EXHIBIT 10.7(a)
THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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As of July 24, 1997
To the several persons named
at the foot hereof:
Dear Sirs:
For clarity of reference, the Second Amended and Restated Registration
Rights Agreement dated as of June 5, 1996, among Multex Systems, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and the several persons named therein, is
hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
Euclid Partners III, L.P. ("Euclid III") is the owner of an aggregate
of 20,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $.01 par value, of the Company, consisting
of 10,000 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in November
1993, 5,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in November
1994, and 5,000 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in
February 1996; 77 Capital Partners, L.P. is the owner of an aggregate of 20,000
shares of Preferred Stock consisting of 10,000 shares of Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock acquired in March 1994, 5,000 shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock acquired in November 1994, and 5,000 shares of Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in February 1996; ADP Financial Information
Services, Inc. ("ADP") is the owner of 13,333 shares of Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock acquired in November 1994; AT&T Venture Company, L.P. ("AT&T")
is the owner of an aggregate of 18,333 shares of Preferred Stock consisting of
13,333 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in November 1994
and 5,000 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in February
1996; Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company ("Massachusetts Mutual") is
the owner of an aggregate of 6,667 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock acquired in February 1996; Alce Partners, L.P. ("Alce") is the owner of an
aggregate of 3,333 shares of Preferred Stock consisting of 1,667 shares of
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in April 1996 and 1,666 shares of
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in June 1996; Euclid Partners IV,
L.P. ("Euclid IV") is the owner of an aggregate of 16,805.56 shares of Preferred
Stock, consisting of 1,250 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock it
acquired from ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ("▇▇▇▇▇▇▇") in April 1997, 10,000 shares of
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in June 1996 and 5,555.56 shares
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of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock acquired concurrently herewith; Reuters
America Inc. ("Reuters") is the owner of an aggregate of 38,888.89 shares of
Preferred Stock, consisting of 16,666.67 shares of Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock acquired in June 1996 and 22,222.22 shares of Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock acquired concurrently herewith; Chase Venture
Capital Associates, L.P. ("Chase") is the owner of an aggregate of 42,708.34
shares of Preferred Stock, consisting of 26,666.67 shares of Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in June 1996 and 16,041.67 shares of Series
D Convertible Preferred Stock acquired concurrently herewith; SOFTBANK Ventures
Inc. ("SOFTBANK") is the owner of an aggregate of 21,666.67 shares of Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock acquired in June 1996; The fl@tiron Fund LLC
("fl@tiron") is the owner of an aggregate of 1,875 shares of Preferred Stock,
consisting of 1,250 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that it
acquired from ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in April 1997, and 625 shares of Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock acquired concurrently herewith; (Euclid III, 77 Capital, ADP,
AT&T, Massachusetts Mutual, Alce, Euclid IV, Reuters, fl@tiron, Chase, SOFTBANK
are referred to collectively as the "Investors"); ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ("Karaev") is the
owner of an aggregate of 2,500 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
acquired in November 1993, and Karaev and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ are parties to a letter
agreement (as amended, the "Founders Letter Agreement") with the Company dated
June 5, 1996 pursuant to which the Company has granted to Messrs. Karaev and
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ the right to exchange shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for
up to 3,334 shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (of which ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, in
April 1997, assigned his rights to purchase an aggregate of 1,667 shares of
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock to each of Euclid and fl@tiron, each of
which is entitled, pursuant to such assignment, to exchange such shares of
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for up to 833.50 shares of Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock), and ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ (collectively, the "Founders") are the owners of an
aggregate of 2,570,000 shares of the Common Stock of the Company (the "Founders
Stock"). In consideration of the agreement of the foregoing parties to accept
the provisions of this Third Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement,
and in order to induce the Investors to enter into an agreement dated as of the
date hereof with the Company with respect to the acquisition concurrently
herewith of shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock by Euclid IV, Reuters
and Chase, the Company hereby covenants and agrees with each of you and with
each subsequent holder of Restricted Securities (as such term is defined herein)
as follows:
1. Certain Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall
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have the following respective meanings:Certain Definitions. As used herein, the
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following terms shall have the following respective meanings
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission,
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or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.
"Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock, $.01 par value, of
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the Company, as constituted as of the date of this Agreement.
"Conversion Shares" shall mean the shares of Common Stock issued
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upon conversion of the Preferred Shares.
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"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or
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any similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
"Founders' Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the
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preamble paragraph of this Agreement.
"Preferred Shares" shall mean Series A Convertible Preferred
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Stock, par value $.01, Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$.01, Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.01, and Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.01.
"Registrable Securities" shall mean Restricted Securities and
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Founders Stock.
"Registration Expenses" shall mean the expenses so described in
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Section 8 hereof.
"Restricted Securities" shall mean any securities of the Company,
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the certificates for which are required to bear the legend set forth in
Section 2 hereof, except Founders Stock.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933 or any
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similar federal statute, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
"Selling Expenses" shall mean the expenses so described in
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Section 8 hereof.
2. Restrictive Legend. Each certificate representing the Preferred
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Shares, each certificate representing the Founders Stock, each certificate
issued upon exchange or transfer of any Preferred Shares, each certificate
representing Conversion Shares and, except as otherwise provided in Section 3
hereof, each certificate issued upon exchange or transfer of any Conversion
Shares or Founders Stock, as the case may be, shall be stamped or otherwise
imprinted with a legend substantially in the following form:
"THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR
OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF UNLESS THEY HAVE BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THAT ACT
OR UNLESS IN THE OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE CORPORATION AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE."
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3. Notice of Proposed Transfer.
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(a) Prior to any proposed transfer of any Registrable
Securities(other than under the circumstances described in Section 4, 5 or 6
hereof), the holder thereof shall give written notice to the Company of its
intention to effect such transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner of
the proposed transfer and, if requested by the Company, shall be accompanied at
the expense of such holder by an opinion of counsel in form, scope and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Company to the effect that the proposed transfer
of the Registrable Securities may be effected without registration under the
Securities Act, whereupon the holder of such Registrable Securities shall be
entitled to transfer such Registrable Securities in accordance with the terms of
its notice; provided, however, that no such opinion or other documentation shall
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be required if such notice shall cover a transfer by any Investor that is a
partnership to its partners or a transfer by any Investor to any of its
affiliates so long as such transferee acknowledges in a writing reasonably
satisfactory to the Company that such Registrable Securities shall remain
subject to this Section 3 and so long as the Company is reasonably satisfied
that such transfer will not violate applicable securities laws. Each certificate
for Registrable Securities transferred as above provided shall bear the legend
set forth in Section 2, unless (i) such transfer is in accordance with the
provisions of Rule 144 (or any other rule permitting public sale without
registration under the Securities Act) or (ii) the opinion of counsel referred
to above is to the further effect that the transferee and any subsequent
transferee (other than an affiliate of the Company) would be entitled to
transfer such securities in a public sale without registration under the
Securities Act.
(b) The foregoing restrictions on transferability of Registrable
Securities shall terminate as to any particular Registrable Securities when such
securities shall have been effectively registered under the Securities Act and
sold or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the intended method of
disposition by the seller or sellers thereof set forth in the registration
statement concerning such securities. Whenever a holder of Registrable
Securities is able to demonstrate to the Company (and its counsel) that the
provisions of Rule 144(k) of the Securities Act are available to such holder
without limitation, such holder of Registrable Securities shall be entitled to
receive from the Company, without expense, a new certificate not bearing the
restrictive legend set forth in Section 2.
4. Required Registration.
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(a) At any time, the holders of Restricted Securities (i)
constituting at least 33% of the total Restricted Securities outstanding at such
time (treating for the purpose of such computation the holders of Preferred
Shares as the holders of the Common Stock then issuable upon conversion or
exercise of such Preferred Shares) or (ii) who propose to register Restricted
Securities having a gross market value of at least $15,000,000 at the time of
any request for registration thereof, may request the Company to register under
the Securities Act all or any portion (or, if registration is requested pursuant
to clause (ii) hereof, then Restricted Securities having a gross market value of
not less than $15,000,000) of the Restricted Securities held by such requesting
holder or holders for sale in the manner specified in such notice,
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provided, however, that the only securities which the Company shall be required
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to register pursuant hereto shall be shares of Common Stock.
(b) Promptly following receipt of any notice under Section 4(a), the
Company shall immediately notify any holders of Registrable Securities from whom
notice has not been received and shall use its best efforts to promptly register
under the Securities Act, for public sale in accordance with the method of
disposition specified in such notice from requesting holders of Restricted
Securities, the number of Restricted Securities specified in such notice (and in
any notices received from other holders and holders of Founders Stock within 20
days after their receipt of such notice from the Company). If such method of
disposition shall be an underwritten public offering, (i) the Company may
designate the managing underwriter of such offering, subject to the approval of
the selling holders of Restricted Securities, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld, and (ii) as and to the extent that, in the opinion of the
managing underwriter, the inclusion of all Registrable Securities so requested
to be registered would adversely affect the marketing of such Registrable
Securities, then the number of shares of Registrable Securities so included
shall be reduced, pro rata, in proportion to the number of shares requested to
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be registered by each holder thereof. The Company shall be obligated to
register Restricted Securities and, if applicable, Founders Stock, pursuant to
Section 4(a) on two occasions only. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, the obligation of the Company under this Section 4 shall be
deemed satisfied only when a registration statement covering all shares of
Restricted Securities specified in notices received as aforesaid (including any
shares removed from any offering at the request of the underwriter, as
hereinafter provided), for sale in accordance with the method of disposition
specified by the requesting holder, shall have become effective and, if such
method of disposition is a firm commitment underwritten public offering, all
such shares (excluding any over-allotment shares) shall have been sold pursuant
thereto.
(c) The Company shall be entitled to include in any registration
statement referred to in this Section 4, for sale in accordance with the method
of disposition specified by the requesting holders, shares of Common Stock to be
sold by the Company for its own account, except as and to the extent that, in
the opinion of the managing underwriter (if such method of disposition shall be
an underwritten public offering), such inclusion would adversely affect the
marketing of the Registrable Securities to be sold, in which case the number of
shares to be registered shall be reduced first, by the holders of capital stock
of the Company not entitled to participate in such registration under the terms
of this Section 4, pro rata in proportion to the number of shares for which each
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such holder has requested registration, second, by the Company, and, third, by
the holders of Registrable Securities, pro rata in proportion to the
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number of shares for which each holder has requested registration; provided that
if any such registration statement shall be for the purpose of effecting the
first underwritten public offering of Common Stock by the Company, then if, in
the opinion of the managing underwriter, the inclusion of shares of Common Stock
to be sold other than by the Company for its own account would adversely affect
the marketing of the Common Stock to be sold by the Company, then the number of
shares to be registered shall be reduced first, by the holders of capital stock
of the Company not entitled to participate in such registration under the terms
of this Section 4, pro rata in proportion to the number of shares for which each
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such holder has requested registration, and second, by the holders of
Registrable Securities, pro rata in proportion to the number of shares for which
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each such holder has requested registration, provided that there shall be no
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such reductions in the number of shares to be registered if such underwritten
public offering shall not have been consummated. Except as provided in this
paragraph (c), the Company will not effect any other registration of its Common
Stock, whether for its own account or that of other holders, from the date of
receipt of a notice from requesting holders pursuant to this Section 4 until the
completion of the period of distribution of the registration contemplated
thereby.
5. Form S-3 Registration.
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(a) If the Company shall receive, at any time after it shall have
consummated the first underwritten public offering of its Common Stock, a
written request or requests from the holders of Restricted Securities
constituting (i) at least 10% of the total Restricted Securities outstanding at
such time (treating for the purpose of such computation the holders of Preferred
Shares as the holders of the Conversion Shares then issuable upon conversion of
such Preferred Shares), or (ii) who will seek registration of Registered
Securities with a gross market value of at least $1,000,000 (calculated by
multiplying the number of Restricted Securities sought to be sold by the last
sale or closing price on the date preceding the request or requests) that the
Company effect a registration on Form S-3 and any related qualification or
compliance with respect to Restricted Securities owned by such holder or
holders, the Company will:
(i) promptly give written notice of the proposed
registration, and any related qualification or compliance, to all
other holders of Restricted Securities from whom notice has not been
received and to holders of Founders Stock; and
(ii) as soon as practicable, use its best efforts to effect
such registration (including, without limitation, the execution of an
undertaking to file post-effective amendments, appropriate
qualifications under applicable blue sky or other state securities
laws and appropriate compliance with applicable regulations issued
under the Securities Act and any other government requirements or
regulations) as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate
the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such holder's or
holders' Registrable Securities as are specified in such request,
together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any
holder or holders thereof joining in such request as are specified in
a written request given within thirty (30) days after receipt of such
written notice from the Company, provided that the number of shares of
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Registrable Securities to be included in such registration may be
reduced (pro rata among the holders requesting registration thereof
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based upon the number of shares requested to be registered) if and to
the extent that the managing underwriter (if the method of disposition
shall be an underwritten public offering) shall be of the opinion that
the inclusion of all Registrable Securities requested to
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be included in such offering would adversely affect the marketing of
the Registrable Securities to be sold in such offering. Subject to the
foregoing, the Company shall file a registration statement covering
the Registrable Securities so requested to be registered as soon as
practicable after receipt of the request or requests of the holders of
the Registrable Securities.
(b) The Company shall be obligated to register the Registrable
Securities pursuant to Section 5(a) not more than three times per calendar year.
Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 5 shall not be counted as
requests for registration effected pursuant to Section 4.
6. Incidental Registration. If the Company at any time (other than
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pursuant to Section 4(a) or Section 5(a) hereof) proposes to register any of its
Common Stock under the Securities Act for sale to the public, whether for its
own account or for the account of other security holders or both (except with
respect to registration statements on Form S-4 or S-8 or another form not
available for registering the Restricted Securities or Founders Stock for sale
to the public), it will give written notice at such time to all holders of
outstanding Registrable Securities of its intention to do so. Upon the written
request of any such holder, given within 20 days after receipt of any such
notice by the Company, to register any of its Registrable Securities (which
request shall state the intended method of disposition thereof), the Company
will use its best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities as to which
registration shall have been so requested to be included in the securities to be
covered by the registration statement proposed to be filed by the Company, all
to the extent requisite to permit the sale or other disposition by the holder
(in accordance with its written request) of such Registrable Securities so
registered. In the event that any registration pursuant to this Section 6 shall
be, in whole or in part, an underwritten public offering of Common Stock, any
request by a holder pursuant to this Section 6 to register Registrable
Securities shall specify that either (i) such Registrable Securities are to be
included in the underwriting on the same terms and conditions as the shares of
Common Stock otherwise being sold through underwriters under such registration
or (ii) subject to the approval of the underwriters, such Registrable Securities
are to be sold in the open market without any underwriting, on terms and
conditions comparable to those normally applicable to offerings of common stock
in reasonably similar circumstances. The number of shares of Registrable
Securities to be included in such an underwriting may be reduced (pro rata among
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the requesting holders based upon the number of shares so requested to be
registered) if and to the extent that the managing underwriter shall be of the
opinion that such inclusion would adversely affect the marketing of the
securities to be sold by the Company therein, provided, however, that such
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number of shares to be registered shall be reduced, pro rata, among the
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requesting holders of Registrable Securities, provided further, however, that
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such number of shares of Registrable Securities shall not be reduced if any
shares are to be included in such underwriting for the account of any person
other than the Company or other than a holder of Registrable Securities.
7. Registration Procedures. If and whenever the Company is required
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by the provisions of Section 4, 5 or 6 hereof to use its best efforts to effect
the registration of any of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act,
the Company will, as expeditiously as possible:
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(a) prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement
(which, in the case of an underwritten public offering pursuant to Section 4
hereof, shall be on Form S-1 or other form of general applicability satisfactory
to the managing underwriter selected as therein provided) with respect to such
securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to
become and remain effective for the period of the distribution contemplated
thereby (determined as hereinafter provided);
(b) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and
supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection
therewith as may be necessary to keep such registration statement effective for
the period specified in paragraph (a) above and as shall comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all
Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement in accordance with
the sellers' intended method of disposition set forth in such registration
statement for such period;
(c) furnish, at least five business days before filing a registration
statement that registers such Registrable Securities, a prospectus relating
thereto or any amendments or supplements relating to such a registration
statement or prospectus, to one counsel selected by the Investors (the
"Investors' Counsel"), copies of all such documents proposed to be filed (it
being understood that such five-business-day period need not apply to successive
drafts of the same document proposed to be filed so long as such successive
drafts are supplied to the Investors' Counsel in advance of the proposed filing
by a period of time that is customary and reasonable under the circumstances);
(d) notify in writing the Investors' Counsel promptly (i) of the
receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to any comments by the
Commission with respect to such registration statement or prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto or any request by the Commission for the
amending or supplementing thereof or for additional information with respect
thereto, (ii) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to
the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of
such registration statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto
or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose, and (iii)
of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension
of the qualification of such Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction
or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purposes;
(e) furnish to each seller and to each underwriter such number of
copies of the registration statement and the prospectus included therein
(including each preliminary prospectus) as such persons may reasonably request
in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement;
(f) use its best efforts to register or qualify the Registrable
Securities covered by such registration statement under the securities or blue
sky laws of such jurisdictions as the sellers of Registrable Securities or, in
the case of an underwritten public offering, the managing underwriter, shall
reasonably request;
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(g) immediately notify each seller under such registration statement
and each underwriter, 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 contained in such registration statement, as then
in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing and, at
the request of the Investors, prepare and furnish to such Investors a reasonable
number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be
necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the offeree of such shares, such
prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances then existing;
(h) use its best efforts (if the offering is underwritten) to furnish,
at the request of any seller, on the date that Registrable Securities are
delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration: (i) an
opinion dated such date of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of
such registration, addressed to the underwriters and to such seller, stating
that such registration statement has become effective under the Securities Act
and that (A) to the best knowledge of such counsel, no stop order suspending the
effectiveness thereof has been issued and no proceedings for that purpose have
been instituted or are pending or contemplated under the Securities Act, (B) the
registration statement, the related prospectus, and each amendment or supplement
thereof, comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Securities Act and the applicable rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (except that such counsel need express no opinion as to financial
statements contained therein) and (C) to such other effects as may reasonably be
requested by counsel for the underwriters or by such seller or its counsel, and
(ii) a letter dated such date from the independent public accountants retained
by the Company, addressed to the underwriters and to such seller, stating that
they are independent public accountants within the meaning of the Securities Act
and that, in the opinion of such accountants, the financial statements of the
Company included in the registration statement or the prospectus, or any
amendment or supplement thereof, comply as to form in all material respects with
the applicable accounting requirements of the Securities Act, and such letter
shall additionally cover such other financial matters (including information as
to the period ending no more than five business days prior to the date of such
letter) with respect to the registration in respect of which such letter is
being given as such underwriters or seller may reasonably request;
(i) make available for inspection by each seller, any underwriter
participating in any distribution pursuant to such registration statement, and
any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by such seller or underwriter,
all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of
the Company, and cause the Company's officers, directors and employees to supply
all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney,
accountant or agent in connection with such registration statement;
(j) list such Restricted Securities on any national securities
exchange on which any shares of the Common Stock are listed or, if the Common
Stock is not listed on a
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national securities exchange, use its best efforts to qualify such Restricted
Securities for inclusion on the automated quotation system of the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (the "NASD"), or such other national
securities exchange as the holders of a majority of such Restricted Securities
to be so registered shall reasonably request;
(k) otherwise use its best efforts to comply with all applicable rules
and regulations of the Commission and make available to its securityholders, as
soon as reasonably practicable, earnings statements (which need not be audited)
covering a period of 12 months beginning within three months after the effective
date of the registration statement, which earnings statements shall satisfy the
provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act; and
(l) use its best efforts to take all other steps necessary to effect
the registration of such Restricted Securities contemplated hereby.
For purposes of paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above and of Section 4(c)
hereof, the period of distribution of Registrable Securities in a firm
commitment underwritten public offering shall be deemed to extend until each
underwriter has completed the distribution of all securities purchased by it,
and the period of distribution of Registrable Securities in any other
registration shall be deemed to extend until the earlier of the sale of all
Registrable Securities covered thereby or six months after the effective date
thereof.
In connection with each registration hereunder, the selling holders of
Registrable Securities will furnish to the Company in writing such information
with respect to themselves and the proposed distribution by them as shall be
reasonably necessary in order to assure compliance with federal and applicable
state securities laws.
In connection with each registration pursuant to Sections 4 and 5
hereof covering an underwritten public offering, the Company agrees to enter
into a written agreement with the managing underwriter selected in the manner
herein provided in such form and containing such provisions as are customary in
the securities business for such an arrangement between major underwriters and
companies of the Company's size and investment stature, provided that such
agreement shall not contain any such provision applicable to the Company which
is inconsistent with the provisions hereof and provided, further, that the time
and place of the closing under said agreement shall be as mutually agreed upon
between the Company and such managing underwriter.
8. Expenses.
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(a) All expenses incurred by the Company in complying with
Sections 4, 5 and 6 hereof, including, without limitation, all registration and
filing fees, printing expenses, fees and disbursements of counsel and
independent public accountants for the Company, fees and expenses of complying
with securities and Blue Sky laws, fees of the National Association of
Securities Dealers, Inc., transfer taxes, fees of transfer agents and
registrars, costs of insurance and reasonable fees and expenses of one counsel
for all sellers of Registrable Securities but excluding any Selling Expenses,
are herein called "Registration Expenses". All underwriting
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discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable
Securities are herein called "Selling Expenses"
(b) The Company will pay all Registration Expenses in connection with
each registration statement filed pursuant to Section 4, 5 or 6 hereof. All
Selling Expenses in connection with any registration statement filed pursuant to
Section 4, 5 or 6 hereof shall be borne by the participating sellers in
proportion to the number of shares sold by each, or by such persons other than
the Company (except to the extent the Company shall be a seller) as they may
agree.
9. Indemnification.
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(a) In the event of a registration of any of the Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4, 5 or 6 hereof, to the
extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each
seller of such Restricted Securities or Founders Stock, as the case may be,
thereunder and each underwriter of Registrable Securities thereunder and each
other person, if any, who controls such seller or underwriter within the meaning
of the Securities Act against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint
or several (or actions in respect thereof), to which such seller or underwriter
or controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise,
insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in any registration statement under
which such Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act
pursuant to Section 4, 5 or 6, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus
contained therein or otherwise filed with the Commission, or any amendment or
supplement thereof, or any document incident to registration or qualification of
any Restricted Securities, or arise out of or are based upon 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 with respect to
any prospectus, necessary to make the statements therein in light of the
circumstances under which they were made not misleading, or any violation by the
Company of the Securities Act or state securities or Blue Sky laws applicable to
the Company and relating to action or inaction required by the Company in
connection with such registration or qualification under such state securities
or Blue Sky laws, and will reimburse each such seller, each such underwriter and
each such 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 Company will not be
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liable in any such case if and to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage
or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement or omission or alleged omission so made in conformity with
information furnished by such seller, such underwriter or such controlling
person in writing specifically for use in such registration statement or
prospectus.
(b) In the event of a registration of any of the Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4, 5 or 6 hereof, to the
extent permitted by law, each seller of such Registrable Securities thereunder,
severally and not jointly, will indemnify and
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hold harmless the Company and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act, each officer of the Company who signs
the registration statement, each director of the Company, each underwriter and
each person who controls any underwriter within the meaning of the Securities
Act, against all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to
which the Company or such officer or director or underwriter or controlling
person may become subject under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out
of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any
material fact contained in the registration statement under which such
Registrable Securities were registered under the Securities Act pursuant to
Section 4, 5 or 6, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained
therein, or any amendment or supplement thereof, or arise out of or are based
upon 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,
and will reimburse the Company and each such officer, director, underwriter and
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 such seller will be liable
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hereunder in any such case if and only to the extent that any such loss, claim,
damage or liability arises out of or is based upon an untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon
and in conformity with information pertaining to such seller, as such, furnished
in writing to the Company by such seller specifically for use in such
registration statement or prospectus; provided, further, however, that the
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liability of each seller hereunder shall be limited to the proportion of any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense which is equal to the proportion
that the public offering price of shares sold by such seller under such
registration statement bears to the total public offering price of all
securities sold thereunder, but not to exceed the proceeds received by such
seller from the sale of Registrable Securities covered by such registration
statement.
(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party hereunder of notice
of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party shall, if a claim in
respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party hereunder, notify
the indemnifying party in writing thereof, but the omission so to notify the
indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any indemnified party other than under this Section 9. In case any such action
shall be brought against any indemnified party and it shall notify the
indemnifying party of the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party shall be
entitled to participate in and, to the extent it shall wish, to assume and
undertake the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party (it being understood that the following counsel shall be
deemed to be satisfactory: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇; ▇'▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Graev & Karabell,
LLP; Reboul, MacMurray, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Kristol; and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ P.C.) and, after notice from the indemnifying party to
such indemnified party of its election so to assume and undertake the defense
thereof, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to such indemnified party
under this Section 9 for any legal expenses subsequently incurred by such
indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable
costs of investigation and of liaison with counsel so selected; provided,
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however, that, if the defendants in any such action include both the indemnified
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the indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there may be
reasonable defenses available to it which are different from or additional to
those available to the indemnifying party, or if the interests of the
indemnified party reasonably may be deemed to conflict with the interests of the
indemnifying party, the indemnified party shall have the right to select a
separate counsel and to assume such legal defenses and otherwise to participate
in the defense of such action, with the expenses and fees of such separate
counsel and other expenses related to such participation to be reimbursed by the
indemnifying party as incurred.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any indemnified party shall have
the right to retain its own counsel in any such action, but the fees and
disbursements of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified party
unless (i) the indemnifying party shall have failed to retain counsel for the
indemnified person as aforesaid or (ii) the indemnifying party and such
indemnified party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel.
It is understood that the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any
action or related actions in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the fees and
disbursements of more than one separate firm qualified in such jurisdiction to
act as counsel for the indemnified parties hereunder. The indemnifying party
shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its
written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final
judgment for the plaintiff, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify the
indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such
settlement or judgment.
(e) If the indemnification provided for in the first two paragraphs of
this Section 9 is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
party under such paragraphs in respect of any losses, claims, damages or
liabilities or actions in respect thereof referred to therein, then each
applicable indemnifying party shall in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified
party contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or actions in such
proportion as appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company, on the
one hand, and the sellers of such Registrable Securities on the other, in
connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such losses,
claims, damages, liabilities or actions as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations, including the failure to give any notice under the third
paragraph of this Section 9. The relative fault shall be determined by
reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, on the one
hand, or the sellers of such Registrable Securities on the other, and to the
parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to
correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company and each of the
persons named at the foot hereof agree that it would not be just and equitable
if contributions pursuant to this paragraph were determined by pro rata
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allocation (even if all of the sellers of such Registrable Securities were
treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation
which did not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in
this paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result
of the losses, claims, damages, liabilities or action in respect thereof,
referred to above in this paragraph, shall be deemed to include any legal or
other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with
investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this paragraph, the sellers
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of such Registrable Securities shall not be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the amount, if any, by which the total price at which the Common Stock
sold by each of them was offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages
which they would have otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentations (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act),
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who is not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation.
(f) The indemnification of underwriters provided for in this Section 9
shall be on such other terms and conditions as are at the time customary and
reasonably required by such underwriters. In the event that such
indemnification of underwriters is on such other terms and conditions, the
indemnification of the sellers of Restricted Securities in such underwriting
shall, at the sellers' request, be modified to conform to such terms and
conditions.
10. S-8 Rights. Contemporaneously with the registration of the
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Company's securities pursuant to the Exchange Act, the Company shall file with
the Commission a registration statement on Form S-8, including any successor
form (the "Form S-8") with respect to the Company's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan,
as amended (the "Plan"),and will keep the Form S-8 current until such time as
the shares issuable pursuant to the Plan (the "Plan Securities") have been
publicly distributed. The term "Form S-8" as used herein shall include any re-
offer prospectus requested by any holder of Plan Securities.
11. Changes in Common Stock. If, and as often as, there are any
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changes in the Common Stock by way of stock split, stock dividend, combination
or reclassification, or through merger, consolidation, reorganization or
recapitalization, or by any other means, appropriate adjustment shall be made in
the provisions hereof, as may be required, so that the rights and privileges
granted hereby shall continue with respect to the Common Stock as so changed.
12. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company
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represents and warrants to you as follows:
(a) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the
Company have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action and will not
violate any provision of law, any order of any court or other agency of
government, the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of the Company, or any
provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which it or any of
its properties or assets is bound, or conflict with, result in a breach of or
constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such
indenture, agreement or other instrument, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any
of the properties or assets of the Company.
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(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company
and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable in accordance with its terms.
13. Rule 144 Reporting. The Company agrees with you as follows:
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(a) The Company shall use its best efforts to make and keep public
information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144
under the Securities Act, at all times from and after 90 days following the
effective date of the first registration by the Company under the Securities Act
of an offering of its securities to the general public.
(b) The Company shall file with the Commission in a timely manner all
reports and other documents as the Commission may prescribe under Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act at any time after the Company has become subject to
such reporting requirements of the Exchange Act.
(c) The Company shall furnish to each holder of Restricted Securities
forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company as to its
compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time from and
after 90 days following the effective date of the first registration statement
by the Company for an offering of its securities to the general public), and of
the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject
to such reporting requirements), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or
quarterly report of the Company, and (iii) such other reports and documents so
filed as a holder may reasonably request to avail itself of any rule or
regulation of the Commission allowing a holder of Restricted Securities to sell
any such securities without registration.
14. Miscellaneous.
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(a) All covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on
behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the
respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or
not. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the registration rights
conferred herein on the holders of Registrable Securities shall inure to the
benefit of any and all subsequent holders from time to time of the Restricted
Securities or of Founders Stock for so long as the certificates representing the
Restricted Securities or Founders Stock shall be required to bear the legend
specified in Section 2 hereof. The Company shall not, after the date hereof,
grant any registration rights which conflict with, impair or are senior to the
registration rights granted hereunder.
(b) All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be mailed by first-class registered mail, postage
prepaid, addressed as follows:
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if to the Company, to it at Multex Systems, Inc., ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, with a copy to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ P.C.,
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇;
if to the Founders, at their addresses as set forth in Annex I
hereto, with a copy to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇ P.C., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇;
if to the Investors, at their addresses as set forth in Annex I
hereto; and
if to any subsequent holder of Registrable Securities to it at
such address as may have been furnished to the Company in writing by such
holder;
or, in any case, at such other address or addresses as shall have been furnished
in writing to the Company (in the case of a holder of Restricted Securities or
Founders Stock) or to the holders of Restricted Securities or Founders Stock (in
the case of the Company). Any notice or other communication pursuant to this
Agreement shall be deemed to have been duly given or made and to have become
effective when delivered in hand to the party to which directed or if sent by
first-class registered mail, postage prepaid and properly addressed as set forth
above, at the earlier of (i) the time when received by the addressee or (ii) the
fifth business day following the dispatch thereof.
(c) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Delaware.
(d) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and may not be modified or amended
except by a writing executed by (i) the Company, (ii) holders of at least 66-
2/3% of the shares of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock and Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class, (iii) holders of
a majority of the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and Series B
Convertible preferred Stock, voting together as a single class and (iv) holders
of a majority of the Founders Stock then outstanding (calculated in each of
cases [ii], [iii] and [iv] on a fully diluted basis), provided, however, that no
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modification or amendment with a disproportionate adverse effect on any party
hereto shall be effective against such party without the consent of such party.
(e) This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute
one and the same instrument.
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Please indicate your acceptance of the foregoing by signing and
returning the enclosed counterpart of this letter, whereupon this letter (herein
sometimes called "this Agreement") shall be a binding agreement between the
Company and you.
Very truly yours,
MULTEX SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED
as of the date first
above written:
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/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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