Exhibit
10.13
SHAREHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
THIS SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “
Shareholders Agreement ”) is made as of
March 30, 2007 by and among Sequiam Corporation, a California
corporation (the “ Company ”);
Biometrics Investors, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
(“ Biometrics ”); and such other
shareholders of the Company that become a party hereto from time to
time (collectively referred to as the “
Shareholders ” and individually as a “
Shareholder ”). Unless otherwise specified
herein, all of the capitalized terms used herein are defined in
Section 4 hereof.
WHEREAS, Biometrics has agreed to enter into a
credit agreement with the Company pursuant to an Agreement, dated
as of the date hereof, by and between the Company and Biometrics
(the “ Agreement ”);
WHEREAS, Biometrics is the holder of 2,028,388
of the Company’s common shares, par value $0.001 per share
(the “ Common Shares ”);
and
WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this
Shareholders Agreement is a condition to Biometrics’ entering
into the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants contained herein and other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties to this Shareholders Agreement, intending
to be legally bound, agree as follows:
(a) From and after the date of execution of the
Agreement, each Shareholder shall vote all of his Shareholder
Shares and shall take all other necessary or desirable actions
within his control (whether in his capacity as a shareholder,
director, member of a board committee or officer of the Company or
otherwise, and including, without limitation, attendance at
meetings in person or by proxy for purposes of obtaining a quorum
and execution of written consents in lieu of meetings), and the
Company shall take all necessary or desirable actions solely within
its control (including, without limitation. calling special board
and shareholder meetings), so that:
(i) the authorized number of directors on the Board
shall be increased from three to five directors,
(ii) the two additional directors that shall be
elected to the Board shall be two representatives designated by
Biometrics.
(iii) the composition of the board of directors of
each of the Company’s Subsidiaries (a “ Sub
Board ”) shall be the same as that of the
Board;
(iv) the removal from the Board or a Sub Board (with
or without cause) of any representative designated under Section
1 ( a )( ii ) above shall be at Biometrics’
written request, but only upon such written request and under no
other circumstances; and
(v) in the event that any representative designated
under Section 1 ( a )( ii ) ceases for
any reason to serve as a member of the Board or Sub Board during
his or her term of office, the resulting vacancy on the Board or
Sub Board shall be filled by a representative designated by
Biometrics.
(b) There shall be at least [four]
meetings of the Board during every fiscal year, at least one of
which shall be held in each 120-day period during the
Company’s fiscal year. The Company shall pay all
out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each director in connection with
attending regular and special meetings of the Board, any Sub Board
and any committee thereof.
(c) So long as any Director designated under
Section 1 ( a )( ii ) above serves on the
Board and for three years thereafter, the Company shall maintain
directors’ and officers’ indemnity insurance coverage
satisfactory to such Directors, and the Company’s Articles of
Incorporation and bylaws shall provide for indemnification and
exculpation of directors to the fullest extent permitted under
applicable law.
(d) In the event the aggregate number of Shareholder
Shares falls as a result of certain Shareholder Shares having been
(x) effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of
in accordance with the registration statement covering them or (y)
sold to the public through a broker, dealer or market maker
pursuant to Rule 144 (or any similar provision then in force) under
the Securities Act, then, the Company:
(i) shall make reasonable efforts to obtain new
Shareholders in order to increase the aggregate number of
Shareholder Shares to the level at which it was prior to the
aggregate number of Shareholder Shares falling; and
(ii) shall not be in breach of this Shareholders
Agreement and, consequently, there shall be no Event of Default
under the Agreement or any Other Agreement, if, despite the
Company’s compliance with Section 1 ( d )(
i ) above, the aggregate number of Shareholder Shares falls
below the required number of outstanding Common Shares needed,
under the Company’s by-laws or otherwise, to vote for and
elect any Director designated under Section 1 ( a )(
ii ) above.
2.
Representations and
Warranties . Each
Shareholder represents and warrants that (i) this Shareholders
Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such
Shareholder and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of
such Shareholder, enforceable in accordance with its terms, and
(ii) such Shareholder has not granted and is not a party to any
proxy, voting trust or other agreement which is inconsistent with,
conflicts with or violates any provision of this Shareholders
Agreement. No holder of Shareholder Shares shall grant any proxy or
become party to any voting trust or other agreement which is
inconsistent with, conflicts with or violates any provision of this
Shareholders Agreement.
3.
Legend . Each certificate evidencing Shareholder Shares
and each certificate issued in exchange for or upon the transfer of
any Shareholder Shares (if such shares remain Shareholder Shares
after such transfer) shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a
legend in substantially the following form:
“The
securities represented by this certificate are subject to a
Shareholders Agreement dated as of March 30, 2007, among the issuer
of such securities (the “Company”) and certain of the
Company’s Shareholders, as amended and modified from time to
time. A copy of such Shareholders Agreement shall be furnished
without charge by the Company to the holder hereof upon written
request.”
The Company
shall imprint such legend on certificates evidencing Shareholder
Shares outstanding as of the date hereof, and the Shareholders
shall surrender their stock certificates to the Company for such
purpose. The legend set forth above shall be removed from the
certificates evidencing any shares which cease to be Shareholder
Shares.
4.
Definitions
. Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given such terms
in the Agreement. As used in this Shareholders Agreement, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:
“ Acquired Common ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 7.
“ Agreement ” has
the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“ Articles of
Incorporation ” means the Company’s Articles
of Incorporation as in effect from time to time.
“ Biometrics ” has
the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“ Board ” or
“ Board of Directors ” means the Board
of Directors of the Company.
“ Common Shares ”
has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
“ Company ” has the
meaning set forth in the preamble.
“ Person ” means an
individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability
company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust joint
venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental entity
or any department, agency or political subdivision
thereof.
“ Securities Act ”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to
time.
“ Shareholder Shares
” means (i) any Common Shares purchased or otherwise acquired
by any Shareholder, (ii) any capital stock or other equity
securities issued or issuable directly or indirectly with respect
to the Common Shares referred to in clause (i) above by way of
stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination
of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other
reorganization, and (iii) any other shares of any class or series
of capital stock of the Company held by a Shareholder, including
without limitation the Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred;
provided that Shareholder Shares shall not
include nonvoting shares described in (iii) for purposes of
Section 1 hereof. As to any particular shares constituting
Shareholder Shares, such shares shall cease to be Shareholder
Shares when they have been (x) effectively registered under the
Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the