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AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT

Shareholder Agreement

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT | Document Parties: D CANALE & COMPANY | EXACTTARGET, INC | Insight Venture Associates IV, LLC | MEMPHIS BAY POINT PARTNERS | Montagu Newhall Global Partners, III, LLC You are currently viewing:
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D CANALE & COMPANY | EXACTTARGET, INC | Insight Venture Associates IV, LLC | MEMPHIS BAY POINT PARTNERS | Montagu Newhall Global Partners, III, LLC

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Title: AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 12/14/2007
Law Firm: O'MELVENY & MYERS LLP;DLA Piper US LLP    

AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT, Parties: d canale & company , exacttarget  inc , insight venture associates iv  llc , memphis bay point partners , montagu newhall global partners  iii  llc
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Exhibit 4.2



EXACTTARGET, INC.

         AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT

         November 8, 2006




 

    THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT , dated as of November 8, 2006, by and among EXACTTARGET, INC. , a Delaware corporation (the " Corporation "), and the Stockholders identified on Annex I hereto.

PREAMBLE

        The Stockholders believe it to be in the best interest of the Corporation and the Stockholders to provide for the continued stability of the business and policies of the Corporation and its subsidiaries, as the same may exist from time to time, and, to that end, the parties hereto set forth this Agreement.

        The Company and certain of the Stockholders were parties to that certain Stockholders' Agreement, dated July 15, 2004 (the "Prior Agreement"), and the Stockholders purchasing Series D Preferred Stock desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement to provide the Stockholders purchasing Series D Preferred Stock with the rights and privileges as set forth herein.

        ACCORDINGLY, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement, the receipt and sufficiency of which is are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree to amend and restate the Prior Agreement in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION

        The following terms have the following meanings:

        " Acceptance Notice " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(ii) .

        " Affiliate " means, with respect to any Person, any (a) director, officer, limited or general partner, member or stockholder holding 5% or more of the outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of such Person, (b) spouse, parent, sibling or descendant of such Person (or a spouse, parent, sibling or descendant of a Person specified in clause (a) above relating to such Person) and (c) other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. The term "control" includes, without limitation, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

        " Approved Sale " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6 .

        " Board " means the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

        " Charter " means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation in effect as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented after the date hereof.

        " Common Stock " shall mean the Common Stock of the Corporation, $0.001 par value per share.

        " Common Stockholder Directors " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(iii) .

        " Co-Sale Notice " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a)(i) .

        " Co-Sale Offeree " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a) .

        " Co-Sale Offeror " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a) .

        " Director Indemnification Agreement " means the Director Indemnification Agreements between the Corporation and each of the directors of the Corporation, as may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.


 


        " Equity Securities " means all shares of capital stock of the Corporation, all securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of the Corporation, and all options, warrants, and other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire from the Corporation shares of such capital stock, including any stock appreciation or similar rights, contractual or otherwise.

        " Excluded Stock " shall have the meaning set forth in the Charter.

        " First Offer " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(i) .

        " First Offer Number " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b) .

        " First Offeror " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a) .

        " First Offer Period " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a) .

        " Full Allotment " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(ii) .

        " Group " means:

        (a)   in the case of any Stockholder who is an individual, (i) such Stockholder, (ii) the spouse or lineal descendants of such Stockholder (or any guardian, trustee or custodian for the benefit of such Persons), (iii) all trusts for the benefit of such Stockholder, (iv) all Persons principally owned by and/or organized or operating for the benefit of any of the foregoing and (v) all Affiliates of such Stockholder;

        (b)   in the case of any Stockholder that is a partnership, (i) such Stockholder, (ii) its limited, special and general partners, (iii) any Person to which such Stockholder shall Transfer all or substantially all of its assets, and (iv) all Affiliates and employees of and consultants to, such Stockholder or any of its Affiliates; and

        (c)   in the case of any Stockholder which is a corporation or a limited liability company, (i) such Stockholder, (ii) its stockholders or members as the case may be, (iii) any Person to which such Stockholder shall Transfer all or substantially all of its assets, and (iv) all Affiliates of such Stockholder.

        " Insight Directors " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(i) .

        " Liquidation " shall have the meaning set forth in the Charter.

        " Majority Holders " shall mean the holders of a majority of the Equity Securities of the Corporation, including the holders of a majority of the Series C Investor Shares.

        " Management Stockholder "" means Scott Dorsey, Chris Baggott and Peter McCormick.

        " Montagu Newhall " means, collectively, Montagu Newhall Global Partners II, L.P.; Montagu Newhall Global Partners II-A, L.P.; Montagu Newhall Global Partners II-B, L.P.; Montagu Newhall Global Partners III, L.P.; Montagu Newhall Global Partners III-A, L.P.; and Montagu Newhall Global Partners III-B, L.P.

        " New Securities " means all Equity Securities other than Excluded Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock issued under that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2006, by and among the Company and the investors party thereto.

        " Non-Competitor " means a Person that is not in the business of providing or selling any services or products which are the same as, or substantially similar to, any services or products primarily provided or sold by the Company or otherwise engaged in a business that is primarily the same as, or substantially similar to, the business of the Company.

        " Offer " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a) .

        " Offered Shares " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(i) .

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        " Person " shall be construed in the broadest sense and means and includes a natural person, a partnership, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a limited liability company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and any other entity and any federal, state, municipal, foreign or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, or any private or public court or tribunal.

        " Preferred Stock " means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation, par value $0.001 per share, the Series B Preferred Stock of the Corporation, par value $0.001 per share, the Series C Preferred Stock, and the Series D Preferred Stock.

        " Pro Rata Amount " means, with respect to any Stockholder, the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Stockholder by (ii) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock held by all Stockholders or class of Stockholders (as applicable), assuming in each case the conversion or exchange of all securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock and the exercise of all vested and "in the money" options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock (including warrants) or such convertible or exchangeable securities.

        " Purchase Notice " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(b).

        " QIPO " shall have the meaning set forth per the term "Series C QIPO" in the Chapter.

        " Registration Rights Agreement " shall have the meaning set forth in Section "Required Sale Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6.

        " Rights Holder " shall mean (i) each Series C Investor; (ii) each Series D Investor for so long as such Series D Investor holds at least twenty percent (20%) of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock purchased by such Series D Investor on the Series D Original Issue Date (as defined in the Charter); (iii) each Management Stockholder; and (iv) each Stockholder (other than the Series C Investors, Series D Investors and Management Stockholders) holding at least five percent (5%) of the Common Stock of the Corporation, on a fully-diluted basis (assuming exercise or conversion of all then outstanding convertible securities, options, and warrants that are then exercisable or convertible).

        " Sale of the Corporation " shall have the meaning set forth in the Charter.

        " Series A Preferred Stock " means the Series A Preferred Stock of the Corporation, par value $0.001 per share.

        " Series A/B Director " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b)(ii) .

        " Series B Preferred Stock " means the Series B Preferred Stock of the Corporation, par value $0.001 per share.

        " Series C Investors " means the Persons designated on Annex I hereto as "Series C Investors" and any Transferee of such Persons who or which agrees in writing to be treated as a Series C Investor hereunder and to be bound by the terms and comply with all applicable provisions hereof.

        " Series C Investor Nominee " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(c) .

        " Series C Investor Shares " means all Equity Securities of the Corporation held at any time during the teen of this Agreement by the Series C Investors,

        " Series C Preferred Stock " means the Series C Preferred Stock of the Corporation, par value $0.001 per share.

        " Series D Investors " means the Persons designated on Annex I hereto as "Series D Investors" and any Transferee of such Persons who or which agrees in writing to be treated as a Series D Investor hereunder and to be bound by the terms and comply with all applicable provisions hereof.

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        " Series D Preferred Stock " means the Series D Preferred Stock of the Corporation, par value $0.001 per share.

        " Shares " means all Equity Securities held at any time during the term of this Agreement by any Stockholder. Any reference to a number of "Shares" shall treat each share of Preferred Stock as the number of shares of Common Stock into which it is then convertible pursuant to the Charter and any warrants or convertible securities as the number of shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock for which it is then exercisable or convertible.

        " Stockholders " means the stockholders identified on Annex I hereto, including without limitation the holders of Common Stock, holders of Series A Preferred Stock, holders of Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Investors, Series D Investors and Management Stockholders, and includes any transferee of any such Person who or which agrees in writing to be treated as a Stockholder hereunder pursuant to Section 3.1 and to be bound by the terms and comply with all applicable provisions hereof,

        " Subsidiary " means, with respect to any Person, any other Person the majority of whose Equity Securities or voting securities are directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person.

        " Tag-Along-Notice " shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(c) .

        " Termination Date " means the earlier to occur of: (i) the closing of a QIPO and (ii) the closing of a Liquidation.

        " Third Party " means, with respect to any Stockholder, any Person that is not (i) the Corporation or (ii) a member of the Group of such Stockholder.

        " Transfer " means to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of Shares, either voluntarily or involuntarily and with or without consideration excluding any (i) transfers to the Corporation by employees, consultants or other service providers of the Corporation upon a termination of employment or other consulting or similar engagement or (ii) transfers to the Corporation by any Stockholders.

        " Transferee " means any Person to whom a Stockholder shall Transfer Shares.

        " Transferor " means any Person who Transfers Shares.

ARTICLE II.

BOARD REPRESENTATION

         2.1      Board Representation.     

        (a)   The Corporation and the Stockholders shall take such corporate actions as may be required to ensure that (i) the number of directors constituting the Board is at all times five (5), and (ii) the presence of three directors (including at least one director nominated under Section 2.1(b)(i) hereof) is required to constitute a quorum of the Board.

        (b)   Subject to Section 2.1(c) below:

  •           (i)  Insight Venture Partners IV, L.P. and Insight Venture Partners (Cayman) IV, L.P. shall each be entitled: (A) to nominate one individual to the Board to serve as directors (collectively, the " Insight Directors ") until their respective successors are elected and qualified, (B) to nominate each successor to the Insight Directors and (C) to direct the removal from the Board of any director nominated under the foregoing clauses (A) or (B);

             (ii)  the holders of a majority of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class and on an as converted to Common Stock basis, shall be entitled: (A) to nominate one individual to the Board to serve as a director (the " Series A/B Director ") until his or

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  • her successor is elected and qualified, (B) to nominate each successor to the Series A/B Director and (C) to direct the removal from the Board of any director nominated under the foregoing clauses (A) or (B);

            (iii)  the holder(s) of a majority of all shares of Common Stock shall be entitled: (A) to nominate two individual(s) to the Board to serve as directors (the " Common Stockholder Directors ") until his or her successors are elected and qualified, (B) to nominate each successor to the Common Stockholder Directors, and (C) to direct the removal from the Board of any director nominated under the foregoing clauses (A) or (B); and

            (iv)  one authorized representative of Montagu Newhall shall be entitled to attend each meeting of the Board of Directors as an observer and shall be given timely notice of the Board of Directors meeting in the same manner and at the same time that the directors of the Company are given notice of such meeting; provided that the Board of Directors, acting in the best interest of the Company or upon the advice of corporate legal counsel, may, in its sole discretion, exclude any such observer from any meeting or portion thereof (including, without limitation, in order to protect confidential information not known by the observer or to protect the attorney-client privilege). Each such observer shall receive the same written information (including, without limitation reports, financial statements and notices, but excluding any written information that may breach or waive a privilege) as is provided to the directors in connection with such meeting; provided further that each such observer shall enter into a confidentiality and non disclosure agreement acceptable to the Company if not already subject to such agreement.

        (c)   Each nomination or any proposal to remove from the Board any director shall be made by delivering to the Corporation a notice signed by the party or parties entitled to such nomination or proposal. As promptly as practicable, but in any event within ten (10) days, after delivery of such notice, the Corporation shall take or cause to be taken such corporate actions as may be reasonably required to cause the election or removal proposed in such notice. Such corporate actions may include calling a meeting or soliciting a written consent of the Board, or calling a meeting or soliciting a written consent of the Stockholders.

        (d)   The Corporation shall execute and deliver a Director Indemnification Agreement, substantially in the form of that executed and delivered in favor of the initial Insight Directors, in favor of any other Persons who shall become directors after the date hereof.

         2.2      Voting Agreement.     

        Each Stockholder shall vote all Shares held by such Stockholder for the election to the Board of all individuals nominated in accordance with Section 2.1 and for the removal from the Board of all directors proposed to be removed in accordance with Section 2.1 and shall take all actions required on its behalf to give effect to the agreements set forth in this Section 2.2 . Each Stockholder shall use all reasonable efforts to cause each director originally nominated by such Stockholder to vote for the election to the Board of all individuals nominated in accordance with Section 2.1 .

         2.3      Interim Director.     

        The Corporation shall notify each Stockholder of the occurrence of any vacancy in any seat of the Board. If the Stockholders entitled to nominate a successor to fill such vacancy fail to do so within 15 days after delivery of such notice, such vacancy may be filled in accordance with the By-laws of the Corporation until a successor has been nominated and elected to the Board in accordance with Sections 2.1 and 2.2 .

         2.4      Committees; Subsidiaries.     

        (a)   Each Stockholder shall use all reasonable efforts to cause each director of the Corporation nominated by such Stockholder to take such corporate actions as may be reasonably required to ensure

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that (i) the Board has at all times a compensation committee and an audit committee and (ii) one director nominated under Section 2.1(b)(i) shall be appointed to each such committee. The Compensation Committee shall approve all increases in executive compensation, executive bonuses and all option grants (including the vesting schedules with respect to such option grants). The Audit Committee shall approve the engagement of the Corporation's auditors and approve the audit prior to its issuance each year.

        (b)   The Corporation and each Stockholder shall take, and each Stockholder shall use all reasonable efforts to cause each director of the Corporation nominated by such Stockholder to take, such corporate actions as may be reasonably required to ensure that the composition of the board of directors of all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of the Corporation is identical to the composition of the Board.

         2.5      Meetings; Expenses; Compensation.     

        (a)   Corporation shall convene meetings of the Board at least once every three months. Upon any failure by the Corporation to convene any meeting required by this paragraph, a director nominated under Section 2.1(b)(i) shall be empowered to convene such meeting.

        (b)   The Corporation shall reimburse each director and observer who is not an employee of the Corporation for his or her reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including travel) incurred in connection with the attendance of meetings of the Board or any committee thereof or the performance of his or her duties.

         2.6      Protective Provisions.     

        As long as at least twenty percent (20%) of the Series C Investor Shares outstanding as of the Original Series C Issue Date (as defined in the Charter) remain outstanding, the Corporation shall not take, nor shall it permit any of its Subsidiaries to take, after the Original Series C Issue Date, any of the following actions without the prior written approval of the holders of a majority of all outstanding Series C Investor Shares:

        (a)   (A) issue or authorize any options (other than options or other convertible securities (not to exceed 1,113,232 options or convertible securities) issued pursuant to any of the Corporation's stock incentive plans), or (B) issue or authorize any Equity Securities, warrants, or options (other than as set forth in (A) above) or other rights to purchase Equity Securities of the Corporation, or (C) issue any stock appreciation or similar rights, (D) create a bonus plan or program or issue any bonuses or agree to issue bonuses, the payment of which is contingent upon the occurrence of a Liquidation, change of control or similar event, or (E) redeem, repurchase or acquire any debt or Equity Securities (other than the Series C Investor Shares, repurchases upon termination of service or employment of consultants, directors, or employees pursuant to equity restriction agreements or the exercise by the Corporation of contractual rights of first refusal);

        (b)   take any action that could result in a Liquidation;

        (c)   effect any acquisition by the Corporation of any business (whether by purchase of stock or assets) for consideration in excess of $250,000, not included in the annual operating budget;

        (d)   incur or have outstanding any indebtedness for borrowed money in an amount greater than $250,000 in the aggregate;

        (e)   effect any changes in the Charter, By-laws, or other governing documents of the Corporation;

        (f)    effect the sale of a material part of the Corporation or effect any sales, leases, pledging or other dispositions of assets outside the ordinary course of business;

        (g)   make any material deviation from the annual operating budget and business plans approved by the Board, including at least one Insight Director;

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        (h)   make investments in any other Person;

        (i)    alter the size of the Board;

        (j)    agree to or take any action which may alter, adversely affect or amend the preferences, privileges or rights of the Series C Investor Shares or create any class of securities that is senior to or pari passu with the Series C Investor Shares;

        (k)   declare or pay any dividends (other than with respect to the Series C Investor Shares);

        (l)    grant any exclusive rights to any intellectual property of the Corporation;

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