EXHIBIT 10.2
FIRST AMENDMENT TO ESCROW AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT, dated as of January 30, 2001 (this "First
Amendment"), to the Escrow Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2000 (the
"Escrow Agreement"), is made by and between TIVO INC., a Delaware Corporation
(the "Company"), AMERICA ONLINE, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser"),
and U.S. TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the "Escrow Agent"). Capitalized
terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in
the Escrow Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, Section 8 of the Escrow Agreement provides for the amendment of
the Escrow Agreement upon the written consent of the Company, the Purchaser and
the Escrow Agent;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Company are parties to the Investment
Agreement, dated as of June 9, 2000, as amended by the First Amendment, dated as
of September 11, 2000, and as amended by the Second Amendment, dated as of
January 30, 2001 (as so amended, the "Investment Agreement");
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Second Amendment to the Investment Agreement, the
Purchaser and the Company have agreed to direct the Escrow Agent to release
certain Escrowed Funds to the Company;
WHEREAS, the Company, the Purchaser and the Escrow Agent desire to amend
certain provisions of the Escrow Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Amendment to Section 3. Section 3 of the Escrow Agreement is hereby amended
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by inserting the following new paragraph (c):
"(c) Release of Escrowed Funds at the Direction of the Company and
the Purchaser. All of the Escrowed Funds, or any portion thereof, shall be
released by the Escrow Agent to the Company, the Purchaser or a third
party, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account as
the Company and the Purchaser shall designate in writing, upon receipt by
the Escrow Agent of written instructions ("Joint Release Instructions")
signed by both the Company and the Purchaser that (i) certify that both the
Company and the Purchaser agree upon the release of the Escrowed Funds to
the account designated, (ii) specify the amount of the Escrowed Funds to be
released and (iii) specify the account information of the account to which
the Escrowed Funds shall be transferred."
2. Agreement to Release Escrowed Funds. Pursuant to the Joint Release
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Instructions attached as Annex A hereto, the Purchaser and the Company hereby
direct the Escrow Agent to
release Escrowed Funds in the amount of forty-three million, five hundred
thousand dollars ($43,500,000) to the Company.
3. Governing Law. This First Amendment shall be governed by and construed in
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accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made
and to be performed entirely within such state.
4. Confidentiality. With respect to the first press release or other public
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announcement by the Company (the "Initial Press Release") and the first filing
by the Company with the SEC (the "Initial SEC Release") which, in each case,
includes information or statements concerning this First Amendment, any of the
Related Agreements (as defined in the Second Amendment to the Investment
Agreement) or any other agreements executed in connection herewith or therewith,
or the matters contemplated hereby or thereby, the Company shall use its
reasonable best efforts to cooperate with the Purchaser, furnish drafts of all
such information or statements to the Purchaser, and provide the Purchaser with,
in the case of the Initial Press Release, at least one hour and, in the case of
the Initial SEC Filing, at least 24 hours, within which to review and comment
upon any such information or statement. The Company shall reflect all
reasonable comments and requests of the Purchaser received by the Company within
the time set forth above in such information or statement prior to the release
thereof; provided that the Company shall be entitled to file the Second
Amendment, the Related Agreements and any other agreements executed in
connection herewith or therewith with the SEC. The Company shall not release or
permit the release of any such information or statement unless it has first
complied with the foregoing. In the event the Company or any of its affiliates
proposes to release any public information or statement (including any SEC
filings) with respect to this First Amendment, any of the Related Agreements or
any other agreements executed in connection herewith or therewith, or the
matters contemplated hereby or thereby which is materially different in
substance, prominence or context from the Initial Press Release or the Initial
SEC Filings, then the Company shall be required to provide the Purchaser with
the 24-hour advance notice and comment period in accordance with the foregoing
prior to releasing any such information or statement.
5. Counterparts. This First Amendment 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.
6. Effective Date; No Other Amendments. Each of the parties hereto agrees that
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the amendments to the Escrow Agreement contained herein shall be effective as of
the date and year first above written upon execution of this First Amendment by
each party hereto. Except as expressly amended hereby, the provisions of the
Escrow Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed by the parties and shall
remain in full force and effect. All references in the Escrow Agreement to
"this Agreement" shall be read as references to the Escrow Agreement, as amended
by this First Amendment.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this First Amendment to
be executed by a duly authorized officer as of the day and year first written
above.
AMERICA ONLINE, INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
TIVO INC.
By: /s/ XXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President, Finance &
Administration
U.S. TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
By: /s/ XXXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX
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Name: Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title: Assistant Vice President
Annex I
JOINT RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS
JOINT RELEASE INSTRUCTIONS, dated ______, made by TIVO INC. (the "Company")
and AMERICA ONLINE, INC. (the "Purchaser") pursuant to the Escrow Agreement,
dated as of September 11, 2000, as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of
January 30, 2001 (the "Escrow Agreement"). Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Escrow Agreement.
1. The Company and the Purchaser agree that Escrowed Funds in an aggregate
amount of ___________________ shall be released as set forth herein.
2. The Escrow Agent is hereby directed to release ____________________ to
the following account of ____________________:
[Account Information]
3. The Escrow Agent is hereby directed to release ____________________ to
the following account of ____________________:
[Account Information]
AMERICA ONLINE, INC.
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
TIVO INC.
By: _____________________________
Name:
Title:
