Exhibit 10.6(i)
FINGERHUT DIRECT MARKETING, INC.
2008 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN
(CEO DIRECT REPORTS)
THIS AGREEMENT, made effective as of this ________ day of _________, 20__ (the “Date of
Grant”), by and between Fingerhut Direct Marketing, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
and [Insert Participant Name] (“Participant”).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Participant on the date hereof is an employee or officer of the Company or one of its
Affiliates; and
WHEREAS, the Company wishes to grant a nonqualified stock option to Participant to purchase
shares of the Company’s Common Stock pursuant to the Company’s 2008 Equity and Incentive Plan (the
“Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the Committee has authorized the grant of a nonqualified stock option to Participant
and has determined that, as of the effective date of this Agreement, the fair market value of the
Company’s Common Stock is $0.009 per share;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained,
the parties hereto agree as follows:
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Grant of Option. The Company hereby grants to Participant on the Date of
Grant, the right and option (the “Option”) to purchase all or portions of an aggregate of
[Insert Number of Shares] (•) shares of Common Stock at a per share price of $0.009 on the
terms and conditions set forth herein, and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 11 of the
Plan. This Option is not intended to be an incentive stock option within the meaning
of Section 422 of the Code, or any successor provision, and the regulations thereunder.
Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan. |
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Duration and Exercisability. |
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General. The term during which this Option may be exercised
shall terminate on a date which is ten (10) years from the Date of Grant (the
“Expiration Date”), except as otherwise provided in Paragraphs 2(b) through 2(e) and
Paragraph 6 below. This Option shall become exercisable according to the following
schedule: |
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| Vesting Date |
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Number of Shares |
May 21, 2009
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May 21, 2010
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May 21, 2011
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May 21, 2012
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Once the Option becomes exercisable to the extent of any of the aggregate number of shares
specified in Paragraph 1, Participant may continue to exercise this Option with respect to such
shares under the terms and conditions of this Agreement until the termination of the Option as
provided herein. If Participant does not purchase upon an exercise of this Option the full number
of shares which Participant is then entitled to purchase, Participant may purchase upon any
subsequent exercise prior to this Option’s termination such previously unpurchased shares in
addition to those Participant is otherwise entitled to purchase.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event a Public Offering becomes effective
prior to July 31, 2010, the tranche of the Option scheduled to vest on May 21, 2012 shall become
fully exercisable on the date such Public Offering becomes effective.
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Termination of Employment (other than Termination for Cause,
Disability or Death). If Participant’s Employment with the Company and its
Affiliates is terminated for any reason other than termination by the Company for
Cause, Disability, or death, this Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) ninety
(90) days following the date of such termination of Employment, and (ii) the Expiration
Date of this Option stated in Paragraph 2(a) above. In such period following the
termination of Participant’s Employment, this Option shall be exercisable only to the
extent the Option was exercisable on the vesting date immediately preceding such
termination of Employment, but had not previously been exercised. To the extent this
Option was not exercisable upon such termination of Employment, or if Participant does
not exercise the Option within the time specified in this Paragraph 2(b), all rights of
Participant under this Option shall be forfeited. |
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Termination of Employment for Cause. If Participant’s
Employment with the Company and its Affiliates is terminated for Cause, the unexercised
portion of this Option shall immediately expire, and all rights of Participant under
this Option shall be forfeited. |
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Termination of Employment — Disability. If Participant’s
Employment with the Company and its Affiliates terminates because of Disability, this
Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) one (1) year following the date of such
termination of Employment, and (ii) the Expiration Date of this Option stated in
Paragraph 2(a) above. In such period following the termination of Participant’s
Employment,
this Option shall be fully exercisable, whether or not any portion of the Option was
not exercisable immediately prior to such termination of Employment (but only to |
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extent it had not previously been exercised). If Participant does not exercise the
Option within the time specified in this Paragraph 2(d), all rights of Participant
under this Option shall be forfeited. |
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Termination of Employment — Death. In the event of
Participant’s death, this Option shall terminate on the earlier of (i) one (1) year
following the date of the Participant’s death, and (ii) the Expiration Date of this
Option stated in Paragraph 2(a) above. In such period following Participant’s death,
this Option shall be fully exercisable by the person or persons to whom Participant’s
rights under this Option shall have passed by Participant’s will or by the laws of
descent and distribution (but only to the extent it had not previously been exercised).
If such person or persons do not exercise this Option within the time specified in this
Paragraph 2(e), all rights under this Option shall be forfeited. |
3. Manner of Exercise.
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General. The Option may be exercised only by Participant (or
other proper party in the event of death or incapacity), subject to the conditions of
the Plan and subject to such other administrative rules as the Committee may deem
advisable, by delivering within the option period written notice of exercise to the
Company at its principal office. The notice shall state the number of shares as to
which the Option is being exercised and shall be accompanied by payment in full of the
option price for all shares designated in the notice. The exercise of the Option shall
be deemed effective upon receipt of such notice by the Company and upon payment that
complies with the terms of the Plan and this Agreement. The Option may be exercised
with respect to any number or all of the shares as to which it can then be exercised
and, if partially exercised, may be so exercised as to the unexercised shares any
number of times during the option period as provided herein. |
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Form of Payment. The Participant’s payment of the option price
in full at the time of exercise shall be (i) in cash or cash equivalents, (ii) with the
consent of the Committee, in Shares, valued at the Fair Market Value on the date of
exercise, or (if permitted by the Committee and subject to such terms and conditions as
it may determine) by surrender of outstanding Awards under the Plan, or (iii) in
accordance with such procedures or in such other form as the Committee shall from time
to time determine (including by permitting broker’s cashless exercise procedure). |
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Stock Transfer Records. As soon as practicable after the
effective exercise of all or any part of the Option, Participant shall be recorded on
the stock transfer books of the Company as the owner of the shares purchased, and the
Company shall deliver to Participant one or more duly issued stock certificates
evidencing such ownership. All requisite original issue or transfer documentary stamp
taxes shall be paid by the Company. |
4. Transfer Restrictions and Mechanics.
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Definitions. Solely for purposes of this Paragraph 4 and
Paragraph 5(k), the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below: |
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“Affiliate” shall have the meaning ascribed to such
term in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act,
and shall include, with respect to any Investor, any managed account,
investment fund or other vehicle for which such Investor or any Affiliate or
such Investor acts as an investment advisor or portfolio manager; provided,
that with respect to Xxxx Capital, the term Affiliate shall be deemed to
include any Person under common management with Xxxx Capital. |
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“As-Converted Basis” shall mean, for purposes of
determining the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding, a basis of
calculation which takes into account (a) the number of shares of Common Stock
actually issued and outstanding at the time of such determination, and (b) the
number of shares of Common Stock that is then issuable upon the exercise or
conversion of all outstanding securities or rights convertible into or
exercisable for Common Stock, including without limitation, the Series A
Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and the Warrants and the number of
shares of Common Stock that would be issuable upon the conversion of the Series
A Preferred Stock then issuable upon exercise of the Warrants, but excluding
stock options and any other warrants for the purchase of any shares of Common
Stock, Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock. |
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“Xxxx Capital” means Xxxx Capital Venture Fund 2007,
L.P. |
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“Common Stock” shall mean the Company’s common stock,
par value $0.00001 per share. |
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“Investors” shall mean the Investors that are or
hereafter become a party to Investors Stockholders Agreement. |
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“Investors Stockholders Agreement” shall mean the
Stockholders Agreement dated as of May 15, 2008, among the Company and the
Investors named therein, as such agreement is amended, modified or replaced
from time to time. |
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“Option Shares” shall mean shares of Common Stock
issued or issuable to the Participant pursuant to this Agreement. |
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“Permitted Transferee” means any of the following Persons to whom or
to which a Participant Transfers any Option Shares: (a) a family member of
the Participant or a trust established for the benefit thereof; and (b) a
transferee of the Participant by will or the laws of intestate succession. |
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“Person” shall be construed broadly and shall include
without limitation an individual, a partnership, a corporation, an association,
a joint stock corporation, a limited liability corporation, a trust, a joint
venture, an unincorporated organization and a governmental authority. |
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“Qualified Public Offering” means an underwritten
public offering of shares of Common Stock in which the aggregate net proceeds
to the Company equal or exceed $75 million and the public offering price per
share is not less than $0.2235 (as adjusted appropriately in the event of any
subdivision, combination, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification,
stock dividend or similar event affecting the Common Stock) and after which the
Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq National
Market. |
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“Sale of the Company” means (i) a sale of all or
substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) an acquisition of the
Company by one or more persons or entities by means of any transaction or
series of related transactions (including any reorganization, merger,
consolidation) where the voting securities of the Company outstanding
immediately preceding such transaction or the voting securities issued with
respect to the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately
preceding such transaction represent less than 50% of the voting securities of
the Company or surviving entity, as the case may be, following such
transaction, or (iii) a transaction or series of related transactions resulting
in the transfer of shares representing more than 50% of the voting securities
of the Company. A sale (or multiple related sales) of one or more subsidiaries
of the Company (whether by way of merger, consolidation, reorganization or sale
of all or substantially all assets or securities) which constitutes all or
substantially all of the consolidated assets of the Company shall be deemed a
sale of substantially all the assets of the Company for purposes of the
foregoing definition. |
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“Series A Preferred Stock” means the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company. |
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“Series B Preferred Stock means the Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $0.00001 per share, of the Company. |
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“Shares” shall mean shares of Common Stock and Series
A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and warrants for the purchase of
any shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred
Stock. |
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“Transfer” shall mean any sale, assignment,
encumbrance, hypothecation, pledge, conveyance in trust, gift, transfer by
bequest, devise or descent, or other transfer or disposition of any kind,
including, but not limited to, transfers to receivers, levying creditors,
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bankruptcy proceedings or general assignees for the
benefit of creditors, whether voluntary or by operation of law, directly or
indirectly, of any Shares. |
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Notice of Transfer. The Participant may not Transfer any Option
Shares other than as set forth in Paragraph 4(e) hereof unless (i) the Participant
shall have received a bona-fide arm’s length offer (an “Offer”) to purchase such Option
Shares from a third party who has agreed in writing be bound by the terms of this
Agreement and who the Participant reasonably believes has the financial capacity to
fund such purchase, (ii) such Participant gives written notice (the “Notice”) to the
Company at least thirty (30) days prior to the closing of such proposed Transfer as
described below, and (iii) such Participant otherwise complies with this Paragraph 4.
Promptly after receipt of such Notice, the Company shall provide a copy thereof to the
Investors. The Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the proposed Transfer
including, without limitation, the number of Option Shares to be transferred (the
“Offered Shares”), the nature of such Transfer, the consideration to be paid, and the
name and address of each prospective purchaser or transferee. |
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Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Rights. For a period of ten
(10) days following receipt of any Notice, the Company shall have the right (the
“Company Refusal Right”) upon written notice to the Participant to elect to purchase
all or any part of the Offered Shares on the same terms and conditions set forth in the
Notice, and for a period of twenty (20) days following the receipt of the Notice, each
Investor shall have, upon written notice to the Participant, either (a) the right (the
“Right of First Refusal”), subject to the Company Refusal Right, to elect to purchase
all or any part of the Offered Shares on the same terms and conditions as set forth in
the Notice or (b) the right (the “Co-Sale Right”) to elect to sell on such terms all or
any part of that number of Shares then owned by such Investor (the “Co-Sale Shares”)
equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the aggregate number of Offered Shares
by (ii) a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock owned
by all of the Investors (on an As-Converted Basis) and the denominator of which is the
total number of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant and all of the
Investors (on an As-Converted Basis). |
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If the Company does not elect to purchase all of the
Offered Shares within the ten (10) day period specified above, the Company
shall give prompt written notice to the Investors setting forth the number of
Offered Shares not purchased by the Company (the “Remaining Shares”). The
Remaining Shares shall be allocated among the Investors who have exercised the
Right of First Refusal (the “Participating Investors”) as follows: there shall
first be allocated to each Participating Investor a number of
Remaining Shares equal to the lesser of (i) the number of Remaining Shares which the Participating Investor has elected to purchase and (ii) such
Participating Investor’s Refusal Right Pro Rata Share (as defined below) of
the Remaining Shares. The balance of the Remaining Shares |
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which the Participating Investors have elected to purchase shall be allocated to the
Participating Investors who have elected to purchase more than their Refusal
Right Pro Rata Share of the Remaining Shares pro rata based on the number of
Remaining Shares which each Participating Investor has elected to purchase
in excess of such Participating Investor’s Refusal Right Pro Rata Share of
the Remaining Shares. Each Participating Investor’s “Refusal Right Pro Rata
Share” shall be equal to the fraction (i) the numerator of which is the
number of shares of Common Stock owned by such Participating Investor (on an
As-Converted Basis) and (ii) the denominator of which is the total number of
shares of Common Stock owned by all of the Participating Investors (on an
As-Converted Basis). |
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Each Investor who has exercised the Co-Sale Right (a
“Co-Sale Participant”) shall be entitled to sell a number of Co-Sale Shares
equal to the lesser of (a) the number of Offered Shares which the Co-Sale
Participant has elected to sell and (b) such Co-Sale Participant’s Co-Sale Pro
Rata Share of the Offered Shares which are not purchased by the Company
pursuant to the Company Refusal Right or by the Participating Investors
pursuant to the Right of First Refusal (the “Co-Sale Remaining Shares”). Each
Participant’s “Co-Sale Pro Rata Share” shall be equal to the fraction (i) the
numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock owned by such
Co-Sale Participant (on an As-Converted Basis) and (ii) the denominator of
which is the total number of shares of Common Stock owned by the Participant
and all of the Investors (on As-Converted Basis). |
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Any proposed Transfer at a different price or on terms
and conditions more favorable to the transferee(s) than specified in the
Notice, or not completed within the time specified in this Paragraph 4(b), as
well as any subsequent proposed Transfer of any Shares by a Stockholder, shall
again be subject to the Company Refusal Right and the Right of First Refusal
and Co-Sale Rights of the Investors, and shall require compliance by the
Participant with the procedures described in this Paragraph 4. |
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The exercise or non-exercise of the Right of First
Refusal or the Co-Sale Rights by the Investors in respect of one or more
Transfers of Shares made by any Participant shall not adversely affect their
rights to participate in subsequent Transfers of Shares subject to this
Paragraph 4. |
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If (i) the Company and/or the Participating Investors
elect to purchase all of the Offered Shares subject to the Notice or (ii) the
Company and/or the Participating Investors elect to purchase less than all the
Offered Shares and the prospective purchaser identified in the Notice does not
agree to purchase any of the Offered Shares not so purchased, the |
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following
provisions shall apply: The Company and/or Participating Investors shall effect
the purchase of the Offered Shares and/or Remaining Shares on a date specified
by the Participant by notice to the Company and/or the Participating Investors
not earlier than the later of (x) ten (10) days after such notice or (y) thirty
(30) days after the receipt of the Notice by the Investors. On the date of such
purchase, the Participant shall deliver to the Company and/or the Participating
Investors, as applicable, the certificates representing the Shares to be
purchased by the Company and/or the Participating Investors, each certificate
to be properly endorsed for transfer, in exchange for payment by the Company
and/or the Participating Investors, as applicable, of the purchase price for
the Shares. |
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If (i) the Company and the Participating Investors do
not elect to purchase any of the Offered Shares or (ii) the Company and/or the
Participating Investors elect to purchase less than all of the Offered Shares
and the prospective purchaser agrees to purchase less than all of the Offered
Shares, the following provisions shall apply: The Participant may, not later
than forty (40) days following delivery to the Company of the Notice, enter
into an agreement providing for the closing of the Transfer to the third party
purchaser(s) identified in the Notice of any Offered Shares with respect to
which neither the Company Refusal Right nor the Right of First Refusal has been
exercised, together with the closing of the purchase of any Shares to be sold
by any Co-Sale Participant, such purchase to occur within thirty (30) days of
such agreement at a price and on terms and conditions no more favorable to the
transferee(s) thereof than specified in the Notice. Simultaneously with such
purchase there shall occur the purchase of any Offered Shares with respect to
which the Company Refusal Right or the Right of First Refusal has been
exercised. On the date of such purchase, each Co-Sale Participant shall be paid
that portion of the sale proceeds to which such Co-Sale Participant is entitled
by reason of its participation in such sale and the Company and/or each
Participating Investor, as applicable, shall pay the Participant the purchase
price to be paid by such Person for the Offered Shares purchased by them. Upon
receipt of such payment, each Co-Sale Participant shall promptly deliver to the
Participant for Transfer to the prospective purchaser(s) and, if applicable,
the Participant shall deliver to the Company and/or the Participating
Investors, one or more certificates properly endorsed for transfer which
represent the Shares to be sold by each such Person pursuant to this Paragraph
4. To the extent that any prospective purchaser or purchasers prohibits such
assignment or otherwise refuses to purchase Shares from a Co-Sale Participant
exercising its Co-Sale Rights hereunder, such Participant shall not sell to
such prospective purchaser or purchasers any Shares unless and until,
simultaneously with such sale, such Participant shall purchase such Shares
from such Co-Sale Participant on the same terms and conditions specified in
the Notice. |
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If the consideration to be paid for the Shares by the
third party purchaser shall be other than cash, the Company or the
Participating Investors, as applicable, exercising the Company Refusal Right or
the Right of First Refusal may in lieu of such consideration pay cash equal to
the fair market value of such consideration as mutually agreed between the
Participant and the holders of a majority of the Shares as to which the Right
of First Refusal and Company Refusal Right have been exercised. If such mutual
agreement cannot be reached, the Appraisal Procedure set forth in the Company’s
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall be followed mutatis
mutandis and the time periods in Paragraph 4(b) shall be extended by the
time needed to determine such fair value. |
(i) The Participant may Transfer Option Shares without
complying with the provisions of Paragraph 4 if such Transfer is to any
Permitted Transferee; provided that in the event of any Transfer
made pursuant to this Paragraph 4(e), (A) the Participant shall inform the
Company of such Transfer prior to effecting it, and (B) the transferee shall
furnish the Company with a written agreement, reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, to be bound by and comply with all provisions of this Paragraph 4
as if such transferee were the Participant. Such Transferred Option Shares
shall remain Option Shares hereunder.
(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Paragraph
4 hereof shall not apply to the sale of any Shares to the public pursuant to
a registration statement filed with, and declared effective by, the
Securities and Exchange Commission under Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the “Securities Act”).
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Transfers to Competitors. Any other provision of this Agreement
to the contrary notwithstanding, other than in connection with a Sale of the Company,
prior to a Qualified Public Offering, no Transfer of Option Shares may be made by the
Participant to a competitor of the Company or any person or entity that invests in any
such competitor, as determined in good faith by the Board. |
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Stockholder Lockup Agreements in Connection with Initial Public
Offering. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, the Participant
agrees that, subject to any early release provisions that apply generally to
stockholders of the Company, the Participant will not, if reasonably requested by the
managing
underwriter, for a period of up to 180 days following the effective date of the
registration statement for an initial public offering directly or indirectly sell,
offer to sell, grant any option for the sale of, or otherwise dispose of any Common
Stock or securities convertible into Common Stock, except for (i) transactions
relating to Common Stock or other securities acquired in open market transactions
after the completion of the initial public offering, and (ii) Transfers to Permitted |
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Transferees (each of whom shall have furnished to the Company and the managing
underwriter their written consent to be bound by this Paragraph 4 or a similar
agreement satisfactory to the Company). |
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Consequences of Prohibited Transfer. Any attempt by a
Participant to Transfer Option Shares in violation of the terms of this Paragraph 4
shall be void, and the Company will not effect such a Transfer nor will it treat any
alleged transferee as the holder of such Option Shares. |
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Legend. Each certificate representing the Option Shares subject
to the terms of this Agreement shall be endorsed with the following legend or legend(s)
containing substantially similar information (in addition to any legend required under
applicable securities laws or otherwise): |
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. THEY MAY
NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT IN EFFECT WITH RESPECT TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR RULE 144A OF SUCH ACT. THE SALE OR
TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF AN OPTION AGREEMENT TO WHICH THE HOLDER HEREOF AND THE COMPANY ARE
PARTIES. COPIES OFSUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY. |
This legend shall be removed upon termination of this Paragraph 4. The Participant consents to the
Company making a notation on its records and giving instructions to any transfer agent of the
Company’s securities and capital stock in order to implement the restrictions on transfer
established in this Paragraph 4.
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The Participants agree that the Company may instruct its transfer agent
to impose transfer restrictions on Option Shares represented by certificates bearing
the legend referred to in Paragraph 4(i) above to enforce the provisions of this
Paragraph 4. The legend shall be removed upon termination of this Paragraph 4. |
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In the event that the holders of at least 66% of the
then outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Proposing
Stockholders”) agree to and accept an offer from a third party or third parties
not Affiliated with any Proposing Stockholder (a “Buyer”) to consummate a
transaction or series of related transactions with such Buyer pursuant to which
Buyer would acquire all of the Shares held by such Proposing Shareholders for a
specified price payable in cash, securities or other consideration and on
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terms and conditions, the Participant shall be required, if so
demanded by the Proposing Shareholders (a “Drag Along Notice”) to sell all of
the Participant’s Option Shares to such Buyer in such transaction(s) and to
participate in such transaction(s) (a “Drag Along Sale”). |
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The provisions of this Paragraph 4(k) shall apply
regardless of the form of consideration received in the Drag Along Sale, and
the Participant shall (i) if the Drag Along Sale is structured as a merger or
consolidation, waive any dissenters’ rights, appraisal rights or similar rights
in connection with such merger or consolidation, or (ii) if the Drag Along Sale
is structured as a sale, agree to sell all of the Participant’s Option Shares
on the terms and conditions approved by the Proposing Stockholders. The
Participant (a) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions, and (b)
shall execute such documents and take such actions as may be reasonably
required by the Company and the Proposing Shareholders. |
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Upon the consummation of the Drag Along Sale, the
Participant (i) shall receive the same form of consideration and the same
amount of consideration per share of Common Stock (on an As Converted Basis) as
every other holder of any class or series of Shares, except to the extent
otherwise approved in connection with Section 2 of the Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended from time to time, and
(ii) shall be given the same option, if any, as any other holders of any other
class or series of Shares as to the form of consideration to be received. |
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Transfer Mechanics; Further Assurances. |
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At least five (5) days prior to the
consummation of a Drag Along Sale (which date and the place and time of
such consummation shall be designated by the Proposing Stockholders and
provided to the Participant in the Drag Along Notice), the Participant
shall deliver for transfer to the Buyer one or more certificates,
properly endorsed for transfer in form satisfactory to the Proposing
Stockholders, which represent all of the Option Shares held by the
Participant, duly executed and free and clear of any liens. The
certificate(s) delivered by the Participant shall be transferred to the
Buyer identified in the Drag Along Notice as part of the consummation
of the Drag Along Sale. Upon receipt of the proceeds of the Drag Along
Sale, the Proposing Stockholders shall promptly
remit to the Participant that portion of such proceeds to which the
Participant is entitled by reason of the Participant’s participation
in such sale. |
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(b) In connection with a Drag Along Sale, the
Participant agrees to execute and deliver such agreements as may be
reasonably specified by the Proposing Stockholders to which such
Proposing |
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Stockholders will also be party, on the same terms,
including, without limitation, agreements to (a) (i) made individual
representation, warranties, covenants and other agreements as to the
unencumbered title to the Participant’s Option Shares and the power,
authority and legal right to Transfer such Option Shares and to enter
into the agreements relating thereto and the absence of any adverse
claim with respect to such Option Shares (but shall not be required
to make individual representations or warranties with respect to any
of the Company’s operations, activities, financial condition or other
characteristics) and (ii) be liable without limitation as to such
individual representations, warranties, covenants and other
agreements and (b) be liable (whether by purchase price adjustment,
indemnity payments or otherwise) in respect of representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements in respect of the Company;
provided, however, that the aggregate amount of liability described
in this clause (b) in connection with any sale of Shares shall not
exceed the less of (i) the Participant’s pro rata portion of any such
liability, to be determined in accordance with the Participant’s
portion of the total number of Shares included in such Drag Along
Sale (on an As Converted Basis) or (ii) the proceeds to such
Participant in connection with such Drag Along Sale. |
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Term. This Paragraph 4 shall continue in full force and effect
from the date hereof through the earliest of the following dates, on which date it
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the date of the consummation of a Sale of the Company. |
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For avoidance of doubt, this Paragraph 4 shall survive termination or expiration of this
Agreement. |
5. Miscellaneous.
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Employment-at-Will; Rights as Shareholder. This Agreement shall
not confer on Participant any right with respect to continuance of Employment by the
Company or any of its Affiliates, nor will it interfere in any way with the right of
the Company to terminate such Employment. Participant’s Employment
relationship with the Company and its Affiliates shall be employment-at-will, and
nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating an employment contract for
any specified term between Participant and the Company or any Affiliate. Participant
shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to shares subject to this Option
until such shares have been issued to Participant upon exercise of this Option. No
adjustment shall be made for dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash,
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other rights for which the record
date is prior to the date such shares are issued, except as provided in Section 11
of the Plan. |
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Nonsolicitation. The Participant agrees that during the period
of his Employment with the Company or any of its Affiliates and for the one (1) year
period immediately following termination of such Employment for any reason, the
Participant shall not (i) directly or indirectly, engage in the recruiting, soliciting
or inducing of any nonclerical employee or employees of the Company or Affiliates to
terminate their employment with, or otherwise cease their relationship with the Company
or any of its Affiliates, or in hiring or assisting another person or entity to hire
any nonclerical employee of the Company or any of its Affiliates or any person who
within six (6) months before had been a nonclerical employee of the Company or any of
their Affiliates and were recruited or solicited for such employment or other retention
while an employee of the Company (other than any of the foregoing activities engaged in
with the prior written approval of the Company); or (ii) directly or indirectly
solicit, induce or encourage or attempt to persuade any agent, supplier or customer of
the Company or any Affiliate to terminate such agency or business relationship. The
Participant acknowledges that if (x) the Participant breaches any term or condition
contained in this Paragraph 5(b) and (y) the Company provides the Participant with
written notice of such breach, then (A) all of the Option that has not vested prior to
the date of such notice shall be automatically forfeited and (B) the Company shall have
the right to repurchase all of the Option Shares then held by the Participant at the
per share cost paid by the Participant for such Option Shares. |
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Securities Law Compliance. The exercise of all or any parts of
this Option shall only be effective at such time as counsel to the Company shall have
determined that the issuance and delivery of Common Stock pursuant to such exercise
will not violate any state or federal securities or other laws. Participant may be
required by the Company, as a condition of the effectiveness of any exercise of this
Option, to agree in writing that all Common Stock to be acquired pursuant to such
exercise shall be held, until such time that such Common Stock is registered and freely
tradable under applicable state and federal securities laws, for Participant’s own
account without a view to any further distribution thereof, that the certificates for
such shares shall bear an appropriate legend to that effect and that such shares will
be not transferred or disposed of except in compliance with applicable state and
federal securities laws. |
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Shares Reserved. The Company shall at all times during the
option period reserve and keep available such number of shares as will be sufficient to
satisfy the requirements of this Agreement. |
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Withholding Taxes. In order to permit the Company to comply
with all applicable federal or state income tax laws or regulations, the Company may
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as it deems appropriate to insure that, if necessary, all applicable
federal and state payroll, income or other taxes are withheld from any amounts payable
by the Company to Participant. If the Company is unable to withhold such federal and
state taxes, for whatever reason, Participant hereby agrees to pay to the Company an
amount equal to the amount the Company would otherwise be required to withhold under
federal or state law. Subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt, the Committee
may, in its sole discretion, permit Participant to satisfy such withholding tax
obligations, in whole or in part (i) by delivering shares of Common Stock, or (ii) by
electing to have the Company withhold shares of Common Stock otherwise issuable to
Participant, in either case having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum required
tax withholding, based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal and state
tax purposes, including payroll taxes, that are applicable to the supplemental income
resulting from the exercise of the nonqualified stock option. In no event may the
Company withhold shares having a Fair Market Value in excess of such statutory minimum
required tax withholding. Participant’s election to have shares withheld for this
purpose shall be made on or before the date the option is exercised or, if later, the
date that the amount of tax to be withheld is determined under applicable tax law. Such
election shall be approved by the Committee and otherwise comply with such rules as the
Committee may adopt to assure compliance with Rule 16b-3, or any successor provision,
as then in effect, of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, if applicable. |
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Nontransferability. During the lifetime of Participant, the
Option shall be exercisable only by Participant or by the Participant’s guardian or
other legal representative, and shall not be assignable or transferable by Participant,
in whole or in part, other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. |
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2008 Equity and Incentive Plan. The Option evidenced by this
Agreement is granted pursuant to the Plan, a copy of which Plan has been made available
to Participant and is hereby incorporated into this Agreement. This Agreement is
subject to and in all respects limited and conditioned as provided in the Plan. The
Plan governs this Option and, except with respect to the lockup provisions contained in
Paragraph 4(g), in the event of any questions as to the construction of this Agreement
or in the event of a conflict between the Plan and this Agreement, the Plan shall
govern, except as the Plan otherwise provides. |
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Blue Sky Limitation. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, in the event the Company makes any public offering of its securities
and it is determined that it is necessary to reduce the number of issued but
unexercised stock purchase rights so as to comply with any state securities or Blue Sky
law
limitations with respect thereto, and such determination is affirmed by the Board,
unless the Board determines otherwise, (i) the exercisability of this Option and the
date on which this Option must be exercised shall be accelerated, provided that the
Company agrees to give Participant 15 days’ prior written notice of such
acceleration, and (ii) any portion of this Option or any other option granted to
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contemporaneously with such public offering shall be canceled. Notice shall be
deemed given when delivered personally or when deposited in the United States mail,
first class postage prepaid and addressed to Participant at the address of
Participant on file with the Company. |
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Accounting Compliance. Participant agrees that, if a merger,
reorganization, liquidation or other “transaction” as defined in Section 11 of the Plan
occurs and Participant is an “affiliate” of the Company or any Affiliate (as defined in
applicable legal and accounting principles) at the time of such transaction,
Participant will comply with all requirements of Rule 145 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and the requirements of such other legal or accounting principles,
and will execute any documents necessary to ensure such compliance. |
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Stock Legend. The Committee may require that the certificates
for any shares of Common Stock purchased by Participant (or, in the case of death,
Participant’s successors) shall bear an appropriate legend to reflect the restrictions
set forth in this Agreement; provided, however, that failure to so endorse any of such
certificates shall not render invalid or inapplicable Paragraph 4. |
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Scope of Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement shall bind and
inure to the benefit of the Company, its Affiliates and its successors and assigns and
Participant and any successor or successors of Participant permitted by Paragraph 2 or
Paragraph 5(f) above. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the Plan to the
contrary, the Company expressly reserves the right to amend this Agreement without
Participant’s consent to the extent necessary or desirable to comply with Code Section
409A, and the regulations, notices and other guidance of general applicability issued
thereunder. Notwithstanding anything herein in this Agreement or the Plan to the
contrary, any provision of Paragraph 4 may be amended and the observance thereof may be
waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or
prospectively), only by the written consent given by the Company and Investors holding
sixty-six percent (66%) of the then outstanding Series B Preferred Stock, and no
consent from the Participant shall be required unless such amendment or waiver creates
material additional obligations for the Participant under this Agreement which are
substantially different from any obligations imposed on holders of Common Stock under
the Investors Stockholders Agreement (in which case, the consent of participants under
restricted stock or option agreements who are bound by terms and conditions of similar
tenor to this Agreement who hold more than fifty percent (50%) of the total of all
restricted shares and option shares held by all such participants thereunder and
hereunder shall be required for any such amendment or waiver which does create such
material additional obligations). |
6. Change of Control.
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Acceleration. In the event of a Change of Control (whether or
not there is an acquiring or surviving entity) in which there is no assumption or
substitution of the Option as described in Paragraph 6(b), then the Option shall become
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vested and exercisable on a basis that gives the Participant a reasonable
opportunity, following exercise of the Option, to participate as a stockholder in the
Change of Control. The Option (unless assumed pursuant to Paragraph 6(b) hereof), shall
terminate upon consummation of the Change of Control. |
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Continuation or Assumption of the Option. In the event of a
Change of Control in which there is an acquiring or surviving entity, the acquiring or
surviving entity may provide for the continuation or assumption of the Option, or for
the grant of a new award in substitution therefor, by the acquiror or survivor or an
affiliate of the acquiror or survivor, in each case on such terms and subject to such
conditions as preserve the intrinsic value of the Option. In the event the acquiring or
surviving entity provides for the continuation or assumption of the Option as set forth
in this Paragraph 6(b), the Option shall become fully vested and exercisable upon the
Participant’s termination of Employment by the acquiring or surviving entity without
Cause or by the Participant for Good Reason, in either case within eighteen (18) months
after the Change of Control. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean
(i) a material diminution in the Participant’s responsibilities or duties as in effect
immediately prior to the Change of Control, (ii) the relocation of Participant’s
principal office, without the Participant’s consent, to a location more than one
hundred (100) miles from the location of the Participant’s principal office immediately
prior to the Change of Control, or (iii) any reduction in the Participant’s base
compensation in the absence of a general reduction affecting similarly situated
employees. |
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Qualifying Change of Control. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, in the event of a Qualifying Change of Control as defined below, then,
without any action by the Board or any Committee of the Board, this Option shall become
immediately exercisable to the extent of 100% of the aggregate number of shares
specified herein, less any shares or securities previously purchased by Participant
pursuant to an exercise pursuant hereto. For purposes of this Paragraph 6(c), a
“Qualifying Change of Control” includes any Change of Control if (i) immediately prior
to the Change of Control, any Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, any Series B
Preferred Stock of the Company or any Conversion Shares shall remain outstanding and
(ii) in connection with such Change of Control, a majority of the sum of the shares of
then outstanding Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, Series B Preferred Stock of
the Company and Conversion Shares, taken as a whole, is Exchanged for Consideration
with a Per Share Value equal to or in excess of the Threshold Price. Solely for
purposes of determining whether a majority of the sum of the shares of then outstanding
Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Conversion Shares shall have
been Exchanged, the number of then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and
Series B Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be the total
number of Conversion Shares into which such outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and
Series B Preferred Stock is then convertible. Notwithstanding anything herein
stated, for purposes of this definition, no Qualifying Change of Control shall be
deemed to have occurred following the closing of a “Qualified Public Offering,’ |
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defined in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company. |
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For purposes of the definition of “Qualifying Change of Control”, the following
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“Conversion Shares” shall mean any shares of Common Stock of the Company that shall
have been issued by the Company to (x) holders of Series A Preferred Stock of the
Company upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock and (y) holders of Series B
Preferred Stock of the Company upon conversion of Series B Preferred Stock, in
either case within twelve months prior to the Change of Control and shall continue
to be held by the stockholders who converted such shares or stockholders
controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, such stockholders. |
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“Exchanged” shall mean sold, canceled, surrendered, transferred, exchanged or
otherwise disposed of for Consideration, and shall include the receipt of
Consideration from the Company upon a liquidation of the Company, whether or not
following a disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, even if
Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock or Conversion Shares are not
canceled or surrendered in connection with such liquidation. |
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“Consideration” shall include cash, securities of an entity other than the Company
or any other property. |
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“Per Share Value” shall mean the value of the Consideration received for each share
of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, Series B Preferred Stock of the Company
and each Conversion Share that is Exchanged. The value of all non-cash Consideration
shall be its fair value at the time it is received by holders of Series A Preferred
Stock of the Company, Series B Preferred Stock of the Company and Conversion Shares
in connection with the Change of Control, as determined in good faith by the Board. |
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The “Threshold Price” shall be $0.31533 (such amount to be equitably adjusted, as
appropriate, by the Board upon the occurrence of any dividend on any Common Stock,
Series A Preferred Stock of the Company or Series B Preferred Stock of the Company
payable in either of such class or series of stock or in any right to acquire either
of such class or series of stock for no consideration, any subdivision of either
such class or series of stock into a greater number of shares of outstanding shares
of such stock (by stock split, reclassification or otherwise), or in the event the
outstanding shares of either such class or series of stock shall be combined or
consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a
lesser number of shares of such stock or if either such class or series of stock shall be
changed into the same or a different number of shares of any other class or series of stock of the
Company whether by capital reorganization, reclassification or otherwise). |
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day
and year first above written.
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