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Exhibit
10.3
MYSPACE,
INC.
SERIES A PREFERRED AND
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
T HIS S
ERIES A P REFERRED A
ND C OMMON S TOCK P
URCHASE A GREEMENT (the “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
February 11, 2005, by and among M YSPACE , I
NC . , a Delaware corporation (the “
Company ”), and each of those persons and
entities, severally and not jointly, whose names are set forth on
the Schedule of Purchasers attached hereto as Exhibit
A (which persons and entities are hereinafter collectively
referred to as “ Purchasers ” and each
individually as a “ Purchaser
”).
R
ECITALS
W
HEREAS , the Company has authorized the sale and
issuance of an aggregate of eight hundred seventy thousand one
hundred seventy-one (870,171) shares of its Series A Preferred
Stock (the “ Preferred Shares ”) and an
aggregate of one million one hundred thirty-seven thousand six
hundred twenty-four (1,137,624) shares of its Common Stock (the
“ Common Shares ,” and together with the
Preferred Shares, the “ Shares
”);
W
HEREAS , Purchasers desire to purchase the
Shares on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
W
HEREAS , the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Contribution
Agreement (as defined below) are intended to constitute a single
transaction for purposes of Section 351 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
W
HEREAS , the Company desires to issue and sell
the Shares to Purchasers on the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
A
GREEMENT
N OW , T
HEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing
recitals and the mutual promises, representations, warranties, and
covenants hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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1. |
A GREEMENT T O S
ELL A ND P URCHASE
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1.1 Authorization
of Shares . The Company has authorized (a) the sale and
issuance to Purchasers of the Shares and (b) the issuance of such
shares of Common Stock to be issued upon conversion of the
Preferred Shares (the “ Conversion Shares
”). The Shares and the Conversion Shares have the rights,
preferences, privileges and restrictions set forth in the
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit B (the “
Charter ”).
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1.2 Sale and
Purchase . Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, at the
Closing (as hereinafter defined) the Company hereby agrees to issue
and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase
from the Company, severally and not jointly, (a) the number of
Preferred Shares set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on
Exhibit A , at a purchase price of seven dollars and
fifteen cents ($7.15) per share, and (b) the number of Common
Shares set forth opposite such Purchaser’s name on
Exhibit A , at a purchase price of four dollars and
sixty-seven cents ($4.67) per share.
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2. |
C LOSING , D ELIVERY A
ND P AYMENT . |
2.1 Closing .
The closing of the sale and purchase of the Shares under this
Agreement (the “ Closing ”) shall take
place at 1:00 p.m. on the date hereof, at the offices of Latham
& Watkins LLP, 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000, Los Angeles,
CA 90071, or at such other time or place as the Company and
Purchasers may mutually agree (such date is hereinafter referred to
as the “ Closing Date ”).
2.2 Delivery .
At the Closing, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the
Company will deliver to each Purchaser a certificate representing
the number of Preferred Shares and a certificate representing the
number of Common Shares to be purchased at the Closing by such
Purchaser, against payment of the purchase price therefor by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by
the Company.
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3. |
R EPRESENTATIONS A ND W
ARRANTIES O F T HE C
OMPANY . |
Except as set forth on a
Schedule of Exceptions delivered by the Company to Purchasers at
the Closing, the Company hereby represents and warrants to each
Purchaser as of the date of this Agreement (after giving effect to
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Contribution Agreement, unless otherwise noted below) as set forth
below.
3.1 Organization,
Good Standing and Qualification . The Company is a corporation
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite
corporate power and authority to own and operate its properties and
assets, to execute and deliver this Agreement and the
Stockholders’ Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit C (the “ Stockholders’
Agreement ”), the Registration Rights Agreement in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit D (the “
Registration Rights Agreement ”), the
Contribution Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
E (the “ Contribution Agreement
”), the Transition and Finance Services Agreement in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit F (the “
Services Agreement ”), the Intellectual
Property License Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit G (the “ License
Agreement ”) and the Management Rights Letter in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit H (collectively, the
“ Related Agreements ”), to issue and
sell the Shares and the Conversion Shares, and to carry out the
provisions of this Agreement, the Related Agreements and the
Charter and to carry on its business as presently conducted and as
presently proposed to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified
to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in
all jurisdictions in which the nature of its activities and of its
properties (both owned and leased) makes such qualification
necessary, except for those jurisdictions in which failure to do so
would not have a material adverse effect on the Company or its
business.
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3.2
Subsidiaries . The Company does not own or control any
equity security or other interest of any other corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or other business entity.
The Company is not a participant in any joint venture, partnership,
limited liability company or similar arrangement. Since its
inception, the Company has not consolidated or merged with,
acquired all or substantially all of the assets of, or acquired the
stock of or any interest in any corporation, partnership, limited
liability company or other business entity (other than pursuant to
the Related Agreements).
3.3 Capitalization;
Voting Rights .
(a) The authorized
capital stock of the Company, immediately prior to the Closing,
consists of (i) 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001
per share, none of which are issued and outstanding, and (ii)
880,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, all
shares of which are designated Series A Preferred Stock, none of
which are issued and outstanding. Immediately after giving effect
to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Contribution Agreement, there will be 6,760,563 shares of Common
Stock issued and outstanding and 870,171 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock issued and outstanding.
(b) No shares or
options to purchase shares of Common Stock have been issued or
granted under the Company’s 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the
“ Plan ”), and 401,618 shares of Common
Stock remain available for future issuance under the Plan to
officers, directors, employees and consultants of the Company. The
Company has not made any representations regarding equity
incentives to any officer, employee, director or consultant that
are inconsistent with the share amounts and terms set forth in the
Company’s board minutes.
(c) Other than the
shares reserved for issuance under the Plan and except as may be
granted pursuant to this Agreement and the Related Agreements,
there are no outstanding options, warrants, rights (including
conversion or preemptive rights and rights of first refusal), proxy
or stockholder agreements, or agreements of any kind for the
purchase or acquisition from the Company of any of its
securities.
(d) All issued and
outstanding shares of the Company’s Common Stock (i) have
been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable, (ii) were issued in compliance with all applicable
state and federal laws concerning the issuance of securities, and
(iii) are subject to a right of first refusal in favor of the
Company on transfer.
(e) The rights,
preferences, privileges and restrictions of the Shares are as
stated in the Charter. The Conversion Shares have been duly and
validly reserved for issuance. When issued in compliance with the
provisions of this Agreement and the Charter, the Shares and the
Conversion Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable, and will be free of any liens or encumbrances other
than liens and encumbrances created by or imposed upon the
Purchasers; provided, however , that the Shares and the
Conversion Shares may be subject to restrictions on transfer and
subject to a purchase option under the Related Agreements and under
state and/or federal securities laws as set forth herein or as
otherwise required by such laws at the time a transfer is proposed.
The sale of the Shares and the subsequent conversion of the
Preferred Shares into Conversion Shares are not and will not be
subject to any preemptive rights or rights of first refusal that
have not been properly waived or complied with.
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(f) No stock plan,
stock purchase, stock option or other agreement or understanding
between the Company and any holder of any equity securities or
rights to purchase equity securities provides for acceleration or
other changes in the vesting provisions or other terms of such
agreement or understanding as the result of (i) termination of
employment or consulting services (whether actual or constructive);
(ii) any merger, consolidated sale of stock or assets, change in
control or any other transaction(s) by the Company; or (iii) the
occurrence of any other event or combination of events.
(g) All outstanding
shares of Common Stock, and all outstanding shares of Common Stock
and Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise or conversion
outstanding options, warrants or other exercisable or convertible
securities, are subject to a market standoff or
“lockup” agreement of not less than 180 days following
the Company’s initial public offering.
3.4 Authorization;
Binding Obligations . All corporate action on the part of the
Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the
authorization of this Agreement and the Related Agreements, the
performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder and
thereunder at the Closing and the authorization, sale, issuance and
delivery of the Shares pursuant hereto and the Conversion Shares
pursuant to the Charter has been taken. The Agreement and the
Related Agreements, when executed and delivered, will be valid and
binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with
their terms, except (a) as limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights, (b)
general principles of equity that restrict the availability of
equitable remedies, and (c) to the extent that the enforceability
of the indemnification provisions in the Investor Rights Agreement
may be limited by applicable laws.
3.5 Liabilities
. The Company has no material liabilities that would be required to
be reflected on a balance sheet in accordance with United States
generally acceptable accounting principles (“
GAAP ”) and, to the best of its knowledge, no
material contingent liabilities that would be required to be
disclosed in footnotes to the Company’s financial statements
in accordance with GAAP, except in each case current liabilities
incurred in the ordinary course of business which would not
reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the
business, assets, properties or financial condition of the
Company.
3.6 Agreements;
Action .
(a) Except for
agreements explicitly contemplated hereby and agreements between
the Company on the one hand and its employees with respect to the
sale of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock, there are no
agreements, understandings or proposed transactions between the
Company and any of its officers, directors, employees, affiliates
or any affiliate thereof on the other hand.
(b) There are no
agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts, proposed
transactions, judgments, orders, writs or decrees to which the
Company is a party or to its knowledge by which it is bound which
involve (i) future obligations (contingent or otherwise) of, or
payments to, the Company in excess of $100,000, or (ii) the
transfer or license of any material patent, copyright, trade secret
or other proprietary right to or from the Company (other
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than licenses by the Company
of “off the shelf” or other standard products), or
(iii) provisions restricting the development, manufacture or
distribution of the Company’s products or services in any
material respect, or (iv) indemnification by the Company with
respect to infringements of proprietary rights.
(c) The Company has
not (i) accrued, declared or paid any dividends, or authorized or
made any distribution upon or with respect to any class or series
of its capital stock, (ii) incurred or guaranteed any indebtedness
for money borrowed or any other liabilities (other than trade
payables incurred in the ordinary course of business) individually
in excess of $100,000 or, in the case of indebtedness and/or
liabilities individually less than $100,000, in excess of $300,000
in the aggregate, (iii) made any loans or advances to any person,
other than ordinary advances for travel expenses, or (iv) sold,
exchanged or otherwise disposed of any of its assets or rights,
other than the sale of its inventory in the ordinary course of
business.
(d) For the purposes
of subsections (b) and (c) above, all indebtedness, liabilities,
agreements, understandings, instruments, contracts and proposed
transactions involving the same person or entity (including persons
or entities the Company has reason to believe are affiliated
therewith) shall be aggregated for the purpose of meeting the
individual minimum dollar amounts of such subsections.
3.7 Obligations to
Related Parties . Except pursuant to the Related Agreements and
the transactions contemplated thereby, there are no obligations of
the Company to officers, directors, stockholders, or employees of
the Company other than (a) for payment of salary for services
rendered, (b) reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred on
behalf of the Company and (c) for other standard employee benefits
made generally available to all employees (including stock option
agreements outstanding under any stock option plan approved by the
Board of Directors of the Company). Other than ownership of shares
of stock of any stockholder of the Company that is itself a
corporation or limited liability company, none of the officers,
directors or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, key
employees or stockholders of the Company or any members of their
immediate families, is indebted to the Company or has any direct or
indirect ownership interest in any firm or corporation with which
the Company is affiliated or with which the Company has a business
relationship, or any firm or corporation that competes with the
Company, other than (i) passive investments in publicly traded
companies (representing less than 1% of such company) which may
compete with the Company and (ii) investments by venture capital
funds with which directors of the Company may be affiliated and
service as a board member of a company in connection therewith due
to a person’s affiliation with a venture capital fund or
similar institutional investor in such company. No officer,
director or stockholder, or any member of their immediate families,
is, directly or indirectly, interested in any material contract
with the Company (other than the Related Agreements and the
transactions contemplated thereby and other than such contracts as
relate to any such person’s ownership of capital stock or
other securities of the Company).
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3.8 Changes .
Since the formation of the Company (and after giving effect to
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution
Agreement), there has not been to the Company’s
knowledge:
(a) Any change in the
assets, liabilities, financial condition or operations of the
Company, other than changes in the ordinary course of business,
none of which individually or in the aggregate has had or is
reasonably expected to have a material adverse effect on such
assets, liabilities, financial condition or operations of the
Company;
(b) Any resignation or
termination of any officer, key employee or group of employees of
the Company;
(c) Any material
change, except in the ordinary course of business, in the
contingent obligations of the Company by way of guaranty,
endorsement, indemnity, warranty or otherwise;
(d) Any damage,
destruction or loss, whether or not covered by insurance,
materially and adversely affecting the properties, business or
prospects or financial condition of the Company;
(e) Any waiver by the
Company of a valuable right or of a material debt owed to
it;
(f) Any material
change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any
employee, officer, director or stockholder;
(g) Any labor
organization activity related to the Company;
(h) Any sale,
assignment, or exclusive license or transfer of any patents,
trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other intangible
assets;
(i) Any change in any
material agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it
is bound which materially and adversely affects the business,
assets, liabilities, financial condition, operations or prospects
of the Company;
(j) Any other event or
condition of any character that, either individually or
cumulatively, has materially and adversely affected the business,
assets, liabilities, financial condition or operations of the
Company; or
(k) Any arrangement or
commitment by the Company to do any of the acts described in
subsection (a) through (j) above.
3.9 Title to
Properties and Assets; Liens, Etc. The Company has good and
marketable title to its owned properties and assets and a valid
leasehold interest in its leasehold estates, in each case subject
to no mortgage, pledge, lien, lease, encumbrance or charge, other
than (a) those resulting from taxes which have not yet become
delinquent, (b) minor liens and encumbrances which do not
materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto
or materially impair the operations of the Company, and (c) those
that have otherwise arisen in the ordinary course of
business.
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3.10 Intellectual
Property .
(a) The Company owns
or possesses sufficient legal rights to all patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses,
information and other proprietary rights and processes necessary
for its business as now conducted and as presently proposed to be
conducted, without any known infringement of the rights of others.
There are no outstanding material options, licenses or agreements
of any kind relating to the foregoing proprietary rights, nor is
the Company bound by or a party to any material options, licenses
or agreements with respect to the patents, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, copyrights, trade secrets, licenses,
information and other proprietary rights and processes of any other
person or entity other than such licenses or agreements arising
from the purchase of “off the shelf” or standard
products.
(b) The Company has
not received any written communications alleging that the Company
has violated or, by conducting its business as presently proposed
to be conducted, would violate any of the patents, trademarks,
service marks, trade names, copyrights or trade secrets or other
proprietary rights of any other person or entity.
(c) The Company is not
aware that any of its employees is obligated under any contract
(including licenses, covenants or commitments of any nature) or
other agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree or order of any
court or administrative agency, that would interfere with their
duties to the Company or that would conflict with the
Company’s business as proposed to be conducted. Each
employee, officer and consultant of the Company has executed a
proprietary information and inventions agreement in the form
previously provided to the Purchasers or their respective counsel.
No employee, officer or consultant of the Company has excluded
works or inventions made prior to his or her employment with the
Company from his or her assignment of inventions pursuant to such
employee, officer or consultant’s proprietary information and
inventions agreement. The Company does not believe it is or will be
necessary to utilize any inventions, trade secrets or proprietary
information of any of its employees made prior to their employment
by the Company, except for inventions, trade secrets or proprietary
information that have been assigned to the Company.
(d) The Company is not
subject to any “open source” or “copyleft”
obligations or otherwise required to make any public
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