EXHIBIT 10.6
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
AS AMENDED, OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR
SALE, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH MAY BE COMPANY
COUNSEL) REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS
NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY
APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
WARRANT AGREEMENT
To Purchase Shares of Preferred Stock of
AUDIBLE, INC.
(Formerly, The Audible Words Corporation)
Dated as of November 19, 1996 (the "Effective Date")
Re-Issued as of August 17, 1998
WHEREAS, Audible, Inc. (formerly, The Audible Words Corporation), a
Delaware corporation (the "Company") has entered into a Master Lease Agreement
dated as of November 19, 1996, Equipment Schedule Nos. VL-1 and VL-2 dated as of
November 19, 1996, and related Schedules (collectively the "Leases") with
Comdisco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Warrantholder"); and
WHEREAS, in consideration for such Leases, the Company entered into a
Warrant Agreement dated as of November 19, 1996 (the "Original Warrant
Agreement"), whereby the Company granted the Warrantholder the right to purchase
shares based on a formula which results in the right to purchase 33,852 shares
of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to and in accordance with the Original Warrant Agreement,
the Warrantholder has transferred to Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, effective as of August 17,
1998, the Warantholder's rights under the Original Warrant Agreement with
respect to the purchase of 3,009 shares of the Company's Series B Preferred
Stock (the "Warrant Transfer"); and
WHEREAS, the Company and the Warrantholder acknowledge the Warrant Transfer
and, accordingly, the Company is reissuing, as of August 17, 1998, the Warrants
provided for in the Original Warrant Agreement, and the Company and the
Warrantholder are entering into this Warrant Agreement, to reflect the Warrant
Transfer and the Warrantholder's right to purchase 30,573 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock as
set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the mutual covenants
and agreements contained herein, the Company and Warrantholder agree as follows:
1. GRANT OF THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE PREFERRED STOCK.
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The Company hereby grants to the Warrantholder, and the Warrantholder is
entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to
subscribe to and purchase, from the Company, 30,573 fully paid and non-
assessable shares of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock")
at a purchase price of $2.68 per share (the "Exercise Price"). The number and
purchase price of such shares are subject to adjustment as provided in section 8
hereof.
2. TERM OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT.
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Except as otherwise provided for herein, the term of this Warrant Agreement
and the right to purchase Preferred Stock as granted herein shall commence on
the Effective Date and shall be exercisable for a period of (i) ten (10) years
or (ii) five (5) years from the effective date of the Company's initial public
offering, whichever is longer.
3. EXERCISE OF THE PURCHASE RIGHTS.
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The purchase rights set forth in this Warrant Agreement are exercisable by
the Warrantholder, in whole or in part, at any time, or from time to time, prior
to the expiration of the term set forth in Section 2 above, by tendering to the
Company at its principal office a notice of exercise in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit I (the "Notice of Exercise"), duly completed and executed. Promptly
upon receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the payment of the purchase price in
accordance with the terms set forth below, and in no event later than twenty-one
(21) days thereafter, the Company shall issue to the Warrantholder a certificate
for the number of shares of Preferred Stock purchased and shall execute the
acknowledgment of exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II (the
"Acknowledgment of Exercise") indicating the number of shares which remain
subject to future purchases, if any.
The Exercise Price may be paid at the Warrantholder's election either (i)
by cash or check, or (ii) by surrender of Warrants ("Net Issuance") as
determined below. If the Warrantholder elects the Net Issuance method, the
Company will issue Preferred Stock in accordance with the following formula:
X=Y(A-B)
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A
Where: X = the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be issued to the
Warrantholder.
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Y = the number of shares of Preferred Stock requested to be exercised
under this Warrant Agreement.
A = the fair market value of one (1) share of Preferred Stock.
B = the Exercise Price.
For purposes of the above calculation, current fair market value of
Preferred Stock shall mean with respect to each share of Preferred Stock:
(i) if the exercise is in connection with an initial public offering of
the Company's Common Stock, and if the Company's Registration Statement
relating to such public offering has been declared effective by the SEC,
then the fair market value per share shall be the product of (x) the
initial "Price to Public" specified in the final prospectus with respect to
the offering and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each
share of Preferred Stock is convertible at the time of such exercise;
(ii) if this Warrant is exercised after, and not in connection with the
Company's initial public offering, and:
(a) if traded on a securities exchange, the fair market value shall be
deemed to be the average of the closing prices over a twenty-one (21)
day period ending three days before the day the current fair market
value of the securities is being determined; or
(b) if actively traded over-the-counter, the fair market value shall
be deemed to be the average of the closing bid and asked prices quoted
on the NASDAQ system (or similar system) over the twenty-one (21) day
period ending three days before the day the current fair market value
of the securities is being determined;
(iii) if at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any securities
exchange or quoted in the NASDAQ System or the over-the-counter market, the
current fair market value of Preferred Stock shall be the product of (x)
the highest price per share which the Company could obtain from a willing
buyer (not a current employee or director) for shares of Common Stock sold
by the Company, from authorized but unissued shares, as determined in good
faith by its Board of Directors and (y) the number of shares of Common
Stock into which each share of Preferred Stock is convertible at the time
of such exercise, unless the Company shall become subject to a merger,
acquisition or other consolidation pursuant to which the Company is not the
surviving party, in which case the fair market value of Preferred Stock
shall be deemed to be the value received by the holders of the Company's
Preferred Stock on a common equivalent basis pursuant to such merger or
acquisition.
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Upon partial exercise by either cash or Net Issuance, the Company shall
promptly issue an amended Warrant Agreement representing the remaining number of
shares purchasable hereunder. All other terms and conditions of such amended
Warrant Agreement shall be identical to those contained herein, including, but
not limited to the Effective Date hereof.
4. RESERVATION OF SHARES.
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(a) Authorization and Reservation of Shares. During the term of this
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Warrant Agreement, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved a
sufficient number of shares of its Preferred Stock to provide for the exercise
of the rights to purchase Preferred Stock as provided for herein. Following the
Company's initial public offering, the Company will at all times have authorized
and reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to provide for the
exercise of the rights to purchase Common Stock as provided for herein.
(b) Registration or Listing. This Warrant shall be subject to the
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requirement that if any shares of Preferred Stock required to be reserved
hereunder require registration with or approval of any governmental authority
under any Federal or State law (other than any registration under the 1933 Act,
as then in effect, or any similar Federal statute then enforced, or any state
securities law, required by reason of any transfer involved in such conversion),
or listing on any domestic securities exchange, before such shares may be issued
upon conversion, the Company will, at its expense and as expeditiously as
possible, use its best efforts to cause such shares to be duly registered,
listed or approved for listing on such domestic securities exchange, as the case
may be. Warrantholder agrees to cooperate in completing any necessary
documentation required in any such registration.
5. NO FRACTIONAL SHARES OR SCRIP.
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No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be
issued upon the exercise of the Warrant, but in lieu of such fractional shares
the Company shall make a cash payment therefor upon the basis of the Exercise
Price then in effect.
6. NO RIGHTS AS SHAREHOLDER.
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This Warrant Agreement does not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting
rights or other rights as a shareholder of the Company prior to the exercise of
the Warrant.
7. WARRANTHOLDER REGISTRY.
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The Company shall maintain a registry showing the name and address of the
registered holder of this Warrant Agreement.
8. ADJUSTMENT RIGHTS.
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The purchase price per share and the number of shares of Preferred Stock
purchasable hereunder are subject to adjustment, as follows:
(a) Merger and Sale of Assets. If at any time there shall be a capital
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reorganization of the shares of the Company's stock (other than a combination,
reclassification, exchange or subdivision of shares otherwise provided for
herein), or a merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another
corporation whether or not the Company is the surviving corporation, or the sale
of all or substantially all of the Company's properties and assets to any other
person (hereinafter referred to as a "Merger Event"), then, as a part of such
Merger Event, lawful provision shall be made so that the Warrantholder shall
thereafter be entitled to receive, upon exercise of the Warrant, the number of
shares of preferred stock or other securities of the successor corporation
resulting from such Merger Event, equivalent in value to that which would have
been issuable if Warrantholder had exercised this Warrant immediately prior to
the Merger Event. In any such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined in
good faith by the Company's Board of Directors) shall be made in the application
of the provisions of this Warrant Agreement with respect to the rights and
interest of the Warrantholder after the Merger Event to the end that the
provisions of this Warrant Agreement (including adjustments of the Exercise
Price and number of shares of Preferred Stock purchasable) shall be applicable
to the greatest extent possible.
(b) Reclassification of Shares. If the Company at any time shall, by
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combination, reclassification, exchange or subdivision of securities or
otherwise, change any of the securities as to which purchase rights under this
Warrant Agreement exist into the same or a different number of securities of any
other class or classes, this Warrant Agreement shall thereafter represent the
right to acquire such number and kind of securities as would have been issuable
as the result of such change with respect to the securities which were subject
to the purchase rights under this Warrant Agreement immediately prior to such
combination, reclassification, exchange, subdivision or other change.
(c) Subdivision or Combination of Shares. If the Company at any time shall
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combine or subdivide its Preferred Stock, the Exercise Price shall be
proportionately decreased in the case of a subdivision, or proportionately
increased in the case of a combination.
(d) Stock Dividends. If the Company at any time shall pay a dividend
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payable in, or make any other distribution (except any distribution specifically
provided for in the foregoing subsections (a) or (b)) of the Company's Preferred
Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, from and after the record date
of such dividend or distribution, to that price determined by multiplying the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction (i)
the numerator of which shall be the total number of all shares of the Company's
Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to such dividend or distribution,
and (ii) the denominator of which shall be the total number of all shares of the
Company's Preferred Stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or
distribution. The Warrantholder shall thereafter be entitled to purchase, at the
Exercise Price resulting from such adjustment, the number of shares of Preferred
Stock
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(calculated to the nearest whole share) obtained by multiplying the Exercise
Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment by the number of shares of
Preferred Stock issuable upon the exercise hereof immediately prior to such
adjustment and dividing the product thereof by the Exercise Price resulting from
such adjustment.
(e) Antidilution Rights. Additional antidilution rights applicable to the
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Preferred Stock purchasable hereunder are as set forth in the Company's
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through the Effective Date, a true and
complete copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit ___ (the "Charter"). The
Company shall promptly provide the Warrantholder with any restatement,
amendment, modification or waiver of the Charter. The Company shall provide
Warrantholder with prior written notice of any issuance of its stock or other
equity security to occur after the Effective Date of this Warrant, which
triggers any such antidilution rights, which notice shall include (a) the price
at which such stock or security is to be sold, (b) the number of shares to be
issued, and (c) such other information as necessary for Warrantholder to
determine if a dilutive event has occurred.
(f) Notice of Certain Events. If: (i) the Company shall declare any
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dividend or distribution upon its stock, whether in cash, property, stock or
other securities; (ii) the Company shall offer for subscription prorata to the
holders of any class of its Preferred or other convertible stock any additional
shares of stock of any class or other rights; (iii) there shall be any Merger
Event; (iv) there shall be an initial public offering; or (v) there shall be any
voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in
connection with each such event, the Company shall send to the Warrantholder:
(A) at least twenty (20) days' prior written notice of the date on which the
books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken for such dividend,
distribution, subscription rights (specifying the date on which the holders of
Preferred Stock shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in
respect of such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up; (B) in the
case of any such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least
twenty (20) days' prior written notice of the date when the same shall take
place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Preferred Stock shall be
entitled to exchange their Preferred Stock for securities or other property
deliverable upon such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up); and
(C) in the case of a public offering, the Company shall give the Warrantholder
at least twenty (20) days written notice prior to the Company's reasonable
estimate of the effective date thereof.
Each such written notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail, (i) the
event, (ii) the amount of the adjustment, if any, (iii) the method by which such
adjustment, if any, was calculated, (iv) the Exercise Price, and (v) the number
of shares subject to purchase hereunder after giving effect to such adjustment,
and shall be given by first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the
Warrantholder, at the address as shown on the books of the Company.
(g) Timely Notice. Failure to timely provide such notice required by
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subsection (f) above shall entitle Warrantholder to retain the benefit of the
applicable notice period
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notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any insufficient notice
received by Warrantholder. The notice period shall begin on the date
Warrantholder actually receives a written notice containing all the information
specified above.
9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
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(a) Reservation of Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock issuable upon
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exercise of the Warrantholder's rights has been duly and validly reserved and,
when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant Agreement, will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free of any taxes,
liens, charges or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever; provided, however, that
the Preferred Stock issuable pursuant to this Warrant Agreement may be subject
to restrictions on transfer under state and/or Federal securities laws. The
Company has made available to the Warrantholder true, correct and complete
copies of its Charter and Bylaws, as amended. The issuance of certificates for
shares of Preferred Stock upon exercise of the Warrant Agreement shall be made
without charge to the Warrantholder for any issuance tax in respect thereof, or
other cost incurred by the Company in connection with such exercise and the
related issuance of shares of Preferred Stock. The Company shall not be required
to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved and the
issuance and delivery of any certificate in a name other than that of the
Warrantholder.
(b) Due Authority. The execution and delivery by the Company of this
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Warrant Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Company
hereunder, including the issuance to Warrantholder of the right to acquire the
shares of Preferred Stock, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Company, and the Leases and this Warrant Agreement are
not inconsistent with the Company's Charter or Bylaws, do not contravene any law
or governmental rule, regulation or order applicable to it, do not and will not
contravene any provision of, or constitute a default under, any indenture,
mortgage, contract or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is
bound, and the Leases and this Warrant Agreement constitute legal, valid and
binding agreements of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their
respective terms.
(c) Consents and Approvals. No consent or approval of, giving of notice to,
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registration with, or taking of any other action in respect of any state,
Federal or other governmental authority or agency is required with respect to
the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under
this Warrant Agreement, except for the filing of notices pursuant to Regulation
D under the 1933 Act and any filing required by applicable state securities law,
which filings will be effective by the time required thereby.
(d) Issued Securities. All issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock,
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Preferred Stock or any other securities of the Company have been duly authorized
and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. All outstanding shares
of Common Stock, Preferred Stock and any other securities were issued in full
compliance with all
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Federal and state securities laws. In addition, as of the Effective Date:
(i) The authorized capital of the Company consists of (A) 7,000,000
shares of Common Stock, of which 2,804,100 shares are issued and outstanding,
and (B) 3,550,000 shares of preferred stock, of which (i) 1,350,000 shares have
been designated Series A Preferred Stock (consisting of 675,000 shares of Series
A-I Preferred Stock) of which 534,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and no
shares of Series A-i Preferred Stock are outstanding and (ii) 2,200,000 shares
have been designated Series B Preferred Stock of which 2,050,000 shares are
issued and outstanding.
(ii) The Company has reserved (A) 615,000 shares of Common Stock for
issuance to employees, consultants and directors of which 437,000 options are
outstanding at an average price of $.15 per share. Exhibit IV hereto sets forth
the other options, warrants, conversion privileges or other rights presently
outstanding to purchase or otherwise acquire any authorized but unissued shares
of the Company's capital stock or other securities of the Company.
(iii) In accordance with the Company's Charter, no shareholder of the
Company has preemptive rights to purchase new issuances of the Company's capital
stock, other than holders of the Company's Series A and Series B Preferred Stock
pursuant to an Amendment to a Stockholders Agreement dated November 19, 1996, by
and among the Company and the other parties thereto (the "Stockholders'
Agreement").
(e) Insurance. The Company has in full force and effect insurance
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policies, with extended coverage, insuring the Company and its property and
business against such losses and risks, and in such amounts, as are customary
for corporations engaged in a similar business and similarly situated and as
otherwise may be required pursuant to the terms of any other contract or
agreement.
(f) Other Commitments to Register Securities. As of the Effective Date,
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except as set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement dated July 25, 1996,
among the Company and the parties named therein the Company is not, pursuant to
the terms of any other agreement currently in existence, under any obligation to
register under the 1933 Act any of its presently outstanding securities or any
of its securities which may hereafter be issued.
(g) Exempt Transaction. Based on the Warrantholder's representations in
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Section 10 hereof, the issuance of the Warrant and the Preferred Stock upon
exercise of this Warrant will constitute a transaction exempt from (i) the
registration requirements of Section 5 of the 1933 Act, in reliance upon Section
4(2) thereof, and (ii) the qualification requirements of the applicable state
securities laws.
(h) Compliance with Rule 144. At the written request of the
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Warrantholder, who proposes to sell Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the
Preferred Stock issued upon the exercise of the Warrant in compliance with Rule
144 promulgated by the
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Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company shall furnish to the
Warrantholder, within ten days after receipt of such request, a written
statement confirming the Company's compliance with the filing requirements of
the Securities and Exchange Commission as set forth in such Rule, as such Rule
may be amended from time to time.
10. REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE WARRANTHOLDER.
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This Warrant Agreement has been entered into by the Company in reliance
upon the following representations and covenants of the Warrantholder:
(a) Investment Purpose. The right to acquire the Warrant or the Preferred
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Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrantholder's rights contained herein will
be acquired for investment and not with a view to the sale or distribution of
any part thereof, and the Warrantholder has no present intention of selling or
engaging in any public distribution of the same except pursuant to a
registration or exemption.
(b) Private Issue. The Warrantholder understands (i) that the Preferred
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Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant is not registered under the 1933
Act or qualified under applicable state securities laws on the ground that the
issuance contemplated by this Warrant Agreement will be exempt from the
registration and qualifications requirements thereof, and (ii) that the
Company's reliance on such exemption is predicated on the representations set
forth in this Section 10.
(c) Disposition of Warrantholder's Rights. In no event will the
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Warrantholder make a disposition of any of its rights to acquire Preferred Stock
or Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of such rights unless and until (i) it
shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition, and (ii) if
requested by the Company, it shall have furnished the Company with an opinion of
counsel (which counsel may either be inside or outside counsel to the
Warrantholder) satisfactory to the Company and its counsel to the effect that
(A) appropriate action necessary for compliance with the 1933 Act has been
taken, or (B) an exemption from the registration requirements of the 1933 Act is
available. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions imposed upon the
transferability of any of its rights to acquire Preferred Stock or Preferred
Stock issuable on the exercise of such rights do not apply to transfers from the
beneficial owner of any of the aforementioned securities to its nominee or from
such nominee to its beneficial owner, and shall terminate as to any particular
share of Preferred Stock when (1) such security shall have been effectively
registered under the 1933 Act and sold by the holder thereof in accordance with
such registration or (2) such security shall have been sold without registration
in compliance with Rule 144 under the 1933 Act, or (3) a letter shall have been
issued to the Warrantholder at its request by the staff of the Securities and
Exchange Commission or a ruling shall have been issued to the Warrantholder at
its request by such Commission stating that no action shall be recommended by
such staff or taken by such Commission, as the case may be, if such security is
transferred without registration under the 1933 Act in accordance with the
conditions set forth in such letter or ruling and such letter or ruling
specifies that no subsequent restrictions on transfer are required. Whenever the
restrictions imposed hereunder shall terminate, as
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hereinabove provided, the Warrantholder or holder of a share of Preferred Stock
then outstanding as to which such restrictions have terminated shall be entitled
to receive from the Company, without expense to such holder, one or more new
certificates for the Warrant or for such shares of Preferred Stock not bearing
any restrictive legend.
(d) Financial Risk. The Warrantholder has such knowledge and experience in
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financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of its investment, and has the ability to bear the economic risks of its
investment.
(e) Risk of No Registration. The Warrantholder understands that if the
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Company does not register with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant
to Section 12 of the 1934 Act (the "1934 Act"), or file reports pursuant to
Section 15(d), of the 1934 Act", or if a registration statement covering the
securities under the 1933 Act is not in effect when it desires to sell (i) the
rights to purchase Preferred Stock pursuant to this Warrant Agreement, or (ii)
the Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the right to purchase, it may be
required to hold such securities for an indefinite period. The Warrantholder
also understands that any sale of its rights of the Warrantholder to purchase
Preferred Stock or Preferred Stock which might be made by it in reliance upon
Rule 144 under the 1933 Act may be made only in accordance with the terms and
conditions of that Rule.
(f) Accredited Investor. Warrantholder is an "accredited investor" within
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the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Rule 501 of Regulation D, as
presently in effect.
11. RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER.
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The Warrantholder shall have the right to purchase additional shares of
stock in accordance with the provisions of Amendment No. 1 to the Stockholders
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit ____.
12. TRANSFERS.
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Subject to the terms and conditions contained in Section 10 hereof, this
Warrant Agreement and all rights hereunder are transferable in whole or in part
by the Warrantholder and any successor transferee to not more than three (3)
persons who are "accredited investors" provided, however, that any such
transferee shall have acquired the rights to purchase at least 20% of the
Preferred Stock issuable hereunder.
13. MISCELLANEOUS.
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(a) Effective Date. The provisions of this Warrant Agreement shall be
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construed and shall be given effect in all respects as if it had been executed
and delivered by the Company on the date hereof. This Warrant Agreement shall be
binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company.
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(b) Attorney's Fees. In any litigation, arbitration or court proceeding
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between the Company and the Warrantholder relating hereto, the prevailing party
shall be entitled to attorneys' fees and expenses and all costs of proceedings
incurred in enforcing this Warrant Agreement.
(c) Governing Law. This Warrant Agreement shall be governed by and
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construed for all purposes under and in accordance with the laws of the State of
Illinois.
(d) Counterparts. This Warrant Agreement may be executed in two or more
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counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(e) Notices. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in
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writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery, facsimile
transmission (provided that the original is sent by personal delivery or mail as
hereinafter set forth) or seven (7) days after deposit in the United States
mail, by registered or certified mail, addressed (i) to the Warrantholder at
0000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000, attention: Xxxxx Xxxx, Venture
Group, cc: Legal Department, attn: General Counsel, (and/or, if by facsimile,
(000) 000-0000 and (000) 000-0000) and (ii) to the Company at 00 Xxxxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx 00000 attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx (and/or if by
facsimile, (000) 000-0000) or at such other address as any such party may
subsequently designate by written notice to the other party.
(f) Remedies. In the event of any default hereunder, the non-defaulting
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party may proceed to protect and enforce its rights either by suit in equity
and/or by action at law, including but not limited to an action for damages as a
result of any such default, and/or an action for specific performance for any
default where Warrantholder will not have an adequate remedy at law and where
damages will not be readily ascertainable.
(g) No Impairment of Rights. The Company will not, by amendment of its
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Charter or through any other means, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or
performance of any of the terms of this Warrant, but will at all times in good
faith assist in the carrying out of all such terms and in the taking of all such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the
Warrantholder against impairment.
(h) Survival. The representations, warranties, covenants and conditions of
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the respective parties contained herein or made pursuant to this Warrant
Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Warrant Agreement.
(i) Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions of this
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Warrant Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Warrant Agreement shall be
unimpaired, and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be
replaced by a mutually acceptable valid, legal and enforceable provision, which
comes closest to the intention of the parties underlying the invalid, illegal or
unenforceable provision.
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(j) Amendments. Any provision of this Warrant Agreement may be amended by a
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written instrument signed by the Company and by the holders of the rights to
purchase a majority of the shares of Preferred Stock issuable hereunder.
(k) Additional Documents. The Company, upon execution of this Warrant
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Agreement, shall provide the Warrantholder with certified resolutions with
respect to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in
subparagraphs (a) through (d), (f) and (g) of Section 9 above. The Company shall
also supply such other documents as the Warrantholder may from time to time
reasonably request.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Warrant Agreement
to be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized as of August 17,1998.
Company: AUDIBLE, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: President and CEO
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Warrantholder: COMDISCO, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: Executive Vice President & CFO
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EXHIBIT I
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
To:________________
(1) The undersigned Warrantholder hereby elects to purchase _______ shares of
the Series B Preferred Stock of Audible, Inc., pursuant to the terms of the
Warrant Agreement dated the 17th day of August, 1998 (the `Warrant
Agreement") between Audible, Inc. and the Warrantholder, and tenders
herewith payment of the purchase price for such shares in full, together
with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
(2) In exercising its rights to purchase the Series B Preferred Stock of
Audible, Inc., the undersigned hereby confirms and acknowledges the
investment representations and warranties made in Section 10 of the Warrant
Agreement.
(3) Please issue a certificate or certificates representing said shares of
Series B Preferred Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other
name as is specified below.
_________________________________
(Name)
_________________________________
(Address)
Warrantholder: COMDISCO, INC.
By:______________________________
Title:___________________________
Date:____________________________
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EXHIBIT II
ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EXERCISE
The undersigned _______________________________________, hereby acknowledge
receipt of the "Notice of Exercise" from Comdisco, Inc., to purchase ____ shares
of the Series B Preferred Stock of Audible, Inc., pursuant to the terms of the
Warrant Agreement, and further acknowledges that ______ shares remain subject to
purchase under the terms of the Warrant Agreement.
Company:
By:_____________________________________
Title:__________________________________
Date:___________________________________
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EXHIBIT III
TRANSFER NOTICE
(To transfer or assign the foregoing Warrant Agreement execute this form
and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Warrant Agreement and all rights
evidenced thereby are hereby transferred and assigned to
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please Print)
whose address is________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated____________________________________________________________
Holder's Signature_______________________________________________
Holder's Address_________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Signature Guaranteed:___________________________________________________________
NOTE: The signature to this Transfer Notice must correspond with the
name as it appears on the face of the Warrant Agreement, without
alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of
corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other
representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority
to assign the foregoing Warrant Agreement.
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