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ADFIN SOLUTIONS, INC.
INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
December 28, 2012
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ADFIN SOLUTIONS, INC.
INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Investors' Rights Agreement (this "Agreement') is made and entered into as of
December 28, 2012 (the "Effective Date") by and among Adf in Solutions, Inc. a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), Jonathan Leitersdorf (the "Common Holder"), and the holders of
Series A Preferred Stock (the "Series A Stock") as set forth on Exhibit A hereto (the "Holder" or
the "Investors").
RECITALS
A.
The Company and the Investors are parties to a Series A Preferred Stock Purchase
Agreement of even date herewith (the "Series A Agreement').
B.
In order to induce the Investors to enter into the Series A Agreement and invest
funds in the Company pursuant thereto, the Company and the Common Holder desire to enter
into this Agreement with the Series A Holders.
Therefore, the parties agree as follows:
I.
Definitions.
1.1
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified individual or entity, any other
individual or entity who or that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with such specified individual or entity, including without limitation any
partner, officer, director, manager or employee of such entity and any venture capital fund now
or hereafter existing that is controlled by or under common control with one or more general
partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such
individual or entity.
1.2
"Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company.
1.3
"Equity Securities" means (i) Common Stock, rights, options or warrants to
purchase Common Stock, (ii) any security other than Common Stock having voting rights in the
election of the Board of Directors, other than rights contingent upon a failure to pay dividends, or
(iii) any security convertible into or exchangeable for any of the foregoing.
1.4
"Exchange Act' means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
1.5
"Form S-3" means such form under the Securities Act as is in effect on the date
hereof or any successor registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the
SEC (as defined below) which permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by
reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC (as defined below).
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1.6
"Holder" means any Investor that holds Registrable Securities or securities
convertible into Registrable Securities or any assignee of record of such Registrable Securities to
whom rights under Section 2 have been duly assigned in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof.
1.7
"Preferred Stock" means the Series A Stock.
1.8
"Register," "registered" and "registration" refer to a registration effected by the
preparation and filing of a registration statement in compliance with the Securities Act, and the
declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement.
1.9
"Registrable Securities" means: (i) any and all shares of Common Stock issued or
issuable upon conversion of the shares of Preferred Stock, and (ii) any shares of Common Stock
issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security
which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, in exchange for, or in
replacement of, such shares of Common Stock described in clause (i); provided, however, that
particular shares of any of the foregoing shall cease to be Registrable Securities once they have
been sold in any public offering or transferred by the Holder in a transaction in which its rights
under this Agreement are not assigned in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
1.10
"Registrable Securities then outstanding" means the number of shares of
Common Stock which are Registrable Securities and (i) are then issued and outstanding or
(ii) are then issuable pursuant to the exercise or conversion of options, warrants or convertible
securities.
1.11
"SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
1.12
"Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
2.
Registration Rights.
2.1
Demand Registration.
(a)
Request by Holders. If the Company shall receive at any time after six
(6) months after the effective date of the first registration statement for a public offering of
securities of the Company (other than a registration statement relating to the sale of securities to
employees of the Company pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase or similar benefit plan or
an SEC Rule 145 transaction) a written request from the Holders of at least 50% of the
Registrable Securities then outstanding ("Initiating Holders") that the Company file a
registration statement under the Securities Act covering the registration of fifty percent (50%) of
the Registrable Securities then outstanding or such lesser amount as would have an anticipated
aggregate public offering price of not less than SI 5,000,000, then the Company shall, within ten
(10) business days of the receipt of such written request, give written notice of such request
("Demand Notice") to all Holders and, as soon as practicable, file a registration statement under
the Securities Act covering all Registrable Securities that the Initiating Holders requested to be
registered and any additional Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration
by any other Holders, as specified by notice given by each such Holder to the Company within
twenty (20) days of the date the Demand Notice is given, and in each case, subject to the
limitations of this Section 2.
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(b)
Underwriting.
If the Initiating Holders intend to distribute the
Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, then they shall so
advise the Company as a pan of their request made pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and the Company
shall include such information in the Demand Notice. In such event, the right of any Holder to
include such Holder's Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such
Holder's participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder's Registrable
Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the
Initiating Holders and such Holder) to the extent provided herein. The underwriters will be
selected by the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable to a majority in interest of the
Initiating Holders the Company. All Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities
through such underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the
managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Section 2.1, if the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing
that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten, then the
Company shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that would otherwise be registered
and underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included
in the underwriting shall be reduced as required by the underwriters and allocated among the
Holders on a pro rata basis according to the number of Registrable Securities held by each
Holder requesting registration (including the Initiating Holders); provided, however, that the
number of shares of Registrable Securities to be included in such underwriting and registration
shall not be reduced unless all other securities of the Company are first entirely excluded from
the underwriting and registration. Any Registrable Securities excluded and withdrawn from such
underwriting shall be withdrawn from the registration.
(c)
Exceptions to Registration Obligations. The Company shall not be
obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to this Section 2.1: (i)
during the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company's good faith
estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on the date that is one hundred eighty (180) days
after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration, provided that the Company is
actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration
statement to become effective; (ii) after the Company has effected two (2) such registrations; or
(iii) if the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of shares of Registrable Securities that may be
immediately registered on Form S-3 pursuant to a request made pursuant to Section 2.3. A
registration shall not be counted as "effected" for purposes of this Section 2.1 until such time as
the applicable registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC, unless the Initiating
Holders withdraw their request for such registration and forfeit their right to one demand
registration pursuant to Section 2.6.
(d)
Deferral of Registration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company
shall furnish to Holders requesting registration pursuant to this Section 2.1 a certificate signed by
the President or Chief Executive Officer of the Company stating that, in the good faith judgment
of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be materially detrimental to the Company
and its shareholders for such registration statement to be filed and it is therefore essential to defer
the filing of such registration statement, then the Company shall have the right to defer such
filing for a period of not more than 120 days following receipt of the request of the Initiating
Holders under this Section 2.1; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize this right
more than twice in any I2-month period.
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(e)
Other Company Shares. If the managing underwriters have not limited
the Registrable Securities to be underwritten, the Company may include securities for its own
account or for the account of others in such registration if the managing underwriters so agree
and if the number of Registrable Securities which would otherwise have been included in such
registration and underwriting will not thereby be limited.
2.2
Company Registration.
(a)
Notice to Holders. If (but without any obligation to do so) the Company
proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Company for
shareholders other than the Holders) any of its stock in connection with the public offering of
such stock (other than a registration relating solely to the issuance of securities by the Company
pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase or similar benefit plan or an SEC Rule 145 transaction,
or a registration in which the only stock being registered is stock issuable upon conversion of
debt securities that are also being registered), the Company shall promptly give each Holder
written notice of such registration. Upon the request of each Holder given within twenty (20)
days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of
Section 2.2(c), use all reasonable efforts to cause to be registered all of the Registrable Securities
that each such Holder has requested to be included in such registration.
(b)
Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the right to
terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this Section 2.2 before the effective
date of such registration, whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities
in such registration. The expenses of such withdrawn registration shall be borne by the
Company in accordance with Section 2.6.
(c)
Underwriting. If a registration of which the Company gives notice under
this Section 2.2 is for an underwritten offering, then the Company shall so advise the Holders. In
such event, the right of any Holder to include such Holder's Registrable Securities in such
registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder's participation in such underwriting and the
inclusion of such Holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided
herein.
All Holders proposing to distribute their Registrable Securities through such
underwriting shall enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing
underwriters selected for such underwriting. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, if the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that marketing factors
require a limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten, then the managing
underwriters may exclude shares (including Registrable Securities) from the registration and the
underwriting, and the number of shares that may be included in the registration and the
underwriting shall be allocated, first, to the Company, and second, to each of the Holders
requesting inclusion of their Registrable Securities in such registration statement on a pro rata
basis based on the total number of Registrable Securities then held by each such Holder;
provided, however, that no such reduction shall reduce the amount of securities of the selling
Holders included in the registration below 20% of the total amount of securities included in such
registration, unless such offering is the initial public offering, in which event all Registrable
Securities may be excluded. In no event will shares of any other selling shareholder be included
in such registration which would reduce the number of shares that may be included by selling
Holders without the written consent of not less than a ninety percent (90%) majority in interest of
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the selling Holders. If any Holder disapproves of the terms of any such underwriting, such
Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the Company and the managing
underwriters. Any Registrable Securities excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall
be excluded and withdrawn from the registration. For any Holder that is a partnership, limited
liability company or corporation, the partners or members, retired partners or members or
shareholders of such Holder, the estates and immediate family members of any of the foregoing
persons and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a
single Holder, and any pro rata reduction with respect to such Holder shall be based upon the
aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals
included in such Holder.
2.3
Form S-3 Registration. In case the Company shall receive from any Holder or
Holders of at least 25% of the Registrable Securities then outstanding a written request or
requests that the Company effect a registration on Form S-3 or a successor form and any related
qualification or compliance with respect to all or a pan of the Registrable Securities owned by
such Holder or Holders, then the Company shall:
(a)
promptly give written notice of the proposed registration and the Holder's
or Holders' request therefor, and any related qualification or compliance, to all other Holders of
Registrable Securities; and
(b)
as soon as practicable, use commercially reasonable efforts to effect such
registration as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such
Holder's or Holders' Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or
such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other Holders joining in such request as are
specified in a request given to the Company within fifteen (15) days after the S-3 Notice is
given; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration
pursuant to this Section 2.3:
(i)
if Form S-3 is not then available for such offering by the Holders;
(ii)
if the Holders, together with the holders of any other securities of
the Company entitled to and requesting inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable
Securities and such other securities (if any) at an aggregate price to the public of less than
$2,000,000;
(iii)
if the Company furnishes to the Holders requesting registration
pursuant to this Section 2.3 a certificate signed by the President or Chief Executive Officer of the
Company stating that, in the good-faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company, it
would be materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such registration to be
effected at such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer the filing of the
Form S-3 registration statement for a period of not more than 90 days following receipt of the
request of the Initiating Holders under this Section 2.3; provided, however, that the Company
shall not invoke this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period;
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(iv)
if the Company has, within the twelve (12) month period preceding
the date of such request, already effected one registration on Form S-3 for the Holders pursuant
to this Section 2.3; or
(v)
during the period ending one hundred eighty (180) days after the
effective date of a registration effected under Section 2.2 hereof.
(c)
Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall not be counted as
demands for registration effected pursuant to Section 2.1.
(d)
If the registration is for an underwritten offering, the provisions of Section
2.1(b) hereof shall apply to such registration.
2.4
Obligations of the Company. Whenever required under this Section 2 to effect
the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably
possible:
(a)
prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such
Registrable Securities and use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration
statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to
one hundred twenty (120) days.
(b)
prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such
registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as
may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the
disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement;
(c)
furnish to the selling Holders such number of copies of a prospectus,
including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act,
and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of
the Registrable Securities owned by them that are covered by such registration statement;
(d)
use commercially reasonable efforts to register or qualify the securities
covered by such registration statement under such other securities or blue sky laws of such states
or other jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the selling Holders, provided that the
Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do
business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions;
(e)
in the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its
obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing
underwriters of such offering (it being understood and agreed that, as a condition to the
Company's obligations under this clause (e), each Holder participating in such underwriting shall
also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement);
(0
notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration
statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the
Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such
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registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing;
(g)
use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable
Securities registered pursuant hereunder to be listed on a national securities exchange or trading
system and each securities exchange and trading system (if any) on which similar securities
issued by the Company are then listed;
(h)
provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities
registered pursuant to such registration statement and a CUSIP number for all such Registrable
Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration statement; and
(i)
promptly make available for inspection by the selling Holders, any
managing underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such registration statement,
and any attorney or accountant or other agent retained by any such underwriter or selected by the
selling Holders, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of
the Company and cause the Company's officers, directors, employees and independent
accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter,
attorney, accountant or agent in connection with any such registration statement.
2.5
Furnish Information. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the
Company to take any action pursuant to Sections 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 hereof that the selling Holders
shall furnish to the Company such information regarding themselves, the Registrable Securities
held by them and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to
timely effect the registration of their Registrable Securities.
2.6
Expenses. All expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions and
stock transfer taxes and fees) incurred in connection with a registration, including, without
limitation, registration, filing and qualification fees, printers' and accounting fees, fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be borne by the Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration
proceeding begun pursuant to Sections 2.1 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn
at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which
case all participating Holders shall bear such expenses on a pro rata basis based on the number of
Registrable Securities that were requested to be included in the withdrawn registration), unless
the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding agree to forfeit their right
to one demand registration pursuant to Section 2.1; provided, however, that if, at the time of such
withdrawal, the Holders have learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business, or
prospects of the Company from that known to the Holders at the time of their request and have
withdrawn the request with reasonable promptness following disclosure by the Company of such
material adverse change, then the Holders shall not be required to pay any of such expenses and
shall retain their rights pursuant to Section 2.1.
2.7
Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an
injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy
that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 2.
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2.8
Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a
registration statement under Sections 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 hereof:
(a)
By the Company. To the extent permitted by law, the Company shall
indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the partners, members, officers and directors of each
Holder, legal counsel and accountants for each Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the
Securities Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter
within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any expenses, losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such expenses, losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of
the following statements, omissions or violations (each a "Violation"):
(i)
any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact
contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus
contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto;
(ii)
the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or
(iii)
any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities
Act, the Exchange Act, any federal or state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated
under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any federal or state securities law in connection
with the offering covered by such registration statement.
The Company shall reimburse each such Holder, partner, officer or director, underwriter
or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them, as incurred, in
connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage liability or action;
provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.8(a) shall not apply
to amounts paid in settlement of any such expense, loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such
settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable in any such case for any such loss,
claim, damage, liability or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon actions or
omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on
behalf of any such Holder, partner, officer or director, underwriter or controlling person
expressly for use in connection with such registration by such Holder, partner, officer, director,
underwriter or controlling person.
(b)
By Selling Holders. To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder
shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who
have signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the
meaning of the Securities Act, legal counsel and accountants for the Company, any underwriter
and any other Holder selling securities under such registration statement or any of such other
Holder's partners, directors or officers or any person who controls such Holder within the
meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any expenses, losses, claims,
damages or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become
subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such
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expenses, losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are
based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation
arises out of or is based on actions or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with
written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such
registration; and each such Holder shall reimburse the Company and such other persons for any
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or
defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; provided, however, that the
indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in
settlement of any such expense, loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is
effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld;
and provided further, that the total amounts payable in indemnity by a Holder under this
Section 2.8(b) in respect of any Violation shall not exceed the net proceeds received by such
Holder in the registered offering out of which such Violation arises except in the case of fraud or
willful misconduct by such Holder.
(c)
Notice.
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 2.8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action)
for which a party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, such indemnified party shall, if a
claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 2.8,
deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the
indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in such action and, to the extent the
indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party to which notice has
been given, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties;
provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties that
may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain its own
counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of
such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate
due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party
represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the
indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if
prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any
liability to the indemnified party under this Section 2.8, but the omission so to deliver written
notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any
indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 2.8.
(d)
Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution to
joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in which either (i) any party otherwise entitled
to indemnification hereunder makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 2.8 but
it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent
jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such
indemnification may not be enforced in such case notwithstanding the fact that this Section 2.8
provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be
required on the part of any party hereto for which indemnification is provided under this
Section 2.8; then, and in each such case, such parties will contribute to the aggregate expenses,
losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which they may be subject (after contribution from
others) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party
and the indemnified party in connection with the Violation that resulted in such expense, loss,
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claim, damage or liability as well as other equitable considerations. The relative fault of such
parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or allegedly
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission of a material fact relates
to information supplied by the indemnifying party or indemnified party and the parties' relative
intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or
omission; provided, however, that, in any such case, (A) no such Holder will be required to
contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds from the sale of all such Registrable
Securities offered and sold by such Holder pursuant to such registration statement, and (B) no
individual or entity guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f)
of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any individual or entity who was not
guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation; and provided further, that in no event shall a
Holder's liability pursuant to this Section 2.8(d), when combined with the amounts paid or
payable by such Holder pursuant to Section 2.8(b), exceed the net proceeds from the offering
received by such Holder, except in the case of willful misconduct or fraud by such Holder.
(e)
Survival. Unless otherwise superseded by an underwriting agreement
entered into in connection with the offering, the obligations of the Company and Holders under
this Section 2.8 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a
registration under this Section 2, and otherwise shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
2.9
Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the benefits of certain
rules and regulations of the SEC which may at any time permit the sale of the Registrable
Securities to the public without registration, after such time as a public market exists for the
Common Stock, the Company agrees to:
(a)
make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood
and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times after the effective date of the first
registration under the Securities Act filed by the Company for an offering of its securities to the
general public;
(b)
use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC in a timely
manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and
the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements); and
(c)
furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable
Securities, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company as to its compliance
with the reporting requirements of said Rule 144 (at any time after ninety (90) days after the
effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company for an offering of its
securities to the general public), and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time
after it has become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act), (ii) a copy of the
most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and (iii) such other reports and documents
of the Company as a Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of
the Commission allowing a Holder to sell any such securities without registration (at any time
after the Company has become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act).
2.10
"Market Stand-Off" Agreement Each Holder hereby agrees that it will not,
without the prior written consent of the Company or the managing underwriters, as the case may
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be, (i) lend, offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase
any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right, or warrant to purchase, or otherwise
transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common Stock or any securities
convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (whether such shares or any
such securities are then owned by the Holder or are thereafter acquired) or (ii) enter into any
swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic
consequences of ownership of the Common Stock, whether any such transaction described in
clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Common Stock or other securities, in cash,
or otherwise, for such period of time (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) from the
effective date of such registration as may be requested by the Company or such managing
underwriters and to execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the
underwriters at the time of the Company's initial public offering; provided. however that, if
during the last 17 days of the restricted period the Company issues an earnings release or
material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or prior to the expiration of the
restricted period the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day
period beginning on the last day of the restricted period, then, upon the request of the managing
underwriters, to the extent required by any FINRA rules, the restrictions imposed by this section
shall continue to apply until the end of the third trading day following the expiration of the 15-
day period beginning on the issuance of the eamings release or the occurrence of the material
news or material event. In no event will the restricted period extend beyond two hundred sixteen
(216) days after the effective date of the registration statement. The underwriters in connection
with the offering are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Section 2.10 and shall have the
right, power, and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto.
Each Holder further agrees to execute such agreements as may be reasonably requested by the
managing underwriters in the offering that are consistent with this Section 2.10 or that are
necessary to give further effect thereto.
In order to enforce the foregoing covenant, the Company may impose stop-transfer
instructions with respect to all securities owned by each Holder (and the shares or securities of
every other person subject to the foregoing restriction) until the end of such period.
2.11
Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause the Company to register
Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 2 may be assigned to a transferee or assignee in
connection with any transfer or assignment of Registrable Securities by the Holder, provided that
(i) such transfer or assignment may otherwise be effected in accordance with applicable
securities laws, (ii) such transferee or assignee acquires at least 1,000,000 shares of Registrable
Securities or, if less, all of the Registrable Securities held by the Holder, (iii) written notice is
promptly given to the Company and (iv) such transferee or assignee agrees to be bound by the
provisions of this Agreement.
The foregoing 1,000,000-share limitation shall not apply,
however, to transfers or assignments by a Holder to (a) a partner, member or shareholder of a
Holder that is a partnership, limited liability company or corporation, respectively, (b) a retired
partner or member of such partnership or limited liability company who retires after the date
hereof, (c) the estate of any such partner, member or shareholder (d) an Affiliate of any such
partnership, limited liability company or corporation, or (e) any spouse, parent, child or sibling
of such partner, member or shareholder or of the Holder, including in-laws and persons related
by adoption, or (f) any domestic partner of such partner, member or shareholder or of the Holder
who is covered under an applicable domestic relations statute, provided that all such transferees
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or assignees agree in writing to appoint a single representative as their attorney-in-fact for the
purpose of exercising any rights, receiving notices, or taking any action under this Section 2.
2.12
Termination of Registration Rights. The Company's obligations pursuant to
Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 shall terminate (i) three (3) years after the closing date of the
Company's first firmly underwritten public offering of its Common Stock pursuant to a
Registration Statement filed with, and declared effective by, the SEC under the Securities Act or
(ii) as to any Holder, at such time following such initial public offering, as all Registrable
Securities that such Holder holds or has the right to acquire may immediately be sold in any
three-month period without registration pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.
2.13
Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights. From and after the date of this
Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a ninety
percent (90%) majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding, enter into any agreement
with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that provides such holder
or prospective holder with registration rights with respect to such securities unless (i) such other
registration rights are subordinate to the registration rights granted to the Holders hereunder and
the inclusion of such securities will not reduce the amount of the Registrable Securities of the
Holders that are included in a given registration and (ii) the holders of such rights are subject to
market standoff obligations no more favorable to such persons than those contained herein.
2.14
Founders' Registration Rights. The Common Holders shall be entitled to
include shares in any registration under Sections 2.1, 2.2 or 2.3 as fully as if they were Holders
and all shares of Common Stock of the Company held by or issuable to them constituted
Registrable Securities, so long as (i) the inclusion of such shares will not diminish the number of
Registrable Securities included by the Holders or the number of securities included by the
Company in such registration, (ii) each of the Common Holders participating in the registration
agrees to be subject to the other provisions of this Section 2 as if he were a Holder.
3.
Rights to Purchase Additional Stock.
3.1
Right of First Offer. Subject to the terms of this Section 3 and applicable
securities laws, if the Company proposes to offer or sell any Equity Securities, the Company
shall give each Investor that holds at least 5% of the shares of Registrable Securities (each a
"Major Investor") the right to purchase such Major Investors' pro rata share of such Equity
Securities, on the same terms as the Company is willing to sell such Equity Securities to any
other person. A Major Investor's pro rata share of the Equity Securities shall be equal to that
percentage of the Outstanding Common Equivalents (as defined below) held by such Major
Investor on the date of the company's written notice referred to in Section 3.2 below. For
purposes of this Section 3, the "Outstanding Common Equivalents" shall mean outstanding
shares of Common Stock and all shares of Common Stock issuable, directly or indirectly, upon
exercise or conversion of any outstanding preferred stock, warrants or options or any other right
to acquire any of the foregoing. A Major Investor shall be entitled to apportion this right of first
offer among itself and its Affiliates in such proportions as it deems appropriate.
3.2
Notice; Exercise of Right. Prior to any sale or issuance by the Company of any
Equity Securities, the Company shall give notice to each Major Investor of its intention to sell
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and issue such Equity Securities, setting forth the terms under which it proposes to make such
sale (the "Offer Notice"). Within twenty (20) days after receipt of the Offer Notice, each Major
Investor shall notify the Company whether such Major Investor desires to purchase its pro ram
share, or any part thereof, of the Equity Securities so offered. If a Major Investor notifies the
Company of its desire to purchase any of the Equity Securities offered by the Company, the
closing of the sale shall occur within sixty (60) days of the date that the Offer Notice is given or,
if later, the closing date for the proposed sale of such Equity Securities to third parties.
3.3
Permitted Sales. With respect to any Equity Securities that are not subscribed
for by Major Investors after the end of the sixty (60) day period specified in Section 3.2, the
Company may, during a period of ninety (90) days following the end of such period, offer and
sell such Equity Securities to other persons upon terms and conditions not less favorable to the
Company than those set forth in the notice to the Investors. In the event the Company has not
entered into a definitive agreement for the sale of the Equity Securities within said 90-day
period, or if such agreement is not consummated within thirty (30) days after the consummation
thereof, the Company shall not thereafter issue or sell any Equity Securities without first offering
such securities to the Major Investors pursuant to this Section 3.
3.4
Exceptions. The right of first offer contained in this Section 3 shall not apply to
issuances by the Company (i) of shares of Common Stock issued or issuable to officers, directors
or employees of, or consultants to, the Company pursuant to any stock option plan or agreement
or other stock incentive program or agreement approved by the Board of Directors (and, if
applicable, any requisite series or class of stock as may be required in the Company's Certificate
of Incorporation), (ii) pursuant to the Company's first firm commitment underwritten public
offering pursuant to an effective registration statement on Form S-1 or Form SB-2 (or a
successor form) under the Securities Act covering the offer and sale of Common Stock at an
offering price of not less than aggregate gross proceeds to the Company (prior to underwriters'
commissions and expenses) of not less than $15,000,000 (a "Qualified Public Offering"), (iii) as
part of an acquisition by the Company of all or substantially all of the assets or shares of another
company or entity through a merger, exchange, reorganization or the like that is approved by the
Board of Directors (and, if applicable, any requisite series or class of stock as may be required in
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation), (iv) in connection with a joint venture, strategic
investment and/or acquisition of technology or intellectual property that is approved by the
Board of Directors (and, if applicable, any requisite series or class of stock as may be required in
the Company's Certificate of Incorporation), (v) to landlords, equipment lessors, lenders or other
financial institutions in commercial transactions or arrangements approved by the Board of
Directors (and, if applicable, any requisite series or class of stock as may be required in the
Company's Certificate of Incorporation), (vi) directly or indirectly upon conversion or exercise
of shares of convertible securities, options or warrants that are outstanding as of the date of this
Agreement, or (vii) in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split or
similar recapitalization event.
3.5
Termination. The right of first offer contained in this Section 3 shall terminate
and be of no further force and effect immediately prior to the closing of (i) the first sale of stock
of the Company pursuant to a Qualified Public Offering or (ii) a transaction that is deemed to be
a liquidation pursuant to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (a
"Deemed Liquidation Evens").
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4.
Information Rights.
4.1
Investor:
Financial Statements and Reports. The Company shall deliver to each Major
(a)
as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Company,
and in any event within ninety (90) days thereafter, an unaudited balance sheet as of the end of
such year and unaudited statements of income and of cash flows for such year and a statement of
shareholders' equity as of the end of such year, such year-end financial reports to be in
reasonable detail;
(b)
as soon as practicable after the end of the first three quarters of each fiscal
year of the Company, and in any event within forty-five (45) days thereafter, an unaudited
balance sheet as of the end of each such quarterly period and unaudited statements of income and
cash flows for such periods, all in reasonable detail; and
(c)
within thirty (30) days prior to the end of each fiscal year, a budget and
business plan for the next fiscal year, prepared on a monthly basis, including balance sheets,
income statements and statements of cash flows for such months, and as soon as prepared, any
other budgets or revised budgets prepared by the Company.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to
this Section 4.1 to provide any information (i) that it reasonably considers to be a trade secret or
similar confidential information (unless covered by an enforceable confidentiality agreement, in
form acceptable to the Company) or (ii) to any Investor that the Company reasonably determines
to be a competitor or an officer, employee, director or greater-than-10% shareholder of a
competitor. Each Investor agrees to hold in confidence and trust and not to misuse or disclose
any confidential information provided pursuant to this Section 4.1.
4.2
Inspection Rights. The Company shall permit each Major Investor, at such
Major Investor's expense, to visit and inspect the Company's properties, to examine its books of
account and records and to discuss the Company's affairs, finances and accounts with its
officers, all at such reasonable times as may be requested by the Major Investor; provided,
however, that the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to this Section 4.2 to provide access
to any information (i) that it reasonably considers to be a trade secret or similar confidential
information (unless covered by an enforceable confidentiality agreement, in form acceptable to
the Company), (ii) to any Major Investor that the Company reasonably determines to be a
competitor or an officer, employee, director or greater-than-10% shareholder of a competitor or
(iii) the disclosure of which would adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the
Company and its counsel. Each Major Investor agrees to hold in confidence and trust and not to
misuse or disclose any confidential information obtained pursuant to this Section 4.2.
4.3
Confidentiality. Each Investor agrees that such Investor will keep confidential
and will not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose (other than to monitor its investment in the
Company) any confidential information obtained from the Company pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement (including notice of the Company's intention to file a registration statement) unless
such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than
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as a result of a breach of this Section 4.23 by such Investor), (b) is or has been independently
developed or conceived by the Investor without use of the Company's confidential information,
or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Investor by a third party without a breach of
any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company; provided, however,
that an Investor may disclose confidential information (i) to its attorneys, accountants,
consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection
with monitoring its investment in the Company, (ii) to any prospective purchaser of any
Registrable Securities from such Investor, if such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by
the provisions of this Section 4.23, (iii) to any Affiliate, partner, member, stockholder, or wholly
owned subsidiary of such Investor in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Investor
informs such Person that such information is confidential and directs such Person to maintain the
confidentiality of such information, or (iv) as may otherwise be required by law, provided that
the Investor promptly notifies the Company of such disclosure and takes reasonable steps to
minimize the extent of any such required disclosure.
4.4
Termination. The rights of any Investor set forth in this Section 4 shall terminate
and be of no further force and effect immediately prior to the earlier of (i) the first sale of stock
of the Company pursuant to a Qualified Public Offering, (ii) such time as the Company first
becomes subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Section 12 or 15(d) of the Exchange
Act or (iii) a Deemed Liquidation Event.
5.
Miscellaneous.
5.1
Notices. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered
personally, by facsimile when receipt is electronically confirmed, one business day after delivery
to a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, or otherwise upon receipt, addressed (i) if
to Investor, at the address set forth below such Investor's name on Exhibit A, and (ii) if to the
Company, at the address set forth below:
AdFin Solutions, Inc.
10 East 53rd Street, 37th Floor
Ann: Jeanne Houweling, CEO
with a copy to:
DLA Piper LLP (US)
2000 University Avenue
East Palo Alto 94303-2215
Attn: Matt Oshinsky, Esq.
Any party hereto may, by ten (10) day& prior notice so given, change its address for
future notices hereunder.
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5.2
Successors and Assigns. Each Investor agrees that it may not assign any of its
rights or obligations hereunder unless such rights and obligations are assigned by such Investor
to (i) an individual or entity to which Registrable Securities are transferred by such Investor
pursuant to Section 2.11 and (ii) with respect to the right of first offer set forth in Section 3, to
another Major Investor or an Affiliate of the Investor, and, in each case, such assignee shall be
deemed an "Investor" for purposes of this Agreement, provided, however, that such assignment
shall be contingent upon the assignee providing a written instrument to the Company notifying
the Company of such assignment and agreeing in writing to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to
the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and permitted assigns of the parties
hereto.
5.3
Amendments and Waivers. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended
and the observance thereof may be waived, either generally or in a particular instance and either
retroactively or prospectively, only with the written consent of the Company and the holders of a
ninety percent (90%) majority of the Registrable Securities; provided, however, that this
Agreement may not be amended and the observance of any term hereof may not be waived with
respect to any Investor without the written consent of such Investor unless such amendment or
waiver applies to all Investors in the same fashion (it being agreed that a waiver of the provisions
of Section 3 with respect to a particular transaction shall be deemed to apply to all Investors in
the same fashion if such waiver does so by its terms, notwithstanding the fact that certain
Investors may nonetheless, by agreement with the Company, purchase securities in such
transaction), and provided further, that if an amendment or waiver adversely affects the Common
Holders in a manner that is different from its effect on the Investors, then such amendment or
waiver shall require the written consent of the holders of a majority of the shares of Common
Stock held by the Common Holders. The Company shall give prompt notice of any amendment
hereof or waiver hereunder to any party hereto that did not consent in writing to such amendment
or waiver. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 5.3 shall be
binding upon each Investor, the Common Holder, each permitted successor or assignee of such
Investor or Common Holder and the Company.
5.4
Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with all the exhibits hereto,
constitutes and contains the entire agreement and understanding of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes any and all prior negotiations, correspondence, agreements,
understandings, duties or obligations between the parties with respect to the subject matter
hereof.
5.5
Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
exclusively in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York as applied to
agreements among New York residents entered into and to be performed entirely within New
York.
5.6
Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable
under applicable law, then such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement and the balance
of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be
enforceable in accordance with its terms.
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5.7
Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power or
remedy accruing to any party under Agreement upon any breach or default of any other party
under this Agreement shall impair any such right, power or remedy of the nonbreaching or
nondefaulting party, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an
acquiescence therein, or waiver of or acquiescence in any similar breach or default theretofore or
thereafter occurring, nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of
any other breach or default therefore or thereafter occurring. All remedies, either under this
Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any Holder, shall be cumulative and not
alternative.
5.8
Captions. The captions to sections of this Agreement have been inserted for
identification and reference purposes only and shall not be used to construe or interpret this
Agreement.
5.9
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
5.10
Costs and Attorneys' Fees. In the event that any action, suit or other proceeding
is instituted concerning or arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated
hereunder, the prevailing party shall recover all of such party's costs and attorneys' fees incurred
in each such action, suit or other proceeding, including any and all appeals or petitions
therefrom.
5.11
Adjustments for Recapitalization Events. Wherever in this Agreement there is
a reference to a specific number of shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock of the Company
or a specific dollar amount per share, then, upon the occurrence of any stock split, stock
dividend, reverse stock split or similar recapitalization event affecting such shares, the specific
number of shares or dollar amount so referenced in this Agreement shall automatically be
proportionally adjusted to reflect the effect on the outstanding shares of such class or series of
stock of such recapitalization event.
5.12
Aggregation of Stock. All shares held or acquired by Affiliates shall be
aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this
Agreement.
5.13
Additional Investors.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, if the Company issues additional shares of the Series A Stock after the date hereof
pursuant to the Series A Agreement, any purchaser of such shares of Series A Stock may become
a party to this Agreement by executing and delivering a counterpart signature page to this
Agreement, and thereafter shall be deemed an "Investor" and "Holder" for all purposes
hereunder, without the need for any consent, approval or signature of any Investor.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
and year first above written.
Company:
AdFin Solutions, Inc.
By:
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President & Chief Executive Officer
Common Holder:
Jonathan Leitersdorf
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT]
EFTA00298900
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date
and year first above written.
Company:
AdFin Solutions, Inc.
By:
Jeanne Houweling
President & Chief Executive Officer
Common Holder:
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EFTA00298901
COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE TO ADFIN SOLUTIONS, INC.
INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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David J. Mitchell
Jonathan Leitersdorf
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COUNTERPART SIGNATURE PAGE TO ADFIN SOLUTIONS, INC.
INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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INVESTORS' RIGHTS AGREEMENT
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Title: President
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Exhibit A
Investors
Name and Address Investor
Series A Preferred Stock
David J Mitchell
685,714
Jonathan Leitersdorf
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