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EXHIBIT 10.4
AMENDMENT ONE TO 8/1/96 INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
OF
SIGNALSOFT CORP.
THIS AMENDMENT, is entered into as of this 22nd day of January, 1998,
by and among SignalSoft Corp., a Colorado corporation (the"Company"), the
undersigned investors who comprise all of the holders of the Company's Series A
Preferred Stock (the "Series A Investors"), the Company's three founders --
Xxxxx Hose, Xxxx Xxxxxx, and Xxx Xxxxx (individually a "Founder" and
collectively the "Founders") -- and the investors listed on Exhibit A hereto as
that Exhibit A now exists and may hereafter be added to in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph 1.2(c) of that certain SignalSoft Corp. Series B
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement of even date herewith (the "Series B Purchase
Agreement") by and among the Company and the investors listed on Exhibit A
hereto and thereto (the "Series B Investors").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, The Company, the Series A Investors, and the Founders
are signatories to that certain SignalSoft Corp. Investors' Rights Agreement
entered into as of the 1st day of August, 1996 (the "8/1/96 Investors' Rights
Agreement"); and,
WHEREAS, paragraph 3.7 of the 8/1/96 Investors' Rights
Agreement provides that such agreement may be amended only with the written
consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities then outstanding, not including the Founders' Stock, as those terms
are defined therein (provided that the consent of the holder or holders of a
majority of the Founders' Stock is also required in certain circumstances), and
that any amendment so effected shall be binding upon each holder of any
Registrable Securities then outstanding, each future holder of all such
Registrable Securities, and the Company; and,
WHEREAS, the Series A Investors are - and have been
continuously since August 7, 1996 through and including the date hereof first
above written - the holders of a majority of the currently outstanding
Registrable Securities, not including the Founders' Stock as defined in the
8/20/86 Registration Rights Agreement; and both the Series A Investors and the
Company, as well as each of the Founders, desire to amend the 8/1/96 Investors'
Rights Agreement in the manner set forth in this Amendment in order to induce
the Series B Investors to purchase shares of the Company's Series B Preferred
Stock pursuant to the Series B Purchase Agreement by agreeing to the terms and
conditions in this Amendment; and,
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties hereto by this
Amendment to extend to all the holders of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock
the identical rights, privileges and obligations granted to, and assumed by, the
Series A Investors under the terms and conditions of the 8/1/96 Investors'
Rights Agreement.
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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the above recitals and the mutual
promises contained below, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Paragraph 1.1 of the 8/1/96 Investors' Rights Agreement is amended
by deleting the words "Section 1" in the heading and replacing them with the
word "Agreement", so that the heading of paragraph 1.1 as amended will
henceforth read in its entirety as follows:
"1.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:"
2. Paragraph 1.1(b) of the 8/1/96 Investors' Rights Agreement is
amended by inserting the words "and Series B" between the words "Series A" and
"Preferred Stock" in subparagraph 1.1(b)(i), so that subparagraph 1.1(b)(i) as
amended will henceforth read in its entirety as follows:
"(b) The term "Registrable Securities" means (i) the shares of Common
Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Series A and Series B
Preferred Stock (such shares of Common Stock are collectively referred
to hereinafter as the "Stock"),"
3. A new paragraph 1.1(g) is hereby added to the 8/1/96 Investors'
Rights Agreement by this Amendment, to read in its entirety as follows:
"(g) The term "Investor" means and shall include each holder of Series
A Preferred Stock and/or Series B Preferred Stock of the Company."
4. A new paragraph 1.1(h) is hereby added to the 8/1/96 Investors'
Rights Agreement by this Amendment), to read in its entirety as follows:
"(h) The term "Preferred Stock" means and shall include both the
Company's Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock
aggregated together."
5. A new paragraph 1.1(i) is hereby added to the 8/1/96 Investors'
Rights Agreement by this Amendment, to read in its entirety as follows:
"(i) The term "Amended Investors' Rights Agreement" shall mean, and be
used to describe, this Agreement taken together with all amendments
hereto effected subsequent to 8/1/96 in conformity with the provisions
of paragraph 3.7 hereof."
6. The first sentence of paragraph 3.1 of the 8/1/96 Investors' Rights
Agreement is amended by inserting the words "and/or Series B" between the words
"Series A" and "Preferred Stock" within the parenthetical, so that the first
sentence of paragraph 3.1 as amended will henceforth read in its entirety as
follows:
"3.1 Successors and Assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, the
terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of
and be binding upon the respective successors
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and assigns of the parties (including transferees of any of the Series
A and/or Series B Preferred Stock or any Common Stock issued upon
conversion thereof)."
7. Paragraph 3 of the 8/1/96 Investors' Rights Agreement is amended by
the addition of a new paragraph 3.10 to read in its entirety as follows:
"3.10 Legend on Stock Certificates. Each certificate
representing shares of capital stock that are subject to this Agreement
shall bear a legend substantially in the following form:
"THE SALE, TRANSFER, ASSIGNMENT, PLEDGE, OR ENCUMBRANCE OF THE
SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO AN
INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 1, 1996, AS AMENDED
ON JANUARY 22, 1998, BY AND AMONG SIGNALSOFT CORP. AND CERTAIN
HOLDERS OF ITS OUTSTANDING CAPITAL STOCK. COPIES OF SUCH
AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE
BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY
OF SIGNALSOFT CORP."
8. This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of January 22, 1998, the
date of the SignalSoft Corp. Series B Purchase Agreement, and specifically
hereby is intended to ratify, confirm and embody certain terms of the offer made
to the Series B Investors in the Term Sheet prior to their becoming a signatory
to the Series B Purchase Agreement and this Amendment, such that the Series B
Investors will become beneficiaries of the Amended Investors' Rights Agreement
as defined above as soon as they purchase shares of the Company's Series B
Preferred Stock pursuant to the Series B Purchase Agreement.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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The parties have executed this Amendment One to 8/1/96 Investors'
Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.
COMPANY:
SIGNALSOFT CORP.
By: /s/ Xxxxx Hose
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Name: Xxxxx Hose
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Title: President
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Address: 0000 Xxxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
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SERIES A INVESTORS:
OLYMPIC VENTURE PARTNERS III, L.P.
By: Olympic Venture Partners III, L.P. Its G.P.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Title: General Partner
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Address:
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OVP III ENTREPRENEURS FUND, L.P.
By: OVMC III, L.P., Its G.P.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Title: General Partner
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Address:
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FOUNDERS:
/s/ Xxxxx Hose
/s/ Xxxx Xxxxxx
/s/ Xxx Xxxxx
SERIES B INVESTORS:
OLYMPIC VENTURE PARTNERS III, L.P.
By: OVMC III, L.P., Its G.P.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Title: General Partner
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OVP III ENTREPRENEURS FUND, L.P.
By: OVMC III, L.P., Its G.P.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Title: General Partner
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OLYMPIC VENTURE PARTNERS IV, L.P.
By: OVMC IV, L.L.C., Its G.P.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Title: Managing Member
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OVP IV ENTREPRENEURS FUND, L.P.
By: OVMC IV, L.L.C., Its G.P.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
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Title: Managing Member
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/s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx as nominee
for the Broadview Partners Group
/s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
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XXXXXXX, XXXXXX & XXXXXXXXX, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Print Name: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Print Title: CFO/Managing Director
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/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
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Lazard Freres & Co. LLC
/s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
TGI Fund II, LC
By Tredegar Investments Inc., its Manager
By: /s/ L. U. A. Xxxxxxxxx
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