THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE HYPOTHECATED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH
ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
WARRANT AGREEMENT
This WARRANT AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT") is made and entered into as of
January 1, 1998, by and between Future Media Productions, Inc., a California
corporation (the "COMPANY"), and Xxxxx Xxxx ("HOLDER"). In consideration of
these premises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth,
and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Holder agree as follows:
1. GRANT OF WARRANT.
For good and valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Company hereby grants to Holder the right and option (the
"WARRANT"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, to purchase all or any portion of 611 shares of the common stock of
the Company (the "WARRANT SHARES") at an exercise price of $1 per share (the
"EXERCISE PRICE").
2. TERM OF WARRANT.
(a) The Warrant shall terminate and expire at 5:00 p.m., Los
Angeles time, on December 31, 2007 (the "WARRANT EXPIRATION DATE"), unless
sooner terminated as provided herein.
(b) If Holder shall cease to be in the employ of the Company for
any reason other than Holder's death or permanent disability (a "SPECIAL
TERMINATING EVENT"), Holder shall have the right, subject to the provisions of
Section 2(d) below, to exercise the Warrant at any time within 30 days after the
date Holder ceased to be employed by the Company, but in no case later than the
Warrant Expiration Date. The Warrant may be exercised during such period only
with respect to the Warrant Shares that were vested as of the date Holder's
employment terminated and only to the extent the Warrant had not previously been
exercised. To the extent the Warrant remains unexercised at the end of such
period, the Warrant shall terminate. The Board, in its sole and absolute
discretion, shall determine whether or not authorized leaves of absence shall
constitute termination of employment for purposes of this Agreement.
(c) If a Special Terminating Event occurs while Holder is in the
employ of the Company, then Holder, Holder's executors or administrators or any
person or persons acquiring the Warrant directly from Holder by bequest or
inheritance, shall have the right to exercise the Warrant at any time within six
months after the Special Terminating Event, but in no case later than the
Warrant Expiration Date. The Warrant may be exercised during such period only
with respect to the Warrant Shares that were vested as of the Special
Terminating Event and only to
the extent the Warrant had not previously been exercised. To the extent the
Warrant remains unexercised at the end of such period, the Warrant shall
terminate.
(d) If Holder shall be terminated "for cause" by the Company, the
Warrant shall terminate immediately. For purposes of this Agreement, "for
cause" shall mean:
(i) the failure or refusal by Holder to perform his or her
duties to the Company; or
(ii) Holder's willful disobedience of any orders or
directives of the Board or any officers thereof acting under the authority
thereof or such person's deliberate interference with the compliance by other
employees of the Company with any such orders or directives; or
(iii) the failure or refusal of Holder to abide by or comply
with the written policies, standard procedures or regulations of the Company; or
(iv) any willful or continued act or course of conduct by
Holder which the Board in good faith determines might reasonably be expected to
have a material detrimental effect on the Company or the business, operations,
affairs or financial position thereof; or
(v) the committing by Holder of any fraud, theft,
embezzlement or other dishonest act against the Company; or
(vi) the determination by the Board, in good faith and in
the exercise of reasonable discretion, that Holder is not competent to perform
his or her duties of employment.
(e) For purposes of this Agreement, "permanent disability" shall
mean permanent and total disability as defined by the Board. Holder shall not
be considered permanently disabled unless he furnishes proof of such disability
in such form and manner, and at such times, as the Board may from time to time
require.
3. VESTING.
(a) The Warrant is fully vested and all of the Warrant Shares may
be immediately exercised.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, the Warrant may not be exercised, in whole or in part, unless and
until any then-applicable requirements of all state and federal laws and
regulatory agencies shall have been fully complied with to the satisfaction of
the Company and its counsel.
4. EXERCISE OF WARRANT.
There is no obligation to exercise the Warrant, in whole or in part. The
Warrant may be exercised, in whole or in part, only by delivery to the Company
of:
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(a) written notice of exercise in form and substance identical to
EXHIBIT "A" attached to this Agreement stating the number of Warrant Shares then
being purchased (the "PURCHASED SHARES"); and
(b) payment of the Exercise Price of the Purchased Shares in cash,
by check or by wire transfer. Upon receipt of the foregoing, the Company shall
promptly issue in the name of the Holder a stock certificate evidencing the
Purchased Shares by such exercise and deliver such certificate to the Holder.
5. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.
(a) HOLDER AGREES THAT THE WARRANT MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD,
ASSIGNED OR HYPOTHECATED EXCEPT BY OPERATION OF LAW. HOLDER FURTHER AGREES THAT
THE COMPANY SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO EFFECT ANY TRANSFER OF THE WARRANTS
UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE SHALL HAVE EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT OBLIGATING THE TRANSFEREE
TO COMPLY WITH ALL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT APPLICABLE TO THE
TRANSFEROR.
(b) Prior to any exercise of the Warrants or any transfer or
attempted transfer of any of the Warrants, Warrant Shares, or Purchased Shares
(the "SECURITIES"), the Holder shall give the Company written notice of Holder's
intention so to do, describing briefly the manner of any such proposed exercise,
sale or transfer. The Holder may effect such exercise or transfer, provided
that such exercise or transfer is not prohibited by this Section 5 and such
exercise or transfer complies with all applicable federal and state securities
laws and regulations. If in the reasonable opinion of counsel for the Company,
notwithstanding the opinion of counsel to a Holder to the contrary, if any, the
proposed exercise or transfer of such Securities may not be effected without
registration thereof under the Securities Act and such registration has not been
accomplished, the Company shall, as promptly as practicable, so notify the
Holder and the Holder shall not consummate the proposed transfer.
(c) Each certificate for Purchased Shares initially issued upon
the exercise of the Warrants, shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a
legend in substantially the following form:
"THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THAT CERTAIN WARRANT AGREEMENT
DATED JANUARY 1, 1998. NO TRANSFER, SALE, PLEDGE,
HYPOTHECATION, ENCUMBRANCE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THE
SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE SHALL BE VALID OR
EFFECTIVE UNLESS SUCH TRANSFER, SALE, PLEDGE, HYPOTHECATION,
ENCUMBRANCE OR OTHER DISPOSITION IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
PROVISIONS OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT AND UNTIL REGISTERED OR
THE COMPANY HAS RECEIVED AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY
TO IT, THAT THE TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION, AND
UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS AS ARE CONTAINED IN THE WARRANT
AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. A COPY OF THE FORM OF THE
WARRANT AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE OFFICES OF FUTURE MEDIA
PRODUCTIONS, INC. THE HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE, BY
ACCEPTANCE
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OF THIS CERTIFICATE, AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE PROVISIONS
OF THE WARRANT AGREEMENT."
Subject to the provisions of Section 5(e) below, if the Purchased Shares
are no longer subject to the transfer restrictions imposed by applicable state
and Federal securities law because either (i) the Purchased Shares or the resale
of the Purchased Shares has been registered on a registration statement declared
effective by the Commission, or (ii) in the reasonable opinion of counsel for
the Company, or the opinion of counsel for Holder, which opinion is reasonably
satisfactory to counsel for the Company, all future dispositions of any of the
Purchased Shares by the contemplated transferee would be exempt from or would
satisfy the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities
Act and the qualification requirements of the applicable state securities laws,
then the restrictions on transfer of such securities contained in this Section
5(c) shall not apply to any subsequent transfer thereof and the Company shall,
promptly upon request by Holder, remove the legend set forth above and shall
promptly issue, in exchange for the certificate bearing such legend, a
certificate without such legend to Holder.
(d) In connection with any underwritten public offering by the
Company of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement
filed under the 1933 Act, including the Company's initial public offering,
Holder shall not sell, make any short sale of, loan, hypothecate, pledge, grant
any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose or transfer for value or
otherwise agree to engage in any of the foregoing transactions with respect to
the Securities without the prior written consent of the Company or its
underwriters, for such period of time from and after the effective date of such
registration statement as may be requested by the Company or such underwriters;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in no event shall such period exceed 180 days. This
Section 5(d) shall only remain in effect for the two-year period immediately
following the effective date of the Company's initial public offering and shall
thereafter terminate and cease to be in force or effect. Holder agrees to
execute and deliver to the Company such further documents or instruments as the
Company reasonably determines to be necessary or appropriate to effect the
provisions of this Section 5(d). In order to enforce the provisions of this
Section 5(d), the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to
the Securities until the end of the applicable stand-off period.
(e) So long as the Company is an S Corporation, none of the
Securities shall be transferred, sold, assigned or hypothecated (with or without
consideration) and the Company shall not be required to register any such
transfer and the Company may instruct its transfer agent not to register any
such transfer to any person who is not eligible to be an S Corporation
shareholder as defined in Section 1361 of the Internal Revenue Code, or to any
person if such transfer would, in the opinion of the Company's counsel, result
in the termination or revocation of the Company's taxable status as an S
Corporation.
(f) In the event of any stock dividend, stock split,
recapitalization or other transaction resulting in an adjustment under Section 6
hereof, then any new, substituted or additional securities or other property
which is by reason of such transaction distributed with respect to or in
exchange for the Securities or shall be immediately subject to the provisions of
this Section 5, to the same extent such Securities are at such time covered by
such provisions.
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6. ADJUSTMENTS UPON RECAPITALIZATION.
(a) In the event the Company should at any time or from time to
time after the date of this Warrant (the "ISSUANCE DATE") fix a record date for
the effectuation of a split or subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock or the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a
dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock or
other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to
receive, directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock (hereinafter
referred to as "COMMON STOCK EQUIVALENTS") without payment of any consideration
by such holder for the additional shares of Common Stock or the Common Stock
Equivalents (including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion or exercise thereof), then, as of such record date (or the date of
such dividend, distribution, split or subdivision if no record date is fixed),
the number of Warrant Shares shall be increased in proportion to such increase
in the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and those issuable
with respect to such Common Stock Equivalents and the Exercise Price shall be
appropriately decreased (i.e., the per share Exercise Price shall be adjusted
such that the aggregate exercise price for all Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants in full, as adjusted, shall remain the same).
(b) If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any
time after the Issuance Date is decreased by a combination of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date of such combination, the
number of Warrant Shares shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in
the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock outstanding and those issuable
with respect to such Common Stock Equivalents and the Exercise Price shall be
appropriately increased (i.e., the per share Exercise Price shall be adjusted
such that the aggregate exercise price for all Warrant Shares issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants in full, as adjusted, shall remain the same).
(c) In case of any capital reorganization, any reclassification of
the Common Stock (other than a change in par value or a recapitalization
described in Section 6(a) or 6(b) of this Agreement), or the consolidation of
the Company with, or a sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company to
(which sale is followed by a liquidation or dissolution of the Company), or
merger of the Company with, another person, the Holder shall thereafter be
entitled upon exercise of the Warrant to purchase the kind and number of shares
of stock or other securities or the amount or value of any cash, assets or other
property receivable upon such event by a holder of the number of shares of the
Common Stock which the Warrant entitles the holder of the Warrant to purchase
from the Company immediately prior to such event; and in any such case,
appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions set
forth in this Agreement with respect to the Holder's rights and interests
thereafter, to the end that the provisions set forth in this Agreement
(including the specified changes and other adjustments to the Exercise Price)
shall thereafter be applicable in relation to any shares or other property
thereafter purchasable upon exercise of the Warrant.
(d) In the event the Company should at any time or from time to
time after the Issuance Date fix a record date for the determination of holders
of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in
securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to
receive, directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock or the
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securities or such rights of any other corporation (other than Common Stock
Equivalents covered be Section 6(a) hereof), the Holder shall thereafter be
entitled upon exercise of the Warrant to receive, in addition to the Purchased
Shares being purchased upon such exercise, the securities or rights convertible
into securities receivable upon such event by a holder of the number of shares
of the Common Stock which the Holder is purchasing upon such exercise.
(e) If it is expected that there will occur any event described in
Section 6(c) or 6(d) hereof, the Company shall give the holder of the Warrants
notice thereof, which notice shall be given at such time or times as notice is
given to the holders of the Company's Common Stock.
(f) The provisions of this Section 6 are intended to be exclusive,
and the holder of the Warrant shall have no rights other than as set forth in
this Agreement (and the rights of a stockholder upon exercise of the Warrant)
upon the occurrence of any of the events described in this Section 6.
(g) The grant of the Warrant shall not affect in any way the right
or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations
or changes in its capital or business structure, or to merge, consolidate,
dissolve or liquidate, or to sell or transfer all or any part of its business or
assets.
7. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HOLDER.
Holder makes the following representations and warranties:
(a) Holder is acquiring the Warrants for its own account with the
present intention of holding such securities for investment purposes only and
not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, any distribution of such
securities (other than a distribution in compliance with all applicable federal
and state securities laws).
(b) Holder is an experienced and sophisticated investor and has
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is
capable of evaluating the relative merits and the risks of an investment in the
Warrants and in the Warrant Shares and of protecting its own interests in
connection with this transaction.
(c) Holder is willing to bear and is capable of bearing the
economic risk of an investment in the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
(d) The Company has made available, prior to the date of this
Agreement, to Holder the opportunity to ask questions of the Company and its
officers, and to receive from the Company and its officers information
concerning the terms and conditions of the Warrants and this Agreement and to
obtain any additional information with respect to the Company, its business,
operations and prospects, as reasonably requested by Holder.
(e) Holder is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined
under Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Act.
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(f) For purposes of the application of federal and state
securities laws, Holder acknowledges that the offer and sale of the Warrants to
such Holder occurred in the State of California and that such Holder is a
resident of the State of California.
8. LEGEND ON STOCK CERTIFICATES.
Holder agrees that all certificates representing the Securities will be
subject to such stock transfer orders and other restrictions as the Company may
deem advisable under the rules, regulations and other requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "COMMISSION"), any stock exchange upon
which the Common Stock is then listed and any applicable federal or state
securities laws, and the Company may cause the following legend, or such other
legend as the Company may deem appropriate, to be put on such certificates to
make appropriate reference to such restrictions:
THE SECURITIES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE
TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE HYPOTHECATED WITHOUT REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH
ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM.
9. NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER.
Holder shall have no rights as a stockholder of the Company with respect to
the Securities until the date of the issuance to Holder of a stock certificate
or stock certificates evidencing such Securities. Except as may be provided in
Paragraph 6 of this Agreement, no adjustment shall be made for dividends
(ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities or other property) or
distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date
such stock certificate is issued.
10. MODIFICATION.
The Board or a committee thereof may modify, extend or renew the Warrant or
accept the surrender of, and authorize the grant of a new option in substitution
for, the Warrant (to the extent not previously exercised). No modification of
the Warrant shall be made without the consent of Holder which would alter or
impair any rights of Holder under the Warrant.
11. COVENANTS OF HOLDER AND THE COMPANY.
(a) PIGGYBACK REGISTRATION OF WARRANT SHARES. If, at any time
during the period commencing on the date that is 180 days from the date upon
which any initial public offering ("IPO") is declared effective by the
Commission and on or before December 31, 2002, the Company shall propose to
register any shares of Common Stock (but excluding any shares or securities
being registered pursuant to Form S-8 or Form S-4 or any successor form
thereto), the Company shall (i) give the Holder written notice, or telegraphic,
telecopy or telephonic notice followed as soon as practicable by written
confirmation thereof, of such proposed registration at least 20 business days
prior to the filing of such registration statement and, (ii) upon written
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notice, or telegraphic or telephonic notice followed as soon as practicable by
written confirmation thereof, given to the Company by the Holder within 15 days
after the giving of such written confirmation or written notice by the Company,
the Company shall include or cause to be included in any such registration
statement all or such portion of the Warrant Shares as the Holder may request;
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company may at any time withdraw or cease proceeding
with any such registration if it shall at the same time withdraw or cease
proceeding with the registration of the Common Stock originally proposed to be
registered; and PROVIDED FURTHER, that in connection with any registered public
offering involving an underwriting, the managing underwriter may (if in its
reasonable opinion marketing factors so require) limit the number of securities
(including any Warrant Shares) included in such offering (other than securities
of the Company). In the event of any such limitation, the total number of
Warrant Shares to be offered for the account of the Holder in the registration
shall be reduced in proportion to the respective number of shares requested to
be included therein by all holders of the Company's Common Stock (other than the
Company) entitled to include shares of Common Stock in the registration to the
extent necessary to reduce the total number of shares proposed to be registered
to the number of shares recommended by the managing underwriter.
(b) COMPANY'S OBLIGATIONS IN REGISTRATION. The following
provisions shall also be applicable at the sole cost and expense of the Company
in the case of registrations under Section 11:
i) Following the effective date of such registration statement,
the Company shall, upon the request of the Holder, forthwith supply such number
of prospectuses meeting the requirements of the Securities Act as shall be
requested by the Holder to permit it to make a public distribution of all of its
Warrant Shares, provided that the Holder shall from time to time furnish the
Company with such appropriate information (relating to the intentions of the
Holder) in connection therewith as the Company shall request in writing.
ii) the Company shall bear the entire cost and expense of the
registration of securities provided for in this Section (but not the selling
expenses of the Holder).
iii) the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Holder from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) arising out of or based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any
registration statement or any prospectus included therein required to be filed
or furnished by reason of this Section or otherwise or in any application or
other filing under, the Securities Act or any other applicable Federal or state
securities law, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein (i.e., in any
such registration statement, prospectus, application or other filing) or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to which such person
may become subject, or any violation or alleged violation by the Company to
which such Person may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act, or other Federal or state laws or regulations, at common law or otherwise,
except to the extent that such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are caused
by any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged
omission based upon and in strict conformity with written information furnished
to the Company by such person expressly for use therein; PROVIDED HOWEVER, that
the Holder shall at the same time
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indemnify the Company, its directors, each officer signing the related
registration statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including reasonable fees and
expenses of counsel) arising out of or based upon any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration
statement or any prospectus included therein required to be filed or
furnished by reason of this Section, or otherwise or in any application or
other filing under, the Securities Act or any other applicable Federal or
state securities law, or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
(i.e., in any such registration statement, prospectus, application or other
filing) or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, to which
such person may become subject, or any violation or alleged violation by the
Holder to which the Company, its directors, each officer signing the related
registration statement, and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of the Securities Act, may become subject, under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or other Federal or state laws or
regulations, at common law or otherwise, to the extent that such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities are caused by any such untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission based upon and in
strict conformity with written information furnished to the Company by the
Holder expressly for use therein.
(c) In the event any person entitled to indemnification hereunder
receives in writing a complaint, claim or other written notice of any loss,
claim, damage, liability or action giving rise to a claim for indemnification
under Section 11(b)(iii), the person claiming indemnification under Section
11(b)(iii) shall promptly notify the person or persons against whom
indemnification is sought (the "INDEMNITOR") of such complaint, notice, claim or
action, and the Indemnitor shall have the right to investigate and defend any
such loss, claim, damage, liability or action. The person claiming
indemnification shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
action and to participate in the defense thereof but the fees and expenses of
such counsel shall not be at the expense of the Indemnitor. In no event shall
the Indemnitor be obligated to indemnify any person for any settlement of any
claim or action effected without the Indemnitor's consent, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld.
12. DISPUTES.
(a) ARBITRATION. All disputes arising in connection with this
Agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration in Los Angeles, California, in
accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association (the "RULES OF
ARBITRATION") and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitration panel (the
"ARBITRATION PANEL") may be entered in any court or tribunal of competent
jurisdiction.
(b) Any party which desires to initiate arbitration proceedings as
provided in Section 12(a) above may do so by delivering written notice to the
other party (the "ARBITRATION NOTICE") specifying (A) the nature of the dispute
or controversy to be arbitrated, (B) the name and address of the arbitrator
appointed by the party initiating such arbitration and (C) such other matters as
may be required by the Rules of Arbitration.
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(c) The Parties shall appoint a single arbitrator who shall
constitute the Arbitration Panel hereunder. Should the parties not agree
upon the appointment of the arbitrator within 30 days of delivery of the
Arbitration Notice, the Arbitrator shall be appointed in accordance with the
Rules of Arbitration.
(d) In any arbitration proceeding conducted pursuant to the provisions
of this Section 12, both parties shall have the right to discovery, to call
witnesses and to cross-examine the opposing party's witnesses, either through
legal counsel, expert witnesses or both.
(e) FINALITY OF DECISION. All decisions of the Arbitration Panel
shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties and shall not be subject
to judicial review. The arbitrator shall divide all costs (other than fees of
counsel) incurred in conducting the arbitration proceeding and the final award
in accordance with what they deem just and equitable under the circumstances.
(f) LIMITATIONS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in Sections 12(a) and 12(b) above, any claim by either party for
injunctive or other equitable relief, including specific performance, may be
brought in any court of competent jurisdiction and any judgment, order or
decree relating thereto shall have precedence over any arbitral award or
proceeding.
13. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(a) FURTHER ASSURANCES. Holder shall promptly take all actions
and execute all documents requested by the Company which the Company deems to be
reasonably necessary to effectuate the terms and intent of this Agreement.
(b) NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given to
the parties hereto as follows:
If to the Company, to:
Future Media Productions, Inc.
0000 Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Chief Executive Officer
If to Holder, to the address set
forth in the records of the Company,
or at such other address or addresses as may have been furnished by either party
in writing to the other party hereto. Any such notice, request, demand or other
communication shall be effective (i) if given by mail, two days after such
communication is deposited in the mail by first-class certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid, or (ii) if given by
any other means, when delivered at the address specified in this subparagraph
(b).
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(c) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA APPLICABLE TO
CONTRACTS MADE IN, AND TO BE PERFORMED WITHIN, THAT STATE. JURISDICTION AND
VENUE OVER ANY LEGAL ACTION BROUGHT HEREUNDER SHALL RESIDE EXCLUSIVELY IN THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE
THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY SUCH LEGAL ACTIONS.
(d) ATTORNEYS' FEES. In the event that any action, suit or
arbitration or other proceeding is instituted upon any breach of this Agreement,
the prevailing party shall be paid by the other party thereto an amount equal to
all of the prevailing party's costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees
incurred in each and every such action, suit or proceeding (including any and
all appeals or petitions therefrom). As used in this Agreement, "attorneys'
fees" shall mean the full and actual cost of any legal services actually
performed in connection with the matter involved calculated on the basis of the
usual fee charged by the attorney performing such services and shall not be
limited to "reasonable attorneys' fees" as defined in any statute or rule of
court.
(e) AMENDMENT; WAIVER. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective
successors, heirs and personal representatives. No provision of this Agreement
may be amended or waived unless in writing signed by all of the parties to this
Agreement. Waiver of any one provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed to
be a waiver of any other provision.
(f) NO FINDERS. The parties each agree to indemnify and hold
harmless the other against any expense incurred by reason of any consulting,
brokerage commission or finder's fee alleged to be payable to any person in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby because of any act,
omission or statement of indemnifying party or any dealings by the indemnifying
party with any consultant, broker or finder.
(g) EXPENSES. Each of the parties shall pay its own expenses
incurred in connection with the preparation of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
(h) SEVERABILITY. Whenever possible, each provision of this
Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid
under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be or become
prohibited or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective
to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the
remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.
(i) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in several
counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one agreement binding on
all parties hereto, notwithstanding that all of the parties have not signed the
same counterpart.
(j) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes and embodies the
entire understanding and agreement of the parties hereto relating to the subject
matter hereof and there
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are no other agreements or understandings, written or oral, in effect between
the parties relating to such subject matter except as expressly referred to
herein.
(k) MISCELLANEOUS. Titles and captions contained in this
Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and do not constitute a
part of this Agreement for any other purpose. Except as specifically provided
herein, neither this Agreement nor any right pursuant hereto or interest herein
shall be assignable by any of the parties hereto without the prior written
consent of the other party hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
executed as of the date first above written.
Future Media Productions Inc.
By: /S/ XXXX XXXXXX
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Xxxx Xxxxxx
Its: President
/s/ XXXXX XXXX
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Xxxxx Xxxx
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EXHIBIT "A"
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
(TO BE SIGNED ONLY UPON EXERCISE OF THE WARRANT)
TO: Future Media Productions Inc.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects (to the extent indicated herein)
to exercise the purchase right represented by the Warrant granted to the
undersigned on January 1, 1998 and to purchase thereunder ___________ shares of
Common Stock of Future Media Productions Inc., a California corporation (the
"COMPANY"). The closing of the exercise of the purchase right shall take place
at _____ on _________________, ____ at the principal executive office of the
Company located at 0000 Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000.
HOLDER
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