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Exhibit 4.2
FINAL
VOLCANO CORPORATION
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”)
is entered into as of February 18, 2005 by Volcano Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “Company”), the existing stockholders of
the Company listed on the signature pages hereto (the “Existing
Holders”), and the investors listed on the signature pages hereto
(each individually an “Investor” and collectively, the
“Investors”) and amends and restates in its entirety the
Third Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of
December 9, 2003, among the Company, the Existing Holders and the
Investors signatory thereto (the “Original Agreement”).
WHEREAS,
as a condition to the purchase of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to a
Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement of even date herewith by and
among the Company and certain parties named therein (the “Stock
Purchase Agreement”), the Investors have required that the Company
and the Existing Holders enter into this Agreement, and the Company and the
Existing Holders desire to do so; and
WHEREAS,
Section 6.7 of the Original Agreement provides that the Original Agreement
may be amended by the written agreement of the holders of at least 66-2/3% of
the outstanding Registrable Securities (as defined therein); and the holders of
at least 66-2/3% of the outstanding Registrable Securities (as defined therein)
have executed and delivered this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants hereinafter
set forth, all parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
REGISTRATION RIGHTS;
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY
1.1
Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following respective meanings:
“Commission”
shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency
at the time administering the Securities Act.
“Conversion
Shares” shall mean the Common Stock issued or issuable upon
conversion of the Shares.
“Convertible
Securities” shall mean any evidence of indebtedness, shares or other
securities convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock.
“FFC
Shares” shall mean any shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to
FFC upon exercise of the Warrants, whether held by FFC or by any direct or
indirect successors and assigns thereof.
“Holder”
shall mean any person entering into this Agreement with the Company (including
by joinder) or holding Registrable Securities to whom the rights under this
Agreement have been transferred in accordance with Section 1.14 hereof.
“Initial
Public Offering” shall mean the Company’s first firmly
underwritten public offering on Registration Statement Form S-l or Form SB-2
(or successor form(s)) with aggregate gross proceeds to the Company of no less
than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) and a per share price of no less than
eight dollars ($8.00) (as adjusted for combinations, stock dividends or
splits).
“Initiating
Holders” shall mean the Holders of not less than thirty percent (30%)
of the Registrable Securities.
“Major
Holder” shall mean the Holders of not less than 250,000 shares of the
outstanding Registrable Securities (as adjusted for combinations, stock
dividends or splits) and FFC.
The
terms “register,” “registered” and
“registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing
and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and
the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such registration
statement.
“Registrable
Securities” means (a) the Conversion Shares, (b) all Common
Stock which (i) constitutes New Securities (as defined in Section 2.2
below) or (ii) is issued or issuable upon conversion of New Securities,
purchased by a Holder pursuant to the preemptive right set forth in
Section 2 below (the “Investor New Securities”),
(c) the FFC Shares and (d) any Common Stock of the Company issued or
issuable in respect of the Shares, Conversion Shares, the Investor New
Securities or the FFC Shares or other securities issued or issuable with
respect to the Shares, Conversion Shares, the Investor New Securities or the
FFC Shares upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, or similar
event, or any Common Stock otherwise issued or issuable with respect to the
Shares, Conversion Shares, the Investor New Securities or the FFC Shares; provided,
however, that shares of Common Stock or other securities shall only be
treated as Registrable Securities if and so long as they have not been
(x) sold to or through a broker or dealer or underwriter in a public
distribution or a public securities transaction, or (y) sold in a
transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements
of the Securities Act so that all transfer restrictions and restrictive legends
with respect thereto are removed upon the consummation of such sale.
Additionally, solely for purposes of Sections 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 hereof, the
term Registrable Securities shall be deemed to also mean shares of Common Stock
of the Company issued or issuable to Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”)
and its assignees upon exercise of that certain Warrant to Purchase Stock,
dated August 27, 2001, by and between the Company and SVB, that certain
Warrant to Purchase Stock, dated July 18, 2003, by and between the Company
and SVB and/or that certain Warrant to Purchase Stock, dated July 18,
2004, by and between the Company and SVB and, solely for purposes of
Section 1.6 hereof, SVB shall be deemed a Major Holder; provided, however,
that SVB shall have no right to initiate a request for registration pursuant to
Section 1.5(a) or 1.7(a).
“Registration
Expenses” shall mean all reasonable expenses incurred by the Company
in complying with Sections 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 hereof, including, without
limitation, all
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registration, qualification
and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, the expense of any special
audits incident to or required by any such registration (but excluding the
compensation of regular employees of the Company which shall be paid in any
event by the Company) and all reasonable fees and disbursements of one special
counsel for all of the Holders who elect to include their Registrable
Securities in any such registration.
“Restricted
Securities” shall mean the securities of the Company required to bear
the legend set forth in Section 1.3 hereof.
“Securities
Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
similar or successor federal statute and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
“Selling
Expenses” shall mean all underwriting discounts, selling commissions
and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities registered by the
Holders.
“Shares”
shall mean shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock, Series B
Preferred Stock and Series C Preferred Stock.
“Warrants”
shall mean those certain warrants, dated as of December 9, 2003, to
purchase shares of Common Stock that are held by FFC Partners II, L.P. and FFC
Executive Partners II, L.P. (collectively, “FFC”) and were
issued by the Company pursuant to that certain Note and Warrant Purchase
Agreement, dated as of December 9, 2003, by and among the Company, certain
investors and FFC.
1.2
Restrictions. The Shares, the FFC Shares, the Conversion Shares and any
Investor New Securities shall not be sold, assigned, transferred or pledged
except upon the conditions specified in this Agreement, which conditions are
intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. The
Investors will cause any proposed purchaser, assignee, transferee or pledgee of
the Shares, the FFC Shares, the Conversion Shares and any Investor New
Securities to agree to take and hold such securities subject to the provisions
and upon the conditions specified in this Agreement.
1.3
Restrictive Legend. Each certificate representing (a) the Shares,
(b) the FFC Shares, (c) the Conversion Shares, (d) the Investor
New Securities and the Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of such
shares and (d) any other securities issued in respect of the securities
referenced in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) upon any stock split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar event, shall
(unless otherwise permitted by the provisions of Section 1.4 below) be
stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following
form (in addition to any legend required under applicable state securities
laws):
“THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE TERMS OF AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN STOCKHOLDERS OF
THE COMPANY, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMPANY.”
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Each
Holder consents to the Company making a notation on its records and giving stop
transfer instructions to any transfer agent of the Restricted Securities in
order to implement the restrictions on transfer established in this
Section 1.
1.4
Notice of Proposed Transfers. The holder of each certificate
representing Restricted Securities, by acceptance thereof, agrees to comply in
all respects with the provisions of this Section 1. Prior to any proposed
sale, assignment, transfer or pledge of any Restricted Securities, unless there
is in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the
proposed transfer, the holder thereof shall give written notice to the Company
of such holder’s intention to effect such transfer, sale, assignment or
pledge. Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the proposed
transfer, sale, assignment or pledge in sufficient detail, and shall be
accompanied at such holder’s expense by either (a) a written opinion
of legal counsel who shall, and whose legal opinion shall be, reasonably
satisfactory to the Company, addressed to the Company, to the effect that the
proposed transfer of the Restricted Securities may be effected without
registration under the Securities Act, or (b) a “no action”
letter from the Commission to the effect that the transfer of such securities
without registration will not result in a recommendation by the staff of the
Commission that action be taken with respect thereto, or (c) any other
evidence reasonably satisfactory to counsel to the Company, whereupon the
holder of such Restricted Securities shall be entitled to transfer such
Restricted Securities in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered by
the holder to the Company. The Company will not require such a legal opinion or
“no action” letter in any transaction (v) in compliance with
Rule 144, (w) in which an Investor which is a corporation distributes
Restricted Securities solely to its majority owned subsidiaries or affiliates
for no consideration, (x) in which an Investor which is a partnership
distributes Restricted Securities solely to partners thereof for no
consideration, (y) in which an Investor which is a limited liability company
distributes Restricted Securities to its members or former members in
accordance with their interest in the limited liability company, or (z) in
which a corporation, partnership, limited partnership or limited liability
company transfers Restricted Securities to its affiliated entities; provided
that each transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this
Section 1. Each certificate evidencing the Restricted Securities
transferred as above provided shall bear, except if such transfer is made
pursuant to Rule 144, the appropriate restrictive legends set forth in
this Section 1, except that such certificate shall not bear such restrictive
legend if, in the opinion of counsel for such holder and the Company, such
legend is not required in order to establish compliance with any provisions of
the Securities Act or this Agreement.
1.5
Requested Registration.
(a) In
case the Company shall receive from Initiating Holders a written request that
the Company effect any registration, qualification or compliance with respect
to the Registrable Securities, the Company will:
(i) promptly
give written notice of the proposed registration, qualification or compliance
to all other Holders; and
(ii) as
soon as practicable and in any event within sixty (60) days after receipt of
such written request, use its commercially reasonable best efforts to effect
such registration, qualification or compliance (including, without limitation,
the execution of an
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undertaking to file
post-effective amendments, appropriate qualification under applicable blue sky
or other state securities laws and appropriate compliance with applicable
regulations issued under the Securities Act and any other governmental
requirements or regulations) as may be so requested and as would permit or
facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Registrable
Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion
of the Registrable Securities of any Holder or Holders joining in such request
as are specified in a written request received by the Company within twenty
(20) days after receipt of the written notice from the Company; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be obligated to take any action to
effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to this
Section 1.5:
(1) In
any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to execute a
general consent to service of process in effecting such registration,
qualification or compliance unless the Company is already subject to service in
such jurisdiction and except as may be required by the Securities Act;
(2) Prior
to the earlier of January 1, 2008 or six (6) months after the
effective date of the Company’s Initial Public Offering;
(3) In
the event that (i) the Registrable Securities to be included in such
registration shall be sold to the public at a per share price equal to or less
than $8.00 and (ii) the valuation of the Company immediately prior to the
effectiveness of such registration does not exceed $150,000,000;
(4) In
the event that the Registrable Securities to be included in such registration
do not represent at least either (A) twenty-five percent (25%) of the
Registrable Securities then outstanding, or (B) aggregate offering
proceeds of at least $25,000,000;
(5) After
the Company has effected two (2) such registrations pursuant to this
subparagraph 1.5(a) that includes Registrable Securities held by the Investors,
such registrations have been declared or ordered effective and the securities
offered pursuant to each such registration have been sold; provided that all
Registrable Securities requested for inclusion were in fact included in such
registration; or
(6) Within
one year from the date of the first registration requested under this
Section 1.5(a) provided such registration has been declared or ordered
effective and the securities offered pursuant to such registration have been
sold; or
(7) During
the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company’s
good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date one hundred
eighty (180) days after the effective date of, a registration initiated by
the Company; provided that the Company is actively and in good faith using all
commercially reasonable best efforts to cause such registration statement to
become effective and provided further that the rights of the Initiating Holders
to include Registrable Securities for registration in the Company’s
registration shall be governed by Section 1.6 hereof.
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Subject
to the foregoing clauses (1) through (7), the Company shall file a
registration statement covering the Registrable Securities so requested to be
registered as soon as practicable after receipt of the request or requests of
the Initiating Holders; provided, however, that if (i) in the good faith
judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, such registration would be
seriously detrimental to the Company and the Board of Directors of the Company
concludes, as a result, that it is essential to defer the filing of such
registration statement at such time, and (ii) the Company shall furnish to
such Holders a certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that
in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would
be seriously detrimental to the Company for such registration statement to be
filed in the near future and that it is, therefore, essential to defer the
filing of such registration statement, then the Company shall have the right to
defer such filing (except as provided in clause (7) above) for a period of
not more than one hundred eighty (180) days after receipt of the request
of the Initiating Holders, and provided further, that the Company shall not defer
its obligation in this manner more than once in any twelve-month period.
(b) Underwriting.
In the event that a registration pursuant to Section 1.5 is for a
registered public offering involving an underwriting, the Company shall so
advise the Holders as part of the notice given pursuant to
Section 1.5(a)(i). The right of any Holder to registration pursuant to
Section 1.5 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in
the underwriting arrangements required by this Section 1.5 and the inclusion
of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting, to the
extent requested and provided herein.
The
Company shall (together with all Holders proposing to distribute their
securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form with the managing underwriter selected for such underwriting by
a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders (which managing underwriter
shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company). Notwithstanding any other provision
of this Section 1.5, if the managing underwriter advises the Initiating
Holders in writing that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of
shares to be underwritten, then the Company shall so advise all Holders of
Registrable Securities and the number of shares of Registrable Securities that
may be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated among
all participating Holders thereof in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to
the respective amounts of Registrable Securities held by such participating
Holders at the time of filing the registration statement. No Registrable
Securities excluded from the underwriting by reason of the underwriter’s
marketing limitation shall be included in such registration. To facilitate the
allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or
the underwriters may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder to the
nearest 100 shares.
If
any Holder of Registrable Securities disapproves of the terms of the
underwriting, such person may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to
the Company, the managing underwriter and the Initiating Holders. The
Registrable Securities or other securities so withdrawn shall also be withdrawn
from registration, and such Registrable Securities shall not be transferred in
a public distribution prior to ninety (90) days (one hundred eighty
(180) days in the case of the Company’s Initial Public Offering)
after the date of the final prospectus used in such public offering.
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1.6
Company Registration.
(a) Notice
of Registration. If at any time or from time to time, the Company shall
determine to register any of its securities, either for its own account or the
account of a Major Holder other than (i) a registration relating solely to
employee benefit plans, or (ii) a registration relating solely to a
merger, acquisition or exchange, or (iii) a registration relating solely
to convertible debt transaction, the Company will:
(i) promptly
give to each Major Holder written notice thereof; and
(ii) include
in such registration (and any related qualification under blue sky laws or
other compliance), and in any underwriting involved therein, all the
Registrable Securities specified in a written request or requests made within
twenty (20) days after receipt of such written notice from the Company by
any Major Holder, but only to the extent that such inclusion will not diminish
the number of securities included by the Company or by Major Holders of the
Company’s securities who have demanded such registration and further
subject to the underwriter’s right to limit the number of securities
included in the registration as set forth in Section 1.6(b) below.
(b) Underwriting.
If the registration of which the Company gives notice is for a registered
public offering involving an underwriting, the Company shall so advise the
Major Holders as apart of the written notice given pursuant to
Section 1.6(a)(i). In such event, the right of any Major Holder to
registration pursuant to Section 1.6 shall be conditioned upon such Major
Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of
Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All
Major Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such
underwriting shall (together with the Company and the other Holders
distributing their securities through such underwriting) enter into an
underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter selected
for such underwriting by the Company (or by the Holders who have demanded such
registration, as the case may be). Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 1.6, if the managing underwriter determines in its sole discretion
that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be
underwritten, the managing underwriter may limit the number of Registrable
Securities to be included in the registration and underwriting, on a pro rata
basis based on the total number of securities (including, without limitation,
Registrable Securities owned by each participating Major Holder) entitled to be
included in such registration; but in no event shall the amount of securities
of the participating Major Holders included in the offering be reduced below
30% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such
offering is the Initial Public Offering of the Company’s securities, in
which case the participating Major Holders may be entirely excluded if the
managing underwriter makes the determination described above and no other
stockholder’s securities are included. To facilitate the allocation of
shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the underwriters
may round the number of shares allocated to any Major Holder or other holder to
the nearest 100 shares. If any Major Holder or other holder disapproves of the
terms of any such underwriting, he or she may elect to withdraw therefrom by
written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter. Any securities
excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such
registration, and shall not be transferred in a public distribution prior to
ninety (90) days (one hundred eighty
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(180) days in the case
of the Company’s Initial Public Offering) after the date of the final
prospectus included in the registration statement relating thereto.
(c) Right
to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or
withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 1.6 prior to
the effectiveness of such registration, whether or not any Major Holder has
elected to include securities in such registration.
1.7
Registration on Form S-3
(a) If
any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities requests that the Company file
a registration statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form to Form S-3) for a
public offering of shares of the Registrable Securities, the reasonably
anticipated aggregate price to the public of which, net of underwriting
discounts and commissions, would exceed $5,000,000, and the Company is a
registrant entitled to use Form S-3 to register the Registrable Securities for
such an offering, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts
to cause such Registrable Securities to be registered for the offering on such
form. The Company will (i) promptly give written notice of the proposed
registration to all other Holders, and (ii) as soon as practicable, but in
no event later than sixty (60) days following the request, use its
commercially reasonable best efforts to effect such registration (including,
without limitation, the execution of an undertaking to file post-effective
amendments, appropriate qualification under applicable blue sky or other state
securities laws and appropriate compliance with applicable regulations issued
under the Securities Act and any other governmental requirements or
regulations) as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale
and distribution of all or such portion of such Registrable Securities as are
specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable
Securities of any Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in
a written request received by the Company within twenty (20) days after
receipt of written notice from the Company. The substantive provisions of
Section 1.5(b) shall be applicable to each registration initiated under
this Section 1.7 that is an under written offering.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to take any action pursuant
to this Section 1.7: (i) in any particular jurisdiction in which the
Company would be required to execute a general consent to service of process in
effecting such registration, qualification or compliance unless the Company is
already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required
by the Securities Act; (ii) in a given twelve month period, after the
Company has effected two (2) such registrations pursuant to subparagraph
1.7(a); or (iii) if the Company shall furnish to such Holders a
certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that, in the good
faith judgment of the Board of Directors, it would be seriously detrimental to
the Company or its stockholders for registration statements to be filed in the
near future, then the Company’s obligation to use its commercially
reasonable best efforts to file a registration statement shall be deferred for
a period not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days from the receipt of the
request to file such registration by such Holder or Holders and provided
further, that the Company shall not defer its obligation in this manner more
than once in any twelve-month period.
1.8
Limitations on Subsequent “Piggyback” Registration Rights.
From and after the date hereof, the Company shall not, without the consent of
66.67% in interest of the Holders,
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enter into any agreement
granting any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company
registration rights with respect to such securities unless such new
registration rights, including market stand-off obligations, are subordinate to
the registration rights granted Holders in Sections 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7
hereof.
1.9
Expenses of Registration. All Registration Expenses (exclusive of
underwriting discounts and commissions) incurred in connection with
registrations pursuant to Sections 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 shall be borne by the
Company, provided that the Company shall not be required to pay the
Registration Expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section
1.5, the request of which has been subsequently withdrawn by the Initiating
Holders unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities agree to
forfeit their right to one registration under Section 1.5(a). In the case
where such Holders do not agree to forfeit their right to one such
registration, (i) the Holders of Registrable Securities to have been
registered shall bear all such Registration Expenses pro rata on the basis of
the number of shares to have been registered and (ii) the Company shall be
deemed not to have effected a registration pursuant to subparagraph 1.5(a) of
this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, if at the time of the withdrawal,
the Holders have learned of a material adverse change in the condition,
business or prospects of the Company from that known to the Holders at the time
of their request, then the Holders shall not be required to give up any right
to a registration under Section 1.5(a) or to pay any of such
Registration Expenses, all of which shall be borne by the Company. In such
case, the Company shall be deemed not to have effected a registration pursuant
to subparagraph 1.5(a) of this Agreement. Unless otherwise stated, all Selling
Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of the Holders shall be
borne by the Holders of the registered securities included in such registration
pro rata on the basis of the number of shares so registered.
1.10
Registration Procedures. In the case of each registration, qualification
or compliance effected by the Company pursuant to this Section 1, the
Company will keep each Holder advised in writing as to the initiation of each
registration, qualification and compliance and as to the completion thereof.
The Company will:
(a) Prepare
(in consultation with one legal counsel for the participating Holders) and file
with the Commission a registration statement with respect to the Registrable
Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such
registration statement to become and remain effective for at least one-hundred
twenty (120) days or until the distribution described in the registration
statement has been completed; provided, however, that (i) such
120 day period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period
that the Holder refrains from selling any securities included in such
registration at the request of the Company or an underwriter of the Common
Stock (or any other securities) of the Company and (ii) in the case of any
registration on Form S-3 which is intended to be offered on a continuous or
delayed basis, such 120 day period shall be extended, if necessary, to
keep the registration statement effective until all such Registrable Securities
are sold, provided that Rule 415, or any successor rule under the
Securities Act, permits an offering on a continuous or delayed basis, and
provided further that applicable rules under the Securities Act governing the
obligation to file a post-effective amendment permit, in lieu of filing a
post-effective amendment which includes (A) any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or (B) reflects facts or events
representing a material or fundamental change in the information set forth in
the registration statement, the incorporation by reference of information
required to be included in (a) and (b)
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above to be contained in
periodic reports filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
in the registration statement;
(b) Furnish
to the Holders participating in such registration and to the underwriters of
the securities being registered such reasonable number of copies of the
registration statement and amendments and supplements thereto, preliminary
prospectus, final prospectus and such other documents as such underwriters may
reasonably request in order to facilitate the public offering of such
securities;
(c) Cause
all such Registrable Securities registered hereunder to be listed on each
securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then
listed;
(d) Notify
each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement at
any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under
the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the
prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes
an untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading
in light of the circumstances then existing;
(e) Provide
transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant
to such registration statement and a CUSIP number for all such Registrable
Securities, in each case not later than effective date of such registration;
and
(f) Prepare
(in consultation with one legal counsel for the participating Holders) and file
amendments of or supplements to the registration statement or prospectus
necessary to comply with 1933 Securities Act with respect to disposition of the
Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement.
1.11
Indemnification.
(a) The
Company will indemnify each Holder, each of its officers and directors and
partners, and each person controlling such Holder within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act, with respect to which registration, qualification
or compliance has been effected pursuant to this Section 1, and each
underwriter, if any, and each person who controls any underwriter within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all expenses, claims,
losses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), including any
of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or
threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue
statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement, prospectus,
offering circular or other document, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, or based on any
omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or
any violation by the Company of any rule or regulation promulgated under the
Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”) or any state securities laws applicable to the Company in
connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and the
Company will reimburse each such Holder, each of its officers and directors,
and each person controlling such
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Holder, each such underwriter
and each person who controls any such underwriter, for any legal and any other
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, preparing or
defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, as such expenses
are incurred, provided that the Company will not be liable in any such
case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense
arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission, made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by an instrument duly executed by such
Holder, controlling person or underwriter or their representative and stated to
be specifically for use therein.
(b) Each
Holder will, if Registrable Securities held by such Holder are included in the
securities as to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being
effected, indemnify the Company, each of its directors and officers, each
underwriter, if any, of the Company’s securities covered by such a
registration statement, each person who controls the Company or such
underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and
each other such Holder, each of its officers and directors and each person
controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act,
against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue
statement) of a material fact contained in any such registration statement,
prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any omission (or alleged
omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the
Company, such Holders, such directors, officers, persons, underwriters or
control persons for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage,
liability or action, as such expenses are incurred, in each case to the extent,
but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue
statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration
statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by an
instrument duly executed by such Holder and stated to be specifically for use
therein; provided however that in no event shall any indemnity
under this Section 1.11(b) exceed the net proceeds from the offering
received by such Holder.
(c) If
the indemnification provided for in this Section 1.11 is held by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to a party entitled to indemnification
under this Section 1.11 (the “Indemnified Party”) with
respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to herein,
then the party required to provide indemnification (the “Indemnifying
Party”), in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder,
instead shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified
Party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying
Party on the one hand and of the Indemnified Party on the other in connection
with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim,
damage or expense, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations provided
however that in no event shall any contribution under this
Section 1.1l(c) by a Holder who is an Indemnifying Party exceed the net
proceeds from the offering received by such Holder. The relative fault of the
Indemnifying Party and of the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference
to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information
supplied by the Indemnifying Party or by the Indemnified Party and the
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parties’ relative
intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentations
(within the meaning of Section 1l(f) of the Securities Act), shall be
entitled to contribution from any person who is not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation.
(d) Each
Indemnified Party shall give notice to the Indemnifying Party promptly after
such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity
may be sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of
any such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for
the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or
litigation, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall
not unreasonably be withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in
such defense at such party’s expense; provided, however,
that an Indemnified Party (together with all other Indemnified Parties which
may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to
retain its own separate counsel with the reasonable fees and expenses to be
paid by the Indemnifying Party if the Indemnified Party reasonably determines
that representation of such Indemnified Party would be appropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Party and any
other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure of any
Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 1 unless the
failure to give such notice is materially prejudicial to an Indemnifying
Party’s ability to defend such action. No Indemnifying Party, in the
defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each
Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any
settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving
by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all
liability in respect of such claim or litigation.
1.12
Information by Holder. The Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities
included in any registration shall furnish to the Company such information
regarding such Holder or Holders, the Registrable Securities held by them and
the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders as the Company may
reasonably request in writing and as shall be required in connection with any
registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Section 1.
1.13
Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of
certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may at any time permit
the sale of the Restricted Securities to the public without registration, after
such time as a public market exists for the Common Stock of the Company, the
Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable best efforts to:
(a) Make
and keep adequate current public information available, as those terms are
understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times
after the effective date that the Company becomes subject to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act;
(b) File
with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required
of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after
it has become subject to such reporting requirements); and
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(c) So
long as an Investor owns any Restricted Securities, to furnish to the Investor
forthwith upon request a written statement by the Company as to its compliance
with the reporting requirements of said Rule 144 (at any time after ninety
(90) days after the effective date of the first registration statement
filed by the Company for an offering of its securities to the general public)
and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become
subject to such reporting requirements), a copy of the most recent annual or
quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents of the
Company and other information in the possession of or reasonably obtainable by
the Company as an Investor may reasonably request in availing itself of any
rule or regulation of the Commission allowing an Investor to sell any such
securities without registration.
1.14
Transfer of Registration Rights. The rights to cause the Company to
register securities granted Investors under Sections 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 may
only be assigned to (i) a transferee or assignee who acquires all of a
Holder’s Registrable Securities, (ii) another Holder possessing
registration rights under this Section 1, (iii) a transferee or
assignee acquiring ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding stock of the
Company (including any shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Preferred Stock of the Company or upon exercise of the Warrants) or (iv) a
subsidiary, parent, general partner, limited partner, retired partner, member
or retired member of a Holder; provided that written notice of such assignment
is given to the Company and such assignee agrees to be bound by the provisions
of this Section 1.
1.15
Market Stand-off Agreement. Each Holder agrees in connection with the
initial public offering of the Company’s securities (other than a
registration of securities in a Rule 145 transaction or with respect to an
employee benefit plan) that, upon request of the Company or the underwriters
managing any underwritten offering of the Company’s securities,
(a) not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the
purchase of, pledge, hypothecate, limit such Holder’s market risk
regarding or otherwise directly or indirectly dispose of any Registrable
Securities (other than those included in the registration) or other capital
stock of the Company or securities exchangeable or convertible into capital
stock of the Company without the prior written consent of the Company or such
underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed one
hundred eighty (180) days from the effective date of such registration) as
may be requested by the Company or such managing underwriters, and (b) to
enter into a lock-up agreement in customary form with such underwriters
providing for restrictions approved by the Company’s board of directors;
in each case provided that all officers and directors of the Company and
holders of at least one percent (1%) of the Company’s voting securities
are similarly bound and have also entered into similar agreements. The
certificates for the (a) Shares, (b) Conversion Shares, (c) any Investor
New Securities, (d) FFC Shares and (e) any other securities issued in
respect of the securities referenced in clauses (a), (b), (c) and
(d) upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation
or similar event shall contain, for so long as such market stand-off provision
remains in place, a legend in substantially the following form:
THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON
TRANSFER INCLUDING A MARKET STAND-OFF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE
ORIGINAL STOCKHOLDER THAT PROHIBITS SALE OR TRANSFER OF SUCH SHARES FOR A
PERIOD OF UP TO 180
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DAYS FOLLOWING THE EFFECTIVE
DATE OF THE REGISTRATION OF THE ISSUER’S COMMON STOCK. THIS AGREEMENT IS
BINDING UPON TRANSFEREES. A COPY OF THE AGREEMENT IS ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY
OF THE ISSUER.
1.16
Termination of Rights. The rights of any particular Holder to cause the
Company to register securities under Sections 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 shall
terminate with respect to such Holder on the date when (i) such Holder can
sell all of its Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144(k) or similar or
successor Rule; (ii) such Holder can sell all of its Registrable
Securities pursuant to Rule 144 in any single 90-day period; or
(iii) six (6) years after the Company’s Initial Public
Offering.
ARTICLE 2
PREEMPTIVE RIGHT
2.1
Preemptive Right. Subject to the terms and conditions contained in this
Section 2, the Company hereby grants to each Holder of Preferred Stock and each
holder of FFC Shares (each a “Preemptive Right Holder”) a
preemptive right (the “Preemptive Right”) to purchase its
Pro Rata Portion (as defined below) of any New Securities (as defined in
Section 2.2) which the Company may, from time to time, propose to sell and
issue. A Preemptive Right Holder’s “Pro Rata Portion”
for purposes of this Section 2 is the ratio that (x) the sum of the
number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock then held by such
Preemptive Right Holder and with respect to each Holder of Shares or Warrants,
the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Shares or upon exercise of the Warrants then held by such
Preemptive Right Holder bears to (y) the sum of the total number of shares
of the Company’s Common Stock then outstanding and the number of shares
of the Company’s Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the then
outstanding Preferred Stock of the Company and upon exercise of the Warrants.
2.2
Definition of New Securities. Except as set forth below, “New
Securities” shall mean any shares of capital stock of the Company,
including Common Stock and Preferred Stock, whether authorized or not, and
rights, options or warrants to purchase said shares of Common Stock or
Preferred Stock, and securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become,
convertible into said shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, “New Securities” does not include:
(a) the
Conversion Shares;
(b) securities
offered to the public generally pursuant to a registration statement under the
Securities Act;
(c) securities
issued to an entity in connection with a research and development partnership,
licensing or other collaborative arrangement approved by at least 66.67% of the
Company’s Board of Directors;
(d) securities
issued pursuant to the bona fide acquisition of another business entity by the
Company by merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets or shares, or
other reorganization whereby the Company or its stockholders own not less than
a majority of
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the voting power of the
surviving or successor corporation or the entity that controls such surviving
or successor corporation;
(e) securities
issued to acquire technology or other intellectual property of another business
entity or a person approved by at least 66.67% of the Company’s Board of
Directors;
(f) shares
of the Company’s Common Stock or related options convertible into or
exercisable for such Common Stock issued to employees, officers and directors
of, advisors, consultants, customers, or vendors to the Company, pursuant to
any arrangement approved by at least 66.67% of the Company’s Board of
Directors;
(g) shares
of the Company’s Common Stock or related options convertible into or
exercisable for such Common Stock issued to any bank, equipment or real property
lessor or other similar institution or business counterpart if and to the
extent that the transaction in which such sale or grant is to be made is
approved by at least 66.67% of the Company’s Board of Directors, provided
that such issuance shall not be primarily for capital-raising purposes;
(h) stock
issued pursuant to any rights or agreements, including, without limitation,
convertible securities, options and warrants, provided that the Company shall
have complied with the Preemptive Right established by this Section 2 with
respect to the bona fide initial sale or grant by the Company of such rights or
agreements;
(i) stock
issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization
by the Company; and
(j) stock
issued in any transaction similar to (a) through (i) above that is
approved by at least 66.67% of the Company’s Board of Directors, provided
that such issuance shall not be primarily for capital raising purposes.
2.3
Notice of Right. In the event the Company proposes to undertake an
issuance of New Securities, it shall give each Preemptive Right Holder written
notice of its intention, describing the type of New Securities and the price
and terms upon which the Company proposes to issue the same. The Preemptive
Right Holders shall have fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of any
such notice to agree to purchase shares of such New Securities (up to the
amount referred to in Section 2.1), for the price and upon the terms
specified in the notice, by giving written notice to the Company and stating
therein the quantity of New Securities to be purchased. If the Preemptive Right
Holder elects to purchase such Holder’s full pro rata share (an “Electing
Holder”), then such Electing Holder shall have a right of
over-allotment such that if any other Preemptive Right Holder fails to purchase
such Preemptive Right Holder’s full pro rata share of the New Securities,
the Electing Holder may purchase, on a pro rata basis with any other Electing
Holder, that portion of the New Securities (the “Remaining Securities”)
which such other Preemptive Right Holder elected not to purchase. Each such
Electing Holder shall specify in its notification to the Company whether it
also elects to purchase its pro rata portion of the Remaining Securities, if
any.
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2.4
Exercise of Right. If any Holder exercises its Preemptive Right
hereunder, the closing of the purchase of the New Securities with respect to
which such right has been exercised shall take place as soon as practicable
after the Preemptive Right Holder gives notice of such exercise.
2.5
Lapse and Reinstatement of Right. In the event a Preemptive Right Holder
fails to exercise the right of first offer provided in this Section 2
within said fifteen (15) day period, the Company shall have ninety (90) days
thereafter to sell or enter into an agreement (pursuant to which the sale of
New Securities covered thereby shall be closed, if at all, within sixty
(60) days from the date of said agreement) to sell the New Securities not
elected to be purchased by such Preemptive Right Holder at the price and upon
the terms no more favorable to the purchasers of such securities than specified
in the Company’s notice. In the event the Company has not sold the New
Securities or entered into an agreement to sell the New Securities within said
ninety (90) day period (or sold and issued New Securities in accordance with
the foregoing within sixty (60) days from the date of said agreement), the
Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any New Securities without first offering
such securities to the Preemptive Right Holder in the manner provided above.
2.6
Transfer of Preemptive Right. The Preemptive Right granted under
Section 2 of this Agreement may be assigned to a transferee or assignee
reasonably acceptable to the Company in connection with any transfer of shares
of the Company capital stock held by a Preemptive Right Holder; provided that
(a) such transfer may otherwise be effected in accordance with applicable
securities laws; (b) written notice of such assignment is given to the
Company; and (c) the transferee executes a written agreement to be bound
by the terms of this Agreement.
2.7
Termination of Preemptive Right. The Preemptive Right granted under this
Section 2 of this Agreement shall terminate on and be of no further force
or effect upon the effective date of the Company’s Initial Public
Offering.
ARTICLE 3
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ARTICLE 4
DRAG-ALONG RIGHT
4.1
Drag-Along Right. Subject to the terms and conditions specified in this
Section 4.1, in the event that Holders representing 90% of the aggregate
of the then-outstanding Shares and the then outstanding FFC Shares (the “Approving
Holders”) approve a sale of the Company or all or substantially all
of the Company’s assets whether by means of a merger, or consolidation,
or sale of stock or assets or the disposal or transfer of more than 50% of the
voting power of the Company to a non-affiliated third party, or otherwise
(each, an “Approved Sale”), all of the non-Approving Holders
shall consent to, vote for and raise no objections to the Approved Sale, and
(i) if the Approved Sale is structured as a merger or consolidation of the
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Company, or a sale of all or
substantially all of the Company’s assets, the non-Approving Holders shall
waive any dissenters rights, appraisal rights or similar rights in connection
with such merger, consolidation or asset sale, or (ii) if the Approved
Sale is structured as a sale of the stock of the Company, the non-Approving
Holders shall agree to sell all of their stock on the terms and conditions
approved by the Approving Holders, provided such terms do not provide that the
non-Approving Holders would receive less than the amount that would be
distributed to such non-Approving Holders in the event the proceeds of the sale
of the Company were distributed in accordance with the terms of the
Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, as the same may be amended from time to time. The non-Approving
Holders shall take all necessary and desirable actions approved by the
Approving Holders, in connection with the consummation of the Approved Sale,
including the execution of such agreements and such instruments as the
Approving Holders reasonably request, it being understood that in connection
with a transfer of its shares of stock as herein provided the non-Approving
Holders shall only be required to make those representations and warranties
relating to the non-Approving Holder’s title to the shares of stock being
sold and their authority to sell such shares of stock. In addition,
(i) the non-Approving Holders shall not be required to agree to provide
indemnification in favor of any other party and (ii) non-Approving Holders
shall not bear any disproportionate cost, obligation or liability with respect
to a transfer as contemplated by this Section 4.1.
4.2
Termination of Drag-Along Right. The Drag-Along Right granted under this
Section 4 of this Agreement shall terminate on and be of no further force
or effect upon the effective date of the Company’s Initial Public
Offering.
ARTICLE 5
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
The
Company hereby covenants and agrees as follows:
5.1
Financial Information.
(a) The
Company will furnish to each Investor or transferee of the Investor under
Section 1.14 the following report:
(i) As
soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, and in any event within
ninety (90) days thereafter, consolidated balance sheets of the Company
and its subsidiaries, if any, as of the end of such fiscal year, and
consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its
subsidiaries, if any, for such year, prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles applied on a consistent basis and setting forth
in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all
in reasonable detail and audited by independent public accountants of national
standing selected by the Company.
(b) So
long as an Investor is a holder of not less than an aggregate of (i) Warrants
representing the right to acquire at least 250,000 shares of Common Stock (as
adjusted for any stock splits, consolidations and the like) and/or 250,000:
(ii) Shares;
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(iii) Conversion Shares;
and/or (iv) shares of Common Stock issued upon the exercise of the
Warrants (as adjusted for any stock splits, consolidations and the like), which
aggregate shall be determined based on any combination of (i), (ii),
(iii) and/or (iv) (a “250,000 Share Investor”), the
Company will furnish to such 250,000 Share Investor the following reports:
(i) Within
sixty (60) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, an annual
operating plan for the Company, forecasting the Company’s revenues,
expenses and cash position on a month-to-month basis for the upcoming fiscal
year; and
(ii) As
soon as practicable after the end of each month, and in any event within thirty
(30) days thereafter (other than the last calendar month of each fiscal
year), unaudited consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its
subsidiaries, if any, as of the end of the month, and unaudited consolidated
statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries, if
any, for such month, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis and setting forth in each case in
comparative form the figures for the same month one year earlier; provided that
footnotes and schedule disclosure appearing in audited financial statements
shall not be required, all in reasonable detail and signed by the principal
financial or accounting officer of the Company.
5.2
Confidentiality. Each 250,000 Share Investor agrees and will cause any
representative of the 250,000 Share Investor to hold in confidence and trust
and not use or disclose any information provided to or learned by it in
connection with its rights under this Section 4, except that such 250,000
Share Investor may disclose such information to any partner, member, subsidiary
or parent of such 250,000 Share Investor for the purpose of evaluating its
investment in the Company as long as (a) such partner, member, subsidiary
or parent is advised of the confidentiality provisions of this Section 5.2
and (b) such 250,000 Share Investor uses its commercially reasonable best
efforts to ensure that such partner, member, subsidiary or parent holds such
information in confidence and trust and will not use or disclose any
information provided to or learned by it except as required by law.
5.3
Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreements. The Company agrees to
require each employee of the Company to execute a proprietary information and
inventions agreement and each consultant and advisor of the Company to execute
an agreement that provides for assignment of inventions and confidential
treatment of the Company’s proprietary information as a condition of
employment or continued employment or engagement, as the case may be, unless otherwise
approved by the board of directors of the Company.
5.4
Vesting. Unless otherwise approved by the board of directors of the
Company, the Company agrees that all Common Stock issued to employees,
consultants, advisors, directors and officers in the future (i) shall be
subject to a repurchase option which provides that upon termination of the
employment of such individual, with or without cause, the Company has the
option to repurchase at cost any unvested shares held by the individual, which
repurchase option shall lapse 25% per year over a four year period and
(ii) shall be issued subject to the condition that the holder thereof make
timely elections under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Notwithstanding the above, this Section 5.4 shall not apply to Founders
(as defined in the Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale
Agreement, dated the date hereof, by and among the Company, certain existing
shareholders of the Company, the Investors, and the
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Founders). Unless otherwise
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, the Company also agrees that
all stock options issued to employees, consultants, advisors, directors and
officers in the future shall vest no more quickly than 25% per year over a four
year period and shall provide that any unvested options shall be forfeited upon
termination of the holder, with or without cause. Any and all options or shares
of Common Stock issued to any non-employee director of the Company shall be
issued under a plan that is applicable to all non-employee directors.
5.5
Restriction on Sales by Employees. The Company and the Founders agree
that, until the time of an Initial Public Offering, first, the Company, and
second, the Investors will have a right of first refusal on all transfers of
Common Stock by employees of the Company, subject to transfers to family
members or trusts for the benefit of family members and other limited
exceptions as determined by the board of directors of the Company. The Company
agrees to include appropriate language to this effect in all future employment
agreements, stock option and/or restricted stock grants, or other similar
agreements with employees.
5.6
Board of Directors. All non-employee directors will be reimbursed for
their reasonable out-of-pocket and travel expenses of the directors incurred
(i) in attending meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company (or
meetings of committees thereof), (ii) in attending other functions on
behalf of the Company, or (iii) in connection with the performance of
their duties as directors. All non-employee directors shall be compensated
uniformly.
5.7
Senior Securities. The Company will not permit the authorization or
issuance of any class or series of stock (or any debt that is directly or indirectly
convertible into any series of stock) that has a liquidation preference that is
senior to the liquidation preference of the Series C Preferred Stock (a
“Senior Security”), unless upon the closing of the sale or
issuance of the Senior Security, the liquidation preference of the
Series C Preferred Stock is senior to the liquidation of the Series B
Preferred Stock.
5.8
Insurance. The Company shall use its best efforts to obtain, within
sixty (60) days following the date hereof, a “Key Man” life insurance
policy naming the Company as beneficiary on the life of Scott Huennekens in the
amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).
5.9
Termination of Covenants. The covenants set forth in this Section 5
shall terminate on, and be of no further force or effect upon the effective
date of the Company’s Initial Public Offering.
ARTICLE 6
MISCELLANEOUS
6.1
Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators
and permitted transferees of the parties hereto.
6.2
Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is
intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto, and their
respective successors and assigns,
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any rights, remedies,
obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as
expressly provided herein.
6.3
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under
the laws of the State of Delaware as applied to agreements entered into and
performed in the State of Delaware solely by residents thereof without
reference to principles of conflicts of laws or choice of laws.
6.4
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
6.5
Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in
writing and shall be deemed effectively given the earlier of (i) when
received, (ii) when delivered personally, (iii) one (1) business
day after being delivered by facsimile (with receipt of appropriate
confirmation), (iv) one (1) business day after being deposited with
an overnight courier service or (v) four (4) days after being
deposited in the U.S. mail, First Class with postage prepaid, and addressed to
the parties at the addresses provided to the Company (which the Company agrees
to disclose to the other parties upon request) or such other address as a party
may request by notifying the other in writing.
6.6
Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be
unenforceable under applicable law, portions of such provisions, or such
provisions in their entirety, to the extent necessary, shall be severed from
this Agreement, and the balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in
accordance with its terms.
6.7
Amendment and Waiver. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended
with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of at least 66.67% of
the outstanding shares of the Registrable Securities provided, however
that no amendment that adversely affects the rights of the holders of FFC
Shares in a manner that is materially different than all of the other Holders
at the time of such amendment shall be effective without the consent of a
majority of the Holders of FFC Shares. Any amendment or waiver effected in
accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon each Holder of Registrable
Securities and the Company but in no event shall any amendment or waiver
materially increase the obligations of any Holder, except upon the written
consent of such Holder. In addition, the Company may waive performance of any obligation
owing to it, as to some or all of the Holders of Registrable Securities, or
agree to accept alternatives to such performance, without obtaining the consent
of any Holder of Registrable Securities. In the event that an underwriting
agreement is entered into between the Company and any Holder, and such
underwriting agreement contains terms differing from this Agreement, as to any
such Holder the terms of such underwriting agreement shall govern.
6.8
Rights of Holders. Each Holder of Registrable Securities shall have the
right to exercise or refrain from exercising any right or rights that such
Holder may have by reason of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the
right to consent to the waiver or modification of any obligation under this
Agreement, and such Holder shall not incur any liability to any other holder of
any securities of the Company as a result of exercising or refraining from
exercising any such right or rights.
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6.9
Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power
or remedy accruing to any party to this Agreement, upon any breach or default
of the other party, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such
non-breaching party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach
or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or
default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or
default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or
thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or
character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this
Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or
conditions of this Agreement, must be made in writing and shall be effective
only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.
6.10
Attorneys’ Fees. If any action at law or in equity is necessary to
enforce or interpret the terms of this Agreement, the prevailing party shall be
entitled to reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and necessary disbursements
in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.
6.11
Headings. The headings and captions used in this Agreement are used for
convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting
this Agreement. All references in this Agreement to sections, paragraphs,
exhibits and schedules shall, unless otherwise provided, refer to sections and
paragraphs hereof and exhibits and schedules attached hereto, all of which are
incorporated herein by this reference.
6.12
Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding
and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes all prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements, understandings,
duties or obligations among the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
6.13
Further Assurances. From and after the date of this Agreement, upon the
request of a party, the other parties shall execute and deliver such instruments,
documents or other writings as may be reasonably necessary or desirable to
confirm and carry out and to effectuate fully the intent and purposes of this
Agreement.
6.14
Investor Ownership Levels. Each of the Company, the Existing Holders,
and the Investors hereby agree that in the event that the Outstanding
Securities (as defined below) represent greater than 19.99% of the
Company’s outstanding capital stock on a fully-diluted basis (the “Threshold
Level”) as a result of any adjustment to a Conversion Price (as such
term is defined in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, as the same may be amended from time to time) or otherwise, the
Company and each Existing Holder and Investor shall take all necessary or
desirable actions within its or their control to allow Johnson & Johnson
Development Corporation (“JJDC”) to receive, in lieu of any
such Outstanding Securities which would cause JJDC’s aggregate holdings
to exceed the Threshold Level or in exchange for any such Outstanding
Securities which exceed the Threshold Level if and to the extent that such
Outstanding Securities are then beneficially owned by JJDC, Non-voting
Preferred Shares as described below. As used herein, “Outstanding
Securities” shall mean the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock
held by JJDC on a fully-diluted basis assuming the exercise, exchange or
conversion of (i) any and all options, warrants or other rights requiring
the Company to issue to JJDC any shares of Common Stock and (ii) any other
securities held by
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JJDC exercisable or
exchangeable for, or convertible into, shares of Common Stock. In such event, a
new series of Non-voting Preferred Stock shall be created, the rights and
preferences of which shall be substantially identical to those of the shares
held by JJDC, except that such shares shall have no voting rights (the “Non-voting
Preferred Shares”). The Non-voting Preferred Shares shall be
convertible upon the same terms as the other preferred stock held by JJDC into
a new series of Common Stock the rights and preferences of which shall be
substantially identical to those of the Common Stock, except that such shares
shall have no voting rights (the “Non-voting Common Stock”).
Each share of Non-voting Common Stock shall convert into one share of Common
Stock upon an initial public offering by the Company of its Common Stock. It is
hereby agreed and acknowledged that the rights of JJDC and the obligations of
the Company and each Existing Holder and Investor set forth herein shall be
exercisable solely at the discretion of JJDC.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Fourth Amended and Restated
Investor Rights Agreement as of the date first above written.
COMPANY:
VOLCANO CORPORATION
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