EXHIBIT 10.15
SUPPLEMENTAL STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
This Supplemental Stockholders' Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated as
of September 18, 2000, by and among Tellium, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), and the U.S. Telesource, Inc. (the "Holder").
WHEREAS, the Holder purchased warrants to purchase 2,000,000 shares of
Common Stock (subject to certain terms and conditions) (the shares issuable upon
exercise of such warrants being referred to as the "Warrant Shares") pursuant a
warrant purchase agreement between the Company and Holder, dated as of the date
hereof (the "Warrant Purchase Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the Warrant Purchase Agreement, the
Company has agreed to grant certain rights with respect to the Registrable
Shares.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these premises and the mutual
agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties
hereby agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions
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As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below:
"Common Stock" means the Common Stock, as such phrase is defined in
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the recitals to this Agreement.
"Holder" means U.S. Telesource, Inc.
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"Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability
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company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint-
stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency
or political subdivisions thereof.
"Warrant Shares" mean the Warrant Shares as such phrase is defined in
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the recitals to this Agreement; provided, however, that Warrant Shares shall
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cease to be Warrant Shares (x) upon their sale pursuant to a registration
statement or Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (y) upon their sale pursuant to
Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (z) upon their sale in any manner to a
Person which is not entitled to the rights provided by this Agreement.
"Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act or any
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successor rule thereto or any complementary rule thereto.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
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rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in
effect from time to time.
2. Holder's Agreement. Holder agrees that it will not transfer any
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Registrable Shares without complying with Section 7 of the Warrant Purchase
Agreement to which the Holder is a party.
3. Registration Rights
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3.1 General. Subject to Section 3.2, and in respect of the Warrant
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Shares, U.S. Telesource, Inc. shall be considered "Holders" pursuant to Section
1.5(c) of the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement by and among the
Company and the other parties thereto dated as of September 18, 2000 (as amended
from time to time) (the "Current Stockholders Agreement") with respect to any
Demand Registration, Piggyback Registration or S-3 Registration and with respect
to the Shelf Registration Statement (as each such term is defined in the Current
Stockholders Agreement), shall be accorded the rights, in respect of Article
VII, to which such "Holders" are entitled under Section 8.5 of the Current
Stockholders Agreement, and agree to the obligations and other duties to which
such "Holders" have agreed under Article VII (and, in respect to Article VII,
under Section 8.5) of the Current Stockholders Agreement. Any permitted assign
of a party to this Agreement shall agree to this Section 3 prior to being
accorded the rights hereunder.
3.2 Application. Holder (as such term is defined in this Agreement)
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(i) shall not be entitled to the right to demand set forth in Section 7.2(a)(ii)
of the Current Stockholders Agreement, (ii) shall not be entitled to vote or
consent in respect of adding one or more Persons to the Current Stockholders
Agreement, and (iii) shall be subject to the 90 day period related to the
holders of the Company's Series E Preferred Stock (in lieu of the 180 day
period) referenced in Section 7.4 of the Current Stockholders Agreement, without
regard to whether such Holder sells under the Shelf Registration Statement or
otherwise.
4. Miscellaneous Provisions
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4.1 Specific Performance, Etc. The Company and Holder, in addition
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to being entitled to exercise all rights provided herein, in the Company's
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or granted by law, including
recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of its rights
under this Agreement. Each party agrees that monetary damages would not be
adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the
provisions of this Agreement and hereby agrees to waive the defense in any
action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate.
4.2 Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
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which are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given and received in accordance with the
applicable provision of the Warrant Purchase Agreement to which Holder is a
party.
4.3 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement
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constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations
and discussions, whether oral or written, of the
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parties hereto. The provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of
this sentence, may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers of or
consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless
approved in writing by the Company and Holder. No action taken pursuant to this
Agreement, including, without limitation, any investigation by or on behalf of
any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such
action. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as waiver of any preceding or
succeeding breach and no failure by any party to exercise any right or privilege
hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of such party's rights or privileges
hereunder or shall be deemed a waiver of such party's rights to exercise the
same at any subsequent time or times hereunder.
4.4 Termination. If not terminated sooner pursuant to the terms
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hereof, Section 3 of this Agreement (regarding registration rights) shall
terminate and cease to be of any further force or effect upon the Company's
merger with and into another corporation, or another corporation's merger with
and into the Company, where, in connection with the merger, the Registrable
Shares are exchanged exclusively for cash and/or shares of capital stock or
other securities that are registered under the Securities Act and publicly
traded on a national securities exchange or authorized for trading on the Nasdaq
National Market System.
4.5 Recapitalizations, Exchange, etc. Affecting the Company's Stock.
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The provisions of this Agreement shall apply, to the full extent set forth
herein with respect to the Registrable Shares, to any and all shares of capital
stock of the Company that may be issued in respect of, in exchange for, or in
substitution of the Registrable Shares and shall be appropriately adjusted for
any stock dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations and
the like occurring after the date hereof.
4.6 Multiple Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed any number
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of counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed an original
instrument, but all such counterparts shall constitute but one agreement.
4.7 Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement have
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been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to be
part of this Agreement.
4.8 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
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in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without regard to
principles of conflict of laws thereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of the
date set forth above.
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