TERMINATION OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 99.9
TERMINATION OF SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Termination of Shareholder Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of September 28, 2012, is made by and among TGR Capital, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“TGR”), MZ Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“MZ Delaware”), MZ Capital LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“MZ Florida”), Enerfund, LLC, a Florida limited liability company (“Enerfund”), Xxxx Xxx (“Zoi”), Xxxx Global Corporation, a company organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Xxxx Global”), Kenges Rakishev (“Rakishev”) and Net Element, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company,” and, together with TGR, MZ Delaware, MZ Florida, Enerfund, Zoi, Xxxx Global and Rakishev, collectively, the “Parties,” and each a “Party”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, each of the Parties entered into that certain Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of February 24, 2012 (the “Shareholder Rights Agreement”), among TGR, MZ Delaware, MZ Florida, Enerfund, Zoi, Xxxx Global, Rakishev and the Company; and
WHEREAS, each of the Parties desires to terminate the Shareholder Rights Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Parties agrees as follows:
1. Immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 12, 2012 (the “Merger Agreement”), between the Company and Cazador Acquisition Corporation Ltd., the Shareholder Rights Agreement shall automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.
2. This Agreement and any related dispute shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of laws principles thereof. If the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement does not occur by October 31, 2012, then this Agreement shall automatically terminate and shall be null and void ab initio.
3. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, and/or by the execution of counterpart signature pages that may be attached to one or more counterparts of this Agreement, and all so executed shall constitute one agreement binding on all of the Parties hereto, notwithstanding that all of the Parties hereto are not signatory to the original or the same counterpart. In addition, any counterpart signature page may be executed by any Party hereto wheresoever such Party is located, and may be delivered by telephone facsimile transmission or by any other means of electronic transmission (including by e-mail of PDF copies), and any such facsimile or electronically transmitted signature pages may be attached to one or more counterparts of this Agreement, and such facsimile or electronically transmitted signature(s) shall have the same force and effect, and be as binding, as if original signatures had been executed and delivered in person.
[Signature page follows.]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.
NET ELEMENT, INC., a Delaware corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxxx New | |||
Name: | Xxxxxxxx New | |||
Title: | CFO | |||
XXXX GLOBAL CORPORATION, a company organized under the laws of the British Virgin Islands | ||||
By: | /s/ Nurlan Abdouv | |||
Name: | Nurlan Abduov | |||
Title: | Director | |||
TGR CAPITAL, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||
By: | ENERFUND, LLC, its sole member | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx | |||
Xxxx Xxx, Managing Member | ||||
XXXX XXX | ||||
ENERFUND, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx | |||
Xxxx Xxx, Managing Member | ||||
MZ CAPITAL, LLC, a Florida limited liability company | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx | |||
Xxxx Xxx, Managing Member | ||||
MZ CAPITAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxx | |||
Xxxx Xxx, Managing Member | ||||
/s/ Kenges Rakishev | ||||
KENGES RAKISHEV |
[Signature page to Termination of Shareholder Rights Agreement]