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Exhibit 4.2
ACCURAY INCORPORATED
INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
OCTOBER 30, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Section 1 Definitions
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1.1 Certain Definitions
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Section 2 Registration Rights
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2.1 Requested Registration
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2.2 Company Registration
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2.3 Registration on Form S-3
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2.4 Expenses of Registration
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2.5 Registration Procedures
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2.6 Indemnification
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2.7 Information by Holder
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2.8 Restrictions on Transfer
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2.9 Rule 144 Reporting
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2.10 Market Stand-Off Agreement
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2.11 Delay of Registration
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2.12 Transfer or Assignment of Registration
Rights
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2.13 Limitations on Subsequent Registration
Rights
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2.14 Termination of Registration
Rights
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Section 3 Covenants of the
Company
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3.1 Basic Financial Information and
Inspection Rights
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3.2 Inspections
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3.3 Aggregation of Stock
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3.4 Confidentiality
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3.5 Termination of Covenants
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Section 4 Waiver of Prior Rights
Agreement
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4.1 Amendment, Waiver and Termination of Prior
Rights Agreement
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Section 5 Right of First Refusal
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5.1 Right of First Refusal
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5.2 Assignment of Right of First
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5.3 Termination of Right of First
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Section 6 Miscellaneous
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6.1 Amendment
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6.2 Notices
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6.3 Governing Law
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6.4 Successors and Assigns
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6.5 Entire Agreement
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6.6 Delays or Omissions
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6.7 Severability
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6.8 Titles and Subtitles
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6.9 Counterparts
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6.10 Telecopy Execution and
Delivery
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6.11 Jurisdiction; Venue
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6.12 Further Assurances
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6.13 Termination Upon Change of
Control
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6.14 Conflict
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6.15 Attorneys' Fees
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ii
ACCURAY INCORPORATED
INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Investors'
Rights Agreement (this " Agreement ") is made as of
October 30, 2006, by and among Accuray Incorporated, a
California corporation (the " Company "), and the
holders of the Company's Series C Preferred Stock as converted
(" Prior C Holders "), the holders of the Company's
Series A Preferred Stock (" Series A Holders "),
the holders of the Company's Series A-1 Preferred Stock
(" Series A-1 Holders "), the holders of the
Company's Series B Preferred Stock (" Series B
Holders ") and the holders of the Company's Series C
Preferred Stock (" Series C Holders "). The Prior C
Holders, the Series A Holders, the Series B Holders and
the Series C Holders are listed on Exhibit A and are
referred to herein either collectively as the " Investors "
or individually as an " Investor ". Unless otherwise defined
herein, capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings
ascribed to them in Section 1 .
RECITALS
WHEREAS:
The Company and each of the Investors has
previously entered into agreements granting certain registration
rights to each of the Investors;
WHEREAS:
The Company and the Prior C Holders entered
into an Prior C Rights Agreement, pursuant to which the Company
granted certain registration rights to the Prior
C Holders;
WHEREAS:
The Company and the Series A Holders
entered into a Series A Rights Agreement, pursuant to which
the Company granted certain registration rights to the
Series A Holders;
WHEREAS:
The Company and the
Series A-1 Holders entered into a
Series A-1 Rights Agreement, pursuant to which the
Company granted certain registration rights to the
Series A-1 Holders;
WHEREAS:
The Company and the Series B Holders
entered into a Series B Rights Agreement, pursuant to which
the Company granted certain registration rights to the
Series B Holders;
WHEREAS:
The Company and the Series C Holders
each entered into a Series C Rights Agreement, pursuant to
which the Company granted certain registration rights to the
Series C Holders;
WHEREAS:
The Company and the Investors each desire
to adopt this Agreement in order to clarify the rights of the
Investors under the Prior Rights Agreements, and each desire to
waive any rights they may have under the Prior Agreements, and to
terminate the Prior Agreements upon adoption of
this Agreement;
NOW,
THEREFORE: In consideration of the
mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, and other
consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Company and the Investors hereto agree
as follows:
Section 1
Definitions
1.1
Certain Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following
terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
(a) "
Board" shall mean the Company's Board of Directors.
(b) "
Commission " shall mean the Securities and Exchange
Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering
the Securities Act.
(c) "
Common Stock " means the Common Stock of the Company.
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(d) "
Exchange Act " shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or any similar successor federal statute and the
rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in
effect from time to time.
(e) "
Holder " shall mean any Investor who holds Registrable
Securities and any holder of Registrable Securities to whom the
registration rights conferred by this Agreement have been duly and
validly transferred in accordance with Section 2.12 of
this Agreement.
(f) "
Indemnified Party " shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.6(c) hereto.
(g) "
Indemnifying Party " shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.6(c) hereto.
(h) "
Initial Public Offering " shall mean the closing of the
Company's first firm commitment underwritten public offering of the
Company's Common Stock registered under the
Securities Act.
(i) "
Initiating Holders " shall mean any Holder or Holders who in
the aggregate hold not less than thirty percent (30%) of the
outstanding Registrable Securities.
(j) "
Inspection Rights " shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2 hereto.
(k) "
Prior C Rights Agreement" shall mean Section 7 of
the Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between the
Company and the Prior C Holders, dated August, 1994, pursuant to
which the Company granted certain registration rights to the Prior
C Holders.
(l)
" 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 capital stock, and securities
of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible into
capital stock; provided , however , that the term
"New Securities" does not include (i) securities issued
upon conversion of the Shares; (ii) securities issued to
employees, consultants, officers, and directors of the Company,
pursuant to any arrangement or Company employee benefit plan, in
each case approved by the Board; (iii) securities issued
pursuant to any rights or agreements, including, without
limitation, convertible securities, options, bonds, debentures,
notes or other evidences of indebtedness and warrants, provided
that the Company shall have complied with the right of first offer
established by Section 5 below with respect to the initial
sale or grant by the Company of such rights or agreements;
(iv) securities issued in connection with any stock split,
stock dividend or recapitalization by the Company;
(v) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another
entity by the Company by merger, purchase of substantially all of
the assets or shares or other reorganization whereby the Company
will own not less than a majority of the voting power of the
surviving or successor business, provided that such transaction was
approved by the Board; (vi) securities issued pursuant to the
acquisition of technology or other intellectual property by
outright purchase or exclusive license, provided that such
transaction was approved by the Board; (vii) securities issued
to lenders, financial institutions, equipment lessors or real
estate lessors of the Company in connection with a bona fide
borrowing or leasing transaction, in each case approved by the
Board; (viii) securities issued to vendors or customers of the
Company, or to other persons in similar commercial arrangements
with the Company other than for primarily equity financing
purposes, if such issuance is in each case approved by the Board;
(ix) securities issued in connection with corporate partnering
transactions other than for primarily equity financing purposes, if
such issuance is in each case approved by the Board; and
(x) any right, option, or warrant to acquire any security
convertible into the securities excluded from the definition of
New Securities pursuant to clauses (i) through (ix)
above.
(m) "
Other Selling Stockholders " shall mean persons other than
Holders who, by virtue of agreements with the Company, are entitled
to include their securities in certain registrations hereunder.
(n) "
Other Registrable Securities " shall mean securities of the
Company, with respect to which registration rights have
been granted.
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(o) "
Pro Rata Portion " means the ratio that (x) the
sum of the number of shares of the Company's Common Stock held by
an Series C Holder immediately prior to the issuance of
New Securities, assuming full exercise and/or conversion of
the Shares and all Company securities exercisable and/or
convertible into the Company's Common Stock then held by such
Series C Holder, bears to (y) the sum of the total number
of shares of the Company's Common Stock then outstanding, assuming
full exercise and/or conversion of all Company securities
exercisable and/or convertible into the Company's Common Stock then
outstanding.
(p) "
Prior Rights Agreements " shall mean, collectively, the
Prior C Rights Agreement, the Series A Rights Agreement, the
Series A-1 Rights Agreement, the Series B Rights
Agreement and the Series C Rights Agreement, as such terms are
defined herein.
(q) "
Qualifying IPO " shall mean an Initial Public Offering where
the aggregate net proceeds to the Company (before deductions of
underwriters' commissions and expenses) equals or exceeds
$25,000,000 at a price per share to the public equal to at least
$3.00 (as adjusted for stock dividends, combinations,
subdivisions or stock splits with respect to such shares).
(r) "
Registrable Securities " shall mean (i) shares of
Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to the conversion of the
Shares and (ii) any Common Stock issued as a dividend or other
distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement
of the shares referenced in (i) above; provided ,
however , that Registrable Securities shall not include any
shares of Common Stock described in clause (i) or (ii)
above which have previously been registered or which have been sold
to the public either pursuant to a registration statement or
Rule 144, or which have been sold in a private transaction in
which the transferor's rights under this Agreement are not validly
assigned in accordance with this Agreement.
(s) The
terms " register ," " registered " and "
registration " shall refer to a registration effected by
preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with
the Securities Act and applicable rules and regulations thereunder,
and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such
registration statement.
(t) "
Registration Expenses " shall mean all expenses incurred in
effecting any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including,
without limitation, all registration, qualification, and filing
fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of
counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, and expenses
of any regular or special audits incident to or required by any
such registration, but shall not include Selling Expenses, fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Holders and the compensation of
regular employees of the Company, which shall be paid in any event
by the Company.
(u) "
Restricted Securities " shall mean any Registrable
Securities required to bear the first legend set forth in
Section 2.8(c) hereof.
(v) "
Rule 144 " shall mean Rule 144 as promulgated by
the Commission under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may
be promulgated by the Commission.
(w) "
Rule 145 " shall mean Rule 145 as promulgated by
the Commission under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may
be promulgated by the Commission
(x) "
Rule 415 " shall mean Rule 415 as promulgated by
the Commission under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be
amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may
be promulgated by the Commission.
(y) "
Securities Act " shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any similar successor federal statute and the rules and
regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from
time to time.
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(z) "
Selling Expenses " shall mean all underwriting discounts,
selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale
of Registrable Securities and fees and disbursements of counsel for
any Holder.
(aa) "
Series A Rights Agreement" shall mean the Amended and
Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated March, 2001, pursuant
to which the Company granted certain registration rights to the
Series A Holders;
(bb) "
Series A-1 Rights Agreement " shall mean the
Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated
June 6, 2001, pursuant to which the Company granted certain
registration rights to the Series A-1 Holders;
(cc) "
Series B Rights Agreement " shall mean Amended and
Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated June 6, 2001,
pursuant to which the Company granted certain registration rights
to the Series B Holders.
(dd) "
Series C Rights Agreement " shall mean Series C
Registration Rights Agreements, dated variously from
February 7, 2002 through June 30, 2002, pursuant to which
the Company granted certain registration rights to the
Series C Holders.
(ee) "
Series C Registrable Securities " shall mean the shares
of Series C Preferred Stock held by the
Series C Holders.
(ff) "
Shares " shall mean the shares of the Company's
Series C Preferred Stock, as converted, held by the Prior C
Holders, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the
Series A Holders, the shares of Series A-1 Preferred
Stock held by the Series A-1 Holders, the shares of
Series B Preferred Stock held by the Series B Holders,
the shares of Series C Preferred Stock held by the
Series C Holders, and the shares of Common Stock issuable
or issued upon conversion of any of the "Shares".
(gg) "
Withdrawn Registration " shall mean a forfeited demand
registration under Section 2.1 in accordance with the
terms and conditions of Section 2.4 .
Section 2
Registration Rights
2.1
Requested Registration.
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(a)
Request for Registration.
Subject to the conditions set forth in this
Section 2.1 , if the Company shall receive from
Initiating Holders a written request signed by such Initiating
Holders that the Company effect any registration with respect to
all or a part of the Registrable Securities (such request shall
state the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be disposed
of by such Initiating Holders), the Company will:
promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to all
other Holders; and
as soon as practicable, file and use its commercially reasonable
efforts to effect such registration (including, without limitation,
filing post-effective amendments, appropriate qualifications under
applicable blue sky or other state securities laws, and appropriate
compliance with the Securities Act) and to 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 thirty (30) days after such
written notice from the Company is mailed or delivered.
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(b)
Limitations on Requested
Registration. The Company shall not be
obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any such
registration pursuant to this Section 2.1 :
Prior to the earlier of (A) the One (1) year
anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (B) one hundred
eighty (180) days following the effective date of the first
registration statement filed by the Company covering an
underwritten offering of any of its securities to the
general public;
If the Initiating Holders propose to sell Registrable Securities
equal to less than 30% of the total outstanding Registrable
Securities, unless the anticipated aggregate proceeds of such sale
(after deduction for underwriter's discounts and expenses related
to the issuance) would exceed $5,000,000;
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;
After the Company has initiated two such registrations pursuant
to this Section 2.1 (counting for these purposes only
(x) registrations which have been declared or ordered
effective and pursuant to which securities have been sold, and
(y) Withdrawn Registrations);
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 Company-initiated registration;
provided that the Company is actively employing in good
faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration
statement to become effective; or
If the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of shares of
Registrable Securities which may be immediately registered on
Form S-3 pursuant to a request made under
Section 2.3 hereof.
(c)
Deferral. If
(i) in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of
the Company, the filing of a registration statement covering the
Registrable Securities would be detrimental to the Company and the
Board of Directors of the Company concludes, as a result, that it
is in the best interests of the Company 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 detrimental to the Company
for such registration statement to be filed in the near future and
that it is, therefore, in the best interests of the Company to
defer the filing of such registration statement, then
(in addition to the limitations set forth in
Section 2.1(b)(v) above) the Company shall have the
right to defer such filing 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 twice in any
twelve-month period.
(d)
Other Securities.
The registration statement filed pursuant
to the request of the Initiating Holders may, subject to the
provisions of Section 2.1(e) , include Other
Registrable Securities, and may include securities of the Company
being sold for the account of the Company.
(e)
Underwriting.
If the Initiating Holders intend to
distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by
means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a
part of their request made pursuant to this Section 2.1
and the Company shall include such information in the written
notice given pursuant to Section 2.1(a)(i) . In such
event, the right of any Holder to include all or any portion of its
Registrable Securities in a registration pursuant to this
Section 2.1
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shall be conditioned upon such Holder's
participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such
Holder's Registrable Securities to the extent provided herein. If
the Company shall request inclusion in any registration pursuant to
Section 2.1 of securities being sold for its own
account, or if other persons shall request inclusion in any
registration pursuant to Section 2.1 , the Initiating
Holders shall, on behalf of all Holders, offer to include such
securities in the underwriting and such offer shall be conditioned
upon the participation of the Company or such other persons in such
underwriting and the inclusion of the Company's and such person's
other securities of the Company and their acceptance of the further
applicable provisions of this Section 2 (including
Section 2.10) . The Company shall (together with all
Holders and other persons proposing to distribute their securities
through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in
customary form with the representative of the underwriter or
underwriters selected for such underwriting by a majority in
interest of the Initiating Holders, which underwriters are
reasonably acceptable to the Company.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 2.1 , if the underwriters advise the Initiating
Holders in writing that marketing factors require a limitation on
the number of shares to be underwritten, the number of shares to be
included in the registration statement or underwriting shall be
allocated as follows: (i) first, among all Series C
Holders requesting to include Series C Registrable Securities
in such registration statement or underwriting, on a pro rata
basis according to the number of Series C Registrable
Securities then outstanding and held by each Series C Holder
requesting registration; (ii) second, after the inclusion of
all the Series C Registrable Securities held by the
Series C Holders requesting registration, then among all
Holders requesting to include Registrable Securities in such
registration statement on a on a pro rata basis according to
the number of outstanding Registrable Securities held by each
Holder requesting registration, assuming such Registrable
Securities were converted into Common Stock; (iii) third,
after the inclusion of the Registrable Securities held by the
Holders requesting registration, then among any Other Selling
Stockholders requesting to include Other Registrable Securities in
such registration statement on a on a pro rata basis according
to the number of outstanding Other Registrable Securities held by
each Other Selling Stockholder requesting registration, assuming
such Other Registrable Securities were converted into Common Stock;
and (iv) fourth, after the inclusion of the Other Registrable
Securities held by the Other Selling Stockholders requesting
registration, to the Company which the Company may allocate, at its
discretion, for its own account, or for the account of other
holders or employees of the Company.
If a person who has requested inclusion in such registration as
provided above does not agree to the terms of any such
underwriting, such person shall be excluded therefrom by written
notice from the Company, the underwriter or the Initiating Holders.
The securities so excluded shall also be withdrawn from
registration. Any Registrable Securities or Other Registrable
Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall also
be withdrawn from such registration. If shares are so withdrawn
from the registration and if the number of shares to be included in
such registration was previously reduced as a result of marketing
factors pursuant to this Section 2.1(e) , then the
Company shall then offer to all Holders and Other Selling
Stockholders who have retained rights to include securities in the
registration the right to include additional Registrable Securities
or Other Registrable Securities in the registration in an aggregate
amount equal to the number of shares so withdrawn, with such shares
to be allocated among such Holders and Other Selling Stockholders
requesting additional inclusion, as set forth above.
2.2
Company Registration.
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(a)
Company Registration.
If the Company shall determine to register
any of its securities either for its own account or the account of
a security holder or holders, other than a registration pursuant to
Section 2.1 or 2.3 , a registration
relating solely to employee benefit plans, a registration relating
to the offer and sale of debt securities, a registration relating
to a corporate
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reorganization or
other Rule 145 transaction, or a registration on any
registration form that does not permit secondary sales, the
Company will:
promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to all
Holders; and
use its commercially reasonable efforts to include in such
registration (and any related qualification under blue sky
laws or other compliance), except as set forth in
Section 2.2(b) below, and in any underwriting
involved therein, all of such Registrable Securities as are
specified in a written request or requests made by any Holder or
Holders received by the Company within ten (10) days after
such written notice from the Company is mailed or delivered. Such
written request may specify all or a part of a Holder's Registrable
Securities.
(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 Holders as a part of
the written notice given pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(i)
. In such event, the right of any Holder to registration pursuant
to this Section 2.2 shall be conditioned upon such
Holder's participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of
such Holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the
extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their
securities through such underwriting shall (together with the
Company and the other holders of securities of the Company with
registration rights to participate therein distributing their
securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form with the representative of the
underwriter or underwriters selected by the Company.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 2.2 , if the underwriters advise the Company in
writing that marketing factors require a limitation on the number
of shares to be underwritten, the underwriters may (subject to the
limitations set forth below) exclude all Registrable Securities
from, or limit the number of Registrable Securities to be included
in, the registration and underwriting. The Company shall so advise
all holders of securities requesting registration, and the number
of shares of securities that are entitled to be included in the
registration and underwriting shall be allocated, as follows:
(i) first, to the Company for securities being sold for its
own account, (ii) second, after the inclusion of all the
securities being offered by the Company, to any Series C
Holders requesting to include Series C Registrable Securities
in such registration statement based on the pro rata
percentage of Series C Registrable Securities held by such
Series C Holders, (iii) third, after the inclusion of all
the securities of the Company and the Series C Registrable
Securities of the Series C Holders, then to the Holders
requesting to include Registrable Securities in such registration
statement based on the pro rata percentage of Registrable
Securities held by such Holders, on an as converted to Common Stock
basis, and (iv) fourth, after the inclusion of all the
securities of the Company and the Registrable Securities of the
Holders, then to the Other Selling Stockholders requesting to
include Other Registrable Securities in such registration statement
based on the pro rata percentage of Registrable Securities
held by such Other Selling Stockholders, on an as converted to
Common Stock basis; provided however
If a person who has requested inclusion in such registration as
provided above does not agree to the terms of any such
underwriting, such person shall also be excluded therefrom by
written notice from the Company or the underwriter. The Registrable
Securities or other securities so excluded shall also be withdrawn
from such registration. Any Registrable Securities or other
securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be
withdrawn from such registration.
(c)
Right to Terminate Registration.
The Company shall have the right to
terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this
Section 2.2 prior to the effectiveness of such
registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include
securities in such registration.
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2.3
Registration on Form S-3.
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(a)
Request for
Form S-3 Registration. After
its Initial Public Offering, the Company shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to qualify for registration on Form S-3
or any comparable or successor form or forms. After the
Company has qualified for the use of Form S-3, in addition to
the rights contained in the foregoing provisions of this
Section 2 and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Section 2.3 , if the Company shall receive from
a Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities a written request
that the Company effect any registration on Form S-3
or any similar short form registration statement with respect
to all or part of the Registrable Securities (such request shall
state the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be disposed
of and the intended methods of disposition of such shares by such
Holder or Holders), the Company will take all such action with
respect to such Registrable Securities as required by
Section 2.1(a)(i) and (ii) .
(b)
Limitations on
Form S-3 Registration. The
Company shall not be obligated to effect, or take any action to
effect, any such registration pursuant to this
Section 2.3 :
In the circumstances described in either
Sections 2.1(b)(i) , 2.1(b)(iii) or
2.1(b)(v) ;
If the Holders, together with the holders of any other
securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such
registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other
securities (if any) on Form S-3 at an aggregate
price to the public of less than 2,000,000; or
If, in a given twelve-month period, the Company has effected two
(2) such registrations in such period.
(c)
Deferral.
The provisions of
Section 2.1(c) shall apply to any registration pursuant
to this Section 2.3 .
(d)
Underwriting.
If the Holders of Registrable Securities
requesting registration under this Section 2.3 intend
to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request
by means of an underwriting, the provisions of
Sections 2.1(e) shall apply to such registration.
Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary,
registrations effected pursuant to this Section 2.3
shall not be counted as requests for registration or registrations
effected pursuant to Section 2.1 .
2.4
Expenses of Registration.
All Registration Expenses incurred in
connection with registrations pursuant to Sections 2.1
, 2.2 and 2.3 hereof shall be borne by the
Company; provided , however , that the Company shall
not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration
proceeding begun pursuant to Sections 2.1 and
2.3 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at
the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities to be registered or because a sufficient number of
Holders shall have withdrawn so that the minimum offering
conditions set forth in Sections 2.1 and
2.3 are no longer satisfied (in which case all
participating Holders shall bear such expenses pro rata among
each other based on the number of Registrable Securities requested
to be so registered), unless the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to a demand
registration pursuant to Section 2.1 . All Selling
Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of the Holders
shall be borne by the holders of securities included in such
registration pro rata among each other on the basis of the
number of Registrable Securities so registered.
2.5
Registration Procedures.
In the case of each registration effected
by the Company pursuant to Section 2 , the Company will
keep each Holder advised in writing as to the initiation of each
registration and as to the completion thereof. At its expense, the
Company will use its commercially reasonable efforts to:
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(b) Prepare
and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to
such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with
the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the
disposition of all securities covered by such registration
statement for the period set forth in
subsection (a) above;
(c) Furnish
such number of prospectuses, including any preliminary
prospectuses, and other documents incident thereto, including any
amendment of or supplement to the prospectus, as a Holder from time
to time may reasonably request;
(d) Use
its reasonable best efforts to register and qualify the securities
covered by such registration statement under such other securities
or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdiction as shall be reasonably
requested by the Holders; provided , that the Company shall
not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto
to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to
service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.
(e) Notify
each seller 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 a material fact or omits to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading or incomplete in light of the circumstances
then existing, and following such notification promptly prepare and
furnish to such seller a reasonable number of copies of a
supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be
necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of
such shares, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading or incomplete in light of the circumstances
then existing;
(f) Provide
a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities
registered pursuant to such registration
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