EXHIBIT 10.1
STOCKHOLDERS
AGREEMENT
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as
of the 30th day of September, 2009, by and among KIT digital, Inc.,
a Delaware Corporation (“ KIT ”), Mr. Kaleil
Isaza Tuzman, a resident of Dubai (“ Isaza Tuzman
”), those stockholders of The FeedRoom, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “ Company ”) who execute a
counterpart of this Agreement to KIT on the date hereof (such
stockholders are sometimes individually referred to as a “
Stockholder ” and collectively referred to as the
“ Stockholders ”) and NewSpring Ventures II,
L.P. in its capacity as Stockholders’ Representative (“
Stockholder Representative ”) under Article IX of the
Merger Agreement (as defined below).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution
hereof, the Company and KIT have entered into a Merger Agreement
(the “ Merger Agreement ”) pursuant to which the
Company will merge with a wholly-owned subsidiary of KIT,
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Merger Agreement the
Stockholders will be issued on or about the date hereof shares of
the common stock of KIT (the “ KIT Shares ”),
and
WHEREAS, Isaza Tuzman owns and/or has control of
certain shares of common stock of KIT, by and through KIT Media
Ltd., as more fully described in “ Exhibit A ”,
and has agreed that such shares shall be subject to this Agreement
(the “ Isaza Tuzman Shares ”), and
WHEREAS, KIT, the Stockholders and Isaza Tuzman
believe it to be in their best mutual interests that they enter
into this Agreement providing for certain rights and restrictions
with respect to the KIT Shares and Isaza Tuzman Shares owned by
them or their permitted transferees (collectively, the “
Shares ”) and to provide for other related rights and
duties.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
covenants, representations, warranties and obligations set forth in
this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1.
Isaza Tuzman Common Shares. Isaza Tuzman
hereby represents and warrants that as of the date hereof he owns
100% of KIT Capital Ltd., KIT Capital Ltd. owns 17,858 shares of
KIT common stock and KIT Media Ltd. owns 2,473,430 shares of KIT
common stock. Isaza Tuzman further represents and warrants that he
holds a controlling interest in KIT Media Ltd. and he holds the
voting and dispositive power of the shares directly held by KIT
Media Ltd.
2.
Transfers of Shares and Lock-Up Provision
. During the term of this Agreement, the Stockholders
and Isaza Tuzman agree not to Transfer any Shares except as may be
specifically permitted by the terms of this Agreement (the “
Restrictions ”). For purposes of this Agreement the
term “ Transfer ” means any short sale of, loan,
grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise pledge,
hypothecate or dispose of any of the Shares. The Restrictions may
be terminated, in whole or in part (if in part, on a pro rata
basis), at any time or from time to time upon the mutual agreement
of Isaza Tuzman and the Stockholder Representative.
3.
Term . This Agreement shall terminate upon the
earliest occurrence of the date or event of (i) eighteen months
from the date hereof, or (ii) the mutual written agreement of KIT,
Isaza Tuzman and the Stockholder Representative, or (iii) a sale,
merger or similar transaction wherein all or substantially all of
KIT’s assets or shares of common stock are acquired by an
unaffiliated third party.
4.
Management Information Rights . So long as any
KIT Shares remain subject to the Restrictions, KIT will provide a
representative designated from time to time by the Stockholder
Representative (the “ Representative ”) the
following information and other rights:
(a) The
Representative shall have the right to consult with and advise the
Chief Executive Officer and senior management of the KIT (the
“ Management ”) on significant business issues,
including Management’s proposed annual operating
plans.
(b) Management
will meet with the Representative quarterly at KIT’s New York
facility or at other mutually acceptable location(s) and at
mutually agreeable times for such consultation and advice and to
review progress of KIT.
(c) The
Representative may request information at reasonable times and
intervals concerning the general status of the KIT’s
financial condition and operation, provided however that access to
(i) highly confidential and proprietary information may be
withheld, at the sole discretion of KIT and (ii) other information
may be withheld if it would result in a waiver of attorney-client
privilege or upon advice of legal counsel to KIT.
(d) The
Representative agrees that all information that is provided to or
learned by him in connection with the Management Information Rights
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed confidential in all
respects and such Representative shall not (i) divulge such
information to any third party, or (ii) engage in any transactions
directly or indirectly involving the common stock of KIT that would
violate any of the laws or regulations administered by the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not
limited to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
“ 1934 Act ”), or the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “ 1933 Act ”). The
Representative further acknowledges that any information provided
hereunder may constitute “insider information” under
the 1934 Act.
5.
Stock Certificate Legends . A copy of this
Agreement shall be filed with the Secretary of KIT and kept with
the corporate records of KIT.
(a) Each
certificate representing KIT Shares shall bear the following
legends:
(i) THE
SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE “1933 ACT”), AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT AND ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR UNL