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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q

 


(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended July 31, 2007

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 000-27141

 


LOGO

TIVO INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Delaware   77-0463167

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2160 Gold Street, P.O. Box 2160, Alviso, CA 95002

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

(408) 519-9100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO  ¨ .

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Large Accelerated Filer  ¨    Accelerated Filer  x    Non-Accelerated Filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    YES   ¨    NO  x.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.001 par value, was 98,150,066 as of August 31, 2007.

 



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PART I.   FINANCIAL INFORMATION.    4
    ITEM 1.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.    4
    ITEM 2.   MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION.    14
    ITEM 3.   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.    26
    ITEM 4.   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.    26
PART II.   OTHER INFORMATION.    27
    ITEM 1.   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.    27
    ITEM 1A.   RISK FACTORS.    27
    ITEM 2.   UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.    27
    ITEM 3.   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.    27
    ITEM 4.   SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.    27
    ITEM 5.   OTHER INFORMATION.    28
    ITEM 6.   EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.    29
  SIGNATURES AND OFFICER CERTIFICATIONS.    30

©2007 TiVo Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Except as the context otherwise requires, the terms “TiVo,” “Registrant,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” as used herein are references to TiVo Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These statements relate to, among other things:

 

   

our future investments in subscription acquisition activities, including rebate offers to consumers, offers of bundled hardware and service subscriptions, advertising expenditures, hardware subsidies, and other marketing activities and their impact on our total acquisition costs;

 

   

our future earnings including expected future service and technology revenues and future TiVo-Owned and DIRECTV average revenue per subscription;

 

   

expectations of the growth in the future DVR market generally, and the high definition market specifically;

 

   

our financial results, and expectations for profitability in the future;

 

   

possible future increases in our general and administrative expenses, including expenditures related to lawsuits involving us;

 

   

possible future increases in our operating expenses, including increases in customer support and retention expenditures;

 

   

future subscription growth or attrition of both TiVo-Owned and third party service provider subscriptions (such as Comcast, Cox, DIRECTV, Cablevision Mexico, and Seven);

 

   

expectation of future technology and service revenues from third parties, such as Comcast, Cox, and Seven and future deployment of the TiVo service by them;

 

   

our estimates of the useful life of TiVo-enabled DVRs in connection with the recognition of revenue received from product lifetime subscriptions;

 

   

consumer rebate redemption rates and expenses associated with sales incentive programs;

 

   

expectations regarding the seasonality of our business and subscription additions to the TiVo service;

 

   

our intentions to continue to grow the number of TiVo-Owned subscriptions through our relationships with major retailers;

 

   

our estimates and expectations related to inventory and inventory-related write-downs;

 

   

our expectations related to future increases in advertising and audience research measurement revenues;

 

   

our expectations related to changes in the cost of our hardware revenues and the reasons for changes in the volume of DVRs sold to retailers;

 

   

the amount of expected non-cash stock-based compensation expense in our quarter ending October 31, 2007 and our expectation of no non-cash stock based compensation expenses in future quarters related to our Transition and Consulting Agreement with Michael Ramsay;

 

   

our ability to fund operations, capital expenditures, and working capital needs during the next year;

 

   

our ability to raise additional capital through the financial markets in the future;

 

   

our services and operations internationally;

 

   

our ability to perform or comply with laws, regulations, and requirements different than those in the United States; and

 

   

our ability to oversee our outsourcing of manufacturing processes and engineering work, and management of our inventory.

Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “intend,” “estimate,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “predict,” “potential,” and “anticipate” or similar expressions or the negative of those terms or expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the information contained under the caption Part II, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in this quarterly report and contained under the caption Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s analysis only as of the date of this quarterly report and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements in this quarterly report.

The reader is strongly urged to read the information set forth under the caption Part I, Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” for a more detailed description of these significant risks and uncertainties.

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

TIVO INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     July 31, 2007     January 31, 2007  

ASSETS

    

CURRENT ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 51,929     $ 89,079  

Short-term investments

     45,700       39,686  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $907 and $271

     13,502       20,641  

Inventories

     22,727       29,980  

Prepaid expenses and other, current

     3,630       3,071  
                

Total current assets

     137,488       182,457  

LONG-TERM ASSETS

    

Property and equipment, net

     11,961       11,706  

Purchased technology, capitalized software, and intangible assets, net

     15,145       16,769  

Prepaid expenses and other, long-term

     2,020       1,018  
                

Total long-term assets

     29,126       29,493  
                

Total assets

   $ 166,614     $ 211,950  
                

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

LIABILITIES

    

CURRENT LIABILITIES

    

Accounts payable

   $ 19,471     $ 37,127  

Accrued liabilities

     28,531       36,542  

Deferred revenue, current

     60,313       64,872  
                

Total current liabilities

     108,315       138,541  

LONG-TERM LIABILITIES

    

Deferred revenue, long-term

     43,797       54,851  

Deferred rent and other

     1,434       1,562  
                

Total long-term liabilities

     45,231       56,413  
                

Total liabilities

     153,546       194,954  

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (see Note 6)

    

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Preferred stock, par value $0.001:

    

Authorized shares are 10,000,000;

    

Issued and outstanding shares—none

     —         —    

Common stock, par value $0.001:

    

Authorized shares are 150,000,000;

    

Issued shares are 98,150,323 and 97,311,986, respectively and outstanding shares are 98,024,631 and 97,231,483, respectively

     98       97  

Additional paid-in capital

     772,505       759,314  

Accumulated deficit

     (758,700 )     (741,845 )

Less: Treasury stock, at cost—125,692 and 80,503 shares, respectively

     (835 )     (570 )
                

Total stockholders’ equity

     13,068       16,996  
                

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 166,614     $ 211,950  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TIVO INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share and share amounts)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Revenues

        

Service revenues

   $ 53,376     $ 49,430     $ 107,531     $ 96,381  

Technology revenues

     3,084       3,382       7,016       11,465  

Hardware revenues

     6,199       6,503       8,492       8,222  
                                

Net revenues

     62,659       59,315       123,039       116,068  

Cost of revenues

        

Cost of service revenues (1)

     10,064       9,628       20,219       20,063  

Cost of technology revenues (1)

     3,696       3,001       7,203       10,367  

Cost of hardware revenues

     28,271       21,607       38,919       36,753  
                                

Total cost of revenues

     42,031       34,236       66,341       67,183  
                                

Gross margin

     20,628       25,079       56,698       48,885  
                                

Research and development (1)

     15,070       12,891       29,315       25,752  

Sales and marketing (1)

     5,381       5,439       10,684       10,286  

Sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs

     9,015       3,053       14,805       5,836  

General and administrative (1)

     10,392       11,091       21,614       26,150  
                                

Total operating expenses

     39,858       32,474       76,418       68,024  
                                

Loss from operations

     (19,230 )     (7,395 )     (19,720 )     (19,139 )

Interest income

     1,331       988       2,747       2,050  

Interest expense and other

     209       (29 )     126       (32 )
                                

Loss before income taxes

     (17,690 )     (6,436 )     (16,847 )     (17,121 )

Provision for income taxes

     —         (12 )     (8 )     (31 )
                                

Net loss

   $ (17,690 )   $ (6,448 )   $ (16,855 )   $ (17,152 )
                                

Net loss per common share—basic and diluted

   $ (0.18 )   $ (0.07 )   $ (0.17 )   $ (0.20 )
                                

Weighted average common shares used to calculate basic and diluted net loss per share

     97,084,184       85,978,022       96,956,656       85,555,826  
                                
 

(1)    Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:

           

Cost of service revenues

   $   178    $ 130    $            335    $ 224

Cost of technology revenues

     504      243      967      446

Research and development

     1,967      1,451      3,595      2,569

Sales and marketing

     332      450      808      790

General and administrative

              2,261               1,289      4,177                 2,621

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TIVO INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net loss

   $ (16,855 )   $ (17,152 )

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment and intangibles

     5,206       3,598  

Stock-based compensation expense

     9,882       6,650  

Inventory write-down

     7,486       —    

Loss on inventory barter transaction

     989       —    

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     7,139       1,823  

Inventories

     (3,007 )     (7,518 )

Prepaid expenses and other

     224       5,165  

Accounts payable

     (17,218 )     878  

Accrued liabilities

     (8,011 )     (14,121 )

Deferred revenue

     (15,613 )     (12,646 )

Deferred rent and other long-term liabilities

     (128 )     527  
                

Net cash used in operating activities

   $ (29,906 )   $ (32,796 )
                

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Purchases of short-term investments

     (15,014 )     (35 )

Sales of short-term investments

     9,000       4,350  

Acquisition of property and equipment

     (3,900 )     (3,462 )

Acquisition of capitalized software and intangibles

     (375 )     (375 )
                

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

   $ (10,289 )   $ 478  
                

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock related to exercise of common stock options

     1,484       6,248  

Proceeds from issuance of common stock related to employee stock purchase plan

     1,826       1,290  

Treasury Stock—repurchase of stock for tax withholding

     (265 )     —    
                

Net cash provided by financing activities

   $ 3,045     $ 7,538  
                

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

   $ (37,150 )   $ (24,780 )
                

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:

    

Balance at beginning of period

     89,079       85,298  
                

Balance at end of period

   $ 51,929     $ 60,518  
                

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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TIVO INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. NATURE OF OPERATIONS

TiVo Inc. (together with its subsidiaries the “Company” or “TiVo”) was incorporated in August 1997 as a Delaware corporation and is located in Alviso, California. TiVo is a provider of technology and services for digital video recorders (DVRs). The subscription-based TiVo® service (the “TiVo service”) improves home entertainment by providing consumers with an easy way to record, watch, and control television. TiVo also provides a unique advertising platform and audience research measurement services. The Company conducts its operations through one reportable segment.

The Company continues to be subject to a number of risks, including delays in product and service developments; competitive service offerings; lack of market acceptance; uncertainty of future profitability; the dependence on third parties for manufacturing, marketing, and sales support; the intellectual property claims against the Company; and dependence on its relationships with third parties such as Comcast and Cox for subscription growth. The Company anticipates that its business will continue to be seasonal and expects to generate a significant portion of its new subscriptions for this fiscal year ending January 31, 2008 during and immediately after the holiday shopping season.

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not contain all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete audited annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of July 31, 2007 and January 31, 2007 and the results of operations for the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended July 31, 2007 and 2006. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007. Operating results for the three- and six-month periods ended July 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for this fiscal year ending January 31, 2008.

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

In prior years, the Company presented rebates, revenue share, and other payments to channel as a separate line item in its Statement of Operations. Commencing in the first quarter of fiscal 2008 the Company now includes this line item primarily in related net revenues and to a lesser extent within sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs. All prior year’s amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. The estimates and judgments affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent liabilities. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to customer programs and incentives, product returns, inventories and related reserves, warranty obligations, contingencies, stock compensation and litigation. The Company bases estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that its management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities when those values are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue

The Company generates service revenues from fees for providing the TiVo service to consumers and through the sale of advertising and audience research measurement services. The Company also generates technology revenues from licensing technology and by providing engineering professional services. In addition, the Company generates hardware revenues from the sale of hardware products that enable the TiVo service.

Service Revenues. Included in service revenues are revenues from recurring and prepaid subscription plans to the TiVo service and fees received from the sale of advertising and audience research measurement services. Monthly and

 

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prepaid fixed-length subscription revenues are recognized over the period the service is provided. Subscription revenues from product lifetime subscriptions are recognized ratably over a four-year period, which is the Company’s estimate of the useful life of a TiVo-enabled DVR. End users have the right to cancel their subscription within 30 days of the activation for a full refund. TiVo establishes allowances for expected subscription cancellations. Also included in service revenues are fees received from third parties, such as DIRECTV, for provision of the TiVo service that are recognized as earned.

Technology Revenues. The Company recognizes technology revenues under technology license and engineering services agreements in accordance with the SOP 97-2, “Software Revenue Recognition,” as amended. For each agreement or arrangement, the Company determines whether evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the fee is fixed or determinable and collection is probable. Revenue recognition is deferred until such time when all of the criteria are met. Elements included in the Company’s arrangements may include technology licenses and associated maintenance and support, engineering services and other services. Under SOP 97-2, vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) of fair value is required for all undelivered elements in order to recognize revenue related to the delivered element. The timing of revenue recognition related to these transactions will depend, in part, on whether the Company can establish VSOE for undelivered elements and on how these transactions are structured. As such, revenue recognition may not correspond to the timing of related cash flows or the Company’s work effort. The Company has established VSOE of fair value for engineering services based on hourly rates charged for engineering services sold on a standalone basis and assesses VSOE of fair value for maintenance and support on a contract by contract basis based on stated contractual renewal rates. In accordance with EITF 01-09, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendors Products)”, certain payments to hardware manufacturers such as revenue share are shown as a reduction of technology revenues if the Company has generated technology revenues from these manufacturers. TiVo’s policy is to reduce revenue when these payments are incurred and fixed or determinable.

In arrangements which include engineering services that are essential to the functionality of the licensed technology or involve significant customization or modification of the software, the Company recognizes revenue using the percentage-of-completion method, as described in SOP 81-1 “Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts,” if the Company believes it is able to make reasonably dependable estimates of the extent of progress toward completion. The Company measures progress toward completion using an input method based on the ratio of costs incurred, principally labor, to date to total estimated costs of the project. These estimates are assessed continually during the term of the contract, and revisions are reflected when the changed conditions become known. In some cases, the Company accepted engineering services contracts that were expected to be losses at the time of acceptance in order to gain experience in developing new technology that could be used in future products and services. Provisions for losses on contracts are recorded when estimates indicate that a loss will be incurred on a contract. In some cases, it may not be possible to separate the various elements within the arrangement due to a lack of VSOE for undelivered elements in the contract. In these situations, provided that the Company is reasonably assured that no loss will be incurred under the arrangement, the Company recognizes revenues and costs based on a zero profit model, which results in the recognition of equal amounts of revenues and costs, until the engineering professional services are complete. Thereafter, any remaining revenue is recognized over the period of the maintenance and support or other services that are provided.

Hardware Revenues. For product sales to distributors, revenues are recognized upon product shipment to the distributors or receipt of the products by the distributor, depending on the shipping terms, provided that all fees are fixed or determinable, evidence of an arrangement exists and collectibility is reasonably assured. End users have the right to return their product within 30 days of the purchase. TiVo establishes allowances for expected product returns in accordance with SFAS No. 48, “Revenue Recognition When Right of Return Exists”. These allowances are recorded as a direct reduction of revenues and accounts receivable.

In accordance with EITF 01-09, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendors Products)”, certain payments to retailers and distributors such as market development funds and revenue share are shown as a reduction of hardware revenues rather than as a sales and marketing expense. TiVo’s policy is to reduce revenue when these payments are incurred and fixed or determinable. The Company also records rebates offered to consumers as a reduction of hardware revenue. The Company adjusts its rebate liability periodically for changes in redemption rates, changes in duration and amounts of rebate programs and channel inventory quantities subject to such changes.

Bundled Sales Programs. Prior to March 15, 2006, the Company sold DVRs directly to end-users at no cost or at a substantial discount when bundled with a gift subscription contract under certain marketing or promotion programs. These were considered multiple element arrangements, which met the requirements for separation under Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 00-21, “Revenue Arrangements with Multiple Deliverables.” The prepaid fee was allocated to the hardware and service based on their relative fair values and recognized in accordance with the respective accounting policies stated above.

Beginning on March 15, 2006, the Company began selling the DVR and service directly to end-users through bundled sales programs through the TiVo website. Under these bundled programs, the customer receives a DVR and commits to a minimum subscription period of one to three years and has the option to either pay a monthly fee over the subscription term

 

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(monthly program) or to prepay the subscription fee in advance (prepaid program). After the initial committed subscription term, the customers have various pricing options at which they can renew the subscription. During the quarter ended April 30, 2006, these bundled sale programs did not meet the requirements for separation under EITF 00-21 because the Company did not have fair value for the undelivered subscription element. As a result, for both the monthly and prepaid programs, revenue was recognized ratably over the subscription period and was classified as Service Revenue in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. However, as of the quarter ended July 31, 2006, the bundled sales programs had met the requirements for separation under EITF 00-21 since TiVo had sufficient data to support fair value for the subscription element in the arrangement. As a result, for these programs or for monthly packages with a hardware upgrade fee, revenue is now allocated between hardware revenue for the DVR and service revenue for the subscription using the residual value method, with the DVR revenue recognized upon delivery and the subscription revenue being initially deferred and recognized over the term of the service commitment.

Allowance for doubtful accounts

TiVo maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts to reserve for potentially uncollectible receivables. The Company reviews its receivables by aging category to identify customers with significant known disputes or collection issues. For accounts not specifically identified, the Company provides reserves based on the age of the receivable. In determining the reserve, the Company makes judgments about the credit-worthiness of significant customers based on ongoing credit evaluations. TiVo also considers its historical level of credit losses and current economic trends that might impact the level of future credit losses. Changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts were not material in the six months ended July 31, 2006.

 

     Beginning Balance    Charged to
Operating Expenses
   Deductions/Additions(*)    Ending Balance

Allowance for doubtful accounts:

           

April 30, 2007

   $ 271    $ 419    $ —      $ 690

July 31, 2007

   $ 690    $ 210    $ 7    $ 907

(*) Deductions/additions related to the allowance for doubtful accounts represent amounts written off against the allowance, less recoveries.

Inventories and Inventory Valuation

Inventories consist primarily of finished DVR units and are stated at the lower of cost or market on an aggregate basis, with cost determined using the first-in, first-out method. The Company performs a detailed assessment of excess and obsolete inventory and purchase commitments at each balance sheet date, which includes a review of, among other factors, demand requirements and market conditions. Based on this analysis, the Company records adjustments, when appropriate, to reflect inventory at lower of cost or market and to write-down products and materials which are not forecasted to be used in future production. Due to slower than expected sales of standard definition DVRs and the resulting changes in our sales forecast, in the quarter ended July 31, 2007 the Company impaired $7.5 million in raw materials and finished goods inventory and reserved an additional $3.7 million for excess non-cancelable purchase commitments. Should actual market conditions differ from the Company’s estimates, the Company’s future results of operations could be materially affected.

Business Concentrations and Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit risk principally consist of cash, cash equivalents, short-term investments, and trade receivables. The Company currently invests the majority of its cash in money market funds and maintains them with several financial institutions with high credit ratings. The Company also invests in US treasury bonds and auction rate securities. As part of its cash management process, the Company performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit ratings of these financial institutions. The Company has not experienced any credit losses on its cash, cash equivalents, or short-term investments.

The majority of the Company’s customers are concentrated in the United States. DIRECTV represented approximately 9% and 12%, of net revenues and 28% and 26%, of net accounts receivable for the quarters ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company sells its TiVo-enabled DVRs to retailers under customary credit terms and generally requires no collateral. One retailer accounted for 17% and 18%, of the net accounts receivable for the quarters ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The Company is dependent on sole suppliers for several key components, assemblies, and services. The Company has an agreement with Tribune Media Services, the sole supplier of the Company’s programming guide data for the TiVo service, which runs through 2012, with the option to extend to 2016. The Company does not have a long-term written supply agreement with Broadcom, the sole supplier of the MPEG2 encoder and decoder semiconductor devices in certain of the Company’s DVR models. In instances where a supply agreement does not exist and suppliers fail to perform their obligations, the Company may be unable to find alternative suppliers or deliver its products and services to its customers on time, if at all.

The TiVo service is enabled through the use of a DVR manufactured for TiVo by a third-party contract manufacturer and from time-to-time a limited number of other third parties. The Company also relies on third parties to whom it outsources supply-chain activities related to inventory warehousing, order fulfillment, distribution, and other direct sales logistics. The

 

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Company cannot be sure that these parties will perform their obligations as expected or that any revenue, cost savings, or other benefits will be derived from the efforts of these parties. If any of these parties breaches or terminates their agreement with TiVo or otherwise fails to perform their obligations in a timely manner, the Company may be delayed or prevented from commercializing its products and services.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework and gives guidance regarding the methods used for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting SFAS 157 on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (FIN 48), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109.” The interpretation contains a two-step approach to recognizing and measuring uncertain tax positions accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 109. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company’s adoption of FIN 48 on February 1, 2007 has not had a significant impact on the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

In September 2006, the FASB issued EITF No. 06-1, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Service Provider to Manufacturers or Resellers of Equipment Necessary for an End-Customer to Receive Service from the Service Provider.” The EITF concluded that if consideration given by a service provider to a third-party manufacturer or a reseller that is not the service provider’s customer can be linked contractually to the benefit received by the service provider’s customer, a service provider should account for the consideration in accordance with EITF No. 01-9, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer.” EITF No. 06-1 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2007. The Company is currently evaluating the effects that EITF No. 06-1 will have on its consolidated results of operations and financial position.

In June 2007, the FASB ratified Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 07-3, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Advance Payments for Goods or Services to Be Used in Future Research and Development Activities” (EITF 07-3). EITF 07-3 requires non-refundable advance payments for goods and services to be used in future research and development activities to be recorded as an asset and expensing the payments when the research and development activities are performed. EITF 07-3 applies prospectively for new contractual arrangements entered into in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007. The adoption of EITF 07-3 is not expected to have a significant impact on TiVo’s consolidated financial statements or financial position.

3. INDEMNIFICATION ARRANGEMENTS AND GUARANTEES

Product Warranties

The Company’s standard warranty period to consumers for TiVo-enabled DVRs is 90 days from the date of consumer purchase (“Limited Warranty”). Within the limited warranty period, consumers are offered a no-charge exchange for TiVo-enabled DVRs returned due to product defect. Thereafter, consumers may exchange a TiVo-enabled DVR with a product defect for a charge. At July 31, 2007 and 2006, the accrued warranty reserve was $485,000 and $243,000, respectively. The Company’s accrued warranty reserve is included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Indemnification Arrangements

The Company undertakes indemnification obligations in its ordinary course of business. For instance, the Company has undertaken to indemnify its underwriters and certain investors in connection with the issuance and sale of its securities. The Company has also undertaken to indemnify certain customers and business partners for, among other things, the licensing of its products, the sale of its DVRs, and the provision of engineering and consulting services. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company may indemnify the other party for certain losses suffered or incurred by the indemnified party in connection with various types of claims, which may include, without limitation, intellectual property infringement, advertising and consumer disclosure laws, certain tax liabilities, negligence and intentional acts in the performance of services and violations of laws, including certain violations of securities laws with respect to underwriters and investors. The term of these indemnification obligations is generally perpetual. The Company’s obligation to provide indemnification would arise in the event that a third party filed a claim against one of the parties that was covered by the Company’s indemnification obligation. As an example, if a third party sued a customer for intellectual property infringement and the Company agreed to indemnify that customer against such claims, its obligation would be triggered. In some cases, the Company’s indemnification obligations are only triggered if the indemnified party complies with certain requirements such as providing the Company timely notice of the claim of infringement and granting the Company control of any settlement or defense. Additionally, in some cases, the Company’s indemnification obligations may be mitigated; for example, by providing the indemnified party with a substitute, non-infringing technology, product or service.

 

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The Company is unable to estimate with any reasonable accuracy the liability that may be incurred pursuant to its indemnification obligations. A few of the variables affecting any such assessment include but are not limited to: the nature of the claim asserted; the relative merits of the claim; the financial ability of the party suing the indemnified party to engage in protracted litigation; the number of parties seeking indemnification; the nature and amount of damages claimed by the party suing the indemnified party; and the willingness of such party to engage in settlement negotiations. During the period of calendar year 2002 through 2006, the Company incurred legal fees in the amount of $6.1 million in connection with the indemnification and defense of a claim against one of its manufacturers. In the quarter ended April 30, 2007 we incurred $1.5 million in general and administrative expense in connection with one of our customer’s settlement of a legal dispute. However, each indemnification obligation is unique and the expenses described above do not necessarily provide a reasonable measure of liability that may be expected to be incurred pursuant to the Company’s indemnification obligations. Due to the nature of the Company’s potential indemnity liability, its indemnification obligations could range from immaterial to having a material adverse impact on its financial position and its ability to continue operation in the ordinary course of business.

Under certain circumstances, the Company may have recourse through its insurance policies that would enable it to recover from its insurance company some or all amounts paid pursuant to its indemnification obligations. The Company does not have any assets held either as collateral or by third parties that, upon the occurrence of an event requiring it to indemnify a customer, the Company could obtain and liquidate to recover all or a portion of the amounts paid pursuant to its indemnification obligations.

4. BARTER TRANSACTION

During the second quarter of fiscal 2008, the Company entered into a barter transaction, exchanging TiVo Series2™ standard definition DVR inventory with a net book value of $2,774,000 for barter credits that are redeemable for a percentage of future purchases of advertising media and other services from certain vendors. The barter credits were valued at the fair value of the inventory exchanged, which was determined to be $1,785,000. The resultant pre-tax loss on this exchange of $989,000 was included in the gross margin in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007.

The credits expected to be utilized in the next twelve months in the amount of $600,000 are included in prepaid expenses and other current assets and the remaining $1,185,000 is included in other assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet at July 31, 2007. The Company evaluates the recoverability of the credits on a quarterly basis and expects to utilize all credits recorded prior to their expiration in July 2010.

5. NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

Basic and diluted net loss per common share is calculated in accordance with SFAS No 128, “Earnings Per Share.”

The weighted average number of shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted net loss per share does not include the effect of the following potentially outstanding common stock. The effects of these potentially outstanding shares were not included in the calculation of diluted net loss per share because the effect would have been antidilutive:

 

     As of July 31,
     2007    2006

Unvested restricted stock outstanding

   431,832    467,412

Options to purchase common stock

   23,199,595    18,467,055

Potential shares to be issued from ESPP

   57,564    328,118

Warrants to purchase common stock

   —      3,515,524
         

Total

   23,688,991    22,778,109
         

6. COMMITMENT AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Matters

Intellectual Property Litigation. On January 5, 2004, TiVo filed a complaint against EchoStar Communications Corporation in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging willful and deliberate infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,233,389, entitled “Multimedia Time Warping System.” On January 15, 2004, the Company amended its complaint to add EchoStar DBS Corporation, EchoStar Technologies Corporation, and Echosphere Limited Liability Corporation as additional defendants. The Company alleges that it is the owner of this patent, and further alleges that the defendants have willfully and deliberately infringed this patent by making, selling, offering to sell and/or selling digital video recording devices, digital video recording device software, and/or personal television services in the United States. On April 13, 2006, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the Company in the amount of approximately $74.0 million dollars. The jury ruled that the Company’s patent is valid and that all nine of the asserted claims in the Company’s patent are infringed by each of the accused EchoStar

 

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products. The jury also ruled that the defendants’ willfully infringed the patent. On May 16, 2006, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) issued its first Office Action in response to a request by the defendants for reexamination of the ‘389 patent. The USPTO reexamined all 61 claims set forth in the ‘389 patent, confirming the validity of the majority of the claims, including two of the claims that the defendants have been found to have willfully infringed, and rejecting some of the claims. TiVo intends to vigorously defend the validity of the rejected claims. On August 17, 2006, the district court denied the defendants’ remaining defenses, and granted TiVo’s motion for permanent injunction to prevent EchoStar Communications Corporation from making, using, offering for sale or selling in the United States the following EchoStar DVRs: DP-501, DP-508, DP-510, DP-721, DP-921, DP-522, DP-625, DP-942, and all EchoStar Communications Corporation DVRs that are not more than colorably different from any of these products. The district court also ordered EchoStar Communications Corporation to pay TiVo approximately $74.0 million in damages as awarded by the jury, prejudgment interest at the prime rate through October 31, 2006 of approximately $5.6 million, and supplemental damages for infringement through October 31, 2006 in the amount of approximately $10.3 million. The district court denied TiVo’s request for enhanced damages and attorney’s fees and costs. The district court denied EchoStar’s request to stay the injunction pending appeal. On October 3, 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit stayed the district court’s injunction pending appeal. On November 27, 2006, the district court denied all of EchoStar’s post-judgment motions. On January 23, 2007, the district court awarded the Company prejudgment interest and supplemental damages from August 1, 2006 through September 8, 2006 in the amounts of approximately $790,000 and $3.5 million, respectively. On April 17, 2007, EchoStar filed its opening brief with the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. TiVo filed its responsive brief on May 30, 2007. Oral argument in the appeal is scheduled for October 4, 2007. The Company is incurring material expenses in this litigation. The Company has not recorded any gain from this patent victory as it is still on appeal.

On April 29, 2005, EchoStar Technologies Corporation filed a complaint against TiVo and Humax USA, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas alleging infringement of U.S. Patent Nos. 5,774,186 (“Interruption Tolerant Video Program Viewing”), 6,529,685 B2 (“Multimedia Direct Access Storage Device and Formatting Method”), 6,208,804 B1 (“Multimedia Direct Access Storage Device and Formatting Method”) and 6,173,112 B1 (“Method and System for Recording In-Progress Broadcast Programs”). The complaint alleges that EchoStar Technologies Corporation is the owner by assignment of the patents allegedly infringed. The complaint further alleges that the TiVo and Humax have infringed, contributorily infringed and/or actively induced infringement of the patents by making, using, selling or importing digital video recording devices, digital video recording device software and/or personal television services in the United States that allegedly infringe the patents, and that such infringement is willful and ongoing. Under the terms of the Company’s agreement with Humax governing the distribution of certain DVRs that enable the TiVo service, the Company is required to indemnify Humax against any claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses relating to claims that the Company’s technology infringes upon intellectual property rights owned by third parties. On May 10, 2005, Humax formally notified TiVo of the claims against it in this lawsuit as required by Humax’s agreement with TiVo. On July 1, 2005, the defendants filed their answer and counterclaims. On May 10, 2006, the district court dismissed with prejudice, EchoStar’s claim of infringement against TiVo and Humax relating to patent ‘112 (“Method and System for Recording In-Progress Broadcast Programs”) and claims 21-30 and 32 relating to patent ‘186 (“Interruption Tolerant Video Program Viewing”). A claim construction hearing was held on May 11, 2006. On July 14, 2006, the magistrate judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, issued a stay of the case pending the USPTO completion of proceedings with respect to TiVo’s request for reexamination of the ‘186, ‘685, and ‘804 patents. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously; however, the Company is incurring material expenses in connection with this lawsuit and in the event there is an adverse outcome, the Company’s business could be harmed. No loss is considered probable or estimable at this time.

On January 3, 2007, Lycos, Inc. filed a complaint against the Company, Netflix, Inc., and Blockbuster, Inc. in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia alleging infringement, inducement of others to infringe, and contributory infringement of U.S. Patent No. 5,867,799 (“Information System and Method for Filtering a Massive Flow of Information Entities to Meet User Information Classification Needs”) and 5,983,214 (“System and Method Employing Individual User Content-Based Data and User Collaboration Feedback Data to Evaluate the Content of an Information Entity in a Large Information Communication Network.”) On or about April 30, 2007, Lycos served the Company with the complaint. The complaint alleges that Lycos, Inc. is the owner of these patents and has the right to sue and recover for infringement thereof. The complaint further alleges that the Company has infringed this patent by making, using, selling, offering to sell and importing digital video recorder products that incorporate information filtering technology. The complaint further alleges that defendants continue to willfully infringe such patents. On August 8, 2007, the court granted a motion by TiVo, Netflix, and Blockbuster to transfer venue to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. The Company intends to defend itself vigorously in this matter. The Company may incur expenses in connection with this litigation that may become material in the future, and in the event there is an adverse outcome, Company’s business could be harmed. No loss is considered probable or estimable at this time.

Securities Litigation. On June 12, 2001, a securities class action lawsuit in which the Company and certain of its officers and directors are named as defendants was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. This action, which is captioned Wercberger v. TiVo et al., also names several of the underwriters involved in the Company’s initial public offering as defendants. This class action was brought on behalf of a purported class of purchasers of the Company’s common stock from October 31, 1999, the time of its initial public offering, through December 6, 2000. The central allegation in this action is that the underwriters in the initial public offering solicited and received undisclosed commissions from, and entered into undisclosed arrangements with, certain investors who purchased TiVo common stock in the initial public offering and the after-market. The complaint also alleges that the TiVo defendants violated the federal

 

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securities laws by failing to disclose in the initial public offering prospectus that the underwriters had engaged in these alleged arrangements. More than 150 issuers have been named in similar lawsuits. In July 2002, an omnibus motion to dismiss all complaints against issuers and individual defendants affiliated with issuers (including the TiVo defendants) was filed by the entire group of issuer defendants in these similar actions. On October 8, 2002, TiVo’s officers were dismissed as defendants in the lawsuit. On February 19, 2003, the court in this action issued its decision on defendants’ omnibus motion to dismiss. This decision dismissed the Section 10(b) claim as to TiVo but denied the motion to dismiss the Section 11 claim as to TiVo and virtually all of the other issuer-defendants.

On June 26, 2003, the plaintiffs announced a proposed settlement with the Company and the other issuer defendants. The proposed settlement provides that the plaintiffs will be guaranteed $1.0 billion dollars in recoveries by the insurers of the Company and other issuer defendants. Accordingly, any direct financial impact of the proposed settlement is expected to be borne by the Company’s insurers in accordance with the proposed settlement. In addition, the Company and the other settling issuer defendants will assign to the plaintiffs certain claims that they may have against the underwriters. If recoveries in excess of $1.0 billion dollars are obtained by the plaintiffs from the underwriters, the Company’s and the other issuer defendants’ monetary obligations to the class plaintiffs will be satisfied. Furthermore, the settlement is subject to a hearing on fairness and approval by the Federal District Court overseeing the litigations. On February 15, 2005, the Court issued an order preliminarily approving the terms of the proposed settlement. The Court also certified the settlement classes and class representatives for purposes of the proposed settlement only. On April 24, 2006, the Court held a fairness hearing to determine whether the proposed settlement should be approved. On December 5, 2006, the United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit issued a decision in reversing the Federal district court’s finding that six focus cases involved in this litigation could be certified as class actions. Plaintiffs had filed a petition for rehearing and/or for en banc review of the Second Circuit’s decision; however, on April 6, 2007, the Second Circuit denied plaintiffs’ petition. This denial does not foreclose the plaintiffs from seeking certification of a more limited class from the District Court. On June 25, 2007, the parties submitted a stipulation to terminate the settlement, which was granted by Court Order. On June 26, 2007, plaintiffs served a document request on all issuer defendants but subsequently agreed to limit discovery to the six focus cases. On June 27, 2007, the Court held a conference in with counsel for all three groups in the case. The parties agreed that the plaintiffs had until July 31, 2007, to file any Amended Complaints. Subsequently, the Court granted plaintiffs’ request to extend the deadline for filing an Amended Complaint to August 14, 2007. On August 14, 2007, the plaintiffs filed Amended Master Allegations. The Court set the following briefing schedule for class certification: opening briefs due by September 27, 2007, responses due by December 21, 2007, and reply briefs due by February 15, 2008. Due to the inherent uncertainties of litigation and the ultimate outcome of the matter cannot be predicted.

The Company is involved in numerous lawsuits and receives numerous threats of litigation in the ordinary course of its business. The Company assesses potential liabilities in connection with these lawsuits and threatened lawsuits under SFAS No. 5. The Company accrues an estimated loss for these loss contingencies if both of the following conditions are met: information available prior to issuance of the financial statements indicates that it is probable that a liability has been incurred at the date of the financial statements and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. As of July 31, 2007, the Company has not accrued a liability for any lawsuits filed against the Company as the conditions for accrual have not been met. The Company expenses legal costs as they are incurred.

7. COMCAST AGREEMENT

On March 15, 2005, the Company entered into a non-exclusive licensing and marketing agreement with Comcast STB Software DVR, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Comcast Corporation, and Comcast Corporation, as guarantor of Comcast STB’s obligations under the agreement. The Company agreed to develop a TiVo service software solution for deployment on Comcast’s DVR platforms. In addition, the Company agreed to develop a TiVo Interactive Advertising Management System for deployment on Comcast platforms to enable the provision of local and national advertising to Comcast subscribers. The initial term of this agreement is until June 30, 2014. The agreement, as amended, provides for eight additional one-year renewal terms beyond the initial term expiring June 30, 2014, which are exercisable at Comcast’s option, with the requisite deployment thresholds moved from June 30, 2014 to the renewal term beginning after June 30, 2019. During the term of the agreement, TiVo will provide Comcast with certain customer and maintenance support and will provide certain additional ongoing development work. TiVo will have the continuing right to sell certain types of advertising in connection with the TiVo service offered through Comcast. TiVo will also have a limited right to sell certain types of advertising on other Comcast DVR set-top boxes enabled with the TiVo Interactive Advertising Management System, subject to Comcast’s option to terminate such right in exchange for certain advertising-related payments.

Under the licensing and marketing agreement, Comcast will pay a recurring monthly fee per Comcast subscriber who receives the TiVo service through Comcast. Comcast will also pay the Company fees for engineering services for the development and integration of the TiVo service software solution (subject to adjustment under certain circumstances) and the TiVo Interactive Advertising Management System. During the six months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recognized $5.1 million and $10.2 million in technology revenues and costs, respectively. Of the $10.2 million recognized in the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2006, $4.6 million was related to work performed during fiscal year ended January 31, 2006, but revenue and costs were deferred until the first quarter of fiscal year 2007, when TiVo and Comcast agreed upon the engineering services to be delivered. Currently, it is not possible to separate the various elements within the arrangement due to a lack of fair value for certain undelivered elements in the agreement. Consequently, the Company recognizes revenues and costs for the TiVo service software and TiVo Interactive Advertising Management System based on a zero profit model, which results in the recognition of equal amounts of revenues and costs. Revenues from the ongoing development work are recognized on a percentage of completion basis with the amount of the revenue recognized limited to the amount due from Comcast.

 

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Acceptance of the delivery of the TiVo service software solution to Comcast occurred on June 27, 2007. The acceptance deadline for the TiVo Interactive Advertising Management System is February 15, 2008, unless a later date is agreed upon by the parties. In the event development of the TiVo Interactive Advertising Management System has not been accepted by Comcast by the relevant deadline, the Company could be subject to certain consequences, including, but not limited to, termination of the agreement. As part of the agreement, Comcast is receiving a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to specific TiVo intellectual property to deploy the TiVo service software solution and advertising management system, including certain trademark branding rights. In addition, Comcast is entitled to certain most favored customer terms with respect to future agreements that the Company may enter into with multi-channel video distributors. Comcast has the right to terminate the agreement in the event the Company is the subject of certain change of control transactions involving any of certain specified companies. See Footnote 9. “Subsequent Events” for information on the Amendment to this agreement.

8. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AND SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH DIRECTV

On April 7, 2006, the Company entered into the Seventh Amendment of the Development Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2002, with DIRECTV, Inc. Under this amendment, which amends the expiration date of the Development Agreement from February 15, 2007, to February 15, 2010, TiVo will continue to provide support for DIRECTV receivers with TiVo service through the extended expiration date of the Development Agreement, and will provide mutually agreed upon development services for no additional fee up to a defined maximum from February 2007 to February 2010. As of February 16, 2007, DIRECTV no longer has the right to distribute DIRECTV receivers with TiVo service. Further, TiVo and DIRECTV agreed that neither party would assert its patents against the other party with respect to each company’s products and services deployed prior to the expiration of the agreement, subject to limited exceptions. DIRECTV will continue to pay a monthly fee for each household using DIRECTV receivers with TiVo service similar to the amount paid by DIRECTV for households with DIRECTV receivers with TiVo service deployed since February 15, 2002, subject to a monthly minimum payment by DIRECTV. The Company defers a portion of these fees equal to the fair value of the undelivered development services. Utilization of these services by DIRECTV is subject to certain time limits. If unused, the Company will recognize these deferred fees as revenues upon their forfeiture by DIRECTV. These deferred fees are classified on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets under deferred revenue, current.

On April 7, 2006, the Company also entered into the First Amendment of the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2005, with DIRECTV. This amendment extends the terms of the current advertising arrangement between TiVo and DIRECTV until February 15, 2010, and additionally provides DIRECTV with the ability to obtain additional technical support and training for its use of advertising-related software tools with DIRECTV receivers with TiVo service. Effective July 25, 2007, we entered into the Eighth Amendment of the Development Agreement and the Second Amendment of the Amended and Restated Services Agreement with DIRECTV. Pursuant to these amendments, we have agreed to develop a software upgrade to provide additional service features and advertising capabilities to DIRECTV DVRs with TiVo service built on the Series2 platform.

9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On August 27, 2007, we entered into a Statement of Work with Comcast for additional engineering work for the development of additional releases of the TiVo-branded, TiVo-service enabling software for Comcast DVR platforms and to enable such software on other Comcast DVR platforms, including Scientific Atlanta DVRs.

We also concurrently entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Licensing and Marketing Agreement with Comcast STB Software DVR, LLC and Comcast Corporation. The amendment provides for a modification to the amount and timing of fees for the initial development and certain future development of, and maintenance and support related to, the TiVo-branded, TiVo service-enabling software solution for Comcast’s DVR platforms. We also modified our agreement with respect to the eight additional one-year renewal terms beyond the initial term expiring June 30, 2014, which are exercisable at Comcast’s option, moving the requisite deployment thresholds from June 30, 2014 to the renewal term beginning after June 30, 2019.

On August 30, 2007, we accepted the resignation of Michael Ramsay as a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Ramsay has been named to the post of Venture Partner at New Enterprises Associates, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, which already has representation on the Company’s Board. Pursuant to our Transition and Consulting Agreement with Mr. Ramsay, effective August 30, 2007, he will continue to provide services to the Company as a consultant focused on technology and other issues. We expect to incur approximately $3 million in non-cash stock-based compensation expense during our quarter ending October 31, 2007 in connection with certain modifications to the terms of his stock-based awards. We do not expect to incur additional non-cash stock-based compensation expenses related to this agreement beyond that quarter.

 

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION.

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes included in this report and our most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed on April 16, 2007, the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A of this report, as well as other cautionary statements and risks described elsewhere in this Report and our most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed on April 16, 2007, before deciding to purchase, sell or hold our common stock.

 

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Company Overview

We are a leading provider of technology and services for digital video recorders. The subscription-based TiVo service redefines home entertainment by providing consumers with an easy way to record, watch, and control television and receive videos, pictures, and movies from cable, broadcast, and broadband sources. We offer features such as Season Pass™ recordings, WishList® searches, TiVoToGo™ transfers, broadband video content delivered via the TiVoCast feature (including premium content delivered from Amazon Unbox™), TiVo KidZone, TiVo Online Scheduling, and TiVo Product Watch. As of July 31, 2007, there were approximately 4.2 million subscriptions to the TiVo service. We distribute the TiVo service through consumer electronics retailers and through our on-line store at TiVo.com. Additionally, we provide the TiVo service through agreements with leading television service providers such as satellite television providers, including currently DIRECTV and in the future cable television operators, such as Comcast and Cox. We also provide innovative marketing solutions for the television industry, including a unique platform for advertisers and audience research measurement.

Executive Overview and Outlook of Financial Results

During the three and six months ended July 31, 2007, we experienced an increase in our TiVo-Owned subscription base and subscription revenues, as compared to the same prior-year period. However, TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the quarter ended July 31, 2007 were 41,000, down 45% from 74,000 in the same prior-year period. The churn in TiVo-Owned subscriptions was 60,000 subscriptions, leading to a net loss of 19,000 TiVo-Owned subscriptions during the quarter ended July 31, 2007. The decrease in TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions was due to slower than expected sales of the Series2 standard definition DVRs. In response to the retail movement to high definition products, we launched our new TiVo HD product in July 2007. Additionally, we continue to see a decline in our DIRECTV installed subscription base.

For this fiscal year ending January 31, 2008, we plan to lower the amount of our consumer hardware rebates, and to redirect a portion of those funds towards advertising expenditures to promote the TiVo brand and service, which will increase our sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs line in our Statement of Operations. We expect for the fiscal year 2008 that the effects of the increased advertising expenditures on our total acquisition costs will be offset by a larger expected decrease in our hardware rebates. In prior years, we presented rebates, revenue share, and other payments to channel as a separate line item in our Statement of Operations. Commencing in the first quarter of fiscal 2008, we now include this line item primarily in related net revenues and to a lesser extent within sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs and reclassified prior year amounts to conform to the current year presentation.

In this fiscal year ending January 31, 2008, we expect to continue to grow our TiVo-Owned subscription base; however, we expect this growth to continue to be offset by losses in our installed base of DIRECTV with TiVo subscriptions as DIRECTV no longer markets the TiVo service to its customers. We anticipate this fiscal year ending January 31, 2008 will have continued service revenue growth as our TiVo-Owned subscription base increases and our advertising sales business grows. This service revenue growth will be somewhat offset by the continued decline of product lifetime subscription related revenues as such revenues become fully recognized coupled with a decline in DIRECTV-related service revenues due to further losses in our DIRECTV subscription installed base.

The TiVo service on Comcast is expected to launch shortly in its initial market, Comcast’s New England Division, which includes metro Boston, Southeast Massachusetts, and New Hampshire, with the rollout process expected to continue throughout the fall. Activities, including trials, related to the TiVo service on Cox are expected to commence during our fiscal year ending January 31, 2008. We anticipate receiving cash payments for providing the TiVo service as a result of these deployments and expected subscription adoptions but do not expect to recognize a significant portion of these cash payments as service revenues during this fiscal year. Under the accounting guidance for multiple element arrangements, since the contracts contain undelivered elements such as future software development for which we do not have fair value, significant portions of these cash payments must be deferred and recognized ratably over the term of the agreement.

Key Business Metrics

Management periodically reviews certain key business metrics in order to evaluate our operations, allocate resources, and drive financial performance in our business. Management monitors these metrics together and not individually as it does not make business decisions based upon any single metric.

Subscriptions. Management reviews this metric, and believes it may be useful to investors, in order to evaluate our relative position in the marketplace and to forecast future potential service revenues. Below is a table that details the growth in our subscription base during the past eight quarters. The TiVo-Owned lines refer to subscriptions sold directly by TiVo to consumers who have TiVo-enabled DVRs. The DIRECTV lines refer to subscriptions sold by DIRECTV to consumers who have integrated DIRECTV satellite receivers with TiVo service. Additionally, we provide a breakdown of the percent of TiVo-Owned subscriptions for which consumers pay recurring fees, including on a monthly and a prepaid one, two, or three year basis, as opposed to a one-time prepaid product lifetime fee.

 

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     Three Months Ended  

(Subscriptions in thousands)

  

July 31,

2007

   

April 30,

2007

   

Jan 31,

2007

   

Oct 31,

2006

   

July 31,

2006

   

April 30,

2006

   

Jan 31,

2006

   

Oct 31,

2005

 
                

TiVo-Owned Subscription Gross Additions:

   41     57     163     101     74     91     221     92  

Subscription Net Additions/(Losses):

                

TiVo-Owned

   (19 )   1     101     53     30     51     183     55  

DIRECTV

   (126 )   (103 )   (91 )   (37 )   (29 )   2     173     379  
                                                

Total Subscription Net Additions/(Losses)

   (145 )   (102 )   10     16     1     53     356     434  

Cumulative Subscriptions:

                

TiVo-Owned

   1,708     1,727     1,726     1,625     1,572     1,542     1,491     1,308  

DIRECTV

   2,489     2,615     2,718     2,809     2,846     2,875     2,873     2,700  
                                                

Total Cumulative Subscriptions

   4,197     4,342     4,444     4,434     4,418     4,417     4,364     4,008  

Fully Amortized Active Lifetime Subscriptions

   180     179     165     138     129     122     100     89  

% of TiVo-Owned Cumulative Subscriptions paying recurring fees

   59 %   59 %   58 %   55 %   53 %   52 %   51 %   51 %

We define a “subscription” as a contract referencing a TiVo-enabled DVR for which (i) a consumer has paid for the TiVo service and (ii) service is not canceled. We previously offered a product lifetime subscription for general sale, under which consumers could purchase a subscription that is valid for the lifetime of a particular DVR. We count these as subscriptions until both of the following conditions are met: (i) the four-year period we use to recognize lifetime subscription revenues ends; and (ii) the related DVR has not made contact to the TiVo service within the prior six-month period. Lifetime subscriptions past the four-year mark which have not called into the TiVo service for six months are not counted in this total. During the first quarter ended April 30, 2006 of the fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, we discontinued general sale of the product lifetime service option. We are not aware of any uniform standards for defining subscriptions and caution that our presentation may not be consistent with that of other companies.

TiVo-Owned subscription net losses were 19,000 subscriptions in the quarter ended July 31, 2007, slightly decreasing the TiVo-Owned installed subscription base to 1.7 million subscriptions. TiVo-Owned subscription net additions/(losses) for the quarter ended July 31, 2007 declined by 49,000 subscriptions compared to the same prior year period largely due to a decrease of 33,000 subscription gross additions, as compared to the same prior year period. Additionally, we believe we experienced an increase in churn as a result of our larger TiVo-Owned subscription base, the increasing importance of high definition television, and because of increased competition from DVRs distributed by cable and satellite providers, including DIRECTV’s and Comcast’s non-TiVo products. The percent of cumulative TiVo-Owned subscriptions on a monthly or prepay plan increased, by 6% to 59% for the quarter ended July 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior-year period, primarily due to the discontinuation of general sale of product lifetime subscriptions. DIRECTV installed subscription base decreased by 126,000 subscriptions from the prior quarter to 2.5 million subscriptions as of July 31, 2007 and was 2.8 million subscriptions as of July 31, 2006. This decrease is due to DIRECTV’s promotion of a competing DVR service from NDS.

As of July 31, 2007, approximately 180,000 product lifetime subscriptions had exceeded the four-year period we use to recognize product lifetime subscription revenues, but had made contact to the TiVo service within the prior six months. Such TiVo product lifetime subscriptions that have exceeded the revenue recognition period represent approximately 26% of our cumulative lifetime subscriptions as compared to 17% for the quarter ended July 31, 2006. We continue to incur costs of services for these subscriptions without recognizing corresponding subscription revenues. Please see our “Critical Accounting Estimates” for more information on how we recognized subscription revenues from product lifetime subscriptions.

TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per Month. Management reviews this metric, and believes it may be useful to investors, in order to evaluate our ability to retain existing TiVo-Owned subscriptions (including both monthly and product lifetime subscriptions) by providing services that are competitive in the market. Management believes factors such as service enhancements, service commitments, higher customer satisfaction, and improved customer support may improve this metric. Conversely, management believes factors such as increased competition, lack of competitive service features such as high definition television recording capabilities for our low cost product offerings, and increased price sensitivity may cause our TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per month to increase.

We define the TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per month as the total TiVo-Owned subscription cancellations in the period divided by the Average TiVo-Owned subscriptions for the period (including both monthly and product lifetime subscriptions), which then is divided by the number of months in the period. We calculate Average TiVo-Owned subscriptions for the period by adding the average TiVo-Owned subscriptions for each month and dividing by the number of months in the period. We calculate the average TiVo-Owned subscriptions for each month by adding the beginning and ending subscriptions for the month and dividing by two. We are not aware of any uniform standards for calculating churn and caution that our presentation may not be consistent with that of other companies.

 

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The following table presents our TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per month information:

 

    

Three Months Ended

 

(Subscriptions in thousands)

 

July 31,

2007

   

April 30,

2007

   

Jan 31,

2007

   

Oct 31,

2006

   

July 31,

2006

   

April 30,

2006

   

Jan 31,

2006

   

Oct 31,

2005

 
               

Average TiVo-Owned subscriptions

  1,719     1,729     1,672     1,596     1,559     1,520     1,388     1,275  

TiVo-Owned subscription cancellations

  (60 )   (56 )   (62 )   (48 )   (44 )   (40 )   (38 )   (37 )
                                               

TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per month

  -1.2%     -1.1 %   -1.2 %   -1.0 %   -0.9 %   -0.9 %   -0.9 %   -1.0 %
                                               

The TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per month was 1.2% for the quarter ended July 31, 2007 compared to 0.9% for the quarter ended July 31, 2006. The TiVo-Owned Churn rate per month of 1.2% for the quarter ended July 31, 2007 is primarily comprised of cancellations of recurring subscriptions. We also count as churn those product lifetime subscriptions that have both reached the end of the four-year revenue recognition period and whose DVRs have not contacted the TiVo service within the prior six months. Conversely, we do not count as churn product lifetime subscriptions that have not reached the end of the four-year revenue recognition period, regardless of whether such subscriptions continue to contact the TiVo service. We anticipate our TiVo-Owned Churn Rate per month will increase in future periods as a result of increased competition in the marketplace, competitive pricing issues, the growing importance of offering competitive service features such as high definition television recording capabilities, and increased churn from product lifetime subscriptions.

Subscription Acquisition Cost or SAC. Management reviews this metric, and believes it may be useful to investors, in order to evaluate trends in the efficiency of our marketing programs and subscription acquisition strategies. We define SAC as our total acquisition costs for a given period divided by TiVo-Owned subscription gross additions for the same period. In the first fiscal quarter of 2008, we revised our definition of total acquisition costs. We now define total acquisition costs as sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs less net hardware revenues (defined as gross hardware revenues less rebates, revenue share and market development funds paid to retailers) plus cost of hardware revenues. The sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs line item includes advertising expenses and promotion-related expenses directly related to subscription acquisition activities, but does not include expenses related to advertising sales. We do not include third parties subscription gross additions, such as DIRECTV gross additions with TiVo subscriptions, in our calculation of SAC because we incur limited or no acquisition costs for these new subscriptions. We are not aware of any uniform standards for calculating total acquisition costs or SAC and caution that our presentation may not be consistent with that of other companies.

 

     Three Months Ended  

Subscription Acquisition Costs

  

July 31,

2007

   

April 30,

2007

   

Jan 31,

2007

   

Oct 31,

2006

   

Jul 31,

2006

   

April 30,

2006`

   

Jan 31,

2006

   

Oct 31,

2005

 
                
     (In thousands, except SAC)  

Sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs

   $ 9,015     $ 5,790     $ 9,915     $ 5,016     $ 3,053     $ 2,783     $ 5,951     $ 5,472  

Hardware revenues

     (6,199 )     (2,293 )     (19,890 )     (13,476 )     (6,503 )     (1,719 )     (14,135 )     (6,616 )

Cost of hardware revenues

     28,271       10,648       43,534       31,925       21,607       15,146       38,811       24,667  
                                                                

Total Acquisition Costs

     31,087       14,145       33,559       23,465       18,157       16,210       30,627       23,523  
                                                                

TiVo-Owned Subscription Gross Additions

     41       57       163       101       74       91       221       92  

Subscription Acquisition Costs (SAC)

   $ 758     $ 248     $ 206     $ 232     $ 245     $ 178     $ 139     $ 256  
                                                                
     Twelve Months Ended  

Subscription Acquisition Costs

  

July 31,

2007

   

April 30,

2007

   

Jan 31,

2007

   

Oct 31,

2006

   

Jul 31,

2006

   

April 30,

2006

   

Jan 31,

2006

   

Oct 31,

2005

 
                
     (In thousands, except SAC)  

Sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs

   $ 29,736     $ 23,774     $ 20,767     $ 16,803     $ 17,259     $ 18,081     $ 18,641     $ 20,632  

Hardware revenues

   $ (41,858 )     (42,162 )     (41,588 )     (35,833 )     (28,973 )     (21,951 )     (28,138 )     (40,793 )

Cost of hardware revenues

   $ 114,378       107,714       112,212       107,489       100,231       86,321       86,817       100,273  
                                                                

Total Acquisition Costs

     102,256       89,326       91,391       88,459       88,517       82,451       77,320       80,112  
                                                                

TiVo-Owned Subscription Gross Additions

     362       395       429       487       478       481       494       549  

Subscription Acquisition Costs (SAC)

   $ 282     $ 226     $ 213     $ 182     $ 185     $ 171     $ 157     $ 146  
                                                                

 

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As a result of the seasonal nature of our subscription growth, SAC varies significantly during the year. Management primarily reviews this metric on an annual basis due to the timing difference between our recognition of promotional program expense and the subsequent addition of the related subscriptions. For example, we have historically incurred increased sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs during our third quarter in anticipation of new subscriptions that may be added during the fourth quarter and in subsequent periods in addition to those added during the third quarter. As such, we have also provided SAC on a rolling twelve month basis.

During the three months ended July 31, 2007, our total acquisition costs were $31.1 million, an increase of $12.9 million from the same prior year period. The increase in total acquisition costs primarily included a combined inventory and inventory purchase commitment charge of $11.2 million related to TiVo Series2 standard definition DVR inventory, a gross margin loss of $1.0 million related to a barter transaction related to TiVo Series2 standard definition DVR inventory. These additional costs increased our SAC by $298 per subscription. Additionally, in the three months ended July 31, 2007 we had 33,000 fewer gross subscription additions, as compared to the same prior year period which further increased our SAC by $190 per subscription.

During the twelve months ended July 31, 2007, our total acquisition costs were $102.3 million, an increase of $13.7 million from the same prior year period. The increase in total acquisition costs primarily included a combined inventory and inventory purchase commitment charge of $11.2 million related to TiVo Series2 standard definition DVR inventory, a gross margin loss of $1.0 million related to a barter transaction related to TiVo Series2 standard definition DVR inventory. These additional costs increased our SAC by $34 per subscription. Additionally, in the twelve months ended July 31, 2007 we had 116,000 fewer gross subscription additions, as compared to the same prior year period which further increased our SAC by $60 per subscription.

Average Revenue Per Subscription or ARPU. Management reviews this metric, and believes it may be useful to investors, in order to evaluate the potential of our subscription base to generate revenues from a variety of sources, including subscription fees, advertising, and audience research measurement. ARPU does not include rebates, revenue share and other payments to channel that reduce our GAAP revenues. As a result, you should not use ARPU as a substitute for measures of financial performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. Management believes it is useful to consider this metric excluding the costs associated with rebates, revenue share and other payments to channel because of the discretionary and varying nature of these expenses and because management believes these expenses, which are included in hardware revenues, net, are more appropriately monitored as part of SAC. We are not aware of any uniform standards for calculating ARPU and caution that our presentation may not be consistent with that of other companies.

We calculate ARPU per month for TiVo-Owned subscriptions by subtracting DIRECTV-related service revenues (which includes DIRECTV subscription service revenues and DIRECTV-related advertising revenues) from our total reported net service revenues and dividing the result by the number of months in the period. We then divide by Average TiVo-Owned subscriptions for the period, calculated as described above for churn rate. The following table shows this calculation and reconciles ARPU per month for TiVo-Owned subscriptions to our reported net service and technology revenues:

 

     Three Months Ended  

TiVo-Owned Average Revenue per Subscription

  

July 31,

2007

   

April 30,

2007

   

Jan 31,

2007

   

Oct 31,

2006

   

July 31,

2006

   

April 30,

2006

   

Jan 31,

2006

   

Oct 31,

2005

 
                
     (In thousands, except ARPU)  

Total Service revenues

     53,376       54,155       53,543       49,000       49,430       46,951       46,305       42,296  

Less: DIRECTV-related service revenues

     (6,553 )     (7,160 )     (8,452 )     (7,573 )     (8,196 )     (8,009 )     (9,602 )     (8,637 )
                                                                

TiVo-Owned-related service revenues

     46,823       46,995       45,091       41,427       41,234       38,942       36,703       33,659  

Average TiVo-Owned revenues per month

     15,608       15,665       15,030       13,809       13,745       12,981       12,234       11,220  

Average TiVo-Owned per month subscriptions

     1,719       1,729       1,673       1,596       1,559       1,520       1,388       1,275  
                                                                

TiVo-Owned ARPU per month

   $ 9.08     $ 9.06     $ 8.98     $ 8.65     $ 8.82     $ 8.54     $ 8.81     $ 8.80  
                                                                

TiVo-Owned ARPU per month for the quarter ended July 31, 2007, increased from the quarter ended July 31, 2006 to $9.08 from $8.82. The increase in TiVo-Owned ARPU for the fiscal quarter ended July 31, 2007 was largely due our new multi-tiered pricing structure and bundled sales program which yielded a higher monthly subscription rate for new TiVo-Owned subscriptions. However this increase was partially offset by an increase of 51,000 TiVo-Owned product lifetime subscriptions that reached the end of the four-year period we use to recognize lifetime subscription revenue, as compared to the same prior-year period. We expect the number of fully-amortized and still active product lifetime subscriptions to increase during this fiscal year ending January 31, 2008.

We calculate ARPU per month for DIRECTV subscriptions by first subtracting TiVo-Owned-related service revenues (which includes TiVo-Owned subscription service revenues and TiVo-Owned related advertising revenues) from our total reported service revenues. Then we divide average revenues per month for DIRECTV-related service revenues by average subscriptions for the period. The following table shows this calculation and reconciles ARPU for DIRECTV subscriptions to service and technology revenues:

 

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     Three Months Ended  

DIRECTV Average Revenue per Subscription

  

July 31,

2007

   

April 30,

2007

   

Jan 31,

2007

   

Oct 31,

2006

   

July 31,

2006

   

April 30,

2006

   

Jan 31,

2006

   

Oct 31,

2005

 
                
     (In thousands, except ARPU)  

Total Service revenues

     53,376       54,155       53,543       49,000       49,430       46,951       46,305       42,296  

Less: TiVo-Owned-related service revenues

     (46,823 )     (46,995 )     (45,091 )     (41,427 )     (41,234 )     (38,942 )     (36,703 )     (33,659 )
                                                                

DIRECTV-related service revenues

     6,553       7,160       8,452       7,573       8,196       8,009       9,602       8,637  

Average DIRECTV revenues per month

     2,184       2,387       2,817       2,524       2,732       2,670       3,201       2,879  

Average DIRECTV per month subscriptions

     2,554       2,668       2,767       2,837       2,858       2,881       2,818       2,505  
                                                                

DIRECTV ARPU per month

   $ 0.86     $ 0.89     $ 1.02     $ 0.89     $ 0.96     $ 0.93     $ 1.14     $ 1.15  
                                                                

Beginning in February 2006, pursuant to the most recent amendment of our agreement with DIRECTV, TiVo defers a portion of the DIRECTV subscription fees equal to the fair value of the undelivered development services. Additionally, beginning in February 2007, DIRECTV began paying us a monthly fee for all DIRECTV households with DIRECTV receivers with TiVo service similar to the lower amount paid by DIRECTV for households with DIRECTV receivers with TiVo service deployed since March 15, 2002, subject to a monthly minimum payment by DIRECTV. As a result, our DIRECTV ARPU decreased relative to the same prior-year period.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Critical accounting estimates are those that reflect significant judgments and uncertainties, and may potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We base our discussion and analysis on our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles as described in Item 1. Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect our reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of this analysis form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting estimates, see Item 1. Note 2. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recognition Period for Product Lifetime Subscriptions Revenues. TiVo previously offered a product lifetime subscription option for general sale for the life of the DVR for a one-time, prepaid payment. During the first quarter of fiscal year ended January 31, 2007, we discontinued general sale of the product lifetime service option. We recognize subscription revenues from product lifetime subscriptions ratably over a four-year period, based on our estimate of the useful life of these DVRs. As of July 31, 2007, 180,000 product lifetime subscriptions had exceeded the four-year period we use to recognize product lifetime subscription revenues and had made contact with the TiVo service within the prior six month period. This represents approximately 26% of our cumulative lifetime subscriptions as compared to 17% for the quarter ended July 31, 2006. During this fiscal year ending January 31, 2008, we will continue to monitor the useful life of a TiVo-enabled DVR and the impact of higher churn. If subsequent actual experience is not in line with our current assumptions of higher churn of product lifetime subscriptions due to the incompatibility of our existing TiVo units with high definition programming and increased competition we may revise the estimated life which could result in the recognition of revenues from this source over a longer period.

Engineering Services Project Cost Estimates. We recognize revenues for software engineering services that are essential to the functionality of the software or involve significant customization or modification using the percentage-of-completion method, as described in Statement of Position (SOP) 81-1 “Accounting for Performance of Construction-Type and Certain Production-Type Contracts.” We recognize revenue by measuring progress toward completion based on the ratio of costs incurred, principally labor, to total estimated costs of the project, an input method. In general, these contracts are long-term and complex. We believe we are able to make reasonably dependable estimates based on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. These estimates include forecasting of costs and schedules, estimating contract revenue related to contract performance, projecting cost to complete, tracking progress of costs incurred to date, and projecting the remaining effort to complete the project. Costs included in engineering services are labor, materials, and overhead related to the specific activities that are required for the project. Costs related to general infrastructure or platform development are not included in the engineering services project cost estimates. These estimates are assessed continually during the term of the contract and revisions are reflected when the conditions become known. In some cases, we have accepted engineering services contracts that were expected to be losses at the time of acceptance. Provisions for all losses on contracts are recorded when estimates determine that a loss will be incurred on a contract. Using different cost estimates, or different methods of measuring progress to completion, engineering services

 

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revenues and expenses may produce materially different results. A favorable change in estimates in a period could result in additional revenue and profit, and an unfavorable change in estimates could result in a reduction of revenue and profit or the recording of a loss that would be borne solely by TiVo. For the quarter ended July 31, 2007 the majority of our technology revenues are related to the Comcast development agreement and are offset by an equal amount of development cost recognized as cost of technology revenues.

Consumer Rebate Redemption Rate. In accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) Issue No. 01-09, “Accounting for Consideration Given by a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vendor’s Products),” we record an estimated potential liability for our consumer rebate program that is based on the percentage of customers that were reimbursed for the rebate for similar past programs and adjust estimates to consider actual redemptions. Currently, the estimated redemption rate for the $150 (dual tuner DVR unit) and $170 (single tuner DVR unit) rebate program is 64% based on historical redemptions on prior $150 and $170 rebate programs. A one-percentage point deviation in our redemption rebate estimate would result in an increase or decrease in our rebate liability as of July 31, 2007 of approximately $109,000. As of July 31, 2007, we recorded a total charge of $2.1 million, all of which related to the new rebate programs announced in February 2007. As of July 31, 2007, $5.7 million remains accrued on the Company’s balance sheet. Upon full completion of consumer rebate programs, any unredeemed consumer rebate expense will be reversed. These consumer rebates and sales incentives programs are recognized as a direct reduction of hardware revenues in our consolidated financial statements.

Valuation of Inventory. We value inventory at the lower of cost or market with cost determined on the first-in, first-out method. We base write-downs of inventories upon current facts and circumstances and determine net realizable value on an aggregate pool basis (DVR type). We perform a detailed assessment of excess and obsolete inventory and purchase commitments at each balance sheet date, which includes a review of, among other factors, demand requirements and market conditions. Based on this analysis, we record adjustments, when appropriate, to reflect inventory of finished products and materials on hand at lower of cost or market and to reserve for products or materials which are not forecasted to be used. We also record accruals for charges that represent Management’s estimate of the Company’s exposure to the contract manufacturer for excess non-cancelable purchase commitments. Due to slower than expected sales of standard definition DVRs and the resulting changes in our sales forecast, in the quarter ended July 31, 2007, we impaired $7.5 million in raw materials and finished goods inventory and reserved an additional $3.7 million for excess non-cancelable purchase commitments. Although we make every effort to ensure the accuracy of our forecasts of product demand and pricing assumptions, any significant unanticipated changes in demand, pricing, or technological developments would significantly impact the value of our inventory and our reported operating results. In the future, if we find that our estimates are too optimistic and determine that our inventory needs to be written down further, we will be required to recognize such costs in our cost of revenue at the time of such determination. Conversely, if we find our estimates are too pessimistic and we subsequently sell product that has previously been written down, our gross margin in that period will be favorably impacted.

Valuation of Stock-Based Compensation. We recognize expense related to our stock-based compensation awards under the fair-value provisions of FAS 123R. The fair value of our restricted stock awards was calculated based on the fair market value of our stock at the grant date. We have elected to use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of our stock options and ESPP awards. This model requires the input of highly subjective assumptions, including expected stock price volatility and the estimated life of each award and interest rates.

The expected volatility is based on a combination of historical volatility of our common stock and implied volatility in market traded options on our common stock. The expected life of an award is based on the simplified calculation of expected life as defined by Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) 107, “Share-Based Payment”. The interest rate is based on the average of U.S. Treasury yield curve on investments with lives approximating the term during the fiscal quarter an option is granted.

In addition, SFAS No. 123R requires us to develop an estimate of the number of share-based awards which will be forfeited due to employee turnover. We use historical data to estimate pre-vesting option forfeitures and record stock-based compensation expense only for those awards that are expected to vest. Quarterly changes in the estimated forfeiture rate can affect our gross margin, research and development expenses, sales and marketing expenses, and general and administrative expenses. The expense we recognize in future periods could also differ from the current period and/or our forecasts due to adjustments in the assumed forfeiture rates.

 

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Results of Operations

Net Revenues. Our net revenues for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 as a percentage of total net revenues were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (In thousands, except percentages)     (In thousands, except percentages)  

Service revenues

   $ 53,376     85 %   $ 49,430     83 %   $ 107,531     87 %   $ 96,381     83 %

Technology revenues

   $ 3,084     5 %   $ 3,382     6 %   $ 7,016     6 %   $ 11,465     10 %

Hardware revenues

   $ 6,199     10 %   $ 6,503     11 %   $ 8,492     7 %   $ 8,222     7 %
                                                        

Net revenues

   $ 62,659     100 %   $ 59,315     100 %   $ 123,039     100 %   $ 116,068     100 %
                                                        

Change from same prior-year period

     6 %       48 %       6 %       32 %  

Service Revenues. Service revenues for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007 increased 8% and 12% or $3.9 million and $11.2 million over the service revenues for the three and six months ended July 31, 2006, respectively. This increase was primarily due to the year over year growth in our TiVo-Owned subscription base of 9% to 1.7 million as of July 31, 2007 compared to 1.6 million for the same prior-year period and a 3% increase in TiVo-Owned ARPU. TiVo-Owned ARPU increased primarily due to increase in the TiVo-Owned subscriptions that pay recurring fees. Additionally, these new subscriptions are being acquired under our new multi-tiered pricing structure and bundled sales program which yielded higher monthly subscription contract price for new TiVo-Owned subscriptions.

Consumer demand for TiVo-enabled DVR was driven by broad availability and support in the retail channel, consumer rebate programs, and increased consumer awareness of the TiVo service. We intend to generate continued TiVo-Owned subscription growth by managing our relationships with leading retailers such as Best Buy, Circuit City, and others and through advertising campaigns directed at growing our subscription base. We anticipate fiscal year 2008 will have continued service revenue growth as our TiVo-Owned subscription installed base increases and our advertising sales business grows; however, we expect to see a decrease in DIRECTV-related service revenues during fiscal year 2008 as compared to fiscal year 2007. Additionally, we do not expect to recognize significant service revenues in this fiscal year ending January 31, 2008 in connection with the TiVo service on Comcast and Cox products.

Technology Revenues. Technology revenues from licensing and engineering services which are net of related revenue share payments for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007, accounted for 5% and 6% of our net revenues, or $3.1 and $7.0 million, compared to 6% and 10% of our net revenues, or $3.4 and $11.5 million, in the same prior-year periods. Technology revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2007 were 9% or $298,000 lower than in the same prior year period due to a decline in revenues from Comcast development work subsequent to acceptance of TiVo service software solution on June 27, 2007 offset partially by revenue from new development work primarily related to DIRECTV and international projects. Technology revenues for the six months ended July 31, 2007 were 39% or $4.4 million lower than the same prior year period largely due to $4.6 million in Comcast development revenues recognized in the quarter end April 30, 2006 related to services performed in fiscal year 2006. We also recognized an equal amount of Comcast development expense as cost of technology revenues.

Hardware Revenues. Hardware revenues, net of allowance for sales returns and net of rebates, revenue share and other payments to channel, for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007 were 10% and 7% of our net revenues compared to 11% and 7% for the same prior year periods. The marginal changes in net hardware revenues in absolute dollars for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior year periods are attributed to a decrease in hardware revenues due to slower than expected sales of the Series2 standard definition DVRs. This was offset by decreases in rebates, revenue share and other payments to channel related to our reduction in the amount of consumer hardware rebates offered during the first half of fiscal year 2008. The hardware revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2007 include $1.8 million of revenues related to a net loss exchange of inventory valued at $2.8 million in cost of hardware revenues which were traded for barter credits that are redeemable for a percentage of future purchases of advertising, media, and other services from certain vendors. The barter credits were valued at the fair value of the inventory exchanged.

 

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Cost of service revenues

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (In thousands, except percentages)     (In thousands, except percentages)  

Cost of service revenues

   $ 10,064     $ 9,628     $ 20,219     $ 20,063  

Change from same prior-year period

     5 %     40 %     1 %     29 %

Percentage of service

     19 %     19 %     19 %     21 %

Service gross margin

   $ 43,312     $ 39,802     $ 87,312     $ 76,318  

Service gross margin as a percentage of service revenue

     81 %     81 %     81 %     79 %

Costs of service revenues consist primarily of telecommunication and network expenses, employee salaries, call center, credit card processing fees, and other expenses related to providing the TiVo service. Cost of service revenues for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007 remained relatively flat as compared to the same prior-year period increasing by $436,000 and $156,000 or 5% and 1%, respectively.

Cost of technology revenues.

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (In thousands, except percentages)     (In thousands, except percentages)  

Cost of technology revenues

   $ 3,696     $ 3,001     $ 7,203     $ 10,367  

Change from same prior-year period

     23 %     401 %     -31 %     1155 %

Percentage of technology revenues

     120 %     89 %     103 %     90 %

Technology gross margin

   $ (612 )   $ 381     $ (187 )   $ 1,098  

Technology gross margin as a percentage of technology revenue

     -20 %     11 %     -3 %     10 %

Costs of technology revenues consist primarily of expenses related to providing engineering services to our customers, including employee salaries and related costs, as well as prototyping and other material costs. Cost of technology revenues increased by $695,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior year period largely due to our ongoing development work with our new international customers. Cost of technology revenues decreased by $3.2 million for the six months ended July 31, 2007, largely related to lower costs associated with Comcast development revenues expensed in the six months ended July 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior-year period. For the six months ended July 31, 2006 $4.6 million in Comcast cost of development revenues were recognized for services performed in the fiscal year ended January 31, 2006, at which time we recorded an equal amount of technology revenues. These costs and corresponding revenues were deferred until the first quarter of fiscal year 2007 when TiVo and Comcast agreed upon the engineering services to be delivered. Cost of technology revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2007 includes approximately $1.1 million of costs for which no corresponding revenues were recognized as fees for the related ongoing development were not fixed.

Cost of hardware revenues.

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (In thousands, except percentages)     (In thousands, except percentages)  

Cost of hardware revenues

   $ 28,271     $ 21,607     $ 38,919     $ 36,753  

Change from same prior-year period

     31 %     181 %     6 %     57 %

Percentage of hardware revenues

     456 %     332 %     458 %     447 %

Hardware gross margin

   $ (22,072 )   $ (15,104 )   $ (30,427 )   $ (28,531 )

Hardware gross margin as a percentage of hardware revenue

     -356 %     -232 %     -358 %     -347 %

Costs of hardware revenues include all product costs associated with the TiVo-enabled DVRs we distribute and sell, including manufacturing-related overhead and personnel, warranty, certain licensing, order fulfillment, and freight costs. We engage a contract manufacturer to build TiVo-enabled DVRs. We sell this hardware as a means to grow our service revenues and, as a result, do not intend to generate positive gross margins from these hardware sales. Due to slower than expected sales of standard definition DVRs and the resulting changes in our sales forecast, in the quarter ended July 31, 2007 we impaired $7.5 million in raw materials and finished goods inventory and reserved an additional $3.7 million for excess non-cancelable purchase commitments for a total of $11.2 million charge to cost of hardware sales. We also entered into a barter transaction exchanging TiVo Series2 standard definition DVR inventory with a net book value of $2.8 million for barter credits that are redeemable for a percentage of future purchases of advertising, media, and other services from certain vendors. The barter credits were valued at the fair value of the inventory exchanged, which was determined to be $1.8 million; this resulted in an additional negative $1.0 million hardware gross margin. These costs were offset by a decrease number of units being

 

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sold during the three and six months ended July 31, 2007 as compared to the same prior year period. As a result of these items, the hardware gross margin loss, for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007 increased by approximately 46% and 7%, respectively.

Research and development expenses.

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (In thousands, except percentages)     (In thousands, except percentages)  

Research and development expenses

   $ 15,070     $ 12,891     $ 29,315     $ 25,752  

Change from same prior-year period

     17 %     32 %     14 %     25 %

Percentage of net revenues

     24 %     22 %     24 %     22 %

Our research and development expenses consist primarily of employee salaries, related expenses, and consulting expenses. Research and development expenses, as a percentage of net revenue increased 2%, for both the three and six months ended July 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior-year period. However, in terms of absolute dollars, research and development increased 17% and 14% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior-year period. The absolute dollar increase in expenses for the three months ended July 31, 2007 was due to an increase of $881,000 in headcount related costs associated with an increase in engineering headcount, $517,000 in additional stock based compensation, and an increase of $373,000 in allocated overhead expense. The absolute dollar increase in expenses for the six months ended July 31, 2007 was due to an increase of $2.0 million in headcount related costs associated with an increase in engineering headcount, $824,000 in additional stock based compensation, and an increase of $1.0 million in allocated overhead expense.

Sales and marketing expenses.

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (In thousands, except percentages)     (In thousands, except percentages)  

Sales and marketing expenses

   $ 5,381     $ 5,439     $ 10,684     $ 10,286  

Change from same prior-year period

     -1 %     25 %     4 %     17 %

Percentage of net revenues

     9 %     9 %     9 %     9 %

Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of employee salaries and related expenses. Sales and marketing expenses, as a percentage of net revenue, remained flat at 9% for both the three and six months ended July 31, 2007 as compared to the same prior-year period and, in terms of absolute dollars decreased by 1% for the three months ended July 31, 2007 and increased by 4% for the six months ended July 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior-year periods.

Sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs.

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (In thousands, except percentages)     (In thousands, except percentages)  

Sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs

   $ 9,015     $ 3,053     $ 14,805     $ 5,836  

Change from same prior-year period

     195 %     -21 %     154 %     -19 %

Percentage of net revenues

     14 %     5 %     12 %     5 %

Sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs include advertising expenses and promotion related expenses directly related to subscription acquisition activities. For the three and six months ended July 31, 2007 these expenses increased by 195% and 154%, respectively, as compared to the same prior year periods. These increases were primarily due to increased spending of $6.8 million and $9.2 million, respectively, for advertising costs related to our fiscal year 2008 advertising campaign and web and online marketing. We expect the sales and marketing, subscription acquisition costs line item to continue to increase in fiscal year 2008 as a result of our planned marketing and advertising strategies. While we expect this component of our total acquisition costs to increase for the fiscal year 2008, we expect this increase to be offset by the decrease in our hardware rebates expense, which is classified as a reduction of hardware revenues. See discussion in this section under “Subscription Acquisition Cost or SAC”.

 

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General and administrative expenses.

 

     Three Months Ended July 31,     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  
     (In thousands, except percentages)     (In thousands, except percentages)  

General and administrative

   $ 10,392     $ 11,091     $ 21,614     $ 26,150  

Change from same prior-year period

     -6 %     32 %     -17 %     80 %

Percentage of net revenues

     17 %     19 %     18 %     23 %

General and administrative expenses consist primarily of employee salaries and related expenses for executive, administrative, accounting, information technology systems, customer operations personnel, facility costs, and legal and professional fees. General and administrative expenses, decreased as a percentage of net revenues by 2% and 5% for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007 as compared to the same prior-year period, and in terms of absolute dollars, decreased 6% and 17% as compared to the same prior-year periods. The decrease in general and administrative expense for the three months ended July 31, 2007 was largely related to a reduction in legal and accounting related spending of $2.6 million partially offset by a $972,000 increase in non-cash stock compensation expense, increased headcount related costs of $521,000, and an increase in depreciation expense of $199,000.

The decrease in general and administrative expense of $4.5 million for the six months ended July 31, 2007 was largely related to a reduction in legal and accounting related spending of $7.6 million. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in non-cash stock compensation of $1.6 million, depreciation expense increase of $500,000 due to additional property and equipment purchased during the past year and bad debt expense increased by approximately $429,000.

On August 30, 2007, we accepted the resignation of Michael Ramsay as a member of our Board of Directors. We expect to incur approximately $3 million in non-cash stock-based compensation expense in connection with certain modifications to the terms of his stock-based awards during our quarter ending October 31, 2007. We do not expect to incur additional non-cash stock-based compensation expenses related to this agreement beyond that quarter.

Interest income. Interest income resulting from cash and cash equivalents held in interest bearing accounts and short-term investments for the three and six months ended July 31, 2007 was $1.3 million and $2.7 million, respectively or approximately a 35% and 34% increase over the $1.0 million and $2.1 million from same prior-year periods. These increases were a result of an increase in the average interest rate earned during the six months ended July 31, 2007, to approximately 5.3%, from 4.7% in the same prior-year period combined with an increased cash and cash equivalents and short term investments balance for the period ended July 31, 2007, as compared to the same prior year period.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have financed our operations and met our capital expenditure requirements primarily from the proceeds of the sale of equity securities. Our cash resources are subject, in part, to the amount and timing of cash received from our subscriptions, licensing and engineering services customers, and hardware customers. At July 31, 2007, we had $97.6 million of cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments. We believe our cash and cash equivalents, and short term investments, combined with funds generated/used from operations, and our revolving line of credit facility with Citigroup provide sufficient resources to fund operations, capital expenditures, and working capital needs through the next twelve months.

Statement of Cash Flows Discussion

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows provided by financing activities. Although we currently anticipate this source of liquidity will be sufficient to meet our cash needs through the next twelve months, we may require or choose to obtain additional financing. Our ability to obtain financing will depend, among other things, on our development efforts, business plans, operating performance, and the condition of the capital markets at the time we seek financing. We cannot assure you that additional financing will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the rights of our common stock, and our stockholders may experience dilution. Please refer to Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in this Report and Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K for further discussion.

 

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The following table summarizes our cash flow activities:

 

     Six Months Ended July 31,  
     2007     2006  

Net cash used in operating activities

   $ (29,906 )   $ (32,796 )

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

   $ (10,289 )   $ 478  

Net cash provided by financing activities

   $ 3,045     $ 7,538  

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

The decrease in net cash used in operating activities of $2.9 million from the six months ended July 31, 2007 compared to the same prior-year period was largely attributable to a decrease in our net loss adjusted for non-cash expenses, such as our inventory charge of $11.2 million, increase in non-cash stock compensation expense of $3.2 million, and due to cash received from customers against our accounts receivables of $5.3 million. These items were partially offset by payments to vendors reducing accounts payable by $18.1 million.

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

The net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended July 31, 2007 was approximately $10.3 million compared to cash provided by investing activities of $478,000 for the same prior-year period. This increase was primarily due to purchases of short-term investments of $15.0 million.

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

For the six months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006, the principal source of cash generated from financing activities related to the issuance of common stock of which $1.5 million and $6.2 million, respectively, was related to stock option exercises and $1.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively, was issuances related to our employee stock purchase plan.

Financing Agreements

Universal Shelf Registration Statement.

We have an effective universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-113719) on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission under which we may issue up to $100,000,000 of securities, including debt securities, common stock, preferred stock, and warrants. After the September 2006 common stock offering, there was approximately $35 million available for issuance under the universal shelf registration statement.

Revolving Line of Credit Facility with Citigroup.

On January 25, 2007, we entered into a credit agreement, together with a post-closing agreement and related security and other ancillary agreements, with Citigroup Global Markets Realty Corp., as lender and agent. Under the terms of the credit agreement Citigroup will extend a revolving line of credit equal to the lesser of $50 million or amounts available pursuant to a borrowing base calculation. As of July 31, 2007, we could borrow $50 million. We may request that an additional $50 million of borrowing capacity be added to the revolving line of credit. The credit agreement requires us to use proceeds exclusively for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of July 31, 2007, we had no borrowings outstanding under this revolving line of credit.

Borrowings under the credit agreement are secured by a first-priority security interest on substantially all of the Company’s current and future assets (except for certain intellectual property held by our subsidiaries and certain other assets). Borrowings under the credit agreement will bear interest at a rate equal to 1-month LIBOR for U.S. dollar deposits plus 4.0%, but during an event of default, the interest rate becomes 2.0% above the rate in effect immediately before the event of default.

The credit agreement includes, among other terms and conditions, limitations on our ability to create, incur, assume or be liable for indebtedness (other than specified types of permitted indebtedness); dispose of assets outside the ordinary course (subject to specified exceptions); acquire, merge or consolidate with or into another person or entity (other than specified types of permitted acquisitions); create, incur or allow any lien on any of its property or assign any right to receive income (except for specified permitted liens); make investments (other than specified types of investments); or pay dividends or make distributions (each subject to specified exceptions), and certain financial covenants. At July 31, 2007, we were in compliance with these covenants. The line of credit terminates and any and all borrowings are due on January 25, 2010, but may be terminated earlier by us without penalty upon written notice and prompt repayment of all amounts borrowed.

 

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Contractual Obligations

As of July 31, 2007, we had contractual obligations to make the following cash payments:

 

     Payments due by Period

Contractual Obligations

   Total    Less
than 1
year
   1-3 years    3-5 years    Over 5
years
     (In thousands)

Operating leases

   $ 5,979    $ 1,759    $ 4,220    $ —      $ —  

Purchase obligations

     11,559      11,559      —        —        —  
                                  

Total contractual cash obligations

   $ 17,538    $ 13,318    $ 4,220    $ —      $ —  
                                  

Purchase Commitments with Contract Manufacturers and Suppliers. We purchase components from a variety of suppliers and use several contract manufacturers to provide manufacturing services for our products. During the normal course of business, in order to manage manufacturing lead times and help assure adequate component supply, we enter into agreements with contract manufacturers and suppliers that either allow them to procure inventory based upon criteria as defined by us or that establish the parameters defining our requirements. In certain instances, these agreements allow us the option to cancel, reschedule, and adjust our requirements based on our business needs prior to firm orders being placed. The table above displays that portion of our purchase commitments arising from these agreements that is firm, non-cancelable, and unconditional. If there are unexpected changes to anticipated demand for our products or in the sales mix of our products, some of the firm, non-cancelable, and unconditional purchase commitments may result into TiVo being committed to purchase excess inventory. The above table does not include a reserve of $4.3 million for excess non-cancelable purchase commitments which is included in accrued liabilities on our condensed consolidated balance sheet dated July 31, 2007. Our other commercial commitment as of July 31, 2007, was our standby letter of credit issued to the landlord of our Alviso, California offices in the amount shown below:

 

     Total    Less
than 1
year
   1-3 years    3-5 years    Over 5
years
     (In thousands)

Standby letter of credit

   $ 477    $ 150    $ 327    $ —      $ —  
                                  

Total contractual obligations

   $ 477    $ 150    $ 327    $ —      $ —  
                                  

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As part of our ongoing business, we generally do not engage in transactions that generate relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities. Accordingly, our operating results, financial condition, and cash flows are not generally subject to off-balance sheet risks associated with these types of arrangements. We did not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements at July 31, 2007.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Our exposure to market risk has not changed materially from our exposure at January 31, 2007. Please refer to our annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended January 31, 2007.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

We are committed to maintaining disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures and implementing controls and procedures based on the application of management’s judgment.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in reaching a reasonable level of assurance as of July 31, 2007 (the end of the period covered by this Report), regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

There has been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended July 31, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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Inherent Limitations of Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes. Additionally, controls can be circumvented or overriden by the individual acts of some persons, by the collusion of two or more people, or by management. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements or omissions due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

The information under the heading “Legal Matters” set forth under Note 6 of Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this report, is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

We face significant risks in overseeing our outsourcing of manufacturing processes as well as in the management of our inventory, and failure to properly oversee our manufacturing processes or to effectively manage our inventory levels may result in product recalls or supply imbalances that could harm our business.

We have contracted for the manufacture of certain TiVo-enabled DVRs with a contract manufacturer. We sell these units to retailers and distributors, as well as through our own online sales channels. Product manufacturing is outside our core business and we face significant risks if our contract manufacturer does not perform as expected. If we fail to effectively oversee the manufacturing process, including the work performed by our contract manufacturer, we could suffer from product recalls, poorly performing product, and higher than anticipated warranty costs.

In connection with our manufacturing operations, we maintain a finished goods inventory of the DVR units we produce throughout the year. Due to the seasonality in our business and our long-lead time product development and manufacturing cycles, we need to make forecasts of demand and commit significant resources towards manufacturing of our DVR units well in advance of our peak selling periods. As such, we are subject to significant risks in managing the inventory needs of our business during the year, including estimates of the appropriate mix of demand across our older and newer DVR models. Due to slower than expected sales of standard definition DVRs and the resulting changes in our sales forecast, in the quarter ended July 31, 2007 we impaired $7.5 million in raw materials and finished goods inventory and reserved an additional $3.7 million for excess non-cancelable purchase commitments. If we were to over estimate demand for standard definition units, particularly considering the introduction of our new lower-cost high definition DVR model in July 2007, we may end up with inventories of standard definition units that exceed currently forecasted demand which would require us to record additional write-downs. Should actual market conditions differ from the Company’s estimates, the Company’s future results of operations could be materially affected. In the future, we may be required to record additional write-downs of finished products and materials on-hand and/or additional charges for excess purchase commitments as a result of future changes in our sales forecasts.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

None

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of TiVo Inc. was held at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 140 Scott Drive, Menlo Park, California on August 1, 2007. Out of 97,530,335 shares of Common Stock (as of the record date of June 4, 2007) entitled to vote at the meeting, 84,049,687 shares were present in person or by proxy.

The following nominated directors were elected, to serve until the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their successors are elected, as follows:

 

NOMINEE

  

IN FAVOR

  

WITHHELD

Charles B. Fruit

   82,382,591    1,667,096

Jeffrey T. Hinson

   82,376,018    1,673,669

David M. Zaslav

   82,372,920    1,676,767

 

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The following directors’ terms of office continued after the meeting: Thomas Rogers, Randy Komisar, Mark W. Perry, Michael Ramsay, Joseph Uva, and Geoffrey Y. Yang.

The selection of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for the Company for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2008, was ratified as follows:

 

IN FAVOR

  

OPPOSED

  

ABSTAIN

82,597,919

   196,890    1,254,878

The Amendment of our Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of shares authorized to be issued by 125,000,000 was approved as follows:

 

IN FAVOR

  

OPPOSED

  

ABSTAIN

66,560,120

   16,989,092    500,475

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

On August 27, 2007, we entered into a Statement of Work with Comcast for additional engineering work for the development of additional releases of the TiVo-branded, TiVo-service enabling software for Comcast DVR platforms and to enable such software on other Comcast DVR platforms, including Scientific Atlanta DVRs.

We also concurrently entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Licensing and Marketing Agreement with Comcast STB Software DVR, LLC and Comcast Corporation. The amendment provides for a modification to the amount and timing of service fees and fees for maintenance and support related to, the TiVo-branded, TiVo service-enabling software solution for Comcast’s DVR platforms. We also modified our agreement with respect to the eight additional one-year renewal terms beyond the initial term expiring June 30, 2014, which are exercisable at Comcast’s option, moving the requisite deployment thresholds from June 30, 2014 to the renewal term beginning after June 30, 2019.

The foregoing description of our Fourth Amendment to the Licensing and Marketing Agreement with Comcast STB Software DVR, LLC and Comcast Corporation is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the amendment to be filed with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2007.

On August 30, 2007, we accepted the resignation of Michael Ramsay as a member of our Board of Directors. Mr. Ramsay has been named to the post of Venture Partner at New Enterprises Associates, a leading Silicon Valley venture capital firm, which already has representation on the Company’s Board. Pursuant to our Transition and Consulting Agreement with Mr. Ramsay, effective August 30, 2007, he will continue to provide services to the Company as a consultant focused on technology and other issues. As we previously disclosed, we expect to incur approximately $3 million in non-cash stock-based compensation expense during our quarter ending October 31, 2007 in connection with certain modifications to the terms of his stock-based awards. We do not expect to incur additional non-cash stock-based compensation expenses related to this agreement beyond that quarter.

The foregoing description of our Transition and Consulting Agreement with Mr. Ramsay is qualified in its entirety by reference to the provisions of the agreement filed herewith.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER
 

DESCRIPTION

  3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (filed herewith).
10.1*   Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, effective as of March 21, 2007, by and between Thomas Rogers and TiVo Inc. (filed herewith).
10.2*   Amended and Restated Change of Control Agreement, effective as of March 21, 2007, by and between Thomas Rogers and TiVo Inc. (filed herewith).
10.3*   Transition and Consulting Agreement, effective as of August 30, 2007, by and between Michael Ramsay and TiVo Inc. (filed herewith).
10.4+   Eighth Amendment to the Development Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2007, between TiVo Inc. and DIRECTV Inc. (filed herewith).
10.5+   Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Services Agreement, dated as of July 25, 2007, between TiVo Inc. and DIRECTV Inc. (filed herewith).
10.6*   Consulting Agreement, effective as of July 9, 2007, between TiVo Inc. and Financial Leadership Group, LLC (filed herewith).
10.7*   First Amendment to the Consulting Agreement, effective as of August 16, 2007, between TiVo Inc. and Financial Leadership Group, LLC (filed herewith).
31.1   Certification of Thomas S. Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer of TiVo Inc. dated September 10, 2007 pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2   Certification of Cal Hoagland, Interim Chief Financial Officer of TiVo Inc. dated September 10, 2007 pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1   Certification of Thomas S. Rogers, President and Chief Executive Officer of TiVo Inc. dated September 10, 2007 in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2   Certification of Cal Hoagland, Interim Chief Financial Officer of TiVo Inc. dated September 10, 2007 in accordance with 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

* Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement
+ Confidential Treatment has been requested as to portions of this exhibit.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

    TIVO INC.

Date: September 10, 2007

  By:  

/s/ THOMAS S. ROGERS    

   

Thomas S. Rogers

President and Chief Executive

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: September 10, 2007

  By:  

/s/ CAL HOAGLAND    

   

Cal Hoagland

Interim Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EX-3.1 2 dex31.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF TIVO INC.

Thomas S. Rogers and Matthew P. Zinn hereby certify that:

1. The name of this corporation is TiVo Inc. The name under which this corporation was originally incorporated is Teleworld Inc. and the date of filing the original Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware is August 4, 1997.

2. They are the duly elected and acting President and Secretary, respectively, of TiVo Inc., a Delaware corporation.

3. The Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:

I.

The name of the corporation is TiVo Inc. (the “Corporation” or the “Company”).

II.

The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, Wilmington, DE 19808, in the county of New Castle. The name of the Corporation’s registered agent at said address is Corporation Service Company.

III.

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

A. This Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is two hundred eighty-five million (285,000,000) shares. Two hundred seventy-five million (275,000,000) shares shall be Common Stock, each having a par value of one tenth of one cent ($.001). Ten million (10,000,000) shares shall be Preferred Stock, each having a par value of one tenth of one cent ($.001).

B. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is hereby authorized, by filing a certificate (a “Preferred Stock Designation”) pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, to fix or alter from time to time the designation, powers, preferences and rights of the shares of each such series and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and to establish from time to time the number of shares constituting any such series or any of them; and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

 


C. Five million (5,000,000) of the authorized shares of Preferred Stock are hereby designated “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock.”

D. The rights, preferences, privileges, restrictions and other matters relating to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are as follows:

 

1. Dividend Rights.

(a) The holders of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, cumulative dividends payable in cash on a quarterly basis in arrears, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the percentage Dividend Rate (calculated as set forth below) applied to $30 (the “Original Series A Purchase Price”) for each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, plus all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not compounded) on such share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock from the date of original issuance of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Original Issue Date”). With respect to each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, such dividends shall accrue daily and be paid and compounded quarterly on the first day of January, April, July and October (each such date a “Payment Date” and each period commencing on each Payment Date and ending on the date immediately prior to the succeeding Payment Date, or if earlier, the date on which such share is converted, redeemed, paid out upon liquidation, exchanged for other property or otherwise retired, a “Dividend Period”) in each year commencing with a payment on the first Payment Date following the Original Issue Date of dividends accrued from the Original Issue Date to the Record Date. Each such dividend shall be payable to the holders of record of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as they appear on the share register of the Company on the corresponding Record Date. As used herein, the term “Record Date” means, with respect to the dividend payable on January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, respectively of each year, the preceding December 15, March 15, June 15 and September 15, or such other record date, not more than 60 days or less than 10 days preceding the Payment Dates thereof, as shall be fixed by the Board. The “Dividend Rate” for any Dividend Period shall be:

(i) the average of the Non-Government Institutional Funds, 7-day Yields Current Rates simple average displayed as the NON-GOVERNMENT INST. FUNDS, SIMPLE AVERAGE rate by iMoneyNet, Inc. on the Money Fund Selector page of its website (http://ibcdata.com/mfs/iotopper.htm#gp) (or any successor non-government institutional simple average rate similarly reported or such rate as reported on any successor webpage) on the first day of each calendar month in such Dividend Period (or on the Original Issue Date for the initial Dividend Period); or

(ii) if such rate (or such successor rate) is not so displayed, or ceases to be updated by iMoneyNet, Inc. (or any successor thereto), a money funds yield index rate providing a similar rate reported on a monthly basis by any other reputable source as mutually agreed among the Company (as approved by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company) and the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, or, if not so agreed within 60 days, as specified by a nationally recognized money center bank located in the State of New York reasonably acceptable to the Company (as approved by a resolution of the Board of Directors of the

 

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Company) and the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; provided that until such alternative money funds yield index rate is selected, the Dividend Rate shall be the last Dividend Rate calculated pursuant to clause (i) above.

Upon the fixing of the Dividend Rate for any Dividend Period, the Company will cause to be filed with the Secretary of the Company and mailed to each holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such rate and, if the rate is established pursuant to clause (ii) above, identifying the source of such rate.

(b) The amount of dividends payable for each full Dividend Period for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be computed by dividing the Dividend Rate in effect for such Dividend Period by four. The amount of dividends payable for the initial Dividend Period, or any other period shorter or longer than a full Dividend Period, shall be computed on the basis of twelve 30-day months and a 360-day year.

(c) Dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall accumulate and compound quarterly whether or not the Company has earnings or profits, whether or not there are funds legally available for payment of such dividends and whether or not dividends are declared. Dividends will accumulate and compound quarterly to the extent they are not paid. The Company shall take all actions required or permitted under the General Corporation Law of Delaware to permit the payment of dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and shall declare and pay such dividends to the extent there are funds legally available therefor.

(d) So long as any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, except as described in the next succeeding sentence, unless full cumulative dividends on all outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for all past dividends have contemporaneously been declared and paid in full or declared and consideration sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for such payment on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, then: (A) no dividend shall be declared or paid upon, or any sum set apart for the payment of dividends upon, any shares of Common Stock or any other series of Preferred Stock; (B) no other distribution shall be declared or made upon, or any sum set apart for the payment of any distribution upon, any shares of Common Stock or any other series of Preferred Stock; (C) no shares of Common Stock or any other series of Preferred Stock shall be purchased, redeemed or otherwise acquired or retired for value (except by (i) conversion into or an exchange for shares of Common Stock or (ii) acquisition of Common Stock by the Company pursuant to employee agreements which permit the Company to repurchase such shares upon termination of services to the Company) by the Company or any entity as to which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of such entity’s stock (or similar voting interests) entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or other governing body) (a “Subsidiary”); and (D) no monies shall be paid into or set apart or made available for a sinking or other like fund for the purchase, redemption or other acquisition or retirement for value of any shares of Common Stock or any other series of Preferred Stock by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries. If at any time the Company pays less than the total amount of dividends then accrued with respect to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, such payment shall be distributed ratably among the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock based upon the aggregate accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by each holder.

 

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(e) Subject to Section 6(e), upon the election of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock may irrevocably waive their right to receive dividends pursuant to paragraph (a) above. Following notice of such waiver to the Company, the Company shall not be obligated to pay any dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock accruing after receipt of such notice; provided that the Company shall be required to pay any dividends that have accrued and not been paid for prior Dividend Periods and for the portion of the Dividend Period elapsed to the date of such waiver on the next succeeding Payment Date.

(f) In addition and not in lieu of the foregoing, when and if the Board of Directors shall declare a dividend payable with respect to the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the amount of dividends per share as would be payable on the largest number of whole shares of Common Stock into which each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock could then be converted pursuant to Section 4 hereof. Any such declared and unpaid dividends will be payable first to the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock and then to the holders of Common Stock.

 

2. Voting Rights.

(a) General Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or as required by law, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall vote together with the shares of the Common Stock of the Company and not as a separate class, at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company upon the following basis: each holder of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to such number of votes as shall be equal to the whole number of shares of Common Stock into which such holder’s aggregate number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are convertible (pursuant to Section 4 hereof) immediately after the close of business on the record date fixed for such meeting.

(b) Separate Vote of Series Preferred. The vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, voting separately as a class, shall be necessary for effecting or validating the following actions:

(i) Any amendment, alteration, or repeal of any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws of the Company, whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise that adversely affects the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in a discriminatory manner;

(ii) Any alteration or change in the voting powers, preferences, dividend rights, or other special rights or privileges, qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock that adversely affects the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock;

(iii) Any increase or decrease (other than by redemption in accordance with Section 6 or conversion in accordance with Section 4) in the number of authorized or issued shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock;

(iv) Any authorization, creation or issuance, whether by reclassification or otherwise, of any new class or series of stock or any other securities convertible into

 

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equity securities of the Company ranking on a parity with or senior to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in right of redemption, liquidation preference, voting or dividends;

(v) Any redemption, repurchase, payment of dividends or other distributions with respect to Common Stock or other series of Preferred Stock (except for acquisitions of Common Stock by the Company pursuant to employee agreements which permit the Company to repurchase such shares upon termination of services to the Company or in exercise of the Company’s right of first refusal upon a proposed transfer by an employee) unless the Company permits the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to participate in such redemption, repurchase, payment of dividends or other distributions on a pro-rata, as-converted basis;

(vi) Any Asset Transfer, Acquisition or any merger, consolidation or other combination of the Company with or into any other corporation, entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization to which the Company is a direct party, provided that such separate vote of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be necessary for such transaction where: (1) in the case of a transaction in which holders of Common Stock receive cash, adequate provision is made in the agreement for such transaction for the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to receive cash in an amount equal to the aggregate Liquidation Preference of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, or (2) in the case of a transaction in which holders of Common Stock receive securities listed on a national securities exchange, adequate provision is made in the agreement for such transaction for the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to receive shares of preferred stock of the issuer of such securities with substantially identical rights, powers, preferences or privileges as enjoyed by the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, which shall be initially convertible into the number of shares of stock or other securities or property to which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion of such Series A Convertible Preferred Stock would have been entitled to receive in such transaction. By way of clarification, a separate vote of the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be required under this clause (vi) for any merger, consolidation or other combination of a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with or into any other corporation, entity or person (other than the Company) in which the outstanding shares of Common Stock are not affected.

 

3. Liquidation Rights.

(a) Upon any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the Company, whether voluntary or involuntary, before any distribution or payment shall be made to the holders of Common Stock or any other series of Preferred Stock, the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Company an amount per share in cash equal to the greater of (i) the Original Series A Purchase Price (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares) plus the amount of all accrued and unpaid dividends (whether or not compounded) on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (whether or not declared and whether of not funds are legally available therefor) for each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock held by them; and (ii) an amount equal to the amount the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock would

 

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have received upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up had such holders converted their shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms of Section 4 into shares of Common Stock (such greater amount being the “Liquidation Preference”). If, upon any liquidation, distribution, or winding up, the assets of the Company shall be insufficient to make payment in full to all holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of the Liquidation Preference set forth in this Section 3(a), then such assets shall be distributed among the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, ratably in proportion to the full amounts to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.

(b) After the payment of the full Liquidation Preference of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as set forth in Section 3(a) above, the remaining assets of the Company legally available for distribution, if any, shall be distributed ratably to the holders of the Common Stock.

(c) For purposes of this Section 3, provided that the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock have received notice and a prior opportunity to convert their shares to Common Stock in accordance with Section 4 below, the following events shall be deemed a liquidation:

(i) the completion of any consolidation or merger of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity or person, or any other corporate reorganization to which the Company is a direct party, in which the stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such consolidation, merger or reorganization, own less than 50% of the Company’s voting power immediately after such consolidation, merger or reorganization, or any transaction or series of related transactions in which in excess of fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s voting power is transferred (an “Acquisition”); provided, by way of clarification, any merger, consolidation or other combination of a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with or into any other corporation, entity or person (other than the Company) in which the outstanding shares of Common Stock are not affected shall not constitute an Acquisition; or

(ii) the completion of a sale, lease, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company for which approval of the stockholders is required under Section 271 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (an “Asset Transfer”).

 

4. Conversion Rights. The holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall have the following rights with respect to the conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock (the “Conversion Rights”):

(a) Optional Conversion. Subject to and in compliance with the provisions of this Section 4, any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock may, at the option of the holder, be converted at any time into fully-paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock. The number of shares of Common Stock to which a holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be entitled upon conversion shall be the product obtained by multiplying the “Series A Conversion Rate” then in effect (determined as provided in Section 4(b)) by the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock being converted.

 

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(b) Conversion Rate. The conversion rate in effect at any time for conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Series A Conversion Rate”) shall be the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the Original Series A Purchase Price, plus dividends accrued and not paid (whether or not compounded), by (y) the “Series A Conversion Price”, calculated as provided in Section 4(c).

(c) Conversion Price. The conversion price for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall initially be the lesser of (i) $30 or (ii) three (3) times the Closing Average (as defined in the Investment Agreement, dated June 9, 2000 between the Company and America Online, Inc.) (the “Series A Conversion Price”). The Series A Conversion Price shall be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Section 4. All references to the Series A Conversion Price herein shall mean the Series A Conversion Price as so adjusted.

(d) Mechanics of Conversion. Each holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock who desires to convert the same into shares of Common Stock pursuant to this Section 4 shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and shall give written notice to the Company at such office that such holder elects to convert the same. Such notice shall state the number of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock being converted. Thereupon, the Company shall promptly issue and deliver at such office to such holder a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder is entitled and shall promptly pay in cash any declared and unpaid dividends on the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock being converted. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made at the close of business on the date of such surrender of the certificates representing the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to be converted, and the person entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder of such shares of Common Stock on such date. If the conversion is in connection with an underwritten offering of securities registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the conversion may, at the option of any holder tendering Series A Convertible Preferred Stock for conversion, be conditioned upon the closing with the underwriter of the sale of securities pursuant to such offering, in which event the person(s) entitled to receive the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to have converted such Series A Convertible Preferred Stock until immediately prior to the closing of the sale of such securities.

(e) Adjustment for Stock Splits and Combinations. If the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date effect a subdivision or split-up of the outstanding Common Stock without a corresponding subdivision or split-up of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately before that subdivision shall be proportionately decreased. Conversely, if the Company shall at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date combine the outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares without a corresponding combination of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding before the combination shall be proportionately increased. Any adjustment under this Section 4(e) shall become effective at the close of business on the date the subdivision or combination becomes effective. The provisions of this clause shall similarly apply to successive subdivisions, split-ups and combinations.

 

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(f) Adjustment for Common Stock Dividends and Distributions. If the Company at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock, in each such event the Series A Conversion Price that is then in effect shall be decreased as of the time of such issuance or, in the event such record date is fixed, as of the close of business on such record date, by multiplying the Series A Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction (i) the numerator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, and (ii) the denominator of which is the total number of shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the time of such issuance or the close of business on such record date, plus the number of shares of Common Stock issuable in payment of such dividend or distribution; provided, however, that if such record date is fixed and such dividend is not fully paid or if such distribution is not fully made on the date fixed therefor, the Series A Conversion Price shall be recomputed accordingly as of the close of business on such record date and thereafter the Series A Conversion Price shall be adjusted pursuant to this Section 4(f) to reflect the actual payment of such dividend or distribution. The provisions of this clause shall similarly apply to successive dividends or distributions.

(g) Adjustments for Other Dividends and Distributions. If the Company at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive, a dividend or other distribution payable in securities of the Company other than shares of Common Stock or evidences of indebtedness or assets or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any of its securities (excluding those rights or warrants referred to in paragraph (h) below) (any of the foregoing being hereinafter in this subparagraph (g) called the “Securities”), then, in each such case, the Series A Conversion Price shall be adjusted so that the same shall equal the price determined by multiplying the Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to the date of such distribution by a fraction the numerator of which shall be the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock as of the record or issuance date mentioned above, less the then fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors) of the portion of the Securities so distributed allocable to one share of Common Stock, and the denominator of which shall be the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock. Such adjustment shall become effective immediately prior to the opening of business on the day following the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution. The provisions of this clause shall similarly apply to successive distributions. In the event that such distribution is not so made, the Series A Conversion Price shall again be adjusted to be the Series A Conversion Price which would then be in effect if such date fixed for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution had not been fixed. For purposes of the above calculation, “Fair Market Value” of one share of Common Stock as of any date means:

(i)(A) the average of the closing prices quoted on Nasdaq National Market System, if applicable, or the average of the last bid and asked prices of the Common Stock quoted in the over-the-counter-market or (B) if the Common Stock is then traded on a national securities exchange, the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Common Stock is so traded, in each case for the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding such date or, if such date is not a business day on which shares are traded, the next immediately preceding trading day; and

 

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(ii) in all other circumstances, the fair market value per share of Common Stock as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

(h) In case the Company shall issue warrants or other rights to all holders of Common Stock entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share less than the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock (as defined for purposes of this subparagraph (h) in paragraph (g) above) as of the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights or warrants, the Series A Conversion Price in effect after such record date shall be determined by multiplying the Series A Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date for issuance of such rights or warrants plus the number of shares of Common Stock which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Common Stock so offered would purchase at such Fair Market Value, and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on the record date for issuance of such rights or warrants plus the total number of shares of Common Stock receivable upon exercise of such rights or warrants. Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after such record date. In case such subscription price may be paid in a consideration part or all of which shall be in a form other than cash, the value of such consideration shall be as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. Shares of Common Stock owned by or held for the account of the Company shall not be deemed outstanding for the purpose of any such computation. The provisions of this clause shall similarly apply to successive issuances of such warrants or rights. In the event that such rights or warrants are not so issued, the Series A Conversion Price shall again be adjusted to be the Series A Conversion Price which would then be in effect if such record date had not been fixed.

(i) Adjustment for Reclassification, Exchange and Substitution. If at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, the Common Stock issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is changed into the same or a different number of shares of any class or classes of stock, whether by recapitalization, reclassification or otherwise (other than an Acquisition or Asset Transfer as defined in Section 3(c) or a subdivision or combination of shares or stock dividend or a reorganization, merger, consolidation or sale of assets provided for elsewhere in this Section 4), in any such event each holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (whether outstanding or thereafter issued) shall have the right thereafter to convert such stock into the kind and amount of stock and other securities and property receivable upon such recapitalization, reclassification or other change by holders of the maximum number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock could have been converted immediately prior to such recapitalization, reclassification or change, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein or with respect to such other securities or property by the terms thereof.

(j) Reorganizations, Mergers, Consolidations or Sales of Assets. If at any time or from time to time after the Original Issue Date, there is a merger, consolidation, recapitalization,

 

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sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or other capital reorganization of the Common Stock (a “Capital Reorganization”) (other than an Acquisition or Asset Transfer as defined in Section 3(c) or a recapitalization, subdivision, combination, reclassification, exchange or substitution of shares provided for elsewhere in this Section 4), as a part of such Capital Reorganization, provision shall be made so that the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (whether outstanding or thereafter issued) shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock the number of shares of stock or other securities or property of the Company to which a holder of the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion would have been entitled on such Capital Reorganization, subject to adjustment in respect of such stock or securities by the terms thereof. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 4 with respect to the rights of the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock after the Capital Reorganization to the end that the provisions of this Section 4 (including adjustment of each Series A Convertible Preferred Stock Price then in effect and the number of shares issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) shall be applicable after that event and be as nearly equivalent as practicable. In the event that the Corporation is not the surviving entity of any such Capital Reorganization, each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall become shares of preferred stock of such surviving entity, with the same powers, rights and preferences as provided herein.

(k) Certificate of Adjustment. In each case of an adjustment or readjustment of the Series A Conversion Price for the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities issuable upon conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, if the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is then convertible pursuant to this Section 4, the Company, at its expense, shall compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the provisions hereof and prepare a certificate showing such adjustment or readjustment, and shall mail such certificate, by first class mail, postage prepaid, to each registered holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at the holder’s address as shown in the Company’s books. The certificate shall set forth such adjustment or readjustment, showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.

(l) Notices of Record Date. Upon (i) any taking by the Company of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend or other distribution, or otherwise participate in any event for which the Series A Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 4, (ii) any subdivision or combination of the outstanding Common Stock, (iii) any recapitalization or reclassification of or other change in the Common Stock or any Capital Reorganization, (iv) any event for which the Series A Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to Section 4, (v) any Acquisition (as defined in Section 3(c)), any merger or consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation, or any Asset Transfer (as defined in Section 3(c)), or (vi) any voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company, the Company shall mail to each holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock at least twenty (20) days prior to the record date specified therein a notice specifying (A) the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or other event and a description of such dividend, distribution or other event, (B) the date on which any such subdivision, combination, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, Capital Reorganization, transfer, consolidation, Acquisition, merger, Asset Transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up is expected to become effective, and (C) the date,

 

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if any, that is to be fixed as to when the holders of record of Common Stock (or other securities) shall be entitled to exchange their shares of Common Stock (or other securities) for securities or other property deliverable upon such subdivision, combination, reorganization, reclassification, recapitalization, Capital Reorganization, transfer, consolidation, Acquisition, merger, Asset Transfer, dissolution, liquidation or winding up.

(m) Automatic Conversion.

(i) Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, based on the then-effective Series A Conversion Price if the closing price of the Common Stock (as reported on the Nasdaq National Market System) exceeds $30 for eighteen (18) trading days in any twenty (20) consecutive trading-day period (an “Automatic Conversion Event”).

(ii) The Corporation will promptly provide to each holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock written notice, delivered to such holder’s address as shown in the Company’s books, of the occurrence of an Automatic Conversion Event, which shall include a table showing the closing prices of the Common stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market System for the twenty (20) trading day period referred to in paragraph (i) above and shall specify the Series A Conversion Price and the Series A Conversion Rate in effect upon the date of the Automatic Conversion Event.

(iii) Upon the occurrence of the Automatic Conversion Event specified in paragraph (i) above, the outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically without any further action by the holders of such shares and whether or not the certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Company or its transfer agent; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion unless the certificates evidencing such shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are either delivered to the Company or its transfer agent as provided below, or the holder notifies the Company or its transfer agent that such certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Company to indemnify the Company from any loss incurred by it in connection with such certificates. Upon the occurrence of such automatic conversion of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall surrender the certificates representing such shares at the office of the Company or any transfer agent for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. Thereupon, there shall be issued and delivered to such holder promptly at such office and in its name as shown on such surrendered certificate or certificates, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock surrendered were convertible on the date on which such automatic conversion occurred in accordance with the provisions of Sections 4(a) through 4(d).

(n) Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon conversion of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. All shares of Common Stock (including fractions thereof) issuable upon conversion of more than one share of Series A Convertible

 

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Preferred Stock by a holder thereof shall be aggregated for purposes of determining whether the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share. If, after the aforementioned aggregation, the conversion would result in the issuance of any fractional share, the Company shall, in lieu of issuing any fractional share, pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the Common Stock’s closing price on the date of conversion.

(o) Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. If at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, the Company will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purpose.

(p) Notices. Any notice required by the provisions of this Section 4 shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent by confirmed telex or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the next business day, (iii) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All notices shall be addressed to each holder of record at the address of such holder appearing on the books of the Company.

(q) Payment of Taxes. The Company will pay all taxes (other than taxes based upon income) and other governmental charges that may be imposed with respect to the issue or delivery of shares of Common Stock upon conversion of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, excluding any tax or other charge imposed in connection with any transfer involved in the issue and delivery of shares of Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock so converted were registered.

(r) No Dilution or Impairment. Without the consent of the holders of then outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock as required under Section 2(b), the Company shall not amend its Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or participate in any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or take any other voluntary action, for the purpose or having the effect of avoiding or seeking to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but shall at all times in good faith assist in carrying out all such action as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to protect the conversion rights of the holders of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock against dilution or other impairment.

 

5. No Preemptive Rights. Stockholders shall have no preemptive rights except as granted by the Company pursuant to written agreements.

 

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6. Redemption. The shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock shall be redeemable as follows:

(a) Subject to Section 6(e) below, the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock may be redeemed by the Company at any time after the third anniversary of the Original Issue Date, at the Company’s sole discretion, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price per share equal to the Original Series A Purchase Price plus all compounded or accrued and unpaid dividends as of the Redemption Date (including the pro rata portion of the dividend for the quarter in which the redemption occurs), whether or not declared and whether or not funds are legally available therefor, in each case as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits or similar events with respect to such shares (the “Redemption Price”). The Redemption Price shall be payable, at the Company’s sole discretion, in either cash or a number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock having an aggregate value (which for the purposes of redemption by the Company pursuant to this Section 6(a) shall be based upon the average closing price of the Common Stock (as reported on the Nasdaq National Market System) for the ten (10) trading days preceding the Redemption Date) equal to the Redemption Price.

(b) Redemption Date. The Corporation shall redeem the shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to be redeemed hereunder on a date no earlier than 30 and no later than 60 days after the date notice of redemption is provided to the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; provided that any holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock who elects to convert any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into Common Stock in accordance with Section 4(d) at any time prior to the Redemption Date shall not have such shares redeemed, but rather such shares shall be converted into Common Stock (or such other securities or assets receivable upon adjustment of the Series A Conversion Price) in accordance with Section 4. Such date shall be a “Redemption Date” for the Preferred Stock as described herein.

(c) At least thirty (30) days prior to the Redemption Date for the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, written notice shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to each holder of record of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, at such holder’s post office address last shown on the records of the Corporation, notifying such holder of the redemption of such shares to be redeemed at that time, specifying the Redemption Date, the Redemption Price (including the manner of payment of the Redemption Price), and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, such holder’s certificate or certificate’s representing the shares to be redeemed (such notice is hereinafter referred to as the “Redemption Notice”). On or after the Redemption Date, each holder of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall surrender such holder’s certificate or certificates representing shares to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice, and thereupon the Redemption Price for such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner of such shares and each surrendered certificates shall be canceled and the Company shall deliver notice to the bank or trust company of such surrender for purposes of paragraph (d) below. From and after the Redemption Date, unless there shall have been a default in payment of the Redemption Price, all rights of the holders of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (except the right to receive the Redemption Price without interest upon surrender of their certificate or certificates) shall cease with respect to such shares, and such shares shall not subsequently be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever.

 

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(d) Deposit of Redemption Price. On or prior to the Redemption Date, the Company shall deposit the Redemption Price of all shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock with a bank or trust company having aggregate capital and surplus in excess of $10,000,000,000 as a trust fund for the benefit of the respective holders of the shares designated for the redemption and not yet redeemed, with irrevocable instructions and authority to the bank or trust company to pay the Redemption Price for such shares to their respective holders on or after the Redemption Date, upon receipt of notification from the Company that such holder has surrendered such holder’s share certificate to the Company pursuant to Section 6(c) above. Such instructions shall also provide that any funds deposited by the Company pursuant to this Section 6(d) for the redemption of shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock subsequently converted into shares of Common Stock no later than the Redemption Date shall be returned to the Company forthwith upon such conversion. The balance of any funds deposited by the Company pursuant to this Section 6(d) remaining unclaimed at the expiration of two (2) years following the Redemption Date shall be returned to the Company upon its request expressed in a resolution of its Board of Directors.

(e) At any time following the Original Issue Date, upon election of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock to waive the right to receive dividends on the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock in accordance with Section 1(c), the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock thereafter shall not be redeemable by the Company pursuant to this Section 6.

 

7. Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors, subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein and, in the Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as then amended.

IV.

A. For the management of the business and for the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation, and in further definition, limitation and regulation of the powers of the Corporation, of its directors and of its stockholders or any class thereof, as the case may be, it is further provided that:

(1) The management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the Corporation shall be vested in its Board of Directors. The number of directors which shall constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be fixed exclusively by one or more resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors.

(2) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors under specified circumstances, and to any restrictions or limitations of applicable law, following the closing of the initial public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of Common Stock to the public (the “Initial Public Offering”), the

 

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directors shall be divided into three classes designated as Class I, Class II and Class III, respectively. Directors shall be assigned to each class in accordance with a resolution or resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors. At the first annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the term of office of the Class I directors shall expire and Class I directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the second annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the term of office of the Class II directors shall expire and Class II directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At the third annual meeting of stockholders following the closing of the Initial Public Offering, the term of office of the Class III directors shall expire and Class III directors shall be elected for a full term of three years. At each succeeding annual meeting of stockholders, directors shall be elected for a full term of three years to succeed the directors of the class whose terms expire at such annual meeting.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article, each director shall serve until his successor is duly elected and qualified or until his death, resignation or removal. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

(3) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, the Board of Directors or any individual director may be removed from office at any time with cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all the then-outstanding shares of voting stock of the Corporation, entitled to vote at an election of directors (the “Voting Stock”). The Board of Directors or any individual director may not be removed from office without cause.

(4) Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, disqualification, removal or other causes and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors, shall, unless the Board of Directors determines by resolution that any such vacancies or newly created directorships shall be filled by the stockholders, except as otherwise provided by law, be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, and not by the stockholders. Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the director for which the vacancy was created or occurred and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified.

B.(1) Subject to paragraph (h) of Section 43 of the Bylaws, the Bylaws may be altered or amended or new Bylaws adopted by the affirmative vote of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66- 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the Voting Stock. The Board of Directors shall also have the power to adopt, amend, or repeal Bylaws.

(2) The directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the Bylaws so provide.

 

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(3) There shall be no cumulative voting by the stockholders of this Corporation.

(4) No action shall be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called in accordance with the Bylaws and following the closing of the Initial Public Offering no action shall be taken by the stockholders by written consent.

(5) Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

V.

A. A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended after approval by the stockholders of this Article to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as so amended.

B. Any repeal or modification of this Article V shall be prospective and shall not affect the rights under this Article V in effect at the time of the alleged occurrence of any act or omission to act giving rise to liability or indemnification.

VI.

A. The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, except as provided in paragraph B. of this Article VI, and all rights conferred upon the stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to any affirmative vote of the holders of any particular class or series of the voting stock required by law, or this Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66- 2/3%) of the voting power of all of the then-outstanding shares of the voting stock, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal Articles IV, V and VI.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, TiVo Inc. has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by the President and the Secretary this 9th day of August, 2007.

 

TiVo Inc.
By:  

/s/ Thomas Rogers

  Thomas S. Rogers, President

 

ATTEST:
By:  

/s/ Matthew Zinn

  Matthew P. Zinn, Secretary

 

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EX-10.1 3 dex101.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT - THOMAS ROGERS Amended and Restated Employment Agreement - Thomas Rogers

Exhibit 10.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into by and between TiVo Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Thomas S. Rogers (“Executive”), and shall be effective as of March 21, 2007 (the “Restatement Effective Date”).

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive desire to amend and restate that certain Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Original Effective Date”), between the Company and Executive (the “Prior Agreement”).

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) Board. “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(b) Cause. “Cause” means (i) Executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties with the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after Executive’s issuance of a Notice of Termination (as defined below) for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Executive by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that Executive has not substantially performed his duties, (ii) Executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially follow and comply with such specific and lawful directives of the Board that are not inconsistent with Executive’s position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after Executive’s issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Executive by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that Executive has not substantially performed his duties, (iii) Executive’s willful commission of an act of fraud or dishonesty resulting in material economic or financial injury to the Company, or (iv) Executive’s conviction of, or entry by Executive of a guilty or no contest plea to, the commission of a felony involving moral turpitude. For purposes of this Section 1(b), no act, or failure to act, on Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive not in good faith.

(c) Change of Control. “Change of Control” means (i) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) a sale by the stockholders of the Company of the voting stock of the Company to another corporation and/or its subsidiaries or other person or group that results in the ownership by such corporation and/or its subsidiaries or other person or group (the “Acquiring Entity”) of eighty percent (80%) or more of the combined voting power of all classes of the voting stock of the Company entitled to vote; provided, however, that a sale by the stockholders of the Company of voting stock that results in the ownership by such Acquiring Entity of less than eighty percent (80%) of the combined voting power of all classes of the voting stock of the Company entitled to vote shall nonetheless constitute a Change of Control if it results in the Acquiring Entity having the ability to appoint a majority of the members of the Board, (iii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, or (iv) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after the merger are beneficially owned by the Company’s stockholders (as determined immediately before the merger).

(d) Good Reason. “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events without Executive’s prior written consent, unless the Company fully corrects the circumstances constituting Good Reason (provided such circumstances are capable of correction) prior to the Date of Termination:

(i) the removal of Executive from his position as Chief Executive Officer or President of the Company for any reason other than for Cause or Executive’s Disability;


(ii) a material reduction in the nature or scope of Executive’s responsibilities, or the assignment to Executive of duties that are materially inconsistent with Executive’s position (in each case as compared to Executive’s responsibilities, duties or position on the Restatement Effective Date);

(iii) the Company’s reduction of Executive’s annual base salary or bonus opportunity, each as in effect on the Restatement Effective Date or as the same may be increased from time to time;

(iv) the Company’s failure to maintain a suitable and appropriate office for Executive in New York, New York or the Company’s failure to reimburse Executive for first class air travel for travel between New York, New York and the Company’s offices in Alviso, California;

(v) the Company’s failure to pay to Executive any portion of his then current compensation or any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Company, in each case within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

(vi) the Company’s failure to continue in effect compensation and benefit plans which provide Executive with benefits which are no less favorable on an aggregate basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of Executive’s participation relative to other participants, to the benefits provided to Executive under the Company’s compensation and benefit plans and practices on the Restatement Effective Date;

(vii) the Company’s failure to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as contemplated in Section 10(b)(i) hereof;

(viii) the Company requiring Executive to relocate his primary residence from New York;

(ix) the Company’s purported modification of this Agreement or any termination of this Agreement by the Company for any reason other than for Cause or Executive’s Disability;

(x) the Company’s providing notice to Executive, as contemplated by Section 1 thereof, that it does not wish to extend the term of Executive’s Change of Control Agreement (as defined below); or

(xi) the Company’s material breach of any provision of this Agreement.

Executive’s right to terminate his employment pursuant to this Section 1(d) shall not be affected by his incapacity due to physical or mental illness. Executive’s continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason hereunder.

(e) Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” means (i) if Executive’s employment is terminated due to his death, the date of Executive’s death, (ii) if Executive’s employment is terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination is given (provided that Executive shall not have returned to the full time performance of his duties during such thirty (30) day period), and (iii) if Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason other than death or Disability, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which, in the case of a termination by the Company without Cause shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date such Notice of Termination is given, and in the case of a termination by Executive for Good Reason shall not be less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty (30) days from the date such Notice of Termination is given).

(f) Disability. Executive’s “Disability” means his absence from the full-time performance of his duties with the Company for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days by reason of his physical or mental illness.

(g) Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of Executive’s employment by the Company or by Executive (other than termination due to Executive’s death, which shall terminate Executive’s employment automatically) shall be communicated by a written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 10(g). “Notice of Termination” means a notice that shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement (if any) relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s employment under the provision so indicated.

 

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(h) Stock Awards. “Stock Awards” means all stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and such other awards granted pursuant to the Company’s stock option and equity incentive award plans or agreements and any shares of stock issued upon exercise thereof.

2. Employment Period. Subject to the provisions for earlier termination hereinafter provided, the term of this Agreement shall continue in effect until Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated (the “Employment Period”).

3. Services to Be Rendered.

(a) Duties and Responsibilities. Executive shall serve as a member of the Board and as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. So long as Executive is serving as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, he will be nominated to, and if elected by the stockholders of the Company, be a member of, the Board. In the performance of such duties, Executive shall report directly to the Board, shall be the senior-most executive officer of the Company and shall have the duties and responsibilities consistent with the positions set forth above in a company the size and nature of the Company. Executive hereby consents to serve as an officer and/or director of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof without any additional salary or compensation, if so requested by the Board. Executive shall be employed by the Company on a full time basis. Executive shall perform his duties at the Company’s offices in Alviso, California and at the offices maintained by the Company for Executive in New York, New York. Executive shall be subject to and comply with the policies and procedures generally applicable to senior executives of the Company or such other policies and procedures that apply to Executive particularly, in each case to the extent the same are not inconsistent with any term of this Agreement. While Executive serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, the Board shall consult with him regarding any appointments to the offices of Chairman of the Board and Vice Chairman of the Board.

(b) Exclusive Services. Executive agrees to devote substantially all of Executive’s business time, attention and energies to the business of the Company. Subject to the terms of Section 6, this shall not preclude Executive from devoting time to personal and family investments or serving on advisory boards, community and civic boards or the corporate boards on which Executive currently serves, or participating in industry associations, provided such activities do not materially interfere with his duties to the Company. Executive agrees that he will not join any additional corporate boards without the prior approval of the Board, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

(c) Support Services. Executive shall be entitled to all of the administrative, operational and facility support customary for a similarly-situated executive. This support shall include an executive assistant selected by Executive exclusively assigned to him and the non-exclusive services of an administrative assistant located in the Company’s Alviso, California offices.

4. Compensation and Benefits. The Company shall pay or provide, as the case may be, to Executive the compensation and other benefits and rights set forth in this Section 4.

(a) Base Salary. The Company shall pay to Executive a base salary of $800,000 per fiscal year, payable in accordance with the Company’s usual pay practices (and in any event no less frequently than monthly). Executive’s base salary shall be subject to review annually by and at the sole discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(b) Bonus. In addition to the base salary described above, for each fiscal year ending during the Employment Period, Executive shall have the opportunity to earn an annual performance bonus based on reasonable criteria established by the Compensation Committee of the Board in good faith no later than ninety (90) days following the start of each fiscal year. Upon full attainment of the aforementioned criteria established by the Compensation Committee of the Board, Executive’s annual bonus will be equal to $525,000, but for less than full achievement of such aforementioned criteria, Executive’s annual bonus shall be a lesser amount in accordance with

 

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a specific formula determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board, in its discretion, no later than ninety (90) days following the start of each fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for fiscal year 2005, Executive shall be paid a bonus equal to no less than a pro-rated portion of his target annual bonus based upon the actual number of days worked by Executive during such fiscal year. The annual bonus shall be determined in good faith by the Compensation Committee of the Board as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year with respect to which it is payable, and shall be paid to Executive in a lump sum promptly thereafter and in no event later than April 15 immediately following the end of such fiscal year, subject to all withholding with respect thereto as is required by applicable law. The Compensation Committee of the Board will consider and shall have the discretion to exclude extraordinary items in good faith when determining Executive’s annual bonus, it being understood that the final determination shall be within the discretion of the Compensation Committee of the Board.

(c) Benefits. Executive shall be entitled to participate in benefits under the Company’s benefit plans and arrangements, including, without limitation, any employee benefit plan or arrangement made available in the future by the Company to its senior executives, subject to and on a basis consistent with the terms, conditions and overall administration of such plans and arrangements. The Company shall have the right to amend or delete any such benefit plan or arrangement made available by the Company to its senior executives and not otherwise specifically provided for herein. The Company shall also pay directly or reimburse Executive or TRget Media LLC for the premiums payable with respect to the long-term disability and life insurance policies maintained by Executive or TRget Media LLC as of the Original Effective Date; provided, however, that upon Executive’s request, the Company shall provide comparable replacement long-term disability and/or life insurance coverage to the extent the available replacement coverage will not result in a material increase to the Company in the aggregate cost of such coverage for Executive. Executive shall also be entitled to such supplemental benefits as are agreed upon by Executive and the Company from time to time.

(d) Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable business entertainment expenses and any other out-of-pocket business expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his duties hereunder, subject to (i) such policies as the Company may from time to time establish, and (ii) Executive furnishing the Company with evidence in the form of receipts satisfactory to the Company substantiating the claimed expenditures. Executive shall be reimbursed for first class air travel for travel between New York, New York and the Company’s offices in Alviso, California. Executive shall be reimbursed pursuant to the Company’s standard travel policies for other business travel, provided that Executive shall be reimbursed for first class air travel if Executive determines reasonably and in good faith that such travel is appropriate. The Company shall also: (i) lease, furnish and maintain an apartment reasonably acceptable to Executive within fifteen (15) miles of the Company’s Alviso, California offices, (ii) lease and maintain at no cost to Executive an automobile for Executive’s use while working out of the Company’s Alviso, California offices, and (iii) pay or reimburse Executive for the costs associated with Executive’s non-business related meals while working out of the Company’s offices in Alviso, California, not to exceed $5,000 per year.

(e) Paid Time Off; Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to such periods of paid time off (“PTO”) each year as provided under the Company’s PTO policy and as otherwise provided for senior executive officers, which shall in any event be no less than four (4) weeks per year.

(f) Stock Awards.

(i) On the Original Effective Date, the Company granted to Executive (A) stock options to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the TiVo Inc. 1999 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), (B) 1,000,000 stock appreciation rights pursuant to the Plan, and (C) 350,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Plan. Such Stock Awards are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the award agreements pursuant to which such Stock Awards were granted to the extent such provisions are not less favorable to Executive than the applicable provisions of this Agreement.

 

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(ii) On the Restatement Effective Date, the Company shall grant to Executive the following stock options (the “New Stock Options”):

(A) New Stock Options to purchase 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Plan. Subject to Sections 4(f)(iii) and 5, (A) 300,000 of such New Stock Options shall vest on the fourth anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date and (B) 400,000 of such New Stock Options shall vest in forty-eight (48) equal monthly installments commencing on the first monthly anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, in the case of both (A) and (B) subject to Executive’s continued employment or service with the Company on each such date.

(B) New Stock Options to purchase 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Plan. Subject to Sections 4(f)(iii) and 5, all of such New Stock Options shall vest on the fourth anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, subject to Executive’s continued employment or service with the Company on such date. Such New Stock Options shall vest on an accelerated basis as follows:

(1) If the Company attains 4,700,000 active subscribers on or prior to the second anniversary of the Restatement Effective Date, 150,000 of such New Stock Options shall vest on the date such achievement is certified by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, subject to Executive’s continued employment or service with the Company on such date.

(2) If the Company achieves $25,000,000 in ad/ARM revenue for the 2007 or 2008 fiscal years, 150,000 of such New Stock Options shall vest on the date such achievement is certified by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, subject to Executive’s continued employment or service with the Company on such date.

Any New Stock Options granted pursuant to this Section 4(f)(ii) shall have a per share exercise price equal to the then-current fair market value of a share of the Company’s common stock (as determined pursuant to the Plan) on the date the grant is approved by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board, which shall be no later than the Restatement Effective Date. Such New Stock Options shall be incentive stock options to the extent permitted under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Such New Stock Options shall have a ten (10) year term and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the stock option agreement pursuant to which such New Stock Options are granted to the extent such provisions are not less favorable to Executive than the applicable provisions of this Agreement.

(iii) In the event that, following July 1, 2007, Executive elects to have the Company engage a full-time replacement Chief Executive Officer so that Executive may be elected Chairman of the Board, the vesting of Executive’s Stock Awards described in Section 4(f)(i) and 4(f)(ii) shall be automatically adjusted so that (A) the time-based vesting period of such Stock Awards shall be extended to twice the length of the remaining vesting period at the time of such role conversion (performance-based accelerated vesting shall be unaffected) and (B) the number of Stock Awards vesting on each time-based vesting date during the extended vesting period shall be proportionately adjusted to reflect such extension (performance-based accelerated vesting shall be unaffected), it being understood that such changes shall be implemented so that one hundred percent (100%) of the Stock Awards will vest by the end of the revised vesting schedule. Except as set forth in the immediately preceding sentence, Executive’s change in status from President and Chief Executive Officer shall have no adverse effect on his Stock Awards provided Executive continues to be a member of the Board.

(iv) In addition to the Stock Awards described in this Section 4(f), Executive shall be entitled to participate in any equity or other employee benefit plan that is generally available to senior executive officers, as distinguished from general management, of the Company and shall be eligible to be considered for annual grants of equity awards. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, Executive’s participation in and benefits under any such plan shall be on the terms and subject to the conditions specified in the governing document of the particular plan.

(g) New York Office. The Company shall maintain an office in New York, New York for Executive’s use in connection with his performance of services for the Company pursuant to this Agreement. As of the Restatement Effective Date, the Company and Executive have agreed on the initial location of such office. Following the Restatement Effective Date, the New York office may be relocated by the Company to any location reasonably satisfactory to Executive.

 

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(h) Media Equipment. The Company shall reimburse Executive up to $15,000 for media equipment purchased by Executive for his home office. In addition, the Company shall reimburse Executive up to $6,000 annually for home media expenses, which reimbursements may be made at any time during such year. Executive shall also be reimbursed approximately $5,000 annually for home office expenses, with any significant deviation from such amount to be mutually agreed by the Company and Executive, which reimbursements may be made at any time during such year.

(i) Family Travel Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Executive for business class airfare for his immediate family for travel no more frequently than once each fiscal quarter between New York, New York and the San Francisco Bay Area. In addition, the Company shall reimburse Executive for the reasonable cost of hotel accommodations incurred by Executive’s immediate family during such trips to the extent such hotel accommodations are necessary as a result of an absence of sufficient accommodations for Executive’s family in his Company-provided apartment.

(j) Executive Assistant. During the Employment Period, the Company shall either pay directly or reimburse Executive or TRget Media LLC for the reasonable costs of providing Executive administrative support through the services of his current executive assistant as of the Restatement Effective Date, including without limitation reimbursement for coach class airfare for such executive assistant for travel between New York, New York and Alviso, California, as well as the reasonable cost of hotel accommodations incurred by such executive assistant during such trip or as needed in New York, New York, at such hotels as may be mutually agreed upon be the Company and Executive. The parties agree that the current compensation and benefits costs of Executive’s executive assistant are reasonable.

5. Termination and Severance. Executive shall be entitled to receive benefits upon termination of employment only as set forth in this Section 5:

(a) At-Will Employment; Termination. The Company and Executive acknowledge that Executive’s employment is and shall continue to be at-will, as defined under applicable law, and that Executive’s employment with the Company may be terminated by either party at any time for any or no reason, with or without notice. If Executive’s employment terminates for any reason, Executive shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages, awards or compensation other than as provided in this Agreement. Executive’s employment under this Agreement shall be terminated immediately on the death of Executive.

(b) Termination by Death, For Cause or Disability, Voluntary Resignation Without Good Reason. If Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of Executive’s death, by the Company for Cause or Disability, or by Executive other than for Good Reason, the Corporation shall pay Executive (or his estate) his full base salary, when due, through the Date of Termination, at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which Executive is entitled under any compensation plan or practice of the Company at the time such payments are due (including, without limitation, all accrued and unused vacation), and the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive (or his estate) under this Agreement. In addition, if Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company for Cause, or by Executive other than for Good Reason, all vesting of Executive’s unvested Stock Awards previously granted to him by the Company shall cease and none of such unvested Stock Awards shall be exercisable following the Date of Termination. If Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated by reason of Executive’s death or by the Company for Disability, then the greater of (i) fifty percent (50%) of Executive’s unvested Stock Awards as of the Date of Termination, or (ii) such number of Executive’s Stock Awards as would vest pursuant to Section 5(c)(i)(D) as of the Date of Termination if such Section were applicable, shall immediately vest and remain exercisable for the balance of their original term. The foregoing shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any and all other rights and remedies which may be available to the Company under the circumstances, whether at law or in equity.

(c) Termination Without Cause or Voluntary Resignation for Good Reason.

(i) Termination Apart From Change of Control. If Executive’s employment is terminated (A) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (B) by Executive for Good Reason, and such termination is not a Payment Termination (as defined in that certain Amended and Restated Change of Control Terms and Conditions of even date herewith, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference (the “Change of Control Agreement”)), then, subject to Section 5(e), in lieu of any severance benefits to which Executive may otherwise be entitled under any severance plan or program of the Company or by law, Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefits provided below:

(A) the Company shall pay to Executive his fully earned but unpaid base salary, when due, through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which Executive is entitled under any compensation plan or practice of the Company at the time such payments are due (including, without limitation, all accrued and unused vacation);

 

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(B) Executive shall be entitled to receive an amount equal to 1.5 times Executive’s annual base salary (without giving effect to any reductions thereto), payable in three (3) equal installments as follows: (1) one-third (1/3) shall be paid within ten (10) days of the date the condition set forth in Section 5(d) has been satisfied, (2) one-third (1/3) shall be paid on the date that is six (6) months following the Date of Termination, and (3) one-third (1/3) shall be paid on the date that is twelve (12) months following the Date of Termination; provided, however, that any amount described in this Section 5(c)(i)(B) that is unpaid as of the date that is the later of 2.5 months after the end of the calendar year in which Executive’s Date of Termination occurs or 2.5 months after the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which Executive’s Date of Termination occurs shall be paid in cash in a lump sum no later than such date.

(C) for the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the date which is the earlier of (1) the date Executive obtains substantially similar coverage due to subsequent employment or (2) the date which is eighteen (18) full months following the Date of Termination, the Company shall continue in effect at Company cost each welfare coverage of Executive and/or his covered dependents on the same terms and conditions in effect prior to Executive’s Date of Termination;

(D) (1) the vesting and/or exercisability of each of Executive’s outstanding Stock Awards shall be automatically accelerated on the Date of Termination as to the number of Stock Awards that would vest over the twelve (12) month period following the Date of Termination had Executive remained continuously employed by the Company during such period (treating Executive’s Stock Awards that vest based on the passage of time that do not vest on a monthly basis for purposes of such 12-month period as if they were subject to ratable vesting over the forty-eight (48) month period commencing on the first monthly anniversary of the grant date of such Stock Awards), and (2) Executive shall be permitted to exercise each of his outstanding vested Stock Awards as of the Date of Termination (including any Stock Awards required to be vested in connection with Executive’s termination of employment) for the remainder of the original term of such Stock Award. The foregoing provisions are hereby deemed to be a part of each Stock Award and to supersede any less favorable provision in any agreement or plan regarding such Stock Award; and

(E) Upon attainment of the performance criteria with respect to Executive’s annual bonus for the fiscal year in which Executive’s employment terminates, a pro-rated portion of such annual bonus based upon the actual number of days worked by Executive during such fiscal year, payable in a single lump sum when bonuses for such fiscal year are paid to the Company’s executives generally.

(ii) Termination In Connection With a Change of Control. If Executive incurs a Payment Termination (as defined in the Change of Control Agreement), then Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefits provided in the Change of Control Agreement; provided that if any benefit that would otherwise be provided pursuant to Section 5(c)(i) is more favorable to Executive than that provided under the Change of Control Agreement, Executive shall be entitled to receive the more favorable benefit.

(d) Release. As a condition to Executive’s receipt of any benefits described in this Section 5(c), Executive shall be required to execute a Release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Release”).

(e) Exclusive Remedy. Except as otherwise expressly required by law (e.g., COBRA) or as specifically provided herein, all of Executive’s rights to salary, severance, benefits, bonuses and other amounts hereunder (if any) accruing after the termination of Executive’s employment shall cease upon such termination. In the event of a termination of Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive’s sole remedy shall be to receive the payments and benefits described in this Section 5. In addition, Executive acknowledges and agrees that he is not entitled to any reimbursement by the Company for any taxes payable by Executive as a result of the payments and benefits received by Executive pursuant to this Section 5, including, without limitation, any excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

 

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(f) No Mitigation. Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 5 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Section 5 be reduced by any compensation earned by Executive as the result of employment by another employer or self-employment or by retirement benefits, by offset against any amounts (other than loans or advances to Executive by the Company) claimed to be owed by Executive to the Company, or otherwise.

(g) Return of the Company’s Property. If Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason, the Company shall have the right, at its option, to require Executive to vacate his offices prior to or on the effective Date of Termination and to cease all activities on the Company’s behalf. Upon the termination of his employment in any manner, as a condition to the Executive’s receipt of any post-termination benefits described in this Agreement, Executive shall immediately surrender to the Company all lists, books and records containing Confidential Information (as defined below) and all other property belonging to the Company, it being distinctly understood that all such lists, books and records containing Confidential Information are the property of the Company. If Executive’s employment is terminated for any reason and the Company’s New York, New York office is still maintained at its initial location as of the Restatement Effective Date, the Company and Executive shall use commercially reasonable efforts to terminate any lease or office sharing arrangement with respect to such office and to return ownership and/or use of such location to Executive, as appropriate, upon his request.

6. Certain Covenants.

(a) Noncompetition. Except as may otherwise be approved by the Board, during the term of Executive’s employment, Executive shall not have any ownership interest (of record or beneficial) in, or have any interest as an employee, salesman, consultant, officer or director in, or otherwise aid or assist in any manner, any firm, corporation, partnership, proprietorship or other business that engages in any county, city or part thereof in the United States and/or any foreign country in a business which competes directly with the Company’s business in such county, city or part thereof, so long as the Company, or any successor in interest of the Company to the business and goodwill of the Company, remains engaged in such business in such county, city or part thereof or continues to solicit customers or potential customers therein; provided, however, that Executive may own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, securities of any entity which are traded on any national securities exchange if Executive (x) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such entity; or (y) does not, directly or indirectly, own five percent (5%) or more of any class of securities of any such entity.

(b) Confidentiality. Executive hereby agrees that, other than as Executive determines in good faith is necessary or appropriate in the discharge of his duties hereunder, during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, he shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or make available to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, any Confidential Information (as defined below). Executive further agrees that, upon termination of his employment with the Company, all Confidential Information in his possession that is in written or other tangible form (together with all copies or duplicates thereof, including computer files) shall be returned to the Company and shall not be retained by Executive or furnished to any third party, in any form except as provided herein; provided, however, that, this Section 6(b) shall not apply to Confidential Information that (i) was publicly known at the time of disclosure to Executive, (ii) becomes publicly known or available thereafter other than by any means in violation of this Agreement or any other duty owed to the Company by Executive, (iii) is lawfully disclosed to Executive by a third party, (iv) is required to be disclosed by law or by any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative or legislative body (including any committee thereof) with actual or apparent jurisdiction to order Executive to disclose or make accessible any information, or (v) is related to any litigation, arbitration or mediation between the parties, including, but not limited to, the enforcement of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means: confidential information disclosed to Executive or known by Executive as a consequence of or through Executive’s relationship with the Company about the customers, employees, business methods, public relations methods, organization, procedures or finances, including, without limitation, information of or relating to customer lists, product lists, product road maps, technology specifications or other information related to the products and services of the Company and its affiliates. Nothing herein shall limit in any way any obligation Executive may have relating to Confidential Information under any other agreement with or promise to the Company.

 

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(c) Non-Solicitation. Executive hereby agrees that, for the eighteen (18) month period immediately following the Date of Termination, Executive shall not, either on his own account or jointly with or as a manager, agent, officer, employee, consultant, partner, joint venturer, owner or shareholder or otherwise on behalf of any other person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly solicit or attempt to solicit away from the Company any of its officers or employees or offer employment to any person who, on or during the six (6) months immediately preceding the date of such solicitation or offer, is or was an officer or employee of the Company; provided, however, that (i) a general advertisement to which an employee of the Company responds shall in no event be deemed to result in a breach of this Section 6(c), and (ii) it shall not be a violation of this Section 6(c) for Executive to directly or indirectly solicit the employment of, or to hire, his current executive assistant.

(d) Survival; Reformation. The provisions of this Section 6 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and Executive’s employment with the Company and shall be fully enforceable thereafter. If it shall be finally determined that any restriction in this Section 6 is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of any state or jurisdiction, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the law of that state or jurisdiction.

(e) Equitable Relief. In the event that Executive shall breach or threaten to breach any of the provisions of this Section 6, in addition to and without limiting or waiving any other remedies available to the Company in law or in equity, the Company shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief in any court, domestic or foreign, having the capacity to grant such relief, to restrain such breach or threatened breach and to enforce the provisions of this Section 6. Executive acknowledges that it is impossible to measure in money the damages that the Company will sustain in the event that Executive breaches or threatens to breach the provisions of this Section 6 and, in the event that the Company shall institute any action or proceeding to enforce such provisions seeking injunctive relief, Executive hereby waives and agrees not to assert and shall not use as a defense thereto the claim or defense that the Company has an adequate remedy at law. The foregoing shall not prejudice the right of the Company to require Executive to account for and pay over to the Company the amount of any actual damages incurred by the Company as a result of such breach.

7. Insurance. The Company shall have the right to take out life, health, accident, “key-man” or other insurance covering Executive, in the name of the Company and at the Company’s expense in any amount deemed appropriate by the Company. Executive shall assist the Company in obtaining such insurance, including, without limitation, submitting to any required examinations and providing information and data required by insurance companies.

8. Arbitration; Dispute Resolution, Etc.

(a) Arbitration Procedures. Except as set forth in Section 6, any disagreement, dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation of this Agreement or any arrangements relating to this Agreement or contemplated in this Agreement or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof shall be settled by final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS/Endispute in San Jose, California in accordance with the then existing JAMS/Endispute Arbitration Rules and Procedures for Employment Disputes. In the event of such an arbitration proceeding, Executive and the Company shall select a mutually acceptable neutral arbitrator from among the JAMS/Endispute panel of arbitrators. In the event Executive and the Company cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Administrator of JAMS/Endispute will appoint an arbitrator. Neither Executive nor the Company nor the arbitrator shall disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of all parties. Except as provided herein, the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings. The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the state of California, or federal law, or both, as applicable, and the arbitrator is without jurisdiction to apply any different substantive law. The arbitrator shall have the authority to entertain a motion to dismiss and/or a motion for summary judgment by any party and shall apply the standards governing such motions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator shall render an award and a written, reasoned opinion in support thereof. Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

 

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(b) Expenses; Legal Fees. The Company shall pay, or reimburse Executive for, all administrative fees and costs, and all arbitrator’s fees and expenses incurred by Executive in connection with any Dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement. The Company shall pay, or reimburse Executive for, all expenses and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by Executive in connection with any Dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation thereof with respect to which Executive prevails. In addition, the Company shall pay Executive’s reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in connection with negotiating and documenting this Agreement and all other agreements related to Executive’s employment by the Company.

9. General Relationship. Executive shall be considered an employee of the Company within the meaning of all federal, state and local laws and regulations including, but not limited to, laws and regulations governing unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, industrial accident, labor and taxes.

10. Miscellaneous.

(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Change of Control Agreement, the Plan and the Stock Award agreements referenced herein set forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto, and any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein, including without limitation, the Prior Agreement, any prior severance agreements, any contrary or limiting provisions in any Company equity compensation plan that certain Vice Chairman Employment Agreement dated as of October 6, 2004, between Executive and the Company and the Prior Agreement; provided, however, that the parties agree that all options to purchase Company common stock held by Executive immediately prior to the Original Effective Date shall remain outstanding (unless such options are exercised by Executive or expire by their own terms) during the period Executive is employed by the Company or serving as a member of the Board. Any of Executive’s rights hereunder shall be in addition to any rights Executive may otherwise have under benefit plans or agreements of the Company (other than severance plans or agreements) to which Executive is a party or in which Executive is a participant, including, but not limited to, any Company sponsored employee benefit plans and stock option plans. The provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way abrogate Executive’s rights under such other plans and agreements. In addition, this Agreement shall not limit in any way any obligation Executive may have under any other agreement with or promise to the Company relating to employee confidentiality, proprietary rights in technology or the assignment of interests in any intellectual property.

(b) Assignment; Assumption by Successor.

(i) The rights of the Company under this Agreement may, without the consent of Executive, be assigned by the Company, in its sole and unfettered discretion, to any person, firm, corporation or other business entity which at any time, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, directly or indirectly, acquires all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Company. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company expressly to assume and to agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place; provided, however, that no such assumption shall relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly provided otherwise, “Company” as used herein shall mean the Company as defined in this Agreement and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid.

(ii) None of the rights of Executive to receive any form of compensation payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be assignable or transferable except through a testamentary disposition or by the laws of descent and distribution upon the death of Executive. Any attempted assignment, transfer, conveyance, or other disposition (other than as aforesaid) of any interest in the rights of Executive to receive any form of compensation to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be void.

(iii) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive and his personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributes, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to Executive hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to his estate.

 

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(c) Survival. The covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained in or made in Sections 5, 6, 8, 10 and 12(o) of this Agreement shall survive any termination of Executive’s employment or any termination of this Agreement. In addition, Executive’s right to terminate his employment for Good Reason and the Company’s obligations under this Agreement in the event of Executive’s voluntary resignation for Good Reason shall survive any actual or purported termination of this Agreement by the Company for a reason other than Cause or Executive’s Disability.

(d) Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement does not create, and shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement.

(e) Waiver. The failure of either party hereto at any time to enforce performance by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall in no way affect such party’s rights thereafter to enforce the same, nor shall the waiver by either party of any breach of any provision hereof be deemed to be a waiver by such party of any other breach of the same or any other provision hereof.

(f) Section Headings. The headings of the several sections in this Agreement are inserted solely for the convenience of the parties and are not a part of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

(g) Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by courier or other means of personal service (including by means of a nationally recognized courier service or professional messenger service), or sent by telex or telecopy or mailed first class, postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, in all cases, addressed to:

If to the Company or the Board:

TiVo Inc.

2160 Gold Street

P.O. Box 2160

Alviso, California 95002-2160

Attention: Secretary

If to Executive:

Thomas S. Rogers

All notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed given on the date of actual receipt or delivery as evidenced by written receipt, acknowledgement or other evidence of actual receipt or delivery to the address. In case of service by telecopy, a copy of such notice shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, in the manner set forth above, within three business days thereafter. Any party hereto may from time to time by notice in writing served as set forth above designate a different address or a different or additional person to which all such notices or communications thereafter are to be given.

(h) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

(i) Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such State, and without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Except as provided in Sections 6 and 8, any suit brought hereon shall be brought in the state or federal courts sitting in San Jose, California, the parties hereto hereby waiving any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient or proper. Each party hereby agrees that any such court shall have in personam jurisdiction over it and consents to service of process in any manner authorized by California law.

 

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(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(k) Construction. The language in all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed simply, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties hereto. Without limitation, there shall be no presumption against any party on the ground that such party was responsible for drafting this Agreement or any part thereof.

(l) Withholding and other Deductions. All compensation payable to Executive hereunder shall be subject to such deductions as the Company is from time to time required to make pursuant to law, governmental regulation or order.

(m) Code Section 409A. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and administered in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and any payment scheduled to be made hereunder that would otherwise violate Section 409A of the Code shall be delayed to the extent necessary for this Agreement and such payment to comply with Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder. Payments under this Agreement shall be deferred for six (6) months to the extent required in order for such payments to comply with Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and any such deferred payments shall be paid by the Company to Executive in a lump sum at the end of such deferral period.

(n) Indemnification. During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to enter into an Indemnification Agreement in the form filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-83515).

(o) Amendment. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such officer of the Company as may be specifically designated by the Board.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

EXECUTIVE     TIVO INC.
  /s/ Thomas Rogers     By:   /s/ Geoff Yang
Print Name:    Thomas Rogers     Print Name:     Geoff Yang
      Title:   Director

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT]


EXHIBIT A

CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT

[Attached]


EXHIBIT B

GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS

This General Release of Claims (“Release”) is entered into as of this              day of                     , 200    , between                      (“Executive”), and TiVo Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”), effective eight (8) days after Executive’s signature (the “Release Effective Date”), unless Executive revokes his or her acceptance as provided in Paragraph 3(c), below.

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of March 21, 2007 (the “Employment Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Change of Control Agreement dated as of March 21, 2007 (the “Change of Control Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Executive’s employment with the Company terminated effective , (the “Termination Date”);

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the termination of Executive’s employment has triggered severance payments and benefits to Executive under Section 5(c) of the Employment Agreement or Section 4 of the Change of Control Agreement, subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of this Release; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive now wish to document the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and to fully and finally to resolve all matters between them.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of, and subject to, the severance payments and benefits to be made available to Executive pursuant to Section 5(c) of the Employment Agreement or Section 4 of the Change of Control Agreement, as applicable, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged by Executive, and which Executive acknowledges that he would not otherwise be entitled to receive, Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows:

1. Termination of Positions as Officer and Employment. Executive’s positions as an officer and employee of the Company are terminated effective as of the Termination Date.

2. Severance Payments and Benefits. Subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of this Release, Executive shall receive payments, severance benefits and benefits as described in Section 5(c) of the Employment Agreement or Section 4 of the Change of Control Agreement, as applicable.

3. General Release of Claims by Executive.

(a) Executive, on behalf of himself and his executors, heirs, administrators, representatives and assigns, hereby agrees to release and forever discharge the Company and all predecessors, successors and their respective parent corporations, affiliates, related, and/or subsidiary entities, and all of their past and present investors, directors, shareholders, officers, general or limited partners, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, and the employee benefit plans in which Executive is or has been a participant by virtue of his employment with the Company (collectively, the “Company Releasees”), from any and all claims, debts, demands, accounts, judgments, rights, causes of action, equitable relief, damages, costs, charges, complaints, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, suits, expenses, compensation, responsibility and liability of every kind and character whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and costs), whether in law or equity, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or unsuspected (collectively, “Claims”), which Executive has or may have had against such entities based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof or on or prior to the Termination Date, arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever Executive’s employment by or service to the Company or the termination thereof, including any and all claims arising under federal, state, or local laws relating to employment, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, or liability in tort,


and claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency including, without limitation, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 USC Section 2000, et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 42 USC Section 1981, et seq.; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 USC Section 621, et seq.; the Equal Pay Act, as amended, 29 USC Section 206(d); regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, 41 CFR Section 60, et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; The Executive Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California Government Code Section 12940, et seq.

Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, Executive does not release the following claims:

(i) Claims for unemployment compensation or any state disability insurance benefits pursuant to the terms of applicable state law;

(ii) Claims for workers’ compensation insurance benefits under the terms of any worker’s compensation insurance policy or fund of the Company;

(iii) Claims to continued participation in the Company’s group medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefit plans pursuant to the terms and conditions of the federal law known as COBRA;

(iv) Claims for indemnity under the bylaws of the Company, as provided for by Delaware law or under any applicable insurance policy with respect to Executive’s liability as an employee or officer of the Company of that certain Indemnification Agreement dated ______________ between Executive and the Company;

(v) Claims based on any right Executive may have to enforce the Company’s executory obligations under the Employment Agreement, the Change of Control Agreement or agreements related to stock awards granted to Executive by the Company; and

(vi) Claims Executive may have to vested or earned compensation and benefits.

(b) EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, EXECUTIVE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS HE MAY HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT.

(c) Older Worker’s Benefit Protection Act. Executive agrees and expressly acknowledges that this Release includes a waiver and release of all claims which he has or may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. (“ADEA”). The following terms and conditions apply to and are part of the waiver and release of the ADEA claims under this Release:

(i) This paragraph, and this Release are written in a manner calculated to be understood by him.

(ii) The waiver and release of claims under the ADEA contained in this Release does not cover rights or claims that may arise after the date on which he signs this Release.


(iii) This Release provides for consideration in addition to anything of value to which he is already entitled.

(iv) Executive has been advised to consult an attorney before signing this Release.

(v) Executive has been granted twenty-one (21) days after he is presented with this Release to decide whether or not to sign this Release. If he executes this Release prior to the expiration of such period, he does so voluntarily and after having had the opportunity to consult with an attorney, and hereby waives the remainder of the twenty-one (21) day period.

(vi) Executive has the right to revoke this general release within seven (7) days of signing this Release. In the event he does so, both this Release and the offer of benefits to him pursuant to the Employment Agreement or the Change of Control Agreement, as applicable, will be null and void in their entirety, and he will not receive any severance payments or benefits under the Employment Agreement or the Change of Control Agreement.

If he wishes to revoke this Release, Executive shall deliver written notice stating his or her intent to revoke this Release to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, or, if Executive is serving in such capacities as of the Termination Date, to the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, at the offices of the Company on or before 5:00 p.m. on the seventh (7th ) day after the date on which he signs this Release.

4. No Assignment. Executive represents and warrants to the Company Releasees that there has been no assignment or other transfer of any interest in any Claim that Executive may have against the Company Releasees, or any of them. Executive agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company Releasees from any liability, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of any such assignment or transfer from Executive; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply with respect to a claim challenging the validity of this general release with respect to a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended.

5. Confidential Information; Return of Company Property. Executive hereby certifies that he has complied with Section 5(g) of the Employment Agreement.

6. Paragraph Headings. The headings of the several paragraphs in this Release are inserted solely for the convenience of the Parties and are not a part of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

7. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by courier or other means of personal service (including by means of a nationally recognized courier service or professional messenger service), or sent by telex or telecopy or mailed first class, postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, in all cases, addressed to:

If to the Company or the Board:

TiVo Inc.

2160 Gold Street

P.O. Box 2160

Alviso, California 95002-2160

Attention: Secretary

If to Executive:

Thomas S. Rogers


All notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed given on the date of actual receipt or delivery as evidenced by written receipt, acknowledgement or other evidence of actual receipt or delivery to the address. In case of service by telecopy, a copy of such notice shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, in the manner set forth above, within three business days thereafter. Any party hereto may from time to time by notice in writing served as set forth above designate a different address or a different or additional person to which all such notices or communications thereafter are to be given.

8. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Release shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Release, which shall remain in full force and effect.

9. Governing Law and Venue. This Release is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such State, and without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Any suit brought hereon shall be brought in the state or federal courts sitting in San Jose, California, the Parties hereby waiving any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient or proper. Each party hereby agrees that any such court shall have in personam jurisdiction over it and consents to service of process in any manner authorized by California law.

10. Counterparts. This Release may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

11. Construction. The language in all parts of this Release shall in all cases be construed simply, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties hereto. Without limitation, there shall be no presumption against any party on the ground that such party was responsible for drafting this Release or any part thereof.

12. Entire Agreement. This Release, the Employment Agreement and the Change of Control Agreement set forth the entire agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto, and any prior agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter contained herein.

13. Amendment. No provision of this Release may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such officer of the Company as may be specifically designated by the Board of Directors of the Company.

14. Understanding and Authority. The Parties understand and agree that all terms of this Release are contractual and are not a mere recital, and represent and warrant that they are competent to covenant and agree as herein provided. The Parties have carefully read this Release in its entirety; fully understand and agree to its terms and provisions; and intend and agree that it is final and binding on all Parties.

(Signature Page Follows)


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties have executed the foregoing Release as of the date first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE     TIVO INC.
    By:
Print Name:     Print Name:
    Title:

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO RELEASE]

EX-10.2 4 dex102.htm AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE OF CONTROL AGREEMENT - THOMAS ROGERS Amended and Restated Change of Control Agreement - Thomas Rogers

Exhibit 10.2

Amended and Restated

Change of Control

Terms and Conditions

TiVo Inc. (the “Corporation”) considers it essential to the best interests of its shareholders to foster the continuous employment of the Corporation’s key management personnel. In this regard, the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly-held corporations, the possibility of a change in control of the Corporation may exist and the uncertainty and questions that it may raise among management could result in the departure or distraction of management personnel to the detriment of the Corporation and its shareholders.

The Board has decided to reinforce and encourage the continued attention and dedication of members of the Corporation’s management, including yourself, to their assigned duties without the distraction arising from the possibility of a change in control of the Corporation.

In order to induce you to remain in its employ, the Corporation hereby agrees that after this letter agreement (this “Agreement”) has been fully executed, you shall receive the severance benefits set forth in this Agreement in the event that your employment with the Corporation is terminated under the circumstances described below in anticipation of or subsequent to a Change in Control (as defined below).

Upon the Effective Date (as defined below), this Agreement shall supersede in its entirety that certain Change of Control Terms and Conditions agreement entered into between you and the Corporation effective July 1, 2005 (the “Prior Agreement”) which shall terminate and be of no further effect as of the Effective Date. You understand and agree that upon the Effective Date, the Corporation shall have no liability, and you shall have no rights to any payments whatsoever, under the Prior Agreement.

1. Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall commence on March 21, 2007 (the “Effective Date”) and shall continue in effect until the earlier of its termination by mutual written consent of you and Corporation or the date all payments or benefits required to be made or provided hereunder have been made or provided in their entirety.

2. Change in Control. No benefits shall be payable hereunder unless there has been a Change in Control. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control” shall mean:

(i) a dissolution or liquidation of the Corporation;

(ii) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation;

(iii) a sale by the stockholders of the Corporation of the voting stock of the Corporation to another corporation or its subsidiaries that results in the ownership by such corporation and/or its subsidiaries of eighty percent (80%) or more of the combined voting power of all classes of the voting stock of the Corporation entitled to vote;


(iv) a merger or consolidation involving the Corporation in which the Corporation is not the surviving corporation or a merger or consolidation of a subsidiary of the Corporation and in which, in either case, beneficial ownership of securities of the Corporation representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power entitled to vote in the election of members of the Board of Directors (“Directors”) has changed;

(v) a reverse merger in which the Corporation is the surviving corporation but the shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock outstanding immediately preceding the merger are converted by virtue of the merger into other property, whether in the form of securities, cash or otherwise, and in which beneficial ownership of securities of the Corporation representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power entitled to vote in the election of Directors has changed;

(vi) an acquisition by any person, entity or group within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, or any comparable successor provisions (excluding any employee benefit plan, or related trust, sponsored or maintained by the Corporation or subsidiary of the Corporation or other entity controlled by the Corporation) of the beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, or comparable successor rule) of securities of the Corporation representing at least fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power entitled to vote in the election of Directors; or

(vii) for any reason during any period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the Effective Date) a majority of the Board is constituted by individuals other than (1) individuals who were directors immediately prior to the beginning of such period, and (2) new directors whose election or appointment by the Board or nomination for election by the Corporation’s stockholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors then still in office who either were directors immediately prior to the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved.

3. Termination in Anticipation of or Following Change in Control.

(i) General. If a Change in Control shall have occurred during the term of this Agreement, you shall be entitled to the benefits provided in Section 4(ii) if your employment is terminated within the thirteen (13) month period immediately following the date of such Change in Control (a) by the Corporation other than for Cause or Disability (each as defined below), or (b) by you for Good Reason (as defined below) (a termination of your employment under the circumstances described in this sentence is sometimes hereinafter referred to as a “Payment Termination”). Notwithstanding anything contained herein, if your employment is terminated during the period commencing on the public announcement of a transaction which if consummated will constitute a Change in Control and ending on the date of consummation of such Change in Control either by the Corporation other than for Cause or Disability or by you for Good Reason, and if such termination (1) was at the request of a third party effecting the Change in Control or (2) otherwise arose in connection with or in anticipation of the Change in Control, then for all purposes of this Agreement your employment shall be deemed to have been terminated immediately after the actual occurrence of the Change in Control; provided, however that nothing herein shall extend the period within which any option to purchase the Corporation’s capital stock that you hold may be exercised following your termination of employment in such a

 

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manner as to result in adverse tax consequences to you under Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Except as described in the preceding sentence, in the event that your employment with the Corporation is terminated for any reason and subsequently a Change in Control occurs, you shall not be entitled to any benefits hereunder. In the event that you are entitled to the benefits provided in Section 4(ii), such benefits shall be paid notwithstanding the subsequent expiration of the term of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if your employment is terminated in a Payment Termination, if any benefit or payment that would otherwise be provided to you pursuant to Section 5 of the Employment Agreement but for your termination being a Payment Termination is more favorable to you than that to which you would be entitled under this Agreement, you shall be entitled to receive the more favorable benefit or payment.

(ii) Death or Disability. Your employment with the Corporation shall terminate automatically upon your death. The Corporation may terminate your employment for Disability, but only if that Disability continues through the Date of Termination (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean your absence from the full-time performance of your duties with the Corporation for one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days by reason of your physical or mental illness.

(iii) Cause. The Corporation may terminate your employment for Cause. For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (a) your willful and continued failure to substantially perform your duties with the Corporation (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after your issuance of a Notice of Termination (as defined below) for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that you have not substantially performed your duties, (b) your willful and continued failure to substantially follow and comply with such specific and lawful directives of the Board that are not inconsistent with your position as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation (other than any such failure resulting from your incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after your issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to you by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that you have not substantially performed your duties, (c) your willful commission of an act of fraud or dishonesty resulting in material economic or financial injury to the Corporation, or (d) your conviction of, or entry by you of a guilty or no contest plea to, the commission of a felony involving moral turpitude. For purposes of this Section 3(iii), no act, or failure to act, on your part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by you not in good faith.

(iv) Good Reason. You may terminate your employment with the Corporation for Good Reason. For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence, after a Change in Control, of any one or more of the following events without your prior written consent, unless the Corporation fully corrects the circumstances constituting Good Reason (provided such circumstances are capable of correction) prior to the Date of Termination:

(a) Your removal from your position as Chief Executive Officer or President of the Corporation for any reason other than for Cause or your Disability;

 

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(b) (i) any change in reporting relationship such that you no longer report to the Board of Directors of the Corporation (or, if the Corporation has a parent company, to the Board of Directors of the ultimate parent of the Corporation) or (ii) any reduction in the nature and scope of your authorities, duties, and responsibilities from their level in effect immediately prior to such Change in Control (for this purpose, if the Corporation ceases to be a publicly-traded corporation, you will be deemed to have suffered such a reduction in the nature and scope of your authorities, duties, and responsibilities unless you are offered a position as Chief Executive Officer of a publicly-traded parent of the Corporation).

(c) the Corporation’s reduction of your annual base salary or bonus opportunity, each as in effect on the date hereof or as the same may be increased from time to time;

(d) the Corporation’s failure to maintain a suitable and appropriate office in New York, New York or the Corporation’s discontinuance of its agreement to reimburse you for first class air travel for travel between New York, New York and the Corporation’s offices in Alviso, California;

(e) the Corporation’s failure to pay to you any portion of your then current compensation or any portion of an installment of deferred compensation under any deferred compensation program of the Corporation, in each case within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

(f) the Corporation’s failure to continue in effect compensation and benefit plans which provide you with benefits which are no less favorable on an aggregate basis, both in terms of the amount of benefits provided and the level of your participation relative to other participants, to the benefits provided to you under the Corporation’s compensation and benefit plans and practices immediately prior to the Change in Control;

(g) the Corporation’s failure to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as contemplated in Section 5 hereof;

(h) the Corporation requiring you to relocate your primary residence from New York;

(i) any purported modification of this Agreement by the Corporation or any termination of your employment by the Corporation for any reason other than for Cause or your Disability;

(j) the Corporation’s providing notice to you pursuant to Section 1 above that it does not wish to extend the term of this Agreement; or

(k) the Corporation’s material breach of any provision of your employment agreement with the Corporation.

Your right to terminate your employment pursuant to this Section 3(iv) shall not be affected by your incapacity due to physical or mental illness. Your continued employment shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason hereunder.

 

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(v) Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of your employment by the Corporation or by you (other than termination due to your death, which shall terminate your employment automatically) shall be communicated by a written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 6. For purposes of this Agreement, “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice that shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement (if any) relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of your employment under the provision so indicated.

(vi) Date of Termination. For purposes of this Agreement, “Date of Termination” shall mean (a) if your employment is terminated due to your death, the date of your death; (b) if your employment is terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination is given (provided that you shall not have returned to the full time performance of your duties during such thirty (30) day period), and (c) if your employment is terminated for any reason other than death or Disability, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which, in the case of a termination by the Corporation without Cause shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date such Notice of Termination is given, and in the case of a termination by you for Good Reason shall not be less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty (30) days from the date such Notice of Termination is given).

4. Compensation Upon Termination.

(i) If your employment with the Corporation is terminated by reason of your death, by the Corporation for Cause or Disability, or by you other than for Good Reason, the Corporation shall pay you your full base salary, when due, through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which you are entitled under any compensation plan or practice of the Corporation at the time such payments are due (including, without limitation, all accrued and unused vacation), and the Corporation shall have no further obligations to you under this Agreement.

(ii) If you incur a Payment Termination, then, subject to Section 4(v), in lieu of any severance benefits to which you may otherwise be entitled under any severance plan or program of the Corporation or by law, you shall be entitled to the benefits provided below:

(a) the Corporation shall, at the time specified in Section 4(iii), pay to you your full base salary, when due, through the Date of Termination at the rate in effect at the time Notice of Termination is given, plus all other amounts to which you are entitled under any compensation plan or practice of the Corporation at the time such payments are due (including, without limitation, all accrued and unused vacation);

(b) the Corporation shall, at the time specified in Section 4(iii), pay as severance pay to you a lump-sum severance payment equal to the sum of the following:

(A) one hundred percent (100%) of the greater of (x) your monthly base salary as in effect immediately prior to delivery of the Notice of Termination multiplied by eighteen (18) or (y) your monthly base salary as in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control multiplied by eighteen (18); and

 

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(B) one hundred percent (100%) of the greater of (x) your targeted annual bonus for the year in which the Date of Termination occurs or (y) your targeted annual bonus for the year in which the Change in Control occurs, as if the bonus goals are satisfied;

(c) you shall immediately become vested with respect to one hundred percent (100%) of the unvested portion of any stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and such other awards granted pursuant to the Corporation’s stock option and equity incentive award plans or agreements and any shares of stock issued upon exercise thereof that you then hold; provided, however that with regard to stock options or restricted shares of the Corporation’s capital stock held by you that contain provisions making the vesting of, or lapse of restrictions with respect to, such awards contingent upon the attainment of one or more performance goals (“Performance Awards”), such Performance Awards shall become vested and/or restrictions shall lapse with respect to one hundred percent (100%) of the shares of the Corporation’s capital stock that otherwise would have become vested during the year of your termination of employment as if the performance goals with respect to such year (or prior periods) had been attained;

(d) for the period beginning on the Date of Termination and ending on the earlier of (i) the date which is eighteen (18) full months following the Date of Termination or (ii) the first day of your eligibility to participate in a comparable group health plan maintained by a subsequent employer, the Corporation shall pay for and provide you and your dependents with the same medical benefits coverage to which you would have been entitled had you remained continuously employed by the Corporation during such period. In the event that you are ineligible under the terms of the Corporation’s benefit plans to continue to be so covered, the Corporation shall provide you with substantially equivalent coverage through other sources or will provide you with a lump sum payment (determined on a present value basis using the interest rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code, on the Date of Termination) in such amount that, after all income and employment taxes on that amount, shall be equal to the cost to you of providing yourself such benefit coverage. At the termination of the benefits coverage under the first sentence of this Section 4(ii)(e), you and your dependents shall be entitled to continuation coverage pursuant to Section 4980B of the Code, Sections 601-608 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and under any other applicable law, to the extent required by such laws, as if you had terminated employment with the Corporation on the date such benefits coverage terminates; and

(e) the Corporation shall furnish you for six (6) years following the Date of Termination (without reference to whether the term of this Agreement continues in effect) with directors’ and officers’ liability insurance insuring you against insurable events which occur or have occurred while you were a director or officer of the Corporation, such insurance to have policy limits aggregating not less than the amount in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control, and otherwise to be in substantially the same form and to contain substantially the same terms, conditions and exceptions as the liability issuance policies provided for officers and directors of the Corporation in force from time to time, provided, however, that

 

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such terms, conditions and exceptions shall not be, in the aggregate, materially less favorable to you than those in effect on the date hereof; provided, further, that if the aggregate annual premiums for such insurance at any time during such period exceed one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of the per annum rate of premium currently paid by the Corporation for such insurance, then the Corporation shall provide the maximum coverage that will then be available at an annual premium equal to one hundred and fifty percent (150%) of such rate.

(iii) The payments provided for in Sections 4(ii)(a) and (b) as applicable, shall be made not later than the fifth business day following the Date of Termination; provided, however, that if the amounts of such payments cannot be finally determined on or before such day, the Corporation shall pay to you on such day an estimate, as determined in good faith by the Corporation, of the minimum amount of such payments and shall pay the remainder of such payments (together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code) as soon as the amount thereof can be determined but in no event later than the thirtieth day after the Date of Termination. In the event that the amount of the estimated payments exceeds the amount subsequently determined to have been due, such excess shall constitute a loan by the Corporation to you, payable on the fifth day after demand by the Corporation (together with interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(b)(2)(B) of the Code).

(iv) You shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in this Section 4 by seeking other employment or otherwise, nor shall the amount of any payment or benefit provided for in this Section 4 be reduced by any compensation earned by you as the result of employment by another employer or self-employment, by retirement benefits, by offset against any amounts (other than loans or advances to you by the Corporation) claimed to be owed by you to the Corporation, or otherwise.

(v) As a condition to your receipt of any benefits described in Section 4(ii) hereof, you shall be required to execute a Release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Release”).

5. Successors; Binding Agreement.

(i) The Corporation shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business and/or assets of the Corporation to expressly assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporation would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Unless expressly provided otherwise, “Corporation” as used herein shall mean the Corporation as defined in this Agreement and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid.

(ii) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by you and your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If you should die while any amount would still be payable to you hereunder had you continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to your estate.

 

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6. Notice. For purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered or mailed by United States certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth on the first page of this Agreement, provided that all notices to the Corporation shall be directed to the attention of its Secretary, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

7. Parachute Payments.

(a) If it is determined that you would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (a “Parachute Tax”), as a result of the receipt of any payment or other event (collectively, a “Payment”), then the Corporation will pay to you an additional payment or payments (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount such that after payment of all federal, state and local income, employment, excise and penalty taxes, you are left with an amount equal to all taxes payable by you under Section 4999 of the Code applicable to the Payment and the Gross-Up Payment and all penalties and interest imposed with respect to such taxes.

(b) All determinations required to be made under this Section 7, including whether a Parachute Tax is payable by you and the amount of such Parachute Tax and whether a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment, shall be made by the nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants (the “Accounting Firm”) used by the Corporation as its auditors prior to the Change in Control (or, if such Accounting Firm declines to serve, the Accounting Firm shall be a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants selected by the Corporation that is independent of the other person or entity involved in the Change in Control). For purposes of making the calculations required by this Section, the Accounting Firm may make reasonable assumptions and approximations concerning applicable taxes and may rely on reasonable, good faith interpretations concerning the application of Sections 280G and 4999 of the Code, provided that the Accounting Firm’s determinations must be made with substantial authority (within the meaning of Section 6662 of the Code). The Accounting Firm shall be directed by the Corporation or you to submit its preliminary determination and detailed supporting calculations to both the Corporation and you within fifteen (15) calendar days after the date of the Change in Control or any other such time or times as may be requested by you or the Corporation. If the Accounting Firm determines that any Parachute Tax is payable by you, the Corporation shall pay the required Gross-Up Payment to you, or for your benefit, within five (5) business days after receipt of such determination and calculations. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Parachute Tax is payable by you, it shall, at the same time as it makes such determination, furnish you with an opinion and supporting calculations that you have substantial authority not to report any Parachute Tax on your federal tax return. Any good faith determination by the Accounting Firm as to the amount of the Gross-Up Payment shall be binding upon you and the Corporation absent a contrary determination by the Internal Revenue Service or a court of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that no such determination shall eliminate or reduce the Corporation’s obligation to provide any Gross-Up Payments that shall be due as a result of such contrary determination. As a result of the uncertainty in the application of Code Section 4999 at the time of any determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments that will

 

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not have been made by the Corporation should have been made (an “Underpayment”), consistent with the calculations required to be made hereunder. In the event that the Corporation exhausts or fails to pursue its remedies pursuant to Section 7(f) hereof and you thereafter are required to make a payment of any Parachute Tax, you shall direct the Accounting Firm to determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and to submit its determination and detailed supporting calculations to both you and the Corporation as promptly as possible. Any such Underpayment plus applicable interest and penalty taxes shall be promptly paid by the Corporation to you, or for your benefit, within five (5) business days after receipt of such determination and calculations.

(c) You and the Corporation shall each provide the Accounting Firm access to and copies of any books, records and documents in your possession reasonably requested by the Accounting Firm, and otherwise cooperate with the Accounting Firm in connection with the preparation and issuance of the determination contemplated by Section 7(b) hereof.

(d) The federal tax returns filed by you (or any filing made by a consolidated tax group which includes the Corporation) shall be prepared and filed on a basis consistent with the determination of the Accounting Firm with respect to the Parachute Tax payable by you. You shall make proper payment of the amount of any Parachute Tax, and at the request of the Corporation, provide to the Corporation true and correct copies (with any amendments) of the applicable sections of his federal income tax return as filed with the Internal Revenue Service, and such other documents reasonably requested by the Corporation, evidencing such payment. If prior to the filing of your federal income tax return, the Accounting Firm determines in good faith that the amount of the Gross-Up Payment should be reduced, you shall within five (5) business days pay to the Corporation the amount of such reduction.

(e) The fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm for its services in connection with the determinations and calculations contemplated by this Section shall be borne by the Corporation.

(f) In the event that the Internal Revenue Service claims that any payment or benefit received by you from the Corporation constitutes an “excess parachute payment” within the meaning of Code Section 280G(b)(1), you shall notify the Corporation in writing of such claim. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but not later than twenty (20) business days after you are informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Corporation of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. You shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date on which you give such notice to the Corporation (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is due). If the Corporation notifies you in writing prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, you shall (i) give the Corporation any information reasonably requested by the Corporation relating to such claim; (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claim as the Corporation shall reasonably request in writing from time to time, including without limitation, accepting legal representation with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the Corporation and reasonably satisfactory to you; (iii) cooperate with the Corporation in good faith in order to effectively contest such claim; and (iv) permit the Corporation to participate in any proceedings relating to

 

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such claim; provided, however, that the Corporation shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, additional interest and penalties and related legal, consulting or other similar fees) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold you harmless, on an after-tax basis, for and against for any Parachute Tax or income tax or other tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses.

(g) The Corporation shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest and, at its sole option, may pursue or forgo any and all administrative appeals, proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim and may, at its sole option, either direct you to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or contest the claim in any permissible manner and you agree to prosecute such contest to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in one or more appellate courts, as the Corporation shall determine; provided, however, that if the Corporation directs you to pay such claim and sue for a refund or otherwise contest such claim, the Corporation shall advance the amount of such payment together with any reasonable legal fees or other expenses incurred by you in connection with such request to you on an interest-free basis, and shall indemnify and hold you harmless, on an after tax basis, from any Parachute Tax (or other tax including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to such advance or with respect to any imputed income with respect to such advance; and provided, further, that if you are required to extend the statue of limitations to enable the Corporation to contest such claim, you may limit this extension solely to such contested amount. The Corporation’s control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect to which a corporate deduction would be disallowed pursuant to Code Section 280G and you shall be entitled to settle or contest, as the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority. In addition, no position may be taken nor any final resolution be agreed to by the Corporation without your consent if such position or resolution could reasonably be expected to adversely affect you unrelated to matters covered hereto.

(h) If, after the receipt by you of an amount advanced by the Corporation in connection with the contest of the Parachute Tax claim, you receive any refund with respect to such claim, you shall promptly pay to the Corporation the amount of such refund (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto); provided, however, if the amount of that refund exceeds the amount advanced by the Corporation, you may retain such excess. If, after the receipt by you of an amount advanced by the Corporation in connection with a Parachute Tax claim, a determination is made that you shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Corporation does not notify you in writing of its intent to contest the denial of such refund prior to the expiration of thirty (30) days after such determination such advance shall be deemed to be in consideration for services rendered after the date of your termination.

8. Confidentiality and Non-Solicitation Covenants.

(i) Confidentiality. You hereby agree that, other than as you determine in good faith is necessary or appropriate in the discharge of your duties to the Corporation, during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, you shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or make available to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose

 

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whatsoever, any Confidential Information (as defined below). You further agree that, upon termination of your employment with the Corporation, all Confidential Information in your possession that is in written or other tangible form (together with all copies or duplicates thereof, including computer files) shall be returned to the Corporation and shall not be retained by you or furnished to any third party, in any form except as provided herein; provided, however, that this Section 8(i) shall not apply to Confidential Information that (a) was publicly known at the time of disclosure to you, (b) becomes publicly known or available thereafter other than by any means in violation of this Agreement or any other duty owed to the Corporation by you, (c) is lawfully disclosed to you by a third party, (d) is required to be disclosed by law or by any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative or legislative body (including any committee thereof) with actual or apparent jurisdiction to order you to disclose or make accessible any information, or (e) is related to any litigation, arbitration or mediation between the parties, including, but not limited to, the enforcement of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means: information disclosed to you or known by you as a consequence of or through your relationship with the Corporation about the customers, employees, business methods, public relations methods, organization, procedures or finances, including, without limitation, information of or relating to customer lists, product lists, product road maps, technology specifications or other information related to the products and services of the Corporation and its affiliates. Nothing herein shall limit in any way any obligation you may have relating to Confidential Information under any other agreement with or promise to the Corporation.

(ii) Non-Solicitation. You hereby agree that, for the eighteen (18) month period immediately following the Date of Termination, you shall not, either on your own account or jointly with or as a manager, agent, officer, employee, consultant, partner, joint venturer, owner or shareholder or otherwise on behalf of any other person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly solicit or attempt to solicit away from the Corporation any of its officers or employees or offer employment to any person who, on or during the six (6) months immediately preceding the date of such solicitation or offer, is or was an officer or employee of the Corporation; provided, however, that (i) a general advertisement to which an employee of the Corporation responds shall in no event be deemed to result in a breach of this Section 7(ii), and (ii) it shall not be a violation of this Section 8(ii) for Executive to directly or indirectly solicit the employment of, or to hire, his current executive assistant.

(iii) Survival; Reformation. The provisions of this Section 7 shall survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement and your employment with the Corporation and shall be fully enforceable thereafter. If it shall be finally determined that any restriction in this Section 7 is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under the laws of any state or jurisdiction, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by the law of that state or jurisdiction.

(iv) Equitable Relief. In the event that you shall breach or threaten to breach any of the provisions of this Section 8, in addition to and without limiting or waiving any other remedies available to the Corporation in law or in equity, the Corporation shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief in any court, domestic or foreign, having the capacity to grant such relief, to restrain such breach or threatened breach and to enforce the provisions of this Section 8. You acknowledge that it is impossible to measure in money the damages that the Corporation

 

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will sustain in the event that you breach or threaten to breach the provisions of this Section 8 and, in the event that the Corporation shall institute any action or proceeding to enforce such provisions seeking injunctive relief, you hereby waive and agree not to assert and shall not use as a defense thereto the claim or defense that the Corporation has an adequate remedy at law. The foregoing shall not prejudice the right of the Corporation to require you to account for and pay over to the Corporation the amount of any actual damages incurred by the Corporation as a result of such breach.

9. Miscellaneous. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by you and such officer as may be specifically designated by the Board. No waiver by either party hereto at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of or compliance with, any condition or provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the same or at any prior or subsequent time. No agreements or representations, oral or otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflicts of law principles. All references to sections of the Exchange Act or the Code shall be deemed also to refer to any successor provisions to such sections. Except as provided in Section 4(ii)(f) hereunder, any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law. The obligations of the Corporation under Section 4 shall survive the expiration of the term of this Agreement. The section headings contained in this Agreement are for convenience only, and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

10. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

12. Arbitration; Dispute Resolution, Etc.

(i) Arbitration Procedures. Except as set forth in Section 8(iv), any disagreement, dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation of this Agreement or any arrangements relating to this Agreement or contemplated in this Agreement or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof shall be settled by final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS/Endispute in San Jose, California in accordance with the then existing JAMS/Endispute Arbitration Rules and Procedures for Employment Disputes. In the event of such an arbitration proceeding, you and the Corporation shall select a mutually acceptable neutral arbitrator from among the JAMS/Endispute panel of arbitrators. In the event you and the Corporation cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Administrator of JAMS/Endispute will appoint an arbitrator. Neither you nor the Corporation nor the arbitrator shall disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of all

 

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parties. Except as provided herein, the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings. The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the state of California, or federal law, or both, as applicable, and the arbitrator is without jurisdiction to apply any different substantive law. The arbitrator shall have the authority to entertain a motion to dismiss and/or a motion for summary judgment by any party and shall apply the standards governing such motions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator shall render an award and a written, reasoned opinion in support thereof. Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

(ii) Compensation During Dispute, Etc. Your compensation during any disagreement, dispute, controversy, claim, suit, action or proceeding (collectively, a “Dispute”) arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation of this Agreement shall be as follows:

If there is a termination of your employment with the Corporation followed by a Dispute as to whether you are entitled to the payments and other benefits provided under this Agreement, then, during the period of that Dispute the Corporation shall pay you fifty percent (50%) of the amounts specified in Section 4(ii)(b) hereof, and the Corporation shall provide you with the other benefits provided in Section 4(ii) of this Agreement, if, but only if, you agree in writing that if the Dispute is resolved against you, you shall promptly refund to the Corporation all payments you receive under Section 4(ii)(b) of this Agreement plus interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(d) of the Code, compounded quarterly. If the Dispute is resolved in your favor, promptly after resolution of the Dispute the Corporation shall pay you all amounts which were withheld during the period of the Dispute plus interest at the rate provided in Section 1274(d) of the Code, compounded quarterly.

(iii) Expenses; Legal Fees. The Corporation shall pay, or reimburse you for, all administrative fees and costs, and all arbitrator’s fees and expenses incurred by you in connection with any Dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement. The Corporation shall pay, or reimburse you for, all expenses and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by you in connection with any Dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation thereof with respect to which you prevail. In addition, the Corporation shall pay your reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in connection with negotiating and documenting this Agreement.

13. Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto, and any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein, including, without limitation, any prior severance agreements, is hereby terminated and cancelled. Any of your rights hereunder shall be in addition to any rights you may otherwise have under benefit plans or agreements of the Corporation (other than severance plans or agreements) to which you are a party or in which you are a participant, including, but not limited to, any Corporation sponsored employee benefit plans and stock options plans. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement will supersede any provisions contained in the Corporation’s stock option plan or otherwise that would impose a “cut-back” under Section 280G of the Code (but in no event shall this Agreement be construed or interpreted as providing any right to “gross-up” or similar tax

 

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reimbursement pay in respect of excise taxes payable as a result of Sections 280G or 4999 of the Code), it being understood and agreed that you may elect to reduce or eliminate any payment or benefit to which you are otherwise entitled in order to avoid imposition of any tax under Section 409A of the Code. The provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way abrogate your rights under such other plans and agreements. In addition this Agreement shall not limit in any way any obligation you may have under any other agreement with or promise to the Corporation relating to employee confidentiality, proprietary rights in technology or the assignment of interests in any intellectual property.

14. At-Will Employment. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall (i) confer upon you any right to continue in the employ of the Corporation, (ii) constitute any contract or agreement of employment, or (iii) interfere in any way with the at-will nature of your employment with the Corporation.

15. Code Section 409A.

(i) This Agreement is not intended to provide for any deferral of compensation subject to Section 409A of the Code and, accordingly, the benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement are intended to be paid not later than the later of: (i) the fifteenth day of the third month following your first taxable year in which such benefit is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, and (ii) the fifteenth day of the third month following the first taxable year of the Corporation in which such benefit is no longer subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture, as determined in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and any Treasury Regulations and other guidance issued thereunder. The date determined under this subsection is referred to as the “Short-Term Deferral Date.”

(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that any benefits provided pursuant to this Agreement are not actually or constructively received by you on or before the Short-Term Deferral Date, to the extent such benefit constitutes a deferral of compensation subject to Code Section 409A, then: (i) subject to clause (ii), such benefit shall be paid upon your “separation from service” or a Change in Control (in the event of a Payment Termination that is deemed to occur as of the date of a Change in Control under Section 3(i), above), as applicable, with respect to the Corporation and its affiliates within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, and (ii) if you are a “specified employee,” as defined in Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i) of the Code, with respect to the Corporation and its affiliates, and as necessary to avoid the imposition of adverse tax consequences to you under Section 409A of the Code, such benefit shall be paid upon the date which is six months after the date of your “separation from service” (or, if earlier, the date of your death).

 

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If this Agreement sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof, kindly sign and return to the Corporation a copy of this Agreement, which shall then constitute our agreement on this subject.

 

Sincerely,
TIVO INC.
By:   /s/ Geoff Yang
Print Name:     Geoff Yang
Title:     Director

Agreed and Accepted,

this 21st day of March, 2007.

 

/s/ Thomas Rogers
Thomas S. Rogers

SIGNATURE PAGE TO CHANGE OF CONTROL TERMS AND CONDITIONS


EXHIBIT A

GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS

This General Release of Claims (“Release”) is entered into as of this              day of                     , 200    , between                      (“Executive”), and TiVo Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”), effective eight (8) days after Executive’s signature (the “Effective Date”), unless Executive revokes his or her acceptance as provided in Paragraph 3(c), below.

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Employment Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Employment Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Change of Control Agreement dated as of July 1, 2005 (the “Change of Control Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Executive’s employment with the Company terminated effective                     ,             (the “Termination Date”);

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the termination of Executive’s employment has triggered severance payments and benefits to Executive under Section 5(c) of the Employment Agreement or Section 4 of the Change of Control Agreement, subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of this Release; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive now wish to document the termination of Executive’s employment with the Company and to fully and finally to resolve all matters between them.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of, and subject to, the severance payments and benefits to be made available to Executive pursuant to Section 5(c) of the Employment Agreement or Section 4 of the Change of Control Agreement, as applicable, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged by Executive, and which Executive acknowledges that he would not otherwise be entitled to receive, Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows:

1. Termination of Positions as Officer and Employment. Executive’s positions as an officer and employee of the Company are terminated effective as of the Termination Date.

2. Severance Payments and Benefits. Subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of this Release, Executive shall receive payments, severance benefits and benefits as described in Section 5(c) of the Employment Agreement or Section 4 of the Change of Control Agreement, as applicable.

3. General Release of Claims by Executive.

(a) Executive, on behalf of himself and his executors, heirs, administrators, representatives and assigns, hereby agrees to release and forever discharge the Company and all predecessors, successors and their respective parent corporations, affiliates,


related, and/or subsidiary entities, and all of their past and present investors, directors, shareholders, officers, general or limited partners, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, and the employee benefit plans in which Executive is or has been a participant by virtue of his employment with the Company (collectively, the “Company Releasees”), from any and all claims, debts, demands, accounts, judgments, rights, causes of action, equitable relief, damages, costs, charges, complaints, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, suits, expenses, compensation, responsibility and liability of every kind and character whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and costs), whether in law or equity, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or unsuspected (collectively, “Claims”), which Executive has or may have had against such entities based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof or on or prior to the Termination Date, arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever Executive’s employment by or service to the Company or the termination thereof, including any and all claims arising under federal, state, or local laws relating to employment, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, or liability in tort, and claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency including, without limitation, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 USC Section 2000, et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 42 USC Section 1981, et seq.; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 USC Section 621, et seq.; the Equal Pay Act, as amended, 29 USC Section 206(d); regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, 41 CFR Section 60, et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; The Executive Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California Government Code Section 12940, et seq.

Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, Executive does not release the following claims:

(i) Claims for unemployment compensation or any state disability insurance benefits pursuant to the terms of applicable state law;

(ii) Claims for workers’ compensation insurance benefits under the terms of any worker’s compensation insurance policy or fund of the Company;

(iii) Claims to continued participation in the Company’s group medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefit plans pursuant to the terms and conditions of the federal law known as COBRA;

(iv) Claims for indemnity under the bylaws of the Company, as provided for by Delaware law or under any applicable insurance policy with respect to Executive’s liability as an employee or officer of the Company of that certain Indemnification Agreement dated                  between Executive and the Company;

 

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(v) Claims based on any right Executive may have to enforce the Company’s executory obligations under the Employment Agreement, the Change of Control Agreement or agreements related to stock awards granted to Executive by the Company; and

(vi) Claims Executive may have to vested or earned compensation and benefits.

(b) EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, EXECUTIVE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS HE MAY HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT.

(c) Older Worker’s Benefit Protection Act. Executive agrees and expressly acknowledges that this Release includes a waiver and release of all claims which he has or may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. (“ADEA”). The following terms and conditions apply to and are part of the waiver and release of the ADEA claims under this Release:

(i) This paragraph, and this Release are written in a manner calculated to be understood by him.

(ii) The waiver and release of claims under the ADEA contained in this Release does not cover rights or claims that may arise after the date on which he signs this Release.

(iii) This Release provides for consideration in addition to anything of value to which he is already entitled.

(iv) Executive has been advised to consult an attorney before signing this Release.

(v) Executive has been granted twenty-one (21) days after he is presented with this Release to decide whether or not to sign this Release. If he executes this Release prior to the expiration of such period, he does so voluntarily and after having had the opportunity to consult with an attorney, and hereby waives the remainder of the twenty-one (21) day period.

(vi) Executive has the right to revoke this general release within seven (7) days of signing this Release. In the event he does so, both this Release and the offer of benefits to him pursuant to the Employment Agreement or the Change of Control Agreement, as applicable, will be null and void in their entirety, and he will not receive any severance payments or benefits under the Employment Agreement or the Change of Control Agreement.

 

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If he wishes to revoke this Release, Executive shall deliver written notice stating his or her intent to revoke this Release to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company and the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, or, if Executive is serving in such capacities as of the Termination Date, to the Chairman of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, at the offices of the Company on or before 5:00 p.m. on the seventh (7th) day after the date on which he signs this Release.

4. No Assignment. Executive represents and warrants to the Company Releasees that there has been no assignment or other transfer of any interest in any Claim that Executive may have against the Company Releasees, or any of them. Executive agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company Releasees from any liability, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of any such assignment or transfer from Executive; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply with respect to a claim challenging the validity of this general release with respect to a claim under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended.

5. Confidential Information; Return of Company Property. Executive hereby certifies that he has complied with Section 5(g) of the Employment Agreement.

6. Paragraph Headings. The headings of the several paragraphs in this Release are inserted solely for the convenience of the Parties and are not a part of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

7. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by courier or other means of personal service (including by means of a nationally recognized courier service or professional messenger service), or sent by telex or telecopy or mailed first class, postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, in all cases, addressed to:

If to the Company or the Board:

TiVo Inc.

2160 Gold Street

P.O. Box 2160

Alviso, California 95002-2160

Attention: Secretary

 

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If to Executive:

Thomas S. Rogers

All notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed given on the date of actual receipt or delivery as evidenced by written receipt, acknowledgement or other evidence of actual receipt or delivery to the address. In case of service by telecopy, a copy of such notice shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, in the manner set forth above, within three business days thereafter. Any party hereto may from time to time by notice in writing served as set forth above designate a different address or a different or additional person to which all such notices or communications thereafter are to be given.

8. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Release shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Release, which shall remain in full force and effect.

9. Governing Law and Venue. This Release is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such State, and without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Any suit brought hereon shall be brought in the state or federal courts sitting in San Jose, California, the Parties hereby waiving any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient or proper. Each party hereby agrees that any such court shall have in personam jurisdiction over it and consents to service of process in any manner authorized by California law.

10. Counterparts. This Release may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

11. Construction. The language in all parts of this Release shall in all cases be construed simply, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties hereto. Without limitation, there shall be no presumption against any party on the ground that such party was responsible for drafting this Release or any part thereof.

12. Entire Agreement. This Release, the Employment Agreement and the Change of Control Agreement set forth the entire agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto, and any prior agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter contained herein.

13. Amendment. No provision of this Release may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such officer of the Company as may be specifically designated by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

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14. Understanding and Authority. The Parties understand and agree that all terms of this Release are contractual and are not a mere recital, and represent and warrant that they are competent to covenant and agree as herein provided. The Parties have carefully read this Release in its entirety; fully understand and agree to its terms and provisions; and intend and agree that it is final and binding on all Parties.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties have executed the foregoing Release as of the date first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE     TIVO INC.
    By:
Print Name:     Print Name:
    Title:

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EX-10.3 5 dex103.htm TRANSITION AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT - MICHAEL RAMSAY Transition and Consulting Agreement - Michael Ramsay

Exhibit 10.3

TRANSITION AND CONSULTING AGREEMENT

This Transition and Consulting Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into between Michael Ramsay, an individual (“Executive”), and TiVo Inc., (the “Company”), effective as of August 30, 2007 (the “Effective Date”).

WHEREAS, the Company and the Executive previously entered into an Employment Transition Agreement effective as of July 29, 2005 (the “Prior Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive now wish to supersede, amend and restate the Prior Agreement in its entirety.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein contained, the parties agree as follows:

1. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) Board. “Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

(b) Cause. “Cause” means, unless Executive fully corrects the circumstances constituting Cause (provided such circumstances are capable of correction) prior to the Date of Termination, (a) Executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially perform his duties or services to the Company (other than any such failure resulting from Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after his issuance of a Notice of Termination (as defined below) for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Executive by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that Executive has not substantially performed his duties or services to the Company, (b) Executive’s willful and continued failure to substantially follow and comply with the specific and lawful directives of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or the Board, as reasonably determined by the Board (other than any such failure resulting from Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness or any such actual or anticipated failure after his issuance of a Notice of Termination for Good Reason), after a written demand for substantial performance is delivered to Executive by the Board, which demand specifically identifies the manner in which the Board believes that Executive has not substantially performed his duties or services to the Company, (c) Executive’s willful commission of an act of fraud or dishonesty resulting in material economic or financial injury to the Company, (d) Executive’s conviction of, or entry by Executive of a guilty or no contest plea to, the commission of a felony involving moral turpitude, or (e) Executive’s breach of the non-competition or non-solicitation provisions of Section 6 or the non-disparagement provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement or any material breach of his confidential or proprietary information obligations to the Company. For purposes of this Section 1(b), no act, or failure to act, on Executive’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith. In the event of the proposed termination of Executive’s consultancy for Cause arising under clause (e) above as a result of Executive’s breach of the non-competition provisions of Section 6 that is not willful, the Executive shall have at least 60 days to correct such breach


following the Company’s notice of its intent to terminate Executive’s consultancy for Cause, during which time Executive shall be entitled to present to the Board with the assistance of his legal counsel the basis, if any, for his belief and conclusion that he has not breached such non-competition provisions.

(c) Change of Control. “Change of Control” means, in one or a series of related transactions, (i) a sale, lease or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, (ii) a sale by the stockholders of the Company of the voting stock of the Company to another corporation and/or its subsidiaries or other person or group that results in the ownership by such corporation and/or its subsidiaries or other person or group (the “Acquiring Entity”) of eighty percent (80%) or more of the combined voting power of all classes of the voting stock of the Company entitled to vote; provided, however, that a sale by the stockholders of the Company of voting stock that results in the ownership by such Acquiring Entity of less than eighty percent (80%) of the combined voting power of all classes of the voting stock of the Company entitled to vote shall nonetheless constitute a Change of Control if it results in the Acquiring Entity having the ability to appoint a majority of the members of the Board, (iii) a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the surviving corporation, or (iv) a reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation but less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after the merger are beneficially owned by the Company’s stockholders (as determined immediately before the merger).

(d) Date of Termination. “Date of Termination” means (i) if Executive’s service to the Company under this Agreement is terminated due to his death, the date of his death; (ii) if Executive’s service to the Company is terminated for Disability, thirty (30) days after Notice of Termination is given (provided that Executive shall not have returned to the full time performance of his duties or services to the Company under this Agreement during such thirty (30) day period); and (iii) if Executive’s service to the Company under this Agreement is terminated for any reason other than death or Disability, the date specified in the Notice of Termination (which, in the case of a termination by the Company without Cause shall not be less than thirty (30) days from the date such Notice of Termination is given, and in the case of a termination by Executive for Good Reason or by the Company for Cause shall not be less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty (30) days from the date such Notice of Termination is given).

(e) Disability. Disability” means Executive’s absence from the full-time performance of his duties or services to the Company with the Company for six (6) consecutive months by reason of Executive’s physical or mental illness.

(f) Good Reason. “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events without Executive’s prior written consent, unless the Company fully corrects the circumstances constituting Good Reason (provided such circumstances are capable of correction) prior to the Date of Termination:

(i) the Company’s reduction of Executive’s consulting fees as provided for in this Agreement;


(ii) the relocation of the Company’s offices at which Executive is providing services such that Executive’s one-way daily commute from his principal residence to the Company’s offices at which he is providing services is increased by more than fifty (50) miles;

(iii) the Company’s failure to pay to Executive any portion of his then current compensation under Section 4 below within seven (7) days of the date such compensation is due;

(iv) the Company’s failure to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as contemplated in Section 12(b)(i) hereof;

(v) any purported termination of Executive’s service under this Agreement that is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination satisfying the requirements of Section 1(h) hereof (and, if applicable, the requirements of Section 1(b) hereof), which purported termination shall not be effective for purposes of this Agreement; or

(vi) the Company’s breach of the non-disparagement provisions of Section 8 of this Agreement.

Executive’s right to terminate his service to the Company pursuant to this Section 1(g) shall not be affected by his incapacity due to physical or mental illness. Executive’s continued service shall not constitute consent to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good Reason hereunder. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that the amendment and restatement of the Prior Agreement to reflect the terms herein and the cancellation of certain provisions set forth in the Prior Agreement does not constitute Good Reason hereunder.

(g) Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of Executive’s service to the Company by the Company or by Executive (other than termination due to Executive’s death, which shall terminate Executive’s service automatically), shall be communicated by a written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto in accordance with Section 12(g). For purposes of this Agreement, “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice that shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement (if any) relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of Executive’s services under the provision so indicated.

(h) Stock Awards. “Stock Awards” means all stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and such other awards granted pursuant to the Company’s stock option and equity incentive award plans or agreements and any shares of stock issued upon exercise thereof.


2. Transition Period.

(a) Transition Periods. Commencing as of the Effective Date, Executive shall provide services to the Company in the status of a consultant pursuant to the terms hereof for a period extending through the date of the Company’s calendar year 2009 annual stockholders meeting (the “Initial Transition Period”). Following the end of the Initial Transition Period, Executive may continue to provide consulting services to the Company for additional six month periods as shall be mutually agreed upon by Executive and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (each a “Subsequent Transition Period,” and together with the Initial Transition Period (the “Transition Period”). The parties expressly acknowledge that the Chief Executive Officer may determine that there will be no Subsequent Transition Periods following the Initial or any prior Subsequent Transition Period under this Agreement. Ninety (90) days following Executive’s cessation of service as a member of the Board, Executive shall cease to be subject to the Company’s insider trading policy.

(b) Status as Independent Contractor. During the Transition Period, Executive shall perform his obligations under this Agreement as an independent contractor and not as the agent or employee of Company. Executive will be solely responsible for all matters relating to payment of social security, withholding and all other federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations governing such matters; and Executive will be responsible for Executive’s own acts during the performance of Executive’s obligations under this Agreement. Subject to Section 5, the Company and Executive acknowledge that Executive’s provision of services under this Agreement may be terminated by either party at any time for any or no reason, with or without notice.

3. Duties and Services.

(a) Scope of Services During Transition Period. Executive shall devote such percentage of his business time and effort to the performance of his services hereunder as may be mutually agreed upon by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and Executive, not exceeding ten hours per business week. Executive shall, upon the request or direction of the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, provide such additional information, advice and assistance concerning matters that are within the scope of Executive’s knowledge and expertise. The scope of Executive’s services during the Transition Period shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, providing advice and assistance that reasonably falls within Executive’s knowledge and expertise. During the Transition Period, Executive shall continue to be provided with office space, voicemail access, email access and such other support as the Company may determine in good faith is necessary for Executive’s satisfactory performance of his services hereunder.

(b) Availability. Executive shall be available to provide services under this Agreement during normal business hours (“normal business hours” being 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on any day excluding Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the laws of the State of California or is a day on which banking institutions located in California are authorized or required by law or other governmental action to close). If requested by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Executive shall provide the services in person at the principal executive offices of Company or at another location to be


mutually agreed by Executive and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, unless Executive is on a scheduled vacation. The Company shall reasonably accommodate Executive’s schedule when requesting Executive’s assistance pursuant to this Section 3(b). The Company acknowledges and agrees that Executive’s service during the Transition Period will be on a limited, part-time basis, and the Company agrees to not make unreasonable demands on Executive’s time during the Transition Period.

(c) Board Membership. On or prior to the Effective Date, Executive shall have resigned, in writing, from the Board.

4. Compensation.

(a) Transition Periods. During the Transition Period Executive shall be entitled to receive the following compensation and benefits from the Company:

(i) The Company shall pay Executive a lump sum payment of $30,000 as soon as practicable following the Effective Date;

(ii) The Company shall pay Executive a monthly consulting fee of $6,250 per month, payable monthly in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices; and

(iii) The Company shall pay applicable premiums under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended (“COBRA”) for Executive and those of his dependents covered immediately prior to the Effective Date under the Company’s group healthcare plan, assuming the Executive timely elects COBRA continuation coverage, for eighteen months or the duration of Executive’s applicable COBRA continuation coverage period, if shorter. Executive agrees that during the term of this Agreement, except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence he shall not be eligible for participation in any of the Company’s welfare benefit plans, and without limitation he shall not be eligible for and shall waive any right to additional vacation accruals under the Company’s vacation policy.

(b) Expenses. The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable out-of-pocket business expenses incurred in connection with the performance of his services hereunder, subject to (i) such written policies as the Company may from time to time establish, and (ii) Executive furnishing the Company with evidence in the form of receipts satisfactory to the Company substantiating the claimed expenditures.

(c) Stock Awards. During the Transition Period all of Executive’s unexercised Stock Awards shall continue to vest and be exercisable, if applicable, pursuant to the terms of the Company equity plan(s) and stock award agreements pursuant to which they were granted; provided, however, that the Executive and the Company agree that the vesting of Executive’s stock options to purchase 250,000 shares of the Company’s common stock granted on March 11, 2005 (the “CEO Stock Options”), which, pursuant to the Prior Agreement, have been adjusted so that (A) the vesting period of such CEO Stock Options was extended to twice the length of the remaining vesting period as of the effective date of the Prior Agreement, and


(B) the number of shares of the Company’s common stock subject to such CEO Stock Options vesting on each vesting date during the extended vesting period was proportionately adjusted to reflect such extension, shall be further adjusted as of the Effective Date to reinstate the original vesting schedule for the duration of the Transition Period (i.e., the same number of shares per month will vest, subject to Executive’s continued consulting relationship, as prior to the effective date of the Prior Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the Effective Date, Executive shall not be entitled to any additional grants of Stock Awards.

5. Termination and Severance. Executive shall be entitled to receive benefits upon termination of his consultancy by the Company during the Transition Period only as set forth in this Section 5:

(a) Termination. If Executive’s consultancy to the Company during the Transition Period terminates for any reason Executive shall not be entitled to any payments, benefits, damages, awards or compensation other than as provided in this Agreement. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the death of Executive.

(b) Payments and Benefits Upon Termination of Consultancy.

(i) Termination For Cause, Voluntary Resignation Without Good Reason or Expiration of Initial or Subsequent Transition Periods. If Executive’s consultancy to the Company during the Transition Period is terminated (x) by the Company for Cause, (y) by Executive other than for Good Reason, or (z) as a result of the expiration of the Initial Transition Period or a Subsequent Transition Period without renewal of the Transition Period, the Company shall pay Executive (or his estate) all amounts due and payable under Section 4 above up to and including the Date of Termination, and the Company shall have no further obligations to Executive (or his estate) under this Section 5(b). All of Executive’s outstanding Stock Awards shall cease to vest as of his Date of Termination. In the event Executive’s consultancy to the Company is terminated as a result of the expiration of the Initial Transition Period or a Subsequent Transition Period without renewal of the Transition Period, provided Executive complies with Section 6 hereof, Executive’s outstanding Stock Awards shall remain exercisable, to the extent vested as of the Date of Termination, until the earlier of the expiration of their original maximum term or one (1) year following the date of the expiration of the Initial Transition Period or a Subsequent Transition Period, as applicable. The foregoing shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any and all other rights and remedies which may be available to the Company under the circumstances, whether at law or in equity.

(ii) Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason During the Initial Transition Period. If Executive’s consultancy to the Company during the Initial Transition Period is terminated (x) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (y) by Executive for Good Reason, then, subject to Section 7, Executive shall be entitled to receive the benefits provided below:

(A) the Company shall pay to Executive all amounts due and payable under Section 4 above up to and including the Date of Termination;


(B) the Company shall pay to Executive all consulting fees which would be payable to Executive pursuant to Section 4 for the period commencing on the Date of Termination and ending on the date of the Company’s 2009 annual stockholders meeting (the “Severance Period”), payable to Executive at the same times and in the same manner as such amounts would be payable to Executive had his employment not been terminated;

(C) Executive will be eligible for continued payment of COBRA premiums as described in Section 4(a)(ii) above; and

(D) the vesting and/or exercisability of each of Executive’s outstanding Stock Awards shall be automatically accelerated on the Date of Termination as to the number of Stock Awards that would have vested over the period equal to the Severance Period plus an additional six-month period had Executive remained a consultant to the Company during such period. In addition, provided Executive complies with Section 6 hereof, Executive’s Stock Awards shall remain exercisable by Executive for a period equal to the lesser of (i) their original maximum term, or, (ii) one (1) year following the date of the Company’s 2009 annual stockholders meeting.

(iii) Termination Without Cause or for Good Reason During a Subsequent Transition Period. If Executive’s consultancy to the Company during a Subsequent Transition Period is terminated (x) by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or (y) by Executive for Good Reason, then, subject to Section 7, the vesting and/or exercisability of each of Executive’s outstanding Stock Awards shall be automatically accelerated on the Date of Termination as to the number of Stock Awards that would have vested over the period ending six-months following the date of the Company’s 2009 annual stockholders meeting had Executive remained a consultant to the Company during such period, unless such Stock Awards had already vested to such extent. In addition, Executive’s Stock Awards shall remain exercisable by Executive for a period equal to the greater of (i) one (1) year following the date of the Company’s 2009 annual stockholders meeting, or (ii) the time specified in the applicable Stock Award agreement, but in no event longer than the original maximum term of the Stock Award.

(iv) Termination Due to Death or Disability. If Executive’s consultancy to the Company during the Transition Period is terminated due to Executive’s death or Disability, then Executive’s Stock Awards shall remain exercisable by Executive (or his estate or personal representative) for a period equal to the lesser of (i) their original maximum term, or, (ii) one (1) year following the Date of Termination.

(c) Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control prior to the termination of Executive’s service as a consultant during the Transition Period, the vesting and/or exercisability of each of Executive’s outstanding Stock Awards shall be automatically accelerated on the effective date of the Change of Control as to a number of Stock Awards equal to the number of Stock Awards that would vest over the nine (9) month period following the effective date of the Change of Control pursuant to the vesting schedule applicable to such Stock Awards. In addition, Executive’s Stock Awards shall remain exercisable by Executive for a period of the earlier of one (1) year following the date of his termination of consultancy or the tenth anniversary of each Stock Award’s original date of grant. In the event that Executive


continues to be a consultant to the Company following the effective date of the Change of Control, Executive’s Stock Awards shall continue to vest following the effective date of such Change of Control pursuant to the vesting schedules applicable to such Stock Awards after giving effect to the foregoing acceleration so long as Executive continues to serve as an employee or consultant to the Company (i.e., the shares that would otherwise vest last shall accelerate and the Stock Awards shall continue monthly vesting at the same rate as prior to the acceleration.

(d) Exclusive Remedy. Except as otherwise expressly required by law (e.g., COBRA) or as specifically provided herein, all of Executive’s rights to severance, benefits, and other amounts hereunder (if any) accruing after the termination of Executive’s service to the Company shall cease upon such termination. In the event of a termination of Executive’s consultancy to the Company during the Transition Period, Executive’s sole remedy shall be to receive the payments and benefits described in this Section 5.

(e) Return of the Company’s Property. If Executive’s service to the Company is terminated for any reason, the Company shall have the right, at its option, to require Executive to vacate his offices prior to or on the effective Date of Termination and to cease all activities on the Company’s behalf. Upon the termination of his service to the Company in any manner, as a condition to the Executive’s receipt of any post-termination benefits described in this Agreement, Executive shall promptly surrender to the Company all lists, books and records containing Confidential Information (as defined below) and all other property belonging to the Company, it being distinctly understood that all such lists, books and records containing Confidential Information are the property of the Company.

(f) Retirement of Email Address. Following the Date of Termination, the Company shall permanently retire Executive’s email address (mike@tivo.com).


6. Certain Covenants.

(a) Noncompetition. Except as may otherwise be approved by the Board, during the term of Executive’s service to the Company under this Agreement, Executive shall not have any ownership interest (of record or beneficial) in, or have any interest as an employee, salesman, consultant, officer or director in, or otherwise aid or assist in any manner, any firm, corporation, partnership, proprietorship or other business that engages in any county, city or part thereof in the United States and/or any foreign country in a business which competes directly with the Company’s business in such county, city or part thereof, so long as the Company, or any successor in interest of the Company to the business and goodwill of the Company, remains engaged in such business in such county, city or part thereof or continues to solicit customers or potential customers therein; provided, however, that Executive may own, directly or indirectly, solely as an investment, securities of any entity if Executive (x) is not a controlling person of, or a member of a group which controls, such entity; or (y) does not, directly or indirectly, own (A) five percent (5%) or more of any class of securities of any such entity which is traded on any national securities exchange, or (B) one percent (1%) or more of any class of securities of any such entity that is not traded on any national securities exchange (so long as Executive is not an officer, director, employee or consultant of or to such entity).

(b) Confidentiality. Executive hereby agrees that, during the term of this Agreement and thereafter, he shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or make available to any person, firm, corporation, association or other entity for any reason or purpose whatsoever, any Confidential Information (as defined below). Executive further agrees that, upon termination of his employment by or service to the Company, all Confidential Information in his possession that is in written or other tangible form (together with all copies or duplicates thereof, including computer files) shall be returned to the Company and shall not be retained by Executive or furnished to any third party, in any form except as provided herein; provided, however, that, this Section 6(b) shall not apply to Confidential Information that (i) was publicly known at the time of disclosure to Executive, (ii) becomes publicly known or available thereafter other than by any means in violation of this Agreement or any other duty owed to the Company by Executive, (iii) is lawfully disclosed to Executive by a third party, (iv) is required to be disclosed by law or by any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative or legislative body (including any committee thereof) with actual or apparent jurisdiction to order Executive to disclose or make accessible any information, or (v) is related to any litigation, arbitration or mediation between the parties, including, but not limited to, the enforcement of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the term “Confidential Information” means: confidential information disclosed to Executive or known by Executive as a consequence of or through Executive’s relationship with the Company about the customers, employees, business methods, public relations methods, organization, procedures or finances, including, without limitation, information of or relating to customer lists, product lists, product road maps, technology specifications or other information related to the products and services of the Company and its affiliates. Nothing herein shall limit in any way any obligation Executive may have relating to Confidential Information under any other agreement with or promise to the Company.


(c) Non-Solicitation. Executive hereby agrees that, during the term of this Agreement and for the twelve (12) month period immediately following the termination of the Transition Period, Executive shall not, either on his own account or jointly with or as a manager, agent, officer, employee, consultant, partner, joint venturer, owner or shareholder or otherwise on behalf of any other person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly solicit or attempt to solicit away from the Company any of its officers or employees or offer employment to any person who, on or during the six (6) months immediately preceding the date of such solicitation or offer, is or was an officer or employee of the Company; provided, however, that a general advertisement to which an employee of the Company responds shall in no event be deemed to result in a breach of this Section 6(c).

(d) Special Enforcement. Executive acknowledges that Executive’s obligations under the covenants contained in this Section 6 (collectively, “Covenants”) constitute material obligations, and that Executive’s breach of such obligations shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement. It is expressly agreed that monetary damages would be inadequate to compensate the Company for any breach of the Covenants and in the event of Executive’s breach or threatened breach, notwithstanding Section 9 below, the Company will be entitled to seek and obtain preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, without posting a bond, in any court of competent jurisdiction, in addition to any other remedies at law or in equity to which the Company may be entitled. Executive also acknowledges that the Company may publish this Agreement to any third party with which the Executive has accepted employment, or otherwise entered into a business relationship, that the Company contends violates the Covenants, if the Company has reason to believe Executive has or may have breached this Agreement.

7. Releases; Resignations. Executive’s right to receive any payments or other compensation to be made to Executive pursuant to this Agreement to which he is not already entitled (e.g., excluding Stock Awards that continue to vest according to their terms as in effect prior to the Effective Date) shall be contingent on Executive providing to the Company (and failing to revoke) a full and complete general release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 (the “Initial Release”) prior to the Effective Date. The extended exercisability of Stock Awards and payments to be made to Executive pursuant to Sections 5(b)(i) and (ii) and 5(c) shall be contingent on Executive providing to the Company (and failing to revoke) an additional general release in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A-2 (the “Termination Release”) effective as of the date of termination of his service to the Company.

8. Nondisparagement; Confidentiality. Executive agrees that neither he nor anyone acting by, through, under or in concert with him shall disparage or otherwise communicate negative statements or opinions about the Company, its Board members, officers, employees or business. The Company agrees that neither its Board members nor officers shall disparage or otherwise communicate negative statements or opinions about Executive. Except as may be required by law, neither Executive, nor any member of Executive’s family, nor anyone else acting by, through, under or in concert with Executive will disclose to any individual or entity (other than Executive’s legal or tax advisors) the terms of this Agreement.


9. Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Etc.

(a) Arbitration Procedures. Except as set forth in Section 6, any disagreement, dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the interpretation of this Agreement or any arrangements relating to this Agreement or contemplated in this Agreement or the breach, termination or invalidity thereof shall be settled by final and binding arbitration administered by JAMS/Endispute in San Jose, California in accordance with the then existing JAMS/Endispute Arbitration Rules and Procedures for Employment Disputes. In the event of such an arbitration proceeding, Executive and the Company shall select a mutually acceptable neutral arbitrator from among the JAMS/Endispute panel of arbitrators. In the event Executive and the Company cannot agree on an arbitrator, the Administrator of JAMS/Endispute will appoint an arbitrator. Neither Executive nor the Company nor the arbitrator shall disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written consent of all parties. Except as provided herein, the Federal Arbitration Act shall govern the interpretation, enforcement and all proceedings. The arbitrator shall apply the substantive law (and the law of remedies, if applicable) of the state of California, or federal law, or both, as applicable, and the arbitrator is without jurisdiction to apply any different substantive law. The arbitrator shall have the authority to entertain a motion to dismiss and/or a motion for summary judgment by any party and shall apply the standards governing such motions under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The arbitrator shall render an award and a written, reasoned opinion in support thereof. Judgment upon the award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

(b) Expenses; Legal Fees. The Company shall pay, or reimburse Executive for, all administrative fees and costs, and all arbitrator’s fees and expenses incurred by Executive in connection with any Dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement. In addition, the Company shall reimburse Executive up to $10,000 for his reasonable attorney’s fees incurred in connection with negotiating and documenting this Agreement.

10. Litigation Cooperation. Executive agrees to give reasonable cooperation, at the Company’s request, in any pending or future litigation or arbitration brought against the Company and in any investigation the Company may conduct. The Company agrees to (x) reimburse Executive for his reasonable expenses incurred in connection with such cooperation within thirty (30) days after receipt of an invoice from Executive setting forth in reasonable detail such expenses, (y) during the Transition Period, reimburse Executive for his time spent in connection with such cooperation at a rate of no less than $250 per hour for each hour of litigation cooperation over twenty (20) hours per week he spends on Company matters (including time spent as a consultant during the Transition Period and time spent providing litigation cooperation), and (z) following the Transition Period, reimburse Executive for his time spent in connection with such litigation cooperation at a rate of no less than $250 per hour. Air travel, hotel costs and entertainment expenses will be reimbursed consistent with the Company’s past practices with respect to Executive, as determined by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, in his reasonable discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation by virtue of this Section 10 to pay Executive for time spent and expenses incurred by Executive in any pending or future litigation or arbitration where Executive is a co-defendant or party to the arbitration or litigation.

11. Indemnification Agreement. The Company hereby reaffirms its obligations under that certain Indemnification Agreement between the Company and Executive substantially in the form filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 333-83515) (the “Indemnification Agreement”). The Company’s obligations under the Indemnification Agreement shall survive Executive’s termination of employment by or service to the Company.


12. Miscellaneous.

(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the agreements referenced herein set forth the entire agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto, and any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein, including without limitation, any prior severance agreements, any contrary or limiting provisions in any Company equity compensation plan, the Prior Agreement and that certain Change of Control Terms and Conditions dated as of December 29, 2003, between Executive and the Company. Any of Executive’s rights hereunder shall be in addition to any rights Executive may otherwise have under benefit plans or agreements of the Company (other than the Prior Agreement or any severance plans or agreements) to which Executive is a party or in which Executive is a participant, including, but not limited to, any Company sponsored employee benefit plans and stock option plans. The provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way abrogate Executive’s rights under such other plans and agreements. In addition, this Agreement shall not limit in any way any obligation Executive may have under any other agreement with or promise to the Company relating to confidentiality, proprietary rights in technology or the assignment of interests in any intellectual property.

(b) Assignment; Assumption by Successor.

(i) The rights of the Company under this Agreement may, without the consent of Executive, be assigned by the Company, in its sole and unfettered discretion, to any person, firm, corporation or other business entity which at any time, whether by purchase, merger or otherwise, directly or indirectly, acquires all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Company. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Company expressly to assume and to agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place; provided, however, that no such assumption shall relieve the Company of its obligations hereunder. Unless expressly provided otherwise, “Company” as used herein shall mean the Company as defined in this Agreement and any successor to its business and/or assets as aforesaid.

(ii) None of the rights of Executive to receive any form of compensation payable pursuant to this Agreement shall be assignable or transferable except through a testamentary disposition or by the laws of descent and distribution upon the death of Executive. Any attempted assignment, transfer, conveyance, or other disposition (other than as aforesaid) of any interest in the rights of Executive to receive any form of compensation to be made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement shall be void.


(iii) This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive and his personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If Executive should die while any amount would still be payable to Executive hereunder had he continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement to his devisee, legatee or other designee or, if there is no such designee, to his estate.

(c) Survival. The covenants, agreements, representations and warranties contained in or made in Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of Executive’s services or any termination of this Agreement.

(d) Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement does not create, and shall not be construed as creating, any rights enforceable by any person not a party to this Agreement.

(e) Waiver. The failure of either party hereto at any time to enforce performance by the other party of any provision of this Agreement shall in no way affect such party’s rights thereafter to enforce the same, nor shall the waiver by either party of any breach of any provision hereof be deemed to be a waiver by such party of any other breach of the same or any other provision hereof.

(f) Section Headings. The headings of the several sections in this Agreement are inserted solely for the convenience of the parties and are not a part of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

(g) Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by courier or other means of personal service (including by means of a nationally recognized courier service or professional messenger service), or sent by telex or telecopy or mailed first class, postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, in all cases, addressed to:

If to the Company or the Board:

TiVo Inc.

2160 Gold Street

Alviso, California 95002-2160

Attention: Secretary

If to Executive:

Michael Ramsay

At the last residential address known to the Company

All notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed given on the date of actual receipt or delivery as evidenced by written receipt, acknowledgement or other evidence of actual receipt or delivery to the address. In case of service by telecopy, a copy of such notice shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, in the manner set forth above, within three business days thereafter. Any party hereto may from time to time by notice in writing served as set forth above designate a different address or a different or additional person to which all such notices or communications thereafter are to be given.


(h) Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.

(i) Governing Law and Venue. This Agreement is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such State, and without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Except as provided in Sections 6 and 9, any suit brought hereon shall be brought in the state or federal courts sitting in San Jose, California, the parties hereto hereby waiving any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient or proper. Each party hereby agrees that any such court shall have in personam jurisdiction over it and consents to service of process in any manner authorized by California law.

(j) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(k) Construction. The language in all parts of this Agreement shall in all cases be construed simply, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties hereto. Without limitation, there shall be no presumption against any party on the ground that such party was responsible for drafting this Agreement or any part thereof.

(l) Code Section 409A. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed and administered in a manner that satisfies the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder, and any payment scheduled to be made hereunder that would otherwise violate Section 409A of the Code shall be delayed (whichever is most favorable to Executive, in his reasonable discretion) by six months to the extent necessary for this Agreement and such payment to comply with Section 409A and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(m) Amendment. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such officer of the Company as may be specifically designated by the Board.

(n) Taxes. All compensation payable to Executive hereunder shall be subject to applicable tax withholding. Executive acknowledges that (i) the Company has made no representation to Executive as to the tax treatment of any compensation or benefits to be paid to Executive under this Agreement, (ii) the tax treatment of any compensation or benefits paid to Executive under this Agreement will be determined in the reasonable discretion of the Company, which determination will be final and binding on the parties, and (iii) the Company has no obligation to “gross-up” any amounts payable to Executive under this Agreement for taxes payable by Executive thereon.


(o) RIGHT TO ADVICE OF COUNSEL. EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS THE RIGHT, AND IS ENCOURAGED, TO CONSULT WITH HIS LAWYER; BY HIS SIGNATURE BELOW, EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS CONSULTED WITH HIS LAWYER CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT.

(Signature Page Follows)


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

TIVO INC.
By:    /s/ Thomas Rogers
Print Name: Thomas Rogers
Date: August 30, 2007

/s/ Michael Ramsay

 

Michael Ramsay
Date: August 30, 2007

(Signature Page to Employment Transition Agreement)


EXHIBIT A-1

GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS

(Initial Release)

This General Release of Claims (“Release”) is entered into as of this 30th day of August, 2007, between Michael Ramsay (“Executive”), and TiVo Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”), effective eight (8) days after Executive’s signature (the “Effective Date”), unless Executive revokes his acceptance as provided in Paragraph 3(c), below.

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Transition and Consulting Agreement dated as of August 30, 2007 (the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, Executive’s execution of this Release is a material inducement to the Company’s entering into the Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive now wish to fully and finally resolve all matters between them.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of, and subject to, the Company’s execution of the Agreement, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged by Executive, and which Executive acknowledges that he would not otherwise be entitled to receive, Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows:

1. General Release of Claims by Executive.

(a) Executive, on behalf of himself and his executors, heirs, administrators, representatives and assigns, hereby agrees to release and forever discharge the Company and all predecessors, successors and their respective parent corporations, affiliates, related, and/or subsidiary entities, and all of their past and present investors, directors, shareholders, officers, general or limited partners, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, and the employee benefit plans in which Executive is or has been a participant by virtue of his employment with or service to the Company (collectively, the “Company Releasees”), from any and all claims, debts, demands, accounts, judgments, rights, causes of action, equitable relief, damages, costs, charges, complaints, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, suits, expenses, compensation, responsibility and liability of every kind and character whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and costs), whether in law or equity, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or unsuspected (collectively, “Claims”), which Executive has or may have had against such entities based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof or on or prior to the Effective Date, arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever Executive’s employment by or service to the Company or the termination thereof, including any and all claims arising under federal, state, or local laws relating to employment, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, or liability in tort, and claims of any kind that may be brought in any court or administrative agency including, without limitation, claims under Title VII of the


Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000, et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, et seq.; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 621, et seq.; the Equal Pay Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 206(d); regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, 41 C.F.R. Section 60, et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; The Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California Government Code Section 12940, et seq.

Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, Executive does not release the following claims:

(i) Claims for unemployment compensation or any state disability insurance benefits pursuant to the terms of applicable state law;

(ii) Claims for workers’ compensation insurance benefits under the terms of any worker’s compensation insurance policy or fund of the Company;

(iii) Claims to continued participation in the Company’s group medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefit plans pursuant to the Agreement;

(iv) Claims for indemnity under the bylaws of the Company, as provided for by Delaware law or under any applicable insurance policy with respect to Executive’s liability as an employee, director or officer of the Company of that certain Indemnification Agreement between Executive and the Company;

(v) Claims based on any right Executive may have to enforce the Company’s executory obligations under the Agreement or agreements related to stock awards granted to Executive by the Company;

(vi) Claims arising under the Agreement; and

(vii) Claims Executive may have to vested or earned compensation and benefits.

(b) EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

 

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BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, EXECUTIVE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS HE MAY HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT.

(c) Older Worker’s Benefit Protection Act. Executive agrees and expressly acknowledges that this Release includes a waiver and release of all claims which he has or may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. (“ADEA”). The following terms and conditions apply to and are part of the waiver and release of the ADEA claims under this Release:

(i) This paragraph and this Release are written in a manner calculated to be understood by him.

(ii) The waiver and release of claims under the ADEA contained in this Release does not cover rights or claims that may arise after the date on which he signs this Release.

(iii) This Release provides for consideration in addition to anything of value to which he is already entitled.

(iv) Executive has been advised to consult an attorney before signing this Release.

(v) Executive has been granted twenty-one (21) days after he is presented with this Release to decide whether or not to sign this Release. If he executes this Release prior to the expiration of such period, he does so voluntarily and after having had the opportunity to consult with an attorney, and hereby waives the remainder of the twenty-one (21) day period.

(vi) Executive has the right to revoke this general release within seven (7) days of signing this Release. In the event he does so, both this Release and the offer of benefits to him pursuant to the Agreement will be null and void in their entirety, and he will not receive any severance payments or benefits under the Agreement.

If he wishes to revoke this Release, Executive shall deliver written notice stating his intent to revoke this Release to the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company at the offices of the Company on or before 5:00 p.m. on the seventh (7th) day after the date on which he signs this Release.

2. Release of Claims by the Company.

(a) As of the Effective Date, the Company voluntarily releases and discharges Executive and his heirs, successors, administrators, representatives, related entities and assigns and all of their past and present attorneys. representatives and agents, from all Claims which the Company has or may have had against such entities based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof or on or prior to the Effective

 

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Date, arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever Executive’s employment by or service to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall release or discharge any Claim by the Company against Executive as a result of any failure by him to perform his obligations under the Agreement or as a result of any acts of intentional misconduct or recklessness or any Claim which a corporation may not provide an officer with exculpation of, or indemnification from, under applicable Delaware law.

(b) THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, THE COMPANY HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT.

3. No Assignment. Executive represents and warrants to the Company Releasees that there has been no assignment or other transfer of any interest in any Claim that Executive may have against the Company Releasees, or any of them. Executive agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company Releasees from any liability, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of any such assignment or transfer from Executive; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply with respect to a claim challenging the validity of this general release with respect to a claim under the ADEA.

4. Paragraph Headings. The headings of the several paragraphs in this Release are inserted solely for the convenience of the Parties and are not a part of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

5. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by courier or other means of personal service (including by means of a nationally recognized courier service or professional messenger service), or sent by telex or telecopy or mailed first class, postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, in all cases, addressed to:

If to the Company or the Board:

TiVo Inc.

2160 Gold Street

P.O. Box 2160

Alviso, California 95002-2160

Attention: Secretary

 

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If to Executive:

Michael Ramsay

All notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed given on the date of actual receipt or delivery as evidenced by written receipt, acknowledgement or other evidence of actual receipt or delivery to the address. In case of service by telecopy, a copy of such notice shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, in the manner set forth above, within three business days thereafter. Any party hereto may from time to time by notice in writing served as set forth above designate a different address or a different or additional person to which all such notices or communications thereafter are to be given.

6. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Release shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Release, which shall remain in full force and effect.

7. Governing Law and Venue. This Release is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such State, and without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Any suit brought hereon shall be brought in the state or federal courts sitting in San Jose, California, the Parties hereby waiving any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient or proper. Each party hereby agrees that any such court shall have in personam jurisdiction over it and consents to service of process in any manner authorized by California law.

8. Counterparts. This Release may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

9. Construction. The language in all parts of this Release shall in all cases be construed simply, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties hereto. Without limitation, there shall be no presumption against any party on the ground that such party was responsible for drafting this Release or any part thereof.

10. Entire Agreement. This Release and the Agreement set forth the entire agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto, and any prior agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter contained herein.

11. Amendment. No provision of this Release may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such officer of the Company as may be specifically designated by the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

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12. Understanding and Authority. The Parties understand and agree that all terms of this Release are contractual and are not a mere recital, and represent and warrant that they are competent to covenant and agree as herein provided. The Parties have carefully read this Release in its entirety; fully understand and agree to its terms and provisions; and intend and agree that it is final and binding on all Parties.

(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties have executed the foregoing Release as of the date first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE     TIVO INC.

/s/ Michael Ramsay

 

    By:   /s/ Geoff Yang
Print Name:  Michael Ramsay     Print Name:  Geoff Yang

SIGNATURE PAGE TO INITIAL RELEASE


EXHIBIT A-2

GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS

(Termination Release)

This General Release of Claims (“Release”) is entered into as of this     th day of                     , 200    , between Michael Ramsay (“Executive”), and TiVo Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) (collectively referred to herein as the “Parties”), effective eight (8) days after Executive’s signature (the “Effective Date”), unless Executive revokes his acceptance as provided in Paragraph 3(c), below.

WHEREAS, Executive and the Company are parties to that certain Transition and Consulting Agreement dated as of August 30, 2007 (the “Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Parties agree that the termination of Executive’s service has triggered severance benefits to Executive under Section 5 of the Agreement, subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of this Release; and

WHEREAS, the Company and Executive now wish to fully and finally resolve all matters between them.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of, and subject to, the severance benefits to be made available to Executive pursuant to Section 5 of the Agreement, the adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged by Executive, and which Executive acknowledges that he would not otherwise be entitled to receive, Executive and the Company hereby agree as follows:

1. General Release of Claims by Executive.

(a) Executive, on behalf of himself and his executors, heirs, administrators, representatives and assigns, hereby agrees to release and forever discharge the Company and all predecessors, successors and their respective parent corporations, affiliates, related, and/or subsidiary entities, and all of their past and present investors, directors, shareholders, officers, general or limited partners, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives, and the employee benefit plans in which Executive is or has been a participant by virtue of his employment with or service to the Company (collectively, the “Company Releasees”), from any and all claims, debts, demands, accounts, judgments, rights, causes of action, equitable relief, damages, costs, charges, complaints, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, suits, expenses, compensation, responsibility and liability of every kind and character whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and costs), whether in law or equity, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, suspected or unsuspected (collectively, “Claims”), which Executive has or may have had against such entities based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof or on or prior to the Effective Date, arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to, or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever Executive’s employment by or service to the Company or the termination thereof, including any and all claims arising under federal, state, or local laws relating to employment, including without limitation claims of wrongful discharge, breach of express or implied contract, fraud, misrepresentation, defamation, or liability in tort, and claims of any kind that may be brought in

 

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any court or administrative agency including, without limitation, claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. Section 2000, et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of 1866, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991; 42 U.S.C. Section 1981, et seq.; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 621, et seq.; the Equal Pay Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. Section 206(d); regulations of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, 41 C.F.R. Section 60, et seq.; the Family and Medical Leave Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 1001 et seq.; and the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, California Government Code Section 12940, et seq.

Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, Executive does not release the following claims:

(i) Claims for unemployment compensation or any state disability insurance benefits pursuant to the terms of applicable state law;

(ii) Claims for workers’ compensation insurance benefits under the terms of any worker’s compensation insurance policy or fund of the Company;

(iii) Claims to continued participation in the Company’s group medical, dental, vision, and life insurance benefit plans pursuant to the Agreement or the terms and conditions of the federal law known as COBRA;

(iv) Claims for indemnity under the bylaws of the Company, as provided for by Delaware law or under any applicable insurance policy with respect to Executive’s liability as an employee, director or officer of the Company of that certain Indemnification Agreement between Executive and the Company;

(v) Claims based on any right Executive may have to enforce the Company’s executory obligations under the Agreement or agreements related to stock awards granted to Executive by the Company;

(vi) Claims arising under the Agreement; and

(vii) Claims Executive may have to vested or earned compensation and benefits.

(b) EXECUTIVE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH, IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER, MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

 

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BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, EXECUTIVE HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS HE MAY HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT.

(c) Older Worker’s Benefit Protection Act. Executive agrees and expressly acknowledges that this Release includes a waiver and release of all claims which he has or may have under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq. (“ADEA”). The following terms and conditions apply to and are part of the waiver and release of the ADEA claims under this Release:

(i) This paragraph, and this Release are written in a manner calculated to be understood by him.

(ii) The waiver and release of claims under the ADEA contained in this Release does not cover rights or claims that may arise after the date on which he signs this Release.

(iii) This Release provides for consideration in addition to anything of value to which he is already entitled.

(iv) Executive has been advised to consult an attorney before signing this Release.

(v) Executive has been granted twenty-one (21) days after he is presented with this Release to decide whether or not to sign this Release. If he executes this Release prior to the expiration of such period, he does so voluntarily and after having had the opportunity to consult with an attorney, and hereby waives the remainder of the twenty-one (21) day period.

(vi) Executive has the right to revoke this general release within seven (7) days of signing this Release. In the event he does so, both this Release and the offer of benefits to him pursuant to the Agreement will be null and void in their entirety, and he will not receive any severance payments or benefits under the Agreement.

If he wishes to revoke this Release, Executive shall deliver written notice stating his intent to revoke this Release to the Chairman of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company at the offices of the Company on or before 5:00 p.m. on the seventh (7th) day after the date on which he signs this Release.

2. Release of Claims by the Company.

(a) As of the Effective Date, the Company voluntarily releases and discharges Executive and his heirs, successors, administrators, representatives, related entities and assigns and all of their past and present attorneys. representatives and agents, from all Claims which the Company has or may have had against such entities based on any events or circumstances arising or occurring on or prior to the date hereof or on or prior to the Effective

 

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Date, arising directly or indirectly out of, relating to or in any other way involving in any manner whatsoever Executive’s employment by or service to the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall release or discharge any Claim by the Company against Executive as a result of any failure by him to perform his obligations under the Agreement or as a result of any acts of intentional misconduct or recklessness or any Claim which a corporation may not provide an officer with exculpation of, or indemnification from, under applicable Delaware law.

(b) THE COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF AND IS FAMILIAR WITH THE PROVISIONS OF CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH PROVIDES AS FOLLOWS:

“A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS OR HER FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM OR HER MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS OR HER SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

BEING AWARE OF SAID CODE SECTION, THE COMPANY HEREBY EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE THEREUNDER, AS WELL AS UNDER ANY OTHER STATUTES OR COMMON LAW PRINCIPLES OF SIMILAR EFFECT.

3. No Assignment. Executive represents and warrants to the Company Releasees that there has been no assignment or other transfer of any interest in any Claim that Executive may have against the Company Releasees, or any of them. Executive agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company Releasees from any liability, claims, demands, damages, costs, expenses and attorneys’ fees incurred as a result of any such assignment or transfer from Executive; provided, however, that this sentence shall not apply with respect to a claim challenging the validity of this general release with respect to a claim under the ADEA.

4. Paragraph Headings. The headings of the several paragraphs in this Release are inserted solely for the convenience of the Parties and are not a part of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

5. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by courier or other means of personal service (including by means of a nationally recognized courier service or professional messenger service), or sent by telex or telecopy or mailed first class, postage prepaid, by certified mail, return receipt requested, in all cases, addressed to:

If to the Company or the Board:

TiVo Inc.

2160 Gold Street

P.O. Box 2160

Alviso, California 95002-2160

Attention: Secretary

 

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If to Executive:

Michael Ramsay

All notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed given on the date of actual receipt or delivery as evidenced by written receipt, acknowledgement or other evidence of actual receipt or delivery to the address. In case of service by telecopy, a copy of such notice shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, in the manner set forth above, within three business days thereafter. Any party hereto may from time to time by notice in writing served as set forth above designate a different address or a different or additional person to which all such notices or communications thereafter are to be given.

6. Confidential Information; Return of Company Property. Executive hereby certifies that he has complied with Section 6(f) of the Agreement.

7. Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Release shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Release, which shall remain in full force and effect.

8. Governing Law and Venue. This Release is to be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and to be performed wholly within such State, and without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. Any suit brought hereon shall be brought in the state or federal courts sitting in San Jose, California, the Parties hereby waiving any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient or proper. Each party hereby agrees that any such court shall have in personam jurisdiction over it and consents to service of process in any manner authorized by California law.

9. Counterparts. This Release may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

10. Construction. The language in all parts of this Release shall in all cases be construed simply, according to its fair meaning, and not strictly for or against any of the parties hereto. Without limitation, there shall be no presumption against any party on the ground that such party was responsible for drafting this Release or any part thereof.

11. Entire Agreement. This Release and the Agreement set forth the entire agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter contained herein and therein and supersede all prior agreements, promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto, and any prior agreement of the Parties in respect of the subject matter contained herein.

 

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12. Amendment. No provision of this Release may be modified, waived or discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing and signed by Executive and such officer of the Company as may be specifically designated by the Board of Directors of the Company.

13. Understanding and Authority. The Parties understand and agree that all terms of this Release are contractual and are not a mere recital, and represent and warrant that they are competent to covenant and agree as herein provided. The Parties have carefully read this Release in its entirety; fully understand and agree to its terms and provisions; and intend and agree that it is final and binding on all Parties.

(Signature Page Follows)

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties have executed the foregoing Release as of the date first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE     TIVO INC.
      By:    

Print Name: 

        Print Name:     
     

Title: 

   

SIGNATURE PAGE TO TERMINATION RELEASE

EX-10.4 6 dex104.htm EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT Eighth Amendment to the Development Agreement

Exhibit 10.4

 

Exhibit 10.4 as filed with

10-Q

     Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are designated as [*]. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

This EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (this “Eighth Amendment”) is made effective as of July 25, 2007 (the “Eighth Amendment Effective Date”) by and between DIRECTV, Inc., a California corporation (“DIRECTV”), and TiVo Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TiVo”) (collectively, the “Parties”).

Recitals

Whereas, the Parties entered into that certain Development Agreement having an effective date of February 15, 2002 (the “Development Agreement”);

Whereas, the Parties have previously amended the Development Agreement via that certain First Consolidated Amendment dated October 31, 2002, that certain Second Amendment dated December 20, 2002, that certain Third Amendment dated January 8, 2003, that certain Fourth Amendment dated April 17, 2003, that certain Fifth Amendment dated December 19, 2003, that certain Sixth Amendment dated April 30, 2004 and that certain Seventh Amendment dated April 7, 2006; and

Whereas, the Parties wish to further amend certain provisions in the Development Agreement and set forth additional understandings related thereto.

Now, Therefore, the Parties agree as follows:

Agreement

Unless stated otherwise, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Development Agreement.

 

  1. Definitions. New Sections 1.28 and 1.29 are hereby added to the Development Agreement to read as follows:

1.28 “Seventh Amendment Effective Date” means April 7, 2006.

1.29 “Eighth Amendment Effective Date” means July 25 2007.”

Project Change Requests. The Parties have mutually agreed upon the Project Change Request Numbers 82, 83, 84 and 85, set forth in Attachment 1 to this Eighth Amendment (collectively, the “Expedited PCRs”). The total development costs for all of the Expedited PCRs is [*] . It is expressly understood and agreed that amounts payable to TiVo as set forth in each of the Expedited PCRs shall be deducted entirely from Development Credits pursuant to Section 3.14 of the Development Agreement upon TiVo’s delivery of software implementing such Expedited PCR or [*], whichever is earlier. The Parties acknowledge and agree that TiVo may combine software that implements the Expedited PCRs, and, accordingly, TiVo will use commercially reasonable efforts to complete the agreed changes for (a) Expedited PCR numbers 82 and 84 by submitting software implementing such Expedited PCRs to DIRECTV for testing by [*], and (b) Expedited PCR numbers 83 and 85 by submitting software implementing such Expedited PCRs

 


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to DIRECTV for testing within [*] of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date. The Parties will cooperate to ensure that final software implementing PCR numbers 83 and 85 is completed and accepted by DIRECTV (i.e., the software has passed final acceptance testing) within [*] of the Eighth Amendment Effective Date); provided, however, that (a) a Party will not be in breach of this provision as a result of a delay not attributable to such Party, (b) a breach of this provision will not be deemed incurable for purposes of Section 9.2 of the Development Agreement, and (c) solely for purposes of Sections 7.4 and 7.5 of the Development Agreement, a breach of this provision will not be deemed a material breach. The Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the software implementing each Expedited PCR is made available to substantially all Combination Receivers able to receive such software via satellite or other method agreed to by the parties (except as otherwise provided in any of the Expedited PCRs) as soon as practicable after delivery of final software implementing such Expedited PCR. TiVo will use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the software implementing each Expedited PCR is activated on each such Combination Receiver as soon as practicable thereafter provided that such Combination Receiver makes a service connection via phone line or other method agreed to by the parties.

 

  2. Additional Project Change Requests. The Parties will discuss and negotiate in good faith the expedited development and distribution of further new features and enhancements to Combination Receivers pursuant to one or more Project Change Requests. Such further new features and enhancements may, but are not required to, include the following: (a) [*]; (b) [*]; (c) [*].

 

  3. Marketing of New Features; PR. A new Section 4.13 is hereby added to the Development Agreement, to read as follows:

4.13 Marketing of New Features; PR. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, DIRECTV will promote the availability of any and all new features and enhancements that are to be developed pursuant to mutually agreed Project Change Requests under Section 2.3(f) after the Eighth Amendment Effective Date. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties, such promotions will include the following: (a) [*] and (b) [*]. On July 31, 2007 or such other date as may be agreed to by the parties, the parties will issue a mutually agreed joint press release substantially in the form set forth in Attachment 2 to this Eighth Amendment announcing the parties’ intent to distribute a software upgrade to Combination Receivers.”

 

  4. Phase II [*] Solution. A new Section 4.14 is hereby added to the Development Agreement, to read as follows:

4.14 Phase II [*] Solution. Between [*] and [*], DIRECTV and TiVo will discuss and negotiate in good faith a proposed definitive agreement related to the development and distribution of [*] the TiVo Service [*] (“Phase II Solution”). Such proposed definitive agreement shall include, but will not be limited to, [*]. Nothing in this Section 4.14 will be deemed an agreement to execute such a definitive agreement or to otherwise develop or distribute the Phase II Solution. Each party shall be solely liable for all of its own fees, costs and other expenses in conjunction with such discussions and negotiations. For the sake of clarity, all obligations under this Section 4.14 will expire if the parties have not executed a definitive agreement related to a Phase II Solution by 5:00 pm California local time on [*].”

 


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  5. Definition of DIRECTV Technology. Section 1.3 of the Development Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

1.3 “DIRECTV Technology” shall mean the DIRECTV Technical Specifications Versions [*] provided by DIRECTV to TiVo and the [*] specification provided by DIRECTV to TiVo, including any software, components, parts, proprietary information, intellectual property, subassemblies or other technology that is expressly incorporated in, or specifically required for use pursuant to, such specifications, but shall not include any such software, components, parts, proprietary information, intellectual property, subassemblies or other technology that, although providing a possible method of implementing the specifications, is not the required method of implementation and alternate implementations are currently available and may be implemented on reasonable commercial terms and conditions. DIRECTV is not obligated to deliver to TiVo any software, components or parts as part of the DIRECTV Technology. DIRECTV Technology shall include any implementation of the TiVo Technology by DIRECTV or its sublicensees, to the extent such specific implementation is not required in such manner pursuant to (and thus not part of) the TiVo Technology and alternate implementations are currently available and may be implemented on reasonable commercial terms and conditions. DIRECTV Technology also includes (i) DIRECTV trademarks and logos that are incorporated in the customer interface in accordance with Section 2.6 and (ii) DIRECTV’s remote scheduling system (i.e., DVR Scheduler).

 

  6. Definition of TiVo Technology. Section 1.16 of the Development Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

1.16 “TiVo Technology” shall mean any software, components, parts, proprietary information, intellectual property, subassemblies or other technology, specifically excluding any DIRECTV Technology and Third Party Technology, that is expressly incorporated in, or specifically required for use of, the Reno Receiver, Provo Receiver and/or Two-Chip Receiver, including the TiVo Software, the Provo Receiver design and the Two-Chip Receiver design. TiVo Technology shall include any implementation of the DIRECTV Technology by TiVo, to the extent such specific implementation is not required in such manner pursuant to (and thus part of) the DIRECTV Technology and alternate implementations are currently available and may be implemented on reasonable commercial terms and conditions. The TiVo Technology also includes (i) the customer interface which is manifested by the TiVo Software, excluding the DIRECTV trademarks and logos used in accordance with Section 2.6, and (ii) TiVo’s remote scheduling system (i.e., TiVo Online Scheduling).

 

  7. Effect of Amendment; Counterparts. Except as expressly modified herein, all other terms and conditions of the Development Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Eighth Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same original.

 


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In Witness Whereof, TiVo and DIRECTV have duly executed this Eighth Amendment by their respective duly authorized officers.

 

TiVo Inc.     DIRECTV, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Naveen Chopra

    By:  

/s/ Derek Chang

Name:   Naveen Chopra     Name:   Derek Chang
Title:   Vice President     Title:   Executive Vice President
Date:   July 30, 2007     Date:   July 26, 2007

 

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EX-10.5 7 dex105.htm SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICES AGREEMENT Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Services Agreement

Exhibit 10.5

 

Exhibit 10.5 as filed with

10-Q

     Confidential treatment has been requested for portions of this exhibit. The copy filed herewith omits the information subject to the confidentiality request. Omissions are designated as [*]. A complete version of this exhibit has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

SECOND AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICES AGREEMENT

This SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Second Amendment”) is made effective as of July 25, 2007 (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”) by and between DIRECTV, Inc., a California corporation (“DIRECTV”), and TiVo Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TiVo”) (collectively, the “Parties”).

Recitals

Whereas, the Parties entered into that certain Amended and Restated Services Agreement having an effective date of March 31, 2005 (the “Services Agreement”) and that certain First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Services Agreement dated April 7, 2006;

Whereas, the Parties wish to amend certain provisions in the Services Agreement and set forth additional understandings related thereto.

Now, Therefore, the Parties agree as follows:

Agreement

Unless stated otherwise, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Services Agreement.

 

  1. Definitions. New Sections 1.10 through 1.13 are hereby added to the Services Agreement to read as follows:

“1.10 “Program Placement” means TiVoVision accessed from a dialog screen within a DIRECTV DVR Receiver’s user interface at the conclusion of a recorded program.

 

 

1.11

“Program Placement Launch Date” means the date that a software update that includes Program Placement support has been made available for download via satellite to no less than [*] of DIRECTV DVR Receivers eligible for such update as set forth in a Project Change Request (as defined in the Development Agreement).

 

  1.12 “First Amendment Effective Date” means April 7, 2006.

 

  1.13 “Second Amendment Effective Date” means July 25, 2007.”

 

  2. DIRECTV’s TiVoVision Use. Section 2.3(a) of the Services Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

(a) DIRECTV’s TiVoVision Use. DIRECTV may use the Authoring Tools to create and distribute TiVoVision to DIRECTV DVR Receivers (such use, “DIRECTV’s TiVoVision Use”); provided, however, that DIRECTV may not use the Authoring Tools to create or distribute Program Placements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, following the

 


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expiration of the Launch Period, DIRECTV will have the right to use the Authoring Tools to create or distribute Program Placements to DIRECTV DVR Receivers upon mutual agreement to pricing terms for sales of Program Placements, such agreement not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed by either Party. [*].”

 

  3. TiVo’s Hard Disk Allocation; Program Placement Allocation. Section 2.3(c) of the Services Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced in its entirety with the following:

“(c) TiVo’s Hard Disk Allocation; Program Placement Allocation. DIRECTV shall allocate for TiVo’s TiVoVision Use in each DIRECTV DVR Receiver the greater of (i) [*] in such DIRECTV DVR Receiver (assuming use of the best recording quality setting for such DIRECTV DVR Receiver) without regard to the standards or technology employed by or used in such DIRECTV DVR Receiver; or (ii) [*] in such DIRECTV DVR Receiver. Such allocation shall be referred to as the “TiVo Hard Disk Allocation” for each such DIRECTV DVR Receiver.

In addition to the TiVo Hard Disk Allocation, [*] (such period, the “Launch Period”), DIRECTV shall allocate in each DIRECTV DVR Receiver [*] in such DIRECTV DVR Receiver (assuming use of the best recording quality setting for such DIRECTV DVR Receiver) without regard to the standards or technology employed by or used in such DIRECTV DVR Receiver. Such additional allocation shall be referred to as the “Program Placement Allocation” for each such DIRECTV DVR Receiver. Without limiting TiVo’s right to distribute TiVoVision (including, but not limited to, distribution of Program Placements) to the Hard Disk Allocation of each DIRECTV DVR Receiver, during the Launch Period, the Program Placement Allocation will be allocated for TiVo’s distribution of Program Placements to DIRECTV DVR Receivers subject to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to TiVo’s TiVoVision Use including, but not limited to, the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in Section 2.3(b) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the [*] (i) DIRECTV will [*] the Program Placement Allocation for TiVo’s use and (ii) subject to technical feasibility, DIRECTV and TiVo will use commercially reasonable efforts to make excess capacity within the Program Placement Allocation available for TiVo’s distribution of Program Placements solely to the extent that such excess capacity is not immaterial and is sufficiently persistent to provide commercial value. Except as expressly agreed by the parties in writing, all rights and obligations of the parties with respect to the Program Placement Allocation shall terminate at the expiration of the Launch Period.

DIRECTV shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid broadcasting any content that would overwrite or otherwise make unavailable any data (whether video clips, Showcases or otherwise) resulting from TiVo’s TiVoVision Use in the TiVo Hard Disk Allocation or from TiVo’s Program Placement Use in the Program Placement Allocation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that DIRECTV causes, or expects to cause, any such data to be overwritten on any DIRECTV DVR Receiver, DIRECTV shall use commercially reasonable efforts to broadcast or re-broadcast any such data to such DIRECTV DVR Receiver as soon as practicable. The parties shall work together in good faith to manage throughout the Term, a process whereby both parties are able to track the status of network hard disk capacity in fielded DIRECTV DVR Receivers in order to assist the reliable delivery and capture of content. Such process shall be used in connection with the management of the TiVo Hard Disk Allocation and Program Placement Allocation as described in this Section 2.3(c).

 


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  4. Revenue Share for TiVo’s Program Placement Use. A new Section 2.3(i) is hereby added to the Services Agreement to read as follows:

(i) Revenue Share for Program Placements. Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.3(b) to the contrary, during the Launch Period, TiVo will share revenue resulting from Program Placements distributed to the Program Placement Allocation of DIRECTV DVR Receivers as set forth on Exhibit D hereto. TiVo will pay DIRECTV such amounts [*]. TiVo will include with such payment a report setting forth the Program Placements that were distributed during the applicable [*] to the Program Placement Allocation and the Net Revenue (including a detailed list of all duties, taxes, expenses and commissions that were deducted from gross revenue to calculate Net Revenue, as defined in Exhibit C) associated therewith. The obligations set forth in this Section 2.3(i) will expire upon expiration of the Launch Period, except for outstanding payment obligations as of such date.

 

  5. Revenue Share for TiVo’s Program Placement Use. A new Section 2.3(j) is hereby added to the Services Agreement to read as follows:

(j) Recordkeeping; Audit Rights. TiVo shall maintain books and records related to the revenue share set forth in this Section 2.3(i) for no less than [*] after the Launch Period or such longer period as may be required by a timely noticed audit as provided herein. During the Launch Period and for [*] thereafter, DIRECTV shall have the right, at its cost, to appoint an independent auditor, agreed to by TiVo (not to be unreasonably withheld), on sixty (60) days’ advance written notice to TiVo, to examine at TiVo’s premises TiVo’s books and records that directly relate to the revenue share set forth in this Section 2.3(i). Such examination right may be exercised once per twelve (12) months and once audited, books, records and revenue share payments for a given time period may not be subsequently reaudited. DIRECTV will ensure that such independent auditor conducts such examination during TiVo’s regular business hours and in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with TiVo’s business activities. Such independent auditor will determine TiVo’s compliance with such payment obligations and report such determination in writing to each of TiVo and DIRECTV. If any such examination reveals a discrepancy in the amount actually paid to DIRECTV and the amount which should have been paid to DIRECTV, then (i) in the event of an overpayment by TiVo, DIRECTV shall promptly pay to TiVo the amount by which DIRECTV was overpaid, and (ii) in the event of any underpayment by TiVo, TiVo shall promptly pay to DIRECTV the amount by which DIRECTV was underpaid, [*].”

 

 

6.

Approved Lead Generation. Between [*] and [*], the Parties will discuss and negotiate in good faith revisions to Exhibit C of the Services Agreement to encourage and facilitate sales of Lead Generation and Submission Functionality. Such revisions may, but are not required to, include the following, (i) [*] and (ii) [*]. Nothing in this Section

 


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will be deemed an agreement to execute a definitive agreement. Each party shall be solely liable for all of its own fees, costs and other expenses in conjunction with such discussions and negotiations. For the sake of clarity, all obligations under this Section will expire if the parties have not executed a definitive agreement related revisions to Exhibit C of the Services Agreement by 5:00 pm California local time on [*].”

 

  7. Exhibit C. A new Exhibit C is added to the Services Agreement as set forth in Attachment 1 to this Second Amendment.

 

  8. Effect of Amendment; Counterparts. Except as expressly modified herein, all other terms and condition of the Services Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Second Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same original.

In Witness Whereof, TiVo and DIRECTV have duly executed this Second Amendment by their respective duly authorized officers.

 

TiVo Inc.    DIRECTV, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Naveen Chopra

   By:  

/s/ Derek Chang

Name:   Naveen Chopra    Name:   Derek Chang
Title:   Vice President    Title:   Executive Vice President
Date:   July 30, 2007    Date:   July 26, 2007

 


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Attachment 1

“EXHIBIT C

Program Placement Revenue Share Under Section 2.3(i)

 

Cumulative Net Revenue from Program Placement Sales

   % of Net Revenue
paid to DIRECTV

For all amounts up to and including US [*]

   [*]

For amounts greater than US [*] but less than or equal to US[*]

   [*]

For amounts greater than US [*]

   [*]

Net Revenue” means the gross amount collected by TiVo from any third party in connection with the sale of any Program Placement that is distributed to the Program Placement Allocation (as set forth in Section 2.3(c)) and attributable to DIRECTV DVR Receivers less (i) duties and taxes assessed on collected revenues; (ii) actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for creation and distribution of such Program Placement; (iii) and actual commissions paid (not to exceed 15% of gross amount) in connection with sales of Program Placements.

For the sake of this Exhibit D, “Cumulative Net Revenue from Program Placement Sales” represents the cumulative amount of Net Revenue for sales of Program Placements that are distributed to the Program Placement Allocation and attributable to DIRECTV DVR Receivers for the duration of the Launch Period (as defined in Section 2.3(c)).”

 


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EX-10.6 8 dex106.htm CONSULTING AGREEMENT Consulting Agreement

Exhibit 10.6

LOGO

CONFIDENTIAL CONSULTING AGREEMENT

This Consulting Agreement (the “Agreement”) is executed as of the date shown on the signature page (the “Effective Date”), by and between Financial Leadership Group, LLC, a California limited liability company (“FLG”), and the entity identified on the signature page (“Client”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, FLG is in the business of providing certain financial services;

WHEREAS, Client wishes to retain FLG to provide and FLG wishes to provide such services to Client on the terms set forth herein;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

1. Services.

 

  A. Commencing on the Effective Date, FLG will perform those services (the “Services”) described in one or more Exhibits A attached hereto. Such services shall be performed by the member or members of FLG identified in Exhibit A (collectively, the “FLG Member”).

 

  B. Client acknowledges and agrees that FLG’s success in performing the Services hereunder will depend upon the participation, cooperation and support of Client’s most senior management.

 

  C. The Services provided by FLG and FLG Member hereunder shall not constitute an audit, attestation, review, compilation, or any other type of financial statement reporting engagement (historical or prospective) that is subject to the rules of the California Board of Accountancy, the AICPA or other similar state or national licensing or professional bodies. Client agrees that any such services, if required, will be performed separately by its independent public accountants.

 

  D. During the term of this Agreement, Client shall not hire or retain the FLG Member as an employee, consultant or independent contractor except pursuant to this Agreement.

 

2. Compensation; Payment; Deposit; Expenses.

 

  A. As compensation for Services rendered by FLG hereunder, Client shall pay FLG the amounts set forth in Exhibit A for Services performed by FLG hereunder (the “Fees”). The Fees shall be net of any and all taxes, withholdings, duties, customs, social contributions or other reductions imposed by any and all authorities which are required to be withheld or collected by Client, including ad valorem, sales or similar taxes, but excluding US income taxes based upon FLG’s or FLG Member’s net taxable income. FLG and the member performing the services set forth in Exhibit A shall be solely responsible for all taxes arising from this engagement.

 

  B. As additional compensation to FLG, Client will pay FLG the incentive bonus or warrants or options, if any, set forth in Exhibit A.

 

  C. Client shall pay FLG all amounts owed to FLG under this Agreement upon Client’s receipt of invoice, with no purchase order required. Any invoices more than thirty (30) days overdue will accrue a late payment fee at the rate of one and 50/100 percent (1.5%) per month. FLG shall be entitled to recover all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees) incurred by it in collecting any amounts overdue under this Agreement.

 

  D. Client hereby pays to FLG a deposit as set forth on Exhibit A (the “Deposit”) for Client’s future payment obligations to FLG under this agreement, against which FLG shall charge amounts owed to FLG under this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, all amounts then owing to FLG under this Agreement shall be charged against the Deposit and the balance thereof, if any, shall be refunded to Client.

 

  E. Within ten (10) days of Clients receipt of an expense report from FLG’s personnel performing Services hereunder, Client shall immediately reimburse FLG personnel directly for reasonable travel and out-of-pocket business expenses detailed in such expense report.

 

3. Relationship of the Parties.

 

  A. FLG’s relationship with Client will be that of an independent contractor and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to create a partnership, joint venture, or employer-employee relationship. FLG is not the agent of Client and is not authorized to make any presentation, contract, or commitment on behalf of Client unless specifically requested or authorized to do so by Client in writing. FLG agrees that all taxes payable as a result of compensation payable to FLG hereunder shall be FLG’s sole liability. FLG shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Client, Client’s officers, directors, employees and agents, and the administrators of Client’s benefit plans from and against any claims, liabilities or expenses relating to such taxes or compensation.

 

4. Term and Termination.

 

  A. The term of this Agreement shall be for the period set forth in Exhibit A.

 

  B. Either party may terminate this Agreement upon not less than fifteen (15) days’ advance written notice to the other party.

 

  C. Either party may terminate this Agreement immediately upon a material breach of this Agreement by the other party and a failure by the other party to cure such breach within ten (10) days of written notice thereof by the non-breaching party to the breaching party.

 

  D. FLG shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately without advance written notice (i) if Client is engaged in, or requests that FLG or the FLG Member undertake or ignore any illegal or unethical activity, or (ii) upon the death or disability of the FLG Member.

 

  E. If at any time during the one (1) year period following termination of this Agreement Client shall hire or retain the FLG Member as an employee, consultant or independent contractor, AND in doing so induce, compel or cause FLG Member to leave FLG as a precondition to commencing or continuing employment or consultancy with Client, Client shall immediately pay to FLG in readily available funds a recruiting fee equal to the difference between:

 

  i. The annualized amount of Fees payable hereunder, which shall equal (A) 350 multiplied by the daily rate, if this Agreement provides for Fees payable by daily rate, or (B) 2,800 multiplied by the hourly rate, if this Agreement provides for Fees payable by hourly rate (the “Annualized Fee”), multiplied by thirty percent (30%); and

 

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  ii. the lesser of (A) twenty percent (20%) of the Annualized Fee or (B) the cumulative amount of Fees paid by Client under this Agreement prior to termination of this Agreement.

 

5. IRS Circular 230 Disclosure:

To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS effective June 20, 2005, we hereby inform you that any tax advice offered during the course of providing, or arising out of, the Services rendered pursuant to this Agreement, unless expressly stated otherwise, is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of: (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matter(s) said tax advice address(es).

 

6. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

ALL SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED BY FLG AND FLG MEMBER (FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH 6, COLLECTIVELY “FLG”) HEREUNDER ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. CLIENT RECOGNIZES THAT THE “AS IS” CLAUSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE BASIS OF THIS AGREEMENT, WITHOUT WHICH FLG WOULD NOT HAVE AGREED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. FLG EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, TERMS OR CONDITIONS, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, REGARDING THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND INFRINGEMENT. NO REPRESENTATION OR OTHER AFFIRMATION OF FACT, REGARDING THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER SHALL BE DEEMED A WARRANTY FOR ANY PURPOSE OR GIVE RISE TO ANY LIABILITY OF FLG WHATSOEVER.

IN NO EVENT SHALL FLG BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: LOST PROFITS; REVENUE OR SAVINGS; OR THE LOSS OF USE OF ANY DATA, EVEN IF CLIENT OR FLG HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF, KNEW, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL RELIEVE FLG OR ITS MEMBER PERFORMING SERVICES FOR CLIENT FROM ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ITS GROSS NEGLIGENCE, FRAUD, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OR OTHER ACTION THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF ANY LAW, STATUTE, RULE OR REGULATION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT TO THE CONTRARY, FLG’S AGGREGATE CUMULATIVE LIABILITY HEREUNDER, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, MISREPRESENTATION, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THREE (3) MONTHS OF FEES PAYABLE BY CLIENT UNDER PARAGRAPH 2(A) OF THIS AGREEMENT. CLIENT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE COMPENSATION PAID BY IT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT REFLECTS THE ALLOCATION OF RISK SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT AND THAT FLG WOULD NOT ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT WITHOUT THESE LIMITATIONS ON ITS LIABILITY.

 

  A. As a condition for recovery of any amount by Client against FLG, Client shall give FLG written notice of the alleged basis for liability within ninety (90) days of discovering the circumstances giving rise thereto, in order that FLG will have the opportunity to investigate in a timely manner and, where possible, correct or rectify the alleged basis for liability; provided that the failure of Client to give such notice will only affect the rights of Client to the extent that FLG is actually prejudiced by such failure. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Client must assert any claim against FLG by the sooner of ninety (90) days after discovery, ninety (90) after the termination of this Agreement, or ninety (90) after the last date on which the Services were performed.

 

7. Indemnification.

 

  A. FLG and FLG Member acting in relation to any of the affairs of Client shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, as now or hereafter in effect, be indemnified and held harmless, and such right to indemnification shall continue to apply to FLG and FLG Member following the term of this Agreement out of the assets and profits of the Client from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages, liabilities and expenses which FLG or FLG Member, or FLG’s or FLG Member’s heirs, executors or administrators, shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason for any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of FLG’s or FLG Member’s duty or services performed on behalf of Client; and Client shall indemnify FLG and FLG member for attorney’s fees, costs and expenses in connection with litigation related to the foregoing on the same basis as such advancement would be available to the Client’s officers and directors, PROVIDED THAT Client shall not be obligated to make payments to any person (i) in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board or (ii) in respect of any gross negligence or willful misconduct which may attach to any such persons.

 

  B. FLG and FLG Member shall have no liability to Client relating to the performance of its duties under this agreement except in the event of FLG’s or FLG Member’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

  C. FLG and FLG Member agree to waive any claim or right of action FLG or FLG Member might have whether individually or by or in the right of Client, against any director, secretary and other officers of Client and the liquidator or trustees (if any) acting in relation to any of the affairs of Client and every one of them on account of any action taken by such director, officer, liquidator or trustee or the failure of such director, officer, liquidator or trustee to take any action in the performance of his duties with or for Client; PROVIDED THAT such waiver shall not extend to any matter in respect of any gross negligence or willful misconduct which may attach to any such persons.

 

8. Representations and Warranties.

 

  A. Each party represents and warrants to the other that it is authorized to enter into this Agreement and can fulfill all of its obligations hereunder.

 

  B. FLG and FLG Member warrant that they shall perform the Services diligently, with due care, and in accordance with prevailing industry standards for comparable engagement and the requirements of this Agreement. FLG and FLG Member warrant that FLG Member has sufficient professional experience to perform the Services in a timely and competent manner.

 

  C. Each party represents and warrants that it has and will maintain a policy or policies of insurance with reputable insurance companies providing the members, officers and directors, as the case may be, of itself with coverage for losses from wrongful acts.

 

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9. Miscellaneous.

 

  A. Any notice required or permitted to be given by either party hereto under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by a reputable courier mail service (e.g., Federal Express) or by facsimile confirmed by reputable courier mail service, to the other party as set forth in this Paragraph 9(A). Notices will be deemed effective two (2) days after deposit with a reputable courier service or upon confirmation of receipt by the recipient from such courier service or the same day if sent by facsimile and confirmed as set forth above.

If to FLG:

Jeffrey S. Kuhn

Managing Principal

Financial Leadership Group, LLC

Tel:

Fax:

E-mail:

If to Client: the address, telephone numbers and email address shown below Client’s signature on the signature page.

 

  B. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of California without giving effect to any choice of law principles that would require the application of the laws of a different jurisdiction.

 

  C. Any claim, dispute, or controversy of whatever nature arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including any other agreement(s) contemplated hereunder), including, without limitation, any action or claim based on tort, contract, or statute (including any claims of breach or violation of statutory or common law protections from discrimination, harassment and hostile working environment), or concerning the interpretation, effect, termination, validity, performance and/or breach of this Agreement (“Claim”), shall be resolved by final and binding arbitration before a single arbitrator (“Arbitrator”) selected from and administered by the San Francisco office of JAMS (the “Administrator”) in accordance with its then existing commercial arbitration rules and procedures. The arbitration shall be held in the San Mateo County, California. The Arbitrator shall, within fifteen (15) calendar days after the conclusion of the Arbitration hearing, issue a written award and statement of decision describing the essential findings and conclusions on which the award is based, including the calculation of any damages awarded. The Arbitrator also shall be authorized to grant any temporary, preliminary or permanent equitable remedy or relief he or she deems just and equitable and within the scope of this Agreement, including, without limitation, an injunction or order for specific performance. Each party shall bear its own attorney’s fees, costs, and disbursements arising out of the arbitration, and shall pay an equal share of the fees and costs of the Administrator and the Arbitrator; provided, however, the Arbitrator shall be authorized to determine whether a party is the prevailing party, and if so, to award to that prevailing party reimbursement for its reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and disbursements, and/or the fees and costs of the Administrator and the Arbitrator. The Arbitrator’s award may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Paragraph 9(C) will restrict either party from applying to any court of competent jurisdiction for injunctive relief.

 

  D. Neither party may assign its rights or delegate its obligations hereunder, either in whole or in part, whether by operation of law or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that FLG may assign its rights and delegate its obligations hereunder to any affiliate of FLG. The rights and liabilities of the parties under this Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of the parties’ respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

  E. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof, shall for any reason and to any extent be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement and application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall be interpreted so as best to reasonably effect the intent of the parties. The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision which will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of the void or unenforceable provision.

 

  F. This Agreement, the Exhibits, and any executed Non-Disclosure Agreements specified therein and thus incorporated by reference, constitute the entire understanding and agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements or understandings, express or implied, written or oral, between the parties with respect hereto. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof.

 

  G. Any term or provision of this Agreement may be amended, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived, only by a writing signed by the parties. The waiver by a party of any breach hereof for default in payment of any amount due hereunder or default in the performance hereof shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any other default or succeeding breach or default.

 

  H. Upon completion of the engagement hereunder, FLG may place customary “tombstone” advertisements using Client’s logo and name in publications of FLG’s choice at its own expense, and/or cite the engagement in similar fashion on FLG’s website.

 

  I. If and to the extent that a party’s performance of any of its obligations pursuant to this Agreement is prevented, hindered or delayed by fire, flood, earthquake, elements of nature or acts of God, acts of war, terrorism, riots, civil disorders, rebellions or revolutions, or any other similar cause beyond the reasonable control of such party (each, a “Force Majeure Event”), and such non-performance, hindrance or delay could not have been prevented by reasonable precautions of the non-performing party, then the non-performing, hindered or delayed party shall be excused for such non-performance, hindrance or delay, as applicable, of those obligations affected by the Force Majeure Event for as long as such Force Majeure Event continues and such party continues to use its best efforts to recommence performance whenever and to whatever extent possible without delay, including through the use of alternate sources, workaround plans or other means.

 

  J. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties on separate counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall constitute an original, but all the counterparts together constitute one and the same instrument.

 

  K. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile signatures (including electronic versions of this document in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format form which contain scanned or secure, digitally signed signatures) by any party hereto and such signatures shall be deemed binding for all purposes hereof, without delivery of an original signature being thereafter required.

 

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  L. Survivability. The following paragraphs shall survive the termination of this Agreement: 6; 7; 8; 9(A); 9(B); and 9(C).

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the Effective Date.

 

CLIENT:

 

TiVo Inc.,

 

a Delaware corporation.

   

FLG:

 

Financial Leadership Group, LLC,

 

a California limited liability company.

By: Nancy Kato     By: Jeffrey S. Kuhn
Signed:    /s/ Nancy Kato     Signed:    /s/ Jeffrey S. Kuhn
Title:   Senior Vice President, Human Resources     Title:   Managing Principal

Address: 

 

2160 Gold Street

PO Box 2160

Alviso, CA 95002

     
Tel:       Effective Date: July 9, 2007
Fax:        
Email:        

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EXHIBIT A

 

1. Description of Services: Provide senior financial and accounting management typical of that expected of a Chief Financial Officer of a publicly-held corporation including, but not limited to, the following:

 

   

Quarterly reviews, working closely with Client’s independent auditors.

 

   

SEC filings, including 10-Ks, 10-Qs, 8-Ks, proxy statements and others as needed.

 

   

SEC responses and correspondence.

 

   

Management’s Assessment of Disclosure and Internal Controls under Sarbanes-Oxley Rules 302 and 404.

 

   

Quarterly earnings calls and investor presentations.

 

   

Enhancements in financial policies.

 

   

Finance team staffing mentoring, mix and skill sets.

 

   

Oversight of the automation of manual processes.

 

   

Financial forecasting, budgeting and long-range financial planning.

 

   

Management and Board reports and presentations.

 

   

Monthly and quarterly financial closings.

 

   

Relevant tax returns and filings.

 

   

Other areas as deemed appropriate by the CEO and Audit Committee.

 

2. FLG Member: Cal R. Hoagland.

 

3. Fees: $2,500 per day, with hours in excess of 55 per week billed $350 per hour.

 

4. Additional Compensation: $1,000 per day in equal value of fully-vested restricted shares of Client’s common stock, (the “Shares”) with the number of shares issuable per calendar month computed as $1,000 multiplied by the number of consulting days in such month divided by the closing share price of the Client’s common stock on the last day of such month.

 

   

All the Shares earned in a given month shall be sold on the first day of the following month pursuant to a Section 10b5-1 trading plan to be adopted by FLG Member Cal R. Hoagland consistent with Client’s Insider Trading Policy, such plan to in a form consistent with Section 10b5-1 plans heretofore approved by Client for other executives of Client.

 

   

The Shares shall be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, by virtue of Rule 16b-3 thereunder.

 

   

The Shares shall be registered on Client’s Form S-8 registration statement.

 

5. Deposit: $25,000.00.

 

6. Insurance: Client agrees that a precondition of FLG Member’s appointment as a Section 16 officer of Client and as a signatory to Client’s documents, filings, checks, and contracts is the naming of FLG Member and FLG as additional named insureds on Client’s Directors’ & Officers’ and Errors & Omissions liability insurance policies.

 

7. Term: A minimum of 90 days, extendable in two week increments by Client with two weeks prior notice.

 

8. Non-Disclosure Agreement: Client Non-Disclosure Agreement dated June 21, 2007.

 

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EX-10.7 9 dex107.htm FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE CONSULTING AGREEMENT First Amendment to the Consulting Agreement

Exhibit 10.7

First Amendment To Confidential Consulting Agreement

This First Amendment (“Amendment”), having an effective date of August 16, 2007 (“Amendment Effective Date”), is made to the agreement by and between TiVo Inc. (“TiVo”) and Financial Leadership Group, LLC (“FLG”) dated July 9, 2007 (the “Agreement”).

WHEREAS, TiVo and FLG wish to amend the Agreement with respect to certain insurance requirements;

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree that the Agreement is hereby further amended and supplemented as follows:

 

  1. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Agreement.

 

  2. Section 6 of Exhibit A to the Agreement is amended and replaced in its entirety with the following: Client agrees that a precondition of FLG Member’s appointment as a Section 16 officer of Client and as a signatory to Client’s documents, filings, checks and contracts is the naming of FLG Member as an Insured Person on Client’s Directors’ & Officers’ liability insurance policy and under Client’s Errors & Omissions liability insurance policy to protect FLG Member and FLG against third party claims, but only for covered loss that results from Client’s products or work provided or performed by FLG Member for Client.

 

  3. The terms of this Amendment supercede and replace any conflicting terms contained in the Agreement, provided, however, that except as expressly set forth herein, nothing contained in this Amendment shall amend, change, modify, or alter any other provision in the Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their respective duly authorized representatives to be effective as of the date first written above.

 

Financial Leadership Group, LLC     TiVo Inc.
By:   /s/ Jeffrey S. Kuhn     By:   /s/ Matthew Zinn
Name:    Jeffrey S. Kuhn     Name:    Matthew Zinn
Its:    Manager Principal     Its:    SVP, General Counsel
EX-31.1 10 dex311.htm CERTIFICATION OF PRESIDENT AND CEO PURSUANT TO RULES 13A-14(A) AND 15D-14(A) Certification of President and CEO pursuant to rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)

EXHIBIT 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Thomas S. Rogers, certify that:

 

1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of TiVo Inc.;

 

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4) The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5) The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: September 10, 2007

 

/s/ THOMAS S. ROGERS

Thomas S. Rogers

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 11 dex312.htm CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM CFO PURSUANT TO RULES 13A-14(A) AND 15D-14(A) Certification of Interim CFO pursuant to rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a)

EXHIBIT 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Cal Hoagland, certify that:

 

1) I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of TiVo Inc.;

 

2) Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3) Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4) The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5) The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


  b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: September 10, 2007

 

/s/ CAL HOAGLAND

Cal Hoagland

Interim Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EX-32.1 12 dex321.htm CERTIFICATION OF PRESIDENT AND CEO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification of President and CEO pursuant to Section 906

EXHIBIT 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the TiVo Inc. (the “Company”) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Thomas S. Rogers, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

  1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.

Date: September 10, 2007

 

/s/ THOMAS S. ROGERS

Thomas S. Rogers

President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2 13 dex322.htm CERTIFICATION OF INTERIM CFO PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 Certification of Interim CFO pursuant to Section 906

EXHIBIT 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, As Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the

Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the TiVo Inc. (the “Company”) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending July 31, 2007 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Cal Hoagland, Interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of my knowledge:

 

  1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated.

Date: September 10, 2007

 

/s/ CAL HOAGLAND

Cal Hoagland
Interim Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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