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.
(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).
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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:
MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
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By:
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/s/ Eyal
Waldman
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Eyal
Waldman
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Chief Executive
Officer
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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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By:
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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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