EXHIBIT 8
to SCHEDULE 13D
ARCHIPELAGO HOLDINGS, INC.
LOCK-UP AGREEMENT
AUGUST 6, 2004
Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities, Inc.
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Re: Archipelago holdings, inc. - Lock-up agreement
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned understands that you, as representatives (the
"Representatives"), propose to enter into an Underwriting Agreement on behalf of
the several Underwriters named in Schedule I to such agreement (collectively,
the "Underwriters"), with Archipelago Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company"), providing for a public offering of the Common Stock of the
Company (the "Shares") pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File
No. 333-113226) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
In consideration of the agreement by the Underwriters to offer and sell
the Shares, and of other good and valuable consideration the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned agrees that, during
the period beginning from the date hereof and continuing to and including the
date 180 days after the date of the final Prospectus covering the public
offering of the Shares (the "Agreement Term"), the undersigned will not offer,
sell, contract to sell, pledge, grant any option to purchase, make any short
sale or otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or any
options or warrants to purchase any shares of Common Stock of the Company, or
any securities convertible into, exchangeable for or that represent the right to
receive shares of Common Stock of the Company, whether now owned or hereinafter
acquired, owned directly by the undersigned (including holding as a custodian)
or with respect to which the undersigned has beneficial ownership within the
rules and regulations of the SEC (collectively the "Undersigned's Shares").
The foregoing restriction is expressly agreed to preclude the
undersigned from engaging in any hedging or other transaction which is designed
to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or
disposition of the Undersigned's Shares even if such Shares would be disposed of
by someone other than the undersigned. Such prohibited hedging or other
transactions would include without limitation any short sale or any purchase,
sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put or call
option) with respect to any of the Undersigned's Shares or with respect to any
security that includes, relates to, or derives any significant part of its value
from such Shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may (A) transfer the
Undersigned's Shares (i) to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting
Agreement, (ii) as a BONA FIDE gift or gifts, provided that the donee or donees
thereof agree to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, (iii)
in a pledge of the Shares held directly by the undersigned to a financial
institution to secure certain obligations of the undersigned to such financial
institution, (iv) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the
undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned, provided that the
trustee of the trust agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth
herein, and provided further that any such transfer shall not involve a
disposition for value, or (v) with the prior written consent of Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx &
Co. on behalf of the Underwriters and (B) exercise any options or other rights
granted under the Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C. 2000 Long-Term Incentive Plan,
the Archipelago Holdings, L.L.C. 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Archipelago
Holdings 2004 Stock Incentive Plan or the Archipelago Holdings Employee Stock
Purchase Plan, each as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and
outstanding on the date hereof (collectively, the "Benefit Plans"), provided
that, (x) notwithstanding the terms of any Benefit Plan, during the Agreement
Term the payment for such exercise shall be made solely in cash and (y) the
shares of Common Stock of the Company received by the undersigned pursuant to
his, her or its exercise of such options or other rights granted under any
Benefit Plan shall remain subject to the terms of this Lock-Up Agreement. For
purposes of this Lock-Up Agreement, "immediate family" shall mean any
relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.
In addition, if the undersigned is a broker-dealer registered with the
SEC under Section 15(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange
Act") whose activities in the ordinary course of business include the purchase
and sale of securities in the secondary market, the restrictions set forth
herein shall not prohibit the undersigned, subject to the provisions of the
Agreement Among Underwriters relating to the offering of the Shares, from the
ordinary course purchase and sale of any securities that it acquires in the
secondary market after the date of the final Prospectus covering the public
offering of the Shares.
Further, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the undersigned is a
corporation, the corporation may transfer the capital stock of the Company to
any wholly-owned subsidiary of such corporation or to any affiliate, as defined
in NASD Rule 2720(b)(1), of such corporation, so long as such transfer does not
require any filing with, or report to, the SEC pursuant to either Section 13 or
Section 16 of the Exchange Act; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in any such case, it
shall be a condition to the transfer that the transferee execute an agreement
stating that the transferee is receiving and holding such capital stock subject
to the provisions of this Lock-Up Agreement and there shall be no further
transfer of such capital stock except in accordance with this Lock-Up Agreement,
and provided further that any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for
value. The undersigned now has, and, except as contemplated by clause (i), (ii),
(iii), (iv) or (v) above, for the duration of this Lock-Up Agreement will have,
good and marketable title
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to the Undersigned's Shares, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, and
claims whatsoever. The undersigned also agrees and consents to the entry of stop
transfer instructions with the Company's transfer agent and registrar against
the transfer of the Undersigned's Shares except in compliance with the foregoing
restrictions. This Lock-Up Agreement shall lapse and become null and void if the
offering shall not have been consummated on or before December 31, 2004.
The undersigned understands that the Company and the Underwriters are
relying upon this Lock-Up Agreement in proceeding toward consummation of the
offering. The undersigned further understands that this Lock-Up Agreement is
irrevocable and shall be binding upon the undersigned's heirs, legal
representatives, successors, and assigns.
Very truly yours,
GapStar, LLC
By: General Atlantic Partners, LLC,
its sole member
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Exact Name of Shareholder
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Authorized Signature
A Managing Member
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