EXHIBIT 10.18
STOCK REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Stock Repurchase Agreement (the "Agreement") is entered into as of
November 27, 2001 (the "Effective Date") by and among Transmeta Corporation a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Xxxx X. Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxx as
Trustees of the Xxxxx Living Trust Dtd 9/22/92 ("Seller") and Xxxx X. Xxxxx
("Optionee").
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WHEREAS, Optionee and the Company previously entered into that certain
Non-Plan Stock Option Agreement dated as of January 4, 2000 respecting the grant
to the Optionee by the Company of an option (the "Option") to purchase 2,000,000
shares (on a post 2-for-1 stock split basis) of the Company's common stock (all
such shares collectively referred to herein as the "Shares"); and
WHEREAS, Optionee exercised the Option in full to purchase all the Shares
pursuant to that certain Non-Plan Stock Option Exercise Agreement, dated as of
January 17, 2000, between the Company and Optionee (the "Exercise Agreement")
and, in connection with such purchase, caused title to the Shares to be taken in
the name of Seller; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Exercise Agreement, in connection
with the purchase of the Shares, Optionee made to the Company that certain
Secured Full Recourse Promissory Note, dated as of January 17, 2000, in the
principal amount of $6,000,000 (the "Note"); and
WHEREAS Seller wishes to sell to the Company, and the Company wishes to
purchase from Seller, the Shares;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements set
forth below, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Purchase and Sale of Shares.
1.1 Purchase. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, effective upon the Effective Date, Seller hereby sells, transfers,
assigns and delivers to the Company, and the Company purchases from Seller, the
Shares free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, security interests, equities,
claims, options, licenses, charges and assessments, for a purchase price per
share equal to $3.22 and a total purchase price (the "Purchase Price") equal to
$6,440,000.00. Concurrently herewith, Seller shall deliver to the Company all
stock certificates representing the Shares (the "Stock Certificate") for
cancellation and a stock power, in the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (the
"Stock Power"), duly signed by Seller.
2. Consideration.
2.1 Purchase Price. The Company hereby cancels, effective upon the
Effective Date, $6,440,000.00 of the amount owed under the Note (including
outstanding and unpaid principal and interest) as payment in full of the
Purchase Price for the Shares.
2.2 Full Consideration. The parties agree that the full
consideration for the purchase hereunder by the Company of the Shares is the
delivery of the Purchase Price by the Company pursuant to Section 2.1.
2.3 Fair Value. The parties agree that they have used their
respective best judgment to determine the fair value to that party of the
consideration being provided and received pursuant to this Agreement. The
parties acknowledge that such judgments were made independently of each other
based upon that party's assessment and view of the consideration being received
and provided.
2.4 No Additional Consideration. Except for the Purchase Price,
Seller and Optionee each acknowledges and agrees that Seller is neither owed nor
entitled to any additional compensation or consideration from the Company or its
directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives or shareholders with
respect to the purchase and sale of the Shares.
3. Cancellation of Remainder of Note. The Company hereby cancels,
effective upon the Effective Date, the remaining amount owed under the Note
(including all remaining outstanding and unpaid principal and interest).
4. Representations and Warranties of Seller and Optionee. Seller and
Optionee each hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
4.1 Ownership of the Shares. On the Effective Date, Seller is the
lawful record and beneficial owner of, and has good and marketable title to, the
Shares. On the Effective Date, the Shares are owned by Seller free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances, security interests, equities, claims, options,
licenses, charges and assessments, and are subject to no restrictions with
respect to transferability by Seller to the Company except compliance with
applicable securities laws. Pursuant to this Agreement and the Stock Power,
Seller shall convey to the Company good and marketable title in and to the
Shares.
4.2 Authority. Seller has taken all action required by Seller
necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery of and performance of all
obligations of Seller under this Agreement. Seller and Optionee each represents
that this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller and
Optionee enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by
(i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general
application relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally and (ii) the effect of rules of law governing the availability of
equitable remedies. The execution and delivery of, and the performance of the
obligations under, this Agreement by Seller and Optionee do not and will not
contravene or result in any breach of any law or of any regulation, order, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, tribunal, governmental body, authority,
agency or instrumentality applicable to Seller, Optionee or the Shares, nor do
or will such execution, delivery or performance violate, conflict with or result
in (or with notice or lapse of time or both result in) a breach of or default
under any term or provision of any agreement or contract, oral or written, to
which Seller or Optionee is a party or is bound or to which the Shares are
subject.
4.3 Disclosure. Seller and Optionee each has had an opportunity to
seek the advice of, and has sought and consulted with, legal counsel and such
other advisors, including investment experts, as Seller and Optionee each deems
appropriate with regard to the sale of the
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Shares and with regard to the other terms of this Agreement. Seller and Seller's
advisors have had a reasonable opportunity to obtain from the Company additional
information, to the extent possessed by the Company or obtainable by the Company
without unreasonable effort or expense. To the best of Seller's knowledge and
belief all information requested has been provided to the full satisfaction of
Seller.
4.4 Brokers. No broker, finder or other person is entitled to any
broker's, finder's or other fee or commission in connection with this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby by reason of any claim arising by,
through or under Seller.
4.5 Adequacy of Consideration. The consideration Seller is
receiving in exchange for the consideration Seller is giving under this
Agreement is fair, just and reasonable. Seller believes that the Company's
business is subject to high risks and Seller is aware that the value of the
Shares is subject to considerable potential fluctuation and may now, or in the
future, have an actual value substantially above, or below, the valuation
ascribed to such Shares by the parties under this Agreement and it is possible
that Seller might realize a higher value for the Shares if Seller held them for
an additional period. In making Seller's determination to enter into this
Agreement, Seller has relied on Seller's own advisors and their judgments and
diligence, and on the representations and warranties of the Company contained
herein and not on any advice or other information provided by the Company or its
advisors.
4.6 Differing Valuations. Seller understands and acknowledges that
Seller and the Company may have differing views of the current and likely future
value of the Shares. Seller and Optionee each further acknowledges that, except
for the representations and warranties explicitly set forth herein, the Company
is not and has not made any statement, representation or warranty to Seller or
Optionee concerning: (i) the fairness or adequacy of the consideration given or
received under this Agreement; (ii) the current or likely future value of the
Shares; (iii) the markets, business, products, management, technical or
marketing capabilities, financial affairs or prospects of the Company; or (iv)
any other matter that has been relied upon by Seller, Optionee or their
respective legal counsel or advisors in assessing the value of the Shares or
determining whether to enter into this Agreement upon the terms and conditions
set forth herein.
4.7 Confidentiality. Seller agrees to keep confidential all
information obtained during his review of the Company's financial condition and
future prospects.
4.8 Miscellaneous Representations.
(a) Seller, Optionee, Seller's advisors and Optionee's
advisors have such knowledge and experience in financial, tax, legal and
business matters to enable Seller and Optionee to evaluate the merits and risks
of the transactions contemplated hereunder and to make an informed decision with
respect thereto to assess the value of the Shares and the consideration Seller
is receiving hereunder and the advisability of such transactions.
(b) Seller and Optionee each understands that the tax and
accounting consequences to Seller and Optionee of the transactions contemplated
hereunder depends on Seller's and Optionee's own circumstances and Seller and
Optionee each has consulted Seller's
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and Optionee's own legal counsel and accountants with respect thereto and has
not received or relied on any advice from the Company or its agents or
representatives.
5. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby
represents and warrants to Seller and Optionee as follows:
5.1 Authority. The Company represents and warrants that all
action, corporate or otherwise, required by the Company, including by its
directors, shareholders and officers, necessary for the authorization,
execution, delivery of and performance of all obligations of the Company under
this Agreement, has been taken or will have been taken by the date hereof. The
Company further represents that this Agreement is a legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Company enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
may be limited by (i) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
laws of general application relating to or affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and (ii) the effect of rules of law governing the
availability of equitable remedies.
5.2 Brokers. No broker, finder or other person is entitled to any
broker's, finder's or other fee or commission in connection with this Agreement
or the transactions contemplated hereby by reason of any claim arising by,
through or under the Company.
5.3 Miscellaneous Representations.
(a) The Company and its advisor(s) have such knowledge and
experience in financial, tax, legal and business matters to enable the Company
to evaluate the merits and risks of the transactions contemplated hereunder and
to make an informed decision with respect thereto, to assess the value of the
Shares and the consideration it is providing and receiving hereunder and the
advisability of such transactions.
(b) The Company understands that the tax and accounting
consequences to the Company of the transactions contemplated hereunder depends
on its own circumstances and it has consulted its own legal counsel and
accountants with respect thereto and has not received or relied on any advice
from Seller, Optionee or their respective agents or representatives.
5.4 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is
a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware.
6. Miscellaneous.
6.1 Legal Advice and Construction of Agreement. Each party
represents that it has received independent legal advice with respect to the
advisability of entering into this Agreement and neither has been entitled to
rely upon or has in fact relied upon the legal or other advice of the other
party or such other party's counsel in entering into this Agreement. Each party
has participated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement, and
accordingly, in any construction or interpretation of this Agreement, the same
shall not be construed against any party by reason of the source of drafting.
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6.2 Parties' Understanding. Each party represents that it has
carefully read this Agreement, that it has been fully explained to it by its
attorney, that it fully understands its final and binding effect, that the only
promises made to it to sign the Agreement are those stated above, and that it is
signing this Agreement voluntarily.
6.3 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes a single
integrated contract expressing the entire agreement of the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous oral
and written agreements and discussions with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and, except as specifically set forth herein, there are no other
agreements, representations, promises or inducements, written or oral, express
or implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
6.4 Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement and each provision hereof
may be amended, modified, supplemented or waived only by a written document
specifically identifying this Agreement and duly executed by each party hereto
or the authorized representative of such party. Except as expressly provided in
this Agreement, no course of dealing between the parties hereto and no delay in
exercising any right, power or remedy conferred hereby or now or hereafter
existing at law, in equity, by statute or otherwise, shall operate as a waiver
of, or otherwise prejudice, any such rights, power or remedy.
6.5 California Law and Location. This Agreement was negotiated,
executed and delivered within the State of California, and the rights and
obligations of the parties hereto shall be construed and enforced in accordance
with and governed by the internal laws (and not the conflict of laws) of the
State of California applicable to the construction and enforcement of contracts
between parties resident in California which are entered into and fully
performed in California. Any action or proceeding arising out of, relating to or
concerning this Agreement, including, without limitation, any claim of breach of
contract, shall be filed in the state courts of Santa Xxxxx County, California,
or in a United States District Court in the Northern District of California and
in no other location. The parties hereby waive the right to object to such
location on the basis of venue.
6.6 Survival. The definitions, representations and warranties
herein shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and each party
hereto is estopped from making a claim which conflicts with its respective
representations and warranties hereunder.
6.7 Specific Performance. The parties hereto recognize and agree
that if for any reason any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed
by any party hereto in accordance with their terms or are otherwise breached,
then the other parties hereto will suffer immediate and irreparable harm or
injury for which money damages will not be an adequate remedy. Accordingly, the
parties hereto each agree with the other that, in addition to any other
remedies, each party hereto shall be entitled to an injunction restraining any
violation or threatened violation by any other party hereto of the provisions of
this Agreement and a decree ordering such other party to specifically perform
its obligations under this Agreement. In the event that any claim in equity
shall be brought by any party hereto in an arbitration, before a court or
otherwise to enforce the provisions of the Agreement, none of the other parties
hereto shall allege, and each of the other parties hereto hereby waives the
defense, that there is an adequate remedy at law.
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6.8 Confidentiality. Seller and Optionee each represents and
agrees that such party will keep the terms of this Agreement completely
confidential, and that such party will not disclose any information concerning
this Agreement to anyone other than such party's spouse, tax preparer,
accountants or attorneys, if any, or as otherwise required by law (including the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Agreement as of
the date set forth above.
Transmeta Corporation,
a Delaware corporation
By /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx 11/27/2001
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Xxxx Xxxxxx, its President
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx 11/27/2001
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Xxxx X. Xxxxx individually and as
Trustee of the Xxxxx Living Trust Dtd 9/22/92
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx as Trustee of the
Xxxxx Living Trust Dtd 9/22/92
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EXHIBIT A
Stock Power
STOCK POWER AND ASSIGNMENT
SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED and pursuant to that certain Stock Repurchase Agreement
dated as of November 27, 2001 (the "Agreement"), the undersigned hereby sells,
transfers, assigns and delivers unto Transmeta Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") 2,000,000 shares of the Common Stock of the Company
standing in the undersigned's name on the books of the Company represented by
Certificate No. ___ delivered herewith, and does hereby irrevocably constitute
and appoint the Secretary of the Company as the undersigned's attorney-in-fact,
with full power of substitution, to transfer said stock on the books of the
Company.
Dated: 11/27/2001
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SELLER
/s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxx 11/27/2001
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Xxxx X. Xxxxx as Trustee of the
Xxxxx Living Trust Dtd 9/22/92
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx 11/27/2001
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Xxxxxxx Xxxxx as Trustee of the
Xxxxx Living Trust Dtd 9/22/92
