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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
March 22, 1999 0-29768
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Date of Report Commission File Number
(Date of earliest event reported)
24/7 MEDIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3995672
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
incorporation or organization)
1250 Broadway
New York, New York 10001
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 231-7100
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
(1) On March 8, 1999, the Registrant, 24/7 Media, Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("24/7 Media"), acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of Sift, Inc., a privately-held California corporation ("Sift"),
in a merger transaction whereby Sift was merged with and into Factor K
Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned Delaware subsidiary corporation of 24/7
Media ("Factor K"). All of the outstanding options to purchase Sift stock will
be assumed by 24/7 Media and converted into options to purchase 24/7 Media
common stock. Sift is a privately-held provider of email based direct marketing
services.
Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 8, 1999 among
24/7 Media, Sift and Factor K, 24/7 Media exchanged approximately 872,000 shares
of its common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "24/7 Media Common Stock"),
for all of the outstanding shares of capital stock and outstanding stock options
of Sift. The merger will be accounted for by the pooling-of-interests method of
accounting.
The consideration payable by 24/7 Media was determined as a result of
negotiation between 24/7 Media and Sift. The number of shares of 24/7 Media
Common Stock to be issued to the Sift shareholders was determined based on an
exchange rate of 0.054753537 of a share of 24/7 Media Common Stock for each
share of Sift capital stock. The net assets of Sift acquired as a result of the
merger transaction consisted of equipment, other physical property, and cash and
cash equivalents of approximately $60,000 as of the date of the merger
transaction. These assets are used in connection with the operation of Sift's
email based direct marketing service. 24/7 Media intends to operate the assets
acquired as previously used by Sift; provided that changing business conditions
or strategic plans may lead to changes in Sift's operations in the future.
The Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 8, 1999 among 24/7 Media,
Sift and Factor K is filed herewith as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
The press release, dated March 10, 1999, is filed herewith as Exhibit
99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Other Events.
(1) On December 29, 1998, 24/7 Media acquired, through a $500,000 cash
investment, an initial 67% ownership stake (on an as converted basis) in
CardSecure, Inc., a Delaware corporation that provides e-commerce enabling
technology and Web site hosting services. The consideration payable by 24/7
Media was determined as a result of negotiation between 24/7 Media and
CardSecure, Inc. The assets of CardSecure, Inc. acquired as a result of the
transaction consisted of equipment, other physical property, and cash and cash
equivalents. These assets are used in connection with the operation of
CardSecure Inc.'s e-commerce enabling technology and Web site hosting services.
24/7 Media intends to operate the assets acquired as previously used by
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CardSecure, Inc.; provided that changing business conditions or strategic plans
may lead to changes in such operations in the future.
The acquisition has been accounted for using the purchase method of
accounting. The Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 29, 1998 between
24/7 Media and CardSecure, Inc. is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
(2) On December 30, 1998, 24/7 Media invested $3.0 million in cash and
issued 203,851 of its common stock, par value $.01 per share, to China.com
Corporation ("China.com") in exchange for a 10% equity interest in China.com.
China.com operates that 24/7 Media Asia Network of Web sites which cover
Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Southeast Asia and Taiwan.
The consideration payable by 24/7 Media was determined as a result of
negotiation between 24/7 Media and China.com. The investment in China.com,
valued at $6,566,000, will be carried by 24/7 Media under the cost method of
accounting.
(3) On January 20, 1999, 24/7 Media purchased, for $3.9 million, a 60%
interest in 24/7 Media Europe Ltd. ("24/7 Europe"), formerly known as InterAd
Holdings Ltd. 24/7 Europe operates the 24/7 Media Europe Network of Web sites
which cover Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Norway,
Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. The consideration payable by 24/7 Media
was determined as a result of negotiation between 24/7 Media and 24/7 Europe.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 8, 1999, among 24/7
Media, Inc., Sift, Inc. and Factor K Acquisition Corporation.
(Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits to 24/7 Media,
Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-70857.)
5.1 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 29, 1998 between
24/7 Media, Inc. and CardSecure, Inc.
5.2 Marketing, Development, License and Software Agreement, dated
October 23, 1998, between 24/7 Media, Inc., China Internet
Corporation and China.com Corporation. (Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibits to 24/7 Media, Inc.'s Registration
Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-70857.)
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5.3 Subscription Agreement, dated January 20, 1999, between 24/7
Media, Inc. InterAd Holdings Ltd., Interadventures Limited and
Gordon Wallace Simpson of Fairways. (Incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibits to 24/7 Media, Inc.'s Registration
Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-70857.)
99.1 Press release, dated March 10, 1999 regarding Sift, Inc.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
24/7 MEDIA, INC.
Date: March 22, 1999 By: /s/ Mark E. Moran
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Name: Mark E. Moran
Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 8, 1999, among
24/7 Media, Inc., Sift, Inc. and Factor K Acquisition
Corporation. (Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits
to 24/7 Media, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1,
File No. 333-70857.)
5.1 Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 29, 1998
between 24/7 Media, Inc. and CardSecure, Inc.
5.2 Marketing, Development, License and Software Agreement,
dated October 23, 1998, between 24/7 Media, Inc., China
Internet Corporation and China.com Corporation.
(Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibits to 24/7 Media,
Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No.
333-70857.)
5.3 Subscription Agreement, dated January 20, 1999, between 24/7
Media, Inc. InterAd Holdings Ltd., Interadventures Limited
and Gordon Wallace Simpson of Fairways. (Incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibits to 24/7 Media, Inc.'s Registration
Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-70857.)
99.1 Press release, dated March 10, 1999 regarding Sift, Inc.
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") dated as of December 29,
1998 by and between CardSecure, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
and 24/7 Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (the "Investor").
THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. Purchase and Sale of Preferred Shares.
1.1 Sale and Issuance. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Investor agrees to purchase at the Closing (as hereinafter
defined), and the Company agrees to sell and issue to the Investor 50,000 shares
of Series B Convertible Voting Preferred Stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Series B Shares"), of the Company, and a $500,000 convertible secured note (the
"Note") of the Company attached hereto as Exhibit A, at the aggregate purchase
price of $1,000,000.
The Series B Shares shall have the powers, rights, preferences and
privileges set forth in the Series B Certificate of Designations, Preferences
and Rights of even date herewith attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Series B
Certificate of Designations").
The Series B Shares sold to the Investor pursuant to this Agreement or
issuable upon the conversion of the Note are hereinafter referred to as the
"Shares"; the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company (the
"Common Shares") issuable upon conversion of the Shares are hereinafter referred
to as the "Conversion Shares". The Shares, the Note and the Conversion Shares
are hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Securities".
1.2 Use of Proceeds From Investment. The Company shall use the
proceeds from the sale of the Shares as set forth in Section 6.1 hereof.
1.3 Closing. The purchase and sale of the Securities shall take place
at the offices of Proskauer Rose LLP, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036,
at 1:00 p.m., on December 29, 1998, or at such other time and place as the
Company and the Investor mutually agree (which time and place are designated as
the "Closing"). At the Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Investor the
executed Note and a certificate representing the Shares to be purchased by the
Investor registered in the name of the Investor against delivery to the Company
by the Investor of a wire transfer in the amount of the aggregate purchase price
therefor.
2. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents
and warrants to, and agrees with the Investor except as set forth on the
Schedule of Exceptions furnished to the Investor and attached hereto as Schedule
1, which exceptions shall be deemed to be representations and warranties as if
made hereunder, as follows:
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2.1 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is a
corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite power and authority
to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to be conducted. The
Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where the character of the property owned or leased by it or the
nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except where the
failure to do so qualify would not have a material adverse effect on the
Business (as defined below). The Company is a newly formed corporation engaged
in the business of general Internet commerce-based Website hosting services,
Website graphic design and development, domain name registration and internet-
related merchant account services (the "Business"). The Company is a party to
the Contribution Agreement in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto. Annexed
hereto as Exhibit C, and Exhibit D, respectively, are true and complete copies
of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws of the Company, each as in
effect on the date hereof.
2.2 Capitalization. After giving effect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and immediately after the Closing, the capital
stock of the Company, as authorized by the Certificate of Incorporation, will
consist of: (i)10,000,000 Common Shares, of which 25,000 shares will be issued
and outstanding, 100,000 shares will be reserved for issuance upon conversion of
Shares, and 100,000 shares will be reserved for issuance to key employees,
officers and directors of, and consultants to, the Company under stock
incentives that have been granted or are available for grant by the Company as
set forth in Part 2.2(a) of Schedule 1 (collectively, the "Stock Incentives");
and (ii) 1,000,000 preferred shares, of which (A) 100,000 shares have been
designated as Series A Preferred shares ("Series A Shares"), 25,000 of which
have been issued to the persons named in Part 2.2(b) of Schedule 1 hereof and
are governed by the Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights dated
December 28, 1998 set forth on Exhibit N hereto (the "Series A Certificate of
Designations") and (B) 200,000 shares have been designated as Series B Shares,
50,000 of which are being issued to the Investor hereunder and 50,000 of which
are issuable upon conversion of the Note. The rights, privileges and preferences
of the Common Shares, the Series A Shares and the Series B Shares are as stated
in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Series A Certificate of Designations
and the Series B Certificate of Designations. Except for the Stock Incentives
specified above and the conversion rights of the Note and issued and outstanding
Series A Shares and Series B Shares, as of the Closing, the Company will not (i)
have outstanding any capital stock or other securities convertible into or
exchangeable for any shares of its capital stock and, except for the preemptive
rights contained in the Stockholders' Agreement in the form of Exhibit F
attached hereto (the "Stockholders' Agreement"), no Person will have any right
to subscribe for or to purchase (including conversion or preemptive rights), or
any Options (as defined below) for the purchase of, or any agreements providing
for the issuance (contingent or otherwise) of, any calls, commitments or other
claims of any character relating to, any capital stock or any stock or
securities convertible into or exchangeable for any capital stock of the
Company; (ii) have any capital stock, equity interests or other securities
reserved for issuance for any purpose; or (iii) be subject to any obligation
(contingent or otherwise) to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any
shares of its capital stock or any convertible securities, rights or options of
the type described in the preceding clause (i). "Option" with respect to any
Person means any security, right, subscription, warrant, option, "phantom" stock
right or other Contract (as defined in Section 2.9 hereof) that gives
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the right directly or indirectly to (i) purchase or otherwise receive or be
issued any shares of capital stock of such Person or any security of any kind
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any shares of capital stock
of such Person or (ii) receive or exercise any benefits or rights similar to any
rights enjoyed by or accruing to the holder of shares of capital stock of such
Person, including any rights to participate in the equity or income of such
Person or to participate in or direct the election of any directors or officers
of such Person or the manner in which any shares of capital stock of such Person
are voted. All issued and outstanding Common Shares have been duly and validly
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and were issued in accordance with
the registration or qualification provisions of the Securities Act and any
applicable state securities laws or pursuant to valid exemptions therefrom. All
of the Series B Shares and Conversion Shares, when issued as contemplated
hereby, will be validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable and will be
issued in accordance with the registration or qualification provisions of the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or pursuant to valid
exemptions therefrom. The delivery of a certificate or certificates at the
Closing representing the Shares in the manner provided in Section 1.3 will
transfer to each Investor good and valid title to the Shares free and clear of
all liens, pledges, assessments, leases, security interests, claims,
encumbrances, or other restrictions of any kind (collectively, "Liens"),except
as set forth in the Stockholders' Agreement. To the best knowledge of the
Company, there are no agreements among the Company's shareholders with respect
to the voting or transfer of the Company's capital stock, other than the
agreements relating to transfer contained in the Stockholders' Agreement, and
the Registration Rights Agreement in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto (the
" Registration Rights Agreement"). Part 2.2(b) of Schedule 1 hereto includes a
complete and correct list of the name of each of the Company's shareholders and
the number of shares of capital stock (and class or series) owned by such
Person.
2.3 Authority; Execution and Delivery; Requisite Consents,
Nonviolation. The Company has, and as of the Closing will have, all requisite
power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, the
Stockholders' Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Series B
Certificate of Designations, the Note, the Security Agreement, the Technology
License Agreement and each other document or instrument executed by it, or any
of its officers, in connection herewith or therewith or pursuant hereto or
thereto (this Agreement, together with all of the foregoing documents and
instruments, are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the "Company
Documents"), and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
The name of each officer and director of the Company on the date hereof, and the
position with the Company held by each, are listed on Part 2.3 of Schedule 1
hereto. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other
Company Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of the Company and its stockholders. This Agreement and each of the other
Company Documents that has been executed as of the date hereof is, and each of
the Company Documents will be as of the Closing, duly and validly executed and
delivered by the Company and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms,
except as the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights in general
or by general principles of equity. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the other Company Documents (including, without limitation,
the Stockholders' Agreement, the
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Registration Rights Agreement, the Note, the Security Agreement and the Series B
Certificate of Designations), the consummation by the Company of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (including, without limitation, the
offer, sale and delivery by the Company of the Securities) will not (a) require
the consent, license, permit, waiver, approval, authorization or other action
of, by or with respect to, or registration, declaration or filing with, any
court or governmental authority, department, commission, board, arbitrator,
bureau, agency or instrumentality, or other political subdivision, domestic or
foreign ("Governmental Authority") or any other individual, partnership,
corporation, unincorporated organization or association, limited liability
company, trust or other entity (collectively, a "Person"); (b) violate or
conflict with any provision of the Series A Certificate of Designations, the
Series B Certificate of Designations, the Certificate of Incorporation or of the
By-Laws of the Company as in effect immediately prior to and immediately after
the execution and delivery of this Agreement; or (c) constitute a default under
(with or without notice or lapse of time or both), violate or conflict with,
give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, acceleration or modification
under or result in a loss of a material benefit under, any Law (as defined in
Section 2.14 below), Scheduled Contract (as defined in Section 2.9 below),
rights relating to Intellectual Property (as defined in Section 2.10 below),
Permit (as defined in Section 2.14 below) or Order (as defined in Section 2.13
below) to which the Company is a party or by which the Company or its properties
are bound or give to any Person any additional rights or entitlements to
increased, additional, accelerated or guaranteed payments under or result in
creation or imposition of any Lien upon the Company or any of its assets and
properties.
2.4 Subsidiaries.
The Company does not, and prior to the Closing will not, own or
control, directly or indirectly, any partnership interests, stock or other
equity interests in any partnership, corporation or other entity or Person or
any voting rights or right to control the policies and direction of any
partnership, corporation or other entity.
2.5 Financial Information.
(a) The Company has previously delivered to the Investor
unaudited balance sheets as of September 30, 1998 and certain historical
statements of operations for the period ended September 30, 1998 of the Business
of the Company (including its predecessor entity) (the "Financial Information"),
attached hereto as Exhibit H. Such Financial Information has been prepared from
the books and records of the Business of the Company, and present fairly the
financial position and the results of operations of the Business of the Company
in accordance with GAAP, subject to customary year or period end adjustments and
accruals and the absence of notes thereto, as at and for the periods indicated.
(b) Except as disclosed in the Financial Information, the Company
has no liabilities or obligations, absolute or contingent, except (i)
obligations and liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business,
consistent with past practice, since the date of the Financial Statement, (ii)
obligations which are not required to be reflected in the Financial Information,
which individually and in the aggregate are not material to the financial
condition or operating results of
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the Company. Except as disclosed in the Financial Information, the Company is
not a guarantor or indemnitor of any obligations of any Person (i) for borrowed
money, (ii) evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (iii)
for the deferred purchase price of goods or services (other than trade payables
or accruals incurred in the ordinary course of business), (iv) under capital
leases and (v) in the nature of guarantees of the obligations described in
clauses (i) through (iv) ("Indebtedness") of any other Person. The Company
maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting
established and administered in accordance with GAAP.
2.6 Certain Changes or Events. Since September 30, 1998, the Business
has been operated only in the ordinary course, consistent with past practice of
the Business, and in addition to, and not in limitation of the foregoing: (i)
there has been no change in the condition of the Business, except for changes in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice which have not
been, in the aggregate, materially adverse to the Business; (ii) there has been
no revocation or change in any contract or permit or right to do business, and,
to the best knowledge of the Company, no change of Laws which has resulted, or
could reasonably be expected to result, in a material adverse change in the
condition of the Business; (iii) the Company has not authorized or made any
distributions of, or declared or paid any dividends, upon or with respect to any
of the capital stock of the Company, or other equity interests, nor has the
Company redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired, or issued or sold, any of its
capital stock or other equity interests; (iv) the Company has not entered into
any transaction with a value in excess of $50,000 or other material transaction,
other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice;
(v) the Company has not incurred any indebtedness for borrowed money or made any
loans or advances to any person except for convertible debentures incurred and
subsequently converted to Common Shares of the Company on or prior to the date
hereof; (vi) there has been no waiver by the Company of a valuable right or of a
material debt owed to it, including any right or indebtedness with a value in
excess of $50,000; (vii) the Company has not failed to satisfy or discharge any
Lien; (viii) there has not been any damage, destruction or loss, whether or not
covered by insurance, materially and adversely affecting the assets, properties,
financial condition, operating results, prospects of the Business; (ix) there
has not been any material change in any compensation arrangement (including,
without limitation, benefits) or agreement with any employee or consultant of
the Company; (x) there has not been any sale, assignment or transfer of any
patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets or other intangible assets
related to the Business; (xi) there has not been any resignation or termination
of employment of any key officer or employee or consultant of the Company and
the Company does not know of the impending resignation or termination of
employment of any such officer, employee or consultant; (xii) there has been no
change in the accounting or tax methods or procedures of the Company or any
other transaction involving or development affecting the Business outside the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; and (xiii) there has
been no agreement or commitment by the Company to do or perform any of the acts
described in this Section 2.6.
2.7 Tangible Personal Property. The Company is in possession of and
has good and marketable title to or has valid leasehold interests in or valid
rights under contracts to use, all tangible personal property used in the
conduct of its business, including all tangible personal
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property reflected on the Financial Information and tangible personal property
acquired since the date of such Financial Information, other than property
disposed of since such date in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice and the terms of this Agreement and the Company Documents. All
such tangible personal property is free and clear of all Liens, and is adequate
and suitable for the conduct by the Company of the business presently conducted
and presently proposed to be conducted by it, and is in good working order and
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and its use complies in all material
respects with all applicable laws.
2.8 Real Property. (a) Part 2.8(a) of Schedule 1 contains a true and
correct list of (i) each parcel of real property leased by the Company (as
lessor or lessee) and (ii) all Liens relating to or affecting any parcel of real
property referred to in clause (i).
(b) The Company own no real property.
(c) The Company has a valid and subsisting leasehold estate in
and the right to quiet enjoyment of the real properties leased by it, for
the full term of the lease thereof. Each lease referred to in clause (i) of
paragraph (a) above is a legal, valid and binding agreement, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, of the Company and of each other Person that is
a party thereto, and except as set forth in Part 2.8(b) of Schedule 1
hereto, there is no, and the Company has not received notice of any,
default (or any condition or event which, after notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default) thereunder.
(d) The Company has delivered to the Investor prior to the
execution of this Agreement true and complete copies of all leases
(including any amendments and renewal letters).
(e) Except as disclosed in Part 2.8(c) of Schedule 1 hereto, the
improvements on the real property identified in Part 2.8(a) of Schedule 1
hereto are in good operating condition and in a state of good maintenance
and repair, ordinary wear and tear excepted, are adequate and suitable for
the purposes for which they are presently being used and, to the knowledge
of the Company, there are no condemnation or appropriation proceedings
pending or threatened against any of such real property or the improvements
thereon.
2.9 Contracts. The Company is not a party to, nor is the Company or
any of its assets or properties bound by, or subject to, any contracts,
agreements, notes, instruments, franchises, leases, licenses, commitments,
arrangements or understandings, written or oral (collectively, "Contracts") of
the following types, except for those (the "Scheduled Contracts") listed in Part
2.9 of Schedule 1 hereto:
(a) any Contracts pursuant to which the Company or another party
thereto is obligated to pay in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000);
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(b) any Contracts pursuant to which the Company acquired the
right to use any Intellectual Property (as defined in Section 2.10 below)
or information that is material to or necessary in the business of the
Company [(excluding "shrink wrap" licenses)], or pursuant to which the
Company has granted to others the right to use, or which otherwise relates
to, its Intellectual Property;
(c) any Contracts (other than advances of expenses to employees
in the ordinary course of business) involving Indebtedness, loans, loan
agreements, debt securities, mortgages, deeds of trust, security
agreements, suretyships or guarantees;
(d) any Contracts between the Company, on the one hand, and any
of its officers, directors, employees, stockholders or any direct or
indirect Affiliates thereof (each, a "Principal Owner"), on the other;
(e) any deferred compensation agreements, bonus, pension, profit
sharing, stock option and incentive plans or arrangements, hospitalization,
medical and insurance plans, agreements and policies, retirement and
severance plans and other employee compensation policies and agreements
affecting employees or consultants of the Company;
(f) any partnership, joint venture, shareholders' or similar
Contracts with any Person;
(g) any Contracts which restrict the Company from freely engaging
in business, disclosing confidential or proprietary information, or
competing anywhere;
(h) any other Contracts which otherwise are material to the
Business;
True, correct and complete copies of all Scheduled Contracts have been
made available to the Investor. All of the Scheduled Contracts are in full force
and effect and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company
and, to the best knowledge of the Company, the other parties thereto; to the
best of the knowledge of the Company, no circumstances exist which would give
rise to an Action (as defined in Section 2.13) against or by the Company in
connection with any Scheduled Contract or any default thereunder; and the
validity, effectiveness and continuation of any Scheduled Contracts will not be
adversely affected by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or require
third party consents or notices.
2.10 Intellectual Property.
(i) Set forth on Part 2.10(a) of Schedule 1 hereto is a true,
correct and complete list of all patents, patent applications, trademarks,
service marks, tradenames, trademark registrations, service mark
registrations, copyrights and licenses trade names, and any applications or
registrations for any of the foregoing (collectively, the "Intellectual
Property") of any kind in which the Company has an interest or which is
otherwise used in, or relates to the Business. Part 2.10(b) of Schedule 1
hereto contains a true, correct and
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complete list of all material licenses or agreements (other than the
Company's standard form of web site affiliate agreements) relating to the
rights of the Company to any of the Operating IP (defined below) or any
trade secret material of the Company or the Business (the "Intellectual
Property Licenses").
(ii) With respect to any Intellectual Property, brand name,
computer software or program, technology, know-how or process or copyright
(collectively (including without limitation the Intellectual Property), the
"Operating IP") or trade secret that is used in or that relates to the
Business, the Company owns or has the exclusive right to use such Operating
IP or trade secret in the Business free and clear of all Liens. The Company
owns or has the exclusive right to use all Operating IP and trade secrets
that are necessary to the Business as now conducted or proposed to be
conducted.
(iii) Each of the Intellectual Property Licenses constitutes a
legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation in accordance with its
terms against the Company, and, to the best knowledge of the Company, each
other Person party thereto, and to the best knowledge of the Company is in
full force and effect. The Company has performed all obligations required
to have been performed by it under each of the Intellectual Property
Licenses to which it is a party. Neither the Company nor, to the best
knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in default thereunder,
nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, is there any event that with
notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default thereunder.
The Company has not received any notice that any other party to any of the
Intellectual Property Licenses intends to cancel, terminate or refuse to
renew the same or to exercise or decline to exercise any option or other
right thereunder (other than in the ordinary course of business). No
licenses, sublicenses, covenants or agreements have been granted or entered
into by the Company in respect of any of the Operating IP or any trade
secret of the Company, except the Intellectual Property Licenses. No
director, officer, shareholder, employee or other Affiliate of the Company
owns, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, any of the Operating IP
or any trade secret used by or relating to the Company. None of the
officers, employees, consultants, distributors, agents, representatives or
advisors of the Company have entered into any agreement relating to the
Company's business regarding know-how, trade secrets, assignment of rights
in inventions, or prohibition or restriction of competition or solicitation
of customers, or any other similar restrictive agreement or covenant,
whether written or oral, with any Person other than the Company. There are
no restrictions on the direct or indirect transfer of any Intellectual
Property or license to use the Intellectual Property, or any interest
therein, held by the Company or the Subsidiary of such Intellectual
Property.
(iv) The consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will not alter or impair the rights of the Company to any of the Operating
IP, to any trade secret material to the Company, or under any of the
Intellectual Property Licenses.
(v) No claim with respect to the Operating IP, any trade secret
or any Intellectual Property License is currently pending or has been
asserted or overtly threatened
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by any Person, nor does the Company know of any grounds for any claim, (A)
to the effect that any operation or activity of the Company presently
occurring or contemplated infringes or misappropriates any United States or
foreign copyright, patent, trademark, service mark or trade secret; (B) to
the effect that any other Person infringes on the Operating IP or
misappropriates any trade secret or know-how or other proprietary rights of
the Company; (C) challenging the ownership, validity or effectiveness of
any of the Operating IP or any trade secret of the Company; or (D)
challenging the license of the Company to, or other legally enforceable
right under, any Operating IP or the Intellectual Property Licenses.
(vi) The Company is not aware of any presently existing United
States or foreign patents or any patent applications which, if issued as
patents, would be infringed by any activity contemplated by the Company.
2.11 Labor Union Activities; Employee Relations. No employee of the
Company is represented by any labor union or covered by any collective
bargaining agreement with the Company, nor, to the best knowledge of the
Company, has any labor union sought to represent any employee of the Company. To
the best knowledge of the Company, no officer or key employee intends to
terminate his employment with the Company. The Company has complied in all
material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor,
including without limitation, those relating to wages, hours and collective
bargaining. No unfair labor practice complaint or sex or age discrimination
claim has been brought against the Company before the National Labor Relations
Board or any other Governmental Authority.
2.12 ERISA. There are no employee benefit plans (as defined in Section
3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA")) covering
former or current employees of the Company, or under which the Company has any
obligation or liability. The Company has not incurred any liability under Title
IV of ERISA, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation. Part 2.12 of Schedule 1 hereto lists all material plans, contracts,
bonus and commission arrangements, profit-sharing, savings, stock option plans,
insurance, deferred compensation, or other similar fringe or employee benefits
covering former or current employees of the Company or under which the Company
has any obligation or liability (each, a "Benefit Arrangement").
2.13 Litigation. There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation,
audit, arbitration or governmental approval process (collectively, "Action")
pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened against, relating
to or affecting the Company or any of the properties or assets of the Business,
nor, to the best knowledge of the Company, is there any basis for any such
Action. Neither the Company nor any of its assets or properties is subject to
any order, judgment, writ, injunction, decree, ruling or decision (collectively,
an "Order") of any Governmental Authority. There is no Action by the Company
currently pending or which the Company intends to initiate.
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2.14 Compliance with Laws; Permits. The Company has not violated or
failed to comply with, in any material respect, any statute, law, ordinance,
rule, regulation or policy of any Governmental Authority (collectively, "Laws")
to which it or any properties or assets of the Business is subject. The Company
has all permits, licenses, orders, certificates, authorizations, registrations,
franchises, and approvals of any Governmental Authority (collectively, the
"Permits") that are material to the conduct of the Business as presently
conducted and as proposed to be conducted, including without limitation, those
required by Environmental Laws; all such Permits are, and as of the Closing will
be, valid, binding and in full force and effect; no violations or notices of
failure to comply have been issued or recorded in respect of any such Permits.
The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms and
conditions of all such Permits. The Company has not violated or failed to comply
with its certificate of incorporation or by-laws.
2.15 Taxes. All federal, state, city, county, local and foreign
income, franchise, sales, use and value added tax returns and reports, and all
other material tax returns and reports required to be filed by the Company in
those or in any other jurisdiction (collectively, "Returns") have been timely
filed. All such Returns are true, correct and complete in all material respects.
All taxes, assessments, fees, interest, penalties and other charges with respect
thereto (collectively, "Taxes") due or claimed to be due from the Company have
been paid except to the extent reserved against on the Interim Financial
Statements.
2.16 Books and Records. The books of account, ledgers and records of
the Company have been made available to the Investor prior to the execution of
this Agreement. The minutes and minute books of the Company provided to the
Investor prior to the date hereof constitute a true, complete and correct copy
of the entire minutes and minute books of the Company and contain a true and
complete record of all actions taken at all meetings and by all written consents
in lieu of meetings of stockholders, the boards of directors and committees of
the board of directors of the Company.
2.17 Environmental Matters. The Business, assets and properties of the
Company are and have been operated and maintained in compliance with all
applicable federal, state, city, county and local environmental protection laws
and regulations and occupational health and safety laws and regulations
(collectively, the "Environmental Laws"). No event has occurred which, with or
without the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a
non-compliance by the Company with, or a violation by the Company of, the
Environmental Laws.
2.18 Transactions with Affiliates. The Company has not had any direct
or indirect dealings with any Principal Owner of the Company or with any of his
Affiliates, associates (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) or relatives (or affiliates
thereof) nor does the Company beneficially own, directly or indirectly, any
investment assets of any such current or former Principal Owner of either the
Company or any of its Affiliates, associates or relatives (or affiliates
thereof). The Company does not have any obligation to or claim against any
Principal Owner of the Company, or any of his or its affiliates, Associates or
relatives, and no such Person has any obligation to or claim against the
Company. All products, services or benefits provided to the Company by any such
Person, or provided by the Company to any such
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Person, are set forth on Part 2.18 of Schedule 1 hereto and are provided at a
charge equal to the fair market value of such products, services or benefits. To
the best knowledge of the Company, no Principal Owner of the Company, nor any of
its Affiliates, associates or relatives, has any direct or indirect interest of
any kind in any business or entity which is competitive with the Company or with
which the Company has a business relationship.
2.19 Registration Rights. Except as provided in the Registration
Rights Agree ment, no Person has, and as of the Closing no Person shall have,
demand, "piggy-back," or other rights to cause the Company to file any
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act") relating to any securities of the Company.
2.20 No Brokers or Finders. Neither the Company nor any of its
Affiliates (nor any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant
or other Person retained by or acting for or on behalf of the Company or any
such Affiliate) (i) has entered into any agreement that conflicts with any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Company Documents,
or (ii) has entered into any agreement or had any discussions with any third
party regarding any transaction involving the Company which could result in the
Investor or any officer, director, manager, employee, agent or Affiliate of the
Investor being subject to any claim for liability to said third party as a
result of entering into this Agreement or the Company Documents or consummating
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. No agent, broker, finder,
investment banker, financial advisor or other similar Person will be entitled to
any fee, commission or other compensation in connection with any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Company Documents on the
basis of any act or statement made or alleged to have been made by the Company,
any of its respective Affiliates, or any investment banker, financial advisor,
attorney, accountant or other Person retained by or acting for or on behalf of
the Company or any such Affiliate.
2.21 Disclosure. In connection with the purchase of the Securities by
the Investor as contemplated hereby, the Company has disclosed to the Investor
all material facts and information known to the Company concerning the Company,
its condition and the Securities, and in this Agreement or otherwise has not
made any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or in any other
Company Documents not misleading.
2.22 Proprietary Information and Employee Issues. The Company, after
reasonable investigation, is not aware that any of its employees, officers or
consultants are in violation of the for of Non-Competition and Non-Disclosure
and Developments Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I and the form
of Non-Disclosure and Developments Agreement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit J, and the Company will use its best efforts to prevent any such
violation.
2.23 Exemption from Registration; Restrictions on Offer and Sale of
Same or Similar Securities. Assuming the representations and warranties of the
Investor set forth in Sections 3.3, 3.4, and 3.6 hereof are true and correct in
all material respects, the offer and sale to the Investor of the Securities is
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Neither
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the Company nor any Person authorized to act on behalf of the Company has, in
connection with the offer and sale of the Securities engaged in (A) any form of
general solicitation or general advertising (as those terms are used within the
meaning of Rule 501(c) under the Securities Act), (B) any action involving a
public offering within the meaning of section 4(2) of the Securities Act, or (C)
any action that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the
offering and sale of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement and the Company
Documents or that would violate applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws.
The Company has not made and will not prior to the Closing make, directly or
indirectly, any offer or sale of the Securities or of securities of the same or
a similar class as the Securities if as a result thereof the Securities could
fail to be entitled to exemption from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act. As used herein, the terms "offer" and "sale" have the meanings
specified in Section 2(3) of the Securities Act.
2.24 Series B Shares. The Series B Shares shall have the powers,
rights, preferences and privileges set forth in the Series B Certificate of
Designations.
2.25 The Note. The Note, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
hereto, constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation in
accordance with its terms against the Company; the Company has good, valid and
marketable title to all of the assets listed as collateral (the "Secured
Assets") in the Security Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L,
between the Company and the Investor of even date herewith (the "Security
Agreement"); and the Note coveys on the Investor a valid security interest in
the Secured Assets.
2.26 Acknowledgment Regarding Investor's Purchase of Securities. The
Company acknowledges and agrees that the Investor is acting solely in the
capacity of arm's length purchaser with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby. The Company further acknowledges that the
Investor is not acting as a financial advisor or fiduciary of the Company (or in
any similar capacity) with respect to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby and any advice given by the Investor or any of their
respective representatives or agents in connection with this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby is merely incidental to the Investor's purchase
of the Securities. The Company further represents to the Investor that the
Company's decision to enter into this Agreement has been based solely on the
independent evaluation of the Company and its representatives. The Company
further, acknowledges and agrees that the Investor has made no representations
or promises to the Company other than as set forth herein or in the Company
Documents.
3. Representations, Warranties, and Covenants of the Investor. The Investor
hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
3.1 Organization. The Investor is, and as of the Closing will be, duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of organization.
3.2 Authorization. The Investor has, and as of the Closing will have,
all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this
Agreement, the Stockholders' Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and
to consummate the transactions of the Investor
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contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement, the Stockholders' Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement,
and the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary action on the
part of the Investor. This Agreement, the Stockholders' Agreement and the
Registration Rights Agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the
Investor and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable
against the Investor in accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar laws affecting
the enforceability of creditors' rights in general or by general principles of
equity.
3.3 Offering Exemption. The Investor understands that the Securities
of the Company being purchased hereunder have not been registered under the
Securities Act, nor qualified under any foreign or state securities laws, and
that they are being offered and sold pursuant to an exemption from such
registration and qualification based in part upon the representations of such
Investor contained herein.
3.4 Knowledge and Experience; Ability to Bear Economic Risks. The
Investor has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters
such that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment
contemplated by this Agreement and the Investor is able to bear the economic
risk of its investment in the Company (including a complete loss of its
investment). The Investor is an "accredited investor" as that term is defined in
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. During negotiation of the
transactions contemplated herein, the Investor and its representative have been
afforded full and free access to corporate books, financial statements, records,
contracts, documents and other information concerning the Company and have been
afforded the opportunity to ask questions of the Company's officers and
directors concerning the Company's business, operations, financial condition,
assets and liabilities and other relevant matters as they have deemed necessary
or desirable and the Investor believes that it has been provided with all such
information as has been requested. The foregoing does not limit or modify the
representations or warranties made by the Company in Article 2 hereof or the
right of the Investor to rely thereon.
3.5 Limitations on Disposition. The Investor understands that it must
bear the economic risk of this investment indefinitely unless the Company's
Securities are registered pursuant to the Securities Act or an exemption from
such registration is available, and unless the disposition of such Securities is
qualified under applicable state or foreign securities laws or an exemption from
such qualification is available, and that, except as provided in this Agreement
or the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company has no obligation or present
intention of so registering the Securities.
3.6 No Intended Resale. The Investor is acquiring the Securities of
the Company purchased hereunder for its own account for investment and not with
a view towards the resale, transfer or distribution thereof, nor with any
present intention of distributing such Securities, in each case in violation of
the Securities Act. The Investor has not agreed to give any Person any interest
or right in the Securities. The Securities are being acquired by the Investor
for investment for its own
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account and not with a view to the resale or distribution thereof in violation
of applicable securities laws.
3.7 Legends.
(a) The Investor understands that the certificates evidencing the
Securities will bear the following legends:
"THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), OR ANY
STATE SECURITIES LAWS. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST THEREIN
MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH
REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFORM UNDER SUCH
SECURITIES ACT OR SUCH LAWS AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS THEREUNDER.
THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ISSUER THAT
(A) THIS SECURITY MAY BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED ONLY PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES, AND (B)
THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, BOTH
NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS SECURITY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS
REFERRED TO IN (A) ABOVE AND DELIVER TO THE ISSUER AN OPINION OF
COUNSEL STATING THAT ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER IS VALID UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT.
TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS
RESTRICTED BY A STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT, DATED DECEMBER 29, 1998, A
COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CORPORATION. ANY
PURPORTED TRANSFER IN VIOLATION OF THIS AGREEMENT IS VOID AND WILL NOT
BE RECOGNIZED BY THE CORPORATION OR ITS TRANSFER AGENT."
(b) The Securities shall not be required to bear such legends if
an opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Company is delivered to the
Company to the effect that neither the legends nor the restrictions on transfer
contained in this Agreement are required to insure compliance with the Act.
Whenever, pursuant to the preceding sentence, any certificate for any of the
Securities is no longer required to bear the foregoing legend, the Company may,
and if requested by the holder thereof, shall, issue to the holder, at the
Company's expense, a new certificate not bearing the foregoing legends.
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3.8 Public Announcements. Except as otherwise required by law or by
the applicable rules of (or any agreement of the parties or their affiliates
with) the SEC, any stock exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market, the Investor
agrees that there will prior to the Closing be no press releases or other
statements with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby and that they will receive the consent of the Company before issuing any
press release or otherwise making any public statement with respect to this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
4. Conditions of Investor's Obligations at Closing. The obligation of the
Investor to purchase the Securities at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment
to the Investor's satisfaction, in its sole discretion, prior to or at the
Closing, of each of the following conditions (each of which may be waived in
whole or in part by the Investor in its sole discretion):
4.1 Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and
warranties made by the Company in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all material respects on and as of the date of the Closing as though such
representation or warranty was made on and as of the date of the Closing, and
any representation or warranty made as of a specified date earlier than the date
of the Closing shall also have been true and correct in all material respects on
and as of such earlier date.
4.2 Performance. The Company shall have performed and complied with
all agreements, covenants, and conditions required by this Agreement and the
other Company Documents to be performed or complied with by it prior to or at
the Closing.
4.3 Stock Certificates, the Note, Etc. At the Closing, the Company
shall have tendered to the Investor (i) certificates representing the Shares, in
genuine and unaltered form, duly endorsed in blank, with requisite stock
transfer tax stamps, if any, attached in accordance with Sections 1.1 and 1.3
hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to such Investor and sufficient to
transfer to and vest in such Investor good and valid title to the Shares, free
and clear of any Lien and (ii) the Note, in genuine and unaltered form, duly
executed, in form and substance satisfactory to the Investor.
4.4 No Material Adverse Change. There shall not have occurred any
material adverse change in the condition of the Company or the Business.
4.5 Consents. The Company shall have obtained all consents, approvals
or waivers from Governmental Authorities and third Persons (including, without
limitation, those with respect to Scheduled Contracts) necessary for the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Company
Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, each of which
shall be in full force and effect, in form and substance satisfactory to each
Investor and shall not impose any limitations or restrictions on any Investor.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Company's existing
shareholders shall have waived any
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preemptive right, right of first offer and any similar rights any such
shareholder may have to purchase any of the Securities.
4.6 No Litigation. There shall not be any Action of or before any
Governmental Authority or other Person pending or threatened with respect to
this Agreement, the other Company Documents or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby or which might materially adversely affect the condition of
the Company or which could reasonably be expected to otherwise result in a
material diminution of the benefits of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the Related Agreements (as defined in Section 4.10) to such
Investor.
4.7 Compliance Certificate. The Investor shall have received
certificates dated as of the day of the Closing executed by the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.1,
4.2, 4.4 through 4.6, and 4.8 have been fulfilled.
4.8 Directors. Those persons listed on Schedule 2 hereto on or
immediately following the Closing shall constitute the entire Board of Directors
of the Company.
4.9 Related Agreements. The Company Documents and the Non-Competition
Agreements (collectively, the "Related Agreements") shall have been executed and
delivered by each of the parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect.
4.10 Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and all documents and instruments incident to
such transactions shall be satisfactory in substance and form to the Investor
and its counsel, and the Investor shall have received all such counterpart
originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Investor may
reasonably request.
4.11 Secretary's Certificate. The Company shall have delivered to the
Investor a certificate of the Secretary of the Company certifying as to (i) the
Certificate of Incorporation, Series B Certificate of Designations and the
By-Laws of the Company as in effect as of the Closing; (ii) the resolutions of
the Board of Directors and, to the extent required, the shareholders of the
Company, authorizing and approving all matters in connection with this
Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Series B Certificate of
Designations and the Stockholders' Agreement, and the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby; (iii) the duly elected officers of the Company and the
incumbency of such officers, and attaching a certificate as to the legal
existence and good standing of the Company issued by the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware; and (iv) a certificate from the Secretary of State or
other appropriate official in each jurisdiction in which the Company is
qualified or admitted to do business to the effect that the Company is duly
qualified or admitted and in good standing in such jurisdiction.
4.12 Qualification of Securities. The Company shall have caused the
Securities to be registered or qualified under applicable blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions in the United States as shall be reasonably required to comply
with all applicable laws in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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4.13 Filing of Series B Certificate of Designations. The Series B
Certificate of Designations shall have been filed with and accepted by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
4.14 Payment of Investor Expenses. The Company shall have paid the
expenses of the Investor in accordance with Section 7.1 hereof.
4.15 Technology License Agreement. The Company shall have executed and
delivered a Technology License Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
M.
If at the Closing the Company fails to tender to the Investor the
documents specified herein which are required to be delivered to the Investor at
the Closing or if at the Closing any of the conditions specified in this Section
4 shall not have been fulfilled to the Investor's satisfaction, the Investor
shall, at its election, be relieved of all further obligations under this
Agreement except those set forth in Section 3.8.
5. Conditions of the Company's Obligations at Closing. The obligations of
the Company to the Investor under this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment,
prior to or at the Closing, of each of the following conditions, each of which
may be waived in whole or in part by the Company in its sole discretion:
5.1 Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties
of the Investor contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects on and as of the date of the Closing as if made on and as of
such date.
5.2 Payment of Purchase Price. The Investor shall have delivered to
the Company the purchase price specified in Section 1.1 hereof.
5.3 No Litigation. There shall not be any Action of or before any
Governmental Authority or other Person pending or threatened with respect to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
5.4 Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and all documents and instruments incident to
such transactions shall be reasonably satisfactory in substance and form to the
Company and its counsel, and the Company shall have received all such
counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as it may
reasonably request.
5.5 Consents. The Company shall have obtained all consents, approvals
or waivers from Governmental Authorities and third Persons (including, without
limitation, those with respect to Scheduled Contracts) necessary for the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Company
Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, each of which
shall be in full force and effect, in form and substance satisfactory to each
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Investor and shall not impose any limitations or restrictions on any Investor.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the Company's existing
shareholders shall have waived any preemptive right, right of first offer and
any similar rights any such shareholder may have to purchase any of the
Securities.
5.6 Related Agreements. The Company Documents and the Non-Competition
Agreements (collectively, the "Related Agreements") shall have been executed and
delivered by each of the parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect.
5.7 Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby and all documents and instruments incident to
such transactions shall be satisfactory in substance and form to the Investor
and its counsel, and the Investor shall have received all such counterpart
originals or certified or other copies of such documents as the Investor may
reasonably request.
5.8 Qualification of Securities. The Company shall have caused the
Securities to be registered or qualified under applicable blue sky laws of such
jurisdictions in the United States as shall be reasonably required to comply
with all applicable laws in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby.
5.9 Filing of Series B Certificate of Designations. The Series B
Certificate of Designations shall have been filed with and accepted by the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
5.10 Technology License Agreement. The Company shall have executed and
delivered a Technology License Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
M.
If at the Closing the Investor fails to tender to the Company the
payment or documents specified herein which are required to be delivered to the
Company at the Closing by the Investor or if at the Closing any of the
conditions with respect to an Investor specified in this Section 5 shall not
have been fulfilled to the Company's satisfaction, provided the Company is not
in breach hereunder, the Company shall, at its election, be relieved of all
further obligations to such Investor under this Agreement.
6. Certain Covenants.
6.1 Use of Proceeds From Investment. The Company shall use the
proceeds from the sale of the Shares to eliminate the obligations of the Company
set forth on Exhibit K attached hereto and for working capital and general
purposes.
6.2 Financial and Business Information.
(a) Monthly and Quarterly Statements. The Company shall deliver
to the Investor, as soon as practicable, and in any event within 30 days after
the close of each month of
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each fiscal year of the Company in the case of monthly statements and 45 days
after the close of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year
of the Company in the case of quarterly statements, true and complete copies of
the consolidated balance sheets, and the related consolidated statements of
income, stockholders' equity and cash flows of the Company (which, for purposes
of this Article 6, shall include all affiliates controlled by the Company
directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries including, without
limitation, any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly,
beneficially owns more than fifty percent (50%) of either the equity interest
in, or the voting control of such Persons, whether or not existing on the date
hereof) as at the close of such month or quarter and covering operations for
such month or quarter, as the case may be, and the portion of the Company's
fiscal year ending on the last day of such month or quarter, setting forth in
each case in comparative form the figures for the comparable period of the
previous fiscal year and accompanied by a narrative description of the Company's
business and results of operations for such month or quarter. All such financial
statements shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP (except for the omission of
normal year-end adjustments and footnote disclosures) consistently applied
throughout the periods involved, shall be true and correct in all material
respects and shall fairly present the financial condition, income, changes in
stockholders' equity and cash flow of the Company on a consolidated basis, as
applicable, as of the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods
covered thereby. Each financial statement delivered by the Company pursuant to
this Section 6.1(a) shall be certified by the Company's chief executive officer,
president, treasurer or chief financial officer.
(b) Annual Statements. The Company shall deliver to the Investor,
as soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, and in
any event within 90 days thereafter, true and complete copies of the
consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Company at the end of such
year and the consolidated and consolidating statements of income, stockholders'
equity and cash flows of the Company for such year, setting forth in each case
in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable
detail and accompanied by an opinion thereon of a firm of independent certified
public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Company and
reasonably acceptable to the Investor, which opinion shall state that such
financial statements fairly present the financial condition, income, changes in
stockholders' equity and cash flow of the Company on a consolidated basis, as
applicable, and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and that the
examination of such accountants in connection with such financial statements has
been made in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, and
accordingly included such tests of the accounting records and such other
auditing procedures as were considered necessary in the circumstances. Each
financial statement delivered by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.1(b)
shall be certified by the Company's chief executive officer, president,
treasurer or chief financial officer.
(c) Certificate of No Default. Simultaneously with the delivery
of the Financial Statements referred to in Section 6.1(a) and (b), the Company
shall deliver to the Investor a certificate of the Company's Chief Executive and
Chief Financial Officer certifying that no default, misrepresentation or breach
or event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a default,
misrepresentation or breach under any Scheduled Contract or other material
Contract,
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including without limitation under this Agreement or any Company Document, has
occurred or is continuing or if any such event has occurred and is continuing a
full description thereof.
(d) Audit Reports. The Company shall deliver to the Investor,
promptly upon receipt thereof, one copy of each other financial report and
internal control letter submitted to the Company by independent accountants in
connection with any annual, interim or special audit made by them of the books
of the Company, as well as any responses of the Company thereto.
(e) Other Reports. The Company shall deliver to the Investor,
promptly upon their becoming available, one copy of each financial statement,
report, notice or proxy statement sent by the Company to stockholders generally,
of each financial statement, report, notice or proxy statement sent by the
Company to the SEC or any successor agency, if applicable, of each regular or
periodic report and any registration statement, prospectus or written
communication (other than transmittal letters) in respect thereof filed by the
Company with, or received by such Person in connection therewith from, any
securities exchange or the SEC or any successor agency, of any press release
issued by the Company, and of any material of any nature whatsoever prepared by
the SEC or any successor agency thereto or any state blue sky or securities law
commission which relates to or affects in any way the Company or the Business.
(f) Requested Information. The Company shall deliver to each
Investor, with reasonable promptness, such other documents, reports, data and
information as from time to time may be reasonably requested by the Investor.
(g) Access. The Company shall permit representatives designated
by the Investor, upon reasonable prior notice to the Company and at the
Investor's expense, to visit and inspect each of the Company's properties, to
examine their respective corporate and financial records (and make copies
thereof or extracts therefrom), to discuss their respective affairs, finances
and accounts with the Company's directors, officers, key employees and
accountants, all at such reasonable times as may be requested by the Investor.
(h) Other Information. The Company shall provide, from time to
time, such additional information regarding the Company as any Investor
reasonably may request, including without limitation, any information or reports
required by reason of reporting or regulatory requirements to which the
Investor, or any Person having an interest in the Investor is subject.
6.3 Exemption from Investment Company Act. The Company shall conduct
its business so that the Company shall not become an "investment company" within
the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
6.4 Accounting and Reserves. The Company shall maintain a standard and
uniform system of accounting and shall keep proper books and records and
accounts in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of its
transactions, all in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis through all periods, and shall set aside on such
books for each fiscal year all such proper reserves for depreciation,
obsolescence, amortization, bad
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debts and other purposes in connection with its operations as are required by
such principles so applied.
6.5 Confidentiality. Each of the Company and the Investor agrees to
maintain, and to cause its agents and representatives to maintain, the
confidentiality of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Related
Agreements (as defined in 4.9) and all documents or information executed and/or
delivered in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and
the Related Agreements (whether furnished before, on or after the date hereof)
and to use such information and documents only in connection with evaluating
and/or monitoring the transaction contemplated hereby. The provisions of this
subsection shall not apply to information or to particular conditions or terms
of the above referenced documents (i) if the party seeking to make such
disclosure shall have obtained the prior written consent of the other party to
the disclosure of such information, conditions or terms, (ii) that are required
to be disclosed during the course of any litigation or arbitration which may be
brought by either party related to the provisions of any of the above referenced
documents, (iii) that are or become generally available to the public other than
as a result of actions taken by the party seeking to make such disclosure or its
agents and representatives, (iv) that are required to be disclosed pursuant to
and in accordance with any law, rule or regulation applicable to the party
seeking to make such disclosure, or (v) that are disclosed to the Company's
directors, officers, employees and agents, and representatives of the Company's
advisors who need to know the information for the purpose of evaluating a
possible transaction and who agree to keep the information confidential.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a party is requested or required (by
oral questions, interrogatories, requests for information or document subpoena,
civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any of the
above-referenced information or documents, such party will promptly notify the
other party of such request so that such other party may seek an appropriate
protective order or waive compliance with the provisions hereof. If, in the
absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, a party is
nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose any terms or
conditions of the above-references information or documents to any tribunal or
else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or penalty, such party
may disclose such information to such tribunal without liability hereunder.
The obligations in this Section 6.5 shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
6.6 Ordinary Course Obligations. As long as any Series B Shares are
outstanding, the Company agrees to:
(a) Promptly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and
discharged when due and payable, all lawful taxes, assessments, and governmental
charges or levies imposed upon the income, profits, property or Business of the
Company; provided, however, that any such tax, assessment, charge or levy need
not be paid if the validity thereof shall currently be contested in good faith
by appropriate proceedings and if the Company shall have set aside on its books
adequate reserves with respect thereof and provided further, that the Company
will pay all such taxes, assessments, charges or levies forthwith upon the
commencement of proceedings to foreclose any
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Lien that may have attached as security therefor. The Company will promptly pay
or cause to be paid when due, or in conformance with customary trade terms, all
other Indebtedness, defined earlier, incident to the operations of the Company;
(b) Keep its properties in good repair, working order and
condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and from time to time make all
needful and proper repairs, renewals, replacements, and additions and
improvements thereto; and the Company will at all times comply with the
provisions of all material leases and Scheduled Contracts and other material
Contracts to which any of them is a party or under which any of them occupies
property so as to prevent any loss or forfeiture thereof or thereunder;
(c) Duly observe and conform to all valid requirements of
governmental authorities Governmental Authorities relating to the conduct of
their business or to their property or assets;
(d) Maintain in full force and effect its corporate existence,
rights and franchises and all licenses and other rights to use patents,
processes, licenses, trademarks, trade names, or copyrights owned or possessed
by it and deemed by the Company to be necessary material to the conduct of the
Business;
(e) Cause each employee, officer or consultant to enter into a
Non-Disclosure and Developments Agreement;
(f) Keep true records and books of accounts in which full, true
and correct entries will be made of all dealings or transactions in relation to
the Business and affairs in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis.
6.7 Taxes Relating to this Agreement. The Company will pay all Taxes
(other than Federal, State or local income taxes) which may be payable in
connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance of
the Securities and the initial sale of the Securities hereunder or in connection
with any modification of the Securities and will save the Investor harmless
without limitation as to time against any and all liabilities with respect to
all such Taxes. The obligations of the Company under this paragraph shall
survive any redemption, repurchase or acquisition of Securities by the Company
and the termination of this Agreement.
6.8 Replacement of Instruments. Upon receipt by the Company of
evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of and the loss, theft,
destruction or mutilation of any certificate or instrument evidencing any of the
Securities, and (a) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to it (provided that, if the owner of the same is an
institutional investor, its own agreement of indemnity shall be deemed to be
satisfactory), or (b) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation
thereof, the Company, at its expense, will execute, register and deliver, in
lieu thereof, a new certificate or instrument for an equal number of Securities.
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6.9 Corporate Existence; Approvals. The Company shall cause to be done
all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect the corporate
existence of the Company and all necessary approvals and licenses of any
Governmental Authority and comply with all Laws applicable to the Company and
comply with all agreements to which the Company is a party, the violation of
which could reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse change in the
Business or condition of the Company.
6.10 Taxes. The Company shall cause to be paid and discharged all
obligations when due and all Taxes imposed upon the Company or upon its assets
and properties or upon any part thereof, before the same shall become in default
and before late or default charges accrue, as well as all lawful claims for
labor, materials and supplies which, if unpaid, might become a Lien upon such
property or any part thereof, provided, however, that the Company shall not be
required to cause to be paid and discharged any such obligation, Tax or claim so
long as the validity thereof shall be contested in good faith by appropriate
proceedings and the Company shall set aside on its books adequate reserves, in
accordance with GAAP, with respect to such obligation, Tax or claim so contested
and provides that the applicable property is not at risk of being forfeited or
foreclosed.
6.11 Insurance. The Company shall keep adequately insured by duly
licensed insurers all assets and properties of the Company, and also keep the
Company adequately insured at all times with responsible insurance carriers
against liability on account of damage to persons or property and under all
applicable workers' compensation laws. All such insurance shall be in such
amounts and with such coverage as is consistent with coverage usually carried by
corporations of a similar size engaged in the same or similar business similarly
situated and as is satisfactory to each Investor.
6.12 Notice of Certain Events. The Company shall promptly notify the
Investor in writing of the commencement of any action or proceeding to which the
Company is a party where the amount in controversy is in excess of $50,000,
singularly or cumulatively, for all claims arising from a single incident, to
which the Company may be a party and (ii) of any default under any Indebtedness
with a principal amount of at least $50,000 or event or condition which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a Default under any such
Indebtedness, specifying the nature and extent thereof and the action (if any)
which is proposed to be taken with respect thereto.
6.13 Maintenance of Properties. The Company shall maintain and
preserve all of the assets and properties of the Company necessary or useful in
the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary
wear and tear excepted.
6.14 Director and Officer Insurance. The Company shall keep in effect
all provisions in its certificate of incorporation and by-laws providing for
exculpation of director and officer liability and indemnification of directors
and officers of the Company to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law,
which provisions shall not be amended except as required by applicable law or
except as approved by the Board of Directors of the Company. At all times that
the Stockholders' Agreement is in effect, the Company shall cause to be
maintained director's and
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officer's liability insurance covering the directors and officers of the Company
on terms substantially no less advantageous to the directors and officers of the
Company than such insurance in effect on the date hereof.
6.15 Further Assurances. The Company shall take such further actions
and otherwise assist and cooperate with the Investor required to make any
filings or obtain any approvals with or from any Governmental Authority.
6.16 Non-Disclosure and Developments Agreements. The Company shall
cause each of its employees and consultants to enter into Non-Disclosure and
Developments Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I, and shall
condition the participation of any employee or consultant in the Incentive Plan
on such employee's or consultant's execution of such agreement.
7. Miscellaneous.
7.1 Expenses. The Company shall pay all stamp, documentary and other
taxes which may be payable in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement, and the purchase and sale of the Securities. In
addition, at the Closing, the Company shall pay up to $50,000 towards reasonable
out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by the Investor in connection with this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby including, without
limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Investor,
including any legal fees and expenses relating to any future waiver, consent or
amendment (whether or not any such future action is given or consummated).
Further, at the Closing, the Company shall pay up to $30,000 towards reasonable
out-of-pocket fees and expenses of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP, counsel to
the Founders. Upon the surrender by any Investor of any certificate for Series B
Shares or Conversion Shares to the Company or a transfer agent of the Company
for exchange for instruments of other denominations or registered in another
name or names, the Company will cause such new instruments to be issued and will
pay the cost of delivering to or from the office of such Investor from or to the
Company or its transfer agent, duly insured, the surrendered instrument and any
new instruments issued in substitution or replacement for the surrendered
instrument.
7.2 Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify the Investor and
each officer, director, employee, agent, partner, shareholder and Affiliate of
the Investor (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") for, and hold each
Indemnified Party harmless from and against, any and all damages, fines, fees,
penalties, diminution of value, deficiencies, losses and expenses,
(collectively, "Losses") including, without limitation, interest, reasonable
expenses of investigation, court costs, reasonable fees and expenses of
attorneys, accountants and other experts or other expenses of litigation or
other proceedings or of any claim, default or assessment (such fees and expenses
to include without limitation, all fees and expenses of attorneys, incurred in
connection with (i) the investigation or defense of any claims by any Person who
is not party to this Agreement (a "Third Party") or (ii) asserting or disputing
any rights under this Agreement against any party hereto or otherwise) arising
out of or suffered or incurred in connection with any of the following, whether
involving a claim by a Person that is a party hereto or a Third Party: (a) any
misrepresentation or any
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breach of any warranty made by the Company herein or in any of the other Company
Documents, (b) any breach or non-fulfillment of any covenant or agreement made
by the Company herein or in any of the other Company Documents, (c) the status
of the Investor as a holder of securities of the Company, or (d) any claim
relating to or arising out of a violation of applicable federal or state
securities laws by the Company in connection with the sale or issuance of the
Securities by the Company to the Investor.
7.3 Right to Rely. Notwithstanding any right of the Investor (whether
or not exercised) to investigate the affairs of the Company or any right of any
party (whether or not exercised) to investigate the accuracy of the
representations and warranties of the other party contained in this Agreement or
the waiver of any condition to Closing, the Company, on the one hand, and the
Investor, on the other, have the right to rely fully upon the representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements of the other contained in this Agreement.
7.4 Survival. All representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements contained in or made pursuant to this Agreement or contained in any
certificate delivered pursuant to this Agreement, shall remain operative and in
full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of
any party hereto, and shall survive the transfer and payment for the Securities
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
7.5 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit
of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.
7.6 Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver. This Agreement and the
documents referred to herein, including, without limitation, the Company
Documents, constitute the entire understanding of the parties hereto and
supersedes all prior letters of intent, agreements or understandings among such
parties relating to the subject matter hereof.
7.7 Applicable Law. The laws of the State of California shall govern
the interpretation, validity and performance of the terms of this Agreement,
regardless of the law that might be applied under its principles of conflicts of
law.
7.8 Notices. All notices and other communications provided for herein
shall be dated and in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (x) on
the date of delivery, if delivered personally or by telecopier, receipt
confirmed, (y) on the second following business day, if delivered by a
recognized overnight courier service, or (z) seven days after mailing, if sent
by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, in
each case, to the party to whom it is directed at the following address (or at
such other address as any party hereto shall hereafter specify by notice in
writing to the other parties hereto):
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(i) If to the Company, to it at the following address:
CardSecure, Inc.
c/o 24/7 Media, Inc.
1250 Broadway
27th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attn: General Counsel
Fax (212) 760-1081
With a copy to:
CardSecure, Inc.
1035 East Hillsdale Blvd.
Suite 205
Foster City, California 94404
Attn: Chief Executive Officer
(Fax): (650) 358-0683
(ii) If to the Investor, to it at the following address:
24/7 Media, Inc.
1250 Broadway, 27th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (212) 760-1081
with a copy to:
Proskauer Rose LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036-8299
Attention: Ronald R. Papa, Esq.
Fax: (212) 969-2900
7.9 Counsel to Founders. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges that
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP has acted as counsel only to Joseph E. Shatara
and Michael J. Sculley, as founders of the Company. Furthermore, the Company
acknowledges that it has been advised by Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP to seek
separate counsel regarding tax matters, all matters in which the Founders may
have differing interests from the Company or the Investors, and this Section
7.9. The Company acknowledges that Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP has not
provided any tax advice regarding the transaction contemplated hereby or any
other transaction.
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7.10 Brokerage. Each party hereto will indemnify and hold harmless
each Investor and each officer, director, employee, agent, partner, shareholder
and Affiliate of each of the foregoing against and in respect of any claim for
brokerage, finders' fees or other commissions relative to this Agreement or to
the transactions contemplated hereby, based in any way on agreements,
arrangements or understandings made or claimed to have been made by such party
with any third party.
7.11 Severability. Each provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be prohibited or invalid under
applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such
prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of this Agreement.
7.12 Descriptive Headings. The section and other headings contained in
this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
7.13 Counterparts; Signatures by Facsimile. This Agreement may be
executed in two or more counterparts, each of which when so executed and
delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which together shall be
deemed to be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective
when counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other
party. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other
parties hereto by facsimile transmission of a copy of this Agreement bearing the
signature of the parties so delivering this Agreement.
7.14 Further Assurances. Each party shall do and perform, or cause to
be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and
deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as
the other party may reasonably request both before and after the Closing in
order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby.
7.15 Knowledge. When used herein, the phrase "to the knowledge of" any
Person, "to the best knowledge of" any Person, "known" to any Person or any
similar phrase, means (i) with respect to any Person who is an individual, the
actual knowledge of such Person, and (ii) with respect to any other Person, the
actual knowledge of any of the directors, officers, members, general partners,
stockholders or other similar Persons in a similar position or having similar
powers and duties.
8. Certain Definitions.
(a) "Affiliate" of a Person means a Person that directly or
indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or
is under common control with, the first mentioned Person.
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(b) "Qualified Public Offering" shall mean a sale of Common Stock
by the Company that satisfies each of the following conditions: (i) the sale of
the Common Stock is effected in an underwritten public offering pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
other than a registration relating solely to a transaction under Rule 145 under
such Act (or any successor thereto) or to an employee benefit plan of the
Company; (ii) such Common Stock upon issuance is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange or included for trading in the Nasdaq National Market System; (iii) the
offering price to the public is not less than $30.00 per share of Common Stock,
adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, other stock combinations or other
like events; and (iv) the sale of Common Stock results in at least $10,000,000
of gross proceeds to the Company, or, when considered together with all previous
underwritten public offerings of the Company satisfying clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) above, at least $20,000,000 of aggregate gross proceeds to the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.
THE COMPANY:
CARDSECURE, INC.
By: /s/ Michael J. Sculley
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Name: Michael J. Sculley
Title: Chief Financial Officer
THE INVESTOR:
24/7 MEDIA, INC.
By: /s/ Mark E. Moran
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Name: Mark E. Moran
Title: Senior Vice President
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts: Leslie Howard Jeff Wilkins
24/7 Media, Inc. Sift, Inc.
212.231.7104 408.541.7633
[email protected] [email protected]
24/7 Media Acquires Email Services Leader Sift
Internet Media Company Enhances Online Direct Marketing Capabilities
NEW YORK, March 10, 1999 - 24/7 Media, Inc. (NASDAQ: TFSM), one of the largest
Internet media companies, today announced a $22 million stock-for-stock
acquisition of Sift, Inc., a full-service provider of email-based direct
marketing services.
Sift provides one of the industry's most sophisticated suite of services for
Internet-enabled, database-driven email marketing, including an email
distribution service bureau, list management services, and a service that
appends email addresses to existing customer database lists. Sift manages and
rents one of the industry's largest opt-in email addresses segmented by
demographic, lifestyle and avocational interest criteria. Sift's direct
marketing services are used by more than 200 of the world's leading technology,
publishing and direct marketing firms, including Cahner's Publishing, Cisco
Systems, Dell Computer, Dun & Bradstreet, Experian, Hearst Books/Business
Publishing, Intel, Netscape Communications, Oracle, RealNetworks, and
Scholastic.
The combined capabilities of the two companies will enable 24/7 Media and Sift
to offer enhanced services to 24/7 Media's advertising and Web publisher clients
as well as to Sift's email service clients.
Through new services to be introduced in the next few weeks, 24/7 Media will add
customer relationship management programs (acquisition and retention) as a
compliment to its already comprehensive list of beyond-the-banner online
marketing offerings: sponsorships, merchant programs, and syndicated content.
Advertising clients will be able to email product and service information to
prospects and existing clients either by renting 24/7 Media's opt-in email
lists, or by providing their own customer databases to which 24/7 media will
append email addresses. The new services will also be closely integrated with
24/7 Profilz, the Company's co-op database initiative containing anonymous user
profiles segmented on more than 200 demographic and lifestyle variables.
Using the combined capabilities of 24/7 Media and Sift, an advertiser will now
be able to develop an integrated customer acquisition program that includes
database targeted banners and email, using its own customer file or the 24/7
Profilz database. Further, 24/7 Network affiliates
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will be able to initiate customer relationship management programs including
newsletters, as well as site update and new product notices.
"The synergies of this deal are multi-faceted, and Sift was the only company
that demonstrated success in managing a full-service approach to email direct
marketing services," said David J. Moore, CEO at 24/7 Media. "This acquisition
is another execution of our strategy to increase the value of online advertising
by offering advertisers comprehensive interactive marketing packages."
As a result of the acquisition, Sift will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
24/7 Media, Inc. and its management team will become an integral part of 24/7
Media's sales and marketing efforts, led by Jay Friesel, executive vice
president, sales and marketing. The Sift management team includes co-founders
Dr. Jack Zoken, CEO, and Dr. Jeff Wilkins, president. Prior to founding Sift,
Dr. Zoken previously served as an engineering manager at Borland International
focusing on the database engine underlying Borland's Paradox and dBase for
Windows products. He also worked as a development manager and a systems
programmer engaged in mass storage system development at Amdahl Corporation. Dr.
Wilkins led the sales and marketing working groups at CommerceNet, an Internet
eCommerce consortium based in Palo Alto, California. Prior to that, he was
president, chief operating officer and a director of EyeSys Technologies, Inc.,
and has held a variety of marketing and business development positions with Sun
Microsystems, Inc.
"Our suite of Internet-based direct marketing services are a perfect complement
to 24/7 Media's already impressive lineup of client services," said Jeff
Wilkins, president at Sift. "Our integrated approach will enable 24/7 to offer
clients a deeper, wider array of unparalleled solutions to their direct
marketing needs."
Sift will continue to operate independently and remain in its Sunnyvale,
California, headquarters while integrating its sales function with 24/7 Media's
existing national sales force. More information about Sift can be found at
www.sift.com.
About 24/7 Media
Reaching more than half of all online users in the U.S., 24/7 Media, Inc. is one
of the largest Internet media companies. The Company provides global Internet
advertising sales and representation as well as online direct marketing
solutions to advertisers and Web publishers.
The Company operates The 24/7 Network comprised of more than 150 name-brand Web
sites organized into high-demand content channels, as well as The ContentZone, a
network of more than 2,500 small to medium sites. In addition, the Company owns
and operates 24/7 Profilz, the first online co-op database of Web user profiles,
employed with 24/7's Adfinity adserving system, the only adserving solution
designed to deliver targeted ads based on demographic profiles.
Based in New York, 24/7 Media, Inc. is a publicly traded company (NASDAQ:
TFSM) with U.S. offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and
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Virginia. The Company has international interests in 24/7 Media Asia
(www.247asia.com) and 24/7 Media Europe (www.247europe.com). Based in Hong Kong
and operated principally by China.com Corporation, 24/7 Media Asia operates the
24/7 Media - Asia Network, a network of Asian interest Web sites supported by
sales offices in each of seven Pacific Rim countries. Based in London, 24/7
Media Europe operates a network of European Web sites supported by sales offices
in ten European countries. More information about 24/7 Media, Inc. can be found
on its Web site located at http://www.247media.com.
