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Exhibit 4.3
AMENDMENT TO
AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”)
is made as of February 2, 2007, with respect to that certain Amended and
Restated Investor Rights Agreement (the “Agreement”) dated
as of October 9, 2001, by and among Mellanox Technologies, Ltd., an
Israeli company (the “Company”), and the other parties
thereto.
WHEREAS,
the Company has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 in connection with
the proposed initial public offering of its ordinary shares (the “IPO”);
WHEREAS,
Section 14 of the Agreement provides that, except as otherwise provided
therein, any provision of the Agreement may be amended or the observance
thereof may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company
and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding,
and that any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with Section 14 of
the Agreement shall be binding upon each Purchaser, Holder of Registrable
Securities at the time outstanding, each future holder of any such securities,
the Founders and the Company; and
WHEREAS,
in connection with the proposed IPO, the Company and the undersigned Holders,
representing the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities currently
outstanding, desire to amend the Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of
which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Holders agree as follows:
1. Definitions.
Capitalized terms used herein but not separately defined herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement.
2. Amendments.
(a) Section 5.10 of
the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“5.10
Termination of Registration Rights. The rights granted pursuant
to Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 of this Agreement shall terminate as to any
Holder upon the earlier of (i) the date five years after the effective
date of Company’s initial public offering of its Ordinary Shares and
(ii) the date such Holder is able to immediately sell all shares of
Registrable Securities held or entitled to be held upon conversion by such
Holder under Rule 144 during any 90-day period without regard to
Rule 144(k).”
(b) Section 12 of
the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
“12.
Transfer of Rights.
(a)
The rights granted under Section 5 of this Agreement may be assigned to
any transferee or assignee, other than a competitor or potential competitor of
the Company (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of
Directors) in connection with any transfer or assignment of Registrable
Securities by the Holder; and
(b)
notwithstanding the foregoing, the rights granted under Section 5 of this
Agreement may be assigned to any wholly-owned subsidiary of a Holder in
connection with any transfer or assignment of Registrable Securities by such
Holder;
provided
that: (i) each such transfer is otherwise effected in accordance with
applicable securities laws and the terms of this Agreement; (ii) prior
written notice is given to the Company; (iii) such transferee or assignee
agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Agreement; and (iv) such
transferee acquires at least 50,000 shares of Registrable Securities.”
(c) A new
Section 20 is hereby added to the Agreement, which shall read in its entirety
as follows:
“20.
Termination of Certain Covenants. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in the Agreement, Sections 6 (Financial Information
Rights), 7 (Observers), 8 (Use of Proceeds), 10 (Right of First Refusal), 11
(Confidential Information and Invention Assignment Agreements), 13 (Agreement
to Vote) and 19 (Grant of Proxy) of the Agreement shall terminate and be of no
further force or effect upon the consummation of the Company’s initial
public offering of its Ordinary Shares.”
3. Merger.
Except as expressly amended above, the Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect and the provisions thereof are hereby incorporated by reference
(including, without limitation, Section 18).
(Signature pages follow)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first
above written.
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COMPANY: |
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/s/ Eyal Waldman |
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Eyal Waldman |
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Chief Executive
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
INVESTOR
RIGHTS AGREEMENT OF MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
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HOLDERS: |
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G & D KENNEDY
REVOCABLE FAMILY TRUST |
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/s/ Gary Kennedy |
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Print Name: Gary Kennedy |
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Title: Trustee |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
INVESTOR
RIGHTS AGREEMENT OF MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
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HOLDERS: |
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US VENTURE PARTNERS VI,
LP |
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By: |
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/s/ Irwin Federman |
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Print Name: Irwin Federman |
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Title: Managing Member |
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USVP IV AFFILIATES FUND,
LP |
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By: |
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/s/ Irwin Federman |
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Print Name: Irwin Federman |
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Title: Managing Member |
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USVP ENTREPRENEUR
PARTNERS VI, LP |
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By: |
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/s/ Irwin Federman |
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Print Name: Irwin Federman |
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Title: Managing Member |
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2180 ASSOCIATES FUND VI,
LP |
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By: |
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/s/ Irwin Federman |
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Print Name: Irwin Federman |
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Title: Managing Member |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
INVESTOR
RIGHTS AGREEMENT OF MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
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HOLDERS: |
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SEQUOIA CAPITAL VIII |
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SC VIII Management-A, LLC |
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Its General Partner |
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By: |
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/s/ Kendall J. Cooper |
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Print Name: Kendall J.
Cooper |
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Title: Managing Member |
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SITP VIII LIQUIDATING
TRUST |
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By: |
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/s/ Deborah L. Kranz |
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Print Name: Deborah L.
Kranz |
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Title: |
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SITP VIII
(Q) LIQUIDATING TRUST |
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By: |
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/s/ Deborah L. Kranz |
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Print Name: Deborah L.
Kranz |
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Title: |
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CMS PARTNERS LLC |
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By: |
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/s/ James F. Rothenberg |
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Print Name: James F.
Rothenberg |
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Title: Member Manager |
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SIGNATURE PAGE TO AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED
INVESTOR
RIGHTS AGREEMENT OF MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
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