UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 30, 2012
ZILLOW, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington | 001-35237 | 20-2000033 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
1301 Second Avenue, Floor 31, Seattle, Washington |
98101 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(206) 470-7000
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Acquisition of RentJuice Corporation
On May 2, 2012, Zillow, Inc., a Washington corporation (Zillow), RentJuice Corporation, a Delaware corporation (RentJuice), Renegade Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Zillow (Merger Sub), and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, acting as the stockholder representative, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) providing for the acquisition of RentJuice by Zillow.
Under the terms and subject to the conditions of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into RentJuice, with RentJuice remaining as the surviving company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Zillow (the Merger). The total Merger consideration payable to RentJuice equity holders is approximately $40 million in cash, less certain transaction expenses and other costs. All vested options to purchase shares of RentJuices common stock will be cancelled and, in settlement of such cancellation, the holders of such options will receive cash payments representing a portion of the Merger consideration as described in the Merger Agreement. A portion of the Merger consideration will be attributed to the substitution of unvested stock options of RentJuice outstanding as of the closing for stock options to purchase shares of Zillows Class A common stock at an exchange ratio implied by the Merger consideration as described in the Merger Agreement. At the closing, approximately $4 million of the purchase price otherwise payable to RentJuice stockholders and holders of vested stock options will be deposited in a third-party escrow account to secure certain indemnification obligations of those equity holders.
The Merger contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the parties as well as conditions to closing, including, among other things, RentJuice stockholder approval, receipt of third party consents, absence of a material adverse effect on RentJuice, the preparation of certain historical financial statements of RentJuice, and holders of not more than 5% of RentJuice's capital stock exercising appraisal rights under Delaware law. The Merger is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012.
In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, certain stockholders of RentJuice, who collectively hold sufficient shares to approve the Merger, have entered into voting agreements with Zillow in which they have agreed to vote their shares of RentJuices capital stock to approve the Merger. Those stockholders and RentJuice have also agreed not to solicit, initiate or encourage any inquiries or proposals regarding alternative transactions involving RentJuice. In addition, certain stockholders of RentJuice have executed non-competition agreements.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Zillow has agreed to adopt a retention bonus plan after the closing pursuant to which restricted stock units for 280,978 shares of Zillow's Class A common stock will be granted to employees of RentJuice who accept employment with Zillow in proportion to each employees total equity holdings in RentJuice prior to the closing of the Merger. Twenty-five percent of each restricted stock unit award will vest on the one-year anniversary of the closing of the Merger and the remainder will vest in substantially equal installments each three-month period thereafter for the next three years, subject to the recipient's continued full-time employment or service to Zillow.
The foregoing description of the Merger and Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement
On April 30, 2012, Zillow entered into an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the Loan Agreement) with Silicon Valley Bank, a California corporation (SVB), providing for a senior secured revolving credit facility (the Credit Facility). The Loan Agreement amends and restates the Loan and Security Agreement between Zillow and SVB dated as of March 4, 2011 (the Existing Credit Agreement). The credit facilities provided for under the Existing Credit Agreement will be replaced by the Credit Facility. All present and future obligations of Zillow arising under the Credit Facility are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in all of the assets of Zillow, including its intellectual property.
Under the Credit Facility, Zillow may borrow a maximum aggregate amount of $25 million, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions. The increased credit available under the Credit Facility provides Zillow with greater flexibility for future potential financing needs.
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Each advance under the Credit Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the date when made, continued or converted until paid in full at a rate per annum equal to the Wall Street Journal prime rate plus the applicable margin (Prime Rate Loans) or, at the option of Zillow, the Eurodollar base rate plus the applicable margin (LIBOR Loans). Zillow may select interest periods of one, two or three months for LIBOR Loans, subject to availability. Interest on any LIBOR Loans under the Credit Facility shall be payable at the end of the selected interest period, but no less frequently than quarterly, and interest on Prime Rate Loans shall be payable on the first day of each month. For purposes of determining the interest rate, the applicable margin shall be (i) 3.00%, if Zillows adjusted quick ratio was less than 2.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter, (ii) 2.50%, if Zillows adjusted quick ratio was greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 but less than 2.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter, or (iii) 2.00%, if Zillows adjusted quick ratio was greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter. Zillows adjusted quick ratio is determined by dividing (i) its unrestricted cash held at SVB or subject to a control agreement in favor of SVB plus net accounts receivable by (ii) its current liabilities less the current portion of its deferred revenue, plus, to the extent not already included therein, all indebtedness owed by Zillow to SVB. The Credit Facility shall terminate on April 30, 2016, when the principal amounts of all outstanding advances under the Credit Facility, including any unpaid interest thereon, and any other obligations relating to the Credit Facility shall become immediately due and payable.
The Credit Facility shall be subject to customary financial covenants, including the maintenance of a minimum adjusted quick ratio, measured on a monthly basis, of 1.50 to 1.00, and minimum Adjusted EBITDA, measured on a quarterly basis, of greater than or equal to negative $5 million for each quarterly period through December 31, 2012 and greater than or equal to $0 for each quarterly period thereafter. In addition, the Credit Facility contains restrictions on Zillows ability to, among other things, engage in certain mergers and acquisition transactions and create liens on assets. The Credit Facility contains customary events of default that include, among others, non-payment of principal, interest or fees, violation of certain covenants, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, bankruptcy and insolvency events and material judgments. The occurrence of an event of default will increase the applicable rate of interest by five percentage points and could result in the acceleration of Zillows obligations under the Credit Facility.
Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Zillow paid an initial annual facility fee of $12,500 to SVB and such facility fee shall be payable by Zillow on each yearly anniversary of the effective date of the Loan Agreement. In addition, the Loan Agreement provides for a fee, payable monthly, in arrears, on a calendar year basis, in an amount equal to the unused revolving line facility fee percentage per annum of the average unused portion of the maximum aggregate amount borrowable under the Credit Facility. The unused revolving line facility fee percentage shall be (i) 0.40%, if Zillows adjusted quick ratio was less than 2.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter, (ii) 0.30%, if Zillows adjusted quick ratio was greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 but less than 2.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter or (iii) 0.20%, if Zillows adjusted quick ratio was greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter.
The foregoing description of the Credit Facility does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Loan Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
Zillow, Inc. today issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2012. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth above in Item 1.01 under the heading Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement is incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
A copy of the press release issued by Zillow on May 2, 2012 regarding the Merger is filed as Exhibit 99.2 hereto, and is incorporated herein by reference. The information in this Item 7.01 of Current Report on Form 8-K, as well as Exhibit 99.2, shall not be treated as filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
2.1* | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 2, 2012, by and among Zillow, Inc., RentJuice Corporation, Renegade Acquisition, Inc. and Shareholder Representative Services LLC.** | |
10.1* | Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 30, 2012, by and among Zillow, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank. | |
99.1 | Press release dated May 2, 2012 entitled Zillow Reports Record First Quarter 2012 Results issued by Zillow, Inc. on May 2, 2012. | |
99.2 | Press release dated May 2, 2012 entitled Zillow to Acquire RentJuice to Expand Professional Services in Rental Marketplace issued by Zillow, Inc. on May 2, 2012. |
* | The agreement itself has been provided solely to inform investors of its terms. The agreement contains representations and warranties by the parties to the agreement, made solely for the benefit of the other. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules that the parties have exchanged in connection with signing the agreement. The agreement may include disclosure schedules that contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to the representations and warranties set forth in the agreement. Moreover, certain representations and warranties in the agreement were made as of a specified date, may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from what may be viewed as material to shareholders or may have been used for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties to the agreement. Accordingly, investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the agreement and should not rely on the representations and warranties in the agreement as characterizations of the actual state of facts about the parties to the agreement at the time they were made or otherwise. |
** | Schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Zillow agrees to furnish a supplemental copy of any omitted schedules to the SEC upon request. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 2, 2012 | ZILLOW, INC. | |||
By: | /S/ SPENCER M. RASCOFF | |||
Name: | Spencer M. Rascoff | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
Description | |
2.1 | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 2, 2012, by and among Zillow, Inc., RentJuice Corporation, Renegade Acquisition, Inc. and Shareholder Representative Services LLC. | |
10.1 | Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 30, 2012, by and among Zillow, Inc. and Silicon Valley Bank. | |
99.1 | Press release dated May 2, 2012 entitled Zillow Reports Record First Quarter 2012 Results issued by Zillow, Inc. on May 2, 2012. | |
99.2 | Press release dated May 2, 2012 entitled Zillow to Acquire RentJuice to Expand Professional Services in Rental Marketplace issued by Zillow, Inc. on May 2, 2012. |
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Exhibit 2.1
EXECUTION COPY
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
ZILLOW, INC.
RENEGADE ACQUISITION, INC.,
RENTJUICE CORPORATION
and
SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES LLC,
as the STOCKHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE
Dated as of May 2, 2012
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||||||
ARTICLE I | THE MERGER | 1 | ||||||||
1.1 | The Merger | 1 | ||||||||
1.2 | The Closing | 1 | ||||||||
1.3 | Effective Date and Time | 1 | ||||||||
1.4 | Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation | 2 | ||||||||
1.5 | Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation | 2 | ||||||||
1.6 | Directors and Officers | 2 | ||||||||
1.7 | Treatment of Shares, Options and Warrants | 2 | ||||||||
1.7.1 | Merger Consideration | 2 | ||||||||
1.7.2 | Exchange of Certificates; Payment of Merger Consideration | 6 | ||||||||
1.7.3 | Withholding Rights | 7 | ||||||||
1.7.4 | No Further Transfers | 7 | ||||||||
1.7.5 | No Further Ownership Rights in Shares of Company Stock | 7 | ||||||||
1.7.6 | Closing Merger Consideration Spreadsheet | 8 | ||||||||
1.8 | Stockholder Representative | 8 | ||||||||
ARTICLE II | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY | 10 | ||||||||
2.1 | Organization and Good Standing | 10 | ||||||||
2.2 | Authority and Enforceability | 10 | ||||||||
2.3 | Capitalization and Stock Rights | 11 | ||||||||
2.4 | Subsidiaries and Affiliates | 12 | ||||||||
2.5 | No Approvals; No Conflicts | 12 | ||||||||
2.6 | Financial Statements | 13 | ||||||||
2.7 | Absence of Certain Changes or Events | 13 | ||||||||
2.8 | Taxes | 14 | ||||||||
2.9 | Property | 15 | ||||||||
2.10 | Contracts | 15 | ||||||||
2.11 | Customers and Suppliers | 17 | ||||||||
2.12 | Warranties, Privacy and Security | 17 | ||||||||
2.12.1 | Warranties and Returns | 17 | ||||||||
2.12.2 | Warranty Against Defects | 17 | ||||||||
2.12.3 | Privacy | 18 | ||||||||
2.12.4 | Security and Disaster Recovery | 18 | ||||||||
2.13 | Claims and Orders | 18 | ||||||||
2.14 | Labor and Employment Matters | 19 | ||||||||
2.15 | Employee Benefit Plans | 20 | ||||||||
2.16 | Intellectual Property | 22 | ||||||||
2.16.1 | Company Intellectual Property | 22 | ||||||||
2.16.2 | Intellectual Property Agreements | 22 | ||||||||
2.16.3 | No Violation; No Impairment | 23 | ||||||||
2.16.4 | Payments | 23 | ||||||||
2.16.5 | Intellectual Property Registrations | 23 | ||||||||
2.16.6 | No Infringement by the Company | 24 | ||||||||
2.16.7 | No Third Party Infringement | 24 | ||||||||
2.16.8 | Confidentiality | 24 |
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2.16.9 | Agreements With Employees and Contractors | 25 | ||||||||
2.16.10 | No Violation of Other Agreements | 25 | ||||||||
2.16.11 | Public Software | 25 | ||||||||
2.16.12 | Indemnification | 26 | ||||||||
2.16.13 | Documentation | 26 | ||||||||
2.17 | Business Metrics | 26 | ||||||||
2.18 | Corporate Books and Records | 26 | ||||||||
2.19 | Licenses; Compliance With Laws | 26 | ||||||||
2.20 | Insurance | 27 | ||||||||
2.21 | Brokers or Finders | 27 | ||||||||
2.22 | Bank Accounts | 27 | ||||||||
2.23 | Insider Interests | 27 | ||||||||
2.24 | Full Disclosure | 28 | ||||||||
ARTICLE III | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB | 28 | ||||||||
3.1 | Organization and Good Standing | 28 | ||||||||
3.2 | Authority and Enforceability | 28 | ||||||||
3.3 | No Approvals; No Conflicts | 28 | ||||||||
3.4 | Available Funds | 29 | ||||||||
3.5 | Activities of Merger Sub | 29 | ||||||||
3.6 | Full Disclosure | 29 | ||||||||
ARTICLE IV | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB | 29 | ||||||||
4.1 | Accuracy of Representations and Warranties | 29 | ||||||||
4.2 | Performance of Agreements | 30 | ||||||||
4.3 | Opinion of Counsel for the Company | 30 | ||||||||
4.4 | Compliance Certificates | 30 | ||||||||
4.5 | FIRPTA Certificate | 30 | ||||||||
4.6 | Material Adverse Effect | 30 | ||||||||
4.7 | Approvals and Waiting Periods | 30 | ||||||||
4.8 | Secretarys Certificate | 30 | ||||||||
4.9 | Compliance With Laws | 31 | ||||||||
4.10 | Stockholder Approval; Appraisal Rights | 31 | ||||||||
4.11 | Legal Proceedings | 31 | ||||||||
4.12 | Employment Arrangements | 31 | ||||||||
4.13 | Conversion of Preferred Stock | 31 | ||||||||
4.14 | Company Option Holders; Company Series A Warrants | 32 | ||||||||
4.15 | Third Party Consents and Notices | 32 | ||||||||
4.16 | Transaction Costs and Debt Spreadsheet | 32 | ||||||||
4.17 | Merger Consideration Spreadsheet | 32 | ||||||||
4.18 | Resignation of Directors and Officers | 32 | ||||||||
4.19 | Payoff Letters | 33 | ||||||||
4.20 | Termination of Agreements | 33 | ||||||||
4.21 | No Revocation of Agreements | 33 |
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4.22 | Escrow Agreement | 33 | ||||||
4.23 | Audited Historical Financial Statements | 33 | ||||||
4.24 | Parachute Payments | 33 | ||||||
4.25 | Committed Company Stock Options | 34 | ||||||
4.26 | Other Actions | 34 | ||||||
ARTICLE V | CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY | 34 | ||||||
5.1 | Accuracy of Representations and Warranties | 34 | ||||||
5.2 | Performance of Agreements | 34 | ||||||
5.3 | Compliance Certificate | 34 | ||||||
5.4 | Legal Proceedings | 35 | ||||||
5.5 | Approvals and Waiting Periods | 35 | ||||||
5.6 | Compliance With Laws | 35 | ||||||
5.7 | Escrow Agreement | 35 | ||||||
ARTICLE VI | COVENANTS | 35 | ||||||
6.1 | Continuing Operation of the Company | 35 | ||||||
6.2 | Further Action | 38 | ||||||
6.3 | Confidentiality | 38 | ||||||
6.4 | Tax Matters | 38 | ||||||
6.5 | Information Statement; Soliciting Stockholder Approval | 39 | ||||||
6.6 | Stock Option Matters; Company Series A Warrants | 39 | ||||||
6.7 | Retention Bonus Plan | 40 | ||||||
6.8 | Termination of 401(k) Plan and Equity Plans | 41 | ||||||
6.9 | Notification of Certain Matters | 41 | ||||||
6.10 | Exclusive Dealing | 42 | ||||||
6.11 | Access to Information | 42 | ||||||
6.12 | Employment | 43 | ||||||
6.13 | Audited Financials | 44 | ||||||
6.14 | Indemnification of Company Directors and Officers | 44 | ||||||
6.15 | Third Party Consents and Notices | 45 | ||||||
6.16 | Shareholder Approval of Parachute Payments | 45 | ||||||
ARTICLE VII | TERMINATION | 46 | ||||||
7.1 | Termination | 46 | ||||||
7.2 | Effect of Termination | 47 | ||||||
ARTICLE VIII | SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION | 47 | ||||||
8.1 | Survival | 47 | ||||||
8.2 | Indemnification by the Company Escrow Parties | 47 | ||||||
8.3 | Indemnification by Parent | 48 | ||||||
8.4 | Limitations | 49 | ||||||
8.5 | Procedure for Indemnification | 50 |
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8.6 | Exclusive Remedy | 52 | ||||||
8.7 | Other Indemnification Provisions | 52 | ||||||
ARTICLE IX | GENERAL | 52 | ||||||
9.1 | Expenses | 52 | ||||||
9.2 | Notices | 53 | ||||||
9.3 | Severability | 53 | ||||||
9.4 | Entire Agreement | 53 | ||||||
9.5 | Assignment | 54 | ||||||
9.6 | Parties in Interest | 54 | ||||||
9.7 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction | 54 | ||||||
9.8 | Headings; Construction | 54 | ||||||
9.9 | Counterparts | 55 | ||||||
9.10 | Waiver of Jury Trial | 55 | ||||||
9.11 | Specific Performance | 55 | ||||||
9.12 | Amendment | 55 | ||||||
9.13 | Waiver | 55 | ||||||
9.14 | Non-Reliance | 56 | ||||||
9.15 | Definitions | 56 | ||||||
ANNEX A: DEFINITIONS | A-1 |
SCHEDULES
A | Form of Escrow Agreement | |
1.7.2(b) | Letter of Transmittal | |
1.7.2(d) | Option Holder Letter of Transmittal | |
4.3 | Form of Legal Opinion | |
4.15(i) | Consents | |
4.15(ii) | Notices | |
4.20 | Agreements to Terminate | |
6.15 | Additional Consents |
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this Agreement) is made and entered into as of May 2, 2012, by and among Zillow, Inc., a Washington corporation (Parent), Renegade Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), RentJuice Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, solely in its capacity as the Stockholder Representative.
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
1.1 | The Merger |
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof, (a) at the Effective Time, the separate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company (the Merger) (the Company as the surviving corporation after the Merger is sometimes referred to herein as the Surviving Corporation) and (b) from and after the Effective Time, the Merger shall have all the effects of a merger under the laws of the State of Delaware and other applicable law.
1.2 | The Closing |
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Merger (the Closing) shall take place on the earliest practicable business day and, in any event, within two (2) business days after the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in Articles IV and V at 10:00 a.m., Pacific time (the Closing Date), at the offices of Perkins Coie LLP, 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900, Seattle, Washington, or at such other date, time or location as Parent and the Company shall agree.
1.3 | Effective Date and Time |
On the Closing Date and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the parties hereto shall cause appropriate certificates (together, the Certificate of Merger) complying with the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (Delaware Law) to be properly executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the Delaware Secretary of State). The Merger shall become effective on the date and at the time (the Effective Time) of filing of the Certificate of Merger or at such other time as may be specified in the Certificate of Merger as filed. If the Delaware Secretary of State requires any changes in the Certificate of Merger as a condition to filing or to issuing its certificate to the effect that the Merger is effective, each party hereto will execute any necessary revisions incorporating such changes, provided such changes are not inconsistent with and do not result in any material change in the terms of this Agreement.
1.4 | Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation |
Unless otherwise specified by Parent prior to the Effective Time, at the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation; provided, however, that Article I thereof shall be amended to read as follows: The name of this corporation is RentJuice Corporation. Thereafter, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation may be amended in accordance with its terms and as provided by law.
1.5 | Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation |
Unless otherwise specified by Parent prior to the Effective Time, at the Effective Time, the bylaws of Merger Sub in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. Thereafter, the bylaws may be amended or repealed in accordance with their terms and the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and as provided by law.
1.6 | Directors and Officers |
At the Effective Time, the directors and officers of the Company shall resign and the directors of Merger Sub shall continue in office as the directors of the Surviving Corporation and the officers of Merger Sub shall continue in office as the officers of the Surviving Corporation, and such directors and officers shall hold office in accordance with and subject to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
1.7 | Treatment of Shares, Options and Warrants |
1.7.1 | Merger Consideration |
As of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holders thereof (except as otherwise provided in this Section 1.7):
(a) All shares of any class of capital stock of the Company held or owned directly or indirectly by the Company as treasury shares shall be cancelled. No consideration will be delivered or deliverable for such shares.
(b) (i) Each issued and outstanding share of Company Stock, other than shares of Company Stock for which appraisal rights are perfected or as provided in Section 1.7.1(a), shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive from Parent, subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including the other provisions of this Section 1.7.1, an amount in cash (with each Stockholders aggregate amount rounded to the nearest dollar), payable at the time and in the manner set forth in Section 1.7.2, determined by dividing (A) the Net Merger Consideration, by (B) the sum of (1) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, (2) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Company Series A Preferred Stock and the Company Series B Preferred Stock and (3) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to all Unvested In the Money Company Stock Options held by Continuing Employees and Vested In the Money Company Stock Options outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time. This amount is referred to as the Consideration per Share.
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(ii) The payout of cash pursuant to Section 1.7.1(b)(i) in exchange for Unvested Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be subject to the same restrictions and vesting arrangements that were applicable to such Unvested Company Common Stock immediately prior to or at the Effective Time. Therefore, Unvested Cash shall not automatically be payable by Parent at the Effective Time, and shall instead become payable by Parent as of each date that such Unvested Company Common Stock would have otherwise become vested under the vesting schedule in place for such shares immediately prior to the Effective Time (such payment subject to the existing terms and conditions regarding the holders continued status as a Continuing Employee and any other restrictions and terms of such vesting schedule, including acceleration terms, if any). Parent shall make all such required payments under this Section 1.7.1(b)(ii) no later than the 15th day of the calendar month immediately following the calendar month in which such Unvested Cash would have become vested under the original vesting schedule for such Unvested Company Common Stock. All amounts payable pursuant to Section 1.7.1(b)(i) shall be subject to any required withholding of Taxes and shall be paid without interest; provided, however, that payments made pursuant to this Section 1.7.1(b)(ii), whether made at, prior to or after the Closing, in exchange for Unvested Company Common Stock for which a timely election under Section 83(b) of the Code has been filed shall be treated as consideration received in exchange for the holders Company Common Stock and not as compensation, and Parent and the Surviving Corporation agree to report for income Tax purposes such payments in a manner consistent with such treatment, except as required by any change of applicable law. Repurchase Rights shall be assigned by the Company to Parent in the Merger and shall thereafter be exercisable by Parent upon the same terms and subject to the same conditions that were in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (as such may be amended pursuant to the terms of the stock agreements, if applicable, after the Effective Time), except that Repurchase Rights may be exercised by Parent retaining the Unvested Cash into which such Unvested Company Common Stock has been converted and paying to the former holder thereof the repurchase price in effect for each such share subject to that Repurchase Right immediately prior to the Effective Time. No Unvested Cash, or right thereto, may be pledged, encumbered, sold, assigned or transferred (including any transfer by operation of law), by any Person, other than Parent, or be taken or reached by any legal or equitable process in satisfaction of any liabilities of such Person, prior to the distribution to such Person of such Unvested Cash in accordance with this Agreement.
(c) (i) Each outstanding Vested In the Money Company Stock Option shall be cancelled and converted into the right to receive from Parent, subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including Section 1.7.3 and the other provisions of this Section 1.7.1, an amount in cash (with each Option Holders amount rounded to the nearest cent and computed after aggregating cash amounts for all shares of Company Stock underlying such Vested In the Money Company Options held by such Option Holders), payable at the time and in the manner set forth in Section 1.7.2, determined by multiplying (A) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock
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for which such Vested In the Money Company Stock Option would be exercisable if exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (B) the amount equal to (x) the Consideration per Share, less (y) the per share exercise price of such Vested In the Money Company Stock Option.
(ii) Each outstanding Unvested Company Stock Option held by a Person who is not a Continuing Employee and each outstanding Company Stock Option that is not an In the Money Company Stock Option shall be cancelled, and the holder of each such Unvested Company Stock Option and/or non-In the Money Company Stock Option shall not be entitled to any payment or other right with respect thereto.
(iii) Subject to Section 6.6(b), each outstanding Unvested In the Money Company Stock Option held by a Continuing Employee shall be converted, subject to all of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including the other provisions of this Section 1.7.1, into a nonqualified stock option granted under and in accordance with the Parent Incentive Plan to purchase that number of shares of Parent Common Stock determined by multiplying (A) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Unvested In the Money Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Option Exchange Ratio (each, a Substituted Parent Option). If the foregoing calculation results in a Substituted Parent Option being exercisable for a fraction of a share of Parent Common Stock, then the number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to such option will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares. The exercise price per share of Parent Common Stock under each Substituted Parent Option shall be determined by dividing (1) the exercise price per share of such Unvested In the Money Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (2) the Option Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Each Substituted Parent Option will vest on the same schedule (including any acceleration of vesting) applicable to the Unvested In the Money Company Stock Option, subject to continued status as a Continuing Employee. The Substituted Parent Options will be administered in accordance with and subject to all of the terms and conditions of the Parent Incentive Plan and the stock option grant agreements issued thereunder to evidence the Substituted Parent Options (rather than the terms and conditions of the Company Incentive Plan and stock option grant agreements under which the Company Stock Options were originally granted). In the event that a Continuing Employee who holds an Unvested In the Money Company Stock Option does not provide a written consent in accordance with Section 6.6(b)(ii), such Company Stock Option shall be canceled, and the holder shall not be entitled to any conversion right set forth in this Section 1.7.1(c)(iii).
(iv) Each outstanding Company Series A Warrant, and each other warrant or other security or right (other than Company Stock Options, which shall be treated in the manner set forth above) to purchase, exchange into or otherwise acquire any shares of Company Stock that has not been exercised or exchanged for, or otherwise converted into, Company Stock in advance of the Effective Time shall be cancelled and the holder of such security or right shall not be entitled to any payment or other right with respect thereto.
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(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, an amount otherwise payable to the Company Escrow Parties equal to the Escrow Amount will be deposited by Parent with the Escrow Agent in an escrow fund in accordance with the Escrow Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Schedule A (the Escrow Agreement) as a partial mechanism to satisfy the indemnification obligations of the Company Escrow Parties pursuant to Article VIII. The Escrow Amount shall be withheld from the Merger Consideration that would otherwise be payable to the Company Escrow Parties on a pro rata basis, as determined by reference to the portion of the Merger Consideration each Company Escrow Party is entitled to receive in the Merger as compared to all other Company Escrow Parties (each Company Escrow Partys Pro Rata Share). All income earned on or with respect to the escrow fund shall be allocated for income Tax purposes to Parent. The preceding sentence is intended to ensure that distributions from the escrow fund to the Stockholders will qualify for installment sale treatment under Section 453 of the Code. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, the terms of the Escrow Agreement will control.
(e) Each issued and outstanding share of capital stock of Merger Sub shall be converted into one share of common stock of the Surviving Corporation.
(f) Holders of shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock, Company Series B Preferred Stock or Company Common Stock who have complied with all the requirements for perfecting appraisal rights, as required under Delaware Law, shall be entitled to their appraisal rights under Delaware Law with respect to such shares (the Dissenting Shares). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any holder of Dissenting Shares shall effectively withdraw or lose (through failure to perfect or otherwise) such holders appraisal rights, then, as of the later of the Effective Time and the occurrence of such event, such holders shares shall automatically be converted into and represent only the right to receive the Merger Consideration to which such holder is then entitled under this Agreement, without interest thereon and upon surrender of the certificate representing such shares in accordance with this Agreement. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any Dissenting Shares held by a Stockholder who has perfected such Stockholders appraisal rights for such shares in accordance with Delaware Law shall not be converted into the right to receive any portion of the Merger Consideration pursuant to this Section 1.7.1. In determining the value of the Dissenting Shares, appropriate reductions and deferrals will be applied to reflect the Escrow Amount.
(g) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.7.1 with respect to payment of the Merger Consideration and allocation of the Escrow Amount among the Company Escrow Parties complies in all respects with the provisions of the Company Certificate of Incorporation, including Section B.2 (Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up; Certain Mergers, Consolidations and Asset Sales) of the Fourth Article thereof.
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1.7.2 | Exchange of Certificates; Payment of Merger Consideration |
(a) Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall designate an exchange agent (which may be Parent or a subsidiary of Parent) to act as exchange agent (the Exchange Agent) in the Merger.
(b) Upon surrender of a certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent, together with a letter of transmittal (the Letter of Transmittal) substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1.7.2(b), duly executed, and such other documents as may reasonably be required by Parent or the Exchange Agent, the holder of such certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the portion of the Merger Consideration that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.7.1 (and subject to deduction for the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund pursuant to Section 1.8(c)), and the certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be cancelled. If any certificates representing shares of Company Stock shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Stockholder, in a form satisfactory to Parent, Parent shall pay in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate the portion of the Merger Consideration that such Stockholder is entitled to receive pursuant to Section 1.7.1 (and subject to deduction for the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund pursuant to Section 1.8(c)); provided, however, that Parent may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the payment thereof, require such Stockholder to provide Parent with an indemnity agreement, in a form satisfactory to Parent, against any Claim that may be made against Parent with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed. No interest shall accrue on the Merger Consideration. If the Merger Consideration (or any portion thereof) is to be delivered to any Person other than the Person in whose name the certificate or certificates representing shares of Company Stock surrendered in exchange therefor is registered, it shall be a condition to such exchange that the Person requesting such exchange shall pay to Parent any transfer or other Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration (or any portion thereof) to a Person other than the registered holder of the certificate or certificates so surrendered, or shall establish to the satisfaction of Parent that such Tax has been paid or is not applicable. Any portion of the Merger Consideration that remains unclaimed by the former holders of Company Stock for six (6) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Parent. Any former holder of Company Stock that has not complied with this Section 1.7.2(b) prior to the end of such six-month period shall thereafter look only to Parent (subject to abandoned property, escheat and similar laws) but only as a general creditor thereof for payment of its claim for its portion of the Merger Consideration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, neither Parent nor any other party hereto shall be liable to a holder of shares of Company Stock for any Merger Consideration delivered to a public official pursuant to applicable law, including abandoned property, escheat and similar laws.
(c) The portion of the Merger Consideration payable to any holder of Company Stock as such pursuant to Section 1.7.1 (and subject to deduction for the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund pursuant to Section 1.8(c)) shall be paid by Parent or the Exchange Agent to such holder by wire transfer (or, at Parents or the Exchange Agents election, by check) within five business days after the later of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) the date on which the Exchange Agent receives such holders Letter of Transmittal, stock certificate(s) and other documents, if any, required pursuant to Section 1.7.2(b).
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(d) Subject to Section 6.6(b) and receipt by Parent of an Option Holder letter of transmittal (the Option Holder Letter of Transmittal) substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule 1.7.2(d), duly executed, each holder of a Vested In the Money Company Stock Option shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the portion of the Merger Consideration that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Section 1.7.1 (and subject to deduction for the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund pursuant to Section 1.8(c)). The portion of the Merger Consideration payable to any holder of a Vested In the Money Company Stock Option shall be paid through a Parent or Surviving Corporation payroll account no later than the next regular payroll date following the Effective Time. Parent will transfer funds to a Surviving Corporation payroll account if necessary to enable the Surviving Corporation to make such payments.
1.7.3 | Withholding Rights |
Parent or the Exchange Agent will be entitled to deduct and withhold from the Merger Consideration and any other payments contemplated by this Agreement such amounts as are required to be deducted and withheld with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any provision of state, local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and timely paid over to the proper Governmental Body, such amounts will be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Stockholder or Option Holder in respect of whom such deduction and withholding were made. The Stockholders and Option Holders will provide Parent or the Company (to the extent not previously provided) any Forms W-4, W-9 or other certificates or forms Parent may reasonably request prior to Closing, in order to allow Parent or the Company to meet its withholding obligations under any applicable Tax law.
1.7.4 | No Further Transfers |
After the Effective Time, there shall be no transfers of any shares of Company Stock on the stock transfer books of the Company or the Surviving Corporation. If, after the Effective Time, certificates formerly representing shares of Company Stock are presented to the Surviving Corporation, they shall be forwarded to Parent or the Exchange Agent and shall be cancelled and exchanged in accordance with this Section 1.7, subject, in the case of Dissenting Shares, to Section 1.7.1(f).
1.7.5 | No Further Ownership Rights in Shares of Company Stock |
The portion of the Merger Consideration delivered upon surrender of and in exchange for shares of Company Stock in accordance with the terms of Section 1.7 will be deemed to have been delivered in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Company Stock. At the Effective Time, all shares of Company Stock issued before the Effective Time will cease to exist, and each certificate previously representing any such shares will represent only the right to receive that portion of the Merger Consideration determined in accordance with Section 1.7, provided, however, that certificates representing Dissenting Shares will entitle the holder thereof only to the right to receive the fair value of such shares in accordance with Delaware Law.
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1.7.6 | Closing Merger Consideration Spreadsheet |
The Company will deliver to Parent at least three business days prior to the Closing a schedule which shall set forth (the Merger Consideration Spreadsheet) (i) the number of shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock, Company Series B Preferred Stock and Company Common Stock held by each Stockholder as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each outstanding Company Stock Option as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and the per share exercise price, the vesting schedule and the name of each Option Holder thereof, showing separately for each Option Holder as of immediately prior to the Effective Time each Vested In the Money Company Stock Option, Unvested In the Money Company Stock Option and Company Stock Option that is not an In the Money Company Stock Option and the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to partial or complete acceleration of vesting as a result of the Merger or termination of any employment or contractor arrangement, (iii) the portion of the Merger Consideration payable to each Company Escrow Party (taking into account the Transaction Costs Deduction and the Debt reflected on the Transaction Costs and Debt Spreadsheet and without any withholding of any applicable Taxes), assuming all holders of Company Stock Options are Continuing Employees and that no Stockholder exercises appraisal rights, (iv) each Company Escrow Partys Pro Rata Share, and (v) the amount of the Escrow Amount payable to each Company Escrow Party, assuming that none of the Escrow Amount is paid to Parent pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.
1.8 | Stockholder Representative |
(a) By approving the Merger by written consent, or by execution of a Letter of Transmittal or an Option Holder Letter of Transmittal, each Company Escrow Party, shall have irrevocably authorized and appointed Shareholder Representative Services LLC, and any replacement representative appointed pursuant to Section 1.8(b) (the Stockholder Representative), with full power of substitution and resubstitution, as his, her or its representative and true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act in his, her or its name, place and stead with respect to all matters arising in connection with this Agreement, including the power and authority, in his or her sole discretion, to:
(i) take any action contemplated to be taken by the Company Escrow Party under this Agreement, including pursuant to Article VIII, the Escrow Agreement or any other Operative Document;
(ii) negotiate, determine, defend and settle any disputes that may arise under or in connection with this Agreement, including with respect to any Indemnification Claim pursuant to Article VIII, the Escrow Agreement or any other Operative Document; and
(iii) make, execute, acknowledge and deliver any releases, assurances, receipts, requests, instructions, notices, agreements, certificates and any other instruments, and generally do any and all things and take any and all actions that may be requisite, proper or advisable in connection with this Agreement, including pursuant to Article VIII, the Escrow Agreement or any other Operative Document.
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(b) The appointment of the Stockholder Representative may not be revoked except in accordance with this Section 1.8(b).
(i) The Stockholder Representative may be removed as the Stockholder Representative and replaced with another Person by written agreement among a majority in interest of the Company Escrow Parties according to each Company Escrow Partys Pro Rata Share. The Stockholder Representative may resign at any time upon giving 30 business days prior written notice of such resignation to Parent and each Company Escrow Party. In the event of the Stockholder Representatives death or Disability, he or she shall automatically be removed as the Stockholder Representative, without any action on the part of Parent or any Company Escrow Party.
(ii) In the event of the Stockholder Representatives resignation, death or Disability, a majority in interest of the Company Escrow Parties according to each Company Escrow Partys Pro Rata Share shall in good faith promptly agree in writing to a replacement Stockholder Representative. If as a result of the Stockholder Representatives resignation, death, Disability or removal there is no appointed Stockholder Representative at the time of the expiration of any Survival Period set forth in Section 8.1 or at the expiration of any period in which any Parent Indemnified Party is required to provide notice to the Stockholder Representative with respect to any Indemnification Claim or action to be taken in connection with this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement, such period shall be deemed to be extended by the number of calendar days that elapses between the expiration of any such period and the appointment of a replacement Stockholder Representative pursuant to the preceding sentence.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1.7, an amount otherwise payable to the Company Escrow Parties equal to the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund will be delivered to the Stockholder Representative. The Stockholder Representative Expense Fund shall be withheld from the Merger Consideration that would otherwise be payable to the Company Escrow Parties according to each Company Escrow Partys Pro Rata Share. The Stockholder Representative Expense Fund shall be held by the Stockholder Representative in a segregated client bank account and shall be used solely for the purposes of paying directly, or reimbursing the Stockholder Representative for, any third party expenses pursuant to the terms specified herein or in the Escrow Agreement. The Company Escrow Parties shall not receive interest or other earnings on the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund and the Company Escrow Parties irrevocably transfer and assign to the Stockholder Representative any ownership right that they may have in any interest that may accrue on funds held in the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund. The Company Escrow Parties acknowledge that the Stockholder Representative is not providing any investment supervision, recommendations or advice. The Stockholder Representative shall have no responsibility or liability for any loss of principal of the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund other than as a result of its gross negligence or willful misconduct. As soon as practicable following the release of the Escrow Amount in full under the terms set forth herein, the Stockholder Representative shall disburse the remaining balance of the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund to the Escrow Agent for distribution to the Company Escrow Parties based on each Company Escrow Partys Pro Rata Share of such remaining balance.
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(d) The Company Escrow Parties shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Stockholder Representative and its successors and assigns from and against any and all claims, demands, suits, actions, causes of action, losses, damages, obligations, liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorneys fees and court costs) (collectively, Representative Losses) arising as a result of or incurred in connection with any actions taken or omitted to be taken by the Stockholder Representative pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, in each case as such Representative Loss is incurred or suffered; provided that in the event it is finally adjudicated that a Representative Loss or any portion thereof was primarily caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Stockholder Representative, the Stockholder Representative will reimburse the Company Escrow Parties the amount of such indemnified Representative Loss attributable to such gross negligence or willful misconduct. If not paid directly to the Stockholder Representative by the Company Escrow Parties, any such losses, liabilities or expenses may be recovered by the Stockholder Representative from (i) the funds in the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund and (ii) to the extent the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund has been depleted, the amounts of the Escrow Amount otherwise distributable to the Company Escrow Parties pursuant to the terms hereof and the Escrow Agreement at the time of distribution in accordance with written instructions delivered by the Stockholder Representative to the Escrow Agent; provided that while this section allows the Stockholder Representative to be paid from the Stockholder Representative Expense Fund and the Escrow Amount, this does not relieve the Company Escrow Parties from their obligation to promptly pay such Representative Losses as such Representative Losses are suffered or incurred, nor does it prevent the Stockholder Representative from seeking any remedies available to it at law or otherwise.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as disclosed in the corresponding schedules of the Disclosure Memorandum delivered by the Company to Parent as of the date hereof (the Disclosure Memorandum), in order to induce Parent and Merger Sub to enter into and perform this Agreement, the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as follows.
2.1 | Organization and Good Standing |
The Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has all requisite power and authority to own, operate and lease its properties and assets and to carry on its business as now conducted and as currently proposed to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each of the jurisdictions specified in Schedule 2.1 to the Disclosure Memorandum, which are the only jurisdictions in which such qualification is necessary.
2.2 | Authority and Enforceability |
(a) The Company has the power and authority to execute this Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which it is a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. All corporate action on the part of the Company and its directors, officers and Stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of this
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Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which the Company is a party, the consummation of the Merger and the performance of all of the Companys obligations under this Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which the Company is a party has been taken.
(b) This Agreement has been, and each of the other Operative Documents to which the Company is a party at the Closing will have been, duly executed and delivered by the Company and this Agreement is, and each of the Operative Documents to which the Company is a party or will be a party at the Closing will be, a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to or limiting creditors rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity (whether considered in an action in equity or at law).
2.3 | Capitalization and Stock Rights |
The authorized capital stock of the Company is 25,600,000 shares of Company Common Stock, and 11,834,676 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 2,600,000 shares of which are designated as Company Series A Preferred Stock and 9,234,676 shares of which are designated as Company Series B Preferred Stock. The outstanding capital stock of the Company is 9,289,658 shares of Company Common Stock, 2,324,033 shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock and 8,815,936 shares of Company Series B Preferred Stock. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company Stock is held of record and beneficially by the Stockholders as set forth on Schedule 2.3 to the Disclosure Memorandum, free and clear of any Encumbrances created by the Company Certificate of Incorporation, the Company Bylaws or Contracts to which the Company is a party and, to the Knowledge of the Company, free and clear of any other Encumbrances. The Company Stock has been authorized and validly issued and is fully paid and nonassessable. The Company Stock was issued in compliance with all applicable laws. There are no outstanding Stock Purchase Rights other than Company Stock Options, all of which were granted under the Company Incentive Plan, and Company Series A Warrants. As of the date hereof, 4,602,095 shares of Company Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the Company Incentive Plan. Options to purchase 2,161,611 shares of Company Common Stock have been granted pursuant to the Company Incentive Plan, options to purchase 1,366,259 shares of Company Common Stock are outstanding as of the date hereof and options to purchase 102,250 shares of Company Common Stock are subject to Committed Company Stock Options. 244,571 shares of Company Common Stock have been issued upon exercise of Company Stock Options granted under the Company Incentive Plan. 113,399 shares of Company Common Stock are subject to a Repurchase Right as of May 1, 2012 and are identified as such on Schedule 2.3 to the Disclosure Memorandum. All Company Stock Options have been validly granted and have been approved by the Companys board of directors or a duly authorized committee of the board of directors in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Company Incentive Plan. Schedule 2.3 to the Disclosure Memorandum sets forth, as of the date of this Agreement, the name of each Option Holder, the grant date of each such Company Stock Option, the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each such outstanding Company Stock Option, the exercise price per share, and the vesting schedule of each such Company Stock Option (identifying the extent to which the Company Stock Option is subject to partial or complete acceleration of vesting as a result of the Merger or termination of employment or contractor arrangement). Schedule 2.3 to the Disclosure Memorandum also sets
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forth, with respect to each Committed Company Stock Option, the name of each Person who is entitled to a Committed Company Stock Option, the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to each Committed Company Stock Option, and the vesting schedule of each such Committed Company Stock Option (identifying the extent to which the Committed Company Stock Option is subject to partial or complete acceleration of vesting as a result of the Merger or termination of employment or contractor arrangement). As of the date hereof, 216,905 shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock are reserved for issuance under the Company Series A Warrants. All Company Series A Warrants have been validly issued and have been approved by the Companys board of directors or a duly authorized committee of the board of directors. Schedule 2.3 to the Disclosure Memorandum sets forth, as of the date hereof, the name of each holder of a Company Series A Warrant, the total number of shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock subject to each outstanding Company Series A Warrant, the exercise price per share, and the expiration date of each such Company Series A Warrant. There are no stock appreciation rights, phantom stock rights or similar rights with respect to the Company or its securities. The Company is not a party to, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, are there (i) any stockholders agreements or similar agreements, including any that affect or restrict the voting rights or right to transfer the capital stock of the Company (including any rights of refusal or offer, co-sale, tag-along or drag-along rights), or (ii) any investor rights or similar agreements, including any agreements providing for any registration rights, information or inspection rights, or similar rights with respect to the Company or its securities. There are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company having the right to vote (or convertible into or exchangeable for securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which the Stockholders may vote or that are or will become entitled to receive any payment as a result of the Merger. Company has delivered to Parent true and complete copies of the Company Incentive Plan and the forms of all instruments setting forth the rights of Company securities as of the date hereof.
2.4 | Subsidiaries and Affiliates |
The Company does not own and has never owned, directly or indirectly, any ownership, equity, voting or other interest in any Person, and has no agreement or commitment to purchase any such interest.
2.5 | No Approvals; No Conflicts |
The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which the Company is a party and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and the forward merger of the Company with and into Merger Sub (if structured as such) will not (a) constitute a violation (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) of law or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any Governmental Body applicable to the Company, (b) other than the filing of the Certificate of Merger, require any consent, approval or authorization of, declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, any Governmental Body, (c) require any consent, approval or authorization of, or notice to, any Person pursuant to any Contract or result in a default (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or acceleration or termination of, or the creation in any Person of the right to accelerate, terminate, modify or cancel, any Encumbrance, Contract, obligation or liability to which the Company is a party or by
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which it is bound or to which any material assets of the Company are subject, (d) result in the creation of any Encumbrance on any material assets of the Company, (e) conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under any provision of the Company Certificate of Incorporation or the Company Bylaws, or (f) invalidate or adversely affect any permit, license or authorization that is material to the conduct of the Companys business.
2.6 | Financial Statements |
(a) The Company has delivered to Parent (i) unaudited balance sheets and statements of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholder equity of the Company at and for each fiscal year of the Company since inception, and accompanying notes, and (ii) an unaudited balance sheet and statements of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholder equity of the Company at and for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012 (collectively, the Financial Statements). The Financial Statements (A) are accurate, complete and consistent with the books and records of the Company, (B) have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a basis consistent throughout the periods indicated (except for the absence of footnotes), and (iii) fairly present in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated. The balance sheet of the Company as of March 31, 2012 is herein referred to as the Company Balance Sheet. The Company has no liabilities or obligations of any nature (absolute, contingent or otherwise) that would be required to be disclosed on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP applied consistently with the Company Balance Sheet, except (1) liabilities or obligations incurred since the date of the Company Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the Companys past practice, which in the aggregate do not exceed $25,000, and (2) current liabilities incurred in connection with this Agreement listed on Schedule 2.6(a) to the Disclosure Memorandum. The Company is not a guarantor, indemnitor, surety or other obligor of any indebtedness of any other Person. The Company has delivered to Parent accurate and complete copies of all management letters and other correspondence received from the Companys accountants relating to the Companys financial statements, accounting controls and all related matters. To the Knowledge of the Company, there has been no incidence of fraud that involves any current or former directors, officers or employees of the Company. No services have been performed for the Company by Ernst & Young, LLP.
(b) Schedule 2.6(b) to the Disclosure Memorandum sets forth all outstanding Debt as of the date of this Agreement, in the aggregate and with respect to each Person entitled to payment of a portion of such Debt (with reference to the Contract pursuant to which such Debt is owed).
2.7 | Absence of Certain Changes or Events |
Except for transactions specifically contemplated in this Agreement, (a) between the date of the Company Balance Sheet and the date hereof: (i) the business of the Company has been conducted in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the Companys past practice; (ii) there has not occurred any Company Material Adverse Effect and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no event has occurred or circumstances exist that would reasonably be expected to result in a Company Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) no employee, director or contractor of the Company has received any equity-based compensation other than grants of Company Stock
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Options pursuant to the Company Incentive Plan listed on Schedule 2.3 to the Disclosure Memorandum; and (b) since the date of the Company Balance Sheet, the Company has not taken, or agreed to take, any action that if taken between the date of this Agreement and the Closing would require the prior written consent of Parent pursuant to Section 6.1 (except to the extent such prior written consent of Parent has been given).
2.8 | Taxes |
(a) The Company (i) has timely filed on or before the applicable due date with each appropriate Governmental Body all Tax Returns required to be filed by it; and all such Tax Returns have been properly completed in compliance with applicable legal requirements, and are accurate and complete, in all material respects, and (ii) has fully and timely paid, or has made adequate provision on the Financial Statements in accordance with GAAP for, all Taxes with respect to it (whether or not such Taxes have been reflected on any Tax Return). All Taxes that the Company has been required by law to withhold or to collect for payment have been duly withheld and collected, and have been paid over to the appropriate Governmental Body in compliance with all applicable legal requirements.
(b) Other than as set forth on Schedule 2.8(b) to the Disclosure Memorandum, (i) there are no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Claims by any Governmental Body with respect to Taxes of the Company; (ii) no extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax Return of the Company is in effect or has been requested; (iii) all deficiencies proposed or asserted or assessments made as a result of any examinations by any Governmental Body of the Tax Returns of the Company have been fully paid or fully settled; and (iv) the Company is not and will not be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any (A) change in method of accounting for a Pre-Closing Tax Period, (B) closing agreement as described in Section 7121 of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign law) executed on or prior to the Closing Date, (C) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date, or (D) prepaid amount received on or prior to the Closing Date.
(c) The Company has not been a member of any Affiliated Group that filed or was required to file a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company).
(d) The Company has delivered or made available to Parent correct and complete copies of all income and other material Tax Returns filed since January 1, 2010, and all audit reports and statements of deficiencies assessed against or agreed to by it.
(e) The Company is not and has never been a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar Contract.
(f) To the Knowledge of the Company, no Claim has been made by a Governmental Body in a jurisdiction where the Company does not file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.
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(g) The Company is not and has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code.
(h) The Company has not distributed stock of another Person, nor had its stock distributed by another Person within the last two years, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.
(i) The Company has not made any payment or payments, is not obligated to make any payment or payments, and is not a party to (or a participating employer in) any Contract (including any Employee Benefit Plan and Stock Purchase Rights) that could obligate the Company or Parent to make any payment or payments that constitute or would constitute an excess parachute payment, as defined in Section 280G of the Code (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local or foreign law).
(j) No Tax ruling has been issued by a Governmental Body to the Company.
(k) No Stockholder holds shares of Company Stock that are nontransferable and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code with respect to which, to the Knowledge of the Company, a valid election under Section 83(b) of the Code has not been made.
2.9 | Property |
The Company does not own and has never owned any real property. Schedule 2.9(a) to the Disclosure Memorandum contains an accurate and complete list of all real property currently leased or currently being used by the Company (the Real Property). The material personal property owned by the Company having a value in excess of $5,000 is identified in Schedule 2.9(b) to the Disclosure Memorandum (the Personal Property). The Real Property and the Personal Property include all the properties and assets reflected in the Company Balance Sheet (except for such properties or assets sold, used up or disposed of since the date of the Company Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the Companys past practice) and all the properties and assets purchased by the Company since the date of the Company Balance Sheet. The properties and assets owned, leased or licensed by the Company include all properties and assets used in, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, are sufficient in all material respects for the conduct of the Company business as it is presently conducted. The Companys interests in the Real Property and the Personal Property are free and clear of all Encumbrances, except for Permitted Encumbrances.
2.10 | Contracts |
(a) Schedule 2.10(a) to the Disclosure Memorandum contains an accurate and complete list of the following (each, a Material Contract): (i) all Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound providing for potential annual payments by or to the Company in excess of $25,000; (ii) each Contract relating to the Debt; (iii) all Contracts affecting the ownership of, leasing of, title to, use of or any leasehold or other interest in, any real or personal property of the Company, including the granting of security interests by the Company, other than personal property leases having a value per item or aggregate payments of less than $25,000; (iv) all Contracts with any labor union or other employee representative of
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a group of employees relating to wages, hours or other conditions of employment; (v) all Contracts involving any joint venture, partnership or limited liability company agreement involving a sharing of profits, losses, costs, Taxes or other liabilities by the Company with any other Person or that provides for the payment of referral fees or bounties; (vi) all Contracts with a noncompetition, nonsolicitation, most-favored-nations pricing or exclusivity agreement or other arrangement that would prevent, restrict or limit in any way the Company from carrying on its business in any manner or in any geographic location; (vii) all Contracts containing an effective power of attorney, agency or similar authority granted by the Company; (viii) all Contracts containing or providing for an express undertaking by the Company to be responsible for consequential, special or liquidated damages or to indemnify any other party that may result in liability to the Company in excess of $25,000; (ix) all Contracts involving the settlement, release, compromise or waiver of any of the Companys material rights, claims, obligations, duties or liabilities; (x) all Contracts under which the Company has loaned to, or made an investment in, or guaranteed the obligations of, any Person; (xi) all Contracts relating to any bond or letter of credit; (xii) all Contracts containing any obligation of confidentiality or nondisclosure between the Company and any other Person for the benefit of the Company or such other Person, other than those restricting a Person other than the Company entered into with any actual or prospective customer or vendor in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices pursuant to a form made available to Parent; (xiii) all Contracts relating to any interest rate, currency or commodity derivatives or hedging transaction; and (xiv) all Contracts with a Governmental Body.
(b) All Contracts to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound are valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their terms against the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto, and are in full force and effect. The Company has performed in all material respects all obligations imposed on it under such Contracts, and neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in default thereunder, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, has any event occurred that with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default by the Company or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereunder. There is not now and has not been within the past 24 months any disagreement or dispute with any other party to any Material Contract, nor is there any pending request or process for amendment of any Material Contract. Accurate and complete copies of each written Material Contract have been made available to Parent. The Company is not a party to any oral Contract. As of the date of this Agreement, the Company has not received any written notification, or to the Knowledge of the Company any other notification, that any party to a Material Contract intends to cancel, terminate, refuse to perform, refuse to renew (if such Material Contract is renewable) such Material Contract.
(c) The Company has made available to Parent accurate and complete copies of the Companys current standard form of subscription agreements. The Company has not entered into any form of agreement currently in effect (or with any continuing obligations) with any subscriber that differs in any material respect from the forms of the agreements other than as set forth in Schedule 2.10(c) to the Disclosure Memorandum.
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2.11 | Customers and Suppliers |
Schedule 2.11 to the Disclosure Memorandum sets forth: (a) an accurate and complete list of the customers of the Company accounting for 1% or more of the Companys revenues during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, showing the approximate total revenues from each such customer during such fiscal year , and (b) an accurate and complete list of the suppliers of the Company from whom the Company has purchased 5% or more of the total goods or the total services purchased by the Company in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, showing the percentage of such goods and services purchased by the Company from such supplier in that fiscal year. No customer or supplier named on Schedule 2.11 to the Disclosure Memorandum has during the last 12 months materially decreased or materially limited, or threatened to materially decrease or materially limit, its purchase of the Companys products, or its supply of materials or services to the Company, as the case may be. The Company has not received any notice, and to the Knowledge of the Company as of the date of this Agreement based solely on communications and other interactions between the Company and the customers or suppliers named on Schedule 2.11 to the Disclosure Memorandum, no circumstance exists, that would reasonably be expected to cause the Company to expect that any customer or supplier named on Schedule 2.11 to the Disclosure Memorandum, intends to discontinue its business relationship with the Company, and as of the date of this Agreement there is not and has not been since December 31, 2011 any material dispute with or Claim by any of the Companys customers or suppliers named on Schedule 2.11 to the Disclosure Memorandum concerning the purchase of the Companys products or the supply of materials or services to the Company.
2.12 | Warranties, Privacy and Security |
2.12.1 | Warranties and Returns |
Schedule 2.12.1 to the Disclosure Memorandum sets forth the refund policies that pertain to the Companys business, products or services. Schedule 2.12.1 to the Disclosure Memorandum also discloses the amounts charged to returns from the Companys operations on the Companys books and records for the past three years. Other than as set forth on Schedule 2.12.1 to the Disclosure Memorandum, the Company has not made any express warranties in connection with the sale or license of products or services or the performance of services. Aggregate Claims against the Company for Warranty Costs with respect to products or services during each of the Companys last three fiscal years did not exceed $25,000 per year, and there are no outstanding or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, Claims for any such Warranty Costs that would individually exceed $10,000.
2.12.2 | Warranty Against Defects |
The Company-Owned IP and, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Third Party IP, is free from material defects and substantially conforms to the applicable specifications, documentation and samples of such Company IP. None of the software included in the Company-Owned IP or, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Third Party IP, contains (a) any clock, timer, counter, or other limiting or disabling code, design, routine or any viruses, Trojan horses, or other disabling or disruptive codes or commands that would cause the Company IP to be erased, made inoperable or otherwise rendered incapable of performing in accordance with its
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performance specifications and descriptions or otherwise limit or restrict the Companys or any Persons ability to use the Company IP after a specific or random number of years or copies, or (b) any back doors or other undocumented access mechanism allowing unauthorized access to, and viewing, manipulation, modification or other changes to, the Company IP.
2.12.3 | Privacy |
A privacy statement (the Privacy Statement) regarding the collection, retention, use and distribution of the personal information of individuals, including from visitors to the Companys websites, is posted and is accessible to individuals at all times on each Company website. All versions of the Privacy Statement, together with accurate information regarding the times during which such statements were in use, have been provided to Parent. Such Privacy Statements are accurate and consistent with the Companys actual practices with respect to the security, collection, retention, use and disclosure of individuals personal information. The Company: (a) complies with the Privacy Statements as applicable to any given set of personal information collected by the Company from individuals; (b) complies with all applicable privacy laws and regulations regarding the collection, retention, use and disclosure of personal information; and (c) takes all reasonably appropriate and industry-standard measures to protect and maintain the confidential nature of the personal information provided to the Company by individuals. The Company has commercially reasonable technological and procedural measures in place, which, at a minimum, are consistent with industry standards to protect personal information collected from individuals against loss, theft and unauthorized access or disclosure and there have been no security breaches or instances of compromised personal information collected from individuals. The Company does not knowingly collect information from or target children under the age of 13. The Company does not sell, rent or, except in full compliance with the applicable Privacy Statement and all applicable laws and after obtaining any required consents of the individuals involved as applicable, otherwise share or make available to third parties any personal information submitted by individuals. Other than as constrained by the Privacy Statements and by applicable laws and regulations, the Company is not restricted in its use and/or distribution of personal information collected by the Company. The Company has not received any, and to the Knowledge of the Company there are no, Claims, notices or complaints regarding the Companys information practices or the disclosure, retention or misuse of any personal information. The Company has described in the Privacy Statement the Companys use of cookies, web beacons and other online tracking technologies.
2.12.4 | Security and Disaster Recovery |
The Company has implemented and maintained, consistent with customary industry practices and its obligations to third parties, commercially reasonable security and other measures to protect computers, networks, software and systems used by the Company to store, process or transmit Company IP from unauthorized access, use or modification.
2.13 | Claims and Orders |
(a) As of the date of this Agreement and as of the earlier of (i) the Effective Time and (ii) the date that is 60 days after the date of this Agreement, there are, and since January 1, 2009, there have been no Claims pending or involving or, to the Knowledge of the Company,
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threatened against the Company before or by any Person. There are no Claims pending or involving or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company before or by any Person that would have the effect of preventing, delaying, making illegal or otherwise interfering with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Operative Documents. There are no outstanding or unsatisfied judgments, orders, decrees or stipulations by a Governmental Body to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no proposed order of any Governmental Body that, if issued or otherwise put into effect, (A) would have a Company Material Adverse Effect or a material adverse effect on the Companys ability to perform under this Agreement or the other Operative Documents or (B) would have the effect of preventing, significantly delaying or making illegal the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) To the Knowledge of the Company, (i) no director or officer of the Company has been the subject of a criminal proceeding (excluding minor traffic violations), (ii) no petition under the federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law has been filed by or against, or a receiver or similar officer appointed for, any director or officer of the Company, (iii) no director or officer of the Company has ever been found by any Governmental Body to have violated any federal or state laws or regulations or been subject to any investigation regarding a possible violation of any federal or state laws or regulations, (iv) no director or officer of the Company is the subject of any order, judgment or decree of, or has entered into an agreement with, any Governmental Body permanently or temporarily enjoining him or her, or otherwise limiting him or her, from engaging in any business, profession or business practice, and (v) no current employee of the Company has been the subject of a criminal proceeding (excluding misdemeanor violations not involving allegations or fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude) or has ever been found by any Governmental Body to have violated any federal or state laws or regulations or been subject to any investigation regarding a possible violation of any federal or state laws or regulations.
2.14 | Labor and Employment Matters |
There is no labor strike, dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against or affecting the Company, and the Company has not experienced any work stoppage or other labor difficulty since its inception. As of the date hereof, to the Knowledge of the Company, no employee intends to terminate as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, or otherwise imminently terminate, his or her employment or relationship with the Company. No collective bargaining agreement is binding on the Company. There are no organizational efforts presently being made or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by or on behalf of any labor union with respect to employees of the Company. All employees of the Company are employed on an at will basis, are eligible to work and are, to the Knowledge of the Company, lawfully employed in the United States. Each current and former employee and officer of the Company has executed a confidential information and intellectual property assignment agreement in the form provided to Parent. To the extent that the Company obtains or has obtained any services through outside contractors, each Person providing such services to the Company has executed a nondisclosure agreement in the form provided to Parent. The Company has provided to Parent, a true and complete list which contains: (a) the names, titles and current compensation amounts of all current directors, officers, and employees of the Company; (b) the wage rates for nonsalaried and nonofficer
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salaried current employees of the Company by classification, and all union Contracts (if any); (c) the names and current compensation packages of all current independent contractors and consultants of the Company; (d) each current employment, independent contractor or consulting Contract or arrangement to which the Company is a party or other Contract to which the Company is a party pursuant to which any Person is entitled to compensation or other payments from the Company in respect of past or future services provided, or to be provided, to the Company by any such Person; and (e) each state or other jurisdiction in which the Company currently employs any Person or engages the services of any independent contractor or consultant.
2.15 | Employee Benefit Plans |
(a) Schedule 2.15 to the Disclosure Memorandum contains a complete and accurate list of all current Employee Benefit Plans. The Company does not have any agreement, commitment or obligation to create, enter into or contribute to any additional Employee Benefit Plan, or to modify or amend any existing Employee Benefit Plan. The terms of each Employee Benefit Plan permit the Company to amend and terminate such Employee Benefit Plan at any time and for any reason without penalty and without liability or expense (other than ordinary administrative expenses typically incurred in a termination event).
(b) The Company has delivered to Parent true, correct and complete copies (or, in the case of unwritten Employee Benefit Plans, descriptions) of all the Employee Benefit Plans (and all amendments thereto), and to the extent applicable to a particular Employee Benefit Plan, (i) the three most recent annual reports (Form 5500 series) filed with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan; (ii) the most recent summary plan description, and all summaries of modifications related thereto, distributed with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan; (iii) all Contracts and agreements (and any amendments thereto) currently in effect relating to such Employee Benefit Plan; (iv) the most recent determination letter issued by the IRS with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan; (v) the most recent annual actuarial valuation prepared for such Employee Benefit Plan; and (vi) all coverage, nondiscrimination, top-heavy and Code Section 415 tests performed with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan for the last three years.
(c) With respect to each Employee Benefit Plan: (i) such Employee Benefit Plan is, and at all times has been, maintained, administered and funded in all material respects in accordance with its terms and in material compliance with all applicable laws; (ii) the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other Person have, at all times, properly performed all their duties and obligations (whether arising by operation of law, by Contract or otherwise) under or with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan; (iii) no transaction or event has occurred or, to the Knowledge of the Company, is threatened or about to occur (including any of the transactions contemplated in or by this Agreement) that constitutes or could constitute a prohibited transaction under Section 406 or 407 of ERISA or under Section 4975 of the Code for which an exemption is not available; and (iv) the Company has not incurred, and there exists no condition or set of circumstances in connection with which the Company or Parent could incur, directly or indirectly, any material liability or expense (except for routine contributions and benefit payments) under ERISA, the Code or any other applicable law, or pursuant to any indemnification or similar agreement with respect to such Employee Benefit Plan.
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(d) To the Knowledge of the Company, each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, and its related trust or group annuity Contract is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code. Each such Employee Benefit Plan is either the subject of an unrevoked favorable determination letter from the IRS with respect to such Employee Benefit Plans qualified status under the Code through that legislation commonly referred to as EGTRRA, or has applied (or has time remaining in which to apply) to the IRS for such a determination letter prior to the expiration of the requisite period under applicable treasury regulations or IRS pronouncements in which to apply for such determination letter and to make any amendments necessary to obtain a favorable determination or has been established under a standardized prototype plan for which an IRS opinion letter has been obtained by the plan sponsor and is valid as to the adopting employer. To the Knowledge of the Company, nothing has occurred or is reasonably expected by the Company to occur that could adversely affect the qualification or exemption of any such Employee Benefit Plan or its related trust or group annuity Contract. No such Employee Benefit Plan is or ever has been a top-heavy plan, as defined in Section 416 of the Code.
(e) All contributions, premiums and other payments due or required to be paid to (or with respect to) each Employee Benefit Plan have been timely paid in all material respects, or, if not yet due, have been accrued as a liability on the Company Balance Sheet or in the Companys books and records for periods after the date of the Company Balance Sheet. All Taxes that are required by law to be withheld from benefits derived under the Employee Benefit Plans have been properly withheld and remitted to the proper depository in a timely manner in all material respects.
(f) There are no Claims (other than routine Claims for benefits) pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened with respect to (or against the assets of) any Employee Benefit Plan. To the Knowledge of the Company, (i) no Employee Benefit Plan is currently under investigation, audit or review, directly or indirectly, by the IRS, DOL or any other Governmental Body, and (ii) no such action is contemplated or under consideration by the IRS, DOL or any other Governmental Body.
(g) The Company does not sponsor, maintain or contribute to, and has never sponsored, maintained or contributed to (or been obligated to sponsor, maintain or contribute to), (i) a multiemployer plan, as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, (ii) a multiple employer plan within the meaning of Section 4063 or Section 4064 of ERISA or Section 413 of the Code, (iii) an employee benefit plan that is subject to Section 302 of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, or (iv) a multiple employer welfare arrangement, as defined in Section 3(40) of ERISA.
(h) The Company is not, nor has it ever been, treated as a single employer for purposes of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code in combination with any other Person.
(i) Neither the Company nor any Employee Benefit Plan provides or has any obligation to provide (or contribute toward the cost of) post-employment or post-termination benefits of any kind, including death and medical benefits, with respect to any current or former officer, employee, agent, director or independent contractor of the Company, other than continuation coverage mandated by Sections 601 through 608 of ERISA and Section 4980B(f) of the Code.
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(j) Except as set forth in Schedule 2.15(j) to the Disclosure Memorandum, neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Operative Documents (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional or subsequent event(s)) will (i) entitle any individual to severance pay, unemployment compensation or any other payment from the Company, Parent, any of their respective Affiliates or any Employee Benefit Plan, (ii) otherwise increase the amount of compensation due to any individual or forgive indebtedness owed by any individual, (iii) result in any benefit or right becoming established or increased, or accelerate the time of payment or vesting of any benefit, under any Employee Benefit Plan, (iv) require the Company, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates to transfer or set aside any assets to fund or otherwise provide for any benefits for any individual, or (v) impair in any way the rights of the Company under any Employee Benefit Plan.
(k) Each Employee Benefit Plan that is a nonqualified deferred compensation plan within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, including any Stock Purchase Rights, is, and at all times has been, maintained, administered, operated and funded in all material respects in accordance with the applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(l) The Company has not received services from (i) to the Knowledge of the Company, any individual whom the Company treated as an independent contractor, but who should have been treated as a common law employee of the Company, or (ii) any individual who constituted a leased employee of the Company under Section 414(n) of the Code.
(m) The Company does not sponsor, maintain or contribute to, and has never sponsored, maintained or contributed to (or been obligated to sponsor, maintain or contribute to), any Employee Benefit Plan subject to the laws of any jurisdiction outside of the United States.
2.16 | Intellectual Property |
2.16.1 | Company Intellectual Property |
The Company exclusively owns, or has the valid right or license to Exploit (subject to, in the case of any Third Party IP, the terms of the applicable Inbound Licenses), all Company IP. The Company owns all rights, title and interest in and to all the Company-Owned IP free and clear of all Encumbrances and licenses other than the Outbound Licenses. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company Technology is sufficient for the conduct of the Companys business as currently conducted.
2.16.2 | Intellectual Property Agreements |
Schedule 2.16.2 to the Disclosure Memorandum lists all Company IP Agreements, separately identified as Outbound Licenses and Inbound Licenses (except for Inbound Licenses that are standard end user license agreements for off-the-shelf software or services not in excess of $1,000 per seat; although excluded from Schedule 2.16.2 to the Disclosure Memorandum, such Contracts are included in the definition of Inbound Licenses). Other than the Company IP
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Agreements, there are no other Contracts to which the Company is a party governing or relating to any Company IP. With respect to the Company IP Agreements, except as otherwise set forth in Schedule 2.16.2 to the Disclosure Memorandum: (a) all are valid, binding and in full force and effect; (b) the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, each other party thereto have performed their obligations thereunder; and (c) neither the Company nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other party thereto is in default or breach thereunder. Neither the Company nor any of the Stockholders has received notice or has any knowledge that any party to any Company IP Agreement intends to cancel, terminate or refuse to renew (if renewable) any Company IP Agreement or to exercise or decline to exercise any option or right thereunder.
2.16.3 | No Violation; No Impairment |
Except as otherwise set forth in Schedule 2.16.3, neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the other Operative Documents nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and therein will: (a) constitute a breach of or default under any Company IP Agreement; (b) cause the forfeiture or termination of, or give rise to a right of forfeiture or termination of, any Company IP; or (c) impair the right of the Company to Exploit any of the Company IP, or portion thereof.
2.16.4 | Payments |
Except as accurately and completely set forth in the Company IP Agreements, no royalties, commissions, fees or other payments are or will become payable by the Company to any Person by reason of the Companys Exploitation of any Company IP in the conduct of the Companys business as currently conducted.
2.16.5 | Intellectual Property Registrations |
Schedule 2.16.5 to the Disclosure Memorandum sets forth all registrations and applications made by or on behalf of the Company in any jurisdiction, domestic, foreign or otherwise, of any patents, copyrights, mask works, trademarks, service marks, design rights, domain names and any other Company-Owned IP and all foreign equivalents (collectively, Company IP Registrations). All of the Company IP Registrations are valid, enforceable and subsisting. Except as set forth in Schedule 2.16.5, there are no other actions that must be taken by the Company or the Parent within 180 days after the date of this Agreement for the purpose of obtaining, maintaining, perfecting, preserving or renewing any Company IP Registration. The Company has not conducted its business, and has not used or enforced (or failed to use or enforce) the Company-Owned IP, in a manner that would result in the abandonment, cancellation or unenforceability of any item of the Company IP Registrations, and has not taken (or failed to take) any action that would result in the forfeiture or relinquishment of any of the Company IP Registrations. Schedule 2.16.5 to the Disclosure Memorandum also lists all trademarks, trade names, service marks, logos, domain names or other source identifiers currently used by the Company but for which no registration has been sought. There have been no interferences, re-examinations or oppositions brought or threatened to be brought involving any of the Company IP Registrations. The Company has the sole right to file, prosecute and maintain all applications and registrations with respect to the Company-Owned IP.
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2.16.6 | No Infringement by the Company |
The Companys Exploitation of the Company IP in the Companys business as currently conducted: (a) does not constitute a breach or default under, or otherwise violate, any Company IP Agreement, (b) except with respect to patents, to the Knowledge of the Company, does not infringe, violate or interfere with or misappropriate any right (including any intellectual property right), title or interest of any Person (c) with respect to patents, does not infringe, violate or interfere with or misappropriate any right (including any intellectual property right), title or interest of any Person, and (d) does not constitute unfair competition or unfair trade practices under the laws of any jurisdiction to which the Company is subject. There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened Claim that any of the Company-Owned IP is invalid or contesting the ownership or right of the Company to Exploit any of the Company-Owned IP, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is there any basis for any such Claim. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no pending or threatened Claim that any of the Third Party IP is invalid or contesting the ownership of the Third-Party IP or the right of the Company to Exploit (subject to the terms of the applicable Inbound License) any of the Third Party IP. Except as set forth in Section 2.16.6 of the Disclosure Memorandum, neither the Company nor any Stockholder has received any notice or Claim (whether written, oral or otherwise) regarding any offer to license or any infringement, misappropriation, violation, misuse, abuse or other interference of or with any third party intellectual property right by the Company or the Company IP or claiming that any other entity has any such Claim with respect thereto, nor, to the Knowledge of the Company, is there any basis for any such Claim. Neither the Company nor any Stockholder has received any oral or written opinions of counsel relating to infringement, invalidity or unenforceability of any Company IP.
2.16.7 | No Third Party Infringement |
To the Knowledge of the Company, there is and has been no unauthorized use, unauthorized disclosure, infringement, violation or misappropriation of any Company-Owned IP by any Person. The Company has not received any notice (whether written, oral or otherwise) nor has any knowledge that any Person is infringing, violating or misappropriating any part of the Company IP or otherwise making any unauthorized use or disclosure of the Company IP.
2.16.8 | Confidentiality |
The Company has taken commercially reasonable steps, which, at a minimum, are consistent with industry standards, to maintain the confidentiality of its confidential and proprietary information and data. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company has not (a) disclosed confidential or proprietary information to any Person other than an officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company and under a written nondisclosure agreement, or (b) deposited, disclosed or delivered to any Person, or agreed to or permitted the deposit, disclosure or delivery to any Person of, any Source Code other than an officer, director, employee or consultant of the Company and under a written nondisclosure agreement. No event has occurred, and no circumstances or conditions exist, that with or without notice, lapse of time or both, will, or would reasonably be expected to, result in the disclosure or delivery to any Person of any Source Code.
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2.16.9 | Agreements With Employees and Contractors |
Schedule 2.16.9 to the Disclosure Memorandum lists all Persons who have created any material portion of, or otherwise have any rights in or to, any Company-Owned IP other than employees of the Company who meet all of the following requirements: (i) their work in any Company-Owned IP was created by them entirely within the scope of their employment by the Company, (ii) their copyrightable work product in any Company-Owned IP is owned by the Company as a work made for hire under U.S. copyright law, and (iii) any inventions of such employees that are included or implemented in any Company-Owned IP have been assigned to the Company under the Companys standard form employee invention assignment agreement. Each Person who has been involved in, or who contributed to, the creation or development of any Company-Owned IP has executed and delivered to the Company a valid assignment of all rights, title and interests that such Person may have or may hereafter acquire in or to such Company-Owned IP and a waiver of any and all moral rights that such Person may have therein. Complete and correct copies of each of these Contracts have been delivered to the Parent. No current or former employee, officer, director, consultant or contractor has any right, license, Claim, or interest whatsoever in or with respect to any of the Company-Owned IP.
2.16.10 | No Violation of Other Agreements |
No current or former director, officer, employee, consultant or contractor of the Company (a) is in violation of any provision or covenant of any employment contract, patent disclosure agreement, invention assignment agreement, non-disclosure agreement, noncompetition agreement or any other Contract with any Person by virtue of such directors, officers employees, consultants or contractors being employed by, performing services for, or serving on the board of directors of, the Company, (b) is using or has used any trade secrets or other confidential or proprietary information of any third party in connection with performing any services for the Company or the development or creation of any Company-Owned IP, or (c) has developed or created any Company-Owned IP that is subject to any agreement under which such director, officer, employee, consultant or contractor has assigned or otherwise granted any third party any rights in or to any of such Company-Owned IP. The employment of any current or former employee of the Company and the use by the Company of any services of any current or former director, officer, consultant or contractor, has not subjected and does not currently subject the Company to any liability to any Person for the Company improperly engaging or soliciting to engage such director, officer, employee, consultant or contractor.
2.16.11 | Public Software |
Except as set forth in Schedule 2.16.11 to the Disclosure Memorandum, no Public Software (a) was or is used in connection with the development of any Company-Owned IP, (b) was or is incorporated in whole or in part into or otherwise forms any part of any of the Company IP, or (c) has been distributed in whole or in part in conjunction with any product or service provided by the Company. The Company has not used any Public Software listed in Schedule 2.16.11 to the Disclosure Memorandum in such a way that creates or purports to create obligations for the Company with respect to any Company IP (other than the Public Software) or grants or purports to grant to any third party any rights or immunities under any Company IP (other than in and to the Public Software).
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2.16.12 | Indemnification |
Except as set forth in Section 2.10(a)(viii), the Company has not entered into any agreement or offered to indemnify any Person against any charge of infringement, misappropriation, violation, misuse, abuse or other interference by the Company IP or by the use of the Company IP of or with any other intellectual property or proprietary right. The Company has not entered into any agreement granting any Person the right to bring or control any infringement, invalidation or other action with respect to, or otherwise to enforce any right in, any of the Company IP.
2.16.13 | Documentation |
The books and records of the Company and any other embodiments and documentation of the Company-Owned IP delivered to the Parent are accurate and complete, disclose the Company-Owned IP and are sufficient to enable the Parent to fully Exploit the Company-Owned IP. To the Knowledge of the Company the Inbound Licenses of the Third Party IP delivered to the Parent are accurate and complete, disclose the Third Party IP and are sufficient to enable the Parent to fully Exploit the Third Party IP, subject to the terms of the applicable Inbound License.
2.17 | Business Metrics |
Schedule 2.17(a) to the Disclosure Memorandum sets forth an accurate count of the total number of listings of rental properties available through the Companys platform during each of the monthly periods reflected on such schedule. Schedule 2.17(b) to the Disclosure Memorandum also sets forth an accurate count of the total number of paid subscription accounts for the Companys software as a service offering as of January 1, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and as of April 11, 2012.
2.18 | Corporate Books and Records |
The Company has furnished to Parent accurate and complete copies of (a) the Company Certificate of Incorporation and the Company Bylaws, (b) minute books, and (c) stock transfer records. Such stock transfer records accurately reflect all the issuances, transfers, repurchases and cancellations of shares of capital stock of the Company. The Company has made available to Parent true and complete copies of each document listed in the Disclosure Memorandum.
2.19 | Licenses; Compliance With Laws |
The Company has received all approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, orders, registrations and permits of all Governmental Bodies necessary for the conduct of the Companys business as currently conducted and use of the Real Property or the Personal Property. The Company is and has been in compliance in all material respects with all federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, decrees and orders applicable to it, to its employees or to its business or property. Neither the Company nor any representative of the Company in its capacity as such has violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or the anticorruption laws of any jurisdiction where the Company does business. The Company has at all times complied with all legal requirements relating to export control and trade sanctions or embargoes.
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2.20 | Insurance |
Schedule 2.20 to the Disclosure Memorandum sets forth an accurate and complete list of all current insurance policies maintained by the Company and includes the policy number, amount of coverage and contact information for each such policy. As of the date hereof, such policies remain in full force and effect. Schedule 2.20 to the Disclosure Memorandum also separately sets forth an accurate and complete list of all Contracts under which the Company is required to maintain insurance coverage or to name a Person as an additional insured under any insurance policy of the Company. The Company has not been refused any insurance, nor has its coverage been limited, by any insurance carrier.
2.21 | Brokers or Finders |
The Company does not and will not have, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders fees or any similar charges in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby.
2.22 | Bank Accounts |
Schedule 2.22 to the Disclosure Memorandum sets forth (a) an accurate and complete list of the names and locations of all banks, trust companies, securities brokers and other financial institutions at which the Company has an account or safe deposit box or maintains a banking, custodial, trading or other relationship, (b) an accurate and complete list and description of each such account, box and relationship, indicating in each case the account number and the names of the respective officers, employees, agents or other similar representatives of the Company having signatory power with respect thereto, and (c) a list of each investment of the Company held through or in each such account, box and relationship, including the name of the record and beneficial owner thereof, the location of the certificates, if any, the maturity date, if any, and any stock or bond powers or other authority for transfer granted with respect thereto.
2.23 | Insider Interests |
No director or officer of the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no Stockholder, employee or consultant of the Company has any interest (other than as a Stockholder of the Company) (a) in any property or assets currently used in the business of the Company, or (b) in any Contract to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound. The Company, the directors and officers of the Company and, to the Knowledge of the Company, the Stockholders, employees and consultants of the Company, have no interest, either directly or indirectly, in any Person (whether as an employee, officer, director, manager, partner, stockholder, member, agent, independent contractor, security holder, creditor, consultant or otherwise), other than ownership of capital stock comprising less than 1% of any publicly held company, that presently (i) provides any services, produces and/or sells any products or product lines, or engages in any activity that is competitive with any activity or business in which the Company is now engaged, (ii) is a supplier, customer or creditor of the Company, or (iii) has any direct or indirect interest in any asset or property that is necessary for the conduct of the Companys business as currently conducted.
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2.24 | Full Disclosure |
To the Knowledge of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement no information furnished by the Company to Parent or its representatives in connection with this Agreement (including the Financial Statements and all information in the Disclosure Memorandum and the other Schedule hereto) or the other Operative Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements so made or information so delivered not misleading.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
In order to induce the Company to enter into and perform this Agreement, Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows.
3.1 | Organization and Good Standing |
Parent is a corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Washington. Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
3.2 | Authority and Enforceability |
Each of Parent and Merger Sub has the power and authority to execute this Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which it is or will be a party and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder. All corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub and their respective directors, officers and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the other applicable Operative Documents to which Parent or Merger Sub is or will be a party has been taken and the consummation of the Merger and the performance of all of Parents and Merger Subs obligations under this Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which Parent or Merger Sub is or will be a party has been taken, other than an action required to be taken by the board of directors of Parent, or a duly authorized committee thereof, to grant the RSUs contemplated by Section 6.7. This Agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, and each of the other Operative Documents to which Parent or Merger Sub is or will be a party, when executed by Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, will be the legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, enforceable against Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, in accordance with its terms.
3.3 | No Approvals; No Conflicts |
The execution, delivery and performance by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the other Operative Documents to which Parent and Merger Sub is or will be a party, and the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not (a) constitute a violation (with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both) of law or any judgment, decree, order, regulation or rule of any Governmental Body applicable to Parent and Merger Sub, (b) other than the Certificate of Merger, require any consent, approval
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or authorization of, declaration, filing or registration with, or notice to, any Person, or (d) conflict with or result in a breach of or constitute a default under any provision of the governing documents of Parent and Merger Sub.
3.4 | Available Funds |
Parent has, and will make available to Merger Sub, as appropriate, sufficient financial resources to make the payments of the Merger Consideration pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
3.5 | Activities of Merger Sub |
Merger Sub was formed for the purpose of participating in the Merger as contemplated in this Agreement. Merger Sub has engaged in no other business activities.
3.6 | Full Disclosure |
To the knowledge of Parent, as of the date of this Agreement no information furnished by Parent or the Merger Sub to the Company or its representatives in connection with this Agreement or the other Operative Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements so made or information so delivered not misleading.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to effect the Merger and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, which may be expressly waived only in writing signed by Parent.
4.1 | Accuracy of Representations and Warranties |
The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein (as modified by the Disclosure Memorandum) and in the other Operative Documents (a) shall, if qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect, be true and correct, and, if not qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect, be true and correct in all material respects, as of the date hereof (except that those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date need only have been true and correct on such date), and (b) except for changes contemplated by this Agreement and the other Operative Documents, shall, if qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect, be true and correct, and, if not qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect, be true and correct in all material respects, as of the Closing Date, as though made on that date (except that those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date need only have been true and correct on such date).
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4.2 | Performance of Agreements |
The Company shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and agreements and complied with all covenants contained in this Agreement or any other Operative Document to be performed and complied with by it at or prior to the Closing Date.
4.3 | Opinion of Counsel for the Company |
Parent shall have received the opinion letter of Fenwick & West LLP, counsel for the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form attached hereto as Schedule 4.3.
4.4 | Compliance Certificates |
Parent shall have received a certificate of the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to Parent, certifying that the conditions in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.6 and 4.10 have been fulfilled.
4.5 | FIRPTA Certificate |
Parent shall have received from the Company a duly authorized and executed certificate in form acceptable to Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, stating that no interest in the Company is a United States real property interest within the meaning of Code Section 897(c)(1)(A).
4.6 | Material Adverse Effect |
Since the date of this Agreement and through the Closing, the Company shall not have experienced a Company Material Adverse Effect.
4.7 | Approvals and Waiting Periods |
All transfers of permits or licenses and all approvals of or notices to federal, state, local or foreign public agencies, the granting or delivery of which is necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, shall have been obtained, and all waiting periods specified by law shall have passed.
4.8 | Secretarys Certificate |
Parent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary of the Company, in form and substance satisfactory to Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, as to the authenticity and effectiveness of the actions of the board of directors and the Stockholders of the Company authorizing the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Operative Documents. Attached to such certificate shall be a copy of the Company Certificate of Incorporation certified by the Secretary of State, the Company Bylaws, and resolutions of all board and Stockholder action in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Operative Documents, certified by the Companys Secretary.
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4.9 | Compliance With Laws |
The consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and any other Operative Document shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which Parent, Merger Sub and the Company is subject.
4.10 | Stockholder Approval; Appraisal Rights |
This Agreement and the Merger shall have been approved by the Stockholders of the Company as, and to the extent, required by the Company Certificate of Incorporation or Company Bylaws and applicable law. No more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Company Stock as of the record date for the determination of those shares of Company Stock entitled to vote for or against the Merger shall either (a) have exercised their appraisal rights and not effectively withdrawn or otherwise forfeited such appraisal rights or (b) continue to have a right to exercise their appraisal rights.
4.11 | Legal Proceedings |
No order of any Governmental Body shall be in effect that enjoins, restrains, conditions or prohibits consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Operative Document, and no litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding, in each case initiated by a Governmental Body, shall be pending or threatened that would enjoin, restrain, condition or prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Operative Document.
4.12 | Employment Arrangements |
Neither Founder shall have terminated the employment letter entered into between Parent and such Founder as of the date hereof (for employment with Parent or an Affiliate of Parent effective upon Closing) or taken any action or expressed any intent to not be employed by Parent or any Affiliate of Parent from and after the Closing pursuant to the terms of such employment letter, and each Founder shall have executed the form of Parents Confidential Information, Inventions, and Nonsolicitation Agreement provided to each Founder in connection with his employment letter.
4.13 | Conversion of Preferred Stock |
The Company shall, prior to the Effective Time, provide Parent with evidence satisfactory to Parent that, by vote or written consent, the holders of at least 60% of the then outstanding shares of Company Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, shall have approved the automatic conversion of all shares of Company Preferred Stock outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time into shares of Company Common Stock, effective as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Company Certificate of Incorporation.
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4.14 | Company Option Holders; Company Series A Warrants |
The Company shall have provided Parent with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent that all necessary actions to effect the treatment of Company Stock Options and Company Series A Warrants as set forth in this Agreement (and as contemplated by Sections 6.6(b) and 6.6(c)) have been taken.
4.15 | Third Party Consents and Notices |
The Company shall have received and shall have delivered to Parent or its counsel duly executed consents to the Merger or consents to assign Contracts from each of the parties (other than the Company) to the applicable Contracts listed on Schedule 4.15(i) in a form previously approved by Parent. Company shall have delivered proper notices to each of the parties (other than the Company) to the applicable Contracts listed on Schedule 4.15(ii) in a form previously approved by Parent.
4.16 | Transaction Costs and Debt Spreadsheet |
At least three business days prior to the Closing, the Company shall have provided to Parent a schedule in the form of Schedule 2.6(c) to the Disclosure Memorandum, certified as accurate and complete as of the Closing Date by the Company (the Transaction Costs and Debt Spreadsheet), that sets forth (a) all Transaction Costs of the Company as of the Closing, in the aggregate and itemized to show the amount paid or payable to each Person that is owed a portion of such Transaction Costs, and separately showing the portion of the Transaction Costs actually paid by the Company prior to the Closing; (b) all outstanding Debt as of the Closing, in the aggregate and with respect to each Person entitled to payment of a portion of such Debt (with reference to the Contact pursuant to which such Debt is owed) and (c) the Companys cash balance as of the Closing.
4.17 | Merger Consideration Spreadsheet |
At least three business days prior to the Closing, the Company shall have provided to Parent the Merger Consideration Spreadsheet, certified as accurate and complete as of the Closing Date by the Company. In addition, at least three business days prior to the Closing, the Company shall have provided to Parent a schedule in the form of Schedule 2.3 to the Disclosure Memorandum that is updated as of the Closing Date and shall have made each of the representations and warranties set for in Section 2.3 as of the Closing Date. Such schedule and representations and warranties may be delivered and made as part of the Merger Consideration Spreadsheet.
4.18 | Resignation of Directors and Officers |
The Company shall have delivered to Parent the resignation of each director and officer of the Company (with respect to such position) to be effective as of the Effective Time.
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4.19 | Payoff Letters |
Payoff letters in customary form satisfactory to Parent (specifying effectiveness upon receipt of payment) with respect to all payments relating to any Debt and Transaction Costs in amounts not greater than the amounts set forth in the Transaction Costs and Debt Spreadsheet shall have been executed by each of the Persons to whom such amounts are owed as of the Closing and delivered to the Company and Parent.
4.20 | Termination of Agreements |
The Company shall have delivered evidence satisfactory to Parent that each of the Contracts listed on Schedule 4.20 has been terminated, or shall be terminated without further action of any Person at the Closing, without further obligations or liabilities of any kind on the part of the Company or Parent.
4.21 | No Revocation of Agreements |
(a) The Agreement Regarding Transaction (Founders) entered into as of the date hereof among Parent and the Founders shall continue to be in full force and effect, no action shall have been taken by any Founder to rescind such agreement and each Founder shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and agreements contained therein to be performed and complied with by it at or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) The Agreement Regarding Transaction entered into as of the date hereof among Parent and the Significant Stockholders shall continue to be in full force and effect, no action shall have been taken by any Significant Stockholder to rescind such agreement and each Significant Stockholder shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and agreements contained therein to be performed and complied with by it at or prior to the Closing Date.
4.22 | Escrow Agreement |
The Stockholder Representative and the Escrow Agent shall have executed and delivered the Escrow Agreement.
4.23 | Audited Historical Financial Statements |
The Company shall have delivered the Historical Financials prepared in conformity with GAAP to Parent and the Auditor.
4.24 | Parachute Payments |
The Company shall have delivered evidence satisfactory to Parent that either (a) the requisite stockholder approval under Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code was obtained with respect to any Parachute Payments (as defined in Section 6.16) in accordance with Section 6.16, or (b) the requisite stockholder approval under Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code with respect to such Parachute Payments was not obtained, and as a consequence, such Parachute Payments will not be made, retained, or provided, to the extent the value thereof exceeds 2.99 times such
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Persons base amount determined in accordance with Section 280G of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder pursuant to Parachute Payment Waiver Agreements (as defined in Section 6.16) entered into by the affected individuals.
4.25 | Committed Company Stock Options |
The Companys board of directors shall have granted the Committed Company Stock Options under the Company Incentive Plan in the form of nonqualified stock options with a per share exercise price at least equal to the Consideration per Share.
4.26 | Other Actions |
The Company shall have taken the actions set forth in Schedule 2.8(a) to the Disclosure Memorandum.
ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY
The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger and the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, which may be expressly waived only in writing signed by the Company.
5.1 | Accuracy of Representations and Warranties |
The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub contained herein and in the other Operative Documents (a) shall if qualified as to materiality, been true and correct, and if not qualified as to materiality, been true and correct in all material respects, as of the date hereof (except that those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date need only have been true and correct on such date), and (b) except for changes contemplated by this Agreement and the other Operative Documents, shall, if qualified as to materiality, be true and correct, and if not qualified as to materiality, be true and correct in all material respects, as of the Closing Date, as though made on that date (except that those representations and warranties that address matters only as of a particular date need only have been true and correct on such date).
5.2 | Performance of Agreements |
Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed in all material respects all obligations and agreements and complied with all covenants contained in this Agreement or any other Operative Document to be performed and complied with by it at or prior to the Closing.
5.3 | Compliance Certificate |
The Company shall have received a certificate of Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in form and substance satisfactory to the Company, certifying that the conditions to the obligations of the Company in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 have been fulfilled.
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5.4 | Legal Proceedings |
No order of any Governmental Body shall be in effect that enjoins, restrains, conditions or prohibits consummation of the Merger or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Operative Document, and no litigation, investigation or administrative proceeding, in each case by a Governmental Body, shall be pending or threatened in writing which would enjoin, restrain, condition or prevent consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Operative Document.
5.5 | Approvals and Waiting Periods |
All transfers of permits or licenses and all approvals of or notices to federal, state, local or foreign public agencies, the granting or delivery of which is necessary on the part of Parent and Merger Sub for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, shall have been obtained, and all waiting periods specified by law shall have passed.
5.6 | Compliance With Laws |
The consummation of the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Operative Documents shall be legally permitted by all laws and regulations to which Parent, Merger Sub and the Company is subject.
5.7 | Escrow Agreement |
Parent and the Escrow Agent shall have executed and delivered the Escrow Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
6.1 | Continuing Operation of the Company |
(a) From the date hereof until the Closing Date or the earlier date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or as may be required by law, the Company shall (i) conduct its business and operations only in the ordinary course of business, consistent with the Companys past practice and in material compliance with all applicable laws, and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve intact its current business organization, maintain the physical assets of the business in accordance with its current practices, keep available the services of its current officers and employees, and preserve its goodwill and relationships with its current customers, suppliers and others having business dealings with the Company.
(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, from the date hereof until the Closing Date or the earlier date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII, the Company will not cause or permit the Company to, take any of the following actions except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or as may be required by law:
(i) take any action to amend the Company Certificate of Incorporation or the Company Bylaws;
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(ii) issue, sell or deliver, or agree to issue, sell or deliver (whether through the issuance or granting of options or other equity or equity-based awards, warrants, commitments, subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise) or authorize the issuance, sale or delivery of, or redeem or repurchase, any stock of any class or any other securities or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such stock or other securities, or amend any of the terms of outstanding securities of the Company, other than: (A) the issuance of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Company Stock Options outstanding as of the date hereof; (B) the issuance of Company Common Stock upon conversion of Company Preferred Stock outstanding as of the date hereof; (C) the repurchase of any shares of Company Stock from former employees and consultants in accordance with Contracts providing for Repurchase Rights, which Repurchase Rights are set forth on Schedule 2.3 to the Disclosure Memorandum; and (D) the grant of the Committed Company Stock Options.
(iii) split, combine or reclassify any shares of its capital stock or declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock;
(iv) incur any material obligation or liability (current or contingent), except current liabilities incurred and obligations under Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(v) acquire, sell, lease, license, encumber or dispose of any material assets or property, including, without limitation, the Company IP, other than purchases, sales and outbound licenses of assets in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the Companys past practice;
(vi) pay, discharge, or satisfy any Claim, liability, right or obligation (absolute, accrued, asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the Companys past practice of Claims, liabilities, rights and obligations reflected or reserved against in the Company Balance Sheet or incurred since the date of the Company Balance Sheet in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the Companys past practice;
(vii) forgive, cancel or defer any indebtedness or waive any Claim or rights of material value (including any indebtedness owing by any Stockholder, officer, director, employee of Affiliate of the Company);
(viii) prepay any obligation having a fixed maturity of more than 90 days from the date such obligation was issued or incurred;
(ix) except as provided in Schedule 6.1(b)(ix) to the Disclosure Memorandum and the grant of Committed Company Stock Options as contemplated herein, enter into, amend, terminate, extend or renew any compensation or employment arrangement or agreement with the Companys employees or independent contractors, including but not
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limited to entering into an arrangement to increase or defer compensation or benefits, pay or increase any bonus, severance or other termination payment, or providing for accelerated vesting of Company Stock Options, except for any such acceleration as is specifically provided in the Company Incentive Plan or the related stock option grant agreements under which the Company Stock Options were originally issued, other than compensation and benefits adjustments in the ordinary course of business and consistent with the Companys past practice;
(x) enter into, amend, terminate, extend or renew any Employee Benefit Plan;
(xi) except as required by GAAP or applicable law, change its accounting methods or practices or internal accounting control, inventory, investment, credit, or allowance (including procedures or practices with respect to the payment of accounts payable, the collection of accounts receivable, the purchase or sale of inventory, the prepayment of royalties and the calculation of reserves);
(xii) make or change any election in respect of Taxes or adopt or change any accounting method in respect of Taxes (in each case, excluding elections made or methods adopted solely by reason of the Tax treatment of an item on a Tax Return), file any amended income Tax Return, enter into any closing agreement, or settlement or compromise of any claim or assessment, in respect of Taxes, consent to the extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any claim or assessment in respect of Taxes with any Governmental Body, or surrender any right to claim a refund of Taxes;
(xiii) mortgage or pledge any property or assets or subject any such assets to any Encumbrance;
(xiv) enter into any Contract that, if currently existing, would be required to be listed in Schedule 2.10 to the Disclosure Memorandum as a Material Contract pursuant to Sections 2.10(v), (vi), (vii), (xii), (xiii) or (xiv);
(xv) amend, terminate, fail to renew (if such Contract is renewable by its terms), take or omit to take any action that would constitute a material violation of or default under, or waive any material rights under, any Material Contract, except for amendments, terminations or other actions in the ordinary course of business;
(xvi) make or commit to make any single capital expenditure in excess of $10,000 or capital expenditures that are, in the aggregate, in excess of $25,000;
(xvii) dispose of or fail to take any action necessary to preserve the validity of any Company IP;
(xviii) make or approve any writeoff or writedown or any determination to write-off or write-down any of its assets or properties; or
(xix) agree in writing or otherwise to take any of the foregoing actions.
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6.2 | Further Action |
From the date of this Agreement until the date that is the earlier of (a) the date that is six months from the Closing Date and (b) the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement, the parties hereto will use commercially reasonable efforts to take further actions reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this Agreement or any other Operative Document.
6.3 | Confidentiality |
At all times before and after the Closing, the Stockholder Representative shall not make any statements to any third party with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or disclose to any third party any of the Companys or Parents confidential information; provided however, that this provision shall not apply to disclosures by the Stockholder Representative to (a) its employees, consultants and legal and financial advisors and (b) the Company Escrow Parties, provided, in each case, that the same are obligated to maintain the confidentiality of the information provided. The parties hereto acknowledge that Parent and the Company previously entered into a Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2012, which shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms; provided however, that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, any other Operative Document or such Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, at Parents option, in its sole discretion, at any time after the date hereof, Parent may issue a press release, Current Report on Form 8-K and/or other report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission announcing and/or reporting this Agreement (including filing a copy of this Agreement as an exhibit to any such filing), the existence of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
6.4 | Tax Matters |
(a) Parent shall be responsible for making proper and timely filings of all Tax Returns required to be filed by the Company after the Closing Date for periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date and for all Straddle Periods (collectively, Pre-Closing Returns). All such Pre-Closing Returns shall be prepared in a manner consistent with the Companys past practice, except as otherwise required by law. Parent shall deliver drafts of all Pre-Closing Returns which are income Tax Returns to the Stockholder Representative for review no less than fifteen (15) days prior to the due date (taking into account any validly obtained extensions of time to file) for the filing of such Tax Returns, and shall make any reasonable changes suggested in good faith by the Stockholder Representative. Solely for purposes of this Section 6.4(a), the parties acknowledge and agree that the deductions attributable to compensation arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall, to the maximum extent permitted by law, be allocable to the taxable year of the Company that begins on the day after the Closing Date.
(b) The parties shall provide each other with such assistance as may reasonably be requested by the others in connection with the preparation of any Tax Return, any audit or other examination by any taxing authority, or any judicial or administrative proceedings relating to liabilities for Taxes. Such assistance shall include making employees available on a mutually convenient basis to provide additional information or explanation of material provided hereunder
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and shall include providing copies of relevant Tax Returns and supporting material. The parties will provide each other with any records or information that may be relevant to such preparation, audit, examination, proceeding or determination.
6.5 | Information Statement; Soliciting Stockholder Approval |
As soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement and until the earlier of the Closing Date or the date this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement:
(a) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain Stockholder approval of this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Documents for which such approval is required under the Company Certificate of Incorporation or the Company Bylaws or Delaware Law, all in accordance with the Company Certificate of Incorporation, Company Bylaws and Delaware Law (the Company Stockholder Approval). In connection with the written stockholder consent to approve the foregoing matters, the Company shall prepare and send to Stockholder an information statement (in a form to be approved by Parent) that notifies the Stockholders of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Documents, solicits their approval of this Agreement, the Merger and any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Operative Documents for which such approval is required under the Company Certificate of Incorporation, Company Bylaws or Delaware Law and includes the appraisal rights notice required pursuant to Section 262 of Delaware Law and a copy of such Section 262.
(b) The Company shall seek to obtain Stockholder approval by written consent, in lieu of a meeting. Promptly upon receipt of written consents sufficient for such approval, the Company shall deliver notice of the approval of the Merger by written consent of the Stockholders, pursuant to the applicable provisions of Delaware Law, the Company Certificate of Incorporation and Company Bylaws (the Stockholder Notice), to all Stockholders that did not execute such written consent informing them that this Agreement and the Merger were adopted and approved by the Stockholders and that appraisal rights are available for their Company Stock pursuant to Section 262 of Delaware Law (which notice shall include a copy of such Section 262), and shall promptly inform Parent of the date on which the Stockholder Notice was sent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall give Stockholders sufficient notice to the effect that no Stockholder will be able to exercise appraisal rights if such Stockholder has not perfected such appraisal rights in accordance with Section 262 of Delaware Law.
6.6 | Stock Option Matters; Company Series A Warrants |
(a) Parent will file a Form S-8 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the Substituted Parent Options promptly following Parents 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the date on which Parent is able to satisfy the applicable legal requirements necessary to cause such registration to become effective or include the shares issuable pursuant to the Substituted Parent Options in a presently effective registration statement and will reserve a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock for issuance upon exercise or settlement thereof. Parent will use
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commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement or registration statements for so long as shares are issuable pursuant to Substituted Parent Options. Parent will give holders of Substituted Parent Options notice of their new awards within 10 business days after the Effective Time and such holders will be permitted to exercise such Substituted Parent Options (to the extent exercisable pursuant to their terms) for shares registered on such registration statements following the receipt of such notice.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company (including through its board of directors or a duly authorized committee thereof) will take use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the treatment of Company Stock Options as set forth in this Agreement, including obtaining any necessary written consents from Company Option Holders pursuant to a form previously provided to the Company by Parent with respect to the treatment of Company Stock Options as set forth in this Agreement, to (i) allow for conversion to cash of each Vested In the Money Company Stock Option as provided in Section 1.7.1(c)(i); (ii) allow for substitution of Unvested In the Money Company Stock Options held by Continuing Employees as provided in Section 1.7.1(c)(iii); and (iii) cancel, at the Effective Time, all Company Stock Options that are not In the Money Company Stock Options and all Unvested In the Money Company Stock Options held by Persons other than Continuing Employees.
(c) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company (including through its board of directors or a duly authorized committee thereof) will use commercially reasonable efforts to effect the treatment of Company Series A Warrants as set forth in Section 1.7.1(c)(iv), including obtaining any necessary written consents from holders of Company Series A Warrants to cancel, at the Effective Time, all Company Series A Warrants that have not been exercised in advance of the Effective Time. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall obtain the consent of each holder of a Company Series A Warrant to exercise such warrant as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in lieu of any deemed exercise pursuant to the terms of such Company Series A Warrant, with the aggregate exercise price of such warrant to be deducted from the amount otherwise payable to such holder pursuant to Section 1.7.1(b)(i).
6.7 | Retention Bonus Plan |
Within ninety (90) days of the Closing Date, Parent shall establish a retention bonus arrangement or plan (the Retention Bonus Plan) pursuant to which restricted stock units (collectively, RSUs and individually, an RSU) for 280,978 shares of Parent Common Stock (the RSU Pool) shall be granted by Parent to the Founders and the other Continuing Employees (collectively, the RSU Recipients). 25% of each RSU shall vest on the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date and the remainder shall vest in substantially equal installments each three-month period thereafter for the next three years, such that the RSUs are fully vested on the four-year anniversary of the Closing Date, subject in each case to an RSU Recipients continued full-time employment or service to Parent or an Affiliate of Parent or the Surviving Corporation on a vest date. The number of shares of Parent Common Stock subject to each RSU shall be determined, for each RSU Recipient, by multiplying (a) the RSU Pool by (b) the ratio determined by dividing (i) the number of shares of Company Stock and Company Stock Options held by such RSU Recipient immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (ii) the total number of shares of Company Stock and Company Stock Options held by all RSU Recipients immediately prior to the Effective Time, with any resulting fractional share rounded down to the nearest
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whole share of Parent Common Stock. In other respects, the RSUs shall be granted with terms and conditions consistent with the Parent Incentive Plan. Parent will file a Form S-8 registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs promptly following Parents 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and the date on which Parent is able to satisfy the applicable legal requirements necessary to cause such registration to become effective, but in no event later than 75 calendar days after the Closing Date, or include the shares issuable pursuant to the RSUs in a presently effective registration statement. Parent will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement or registration statements for so long as shares are issuable pursuant to the RSUs, and to the extent necessary, will reserve a sufficient number of shares of Parent Common Stock for issuance upon exercise or settlement thereof.
6.8 | Termination of 401(k) Plan and Equity Plans |
(a) The Company shall terminate each of its respective Employee Benefit Plans that is intended to constitute a plan qualified under Section 401(k) of the Code (each such Employee Benefit Plan, a Company 401(k) Plan) effective the day immediately prior to the Closing Date, unless Parent, in its sole and absolute discretion, agrees to sponsor and maintain (or to cause an Affiliate of Parent, including the Company, to sponsor and maintain) such plan by providing the Company with written notice of such election at least five (5) business days prior to the Closing Date. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide Parent with evidence reasonably satisfactory to Parent that the Company 401(k) Plan with respect to which Parent has not provided the notice specified in the immediately preceding sentence (i) has been terminated pursuant to resolutions of the Companys board of directors effective not later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, and (ii) has adopted and executed an amendment sufficient to ensure compliance with all applicable requirements of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. The form and substance of such resolutions and amendment shall be subject to the reasonable prior review and approval of Parent.
(b) Unless Parent otherwise requests no less than three business days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall terminate each of its respective Employee Benefit Plans that authorizes the grant or purchase of any Company Stock or rights thereto, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time, including the Company Incentive Plan and the Companys 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall provide Parent with evidence reasonable satisfactory to Parent that such Employee Benefit Plans will be terminated effective immediately prior to the Effective Time. The form and substance of such plan termination resolutions shall be subject to the reasonable prior review and approval of Parent.
6.9 | Notification of Certain Matters |
From the date hereof to the Closing Date or the earlier date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement, each party to this Agreement shall give prompt notice to the other parties of (a) the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any event that would be reasonably likely to cause any representation or warranty made by such party contained in this Agreement to be untrue or incorrect in any material respect, (b) any material failure by such party to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder and (c) with respect to the Company, any Claims
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pending or involving or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company before or by any Person arising after the date of this Agreement. No disclosure by any party pursuant to this Section 6.9 will be deemed to prevent or cure any misrepresentation, warranty or covenant.
6.10 | Exclusive Dealing |
From the date hereof to the Closing Date or the earlier date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement, the Company shall not (nor shall it permit its directors, officers, employees, stockholders, Affiliates, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants or other representatives to), directly or indirectly, (a) accept or enter into any agreement with respect to any proposal or offer outstanding as of the date hereof or received at any time hereafter from any other party to consummate a Competing Transaction, or (b) solicit, initiate, knowingly facilitate or encourage, engage in discussions or negotiations with, or furnish information regarding the Company to, any person other than Parent and its Affiliates and representatives with respect to a Competing Transaction. A Competing Transaction means, other than the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (i) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, recapitalization, or establishment of or investment in another legal entity or other similar transaction involving the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer, non-ordinary license or other disposition of a material portion of the assets of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or (iii) any sale or transfer of shares of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company (in each case, a Competing Transaction). The Company shall promptly notify Parent of any proposal or offer regarding a Competing Transaction, and of each inquiry or contact with any Person with respect thereto, made and shall, in any such notice to Parent, indicate in reasonable detail the identity of the Person making such proposal, offer, inquiry or contact and the terms and conditions of such proposal, offer, inquiry or contact. The Company agrees not to release any third party from, or waive any provision of, any confidentiality or standstill agreement (e.g., agreement not to invest in or seek a change of control of the Company) to which the Company is a party.
6.11 | Access to Information |
From the date hereof to the Closing Date or the earlier date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement, the Company shall, and shall cause its officers, directors, employees, independent contractors and agents (and the officers, directors, managers, employees, independent contractors and agents thereof) to, afford the officers, employees and agents of Parent access at all reasonable times to the officers, employees, independent contractors, agents, properties, offices, plants and other facilities, books and records of the Company and shall furnish Parent with all financial, operating and other data and information as Parent, through its officers, employees or agents, may reasonably request. Without limiting the foregoing, prior to the Closing, the Company shall promptly make available all books, records and other information reasonably requested by the Auditor in connection with the performance of the Audit, shall make available such personnel, and cause such personnel to devote such time and attention, as is required to complete the Audit in a timely manner, and shall promptly prepare and deliver to the Auditor the Historical Financials prepared in conformity with GAAP. From the date hereof to the Closing Date or the earlier date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Article VII of this Agreement, the Company shall provide
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Parent with monthly and other financial statements of the Company as they become available internally (but, in any event, not later than 15 days after the end of the applicable period). No investigation pursuant to this Section 6.11 shall affect any representation or warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto or any condition to the obligations of the parties hereto. The Company shall not be required to take any action or provide any document that would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the Companys attorney-client, work product or other privilege.
6.12 | Employment |
(a) Parent shall ensure that, as of the Closing Date, each Continuing Employee (which, for purposes of this Section 6.12, shall exclude independent contractors and advisors) receives full credit (for the purpose of eligibility to participate, vesting, vacation entitlement and any applicable severance benefits, but excluding benefit accrual) for service with the Company (or predecessor employers to the extent the Company provides such past service credit under its employee benefit plans) under each of the comparable employee benefit plans, programs and policies of Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the relevant subsidiary of either such entity, as applicable, (each a Parent Plan) in which such Continuing Employee becomes a participant; provided, however, that no such service recognition shall result in any duplication of benefits. As of the Closing Date, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Corporation or the relevant subsidiary to, credit to Continuing Employees under a vacation policy under such Parent Plan, the amount of vacation time that such employees had accrued but not used under any applicable Employee Benefit Plan as of the Closing Date, with the future use of such credited vacation subject to the terms and conditions of such Parent Plan policy. With respect to each health or welfare benefit plan maintained by Parent, the Surviving Corporation or the relevant subsidiary for the benefit of any Continuing Employees, subject only to any required approval of the applicable insurance provider or claims administrator, if any, Parent shall (i) cause to be waived any eligibility waiting periods, any evidence of insurability requirements and the application of any pre-existing condition limitations under such plan, and (ii) cause each Continuing Employee to be given credit under such plan for all amounts paid by such Continuing Employee under any similar Employee Benefit Plan for the calendar year that includes the Closing Date for purposes of applying deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket maximums as though such amounts had been paid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plan maintained by Parent or the Surviving Corporation (or the relevant subsidiary of either such entity), as applicable, for the calendar year in which the Closing Date occurs.
(b) The Company will cooperate with Parent regard to the recruitment and hiring of Company employees by Parent or for their continuing employment with the Surviving Corporation or Parent. Parent will present offers of continued employment to such employees of the Company designated by Parent, in a form acceptable to Parent, and will be presented in a manner and at times mutually acceptable to Parent and the Company. The Company will cooperate with Parent to develop appropriate communications to Company employees regarding the Merger and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Operative Documents and a transition plan in contemplation of Closing, including delivering other notices to Company employees as reasonably requested by Parent in forms provided by Parent.
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(c) No provision of this Section 6.12 will be deemed to amend any Employee Benefit Plan or any Parent Plan. No provision of this Section 6.12 will create any third-party beneficiary rights in any Continuing Employee or other Person (including any heir, beneficiary, executor, administrator or representative of a Continuing Employee or any other Person claiming through a Continuing Employee) with respect to such Parent Plan or such Continuing Employees employment or any term or condition thereof.
6.13 | Audited Financials |
The parties acknowledge and agree that the Company has engaged Ernst & Young LLP (the Auditor) to perform an audit of the Company historical financial statements for the fiscal years of the Company ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011 (the Historical Financials). The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the preparation of the Historical Financials and the Audit. The parties further acknowledge and agree that Blythe Consulting has been engaged by the Company to assist the Company in the preparation of the Historical Financials prepared in conformity with GAAP, which will be delivered to the Auditor. By mutual written agreement, Parent and the Company may terminate Blythe Consulting and engage another accounting firm or other advisor to assist with the preparation of the Historical Financials prepared in conformity with GAAP. Costs and expenses associated with the Companys preparation and delivery to the Auditor of the Historical Financials prepared in conformity with GAAP, including any fees, expenses and other compensation payable to any independent contractor or accounting firm, including Blythe Consulting, shall constitute Transaction Costs of the Company. The reasonable fees and expenses of the Auditor incurred by the Company in connection with the Audit of the Historical Financials prior to the termination of this Agreement, shall be paid by Parent.
6.14 | Indemnification of Company Directors and Officers |
(a) For a period of six (6) years following the Effective Time, Parent will cause the Surviving Corporation to fulfill and honor the obligations of the Company to each person who is now, or has been at any time prior to the date hereof or who becomes prior to the Effective Time an officer or director of the Company (the Company D&O Indemnified Parties) pursuant to indemnification agreements with the Company and the Surviving Corporations certificate of incorporation and bylaws, in each case in effect on the Closing Date (the Company Indemnification Provisions), with respect to claims arising out of acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time which are asserted after the Effective Time. Any claims for indemnification made under this Section 6.14 on or prior to the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time shall survive such sixth anniversary until the final resolution thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of Parent and the Surviving Corporation (i) shall be subject to all limitations and qualifications under applicable law as in effect from time to time and (ii) shall not release or excuse any Company Escrow Party who is also an officer or director of the Company from his, her or its obligations under to this Agreement or any other agreement or document contemplated by the consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, nor shall such Company Escrow Party have any right of contribution, indemnification or right of advancement from the Surviving Corporation or its successor or Parent with respect to any Losses claimed by any of the Parent Indemnified Parties against such Company Escrow Party in his, her or its capacity as a Company Escrow Party pursuant to this
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Agreement or any other agreement or document contemplated by the consummation or performance of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Parent shall have no obligation to maintain the existence of the Surviving Corporation for any specified period following the Effective Time.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company may purchase a prepaid tail insurance coverage policy (the Tail Insurance Coverage) for the Company D&O Indemnified Parties in a form reasonably acceptable to Company and Parent, which shall provide such directors and officers with coverage for six (6) years following the Effective Time in an amount not less than the existing coverage and that shall have other terms not materially less favorable to the insured persons than the directors and officers liability insurance coverage presently maintained by the Company. Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to maintain the Tail Insurance Coverage in full force and effect and continue to honor the obligations thereunder until the sixth anniversary of the Effective Time. The cost of the Tail Insurance Coverage, if purchased, shall constitute a Transaction Cost of the Company.
(c) This Section 6.14 (i) shall survive the consummation of the Merger, (ii) is intended to benefit each Company D&O Indemnified Party and their respective heirs, (iii) is in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any such Person may have against Parent or the Surviving Corporation first arising after the Closing Date by contract or otherwise, (iv) shall be binding on all successors and assigns of Parent and the Surviving Corporation and shall be enforceable by the Company D&O Indemnified Parties, and (v) shall not be terminated or modified in such a manner as to adversely affect the rights of any Company D&O Indemnified Party under this Section 6.14 without the written consent of such affected Company D&O Indemnified Party.
6.15 | Third Party Consents and Notices |
The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all third party consents, from, and to deliver the notices to, each of the parties (other than the Company) to the applicable Contracts listed on Schedules 4.15(i) and 4.15(ii) in forms previously approved by Parent. The Company shall also use commercially reasonable efforts prior to the Closing Date, in consultation with Parent, to obtain the third party consents from each of the parties to the Contracts identified as subject to this sentence in Schedule 6.15.
6.16 | Shareholder Approval of Parachute Payments |
Before the Effective Time, the Company shall (a) submit to all Persons entitled to vote (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) the material facts concerning all payments and benefits that Parent reasonably believes, in the absence of stockholder approval of such payments and benefits, could be parachute payments within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code (Parachute Payments), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent and its counsel, which will satisfy all requirements of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code, and (b) solicit the approval and consent of all such Persons with respect to the Parachute Payments. The Companys board of directors will recommend approval of the Parachute Payments, unless the Companys board of directors believes in good faith, after consultation with the Companys counsel, that such recommendation would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the Companys board of directors under applicable law.
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ARTICLE VII
TERMINATION
7.1 | Termination |
This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Closing (notwithstanding any approval of this Agreement by the boards of directors of the Parent or the Company):
(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;
(b) by the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, if the transaction has not closed by the date that is ninety (90) days after the date hereof; provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to the Company if the Company fails to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement that has proximately caused the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date; and provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 7.1(b) shall not be available to Parent if Parent or Merger Sub fails to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement that has proximately caused the failure of the Closing to occur on or before such date;
(c) by the Company, on the one hand, or Parent, on the other hand, if there shall be any law or regulation that makes consummation of the transactions contemplated herein illegal or if any judgment, injunction, order or decree enjoining Parent, Merger Sub or the Company from consummating the transactions contemplated herein is entered and such judgment, injunction, order or decree shall become final and nonappealable;
(d) by the Company, in the event of a material breach by Parent or Merger Sub of any representation, warranty or agreement contained herein that has not been cured or is not curable by Parent or Merger Sub within fifteen (15) business days after the Company gives written notice to Parent regarding the material breach;
(e) by Parent, in the event of a material breach by the Company of any representation, warranty or agreement contained herein that has not been cured or is not curable by the Company within fifteen (15) business days after Parent gives written notice to the Company regarding the material breach.
(f) by Parent if Company Stockholder Approval has not been obtained and delivered to Parent within three hours after the execution of this Agreement (which Company Stockholder Approval will include a certificate as to the delivery of such Company Stockholder Approval to the Companys secretary, and that such consent has been filed in the minutes of the proceedings of the Companys stockholders).
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7.2 | Effect of Termination |
In the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, there shall be no further obligation on the part of any party hereto, except that nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any willful breach by a party of any of its representations and warranties in this Agreement or any breach by a party of its covenants in this Agreement occurring prior to the termination and except that the provisions of Section 6.3, this Article VII and Article IX shall remain in full force and effect.
ARTICLE VIII
SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION
8.1 | Survival |
The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement, the Disclosure Memorandum any other Operative Document or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive for a period of 12 months after the Closing Date; provided, however, that (a) any Indemnification Claim based on Section 2.1 (Organization and Good Standing), Section 2.2 (Authority and Enforceability), Section 2.3 (Capitalization and Stock Rights), Section 2.8 (Taxes), Section 2.15 (Employee Benefit Plans) and Section 2.21 (Brokers or Finders), or based on fraud, shall survive the Closing for the statute of limitations applicable to such matters plus 60 days; and (b) any Indemnification Claim based on Section 2.16 (Intellectual Property) shall survive for a period of 24 months after the Closing Date. The representations and warranties referenced in Section 8.1(a) are collectively referred to as the Fundamental Representations. The representations and warranties referenced in Section 8.1(b) are collectively referred to as the IP Representations. The applicable survival period pursuant to this Section 8.1 is referred to as the Survival Period.
The covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement or in the other Operative Documents shall survive the Closing and shall continue until fully performed, satisfied or waived.
8.2 | Indemnification by the Company Escrow Parties |
(a) Subject to the limitations set forth in this Article VIII, after the Effective Time the Company Escrow Parties shall, severally (in proportion to their respective Pro Rata Shares) and not jointly, indemnify and hold Parent and Surviving Corporation and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and Affiliates (each, a Parent Indemnified Party and collectively, the Parent Indemnified Parties) harmless from and against, and shall reimburse the Parent Indemnified Parties for, any and all losses, damages, debts, liabilities, obligations, judgments, orders, settlement payments, awards, writs, injunctions, decrees, fines, penalties, Taxes, reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable legal and accounting fees and expenses) and whether or not involving a Third Party Claim (collectively, Losses), as incurred, arising out of:
(i) any breach of any representation, warranty or certification made by or on behalf of the Company in this Agreement, in the Disclosure Memorandum or in any other Operative Document;
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(ii) any breach by the Company of any covenant or other obligation in this Agreement or in any other Operative Document;
(iii) any and all Pre-Closing Taxes (or the nonpayment thereof);
(iv) any Transaction Costs of the Company and any Debt, other than the Transaction Costs and Debt identified on the Transaction Costs and Debt Spreadsheet, and the amount, if any, by which the employer portion of any payroll Taxes on payments for Vested In the Money Company Stock Options pursuant to Section 1.7.1(c)(i) exceeds the cash balance of the Company as of the Closing (after deducting from such cash balance the amounts calculated pursuant to (a) and (b) of the definition of Transaction Costs Deduction);
(v) any fraud by the Company; or
(vi) any demand for appraisal rights, including amounts paid to any Stockholder in accordance with such Stockholders appraisal rights in excess of the Merger Consideration such Stockholder would have otherwise received.
(b) Subject to the limitations set forth in this Article VIII, each Company Escrow Party shall, severally and not jointly, indemnify and hold the Parent Indemnified Parties harmless from and against, and shall reimburse the Parent Indemnified Parties for, any and all Losses, as incurred, arising out of:
(i) any breach of any representation, warranty or certification made by such Person in such Persons Letter of Transmittal or Option Holder Letter of Transmittal, as applicable, or, as applicable, in the agreement to which such Person is a party referenced in Section 4.21 of this Agreement;
(ii) any breach by such Person of any covenant or other obligation of such Person in such Persons Letter of Transmittal or Option Holder Letter of Transmittal, as applicable, or, as applicable, in the agreement to which such Person is a party referenced in Section 4.21 of this Agreement; or
(iii) any fraud by such Person, or in which such Person participated, caused or had actual knowledge of.
The right to indemnification set forth in this Section 8.2 shall not be affected by any investigation conducted or any Knowledge acquired at any time with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of, or compliance with, any representation, warranty, certification, covenant or obligation.
8.3 | Indemnification by Parent |
Subject to the limitations set forth in this Article VIII, after the Effective Time Parent shall indemnify and hold the Company Escrow Parties and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and Affiliates (each, a Company Indemnified Party and collectively, the Company Indemnified Parties) harmless from and against, and shall reimburse the Company Indemnified Parties for, any and all Losses, as incurred, arising out of:
(a) any breach of any representation or warranty made by Parent in this Agreement or in any other Operative Document;
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(b) any breach by Parent of any covenant, obligation or other provision in this Agreement or in any other Operative Document; or
(c) any fraud by the Parent or Merger Sub.
8.4 | Limitations |
(a) Except for Losses based on (i) fraud or (ii) arising in connection with any Indemnification Claim based on any of the Fundamental Representations or the IP Representations, the aggregate liability of each Company Escrow Party pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(i) shall be limited to an amount equal to their Pro Rata Share of the Escrow Amount. For Losses (A) based on fraud committed by the Company or (B) arising in connection with any Indemnification Claim based on (1) any of the Fundamental Representations pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(i), or (2) Sections 8.2(a)(ii) through 8.2(a)(vi), inclusive, the aggregate liability of each Company Escrow Party shall be limited to an amount equal to the Merger Consideration which has been paid or is payable to such Company Escrow Party, including such Company Escrow Partys Pro Rata Share of the Escrow Amount (except, with respect to fraud committed by the Company, to the extent set forth below). For Losses arising in connection with any Indemnification Claim based on the IP Representations, the aggregate liability of each Company Escrow Party pursuant to Section 8.2(a)(i) shall be limited to 40% of the Merger Consideration which has been paid or is payable to such Company Escrow Party, including such Company Escrow Partys Pro Rata Share of the Escrow Amount. For Losses based on fraud by a Company Escrow Party or in which a Company Escrow Party participated, caused or had actual knowledge of at the time of its occurrence, the aggregate liability of such Company Escrow Party pursuant to Section 8.2 shall be unlimited. In the case of any Indemnification Claim arising out of Section 8.2(a)(i)-(iii), or Section 8.3(a)-(b), as applicable, the Company Escrow Parties or Parent, as applicable, shall not be obligated to indemnify the Parent Indemnified Parties or the Company Indemnified Parties, as applicable, until the total amount of Losses with respect to the aforementioned claims that the Parent Indemnified Parties or the Company Indemnified Parties, as applicable, are entitled to recover exceeds $200,000 (the Threshold). If such Losses exceed the Threshold, then the Indemnifying Party shall be responsible to indemnify the Parent Indemnified Parties or the Company Indemnified Parties, as applicable, for all Losses without regard to the Threshold. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this paragraph shall in no way limit, and the Threshold shall not apply to, the Parent Indemnified Parties right to indemnification for Losses arising in connection with any Indemnification Claim based on fraud or a breach of any of the Fundamental Representations or as otherwise set forth in the Disclosure Memorandum. The liability of the Company Escrow Parties (x) for Losses based on breach of the covenant set forth in Section 6.9(a) shall be limited to the same extent as liability is limited under this Section 8.4 for Losses arising out of an Indemnification Claim based on breach of the underlying representation or warranty to which such breach of covenant relates and (y) for Losses based on breach of the covenant set forth in Section 6.1(b)(xvii) shall be limited to the same extent as
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liability would be limited under this Section 8.4 for Losses arising out of an Indemnification Claim based on breach of the IP Representations; provided, however, the limitations on liability set forth in clauses (x) and (y), above, shall not apply to the extent the applicable covenant was breached with intent to deceive, or conceal information from, Parent; and provided, further, that the foregoing limitations on liability shall in no way bear on whether or not a condition to closing set forth in Article IV has been satisfied or on Parents termination rights pursuant to Article VII.
(b) The aggregate liability of Parent to all Company Indemnified Parties under this Article VIII shall be limited to an amount equal to Net Merger Consideration.
(c) Any Person against whom an Indemnification Claim is being asserted (an Indemnifying Party) shall not be obligated to indemnify and hold harmless any Person claiming indemnification under this Article VIII (an Indemnified Party) after the expiration of any applicable Survival Period unless a Claim Notice with respect to such Indemnification Claim shall have been given by the Indemnified Party prior to the expiration of the applicable Survival Period.
(d) The obligations of each Company Escrow Party under Section 8.2 shall be satisfied, first, from the Escrow Amount. If the full amount of the Escrow Amount is paid to Parent in satisfaction of Indemnification Claims, any additional liability of the Company Escrow Parties under Section 8.2 shall be satisfied from other assets of the Company Escrow Parties, including by offset of amounts not yet paid by Parent under this Agreement or any other Operative Document. The aggregate value of Indemnification Claims paid to the Parent Indemnified Parties shall be deemed to reduce the Merger Consideration.
(e) The amount of any Losses for which indemnification is sought pursuant to this Article VIII shall be reduced by (i) the amount of any third party insurance proceeds actually recovered by any Indemnified Party from any third party insurance carrier that is not an Affiliate of Parent, net of any increase in insurance premiums or other costs, including deductibles, incurred in connection with recovering such insurance proceeds and (ii) the amount of any indemnity or contribution actually recovered by any Indemnified Party from any third party that is not an Affiliate of Parent, net any costs incurred in connection with recovering any such amounts; provided, however, that the foregoing in no way obligates any Indemnified Party to purchase or maintain any third party insurance policy or to seek recovery of any such insurance proceeds or indemnity or contribution amounts from any Person.
(f) Solely for purposes of determining the amount of Losses under Sections 8.2 and 8.3 (but not for purposes of determining whether a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation has occurred), all qualifications and limitations as to materiality, Company Material Adverse Effect and words of similar import set forth in this Agreement shall be disregarded.
8.5 | Procedure for Indemnification |
(a) An Indemnified Party shall give written notice (the Claim Notice) of any Indemnification Claim (i) in the case of an Indemnification Claim against Parent, to Parent, and
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(ii) in the case of an Indemnification Claim against the Company Escrow Parties, to the Stockholder Representative, reasonably promptly, but in any event (A) prior to expiration of any applicable Survival Period, and (B) if such Indemnification Claim relates to the assertion against an Indemnified Party of any Claim by a third party (a Third Party Claim), within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Indemnified Party of written notice of a legal process relating to such Third Party Claim; provided, however, that the failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party within such time period shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of any obligation or liability to the Indemnified Party, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party demonstrates that its ability to resolve such Indemnification Claim is adversely affected thereby.
(b) Unless the Stockholder Representative (in the case of any Indemnification Claim against the Company Escrow Parties) or Parent contests the Indemnification Claim in writing given to the Indemnified Party within 30 days after a Claim Notice is given to the Stockholder Representative and describing in reasonable detail the basis for contesting the Indemnification Claim, the Indemnified Party shall, subject to the other terms of this Article VIII, be paid the amount of Losses related to such Indemnification Claim or the uncontested portion thereof. Disputed Indemnification Claims shall be resolved either (i) in a written agreement signed by Parent and the Stockholder Representative, or (ii) by the final judgment, order, award, decision or decree of a court or other trier of fact. In connection with the defense or handling of any Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate with the Indemnified Party and shall, at the request of the Indemnified Party, participate in the defense or handling of such Third Party Claim.
(c) Parent will have the right in its sole discretion to conduct and control, through counsel of its own choosing, the defense of any Third Party Claim and will keep the Stockholder Representative informed of the status thereof, and will promptly provide copies of all correspondence, pleadings, filings and similar documents in connection therewith (provided that Parent shall not be required to provide any such documents that would reasonably be expected to result in the loss of the Parents or the Surviving Corporations attorney-client, work product or other privilege), and the Stockholder Representative will be entitled to participate in (but not conduct or control) the defense of a Third Party Claim at the expense of the Company Escrow Parties; provided that the Stockholder Representative will have the right to conduct and control, through counsel of its own choosing, the defense of any claim involving a demand for appraisal rights by a holder of Dissenting Shares, with the defense of such claim being at the expense of the Company Escrow Parties.
(d) Parent may settle, adjust or compromise any Third Party Claim with or without the consent of the Stockholder Representative. However, without the prior written consent of the Stockholder Representative, which shall be deemed to have been given unless the Stockholder Representative shall have objected within thirty (30) days after a written request for such consent is given to the Stockholder Representative by Parent, no settlement, adjustment or compromise of any Third Party Claim shall be determinative of the existence of a claim for indemnification under this Article VIII or the amount of Losses relating to such claim. In the event that the Stockholder Representative has consented to any such settlement, adjustment or compromise, neither the Stockholder Representative nor any Company Escrow Party shall have any power or authority to object under any provision of this Article VIII or the Escrow Agreement to the amount of any claim by any Parent Indemnified Party against the Escrow Amount or otherwise for indemnity with respect to such settlement, adjustment or compromise.
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8.6 | Exclusive Remedy |
Except for Losses based on fraud, and except as set forth in Section 9.11, after the Closing, the indemnification provisions of Article VIII shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Parent Indemnified Parties and the Company Indemnified Parties with respect to any Losses or Claims under this Agreement.
8.7 | Other Indemnification Provisions |
Except pursuant to Section 8.3 hereof, any indemnification agreements in place prior to the Closing Date with a Company D&O Indemnified Party, any directors and officers insurance policy, or Section 6.14 of this Agreement, the Company Escrow Parties hereby agree that they will not make any claim for indemnification against the Company or Parent (or any Affiliate of Parent) by reason of the fact that they are or were a director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company, Parent or any Affiliate of Parent or was serving at the request of the Company, Parent or any Affiliate of Parent as a partner, trustee, director, officer, employee, or agent of another entity (whether such claim is for judgments, damages, penalties, fines, costs, amounts paid in settlement, losses, expenses, or otherwise and whether such claim is pursuant to any statute, charter document, bylaw, agreement, or otherwise) with respect to any action, suit, proceeding, complaint, claim, or demand brought by the Parent Indemnified Parties against any of the Company Escrow Parties (whether such action, suit, proceeding, complaint, claim, or demand is pursuant to this Agreement or any other Operative Document, applicable law, or otherwise).
ARTICLE IX
GENERAL
9.1 | Expenses |
Regardless of whether the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, each party shall pay its own fees and expenses incident to the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and the other documents contemplated hereby, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (all such fees and expense, the Transaction Costs), including legal, accounting, tax and financial advisory or any investment banker fees and expenses; provided that the Transaction Costs Deduction shall reduce the Merger Consideration. Without limiting the foregoing, Transaction Costs of the Company shall include (a) the amounts referred to in Section 6.13 and 6.14(b), (b) 50% of the initial set up and first year annual administrative fee for services under the Escrow Agreement in accordance with the fee schedule attached as Schedule B thereto and (c) the amounts to be treated as Transaction Costs pursuant to Schedule 2.8(a) to the Disclosure Memorandum. For clarity, Transaction Costs shall not include the employer portion of any payroll Taxes on payments for Vested In the Money Company Stock Options pursuant to Section 1.7.1(c)(i), nor shall the Company Escrow Parties bear the costs of such employer portion of such payroll Taxes in any other manner pursuant to this Agreement or otherwise except to the extent set forth in Section 8.2(a)(iv).
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9.2 | Notices |
Any notice, request, demand or other communication that is required or may be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given by the addressee(s) upon: (a) personal delivery, (b) confirmed delivery by standard overnight courier to the addresses set forth below (or at such address for a party as will be specified by notice given hereunder), (c) when mailed in the United Stated by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed at the addresses set forth below (or at such address for a party as will be specified by notice given hereunder), or (d) transmitters confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission to the facsimile numbers set forth below (or at such facsimile number for a party as will be specified by notice given hereunder). Notice given to the Stockholder Representative shall constitute notice given to each Company Escrow Party.
TO PARENT or MERGER SUB:
Zillow, Inc. 1301 Second Avenue, Floor 31 Seattle, WA 98101 Fax: (206) 470-7002 Attention: General Counsel |
TO THE STOCKHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE:
Shareholder Representative Services LLC 601 Montgomery Street, Suite 2020 San Francisco, CA 94111 Fax: (415) 962-4147 Email: deals@shareholderrep.com Attention: Managing Director | |
with a copy to: Perkins Coie LLP 1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900 Seattle, WA 98101 Fax: (206) 359-9000 Attention: David F. McShea and Andrew B. Moore |
with a copy to: Fenwick & West LLP Silicon Valley Center 801 California Street Mountain View, CA 94041 Fax: (650) 938-5200 Attention: R. Gregory Roussel, Esq. |
9.3 | Severability |
If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties to the fullest extent possible.
9.4 | Entire Agreement |
This Agreement (including the Disclosure Memorandum and all other schedules), the other Operative Documents, the Letter Agreement, effective as of April 10, 2012, by and between Parent and the Company, and the Mutual Nondisclosure Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2012, by and between Parent and the Company constitute the entire agreement
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among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all prior agreements and undertakings, both written and oral, among the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
9.5 | Assignment |
This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise; provided, however, that any or all rights and obligations of Parent may be assigned to one or more Parent Entities provided that Parent remains ultimately liable for all of Parents and Merger Subs obligations hereunder.
9.6 | Parties in Interest |
This Agreement shall be binding on and inure solely to the benefit of the parties and their respective successors, heirs, legal representatives and permitted assigns, and, except for Section 6.14 (Indemnification of Company Directors and Officers) nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
9.7 | Governing Law; Jurisdiction |
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Washington. In any action among or between any of the parties arising out of or relating to this Agreement, including any action seeking equitable relief, each of the parties irrevocably and unconditionally consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located in King County, Washington.
9.8 | Headings; Construction |
The descriptive headings contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. Any reference to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. The word including shall mean including without limitation. The parties intend that each representation, warranty and covenant contained herein shall have independent significance. If any party has breached any representation, warranty or covenant contained herein in any respect, the fact that there exists another representation, warranty or covenant relating to the same subject matter (regardless of the relative levels of specificity) that the party has not breached shall not detract from or mitigate the fact that the party is in breach of the first representation, warranty or covenant. For the purposes of the Agreement and this Disclosure Memorandum, references to a particular document being made available, delivered, provided or furnished to Parent, Merger Sub or its counsel means the uploading of such document to the Electronic Dataroom.
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9.9 | Counterparts |
This Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more counterparts (including by facsimile transmission or transmission by Portable Document Format or other electronic means), each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
9.10 | Waiver of Jury Trial |
Each party hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on Contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the other Operative Documents, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or the actions of such parties in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement hereof and thereof.
9.11 | Specific Performance |
Each of the Company, the Stockholder Representative and Parent acknowledges and agrees that such other parties would be damaged irreparably if any provision of this Agreement is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or otherwise is breached. Accordingly, each of the Company, the Stockholder Representative and Parent agrees that such other parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction to prevent breaches of any provision of this Agreement and to seek to enforce specifically this Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof, in addition to any other remedy available at law or in equity.
9.12 | Amendment |
Prior to the Closing Date, this Agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented at any time, but only pursuant to an instrument in writing signed by Parent and either (a) the Stockholder Representative, or (b) a majority in interest of the Company Escrow Parties, calculated with reference to each Company Escrow Partys Pro Rata Share (as set forth on Schedule 1.7.6 of the Disclosure Memorandum), and any such amendment shall be binding on all parties; provided, however, that, after the approval of this Agreement by the Stockholders but prior to the Closing Date, no such amendment shall be made which, by law, requires Stockholder approval without first obtaining such approval.
9.13 | Waiver |
Parent may: (a) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of the Company or the Stockholder Representative under this Agreement or any other Operative Document; (b) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement or any other Operative Document (which waiver will not in any manner affect the rights of Parent under Article VIII); or (c) waive compliance by the Company or the Stockholder Representative with any agreement or condition contained in this Agreement or any other Operative Document (which waiver will not in any manner affect the rights of Parent under Article VIII). The Stockholder Representative may: (i) extend the time for the performance of any obligation or other act of Parent or Merger Sub under this Agreement or any other Operative Document; (ii) waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of
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Parent or Merger Sub contained in this Agreement or any other Operative Document; or (iii) waive compliance by Parent or Merger Sub with any agreement or condition contained in this Agreement or any other Operative Document. Any extension or waiver contemplated in this Section 9.13 shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by Parent or the Stockholder Representative, as applicable, and shall apply only as set forth in such instrument and shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any failure to comply with any other obligation, covenant, agreement or condition contained herein. Any extension or waiver by the Stockholder Representative shall be binding on each Stockholder.
9.14 | Non-Reliance |
For purposes of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, Parent and Merger Sub acknowledge and agree that they are not entitled to rely on any representations or warranties of the Company or any Stockholder, other than the representations and warranties expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Disclosure Memorandum, any certificate (including any certificate signed by any officer on behalf of the Company), exhibit or schedule prepared and furnished or to be prepared and furnished under this Agreement and to be delivered under this Agreement at or prior to Closing, or in any other Operative Document.
9.15 | Definitions |
Capitalized terms used in this agreement and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings indicated on Annex A.
[Signature Pages Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into and signed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.
ZILLOW, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ SPENCER M. RASCOFF | |
Spencer M. Rascoff | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
RENEGADE ACQUISITION, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ SPENCER M. RASCOFF | |
Spencer M. Rascoff | ||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have entered into and signed this Agreement as of the date and year first above written.
RENTJUICE CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ DAVID VIVERO | |
David Vivero | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES LLC, solely in its capacity as Stockholder Representative | ||
By: | /s/ MARK B. VOGEL |
Name: | Mark B. Vogel |
Its: | Managing Director |
[SIGNATURE PAGE TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER]
ANNEX A
DEFINITIONS
Affiliate: With respect to a Person means any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the first Person.
Affiliated Group: Any combined, consolidated, unitary or similar group defined under state, local or foreign income Tax law.
Agreement: Is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Auditor: Is defined in Section 6.13
Certificate of Merger: Is defined in Section 1.3.
Claim: Any claim, demand, cause of action, suit, proceeding, arbitration, audit, hearing, investigation or inquiry (whether formal or informal).
Claim Notice: Is defined in Section 8.5(a).
Closing: Is defined in Section 1.2.
Closing Date: Is defined in Section 1.2.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as in effect from time to time.
Committed Company Stock Option: A Company Stock Option that the Company has agreed to recommend to the Companys board of directors for approval but which has not been granted as of the date hereof.
Company: Is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Company 401(k) Plan: Is defined in Section 6.8.
Company Balance Sheet: Is defined in Section 2.6.
Company Bylaws: The bylaws of the Company, as amended to date.
Company Certificate of Incorporation: The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on January 25, 2011.
Company Common Stock: Means that class of equity securities of the Company designated as common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, including Unvested Company Common Stock.
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Company Escrow Parties: Means each Stockholder (other than holders of Dissenting Shares who do not effectively withdraw or lose (through failure to perfect or otherwise) their appraisal rights) and each holder of Vested In the Money Company Stock Options.
Company Incentive Plan: Means the Companys 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
Company Indemnified Party or Company Indemnified Parties: Is defined in Section 8.3.
Company Intellectual Property Rights: All intellectual property and proprietary rights worldwide owned (or purported to be owned), applied for, used or licensed (whether as a licensor or licensee) by the Company, including any and all foreign and domestic trade names, trademarks, service marks, domain names, logos, copyrights, design rights, mask works, rights in databases, moral rights, trade secrets, trade dress, patents and all associated rights and all registrations, applications, renewals, extensions and continuations (in whole or in part) of any of the foregoing, together with all goodwill associated therewith and all rights and causes of action for infringement, misappropriation, violation, misuse, dilution, unfair trade practice or otherwise associated therewith.
Company IP: All Company Technology and Company Intellectual Property Rights.
Company IP Agreements: All Inbound Licenses and Outbound Licenses.
Company IP Registrations: Is defined in Section 2.16.5.
Company Material Adverse Effect: Any material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets, liabilities (absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise), condition (financial or other) of the Company; provided, however that in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred, there shall be excluded any effect on the Company resulting from (a) any action required to be taken or prohibited from being taken pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (b) the public announcement or pendency of the Merger, (c) changes in or generally affecting any industry in which the Company participates or from generally prevailing conditions in the United States or global economies (so long as the Company is not disproportionately affected thereby) and (d) acts of war or terrorism, or earthquake or other natural disaster or acts of God (so long as the Company is not disproportionately affected thereby).
Company-Owned IP: All Company IP other than Third Party IP.
Company Preferred Stock: Collectively, the Company Series A Preferred Stock and the Company Series B Preferred Stock.
Company Series A Preferred Stock: Means that class of equity securities of the Company designated as Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
Company Series A Warrants: Means warrants to purchase shares of Company Series A Preferred Stock.
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Company Series B Preferred Stock: Means that class of equity securities of the Company designated as Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share.
Company Stock: Collectively, the Company Common Stock, Company Series A Preferred Stock and the Company Series B Preferred Stock.
Company Stock Option: Each validly granted option to acquire shares of Company Common Stock.
Company Stockholder Approval: Is defined in Section 6.5.
Company Technology: All products, tools, devices, mask works, computer programs, software, source code, object code, development tools, techniques, concepts, know-how, algorithms, methods, processes, procedures, formulae, designs, drawings, customer lists, supplier lists, databases, data collections, information, specifications, brands, logos, marketing materials, user interfaces, websites, specifications, programmer notes, specifications, packaging, trade dress, content, graphics, artwork, audiovisual works, images, photographs, literary works, performances, music, sounds, content, user interfaces, look and feel, inventions (whether or not patentable), invention disclosures, discoveries, works of authorship (whether or not copyrightable), designs and other technology owned (or purported to be owned) by the Company.
Competing Transaction: Is defined in Section 6.10.
Consideration per Share: Is defined in Section 1.7.1(b).
Continuing Employee: Employees, independent contractors or advisors of the Company who become employees, independent contractors or advisors of Parent or an Affiliate of Parent immediately after the Effective Time or who continue an employment, independent contractor or advisor relationship with the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time.
Contract: Any contract, agreement, commitment, arrangement, or undertaking, oral or written, including any, consent, lease, license, release, covenant not to sue, license agreement, sublicense, website terms of use, software development agreement, service agreement, independent contractor agreement, freelancer agreement, distribution agreement, joint venture agreement, reseller agreement, credit agreement, co-marketing/content agreement, membership agreement or instrument relating to the borrowing of money.
Debt: Any and all indebtedness and other obligations (including principal and accrued but unpaid interest) for borrowed money owed by the Company and specifically excluding amounts owed by the Company as lessee under leases that have been recorded as capital leases in accordance with GAAP.
Delaware Law: Is defined in Section 1.3.
Delaware Secretary of State: Is defined in Section 1.3.
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Disability: A certification by an independent medical doctor (selected by Parents health or disability insurer) that the Person has for four consecutive months been physically or mentally disabled or incapacitated in a manner that seriously interferes with his or her ability to perform his or her essential job or independent contractor, as the case may be, responsibilities, or in the case of a Stockholder Representative, his or her duties as the Stockholder Representative, and such health condition has not been cured or treated in such a manner that the prognosis is for no further disability.
Disclosure Memorandum: Is defined in Article II.
Dissenting Shares: Is defined in Section 1.7.1(f).
DOL: The United States Department of Labor.
Effective Time: Is defined in Section 1.3.
Electronic Dataroom: Means the document database provided by the Companys counsel at https://extranet2.fenwick.com/clients/29449/00600/default.aspx.
Employee Benefit Plan: Any retirement, pension, profit sharing, deferred compensation, equity bonus, savings, bonus, incentive, cafeteria, medical, dental, vision, hospitalization, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, medical expense reimbursement, dependent care assistance, tuition reimbursement, disability, sick pay, holiday, vacation, severance, change of control, equity purchase, equity option, restricted equity, phantom equity, equity appreciation rights, fringe benefit or other employee benefit or compensatory plan, program, policy, practice, Contract or fund (including any employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) or any employment, consulting or personal services contract, whether written or oral, funded or unfunded or domestic or foreign, (a) sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or to which the Company is a party, (b) covering or benefiting any current employee, agent, director or independent contractor of the Company (or any dependent or beneficiary of any such individual), or (c) with respect to which the Company has (or could have) any obligation or liability.
Encumbrance: Liens, mortgages, pledges, deeds of trust, security interests, charges, encumbrances and other adverse claims or interests of any kind.
ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect from time to time.
Escrow Agent: Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
Escrow Amount: An amount equal to 10% of the Net Merger Consideration.
Exchange Agent: Is defined in Section 1.7.2(a).
Exploit or Exploitation: Use, possess, reproduce, modify, display, market, perform, publish, transmit, broadcast, sell, license, distribute or otherwise exploit.
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Financial Statements: Is defined in Section 2.6.
Founder: Each of Kunal Shah and David Vivero.
Fundamental Representations: Is defined in Section 8.1.
GAAP: Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
Governmental Body: Any government or any agency, bureau, board, commission, court, department, official, political subdivision, tribunal or other instrumentality of any government, whether federal, state or local, domestic or foreign.
Historical Financials: Is defined in Section 6.13.
In the Money Company Stock Option: Each validly granted Company Stock Option (whether vested or unvested) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time with a per share exercise price that is less than the Consideration per Share or with respect to Unvested In the Money Company Stock Options only, with a per share exercise price that is equal to or less than the Consideration per Share.
Inbound Licenses: All Contracts pursuant to which the Company has the right to Exploit any Company IP for which the Company does not own all right, title and interest.
Indemnification Claim: Any Claim for indemnification under Article VIII.
Indemnified Party: Is defined in Section 8.4(c).
Indemnifying Party: Is defined in Section 8.4(c).
IP Representations: Is defined in Section 8.1.
IRS: The United States Internal Revenue Service.
Knowledge of the Company: The actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of the Founders and John Zdanowski.
Letter of Transmittal: Is defined in Section 1.7.2(b).
Losses: Is defined in Section 8.2(a).
Material Contract: Is defined in Section 2.10(a).
Merger: Is defined in Section 1.1.
Merger Consideration: $40 million.
Merger Consideration Spreadsheet: Is defined in Section 1.7.6.
Merger Sub: Is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
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Net Merger Consideration: Means (a) the Merger Consideration plus the aggregate per share exercise price of all Vested In the Money Company Stock Options and Unvested In the Money Company Stock Options held by Continuing Employees; minus (b) the Debt reflected on the Transactions Costs and Debt Spreadsheet and the Transaction Costs Deduction.
Operative Document and collectively Operative Documents: Each of this Agreement and the certificates referenced in Sections 4.4, 4.5, 4.8, 4.16 and 4.17.
Option Exchange Ratio: Means the number determined by dividing the (a) Consideration per Share, by (b) the average closing price of a share of Parent Common Stock as publicly reported for The Nasdaq Global Market as of 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time for each of the 10 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Effective Time.
Option Holder or Option Holders: Means all holders of Company Stock Options.
Option Holder Letter of Transmittal: Is defined in Section in Section 1.7.2(d).
Outbound Licenses: All license agreements and other Contracts to which the Company is a party and pursuant to which any Person is authorized to Exploit any of the Company IP.
Parent: Is defined in the first paragraph of this Agreement.
Parent Common Stock: Means that class of equity securities of the Parent designated as Class A common stock, par value $0.0001.
Parent Entities: Parent, an Affiliate of Parent that is not an individual, a successor of Parent or another Person designated by one of the foregoing.
Parent Incentive Plan: Means the Zillow, Inc. 2011 Incentive Plan, as amended from time to time.
Parent Indemnified Party and Parent Indemnified Parties: Each is defined in Section 8.2(a).
Permitted Encumbrances: (a) Conditional sales or similar security interests granted in connection with the purchase of equipment or supplies in the ordinary course of business, (b) assessments and liens for current Taxes not yet due and payable, (c) statutory liens securing indebtedness owed by the Company that is in the aggregate less than $10,000, was incurred in the ordinary course of business and is not yet due and payable, or (d) Outbound Licenses listed in Schedule 2.16.2 to the Disclosure Memorandum under which the Company has granted a non-exclusive object code licenses of software included as part of the Company IP in the ordinary course of its business consistent with past practice.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, joint venture, limited liability company, association, organization, other entity or Governmental Body or regulatory authority.
Personal Property: Is defined in Section 2.9.
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Pre-Closing Returns: Is defined in Section 6.4.
Pre-Closing Tax Periods: Collectively, all taxable periods ending on or prior to the Closing Date and the portion through the end of the Closing Date for all Straddle Periods.
Pre-Closing Taxes: Any and all Taxes (a) of the Company for all Pre-Closing Tax Periods or (b) arising out of or resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, but excluding (x) employer portion of any payroll Taxes on payments for Vested In the Money Company Stock Options pursuant to Section 1.7.1(c)(i), and (y) any Taxes imposed on the Company arising from any election made by the Parent Indemnified Parties under Section 338 of the Code or any similar provisions of state, local or foreign Tax law with respect to the Merger. In the case of any Straddle Period, the amount of any Taxes based on or measured by income, sales, wages, transfers, receipts or other taxable events for the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be determined based on an interim closing of the Companys books as of the close of business on the Closing Date, and the amount of other Taxes for a Straddle Period that relates to the Pre-Closing Tax Period shall be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire taxable period multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days in the taxable period ending on the Closing Date and the denominator of which is the number of days in such Straddle Period.
Privacy Statement: Is defined in Section 2.12.3.
Pro Rata Share: Is defined in Section 1.7.1(d).
Public Software means any software that contains, or is derived (in whole or in part) from any software that is distributed as free software, open source software (e.g., Linux) or similar licensing or distribution models, or that requires that the software covered by the license or any software incorporated into, based on, derived from or distributed with such software (a) be disclosed, distributed or made available in source code form or (b) be licensed under the terms of any open source software license, including software licensed or distributed under any of the following licenses or distribution models or licenses or distribution models similar to any of the following: (i) GNUs General Public License (GPL) or Lesser/Library GPL (LGPL); (ii) the Artistic License (e.g., PERL); (iii) the Mozilla Public License; (iv) the Netscape Public License; (v) the Sun Community Source License (SCSL); (vi) the Sun Industry Standards License (SISL); (vii) the BSD License; and (viii) the Apache License.
Real Property: Is defined in Section 2.9.
Repurchase Right: All outstanding rights to repurchase Unvested Company Common Stock that the Company may hold or similar restrictions in the Companys favor immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Retention Bonus Plan: Is defined in Section 6.7.
RSU or RSUs: Is defined in Section 6.7.
RSU Recipients: Is defined in Section 6.7.
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RSU Pool: Is defined in Section 6.7.
Significant Stockholders: Draper Associates, L.P., Highland Capital Partners VIII Limited Partnership, Highland Capital Partners VIII-B Limited Partnership and Highland Capital Partners VIII-C Limited Partnership. Each of the foregoing is a Significant Stockholder.
Source Code: The human readable source code for any software that is part of the Company IP as well as any confidential or proprietary information relating to such software source code.
Stock Purchase Rights: Rights of first refusal or offer, preemptive rights, options, warrants, conversion rights, exchange rights, and other rights, understandings or agreements, either direct or indirect, for the purchase, acquisition or transfer from the Company or any other Person of any shares of the Companys capital stock or any securities or instruments directly or indirectly convertible into, exercisable for or exchangeable for shares of the Companys capital stock.
Stockholder or Stockholders: Means all holders of Company Stock.
Stockholder Notice: Is defined in Section 6.5(b).
Stockholder Representative: Is defined in Section 1.8(a).
Stockholder Representative Expense Fund means $400,000 which shall be deposited with the Stockholder Representative specifically and exclusively to pay any obligations of the Company Escrow Parties for costs incurred by the Stockholder Representative for legal counsel, independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and other costs which it is entitled to reimbursement pursuant to Section 1.8(c).
Straddle Period: Each taxable period beginning on or before and ending after the Closing Date.
Substituted Parent Option: Is defined in Section 1.7.1(c)(3).
Survival Period: Is defined in Section 8.1.
Surviving Corporation: Is defined in Section 1.1.
Tax or Taxes: Any and all (a) domestic or foreign, federal, state or local taxes, charges, fees, levies, imposts, duties and governmental fees or other like assessments or charges of any kind whatsoever in the nature of taxes, (b) interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any taxing authority in connection with (i) any item described in clause (a) or (ii) the failure to comply with any requirement imposed with respect to any Tax Returns, (c) liabilities for any items described in clause (a) and/or clause (b) payable by reason of being or ceasing to be a member of any Affiliated Group, including pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any predecessor or successor thereof or any analogous or similar state, local or foreign law or regulation), and (d) liabilities for any items described in clause (a) and/or clause (b) payable by reason of Contract, assumption, transferee or successor liability, operation of law or otherwise.
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Tax Return: Any report, return or statement, including any schedules or attachments thereto and any amendment thereof, filed or required to be filed with a taxing authority in connection with Taxes.
Third Party Claim: Is defined in Section 8.5(a).
Third Party IP: Any Company IP for which the Company does not own all right, title and interest and which is licensed to the Company under an Inbound License.
Transaction Costs: Is defined in Section 9.1.
Transaction Costs and Debt Spreadsheet: Is defined in Section 4.16.
Transaction Costs Deduction: The Transaction Costs reflected on the Transaction Costs and Debt Spreadsheet (a) less an amount of such Transaction Costs representing reasonably incurred legal expenses up to the lesser of (i) the cash balance of the Company at the Closing and (ii) $250,000, and (b) less an amount of such Transaction Costs representing the costs and expenses associated with the Companys preparation and delivery to the Auditor of the Historical Financials prepared in conformity with GAAP, including any fees, expenses and other compensation payable to any independent contractor or accounting firm, as contemplated by Section 6.13, up to the lesser of (A) the cash balance of the Company at the Closing less the amount deducted pursuant to clause (a) above and (B) one half (50%) of the total amount of such costs and expenses.
Unvested Company Stock Option: Each validly granted Company Stock Option (or portion thereof) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is not vested and exercisable as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, after giving effect to any vesting acceleration arising in connection with the Merger.
Unvested Cash: Consideration per Share otherwise payable pursuant to Section 1.7.1(b)(i) in exchange for Unvested Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a Person who is a Continuing Employee.
Unvested Company Common Stock: Each share of Company Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time subject to forfeiture to the Company or a right of repurchase by the Company at the original issue price.
Unvested In the Money Company Stock Option: Each Unvested Company Common Stock Option that is an In the Money Company Stock Option.
Vested In the Money Company Stock Option: Each In the Money Company Stock Option (or portion thereof) that is vested and exercisable as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, after giving effect to any vesting acceleration arising in connection with the Merger.
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Warranty Costs: The costs and expenses associated with refunding, correcting, returning or replacing defective or allegedly defective products or services, whether such costs and expenses arise out of Claims sounding in warranty, Contract, tort or otherwise.
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Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated as of April 30, 2012 (the Effective Date) between SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation (Bank), and ZILLOW, INC., a Washington corporation (Borrower), amends and restates, in its entirety, that certain Loan and Security Agreement by and between Borrower and Bank dated as of March 4, 2011 (the Original Agreement) and provides the terms on which Bank shall lend to Borrower and Borrower shall repay Bank. The parties agree as follows:
1 ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS
Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed following GAAP. Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13. All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning provided by the Code to the extent such terms are defined therein.
2 LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
2.1 Promise to Pay. Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay Bank the outstanding principal amount of all Credit Extensions and accrued and unpaid interest thereon as and when due in accordance with this Agreement.
2.1.1 Revolving Advances.
(a) Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Bank shall make Advances not exceeding the Availability Amount. Amounts borrowed hereunder may be repaid and, prior to the Revolving Line Maturity Date, reborrowed, subject to the applicable terms and conditions precedent herein.
(b) Termination; Repayment. The Revolving Line terminates on the Revolving Line Maturity Date, when the principal amount of all Advances, the unpaid interest thereon, and all other Obligations relating to the Revolving Line shall be immediately due and payable.
2.2 General Provisions Relating to the Advances. Each Advance shall, at Borrowers option in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, be either in the form of a Prime Rate Advance or a LIBOR Advance; provided, that in no event shall Borrower maintain at any time LIBOR Advances having more than three (3) different Interest Period. Borrower shall pay interest accrued on the Advances at the rates and in the manner set forth in Section 2.3
2.3 Payment of Interest on the Credit Extensions.
(a) Computation of Interest. Each Advance shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the date when made, continued or converted until paid in full at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin or the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin. Pursuant to the terms hereof, interest on each Advance shall be paid in arrears on each Interest Payment Date. Interest shall also be paid on the date of any prepayment of any Advance pursuant to this Agreement for the portion of any Advance so prepaid and upon payment (including prepayment) in full thereof. All accrued but unpaid interest on the Advances shall be due and payable on the Revolving Line Maturity Date.
(b) Default Rate. Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is five percentage points (5.00%) above the rate that is otherwise applicable thereto (the Default Rate) unless Bank otherwise elects from time to time in its sole discretion to impose a smaller increase. Fees and expenses which are required to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Bank Expenses) but are not paid when due shall bear interest until paid at a rate equal to the highest rate applicable to the Obligations. Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate provided in this Section 2.3(b) is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Bank.
(c) Prime Rate Advances. Each change in the interest rate of the Prime Rate Advances based on changes in the Prime Rate shall be effective on the effective date of such change and to the extent of such change. Bank shall use its best efforts to give Borrower prompt notice of any such change in the Prime Rate; provided, however, that any failure by Bank to provide Borrower with notice hereunder shall not affect Banks right to make changes in the interest rate of the Prime Rate Advances based on changes in the Prime Rate.
(d) LIBOR Advances. The interest rate applicable to each LIBOR Advance shall be determined in accordance with Section 3.6(a) hereunder. Subject to Sections 3.6 and 3.7, such rate shall apply during the entire Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Advance, and interest calculated thereon shall be payable on the Interest Payment Date applicable to such LIBOR Advance.
(e) Computation; 360-Day Year. In computing interest, the date of the making of any Credit Extension shall be included and the date of payment shall be excluded; provided, however, that if any Credit Extension is repaid on the same day on which it is made, such day shall be included in computing interest on such Credit Extension. Interest shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed.
(f) Debit of Accounts. Bank may debit any of Borrowers deposit accounts, including the Designated Deposit Account, for principal and interest payments or any other amounts Borrower owes Bank when due. These debits shall not constitute a set-off.
2.4 Fees. Borrower shall pay to Bank:
(a) Facility Fee. On the Effective Date, and each yearly anniversary thereof, a Facility Fee in the amount of Twelve Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($12,500);
(b) Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee. A fee (the Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee), payable monthly, in arrears, on a calendar year basis, in an amount equal to the Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee Percentage per annum of the average unused portion of the Revolving Line, as determined by Bank. The unused portion of the Revolving Line, for purposes of this calculation, shall equal the difference between (x) the Revolving Line amount (as it may be reduced from time to time) and (y) the average for the period of the daily closing balance of the Revolving Line outstanding. Borrower shall not be entitled to any credit, rebate or repayment of any Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee previously earned by Bank pursuant to this Section notwithstanding any termination of the Agreement or the suspension or termination of Banks obligation to make loans and advances hereunder; and
(c) Bank Expenses. All Bank Expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses for documentation and negotiation of this Agreement) incurred through and after the Effective Date, when due.
2.5 Payments; Application of Payments.
(a) All payments (including prepayments) to be made by Borrower under any Loan Document shall be made in immediately available funds in U.S. Dollars, without setoff or counterclaim, before 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on the date when due. Payments of principal and/or interest received after 12:00 p.m. Pacific time are considered received at the opening of business on the next Business Day. When a payment is due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment shall be due the next Business Day, and additional fees or interest, as applicable, shall continue to accrue until paid.
(b) Bank shall apply the whole or any part of collected funds against the Revolving Line or credit such collected funds to a depository account of Borrower with Bank (or an account maintained by an Affiliate of Bank), the order and method of such application to be in the sole discretion of Bank. Borrower shall have no right to specify the order or the accounts to which Bank shall allocate or apply any payments required to be made by Borrower to Bank or otherwise received by Bank under this Agreement when any such allocation or application is not specified elsewhere in this Agreement.
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3 CONDITIONS OF LOANS
3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension. Banks obligation to make the initial Credit Extension is subject to the condition precedent that Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, such documents, and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation:
(a) duly executed original signatures to the Loan Documents;
(b) duly executed original signatures to the Control Agreements, if any;
(c) a good standing certificate of Borrower certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Washington as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;
(d) duly executed original signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions for Borrower;
(e) certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of financing statement searches, as Bank shall request, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the Liens indicated in any such financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been or, in connection with the initial Credit Extension, will be terminated or released;
(f) the Perfection Certificate of Borrower, together with the duly executed original signature thereto; and
(g) payment of the fees and Bank Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.4 hereof.
3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions. Banks obligations to make each Credit Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is subject to the following conditions precedent:
(a) except as otherwise provided in Section 3.5(a), timely receipt of an executed Notice of Borrowing;
(b) the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be true, accurate, and complete in all material respects on the date of the Notice of Borrowing and on the Funding Date of each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result from the Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension is Borrowers representation and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties in this Agreement remain true, accurate, and complete in all material respects; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date; and
(c) in Banks sole discretion, there has not been a Material Adverse Change.
3.3 Covenant to Deliver. Borrower agrees to deliver to Bank each item required to be delivered to Bank under this Agreement as a condition precedent to any Credit Extension. Borrower expressly agrees that a Credit Extension made prior to the receipt by Bank of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by Bank of Borrowers obligation to deliver such item, and the making of any Credit Extension in the absence of a required item shall be in Banks sole discretion.
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3.4 Procedures for Borrowing.
(a) Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making of an Advance set forth in this Agreement, each Advance shall be made upon Borrowers irrevocable written notice delivered to Bank in the form of a Notice of Borrowing, each executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower or his or her designee or without instructions if the Advances are necessary to meet Obligations which have become due. Bank may rely on any telephone notice given by a person whom Bank believes is a Responsible Officer or designee. Borrower will indemnify Bank for any loss Bank suffers due to such reliance. Such Notice of Borrowing must be received by Bank prior to 12:00 p.m. Pacific time, (i) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of LIBOR Advances, and (ii) on the requested Funding Date, in the case of Prime Rate Advances, specifying: (1) the amount of the Advance; (2) the requested Funding Date; (3) whether the Advance is to be comprised of LIBOR Advances or Prime Rate Advances; and (4) the duration of the Interest Period applicable to any such LIBOR Advances included in such notice; provided that if the Notice of Borrowing shall fail to specify the duration of the Interest Period for any Advance comprised of LIBOR Advances, such Interest Period shall be one (1) month.
(b) The proceeds of all such Advances will then be made available to Borrower on the Funding Date by Bank by transfer to the Designated Deposit Account and, subsequently, by wire transfer to such other account as Borrower may instruct in the Notice of Borrowing. No Advances shall be deemed made to Borrower, and no interest shall accrue on any such Advance, until the related funds have been deposited in the Designated Deposit Account.
3.5 Conversion and Continuation Elections.
(a) So long as (i) no Event of Default or Default exists; (ii) Borrower shall not have sent any notice of termination of this Agreement; and (iii) Borrower shall have complied with such customary procedures as Bank has established from time to time for Borrowers requests for LIBOR Advances, Borrower may, upon irrevocable written notice to Bank;
(1) elect to convert on any Business Day, Prime Rate Advances in an amount equal to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or any integral multiple of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in excess thereof into LIBOR Advances;
(2) elect to continue on any Interest Payment Date any LIBOR Advances maturing on such Interest Payment Date (or any part thereof in an amount equal to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or any integral multiple of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in excess thereof); provided, that if the aggregate amount of LIBOR Advances shall have been reduced, by payment, prepayment, or conversion thereof, to be less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), such LIBOR Advances shall automatically convert into Prime Rate Advances, and on and after such date the right of Borrower to continue such Advances as, and convert such Advances into, LIBOR Advances shall terminate; or
(3) elect to convert on any Interest Payment Date any LIBOR Advances maturing on such Interest Payment Date (or any part thereof in an amount equal to Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or any integral multiple of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in excess thereof) into Prime Rate Advances.
(b) Borrower shall deliver a Notice of Conversion/Continuation to be received by Bank prior to 11:00 a.m. Pacific time at least (i) three (3) Business Days in advance of the Conversion Date or Continuation Date, if any Advances are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR Advances; and (ii) one (1) Business Day in advance of she Conversion Date, if any Advances are to be converted into Prime Rate Advances, in each case specifying the:
(1) proposed Conversion Date or Continuation Date; and
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(2) aggregate amount of the Advances to be converted or continued which, if any Advances are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR Advances, shall be in an aggregate minimum principal amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or in any integral multiple of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in excess thereof.
(c) If upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any LIBOR Advances, Borrower shall have timely failed to select a new Interest Period to be applicable to such LIBOR Advances, Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such LIBOR Advances into Prime Rate Advances.
(d) Any LIBOR Advances shall, at Banks option, convert into Prime Rate Advances in the event that (i) an Event of Default or Default shall exist, or (ii) the aggregate principal amount of the Prime Rate Advances which have been previously converted to LIBOR Advances, or the aggregate principal amount of existing LIBOR Advances continued, as the case may be, at the beginning of an Interest Period shall at any time during such Interest Period exceed the Availability Amount; provided that such conversion shall not trigger any LIBOR breakage fee or similar fee. Subject to the proviso in the preceding sentence, Borrower agrees to pay Bank, upon demand by Bank (or Bank may, at its option, charge the Designated Deposit Account or any other account Borrower maintains with Bank) any amounts required to compensate Bank for any loss (including loss of anticipated profits), cost, or expense incurred by Bank, as a result of the conversion of LIBOR Advances to Prime Rate Advances pursuant to any of the foregoing.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Bank shall not be required to purchase United States Dollar deposits in the London interbank market or other applicable LIBOR market to fund any LIBOR Advances, but the provisions hereof shall be deemed to apply as if Bank had purchased such deposits to fund the LIBOR Advances.
3.6 Special Provisions Governing LIBOR Advances. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the following provisions shall govern with respect to LIBOR Advances as to the matters covered:
(a) Determination of Applicable Interest Rate. As soon as practicable on each Interest Rate Determination Date, Bank shall determine (which determination shall, absent manifest error in calculation, be final, conclusive and binding upon all parties) the interest rate that shall apply to the LIBOR Advances for which an interest rate is then being determined for the applicable Interest Period and shall promptly give notice thereof (in writing or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Borrower.
(b) Inability to Determine Applicable Interest Rate. In the event that Bank shall have determined in good faith (which determination shall, absent manifest error, be final and conclusive and binding upon all parties hereto), on any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to any LIBOR Advance, that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market adequate and fair means do not exist for ascertaining the interest rate applicable to such Advance on the basis provided for in the definition of LIBOR, Bank shall on such date give notice (by facsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Borrower of such determination, whereupon (i) no Advances may be made as, or converted to, LIBOR Advances until such time as Bank notifies Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, and (ii) any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation given by Borrower with respect to Advances in respect of which such determination was made shall be deemed to be rescinded by Borrower.
(c) Compensation for Breakage or Non-Commencement of Interest Periods. Borrower shall compensate Bank, upon written request by Bank (which request shall set forth the manner and method of computing such compensation), for all reasonable losses, expenses and liabilities, if any (including any interest paid by Bank to lenders of funds borrowed by it to make or carry its LIBOR Advances and any loss, expense or liability incurred by Bank in connection with the liquidation or re-employment of such funds) such that Bank may incur: (i) if for any reason (other than a default by Bank or due to any failure of Bank to fund LIBOR Advances due to impracticability or illegality under Sections 3.7(d) and 3.7(e)) a borrowing or a conversion to or continuation of any LIBOR Advance does not occur on a date specified in a Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, as the case may be, or (ii) if any principal payment or any conversion of any of its LIBOR Advances occurs on a date prior to the last day of an Interest Period applicable to that Advance.
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(d) Assumptions Concerning Funding of LIBOR Advances. Calculation of all amounts payable to Bank under this Section 3.6 and under Section 3.7 shall be made as though Bank had actually funded each of its relevant LIBOR Advances through the purchase of a Eurodollar deposit bearing interest at the rate obtained pursuant to the definition of LIBOR Rate in an amount equal to the amount of such LIBOR Advance and having a maturity comparable to the relevant Interest Period; provided, however, that Bank may fund each of its LIBOR Advances in any manner it sees fit and the foregoing assumptions shall be utilized only for the purposes of calculating amounts payable under this Section 3.6 and under Section 3.7.
(e) LIBOR Advances After Default. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (i) Borrower may not elect to have an Advance be made or continued as, or converted to, a LIBOR Advance after the expiration of any Interest Period then in effect for such Advance and (ii) subject to the provisions of Section 3.6(c), any Notice of Conversion/Continuation given by Borrower with respect to a requested conversion/continuation that has not yet occurred shall be deemed to be rescinded by Borrower and be deemed a request to convert or continue Advances referred to therein as Prime Rate Advances.
3.7 Additional Requirements/Provisions Regarding LIBOR Advances.
(a) If for any reason (including voluntary or mandatory prepayment or acceleration), Bank receives all or part of the principal amount of a LIBOR Advance prior to the last day of the Interest Period for such Advance, Borrower shall on demand by Bank, pay Bank the amount (if any) by which (i) the additional interest which would have been payable on the amount so received had it not been received until the last day of such Interest Period exceeds (ii) the interest which would have been recoverable by Bank by placing the amount so received on deposit in the certificate of deposit markets, the offshore currency markets, or United States Treasury investment products, as the case may be, for a period starting on the date on which it was so received and ending on the last day of such Interest Period at the interest rate determined by Bank in its reasonable discretion. Banks determination as to such amount shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(b) Borrower shall pay Bank, upon demand by Bank, from time to time such amounts as Bank may reasonably determine to be necessary to compensate it for any costs incurred by Bank that Bank determines are attributable to its making or maintaining of any amount receivable by Bank hereunder in respect of any Advances relating thereto (such increases in costs and reductions in amounts receivable being herein called Additional Costs), in each case resulting from any Regulatory Change which:
(1) changes the basis of taxation of any amounts payable to Bank under this Agreement in respect of any Advances (other than changes which affect taxes measured by or imposed on the overall net income of Bank);
(2) imposes or modifies any reserve, special deposit or similar requirements relating to any Credit Extensions based upon a LIBOR Rate; or
(3) imposes any other material condition affecting this Agreement (or any of such extensions of credit or liabilities).
Bank will notify Borrower of any event occurring after the Effective Date which will entitle Bank to compensation pursuant to this Section 3.7 as promptly as practicable after it obtains knowledge thereof and determines to request such compensation. Bank will furnish Borrower with a statement setting forth the basis and amount of each request by Bank and compensation under this Section 3.7. Determinations and allocations by Bank for purposes of this Section 3.7 of the effect of any Regulatory Change on its costs of maintaining its obligations to make Advances, of making or maintaining Advances, or on amounts receivable by it in respect of Advances, and of the additional amounts required to compensate Bank in respect of any Additional Costs, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(c) If Bank shall reasonably determine that the adoption or implementation after the Effective Date of any applicable law, rule, regulation, or treaty regarding capital adequacy, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by any governmental authority, central bank, or comparable agency charged
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with the interpretation or administration thereof, or compliance by Bank (or its applicable lending office) with any respect or directive regarding capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law) of any such authority, central bank, or comparable agency, has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on capital of Bank or any person or entity controlling Bank (a Parent) as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which Bank (or its Parent) could have achieved but for such adoption, change, or compliance (taking into consideration policies with respect to capital adequacy) by an amount deemed by Bank to be material, then from time to time, within fifteen (15) days after demand by Bank, Borrower shall pay to Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate Bank for such reduction. A statement of Bank claiming compensation under this Section 3.7(c) and setting forth the additional amount or amounts to be paid to it hereunder shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) If, at any time, Bank, in its commercially reasonable discretion, determines that (i) the amount of LIBOR Advances for periods equal to the corresponding Interest Periods are not available to Bank in the offshore currency interbank markets, or (ii) LIBOR does not accurately reflect the cost to Bank of lending the LIBOR Advances, then Bank shall promptly give notice thereof to Borrower. Upon the giving of such notice, Banks obligation to make the LIBOR Advances shall terminate; provided, however, Advances shall not terminate if Bank and Borrower agree in writing to a different interest rate applicable to LIBOR Advances.
(e) If it shall become unlawful for Bank to continue to fund or maintain any LIBOR Advances, or to perform its obligations hereunder, upon demand by Bank, Borrower shall prepay the Advances in full with accrued interest thereon and all other amounts payable by Borrower hereunder (including, without limitation, any amount payable in connection with such prepayment pursuant to Section 3.7(a)). Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent a determination by Bank as described above relates to a LIBOR Advance then being requested by Borrower pursuant to a Notice of Borrowing or a Notice of Conversion/Continuation, Borrower shall have the option, subject to the provisions of Section 3.6(c), to (i) rescind such Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation by giving notice (by facsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Bank of such rescission before the end of the next Business Day after on the date on which Bank gives notice of its determination as described above, or (ii) modify such Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation to obtain a Prime Rate Advance or to have outstanding Advances converted into or continued as Prime Rate Advances by giving notice (by facsimile or by telephone confirmed in writing) to Bank of such modification on the date before the end of the next Business Day after which Bank gives notice of its determination as described above.
4 CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST
4.1 Grant of Security Interest. Borrower hereby grants Bank, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges to Bank, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof.
4.2 Priority of Security Interest. Borrower represents, warrants, and covenants that the security interest granted herein is and shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens that may have superior priority to Banks Lien under this Agreement). If Borrower shall acquire a commercial tort claim, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by Borrower of the general details thereof and grant to Bank in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank.
Borrower acknowledges that it previously has entered, and/or may in the future enter, into Bank Services Agreements with Bank. Regardless of the terms of any Bank Services Agreement, Borrower agrees that any amounts Borrower owes Bank thereunder shall be deemed to be Obligations hereunder and that it is the intent of Borrower and Bank to have all such Obligations secured by the first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral granted herein (subject only to Permitted Liens that may have superior priority to Banks Lien in this Agreement).
If this Agreement is terminated, Banks Lien in the Collateral shall continue until the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) are satisfied in full, and at such time, Bank shall, at Borrowers sole cost and expense, terminate its security interest in the Collateral and all rights therein shall revert to Borrower. In the event
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(x) all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations), except for Bank Services, are satisfied in full, and (y) this Agreement is terminated, Bank shall terminate the security interest granted herein upon Borrower providing cash collateral acceptable to Bank in its good faith business judgment for Bank Services, if any. In the event such Bank Services consist of outstanding Letters of Credit, Borrower shall provide to Bank cash collateral in an amount equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment), to secure all of the Obligations relating to such Letters of Credit.
4.3 Authorization to File Financing Statements. Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file financing statements, without notice to Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect Banks interest or rights hereunder, including a notice that any disposition of the Collateral, by either Borrower or any other Person, shall be deemed to violate the rights of Bank under the Code.
5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Borrower represents and warrants as follows:
5.1 Due Organization, Authorization; Power and Authority. Borrower is duly existing and in good standing as a Registered Organization in its jurisdiction of formation and is qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership of property requires that it be qualified except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrowers business. In connection with this Agreement, Borrower has delivered to Bank a completed certificate signed by Borrower entitled Perfection Certificate. Borrower represents and warrants to Bank that (a) Borrowers exact legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate and on the signature page hereof; (b) Borrower is an organization of the type and is organized in the jurisdiction set forth in the Perfection Certificate; (c) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrowers organizational identification number or accurately states that Borrower has none; (d) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Borrowers place of business, or, if more than one, its chief executive office as well as Borrowers mailing address (if different than its chief executive office); (e) Borrower (and each of its predecessors) has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction of formation, organizational structure or type, or any organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction; and (f) all other information set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is accurate and complete (it being understood and agreed that Borrower may from time to time update certain information in the Perfection Certificate after the Effective Date to the extent permitted by one or more specific provisions in this Agreement). If Borrower is not now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of such occurrence and provide Bank with Borrowers organizational identification number.
The execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of Borrowers organizational documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are in full force and effect or (v) constitute an event of default under any material agreement by which Borrower is bound. Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound in which the default could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrowers business.
5.2 Collateral. Borrower has good title to, has rights in, and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to grant a Lien hereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens except Permitted Liens. Borrower has no deposit accounts other than the deposit accounts with Bank, the deposit accounts, if any, described in the Perfection Certificate delivered to Bank in connection herewith, or of which Borrower has given Bank notice and taken such actions as are necessary to give Bank a perfected security interest therein. The Accounts are bona fide, existing obligations of the Account Debtors.
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The Collateral is not in the possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate. None of the components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted pursuant to Section 7.2.
Borrower is the sole owner of the Intellectual Property which it owns or purports to own except for (a) non-exclusive licenses granted to its customers in the ordinary course of business, (b) over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public, and (c) material Intellectual Property licensed to Borrower and noted on the Perfection Certificate. Each Patent which it owns or purports to own and which is material to Borrowers business is valid and enforceable, and no part of the Intellectual Property which Borrower owns or purports to own and which is material to Borrowers business has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part. To the best of Borrowers knowledge, no claim has been made that any part of the Intellectual Property violates the rights of any third party except to the extent such claim would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrowers business.
Except as noted on the Perfection Certificate, Borrower is not a party to, nor is it bound by, any Restricted License.
5.3 Accounts Receivable. Bank may, during the continuance of an Event of Default notify any Account Debtor owing Borrower money of Banks security interest in such funds and may, at any time, verify the amount of an Account.
5.4 Litigation. There are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Responsible Officers, threatened in writing by or against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than, individually or in the aggregate, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000).
5.5 Financial Statements; Financial Condition. All consolidated financial statements for Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries delivered to Bank fairly present in all material respects Borrowers consolidated financial condition and Borrowers consolidated results of operations. There has not been any material deterioration in Borrowers consolidated financial condition since the date of the most recent financial statements submitted to Bank.
5.6 Solvency. The fair salable value of Borrowers assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of its liabilities; Borrower is not left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this Agreement; and Borrower is able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they mature.
5.7 Regulatory Compliance. Borrower is not an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Borrower is not engaged as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Borrower has complied in all material respects with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a holding company or an affiliate of a holding company or a subsidiary company of a holding company as each term is defined and used in the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005. Borrower has not violated any laws, ordinances or rules, the violation of which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its business. None of Borrowers or any of its Subsidiaries properties or assets has been used by Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best of Borrowers knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous substance other than legally. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all Government Authorities that are necessary to continue their respective businesses as currently conducted.
5.8 Subsidiaries; Investments. Borrower does not own any stock, partnership interest or other equity securities except for Permitted Investments.
5.9 Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions. Borrower has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower. Borrower may defer payment of any contested taxes, provided that Borrower
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(a) in good faith contests its obligation to pay the taxes by appropriate proceedings promptly and diligently instituted and conducted, (b) notifies Bank in writing of the commencement of, and any material development in, the proceedings, (c) posts bonds or takes any other steps required to prevent the governmental authority levying such contested taxes from obtaining a Lien upon any of the Collateral that is other than a Permitted Lien. Borrower is unaware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any of Borrowers prior tax years which could result in additional taxes becoming due and payable by Borrower. Borrower has paid all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and Borrower has not withdrawn from participation in, and has not permitted partial or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.
5.10 Use of Proceeds. Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions solely as working capital, for Permitted Acquisitions and to fund its general business requirements and not for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.
5.11 Full Disclosure. No written representation, warranty or other statement of Borrower in any certificate or written statement given to Bank, as of the date such representation, warranty, or other statement was made, taken together with all such written certificates and written statements given to Bank, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained in the certificates or statements not misleading (it being recognized by Bank that the projections and forecasts provided by Borrower in good faith and based upon reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results).
5.12 Definition of Knowledge. For purposes of the Loan Documents, whenever a representation or warranty is made to Borrowers knowledge or awareness, to the best of Borrowers knowledge, or with a similar qualification, knowledge or awareness means the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of the Responsible Officers.
6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS
Borrower shall do all of the following:
6.1 Government Compliance.
(a) Maintain its and all its Subsidiaries legal existence and good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and maintain qualification in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrowers business or operations. Borrower shall comply, and have each Subsidiary comply, with all laws, ordinances and regulations to which it is subject, noncompliance with which could have a material adverse effect on Borrowers business.
(b) Obtain all of the Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by Borrower of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the grant of a security interest to Bank in all of its property. Borrower shall promptly provide copies of any such obtained Governmental Approvals to Bank.
6.2 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates. Deliver to Bank:
(a) Monthly Financial Statements. As soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, a company prepared consolidated balance sheet and income statement covering Borrowers consolidated operations for such month certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form acceptable to Bank (the Monthly Financial Statements);
(b) Monthly Compliance Certificate. Within thirty (30) days after the last day of each month and together with the Monthly Financial Statements, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, certifying that as of the end of such month, Borrower was in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and setting forth calculations showing compliance with the financial covenants set forth in this Agreement and such other information as Bank shall reasonably request;
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(c) Annual Audited Financial Statements. As soon as available, but no later than one hundred fifty (150) days after the last day of Borrowers fiscal year, audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion on the financial statements from an independent certified public accounting firm acceptable to Bank in its reasonable discretion;
(d) Annual Projections. As soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of Borrowers fiscal year, annual financial projections for the following fiscal year approved by Borrowers board of directors, together with any periodic updates thereto;
(e) Other Statements. Within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all statements, reports and notices made available to Borrowers security holders or to any holders of Subordinated Debt;
(f) SEC Filings. In the event that Borrower becomes subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act within five (5) days of filing, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by Borrower with the SEC, any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders, as the case may be. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on Borrowers website on the Internet at Borrowers website address;
(g) Intellectual Property Notice. Prompt written notice of (i) any material change in the composition of the Intellectual Property, (ii) the registration of any copyright, including any subsequent ownership right of Borrower in or to any copyright, patent or trademark not shown in the IP Security Agreement, and (iii) Borrowers knowledge of an event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value of the Intellectual Property.
(h) Legal Action Notice. A prompt report of any legal actions pending or threatened in writing against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could result in damages or costs to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of, individually or in the aggregate, Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) or more; and
(i) Other Financial Information. Budgets, sales projections, operating plans and other financial information reasonably requested by Bank.
6.3 Inventory; Returns. Keep all Inventory in good and marketable condition, free from material defects. Returns and allowances between Borrower and its Account Debtors shall follow Borrowers customary practices as they exist at the Effective Date. Borrower must promptly notify Bank of all returns, recoveries, disputes and claims that involve more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).
6.4 Taxes; Pensions. Timely file, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file, all required tax returns and reports and timely pay, and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely pay, all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, except for deferred payment of any taxes contested pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 hereof, and shall deliver to Bank, on demand, appropriate certificates attesting to such payments, and pay all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms.
6.5 Insurance. Keep its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard for companies in Borrowers industry and location and as Bank may reasonably request. Insurance policies shall be in a form, with companies, and in amounts that are satisfactory to Bank. All property policies shall have a lenders loss payable endorsement showing Bank as lender loss payee and waive subrogation against Bank. All liability policies shall show, or have endorsements showing, Bank as an additional insured. All policies (or the loss payable and additional insured endorsements) shall provide that the insurer shall give Bank at least twenty (20) days notice
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before canceling, amending, or declining to renew its policy. At Banks request, Borrower shall deliver certified copies of policies and evidence of all premium payments. Proceeds payable under any policy shall, at Banks option, be payable to Bank on account of the Obligations. If Borrower fails to obtain insurance as required under this Section 6.5 or to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of payment to third persons and Bank, Bank may make all or part of such payment or obtain such insurance policies required in this Section 6.5, and take any action under the policies Bank deems prudent.
6.6 Operating Accounts.
(a) Maintain operating and other deposit accounts with Bank which accounts shall represent at least fifty percent (50%) of the dollar value of Borrowers accounts at all financial institutions at all times until the date eighteen (18) months after the Effective Date
(b) Provide Bank five (5) days prior written notice before establishing any Collateral Account at or with any bank or financial institution other than Bank or Banks Affiliates. For each Collateral Account that Borrower at any time maintains, Borrower shall cause the applicable bank or financial institution (other than Bank) at or with which any Collateral Account is maintained to execute and deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate instrument with respect to such Collateral Account to perfect Banks Lien in such Collateral Account in accordance with the terms hereunder which Control Agreement may not be terminated without the prior written consent of Bank. The provisions of the previous sentence shall not apply to (i) Borrowers deposit account maintained with Wells Fargo Bank with a balance not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), and (ii) deposit accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of Borrowers employees and identified to Bank by Borrower as such.
6.7 Financial Covenants. Maintain at all times on a consolidated basis with respect to Borrower:
(a) Adjusted Quick Ratio. An Adjusted Quick Ratio, measured as of the last day of each month, greater than or equal to 1.50 to 1.00.
(b) Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA, measured as of the last day of each quarter, greater than or equal to negative Five Million Dollars (-$5,000,000) for each quarterly measuring period through December 2012 and greater than or equal to Zero Dollars (-$0) for each quarterly measuring period thereafter.
6.8 Protection and Registration of Intellectual Property Rights.
(a) (i) Protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of its Intellectual Property; (ii) promptly advise Bank in writing of material infringements of its Intellectual Property; and (iii) not allow any Intellectual Property material to Borrowers business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Banks written consent.
(b) If Borrower (i) obtains any Patent, registered Trademark, registered Copyright, registered mask work, or any pending application for any of the foregoing, whether as owner, licensee or otherwise, or (ii) applies for any Patent or the registration of any Trademark, then Borrower shall immediately provide written notice thereof to Bank and shall execute such intellectual property security agreements and other documents and take such other actions as Bank shall request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in such property. If Borrower decides to register any Copyrights or mask works in the United States Copyright Office, Borrower shall: (x) provide Bank with at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of Borrowers intent to register such Copyrights or mask works together with a copy of the application it intends to file with the United States Copyright Office (excluding exhibits thereto); (y) execute an intellectual property security agreement and such other documents and take such other actions as Bank may request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in the Copyrights or mask works intended to be registered with the United States Copyright Office; and (z) record such intellectual property security agreement with the United States Copyright Office contemporaneously with filing the Copyright or mask work application(s) with the United States Copyright Office. Borrower shall promptly provide to Bank copies of all applications that it files for Patents or for the registration of Trademarks, Copyrights or mask works, together with evidence of the recording of the intellectual property security agreement necessary for Bank to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in such property.
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(c) Provide written notice to Bank within thirty (30) days of entering or becoming bound by any Restricted License (other than over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public). Borrower shall take such steps as Bank requests to obtain the consent of, or waiver by, any person whose consent or waiver is necessary for (i) any Restricted License to be deemed Collateral and for Bank to have a security interest in it that might otherwise be restricted or prohibited by law or by the terms of any such Restricted License, whether now existing or entered into in the future, and (ii) Bank to have the ability in the event of a liquidation of any Collateral to dispose of such Collateral in accordance with Banks rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
6.9 Litigation Cooperation. From the date hereof and continuing through the termination of this Agreement, make available to Bank, without expense to Bank, Borrower and its officers, employees and agents and Borrowers books and records, to the extent that Bank may deem them reasonably necessary to prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against Bank with respect to any Collateral or relating to Borrower.
6.10 Access to Collateral; Books and Records. Allow Bank, or its agents, at reasonable times, on one (1) Business Days notice (provided no notice is required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to inspect the Collateral and audit and copy Borrowers Books. Such inspections or audits shall be conducted no more often than once every year unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. The foregoing inspections and audits shall be at Borrowers expense, and the charge therefor shall be Eight Hundred Fifty Dollars ($850) per person per day (or such higher amount as shall represent Banks then-current standard charge for the same), plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In the event Borrower and Bank schedule an audit more than ten (10) days in advance, and Borrower cancels or seeks to reschedule the audit with less than ten (10) days written notice to Bank, then (without limiting any of Banks rights or remedies), Borrower shall pay Bank a fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Bank to compensate Bank for the anticipated costs and expenses of the cancellation or rescheduling.
6.11 Formation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries. At the time that Borrower forms any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquires any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Effective Date, Borrower shall (a) cause such new Subsidiary to provide to Bank a joinder to the Loan Agreement to cause such Subsidiary to become a co-borrower hereunder, together with such appropriate financing statements and/or Control Agreements, all in form and substance satisfactory to Bank (including being sufficient to grant Bank a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary), (b) provide to Bank appropriate certificates and powers and financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, and (c) provide to Bank all other documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above. Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 6.11 shall be a Loan Document.
6.12 Further Assurances. Execute any further instruments and take further action as Bank reasonably requests to perfect or continue Banks Lien in the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement. Deliver to Bank, within five (5) days after the same are sent or received, copies of all correspondence, reports, documents and other filings with any Governmental Authority regarding compliance with or maintenance of Governmental Approvals or Requirements of Law or that could reasonably be expected to have a material effect on any of the Governmental Approvals or otherwise on the operations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS
Borrower shall not do any of the following without Banks prior written consent:
7.1 Dispositions. Convey, sell, lease, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of (collectively, Transfer), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property, except for Transfers (a) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) of worn-out or obsolete Equipment; (c) in connection with Permitted Liens and Permitted Investments; and (d) of non-exclusive licenses for the use of the property of Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
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7.2 Changes in Business, Management, Control, or Business Locations. (a) Engage in or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by Borrower and such Subsidiary, as applicable, or reasonably related thereto; (b) liquidate or dissolve; or (c) (i) have a change in senior management; or (ii) enter into any transaction or series of related transactions in which the stockholders of Borrower who were not stockholders immediately prior to the first such transaction own more than forty percent (40%) of the voting stock of Borrower immediately after giving effect to such transaction or related series of such transactions (other than by the sale of Borrowers equity securities in a public offering or to venture capital investors so long as Borrower identifies to Bank the venture capital investors prior to the closing of the transaction and provides to Bank a description of the material terms of the transaction).
Borrower shall not, without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Bank: (1) add any new offices or business locations, including warehouses (unless such new offices or business locations contain less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in Borrowers assets or property) or deliver any portion of the Collateral valued, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to a bailee at a location other than to a bailee and at a location already disclosed in the Perfection Certificate, (2) change its jurisdiction of organization, (3) change its organizational structure or type, (4) change its legal name, or (5) change any organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of organization. If Borrower intends to deliver any portion of the Collateral valued, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to a bailee, and Bank and such bailee are not already parties to a bailee agreement governing both the Collateral and the location to which Borrower intends to deliver the Collateral, then Borrower will first receive the written consent of Bank, and such bailee shall execute and deliver a bailee agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its sole discretion.
7.3 Mergers or Acquisitions. Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another Person other than Permitted Acquisitions. A Subsidiary may merge or consolidate into another Subsidiary or into Borrower.
7.4 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.
7.5 Encumbrance. Create, incur, allow, or suffer any Lien on any of its property or assign or convey any right to receive income, including the sale of any Accounts, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except for Permitted Liens, permit any Collateral not to be subject to the first priority security interest granted herein, or enter into any agreement, document, instrument or other arrangement (except with or in favor of Bank) with any Person which directly or indirectly prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting Borrower or any Subsidiary from assigning, mortgaging, pledging, granting a security interest in or upon, or encumbering any of Borrowers or any Subsidiarys Intellectual Property, except as is otherwise permitted in Section 7.1 hereof and the definition of Permitted Liens herein.
7.6 Maintenance of Collateral Accounts. Maintain any Collateral Account except pursuant to the terms of Section 6.6(b) hereof.
7.7 Distributions; Investments. (a) Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock or (b) directly or indirectly make any Investment other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so.
7.8 Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of Borrower, except for transactions that are in the ordinary course of Borrowers business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower than would be obtained in an arms length transaction with a non-affiliated Person and transactions permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 7.2 hereof.
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7.9 Subordinated Debt. (a) Make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Debt, except under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is subject, or (b) amend any provision in any document relating to the Subordinated Debt which would increase the amount thereof or adversely affect the subordination thereof to Obligations owed to Bank.
7.10 Compliance. Become an investment company or a company controlled by an investment company, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or undertake as one of its important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), or use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for that purpose; fail to meet the minimum funding requirements of ERISA, permit a Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction, as defined in ERISA, to occur; fail to comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act or violate any other law or regulation, if the violation could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Borrowers business, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; withdraw or permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.
8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Any one of the following shall constitute an event of default (an Event of Default) under this Agreement:
8.1 Payment Default. Borrower fails to (a) make any payment of principal or interest on any Credit Extension on its due date, or (b) pay any other Obligations within three (3) Business Days after such Obligations are due and payable (which three (3) Business Day cure period shall not apply to payments due on the Revolving Line Maturity Date. During the cure period, the failure to make or pay any payment specified under clause (a) or (b) hereunder is not an Event of Default (but no Credit Extension will be made during the cure period);
8.2 Covenant Default.
(a) Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 6.2, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8(b) or 6.11 or violates any covenant in Section 7; or
(b) Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Loan Documents, and as to any default (other than those specified in this Section 8) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature be cured within the ten (10) day period or cannot after diligent attempts by Borrower be cured within such ten (10) day period, and such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable time, then Borrower shall have an additional period (which shall not in any case exceed thirty (30) days) to attempt to cure such default, and within such reasonable time period the failure to cure the default shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but no Credit Extensions shall be made during such cure period). Cure periods provided under this section shall not apply, among other things, to financial covenants or any other covenants set forth in clause (a) above;
8.3 Material Adverse Change. A Material Adverse Change occurs;
8.4 Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business.
(a) (i) The service of process seeking to attach, by trustee or similar process, any funds of Borrower or of any entity under the control of Borrower (including a Subsidiary) on deposit or otherwise maintained with Bank or any Bank Affiliate, or (ii) a notice of lien or levy is filed against any of Borrowers assets by any government agency, and the same under subclauses (i) and (ii) hereof are not, within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof, discharged or stayed (whether through the posting of a bond or otherwise); provided, however, no Credit Extensions shall be made during any ten (10) day cure period; or
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(b) (i) any material portion of Borrowers assets is attached, seized, levied on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver, or (ii) any court order enjoins, restrains, or prevents Borrower from conducting any material part of its business;
8.5 Insolvency (a) Borrower is unable to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they become due or otherwise becomes insolvent; (b) Borrower begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against Borrower and not dismissed or stayed within thirty (30) days (but no Credit Extensions shall be made while of any of the conditions described in clause (a) exist and/or until any Insolvency Proceeding is dismissed);
8.6 Other Agreements. There is, under any agreement to which Borrower or any Guarantor is a party with a third party or parties, (a) any default resulting in a right by such third party or parties, whether or not exercised, to accelerate the maturity of any Indebtedness in an amount individually or in the aggregate in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000); or (b) any default by Borrower or Guarantor , the result of which could have a material adverse effect on Borrowers or any Guarantors business;
8.7 Judgments. One or more final judgments, orders, or decrees for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) g(not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which liability has been accepted by such insurance carrier) shall be rendered against Borrower and the same are not, within ten (10) days after the entry thereof, discharged or execution thereof stayed or bonded pending appeal, or such judgments are not discharged prior to the expiration of any such stay (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the discharge, stay, or bonding of such judgment, order, or decree);
8.8 Misrepresentations. Borrower or any Person acting for Borrower makes any representation, warranty, or other statement now or later in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any writing delivered to Bank or to induce Bank to enter this Agreement or any Loan Document, and such representation, warranty, or other statement is incorrect in any material respect when made;
8.9 Subordinated Debt. Any document, instrument, or agreement evidencing any Subordinated Debt shall for any reason be revoked or invalidated or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect, any Person shall be in breach thereof or contest in any manner the validity or enforceability thereof or deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder, or the Obligations shall for any reason be subordinated or shall not have the priority contemplated by this Agreement; or
8.10 Governmental Approvals. Any Governmental Approval shall have been (a) revoked, rescinded, suspended, modified in an adverse manner or not renewed in the ordinary course for a full term or (b) subject to any decision by a Governmental Authority that designates a hearing with respect to any applications for renewal of any of such Governmental Approval or that could result in the Governmental Authority taking any of the actions described in clause (a) above, and such decision or such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal (i) has, or could reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Change, or (ii) adversely affects the legal qualifications of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to hold such Governmental Approval in any applicable jurisdiction and such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal could reasonably be expected to affect the status of or legal qualifications of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to hold any Governmental Approval in any other jurisdiction.
9 BANKS RIGHTS AND REMEDIES
9.1 Rights and Remedies. While an Event of Default occurs and continues Bank may, without notice or demand, do any or all of the following:
(a) declare all Obligations immediately due and payable (but if an Event of Default described in Section 8.5 occurs all Obligations are immediately due and payable without any action by Bank);
(b) stop advancing money or extending credit for Borrowers benefit under this Agreement or under any other agreement between Borrower and Bank;
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(c) for any Letters of Credit, demand that Borrower (i) deposit cash with Bank in an amount equal to one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit remaining undrawn (plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment)), to secure all of the Obligations relating to such Letters of Credit, as collateral security for the repayment of any future drawings under such Letters of Credit, and Borrower shall forthwith deposit and pay such amounts, and (ii) pay in advance all letter of credit fees scheduled to be paid or payable over the remaining term of any Letters of Credit;
(d) terminate any FX Contracts;
(e) settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts on terms and in any order that Bank considers advisable, notify any Person owing Borrower money of Banks security interest in such funds, and verify the amount of such account;
(f) make any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable to protect the Collateral and/or its security interest in the Collateral. Borrower shall assemble the Collateral if Bank requests and make it available as Bank designates. Bank may enter premises where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of any part of the Collateral, and pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien which appears to be prior or superior to its security interest and pay all expenses incurred. Borrower grants Bank a license to enter and occupy any of its premises, without charge, to exercise any of Banks rights or remedies;
(g) apply to the Obligations any (i) balances and deposits of Borrower it holds, or (ii) any amount held by Bank owing to or for the credit or the account of Borrower;
(h) ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell the Collateral. Bank is hereby granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license or other right to use, without charge, Borrowers labels, Patents, Copyrights, mask works, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, Trademarks, and advertising matter, or any similar property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in connection with Banks exercise of its rights under this Section, Borrowers rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to Banks benefit;
(i) place a hold on any account maintained with Bank and/or deliver a notice of exclusive control, any entitlement order, or other directions or instructions pursuant to any Control Agreement or similar agreements providing control of any Collateral;
(j) demand and receive possession of Borrowers Books; and
(k) exercise all rights and remedies available to Bank under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code (including disposal of the Collateral pursuant to the terms thereof).
9.2 Power of Attorney. Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Bank as its lawful attorney-in-fact, exercisable upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to: (a) endorse Borrowers name on any checks or other forms of payment or security; (b) sign Borrowers name on any invoice or bill of lading for any Account or drafts against Account Debtors; (c) settle and adjust disputes and claims about the Accounts directly with Account Debtors, for amounts and on terms Bank determines reasonable; (d) make, settle, and adjust all claims under Borrowers insurance policies; (e) pay, contest or settle any Lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, and adverse claim in or to the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; and (f) transfer the Collateral into the name of Bank or a third party as the Code permits. Borrower hereby appoints Bank as its lawful attorney-in-fact to sign Borrowers name on any documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of Banks security interest in the Collateral regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred until all Obligations have been satisfied in full and Bank is under no further obligation to make Credit Extensions hereunder. Banks foregoing appointment as Borrowers attorney in fact, and all of Banks rights and powers, coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Obligations have been fully repaid and performed and Banks obligation to provide Credit Extensions terminates.
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9.3 Protective Payments. If Borrower fails to obtain the insurance called for by Section 6.5 or fails to pay any premium thereon or fails to pay any other amount which Borrower is obligated to pay under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Bank may obtain such insurance or make such payment, and all amounts so paid by Bank are Bank Expenses and immediately due and payable, bearing interest at the then highest rate applicable to the Obligations, and secured by the Collateral. Bank will make reasonable efforts to provide Borrower with notice of Bank obtaining such insurance at the time it is obtained or within a reasonable time thereafter. No payments by Bank are deemed an agreement to make similar payments in the future or Banks waiver of any Event of Default.
9.4 Application of Payments and Proceeds Upon Default. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank may apply any funds in its possession, whether from Borrower account balances, payments, proceeds realized as the result of any collection of Accounts or other disposition of the Collateral, or otherwise, to the Obligations in such order as Bank shall determine in its sole discretion. Any surplus shall be paid to Borrower or other Persons legally entitled thereto; Borrower shall remain liable to Bank for any deficiency. If Bank, in its good faith business judgment, directly or indirectly enters into a deferred payment or other credit transaction with any purchaser at any sale of Collateral, Bank shall have the option, exercisable at any time, of either reducing the Obligations by the principal amount of the purchase price or deferring the reduction of the Obligations until the actual receipt by Bank of cash therefor.
9.5 Banks Liability for Collateral. So long as Bank complies with reasonable banking practices regarding the safekeeping of the Collateral in the possession or under the control of Bank, Bank shall not be liable or responsible for: (a) the safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any loss or damage to the Collateral; (c) any diminution in the value of the Collateral; or (d) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, or other Person. Borrower bears all risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral.
9.6 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. Banks failure, at any time or times, to require strict performance by Borrower of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of Bank thereafter to demand strict performance and compliance herewith or therewith. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless signed by the party granting the waiver and then is only effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it is given. Banks rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative. Bank has all rights and remedies provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. Banks exercise of one right or remedy is not an election and shall not preclude Bank from exercising any other remedy under this Agreement or other remedy available at law or in equity, and Banks waiver of any Event of Default is not a continuing waiver. Banks delay in exercising any remedy is not a waiver, election, or acquiescence.
9.7 Demand Waiver. Borrower waives demand, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by Bank on which Borrower is liable.
10 NOTICES
All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by electronic mail or facsimile transmission; (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address, facsimile number, or email address indicated below. Bank or Borrower may change its mailing or electronic mail address or facsimile number by giving the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section 10.
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If to Borrower: | ZILLOW, INC. | |
999 3rd Avenue, Suite 4600 Seattle, WA 98104 | ||
Attn: | ||
Fax: | ||
Email: | ||
If to Bank: | Silicon Valley Bank | |
901 5th Avenue, Suite 3900 | ||
Seattle, WA 98164 | ||
Attn: Nick Christian | ||
Fax: (206) 624-0374 | ||
Email: nchristian@svb.com |
11 CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE, JURY TRIAL WAIVER, AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE
California law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Borrower and Bank each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in Santa Clara County, California; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to operate to preclude Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Bank. Borrower expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and Borrower hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court. Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to Borrower at the address set forth in, or subsequently provided by Borrower in accordance with, Section 10 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of Borrowers actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR BOTH PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.
WITHOUT INTENDING IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT THE PARTIES AGREEMENT TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, if the above waiver of the right to a trial by jury is not enforceable, the parties hereto agree that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between them arising at any time shall be decided by a reference to a private judge, mutually selected by the parties (or, if they cannot agree, by the Presiding Judge of the Santa Clara County, California Superior Court) appointed in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 (or pursuant to comparable provisions of federal law if the dispute falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts), sitting without a jury, in Santa Clara County, California; and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court. The reference proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure §§ 638 through 645.1, inclusive. The private judge shall have the power, among others, to grant provisional relief, including without limitation, entering temporary restraining orders, issuing preliminary and permanent injunctions and appointing receivers. All such proceedings shall be closed to the public and confidential and all records relating thereto shall be permanently sealed. If during the course of any dispute, a party desires to seek provisional relief, but a judge has not been appointed at that point pursuant to the judicial reference procedures, then such party may apply to the Santa Clara County, California Superior Court for such relief. The proceeding before the private judge shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings. The parties shall be entitled to discovery which shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of discovery applicable to judicial proceedings. The private judge shall oversee discovery and may enforce all discovery rules and orders applicable to judicial proceedings in the same manner as a trial court judge. The parties agree that the selected or appointed private judge shall have the power to decide all issues in the action or proceeding, whether of fact or of law, and shall report a statement of decision thereon pursuant to California Code
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of Civil Procedure § 644(a). Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the right of any party at any time to exercise self-help remedies, foreclose against collateral, or obtain provisional remedies. The private judge shall also determine all issues relating to the applicability, interpretation, and enforceability of this paragraph.
12 GENERAL PROVISIONS
12.1 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party. Borrower may not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it without Banks prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in Banks discretion). Bank has the right, without the consent of or notice to Borrower, to sell, transfer, assign, negotiate, or grant participation in all or any part of, or any interest in, Banks obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
12.2 Indemnification. Borrower agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Bank and its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, or any other Person affiliated with or representing Bank (each, an Indemnified Person) harmless against: (a) all obligations, demands, claims, and liabilities (collectively, Claims) claimed or asserted by any other party in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents; and (b) all losses or expenses (including Bank Expenses) in any way suffered, incurred, or paid by such Indemnified Person as a result of, following from, consequential to, or arising from transactions between Bank and Borrower (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses), except for Claims and/or losses directly caused by any Indemnified Persons gross negligence or willful misconduct.
12.3 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of all Obligations in this Agreement.
12.4 Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement is severable from every other provision in determining the enforceability of any provision.
12.5 Correction of Loan Documents. Bank may correct patent errors and fill in any blanks in the Loan Documents consistent with the agreement of the parties so long as Bank provides Borrower with written notice of such correction and allows Borrower at least ten (10) days to object to such correction. In the event of such objection, such correction shall not be made except by an amendment signed by both Bank and Borrower.
12.6 Amendments in Writing; Waiver; Integration. No purported amendment or modification of any Loan Document, or waiver, discharge or termination of any obligation under any Loan Document, shall be enforceable or admissible unless, and only to the extent, expressly set forth in a writing signed by the party against which enforcement or admission is sought. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no oral promise or statement, nor any action, inaction, delay, failure to require performance or course of conduct shall operate as, or evidence, an amendment, supplement or waiver or have any other effect on any Loan Document. Any waiver granted shall be limited to the specific circumstance expressly described in it, and shall not apply to any subsequent or other circumstance, whether similar or dissimilar, or give rise to, or evidence, any obligation or commitment to grant any further waiver. The Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of the Loan Documents merge into the Loan Documents.
12.7 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, is an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.
12.8 Survival. All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement continue in full force until this Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms and all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations and any other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement) have been paid in full and satisfied. The grant of security interest by Borrower in Section 4.1 shall survive until the termination of all Bank Services Agreements, and the obligation of Borrower in Section 12.2 to indemnify Bank shall survive until the statute of limitations with respect to such claim or cause of action shall have run.
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12.9 Confidentiality. In handling any confidential information, Bank shall exercise the same degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but disclosure of information may be made: (a) to Banks Subsidiaries or Affiliates (such Subsidiaries and Affiliates, together with Bank, collectively, Bank Entities); (b) to prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, Bank shall use its best efforts to obtain any prospective transferees or purchasers agreement to the terms of this provision); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order; (d) to Banks regulators or as otherwise required in connection with Banks examination or audit; (e) as Bank considers appropriate in exercising remedies under the Loan Documents; and (f) to third-party service providers of Bank so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality agreement with Bank with terms no less restrictive than those contained herein. Confidential information does not include information that is either: (i) in the public domain or in Banks possession when disclosed to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain after disclosure to Bank; or (ii) disclosed to Bank by a third party if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the information.
Bank Entities may use the confidential information for reporting purposes and the development and distribution of databases and market analysis so long as such confidential information is aggregated and anonymized prior to distribution unless otherwise expressly permitted by Borrower. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
12.10 Attorneys Fees, Costs and Expenses. In any action or proceeding between Borrower and Bank arising out of or relating to the Loan Documents, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys fees and other costs and expenses incurred, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.
12.11 Electronic Execution of Documents. The words execution, signed, signature and words of like import in any Loan Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping systems, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.
12.12 Captions. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.
12.13 Construction of Agreement. The parties mutually acknowledge that they and their attorneys have participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. In cases of uncertainty this Agreement shall be construed without regard to which of the parties caused the uncertainty to exist.
12.14 Relationship. The relationship of the parties to this Agreement is determined solely by the provisions of this Agreement. The parties do not intend to create any agency, partnership, joint venture, trust, fiduciary or other relationship with duties or incidents different from those of parties to an arms-length contract.
12.15 Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to: (a) confer any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other than the express parties to it and their respective permitted successors and assigns; (b) relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any person not an express party to this Agreement; or (c) give any person not an express party to this Agreement any right of subrogation or action against any party to this Agreement.
12.16 Effect of Amendment and Restatement. Except as otherwise set forth herein, this Agreement is intended to and does completely amend and restate, without novation, the Original Agreement. All security interests granted under the Original Agreement are hereby confirmed and ratified and shall continue to secure all Obligations under this Agreement.
13 DEFINITIONS
13.1 Definitions. As used in the Loan Documents, the word shall is mandatory, the word may is permissive, the word or is not exclusive, the words includes and including are not limiting, the singular includes the plural, and numbers denoting amounts that are set off in brackets are negative. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:
Account is any account as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes, without limitation, all accounts receivable and other sums owing to Borrower.
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Account Debtor is any account debtor as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
Adjusted EBITDA shall mean, on any date, Borrowers earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, plus non-cash stock-based compensation expense plus other one (1) time non-cash charges approved by Bank.
Adjusted Quick Ratio is, on any date, (i) Borrowers unrestricted cash at Bank or subject to a Control Agreement in favor of Bank plus net accounts receivable divided by (ii) Current Liabilities less the current portion of Deferred Revenue, plus, to the extent not already included therein, all Indebtedness owing from Borrower to Bank.
Advance or Advances means an advance (or advances) under the Revolving Line.
Affiliate is, with respect to any Person, each other Person that owns or controls directly or indirectly the Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person, and each of that Persons senior executive officers, directors, partners and, for any Person that is a limited liability company, that Persons managers and members.
Agreement is defined in the preamble hereof.
Applicable Margin is (i) if Borrowers Adjusted Quick Ratio was less than 2.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter, three percent (3.00%), (ii) if Borrowers Adjusted Quick Ratio was greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 but less than 2.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter, two and one half percent (2.50%) and (iii) if Borrowers Adjusted Quick Ratio was greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter, two percent (2.00%),
Availability Amount is an amount equal to the Revolving Line, minus the outstanding principal balance of any Advances.
Bank is defined in the preamble hereof.
Bank Expenses are all audit fees and expenses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) for preparing, amending, negotiating, administering, defending and enforcing the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with appeals or Insolvency Proceedings) or otherwise incurred with respect to Borrower.
Bank Services are any products, credit services, and/or financial accommodations previously, now, or hereafter provided to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by Bank or any Bank Affiliate, including, without limitation, any letters of credit, cash management services (including, without limitation, merchant services, direct deposit of payroll, business credit cards, and check cashing services), interest rate swap arrangements, and foreign exchange services as any such products or services may be identified in Banks various agreements related thereto (each, a Bank Services Agreement).
Borrower is defined in the preamble hereof.
Borrowers Books are all Borrowers books and records including ledgers, federal and state tax returns, records regarding Borrowers assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business operations or financial condition, and all computer programs or storage or any equipment containing such information.
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Borrowing Resolutions are, with respect to any Person, those resolutions substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
Business Day is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Bank is closed, except that if any determination of a Business Day shall relate to a LIBOR Advance, the term Business Day shall also mean a day on which dealings are carried on in the London interbank market.
Cash Equivalents means (a) marketable direct obligations issued or unconditionally guaranteed by the United States or any agency or any State thereof having maturities of not more than one (1) year from the date of acquisition; (b) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1) year after its creation and having the highest rating from either Standard & Poors Ratings Group or Moodys Investors Service, Inc.; (c) Banks certificates of deposit issued maturing no more than one (1) year after issue; and (d) money market funds at least ninety-five percent (95%) of the assets of which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in clauses (a) through (c) of this definition.
Code is the Uniform Commercial Code, as the same may, from time to time, be enacted and in effect in the State of California; provided, that, to the extent that the Code is used to define any term herein or in any Loan Document and such term is defined differently in different Articles or Divisions of the Code, the definition of such term contained in Article or Division 9 shall govern; provided further, that in the event that, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection, or priority of, or remedies with respect to, Banks Lien on any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of California, the term Code shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted and in effect in such other jurisdiction solely for purposes of the provisions thereof relating to such attachment, perfection, priority, or remedies and for purposes of definitions relating to such provisions.
Collateral is any and all properties, rights and assets of Borrower described on Exhibit A.
Collateral Account is any Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.
Commodity Account is any commodity account as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
Compliance Certificate is that certain certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
Contingent Obligation is, for any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or not, of that Person for (a) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other obligation of another such as an obligation, in each case, directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made, discounted or sold with recourse by that Person, or for which that Person is directly or indirectly liable; (b) any obligations for undrawn letters of credit for the account of that Person; and (c) all obligations from any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest rate cap or collar agreement, or other agreement or arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; but Contingent Obligation does not include endorsements in the ordinary course of business. The amount of a Contingent Obligation is the stated or determined amount of the primary obligation for which the Contingent Obligation is made or, if not determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability for it determined by the Person in good faith; but the amount may not exceed the maximum of the obligations under any guarantee or other support arrangement.
Continuation Date means any date on which Borrower continues a LIBOR Advance into another Interest Period.
Control Agreement is any control agreement entered into among the depository institution at which Borrower maintains a Deposit Account or the securities intermediary or commodity intermediary at which Borrower maintains a Securities Account or a Commodity Account, Borrower, and Bank pursuant to which Bank obtains control (within the meaning of the Code) over such Deposit Account, Securities Account, or Commodity Account.
Conversion Date means any date on which Borrower converts a Prime Rate Advance to a LIBOR Advance or a LIBOR Advance to a Prime Rate Advance.
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Copyrights are any and all copyright rights, copyright applications, copyright registrations and like protections in each work or authorship and derivative work thereof, whether published or unpublished and whether or not the same also constitutes a trade secret.
Credit Extension is any Advance or any other extension of credit by Bank for Borrowers benefit.
Current Liabilities are all obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Bank, plus, without duplication, the aggregate amount of Borrowers Total Liabilities that mature within one (1) year.
Default Rate is defined in Section 2.3(b).
Deferred Revenue is all amounts received or invoiced in advance of performance under contracts and not yet recognized as revenue.
Deposit Account is any deposit account as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
Designated Deposit Account is Borrowers deposit account, account number , maintained with Bank.
Dollars, dollars or use of the sign $ means only lawful money of the United States and not any other currency, regardless of whether that currency uses the $ sign to denote its currency or may be readily converted into lawful money of the United States.
Dollar Equivalent is, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in a Foreign Currency, the equivalent amount therefor in Dollars as determined by Bank at such time on the basis of the then-prevailing rate of exchange in San Francisco, California, for sales of the Foreign Currency for transfer to the country issuing such Foreign Currency.
Effective Date is defined in the preamble hereof.
Equipment is all equipment as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all machinery, fixtures, goods, vehicles (including motor vehicles and trailers), and any interest in any of the foregoing.
ERISA is the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and its regulations.
Event of Default is defined in Section 8.
Exchange Act is the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Foreign Currency means lawful money of a country other than the United States.
Funding Date is any date on which a Credit Extension is made to or for the account of Borrower which shall be a Business Day.
FX Contract is any foreign exchange contract by and between Borrower and Bank under which Borrower commits to purchase from or sell to Bank a specific amount of Foreign Currency on a specified date.
GAAP is generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other Person as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession, which are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination.
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General Intangibles is all general intangibles as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation, all Intellectual Property, claims, income and other tax refunds, security and other deposits, payment intangibles, contract rights, options to purchase or sell real or personal property, rights in all litigation presently or hereafter pending (whether in contract, tort or otherwise), insurance policies (including without limitation key man, property damage, and business interruption insurance), payments of insurance and rights to payment of any kind.
Governmental Approval is any consent, authorization, approval, order, license, franchise, permit, certificate, accreditation, registration, filing or notice, of, issued by, from or to, or other act by or in respect of, any Governmental Authority.
Governmental Authority is any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, any securities exchange and any self-regulatory organization.
Indebtedness is (a) indebtedness for borrowed money or the deferred price of property or services, such as reimbursement and other obligations for surety bonds and letters of credit, (b) obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, (c) capital lease obligations, and (d) Contingent Obligations.
Indemnified Person is defined in Section 12.2.
Insolvency Proceeding is any proceeding by or against any Person under the United States Bankruptcy Code, or any other bankruptcy or insolvency law, including assignments for the benefit of creditors, compositions, extensions generally with its creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.
Intellectual Property means all of Borrowers right, title, and interest in and to the following:
(a) its Copyrights, Trademarks and Patents;
(b) any and all trade secrets and trade secret rights, including, without limitation, any rights to unpatented inventions, know-how, operating manuals;
(c) any and all source code;
(d) any and all design rights which may be available to a Borrower;
(e) any and all claims for damages by way of past, present and future infringement of any of the foregoing, with the right, but not the obligation, to sue for and collect such damages for said use or infringement of the Intellectual Property rights identified above; and
(f) all amendments, renewals and extensions of any of the Copyrights, Trademarks or Patents.
Interest Payment Date means, with respect to any LIBOR Advance, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Advance and, with respect to Prime Rate Advances, the first day of each month (or, if that day of the month does not fall on a Business Day, then on the first Business Day following such date), and each date a Prime Rate Advance is converted into a LIBOR Advance to the extent of the amount converted to a LIBOR Advance.
Interest Period means, as to any LIBOR Advance, the period commencing on the date of such LIBOR Advance, or on the conversion/continuation date on which the LIBOR Advance is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Advance, and ending on the date that is one (1), two (2) or three (3) months thereafter, in each case as Borrower may elect in the applicable Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Conversion/Continuation; provided, however, that (a) no Interest Period with respect to any LIBOR Advance shall end later than the Revolving Line
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Maturity Date, (b) the last day of an Interest Period shall be determined in accordance with the practices of the LIBOR interbank market as from time to time in effect, (c) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless, in the case of a LIBOR Advance, the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day, (d) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Advance that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period, and (e) interest shall accrue from and include the first Business Day of an Interest Period but exclude the last Business Day of such Interest Period.
Interest Rate Determination Date means each date for calculating the LIBOR for purposes of determining the interest rate in respect of an Interest Period. The Interest Rate Determination Date shall be the second Business Day prior to the first day of the related Interest Period for a LIBOR Advance.
Inventory is all inventory as defined in the Code in effect on the date hereof with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes without limitation all merchandise, raw materials, parts, supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process and finished products, including without limitation such inventory as is temporarily out of Borrowers custody or possession or in transit and including any returned goods and any documents of title representing any of the above.
Investment is any beneficial ownership interest in any Person (including stock, partnership interest or other securities), and any loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person.
IP Agreement is that certain Intellectual Property Security Agreement executed and delivered by Borrower to Bank dated as of the Effective Date.
Letter of Credit is a standby or commercial letter of credit issued by Bank upon request of Borrower based upon an application, guarantee, indemnity, or similar agreement.
LIBOR means, for any Interest Rate Determination Date with respect to an Interest Period for any Advance to be made, continued as or converted into a LIBOR Advance, the rate of interest per annum determined by Bank to be the per annum rate of interest at which deposits in United States Dollars are offered to Bank in the London interbank market (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 0.0001%) in which Bank customarily participates at 11:00 a.m. (local time in such interbank market) two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period for a period approximately equal to such Interest Period and in an amount approximately equal to the amount of such Advance.
LIBOR Advance means an Advance that bears interest based at the LIBOR Rate.
LIBOR Rate means, for each Interest Period in respect of LIBOR Advances comprising part of the same Advances, an interest rate per annum (rounded upward, if necessary, to the nearest 0.0001%) equal to LIBOR for such Interest Period divided by one (1) minus the Reserve Requirement for such Interest Period.
Lien is a claim, mortgage, deed of trust, levy, charge, pledge, security interest or other encumbrance of any kind, whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of law or otherwise against any property.
Loan Documents are, collectively, this Agreement, the Perfection Certificate, the IP Agreement, any note, or notes or guaranties executed by Borrower or any Guarantor, any Bank Services Agreement, and any other present or future agreement between Borrower any Guarantor and/or for the benefit of Bank in connection with this Agreement, all as amended, restated, or otherwise modified.
Material Adverse Change is (a) a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Banks Lien in the Collateral or in the value of such Collateral; (b) a material adverse change in the business, operations, or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower; (c) a material impairment of the prospect of repayment of any portion of the Obligations; or (d) Bank determines, based upon information available to it and in its reasonable judgment, that there is a reasonable likelihood that Borrower shall fail to comply with one or more of the financial covenants in Section 6 during the next succeeding financial reporting period.
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Monthly Financial Statements is defined in Section 6.2(a)
Notice of Borrowing means a notice given by Borrower to Bank in accordance with Section 3.4(a), substantially in the form of Exhibit B, with appropriate insertions.
Notice of Conversion/Continuation means a notice given by Borrower to Bank in accordance with Section 3.5, substantially in the form of Exhibit C, with appropriate insertions.
Obligations are Borrowers obligations to pay when due any debts, principal, interest, Bank Expenses and other amounts Borrower owes Bank now or later, whether under this Agreement, the Loan Documents, or otherwise, including, without limitation, all obligations relating to letters of credit (including reimbursement obligations for drawn and undrawn letters of credit), cash management services, and foreign exchange contracts, if any, and including interest accruing after Insolvency Proceedings begin and debts, liabilities, or obligations of Borrower assigned to Bank, and to perform Borrowers duties under the Loan Documents.
Patents means all patents, patent applications and like protections including without limitation improvements, divisions, continuations, renewals, reissues, extensions and continuations-in-part of the same.
Perfection Certificate is defined in Section 5.1.
Permitted Acquisition means (1) the Project Rhubarb transaction on substantially the terms and conditions as previously disclosed to Bank or (2) any acquisition by Borrower of the outstanding equity securities or assets of another person provided that each of the following conditions are met:
(a) All such acquisitions are in Borrowers current or adjacent line of business,
(b) Each such acquisition is non-hostile in nature,
(c) No Event of Default has occurred or exists either immediately prior to or after consummation of such acquisition,
(d) Borrower demonstrates pro-forma compliance with all covenants before and after giving effect to such acquisition,
(e) Borrower maintain a minimum of Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000) in cash, cash equivalents, investment securities with a maturity under two (2) years and availability under the Revolving Line after giving effect to such acquisition,
(f) Contingent liabilities assumed by Borrower do not exceed five percent (5%) of the book value of Borrowers tangible assets (determined in accordance with GAAP) as determined immediately after consummation of the acquisition); and
(g) Borrower complies with 6.11 hereof with respect to any entity acquired within thirty (30) days of the consummation of any such acquisition.
Permitted Indebtedness is:
(a) Borrowers Indebtedness to Bank under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate;
(c) Subordinated Debt;
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(d) unsecured Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(e) Indebtedness incurred as a result of endorsing negotiable instruments received in the ordinary course of business;
(f) Indebtedness secured by Liens permitted under clauses (a) and (c) of the definition of Permitted Liens hereunder; and
(g) extensions, refinancings, modifications, amendments and restatements of any items of Permitted Indebtedness (a) through (f) above, provided that the principal amount thereof is not increased or the terms thereof are not modified to impose more burdensome terms upon Borrower or its Subsidiary, as the case may be.
Permitted Investments are:
(a) Investments (including, without limitation, Subsidiaries) existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate and;
(b) (i) Investments consisting of Cash Equivalents, and (ii) any Investments permitted by Borrowers investment policy, as amended from time to time, provided that such investment policy (and any such amendment thereto) has been approved in writing by Bank;
(c) Investments consisting of the endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of Borrower;
(d) Investments consisting of deposit accounts in which Bank has a perfected security interest;
(e) Investments accepted in connection with Transfers permitted by Section 7.1;
(f) Investments consisting of (i) travel advances and employee relocation loans and other employee loans and advances in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) loans to employees, officers or directors relating to the purchase of equity securities of Borrower or its Subsidiaries pursuant to employee stock purchase plans or agreements approved by Borrowers board of directors;
(g) Investments (including debt obligations) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of customers or suppliers and in settlement of delinquent obligations of, and other disputes with, customers or suppliers arising in the ordinary course of business;
(h) Investments consisting of notes receivable of, or prepaid royalties and other credit extensions, to customers and suppliers who are not Affiliates, in the ordinary course of business; provided that this paragraph (h) shall not apply to Investments of Borrower in any Subsidiary.
Permitted Liens are:
(a) Liens existing on the Effective Date and shown on the Perfection Certificate or arising under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
(b) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other government charges or levies, either (i) not due and payable or (ii) being contested in good faith and for which Borrower maintains adequate reserves on its Books, provided that no notice of any such Lien has been filed or recorded under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the Treasury Regulations adopted thereunder;
(c) purchase money Liens (i) on Equipment acquired or held by Borrower or any Subsidiary incurred for financing the acquisition of the Equipment securing no more than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate amount outstanding, or (ii) existing on Equipment when acquired, if the Lien is confined to the property and improvements and the proceeds of the Equipment;
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(d) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, suppliers, or other Persons that are possessory in nature arising in the ordinary course of business so long as such Liens attach only to Inventory, securing liabilities in the aggregate amount not to exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) and which are not delinquent or remain payable without penalty or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property subject thereto;
(e) Liens to secure payment of workers compensation, employment insurance, old-age pensions, social security and other like obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business (other than Liens imposed by ERISA);
(f) Liens incurred in the extension, renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness secured by Liens described in (a) through (c), but any extension, renewal or replacement Lien must be limited to the property encumbered by the existing Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness may not increase;
(g) leases or subleases of real property granted in the ordinary course of Borrowers business (or, if referring to another Person, in the ordinary course of such Persons business), and leases, subleases, non-exclusive licenses or sublicenses of personal property (other than Intellectual Property) granted in the ordinary course of Borrowers business (or, if referring to another Person, in the ordinary course of such Persons business), if the leases, subleases, licenses and sublicenses do not prohibit granting Bank a security interest therein;
(h) non-exclusive licenses of Intellectual Property granted to third parties in the ordinary course of business;
(i) Liens arising from attachments or judgments, orders, or decrees in circumstances not constituting an Event of Default under Sections 8.4 and 8.7; and
(j) Liens in favor of other Wells Fargo Bank in connection with Borrowers deposit and/or securities accounts held at such institutions in compliance with Section 6.6 hereof.
Person is any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, company, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation, firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or government agency.
Prime Rate is the Prime Rate published in the Money Rates section of the Western Edition of The Wall Street Journal, provided however, if such rate becomes unavailable, there after the Prime Rate is Banks most recently announced prime rate, even if it is not Banks lowest rate.
Prime Rate Advance means an Advance that bears interest based at the Prime Rate.
Registered Organization is any registered organization as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
Regulatory Change means, with respect to Bank, any change on or after the date of this Agreement in United States federal, state, or foreign laws or regulations, including Regulation D, or the adoption or making on or after such date of any interpretations, directives, or requests applying to a class of lenders including Bank, of or under any United States federal or state, or any foreign laws or regulations (whether or not having the force of law) by any court or governmental or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof.
Requirement of Law is as to any Person, the organizational or governing documents of such Person, and any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
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Reserve Requirement means, for any Interest Period, the average maximum rate at which reserves (including any marginal, supplemental, or emergency reserves) are required to be maintained during such Interest Period under Regulation D against Eurocurrency liabilities (as such term is used in Regulation D) by member banks of the Federal Reserve System. Without limiting the effect of the foregoing, the Reserve Requirement shall reflect any other reserves required to be maintained by Bank by reason of any Regulatory Change against (a) any category of liabilities which includes deposits by reference to which the LIBOR Rate is to be determined as provided in the definition of LIBOR or (b) any category of extensions of credit or other assets which include Advances.
Responsible Officer is any of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Borrower.
Restricted License is any material license or other agreement with respect to which Borrower is the licensee (a) that prohibits or otherwise restricts Borrower from granting a security interest in Borrowers interest in such license or agreement or any other property, or (b) for which a default under or termination of could interfere with the Banks right to sell any Collateral.
Revolving Line is an Advance or Advances in an amount equal to Twenty Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000).
Revolving Line Maturity Date is April 30, 2016.
SEC shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission, any successor thereto, and any analogous Governmental Authority.
Securities Account is any securities account as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.
Subordinated Debt is indebtedness incurred by Borrower subordinated to all of Borrowers now or hereafter indebtedness to Bank (pursuant to a subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Bank entered into between Bank and the other creditor), on terms acceptable to Bank.
Subsidiary is, as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless the context otherwise requires, each reference to a Subsidiary herein shall be a reference to a Subsidiary of Borrower. For purposes of Sections 6.11, 7.2 and 7.7 and as used in the definition of Permitted Investments, an entity shall not be a Subsidiary if (a) it was formed for the sole purpose of facilitating or implementing a Permitted Acquisition and (b) ceases to exist within 90 days after consummation of an acquisition in which it is involved.
Trademarks means any trademark and servicemark rights, whether registered or not, applications to register and registrations of the same and like protections, and the entire goodwill of the business of Borrower connected with and symbolized by such trademarks.
Transfer is defined in Section 7.1.
Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee is defined in Section 2.4(b).
Unused Revolving Line Facility Fee Percentage is (i) if Borrowers Adjusted Quick Ratio was less than 2.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter, four tenths of one percent (0.40%), (ii) if Borrowers Adjusted Quick Ratio was greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00 but less than 2.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter, three tenths of one percent (0.30%) and (iii) if Borrowers Adjusted Quick Ratio was greater than or equal to 2.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of the prior calendar quarter, two tenths of one percent (0.20%),
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the Effective Date.
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By | /s/ CHAD COHEN |
Name: | Chad Cohen | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
BANK: | ||
SILICON VALLEY BANK |
By | /s/ NICK CHRISTIAN |
Name: | Nick Christian | |
Title: | Relationship Manager |
EXHIBIT A COLLATERAL DESCRIPTION
The Collateral consists of all of Borrowers right, title and interest in and to the following personal property:
All goods, Accounts (including health-care receivables), Equipment, Inventory, contract rights or rights to payment of money, leases, license agreements, franchise agreements, General Intangibles, commercial tort claims, documents, instruments (including any promissory notes), chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), cash, deposit accounts, all Pledged CDs, fixtures, letters of credit rights (whether or not the letter of credit is evidenced by a writing), securities, and all other investment property, supporting obligations, and financial assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, wherever located; and
all Borrowers Books relating to the foregoing, and any and all claims, rights and interests in any of the above and all substitutions for, additions, attachments, accessories, accessions and improvements to and replacements, products, proceeds and insurance proceeds of any or all of the foregoing.
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
ZILLOW, INC.
Date:
TO: | SILICON VALLEY BANK |
3003 Tasman Drive
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Attention: Corporate Services Department
RE: Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April , 2012 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the Loan Agreement), by and between ZILLOW, INC. (Borrower), and Silicon Valley Bank (the Bank)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned refers to the Loan Agreement, the terms defined therein and used herein as so defined, and hereby gives you notice irrevocably, pursuant to Section 3.4(a) of the Loan Agreement, of the borrowing of an Advance.
1. The Funding Date, which shall be a Business Day, of the requested borrowing is .
2. The aggregate amount of the requested borrowing is $ .
3. The requested Advance shall consist of $ of Prime Rate Advances and $ of LIBOR Advances.
4. The duration of the Interest Period for the LIBOR Advances included in the requested Advance shall be months.
The undersigned hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the proposed Advance before and after giving effect thereto, and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as applicable:
(a) all representations and warranties of Borrower contained in the Loan Agreement are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date;
(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such proposed Advance; and
(c) the requested Advance will not cause the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Advances to exceed, as of the designated Funding Date, (i) the Revolving Line minus (ii) the aggregate outstanding Advances.
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF NOTICE OF CONVERSION/CONTINUATION
ZILLOW, INC.
Date:
To: | Silicon Valley Bank 3003 Tasman Drive Santa Clara, CA 95054 | |
Attention: |
RE: | Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of April , 2012 (as amended, modified, supplemented or restated from time to time, the Loan Agreement), by and between ZILLOW, INC. (Borrower), and Silicon Valley Bank (the Bank) |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned refers to the Loan Agreement, the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined, and hereby gives you notice irrevocably, pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Loan Agreement, of the [conversion] [continuation] of the Advances specified herein, that:
1. The date of the [conversion] [continuation] is , 20 .
2. The aggregate amount of the proposed Advances to be [converted] is $ or [continued] is $ .
3. The Advances are to be [converted into] [continued as] [LIBOR] [Prime Rate] Advances.
4. The duration of the Interest Period for the LIBOR Advances included in the [conversion] [continuation] shall be months.
The undersigned, on behalf of Borrower, hereby certifies that the following statements are true on the date hereof, and will be true on the date of the proposed [conversion] [continuation], before and after giving effect thereto and to the application of the proceeds therefrom:
(a) all representations and warranties of Borrower stated in the Loan Agreement are true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of the date hereof; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date; and
(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such proposed [conversion] [continuation],
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EXHIBIT D
BORROWING RESOLUTIONS
CORPORATE BORROWING CERTIFICATE
BORROWER: | ZILLOW, INC. | DATE: April , 2012 | ||
BANK: | Silicon Valley Bank |
I hereby certify as follows, as of the date set forth above:
1. I am the Secretary, Assistant Secretary or other officer of the Borrower. My title is as set forth below.
2. Borrowers exact legal name is set forth above. Borrower is a corporation existing under the laws of the State of
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3. Attached hereto are true, correct and complete copies of Borrowers Articles/Certificate of Incorporation (including amendments), as filed with the Secretary of State of the state in which Borrower is incorporated as set forth in paragraph 2 above. Such Articles/Certificate of Incorporation have not been amended, annulled, rescinded, revoked or supplemented, and remain in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
4. The following resolutions were duly and validly adopted by Borrowers Board of Directors at a duly held meeting of such directors (or pursuant to a unanimous written consent or other authorized corporate action). Such resolutions are in full force and effect as of the date hereof and have not been in any way modified, repealed, rescinded, amended or revoked, and Bank may rely on them until Bank receives written notice of revocation from Borrower.
RESOLVED, that any one of the following officers or employees of Borrower, whose names, titles and signatures are below, may act on behalf of Borrower:
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RESOLVED FURTHER, that any one of the persons designated above with a checked box beside his or her name may, from time to time, add or remove any individuals to and from the above list of persons authorized to act on behalf of Borrower.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that such individuals may, on behalf of Borrower:
Borrow Money. Borrow money from Silicon Valley Bank (Bank).
Execute Loan Documents. Execute any loan documents Bank requires.
Grant Security. Grant Bank a security interest in any of Borrowers assets.
Negotiate Items. Negotiate or discount all drafts, trade acceptances, promissory notes, or other indebtedness in which Borrower has an interest and receive cash or otherwise use the proceeds.
Letters of Credit. Apply for letters of credit from Bank.
Further Acts. Designate other individuals to request advances, pay fees and costs and execute other documents or agreements (including documents or agreement that waive Borrowers right to a jury trial) they believe to be necessary to effectuate such resolutions.
RESOLVED FURTHER, that all acts authorized by the above resolutions and any prior acts relating thereto are ratified.
5. The persons listed above are Borrowers officers or employees with their titles and signatures shown next to their names.
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I, the of Borrower, hereby certify as to paragraphs 1 through 5 above, as of the date set
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EXHIBIT E
COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
TO: | SILICON VALLEY BANK | Date: | ||
FROM: | ZILLOW, INC. |
The undersigned authorized officer of (Borrower) certifies that under the terms and conditions of the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement between Borrower and Bank (the Agreement):
(1) Borrower is in complete compliance for the period ending with all required covenants except as noted below; (2) there are no Events of Default; (3) all representations and warranties in the Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on this date except as noted below; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date; (4) Borrower, and each of its Subsidiaries, has timely filed all required tax returns and reports, and Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Borrower except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 of the Agreement; and (5) no Liens have been levied or claims made against Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries relating to unpaid employee payroll or benefits of which Borrower has not previously provided written notification to Bank.
Attached are the required documents supporting the certification. The undersigned certifies that these are prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied from one period to the next except as explained in an accompanying letter or footnotes. The undersigned acknowledges that no borrowings may be requested at any time or date of determination that Borrower is not in compliance with any of the terms of the Agreement, and that compliance is determined not just at the date this certificate is delivered. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.
Please indicate compliance status by circling Yes/No under Complies column.
Reporting Covenant |
Required |
Complies | ||
Monthly financial statements with Compliance Certificate |
Monthly within 30 days |
Yes No | ||
Annual financial statement (CPA Audited) + CC |
FYE within 150 days |
Yes No | ||
Annual projections |
FYE within 30 days |
Yes No | ||
10-Q, 10-K and 8-K |
Within 5 days after filing with SEC |
Yes No |
Financial Covenant |
Required |
Actual | Complies | |||||
Adjusted Quick Ratio (monthly) |
1.50 to 1.00 |
Yes No | ||||||
Minimum EBITDA |
** |
$ | Yes No |
** | greater than or equal to negative Five Million Dollars (-$5,000,000) for each quarterly measuring period through December 2012 and greater than or equal to Zero Dollars (-$0) for each quarterly measuring period thereafter |
The following financial covenant analysis and information set forth in Schedule 1 attached hereto are true and accurate as of the date of this Certificate.
The following are the exceptions with respect to the certification above: (If no exceptions exist, state No exceptions to note.)
Schedule 1 to Compliance Certificate
Financial Covenants of Borrower
In the event of a conflict between this Schedule and the Loan Agreement, the terms of the Loan Agreement shall govern.
Dated:
I. | Adjusted Quick Ratio (Section 6.7(a) |
Required: 1.50:1.00
Actual:
A. |
Aggregate value of the unrestricted cash of Borrower at Bank or subject to a Control Agreement |
$ | ||||
B. |
Aggregate value of the net billed accounts receivable of Borrower |
$ | ||||
C. |
Quick Assets (line A plus line B) |
$ | ||||
D. |
Aggregate value of liabilities of Borrower (including all Indebtedness) that matures within one (1) year |
$ | ||||
E. |
Aggregate value of Obligations to Bank not otherwise reflected in item D above |
$ | ||||
F. |
Current Portion of Deferred Revenue |
$ | ||||
G. |
Current Liabilities (line D plus line E minus line F) |
$ | ||||
H. |
Adjusted Quick Ratio (line C divided by line G) |
Is line H equal to or greater than 1.50 :1:00?
Yes in compliance | No, not in compliance |
II. | Adjusted EBITDA (Section 6.7(b)) |
Required: Greater than or equal to negative Five Million Dollars (-$5,000,000) for each quarterly measuring period through December 2012 and greater than or equal to Zero Dollars (-$0) for each quarterly measuring period thereafter.
Actual:
A. |
Earnings of Borrowers |
$ | ||||
B. |
To the extent included in the determination of earnings of Borrowers |
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1. Interest |
$ | |||||
2. Taxes |
$ | |||||
3. Depreciation |
$ | |||||
4. Amortization |
$ | |||||
5. The sum of lines 1 through 4 |
$ | |||||
C. |
Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation Expense |
$ | ||||
D. |
Other 1 time Non-Cash Expenses approved by Bank |
$ | ||||
E. |
Adjusted EBITDA (line A minus line B5 plus line C plus line D) |
$ |
Is line E greater than the amount required above?.
No, not in compliance | Yes, in compliance |
Exhibit 99.1
Contacts:
Raymond Jones | Cynthia Nowak | |||
Investor Relations | Public Relations | |||
206-470-7137 | 206-757-2701 | |||
ir@zillow.com | press@zillow.com |
ZILLOW REPORTS RECORD FIRST QUARTER 2012 RESULTS
| Record Revenue of $22.8 million, up 103% over first quarter 2011, marking sixth consecutive quarter of over 100% year-over-year revenue growth. |
| Record Marketplace Revenue of $16.6 million, up 141% over first quarter 2011. |
| Record Quarterly Net Income of $1.7 million, resulting in EPS of $0.06. |
| Record Quarterly Adjusted EBITDA of $5.4 million, representing 24% of revenue. |
| Record usage across mobile and Web as homes viewed on mobile devices exceeded the Web for the first time. |
| Zillow® entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RentJuice Corporation, a leading provider of rental relationship management software for landlords, property managers and rental brokers, announced separately today. |
SEATTLE May 2, 2012 Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ:Z), the leading real estate information marketplace, today announced financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012.
Mobile usage and site traffic grew substantially during the first quarter, which led to record revenue and EBITDA levels exceeding our prior outlook, and our sixth consecutive quarter of triple-digit, year-over-year revenue growth, said Spencer Rascoff, chief executive officer of Zillow. We continue to expand our addressable market and competitive advantage as we extend our mobile leadership, launch more services for real estate professionals, and grow our mortgage and rentals marketplaces. In particular, we took a giant leap forward in growing our rentals marketplace with todays announcement that Zillow is acquiring RentJuice. This acquisition will provide us with a comprehensive suite of business and marketing services for rental professionals, similar to what took us years to build and grow in our parallel marketplace for real estate agents.
First Quarter 2012 Financial Highlights
| Total revenue increased 103% to $22.8 million from $11.3 million in the first quarter of 2011. |
| Marketplace Revenue increased 141% to $16.6 million from $6.9 million in the first quarter of 2011. |
| Display Revenue increased 42% to $6.2 million from $4.4 million in the first quarter of 2011. |
| Net income was $1.7 million, compared to a net loss of $0.8 million in the first quarter of 2011. |
| Earnings per share were $0.06 in the first quarter, compared to a loss of ($0.06) per share in the same period last year. |
| Adjusted EBITDA was $5.4 million, or 24% of revenue, which was an increase from $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2011, or 9% of revenue. |
Operating and Business Highlights
| Average monthly unique users grew 84% to 31.8 million in the first quarter of 2012 compared to 17.3 million average monthly unique users for the same period in 2011. |
| Zillow usage on mobile devices continues to accelerate substantially. For the first time, more homes each month are now viewed via Zillow on a mobile device than on the Web. In March 2012, 155 million homes were viewed on Zillow Mobile, or 57 homes per second. By comparison, in March 2011, 44 million homes were viewed on Zillow Mobile at a rate of 16 homes per second. |
| In February, Zillow introduced the Zillow Mortgage Marketplace App for AndroidTM, and in April introduced Zillows first app designed exclusively for the rental market. Zillow Rentals for Android provides access to Zillows proprietary Rent Zestimate® along with custom draw and side-by-side comparison capabilities to make it easy for renters to find and compare homes. Zillow Mobile operates the most popular suite of mobile real estate applications, with 10 separate apps across every major platform: Android (smartphones and tablets), Kindle Fire, RIM (BlackBerry®), iOS (iPad® and iPhone®) and Windows Phone 7®. |
| Announced separately today, Zillow has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RentJuice, a San Francisco-based company, for $40 million in cash. RentJuice® provides rental relationship management software for landlords, property managers and rental brokers. This acquisition will expand Zillows total addressable market as a marketing and business management partner for rental professionals. The transaction is subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012. |
| Premier Agent subscribers totaled 18,616 at March 31, 2012, up 74% year over year. Premier Agent revenue is reported as part of Marketplace Revenue. |
| As part of Zillows strategic expansion to offer a more robust suite of services to real estate professionals, Zillow launched Agent Hub in April. This free online portal makes it easy for agents to view ROI metrics on their advertising, access and use a custom customer relationship management platform, and sign up for online training to help grow their business. |
| In April, Zillow announced the extension of its exclusive advertising partnership with Yahoo! under which Zillow manages advertising sales for Yahoo! Real Estate and operates the Yahoo!- |
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Zillow Real Estate Network, the largest real estate network on the Web. Zillow Premier Agents get the benefit of having their listings and ads distributed across Zillow, Zillow Mobile and Yahoo! Real Estate. |
| In April, Zillow announced it will open a new office later this summer in Irvine, Calif. and expand its sales team there. Zillow plans to staff up to 100 employees in Irvine in 2012, primarily by growing its sales force by up to 80 people. The Southern California sales team will focus on selling Premier Agent subscriptions to local real estate professionals throughout the country across the Yahoo!-Zillow Real Estate Network. |
| Zillow Mortgage Marketplace saw substantial growth during the quarter. More than 2.5 million loan requests were submitted to Zillow Mortgage Marketplace in the first quarter, which compares to 1.8 million requests submitted for the entire year in 2010. |
Business Outlook Second Quarter 2012
Zillow is providing Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA outlook for the second quarter of 2012 as follows:
| Revenue for the second quarter of 2012 is expected to be in the range of $25.5 to $26.5 million. This represents 64% year-over-year growth at the midpoint of the range over second quarter of 2011 revenue of $15.8 million. |
| Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter of 2012 is expected to be in the range of $3.25 to $3.75 million, representing a 13% margin at the mid-point of the range, compared to second quarter of 2011 Adjusted EBITDA of $3.9 million, which represented a 24% margin. |
Quarterly Conference Call
A conference call to discuss Zillows first quarter 2012 financial results will be webcast live today at 2 p.m. PDT (5 p.m. EDT). The live webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations section of Zillows website at http://investors.zillow.com/. For those without access to the Internet, the call may be accessed toll-free via phone at 877-643-7152 with conference ID# 71550902. Callers outside the United States may dial 443-863-7921 with conference ID# 71550902. Following completion of the call, a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on the investor section of the Zillow website until May 16, 2012. To listen to the telephone replay, call toll-free 855-859-2056 with conference ID# 71550902. Callers outside the United States may dial 404-537-3406 with conference ID# 71550902.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the statements regarding our belief about our addressable market and competitive advantage, our continued product innovation, growth of our marketplaces, the timing and expected benefits of our acquisition of RentJuice and our business outlook. Statements containing words such as may, believe, anticipate, expect, intend, plan, project, will, projections, business outlook, estimate, or similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. Differences in the Companys actual results from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements may result from actions taken by the Company as well as from risks and uncertainties beyond the Companys control. Factors that may contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, the Companys ability to maintain and effectively manage an adequate rate of growth; the impact of the real estate industry on the Companys business; the Companys ability to innovate and provide products and services that are attractive to its users and advertisers; the Companys ability to increase awareness of the Zillow brand; the Companys ability to maintain or establish relationships with listings and data providers; the Companys ability to attract consumers to the Companys websites and mobile applications; the Companys ability to successfully close, integrate and realize the benefits of our past or future strategic acquisitions, including the acquisition of RentJuice, or investments; the Companys ability to compete successfully against existing or future competitors; the reliable performance of the Companys network infrastructure and content delivery processes; and the Companys ability to protect its intellectual property. The foregoing list of risks and uncertainties is illustrative, but is not exhaustive. For more information about potential factors that could affect the Companys business and financial results, please review the Risk Factors described in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and in the Companys other filings with the SEC. Except as may be required by law, the Company does not intend, and undertakes no duty, to update this information to reflect future events or circumstances.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To provide investors with additional information regarding our financial results, this press release includes references to Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. We have provided a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, within this earnings release.
Adjusted EBITDA is a key metric used by our management and board of directors to measure operating performance and trends, and to prepare and approve our annual budget. In particular, the exclusion of certain expenses in calculating Adjusted EBITDA facilitates operating performance comparisons on a period-to-period basis.
Our use of Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and you should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:
| Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect our cash expenditures or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments; |
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| Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs; |
| Adjusted EBITDA does not consider the potentially dilutive impact of share-based compensation; |
| Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital expenditure requirements; and |
| Other companies, including companies in our own industry, may calculate Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure. |
Because of these limitations, you should consider Adjusted EBITDA alongside other financial performance measures, including various cash flow metrics, net income (loss) and our other GAAP results.
About Zillow, Inc.
Zillow is the leading real estate information marketplace, providing vital information about homes, real estate listings and mortgages through its websites and mobile applications, enabling homeowners, buyers, sellers and renters to connect with real estate and mortgage professionals best suited to meet their needs. More than 32 million unique users visited Zillows websites and mobile applications in March 2012. Zillow, Inc. operates Zillow.com®, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, Zillow Mobile, Postlets® and Diverse Solutions. The company is headquartered in Seattle.
Zillow.com, Zillow, Zestimate and Postlets are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc. Diverse Solutions is a trademark of Zillow, Inc.
iPhone and iPad are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. Android is a trademark of Google Inc. BlackBerry is a registered trademark of Research in Motion Limited. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Kindle Fire is a trademark of Seesaw, LLC. RentJuice is a registered trademark of RentJuice Corporation.
The Zillow logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=10012
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ZILLOW, INC.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
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March 31, 2012 |
December 31, 2011 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 54,300 | $ | 47,926 | ||||
Short-term investments |
28,780 | 28,925 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
6,140 | 5,638 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
2,151 | 3,214 | ||||||
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Total current assets |
91,371 | 85,703 | ||||||
Long-term investments |
15,230 | 15,285 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net |
8,484 | 7,227 | ||||||
Goodwill |
3,676 | 3,676 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net |
4,289 | 4,532 | ||||||
Other assets |
223 | 245 | ||||||
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$ | 123,273 | $ | 116,668 | ||||
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Current liabilities: |
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Accounts payable |
$ | 1,268 | $ | 1,681 | ||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
4,173 | 4,893 | ||||||
Accrued compensation and benefits |
1,838 | 1,587 | ||||||
Deferred revenue |
6,533 | 5,769 | ||||||
Deferred rent, current portion |
62 | 60 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities |
13,874 | 13,990 | ||||||
Deferred rent, net of current portion |
1,756 | 1,347 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities |
| 118 | ||||||
Shareholders equity: |
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Preferred stock |
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Class A common stock |
2 | 2 | ||||||
Class B common stock |
1 | 1 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
183,523 | 178,817 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(75,883 | ) | (77,607 | ) | ||||
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107,643 | 101,213 | ||||||
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$ | 123,273 | $ | 116,668 | ||||
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UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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Revenue |
$ | 22,833 | $ | 11,260 | ||||
Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of revenue (exclusive of amortization) (1)(2) |
3,350 | 1,817 | ||||||
Sales and marketing (2) |
8,315 | 5,484 | ||||||
Technology and development (2) |
5,030 | 2,996 | ||||||
General and administrative (2) |
4,445 | 1,828 | ||||||
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21,140 | 12,125 | ||||||
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1,693 | (865 | ) | |||||
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31 | 39 | ||||||
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$ | 1,724 | $ | (826 | ) | |||
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$ | 1,724 | $ | (826 | ) | |||
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders basic |
$ | 0.06 | $ | (0.06 | ) | |||
Net income (loss) per share attributable to common shareholders diluted |
$ | 0.06 | $ | (0.06 | ) | |||
Weighted-average shares outstanding basic |
28,348 | 13,347 | ||||||
Weighted-average shares outstanding diluted |
30,994 | 13,347 | ||||||
(1) Amortization of website development costs and intangible assets included in technology and development is as follows: |
$ | 2,004 | $ | 1,223 | ||||
(2) Includes share-based compensation expense as follows: |
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Cost of revenue |
$ | 85 | $ | 41 | ||||
Sales and marketing |
190 | 107 | ||||||
Technology and development |
310 | 86 | ||||||
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833 | 156 | ||||||
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Adjusted EBITDA (3) |
$ | 5,447 | $ | 1,051 | ||||
(3) See above for more information regarding our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA. |
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Adjusted EBITDA
The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss), the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, for each of the periods presented (in thousands, unaudited):
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Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Loss): |
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Net income (loss) |
$ | 1,724 | $ | (826 | ) | |||
Other income |
(31 | ) | (39 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization expense |
2,336 | 1,526 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expense |
1,418 | 390 | ||||||
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$ | 5,447 | $ | 1,051 | ||||
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The following tables present our revenue by type and as a percentage of total revenue for each of the periods presented (in thousands, unaudited):
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Revenue: |
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Marketplace revenue |
$ | 16,593 | $ | 6,881 | ||||
Display revenue |
6,240 | 4,379 | ||||||
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$ | 22,833 | $ | 11,260 | ||||
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73 | % | 61 | % | ||||
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27 | % | 39 | % | ||||
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Key Growth Drivers
The following tables set forth our key growth drivers for each of the periods presented:
Average Monthly Unique Users for the Three Months Ended March 31, |
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Unique Users |
31,797 | 17,306 | 84 | % |
Unique users source: Beginning in October 2011, we measure unique users with Google Analytics. Prior to October 2011, we measured monthly unique user metrics with Omniture analytical tools. We believe Google Analytics and Omniture result in materially consistent measurements of our monthly unique users.
At March 31, | 2011 to 2012 | |||||||||||
2012 | 2011 | % Change | ||||||||||
Premier Agent Subscribers |
18,616 | 10,710 | 74 | % |
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Exhibit 99.2
Media Contact: | ||
Katie Curnutte, Zillow | ||
206-757-2701 or press@zillow.com |
Zillow to Acquire RentJuice
To Expand Professional Services in Rental Marketplace
SEATTLE and SAN FRANCISCO May 2, 2012 Zillow, Inc. (NASDAQ: Z), the leading real estate information marketplace, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire RentJuice Corporation, a San Francisco-based company, for $40 million in cash. RentJuice® provides rental relationship management software for landlords, property managers and rental brokers. The transaction is subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions and is expected to close in the second quarter of 2012.
More than 5 million current renters visit Zillow® each month on mobile and the Web, searching hundreds of thousands of rental listings. With RentJuice, Zillow adds a broad suite of tools and services for rental professionals, to help them market their inventory to renters and manage client relationships.
Zillow has spent the last six years building robust marketplaces for real estate and mortgages, and we are in the midst of growing our rental marketplace, which has tremendous potential, said Spencer Rascoff, Zillow CEO. The acquisition of RentJuice, with its talented team and innovative solutions for rental professionals, propels Zillows rental marketplace ahead by years. We are very excited to welcome the RentJuice team into Zillow.
RentJuice launched in 2009 and has 31 employees. The company offers a subscription-based suite of marketing and productivity tools for rental professionals, including a customer relationship management platform for managing leads and relationships; rental listings management software and syndication across the Web; consumer credit screening; and an online- and mobile-based secure way for consumers to submit rental applications. RentJuices mobile app for iOS allows rental professionals to access their database on the go, instantly update property photos and connect with prospective tenants.
At RentJuice, we are passionate about improving the way the rental market does business, and making the lives of rental professionals easier, said RentJuice CEO David Vivero. Becoming a part of Zillow will allow us to invest more and innovate faster on behalf of the leasing professionals we support.
RentJuice will be the third acquisition by Zillow. In spring 2011, the company acquired Postlets, a leading online real estate listing creation and distribution platform, and in fall 2011 Zillow acquired Diverse Solutions, which helps real estate agents market their businesses and improve their personal websites. Each of these companies provides valuable services that support Zillows strategic expansion beyond a traditional media model to offer a suite of marketing and business services to local professionals.
About Zillow, Inc.
Zillow (NASDAQ: Z) is the leading real estate information marketplace, providing vital information about homes, real estate listings and mortgages through its website and mobile applications, enabling homeowners, buyers, sellers and renters to connect with real estate and mortgage professionals best suited to meet their needs. More than 32 million unique users visited Zillows websites and mobile applications in March 2012. Zillow, Inc. operates Zillow.com®, Zillow Mortgage Marketplace, Zillow Mobile, Postlets® and Diverse Solutions. The company is headquartered in Seattle.
The Zillow logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=10012
Zillow.com, Zillow and Postlets are registered trademarks of Zillow, Inc. Diverse Solutions is a trademark of Zillow, Inc.
RentJuice is a registered trademark of RentJuice Corporation.
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