STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT
Exhibit
10.2
THIS
STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is
made as of the 16th day of June, 2006, by and among HRDQ GROUP, INC., a Delaware
corporation (the ”Corporation”),
TELECOM COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (including any successor
in
interest thereto, ”Telecom”),
CHINA
DONGGUAN NETWORKS, INC, a BVI corporation (“CDN”)
and
TOP RIDER GROUP,LTD., a BVI corporation (“TRG”).
Telecom, CDN and TRG, together with any subsequent holders of Common Stock
(as
defined below) or Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below) that become
parties to this Agreement, are collectively referred to herein as the
“Stockholders.”
The
addresses of the Corporation and current Stockholders are listed on Exhibit
A
hereto.
RECITALS
A. The
Corporation is in the business of owning and operating an Internet web site
known as “xxxxxx.xxx.”
B. Each
Stockholder owns, or will own as of the date hereof, directly or indirectly,
the
shares of Common Stock and/or Series A Preferred Stock set forth opposite such
Stockholder’s name on Schedule 1 hereto, as it may be amended from time to time.
C. As
of the
date hereof, the Corporation is issuing and selling 200,000 shares of Series
A
Preferred Stock and 500,000 shares of Common Stock to TRG (the “TRG Shares”)
pursuant to a Series A Preferred and Common Stock Purchase Agreement by and
between TRG and the Corporation of even date herewith (the “Stock Purchase
Agreement”).
D. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the closing of the
issuance and sale of the TRG Shares pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises set forth above and the
covenants set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
(a) “Affiliate”
means (i) with respect to any individual, (A) a spouse or descendant, through
blood or adoption, of such individual, (B) any trust, family partnership or
limited liability company whose beneficiaries shall primarily be such individual
and/or such individual’s spouse and/or any Person related by blood or adoption
to such individual or such individual’s
spouse,
and (C) the estate or heirs of such individual, and (ii) with respect to any
Person that is not an individual, any other Person that, directly or indirectly
through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by, or is under
common Control with, such Person and/or one or more Affiliates thereof.
(b) “Annual
Plan”
means,
for each fiscal year of the Corporation, an annual updated consolidated business
and strategic budget and plan (which budget and plan shall specify which line
items are operational items and which line items are strategic items), including
cash flow and other financial projections (setting forth in detail the
assumptions therefor) on a monthly basis for the Corporation for the applicable
fiscal year of the Corporation. The Annual Plan for each year will also contain
performance criteria for employee bonuses for such year.
(c) “Board”
means
the board of directors of the Corporation.
(d) “Certificate”
means
the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as the same may be amended
from time to time.
(e) “Change
of Control of Telecom”
means
the occurrence of any of the following events:
(i) the
acquisition, directly or indirectly, by any “person” or “group” (as those terms
are defined in Sections 3(a)(9), 13(d), and 14(d) of the Exchange Act of
“beneficial ownership” (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange
Act) of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors
(“voting securities”) of Telecom that represent 50% or more of the combined
voting power of Telecom’s then outstanding voting securities; or
(ii) any
merger, consolidation, reorganization, or business combination or sale or other
disposition of all or substantially all of Telecom’s assets, other than any such
transaction which results in the Telecom’s voting securities outstanding
immediately before the transaction continuing to represent (either by remaining
outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of Telecom or the
person that, as a result of the transaction, controls, directly or indirectly,
Telecom or owns, directly or indirectly, all or substantially all of Telecom’s
assets or otherwise succeeds to the business of Telecom (Telecom or such person,
the “Successor
Entity”))
directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the
Successor Entity’s outstanding voting securities immediately after the
transaction.
(f) “Common
Stock”
means
shares of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.
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(g) “Common
Stock Equivalents”
means
securities convertible into, or exchangeable for, or exerciseable into, shares
of Common Stock (including, without limitation, the Series A Preferred Stock).
(h) “Acquisition
Agreement”
means
that certain Acquisition Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among
the Corporation, Telecom, CDN and Alpha Century Holdings Ltd., a BVI
corporation.
(i) “Control,”
“Controlled”
or
“Controls”
means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies (investment or otherwise) of a Person,
whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
(j) “Equity
Incentive Plan”
means
the Corporation’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan, as in effect on the date hereof
(including with respect to the amount of shares of Common Stock issuable
thereunder as of the date hereof).
(k) “Exchange
Act”
means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(l) “Telecom
Rights Period”
means
any period during which Telecom (i) directly or indirectly holds at least
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) or (ii) is required to account for its equity
interest in the Corporation under the equity method of accounting under
generally accepted accounting principles or under applicable financial reporting
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
(m) “Person”
shall
be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual,
a
partnership, an investment fund, a limited liability company, a corporation,
an
association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated
organization and a governmental entity or any department, agency or political
subdivision thereof.
(n) “Preferred
Stock”
means
shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Corporation.
(o) “Qualified
IPO”
means
the sale, in an Underwritten Offering, of Common Stock for a purchase price
per
share of not less than $17.25 (as adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock
splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like) resulting in gross
proceeds to the Corporation of not less than $20,000,000 other than any offering
made in connection with a compensatory benefit plan or an acquisition
transaction, including a transaction subject to Rule 145 under the Securities
Act.
(p) “Securities
Act”
means
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
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(q) “Series
A Preferred Stock”
means
the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Corporation.
(r) “Stockholder’s
Shares”
or
“Shares”
means
all shares of the Corporation’s capital stock now owned or subsequently acquired
by a Stockholder (including, without limitation, shares of Common Stock and
Series A Preferred Stock).
(s) “Stockholder”
means
each party to this Agreement (other than the Corporation) and any other Person
who executes, and agrees to bound by the terms of this Agreement.
(t) “Underwritten
Offering”
means
a
registration under the Securities Act, in which securities of the Corporation
are sold to an underwriter on a firm commitment basis for reoffering to the
public.
(u) The
words
“sale,”
“sell,”
“transfer”
and
the
like shall include any disposition by way of transfer with or without
consideration, to any persons for any purpose and include without limitation,
public or private offerings.
ARTICLE
2
TRANSFERS;
NOTICE; RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL; RIGHT OF CO-SALE
2.1 General
Restriction on Shares. During
the term of this Agreement, all of a Stockholder’s Shares shall be subject to
the terms of this Agreement. No Stockholder shall transfer, sell, assign or
otherwise dispose (each, a “Transfer”)
any
Shares other than pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and any Transfers
in
violation of this Agreement shall be null and void. All Transfers of Shares
shall be subject to compliance with state and federal securities laws, and
in
the event of a Transfer that is not pursuant to an effective registration
statement the Corporation may require the transferor to provide the Corporation
with an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation to the
effect that such Transfer does not require registration under the Securities
Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Telecom shall not
Transfer (by way of dividend or otherwise) any of the Shares held by it to
Telecom’s shareholders if such Transfer would cause the Corporation to become
subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act.
2.2 Notice
Provisions; Contents Thereof.
If
any
Stockholder (each, a “Transferring
Stockholder”)
proposes to Transfer to any Person any Shares (the “Transfer
Shares”)
in one
or more related transactions, then, except as provided in Section
2.7
hereof,
the Transferring Stockholder shall promptly give written notice (the
“Notice”)
to the
other Stockholders (collectively, the “Transfer
Offerees”)
and
the Corporation of such proposed Transfer. The Notice shall describe in
reasonable detail the proposed Transfer including, without limitation: (a)
the
number of Transfer Shares to be Transferred; (b) the nature of such Transfer
and
the amount and form of consideration to be paid; (c) the name and address of
each prospective purchaser or transferee; and (d) any other material terms
and
conditions upon which such Transfer is to be made, along with copies of all
material, proposed agreements relating to such Transfer, including but not
limited to, purchase agreements, voting or proxy agreements, and other
agreements or documents requested by a Transfer Offeree.
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2.3 Right
of First Refusal.
2.3.1 Within
fifteen (15) calendar days of its receipt of the Notice, the Corporation shall
notify the Transferring Stockholder and the Transfer Offerees of the
Corporation’s intent to purchase some or all of the Transfer Shares at the same
price and upon the same terms upon which the Transferring Stockholder is
proposing to dispose of such Transfer Shares, and, subject to Section 2.3.3
below, the Transferring Stockholder shall sell to the Corporation the Transfer
Shares pursuant to such proposed terms. If the Corporation fails or declines
to
exercise fully its right of first refusal as described in the immediately
preceding sentence, the Transferring Stockholder shall promptly deliver a notice
thereof setting forth the number of Transfer Shares that the Corporation has
elected not to purchase (the “Transfer Offeree Notice”) to the Transfer
Offerees, and the Transfer Offerees may elect to purchase the
Transfer
Shares that the Corporation has elected not to purchase at the same price and
upon the same terms which the Transferring Stockholder is proposing to dispose
of such Transfer Shares by delivering a written notice (an “Acceptance Notice”)
of such election to the Transferring Stockholder within fifteen (15) days of
receipt of the Transfer Offeree Notice. Each Transfer Offeree that elects to
deliver an Acceptance Notice shall specify in the Acceptance Notice the number
of Transfer Shares that such Transfer Offeree is willing to acquire (which
may
be in excess of (but not less than) such Transfer Offeree’s Pro Rata Share) (as
defined below). If the Transfer Offerees elect to purchase in the aggregate
all
of the Transfer Shares specified in the Transfer Offeree Notice, each such
Transfer Offeree so electing shall be entitled and obligated to purchase, on
the
terms set forth in the Notice, a number of Transfer Shares equal to the sum
of
(a) the amount of such Transfer Offeree’s Pro Rata Share of Transfer Shares not
being purchased by the Corporation, and (b) to the extent a Transfer Offeree
elected to purchase more than its Pro Rata Share of Transfer Shares not being
purchased by the Corporation, the lesser of (i) such Transfer Offeree’s
proportionate share of any remaining Transfer Shares to be Transferred other
than those Transfer Shares to be purchased by accepting Offer Transferees
pursuant to clause (a) above (based upon the relative Pro Rata Share of each
Transfer Offeree electing to purchase more than its Pro Rata Share of Transfer
Shares not being purchased by the Corporation), or (ii) that number of Transfer
Shares equal to the number of shares such Transfer Offeree elected to purchase
minus such Transfer Offeree’s Pro Rata Share of Transfer Shares not being
purchased by the Corporation (it being understood that the allocation procedures
contemplated by this clause (ii) shall be repeated until all Transfer Shares
have been allocated). Each Transfer Offeree’s “Pro Rata Share” shall mean the
ratio, calculated in accordance with Section 2.6, of the number of shares of
Common Stock of the Corporation held by the Transfer Offeree on the date of
the
Transfer Offeree Notice divided by the total number of shares of Common Stock
of
the Corporation held by all of the Transfer Offerees on the date of the Transfer
Offeree Notice.
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2.3.2 Each
Transfer Offeree shall be entitled to apportion its Pro Rata Share to be
purchased pursuant to this Section
2.3
among
its Permitted Transferees (as defined in Section
2.7),
provided that the Transfer Offeree notifies the Transferring Stockholder of
such
allocation.
2.3.3 In
the
event the Corporation and/or all or part of the Transfer Offerees, as
applicable, fail to subscribe for all of the Transfer Shares pursuant to
Section
2.3.1,
then
the Transferring Stockholder shall not be required to sell any of the
Transferred Shares to the Corporation or any of the Transfer Offerees and,
subject to Section
2.4,
the
Transferring Stockholder may Transfer all (but not less than all) of the
Transfer Shares to third parties pursuant to Section
2.5
at the
same price and upon the same terms and conditions specified in the Notice;
provided,
however,
that in
the event such Transfer Shares are not sold within ninety (90) calendar days
of
the date of the Notice, such Transfer Shares shall once again be subject to
the
right of first refusal and right of co-sale as provided for in Sections
2.3
and
2.4
of this
Agreement.
2.3.4 Should
the purchase price specified in the Notice be payable in property other than
cash, the Corporation and/or the Transfer Offerees shall have the option to
pay
the purchase price contemplated by Section
2.3
in the
form of cash equal in amount to the value of such property. If the Transferring
Stockholder and the Corporation cannot agree on such cash value within ten
(10)
days after receipt by the Corporation and the Transfer Offerees of the Notice,
the valuation shall be made by an independent appraiser of recognized standing
selected by the Transferring Stockholder and the Corporation or, if they cannot
agree on an appraiser within twenty (20) days after receipt by the Corporation
and the Transfer Offerees of the Notice, each shall select an independent
appraiser of recognized standing and the two appraisers shall designate a third
independent appraiser of recognized standing, whose appraisal shall be
determinative of such value. The cost of such appraisal shall be shared equally
by the Transferring Stockholder, on the one hand, and the Corporation and/or
the
Transfer Offerees (based on the relative amounts of Transfer Shares being
purchased by the Corporation and the Transfer Offerees), on the other hand.
If
this Section
2.3.4
is
applicable, then the time periods contemplated by Section
2.3.1
and
Section
2.3.3
shall be
deemed to commence on the date that the valuation contemplated by this
Section 2.3.4
is
determined.
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2.4 Right
of Co-Sale.
2.4.1 Co-Sale
Obligations.
(a) If
any
Stockholder (or a direct or indirect transferee thereof) proposes to Transfer
to
any Person other than a Permitted Transferee any Transfer Shares in one or
more
related transactions, and the right of first refusal set forth in Section
2.3
above
was not fully exercised (such that all Transfer Shares proposed to be
transferred will not be Transferred to the Corporation and/or the Transfer
Offerees), then the Transferring Stockholder will, via written notice, inform
the other Stockholders (each, a “Co-Sale
Stockholder”)
and
the Corporation of such fact and permit each Co-Sale Stockholder to participate
in the Transfer of such Transfer Shares at the same price, and upon the same
terms and conditions specified in the Notice in accordance with the provisions
of this Section
2.4
herein.
Such written notice is hereinafter referred to as the “Co-Sale
Notice.”
(b) The
Co-Sale Notice: (i) shall specify the number of Transfer Shares to be
Transferred by the Transferring Stockholder, the sale price, the purchasers
and
all other terms of the Transfer; (ii) shall be titled “Co-Sale Notice”; and
(iii) shall be delivered to each Stockholder and the Corporation within seven
(7) calendar days after the Corporation and all Transfer Offerees exercise
or
decline to exercise their right of first refusal, as set forth in Section
2.3
above.
2.4.2 Right
of Co-Sale.
No
later than fifteen (15) calendar days after its receipt of the Co-Sale Notice,
each Co-Sale Stockholder shall notify the Transferring Stockholder of such
Co-Sale Stockholder’s intent to sell to the prospective purchaser of the
Transferring Stockholder’s Transfer Shares all or any part of such Co-Sale
Stockholder’s Co-Sale Allocation (as defined below) pursuant to the terms the
Transferring Stockholder proposes to Transfer its Transfer Shares. For purposes
of this Section
2.4.2,
each
Co-Sale Stockholder’s “Co-Sale
Allocation”
with
respect to each Transfer of Transfer Shares by the Transferring Stockholder
shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (a) the total number
of
Transfer Shares being Transferred by the Transferring Stockholder by (b) a
fraction, calculated in accordance with Section
2.6,
the
numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation held by such Co-Sale Stockholder on the date of the Co-Sale Notice,
and the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common
Stock
of the Corporation held by all Co-Sale Stockholders and the Transferring
Stockholder on the date of the Co-Sale Notice. If such Co-Sale Stockholder
elects to Transfer to the prospective purchaser all or any portion of such
Co-Sale Stockholder’s Co-Sale Allocation, then the Transferring Stockholder
shall assign to such Co-Sale Stockholder as much of the Transferring
Stockholder’s interest in the agreement for the sale of the Transfer Shares as
such Co-Sale Stockholder shall be entitled to pursuant to the terms hereof.
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2.4.3 Delivery
Requirements.
Each
Co-Sale Stockholder shall effect its participation in the Transferring
Stockholder’s sale of Transfer Shares pursuant to Section
2.4
by
promptly delivering to the Transferring Stockholder for Transfer to the
prospective purchaser:
(a) one
or
more certificates, properly endorsed for Transfer, which represent that number
of Shares which such Co-Sale Stockholder elects to sell; and Company
may have to issue certificate in certain instances.
(b) an
Assignment Separate From Certificate, via facsimile or otherwise, which represents
such Co-Sale Stockholder’s Co-Sale Allocation (or applicable portion thereof).
The
Corporation agrees to effect any such assignment concurrent with the actual
transfer of such Transfer Shares to the purchaser.
2.4.4 Transfer
of Shares; Remittance of Sale Proceeds.
The
stock certificate or certificates that any Co-Sale Stockholder delivers to
the
Transferring Stockholder pursuant to Section
2.4.3
shall be
Transferred to the prospective purchaser in consummation of the sale of the
Transfer Shares pursuant to the terms and conditions specified in the Notice,
and the Transferring Stockholder shall concurrently therewith remit to such
Co-Sale Stockholder that portion of the sale proceeds to which such Co-Sale
Stockholder is entitled by reason of its participation in such sale by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by such Co-Sale
Stockholder. To the extent that any prospective purchaser prohibits such
assignment or otherwise refuses to purchase shares or other securities from
a
Co-Sale Stockholder exercising its rights of co-sale hereunder, the Transferring
Stockholder shall not sell to such prospective purchaser or purchasers any
Transfer Shares unless and until, simultaneously with such sale, the
Transferring Stockholder shall purchase such shares or other securities from
the
Co-Sale Stockholders on the same terms as described in the Notice.
2.5 Subsequent
Sales.
The
exercise or non-exercise of the rights of the Corporation, a Transfer Offeree
or
a Co-Sale Stockholder hereunder to participate in one or more sales of Transfer
Shares made by the Transferring Stockholder shall not adversely affect the
Corporation’s, such Transfer Offeree’s or such Co-Sale Stockholder’s rights to
participate in subsequent sales of the Transferring Stockholder’s Shares subject
to the terms of this Agreement pursuant to Section
2.1
hereof.
2.6 Methodology
for Calculations.
For
purposes of this Agreement, the proposed Transfer of a Common Stock Equivalent
shall be treated as the proposed Transfer of the shares of Common Stock into
which such Common Stock Equivalent can be converted, exchanged, or exercised.
Unless otherwise specifically provided, for purposes of all calculations under
this Agreement (including, without limitation, determining the amount of
outstanding Common Stock as of any date, the amount of Common Stock owned by
any
Person, and the percentage of outstanding Common Stock owned by any Person),
all
Common Stock into which any Common Stock Equivalents are convertible,
exchangeable or exercisable shall be deemed to be outstanding as of the date
of
calculation (and held by the holder of such Common Stock Equivalents).
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2.7 Exempt
Transfers of Transferring Stockholder’s Stock.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Section
2.1
above,
the right of first refusal of the Corporation and the Transfer Offerees under
Section
2.3
and the
right of co-sale of the Co-Sale Stockholders under this Section
2.4
shall
not apply to:
(a) any
Transfer by a Transferring Stockholder to the Transferring Stockholder’s
Affiliates or any Transfer by way of bequest or inheritance upon death (any
transferee pursuant to this clause (a), a “Permitted
Transferee”);
(b) any
Transfer of Shares pursuant to the provisions of Article
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of this
Agreement;
(c) any
pledge of Transfer Shares made pursuant to a bona fide loan transaction that
creates a mere security interest; or
(d) any
Transfer to the Corporation;
provided,
however,
that
any pledgee or transferee (other than the Corporation) shall agree in writing
to
be bound by and comply with all provisions hereof. Notwithstanding the preceding
sentence, the Transferring Stockholder shall inform the Corporation of any
such
Transfer prior to effecting it. Such Transferred Transfer Shares shall remain
“Shares” hereunder, and such transferee or donee shall execute the Joinder
Agreement and shall be treated as a “Stockholder” for purposes of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
3
PREEMPTIVE
RIGHTS
3.1 Preemptive
Rights.
Except
for Excluded Securities (as hereinafter defined), the Corporation shall not
issue, sell, or exchange, or agree to issue, sell, or exchange (collectively,
“Issue,”
and
any issuance, sale, or exchange resulting therefrom, an “Issuance”)
(a)
any shares of capital stock of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or
(b)
any other equity security of the Corporation, including, without limitation,
any
options, warrants, or other rights to subscribe for, purchase, or otherwise
acquire any capital stock or other equity security of the Corporation, unless,
in each case, the Corporation shall have first given written notice (the
“Article
3 Notice”)
to
each Stockholder (each, an “Article
3 Offeree”)
(so
long as, in each case, such Stockholder directly or indirectly through its
Affiliates owns at least 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (on an as converted
and as exercised basis) and has not previously forfeited its rights under this
Article 3 pursuant to Section
3.3
below)
that shall (i) state the Corporation’s intention to sell any of the securities
described in (a) and/or (b) above, the amount to be issued, sold, or exchanged,
the terms of such securities, the purchase price therefor, and a summary of
the
other material terms of the proposed issuance, sale, or exchange and (ii) offer
(an “Article
3 Offer”)
to
Issue to each Article 3 Offeree such Article 3 Offeree’s Proportionate
Percentage (as defined below) of such securities (with respect to each Article
3
Offeree, the “Offered
Securities”)
upon
the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Article 3 Notice,
which
Article 3 Offer by its terms shall remain open for a period of twenty (20)
days
from the date it is delivered by the Corporation to the Article 3 Offerees
(and,
to the extent the Article 3 Offer is accepted during such twenty (20)-day
period, until the closing of the Issuance contemplated by the Article 3 Offer).
“Proportionate
Percentage”
for
the
purposes of this Section shall mean the quotient, determined in accordance
with
Section
2.6,
obtained by dividing (x) the number of shares of Common Stock owned by the
Article 3 Offeree, by (y) the total number of shares of Common Stock owned
by
all of the Article 3 Offerees on the date of the Article 3 Offer. Each Article
3
Offeree shall be entitled to apportion its Offered Securities among its
Permitted Transferees.
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3.2 Notice
of Acceptance.
Notice
of
an Article 3 Offeree’s intention to accept an Article 3 Offer, in whole or in
part, shall be evidenced in writing signed by such party and delivered to the
Corporation prior to the end of the twenty (20)-day period of such Article
3
Offer (each, an “Article
3 Notice of Acceptance”),
setting forth the portion of the Offered Securities that the Article 3 Offeree
elects to purchase.
3.3 Failure
to Fully Subscribe.
In
the
event that an Article 3 Notice of Acceptance is not given by any Article 3
Offeree in respect of all of the Offered Securities (a “Non-Fully
Subscribing Offeree”),
then
(a) the other Article 3 Offerees shall each have the right and option
exercisable for a period of five (5) days commencing upon the expiration of
the
Article 3 Offer to purchase the amount of remaining Offered Securities equal
to
its Proportionate Percentage of such securities (treating only the remaining
Article 3 Offerees as Article 3 Offerees for these purposes) or such other
amount as may be agreed upon by such Article 3 Offerees and (b) the Non-Fully
Subscribing Offeree shall forfeit its preemptive rights set forth in this
Article
3
with
respect to future Issuances by the Corporation.
3.4 Corporation’s
Right to Issue.
3.4.1 In
the
event that the Article 3 Offerees do not elect to purchase all the Offered
Securities in accordance with Sections
3.2
and
3.3
above,
the Corporation shall have ninety (90) calendar days following the earlier
of
(a) delivery of the Article 3 Notice of Acceptance or the expiration of the
five
(5)-day period referred to in Section
3.3,
as
applicable, or (b) the twenty (20)-day period referred to in Section
3.2
above,
if no Article 3 Notice of Acceptance is delivered, to Issue all or any part
of
such remaining Offered Securities to any other Person(s) (the “Other
Buyers”),
but
only at a price not less than the price, and on terms no more favorable to
the
Other Buyers than the terms, stated in the Article 3 Offer Notice.
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3.4.2 If
the
Corporation does not consummate the Issuance of all or part of the remaining
Offered Securities to the Other Buyers within such ninety (90)-day period,
the
right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such securities
shall
not be offered unless first re-offered to each Article 3 Offeree in accordance
with this Article
3.
3.4.3 Within
thirty (30) days of the closing of the Issuance to the Other Buyers of all
or
part of the remaining Offered Securities (or, at the request of any Article
3
Offeree, contemporaneously with such closing), each Article 3 Offeree shall
purchase from the Corporation, and the Corporation shall Issue to each such
Article 3 Offeree (or any permitted transferee(s) designated by it), the Offered
Securities that the Article 3 Offeree committed to purchase pursuant to
Sections
3.2
and
3.3,
on the
terms specified in the Article 3 Offer. The purchase by an Article 3 Offeree
of
any Offered Securities is subject in all cases to the execution and delivery
by
the Corporation and the Article 3 Offeree of a purchase agreement relating
to
such Offered Securities in form and substance similar in all material respects
to the extent applicable to that executed and delivered between the Corporation
and the Other Buyers.
3.5 Excluded
Securities.
For
purposes of this Article
3,
“Excluded
Securities”
shall
mean: (a) securities issued pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement; (b) shares
of Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred
Stock; (c) any capital stock issued as a stock dividend or upon any stock split
or other subdivision or combination of shares of the Corporation’s capital
stock; (d) shares of Common Stock issued in any Qualified IPO; (e) shares of
Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents issuable or issued to employees or
directors of the Corporation or consultants providing bona fide services to
the
Corporation pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan; (f) securities issued
pursuant to any Common Stock Equivalents provided that the Corporation shall
have complied with the preemptive rights established by this Article
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with
respect to the initial sale or grant by the Corporation of such Common Stock
Equivalents; and/or (g) shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents
issued pursuant to or in connection with (1) any equipment loan or leasing
arrangement, real property leasing arrangement or debt financing from a bank
or
similar financial institution and/or (2) in connection with strategic
transactions involving the Corporation and other entities, including (A)
acquisitions (of assets or equity interests), mergers and/or consolidations,
(B)
joint ventures, manufacturing, marketing or distribution agreements, or (C)
technology transfer or development arrangements, provided
that
such issuance is approved by the Board and/or (3) a merger or consolidation
or
acquisition of any other entity or assets thereof that is approved by the Board;
provided
that so
long as the TRG Designation Period (as defined below) is still in effect,
issuances in reliance on this Section
3.5(g)
shall
not exceed 400,000 shares of Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents (as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) in any single transaction or series of related
transactions unless such transaction or series of related transactions is
approved by the Board, including the affirmative vote of the TRG Director (in
which case such limitation shall not apply).
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3.6 Right
to Purchase Additional Securities.
3.6.1 The
Corporation shall not Issue any Special Securities (as defined below) unless
the
Corporation shall have first complied with the provisions of this Section
3.6.
If the
Corporation proposes to Issue any Special Securities, it shall, prior to any
such Issuance, give written notice to Telecom (so long as Telecom directly
or
indirectly through its Affiliates owns more than fifty percent (50%) of the
Common Stock of the Corporation (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and
after giving effect to the maximum number of Telecom Increasing Securities
that
Telecom may be entitled to purchase pursuant to Section
3.6.2
below)
(the “Telecom
Special Securities Notice”)
that
shall (a) state the Corporation’s intention to sell the Special Securities, the
amount to be issued, sold or exchanged, the terms of the Special Securities,
the
purchase price therefor, and a summary of the other material terms of the
proposed issuance, sale or exchange and (b) offer (the “Telecom
Special Securities Offer”)
to
Issue to Telecom an equal number (and type) of Special Securities (the
“Telecom
Special Securities”)
at the
Telecom Special Securities Purchase Price (as defined in Section
3.6.3
below),
which offer shall remain open for a period of fifteen (15) days following the
date the Telecom Special Securities Purchase Price is determined pursuant to
Section
3.6.3
(and, to
the extent the Telecom Special Securities Offer is accepted during such fifteen
(15)-day period, until the closing of the Issuance contemplated by the Telecom
Special Securities Offer). “Special
Securities”
shall
mean for purposes of this Section
3.6
any
securities that the Corporation proposes to Issue that are described in
subsection (g) of the definition of “Excluded Securities” in Section
3.5
above.
3.6.2 (a)Except
as
set forth in Section
3.6.2(b)
below,
if any outstanding Common Stock Equivalents become exercisable, convertible
or
exchangeable into a greater number of shares of Common Stock after the date
hereof (other than as a result of stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock
dividends, recapitalizations and the like that do not result in a change of
any
Stockholder’s percentage ownership of outstanding Common Stock calculated in
accordance with Section
2.6)
including, without limitation, as a result any anti-dilution adjustment with
respect to the Series A Preferred Stock (the event giving rise to any such
change in the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Common Stock
Equivalents being hereafter referred to as the “Adjustment
Event”),
then
Telecom shall have the right to purchase, at the Telecom Increasing Securities
Purchase Price (as defined in Section
3.6.3
below),
a number of shares (such shares being the “Telecom
Increasing Securities”)
of the
Adjustment Securities (as defined below) from the Corporation such that
following such purchase (and any Adjustment Event(s) that may result from
Telecom’s purchase of Telecom Increasing Securities) Telecom continues to have
the same Section 3.6 Pro Rata Share as Telecom had immediately prior to such
Adjustment Event. “Section
3.6 Pro Rata Share”
shall
mean (x) the number of shares of Common Stock (calculated in accordance with
Section
2.6)
held by
Telecom, divided by (y) the number of shares of Common Stock (calculated in
accordance with Section
2.6)
of the
Corporation then outstanding. The Corporation shall notify Telecom of the
occurrence of an Adjustment Event and its calculation of the number of Telecom
Increasing Securities within two business days of the date of the Adjustment
Event (the “Increasing
Securities Notice”),
and
Telecom may exercise its right to acquire the Telecom Increasing Securities
at
any time during the fifteen (15) day period following the determination of
the
Telecom Increasing Securities Purchase Price for the Telecom Increasing
Securities pursuant to Section
3.6.3.
For
purposes of Section
3.6,
“Adjustment
Securities”
shall
be the class and series of capital stock or other securities the issuance of
which caused the Adjustment Event (by way of illustration and not limitation,
if
an issuance of Series B Preferred Stock causes an anti-dilution adjustment
with
respect to the conversion price of the Series A Preferred Stock, and such
adjustment is an Adjustment Event, the Adjustment Securities would be Series
B
Preferred Stock).
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(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in Section
3.6.2(a)
or
otherwise herein, Section
3.6.2(a)
shall
not apply with respect to any particular Adjustment Event if either (i) such
Adjustment Event results from an Issuance of Offered Securities as to which
(x)
Telecom had a right of first offer pursuant to Section
3.1
hereof
and (y) Telecom did not exercise in full its right to purchase its full
Proportionate Percentage of the Offered Securities, or (ii) Telecom’s Section
3.6 Pro Rata Share immediately prior to the Adjustment Event (taking into
account for such purpose any Offered Securities purchased, or to be purchased,
by Telecom pursuant to Section
3
above or
otherwise in connection with such Adjustment Event) is less than or equal to
Telecom’s Section 3.6 Pro Rata Share immediately following the Adjustment Event
(taking into account for such purpose any Offered Securities purchased, or
to be
purchased, by Telecom pursuant to Section
3.1).
3.6.3 The
purchase price for the Telecom Special Securities (the “Telecom
Special Securities Purchase Price”)
or the
Telecom Increasing Securities (the “Telecom
Increasing Securities Purchase Price”)
shall
be the fair market value of such Telecom Special Securities or Telecom
Increasing Securities, as applicable, as determined by mutual agreement of
Telecom and a majority of disinterested directors of the Corporation (it being
understood that the Telecom Directors and the At-Large Director shall not be
considered disinterested directors for purposes of this Section
3.6.3);
provided,
however,
that if
Adjustment Securities that give rise to an Adjustment Event are issued for
equity financing purposes, then the Telecom Increasing Securities Price per
share of Telecom Increasing Securities shall be equal to the price per share
paid by the investors in such equity financing for the Adjustment Securities.
Telecom and the disinterested directors shall use their good faith efforts
to
agree upon the applicable purchase price. In each case, if Telecom and a
majority of disinterested directors of the Corporation cannot agree on such
purchase price within ten (10) days after the date Telecom receives the Telecom
Special Securities Notice or the Increasing Securities Notice (or, if earlier,
within ten (10) days of the date that Telecom notifies the Corporation that
it
has become aware of an event triggering its rights under Section
3.6),
as
applicable, the valuation shall be made by an independent appraiser of
recognized standing mutually selected by Telecom and a majority of disinterested
directors of the Corporation or, if they cannot agree on an appraiser within
twenty (20) days after the date Telecom receives the Telecom Special Securities
Notice or the Increasing Securities Notice (or, if earlier, within twenty (20)
days of the date that Telecom notifies the Corporation that it has become aware
of an event triggering its rights under Section
3.6),
as
applicable, each shall select an independent appraiser of recognized standing
(no later than the expiration of such twenty (20)-day period) and the appraisers
shall be instructed to promptly designate an independent appraiser of recognized
standing, whose appraisal shall be determinative of the applicable purchase
price. The parties shall use their reasonable best efforts to select an
appraiser and cause the applicable appraiser to complete such appraisal as
promptly as possible. The appraiser(s) shall be instructed to determine the
Telecom Special Securities Purchase Price or the Telecom Increasing Securities
Purchase Price, as applicable, based on the fair market value of the Telecom
Special Securities or the Telecom Increasing Securities, as applicable. The
cost
of such appraisal shall be shared equally by Telecom and the Corporation.
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3.6.4 Notice
of
Telecom’s intention to accept the Telecom Offer or to purchase the Telecom
Increasing Securities shall be evidenced in writing signed by Telecom and
delivered to the Corporation within fifteen (15) days following the date the
Telecom Special Securities Purchase Price or Telecom Increasing Securities
Purchase Price, as applicable, is determined pursuant to Section
3.6.3
above
(the “Telecom
Notice of Acceptance”).
3.6.5 If
Telecom delivers a Telecom Notice of Acceptance in respect of a Telecom Special
Securities Offer, then the Corporation shall not Issue the Special Securities
until after (or contemporaneously with) the Issuance of the Telecom Special
Securities to Telecom (in exchange for the Telecom Special Securities Purchase
Price) pursuant to this Section
3.6.
If
Telecom delivers an Telecom Notice of Acceptance with respect to the purchase
of
Telecom Increasing Securities, then the corporation shall promptly issue the
Telecom Increasing Securities to Telecom pursuant to this Section
3.6
in
exchange for the Telecom Increasing Securities Purchase Price. In the event
Telecom does not deliver an Telecom Notice of Acceptance within such fifteen
(15)-day period, then Telecom shall forfeit (i) its rights under this
Section
3.6
with
respect to the applicable Issuance of Special Securities or Adjustment Event
and
(ii) its rights under this Section 3.6 with respect to future Issuances of
Special Securities and future Adjustment Events; provided that Telecom shall
not
forfeit its rights with respect to future Issuances of Special Securities and
future Adjustment Events under clause (ii) of this sentence if, after giving
effect to the Issuance of Special Securities or Adjustment with respect to
which
Telecom elected not to deliver an Telecom Notice of Acceptance, Telecom would
directly or indirectly continue to hold more than 50% of the Common Stock of
the
Corporation (calculated in accordance with Section 2.6 and assuming issuance
of
all securities authorized under the Equity Incentive Plan). If Telecom shall
have forfeited its rights under clauses (i) and (ii) of the preceding sentence,
then this Section
3.6
shall
automatically thereupon terminate.
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ARTICLE
4
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS; GOVERNANCE
4.1 Election
and Designation of Directors.
Each
Stockholder shall from time to time take such action, in his capacity as a
direct or indirect stockholder of the Corporation, including the voting or
causing to be voted of all Voting Stock (as defined below) owned or controlled
by such Stockholder, as may be necessary to cause the Corporation to be managed
at all times by a Board composed as follows:
4.1.1 The
authorized number of directors on the Board shall be five (5);
4.1.2 For
so
long as TRG holds shares of Series A Preferred Stock and at least 500,000
shares of Common Stock (which 500,000 shares of Common Stock may include such
shares of Series A Preferred Stock and shall be calculated in accordance with
Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) (the “TRG
Designation Period”),
it
shall designate the director to be elected pursuant to Section D(2)(c)(i) of
the
Certificate (the “TRG
Director”),
who
shall initially
be
Xxxxxx Xxxxx;
4.1.3 During
the Telecom Rights Period, Telecom shall designate two (2) of the directors
to
be elected pursuant to Section D(2)(c)(ii) of the Certificate (the “Telecom
Directors”),
who
shall initially be Xxxxxx Xx
and Xxx
Xxx;
provided
that in
the event Telecom directly or indirectly holds less than 3,000,000 shares of
Common Stock (but more than 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock) (in each case
calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) and is no longer required to account for its
equity interest in the Corporation under the equity method of accounting under
generally accepted accounting principals or under applicable financial reporting
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, then Telecom shall
designate only one (1) Telecom Director (the period during which Telecom is
entitled to designate an Telecom Director pursuant to this Section
4.1.3
shall be
referred to as the “Telecom
Designation Period”);
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4.1.4 For
so
long as CDN holds at least 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated in
accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) (the “CDN
Designation Period”),
it
shall designate one (1) of the directors to be elected pursuant to Section
D(2)(c)(ii) of the Certificate (the “CDN
Director”),
who
shall initially be Xxxxx Xxxx; and
4.1.5 One
(1)
director shall be elected pursuant to Section D(2)(c)(iii) of the Certificate
(the “At-Large
Director”)
by
holders of a majority of Voting Stock (on an as-if converted basis);
provided
that,
during
the Telecom Designation Period, the At-Large Director shall not be an Affiliate
of either of Telecom or VantagePoint Venture Partners.
4.2 Expenses.
The
Corporation shall pay the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by each
Board member designated pursuant to Article
4
in
connection with attending the meetings of the Board and any committees thereof.
4.3 Covenant
to Vote.
4.3.1 Each
of
the Stockholders agrees to vote or cause to be voted, in person or by proxy,
all
of the Shares owned or controlled by such Stockholder and entitled to vote
at
any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation called
for
the purpose of voting on the election of directors (“Voting
Stock”),
or to
execute a written consent in lieu thereof, (a) in favor of the election or
removal of the directors in accordance with the provisions of this Article
4,
and (b)
in favor of (i) any acquisition of the Corporation by a third party (including
by way of merger, asset sale or otherwise) that is approved by the Board and
(ii) any public offering or other equity financing of the Corporation that
is
approved by the Board (each such transaction an “Approved
Transaction”),
and
shall take all other necessary or desirable actions within his or its control
(including, without limitation, attending all meetings in person or by proxy
for
purposes of obtaining a quorum and executing all written consents in lieu of
meetings, as applicable), and the Corporation shall take all necessary and
desirable actions within its control (including, without limitation, calling
special Board and stockholder meetings), to effectuate the provisions of this
Article
4.
Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Stockholders expressly agree
that
notwithstanding the potential applicability of the Delaware General Corporation
Law (the “DGCL”)
to the
election of directors of the Corporation (and applicable provisions of the
Certificate relating thereto), the Stockholders will vote their shares of Voting
Stock in favor of the election or removal of the directors in accordance with
the provisions of this Article 4 as if the cumulative voting provisions of
the
DGCL (including without limitation, the cumulative voting provisions of Sections
301.5, 303 and 708 of the DGCL) did not apply to the election or removal of
directors of the Corporation.
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4.3.2 In
addition to voting in favor of (or consenting to) such Approved Transaction
in
accordance with Section 4.3.1, each Stockholder agrees to each take all
necessary and desirable actions approved by the Board in connection with the
consummation of the Approved Transaction, including the execution of such
agreements and such instruments and other actions reasonably necessary to (a)
provide the representations, warranties, indemnities, covenants, conditions,
non-compete agreements, escrow agreements and other provisions and agreements
relating to such Approved Transaction and (b) effectuate the allocation and
distribution of the aggregate consideration upon the Approved Transaction;
provided
that
this
Section
4.3.2
shall
not require any Stockholder to indemnify the purchaser in any Approved
Transaction for breaches of the representations, warranties or covenants of
the
Company or any other Stockholder, except to the extent (i) such Stockholder
is
not required to incur more than its pro
rata
share of
such indemnity obligation (based on the total consideration to be received
by
all Stockholders that are similarly situated and hold the same class or series
of capital stock) and (ii) such indemnity obligation is provided for and limited
to a post-closing escrow or holdback arrangement of cash or stock paid in
connection with the Approved Transaction; further
provided
that
this Section 4.3.2 shall not require Telecom to enter into any non-competition
agreement, non-solicitation agreement or similar agreement restricting the
manner in which Telecom may conduct business in connection with such Approved
Transaction. Further, each Stockholder also agrees (1) to refrain from
exercising any dissenters’ rights or rights of appraisal under applicable law at
any time with respect to such Approved Transaction, and (2) to direct and use
such Stockholder’s commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Stockholder’s
employees, agents and representatives not to, directly or indirectly, initiate,
solicit, encourage or otherwise facilitate any inquiries or the making of any
proposal for the Approved Transaction or any proposal that is intended, or
could
otherwise reasonably be expected, to delay, prevent, impair, interfere with,
postpone or adversely affect the ability of the Corporation to consummate the
Approved Transaction. All Stockholders will bear their pro
rata
share
(based upon the amount of consideration to be received) of the reasonable costs
of any Approved Transaction to the extent such costs are incurred for the
benefit of all selling Stockholders and are not otherwise paid by the
Corporation or the other party. Costs incurred by any Stockholder on its own
behalf will not be considered costs of the Approved Transaction hereunder.
4.4 Removal
of Directors.
4.4.1 At
all
times (a) during the TRG Designation Period, TRG shall have the right to require
the removal, with or without cause, of the TRG Director, and no other Person
shall have any rights to remove the TRG Director; (b) during the Telecom
Designation Period, Telecom shall have the right to require the removal, with
or
without cause, of any or all of the Telecom Directors, and no other Person
shall
have any rights to remove any Telecom Director; (c) during the CDN Designation
Period, CDN shall have the right to require the removal, with or without cause,
of the CDN Director, and no other Person shall have any rights to remove the
CDN
Director and (d) holders of a majority of Voting Stock (on an as-if converted
basis) shall have the right to require the removal, with or without cause,
of
the At-Large Director.
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4.4.2 In
the
event that any of Telecom, CDN, TRG or holders of a majority of Voting Stock
(on
an as-if converted basis) shall, in accordance with Section 4.1, request the
removal of the TRG Director, any Telecom Director, the CDN Director or the
At-Large Director, as applicable, then each of the other Stockholders hereby
agrees to join with TRG, Telecom, CDN or holders of a majority of Voting Stock
(on an as-if converted basis), as applicable, in recommending such removal
as
described above, and in causing the Corporation either to promptly hold a
special meeting of stockholders and to vote or cause to be voted, in person
or
by proxy, all of the Common Stock and Preferred Stock owned or controlled by
such Stockholder and entitled to vote at such meeting or to execute a written
consent in lieu thereof, as the case may be, effecting such removal.
4.5 Quorum.
For
purposes of meetings of the Board, the Bylaws of the Corporation shall provide
for a quorum to consist of at least 51% of the full Board.
4.6 Vacancies.
Except
as described below, in the event a vacancy is created on the Board by reason
of
the death, disability, removal or resignation of any director or otherwise,
(a)
such vacancy may be filled by the remaining directors in accordance with the
Bylaws, and with respect to the TRG Director, the Telecom Directors, the CDN
Director and the At-Large Director, after obtaining the designation of TRG,
Telecom, CDN or holders of a majority of Voting Stock, as applicable, and (b)
if
not so filled, each of the Stockholders hereby agrees, in its capacity as a
stockholder of the Corporation, to elect a director to fill such vacancy in
accordance with the selection procedures set forth in Section
4.1.
Upon
the designation of a successor director, each of the Stockholders hereby agrees,
in his capacity as a stockholder of the Corporation, to use its best efforts
to
cause the Corporation either to promptly hold a special meeting of stockholders
or to execute a written consent in lieu thereof, and each of the Stockholders
hereby agrees to vote or cause to be voted all of the Common Stock owned or
controlled by such Stockholder and entitled to vote at such meeting, in person
or by proxy, or pursuant to such written consent of stockholders, in favor
of
the person or persons selected in accordance with Section
4.1
to fill
such vacancy and, if necessary, in favor of removing any director elected to
fill such vacancy other than in accordance with the selection procedures of
Section
4.1.
4.7 Indemnification
Provisions.
The
Corporation shall enter into an indemnification agreement with each of its
executive officers and directors, substantially in the form of Exhibit
B
hereto.
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ARTICLE
5
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND OTHER INFORMATION; INSPECTIONS;
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
5.1 Delivery
of Financial Information.
Prior
to
the consummation of a Qualified IPO, the Corporation shall comply with the
provisions of this Article
5:
5.1.1 Monthly
Statements.
So long
as the Telecom Rights Period is in effect (with respect to Telecom) or so long
as TRG (together with its Affiliates) directly or indirectly holds at least
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) (with respect to TRG), then as soon as
available, but not later than 10 business days after the end of each monthly
accounting period, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered to Telecom and/or
TRG, as applicable, an unaudited internal financial report of the Corporation
in
the form provided to the Corporation’s senior management, and which shall
include the following:
(a) a
profit
and loss statement for such monthly accounting period, together with a
cumulative profit and loss statement from the first day of the current fiscal
year to the last day of such monthly accounting period;
(b) a
balance
sheet as at the last day of such monthly accounting period;
(c) a
cash
flow analysis for such monthly accounting period on a cumulative basis for
the
current fiscal year to date;
(d) a
narrative summary (including a comparison to the Annual Plan and to prior
accounting periods) of the Corporation’s operating and financial performance for
such monthly accounting period; and
(e) if
applicable, a comparison between the actual figures for such monthly accounting
period and the comparable figures for the prior year for such monthly accounting
period, with an explanation of any material differences between them.
5.1.2 Quarterly
Financial Statements.
So long
as the Telecom Rights Period is in effect (with respect to Telecom) or so long
as TRG (together with its Affiliates) directly or indirectly holds at least
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) (with respect to TRG), then, as soon as
available, but not later than 10 business days after the end of each of the
first three (3) quarters of each fiscal year of the Corporation, the Corporation
shall cause to be delivered to Telecom and/or TRG, as applicable, unaudited
consolidated financial statements of the Corporation, which shall include a
statement of cash flows and statement of operations for such quarter and a
balance sheet as at the last day thereof, each prepared in accordance with
GAAP
(except as set forth in the notes thereto), and setting forth in each case
in
comparative form the figures for the corresponding quarterly periods of the
previous fiscal year, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end
adjustments, all in reasonable detail and certified by the principal financial
or accounting officer of the Corporation, except that such financial statements
need not contain the notes required by generally accepted accounting principles.
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5.1.3 Budget.
So long
as the Telecom Rights Period is in effect (with respect to Telecom) or so long
as TRG (together with its Affiliates) directly or indirectly holds at least
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) (with respect to TRG), then, as soon as
available, but not later than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each
fiscal year, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered to Telecom and/or
TRG,
as applicable, the Annual Plan for the next fiscal year.
5.1.4 Annual
Audit.
So long
as the Telecom Rights Period is in effect (with respect to Telecom) or so long
as TRG (together with its Affiliates) or CDN (together with its Affiliates)
directly or indirectly holds at least 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock
(calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) (with respect to TRG or CDN, as applicable),
then, (i) as soon as available, but not later than 30 days after the end of
each
fiscal year of the Corporation, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered
to
Telecom, TRG and/or CDN, as applicable, draft financial statements of the
Corporation, which shall include a draft statement of cash flows and statement
of operations for such fiscal year and a draft balance sheet as at the last
day
thereof, and (ii) as soon as available, but not later than 20 days prior to
the
date that Telecom or, if applicable, the Corporation is required to file its
annual report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the
Corporation shall cause to be delivered to Telecom, TRG and/or CDN, as
applicable, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation,
which shall include a statement of cash flows and statement of operations for
such fiscal year and a balance sheet as at the last day thereof, each prepared
in accordance with GAAP (except as set forth in the notes thereto), and
accompanied by the report of a firm of independent certified public accountants
of recognized international standing that is the same firm of independent
certified public accountants that has been retained by Telecom to deliver an
audited opinion to Telecom with respect to Telecom’s financial statements. In
addition, during such period, the Corporation shall cause to be delivered to
Telecom and/or TRG, as applicable, copies of all reports and management letters
prepared for or delivered to the management of the Corporation by its
independent accountants.
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5.1.5 Subsidiaries.
If for
any period the Corporation shall have any subsidiary or subsidiaries whose
accounts are consolidated with those of the Corporation, then in respect of
such
period the financial statements delivered pursuant to the foregoing clauses
shall be consolidated (and consolidating if normally prepared by the
Corporation) financial statements of the Corporation and all such consolidated
subsidiaries.
5.1.6 GAAP
Reporting.
The
financial statements and reports delivered under this subsection shall fairly
present in all material respects the financial position and results of
operations of the Corporation at the dates thereof and for the periods then
ended and shall have been prepared in accordance with GAAP (subject, in the
case
of unaudited financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
5.1.7 Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx
and Exchange Act Compliance.
So long
as the Telecom Rights Period is in effect:
(a) The
Corporation will establish and maintain internal control over financial
reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act),
and
the Corporation shall take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that such
internal control over financial reporting provides reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. The Corporation shall establish policies and procedures
so as to: (i) maintain records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Corporation;
(ii)
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to
permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Corporation
are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors
of
the Corporation; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention
or
timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the
Corporation’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial
statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, such policies
and
procedures will be designed in a manner that will enable the Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Telecom to engage in the review
and evaluation process mandated by the Exchange Act and to ensure that all
information (both financial and non-financial) regarding the Corporation
required to be disclosed by Telecom in the reports that it files or submits
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC;
(b) The
Corporation shall disclose to Telecom at or prior to the delivery of each of
quarterly and annual financial statements referenced above, based on its
evaluation with respect to the most recent fiscal period covered by such
financial statements: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses
in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Corporation’s or Telecom’s ability
to record, process, summarize and report financial information, in each case
to
the extent necessary for an officer of Telecom, to accurately make the
certifications required under Section 302 of the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act of 2002;
and
(ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case who have
a
significant role in the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting;
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(c) The
Corporation will disclose to Telecom at or prior to the delivery of the
Quarterly and Annual Financial Statements pursuant to Sections
5.1.2
and
5.1.4
any
change in internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
period ended covered by such financial statements that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial
reporting, including any corrective actions taken with regard to significant
deficiencies or material weaknesses; and
(d) Without
the prior consent of Telecom, the Corporation and its Subsidiaries shall not
establish any material off-balance sheet obligation or liability of any nature
(matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent) to, or any financial interest in,
any third party or entities, the purpose or effect of which is to defer,
postpone, reduce or otherwise avoid or adjust the recording of debt expenses
incurred by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, including, without
limitation, in connection with any “off-balance sheet arrangements” (as defined
in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation S-K) effected by the Corporation or any of
its
Subsidiaries.
5.1.8 Telecom
Networks.
So long
as Telecom (together with its Affiliates) holds at least 1,000,000 shares of
Common Stock (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) the Corporation will continue to be reported
as
part of the “Telecom network” in surveys and reports compiled by comScore, Media
Metrix, Xxxxxxx NetRatings and similar Internet audience measurement services.
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5.1.9 Inspection
Rights.
So long
as the Telecom Rights Period is in effect (with respect to Telecom) or so long
as TRG (together with its Affiliates) or CDN (together with its Affiliates)
directly or indirectly holds at least 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock
(calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) (with respect to TRG or CDN, as applicable),
the
Corporation shall afford to Telecom, TRG and/or CDN, as applicable, and to
each
of their respective employees, counsel and other authorized representatives,
during normal business hours, access, upon reasonable advance notice, to all
of
the books, records and properties of the Corporation, and to make copies of
such
records and permit such Persons to discuss all aspects of the Corporation with
any officers, employees or accountants of the Corporation, and the Corporation
shall provide to Telecom and/or TRG, as applicable, such other information
(in
writing if so requested) regarding the assets, properties, operations, business
affairs and financial condition of the Corporation as Telecom or TRG, as
applicable, may reasonably request; provided,
however,
that
such investigation and preparation of responses shall not unreasonably interfere
with the operations of the Corporation. During such period, the Corporation
will
instruct its independent public accountants to discuss such aspects of the
financial condition of the Corporation with Telecom or TRG and their respective
representatives as Telecom and/or TRG, as applicable, may reasonably request,
and to permit Telecom and/or TRG, as applicable, and their respective
representatives to inspect, copy and make extracts from such financial
statements, analyses, work papers, and other documents and information
(including electronically stored documents and information) prepared by such
accountants with respect to the Corporation as Telecom or TRG, as applicable,
may reasonably request. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Corporation shall provide such assistance, access, information and documents
to
Telecom as Telecom may reasonably require to enable Telecom to meet its
financial reporting and other disclosure obligations with respect to the
Corporation under the Exchange Act. In addition, the Corporation shall notify
Telecom of the occurrence of any event relating to the Corporation that would
result in Telecom having to file a Current Report on Form 8-K under the Exchange
Act within one (1) business day of the occurrence of such event (assuming,
for
this purpose, that the Corporation constitutes a material subsidiary of Telecom)
and shall provide the Corporation with copies of any contracts or other
documents that it may be required to file as an exhibit to such Current Report;
provided that the Corporation shall notify Telecom immediately upon becoming
aware of the disclosure of any information relating to the Corporation that
may
constitute material nonpublic information of Telecom within the meaning of
Regulation FD promulgated under the Exchange Act (other than information
described in Rule 100(b)(2) of Regulation FD).
5.1.10 Confidentiality;
Compliance with Securities Laws.
(a) Each
Stockholder agrees to maintain the confidentiality of any confidential and
proprietary information of the Corporation obtained by it (including, without
limitation, any material nonpublic information) (“Confidential
Information”);
provided,
however,
that
Confidential Information shall not include any information that (i) is or
becomes generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure
by the receiving party or its representatives, (ii) is already in the receiving
party’s possession, provided that such information is not subject to a
contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality for the benefit
of
the Corporation, or (iii) becomes available to the receiving party on a
non-confidential basis from a source other than the Corporation or any of its
affiliates or representatives, provided
that
such
source is not bound by a contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to keep
such
information confidential for the benefit of the Corporation; further
provided
that the
foregoing will not prohibit a Stockholder from disclosing Confidential
Information to (x) the extent it is required to do so by applicable law so
long
as such Stockholder provides Telecom immediate notice of the Confidential
Information that it is legally required to disclose and takes appropriate steps
to preserve the confidentiality of such information to the extent reasonably
practicable (including by, for example, cooperating with the Corporation to
seek
an appropriate protective order), or (y) to its attorneys, accountants,
consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their
services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Corporation, or
to
any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder or wholly owned subsidiary of such
Stockholder in the ordinary course of business, provided
that
any such
Person that is not under a pre-existing confidentiality obligation with respect
to such Confidential Information that is similar in scope to the provisions
on
Section
5.1.10
shall
first agree in writing to be bound by terms no less restrictive than those
provided for in this Section
5.1.10
in
respect of such Confidential Information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
Stockholders acknowledge that Telecom has reporting obligations with respect
to
the Corporation under the Exchange Act and that disclosure by Telecom of
Confidential Information that it reasonably determines it is required to
disclose shall not constitute a breach of this Section
5.1.10.
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(b) The
Corporation will take such measures as are reasonably requested by Telecom
to
enable Telecom to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and Exchange
Act,
which measures shall include implementation of internal policies to ensure
that
the Corporation’s personnel preserve the confidentiality of Confidential
Information (including by requiring all employees and consultants to execute
proprietary information and inventions agreements) and adopting Telecom’s
xxxxxxx xxxxxxx policy.
5.1.11 Press
Release.
So long
as (a) Telecom directly or indirectly through its Affiliates holds at least
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like), and (b) shares of the Corporation’s capital
stock are not publicly traded on the Nasdaq National Market, New York Stock
Exchange or other exchange, the Corporation shall pre-clear with Telecom all
press releases or similar public disclosures. Telecom shall approve or provide
its comments to any such proposed press release within 48 hours of receipt
of a
draft of the proposed press release.
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ARTICLE
6
LEGEND
Each
certificate representing the Shares now or hereafter owned by a Stockholder
or
issued to any Person in connection with a transfer pursuant to Article
2
or
Article
3
hereof
shall be endorsed with the following legend:
THE
SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION OR TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS
CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A CERTAIN STOCKHOLDERS
AGREEMENT AMONG THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITIES, THE CORPORATION, AND CERTAIN
STOCKHOLDERS OF THE CORPORATION. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON
WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION.
Each
Stockholder agrees that the Corporation may instruct its transfer agent to
impose transfer restrictions on the shares represented by certificates bearing
the legend referred to in this Article
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above to
enforce the provisions of this Agreement and the Corporation agrees to promptly
do so. The legend shall be removed upon termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
7
PURCHASE
OPTION
7.1 Purchase
Option.
7.1.1 General.
So long
as Telecom (together with its Affiliates) directly or indirectly holds at least
1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like), in the event Telecom receives a bona fide
third-party offer with respect to a Change of Control of Telecom (a
“Change
of Control Offer”)
within
the twelve (12) month-period commencing on the date hereof (the “Purchase
Option Period”),
then,
following receipt of such offer (and provided discussions relating to such
offer
are then-ongoing), Telecom shall have the right to purchase (the “Purchase
Option”)
up to
100% of Common Stock and Common Stock Equivalents of the Corporation held by
the
other Stockholders, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, for the purchase
price described in Section
7.1.2
(the
“Purchase
Price”)
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Article
7.
7.1.2 Purchase
Price.
If
Telecom exercises the Purchase Option, the Purchase Price to be paid by Telecom
to each respective Stockholder at the time of the consummation of the Purchase
Option shall equal:
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(a) For
TRG,
an amount equal to the greater of (x) (i) $125.0 million multiplied
by
(ii) a
fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
held by TRG (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6)
and the
denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock
(calculated in accordance with Section
2.6)
outstanding on the date that Telecom delivers the Purchase Notice (as defined
below), or (y) $23.00 per share of Common Stock held by TRG (calculated in
accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like) (the aggregate Purchase Price paid to TRG under
this Section 7.1.2(a) being the “TRG
Purchase Price”);
and
(b) For
each
other Stockholder, an amount equal to (i) $125.0 million minus
the TRG
Purchase Price, multiplied
by (ii)
a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock
held by such Stockholder (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6)
and the
denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock
(calculated in accordance with Section
2.6)
then
held by all Stockholders other than TRG on the date that Telecom delivers the
Purchase Notice (as defined below).
7.1.3 Procedures.
To
exercise the Purchase Option, following receipt of a Change of Control Offer,
Telecom shall deliver to the Corporation and the other Stockholders at any
time
during the Purchase Option Period a written notice indicating that it has
elected to exercise of the Purchase Option (the “Purchase
Notice”).
The
Purchase Notice shall specify the date for the consummation of the Purchase
Option (the “Purchase
Date”)
which
shall be within ninety (90) days after the delivery of the Purchase Notice
to
such Stockholders or such longer period of time as may be necessary to comply
with any regulatory conditions applicable to such transaction. The consummation
of the Purchase Option (the “Purchase
Option Closing”)
shall
take place at the offices of the Corporation, Telecom or such other reasonable
location designated by Telecom at the time and on the Purchase Date set forth
in
the Purchase Notice. At the Purchase Option closing, (a) Telecom shall deliver
to the Stockholders the Purchase Price applicable to each Stockholder and (b)
each Stockholder shall deliver to Telecom the certificates representing all
of
the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation (and
any
securities which are exercisable for, convertible into, or exchangeable for,
any
shares of capital stock of the Corporation) being purchased under the Purchase
Option, duly endorsed for transfer, such shares to be delivered free and clear
of any liens or encumbrances.
7.1.4 Issuances
of Shares During Purchase Option Period.
During
the Purchase Option Period, the Corporation shall not issue Common Stock or
Common Stock Equivalents to any Person (other than stock options to employees
covered by the following sentence) unless such Person agrees to be bound by the
terms of this Article
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with
respect to the Purchase Option and to require each of its transferees to be
bound by the Purchase Option. In addition, during the Purchase Option Period,
the Corporation shall not issue stock options to employees, directors or
consultants unless such employee, director or consultant executes a Stock Option
Agreement in the form of Exhibit D attached hereto.
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7.1.5 Limitations
on Purchase Option.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Telecom may not exercise the Purchase Option
if
(a) the Corporation has previously received a bona fide third party offer to
purchase the Corporation’s capital stock or assets for a purchase price greater
than $125.0 million and discussions regarding such acquisition between the
Corporation and such third party are ongoing, or (b) the Corporation has
previously filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission for a Qualified IPO (and such registration statement has not been
withdrawn).
ARTICLE
8
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Governing
Law.
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of
Delaware without giving effect to the choice of law provisions thereof. Each
of
the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit
to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and of the
United States of America, in each case located in the County of New York, for
any action, proceeding or investigation in any court or before any governmental
authority (“Litigation”)
arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby (and agrees not to commence any Litigation relating thereto except in
such courts), and further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice,
or document by U.S. registered mail to its respective address set forth in
this
Agreement, or such other address as may be given by one or more parties to
the
other parties in accordance with the notice provisions of Section
8.6,
shall
be effective service of process for any Litigation brought against it in any
such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
waives any objection to the laying of venue of any Litigation arising out of
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in the courts of the
State of New York or the United States of America, in each case located in
the
County of New York, and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally waives
and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such Litigation
brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.
8.2 Market
Standoff.
Each of
the parties to this Agreement agree that, upon request by the managing
underwriter of any Underwritten Offering by the Corporation, for a period of
(a)
fourteen (14) days prior to the expected date of effectiveness of any
Underwritten Offering (such expected date to be indicated to the Stockholder
in
a notice by the Corporation which may be amended at any time by the Corporation
in good faith), and (b) one hundred eighty (180) days following the effective
date of the Corporation’s initial underwritten public offering of its Common
Stock on Form S-1 or similar form under the Securities Act on Form S-1 or
similar form under the Securities Act, each party hereto shall not, unless
otherwise agreed to by the managing underwriters, directly or indirectly sell,
offer to sell, contract to sell (including, without limitation, any short sale),
grant any option to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (other than
to
donees who agree to be similarly bound), any securities of the Corporation
held
by it or enter into any hedging or other transaction that transfers the economic
consequences of such investment, at any time during such period except such
Common Stock included by the parties hereto in such registration; provided,
however,
that
all executive officers and directors of the Corporation and all other Persons
with demand registration rights shall be required to enter into similar
agreements. In addition, each party hereto agrees to acknowledge the undertaking
provided for in this Section
8.2
by
entering into customary written “lock-up” agreements, consistent with the
foregoing, with the managers of the relevant underwriting. In order to enforce
the foregoing covenant, the Corporation may impose stop-transfer instructions
with respect to the securities held by each party hereto (and the shares or
securities of every person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the
end
of such period.
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8.3 Amendment.
Any
provision of this Agreement may be amended and the observance thereof may be
waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively
or
prospectively), by the written consent of Stockholders holding of at least
a
majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (calculated pursuant to
Section
2.6)
including (a) the written consent of Telecom so long as Telecom and its
Affiliates own at least 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated in
accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like), (b) the written consent of TRG so long as
TRG
and its Affiliates own at least 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated
in
accordance with Section 2.6 and as adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock
splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like) and (c) the written
consent of CDN so long as CDN and its Affiliates own at least 1,000,000 shares
of Common Stock (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like); provided
that
any
Stockholder may waive any of its rights hereunder without obtaining the consent
of any other Stockholder. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with
this paragraph shall be binding upon such Stockholder, its successors and
assigns, and the Corporation, as applicable.
8.4 Assignment
of Rights.
This
Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall inure
to
the benefit of, and be binding upon, their respective successors and assigns;
provided
that
the
rights of any party to this Agreement may not be assigned except to a transferee
of such party in connection with a Transfer of Shares of Common Stock or Common
Stock Equivalents in accordance with this Agreement.
8.5 Term.
The
term of this Agreement shall begin on the date hereof. Except for any provision
of this Agreement which specifically provides that it shall survive termination,
this Agreement (and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto) shall
terminate upon the occurrence of the earliest of the following: (i) the closing
of a Qualified IPO; (ii) the closing of the sale of all or substantially all
of
the Corporation’s assets to another entity; (iii) the merger, consolidation or
reorganization of the Corporation, in which transaction the Corporation’s
Stockholders immediately prior to such transaction own immediately following
such transaction less than fifty (50%) of the surviving entity or its parent;
or
(iv) written agreement of Stockholders holding of at least a majority of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock (calculated pursuant to Section
2.6)
including (a) the written consent of Telecom so long as Telecom and its
Affiliates own at least 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated in
accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like), (b) the written consent of TRG so long as
TRG
and its Affiliates own at least 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (calculated
in
accordance with Section 2.6 and as adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock
splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations and the like) and (c) the written
consent of CDN so long as CDN and its Affiliates own at least 1,000,000 shares
of Common Stock (calculated in accordance with Section
2.6
and as
adjusted for any stock splits, reverse stock splits, stock dividends,
recapitalizations and the like).
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8.6 Notices.
All
notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed
effectively delivered upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, or
upon the passage of five (5) calendar days after deposit in the United States
mail, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or the passage of two
(2) days if sent by the next day delivery service of a nationally-recognized
reputable courier, each properly addressed to the party to be notified, as
set
forth on the Exhibit
A
hereto
or at such other address as such party or any subsequent Stockholder may
designate by ten (10) calendar days’ advance written notice to the other parties
hereto, or, if sent by facsimile, upon completion of such facsimile
transmission, as conclusively evidenced by the transmission receipt thereof.
8.7 Severability.
In the
event one or more of the provisions of this Agreement should, for any reason,
be
held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions of this
Agreement, and this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal,
or
unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
8.8 Attorney
Fees.
In the
event that any dispute among the parties to this Agreement should result in
litigation, the prevailing party in such dispute shall be entitled to recover
from the losing party all fees, costs, and expenses of enforcing any right
of
such prevailing party under or with respect to this Agreement, including without
limitation, such reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys and accountants,
which shall include, without limitation, all fees, costs, and expenses of
appeals.
8.9 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and signature pages may
be
delivered by facsimile, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all
of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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8.10 Specific
Performance.
Without
limiting the rights of each party hereto to pursue all other legal and equitable
rights available to such party for any other party’s failure to perform its
obligations under this Agreement, each such party acknowledges and agrees that
the remedy at law for any failure to perform obligations hereunder would be
inadequate and all such parties shall be entitled to specific performance,
injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies in the event of any such failure.
The availability of these remedies shall not prohibit the parties from pursuing
any other remedies for such breach, including the recovery of monetary damages.
8.11 Further
Actions and Instruments.
The
parties agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further
action as may reasonably be necessary to carry out the intent of this Agreement.
The Stockholders agree to cooperate affirmatively with the Corporation to
enforce the rights and obligations hereto.
8.12 Representation
by Counsel.
Each
party hereto represents and agrees with each other that it has been represented
by or had the opportunity to be represented by, independent counsel of its
own
choosing, and that it has had the full right and opportunity to consult with
its
respective attorney(s), that to the extent, if any, that it desired, it availed
itself of this right and opportunity, that it or its authorized officers (as
the
case may be) have carefully read and fully understand this Agreement in its
entirety and have had it fully explained to them by such party’s respective
counsel, that each is fully aware of the contents thereof and its meaning,
intent, and legal effect, and that it or its authorized officer (as the case
may
be) is competent to execute this Agreement free from coercion, duress, or undue
influence. The parties to this Agreement participated jointly in the negotiation
and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, then this Agreement will be construed as if drafted
jointly by the parties to this Agreement, and no presumption or burden of proof
will arise favoring or disfavoring any party to this Agreement by virtue of
the
authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
(Signature
page follows)
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties
have
executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.
THE
CORPORATION:
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HRDQ
GROUP, INC.
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/s/
Xxxxx Xxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxx
Xxxx
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Title: |
President
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STOCKHOLDERS:
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TELECOM
COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
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By: |
/s/ Xxx
Xxxx
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Name: |
Xxx
Xxxx
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer
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CHINA
DONGGUAN NETWORKS, LTD
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxx
Xxxx
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Name: |
Xxxxx
Xxxx
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Title: |
President
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TOP
RIDER GROUP LIMITED
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By: |
/s/ Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
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Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Manager
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