VOTING AGREEMENT
THIS
VOTING AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of this 22nd
day of
January, 2008, by and among Red Moon, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”),
Zoom
Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Investor”),
the
holder of a certain Convertible Promissory Note or Notes (the “Notes”)
issued
by the Company pursuant to a Convertible Promissory Note Purchase Agreement
of
even date hereof, by and between the Company and the Investor (the “Purchase
Agreement”),
and
those certain stockholders of the Company listed on Schedule
A
(together with any subsequent stockholders, or any transferees, who become
parties hereto as “Key Holders” pursuant to Sections
5.1 and 5.2
below,
the “Key
Holders”,
and
together collectively with the Investor, the “Stockholders”).
RECITALS
. Concurrently
with the execution of this Agreement, the Company and the Investor are entering
into the Purchase Agreement and in connection with that agreement the parties
desire to provide the Investors with the right, among other rights, to designate
the election of certain members of the board of directors of the Company (the
“Board”)
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Voting
Provisions Regarding Board of Directors.
1.1 Size
of the Board.
Each
Stockholder agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Shares (as defined below)
owned by such Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control,
from time to time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary
to
ensure that the size of the Board shall be set and remain at two (2) directors
and may be increased only with the written consent of Investor. For purposes
of
this Agreement, the term “Shares” shall mean and include any securities of the
Company the holders of which are entitled to vote for members of the Board,
including without limitation, all shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock
by
whatever name called, now owned or subsequently acquired by a Stockholder,
however acquired, whether through stock splits, stock dividends,
reclassifications, recapitalizations, similar events or otherwise.
1.2 Board
Composition.
Each
Stockholder agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Shares owned by such
Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to
time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure that
at each annual or special meeting of stockholders at which an election of
directors is held or pursuant to any written consent of the stockholders, the
following persons shall be elected to the Board:
(a) One
person designated by the Investor (the “Zoom
Designee”),
which
individual shall initially be Xxxxx Xxxxxxx; and
(b) One
individual designated by the holders of a majority of the Shares of Common
Stock
held by the Key Holders, which individual shall initially be Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx.
For
purposes of this Agreement, an individual, firm, corporation, partnership,
association, limited liability company, trust or any other entity (collectively,
a “Person”)
shall
be deemed an “Affiliate”
of
another Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is
under common control with such Person, including, without limitation, any
general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Person or any
venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or
more
general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company
with, such Person.
1.3 Failure
to Designate a Board Member.
In the
absence of any designation from the Persons or groups with the right to
designate a director as specified above, the director previously designated
by
them and then serving shall be reelected if still eligible to serve as provided
herein.
1.4 Removal
of Board Members.
Each
Stockholder also agrees to vote, or cause to be voted, all Shares owned by
such
Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to
time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to ensure
that:
(a) no
director elected pursuant to Sections 1.2
or
1.3
of this
Agreement may be removed from office unless (i) such removal is directed or
approved by the affirmative written consent of the Person, or of the holders
of
at least a majority of the shares of stock, as applicable, entitled under
Section 1.2
to
designate that director or (ii) the Person(s) originally entitled to designate
or approve such director pursuant to Section
1.2
is no
longer so entitled to designate or approve such director;
(b) any
vacancies created by the resignation, removal or death of a director elected
pursuant to Sections 1.2
or 1.3
shall be
filled pursuant to the provisions of this Section
1;
and
(c) upon
the
request of any party entitled to designate a director as provided in
Section 1.2(a) or 1.2(b) to remove such director, such director shall be
removed.
All
Stockholders agree to execute any written consents required to perform the
obligations of this Agreement, and the Company agrees at the request of any
party entitled to designate directors to call a special meeting of stockholders
for the purpose of electing directors. So long as the stockholders of the
Company are entitled to cumulative voting, if less than the entire Board is
to
be removed, no director may be removed without cause if the votes cast against
his or her removal would be sufficient to elect such director if then
cumulatively voted at an election of the entire Board.
1.5 No
Liability for Election of Recommended Directors.
No
Stockholder, nor any Affiliate of any Stockholder, shall have any liability
as a
result of designating a person for election as a director for any act or
omission by such designated person in his or her capacity as a director of
the
Company, nor shall any Stockholder have any liability as a result of voting
for
any such designee in accordance with the provisions of this
Agreement.
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1.6 Board
Committees.
The
Zoom Designee shall be a member of every committee of the Board (other than
an
independent committee formed exclusively for the reason of addressing a conflict
of interest situation in which the Zoom Designee is an interested party).
2. Vote
to Authorized Preferred Stock.
Each
Stockholder agrees to vote or cause to be voted all Shares owned by such
Stockholder, or over which such Stockholder has voting control, from time to
time and at all times, in whatever manner as shall be necessary to authorize
the
new series of Preferred Stock of the Company, to be known as the “Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock”, receivable upon conversion of the Notes upon the
conversion of the Notes or any of them, such that there will be sufficient
shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock available for conversion of
the
Notes to be converted.
3. Remedies.
3.1 Covenants
of the Company.
The
Company agrees to use its best efforts, within the requirements of applicable
law, to ensure that the rights granted under this Agreement are effective and
that the parties enjoy the benefits of this Agreement. Such actions include,
without limitation, the use of the Company’s best efforts to cause the
nomination and election of the directors as provided in this Agreement.
3.2 Irrevocable
Proxy.
Each
Key Holder hereby constitutes and appoints the President and Treasurer of the
Company, and a designee of the Investor, and each of them, with full power
of
substitution, as the proxies of the party with respect to the matters set forth
herein, including without limitation, election of persons as members of the
Board in accordance with Section 1 hereto and votes to authorize the Series
A
Convertible Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 2 hereof, and hereby authorizes
each of them to represent and to vote, if and only if the party (i) fails
to vote or (ii) attempts to vote (whether by proxy, in person or by written
consent), in a manner which is inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement,
all of such party’s Shares in favor of the election of persons as members of the
Board determined pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions
of
this Agreement or the authorization of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 2 of
this
Agreement. The proxy granted pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence
is
given in consideration of the agreements and covenants of the Company and the
parties in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and,
as such, is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable unless and until
this Agreement terminates or expires pursuant to Section 5 hereof. Each party
hereto hereby revokes any and all previous proxies with respect to the Shares
and shall not hereafter, unless and until this Agreement terminates or expires
pursuant to Section 5 hereof, purport to grant any other proxy or power of
attorney with respect to any of the Shares, deposit any of the Shares into
a
voting trust or enter into any agreement (other than this Agreement),
arrangement or understanding with any person, directly or indirectly, to vote,
grant any proxy or give instructions with respect to the voting of any of the
Shares, in each case, with respect to any of the matters set forth
herein.
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3.3 Specific
Enforcement.
Each
party acknowledges and agrees that each party hereto will be irreparably damaged
in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed by the
parties in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached.
Accordingly, it is agreed that each of the Company and the Stockholders shall
be
entitled to an injunction to prevent breaches of this Agreement, and to specific
enforcement of this Agreement and its terms and provisions in any action
instituted in any court of the United States or any state having subject matter
jurisdiction.
3.4 Remedies
Cumulative.
All
remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any
party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
4 Term.
This
Agreement shall be effective as of the date hereof and shall continue in effect
until and shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) the consummation
of
the Company’s first underwritten public offering of its Common Stock (other than
a registration statement relating either to the sale of securities to employees
of the Company pursuant to its stock option, stock purchase or similar plan
or
an SEC Rule 145 transaction); (b) the consummation of a Sale of the Company;
(c)
at and upon such time as none of the Notes shall remain issued and outstanding;
and (d) termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section
5.8
below.
5 Miscellaneous.
5.1 Additional
Parties. In
the
event that after the date of this Agreement, the Company enters into an
agreement with any Person to issue shares of capital stock to such Person
following which such Person shall hold Shares constituting one percent (1%)
or
more of the Company’s then outstanding capital stock (treating for this purpose
all shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of or conversion of
outstanding options, warrants or convertible securities, as if exercised and/or
converted or exchanged), then, the Company shall cause such Person, as a
condition precedent to entering into such agreement, to become a party to this
Agreement by executing an Adoption Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
A,
agreeing to be bound by and subject to the terms of this Agreement as a
Stockholder and thereafter such person shall be deemed a Stockholder for all
purposes under this Agreement.
5.2 Transfers.
Each
transferee or assignee of any Shares subject to this Agreement shall continue
to
be subject to the terms hereof, and, as a condition precedent to the Company’s
recognizing such transfer, each transferee or assignee shall agree in writing
to
be subject to each of the terms of this Agreement by executing and delivering
an
Adoption Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A.
Upon
the execution and delivery of an Adoption Agreement by any transferee, such
transferee shall be deemed to be a party hereto as if such transferee were
the
transferor and such transferee’s signature appeared on the signature pages of
this Agreement and shall be deemed to be an Investor and Stockholder, or Key
Holder and Stockholder, as applicable. The Company shall not permit the transfer
of the Shares subject to this Agreement on its books or issue a new certificate
representing any such Shares unless and until such transferee shall have
complied with the terms of this Section
5.2.
Each
certificate representing the Shares subject to this Agreement if issued on
or
after the date of this Agreement shall be endorsed by the Company with the
legend set forth in Section
5.12.
5.3 Successors
and Assigns.
The
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties. Nothing
in
this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other
than the parties hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights,
remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement,
except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
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5.4 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws
of
the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under
applicable principles of conflicts of law.
5.5 Counterparts;
Facsimile.
This
Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and in two or
more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
5.6 Titles
and Subtitles.
The
titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and
are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
5.7 Notices.
All
notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall
be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of actual
receipt or: (a) personal delivery to the party to be notified, (b) when sent,
if
sent by electronic mail or facsimile during normal business hours of the
recipient, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s
next business day, (c) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (d) one (1)
business day after the business day of deposit with a nationally recognized
overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next business day delivery,
with
written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the
respective parties at their address as set forth below their signature on the
signature pages hereof or on Schedule
A
hereto,
as applicable, or to such email address, facsimile number or address as
subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this
Section
5.7.
If
notice is given to the Investor, a copy shall also be given to Xxxxx,
Xxxxxx-Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, P.C., 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx
00000, Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx.
5.8 Consent
Required to Amend, Terminate or Waive.
This
Agreement may be amended or terminated and the observance of any term hereof
may
be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively
or prospectively) only
by a
written instrument executed by (a) the Company; (b) the Key Holders holding
a
majority of the Shares then held by the Key Holders; and (c) the Investor.
Notwithstanding the foregoing:
(i) this
Agreement may not be amended or terminated and the observance of any term of
this Agreement may not be waived with respect to any Key Holder without the
written consent of such Key Holder unless such amendment, termination or waiver
applies to all Key Holders in the same fashion;
(ii) the
consent of the Key Holders shall not be required for any amendment or waiver
if
such amendment or waiver either (A) is not directly applicable to the rights
of
the Key Holders hereunder or (B) does not adversely affect the rights of the
Key
Holders in a manner that is different than the effect on the rights of the
other
parties hereto ;
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(iii) Schedule
A
hereto
may be amended by the Company from time to time in accordance with Sections
5.1 or 5.2
hereto
to add information regarding additional parties hereto without the consent
of
the other parties hereto; and
(iv) any
provision hereof may be waived by the waiving party on such party’s own behalf,
without the consent of any other party.
The
Company shall give prompt written notice of any amendment, termination or waiver
hereunder to any party that did not consent in writing thereto. Any amendment,
termination or waiver effected in accordance with this Section
5.8
shall be
binding on each party and all of such party’s successors and permitted assigns,
whether or not any such party, successor or assignee entered into or approved
such amendment, termination or waiver.
5.9 Delays
or Omissions.
No
delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to any party
under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this
Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such non-breaching
or
non-defaulting party nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach
or default, or an acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or
default thereafter occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or
default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default previously or
thereafter occurring. Any waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or
character on the part of any party of any breach or default under this
Agreement, or any waiver on the part of any party of any provisions or
conditions of this Agreement, must be in writing and shall be effective only
to
the extent specifically set forth in such writing. All remedies, either under
this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative
and not alternative.
5.10 Severability.
The
invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect
the validity or enforceability of any other provision.
5.11 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement (including the Exhibits hereto) constitutes the full and entire
understanding and agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject
matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled.
5.12 Legend
on Share Certificates.
Each
certificate representing any Shares issued after the date hereof shall be
endorsed by the Company with a legend reading substantially as
follows:
“THE
SHARES EVIDENCED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO A VOTING AGREEMENT, AS MAY BE AMENDED
FROM TIME TO TIME, (A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST FROM
THE COMPANY), AND BY ACCEPTING ANY INTEREST IN SUCH SHARES THE PERSON ACCEPTING
SUCH INTEREST SHALL BE DEEMED TO AGREE TO AND SHALL BECOME BOUND BY ALL THE
PROVISIONS OF THAT VOTING AGREEMENT, INCLUDING CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
AND OWNERSHIP SET FORTH THEREIN.”
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The
Company, by its execution of this Agreement, agrees that it will cause the
certificates evidencing the Shares issued after the date hereof to bear the
legend required by this Section
5.12
of this
Agreement, and it shall supply, free of charge, a copy of this Agreement to
any
holder of a certificate evidencing Shares upon written request from such holder
to the Company at its principal office. The parties to this Agreement do hereby
agree that the failure to cause the certificates evidencing the Shares to bear
the legend required by this Section
5.12
herein
and/or the failure of the Company to supply, free of charge, a copy of this
Agreement as provided hereunder shall not affect the validity or enforcement
of
this Agreement.
5.13 Stock
Splits, Stock Dividends, etc.
In the
event of any issuance of Shares of the Company’s voting securities hereafter to
any of the Stockholders (including, without limitation, in connection with
any
stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization, or the like),
such Shares shall become subject to this Agreement and shall be endorsed with
the legend set forth in Section
5.12.
5.14 Manner
of Voting.
The
voting of Shares pursuant to this Agreement may be effected in person, by proxy,
by written consent or in any other manner permitted by applicable law.
5.15 Further
Assurances.
At any
time or from time to time after the date hereof, the parties agree to cooperate
with each other, and at the request of any other party, to execute and deliver
any further instruments or documents and to take all such further action as
the
other party may reasonably request in order to evidence or effectuate the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and to otherwise carry
out
the intent of the parties hereunder.
5.16 Dispute
Resolution.
The
parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of
the
federal and state courts located within the geographical boundaries of the
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts for the purpose
of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this
Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding
arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in the federal and state
courts located within the geographical boundaries of the United States District
Court for the District of Massachusetts, and (c) hereby waive, and agree not
to
assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action
or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction
of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment
or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient
forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that
this
Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court.
The prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and
necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party
may
be entitled. Each of the parties to this Agreement consents to personal
jurisdiction for any equitable action sought in the U.S. District Court for
the
District of Massachusetts or any court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
having subject matter jurisdiction.
5.17 Costs
of Enforcement.
If any
party to this Agreement seeks to enforce its rights under this Agreement by
legal proceedings, the non-prevailing party shall pay all costs and expenses
incurred by the prevailing party, including, without limitation, all reasonable
attorneys’ fees.
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5.18 Aggregation
of Stock.
All
Shares held or acquired by a Stockholder and/or its Affiliates shall be
aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any
rights under this Agreement, and such Affiliated persons may apportion such
rights as among themselves in any manner they deem appropriate.
5.19 Spousal
Consent.
If any
individual
Stockholder
is
married on the date of this Agreement, such Stockholder’s
spouse
shall execute and deliver to the Company a consent of spouse in the form of
Exhibit B hereto (“Consent of Spouse”), effective on the date hereof.
Notwithstanding the execution and delivery thereof, such consent shall not
be
deemed to confer or convey to the spouse any rights in such Stockholder’s
Shares that do not otherwise exist by operation of law or the agreement of
the
parties. If any individual
Stockholder should
marry or remarry subsequent to the date of this Agreement, such Stockholder
shall within thirty (30) days thereafter obtain his/her new spouse’s
acknowledgement of and consent to the existence and binding effect of all
restrictions contained in this Agreement by causing such spouse to execute
and
deliver a Consent of Spouse acknowledging the restrictions and obligations
contained in this Agreement and agreeing and consenting to the same.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Voting Agreement as of the
date
first written above.
RED
MOON, INC.
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By:
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/s/Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Title:
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President
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INVESTOR:
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ZOOM
TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Name:
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx
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Title:
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President
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Address:
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000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
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KEY
HOLDERS:
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Signature:
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/s/Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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/s/Xxxx
XxXxxxxx
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Name:
Xxxx
XxXxxxxx
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SCHEDULE
A
KEY
HOLDERS
Name:
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Number
of Shares Held
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Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
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33,278,000
shares of Common Stock
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Xxxx
XxXxxxxx
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15,393,677
shares of Preferred Stock
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EXHIBIT
A
ADOPTION
AGREEMENT
This
Adoption Agreement (“Adoption
Agreement”)
is
executed on ___________________, 20__, by the undersigned (the “Holder”)
pursuant to the terms of that certain Voting Agreement dated as of January
22,
2008 (the “Agreement”),
by
and among the Company and certain of its Stockholders, as such Agreement may
be
amended or amended and restated hereafter. Capitalized terms used but not
defined in this Adoption Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed
to such terms in the Agreement. By the execution of this Adoption Agreement,
the
Holder agrees as follows.
1.1 Acknowledgement.
Holder
acknowledges that Holder is acquiring certain shares of the capital stock of
the
Company (the “Stock”),
for
one of the following reasons (Check the correct box):
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as
a transferee of Shares from a party in such party’s capacity as a “Key
Holder” bound by the Agreement, and after such transfer, Holder shall be
considered a “Key Holder” and a “Stockholder” for all purposes of the
Agreement.
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in
accordance with Section
5.1
of
the Agreement, as a new party who is not a new Investor, in which
case
Holder will be a “Stockholder” for all purposes of the
Agreement.
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1.2 Agreement.
Holder
hereby (a) agrees that the Stock, and any other shares of capital stock or
securities required by the Agreement to be bound thereby, shall be bound by
and
subject to the terms of the Agreement and (b) adopts the Agreement with the
same
force and effect as if Holder were originally a party thereto.
1.3 Notice.
Any
notice required or permitted by the Agreement shall be given to Holder at the
address or facsimile number listed below Holder’s signature hereto.
HOLDER:
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ACCEPTED
AND AGREED:
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By:
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RED
MOON, INC.
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Name
and Title of Signatory
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Address:
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By:
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Title:
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Facsimile Number:
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EXHIBIT
B
CONSENT
OF SPOUSE
I,
[____________________], spouse of [______________], acknowledge that I have
read
the Voting Agreement, dated as of January
22, 2008,
to
which this Consent is attached as Exhibit
B
(the
“Agreement”),
and
that I know the contents of the Agreement. I am aware that the Agreement
contains provisions regarding the voting and transfer of shares of capital
stock
of the Company that my spouse may own, including any interest I might have
therein.
I
hereby
agree that my interest, if any, in any shares of capital stock of the Company
subject to the Agreement shall be irrevocably bound by the Agreement and further
understand and agree that any community property interest I may have in such
shares of capital stock of the Company shall be similarly bound by the
Agreement.
I
am
aware that the legal, financial and related matters contained in the Agreement
are complex and that I am free to seek independent professional guidance or
counsel with respect to this Consent. I have either sought such guidance or
counsel or determined after reviewing the Agreement carefully that I will waive
such right.
Dated:
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[Name
of Key Holder’s Spouse]
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