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EXHIBIT 4.2
[Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati Letterhead]
October 11, 2000
[Selling Stockholder Address]
RE: AUSPEX SYSTEMS, INC. - SHARE PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Dear [Selling Stockholder]:
Auspex Systems, Inc., (the "Company"), is requesting that you amend the
Share Purchase Agreement dated September 19, 2000. As you are aware, the Company
engaged Halpern Capital Management, Inc. ("Halpern") as a placement agent in the
recent private placement of the Company's Common Stock. The Company would like
to pay part of the placement fee to Halpern in the form of a warrant to purchase
566,048 shares of Common Stock. The exercise price per share of the warrant will
be $7.9625, which is the price that you paid for your shares under the Share
Purchase Agreement.
The terms of the Share Purchase Agreement prohibit the Company from
including the shares subject to this warrant in the registration statement on
Form S-3. The Company is requesting that you amend Sections 7.1.1(j) and (k) to
state as follows:
7. Form D Filing; Registration; Compliance with the Securities Act;
Covenants.
7.1 Form D Filing; Registration of Shares.
7.1.1 Registration Statement; Expenses.
The Company, which as of the date of Closing is eligible to use a Form
S-3 registration statement, shall: . . .
(j) not allow any shareholders other than the Purchasers and
Baruch Halpern and Shoshana Halpern, to include their
shares in the Registration Statement;
(k) not file another registration statement or make any
other offers of securities, either of which would cause
the offering of the Shares to be integrated with any
other securities offering of the Company, except that
the Company may file any registration statement required
pursuant to that certain Registration Rights Agreement
between the Company and certain buyers dated January 18,
2000 and may issue shares pursuant to conversion of the
Series B Preferred Stock and pursuant to a warrant and a
warrant purchase agreement with Baruch Halpern and
Shoshana Halpern;
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In addition, the Company would like to amend the Representations,
Warranties and Covenants Section of the Share Purchase Agreement with respect to
the capitalization of the Company as follows:
4.2 Capitalization . . .
(d) The Company has reserved 1,605,136 shares of
Common Stock for issuance upon the exercise of
outstanding warrants to purchase Common Stock
and the Company expects to reserve 566,048
shares of Common Stock for exercise of warrants
that the Company anticipates issuing to the
placement agent.
If you agree to amend the Share Purchase Agreement as stated above,
please sign and date this letter as noted below and return it to the undersigned
by facsimile at (650) 461-5375.
Please call Gina Christopher at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati at
(650) 565-3540 if you have any questions about this letter.
Sincerely,
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
Professional Corporation
/s/ Gina M. Christopher
Gina M. Christopher
I hereby agree to amend the Share Purchase Agreement as described above.
Shareholder: State of Wisconsin
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By: /s/ John F. Nelson
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Name: John F. Nelson
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Title: Investment Director
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# of shares: 2,750,000
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Date: 10/12/2000
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October 11, 2000
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Shareholder: CastleRock Partners, L.P.
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By: /s/ Paul P. Tanico
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Name: Paul P. Tanico
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Title: Management Member of the General Partner
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# of shares: 326,531
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Date: 10/12/2000
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Shareholder: CastleRock Fund, Ltd.
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By: /s/ Paul P. Tanico
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Name: Paul P. Tanico
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Title: Principal of the Investment Advisor
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# of shares: 145,683
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Date: 10/12/2000
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Shareholder: CastleRock Partners II, L.P.
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By: /s/ Paul P. Tanico
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Name: Paul P. Tanico
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Title: Managing Member of the General Partner
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# of shares: 30,141
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Date: 10/12/2000
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October 11, 2000
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Franklin Strategic Series
On behalf of Franklin Small Cap Growth
Shareholder: Fund I
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By: /s/ David P. Goss
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Name: David P. Goss
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Title: Vice President
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# of shares: 1,255,887
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Date: 10/13/2000
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Shareholder: Franklin Templeton Variable Insurance
Products Trust
On behalf of Franklin Small Cap Growth
Fund
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By: /s/ David P. Goss
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Name: David P. Goss
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Title: Vice President
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# of shares: 1,255,887
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Date: 10/13/2000
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