AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT by and among T2CN HOLDING LIMITED GIGAMEDIA CHINA LIMITED AND INVESTORS, THE SHAREHOLDERS LISTED ON SCHEDULE 2 HERETO - and - Ant Bridge No. 2 Venture Capital Secondary Investment Limited Partnership dated...
Exhibit 4.42
AMENDED AND RESTATED
by and among
T2CN HOLDING LIMITED
GIGAMEDIA CHINA LIMITED
AND
INVESTORS,
THE SHAREHOLDERS LISTED ON
SCHEDULE 2 HERETO
SCHEDULE 2 HERETO
- and -
Ant Bridge No. 2 Venture Capital Secondary Investment Limited Partnership
dated as of
November 25, 2006
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CONTENTS
Table of Contents
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION |
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SECTION 1.01 Definitions |
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SECTION 1.02 Interpretation |
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ARTICLE II. OBJECTIVES AND CERTAIN UNDERTAKINGS |
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SECTION 2.01 Objectives of the Company |
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SECTION 2.02 Principal Business |
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ARTICLE III. DIVIDEND RIGHTS |
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SECTION 3.01 Dividend Rights |
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ARTICLE IV. BOARD; SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING |
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SECTION 4.01 Board of Directors |
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SECTION 4.02 Shareholders’ Meeting |
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ARTICLE V. PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS |
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SECTION 5.01 Protective Provisions for Preferred Shareholder |
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ARTICLE VI. CONVERSION RIGHTS |
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SECTION 6.01 Optional Conversion |
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SECTION 6.02 Automatic Conversion |
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SECTION 6.03 Preferred Share Conversion Price |
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SECTION 6.04 Fractional Shares |
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SECTION 6.05 Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion |
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SECTION 6.06 Notices |
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SECTION 6.07 Payment of Taxes |
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ARTICLE VII. LIQUIDATION RIGHTS |
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SECTION 7.01 Liquidation Preferences |
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SECTION 7.02 Liquidation on Sale or Merger |
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ARTICLE VIII. INFORMATION AND INSPECTION RIGHTS |
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SECTION 8.01 Delivery of Financial Statements to Preferred Shareholders |
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SECTION 8.02 Financial Statements |
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SECTION 8.03 Inspection |
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ARTICLE IX. RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL; CO-SALE RIGHTS AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS |
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SECTION 9.01(a) |
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SECTION 9.02 Special Provisions in Relation to the Founders and Management |
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ARTICLE X. REGISTRATION RIGHTS |
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SECTION 10.01 Demand Registration |
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SECTION 10.02 Piggyback Registrations |
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SECTION 10.03 Procedures |
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SECTION 10.04 Indemnification under Registration Rights |
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SECTION 10.05 Additional Undertakings |
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ARTICLE XI. PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHT |
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SECTION 11.01 Pre-emptive Right |
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ARTICLE XII. REDEMPTION RIGHT |
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SECTION 12.01 Redemption Rights of Preferred Shareholders |
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ARTICLE XIII. AFFILIATED TRANSACTION |
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SECTION 13.01 Affiliated Transactions |
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ARTICLE XIV. PUT OPTION |
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ARTICLE XV. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL PREFERRED SHARES |
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SECTION 15.01 Issuance of Additional Shares based on 2006 Accounts |
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SECTION 15.02 Issuance of Additional Shares based on 2007 Accounts |
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SECTION 15.03 Exercise of Options |
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SECTION 15.04 Net Operating Income |
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ARTICLE XVI. MISCELLANEOUS |
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SECTION 16.01 Insurance |
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SECTION 16.02 Successors and Assigns |
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SECTION 16.03 Cumulative Rights |
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SECTION 16.04 Entire Agreement; Amendments |
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SECTION 16.05 Further Assurance |
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SECTION 16.06 Severability |
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SECTION 16.07 Non-waiver |
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SECTION 16.08 Counterparts |
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SECTION 16.09 Dispute Resolution; Governing Law |
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SECTION 16.10 Effectiveness |
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THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made on November 25,
2006.
BY AND AMONG:
1. | T2CN HOLDING LTD., a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “Company”), | |
2. | The shareholders of the Company listed on Schedule 2. hereof (“Key Shareholders”); | |
3. | GIGAMEDIA CHINA LIMITED, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“Gigamedia”); | |
4. | MARVEL CITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED, a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws of British Virgin Islands (“MCI”)]; | |
5. | PATRIOT CAPITAL LIMITED; | |
6. | TAE LLC; | |
(the persons named in 4 to 6, each an “Investor” and collectively the “Investors”), and | ||
7. | Ant Bridge No. 2 Venture Capital Secondary Investment Limited Partnership, a limited partnership formed and existing under the laws of Japan (“Antfactory”). |
The Company, the Key Shareholders, Gigamedia, the Investors and Antfactory may
hereinafter, as appropriate, respectively be referred to as a “Party” and collectively be referred
to as the “Parties”.
WHEREAS:
(A) | The Company is a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands and the details of the Company as at the date of this Agreement are set out in Schedule 1 hereof; and |
(B) | The Company, Gigamedia and the Key Shareholders are parties to a share purchase agreement dated April 27th, 2006 (the “First Series A Share Purchase Agreement”), under which the Company has issued 7,500,000 Series A Preferred Shares to Gigamedia. |
(C) | The Company, the Investors and the Key Shareholders are parties to a share purchase agreement dated June 21, 2006 (the “ Second Series A Share Purchase Agreement”), under which the Company has issued 3,000,000 Series A Preferred Shares to the Investors. |
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(D) | Chengwei (China) Investment Company (“Chengwei”) and Antfactory are parties to a share transfer agreement dated October 23, 2006 (the “Chengwei SPA”), under which Chengwei has transferred to Antfactory a total of 2,700,000 Ordinary Shares. |
In consideration of the premises set forth above, the mutual promises and covenants set forth
herein and other good and valuable consideration,
IT IS AGREED as follows:
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.01 Definitions.
“Additional Shares”
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as used in Section 6.03(e) hereof, means any Equity Securities to be issued by the Company in subsequent funding transactions, subject to restrictions as provided in Section 6.03(e); | |
“Additional Transfer Notice”
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has the meaning set forth in Sub-Section 9.01(a)(iii); | |
“Applicable Securities Law”
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means (i) with respect to any offering of securities in the United States of America, or any other act or omission within that jurisdiction, the securities law of the United States, as amended from time to time, including the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, and any applicable law of any state of the United States of America, and (ii) with respect to any offering of securities in any jurisdiction other than the United States of America, or any related act or omission in that jurisdiction, the applicable laws of that jurisdiction; | |
“Affiliate”
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with regard to a given Person, means a Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the given Person. For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided, when used with respect to any Person, “control” means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether |
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through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “affiliated”, “controlling and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing; |
“Big-Four Accounting Firm”
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means KPMG, PWC, Deloitte&Touche and Ernst&Young LLP | |
“Board of Directors”
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means the board of directors of the Company; | |
“Business”
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has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01; | |
“Business Day”
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means a day (other than a Saturday or Sunday or national holiday) on which licensed banks are generally open in the PRC for general banking business; | |
“Closing”
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means the Closing as defined under the First Series A Share Purchase Agreement, being May 8, 2006; | |
“Commission”
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means (i) with respect to any offering of securities in the United States of America, the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United States of America or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act, and (ii) with respect to any offering of securities in a jurisdiction other than the United States of America, the regulatory body of the jurisdiction with authority to supervise and regulate the sale of securities in that jurisdiction; | |
“Company”
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means T2CN Holding Limited, a company incorporated in British Virgin Islands, with its registered address at Trinity Xxxxxxxx, X.X. Xxx 0000, Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxx, XXX; | |
“Conversion Price”
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has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03; | |
“Domestic Company”
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means each of Shanghai T2 Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Shanghai T2 Advertisement Co., Ltd., each a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the PRC in Shanghai, PRC; | |
“Effective Conversion Price”
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means, with respect to any Ordinary Share |
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Equivalent at a given time, an amount equal to the quotient of (i) the sum of any consideration, if any, received by the Company with respect to the issuance of such Ordinary Share Equivalent and the consideration receivable by the Company, if any, upon the exercise, exchange or conversion of the Ordinary Share Equivalent over (ii) the number of Ordinary Shares issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of the Ordinary Share Equivalent; | ||
“Equity Securities” |
means any Ordinary Shares and/or Ordinary Share Equivalents; | |
“First Series A Share Purchase
Agreement”
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has the meaning set forth in Recital (B) of this Agreement; | |
“Form F-3”
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means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the Commission that permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the Commission. Form F-3, as applied in this Agreement, could be either Form F-3, if the Company is deemed a foreign private issuer under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or Form S-3, if the Company is deemed a domestic issuer under such Act; | |
“Founder”
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means such Key Shareholders as listed on Schedule 2-1 hereof; | |
“GAAP”
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means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America; | |
“Group”
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means the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliate(s); | |
“Happy Digital”
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means a company established in Chengdu City with the Chinese name of | |
“Happy Digital Transaction”
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means the purchase by the Company of the equity interest in Happy Digital owned by the shareholders of Happy Digital. |
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“HKIAC”
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means Hong Kong International Arbitration Center; | |
“Holder” or “Holders”
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means any Person or Persons owning or have the right to acquire Registrable Securities including but not limited to the Founders and the Key Shareholders. | |
“Initiating Holder”
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means, with respect to a request duly made under Section 10.01 or Section 10.02 to register any Registrable Securities, the Holder owning at least twenty five percent (25%) of the Registrable Securities including any Preferred Shareholder holding more than fifty percent (50%) of the Preferred Shares on an as-converted basis initiating such request; | |
“Issuance Notice”
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has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(b); | |
“Key Shareholder”
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means a Person listed in Schedule 2, including the Founders, the Management and other shareholders listed on Schedule 2 hereof; | |
“Listing”
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means the admission or quotation of the Shares (including the Shares into which any Securities may convert) to the list of a quotation system of a stock exchange; | |
“Management”
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means such management staff of the Company as listed on Schedule 2-2 hereof; | |
“New Securities”
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means any Equity Securities of the Company issued after the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Second Series A Share Purchase Agreement; provided the term “New Securities” does not include (i) securities issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares; (ii) securities issued under the Stock Option Pool; (iii) securities issued in a Qualified Public Offering; (iv) securities issued pursuant to the acquisition of another corporation by the Company by merger or by purchase,(v) securities issued pursuant to the conversion, exercise or exchange of Ordinary Share Equivalents provided that the initial issuance of such Ordinary Share Equivalents |
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shall have complied with the procedures set out in Section 11.01 or been exempted from such procedures pursuant to the terms set out in Section 11.01, or (vi) securities issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or re-capitalization of the Company; | ||
“Offered Shares”
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has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(a); | |
“Ordinary Shareholder”
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means any Person registered in the Company’s register of members as the holder of Ordinary Shares (including but not limited to the Key Shareholders), and the permitted transferees and assigns of such Person; | |
“Ordinary Shares”
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means the ordinary shares of the Company | |
with par value of US$0.01 per share as at the date hereof; | ||
“Ordinary Share Equivalents”
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means warrants, options and rights exercisable into Ordinary Shares and instruments, preferred shares and other securities ultimately convertible or exercisable into or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares; | |
“Original Issue Price”
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means, as to any Preferred Shares issued or to be issued, whether pursuant to Section 15.01 or 15.02 or otherwise, US$2.00 each; | |
“Person”
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means any individual, person corporate, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, proprietorship, association, limited liability company, firm, trust, estate or enterprise or entity; | |
“PRC”
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means the People’s Republic of China, for the purpose of this Agreement, excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan; | |
“Preferred Shares”
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means the Company’s Series A Preferred Shares with par value of US$0.01 each as at the date hereof with the rights and privileges as set forth in the Restated Memorandum and Articles; |
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“Preferred Shareholder”
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means any Person registered in the Company’s register of members as the holder of Preferred Shares, and the permitted transferees and assigns of any Preferred Shareholder; | |
“Qualified Public Offering”
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means a firm commitment public offering of Ordinary Shares that has been registered under the relevant securities act and jurisdiction with gross proceeds to the Company of at least US$40,000,000, and in which situation the price of each Share shall be at least 2.4 times the Original Issue Price; | |
“Registrable Securities”
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means (i) the Preferred Shares, (ii) the Ordinary Shares issuable or issued upon conversion of the Preferred Shares and (iii) any other Ordinary Shares now or later held by any holder of Ordinary Shares including the Key Shareholders; | |
“Registration”
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means a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of that Registration Statement; and the terms “Register” and “Registered” have meanings concomitant with the foregoing; | |
“Registration Statement”
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means a registration statement prepared on Form F-1, F-2 or F-3 under the Securities Act, or on any comparable form in connection with registration in a jurisdiction other than the United States; | |
“Remaining Shares”
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has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(a)(iii); | |
“Restated Memorandum and
Articles”
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means the Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company, the form of which is attached as Exhibit 1 hereto; | |
“Second Series A Share Purchase
Agreement”
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has the meaning set forth in Recital (C) of this Agreement; | |
“Securities”
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means shares, equity interests, debentures, stocks, bonds, notes, units, warrants, options, derivative instruments or any other instrument |
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of whatsoever nature which may be converted into and/or give rise to any rights in respect of or relating to shares or any equity interest or any other interests or securities, in or of the Company (or, where applicable, the holding company of the Company); | ||
“Securities Act”
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means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended; | |
“Selling Expenses”
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means all underwriting discounts and selling commissions applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement; | |
“Share”
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means a share in the issued share capital of the Company (of whatever class) and includes, without limitation, the Ordinary Shares and the Preferred Shares; | |
“Shareholder”
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means a holder of Share(s) from time to time; | |
“Stock Option Pool”
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means up to 5,500,000 Ordinary Shares that the Company shall reserve for the issuance of stock option to certain directors, officers, employees, consultants and/or advisors of the Company as the Board of Directors of the Company may approve from time to time; | |
“Subsidiaries”
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means the subsidiaries of the Company from time to time (and each a “Subsidiary”); | |
“Transfer”
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has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(a); | |
“Transfer Notice”
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has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(a); | |
“Transferor”
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has the meaning set forth in Section 9.01(a); | |
“US and United States”
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means the United States of America; | |
“United States Dollars and US$”
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means the lawful currency of the US; | |
“Violation”
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has the meaning set forth in Section 10.04(a)(i); |
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“35% J-Town Stock”
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J-Town Information Technolgoy Co., Ltd. is a joint venture established by the Company and JC Entertainment Corporation. (“JCE”) with the registered captial of USD 1.5 million, in which the Company and JCE hold 65% and 35% of equity interests respectively. The Company intends to purchase from JCE the 35% equity interests of J-Town. |
SECTION 1.02 Interpretation. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise
expressly provided:
(i) | the terms defined in this Section 1 shall have the meanings assigned to them in this Section 1 and include the plural as well as the singular; | ||
(ii) | references to a Shareholder shall include references to his successors or permitted assignees; | ||
(iii) | all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned under US GAAP; | ||
(iv) | all references in this Agreement to designated “Sections” and other subdivisions are to the designated Sections and other subdivisions of the body of this Agreement; | ||
(v) | pronouns of either gender or neuter shall include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms; | ||
(vi) | the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision; and | ||
(vii) | all references in this Agreement to designated Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes are to the Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes attached to this Agreement unless explicitly stated otherwise. |
ARTICLE II. OBJECTIVES AND CERTAIN UNDERTAKINGS
SECTION 2.01 Objectives of the Company. Subject to the provisions of the Restated
Memorandum and Articles, the objectives of the Company are, to directly or indirectly engage in the
Internet online gaming and other related services (the “Business”)
SECTION 2.02 Principal Business. The principal business of the Group shall be the
Business, unless it
is changed in accordance with the provisions herein.
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ARTICLE III. DIVIDEND RIGHTS
SECTION 3.01 Dividend Rights. No dividend shall be paid out unless
approved by an unanimous resolution by all the members of the Board of Directors. Each Preferred
Shareholder shall be entitled to receive, out of funds legally available therefor, cumulative
dividends accrued at the rate of 8% per annum on the aggregate nominal value of the Ordinary Shares
into which the Preferred Shares held by such Preferred Shareholder may be converted from time to
time, prior and in preference to the Ordinary Shareholders or any other class of shareholders of
the Company. Accrued dividends shall be payable in cash or, at the election of a Preferred
Shareholder, be converted into Ordinary Shares at the then effective Conversion Price for the
Preferred Shares.
ARTICLE IV. BOARD; SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING
SECTION 4.01 Board of Directors.
(a) The number of Persons comprising the Board of Directors shall be up to ten (10). The
authorized number of directors may not be changed except by an amendment to the Restated Memorandum
and Articles. Immediately following the Closing, the members of the Board shall be six (6). The
appointment of the remaining members (i.e. the directors other than the said six directors) of the
Board shall be subject to the approval of unanimous vote of the members of the Board of Directors.
So long as Gigamedia holds at least 1.5 million of Preferred Shares, Gigamedia shall be entitled to
elect one (1) director to the Board and, so long as MCI holds at least 1.5 million of Preferred
Shares, MCI shall be entitled to elect one (1) director to the Board of Directors. Board quorum
shall consist of 50% of the then board members.
(b) Any Board resolutions shall require a simple majority vote of the directors present at a
duly convened Board meeting, except that the following matters shall require the affirmative vote
of the director appointed by Gigamedia together with the simple majority vote of all directors
present at the meeting:
(i) establishment of any subsidiary or investment in any other company except for investment
in operating or developing online Mahjong, chess and poker game;
(ii) making of any distribution of profits amongst the Shareholders by way of dividend,
capitalization of reserves, bonus share, special distribution or otherwise;
(iii) Approval of any transfer of shares in any Subsidiary and/or the Domestic Company;
(iv) making of any alteration or amendment to the Memorandum and/or Articles of Association of
the Company, or any equivalent constitutional documents of
any Subsidiary and/or the Domestic Company;
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(v) appointment or settlement of the terms of appointment of the chief executive officer and
chief financial officer;
(vi) settlement of or alteration of the terms of any bonus or profit sharing scheme or any
share option plan (including but not limited to employee share option) or share participation
schemes;
(vii) sale, transferring, licensing, charging, encumbering or otherwise disposition of any
trademarks, patents or other intellectual property owned by the Company, any Subsidiary and/or the
Domestic Company;
(viii) formulation of the preparation plan for the Qualified Public Offering and any amendment
or modification thereof;
(ix) incurrence of indebtedness in any form by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and/or
the Domestic Company in excess of US$50,000 in one transaction other than the trade debts incurred
in the ordinary and usual course of the Business;
(x) creation of, allowing to arise, or issuance of any debenture or undertaking constituting a
pledge, lien or charge (whether by way of fixed or floating charge, mortgage encumbrance or other
security) on all or any of the undertaking, shares, other equity interests, assets or rights of the
Company, any Subsidiary and/or the Domestic Company, or provision of a guarantee by the Company,
any Subsidiary or the Domestic Company to any third party;
(xi) approval of or making of adjustments or modifications to terms of transactions involving
the interest of any director, officers, employees or shareholder of the Company or any Subsidiary
and/or the Domestic Company, or other insiders or any of their family members or affiliates,
including but not limited to the making of any loans or advances, whether directly or indirectly,
or the provision of any guarantee, indemnity or security for or in connection with any indebtedness
or liabilities of any director or shareholder of the Company or any Subsidiary and/or the Domestic
Company, other than on an arms-length basis and upon full disclosure to shareholders;
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(xii) entering into an affiliated transaction with an Affiliate of any of the Key Shareholders
or management or directors of the Company, other than on an arms-length basis and upon full
disclosure to the Preferred Shareholders;
(xiii) change to the previously adopted accounting policies and change to the financial year
of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(xv) appointment or removal of the auditors of the Company or any Subsidiary and/or the
Domestic Company;
(xvi) approval of annual financial budget and the establishment of annual milestones;
(xvii) commencement or settlement of any litigation or arbitration by the Company or any
Subsidiary and/or the Domestic Company;
(xviii) any adjustment in compensation of the annual remuneration of the five (5) most highly
compensated employees of the Company;
(xix) any change in the important corporate or financial policy or milestones of the Company
or any Subsidiary and/or the Domestic Company; and
(xx) entering into or changing any commercial arrangements between the Domestic Company and
the Company, any Subsidiary, or Key Shareholders.
(c) The Board of Directors shall convene a meeting at least once during each quarter of a
year.
(d) When convening a meeting of the Board of Directors, a director shall be given (i) a
written notice of meeting; (ii) a meeting agenda for the meeting; and (iii) documents to be
reported and distributed to the directors at the meeting, at least seven (7) Business Days before
the convention of the meeting. Any meeting held without seven (7) Business Days’ written notice
having been given to all directors shall be valid if all the directors entitled to vote at the
meeting waive the notice of the meeting in writing; and for this purpose, the presence of a
director at a meeting shall be deemed to constitute a waiver on his part in respect of such
meeting.
(e) The Company shall reimburse the directors for reasonable costs incurred in relation to
attending meetings of the Board of Directors, including without limitation, travel and
accommodation expenses, and other reasonable costs incurred for the benefit of the Company and
deemed acceptable to the Board of Directors.
(f) Any member of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting by means of conference
telephone or similar communication equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence
in person at such meeting.
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(g) Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may
be taken without a meeting by taking the form of one or more documents in writing or by telefax or
other written or electronic communication; provided, however, that a written board resolution shall
have been made for such action and been signed by the director appointed by Gigamedia, except for
matters related to the Happy Digital Transaction whereas the signature from the director appointed
by Gigamedia is not required.
SECTION 4.02 Shareholders’ Meeting. (a) The Board of Directors shall give no less
than fourteen (14) Business Days’ notice of meetings of Shareholders to those persons whose names
on the date the notice is given appear as Shareholders in the register of members of the Company
and are entitled to vote at the meeting.
(b) Each Preferred Shareholder shall be entitled to such number of votes as equal to the whole
number of Ordinary Shares into which such Preferred Shareholder’s aggregate number of Preferred
Shares are convertible immediately after the close of business on the record date of the
determination of the Company’s shareholders entitlement to vote, or if no such record date is
established, at the date such vote is taken or any written consent of the Company’s shareholders is
first solicited. Except for the matters provided in Section 5 hereof or in the Restated Memorandum
and Articles, all Preferred Shareholders shall vote together with the holders of Ordinary Shares as
if they were the same classes of shareholders, and not as a separate class or series, on all
matters put before the Shareholders.
(c) The Company shall take all steps as are necessary to cause the provisions of this Section
4 and Section 5 below to apply mutatis mutandis to the governance of any Subsidiary, including
without limitation, formulating the board of directors with the same constitution, function,
convention, quorum, and voting rights same as those of the Company, without contradicting
applicable laws of the jurisdiction where the Subsidiary is situated.
ARTICLE V. PROTECTIVE PROVISIONS
SECTION 5.01 Protective Provisions for Preferred Shareholder. For so long as at least
50% of the Preferred Shares remain outstanding, in addition to any other vote or consent required
herein or by law, an approval by the holders of at least 50% of the Preferred Shares shall be
necessary to effect the following actions:
(1) authorization or issuance or creation of any class of stock, or securities exchangeable
for or convertible into shares of the Company, any Subsidiary and/or the Domestic Company;
(2) Increasing, reduction or cancellation of the authorized or issued share capital, or split
or combination of shares of the Company, any Subsidiary and/or the Domestic Company;
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(3) ceasing to conduct or carry on or changing the business of the Company, any Subsidiary
and/or the Domestic Company substantially as now conducted or change any part of such business
activities;
(4) reclassification of the issued Shares or any adjustment of the preferences, privileges,
powers, rights or interest or the restrictions attached to any class of Shares;
(5) Passing of any resolution for the winding up of the Company or any Subsidiary and/or the
Domestic Company or undertaking of any merger, sale, consolidation, reconstruction, dissolution or
liquidation exercise concerning the Company, any Subsidiary and/or the Domestic Company or apply
for the appointment of a receiver, manager or judicial manager or like officer;
(6) Sale, transfer or disposition or purchase of the whole or a substantial part of the
undertaking goodwill or the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary and/or the Domestic Company or
any of their respective intellectual property rights; and
(7) Any repurchase or redemption of shares of the Company other than pursuant to restricted
share agreements with employees with redemption provisions in the Restated Memorandum and Articles,
provided that this Section 5.01 does not apply to any repurchase of the shares owned by either
Xxxxxxx Xx or Ye Jin;
ARTICLE VI. CONVERSION RIGHTS
The Preferred Shareholders shall have the following rights described below with respect to the
conversion of the Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares:
SECTION 6.01 Optional Conversion.
(a) Subject to and in compliance with the provisions of this Section 6, each Preferred Share
may, at the option of a Preferred Shareholder, be converted at any time into such number of
fully-paid and non-assessable Ordinary Shares as is determined by dividing the then applicable
Conversion Price, determined as hereinafter provided, in effect at the time of conversion and in
accordance with Section 6.01(b) below. Upon such conversion, all preference rights attached to such
Preferred Shares shall be automatically terminated, save that no conversion shall prejudice the
right of the holder of such Preferred Shares to receive dividends or other distributions accrued on
such Preferred Shares but unpaid as at the date of conversion.
(b) A Preferred Shareholder who desires to convert its Preferred Shares into Ordinary Shares
shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the Shanghai office of
the Company or any transfer agent for the Preferred Shares, and shall give written notice to the
Company at such office that such
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Preferred Shareholder has elected to convert such Preferred
Shares. Such notice shall state the number of Preferred Shares being converted. Thereupon, the
Company shall promptly issue and deliver to such Preferred Shareholder at such office a certificate
or certificates for the number of Ordinary Shares to which the Preferred Shareholder is entitled
and shall promptly pay (i) in cash or, to the extent sufficient funds are not then legally
available therefor, in Ordinary Shares at the fair market value of an Ordinary Share determined by
the Board of Directors as of the date of such conversion, any declared and unpaid dividends on the
Preferred Shares being converted and (ii) in cash at the fair market value of an Ordinary Share
determined by the Board of Directors as of the date of conversion the value of any fractional
Ordinary Shares to which the Preferred Shareholder would otherwise be entitled. Such conversion
shall be deemed to have been made at the close of business on the date of the surrender of the
certificates representing the Preferred Shares to be converted, and the person entitled to receive
the Ordinary Shares issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record
holder of such Ordinary Shares on such date.
SECTION 6.02 Automatic Conversion. (a) Each Preferred Share shall automatically be
converted, based on the then-effective Conversion Price, immediately upon the earlier of (i) the
closing of a Qualified Public Offering, or (ii) the election of the holders of at least 50% of the
outstanding Preferred Shares, pursuant to Section 6.02(b) below.
(b) The Company shall not be obligated to issue certificates for any Ordinary Shares issuable
upon the automatic conversion of any Preferred Shares unless the certificate or certificates
evidencing such Preferred Shares is either delivered as provided below to the Company or any
transfer agent for the Preferred Shares, or any Preferred Shareholder notifies the Company or its
transfer agent that such certificate has been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement
satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in connection
with such certificate. The Company shall, as soon as practicable after receipt of certificates for
Preferred Shares, or satisfactory agreement for indemnification in the case of a lost certificate,
promptly issue and deliver at its Shanghai office to the Preferred Shareholder thereof a
certificate or certificates for the number of Ordinary Shares to which such Preferred Shareholder
is entitled and shall promptly pay (i) in cash or, to the extent sufficient funds are not then
legally available therefor, in Ordinary Shares at the fare market value for a Ordinary Share
determined by the Board of Directors as of the date of such conversion, any declared and unpaid
dividends on the Preferred Share being converted and (ii) in cash at the fare market value of an
Ordinary Share determined by the Board of Directors as of the date of such conversion the value of
any fractional Ordinary Shares to which such Preferred
Shareholder would otherwise be entitled. Any person entitled to receive Ordinary Shares
issuable upon the automatic conversion of the Preferred Shares shall be treated for all purposes as
the record holder of such Ordinary Shares on the date of such conversion.
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SECTION 6.03 Preferred Share Conversion Price. The price at which Ordinary Shares
shall be deliverable upon conversion of the Preferred Shares (the “Conversion Price”) shall
initially equal the Original Issue Price and shall be adjusted from time to time as provided below:
(a) Adjustment for Share Splits and Combinations. If the Company shall at any time, or
from time to time, effect a subdivision of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, the Conversion Price in
effect immediately prior to such subdivision shall be proportionately decreased. Conversely, if
the Company shall at any time, or from time to time, combine the outstanding Ordinary Shares into a
smaller number of shares, the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the combination shall
be proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this paragraph shall become effective at the
close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective.
(b) Adjustment for Ordinary Share Dividends and Distributions. If the Company at any
time, or from time to time, makes (or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of
Ordinary Shares entitled to receive) a dividend or other distribution to the holders of Ordinary
Shares payable in Ordinary Shares, in each such event the Conversion Price then in effect shall be
decreased as of the time of such issuance (or in the event such record date is fixed, as of the
close of business on such record date) by multiplying the Conversion Price then in effect by a
fraction (i) the numerator of which is the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and
(ii) the denominator of which is the total number of Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date plus
the number of Ordinary Shares issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution.
(c) Adjustments for Other Dividends. If the Company at any time, or from time to time,
makes (or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Ordinary Shares entitled to
receive) a dividend or other distribution payable in Securities other than Ordinary Shares, then,
and in each such event, upon conversion of any Preferred Share thereafter, the Preferred
Shareholder thereof shall receive, in addition to the number of Ordinary Shares issuable thereon,
the amount of Securities which the Preferred Shareholder of such share would have received had the
Preferred Shares been converted into Ordinary Shares immediately prior to such event, all subject
to further adjustment as provided herein.
(d) Reorganizations, Mergers, Consolidations, Reclassifications,
Exchanges, Substitutions. If at any time, or from time to time, any capital
reorganization or reclassification of the Ordinary Shares (other than as a result of a share
dividend, subdivision, split or combination otherwise treated above) occurs or the Company is
consolidated, merged or reorganized with or into another Person (other than a consolidation, merger
or reorganization treated in Section 7.02), then in
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any such event, upon conversion of any
Preferred Share thereafter, the Preferred Shareholder thereof shall receive the kind and amount of
shares and other securities and property which the Preferred Shareholder of such share would have
received had the Preferred Shares been converted into Ordinary Shares on the date of such event,
all subject to further adjustment as provided herein, or with respect to such other securities or
property, in accordance with any terms applicable thereto.
(e) Sale of Shares Below the Conversion Price. (A) If at any time, or from time to
time, the Company shall issue or sell Additional Shares (other than (i) as a subdivision or
combination of Ordinary Shares provided for in Section 6.03 (a) above, (ii) as a dividend or other
distribution provided for in Section 6.03 (b) above, (iii) the issuance of Additional Shares under
the Stock Option Pool or upon the exercise of options thereof, (iv) the conversion of Preferred
Shares into Ordinary Shares, (v) the issuance of any Equity Securities upon exercise of any rights
or options to acquire such Equity Securities where the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior
to the issuance of such rights or options has been adjusted as a result of and in accordance with
this Section 6.03,or (vi) the issuance of Additional Shares in a Qualified Public Offering) for a
consideration per share less than the Conversion Price in force immediately prior to such issue,
then, and in each such case, the Conversion Price shall be reduced, as of the opening of business
on the date of such issue or sale, to the price per share received or receivable by the Company for
the Additional Shares newly issued or sold by the Company.
(B) For the purpose of making any adjustment in the Conversion Price as provided above:
(i) To the extent it consists of cash, the consideration received by the Company for
any issue or sale of Additional Shares shall be computed on the gross amount basis;
(ii) To the extent it consists of property other than cash, consideration other than
cash received by the Company for any issue or sale of Additional Shares shall be computed
on the gross amount basis at the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors as of the date of the adoption of the resolution specifically
authorizing such issue or sale, irrespective of any accounting treatment of such property ;
and
(iii) If Additional Shares are issued or sold together with other stock or securities
or other assets of the Company for consideration which covers both, the consideration
received for the Additional Shares shall be computed as that portion of the consideration
received which is reasonably determined in good faith by the Board of Directors to be
allocable to such Additional Shares.
(C) For the purpose of making any adjustment in the Conversion Price provided in this Section
6.03(e), if at any time, or from time to time, the Company issues any Additional Shares that
comprise any Ordinary Share Equivalents and the Effective Conversion Price of such Ordinary Share
Equivalents is less than the
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Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such issuance, then,
in each such case, at the time of such issuance, the Company shall be deemed to have issued the
maximum number of Additional Shares issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of such
Ordinary Share Equivalents and to have received in consideration for each such Additional Share
deemed issued an amount equal to the Effective Conversion Price, and the Conversion Price shall be
reduced as provided above to reflect such issuance accordingly.
(i) | In the event of any increase in the number of Ordinary Shares deliverable or any reduction in consideration payable upon exercise, conversion or exchange of any Ordinary Share Equivalents where the resulting Effective Conversion Price is less than the Conversion Price at such date, including, but not limited to, a change resulting from the anti-dilution provisions thereof, the Conversion Price, shall be re-computed to reflect such change as if, at the time of issue for such Ordinary Share Equivalents, such Effective Conversion Price applied. | ||
(ii) | If any right to exercise, convert or exchange any Ordinary Share Equivalents shall expire without having been fully exercised, the Conversion Price as adjusted upon the issuance of such Ordinary Share Equivalents shall be readjusted to the Conversion Price which would have been in effect had such adjustment been made on the basis that (A) the only Additional Shares deemed issued or such Ordinary Share Equivalents were such Additional Shares, if any, as were actually issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any part of such Ordinary Share Equivalents prior to the expiration thereof and (B) such Additional Shares, if any, were deemed issued for (x) the consideration actually received by the Company upon such exercise, conversion or exchange, plus (y) where the Ordinary Share Equivalents consist of options, warrants or rights to purchase Ordinary Shares, the consideration, if any, actually received by the Company for the grant of such Ordinary Share Equivalents as were actually exercised, plus (z) where the Ordinary Share Equivalents consist of shares or securities convertible or exchangeable for Additional Shares, the consideration received for the issue or sale of Ordinary Share Equivalents actually converted. | ||
(iii) | For any Ordinary Share Equivalent with respect to which the Conversion Price has been adjusted under this Sub-Section (c), no further adjustment of the Conversion Price shall be made solely as a result of the actual issuance of Ordinary Shares upon the actual exercise or conversion of such Ordinary Share Equivalent. |
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(f) Certificate of Adjustment. In the case of any adjustment or readjustment of the
Conversion Price, the Company, at its sole expense, shall compute such adjustment or readjustment
in accordance with the provisions hereof and prepare a certificate showing such adjustment or
readjustment, and shall mail such certificate, by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each
Preferred Shareholder at the holder’s address as shown in the Company’s books. The certificate
shall set forth such adjustment or readjustment, showing in detail the facts upon which such
adjustment or readjustment is based, including a statement of (i) the consideration received or
deemed to be received by the Company for any Additional Shares issued or sold or deemed to have
been issued or sold, (ii) the number of Additional Shares issued or sold or deemed to be issued or
sold, (iii) particulars of share splits or combination, if any; (iv) particulars of the dividend or
other distribution to holders of Ordinary Shares, if any; (v) the Conversion Price in effect after
such adjustment or readjustment, and (vi) the number of Ordinary Shares and the type and amount, if
any, of other property which would be received upon conversion of the Preferred Shares after such
adjustment or readjustment.
(g) Notice of Record Date. In the event the Company shall propose to take any action
of the type or types requiring an adjustment to the Conversion Price or the number or character of
the Preferred Shares as set forth herein, the Company shall give notice to the Preferred
Shareholders, which notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action
and the date on which such action is to take place. Such notice shall also set forth such facts
with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect of such action (to the
extent such effect may be known at the date of such notice) on the Conversion Price and the number,
kind or class of shares or other securities or property which shall be deliverable upon the
occurrence of such action or deliverable upon the conversion of Preferred Shares. In the case of
any action which would require the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least 10
days prior to the date so fixed, and in the case of all other actions, such notice shall be given
at least 15 days prior to the taking of such proposed action.
SECTION 6.04 Fractional Shares. No fractional Ordinary Shares shall be issued upon
conversion of any Preferred Share. All Ordinary Shares (including fractions thereof) issuable upon
conversion of more than one Preferred Share by a Preferred Shareholder thereof shall be aggregated
for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional
share. If, after such aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional
share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuing any fractional share, pay cash equal to the product of
such fraction multiplied by the fair
market value of a Ordinary Share (as determined by the Board of Directors) on the date of
conversion.
SECTION 6.05 Reservation of Shares Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company shall at all
times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares, solely for the
purpose of effecting the conversion of the
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Preferred Shares, such number of its Ordinary Shares as
shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding Preferred Shares
(after taking into account any reasonably anticipated adjustment in the Conversion Price). If at
any time the number of authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares shall not be sufficient to effect
the conversion of all then outstanding Preferred Shares, the Company will take all necessary
actions to increase its authorized but unissued Ordinary Shares to such number of Shares as shall
be sufficient for such purpose.
SECTION 6.06 Notices. Any notice required by the provisions of this Section 6 shall be
in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be
notified, (ii) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of
the recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (iii) five days after having been sent by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (iv) one (1) day after
deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written
verification of receipt. All notices shall be addressed to each Preferred Shareholder of record at
the address of such Preferred Shareholder appearing on the books of the Company.
SECTION 6.07 Payment of Taxes. The Company will pay all taxes (other than taxes based upon
income and withholding taxes) and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to
the issue or delivery of Ordinary Shares upon conversion of Preferred Shares, excluding any tax or
other charges imposed in connection with any transfer involved in the issuance and delivery of
Ordinary Shares in a name other than that in which the Preferred Shares so converted were
registered.
ARTICLE VII. LIQUIDATION RIGHTS
SECTION 7.01 Liquidation Preferences. In the event of a liquidation of the
Company, each Preferred Shareholder shall first be paid, prior and in preference to any
distribution to any and all holders holding any shares or Ordinary Share Equivalents of the Company
(other than Preferred Shareholders), an amount equal to 1.2 times the Original Issue Price for each
Preferred Share then held by it plus a compound annual interest of 15% of such amount for each such
Preferred Share from the date of the payment of the Original Issue Price. The preferential amount
payable as aforesaid shall be proportionally adjusted for combinations, consolidations,
subdivisions, share splits or
the like with respect to such share. If the assets and funds to be distributed among the
Preferred Shareholders shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full
preferential amounts payable thereon, then the entire assets and funds of the Company legally
available for distribution shall be distributed rateably among such holders in proportion to the
number of Preferred Shares owned by each such holder. Thereafter, the Preferred Shareholders shall
be entitled to participate ratably with the holders of other Shares in the residue (if any) of such
surplus assets as shall remain after paying out the capital paid up on other Shares, and for such
purpose, all Preferred Shares then held by each Preferred Shareholder
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shall be deemed to represent
such number of Ordinary Shares into which such Preferred Shares may be converted at the time.
SECTION 7.02 Liquidation on Sale or Merger. The following events shall be treated as a
liquidation under this Section 7:
(1) | any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization, in which the shareholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, own less than 50% of the Company’s voting power immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization, or any transaction or series of related transactions to which the Company is a party in which in excess of 50% of the Company’s voting power is transferred, excluding any consolidation or merger effected exclusively to change the domicile of the Company; or | ||
(2) | a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; |
and upon any such event, any proceeds resulting to the Shareholders of the Company therefrom shall be distributed in accordance with the terms of Section 7.01. |
ARTICLE VIII. INFORMATION AND INSPECTION RIGHTS
SECTION 8.01 Delivery of Financial Statements to Preferred Shareholders. The Company
shall deliver to each Preferred Shareholder:
(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, annual operational
reports and financial statements as of the end of the fiscal year, and audited and certified by
independent certified public accountants of recognized international standing and reputation
selected by the Company;
(b) unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements and the quarterly operational report
within forty-five (45) days of the end of each quarter;
(c) unaudited monthly consolidated financial statements within thirty (30) days of the end of
each month; and
(d) at least forty-five (45) days prior to the end of each fiscal year, a budget for the
succeeding fiscal year, setting forth for each month during such succeeding fiscal year projected
balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flows.
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SECTION 8.02 Financial Statements. For the purpose of this Section 8, the term
“financial statements” shall be construed to include a balance sheet, statements of income and loss
and cash flows for the applicable period, prepared in accordance with GAAP and compared against the
Company’s annual operating plan and budget.
SECTION 8.03 Inspection. The Company shall permit each Preferred Shareholder, at such
Preferred Shareholder’s expense, to visit and inspect any of the properties and examine the books
of account and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries and discuss the affairs, finances and
accounts of the Company and its Subsidiaries with the directors, officers, employees, accountants,
legal counsel and investment bankers of the Company, all at business hours as may be requested by
such Preferred Shareholder by delivering three (3) days written notice to the Company, provided
that such inspection rights shall terminate upon a Qualified Public Offering.
ARTICLE IX. RIGHTS OF FIRST REFUSAL; CO-SALE RIGHTS AND TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
SECTION 9.01 (a) Right of First Refusal for Preferred Shareholders. (i) If at any time an
Ordinary Shareholder who is a Key Shareholder of the Company or any Person (including but not
limited to Antfactory) who directly or indirectly obtains, either before or after the execution of
this Agreement, any Equity Securities originally owned by any such Ordinary Shareholder (a
“Transferor”) proposes to transfer Equity Securities to one or more third parties (a “Transfer”),
then the Transferor shall give each Preferred Shareholder and the Company written notice of the
Transferor’s intention to make the Transfer (the “Transfer Notice”), which shall include (A) a
description of the Equity Securities to be transferred (“Offered Shares”), (B) the identity of the
prospective transferee(s) and (C) the consideration and the material terms and conditions upon
which the proposed Transfer is to be made. The Transfer Notice shall certify that the Transferor
has received a firm offer from the prospective transferee(s) and in good faith believes a binding
agreement for the Transfer is obtainable on the terms set forth in the Transfer Notice. The
Transfer Notice shall also include a copy of any written proposal, term sheet or letter of intent
or other agreement relating to the proposed Transfer.
(ii) | Preferred Shareholders’ Option: |
(1) | Each Preferred Shareholder shall have an option for a period of thirty (30) days from the receipt of the Transfer Notice to elect to purchase its respective pro rata share (including any re-allocation contemplated below) of the Offered Shares at the same price and subject to the same material terms and conditions as described in the Transfer Notice, subject to Section 9.01(a)(v). | ||
(2) | A Preferred Shareholder (an “Exercising Shareholder”) may exercise such purchase option and, thereby, purchase all or a |
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part of its respective pro rata share (including any re-allocatiion as provided below) of the Offered Shares, by notifying Transferor and the Company in writing, before expiration of the thirty (30) day period as to the number of such shares which it will purchase (including any re-allocation) (the “Exercise Amount”). |
(3) | The Offered Shares shall first be allocated among each Exercising Shareholder (with rounding to avoid fractional shares) in proportion to its respective pro rata share provided that in no event shall an amount greater than such Exercising Shareholder’s Exercise Amount be allocated to such Exercising Shareholder. | ||
(4) | Any Offered Shares not yet purchased by any Exercising Shareholder in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) above or any Affiliate of such Exercising Shareholder in accordance with sub-paragraph (7) below (“Excess Shares”) shall be re-allocated among all the other Exercising Shareholders in proportion to each such Exercising Shareholder’s respective pro rata share (with rounding to avoid fractional shares), and such procedure shall be employed until the Exercise Amounts of all Exercising Shareholders shall have been satisfied. | ||
(5) | In the context contemplated under sub-paragraph (3) above, an Exercising Shareholder’s “pro rata share” is equal to the product of (x) the total number of Offered Shares, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the aggregate number of all Preferred Shares owned by such Exercising Shareholder on the date of the Transfer Notice and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate number of all Preferred Shares owned by all the Exercising Shareholders on the date of the Transfer Notice. | ||
(6) | In the context of a re-allocation of the Excess Shares referred to in sub-paragraph (4) above, an Exercising Shareholder’s “pro rata share” is equal to the product of (x) the total number of Excess Shares, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of all Preferred Shares owned by such Exercising Shareholder on the date of the Transfer Notice and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate number of all Preferred Shares owned by all the Exercising Shareholders (except for the Preferred Shareholder whose shares are subject to such re-allocation) on the date of the Transfer Notice. |
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(7) | A Preferred Shareholder shall be entitled to apportion the Offered Shares to be purchased among its Affiliates, provided that such Preferred Shareholder notifies the Transferor of such allocation and upon receipt of written consent of the Transferor. | ||
(8) | Payment for the Offered Shares which have been allocated to any Exercising Shareholder as provided above shall be by check or wire transfer, against delivery of such Offered Shares to such Exercising Shareholder at a place agreed by the relevant Parties and at the time of the scheduled closing therefor, which shall be no later than forty-five (45) days after the Preferred Shareholders’ receipt of the Transfer Notice, unless the Transfer Notice contemplated a later closing with the prospective third party transferee(s) or unless the value of the purchase price has not yet been established pursuant to Section 9.01(a)(v). |
(iii) Additional Transfer Notice from Ordinary Shareholder. If there shall remain any Offered
Shares not purchased or to be purchased by the Preferred Shareholders as provided above, the
Transferor shall give the Company an “Additional Transfer Notice” which shall include all of the
information and certifications required in a Transfer Notice and shall additionally identify the
Offered Shares which the Preferred Shareholders have declined to purchase (the “Remaining Shares”)
and briefly describe the Company’s rights of first refusal and co-sale rights with respect to the
proposed Transfer.
(iv) Company’s Option to Buy the Remaining Shares. The Company shall have an option for a
period of ten (10) days from receipt of the Additional Transfer Notice to elect to purchase the
Remaining Shares at the same price and subject to the same material terms and conditions as are
described in the Additional Transfer Notice, all of which shall be the same (except for the number
of such Equity Securities) as these stated in the Transfer Notice with respect to such shares,
subject nevertheless to Section 9.01(a)(v). The Company may exercise such purchase option and,
thereby, purchase all or a portion of the Remaining Shares by notifying the Transferor in writing
before expiration of the ten day period as to the number of such shares which it wishes to
purchase. If the Company gives the Transferor notice that it desires to purchase such shares, then
payment for the Remaining Shares shall be by check or wire transfer, against delivery of the
Remaining Shares to be purchased, at a place agreed by the parties and at the time of
the scheduled closing therefor, which shall be no later than sixty (60) days after the
Company’s receipt of the Transfer Notice, unless the Transfer Notice contemplated a later closing
with the prospective third party transferee(s) or unless the value of the purchase price has not
yet been established pursuant to Section 9.01(a)(v).
(v) Valuation of Property.
(1) | Should the purchase price specified in the Transfer Notice or Additional Transfer Notice be payable in property other than cash or evidences of indebtedness, the Preferred Shareholders (or the Company) shall have the right, upon receipt of the Transferor’s written consent, to pay the |
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purchase price in the form of cash equal in amount to the value of such property. |
(2) | Subject to the paragraph above, if the Transferor and any Preferred Shareholder (or the Company) cannot agree on such cash value within ten days after the Preferred Shareholders’ receipt of the Transfer Notice (or the Company’s receipt of the Additional Transfer Notice), the valuation shall be made by an appraiser of recognized standing (acting as expert and not as an arbitrator) selected by the Transferor and such Preferred Shareholders (or the Company) or, if they cannot agree on an appraiser within twenty (20) days after the Preferred Shareholders’ receipt of the Transfer Notice (or the Company’s receipt of the Additional Transfer Notice), each shall select an appraiser of recognized standing and the two appraisers shall designate a third appraiser of recognized standing, who shall act as expert and not as an arbitrator and whose appraisal shall be determinative of such value. | ||
(3) | The cost of such appraisal shall be borne by such Preferred Shareholders and/or the Company (if applicable) and shall be shared pro rata by them based on the number of Offered Shares each such Preferred Shareholder and/or the Company (if applicable) is to purchase. | ||
(4) | If the time for the closing of the Preferred Shareholder’s purchase or the Company’s purchase has expired but for the determination of the value of the purchase price offered by the prospective transferee, such closing shall be held on or prior to the fifth business day after such valuation shall have been made pursuant to this sub-Section. |
(b) Preferred Shareholder’s Right of Co-Sale. (i) To the extent the Preferred
Shareholder(s) and the Company do not exercise their respective rights of first refusal to purchase
all of the Offered Shares pursuant to Section 9.01(a), each Preferred Shareholder shall have the
right to participate in such sale of Equity Securities by the Transferor to any third party
transferee(s) under a Transfer on the
same terms and conditions (except for the number of Equity Securities to be sold) as specified
in the Transfer Notice.
(ii) Each Preferred Shareholder may elect to sell up to such number of Equity Securities (on a
fully converted basis) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the aggregate number of
Equity Securities covered by the Transfer Notice (with all Ordinary Share Equivalents treated as
Ordinary Shares on a fully converted basis) by (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of Preferred Shares owned by such Preferred Shareholder on the date of the Transfer Notice
and the denominator of which is the total number of Equity Securities (with all Ordinary Share
Equivalents treated as Ordinary Shares on a fully converted basis) owned by the Transferor plus the
total Preferred Shares held by the Preferred Shareholders who
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elect to effect its participation in
the sale (individually “Selling Preferred Shareholder” and collectively “Selling Preferred
Shareholders”) on the date of the Transfer Notice.
(iii) Each Selling Preferred Shareholder shall effect its participation in the sale by
delivering to the Transferor for transfer to the prospective purchaser one or more certificates,
properly endorsed for transfer, which represent the type and number of Equity Securities which such
Selling Preferred Shareholder elects to sell; provided, however that if the prospective third-party
purchaser objects to the delivery of Ordinary Share Equivalents in lieu of Ordinary Shares, the
Selling Preferred Shareholder shall convert such Ordinary Share Equivalents into Ordinary Shares
and deliver certificates corresponding to such Ordinary Shares. The Company agrees to make any such
conversion concurrent with the actual transfer of such shares to the purchaser and contingent on
such transfer.
(iv) The share certificate or certificates that a Selling Preferred Shareholder delivers to
the Transferor pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(iii) shall be transferred to the prospective purchaser
in consummation of the sale of the Equity Securities pursuant to the terms and conditions specified
in the Transfer Notice, and the Transferor shall concurrently therewith remit to such Selling
Preferred Shareholder that portion of the sale proceeds to which such Selling Preferred Shareholder
is entitled by reason of its participation in such sale.
(v) To the extent that any prospective purchaser prohibits the participation by a Selling
Preferred Shareholder exercising its co-sale rights hereunder in a proposed Transfer or otherwise
refuses to purchase shares or other securities from a Selling Preferred Shareholder exercising its
co-sale rights hereunder, the Transferor shall not sell to such prospective purchaser any Equity
Securities unless and until, simultaneously with such sale, the Transferor shall purchase such
shares or other securities from such Selling Preferred Shareholder for the same consideration and
on the same terms and conditions as the proposed transfer described in the Transfer Notice.
(vi) The rights provided in this Section 9.01 shall terminate upon a Qualified Public
Offering.
(c) Limitations to Rights of First Refusal and Co-Sale. Notwithstanding the
provisions of this Section 9.01, this Section 9.01 shall not apply
to the followings: an Ordinary Shareholder may sell or otherwise assign, with or without
consideration, Equity Securities to any spouse or member of such Ordinary Shareholder’s immediate
family, or to a custodian, trustee, executor, or other fiduciary for the account of the Ordinary
Shareholder’s spouse or members of the Ordinary Shareholder’s immediate family, or to a trust for
the Ordinary Shareholders’ own self, or a charitable remainder trust, provided that each such
transferee or assignee, prior to the completion of the sale, transfer, or assignment, shall have
executed documents assuming the obligations of the transferring Ordinary Shareholder under this
Agreement with respect to the transferred securities.
(d) Accession of Subsequent Shareholders. Prior to a Qualified Public Offering, no
Ordinary Shareholder shall sell, assign, transfer, or
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hypothecate any Ordinary Shares (whether now
owned or hereafter acquired) unless the transferee thereof shall agree in writing in form
reasonably acceptable to the Company to be bound by this Section 9.01, as if such transferee were
an Ordinary Shareholder.
SECTION 9.02 Special Provisions in Relation to the Founders and Management.
(a) Unless otherwise approved by the holders of at least 50% of the total issued and
outstanding Preferred Shares, the Founders and the Management shall not sell or transfer, or
dispose of any Ordinary Shares during the three-year period from the Closing.
(b) Each Founder and Management undertake not to compete with any member of the Group
(including but not limited to directly or indirectly engaging in any business or conducting any
activities that are same with or similar to those engaged in or conducted by any member of the
Group) or solicit any employees of any member of the Group for a period of one year following the
termination of such Founder or Management’s employment relationship with the Company.
SECTION 9.03 Right of First Refusal for Key Shareholders and Antfactory. If at any
time a Preferred Shareholder proposes to transfer 50% or more of the Preferred Shares to any third
parties, each Key Shareholder and Antfactory shall have an option for a period of thirty (30) days
from the receipt of a written notice for such transfer to elect to purchase their respective pro
rata shares of all (but not a portion) of the Preferred Shares offered at the same price and
subject to the same material terms and conditions as described in the said notice. If the Key
Shareholders and Antfactory fail to exercise the option to purchase all the Preferred Shares
offered, the Preferred Shareholder may sell the Preferred Shares to the said third parties. Unless
otherwise provided in this Section 9.03, other provisions regarding the Right of First Refusal for
Preferred Shareholder in this Article IX shall apply to the Right of First Refusal for Key
Shareholders and Antfactory herein, to the extent such provisions are applicable.
ARTICLE X. REGISTRATION RIGHTS
SECTION 10.01 Demand Registration. (a) Registration Other Than on Form F-3.
(i) Subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time after a Qualified Public Offering, an
Initiating Holder may request the Company in writing to effect the Registration of Registrable
Securities for which the reasonably anticipated aggregate price to the public, would exceed
US$15,000,000. Upon receipt of such a request, the Company shall (a) promptly give written notice
of the proposed Registration to all other Holders and (b) as soon as practicable, and in any event
within sixty (60) days of the receipt of such request, cause Registrable Securities specified in
the request, to be Registered and/or qualified for sale and distribution in such jurisdictions as
the Initiating Holder may reasonably request. The Company shall be obligated to effect
only three (3) such Registrations.
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(b) Registration on Form F-3. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, at any time
after a Qualified Public Offering, an Initiating Holder may request the Company in writing to file
a Registration Statement on Form F-3 (or any successor form to Form F-3, or any comparable form for
Registration in a jurisdiction other than the United States) for a public offering of Registrable
Securities for which the reasonably anticipated aggregate price to the public, would exceed
US$15,000,000, and the Company is entitled to use Form F-3 or a comparable form to Register the
requested Registrable Securities. Upon receipt of such a request the Company shall, as soon as
practicable, and in any event within sixty (60) days of the receipt of such request, cause the
Registrable Securities specified in the request, to be Registered and qualified for sale and
distribution in such jurisdictions as the Initiating Holder may reasonably request. The Company’s
obligation to effect registrations pursuant to this Section 10.01(b) is unlimited.
(c) Right of Deferral. (i) The Company shall not be obligated to Register or qualify
Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 10.01:
(1) | in any jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such Registration or qualification, unless the Company is already subject to service of process in such jurisdiction; | ||
(2) | if, within ten (10) days of the receipt of any request of the Initiating Holder to Register any Registrable Securities under Section 10.01(a) or Section 10.01(b), the Company gives notice to the Initiating Holder of its bona fide intention to effect the filing for its own account of a Registration Statement with the Commission within sixty (60) days of receipt of that request (other than a registration of securities in a transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act or an offering solely to employees), provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith all reasonable efforts to cause that Registration Statement to become effective; or | ||
(3) | within six (6) months immediately following the effective date of any Registration Statement pertaining to the securities of the Company (other than a registration of securities in a transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act or with respect to an employee benefit plan). |
(ii) if, after receiving a request from the Initiating Holder pursuant to Section 10.01(a) or
Section 10.01(b), the Company furnishes to the Initiating Holder a certificate signed by the Chief
Executive Officer of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors
of the Company, it would be seriously detrimental to the Company or its shareholders for a
Registration Statement to be filed in the near future, the Company’s obligation to use its
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reasonable efforts to file a Registration Statement shall be deferred for a period not
to exceed 120 days from the receipt of any request duly submitted by the Initiating Holder under
Section 10.01(a) or 10.01(b) to Register Registrable Securities; provided that the Company
shall not exercise the right contained in this Section 10.1(c)(ii) more than twice in any twelve
(12) month period.
(d) Underwritten Offerings. If, in connection with a request to Register Registrable
Securities under Section 10.01(a) or Section 10.01(b), the Initiating Holder seek to distribute
such Registrable Securities in an underwriting, they has the right to so advise the Company as a
part of the request, and the Company shall include such information in the written notice to the
other Holders described in Sections 10.01(a) and 10.01(b). In such event, the right of any Holders
to include its Registrable Securities in such Registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s
participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the
underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Initiating Holder representing a majority in
voting power of the Registrable Securities held by the Initiating Holder) to the extent provided
herein. The Initiating Holder proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting
shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter or underwriters
selected for such underwriting by the Company (which underwriter or underwriters shall be
reasonably acceptable to Initiating Holder representing a majority in voting power of the
Registrable Securities held by the Initiating Holder). Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if the managing underwriter advises the Company that marketing factors (including the
aggregate number of securities requested to be Registered, the general condition of the market, and
the status of the Persons proposing to sell securities pursuant to the Registration) require a
limitation of the number of Equity Securities to be underwritten, the underwriters may exclude some
of the Registrable Securities from the underwriting if so justified after excluding any other
Equity Securities from the underwriting, provided that any Registration must include at
lease 25% of the Shares requested to be included by the holders of Registrable Securities. If a
limitation of the number of Registrable Securities is required pursuant to this Section 10.01(d),
the number of Registrable Securities that
may be included in the underwriting by selling Holders shall be allocated among such Holders,
in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable Securities which
the Holders would otherwise be entitled to include in the Registration. Any Registrable Securities
excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from the Registration. If shares
of the Company are offered in an underwritten public offering (whether or not a Qualified Public
Offering) for the account of any shareholder, each Preferred Shareholder shall have the right to
include a pro rata number of shares in the offering on terms and conditions no less favorable to
the Preferred Shareholders than to any other selling shareholders.
SECTION 10.02 Piggyback Registrations. (a) Registration of the Company’s
Securities. Subject to Section 10.02(c), if the Company proposes to Register for its own
account any of its Equity Securities in connection with the public
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offering of such securities, the
Company shall promptly give the Holders written notice of such Registration and, upon the written
request of the Holders given within twenty (20) days after delivery of such notice, the Company
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to include in such Registration any Registrable
Securities thereby requested by the Holders.
(b) Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the right to terminate or
withdraw any Registration initiated by it under Section 10.02(a) prior to the effectiveness of such
Registration, whether or not the Holders have elected to participate therein. The expenses of such
withdrawn Registration shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 10.03(c).
(c) Underwriting Requirements. (i) In connection with any offering involving an
underwriting of the Company’s Equity Securities, the Company shall not be required to Register the
Registrable Securities of any Holder under this Section 10.02 unless such Holder’s Registrable
Securities are included in the underwriting and such Holder enters into an underwriting agreement
in customary form with the underwriters selected by the Company and setting forth such terms for
the underwriting as have been agreed upon between the Company and the underwriters. In the event
the underwriters advise the Holders seeking Registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this
Section 10.02 in writing that market factors (including the aggregate number of Registrable
Securities requested to be Registered, the general condition of the market, and the status of the
persons proposing to sell securities pursuant to the Registration) require a limitation of the
number of Equity Securities to be underwritten, the underwriters may exclude some or all
Registrable Securities from the Registration and underwriting if so justified after excluding any
other Equity Securities (except for securities to be offered by the Company) from the Registration
and underwriting, provided that any Registration must include at lease 25% of the Shares
requested to be included by the Holders.
(ii) If a limitation of the number of Registrable Securities is required pursuant to Section
10.2(c)(i) the number of Registrable Securities that may
be included in the Registration and underwriting by selling Holders shall be allocated among
such Holders in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable
Securities which the Holders would otherwise be entitled to include in the Registration.
(iii) If the Holder disapproves of the terms of any underwriting, such Holder may elect to
withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the underwriters delivered at least seven
(7) days prior to the effective date of the Registration Statement. Any Registrable Securities
excluded or withdrawn from the underwriting shall be withdrawn from the Registration.
(d) Exempt Transactions. The Company shall have no obligation to Register any
Registrable Securities under this Section 10.02 in connection with a Registration by the Company
(i) relating solely to the sale of securities to participants
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in a Company stock plan, (ii)
relating to a corporate reorganization or other transaction under Rule 145 of the Securities Act
(or comparable provision under the laws of another jurisdiction, as applicable), or (iii) on any
form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included
in a Registration Statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities.
SECTION 10.03 Procedures. (a) Registration Procedures and Obligations.
Whenever required under this Agreement to effect the Registration of any Registrable Securities,
the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible:
(i) | Prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement with respect to those Registrable Securities and use its reasonable best efforts to cause that Registration Statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities Registered thereunder, keep the Registration Statement effective for up to 120 days; | ||
(ii) | Prepare and file with the Commission amendments and supplements to that Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with the Registration Statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of Applicable Securities Law with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by the Registration Statement; | ||
(iii) | Furnish to the Holders the number of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, required by Applicable Securities Law, and any other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them; | ||
(iv) | Use its reasonable best efforts to Register and qualify the securities covered by the Registration Statement under the securities laws of any jurisdiction, as reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business or file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdictions, and provided further that in the event any jurisdiction in which the securities shall be qualified imposes a non-waivable requirement that expenses incurred in connection with the qualification of the securities be borne by selling shareholders, those expenses shall be payable pro rata by selling shareholders; | ||
(v) | In the event of any underwritten public offering, entering into and performing its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of the offering. Each shareholder participating in the underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement; |
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(vi) | Notify the Holders of Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under Applicable Securities Law or of the happening of any event as a result of which any prospectus included in the Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing; | ||
(vii) | Provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities Registered pursuant to the Registration Statement and, where applicable, a CUSIP number for all those Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of the Registration; | ||
(viii) | Furnish, at the request of any Initiating Holder requesting Registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered for sale in connection with a Registration pursuant to this Agreement, (i) an opinion, dated the date of the sale, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of the Registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering; and (ii) a comfort letter dated the date of the sale, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters; and | ||
(ix) | Take all reasonable action necessary to list the Registrable Securities on the primary exchange upon which the Company’s securities are then traded. |
(b) Information From Holders. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of
the Company to take any action pursuant to this Agreement with respect to the Registrable
Securities of the selling Holders that the selling Holders shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of
disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the Registration of such Holders’
Registrable Securities.
(c) Expenses of Registration. All expenses, other than Selling Expenses, incurred in
connection with Registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to this Agreement, including
(without limitation) all Registration, filing and qualification fees, printers’ and accounting
fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and underwriters but excluding any
underwriting discounts and commissions, shall be borne by the Company. The Company shall not,
however, be required to pay for any expenses of any Registration proceeding begun pursuant to this
Agreement if the Registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders.
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SECTION 10.04 Indemnification under Registration Rights.
(a) | Company Indemnity. | ||
(i) | To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Holder, its officers, directors, shareholders, legal counsel and accountants, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each Person, if any, who controls (as defined in the Securities Act) the Holder or underwriter against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under laws which are applicable to the Company and relate to action or inaction required of the Company in connection with any Registration, qualification, or compliance, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (each a “Violation”): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Registration Statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of Applicable Securities Laws, or any rule or regulation promulgated under Applicable Securities Laws. The Company will reimburse the Holders, underwriter or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. | ||
(ii) | The indemnity agreement contained in this Section 10.04(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation that occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such Registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person of the Company. | ||
(iii) | With respect to any preliminary prospectus, the foregoing indemnity shall not inure to the benefit of the Holders or |
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underwriter, or any Person controlling (within the meaning of the Securities Act) the Holders or underwriter, from whom the Person asserting any such losses, claims, damages or liabilities purchased shares in the offering, if a copy of the prospectus (as then amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) was not sent or given by or on behalf of the Holders or underwriter to such Person, if required by law so to have been delivered, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the shares to such Person, and if the prospectus (as so amended or supplemented) would have cured the defect giving rise to such loss, claim, damage or liability. |
(b) | Holders Indemnity. | ||
(i) | To the extent permitted by law, the selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, officers, legal counsel and accountants, any underwriter, and each Person, if any, who controls (within the meaning of the Securities Act) the Company or such underwriter, against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under Applicable Securities Laws, or any rule or regulation promulgated under Applicable Securities Laws, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by the Holders expressly for use in connection with such Registration; and the Holders will reimburse any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this Section 10.04(b), for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such person in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. | ||
(ii) | The indemnity contained in this Section 10.04(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holders (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), and in no event shall any indemnity under this Section 10.04(b) exceed the gross proceeds from the offering received by such Holders. |
(c) Notice of Indemnification Claim. Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party
under Section 10.04(a) or Section 10.04(b) of notice of the commencement of any action (including
any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made
against any indemnifying party under Section 10.04(a) or Section 10.04(b), deliver to the
indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall
have the
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right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly
with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel
mutually satisfactory to the indemnifying parties. An indemnified party (together with all other
indemnified parties that may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right
to retain one separate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if
representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any
other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice
to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if
prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any
liability to the indemnified party under this Section 10.04, but the omission to deliver written
notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any
indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 10.04.
(d) Contribution. If any indemnification provided for in Section 10.04(a) or Section
10.04(b) is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party
with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to herein, the indemnifying
party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage or
expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying
party, on the one hand, and of the indemnified party, on the other, in connection with the
statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of
the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue
or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to
information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’
relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such
statement or omission.
(e) Underwriting Agreement. To the extent that the provisions on indemnification and
contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the
underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the
underwriting agreement shall control.
(f) Survival. The obligations of the Company and the Holders under this Section 10.04
shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a Registration Statement
under this Agreement, and otherwise.
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SECTION 10.05 Additional Undertakings. (a) Reports Under the Exchange Act. With a view
to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act
and any comparable provision of any Applicable Securities Law that may at any time permit a Holder
to sell securities of the Company to the public without Registration or pursuant to a Registration
on Form F-3 (or any comparable form in a jurisdiction other than the United States), the Company
agrees to:
(i) | make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Commission Rule 144 (or comparable provision under Applicable Securities Laws in any jurisdiction where the Company’s securities are listed), at all times following ninety (90) days after the effective date of a Qualified Public Offering; | ||
(ii) | file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under all Applicable Securities Laws; and | ||
(iii) | at any time following 90 days after the effective date of the Qualified Public Offering, promptly furnish to the Holders, upon request (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of all Applicable Securities Laws at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements or, at any time after so qualified, that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form F-3 (or any form comparable thereto under Applicable Securities Laws of any jurisdiction where the Company’s securities are listed), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents as may be filed by the Company with the Commission, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the Commission, that permits the selling of any such securities without Registration or pursuant to such form. |
(b) Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights. From and after the date of this
Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holder, enter into any
agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any Equity Securities of the Company that would
allow such holder or prospective holder
(a) to include such securities in any Registration filed under Section 10.02, unless under the
terms of such agreement such holder or prospective holder may include such Equity Securities in any
such Registration only to the extent that the inclusion of such securities will not reduce the
amount of the Registrable Securities of the Holder that are included, (b) to demand Registration of
their securities, or (c) to enjoy registration rights otherwise superior to or in parity with the
Preferred Shareholders except that this sentence will not apply in the situation where the Company
issues no more than 3 million new shares which has the right, preference or priority on a parity
with the Preferred Shares.
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(c) “Market Stand-Off” Agreement. Each Holder agrees that it will not, without the
prior written consent of the managing underwriter, during the period commencing on the date of the
final prospectus relating to the Company’s initial public offering and ending on the date specified
by the Company and the managing underwriter (such period not to exceed l80 days) (i) lend, offer,
pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or
contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or otherwise transfer or dispose
of, directly or indirectly, any Registrable Securities or other shares of the Company (whether then
owned or thereafter acquired) or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to
another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Shares of the
Company, whether any such transaction described in Section (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by
delivery of Equity Securities or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. The underwriters in
connection with the Company’s initial public offering are intended third party beneficiaries of
this Section 10.05(c) and shall have the right, power and authority to enforce the provisions
hereof as though they were a party hereto. In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company
may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the Registrable Securities of each Holder
(and the shares or securities of every other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the
end of such period.
(d) Termination of Registration Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, if: (i) the Company obtains from the Commission a “no-action” letter in which the
Commission indicated that it will take no action if, without Registration under the Securities Act
or other Applicable Securities Laws, any Holder disposes of Registrable Securities covered by any
request for Registration made under this Agreement in the specific manner in which such Holder
proposes to dispose of Registrable Securities included in that request (including, without
limitation, inclusion of the Registrable Securities in an underwriting initiated by either the
Company or the Holders) and that the Registrable Securities may be sold to the public without
Registration or (ii) in the opinion of counsel for the Company , no Registration under the
Securities Act (or other Applicable Securities Law) is required in connection with the disposition
and that the Registrable Securities may be sold to the public without Registration, then the
Registrable Securities included in the request for Registration, shall not be eligible for
Registration under Section 10.01 with respect to the proposed disposition. Any Registrable
Securities not so disposed of shall be eligible for Registration in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement with respect to other proposed dispositions to which this Section 10.05(d) does not
apply. In any event, these registration rights shall terminate on the fifth anniversary of a
Qualified Public Offering.
(e) Assignment of Registration Rights. The right to cause the Company to Register
Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement may be assigned by a Holder to a transferee or
assignee of such securities [that (i) is an Affiliate of the Holder, or (ii) after such assignment
or transfer, holds Registrable Securities representing at least 100,000 Ordinary Shares
(subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations and other
recapitalizations)], provided that: (a) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such
transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and
the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being
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assigned; (b) such
transferee or assignee agrees in writing to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement; (c) such transfer or assignment shall be effective only if immediately following
such transfer or assignment the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or
assignee is restricted under Applicable Securities Law; (e) the transfer is in connection with a
transfer of all securities of the Company; and (f) the transfer is to constituent partners or
shareholders who agree to act through a single representative. In the event of a transfer or
assignment of Registrable Securities which does not satisfy the conditions set forth above, such
securities shall no longer be deemed to constitute “Registrable Securities” for purposes of this
Agreement.
(f) Exercise of Preferred Shares. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided in
this Agreement, the Company shall have no obligation to Register Registrable Securities which, if
constituting Ordinary Share Equivalents, have not been exercised, converted or exchanged, as
applicable, for Ordinary Shares.
ARTICLE XI. PRE-EMPTIVE RIGHT
SECTION 11.01 Pre-emptive Right. (a) General. The Company hereby grants to
each Preferred Shareholder a right of first refusal to purchase up to its pro rata share of the
entirety of any New Securities which the Company may, from time to time, propose to sell and issue.
(b) Issuance Notice. In the event the Company proposes to undertake an issuance of New
Securities, it shall give each Preferred Shareholder a written notice (an “Issuance Notice”) of
such intention, describing the number and type of New Securities, and their price and the general
terms upon which the Company proposes to issue the same. Each Preferred Shareholder (a “Pre-emptive
Shareholder”) shall have thirty (30) days after any such notice is received by it to agree to
purchase any such New Securities for the price and upon the terms specified in the Issuance Notice
by giving written notice to the Company and stating therein the quantity of New Securities to be
purchased (the “Pre-emptive Amount”). For the avoidance of doubt, each Pre-emptive Shareholder may
specify in its notice a Pre-emptive Amount higher or lower than its pro rata share.
(c) Allocation of New Securities. The New Securities shall first be allocated among
each Pre-emptive Shareholder (with rounding to avoid fractional shares) in proportion to its
respective pro-rata share provided that in no event shall an amount greater than such Pre-emptive
Shareholder’s Pre-emptive Amount be
allocated to such Pre-emptive Shareholder.
(d) Allocation of Excess New Securities. Any excess New Securities not yet allocated
by any Pre-emptive Shareholder in accordance with Section 11.01(c) (“Excess New Securities”) shall
be allocated among all the Pre-emptive Shareholders in proportion to each such Pre-emptive
Shareholder’s respective pro-rata share (with rounding to avoid fractional shares), and such
procedure shall be employed until the Pre-emptive Amounts of all Pre-emptive Shareholders have been
satisfied.
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(e) Pro rata share of New Securities. In the context contemplated under Section
11.01(c), a Pre-emptive Shareholder’s “pro rata share” is equal to the product of (x) the total
number of New Securities, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the aggregate number
of Preferred Shares owned by such Pre-emptive Shareholder on the date of the Issuance Notice and
the denominator of which shall be the aggregate number of all the Preferred Shares owned by all the
Pre-emptive Shareholders on the date of the Issuance Notice.
(f) Pro rata share of Excess New Securities. In the context of an allocation of
Excess New Securities referred to in Section 11.01(d), a Pre-emptive Shareholder’s “pro rata share”
is equal to the product of (x) the total number of Excess New Securities, and (y) a fraction, the
numerator of which shall be the aggregate number of all Preferred Shares owned by such Pre-emptive
Shareholder on the date of the Issuance Notice and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate
number of all Preferred Shares owned by all the Pre-emptive Shareholders other than the Preferred
Shareholders whose shares are subject to the re-allocation on the date of the Issuance Notice.
(g) Sales by the Company. Upon the expiration of the thirty (30) days period following
receipt of the Issuance Notice, the Company may sell any New Securities with respect to which the
Preferred Shareholders’ right of first refusal under this Section 11.01 was not exercised, at a
price and upon terms no more favorable to the purchasers thereof than specified in the Issuance
Notice. In the event the Company has not sold such New Securities within a 90-day period following
the issue of the Issuance Notice, the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any New
Securities, without first again offering such securities to the Preferred Shareholders in the
manner provided in this Section 11.01 above.
(h) Assignments and Transfers; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement and the
rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon,
their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives, but shall not otherwise be for the
benefit of any third party. The rights of a Preferred Shareholder hereunder are only assignable
(i) by such Preferred Shareholder to any other Preferred Shareholder (ii) to a partner or Affiliate
of such Preferred Shareholder or (iii) to an assignee or transferee who has acquired all or any
part of the Equity Securities held by the Preferred Shareholder. This Agreement and the rights and
obligations of any party hereunder shall not otherwise be assigned without the mutual written
consent of the other parties.
(i) Legend. Each existing or replacement certificate for Shares now owned or hereafter
acquired by any Ordinary Shareholder shall prior to closing of the Qualified Public Offering, to
the extent applicable, bear the following legend upon its face:
“THE SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION, ASSIGNMENT OR TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL, CO-SALE
AGREEMENT AND/OR OTHER
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TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS, AS APPLICABLE, BY AND BETWEEN THE ORDINARY
SHAREHOLDERS, THE COMPANY AND CERTAIN PREFERRED SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY. COPIES OF SUCH
AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY OTHER COUNTRY”
(f) Termination. This Article XI shall terminate upon a Qualified Public Offering.
ARTICLE XII. REDEMPTION RIGHT
SECTION 12.01 Redemption Rights of Preferred Shareholders. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and to the extent permitted by applicable laws, at any time and from
time to time after December 31, 2009, upon request by the holders of at least 50% of the then total
issued and outstanding Preferred Shares (except that request by the holders of at least 15% of the
then total issued and outstanding Preferred Shares shall be sufficient after June 30, 2011), the
Company shall redeem all of the outstanding Preferred Shares. The amount payable to the redeeming
party shall on the date of redemption be converted into a debt payable over 12 months or on a
payment schedule mutually agreed by the Company and the redeeming party. The redemption amount
payable on each Preferred Share shall be equal to the Original Issue Price, plus a compound annual
interest of 10% of such amount over the repayment period. The redemption amount shall be
proportionally adjusted for share splits, share dividends, recapitalizations and similar events.
ARTICLE XIII. AFFILIATED TRANSACTION
SECTION 13.01 Affiliated Transactions. For any affiliated transaction that is to be
entered into by the Company with any of its Affiliates or Affiliates of the Founders, the terms,
conditions and consideration for such transaction shall be comparable to a normal arms-length
transaction that is to be conducted in the market at the time such transaction is conducted.
However, the transactions between the Domestic Company and the Group
shall not be construed as affiliated transactions for the purpose of this Section 13.
ARTICLE XIV. PUT OPTION
SECTION 14.01 Put Right. Within two (2) years from the date of the Closing, but
subject in any event to Section 14.01(k), the Key Shareholders shall have the right to sell to
Gigamedia the entire Shares held by such Key Shareholders pursuant to and in compliance with the
terms hereof (“Put Option”). Such sale shall be made on the following terms and conditions:
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(a) A Key Shareholder may exercise the Put Option only if all the Shares held by such Key
Shareholder will be sold to Gigamedia, and a Key Shareholder is not allowed to only sell part of
its/his Shares in exercising the Put Option;
(b) Put Option enjoyed by Key Shareholders is not transferable, and no purchaser or assignee
of the Shares (including but not limited to Antfactory) has the right to exercise the Put Option;
(c) The price per share at which the Shares are to be sold to Gigamedia shall be equal to
eight point six five (8.65) times of the Net Operating Income (as defined in Section 14.02) per
Share in the complete fiscal year preceding the notice as mentioned in sub-paragraph (f) hereafter
as reflected in the consolidated financial statements of the Company audited by a Big-Four
Accounting Firm. Any and all reasonable fees and expenses, including legal fees and out-of-pocket
expenses, incurred pursuant to the exercise or the attempted exercise of such Put Option under this
Agreement shall be deducted from the price payable by Gigamedia to such Key Shareholder.
(d) A Key Shareholder is only entitled to exercise Put Option once a year, subject to each
sale of a minimum of 500,000 shares, within the two years of the Closing, and shall deliver a
written notice (as specified in the subsection (f) below) within 10 days from the first and second
anniversaries respectively for the purpose of exercising the Put Option;
(e) The Company shall have Net Operating Income for the first year of the Closing for
exercising the first-year Put Option by a Key Shareholder, and shall have a higher amount of Net
Operating Income for the second year than for the first year for exercising the second-year Put
Option by the Key Shareholder;
(f) A Key Shareholder shall, if exercising the right created hereby, deliver to the
Preferred Shareholder a written notice of selling all the Shares it/he holds in the Company to
Gigamedia (“Put Option Notice”).
(g) Gigamedia shall purchase the Shares specified to be sold under the Put Option Notice. The
payment of the purchase price can be made in cash or shares issued by Gigamedia (“Consideration
Shares”);
(h) At least 50% of the purchase price for the Shares shall be paid
in cash up to USD 4,800,000 in aggregate for total annual exercise; provided, however, that
(i) if Gigamedia and exercising Key Shareholders mutually desire, the cash portion of the purchase
price can be lower than 50%; or (ii) at the choice of Gigamedia, the total annual cash payment can
be higher than USD4,800,000. Gigamedia shall, within forty-five (45) days upon receipt of the Put
Option Notice, elect to pay the purchase price in cash or the Consideration Shares, after deducting
the amount of reimbursable fees and expenses, as specified above. The price of the Consideration
Shares shall be the average weighted trading price of the shares of Gigamedia in the past thirty
(30) trading days prior to the date of the Put Option Notice.
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(i) The payment of the purchase price pursuant to paragraph (g) above shall be made against
delivery of the certificate or certificates representing Shares to be sold, together with a
transfer form signed by the Key Shareholder(s) transferring such Shares to Gigamedia.
(j) The Consideration Shares obtained by the Key Shareholder(s) shall be subject to lock-up
for a period of two (2) years. A Key Shareholder can only dispose of one half (1/2) of the
Consideration Shares it received in every year during such lock-up period.
(k) The Put Option will terminate upon the earliest to occur of (i) immediately
prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement for the Company’s Qualified Public
Offering, (ii) the effectiveness of any reorganization, consolidation, merger, sale or transfer of
the Company’s outstanding Shares or similar transaction (excluding a sale of shares by the Company
for capital raising purposes) in which (A) the members of the Company immediately prior to such
reorganization, merger or consolidation, sale or transfer of shares or similar transaction do not
(by virtue of their ownership of securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction)
beneficially own shares possessing a majority of the voting power of the surviving company or
companies immediately following such transaction and (B) the consideration received in such
transaction by members of the Company (by virtue of their ownership of securities of the Company
immediately prior to such transaction) consists solely of cash and/or securities of any entity for
which such class of securities has been and continues to be traded on an internationally-recognized
securities exchange, and (iii) immediately prior to the effectiveness of the sale, lease or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets in which (A) the
members of the Company immediately prior to such sale, lease or disposition do not (by virtue of
their ownership of securities of the Company immediately prior to such transaction) beneficially
own shares possessing a majority of the voting power of the purchasing entity and (B) the
consideration received in such transaction by the Company consists solely of cash and/or securities
of any entity for which such class of securities has been and continues to be traded on an
internationally-recognized securities exchange.
(l) Notwithstanding other provisions of this Section, put right contemplated herein does not
apply to any and all Ordinary Shares issued for the
purpose of and as a result of the Happy Digital Transactions and Gigamedia is not obliged
under this Section to purchase any such Ordinary Shares from any Key Shareholder.
SECTION 14.02 Net Operating Income. For the purpose of this Clause, the “Net Operating
Income” as used in this Section shall mean Net Income less Non-Operating Income / loss excluding
Interest Income and Dividend Income (the terms “Net Income”, “Non-Operating Income/loss”, “Interest
Income” and “Dividend Income” are defined in GAAP).
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In calculating the “Net Operating Income”:
(a) No provision shall be made for revenues recognized but not collected for less than 3
months unless the customer in question has entered voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding,
is under financial distress or is otherwise in a condition which the Board of Directors shall
reasonably believe will impact its ability to perform its payment obligations to the Company;
(b) Provisions shall be made for revenues recognized but not collected for 3 months or longer
in the following percentages:
(i) 30%, if more than 3 months but less than 4 months,
(ii) 70%, if more than 4 months but less than 5 months, and
(iii) 100%, if more than 5 months;
which provisions shall be deducted from the Net Operating Income of the relevant fiscal year.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Net Operating Income for 2006 Accounts shall
be calculated as if the Company did not acquire from JCE the 35% equity interests as mentioned in
the relevant definition of Section 1.01 Definitions (“35% J-Town Stock”), i.e. no proceeds,
revenue, income, or costs or expenses incurred by the Company due to such acquisition shall be
counted in calculating the Net Operating Income for 2006 Accounts. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, USD 1.5 million shall be deducted from the Net Operating Income for 2007 Accounts to
remove the whole impact of the Company’s acquisition of the 35% J-Town stock. The said proceeds,
revenue, incomes, costs and expenses shall be ascertained by the Big-Four Accounting Firm as
specified in Section 14.01 (c).
ARTICLE XV. ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL PREFERRED SHARES
SECTION 15.01 Issuance of Additional Shares based on 2006 Accounts. Upon the delivery by
the Company of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the 12 month period
ending March 31, 2007 prepared in accordance with the GAAP and audited by a Big-Four Accounting
Firm mutually selected by the Company and Gigamedia (the “2006 Accounts”):
If the Net Operating Income reflected in the 2006 Accounts (“2006N”) is less than
US$10,000,000, each Preferred Shareholder shall be entitled to purchase its respective
pro rata additional Preferred Shares from the Company at a consideration per share
equal to its par value. The aggregate number of such additional Preferred Shares as
entitled to be
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purchased by the Preferred Shareholders shall be calculated as follows:
ANP = NP X (10,000,000/2006N* ISR2006 — 1)
For the purpose of this Section 15.01:
NP = The number of Preferred Shares issued on Closing
ANP = Additional number of Preferred Shares to be issued
ISR 2006 = (Number of issued Shares and warrants as of March 31, 2007 – Ordinary Shares issued
under the Stock Option Pool – Shares and warrants issued for the acquisition of the 35% J-Town
Stock)/ (number of issued Shares and warrants as of the Closing + Ordinary Shares actually issued
for the purpose of and as the result of the Happy Digital Transactions).
If 2006N is less than USD 5 million, each Preferred Shareholder has the option to further buy its respective pro rata additional Preferred Shares of the total additional 6 million Preferred Shares at the price of higher of 8.65 times of the Net Operating Income per Share or $1 per share. | ||
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 15.01, in no event should ANP exceed the total number of preferred shares outstanding prior to the issue of new preferred shares under this provision. |
SECTION 15.02 Issuance of Additional Shares based on 2007 Accounts. Upon the delivery by
the Company of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ending
on December 31, 2007 prepared in accordance with the US GAAP and audited by a Big-Four Accounting
Firm mutually selected by the Company and Gigamedia (the “2007 Accounts”):
If the Net Operating Income reflected in the 2007 accounts (“2007N”) is less than US$17,000,000, each Preferred Shareholder shall be entitled to purchase its respective pro rata additional Preferred Shares from the Company at a consideration equal to their par value. The number of such additional Preferred Shares as entitled to be purchased by the Preferred Shares shall be calculated as follows: | ||
ANP = NP X (17,000,000/2007N*ISR2007 — 1) | ||
For the purpose of this Section 15.02: | ||
NP = the number of Preferred Shares issued on Closing | ||
ANP = Additional number of Preferred Shares to be issued | ||
ISR 2007 = (Number of issued Shares and warrants as of March 31, 2007 – Ordinary Shares issued under the Stock Option Pool — Shares and warrants |
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issued for the acquisition of the 35% J-Town Stock) / (number of issued Shares and warrants as of the Closing + Ordinary Shares actually issued for Happy Digital). |
In case additional Preferred Shares have been already issued to the Preferred Shareholders according to Section 15.01, then the additional Preferred Shares issued under this Section 15.02 shall be calculated as follows: |
ANP = NP X(17,000,000/2007N*ISR2007 —1) —ANP1 | |||
ANP1 = The number of additional Preferred Shares already issued according to Section 15.01 |
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 15.02, in no event should ANP plus ANP1 exceed the total number of preferred shares outstanding prior to the issue of new preferred shares under this provision. |
SECTION 15.03 Exercise of Options. A Preferred Shareholder’s option to purchase the
additional shares under this Article XV shall expire after the closing of a Qualified Public
Offering. Prior to such expiry, a Preferred Shareholder may assign its right under the option to a
non-competing third party.
SECTION 15.04 Net Operating Income. For the purpose of this Section, the “Net Operating
Income” as used in this Section shall mean Net Income less (Non-Operating Income/loss excluding
Interest Income and Dividend Income) plus Stock Based Compensation plus amortization expenses
related to the 3 million shares issued pursuant to exercise of warrants issued to JCE to the extent
that the valuation of such warrants exceeds $1 per share ( the terms “Net Income”, “Non-Operating
Income/loss”, “Interest Income”, “Dividend Income” and “Stock Based Compensation” are defined in
GAAP). If the Net Operating Income is
negative in either 2006 or 2007, then it will be 0 in calculating the formula set forth in Sections
15.01 and 15.02.
In calculation of the Net Operating Income:
(a) No provision shall be made for revenues recognized but not collected for less than 3
months unless the customer in question has entered voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding,
is under financial distress or is otherwise in a condition which the Board of Directors shall
reasonably believe will impact its ability to perform its payment obligations to the Company;
(b) Provisions shall be made for revenues recognized but not collected for 3 months or longer
in the following percentages:
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(i) 30%, if more than 3 months but less than 4 months,
(ii) 70%, if more than 4 months but less than 5 months, and
(iii) 100%, if more than 5 months;
which provisions shall be deducted from the Net Operating Income of fiscal year 2006 or 2007, as
the case may be, unless such provisions have already been reflected in the 2006 Accounts or 2007
Accounts, as the case may be.
(c) Upon actual collection in cash of revenues for which provisions have been made hereunder,
such collected revenues less collection expenses shall be deducted from the provisions account and
reflected in the Net Operating Income for 2006 or 2007, as the case may be; provided,
however, that the cash collection period shall not exceed 12 months following the date on
which the revenue is first recognized.
(d) The calculation of Net Operating Income as provided in this Section 15 shall be based on
accounts closed on (A) March 31, 2007, in the case of the 2006 Accounts, and December 31, 2007, in
the case of the 2007 Accounts, or (B) three months prior to a planned Qualified Public Offering,
whichever is earlier. A Preferred Shareholder shall have the right to retain an auditor at its own
expense to validate the actual revenue collection for the purpose of the adjustment to the Net
Operating Income as provided hererin. Such adjustments to the calculation of Net Operating Income
for the purpose of determining the number of additional Preferred Shares to be issued shall be
deemed to be effected immediately prior to the closing of the Qualified Public Offering.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Net Operating Income for
2006 Accounts shall be calculated as if the Company did not acquire 35% J-Town stock from JCE,
i.e. no proceeds, revenue, income or costs or expenses incurred or reduced by the Company due to
such acquisition shall be counted in calculating the Net Operating Income for 2006 Accounts.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, any and all amortization expenses related to all kinds of
the purchase proceeds paid by the Company to JCE for such purchase should be added back, and USD
1.5 million shall be further deducted from the Net Operating Income for 2007 Accounts to remove the
whole impact of the Company’s acquisition of the 35% J-Town stock. The said proceeds, revenue,
incomes, costs and expenses shall be ascertained by the Big-Four Accounting Firm specified in the
Section 15.01.
Section 15.05 (a) Pro rata additional Preferred Shares. In the context contemplated under Section
15.01 and 15.02 hereof and this Section 15.05, a Preferred Shareholder’s “pro rata additional
Preferred Shares” is equal to the product of (x) the total number of the additional Preferred
Shares to be issued in accordance with
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Section 15.01 or Section 15.02 (as the case may be), and (y)
a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the aggregate number of the Preferred Shares owned by
such Preferred Shareholder on the relevant date of the delivery by the Company of the Company’s
audited consolidated financial statements and the denominator of which shall be the aggregate
number of all the Preferred Shares owned by all the Preferred Shareholders on the date thereof.
(c) Any additional Preferred Shares not yet purchased by any Preferred Shareholder or its
Affiliates in accordance with this Article XV (“Excess Additional Preferred Shares”) shall be
allocated among all the other Preferred Shareholders in proportion to each such Preferred
Shareholder’s respective pro rata share (with rounding to avoid fractional shares). The term “pro
rata share” mentioned in this paragraph is equal to the product of (x) the total number of Excess
Additional Preferred Shares, and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the aggregate
number of all Preferred Shares owned by such Preferred Shareholder on the relevant date of the
delivery by the Company of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements and the
denominator of which shall be the aggregate number of all Preferred Shares owned by all such other
Preferred Shareholders (except for the Preferred Shareholder whose shares is subject to such
re-allocation) on the date thereof.
ARTICLE XVI. MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 16.01 Insurance. The Company shall procure Directors’ Personal
Liability Insurance for each of its Directors at least six months before a Qualified Public
Offering or liquidation.
SECTION 16.02 Successors and Assigns. (a) This Agreement is personal to the Parties
hereto and saved as expressly provided herein, none of them may assign, mortgage, charge or
sub-license any of their respective rights herein, or sub-contract or otherwise delegate any of its
obligations herein, except with the prior written consent of the other Parties hereto.
(b) Subject to sub-Section (a) above, this Agreement shall be binding on and inure for the
benefit of the successors, permitted assigns and personal representatives (as the case may be) of
each of the Parties hereto.
SECTION 16.03 Cumulative Rights. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, any
remedy conferred on any Party hereto for breach of this Agreement shall be in addition and without
prejudice to all other rights and remedies available to it.
SECTION 16.04 Entire Agreement; Amendments. (a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement shall
supersede all and any previous agreements (including the shareholders’ agreement dated 27 April
2006 among Gigamedia, the Company, the Key Shareholders and certain other Ordinary Shareholders),
understandings or
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arrangements (if any) between and among the parties hereto or any of them in
relation to the subject matter hereof and all or any such previous agreements (including the
shareholders’ agreement as aforesaid), understandings or arrangements (if any) shall cease and
determine with effect from the date hereof. This Agreement constitutes the whole agreement between
and among the Parties hereto or any of them in relation to the subject matter hereof (no Party
having relied on any representation, warranty or undertaking made by any other party which is not a
term of this Agreement).
(b) Amendment. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of
this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively
or prospectively), only with the written consent of each of (i) the Company, (ii) the Preferred
Shareholders, and (iii) Ordinary Shareholders representing 50% of the Equity Securities (on
as-converted basis) held by all the Ordinary Shareholders. Any amendment or waiver effected in
accordance with this paragraph shall be binding upon the parties and their respective successors
and assigns.
SECTION 16.05 Further Assurance. Each of the Parties hereto undertakes with each of
the other Parties that it shall do, or shall procure to be done, all such acts and things and shall
execute, or shall procure to be executed, all such documents as may be necessary or appropriate to
implement the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise to give full legal force and effect
thereof.
SECTION 16.06 Severability. The Parties hereto intended that the provisions of this
Agreement shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible under the laws applied in each
jurisdiction in which enforcement of any provisions of this Agreement is sought. If any particular
provision or part of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, this Agreement
shall be deemed to be amended by the deletion of the provision or part held to be invalid or
unenforceable or, to the extent permissible by the applicable laws of the relevant jurisdiction in
which such enforcement is sought, such provision or part shall be deemed to be varied in such a way
as to achieve most closely the purpose of the original provision or part in a manner which is valid
and enforceable, provided that for the avoidance of doubt, such amendments shall apply only with
respect to the operation of this Agreement in the particular jurisdiction in which the decision as
to invalidity or unenforceability is made.
SECTION 16.07 Non-waiver. No delay or omission on the part of any Party hereto in
exercising any right, power or privilege shall operate to impair such right, power or privilege or
be construed as a waiver by such Party of the same and no single or partial exercise or
non-exercise or delay in exercising any right, power or privilege by any Party hereto shall in any
circumstances preclude any other or further exercise by such Party of such right, power or
privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege by such Party.
SECTION 16.08 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
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counterparts and by
different Parties hereto on separate copies or counterparts and which taken together shall
constitute one and the same agreement. The facsimile transmissions of any executed original
document (including without limitation, any page of an original document on which an original
signature appears) and/or retransmission of any such facsimile transmission shall be deemed to be
the same as the delivery of an executed original. At the request of any Party hereto, the other
Parties hereto shall confirm facsimile transmissions by executing duplicate original documents and
delivering the same to the requesting party or parties.
SECTION 16.09 Dispute Resolution; Governing Law. (a) Any dispute, controversy or claim
arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the interpretation, breach, termination or
validity hereof, shall be resolved through consultation. Such consultation shall begin immediately
after one Party hereto has delivered to the other Parties hereto a written request for such
consultation. If within thirty (30) days following the date on which such notice is given the
dispute cannot be resolved, the dispute shall be submitted to arbitration upon the request of any
Party with notice to the others.
(b) The arbitration shall be conducted in Hong Kong under the
auspices of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) in accordance with its
arbitration rules. There shall be a single arbitrator. If the parties do not agree to appoint an
arbitrator who has consented to participate within thirty (30) days after a notice of arbitration,
the relevant appointment shall be made by HKIAC.
(c) The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in English.
(d) Each Party hereto shall cooperate with the other(s) in making full disclosure of and
providing complete access to all information and documents requested by the other in connection
with such arbitration proceedings, subject only to any confidentiality obligations binding on such
party.
(e) The award of the arbitration tribunal shall be final and binding upon the disputing
parties, and the prevailing party may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for enforcement of
such award.
(f) Any Party in dispute with another shall be entitled to seek preliminary injunctive relief
from any court of competent jurisdiction pending the constitution of the arbitral tribunal.
(g) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York without regard to provisions regarding choice of laws or conflict of laws.
SECTION 16.10 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall take effect, after being duly
executed and delivered by all the Parties hereto.
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SECTION 16.11 Discrepancy. In case of any discrepancy or conflict between this
Agreement and Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles, the relevant provisions of this
Agreement shall prevail.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date herein above
first written.
T2CN HOLDINGS LIMITED | ||||
By: |
/s/ Xxxx Xx | |||
Name:
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer | |||
GIGAMEDIA CHINA LIMITED | ||||
By: |
/s/ Hsiang-Xxx Xxxxxx | |||
Name:
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Title:
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Managing Director | |||
MARVEL CITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED | ||||
By: |
/s/ Yip Xxx Xxxx | |||
Name:
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Title:
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Director | |||
TAE LLC | ||||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxx | |||
Name:
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Title: |
Partner | |||
PATRIOT CAPITAL LIMITED | ||||
By: |
/s/ Mang-Yin Ma | |||
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Title: |
Director | |||
CHENGWEI (CHINA) INVESTMENT COMPANY | ||||
By: |
/s/ Feng Bo | |||
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Title: |
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Xx XXXX | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ Xx Xxxx | |||
Xxxxxxx XX | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ Yanqing Xx | |||
Xxx-Xxx XXXX | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ Jun-Xxx Xxxx | |||
Xxxxxxx XXX | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxx | |||
Yu-Xxxx XXX | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ Yu-Xxxx Xxx | |||
Weigang YE | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ Weigang Ye | |||
NEWMARGIN T2CN INVESTMENT LTD | ||||
By: |
/s/ Xxxx Xxx | |||
Name:
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XXXXXXXX OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT INC | ||||
By: |
/s/ Jun Xxx Xxxx | |||
Name:
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OTHER ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS | ||||
CALNEVA FINANCIAL GROUP | ||||
By: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Dear | |||
Name:
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Title: |
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XXXXX X. DEAR | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ Xxxxx X. Dear | |||
D. XXXXX XXXXXX | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ D. Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXX | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||
XXX XXXXXXX | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxx | |||
XXXXXXXX XXXX-DEAR | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxx-Dear | |||
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T. XXXXXX XXXXXX | ||||
Signed: |
/s/ T. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
NEWMARGIN HAPPYDIGITAL INVESTMENT PARTNERS INC. | ||||
By: |
/s/ Jun Xxx Xxxx | |||
Name:
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Title: |
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ANT BRIDGE NO. 2 VENTURE CAPITAL SECONDARY INVESTMENT LIMITED PARTERSHIP | ||||
By: |
/s/ Kasunori Osaki | |||
Name:
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Title: |
President and CEO |
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SCHEDULE 1
Particulars of the Company
as of the date of this Agreement
as of the date of this Agreement
1. Name:
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T2CN Holding LTD. | |
2. Date of Incorporation:
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May 7, 2004 | |
3. Country of incorporation
and status of company:
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British Virgin Islands, International Business Company |
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4. Registered number:
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Business Company No. 1029668 | |
5. Registered office:
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offices of Trinity Xxxxxxxx P.O. Box 4301, Road Tow, Tortola, British Virgin Islands | |
6. Total Issued and outstanding shares: | 52,103,001 | |
7. Directors:
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XXX XXXX, XX XXXX, XX XXXX, JUN-XXX XXXX, XXXXXX-XXX XXXXXX and XXX XXX XXXX | |
8. Secretary:
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N/A | |
9. Financial year end:
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December 31 |
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SCHEDULE 2
List of Key Shareholders
2-1 List of Founders
Xx Xxxx
Yanqing Xx
Xxx-Xxx Xxxx
Yanqing Xx
Xxx-Xxx Xxxx
2-2 List of Management
Xxxxxxx Xxx
Yu-Xxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx XX
Yu-Xxxx Xxx
Xxxxxxx XX
2-3 List of Other Key Shareholders
Chengwei (China) Investment Company
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx-Dear
D Xxxxx Xxxxxx
T. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx
Newmargin T2CN Investment Ltd.
Xxxxxxxx Overseas Development Inc.
Xxxxx X. Dear
Calneva Financial Group
Newmargin Happydigital Investment Partners Inc
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx-Dear
D Xxxxx Xxxxxx
T. Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxxxxx
Newmargin T2CN Investment Ltd.
Xxxxxxxx Overseas Development Inc.
Xxxxx X. Dear
Calneva Financial Group
Newmargin Happydigital Investment Partners Inc
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