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CONFIDENTIAL PRIVATE PLACEMENT
MEMORANDUM: SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT AND CLOSING DOCUMENTS
Each prospective purchaser is urged to consult with his
or her own advisers to determine the suitability of an investment in Common
Shares (“the Shares”), and the relationship of such an investment to the
purchaser’s overall investment program and financial and tax position. Each
purchaser of Shares will be required to further represent that, after all
necessary advice and analysis, such purchaser’s investment in Shares is
suitable and appropriate, in light of the foregoing considerations.
SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
Each person who wishes to subscribe for Shares (a
“Subscriber”) must return an executed Subscription Agreement to “COMPANY NAME”,
which subscription must be accepted by the Company. A Subscription Agreement
will be sent separately to each Subscriber.
In the Subscription Agreement, each subscriber for Shares
will acknowledge that it is committing to purchase Shares from “Seller’s Name”,
pursuant to the offering. Each subscriber will also acknowledge that it has
received, read and understood the contents of this Private Placement Memorandum
and the Exhibits. By executing the Subscription Agreement, each Subscriber
covenants that, to the extent such Subscriber receives Shares directly or
indirectly, it will execute the Stockholders’ Agreement. In addition, by
executing the Subscription Agreement, each Subscriber represents and warrants
to the Company, among other things, that it is an “accredited investor” as
defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the Securities Act, and that it is
acquiring the Shares exclusively for its own account without a view to the
distribution of any part thereof. In connection with sales of Shares to a
non-U.S. person, “COMPANY NAME” may require a legal opinion with respect to
compliance with the securities laws of that person’s jurisdiction of residence
and other matters.
Once the Subscriber has completed the Subscription
Agreement, he, she or it should sign and date, as applicable, the Subscription
Agreement and the Signature Page and return them to “Officer’s Name”, together
with a certified check or cashier’s check made payable to ““COMPANY NAME” LLC.”
(or may wire funds to an account designated by The Company) in the amount that
they specify in the Subscription Agreement. All subscriptions are subject to
acceptance by The Company. If The Company rejects your subscription, “COMPANY
NAME” will return your subscription to you without interest. “COMPANY NAME”
will deposit all
subscriptions in its bank account pending the closing
of the offering, and subscribers will not be entitled to interest on payments
sent to The Company.
If you have questions regarding the forms or how to
complete them, you may call “Officer’s Name” at “PHONE NUMBER”.
Eligible Investors
Shares may be purchased only by investors who qualify as
“accredited investors” as defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D under the
Securities Act (see Exhibit C attached hereto).
The Shares are suitable investments only for sophisticated
investors for whom an investment in The Company does not constitute a complete
investment program and who fully understand, are willing to assume, and have
the financial resources necessary to withstand the risks involved in an investment
in The Company and who are able to bear the potential loss of their entire
investment in the Shares. Investors should not rely on The Company for
short-term financial needs or for short-term investment in the stock market.
“COMPANY NAME” is intended to be part of a well-balanced, comprehensive
investment program. Prospective investors will be required to make appropriate
representations to The Company to evidence the foregoing.
Except as otherwise may be consented to by The Company,
investors must meet all of the eligibility criteria set forth above and in The
Company’s subscription documents, and “COMPANY NAME” reserves the right to
reject initial or additional subscriptions in its absolute discretion.
The foregoing is only a summary and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Subscription Agreement, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit A. Potential investors should read the Subscription
Agreement carefully.
STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
As a condition precedent to the issuance of the Shares
offered hereby, each investor will enter into a Stockholders’ Agreement with
the Company and the principals and management stockholders of the Company, the
material terms of which are summarized below:
Registration Rights: Following the Company’s initial
public offering, the investors will be entitled to participate in any
registration by the Company, whether it is for its own account or for the
account of other stockholders (subject to certain exceptions). The number of
Shares that the investors may include in such registration may be reduced by
the Company or the managing underwriter, if any, if the Company or such
underwriter determines in good faith that market conditions and similar factors
require such a reduction. The registration rights may not be assigned to a
transferee who acquires less than two percent of the Shares issued pursuant to
this offering or to a competitor of the Company. The registration rights will
expire on the earlier of four years after the Company’s initial public offering
or, with respect to a particular investor, the date when the Shares held by
such investor may be sold in a single transaction pursuant to Rule 144 under
the Securities Act. The investors will not be permitted to sell, or offer to
sell, any securities of the Company during the 180-day period following the
Company’s initial public offering.
Information Rights: The Company shall provide each
investor with financial statements within 120 days after the end of each fiscal
year. The information rights will terminate upon a public offering by the
Company following which the Company is required to publicly report financial
statements.
Co-Sale Rights: The investors will be entitled to
participate in any sale by one or more of the Company’s principals of at least
“PERCENTAGE” percent or more of the issued and outstanding (on a fully diluted
basis) shares of Common Stock, on a pro rata basis and on the same terms and
conditions as apply to the selling principals. This co-sale right must be
exercised within 120 days following delivery to the investors of the
principals’ notice setting forth the terms of the proposed sale, and will
expire upon the effective date of the Company’s initial public offering. The
co-sale right will not apply to a transfer to affiliates, family members,
family trusts or the estate of a selling founder, provided that such transferee
agrees to become a party to the Stockholders’ Agreement.
Drag-Along Rights: In the event the principals
propose to transfer at least “PERCENTAGE” percent of the shares of Common Stock
held by them to a bona fide third-party purchaser, the principals may require
the investors to sell, or cause to be sold, to such third-party purchaser all
of their shares of Common Stock on the same terms and conditions as apply to the
principals. This drag-along right will expire upon the effective date of the
Company’s initial public offering.
Right of First Refusal: The Company shall have a
right of first refusal to purchase all or any of such shares of Common Stock as
are proposed to be sold by an investor on the same terms and conditions as
apply to the proposed transferee. This restriction will expire upon the
Company’s initial public offering and will not apply to transfers to partners,
affiliates, family members, family trusts or the estate of a selling investor,
provided that any such transferee agrees to become a party to the Stockholders’
Agreement.
Restrictions on Transfer. Investors will not be
permitted to transfer shares of Common Stock to a competitor of the Company.
Amendment. The Stockholders’ Agreement may only be
amended by the written consent of the Company, the principals, or, as to the
investors, by the holders of a majority of the shares of Common Stock held by
the investors and their assignees.
Term. The Stockholders’ Agreement will terminate on
the earliest of (i) the date when the investors no longer hold shares of Common
Stock, (ii) four years after the Company’s initial public offering and (iii)
when the rights granted thereunder have terminated.
The foregoing is only a summary and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Stockholders’ Agreement, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit B. Potential investors should read the Stockholders’
Agreement carefully.
Additional Information
“COMPANY NAME” will make available to any proposed
investor such additional information as it may possess, or as it can acquire
without unreasonable effort or expense, to verify or supplement the information
set forth herein.
EXHIBIT A
TO
“COMPANY NAME-PRIVATE PLACEMENT MEMORANDUM
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF “DATE”
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
“Company Name”
THIS AGREEMENT IS BEING ENTERED INTO IN RELIANCE ON
CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE SET FORTH IN
REGULATION D PROMULGATED THEREUNDER, AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS. THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY
THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAW
ADMINISTRATOR, NOR HAS THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE
SECURITIES LAW ADMINISTRATOR PASSED ON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THE
INFORMATION PROVIDED. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
A PURCHASER OF THE SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY OFFERED
HEREBY MUST BE PREPARED TO BEAR THE ECONOMIC RISK OF THE INVESTMENT FOR AN
INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME BECAUSE THE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND, THEREFORE, CANNOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED,
PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS THEY ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REGISTERED OR AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. THE ISSUER IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO REGISTER
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET
FORTH HEREIN.
THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN QUALIFIED
UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND CANNOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED
OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF QUALIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES
LAWS UNLESS AN EXEMPTION FROM QUALIFICATION IS AVAILABLE.
EACH PROSPECTIVE PURCHASER MUST COMPLY WITH ALL
APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN FORCE IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH IT
PURCHASES, OFFERS OR SELLS THE SECURITIES AND MUST OBTAIN ANY CONSENT, APPROVAL
OR PERMISSION REQUIRED BY IT FOR THE PURCHASE, OFFER OR SALE BY IT OF THE
SECURITIES UNDER THE LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN FORCE IN ANY JURISDICTION TO WHICH
IT IS SUBJECT OR IN WHICH IT MAKES SUCH PURCHASES, OFFERS OR RESALES, AND THE
COMPANY SHALL NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY THEREFOR.
THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” or
“Subscription Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the date the
subscription evidenced hereby is accepted, by and among “COMPANY NAME”, a
“STATE” corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned (each, the
“Purchaser”).
THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on
the Closing Date (as defined in Section 2 below) applicable to the Purchaser,
the Company shall issue and sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser agrees to
purchase from the Company, that number of shares (the “Shares”) of the The
Company’s Common Stock, par value $ .001 per share (the “Common Stock”) set
forth on the signature page executed by the Purchaser and attached hereto (the
“Purchased Shares”) at a purchase price of $.00 per share (the “Purchase
Price”). The Purchaser’s payment of the Purchase Price shall be delivered to
the Company on or before the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) applicable
to the Purchaser’s investment. The purchase of the Purchased Shares is in
connection with the Company’s offering (the “Offering”) of Shares pursuant to
the Company’s Private Placement Memorandum, dated as of “DATE”, “YEAR” (the
“Private Placement Memorandum”).
. The Offering will terminate on the earlier of an
election by the Company to not accept further subscriptions, or the sale of
all Shares offered in the Offering, (the “Offering Termination Date”). All
Offering proceeds received prior to a closing will be placed in a segregated
account maintained by the Company and distributed to the Company upon such
closing. All closings shall be held at the offices of “Company Name”
“COMPANY ADDRESS”, or at such other time and place as the Company and the
Purchaser may mutually agree. (The dates of each of such closings shall be
collectively referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”)
2.2 Issuance of
Shares
. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, on the
Closing Date applicable to the Purchaser, against the Purchaser’s payment to
the Company of the Purchase Price, the Company shall issue to the Purchaser the
Purchased Shares.
. As soon as practicable after the Closing Date
applicable to the Purchased Shares, the Company will deliver to the Purchaser
certificates representing the Purchased Shares, which certificates shall be
issued in the Purchaser’s name as set forth on the signature page of this
Agreement.
. The Purchaser shall subscribe for the Shares by
(i) indicating on the signature page hereof the number of Shares Purchaser
desires to purchase, and the Purchase Price for such Shares,
(ii) executing this Agreement and fully completing and executing the
Investor Questionnaire attached hereto as Exhibit “1” (the
“Questionnaire”) and the Stockholders’ Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit
“2” (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”), and
(iii) sending such documents by courier or express
mail along with a check in an amount equal to the Purchase Price payable to
““Company Name” ” (unless the Purchase Price is being sent by wire transfer)
to:
“Company Name”
“COMPANY ADDRESS”
Attention: “Officer’s Name”
. The issuance of a certificate representing the Purchased
Shares acquired by the Purchaser shall constitute the Company’s acceptance of
the Purchaser’s investment. No subscriptions will be accepted that do not
include (a) a completed and executed Subscription Agreement, (b) a
completed and executed Questionnaire, (c) a completed and executed
Stockholders’ Agreement, and (d) payment of the Purchase Price by check or
by wire transfer in accordance with Section 3.1 hereof. The Company
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any subscription if it
believes the subscriber does not meet the qualifications to invest in the
Shares or for any other reason.
. The Company hereby represents and warrants to each
Purchaser that:
. The Company is a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of the State of “STATE” and is in good standing under
such laws. The Company has the requisite corporate power to own and operate
its properties and assets, and to carry on its business as presently conducted
and as proposed to be conducted as provided in the Private Placement
Memorandum, a copy of which has been provided to each Purchaser.
. The Company will have at the Closing Date all
requisite legal and corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and the Stockholders’ Agreement (collectively, the “Investment Agreements”), to
sell and issue the Purchased Shares as provided herein, and to carry out and
perform its obligations under the terms of the Investment Agreements.
Except for its interest in THE COMPANY, The Company does
not own or control, directly or indirectly, any interest or investment in any
other corporation, association, partnership or other business entity. .
. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its
officers, directors and shareholders necessary for the authorization,
execution, delivery and performance of the Investment Agreements by the Company
and the authorization, sale, issuance and delivery of the Purchased Shares
pursuant hereto and the performance of all of the Company’s obligations under
the Investment Agreements has been taken or will be taken at or prior to the
Closing Date. The Investment Agreements, when executed and delivered by the Company,
shall constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with their terms, except as enforcement may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy laws or other similar laws
affecting creditors’ rights generally, and the availability
of equitable remedies may be limited by applicable law. The Purchased Shares,
when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Private
Placement Memorandum, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
The Purchased Shares will be free of any liens or encumbrances other than any
liens or encumbrances created by or imposed upon the Purchaser; provided,
however, that the Purchased Shares may be subject to restrictions on transfer
under state and/or federal securities laws.
. The Company has good and marketable title to its
material properties and assets and has good title to all its leasehold
interests, in each case subject to no mortgage, pledge, lien, lease,
encumbrance or charge, other than (i) the lien of current taxes not yet
due and payable, and (ii) liens and encumbrances which do not,
individually or in the aggregate, materially detract from the value of the
property subject thereto or materially impair the operations of the Company and
which have not arisen other than in the ordinary course of business.
. “COMPANY NAME” is not in violation of or default under
(i) any term of its Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of
Incorporation”) or its Bylaws, as amended (the “Bylaws”), (ii) to the
knowledge of the Company, in any material respect of any term or provision of
any material mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, contract, agreement,
instrument, judgment, order or decree, or (iii) to the knowledge of the
Company, any statute, rule or regulation applicable to The Company or “COMPANY
NAME” in each case where such violation would materially and adversely affect
the Company. To the knowledge of the Company, the execution, delivery and
performance of the Investment Agreements and the issuance of the Shares have
not resulted in, and will not result in, any material violation of, or conflict
with, or constitute with or without the passage of time and the giving of
notice a material violation or default under, the Certificate of Incorporation
or the Bylaws or any such material agreements except where the violation,
conflict, or default would not (a) have a material adverse effect on the
ability of the parties hereto to consummate the transaction contemplated by
this Agreement, (b) have a material adverse
effect on the Company’s business operations, and
(c) result in the creation of, any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or
charge upon any of the properties or assets of the Company.
. There are no material actions, suits, proceedings or
investigations pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against
or affecting the Company or its properties before any court or governmental
agency. To the knowledge of the Company, the Company is not subject to the
provisions of any order, writ, injunction, judgment or decree of any court or
government agency or instrumentality.
. To the Company’s knowledge, no employee of the Company
is in violation of any term of any employment contract, patent disclosure
agreement or any other contract or agreement relating to the relationship of
such employee with the Company or any other party because of the nature of the
business conducted or to be conducted by the Company.
To the Company’s knowledge, no consent, approval or
authorization of or designation, declaration or filing with any governmental
authority on the part of the Company is required in connection with the valid
execution and delivery of this Agreement, or the offer, sale or issuance of the
Shares, or the consummation of any other transaction contemplated hereby,
except for the making of filings and the payment of fees as may be necessary
under any applicable Blue Sky laws, which filings and payments of fees, if
required, will be accomplished in a timely manner, except where the failure to
file or pay any such fee would not (i) have a material adverse effect on
the ability of the parties hereto to consummate the transaction contemplated by
this Agreement or (ii) have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
business operations..
4.12 . Except as described in the
Private Placement Memorandum, there are no obligations of the Company to
officers, directors or employees of the Company other than (a) for payment
of salary and stock options for services rendered, (b) for reimbursement
for reasonable expenses incurred on behalf of the Company, and (c) for
other standard employee benefits made generally available to all employees of
the Company. To the Company’s knowledge, none of the officers or directors of
the Company, or any members of their immediate families, are indebted to the
Company or have any direct or indirect ownership interest in any firm or
corporation with which the Company is affiliated or with which the Company has
a business relationship, or any firm or corporation which competes with the
Company, except that such persons may own stock in publicly traded companies
which may compete with the Company or have a business relationship with the
Company. To the Company’s knowledge, no officer or director, or any member of
their immediate families is, directly or indirectly, interested in any material
contract with the Company, other than such contracts as relate to any such
person’s ownership of capital stock or other securities of the Company or employment
with the Company.
. Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the
Company as follows:
. If the Purchaser is not a natural person, the Purchaser
is a corporation, partnership, trust or other organization (as indicated by its
signature to this Agreement) and is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. The Purchaser has now,
and will have at the applicable Closing Date, all requisite legal and (if
applicable) corporate, partnership or other power to enter into this Agreement,
to purchase the Shares hereunder and to perform its obligations under the terms
of this Agreement.
. All corporate, partnership or other action on the part
of the Purchaser necessary for the purchase of the Purchased Shares and the
performance of Purchaser’s obligations hereunder has been taken or will be
taken prior to the applicable Closing Date. This Agreement, when executed and
delivered by the Purchaser, will constitute a valid and legally binding
obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except
as enforcement may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy laws or other
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and (ii) the
availability of equitable remedies.
. This Agreement is made with the Purchaser in reliance
on the following specific representations to the Company that:
. The Purchaser understands that the Shares may be
restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 promulgated under the
Securities Act; that the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act,
that the Purchaser may be required to hold the Shares
indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered or
an exemption from such registration is available; that, in any event, if the
Shares are restricted securities, the exemption from registration under
Rule 144 would not be available for at least one year, and even then, if
the Purchaser is an affiliate of the Company or has held such Shares for less
than two years, such exemption will not be available unless: (i) a public
trading market then exists for the Shares; (ii) adequate information
concerning the Company is then available to the public; and (iii) other
terms and conditions of Rule 144 are complied with, including, among other
things, the sale being made through a broker in an unsolicited “broker’s
transaction” or in transactions directly with a “market maker” and the number
of such Shares sold in any three‑month period not exceeding specified
limitations.
. The Purchaser understands that no public market now
exists for any of the securities issued by the Company and that the Company has
made no assurances that a public market will ever exist for the Company’s
securities.
. The Purchaser has had an opportunity to discuss the
Company’s business, management and financial affairs with its management. It
has also had an opportunity to ask questions of officers of the Company, which
questions were answered to its satisfaction. The Purchaser understands that
such discussions, as well as any written information issued by the Company,
were intended to describe certain aspects of the Company’s business and
prospects but were not a thorough or exhaustive description.
. The Company may at its discretion pay brokers or
finders fees in connection with this offering.
. The Purchaser has reviewed with its own tax advisors,
the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchaser has relied
solely on such advisors and not on any statements or representations of the
Company or any of its agents. The Purchaser understands that it (and not the
Company) shall be responsible for its own tax liability that may arise as a
result of this investment or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
. The Purchaser qualifies as an “accredited investor”
pursuant to Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act.
. The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase the Shares
on the applicable Closing Date is subject to the fulfillment on or prior to
such Closing Date of the following conditions:
. The Company’s obligation to sell and issue the
Purchased Shares on the applicable Closing Date is subject to the fulfillment on
or prior to such Closing Date of the following conditions:
. Each certificate representing the Shares shall be
stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following
form:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), OR
QUALIFIED UNDER APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS (THE “LAWS”) AND MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE
OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT COVERING THE SECURITIES UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT AND THE QUALIFICATION OF THE SECURITIES UNDER THE LAWS, UNLESS
THE COMPANY AND ITS COUNSEL ARE SATISFIED THAT SUCH REGISTRATION AND
QUALIFICATION IS NOT THEN REQUIRED UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES
OF SUCH OFFER, SALE, TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION.
Such legend shall be removed by the Company upon delivery
to it of an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company in form and
substance satisfactory to the Company, that a registration statement under the
Securities Act and qualification under applicable state securities laws is at
the time in effect with respect to the legended security or that such security can
be freely transferred without such registration and qualification.
. Any certificate representing the Shares shall also be
endorsed with any legend or legends required by the securities laws of the
jurisdictions of the residence of the Purchaser.
. The Shares may not be transferred unless and until one
of the following events shall have occurred:
The restrictions on transfer imposed by this Section 7.3
shall cease and terminate as to the Shares or any portion thereof when
(i) such Shares shall have been effectively registered under the
Securities Act and sold by the holder thereof in accordance with such
registration, or (ii) the Company is provided with an acceptable opinion
of counsel as described in subparagraph (a) above to the effect that all future
transfers of such Shares by the transferor or the contemplated transferee would
be exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by
the laws of the State of “STATE” without application of principles of
conflicts of laws.
. The representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements made herein shall survive the closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the
provisions hereof shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the
successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of the parties hereto.
(a) This Agreement and the other documents
delivered pursuant hereto constitute the full and entire understanding and
agreement between the parties with regard to the subjects hereof and thereof.
Any provision of this Agreement may be
All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be (i) delivered
personally or by facsimile, (ii) transmitted by first‑class mail,
postage prepaid, or airmail, postage prepaid, in the event of mailing for
delivery outside of the country in which mailed, or (iii) transmitted by
an overnight courier of recognized reputation or of recognized international
reputation in the event of an international delivery addressed (a) if to
the Purchaser, at its address as set forth on the signature pages hereto, or at
such other address as such Purchaser shall have furnished to the Company in
writing, or (b) if to any other holder of any Shares at such address as
such holder shall have furnished the Company in writing, or, until any such
holder so furnishes an address to the Company, then to and at the address of
the last holder of such Shares who has so furnished an address to the Company,
or (c) if to the Company, at its address set forth at the signature page
of this Agreement, or at such other address as the Company shall have furnished
to each such holder in writing. Except as otherwise specified herein, all
notices and other communications shall be deemed to have been duly given on
(A) the date of receipt if delivered personally or by facsimile,
(B) the date three (3) days after posting if transmitted by mail, or (C) the
date one (1) day after delivery to the courier if sent by recognized or
internationally recognized overnight courier service, whichever shall first
occur.
. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, the rights
of the Purchaser hereunder are several rights, not rights jointly held with any
of the other purchasers of Shares in the Offering. Any invalidity, illegality
or limitation on the enforceability of any part of this Agreement, whether
arising by reason of the law of the Purchaser’s domicile or otherwise, shall in
no way affect or impair the validity, legality or enforceability of this
Agreement with respect to any other such purchaser or purchasers. In case any
provision of this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the
validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in
any way be affected or impaired thereby.
. The titles of the paragraphs and subparagraphs of this
Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in
construing this Agreement.
. 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.
. The Company shall pay all costs and expenses that it
incurs with respect to the negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of
the Investment Agreements and each Purchaser shall pay all costs and expenses
that he, she or it incurs with respect to the negotiation, execution, delivery
and performance of the Investment Agreements.
. Except as expressly provided herein, no delay or
omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any holder of any
Shares, upon any breach or default of the Company under this Agreement, shall
impair any such right, power or remedy of such holder nor shall it be construed
to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of
or in any similar breach or default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver
of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or
default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or
approval of any kind or character on the part of any holder of any breach or
default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any holder 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,
whether under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any holder,
shall be cumulative and not alternative.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have entered into this Agreement as of the day and year first written
above.
SIGNATURE OF INDIVIDUAL
PURCHASERS:
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____________________X “Price per Share” per share
TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE: $
SIGNATURE OF PURCHASERS WHO ARE CORPORATIONS, TRUSTS
OR PARTNERSHIPS:
Name of entity (please print or type)
Signature(s) of authorized agent, trustee or general partner(s)
Title of authorized agent, trustee or general partner
Address:______________________________________________
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Telephone:____________________________________________
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e-mail:________________________________________________
Executed at: Date:
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NUMBER OF SHARES: X”Price
per Share” Per Share
PURCHASE PRICE: $
SIGNATURE OF THE COMPANY:
The foregoing subscription is hereby accepted by:
“COMPANY NAME”
“COMPANY ADDRESS”.
Facsimile No.: “FAX”
By:
“Officer’s Name”
Executed at: Date:
City, State
EXHIBIT 1
TO
“COMPANY NAME” SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
“COMPANY NAME”.
INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
The undersigned is being asked to complete this Investor
Questionnaire in connection with the undersigned’s purchase of certain
securities (the “Securities”) of “Company Name” LLC, a “STATE” Limited
Liability Corporation (the “Company”) in connection with the Company’s offering
(the “Offering”) of shares of the Company’s common Stock (the “Common Stock”)
pursuant to the Company’s Private Placement Memorandum, dated as of “DATE”th,
“YEAR” (the “Offering Memorandum”), and subject to the terms and conditions of
that certain Subscription Agreement, dated as of “DATE”, “YEAR” (the
“Subscription Agreement”), by and among the Company and the purchasers
signatory thereto (the “Purchasers”). Capitalized terms used in this Investor
Questionnaire shall have the meanings as set forth in the Subscription
Agreement. The undersigned’s receipt of the Securities is conditioned upon the
satisfactorily completion of this Investor Questionnaire.
The Company will not deliver the Securities to any person
that is not an “accredited investor”, as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). The purpose of this
Investor Questionnaire is to represent to the Company that the undersigned
meets the standards imposed by any applicable state securities laws and
Regulation D promulgated under the Act, since the Securities will not be
registered under the Act or under state securities laws.
By signing this Investor Questionnaire, the undersigned
agrees that the Company may present a copy of this Investor Questionnaire to
such persons as the Company deems appropriate if called upon under law to
establish the availability under the Act or state securities laws of an
exemption from registration for the offer and sale of the Securities.
This Investor Questionnaire is not an offer to sell,
nor is it a solicitation for an offer to buy, any Securities.
Please complete the entire Investor Questionnaire and
return it to the address set forth below:
“COMPANY
NAME”
“COMPANY
ADDRESS”.
Fax:
“FAX”
INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
“COMPANY NAME”
ALL INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY
1. The undersigned acknowledges that any offer
and sale of Securities will not be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission because the Company will rely upon exemptions from registration
under the Act in connection with such offer and sale. The undersigned
understands that all investors must be Accredited Investors, as defined
in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Act, and that the Company will not
deliver any Securities to any person who has not confirmed that such person is
an Accredited Investor.
Accredited Investor - The undersigned
hereby confirms to the Company that such person (check each category which
applies):
(a) is a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2)
of the Act or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in
Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary
capacity; a broker dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the
Act; an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940
or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940; a Small Business Investment Company licensed by
the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958; a plan established and maintained by a state,
its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its
political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has
total assets in excess of $”AMOUNT OF OFFERING”; an employee benefit plan
within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if
the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section
3(21) of such Act, which plan fiduciary is either a bank, savings and loan
association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the
employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $”AMOUNT OF OFFERING” or,
if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that
are accredited investors;
(b) is a private business development company
as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
(c) is an organization described in Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), a
corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or a partnership, not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities offered, with total
assets in excess of $”AMOUNT OF OFFERING”;
(d) is a director, executive officer or
general partner of the Company, or any director, executive officer, or a
general partner of a general partner of the Company;
(e) is a natural person whose individual net
worth, individually or together with his or her spouse, exceeds “PRICE”,000,000
at the time of his or her purchase;
(f) (i) is a natural person
who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in both 1998 and 1999
and who reasonably expects reaching the same income level in 2000; or
(ii) is a natural
person who had a joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in
both 1998 and 1999 and who reasonably expects reaching the same income level in
2000;
(g) is a trust, with total assets in excess
of $”AMOUNT OF OFFERING”, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the
Securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a person who either alone or
with his purchaser representative has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters that he or she is capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of the prospective investment, or that the Company reasonably
believes immediately prior to making any sale that such purchaser comes within
this definition;
(h) is an entity in which all of the equity
owners are Accredited Investors meeting one or more of the tests under
subparagraphs (a) - (g).
2. The undersigned understands that this is a
highly speculative investment with a substantial risk of loss of its, his or
her (as the case may be) entire investment. The undersigned is in a position
to bear the economic risk of such loss. The undersigned acknowledges that the
Securities are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale pursuant
to that certain Stockholders’ Agreement among the Company, the undersigned and
certain other stockholders of the Company.
3. The undersigned hereby acknowledges that it,
he or she is acquiring the Securities for its, his or her (as the case may be)
own account for investment and not with a view toward distribution.
4. The undersigned hereby represents that by
reason of its, his or her (as the case may be) financial experience, or the
business and financial experience of its management, the undersigned has the
capacity to protect its, his or her (as the case may be) own interests in
connection with the transaction contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.
The undersigned was not formed for the specific purpose of consummating the
transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.
5. The undersigned acknowledges that it, he or
she (as the case may be) has been given access to all Company documents,
records, and other information, has received physical delivery of all those
which the undersigned has requested, and has had adequate opportunity to ask
questions of, and receive answers from, the Company’s officers, employees,
agents, accountants, and representatives concerning the Company’s business,
operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities, and all other matters
relevant to the investment by the undersigned in the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Investor Questionnaire this ______ day of __________, “YEAR”.
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EXHIBIT 2
TO
“COMPANY NAME”,
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
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STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
“COMPANY NAME”
This Stockholders’ Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as
of “DATE”th, “YEAR” by and among “COMPANY NAME”, a “STATE”
corporation (the “Company”), the holders of the Company’s Common Stock, par
value $.001 per share (the “Common Stock”) signatory to this Agreement and any
transferees of such holders (the “Investors”) and founders and management
stockholders of the Company listed on Exhibit 1 hereto (the “Key Stockholders”
and together with the Investors, the “Stockholders”).
WHEREAS, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery
of this Agreement, the Investors are acquiring shares (the “Shares”) of Common
Stock pursuant to Subscription Agreements (the “Subscription Agreements”)
between each such Investor and the Company;
WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to acquiring the Shares,
the Investors desire that the parties hereto enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
(a) “Affiliate”: With reference to any Person, a
spouse of such Person, any relative (by blood, adoption or marriage) of such
Person within the second degree, any director, officer or employee of such
Person or any of its Affiliates, any other Person of which such Person is a
general partner, managing member, manager, director, officer or employee, and
any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under
direct or indirect common control with such Person.
(b) “Co-Sale Stock” shall mean shares of the Company’s
Common Stock and Convertible Securities now owned or subsequently acquired by
any Key Stockholder. The number of shares of Co-Sale Stock owned by each Key
Stockholder as of the date hereof is set forth on Exhibit 1, which
Exhibit shall be amended from time to time to reflect changes in the number of
shares owned by the Key Stockholders.
(c) “Convertible Securities” shall mean options,
warrants, convertible securities or other rights convertible into or
exercisable for Common Stock.
(d) “Holder” shall mean any Investor owning of record
Registrable Securities that have not been sold to the public pursuant to the
Company’s Initial Public Offering or any assignee of record of such Registrable
Securities in accordance with Section 2(e) hereof.
(e) “Initial Public Offering” shall mean the initial
registered offering and sale of the Company’s Common Stock under the Securities
Act.
(f) “Liens” shall mean any and all liens, claims,
options, charges, encumbrances, voting trusts, irrevocable proxies or other
rights of any kind or nature.
(g) “Person” shall mean an individual, a partnership,
a joint venture, a corporation, a limited liability company, a trust, an
unincorporated organization or other entity or a government or any department
or agency thereof.
(h) “Registrable Securities” shall mean (a) shares of
Common Stock owned of record by the Holders 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.
(i) “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
(j) “Transfer” shall mean any direct or indirect disposition
of an interest whether by sale, exchange, merger, consolidation, transfer,
assignment, conveyance, distribution, pledge, inheritance, gift, mortgage, the
creation of any security interest in, or Lien upon, any other disposition of
any kind and in any manner, by operation of law or otherwise.
(a) The Company shall promptly notify all Holders of
Registrable Securities in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the filing
of any registration statement under the Securities Act for purposes of a public
offering (other than the Initial Public Offering) of securities of the Company
(including, but not limited to, registration statements relating to secondary
offerings of securities of the Company on behalf of security holders of the
Company, but excluding registration statements relating to employee benefit
plans, dividend reinvestment plans, mergers, acquisitions, exchange offers,
corporate reorganizations or similar corporate transactions) 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 twenty (20) days after receipt
of 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.
(b) If the registration statement under
which the Company gives notice under this Section 2 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 shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such
underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the
underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to
distribute their Registrable Securities through such
underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form
with the underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting.
(c) If the Company or the managing underwriter, if any,
determines in good faith that market conditions and similar factors require a
limitation of the number of shares to be offered, and the offering was
initiated by the Company for its own account, the number of shares that may be
included in the offering shall be allocated, first, to the Company for its own
account; 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 stockholder
(other than a Holder) invoking contractual rights to have their securities registered,
if any, on a pro rata basis. No such reduction shall reduce the securities
being offered by the Company for its own account to be included in the
registration and underwriting. If the Company or the managing underwriter, if
any, determines in good faith that market conditions and similar factors
require a limitation of the number of shares to be offered, and the offering
was initiated for the account of any stockholders invoking contractual rights
to have their securities registered, the number of shares that may be included
in the offering shall be allocated, first, to such stockholders, on a pro rata
basis; second, to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the total number of
Registrable Securities held by the Holders; and third, to the Company. If any
Holder disapproves of the terms of any such offering, it may elect to withdraw
therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriter, if applicable.
Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such offering shall be
withdrawn from the registration.
(d) The Company shall bear all fees and expenses incurred in
connection with any registration under this Section 2, including without
limitation all registration, filing, qualification, printers’ and accounting
fees, fees and disbursements of counsel to the Company, and the reasonable fees
and disbursements of a single counsel to the selling Holders, except that each
participating Holder shall bear its proportionate share of all amounts payable
to underwriters in connection with such offering for discounts and commissions.
(e) The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw
any registration initiated by it under this Section 2 prior to the
effectiveness of such registration, whether or not any Holder has elected to
include securities in such registration.
(f) 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 Common Stock, and the Company shall promptly be
furnished with 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; provided, however, that no such assignment or
Transfer may be made to (i) a transferee who acquired less than two percent
(2%) of the total number of Shares originally issued to the Investors or (ii) a
competitor of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, rights to cause the
Company to register securities may be assigned to an Affiliate of a Holder
without restriction as to minimum Share ownership.
(g) All registration rights granted under
this Section 2 shall terminate and be of no further force and effect on the
earlier of (i) the date four (4) years following the Company’s Initial Public
Offering or (ii) with respect to a particular Holder, the date the Registrable
Securities held by such Holder may be sold in a single transaction pursuant
to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
(h) Each Holder hereby agrees that during the one hundred
eighty (180) day period following the effective date of a registration
statement of the Company filed under the Securities Act relating to the
Company’s Initial Public Offering, it shall not, to the extent requested by the
Company or the managing underwriter, if any, sell or otherwise Transfer or
dispose of (other than to donees who agree to be similarly bound) any
securities of the Company held by it at any time during such period. In order
to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-Transfer
instructions with respect to the Registrable Securities of each Holder (and the
shares or securities of every other Person subject to the foregoing
restriction) until the end of such period.
(i) Obligations of the Company. Whenever required to
effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall:
(i) Prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement with respect to such
Registrable Securities and use its best 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 thirty (30) days.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
(iv) Use its best 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 file a general
consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.
(v) 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.
(vi) 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.
(vii) Make available for inspection by any Investor, any
underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration
statement and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by the Investors
or underwriter (collectively, the “Inspectors”), all pertinent financial and
other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company, as
shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence
responsibility, and cause the Company’s officers, directors and employees to
supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector in
connection with such registration statement; provided, however,
that the Company shall not be obligated to provide access to any information
which it reasonably considers to be a trade secret or similar confidential
information unless the recipient of such information executes a nondisclosure
agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(j) In connection with the obligations of the Company to
take any action pursuant to this Section 2, 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.
(k) Indemnification. In the event any Registrable
Securities are included in a registration statement under this Section 2, the
following indemnification provisions shall apply:
(i) To the extent permitted by law, the
Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the partners, Affiliates,
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
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), against any
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may
become subject under the Securities Act, the 1934 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, 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 1934 Act, any state securities law or
any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the 1934 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, Affiliate, officer or 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(k)(i)
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 or
delayed), 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.
(ii) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its
officers, 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 Holder’s partners,
Affiliates, 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, Affiliate, director, officer or controlling
Person of such other Holder may become subject under the Securities Act, the
1934 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 Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such
Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished by such Holder expressly 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, Affiliate, 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 Violation which occurred in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for
use in connection with such registration; provided, however, that
the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2(k)(ii) 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 or delayed; provided, further,
that in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 2(k)(ii) exceed the net
proceeds from the offering received by such Holder.
(iii) Promptly after receipt by an
indemnified Party under this Section 2(k) 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(k), 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(k), 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(k).
(iv) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2(k)
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) 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.
(v) The foregoing indemnity agreements of the Company and
Holders are subject to the condition that, insofar as they relate to any
Violation made in a preliminary prospectus but eliminated or remedied in the
amended prospectus on file with the SEC at the time the registration statement
in question becomes effective or the amended prospectus filed with the SEC
pursuant to SEC Rule 424(b) (the “Final Prospectus”), such indemnity agreement
shall not inure to the benefit of any Person if a copy of the Final Prospectus
was furnished to the indemnified party and was not furnished by the indemnified
party to the Person asserting the loss, liability, claim or damage at or prior
to the time such action is required by the Securities Act.
(vi) The obligations of the Company and Holders under this
Section 2(k) shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable
Securities in a registration statement, and otherwise.
Within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Company, the Company will furnish each Holder an audited consolidated balance
sheet of the Company as at the end of such fiscal year, and an audited
consolidated statement of income and an audited consolidated statement of cash
flows of the Company for such year, all prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. The information rights set forth in this
Section 3 shall terminate if the Company sells securities in a public offering
following which the Company is required to publicly report financial
statements.
(a) If at any time any Key Stockholder(s) propose(s) to
Transfer, other than pursuant to an Exempt Transfer (as defined in Section 5
hereof), twenty percent (20%) or more of the issued and outstanding (on a fully
diluted basis) shares of Co-Sale Stock, then such Key Stockholder(s) shall
promptly give written notice (the “Notice”) simultaneously to the Company and
to each of the Investors at least twenty (20) days prior to the closing of such
Transfer. The Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed
Transfer, including, without limitation, the number of shares of Co-Sale Stock
to be Transferred, the nature of such Transfer, the consideration to be paid
and the name and address of each prospective purchaser or transferee.
(b) Subject to Section 5, each Investor shall have the right
(the “Co-Sale Right”), exercisable upon written notice to the selling Key
Stockholder(s) within ten (10) days of the date of the Notice described in
Section 4(a), to participate in such sale of Co-Sale Stock on a pro rata basis
and on the same terms and conditions as apply to the selling Key
Stockholder(s). Such notice shall indicate the number of shares of Common
Stock such Investor wishes to sell pursuant to its Co-Sale Right. To the
extent one or more of the Investors exercise such Co-Sale Right in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth below, the number of shares of Co-Sale
Stock that the selling Key Stockholder(s) may Transfer in the transaction shall
be correspondingly reduced.
(i) Each Investor may sell all or any part of that number of
shares of Common Stock equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the
aggregate number of shares of Co-Sale Stock covered by the Notice by (y) a
fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock owned
by the Investor (on an as-if-converted basis) at the time of the Transfer and
the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock (on an
as-if-converted basis) owned at the time of the Transfer by the selling Key
Stockholder(s) and the Investors exercising their Co-Sale Right.
(ii) Each Investor who elects to exercise its Co-Sale Right
(a “Participant”) shall effect its participation in the sale by promptly
delivering to the selling Key Stockholder(s) for Transfer to the prospective
purchaser one or more certificates, properly endorsed for Transfer, which
represent the type and number of shares of Common Stock which such Participant
elects to Transfer.
(iii) The stock certificate or certificates
that the Participant delivers to the selling Key Stockholder(s) pursuant to
this Section 4(b) shall be Transferred to the prospective purchaser in consummation
of the sale of such Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions specified
in the Notice, and the selling Key Stockholder(s) shall as promptly as
practicable thereafter remit or cause to be remitted to such Participant that
portion of the sale proceeds to which such Participant is entitled by reason of
its participation in such Transfer. To the extent that any prospective
purchaser or purchasers prohibit such assignment or otherwise refuse to
purchase shares or other securities from a Participant exercising its Co-Sale
Right, the selling Key Stockholder(s) shall not Transfer to such prospective
purchaser or purchasers any Co-Sale Stock unless and until, simultaneously with
such sale, the selling Key Stockholder(s) shall purchase such shares
or other securities from such Participant on the same terms and conditions
specified in the Notice.
(c) If none of the Investors elects to exercise its Co-Sale
Right, the selling Key Stockholder(s) may, at any time within one hundred
twenty (120) days following delivery to the Company and the Investors of the
Notice, enter into an agreement providing for the closing of the Transfer of
the Co-Sale Stock covered by the Notice within sixty (60) days of such
agreement on terms and conditions not more materially favorable to the selling
Key Stockholder(s) than those described in the Notice. Any proposed Transfer
on terms and conditions materially more favorable to the selling Key
Stockholder(s) than those described in the Notice, as well as any subsequent
proposed Transfer of any of the Co-Sale Stock by the selling Key
Stockholder(s), shall again be subject to the Co-Sale Rights of the Investors
and shall require compliance by the selling Key Stockholder(s) with the
procedures described in this Section 4.
(d) The Co-Sale Rights of the Investors shall terminate upon
the effective date of the Initial Public Offering.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Co-Sale Rights set
forth in Section 4 hereof shall not apply to (i) any Transfer to the ancestors,
descendants or spouse or to trusts for the benefit of such persons or the
selling Key Stockholder(s), (ii) any bona fide gift to any person described in
clause (i), (iii) any Transfer to the partners, members or shareholders of a
Key Stockholder or (iv) a Transfer to an Affiliate of such Key Stockholder(s)
(in each case, an “Exempt Transfer”); provided, however, that the
following conditions precedent shall apply to any Exempt Transfer: (A) the
selling Key Stockholder(s) shall inform the Investors of such Transfer prior to
effecting it, and (B) the pledgee, transferee or donee shall furnish the
Investors with a written agreement to be bound by and comply with all
provisions of Sections 4 and 5 hereof, and such Transferred Co-Sale Stock shall
remain “Co-Sale Stock” hereunder subject to all of the rights and obligations
thereof, and such pledgee, transferee or donee shall be treated as a “Key
Stockholder” for purposes of this Agreement.
(a) If the Key Stockholders propose to Transfer, in any
transaction or a series of related transactions, “PERCENT” percent (%) or more
of Common Stock held by such Key Stockholders to any Person other than an
Affiliate, the Key Stockholders shall have the right (a “Drag-Along Right”) to
require the Investors to sell, or cause to be sold, to such Person all of their
shares of Common Stock for the same consideration per share of Common Stock and
otherwise on the same terms and conditions as are applicable to the Key
Stockholders.
(b) Each Key Stockholder who desires to
exercise a Drag-Along Right pursuant to this Section 6 must give written notice
to each Investor of the proposed transaction giving rise to the Drag-Along
Right at least thirty (30) days prior to the consummation thereof (a
“Drag-Along Notice”). The Drag-Along Notice shall set forth the principal
terms of such proposed transaction, including the price per share of Common
Stock to be paid and the name and address
of the prospective buyer. If the Key Stockholders consummate the proposed
transaction to which reference is made in the Drag-Along Notice, each Investor
shall be bound and obligated to sell in the proposed transaction the same
percentage of its shares of Common Stock as is being sold by the Key
Stockholders in the proposed transaction, on the same terms and conditions with
respect to each share of Common Stock sold by the Key Stockholders. If, at the
end of the 120th day following the date of the Drag-Along Notice, the Key
Stockholders have not completed the proposed transaction, each Investor shall
be released from its obligation under the Drag-Along Notice, the Drag-Along
Notice shall be null and void, and it shall be necessary for a separate
Drag-Along Notice to be furnished, and the terms and provisions of this Section
6 separately complied with, in order to consummate a proposed transaction
pursuant to this Section 6.
(c) In the event the consideration to be paid in exchange for
Common Stock in a transaction pursuant to this Section 6 includes any
securities, and the receipt thereof by an Investor would require under
applicable law the provision to any Investor of any information other than such
information as would be required in an offering made pursuant to Regulation D
under the Securities Act solely to “accredited investors” as defined in
Regulation D, the Key Stockholders may require that such Investor accept, in
lieu of securities, an amount in cash equal to the fair market value as of the
date of issuance of such securities, as determined by the Company’s Board of
Directors in good faith.
(d) Each Investor agrees to vote its shares of Common Stock,
and hereby irrevocably appoints the Company and each of its officers as its
attorney and proxy pursuant to the provisions of Section 212(c) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law with full power of substitution, to vote and otherwise
act (by written consent or otherwise) with respect to such Common Stock which
such Investor is entitled to vote at any meeting of security holders of the
Company (whether annual or special and whether or not an adjourned or postponed
meeting) or consent in lieu of any such meeting or otherwise, in the same
manner and proportion as shares of Common Stock are voted by the Key
Stockholders in connection with any transaction giving rise to a Drag-Along
Right or any consolidation or merger by the Company with or into another
corporation or other entity (other than an Affiliate of any Key Stockholder),
or the sale, transfer or other disposal by the Company of all or substantially
all of its property, assets or business. THIS PROXY AND POWER OF ATTORNEY IS
IRREVOCABLE AND COUPLED WITH AN INTEREST. Each such Investor hereby revokes
all other proxies and powers of attorney with respect to its Common Stock that
such Investor may have heretofore appointed or granted with respect to the
matters set forth above, and no subsequent proxy or power of attorney shall be
given or written consent executed (and, if given or executed, shall not be
effective) by such Investor with respect thereto. All authority herein
conferred or agreed to be conferred shall survive the death or incapacity of
such Investor and any obligation of such Investor under this Agreement shall be
binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the
Investor or any other Person which is in contravention of this Section. The
foregoing provisions shall expire on the last day permitted by law.
(e) Each Investor shall take or cause to be
taken all such actions as may be necessary or reasonably desirable in order to
expeditiously consummate each transaction pursuant to this Section 6 and any
related transactions, including, without limitation: executing, acknowledging
and delivering consents, assignments, waivers and other documents or
instruments; furnishing information and copies of documents; filing
applications, reports, returns, filings and other
documents or instruments with governmental authorities; and otherwise
cooperating with the Key Stockholders and the prospective buyer. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Investor agrees to execute and
deliver such agreements as may be reasonably specified by the Key Stockholders
to which such Key Stockholders will also be a party.
(f) The closing of a transaction pursuant to this Section 6
shall take place at such time and place as the Key Stockholders shall specify
by notice to each Investor. At any such closing, each Investor shall deliver
certificates representing the Common Stock being purchased, duly endorsed in
blank or accompanied by stock powers duly executed in blank with the signatures
thereon guaranteed, and free and clear of Liens, against delivery of a bank
check and/or other consideration representing the aggregate purchase price
thereof.
(g) The Drag-Along Right of the Key Stockholders shall
terminate upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering.
(a) Subject to Section 8 below, before any Investor (a
“Seller”) may effect any Transfer of shares of Common Stock, the Seller shall
promptly give written notice to the Company (the “Seller’s Notice”) stating (i)
the Seller’s bona fide intention to Transfer such shares of Common Stock (the
“Offered Shares”) and the name and address of the proposed transferee (the
“Transferee”), (ii) the number of Offered Shares, and (iii) the bona fide cash
price or, in reasonable detail, other consideration, per share for which the
Seller proposes to Transfer such Offered Shares (the “Offered Price”). The
Seller will promptly furnish such information to the Company as may be
reasonably requested by the Company to establish that the offer and the Transferee
are bona fide. Upon the giving of such Seller’s Notice, the Company shall have
the option to purchase, at the Offered Price, all or any of such Offered
Shares, said option to be exercised within thirty (30) days following the date
of the Seller’s Notice by giving a notice of acceptance (an “Acceptance
Notice”) to the Seller.
(b) If the Company elects to purchase any of the Offered
Shares, the Seller shall sell such Offered Shares to the Company at a closing
to be held on the thirtieth (30th) day after the date of the Acceptance Notice
at the principal offices of the Company, or at such other time and place as the
Seller and the Company may mutually agree.
(c) If the Company elects to purchase the Offered Shares
within the time limits specified in this Section 7, then the Company shall have
the right to purchase any of the Offered Shares and the Seller, at any time
within a period of 120 days from the date of the Seller’s Notice, may Transfer
any of the Offered Shares to the Transferee at the price and on the terms
contained in the Seller’s Notice; provided, however, that in the
event the Seller has not so Transferred the Offered Shares to the Transferee
within said 120-day period, then such Offered Shares shall thereafter continue
to the subject to the right of first refusal set forth in this Section 7 as if
no Seller’s Notice had ever been given.
(d) At the closing of any purchase of
Offered Shares pursuant to this Section 7, the Seller shall deliver
certificates representing such Offered Shares duly endorsed for Transfer and
accompanied by all requisite stock transfer taxes. Any Offered Shares
purchased pursuant to this
Section 7 shall be free and clear of any and all Liens (other than those
arising under this Agreement) and at the closing of the purchase, the Seller
shall represent and warrant to such effect and to the effect that the Seller is
the beneficial owner of such Offered Shares. The Company shall deliver to the
Seller at such closing, by certified or bank check, payment in full for the
Offered Shares. At such closing, the parties to the transaction shall execute
such additional documents as are otherwise necessary or appropriate.
(e) If, in any instance, the Company elects not to exercise
its first refusal rights hereunder or elects to waive such rights, such
election shall not constitute a waiver of the Company’s first refusal rights
with respect to any Transfer subsequently proposed by an Investor.
(f) The Company’s first refusal rights under this Section 7
shall terminate upon the effective date of the Initial Public Offering.
The right of first refusal set forth in Section 7 hereof
shall not apply to any Transfer of Shares of Common Stock by a Investor in the
following circumstances or to the following transferees (each such transferee a
“Permitted Transferee”):
(a) to an Affiliate of such Investor;
(b) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act;
(c) to a transferee pursuant to the Right of Co-Sale set
forth in Section 4 hereof;
(d) to the ancestors, descendants or spouse or to trusts for
the benefit of such persons or the Seller;
(e) any bona fide gift to any person described in subsection
(d) above; or
(f) to financial institutions or other entities as security
for indebtedness;
provided, however,
that, as a condition to a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee, such Permitted
Transferee agrees in writing to be bound by all the terms and conditions of
this Agreement.
(a) Each certificate representing shares of Common Stock and
Co-Sale Stock now or hereafter owned by the Stockholders or issued to any
Person in connection with a Transfer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement
shall be endorsed with the following legend:
“THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR TRANSFER OF THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF A CERTAIN STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE STOCKHOLDER,
THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN HOLDERS OF STOCK OF THE COMPANY. COPIES OF
SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO
THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.”
(b) The Stockholders agree that the Company may instruct its
transfer agent to impose Transfer restrictions on the shares represented by
certificates bearing the legend referred to in Section 7(a) above to enforce
the provisions of this Agreement, and the Company agrees to promptly do so.
The legend shall be removed upon termination of this Agreement.
The Company agrees to use reasonable efforts to ensure
that the rights granted to the Stockholders hereunder are effective and that
the Stockholders enjoy the benefits thereof. The Company will not, by any
voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any
of the terms to be performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in
good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Agreement
and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in
order to protect the rights of the Stockholders hereunder against impairment.
(a) Restrictions on Transfer. No investor may
Transfer any shares of Common Stock to a competitor of the Company.
(b) Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement contains the
sole and entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject
matter, and all prior negotiations, discussions, commitments and understandings
heretofore had between them with respect thereto are merged herein. Any
provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be
waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively
or prospectively), only by the written consent of (i) as to the Company, only
by the Company, (ii) as to the Investors, by Persons holding at least a
majority of the shares of Common Stock held by the Investors and their
assignees pursuant to Section 9(b) hereof, and (iii) as to the Key only by the
Key Stockholders. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with clauses
(i), (ii) and (iii) of this Section 9(a) shall be binding upon each Investor,
its successors and assigns, the Company and the Key Stockholders. A waiver on
one occasion shall not constitute a waiver on any future occasion.
(c) Assignment of Rights. This Agreement and the
rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon their respective successors, assigns and legal
representatives. The provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors in interest to or transferees of any of
the Co-Sale Stock or the Company’s Common Stock. The Key Stockholders hereby
agree, and any transferee or assignee of any shares of the Company’s capital
stock now owned or hereafter acquired by the Key Stockholders is hereby on
notice, that any Transfer or assignment of such securities is conditioned upon
such transferee’s or assignee’s execution and delivery of this Agreement prior
to such Transfer. Any Transfer or assignment of any such voting securities of
the Company in violation of this Section shall be void be of no force or
effect.
(d) Term. This Agreement shall terminate on the
earliest of (i) the date when the Investors no longer hold any Common Stock,
(ii) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Initial Public
Offering and (iii) such time as the provisions of Sections 2, 3, 4, 6 and 7
shall have terminated.
(e) Attorneys’ Fees. In the event that any dispute
among the parties to this Agreement should result in litigation, 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.
(f) Notices. All notices required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (i) upon
personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent by confirmed
telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if
not, then on the next business day, (iii) three (3) days after having been sent
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or
(iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized or internationally
recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written
verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the party to be
notified, if to the Company, at “COMPANY ADDRESS”, to the attention of the
CEO, if to the Stockholders, at their respective addresses set forth on the
signature page hereto or to such other address as such party may designate by
ten (10) days advance written notice to the other parties hereto.
(g) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original by the
party executing the same, but all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
(h) 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; provided, such severed
provision is not material to the overall agreement of the parties herein.
(i) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed
and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be
governed by, the law of the State of “STATE”, without giving effect to the
conflicts of law principles thereof.
(j) Joinder Agreement. This Agreement may be
supplemented from time to time to include additional Key Stockholders upon the
execution and delivery of a joinder agreement in the form of Exhibit 2
hereto or additional Investors upon the execution and delivery of a joinder
agreement in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto.
The foregoing Stockholders’ Agreement is hereby executed
as of the date first above written.
COMPANY:
“COMPANY NAME”
By:
Name: “Officer’s Name”
Title: Chief Executive Officer
SIGNATURE
PAGE TO “COMPANY NAME”
STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
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EXHIBIT 2
TO
“COMPANY NAME”
STOCKHOLDERS’
AGREEMENT
Key Stockholder Joinder Agreement
The undersigned, ______________________, by executing this
Joinder Agreement dated as of ____________, “YEAR”, does hereby acknowledge the
terms of, and agrees to be bound as a “Key Stockholder” and a “Stockholder” by
that certain Stockholders’ Agreement dated as of ________________, “YEAR” by
and among “COMPANY NAME”, and the Stockholders listed on the signature pages
thereto (the terms “Stockholder” and “Key Stockholder” as being defined in such
agreement).
[Name of New Key Stockholder]
By:
“COMPANY NAME”
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 3
TO
“COMPANY NAME”,
STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT
Investor Joinder Agreement
The undersigned, ______________________, by executing this
Joinder Agreement dated as of ____________, “YEAR” does hereby acknowledge the
terms of, and agrees to be bound as an “Investor” and a “Stockholder” by that
certain Stockholders’ Agreement dated as of ______________, “YEAR” by and among
“COMPANY NAME”, and the Stockholders listed on the signature pages thereto
(the terms “Stockholder” and “Investor” as being defined in such agreement).
[Name of New Investor]
By: _____________________________
“COMPANY NAME”
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT C
TO
“COMPANY NAME”
PRIVATE PLACEMENT MEMORANDUM
ACCREDITED INVESTOR DEFINITION
ACCREDITED INVESTOR DEFINITION
Sec. 230.501 Definitions and terms used in Regulation D.
As used in Regulation D (Secs. 230.501-230.508), the
following terms shall have the meaning indicated:
(a) Accredited investor. Accredited investor shall mean any
person who comes within any of the following categories, or who the issuer
reasonably believes comes within any of the following categories, at the time
of the sale of the securities to that person:
(1) Any bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2) of the Act, or
any savings and loan association or other institution as defined in Section
3(a)(5)(A) of the Act whether acting in its individual or fiduciary capacity;
any broker dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934; any insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the Act; any
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or a
business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of that Act; any
Small Business Investment Company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small Business Investment Act
of 1958; any plan established and maintained by a state, its political
subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its political
subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has total assets
in excess of $ 5,000,000; any employee benefit plan within the meaning of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 if the investment decision is
made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section 3(21) of such Act, which is
either a bank, savings and loan association, insurance company, or registered
investment adviser, or if the employee benefit plan has total assets in excess
of $”AMOUNT OF OFFERING” or, if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions
made solely by persons that are accredited investors;
(2) Any private business development company as defined in
Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
(3) Any organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code, corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or
partnership, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities
offered, with total assets in excess of $”AMOUNT OF OFFERING”;
(4) Any director, executive officer, or general partner of
the issuer of the securities being offered or sold, or any director, executive
officer, or general partner of a general partner of that issuer;
(5) Any natural person whose individual net worth, or joint
net worth with that person’s spouse, at the time of his purchase exceeds
$5,000,000
(6) Any natural person who had an individual income in
excess of $200,000 in each of the two most recent years or joint income with
that person’s spouse in excess of $300,000 in each of those years and has a
reasonable expectation of reaching the same income level in the current year;
(7) Any trust with total assets in excess of $”AMOUNT OF
OFFERING”, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the securities
offered, whose purchase is directed by a sophisticated person as described in
Rule 506(b)(2)(ii); and
(8) Any entity in which all of the equity owners are
accredited investors.
EXHIBIT E
DUBLICATE EXECUTION PAGES
SIGNATURE
PAGE TO “COMPANY NAME”
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
SIGNATURE OF INDIVIDUAL
PURCHASERS:
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Telephone:_________________
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Telephone:_________________
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e-mail:_____________________
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Professional Adviser(s)/Purchaser Representative(s)
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NUMBER OF SHARES:
____________________X “PRICE” per share
PURCHASE PRICE: $
SIGNATURE PAGE
TO “COMPANY NAME”
SUBSCRIPTION
AGREEMENT
SIGNATURE OF PURCHASERS WHO ARE CORPORATIONS, TRUSTS
OR PARTNERSHIPS:
Name of entity (please print or type)
Signature(s) of authorized agent, trustee or general partner(s)
Title of authorized agent, trustee or general partner
Address:
Telephone:
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Executed at: Date:
City, State
NUMBER OF SHARES: X”PRICE”
per share
PURCHASE PRICE: $
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“COMPANY NAME” D.B.A “COMPANY NAME”, INC.
INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
The undersigned is being asked to complete this Investor
Questionnaire in connection with the undersigned’s purchase of certain
securities (the “Securities”) of “COMPANY NAME”, a “STATE” corporation (the “Company”)
in connection with the Company’s offering (the “Offering”) of shares of the
Company’s Common Stock (the “Common Stock”) pursuant to the Company’s Private
Placement Memorandum, dated as of “DATE” “YEAR” (the “Offering Memorandum”),
and subject to the terms and conditions of that certain Subscription Agreement,
dated as of “DATE”, “YEAR” (the “Subscription Agreement”), by and among the
Company and the purchasers signatory thereto (the “Purchasers”). Capitalized
terms used in this Investor Questionnaire shall have the meanings as set forth
in the Subscription Agreement. The undersigned’s receipt of the Securities is
conditioned upon the satisfactorily completion of this Investor Questionnaire.
The Company will not deliver the Securities to any person
that is not an “accredited investor”, as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). The purpose of this
Investor Questionnaire is to represent to the Company that the undersigned
meets the standards imposed by any applicable state securities laws and
Regulation D promulgated under the Act, since the Securities will not be
registered under the Act or under state securities laws.
By signing this Investor Questionnaire, the undersigned
agrees that the Company may present a copy of this Investor Questionnaire to
such persons as the Company deems appropriate if called upon under law to
establish the availability under the Act or state securities laws of an
exemption from registration for the offer and sale of the Securities.
This Investor Questionnaire is not an offer to sell,
nor is it a solicitation for an offer to buy, any Securities.
Please complete the entire Investor Questionnaire and
return it to the address set forth below:
“COMPANY
NAME”.
“COMPANY
ADDRESS”
Attention:
“Officer’s Name”
INVESTOR QUESTIONNAIRE
“COMPANY NAME” D.B.A “COMPANY NAME”, INC.
ALL INFORMATION WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY
1. The undersigned acknowledges that any offer
and sale of Securities will not be registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission because the Company will rely upon exemptions from registration
under the Act in connection with such offer and sale. The undersigned
understands that all investors must be Accredited Investors, as defined
in Rule 501 of Regulation D under the Act, and that the Company will not
deliver any Securities to any person who has not confirmed that such person is
an Accredited Investor.
Accredited Investor - The undersigned
hereby confirms to the Company that such person (check each category which
applies):
(a) is a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(2)
of the Act or a savings and loan association or other institution as defined in
Section 3(a)(5)(A) of the Act, whether acting in its individual or fiduciary
capacity; a broker dealer registered pursuant to Section 15 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934; an insurance company as defined in Section 2(13) of the
Act; an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940
or a business development company as defined in Section 2(a)(48) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940; a Small Business Investment Company licensed by
the U.S. Small Business Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958; a plan established and maintained by a state,
its political subdivisions, or any agency or instrumentality of a state or its
political subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees, if such plan has
total assets in excess of $”AMOUNT OF OFFERING”; an employee benefit plan
within the meaning of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, if
the investment decision is made by a plan fiduciary, as defined in Section
3(21) of such Act, which plan fiduciary is either a bank, savings and loan
association, insurance company, or registered investment adviser, or if the
employee benefit plan has total assets in excess of $”AMOUNT OF OFFERING” or,
if a self-directed plan, with investment decisions made solely by persons that
are accredited investors;
(b) is a private business development company
as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940;
(c) is an organization described in Section
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), a
corporation, Massachusetts or similar business trust, or a partnership, not
formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the Securities offered, with total
assets in excess of $”AMOUNT OF OFFERING”;
(d) is a director, executive officer or
general partner of the Company, or any director, executive officer, or a
general partner of a general partner of the Company;
(e) is a natural person whose individual net
worth, individually or together with his or her spouse, exceeds “PRICE”,000,000
at the time of his or her purchase;
(f) (i) is a natural person
who had an individual income in excess of $200,000 in both 1998 and 1999
and who reasonably expects reaching the same income level in 2000; or
(ii) is a natural
person who had a joint income with his or her spouse in excess of $300,000 in
both 1998 and 1999 and who reasonably expects reaching the same income level in
2000;
(g) is a trust, with total assets in excess
of $”AMOUNT OF OFFERING”, not formed for the specific purpose of acquiring the
Securities offered, whose purchase is directed by a person who either alone or
with his purchaser representative has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters that he or she is capable of evaluating the
merits and risks of the prospective investment, or that the Company reasonably
believes immediately prior to making any sale that such purchaser comes within
this definition;
(h) is an entity in which all of the equity
owners are Accredited Investors meeting one or more of the tests under
subparagraphs (a) - (g).
2. The undersigned understands that this is a
highly speculative investment with a substantial risk of loss of its, his or
her (as the case may be) entire investment. The undersigned is in a position
to bear the economic risk of such loss. The undersigned acknowledges that the
Securities are subject to restrictions on transferability and resale pursuant
to that certain Stockholders’ Agreement among the Company, the undersigned and
certain other stockholders of the Company.
3. The undersigned hereby acknowledges that it,
he or she is acquiring the Securities for its, his or her (as the case may be)
own account for investment and not with a view toward distribution.
4. The undersigned hereby represents that by
reason of its, his or her (as the case may be) financial experience, or the
business and financial experience of its management, the undersigned has the
capacity to protect its, his or her (as the case may be) own interests in
connection with the transaction contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.
The undersigned was not formed for the specific purpose of consummating the
transactions contemplated by the Subscription Agreement.
5. The undersigned acknowledges that it, he or
she (as the case may be) has been given access to all Company documents,
records, and other information, has received physical delivery of all those
which the undersigned has requested, and has had adequate opportunity to ask
questions of, and receive answers from, the Company’s officers, employees,
agents, accountants, and representatives concerning the Company’s business,
operations, financial condition, assets, liabilities, and all other matters
relevant to the investment by the undersigned in the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this
Investor Questionnaire this ______ day of __________, “YEAR”.
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Investor Joinder Agreement
The undersigned, ______________________, by executing this
Joinder Agreement dated as of _____________, “YEAR”, does hereby acknowledge
the terms of, and agrees to be bound as an “Investor” and a “Stockholder” by
that certain Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of “DATE”, “YEAR”, by and among
“COMPANY NAME”. and the Stockholders listed on the signature pages thereto (the
terms “Stockholder” and “Investor” as being defined in such agreement).
New Investor:
Signature
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Investor)
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“COMPANY NAME”
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