Exhibit 10.24
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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THIS AGREEMENT is made as of November 5, 1999, between JusticeLink, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Internet Capital Group, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser"). Except as otherwise indicated herein,
capitalized terms used herein are defined in Section 6 hereof.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. Authorization and Closing.
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1A. Authorization of the Preferred Stock. The Company shall
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authorize the issuance and sale to the Purchaser of 6,165,422 shares of its
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Preferred
Stock"), having the rights and preferences set forth in Exhibit A attached
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hereto. The Preferred Stock is convertible into shares of the Company's Common
Stock, par value $.05 per share (the "Common Stock").
1B. Purchase and Sale of the Preferred Stock. At the Closing,
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the Company shall sell to the Purchaser and, subject to the terms and conditions
set forth herein, the Purchaser shall purchase from the Company, 6,165,422
shares of Preferred Stock at a price of $2.00 per share.
1C. The Closing. The closing of the purchase and sale of the
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Preferred Stock (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of LeBoeuf,
Lamb, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, L.L.P., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, at 10:00 a.m. on October 29, 1999, or at such other place or on such
other date as may be mutually agreeable to the Company and the Purchaser.
Within three (3) business days after the Closing, the Company shall deliver to
the Purchaser stock certificates evidencing the Preferred Stock to be purchased
by the Purchaser, registered in the Purchaser's or its nominee's name, upon
payment of the purchase price thereof by wire transfer of immediately available
funds to the Company's account at LaSalle National Bank, in the amount of
$12,330,844, in accordance with the wire transfer instructions set forth on
Exhibit B hereto.
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Section 2. Conditions of the Purchaser's Obligation at the
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Closing. The obligation of the Purchaser to purchase and pay for the Preferred
Stock at the Closing is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions
as of the Closing:
2A. Representations and Warranties; Covenants. The representations
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and warranties contained in Section 4 hereof shall be true and correct at and as
of the Closing as though then made and the Company shall have performed all of
the covenants required to be performed by it hereunder prior to the Closing.
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2B. Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation. The Company's
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Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation") shall have
been amended and restated as set forth in Exhibit A hereto, shall be in full
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force and effect under the laws of Delaware as of the Closing as so amended and
shall not have been further amended or modified.
2C. Registration Agreement. The Company and the Purchaser shall have
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entered into an amended registration agreement in form and substance as set
forth in Exhibit C attached hereto (the "Registration Agreement"), and the
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Registration Agreement shall be in full force and effect as of the Closing.
2D. Stockholders' Agreement. The Company and the Purchaser shall
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have entered into an amended stockholders' agreement in form and substance as
set forth in Exhibit D attached hereto (the "Stockholders' Agreement"), and the
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Stockholders' Agreement shall be in full force and effect as of the Closing.
2E. Securities Law Clearance. The Company shall have made all
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filings under applicable federal and state securities laws necessary to
consummate the issuance of the Preferred Stock pursuant to this Agreement in
compliance with such laws.
2F. Opinion of the Company's Counsel. The Purchaser shall have
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received from LeBoeuf, Lamb, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇, L.L.P., counsel for the Company,
an opinion in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto, which shall be addressed
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to the Purchaser, dated the date of the Closing.
2G. Pledge Letter Agreement. The Company and the Purchaser shall
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have entered into a letter agreement in form and substance as set forth in
Exhibit F attached hereto (the "Letter Agreement"), the terms of which shall
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have controlling authority with respect to any conflicting term of this
Agreement, the Registration Agreement or the Stockholders' Agreement, and the
Letter Agreement shall be in full force and effect as of the Closing.
2H. Alliance Agreement. The Company and LEXIS-NEXIS Group, a
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division of ▇▇▇▇ Elsevier Inc. ("L-N") shall have entered into an Alliance
Agreement in form and substance as set forth in Exhibit G attached hereto (the
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"Alliance Agreement").
2I. Termination of Put/ Call Options. The Company shall have
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terminated the put and call rights previously granted to certain of its
stockholders as identified on the Capitalization Schedule.
2J. Waiver of Rights of First Refusal. The Company shall have
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received waivers of rights of first refusal from all of its stockholders
entitled to participate in the purchase of the sale of the Preferred Stock to
the Purchaser.
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2K. Closing Documents. The Company shall have delivered to the
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Purchaser all of the following documents:
(i) an Officer's Certificate, dated the date of the Closing,
stating that the conditions specified in Section 1 and paragraphs 2A
through 2E, and 2G through 2J, inclusive, have been fully satisfied;
(ii) certified copies of (a) the resolutions duly adopted by the
Company's board of directors authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, the Registration Agreement, and each of the
other agreements contemplated hereby, the filing of the amendment to the
Certificate of Incorporation referred to in paragraph 2B, the issuance and
sale of the Preferred Stock, the reservation for issuance upon conversion
of the Preferred Stock an aggregate of 7,000,000 shares of Common Stock and
the consummation of all other transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and (b) the resolutions duly adopted by the Company's stockholders adopting
the amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation referred to in paragraph
2B;
(iii) certified copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and
the Company's bylaws, each as in effect at the Closing; and
(iv) copies of all third party and governmental consents,
approvals and filings required in connection with the consummation of the
transactions hereunder (including, without limitation, all blue sky law
filings and waivers of all preemptive rights and rights of first refusal).
2L. Proceedings. All corporate and other proceedings taken or
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required to be taken by the Company in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby to be consummated at or prior to the Closing and all
documents incident thereto shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the
Purchaser and their special counsel.
2M. Waiver. Any condition specified in this Section 2 may be waived
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by the Purchaser; provided that no such waiver shall be effective against the
Purchaser unless it is set forth in a writing executed by the Purchaser.
2N. Compliance with Applicable Laws. The purchase of Preferred Stock
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by the Purchaser hereunder shall not be prohibited by any applicable law or
governmental regulation, shall not subject the Purchaser to any penalty,
liability or, in the Purchaser sole judgment, other onerous condition under or
pursuant to any applicable law or governmental regulation, and shall be
permitted by law and regulations of the jurisdictions to which the Purchaser is
subject.
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Section 3. Covenants.
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3A. Financial Statements and Other Information. Until the
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consummation of an Initial Public Offering, the Company shall deliver to the
Purchaser (so long as the Purchaser holds any Preferred Stock or any Underlying
Common Stock) and any other holder of at least five percent (5%) of the
Preferred Stock:
(i) as soon as available but in any event within 30 days after
the end of each monthly accounting period in each fiscal year, unaudited
statements of income and cash flows of the Company for such monthly period
and for the period from the beginning of the fiscal year to the end of such
month, and balance sheets of the Company as of the end of such monthly
period, setting forth in each case comparisons to the annual budget and to
the corresponding period in the preceding fiscal year, and all such
statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied;
(ii) as soon as reasonably available (taking into account cost
considerations), but in any event within 180 days after the end of each
fiscal year, audited statements of income and cash flows of the Company for
such fiscal year, and balance sheets of the Company as of the end of such
fiscal year, setting forth in each case comparisons to the annual budget
and to the preceding fiscal year, all prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles, consistently applied;
(iii) promptly upon receipt thereof, any additional reports,
management letters or other detailed information concerning significant
aspects of the Company's operations or financial affairs given to the
Company by its independent accountants (and not otherwise contained in
other materials provided hereunder);
(iv) at least 30 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal
year, an annual budget prepared on a monthly basis for the Company for such
fiscal year (displaying anticipated statements of income and cash flows and
balance sheets), and promptly upon preparation thereof any other
significant budgets prepared by the Company and any revisions of such
annual or other budgets;
(v) promptly (but in any event within five business days) after
the discovery or receipt of notice of any default under any material
agreement to which it is a party or any other material adverse event or
circumstance affecting the Company (including the filing of any material
litigation against the Company or the existence of any dispute with any
Person which involves a reasonable likelihood of such litigation being
commenced); and
(vi) with reasonable promptness, such other information and
financial data concerning the Company as any Person entitled to receive
information under this paragraph 3A may reasonably request which can be
prepared without undue burden to the Company,
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including, without limitation, such information as the Purchaser reasonably
needs in order to fulfill its obligations under applicable federal
securities laws.
Each of the financial statements referred to in subparagraph (ii) shall be true
and correct in all material respects as of the dates and for the periods stated
therein.
3B. Inspection of Property. Until the consummation of an Initial
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Public Offering, the Company shall permit any representatives designated by the
Purchaser (so long as the Purchaser holds any Preferred Stock or Underlying
Common Stock), upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours and such
other times as any such holder may reasonably request, to (i) visit and inspect
any of the properties of the Company, (ii) examine the corporate and financial
records of the Company and make copies thereof or extracts therefrom and (iii)
discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with the directors,
officers, key employees and independent accountants of the Company. The
presentation of an executed copy of this Agreement by the Purchaser to the
Company's independent accountants shall constitute the Company's permission to
its independent accountants to participate in discussions with such Persons.
3C. Designation of Directors. So long as the Purchaser holds at
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least 500,000 shares of Preferred Stock and/or Underlying Common Stock (as such
shares may be adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and similar events), it
shall have the right to select two representatives to be elected to the
Company's board of directors, and the Company shall nominate each such
representative for election to the board of directors. The Company shall use
its reasonable best efforts to cause each such representative to be elected to
the board of directors and shall not take any action which would diminish the
prospects of such representatives being elected to the board of directors.
Reasonable travel costs reimbursable of each board member incurred in connection
with attending regular and special board meetings and any meeting of any board
committee shall be paid by the Company in accordance with the Company's travel
guidelines. There shall be at least eight (8) meetings of the Company's board
of directors during each fiscal year, at least one of which shall be held in
each 45-day period during the Company's fiscal year.
3D. Restrictions. So long as the Purchaser holds at least 3,000,000
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shares of the Preferred Stock or related Underlying Common Stock (as may be
adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and similar events), the Company
shall not take any of the following actions without the approval of at least a
majority of the collective members of the Company's board of directors who were
nominated by (a) the Purchaser (to the extent that the Purchaser has such
rights) and (b) the LAWPlus Representatives and the JusticeLink Representatives
(as defined in the Stockholders' Agreement) ((a) and (b) collectively referred
to herein as the "Investor Directors"):
(i) directly or indirectly declare or pay any dividends or
make any distributions upon any of its equity securities other than the
Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the Certificate of Incorporation;
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(ii) directly or indirectly redeem, purchase or otherwise
acquire any of the Company's equity securities (including, without
limitation, warrants, options and other rights to acquire equity
securities) other than as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation,
this Agreement or any employment agreement approved by the Company's board
of directors;
(iii) except for option grants from an option pool consisting of
up to 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock (including options granted by the
Company as of the date of this Agreement), or as expressly contemplated by
this Agreement, authorize, issue or enter into any agreement providing for
the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, (a) any notes or debt securities
containing equity features (including, without limitation, any notes or
debt securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities,
issued in connection with the issuance of equity securities or containing
profit participation features) or (b) any equity securities (or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable for any equity securities);
(iv) make any loans or advances to, guarantees for the benefit
of, or Investments in, any Person in excess of $500,000, except for
reasonable advances to employees and other Investments in the ordinary
course of business;
(v) merge or consolidate with any Person or permit any
Subsidiary to merge or consolidate with any Person involving aggregate
consideration exceeding $1,000,000 in any one transaction in any twelve-
month period;
(vi) sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, or permit any
Subsidiary to sell, lease or otherwise dispose of, more than 25% of the
consolidated assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries (computed on the
basis of book value, determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles consistently applied, or fair market value,
determined by the Company's board of directors in its reasonable good faith
judgment) in any transaction or series of related transactions (other than
sales in the ordinary course of business) or sell or permanently dispose of
any of its or any Subsidiary's Proprietary Rights;
(vii) liquidate, dissolve or effect a recapitalization or any
reorganization into partnership form;
(viii) acquire, or permit any Subsidiary to acquire, any interest
in any business (whether by a purchase of assets, purchase of stock, merger
or otherwise), or enter into any joint venture, involving an aggregate
consideration paid by the Company (including the assumption of liabilities
whether direct or indirect) exceeding $1,000,000 in any one transaction in
any twelve-month period;
(ix) except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement, make
any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or the Company's bylaws,
or file any
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resolution of the board of directors with the Delaware Secretary of State
containing any provisions, which would increase the number of authorized
shares of the Preferred Stock or adversely affect the rights or relative
priority of the holders of the Preferred Stock or the Underlying Common
Stock under this Agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Company's
bylaws or the Registration Agreement;
(x) amend or modify any stock option plan or employee stock
ownership plan as in existence as of the Closing, adopt any new stock
option plan or employee stock ownership plan or issue any shares of Common
Stock to its or its Subsidiaries' employees other than pursuant to the
Company's existing stock option and employee stock ownership plans;
(xi) enter into any transaction that will constitute a Change
in Control;
(xii) except for Indebtedness existing as of the date of the
Latest Balance Sheet (as defined below) or Indebtedness approved as part of
a board-approved Annual Budget (as defined below) for the Company,
contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness in
excess of $500,000;
(xiii) approve the Annual Budget for the Company;
(xiv) hire or terminate the Company's Chief Executive Officer or
Chief Operations Officer or set or change the compensation arrangements for
such officers;
(xv) have aggregate monthly expenditures that are more than
fifteen percent (15%) of the amounts set forth in a board-approved Annual
Budget;
(xvi) materially change the nature of the business of the
Company; or
(xvii) except with respect to option grants from an option pool
consisting of up to 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock (including options
granted by the Company as of the date of this Agreement), authorize,
reserve or issue additional shares of Common Stock with regard to any
agreement, plan or arrangements for issuing equity securities to employees.
provided; however, should the Purchaser be dissatisfied with the decision of the
Investor Board with respect to the items identified in items (xii), (xv), (xvi)
and (xvii), upon the written request to the Company by the Purchaser within five
(5) business days after such decision by the Investor Board, the Company shall
not proceed with such action approved by the Investor Directors until such
action has been approved by the holders of two-thirds of the Preferred Stock and
the Series B Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class.
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3E. Related Party Transactions. Except as set forth on the Related
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Party Transactions Schedule without the approval of at least seventy-five
percent (75%) of the Non-Interested Members of the Company's board of directors,
the Company shall not enter into, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, any
transaction with any of its or any Subsidiary's officers, directors, employees
or Affiliates or any individual related by blood or marriage to any such Person
or any entity in which any such Person or individual owns a beneficial interest
(including, without limitation, any transaction with Paragon Solution Partners,
Inc.) except for normal employment arrangements and benefit programs on
reasonable terms and except as otherwise expressly contemplated by this
Agreement.
3F. Compliance with Agreements. The Company shall perform and
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observe (i) all of its obligations to each holder of the Preferred Stock and all
of its obligations to each holder of the Underlying Common Stock set forth in
the Certificate of Incorporation and the Company's bylaws, and (ii) all of its
obligations to each holder of Registrable Securities set forth in the
Registration Agreement.
3G. Reservation of Common Stock. The Company shall at all times
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reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common
Stock, solely for the purpose of issuance upon the conversion of the Preferred
Stock such number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of all
outstanding Preferred Stock. All shares of Common Stock which are so issuable
shall, when issued, be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
free from all taxes, liens and charges. The Company shall take all such actions
as may be necessary to assure that all such shares of Common Stock may be so
issued without violation of any applicable law or governmental regulation or any
requirements of any domestic securities exchange upon which shares of Common
Stock may be listed (except for official notice of issuance, which shall be
immediately transmitted by the Company upon issuance).
3H. Affirmative Covenants. So long as the Purchaser collectively
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owns at least 3,000,000 shares of the Preferred Stock and/or related Underlying
Common Stock (as may be adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and similar
events), the Company shall:
(i) at all times cause to be done all things necessary to
maintain, preserve and renew its corporate existence and all material
licenses, authorizations and permits necessary to the conduct of its
businesses;
(ii) maintain and keep its properties in good repair, working
order and condition, and from time to time make all necessary or desirable
repairs, renewals and replacements, so that its businesses may be properly
and advantageously conducted at all times;
(iii) pay and discharge when payable all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges imposed upon its properties or upon the income or
profits therefrom
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(in each case before the same becomes delinquent and before penalties
accrue thereon) and all claims for labor, materials or supplies which if
unpaid would by law become a lien upon any of its property unless and to
the extent that the same are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves (as determined in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied) have
been established on its books with respect thereto;
(iv) comply with all other material obligations which it incurs
pursuant to any contract or agreement, whether oral or written, express or
implied, as such obligations become due unless and to the extent that the
same are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and
adequate reserves (as determined in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, consistently applied) have been established on its
books with respect thereto;
(v) comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations of
all governmental authorities, the violation of which would reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect upon the financial condition,
operating results, assets, operations or business prospects of the Company
taken as a whole;
(vi) apply for and continue in force with good and responsible
insurance companies adequate insurance covering risks of such types and in
such amounts as are customary for corporations of similar size engaged in
similar lines of business;
(vii) maintain the key-man life insurance policies referred to
in paragraph 3K hereof and maintain officers and directors liability
insurance coverage of at least $2,000,000;
(viii) maintain proper books of record and account which fairly
present its financial condition and results of operations and make
provisions on its financial statements for all such proper reserves as in
each case are required in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, consistently applied;
(ix) provide to the board of directors of the Company an annual
budget within 30 days of the beginning of each fiscal year (the "Annual
Budget"), which such Annual Budget shall be subject to the approval of the
board of directors;
(x) enter into and maintain (i) employment or consulting
agreements and non-competition agreements in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser (or otherwise approved by a majority of the
Investor Directors) with it employees that the Board of Directors deems to
be critical to the success of the Company's business, and (ii) confidential
information and invention assignment agreements in form and substance
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reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser (or as otherwise approved by a
majority of the Investor Directors) with its employees.
(xi) cause all future purchasers of the Company's Common Stock
to execute and deliver a Market Standoff Agreement substantially in the
form of Section 5 of the Registration Agreement.
(xii) not grant any stock options to employees of, or
consultants to, the Company without the affirmative consent of at least one
of the directors of the Company designated by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
▇▇. Proprietary Rights. The Company possesses and maintains all
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material Proprietary Rights necessary to the conduct of their respective
businesses as presently conducted and own all right, title and interest in and
to, or have a valid license for, all material Proprietary Rights used by the
Company in the conduct of their respective businesses. The Company shall not
take any action, or fail to take any action, which would result in the
invalidity, abuse, misuse or unenforceability of such Proprietary Rights or
which would infringe upon any rights of other persons.
3J. First Refusal Rights.
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(i) Except for the issuance of Common Stock (a) in connection
with the duly authorized acquisition of another business, (b) constituting
a duly authorized dividend, (c) upon conversion of any share of the Series
B Preferred Stock or the Preferred Stock, (d) pursuant to the exercise of
options, warrants and other securities outstanding as of the date hereof or
(e) pursuant to a public offering registered under the Securities Act which
yields gross proceeds to the Company of not less than $25 million and which
represents a valuation of the Company of not less than $60 million, if the
Company authorizes the issuance or sale of any shares of Common Stock or
any securities containing options or rights to acquire any shares of Common
Stock, the Company shall first offer to sell to the Purchaser a portion of
such stock or securities equal to the quotient determined by dividing (1)
the number of shares of capital stock of the Company (including, without
limitation shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Preferred Stock and
Underlying Common Stock) held by Purchaser by (2) the total number of
shares of the Company's Common Stock issued and outstanding, presuming, for
the purposes of this calculation, that all shares of the Company's
preferred stock issued and outstanding at the time of such determination
shall be treated as if such shares had been converted into shares of Common
Stock according to the terms thereof. The Purchaser shall be entitled to
purchase such stock or securities at the most favorable price and on the
most favorable terms as such stock or securities are to be offered to any
other Persons. The purchase price for all stock and securities offered to
the holders of the Preferred Stock shall be payable in cash.
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(ii) In order to exercise its purchase rights hereunder, the
Purchaser must, within nine business days after receipt of written notice
from the Company describing in reasonable detail the stock or securities
being offered, the purchase price thereof, the payment terms and such
holder's percentage allotment, deliver a written notice to the Company
describing its election hereunder, including a statement of the maximum
number of shares such holder is willing to purchase. If all of the stock
and securities offered to the Purchaser and the other holders of securities
of the Company having rights of first refusal (the "Other Holders") are not
fully subscribed by such holders, the remaining stock and securities shall
be allocated pro rata to those holders who indicated they would purchase
more than shares they received.
(iii) Upon the expiration of the offering periods described
above, the Company shall be entitled to sell such stock or securities which
the Purchaser and the Other Holders have not elected to purchase during the
60 days following such expiration on terms and conditions no more favorable
to the purchasers thereof than those offered to such holders. Any stock or
securities offered or sold by the Company after such 60-day period must be
reoffered to the Purchaser and the Other Holders pursuant to the terms of
this paragraph.
(iv) As reflected in the Capitalization Table (as defined
below), the Company (a) either has issued or will issue 1,300,000 shares of
the Series B Preferred to Lexis-Nexis Group and, conditioned upon
achievement of certain revenue thresholds, an aggregate of up to 500,000
shares of Common Stock and (b) plans to issue up to an aggregate of
1,000,000 shares of the Series C Preferred, which shares of Series C
Preferred will not be issued on terms more favorable than the terms
pursuant to which the Purchaser is acquiring the Preferred Stock hereunder.
Notwithstanding its rights of first refusal granted in this Sections 3J, 3M
and 3N, Purchaser hereby waives any rights of first refusal it may have to
participate in the transactions described in this Section 3J(iv).
3K. Key-Man Life Insurance. The Company agrees to use its reasonable
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best efforts to obtain a key-man life insurance policy within 180 days after the
Closing on the life of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ in the face amount of $2,000,000; provided
that such insurance does not cost the Company in excess of $10,000 per annum;
provided, further, that if the cost to the Company of such insurance exceeds
$10,000 per annum, the Company will obtain such insurance as it can acquire for
$10,000 per annum. Such insurance policy shall name the Company as beneficiary
and shall provide that such insurance policy may not be canceled unless the
insurance carrier gives at least 30 days prior written notice of such
cancellation to the Purchaser.
3L. Use of Proceeds. Except as (i) otherwise agreed by the
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Purchaser, (ii) made pursuant to market agreements for normal and customary good
and services on terms acceptable to the Purchaser or the Investor Directors, or
(iii) set forth in "Proceeds Exception Schedule", the Company agrees to use the
proceeds obtained from the Purchaser in connection with its acquisition
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of the Preferred Stock solely for the purposes of working capital and not to
reduce any outstanding indebtedness or to make payments to shareholders or other
affiliates of the Company.
3M. Right to Purchase In Connection with Initial Public Offering. In
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the event of (i) an Initial Public Offering or (ii) a public offering registered
under the Securities Act which yields gross proceeds to the Company of not less
than $25 million and which represents a valuation of the Company of not less
than $60 million, subject to market conditions and the consent of the Company's
underwriters (which the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain) the
Purchaser shall be entitled to maintain its ownership interest in the Company by
electing either, at its discretion, (i) to receive an allocation of the
registered public shares in such Initial Public Offering equal to its Ownership
Percentage (as defined below) at a price per share equal to the price to the
public in such Initial Public Offering or (ii) to purchase in a private
placement of the Company's securities concurrent with the Initial Public
Offering, unregistered shares equal to its Ownership Percentage, which shares
shall be accompanied by registration rights comparable to those granted with
respect to the Preferred Stock hereunder, at a price per share equal to the
price to the public in such Initial Public Offering, less the underwriters'
discounts and commissions. "Ownership Percentage" shall mean the Purchaser's
voting ownership position in the Company at the time the registration statement
filed in connection with the Initial Public Offering becomes effective;
provided, however, if such Ownership Percentage is less than twenty-five percent
(25%), then the Purchaser shall be entitled to elect to purchase pursuant to
this Section 3M such additional shares as are necessary to enable the Purchaser
to obtain an Ownership Percentage of twenty-five percent (25%) upon completion
of such offering(s).
3N. Right to Purchase In Connection with an Acquisition of Another
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Business. In the event that the Company elects to issue Common Stock (or some
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other security of the Company convertible into, or exchangeable for, shares of
Common) in connection with a duly authorized acquisition of another business the
Purchaser shall be entitled to maintain its ownership interest in the Company by
electing to purchase in a private placement of the Company's securities
concurrent with such issuance of Common Stock or other Company securities in
connection with such acquisition, unregistered shares equal to its Ownership
Percentage (as defined above), which shares shall be accompanied by registration
rights comparable to those granted with respect to the Preferred Stock
hereunder, at a price per share determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors of the Company consistent with the valuation utilized by the Company
in connection with such acquisition.
3O. Option Pool. The Company agrees to reserve for grant to
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employees, officers, directors and consultants options to acquire up to
2,500,000 shares (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and similar
events) of the Company's Common Stock, including options granted by the Company
as of the date of this Agreement. All options to purchase the Company's stock
granted to the Company's employees, officers, directors and consultants shall be
approved by the Company's Board of Directors or a committee of the Board of
Directors to whom such approval responsibilities have been delegated by the
Board of Directors. Except for options granted to non-
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employee directors, all such options shall fully vest no less than three (3)
years after the date of grant and shall have a term of not less than ten (10)
years.
3P. Right to Conduct Certain Activities. The Company and Purchaser
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acknowledge that the Purchaser invests in numerous companies, some of which may
be (now or in the future) competitive with the Company's business. The Company
agrees that the Purchaser shall not be liable for any claim arising out of, or
based upon, (i) the investment by the Purchaser in any entity competitive to the
Company, or (ii) actions taken by any partner, officer or other representative
of the Purchaser to assist any such competitive company, whether or not such
action was taken as a board member of such competitive company, or otherwise,
and whether or not such action has a detrimental effect on the Company.
3Q. Pledge of Preferred Stock. The Company hereby consents to pledge
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by the Purchaser of its shares of the Preferred Stock to its primary lender and
agrees to cooperate with such lender in connection with its reasonable requests
in connection therewith.
Section 4. Representations and Warranties of the Company. As a
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material inducement to the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and purchase
the Preferred Stock, the Company hereby represents and warrants that:
4A. Organization and Corporate Power. The Company is a corporation
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duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware
and is qualified to do business in every jurisdiction in which its ownership of
property or conduct of business requires it to qualify, except where such
failure to so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
business, properties, prospects or financial condition. The Company has all
requisite corporate power and authority and all material licenses, permits and
authorizations necessary to own and operate its properties and assets, to carry
on its businesses as now conducted and presently proposed to be conducted, to
execute and deliver this Agreement, the Registration Agreement, the Letter
Agreement and the Stockholders' Agreement, and to sell and issue the Preferred
Stock hereunder and the Underlying Common Stock and carry out the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, the Registration Agreement, the Letter Agreement
and the Stockholders' Agreement. The copies of the Company's charter documents
and bylaws which have been furnished to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's special
counsel reflect all amendments made thereto at any time prior to the date of
this Agreement and are correct and complete.
4B. Capital Stock and Related Matters.
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(i) As of the Closing and immediately thereafter, the authorized
capital stock of the Company shall be as set forth on the attached
"Capitalization Schedule." The Company has reserved 7,000,000 shares of
Common Stock for issuance upon conversion of the Preferred Stock . The
Company has reserved 1,700,000 shares of its Common Stock for issuance
pursuant to exercise of options granted under its 1998 Stock Option Plan
(the
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"Plan"), which is the only stock option, stock purchase or similar
incentive or benefit plan currently in effect with respect to the Company.
To date, the Company has issued options to acquire an aggregate of
1,663,500 shares of its Common Stock under the Plan, 193,500 of which have
expired or been terminated and 10,000 of which have been exercised by the
holders thereof to date. As of the Closing, the Company shall have no
outstanding stock or securities convertible or exchangeable for any shares
of its capital stock or containing any profit participation features, nor
shall it have any rights or options (contingent or otherwise) to subscribe
for or to purchase its capital stock or any stock or securities convertible
into or exchangeable for its capital stock or any stock appreciation rights
or phantom stock plans, except as set forth on the "Capitalization
Schedule." As of the Closing, the Company shall not be subject to any
obligation (contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or
retire any shares of its capital stock or any warrants, options or other
rights to acquire its capital stock, except as set forth on the
Capitalization Schedule. As of the Closing, all of the outstanding shares
of the Company's capital stock shall be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable.
(ii) The Preferred Stock, when issued, sold and delivered in
compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and issued in compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws, and the Underlying Common
Stock has been duly and validly reserved and, when issued in compliance
with the provisions of the Certificate, will be duly and validly issued and
will be fully paid and nonassessable and issued in compliance with
applicable federal and state securities laws, and such Preferred Stock and
the Underlying Common Stock will be free and clear of any liens or
encumbrances; provided, however, that the Preferred Stock and the
Underlying Common Stock may be subject to restrictions on transfer under
state and/or federal securities laws.
(iii) Except as set forth on the attached "Capitalization
Schedule," there are no statutory or contractual stockholders' preemptive
rights or rights of refusal or similar rights with respect to the issuance
of the Preferred Stock hereunder or the issuance of the Common Stock upon
conversion of the Preferred Stock. The Company has not violated any
applicable federal or state securities laws in connection with the offer,
sale or issuance of any of its capital stock, and the offer, sale and
issuance of the Preferred Stock hereunder do not require registration under
the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws. Except as set
forth on the "Capitalization Schedule," to the best of the Company's
knowledge, there are no agreements between the Company's stockholders with
respect to the voting or transfer of the Company's capital stock or with
respect to any other aspect of the Company's affairs. There are no
preemptive or similar rights under the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws.
4C. Subsidiaries; Investments. The Company does not own or hold any
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rights to acquire any shares of stock or any other security or interest in any
other Person, and the Company
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has never had any Subsidiary. Except as disclosed in the "Contracts Schedule,"
the Company is not a participant in any joint venture, partnership or similar
arrangement.
4D. Authorization; No Breach. All corporate action on the part of
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the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the
authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Registration Agreement, the Stockholders' Agreement and the Letter Agreement by
the Company, the authorization, sale, issuance (or reservation for issuance) and
delivery of the Preferred Stock and the Underlying Common Stock and the
performance of all of the Company's obligations hereunder and under the
Registration Agreement, the Stockholders' Agreement and the Letter Agreement
have been taken. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the
Registration Agreement and all other agreements contemplated hereby to which the
Company is a party, the filing of the amendment of the Certificate of
Incorporation have been duly authorized by the Company. This Agreement, the
Registration Agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation and all other
agreements contemplated hereby each constitutes a valid and binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except (i) as such
enforceability may be limited by or subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally, and (ii) as such obligations are subject to general principles of
equity. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the
Registration Agreement, the Subscription Agreements, and all other agreements
contemplated hereby to which the Company is a party, the offering, sale and
issuance of the Preferred Stock hereunder, the issuance of the Common Stock upon
conversion of the Preferred Stock, the amendment of the Certificate of
Incorporation and the fulfillment of and compliance with the respective terms
hereof and thereof by the Company, do not and shall not, with or without the
passage of time and giving of notice, (i) conflict with or result in a breach of
the terms, conditions or provisions of, (ii) constitute a default under, (iii)
result in the creation of any lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance
upon the Company's or any Subsidiary's capital stock or assets pursuant to, (iv)
give any third party the right to modify, terminate or accelerate any obligation
under, (v) result in a violation of, or (vi) require any authorization, consent,
approval, exemption or other action by or notice to any court or administrative
or governmental body pursuant to, the charter or bylaws of the Company, or any
law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Company is subject, or any
material agreement, instrument, order, judgment or decree to which the Company
is subject or permit, license or authorization applicable to the Company.
4E. Financial Statements. Attached hereto as the "Financial
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Statements Schedule" are the following financial statements:
(i) the unaudited balance sheets of the Company as of December
31, 1998 and the related statements of income and cash flows (or the
equivalent) for the respective twelve-month periods then ended; and
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(ii) the unaudited balance sheet of the Company as of September
30, 1999 (the "Latest Balance Sheet"), and the related statements of income
and cash flows (or the equivalent) for the nine-month period then ended.
Each of the foregoing financial statements (including in all cases the notes
thereto, if any) is accurate and complete in all material respects and is
consistent with the books and records of the Company (which, in turn, are
accurate and complete in all material respects) and has been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied,
except for the absence of notes to the interim unaudited financial statements,
and except that the interim unaudited statements are subject to normal year end
adjustments. The Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard
system of accounting established and administered in accordance with generally
accepted accounting established administered in accordance with the generally
accepted accounting principles.
4F. Absence of Undisclosed Liabilities. Except as set forth on the
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attached "Liabilities Schedule," the Company does not have any material
obligation or liability (whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or
otherwise, whether or not known to the Company, whether due or to become due and
regardless of when asserted) nor is the Company a guarantor or indemnitor of any
indebtedness of any other person, firm or corporation arising out of
transactions entered into at or prior to the Closing, or any action or inaction
at or prior to the Closing, or any state of facts existing at or prior to the
Closing other than: (i) liabilities set forth on the Latest Balance Sheet
(including any notes thereto), (ii) liabilities and obligations which have
arisen after the date of the Latest Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of
business (none of which is a liability resulting from breach of contract, breach
of warranty, tort, infringement, claim or lawsuit) and not required under
generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected in the Latest Balance
Sheet which, in both cases, individually or in the aggregate, are not material
to the financial condition or operating results of the Company and (iii) other
liabilities and obligations expressly disclosed in the other Schedules to this
Agreement.
4G. No Material Adverse Change. Except as set forth on the attached
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"Adverse Change Schedule," since the date of the Latest Balance Sheet, there has
been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operating results,
assets, operations, business prospects, employee relations or customer or
supplier relations of the Company taken as a whole.
4H. Assets. Except as set forth on the attached "Assets Schedule,"
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the Company has good and marketable title to, or a valid leasehold interest in,
the properties and assets used by them, located on their premises or shown on
the Latest Balance Sheet or acquired thereafter, free and clear of all liens,
mortgages, pledges, security interests, charges and encumbrances, except for
properties and assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business since the
date of the Latest Balance Sheet and except for liens disclosed on the Latest
Balance Sheet (including any notes thereto) and liens for current property taxes
not yet due and payable. Except as described on the Assets Schedule, the
Company's buildings, equipment and other tangible assets are in good operating
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condition in all material respects and are fit for use in the ordinary course of
business. The Company owns, or has a valid leasehold interest in, all assets
necessary for the conduct of its business as presently conducted and as
presently proposed to be conducted. The Company is not in default under or in
breach of any provision of its leases.
4I. Tax Matters. Except as set forth in the attached "Taxes
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Schedule," the Company has filed all tax returns which it is required to file
under applicable laws and regulations; all such returns are complete and correct
in all material respects; the Company in all material respects has paid all
taxes due and owing by it and has withheld and paid over all taxes which it is
obligated to withhold from amounts paid or owing to any employee, stockholder,
creditor or other third party; the Company has not waived any statute of
limitations with respect to taxes or agreed to any extension of time with
respect to a tax assessment or deficiency; the accrual for current taxes on the
Latest Balance Sheet would be adequate to pay all of the Company's current tax
liabilities if its current tax year were treated as ending on the date of the
Latest Balance Sheet; the assessment of any additional taxes for periods for
which returns have been filed shall not exceed the recorded liability therefor
on the Latest Balance Sheet; no foreign, federal, state or local tax audits are
pending or being conducted with respect to the Company, no information related
to tax matters has been requested by any foreign, federal, state or local taxing
authority and no notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review
has been received by the Company from any foreign, federal, state or local
taxing authority; and there are no material unresolved questions or claims
concerning the Company's tax liability. The Company has not elected pursuant to
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended ("Code"), to be treated as an S
corporation or a collapsible corporation pursuant to Section 1362(a) or Section
341(f) of the Code, nor has it made any other elections pursuant to the Code
(other than elections that relate solely to methods of accounting, depreciation
or amortization) that would have a material effect on the business, properties,
prospects, or financial condition of the Company.
4J. Contracts and Commitments.
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(i) Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or as set
forth on the attached "Contracts Schedule," as of the Closing, the Company
is not a party to the following written or oral Contracts which involve
payment by, or the receipt of payment by, the Company of any amount in
excess of $10,000:
(a) any Contract for the employment of any officer, director,
employee, Affiliate, consultant or any Affiliate thereof.
(b) any Contract for the purchase, sale, production or supply, on
a continuing basis or otherwise, of goods or services of any type;
(c) any distributor, sales, agency or vendor Contract or any
license agreement;
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(d) any continuing Contract for the purchase of equipment
or services in excess of normal operating requirements;
(e) any Contract that is, in the reasonable opinion of the
Company, materially adverse, onerous or otherwise harmful to any of
the Company's business, properties, operations or assets;
(f) any Contract pursuant to which the Company receives a
management fee or a billing and collections fee;
(g) any Contracts, leases, quotas, restrictions or trade
conditions upon which the business, rights or assets, or condition,
financial or otherwise, of the Company depends or is or would be
materially affected; or
(h) any other material Contract of the Company.
(ii) All of the Contracts set forth on the "Contracts" Schedule
are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms. Except as set forth on the "Contracts Schedule," the Company has
performed all material obligations required to be performed by it under the
Contracts listed on the Contracts Schedule and is not in default under or
in breach of nor in receipt of any claim of default or breach under any
material Contract to which the Company is subject; no event has occurred
which with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would result
in a default, breach or event of noncompliance under any material Contract
to which the Company is subject; the Company has no present expectation or
intention of not fully performing all such obligations; the Company has no
knowledge of any breach or anticipated breach by the other parties to any
material Contract to which it is a party; and the Company is not a party to
any materially adverse Contract.
(iii) The Purchaser or its special counsel has been supplied with
a true and correct copy of each of the written Contracts and an accurate
description of the oral contracts which are referred to on the Contracts
Schedule, together with all amendments, waivers or other changes thereto.
4K. Proprietary Rights. The attached "Proprietary Rights Schedule"
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contains a complete and accurate list of (i) all patented and registered
Proprietary Rights owned by the Company, (ii) all pending patent applications
and applications for registrations of other Proprietary Rights filed by the
Company, (iii) all unregistered trade names and corporate names owned or used by
the Company and (iv) all unregistered trademarks, service marks and copyrights
and computer software which are material to the financial condition, operating
results, assets, operations or business prospects of the Company. The
Proprietary Rights Schedule also contains a complete and
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accurate list of all licenses and other rights granted by the Company to any
third party with respect to any Proprietary Rights and all licenses and other
rights granted by any third party to the Company with respect to any Proprietary
Rights. Except as set forth on the Proprietary Rights Schedule, the Company owns
or has the right to use pursuant to a valid license all Proprietary Rights
necessary for the operation of the business of the Company as presently
conducted and, to the knowledge of the Company, as presently proposed to be
conducted. The Company has taken all commercially reasonable actions to maintain
and protect the Proprietary Rights which it owns and uses. Except as indicated
on the Proprietary Rights Schedule, (i) the Company owns all right, title, and
interest in and to all of the Proprietary Rights listed on such schedule and all
other Proprietary Rights material to the operation of the business of the
Company, (ii) there have been no claims made against the Company asserting the
invalidity, misuse or unenforceability of any of such rights, and, to the best
of the Company's knowledge, there are no grounds for the same, (iii) the Company
has not received a notice of conflict with the asserted rights of others within
the last five years, and (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, the conduct of
the Company's business has not infringed or misappropriated and does not
infringe or misappropriate any Proprietary Rights of other Persons, nor would
any future conduct as presently contemplated infringe any Proprietary Rights of
other Persons and, to the best of the Company's knowledge, the Proprietary
Rights owned by the Company has not been infringed or misappropriated by other
Persons. Except as set forth on the Proprietary Rights Schedule, each current
and former employee, officer and director of the Company has executed an
agreement with the Company regarding confidentiality and proprietary information
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H . The Company is not
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aware that any of its current or former employees, officers or directors is in
violation thereof, and the Company will use its best efforts to prevent any such
violation. Except for proprietary information agreements with its own employees
or consultants, and with the exception of standard end-user license agreements,
there are no outstanding options, licenses, or agreements of any kind relating
to any of the Company's Proprietary Rights, nor is the Company bound by or a
party to any options, licenses, or agreements of any kind with respect to the
Proprietary Rights of any other person or entity. The Company is not aware that
any of its employees, agents, consultants or contractors is obligated under any
contract (including licenses, covenants, or commitments of any nature) or other
agreement, or subject to any judgment, decree, or order of any court or
administrative agency, that would interfere with the use of such person's or
entity's best efforts to promote the interests of the Company, or that would
conflict with the Company's business as proposed to be conducted. The Company
is not aware of any violation or infringement by a third party of any of the
Company's Proprietary Rights. Neither the execution nor the delivery of this
Agreement, the Registration Agreement, the Stockholders' Agreement or the Letter
Agreement, nor the carrying on of the Company's business by the employees,
agents, consultants or contractors of the Company, nor the conduct of the
Company's business as currently proposed, will conflict with or result in a
breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, or constitute a default
under, any contract, covenant, or instrument under which the Company or any of
such employees, agents, consultants or contractors is now obligated. The
Company has no plan to utilize, and does not believe it is or will be necessary
to utilize, any inventions of any of its employees (or people it currently
intends to hire) made prior to their employment or engagement by the Company.
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4L. Litigation, etc. Except as set forth on the attached "Litigation
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Schedule," there are no actions, suits, proceedings, orders, investigations or
claims pending or, to the best of the Company's knowledge, threatened against or
affecting the Company (or to the best of the Company's knowledge, pending or
threatened against or affecting any of the officers, directors or employees of
the Company with respect to its business or proposed business activities) at law
or in equity, or before or by any governmental department, commission, board,
bureau, agency or instrumentality (including, without limitation, any action,
suit, proceeding or investigation with respect to the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement or the prior employment of any of the Company's employees,
their use in connection with the Company's business of any information or
techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former employers, their
obligations under any agreements with prior employers, or negotiations by the
Company with potential backers of, or investors in, the Company or its proposed
business); the Company is not subject to any arbitration proceeding under
collective bargaining agreements or otherwise or, to the best of the Company's
knowledge, any governmental investigation or inquiry (including any inquiry as
to the qualification to hold or receive any license or permit); and, the Company
is not aware of any basis for any of the foregoing. The Company is not subject
to any judgment, order, injunction, writ or decree of any court or other
governmental agency. The Company has not received any opinion or memorandum or
legal advice from legal counsel to the effect that it is exposed, from a legal
standpoint, to any liability or disadvantage which may be material to its
business. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the Company
currently pending or that the Company currently intends to initiate.
4M. Brokerage. There are no claims for brokerage commissions,
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finders' fees or similar compensation in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement based on any arrangement or agreement binding
upon the Company. The Company shall pay, and hold the Purchaser harmless
against, any liability, loss or expense (including, without limitation,
reasonable attorneys' fees and out-of-pocket expenses) arising in connection
with any such claim.
4N. Governmental Consent, etc. No permit, consent, approval or
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authorization of, or declaration to or filing with, any governmental authority
is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the
Company of this Agreement or the other agreements contemplated hereby, or the
consummation by the Company of any other transaction contemplated hereby or
thereby, including, without limitation, the offer, sale and issuance of the
Preferred Stock and Underlying Common Stock except as set forth on the attached
"Consents Schedule" and except as expressly contemplated herein or in the
exhibits hereto.
4O. Insurance. The attached "Insurance Schedule" contains a
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description of each insurance policy maintained by the Company with respect to
its properties, assets and businesses, and each such policy is in full force and
effect as of the Closing. The Company is not in default with respect to its
obligations under any insurance policy maintained by it. The insurance coverage
of the Company is customary for corporations of similar size engaged in similar
lines of business. The Company believes that this insurance is sufficient in
amount as of the date of the Closing, subject
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to reasonable deductibles, to allow the Company to replace any of the Company's
material properties that may be damaged or destroyed.
4P. Employees. Except as set forth on the attached "Employees
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Schedule," the Company is not aware that any executive or key employee of the
Company or any group of employees of the Company has any plans to terminate
employment with the Company. The Company has complied in all material respects
with all laws relating to the employment of labor, including provisions thereof
relating to wages, hours, equal opportunity, collective bargaining and the
payment of social security and other taxes, and the Company is not aware that it
has any material labor relations problems (including any union organization
activities, threatened or actual strikes or work stoppages or material
grievances). Except as set forth on the attached "Employee Schedule" neither
the Company, nor, to the best of the Company's knowledge after due inquiry, any
of its employees is subject to any noncompete, nondisclosure, confidentiality,
employment, consulting or similar agreements relating to, affecting or in
conflict with the present or proposed business activities of the Company, except
for agreements between the Company and its present and former employees.
4Q. ERISA.
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(i) All Company employees are leased pursuant to a Lease
Agreement with Staff Leasing Company ("Staff Leasing"). Staff Leasing
maintains its own "employee benefit plans" (as defined in Section 3(3) of
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA")).
Each "employee benefit plan" (as defined in ERISA), bonus, deferred
compensation, stock option, employment, severance, change in control or
other written or oral agreement relating to employment, fringe benefits or
perquisites for current or former directors of the Company maintained or
contributed to by the Company at any time during the one-year period
immediately preceding the date hereof (collectively, the "Company Employee
Benefit Plans") is listed in "Benefit Plan Schedule". Except where the
failure to be in material compliance or to be so operated would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the
Company, each Company Employee Benefit Plan is in substantial compliance
with applicable law, including, without limitation, ERISA and the IRC and
has been administered and operated in all material respects in accordance
with its terms. Each Company and Employee Benefit Plan which is intended
to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the IRC has
received a favorable determination letter from the IRS and, to the
knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred and no condition exists
which could reasonably be expected to result in the revocation of any such
determination.
(ii) With respect to the Company Employee Benefit Plans,
individually and in the aggregate, no event has occurred, and there exists
no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which the Company
could be subject to any liability that is reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on the Company (except liability for
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benefits claims and funding obligations payable in the ordinary course)
under ERISA, the IRC or any other applicable law, including contract law
generally.
(iii) Each Company Employee Benefit Plan has been administered in
accordance with its terms, except for any failures to so administer any
Company Employee Benefit Plans as would not individually or in the
aggregate have a material adverse effect on the Company. The Company and
all the Company Employee Benefit Plans are in compliance with the
applicable provisions of ERISA, the IRC and all other applicable laws and
the terms of all applicable collective bargaining agreements, except for
any failures to be in such compliance as would not individually or in the
aggregate have a material adverse effect on the Company.
4R. Compliance with Laws. Except as set forth on the attached
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"Compliance Schedule," the Company has not violated any law or any governmental
regulation or requirement which violation would reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect upon the financial condition, operating results, assets,
operations or business prospects of the Company, and the Company has not
received notice of any such violation. The Company is not subject to any clean
up liability, nor has reason to believe it may become subject to any clean up
liability, under any federal, state or local environmental law, rule or
regulation. The Company is not in violation or default of any provisions of its
Certificate or Bylaws, or of any mortgage, indenture, agreement, instrument,
judgment, order, writ, decree or contract to which it is a party or by which it
is bound.
4S. Affiliated Transactions. Except as set forth on the
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attached "Affiliated Transactions Schedule," no officer, director, employee,
shareholder or Affiliate of the Company or any individual related by blood or
marriage to any such Person or any entity in which any such Person or individual
owns any beneficial interest, is a party to any written or oral agreement,
contract, commitment or transaction with the Company or has any material
interest in any material property used by the Company. Except as set forth on
the "Affiliated Transactions Schedule," to the Company's knowledge, none of such
persons has 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 that competes with the Company, except
that employees, officers or directors of the Company and members of their
immediate families may own stock representing less than 1% equity ownership in
publicly traded companies that may compete with the Company.
4T. Permits. The Company has all material franchises, permits,
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licenses, and any similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business as
now being conducted by it, the lack of which could materially and adversely
affect the business, properties, prospects or financial condition of the
Company, and believes it can obtain, without undue burden or expense, any
necessary authority for the conduct of its business as presently planned to be
conducted. The Company is not in default in any material respect under any of
such franchises, permits, licenses or other similar authority.
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4U. 2000 Compliance. Except as set forth in the "Year 2000
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Schedule," the Company's computer systems and software are and will be, and the
products developed, manufactured, sold or licensed by the Company are and will
be, able accurately to: (i) process any date rollover, (ii) process calculations
or computations regardless of the dates used in such calculations whether
before, on or after January 1, 2000, (iii) accept and respond to two digit year
date input in a manner that resolves any ambiguities as to the century to which
such two digit year date input relates in an appropriate manner and (iv) store
and display date data in a manner that is unambiguous as to the century to which
such two digit year date input relates. Except as provided in the "Year 2000
Schedule," based upon a reasonable investigation made by the Company, none of
the above-referenced systems, software or products are reasonable expected to
malfunction, cease to function, generate incorrect data or provide incorrect
results when providing and/or receiving data in connection with any valid date,
whether occurring before, on or after January 1, 2000.
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since the date of the Latest Balance Sheet, other than immaterial or nonadverse
changes in the ordinary course of business, there has not been:
(a) any change in the assets, liabilities, financial condition, or
operating results of the Company;
(b) any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not covered by
insurance, affecting the business, properties, prospects, or financial condition
of the Company (as such business is presently conducted and as it is presently
proposed to be conducted);
(c) any waiver or compromise by the Company of a valuable right or a
material debt owed to it;
(d) any satisfaction or discharge of any lien, claim, or encumbrance
or payment of any obligation by the Company affecting the business, properties,
prospects, or financial condition of the Company (as such business is presently
conducted and as it is presently proposed to be conducted);
(e) any entering into or change in the terms of any material contract
or arrangement by which the Company or any of its assets or properties is bound
or to which the Company or any of such assets or properties is subject;
(f) any change in any compensation arrangement or agreement with any
employee, officer, director or stockholder;
(g) any sale, assignment, or transfer of any of the Company's
Proprietary Rights;
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(h) any resignation or termination of employment of any director,
officer or key employee of the Company, nor does the Company have any knowledge
of the impending resignation or termination of employment of any such person;
(i) any receipt of notice by the Company that there has been a loss
of, or material order cancellation by, any customer of the Company;
(j) any mortgage, pledge, transfer of a security interest in, or lien
created by the Company with respect to any of its material properties or assets,
except liens for taxes not yet due or payable;
(k) any loans or guarantees made by the Company to or for the benefit
of its employees, stockholders, officers, or directors, or any members of their
immediate families, other than customary travel advances and other advances made
in the ordinary course of its business;
(l) any declaration, setting aside, or payment of any dividend or
other distribution of the Company's assets in respect of any of the Company's
capital stock, or any direct or indirect redemption, purchase, or other
acquisition of any such stock by the Company;
(m) to the best of the Company's knowledge after reasonable
investigation, any other event or condition of any character that might affect
the business, properties, prospects, or financial condition of the Company (as
such business is presently conducted and as it is presently proposed to be
conducted); or
(n) any agreement or commitment by the Company to do any of the things
described in this Section 4V.
4W. Corporate Documents. The copy of the minute books of the Company
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provided to counsel to the Investor contains minutes of all meetings of the
Board of Directors and stockholders and all actions by written consent without a
meeting by the Board of Directors and stockholders since the date of the
Company's incorporation, and accurately reflects all actions by the Board of
Directors (and any committee thereof) and stockholders with respect to all
transactions referred to in such minutes in all material respects. Except as
set forth in such minute books, neither the stockholders nor the Board of
Directors of the Company have taken any action relating to the merger,
consolidation, sale of assets or business, liquidation, dissolution or any other
reorganization of the Company.
4X. Registration Rights. Except as provided in the Registration
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Agreement, the Company is not under any obligation and has not granted any
rights to register under the Securities Act any of its presently outstanding
securities or any of its securities that may subsequently be issued.
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4Y. Disclosure. Neither this Agreement nor any of the schedules,
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attachments, written statements, documents, certificates or other items prepared
or supplied to the Purchaser by or on behalf of the Company with respect to the
transactions contemplated hereby (including, without limitation, the Memorandum
(as defined below)) contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit a
material fact necessary to make each statement contained herein or therein not
misleading; provided that, with respect to the financial projections furnished
to the Purchaser by the Company, the Company represents only that such
projections were based upon assumptions reasonably believed by the Company to be
reasonable and fair as of the date the projections were prepared in the context
of the Company's history and current and reasonably foreseeable business
conditions.
4Z. Capitalization Table. Except as otherwise noted therein, the
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Capitalization Table attached hereto as Exhibit I (the "Capitalization Table")
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is accurate and complete and is consistent with the books and records of the
Company.
4AA. Closing Date. The representations and warranties of the
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Company contained in this Section 4 and elsewhere in this Agreement and all
information contained in any exhibit, schedule or attachment hereto or in any
writing delivered by, or on behalf of, the Company to any Purchaser shall be
true and correct on the date of the Closing as though then made, except as
affected by the transactions expressly contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The
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Purchaser hereby represents and warrants as follows:
5A. The Purchaser is purchasing the Preferred Stock (including, for
purposes of this Section 5A, Common Stock into which such Preferred Stock may be
converted) for investment purposes only, without a view to any distribution
thereof in violation of the Securities Act.
5B. The Purchaser represents that its investment decision maker (A)
is experienced in evaluating and making investments of the type contemplated by
this Agreement; (B) has had access of all information reasonably required to
evaluate an investment in the Preferred Stock prior to the Closing; and (C)
understands the risks associated with the investment contemplated by this
Agreement. The Purchaser confirms that the Company has made available to the
Purchaser and its representatives and agents the opportunity to ask questions of
management of the Company and to acquire such additional information about the
business and financial condition of the Company as the Purchaser has requested.
5C. The Purchaser (i) is an "accredited investor" as defined under
Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act and (ii) has the
experience necessary to fully understand the nature of the risks associated with
investing in the Preferred Stock and can afford to lose its entire investment.
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5D. The Purchaser understands that the Preferred Stock may only be
pledged, offered, sold or transferred if registered under the Securities Act or
pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements thereunder. The
Purchaser understands that Rule 144 (or any successor rule) of the Securities
Act is not available with respect to the Preferred Stock for at least one year
from the date of payments of the full purchase price for the Preferred Stock
(and thereafter, unless all of the conditions to such rule are met), and that
absent registration of the Preferred Stock under the Securities Act and
applicable state securities laws, compliance with an applicable exemption under
the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws is required for a sale
or other disposition of such Preferred Stock.
5E. The Purchaser has not received, nor is it aware of, any general
solicitation or general advertising of the Preferred Stock, including without
limitation (i) any communication published in any newspaper or magazine or
broadcast over a television or radio, or (ii) any seminar or meeting to which
people were invited by means of a general solicitation or general advertising.
5F. The Purchaser acknowledges that the Company is issuing and
selling the Preferred Stock in reliance upon the representations stated in this
Section 5.
5G. The Purchaser has full power and authority to enter into this
Agreement and this Agreement constitutes its valid and binding obligation,
enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, except (i) as such
enforceability may be limited by or subject to any bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights
generally, and (ii) as such obligations are subject to general principles of
equity.
5H. The Purchaser has been furnished with that certain Confidential
Private Placement Memorandum of the Company dated August 9, 1999, as
supplemented and amended by that certain Supplement to Confidential Private
Placement Memorandum dated October 29, 1999 ( the "Memorandum"), including all
attachments thereto and referenced therein, and certain other materials which
have been provided by the Company to the Purchaser at the Purchaser's request
and the Purchaser has:
(i) read the Memorandum and has evaluated the risks set forth
under "Risk Factors" and the considerations described in the Memorandum and
has relied (except as indicated in subsections (ii) and (iii) below) on the
information contained in the Memorandum (including all attachments thereto
and referenced therein), the representations of the Company set forth in
this Agreement and the materials provided by the Company pursuant to the
due diligence process;
(ii) been provided an opportunity for a reasonable period of
time prior to the date hereof to obtain additional information concerning
the offering of the Preferred Stock, the Company and all other information
to the extent the Company possesses such information or can acquire it
without unreasonable effort or expense; and
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(iii) been given the opportunity for a reasonable period of time
prior to the date hereof to ask questions of, and receive answers from, the
Company or its representatives concerning the terms and conditions of the
offering of the Preferred Stock and other matters pertaining to this
investment, and has been given the opportunity for a reasonable period of
time prior to the date hereof to obtain such additional information.
5I. No representations or warranties have been made to the Purchaser
by the Company, or any officer employee, agent, affiliate or subsidiary of the
Company, other than the representations of the Company contained in this
Agreement and in the Memorandum, and in acquiring the Preferred Stock the
Purchaser is not relying upon any representations of the Company other than
those contained in this Agreement or in the Memorandum.
5J. The Purchaser understands and agrees that the certificates for
the Preferred Stock (and the Underlying Common Stock) shall bear, substantially,
the following legend until (i) such securities shall have been registered under
the Securities Act and effectively been disposed of in accordance with a
registration statement that has been declared effective, or (ii) in the opinion
of counsel for the Company such securities may be sold without registration
under the Securities Act as well as any applicable "Blue Sky" or state
securities laws:
"THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD,
PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED EXCEPT (i) PURSUANT TO A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITY ACT WHICH HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE
AND IS CURRENT WITH RESPECT TO THESE SECURITIES, OR (ii) PURSUANT TO A
SPECIFIC EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT BUT ONLY UPON
A HOLDER HEREOF FIRST HAVING OBTAINED THE WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE
CORPORATION, OR OTHER COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE TO THE CORPORATION,
THAT THE PROPOSED DISPOSITION IS CONSISTENT WITH ALL APPLICABLE PROVISIONS
OF THE SECURITIES ACT AS WELL AS ANY APPLICABLE BLUE SKY OR SIMILAR
SECURITIES LAW."
Section 6. Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the
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following terms have the meanings set forth below:
"Affiliate" of any particular person or entity means any other person
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or entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with such
particular person or entity.
"Change of Control" means:
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A. The acquisition by any individual, entity or group (within
Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the "Exchange Act")) (a "Person"), other than stockholders
of the Company as of July 1, 1999 and their respective Affiliates, of
beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act) of more than 50% of either (i) the then
outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company (the "Outstanding
Company Capital Stock") or (ii) the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of the Company entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors (the "Company Voting
Securities"); provided, however, that (X) any acquisition by or from
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (Y) any acquisition by any
employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (Z) any acquisition by any
corporation with respect to which, following such acquisition, more
than 50% of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of capital
stock of such corporation and the combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities of such corporation entitled to vote
generally in the election of directors is then beneficially owned,
directly or indirectly, by all or substantially all of the individuals
and entities who were the beneficial owners, respectively, of the
Outstanding Company Capital Stock and Company Voting Securities
immediately prior to such acquisition, in substantially the same
proportion as their ownership immediately prior to such acquisition of
the Outstanding Company Capital Stock and Company Voting Securities,
as the case may be, shall not constitute a Change of Control; or
B. Approval by the shareholders of (or if such approval is not
required, consummation of) (i) a plan of complete liquidation of the
Company, (ii) an agreement for the sale or disposition of the Company
of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, (iii) a plan of
merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation, or
(iv) a similar transaction or series of transactions involving the
Company (any transaction described in parts (i) through (iv) of this
paragraph (B) being referred to as a "Business Combination"), in each
case unless after such a Business Combination the shareholders of the
Company immediately prior to the Business Combination continue to own
at least fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of the new (or
continued) entity immediately after the Business Combination, in
substantially the same proportion as their ownership of the Company
immediately prior to such Business Combination.
"Contract" means any written or oral agreement, arrangement,
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authorization, commitment, contract, indenture, instrument, lease obligation,
plan, practice, restriction, understanding or undertaking of any kind or
character, or other document to which any person is a party or that is binding
on any person or its capital stock, assets or business.
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"Indebtedness" means all indebtedness for borrowed money (including
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purchase money obligations), all indebtedness under revolving credit
arrangements, all capitalized lease obligations and all guarantees of any of the
foregoing.
"Initial Public Offering" means an underwritten public offering with
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aggregate offering proceeds to the Company of at least $20 million and a share
price to the public of at least $6.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits,
stock dividends and similar events).
"Investment" as applied to any Person means (i) any direct or indirect
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purchase or other acquisition by such Person of any notes, obligations,
instruments, stock, securities or ownership interest (including partnership
interests and joint venture interests) of any other Person and (ii) any capital
contribution by such Person to any other Person.
"IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
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reference to any particular IRC section shall be interpreted to include any
revision of or successor to that section regardless of how numbered or
classified.
"IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
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"Non-Interested Member" means any member of the board of directors of
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the Company who is not a party to, or otherwise related to, a particular
transaction.
"Officer's Certificate" means a certificate signed by the Company's
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president or its chief financial officer, stating that (i) the officer signing
such certificate has made or has caused to be made such investigations as are
necessary in order to permit him to verify the accuracy of the information set
forth in such certificate and (ii) such certificate does not misstate any
material fact and does not omit to state any fact necessary to make the
certificate not misleading.
"Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an
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association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political
subdivision thereof.
"Proprietary Rights" means all (i) patents, patent applications,
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patent disclosures and inventions, (ii) trademarks, service marks, trade dress,
trade names and corporate names and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, (iii) copyrights and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, (iv) mask works and registrations and applications for
registration thereof, (v) computer software, data and documentation, (vi) trade
secrets and other confidential information (including, without limitation,
ideas, formulas, compositions, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable
and whether or not reduced to practice), know-how, manufacturing and production
processes and techniques, research and development information, drawings,
specifications, designs, plans, proposals, technical data, copyrightable works,
financial
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and marketing plans and customer and supplier lists and information),
(vii) other intellectual property rights, and (viii) copies and tangible
embodiments thereof (in whatever form or medium).
"Restricted Securities" means (i) the Preferred Stock issued
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hereunder, (ii) the Common Stock issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock and
(iii) any securities issued with respect to the securities referred to in clause
(i), (ii) or (iii) above by way of a stock dividend or stock split or in
connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation
or other reorganization. As to any particular Restricted Securities, such
securities shall cease to be Restricted Securities when they have (a) been
effectively registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance
with the registration statement covering them or (b) become eligible for sale
pursuant to Rule l44 (or any similar provision then in force) under the
Securities Act.
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any
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similar federal law then in force.
"Securities and Exchange Commission" includes any governmental body or
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agency succeeding to the functions thereof.
"Securities Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
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as amended, or any similar federal law then in force.
"Series B Preferred Stock" means the Company's Series B Convertible
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Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share.
"Subsidiary" means any corporation, association or other business
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entity of which the securities having a majority of the voting power in electing
the board of directors, or fifty percent (50%) of the ownership interests, are,
at the time as of which any determination is being made, owned by the Company
either directly or through one or more Subsidiaries.
"Treasury Regulations" means the United States Treasury Regulations
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promulgated under the IRC, and any reference to any particular Treasury
Regulation section shall be interpreted to include any final or temporary
revision of or successor to that section regardless of how numbered or
classified.
"Underlying Common Stock" means (i) the Common Stock issued or
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issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock and (ii) any Common Stock issued
or issuable with respect to the securities referred to in clause (i) above by
way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of
shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization. For
purposes of this Agreement, any Person who holds Preferred Stock shall be deemed
to be the holder of the Underlying Common Stock obtainable upon conversion of
the Preferred Stock in connection with the transfer thereof or otherwise
regardless of any restriction or limitation on the conversion of the Preferred
Stock. As to any particular shares of Underlying Common Stock, such shares shall
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cease to be Underlying Common Stock when they have been (a) effectively
registered under the Securities Act and disposed of in accordance with the
registration statement covering them or (b) distributed to the public through a
broker, dealer or market maker pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or
any similar provision then in force).
Section 7. Miscellaneous.
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7A. Expenses. The Company agrees to pay the fees and expenses of
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Purchaser in connection with the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (including
legal, accounting and consulting fees), not to exceed $20,000.
7B. Remedies. Each holder of Preferred Stock and Underlying Common
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Stock shall have all rights and remedies set forth in this Agreement and the
Certificate of Incorporation and all rights and remedies which such holders have
been granted at any time under any other agreement or contract and all of the
rights which such holders have under any law. Any Person having any rights
under any provision of this Agreement shall be entitled to enforce such rights
specifically (without posting a bond or other security) to recover damages by
reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all
other rights granted by law.
7C. Treatment of the Preferred Stock. The Company covenants and
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agrees that (i) so long as federal income tax laws prohibit a deduction for
distributions made by the Company with respect to preferred stock, it shall
treat all distributions paid by it on the Preferred Stock as nondeductible
dividends on all of its tax returns and (ii) it shall treat the Preferred Stock
as preferred stock in all of its financial statements and other reports and
shall treat all distributions paid by it on the Preferred Stock as dividends on
preferred stock in such statements and reports.
7D. Amendments; Waivers. No amendment, modification or discharge of
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this Agreement, and no waiver hereunder, shall be valid or binding unless set
forth in writing and duly executed by the party against whom enforcement of the
amendment, modification, discharge or waiver is sought.
7E. Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations
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and warranties contained herein or made in writing by any party in connection
herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby for a period of three (3)
years after the Closing (except with respect to the representations and
warranties contained in Section 4B, which shall survive forever), regardless of
any investigation made by any Purchaser or on its behalf.
7F. Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise expressly provided
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herein, 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
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whether so expressed or not. In addition, and whether or not any express
assignment has been made, the provisions of this Agreement which are for the
Purchaser's benefit as a purchaser or holder of Preferred Stock or Underlying
Common Stock are also for the benefit of, and enforceable by, any subsequent
holder of such Preferred Stock or such Underlying Common Stock.
7G. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Where any accounting
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determination or calculation is required to be made under this Agreement or the
exhibits hereto, such determination or calculation (unless otherwise provided)
shall be made in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
consistently applied.
7H. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this
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Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited
by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective only to
the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder
of this Agreement.
7I. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in
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two or more counterparts, any one of which need not contain the signatures of
more than one party, but all such counterparts taken together shall constitute
one and the same Agreement.
7J. Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. The descriptive headings
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of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a
Section of this Agreement. The use of the word "including" in this Agreement
shall be by way of example rather than by limitation.
7K. Governing Law. The corporate law of Delaware shall govern all
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issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All
other questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this
Agreement and the exhibits and schedules hereto shall be governed by the
internal law, and not the law of conflicts, of Delaware.
7L. Notices. All notices, demands or other communications to be
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given or delivered under or by reason of the provisions of this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered personally
to the recipient, sent to the recipient by reputable express courier service
(charges prepaid) or mailed to the recipient by certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested and postage prepaid. Such notices, demands and other
communications shall be sent to the address indicated below:
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If to Purchaser to:
Internet Capital Group, Inc.
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Nassau
Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
With a copy to:
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Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
JusticeLink, Inc.
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, President
Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
with copy to:
LeBoeuf, Lamb, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇, L.L.P.
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
or to such other address or to the attention of such other person as the
recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on
the date first written above.
JUSTICELINK, INC.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, President
INTERNET CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Nassau
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. Nassau
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Title: Managing Director
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