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EXHIBIT 10.10
SERVICESOFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
RESTRICTED STOCK AGREEMENT
NAME OF GRANTEE: XXX XXXXXXXX
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NO. OF SHARES: 180,000 Shares of Common Stock
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GRANT DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 1999
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PER SHARE PURCHASE PRICE: $1.00
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Pursuant to the Servicesoft Technologies, Inc. 1999 Stock Option and Grant
Plan (the "1999 Plan"), Servicesoft Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(together with all successors thereto, the "Company"), hereby grants, sells and
issues to the person named above (the "Grantee"), who is an officer, employee,
director, consultant or other key person of the Company or any of the
Subsidiaries (as defined below) of the Company, the number of shares of Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share (together with any successor securities,
including stock of any successor corporation, "Common Stock"), of the Company
indicated above (subject to the provisions below, the "Shares"), for the per
share purchase price specified above, which represents the fair market value per
share on the date of grant, subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein. The Grantee agrees to the provisions set forth herein and acknowledges
that each such provision is a material condition of the Company's agreement to
issue and sell the Shares to him or her. The Company hereby acknowledges receipt
of $180,000.00 in full payment for the Shares. All references to share prices
and amounts herein shall be equitably adjusted to reflect stock splits, stock
dividends, recapitalizations, mergers, reorganizations and similar changes
affecting the capital stock of the Company, and any shares of capital stock of
the Company received on or in respect of Shares in connection with any such
event (including any shares of capital stock or any right, option or warrant to
receive the same or any security convertible into or exchangeable for any such
shares or received upon conversion of any such shares) shall be subject to this
Agreement on the same basis and extent at the relevant time as the Shares in
respect of which they were issued, and shall be deemed Shares as if and to the
same extent they were issued at the date hereof. All capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in
the 1999 Plan. Unless otherwise provided herein, the Restricted Shares shall be
governed by all of the terms and conditions of the 1999 Plan.
1. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following respective meanings.
"ACT" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations thereunder.
"CAUSE" shall mean the determination by a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Company that any one or more of the following events has
occurred: (A) dishonesty, breach of fiduciary duty or breach of the terms of
this Agreement or any other agreements executed by the Grantee; (B) commission
by the Grantee of any act of embezzlement, fraud, larceny or theft on or from
the Company; (C) substantial and continuing neglect or inattention by the
Grantee of duties of his employment which shall continue for 30 business days
following written
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notification by the Board of Directors; (D) willful misconduct or gross
negligence of the Grantee in connection with the performance of such duties; (E)
commission by the Grantee of any acts of moral turpitude; or (F) the conviction
of the Grantee of a felony. A determination by the Board of Directors, after
notice to the Grantee and providing the Grantee an opportunity to be heard, that
the Grantee has committed an act of the sort mentioned in (A) through (F) above
shall be conclusive, whether or not there are proceedings by public authorities
with respect thereto and without regard to the outcome thereof.
"CORPORATE TRANSACTION" shall mean any Corporate Transaction as that term
is defined in the 1999 Plan.
"LIQUIDITY EVENT" shall mean (i) a Corporate Transaction or (ii) the
consummation of the first fully underwritten, firm commitment public offering
pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act, other than on
Form S-4 or S-8 or their then equivalents, covering the offer and sale by the
Company of its Common Stock which has become effective under the Act (an
"Initial Public Offering").
"PERMITTED TRANSFEREES" shall mean any of the following to whom the Grantee
may transfer Shares hereunder: the Grantee's spouse, children (natural or
adopted), stepchildren or a trust for their sole benefit of which the Grantor is
the settlor; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that any such trust does not require or permit
distribution of any Shares during the term of this Agreement unless subject to
its terms.
"PERSON" shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership (limited or
general), limited liability company, limited liability partnership, association,
trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or any similar entity.
"RESTRICTED SHARES" shall initially mean all of the Shares being purchased
by the Grantee on the date hereof, PROVIDED that on November 23, 2000, 45,000
Shares shall cease to be Restricted Shares and on each monthly anniversary of
the Grant Date thereafter, commencing on December 23, 2000, 3,750 Shares shall
cease to be Restricted Shares, such that all of the Restricted Shares shall
become Vested Shares on November 23, 2003; FURTHER PROVIDED, that in the event
that the Grantee, within one year after a Corporate Transaction, is terminated
without Cause or voluntarily terminates his employment following a demotion or a
material reduction in his responsibilities or reporting position, then all of
the Restricted Shares shall vest immediately.
"SHARES" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock being purchased by
the Grantee on the date hereof and any additional shares of Common Stock or
other securities received as a dividend on, or otherwise on account of, the
Shares, as contemplated by the first paragraph of this Agreement.
"SUBSIDIARY" shall mean any corporation or partnership of which stock or
other equity interests possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock or other equity interests is owned
directly or indirectly by the Company.
"TERMINATION EVENT" shall mean the termination of the Grantee's Service
Relationship with the Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason whatsoever,
regardless of the circumstances thereof, and including without limitation upon
death, disability, retirement or discharge or resignation for any reason,
whether voluntary or involuntary. For purposes hereof, the Board of Director's
determination of the reason for termination of the Grantee's Service
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Relationship shall be conclusive and binding on the Grantee and the Grantee's
representatives or legatees.
"VESTED SHARES" shall mean all Shares which are not Restricted Shares.
2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF SHARES; INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS.
(a) PURCHASE AND SALE. On the date hereof, the Company hereby sells to the
Grantee, and the Grantee hereby purchases from the Company, the number of Shares
set forth above for the purchase price per share set forth above.
(b) INVESTMENT REPRESENTATIONS. In connection with the purchase and sale of
the Shares contemplated by SECTION 2(A) above, the Grantee hereby represents and
warrants to the Company as follows:
(i) The Grantee is purchasing the Shares for the Grantee's own
account for investment only, and not for resale or with a view to the
distribution thereof.
(ii) The Grantee has had such an opportunity as he or she has deemed
adequate to obtain from the Company such information as is necessary to permit
him or her to evaluate the merits and risks of the Grantee's investment in the
Company and has consulted with the Grantee's own advisers with respect to the
Grantee's investment in the Company.
(iii) The Grantee has sufficient experience in business, financial and
investment matters to be able to evaluate the risks involved in the purchase of
the Shares and to make an informed investment decision with respect to such
purchase.
(iv) The Grantee can afford a complete loss of the value of the Shares
and is able to bear the economic risk of holding such Shares for an indefinite
period.
(v) The Grantee understands that the Shares are not registered under
the Act or any applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws and may not be
sold or otherwise transferred or disposed of in the absence of an effective
registration statement under the Act and under any applicable state securities
or "blue sky" laws (or exemptions from the registration requirements thereof).
The Grantee further acknowledges that certificates representing the Shares will
bear restrictive legends reflecting the foregoing.
3. REPURCHASE OF RESTRICTED SHARES.
(a) REPURCHASE OF RESTRICTED SHARES. Upon the occurrence of a Termination
Event, the Company or its assigns shall have the right and option to repurchase
(the "Repurchase Right") all or any portion of the Restricted Shares held by the
Grantee or any Permitted Transferee as of the date of such Termination Event at
the per share purchase price set forth above, subject to adjustment as provided
herein. The Repurchase right specified herein shall survive and remain in effect
as to Restricted Shares following and notwithstanding any Liquidity Event or
other transaction involving the Company and certificates representing such
Restricted Shares shall bear legends to such effect.
(b) CLOSING PROCEDURE. The Company or its assigns shall effect the
Repurchase Right (if so elected) by delivering or mailing to the Grantee
(and/or, if applicable, any Permitted Transferees) written notice within six (6)
months after the Termination Event, specifying a date
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within such six-month period in which the Repurchase shall be effected. Upon
such notification, the Grantee and any Permitted Transferees shall promptly
surrender to the Company any certificates representing the Shares being
purchased, together with a duly executed stock power for the transfer of such
Shares to the Company or the Company's assignee or assignees (if applicable).
Upon the Company's or its assignee's receipt of the certificates from the
Grantee or any Permitted Transferees, the Company or its assignee or assignees
shall deliver to him, her or them a check for the purchase price of the Shares
being purchased, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company may pay the purchase price
for such shares by offsetting and canceling any indebtedness then owed by the
Grantee to the Company. At such time, the Grantee and/or any holder of the
Shares shall deliver to the Company the certificate or certificates representing
the Shares so repurchased, duly endorsed for transfer, free and clear of any
liens or encumbrances.
(c) REMEDY. Without limitation of any other provision of this Agreement or
other rights, in the event that the Grantee, any Permitted Transferees or any
other person or entity is required to sell his or her Shares pursuant to the
provisions of this SECTION 3 and in the further event that he or she refuses or
for any reason fails to deliver to the designated purchaser of such Shares the
certificate or certificates evidencing such Shares together with a related stock
power, such designated purchaser may deposit the purchase price for such Shares
with a bank designated by the Company, or with the Company's independent public
accounting firm, as agent or trustee, or in escrow, for the Grantee, any
Permitted Transferees or other person or entity, to be held by such bank or
accounting firm for the benefit of and for delivery to him, them or it, and/or,
in its discretion, pay such purchase price by offsetting any indebtedness then
owed by the Grantee as provided above. Upon any such deposit and/or offset by
the designated purchaser of such amount and upon notice to the person or entity
who was required to sell the Shares to be sold pursuant to the provisions of
this SECTION 3, such Shares shall at such time be deemed to have been sold,
assigned, transferred and conveyed to such purchaser, the holder thereof shall
have no further rights thereto (other than the right to withdraw the payment
thereof held in escrow, if applicable), and the Company shall record such
transfer in its stock transfer book or in any appropriate manner.
4. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER OF SHARES.
(a) NO TRANSFERS UNLESS AUTHORIZED AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT.
(i) None of the Shares now owed or hereafter acquired by the Grantee
shall be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated, given away or in
any other manner disposed of or encumbered, whether voluntarily or by operation
of law, unless such transfer is in compliance with all foreign, federal and
state securities laws (including, without limitation, the Act), and such
disposition is in accordance with the terms and conditions of this SECTION 4. In
connection with any transfer of Shares, the Company may require an opinion of
counsel to the transferor, satisfactory to the Company, that such transfer is in
compliance with all foreign, federal and state securities laws (including
without limitation, the Act). No Restricted Shares may be transferred, sold,
assigned or given away, except as set forth in SECTIONS 4(b) OR 4(c) hereof. The
Grantee agrees to give the Company prompt notice of any transfer of Shares to a
Permitted Transferee as contemplated under SECTION 4(b) hereof. Any attempted
disposition of Shares not in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement shall be null and void, and the Company shall not reflect on its
records any change in record ownership of any Shares pursuant to any such
disposition, shall otherwise refuse to recognize any such disposition and shall
not in any way give effect to any such disposition of any Shares.
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(ii) Prior to making any transfer of Vested Shares (other than to a
Permitted Transferee for which notice shall be given as set forth in SECTION
4(A)(I) hereof), the Grantee shall deliver written notice (the "Transfer
Notice") to the Company. The Transfer Notice shall disclose in reasonable detail
the identity of the prospective transferees, the number of shares to be
transferred (the "Offered Shares") and the terms and conditions of such proposed
transfer. By giving the Transfer Notice, the Grantee shall be deemed to have
granted the Company an option to purchase the Offered Shares. The Company may
purchase all or any portion of the Offered Shares upon the same terms and
conditions as those set forth in the Transfer Notice by delivering written
notice of such election to the Grantee within 20 business days after the
Transfer Notice has been given to the Company (the "Election Period"). If the
Company has not elected to purchase or otherwise acquire all of the Offered
Shares prior to the expiration of the Election Period, the Grantee may transfer
such Vested Shares at a price and on terms no more favorable to the transferees
thereof than specified in the Transfer Notice during the 30-day period
immediately following the expiration of the Election Period (the "Transfer
Period"). Any Offered Shares not so transferred within the Transfer Period shall
be subject to the provisions of this SECTION 4(A) upon any subsequent transfer.
If the Company has elected to purchase any Offered Shares hereunder, the
transfer of such Offered Shares shall be consummated as soon as practical after
the deliver of the election notice to the Executive, but in any event within 15
days after the expiration of the Election Period.
(b) TRANSFERS TO PERMITTED TRANSFEREES. Subject to the next sentence of
this SECTION 4(b), the Grantee may sell, assign, transfer or give away any or
all of the Shares without receipt of consideration or for such consideration as
such holder shall determine to Permitted Transferees. No transfer permitted
hereby shall be effective unless the Permitted Transferee to whom the Shares are
proposed to be transferred has delivered to the Company a written acknowledgment
that the Shares to be received by it are subject to the provisions of this
Agreement (including without limitation, the provisions of this SECTION 4) and
that the Permitted Transferee is bound hereby and thereby.
(c) TRANSFERS UPON DEATH. Upon the death of the Grantee, the Vested Shares
held by the Grantee may be transferred and distributed by will or other
instrument taking effect at his death or by the laws of descent and distribution
to the Grantee's estate, executors, administrators and personal representatives,
and then to such holder's heirs, legatees or distributees whether or not such
heirs, legatees or distributees are Permitted Transferees. No transfer permitted
hereby shall be effective unless the transferee to whom the Shares are proposed
to be transferred pursuant to this provision has delivered to the Company a
written acknowledgment that the Shares to be received by it are subject to the
provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, the provisions of
this SECTION 4) and that such transferee is bound hereby and thereby.
(d) TRANSFERS AFTER LIQUIDITY EVENT. Upon the consummation of a Liquidity
Event, the Grantee may transfer any Vested Shares, with or without consideration
to any Person without restriction other than compliance with the applicable
foreign, federal and state securities laws and payment of any amounts due by
cash or promissory notes issued in consideration for the purchase of such Vested
Shares. In connection with any such transfers, the Company may require an
opinion of counsel to this transferor, notification to the Company, that such
transfer is in compliance with all applicable foreign, federal and state
transition laws (including, without limitation, the Act).
5. EFFECT OF A CORPORATE TRANSACTION. In the event of a Corporate
Transaction, the Restricted Shares shall be subject to acceleration, assumption,
substitution, adjustment and/or
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repurchase as provided herein notwithstanding anything in Section 3 of the 1999
Plan to the contrary.
6. LEGEND. Any certificate(s) representing the Shares shall carry
substantially the following legend:
"The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock
represented hereby are subject to the restrictions, terms and
conditions (including repurchase and restrictions against
transfers) contained in a certain Restricted Stock Agreement
between the Company and the holder of this certificate (a copy of
which is available at the offices of the Company for
examination)."
"The shares represented by this certificate have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or the securities
laws of any state. The shares may not be sold or transferred in
the absence of such registration or an exemption from
registration.
7. ESCROW. In order to carry out the provisions of SECTION 3 and SECTION
4 of this Agreement more effectively, the Company shall hold the Shares in
escrow together with separate stock powers executed by the Grantee in blank for
transfer, and any Permitted Transferee shall, as an additional condition to any
transfer of Shares, execute a like stock power as to such Shares and a joinder
agreement whereby the Permitted Transferee becomes a party to this Agreement.
The Company shall not dispose of the Shares except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement. In the event of any exercise of the Repurchase Right, the Company is
hereby authorized by the Grantee and any Permitted Transferee, as the Grantee's
and each such Permitted Transferee's attorney-in-fact, to date and complete the
stock powers necessary for the transfer of the Shares being purchased and to
transfer such Shares in accordance with the terms hereof. At such time as any
Shares are no longer Restricted Shares, the Company shall, at the written
request of the Grantee, deliver to the Grantee (or the relevant Permitted
Transferee) a certificate representing such Shares with the balance of the
Shares to be held in escrow pursuant to this SECTION 7.
8. WITHHOLDING TAXES. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries have the right to deduct from payments of any
kind otherwise due to the Grantee, or from the Shares held pursuant to SECTION 7
hereof, any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be
withheld with respect to the purchase of the Shares by the Grantee. In
furtherance of the foregoing the Grantee agrees to elect, in accordance with
Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to recognize
ordinary income in the year of acquisition of the Shares, and to pay to the
Company all withholding taxes shown as due on his Section 83(b) election form,
or otherwise ultimately determined to be due with respect to such election,
based on the excess, if any, of the fair market value of such Shares as of the
date of the purchase of such Shares by the Grantee over the purchase price for
such Shares.
9. ASSIGNMENT. At the discretion of the Board of Directors of the
Company, the Company shall have the right to assign the right to exercise its
rights with respect to the Repurchase Right or pursuant to SECTION 4(a)(ii) to
any person or persons, in whole or in part in any particular instance, upon the
same terms and conditions applicable to the exercise thereof by the Company, and
such assignee or assignees of the Company shall then take and hold any Shares so
acquired subject to such terms as may be specified by the Company in connection
with any such assignment.
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10. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
(a) LOCKUP PROVISION. The Grantee and each Permitted Transferee shall
agree, if requested by the Company and any underwriter engaged by the Company,
not to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of any securities of the Company
(including, without limitation pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act (or any
successor or similar exemptive rule hereafter in effect)) held by them for such
period following the effective date of any registration statement of the Company
filed under the Act as the Company or such underwriter shall specify reasonably
and in good faith, not to exceed 180 days in the case of the Company's Initial
Public Offering or 90 days in the case of any other public offering.
(b) RECORD OWNER: DIVIDENDS. The Grantee and any Permitted Transferees,
during the duration of this Agreement, shall be considered the record owners of
and shall be entitled to vote the Shares. The Grantee and any Permitted
Transferees shall be entitled to receive all dividends and any other
distributions declared on the Shares; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company is
under no duty to declare any such dividends or to make any such distribution.
(c) EQUITABLE RELIEF. The parties hereto agree and declare that legal
remedies are inadequate to enforce the provisions of this Agreement and that
equitable relief, including specific performance and injunctive relief, may be
used to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
(d) CHANGE AND MODIFICATIONS. This Agreement may not be orally changed,
modified or terminated, nor shall any oral waiver of any of its terms be
effective. This Agreement may be changed, modified or terminated only by an
agreement in writing signed by the Company and the Grantee.
(e) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without regard to
conflict of law principles.
(f) HEADINGS. The headings are intended only for convenience in finding
the subject matter and do not constitute part of the text of this Agreement and
shall not be considered in the interpretation of this Agreement.
(g) SAVING CLAUSE. If any provision(s) of this Agreement shall be
determined to be illegal or unenforceable, such determination shall in no manner
affect the legality or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
(h) NOTICES. All notices, requests, consents and other communications
shall be in writing and be deemed given when delivered personally, by telex or
facsimile transmission or when received if mailed by first class registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company or the Grantee shall be
addressed as set forth underneath their signatures below, or to such other
address or addresses as may have been furnished by such party in writing to the
other. Notices to any holder of the Shares other than the Grantee shall be
addressed to the address furnished by such holder to the Company.
(i) BENEFIT AND BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective successors,
assigns, and legal representatives.
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The Company has the right to assign this Agreement, and such assignee shall
become entitled to all the rights of the Company hereunder to the extent of such
assignment.
(j) COUNTERPARTS. For the convenience of the parties and to facilitate
execution, this Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the
same document.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Grantee have executed this
Restricted Stock Agreement as of the date first above written.
COMPANY
SERVICESOFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx, President & Chief
Executive Officer
GRANTEE:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxxx
Address:
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THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS
AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE
OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.
PROMISSORY NOTE
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Natick, Massachusetts
November 23, 1999
US$180,000.00
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned ("Debtor") hereby promises to pay to
Servicesoft Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor
("Payee"), at such place or places as may be specified by Payee or any holder
hereof, in legal tender of the United States of America, the principal amount of
$180,000.00 (the "Principal"), with interest at the fixed rate of 7.00% per
annum, compounded annually, on the unpaid balance. Interest shall be payable on
each anniversary of the date hereof commencing on November 23, 2000. The
Principal, with accrued interest thereon, shall become due and payable in whole
or in part upon any sale by the Debtor of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par
value, of the Payee ("Common Stock") pursuant to the terms set forth below. In
any event, any Principal then unpaid shall be due and payable, with accrued
interest thereon, on the tenth anniversary of the date hereof (the "Repayment
Date"). The Debtor shall pay to Payee, within ten (10) days after receipt
thereof, the net after-tax proceeds from any sales by the Debtor of shares of
the Common Stock of the Payee held or being acquired on the date hereof, or any
successor securities, in reduction of the Principal until such time as the
Principal has been paid in full, and in connection with each such payment shall
pay accrued but unpaid interest on the amount so paid. For purposes hereof, net
after-tax proceeds refers to the amount received upon any sale of such shares,
less brokerage commissions or underwriting discounts, other expenses of every
kind, including documentary, excise and other taxes, if any, directly relating
to the sale and an amount equal to the federal, state and local taxes on any
gain from such sale (as determined by multiplying the amount of such gain by the
combined maximum federal, state and local tax rate applicable to the sale of
such shares by the Debtor, taking into account the holding period for such
shares and any federal income tax deduction for state and local income taxes).
This Note is subject to the terms of and the payment hereof is secured by a
certain Pledge Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and between Debtor and
Payee (the "Pledge Agreement").
In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Pledge Agreement, shall
occur, the aggregate unpaid balance of Principal and accrued interest thereon
may be declared to be due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided
in the Pledge Agreement. The Payee shall have (i) full recourse against the
Collateral under the Pledge Agreement in connection with the repayment of the
Principal and accrued interest thereon, and (ii) recourse up to the Recourse
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Amount (as hereinafter defined) against any other assets of the Debtor. The
Recourse Amount as of any time shall mean (i) 30% of the Principal amount hereof
reduced by 30% of each payment of Principal made by or on behalf of the Debtor
from any source and (ii) the full amount of accrued interest under this Note (it
being understood that the Debtor shall be personally obligated for the payments
of interest hereunder). Unless otherwise directed by the Debtor, all sums paid
by the Debtor or otherwise received by Payee on account of sums owing hereunder
shall be deemed to reduce the Recourse Amount on a proportionate basis.
Debtor may not prepay any of the principal balance hereof or accrued
interest thereon.
Debtor expressly waives presentment for payment, protest and demand, notice
of protest, demand and dishonor and expressly agrees that this Note may be
extended from time to time without in any way affecting the liability of Debtor.
No delay or omission on the part of Payee in exercising any right hereunder
shall operate as a waiver of such right or of any other right under this Note.
This Note may from time to time be extended by Payee, with or without
notice to Debtor, and any related right may be waived, exchanged, surrendered or
otherwise dealt with, all without affecting the liability of Debtor, in each
case in the sole discretion of Payee.
This Note may not be changed, modified or terminated orally, but only by an
agreement in writing and signed by the Debtor and Payee. This Note shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Debtor
and inure to the benefit of Payee and its successors, endorsees and assigns.
DEBTOR:
/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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PLEDGE AGREEMENT
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In consideration of Servicesoft Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(together with any successor thereto, the "Company"), having made a loan to Xxx
Xxxxxxxx ("Borrower"), under the Promissory Note of even date herewith, and any
renewals or extensions thereof made in the sole discretion of the Company (the
"Note"), Borrower agrees as follows:
Section 1. PLEDGE. Borrower hereby pledges, assigns and transfers to the
Company, and grants to the Company a security interest in, the
following property ("Collateral"), to be held by the Company:
(a) The shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the
Company (each, together with any successor securities, a "Share")
obtained pursuant to a certain Restricted Stock Agreement dated
as of the date hereof between Borrower and the Company (the
"Restricted Stock Agreement") and held by Borrower or any
Permitted Transferee (as that term is defined in the Restricted
Stock Agreement), and any securities owned in respect thereof or
in exchange therefor.
(b) All other securities, instruments and other property issued or
accepted in substitution for or in addition to any of the
foregoing.
(c) All proceeds of any and all of the Collateral.
Section 2. OBLIGATIONS. This Agreement and the security interest granted
hereby secure the payment of all obligations of Borrower to the
Company under the Note ("Obligations"), and the Obligations of
Borrower under this Agreement, and any and all renewals or
extensions thereof. So long as any of the Obligations are
outstanding, unless and until Borrower shall be in default
hereunder or there shall be any default of any of the
Obligations, Borrower shall retain all rights to dividends and
distributions and voting rights, if any, with respect to the
Collateral. In the event the Obligations shall be in default or
in the event that Borrower shall be in default under the terms
hereof, the Company may, in its discretion, vote and exercise all
of the powers of an owner with respect to any of the relevant
Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the other remedies
provided herein and in addition thereto, in the event any of the
Obligations shall be in default or upon any default by Borrower
hereunder, the Company after the occurrence of an Event of
Default (as defined in Section 7 hereof) may take all steps
necessary to cause the Collateral to be transferred into the name
of the Company, including but not limited to taking steps
necessary to comply with restrictions on sale or transfer of the
shares constituting such Collateral, and in connection therewith
Borrower appoints the Company such Borrower's attorney-in-fact to
execute and deliver such offers, tender offers, certificates,
documents or instruments of every nature
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or description required for the purpose of the transfer of such
shares into the name of the Company, or any other person.
If Borrower receives any cash distribution or dividend in respect of any
Collateral, Borrower may retain such cash distribution or dividend as his own
property unless prior to such receipt an Event of Default has occurred, in which
event Borrower shall accept same in trust for the Company, and shall upon
request deliver same immediately to the Company in the form received, with
Borrower's endorsement and/or assignment when necessary, to be held by the
Company as Collateral.
If Borrower receives any stock certificate or option or deferred
compensation right, whether as an addition to, in substitution of, or in
exchange for, any Collateral, or otherwise, Borrower shall accept same in trust
for the Company, and shall upon request deliver same immediately to the Company
in the form received, with Borrower's endorsement and/or assignment when
necessary, to be held by the Company as Collateral.
Borrower is herewith delivering to the Company all certificates or
instruments representing or evidencing Collateral in suitable form for transfer
or delivery, or accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer or
assignment to be held subject to the preceding paragraph.
Section 3. RELEASE OF COLLATERAL. Upon the written request of Borrower, the
Company shall promptly release Collateral to Borrower or to any
designee of Borrower at any time and from time to time; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Company shall retain an amount of Collateral with an
Agreed Value (as defined below) at least equal to the amount of the
Obligations then outstanding.
(a) The "Agreed Value" of any Collateral consisting of Shares shall
be the original cost of such Shares as set forth in the
Restricted Stock Agreement ($1.00 per Share), equitably adjusted
for stock splits, stock dividends and like transactions. The
Agreed Value of any Collateral not consisting of Shares shall be
determined reasonably and in good faith by the mutual agreement
of Borrower and the Company.
(b) Borrower acknowledges that transfer of the Shares is subject to
certain restrictions under the Restricted Stock Agreement. The
obligation of the Company to release certificates representing
Shares to Borrower or his designee hereunder shall in any event
be subject to the requirements of the Restricted Stock Agreement.
Subject to such requirements and the terms hereof, the Company
shall release from this pledge Vested Shares or Restricted Shares
(as those terms are defined in the Restricted Stock Agreement) as
designated by Borrower, provided that such Shares shall remain
subject to the Restricted Stock Agreement to the extent
applicable.
Section 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Borrower represents and warrants
to the Company as follows:
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(a) Borrower is, and (as to any substitute or additional Collateral)
shall be, the sole owner of the Collateral pledged by Borrower,
free and clear of any lien, security interest, option or other
charge or encumbrance, except for (i) the security interest
created by this Agreement, (ii) certain restrictions under the
Restricted Stock Agreement and (iii) restrictions imposed by
applicable laws, and, subject to the same exceptions, Borrower
has and shall have the right to transfer such Collateral and to
grant a security interest therein to the Company as provided in
this Agreement.
(b) No effective financing statement or similar notice covering any
Collateral pledged by Borrower is or shall be on file in any
recording office, and no other pledge or assignment thereof has
been made, or shall have been made, other than in favor of the
Company, except as the Company may approve.
Section 5. FURTHER ACTION BY BORROWER. Borrower shall, at the expense of
Borrower, promptly execute and deliver all further notices,
instruments and documents, including, without limitation, financing
statements, and take all such further action as may be reasonably
necessary or reasonably advisable or as the Company at any time may
reasonably request, in order to perfect, preserve and protect the
security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to
enable the Company to exercise and enforce such rights, powers and
remedies with respect to Collateral.
Section 6. PRESERVATION OF COLLATERAL.
(a) The Company shall give to the Collateral the same degree of care
and protection which it gives to its own property, PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Company shall have no liability to Borrower for
any losses, costs, expenses or damages due to any acts or
omissions of third parties, or due to any acts of God or other
causes beyond its control. The Company shall have no duty to
preserve any rights with respect to any Collateral, including,
without limitation, rights against prior parties, or to take, or
to notify Borrower of the need to take, any action respecting any
rights, privileges or options relating to any Collateral. To
replace any certificates, however, Borrower shall not be required
to supply any bond or other indemnity.
(b) Borrower shall furnish to the Company, promptly upon receipt
thereof, copies of all material notices, requests and other
documents received by Borrower relating to Collateral unless the
same were sent by the Company.
(c) Borrower shall not (i) sell, assign, transfer or otherwise
dispose of any Collateral, or create or suffer to exist any lien,
security interest,
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assignment by operation of law or other charge or encumbrance on,
or with respect to, any Collateral, except for the security
interest created by this Agreement and the rights, remedies and
restrictions imposed by the Restricted Stock Agreement; or (ii)
attempt any action prohibited by paragraph (c)(i) of this SECTION
6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower may transfer Shares to
Permitted Transferees pursuant to the Restricted Stock Agreement
or following the vesting of such Shares provided such transfer is
in accordance with the Restricted Stock Agreement; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the Shares so transferred shall remain subject to
the security interest created by this Agreement and any such
Permitted Transferee(s) shall, as a condition to any transfer,
agree to be subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 7. DEFAULTS. A default (an "Event of Default") shall be deemed to
have occurred hereunder if (a) Borrower fails in any material respect
to perform any material obligation hereunder, if any material
representation or warranty hereunder was untrue in any material
respect when made, or if any default or Event of Default by Borrower
occurs under the Note or any agreement evidencing, or constituting or
granting security for, the Obligations, provided the Company is
current in its obligation to pay certain bonuses on each day interest
is due on the Note, and (b) the Company gives to Borrower written
notice thereof and such default shall not have been cured within
fourteen (14) days or such additional time as may be required to
effect such cure if diligently pursued.
Section 8. REMEDIES. Upon and after the occurrence of any Event of Default
which is then continuing or which has not been cured within the time
period given for such cure:
(a) The Company may exercise its rights with respect to the
Collateral, without regard to the existence of any other security
or source of payment for Obligations, including without
limitation the rights set forth in SECTION 2, and may demand, xxx
for collection or make any other compromise or settlement with
respect to other rights and remedies provided for herein or
otherwise available to it, and the Company shall have all of the
rights and remedies of a secured party in Massachusetts under the
Uniform Commercial Code.
(b) Except as specifically reserved herein, Borrower waives all
suretyship defenses at law and in equity, including waste and
impairment of Collateral, and further waives the requirement of
any demand and presentment. Twenty-one (21) days' prior notice to
Borrower at the address provided below or at such other address
as Borrower shall provide to the Company in writing for such
purpose, of the time and place of any public sale of Collateral,
or of the time after which any private sale or any other intended
disposition is to be made, shall constitute reasonable
notification.
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(c) The Company is authorized at any such sale (including without
limitation any sale to itself or any affiliate of the Company,
the same being expressly authorized and contemplated herein), if
the Company deems it advisable to do so, in order to comply with
any applicable securities laws, to restrict the prospective
bidders or purchasers to persons who will represent and agree
that they are purchasing the Collateral for their own account for
investment, and not with a view to the distribution or resale
thereof. Sales made subject to such restriction shall not, solely
by reason thereof, be deemed not to have been made in a
commercially reasonable manner.
(d) The Company is specifically authorized, with respect to any
Collateral that consists of Shares, to acquire such Collateral
itself or to transfer such Collateral to any affiliate of the
Company at a price equal to the Agreed Value of such Shares, as
defined in SECTION 3(a). Borrower expressly waives any
requirement that the Company conduct a public or private sale
with respect to such Shares and agrees that such a disposition is
commercially reasonable.
(e) In case of any sale of all or part of the Collateral on credit
for future delivery, the Collateral so sold shall be retained by
the Company until the purchase price is paid. The Company shall
incur no liability in case of the failure of the purchaser to pay
for the Collateral as so sold if the Collateral is recovered, or
of the failure of the Company to make any sale of Collateral
after giving notice thereof, and in case of any such failure,
such Collateral may again be sold.
(f) All cash proceeds received by the Company in respect of any sale,
collection or other enforcement or disposition of Collateral
shall be applied (after deduction of any amounts payable to the
Company for reasonable expenses of the sale, collection or
disposition of Collateral) against Obligations in such order as
the Company shall elect. Upon payment in full of all Obligations,
Borrower shall be entitled to the return of all Collateral
pledged by him and all proceeds thereof, which have not been used
or applied toward the payment of Obligations as herein
authorized.
Section 9. WAIVERS AND REMEDIES. Except as otherwise provided herein or by
law, Borrower waives presentment, demand, notice and protest, notice
of acceptance of this Agreement, and except as provided in SECTION
8(b) notice of all action by the Company in reliance hereon. No
failure by the Company to exercise, no delay by the Company in
exercising, and no single or partial exercise of, any right, remedy or
power hereunder or under any other agreement relating to the
Obligations or to Collateral shall operate as a waiver thereof, or of
any other right, remedy or power at any time. No amendment,
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be
effective unless contained in a writing signed
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by the Company. Any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in
the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
The rights, remedies and powers of the Company and Borrower, not only
hereunder, but also under any promissory note or notes of Borrower
held by the Company, any other agreements of Borrower with the Company
and applicable law, are cumulative and may be exercised successively,
concurrently or alternatively.
Section 10. TERM: BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect until payment and satisfaction in full of all Obligations,
shall be binding upon Borrower and the heirs, legatees, legal
representatives and assigns of Borrower, including Permitted
Transferees, and shall inure to the benefit of the Company and its
successors and assigns. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may
terminate this Agreement and release the Collateral, or may accept
substitute Collateral, at any time in its sole discretion without in
any way affecting the nonrecourse nature of a portion of the
Obligations as provided in the Note.
Section 11. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, without regard to conflict of law principles, except to
the extent that the perfection of the security interest granted hereby
in respect of any item of Collateral may be governed by the law of
another jurisdiction. Unless otherwise defined herein, all words and
terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings provided in the
Uniform Commercial Code of the state of the jurisdiction of
incorporation of the Company (including its successor as issuer of the
Shares). If any provision of this Agreement, or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, such provision
shall be deemed to be modified to comply with applicable law or if not
able to be so modified, shall be deemed to be severed from the
Agreement, the remaining provisions of which to be valid and
enforceable.
Section 12. SIGNATURES. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.
Section 13. HEADINGS. The captions in this Agreement have been included for
reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.
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EXECUTED as of the date set forth above.
BORROWER:
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/s/ Xxx Xxxxxxxx
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Xxx Xxxxxxxx
COMPANY:
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SERVICESOFT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx Xxxxxx, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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SCHEDULE OF COLLATERAL
TO
PLEDGE AGREEMENT
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QUANTITY DESCRIPTION OF SECURITY
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180,000 shares Common Stock, par value $.01 per
share, of Servicesoft Technologies, Inc.
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