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Title: VOTING AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 8/24/2005
Industry: Software and Programming     Sector: Technology

VOTING AGREEMENT, Parties: netguru inc
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.3

 

 

                                VOTING AGREEMENT

 

         THIS VOTING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of

August 19, 2005, by and between Bentley Systems, Incorporated, Inc., a Delaware

corporation ("Bentley"), and Peter R. Kellogg (the "Stockholder"), an individual

whose business address is c/o IAT Reinsurance Company, 48 Wall Street, 30th

Floor, New York, NY 10005 and who is a stockholder of netGuru, Inc., a Delaware

corporation (the "Company").

 

                                    RECITALS

 

                  A. Bentley and the Company have each entered into an Asset

Purchase Agreement (as such agreement may hereafter be amended from time to time

in conformity with the provisions thereof (the "Asset Purchase Agreement")),

which provides for the sale of assets relating to the Company's engineering and

collaborative software division to Bentley (the "Sale").

 

                  B. As an inducement and a condition to entering into the Asset

Purchase Agreement, Bentley has requested that Stockholder agree, and

Stockholder has agreed (in the Stockholder's capacity as such), to enter into

this Agreement in order to facilitate the consummation of the Sale.

 

         NOW, THEREFORE, intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree

as follows:

 

         1. DEFINITIONS.

 

                  (a) For the purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms that

are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed

thereto in the Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

                  (b) "Expiration Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of (i)

such date and time as the Asset Purchase Agreement shall have been validly

terminated pursuant to its terms, or (ii) such date and time as the Sale shall

become consummated in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the

Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

                  (c) "Person" shall mean any individual, any corporation,

limited liability company, general or limited partnership, business trust,

unincorporated association or other business organization or entity, or any

governmental authority.

 

                  (d) "Shares" shall mean: (i) all securities of the Company

(including all shares of preferred stock, common stock and all options, warrants

and other rights to acquire shares of Common Stock ("Company Options"))

beneficially owned by Stockholder as of the date of this Agreement, and (ii) all

additional securities of the Company (including all additional options, warrants

and other rights to acquire shares of common stock) of which Stockholder

acquires beneficial ownership during the period commencing with the execution

and delivery of this Agreement until the Expiration Date.

 

 

 

 

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                   (e) A Person shall be deemed to have effected a "Transfer" of

a security if such Person directly or indirectly (i) offers for sale, sells,

assigns, pledges, encumbers, grants an option with respect to, transfers or

otherwise disposes of such security or any interest therein, or (ii) enters into

an agreement, commitment or other arrangement providing for the sale of,

assignment of, pledge of, encumbrance of, granting of an option with respect to,

transfer of or disposition of such security or any interest therein.

 

         2. RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER, PROXIES AND NON-INTERFERENCE; STOP

TRANSFER. Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, at all times

during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement

and continuing until the Expiration Date, the Stockholder shall not (except as

may be specifically required by court order), directly or indirectly, (i) cause

or permit the Transfer of any of the Shares to be effected), or discuss,

negotiate or make any offer regarding any Transfer of any of the Shares, (ii)

grant any proxies or powers of attorney with respect to any of the Shares,

deposit any of the Shares into a voting trust or enter into a voting agreement

or other similar commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the Shares in

contravention of the obligations of Stockholder under this Agreement, (iii)

request that the Company register the Transfer of any certificate or

uncertificated interest representing any of the Shares, or (iv) take any action

that would make any representation or warranty of Stockholder contained herein

untrue or incorrect, or have the effect of preventing or disabling Stockholder

from performing any of Stockholder's respective obligations under this

Agreement, other than to a signatory under this Agreement in the case of (i),

(ii) or (iii). Stockholder hereby agrees that, in order to ensure compliance

with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate

"stop transfer" instructions to its transfer agent in respect of the Shares.

 

         3. VOTING AGREEMENT. At any meeting of the Company's stockholders

called with respect to the following, however called, and at every adjournment

or postponement thereof, Stockholder shall appear at such meeting, in person or

by proxy, or otherwise cause all of the Shares to be counted as present thereat

for purposes of establishing a quorum thereat, and Stockholder shall vote, or

cause to be voted (and on every action or approval by written consent of

Stockholder with respect to the following, act, or cause to be acted, by written

consent) with respect to all of the Shares that Stockholder is entitled to vote

or as to which Stockholder has the right to direct the voting, as of the

relevant record date:

 

                  (a) in favor of the approval of the Sale;

 

                  (b) against the approval of any proposal that would result in

a breach by the Company of the Asset Purchase Agreement; and

 

                  (c) against any proposal made in opposition to, or in

competition with, consummation of the Sale and the other transactions

contemplated by the Asset Purchase Agreement.

 

         4. IRREVOCABLE PROXY. Concurrently with the execution of this

Agreement, Stockholder shall deliver to Bentley an irrevocable proxy in the form

attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Proxy"), which shall be irrevocable to the

fullest extent permitted by applicable law, with respect to the Shares.

 

 

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         5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Stockholder hereby represents and

warrants to Bentley as follows:

 

                  (a) OWNERSHIP OF SHARES. All of the Shares owned by

Stockholder are listed on Exhibit A hereto. Stockholder is a beneficial owner

(as such term is defined under Rule 13(d)(3) promulgated under the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except that such term shall include Shares

that may be acquired more than sixty (60) days from the date hereof) of all of

the Shares. Stockholder has sole and/or shared voting power and the sole and/or

shared power of disposition with respect to the Shares.

 

                  (b) POWER; BINDING AGREEMENT. Stockholder has the legal

capacity, power and authority to enter into and perform all of Stockholder's

obligations under this Agreement. The execution, delivery and performance of

this Agreement by Stockholder will not violate any agreement or court order to

which Stockholder is a party or is subject, including, without limitation, any

voting agreement or voting trust. This Agreement has been duly and validly

executed and delivered by Stockholder and constitutes a valid and binding

agreement of Stockholder, enforceable against Stockholder in accordance with its

terms.

 

                  (c) NO CONSENTS. To his knowledge, the execution and delivery

of this Agreement by Stockholder does not, and the performance by Stockholder of

his obligations hereunder will not, require Stockholder to obtain any consent,

approval, authorization or permit of, or to make any filing with or notification

to, any Governmental Body.

 

         6. NO OWNERSHIP INTEREST. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be

deemed to vest in Bentley any direct or indirect ownership or incidence of

ownership of or with respect to any Shares. Except as provided in this

Agreement, all rights, ownership and economic benefits relating to the Shares

shall remain vested in and belong to Stockholder and the other stockholders.

 

         7. STOCKHOLDER NOTIFICATION OF ACQUISITION OF ADDITIONAL SHARES. At all

times during the period commencing with the execution and delivery of this

Agreement and continuing until the Expiration Date, Stockholder shall promptly

notify Bentley of the number of any additional shares of Common Stock and the

number and type of any other voting securities of Company acquired by

Stockholder, if any, after the date hereof.

 

         8. COMPANY STOP TRANSFER INSTRUCTIONS. At all times commencing with the

execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing until the Expiration

Date, Company shall not register the Transfer (by book-entry or otherwise) of

any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of the Shares unless

such Transfer is made pursuant to and in compliance with the terms and

conditions of this Agreement. Company shall instruct its transfer agent for

preferred stock and common stock (the "Transfer Agent") not to Transfer, at any

time commencing with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and continuing

until the Expiration Date, any certificate or uncertificated interest

representing any of the Shares unless and until the Transfer Agent has received

Bentley's consent to effect any such Transfer.

 

 

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         9. TERMINATION. This Agreement shall terminate immediately and

automatically, without any action on the part of any party hereto, as of the

Expiration Date.

 

         10. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement

to the contrary, if Stockholder is a director or officer of Company, nothing

contained in this Agreement shall prohibit such director or officer from acting

in his capacity as such or from taking suc


 
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