EX-10.31 14 a2043693zex-10_31.txt EXHIBIT 10.31 Exhibit 10.31 STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT among STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC. and THE SEVERAL NOTEHOLDERS NAMED IN SCHEDULE I HERETO Dated as of December 22, 2000 THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS TO ACQUIRE (THE "RIGHTS") THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE, $0.001 PER SHARE, OF STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC. PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES, AND THESE RIGHTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS, IF APPLICABLE. THE COMPANY, PRIOR TO PERMITTING A TRANSFER OF THESE RIGHTS MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER ASSURANCE IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO IT AS TO COMPLIANCE WITH, OR EXEMPTION FROM, SUCH ACT AND LAWS. TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE ARTICLE I PURCHASE OF 12% NOTES Section 1.1. Purchase of the 12% Notes; Issuance of Shares of the Company................... 1 Section 1.2. Closing........................................................................ 2 Section 1.3. Registration Rights............................................................ 2 ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY Section 2.1. Organization, Qualifications and Corporate Power............................... 2 Section 2.2. Authorization of Agreements, Etc............................................... 3 Section 2.3. Validity....................................................................... 3 Section 2.4. Authorized Common Stock........................................................ 3 Section 2.5. Governmental Approvals......................................................... 4 Section 2.6. SEC Reports.................................................................... 4 ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE NOTEHOLDERS Section 3.1. Corporate Power, Authorization, Validity....................................... 4 Section 3.2. Accredited Investor............................................................ 5 Section 3.3. Experience..................................................................... 5 Section 3.4. Access to Data................................................................. 5 Section 3.5. Investment..................................................................... 5 Section 3.6. Restricted Securities.......................................................... 5 ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS Section 4.1. Expenses....................................................................... 6 Section 4.2. Survival of Agreements......................................................... 6 Section 4.3. Successors and Assigns......................................................... 6 Section 4.4. Notices........................................................................ 6 Section 4.5. Governing Law; Jurisdiction.................................................... 6 Section 4.6. Entire Agreement............................................................... 7
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PAGE Section 4.7. Counterparts................................................................... 7 Section 4.8. Amendments..................................................................... 7 Section 4.9. Severability................................................................... 7 Section 4.10. Titles and Subtitles........................................................... 7 Section 4.11. Certain Defined Terms.......................................................... 7 Section 4.12. Legends........................................................................ 8 Section 4.13. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL........................................................... 9 SCHEDULE I Noteholders
ii STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of December 22, 2000 (this "AGREEMENT"), by and among STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and the several noteholders named in the attached Schedule I (individually a "NOTEHOLDER" and collectively the "NOTEHOLDERS"). WHEREAS, pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2000 (as amended or modified from time to time, the "NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT"), among Gratis1, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("GRATIS1"), and the Purchasers listed in Annex I thereto, the Noteholders have agreed to purchase from Gratis1 from time to time those certain 12% Promissory Notes in the aggregate principal amount of up to $3,000,000.00 (collectively, the "12% NOTES"), on the terms and conditions contained therein; and WHEREAS, in order to induce the Noteholders to purchase the 12% Notes from Gratis1, the Company has agreed, on the terms and conditions contained herein, to purchase the 12% Notes from the Noteholders in consideration for a certain number of shares of the Company's authorized but unissued Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "COMMON SHARES"), to be issued by the Company to the Noteholders pursuant to this Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained in this Agreement, the parties agree as follows: ARTICLE I PURCHASE OF 12% NOTES Section 1.1. PURCHASE OF THE 12% NOTES; ISSUANCE OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY. Upon the occurrence of a Stock Purchase Event (as defined in Section 4.11(d)), the Company shall, within five Business Days (as defined in Section 4.11(a)) after such occurrence, send a written notice (the "COMPANY NOTICE") to each of the Noteholders stating that a Stock Purchase Event has occurred and that the Company will purchase the 12% Notes held by such Noteholder pursuant to this Section 1.1. (A) Within 30 days after the date that the Company Notice is delivered to the Noteholders, the Company shall (a) repurchase from each Noteholder, and each Noteholder shall sell to the Company, the 12% Notes held by such Noteholder and (b) issue to such Noteholder, as the sole consideration for such 12% Notes, such number of Common Shares equal to (i) the outstanding principal amount of, and accrued and unpaid interest on, such 12% Notes DIVIDED BY (ii) the Current Market Price (such Common Shares issued to the Noteholders pursuant to this Section 1.1 are referred to herein as the "EXCHANGE SHARES") and (B) in addition to the delivery and sale to the Company of the 12% Notes being sold to the Company by each Noteholder, such Noteholder shall pay to the Company an amount (the "NOTEHOLDER PAYMENT AMOUNT") equal to the product of (x) $0.001 multiplied by (y) the number of Exchange Shares to be issued to such Noteholder hereunder. No fractional Common Shares shall be issued pursuant to the foregoing clause (b); in lieu thereof, the Company shall pay to such Noteholder the amount of cash that otherwise would have been attributed to such fractional Common Shares. 2 Section 1.2. CLOSING. Each of the closings of the purchase and sale of the 12% Notes and the issuance of the Exchange Shares in consideration thereof (individually, a "CLOSING" and collectively the "CLOSINGS") shall take place at the offices of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, One Battery Park Plaza, New York, New York 10004, at 10:00 a.m., New York time, on any Business Day during the 30-day period described in Section 1.1, or at such other date and time as may be agreed upon between the applicable Noteholder and the Company (each such date of a Closing being referred to herein as a "CLOSING DATE"). At each Closing, the applicable Noteholder shall deliver to the Company the original 12% Notes held by such Noteholder, free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, duly endorsed to the Company or accompanied by a duly executed instrument of transfer, together with the Noteholder Payment Amount applicable to such Noteholder. As payment in full for such 12% Notes being purchased by it on a Closing Date under this Agreement, and against delivery of the original 12% Notes as aforesaid and Noteholder Payment Amount, on such Closing Date the Company shall issue and deliver to the applicable Noteholder a stock certificate or certificates in definitive form, registered in the name of such Noteholder, representing the Exchange Shares being issued to such Noteholder at such Closing. Section 1.3. REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The Company and the Noteholders agree to (a) use their reasonable best efforts to amend the Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 31, 1998 (the "EXISTING REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT"), by and among the Company, Jack C. Chen and Fernando J. Espuelas, as Founders, and the persons identified as "Purchasers" on the signature pages thereto, or (b) enter into a new registration rights agreement containing registration rights substantially similar to those contained in the Existing Registration Rights Agreement, in each case as soon as practicable after the date hereof in order to provide to the Noteholders registration rights with respect to the Exchange Shares. Any such amendment or registration rights agreement shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Company and the Noteholders. ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY The Company represents and warrants to the Noteholders that: Section 2.1. ORGANIZATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND CORPORATE POWER. (a) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly licensed or qualified to transact business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the nature of the business transacted by it or the character of the properties owned or leased by it requires such licensing or qualification, except for such failures to be so qualified and in good standing which would not have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Section 4.11(c)). The Company has the requisite corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on 3 its business as now conducted, to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, and to issue, sell and deliver the Exchange Shares. Section 2.2. AUTHORIZATION OF AGREEMENTS, ETC. (a) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, the purchase of the 12% Notes pursuant to this Agreement, and the issuance and delivery of the Exchange Shares pursuant to the terms of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of the Company, and do not violate (i) any provision of existing law (assuming that the representations and warranties of the Noteholders contained in Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6 are true and correct), (ii) any existing order of any court or other agency of government, (iii) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Company, or (iv) any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which the Company or any of its properties or assets is currently bound, or conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge, restriction, claim or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever (each a "LIEN") upon any of the Company's assets under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company, except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iv) only, for such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, or Liens which do not and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (b) The Exchange Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued in accordance with this Agreement as consideration for the 12% Notes, will be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable Common Shares, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof, and will be free and clear of all Liens imposed by or through the Company. The issuance and delivery of the Exchange Shares are not subject to any preemptive right of stockholders of the Company or to any right of first refusal or other similar right in favor of any person or entity. Section 2.3. VALIDITY. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (including possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief and the general discretion of the court considering the matter), regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. Section 2.4. AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK. The authorized common stock of the Company consists of 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share (the "COMMON STOCK"). As of September 30, 2000, 66,627,605 shares of Common Stock were issued and are outstanding. All such issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company are fully paid and nonassessable, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. 4 Section 2.5. GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS. Subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Noteholders set forth in Section 3.2 through Section 3.6, no registration or filing with, or consent or approval of or other action by, any federal, state or other governmental agency or instrumentality is or will be necessary for the valid execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement or the issuance and delivery of the Exchange Shares, other than (i) filings pursuant to federal or state securities laws in connection with the issuance of the Exchange Shares, (ii) filings with The Nasdaq Stock Market and (iii) any filings that may be necessary pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (all of which filings, if any, have been made by the Company, other than those which are permitted to be made after a Closing Date and which will be duly made on a timely basis). Section 2.6. SEC REPORTS. The Company has made available to the Noteholders the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1999 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2000, June 30, 2000 and September 30, 2000 (collectively, the "SEC REPORTS"). The SEC Reports, as of the date of filing thereof with the Securities and Exchange Commission (or if amended or superseded by a filing prior to the date of this Agreement, on the date of such filing), did not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Since September 30, 2000, there has been no material adverse change in the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE NOTEHOLDERS Each Noteholder, severally and not jointly, represents and warrants to the Company that: Section 3.1. CORPORATE POWER, AUTHORIZATION, VALIDITY. Such Noteholder has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. The execution and delivery by such Noteholder of this Agreement, the performance by such Noteholder of its obligations hereunder, and the sale of the 12% Notes held by such Noteholder pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, have been duly authorized by all requisite action (corporate or otherwise) on the part of such Noteholder and do not violate (i) any provision of existing law, (ii) any existing order of any court or other agency of government, (iii) the certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or similar governing instruments with different names) of such Noteholder, or (iv) any provision of any indenture, agreement or other instrument to which such Noteholder or any of its properties or assets is currently bound, or conflict with, result in a breach of, or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both), a default under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any such Noteholder's assets under any such indenture, agreement or other instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of such Noteholder except, with respect to the foregoing clause (iv) only, for such violations, conflicts, breaches, 5 defaults or Liens which do not and could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of such Noteholder to perform its obligations hereunder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Noteholder and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Noteholder, enforceable against such Noteholder in accordance with its terms, except as may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of equity (including possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief and the general discretion of the court considering the matter), regardless of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. Section 3.2. ACCREDITED INVESTOR. Such Noteholder is an "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" within the meaning of Rule 501(a) of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "SECURITIES ACT"), and was not organized for the specific purpose of acquiring the Exchange Shares. Section 3.3. EXPERIENCE. Such Noteholder has sufficient knowledge and experience in investing in companies similar to the Company in terms of the Company's stage of development so as to be able to evaluate the risks and merits of its investment in the Company and it is able financially to bear the risks thereof. Section 3.4. ACCESS TO DATA. Such Noteholder has had an opportunity to discuss the Company's business, management and financial affairs with the Company's management. Section 3.5. INVESTMENT. Any Exchange Shares that are issued to such Noteholder will be acquired for its own account, not as a nominee or agent, for the purpose of investment and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof in violation of any federal or state securities laws. Such Noteholder understands that (i) the Exchange Shares have not been, and on each Closing Date will not have been, registered under the Securities Act by reason of their issuance in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof or Rule 505 or 506 promulgated under the Securities Act, (ii) the Exchange Shares must be held indefinitely unless a subsequent disposition thereof is registered under the Securities Act or is exempt from such registration, (iii) the Exchange Shares will bear the legend to this effect as such legend is set forth in Section 4.12 hereof, and (iv) the Company will make a notation on its transfer books to that effect. Section 3.6. RESTRICTED SECURITIES. Such Noteholder understands that the Exchange Shares are characterized as "restricted securities" under the Securities Act inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under the Securities Act and applicable regulations thereunder, such securities may be resold without registration under the Securities Act only in certain limited circumstances. In this connection, such Noteholder represents that such Noteholder is familiar with Rules 144 and 144A of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as presently in effect, and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register any of the securities issued hereunder. 6 ARTICLE IV MISCELLANEOUS Section 4.1. EXPENSES. Each party hereto will pay its own expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, whether or not such transactions shall be consummated. Section 4.2. SURVIVAL OF AGREEMENTS. All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall survive (and not be affected by) any Closing. Section 4.3. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. All representations, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto whether so expressed or not; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no Noteholder may transfer or assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement in violation of applicable securities law and unless the Company is given written notice by such Noteholder and its assignee of such transfer or assignment and any such assignee shall, as a condition to such transfer or assignment, execute and deliver to the Company a written instrument, in form and substance acceptable to the Company, by which such assignee (i) represents that such transfer or assignment is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, (ii) agrees to become, and be bound by the obligations of, and entitled to the benefits of, a Noteholder under this Agreement and (iii) such assignee shall make representations and warranties comparable to those contained in Article III hereof; and PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, that the Company may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Noteholders. Section 4.4. NOTICES. All notices, requests, consents and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person, mailed by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, or sent by telecopier or telex, addressed as follows: (a) if to the Company, to it at StarMedia Network, Inc. 75 Varick Street, New York, New York 10013, Attention: General Counsel, with a copy to Kenneth Lefkowitz, Esq., Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, One Battery Park Plaza, New York, New York 10004; and (b) if to any Noteholder, at the address of such Noteholder set forth in Schedule I, with a copy to Michael J. O'Brien, Esq., O'Sullivan Graev & Karabell, LLP, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10112; or, in any such case, at such other address or addresses as shall have been furnished in writing by such party to the others. Section 4.5. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. Each of the Company and the Noteholders irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of (a) the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, and (b) the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the appellate courts therefrom, for the purposes of any suit, action or 7 other proceeding arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby. Each of the Company and the Noteholders further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. registered mail to such party's respective address set forth in Section 4.4 shall be effective service of process for any action, suit or proceeding in New York with respect to any matters to which it has submitted to jurisdiction in this Section 4.5. Each of the Company and the Noteholders agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Section 4.6. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, including the Schedule hereto, constitutes the sole and entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements or understandings between the parties, except any prior agreements relating to confidentiality of disclosed information. The Schedule hereto is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Section 4.7. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Section 4.8. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Noteholders. Section 4.9. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement shall be declared void or unenforceable by any judicial or administrative authority, the validity of any other provision and of the entire Agreement shall not be affected thereby. Section 4.10. TITLES AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting any term or provision of this Agreement. Section 4.11. CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined). (a) "BUSINESS DAY" shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday in the State of New York. (e) "CURRENT MARKET PRICE" shall mean the average of the reported last sales prices of a Common Share for the five consecutive Trading Days before the Closing Date. The reported last sales price of a Common Share for each Trading Day shall be: (i) the reported last sales price as reported on the National Market tier of The Nasdaq Stock Market; or (ii) if the Common Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on the National Market tier of the Nasdaq Stock Market at such time, in the principal consolidated or composite transaction reporting system on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Shares are listed or admitted to trading; or (iii) if the Common Shares 8 are not quoted on such National Market tier or any national securities exchange, the average of the highest bid and lowest asked prices on such day as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the "Current Market Price" for purposes of this Agreement shall in no event be less than $3.00 per Common Share (subject to any adjustment for any stock splits, dividends, combination and similar events). (b) "PERSON" shall mean an individual, corporation, trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, unincorporated organization, government agency or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or other entity. (c) "MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" shall mean, when used with respect to any representation, an occurrence, event or condition that individually or in the aggregate is reasonably likely to be materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. (d) "STOCK PURCHASE EVENT" shall mean each of the following: (i) with respect to each Noteholder and the 12% Notes held by such Noteholder, Gratis1 shall, on the Maturity Date (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), default in the payment of any principal of or interest on such 12% Notes then due and payable; or (ii) if Gratis1 shall (A) discontinue its business, (B) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of it or any of its property, (C) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (D) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, or a petition or an answer seeking reorganization or an arrangement with creditors, or to take advantage of any bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation laws or statutes, or an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding under any such law; or (iii) there shall be filed against Gratis1 an involuntary petition seeking reorganization of Gratis1 or the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or liquidator of Gratis1 or a substantial part of its assets, or an involuntary petition under any bankruptcy, reorganization or insolvency law of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect (any of the foregoing petitions being hereinafter referred to as an "INVOLUNTARY PETITION") and such Involuntary Petition shall not have been dismissed within sixty (60) days after it was filed. Section 4.12. LEGENDS. It is understood that the certificates evidencing the Exchange Shares will bear the legends set forth below: THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES, 9 AND THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS, IF APPLICABLE. THE COMPANY, PRIOR TO PERMITTING A TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES MAY REQUIRE AN OPINION OF COUNSEL OR OTHER ASSURANCE IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO IT AS TO COMPLIANCE WITH, OR EXEMPTION FROM, SUCH ACT AND LAWS. The legend set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph above shall be removed by the Company from any certificate evidencing Exchange Shares upon delivery to the Company of an opinion by counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that a registration statement under the Securities Act is at that time in effect with respect to the legended security or that such security can be freely transferred in a public sale without such a registration statement being in effect and that such transfer will not jeopardize the exemption or exemptions from registration pursuant to which the Company issued the Exchange Shares. Section 4.13. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each of the Company and the Noteholders hereby waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim with respect to, in connection with, or arising out of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered hereunder. ANY SUCH PERSON MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT WITH ANY COURT AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY. [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] 10 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Noteholders have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. STARMEDIA NETWORK, INC. By: ----------------------------------- Name: Title: CHASE EQUITY ASSOCIATES, LP By: CHASE CAPITAL PARTNERS, as Investment Manager By: ----------------------------------- Name: Title: THE FLATIRON FUND 2000 LLC By: ----------------------------------- Name: Title: FLATIRON ASSOCIATES II LLC By: ----------------------------------- Name: Title: SCHEDULE I NOTEHOLDERS NAME AND ADDRESS: ---------------- Chase Equity Associates, LP c/o Chase Capital Partners 1221 Avenue of the Americas 40th Floor New York, New York 10022 Telephone: (212) 899-3470 Telecopy: (212) 899-3528 Attention: Susan Segal The Flatiron Fund 2000 LLC c/o Flatiron Partners LLC 257 Park Avenue South 12th Floor New York, New York 10010 Telephone: (212) 228-3800 Telecopy: (212) 228-0552 Attention: Fred Wilson Flatiron Associates II LLC c/o Flatiron Partners LLC 257 Park Avenue South 12th Floor New York, New York 10010 Telephone: (212) 228-3800 Telecopy: (212) 228-0552 Attention: Fred Wilson