ContractRights Agreement • July 9th, 2004 • New Century Equity Holdings Corp • Services-management consulting services
Exhibit 4.3 FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE JULY 10, 1996 RIGHTS AGREEMENT THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE JULY 10, 1996 RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”) is made as of June 10, 2004 by New Century Equity Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation, formally Billing Information Concepts Corp. (the “Company”), and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., Successor Agent to U.S. Trust Company of Texas, N.A. (the “Rights Agent”): WHEREAS the Company will issue Series A Preferred Stock to Newcastle Partners, L.P. (“Newcastle”) pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and Newcastle dated June 18, 2004 (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”); and WHEREAS Newcastle desires that the Company amend the July 10, 1996 Rights Agreement (the “Rights Agreement”) so that the Stock Purchase Agreement and any subsequent acquisition of Common Stock by Newcastle does not affect any rights under the Rights Agreement and the percentage of Common Stock ownership used in the definition of “Acquiring
