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EXHIBIT 99(d)(2)
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SUPPORT AGREEMENT
by and among
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
HAWK ACQUISITION CORP.
and
FUJI AMERICA HOLDINGS, INC.
Dated as of July 30, 2001
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ARTICLE I TENDER AND VOTING OF SHARES
SECTION 1.01. Tendering of Shares.................................................................................1
SECTION 1.02. Agreement to Vote...................................................................................1
SECTION 1.03. No Solicitation of Transactions.....................................................................2
SECTION 1.04. Action in Stockholder Capacity Only.................................................................2
ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE STOCKHOLDER
SECTION 2.01. Due Organization; Authority Relative to this Agreement..............................................2
SECTION 2.02. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents..........................................................3
SECTION 2.03. Title to Shares.....................................................................................4
SECTION 2.04. Valid Issuance......................................................................................4
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND PURCHASER
SECTION 3.01. Due Organization; Authority Relative to this Agreement..............................................4
SECTION 3.02. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents..........................................................4
ARTICLE IV ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 4.01. No Disposition or Encumbrance of Shares.............................................................5
SECTION 4.02. Disclosure..........................................................................................5
SECTION 4.03. Public Announcements................................................................................5
SECTION 4.04. Confidentiality.....................................................................................5
SECTION 4.05. Services Agreement; Business Relationship; Access to Information....................................6
SECTION 4.06. Certain Tax Matters.................................................................................7
ARTICLE V TERMINATION
SECTION 5.01. Termination.........................................................................................7
ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 6.01. Additional Shares...................................................................................8
SECTION 6.02. Expenses............................................................................................8
SECTION 6.03. Notices.............................................................................................8
SECTION 6.04. Severability........................................................................................9
SECTION 6.05. Assignment..........................................................................................9
SECTION 6.06. Amendment; Waiver...................................................................................9
SECTION 6.07. Parties in Interest................................................................................10
SECTION 6.08. Specific Performance...............................................................................10
SECTION 6.09. Governing Law......................................................................................10
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SECTION 6.10. Headings...........................................................................................10
SECTION 6.11. Counterparts.......................................................................................10
SECTION 6.12. Entire Agreement...................................................................................10
SECTION 6.13. Further Assurances.................................................................................10
SECTION 6.14. Waiver of a Jury Trial.............................................................................10
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SUPPORT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 30, 2001 (this
"AGREEMENT"), among General Electric Capital Corporation, a Delaware corporation
("PARENT"), Hawk Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent ("PURCHASER"), and Fuji America Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "STOCKHOLDER").
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement,
Parent, Purchaser and Heller Financial, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"COMPANY") are entering into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of the
date hereof (the "MERGER AGREEMENT"; capitalized terms used and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Merger
Agreement) pursuant to which, upon the terms and subject to the conditions
thereof, the Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company (the "MERGER");
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, the Stockholder is the record
and beneficial owner of and has the power to vote or to direct the vote of
51,050,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.25 per share ("CLASS B
COMMON STOCK"), of the Company (such shares of Class B Common Stock and any
securities into which such shares may be converted or exchanged and any
securities issued in replacement of, or as a dividend or distribution on or
otherwise in respect of, such shares, being referred to herein as the "SHARES");
WHEREAS, as a condition to entering into the Merger Agreement
and incurring the obligations set forth therein, including the Offer, Parent and
Purchaser have required that the Stockholder enter into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in order to induce Parent and Purchaser to enter into
the Merger Agreement the Stockholder is willing to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally
bound hereby, the parties hereby agree, severally and not jointly, as follows:
ARTICLE I
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