PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS
Exhibit 4.2
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED
INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. | GENERAL | 1 | ||
1.1 | Definitions | 1 | ||
SECTION 2. | REGISTRATION; RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER | 3 | ||
2.1 | Restrictions on Transfer | 3 | ||
2.2 | Demand Registration | 5 | ||
2.3 | Piggyback Registrations | 7 | ||
2.4 | Form S-3 Registration | 8 | ||
2.5 | Expenses of Registration | 9 | ||
2.6 | Obligations of the Company | 9 | ||
2.7 | Delay of Registration; Furnishing Information | 11 | ||
2.8 | Indemnification | 12 | ||
2.9 | Assignment of Registration Rights | 14 | ||
2.10 | Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights | 14 | ||
2.11 | Market Stand-Off Agreement | 15 | ||
2.12 | Agreement to Furnish Information | 15 | ||
2.13 | Rule 144 Reporting and Form S-3 Availability | 16 | ||
SECTION 3. | COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY | 16 | ||
3.1 | Basic Financial Information and Reporting | 16 | ||
3.2 | Inspection Rights | 17 | ||
3.3 | Confidentiality of Records | 17 | ||
3.4 | Reservation of Stock | 18 | ||
3.5 | Stock Vesting | 18 | ||
3.6 | Market Standoff | 18 | ||
3.7 | Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement | 18 | ||
3.8 | Meetings of the Board of Directors | 19 | ||
3.9 | Board Expenses | 19 | ||
3.10 | Insurance | 19 | ||
3.11 | Tax Matters Relating to Former S Corporation Status | 19 | ||
3.12 | Board Committees | 19 | ||
3.13 | Right to Conduct Business | 19 | ||
3.14 | Open Source Policy | 19 | ||
3.15 | Termination of Covenants | 20 | ||
SECTION 4. | RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL | 20 | ||
4.1 | Subsequent Offerings | 20 | ||
4.2 | Exercise of Rights | 20 | ||
4.3 | Issuance of Equity Securities to Other Persons | 21 | ||
4.4 | Termination and Waiver of Rights of First Refusal | 21 | ||
4.5 | Transfer of Rights of First Refusal | 21 | ||
4.6 | Excluded Securities | 21 |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 5. | MISCELLANEOUS | 22 | ||
5.1 | Governing Law | 22 | ||
5.2 | Successors and Assigns | 23 | ||
5.3 | Entire Agreement | 23 | ||
5.4 | Severability | 23 | ||
5.5 | Amendment and Waiver | 23 | ||
5.6 | Delays or Omissions | 23 | ||
5.7 | Notices | 24 | ||
5.8 | Attorneys Fees | 24 | ||
5.9 | Titles and Subtitles | 24 | ||
5.10 | Additional Investors | 24 | ||
5.11 | Counterparts | 24 | ||
5.12 | Aggregation of Stock | 24 | ||
5.13 | Pronouns | 24 | ||
5.14 | Termination | 25 | ||
5.15 | No Third-Party Beneficiaries | 25 | ||
5.16 | Prior Agreement | 25 |
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PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is entered into as of June 16, 2010, by and among PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the Company) and each of the persons and entities listed on Exhibit A hereto and referred to hereinafter collectively as the Investors and each individually as an Investor.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and certain of the Investors entered into the Fourth Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of July 11, 2008, as subsequently amended, pursuant to which the Company granted registration, information and pre-emptive rights to certain of the Holders (the Prior Agreement);
WHEREAS, certain of the Investors are purchasing shares of the Companys Series F Preferred Stock (the Series F Stock) pursuant to that certain Series F Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement) of even date herewith (the purchase and sale of such Series F Stock referred to herein as the Financing);
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Financing, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to grant registration, information and other rights to the purchasers of the Series F Stock as set forth below; and
WHEREAS, this Agreement hereby amends, restates and supersedes in its entirety the Prior Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree hereto as follows:
SECTION 1. GENERAL
1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement the following terms shall have the following respective meanings:
(a) Exchange Act means 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.
(b) Form S-3 means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any successor or similar registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC which permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC.
(c) Holder means any person owning of record Registrable Securities that have not been sold to the public or any assignee of record of such Registrable Securities in accordance with Section 2.9 hereof.
(d) Initial Offering means the Companys first underwritten public offering of its Common Stock to the general public that is effected pursuant to a registration statement filed with, and declared effective by, the Commission under the Securities Act.
(e) Major Investor shall mean (i) any Investor (together with its affiliates) that owns not less than two hundred eighty-five thousand seven hundred (285,700) shares of Series E Stock or three hundred thousand (300,000) shares of Registrable Securities (as adjusted for stock splits and combinations), (ii) Entrepreneur America Mentors LLC so long as it holds 222,992 shares of Registrable Securities, or (iii) registered investment advisers (as well as any of their affiliates) that hold on a discretionary basis on behalf of their clients 300,000 or more shares of Registrable Securities. Solely for the purposes of Section 3.1 hereof Major Investor shall also mean the Cornell Research Foundation, Inc.
(f) Register, registered, and registration refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.
(g) Registrable Securities means (a) Common Stock of the Company issuable or issued (i) upon conversion of the Shares; (ii) upon conversion of shares of Junior Preferred Stock of the Company that were originally issued upon conversion of the Shares or (iii) upon conversion of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of those warrants to purchase Series B Preferred Stock held by Lighthouse Capital Partners V, L.P. or its affiliates, (b) for the purposes of Section 2 hereof, the shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Junior Preferred Stock held by the Cornell Research Foundation, Inc. and (c) any Common Stock of the Company issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, any of the above-described securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Registrable Securities shall not include any securities (i) sold by a person to the public either pursuant to a registration statement or Rule 144, (ii) sold in a private transaction in which the transferors rights under Section 2 of this Agreement are not assigned or (iii) held by a Holder (together with its affiliates) if, as reflected on the Companys list of stockholders, such Holder (together with its affiliates) holds less than 1% of the Companys outstanding Common Stock (treating all shares of Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis), the Company has completed its Initial Offering and all shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable or issued upon conversion of the Shares held by and issuable to such Holder (and its affiliates) may be sold pursuant to Rule 144 during any ninety (90) day period.
(h) Registrable Securities then outstanding shall be the number of shares of the Companys Common Stock that are Registrable Securities and either (a) are then issued and outstanding or (b) are issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities.
(i) Registration Expenses shall mean all expenses incurred by the Company in complying with Sections 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 hereof, including, without limitation, all registration and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, reasonable fees and disbursements not to exceed forty thousand dollars ($40,000) for a single special counsel for the Holders, blue sky fees and expenses and the expense of any special audits incident to or required by any such registration (but excluding the compensation of regular employees of the Company which shall be paid in any event by the Company).
(j) SEC or Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(k) 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.
(l) 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 (other than as allowed as Registration Expenses).
(m) Shares shall mean shares of the Companys Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock and Series F Preferred Stock, (collectively, the Senior Preferred Stock) held from time to time by the Investors listed on Exhibit A hereto and their permitted assigns.
(n) Special Registration Statement shall mean (i) a registration statement relating to any employee benefit plan or arrangement, or the resale of securities issued pursuant to such a plan or arrangement or (ii) a registration filed with respect to any corporate reorganization or transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act, including any registration statements related to the issuance or resale of securities issued in such a transaction or (iii) a registration related to stock issued upon conversion of debt securities and any warrants issued in connection with the issuance of debt securities.
SECTION 2. REGISTRATION; RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
2.1 Restrictions on Transfer
(a) Each Holder agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion of the Shares or Registrable Securities unless and until:
(i) there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration statement; or
(ii)(A) The transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the terms of this Agreement, (B) such Holder shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a detailed statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and (C) if reasonably requested by the Company, such Holder shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such disposition will not require registration of such shares under the Securities Act. It is agreed that the Company will not require opinions of counsel for transactions made pursuant to Rule 144, except in unusual circumstances. After its Initial Offering, the Company will not require the transferee to be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a) above, no such restriction shall apply to a transfer by a Holder that is (A) a partnership transferring to its partners or former partners in accordance with partnership interests, (B) a corporation transferring to a wholly-owned subsidiary or a parent corporation that owns all of the capital stock of the Holder, (C) a limited liability company transferring to its members or former members in accordance with their interest in the limited liability company, (D) an individual transferring to the Holders family member or to a trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or the Holders family member(s), (E) an entity transferring to funds or accounts affiliated by common control or under common management (or other related entity) with such Holder, or (F) a trustee of a trust to any successor trustee or additional trustee or trustees of the trust from time to time, or any company whose shares are all held directly or indirectly by the trust, or any nominee or custodian of any such person; provided that in each case the transferee will agree in writing with the Company to be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as if such transferee were an original Holder hereunder.
(c) Each certificate representing Shares or Registrable Securities shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with legends substantially similar to the following (in addition to any legend required under applicable state securities laws):
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE ACT) AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR UNLESS THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A CERTAIN INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE STOCKHOLDER AND THE COMPANY. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.
(d) The Company shall be obligated to reissue promptly unlegended certificates at the request of any Holder thereof if the Company has completed its Initial Offering and the Holder shall have obtained an opinion of counsel (which counsel may be counsel to the Company) reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that the securities proposed to be disposed of may lawfully be so disposed of without registration, qualification and legend, provided that the second legend listed above shall be removed only at such time as the Holder of such certificate is no longer subject to any restrictions hereunder.
(e) Any legend endorsed on an instrument pursuant to applicable state securities laws and the stop-transfer instructions with respect to such securities shall be removed upon receipt by the Company of an order of the appropriate blue sky authority authorizing such removal.
2.2 Demand Registration
(a) Subject to the conditions of this Section 2.2, if the Company shall receive a written request from the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities then-outstanding (the Initiating Holders) that the Company file a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the registration of at least thirty percent (30%) of the Registrable Securities then outstanding (or a lesser percent if the anticipated aggregate offering price, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, would exceed $10,000,000), then the Company shall, within thirty (30) days of the receipt thereof, give written notice of such request to all Holders, and subject to the limitations of this Section 2.2, effect, as expeditiously as reasonably possible, the registration under the Securities Act of all Registrable Securities that all Holders request to be registered.
(b) 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 2.2 or any request pursuant to Section 2.4 and the Company shall include such information in the written notice referred to in Section 2.2(a) or Section 2.4(a), as applicable. In such event, the right of any Holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holders participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holders Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders (which underwriter or underwriters shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.2 or Section 2.4, if the underwriter advises the Company that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten (including Registrable Securities) then the Company shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities which would otherwise be underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of shares that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated to the Holders of such Registrable Securities on a pro rata basis based on the number of Registrable Securities held by all such Holders (including the Initiating Holders); provided, however, that the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be included in such
underwriting and registration shall not be reduced unless all other securities of the Company are first entirely excluded from the underwriting and registration. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from the registration. For any Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and stockholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons, or affiliates thereof, shall be deemed to be a single Holder, and any pro rata reduction with respect to such Holder shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such Holder, as defined in this sentence.
(c) The Company shall not be required to effect a registration pursuant to this Section 2.2:
(i) prior to the earlier of (A) the fifth anniversary of the date of the Prior Agreement or (B) one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of the registration statement pertaining to the Initial Offering;
(ii) after the Company has effected two (2) registrations pursuant to this Section 2.2, and such registrations have been declared or ordered effective;
(iii) during the period starting with the date of filing of, and ending on the date one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective date of, the registration statement pertaining to a public offering, other than pursuant to a Special Registration Statement; provided that the Company makes reasonable good faith efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective and provided, in the case of a public offering other than the Initial Offering, that the Initiating Holders were permitted to register such shares as requested to be registered pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof without reduction by the underwriter thereof;
(iv) if within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request from Initiating Holders pursuant to Section 2.2(a), the Company gives notice to the Holders of the Companys good faith intention to file a registration statement for a public offering, other than pursuant to a Special Registration Statement, within ninety (90) days; provided, that the Company is actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective;
(v) if the Company shall furnish to Holders requesting a registration statement pursuant to this Section 2.2, a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such registration statement to be effected at such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders; provided that such right to delay a request under this Section 2.2(c)(v) and Section 2.4(b)(iii) shall be exercised by the Company not more than once in any twelve (12) month period;
(vi) if the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of shares of Registrable Securities that may be immediately registered on Form S-3 pursuant to a request made pursuant to Section 2.4 below; or
(vii) in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance.
2.3 Piggyback Registrations. The Company shall notify all Holders of Registrable Securities in writing at least fifteen (15) business days prior to the filing of any registration statement under the Securities Act for purposes of a public offering of securities of the Company (including, but not limited to, registration statements relating to secondary offerings of securities of the Company, but excluding Special Registration Statements and the Initial Offering) and will afford each such Holder an opportunity to include in such registration statement all or part of such Registrable Securities held by such Holder. Each Holder desiring to include in any such registration statement all or any part of the Registrable Securities held by it shall, within fifteen (15) business days after the above-described notice from the Company, so notify the Company in writing. Such notice shall state the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities by such Holder. If a Holder decides not to include all of its Registrable Securities in any registration statement thereafter filed by the Company, such Holder shall nevertheless continue to have the right to include any Registrable Securities in any subsequent registration statement or registration statements as may be filed by the Company with respect to offerings of its securities, all upon the terms and conditions set forth herein.
(a) Underwriting. If the registration statement under which the Company gives notice under this Section 2.3 is for an underwritten offering, the Company shall so advise the Holders of Registrable Securities. In such event, the right of any such Holder to be included in a registration pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall be conditioned upon such Holders participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holders Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the underwriter determines in good faith that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, the number of shares that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated, first, to the Company; second, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities held by the Holders, provided, that in no event shall the number of Registrable Securities included in the offering be reduced below 30% of the total number of securities included in such offering, unless such offering was initiated by selling stockholders other than Holders of Registrable Securities pursuant to a registration rights agreement with the Company, in which cases all Registrable Securities may be excluded, provided further that the number of Registrable Securities included in the offering may be reduced to 0% in the Companys Initial Offering at the underwriters discretion; and third, to any stockholder of the Company (other than a Holder) on a pro rata basis. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, such Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company
and the underwriter, delivered at least ten (10) business days prior to the effective date of the registration statement. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be excluded and withdrawn from the registration. For any Holder which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and stockholders of such Holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing person shall be deemed to be a single Holder, and any pro rata reduction with respect to such Holder shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such Holder, as defined in this sentence.
(b) Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.3 whether or not any Holder has elected to include securities in such registration, and shall promptly notify any Holder that has elected to include shares in such registration of such termination or withdrawal. The Registration Expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 2.5 hereof.
2.4 Form S-3 Registration. In case the Company shall receive from any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities a written request or requests that the Company effect a registration on Form S-3 (or any successor to Form S-3) or any similar short-form registration statement and any related qualification or compliance with respect to all or a part of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, the Company will:
(a) promptly give written notice of the proposed registration, and any related qualification or compliance, to all other Holders of Registrable Securities; and
(b) as soon as practicable, effect such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Holders or Holders Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within fifteen (15) days after receipt of such written notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to this Section 2.4:
(i) if Form S-3 is not available for such offering by the Holders, or
(ii) if within thirty (30) days of receipt of a written request from any Holder or Holders pursuant to this Section 2.4, the Company gives notice to such Holder or Holders of the Companys good faith intention to make a public offering within ninety (90) days, other than pursuant to a Special Registration Statement, provided that such Holders are permitted to register such shares as requested to be registered pursuant to Section 2.3 hereof without reduction by the underwriter thereof, provided, further, that the Company is actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; or
(iii) if the Company shall furnish to the Holders a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its stockholders for such Form S-3 registration to be effected at such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer the filing of the Form S-3 registration statement for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after receipt of the request of the Holder or Holders under this Section 2.4; provided, that such right to delay a request under this Section 2.4(b)(iii) and under Section 2.2(c)(v) shall be exercised by the Company not more than once in any twelve (12) month period, or
(iv) if the Company has, within the twelve (12) month period preceding the date of such request, already effected two registrations on Form S-3 for the Holders pursuant to this Section 2.4, or
(v) in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance.
(c) Subject to the foregoing, the Company shall file a Form S-3 registration statement covering the Registrable Securities and other securities so requested to be registered as soon as practicable after receipt of the requests of the Holders. Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 2.4 shall not be counted as demands for registration or registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.2.
2.5 Expenses of Registration. Except as specifically provided herein, all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to Section 2.2 or any registration under Section 2.3 or Section 2.4 herein shall be borne by the Company. All Selling Expenses incurred in connection with any registrations hereunder, shall be borne by the holders of the securities so registered pro rata on the basis of the number of shares so registered. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay for expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 2.2, the request of which has been subsequently withdrawn by the Initiating Holders unless (a) the withdrawal is based upon material adverse information concerning the Company of which the Initiating Holders were not aware at the time of such request or a material change in the offering terms or (b) the Holders of a majority of Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one requested registration pursuant to Section 2.2 in which event such right shall be forfeited by all Holders. If the Holders are required to pay the Registration Expenses, such expenses shall be borne by the holders of securities (including Registrable Securities) requesting such registration in proportion to the number of shares for which registration was requested. If the Company is required to pay the Registration Expenses of a withdrawn offering pursuant to clause (a) above, then the Holders shall not forfeit their rights pursuant to Section 2.2 to a demand registration.
2.6 Obligations of the Company. Whenever required to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:
(a) prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use all reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered
thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to ninety (90) days or, if earlier, until the Holder or Holders have completed the distribution related thereto; provided, however, that at any time within such 90-day period, upon written notice to the participating Holders (the Suspension Period), the Company may delay the filing or effectiveness of any registration statement or suspend the use or effectiveness of any registration statement (and the Initiating Holders hereby agree not to offer or sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to such registration statement during the Suspension Period) if the Company reasonably believes that there is or may be in existence material nonpublic information or events involving the Company, the failure of which to be disclosed in the prospectus included in the registration statement could result in a Violation (as defined below). In the event that the Company shall exercise its right to delay or suspend the filing or effectiveness of a registration hereunder, the applicable time period during which the registration statement is to remain effective shall be extended by a period of time equal to the duration of the Suspension Period. The Company may extend the Suspension Period for an additional consecutive sixty (60) days with the consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered under the applicable registration statement, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. If so directed by the Company, all Holders registering shares under such registration statement shall (i) not offer to sell any Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement during the period in which the delay or suspension is in effect after receiving notice of such delay or suspension; and (ii) use their best efforts to deliver to the Company (at the Companys expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holders possession, of the prospectus relating to such Registrable Securities current at the time of receipt of such notice. The Company shall not be required to file, cause to become effective or maintain the effectiveness of any registration statement that contemplates a distribution of securities on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act.
(b) Prepare and file with the SEC 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 Section 2.6(a) above.
(c) Furnish to the Holders such number of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them.
(d) Use its reasonable efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions 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) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter(s) of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.
(f) Notify each Holder 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 in the light of the circumstances then existing. The Company will use reasonable efforts to amend or supplement such prospectus in order to cause such prospectus not to include any 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 in the light of the circumstances then existing.
(g) Use its reasonable efforts to furnish, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and (ii) a letter, dated as of such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering addressed to the underwriters.
(h) Provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities and a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration.
(i) Cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange or authorized for quotation on each automated quotation system on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed or authorized for quotation.
2.7 Delay of Registration; Furnishing Information
(a) No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 2.
(b) It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to Section 2.2, 2.3 or 2.4 that the selling Holders shall furnish to the Company such information regarding themselves, the Registrable Securities held by them and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of their Registrable Securities.
(c) The Company shall have no obligation with respect to any registration requested pursuant to Section 2.2 if, due to the operation of Section 2.2(b), the number of shares or the anticipated aggregate offering price of the Registrable Securities to be included in the registration does not equal or exceed the number of shares or the anticipated aggregate offering price required to originally trigger the Companys obligation to initiate such registration as specified in Section 2.2.
2.8 Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement under Sections 2.2, 2.3 or 2.4:
(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the partners, members, stockholders, officers and directors of each Holder, legal counsel and accountants for such Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively a Violation) by the Company: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement or incorporated by reference therein, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, any issuer free writing prospectus relating thereto, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law in connection with the offering covered by such registration statement; and the Company will reimburse each such Holder, partner, member, stockholder, officer, director, legal counsel, accountant, underwriter or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by such Holder, partner, member, stockholder, officer, director, legal counsel, accountant, underwriter or controlling person of such Holder.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, each Holder will, severally and not jointly, if Registrable Securities held by such Holder are included in the securities as to which such registration qualifications or compliance is being effected, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, its officers and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, any underwriter and any other Holder selling securities under such registration statement or any of such other Holders partners, directors or officers or any person who controls such Holder, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which the Company or any such director, officer, controlling person, underwriter or other such Holder, or partner, director, officer or controlling person of such other Holder may become subject under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement or incorporated by reference therein, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein, any issuer free writing prospectus related thereto, or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act (collectively, a Holder Violation), in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Holder Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder under an instrument duly executed by such Holder and stated to be specifically for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will reimburse any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company or any such director, officer, controlling person, underwriter or other Holder, or partner, officer, director or controlling person of such other Holder in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if it is judicially determined that there was such a Holder Violation; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided further, that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 2.8 exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 2.8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 2.8, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party shall have the right to retain its own counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if materially prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 2.8, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 2.8.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.8 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to herein, the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party thereunder, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other in connection with the Violation(s) or Holder Violation(s) that resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by a court of law by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided, that in no event shall any contribution by a Holder hereunder exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.
(e) The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 2.8 shall survive completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration statement and the termination of this Agreement. No indemnifying party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each indemnified party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
2.9 Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2 may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or assignee of Registrable Securities (for so long as such shares remain Registrable Securities) that (a) is a subsidiary, parent, general partner, limited partner, retired partner, member or retired member, or stockholder of a Holder that is a corporation, partnership or limited liability company, (b) is a Holders family member or a trust for the benefit of the Holder or the Holders family member(s), or (c) acquires at least three hundred thousand (300,000) shares of Registrable Securities (as adjusted for stock splits and combinations); or (d) is an entity affiliated or under common control or management (or other related entity) with such Holder, including without limitation any sister company of the Holder, or (e) is a successor trustee of a trust whose existing trustee is a Holder, or additional trustee or trustees of such trust from time to time, or any company whose shares are all held directly or indirectly by such trust, or any nominee or custodian of any such person; provided, however, (i) the transferor shall, within ten (10) days after such transfer, furnish to the Company written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned and (ii) such transferee shall agree with the Company to be subject to all restrictions set forth in this Agreement.
2.10 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights. Other than as provided in Section 5.10, after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the consent of the holders of a majority-in-interest of the Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that would grant such holder (i) rights to demand the registration of their shares, or to include their shares in a registration statement that would reduce the number of shares includable by the Holders or (ii) any other registration rights on a parity with or senior to those granted to the Holders hereunder, other than the right to a Special Registration Statement.
2.11 Market Stand-Off Agreement. Each Holder hereby agrees that such Holder shall not sell, transfer, make any short sale of, grant any option for the purchase of, or enter into any hedging or similar transaction with the same economic effect as a sale, any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by such Holder (other than shares of Common Stock included in the registration) for a period specified by the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company not to exceed (i) one hundred eighty (180) days (plus up to an additional sixteen (16) days if contemplated in the form of underwriting or market stand-off agreement supplied by the representative(s) of the underwriters) following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act with respect to the Initial Offering or (ii) ninety (90) days (plus up to an additional sixteen (16) days if contemplated in the form of underwriting or market stand-off agreement supplied by the representative(s) of the underwriters) following the effective date of the first registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act with respect to an underwritten public offering of its Common Stock to the general public after the Initial Offering (together with the Initial Offering, a Company Public Offering), and shall enter into an agreement to such effect with the representative(s) of the underwriters and which shall, upon execution, supersede all the terms and conditions of this Section 2.11; provided that all officers and directors of the Company and each holder of at least one percent (1%) of the Companys outstanding voting securities enter into similar agreements, provided further that any Holder exercising their registration rights with respect to a Company Public Offering pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement agrees to enter into a form of lock-up agreement as reasonably proposed by the underwriters of such offering with respect to any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by such Holder not included in such registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company or the managing underwriter shall waive or terminate, or exempt any Holder from having to agree to, any of the restrictions contained in any agreement with respect to the subject matter contained in this Section 2.11, such waiver or termination or exemption shall apply to all of the Investors on a pro rata basis (according to the total number of Registrable Securities owned by each Investor). The foregoing provisions of this Section 2.11 shall not apply with respect to any shares of the Company offered or traded in the public market (including any market which may develop pursuant to Rule 144A promulgated under the Act) or to a distribution to any Affiliate (as that term is defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act) of any Holder provided that such Affiliate agrees in writing to be bound by the terms of this Section 2.11.
2.12 Agreement to Furnish Information. Each Holder agrees to execute and deliver such other agreements as may be reasonably requested by the Company or the underwriter that are consistent with the Holders obligations under Section 2.11 or that are necessary to give further effect thereto. In addition, if requested by the Company or the representative of the underwriters of Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company, each Holder shall provide, within ten (10) days of such request, such information as may be required by the Company or such representative in connection with the completion of any public offering of the Companys securities pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act. The obligations described in Section 2.11 and this Section 2.12 shall not apply to a Special Registration Statement. The Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the shares of Common Stock (or other securities) subject to the foregoing restriction until the end of said one hundred eighty (180) day period. Each Holder agrees that any transferee of any shares of Registrable Securities shall be bound by Sections 2.11 and 2.12. The underwriters of the Companys stock are intended third party beneficiaries of Sections 2.11 and 2.12 and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto.
2.13 Rule 144 Reporting and Form S-3 Availability. With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC which may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration and/or with registration pursuant to Form S-3, the Company agrees, at all times after the effective date of the first registration filed by the Company for an offering of its securities to the general public, to use its best efforts to:
(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144 or any similar or analogous rule promulgated under the Securities Act;
(b) File with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and
(c) So long as a Holder owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to such Holder forthwith upon request: a written statement by the Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of said Rule 144 of the Securities Act, and of the Exchange Act; a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company filed with the Commission; and such other reports and documents as a Holder may reasonably request in connection with availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing it to sell any such securities without registration.
SECTION 3. COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
3.1 Basic Financial Information and Reporting
(a) The Company will maintain true books and records of account in which full and correct entries will be made of all its business transactions pursuant to a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (except as noted therein or as disclosed to the recipients thereof), and will set aside on its books all such proper accruals and reserves as shall be required under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.
(b) To the extent requested by a Major Investor, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days thereafter, the Company will furnish such Major Investor a balance sheet of the Company, as at the end of such fiscal year, and a statement of income and a statement of cash flows of the Company, for such year, all prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (except as noted therein or as disclosed to the recipients thereof) and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail. Such financial statements shall be accompanied by a report and opinion thereon by independent public accountants of national standing selected by the Companys Board of Directors.
(c) To the extent requested by a Major Investor, the Company will furnish such Major Investor, as soon as practicable after the end of the first, second and third quarterly accounting periods in each fiscal year of the Company, and in any event within forty-five (45) days thereafter, a balance sheet of the Company as of the end of each such quarterly period, and a statement of income and a statement of cash flows of the Company for such period and for the current fiscal year to date, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (except as noted therein or as disclosed to the recipients thereof), with the exception that no notes need be attached to such statements and year-end audit adjustments may not have been made.
(d) To the extent requested by a Major Investor, the Company will furnish such Major Investor: (i) at least thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year an annual budget and operating plans for such fiscal year (and as soon as available, any subsequent written revisions thereto); and (ii) as soon as practicable after the end of each month, and in any event within twenty (20) days thereafter, a balance sheet of the Company as of the end of each such month, and a statement of income and a statement of cash flows of the Company for such month and for the current fiscal year to date, including a comparison to plan figures for such period, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (except as noted thereon), with the exception that no notes need be attached to such statements and year-end audit adjustments may not have been made.
(e) The Company shall not be obligated under this Section 3.1 with respect to a competitor of the Company, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith, or with respect to information which the Board of Directors determines in good faith is attorney-client privileged and should not, therefore, be disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that none of the Major Investors shall be deemed competitors of the Company solely as a result of such Major Investors investment in a competitor of the Company, so long as the investment does not exceed 20% of the outstanding voting stock of such competitor.
3.2 Inspection Rights. Each Major Investor shall have the right to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company or any of its subsidiaries with its officers, and to review such information as is reasonably requested all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated under this Section 3.2 with respect to a competitor of the Company, as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith, or with respect to information which the Board of Directors determines in good faith is confidential or attorney-client privileged and should not, therefore, be disclosed. The Company acknowledges and agrees that none of the Major Investors shall be deemed competitors of the Company solely as a result of such Major Investors investment in a competitor of the Company, so long as the investment does not exceed 20% of the outstanding voting stock of such competitor.
3.3 Confidentiality of Records. Each Investor agrees to keep confidential any information furnished to such Investor pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2 hereof that the Company identifies as being confidential or proprietary (so long as such information is not in the public domain), except that such Investor may disclose such proprietary or confidential information (i) to
its attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company as long as such attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals are advised of the confidentiality provisions of this Section 3.3 and agree to be bound by such provisions (or is otherwise obligated to keep such information confidential), (ii) to any existing or prospective affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, subsidiary or parent of such Investor for the purpose of evaluating its investment in the Company as long as such affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, subsidiary or parent is advised of the confidentiality provisions of this Section 3.3 and agrees to be bound by such provisions (or is otherwise obligated to keep such information confidential); (iii) at such time as it enters the public domain through no fault of such Investor; (iv) that is communicated to it free of any obligation of confidentiality; (v) that is developed by Investor or its agents independently of and without reference to any confidential information communicated by the Company; or (vi) as required by applicable law; and provided, further, that any Investor may provide financial information to its partners or members as required by any partnership agreement or limited liability operating agreement with such partners or members.
3.4 Reservation of Stock. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon the conversion of the Senior Preferred Stock, sufficient shares of Junior Preferred Stock of the Company issuable from time to time upon such conversion and sufficient Common Stock issuable from time to time upon conversion of all Preferred Stock.
3.5 Stock Vesting. Unless otherwise approved by the Board of Directors, including the approval of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors designated by the holders of the Senior Preferred Stock, all stock options and other stock equivalents issued after the date of this Agreement to employees, directors, consultants and other service providers shall be subject to vesting as follows: (a) twenty-five percent (25%) of such stock shall vest at the end of the first year following the earlier of the date of issuance or such persons services commencement date with the company, and (b) seventy-five percent (75%) of such stock shall vest over the remaining three (3) years. With respect to any shares of stock purchased by any such person, the Companys repurchase option shall provide that upon such persons termination of employment or service with the Company, with or without cause, the Company or its assignee shall have the option to purchase at cost (and may provide for purchase at fair market value if less than cost) any unvested shares of stock held by such person.
3.6 Market Standoff. Unless otherwise approved by the Board of Directors, including the approval of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors designated by the holders of the Senior Preferred Stock, all stock, stock options and other stock equivalents issued after the date of this Agreement shall be subject to a market standoff or lockup agreement of not less than 180 days following the Initial Offering.
3.7 Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. The Company shall require all employees and consultants to execute and deliver a Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement substantially in a form approved by the Companys counsel or Board of Directors.
3.8 Meetings of the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise determined by the vote of a majority of the directors then in office, the Board of Directors shall meet at least six (6) times annually in accordance with an agreed-upon schedule.
3.9 Board Expenses. The Company shall reimburse the director designated by Maverick Capital for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred (consistent with the Companys travel policy) in connection with travel to and attending meetings of the Board of Directors (consistent with the Companys travel policy) and performing their duties as a director.
3.10 Insurance. The Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Directors and Officers insurance policy to be maintained until such time as the Board of Directors determines that such insurance should be discontinued.
3.11 Tax Matters Relating to Former S Corporation Status. Unless otherwise approved by the Board of Directors, including the directors appointed by the Senior Preferred Stock, the Company shall not file or amend any tax return, resolve any tax proceeding or take any other action (or omit to take any action) with respect to any federal, state or local income taxes (Taxes), if as a result any Taxes are or would be imposed on the Company, including any increase in items of income or gain or any decrease in items of loss, deduction or credit of the Company, but only to the extent of (x) an increase in an item of the Companys income or gain in any tax year or portion thereof other than an S Year (as defined below) (a C Year) and a corresponding decrease in an item of income or gain in any tax year or portion thereof during which the Companys S corporation election was in effect (an S Year), or (y) a decrease in an item of loss, deduction or credit in any C Year and a corresponding increase in an item of loss, deduction or credit in an S Year.
3.12 Board Committees. The approval of a majority of the members of the Board of Directors designated by the holders of the Senior Preferred Stock shall be required in connection with (a) establishing any committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, (b) appointing or replacing any member to any committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, or (c) establishing or altering the powers to be vested in any such committee.
3.13 Right to Conduct Business. The Investors shall not be liable for any claim arising out of, or based upon (i) the investment by the Investors in any entity competitive to the Company and (ii) actions taken by any partner, officer, affiliate or other representative of the Investors to assist any such competitive company, whether or not such action was taken as a board member of such competitive company, or otherwise, and whether or not such action has a detrimental effect on the Company. The foregoing shall not relieve the Investors from any liability or claim arising out of any breach of any confidentiality or fiduciary obligation described herein or as set forth in any other agreement between the Company and the Investors.
3.14 Open Source Policy. The Company shall use its good faith efforts to develop and implement an open-source policy as soon as commercially reasonably possible in order to protect the Companys products and any underlying software from having obligations to share or disclose any software to third parties.
3.15 Termination of Covenants. All covenants of the Company contained in Section 3 of this Agreement shall expire and terminate as to each Investor upon the earlier of (i) the effective date of the registration statement pertaining to an Initial Offering or (ii) upon an Asset Transfer or Acquisition, (each, a Change of Control) as each is defined in the Companys Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as in effect as of the date hereof.
SECTION 4. RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL
4.1 Subsequent Offerings. Subject to applicable securities laws, each Major Investor shall have a right of first refusal to purchase its pro rata share of all Equity Securities, as defined below, and debt instruments (other than those issued in the ordinary course of business, such as pursuant to equipment line or leasing arrangements, or real property leasing arrangements) that the Company may, from time to time, propose to sell and issue after the date of this Agreement, other than the Equity Securities excluded by Section 4.6 hereof. A Major Investor shall be entitled to apportion the right of first refusal hereby granted to it among itself and its affiliates in such proportions as it deems appropriate. Each Major Investors pro rata share is equal to the ratio of (a) the number of shares of the Companys Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Shares) which such Investor is deemed to be a holder of immediately prior to the issuance of such Equity Securities to (b) the total number of shares of the Companys outstanding Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Shares or other securities or upon the exercise of any outstanding warrants or options) immediately prior to the issuance of the Equity Securities; provided, however, that the pro rata share of MDV VII, LP (together with its affiliates) shall be the greater of such ratio or three thousand seven hundred fifty-seven ten-thousandths (3,757/10,000); and provided further, that the pro rata share of KPCB Holdings, Inc. (together with its affiliates) shall be the greater of such ratio or two thousand one hundred twenty-seven ten-thousandths (2,127/10,000). The term Equity Securities shall mean (i) any Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other security of the Company, (ii) any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, with or without consideration, any Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other security (including any option to purchase such a convertible security), (iii) any security carrying any warrant or right to subscribe to or purchase any Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other security or (iv) any such warrant or right.
4.2 Exercise of Rights. If the Company proposes to issue any Equity Securities, it shall give each Major Investor written notice of its intention, describing the Equity Securities, the price, and the terms and conditions upon which the Company proposes to issue the same. Each Major Investor shall have fifteen (15) days from the giving of such notice to agree to purchase its pro rata share of the Equity Securities for the price and upon the terms and conditions specified in the notice by giving written notice to the Company and stating therein the quantity of Equity Securities to be purchased. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to offer or sell such Equity Securities to any Major Investor who would cause the Company to be in violation of applicable federal securities laws by virtue of such offer or sale. At the expiration of such fifteen (15) day period, the Company shall promptly notify each Major Investor that elects to purchase or acquire all the shares available to it (each, a Fully Exercising Investor) of any other Major Investors failure to do likewise. During the ten (10) day period commencing after the Company has
given such notice, each Fully Exercising Investor may, by giving notice to the Company, elect to purchase or acquire, in addition to the number of shares specified above, up to that portion of the Equity Securities for which Major Investors were entitled to but did not subscribe which is equal to the ratio of (a) the number of shares of the Companys Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Shares) held by such Fully Exercising Investor to (b) the total number of shares of the Companys Common Stock (including all shares of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Shares) held by all Fully Exercising Investors who wish to purchase such unsubscribed shares. The closing of any sale pursuant to this Section 4.2 shall occur within the later of one hundred twenty (120) days of the date that the Company provides notice of its intention to issue any Equity Securities and the date of the initial sale of Equity Securities pursuant to Section 4.3.
4.3 Issuance of Equity Securities to Other Persons. If the Major Investors fail to, or waive their right to, exercise in full the rights of first refusal, the Company shall have one hundred twenty (120) days thereafter to sell the Equity Securities in respect of which the Major Investors rights were not exercised, at a price and upon general terms and conditions not materially more favorable to the purchasers thereof than specified in the Companys notice to the Major Investors pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof. If the Company has not sold such Equity Securities within ninety (90) days of the notice provided pursuant to Section 4.2, the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any Equity Securities, without first offering such securities to the Major Investors in the manner provided above.
4.4 Termination and Waiver of Rights of First Refusal. The rights of first refusal established by this Section 4 shall not apply to, and shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the effective date of the registration statement pertaining to the Companys Initial Offering or (ii) a Change in Control. Notwithstanding Section 5.5 hereof, the rights of first refusal established by this Section 4 may be amended, or any provision waived with the written consent of the Company and the Major Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all Major Investors, or as permitted by Section 5.5.
4.5 Transfer of Rights of First Refusal. The rights of first refusal of each Major Investor under this Section 4 may be transferred to the same parties, subject to the same restrictions as any transfer of registration rights pursuant to Section 2.9.
4.6 Excluded Securities. The rights of first refusal established by this Section 4 shall have no application to any of the following Equity Securities:
(a) shares of Common Stock of the Company and/or options, warrants or other Common Stock purchase rights and the Common Stock of the Company issued pursuant to such options, warrants or other rights issued or to be issued to employees, officers or directors of, or consultants or advisors to the Company or any subsidiary, pursuant to stock purchase or stock option plans or other arrangements so long as such stock purchase or stock option plans or other arrangements were approved by the Board of Directors or a committee authorized by the Board of Directors, provided that no committee authorized by the Board may make any amendments to the Companys stock option plans;
(b) stock issued or issuable pursuant to any rights or agreements, options, warrants or convertible securities outstanding as of the date of this Agreement; and stock issued pursuant to any such rights or agreements granted after the date of this Agreement, so long as the rights of first refusal established by this Section 4 were complied with, waived, or were inapplicable pursuant to any provision of this Section 4.6 with respect to the initial sale or grant by the Company of such rights or agreements so long as such rights or agreements were approved by the Board of Directors including the representatives of the Senior Preferred Stock;
(c) any Equity Securities issued for consideration other than cash pursuant to a merger, consolidation, strategic alliance, acquisition or similar business combination approved by the Board of Directors including the representatives of the Senior Preferred Stock;
(d) any Equity Securities issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization by the Company;
(e) any Equity Securities issued pursuant to any equipment loan or leasing arrangement, any real property leasing arrangement, or any debt financing from a bank or similar financial or lending institution approved by the Board of Directors including the representatives of the Senior Preferred Stock;
(f) any Equity Securities that are issued by the Company pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act;
(g) any Equity Securities issued in connection with strategic transactions involving the Company and other entities, including (i) joint ventures, manufacturing, marketing or distribution arrangements or (ii) technology transfer or development arrangements; provided that the issuance of shares therein has been approved by the Companys Board of Directors including the representatives of the Senior Preferred Stock, provided further that such transaction is not principally for equity financing purposes;
(h) any Equity Securities issued by the Company pursuant to the terms of Section 2.1 of the Purchase Agreement; and
(i) any Equity Securities issued to third-party service providers in exchange for or as partial consideration for services rendered to the Company approved by the Board including the representatives of the Senior Preferred Stock.
SECTION 5. MISCELLANEOUS
5.1 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California in all respects as such laws are applied to agreements among California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within California, without reference to conflicts of laws or principles thereof.
5.2 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, and administrators and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by each person who shall be a holder of Registrable Securities from time to time; provided, however, that prior to the receipt by the Company of adequate written notice of the transfer of any Registrable Securities specifying the full name and address of the transferee, the Company may deem and treat the person listed as the holder of such shares in its records as the absolute owner and holder of such shares for all purposes.
5.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, the Purchase Agreement and the other documents delivered pursuant thereto constitute the full and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and no party shall be liable or bound to any other in any manner by any oral or written representations, warranties, covenants and agreements except as specifically set forth herein and therein. Each party expressly represents and warrants that it is not relying on any oral or written representations, warranties, covenants or agreements outside of this Agreement.
5.4 Severability. In the event one or more of the provisions of this Agreement should, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
5.5 Amendment and Waiver
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided, this Agreement may be amended or modified only upon the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided, the obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders under this Agreement may be waived only with the written consent of the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities.
(c) For the purposes of determining the number of Holders or Investors entitled to vote or exercise any rights hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to rely solely on the list of record holders of its stock as maintained by or on behalf of the Company.
5.6 Delays or Omissions. It is agreed that no delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to any party, upon any breach, default or noncompliance by another party under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power, or remedy, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach, default or noncompliance, or any acquiescence therein, or of any similar breach, default or noncompliance thereafter occurring. It is further agreed that any waiver, permit, consent, or approval of any kind or character on any partys part of any breach, default or noncompliance under the Agreement or any waiver on such partys part of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement must be in writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under this Agreement, by law, or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
5.7 Notices. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the party to be notified at the address as set forth on the signature pages hereof or Exhibit A hereto or at such other address or electronic mail address as such party may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.
5.8 Attorneys Fees. In the event that any suit or action is instituted under or in relation to this Agreement, including without limitation to enforce any provision in this Agreement, the prevailing party in such dispute shall be entitled to recover from the losing party all fees, costs and expenses of enforcing any right of such prevailing party under or with respect to this Agreement, including without limitation, such reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys and accountants, which shall include, without limitation, all fees, costs and expenses of appeals.
5.9 Titles and Subtitles. The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.
5.10 Additional Investors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company shall issue additional shares of its Senior Preferred Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, any purchaser of such shares of Senior Preferred Stock shall become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering an additional counterpart signature page to this Agreement and shall be deemed an Investor, a Holder and a party hereunder. Subject to the approval of shares representing a majority of the Senior Preferred Stock, if the Company shall issue Equity Securities in accordance with Section 4.6(c), (e), (g) or (h) of this Agreement, any purchaser of such Equity Securities may become a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering an additional counterpart signature page to this Agreement and shall be deemed an Investor, a Holder and a party hereunder.
5.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
5.12 Aggregation of Stock. All shares of Registrable Securities held or acquired by affiliated entities or persons or persons or entities under common management or control shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement.
5.13 Pronouns. All pronouns contained herein, and any variations thereof, shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neutral, singular or plural, as to the identity of the parties hereto may require.
5.14 Termination. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force or effect upon the date five (5) years following the closing of the Initial Offering; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to register the Registrable Securities of any Holder if such Holder can sell all of its Registrable Securities in any three-month period pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated pursuant to the Securities Act.
5.15 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other person except as specifically provided herein.
5.16 Prior Agreement. Upon the execution of this Agreement by the Company and the holders of a majority of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities, this Agreement shall supersede and replace the Prior Agreement, which shall be terminated and cease to have any further force or effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
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PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Hugh Martin | |
Name: | Hugh Martin | |
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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