SUBSCRIPTION AGENT AGREEMENT
Exhibit
3.5
This Subscription Agent Agreement (the
“Agreement”) is made as of April __, 2010 by and among TranSwitch
Corporation (the “Company”), Computershare Inc., a Delaware corporation and its
fully owned subsidiary Computershare Trust Company, N.A., a national banking
(collectively, the “Agent” or individually
“Computershare” and the “Trust Company”, respectively). All
terms not defined herein shall have the meaning given in the prospectus (the
“Prospectus”) included in the (Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No.
333-166022 filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
April 13, 2010, as amended by any amendment filed with respect thereto (the
“Registration Statement”).
WHEREAS, the Company proposes to make a
subscription offer by issuing certificates or other evidences of subscription
rights, in the form designated by the Company (the “Subscription Certificates”)
to shareholders of record of its Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(“Common Stock”), as of a record date specified by the Company (the “Record
Date”), pursuant to which each such shareholder will have certain rights (the
“Rights”) to subscribe for shares of Common Stock, as described in and upon such
terms as are set forth in the Prospectus, a final copy of which has been or,
upon availability will promptly be, delivered to the Agent; and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes the Agent
to perform certain acts on behalf of the Company, and the Agent is willing to so
act, in connection with the distribution of the Subscription Certificates and
the issuance and exercise of the Rights to subscribe therein set forth, all upon
the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the
foregoing and of the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties agree as
follows:
1. Appointment.
The Company hereby appoints the Agent
to act as subscription agent in connection with the distribution of Subscription
Certificates and the issuance and exercise of the Rights in accordance with the
terms set forth in this Agreement and the Prospectus, and the Agent hereby
accepts such appointment.
2. Form and Execution of
Subscription Certificates.
A. Each Subscription
Certificate shall be irrevocable and transferable in accordance with the terms
set forth in the Prospectus and as indicated on the back of each Subscription
Certificate. The Agent shall, in its capacity as Transfer Agent of
the Company, maintain a register of Subscription Certificates and the holders of
record thereof. Each Subscription Certificate shall, subject to the
provisions thereof, entitle the holder of record and each transferee who
purchases or otherwise receives a Subscription Certificate upon the terms set
forth in the Prosectus (each of whom shall be deemed a “Shareholder” hereunder
for purposes of determining the rights of holders of Subscription Certificates)
in whose name it is recorded to the following:
(1) the right to acquire
during the subscription period (as such term is used in the Prospectus, the
“Subscription Period”), at the subscription price (as such term is used in the
Prospectus, the “Subscription Price”), a number of shares of Common Stock equal
to 0.20 shares of Common Stock for every one Right (the “Primary Subscription
Right”); and
(2) the right to subscribe
for additional shares of Common Stock, subject to the availability of such
shares and to the allotment of such shares as may be available among
Shareholders who exercise the over-subscription privilege as such term is used
in the Prospectus, the “Over-Subscription Privilege”); provided, however, that
such Shareholder has exercised all Primary Subscription Rights issued to him or
her.
B. Create
a special account for the issuance of shares of Common Stock to Shareholders who
have exercised the rights set forth herein. Prior to the issuance of
Common Stock as set forth herein, the Company shall provide an opinion of
counsel to set up reserve of shares. The opinion shall state that all
shares are:
(1)
Registered, or subject to a valid exemption from registration, under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all appropriate state securities law
filings have been made with respect to the shares; and
(2)
Validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
3. Rights and Issuance of
Subscription Certificates.
A. Each Subscription
Certificate shall evidence the Rights of the Shareholder therein named to
purchase Common Stock upon the terms and conditions therein and herein set
forth.
B. Upon the written advice
of the Company, signed by any of its duly authorized officers, as to the Record
Date, the Agent shall, from a list of the Company Shareholders as of the Record
Date to be prepared by the Agent in its capacity as Transfer Agent of the
Company, prepare and record Subscription Certificates in the names of the
Shareholders, setting forth the number of Rights to subscribe for the Company's
Common Stock calculated on the basis of one Right for 0.20 shares of Common
Stock recorded on the books in the name of each such Shareholder as of the
Record Date. The number of Rights that are issued to Shareholders
will be rounded up, by the Agent, to the nearest whole number as fractional
Rights will not be issued. Each Subscription Certificate shall be
dated as of the Record Date and shall be executed manually or by facsimile
signature of a duly authorized officer of the Subscription
Agent. Upon the written advice, signed as aforesaid, as to the
effective date of the Registration Statement, the Agent shall promptly
countersign and deliver the Subscription Certificates, together with a copy of
the Prospectus, instruction letter and any other document as the Company deems
necessary or appropriate, to all Shareholders as of the Record Date with record
addresses in the United States (including its territories and possessions and
the District of Columbia). Delivery shall be by first class mail
(without registration or insurance), except for those Shareholders as of the
Record Date having a registered address outside the United States (who will only
receive copies of the Prospectus, instruction letter and other documents as the
Company deems necessary or appropriate, if any), delivery shall be by air mail
(without registration or insurance) and by first class mail (without
registration or insurance) to those Shareholders as of the Record Date having
APO or FPO addresses. No Subscription Certificate shall be valid for
any purpose unless so executed.
C. The Agent will mail a
copy of the Prospectus, instruction letter, a special notice and other documents
as the Company deems necessary or appropriate, if any, but not Subscription
Certificates to Shareholders as of the Record Date whose record addresses are
outside the United States (including its territories and possessions and the
District of Columbia ) (“Foreign Record Date Shareholders”). The
Rights to which such Subscription Certificates relate will be held by the Agent
for such Foreign Record Date Shareholders' accounts until instructions are
received to exercise, sell or transfer the Rights.
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4. Subdivision. Sale or
Transfer of Rights.
Until
5:00 p.m., New York time, on the fifth business day prior to the Expiration
Date, as defined below (or such later date as directed in writing by the
Company), the Agent shall facilitate subdivision or transfers of Subscription
Certificates by issuing new Subscription Certificates in accordance with the
instructions set forth on the reverse side of the Subscription Certificates and
contained in the Prospectus.
5. Exercise.
A. Shareholders may acquire
shares of Common Stock on Primary Subscription and pursuant to the
Over-Subscription Privilege by delivery to the Agent as specified in the
Prospectus of (i) the Subscription Certificate with respect thereto, duly
executed by such Shareholder in accordance with and as provided by the terms and
conditions of the Subscription Certificate, together with (ii) the estimated
purchase price, as disclosed in the Prospectus, for each share of Common Stock
subscribed for by exercise of such Rights, in U.S. dollars by money order or
check drawn on a bank in the United States, in each case payable to the order of
the Company or Computershare.
B. Rights may be exercised
at any time after the date of issuance of the Subscription Certificates with
respect thereto but no later than 5:00 P.M. New York time on such date as the
Company shall designate to the Agent in writing (the “Expiration
Date”). For the purpose of determining the time of the exercise of
any Rights, delivery of any material to the Agent shall be deemed to occur when
such materials are received at the Shareholder Services Division of the Agent
specified in the Prospectus.
C. Notwithstanding the
provisions of Section 5 (A) and 5 (B) regarding delivery of an executed
Subscription Certificate to the Agent prior to 5:00 P.M. New York time on the
Expiration Date, if prior to such time the Agent receives a Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery by facsimile (telecopy) or otherwise from a bank, a trust company or a
New York Stock Exchange member guaranteeing delivery of (i) payment of the full
Subscription Price for the shares of Common Stock subscribed for on Primary
Subscription and any additional shares of Common Stock subscribed for pursuant
to the Over-Subscription Privilege, and (ii) a properly completed and executed
Subscription Certificate, then such exercise of Primary Subscription Rights and
Over-Subscription Rights shall be regarded as timely, subject, however, to
receipt of the duly executed Subscription Certificate and full payment for the
Common Stock by the Agent within three Business Days (as defined below) after
the Expiration Date (the “Protect Period”) and full payment for their Common
Stock within ten Business Days after the Confirmation Date (as defined in
Section 5(D)). For the purposes of the Prospectus and this Agreement,
“Business Day” shall mean any day on which trading is conducted on the New York
Stock Exchange.
D. As soon as practicable
after the Expiration Date (the “Confirmation Date”), the Agent shall send to
each exercising Shareholder (or, if shares of Common Stock on the Record Date
are held by Cede & Co. or any other depository or nominee, to Cede & Co.
or such other depository or nominee) a confirmation showing the number of shares
of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the Primary Subscription, and, if
applicable, the Over-Subscription Privilege, the per share and total purchase
price for such shares, and any additional amount payable to the Company by such
Shareholder or any excess to be refunded by the Company to such Shareholder in
the form of a check and stub, along with a letter explaining the allocation of
shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Over-Subscription
Privilege.
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E. Any additional payment
required from a Shareholder must be received by Computershare within ten
Business Days after the Confirmation Date and any excess payment to be refunded
by the Company to a Shareholder will be mailed by Computershare within ten
Business Days after the Confirmation Date. If a Shareholder does not
make timely payment of any additional amounts due in accordance with Section
5(D), Computershare will consult with the Company in accordance with Section 6
as to the appropriate action to be taken. Computershare will not
issue or deliver certificates or statements of holding for shares subscribed for
until payment in full therefore has been received, including collection of
checks and payment pursuant to notices of guaranteed delivery.
6. Validity of
Subscriptions.
Irregular subscriptions not otherwise
covered by specific instructions herein shall be submitted to an appropriate
officer of the Company and handled in accordance with his or her
instructions. Such instructions will be documented by the Agent
indicating the instructing officer and the date thereof.
7. Over-Subscription.
If, after allocation of shares of
Common Stock to Shareholders, there remain unexercised Rights, then the Agent
shall allot the shares issuable upon exercise of such unexercised Rights (the
“Remaining Shares”) to Shareholders who have exercised all the Rights initially
issued to them and who wish to acquire more than the number of shares for which
the Rights issued to them are exercisable. Shares subscribed for
pursuant to the Over-Subscription Privilege will be allocated in the amounts of
such over-subscriptions. If the number of shares for which the
Over-Subscription Privilege has been exercised is greater than the Remaining
Shares, the Agent shall allocate the Remaining Shares to Shareholders exercising
the Over-Subscription Privilege based on the number of shares of Common Stock
owned by them on the Record Date. The percentage of Remaining Shares
each over-subscribing Record Date Shareholder or other Rights holder may acquire
will be rounded up to result in delivery of whole shares of Common
Stock. The Agent shall advise the Company immediately upon the
completion of the allocation set forth above as to the total number of shares
subscribed and distributable.
8. Delivery of
Shares.
The Agent will deliver (i) certificates
or a statement of
holding reflecting new shares of Company Common Stock in the Direct Registration
System, representing those shares of Common Stock purchased pursuant to
exercise of Primary Subscription Rights as soon as practicable after the
corresponding Rights have been validly exercised and full payment for such
shares has been received and cleared and (ii) certificates or a statement of
holding representing those shares purchased pursuant to the exercise of the
Over-Subscription Privilege as soon as practicable after the Expiration Date and
after all allocations have been effected.
9. Holding Proceeds of Rights
Offering.
A. All proceeds received by
Computershare from Shareholders in respect of the exercise of Rights shall be
held by Computershare, on behalf of the Company, in a segregated account (the
“Account”). No interest shall accrue to the Company or Shareholders
on funds held in the Account pending disbursement in the manner described in
Section 5(E) above.
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B. Computershare shall
deliver all proceeds received in respect of the exercise of Rights to the
Company as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than ten business days
after the Confirmation Date.
C. The
Company acknowledges that the bank accounts maintained by Computershare in
connection with the services provided under this Agreement will be in
Computershare’s name and that Computershare may receive investment earnings in
connection with the investment at Computershare’s risk and for its benefit of
funds held in those accounts from time to time.
10. Reports.
Daily, during the Subscription Period,
the Agent will report by telephone or telecopier, confirmed by letter, to an
officer of the Company, data regarding Rights exercised, the total number of
shares of Common Stock subscribed for, and payments received therefor, bringing
forward the figures from the previous day's report in each case so as to show
the cumulative totals and any such other information as may be mutually
determined by the Company and the Agent.
11. Loss or
Mutilation.
If any Subscription Certificate is
lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Agent may, on such terms which will
indemnify and protect the Company and the Agent as the Agent may in its
discretion impose (which shall, in the case of a mutilated Subscription
Certificate include the surrender and cancellation thereof), issue a new
Subscription Certificate of like denomination in substitution for the
Subscription Certificate so lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed.
12. Compensation for
Services.
The Company agrees to pay to the Agent
compensation for its services hereunder in accordance with its Fee Schedule to
act as Agent attached hereto as Exhibit
A. The Company further agrees that it will reimburse the Agent
for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of its
duties as such.
13. Instructions,
Indemnification and Limitation of Liability.
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Company
Indemnity.
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The
Company covenants and agrees to indemnify and to hold the Agent harmless against
any costs, expenses (including reasonable fees of its legal counsel), losses or
damages, which may be paid, incurred or suffered by or to which it may become
subject, arising from or out of, directly or indirectly, any claims or liability
resulting from its actions as Agent (including as Agent the provision of any
services set forth in the Fee and Service Schedule attached hereto) pursuant to
the terms set forth in this Agreement; provided, that such covenant and
agreement does not extend to, and the Agent shall not be indemnified with
respect to, such costs, expenses, losses and damages incurred or suffered by the
Agent as a result of, or arising out of, its gross negligence, bad faith, or
willful misconduct.
In
addition to the foregoing, the Agent:
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A.
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The Agent
shall have no duties or obligations other than those specifically set
forth herein or as may subsequently be requested of the Agent by the
Company with respect to the subscription offering and agreed upon by the
Agent;
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B.
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May
rely on and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company in
acting upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter,
facsimile transmission, telegram or other document, or any security
delivered to it, and reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have
been signed by the proper party or
parties;
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C.
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May
consult with counsel satisfactory to it (including counsel for the
Company) and shall be held harmless in relying on the written advice or
opinion of such counsel in respect of any action taken, suffered or
omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such advice
or opinion of such counsel.
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13.2 Instructions. From
time to time, Agent may apply to any officer of the Company for instruction and
Company shall provide Agent with such instructions concerning the Services. In
addition, Agent may consult with legal counsel for the Company with respect to
any matter arising in connection with the Services to be performed by the Agent
under this Agreement, and Agent and its agents and subcontractors shall not be
liable and shall be indemnified by the Company for any action taken or omitted
by it in reliance upon any Company instructions or upon the advice or opinion of
such Company counsel. The Agent shall not be held to have notice of
any change of authority of any person, until receipt of written notice thereof
from the Company.
13.3 Agent
Indemnification/Limitation of Liability. Agent shall be responsible for
and shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless from and against any and all
losses, damages, costs, charges, counsel fees, payments, expenses and liability
arising out of or attributable to: (a) Agent’s refusal or failure to comply with
the terms of this Agreement, (b) Agent’s negligence or willful misconduct, or
(c) Agent’s breach of any representation or warranty hereunder, for which Agent
is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement; provided, however, that
Agent’s aggregate liability during any term of this Agreement with respect to,
arising from, or arising in connection with this Agreement, or from all services
provided or omitted to be provided under this Agreement, whether in contract, or
in tort, or otherwise, is limited to, and shall not exceed, the amounts paid
hereunder by the Company to Agent as fees and charges, but not including
reimbursable expenses.
13.4 Notice. In order that
the indemnification provisions contained in this Section shall apply, upon the
assertion of a claim for which one party may be required to indemnify the other,
the party seeking indemnification shall promptly notify the other party of such
assertion, and shall keep the other party advised with respect to all
developments concerning such claim. The indemnifying party shall have
the option to participate with the indemnified party in the defense of such
claim or to defend against said claim in its own name or the name of the
indemnified party. The indemnified party shall in no case confess any
claim or make any compromise in any case in which the indemnifying party may be
required to indemnify it except with the indemnifying party’s prior written
consent.
14.
Changes in Subscription
Certificate.
The Agent may, without the consent or
concurrence of the Shareholders in whose names Subscription Certificates are
registered, by supplemental agreement or otherwise, concur with
the Company in making any changes or corrections in a Subscription
Certificate that it shall have been advised by counsel (who may be counsel for
the Company) is appropriate to cure any ambiguity or to correct any defective or
inconsistent provision or clerical omission or mistake or manifest error therein
or herein contained, and which shall not be inconsistent with the provision of
the Subscription Certificate except insofar as any such change may confer
additional rights upon the Shareholders.
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15. Assignment/Delegation.
A. Except as provided in
Section 15(B) below, neither this Agreement nor any rights or obligations
hereunder may be assigned or delegated by either party without the written
consent of the other party.
B. The
Agent may, without further consent on the part of the Company, subcontract with
other subcontractors for systems, processing, telephone and mailing services,
and post-exchange activities, as may be required from time to time; provided, however, that
the Agent shall be as fully responsible to the Company for the acts and
omissions of any subcontractor as it is for its own acts and
omissions.
16. Third
Party Beneficiaries. Except as
explicitly stated elsewhere in this Agreement, nothing under this Agreement
shall be construed to give any rights or benefits in this Agreement to anyone
other than the Agent and the Company and the duties and responsibilities
undertaken pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the sole and exclusive
benefit of the Agent and the Company. Neither party shall make
any commitments with third parties that are binding on the other party without
the other party’s prior written consent.
17. Governing
Law.
The validity, interpretation and
performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the law of the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts.
18. Partnership.
This Agreement does not constitute an
agreement for a partnership or joint venture between the Agent and the
Company.
19. Force
Majeure.
In the event either party is unable to
perform its obligations under the terms of this Agreement because of acts of
God, strikes, terrorist acts, equipment or transmission failure or damage
reasonably beyond its control, or other cause reasonably beyond its control,
such party shall not be liabile for damages to the other for any damages
resulting from such failure to perform or otherwise from such
causes. Performance under this Agreement shall resume when the
affected party or parties are able to perform substantially that party’s
duties.
20. Consequential
Damages.
Neither party to this Agreement shall
be liable to the other party for any consequential, indirect, penal, punitive,
special or incidental damages under any provisions of this Agreement or for any
consequential, indirect, penal, punitive, special or incidential damages arising
out of any act or failure to act hereunder even if that party has been advised
of or has foreseen the possibility of such damages.
21. Severability.
If any provision of this Agreement
shall be held invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the valididty, legality, and
enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or
impaired.
22. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one
or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which
together shall be considered one and the same agreement.
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23. Captions.
The captions and descriptive headings
herein are for the convenience of the parties only. They do not in
any way modify, amplify, alter or give full notice of the provisions
hereof.
24. Confidentiality.
24.1 Definition. Each
party acknowledges and understands that any and all technical, trade secret, or
business information, including, without limitation, financial information,
business or marketing strategies or plans, product development, Company
information, Shareholder information (including any non-public information of
such Shareholder), Proprietary Information, or proprietary software (including
methods or concepts used therein, sources code, object code, or related
technical information) which has been or is disclosed to the other or has been
or is otherwise obtained by the other, its affiliates, agents or representatives
before or during the term of this Agreement (the “Confidential Information”) is
confidential and proprietary, constitutes trade secrets of the owner (or its
affiliates), and is of great value and importance to the success of the owner’s
(or its affiliates’) business. The parties shall treat the
terms and conditions (but not the existence) of this Agreement as the
Confidential Information of the other party. Confidential Information
shall not include any information that is: (a) already known to the other party
or its affiliates at the time of the disclosure; (b) publicly known at the time
of the disclosure or becomes publicly known through no wrongful act or failure
of the other party; (c) subsequently disclosed to the other party or its
affiliates on a non-confidential basis by a third party not having a
confidential relationship with the owner and which rightfully acquired such
information; or (d) independently developed by one party without access to the
Confidential Information of the other.
24.2. Use and
Disclosure. All Confidential Information relating to a party
will be held in confidence by the other party to the same extent and with at
least the same degree of care as such party protects its own confidential or
proprietary information of like kind and import, but in no event using less than
a reasonable degree of care. Neither party will disclose, duplicate,
publish, release, transfer or otherwise make available Confidential Information
of the other party in any form to, or for the use or benefit of, any person or
entity without the other party's consent. Each party will, however,
be permitted to disclose relevant aspects of the other party's Confidential
Information to its officers, affiliates, agents, subcontractors and employees to
the extent that such disclosure is reasonably necessary for the performance of
its duties and obligations under this Agreement and such disclosure is not
prohibited by the Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.), as it
may be amended from time to time (the “GLB Act”), the regulations promulgated
thereunder or other applicable law. Each party will establish
commercially reasonable controls to ensure that the confidentiality of the
Confidential Information and to ensure that the Confidential Information is not
disclosed contrary to the provisions of this Agreement, the GLB Act or any other
applicable privacy law. Without limiting the foregoing, each party
will implement such physical and other security measures as are necessary to
(a) ensure the security and confidentiality of the Confidential
Information; (b) protect against any threats or hazards to the security and
integrity of the Confidential Information; and (c) protect against any
unauthorized access to or use of the Confidential Information. To the
extent that any duties and responsibilities under this Agreement are delegated
to an agent or other subcontractor, the party ensures that such agent and
subcontractor are contractually bound to confidentiality terms consistent with
the terms of this Section 24.
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24.3. Required or Permitted
Disclosure. In the event that any requests or demands are made
for the disclosure of Confidential Information, other than requests to Agent for
records of Shareholders pursuant to standard subpoenas from state or federal
government authorities (e.g., in divorce and criminal actions), the party will
notify the other party to secure instructions from an authorized officer of such
party as to request and to enable the other party the opportunity to obtain a
protective order or other confidential treatment. Each party
expressly reserves the right, however, to disclose the Confidential Information
to any person whenever it is advised by counsel that it may be held liable for
the failure to disclose such Confidential Information or if required by law or
court order.
24.4 Unauthorized
Disclosure. As may be required by
law and without limiting either party's rights in respect of a breach of this
Section, each party will:
(a)
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promptly
notify the other party in writing of any unauthorized possession, use or
disclosure of the other party's Confidential Information by any person or
entity that may become known to such
party;
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(b)
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promptly
furnish to the other party full details of the unauthorized possession,
use or disclosure; and
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(c)
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promptly
use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent a recurrence of any such
unauthorized possession, use or disclosure of Confidential
Information.
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24.5 Costs. Each
party will bear the costs it incurs as a result of compliance with this Section
24.
25. Term and
Termination.
This
Agreement shall remain in effect until the earlier of (a) thirty (30) days after
the Expiration Date; (b) it is terminated by either party upon a material breach
of this Agreement which remains uncured for 30 days after written notice of such
breach has been provided; or (c) 30 days’ written notice has been
provided by either party to the other. Upon termination of the Agreement, the
Agent shall retain all canceled Certificates and related documentation as
required by applicable law.
26. Notices.
Until further notice in writing by
either party hereto to the other party, all written reports, notices and other
communications between the Agent and the Company required or
permitted hereunder shall be delivered or mailed by first class mail,
postage prepaid, telecopier or overnight
courier guaranteeing next day delivery,addressed as follows:
If to the Company, to:
TranSwitch Corporation
0 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attn: Xx. X. Xxx
Khatibzadeh
Copies of
communications to Company to:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx LLP
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000
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Attn:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
If to the Agent, to:
Computershare
Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Comutershare Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attn: Reorganization
Department
27. Survival.
The provisions of Paragraphs 13 and
16-32 shall survive any termination, for any reason, of this
Agreement.
28. Merger of
Agreement.
This Agreement constitutes the entire
agreement between the parties hereto and supercedes any prior agreement with
respet to the subject matter hereof whether oral or written.
29. Priorities.
In the event of any conflict,
discrepancy, or ambiguity between the terms and conditions contained in this
Agreement and any schedules or attachments hereto, the terms and conditions
contained in this Agreement shall take precedence.
30.
Successors.
All the
covenants and provisions of this Agreement by or for the benefit of the Company
or the Transfer Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective
successors and assigns hereunder.
31. No Strict
Construction.
The
parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event any ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly
by all parties hereto, and not presumption or burden or proof shall arise
favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision
of this Agreement.
32. Descriptive
Headings.
Descriptive headings contained in this
Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not control or affect the
meaning or construction of any of the provisions hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto
have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers, hereunto
duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.
COMPUTERSHARE
TRUST COMPANY, NA.
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CORPORATION
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Exhibit
A
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