CONSENT
AND AGREEMENT
Consent and Agreement, dated as of
August 15, 2008 (this “Consent Agreement”),
by and between Merrill Lynch Global Emerging Markets Partners, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership (“MLGEMP LP”), Merrill
Lynch Global Emerging Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“MLGEMP LLC”),
and Greathill Pte. Ltd., a Singapore corporation (“GPL”), a wholly owned
subsidiary of Primasia and Bridge No. 1 Greater China Secondary Fund L. P. and
managed by Primasia Private Equity Management, Ltd.
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, MLGEMP LP, JAFCO Investment
(Asia Pacific) Ltd. (“JAFCO”) and the other
parties thereto are parties to that certain Shareholders Agreement, dated May
29, 2001 (the “Shareholders
Agreement”);
WHEREAS, on December 28, 2005, JAFCO
and GPL entered into a Deed of Adherence and Assumption under which JAFCO
assigned to GLP JAFCO’s rights and obligations under the Shareholders Agreement
and GLP accepted such assignment;
WHEREAS, said Deed of Adherence and
Assumption was acknowledged by MLGEMP LP on March 14, 2006;
WHEREAS,
on the date hereof, PSi Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”), PSi
Technologies, Inc. and MLGEMP LLC have entered into an Amended and Restated
Exchange Agreement (the “Amended Exchange
Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, Section 2.2 of the
Shareholders Agreement, provides that that JAFCO may have certain consent rights
in connection with transactions contemplated by the Amended Exchange
Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, each of the parties
hereto agrees as follows:
1. (a) As
and to the extent Section 2.2 of the Shareholders Agreement grants to GPL
consent rights with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Amended
Exchange Agreement (the “Covered
Transactions”), GPL hereby waives such consent requirements.
(b) As
of the date hereof, GPL owns 1,955,741 shares of common stock, par value PHP 1
2/3 per share (the “Common Stock”), of
Holdings (such shares, together with any shares of Common Stock acquired after
the date hereof, the “GPL
Shares”). GPL, by this Consent Agreement, with respect to the
GPL Shares, hereby grants an irrevocable proxy to MLGEMP LLC (and agrees to
execute such documents or certificates evidencing such proxy as MLGEMP LLC may
reasonably request) to vote, at any meeting of the shareholders of Holdings, and
in any action by written consent of the shareholders of Holdings, all of such
GPL Shares in connection with any matter related to the Covered Transactions
that is submitted for a vote of the
shareholders
of Holdings, including without limitation any proposal Holdings submits to its
shareholders in connection with a request from MLGEMP LLC made under Section
6(a)(ii) of the Amended Exchange Agreement. GPL further agrees to
cause such GPL Shares, and any shares of Common Stock owned by entities under
GPL’s control, to be voted in accordance with the foregoing. THIS
PROXY IS IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST. GPL acknowledges
receipt and review of a copy of the Amended Exchange Agreement.
2. This
Consent Agreement may only be modified with the written consent of the parties
hereto. Neither this Consent Agreement nor any provision hereof may
be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by a statement in
writing signed by the party against which enforcement of the change, waiver,
discharge or termination is sought.
3. This
Consent Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the
rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of New York, without regard
to principles of conflicts of laws.
4. No
party to this Consent Agreement may assign any of its rights or obligations
under this Consent Agreement, without the prior written consent of the other
parties hereto, except that either party may assign (either in whole or in part)
its rights and obligations, to one or more affiliates of such party, which shall
agree to be bound by the terms hereof. Any attempted assignment in
contravention hereof shall be null and void. The transferring party
shall provide the non-transferring parties with prompt notice of any transfer to
an affiliate.
5. Nothing
in this Consent Agreement shall convey any rights upon any person or entity
which is not a party or permitted designee of a party to this Consent
Agreement.
6. Without
limiting the rights of each party hereto to pursue all other legal and equitable
rights available to such party for the other party’s failure to perform its
obligations under this Consent Agreement, the parties hereto acknowledge and
agree that the remedy at law for any failure to perform their obligations
hereunder would be inadequate and that each of them, respectively, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, shall be entitled to specific performance,
injunctive relief or other equitable remedies in the event of any such
failure.
7. In
the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the
application thereof in any circumstances, is held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the parties shall negotiate in good
faith with a view to the substitution therefor of a suitable and equitable
solution in order to carry out, so far as may be valid ad enforceable, the
intent and purpose of such invalid provision; provided, however, that the
validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other
respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be in any way
impaired thereby, it being intended that all of the rights and privileges of the
parties hereto shall be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by
law.
8. The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Consent Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Consent Agreement shall be construed as if drafted
jointly by the parties hereto, and
no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by
virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Consent
Agreement.
9. This
Consent Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute
one and the same instrument.
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Consent Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date
first above written.
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MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL
EMERGING
MARKETS PARTNERS,
LLC
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Merrill
Lynch Global Emerging Markets Partners,
L.P.,
as its Managing Member
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By:
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Merrill
Lynch Global Capital, L.L.C., as its General
Partner
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Merrill
Lynch Global Private Equity, Inc., as its
Managing
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Name:
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Title:
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MERRILL LYNCH GLOBAL
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L.P.
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Merrill
Lynch Global Capital, L.L.C., as its General
Partner
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Merrill
Lynch Global Private Equity, Inc., as its
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GREATHILL PTE.
LTD.
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Primeasia Private Equity Management, Ltd.
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