EXHIBIT 10.17
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the "Amendment") is
entered into as of the 31st day of October, 2000, by and between JOHN DEERE
SPECIAL TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Investor"), and
XATA CORPORATION, a Minnesota corporation (the "Company").
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor entered into a Stock Purchase
Agreement dated as of August 30, 2000 (the "Stock Purchase Agreement"), whereby
the Investor would purchase up to an aggregate of three million six hundred
thousand (3,600,000) shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value (the "Common Stock")
of the Company (3,147,000 shares of newly issued Common Stock from the Company,
200,000 shares from the Selling Shareholder (as defined in the Stock Purchase
Agreement), and 253,000 shares from the conversion of the Promissory Note (as
defined in the Stock Purchase Agreement) upon an exercise of the Note Option),
on the terms and conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Stock Purchase Agreement provided for a 1st Closing of six
hundred thirty thousand (630,000) shares and, subject to certain conditions, a
2nd Closing for the remaining two million five hundred seventeen thousand
(2,517,000) shares to be purchased from the Company;
WHEREAS, the purchase of 630,000 shares in the 1st Closing and the
purchase of 200,000 shares from the Selling Shareholder occurred on August 31,
2000;
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor desire to amend the terms of the
Agreement to reduce the number of shares to be purchased in the 2nd Closing to
one million three hundred fourteen thousand sixty (1,314,060) shares and to
grant to the Investor an option to purchase up to the remaining one million two
hundred two thousand nine hundred forty (1,202,940) shares;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
and obligations hereafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings ascribed thereto in the Stock Purchase Agreement.
Section 1.1(a) of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and
replaced in its entirety as follows:
(a) Sales of New Shares of Common Stock. Subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, the Company shall issue and
sell to the Investor, and the Investor shall purchase from the
Company, one million
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nine hundred forty-four thousand sixty (1,944,060) shares of
Common Stock (the "Purchase Shares") as noted on Exhibit "B"
attached hereto, for the purchase price provided in Section
1.1(b) below.
Section 1.3 of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and
replaced in its entirety as follows:
1.3 Reservation of Shares. The Company shall reserve and keep
available for issuance such number of its authorized but
unissued shares of its Common Stock as will be sufficient to
permit the issuance of the Note Shares and the Option Shares.
All shares of Common Stock that are so issuable shall, when
issued, be duly and validly issued and fully paid and
non-assessable.
A new Section 1.7 of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby added as
follows:
1.7 Option to Purchase Additional Shares.
(a) Option to Purchase Additional Shares. At the
option of the Investor (the "Share Option"), which option
shall be exercisable by the Investor at any time prior to
December 31, 2002 (the "Share Option Period"), the Company
shall issue and sell to the Investor, and the Investor shall
purchase from the Company, up to one million two hundred two
thousand nine hundred forty (1,202,940) shares of Common Stock
(the "Option Shares") as noted on Exhibit "B" attached hereto,
for the purchase price provided in Section 1.1(c) below. The
Investor shall be entitled to one exercise of the Share
Option, even if such exercise is for less than the total
number of Option Shares.
(b) Mechanics. At any time during the Share Option
Period, the Investor may exercise the Share Option by
delivering a written notice (the "Share Option Notice") to the
Company setting forth its intention to exercise the Share
Option and the number of Option Shares to be purchased in
substantially the form attached hereto as "Exhibit 1.7."
(c) Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Option
Shares shall be 82 percent (82%) of the average of the daily
Bid and Ask (4:00 p.m. closing) price for the Company's Common
Stock, as reported by the Nasdaq Smallcap Market, for the 30
day period preceding the date of the Share Option Notice (the
"Share Option Purchase Price").
Article III of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to
reflect the application of the representations and warranties of the Company to
the Option Shares as follows:
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Sections 3.2, 3.5, 3.6, 3.11, 3.15, 3.30, and 3.31 of
the Stock Purchase Agreement are hereby amended so that each
instance of the term "Note Shares" reads "Note Shares and
Option Shares."
Article IV of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to reflect
the application of the representations and warranties of the Investor to the
Option Shares as follows:
Section 4.1 of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby
amended so that each instance of the term "Note Shares" reads
"Note Shares and Option Shares."
Article V of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to reflect
the application of the conditions to closing of the Company to the Option Shares
as follows:
The first sentence of Article V of the Stock Purchase
Agreement is hereby amended so that the term "Note Shares"
reads "Note Shares and Option Shares."
Article VI of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended to reflect
the application of the conditions to closing of the Investor to the Option
Shares as follows:
Section 6.20 of the Stock Purchase Agreement is
hereby amended so that the term "Note Option" reads "Note
Option and Share Option."
Section 7.3 of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and
replaced in its entirety as follows:
7.3 Legends. The certificates evidencing the Purchase Shares,
the Note Shares and the Option Shares shall be free of
legends, except as provided for in Section 9.11.
Section 7.7 of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and
replaced in its entirety as follows:
7.7 Issuance of Shares. The sale of the Purchased Shares, the
Note Shares and the Option Shares shall be made in accordance
with the provisions and requirements of Regulation D and any
applicable state law.
Section 7.8 of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and
replaced in its entirety as follows:
7.8 Nominations to Board of Directors. The Investor shall have
the right to nominate two individuals (the "Initial Investor
Designees") for election to the Board of Directors, which
number shall increase to three individuals (the "Additional
Investor Designee", together with the Initial Investor
Designees, the "Investor Designees") upon exercise in full of
the
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Share Option. As promptly as practicable after the 1st
Closing, the Company shall use its best efforts to obtain the
resignation of one current member of the Board of Directors
and cause the nomination and election to the two vacant
director positions the Initial Investor Designees. Upon
exercise in full of the Share Option, the Company shall use
its best efforts to obtain the resignation one member of the
Board of Directors, which member shall not be an Investor
Designee, and cause the nomination and election of the
Additional Investor Designee to the vacant director position
thereby created, and at the next annual or special meeting of
stockholders of the Company held for the purpose of electing
directors, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause the
nomination and election of the Investor Designees. In
connection therewith, the Company agrees to solicit proxies
for, and recommend that its stockholders vote in favor of, the
Investor Designees. If an Investor Designee shall cease to be
a member of the Board of Directors for any reason other than
expiration of his or her term, the Company shall promptly,
upon the request of the Investor, use its best efforts to
cause the election or appointment of a person selected by the
Investor to replace such designee.
Section 9.11 of the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended so that
the term "Note Option" reads "Note Option and Share Option."
A new Exhibit 1.7 is attached hereto.
Exhibit "B" to the Stock Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and
replaced in its entirety by Exhibit "B" attached hereto.
All other provisions of the Stock Purchase Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect. This Amendment may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which
together shall constitute on and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Investor have executed and
delivered this Amendment as of the day and year first above written.
COMPANY:
Xata Corporation
By: /s/ William P. Flies
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Its: Chief Executive Officer
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INVESTOR:
John Deere Special Technologies Group, Inc.
By: /s/ Charles R. Stamp, Jr.
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Charles R. Stamp, Jr., President
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"EXHIBIT 1.7"
Form of Share Option Notice
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
John Deere Special Technologies Group, Inc. (the "Investor") hereby
notifies XATA Corporation (the "Company") of its intention to exercise its Share
Option to purchase __________ shares of Common Stock from the Company at a
Purchase Price of $____ per share, pursuant to Section 1.7(c) of that certain
Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of _________, 2000,
between the Investor and the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this
Notice of Exercise this __ day of _______, 200_.
John Deere Special Technologies Group, Inc.
By:
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Its:
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EXHIBIT B
SUMMARY OF COMMON & PREFERRED STOCK, OPTIONS, AND
WARRANTS OF XATA CORPORATION
AS OF 30 JUNE 2000
(SUBJECT TO NORMAL CHANGES PRIOR TO CLOSING)
ITEM QUANTITY
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A) Common Shares Outstanding 4,537,028
B) Preferred Stock 400,000
(Total after conversion)
C) Stock Options
Priced less than $/option 349,172
Priced greater than $/option 187,311
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Total Options 536,483
D) WARRANTS
Priced less than $/warrant 40,812
Priced greater than $/warrant 56,000
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Total Options 96,812
GROSS TOTAL 5,570,323
1st Closing Amount 630,000
2nd Closing 1,314,060
Share Option 1,202,940
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Total New Shares 3,147,000
Note Conversion (after 08/01/01) 253,000
Selling Shareholder 200,000
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Total Shares Acquired 3,600,000
