 

 
Date: August 9, 2012
By:   /s/ William J. Sandbrook
 
William J. Sandbrook
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit
Number
 
Description
 
Offer Letter to William Matthew Brown, dated August 7, 2012.
 
Executive Severance Agreement, between U.S. Concrete, Inc. and William Matthew Brown, dated August 8, 2012.
 
Indemnification Agreement, by and between U.S. Concrete, Inc. and William Matthew Brown, dated August 8, 2012.
 
Press Release of U.S. Concrete, Inc. dated August 9, 2012.
 

 


EX-10.1 2 exh10_1.htm EXHIBIT 10.1 exh10_1.htm
 


Exhibit 10.1
 
 
 

 
 
  August 7, 2012
                                                                                                                    
Personal and Confidential

Matt Brown
1149 Lake Colony Lane
Birmingham, AL 35242


Dear Matt:

I am pleased to formally present you with the following offer to join U.S. Concrete:
 
 
Start Date
August 22, 2012
 
 
Position
Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer.
 
 
Base Salary
$ 280,000/year, payable on a semi-monthly basis.
 
 
Annual Bonus
Your target bonus as a percentage of annual base pay is 40%.  Under the terms and condition of the U.S. Concrete Salaried Team Member Annual Incentive Plan, the payout of any bonus is subject to Board approval, and payable in the calendar year after it is earned.

 
2012 Bonus
For 2012, your target bonus amount, pro-rated by your length of service, will be guaranteed and payable on the same date applicable to the payout of the annual bonus to other executives of the Company.

 
2013 Bonus
For 2013, 50% of your target bonus amount will be guaranteed and payable on the same date applicable to the payout of the annual bonus to other executives of the Company.

 
Sign-On Bonus
Within 30 days of your start date, you will receive a lump-sum cash bonus in the gross amount of $25,000.  However, if you voluntarily terminate prior to one year from your start date, you agree to reimburse the Company on a prorated basis for the sign-on bonus.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Equity
Effective on your start date you will be granted 30,000 restricted shares of U.S. Concrete, Inc. Common Stock.  Sixty-percent (60%) of such shares will vest over three (3) years in equal annual installments from the date of the grant.  Forty-percent (40%) of the number of shares granted will time- and performance-vest in equal portions.  Fifty-percent (50%), or half, of the time and performance-vested shares will be vested should the share price attain a market-closing share price of $10.00/share for ten consecutive business days within three (3) years from the date of the grant.  The other half of the time- and performance-vested shares will vest should the share price attain a market-closing share price of $ 14.00/share within three (3) years from the date of the grant.  The proportion of shares subject to be vested over time, and the proportion of shares subject to both time and performance vesting, are the same proportions, time, and performance levels applicable to other similarly situated  executives.

 
 
Your eligibility for future equity grants will be the same as similarly situated executive officers as approved by the Board of Directors.
 
 
Vacation
You will be eligible for two weeks of vacation for the remainder of 2012, and four weeks of vacation annually.

 
Benefits
You will be eligible to participate in all health and welfare benefit plans available to similarly situated U. S. Concrete executives.  A summary of these plans are attached.  Note that this includes a 401(k) plan with a Company match of 50% of the first 5%, Life Insurance (1 x base pay) and Short-Term Disability benefits paid for by the Company, as well as Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) and Long-Term Disability (LTD).

 
Relocation
In order to assist you with your transition to the Dallas area, the Company, through SIRVA Relocation, agrees to provide executive relocation benefits to you, including (i) the reimbursement of usual and customary selling and closing cost(s) associated with the sale of your current primary residence and the purchase of a new primary residence in the Dallas area, (ii) the physical move of your household goods, (iii) the payment of the appraisal fee performed for your house in Birmingham, and (iv) the difference between the  Fair Market Value (FMV) of your primary residence (determined by appraisal) and a subsequent lower sale price, not to exceed 15% of the FMV of your primary residence, paid subsequent to the close of the sale.

 
The Company will also reimburse you for the costs associated with your initial house-hunting trip to Dallas (airfare, hotel and car rental), and provide you with a $65,000 lump-sum gross cash amount to reimburse you for expenses associated with additional house-hunting trips you may elect to take, temporary living expenses, and other incidental expenses incurred as part of your final move and relocation.
 
 
These relocation benefits (except for the loss on the sale of your house and the lump sum benefit noted above) will be eligible for applicable tax gross-up benefits, and are available to you for one-year from your start date with the Company.

 
Severance Agreement
Subsequent to your start date and with the approval by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, you will receive an Executive Severance Agreement.  This Agreement includes provisions for severance pay of: (i)  One time your annual base pay plus pro-rated (by the time elapsed in the year during which the termination occurs) target bonus for involuntary termination without cause; and (ii)  Two times annual base pay and two times target bonus for a qualifying termination under a change-in-control as defined in the Severance Agreement.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
As you are aware, federal law requires the Company to verify your eligibility for employment in the United States, and Form I-9 documentation will be required from you at your time of hire.  The Company also has a customary pre-employment drug screen and background check that you will have to successfully complete.

Matt, we are extremely pleased to have the opportunity to work with an individual of your capability and reputation.  Please acknowledge your acceptance of this offer by signing in the space below and returning the letter to me.  If you have any questions, do not hesitate to give Mark Peabody, the Company’s Vice President of Human Resources, or me a call.

Sincerely,

 
/s/ William J. Sandbrook
 
 
William J. Sandbrook
 
President and Chief Executive Officer
 
U.S. Concrete, Inc.
 
 
  Agreed and Accepted:
   
  /s/ William Matthew Brown
   
 
Date: August 7, 2012
 
 


 


 

 
EX-10.2 3 exh10_2.htm EXHIBIT 10.2 exh10_2.htm
 


Exhibit 10.2
 
EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
 
This Executive Severance Agreement (“Agreement”), including the attached Exhibit “A,” which is incorporated herein by reference and made an integral part of this Agreement, is entered into between U.S. Concrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and William Matthew Brown (“Executive”) made as of August 8, 2012 and effective as of August 22, 2012 (the “Effective Date”). In consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company and Executive agree as follows:
 
1. Termination
 
1.1 Termination By the Company.  The Company may terminate Executive’s employment for any of the following reasons:
 
a. Termination for Cause.  For “Cause” upon the determination by a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors that “Cause” exists to terminate Executive’s employment.  “Cause” means (i) Executive’s gross negligence, willful misconduct, or willful neglect in the performance of the material duties and services of Executive to the Company in his current Position (as set forth on Exhibit “A” or any Position to which Executive has been promoted (provided Executive has accepted such promotion)); (ii) Executive’s final conviction of a felony by a trial court, or Executive’s entry of a plea of nolo contendere to a felony charge; (iii) any criminal indictment of Executive relating to an event or occurrence for which Executive was directly responsible which, in the business judgment of a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors, exposes the Company to ridicule, shame or business or financial risk; or (iv) a material breach by Executive of any material provision of this Agreement.  If the Company terminates Executive’s employment for Cause, Executive shall be entitled only to Executive’s (a) pro rata Monthly Base Salary (as defined in Exhibit “A”) through the date of such termination, and (b) unused vacation days earned for the year prior to the year in which Executive’s termination occurs, plus pro rata vacation days earned for the year in which Executive’s termination occurs (collectively, the “Accrued Payments”).  All future compensation and benefits, other than benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of the Company’s compensation and/or benefit plans or applicable law, shall cease as of the date of such termination.  In the case of a termination for Cause under subpart (i) above, (a) all stock options previously granted by the Company to Executive that are vested on the date of termination for Cause shall, notwithstanding any contrary provision of any applicable plan or agreement covering any such stock option awards, remain outstanding and continue to be exercisable for a period of 30 days following the date of termination for Cause (or, if earlier, the expiration of their term), (b) all stock options previously granted by the Company to Executive that are not vested on the date of termination for Cause shall terminate immediately and (c) all restricted stock, restricted stock units and other awards that have not vested prior to the date of termination for Cause shall be cancelled immediately.  In the case of a termination for Cause under subparts (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, (y) all stock options previously granted by the Company to Executive (whether or not vested) shall terminate immediately and (z) all restricted stock, restricted stock units and other awards that have not vested prior to the date of termination for Cause shall be cancelled immediately.
 
 
 
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b. Involuntary Termination.  Without Cause at the Company’s option at any time, with or without notice and for any reason whatsoever, other than death, Disability or for Cause, in the sole discretion of the Company (“Involuntary Termination”).  Upon an Involuntary Termination, Executive shall receive all of the following severance benefits (provided, however, that, in the event of an Involuntary Termination in circumstances in which the provisions of Section 1.3 would be applicable, the provisions of Section 1.3 will instead apply):
 
(i) a lump sum payment in cash (in accordance with Section 4.11) equal to the Monthly Base Salary in effect on the date of Involuntary Termination multiplied by 12;
 
(ii) a lump-sum payment in cash (in accordance with Section 4.11) equal to the amount of (a) Executive’s target bonus for the bonus year in which Executive’s Involuntary Termination occurs, prorated based on the number of days in the bonus year that have elapsed prior to the date of Involuntary Termination, and (b) Executive’s Accrued Payments.
 
(iii) provided that Executive is eligible for and timely elects to receive group medical continuation coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay 100% of applicable medical continuation premiums for the benefit of Executive (and his covered dependents as of the date of his termination, if any) under Executive’s then-current plan election for 18 months after termination, with such coverage to be provided under the closest comparable plan as offered by the Company from time to time; and
 
(iv) fifty percent (50%) of all stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar equity awards granted to Executive by the Company prior to the date of termination (collectively, the “Outstanding Equity Awards”) that would otherwise have vested during the twelve month period following the date of Involuntary Termination if such termination had not occurred shall immediately vest and become exercisable on the date of termination.
 
(v) The remaining portion of all Outstanding Equity Awards, if any, which is unvested on the date of Involuntary Termination shall be forfeited and canceled in its entirety upon the date of Involuntary Termination.
 
(vi) Each Outstanding Equity Award which is or becomes vested and exercisable on the date of Involuntary Termination shall remain outstanding and exercisable until the earlier of (a) the expiration of the twelve month period which commences on the date of Involuntary Termination and (b) the expiration date of the original term of the Outstanding Equity Award.
 
 
 
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c. Death/Disability.  Upon Executive’s (i) death, or (ii) Disability.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” means if Executive becomes physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable for a period of one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days or one-hundred eighty (180) days during any one (1) year period to perform his duties with substantially the same level of quality as immediately prior to such incapacity.  Upon termination of employment due to such death or Disability, Executive or Executive’s heirs shall be entitled to receive all severance benefits described in Section 1.1.b. as if Executive’s employment ended due to an Involuntary Termination by the Company as of the date of death or Disability.  Additionally, each Outstanding Equity Award which is (i) vested and exercisable on the date of termination due to death or Disability shall remain outstanding and exercisable until the earlier of (a) the expiration of the twelve month period which commences on the date of such termination and (b) the expiration date of the original term of the Outstanding Equity Award, and (ii) unvested on the date of termination due to death or Disability shall be forfeited and canceled in its entirety upon the date of such termination.
 
1.2 Termination By Executive. Executive may terminate Executive’s employment for any of the following reasons:
 
a. Termination for Good Cause.  For “Good Cause”, which shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events, without Executive’s consent: (i) a material diminution in Executive’s then current Monthly Base Salary, (ii) a material change in the location of Executive’s principal place of employment by the Company from the “Location” set out on Exhibit “A,” (iii) any material diminution in Executive’s Position from that set out on Exhibit “A” or any title or Position to which Executive has been promoted, (iv) any material diminution of Executive’s authority, duties, or responsibilities from those commensurate and consistent with the character, status and dignity appropriate to Executive’s Position or any title or Position to which Executive has been promoted (provided, however, that if at any time Executive ceases to have such duties and responsibilities as are commensurate and consistent with his Position that are associated with a publicly traded company because the Company ceases to have any securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or ceases to be required to file reports under Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, then Executive’s authority, duties and responsibilities will not be deemed to have been materially diminished solely due to the cessation of such publicly-traded company duties and responsibilities), or (v) any material breach by the Company of any material provision of this Agreement, which in the case of any of (i) through (v) above remains uncorrected by the Company for 30 days following Executive’s written notice to the Company of Good Cause.  Executive must provide such written notice to the Company of Good Cause within 60 days of the initial existence of such specified event alleged to constitute Good Cause.  Executive shall not be entitled to terminate his employment for Good Cause with respect to specified events unless Executive tenders resignation for Good Cause within 30 days of the Company’s failure to cure. Upon Executive’s termination of employment for Good Cause, Executive shall receive all severance benefits and equity treatment described in Section 1.1.b. as if Executive’s employment ended due to an Involuntary Termination by the Company (provided, however, that, in the event of a termination for Good Cause in circumstances in which the provisions of Section 1.3 would be applicable, the provisions of Section 1.3 will instead apply).
 
 
 
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b. Voluntary Termination.  For any other reason whatsoever, in Executive’s sole discretion, upon thirty (30) days advance written notice to the Company.  Upon such voluntary termination by Executive for any reason other than Good Cause (a “Voluntary Termination”), all of Executive’s future compensation and benefits, other than benefits to which Executive is entitled under the terms of the Company’s compensation and/or benefit plans or applicable law, shall cease as of the date of Voluntary Termination, and Executive shall be entitled only to the Accrued Payments.  In the case of a Voluntary Termination, (i) all stock options previously granted by the Company to Executive that are vested on the date of Voluntary Termination will remain outstanding and continue to be exercisable by Executive until 90 days after the date of Voluntary Termination (or, if earlier, the expiration of their term), and (ii) all Outstanding Equity Awards that have not vested prior to the date of Voluntary Termination shall be cancelled immediately.
 
1.3 Termination Following Change In Control.  In the event a Change in Control (as defined herein) occurs and within one year after the date of the Change in Control either (a) Executive terminates his employment for Good Cause or (b) the Company or any successor (whether direct or indirect and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise) to substantially all of the business, properties and/or assets of the Company makes an Involuntary Termination of Executive’s employment, then in either case the Company or its successor shall be required to provide Executive, and Executive shall receive, all of the following Change in Control benefits:
 
(i) a lump sum payment in cash equal to (a) the sum of (I) Executive’s Monthly Base Salary in effect on the termination date multiplied by 12, and (II) the amount of Executive’s full target bonus for the bonus year in which termination occurs, multiplied by (b) the Change in Control Multiplier described on Exhibit “A”, payable on the termination date (subject to Section 4.11);
 
(ii) a lump-sum payment in cash (in accordance with Section 4.11) equal to the Accrued Payments;
 
(iii) provided that Executive is eligible for and timely elects to receive group medical continuation coverage under COBRA, the Company will pay 100% of applicable medical continuation premiums for the benefit of Executive (and his covered dependents as of the date of his termination, if any) under Executive’s then-current plan election for 18 months after termination, with such coverage to be provided under the closest comparable plan as offered by the Company from time to time; and
 
 
 
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(iv) all stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar awards granted to Executive by the Company prior to the termination date shall be treated in accordance with Section 3.2.
 
1.4 Offset.  In all cases, the compensation and benefits payable to Executive under this Agreement upon termination of Executive’s employment shall be offset by any undisputed amounts that Executive then owes to the Company.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, an offset may apply to compensation or benefits under this Agreement only at the time when the compensation or benefits otherwise would have been paid under this Agreement.
 
1.5 One Recovery.  In the event of termination of Executive’s employment, Executive shall be entitled, if at all, to only one set of severance benefits or Change in Control benefits, as applicable, provided in this Agreement.
 
1.6 Certain Obligations Continue.  Upon termination of Executive’s employment, all rights and obligations of Executive and the Company or its successor under this Agreement shall cease as of the effective date of termination except that (i) Executive’s obligations under Article 2 and Sections 4.1 and 4.4 of this Agreement and the Company’s or its successor’s obligations under Article 3 and Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 2.6, 4.1 and 4.4 and the Company’s or its successor’s obligations to provide any severance benefits or Change in Control benefits to Executive shall survive such termination in accordance with their terms, and (ii) Executive shall be entitled to receive all compensation (including bonus) earned and benefits and reimbursements due through the effective date of termination as provided herein.
 
1.7 Notice of Termination.  Any termination of Executive’s employment shall be communicated by Notice of Termination to the non-terminating party, given in accordance with this Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Notice of Termination” means a written notice which (i) indicates the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon, (ii) sets forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated, and (iii) specifies the termination date, if such date is other than the date of receipt of such notice.
 
2. Confidential Information; Post-Employment Obligations
 
2.1 Company Property.  All written materials, records, data, and other documents prepared by Executive during Executive’s employment by the Company are Company property.  All information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions that are conceived, made, developed, or acquired by Executive individually or in conjunction with others during Executive’s employment (whether during business hours and whether on the Company’s premises or otherwise) which relate to the Company’s business, products, or services are the Company’s sole and exclusive property.  All memoranda, notes, records, files, correspondence, drawings, manuals, models, specifications, computer programs, maps, and all other documents, data, or materials of any type embodying such information, ideas, concepts, improvements, discoveries, and inventions are the Company’s property.  At the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall return all of the Company’s documents, data, or other Company property, including all copies, to the Company.
 
 
 
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2.2 Confidential Information; Non-Disclosure.
 
a. Executive acknowledges that the business of the Company and its Affiliates is highly competitive and that the Company will provide Executive with access to Confidential Information relating to the business of the Company and its Affiliates.  “Confidential Information” means and includes the Company’s and its Affiliates’ confidential and/or proprietary information and/or trade secrets that have been developed or used and/or are reasonably planned to be developed and that cannot be obtained readily by third parties from outside sources.  Confidential Information includes, by way of example and without limitation, the following: information regarding customers, employees, contractors, and the industry not generally known to the public; strategies, methods, books, records, and documents; technical information concerning products, equipment, services, and processes, particularly mixing techniques, mix designs or chemical analyses of concrete products; procurement procedures and pricing techniques; the names of and other information concerning customers, investors, and business affiliates (such as contact name, service provided, pricing for that customer, type and amount of services used, credit and financial data, and/or other information relating to the Company’s relationship with that customer); pricing strategies and price curves; positions; plans and strategies for expansion or acquisitions; budgets; customer lists; research; financial and sales data; trading methodologies and terms; evaluations, opinions, and interpretations of information and data; marketing and merchandising techniques; prospective customers’ names and marks; grids and maps; electronic databases; models; specifications; computer programs; internal business records; contracts benefiting or obligating the Company or its Affiliates; bids or proposals submitted to any third party; technologies and methods; training methods and training processes; organizational structure; personnel information, including salaries of personnel; payment amounts or rates paid to consultants or other service providers; and other such confidential or proprietary information.  Executive acknowledges that this Confidential Information constitutes a valuable, special, and unique asset used by the Company and its Affiliates in its businesses to obtain a competitive advantage over its competitors.  Executive further acknowledges that protection of such Confidential Information against unauthorized disclosure and use is of critical importance to the Company in maintaining its competitive position.  Executive also will have access to, or knowledge of, Confidential Information of third parties, such as actual and potential customers, suppliers, partners, joint venturers, investors, financing sources and the like, of the Company.  The Company also agrees to provide Executive with access to Confidential Information and specialized training regarding the Company’s and its Affiliates’ methodologies and business strategies, which will enable Executive to perform his job at the Company.
 
 
 
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b. Executive agrees that Executive will not, at any time during or after Executive’s employment with the Company, make any disclosure of any Confidential Information or specialized training of the Company, or make any use thereof without the express advance written consent of the Company, except in carrying out his employment responsibilities hereunder.  Executive also agrees to preserve and protect the confidentiality of third party Confidential Information to the same extent, and on the same basis, as the Company’s Confidential Information.  Nothing in this Section 2.2 is intended to prohibit Executive from complying with any court order, lawful subpoena or governmental request for information, provided that Executive notifies the Company promptly upon the receipt of any such order, subpoena or request and before the date of required compliance.
 
2.3 Non-Competition Obligations.  The Company agrees to and shall provide Executive with immediate access to Confidential Information.  Ancillary to the rights and severance benefits provided to Executive, the Company’s provision of Confidential Information and specialized training to Executive, and Executive’s agreement not to disclose Confidential Information, and in order to protect the Confidential Information described above, the Company and Executive agree to the following non-competition provisions.  Executive agrees that during Executive’s employment with the Company and for the “Period of Post-Employment Non-Competition Obligations” set forth in Exhibit “A,” Executive will not, directly or indirectly, for Executive or for any other person or entity, in the “Geographic Region of Responsibility” described on Exhibit “A” (or, if Executive’s Geographic Region of Responsibility has changed, in any and all geographic regions in which Executive has devoted substantial attention at such location to the material business interest of the Company and its Affiliates during the 12-month period immediately preceding Executive’s termination of employment), engage in, assist, or have any active interest or involvement, whether as an employee, agent, consultant, creditor, advisor, officer, director, stockholder (excluding holdings of 2% or less of the stock of a public company), partner, proprietor, or any type of principal whatsoever in any person, firm, business or other entity that generates more than 10% of its annual revenue from the sale of any concrete-related products and services that the Company or its Affiliates offers, then has plans to offer, or has offered in the preceding 12-month period, including, but not limited to, ready-mixed concrete, pre-cast concrete or related building materials or services such as proportioned mix design services, concrete mold engineering or design services, rebar, mesh, color additives, curing compounds, grouts, wooden forms, or similar products or services, whether at wholesale or retail (a “Competing Business”).  Executive understands that the foregoing restrictions may limit Executive’s ability to engage in certain businesses in the geographic region and during the period provided for above, but acknowledges that these restrictions are necessary to protect the Confidential Information the Company has provided to Executive.
 
 
 
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2.4 Non-Solicitation of Customers.  During Executive’s employment with the Company and for the Period of Post-Employment Non-Competition Obligations, Executive will not call on, service, or solicit Competing Business from clients or customers of the Company or its affiliated entities whom that Executive, within the previous 24 months, (i) provided services to, worked with, solicited or had or made contact with, or (ii) had access to information and files concerning.
 
2.5 Non-Solicitation of Employees.  During Executive’s employment with the Company, and for the Period of Post-Employment Non-Competition Obligations, Executive will not, either directly or indirectly, call on, solicit, or induce any other employee or officer of the Company or its affiliated entities whom Executive had contact with, knowledge of, or association with in the course of employment with the Company to terminate his employment, and will not assist any other person or entity in such a solicitation.
 
2.6 Early Resolution Conference/Arbitration.  The parties are entering into this Agreement with the express understanding that this Agreement is clear and fully enforceable as written.  If Executive ever decides to contend that any restriction on activities imposed by Article 2 of this Agreement is no longer enforceable as written or does not apply to an activity in which Executive intends to engage, Executive first will notify the Company’s President and its Secretary in writing and meet with a Company representative at least 14 days before engaging in any activity that foreseeably could fall within the questioned restriction to discuss resolution of such claims (an “Early Resolution Conference”).  Should the parties not be able to resolve disputes at the Early Resolution Conference, the parties agree to use confidential, binding arbitration to resolve the disputes.  The arbitration shall be conducted in Houston, Texas, in accordance with the then-current employment arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, before an arbitrator licensed to practice law in Texas.  Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any dispute and/or arbitration arising out of or relating to this Agreement; provided, however, that the parties agree that the arbitrator, in the arbitrator’s discretion, may award a prevailing party, a reasonable attorney’s fee, including arbitration expenses and costs.  Either party may seek a temporary restraining order, injunction, specific performance, or other equitable relief regarding the provisions of this Section if the other party fails to comply with obligations stated herein.  The parties’ agreement to arbitrate applies only to the matters subject to an Early Resolution Conference.
 
2.7 Warranty and Indemnification.  Executive warrants that Executive is not a party to any restrictive agreement limiting Executive’s activities in his employment by the Company.  Executive further warrants that at the time of the signing of this Agreement, Executive knows of no written or oral contract or of any other impediment that would inhibit or prohibit employment with the Company, and that Executive will not knowingly use any trade secret, confidential information, or other intellectual property right of any other party in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.  Executive shall hold the Company harmless from any and all suits and claims arising out of any breach of such restrictive agreement or contracts.
 
 
 
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2.8 Modification.  Executive and the Company agree that if the scope or enforceability of a restrictive covenant described in this Article 2 is disputed, the arbitrator or court with competent jurisdiction may modify and enforce the covenant to the extent that it determines the covenant to be reasonable.
 
3. Change in Control
 
3.1 Definitions.
 
a. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred on the earliest of any of the following dates:
 
(i) the date the Company merges or consolidates with any other person or entity, and the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation;
 
(ii) the date the Company sells all or substantially all of its assets to any other person or entity;
 
(iii) the date the Company is dissolved;
 
(iv) the date any person or entity together with its Affiliates (as defined herein) becomes, directly or indirectly, the Beneficial Owner (as defined herein) of voting securities representing more than 50% of the total voting power of all then outstanding voting securities of the Company; or
 
(v) the date the individuals who constituted the non-employee members of the Company’s Board of Directors (“Incumbent Board”) as of the Effective Date cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the non-employee members of the Board, provided that for purposes of this clause (v) any person becoming a director of the Company whose election or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least 80% of the directors comprising the Incumbent Board then still in office (or whose election or nomination was previously so approved) shall be, for purposes of this clause (v), considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board;
 
provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in clauses (i) - (v), a Change in Control shall not be deemed to have occurred in connection with any bankruptcy or insolvency of the Company, or any transaction in connection therewith.
 
 
 
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b. As used in this Agreement, the following terms are defined as follows:
 
(i) Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any person or entity, any person or entity that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with such person or entity in question.  For the purposes of the definition of Affiliate, “Control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “Controlled by” and “under common Control with”) as used with respect to any person or entity, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person or entity whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise;
 
(ii) Beneficial Owner” has the meaning ascribed to it pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(iii) Parent” means a corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company or other entity that is the ultimate Beneficial Owner of more than 50% of the Company’s or its successor’s outstanding voting securities.
 
3.2 Vesting of Awards.
 
a. All stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar equity awards granted to Executive by the Company prior to the date of a Change in Control shall, notwithstanding any contrary provision of any applicable plan or agreement covering any such stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units or similar awards, fully vest and become exercisable in full upon the consummation of such Change in Control and shall remain outstanding and in effect in accordance with their terms, and any restrictions, forfeiture conditions or other conditions or criteria applicable to any such awards shall lapse immediately upon the consummation of such Change in Control.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such award that is subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (and such other Treasury or Internal Revenue Service guidance) as in effect from time to time (“Section 409A”) shall only fully vest and become exercisable in full immediately upon a “change in ownership or effective control” as defined in Section 409A that also constitutes a Change in Control as defined in Section 3.1 above.  Subject to Section 3.2(b) below, Executive may exercise any such stock options or other exercisable awards at any time before the expiration of their term.
 
 
 
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b. Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.2(a) to the contrary, in the event of a Change in Control, the Company may, in its sole discretion, provide for the cancellation upon the consummation of such Change in Control of all outstanding stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar equity awards granted to Executive by the Company prior to the date of such Change in Control, whether or not vested and exercisable, and a payment in cash, property, or a combination thereof, will be made to Executive within ten (10) days after the consummation of the Change in Control in an amount equal to (a) in the case of stock options and similar appreciation awards, the excess, if any, of (i) the per share consideration received by a shareholder of the Company’s capital stock in connection with the Change in Control (the “Change in Control Price”) over (ii) the exercise price or purchase price per share, if any, of the underlying award, multiplied by the number of unexercised shares subject to such equity award, and (b) in the case of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and similar full-value equity awards, the Change in Control Price multiplied by the number of shares subject to such equity award.  If the Change in Control Price is less than the exercise price or purchase price of a stock option or similar equity award, such stock option or similar equity award will be automatically cancelled with no payment therefor.
 
3.3 Section 280G Cutback.  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company or its successor to or for the benefit of Executive, whether paid or payable or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise (a “Payment”), would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (such excise tax, together with any interest thereon, any penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with respect to such excise tax, and any interest in respect of such penalties, additions to tax or additional amounts, being collectively referred herein to as the “Excise Tax”), then if the aggregate of all Payments that would be subject to the Excise Tax, reduced by all Federal, state and local taxes applicable thereto, including the Excise Tax is less than the amount Executive would receive, after all such applicable taxes, if Executive received Payments equal to an amount which is $1.00 less than three times the Executive's “base amount”, as defined in and determined under Section 280G of the Code, then, such Payments shall be reduced or eliminated to the extent necessary so that the aggregate Payments received by Executive will not be subject to the Excise Tax.  If a reduction in the Payments is necessary, reduction shall occur in the following order: first, a reduction of cash payments not attributable to equity awards which vest in an accelerated basis; second, a reduction in any other cash amount payable to Executive; third, the reduction of any employee benefit valued as a “parachute payment” (as defined in Section 280G of the Code); and fourth, the cancellation of accelerated vesting of stock awards.  If acceleration of vesting of stock award compensation is to be reduced, such acceleration of vesting shall be cancelled in the reverse order of the date of grant of Executive's stock awards.  All determinations made under this Section 3.3 and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determinations shall be made by a registered public accounting firm designated by Executive and reasonably acceptable to the Company (the “Accounting Firm”).  All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company or its successor.
 
4. Miscellaneous
 
4.1 Statements About the Company or Executive.  Except as may be required to comply with a court order, lawful subpoena or governmental request for information, Executive and the Company shall refrain, both during and after Executive’s employment, from publishing any oral or written statements about the other that are disparaging, slanderous, libelous, or defamatory, or that disclose private or confidential information about their business affairs.
 
 
 
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4.2 Notices.  Notices and all other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when personally delivered or when mailed by United States registered or certified mail.  Notices to the Company shall be sent to its President and its Secretary at: U.S. Concrete, Inc., 331 N. Main Street, Euless, Texas 76039.  Notices and communications to Executive shall be sent to the address Executive most recently provided in writing to the Company.
 
4.3 No Waiver.  No failure by either party at any time to give notice of any breach by the other party of, or to require compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed a waiver of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement.
 
4.4 Mediation.  If a dispute arises out of or relates to Executive’s termination, other than a dispute regarding Executive’s obligations under Article 2, and if the dispute cannot be settled through direct discussions, then the Company and Executive agree to try to settle the dispute in an amicable manner by confidential mediation before having recourse to any other proceeding or forum.
 
4.5 Governing Law.  This Agreement shall be deemed to be made in the State of Delaware, and the validity, interpretation, construction, and performance of this Agreement in all respects shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its principles of conflicts of law.  No provision of this Agreement or any related document will be construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of any party hereto by any court or other governmental or judicial authority by reason of such party having or being deemed to have structured or drafted such provision.
 
4.6 Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial.
 
a. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, Executive and the Company each hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware (or, if subject matter jurisdiction in that court is not available, in any state court located within Wilmington, Delaware) over any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement.  Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, the parties undertake not to commence any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in a forum other than a forum described in this Section 4.6; provided, however, that nothing herein shall preclude the Company or Executive from bringing any suit, action or proceeding in any other court for the purposes of enforcing the provisions of this Section 4.6 or enforcing any judgment obtained by the Company.
 
 
 
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b. The agreement of the parties to the forum described in Section 4.6(a) is independent of the law that may be applied in any suit, action, or proceeding and the parties agree to such forum even if such forum may under applicable law choose to apply non-forum law.  The parties hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they now or hereafter have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in an applicable court described in Section 4.6(a), and the parties agree that they shall not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court.  The parties agree that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, a final and non-appealable judgment in any suit, action or proceeding brought in any applicable court described in Section 4.6(a) shall be conclusive and binding upon the parties and may be enforced in any other jurisdiction.
 
c. The parties hereto irrevocably consent to the service of any and all process in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement by the mailing of copies of such process to such party at such party’s address specified in Section 4.2.
 
d. Each party hereto hereby waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by jury in respect of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.  Each party hereto (i) certifies that no representative, agent or attorney of any other party has represented, expressly or otherwise, that such party would not, in the event of any action, suit or proceeding, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and (ii) acknowledges that it and the other party hereto has been induced to enter into this Agreement by, among other things, the mutual waiver and certifications in this Section 4.6(d).
 
e. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
 
4.7 Assignment.  This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.  The Company may assign this Agreement to any affiliated entity.  Executive’s rights and obligations under this Agreement are personal, and they shall not be assigned or transferred without the Company’s prior written consent otherwise than by will or the laws of descent and distribution.  The Company will require any successor (direct or indirect and whether by purchase, merger, consolidation, share exchange or otherwise) to substantially all of the business, properties and assets of the Company expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent the Company would have been required to perform it had no succession taken place.
 
 
 
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4.8 Other Agreements/Entire Agreement.  This Agreement shall supersede any and all existing oral or written agreements, representations or warranties between Executive and the Company or any of its Affiliates relating to the terms of Executive’s termination by the Company or any of its Affiliates.  This Agreement (including Exhibit “A” attached hereto, which is incorporated herein by reference and made an integral part of this Agreement) constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matters of this Agreement.  Any modification of this Agreement (including without limitation to Exhibit “A”) will be effective only if it is in writing and signed by each party.  Executive is also a party to that certain Indemnification Agreement, made as of August 8, 2012 and effective as of August 22, 2012, between Executive and the Company (the “Indemnification Agreement”).  Nothing in this Agreement is intended to alter or amend the terms or effect of the Indemnification Agreement, which shall remain in effect in accordance with its terms, notwithstanding the execution or termination of this Agreement.
 
4.9 Invalidity.  Should any provision(s) in this Agreement be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected and shall continue in full force and effect, and the invalid, void or unenforceable provision(s) shall be deemed not to be part of this Agreement.
 
4.10 Withholding.  All payments required to be made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement shall be subject to the withholding of amounts relating to income and employment taxes and other customary employee deductions in conformity with the Company’s payroll policies in effect from time to time.
 
4.11 Time of Payments and Section 409A.
 
a. All amounts payable under Sections 1.1.b, 1.2.a and 1.3 of this Agreement shall be paid only after Executive’s timely execution, without revocation, of a waiver and general release of claims in favor of the Company, its subsidiaries and Affiliates, and their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing, in a form satisfactory to the Company.  The Company shall provide the aforementioned release to Executive within 10 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.  Executive’s execution of the release shall be considered timely only if the release is executed and returned to the Company by the deadline specified by the Company, which deadline shall not be earlier than the 21st day following the date the release is provided to Executive nor later than the 55th day following the date of termination of Executive’s employment.  If Executive has timely returned the executed release and the revocation period has expired, the amounts payable under Sections 1.1.b, 1.2.a and 1.3 of this Agreement, to the extent payable in a lump sum, shall be paid on the 65th day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.
 
 
 
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b. The parties intend that any amounts payable hereunder that could constitute “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A will be compliant with Section 409A, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith.  With respect to the time of payments of any amounts under this Agreement that are “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, references in this Agreement to “termination of employment” (and substantially similar phrases) shall mean “separation from service” within the meaning of Section 409A.  For purposes of Section 409A, each of the payments that may be made under this Agreement are designated as separate payments for purposes of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-1(b)(4)(i)(F), 1.409A-1(b)(9)(iii) and 1.409A-1(b)(9)(v)(B).
 
c. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if Executive is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) and Executive is not “disabled” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(C), no payments hereunder to be made in connection with a separation from service” that are “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A shall be made to Executive prior to the date that is six (6) months after the date of  Executive’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) or, if earlier, Executive’s date of death.  This Section 4.11 shall be applied by accumulating all payments that otherwise would have been paid within six months of Executive’s termination and paying such accumulated amounts in a single lump sum on the earliest date permitted under Section 409A that is also a business day.  Executive shall be a “specified employee” for the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of a year if Executive is a “key employee” as defined in Section 416(i) of the Code (without regard to Section 416(i)(5)) as of December 31 of the preceding year or using such dates as designated by the Company in accordance with Section 409A and in a manner that is consistent with respect to all of the Company’s nonqualified deferred compensation plans, if any.  For purposes of determining the identity of specified employees, the Company may establish procedures as it deems appropriate in accordance with Section 409A.
 
d. For the avoidance of doubt, it is intended that any indemnification payment or expense reimbursement made hereunder shall be exempt from Section 409A.    Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any indemnification payment or expense reimbursement made hereunder shall be determined to be “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A, then (i) the amount of the indemnification payment or expense reimbursement during one taxable year shall not affect the amount of the indemnification payments or expense reimbursement during any other taxable year, (ii) the indemnification payments or expense reimbursement shall be made on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the year in which the expense was incurred, and (iii) the right to indemnification payments or expense reimbursement hereunder shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
 
4.12 Headings.  The Article and Section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
 
 
 
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4.13 Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Executive have executed this Agreement in multiple originals to be effective on the Effective Date.
 

 
William Matthew Brown (“Executive”)
 
U.S. Concrete, Inc. (the “Company”)
By:  /s/ William Matthew Brown
Date:  August 8, 2012                  
 
By:  /s/ Katherine I. Hargis                         
Printed Name: Katherine I. Hargis             
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
Date:  August 8, 2012                                   
   
 
 
 
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EXHIBIT “A” TO EXECUTIVE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
 
THE COMPANY AND WILLIAM MATTHEW BROWN
 
Position:
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
 
Location:
Euless, Texas
 
Geographic Region of Responsibility:
During Executive’s employment with the Company, within 75 miles of any plant or other operating facility in which the Company is then engaged in business.  Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, within 75 miles of any plant or other operating facility in which the Company was engaged in business on the date immediately prior to Executive’s termination.
 
Change in Control Multiplier:
2
 
Period of Post-Employment
Non-Competition Obligations:
If Executive’s employment is terminated under Section 1.1 or 1.2, the Period of Post-Employment Non-Competition Obligations shall be one year from the date of termination.  If Executive’s employment is terminated under Section 1.3, the Period of Post-Employment Non-Competition Obligations shall commence on the date of termination and continue for period of time equal to (a) 12 months multiplied by (b) the Change in Control Multiplier.
 
Monthly Base Salary:
$23,333 or such higher rate as may be determined by the Company from time to time
 
Annual Paid Vacation:
Four weeks
 

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EX-10.3 4 exh10_3.htm EXHIBIT 10.3 exh10_3.htm
 


Exhibit 10.3
 
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of August 8, 2012 and effective as of August 22, 2012 by and between U.S. Concrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and William Matthew Brown (“Indemnitee”).
 
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

Highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve corporations as directors or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance or adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of corporations.

The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that, in order to attract and retain qualified individuals, the Company will maintain on an ongoing basis, at its sole expense, liability insurance to protect persons serving the Company and its subsidiaries from certain liabilities.  Although the furnishing of that insurance has been a customary and widespread practice among United States-based corporations and other business enterprises, the Board believes that, given current market conditions and trends, that insurance may be available to it in the future only at higher premiums and with more exclusions.  At the same time, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises increasingly are being subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other matters, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the corporation or business enterprise itself.  The uncertainties relating to liability insurance and to indemnification have increased the difficulty of attracting and retaining those persons, and the Board has determined that (i) this increased difficulty is detrimental to the best interests of the Company’s stockholders and that the Company  should act to assure those persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future and (ii) it is reasonable, prudent and necessary for the Company contractually to obligate itself to indemnify those persons to the fullest extent applicable law permits so that they will serve or continue to serve the Company free from undue concern that they will not be so indemnified.

The Third Amended and Restated Bylaws (“Bylaws”) of the Company require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company.  Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”).  The Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive, and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the board of directors, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification.

This Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws of the Company and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

The Indemnitee may not be willing to serve as an officer or director without adequate protection, and the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity.  Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that she be so indemnified.
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants herein, the parties to this Agreement agree as follows:

Section 1.                      Services by Indemnitee.  Indemnitee agrees to serve as an officer of the Company and, as mutually agreed by Indemnitee and the Company, as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, employee, agent or fiduciary of other corporations, limited liability companies, partnerships, joint ventures, trusts or other enterprises (including, without limitation, employee benefit plans) (each, an “Enterprise”).  Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign from any such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or any obligation applicable law imposes), in which event the Company will have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in that position.  This Agreement is not and is not to be construed as an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) and Indemnitee.  Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries), if any, is at will, and the Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board or, with respect to service as a director of the Company, by the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws  and the DGCL.  The foregoing notwithstanding, subject to Section 12, this Agreement will continue in force after Indemnitee has ceased to serve as an officer or director of the Company and no longer serves at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other Enterprise.

Section 2.                      Indemnification—General.  The Company will indemnify, and advance Expenses (as hereinafter defined) to, Indemnitee (i) as this Agreement permits and (ii) (subject to the provisions hereof) to the fullest extent applicable law in effect on the date hereof and as amended from time to time permits.  The rights the preceding sentence provide to Indemnitee will include, but will not be limited to, the rights the other Sections hereof set forth.

Section 3.                      Proceedings Other Than by or in the Right of the Company.  Indemnitee will be entitled to the rights of indemnification this Section 3 provides if, by reason of her Corporate Status, she is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant in any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding (as hereinafter defined), other than a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company.  Pursuant to this Section 3, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against, and will hold Indemnitee harmless from and in respect of, all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines (including excise taxes) and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of those Expenses, judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by her or on her behalf in connection with that Proceeding or any claim, issue or matter therein, if she acted in good faith and in a manner she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe her conduct was unlawful.

Section 4.                      Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company.  Indemnitee will be entitled to the rights of indemnification this Section 4 provides if, by reason of her Corporate Status, she is, or is threatened to be made, a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor.  Pursuant to this Section 4, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against, and will hold Indemnitee harmless from and in respect of, all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by her or on her behalf in connection with that Proceeding if she acted in good faith and in a manner she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no indemnification against those Expenses will be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter in that Proceeding as to which Indemnitee has been adjudged to be liable to the Company unless and to the extent that the Court of Chancery, or the court in which that Proceeding has been brought or is pending, determines that despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification.
 
 
 
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Section 5.                      Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who Is Wholly or Partly Successful.  Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of her Corporate Status, a party to (or a participant in) and is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in defense of any Proceeding, the Company will indemnify her against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by her or on her behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in defense of any Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in that Proceeding, the Company will indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by her or on her behalf in connection with each successfully resolved claim, issue or matter.  For purposes of this Section 5 and without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in any Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, will be deemed to be a successful result as to that claim, issue or matter.

Section 6.                      Indemnification for Expenses as a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of her Corporate Status, a witness in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party, the Company will indemnify her against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by her or on her behalf in connection therewith.

Section 7.                       Advancement of Expenses. The Company will advance all reasonable Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding within 10 business days after the Company receives a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of that Proceeding.  Each such statement must reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee and include or be preceded or accompanied by an undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee to repay any Expenses advanced if it ultimately is determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company against those Expenses.  The Company will accept any such undertaking and advance such Expenses without reference to the financial ability of Indemnitee to make repayment, and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under other provisions of this Agreement.

Section 8.                      Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.  (a)  Within thirty (30) days after the actual receipt by Indemnitee of notice that she is a party to or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) in any Proceeding, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written notice identifying the Proceeding.  The omission by the Indemnitee to notify the Company will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee (i) otherwise than under this Agreement, and (ii) under this Agreement only to the extent the Company can establish that such omission to notify resulted in actual prejudice to the Company.
 
 
 
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(b)           Indemnitee shall thereafter deliver to the Company a written application to indemnify Indemnitee in accordance with this Agreement.  Such application(s) may be delivered from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in her sole discretion.  Following such a written application for indemnification by Indemnitee, the Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification shall be determined according to Section 8(c) of this Agreement.

(c)           On written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 8(b), a determination, if applicable law requires, with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto will be made in the specific case: (i) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, or (ii) if so requested by the Indemnitee in her sole discretion by an Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which will be delivered to Indemnitee.  If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder, the Company will:  (i) within 10 business days after that determination pay to Indemnitee all amounts theretofore incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in respect of which Indemnitee is entitled to that indemnification by reason of that determination; and (ii) thereafter on written request by Indemnitee, pay to Indemnitee within 10 business days after that request such additional amounts theretofore incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in respect of which Indemnitee is entitled to that indemnification by reason of that determination.  Indemnitee will cooperate with the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement, including providing to such person, persons or entity on reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is (i) not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure, (ii) reasonably available to Indemnitee and (iii) reasonably necessary to that determination.  The Company will bear all costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and disbursements) Indemnitee incurs in so cooperating (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

(d)           If an Independent Counsel is to make the determination of entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Section 8(c), the Independent Counsel will be selected as this Section 8(d) provides.  If a Change of Control has not occurred, the Board will select the Independent Counsel, and the Company will give written notice to Indemnitee advising her of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected.  If a Change of Control has occurred, Indemnitee will select the Independent Counsel (unless Indemnitee requests that the Board make the selection, in which event the preceding sentence will apply), and Indemnitee will give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected.  In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within 10 business days after the written notice of selection has been given, deliver to the Company or to Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to the selection; provided, however, that any such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected is not an “Independent Counsel” as Section 21 defines that term, and the objection must set forth with particularity the factual basis for that assertion.  Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel.  If any such written objection is so made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until that objection is withdrawn or a court of competent jurisdiction has determined that objection is without merit.  If (i) an Independent Counsel is to make the determination of entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Section 8(c) and (ii) within 20 days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 8(a), no Independent Counsel has been selected and not objected to, either the Company or Indemnitee may petition the Court of Chancery or other court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection that has been made by the Company or Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the petitioned court or by such other person as the petitioned court designates, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed will act as the Independent Counsel under Section 8(c).  The Company will pay any and all reasonable and documented fees and expenses the Independent Counsel incurs in connection with acting pursuant to Section 8(c), and the Company will pay all reasonable and documented fees and expenses incident to the procedures this Section 8(d) sets forth, regardless of the manner in which the Independent Counsel is selected or appointed.  If (i) the Independent Counsel selected or appointed pursuant to this Section 8(d) does not make any determination respecting Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification hereunder within 45 days after the Company receives a written request therefor and (ii) any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 10(a) is then commenced, that Independent Counsel will be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).
 
 
 
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Section 9.                      Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.  (a)  In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making that determination must presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 8(a), and the Company will have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption.  Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

(b)           The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or on a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, will not (except as this Agreement otherwise expressly provides) of itself adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification hereunder or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that her conduct was unlawful.

(c)           Any action Indemnitee takes or omits to take in connection with any employee benefit plan will, if taken or omitted in good faith by Indemnitee and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants in or beneficiaries of that plan, be deemed to have been taken or omitted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” for all purposes hereof.

 
 
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(d)           Reliance as Safe Harbor.  For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee's action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by  the Enterprise.  The provisions of this Section 9(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

(e)           Actions of Others.  The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, trustee, partner, managing member, fiduciary, officer, agent or employee of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

Section 10.                      Remedies of Indemnitee.  (a)  In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 8 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder, (ii) advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 7, (iii) no determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 8(c) of this Agreement hereunder, or that determination shall not have been made within 45 days after receipt by the Company of the request for that indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Section 5 or 6 within 10 business days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor or (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Section 8(c) is not made timely, Indemnitee will be entitled to an adjudication from the Court of Chancery of her entitlement to that indemnification or advancement of Expenses.  Alternatively, Indemnitee, at her option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association.  Indemnitee must commence any such proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence that proceeding pursuant to this Section 10(a); provided, however, that this sentence will not apply in respect of a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce her rights under Section 5.

(b)           If a determination has been made pursuant to Section 8(c) that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10 will be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee will not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.  In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10, the Company will have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement of Expenses, as the case may be and the Company may not refer to or introduce into evidence any determination pursuant to Section 8(c) of this Agreement adverse to Indemnitee for any purpose.  If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 10, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Section 7 until a final determination is made with respect to Indemnitee's entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed).

(c)           If a determination has been made pursuant to Section 8(c) that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder, the Company will be bound by that determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission by Indemnitee of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statements not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification, or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.
 
 
 
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(d)           If Indemnitee, pursuant to this Section 10, seeks a judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce her rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee will be entitled to recover from the Company, and will be indemnified by the Company against, any and all expenses (of the types described in the definition of Expenses in Section 21) actually and reasonably incurred by her in that judicial adjudication or arbitration, but only if he prevails therein.  If it is determined in that judicial adjudication or arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part of, but not all, the indemnification or advancement of expenses sought, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with that judicial adjudication or arbitration will be appropriately prorated between those in respect of which this Section 10(d) entitles Indemnitee to indemnification and those Indemnitee must bear.

(e)           The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 10 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

(f)           The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by law against all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) business days after the Company's receipt of such written request) advance such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any judicial proceeding or arbitration brought by Indemnitee for (i) indemnification or advances of Expenses by the Company under this Agreement or any other agreement or provision of the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws now or hereafter in effect or (ii) recovery or advances under any insurance policy maintained by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for the benefit of Indemnitee, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advance or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

Section 11.                      Non-exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.  (a)  The rights to indemnification and advancement of Expenses this Agreement provides are not and will not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Company’s Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise.  No amendment, alteration or termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof will limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee hereunder in respect of any action Indemnitee has taken or omitted in her Corporate Status prior to that amendment, alteration or termination.  To the extent that a change in Delaware law (whether by statute or judicial decision) permits greater indemnification by agreement than would be afforded currently under this Agreement, it is the intent and agreement of the parties hereto that Indemnitee will enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits that change affords.  No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise.  The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.
 
 
 
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(b)           The Company will maintain in effect during the entire period for which the Company is obligated to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement (subject to appropriate cost considerations), an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers and employees of the Company or of any other Enterprise that any such person serves at the request of the Company.  Indemnitee will be covered by any such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such person under such policy or policies.  If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding as to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness or otherwise), the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.  The Company shall thereafter take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.

(c)           The Company will not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable (or for which advancement is provided hereunder) hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received that payment or obtained the entire benefit therefrom under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

(d)           If the Company makes any payment hereunder, it will be subrogated to the extent of that payment to all the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who will execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure those rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce those rights.

(e)           The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee with respect to Indemnitee’s service at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other Enterprise will be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of Expenses from that other Enterprise.

Section 12.                      Duration of Agreement.  This Agreement will continue until and terminate on the later of:  (i) 10 years after the date that Indemnitee has ceased to serve as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing partner, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other Enterprise that Indemnitee served on behalf of the Company at the request of the Company; or (ii) one year after the final termination of any Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto) then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder and of any proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 10 relating thereto including any rights of appeal of any Section 10 Proceeding.  This Agreement will be binding on the Company and its successors and assigns and will inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and her spouse (if Indemnitee resides in Texas or another community property state), heirs, executors and administrators.
 
 
 
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Section 13.                      Severability.  If any provision or provisions of this Agreement is or are invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever:  (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section containing any such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision which is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; (ii) such provision or provisions will be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (iii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section containing any such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision which is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) will be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

Section 14.                      Exception to Right of Indemnification or Advancement of Expenses.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any indemnity in connection with any claim made against Indemnitee:

(a)           for which payment has actually been received by or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount actually received under any insurance policy or other indemnity provision; or

(b)           for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law;

(c)           except as otherwise provided in Sections 10(d) - (f) hereof, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation or (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law;

(d)           for reimbursement to the Company of any bonus or other incentive-based or equity-based compensation or of any profits realized by Indemnitee from the sale of securities of the Company, in each case as required under the Exchange Act; or

(e)           in connection with proceedings or claims involving the enforcement of non-compete and/or non-disclosure agreements or the non-compete and/or non-disclosure provisions of employment, severance, consulting or similar agreements the Indemnitee may be a party to with the Company, or any subsidiary of the Company.

Section 15.                      Enforcement and Binding Effect.

(a)           The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company.
 
 
 
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(b)           This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Section 16.                      Settlement.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Company shall have no obligation to indemnify Indemnitee under the Agreement for amounts paid in settlement of any action, suit or proceeding without the Company’s written consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Section 17.                      Joint Liability.

(a)           The Company shall not, without Indemnitee’s prior written consent, enter into any settlement of any Proceeding in which the Company is or is alleged to be jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding) unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.

(b)           The Company hereby agrees to fully indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate Indemnitee from any claims for contribution which may be brought by officers, directors or employees of the Company (other than Indemnitee) who may be jointly liable with Indemnitee.

Section 18.                      Identical Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same agreement.  Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

Section 19.                      Headings.  The headings of the Sections hereof are inserted for convenience only and do not and will not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

Section 20.                      Security.  To the extent requested by Indemnitee and approved by the Board, the Company may at any time and from time to time provide security to Indemnitee for the Company’s obligations hereunder through an irrevocable bank line of credit, funded trust or other collateral.

Section 21.                      Definitions.  For purposes of this Agreement:

Acquiring Person” means any Person who or which, together with all its Affiliates and Associates, is or are the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding, but does not include any Exempt Person; provided, however, that a Person will not be or become an Acquiring Person if that Person, together with its Affiliates and Associates, becomes the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding solely as a result of a reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which results from the Company’s direct or indirect repurchase of Common Stock, unless and until such time as that Person or any Affiliate or Associate of that Person purchases or otherwise becomes the Beneficial Owner of additional shares of Common Stock constituting 1% or more of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock or any other Person (or Persons) who is (or collectively are) the Beneficial Owner of shares of Common Stock constituting 1% or more of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock becomes an Affiliate or Associate of that Person, unless, in either such case, that Person, together with all its Affiliates and Associates, is not then the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding.
 
 
 
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Affiliate” has the meaning Exchange Act Rule 12b-2 specifies.

Associate” means, with reference to any Person, (i) any corporation, firm, partnership, limited liability company, association, unincorporated organization or other entity (other than the Company or a subsidiary of the Company) of which that Person is an officer or general partner (or officer or general partner of a general partner) or is, directly or indirectly, the Beneficial Owner of 10% or more of any class of its equity securities or interests, (ii) any trust or other estate in which that Person has a substantial beneficial interest or for or of which that Person serves as trustee or in a similar fiduciary capacity and (iii) any relative or spouse of that Person, or any relative of that spouse, who has the same home as that Person.

A specified Person is deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of, and is deemed to “beneficially own,” any securities:

(i)           of which that Person or any of that Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, is the “beneficial owner” (as determined pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13d-3) or otherwise has the right to vote or dispose of, including pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing); provided, however, that a Person will not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of, or to “beneficially own,” any security under this subparagraph (i) as a result of an agreement, arrangement or understanding to vote that security if that agreement, arrangement or understanding:  (A) arises solely from a revocable proxy or consent given in response to a public (that is, not including a solicitation exempted by Exchange Act Rule 14a-2(b)(2)) proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable provisions of the Exchange Act; and (B) is not then reportable by that Person on Exchange Act Schedule 13D (or any comparable or successor report);

(ii)           which that Person or any of  that Person’s Affiliates or Associates, directly or indirectly, has the right or obligation to acquire (whether that right or obligation is exercisable or effective immediately or only after the passage of time or the occurrence of an event) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) or on the exercise of conversion rights, exchange rights, other rights, warrants or options, or otherwise; provided, however, that a Person will not be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of, or to “beneficially own,” securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by that Person or any of that Person’s Affiliates or Associates until those tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange; or
 
 
 
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(iii)           which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by (A) any other Person (or any Affiliate or Associate thereof) with which the specified Person or any of the specified Person’s Affiliates or Associates has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting (except pursuant to a revocable proxy or consent as described in the proviso to subparagraph (i) of this definition) or disposing of any voting securities of the Company or (B) any group (as Exchange Act Rule 13d-5(b) uses that term) of which that specified Person is a member;

provided, however, that nothing in this definition will cause a Person engaged in business as an underwriter of securities to be the “Beneficial Owner” of, or to “beneficially own,” any securities that Person acquires through its participation in good faith in a firm commitment underwriting (including, without limitation, securities acquired pursuant to stabilizing transactions to facilitate a public offering in accordance with Exchange Act Regulation M or to cover overallotments created in connection with a public offering) until the expiration of 40 days after the date of that acquisition.  For purposes of this definition, “voting” a security includes voting, granting a proxy, acting by consent, making a request or demand relating to corporate action (including, without limitation, calling a stockholder meeting) or otherwise giving an authorization (within the meaning of Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act) in respect of that security.

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events that occurs after the date of this Agreement:  (i) any Person becomes an Acquiring Person; (ii) at any time the then Continuing Directors cease to constitute a majority of the members of the Board; (iii) a merger of the Company with or into, or a sale by the Company of its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to, another Person occurs and, immediately after that occurrence, any Person, other than an Exempt Person, together with all Affiliates and Associates of that Person (other than Exempt Persons), will be the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the total voting power of the then outstanding Voting Shares of the Person surviving that transaction (in the case or a merger or consolidation) or the Person acquiring those properties and assets substantially as an entirety unless that Person, together with all its Affiliates and Associates, was the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the shares of Common Stock outstanding prior to that transaction; (iv) the approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement or series of agreements for the sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company's assets; or (v) occurs any other event of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or a response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Exchange Act (as defined below), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement.

Common Stock” means (i) the common stock, par value $.001 per share, of the Company and (ii) any other class of capital stock of the Company which is (A) except for less voting rights, identical to the common stock clause (i) of this definition describes and (B) convertible into that common stock on a share for share basis on the occurrence of a Change of Control.
 
 
 
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Continuing Director” means at any time any individual who then (i) is a member of the Board and was a member of the Board as of September 1, 2010 or whose nomination for her first election, or that first election, to the Board following that date was recommended or approved by a majority of the then Continuing Directors (acting separately or as a part of any action taken by the Board or any committee thereof) and (ii) is not an Acquiring Person, an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person or a nominee or representative of an Acquiring Person or of any such Affiliate or Associate.

Corporate Status” describes the status of a natural person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, employee or agent of the Company or of any other Enterprise, provided that person is or was serving in that capacity at the request of the Company.  For purposes of this Agreement, “serving at the request of the Company” includes any service by Indemnitee which imposes duties on, or involves services by, Indemnitee with respect to any employee benefit plan or its participants or beneficiaries.

Court of Chancery” means the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee hereunder.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exempt Person” means: (i)(A) the Company, any subsidiary of the Company, any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company and (B) any Person organized, appointed or established by the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan or for the purpose of funding any such plan or funding other employee benefits for employees of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company; and (ii) Indemnitee, any Affiliate or Associate of Indemnitee or any group (as Exchange Act Rule 13d-5(b) uses that term) of which Indemnitee or any Affiliate or Associate of Indemnitee is a member.

Expenses” include all attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding and all interest or finance charges attributable to any thereof.  Should any payments by the Company under this Agreement be determined to be subject to any federal, state or local income or excise tax, “Expenses” also will include such amounts as are necessary to place Indemnitee in the same after-tax position (after giving effect to all applicable taxes) he would have been in had no such tax been determined to apply to those payments.  Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding, including without limitation the premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent.  Expenses, however, shall not include amounts paid in settlement by Indemnitee or the amount of judgments or fines against Indemnitee.
 
 
 
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Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that or who is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent:  (i) the Company, its affiliates or Indemnitee in any matter material to any such party; or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” does not include at any time any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.


Person” means any natural person, sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership of any kind having a separate legal status, limited liability company, business trust, unincorporated organization or association, mutual company, joint stock company, joint venture, estate, trust, union or employee organization or governmental authority.

Proceeding” includes any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be involved as a party or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any action taken by her or of any action on her part while acting as director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that he is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, general partner, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement of expenses can be provided under this Agreement.

Voting Shares” means:  (i) in the case of any corporation, stock of that corporation of the class or classes having general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of that corporation’s board of directors; and (ii) in the case of any other entity, equity interests of the class or classes having general voting power under ordinary circumstances equivalent to the Voting Shares of a corporation.

Section 22.                      Modification and Waiver.  No supplement to or modification or amendment of this Agreement will be binding unless executed in writing by both parties hereto.  No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement will be deemed or will constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor will any such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

Section 23.                      Notice by Indemnitee.  Indemnitee agrees promptly to notify the Company in writing on being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any Proceeding or matter which may be subject to indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder; provided, however, a failure to give that notice will not deprive Indemnitee of her rights to indemnification and advancement of Expenses hereunder unless the Company is actually and materially prejudiced thereby.
 
 
 
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Section 24.                      Notices.  All notices, requests, demands and other communications  hereunder must be in writing and will be deemed delivered and received (i) if personally delivered or if delivered by telex, telegram, facsimile or courier service, when actually received by the party to whom the notice or communication is sent or (ii) if delivered by mail (whether actually received or not), at the close of business on the third business day in the city in which the Company’s principal executive office is located next following the day when placed in the mail, postage prepaid, certified or registered, addressed to the appropriate party at the address of that party set forth below (or at such other address as that party may designate by written notice to the other party in accordance herewith):
 
 
(a)
If to Indemnitee, to:
William Matthew Brown
      1149 Lake Colony Lane
      Birmingham, AL 35242
 
 
 
with a copy (which will not constitute notice for the purposes of this Agreement) to such legal counsel, if any, as the Indemnitee may designate in writing; and
 
 
(b) 
If to the Company, to:  
U.S. Concrete, Inc.
      331 N. Main Street
      Euless, Texas  76039
      Attention: President
 
Section 25.                      Contribution.  To the fullest extent applicable law permits, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to Indemnitee in whole or in part, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, will contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all the circumstances of that Proceeding in order to reflect:  (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving rise to that Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s); provided, that, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such contribution shall not be required where such holding by the court is due to the failure of the Indemnitee to meet the standard of conduct set forth in Sections 3 or 4 hereof or any limitation on indemnification set forth in Sections 14 or 16 hereof.

Section 26.                      Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties will be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules.  Except with respect to any arbitration Indemnitee commences pursuant to Section 10(a), the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement will be brought only in the Court of Chancery and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (ii) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (iii) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Court of Chancery and (iv) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Court of Chancery has been brought in an improper or otherwise inconvenient forum.
 
 
 
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Section 27.                      Miscellaneous.  Use of one gender herein includes usage of each other gender where appropriate.  This Agreement uses the words “herein,” “hereof” and words of similar import to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any provision of this Agreement, and the word “Section” refers to a Section of this Agreement, unless otherwise specified.
 
 
 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 
 
ATTEST:  U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
   
   
By: /s/ Patricia Fulenwider                                              By: /s/ Katherine I. Hargis
Print Name: Patricia Fulenwider                                    Name: Katherine I. Hargis
  Title: Vice President and General Counsel
   
ATTEST:     INDEMNITEE:
   
   
By: /s/ Scott O. Stanfield                                            By: /s/ William Matthew Brown                                             
Print Name: Scott O. Stanfield                                    Print Name: William Matthew Brown
 
 
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EX-99.1 5 exh99_1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 exh99_1.htm
 


Exhibit 99.1
 
 
NEWS RELEASE
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Contact: Kevin Kohutek
    Vice President and Controller
    U.S. Concrete, Inc.
    817-835-4111
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 
U.S. CONCRETE REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2012 RESULTS
 

  
Consolidated revenue increases 16.2% to $151.1 million
  
Ready-mixed concrete volume rises 20.7% to 1.28 million cubic yards
  
Ready-mixed concrete average sales prices improve 3.3%
  
Adjusted EBITDA of $7.7 million
 
EULESS, TEXAS – AUGUST 9, 2012U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR) today reported a net loss of $0.3 million, or $(0.03) per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2012, compared to net income of $2.5 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2011.  Included in second quarter 2012 net loss amounts were non-cash losses related to fair value changes in the Company’s derivatives of approximately $0.6 million and approximately $0.5 million of expense related to the recently completed relocation of the corporate headquarters to Euless, Texas. Included in second quarter 2011 net income were non-cash gains related to fair value changes in the Company’s derivatives of approximately $4.9 million and approximately $0.3 million of expense related to the departure of our former President and Chief Executive Officer. Excluding the loss on derivatives and relocation related expenses, net income and net earnings per share for the second quarter of 2012 would have been $0.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share. Excluding the gain on derivatives and expenses related to the departure of the Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer, net loss and net loss per share for the second quarter of 2011 would have been $2.1 million, or $(0.18) per diluted share.

SECOND QUARTER 2012 RESULTS
Consolidated revenue in the second quarter of 2012 increased 16.2% to $151.1 million, compared to $130.0 million in the second quarter of 2011.  Revenue from the ready-mixed concrete and concrete-related products segment increased $23.4 million, or 20.1%, to $139.9 million for the second quarter of 2012, from $116.4 million in the corresponding period of 2011. Ready-mixed volumes and average sales prices per cubic yard were both higher in the second quarter of 2012.  The Company’s ready-mixed sales volume for the second quarter of 2012 was approximately 1.28 million cubic yards, up 20.7% from the 1.06 million cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete we sold in the second quarter of 2011. The Company’s consolidated average sales price per cubic yard of ready-mixed concrete increased 3.3% during the second quarter of 2012, as compared to the second quarter of 2011.  Precast concrete products segment revenue was down $1.1 million, or 5.8%, to $17.1 million for the second quarter of 2012 from $18.2 million during the corresponding period of 2011.
 
 
 

 
 
Commenting on the second quarter of 2012 results, William J. Sandbrook, President and Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Concrete, said, “We continue to be encouraged by the positive trends we have seen through the midpoint of the year.  The market is reacting positively to our increased pricing as can be seen in our strong volume performance.”
The Company’s income from continuing operations improved $2.2 million, to $2.3 million in the second quarter of 2012, compared to $0.1 million in the second quarter of 2011. The second quarter of 2012 included approximately $0.5 million of expenses related to the recently completed relocation of the corporate headquarters this year. Adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) was $7.7 million in the second quarter of 2012, compared to adjusted EBITDA of $6.1 million in the second quarter of 2011.  Adjusted EBITDA margin, which is adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenue, for the second quarter of 2012 was 5.1 percent, compared to 4.7 percent in the second quarter of 2011.
The Company defines adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus expense (benefit) for income taxes, net interest expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization, derivative loss (income), expense related to the Company’s relocation of the corporate headquarters, and expenses related to the departure of the Company’s former President and Chief Executive Officer. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure.  For a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow and net debt (which are other non-GAAP financial measures used in this earnings release) to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the attached “Additional Statistics” schedule.
Mr. Sandbrook, continued, “While volumes in our higher priced New York market were impacted by weather in the quarter, we were still able to realize healthy pricing gains.  Although we continue to be pressured by higher materials costs, the decline in the energy market gave us some relief from higher fuel costs.”
Selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) were approximately $15.1 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $13.1 million in the second quarter of 2011. The higher costs for the second quarter of 2012 were primarily due to $0.5 million of expenses related to the recently completed relocation of the corporate headquarters, and higher non-cash stock based compensation costs, incentive compensation accruals and medical insurance costs, partially offset by $0.3 million of expenses in second quarter 2011 related to the departure of our former President and CEO.
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense decreased $1.4 million, or 26.1%, to $4.0 million in the second quarter of 2012 from $5.4 million in the corresponding period of 2011. The decrease was primarily due to certain assets becoming fully depreciated during the later part of 2011.
 
 
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Net interest expense increased approximately $0.2 million to $2.9 million during the second quarter of 2012, compared to $2.7 million during the corresponding period of 2011. The increase was due primarily to increased borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility, higher non-cash amortization of deferred financing costs related to the Company’s 9.5% Convertible Secured Notes due 2015 (the “Convertible Notes”), and non-cash accretion of the recorded discount on the Convertible Notes.
During the second quarter of 2012, the Company recorded a $0.6 million non-cash loss on derivatives. This non-cash loss was comprised of $0.5 million from fair value changes in the embedded derivative related to the Company’s Convertible Notes and $0.1 million from fair value changes in warrants. This is compared to a non-cash gain of $4.9 million during the corresponding period of 2011. These changes are due primarily to the increase in the price of the Company’s common stock during the second quarter of 2012 and the decrease in the price of the Company’s common stock during the second quarter of 2011.
Other income increased $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.  The increase was primarily due to the receipt of $0.5 million in royalty payments related to mineral rights on a property in West Texas.
Income tax expense was approximately $0.1 million in the second quarter of 2012 compared to $0.03 million in the second quarter of 2011.  The Company’s effective tax rate differs substantially from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the application of a valuation allowance that reduced the recognized benefit of deferred tax assets.  In addition, certain state income taxes are calculated on bases different than pre-tax income (loss).  This resulted in recording income tax expense in certain states that experience a pre-tax loss.
The Company used cash in operations of $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2012, compared to cash used in operations of $6.5 million for the second quarter of 2011. The improvement in the second quarter of 2012 was primarily the result of lower operating losses. The Company’s free cash flow for the second quarter of 2012 was $(3.4) million, as compared to $(9.6) million for the second quarter of 2011.  We define free cash flow as cash provided by (used in) operations less capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment, net of disposals. Capital expenditures declined $0.9 million to $2.5 million for the second quarter of 2012, as compared to $3.3 million for the second quarter of 2011.
The Company’s net debt at June 30, 2012 was approximately $65.9 million, down $1.5 million from June 30, 2011.  We define net debt as total debt, including current maturities and capital lease obligations, minus cash and cash equivalents.  The decrease in the Company’s net debt was related primarily to a decrease in the outstanding balance at June 30, 2012 under our revolving credit facility and payments made on acquisition related promissory notes obtained in 2010. Net debt at June 30, 2012 was comprised of total debt of $72.6 million, less cash and cash equivalents of $6.7 million.
Ready-mix backlog at the end of the second quarter of 2012 was up approximately 10.5% compared to the end of 2011 and down approximately 3.3% compared to the end of the second quarter 2011.
 
 
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YEAR-TO-DATE 2012 RESULTS
Consolidated revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2012 increased 26.3% to $274.1 million, compared to $217.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.
Revenue from the ready-mixed concrete and concrete-related products segment increased $57.3 million, or 29.4%, to $251.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, from $194.5 million in the corresponding period of 2011. Ready-mixed volumes and average sales prices per cubic yard were both higher in the first half of 2012.  The Company’s ready-mixed sales volume for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was approximately 2.30 million cubic yards, up 28.4% from the 1.79 million cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete we sold for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The Company’s consolidated average sales price per cubic yard of ready-mixed concrete increased 4.6% during the first half of 2012, as compared to the first half of 2011.
Precast concrete products segment revenue increased $2.0 million, or 6.5%, to $32.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 from $30.1 million during the corresponding period of 2011. The increase reflects higher commercial construction in our northern California and Phoenix markets, higher residential construction in our Phoenix market and higher public works construction in our northern and southern California markets, offset by lower commercial construction in our Phoenix market and lower public works construction in our mid-Atlantic market.
The Company’s adjusted EBITDA was $8.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to $(2.9) million for the same period of 2011.  Adjusted EBITDA margin for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was 3.3 percent, compared to (1.3) percent for the same period of 2011.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were approximately $30.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and $28.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The higher costs for the first half of 2012 were primarily due to $1.6 million of expenses for relocation of the corporate headquarters, and higher non-cash stock based compensation costs, incentive compensation accruals and medical insurance costs, partially offset by $1.7 million of expenses in the first half of 2011 related to the departure of our former President and Chief Executive Officer.
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense decreased $2.7 million, or 25.3%, to $7.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 from $10.5 million in the corresponding period of 2011. The decrease was primarily due to certain assets becoming fully depreciated during the later part of 2011.
Net interest expense increased approximately $0.4 million to $5.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $5.4 million during the corresponding period of 2011. The increase was due to increased borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility, higher non-cash amortization of deferred financing costs related to the Company’s revolving credit facility and Convertible Notes and non-cash accretion of the recorded discount on the Convertible Notes.
 
 
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During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recorded a $4.0 million non-cash loss on derivatives. This non-cash loss was comprised of $2.8 million from fair value changes in the embedded derivative related to the Company’s Convertible Notes and $1.2 million from fair value changes in warrants. This is compared to a non-cash loss on derivatives of $1.3 million during the corresponding period of 2011. These changes are due primarily to the increase in the price of the Company’s common stock during the first half of both years.
Other income increased $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the same period of 2011.  The increase was primarily due to the receipt of $0.5 million in royalty payments related to mineral rights on a property in West Texas.
Income tax expense was approximately $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The Company’s effective tax rate differs substantially from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the application of a valuation allowance that reduced the recognized benefit of deferred tax assets.  In addition, certain state income taxes are calculated on bases different than pre-tax income (loss).  This resulted in recording income tax expense in certain states that experience a pre-tax loss.
The Company used cash in operations of $5.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to cash used in operations of $12.8 million for the same period of 2011. The improvement in the first half of 2012 was primarily the result of lower operating losses. The Company’s free cash flow for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $(6.9) million, as compared to $(17.1) million for the same period of 2011. Capital expenditures declined $2.2 million to $3.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared to $5.2 million for the same period of 2011.  The proceeds from asset disposals increased $1.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2012 due to cash received for the sales of excess land, vehicles and equipment.

CONFERENCE CALL
U.S. Concrete has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, August 9, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, to review its second quarter 2012 results.  To participate in the call, dial 480-629-9644 at least ten minutes before the conference call begins and ask for the U.S. Concrete conference call.  A replay of the conference call will be available through Sunday, September 9, 2012.  To access the replay, dial 303-590-3030 (Toll-free: 800-406-7325) and use the access code 4556924.
Investors, analysts and the general public will also have the opportunity to listen to the conference call over the Internet by accessing www.us-concrete.com.  To listen to the live call on the Web, please visit the Web site at least 15 minutes early to register, download and install any necessary audio software.  For those who cannot listen to the live Web cast, an archive will be available shortly after the call on the Company’s Web site at www.us-concrete.com within the “Investors” section of the site.
 
 
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USE OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
This press release uses the non-GAAP financial measures “adjusted EBITDA,” “adjusted EBITDA margin,” “free cash flow” and “net debt.”  The impact of non-cash derivative income and losses, expenses related to the Company’s relocation of the corporate headquarters and expenses related to the departure of the former President and CEO on net loss and net loss per share also represent non-GAAP financial measures. The Company has included adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin in this press release because it is widely used by investors for valuation and comparing the Company’s financial performance with the performance of other building material companies.  The Company also uses adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to monitor and compare the financial performance of its operations.  Adjusted EBITDA does not give effect to the cash the Company must use to service its debt or pay its income taxes, and thus does not reflect the funds actually available for capital expenditures.  In addition, the Company’s presentation of adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin may not be comparable to similarly titled measures that other companies report. The Company considers free cash flow to be an important indicator of its ability to service debt and generate cash for acquisitions and other strategic investments.  The Company believes that net debt is useful to investors as a measure of its financial position.  The Company presents the impact of non-cash derivative income and losses, expenses related to the Company’s relocation of the corporate headquarters and expenses related to the departure of the former President and CEO on net loss and net loss per share to provide more consistent information for investors to use when comparing operating results for the second quarter of 2012 to the second quarter of 2011. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, the Company’s reported operating results or cash flow from operations or any other measure of performance as determined in accordance with GAAP.  See the attached “Additional Statistics” for reconciliation of each of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

ABOUT U.S. CONCRETE
 U.S. Concrete services the construction industry in several major markets in the United States through its two business segments: ready-mixed concrete and concrete-related products; and precast concrete products. The Company has 95 fixed and 12 portable ready-mixed concrete plants, seven precast concrete plants and seven producing aggregates facilities. During 2011, these plant facilities produced approximately 4.0 million cubic yards of ready-mixed concrete from continuing operations and 3.0 million tons of aggregates. For more information on U.S. Concrete, visit www.us-concrete.com.
 
 
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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains various forward-looking statements and information that are based on management's belief, as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to management. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company disclaims any obligation to update these statements and cautions you not to rely unduly on them.  Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to, statements regarding: the stability of the business; encouraging nature of second quarter volume and pricing increases; ready-mix backlog; ability to maintain our cost structure and the improvements achieved during our restructuring and monitor fixed costs; ability to maximize liquidity, manage variable costs, control capital spending and monitor working capital usage; and the adequacy of current liquidity.  Although U.S. Concrete believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that those expectations will prove to have been correct. Such statements are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, among other matters: general and regional economic conditions; the level of activity in the construction industry; the ability of U.S. Concrete to complete acquisitions and to effectively integrate the operations of acquired companies; development of adequate management infrastructure; departure of key personnel; access to labor; union disruption; competitive factors; government regulations; exposure to environmental and other liabilities; the cyclical and seasonal nature of U.S. Concrete's business; adverse weather conditions; the availability and pricing of raw materials; the availability of refinancing alternatives; and general risks related to the industry and markets in which U.S. Concrete operates. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results or outcomes may vary materially from those expected. These risks, as well as others, are discussed in greater detail in U.S. Concrete's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including U.S. Concrete's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

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U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 

     
Three Months
Ended June 30,
     
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
     
2012
     
2011
     
2012
   
2011
 
Revenue
 
    151,084
   
    130,027
   
    274,088
    $
217,076
 
Cost of goods sold before depreciation, depletion
and amortization
   
129,667
     
111,521
     
238,506
     
194,330
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
   
15,142
     
13,115
     
30,381
     
28,079
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
   
3,995
     
5,408
     
7,843
     
10,501
 
Gain on sale of assets
   
(4
   
(145
   
(601
   
(217
Income (loss) from continuing operations
   
2,284
     
128
     
(2,041
   
(15,617
Interest expense, net
   
(2,905
   
(2,743
   
(5,774
   
(5,371
Derivative income (loss)
   
(577
   
4,945
     
(3,968
   
(1,302
Other income, net
   
995
     
246
     
1,540
     
503
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
   
(203
   
2,576
     
(10,243
   
(21,787
Income tax expense
   
105
     
28
     
295
     
379
 
Net income (loss)
 
        (308
 
        2,548
   
   (10,538
  $
(22,166
                                 
                                 
Earnings (loss) per share – basic and diluted
 
             (0.03
 
           0.21
   
             (0.87
  $
(1.85
                                 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
                               
Basic
   
12,163
     
11,989
     
12,152
     
11,973
 
Diluted
   
12,163
     
12,023
     
12,152
     
11,973
 
                                 
 
 
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U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

             
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
ASSETS
           
Current assets:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 6,713     $ 4,229  
Trade accounts receivable, net
    100,688       82,195  
Inventories
    34,024       33,156  
Deferred income taxes
    4,511       4,573  
Prepaid expenses
    4,520       3,785  
Other current assets
    7,489       5,962  
Total current assets
    157,945       133,900  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    122,012       126,225  
Goodwill
    1,481       1,481  
Other assets
    7,007       8,048  
Total assets
  $ 288,445     $ 269,654  
                 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current maturities of long-term debt
  $ 792     $ 615  
Accounts payable
    50,332       46,749  
Accrued liabilities
    40,402       31,233  
Derivative liabilities
    6,273       2,305  
Total current liabilities
    97,799       80,902  
Long-term debt, net of current maturities
    71,819       60,471  
Other long-term obligations and deferred credits
    6,289       6,547  
Deferred income taxes
    5,571       5,654  
Total liabilities
    181,478       153,574  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
Equity:
               
Preferred stock
           
Common stock
    13       13  
Additional paid-in capital
    135,404       133,939  
Accumulated deficit
    (27,995 )     (17,457 )
Treasury stock, at cost
    (455 )     (415 )
Total stockholders’ equity
    106,967       116,080  
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 288,445     $ 269,654  
                 
 
 
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U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

   
Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
  $ (5,651 )   $ (12,760 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (2,985 )     (5,171 )
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment
    1,765       783  
Payments for acquisitions
          (250 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,220 )     (4,638 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
   Proceeds from borrowings
    77,737       61,800  
Repayments of borrowings
    (67,268 )     (43,749 )
Payments for seller-financed debt and Michigan redemption
    (949 )     (1,401 )
Other financing activities
    (165 )     (141 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    9,355       16,509  
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    2,484       (889 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    4,229       5,290  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
  $ 6,713     $ 4,401  

 
 
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U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
SELECTED REPORTABLE SEGMENT INFORMATION
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)



   
Three Months Ended June 30,
   
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
2012
   
2011
 
Revenue:
                       
Ready-mixed concrete and concrete-related products
  $ 139,855     $ 116,411     $ 251,766     $ 194,491  
Precast concrete products
    17,095       18,155       32,066       30,115  
Intercompany revenue
    (5,866 )     (4,539 )     (9,744 )     (7,530 )
Total revenue
  $ 151,084     $ 130,027     $ 274,088     $ 217,076  



                         
Segment Operating Income (Loss):
                       
Ready-mixed concrete and concrete-related products
  $ 10,230     $ 3,276     $ 13,633     $ (5,005 )
 Precast concrete products
    (1,142 )     (84 )     (1,684 )     (1,376 )
Gain (loss) on derivative
    (577 )     4,945       (3,968 )     (1,302 )
Unallocated overhead and other income
    (21 )     1,029       (159 )     1,547  
 Corporate:
                               
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    (5,788 )     (3,847 )     (12,291 )     (10,280 )
Interest expense, net
    (2,905 )     (2,743 )     (5,774 )     (5,371 )
Income (loss) before income taxes
  $ (203 )   $ 2,576     $ (10,243 )   $ (21,787 )



Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization:
                       
Ready-mixed concrete and concrete-related products
  $ 3,216     $ 4,508     $ 6,282     $ 8,709  
 Precast concrete products
    260       321       521       636  
Corporate
    519       579       1,040       1,156  
     Total depreciation, depletion and amortization
  $ 3,995     $ 5,408     $ 7,843     $ 10,501  

 
 
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U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
ADDITIONAL STATISTICS
 (Unaudited)

We report our financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).  However, our management believes that certain non-GAAP performance measures and ratios, which our management uses in managing our business, may provide users of this financial information additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. See the table below for (1) presentations of our adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin and Free Cash Flow for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and Net Debt as of June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011 and (2) corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 and as of June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011.  We have also provided below (1) the impact of non-cash derivative income and losses and expenses related to the Company’s relocation of the corporate headquarters on net loss and net loss per share and (2) corresponding reconciliations to GAAP financial measures for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. We have also shown below certain Ready-Mixed Concrete Statistics for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.
 
We define adjusted EBITDA as our income (loss) from continuing operations, plus the provision (benefit) for income taxes, net interest expense, depreciation, depletion and amortization, derivative (income) loss, expense related to the Company’s relocation of the corporate headquarters and expense related to the departure of our former President and CEO. We define adjusted EBITDA margin as the amount determined by dividing adjusted EBITDA by total revenue.  We have included adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin in the accompanying tables because they are widely used by investors for valuation and comparing our financial performance with the performance of other building material companies. We also use adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA margin to monitor and compare the financial performance of our operations.  Adjusted EBITDA does not give effect to the cash we must use to service our debt or pay our income taxes and thus does not reflect the funds actually available for capital expenditures.  In addition, our presentation of adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures other companies report.
 
We have included the impact of non-cash derivative income and losses, expenses related to the Company’s relocation of the corporate headquarters and expenses related to the departure of our former President and CEO on net loss and net loss per share to provide more consistent information for investors to use when comparing operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.
 
We define Free Cash Flow as cash provided by (used in) operations less capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment, net of disposals. We consider Free Cash Flow to be an important indicator of our ability to service our debt and generate cash for acquisitions and other strategic investments.
 
We define Net Debt as total debt, including current maturities and capital lease obligations, minus cash and cash equivalents.  We believe that Net Debt is useful to investors as a measure of our financial position.
 
Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as an alternative for, our reported operating results or cash flow from operations or any other measure of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
 
 
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Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2012
     
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2012
 
   
(In thousands, except average price amounts and net loss per share)
 
Ready-Mixed Concrete Statistics:
             
Average price per cubic yard (in dollars)
  $ 95.44       $ 96.33  
Volume in cubic yards
    1,281         2,295  
                   
Adjusted Net Income and EPS:
                 
Net Loss
  $ (308 )     $ (10,538 )
Add: Derivative loss
    577         3,968  
Add: Expenses related to corporate headquarters’ relocation
    470         1,597  
Adjusted net income (loss)
  $ 739       $ (4,973 )
                   
Net loss per share
  $ (0.03 )     $ (0.87 )
Add: Impact of derivative loss
    0.05         0.33  
Add: Impact of expenses related to corporate headquarters’ relocation
    0.04         0.13  
Adjusted net income (loss) per share
  $ 0.06       $ (0.41 )
                   
Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation:
                 
    Net Loss    $ (308     $ (10,538
    Income tax expense     105          295  
Interest expense, net
    2,905         5,774  
Derivative loss
    577         3,968  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
    3,995         7,843  
Expenses related to corporate headquarters’ relocation
    470         1,597  
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 7,744       $ 8,939  
Adjusted EBITDA margin
    5.1 %       3.3 %
                   
                   
Free Cash Flow reconciliation:
                 
Net cash provided by operations
  $ (1,248 )     $ (5,651 )
Less: capital expenditures
    (2,465 )       (2,985 )
Plus: proceeds from the sale of assets
    354         1,765  
Free Cash Flow
  $ (3,359 )     $ (6,871 )
                   
                   
    As of
June 30, 2012
           
Net Debt reconciliation:
                 
   Total debt, including current maturities and capital lease obligations
  $ 72,611            
   Less: cash and cash equivalents
    6,713            
   Net Debt
  $ 65,898            
                   
 
 
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Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
   
Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2011
 
   
(In thousands, except average price amounts and net loss per share)
 
Ready-Mixed Concrete Statistics:
           
Average price per cubic yards (in dollars)
  $ 92.37     $ 92.06  
Volume (in cubic yards and thousands)
    1,062       1,788  
                 
Adjusted Net Income and EPS:
               
Net Income (loss)
  $ 2,548     $ (22,166 )
Add: Derivative (income) loss
    (4,945 )     1,302  
Add: Expenses related to the departure of former President and CEO
    278       1,692  
Adjusted net income (loss)
  $ (2,119 )   $ (19,172 )
                 
Net loss per share
  $ 0.21     $ (1.85 )
Add: Impact of derivative loss
    (0.41 )     0.11  
Add: Impact of expenses related to departure of former President and CEO
    0.02       0.14  
Adjusted net income (loss) per share
  $ (0.18 )   $ (1.60 )
                 
 Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation:
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,548     $ (22,166 )
Income tax expense
    28       379  
Interest expense, net
    2,743       5,371  
Derivative (income) loss
    (4,945 )     1,302  
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
    5,408       10,501  
Expenses related to the departure of former President and CEO
    278       1,692  
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 6,060     $ (2,921 )
Adjusted EBITDA margin
    4.7 %     -1.3 %
                 
Free Cash Flow reconciliation:
               
Net cash used in operations
  $ (6,506 )   $ (12,760 )
Less: capital expenditures
    (3,348 )     (5,171 )
Plus: proceeds from the sale of assets
    268       783  
Free Cash Flow
  $ (9,586 )   $ (17,148 )
                 
                 
Net Debt reconciliation:
 
As of
June 30, 2011
         
   Total debt, including current maturities and capital lease obligations
  $ 71,816          
   Less: cash and cash equivalents
    4,401          
   Net Debt
  $ 67,415          
 

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