Investor Presentaiton
Key transaction terms
BORAL®
USG
Structure
Management
Governance
Funding
■ USG's and Boral's respective assets to be contributed into the joint venture
■ USG to make US$500m initial payment, then two potential earn outs: US$25m
after 3 years and US$50m after 5 years upon achieving earnings targets
■ CEO will be Frederic de Rougemont, Boral Gypsum
■ CFO will be Paul Monzella, USG Corporation
■ Joe Holmes, Chief Technology Officer, and Bill Hogan, VP Product
Adjacencies, from USG Corporation will be executives
■ Finance and Technical Committees will provide oversight and assistance to
joint venture management
Chairman will be Jennifer Scanlon, USG Corporation (no casting vote)
■ Right to appoint chairman will rotate every two years
■ Board will consist of equal nominee directors from Boral and USG for as long
as they hold 50:50 interests
■ Joint venture expected to be self funding with ability to borrow in its own right,
subject to JV Board approval
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Targeted dividend distribution of 50% of after-tax profit
Key transaction terms
Intellectual Property
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BORAL®
USG
■ Joint venture granted exclusive royalty-fee rights in the Territory to current
Boral IP and USG IP, including improvements to current technology
■ Exclusive option during the term to licence future "breakthrough IP" developed
by USG and Boral
■ Exclusive option during the term to licence "adjacent IP" generated by USG
Distribution rights
■ Exclusive distribution rights for USG products in the JV Territory during the term
Non-compete
Transfer of interest / change
of control
■ Joint venture parties will not compete with the joint venture in the defined
Territory
Party who exits the joint venture will not compete until the later of the third
anniversary of their exit, or 10 years from the commencement of the joint
venture
7 year standstill on transfer of interest in joint venture
Pre-emptive rights including right of first offer, last right to buy and tag-along
right for non-selling party
Change of control, which applies to any entity in the chain of ownership,
including the parent companies, triggers a call option for the other party at fair
market value
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