March 30, 2005
Exhibit 4.4
March 30, 2005
Xx. Xxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Vice President, Finance
Restore Medical Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000
Vice President, Finance
Restore Medical Inc.
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xx. Xxxx, XX 00000
Re: Delivery of Audited Financial Statements
Dear Xx. Xxxxxx:
Reference is made to that certain Investors’ Rights Agreement dated as of January 28, 2004, as
amended by that certain First Amendment to Investors’ Rights Agreement dated as of March 17, 2005
(as further amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Investors’
Rights Agreement ”) by and among Restore Medical Inc., a Delaware corporation (f/k/a Restore
Medical, Inc., a Minnesota corporation) (the “Company”), the investors and other
stockholders of the Company listed on Schedule A thereto (the “Investors”) and the holders
of the Company’s capital stock listed on Schedule B thereto (the “Founders”). Unless
otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein have the respective meanings assigned to
them in the Investors’ Rights Agreement.
Under Section 2.1 (a) of the Investors’ Rights Agreement, the Company agreed to deliver to
each Major Investor as soon as practicable, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each
fiscal year of the Company, an income statement for such fiscal year, a balance sheet of the
Company and statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such year, and a statement of cash
flows for such year, in each case audited and certified by independent public accountants of
nationally recognized standing selected by the Company. The failure by the Company to deliver
audited financial statements within 90 days following the end of each fiscal year would constitute
a breach of the covenant set forth in Section 2.1 (a) of the Investors’ Rights Agreement.
Please be advised that the undersigned Investors hereby waive the requirement to deliver
audited financial statements to the Major Investors within 90 days following the end of each fiscal
year of the Company, including with respect to the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 and each
year thereafter, on the condition that the Company shall deliver to the Major Investors the
financial statements required under Section 2.1(a) of the Investors’ Rights Agreement as soon as
practicable, and in any event no later than 120 days following the end of each fiscal year of the
Company. The foregoing waiver is expressly conditioned on the Company’s compliance with the
condition set forth in the preceding sentence.
This waiver is specific in intent and does not constitute, nor should it be construed as, a
waiver of any default, whether retroactively or prospectively, of any other term or provision of
the Investors’ Rights Agreement.
This waiver may be signed by facsimile and in any number of counterparts, each of which when
so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all such counterparts together shall
constitute but one and the same instrument. This waiver shall not be effective until signed by the
Company, the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities that are held by Major Investors,
and the holders of at least a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of Series C Preferred
Stock.
Very truly yours, | ||||||
MPM BIOVENTURES II, LP | ||||||
By: | MPM Asset Management II, L.P., its General Partner | |||||
By: | MPM Asset Management II, LLC, its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | ||||||
MPM BIOVENTURES II-QP, L.P. | ||||||
By: | MPM Asset Management II, L.P., its General Partner | |||||
By: | MPM Asset Management II, LLC, its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: |
MPM BIOVENTURES GMBH & CO PARALLEL-BETEILIGUNGS KG | ||||||
By: | MPM Asset Management II, L.P., its General Partner | |||||
By: | MPM Asset Management II, LLC, its General Partner |
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: | ||||||
MPM ASSET MANAGEMENT INVESTORS 2000B LLC | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Title: |
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BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS VI L.P. | ||||||
By: | Deer & Co. LLC, General Partner/Managing Member |
By: | /s/ J. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
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Name: J. Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx | ||||||
Title: Executive Manager |
TH XXX, XXXXXX INVESTMENT TRUST — TH XXX, XXXXXX EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES PORTFOLIO | ||||||
By: | TH Xxx, Xxxxxx Capital Management, LLC |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Senior Vice President |
GENERAL ELECTRIC PENSION TRUST | ||||||
By: | GE Asset Management Incorporated, its Investment Manager |
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx X. XxXxxxx | |||||
Title: Vice President |
NGEN ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FUND, L.P. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx | |||||
Title: Managing Member | ||||||
STATE STREET BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE DUPONT PENSION TRUST |
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By: | ||||||
Title: |
WILTON PRIVATE EQUITY FUND, LLC | ||||||
By: | Wilton Asset Management, L.L.C., its Manager |
By: | ||||||
Title: |
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CLS I-IV, LLC | ||||||
By: | /s/ X. Xxxx Xxxxx | |||||
Name: X. Xxxx Xxxxx | ||||||
Title: | ||||||
VENTURI I, LLC | ||||||
By: | /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | |||||
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx | ||||||
Chairman |
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