PROCERA NETWORKS, INC.
EXHIBIT
10.5
November
22, 2005
Xx.
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
President
and CEO
PROCERA
NETWORKS, INC.
000
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Los
Gatos, CA 95032
Dear
Xxxx,
This
letter confirms our agreement that Chadbourn Securities, Inc (“Chadbourn”) will
act as exclusive financial advisor to Procera Networks, Inc. (“you”
or
the
“Company”)
in
connection with the proposed private placement (an “Offering”) of unregistered
equity or equity linked securities of the Company (“Securities”).
Services.
During
the term of our engagement, we will advise and assist you in connection with
the
planning, execution and closing of the Offering. In connection with the
planning, execution and closing of an Offering, Chadbourn’s services may
include, to the extent that you and Chadbourn agree necessary or advisable,
assisting and advising you with respect to (1) performing valuation analyses,
(2) identifying potential investors acceptable to you and establishing meetings
with such persons or entities, (3) coordinating the process by which you will
select the ultimate investor(s) in the Company, (4) supporting the Company
in
its negotiation of the terms and agreements effecting the purchase of
Securities, and (5) rendering such assistance as the Company may reasonably
request. The Company is responsible for compliance with all applicable
securities laws, including the Securities Act of 1933 as well as the preparation
of appropriate offering materials.
Any
written or oral advice provided by us pursuant to this engagement will be
treated by the Company as confidential, will be solely for the information
and
assistance of the Company and its advisors in connection with their
consideration of a sale of securities and purchase of assets and will not be
reproduced, summarized, described or referred to, or furnished to any other
party or used for any other purpose, except in each case with our prior written
consent or as required by law.
Confidentiality.
In
connection with the Offering, the Company and Chadbourn will provide each other
with information that is non-public, confidential or proprietary in nature.
All
information about the disclosing party furnished by the disclosing party to
the
receiving party or its directors, officers, employees, agents or
representatives, including without limitation attorneys, accountants,
consultants and financial advisors (collectively, "representatives"), and all
analyses, compilations, data, studies or other documents prepared by the
receiving party or its representatives containing, or based in whole or in
part
on, any such furnished information is hereinafter referred to as the
"Confidential Information;” provided; that, Confidential Information shall not
include information, which is (i) available to the public other than as a result
of a disclosure in breach of this letter; (ii) becomes available to the
receiving party on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the
Company, (iii) known to you the receiving party on a non-confidential basis
prior to such disclosure or (iv) required to be disclosed as a matter of
law.
The
Company and Chadbourn agree that the Confidential Information will be kept
confidential by them and their respective representatives and will not be
disclosed for a period of two years from the date hereof, without the prior
written consent of the disclosing party.
Compensation.
In
connection with this engagement, you will pay us a cash fee of eight percent
(8.0%) of
gross
proceeds from all sales of Securities sold in the Offering (the “Success
Fee”).
As
additional compensation for our services hereunder, you will upon consummation
of the Offering issue to Chadbourn a warrant to purchase a number of shares
of
common stock of the Company equal to 10% of all shares of Securities sold in
the
Offering at an exercise price per share equal to 100% of the price per share
paid by investors in the Offering. The warrant will be immediately exercisable
and will contain the same registration rights with respect to the common stock
of the Company underlying the warrant (or any securities into which the common
stock of the Company may be converted or for which it may be exchanged) as
are
granted to investors in the Offering. The warrant will be exchangeable (so
that
shares of the common stock of the Company would be issued upon surrender of
the
warrant, without tender of any cash, on a net exercise basis), have a term
of 5
years from the date of issuance and have such other terms and conditions as
shall be mutually agreed upon. Our fees will not be reduced by any obligation
that you may have to any other broker, finder or placement agent.
Reimbursement.
In
addition, you will promptly reimburse us for all of our reasonable legal fees
and expenses (which shall not exceed $5,000 without your prior consent) and
for
our travel and other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (which shall not exceed
$2,000 without your prior consent) whether or not there is a closing under
the
Offering. These reasonable expenses shall be paid upon receipt by you of an
invoice from us.
Term.
The
term of our engagement will begin on the date hereof and continue for 12 months.
However, either of us may terminate our engagement earlier upon 30 days prior
written notice. Any earlier termination of our engagement will not affect your
obligation to pay our fees or reimburse our expenses.
Upon
termination, we may provide you with a list (the “Investor List”) of all
potential investors contacted by us. If within 12 months following the
expiration or earlier termination of our engagement, you sell equity or
equity-linked securities to any investor in the Offering or any investor on
the
Investor List (if provided), you will pay us the Success Fee described under
“Compensation” above.
Indemnification.
Because
we will be acting on your behalf, you will indemnify us and related persons
according to the indemnification and contribution provisions in Annex
A.
Your
obligations in Annex
A
will
remain operative regardless of any termination or completion of our services
hereunder.
Miscellaneous.
We are
a full service securities firm and, therefore, we may from time to time effect
transactions for our own account or for the account of our customers and hold
positions in securities or options on securities of the Company and other
companies that may be the subject of our services. This letter agreement will
not limit or restrict our ability to engage in such transactions with respect
to
either the Company’s securities or any other entity’s securities.
We
will
provide our financial advice, written or oral, exclusively for the information
of your Board of Directors and senior management, who will make all decisions
regarding whether and how to pursue any opportunity or transaction. Your Board
of Directors and senior management will base their decisions on our advice
as
well as on the advice of their legal, tax and other business advisors and other
factors that they consider appropriate. Accordingly, as an independent
contractor we will not assume the responsibilities of a fiduciary to you or
your
stockholders in connection with the performance of our services.
This
letter agreement, together with the attached agreement on indemnification and
contribution, contains our entire agreement concerning the proposed transaction
and supersedes any prior understandings and agreements.
This
letter agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of you, us,
each
Indemnified Person (as defined in Annex
A)
and our
respective successors and assigns and nothing herein is intended to confer
upon
any person, other than you, us, each Indemnified Person and our respective
successors and assigns, any rights, remedies, obligations or
liabilities.
This
letter agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws
of the state of California.
Any
dispute arising out of or relating to this letter agreement (including any
annex) will exclusively be submitted to an arbitrator for binding and conclusive
resolution. The arbitration will be in Santa Xxxxx County, California and will
be administered by JAMS. The arbitrator will be a former or retired judge
selected from a list of those affiliated with JAMS. The arbitrator will have
the
authority to permit discovery and to follow the procedures that he or she
determines to be appropriate. The arbitrator will have no power to award
consequential (including lost profits), punitive or exemplary damages. The
parties will advance the forum fees and other costs of the arbitration equally,
but the arbitrator will have the discretion as part of his or her final award
to
apportion some or all of the costs of the arbitration among the parties. The
arbitrator will also have the discretion to direct, as part of his or her final
award, that a party recover some or all of its attorneys' fees. You and we
consent to personal jurisdiction and venue in the federal or state courts
located in California for purposes of enforcement of any arbitration
award.
Any
waiver of any right or obligation hereunder must be in writing signed by the
party against whom such xxxxxx is sought to be enforced. Any amendment hereto
must be in writing signed by you and us.
After
reviewing this letter agreement, please confirm that it is in accordance with
your understanding by signing and returning to us the enclosed
copy.
Very
truly yours,
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CHADBOURN
SECURITIES, INC.
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By:
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Xxxxx
X. Xxxxx
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Managing
Director
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Accepted
and Agreed as of the date set forth above:
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PROCERA
NETWORKS, INC.
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By:
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Xxxxxxx
X. Xxxxxx
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Chairman
and CEO
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Annex
A
Client
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Chadbourn Securities Inc. (“Chadbourn”),
together with its affiliates and their respective control persons, directors,
officers, employees and agents, (“Indemnified Persons”), to the full extent
lawful against any and all claims, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and
expenses as incurred (including all reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel
and all reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred
in connection with the investigation of, preparation for and defense of any
pending or threatened claim, action, proceeding or investigation and any
litigation or other proceeding arising therefrom, to which an Indemnified Person
may become subject) (collectively, “Damages”) arising out of or related to any
actual or proposed Private Placement or Chadbourn’s engagement hereunder;
provided,
however,
that there shall be excluded from such indemnification any such portion of
such
Damages as are found in a final judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction
to
have resulted solely from the willful misconduct or gross negligence on the
part
of the Indemnified Person, other than any action undertaken at the request
or
with the consent of Client. The foregoing indemnification obligation is in
addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights Chadbourn may have,
including but not limited to any right of contribution. In the event that the
foregoing indemnity is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an
Indemnified Person, then Client shall contribute to amounts paid or payable
by
an Indemnified Person in respect of such Damages in such proportion as
appropriately reflects the relative benefits received by it on the one hand
and
Chadbourn on the other. If applicable law does not permit allocation solely
on
the basis of benefits, then such contribution shall be made in such proportion
as appropriately reflects both the relative benefits and relative fault of
the
parties and other relevant equitable considerations. The foregoing is subject
to
the limitation that in no event shall Chadbourn’s aggregate contributions in
respect of Damages exceed the amount of fees actually received by Chadbourn
pursuant to this Agreement. For purposes hereof, relative benefits to Client
and
Chadbourn of the Private Placement or other similar transaction shall be deemed
to be in the same proportion that the total value paid or received or
contemplated to be paid or received by Client and/or its security holders in
connection with the Private Placement or other similar transaction bears to
the
fees paid to Chadbourn pursuant to its engagement in respect of such Private
Placement. Chadbourn
shall promptly notify Client of any claim or threatened claim being asserted
against Chadbourn which would give rise to an indemnification hereunder, and
agrees that Client shall have the right to participate in the defense of any
such claim and, to the extent that Client shall wish, to assume and control
the
defense thereof and shall pay as incurred the fees and disbursements of such
counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, Chadbourn shall
have
the right to retain its own counsel reasonably satisfactory to Client at
Client’s expense, it being understood that Client shall not, in connection with
any one such claim or action or separate but, substantially similar or related
claims or actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses
of
more than one separate firm of attorneys, for all the Indemnified Persons unless
the defense of one Indemnified person is unique or separate from that of another
Indemnified Person subject to the same claim or action. Client will not enter
into any waiver, release or settlement with respect to any threatened or pending
claim, action, proceeding or investigation or settle any litigation arising
therefrom in respect of which indemnification hereunder may be sought (whether
or not Indemnified Persons are a formal party thereto) without the prior written
consent of Chadbourn (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), unless such waiver, release or settlement includes an unconditional
release of Chadbourn from any and all liability arising out of such threatened
or pending claim, action, proceeding, investigation or litigation.