SERVICE-NOW.COM THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
Exhibit 4.2
SERVICE-NOW.COM
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is made and entered into as of November 25, 2009, by and among SERVICE-NOW.COM, a California corporation (the Company), and the persons and entities listed on Exhibit A hereto (the Investors).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, in connection with the Companys prior sale of its Series A Preferred Stock (the Series A Stock), the Company and certain of the Investors entered into the Investor Rights Agreement dated as of June 24, 2005;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Companys prior sale of its Series B Preferred Stock (the Series B Stock), the Company and certain of the Investors entered into the Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement dated as of August 3, 2006;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Companys prior sale of its Series C Preferred Stock (the Series C Stock), the Company and certain of the Investors entered into the Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement dated as of April 16, 2009 (the Prior Agreement);
WHEREAS, certain of the Investors are purchasing shares of the Companys Series D Preferred Stock (the Series D Stock and, together with the Series A Stock, the Series B Stock and the Series C Stock, the Preferred Stock) pursuant to the Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement) of even date herewith (the Financing);
WHEREAS, the obligations in the Purchase Agreement are conditioned upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, in connection with the consummation of the Financing, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to amend and restate the Prior Agreement and grant registration rights, information rights and other rights to the Investors as set forth below.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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.
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(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 2.10 hereof.
(d) Initial Offering means the Companys first firm commitment underwritten public offering of its Common Stock registered under the Securities Act.
(e) Qualified IPO shall have the meaning set forth in the Restated Charter.
(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 upon conversion of the Shares and (b) 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, such above-described securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Registrable Securities shall not include any securities (i) sold 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 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 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, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, reasonable fees and disbursements of 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) Restated Charter shall have the meaning set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
(k) SEC or Commission means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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(l) Securities Act shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(m) Selling Expenses shall mean all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to any registrations hereunder and fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder (other than the reasonable fees and disbursements of the single special counsel for the Holders included in Registration Expenses).
(n) Shares shall mean the shares of Preferred Stock held from time to time by the Investors listed on Exhibit A hereto and their permitted assigns and the shares of Series B Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants held by the Investor listed on Exhibit A hereto and its permitted assigns.
(o) Special Registration Statement shall mean a registration statement relating to (i) any employee benefit plan, (ii) any corporate reorganization or transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act, including any registration statement related to the issuance or resale of securities issued in such a transaction, (iii) stock issued upon conversion of debt securities, or (iv) a registration on any registration form that does not permit secondary sales.
(p) Withdrawn Registration shall mean a forfeited demand registration under Section 2.2 in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 2.5.
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 held by such Holder 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, at such Holders expense, 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 subsection (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
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their membership interests, (D) an individual transferring to the Holders family member or trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or (E) transferring to an entity affiliated by common control (or other related entity) with such Holder; provided that in each case the transferee will agree in writing to be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as if he 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 SHAREHOLDER 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 promptly reissue unlegended certificates at the request of any Holder thereof if the Company has completed its Initial Offering and if 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.
(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 40% of the Registrable Securities (the Initiating Holders) that the Company file a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the registration of Registrable Securities with an anticipated aggregate offering price before underwriting discounts and commissions, of not less than $4,000,000, then the Company shall
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promptly 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 the Initiating Holders request to be registered, together with all Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within 15 days after receipt of such written notice from the Company.
(b) If the Initiating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by a request made pursuant to this Section 2.2, or any request pursuant to Section 2.4, by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as part of such request 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. If the Company shall request inclusion in any registration pursuant to Section 2.2 of securities being sold for its own account, or if other persons shall request inclusion in any registration pursuant to Section 2.2 of other securities of the Company held by them, the Initiating Holders shall, on behalf of all Holders, offer to include such securities in the underwriting and such offer shall be conditioned upon the participation of the Company or such other persons in such underwriting and the inclusion of the Companys and such persons other securities of the Company in the underwriting and their acceptance of the further applicable provisions of this Section 2. The Company and all Holders and other persons 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, 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 and other persons holding securities of the Company included in such underwriting, and the number of shares that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated as follows: (i) first, among 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); (ii) second, to the Company, which the Company may allocate, at its discretion, for its own account, or for the account of other holders or employees of the Company; and (iii) third, among any other persons who have requested inclusion in the applicable registration pursuant to Section 2.2 on a pro rata basis based on the number of securities of the Company held by such 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 and any other persons who have requested inclusion in the applicable registration pursuant to Section 2.2 are first entirely excluded from the underwriting and registration. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from the registration. To facilitate the allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the underwriter(s) may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder, the Company or any other persons who have requested inclusion in the applicable registration pursuant to Section 2.2 to the nearest 100 shares. If the Company or a person who has requested inclusion in such registration as provided above does not agree to the terms of any such underwriting, the Company or such person shall be excluded therefrom by written notice from the Company, the
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underwriter or the Initiating Holders. The securities so excluded shall also be withdrawn from registration. Any securities so excluded and withdrawn from such underwriting shall also be withdrawn from such registration.
(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 third anniversary of the date of this Agreement or (B) 180 days following the effective date of the registration statement pertaining to the Initial Offering;
(ii) after the Company has effected two registrations pursuant to this Section 2.2, and such registrations have been declared or ordered effective (counting for this purpose any Withdrawn Registrations);
(iii) during the period starting with the date of filing of, and ending on the date 180 days following the effective date of the registration statement pertaining to the Initial Offering; provided that the Company makes reasonable good faith efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective;
(iv) if within 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 intention to file a registration statement for its Initial Offering within 90 days;
(v) if the Company shall furnish to the Initiating Holders requesting a registration statement pursuant to this Section 2.2(a) a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board (or if none, the President of the Company) stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders 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 180 days after receipt of the written request of the Initiating Holders; provided that such right to delay a request shall be exercised by the Company not more than once in any 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 15 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 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
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Registrable Securities held by it shall, within 15 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; and third, to any shareholders of the Company (other than the Holders) on a pro rata basis based on the total number of Company securities held by such holders; provided, however, that no such reduction shall reduce the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the registration below 25% of the total amount of securities included in such registration, unless such offering is a Qualified IPO and such registration does not include shares of any other selling shareholders, in which event any or all of the Registrable Securities of the Holders may be excluded in accordance with the immediately preceding clause. In no event will shares of any other selling shareholder be included in such registration that would reduce the number of shares which may be included by Holders without the written consent of Holders of not less than a majority of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in the offering. 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 15 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 that is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation, the partners, retired partners, members, retired members, shareholders and affiliates of such Holder, and the estates and family members of any such partners, retired partners, members or retired members and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons 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 deemed to be such single Holder as provided in this sentence. To facilitate the allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the underwriter(s) may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder, the Company or any other shareholder of the Company to the nearest 100 shares.
(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 prior to the
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effectiveness of such registration whether or not any Holder has elected to include securities in such registration. The Registration Expenses, if any, of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 2.5 hereof.
2.4 Form S-3 Registration. After the Company has qualified for use of Form S-3, if the Company shall receive a written request from the Initiating Holders that the Company effect a registration on Form S-3 and any related qualification or compliance with respect to all or a part of the Registrable Securities owned by such Initiating 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 Initiating 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 10 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 Initiating Holders;
(ii) if the Initiating Holders, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at an aggregate price to the public of less than $1,000,000;
(iii) if within 30 days of receipt of a written request from any Initiating Holders pursuant to this Section 2.4, the Company gives notice to such Initiating Holders of the Companys intention to make a public offering within 90 days, other than pursuant to a Special Registration Statement;
(iv) if the Company shall furnish to the Initiating Holders requesting a registration statement pursuant to this Section 2.4 a certificate signed by the Chairman of the Board (or if none, the President of the Company) stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such Form S-3 registration 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 180 days after receipt of the written request of the Initiating Holders; provided that such right to delay a request shall be exercised by the Company not more than once in any 12 month period;
(v) if the Company has, within the 12 month period preceding the date of such request, already effected two registrations on Form S-3 for the Initiating Holders pursuant to this Section 2.4; or
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(vi) 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 Initiating 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 or 2.4, the request of which has been subsequently withdrawn by the Initiating Holders (including because a sufficient number of Holders shall have withdrawn from the registration so that the minimum offering conditions set forth in Section 2.2 and 2.4 are no longer satisfied), 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 (b) the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock 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 right to one requested registration pursuant to Section 2.2.
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 60 days or, if earlier, until the Holder or Holders have completed the distribution related thereto; provided, however, that at any time, upon written notice to the participating Holders and for a period not to exceed 30 days thereafter (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 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
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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 30 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. No more than two such Suspension Periods shall occur in any 12 month period. In no event shall any Suspension Period, when taken together with all prior Suspension Periods, exceed 120 days in the aggregate. 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 reasonable 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.
(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 subsection (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.
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(g) Use its reasonable efforts to furnish if requested, 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.
2.7 Termination of Registration Rights. All registration rights granted under this Section 2 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect with respect to any Holder on the earlier of (a) such date, on or after a Qualified IPO, on which all shares of Registrable Securities held by such Holder (and any subsidiaries, parents, partners, limited partners, retired partners, members, retired members, stockholders, affiliates or entities under common investment management with such Holder with whom such Holder must aggregate its sales under SEC Rule 144) is less than three percent (3%) of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and may immediately be sold under Rule 144 during any ninety (90) day period, and (b) four years after the closing of a Qualified IPO.
2.8 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 or Section 2.4 if, due to the operation of subsection 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 or Section 2.4, whichever is applicable.
2.9 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, legal counsel, accountants, officers and directors of each 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
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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 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, legal counsel, accountant, officer, director, 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 2.9(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, 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 by such Holder, partner, member, legal counsel, accountant, officer, director, underwriter or controlling person of such Holder to the Company and stated to be specifically for use in connection with such registration.
(b) To the extent permitted by law, each Holder will, if Registrable Securities held by such Holder are included in the securities as to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being effected, indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, officers, legal counsel, and accountants, 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, members, 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, legal counsel, accountant, controlling person, underwriter or other such Holder, or partner, member, 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 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 is made in such registration statement, prospectus, or other document incorporated by reference therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder to the Company 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, legal counsel, accountant, controlling person, underwriter or other Holder, or partner, member,
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officer, director or controlling person of such other Holder in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.9(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; provided further, that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 2.9 exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 2.9 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 2.9, 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 2.9, but the omission to so 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 2.9. Each indemnified party shall furnish such information regarding itself or the claim in question as an indemnifying party may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with defense of such claim and litigation resulting therefrom.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.9 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 2.9 shall survive completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration statement and the
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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.
2.10 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 that (a) is a subsidiary, parent, general partner, limited partner, retired partner, member or retired member of a Holder, (b) is a Holders family member or trust for the benefit of an individual Holder, (c) acquires at least 20% of the Registrable Securities held by the transferor, (d) is a Holder of Registrable Securities prior to the transfer, or (e) is an entity affiliated by common control (or other related entity) with such Holder; provided, however, (i) the transferor shall provide prior written notice to the Company of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned, (ii) such transferee shall agree to be subject to all restrictions set forth in this Agreement, and (iii) such transfer or assignment of Registrable Securities is effected in accordance with Section 2.1 hereof, the Companys Third Amended and Restated Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement dated as of even date herewith, the Companys Bylaws, and applicable securities laws.
2.11 Amendment of Registration Rights. Any provision of this Section 2 may be amended only with the written consent of the Company and the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock. The rights of all Holders under any provision of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) by delivery to the Company of an instrument in writing waiving such rights executed by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock. Any party may waive (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) its rights under any provision of this Agreement by delivering to the Company an instrument in writing executed by such party. The Company may not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, amend or waive any provision of this Section 2. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 2.11 shall be binding upon each Holder, each future holder of all Registrable Securities of a Holder, and the Company. By acceptance of any benefits under this Section 2, Holders of Registrable Securities hereby agree to be bound by the provisions hereunder.
2.12 Limitation on Subsequent Registration Rights. Other than as provided in Section 5.11, after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that would grant such holder registration rights on a parity with or senior to those granted to the Holders hereunder, other than the right to a Special Registration Statement, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock.
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2.13 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 with respect to, any Common Stock (or other securities) of the Company held by such Holder (other than those 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 180 days following the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act (the Lock-Up Period); provided that:
(i) such agreement shall apply only to a Qualified IPO; and
(ii) all officers and directors (including any entities with which they are affiliated) of the Company enter into similar agreements.
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 this Section 2.13 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 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 this Section 2.13 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 such specified period. Each Holder agrees that any transferee of any shares of Registrable Securities shall be bound by this Section 2.13. The underwriters of the Companys stock are intended third party beneficiaries of this Section 2.13 and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the purpose of compliance with NASD Rule 2711(f)(4), if (a) during the last 17 days of the initial Lock-Up Period, the Company releases earnings results or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or (b) prior to the expiration of the initial Lock-Up Period, the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the initial Lock-Up Period, then in each case, each Holder hereby consents to an extension to the Lock-Up Period until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the date of release of the earnings results or the occurrence of the material news or material event, as applicable, unless such extension is waived in writing.
2.14 Rule 144 Reporting. 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, the Company agrees to use its commercially reasonable 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, at all times from and after the effective date of the Initial Offering;
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(b) File with the SEC, in a timely manner, all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements; 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 SEC Rule 144, and of the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); 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.
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), and will set aside on its books all such proper accruals and reserves as shall be required under generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (except as noted therein).
(b) So long as any Shares remain outstanding, as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, and in any event within 120 days thereafter, the Company will furnish the Investors 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) and setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year (if available), 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) So long as any Shares remain outstanding, the Company will furnish the Investors, as soon as practicable after the end of each quarter, and in any event within 45 days thereafter, a balance sheet of the Company as of the end of each such quarter, and a statement of income and a statement of cash flows of the Company for such quarter and for the current fiscal year to date, including a comparison to the figures for such quarter and year-to-date period for the previous fiscal year and a comparison to plan figures for such period, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (except as noted therein), with the exception that no notes need be attached to such statements and year-end audit adjustments may not have been made.
(d) So long as any Shares remain outstanding, the Company will furnish the Investors: (i) at least 30 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, an annual operating plan/budget and a strategic plan 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
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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 the figures for such month and year-to-date period for the previous fiscal year and 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.
3.2 Inspection Rights. Each 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 executive 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 any Holder whom the Board determines in good faith to be a competitor of the Company or an officer, employee, director or holder of more than 25% of the capital stock of a competitor of the Company 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
3.3 Confidentiality of Records. Each Investor agrees that the information furnished to such Investor pursuant to this Agreement that the Company identifies as being confidential or proprietary is confidential (so long as such information is not in the public domain) and for such Investors use only, and such Investor will not use such confidential information in violation of the Exchange Act or reproduce, disclose or disseminate such confidential information to any other person other than (i) to any partner, member, subsidiary, parent or affiliate of such Investor for the purpose of evaluating its investment in the Company as long as such partner, member, subsidiary, parent or affiliate is advised of and agrees or has agreed to be bound by the confidentiality provisions of this Section 3.3 or comparable restrictions; (ii) at such time as it enters the public domain through no fault of such Investor; (iii) that is communicated to it free of any obligation of confidentiality; or (iv) that is developed by Investor or its agents independently of and without reference to any confidential information communicated by the Company.
3.4 Reservation of Common Stock. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for issuance and delivery upon the conversion of the Preferred Stock, all Common Stock issuable from time to time upon such conversion.
3.5 Stock Vesting; Repurchase. Unless otherwise approved by the Board of Directors, 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 over a four-year period as follows: (a) 25% of such stock shall vest at the end of the first 12 months of service, and (b) 75% of such stock shall vest in equal monthly installments over the remaining three years. The Company shall maintain a right to repurchase in the applicable documents relating to any stock options and other stock equivalents, at a price equal to the original issue price, any unvested shares issued after the date of this Agreement to employees, directors, consultants and other service providers in the event that such persons employment with the Company is terminated or such person otherwise ceases to perform services for the Company.
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3.6 Proprietary Information and Inventions Agreement. The Company shall require all employees to execute and deliver an At-Will Employment, Confidential Information, Invention Assignment, and Arbitration Agreement in the form attached to the Purchase Agreement as Exhibit G.
3.7 Key Man Insurance. The Company will use its reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect, a term life insurance policy in the amount of approximately $5,000,000 on the life of Frederic B. Luddy under which the Company is named beneficiary.
3.8 Director and Officer Insurance. The Company will use its reasonable efforts to maintain in full force and effect, director and officer liability insurance in the amount of at least $5,000,000.
3.9 Board of Directors. The Company shall use its reasonable efforts to hold at least four meetings of its Board of Directors every fiscal year and that such meetings are held at least once per fiscal quarter, unless otherwise approved by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors, and the members of the Board of Directors shall be entitled to reimbursement of reasonable expenses related to travel in connection with service on the Board of Directors.
3.10 Committees of the Board of Directors. The compensation of the Companys Chief Executive Officer shall be subject to advance approval by all members of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The Compensation Committee and any other committee of the Board of Directors shall include the director elected by the holders of the Series A Stock voting together as a separate class, the director elected by the holders of the Series B Stock voting together as a separate class, and the director elected by the holders of the Series D Stock voting together as a separate class.
3.11 Qualified Small Business. The Company will use its best efforts to comply with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of Section 1202 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), any regulations promulgated thereunder and any similar state laws and regulations, and agrees not to repurchase any stock of the Company if such repurchase would cause the Shares not to so qualify as Qualified Small Business Stock. The Company further covenants to submit to its stockholders and to state and federal taxation authorities such form and filings as may be required to document such compliance, including the California Franchise Tax Board Form 3565, Small Business Stock Questionnaire, with its franchise or income tax return for the current income year.
3.12 Termination of Covenants. All covenants of the Company contained in Section 3 of this Agreement (other than the provisions of Section 3.3) shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the closing of the Initial Offering, (ii) the closing of a transaction that constitutes an Asset Transfer or Acquisition, each as defined in the Restated Charter, or (iii) such time as the Company becomes subject to the reporting provisions of the Exchange Act.
3.13 Reserved Employee Shares. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the 3,516,846 shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Companys 2005 Stock Plan, as amended, as of the date hereof shall be issued from time to time to key employees of the
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Company only under such arrangements, contracts or plans and under such terms and conditions as are recommended by management of the Company and unanimously approved by the Board of Directors.
4. | RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL. |
4.1 Subsequent Offerings. So long as any Shares remain outstanding and subject to applicable securities laws and the remainder of this Section 4, each Investor shall have a right of first refusal to purchase its pro rata share of all Equity Securities, as defined below, 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. Each 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 or upon the exercise of outstanding warrants or options) of which such Investor is deemed to be a holder 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 upon the exercise of any outstanding warrants or options) immediately prior to the issuance of such Equity Securities. The term Equity Securities shall mean (i) any Common Stock, Preferred Stock or other equity 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 equity 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 equity 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 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 Investor shall have 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 Investor who would cause the Company to be in violation of applicable federal securities laws by virtue of such offer or sale.
4.3 Issuance of Equity Securities to Other Persons. If not all of the Investors elect to purchase their pro rata share of the Equity Securities, then the Company shall promptly notify in writing the Investors who do so elect and shall offer such Investors the right to acquire such unsubscribed shares on a pro rata basis. Each Investor shall have 10 days after receipt of such notice to notify the Company of its election to purchase all or a portion thereof of the unsubscribed shares. The Company shall have 90 days thereafter to sell the Equity Securities in respect of which the Investors rights were not exercised, at the same price and upon other terms and conditions not materially more favorable to the purchasers thereof than specified in the Companys notice to the Investors pursuant to Section 4.2 hereof. If the Company does not sell such Equity Securities within such 90 day period, the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell such Equity Securities without first offering such Equity Securities to the Investors in the manner provided above.
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4.4 Termination and Waiver of Rights of First Refusal. The rights of first refusal set forth in this Section 4 shall not apply to, and shall terminate upon the earliest of (i) the closing of a Qualified IPO or (ii) the closing of a transaction that constitutes a Liquidation Event as defined in the Restated Charter. The rights of first refusal set forth in this Section 4 may be amended with the written consent of the Company, the Investors holding a majority of the Registrable Securities then held by all Investors which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, or as permitted by Section 5.6. The rights of first refusal set forth in this Section 4 of all Holders may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) by delivery to the Company of an instrument in writing waiving such rights executed by the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock. Any party may waive (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) its rights under any provision of this Agreement by delivering to the Company an instrument in writing executed by such party. The Company may not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, amend or waive any provision of this Section 4. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 4.4 shall be binding upon each Holder, each future holder of all Registrable Securities of a Holder, and the Company. By acceptance of any benefits under this Section 4, Holders of Registrable Securities hereby agree to be bound by the provisions hereunder.
4.5 Transfer of Rights of First Refusal. The rights of first refusal of each Investor set forth in this Section 4 may be transferred to the same parties, and subject to the same restrictions, as any transfer of registration rights pursuant to Section 2.10.
4.6 Excluded Securities. The rights of first refusal set forth in this Section 4 shall have no application to any of the following Equity Securities:
(a) The Shares and the shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of, or as a dividend or distribution of, the Shares;
(b) shares of Common Stock and/or options, warrants or other Common Stock purchase rights, and the Common Stock issued pursuant to such options, warrants or other rights (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like after the date hereof) issued after the date of this Agreement 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 that are unanimously approved by the Board;
(c) any Equity Securities issued or issuable pursuant to any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights outstanding as of the date of this Agreement, and Equity Securities issued pursuant to any such options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights issued after the date of this Agreement, so long as the rights of first refusal set forth in this Section 4 were complied with or were inapplicable pursuant to any provision of this Section 4.6 with respect to the initial issuance by the Company of such options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights;
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(d) any Equity Securities issued for consideration other than cash pursuant to a merger, purchase of substantially all of the assets, consolidation, acquisition, strategic alliance, or similar business combination transaction; provided that the issuance of shares therein has been unanimously approved by the Board;
(e) any Equity Securities issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization by the Company;
(f) any Equity Securities issued or issuable pursuant to any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights issued in connection with any equipment loan or leasing arrangement, credit agreements, real property leasing arrangement, or debt financing from a bank or similar financial institution; provided that the issuance of shares therein has been unanimously approved by the Board;
(g) any Equity Securities issued in a Qualified IPO;
(h) any Equity Securities issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement;
(i) any Equity Securities issued or issuable pursuant to any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights issued to third-party service providers in exchange for or as partial consideration for services rendered to the Company; provided that the issuance of shares therein has been unanimously approved by the Board;
(j) any Equity Securities issued or issuable pursuant to any options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights issued in connection with strategic transactions involving the Company and other entities, including (i) joint ventures, manufacturing, marketing, customer, vendor or distribution arrangements or (ii) collaboration, technology transfer or development arrangements, including technology licenses; provided that the issuance of shares therein has been unanimously approved by the Board; and
(k) any right, option or warrant to acquire any security convertible into the securities set forth in subsections (a) through (j) above.
5. | MISCELLANEOUS. |
5.1 Corporate Opportunity. The Company acknowledges that the Investors and their affiliates, members, equity holders, director representatives, partners, employees, agents and other related persons are engaged in the business of investing in private and public companies in a wide range of industries, including the industry segment in which the Company operates (the Company Industry Segment). Accordingly, the Company and the Investors acknowledge and agree that a Covered Person shall:
(a) have no duty to the Company to refrain from participating as a director, investor or otherwise with respect to any company or other person or entity that is engaged in the Company Industry Segment or is otherwise competitive with the Company; and
(b) in connection with making investment decisions, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have no obligation of confidentiality or other duty to the Company to refrain
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from using any information, including, but not limited to, market trend and market data, which comes into such Covered Persons possession, whether as a director, investor or otherwise (the Information Waiver), provided that the Information Waiver shall not apply, and therefore such Covered Person shall be subject to such obligations and duties as would otherwise apply to such Covered Person under applicable law, if the information at issue (i) constitutes confidential information concerning the Company, or (ii) is covered by a contractual obligation of confidentiality to which the Company is subject.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.1 to the contrary, nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver of any Covered Persons duty of loyalty or obligation of confidentiality with respect to the disclosure of confidential information of the Company.
For the purposes of this Section 5.1, Covered Person shall have the meaning set forth in the Restated Charter.
5.2 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. The parties agree that any action brought by either party under or in relation to this Agreement, including without limitation to interpret or enforce any provision of this Agreement, shall be brought in, and each party agrees to and does hereby submit to the jurisdiction and venue of, any state or federal court located in the County of San Diego, California.
5.3 Successors and Assigns. Except as provided below, this Agreement, and any and all rights, duties and obligations hereunder, shall not be assigned, transferred, delegated or sublicensed by any Investor without the prior written consent of the Company and any attempt by an Investor without such permission to assign, transfer, delegate or sublicense any rights, duties or obligations that arise under this Agreement shall be void. Subject to Section 2.10 hereof, any Investor may assign, transfer, delegate or sublicense any and all of its rights, duties and obligations hereunder to any transferee or assignee of Shares held by such Investor. Subject to the foregoing and except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators.
5.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Exhibit 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 thereof 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 and the Related Agreements (as defined in the Purchase Agreement). The Company and the Investors hereby agree, as evidenced by their signatures hereto, that this Agreement amends and restates the Prior Agreement in all respects.
5.5 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
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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.
5.6 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 Registrable Securities then outstanding which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided, the obligations of the Company and the rights of all Holders under this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) upon the written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock. Any party may waive (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) its rights under any provision of this Agreement by delivering to the Company an instrument in writing executed by such party.
(c) The Company may not, without the prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, amend or waive any provision of this Agreement.
(d) 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.
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination effected in accordance with this Section 5.6 shall be binding upon each Holder and each future holder of all Registrable Securities of Holder. Each Holder acknowledges that by the operation of this paragraph, the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding which are issuable or were issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock will have the right and power to diminish or eliminate the rights of such Holder under this Agreement except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement.
5.7 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.
5.8 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
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by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (c) three days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one 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 as such party may designate by five days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.
5.9 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 reasonable fees, costs and expenses of appeals.
5.10 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.
5.11 Additional Investors. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company shall issue additional shares of its Series D Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement to a person who is not already an Investor pursuant to this Agreement, any purchaser of such shares of Series D 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. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Company shall issue Equity Securities described in Section 4.6 (d), (f), (i) or (j) 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.
5.12 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile and upon such delivery the facsimile signature will be deemed to have the same effect as if the original signature had been delivered to the other party.
5.13 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.
5.14 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.
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5.15 Termination Upon Asset Transfer or Acquisition. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement (excluding any then-existing obligations) shall terminate upon an Asset Transfer or Acquisition, each as defined in the Restated Charter.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
COMPANY: | INVESTORS: | |||||||||
SERVICE-NOW.COM, | JMI EQUITY FUND V, L.P. |
a California corporation | ||||||||||
By: | JMI Associates V, LLC | |||||||||
Its: | General Partner | |||||||||
By: | /s/ Frederic B. Luddy | |||||||||
Frederic B. Luddy | ||||||||||
President and Chief Executive Officer | By: | /s/ Paul V. Barber | ||||||||
Name: | Paul V. Barber | |||||||||
531 Stevens Avenue West | Title: | Managing Member | ||||||||
Solana Beach, CA 92075 |
JMI EQUITY FUND V (AI), L.P. |
| Fax No.: (858)  ###-###-#### | |||||||||||
By: | JMI Associates V, LLC | |||||||||||
Its: | General Partner | |||||||||||
By: | /s/ Paul V. Barber | |||||||||||
Name: | Paul V. Barber | |||||||||||
Title: | Managing Member | |||||||||||
JMI INCUBATOR FUND, L.P. | ||||||||||||
By: | JMI Incubator Associates, LLC | |||||||||||
Its: | General Partner | |||||||||||
By: | /s/ Charles E. Noell | |||||||||||
Name: | Charles E. Noell | |||||||||||
Title: | Managing Member | |||||||||||
JMI INCUBATOR FUND (QP), L.P. | ||||||||||||
By: | JMI Incubator Associates, LLC | |||||||||||
Its: | General Partner | |||||||||||
By: | /s/ Charles E. Noell | |||||||||||
Name: | Charles E. Noell | |||||||||||
Title: | Managing Member |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT as of the date set forth in the first paragraph hereof.
INVESTORS: | ||
SEQUOIA CAPITAL U.S. GROWTH FUND IV, L.P. | ||
By: | SCGF IV Management, L.P. | |
A Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership | ||
Its: | General Partner | |
By: | SCGF GenPar, Ltd | |
A Cayman Islands limited liability company | ||
Its: | General Partner |
By: | /s/ Douglas M. Leone | |
Name: | Douglas M. Leone | |
Title: | Managing Director |
SIGNATURE PAGE TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT A
INVESTORS
(Page 1 of 2)
NAME AND ADDRESS | SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK | SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK | SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK | SERIES B WARRANTS | ||||||||||||
JMI EQUITY FUND V, L.P. 2 Hamill Road, Suite 272 Baltimore, MD 21210 Attention: Chuck Dieveney Fax No: (410)  ###-###-#### | 1,181,565 | 1,885,133 | 464,878 | 0 | ||||||||||||
JMI EQUITY FUND V (AI), L.P. 2 Hamill Road, Suite 272 Baltimore, MD 21210 Attention: Chuck Dieveney Fax No: (410)  ###-###-#### | 68,435 | 109,185 | 26,925 | 0 | ||||||||||||
JMI INCUBATOR, L.P. 12265 El Camino Real Suite 150 San Diego, CA 92130 Fax No: (858)  ###-###-#### | 836,830 | 1,335,124 | 329,244 | 0 | ||||||||||||
JMI INCUBATOR (QP), L.P. 12265 El Camino Real Suite 150 San Diego, CA 92130 Fax No: (858)  ###-###-#### | 413,170 | 659,194 | 162,559 | 0 | ||||||||||||
SQUARE 1 BANK 406 Blackwell Street, Suite 240 Crowe Building Durham, NC 27701 Fax No: (919)  ###-###-#### | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51,852 |
Copies of all notices sent to the foregoing Investors, excluding Square 1 Bank, should also be sent to:
7590 Fay Ave, Suite 301 | and | Goodwin Procter LLP | ||
La Jolla, CA 92037 | Exchange Place | |||
Fax No: (858) 259-4843 | 53 State Street | |||
Boston, MA 02109 | ||||
Attention: Mark H. Burnett, Esq. | ||||
Fax No: (617) 523-1231 |
EXHIBIT A
INVESTORS
(Page 2 of 2)
NAME AND ADDRESS | SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK | |
SEQUOIA CAPITAL U.S. GROWTH FUND IV., L.P. | 2,395,500 | |
Sequoia Capital | ||
300 Sand Hill Road, Ste. 4-250 | ||
Menlo Park, CA 94025 | ||
Attention: Douglas Leone | ||
Fax No: (650)  ###-###-#### |
Copies of all notices sent to the foregoing Investors should also be sent to:
Gunderson Dettmer Stough Villenueve Franklin and Hachigian, LLP
Redwood City, CA 94063
Attention: Scott C. Dettmer
Fax No: (650)  ###-###-####