EX-99 7 ex7sc13d-ixos.txt EXHIBIT 7 EXHIBIT 7 to SCHEDULE 13D REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT among IXOS SOFTWARE AG, GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS (BERMUDA), L.P., GAP COINVESTMENT PARTNERS II, L.P., GAPSTAR, LLC and GAPCO KG GMBH & CO. KG ________________________ Dated: September 17, 2002 ________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE ---- 1. Definitions. ....................................................... 1 2. General; Securities Subject to this Agreement........................ 5 (a) Grant of Rights. ...................................... 5 (b) Registrable Securities. ............................... 5 (c) Holders of Registrable Securities. .................... 5 3. Demand Registration.................................................. 6 (a) Request for Demand Registration. ....................... 6 (b) Incidental or "Piggy-Back" Rights with Respect to a Demand Registration................................ 7 (c) Effective Demand Registration and Offering. ........... 7 (d) Expenses. ............................................. 8 (e) Underwriting Procedures. .............................. 8 (f) Selection of Underwriters. ............................ 8 4. Incidental or "Piggy-Back" Registration.............................. 8 (a) Request for Incidental Registration. ................... 8 (b) Termination of Registration. .......................... 9 (c) Expenses. ............................................. 9 5. Form 3 Registration.................................................. 9 (a) Request for a Form 3 Registration. .................... 9 (b) Form 3 Underwriting Procedures. .......................10 (c) Limitations on Form 3 Registrations. ..................10 (d) Expenses. .............................................11 (e) No Demand Registration. ...............................11 6. Holdback Agreements..................................................11 (a) Restrictions on Public Sale by Designated Holders. .....11 (b) Restrictions on Public Sale by the Company. ...........11 7. Registration Procedures..............................................12 (a) Obligations of the Company. ...........................12 (b) Seller Information. ...................................15 (c) Notice to Discontinue. ................................15 (d) Registration Expenses. ................................15 8. European Listings....................................................16 9. Indemnification; Contribution........................................17 (a) Indemnification by the Company. .......................17 (b) Indemnification by Designated Holders. ................17 (c) Conduct of Indemnification Proceedings. ...............18 (d) Contribution. .........................................19 10. Rule 144.............................................................19 (a) Rule 144 Compliance. ..................................19 (b) ADS Facility. .........................................20 11. Miscellaneous........................................................20 (a) Recapitalizations, Exchanges, etc. ....................20 (b) No Inconsistent Agreements. ...........................20 i (c) Remedies. .............................................20 (d) Amendments and Waivers. ...............................20 (e) Notices. ..............................................21 (f) Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. ....22 (g) Counterparts. .........................................22 (h) Headings. .............................................22 (i) GOVERNING LAW. ........................................22 (j) Severability. ........................................22 (k) Rules of Construction. ................................23 (l) Entire Agreement. .....................................23 (m) Further Assurances. ...................................23 (n) Other Agreements. .....................................23 ii REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT, dated September 17, 2002 (this "Agreement"), among IXOS Software AG, a German stock corporation (the "Company"), General Atlantic Partners (Bermuda), L.P., a Bermuda exempted limited partnership ("GAP LP"), GAP Coinvestment Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("GAP Coinvestment"), GapStar, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("GapStar") and GAPCO KG GmbH & Co. KG, a German limited partnership ("GAPCO KG") WHEREAS, pursuant to the Participation Agreement, dated August 12, 2002 (the "Participation Agreement"), among the Company, GAP LP, GAP Coinvestment, GapStar and GAPCO KG, the Company has agreed to issue and sell to GAP LP, GAP Coinvestment, GapStar and GAPCO KG, an aggregate of 1,800,000 Ordinary Shares (as hereinafter defined); WHEREAS, pursuant to certain Share Purchase Agreements, dated August 12, 2002 among GAP LP, GAP Coinvestment, GapStar, GAPCO KG and certain selling shareholders of the Company named therein (the "Selling Shareholders"), the Selling Shareholders have agreed to sell to GAP LP, GAP Coinvestment, GapStar and GAPCO KG, an aggregate of 3,600,000 Ordinary Shares; WHEREAS, the Company has implemented a "Level III" American Depositary Receipt Program pursuant to which American Depositary Shares (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) representing Ordinary Shares have been (i) deposited with The Bank of New York, as Depositary, pursuant to the Deposit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (ii) registered under the Securities Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Exchange Act (as hereinafter defined) and (iii) listed for trading on The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. ("Nasdaq"); WHEREAS, (i) the General Atlantic Shareholders (as hereinafter defined) may wish to sell their Ordinary Shares in the United States through a sale on Nasdaq (or another United States securities exchange) of American Depositary Shares representing such Ordinary Shares and (ii) as a result, the registration of such Ordinary Shares pursuant to the Securities Act may be necessary and required as a condition and prerequisite to such sales; and WHEREAS, in order to induce each of GAP LP, GAP Coinvestment, GapStar and GAPCO KG to purchase Ordinary Shares from the Company and the Selling Shareholders, the Company has agreed to grant registration rights with respect to the Registrable Securities (as hereinafter defined) as set forth in this Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement the following terms have the meanings indicated: 1 "AFFILIATE" shall mean any Person who is an "affiliate" as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act. "AGREEMENT" mean this Agreement as the same may be amended, supplemented or modified in accordance with the terms hereof. "APPROVED UNDERWRITER" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(f) of this Agreement. "BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in the State of New York or the city of Frankfurt, Germany are authorized or required by law or executive order to close. "CLOSING PRICE" means, with respect to the Registrable Securities, as of the date of determination, (a) if the Registrable Securities are listed on a United States or European securities exchange, the closing price per share of a Registrable Security on such date published in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (NATIONAL EDITION), HANDELSBLATT or other comparable European financial newspaper, if no such closing price on such date is published in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (NATIONAL EDITION), HANDELSBLATT or other comparable European financial newspaper, the average of the closing bid and asked prices on such date, as officially reported on the principal securities exchange on which the Registrable Securities are then listed or admitted to trading; or (b) if the Registrable Securities are not then listed or admitted to trading on any United States securities exchange or comparable European securities exchange but are designated as either national market system securities by the NASD or comparable European securities system by a comparable association of securities dealers, the last trading price per share of a Registrable Security on such date; or (c) if there shall have been no trading on such date or if the Registrable Securities are not designated as national market system securities by the NASD or comparable European securities system by a comparable association of securities dealers, the average of the reported closing bid and asked prices of the Registrable Securities on such date as shown by the National Market System of The Nasdaq Stock Market or comparable European market system and reported by any member firm of The New York Stock Exchange, Inc. or comparable European securities exchange selected by the Company; or (d) if none of (a), (b) or (c) is applicable, a market price per share determined in good faith by the Company's Board of Directors or, if such determination is not satisfactory to the Designated Holder for whom such determination is being made, by a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected by the Company and such Designated Holder, the expenses for which shall be borne equally by the Company and such Designated Holder. If trading is conducted on a continuous basis on any exchange, then the closing price shall be at 4:00 P.M. New York City time. "COMMISSION" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any similar agency then having jurisdiction to enforce the Securities Act. "COMPANY" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. "COMPANY UNDERWRITER" has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) of this Agreement. 2 "DEMAND REGISTRATION" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of this Agreement. "DEPOSIT AGREEMENT" means the Deposit Agreement, dated as of September 25, 1998 and as amended from time to time, among the Company, The Bank of New York, as Depositary, and all holders and beneficial owners from time to time of ADRs (as defined therein); "DESIGNATED HOLDER" means each of the General Atlantic Shareholders and any transferee of any of them to whom Registrable Securities have been transferred in accordance with Section 11(f) of this Agreement, other than a transferee to whom Registrable Securities have been transferred pursuant to a Registration Statement under the Securities Act or Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act (or any successor rule thereto). "$" or "DOLLAR" means United States dollars. "?" or "EURO" means the official currency of the European Union. "EXCHANGE ACT" means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. "EUROPEAN LISTING" has the meaning set forth in Section 8(a) of this Agreement. "EUROPEAN LISTING OR PUBLIC OFFERING EXPENSES" has the meaning set forth in Section 8(d) of this Agreement. "EUROPEAN PUBLIC OFFERING" has the meaning set forth in Section 8(c) of this Agreement. "FORM 3 INITIATING HOLDERS" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) of this Agreement. "FORM 3 REGISTRATION" has the meaning set forth in Section 5(a) of this Agreement. "GAPCO KG" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. "GAP COINVESTMENT" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. "GAP LP" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. "GAPSTAR" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. "GENERAL ATLANTIC SHAREHOLDERS" means GAP LP, GAP Coinvestment, GapStar, GAPCO KG and any Permitted Transferee thereof to whom Registrable Securities are transferred in accordance with Section 11(f) of this Agreement. 3 "HOLDERS' COUNSEL" has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a)(i) of this Agreement. "INCIDENTAL REGISTRATION" has the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) of this Agreement. "INDEMNIFIED PARTY" has the meaning set forth in Section 9(c) of this Agreement. "INDEMNIFYING PARTY" has the meaning set forth in Section 9(c) of this Agreement. "INITIATING HOLDERS" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of this Agreement. "INSPECTOR" has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a)(vii) of this Agreement. "LIABILITY" has the meaning set forth in Section 9(a) of this Agreement. "MARKET PRICE" means, on any date of determination, the average of the daily Closing Price of the Registrable Securities for the immediately preceding thirty (30) days on which the national securities exchanges are open for trading. "NASD" means the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. "NASDAQ" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. "ORDINARY SHARES" means the ordinary shares of the Company or any other share capital of the Company into which such shares are reclassified or reconstituted. "PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. "PERSON" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company, limited liability company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind, and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity. "RECORDS" has the meaning set forth in Section 7(a)(vii) of this Agreement. "REGISTRABLE SECURITIES" means each of the following: (a) any and all Ordinary Shares owned by the Designated Holders or issued or issuable upon conversion of any convertible securities or exercise of any warrants acquired by any of the Designated Holders after the date hereof, (b) any other Ordinary Shares acquired or owned by any of the Designated Holders if such Designated Holder is an Affiliate of the 4 Company, (c) any Ordinary Shares issued or issuable to any of the Designated Holders with respect to the Registrable Securities by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise and any Ordinary Shares or voting common stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, and (d) any American Depositary Shares (as defined in the Deposit Agreement) or other depositary receipts representing any of the foregoing. "REGISTRATION EXPENSES" has the meaning set forth in Section 7(d) of this Agreement. "REGISTRATION STATEMENT" means a registration statement filed pursuant to the Securities Act. "SECURITIES ACT" means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. "SELLING SHAREHOLDERS" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. "SUBSEQUENT GENERAL ATLANTIC PURCHASER" means any Affiliate of GA that, after the date hereof, acquires any Ordinary Shares. "VALID BUSINESS REASON" has the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) of this Agreement. 2. GENERAL; SECURITIES SUBJECT TO THIS AGREEMENT. (a) GRANT OF RIGHTS. The Company hereby grants registration rights to the Designated Holders upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. (b) REGISTRABLE SECURITIES. For the purposes of this Agreement, Registrable Securities will cease to be Registrable Securities, when (i) a Registration Statement (other than a Form F-6 or successor thereto) covering such Registrable Securities has been declared effective under the Securities Act by the Commission and such Registrable Securities have been disposed of pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, (ii) the entire amount of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in a single sale, in the opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company and the Designated Holder, each in their reasonable judgment, may be distributed to the public in the United States without any limitation as to volume pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision then in effect) under the Securities Act, (iii) the Registrable Securities are proposed to be sold or distributed by a Person not entitled to the registration rights granted by this Agreement, or (iv) such Registrable Securities have been distributed pursuant to Rule 144 (or any successor provision then in effect) under the Securities Act. (c) HOLDERS OF REGISTRABLE SECURITIES. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person owns of record Registrable Securities, or holds an option or warrant to purchase, or a security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, Registrable Securities, whether or not such acquisition or conversion has actually been effected. If the Company receives conflicting 5 instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same Registrable Securities, the Company may act upon the basis of the instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities. Registrable Securities issuable upon exercise of an option or warrant or upon conversion of another security shall be deemed outstanding for the purposes of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a holder of warrants, options or a security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Registrable Securities shall not be entitled to notice of any registration pursuant to this Agreement or to participate in any registration statement filed pursuant to or in accordance with this Agreement during any period while such warrant, option or other security is not yet eligible by its terms for exercise, conversion or exchange by the holder into or for Registrable Securities. 3. DEMAND REGISTRATION. (a) REQUEST FOR DEMAND REGISTRATION. One or more of the General Atlantic Shareholders as a group, acting through GAP or its written designee (the "Initiating Holders"), may make a written request to the Company to register, and the Company shall register, under the Securities Act (other than pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form F-4, S-4 or S-8 or any successor thereto and other than solely pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form F-6) (each, a "Demand Registration"), the number of Registrable Securities stated in such request. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be obligated to effect (i) more than two Demand Registrations for the General Atlantic Shareholders, collectively; and (ii) a Demand Registration if the Initiating Holders propose to sell their Registrable Securities at an aggregate price (calculated based upon the Market Price of the Registrable Securities on the date the Company receives the request for the Demand Registration) to the public for less than $10,000,000. For purposes of the preceding sentence, two or more Registration Statements filed in response to one demand shall be counted as one Demand Registration. If the Board of Directors of the Company, in its good faith judgment, determines that any registration of Registrable Securities should not be made or continued because it would interfere in any material respect with any financing, acquisition, corporate reorganization or merger or other material transaction or activity involving the Company (a "Valid Business Reason"), the Company may (x) postpone filing a Registration Statement relating to a Demand Registration for a reasonable period not in excess of ninety (90) days from the date of notice provided in the manner described below, and (y) in case a Registration Statement has been filed relating to a Demand Registration, if the Valid Business Reason has not resulted from actions taken by the Company, the Company, upon the approval of a majority of the Company's Board of Directors, such majority to include at least one General Atlantic Director (as defined in the Participation Agreement), may cause such Registration Statement to be withdrawn and its effectiveness terminated or may postpone amending or supplementing such Registration Statement. The Company shall give written notice of its determination to postpone or withdraw a Registration Statement, before taking any such action and of the fact that the Valid Business Reason for such postponement or withdrawal no longer exists promptly after the occurrence thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may not postpone or withdraw a filing under this Section 3(a) more than once in any twelve (12) month period. Each request for a Demand Registration by the Initiating Holders shall state the amount of the Registrable Securities proposed to be sold and the intended method of disposition thereof. 6 (b) INCIDENTAL OR "PIGGY-BACK" RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO A DEMAND REGISTRATION. Each of the Designated Holders (other than Initiating Holders which have requested a registration under Section 3(a)) may offer its or his Registrable Securities under any Demand Registration pursuant to this Section 3(b). Within five (5) Business Days after the receipt of a request for a Demand Registration from an Initiating Holder, the Company shall (i) give written notice thereof to all of the Designated Holders (other than Initiating Holders which have requested a registration under Section 3(a)) and (ii) subject to Section 3(e), include in such registration all of the Registrable Securities held by such Designated Holders from whom the Company has received a written request for inclusion therein within ten (10) Business Days of the receipt by such Designated Holders of such written notice referred to in clause (i) above. In connection with any Incidental Registration under this Section 3(b) involving an underwritten offering, the Company shall not be required to include any Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering unless such Designated Holders thereof accept the terms of the underwritten offering as agreed upon between the Company, the Initiating Holders and the Approved Underwriter, and then only in such quantity as the Approved Underwriter believes will not jeopardize the success of the offering. Each such request by such Designated Holders shall specify the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be registered. The failure of any Designated Holder to respond within such 10-day period referred to in clause (ii) above shall be deemed to be a waiver of such Designated Holder's rights under this Section 3 with respect to such Demand Registration. Any Designated Holder may waive its rights under this Section 3 prior to the expiration of such 10-day period by giving written notice to the Company, with a copy to the Initiating Holders. If a Designated Holder sends the Company a written request for inclusion of part or all of such Designated Holder s Registrable Securities in a registration, such Designated Holder shall not be entitled to withdraw or revoke such request without the prior written consent of the Company in its sole discretion unless, as a result of facts or circumstances arising after the date on which such request was made relating to the Company or to market conditions, such Designated Holder reasonably determines that participation in such registration would have a material adverse effect on such Designated Holder. (c) EFFECTIVE DEMAND REGISTRATION AND OFFERING. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause any Demand Registration to become and remain effective not later than ninety (90) days after it receives a request under Section 3(a) hereof. A registration shall not constitute a Demand Registration until Registrable Securities are sold pursuant to such demand or such registration statement has become effective and remains continuously effective for the lesser of (i) the period during which all Registrable Securities registered in the Demand Registration are sold and (ii) one hundred twenty (120) days; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that a registration shall not constitute a Demand Registration if (x) after such Demand Registration has become effective, such registration or the related offer, sale or distribution of Registrable Securities thereunder is interfered with by any stop order, injunction or other order or requirement of the Commission or other governmental agency or court for any reason not attributable to the Initiating Holders and such interference is not thereafter eliminated or (y) the conditions specified in the underwriting agreement, if any, entered into in connection with such Demand Registration are not satisfied or waived, other than by reason of a failure by the Initiating Holder or (z) the Company postpones filing or withdraws the Registration Statement pursuant to a Valid Business Reason in accordance with Section 3(a). 7 (d) EXPENSES. The Company shall pay all Registration Expenses in connection with a Demand Registration, whether or not such Demand Registration becomes effective. (e) UNDERWRITING PROCEDURES. If the Company or the Initiating Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all of the Initiating Holders so elect, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Demand Registration to be in the form of a firm commitment underwritten offering and the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering shall be the Approved Underwriter selected in accordance with Section 3(f). In connection with any Demand Registration under this Section 3 involving an underwritten offering, none of the Registrable Securities held by any Designated Holder making a request for inclusion of such Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof shall be included in such underwritten offering unless such Designated Holder accepts the terms of the offering as agreed upon by the Company, the Initiating Holders and the Approved Underwriter. If the Approved Underwriter advises the Company that the aggregate amount of such Registrable Securities requested to be included in such offering is sufficiently large to jeopardize the success of such offering, then the Company shall include in such registration or offering only the aggregate amount of Registrable Securities that the Approved Underwriter believes may be sold without so jeopardizing the success of such offering and shall reduce the amount of Registrable Securities to be included in such registration, FIRST as to the Company, SECOND as to the Designated Holders (who are not Initiating Holders and who requested to participate in such registration pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof) as a group, if any, and THIRD as to the Initiating Holders as a group, pro rata within each group based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Designated Holder or Initiating Holder, as the case may be. (f) SELECTION OF UNDERWRITERS. If any Demand Registration or Form 3 Registration, as the case may be, of Registrable Securities is in the form of an underwritten offering, the Company shall select and obtain an investment banking firm of international reputation to act as the managing underwriter of the offering (the "Approved Underwriter"); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Approved Underwriter shall, in any case, also be approved by the Initiating Holders or Form 3 Initiating Holders, as the case may be, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld. 4. INCIDENTAL OR "PIGGY-BACK" REGISTRATION. (a) REQUEST FOR INCIDENTAL REGISTRATION. If the Company proposes to file a Registration Statement under the Securities Act with respect to an offering of Ordinary Shares by the Company for its own account (other than a Registration Statement on Form F-4, S-4 or S-8 or any successor thereto and other than solely pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form F-6) or for the account of any shareholder of the Company other than the Designated Holders, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to each of the Designated Holders at least twenty (20) days before the anticipated filing date, and such notice shall describe the proposed registration and distribution and offer such Designated Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as each such Designated Holder may request (an "Incidental Registration"). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts (within twenty (20) days of the notice provided for in the preceding sentence) to cause the managing underwriter or underwriters in the case of a proposed underwritten offering (the 8 "Company Underwriter") to permit each of the Designated Holders who have requested in writing to participate in the Incidental Registration to include its Registrable Securities in such registration on the same terms and conditions as the securities of the Company or the account of such other shareholder, as the case may be, included therein. In connection with any Incidental Registration under this Section 4(a) involving an underwritten offering, the Company shall not be required to include any Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering unless the Designated Holders thereof accept the terms of the underwritten offering as agreed upon between the Company, such other stockholders, if any, and the Company Underwriter, and then only in such quantity as the Company Underwriter believes will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the Company Underwriter determines that the registration, offering or listing of all or part of the Registrable Securities which the Designated Holders have requested to be included would jeopardize the success of such offering, then the Company shall be required to include in such Incidental Registration, to the extent of the amount that the Company Underwriter believes may be sold without so jeopardizing the success of such offering FIRST, all of the securities to be offered for the account of the Company; SECOND, the Registrable Securities to be offered for the account of the Designated Holders pursuant to this Section 4 and the other shareholders for whose account the Registration Statement is filed pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by each such Designated Holder or other shareholder; and THIRD, any other securities requested to be included in such offering. (b) TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION. If, at any time after giving such written notice in accordance with Section 4(a) and prior to the effective date of the registration statement filed in connection with such Incidental Registration, the Company shall determine for any reason to withdraw such registration statement and terminate its proposed Incidental Registration, then the Company may, at its election, given written notice of such determination to each holder of Registrable Securities and thereupon the Company shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in connection with such registration (but not from its obligation to pay the Registration Expenses in connection therewith to the extent provided in Section 4(c)). (c) EXPENSES. The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses in connection with any Incidental Registration pursuant to this Section 4, whether or not such Incidental Registration becomes effective. 5. FORM 3 REGISTRATION. (a) REQUEST FOR A FORM 3 REGISTRATION. Upon the Company becoming eligible for use of Form F-3 or Form S-3 (or any successor form thereto) under the Securities Act in connection with a public offering of its securities, in the event that the Company shall receive from one or more of the General Atlantic Shareholders as a group, acting through GAP or its written designee (the "Form 3 Initiating Holders"), a written request that the Company register, under the Securities Act on Form F-3 or Form S-3 (or any successor form then in effect) (a "Form 3 Registration"), all or a portion of the Registrable Securities owned by such Form 3 Initiating Holders, the Company shall give written notice of such request to all of the Designated Holders (other than Form 3 Initiating Holders which have requested a Form 3 Registration under this Section 5(a)) as promptly as practicable but in any event at least fifteen (15) Business Days before the anticipated filing date of such Form 3 Registration Statement, and such notice shall 9 describe the proposed registration and offer such Designated Holders the opportunity to register the number of Registrable Securities as each such Designated Holder may request in writing to the Company, given within ten (10) Business Days after their receipt from the Company of the written notice of such registration. With respect to each Form 3 Registration, the Company shall subject to Section 5(b), (i) include in such offering the Registrable Securities of the Form 3 Initiating Holders and (ii) use its reasonable best efforts to (x) cause such registration pursuant to this Section 5(a) to become and remain effective as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than ninety (90) days after it receives a request therefor and (y) include in such offering the Registrable Securities of the Designated Holders (other than Form 3 Initiating Holders which have requested a Form 3 Registration under this Section 5(a)) who have requested in writing to participate in such registration on the same terms and conditions as the Registrable Securities of the Form 3 Initiating Holders included therein. (b) FORM 3 UNDERWRITING PROCEDURES. If the Company or the Form 3 Initiating Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities held by all of the Form 3 Initiating Holders so elect, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Form 3 Registration pursuant to this Section 5 to be in the form of a firm commitment underwritten offering and the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such offering shall be the Approved Underwriter selected in accordance with Section 3(f). In connection with any Form 3 Registration under Section 5(a) involving an underwritten offering, the Company shall not be required to include any Registrable Securities in such underwritten offering unless the Designated Holders thereof accept the terms of the underwritten offering as agreed upon between the Company, the Approved Underwriter and the Form 3 Initiating Holders, and then only in such quantity as such underwriter believes will not jeopardize the success of such offering by the Form 3 Initiating Holders. If the Approved Underwriter believes that the registration of all or part of the Registrable Securities which the Form 3 Initiating Holders and the other Designated Holders have requested to be included would jeopardize the success of such public offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the underwritten offering, to the extent of the amount that the Approved Underwriter believes may be sold without so jeopardizing the success of such offering, FIRST, all of the Registrable Securities to be offered for the account of the Form 3 Initiating Holders, pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by such Form 3 Initiating Holders; SECOND, the Registrable Securities to be offered for the account of the other Designated Holders who requested inclusion of their Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 5(a), pro rata based on the number of Registrable Securities owned by such Designated Holders; and THIRD, any other securities requested to be included in such offering. (c) LIMITATIONS ON FORM 3 REGISTRATIONS. If the Board of Directors of the Company has a Valid Business Reason, the Company may (x) postpone filing a Registration Statement related to Form 3 Registration for a reasonable period not in excess of ninety (90) days from the date of notice provided in the manner described below, and (y) in case a Registration Statement has been filed relating to a Form 3 Registration, if the Valid Business Reason has not resulted from actions taken by the Company, the Company, upon the approval of a majority of the Company's Board of Directors, such majority to include at least one General Atlantic Director (as defined in the Participation Agreement), may cause such Registration Statement to be withdrawn and its effectiveness terminated or may postpone amending or supplementing such Registration Statement. The Company shall give written notice of its determination to 10 postpone or withdraw a registration statement before taking such action and of the fact that the Valid Business Reason for such postponement or withdrawal no longer exists promptly after the occurrence thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Company may not postpone or withdraw a filing due to a Valid Business Reason more than once in any twelve (12) month period. In addition, the Company shall not be required to effect more than three Form 3 Registrations for the General Atlantic Shareholders, collectively, or any registration pursuant to Section 5(a), (i) within ninety (90) days after the effective date of any other Registration Statement of the Company, (ii) if within the twelve (12) month period preceding the date of such request, the Company has effected two (2) Form 3 registrations, (iii) if Form F-3 or Form S-3 are not available for such offering by the Form 3 Initiating Holders or (iv) if the Form 3 Initiating Holders, together with the Designated Holders (other than Form 3 Initiating Holders which have requested an Form 3 Registration under Section 5(a)) registering Registrable Securities in such registration, propose to sell their Registrable Securities at an aggregate price (calculated based upon the Market Price of the Registrable Securities on the date the Company receives the request for the Form 3 Registration) of less than $5,000,000. (d) EXPENSES. The Company shall bear all Registration Expenses in connection with any Form 3 Registration pursuant to this Section 5, whether or not such Form 3 Registration become effective. (e) NO DEMAND REGISTRATION. No registration requested by any Designated Holder pursuant to this Section 5 shall be deemed a Demand Registration pursuant to Section 3. 6. HOLDBACK AGREEMENTS. (a) RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC SALE BY DESIGNATED HOLDERS. To the extent not inconsistent with applicable law and to the extent (i) requested by the Company, the Initiating Holders or the Form 3 Initiating Holders, as the case may be, in the case of a non-underwritten public offering and (ii) requested by the Approved Underwriter or the Company Underwriter, as the case may be, in the case of an underwritten public offering, each Designated Holder of Registrable Securities agrees (x) not to effect any public sale or distribution of any Registrable Securities or of any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such Registrable Securities, including a sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, and (y) not to make any request for a Demand Registration, an Incidental Registration or Form 3 Registration under this Agreement, during the 90 day period or such shorter period, if any, mutually agreed upon by such Designated Holder and the requesting party, beginning on the effective date of such Registration Statement (except as part of such registration). No Designated Holder of Registrable Securities subject to this Section 6(a) shall be released from any obligation under any agreement, arrangement or understanding entered into pursuant to this Section 6(a) unless all other Designated Holders of Registrable Securities subject to the same obligation are also released. (b) RESTRICTIONS ON PUBLIC SALE BY THE COMPANY. The Company agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution of any of its securities, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities (except pursuant to registrations on Form F-4, S-4 or S-8 or any successor thereto), during the period 11 beginning on the later of (i) the effective date of any Registration Statement in which the Designated Holders of Registrable Securities are participating and (ii) the commencement of a public distribution of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration Statement and ending on the earlier of (i) the date on which all Registrable Securities registered on such Registration Statement are sold and (ii) one hundred twenty (120) days after the effective date of such Registration Statement (except as part of such registration). 7. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. (a) OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY. Whenever registration of Registrable Securities has been requested pursuant to Section 3, Section 4 or Section 5 of this Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof as quickly as practicable, and in connection with any such request, the Company shall, as expeditiously as possible: (i) prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement on any form for which the Company then qualifies or which counsel for the Company shall deem appropriate and which form shall be available for the sale of such Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of distribution thereof, and cause such Registration Statement to become effective; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that (x) before filing a Registration Statement or prospectus or any amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall provide counsel selected by the Designated Holders holding a majority of the Registrable Securities being registered in such registration ("Holders' Counsel") and any other Inspector with an adequate and appropriate opportunity to review and comment on such Registration Statement and each prospectus included therein (and each amendment or supplement thereto) to be filed with the Commission, subject to such documents being under the Company's control, and (y) the Company shall notify the Holders' Counsel and each seller of Registrable Securities of any stop order issued or threatened by the Commission and take all action required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered; (ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to keep such Registration Statement effective for the lesser of (x) one hundred twenty (120) days and (y) such shorter period which will terminate when all Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement have been sold, and comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during such period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement; (iii) furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities, prior to filing a Registration Statement, at least one copy of such Registration Statement as is proposed to be filed, and thereafter such number of copies of such Registration Statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto), and the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including each preliminary prospectus) and any prospectus filed under Rule 424 under the Securities Act as each such seller may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller; 12 (iv) register or qualify such Registrable Securities under such other securities or "blue sky" laws of such jurisdictions as any seller of Registrable Securities may request, and to continue such qualification in effect in such jurisdiction for as long as permissible pursuant to the laws of such jurisdiction, or for as long as any such seller requests or until all of such Registrable Securities are sold, whichever is shortest, and do any and all other acts and things which may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable any such seller to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable Securities owned by such seller; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Company shall not be required to (x) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 7(a)(iv), (y) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (z) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction; (v) notify each seller of Registrable Securities at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, upon discovery that, or upon the happening of any event as a result of which, the prospectus included in such Registration Statement contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and the Company shall promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such prospectus and furnish to each seller of Registrable Securities a reasonable number of copies of such supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, after delivery to the purchasers of such Registrable Securities, such prospectus shall not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (vi) enter into and perform customary agreements (including an underwriting agreement in customary form with the Approved Underwriter or Company Underwriter, if any, selected as provided in Section 3, Section 4 or Section 5, as the case may be) and take such other actions as are prudent and reasonably required in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such Registrable Securities, including causing its appropriate officers to participate in "road shows" and other information meetings organized by the Approved Underwriter or Company Underwriter; (vii) make available at reasonable times for inspection by any seller of Registrable Securities, any managing underwriter participating in any disposition of such Registrable Securities pursuant to a Registration Statement, Holders' Counsel and any attorney, accountant or other agent retained by any such seller or any managing underwriter (each, an "Inspector" and collectively, the "Inspectors"), all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Records") as shall be reasonably necessary to enable them to exercise their due diligence responsibility, and cause the Company's and its subsidiaries, officers, directors and employees, and the independent public accountants of the Company, to supply all information reasonably requested by any such Inspector in connection with such Registration Statement. Records that the Company determines, in good faith, to be confidential and which it notifies the Inspectors are confidential shall not be disclosed by the Inspectors (and the Inspectors shall confirm their agreement in writing in advance to the Company if the Company shall so request) unless (x) the disclosure of such Records is necessary, in the Company's judgment, to avoid or correct a 13 misstatement or omission in the Registration Statement, (y) the release of such Records is ordered pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent jurisdiction after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom or (z) the information in such Records was known to the Inspectors on a non-confidential basis prior to its disclosure by the Company or has been made generally available to the public. Each seller of Registrable Securities agrees that it shall, upon learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction, give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at the Company's expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of the Records deemed confidential; (viii) if such sale is pursuant to an underwritten offering, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a "cold comfort" letter from the Company's independent public accountants in customary form and covering such matters of the type customarily covered by "cold comfort" letters as Holders' Counsel or the managing underwriter reasonably requests; (ix) furnish, at the request of any seller of Registrable Securities on the date such securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration or, if such securities are not being sold through underwriters, on the date the Registration Statement with respect to such securities becomes effective, an opinion, dated such date, of counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, addressed to the underwriters, if any, and to the seller making such request, covering such legal matters with respect to the registration in respect of which such opinion is being given as the underwriters, if any, and such seller may reasonably request and are customarily included in such opinions; (x) comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable but no later than fifteen (15) months after the effective date of the Registration Statement, an earnings statement covering a period of twelve (12) months beginning after the effective date of the Registration Statement, in a manner which satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 thereunder; (xi) cause all such Registrable Securities to be listed on each securities exchange, on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed, PROVIDED that the applicable listing requirements are satisfied; (xii) keep Holders' Counsel advised in writing as to the initiation and progress of any registration under Section 3, Section 4 or Section 5 hereunder; (xiii) cooperate with each seller of Registrable Securities and each underwriter participating in the disposition of such Registrable Securities and their respective counsel in connection with any filings required to be made with the NASD; (xiv) take all steps reasonably necessary to effect the deposit of all such Registrable Securities that are not then held in the form of American Depository Shares, into the facility that is the subject of the Deposit Agreement or such successor facility as the Company may then sponsor, and to prepare and file with the Commission any amendment to an existing Registration Statement on Form F-6 or a new 14 Registration Statement on Form F-6 to cover any American Depositary Shares held by any Designated Holder or that will be held by any purchaser of Registrable Securities to be sold under any Registration Statement. (xv) take all other steps reasonably necessary to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities contemplated hereby. (b) SELLER INFORMATION. The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish, and such seller shall furnish, to the Company such information regarding the distribution of such securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing. (c) NOTICE TO DISCONTINUE. Each Designated Holder of Registrable Securities agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind described in Section 7(a)(v), such Designated Holder shall forthwith discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement covering such Registrable Securities until such Designated Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 7(a)(v) and, if so directed by the Company, such Designated Holder shall deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Designated Holder's possession, of the prospectus covering such Registrable Securities which is current at the time of receipt of such notice. If the Company shall give any such notice, the Company shall extend the period during which such Registration Statement shall be maintained effective pursuant to this Agreement (including, without limitation, the period referred to in Section 7(a)(ii)) by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section 7(a)(v) to and including the date when sellers of such Registrable Securities under such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by and meeting the requirements of Section 7(a)(v). (d) REGISTRATION EXPENSES. The Company shall pay all expenses arising from or incident to its performance of, or compliance with, this Agreement, including, without limitation, (i) Commission, stock exchange and NASD registration and filing fees, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in complying with securities or "blue sky" laws (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to any underwriter incurred in connection with "blue sky" qualifications of the Registrable Securities as may be set forth in any underwriting agreement), (iii) all printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (iv) the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Company and of its independent public accountants and any other accounting fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Company (including, without limitation, any expenses arising from any "cold comfort" letters or any special audits incident to or required by any registration or qualification) and any legal fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Company and, in the case of a Demand Registration or a Form 3 Registration, one counsel on behalf of the Initiating Holders or the Form 3 Initiating Holders, as the case may be, and (v) any liability insurance or other premiums for insurance obtained for the benefit of the Company and/or its directors and officers in connection with any Demand Registration or piggy-back registration thereon, Incidental Registration or Form 3 Registration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, regardless of whether such Registration Statement is declared effective. All of the expenses described in the preceding sentence of this Section 7(d) are referred to herein as 15 "Registration Expenses." The Designated Holders of Registrable Securities sold pursuant to a Registration Statement shall bear the expense of any broker's commission or underwriter's discount or commission relating to registration and sale of such Designated Holders Registrable Securities and, subject to clause (iv) above, shall bear the fees and expenses of their own counsel, accountants and advisors. 8. EUROPEAN LISTINGS. (a) In addition to the rights of the Designated Holders under Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this Agreement, in the event of the admission or listing of any Ordinary Shares of the Company to or on a European stock exchange (a "European Listing"), including, without limitation, The London Stock Exchange, the Neuer Market, Easdaq and the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the Company shall take such action as may be necessary or required to include in such European Listing all Registrable Securities held by the Designated Holders such that the Designated Holders are able to freely transfer such Registrable Securities to the same extent as any other holder of Ordinary Shares of the Company on such European stock exchange, and to maintain any such European Listing, subject to any "close periods" under the rules of such European stock exchanges. In accordance with this Section 8(a), the Company agrees to take such action as may be necessary or required to include all Registrable Securities held by the Designated Holders under the Company's listing on the Neuer Market as soon as practicable after the date hereof. (b) Without limiting the generality of subsection (a), the Company shall take such action, including, without limitation, preparing, printing and circulating listing particulars and other offering documents setting forth current information regarding the Company, to the extent reasonably required to facilitate and permit the offering and sale of Registrable Securities by, and on behalf of, the Designated Holders on such European stock exchange. (c) If any part of the equity share capital of the Company is to be offered in Europe by the Company or any of its shareholders in a manner requiring the publication of a prospectus or listing particulars (a "European Public Offering"), pursuant to a firm commitment underwriting, the Company shall (i) each such time give written notice to the Designated Holders of its intention to do so and (ii) use its best efforts to include in such European Public Offering all of the Registrable Securities held by such Designated Holders from whom the Company has received written request for inclusion thereof within ten (10) Business Days of the receipt by such Designated Holders of the notice referred to in clause (i) above, to the same extent as provided by the incidental or "piggy-back" rights held by the Designated Holders pursuant to Section 4 and as contemplated by Section 7. (d) The Company shall pay all expenses arising from or incident to its performance of, or compliance with, this Section 8, including, without limitation, (i) listing, filing and other fees required to effect a European Listing or European Public Offering, (ii) all fees and expenses incurred in complying with securities laws or rules of the applicable European jurisdiction or stock exchange (including reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to any underwriter incurred in connection with such compliance as may be set forth in any underwriting agreement), (iii) all printing, messenger and delivery expenses, (iv) the fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to 16 the Company and of its independent public accountants and any other accounting fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Company (including, without limitation, any expenses arising from any "cold comfort" letters or any special audits incident to or required by any European Listing or European Public Offering) and any legal fees, charges and expenses incurred by the Company, and (v) any liability insurance or other premiums for insurance obtained for the benefit of the Company and/or its directors and officers in connection with any European Listing or European Public Offering, regardless of whether such European Listing becomes effective or such European Public Offering commences. All of the expenses described in the preceding sentence of this Section 8(d) are referred to herein as "European Listing or Public Offering Expenses." In the event any of the Registrable Securities held by the Designated Holders are sold pursuant to a European Public Offering, each Designated Holder shall bear the respective expense of any broker's commission or an underwriter's discount or commission relating to the sale of the Registrable Securities owned by such Designated Holder and each shall bear the respective fees and expenses of their own counsel, accountants and advisors. 9. INDEMNIFICATION; CONTRIBUTION. (a) INDEMNIFICATION BY THE COMPANY. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Designated Holder, its partners, directors, officers and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act) such Designated Holder from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable costs of investigation) (each, a "Liability and collectively, "Liabilities"), arising out of or based upon any untrue, or allegedly untrue, statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement, prospectus or preliminary prospectus or notification or offering circular or listing particulars (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or arising out of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading under the circumstances under which such statements were made, except insofar as such Liability arises out of or is based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission contained in such Registration Statement, preliminary prospectus or final prospectus or such other document in reliance and in conformity with information concerning such Designated Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Designated Holder expressly for use therein, including, without limitation, the information furnished to the Company pursuant to Section 9(b). The Company shall also provide customary indemnities to any underwriters of the Registrable Securities, their officers, directors and employees and each Person who controls such underwriters (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act) to the same extent as provided above with respect to the indemnification of the Designated Holders of Registrable Securities. (b) INDEMNIFICATION BY DESIGNATED HOLDERS. In connection with any Registration Statement, European Listing or European Public Offering in which a Designated Holder is participating pursuant to Section 3, Section 4, Section 5 or Section 8 hereof, each such Designated Holder shall promptly furnish to the Company in writing such information with respect to such Designated Holder as the Company may reasonably request or as may be required by law for use in connection with any such Registration Statement, prospectus, listing particulars or offering circular and all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously 17 furnished to the Company by such Designated Holder not materially misleading or necessary to cause such Registration Statement not to omit a material fact with respect to such Designated Holder necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading. Each Designated Holder agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its officers and directors, any underwriter retained by the Company and each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act) the Company or such underwriter to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to the Designated Holders, but only if such statement or alleged statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with information with respect to such Designated Holder furnished in writing to the Company by such Designated Holder expressly for use in such registration statement, preliminary or final prospectus, offering circular or listing particulars including, without limitation, the information furnished to the Company pursuant to this Section 9(b); PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the total amount to be indemnified by such Designated Holder pursuant to this Section 9(b) shall be limited to the net proceeds (after deducting any underwriters' discounts and commissions) received by such Designated Holder in the offering to which the Registration Statement, prospectus, offering circular or listing particulars relates. (c) CONDUCT OF INDEMNIFICATION PROCEEDINGS. Any Person entitled to indemnification hereunder (the "Indemnified Party") agrees to give prompt written notice to the indemnifying party (the "Indemnifying Party") after the receipt by the Indemnified Party of any written notice of the commencement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation or threat thereof made in writing for which the Indemnified Party intends to claim indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the failure so to notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any Liability that it may have to the Indemnified Party hereunder (except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced or otherwise forfeits substantive rights or defenses by reason of such failure). If notice of commencement of any such action is given to the Indemnifying Party as above provided, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in and, to the extent it may wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense of such action at its own expense, with counsel chosen by it and reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be paid by the Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party agrees to pay the same, (ii) the Indemnifying Party fails to assume the defense of such action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party or (iii) the named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party and such parties have been advised by such counsel that either (x) representation of such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party by the same counsel would be inappropriate under applicable standards of professional conduct or (y) there may be one or more legal defenses available to the Indemnified Party which are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party. In any of such cases, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party, it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Parties. No Indemnifying Party shall be liable for any settlement entered into without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the consent of such 18 Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which such Indemnified Party is a party and indemnity has been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability for claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. (d) CONTRIBUTION. If the indemnification provided for in this Section 9 from the Indemnifying Party is unavailable to an Indemnified Party hereunder in respect of any Liabilities referred to herein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party in connection with the actions which resulted in such Liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative faults of such Indemnifying Party and Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Party, and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the Liabilities referred to above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 9(a), 9(b) and 9(c), any legal or other fees, charges or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding; PROVIDED that the total amount to be contributed by any Designated Holder shall be limited to the net proceeds received by such Designated Holder in the offering. The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 9(d) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. 10. RULE 144. (a) RULE 144 COMPLIANCE. The Company covenants that it shall (a) file any reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act and (b) take such further action as each Designated Holder of Registrable Securities may reasonably request (including providing any information necessary to comply with Rule 144 under the Securities Act), all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Designated Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such rule may be amended from time to time, or Regulation S under the Securities Act or (ii) any similar rules or regulations hereafter adopted by the Commission. The Company shall, upon the request of any Designated Holder of Registrable Securities, deliver to such Designated Holder a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements. 19 (b) ADS FACILITY. In conjunction with any sales of Registrable Securities by a Designated Holder in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, the Company shall take all steps reasonably necessary to effect the deposit of all such Registrable Securities that are not then held in the form of American Depositary Shares into the facility that is the subject of the Deposit Agreement, or such successor facility as the Company may then sponsor, and to prepare and file with the Commission any amendment to an existing Registration Statement on Form F-6 or a new Registration Statement on Form F-6 to cover any American Depositary Shares held by any Designated Holder or that will be held by any purchaser of Registrable Securities to be sold pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act. 11. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) RECAPITALIZATIONS, EXCHANGES, ETC. The provisions of this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to (i) the Common Shares, (ii) any and all shares of voting common stock of the Company into which the Common Shares are converted, exchanged or substituted in any recapitalization or other capital reorganization by the Company and (iii) any and all equity securities of the Company or any successor or assign of the Company (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of, in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, the Common Shares and shall be appropriately adjusted for any stock dividends, splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations and the like occurring after the date hereof. The Company shall cause any successor or assign (whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) to enter into a new registration rights agreement with the Designated Holders on terms substantially the same as this Agreement as a condition of any such transaction. (b) NO INCONSISTENT AGREEMENTS. The Company represents and warrants that it has not granted to any Person the right to request or require the Company to register any securities issued by the Company, other than the rights granted to the Designated Holders herein. The Company shall not enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Designated Holders in this Agreement or grant any additional registration rights to any Person or with respect to any securities which are not Registrable Securities which are prior in right to or inconsistent with the rights granted in this Agreement, except that the Company may grant registration rights held by the General Atlantic Shareholders to any Subsequent General Atlantic Purchaser. (c) REMEDIES. The Designated Holders, in addition to being entitled to exercise all rights granted by law, including recovery of damages, shall be entitled to specific performance of their rights under this Agreement. The Company agrees that monetary damages would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agrees to waive in any action for specific performance the defense that a remedy at law would be adequate. (d) AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. Except as otherwise provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless consented to in writing by (i) the Company and (ii) the General Atlantic Shareholders 20 holding Registrable Securities representing (after giving effect to any adjustments) at least a majority of the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all of the General Atlantic Shareholders. Any such written consent shall be binding upon the Company and all of the Designated Holders. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this Section 11(d), the Company, without the consent of any other party hereto (other than the General Atlantic Shareholders) may amend this Agreement to add any Subsequent General Atlantic Purchaser as a party to this Agreement as a General Atlantic Shareholder. (e) NOTICES. All notices, demands and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be made by registered or certified first-class mail, return receipt requested, telecopier, courier service or personal delivery: (i) if to the Company: IXOS Software AG Bretonischer Ring 12 D-85630 Grasbrunn/Munchen Germany Telecopy: 011-49-89____ Attention: Chief Executive Officer with a copy to: (ii) if to the General Atlantic Shareholders: c/o General Atlantic Service Corporation 3 Pickwick Plaza Greenwich, CT 06830 Telecopy: (203) 622-8818 Attention: David Rosenstein with a copy to: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019-6064 Telecopy: (212) 757-3990 Attention: Douglas A. Cifu, Esq. (iii) if to any other Designated Holder, at its address as it appears on the record books of the Company. All such notices, demands and other communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; when delivered by courier, if delivered by commercial courier service; five (5) Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; and when receipt is mechanically 21 acknowledged, if telecopied. Any party may by notice given in accordance with this Section 11(e) designate another address or Person for receipt of notices hereunder. (f) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns of each of the parties hereto as hereinafter provided. The Demand Registration rights, the Form 3 Registration rights, and the rights as to European Listings and European Public Offerings and related rights of the Designated Holders contained in Sections 3, 5 and 8 hereof, shall be (i) with respect to any Registrable Security that is transferred to an Affiliate of a Designated Holder, automatically transferred to such Affiliate and (ii) with respect to any Registrable Security that is transferred in all cases to a non-Affiliate, transferred only with the consent of the Company. The incidental or "piggy-back" registration rights of the Designated Holders contained in Sections 3(b), 4, 5 and 8 hereof and the other rights of each of the Designated Holders with respect thereto shall be, with respect to any Registrable Security, automatically transferred to any Person who is the transferee of such Registrable Security. All of the obligations of the Company hereunder shall survive any such transfer. Except as provided in Section 9, no Person other than the parties hereto and their heirs, legatees, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns is intended to be a beneficiary of any of the rights granted hereunder. (g) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. (h) HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. (i) GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION. The parties hereto irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the County of New York, in the State of New York over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the affairs of the Company. To the fullest extent that may effectively do so under applicable law, the parties hereto irrevocably waive and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that they are not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that they may not or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. (j) SEVERABILITY. If any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired, unless the provisions held invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall substantially impair the benefits of the remaining provisions hereof. 22 (k) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to sections or subsections refer to sections or subsections of this Agreement. (l) ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties or undertakings with respect to the subject matter contained herein, other than those set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect to such subject matter. (m) FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each of the parties shall execute such documents and perform such further acts as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out or to perform the provisions of this Agreement. (n) OTHER AGREEMENTS. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of, or release from, any obligations any party hereto may have under, or any restrictions on the transfer of Registrable Securities or other securities of the Company imposed by, any other agreement including, but not limited to, the Participation Agreement. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 23 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed, or have caused to be executed, this Registration Rights Agreement on the date first written above. IXOS SOFTWARE AG By: /s/ Peter Rau --------------------------------------- Name: Peter Rau Title: Chief Financial Officer By: /s/ Manuel Dohr --------------------------------------- Name: Manuel Dohr Title: Vice President Corporate Human Resources and Legal GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS (BERMUDA), L.P. By: GAP (BERMUDA) LIMITED; its General Partner By: /s/ Frank Henkelmann --------------------------------------- Name: Frank Henkelmann Title: Attorney-in-Fact GAP COINVESTMENT PARTNERS II, L.P. By: /s/ Frank Henkelmann --------------------------------------- Name: Frank Henkelmann Title: Attorney-in-Fact GAPSTAR, LLC By: GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS, LLC, its Managing Member By: /s/ Frank Henkelmann --------------------------------------- Name: Frank Henkelmann Title: Attorney-in-Fact 24 GAPCO KG GMBH & CO. KG By: GAPCO KG MANAGEMENT GMBH, its General Partner By: /s/ Frank Henkelmann --------------------------------------- Name: Frank Henkelmann Title: Attorney-in-Fact 25