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S WIND-UP CORP - S-1 - 19990129 - DILUTION
DILUTION
The pro forma net tangible book value of the Company as of December 31,
1998, after giving effect to the conversion of the Company's outstanding
preferred stock, was $ or $ per share of Common Stock. Pro forma
net tangible book value per share as of a specific date is determined by
dividing the tangible book value of the Company (total tangible assets less
total liabilities) by the number of outstanding shares of Common Stock at that
date. After giving effect to the sale by the Company of the shares of
Common Stock offered hereby (based upon an assumed initial public offering price
of $ per share and after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and
commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company), the
Company's net tangible book value at December 31, 1998 would have been
$ or $ per share. This represents an immediate increase in net
tangible book value to existing stockholders of $ per share and an immediate
dilution to new public investors of $ per share. The following table
illustrates the per share dilution:
Assumed initial public offering price per share...... $
Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of
December 31, 1998............................... $
Increase in net tangible book value per share
attributable to new public investors............
-------- --------
Pro forma net tangible book value per share after
offering...........................................
--------
Dilution per share to new public investors........... $
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The following table sets forth on a pro forma basis as of December 31, 1998
the difference between the number of shares of Common Stock purchased from the
Company, the total consideration paid, and the average price per share paid by
existing stockholders and new public investors (based upon an assumed initial
public offering price of $ per share before deduction of estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses):
SHARES PURCHASED TOTAL CONSIDERATION
--------------------- ------------------- AVERAGE PRICE
NUMBER PERCENT AMOUNT PERCENT PER SHARE
---------- ------- -------- ------- -------------
Existing 18,669,377 % $ % $
stockholders.........
New public
investors(a).........
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Total........ 100.0% $ 100.0%
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If the Underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full, the number
of shares held by new investors will increase to , or %, of the total
shares of Common Stock outstanding after the offering.
(a) In the event that Sagent issues additional shares of Common Stock in the
future, purchasers of Common Stock in this offering may experience further
dilution. Options and warrants to purchase 2,313,735 and 235,623 shares of
Common Stock, respectively, at a weighted average exercise price of $3.38
and $3.33 per share, respectively, were outstanding as of December 31, 1998.
To the extent the holders of these options and warrants exercise their
options and warrants, new investors will experience further dilution. See
"Management--Employee Benefit Plans."
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected consolidated financial data are qualified by
reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the Company's Consolidated
Financial Statements and related notes thereto and Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included elsewhere in
this Prospectus. The selected consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31,
1997 and 1998 and selected consolidated statement of operations data for the
years ended December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998 have been derived from the audited
consolidated financial statements of the Company and the notes thereto included
elsewhere in this Prospectus. The consolidated balance sheet data as of December
31, 1995 and 1996 and selected consolidated statements of operations data for
the period from April 12, 1995 (inception) through December 31, 1995 have been
derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company not
included herein.
PERIOD FROM APRIL 12, 1995 YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
(INCEPTION) THROUGH ------------------------------
DECEMBER 31, 1995 1996 1997 1998
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(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS DATA:
Revenues, net:
Licenses....................... -- $ 240 $ 5,728 $ 10,459
Services....................... -- 39 1,350 6,584
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Total revenues, net....... -- 279 7,078 17,043
Cost of revenues:
Licenses....................... -- 120 194 143
Services....................... -- 127 679 4,923
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Total cost of revenues.... -- 247 873 5,066
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Gross profit................... -- 32 6,205 11,977
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing............ $ 198 2,727 5,929 12,037
Research and development....... 469 3,425 4,969 6,013
General and administrative..... 363 1,111 2,215 5,186
Acquired in-process
technology................... -- -- -- 2,425
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Total operating
expenses................ 1,030 7,263 13,113 25,661
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Loss from operations........... (1,030) (7,231) (6,908) (13,684)
Other income (expense), net.... 44 192 8 (17)
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Net loss....................... $ (986) $(7,039) $(6,900) $(13,701)
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Pro forma net loss per share,
basic and diluted............ $ (0.74)
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Shares used in calculation of
pro forma net loss per share,
basic and diluted(a)......... 18,495
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AS OF DECEMBER 31,
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1995 1996 1997 1998
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(IN THOUSANDS)
BALANCE SHEET DATA:
Cash and cash equivalents......................... $5,026 $4,575 $3,813 $ 3,093
Working capital................................... 4,901 3,715 2,201 1,122
Total assets...................................... 5,453 6,326 7,185 13,196
Long-term obligations, net of current portion..... 114 544 627 3,346
Total stockholders' equity........................ 5,160 4,649 3,123 1,671
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(a) See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for information
concerning the calculation of shares used in computing pro forma net loss
per share.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
All statements, trend analysis and other information contained in the
following discussion relative to markets for the Company's products and trends
in revenues, gross margins and anticipated expense levels, as well as other
statements including words such as "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "estimate,"
"expect," "intend" and other similar expressions constitute forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to business and
economic risks and uncertainties, and the Company's actual results of operations
may differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not
limited to, those discussed in "Risk Factors" as well as other risks and
uncertainties referenced in this prospectus.
OVERVIEW
Sagent develops, markets and supports Enterprise Intelligence software
designed to address organizations' rapidly growing information access, analysis
and delivery needs. The Sagent DMS product suite provides end-to-end, fully
integrated data movement, access, analysis and presentation capabilities on all
major database platforms and is specifically designed to deliver information
over the Internet. Sagent also provides Sagent Professional Services, which
include system and application design, implementation and education services, to
facilitate the successful implementation of the Sagent DMS product suite.
Sagent was incorporated in April 1995, commenced operations in June 1995
and began selling the first products of the Sagent DMS product suite during the
fourth quarter of 1996. The Company's revenues increased from $279,000 in 1996,
to $7.1 million in 1997, the first full year of product shipments, and to $17.0
million in 1998. The Company had net losses of $7.0 million, $6.9 million and
$13.7 million in 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively, and had an accumulated
deficit of approximately $28.6 million as of December 31, 1998. Although the
Company's revenues have grown significantly during these periods, there can be
no assurance that such growth will continue, nor that the Company can achieve or
sustain profitability in the future. The Company intends to continue to invest
significant resources in the development of the Sagent DMS product suite and on
its sales and marketing and general and administrative functions.
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The Company's revenues are derived from two sources, product license
revenues and service revenues. License revenues are derived from product sales
to end users, resellers, distributors and enterprise application vendors as well
as royalties from enterprise application vendors. License revenues are based
upon the number and capacity of servers on which a product is installed, as well
as on a per user basis. Service revenues are derived from providing consulting
and training, maintenance and support services to end users.
The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position No. 97-2. License revenues
from sales to end users are recognized upon shipment of the product, if a signed
contract exists, the fee is fixed and determinable and collection is deemed
probable. If an acceptance period is provided, revenue is recognized upon the
earlier of customer acceptance or the expiration of that period. The Company
recognizes royalties as revenues based on an enterprise application vendor's
sell-through of the Company's products. Fees for services are charged separately
from licenses. Service revenues from consulting and training are recognized upon
completion of the work to be performed. Revenues from maintenance and support
agreements which includes product updates are deferred and recognized on a
straight-line basis as service revenues over the term of the related agreement,
which is typically one year.
The Company sells its products outside of the United States through
distributors located in France, Germany, Japan, South Africa and the United
Kingdom. In December 1997, the Company established a subsidiary, Sagent
Technology Japan KK, to address the Asia Pacific market. Revenues from licenses
and services to customers outside the United States were insignificant prior to
1998 and represented approximately $1.4 million in 1998. Historically, as a
result of the relatively small amount of international sales, fluctuations in
foreign currency exchange rates have not had a material effect on the Company's
business, financial condition and operating results. The Company has agreements
with its United Kingdom distributor and the parent company of its French and
German distributors, under each of which the Company has an option to acquire
such distributors. In the event of a change of control of the Company, the
Company could be required to acquire the German distributor. Any such
acquisition may have the effect of diluting existing stockholders, reducing the
Company's available cash for working capital and other purposes, requiring
substantial management attention, increasing annual amortization expense or
imposing costs on the Company associated with integrating the acquired entity.
On February 28, 1998, the Company acquired Talus, Inc. ("Talus"), a
privately held consulting company that has significant experience in the design
and implementation of Enterprise Intelligence applications. At the time of the
acquisition, Talus had a staff of 33 consultants. The total purchase price was
$3.5 million, and the acquisition was recorded under the purchase method of
accounting. In connection with the acquisition, the Company expensed $2.4
million of in-process technology in the quarter ended March 31, 1998. The
determination of the acquired in-process technology allocation was based upon
recently issued guidance by the Securities and Exchange Commission "(SEC)" and
considered such factors as degree of completion, technological uncertainties,
costs incurred and projected costs to complete. In addition, the Company
recorded other intangible assets of $587,000 which are being amortized on a
straight-line basis over the six months to three years following the
acquisition. See Note 7 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following table sets forth certain statement of operations data as a
percentage of total revenues for the periods indicated:
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
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1996 1997 1998
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Revenues, net:
Licenses.......................................... 86.0% 80.9% 61.4%
Services.......................................... 14.0 19.1 38.6
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Total revenues, net............................ 100.0 100.0 100.0
-------- ----- -----
Cost of revenues:
Licenses.......................................... 43.0 2.7 0.8
Services.......................................... 45.5 9.6 28.9
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Total cost of revenues......................... 88.5 12.3 29.7
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Gross profit........................................ 11.5 87.7 70.3
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing............................... 977.4 83.8 70.6
Research and development.......................... 1,227.6 70.2 35.3
General and administrative........................ 398.2 31.3 30.4
Acquired in-process technology.................... -- -- 14.2
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Total operating expenses....................... 2,603.2 185.3 150.6
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Loss from operations................................ (2,591.8) (97.6) (80.3)
Other income (expense), net......................... 68.8 0.1 (0.1)
-------- ----- -----
Net loss............................................ (2,522.9)% (97.5)% (80.4)%
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FISCAL YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996, 1997 AND 1998
REVENUES
Total revenues. The Company's revenues were $279,000, $7.1 million and
$17.0 million in 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively, representing increases of
$6.8 million from 1996 to 1997 and $10.0 million, or 141%, from 1997 to 1998.
The increase from 1997 to 1998 was primarily due to a greater volume of products
sold and a significant increase in services revenues as a result of the
acquisition of Talus. Two of the Company's customers each represented 10.0% of
the Company's revenues in 1997. The Company had no customer that accounted for
more than 10.0% of its revenues in 1996 or 1998.
License revenues. The Company's license revenues were $240,000, $5.7
million and $10.5 million in 1996, 1997 and 1998 respectively, representing
increases of $5.5 million from 1996 to 1997 and $4.7 million, or 83.0%, from
1997 to 1998. The increase from 1996 to 1997 was due to the recognition of a
full year of revenues from license sales in 1997, compared to the recognition of
revenues from license sales during the fourth quarter in 1996. The increase from
1997 to 1998 was primarily due to an increase in license sales of the Sagent DMS
product suite resulting from additions to the Company's direct sales and
marketing staff. The Company anticipates that license revenues, which have
represented a significant portion of the Company's total revenues in 1998, will
continue to represent the substantial majority of its revenues for the
foreseeable future.
Service revenues. Service revenues were $39,000, $1.4 million and $6.6
million in 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively, representing increases of $1.3
million from 1996 to 1997
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and $5.2 million, or 388%, from 1997 to 1998. The increase from 1996 to 1997 was
primarily due to the addition of training and consulting services. Such services
generated $778,000 in revenue during 1997. In 1996, no training and consulting
work was performed, and service revenues represented only maintenance and
support fees. The increase in service revenues from 1997 to 1998 was primarily
due to additional growth in training and consulting services as a result of the
Talus acquisition. Such services generated $4.2 million, or a 522% increase, in
service revenues in 1998.
COST OF REVENUES
Cost of licenses. Cost of revenues from license sales consists primarily of
royalties, product packaging, shipping, media and documentation. Cost of
revenues from license sales was $120,000, $194,000 and $143,000 in 1996, 1997
and 1998, respectively, representing 50.0%, 3.0% and 1.0% of license revenue in
the respective periods. The dollar increase from 1996 to 1997 was primarily due
to increased costs for documentation and royalties related to the increased
volume of licenses sold. The dollar decrease from 1997 to 1998 was due to
reductions achieved in per unit packaging costs. The percentage decreases
resulted from spreading these relatively fixed costs over an increased volume of
product licenses sold.
Cost of services. Cost of services consists primarily of personnel costs
and third-party consulting fees associated with providing software maintenance
and support and training and consulting services. Cost of services revenues was
$127,000, $678,000 and $4.9 million, in 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively,
representing 322%, 50.0% and 75.0% of services revenue in the respective
periods. The dollar increases were primarily due to the increase in the number
of technical support staff, the increase in the number of consultants in 1997
required to support introduction of training and consulting services and the
increase in the number of consultants in 1998 providing consulting services as a
result of the Talus acquisition. The percentage decrease from 1996 to 1997 was
primarily due to the introduction of higher margin consulting services. The
percentage increase from 1997 to 1998 was due to the increased infrastructure
costs associated with supporting the Talus consultant staff.
OPERATING EXPENSES
Sales and marketing. Sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of
salaries, benefits, commissions, bonuses and travel expenses for sales and
marketing personnel as well as marketing programs and other promotion costs.
Sales and marketing expenses were $2.7 million, $5.9 million and $12.0 million
in 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively, representing 976%, 84.0% and 71.0% of
total revenue in the respective periods. The dollar increases resulted primarily
from a $1.7 million increase in 1997 and a $3.0 million increase in 1998 in
employee-related expenses, principally due to the hiring of additional sales
personnel and to higher commissions paid as a result of Sagent's revenue growth.
In addition, during 1998 expenses related to marketing programs increased $1.7
million as a result of the Company conducting its first user conference,
expanding its advertising campaigns and beginning its Enterprise Intelligence
seminar series. The percentage decreases were attributable to the Company's
increased revenues. The Company believes that as it continues to expand its
direct sales and presales support organization, its third-party partnering
relationships and its indirect channel sales organization on a worldwide basis,
sales and marketing expenses will continue to increase in absolute dollars,
although such expenses may vary as a percentage of total revenues.
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Research and development. Research and development expenses consist
primarily of personnel and related costs associated with the development of new
products, the enhancement and localization of existing products, quality
assurance and testing. Research and development expenses were $3.4 million, $5.0
million and $6.0 million in 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively, representing
1,226%, 70.0% and 34.0% of total revenues in the respective periods. The dollar
increases were primarily due to a $1.2 million increase in compensation costs in
1997 resulting from the hiring of additional developers and an $800,000 increase
in contractor costs in 1998 for the localization of the Company's software for
use in Japan. The percentage decreases were attributable to the Company's
increased revenues. The Company anticipates that research and development
expenditures will continue to increase in absolute dollars, although such
expenses may vary as a percentage of total revenues.
General and administrative. General and administrative expenses consist
primarily of personnel costs for the Company's finance, human resources,
information systems and other management departments. General and administrative
expenses were $1.1 million, $2.2 million and $5.2 million for 1996, 1997 and
1998, respectively, representing 398%, 31.0% and 30.0% of total revenues in the
respective periods. The dollar increases were primarily due to employee-related
expenses associated with the addition of staff in senior managerial positions
and professional fees necessary to manage and support the Company's growth. The
percentage decreases were attributable to the Company's increased revenues. In
addition, during 1998, the Company recorded significant legal fees associated
with two litigation matters. One such matter remains pending. See "Risk
Factors--Risks Associated with Intellectual Property" and "Business--Legal
Proceedings."
Income Tax. As of December 31, 1998, the Company had available net
operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of
approximately $20.8 and $17.8 million, respectively, which expire from 2003 to
2018. See Note 14 of Notes to the Financial Statements included elsewhere
herein. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 imposes limitations on the use of net
operating loss carryforwards if certain stock ownership changes have occurred or
could occur in the future.
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QUARTERLY RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following tables set forth certain unaudited consolidated statements of
operations data for the eight quarters ended December 31, 1998, as well as the
percentage of Sagent's revenues represented by each item. These data have been
derived from unaudited interim consolidated financial statements prepared on the
same basis as the audited Consolidated Financial Statements contained herein
and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments, consisting only of
normal recurring adjustments, considered necessary for a full presentation of
such information when read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial
Statements and Notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
QUARTERS ENDED
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MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30, DEC. 31, MARCH 31, JUNE 30, SEPT. 30, DEC. 31,
1997 1997 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Revenues, net:
Licenses.......................... $ 777 $ 1,326 $ 1,784 $ 1,842 $ 1,798 $ 2,112 $ 2,932 $ 3,618
Services.......................... 224 159 384 583 1,199 1,568 1,689 2,128
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Total revenues, net............. 1,001 1,485 2,168 2,425 2,997 3,679 4,621 5,746
Cost of revenues:
Licenses.......................... 30 22 26 116 36 24 61 21
Services.......................... 133 89 105 352 729 1,386 1,467 1,340
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Total cost of revenues.......... 163 111 130 468 765 1,411 1,529 1,362
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Gross profit........................ 837 1,374 2,037 1,957 2,231 2,269 3,092 4,384
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing............... 1,343 1,184 1,494 1,908 2,203 3,007 3,188 3,639
Research and development.......... 1,192 1,122 1,217 1,439 1,516 1,401 1,649 1,447
General and administrative........ 403 540 427 845 1,199 1,321 1,425 1,271
Acquired in-process technology.... -- -- -- -- 2,425 -- -- --
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Total operating expenses........ 2,939 2,846 3,137 4,191 7,343 5,729 6,261 6,327
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Loss from operations................ (2,101) (1,472) (1,100) (2,235) (5,111) (3,461) (3,169) (1,943)
Other income(expense), net.......... 4 (24) 10 21 22 32 (26) (45)
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Net loss............................ $(2,097) $(1,496) $(1,090) $(2,214) $(5,089) $(3,429) $(3,195) $(1,988)
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AS A PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL REVENUES
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Revenues, net:
Licenses.......................... 77.6% 89.3% 82.3% 76.0% 60.0% 57.4% 63.4% 63.0%
Services.......................... 22.4 10.7 17.7 24.0 40.0 42.6 36.6 37.0
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Total revenues, net............. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- -------
Cost of revenues:
Licenses.......................... 3.0 1.5 1.2 4.8 1.2 0.7 1.3 0.4
Services.......................... 13.3 6.0 4.8 14.5 24.3 37.7 31.8 23.3
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Total cost of revenues.......... 16.3 7.5 6.0 19.3 25.5 38.3 33.1 23.7
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Gross profit........................ 83.7 92.5 94.0 80.7 74.5 61.7 66.9 76.3
Operating expenses:
Sales and marketing............... 134.2 79.7 68.9 78.7 73.5 81.7 69.0 63.3
Research and development.......... 119.2 75.5 56.1 59.3 50.6 38.1 35.7 25.2
General and administrative........ 40.3 36.4 19.7 34.8 40.0 35.9 30.8 21.6
Acquired in-process technology.... -- -- -- -- 80.9 -- -- --
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Total operating expenses........ 293.7 191.7 144.7 172.9 245.0 155.7 135.5 110.1
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Loss from operations................ (210.0) (99.1) (50.7) (92.2) (170.6) (94.1) (68.6) (33.8)
Other income(expense), net.......... 0.4 (1.6) 0.4 0.9 0.7 0.9 (0.6) (0.8)
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Net loss............................ (209.6)% (100.8)% (50.3)% (91.3)% (169.8)% (93.2)% (69.1)% (34.6)%
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The Company's operating expenses for the three months ended March 31, 1998
exceeded levels that the Company has historically experienced due primarily to
acquired in-process technology expense recorded in connection with the
acquisition of Talus. In addition, operating expenses for the three months ended
June 30, 1998 exceeded levels that the Company has historically experienced due
to the addition of several sales personnel and increased advertising expenses.
Sagent's quarterly operating results may vary significantly from quarter to
quarter. The timing of the Company's revenues are unpredictable due to several
factors, including the effect of delays in customer orders, the lack of software
order backlog, the potential effect of seasonality as international operations
expand and the degree to which customers engage the Company's professional
services. Additionally the Company cannot predict expenses with significant
certainty given planned expansion of its business. Due to uncertainty
surrounding revenues and expenses, the Company believes that quarter to quarter
comparison of its operating results are not a good indication of future
performance.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
At December 31, 1998, the Company had cash and cash equivalents totaling
$3.1 million, a decrease of $720,000 from December 31, 1997. Since inception,
the Company has funded its operations primarily through private sales of equity
securities, the use of equipment leases and a bank line of credit. As of
December 31, 1998, the Company had raised approximately $28.6 million, net of
offering costs, from the issuance of preferred stock and the exercise of stock
options, had financed equipment purchases totaling approximately $3.3 million,
and had borrowed $1.7 million under its line of credit with a bank.
Approximately $300,000 of available borrowings remain under the line of credit.
Net cash used in operating activities was $6.3 million, $5.4 million and
$11.0 million in 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively. For such periods, net cash
used in operating activities was primarily a result of funding ongoing
operations.
The Company's investing activities have primarily consisted of annual
purchases of property and equipment. Capital expenditures, including those under
capital leases, totaled $1.1 million, $1.1 million and $1.2 million in 1996,
1997 and 1998, respectively. Capital leases have been used to finance the
acquisition of property and equipment, primarily computer hardware and software,
and leasehold improvements and furniture associated with the Company's recent
move into a larger facility to accommodate its increasing employee base. In
1998, investing activities included $2.7 million associated with the acquisition
of Talus. The Company anticipates that it will experience an increase in its
capital expenditures and lease commitments consistent with its anticipated
growth in operations, infrastructure and personnel.
The Company's financing activities have primarily included sales of
preferred stock and use of its equipment lease lines. Proceeds from the issuance
of preferred stock totaled $6.5 million, $5.2 million and $10.4 million in 1996,
1997 and 1998 respectively. The proceeds from equipment financing, net of
principal payments, totaled $600,000, $294,000 and $3.4 million in 1996, 1997
and 1998 respectively.
The Company has a line of credit with a bank for $2.0 million, which bears
interest at the lending bank's prime rate. Borrowings are limited to the lesser
of 80.0% of eligible accounts receivable or $2.0 million and are secured by
substantially all of the Company's non-leased assets. The line of credit
contains certain financial restrictions and covenants. At December 31, 1998,
total borrowings available under this line were approximately $300,000. This
credit facility expires in December 2001, and the Company expects to
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extend or replace such credit facility, although there can be no assurance that
it will be able to do so on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. The
Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants under its line of
credit as of December 31, 1998, and received a waiver from its lender for
non-compliance prior to December 31, 1998. The Company is currently in
compliance with its financial covenants under such line of credit.
Sagent believes that the net proceeds from the offering, together with
existing sources of liquidity, will be sufficient to meet its working capital
and anticipated capital expenditure requirements for at least the next 12
months. Thereafter, Sagent may require additional funds to support its working
capital requirements or for other purposes, and may seek, even before such time,
to raise additional funds through public or private equity financing or from
other sources. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be
available at all, or that if available, such financing will be obtainable on
terms acceptable to Sagent or that are not dilutive to its stockholders.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants issued Statement of
Position ("SOP") No. 98-1, "Software for Internal Use," which provides guidance
on accounting for the cost of computer software developed or obtained for
internal use. SOP No. 98-1 is effective for financial statements for fiscal
years beginning after December 15, 1998. The Company does not expect that the
adoption of SOP No. 98-1 will have a material effect on its business, financial
condition and operating results.
YEAR 2000 ISSUES
Many currently installed computer systems and software products store dates
using only the last two digits of the calendar year. As a result, such systems
may not be able to distinguish whether "00" means 1900 or 2000, which may cause
system failures or erroneous results. The Company has designed its products to
be capable of handling four digit dates, and therefore the Company believes that
the direct impact of the Year 2000 problem on the Company's products will not be
significant. In addition the Company will continue Year 2000 testing of its
products throughout the calendar year 1999. The Company does not expect
expenditures with respect to ensuring Year 2000 compliance of its internal
systems and software to exceed $50,000. The Company's products operate in
complex network environments and directly or indirectly interact with a number
of other hardware and software systems. Despite preliminary testing the Company
cannot predict all the possible Year 2000 issues arising from the interaction
with older hardware and software systems. If the source of any of these hardware
or software systems do not appropriately interpret the upcoming calendar year
2000, some level of modification or possible replacements of such systems will
be necessary. Known or unknown errors associated with interaction between the
Company's products and other hardware or software systems could result in a
delay or loss of revenue, interruption of service, cancellation of customer
contracts, diversion of development resources, damage to the Company's
reputation, increased service and warranty costs and litigation, any of which
could have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition and
results of operations of the Company.
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The Company is currently unable to predict the extent to which the Year
2000 problem will affect its customers, strategic partners or suppliers, or the
extent to which it would be vulnerable to any failure by customers, strategic
partners or suppliers to remediate any Year 2000 issue on a timely basis. The
failure of major customers, partners or suppliers to convert its systems on a
timely basis or to implement a conversion that is compatible with the Company's
systems could have a material adverse effect on the Company's business,
financial condition and operating results.
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BUSINESS
The following description of the Company's business should be read in
conjunction with the information included elsewhere in this Prospectus. This
description contains certain forward-looking statements that are based largely
on the Company's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results and events could differ significantly from those
discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain of the
factors set forth below and elsewhere in this prospectus.
OVERVIEW
Sagent develops, markets and supports Enterprise Intelligence software
solutions designed to address organizations' rapidly growing information access,
analysis and delivery needs. The Sagent DMS product suite provides end-to-end,
fully integrated data movement, access, analysis and presentation capabilities
on all major database platforms, and is specifically designed to deliver
information over the Internet. The Sagent DMS product suite utilizes a
multi-dimensional data structure known as a Star Schema and advanced dataflow
technology to construct and provide access to data marts capable of handling
some of the most complex and demanding Enterprise Intelligence requirements.
Sagent's Web technology enables the distribution of information throughout the
organization and gives end users the ability to access and analyze data through
common Web browsers. Sagent also offers Sagent Professional Services, which
include system and application design, implementation and education services, to
facilitate the successful implementation of the Sagent DMS product suite.
Sagent's products and services have been adopted in a variety of industries,
including financial services, telecommunications, technology, health care,
retail and others. The Company currently has more than 200 customers worldwide.
Sagent markets its software and services through its direct sales force and
indirect channels, which include enterprise application vendors, resellers and
international distributors.
INDUSTRY BACKGROUND
Today, information about an organization's customers, products and
operations is one of its most important strategic assets. An organization's
ability to maximize revenues and efficiently manage operations increasingly
depends upon its ability to rapidly collect, organize, analyze and distribute
information. In particular, as organizations have begun to pursue more complex
operational strategies, their need for timely information has increased. For
example, businesses engaged in total customer management must synthesize
information regarding past purchases, service history, payment status and sales
contacts. Similarly, businesses engaged in supply chain management must manage
the information exchanged among multiple plants, sales locations, suppliers and
distribution facilities. Furthermore, as businesses continue to streamline their
organizational structures to improve time to market and responsiveness to
rapidly changing market conditions, decision making authority is expected to
become more distributed, thus heightening the need for broader dissemination of
information throughout the enterprise. Most recently, the rapid adoption of the
Internet and the World Wide Web has given organizations the ability to share
information internally and externally on a cost-effective basis and has
dramatically increased the number of people who can receive and access
information.
To meet these challenges, many organizations have purchased and implemented
data warehousing systems and decision support software. These systems were
designed to assist organizations in answering fundamental business questions
such as "Who are our best
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customers?" or "What are our most profitable products?" Early data warehousing
systems aggregated an organization's enterprise data into a single location and
reorganized it into contextual, business-related terms. The single location has
enabled the use of query tools or other decision support software to explore and
analyze the data. The need for data warehousing and decision support software
has also been driven by the proliferation of online transaction processing
("OLTP") systems. These systems include packaged applications or custom and
semi-custom systems, which automate business processes such as manufacturing
planning, customer support, billing, accounting, human resources and financial
services transactions. While these multiple OLTP systems have provided greater
business efficiency, they have also created massive amounts of new data,
typically maintained in the form of proprietary, complex and incompatible data
models.
The demand for more useful information and the proliferation of new data
sources and data types has led to an active market for data warehousing and
decision support software. International Data Corporation ("IDC") estimates that
the size of the data warehouse market will grow from over $2.8 billion in 1997
to over $8.0 billion in 2001. Forrester Research projects that the decision
support segment of the data warehouse market will grow from $1.1 billion in 1997
to $3.6 billion by 2001.
As corporate data warehouses have grown in size and complexity, the Company
believes that several challenges have prevented organizations from realizing the
promise of data warehousing systems and decision support solutions. The first
challenge has been integration. Traditional solutions have utilized discrete
data warehousing and decision support software purchased from many different
vendors, including separate data extraction tools, data cleansing tools, data
sorting packages, relational database management systems, report writers,
analysis tools and distribution packages. Integrating these point products is
difficult and often limits the capability of the overall solution. The second
challenge has been user scalability. Traditional solutions were designed to
handle a small number of users and were not designed to meet the needs of a
large number of simultaneous users with diverse, individual requirements. The
third challenge has been performance. Discrete data warehousing and decision
support software applications often have difficulty aggregating complex
enterprise data into a single business view of information, which is critical
for processing information requests efficiently. The fourth challenge has been
cost and complexity. Many large data warehousing projects cost several million
dollars and take a year or more to implement.
Most importantly, the emergence of the Internet has challenged the
continued viability of traditional data warehousing and decision support
software as the best approach to enterprise-wide information access, analysis
and delivery. The Internet provides organizations with a low-cost infrastructure
to connect their customers, suppliers, partners and employees directly with the
information they need. Organizations are using the Internet to streamline their
marketing, sales and support processes and offer enhanced customer service
capabilities. Examples of these initiatives include enabling customers to use
the Internet to research product features, order products, check order status
and obtain on-line service and support. Organizations are also using the
Internet to track key business information regarding sales, customers,
suppliers, distributors, assets and resources, and to make that information
widely available to employees when and where they need it. As the number of
Internet users continues to grow, the Company believes that the demand for
Web-based information access, analysis and delivery will increase significantly.
IDC forecasts that total commerce on the Internet will grow from an estimated
$12.4 billion in 1997 to $239.5 billion in 2001, with the business-to-business
component growing from an estimated $7.3 billion to $179.4 billon in the same
period.
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NEED FOR A NEW SOLUTION
The Company believes that new demands for high performance information
access, analysis and delivery, particularly through the Internet, have stretched
the capabilities of traditional data warehousing and decision support systems.
Many organizations now require a new generation of Enterprise Intelligence
solutions that can leverage Internet technologies and accommodate the rapidly
growing number of internal and external users who need to access
business-critical information. To be most effective, the Company believes that
these solutions should satisfy four critical requirements:
- First, solutions must be capable of accessing and assembling increasing
amounts of data from multiple, disparate and complex sources into a
single business view of information for the end user.
- Second, solutions must be capable of scaling to hundreds and thousands of
concurrent users and delivering information through the bandwidth of many
Internet connections, as well as through new access devices such as
hand-held computers and alphanumeric pagers.
- Third, solutions must deliver information fast enough to meet the demands
of the new business environment, particularly the performance
requirements of e-Business and Internet applications.
- Fourth, solutions should be delivered by a single vendor that can provide
a complete, integrated product and the professional services required to
implement a working, timely solution.
THE SAGENT SOLUTION
Sagent offers a new generation of Enterprise Intelligence software
solutions designed to address organizations' rapidly growing information access,
analysis and delivery needs. The Sagent DMS product suite provides end-to-end,
fully integrated data movement, access, analysis and presentation capabilities
on all major database platforms and is specifically designed to deliver
information over the Internet. The Sagent DMS product suite utilizes a
multi-dimensional data structure known as a Star Schema and advanced dataflow
technology to construct and provide access to data marts capable of handling
some of the most complex and demanding Enterprise Intelligence requirements.
Sagent's data marts, which are data warehouses that contain a subset of specific
corporate data, provide a more detailed, single business view of information
that is focused on the needs of a specific group of users. Sagent's Web
technology enables the distribution of information throughout the organization
and gives end users the ability to access and analyze data through common Web
browsers. Sagent also offers Sagent Professional Services, which include system
and application design, implementation and education services, to facilitate the
successful implementation of the Sagent DMS product suite.
Sagent believes its solution provides the following key benefits:
High Performance Internet Access. The Sagent DMS product suite is designed
to provide customers with the ability to access, analyze and deliver critical
information easily and rapidly over the Web. The Sagent architecture utilizes
Internet based processing capabilities to minimize the bandwidth required for
the delivery of information over the Web and other new access technologies. This
technology significantly reduces the waiting time for Web-page processing and
information delivery, thus increasing user productivity.
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Single Business View of Information. The Sagent DMS product suite utilizes
a 32-bit application server, a proprietary dataflow model and Star Schema data
structure to create a single business view of information from complex,
disparate data sources. The Company believes this consolidated view of
information allows Sagent users to access and analyze complex data more easily
and rapidly than with traditional solutions. This approach also allows Sagent's
customers to manage the rapidly growing levels of data within their
organizations.
Highly Scalable. Sagent's use of advanced bandwidth management technology,
combined with its core Star Schema data structure, enables the Sagent DMS
product suite to provide Web-based information access and data analysis
capabilities to thousands of users without degrading application performance and
availability.
Low Total Cost of Ownership. The Sagent DMS product suite is designed to
deliver low total cost of ownership by leveraging industry standards such as the
Windows NT operating system and other Microsoft technology, by providing an
integrated product suite to lower implementation time and cost, and by providing
extensive administrative functionality to reduce ongoing systems management
burdens.
STRATEGY
Sagent's objective is to become a leading provider of Enterprise
Intelligence software solutions to address organizations' rapidly growing
information access, analysis and delivery needs.
The following are key elements of the Company's strategy:
Focus on Internet Market Opportunity. The Company believes that the growing
global use of the Internet is driving widespread implementation of new
e-Business applications. These applications depend on the efficient access,
analysis and presentation of enterprise data. By providing a product that
delivers large amounts of highly complex data through the Web to large numbers
of simultaneous users, the Company believes that its products can be a
foundation and enabler of Web-based Enterprise Intelligence and e-Business
applications.
Extend Product Functionality and Technology Leadership. The Company
believes it provides the first fully integrated, end-to-end Enterprise
Intelligence software solution capable of meeting the performance demanded by
the emerging e-Business environment. The Company is currently developing the
next version of the Sagent DMS product suite, which is being designed to
significantly enhance user scalability, and which is currently scheduled for
release in the first half of 1999. The Company plans to add capabilities that
broaden and complement the Sagent DMS product suite, such as data analysis
(including data mining, forecasting and modeling), data visualization, data
sorting, Web querying, extraction of data from SAP applications and information
broadcasting. In addition, the Company may introduce new international versions
of its products and may port its products to additional UNIX platforms as
opportunities arise. Although the Company expects that certain of its new
products will be developed internally, the Company may, based on timing and cost
considerations, acquire technology or products from third parties.
Offer Pre-Built Enterprise Intelligence Applications. The Company believes
there is a large market for pre-built applications that utilize the underlying
analytical capabilities of the Sagent DMS product suite and offer "out of the
box" functionality in targeted vertical markets. To date, the Company has
designed, developed and marketed such applications in conjunction with strategic
partners, including Siebel, Advent Software, Inc. ("Advent")
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and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. ("ADP"). In the future, Sagent plans to
leverage the vertical and functional knowledge gained through these
relationships and through implementations by its Professional Services Group to
develop other pre-built Enterprise Intelligence applications.
Broaden Distribution and Strategic Relationships. The Company believes that
it can continue to expand its market penetration and build its brand recognition
by aggressively expanding its direct sales force; pursuing strategic
relationships with selected enterprise application vendors, consulting firms,
system integrators and development partners; and expanding its network of
resellers and distributors. To date, the Company has entered into relationships
with companies such as Microsoft Corporation ("Microsoft"), Oracle Corporation
("Oracle"), Siebel, ADP, Advent and USinternetworking, Inc.
("USinternetworking"). The Company also believes that a significant opportunity
exists to sell its products internationally and intends to leverage its existing
distributor relationships in Europe and Japan and expand its direct and indirect
international sales efforts to exploit this opportunity.
Provide High Quality Services to Customers. The Company provides
comprehensive implementation, support and training services to help customers
adopt Sagent products and build customer satisfaction, strong references and
long-term relationships. The Company plans to continue to expand its
professional services capabilities and infrastructure. In addition, Sagent
intends to expand the education and training services it offers to its strategic
partners and resellers to help these companies market Sagent products more
effectively.
Exploit Rapid Growth of Microsoft Windows NT. The Company will continue to
focus its development efforts on the Microsoft Windows NT platform. Sagent
believes Windows NT is rapidly gaining share in the enterprise computing market
due to its ease of maintenance and cost effectiveness. IDC projects that the
installed base of Windows NT-based servers will increase from 1.6 million in
1997 to 5.9 million in 2002. The Company believes that the Sagent DMS product
suite has a competitive advantage in leveraging the growth of the Windows NT
platform because it was designed to optimize Microsoft technology.
PRODUCTS
The Sagent DMS product suite is comprised of software application servers
that handle the core components of an end-to-end solution, as well as end user
analysis applications.
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[Graphic depiction of the components of the Company's product architecture]
As illustrated above, the Sagent DMS product suite consists of three core
functional areas: Data Load and Management, Data Access and Analysis, and
Administration and Design.
DATA LOAD AND MANAGEMENT
Sagent Data Load Server. The Sagent Data Load Server extracts data from
multiple client/server and mainframe databases, transforms that data into a Star
Schema data structure, and then loads that data into a Sagent data mart. The
server relies upon a 32-bit multithreaded architecture to achieve its high level
of performance.
DATA ACCESS AND ANALYSIS
Sagent Data Access Server. The Sagent Data Access Server delivers the data
loaded into a Sagent data mart to end users. The server is designed to allow
large numbers of users to access and analyze data stored in Star Schema
structures. The server relies upon a 32-bit multithreaded architecture to
achieve its high level of performance.
Sagent WebLink Server. The Sagent WebLink Server is a high performance,
scalable application server that delivers information from the Sagent Data
Access Server, allowing end users to query, analyze and report business
information from a Web browser. The server also provides management capabilities
that maintain the security and availability of Internet connections.
Sagent Statistical Calculator. The Sagent Statistical Calculator adds
advanced statistical analysis capabilities to the Sagent Data Access Server. The
calculator allows organizations to automate statistical analyses of large,
complex data sets, thereby improving the single business view of information
distributed to end users.
Sagent Information Studio. Sagent Information Studio enables users to
access and analyze an organization's information in client/server environments.
Information Studio, as well as WebLink Server, can be integrated with Microsoft
Excel to aid in exporting result sets to spreadsheets for further analysis.
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The following reporting and analysis products can be integrated with the
Sagent DMS product suite:
Sagent Reports. Sagent Reports allows end users to create, publish and view
graphically rich presentations of corporate information.
Sagent Analysis. Sagent Analysis provides a wide range of analytical
capabilities for business data, such as rankings, deciles, periodic and
exception reporting. The product's drill down analysis capabilities allow users
to view information in either cross-tabular or chart format.
StatView for Sagent. StatView for Sagent provides an end user with the
ability to create, publish and view complex statistical analyses of corporate
data in client/server environments.
ADMINISTRATION AND DESIGN
Sagent Design Studio. Sagent Design Studio provides a visual environment
for describing data and designing the flow of data for both loading and
accessing a data mart. Sagent Design Studio minimizes the requirement that users
have in-depth knowledge of databases, networks and operating systems and allows
them to concentrate on the business purpose of accessing, analyzing and
delivering information.
Sagent Admin. Sagent Admin enables administrators to manage and control one
or more Sagent DMS servers from a single location. In addition, Sagent Admin
manages user security and access privileges.
Sagent Automation. Sagent Automation automates common tasks within the
Sagent DMS product suite, such as data loading, error recovery and quality
assurance. Tasks can be initiated by events such as a pre-determined time of day
or date, reaching disk storage capacity or the availability of new data.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND CUSTOMER SUPPORT
The Sagent Professional Services Group offers an extensive set of
consulting and education services to the Company's customers. The Sagent
Professional Services Group has significant experience in the design and
implementation of Enterprise Intelligence applications using a Star Schema data
architecture. Sagent's customers are able to select an appropriate level of
support for their implementations, including project planning, design and
implementation assistance.
In addition to consulting services, the Sagent Professional Services Group
offers design and product training classes to facilitate customer success in
initial implementations and provide a foundation for expanding the use of Sagent
products in customer organizations. The Sagent Professional Services Group also
offers to third party consultants product certification training, which the
Company believes helps develop market awareness of its product offerings.
CUSTOMERS
The following is a representative list of the Company's customers that have
purchased more than $75,000 in product licenses or services from the Company
since January 1, 1997.
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ARINC DiaLogos Mashantucket Pequot Tribal
Automated Data Processing Eddie Bauer Nation
AT&T Ernst & Young MCI WorldCom
Barnesandnoble.com Express Scripts/ValueRx Miller Freeman
Bell Communications Research Farm Credit Services NationsBanc
BellSouth Cellular General American NETCOM On-Line
BellSouth Entertainment Transportation Communication Services
CEISS/BC Ministry of Education Hoechst Marion Roussel Nordstrom
CellStar GPU Energy Nycomed
Ceridian J.P. Morgan & Co. PairGain Technologies
City of Santa Clara Jiffy Lube International Pharmaceutical Care Network
Cohn & Wells John Hopkins University Prudential Insurance
Deutsche Financial Services Kaufman & Broad Home Rohm & Haas
Kawasaki Steel Systems R&D The Application Group
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In 1997, the Company received in excess of 10% of its total revenues from
each of Oracle Corporation and Automated Data Processing.
CASE STUDIES
The following case studies illustrate how certain of the Company's
customers have utilized the Sagent DMS product suite:
PHARMACEUTICAL CARE NETWORK
Pharmaceutical Care Network ("PCN") is a pharmacy benefits management and
healthcare information services company.
Business Challenge. PCN was one of the first pharmacy benefit management
companies to institute on-line, real-time claim processing for a nationwide
network of participating pharmacies. When a plan participant presents a
prescription at a PCN participating pharmacy, the applicable plan guidelines are
referenced on-line instantly, ensuring that a customer pays for appropriate and
eligible prescriptions at the contracted price. PCN wanted to leverage the
information it was gathering through its nationwide network of pharmacies to
improve the level of service across its pharmaceutical care value chain,
including plan members, health care providers and plan sponsors and affiliated
pharmacies. To provide this service, PCN wanted to install an Enterprise
Intelligence solution that would allow customers to access and analyze the vast
amounts patient care information through a Web browser.
Solution. PCN established MedIntelligence, a family of information-based
products for its pharmaceutical care value chain, to screen and review
prescription data, initiate notifications that identify drug therapy problems
and recommend action to improve the quality and cost of patient care. PCN
selected the Sagent DMS product suite as the core of MedIntelligence to
integrate large amounts of disparate information within the PCN network and to
rapidly deliver MedIntelligence products over the Web. The MedIntelligence
products and the Sagent DMS product suite furnishes healthcare providers with
access to a more complete view of patient drug regimens, which reduce the risk
of harmful drug interactions, and provide health care payers and plan
administrators with the ability to monitor pharmacy related plan costs and usage
trends.
CELLSTAR CORPORATION
CellStar Corporation ("CellStar") is an integrated wholesaler and retailer
of wireless handsets and other wireless communication products, with operations
in the U.S., Asia/Pacific, Latin America and the U.K.
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Business Challenge. CellStar required a solution to provide its global
sales force and key customers access to sales data for analysis and
presentation. In particular Cellstar wanted to provide it's employees with the
ability to monitor sell through, perform customer rankings and identify high
margin products. In addition CellStar wished to provide it's key customers and
vendors with worldwide data on the most popular products by volume to maximize
their revenue opportunity.
Solution. CellStar uses the Sagent DMS to manage and access CellStar data.
The Sagent Analysis desktop module with Sagent's WebLink lets users perform
multidimensional analysis on the data mart to gain sales data information either
from a client/server environment for their internal employees and through a Web
browser for their global sales force, customers and vendors. While the WebLink
facility is used to provide access to data mart information to general users,
Sagent's Information Studio with the analysis module is generally utilized by
internal business analysts. This Enterprise Intelligence solution provides
CellStar's manufacturers and key customers with the ability to analyze sell-
through data so that they can determine which products are selling at acceptable
margins to make better informed channel marketing decisions.
TECHNOLOGY
The Company has invested significant resources in developing leading
technologies and believes that utilizing a Star Schema data architecture and the
Company's advanced dataflow technology to construct and provide access to data
marts gives it a competitive advantage over traditional solutions. The Company
also believes that its technology maximizes the advantages of an Internet based
architecture to provide one of the most scalable solutions currently offered in
the market. The following are the key underlying technologies of the Sagent DMS
product suite:
Dataflow Technology. Sagent's dataflow technology is the foundation for the
Sagent DMS load and access servers. Dataflow technology allows users to rapidly
construct processes that load and access a data mart without writing code. These
services relieve the need for users to have in-depth knowledge of databases,
networks and multithreaded operating systems and allow them to concentrate on
the application they are building. The dataflow engine executes the processes
that are visually designed by the user. The dataflow technology is implemented
using the COM (Component Object Model) standard developed by Microsoft. The
utilization of a modular, language-independent component technology allows
customers and resellers to incorporate new functionality into the product via a
transform software development kit. This same development kit provides the
Company with the ability to add new functionality to the server rapidly and send
it to the customer electronically without requiring a complete upgrade of the
system.
Star Schema Design. The Company has implemented a set of dataflow
components to support the loading and accessing of Star Schemas. Star Schemas
are a database design technique used to provide high performance for ad hoc data
analysis within a relational database by minimizing the number of relations to
process in a query. By combining query generation with the dataflow engine's
processing capability, the Company provides power and speed to users accessing
Star Schema structured data. In addition, the Sagent DMS product suite provides
a set of specialized dataflow components for loading Star Schemas that
significantly lowers the implementation time for the Sagent DMS product suite.
Internet-Based Architecture. The Company has developed an architecture that
utilizes the network of computing tiers that comprise the Web. These tiers
include browsers, Internet servers, data access servers, data load servers and
database servers. The efficient
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usage of CPU cycles and memory provided by these tiers enables the Sagent DMS
product suite to achieve a high degree of scalability and performance. In
addition, on-demand data delivery minimizes bandwidth usage, improving the rate
at which information is delivered to users.
SALES AND MARKETING
Sales. The Company sells its products and services in North America
primarily through its direct sales and services organization. The Company has
domestic sales offices in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois and Virginia. The direct
sales process involves the generation of sales leads through direct mail,
seminars, telemarketing, advertising and the Web. The Company's field sales
force typically conducts demonstrations and presentations of the Company's
products to developers and management at customer sites as part of its direct
sales effort. The time between initial customer contact and an actual sales
order may span six months or more. See "Risk Factors--Our Products Have Lengthy
Sales Cycles."
Within the Company's direct sales group, a separate group targets strategic
partnerships with industry-leading application software providers such as
Siebel, Advent, ADP and Oracle. These vendors embed all or a portion of the
Company's products within their own applications and then sell the integrated
products to their customers. The enterprise application vendor's customer
receives a license to use the Company's products solely in conjunction with the
vendor's application with which Sagent DMS products are integrated. Enterprise
application vendors provide the first level of post-sales support to customers.
The Company also utilizes a limited number of resellers, such as Unisys
Corporation, USinternetworking and Cap Gemini Group, that remarket the Company's
products to their customer base. Resellers are offered discounts on the
Company's products and sell a full use license of the product. The Company's
resellers do not provide post-sales support. The Company's ability to achieve
revenue growth in the future will depend in large part on its success in
expanding its direct sales force and in further establishing and maintaining
relationships with enterprise application vendors and resellers. See "Risk
Factors--We Rely Substantially on Our Channel Partners."
The Company also sells its products internationally through distributors
located in France, Germany, Japan, South Africa and the United Kingdom. These
distributors perform some or all of the following functions: sales and
marketing, systems integration, software development, and ongoing consulting
training and customer support. In exchange for providing such services, the
Company offers its distributors discounts on products. International sales are
subject to certain risks, including, but not limited to, costs of localizing
products for foreign countries, dependence on local vendors, currency
fluctuations and greater difficulty or delay in accounts receivable collection.
See "Risk Factors--Risks Associated with International Operations."
Marketing. The Company has a comprehensive marketing strategy which
includes public relations, user group meetings, programs to work closely with
analysts and other influential third parties, and direct mail campaigns. The
Company also utilizes the Web for advertising campaigns on frequently visited
Web sites including those of its strategic partners. The Company uses its Web
site, www.sagenttech.com, to establish its market presence, generate leads and
extend its program offerings to customers and strategic partners. A key element
of the Company's marketing strategy is to leverage its relationship with Dr.
Ralph Kimball, one of the Company's consultants and strategic partners, by
sponsoring his data mart design courses. The Company has also invested in
building a
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partner and channel marketing function to recruit, train, support and offer
co-marketing opportunities to technology partners and resellers.
RESEARCH AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
The Company's research and development group is organized by product teams,
which consist of product managers, software engineers, quality assurance
engineers and technical documentation specialists. The teams are encouraged to
maintain consistent architectural standards, engineering practices, quality
goals and documentation standards across a broad product line. The product teams
use a phased development approach that monitors cost, schedule, quality, time,
functionality and customer satisfaction. The Company has established an
executive product steering committee which reviews the progress of individual
product teams at each phase of development. In order to incorporate customer
needs in product releases, the product teams actively solicit requirements from
customers, user groups, professional services, industry analysts and technical
support.
The Company's total expenses for research and development for the year
ended December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998 were $3.4 million, $5.0 million and $6.0
million respectively. The Company believes that research and development
expenses will continue to increase in the future. To date, the Company's
development efforts have not resulted in any capitalized software development
costs.
The Company has made substantial investments in research and development.
The Company is currently developing the next version of the Sagent DMS product
suite, which is being designed to significantly enhance user scalability, and is
currently scheduled for release in the first half of 1999. The Company plans to
add capabilities that broaden and complement the Sagent DMS product suite, such
as data analysis (including data mining, forecasting and modeling), data
visualization, data sorting, Web querying, extraction of data from SAP
applications and information broadcasting. In addition, the Company may
introduce new international versions of its products and may port its products
to additional UNIX platforms as opportunities arise. Although the Company
expects that certain of its new products will be developed internally, the
Company may, based on timing and cost considerations, acquire technology or
products from third parties.
The Company believes that its future performance will depend in large part
on its ability to maintain and enhance its current product line, develop new
products that achieve market acceptance, maintain technological competitiveness
and meet an expanding range of customer requirements. The Company's inability to
enhance its existing products and develop new ones in a timely and effective
manner, could have a material adverse effect upon the Company's business,
financial condition and operating results. See "Risk Factors--We Depend upon New
Product Development," "--Evolving Technology Standards May Impact Our Products"
and "--Risk of Software Defects and Potential Product Liability."
COMPETITION
The markets for the Company's products are intensely competitive and
subject to rapidly changing technology. The Company competes against providers
of decision support software, data warehousing software, enterprise application
software and e-Business software. The primary bases of competition in this
market include performance, scalability, ease of use, operating platform and
cost of ownership.
The Company's competitors providing traditional decision support software
include Brio Technology, Inc., Business Objects S.A., Cognos Incorporated,
Information Advan-
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tage, Inc. and MicroStrategy, Inc. The Company's competitors providing data
warehousing software include Ardent Software, Inc., Informatica Corporation,
Information Builders, Oracle, PLATINUM Technology, Inc. and SAS Institute, Inc.
In addition, enterprise application software vendors such as Baan Company N.V.,
J.D. Edwards & Company, PeopleSoft, Incorporated and SAP AG are beginning to
offer decision support and analytical modules, although each tends to support
the analysis of data only from its own operational systems. One or more of these
companies may expand its technologies to support greater Enterprise Intelligence
functionality. The Company may also face competition from vendors of products
and turn-key solutions for e-Business applications that could include Internet
based information functionality.
Many of the Company's competitors have longer operating histories,
significantly greater financial, technical, marketing or other resources, or
greater name recognition than we do. The Company's competitors may be able to
respond more quickly than the Company can to new or emerging technologies and
changes in customer requirements. Competition could seriously harm the Company's
ability to sell additional software and maintenance and support renewals on
terms favorable to the Company. Competitive pressures could reduce the Company's
market share or require it to reduce the price of products, either of which
could materially and adversely affect the Company's business, financial
condition and operating results.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The Company seeks to protect its software, documentation and other written
materials primarily through a combination of patent, trade secret, trademark and
copyright laws, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions. For
example, the Company licenses rather than sells its software and requires
licensees to enter into license agreements that impose certain restrictions on
the licensees' ability to utilize the software. In addition, the Company seeks
to avoid disclosure of its trade secrets, by, among other things, requiring
those persons with access to the Company's proprietary information to execute
confidentiality agreements with the Company and restricting access to the
Company's source code.
The Company has two patent applications pending and one patent application
allowed in the United States with respect to certain aspects of its software.
None of these patents have been issued, and there can be no assurance that any
patents will be issued pursuant to these applications or that, if granted, such
patent would survive a legal challenge to its validity or provide significant
protection to the Company. Despite the Company's efforts to protect its
proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy aspects of the
Company's products or obtain and use information that the Company regards as
proprietary. Policing unauthorized use of the Company's products is difficult.
While the Company is unable to determine the extent to which piracy of its
software products exists, software piracy can be expected to be a persistent
problem, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect the
Company's proprietary rights as fully as in the United States. There can be no
assurance that the Company's means of protecting its proprietary rights will be
adequate or that the Company's competitors will not independently develop
similar technology.
From time to time, the Company may be involved in intellectual property
disputes. In May 1998, Acta Technology, Inc. ("Acta") filed suit against the
Company alleging, among other things, copyright infringement, and the Company
filed suit against Acta alleging misappropriation of Company trade secrets.
Other than Acta, the Company has not been notified that the Company's products
infringe the proprietary rights of third
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parties. However, there can be no assurance that third parties will not claim
infringement by the Company with respect to current or future products. The
Company expects that software product developers will increasingly be subject to
infringement claims as the number of products and competitors in the Company's
industry segment grows and the functionality of products in different industry
segments overlaps. See "--Legal Proceedings" and "Risk Factors--Risks Associated
with Intellectual Property."
The Company relies upon certain software to perform key functions that it
has licensed from Opalis S.A. for its Sagent Automation product. This license
may not continue to be available to the Company on commercially reasonable
terms. The loss of this license could result in delays or reductions of
shipments of the Sagent Automation product until equivalent software could be
developed, identified, licensed and integrated, which could materially adversely
affect the Company's business, financial condition and operating results.
EMPLOYEES
As of December 31, 1998, the Company had a total of 152 employees, of whom
147 were based in the United States and 4 were based internationally. Of the
total, 60 were engaged in sales and marketing, 43 in research and development,
32 in professional services and customer support, and 17 in finance,
administration and corporate operations. The Company's future performance
depends in significant part on its continuing ability to attract, train and
retain highly qualified technical, sales, service, marketing and managerial
personnel. None of the Company's employees is represented by a labor union. The
Company has not experienced any work stoppages and considers its relations with
its employees to be good. See "Risk Factors--We Need to Recruit Additional
Personnel and We Depend on Our Key Personnel."
FACILITIES
The Company's principal offices currently occupy approximately 34,000
square feet in Mountain View, California pursuant to a lease which expires in
October 2003. In addition, the Company also leases executive suites on a
short-term basis for North American offices in Englewood, Colorado; Atlanta,
Georgia; Orlando, Florida; Plantation, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; Wellesley,
Massachusetts; New York, New York; Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania; Houston, Texas;
Alexandria, Virginia and Toronto, Ontario. The Company believes that its
facilities are adequate for the next 12 months and that, if required, suitable
additional space will be available on commercially reasonable terms to
accommodate expansion of the Company's operations.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In May 1998, Acta filed suit against the Company alleging copyright
infringement of certain of its software code. In addition, Acta alleged that the
Company committed conversion, fraud and unfair competition. Acta sought a
declaration that it did not misappropriate any of the Company's trade secrets.
Acta also sought injunctive relief, monetary damages, costs and attorneys' fees.
In May 1998, the Company filed suit against Acta and its founders alleging
misappropriation of the Company's trade secrets, breach of contract, violation
of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, breach of confidence, fraud and
unfair competition. The Company and Acta have agreed to mediate the dispute;
however, this mediation may not be successful. If the dispute is not resolved in
mediation and the parties do not otherwise settle the dispute, the Company could
incur substantial expenses and the attention of the Company's development and
management personnel may
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be diverted. Litigation of this type is inherently uncertain, especially because
it involves complex technical issues. The Company can give no assurance that it
will prevail in the litigation against Acta or that it will successfully defend
Acta's claim. See "Risk Factors--Risks Associated with Intellectual Property."
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MANAGEMENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The executive officers and directors of the Company as of January 29, 1999
are as follows:
NAME AGE POSITION
---- --- --------
Kenneth C. Gardner........................ 48 President, Chief Executive Officer and
Director
John E. Zicker............................ 42 Executive Vice President, Technology,
Chief Technology Officer and Director
W. Virginia Walker........................ 53 Executive Vice President, Finance and
Administration, and Chief Financial
Officer
Thomas M. Lounibos........................ 42 Executive Vice President, Sales and
Marketing
Kenneth C. Holcomb........................ 49 Vice President, Operations
Michael P. Venerable...................... 36 Vice President, Professional Services
Shanda Bahles (a)(b)...................... 43 Director
Richard W. Shapero(a)(b).................. 51 Director
Jeffrey T. Webber......................... 46 Director
Klaus S. Luft(c).......................... 57 Director designee
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(a) Member of the Audit Committee.
(b) Member of the Compensation Committee.
(c) The Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Luft to the Board of Directors, and
Mr. Luft has agreed to join, effective as of the first meeting of the Board
of Directors following completion of the offering.
Kenneth C. Gardner. Mr. Gardner has been President, Chief Executive Officer
and a director since commencement of operations in June 1995. From March 1994
until March 1995, Mr. Gardner was Vice President of Products at Borland
International, Inc. ("Borland"), which has since changed its name to Inprise
Corporation, an enterprise applications company. From February 1992 until March
1994, Mr. Gardner was President, Chief Executive Officer and a co-founder of
ReportSmith, Inc. ("ReportSmith"), a database report applications company, which
was purchased by Borland in 1994. Mr. Gardner is a director of ObjectSwitch
Corp., Data Sage, Inc. and CommerceOne Inc., which are privately held companies.
Mr. Gardner received his B.S.C. degree in Finance from the University of
Louisville.
John E. Zicker. Mr. Zicker has been Executive Vice President, Technology,
Chief Technology Officer and a director since the Company's commencement of
operations in June 1995. From March 1994 until May 1995, Mr. Zicker was Director
of Client/Server Development at Borland. From February 1992 until March 1994,
Mr. Zicker was Vice President of Technology and a co-founder of ReportSmith. Mr.
Zicker has 13 years experience in software development and image processing at
NASA Ames Research Center, Lawrence Livermore Laboratories and the Stanford
Linear Accelerator Center. Mr. Zicker received his B.S. degree in Electrical
Engineering at the University of California at Davis and his M.S. degree in
Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin at Madison.
W. Virginia Walker. Ms. Walker has been Executive Vice President, Finance
and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer since January 1998. From June
1996 to January 1998, Ms. Walker pursued personal interests. From November 1995
until June 1996, Ms. Walker was Executive Vice President of Finance and
Administration, Chief
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Financial Officer and Secretary of JTS Corporation, a publicly traded disk drive
manufacturer. From May 1985 until September 1995, Ms. Walker worked at Scios
Nova, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, where she held the
positions of Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial
Officer. Ms. Walker received her B.S. degree in Business Administration,
Accounting from San Jose State University.
Thomas M. Lounibos. Mr. Lounibos has been Executive Vice President, Sales
and Marketing since January 1999. Mr. Lounibos was the Company's Executive Vice
President, Worldwide Sales, from October 1998 until January 1999 and was the
Company's Vice President, Sales from March 1996 until October 1998. From October
1995 until March 1996, Mr. Lounibos was Vice President of Sales for
ParcPlace-DigiTalk Incorporated ("ParcPlace-DigiTalk"), an object-oriented
programming tools company, and from November 1993 until October 1995 Mr.
Lounibos was Vice President of Sales for DigiTalk, Incorporated, which was
acquired by ParcPlace Incorporated. Prior to joining DigiTalk, Mr. Lounibos
worked for Knowledgeware, Incorporated, a software company, where he served as
Vice President of Sales--Western United States and Vice President of Marketing.
Mr. Lounibos received his B.S. degree in Business Economics from the University
of San Francisco.
Kenneth C. Holcomb. Mr. Holcomb has been Vice President, Operations since
March 1998. From March 1997 until February 1998, Mr. Holcomb was Vice President,
Operations of Pilot Network Services, Inc., a publicly-traded network security
company. From May 1996 until February 1997, Mr. Holcomb was Vice President,
Systems Integration of WorldCom, Inc., a publicly traded telecommunications
company. From January 1996 until May 1996, Mr. Holcomb was Vice President,
Internet Development of MFS Communications Company, Inc., a telecommunications
company. From January 1992 until December 1996, Mr. Holcomb was Senior Vice
President, Customer Service and Operations of MFS Datanet, Inc., and subsidiary
of MFS Communications, Inc. a data communications company. Mr. Holcomb received
his B.A. degree in Business Administration, Finance, from the University of
Notre Dame.
Michael P. Venerable. Mr. Venerable has been Vice President, Sagent
Professional Services since March 1998. In March 1992, Mr. Venerable founded
Talus, a data warehousing consulting firm, and served as its President until
February 1998, when the Company acquired Talus. Mr. Venerable received his B.S.
degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Dayton.
Shanda Bahles. Ms. Bahles has been a director of the Company since May
1995. Since May 1991, Ms. Bahles has been a General Partner of El Dorado
Ventures, a venture capital firm. Ms. Bahles joined El Dorado Ventures as an
associate in June 1987. From 1979 to 1985, Ms Bahles held various engineering,
marketing and management positions with Millennium Systems, Inc., a systems
integration company, and Fortune Systems Corporation, a workstation
manufacturer. Ms. Bahles is a director of Pilot Network Services, Inc., a
publicly traded company, and Women.com Networks, Inc., Poet Holdings, Inc. and
MS2, Inc., which are privately held companies. Ms. Bahles received her B.S.E.E.
and M.B.A. degrees from Stanford University.
Richard W. Shapero. Mr. Shapero has been a director of the Company since
May 1995. Since April 1993, Mr. Shapero has been a General Partner of Crosspoint
Venture Partners, a venture capital firm. From January until June 1992, Mr.
Shapero was Chief Operating Officer of Shiva Corporation, a networking company.
Previously, he was a Vice President of Sun Microsystems, Inc., Senior Director
of Marketing of AST Research, Inc. and held marketing and sales positions at
Informatics General Corporation and UNIVAC's
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Communications Division. Mr. Shapero is a director of Covad Communications
Group, Inc., a publicly traded company, and Digital Island, Inc., Diamond Lane
Communications Corporation, NetBoost Corporation, Fabrik Communications, Inc.,
ObjectSwitch Corp., Jetstream Communications, Inc., AristaSoft Corporation and
iBeam Broadcasting Corporation, which are privately held companies. Mr. Shapero
received his B.A. degree in English from the University of California at
Berkeley.
Jeffrey T. Webber. Mr. Webber has been a director of the Company since
September 1995. Mr. Webber founded, and since January 1991 has served as
President of, R.B. Webber & Company, Inc., a management consulting firm. From
1987 to January 1991, he was a partner of Edgar, Dunn & Company, a management
consulting firm. Mr. Webber serves as a director of Sybase, Inc., a publicly
traded company, and CommerceOne, Inc., enCommerce, Inc., Persistence Software,
Inc., Spear Technologies, Inc. and Workwise Software, Inc., which are privately
held companies. Mr. Webber received his B.A. degree in American Studies from
Yale University.
Klaus S. Luft. Mr. Luft is the founder and President of MATCH -- Market
Access for Technology Services GmbH, a provider of sales and marketing services
to high technology companies, since February 1994. Mr. Luft is also the founder,
owner and President of ISAR-Vermogensverwaltung GbR mbH ("ISAR"). Since August
1990, Mr. Luft has served as an International Advisor and Vice-Chairman of
Goldman Sachs Europe Limited, an investment bank. From March 1986 to November
1989, Mr. Luft was Chief Executive Officer of Nixdorf Computer AG, a
manufacturer of computer systems in Paderborn, Germany, where he also held
various other executive positions in marketing, manufacturing and finance for
more than 17 years. Mr. Luft is a director of Dell Computer Corporation, a
publicly traded company. Mr. Luft received his German Arbitur in Bruchsal,
Germany.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES
Following the offering, the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") will
consist of six directors divided into three classes with each class serving for
a term of three years. At each annual meeting of stockholders, directors will be
elected by the holders of the Common Stock to succeed those directors whose
terms are expiring. Mr. Shapero and Ms. Bahles are Class I directors whose terms
will expire in 2000; Mr. Webber is a Class II directors whose terms will expire
in 2001; and Messrs. Gardner and Zicker are Class III directors whose terms will
expire in 2002.
The Board has a Compensation Committee and an Audit Committee. The
Compensation Committee, which is comprised of Ms. Bahles and Mr. Shapero,
administers the Amended 1995 Plan, the 1998 Plan and the 1999 Purchase Plan and
all matters concerning executive compensation. The Audit Committee, which is
comprised of Ms. Bahles and Mr. Shapero, approves the Company's independent
auditors, reviews the results and scope of annual audits and other accounting
related services, and evaluates the Company's internal audit and control
functions. Each of these committees was established in February 1997.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
The Company does not pay any compensation to directors for serving in that
capacity, nor does it reimburse directors for expenses incurred in attending
board meetings. The Board has the discretion to grant options to non-employee
directors pursuant to the Director Plan. See "Management--Employee Benefit
Plans--Director Plan."
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COMPENSATION COMMITTEE INTERLOCKS AND INSIDER PARTICIPATION
The Compensation Committee is currently comprised of Ms. Bahles and Mr.
Shapero. Neither of these individuals has at any time been an officer or
employee of the Company. Prior to formation of the Compensation Committee, all
decisions regarding executive compensation were made by the full Board. No
interlocking relationship exists between the Board or Compensation Committee and
the board of directors or compensation committee of any other Company, nor has
any such interlocking relationship existed in the past.
LIMITATION ON LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION MATTERS
The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
"Amended Certificate of Incorporation") limits the liability of directors to the
maximum extent permitted by Delaware law. Delaware law provides that directors
of a corporation shall not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach
of their fiduciary duties as directors, except for liability (1) for any breach
of their duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing
violation of law, (3) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful Stock
repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.
The Company's Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its directors
and executive officers and may indemnify its other officers and employees and
agents and other agents to the fullest extent permitted by law. The Company
believes that indemnification under its Bylaws covers at least negligence and
gross negligence on the part of indemnified parties. The Company's Bylaws also
permit the Company to secure insurance on behalf of any officer, director,
employee or other agent for any liability arising out of his or her actions in
such capacity, regardless of whether the Bylaws would permit indemnification.
The Company has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors and
officers, in addition to indemnification provided for in the Company's Bylaws.
These agreements, among other things, indemnify the Company's directors and
officers for certain expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and
settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action or proceeding,
including any action by or in the right of the Company, arising out of such
person's services as a director or officer of the Company, any subsidiary of the
Company or any other Company or enterprise to which the person provides services
at the request of the Company. In addition, the Company intends to obtain
directors' and officers' insurance providing indemnification for certain of the
Company's directors, officers and employees for certain liabilities The Company
believes that these provisions, agreements and insurance are necessary to
attract and retain qualified directors and officers.
At present, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company where indemnification will
be required or permitted. The Company is not aware of any threatened litigation
or proceeding that might result in a claim for such indemnification.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information concerning the compensation that
the Company paid during the year ended December 31, 1998 to the Company's Chief
Executive Officer and each of the Company's other four most highly compensated
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executive officers whose salary and bonus exceeded $100,000 during such fiscal
year (collectively, the "Named Officers").
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
LONG-TERM
COMPENSATION
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ANNUAL COMPENSATION SECURITIES
-------------------- UNDERLYING ALL OTHER
NAME AND PRINCIPAL POSITION SALARY($) BONUS($) OPTIONS(#) COMPENSATION(A)
--------------------------- --------- -------- ------------ ---------------
Kenneth C. Gardner................ $225,000 $ 90,000 -- $366
President and Chief Executive
Officer
John E. Zicker.................... 150,000 60,000 -- 120
Executive Vice President,
Technology and Chief Technology
Officer
W. Virginia Walker................ 173,965 69,586 180,000 240
Executive Vice President,
Finance and Administration and
Chief Financial Officer
Thomas M. Lounibos................ 164,590 124,420(b) 90,000 120
Executive Vice President, Sales
and Marketing
Perry S. Mizota(c)................ 140,000 35,000 -- 72
Former Vice President, Marketing
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(a) Consists of premiums paid on term life insurance.
(b) Consists of commissions calculated based on Company revenues.
(c) Perry S. Mizota resigned from his position as Vice President, Marketing of
the Company effective January 29, 1999.
OPTION GRANTS IN LAST FISCAL YEAR
The following table sets forth each stock option grant to each of the Named
Officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. No stock appreciation
rights were granted during such fiscal year.
INDIVIDUAL GRANTS(A) POTENTIAL REALIZABLE
------------------------------------------------------ VALUE AT ASSUMED
NUMBER ANNUAL RATES OF STOCK
OF SECURITIES % OF PRICE APPRECIATION FOR
UNDERLYING TOTAL OPTIONS EXERCISE OPTION TERM(C)
OPTIONS GRANTED TO PRICE PER EXPIRATION -----------------------
NAME GRANTED EMPLOYEES SHARE(B) DATE 5% 10%
---- ------------- ------------- --------- ---------- --------- -----------
Kenneth C. Gardner......... -- -- -- -- -- --
John E. Zicker............. -- -- -- -- -- --
W. Virginia Walker......... 180,000 13.12% $2.90 01/20/08 $328,283 $ 831,934
Thomas M. Lounibos......... 90,000 6.56% 7.00 12/28/08 396,204 1,004,058
Perry S. Mizota............ -- -- -- -- -- --
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(a) All options granted during the fiscal year were granted under the Amended
1995 Plan and the 1998 Plan (collectively, the "Stock Plans"). Each option
becomes exercisable according to a vesting schedule, subject to the
employee's continued employment with the Company. Certain options granted
under the Amended 1995 Plan may be exercised immediately upon grant and
prior to full vesting, subject to the optionee's entering a restricted stock
purchase agreement with the Company
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with respect to any unvested shares. Under such agreement, the optionee
grants the Company the right to repurchase any unvested shares at their
original purchase price in the event the optionee's employment relationship
with the Company should terminate. The Company's right of repurchase will
lapse and the purchaser will vest in the balance of the shares in a series
of installments in accordance with the original vesting schedule of the
exercised option. The exercise price for all these options may be paid in
cash, check, promissory note, shares of Common Stock, through a cashless
exercise procedure involving same-day sale of the purchased shares or any
combination of such methods. The Board has discretion, subject to plan
limits, to modify the terms of outstanding options and to reprice the
options. The Company granted options to purchase 1,367,400 shares of Common
Stock in the year ended December 31, 1998. Ms. Walker's option was granted
under the Amended 1995 Plan in January 1998. One-forty-eighth of the shares
subject to the option vest on each monthly anniversary of January 5, 1998.
Mr. Lounibos' option was granted in December 1998 under the 1998 Plan.
One-twenty-fourth of the shares subject to the option vest on each monthly
anniversary after July 1, 1999.
(b) The exercise price per share of options granted represented the fair market
value of the underlying shares of Common Stock on the dates the respective
options were granted, as determined by the Board. The Company's Common Stock
was not traded publicly at the time of the option grants to the Named
Officers.
(c) Potential gains are net of the exercise price but before taxes associated
with the exercise. The 5% and 10% assumed annual rates of compounded stock
appreciation based upon the deemed fair market value are mandated by the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not represent the
Company's estimate or projection of the future Common Stock price. Actual
gains, if any, on stock option exercises are dependent on the future
financial performance of the Company, overall market conditions and the
option holder's continued employment through the vesting period. This table
does not take into account any appreciation in the deemed fair market value
of the Common Stock from the date of grant to the date of this Prospectus,
other than the columns reflecting assumed rates of appreciation of 5% and
10%.
OPTION EXERCISES AND HOLDINGS
The following table sets forth for each of the Named Officers certain
information concerning the number of shares acquired upon exercise of stock
options in the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 and the number of shares
subject to both exercisable and unexercisable stock options at December 31,
1998. Also reported are values for "in-the-money" options that represent the
positive spread between the respective exercise prices of outstanding stock
options and the fair market value of the Common Stock as of December 31, 1998,
as determined by the Board.
AGGREGATED OPTION EXERCISES IN LAST FISCAL YEAR AND FISCAL YEAR-END OPTION
VALUES
VALUE OF UNEXERCISED
NUMBER OF UNEXERCISED IN-THE-MONEY OPTIONS
OPTIONS AT DECEMBER 31, AT DECEMBER 31,
SHARES VALUE 1998(A) 1998(A)(B)
ACQUIRED ON REALIZED --------------------------- ---------------------------
NAME EXERCISE(A) ($)(C) EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE EXERCISABLE UNEXERCISABLE
---- -------------- ---------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Kenneth C. Gardner... -- -- 100,000 -- $450,000 --
John E. Zicker....... -- -- 80,000 -- 360,000 --
W. Virginia Walker... 180,000 -- -- -- -- --
Thomas M. Lounibos... 230,000 $1,244,300 118,255 141,745 624,342 $232,853
Perry S. Mizota...... -- -- 50,000 -- 225,000 --
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(a) Certain options granted under the Amended 1995 Plan may be exercised
immediately upon grant and prior to full vesting, subject to the optionee's
entering a restricted stock purchase agreement with the Company with respect
to any unvested shares. Under such agreement, the optionee grants the
Company an option to repurchase any unvested shares at their original
purchase price in the event the optionee's employment relationship with the
Company should terminate. The Company's right of
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repurchase will lapse and the purchaser will vest in the balance of the
shares in a series of installments in accordance with the original vesting
schedule of the exercised options.
(b) Calculated by determining the difference between the fair market value of
the securities underlying the option at December 31, 1998 ($7.00 per share,
as determined by the Board) and the exercise price of the options.
(c) Calculated by determining the difference between the fair market value of
the securities underlying the option on the exercise date and the exercise
price paid for such shares.
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
The Company requires each of its employees to enter into confidentiality
agreements prohibiting such employee from disclosing any confidential or
proprietary information of the Company. In addition, the agreements generally
provide that upon termination such employee will not work for a competitor and
will not solicit Company customers and employees. At the time of commencement of
employment, the Company's employees also generally sign offer letters specifying
certain basic terms and conditions of employment. In general, employees of the
Company are not subject to written employment agreements. However, in connection
with the Company's acquisition of Talus, Michael Venerable entered into an
employment agreement with the Company. See "Certain Transactions--Acquisition of
Talus, Inc."
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
1998 Plan. The 1998 Plan provides for grants to employees of incentive
stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Internal Revenue Code"), and for grants to employees,
directors and consultants of nonstatutory stock options and stock purchase
rights ("SPRs"). The 1998 Plan was approved initially by the Board and the
stockholders in December 1998. Unless terminated sooner, the 1998 Plan will
terminate automatically in December 2008. A total of 2,440,000 shares of Common
Stock are currently authorized for issuance pursuant to the 1998 Plan, of which
2,221,100 are still available for issuance. The number of shares reserved for
issuance will be subject to an annual increase every May beginning in 2000 equal
to the lesser of 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock, five percent of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock on the date of increase or such lesser number
of shares of Common Stock as approved by the Board. No employee, director or
consultant may be granted in any fiscal year of the Company options to purchase
more than 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock (except in connection with his or her
initial service, in which he or she may be granted options to purchase an
additional 2,000,000 shares). As of December 31, 1998, no shares had been issued
upon the exercise of stock options or stock purchase rights granted under the
1998 Plan, 218,900 shares were subject to outstanding options, and 2,221,100
shares remained available for future grant.
The 1998 Plan may be administered by the Board or a committee of the Board
(the "Committee," and collectively with the Board, the "Administrator"), which
Administrator shall, in the case of options intended to qualify as
"performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code, consist of two or more "outside directors" within the
meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Administrator has
the power to determine the terms of the options or SPRs granted, including the
exercise price, the number of shares subject to each option or SPR, the
exercisability thereof, and the form of consideration payable upon such
exercise. The Administrator also has the authority to reduce the exercise price
of any option or SPR to the then current fair market value, if the fair market
value of the Common Stock covered
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by such option or SPR declined since the date of grant. In addition, the Board
has the authority to amend, suspend or terminate the 1998 Plan, provided that no
such action may affect any share of Common Stock previously issued and sold or
any option previously granted under the 1998 Plan.
Unless otherwise determined by the Administrator, options and SPRs granted
under the 1998 Plan are not transferable by the optionee, and each option and
SPR is exercisable during the lifetime of the optionee only by such optionee.
The exercise price for options may be paid in cash, check, promissory note,
shares of Common Stock through a cashless exercise procedure involving same-day
sale of the purchased shares or any combination of such exercise procedures.
Options granted under the 1998 Plan must generally be exercised within 90 days
of the end of optionee's status as an employee, director or consultant of the
Company, or within 12 months after such optionee's termination by death or
disability but in no event later than the expiration of the option's term. In
the case of SPRs, unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable
upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the purchaser's employment with
the Company for any reason (including death or disability). The purchase price
for shares repurchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall
be the original price paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of
any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall
lapse at a rate determined by the Administrator. The exercise price of all
incentive stock options granted under the 1998 Plan must be at least equal to
the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. The exercise
price of nonstatutory stock options and SPRs granted under the 1998 Plan is
determined by the Administrator, but with respect to nonstatutory stock options
intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" within the meaning of
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code, the exercise price must at least be
equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant. With
respect to any participant who owns stock possessing more than 10% of the voting
power of all classes of the Company's outstanding capital stock, the exercise
price of any incentive stock option granted must equal at least 110% of the fair
market value on the grant date and the term of such incentive stock option must
not exceed five years. The term of all other options granted under the 1998 Plan
may not exceed 10 years.
The 1998 Plan provides that in the event of a proposed dissolution or
liquidation of the Company, the Administrator will notify each optionee of such
proposed transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an
optionee to have the right to exercise his or her option until 10 days prior to
such transaction, including shares as to which the option would not otherwise be
exercisable. In addition, the Administrator may provide that any Company
repurchase option applicable to any shares purchased upon exercise of an option
or SPR shall lapse as to all such shares, provided the proposed dissolution or
liquidation takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the
extent it has not been previously exercised, an option or SPR will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
The 1998 Plan provides that in the event of a merger of the Company with or
into another corporation or a sale of substantially all of the Company's assets,
each option must be assumed or an equivalent option substituted by the successor
corporation (or its parent or subsidiary). If the outstanding options are not
assumed or an equivalent option is not substituted, the optionee will fully vest
in and have the right to exercise the option or SPR as to all of the optioned
stock, including shares which would not otherwise have been vested or
exercisable. In the event that an option or SPR becomes exercisable in full in
the
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event of a merger or sale of assets, the Administrator will notify each optionee
and the option or SPR will be fully exercisable for a period of fifteen (15)
days from the date of such notice. The option or SPR will terminate upon the
expiration of such period.
Amended 1995 Plan. The Amended 1995 Plan provides grants to employees of
incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal
Revenue Code, and for grants to employees, directors and consultants of
nonstatutory stock options and SPRs. The original plan was approved initially by
the Board and the stockholders in May 1995. The Amended 1995 Plan was approved
by the Board in July 1998 and the stockholders in September 1998. A total of
3,276,000 shares of Common Stock were authorized for issuance pursuant to the
Amended 1995 Plan. As of December 31, 1998, 1,214,443 shares had been issued
upon the exercise of stock options or stock purchase rights granted under the
Amended 1995 Plan and 2,056,580 shares were subject to outstanding options, and
no shares remain available for future grant. The terms of the Amended 1995 Plan
are substantially similar to those of the 1998 Plan. The Board terminated the
Amended 1995 Plan as to new option grants in December 1998.
Director Plan. The Board has the discretion to grant options to
non-employee directors pursuant to the Director Plan. The Director Plan was
adopted by the Board in January 1999, and is subject to stockholder approval,
but it will in no event become effective until the date of this offering. The
Director Plan has a term of 10 years, unless terminated sooner by the Board. A
total of 150,000 shares of Common Stock have been reserved for issuance under
the Director Plan.
The Board has the authority to determine the terms of the options granted
including the exercise price, number of shares subject to each option,
exercisability thereof and form of consideration payable upon such exercise.
Options outstanding at the end of an optionee's tenure as a director may be
exercised only to the extent exercisable at the time of such cessation of
service as a director. No option granted under the Director Plan is transferable
by the optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and
each option is exercisable, during the lifetime of the optionee, only by such
optionee. In the event of a merger of the Company or the sale of substantially
all of the assets of the Company, each outstanding option will become fully
vested and exercisable for all of the option shares, unless such outstanding
option are assumed or substituted by the successor corporation (or its parent or
subsidiary). In the event either outstanding options are assumed or an
equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation, each outstanding
option will continue to become exercisable in accordance with its original
exercise schedule. If an outstanding option is assumed or substituted and the
optionee's status as a director or as a director of the successor corporation
terminates other than upon a voluntary resignation by the optionee, then the
option will become immediately vested exercisable for all of the option shares.
1999 Purchase Plan. The 1999 Purchase Plan was adopted by the Board in
January 1999 and will be submitted the stockholders in February 1999. A total of
450,000 shares of Common Stock has been reserved for issuance under the 1999
Purchase Plan. The number of shares reserved under the 1999 Purchase Plan will
be subject to an annual increase every January equal to the lesser of the number
of shares optioned during the prior year or a lesser amount determined by the
Board. The 1999 Purchase Plan, which is intended to qualify under Section 423 of
the Internal Revenue Code, will be implemented with an initial offering period
commencing on the date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares
the Company's Registration Statement effective and ending on or about October
31, 1999. Subsequent offering periods shall each have a six-month duration
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commencing on the first trading day on or after May 1 and November 1 of each
year. The 1999 Purchase Plan is administered by the Board or by a committee
appointed by the Board. Employees are eligible to participate if they are
customarily employed by the Company or any participating subsidiary for at least
20 hours per week and more than five months in any calendar year. The 1999
Purchase Plan permits eligible employees to purchase Common Stock through
payroll deductions of up to 20% of an employee's compensation (excluding
commissions, overtime and other bonuses and incentive compensation), subject to
the limitations of Section 423(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code. The price of
stock purchased under the 1999 Purchase Plan is 85% of the lower of the fair
market value of the Common Stock at the beginning or end of each offering period
or at the end of the offering period. Employees may end their participation at
any time during an offering period, and they will be refunded their payroll
deductions to date. Participation ends automatically upon termination of
employment with the Company.
Rights granted under the 1999 Purchase Plan are not transferable by a
participant other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or as
otherwise provided under the 1999 Purchase Plan. The 1999 Purchase Plan provides
that, in the event of a merger of the Company with or into another corporation
or a sale of substantially all of the Company's assets, each option shall be
assumed or an equivalent plan substituted by the successor corporation. If the
successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, the
offering period then in progress shall be shortened so that employees' rights to
purchase stock under the 1999 Purchase Plan are exercised prior to the merger or
sale of assets. The 1999 Purchase Plan will terminate in February 2009. The
Board has the authority to amend or terminate the 1999 Purchase Plan, except
that no such action may adversely affect any outstanding rights to purchase
stock under the 1999 Purchase Plan.
401(k) Plan. The Company maintains in a tax-qualified employee savings and
retirement plan (the "Company 401(k) Plan") which covers all of the Company's
employees who are at least 21 years of age. Pursuant to the Company 401(k) Plan,
eligible employees may defer up to 25% of their pre-tax earnings, subject to the
limitation under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code and Internal Revenue
Service's annual contribution limit. The Company 401(k) Plan permits additional
discretionary matching contributions by the Company on behalf of all
participants in the in such a percentage amount as may be determined annually by
the Board. To date, the Company has made no such matching contributions. The
Company 401(k) Plan is intended to qualify under Section 401 of the Internal
Revenue Code, so that contributions by employees or by the Company to the
Company 401(k) Plan, and income earned on plan contributions, are not taxable to
employees until withdrawn from the Company 401(k) Plan, and so that
contributions by the Company, if any, will be deductible by the Company when
made. The trustee under the Company 401(k) Plan invests the assets of the
Company 401(k) Plan at the direction of each participant in any of a number of
investment options.
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CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
EQUITY INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS
In July, August and September 1996, the Company sold an aggregate of
2,615,680 shares of its Series C Preferred Stock ("Series C Preferred") at a
price per share of $2.50. In August and September 1997 and January 1998, the
Company sold an aggregate of 1,572,327 shares of its Series D Preferred Stock
("Series D Preferred") at a price per share of $3.18. In February and March
1998, the Company sold an aggregate of 1,895,370 shares of its Series E
Preferred Stock ("Series E Preferred") at a price per share of $5.40.
Simultaneously with the consummation of this offering, all shares of preferred
stock will be converted into shares of Common Stock. Listed below are those
directors, executive officers and stockholders who beneficially own five percent
or more of the Company's securities who participated in such financings. The
Company believes that the shares issued in these transactions were sold at the
then fair market value and that the terms of these transactions were no less
favorable than the Company could have obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
SERIES C SERIES D SERIES E AGGREGATE CASH
STOCKHOLDER PREFERRED PREFERRED PREFERRED CONSIDERATION
----------- --------- --------- --------- --------------
Entities affiliated with Crosspoint 531,708 411,130 925,926 $7,636,664
Venture Partners(a)...................
Entities affiliated with El Dorado 531,708 411,130 485,185 5,256,662
Ventures(b)...........................
Greylock Equity Limited Partnership..... 480,584 371,599 437,963 4,748,145
Entities affiliated with U.S. Venture 1,040,000 150,405 -- 3,078,288
Partners(c)...........................
Jeffrey T. Webber....................... 6,000(d) 58,262(e) 46,296(f) 450,272
Thomas M. Lounibos...................... -- 45,785 -- 145,596
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(a) Includes shares purchased by Crosspoint Venture Partners LS 1993, Crosspoint
1993 Entrepreneurs Fund and Crosspoint Venture Partners LS 1997. Each of
these funds has five general partners, each of whom shares voting and
investment power over the shares held by such funds. Richard W. Shapero, a
director of the Company, is a general partner of each of these entities. Mr.
Shapero disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by these funds,
except to the extent of his proportionate interest therein.
(b) Includes shares purchased by El Dorado Ventures III, L.P. and El Dorado
Technology IV, L.P. Each of these funds has four general partners, each of
whom shares voting and investment power over the shares held by such funds.
Shanda Bahles, a director of the Company, is a general partner of each of
these entities. Ms. Bahles disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held
by these funds, except to the extent of her proportionate interest therein.
(c) Includes shares purchased by U.S. Venture Partners IV, L.P., Second Ventures
II, L.P., U.S.V.P. Entrepreneur Partners II, L.P. and 2180 Associates Fund.
Presidio Management Group IV, L.P. ("Presidio"), which is the general
partner of each of these entities, has five general partners, each of whom
shares voting and investment power over the shares held by Presidio.
(d) Includes (1) 4,000 shares held by Mr. Webber directly and (2) 2,000 shares
held by Mr. Webber's wife. Mr. Webber is a director of the Company.
(e) Includes (1) 51,973 shares held by The Entrepreneurs' Fund, L.P., whose
General Partner is BW Management LLC, of which Mr. Webber is one of the
managing directors, (2) 1,572 shares held by Mr. Webber's wife, (3) 1,572
shares held by Mr. Webber directly and (4) 3,145 shares held by the First
Trust Corporation fbo Jeffrey T. Webber, which is Mr. Webber's IRA account.
Mr. Webber is a director of the Company. Mr. Webber disclaims beneficial
ownership of the shares held by The Entrepreneurs' Fund, L.P., except to the
extent of his proportionate interest therein.
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(f) Includes (1) 39,352 shares held by The Entrepreneurs' Fund, L.P. and (2)
6,944 shares held by RBW Investments, LLC, of which Mr. Webber is the
Managing Director. Mr. Webber disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares
held by The Entrepreneurs' Fund, L.P. and RBW Investments, LLC, except to
the extent of his proportionate interest therein.
RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
In February 1998, Ms. Walker, the Company's Executive Vice President,
Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer, exercised two options
to purchase an aggregate of 180,000 shares of Common Stock and entered into
Notices of Early Exercise and Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements with respect
to such exercises. Ms. Walker paid the $2.90 exercise price per share for such
shares by delivery of a series of three year full-recourse promissory notes
bearing interest at the rate of 5.47% per annum. The notes are secured by the
shares of Common Stock purchased by Ms. Walker. As of December 31, 1998,
$548,499 in unpaid principal and interest was outstanding in the aggregate under
the notes.
ACQUISITION OF TALUS, INC.
In February 1998, the Company and Talus entered into an Agreement and Plan
of Reorganization whereby the Company acquired Talus for total consideration of
$1,170,000 in cash and 259,258 shares of Series E Preferred Stock. Michael P.
Venerable, the Company's Vice President, Professional Services, was Talus'
President at the time of the acquisition. Mr. Venerable received $571,051 in
cash and 109,919 shares of Series E Preferred as consideration for his shares of
Talus. In addition, in connection with the acquisition, Mr. Venerable entered
into an employment agreement (the "Venerable Agreement") with the Company.
Pursuant to the Venerable Agreement, Mr. Venerable received a salary of $123,000
and a bonus based upon performance milestones. The Company also granted Mr.
Venerable an option to purchase 150,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $4.30 per share. Twenty percent of the shares subject to the option
vested on the first anniversary of the date of the Venerable Agreement, 20% will
vest on the second anniversary and 60% will vest on the third anniversary. In
the event of a Change of Control (as defined in the Venerable Agreement) of the
Company, the option will accelerate and become immediately exercisable if such
options are not assumed. If Mr. Venerable's options are assumed and he is
terminated for any reason other than for Cause (as defined in the Venerable
Agreement) or if he voluntarily terminates his employment for Good Reason (as
defined in the Venerable Agreement), after the Change of Control, the unvested
portion of the option will accelerate and become immediately exercisable. If Mr.
Venerable's employment is terminated for Cause or if he resigns for any reason
other than Good Reason, he has agreed not to engage in a Restricted Business (as
defined in the Venerable Agreement) or solicit any of the Company's employees
for three years.
EXECUTIVE CHANGE OF CONTROL POLICY
The Board has adopted an Executive Change of Control Policy (the "Policy")
applicable to key executives of the Company. The Policy provides that options
granted to key executives ("Key Executive Options") will be assumed upon a
Change of Control of the Company (as defined in the Policy). Furthermore, if a
key executive remains an employee at the time of the Change of Control, the
vesting of that individual's Key Executive Options will accelerate, and the
Company's right to repurchase will lapse, as to 50% of the unvested portion of
such options. If a key executive is terminated for any
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reason other than for Cause (as defined in the Policy) or terminates employment
for Good Reason (as defined in the Policy) during the one-year period after the
date of the Change of Control, then the remaining unvested portion of such Key
Executive Options will accelerate and become immediately exerciseable, and the
Company's right to repurchase the applicable portion of such shares will lapse.
TRANSACTIONS WITH ISAR
Klaus S. Luft, has agreed to join the Board as of the first meeting of the
Board following completion of the offering, is a general partner of ISAR. The
Company has entered into an agreement (the "ISAR Agreement") with ISAR, pursuant
to which ISAR established a German company, Magnolia II Vermogensverwaltung GmbH
("Magnolia"), to distribute and support the Company's products in Germany,
Austria and Switzerland (the "Territory"). The Company has entered into an
agreement with Magnolia pursuant to which Magnolia has the exclusive right
(other than with respect to value added resellers who have been or will be
granted worldwide distribution rights) to distribute the Company's products in
the Territory. Magnolia has agreed to pay the Company royalties on sales and
maintenance of the Company's products. The Company has a call option to acquire
Magnolia with cash, registrable securities or a combination of cash and
registrable securities, with the acquisition price determined according to the
date of the acquisition and Magnolia's revenues.
In May 1998, the Company and ISAR entered into a Common Stock Purchase
Agreement pursuant to which ISAR purchased 28,000 shares of the Company's Common
Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $120,960. In May 1998, the Company
granted ISAR a Warrant to purchase 22,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock
at an exercise price of $5.40 per share. Mr. Luft disclaims beneficial ownership
of the shares and Warrant held by ISAR except to the extent of his proportionate
interest therein.
OTHER TRANSACTIONS
The Company has entered into an Indemnification Agreement with each of its
executive officers and directors.
The Company has granted options to certain of its executive officers. See
"Management--Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year."
Holders of Preferred Stock are entitled to certain registration rights with
respect to the Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion thereof. See
"Description of Capital Stock--Registration Rights."
The Company believes that all related-party transactions described above
were on terms no less favorable than could have been otherwise obtained from
unrelated third parties. All future transactions between the Company and its
principal officers, directors and affiliates will be approved by a majority of
the independent and disinterested members of the Board and will be on terms no
less favorable that could be obtained from unrelated third parties.
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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to
beneficial ownership of the Common Stock as of December 31, 1998 and as adjusted
to reflect the sale of Common Stock offered hereby, conversion of all
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock upon
completion of this offering and the exercise of outstanding warrants which
expire or are required to be exercised upon completion of this offering for (1)
each person who is known by the Company to beneficially own more than five
percent of the Common Stock, (2) each of the Company's directors, (3) each of
the Named Officers and (4) all directors and executive officers as a group.
Unless otherwise indicated, the principal address of each of the stockholders
below is c/o Sagent Technology, Inc., 800 W. El Camino Real, Suite 300, Mountain
View, California 94040.
PERCENTAGE
OWNED(A)(B)
SHARES OWNED -------------------
PRIOR TO THE BEFORE AFTER
OFFERING(A) OFFERING OFFERING
------------ -------- --------
5% STOCKHOLDERS:
Entities affiliated with Crosspoint Venture
Partners(c).............................. 4,179,876 22.4% %
Entities affiliated with El Dorado
Ventures(d).............................. 3,739,135 20.0
Greylock Equity Limited Partnership(e)...... 3,379,034 18.1
Entities affiliated with U.S. Venture
Partners(f).............................. 1,190,405 6.4
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS:
Kenneth C. Gardner(g)....................... 1,200,000 6.4
Jeffrey T. Webber(h)........................ 334,940 1.8
John E. Zicker(i)........................... 968,000 5.2
W. Virginia Walker(j)....................... 180,000 *
Perry S. Mizota(k).......................... 320,000 1.7
Thomas M. Lounibos(l)....................... 434,040 2.3
Richard W. Shapero(c)....................... 4,179,876 22.4
Shanda Bahles(d)............................ 3,739,135 20.0
All directors and officers as a group
(10 persons)(m).......................... 11,712,420 60.8
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* Represents less than one percent of the total
(a) Assumes no exercise of the Underwriter's over-allotment option. Except
pursuant to applicable community property laws or as indicated in the
footnotes to this table, to the Company's knowledge, each stockholder
identified in the table possesses sole voting and investment power with
respect to all shares of Common Stock shown as beneficially owned by such
stockholder.
(b) Percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on 18,669,377
shares outstanding as of December 31, 1998, treating as outstanding all
shares of Common Stock issuable on exercise of options exercisable within
60 days of December 31, 1998 held by the particular beneficial owner and
that are included in the first column.
(c) Principal address is The Pioneer Hotel Building, 2925 Woodside Road,
Woodside, CA 94062. Number of shares includes (1) 3,155,547 shares held by
Crosspoint Venture Partners LS 1993; (2) 925,926 shares held by Crosspoint
Venture Partners LS 1997; and (3) 98,403 shares held by Crosspoint 1993
Entrepreneurs Fund. Crosspoint Venture Partners has five general partners.
Each of these general partners shares voting and investment power over the
shares held by Crosspoint Venture Partners. Richard W. Shapero, a director
of the Company, is a general partner of Crosspoint Venture Partners. Mr.
Shapero disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by such entities
except to the extent of his proportionate pecuniary interest therein.
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(d) Principal address is 2400 Sand Hill Road, Suite 100, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
Number of shares includes (1) 3,172,773 shares held by El Dorado Ventures
III L.P.; (2) 478,658 shares held by El Dorado Ventures IV, L.P.; (3)
81,177 shares held by El Dorado Technology IV, L.P.; and (4) 6,527 shares
held by El Dorado Technology '98, L.P. El Dorado Ventures has four general
partners. Each of these general partners shares voting and investment power
over the shares held by El Dorado Ventures. Shanda Bahles, a director of
the Company, is a general partner of El Dorado Ventures. Ms. Bahles
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by such entities except
to the extent of her proportionate pecuniary interest therein.
(e) Principal address is 755 Page Mill Road, Suite A-100, Palo Alto, CA 94304.
(f) Principal address is 2180 Sand Hill Road, Suite 300, Menlo Park, CA 94025.
Number of shares includes (1) 1,026,129 shares held by U.S. Venture
Partners IV, L.P.; (2) 124,993 shares held by Second Ventures II, L.P.; (3)
35,712 shares held by U.S.V.P. Entrepreneur Partners II, L.P.; and (4)
3,571 shares held by 2180 Associates Fund.
(g) Includes (1) 925,000 shares registered in the name of Kenneth C. Gardner
and Patricia T. Gardner, Trustees of the Gardner Family Trust u/d/t dated
September 6, 1996; (2) 100,000 shares registered in the name of Delaware
Charter Guarantee & Trust Co., Trustee fbo Kenneth C. Gardner, IRA; (3)
75,000 shares registered in the name of trusts; and (4) an option, granted
to Kenneth C. Gardner, to purchase 100,000 shares exercisable within 60
days of December 31, 1998.
(h) Includes (1) 207,692 shares registered in the name of Jeffrey T. Webber;
(2) 91,325 shares registered in the name of The Entrepreneurs' Fund, L.P.;
(3) 32,778 shares registered in the name of Mr. Webber's wife; and (4)
3,145 shares registered in the name of First Trust Corporation fbo Jeffrey
T. Webber.
(i) Includes (1) 788,000 shares registered in the name of John E. Zicker; (2)
100,000 shares registered in the name of Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust
Co., Trustee fbo John E. Zicker, IRA; and (3) an option, granted to John E.
Zicker, to purchase 80,000 shares, exercisable within 60 days of December
31, 1998.
(j) Includes 138,750 shares which are subject to a repurchase option held by
the Company as of December 31, 1998.
(k) Includes an option to purchase 50,000 shares, exercisable within 60 days of
December 31, 1998.
(l) Includes (1) an option to purchase an aggregate of 158,255 shares
exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998 and (2) 45,575 shares which
are subject to a repurchase option held by the Company as of December 31,
1998.
(m) Includes the directors and officers as listed and (1) an option, granted to
Kenneth C. Holcomb, to purchase 46,510 shares, exercisable within 60 days
of December 31, 1998; (2) 109,919 shares registered in the name of Michael
P. Venerable; (3) an option, granted to Mr. Venerable, to purchase 150,000
shares, exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998; (4) 28,000 shares
registered in the name of ISAR; and (5) a warrant, granted to ISAR, to
purchase 22,000 shares, exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998.
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
Upon the closing of this offering, the authorized capital stock of the
Company will consist of 70,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, and
5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value.
The following summary of certain provisions of the Common Stock and
Preferred Stock does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified
in its entirety by, the provisions of the Amended Certificate of Incorporation,
which is included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement of which this
Prospectus is a part, and by the provisions of applicable law.
COMMON STOCK
After giving effect to the conversion of all previously outstanding
preferred stock into shares of Common Stock, as of December 31, 1998, there were
18,669,377 shares of Common Stock outstanding held of record by approximately
144 stockholders. There will be shares of Common Stock
outstanding (assuming no exercise of the Underwriters' over-allotment option and
no exercise of certain outstanding options or warrants) after giving effect to
the sale of Common Stock in the offering.
The holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of
record on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Subject to
preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares of Preferred Stock,
the holders of Common Stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if
any, as may be declared by the Board out of funds legally available for the
payment of dividends. See "Dividend Policy." In the event of a liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of Common Stock are
entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities
and liquidation preferences of any outstanding shares of Preferred Stock.
Holders of Common Stock have no preemptive rights or rights to convert their
Common Stock into any other securities. There are no redemption or sinking fund
provisions applicable to the Common Stock. All outstanding shares of Common
Stock are fully paid and non-assessable, and the shares of Common Stock to be
issued in the offering will be fully paid and non-assessable.
PREFERRED STOCK
Pursuant to the Amended Certificate of Incorporation the Board has the
authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 5,000,000
shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and to fix the designations,
powers, preferences, privileges and relative participating, optional or special
rights and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including
dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption and
liquidation preferences, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of
the Common Stock. The Board, without stockholder approval, can issue Preferred
Stock with voting, conversion or other rights that could adversely affect the
voting power and other rights of the holders of Common Stock. Preferred Stock
could thus be issued quickly with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change
in control of the Company or make removal of management more difficult.
Additionally, the issuance of Preferred Stock may have the effect of decreasing
the market price of the Common Stock, and may adversely affect the voting and
other rights of the holders of Common Stock. At present, there are no shares of
Preferred Stock outstanding, and the Company has no plans to issue any Preferred
Stock.
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COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
Upon completion of the offering, the Company will have three warrants
outstanding to purchase an aggregate of 18,306 shares of Common Stock,
exerciseable as follows: (1) 5,539 shares at an exercise price of $6.50 per
share; (2) 9,433 shares at an exercise price of $3.18 per share; and (3) 3,334
shares at an exercise price of $5.40 per share. These warrants expire 10 years
from the date of execution or five years from the effective date of the
offering, whichever is later.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Upon completion of the offering, the holders of an aggregate of
approximately 14,800,000 shares of Common Stock will be entitled to certain
rights with respect to the registration of such shares under the Securities Act.
Under the terms of certain registration rights agreements, if the Company
proposes to register any of its securities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), either for its own account or for the account of
other security holders exercising registration rights, such holders are entitled
to notice of such registration and are entitled to include shares of Common
Stock in the registration. The rights are subject to certain conditions and
limitations, among them the right of the underwriters of an offering subject to
the registration to limit the number of shares included in such registration.
Holders of these rights may also require the Company to file a registration
statement under the Securities Act at its expense with respect to their shares
of Common Stock, and the Company is required to use its best efforts to effect
such registration, subject to certain conditions and limitations. Furthermore,
such holders may require the Company to file additional registration statements
on Form S-3, subject to certain conditions and limitations.
DELAWARE ANTI-TAKEOVER LAW AND CERTAIN CHARTER AND BYLAWS PROVISIONS
Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute. The Company is subject to Section 203 of
the Delaware General Corporation Law ("Section 203"), which, subject to certain
exceptions, prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in any business
combination with any interested stockholder for a period of three years
following the date that such stockholder became an interested stockholder,
unless: (1) prior to such date, the board of directors of the corporation
approved either the business combination or the transaction that resulted in the
stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; (2) upon consummation of the
transaction that resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder,
the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the
corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for
purposes of determining the number of shares outstanding those shares owned (A)
by persons who are directors and officers and (B) by employee stock plans in
which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially
whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange
offer; or (3) on or subsequent to such date, the business combination is
approved by the board of directors and authorized at an annual or special
meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of
at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the
interested stockholder.
Section 203 defines business combination to include: (1) any merger or
consolidation involving the corporation and the interested stockholder; (2) any
sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition of 10% or more of the assets of the
corporation involving the interested stockholder; (3) subject to certain
exceptions, any transaction that results in the issuance or transfer by the
corporation of any stock of the corporation to the interested stockholder;
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(4) any transaction involving the corporation that has the effect of increasing
the proportionate share of the stock of any class or series of the corporation
beneficially owned by the interested stockholder; or (5) the receipt by the
interested stockholder of the benefit of any loans, advances, guarantees,
pledges or other financial benefits provided by or through the corporation. In
general, Section 203 defines an interested stockholder as any entity or person
beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding voting stock of the
corporation and any entity or person affiliated with or controlling or
controlled by such entity or person.
Amended Certificate of Incorporation. In February 1999, the Company
submitted to its stockholders for approval the Amended Certificate of
Incorporation, to provide: (1) for the authorization of the Board to issue,
without further action by the stockholders, up to 5,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges and
restrictions thereof; (2) that any action required or permitted to be taken by
stockholders of the Company must be effected at a duly called annual or special
meeting of the stockholders and may not be effected by a consent in writing; (3)
for a classified Board; (4) that vacancies on the Board, including newly created
directorships, can be filled only be a majority of the directors then in office;
(5) that directors of the Company may be removed only for cause, and (6) for the
elimination of cumulative voting effective upon such time as the Company ceases
to be subject to Section 2115 of the California Corporations Code.
Bylaws. In January 1999, the Board approved certain amendments to the
Bylaws to provide that special meetings of stockholders of the Company may be
called only by the Chairman of the Board, the President of the Company or the
Board.
These provisions are intended to enhance the likelihood of continuity and
stability in the composition of the Board and in the policies formulated by the
Board and to discourage certain types transactions that may involve an actual or
threatened change of control of the Company. These provisions also are designed
to reduce the vulnerability of the Company to an unsolicited proposal for a
takeover of the Company that does not contemplate the acquisition of all of its
outstanding shares or an unsolicited proposal for the restructuring or sale of
all or part of the Company. Such provisions, however, could discourage potential
acquisition proposals and could delay or prevent a change in control of the
Company. Such provisions may also have the effect of preventing changes in the
management of Sagent.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The transfer agent and registrar for the Company's Common Stock is
. 's address is , and its
telephone number is .
LISTING
The Company has applied to list its Common Stock on the Nasdaq National
Market under the trading symbol "SGNT". The Company has not applied to list its
Common Stock on any other exchange or quotation system.
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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
Prior to this offering, there has been no market for the Common Stock.
Future sales of substantial amounts of Common Stock in the public market could
adversely affect the prevailing market price from time to time. Furthermore,
because only a limited number of shares will be available for sale shortly after
this offering, because of certain contractual and legal restrictions on resale
(as described below), sales of substantial amounts of Common Stock in the public
market after the restrictions lapse could adversely affect the prevailing market
price and the Company's ability to raise equity capital in the future.
Upon completion of the offering, the Company will have outstanding an
aggregate of shares of Common Stock, assuming no exercise of the
Underwriters' over-allotment option and no exercise of outstanding options or
outstanding warrants after December 31, 1998. Of these outstanding shares, the
18,669,377 shares sold in the offering will be freely tradeable without
restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, unless purchased
by "affiliates" of the Company as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act. The remaining shares of Common Stock outstanding
upon completion of the offering and held by existing stockholders will be
"restricted securities," as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the
Securities Act ("Restricted Shares"). Restricted Shares may be sold in the
public market only if registered or if they qualify for an exemption from
registration under Rules 144, 144(k) or 701 promulgated under the Securities
Act, which rules are summarized below, or another exemption therefrom. Sales of
the Restricted Shares in the public market, or the availability of such shares
for sale, could adversely affect the market price of the Common Stock.
All officers, directors and certain other holders of Common Stock have
entered into contractual "lock-up" agreements providing that they will not
offer, sell, contract to sell or grant any option to purchase or otherwise
dispose of shares of Common Stock owned by them or that could be purchased by
them through the exercise of options for a period of 180 days after the date of
this prospectus without the prior written consent of Donaldson, Lufkin &
Jenrette Securities Corporation. As a result of these contractual restrictions,
notwithstanding possible earlier eligibility for sale under the provisions of
Rules 144, 144(k) and 701, additional shares will be available for sale in the
public market as follows: (1) no shares of Common Stock will be eligible for
sale as of the effective date of this offering, (2) no additional shares will be
eligible for sale beginning 90 days after the effective date of this offering,
and (3) 18,404,766 additional shares will be eligible for sale beginning 180
days after the effective date of this offering, subject in some cases to certain
volume limitations. Of the 264,611 remaining Restricted Shares, (1) 236,611
shares are subject to a repurchase option of the Company in the event of
termination of employment and (2) 28,000 shares will not be eligible for sale
pursuant to Rule 144 until the expiration of a one-year holding period in
December 1999.
In general, under Rule 144 as currently in effect, beginning 90 days after
the date of this Prospectus, a person (or persons whose shares are aggregated)
who has beneficially owned Restricted Shares for at least one year, including
persons who may be deemed to be "affiliates" of the Company, would be entitled
to sell within any three-month period a number of shares that does not exceed
the greater of: (1) one percent of the number of shares of Common Stock then
outstanding (which will equal approximately shares
immediately after this offering) or (2) the average weekly trading volume of the
Common Stock as reported through the Nasdaq National Market during the four
calendar weeks preceding the filing of a Form 144 with respect to such sale.
Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions and
notice
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requirements and to the availability of current public information about the
Company. Under Rule 144(k), a person who is not deemed to have been an affiliate
of the Company at any time during the 90 days preceding a sale, and who has
beneficially owned for at least two years the Restricted Shares proposed to be
sold (including the holding period of any prior owner except an affiliate), is
entitled to sell such shares without complying with the manner of sale, public
information, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144.
Subject to certain limitations on the aggregate offering price of a
transaction and certain other conditions, Rule 701 permits resales of shares
issued prior to the date an issuer becomes subject to the reporting requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"),
pursuant to certain compensatory benefit plans and contracts. Such resales may
be made commencing 90 days after the issuer becomes subject to the reporting
requirements of the Exchange Act, in reliance upon Rule 144 but, in certain
cases, without compliance with certain restrictions, including the holding
period requirements. In addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission has
indicated that Rule 701 will apply to typical stock options granted by an issuer
before it becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act,
along with the shares acquired upon exercise of such options, including
exercises after the date the issuer becomes so subject. Securities issued in
reliance on Rule 701 are restricted securities and, subject to the contractual
restrictions described above, beginning 90 days after the date of this
Prospectus, may be sold by persons other than affiliates subject only to the
manner of sale provisions of Rule 144, and by affiliates under Rule 144 without
compliance with its one-year minimum holding period requirement.
The Company has agreed not to sell or otherwise dispose of any shares of
Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable
for Common Stock, or enter into any swap or similar agreement that transfers, in
whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of the Common Stock, for a
period of 180 days after the date of this Prospectus, without the prior written
consent of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, subject to
certain limited exceptions.
The Company intends to file a registration statement under the Securities
Act covering the shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding options or
reserved for issuance under the Amended 1995 Plan, 1998 Plan, 1999 Purchase Plan
and the Director Plan. Such registration statement is expected to be filed as
early as the effectiveness of the registration statement covering the shares of
Common Stock offered in this offering and will automatically become effective
upon filing. Accordingly, shares registered under such registration statement
will, subject to Rule 144 volume limitations applicable to affiliates and the
expiration of a 180-day lockup period, be available for sale in the open market,
except to the extent that such shares are subject to vesting restrictions with
the Company or the contractual restrictions described above.
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UNDERWRITING
Subject to the terms and subject to conditions contained in an Underwriting
Agreement dated , 1999 (the "Underwriting
Agreement"), the underwriters named below (the "Underwriters"), who are
represented by Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, Hambrecht &
Quist LLC and Piper Jaffray Inc. (the "Representatives"), have severally agreed
to purchase from the Company the respective number of shares of Common Stock set
forth opposite their names below:
NUMBER OF
UNDERWRITERS: SHARES
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Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation.........
Hambrecht & Quist LLC.......................................
Piper Jaffray Inc. .........................................
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Total.............................................
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The Underwriting Agreement provides that the obligations of the several
Underwriters to purchase and accept delivery of the shares of Common Stock
offered hereby are subject to approval by their counsel of certain legal matters
and to certain other conditions. The Underwriters are obligated to purchase and
accept delivery of all the shares of Common Stock offered hereby (other than
those shares covered by the over-allotment option described below) if any are
purchased.
The Underwriters initially propose to offer the shares of Common Stock in
part directly to the public at the initial public offering price set forth on
the cover page of this prospectus and in part to certain dealers (including the
Underwriters) at such price less a concession not in excess of $ per share.
The Underwriters may allow, and such dealers may re-allow, to certain other
dealers a concession not in excess of $ per share. After the initial
offering of the Common Stock, the public offering price and other selling terms
may be changed by the Representatives at any time without notice. The
Underwriters do not intend to confirm sales to any accounts over which they
exercise discretionary authority.
DLJdirect Inc., an affiliate of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation and a member of the selling group, is facilitating the distribution
of the shares sold in the offering over the Internet. The Underwriters have
agreed to allocate a limited number of shares to DLJdirect Inc. for sale to its
brokerage account holders.
Sagent has granted to the Underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days
after the date of this prospectus, to purchase, from time to time, in whole or
in part, up to an aggregate of additional shares of Common
Stock at the initial public offering price less underwriting discounts and
commission. The Underwriters may exercise such option solely to cover
over-allotments, if any, made in connection with the offering. To the extent
that the Underwriters exercise such option, each Underwriter will become
obligated, subject
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to certain conditions, to purchase its pro rata portion of such additional
shares based on such Underwriters' percentage underwriting commitment as
indicated in the above table.
Sagent has agreed to indemnify the Underwriters against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to
payments that the Underwriters may be required to make in respect thereof.
Each of Sagent, its executive officers, directors, stockholders and option
holders has agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to (1) offer, pledge,
sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any
option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or
otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common
Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Common Stock or (2) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers all
or a portion of the economic consequences associated with the ownership of any
Common Stock (regardless of whether any of the transactions described in clause
(1) or (2) is to be settled by the delivery of Common Stock, or such other
securities, in cash or otherwise) for a period of 180 days after the date of
this prospectus without the prior written consent of Donaldson, Lufkin &
Jenrette Securities Corporation. In addition, during such 180-day period, Sagent
has also agreed not to file any registration statement with respect to, and each
of its executive officers, directors and certain stockholders of Sagent has
agreed not to make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the
registration of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or
exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock without the prior written consent
of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation.
Prior to the offering, there has been no established trading market for the
Common Stock. The initial public offering price of the shares of Common Stock
offered hereby will be determined by negotiation among Sagent and the
Representatives. The factors to be considered in determining the initial public
offering price include the history of and the prospects for the industry in
which Sagent competes, the past and present operations of Sagent, the historical
results of operations of Sagent, the prospects for future earnings of Sagent,
the recent market prices of securities of generally comparable companies, and
the general condition of the securities markets at the time of the offering.
Other than in the United States, no action has been taken by Sagent or the
Underwriters that would permit a public offering of the shares of Common Stock
offered hereby in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required.
The shares of Common Stock offered hereby may not be offered or sold, directly
or indirectly, nor may this prospectus or any other offering material or
advertisements in connection with the offer and sale of any such shares of
Common Stock be distributed or published in any jurisdiction, except under
circumstances that will result in compliance with the applicable rules and
regulations of such jurisdiction. Persons into whose possession this prospectus
comes are advised to inform themselves about and observe any restrictions
relating to the offering and the distribution of this prospectus. This
prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy any shares of Common Stock offered hereby in any jurisdiction in which such
an offer or a solicitation is unlawful.
In connection with the offering, the Underwriters may engage in
transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the
Common Stock. Specifically, the Underwriters may over-allot the offering,
creating a syndicate short position. The Underwriters may bid for and stabilize
the price of the Common Stock. In addition, the underwriting syndicate may
reclaim selling concessions from syndicate members and selected dealers if they
repurchase previously distributed Common Stock in syndicate
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covering transactions, in stabilizing transactions or otherwise. These
activities may stabilize or maintain the market price of the Common Stock above
independent market levels. The Underwriters are not required to engage in these
activities, and may end any of these activities at any time.
LEGAL MATTERS
Certain legal matters with respect to the legality of the issuance of the
shares of Common Stock offered hereby will be passed upon for the Company by
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional Corporation, Palo Alto,
California. Arthur F. Schneiderman, a member of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich &
Rosati, is Secretary of the Company. Mr. Schneiderman and investment
partnerships, of which certain members of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati are
general partners, beneficially own an aggregate of 180,445 shares of the
Company's Common Stock. Certain legal matters in connection with this offering
will be passed upon for the Underwriters by Brobeck Phleger & Harrison LLP, Palo
Alto, California.
EXPERTS
The consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 1998 and 1997 and the
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for
each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1998 for Sagent
Technology, Inc. included in this Prospectus and Registration Statement, have
been included herein in reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
independent accountants, given upon the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The balance sheets as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 and the statements of
operations and retained earnings and cash flows for the two years in the period
ended December 31, 1997 for Talus, Incorporated included in this Prospectus and
Registration Statement, have been included herein in reliance on the report of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants, given upon the authority of
such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC, Washington, D.C. 20549, under the Securities
Act a registration statement on Form S-1 relating to the Common Stock offered
hereby. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the
registration statement and the exhibits and schedules thereto. For further
information with respect to Sagent and the shares we are offering pursuant to
this prospectus you should refer to the registration statement, including the
exhibits and schedules thereto. Statements contained in this prospectus as to
the contents of any contract, agreement or other document referred to are not
necessarily complete, and you should refer to the copy of such contract or other
document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or such other
document. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement without charge at
the Public Reference Section of the SEC at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549 or at the SEC's regional offices at 5670 Wilshire
Boulevard, 11th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90036. The SEC maintains an
Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other
information regarding registrants that file electronically with the SEC. The
SEC's World Wide Web address is www.sec.gov.
Sagent intends to furnish holders of the Common Stock with annual reports
containing, among other information, audited financial statements certified by
an independent public accounting firm and quarterly reports containing unaudited
condensed financial information for the first three quarters of each fiscal
year. Sagent intends to furnish such other reports as it may determine or as may
be required by law.
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Report of Independent Accountants........................... F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1997 and
1998...................................................... F-3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998.......................... F-4
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity as of
December 31, 1997
and 1998.................................................. F-5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended
December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998.......................... F-6
Consolidated Notes to Financial Statements.................. F-7
TALUS, INCORPORATED
Report of Independent Accountants........................... F-24
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1996 and 1997............. F-25
Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings for the years
ended December 31, 1996 and 1997.......................... F-26
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31,
1996 and 1997............................................. F-27
Notes to Financial Statements............................... F-28
Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)..... F-33
Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year
ended December 31, 1998 (unaudited)....................... F-34
Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)............................................... F-35
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F-1
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Sagent Technology, Inc.:
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and the
related statements of operations and stockholders' equity and cash flows present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sagent Technology,
Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 1997 and 1998, and the results of
their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period
ended December 31, 1998, in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in
accordance with generally accepted auditing standards which require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates
made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for the opinion expressed
above.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
San Jose, California
January 27, 1999
F-2
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
ASSETS
PRO FORMA
STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
DECEMBER 31, DECEMBER 31,
------------------- -------------
1997 1998 1998
-------- -------- -------------
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents.................... $ 3,813 $ 3,093
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for
doubtful accounts of $450 in 1997 and $508
in 1998................................... 1,603 5,376
Prepaid assets............................... 220 832
-------- --------
Total current assets...................... 5,636 9,301
Property and equipment, net.................. 1,396 3,044
Other assets................................. 153 851
-------- --------
Total assets.............................. $ 7,185 $ 13,196
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable............................. $ 512 $ 1,478
Accrued liabilities.......................... 1,383 4,216
Deferred revenue............................. 1,077 1,304
Current portion of capital lease
obligations............................... 463 1,181
-------- --------
Total current liabilities................. 3,435 8,179
Long-term portion of capital lease
obligations............................... 627 3,346
-------- --------
Total liabilities......................... 4,062 11,525
-------- --------
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Convertible preferred stock, par value $.001
per share:
Authorized: 13,056 shares in 1997 and 15,556
in 1998;
Issued and outstanding: 12,390 shares in 1997
and 14,544 shares in 1998 and no pro forma
shares (unaudited)........................ 12 15 --
(Liquidation value of $29,554 at December 31,
1998)
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share:
Authorized: 20,000 shares in 1997 and 25,000
shares in 1998;
Issued and outstanding: 3,249 shares in 1997,
4,125 shares in 1998 and 18,495 pro forma
shares (unaudited)........................ 3 4 19
Additional paid-in capital................... 18,033 30,699 30,699
Notes receivable from stockholder............ (522) (522)
Cumulative translation adjustment............ 101 101
Accumulated deficit.......................... (14,925) (28,626) (28,626)
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Total stockholders' equity................ 3,123 1,671 $ 1,671
-------- -------- --------
Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity.................................. $ 7,185 $ 13,196
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-3
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
---------------------------------
1996 1997 1998
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REVENUES, NET:
Licenses...................................... $ 240 $ 5,728 $ 10,459
Services...................................... 39 1,350 6,584
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Total revenues, net........................ 279 7,078 17,043
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COST OF REVENUES:
Licenses...................................... 120 194 143
Services...................................... 127 679 4,923
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Total cost of revenues..................... 247 873 5,066
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Gross profit.................................... 32 6,205 11,977
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OPERATING EXPENSES:
Sales and marketing........................... 2,727 5,929 12,037
Research and development...................... 3,425 4,969 6,013
General and administrative.................... 1,111 2,215 5,186
Acquired in-process technology (Note 7)....... 2,425
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Total operating expenses................... 7,263 13,113 25,661
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Loss from operations............................ (7,231) (6,908) (13,684)
Interest expense................................ (65) (191) (207)
Other income.................................... 257 199 190
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Net loss........................................ $(7,039) $(6,900) $(13,701)
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Historical basic and diluted net loss per
share......................................... $ (2.67) $ (2.41) $ (3.47)
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Number of shares used in calculation of
historical basic and diluted net loss per
share......................................... 2,637 2,860 3,951
Pro forma net loss per share, basic and diluted
(unaudited)................................... $ (0.74)
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Shares used in computing pro forma net loss per
share, basic and diluted (unaudited).......... 18,495
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-4
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
CONVERTIBLE
PREFERRED STOCK COMMON STOCK ADDITIONAL CUMULATIVE STOCKHOLDERS
--------------- --------------- PAID-IN TRANSLATION NOTE ACCUMULATED
SHARES AMOUNT SHARES AMOUNT CAPITAL ADJUSTMENT RECEIVABLE DEFICIT
------ ------ ------ ------ ---------- ----------- ------------ -----------
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1995............. 8,122 $ 8 2,625 $2 $ 6,136 $ $ $ (986)
Issuance of Common Stock at $.09
per share........................... 13 1
Issuance of Series C Preferred Stock
at $2.50 per share for cash, net of
issuance costs of $16,483........... 2,616 3 6,525
Repurchase of Common Stock at $.045
per share........................... (18) (1)
Stock options exercised............... 14 1
Net loss.............................. (7,039)
------ --- ----- -- ------- ---- ----- --------
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1996............. 10,738 11 2,634 2 12,662 -- -- (8,025)
Issuance of Series C Preferred Stock
at $2.50 per share for cash......... 79 198
Issuance of Series D Preferred Stock
at $3.18 per share for cash, net of
issuance costs of $14,856........... 1,573 1 4,983
Stock options exercised............... 615 1 67
Issuance of Series C Preferred Stock
warrant............................. 23
Issuance of Common Stock warrant...... 100
Net loss.............................. (6,900)
------ --- ----- -- ------- ---- ----- --------
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1997............. 12,390 12 3,249 3 18,033 -- -- (14,925)
Issuance of Series D Preferred Stock
at $3.18 per share for cash, net of
issuance costs of $12,924........... 45 132
Issuance of Series E Preferred Stock
at $5.40 per share for cash, net of
issuance costs of $7,821............ 2,155 3 11,625
Stock options exercised............... 715 1 235
Repurchase of Series C Preferred Stock
at $2.50 per share.................. (40) (100)
Repurchase of Series D Preferred Stock
at $3.18 per share.................. (6) (18)
Repurchase of Common Stock............ (57) (20)
Issuance of Series E Preferred Stock
warrant............................. 18
Issuance of Common Stock warrants..... 96
Exercise of Common Stock options at
$5.50 per share..................... 10 55
Cumulative translation adjustment..... 101
Issuance of notes receivable for
Common Stock........................ 180 522 (522)
Exercise of stock purchase right...... 28 121
Net loss.............................. (13,701)
------ --- ----- -- ------- ---- ----- --------
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1998............. 14,544 $15 4,125 $4 $30,699 $101 $(522) $(28,626)
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STOCKHOLDERS'
EQUITY
-------------
BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1995............. $ 5,160
Issuance of Common Stock at $.09
per share........................... 1
Issuance of Series C Preferred Stock
at $2.50 per share for cash, net of
issuance costs of $16,483........... 6,527
Repurchase of Common Stock at $.045
per share........................... (1)
Stock options exercised............... 1
Net loss.............................. (7,039)
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BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1996............. 4,649
Issuance of Series C Preferred Stock
at $2.50 per share for cash......... 198
Issuance of Series D Preferred Stock
at $3.18 per share for cash, net of
issuance costs of $14,856........... 4,984
Stock options exercised............... 68
Issuance of Series C Preferred Stock
warrant............................. 23
Issuance of Common Stock warrant...... 100
Net loss.............................. (6,899)
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BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1997............. 3,123
Issuance of Series D Preferred Stock
at $3.18 per share for cash, net of
issuance costs of $12,924........... 132
Issuance of Series E Preferred Stock
at $5.40 per share for cash, net of
issuance costs of $7,821............ 11,628
Stock options exercised............... 236
Repurchase of Series C Preferred Stock
at $2.50 per share.................. (100)
Repurchase of Series D Preferred Stock
at $3.18 per share.................. (18)
Repurchase of Common Stock............ (20)
Issuance of Series E Preferred Stock
warrant............................. 18
Issuance of Common Stock warrants..... 96
Exercise of Common Stock options at
$5.50 per share..................... 55
Cumulative translation adjustment..... 101
Issuance of notes receivable for
Common Stock........................ --
Exercise of stock purchase right...... 121
Net loss.............................. (13,701)
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BALANCES, DECEMBER 31, 1998............. $ 1,671
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-5
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
------------------------------
1996 1997 1998
------- ------- --------
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATIONS:
Net loss.......................................... $(7,039) $(6,900) $(13,701)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used
in operating activities:
Acquired in-process technology............... -- -- 2,425
Depreciation and amortization................ 268 835 1,445
Fair value of stock warrants issued.......... 123 114
Change in operating assets and liabilities,
net of acquisition:
Accounts receivable..................... (152) (1,451) (3,773)
Prepaid assets.......................... (67) (99) (550)
Other assets............................ (105) 16 (1,011)
Accounts payable........................ 513 (72) 966
Accrued liabilities..................... 221 1,136 2,833
Deferred revenue........................ 51 1,027 227
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Net cash used in operating activities............... (6,310) (5,385) (11,025)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Maturity of restricted investments................ 26 150 --
Purchase of restricted investments................ (150) --
Purchase of property and equipment................ (1,143) (1,072) (2,696)
Acquisition of Talus, Incorporated................ -- -- (1,170)
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Net cash used in investing activities............... (1,267) (922) (3,866)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from capital lease financings............ 738 650 4,103
Payments of principal under capital lease
obligations.................................... (139) (356) (666)
Proceeds from issuance of Preferred Stock, net of
issuance costs................................. 6,527 5,183 10,360
Repurchase of Common Stock........................ (1) -- (20)
Repurchase of Preferred Stock..................... -- -- (118)
Proceeds from issuance of Common Stock............ 2 68 411
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Net cash provided by financing activities........... 7,127 5,545 14,070
Effect of exchange rate changes in cash........ -- -- 101
------- ------- --------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents........... (450) (762) (720)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year........ 5,025 4,575 3,813
------- ------- --------
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year.............. $ 4,575 $ 3,813 $ 3,093
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash payments for interest........................ $ 65 $ 184 $ 191
Supplemental non-cash financing activities:
Issuance of Preferred Stock warrants.............. -- 23 18
Issuance of Common Stock warrants................. -- 100 96
Issuance of Common Stock for notes and interest
receivable..................................... -- -- 522
Liabilities assumed in connection with acquisition
of Talus, Incorporated:
Fair value of assets acquired..................... 3,526
Cash paid......................................... (1,170)
Preferred Stock issued............................ (1,400)
--------
Liabilities assumed............................ $ 956
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
1. FORMATION AND BUSINESS OF THE COMPANY
Sagent Technology, Inc. (the "Company") develops, markets and supports
software designed to address organizations' information access, analysis, and
delivery needs.
The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of California in
April 1995 under the name of Savant Software, Inc. In June 1995, the Company
changed its name to Sagent Technology, Inc. The Company was reincorporated under
the laws of the State of Delaware in September 1998.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Sagent
Technology, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Sagent Technology Japan KK
and Sagent Technology (Canada), Inc. All significant intercompany accounts and
transactions have been eliminated.
USE OF ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
The functional currency of the Company's subsidiaries is the local
currency. Accordingly, the Company applies the current rate method to translate
the subsidiaries' financial statements into U.S. dollars. Translation
adjustments are included as a separate component of stockholders' equity in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements.
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original or
remaining maturity of three months or less at the time of purchase to be cash
equivalents.
BUSINESS RISK AND CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK
The Company operates in one segment and its revenue is attributable to the
sale of one product line and related maintenance, consulting and training
services. The Company's future success will depend upon its ability to continue
to improve its product and to develop new products to meet diverse and evolving
customer demands.
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of temporary cash investments
(including money market accounts). The Company places its temporary cash
investments with two major financial institutions. The Company maintains
allowances for potential credit losses and such losses to date have been within
management's expectations. There were no customers with
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
balances due to the Company in excess of 10% of aggregate accounts receivable at
December 31, 1998.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Carrying amounts of certain of the Company's financial instruments,
including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable,
accrued expenses and other liabilities, approximate fair value due to their
short maturities. Based upon borrowing rates currently available to the Company
for loans with similar terms, the carrying value of capital lease obligations
approximates fair value.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated on a
straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related assets,
generally two to five years. Leased assets are amortized on a straight-line
basis over the lesser of the estimated useful life or the lease term. Gains and
losses upon asset disposal are taken into income in the year of disposition.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company's revenues are derived from two sources, product license
revenues and service revenues. License revenues are derived from product sales
to end users, resellers and distributors and enterprise application vendors as
well as royalties from enterprise application vendors. License revenues are
based upon the number and capacity of servers on which a product is installed,
as well as on a per user basis. Service revenues are derived from providing
consulting and training, maintenance and support services to end users.
The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants Statement of Position No. 97-2. License revenues
from sales to end users are recognized upon shipment of the product, if a signed
contract exists, the fee is fixed and determinable and collection is deemed
probable. If an acceptance period is provided, revenue is recognized upon the
earlier of customer acceptance or the expiration of that period. The Company
recognizes royalty as revenues based on an enterprise application vendor's
sell-through of the Company's products. Fees for services are charged separately
from licenses. Service revenues from consulting and training are recognized upon
completion of the work to be performed. Revenues from maintenance and support
agreements which includes product updates are deferred and recognized on a
straight-line basis as service revenues over the term of the related agreement,
which is typically one year.
The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers' financial
condition and does not require collateral. The Company maintains allowances for
potential credit losses and the amount of such losses have been within
management's expectations.
ADVERTISING
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising costs
amounted to $137, $50, and $532 for 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
INCOME TAXES
The Company accounts for income taxes in accordance with Financial
Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
("SFAS") No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." This statement prescribes the
use of the liability method whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are
determined based on the differences between financial reporting and tax bases of
assets and liabilities and measured at tax rates that will be in effect when the
differences are expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established when
necessary to reduce deferred tax assets where it is more likely than not the
deferred tax asset will not be realized.
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
In 1997, the Company adopted the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 123,
"Accounting for Stock-based Compensation." The Company has elected to continue
accounting for stock-based compensation issued to employees using Accounting
Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees," and, accordingly, pro forma disclosures required under SFAS No. 123
have been presented (See Note 9). Under APB No. 25 ("APB No. 25"), compensation
expense is based on the difference, if any, on the date of the grant, between
the fair value of the Company's Common Stock and the exercise price.
Additionally, pursuant to SFAS No. 123, stock issued to non-employees is
accounted for at the fair value of the equity instruments issued, or at the fair
value of the consideration received, whichever is more reliably measurable.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES
Costs related to research, design and development of products are charged
to research and development expense as incurred. Software development costs are
capitalized beginning when a product's technological feasibility has been
established and ending when a product is available for general release to
customers. To date, completing a working model of the Company's products and
general release have substantially coincided. As a result, the Company has not
capitalized any software development costs.
RECLASSIFICATION
The Company has reclassified the presentation of certain prior year
information to conform to the current year presentation. These changes had no
effect on previously reported financial position or results of operations.
NET LOSS PER SHARE AND PRO FORMA NET LOSS PER SHARE
The Company computes net loss per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128,
"Earnings per Share," ("SFAS No. 128") and The Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 98 ("SAB 98"). Under the
provisions of SFAS No. 128 and SAB 98, basic net loss per share is computed by
dividing the net loss available to common stockholders for the period by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted
net loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss for the period by the
weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding
during the period. Options, warrants and Convert-
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
ible Preferred Stock were not included in the computation of diluted net loss
per share because the effect would be antidilutive.
Pro forma net loss per share has been computed as described above and also
gives effect, even if antidilutive, to common equivalent shares from Preferred
Stock that will automatically convert upon the closing of the Company's initial
public offering (using the as-if-converted method). If the offering contemplated
by this Prospectus is consummated, all of the convertible preferred stock
outstanding, as of the closing date will automatically be converted into an
aggregate of approximately 14,544 shares of Common Stock based on the shares of
Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding at December 31, 1998. Unaudited pro
forma stockholders' equity at December 31, 1998, as adjusted for the conversion
of Preferred Stock, is disclosed on the balance sheet.
A reconciliation of shares used in the calculation of historical and pro
forma basic and diluted net loss per share follows:
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------------------------------
1996 1997 1998
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HISTORICAL NET LOSS PER SHARE, BASIC AND
DILUTED:
Net loss................................. $(7,039) $(6,900) $(13,701)
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Shares used in computing net loss per
share, basic and diluted.............. 2,637 2,860 3,951
======= ======= ========
Net loss per share, basic and diluted.... $ (2.67) $ (2.41) $ (3.47)
======= ======= ========
Antidilutive securities including
options, warrants and preferred stock
not included in historical net loss
per share calculations................ 12,006 14,350 17,055
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PRO FORMA NET LOSS PER SHARE:
Net loss................................. $(13,701)
========
Shares used in computing net loss per
share, basic and diluted.............. 3,951
Adjustment to reflect assumed conversion
of convertible preferred stock........ 14,544
--------
Shares used in computing pro forma net
loss per share, basic and diluted..... 18,495
========
Pro forma net loss per share, basic and
diluted............................... $ (0.74)
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RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants ("AICPA") issued SOP
No. 98-1, "Software for Internal Use," which provides guidance on accounting for
the cost of computer software developed or obtained for internal use. SOP No.
98-1 is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 1998. The Company does not expect that the adoption of SOP No. 98-1
will have a material impact on its financial statements.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive
Income." SFAS No. 130 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
1997. There was no difference between the Company's net loss and its total
comprehensive loss for the years ended December 31, 1996 and 1997. The only
component of comprehensive income for the year ended December 31, 1998 related
to a cumulative translation adjustment and amounted to $101.
During June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures About Segments
of an Enterprise and Related Information." SFAS No. 131 replaces SFAS No. 14,
"Financial Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise" and changes the way
the public companies report segment information. SFAS No. 131 is effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1997 and has been adopted by the
Company for the year ending December 31, 1998. The Company markets and sells its
services primarily in North America and operates in one business segment.
In April 1998, the AICPA issued SOP 98-5 "Reporting on the Costs of
Start-Up Activities." This standard requires companies to expense the costs of
start-up activities and organization costs as incurred. In general, SOP 98-5 is
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998. The Company
believes the adoption of SOP 98-5 will not have a material impact on its results
of operations.
3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consist of the following:
AS OF DECEMBER 31,
--------------------
1997 1998
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Office equipment................................. $ 612 $ 2,166
Computer software and equipment.................. 1,847 2,996
Leasehold improvements........................... 73 83
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2,532 5,245
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization... (1,136) (2,201)
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$ 1,396 $ 3,044
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Property and equipment under capital leases consist of the following:
AS OF DECEMBER 31,
-------------------
1997 1998
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Computer equipment.................................. $1,594 $ 2,208
Office equipment.................................... 447 1,527
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2,041 3,735
Less accumulated amortization....................... (811) (1,662)
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$1,230 $ 2,073
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
4. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities consists of the following:
AS OF DECEMBER 31,
------------------
1997 1998
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Accrued employee compensation........................ $ 530 $1,198
Sales returns and allowances......................... -- 830
Accrued taxes........................................ -- 622
Accrued other........................................ 853 1,566
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$1,383 $4,216
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5. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
The Company has entered into an equipment line of credit with a leasing
company and a bank. See Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
The capital lease obligations, which expire through January 2002 are
collateralized by the related assets. Under the terms of the capital lease
obligations, the Company is responsible for taxes, insurance and maintenance
costs. The Company also leases various facilities under noncancelable operating
leases expiring through August 2003. Future minimum lease payments under these
leases at December 31, 1998, are as follows:
OPERATING CAPITAL
LEASES LEASES
----------- -------
1999............................................... $1,771 $1,404
2000............................................... 1,623 2,831
2001............................................... 1,491 628
2002............................................... 1,536 8
2003............................................... 1,312 --
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Total minimum lease payments....................... $7,733 4,871
======
Less amount representing interest.................. (344)
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Present value of minimum lease payments............ 4,527
Current portion.................................... 1,181
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$3,346
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Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1997, and 1998 was
$241, $606, and $1,112, respectively.
In May 1998, Acta Technology, Inc. ("Acta") filed suit in the United States
District Court, Northern District of California (the "Federal Litigation")
against the Company, and in June 1998, Acta filed an amended complaint. Acta
alleged, among other things, that the Company committed copyright infringement
of certain of its software code. In addition Acta alleged that the Company
committed conversion, fraud and unfair competition. Acta sought a declaration
that it did not misappropriate any trade secrets of the Company, injunctive
relief, monetary damages, costs and attorneys' fees. The Company intends to
vigorously contest Acta's claims in the Federal Litigation.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
In May 1998, the Company filed suit against Acta and its founders (the
"Defendants") in Superior Court of California, Santa Clara County (the "State
Litigation"). The Company alleged that the Defendants misappropriated certain of
the Company's trade secrets. In addition, the Company alleged breach of
contract, violation of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, breach of
confidence, fraud and unfair competition. The Company is seeking injunctive
relief and monetary damages, including costs and reasonable costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees.
Both the Federal and State Litigation are currently pending. Although the
Company does not believe such litigation will have a material impact on the
Company, litigation, regardless of its outcome, could result in substantial cost
and diversion of resources of the Company. On December 8, 1998, the parties
stipulated in the State Litigation to enter into mediation, which has been
scheduled for February 3, 1999, and which will address both the Federal and
State Litigation.
6. LINE OF CREDIT
During 1997, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement with a
bank under which the Company can borrow up to an aggregate amount of $4.8
million. The agreement is used to finance various leased assets and (see also
Note 3) includes a revolving line of credit (revolving line) for up to $2
million and an equipment line of credit (equipment line) for up to $2.8 million.
Both lines are collateralized by all assets of the Company, including
receivables, equipment and intellectual property.
The revolving line consists of advances against eligible accounts
receivable in an aggregate amount not to exceed the lesser of, the committed
revolving line or the borrowing base, less any outstanding letters of credit.
Advances against the revolving line bear interest at the bank's prime rate
(7.75% at December 31, 1998) and are due no later than January 15, 2000. During
1998 advances totaled $1.75 million.
The equipment line consists of advances for the acquisition of equipment
through May 5, 1999. Each advance bears interest at the bank's prime rate (7.75%
at December 31, 1998) and is due in 36 monthly principal and interest payments.
The equipment line matures on May 7, 2002.
Under these agreements, the Company is required to comply with certain
covenants, among which are minimum quick ratios, debt to net worth ratios,
tangible net worth ratios and profitability. As of December 31, 1998, the
Company was not in compliance with certain of these covenants. Subsequent to
December 31, 1998, the loan and security agreement was amended to waive the
aforementioned covenant violations through the period ending December 31, 1998.
7. ACQUISITION OF BUSINESS
In February 1998, the Company acquired Talus, Incorporated for cash of
approximately $1.2 million, 259 shares of preferred stock amounting to $1.4
million and the assumption of certain liabilities for an aggregate purchase
price of $3.526 million. The Company accounted for the acquisition under the
purchase method and, accordingly, the
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
purchase price was allocated to the fair value of tangible and intangible assets
acquired and liabilities assumed.
The Company has allocated approximately $2.4 million of the purchase price
to acquired in-process technology. The determination of the acquired in-process
technology allocation was based upon recently issued guidance issued by the SEC
to the AICPA SEC Regulations Committee and considered such factors as degree of
completion, technological uncertainties, costs incurred and projected costs to
complete. The value assigned to the acquired workforce was based on replacement
cost. The allocation of the purchase price resulted in additional intangible
assets (primarily non-compete agreements and the value of an acquired workplace)
of $587, which as been capitalized and is being amortized on a straight line
basis over six-months to three years. Amortization expense for the year ended
December 31, 1998 was $102.
As of the date of acquisition, the Talus development project consisted of
ongoing research and development efforts on decision support applications for
manufacturing, food service and hospitality, and high technology. Based on
management's estimates, the remaining research and development efforts relating
to the completion of the technology were expected to continue into 2000.
Accordingly, the cost to complete the inprocess technology was estimated based
on the number of man months required to reach technological feasibility for the
technology, the type of professional and engineering staff involved in the
completion process and their fully burdened months' salaries. Management
estimated the direct costs to achieve technological feasibility to be
approximately $1,800.
The preliminary allocation of the Company's aggregate purchase price to the
tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in
connection with this acquisition were based primarily on estimates by
independent appraisers of fair values. The allocation is summarized below:
TALUS
Acquired in-process technology....................... $2,425
Current assets....................................... 494
Other intangibles.................................... 587
Other assets......................................... 11
Goodwill............................................. 9
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Total purchase price....................... $3,526
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The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangibles
and identifiable intangible assets acquired has been recorded as goodwill, which
is being amortized on a straight-line basis over a period of three year.
8. CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK
Holders of Series A, B, C, D and E Preferred Stock are entitled to
preferential noncumulative dividends at the rate of $.04, $.07, $.20, $.25 and
$.43 per share, respectively, if and when declared by the Board of Directors. No
dividends have been declared as of December 31, 1998. The holders of Series A,
B, C, D and E shares Preferred Stock have liquidation preferences of $0.45,
$0.90, $2.50, $3.18 and $5.40 per share, respectively, plus an amount equal to
all declared but unpaid dividends. In the event
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
of liquidation, if the assets of the Company are insufficient to pay the
entirety of such amounts to the preferred stockholders, the assets shall be
distributed ratably among the preferred stockholders in proportion to their
preferential amounts. Preferred stockholders are entitled to one vote for each
share of Common Stock into which their Preferred Stock is convertible. After
payment to the preferred stockholders of the full preferential amounts specified
above, the remaining assets will be distributed ratably among the holders of the
Common Stock.
At the option of the holder, and at any time after the date of issuance of
such share, each share of Series A, B, C, D and E Preferred Stock is convertible
on a one-for-one basis into shares of the Company Common Stock subject to
adjustment for stock splits and certain dilutive issuances of securities. The
shares will automatically convert into Common Stock upon the closing of an
underwritten public offering of Common Stock under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, with minimum proceeds of $10 million. As of December 31, 1998, the
Company has reserved 14,544 shares of its Common Stock in the event of
conversion of all Preferred Stock.
All preferred shareholders have a right to first refusal to purchase any
new securities issued by the Company in proportion to the shares they currently
hold as a percentage of the total shares the Company has outstanding. The
holders of Preferred Stock have certain registration rights.
At December 31, 1998, Preferred Stock consists of the following:
COMMON
SHARES STOCK
SHARES ISSUED AND RESERVED FOR LIQUIDATION
SERIES AUTHORIZED OUTSTANDING PROCEEDS (NET) CONVERSION VALUE
------ ---------- ----------- -------------- ------------ -----------
A.................. 2,800 2,567 $ 1,138 $ 2,567 $ 1,155
B.................. 5,656 5,555 4,981 5,555 5,000
C.................. 2,800 2,655 6,625 2,655 6,637
D.................. 1,800 1,612 5,100 1,612 5,127
E.................. 2,500 2,155 11,627 2,155 11,635
------ ------ ------- ------- -------
15,556 14,544 $29,471 $14,544 $29,554
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9. RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT:
The Company has sold shares of its Common Stock to founders and employees
of the Company under agreements which provide for repurchase of the shares by
the Company at the stock's original purchase price upon termination of
employment of such persons. The Company's right to repurchase shares generally
lapses as to 1/48 of the total shares on the date of purchase and 1/48 on the
first day of each subsequent month thereafter until the founder or employee is
fully vested. At December 31, 1998, 335 shares of Common Stock were subject to
repurchase.
10. STOCK OPTION PLAN:
Under the 1995 Stock Option Plan (the "1995 Plan"), the Company initially
reserved 1,200 shares of Common Stock for issuance to employees, officers,
directors and
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
consultants of the Company. The Company amended the 1995 Plan in 1996, 1997 and
1998 to increase the number of shares reserved under the 1995 Plan to, in the
aggregate, 1,800 shares, 2,800 shares and 3,276 shares, respectively.
Under the terms of the 1995 Plan, incentive stock options may be granted at
prices not lower than fair market value at the date of grant, while nonqualified
options may be granted at prices not lower than 85% of fair market value at the
date of grant, each as determined by the Board of Directors. However, if an
employee or other person who, at the time of the grant of such stock option,
owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of
stock in the Company, the exercise price may be no less than 110% of the fair
market value per share on the date of grant. Options granted under the 1995 Plan
are exercisable immediately, conditioned upon the optionee entering into a
restricted stock purchase agreement, and generally vest to the extent of 25% of
the shares granted 12 months from the vesting commencement date and the
remainder to the extent of 1/48 of the options granted each month thereafter,
such that all options granted will be vested four years from the vesting
commencement date. Options granted expire 10 years from the date of grant.
In December 1998, the Board of Directors approved the 1998 Stock Option
Plan (the "1998 Plan") which authorized 2,440 shares of the Common Stock as
available for issuance to employees, officers, directors and consultants of the
Company.
Under the terms of the 1998 Plan, incentive options may be granted at
prices not lower than fair market value at the date of grant, while nonqualified
options may be granted at prices as determined by the Administrator at the date
of grant. However, if an employee or other person who, at the time of the grant
of such stock option, owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power
of all classes of stock in the Company, the exercise price may be no less than
110% of the fair market value per share on the date of grant. In the case of
nonqualified options intended to qualify as performance-based compensation, the
exercise price shall be no less than 100% of fair market value on the date of
grant.
Options granted under the 1998 Plan are generally exercisable one year
after the vesting commencement date. Upon exercise of an option, the optionee
shall enter into a restricted stock purchase agreement. Options generally vest
to the extent of 25% of the shares granted 12 months from the vesting
commencement date and the remainder to the extent of 1/48 of the shares granted
each month thereafter, such that all options granted will be vested four years
from the vesting commencement date. Options generally expire 10 years from the
date of grant.
Upon adoption of the 1998 Plan, the Board of Directors approved the
cessation of grants under the 1995 Plan and determined that all shares of Common
Stock then reserved under the 1995 Plan for the future grant of stock options
were no longer reserved for issuance.
At December 31, 1998, 1,158 shares were no longer subject to repurchase. Of
the stock options exercised, 879 shares were no longer subject to repurchase.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
The following table summarizes activity under the Company's stock option
plans for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998:
WEIGHTED
AGGREGATE AVERAGE
NUMBER OF EXERCISE PRICE EXERCISE EXERCISE
SHARES PER SHARE PRICE PRICE
--------- -------------- --------- --------
Options outstanding at January 1,
1996............................... 625 $0.05 - $ 0.09 $ 35 $0.06
Options granted under the 1995
Plan............................ 558 0.09 - $ 0.25 72 0.13
Options canceled under the 1995
Plan............................ (13) 0.09 - $ 0.25 (2) 0.13
Options exercised under the 1995
Plan............................ (14) 0.05 (1) 0.05
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Options outstanding at December 31,
1996............................... 1,156 0.05 - $ 0.25 104 0.09
Options granted under the 1995
Plan............................ 1,280 0.25 - $2.80 2,309 1.80
Options canceled under the 1995
Plan............................ (146) 0.09 - $2.50 (32) 0.22
Options exercised under the 1995
Plan............................ (535) 0.05 - $ .50 (47) 0.09
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Options outstanding at December 31,
1997............................... 1,755 0.05 - $2.80 2,334 1.33
Options granted under the 1995
Plan............................ 1,148 2.90 - $6.50 5,094 4.43
Options granted under the 1998
Plan............................ 219 7.00 1,532 7.00
Options canceled under the 1995
Plan............................ (182) 0.09 - $5.50 (418) 2.30
Options exercised under the 1995
Plan............................ (665) 0.05 - $5.50 (737) 1.11
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Options outstanding at December 31,
1998............................... 2,275 $0.05 - $7.00 $ 7,805 $3.43
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At December 31, 1997 and 1998, 496 shares and 2,221 shares, respectively,
remained available for issuance.
The following table summarizes information with respect to stock options
outstanding at December 31, 1998:
OPTIONS OUTSTANDING
------------------------------------- OPTIONS EXERCISABLE
WEIGHTED ----------------------
AVERAGE WEIGHTED WEIGHTED
NUMBER REMAINING AVERAGE NUMBER AVERAGE
RANGE OF OF SHARES CONTRACTUAL EXERCISE OF SHARES EXERCISE
EXERCISE PRICE OUTSTANDING LIFE (YEARS) PRICE EXERCISABLE PRICE
-------------- ----------- ------------ -------- ----------- --------
$.045 - $ .09 259 7.01 $ 0.07 259 $ 0.07
.25 - .50 112 7.87 0.27 112 0.27
2.00 - 4.60 1,448 8.96 3.34 1,448 3.34
5.50 - 7.00 456 9.85 6.42 237 5.89
----- -----
.045 - 7.00 2,275 2,056
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The following information concerning the Company's stock option plans is
provided in accordance with SFAS No. 123. The Company accounts for such plans in
accordance with APB No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees."
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
The fair value of each option grant has been estimated on the date of grant
using the minimum value method with the following weighted average assumptions
used for grants:
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------------------------------
1997 1998
------------- -------------
Risk-free interest rate................. 5.31% - 6.54% 5.14% - 5.94%
Expected life........................... 4 years 4 years
Dividends............................... -- --
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The weighted average fair value per option granted in 1996, 1997 and 1998
was $0.15, $1.50 and $4.94, respectively.
The following pro forma net loss and net loss per share information has
been prepared as if the Company had followed the provisions of SFAS No. 123:
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
------------------------------
1996 1997 1998
------- ------- --------
Net loss
As reported........................... $(7,039) $(6,900) $(13,701)
Pro forma............................. (7,042) (6,940) (13,999)
Basic and diluted net loss per share
As reported........................... (2.67) (2.41) (3.47)
Pro forma............................. (2.67) (2.43) (3.54)
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11. NON-PLAN STOCK OPTIONS:
During 1996, the Company granted options to purchase 268,255 shares to an
officer of the Company outside of the 1995 Stock Option Plan. These options are
exercisable at $.09 per share and vest at the rate of 1/48 per month over a
four-year period. In addition, these options have certain accelerated vesting
requirements in the event of a change of control in the Company, as defined in
the option grant agreement.
At December 31, 1998 and 1997, 38,255 and 268,255 shares of Common Stock,
respectively, were reserved for the exercise of non-plan stock options.
At December 31, 1998, the non-plan stock options exercised 45,575 shares
are subject to repurchase.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
The following table summarizes activity under the non-plan stock options
for the years ended December 31, 1996, 1997 and 1998:
WEIGHTED
EXERCISE AGGREGATE AVERAGE
NUMBER OF PRICE EXERCISE EXERCISE
SHARES PER SHARE PRICE PRICE
--------- --------- --------- --------
Options outstanding at January 1,
1996............................... -- -- -- --
Options granted.................... 268 $0.09 $ 24 $0.09
---- ----- ---- -----
Options outstanding and exercisable
at December 31, 1996............... 268 0.09 24 0.09
---- ----- ---- -----
Options outstanding and exercisable
at December 31, 1997............... 268 0.09 24 0.09
Options exercised.................. (230) 0.09 (21) 0.09
---- ----- ---- -----
Options outstanding and exercisable
at December 31, 1998............... 38 $0.09 $ 3 $0.09
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At December 31, 1998, the remaining contractual life of these options was
7.18 years.
The Company accounts for the fair value of its non-plan stock option grants
under the non-stock plan in accordance with APB 25. Accordingly, no compensation
expense has been recognized for the non-plan stock options.
The fair value of the options is estimated using the minimum value option
pricing method allowable for non-public companies and using the following
assumptions; dividend yield of 0%, volatility of 0%, risk-free interest rate of
6.45% at the date of grant, and an expected term of four years.
12. STOCKHOLDER NOTES RECEIVABLE
Stockholder notes receivable represents amounts due from a stockholder in
exchange for the issuance of Common Stock together with interest. The notes bear
interest at a rate of 5.47% and are due February 1, 2001 but may be repaid
earlier. The notes are collateralized by a pledge of a portion of the underlying
Common Stock issued.
13. WARRANTS
In connection with equipment leasing activity under a master lease
agreement with a leasing company, the Company has issued warrants to the leasing
company to purchase up to 42 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at a price of
$.45 per share, 61 shares of Series B Preferred Stock at a price of $.90 per
share and 22 shares of Series C Preferred Stock at a price of $2.50 per share.
Each warrant has a seven year life and can be exercised at any time prior to
expiration, except that the warrants will immediately expire on the effective
date of an initial public offering if not exercised. The estimate fair value of
these warrants of $22 has been recorded as debt issuance costs.
In connection with a reseller and technology license agreement with another
software company, the Company issued a warrant to purchase up to 70 shares of
the Company's Common Stock. The warrant can be exercised at any time prior to
expiration. The exercise
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
price will be equal to $7.20 per share. The warrant expires on December 22,
2002. The estimate fair value of the warrant of $100 has been recorded as cost
of sales.
The Company issued warrants to purchase Common and Preferred Stock to
establish and increase a line of credit with a financial institution. Each
warrant can be exercised at any time prior to expiration. At December 31, 1998
such warrants were as follows.
SHARES OF EXERCISE
COMMON PRICE
STOCK PER SHARE EXPIRATION DATE
--------- --------- ---------------------------
Series D Preferred Stock... 93 $3.18 Later of July 16, 2007 or
five years after the
closing of an initial
public offering
Series E Preferred Stock... 3 5.40 Later of May 7, 2008 or
five years after the
closing of an initial
public offering
Common Stock............... 6 6.50 Later of September 30, 2008
or five years after the
closing of an initial
public offering
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The estimate fair value of these warrants of $54 has been recorded as debt
issuance costs. In 1998, in connection with a joint venture to conduct business
in a foreign country, the Company issued a warrant to purchase 22 shares of
Common Stock at a price of $5.40 per share. The warrant is immediately
exercisable and expires on the later of May 21, 2003, the closing of a business
combination or the closing of the Company's initial public offering. The
estimate fair value of the warrant of $60 has been recorded as general and
administrative expense.
The estimated fair value of these warrants have been determined based on a
Black Scholes fair value model.
14. INCOME TAXES
The Company's effective tax rate differs from the U.S. Federal statutory
tax rate as follows:
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31,
-----------------------------
1996 1997 1998
------- ------- -------
Tax benefit at statutory rate................ $(2,393) $(2,346) $(4,652)
State taxes, net of federal benefit.......... -- -- (744)
Nonrecognition of tax benefits............... 2,481 2,554 5,885
Tax credits.................................. (100) (240) (420)
Other........................................ 12 32 (69)
------- ------- -------
$ -- $ -- $ --
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following:
AS OF DECEMBER 31,
1997 1998
------- --------
Deferred tax assets and liabilities:
Net operating loss carry forwards............... $ 4,083 $ 7,588
Capitalized research and development costs...... 958 1,796
Research and development credit................. 516 1,080
Depreciation and amortization................... 73 68
Other........................................... 460 1,457
------- --------
6,090 11,989
Valuation allowance............................... (6,090) (11,989)
------- --------
$ -- $ --
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Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the deferred tax
asset in future tax returns, the Company has placed a valuation allowance
against its net deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance increased by $2,139
and $5,899 during 1997 and 1998, respectively.
The difference between the statutory rate of approximately 40% (34% federal
and 6% state, net of federal benefits) and the tax benefit of zero recorded by
the Company is primarily due to the Company's full valuation allowance against
its net deferred tax assets.
At December 31, 1998, the Company had available net operating loss
carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately $20,775
and $17,819, respectively. These carryforwards expire from 2003 to 2018.
Although a significant portion of the state net operating loss expire in 2003.
At December 31, 1998, the Company also had available research and development
credit carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes of approximately
$741 and $514 respectively. These carryforwards expire from 2010 to 2013.
For federal and state tax purposes, a portion of the Company's net
operating loss carryforwards may be subject to certain limitation on annual
utilization in case of a change in ownership, as defined by federal and state
tax law.
15. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS
Sagent maintains a Profit Sharing Salary Deferral 401(k) plan for all of
its employees. This plan allows eligible employees to defer up to 15%, but no
greater than the stated limitation in any plan year, of their pretax
compensation in certain investments at the discretion of the employee. Under the
Plan, the Company is not required to and has not made a contribution to the Plan
for 1996, 1997 or 1998.
Sagent Professional Services maintained a separate Profit Sharing Salary
Deferral 401(k) plan for eligible employees until January 1, 1999. This Plan
allowed eligible employees to defer up to 15%, but no greater than the stated
limitation in any plan year, of their pretax compensation in certain investments
at the discretion of the employee. Under the Plan the Company was required to
make matching contributions to the Plan. The Company could elect to make
additional contributions on the basis of (a) a percentage of
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
the employee deferral and (b) profit sharing. Costs related to matching
contributions amounted to $0, $50 and $51 for 1996, 1997 and 1998, respectively.
Effective January 1, 1999, all employees, including those formerly covered
by the Profit Sharing Salary Deferral 401(k) plan of Sagent Professional Group,
will be included in the Profit Sharing Salary Deferral 401(k) plan of Sagent
Technology, Inc.
16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In January 1999, the Board of Directors adopted the Director Plan, subject
to stockholder approval, which allows the Company to grant up to 150 shares of
Common Stock to non-employee directors. The exercise price of any option granted
under the Director Plan will be equal to the fair market value per share of
Common Stock on the date of grant. Each option granted will have a term of ten
years and the shares subject to the option will become exercisable in four equal
annual installments subject to the optionee's completion of each year of Board
service.
The 1999 Purchase Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors in January
1999, subject to stockholder approval, a total of 450 shares of common stock has
been reserved for issuance under the 1999 Purchase Plan. The number of shares
reserved will be subject to an annual increase every January equal to the lesser
of the number of shares optioned during the prior year or lesser amount
determined by the Board of Directors. The 1999 Purchase Plan permits eligible
employees to purchase Common Stock through payroll deductions at a price equal
to 85% of the lower of the fair market value of the common stock at the
beginning or end of each six-month offering period.
Upon the closing of the Company's initial public offering the authorized
capital stock will be 70,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value, and 5,000
shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value.
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TALUS, INCORPORATED
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PAGE(S)
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Report of Independent Accountants........................... F-24
Balance Sheets.............................................. F-25
Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings.............. F-26
Statements of Cash Flows.................................... F-27
Notes to Financial Statements............................... F-28
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F-23
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors of Sagent Technology, Inc.
and Talus, Incorporated Stockholders:
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Talus, Incorporated
(formerly known as InCASE Corporation) as of December 31, 1996 and 1997, and the
related statements of operations and retained earnings and cash flows for each
of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1997. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of Talus, Incorporated as of
December 31, 1996 and 1997, and the results of operations and its cash flows for
each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 1997 in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
McLean, VA
February 20, 1998
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TALUS, INCORPORATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
------------
1996 1997
---- ----
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash...................................................... $ 13 $ 1
Accounts receivable, net.................................. 511 361
Prepaid expenses.......................................... 7 35
---- ----
Total current assets................................. 531 397
Property and equipment, net............................... 111 76
Deposits and other noncurrent assets...................... 19 8
---- ----
Total assets......................................... $661 $481
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Borrowings under line of credit........................... $299 $ 90
Note payable.............................................. -- 90
Accounts payable and accrued expenses..................... 97 63
Accrued vacation.......................................... 41 36
Accrued retirement contributions.......................... 49 50
Due to stockholders....................................... 17 --
---- ----
Total current liabilities............................ 503 329
Accrued bonus to stockholders.......................... 105 105
---- ----
Total liabilities.................................... 608 434
---- ----
Commitments (Note 5)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock; par value $.01 per share; authorized 200
shares; issued and outstanding 102 shares.............. 1 1
Additional paid-in capital................................ 4 4
Retained earnings......................................... 48 42
---- ----
Total stockholders' equity........................... 53 47
---- ----
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity........... $661 $481
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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TALUS, INCORPORATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND RETAINED EARNINGS
(IN THOUSANDS)
YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
----------------
1996 1997
------ ------
Gross revenue............................................... $2,667 $2,830
OPERATING EXPENSES:
Cost of goods sold..................................... 1,238 1,178
Sales and marketing.................................... 161 140
Research and development............................... 573 627
General and administrative............................. 686 857
------ ------
Operating income............................................ 9 28
------ ------
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense....................................... (22) (30)
Loss on investment..................................... (2) --
Loss on disposal of property and equipment............. -- (4)
Net loss.................................................... (15) (6)
Retained earnings, beginning of year........................ 63 48
------ ------
Retained earnings, end of year.............................. $ 48 $ 42
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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TALUS, INCORPORATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31,
1996 1997
------ -----
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss.................................................. $ (15) $ (6)
Adjustments to reconcile net losses to net cash provided
by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization.......................... 43 40
Provision for doubtful accounts and writeoff of
uncollectible accounts............................... 40 41
Loss on sale of property and equipment................. -- 4
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable.................................. (176) 109
Prepaid expenses..................................... (10) (28)
Deposits............................................. (14) 10
Accounts payable and accrued expenses................ -- (34)
Accrued vacation..................................... -- 1
Accrued retirement contributions..................... 7 (4)
Accrued stockholders bonus........................... (45) --
------ -----
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities......... (170) 133
------ -----
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment....................... (12) (9)
Sales of property and equipment........................... -- 1
------ -----
Net cash used in investing activities....................... (12) (8)
------ -----
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under line of credit........................... 1,112 769
Repayments on line of credit.............................. (940) (978)
Proceeds from issuance of stockholder note................ 17 --
Repayment of stockholder note............................. -- (17)
Proceeds from note payable................................ -- 100
Repayments of note payable................................ -- (11)
Distributions to stockholders............................. -- --
------ -----
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities......... 189 (137)
------ -----
Net increase (decrease) in cash............................. 7 (12)
Cash at beginning of year................................... 6 13
------ -----
Cash at end of year......................................... $ 13 $ 1
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest.................................... $ 21 $ 30
Write-off of investment received in exchange for
services............................................... 2 --
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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TALUS, INCORPORATED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS)
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Talus, Incorporated (previously known as InCASE Corporation) was formed to
provide advanced information technology services to both governmental and
commercial customers. Talus, Incorporated (the "Company") was incorporated in
Virginia in 1992 and is owned by two stockholders. The primary activities of the
Company consist of software engineering and data warehousing consulting.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING
These financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of
accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Accounts receivable include amounts billed and unbilled costs and fees
recoverable under contracts. Included in unbilled costs and fees at December 31,
1997 and 1996 are amounts currently billable in accordance with specified
contract terms. Of the stated amounts, $224 and $331 were billed by December 31,
1997 and 1996, respectively.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment are recorded at cost and depreciated using the
straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets as
follows:
DESCRIPTION YEARS
----------- -----
Furniture and fixtures...................................... 7
Software.................................................... 3
Office equipment............................................ 5
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Expenditures for repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as
incurred. The costs of major improvements are capitalized and depreciated over
their estimated useful lives. The cost and related accumulated depreciation of
property and equipment are removed from the accounts upon disposition and any
resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations at that time.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
The Company's revenue is derived primarily from time and materials
contracts. Revenue on time and material contracts is recognized based on actual
hours performed at the contracted hourly rate plus the costs of any direct
materials provided.
INCOME TAXES
The Company has elected to be treated as an "S" Corporation under the
Internal Revenue Code. Accordingly, the income or loss of the Company is taxable
to the stockholders and the Company is not liable for federal and state income
taxes.
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TALUS, INCORPORATED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
MAJOR CUSTOMERS
During 1997 and 1996, the Company's revenue was primarily derived from
three major customers, each of which contributed more than 10% of total
revenues. These customers accounted for 55% and 48% of gross revenue for 1997
and 1996, respectively. As of December 31, 1997 and 1996, these customers had
accounts receivable balances totalling $147 and $140, respectively.
ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
EMPLOYEE BONUSES
The Company adopted a bonus plan in 1994 which provided that 83% of the
Company's income before bonuses be allocated to a bonus pool. Of this amount,
40% was allocated to employee performance, 40% to sales performance and 20% to
the two stockholders of the Company. In 1994 the two stockholders earned $63 in
sales performance bonuses (approximately 50% of the total sales performance
bonuses) and $25 in direct stockholder bonuses, and in 1995 they earned $17 in
direct stockholder bonuses. The two stockholders have agreed to defer collection
of these bonuses, totaling $105, until Talus is able to operate with less debt.
It is not anticipated that these bonuses will be paid during 1998.
3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
AS OF
DECEMBER 31,
------------
1996 1997
---- ----
Billed and unbilled receivables......................... $537 $389
Allowance for doubtful accounts......................... (26) (28)
---- ----
Accounts receivable, net................................ $511 $361
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TALUS, INCORPORATED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
4. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
AS OF
DECEMBER 31,
------------
1996 1997
---- ----
Furniture and fixtures.................................. $ 33 $ 23
Computers and equipment................................. 158 163
Computer software....................................... 22 27
---- ----
213 213
Less accumulated depreciation........................... 102 137
---- ----
Property and equipment, net............................. $111 $ 76
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Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 was $40
and $42, respectively.
5. COMMITMENTS
LEASE OBLIGATIONS
The Company leases its office space and various equipment under
noncancelable operating leases with original terms in excess of the year. Future
minimum payments on noncancelable operating leases were as follows at December
31, 1997:
1998.................................................... $120
1999.................................................... 113
2000.................................................... 85
----
Total......................................... $318
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Rental expense was $116 and $126 for the years ended December 31, 1997 and
1996, respectively.
6. LINE OF CREDIT AND NOTE PAYABLE
In March 1995, the Company entered into a revolving credit facility
agreement with maximum borrowings of $150 subject to certain borrowing base
restrictions which matured on March 24, 1996. Interest was at the prime rate
plus 1 1/2% per annum, (a total of 10.15% at December 31, 1995). Borrowings were
collateralized by the Company's eligible accounts receivable. The Company's two
principal stockholders and one other member of management were guarantors on the
Loan Agreement.
In March 1996, the Company entered a credit facility agreement with maximum
borrowing of $300 subject to certain borrowing base restrictions. Interest was
at the prime rate plus 1 1/2% per annum, (a total of 9.75% at December 31,
1996). In April 1997, the agreement was amended to decrease the maximum
borrowings to $200, amended to increase the interest rate to prime rate plus 2%
per annum (a total of 10.5% at December 31, 1997), and extended through May
1998.
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TALUS, INCORPORATED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
In July 1997, Talus entered into a term loan agreement with the same
financial institution of $100 due July 24, 2001. Interest is at the prime rate
plus 2% per annum, (a total of 10.5% at December 31, 1997).
These agreements contain certain restrictive terms and covenants, the most
restrictive of which requires the Company to maintain a specified liabilities to
tangible net worth ratio. The Company was not in compliance with this
restrictive covenant as of December 31, 1997. Accordingly, the entire balance of
the note payable as of December 31, 1997 has been classified as current.
Borrowings are collateralized by the Company's eligible accounts receivable. The
Company's two principal stockholders and one other member of management are
guarantors on the Loan Agreement.
In 1996, majority stockholders loaned the Company $17 bearing interest at
10%. The loans were repaid during 1997.
7. RETIREMENT PLAN
In 1995, the Company established a qualified salary reduction simplified
employee pension plan (SARSEP) for all eligible employees. The Company was
required to contribute 3% of eligible salaries to the SARSEP each year. Because
of restrictions imposed by the Internal Revenue Code, the 3% contribution for
the highly compensated employees could not be made to the SARSEP. Accordingly,
the Company adopted a policy that any amount that could not be funded to the
SARSEP due to these restrictions would be paid directly to those highly
compensated employees as additional compensation. As of December 31, 1996, six
employees were deemed to be highly compensated. The compensation provided for
such employees was $17. The total Company contributions for 1996 for all
eligible employees, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code, were $32. The
SARSEP was terminated during 1997.
During 1997 the Company established a 401(k) plan for the benefit of all
eligible employees. Employees may make contributions to the plan, subject to
certain limitations contained in the Internal Revenue Code. The Company matches
up to 50% of the first 6% of compensation deferred under the plan. Employees
vest 50% in the employer contributions after one year and 100% after two years
of employment at the Company. Employer contributions to the plan were $50 for
the year ended December 31, 1997.
8. COMMON STOCK, ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL AND STOCK OPTIONS
At the Company's inception in 1992, 25 shares of common stock with $.10 par
value per share were authorized and 10 shares were issued. In 1996, the Articles
of Incorporation were amended to authorize 200 shares of common stock with a
$.01 par value per share. A stock split was effective in 1996 increasing the
number of issued and outstanding shares to 102.
A stock option plan, which was adopted in 1996, provides for the granting
of stock options to employees. The agreements provide the participants an option
to purchase shares of the Company's stock generally based on certain time
vesting requirements. On June 21, 1996, the Company granted 7 options with an
exercise price of $1.00 per share.
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TALUS, INCORPORATED
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
On May 31, 1997, the Company granted 11 options with an exercise price of $4.77
per share. As of December 1997, options for 7 shares are exercisable.
The effects of applying SFAS NO. 123 are immaterial as the application of
SFAS NO. 123 would not result in a significant difference from reported net
loss. Accordingly, the following disclosures are omitted: (1) pro forma net
income, (2) weighted-average grant date fair value of options granted during the
year and (3) description of method and assumptions used to estimate fair value
of options.
9. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The Company is currently negotiating a merger agreement with Sagent
Technology, Inc.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
The following financial statements present the Sagent Technology, Inc.
("Sagent") Pro Forma Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended
December 31, 1998.
The Company's acquisition of Talus, Incorporated ("Talus") has been
accounted for under the "purchase" method of accounting, which requires the
purchase price to be allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities of Talus
on the basis of their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. The
following pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the year ended
December 31, 1998 give effect to the acquisition of Talus as if it occurred on
January 1, 1998, and include adjustments directly attributable to the
acquisition of Talus and expected to have a continuing impact on the combined
company (collectively, the "Pro Forma Financial Statements").
The pro forma information is based on historical financial statements. The
pro forma results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1998 includes
the results of operations of Talus from January 1, 1998 to February 28, 1998.
The assumptions give effect to the business combination with Talus under the
purchase method of accounting. The information has been prepared in accordance
with the rules and regulations of the Commission and is provided for comparative
purposes only. The pro forma information does not purport to be indicative of
the results that actually would have occurred had the combination been effected
at the beginning of the periods presented.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(UNAUDITED)
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1998
------------------------------------------------
PURCHASE PRO FORMA
SAGENT TALUS ADJUSTMENTS CONSOLIDATED
-------- -------- ----------- ------------
Total revenues, net....................... $ 17,043 $ 452 $ -- $ 17,495
Cost of revenues.......................... 5,066 167 (102) 5,131
-------- -------- -------- --------
Gross profit.............................. 11,977 285 102 12,364
Sales and marketing....................... 12,037 383 12,420
Research and development.................. 6,013 283 6,296
General and administrative................ 5,186 342 5,528
Acquired in-process technology............ 2,425 (2,425) --
-------- -------- -------- --------
Total operating expense......... 25,661 1,008 (2,425) 24,244
-------- -------- -------- --------
Loss from operations...................... (13,684) (723) (2,527) (11,880)
Interest expense.......................... (207) (207)
Other income.............................. 190 190
-------- -------- -------- --------
Net loss........................ $(13,701) $ (723) $ (2,527) $(11,897)
======== ======== ======== ========
Pro forma net loss per share.............. $ (0.74) $ (.64)
======== ========
Weighted average shares used in
computation of pro forma net loss per
share................................... 18,495 18,495
======== ========
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See accompanying notes.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
NOTES TO PRO FORMA
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
On February 28, 1998, the Company acquired Talus, a privately held
consulting company that has experience in the design and implementation of
enterprise intelligence applications.
The unaudited pro forma information presented is not necessarily indicative
of future consolidated results of operations of Sagent or the consolidated
results of operations that would have resulted had the acquisition taken place
on January 1, 1998. The unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of
operations for the year ended December 31, 1998 reflect the effects of the
acquisition, assuming the related events occurred as of January 1, 1998 for the
purposes of the unaudited pro forma consolidated statements of operations.
2. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL ADJUSTMENTS
The unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements reflect a total
purchase price of $3.5 million, and the acquisition was recorded under the
purchase method of accounting. In connection with the acquisition, the Company
expensed $2.4 million of in-process technology in the quarter ended March 31,
1998. In addition, the Company recorded other intangibles of $587, which are
being amortized on a straight-line basis over six months to three years
following the acquisition. The determination of the acquired in-process
technology allocation was based upon recently issued guidance issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and considered such factors as degree
of completion, technological uncertainties, costs incurred and projected costs
to complete. In-process technology charges have not been reflected in the pro
forma consolidated financial statements of operations for the year ended
December 31, 1998 as they are considered a non-recurring charge.
3. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED NET LOSS PER SHARE
The net loss per share and shares used in computing the net loss per share
for the year ended December 31, 1998 is based upon the historical weighted
average common shares outstanding. The Sagent Common Stock issuable upon the
exercise of the stock options and warrants have been excluded as the effect
would be antidilutive. In addition to the shares used in computing the net loss
per share above, pro forma net loss per share is calculated using the
Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding as if such shares were converted to
Common Stock at the time of issuance.
4. PURCHASE ADJUSTMENTS
Pro forma adjustments have been prepared to reflect the elimination of the
non-recurring one-time charge for acquired in-process technology and to reflect
the amortization of capitalized technology and other intangible assets.
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SCHEDULE II
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(IN THOUSANDS)
ADDITIONS
BALANCE AT (REDUCTIONS) BALANCE AT
BEGINNING IN COSTS END OF
OF PERIOD AND EXPENSES WRITE-OFFS PERIOD
---------- ------------ ---------- ----------
Allowance for doubtful accounts:
Year ended December 31,
1996.. $ -- $ -- $-- $ --
1997.. -- 450 -- 450
1998.. 450 58 -- 508
Valuation allowances for deferred
tax assets:
Year ended December 31,
1996.. $ -- $3,351 $-- $ 3,351
1997.. 3,351 2,739 -- 6,090
1998.. 6,090 5,899 -- 11,989
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTS ON
FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of
Sagent Technology, Inc.:
In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements of
Sagent Technology, Inc. as of December 31, 1997 and 1998, and for each of the
three years in the period ended December 31, 1998, which financial statements
are included in the Prospectus, we have also audited the financial statement
schedule listed in Item 16(b) herein. In our opinion, this financial statement
schedule, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as
a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information required to
be included therein.
/s/ PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
San Jose, California
January 27, 1999
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, 1999
LOGO
SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
PROSPECTUS
DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
HAMBRECHT & QUIST
PIPER JAFFRAY INC.
DLJDIRECT INC.
WE HAVE NOT AUTHORIZED ANY DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER PERSON TO GIVE YOU
WRITTEN INFORMATION OTHER THAN THIS PROSPECTUS OR TO MAKE REPRESENTATIONS AS TO
MATTERS NOT STATED IN THIS PROSPECTUS. YOU MUST NOT RELY ON UNAUTHORIZED
INFORMATION. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES OR OUR
SOLICITATION OF YOUR OFFER TO BUY THE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THAT
WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED OR LEGAL. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY
SALES MADE HEREUNDER AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL CREATE AN
IMPLICATION THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY
HAVE NOT CHANGED SINCE THE DATE HEREOF.
UNTIL , 1999 (25 DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS), ALL
DEALERS THAT EFFECT TRANSACTIONS IN THESE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK MAY BE REQUIRED
TO DELIVER A PROSPECTUS. THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE DEALER'S OBLIGATION TO
DELIVER A PROSPECTUS WHEN ACTING AS AN UNDERWRITER AND WITH RESPECT TO THEIR
UNSOLD ALLOTMENTS OR SUBSCRIPTIONS.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses, other than
underwriting discounts and commissions, payable by the Registrant in connection
with the sale of Common Stock being registered. All amounts are estimates except
the registration fee and the NASD filing fee.
AMOUNT
TO BE
PAID
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Registration Fee............................................ $11,120
NASD Fee.................................................... 5,100
Nasdaq Listing Fee.......................................... *
Legal Fees and Expenses..................................... *
Accounting Fees and Expenses................................ *
Blue Sky Fees and Expenses.................................. *
Transfer Agent Fees......................................... *
Miscellaneous............................................... *
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Total............................................. $ *
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* To be filed by amendment.
ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
As permitted by Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the
Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation includes a provision that eliminates
the personal liability of its directors for monetary damages for breach or
alleged breach of their duty of care. In addition, as permitted by Section 145
of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Bylaws of the Registrant provide
that: (1) the Registrant is required to indemnify its directors and executive
officers and persons serving in such capacities in other business enterprises
(including, for example, subsidiaries of the Registrant) at the Registrant's
request to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, including in those
circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary; (2) the
Registrant may, in its discretion, indemnify employees and agents in those
circumstances where indemnification is not required by law; (3) the Registrant
is required to advance expenses, as incurred, to its directors and executive
officers in connection with defending a proceeding (except that it is not
required to advance expenses to a person against whom the Registrant brings a
claim for breach of the duty of loyalty, failure to act in good faith,
intentional misconduct, knowing violation of law or deriving an improper
personal benefit; (4) the rights conferred in the Bylaws are not exclusive, and
the Registrant is authorized to enter into indemnification agreements with its
directors, executive officers and employees; and (5) the Registrant may not
retroactively amend the Bylaw provisions in a way that it adverse to such
directors, executive officers and employees in these matters.
The Registrant's policy is to enter into indemnification agreements with
each of its directors and executive officers that provide the maximum indemnity
allowed to directors and executive officers by Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law and the
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Bylaws, as well as certain additional procedural protections. In addition, such
indemnification agreements provide that the Registrant directors and executive
officers will be indemnified to the fullest possible extent not prohibited by
law against all expenses (including attorney's fees) and settlement amounts paid
or incurred by them in any action or proceeding, including any derivative action
by or in the right of the Registrant, on account of their services as directors
or executive officers of the Registrant or as directors or officers of any other
company or enterprise when they are serving in such capacities at the request of
the Registrant. The Registrant will not be obligated pursuant to the
indemnification agreements to indemnify or advance expenses to an indemnified
party with respect to proceedings or claims initiated by the indemnified party
and not by way of defense, except with respect to proceedings specifically
authorized by the Company's Board of Directors (the "Board") or brought to
enforce a right to indemnification under the indemnification agreement, the
Registrant's Bylaws or any statute or law. Under the agreements, the Registrant
is not obligated to indemnify the indemnified party (1) for any expenses
incurred by the indemnified party with respect to any proceeding instituted by
the indemnified party to enforce or interpret the agreement, if a court of
competent jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by
the indemnified party in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was
frivolous; (2) for any amounts paid in settlement of a proceedings unless the
Registrant consents to such settlement; (3) with respect to any proceeding
brought by the Registrant against the indemnified party for willful misconduct,
unless a court determines that each of such claims was not made in good faith or
was frivolous; (4) on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against
the indemnified party for an accounting of profits made from the purchase or
sale by the indemnified party of securities of the Registrant pursuant to the
provisions of sec.16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and related laws;
(5) on account of conduct by the indemnified party that is finally adjudged to
have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, or to constitute
willful misconduct or a knowing violation of the law; (6) on account of any
conduct from which the indemnified party derived an improper personal benefit;
(7) on account of conduct the indemnified party believed to be contrary to the
best interests of the Registrant or its stockholders; (8) on account of conduct
that constituted a breach of the indemnified party's duty of loyalty to the
Registrant or its stockholders; or (9) if a final decision by a court having
jurisdiction in the matter determines that such indemnification is not lawful.
The indemnification provision in the Bylaws and the indemnification
agreements entered into between the Registrant and its directors and executive
officers may be sufficiently broad to permit indemnification of the Registrant's
officers and directors for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933
(the "Securities Act").
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Reference is made to the following documents filed as exhibits to this
Registration Statement regarding relevant indemnification provisions described
above and elsewhere herein:
EXHIBIT
DOCUMENT NUMBER
-------- -------
Form of Underwriting Agreement.............................. 1.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, as amended...... 3.1
Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Registrant, to be filed prior to closing of the
offering.................................................. 3.2
Bylaws of Registrant........................................ 3.3
Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into by the
Registrant with each of its directors and executive
officers.................................................. 10.1
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ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
Since January 1, 1996, the Registrant has issued and sold the following
securities:
(a) From January 1, 1996 to December 31, 1998, the Registrant sold in the
aggregate of 1,444,443 shares of unregistered Common Stock to 55 directors,
officers, employees, former employees and consultants at prices ranging from
$0.045 to $5.50 per share, for aggregate cash consideration of $805,831.
Such shares were sold pursuant to the exercise of options granted by the
Board. As to each director, officer, employee, former employee and
consultant of the Registrant who was issued such securities, the Registrant
relied upon Rule 701 of the Securities Act. Each such person purchased
securities of the Registrant pursuant to a written contract between such
person and the Registrant. In addition, the Registrant met the conditions
imposed under Rule 701(b).
(b) On January 17, 1996 and February 25, 1997, the Registrant sold in the
aggregate 92,500 shares of unregistered Common Stock at a price per share of
$0.09 to a director and a price per share of $0.25 to a group of investors,
respectively, for aggregate cash consideration of $21,125. These shares were
sold pursuant to restricted stock purchase agreements between the Registrant
and the director and such stockholders. As to each person issued such
securities, the Registrant relied upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
(c) In July, August and September 1996, the Registrant sold in the aggregate
2,615,680 shares of unregistered Series C Preferred Stock at a price per
share of $2.50 to certain investors for aggregate cash consideration of
$6,539,200. The Registrant relied upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
and Regulation D, Rule 506, thereunder in connection with the sale of these
shares. The sale of Series C Preferred Stock was made in compliance with all
of the terms of Rules 501 and 502 of Regulation D, there were no more than
35 investors (as calculated pursuant to Rule 501(e) of Regulation D), and
each investor who was not an accredited investor represented to the
Registrant that he or she had such knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters that he or she was capable of evaluating the merits and
risks of the investment.
(d) On March 17, 1997, the Registrant issued and sold in the aggregate 40,000
shares of unregistered Series C Preferred Stock at a price per share of
$2.50 to a director for aggregate cash consideration of $100,000. These
shares were sold pursuant to a
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Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between the Registrant and the
director. Such issuance was made in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act. The Registrant repurchased the shares at a price per share
of $2.50 in April 1998.
(e) On June 16, 1997, the Registrant issued and sold in the aggregate 39,178
shares of unregistered Series C Preferred Stock at a price per share of
$2.50 to a consultant for aggregate cash consideration of $97,945. These
shares were sold pursuant to a Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement
between the Registrant and the consultant. Such issuance was made in
reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
(f) In August and September 1997, the Registrant sold in the aggregate 1,572,327
shares of unregistered Series D Preferred Stock at a price per share of
$3.18 to certain investors for aggregate cash consideration of $5,000,000.
The Registrant relied upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation
D, Rule 506, thereunder in connection with the sale of these shares. The
sale of Series D Preferred Stock was made in compliance with all of the
terms of Rules 501 and 502 of Regulation D, there were no more than 35
investors (as calculated pursuant to Rule 501(e) of Regulation D), and each
investor who was not an accredited investor represented to the Registrant
that he or she had such knowledge and experience in financial and business
matters that he or she was capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
investment.
(g) In January 1998, the Registrant sold in the aggregate 45,785 shares of
unregistered Series D Preferred Stock at a price per share of $3.18 to an
officer of the Registrant for aggregate cash consideration of $145,596.
These shares were sold pursuant to a Series D Preferred Stock Purchase
Agreement between the Registrant and the officer. Such issuance was made in
reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
(h) In February and March 1998, the Registrant sold in the aggregate 1,895,370
shares of unregistered Series E Preferred Stock at a price per share of
$5.40 to certain investors for aggregate cash consideration of $10,234,998.
The Registrant relied upon Section 4(2) of the 1933 act and Regulation D,
Rule 506, thereunder in connection with the sale of these shares. The sale
of Series E Preferred Stock was made in compliance with all of the terms of
Rules 501 and 502 of Regulation D, there were no more than 35 investors (as
calculated pursuant to Rule 501(e) of Regulation D), and each investor who
was not an accredited investor represented to the Registrant that he or she
had such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that he
or she was capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment.
(i) On May 21, 1998, the Registrant sold in the aggregate 28,000 shares of
unregistered Common Stock at a price per share of $4.32 to a distributor of
the Registrant's products for aggregate cash consideration of $120,960.
These shares were sold pursuant to a stock purchase agreement between the
Registrant and the distributor. Such issuance was made in reliance upon
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
(j) On September 14, 1998, the Registrant sold in the aggregate 10,000 shares of
unregistered Common Stock at a price per share of $5.50 to a consultant for
aggregate cash consideration of $55,000. These shares were sold pursuant to
a stock purchase agreement between the Registrant and the consultant. Such
issuance was made in reliance upon Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
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Appropriate legends were affixed to the share certificates issued in the
transactions described above. All recipients had adequate access, through their
relationships with the Registrant, to information about the Registrant.
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
------- -----------
1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement.
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.
3.2* Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Registrant to be filed prior to the closing of the offering
made under the Registration Statement.
3.3 Bylaws of Registrant.
4.1* Form of Registrant's Common Stock Certificate.
4.2 Sixth Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of February 24, 1998, between the Registrant and
the parties named therein.
4.3 Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
September 14, 1998, between the Registrant and Robert Hawk.
5.1* Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation.
10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into by Registrant
with each of its directors and executive officers.
10.2 Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Plan and related agreements.
10.3 1998 Stock Plan and related agreements.
10.4 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related agreements.
10.5 1999 Director Option Plan and related agreements.
10.6 Master Equipment Lease Agreement, dated August 7, 1995,
between the Registrant and Lighthouse Capital Partners, L.P.
10.7 Master Lease Agreement, dated as of September 26, 1998,
between the Registrant and Dell Financial Services L.P.
10.8 Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 16, 1997,
between the Registrant and Venture Banking Group, a division
of Cupertino National Bank, and amendments thereto.
10.9 Standard Office Lease, dated June 1, 1998, by and between
the Registrant and Asset Growth Partners, Ltd., and the
First Amendment thereto.
10.10** Development and Licensing Agreement, dated January 22, 1997,
between the Registrant and Abacus Concepts, Inc.
10.11** Microsoft License and Distribution Agreement, dated August
23, 1996, between the Registrant and Microsoft Corporation.
10.12** Value-Added Reseller Agreement, effective June 26, 1997,
between the Registrant and Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
10.13** Sagent KK Non-Exclusive Japanese Distribution Agreement,
dated as of December 17, 1997, between Sagent KK Japan and
Kawasaki Steel Systems R&D Corporation.
10.14** Exclusive Distribution Agreement, effective as of January 1,
1998, by and between the Registrant and Sagent U.K. Ltd.
10.15** Joint Venture Agreement, entered into as of April 8, 1998,
between the Registrant and ISAR-Vermogensverwaltung GbR mbH
and related agreements.
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
------- -----------
10.16** Exclusive Concession Agreement, effective as of November 21,
1997, by and between the Registrant and Sagent France S.A.
10.17** Value-Added Reseller/OEM Agreement, effective December 30,
1997, between the Registrant and Advent Software, Inc.
10.18 Form of Sagent Technology, Inc. End User Software License
Agreement.
10.19** OEM Software License Agreement, effective March 31, 1998,
between the Registrant and Siebel Systems, Inc.
10.20 Form of Sagent Technology, Inc. Software Maintenance and
Technical Support Agreement.
10.21 Form of Sagent Technology, Inc. Agreement for Consulting
Services.
10.22 Form of Sagent Technology, Inc. Agreement for Subcontractor
Consulting Services.
10.23 Form of Evaluation Agreement.
10.24 Note, dated February 1, 1998, of W. Virginia Walker.
10.25 Note, dated February 1, 1998, of W. Virginia Walker.
10.26** Solution Provider Agreement, effective June 27, 1997,
between the Registrant and Unisys Corporation.
10.27 Consulting Agreement, dated as of April 7, 1997, between the
Registrant and Ralph Kimball.
10.28 Executive Change of Control Policy.
10.29 Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of February
27, 1998, by and among Sagent Technology, Inc., Talus
Acquisition Corp., Talus, Incorporated and Certain
Shareholders of Talus, Inc.
10.30 Employment and Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of
February 27, 1998, between the Registrant and Michael P.
Venerable.
10.31** Software License and Services Agreement, dated March 31,
1998, between the Registrant and Siebel Systems, Inc.
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1* Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent
Accountants.
23.3 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent
Accountants.
23.4* Consent of Klaus S. Luft.
24.1 Power of Attorney (See page II-8).
27.1 Financial Data Schedule (available in EDGAR format only).
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* To be supplied by amendment.
** Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of
this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
(b) FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Schedule II. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts
Schedules not listed above have been omitted because the information
required to be set forth therein is not applicable or is shown in the financial
statements or notes thereto.
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ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
The undersigned hereby undertakes to provide to the Underwriters at the
closing specified in the Underwriting Agreement, certificates in such
denominations and registered in such names as required by the Underwriters to
permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the provisions referenced in Item 14 of this Registration
Statement or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered hereunder,
the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of
this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a
form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or
(4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this
Registration Statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall
be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
has duly caused this registration statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Mountain
View, State of California, on this 28th day of January 1999.
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ KENNETH C. GARDNER
-----------------------------------
Kenneth C. Gardner
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints, jointly and severally, Kenneth C. Gardner and W.
Virginia Walker and each one of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agents, each with full power of substitution, for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and any registration
statement related to the offering contemplated by this registration statement
that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities
Act of 1933 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power
and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all
that each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or his or their
substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done or by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURES TITLE DATE
---------- ----- ----
/s/ KENNETH C. GARDNER President and Chief January 28, 1999
--------------------------------------------- Executive Officer (Principal
Kenneth C. Gardner Executive Officer)
/s/ W. VIRGINIA WALKER Vice President of Finance January 28, 1999
--------------------------------------------- and Administration, Chief
W. Virginia Walker Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting
Officer)
/s/ JOHN E. ZICKER Director January 28, 1999
---------------------------------------------
John E. Zicker
/s/ SHANDA BAHLES Director January 28, 1999
---------------------------------------------
Shanda Bahles
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SIGNATURES TITLE DATE
---------- ----- ----
/s/ RICHARD W. SHAPERO Director January 28, 1999
---------------------------------------------
Richard W. Shapero
/s/ JEFFREY T. WEBBER Director January 28, 1999
---------------------------------------------
Jeffrey T. Webber
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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1.1 Form of Underwriting Agreement.
3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.
3.2* Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Registrant to be filed upon the closing of the offering made
under the Registration Statement.
3.3 Bylaws of Registrant.
4.1* Form of Registrant's Common Stock Certificate.
4.2 Sixth Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement,
dated as of February 24, 1998, between the Registrant and
the parties named therein.
4.3 Common Stock Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of
September 14, 1998, between the Registrant and Robert Hawk.
5.1* Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation.
10.1 Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into by Registrant
with each of its directors and executive officers.
10.2 Amended and Restated 1995 Stock Plan and related agreements.
10.3 1998 Stock Plan and related agreements.
10.4 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and related agreements.
10.5 1999 Director Option Plan and related agreements.
10.6 Master Equipment Lease Agreement, dated August 7, 1995,
between the Registrant and Lighthouse Capital Partners, L.P.
10.7 Master Lease Agreement, dated as of September 26, 1998,
between the Registrant and Dell Financial Services L.P.
10.8 Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 16, 1997,
between the Registrant and Venture Banking Group, a division
of Cupertino National Bank, and amendments thereto.
10.9 Standard Office Lease, dated June 1, 1998, by and between
the Registrant and Asset Growth Partners, Ltd., and the
First Amendment thereto.
10.10** Development and Licensing Agreement, dated January 22, 1997,
between the Registrant and Abacus Concepts, Inc.
10.11** Microsoft License and Distribution Agreement, dated August
23, 1996, between the Registrant and Microsoft Corporation.
10.12** Value-Added Reseller Agreement, effective June 26, 1997,
between the Registrant and Automatic Data Processing, Inc.
10.13** Sagent KK Non-Exclusive Japanese Distribution Agreement,
dated as of December 17, 1997, between Sagent KK Japan and
Kawasaki Steel Systems R&D Corporation.
10.14** Exclusive Distribution Agreement, effective as of January 1,
1998, by and between the Registrant and Sagent U.K. Ltd.
10.15** Joint Venture Agreement, entered into as of April 8, 1998,
between the Registrant and ISAR- Vermongensverwaltung GbR
mbH and related agreements.
10.16** Exclusive Concession Agreement, effective as of November 21,
1997, by and between the Registrant and Sagent France S.A.
10.17** Value-Added Reseller/OEM Agreement, effective December 30,
1997, between the Registrant and Advent Software, Inc.
10.18 Form of Sagent Technology, Inc. End User Software License
Agreement.
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NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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10.19** OEM Software License Agreement, effective March 31, 1998,
between the Registrant and Siebel Systems, Inc.
10.20 Form of Sagent Technology, Inc. Software Maintenance and
Technical Support Agreement.
10.21 Form of Sagent Technology, Inc. Agreement for Consulting
Services.
10.22 Form of Sagent Technology, Inc. Agreement for Subcontractor
Consulting Services.
10.23 Form of Evaluation Agreement.
10.24 Note, dated February 1, 1998, of W. Virginia Walker.
10.25 Note, dated February 1, 1998, of W. Virginia Walker.
10.26** Solution Provider Agreement, effective June 27, 1997,
between the Registrant and Unisys Corporation.
10.27 Consulting Agreement, dated as of April 7, 1997, between the
Registrant and Ralph Kimball.
10.28 Executive Change of Control Policy.
10.29 Agreement and Plan Reorganization, dated as of February 27,
1998, by and among Sagent Technology, Inc., Talus
Acquisition Corp., Talus, Incorporated and Certain
Shareholders of Talus, Inc.
10.30 Employment and Non-Competition Agreement, dated as of
February 27, 1998 between Registrant and Michael P.
Venerable.
10.31** Software License and Services Agreement, dated March 31,
1998, between Registrant and Siebel Systems, Inc.
21.1 Subsidiaries of the Registrant.
23.1* Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent
Accountants.
23.3 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Independent
Accountants.
23.4* Consent of Klaus S. Luft.
24.1 Power of Attorney (See page II-8).
27.1 Financial Data Schedule (available in EDGAR format only).
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* To be supplied by amendment.
** Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of
this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
EXHIBIT 1.1
__________ Shares
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Common Stock
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
__________, 1999
DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
SECURITIES CORPORATION
HAMBRECHT & QUIST LLC
PIPER JAFFRAY INC.
As representatives of the several Underwriters
named in Schedule I hereto
c/o Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation
277 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10172
Dear Sirs:
Sagent Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"),
proposes to issue and sell ____________ shares of its Common Stock, par value
$0.001 per share (the "FIRM SHARES"), to the several underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto (the "UNDERWRITERS"). The Company also proposes to issue and
sell to the several Underwriters not more than an additional _______ shares of
its Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "ADDITIONAL SHARES"), if
requested by the Underwriters as provided in Section 2 hereof. The Firm Shares
and the Additional Shares are hereinafter referred to collectively as the
"SHARES." The shares of common stock of the Company to be outstanding after
giving effect to the sales contemplated hereby are hereinafter referred to as
the "COMMON STOCK."
SECTION 1. Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Company has
prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"COMMISSION") in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder
(collectively, the "ACT"), a registration statement on Form S-1, including a
prospectus, relating to the Shares. The registration statement, as amended at
the time it became effective, including the information (if any) deemed to be
part of the registration statement at the time of effectiveness pursuant to Rule
430A under the Act, is hereinafter referred to as the "REGISTRATION STATEMENT";
and the prospectus in the form first used to confirm sales of Shares is
hereinafter referred to as the "PROSPECTUS." If the Company has filed or is
required pursuant to the terms hereof to file a registration statement pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Act registering
additional shares of Common Stock (a "RULE 462(B) REGISTRATION STATEMENT"),
then, unless otherwise specified, any reference herein to the term "Registration
Statement" shall be deemed to include such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement.
SECTION 2. Agreements to Sell and Purchase and Lock-Up
Agreements. On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in this
Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to issue
and sell, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase
from the Company at a price per Share of $______ (the "PURCHASE PRICE") the
number of Firm Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in
Schedule I hereto.
On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in
this Agreement, and subject to its terms and conditions, the Company agrees to
issue and sell the Additional Shares and the Underwriters shall have the right
to purchase, severally and not jointly, up to _______ Additional Shares from the
Company at the Purchase Price. Additional Shares may be purchased solely for the
purpose of covering over-allotments made in connection with the offering of the
Firm Shares. The Underwriters may exercise their right to purchase Additional
Shares in whole or in part from time to time by giving written notice thereof to
the Company within 30 days after the date of this Agreement. You shall give any
such notice on behalf of the Underwriters and such notice shall specify the
aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased pursuant to such exercise
and the date for payment and delivery thereof, which date shall be a business
day (i) no earlier than two business days after such notice has been given (and,
in any event, no earlier than the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined)) and
(ii) no later than ten business days after such notice has been given. If any
Additional Shares are to be purchased, each Underwriter, severally and not
jointly, agrees to purchase from the Company the number of Additional Shares
(subject to such adjustments to eliminate fractional shares as you may
determine) which bears the same proportion to the total number of Additional
Shares to be purchased from the Company as the number of Firm Shares set forth
opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I bears to the total number of
Firm Shares.
The Company hereby agrees not to (i) offer, pledge, sell,
contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option
or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, or
otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Common
Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Common Stock or (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers all
or a portion of the economic consequences associated with the ownership of any
Common Stock (regardless of whether any of the transactions described in clause
(i) or (ii) is to be settled by the delivery of Common Stock, or such other
securities, in cash or otherwise), except to the Underwriters pursuant to this
Agreement, for a period of 180 days after the date of the Prospectus without the
prior written consent of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, during such period (i) the Company may grant
stock options pursuant to the Company's existing stock option plan and (ii) the
Company may issue shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of an option or
warrant or the conversion of a security outstanding on the date hereof. The
Company also agrees not to file any registration statement with respect to any
shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for Common Stock for a period of 180 days after the date of the
Prospectus without the prior written consent
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of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation. The Company shall, prior
to or concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, deliver an agreement
executed by (i) each of the directors and officers of the Company and (ii) each
holder of greater than 0.5% of the Company's outstanding capital stock to the
effect that such person will not, during the period commencing on the date such
person signs such agreement and ending 180 days after the date of the
Prospectus, without the prior written consent of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation, (A) engage in any of the transactions described in the
first sentence of this paragraph or (B) make any demand for, or exercise any
right with respect to, the registration of any shares of Common Stock or any
securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock.
SECTION 3. Terms of Public Offering. The Company is advised by
you that the Underwriters propose (i) to make a public offering of their
respective portions of the Shares as soon after the execution and delivery of
this Agreement as in your judgment is advisable and (ii) initially to offer the
Shares upon the terms set forth in the Prospectus.
SECTION 4. Delivery and Payment. The Shares shall be represented
by definitive certificates and shall be issued in such authorized denominations
and registered in such names as Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation shall request no later than two business days prior to the Closing
Date or the applicable Option Closing Date (as defined below), as the case may
be. The Company shall deliver the Shares, with any transfer taxes thereon duly
paid by the respective Sellers, to Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), for
the respective accounts of the several Underwriters, against payment to the
Company of the Purchase Price therefore by wire transfer of Federal or other
funds immediately available in New York City. The certificates representing the
Shares shall be made available for inspection not later than 9:30 A.M., New York
City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date or the applicable
Option Closing Date, as the case may be, at the office of DTC or its designated
custodian (the "DESIGNATED OFFICE"). The time and date of delivery and payment
for the Firm Shares shall be 9:00 A.M., New York City time, on ________, 1999 or
such other time on the same or such other date as Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation and the Company shall agree in writing. The time and date
of delivery and payment for the Firm Shares are hereinafter referred to as the
"CLOSING DATE." The time and date of delivery and payment for any Additional
Shares to be purchased by the Underwriters shall be 9:00 A.M., New York City
time, on the date specified in the applicable exercise notice given by you
pursuant to Section 2 or such other time on the same or such other date as
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation and the Company shall agree
in writing. The time and date of delivery for any Additional Shares are
hereinafter referred to as the "OPTION CLOSING DATE."
The documents to be delivered on the Closing Date or any Option
Closing Date on behalf of the parties hereto pursuant to Section 8 of this
Agreement shall be delivered at the offices of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP,
Two Embarcadero Place, 2200 Geng Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 and the Shares shall
be delivered at the Designated Office, all on the Closing Date or such Option
Closing Date, as the case may be.
SECTION 5. Agreements of the Company. The Company agrees with
you:
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(a) To advise you promptly and, if requested by you, to
confirm such advice in writing, (i) of any request by the Commission for
amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the
Prospectus or for additional information, (ii) of the issuance by the Commission
of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or
of the suspension of qualification of the Shares for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for such purposes, (iii) when
any amendment to the Registration Statement becomes effective, (iv) if the
Company is required to file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement after the
effectiveness of this Agreement, when the Rule 462(b) Registration Statement has
become effective and (v) of the happening of any event during the period
referred to in Section 5(d) below which makes any statement of a material fact
made in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus untrue or which requires
any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in
order to make the statements therein not misleading. If at any time the
Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement, the Company will use its best efforts to obtain the
withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time.
(b) To furnish to you four (4) signed copies of the
Registration Statement as first filed with the Commission and of each amendment
to it, including all exhibits, and to furnish to you and each Underwriter
designated by you such number of conformed copies of the Registration Statement
as so filed and of each amendment to it, without exhibits, as you may reasonably
request.
(c) To prepare the Prospectus, the form and substance of
which shall be satisfactory to you, and to file the Prospectus in such form with
the Commission within the applicable period specified in Rule 424(b) under the
Act; during the period specified in Section 5(d) below, not to file any further
amendment to the Registration Statement and not to make any amendment or
supplement to the Prospectus of which you shall not previously have been advised
or to which you shall reasonably object after being so advised; and, during such
period, to prepare and file with the Commission, promptly upon your reasonable
request, any amendment to the Registration Statement or amendment or supplement
to the Prospectus which may be necessary or advisable in connection with the
distribution of the Shares by you, and to use its best efforts to cause any such
amendment to the Registration Statement to become promptly effective.
(d) Prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the first
business day after the date of this Agreement and from time to time thereafter
for such period as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus
is required by law to be delivered in connection with sales by an Underwriter or
a dealer, to furnish in New York City to each Underwriter and any dealer as many
copies of the Prospectus (and of any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus)
as such Underwriter or dealer may reasonably request.
(e) If during the period specified in Section 5(d), any event
shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which, in the opinion of
counsel for the Underwriters, it becomes necessary to amend or supplement the
Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading,
or if, in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters, it is necessary to amend
or
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supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, forthwith to prepare
and file with the Commission an appropriate amendment or supplement to the
Prospectus so that the statements in the Prospectus, as so amended or
supplemented, will not in the light of the circumstances when it is so
delivered, be misleading, or so that the Prospectus will comply with applicable
law, and to furnish to each Underwriter and to any dealer as many copies thereof
as such Underwriter or dealer may reasonably request.
(f) Prior to any public offering of the Shares, to cooperate
with you and counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the registration or
qualification of the Shares for offer and sale by the several Underwriters and
by dealers under the state securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as
you may request, to continue such registration or qualification in effect so
long as required for distribution of the Shares and to file such consents to
service of process or other documents as may be necessary in order to effect
such registration or qualification; provided, however, that the Company shall
not be required in connection therewith to qualify as a foreign corporation in
any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or to take any action that
would subject it to general consent to service of process or taxation other than
as to matters and transactions relating to the Prospectus, the Registration
Statement, any preliminary prospectus or the offering or sale of the Shares, in
any jurisdiction in which it is not now so subject.
(g) To mail and make generally available to its stockholders
as soon as practicable an earnings statement covering the twelve-month period
ending [INSERT DATE ONE YEAR AFTER THE END OF THE COMPANY'S FISCAL QUARTER IN
WHICH THE CLOSING WILL OCCUR] __________, 2000 that shall satisfy the provisions
of Section 11(a) of the Act, and to advise you in writing when such statement
has been so made available.
(h) During the period of three (3) years after the date of
this Agreement, to furnish to you as soon as available copies of all reports or
other communications furnished to the record holders of Common Stock or
furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national securities exchange on
which any class of securities of the Company is listed and such other publicly
available information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries as you may
reasonably request.
(i) Whether or not the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, to pay or cause to be
paid all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this
Agreement, including: (i) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company's
counsel and the Company's accountants in connection with the registration and
delivery of the Shares under the Act and all other fees and expenses in
connection with the preparation, printing, filing and distribution of the
Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits), any
preliminary prospectus, the Prospectus and all amendments and supplements to any
of the foregoing, including the mailing and delivering of copies thereof to the
Underwriters and dealers in the quantities specified herein, (ii) all costs and
expenses related to the transfer and delivery of the Shares to the Underwriters,
including any transfer or other taxes payable thereon, (iii) all costs of
printing or producing this Agreement and any other agreements or documents in
connection with the offering, purchase, sale or delivery of the Shares, (iv) all
expenses in connection with the registration or qualification
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of the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the
several states and all costs of printing or producing any Preliminary and
Supplemental Blue Sky Memoranda in connection therewith (including the filing
fees and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection
with such registration or qualification and memoranda relating thereto), (v) the
filing fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection with
the review and clearance of the offering of the Shares by the National
Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., (vi) all fees and expenses in
connection with the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement on Form
8-A relating to the Common Stock and all costs and expenses incident to the
listing of the Shares on the Nasdaq National Market, (vii) the cost of printing
certificates representing the Shares, (viii) the costs and charges of any
transfer agent, registrar and/or depositary, and (ix) all other costs and
expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company hereunder
for which provision is not otherwise made in this Section.
(j) To use its best efforts to list for quotation the Shares
on the Nasdaq National Market and to maintain the listing of the Shares on the
Nasdaq National Market for a period of three (3) years after the date of this
Agreement.
(k) To use its best efforts to do and perform all things
required or necessary to be done and performed under this Agreement by the
Company prior to the Closing Date or any Option Closing Date, as the case may
be, and to satisfy all conditions precedent to the delivery of the Shares.
(l) If the Registration Statement at the time of the
effectiveness of this Agreement does not cover all of the Shares, to file a Rule
462(b) Registration Statement with the Commission registering the Shares not so
covered in compliance with Rule 462(b) by 10:00 P.M., New York City time, on the
date of this Agreement and to pay to the Commission the filing fee for such Rule
462(b) Registration Statement at the time of the filing thereof or to give
irrevocable instructions for the payment of such fee pursuant to Rule 111(b)
under the Act.
SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The
Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter that:
(a) The Registration Statement has become effective (other
than any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement to be filed by the Company after the
effectiveness of this Agreement); any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement filed
after the effectiveness of this Agreement will become effective no later than
10:00 P.M., New York City time, on the date of this Agreement; and no stop order
suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement is in effect, and no
proceedings for such purpose are pending before or threatened by the Commission.
(b) (i) The Registration Statement (other than any Rule
462(b) Registration Statement to be filed by the Company after the effectiveness
of this Agreement), when it became effective, did not contain and, as amended,
if applicable, will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit
to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, (ii) the Registration Statement (other than
any Rule 462(b) Registration Statement to be filed by the Company after the
effectiveness
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of this Agreement) and the Prospectus comply and, as amended or supplemented, if
applicable, will comply in all material respects with the Act, (iii) if the
Company is required to file a Rule 462(b) Registration Statement after the
effectiveness of this Agreement, such Rule 462(b) Registration Statement and any
amendments thereto, when they become effective (A) will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and
(B) will comply in all material respects with the Act and (iv) the Prospectus
does not contain and, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, will not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and
warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions
in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus based upon information relating
to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter
through you expressly for use therein.
(c) Each preliminary prospectus filed as part of the
Registration Statement as originally filed or as part of any amendment thereto,
or filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, complied when so filed in all
material respects with the Act, and did not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, except that the representations and
warranties set forth in this paragraph do not apply to statements or omissions
in any preliminary prospectus based upon information relating to any Underwriter
furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through you expressly
for use therein.
(d) Each of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly
incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the corporate power and
authority to carry on its business as described in the Prospectus and to own,
lease and operate its properties, and each is duly qualified and is in good
standing as a foreign corporation authorized to do business in each jurisdiction
in which the nature of its business or its ownership or leasing of property
requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would
not have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole.
(e) There are no outstanding subscriptions, rights, warrants,
options, calls, convertible securities, commitments of sale or liens granted or
issued by the Company or any of its subsidiaries relating to or entitling any
person to purchase or otherwise to acquire any shares of the capital stock of
the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except as otherwise disclosed in the
Registration Statement.
(f) All the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid,
non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive or similar rights; and the
Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered to the
Underwriters against payment therefor as provided by this Agreement, will be
validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the issuance of such Shares
will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights.
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(g) All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each of
the Company's subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and are
fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned by the Company, directly or
indirectly through one or more subsidiaries, free and clear of any security
interest, claim, lien, encumbrance or adverse interest of any nature.
(h) The authorized capital stock of the Company conforms as
to legal matters to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus.
(i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
violation of its respective charter or by-laws or in default in the performance
of any obligation, agreement, covenant or condition contained in any indenture,
loan agreement, mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument that is
material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or their respective property is bound.
(j) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company.
(k) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by the Company, the compliance by the Company with all the provisions hereof and
the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (i) require
any consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or qualification with,
any court or governmental body or agency (except such as may be required under
the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states), (ii) conflict with or
constitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or a default under,
the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any
indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument that
is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or their respective property is bound, (iii) violate or
conflict with any applicable law or any rule, regulation, judgment, order or
decree of any court or any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over
the Company, any of its subsidiaries or their respective property or (iv) result
in the suspension, termination or revocation of any Authorization (as defined
below) of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any other impairment of the
rights of the holder of any such Authorization.
(l) The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess, or can
acquire on reasonable terms, all patents, patent rights, licenses, inventions,
copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, mask work rights, technology
and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented and/or unpatentable
proprietary or confidential information, systems or procedures) ("INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY") necessary to conduct the business now or as proposed to be conducted
by the Company as described in the Registration Statement. Neither the Company
nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement of or
conflict with (or knows of such infringement of or conflict with) asserted
rights of others with respect to any of such intellectual property which, singly
or in the aggregate, if the subject of any unfavorable decision, ruling or
finding, would have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole. To the
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Company's knowledge, the discoveries, inventions, products or processes of the
Company referred to in the Registration Statement do not infringe or conflict
with any right or patent of any third party, or any discovery, invention,
product or process which is the subject of a patent application filed by any
third party.
(m) There are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or
threatened to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is or could be a
party or to which any of their respective property is or could be subject that
are required to be described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and
are not so described; nor are there any statutes, regulations, contracts or
other documents that are required to be described in the Registration Statement
or the Prospectus or to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement that
are not so described or filed as required.
(n) No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or
among the Company or any of its subsidiaries on the one hand, and the directors,
officers, stockholders, customers or suppliers of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries on the other hand, which is required by the Act to be described in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus which is not so described. (o) Each
of the Company and its subsidiaries has such permits, licenses, consents,
exemptions, franchises, authorizations and other approvals (each, an
"AUTHORIZATION") of, and has made all filings with and notices to, all
governmental or regulatory authorities and self-regulatory organizations and all
courts and other tribunals, including, without limitation, under any applicable
Environmental Laws (as defined below), as are necessary to own, lease, license
and operate its respective properties and to conduct its respective business,
except where the failure to have any such Authorization or to make any such
filing or notice would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect on the business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations
of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Each such Authorization
is valid and in full force and effect and each of the Company and its
subsidiaries is in compliance with all the terms and conditions thereof and with
the rules and regulations of the authorities and governing bodies having
jurisdiction with respect thereto; and no event has occurred (including, without
limitation, the receipt of any notice from any authority or governing body)
which allows or, after notice or lapse of time or both, would allow, revocation,
suspension or termination of any such Authorization or results or, after notice
or lapse of time or both, would result in any other impairment of the rights of
the holder of any such Authorization; and such Authorizations contain no
restrictions that are burdensome to the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
except where such failure to be valid and in full force and effect or to be in
compliance, the occurrence of any such event or the presence of any such
restriction would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect on the business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations
of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(p) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
violated any foreign, federal, state or local law or regulation relating to the
protection of human health and safety, the environment or hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants ("ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS"), any
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
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1974, as amended, or any provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, except for such violations which,
singly or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the
business, prospects, financial condition or results of operation of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(q) There are no costs or liabilities associated with
Environmental Laws (including, without limitation, any capital or operating
expenditures required for clean-up, closure of properties or compliance with
Environmental Laws or any Authorization, any related constraints on operating
activities and any potential liabilities to third parties) which would, singly
or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(r) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are independent public
accountants with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries as required by the
Act.
(s) The consolidated financial statements included in the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or supplement
thereto), together with related schedules and notes, present fairly the
consolidated financial position, results of operations and changes in financial
position of the Company and its subsidiaries on the basis stated therein at the
respective dates or for the respective periods to which they apply; such
statements and related schedules and notes have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout the
periods involved, except as disclosed therein; the supporting schedules, if any,
included in the Registration Statement present fairly in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles the information required to be stated
therein; and the other financial and statistical information and data set forth
in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus (and any amendment or
supplement thereto) are, in all material respects, accurately presented and
prepared on a basis consistent with such financial statements and the books and
records of the Company.
(t) The Company and each of its subsidiaries maintains a
system of internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's
general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary
to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with general
accepted accounting principles and to maintain asset accountability; (iii)
access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management's general or
specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action
is taken with respect to any differences.
(u) All material tax returns required to be filed by the
Company and each of its subsidiaries in any jurisdiction have been filed, other
than those filings being contested in good faith, and all material taxes,
including withholding taxes, penalties and interest, assessments, fees and other
charges due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by
the Company or any of its subsidiaries have been paid, other than those being
contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been provided.
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(v) The Company is not and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as
described in the Prospectus, will not be, an "investment company" as such term
is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
(w) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings
between the Company and any person granting such person the right to require the
Company to file a registration statement under the Act with respect to any
securities of the Company or to require the Company to include such securities
with the Shares registered pursuant to the Registration Statement.
(x) Since the respective dates as of which information is
given in the Prospectus and other than as set forth in the Prospectus (exclusive
of any amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this
Agreement), (i) there has not occurred any material adverse change or any
development involving a prospective material adverse change in the condition,
financial or otherwise, or the earnings, business, prospects, management or
operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) there has
not been any material adverse change or any development involving a prospective
material adverse change in the capital stock or in the long-term debt of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries has incurred any material liability or obligation, direct or
contingent.
(y) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable
title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable title to all
personal property owned by them which is material to the business of the Company
and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances and
defects except such as are described in the Prospectus or such as do not
materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with the use
made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its
subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the
Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its subsidiaries, in each case except as described in the
Prospectus.
(z) The Company and each of its subsidiaries are insured by
insurers of recognized financial responsibility against such losses and risks
and in such amounts as are prudent and customary in the businesses in which they
are engaged; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries (i) has
received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that substantial
capital improvements or other material expenditures will have to be made in
order to continue such insurance or (ii) has any reason to believe that it will
not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage
expires or to obtain similar coverage from similar insurers at a cost that would
not have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects, financial
conditions or results of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(aa) There is no (i) significant unfair labor practice
complaint, grievance or arbitration proceeding pending or threatened against the
Company or any of its subsidiaries before the National Labor Relations Board or
any state or local labor relations board,
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(ii) strike, labor dispute, slowdown or stoppage pending or threatened against
the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) union representation question
existing with respect to the employees of the Company and its subsidiaries,
except for such actions specified in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, which,
singly or in the aggregate, would not have a material adverse effect on the
business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. To the best of the Company's knowledge,
no collective bargaining organizing activities are taking place with respect to
the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(bb) (i) To the Company's knowledge, none of the computer
software, computer firmware, computer hardware (whether general or special
purpose) or other similar or related items of automated, computerized or
software systems that are used or relied on by the Company or sub-licensed to
the Company in the conduct of its business will malfunction, will cease to
function, will generate incorrect data or will produce incorrect results when
processing, providing or receiving (i) date-related data from, into and between
the Twentieth (20th) and Twenty-First (21st) centuries or (ii) date-related data
in connection with any valid date in the Twentieth (20th) and Twenty-First
(21st) centuries, causing a material adverse effect on the Company.
(ii) None of the products and services sold, licensed,
rendered, or otherwise provided by the Company in the conduct of its business
will malfunction, will cease to function, will generate incorrect data or will
produce incorrect results when processing, providing or receiving (i)
date-related data from, into and between the Twentieth (20th) and Twenty-First
(21st) centuries or (ii) date-related data in connection with any valid date in
the Twentieth (20th) and Twenty-First (21st) centuries, causing a material
adverse effect on the Company.
(iii) The Company has not made any representations or
warranties relating to the ability of any product or service sold, licensed,
rendered, or otherwise provided by the Company in the conduct of its business to
operate without malfunction, to operate without ceasing to function, to generate
correct data or to produce correct results when processing, providing or
receiving (i) date-related data from, into and between the Twentieth (20th) and
Twenty-First (21st) centuries and (ii) date-related data in connection with any
valid date in the Twentieth (20th) and Twenty-First (21st) centuries.
(cc) Each product manufactured, sold, licensed, leased, or
delivered by the Company has been in conformity with all applicable contractual
commitments and all express and implied warranties except where the failure to
be in such conformity would not have a material and adverse effect on the
Company. The Company has no liability, and to the Company's knowledge, there is
no current reasonable basis for any action, suit, proceeding, hearing,
investigation, charge, complaint, claim, or demand giving rise to any liability,
for replacement or repair thereof or other damages in connection therewith. No
product manufactured, sold, licensed, leased or delivered by the Company is
subject to any guaranty, lease or warranty beyond that implied or imposed by
applicable law. Schedule 6(cc) includes a copy of the Company's standard terms
and conditions of sale, license and lease.
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(dd) Each certificate signed by any officer of the Company and
delivered to the Underwriters or counsel for the Underwriters shall be deemed to
be a representation and warranty by the Company to the Underwriters as to the
matters covered thereby.
SECTION 7. Indemnification. (a) The Company agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless each Underwriter, its directors, its officers and each person,
if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act
or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "EXCHANGE
ACT"), from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and
judgments (including, without limitation, any legal or other expenses incurred
in connection with investigating or defending any matter, including any action,
that could give rise to any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
judgments) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement (or any amendment
thereto), the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any
preliminary prospectus, or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such losses, claims,
damages, liabilities or judgments are caused by any such untrue statement or
omission or alleged untrue statement or omission based upon information relating
to any Underwriter furnished in writing to the Company by such Underwriter
through you expressly for use therein; provided, however, that the foregoing
indemnity agreement with respect to any preliminary prospectus shall not inure
to the benefit of any Underwriter who failed to deliver a Prospectus, as then
amended or supplemented (so long as the Prospectus and any amendments or
supplements thereto was provided by the Company to the several Underwriters in
the requisite quantity and on a timely basis to permit proper delivery on or
prior to the Closing Date), to the person asserting any losses, claims, damages,
liabilities or judgments caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in such preliminary prospectus, or caused
by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to
be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, if
such material misstatement or omission or alleged material misstatement or
omission was cured in the Prospectus, as so amended or supplemented, and such
Prospectus was required by law to be delivered at or prior to the written
confirmation of sale to such person.
(b) Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to
indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who sign
the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act,
to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such
Underwriter but only with reference to information relating to such Underwriter
furnished in writing to the Company by such Underwriter through you expressly
for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Prospectus
(or any amendment or supplement thereto) or any preliminary prospectus.
(c) In case any action shall be commenced involving any person in
respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to Section 7(a) or 7(b) (the
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY"), the indemnified party shall promptly notify the person
against whom such indemnity may be sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in writing
and the indemnifying party shall assume the defense of such action, including
the employment of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
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indemnified party and the payment of all fees and expenses of such counsel, as
incurred (except that in the case of any action in respect of which indemnity
may be sought pursuant to both Sections 7(a) and 7(b), the Underwriter shall not
be required to assume the defense of such action pursuant to this Section 7(c),
but may employ separate counsel and participate in the defense thereof, but the
fees and expenses of such counsel, except as provided below, shall be at the
expense of such Underwriter). Any indemnified party shall have the right to
employ separate counsel in any such action and participate in the defense
thereof, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of
the indemnified party unless (i) the employment of such counsel shall have been
specifically authorized in writing by the indemnifying party, (ii) the
indemnifying party shall have failed to assume the defense of such action or
employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party or (iii) the
named parties to any such action (including any impleaded parties) include both
the indemnified party and the indemnifying party, and the indemnified party
shall have been advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal
defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those
available to the indemnifying party (in which case the indemnifying party shall
not have the right to assume the defense of such action on behalf of the
indemnified party). In any such case, the indemnifying party shall not, in
connection with any one action or separate but substantially similar or related
actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or
circumstances, be liable for (i) the fees and expenses of more than one separate
firm of attorneys (in addition to any local counsel) for all Underwriters, their
officers and directors and all persons, if any, who control any Underwriter
within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Act or Section 20 of the Exchange
Act and (ii) the fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys
(in addition to any local counsel) for the Company, its directors, its officers
who sign the Registration Statement and all persons, if any, who control the
Company within the meaning of either such Section, and all such fees and
expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred. In the case of any such
separate firm for the Underwriters, their officers and directors and such
control persons of any Underwriters, such firm shall be designated in writing by
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation. In the case of any such
separate firm for the Company and such directors, officers and control persons
of the Company, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Company. The
indemnifying party shall indemnify and hold harmless the indemnified party from
and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments by
reason of any settlement of any action (i) effected with its written consent or
(ii) effected without its written consent if the settlement is entered into more
than twenty business days after the indemnifying party shall have received a
request from the indemnified party for reimbursement for the fees and expenses
of counsel (in any case where such fees and expenses are at the expense of the
indemnifying party) and, prior to the date of such settlement, the indemnifying
party shall have failed to comply with such reimbursement request. No
indemnifying party shall, without the prior written consent of the indemnified
party, effect any settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry of
judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action in respect of which
the indemnified party is or could have been a party and indemnity or
contribution may be or could have been sought hereunder by the indemnified
party, unless such settlement, compromise or judgment (i) includes an
unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability on claims that
are or could have been the subject matter of such action and (ii) does not
include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to
act, by or on behalf of the indemnified party.
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(d) To the extent the indemnification provided for in this
Section 7 is unavailable to an indemnified party or insufficient in respect of
any losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments referred to therein, then
each indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result
of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities and judgments (i) in such
proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the
Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand from the offering
of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause 7(d)(i) above is not
permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not
only the relative benefits referred to in clause 7(d)(i) above but also the
relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other
hand in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted in such
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments, as well as any other relevant
equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the
one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand shall be deemed to be in the
same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering (after deducting
underwriting discounts and commissions, but before deducting expenses) received
by the Company, and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by
the Underwriters, bear to the total price to the public of the Shares, in each
case as set forth in the table on the cover page of the Prospectus. The relative
fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters on the other hand
shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission
to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or the
Underwriters and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just
and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7(d) were determined by
pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for
such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take account
of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the
losses, claims, damages, liabilities or judgments referred to in the immediately
preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set
forth above, any legal or other expenses incurred by such indemnified party in
connection with investigating or defending any matter, including any action,
that could have given rise to such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or
judgments. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 7, no Underwriter
shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the
total price at which the Shares underwritten by it and distributed to the public
were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages which such
Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of
fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters' obligations to contribute
pursuant to this Section 7(d) are several in proportion to the respective number
of Shares purchased by each of the Underwriters hereunder and not joint.
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(e) The remedies provided for in this Section 7 are not exclusive
and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to
any indemnified party at law or in equity.
SECTION 8. Conditions of Underwriters' Obligations. The several
obligations of the Underwriters to purchase the Firm Shares under this Agreement
are subject to the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(a) All the representations and warranties of the Company
contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct on the Closing Date with
the same force and effect as if made on and as of the Closing Date.
(b) If the Company is required to file a Rule 462(b) Registration
Statement after the effectiveness of this Agreement, such Rule 462(b)
Registration Statement shall have become effective by 10:00 P.M., New York City
time, on the date of this Agreement; and no stop order suspending the
effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been commenced or shall be pending
before or contemplated by the Commission.
(c) You shall have received on the Closing Date a certificate
dated the Closing Date, signed by Ken Gardner and Virginia Walker, in their
capacities as the President and Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial
Officer, respectively, of the Company, confirming the matters set forth in
Sections 6(x), 8(a) and 8(b) and that the Company has complied with all of the
agreements and satisfied all of the conditions herein contained and required to
be complied with or satisfied by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date.
(d) Since the respective dates as of which information is given
in the Prospectus other than as set forth in the Prospectus (exclusive of any
amendments or supplements thereto subsequent to the date of this Agreement), (i)
there shall not have occurred any change or any development involving a
prospective change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or the earnings,
business, management or operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as
a whole, (ii) there shall not have been any change or any development involving
a prospective change in the capital stock or in the long-term debt of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries shall have incurred any liability or obligation, direct or
contingent, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause 8(d)(i),
8(d)(ii) or 8(d)(iii), in your judgment, is material and adverse and, in your
judgment, makes it impracticable to market the Shares on the terms and in the
manner contemplated in the Prospectus.
(e) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion
(satisfactory to you and counsel for the Underwriters), dated the Closing Date,
of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, a Professional Corporation ("WSGR"),
counsel for the Company, to the effect that:
(i) each of the Company and its subsidiaries has been duly
incorporated, is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the
laws of its
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jurisdiction of incorporation and has the corporate power and authority to carry
on its business as described in the Prospectus and to own, lease and operate its
properties;
(ii) each of the Company and its subsidiaries is duly
qualified and is in good standing as a foreign corporation authorized to do
business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or its
ownership or leasing of property requires such qualification, except where the
failure to be so qualified would not have a material adverse effect on the
business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company
and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(iii) all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the
Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid,
non-assessable and not subject to any preemptive or similar rights;
(iv) the Shares have been duly authorized and, when issued
and delivered to the Underwriters against payment therefor as provided by this
Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and the
issuance of such Shares will not be subject to any preemptive or similar rights;
(v) all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of each
of the Company's subsidiaries have been duly authorized and validly issued and
are fully paid and non-assessable, and are owned by the Company, directly or
indirectly through one or more subsidiaries, free and clear of any security
interest, claim, lien, encumbrance or adverse interest of any nature;
(vi) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company;
(vii) the authorized capital stock of the Company conforms
as to legal matters to the description thereof contained in the Prospectus;
(viii) the Registration Statement has become effective
under the Act, no stop order suspending its effectiveness has been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose are, to the best of such counsel's knowledge after
due inquiry, pending before or contemplated by the Commission;
(ix) the statements under the captions "Risk
Factors--Risks Associated with Intellectual Property," "Risk Factors--Risks
Related to Third Party Technology," "Business--Legal Proceedings,"
"Business--Intellectual Property," "Management--Limitation on Liability and
Indemnification Matters," "Management--Employee Benefit Plans," "Certain
Transactions," "Description of Capital Stock" and "Underwriting" in the
Prospectus and Items 14 and 15 of Part II of the Registration Statement, insofar
as such statements constitute a summary of the legal matters, documents or
proceedings referred to therein, fairly present the information called for with
respect to such legal matters, documents and proceedings;
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(x) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is in
violation of its respective charter or by-laws and, to the best of such
counsel's knowledge after due inquiry, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries is in default in the performance of any obligation, agreement,
covenant or condition contained in any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage,
lease or other agreement or instrument that is material to the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or their
respective property is bound;
(xi) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by the Company, the compliance by the Company with all the provisions
hereof and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not (A)
require any consent, approval, authorization or other order of, or qualification
with, any court or governmental body or agency (except such as may be required
under the securities or Blue Sky laws of the various states), (B) conflict with
or constitute a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or a default under,
the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any
indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, lease or other agreement or instrument that
is material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of
its subsidiaries or their respective property is bound, (C) violate or conflict
with any applicable law or any rule, regulation, judgment, order or decree of
any court or any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over the
Company, any of its subsidiaries or their respective property or (D) result in
the suspension, termination or revocation of any Authorization of the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or any other impairment of the rights of the holder of
any such Authorization;
(xii) after due inquiry, such counsel does not know of any
legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened to which the Company or
any of its subsidiaries is or could be a party or to which any of their
respective property is or could be subject that are required to be described in
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus and are not so described, or of any
statutes, regulations, contracts or other documents that are required to be
described in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or to be filed as
exhibits to the Registration Statement that are not so described or filed as
required;
(xiii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has
violated any Environmental Law, any provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, or any provisions of the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, except for
such violations which, singly or in the aggregate, would not have a material
adverse effect on the business, prospects, financial condition or results of
operation of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xiv) each of the Company and its subsidiaries has such
Authorizations of, and has made all filings with and notices to, all
governmental or regulatory authorities and self-regulatory organizations and all
courts and other tribunals, including, without limitation, under any applicable
Environmental Laws, as are necessary to own, lease, license and operate its
respective properties and to conduct its business, except where the failure to
have any such Authorization or to make any such filing or notice would not,
singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business,
prospects, financial condition or results of
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operations of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; each such
Authorization is valid and in full force and effect and each of the Company and
its subsidiaries is in compliance with all the terms and conditions thereof and
with the rules and regulations of the authorities and governing bodies having
jurisdiction with respect thereto; and no event has occurred (including, without
limitation, the receipt of any notice from any authority or governing body)
which allows or, after notice or lapse of time or both, would allow, revocation,
suspension or termination of any such Authorization or results or, after notice
or lapse of time or both, would result in any other impairment of the rights of
the holder of any such Authorization; and such Authorizations contain no
restrictions that are burdensome to the Company or any of its subsidiaries;
except where such failure to be valid and in full force and effect or to be in
compliance, the occurrence of any such event or the presence of any such
restriction would not, singly or in the aggregate, have a material adverse
effect on the business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations
of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
(xv) the Company is not and, after giving effect to the
offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as
described in the Prospectus, will not be, an "investment company" as such term
is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended;
(xvi) to the best of such counsel's knowledge after due
inquiry, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the
Company and any person granting such person the right to require the Company to
file a registration statement under the Act with respect to any securities of
the Company or to require the Company to include such securities with the Shares
registered pursuant to the Registration Statement; and
(xvii) The Company and its subsidiaries have good and
marketable title in fee simple to all real property and good and marketable
title to all personal property owned by them which is material to the business
of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens,
encumbrances and defects except such as are described in the Prospectus or such
as do not materially affect the value of such property and do not interfere with
the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its
subsidiaries; and any real property and buildings held under lease by the
Company and its subsidiaries are held by them under valid, subsisting and
enforceable leases with such exceptions as are not material and do not interfere
with the use made and proposed to be made of such property and buildings by the
Company and its subsidiaries, in each case except as described in the
Prospectus.
(xviii) The Company and its subsidiaries own or possess,
or can acquire on reasonable terms, all patents, patent rights, licenses,
inventions, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade names, mask work
rights, technology and know-how (including trade secrets and other unpatented
and/or unpatentable proprietary or confidential information, systems or
procedures), ("INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY") necessary to conduct the business now or
as proposed to be conducted by the Company as described in the Registration
Statement. To the best of such counsel's knowledge after due inquiry, neither
the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of infringement
of or conflict with (or knows of such infringement of or conflict with) asserted
rights of others with respect to any of such intellectual property which, singly
or in the aggregate, if the subject of an unfavorable decision, ruling or
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finding, would have a material adverse effect on the business, prospects,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole. To the best of such counsel's knowledge after
due inquiry, the discoveries, inventions, products or processes of the Company
referred to in the Registration Statement do not infringe or conflict with any
right or patent of any third party, or any discovery, invention, product or
process which is the subject of a patent application filed by any third party.
(xix) (A) the Registration Statement and the Prospectus
and any supplement or amendment thereto (except for the financial statements and
other financial data included therein as to which no opinion need be expressed)
comply as to form with the Act, (B) such counsel has no reason to believe that
at the time the Registration Statement became effective or on the date of this
Agreement, the Registration Statement and the prospectus included therein
(except for the financial statements and other financial data as to which such
counsel need not express any belief) contained any untrue statement of a
material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and (C) such counsel
has no reason to believe that the Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if
applicable (except for the financial statements and other financial data, as
aforesaid) contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a
material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
The opinion of WSGR described in this Section 8(e) shall be rendered
to you at the request of the Company and shall so state therein.
(f) You shall have received on the Closing Date an opinion, dated
the Closing Date, of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP ("BPH"), counsel for the
Underwriters, as to the matters referred to in Sections 8(e)(iv), 8(e)(vi),
8(e)(ix) (but only with respect to the statements under the caption "Description
of Capital Stock" and "Underwriting") and 8(e)(xix).
In giving such opinions with respect to the matters covered by
Section 8(e)(xix), WSGR and BPH may state that their opinion and belief are
based upon their participation in the preparation of the Registration Statement
and Prospectus and any amendments or supplements thereto and review and
discussion of the contents thereof, but are without independent check or
verification except as specified.
(g) You shall have received, on each of the date hereof and the
Closing Date, a letter dated the date hereof or the Closing Date, as the case
may be, in form and substance satisfactory to you, from PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP, independent public accountants, containing the information and statements
of the type ordinarily included in accountants' "comfort letters" to
Underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial
information contained in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.
(h) The Company shall have delivered to you the agreements
specified in Section 2 hereof which agreements shall be in full force and effect
on the Closing Date.
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(i) The Shares shall have been duly listed for quotation on the
Nasdaq National Market.
(j) The Company shall not have failed on or prior to the Closing
Date to perform or comply with any of the agreements herein contained and
required to be performed or complied with by the Company on or prior to the
Closing Date.
The several obligations of the Underwriters to purchase any Additional
Shares hereunder are subject to the delivery to you on the applicable Option
Closing Date of such documents as you may reasonably request with respect to the
good standing of the Company, the due authorization and issuance of such
Additional Shares and other matters related to the issuance of such Additional
Shares.
SECTION 9. Effectiveness of Agreement and Termination. This Agreement
shall become effective upon the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
parties hereto.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time on or prior to the Closing
Date by you by written notice to the Company if any of the following has
occurred: (i) any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or other national or
international calamity or crisis or change in economic conditions or in the
financial markets of the United States or elsewhere that, in your judgment, is
material and adverse and, in your judgment, makes it impracticable to market the
Shares on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Prospectus, (ii) the
suspension or material limitation of trading in securities or other instruments
on the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board
of Options Exchange, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Chicago Board of Trade
or the Nasdaq National Market or limitation on prices for securities or other
instruments on any such exchange or the Nasdaq National Market, (iii) the
suspension of trading of any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the
over-the-counter market, (iv) the enactment, publication, decree or other
promulgation of any federal or state statute, regulation, rule or order of any
court or other governmental authority which in your opinion materially and
adversely affects, or will materially and adversely affect, the business,
prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (v) the declaration of a banking moratorium by
either federal or New York State authorities or (vi) the taking of any action by
any federal, state or local government or agency in respect of its monetary or
fiscal affairs which in your opinion has a material adverse effect on the
financial markets in the United States.
If on the Closing Date or on an Option Closing Date, as the case may be,
any one or more of the Underwriters shall fail or refuse to purchase the Firm
Shares or Additional Shares, as the case may be, which it has or they have
agreed to purchase hereunder on such date and the aggregate number of Firm
Shares or Additional Shares, as the case may be, which such defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase is not more
than one-tenth of the total number of Firm Shares or Additional Shares, as the
case may be, to be purchased on such date by all Underwriters, each
non-defaulting Underwriter shall be obligated severally, in the proportion which
the number of Firm Shares set forth opposite its name in Schedule I bears to the
total number of Firm Shares which all the non-defaulting Underwriters have
agreed to purchase, or in such other proportion as you may specify, to purchase
the Firm
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Shares or Additional Shares, as the case may be, which such defaulting
Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed or refused to purchase on such
date; provided that in no event shall the number of Firm Shares or Additional
Shares, as the case may be, which any Underwriter has agreed to purchase
pursuant to Section 2 hereof be increased pursuant to this Section 9 by an
amount in excess of one-ninth of such number of Firm Shares or Additional
Shares, as the case may be, without the written consent of such Underwriter. If
on the Closing Date any Underwriter or Underwriters shall fail or refuse to
purchase Firm Shares and the aggregate number of Firm Shares with respect to
which such default occurs is more than one-tenth of the aggregate number of Firm
Shares to be purchased by all Underwriters and arrangements satisfactory to you
and the Company for purchase of such Firm Shares are not made within 48 hours
after such default, this Agreement will terminate without liability on the part
of any non-defaulting Underwriter and the Company. In any such case which does
not result in termination of this Agreement, either you or the Company shall
have the right to postpone the Closing Date, but in no event for longer than
seven days, in order that the required changes, if any, in the Registration
Statement and the Prospectus or any other documents or arrangements may be
effected. If, on an Option Closing Date, any Underwriter or Underwriters shall
fail or refuse to purchase Additional Shares and the aggregate number of
Additional Shares with respect to which such default occurs is more than
one-tenth of the aggregate number of Additional Shares to be purchased on such
date, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall have the option to (i) terminate
their obligation hereunder to purchase such Additional Shares or (ii) purchase
not less than the number of Additional Shares that such non-defaulting
Underwriters would have been obligated to purchase on such date in the absence
of such default. Any action taken under this paragraph shall not relieve any
defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of any default of any such
Underwriter under this Agreement.
SECTION 10. Miscellaneous. Notices given pursuant to any provision of
this Agreement shall be addressed as follows: (i) if to the Company, to Sagent
Technology, Inc., 800 W. El Camino Real, Suite 300, Mountain View, CA 94040 and
(ii) if to any Underwriter or to you, to you c/o Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette
Securities Corporation, 277 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10172, Attention:
Syndicate Department, or in any case to such other address as the person to be
notified may have requested in writing.
The respective indemnities, contribution agreements, representations,
warranties and other statements of the Company and the several Underwriters set
forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement shall remain operative and in full
force and effect, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Shares,
regardless of (i) any investigation, or statement as to the results thereof,
made by or on behalf of any Underwriter, the officers or directors of any
Underwriter, any person controlling any Underwriter, the Company, the officers
or directors of the Company or any person controlling the Company, (ii)
acceptance of the Shares and payment for them hereunder and (iii) termination of
this Agreement.
If for any reason the Shares are not delivered by or on behalf of the
Company as provided herein (other than as a result of any termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 9), the Company agrees to reimburse the several
Underwriters for all out-of-pocket expenses (including the fees and
disbursements of counsel) incurred by them. Notwithstanding any termination of
this Agreement, the Company shall be liable for all expenses which it has agreed
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to pay pursuant to Section 5(i) hereof. The Company also agrees to reimburse the
several Underwriters, their directors and officers and any persons controlling
any of the Underwriters for any and all fees and expenses (including, without
limitation, the fees disbursements of counsel) incurred by them in connection
with enforcing their rights hereunder (including, without limitation, pursuant
to Section 7 hereof).
Except as otherwise provided, this Agreement has been and is made solely
for the benefit of and shall be binding upon the Company, the Underwriters, the
Underwriters' directors and officers, any controlling persons referred to
herein, the Company's directors and the Company's officers who sign the
Registration Statement and their respective successors and assigns, all as and
to the extent provided in this Agreement, and no other person shall acquire or
have any right under or by virtue of this Agreement. The term "successors and
assigns" shall not include a purchaser of any of the Shares from any of the
several Underwriters merely because of such purchase.
This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of New York.
This Agreement may be signed in various counterparts which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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Please confirm that the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement
between the Company and the several Underwriters.
Very truly yours,
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
SECURITIES CORPORATION
HAMBRECHT & QUIST LLC
PIPER JAFFRAY, INC.
Acting severally on behalf of
themselves and the several
Underwriters named in
Schedule I hereto
By: DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
SECURITIES CORPORATION
By:
Name:
Title:
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SCHEDULE I
Number of Firm Shares
Underwriters to be Purchased
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Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation
Hambrecht & Quist LLC
Piper Jaffray, Inc.
[Names of other Underwriters]
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Total
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Annex I
[Insert names of stockholders of the Company who will be required to sign lock
ups]
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EXHIBIT 3.1
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
ARTICLE I
The name of this Corporation is Sagent Technology, Inc. (the
"Corporation").
ARTICLE II
The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of
Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle,
Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The
Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III
The purpose of this Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or
activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation
Law of Delaware other than the banking business, the trust company business or
the practice of a profession permitted to be incorporated by the General
Corporation Law of Delaware.
ARTICLE IV
This Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock,
designated Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock") and
Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Preferred Stock"). The number of
shares of Common Stock which this Corporation is authorized to issue is
25,000,000. The number of shares of Preferred Stock which this Corporation is
authorized to issue is 15,555,555, 2,800,000 of which shall be designated
"Series A Preferred," 5,655,555 of which shall be designated "Series B
Preferred", 2,800,000 of which shall be designated "Series C Preferred",
1,800,000 of which shall be designated "Series D Preferred", and 2,500,000 of
which shall be designated "Series E Preferred" (Series A Preferred, Series B
Preferred, Series C Preferred, Series D Preferred and Series E Preferred are
referred to collectively as the "Preferred Stock").
The Corporation shall from time to time in accordance with the laws of
the State of Delaware increase the authorized amount of its Common Stock if at
any time the number of shares of Common Stock remaining unissued and available
for issuance shall not be sufficient to permit conversion of the Preferred
Stock.
The relative rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted
to or imposed upon the respective classes of Common Stock and Preferred Stock or
the holders thereof are as follows:
SECTION 1. DIVIDENDS.
The holders of the outstanding Preferred Stock shall be entitled to
receive, when and as declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally
available therefor, dividends at the rate of $0.036 per share of Series A
Preferred per annum, $0.072 per share of Series B Preferred per annum, $0.20 per
share of Series C Preferred per annum, $0.25 per share of Series D Preferred per
annum, and $0.43 per share of Series E Preferred per annum, payable in
preference and priority to any payment of any dividend on Common Stock of the
Corporation. Such dividends shall not be cumulative, and no right to such
dividends shall accrue to holders of Preferred Stock or to the holders of Common
Stock unless declared by the Board of Directors. No dividends or other
distributions shall be made with respect to the Common Stock in any fiscal year,
other than dividends payable solely in Common Stock, until a dividend has been
paid to or declared and set apart upon all shares of Preferred Stock at the
annual rates set forth above during that fiscal year. After the holders of the
Preferred Stock have received their dividend preference as set forth above, any
dividends declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available
therefor shall be shared equally among all outstanding shares on an as-converted
basis.
(a) For purposes of this Section 1, unless the context
otherwise requires, a "distribution" shall mean the transfer of cash or other
property without consideration whether by way of dividend or otherwise, payable
other than in Common Stock, or the purchase or redemption of shares of the
Corporation (other than repurchases of Common Stock issued to or held by
employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Corporation or its
subsidiaries upon termination of their employment or services pursuant to
agreements providing for the right of said repurchase) for cash or property.
(b) As authorized by Section 402.5(c) of the California
Corporations Code, the provisions of Sections 502 and 503 of the California
Corporations Code shall not apply with respect to repurchases by the Corporation
of shares of Common Stock issued to or held by employees, officers, directors or
consultants of the Corporation or its subsidiaries upon termination of their
employment or services pursuant to agreements providing for the right of said
repurchase.
SECTION 2. LIQUIDATION PREFERENCE.
In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the
Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, distributions to the shareholders
of the Corporation shall be made in the following manner:
(a) The holders of the Series A Preferred shall be entitled to
receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or
surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of the Common Stock by reason of
their ownership of such stock, the amount of $0.45 per share for each share of
Series A Preferred then held by them (adjusted for any subdivisions,
combinations, consoli dations, or stock distributions or stock dividends with
respect to such shares effected after the date these Amended and Restated
Articles were filed with the Secretary of State) plus an amount equal to all
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declared but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred held by them, the
holders of the Series B Preferred shall be entitled to receive, prior and in
preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the
Corporation to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership of such
stock, the amount of $0.90 per share for each share of Series B Preferred then
held by them(adjusted for any subdivisions, combinations, consolidations or
stock distributions or stock dividends with respect to such shares effected
after the date these Amended and Restated Articles were filed with the Secretary
of State) plus an amount equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on the
Series B Preferred shares then held by them, the holders of the Series C
Preferred shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any
distribution of any of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the
holders of Common Stock by reason of their ownership of such stock, the amount
of $2.50 per share for each share of Series C Preferred then held by them
(adjusted for any subdivisions, combinations, consolidations or stock
distributions or stock dividends with respect to such shares effected after the
date these Amended and Restated Articles were filed with the Secretary of State)
plus an amount equal to all declared and unpaid dividends on the Series C
Preferred shares then held by them, and the holders of the Series D Preferred
shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any
of the assets or surplus funds of the Corporation to the holders of Common Stock
by reason of their ownership of such stock, the amount of $3.18 per share for
each share of Series D Preferred then held by them (adjusted for any
subdivisions, combinations, consolidations or stock distributions or stock
dividends with respect to such shares effected after the date these Amended and
Restated Articles were filed with the Secretary of State) plus an amount equal
to all declared and unpaid dividends on the Series D Preferred shares then held
by them. The holders of the Series E Preferred shall be entitled to receive,
prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets or surplus
funds of the Corporation to the holders of Common Stock by reason of their
ownership of such stock, the amount of $5.40 per share for each share of Series
E Preferred then held by them (adjusted for any subdivisions, combinations,
consolidations or stock distributions or stock dividends with respect to such
shares effected after the date these Amended and Restated Articles were filed
with the Secretary of State) plus an amount equal to all declared and unpaid
dividends on the Series E Preferred shares then held by them. If the assets and
funds thus distri buted among the holders of the Preferred Stock shall be
insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full aforesaid
preferential amount, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally
available for distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the
Preferred Stock in proportion to the full aforesaid preferential amounts to
which each such holder is entitled.
(b) After payment has been made to the holders of the
Preferred Stock of the full amounts to which they shall be entitled as set forth
in Section 2(a) above, then the entire remaining assets and funds of the
Corporation legally available for distribution, if any, shall be distributed
ratably among the holders of the Common Stock in a manner such that the amount
distributed to each holder of Common Stock shall equal the amount obtained by
multiplying the entire remaining assets and funds of the Corporation legally
available for distribution hereunder by a fraction, the numerator of which shall
be the number of shares of Common Stock then held by such holder, and the
denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock then
outstanding.
(c) For purposes of this Section 2, a merger or consolidation
of the Corporation with or into any other corporation or corporations, or a
merger of any other corporation or corporations into the Corporation, unless the
shareholders of the Corporation immediately following such transaction
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directly or indirectly own greater than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting
power of the surviving or acquiring corporation or corporations, or a sale of
all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation, shall be treated as a
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.
(d) Notwithstanding Sections 2(a) and 2(b) hereof, the
Corporation may at any time, out of funds legally available therefor, repurchase
shares of Common Stock of the Corporation issued to or held by employees,
officers, directors or consultants of the Corporation or its subsidiaries upon
termination of their employment or services, pursuant to any agreement providing
for such right of repurchase.
SECTION 3. CONVERSION.
The holders of the Preferred Stock shall have conversion rights as
follows (the "CONVERSION RIGHTS"):
(a) Right to Convert. Each share of Series A Preferred shall
be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date
of issuance of such share, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer
agent for the Series A Preferred, into such number of fully paid and non
assessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing $0.45 by the
applicable Conversion Price, determined as hereinafter provided, in effect at
the time of conversion. Each share of Series B Preferred shall be convertible,
at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of
such share, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the
Series B Preferred, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of
Common Stock as is determined by dividing $0.90 by the applicable Conversion
Price, determined as hereinafter provided, in effect at the time of conversion.
Each share of Series C Preferred shall be convertible, at the option of the
holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, at the
office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series C Preferred, into
such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is
determined by dividing $2.50 by the applicable Conversion Price, determined as
hereinafter provided, in effect at the time of conversion. Each share of Series
D Preferred shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any
time after the date of issuance of such share, at the office of the Corporation
or any transfer agent for the Series D Preferred, into such number of fully paid
and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing $3.18 by
the applicable Conversion Price, determined as hereinafter provided, in effect
at the time of conversion. Each share of Series E Preferred shall be
convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of
issuance of such share, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent
for the Series E Preferred, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable
shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing $5.40 by the applicable
Conversion Price, determined as hereinafter provided, in effect at the time of
conversion. The price at which shares of Common Stock shall be deliverable upon
conversion of shares of Preferred Stock (the "Conversion Price") shall initially
be $0.45 with respect to the Series A Preferred, $0.90 with respect to the
Series B Preferred, $2.50 with respect to the Series C Preferred, $3.18 with
respect to the Series D Preferred, and $5.40 with respect to the Series E
Preferred per share of Common Stock. Such initial Conversion Price shall be
subject to adjustment as hereinafter provided.
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Upon conversion, all declared and unpaid dividends on the Preferred
Stock shall be paid either in cash or in shares of Common Stock of the
Corporation, at the election of the Company, wherein the shares of Common Stock
shall be valued at the fair market value at the time of such conversion, as
determined by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
(b) Automatic Conversion. Each share of Preferred Stock shall
automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock at the then effective
applicable Conversion Price upon either (i) the closing of a firm commitment
underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of
Common Stock for the account of the Corporation to the public with gross
proceeds to the Company (prior to underwriter commissions and offering expenses)
of not less than $10 million, or (ii) the receipt by the Corporation of the
affirmative vote at a duly noticed shareholders meeting or pursuant to a duly
solicited written consent of the holders of more than sixty-six and two-thirds
percent (66 2/3%) of the then out standing shares of Preferred Stock in favor of
the conversion of all of the shares of Preferred Stock. In the event of the
automatic conversion of the Preferred Stock upon a public offering as set forth
in subsection (i) hereof, the person(s) entitled to receive the Common Stock
issuable upon such conversion of Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to have
converted such Preferred Stock until immediately prior to the closing of such
sale of securities.
(c) Mechanics of Conversion. No fractional shares of Common
Stock shall be issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock. In lieu of any
fractional shares to which the holder would otherwise be entitled, the
Corporation shall (after aggregating all shares into which shares of Preferred
Stock held by each holder could be converted) pay cash equal to such fraction
multiplied by the then-effective Conversion Price. Before any holder of
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert the same into full shares of Common
Stock and to receive certificates therefor, he shall surrender the certificate
or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of
any transfer agent for the Preferred Stock, and shall give written notice to the
Corporation at such office that he elects to convert the same; provided,
however, that in the event of an automatic conversion pursuant to Section 3(b),
the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted automatically
without any further action by the holders of such shares and whether or not the
certificates representing such shares are surrendered to the Corporation or its
transfer agent, and provided further that the Corporation shall not be obligated
to issue certificates evidencing the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such
automatic conversion unless the certificates evidencing such shares of Preferred
Stock are either delivered to the Corporation or its transfer agent as provided
above, or the holder notifies the Corporation or its transfer agent that such
certificates have been lost, stolen or destroyed and executes an agreement
satisfactory to the Corporation to indemnify the Corporation from any loss
incurred by it in connection with such certificates. The Corporation shall, as
soon as practicable after such delivery, or such agreement and indemnification
in the case of a lost certificate, issue and deliver at such office to such
holder of Preferred Stock, a certificate or certificates for the number of
shares of Common Stock to which he shall be entitled as aforesaid and a check
payable to the holder in the amount of any cash amounts payable as the result of
a conversion into fractional shares of Common Stock. Such conversion shall be
deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date
of such surrender of the shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, or in the
case of automatic conversion immediately prior to the closing of the offering or
on the effective date of such written consent, and the person or persons
entitled to receive
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the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for
all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock on
such date.
(d) Adjustments to Conversion Price.
(i) Adjustments for Subdivisions, Stock
Dividends, Combinations or Consolidations of Common Stock. In the event the
Corporation effects a subdivision or combination of its outstanding shares of
Common Stock into a greater or smaller number of shares without a proportionate
and corresponding subdivision or combination of its outstanding shares of
Preferred Stock, then and in each such event the Conversion Price shall be
proportionally decreased or increased, respectively.
(ii) Adjustments for Other Dividends and
Distributions. In the event the Corporation at any time or from time to time
makes, or fixes a record date for the determination of holders of Common Stock
entitled to receive, any distribution payable in securities of the Corporation
other than shares of Common Stock and other than as otherwise adjusted in this
Section 3, then and in each such event provision shall be made so that the
holders of Preferred Stock shall receive upon conversion thereof, in addition to
the number of shares of Common Stock receivable thereupon, the amount of
securities of the Corporation which they would have received had their shares of
Preferred Stock been converted into Common Stock on the date of such event and
had they thereafter, during the period from the date of such event to and
including the date of conversion, retained such securities receivable by them as
aforesaid during such period, subject to all other adjustments called for during
such period under this Section 3 with respect to the rights of the holders of
the Preferred Stock.
(iii) Adjustments for Reclassification, Exchange
and Substitution. If the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Preferred
Stock shall be changed into the same or a different number of shares of any
other class or classes of stock or other securities or property, whether by
capital reorganization, reclassification or otherwise, the Conversion Price then
in effect shall, concurrently with the effectiveness of such reorganization or
reclassification, be proportionately adjusted such that the Preferred Stock
shall be convertible into, in lieu of the number of shares of Common Stock which
the holders would otherwise have been entitled to receive, a number of shares of
such other class or classes of stock or other securities or property equivalent
to the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been subject to receipt
by the holders upon conversion of the Preferred Stock immediately before that
change and, in any such case, appropriate adjustment (as determined by the
Board) shall be made in the application of the provisions herein set forth with
respect to the rights and interest thereafter of the holders of the Preferred
Stock, to the end that the provisions set forth herein (including provisions
with respect to change in and other adjustments of the Conversion Price) shall
thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to any
shares of stock or other property thereafter deliverable upon the conversion of
the Preferred Stock.
(e) No Impairment. Except as provided in Section 5, the
Corporation will not, by amendment of its Articles of Incorporation or through
any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution,
issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to
avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or
performed hereunder by
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the Corporation but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out
of all the provisions of this Section 3 and in the taking of all such action as
may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the Conversion Rights of the
holders of the Preferred Stock against impairment.
(f) Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon the occurrence of each
adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 3,
the Corporation at its expense shall promptly compute such adjustment or
readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and furnish to each holder of
Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and
showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based.
The Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of any holder of
Preferred Stock, furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a like
certificate setting forth (i) such adjustments and readjustments, (ii) the
Conversion Price at the time in effect, and (iii) the number of shares of Common
Stock and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be
received upon the conversion of Preferred Stock.
(g) Notices of Record Date. In the event that this Corporation
shall propose at any time:
(i) to declare any dividend or distribution upon
its Common Stock, whether in cash, property, stock or other securities, whether
or not a regular cash dividend and whether or not out of earnings or earned
surplus;
(ii) to offer for subscription pro rata to the
holders of any class or series of its stock any additional shares of stock of
any class or series or other rights;
(iii) to effect any reclassification or
recapitalization of its Common Stock outstanding involving a change in the
Common Stock; or
(iv) to merge or consolidate with or into any
other corporation, or sell, lease or convey all or substantially all its
property or business, or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up; then, in connection
with each such event, this Corporation shall send to the holders of the
Preferred Stock:
(1) at least 20 days' prior written notice
of the date on which a record shall be taken for such dividend, distribution or
subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common
Stock shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of
the matters referred to in (iii) and (iv) above; and
(2) in the case of the matters referred to
in (iii) and (iv) above, at least 20 days' prior written notice of the date when
the same shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of
Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or
other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event).
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Each such written notice shall be delivered personally or by messenger
or given by express or first class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the
holders of Preferred Stock at the address for each such holder as shown on the
books of this Corporation.
SECTION 4. VOTING RIGHTS.
Except as otherwise required by law or by Section 5 hereof, the holder
of each share of Common Stock issued and outstanding shall have one vote with
respect to such share and the holder of each share of Preferred Stock shall be
entitled with respect to such share to a number of votes equal to the number of
shares of Common Stock into which such share of Preferred Stock could be
converted at the record date for determination of the shareholders entitled to
vote on such matters, or, if no such record date is established, at the date
such vote is taken or any written consent of shareholders is solicited, such
votes to be counted together with all other shares of stock of the Company
having general voting power and not separately as a class. Holders of Common
Stock and Preferred Stock shall be entitled to notice of any shareholders'
meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation. Fractional votes by
the holders of Preferred Stock shall not, however, be permitted and any
fractional voting rights shall (after aggregating all shares into which shares
of Preferred Stock held by each holder could be converted) be rounded to the
nearest whole number.
SECTION 5. COVENANTS.
In addition to any other rights provided by law, so long as any
Preferred Stock shall be outstanding, this Corporation shall not, without first
obtaining the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of not less
than a majority of such outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting together
as a single class:
(a) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to,
this Corporation's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation if such action
would materially and adversely alter or change the preferences, rights,
privileges or powers of, or the restrictions provided for the benefit of, any
Preferred Stock;
(b) authorize, issue or obligate itself to issue shares of any
class of stock or any other security convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of any class of stock having any preference or priority as to dividends or
assets superior to or on a parity with any such preference or priority of any
Preferred Stock;
(c) reclassify any Common Stock or any other shares of this
Corporation other than the Preferred Stock into shares having any preference or
priority as to dividends or assets superior to or on a parity with any such
preference or priority of the Preferred Stock;
(d) increase the authorized number of shares of Preferred
Stock; or
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(e) authorize a liquidation, dissolution, recapitalization or
reorganization of the Corporation, or a sale or transfer of all or substantially
all of the assets of the Corporation or a merger or consolidation of the
Corporation if, as a result of such merger or consolidation, the shareholders of
the Corporation shall own less than 50% of the voting securities of the
surviving corporation.
SECTION 6. NO REISSUANCE OF PREFERRED STOCK.
No share or shares of Preferred Stock acquired by this Corporation by
reason of redemption, purchase, conversion or otherwise shall be reissued, and
all such shares shall be canceled, retired and eliminated from the shares which
the Corporation shall be authorized to issue.
ARTICLE V
SECTION 1. LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR'S LIABILITY.
The liability of the directors of this Corporation for monetary
damages shall be eliminated to the fullest extent permissible under California
law.
SECTION 2. INDEMNIFICATION OF CORPORATE AGENTS.
This Corporation is authorized to provide indemnification of agents
(as defined in Section 317 of the California Corporations Code) through Bylaw
provisions, agreements with agents, vote of shareholders or disinterested
directors, or otherwise, to the fullest extent permissible under California law.
SECTION 3. REPEAL OR MODIFICATION.
Any amendment, repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of
this Article IV shall not adversely affect any right of indemnification or
limitation of liability of an agent of this Corporation relating to acts or
omissions occurring prior to such amendment, repeal or modification.
ARTICLE VI
The name and mailing address of the incorporator are as follows:
Deborah Chang
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303-1050
The undersigned incorporator hereby acknowledges that the above
Certificate of Incorporation of Sagent Technology, Inc. is her act and deed and
that the facts stated therein are true.
Dated: September 4, 1998 /s/ Deborah Chang
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Deborah Chang
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EXHIBIT 3.3
BYLAWS
OF
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC
(a Delaware Corporation)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I - CORPORATE OFFICES........................................................................................1
1.1 REGISTERED OFFICE.................................................................................1
1.2 OTHER OFFICES.....................................................................................1
ARTICLE II - MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS................................................................................1
2.1 PLACE OF MEETINGS.................................................................................1
2.2 ANNUAL MEETING....................................................................................1
2.3 SPECIAL MEETING...................................................................................2
2.4 NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS..................................................................2
2.5 ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES AND STOCKHOLDER
BUSINESS..........................................................................................2
2.6 MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE......................................................3
2.7 QUORUM............................................................................................4
2.8 ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE.........................................................................4
2.9 VOTING............................................................................................4
2.10 WAIVER OF NOTICE..................................................................................5
2.11 RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING........................................................5
2.12 PROXIES...........................................................................................5
2.13 ORGANIZATION......................................................................................6
2.14 LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE.............................................................6
ARTICLE III - DIRECTORS..............................................................................................6
3.1 POWERS............................................................................................6
3.2 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS...............................................................................6
3.3 ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS..........................................................7
3.4 RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES.........................................................................7
3.5 PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE..........................................................7
3.6 REGULAR MEETINGS..................................................................................7
3.7 SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE..........................................................................8
3.8 QUORUM............................................................................................8
3.9 WAIVER OF NOTICE..................................................................................8
3.10 ADJOURNMENT.......................................................................................8
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3.11 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT.............................................................................9
3.12 BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING.................................................9
3.13 FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS................................................................9
3.14 APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS.....................................................................9
ARTICLE IV - COMMITTEES.............................................................................................10
4.1 COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS..........................................................................10
4.2 MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES................................................................10
4.3 COMMITTEE MINUTES................................................................................11
ARTICLE V - OFFICERS................................................................................................11
5.1 OFFICERS.........................................................................................11
5.2 ELECTION OF OFFICERS.............................................................................11
5.3 SUBORDINATE OFFICERS.............................................................................11
5.4 REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS..............................................................12
5.5 VACANCIES IN OFFICES.............................................................................12
5.6 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD............................................................................12
5.7 PRESIDENT........................................................................................12
5.8 VICE PRESIDENTS..................................................................................12
5.9 SECRETARY........................................................................................13
5.10 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER..........................................................................13
ARTICLE VI - INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND
OTHER AGENTS...............................................................................................14
6.1 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS........................................................14
6.2 INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS........................................................................15
6.3 INSURANCE........................................................................................15
ARTICLE VII - RECORDS AND REPORTS...................................................................................15
7.1 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS............................................................15
7.2 INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS..........................................................................16
7.3 ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS.................................................................16
7.4 REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS...................................................16
7.5 CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF BYLAWS...........................................................16
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ARTICLE VIII - GENERAL MATTERS......................................................................................16
8.1 RECORD DATE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING............................................16
8.2 CHECKS; DRAFTS; EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS........................................................17
8.3 CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS: HOW EXECUTED...............................................17
8.4 STOCK CERTIFICATES; TRANSFER; PARTLY PAID SHARES.................................................17
8.5 SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES..............................................................18
8.6 LOST CERTIFICATES................................................................................18
8.7 TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS...................................................................19
8.8 CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS........................................................................19
ARTICLE IX - AMENDMENTS.............................................................................................19
9.1 AMENDMENTS BY STOCKHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS.........................................................19
9.2 SUPERMAJORITY VOTE...............................................................................19
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BYLAWS
OF
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(a Delaware Corporation)
ARTICLE I
CORPORATE OFFICES
1.1 REGISTERED OFFICE
The registered office of the corporation shall be fixed in the
certificate of incorporation of the corporation.
1.2 OTHER OFFICES
The board of directors may at any time establish branch or subordinate
offices at any place or places where the corporation is qualified to do
business.
ARTICLE II
MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS
2.1 PLACE OF MEETINGS
Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place within or outside
the State of Delaware designated by the board of directors. In the absence of
any such designation, stockholders' meetings shall be held at the principal
executive office of the corporation.
2.2 ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held each year on a date
and at a time designated by the board of directors. In the absence of such
designation, the annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on the third
Tuesday of May in each year at 10:00 a.m. However, if such day falls on a legal
holiday, then the meeting shall be held at the same time and place on the next
succeeding full business day. At the meeting, directors shall be elected, and
any other proper business may be transacted.
2.3 SPECIAL MEETING
Except as otherwise required by law, a special meeting of the
stockholders may be called only by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the
Board, or the President; provided however, that if at any time no directors
remain in office, then a special meeting for the purpose of electing directors
may be called in accordance with the procedure set forth in the Bylaws. No
business may be transacted at such special meeting otherwise than as specified
in the notice of such meeting.
2.4 NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS' MEETINGS
All notices of meetings of stockholders shall be sent or otherwise
given in accordance with Section 2.6 of these bylaws not less than ten (10) nor
more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting. The notice shall
specify the place, date and hour of the meeting and (i) in the case of a special
meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called (no business
other than that specified in the notice may be transacted) or (ii) in the case
of the annual meeting, those matters which the board of directors, at the time
of giving the notice, intends to present for action by the stockholders (but any
proper matter may be presented at the meeting for such action). The notice of
any meeting at which directors are to be elected shall include the name of any
nominee or nominees who, at the time of the notice, the board intends to present
for election.
2.5 ADVANCE NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDER NOMINEES AND STOCKHOLDER
BUSINESS
Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of stock having
a preference over the Common Stock as to dividends or upon liquidation,
(a) nominations for the election of directors, and
(b) business proposed to be brought before any
stockholder meeting
may be made by the board of directors or proxy committee appointed by the board
of directors or by any stockholder entitled to vote in the election of directors
generally if such nomination or business proposed is otherwise proper business
before such meeting. However, any such stockholder may nominate one or more
persons for election as directors at a meeting or propose business to be brought
before a meeting, or both, only if such stockholder has given timely notice to
the secretary of the corporation in proper written form of their intent to make
such nomination or nominations or to propose such business. To be timely, such
stockholder's notice must be delivered to or mailed and received at the
principal executive offices of the corporation not less than one hundred twenty
(120) calendar days in advance of the date of the corporation's proxy statement
released to stockholders in connection with the previous year's annual meeting
of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was
held in the previous year or the date of the annual meeting has been changed by
more than thirty (30) days from the date contemplated at the time of the
previous year's proxy statement, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be
so received a reasonable time
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before the solicitation is made. To be in proper form, a stockholder's notice to
the secretary shall set forth:
(i) the name and address of the stockholder who
intends to make the nominations or propose the business and, as the case may be,
of the person or persons to be nominated or of the business to be proposed;
(ii) a representation that the stockholder is a
holder of record of stock of the corporation entitled to vote at such meeting
and, if applicable, intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to
nominate the person or persons specified in the notice;
(iii) if applicable, a description of all
arrangements or understandings between the stockholder and each nominee and any
other person or persons (naming such person or persons) pursuant to which the
nomination or nominations are to be made by the stockholder;
(iv) such other information regarding each
nominee or each matter of business to be proposed by such stockholder as would
be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission had the nominee been nominated,
or intended to be nominated, or the matter been proposed, or intended to be
proposed by the board of directors; and
(v) if applicable, the consent of each nominee
to serve as director of the corporation if so elected.
The chairman of the meeting shall refuse to acknowledge the nomination
of any person or the proposal of any business not made in compliance with the
foregoing procedure.
2.6 MANNER OF GIVING NOTICE; AFFIDAVIT OF NOTICE
Written notice of any meeting of stockholders shall be given either
personally or by first-class mail or by telegraphic or other written
communication. Notices not personally delivered shall be sent charges prepaid
and shall be addressed to the stockholder at the address of that stockholder
appearing on the books of the corporation or given by the stockholder to the
corporation for the purpose of notice. Notice shall be deemed to have been given
at the time when delivered personally or deposited in the mail or sent by
telegram or other means of written communication.
An affidavit of the mailing or other means of giving any notice of any
stockholders' meeting, executed by the secretary, assistant secretary or any
transfer agent of the corporation giving the notice, shall be prima facie
evidence of the giving of such notice.
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2.7 QUORUM
The holders of a majority in voting power of the stock issued and
outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by
proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the
transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the
certificate of incorporation. If, however, such quorum is not present or
represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (i) the chairman of
the meeting or (ii) the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person
or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting in accordance
with Section 2.7 of these bylaws.
When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a
majority of the stock having voting power present in person or represented by
proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question
is one upon which, by express provision of the laws of the State of Delaware or
of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a different vote is
required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the
decision of the question.
If a quorum be initially present, the stockholders may continue to
transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough
stockholders to leave less than a quorum, if any action taken is approved by a
majority of the stockholders initially constituting the quorum.
2.8 ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE
When a meeting is adjourned to another time and place, unless these
bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if
the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment
is taken. At the adjourned meeting the corporation may transact any business
that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is
for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is
fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be
given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.
2.9 VOTING
The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall
be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.11 of these bylaws,
subject to the provisions of Sections 217 and 218 of the General Corporation Law
of Delaware (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint
owners, and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).
Except as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation
or these bylaws, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share
of capital stock held by such stockholder with respect to any matter submitted
to a vote of the stockholders and stockholders shall not be entitled to cumulate
their votes in the election of directors.
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2.10 WAIVER OF NOTICE
Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the
General Corporation Law of Delaware or of the certificate of incorporation or
these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice,
whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to
notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice
of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express
purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any
business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the
business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting
of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so
required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.
2.11 RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE; VOTING
For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of any
meeting or to vote thereat, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record
date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the
record date is adopted by the board of directors and which shall not be more
than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any such
meeting, and in such event only stockholders of record on the date so fixed are
entitled to notice and to vote, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on
the books of the corporation after the record date.
If the board of directors does not so fix a record date, the record
date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting
of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next
preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the
close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the
meeting is held.
A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to
vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting
unless the board of directors fixes a new record date for the adjourned meeting,
but the board of directors shall fix a new record date if the meeting is
adjourned for more than thirty (30) days from the date set for the original
meeting.
The record date for any other purpose shall be as provided in Section
8.1 of these bylaws.
2.12 PROXIES
Every person entitled to vote for directors, or on any other matter,
shall have the right to do so either in person or by one or more agents
authorized by a written proxy signed by the person and filed with the secretary
of the corporation, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three
(3) years from its date unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy
shall be deemed signed if the stockholder's name is placed on the proxy (whether
by manual signature, typewriting, telegraphic transmission, telefacsimile or
otherwise) by the stockholder or the stockholder's attorney-in-fact. The
revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be
governed by the provisions of Section 212(e) of the General Corporation Law of
Delaware.
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2.13 ORGANIZATION
The president, or in the absence of the president, the chairman of the
board, or, in the absence of the president and the chairman of the board, one of
the corporation's vice presidents, shall call the meeting of the stockholders to
order, and shall act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the
president, the chairman of the board, and all of the vice presidents, the
stockholders shall appoint a chairman for such meeting. The chairman of any
meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedures
at the meeting, including such matters as the regulation of the manner of voting
and the conduct of business. The secretary of the corporation shall act as
secretary of all meetings of the stockholders, but in the absence of the
secretary at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may
appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
2.14 LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE
The officer who has charge of the stock ledger of the corporation shall
prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a
complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in
alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number
of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to
the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting,
during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to
the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held,
which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so
specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list shall also be
produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time
thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.
ARTICLE III
DIRECTORS
3.1 POWERS
Subject to the provisions of the General Corporation Law of Delaware
and any limitations in the certificate of incorporation and these bylaws
relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the
outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed
and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the
board of directors.
3.2 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS
The board of directors shall consist of six members. The board of
directors may increase or decrease the number of directors constituting the
board of directors upon the approval of a majority of the directors then in
office. The number of directors so determined shall be the
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authorized number of directors of the corporation. No reduction of the
authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director
before that director's term of office expires.
3.3 ELECTION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS
Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these bylaws, directors shall be
elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next
annual meeting. Each director, including a director elected or appointed to fill
a vacancy, shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which elected
and until a successor has been elected and qualified.
3.4 RESIGNATION AND VACANCIES
Any director may resign effective on giving written notice to the
chairman of the board, the president, the secretary or the board of directors,
unless the notice specifies a later time for that resignation to become
effective. If the resignation of a director is effective at a future time, the
board of directors may elect a successor to take office when the resignation
becomes effective.
All vacancies in the board of directors may be filled by a majority of
the remaining directors, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining
director; provided, that whenever the holders of any class or classes of stock
or series thereof are entitled to elect one or more directors by the provisions
of the certificate of incorporation, vacancies and newly created directorships
of such class or classes or series may be filled by a majority of the directors
elected by such class or classes or series thereof then in office, or by a sole
remaining director so elected.
3.5 PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE
Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held at any place
within or outside the State of Delaware that has been designated from time to
time by resolution of the board. In the absence of such a designation, regular
meetings shall be held at the principal executive office of the corporation.
Special meetings of the board may be held at any place within or outside the
State of Delaware that has been designated in the notice of the meeting or, if
not stated in the notice or if there is no notice, at the principal executive
office of the corporation.
Any meeting, regular or special, may be held by conference telephone or
similar communication equipment, so long as all directors participating in the
meeting can hear one another; and all such directors shall be deemed to be
present in person at the meeting.
3.6 REGULAR MEETINGS
Regular meetings of the board of directors may be held without notice
if the times of such meetings are fixed by the board of directors. If any
regular meeting day shall fall on a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be
held next succeeding full business day.
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3.7 SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE
Special meetings of the board of directors for any purpose or purposes
may be called at any time by the chairman of the board, the president, any vice
president, the secretary or any two directors.
Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered
personally or by telephone to each director or sent by first-class mail or
telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that director's address
as it is shown on the records of the corporation. If the notice is mailed, it
shall be deposited in the United States mail at least four (4) days before the
time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by
telephone or telegram, it shall be delivered personally or by telephone or to
the telegraph company at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the
holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be
communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director
who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate
it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose or the place of the
meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the
corporation.
3.8 QUORUM
A majority of the authorized number of directors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business, except to adjourn as provided in Section
3.10 of these bylaws. Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the
directors present at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present shall be
regarded as the act of the board of directors, subject to the provisions of the
certificate of incorporation and other applicable law.
A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to
transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action
taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that
meeting.
3.9 WAIVER OF NOTICE
Notice of a meeting need not be given to any director (i) who signs a
waiver of notice or a consent to holding the meeting or an approval of the
minutes thereof, whether before or after the meeting, or (ii) who attends the
meeting without protesting, prior thereto or at its commencement, the lack of
notice to such directors. All such waivers, consents, and approvals shall be
filed with the corporate records or made part of the minutes of the meeting. A
waiver of notice need not specify the purpose of any regular or special meeting
of the board of directors.
3.10 ADJOURNMENT
A majority of the directors present, whether or not constituting a
quorum, may adjourn any meeting to another time and place.
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3.11 NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT
Notice of the time and place of holding an adjourned meeting need not
be given unless the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours.
If the meeting is adjourned for more than twenty-four (24) hours, then notice of
the time and place of the adjourned meeting shall be given before the adjourned
meeting takes place, in the manner specified in Section 3.7 of these bylaws, to
the directors who were not present at the time of the adjournment.
3.12 BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING
Any action required or permitted to be taken by the board of directors
may be taken without a meeting, provided that all members of the board
individually or collectively consent in writing to that action. Such action by
written consent shall have the same force and effect as a unanimous vote of the
board of directors. Such written consent and any counterparts thereof shall be
filed with the minutes of the proceedings of the board.
3.13 FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS
Directors and members of committees may receive such compensation, if
any, for their services and such reimbursement of expenses as may be fixed or
determined by resolution of the board of directors. This Section 3.13 shall not
be construed to preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other
capacity as an officer, agent, employee or otherwise and receiving compensation
for those services.
3.14 APPROVAL OF LOANS TO OFFICERS
The corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or
otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or any of its
subsidiaries, including any officer or employee who is a director of the
corporation or any of its subsidiaries, whenever, in the judgment of the
directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to
benefit the corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or
without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the board of
directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of
stock of the corporation. Nothing contained in this section shall be deemed to
deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at
common law or under any statute.
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ARTICLE IV
COMMITTEES
4.1 COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS
The board of directors may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the
authorized number of directors, designate one (1) or more committees, each
consisting of two or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the board. The
board may designate one (1) or more directors as alternate members of any
committee, who may replace any absent member at any meeting of the committee.
The appointment of members or alternate members of a committee requires the vote
of a majority of the authorized number of directors. Any committee, to the
extent provided in the resolution of the board, shall have and may exercise all
the powers and authority of the board, but no such committee shall have the
power of authority to:
(a) amend the certificate of incorporation (except that a
committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions
providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the board of directors
as provided in Section 151(a) of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, fix
the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to
dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the
corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares
of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class
or classes of stock of the corporation);
(b) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation under
Sections 251 or 252 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware;
(c) recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange
of all or substantially all of the corporation's property and assets;
(d) recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the
corporation or a revocation of a dissolution; or
(e) amend the bylaws of the corporation; and, unless the board
resolution estab lishing the committee, the bylaws or the certificate of
incorporation expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or
authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock, or to adopt
a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the General
Corporation Law of Delaware.
4.2 MEETINGS AND ACTION OF COMMITTEES
Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and
taken in accordance with, the provisions of Article III of these bylaws, Section
3.5 (place of meetings), Section 3.6 (regular meetings), Section 3.7 (special
meetings and notice), Section 3.8 (quorum), Section 3.9
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(waiver of notice), Section 3.10 (adjournment), Section 3.11 (notice of
adjournment), and Section 3.12 (action without meeting), with such changes in
the context of those bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its
members for the board of directors and its members; provided, however, that the
time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of
the board of directors or by resolution of the committee, that special meetings
of committees may also be called by resolution of the board of directors, and
that notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all
alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the
committee. The board of directors may adopt rules for the government of any
committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.
4.3 COMMITTEE MINUTES.
Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report
the same to the board of directors when required.
ARTICLE V
OFFICERS
5.1 OFFICERS
The officers of the corporation shall be a president, a secretary, and
a chief financial officer. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of
the board of directors, a chairman of the board, one or more vice presidents,
one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, and such
other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section
5.3 of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.
5.2 ELECTION OF OFFICERS
The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be
appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 or Section 5.5 of
these bylaws, shall be chosen by the board, subject to the rights, if any, of an
officer under any contract of employment.
5.3 SUBORDINATE OFFICERS
The board of directors may appoint, or may empower the president to
appoint, such other officers as the business of the corporation may require,
each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform
such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the board of directors may
from time to time determine.
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5.4 REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS
Subject to the rights, if any, of an officer under any contract of
employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the
board of directors at any regular or special meeting of the board or, except in
case of an officer chosen by the board of directors, by any officer upon whom
such power of removal may be conferred by the board of directors.
Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the
corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of
that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise
specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be
necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the
rights, if any, of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a
party.
5.5 VACANCIES IN OFFICES
A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal,
disqualification or any other cause shall be filled in the manner prescribed in
these bylaws for regular appointments to that office.
5.6 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
The chairman of the board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if
present, preside at meetings of the board of directors and exercise and perform
such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned to him by the
board of directors or as may be prescribed by these bylaws. If there is no
president, then the chairman of the board shall also be the chief executive
officer of the cor poration and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in
Section 5.7 of these bylaws.
5.7 PRESIDENT
Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the
board of directors to the chairman of the board, if there be such an officer,
the president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall,
subject to the control of the board of directors, have general supervision,
direction, and control of the business and the officers of the corporation. He
shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence or
nonexistence of a chairman of the board, at all meetings of the board of
directors. He shall have the general powers and duties of management usually
vested in the office of president of a corporation, and shall have such other
powers and duties as may be prescribed by the board of directors or these
bylaws.
5.8 VICE PRESIDENTS
In the absence or disability of the president, the vice presidents, if
any, in order of their rank as fixed by the board of directors or, if not
ranked, a vice president designated by the board of directors, shall perform all
the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and
be subject to all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents
shall have such
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other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be
prescribed for them respectively by the board of directors, these bylaws, the
president or the chairman of the board.
5.9 SECRETARY
The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal
executive office of the corporation or such other place as the board of
directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of
directors, committees of directors and stockholders. The minutes shall show the
time and place of each meeting, whether regular or special (and, if special, how
authorized and the notice given), the names of those present at directors'
meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at
stockholders' meetings, and the proceedings thereof.
The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal
executive office of the corporation or at the office of the corporation's
transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolu tion of the board of
directors, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of
all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by
each, the number and date of certificates evidencing such shares, and the number
and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.
The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings
of the stockholders and of the board of directors required to be given by law or
by these bylaws. He shall keep the seal of the corporation, if one be adopted,
in safe custody and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties
as may be prescribed by the board of directors or by these bylaws.
5.10 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
The chief financial officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be
kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the
properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of
its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital,
retained earnings, and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable
times be open to in spection by any director.
The chief financial officer shall deposit all money and other valuables
in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositaries as may
be designated by the board of directors. He shall disburse the funds of the
corporation as may be ordered by the board of directors, shall render to the
president and directors, whenever they request it, an account of all of his
transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the
corporation, and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as
may be prescribed by the board of directors or these bylaws.
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ARTICLE VI
INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES,
AND OTHER AGENTS
6.1 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
The corporation shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner
permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware as the same now exists or
may hereafter be amended, indemnify any person against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with any threatened, pending or completed
action, suit, or proceeding in which such person was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party by reason of the fact that such person is or was a
director or officer of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.1, a
"director" or "officer" of the corporation shall mean any person (i) who is or
was a director or officer of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at the
request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) who was a
director or officer of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the
corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor
corporation.
The corporation shall be required to indemnify a director or officer in
connection with an action, suit, or proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by
such director or officer only if the initiation of such action, suit, or
proceeding (or part thereof) by the director or officer was authorized by the
Board of Directors of the corporation.
The corporation shall pay the expenses (including attorney's fees)
incurred by a director or officer of the corporation entitled to indemnification
hereunder in defending any action, suit or proceeding referred to in this
Section 6.1 in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that payment
of expenses incurred by a director or officer of the corporation in advance of
the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding shall be made only upon
receipt of an undertaking by the director or officer to repay all amounts
advanced if it should ultimately be determined that the director of officer is
not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 6.1 or otherwise.
The rights conferred on any person by this Article shall not be
exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire
under any statute, provision of the corporation's Certificate of Incorporation,
these bylaws, agreement, vote of the stockholders or disinterested directors or
otherwise.
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article
shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in
respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or
modification.
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6.2 INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHERS
The corporation shall have the power, to the maximum extent and in the
manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware as the same now
exists or may hereafter be amended, to indemnify any person (other than
directors and officers) against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,
fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, or
proceeding, in which such person was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party by reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of
the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.2, an "employee" or "agent" of
the corporation (other than a director or officer) shall mean any person (i) who
is or was an employee or agent of the corporation, (ii) who is or was serving at
the request of the corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (iii) who was an
employee or agent of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the
corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor
corporation.
6.3 INSURANCE
The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation,
or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred
by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such,
whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her
against such liability under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of
Delaware.
ARTICLE VII
RECORDS AND REPORTS
7.1 MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF RECORDS
The corporation shall, either at its principal executive office or at
such place or places as designated by the board of directors, keep a record of
its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of
shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these bylaws as amended to date,
accounting books and other records of its business and properties.
Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent,
shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the
right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the
corporation's stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and
records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a
purpose reasonably related to such person's interest as a stockholder. In every
instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to
inspection, the demand under oath shall be
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accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the
attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under
oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in Delaware
or at its principal place of business.
7.2 INSPECTION BY DIRECTORS
Any director shall have the right to examine (and to make copies of)
the corporation's stock ledger, a list of its stockholders and its other books
and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a
director.
7.3 ANNUAL STATEMENT TO STOCKHOLDERS
The board of directors shall present at each annual meeting, and at any
special meeting of the stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders,
a full and clear statement of the business and condition of the corporation.
7.4 REPRESENTATION OF SHARES OF OTHER CORPORATIONS
The chairman of the board, if any, the president, any vice president,
the chief financial officer, the secretary or any assistant secretary of this
corporation, or any other person authorized by the board of directors or the
president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on
behalf of this corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of the
stock of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of this
corporation. The authority herein granted may be exercised either by such person
directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of
attorney duly executed by such person having the authority.
7.5 CERTIFICATION AND INSPECTION OF BYLAWS
The original or a copy of these bylaws, as amended or otherwise altered
to date, certified by the secretary, shall be kept at the corporation's
principal executive office and shall be open to inspection by the stockholders
of the corporation, at all reasonable times during office hours.
ARTICLE VIII
GENERAL MATTERS
8.1 RECORD DATE FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN NOTICE AND VOTING
For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to receive
payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the
stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any other lawful
action, the board of directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall
not be more than sixty (60) days before any such action. In that case, only
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record at the close of business on the date so fixed are entitled to receive the
dividend, distribution or allotment of rights, or to exercise such rights, as
the case may be, notwithstanding any transfer of any shares on the books of the
corporation after the record date so fixed, except as otherwise provided in the
General Corporation Law of Delaware.
If the board of directors does not so fix a record date, then the
record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the
close of business on the day on which the board adopts the applicable
resolution.
8.2 CHECKS; DRAFTS; EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS
From time to time, the board of directors shall determine by resolution
which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for
payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in
the name of or payable to the corporation, and only the persons so authorized
shall sign or endorse those instruments.
8.3 CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS: HOW EXECUTED
The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws,
may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any
contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the
corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.
Unless so authorized or ratified by the board of directors or within the agency
power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or
authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its
credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.
8.4 STOCK CERTIFICATES; TRANSFER; PARTLY PAID SHARES
The shares of the corporation shall be represented by certificates,
provided that the board of directors of the corporation may provide by
resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of
its stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to
shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the
corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the board of
directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and, upon request,
every holder of uncertificated shares, shall be entitled to have a certificate
signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the chairman or vice-chairman
of the board of directors, or the president or vice-president, and by the
treasurer or an assistant treasurer, or the secretary or an assistant secretary
of such corporation representing the number of shares registered in certificate
form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In
case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile
signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer,
transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued
by the corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer,
transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
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Certificates for shares shall be of such form and device as the board
of directors may designate and shall state the name of the record holder of the
shares represented thereby; its number; date of issuance; the number of shares
for which it is issued; a summary statement or reference to the powers,
designations, preferences or other special rights of such stock and the
qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights,
if any; a statement or summary of liens, if any; a conspicuous notice of
restrictions upon transfer or registration of transfer, if any; a statement as
to any applicable voting trust agreement; if the shares be assessable, or, if
assessments are collectible by personal action, a plain statement of such facts.
Upon surrender to the secretary or transfer agent of the corporation of
a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of
succession, assignment or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the
corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel
the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.
The corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly
paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid
therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate issued to represent
any such partly paid shares, or upon the books and records of the corporation in
the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the
consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated.
Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the corporation shall
declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the
basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.
8.5 SPECIAL DESIGNATION ON CERTIFICATES
If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock
or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the
preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of
each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or
restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or
summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall
issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided, however, that,
except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the General Corporation Law of
Delaware, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the
face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent
such class or series of stock a statement that the corporation will furnish
without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations,
the preferences and the relative, participating, optional or other special
rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications,
limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.
8.6 LOST CERTIFICATES
Except as provided in this Section 8.6, no new certificates for shares
shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is
surrendered to the corporation and canceled at the same time. The board of
directors may, in case any share certificate or certificate for any other
security is lost, stolen or destroyed, authorize the issuance of replacement
certificates on such terms
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and conditions as the board may require; the board may require indemnification
of the corporation secured by a bond or other adequate security sufficient to
protect the corporation against any claim that may be made against it, including
any expense or liability, on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction
of the certificate or the issuance of the replacement certificate.
8.7 TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS
The board of directors may appoint one or more transfer agents or
transfer clerks, and one or more registrars, each of which shall be an
incorporated bank or trust company -- either domestic or foreign, who shall be
appointed at such times and places as the requirements of the corporation may
necessitate and the board of directors may designate.
8.8 CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS
Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of
construction, and definitions in the General Corporation Law of Delaware shall
govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this
provision, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes
the singular, and the term "person" includes both a corporation and a natural
person.
ARTICLE IX
AMENDMENTS
9.1 AMENDMENTS BY STOCKHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS
The original or other bylaws of the corporation may be adopted, amended
or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote or by the board of directors of
the corporation. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the
directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power
to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.
Whenever an amendment or new bylaw is adopted, it shall be copied in
the book of bylaws with the original bylaws, in the appropriate place. If any
bylaw is repealed, the fact of repeal with the date of the meeting at which the
repeal was enacted or the filing of the operative written consent(s) shall be
stated in said book.
9.2 SUPERMAJORITY VOTE
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the bylaws, neither Section
2.3 (special meeting), Section 2.5 (advance notice of stockholder nominees and
stockholder business), nor this Section 9.2 (supermajority vote) of the bylaws
shall be repealed or amended, nor shall any provision inconsistent
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with the aforementioned provisions be adopted and added to the bylaws except
upon the affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the shares of the
corporation issued and outstanding.
Amended and Restated Bylaws adopted by the Board of Directors of the
Corporation at Mountain View, California, this 22nd day of January, 1999.
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EXHIBIT 4.2
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS SIXTH AMENDED AND RESTATED REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made
as of February 24, 1998(the "Agreement") by and among SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC., a
California corporation (the "Company"), the purchasers of Series E Preferred
Stock of the Company (the "Series E Investors"), who represent a majority of the
outstanding shares of Preferred Stock of the Company, and Kenneth C. Gardner,
John Zicker, Alice Blair, Craig R. Powers and Robert E. Powers (collectively,
the "Founders" and each individually a "Founder").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company, the Founders, the purchasers of Series A
Preferred Stock pursuant to the Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement,
dated May 26, 1995, the purchasers of Series B Preferred Stock pursuant to the
Series B Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated November 15, 1995, the
purchasers of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to the Series C Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated September 30, 1996, Stewart Schuster, an individual
and investor of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to a Series A
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated October 10, 1995, Dennis Jones and
Ralph Kimball, individuals and investors of the Company's Series C Preferred
Stock, pursuant to Series C Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, dated March 17,
1997 and June 16, 1997 respectively, and the purchasers of Series D Preferred
Stock pursuant to the Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of
August 4, 1997 and September 26, 1997 (collectively, the "Prior Investors") are
parties to a Fifth Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement dated as
of August 4, 1997 (together with all amendments, the "Prior Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Prior Agreement sets forth all the registration rights
(collectively the "Registration Rights") of the Prior Investors; and
WHEREAS, the Series E Investors, in connection with their proposal to
purchase up to 1,895,370 shares of the Company's Series E Preferred Stock
pursuant to the Series E Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of February
24, 1998 (the "Series E Agreement"), desire to obtain such Registration Rights;
and
WHEREAS, the Company and a majority of the Prior Investors, on behalf
of all Prior Investors, to induce the Series E Investors to purchase Series E
Preferred Stock pursuant to a Series E Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the
"Series E Agreement"), desire to grant the Series E Investors the Registration
Rights, all as detailed herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree that, subject to the closing
of the purchase of Series E Preferred Stock by the Series E Investors pursuant
to the Series E Agreement: (i) the Prior Agreement is terminated and of no
further force and effect; (ii) the Company and a majority of the Prior
Investors, on behalf of all Prior Investors, hereby grant to the Series E
Investors the rights set forth below; and (iii) the Company, a majority of the
Prior Investors, on behalf of all Prior Investors, and the Series E Investors
and
as a condition of closing of the Series E Agreement, accept and agree to the
termination of all prior registration rights agreements and accept and agree to
be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. Hereafter, in this Agreement the following
terms shall have the following respective meanings:
"Purchaser" shall mean each of the Series A Investors, the
Series B Investors, the Series C Investors, the Series D Investors and the
Series E Investors referred to individually as listed in Exhibit A.
"Purchasers" shall mean all the Series A Investors, the Series
B Investors, the Series C Investors, the Series D Investors and the Series E
Investors referred to collectively as listed in Exhibit A.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission
or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.
"Preferred" means the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B
Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock, and
the Series E Preferred Stock of the Company.
"Conversion Stock" means the Common Stock issued or issuable
pursuant to conversion of the Preferred.
"Holder" shall mean (i) any Purchaser holding Registrable
Securities (including Preferred) and any person holding Registrable Securities
to whom the rights under this Agreement have been transferred in accordance
with Section 2.14 hereof and (ii) Lighthouse Capital Partners, L.P.
("Lighthouse").
"Initiating Holders" shall mean any Purchasers or transferees
of Purchasers under Sec tion 2.14 hereof who in the aggregate are Holders of
greater than 50% of the Registrable Securities.
"Registrable Securities" means (i) the Conversion Stock; (ii)
all the shares of common stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of the
shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock now or hereafter
held by Lighthouse (including the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants to purchase Series A
Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock held by Lighthouse) (collectively
the "Lighthouse Stock"), and (iii) any Common Stock of the Company issued or
issuable in respect of the Conversion Stock, the Lighthouse Stock or other
securities issued or issuable pursuant to the conversion of the Preferred upon
any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, or similar event, or any
Common Stock otherwise issued or issuable with respect to the Preferred;
provided,
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however, that shares of Common Stock or other securities shall only be treated
as Registrable Securities if and so long as they have not been (A) sold to or
through a broker or dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or a public
securities transaction, whether in a registered offering, Rule 144 transaction
or otherwise, or (B) sold or are available for sale in the opinion of counsel to
the Company in a transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus
delivery requirements of the Securities Act so that all transfer restrictions
and restrictive legends with respect thereto are removed upon the consummation
of such sale; provided, however, that the Company's stock is then publicly
traded.
The terms "register," "registered" and "registration" refer to
a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in
compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the
effectiveness of such registration statement.
"Registration Expenses" shall mean all expenses, except as
otherwise stated below, incurred by the Company in complying with Sections 2.4,
2.5 and 2.6 hereof, including, without limitation, all registration,
qualification and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and
disbursements of counsel for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, the
expense of any special audits incident to or required by any such registration
(but excluding the compensation of regular employees of the Company which shall
be paid in any event by the Company) and the reasonable fees and disbursements
of one counsel for all Holders in the event of one exercise of a requested
registration provided for in Section 2.4 hereof, in the event of two Company
registrations pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof, and for all Company registrations
on Form S-3 pursuant to Section 2.6 hereof.
"Restricted Securities" shall mean the securities of the
Company required to bear the legend set forth in Section 2.2 hereof.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
"Selling Expenses" shall mean all underwriting discounts,
selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities
registered by the Holders and, except as set forth above, all reasonable fees
and disbursements of counsel for any Holder.
SECTION 2
RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY OF SECURITIES;
COMPLIANCE WITH SECURITIES ACT; REGISTRATION RIGHTS
2.1 RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY. The Preferred and the Conversion
Stock shall not be sold, assigned, transferred or pledged except upon the
conditions specified in this Section 2, which conditions are intended to ensure
compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act. Each Purchaser will cause
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proposed purchaser, assignee, transferee, or pledgee of the Preferred or such
Common Stock held by a Purchaser to agree to take and hold such securities
subject to the provisions and upon the conditions specified in this Section 2.
2.2 RESTRICTIVE LEGEND. Each certificate representing (i) the
Preferred, (ii) the Conversion Stock, and (iii) any other securities issued in
respect of the Preferred or the Conversion Stock upon any stock split, stock
dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or similar event, shall
(unless otherwise permitted by the provisions of Section 2.3 below) be stamped
or otherwise imprinted with a legend in the following form (in addition to any
legend required under applicable state securities laws):
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED
FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933. SUCH SHARES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR
TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS THE
COMPANY RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY ACCEPTABLE
TO IT STATING THAT SUCH SALE OR TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM THE
REGISTRATION AND PROSPECTUS DELIVERY REQUIREMENTS OF SAID
ACT. COPIES OF THE AGREEMENT COVERING THE PURCHASE OF THESE
SHARES AND RESTRICTING THEIR TRANSFER MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO
COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS
CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE CORPORATION AT THE
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES OF THE CORPORATION.
Each Purchaser and Holder consents to the Company making a
notation on its records and giving instructions to any transfer agent of the
Preferred or the Common Stock in order to implement the restrictions on transfer
established in this Section 2.
2.3 NOTICE OF PROPOSED TRANSFERS. The holder of each certificate
representing Restricted Securities by acceptance thereof agrees to comply in all
respects with the provisions of this Section 2.3. Prior to any proposed sale,
assignment, transfer or pledge of any Restricted Securities (other than (i) a
transfer not involving a change in beneficial ownership or (ii) in transactions
involving the distribution without consideration of Restricted Securities by any
of the Purchasers to any of its partners, or retired partners, or to the estate
of any of its partners or retired partners), unless there is in effect a
registration statement under the Securities Act covering the proposed transfer,
the holder thereof shall give written notice to the Company of such holder's
intention to effect such transfer, sale, assignment or pledge. Each such notice
shall describe the manner and circumstances of the proposed transfer, sale,
assignment or pledge in sufficient detail, and shall be accompanied, at such
holder's expense by either (i) an unqualified written opinion of legal counsel,
who shall be and whose legal opinion shall be reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, addressed to the Company, to the effect that the proposed transfer of
the Restricted Securities may be effected without registration under the
Securities Act, or (ii) a "no action" letter from the Commission to the effect
that the transfer of such securities without registration will not result in a
recommendation
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by the staff of the Commission that action be taken with respect thereto,
whereupon the holder of such Restricted Securities shall be entitled to transfer
such Restricted Securities in accordance with the terms of the notice delivered
by the holder to the Company. Each certificate evidencing the Restricted
Securities transferred as above provided shall bear, except if such transfer is
made pursuant to Rule 144, the appropriate restrictive legend set forth in
Section 2.2 above, except that such certificate shall not bear such restrictive
legend if in the opinion of counsel for such holder and the Company such legend
is not required in order to establish compliance with any provision of the
Securities Act.
2.4 REQUESTED REGISTRATION.
(a) Request for Registration. In case the Company shall
receive from Initiating Holders a written request that the Company effect any
registration, qualification or compliance with respect to not less than ten
percent (10%) of the shares (appropriately adjusted for Recapitalizations) of
Registrable Securities, or any lesser number of shares if the anticipated
aggregate offering price, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, would
exceed $10 million, the Company will:
(i) promptly give written notice of the proposed
registration, qualification or compliance to all other Holders; and
(ii) as soon as practicable, use its best efforts
to effect such registration, qualification or compliance (including, without
limitation, appropriate qualification under applicable blue sky or other state
securities laws and appropriate compliance with applicable regulations issued
under the Securities Act and any other governmental requirements or regulations)
as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and
distribution of all or such portion of such Registrable Securities as are
specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable
Securities of any Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in
a written request received by the Company within 20 days after receipt of such
written notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not
be obligated to take any action to effect any such registration, qualification
or compliance pursuant to this Section 2.4:
(A) In any particular jurisdiction in which
the Company would be required to execute a general consent to service of process
in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance unless the Company
is already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be required
by the Securities Act;
(B) Prior to December 31, 1999;
(C) During the period starting with the
date sixty (60) days prior to the Company's estimated date of filing of, and
ending on the date six (6) months immediately following the effective date of,
any registration statement pertaining to securities of the Company (other than a
registration of securities in a Rule 145 transaction or with respect to an
employee benefit plan), provided
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that the Company is actively employing in good faith all reasonable efforts to
cause such registration statement to become effective;
(D) After the Company has effected two such
registrations pursuant to this subparagraph 2.4(a), and such registrations have
been declared or ordered effective;
(E) If the Company shall furnish to such
Holders a certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that in the
good faith judgment of the Board of Directors it would be seriously detrimental
to the Company or its shareholders for a registration statement to be filed in
the near future, then the Company's obligation to use its best efforts to
register, qualify or comply under this Section 2.4 shall be deferred for a
period not to exceed 120 days from the date of receipt of written request from
the Initiating Holders.
Subject to the foregoing clauses (A) through (E), the Company shall
file a registration statement covering the Registrable Securities so requested
to be registered as soon as practicable, after receipt of the request or
requests of the Initiating Holders.
(b) Underwriting. In the event that a registration pursuant to
Section 2.4 is for a registered public offering involving an underwriting, the
Company shall so advise the Holders as part of the notice given pursuant to
Section 2.4(a)(i). In such event, the right of any Holder to registration
pursuant to Section 2.4 shall be conditioned upon such Holder's participation in
the underwriting arrangements required by this Section 2.4, and the inclusion of
such Holder's Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent requested
shall be limited to the extent provided herein.
The Company shall (together with all Holders proposing to distribute
their securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement
in customary form with the managing underwriter selected for such underwriting
by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders, but subject to the
Company's reasonable approval. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Section 2.4, if the managing underwriter advises the Initiating Holders in
writing that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to
be underwritten, then the Company shall so advise all holders of Registrable
Securities and the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be
included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated among all
Holders thereof in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective
amounts of Registrable Securities held by such Holders at the time of filing the
registration statement. No Registrable Securities excluded from the underwriting
by reason of the underwriter's marketing limitation shall be included in such
registration. To facilitate the allocation of shares in accordance with the
above provisions, the Company or the underwriters may round the number of shares
allocated to any Holder to the nearest 100 shares.
If any Holder of Registrable Securities disapproves of the terms of the
underwriting, such person may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to
the Company, the managing underwriter and the Initiating Holders. The
Registrable Securities and/or other securities so withdrawn shall also be
withdrawn from registration, and such Registrable Securities shall not be
transferred in a public distribution prior to
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90 days after the effective date of such registration, or such other shorter
period of time as the underwriters may require.
2.5 COMPANY REGISTRATION.
(a) Notice of Registration. If at any time or from time to
time the Company shall determine to register any of its securities, either for
its own account or the account of a security holder or holders, other than (i)
in connection with the Company's initial public offering, or (ii) a registration
relating solely to employee benefit plans, or (iii) a registration relating
solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction, the Company will:
(i) promptly give to each Holder written notice
thereof; and
(ii) include in such registration (and any related
qualification under blue sky laws or other compliance), and in any underwriting
involved therein, all the Registrable Securities specified in a written request
or requests, made within 20 days after receipt of such written notice from the
Company, by any Holder.
(b) Underwriting. If the registration of which the Company
gives notice is for a registered public offering involving an underwriting, the
Company shall so advise the Holders as a part of the written notice given
pursuant to Section 2.5(a)(i). In such event the right of any Holder to
registration pursuant to Section 2.5 shall be conditioned upon such Holder's
participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of Registrable Securities
in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to
distribute their securities through such underwriting shall (together with the
Company and the other holders distributing their securities through such
underwriting) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the
managing underwriter selected for such underwriting by the Company.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.5, if the managing
underwriter determines that marketing factors require a limitation of the number
of shares to be underwritten, the managing underwriter may limit the Registrable
Securities to be included in such registration. The Company shall so advise all
Holders and other holders distributing their securities through such
underwriting and the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be
included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated among all
Holders and such other holders in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the
respective amounts of Registrable Securities held by such Holders and such other
holders at the time of filing the registration statement. To facilitate the
allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company may
round the number of shares allocated to any Holder or holder to the nearest 100
shares. If any Holder or holder disapproves of the terms of any such
underwriting, he may elect to withdraw therefrom by written notice to the
Company and the managing underwriter. Any securities excluded or withdrawn from
such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such registration, and shall not be
transferred in a public distribution prior to 90 days after the effective date
of the registration statement relating thereto, or such other shorter period of
time as the underwriters may require.
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(c) Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have
the right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this
Section 2.5 prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any
Holder has elected to include securities in such registration.
2.6 REGISTRATION ON FORM S-3.
(a) If any Holder or Holders holding in the aggregate not less
than 5% of the then-outstanding Registrable Securities request that the Company
file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or any successor form to Form S-3)
for a public offering of shares of the Registrable Securities the reasonably
anticipated aggregate offering price to the public of which, net of underwriting
discounts and commissions, would exceed $1,000,000, and the Company is a
registrant entitled to use Form S-3 to register the Registrable Securities for
such an offering, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause such
Registrable Securities to be registered for the offering on such form and to
cause such Registrable Securities to be qualified in such jurisdictions as the
Holder or Holders may reasonably request; provided, however, that the Company
shall not be required to effect more than one registration pursuant to this
Section 2.6 in any six (6) month period or in excess of two registrations under
this Section 2.6. The substantive provisions of Section 2.4(b) shall be
applicable to each registration initiated under this Section 2.6.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be
obligated to take any action pursuant to this Section 2.6: (i) in any particular
jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to execute a general consent
to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or
compliance unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction
and except as may be required by the Securities Act; (ii) if the Company, within
ten (10) days of the receipt of the request of the initiating Holders, gives
notice of its bona fide intention to effect the filing of a registration
statement with the Commission within ninety (90) days of receipt of such request
(other than with respect to a registration statement relating to a Rule 145
transaction, an offering solely to employees or any other registration which is
not appropriate for the registration of Registrable Securities); (iii) during
the period starting with the date sixty (60) days prior to the Company's
estimated date of filing of, and ending on the date six (6) months immediately
following, the effective date of any registration statement pertaining to
securities of the Company (other than a registration of securities in a Rule 145
transaction or with respect to an employee benefit plan), provided that the
Company is actively employing in good faith all reasonable efforts to cause such
registration statement to become effective; or (iv) if the Company shall furnish
to such Holder a certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that
in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors it would be seriously
detrimental to the Company or its shareholders for registration statements to be
filed in the near future, then the Company's obligation to use its best efforts
to file a registration statement shall be deferred for a period not to exceed
120 days from the receipt of the request to file such registration by such
Holder.
2.7 LIMITATIONS ON SUBSEQUENT REGISTRATION RIGHTS. From and after the
Closing Date, the Company shall not enter into any agreement granting any holder
or prospective holder of any securities of the Company registration rights with
respect to such securities unless (i) such new registration rights, including
standoff obligations, are on a pari passu basis with those rights of the Holders
hereunder; or
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(ii) such new registration rights, including standoff obligations, are
subordinate to the registration rights granted Holders hereunder. Any such
additional parties may execute a counterpart of this Agreement, and upon
execution by such additional parties and by the Company, shall be considered a
Holder for all purposes of this Agreement.
2.8 EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. All Registration Expenses incurred in
connection with (i) one registration pursuant to Section 2.4, (ii) two
registrations pursuant to Section 2.5, and (iii) all registrations pursuant to
Section 2.6 shall be borne by the Company. Unless otherwise stated, all Selling
Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of the Holders and all
other Registration Expenses shall be borne by the Holders of such securities pro
rata on the basis of the number of shares so registered.
2.9 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. In the case of each registration,
qualification or compliance effected by the Company pursuant to this Section 2,
the Company will keep each Holder advised in writing as to the initiation of
each registration, qualification and compliance and as to the completion
thereof. At its expense the Company will:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission a registration
statement with respect to such securities and use its best efforts to cause such
registration statement to become and remain effective for at least one hundred
eighty (180) days or until the distribution described in the Registration
Statement has been completed;
(b) Furnish to the Holders participating in such registration
and to the underwriters of the securities being registered such reasonable
number of copies of the registration statement, preliminary prospectus, final
prospectus and such other documents as such underwriters may reasonably request
in order to facilitate the public offering of such securities.
2.10 INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) The Company will indemnify each Holder, each of its
officers and directors and partners, and each person controlling such Holder
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, with respect to which
registration, qualification or compliance has been effected pursuant to this
Section 2, and each underwriter, if any, and each person who controls any
underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all
expenses, claims, losses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof), including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any
litigation, commenced or threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue
statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any
registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any
amendment or supplement thereto, incident to any such registration,
qualification or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made,
not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any
rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act applicable to the
Company in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance,
and the Company will reimburse each such Holder, each of its officers and
directors, and each person control-
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ling such Holder, each such underwriter and each person who controls any such
underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such claim, loss,
damage, liability or action, provided that the Company will not be liable in any
such case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense
arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission, made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by an instrument duly executed by such
Holder, controlling person or underwriter and stated to be specifically for use
therein.
(b) Each Holder will, if Registrable Securities held by such
Holder are included in the securities as to which such registration,
qualification or compliance is being effected, indemnify the Company, each of
its directors and officers, each underwriter, if any, of the Company's
securities covered by such a registration statement, each person who controls
the Company or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act, and each other such Holder, each of its officers and directors
and each person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions
in respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged
untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such registration
statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any omission (or
alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse
the Company, such Holders, such directors, officers, persons, underwriters or
control persons for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating or defending any such claim, loss, damage,
liability or action, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that
such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged
omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular
or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by an instrument duly executed by such Holder and
stated to be specifically for use therein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the
liability of each Holder under this subsection (b) shall be limited in an amount
equal to the initial public offering price of the shares sold by such Holder,
unless such liability arises out of or is based on willful conduct by such
Holder.
(c) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section
2.10 (the "Indemnified Party") shall give notice to the party required to
provide indemnification (the "Indemnifying Party") promptly after such
Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be
sought, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any
such claim or any litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the
Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation,
shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not
unreasonably be withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such
defense at such party's expense, and provided further that the failure of any
Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section 2 unless the failure to
give such notice is materially prejudicial to an Indemnifying Party's ability to
defend such action and provided further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not
assume the defense for matters as to which there is a conflict of interest or
separate and different defenses. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any
such claim or litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified
Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement
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which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the
claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party of a release from all liability
in respect to such claim or litigation.
2.11 TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights granted pursuant to
this Agreement shall terminate as to any Holder five (5) years after the closing
of an underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and
sale of common stock for the account of the Company to the public.
2.12 INFORMATION BY HOLDER. The Holder or Holders of Registrable
Securities included in any registration shall furnish to the Company such
information regarding such Holder or Holders, the Registrable Securities held
by them and the distribution proposed by such Holder or Holders as the Company
may request in writing and as shall be required in connection with any
registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Section 2.
2.13 RULE 144 REPORTING. With a view to making available the benefits
of certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may at any time permit
the sale of the Restricted Securities to the public without registration, after
such time as a public market exists for the Common Stock of the Company, the
Company agrees to use its best efforts to:
(a) Make and keep public information available, as those terms
are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times
after the effective date that the Company becomes subject to the reporting
requirements of the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(b) Use its best efforts to file with the Commission in a
timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the
Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (at any time
after it has become subject to such reporting requirements);
(c) So long as a Purchaser owns any Restricted Securities to
furnish to the Purchaser forthwith upon request a written statement by the
Company as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of said Rule 144
(at any time after 90 days after the effective date of the first registration
statement filed by the Company for an offering of its securities to the general
public), and of the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (at
any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), a copy of
the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company, and such other
reports and documents of the Company and other information in the possession of
or reasonably obtainable by the Company as a Purchaser may reasonably request in
availing itself of any rule or regulation of the Commission allowing a Purchaser
to sell any such securities without registration.
2.14 TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights to cause the Company
to register securities granted Purchasers under Sections 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 may be
assigned to a transferee or assignee reasonably acceptable to the Company in
connection with any transfer or assignment of Registrable Securities by a
Purchaser provided that: (i) such transfer may otherwise be effected in
accordance with applicable
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securities laws, and (ii) such assignee or transferee acquires at least 100,000
shares of Preferred and/or Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof
(appropriately adjusted for Recapitalizations). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the rights to cause the Company to register securities may be assigned to any
constituent partner of a Purchaser, without compliance with item (ii) above,
provided written notice thereof is promptly given to the Company.
2.15 STANDOFF AGREEMENT. Each Holder agrees in connection with the
Company's initial public offering of the Company's securities that, upon request
of the Company or the underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the
Company's securities, not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any
option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any Registrable Securities
(other than those included in the registration) without the prior written
consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period
of time (not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days) from the effective date of
such registration as may be requested by the underwriters; provided, that the
officers and directors of the Company who own stock of the Company also agree to
such restrictions.
SECTION 3
EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT
3.1 TERMINATION OF OTHER RIGHTS. The Company and the Purchasers
acknowledge and agree that this Agreement supersedes the Prior Agreement, and
hence such agreement is terminated in its entirety. All parties hereto
acknowledge and agree that this Agreement supersedes any and all prior
registration rights granted by the Company to them, and that such rights are
terminated in their entirety.
SECTION 4
MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in
all respects in accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied
to agreements made and performed in California by residents of the State of
California.
4.2 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT. This Agreement constitutes the full
and entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the
subjects hereof, and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any
manner by any warranties, representations or covenants except or specifically
set forth herein. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement
nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than
by a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such
amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is sought; provided, however, that
holders of a majority of the Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of
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the Preferred may, with the Company's prior written consent, waive, modify or
amend on behalf of all holders, any provisions hereof.
4.3 NOTICES, ETC. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid or otherwise delivered by hand or by messenger,
addressed (a) if to a Purchaser (including Lighthouse) at such Purchaser's
address set forth in Exhibit A, or at such other address as such Purchaser shall
have furnished to the Company in writing or (b) if to any other holder of any
shares of Company Stock, at such address as such holder shall have furnished the
Company in writing, or until any such holder so furnishes an address to the
Company, then to and at the address of the last holder of such shares who has so
furnished an address to the Company, or (c) if to the Company, one copy should
be sent to its address set forth in Exhibit B and addressed to the attention of
the Corporate Secretary or at such other address as the Company shall have
furnished to the Purchasers.
Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this
Agreement be treated as effective or having been given when delivered if
delivered personally, or, if sent by mail, at the earlier of its receipt or
seventy-two (72) hours after the same has been deposited in a regularly
maintained receptacle for the deposit of the United States mail, addressed and
mailed as aforesaid.
4.4 SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement
becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal,
unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
without said provision; provided that no such severability shall be effective if
it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.
4.5 TITLES AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this
Agreement are used for convenience only and are not considered in construing or
interpreting this Agreement.
4.6 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the Purchasers,
each of which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such
counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ KENNETH C. GARDNER
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Title:
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FOUNDERS
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Kenneth C. Gardner John Zicker
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Alice Blair Craig R. Powers
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Robert E. Powers
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SERIES E INVESTORS
EL DORADO VENTURES IV, L.P.
By: El Dorado Venture Partners IV, LLC
Its: General Partner
/s/ SHANDA BAHLES
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By: Shanda Bahles
Managing Member
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EL DORADO TECHNOLOGY '98, L.P.
By: El Dorado Venture Partners IV, LLC.
Its: General Partner
/s/ SHANDA BAHLES
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By: Shanda Bahles
Managing Member
/s/ DAVID N. STROM
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GREYLOCK EQUITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
By: Greylock Equity GP Limited Partnership
Its: General Partner
David N. Strom
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/s/ RICH SHAPERO
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CROSSPOINT VENTURE PARTNERS 1997
By: Rich Shapero
Its: General Partner
/s/ JEFFREY T. WEBBER
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RBW INVESTMENTS, LLC
By: Jeffrey T. Webber
Its: Managing Director
/s/ JEFFREY T. WEBBER
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THE ENTREPRENEURS' FUND, L.P.
By: BW Management, LLC
Its: General Partner
By: Jeffrey T. Webber, Managing Director
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EXHIBIT A
SCHEDULE OF INVESTORS
Crosspoint Venture Partners 1993
Crosspoint 1993 Entrepreneurs Fund
Rich Shapero
One First Street
Los Altos, CA 94022
El Dorado Ventures III, L.P.
El Dorado Technology IV, L.P.
c/o Shanda Bahles
20300 Stevens Creek Blvd.
Suite 395
Cupertino, CA 95014
Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust Co.,
Trustee FBO Kenneth C. Gardner, IRA
829 Hermosa Way
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Delaware Charter Guarantee & Trust Co.,
Trustee FBO John E. Zicker, IRA
451 Portola Road
Portola Valley, CA 94028
Craig Powers
2036 Lyon Avenue
Belmont, CA 94002
Robert Powers
182 Dogwood Court
Hayward, CA 94544
Alice Blair
252 2nd Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94118
James Shircliff
5100 Olde Creek Way
Prospect, KY 40059
Arthur F. Schneiderman
Jason A. Schneiderman
Jeffrey A. Schneiderman
Jennifer A. Schneiderman
Jonathan A. Schneiderman
Julie A. Schneiderman
230 Woodside Road
Woodside, CA 94062
Meriken Nominees Ltd.
Attn: Tony Geoghegan
c/o Aall Trust & Banking Corporation Ltd.
The Aall Building
P.O. Box 1166
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
British West Indies
Jeffrey T. Webber
c/o R.B. Webber & Co.
1717 Embarcadero Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
(415)424-9900
Scott Willey
663 Princeton Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
WS Investments
Attn: Linda Wilson
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1050
Judith Jordan Webber
c/o Jordan Sparkling Wine
150 North Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448
James D. Woodward and Elaine K. Waski,
Trustees of the Woodward Family Trust
dated 8/23/90
9817 Koupela Drive
Raleigh, NC 27614
Eugene Webber, Trustee of the Webber Family
Trust dated 1/6/89
1806 Vallejo Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
J.F. Brilando, Inc.
241 S. Balsamina Way
Portola Valley, CA 94028
Stephen K. Plume, III
24 Loveland Hill Road
White River Junction, VT 05001
Stephen K. Plume, IV
473 Dell Avenue
Mountain View, CA 94043
Jordan Consulting Group
Attn: Stephen A. Jordan
12600 Viscaino Court
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
William Elmore
c/o Merrill Pickard ET AL
2480 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Robert Lauridsen and Patricia Lauridsen
1785 Bay Laurel Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
S-1 Trust c/o Peter Thorne
42 Pleasant Street
Watertown, MA 02172
Robert Spencer
27857 Altamont Circle
Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
Perry S. Mizota
2075 Sutter Street, #221
San Francisco, CA 94115
Stewart A. Schuster
1858 Rockspring Place
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Greylock Equity Limited Partnership
c/o David N. Strohm
755 Page Mill Road
Suite A-100
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1018
Dan Shelley
29920 43rd Ave. South
Auburn, WA 98001
U.S. Venture Partners IV, L.P.
Second Ventures II, L.P.
USVP Entrepreneur Partners II, L.P.
2180 Associates Fund
2180 Sand Hill Road
Suite 300
Menlo Park, CA 94025
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Lighthouse Capital Partners, L.P.
100 Drakes Landing Road, Suite 260
Greenbrae, California 94904
Attn: Contract Administration
Dennis Jones
Federal Express Corporation
2005 Corporate Avenue
Memphis, TN 38132
U.S. Mail: P.O. Box 727
Memphis, TN 38194-1841
Ralph Kimball
Ralph Kimball Associates, Inc.
13750 Highway 9
Boulder Creek, CA 95006
Tom Lounibos
[ADDRESS]
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EXHIBIT B
COMPANY ADDRESS
Sagent Technology, Inc.
2225 E. Bayshore, Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94303
EXHIBIT 4.3
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
COMMON STOCK REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
THIS COMMON STOCK REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of September
14, 1998 (the "Agreement") by and among SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC., a California
corporation (the "Company") and Robert Hawk (the "Investor").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Company and the Investor entered into the Common Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 14, 1998, pursuant to which Investor
purchased 10,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") of the Company; and
WHEREAS, the Investor, in connection with such purchase, desires to
obtain certain registration rights with respect to such Shares.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree, subject to the closing of the
purchase of Shares, to the following:
SECTION 1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. Hereafter, in this Agreement the following
terms shall have the following respective meanings:
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.
The terms "register," "registered" and "registration" refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement in
compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of the
effectiveness of such registration statement.
"Registration Expenses" shall mean all expenses, except as
otherwise stated below, incurred by the Company in complying with Sections 2.1
hereof, including, without limitation, all registration, qualification and
filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of counsel
for the Company, blue sky fees and expenses, the expense of any special audits
incident to or required by any such registration (but excluding the compensation
of regular employees of the Company which shall be paid in any event by the
Company).
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or any similar federal statute and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect at the time.
"Selling Expenses" shall mean all underwriting discounts, selling
commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities registered by
Investor and, except as set forth above, all reasonable fees and disbursements
of counsel for Investor.
SECTION 2
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
2.1 COMPANY REGISTRATION.
(a) Notice of Registration. If at any time or from time to time
the Company shall determine to register any of its securities, either for its
own account or the account of a security holder or holders, other than (i) in
connection with the Company's initial public offering, or (ii) a registration
relating solely to employee benefit plans, or (iii) a registration relating
solely to a Commission Rule 145 transaction, the Company will:
(i) promptly give Investor written notice thereof; and
(ii) include in such registration (and any related
qualification under blue sky laws or other compliance), and in any underwriting
involved therein, all the Shares specified in a written request or requests,
made within 20 days after receipt of such written notice from the Company, by
Investor.
(b) Underwriting. If the registration of which the Company gives
notice is for a registered public offering involving an underwriting, the
Company shall so advise Investor as a part of the written notice given pursuant
to Section 2.1(a)(i). In such event the right of Investor to registration
pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be conditioned upon Investor's participation in
such underwriting and the inclusion of the Shares in the underwriting to the
extent provided herein. All stockholders proposing to distribute their
securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company and the
other holders distributing their securities through such underwriting) enter
into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter
selected for such underwriting by the Company. Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Section 2.1, if the managing underwriter determines that
marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be
underwritten, the managing underwriter may limit the securities to be included
in such registration. The Company shall so advise Investor, and the number of
Shares that may be included in the registration. If Investor disapproves of the
terms of any such underwriting, Investor may elect to withdraw therefrom by
written notice to the Company and the managing underwriter. Any securities
excluded or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such
registration, and
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shall not be transferred in a public distribution prior to 90 days after the
effective date of the registration statement relating thereto, or such other
shorter period of time as the underwriters may require.
(c) Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the
right to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this
Section 2.1 prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not
Investor has elected to include securities in such registration.
2.2 EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. All Registration Expenses incurred in
connection with one registration pursuant to Section 2.1 shall be borne by the
Company. Unless otherwise stated, Investor shall bear Investor's Selling
Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of the Investor.
2.3 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES. In the case of each registration,
qualification or compliance effected by the Company pursuant to Section 2.1, the
Company will keep Investor advised in writing as to the initiation of each
registration, qualification and compliance and as to the completion thereof. At
its expense the Company will:
(a) Prepare and file with the Commission a registration statement
with respect to such securities and use its best efforts to cause such
registration statement to become and remain effective for at least one hundred
eighty (180) days or until the distribution described in the Registration
Statement has been completed;
(b) Furnish to Investor and to the underwriters of the securities
being registered such reasonable number of copies of the registration statement,
preliminary prospectus, final prospectus and such other documents as such
underwriters may reasonably request in order to facilitate the public offering
of such securities.
2.4 INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) The Company will indemnify Investor with respect to which
registration, qualification or compliance has been effected pursuant to Section
2.1, and each underwriter, if any, and each person who controls any underwriter
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all expenses,
claims, losses, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof),
including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any litigation,
commenced or threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or
alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any registration
statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, incident to any such registration, qualification or
compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading,
or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act or any rule or regulation
promulgated under the Securities Act applicable to the Company in connection
with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and the Company will
reimburse Investor, each such underwriter and each person who controls any such
underwriter, for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred in
connection with investigating, preparing or defending any such claim, loss,
damage,
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liability or action, provided that the Company will not be liable in any such
case to the extent that any such claim, loss, damage, liability or expense
arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or omission, made in reliance upon and in conformity with written
information furnished to the Company by an instrument duly executed by Investor,
controlling person or underwriter and stated to be specifically for use therein.
(b) Investor will, if Shares held by Investor are included in the
securities as to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being
effected, indemnify the Company, each of its directors and officers, each
underwriter, if any, of the Company's securities covered by such a registration
statement, each person who controls the Company or such underwriter within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and each other such holder of
registration rights, each officer and director and each person controlling such
holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all
claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising
out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a
material fact contained in any such registration statement, prospectus, offering
circular or other document, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, and will reimburse the Company, such holders,
such directors, officers, persons, underwriters or control persons for any legal
or any other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or
defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, in each case to the
extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue
statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration
statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document in reliance upon and
in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by an instrument
duly executed by Investor and stated to be specifically for use therein.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the liability of Investor under this subsection
(b) shall be limited in an amount equal to the initial public offering price of
the shares sold by Investor, unless such liability arises out of or is based on
willful conduct by Investor.
(c) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section 2.4
(the "Indemnified Party") shall give notice to the party required to provide
indemnification (the "Indemnifying Party") promptly after such Indemnified Party
has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought, and shall
permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or any
litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the Indemnifying
Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be
approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not unreasonably be
withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such
party's expense, and provided further that the failure of any Indemnified Party
to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of
its obligations under this Section 2 unless the failure to give such notice is
materially prejudicial to an Indemnifying Party's ability to defend such action
and provided further, that the Indemnifying Party shall not assume the defense
for matters as to which there is a conflict of interest or separate and
different defenses. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or
litigation, shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to
entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an
unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such
Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or
litigation.
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2.5 TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights granted pursuant to
this Agreement shall terminate five (5) years after the closing of an
underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, covering the offer and sale of
common stock for the account of the Company to the public.
2.6 INFORMATION BY INVESTOR. The Investor shall furnish to the Company
such information regarding Investor, the Shares held by Investor and the
distribution proposed by Investor as the Company may request in writing and as
shall be required in connection with any registration, qualification or
compliance referred to in this Section 2.
2.7 TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. The rights to cause the Company to
register securities granted to Investor under Sections 2.1 may be assigned to a
transferee or assignee reasonably acceptable to the Company in connection with
any transfer or assignment of Shares by Investor provided that: (i) such
transfer may otherwise be effected in accordance with applicable securities
laws, and (ii) such transferee or assignee agrees to be bound by the provisions
hereof.
SECTION 3
MISCELLANEOUS
3.1 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in all
respects in accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied to
agreements made and performed in California by residents of the State of
California.
3.2 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT. This Agreement constitutes the full and
entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the
subjects hereof, and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any
manner by any warranties, representations or covenants except or specifically
set forth herein. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement
nor any term hereof may be amended, waived, discharged or terminated other than
by a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of any such
amendment, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.
3.3 NOTICES, ETC. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be mailed by registered or
certified mail, postage prepaid or otherwise delivered by hand or by messenger,
addressed (a) if to Investor, at Investor's address set forth in Exhibit A, or
at such other address as Investor shall have furnished to the Company in writing
or (b) if to any other holder of any shares of Company Stock, at such address as
such holder shall have furnished the Company in writing, or until any such
holder so furnishes an address to the Company, then to and at the address of the
last holder of such shares who has so furnished an address to the Company, or
(c) if to the Company, one copy should be sent to its address set forth in
Exhibit B and addressed to the attention of the Corporate Secretary or at such
other address as the Company shall have furnished to Investor.
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Each such notice or other communication shall for all purposes of this
Agreement be treated as effective or having been given when delivered if
delivered personally, or, if sent by mail, at the earlier of its receipt or
seventy-two (72) hours after the same has been deposited in a regularly
maintained receptacle for the deposit of the United States mail, addressed and
mailed as aforesaid.
3.4 SEVERABILITY. In the event that any provision of this Agreement
becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal,
unenforceable or void, this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect
without said provision; provided that no such severability shall be effective if
it materially changes the economic benefit of this Agreement to any party.
3.5 TITLES AND SUBTITLES. The titles and subtitles used in this
Agreement are used for convenience only and are not considered in construing or
interpreting this Agreement.
3.6 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which may be executed by less than all of the Purchasers,
each of which shall be enforceable against the parties actually executing such
counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the
date first above written.
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By: /s/ W. Virginia Walker
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Title: Executive Vice President (CFO)
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ROBERT HAWK
/s/ Robert Hawk
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EXHIBIT A
Schedule of Investor
Robert Hawk
[Address]
[Telephone number]
EXHIBIT B
COMPANY ADDRESS
Sagent Technology, Inc.
2225 E. Bayshore, Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94303
EXHIBIT 10.1
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made as of this day,
November 30, 1995, by and between Sagent Technology, Inc., a California
corporation (the "Company"), and Name ("Indemnitee").
WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee recognize the increasing difficulty
in obtaining directors' and officers' liability insurance, the significant
increases in the cost of such insurance and the general reductions in the
coverage of such insurance;
WHEREAS, the Company and Indemnitee further recognize the substantial
increase in corporate litigation in general, subjecting officers and directors
to expensive litigation risks at the same time as the availability and coverage
of liability insurance has been severely limited;
WHEREAS, Indemnitee does not regard the current protection available as
adequate under the present circumstances, and Indemnitee and other officers and
directors of the Company may not be willing to continue to serve as officers and
directors without additional protection; and
WHEREAS, the Company desires to attract and retain the services of
highly qualified individuals, such as Indemnitee, to serve as officers and
directors of the Company and to indemnify its officers and directors so as to
provide them with the maximum protection permitted by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Company and Indemnitee hereby agree as follows:
1. INDEMNIFICATION.
(a) Third Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify
Indemnitee if Indemnitee is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party
to any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the
right of the Company) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the
Company, by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while an
officer or director or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving
at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement (if such settlement is approved in advance by the Company, which
approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) actually and reasonably incurred by
Indemnitee in connection with such action or proceeding if Indemnitee acted in
good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best
interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or pro
ceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful.
The termination of any action or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement,
conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of
itself, create a presumption that (i) Indemnitee did not act in good faith and
in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of
the Company, or (ii) with
respect to any criminal action or proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to
believe that Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful.
(b) Proceedings By or in the Right of the Company. The Company
shall indemnify Indemnitee if Indemnitee was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding by
or in the right of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the Company, or any subsidiary of the
Company, by reason of any action or inaction on the part of Indemnitee while an
officer or director or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving
at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise,
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) and, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, amounts paid in settlement, in each case to the extent
actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense or
settlement of such action or proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in
a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the
Company and its shareholders, except that no indemnification shall be made in
respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the Company in the performance of Indemnitee's duty to
the Company and its shareholders unless and only to the extent that the court in
which such action or proceeding is or was pending shall determine upon
application that, in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for expenses and then only to the
extent that the court shall determine.
2. EXPENSES; INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURE.
(a) Advancement of Expenses. The Company shall advance all
expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense,
settlement or appeal of any civil or criminal action or proceeding referenced in
Section 1(a) or (b) hereof (but not amounts actually paid in settlement of any
such action or proceeding). Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay such amounts
advanced only if, and to the extent that, it shall ultimately be determined that
Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemni fied by the Company as authorized
hereby. The advances to be made hereunder shall be paid by the Company to
Indemnitee within twenty (20) days following delivery of a written request
therefor by Indemnitee to the Company.
(b) Notice/Cooperation by Indemnitee. Indemnitee shall, as a
condition precedent to his right to be indemnified under this Agreement, give
the Company notice in writing as soon as practicable of any claim made against
Indemnitee for which indemnification will or could be sought under this
Agreement. Notice to the Company shall be directed to the Chief Executive
Officer of the Company at the address shown on the signature page of this
Agreement (or such other address as the Company shall designate in writing to
Indemnitee). Notice shall be deemed received three business days after the date
postmarked if sent by domestic certified or registered mail, properly addressed;
otherwise notice shall be deemed received when such notice shall actually be
received by the Company. In addition, Indemnitee shall give the Company such
information and cooperation as it may reasonably require and as shall be within
Indemnitee's power.
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(c) Procedure. Any indemnification provided for in Section 1
shall be made no later than forty-five (45) days after receipt of the written
request of Indemnitee. If a claim under this Agreement, under any statute, or
under any provision of the Company's Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws
providing for indemnification, is not paid in full by the Company within
forty-five (45) days after a written request for payment thereof has first been
received by the Company, Indemnitee may, but need not, at any time thereafter
bring an action against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim
and, subject to Section 13 of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall also be entitled
to be paid for the expenses (including attorneys' fees) of bringing such action.
It shall be a defense to any such action (other than an action brought to
enforce a claim for expenses incurred in connection with any action or
proceeding in advance of its final disposition) that Indemnitee has not met the
standards of conduct which make it permissible under applicable law for the
Company to indemnify Indemnitee for the amount claimed, but Indemnitee shall be
entitled to receive interim payments of expenses pursuant to Subsection 2(a)
unless and until such defense may be finally adjudicated by court order or
judgment from which no further right of appeal exists. It is the parties'
intention that if the Company contests Indemnitee's right to indemnification,
the question of Indemnitee's right to indemnification shall be for the court to
decide, and neither the failure of the Company (including its Board of
Directors, any com mittee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent
legal counsel, or its shareholders) to have made a determination that
indemnification of Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee
has met the applicable standard of conduct required by applicable law, nor an
actual deter mination by the Company (including its Board of Directors, any
committee or subgroup of the Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or
its shareholders) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of
conduct, shall create a presumption that Indemnitee has or has not met the
applicable standard of conduct.
(d) Notice to Insurers. If, at the time of the receipt of a
notice of a claim pursuant to Section 2(b) hereof, the Company has director and
officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of
the commencement of such proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter
take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf
of the Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such proceeding in
accordance with the terms of such policies.
(e) Selection of Counsel. In the event the Company shall be
obligated under Section 2(a) hereof to pay the expenses of any proceeding
against Indemnitee, the Company, if appropriate, shall be entitled to assume the
defense of such proceeding, with counsel approved by Indem nitee, which approval
shall not be unreasonably withheld, upon the delivery to Indemnitee of written
notice of its election so to do. After delivery of such notice, approval of such
counsel by Indemnitee and the retention of such counsel by the Company, the
Company will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees of
counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the same pro
ceeding, provided that (i) Indemnitee shall have the right to employ his counsel
in any such proceeding at Indemnitee's expense; and (ii) if (A) the employment
of counsel by Indemnitee has been previously authorized by the Company, (B)
Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of
interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of any such defense
or (C) the Company shall not, in fact, have employed counsel to assume the
defense of such proceeding, then the fees and expenses of Indemnitee's counsel
shall be at the expense of the Company.
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3. ADDITIONAL INDEMNIFICATION RIGHTS; NONEXCLUSIVITY.
(a) Scope. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
the Company hereby agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent
permitted by law, notwithstanding that such indemnification is not specifically
authorized by the other provisions of this Agreement, the Company's Articles of
Incorporation, the Company's By-laws or by statute. In the event of any change,
after the date of this Agreement, in any applicable law, statute or rule which
expands the right of a California corporation to indemnify a member of its board
of directors or an officer, such changes shall be, ipso facto, within the
purview of Indemnitee's rights and Company's obligations, under this Agreement.
In the event of any change in any applicable law, statute or rule which narrows
the right of a California corporation to indemnify a member of its Board of
Directors or an officer, such changes, to the extent not otherwise required by
such law, statute or rule to be applied to this Agreement shall have no effect
on this Agreement or the parties' rights and obligations hereunder.
(b) Nonexclusivity. The indemnification provided by this
Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any rights to which Indemnitee may be
entitled under the Company's Articles of Incorporation, its By-laws, any
agreement, any vote of shareholders or disinterested directors, the California
General Corporation Law, or otherwise, both as to action in Indemnitee's
official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such
office. The indemnification provided under this Agreement shall continue as to
Indemnitee for any action taken or not taken while serving in an indemnified
capacity even though he may have ceased to serve in such capacity at the time of
any action or other covered proceeding.
4. PARTIAL INDEMNIFICATION. If Indemnitee is entitled under any
provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a
portion of the expenses, judgments, fines or penalties actually or reasonably
incurred by him in the investigation, defense, appeal or settlement of any civil
or criminal action or proceeding, but not, however, for the total amount
thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of
such expenses, judgments, fines or penalties to which Indemnitee is entitled.
5. MUTUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Both the Company and Indemnitee acknowledge
that in certain instances, Federal law or applicable public policy may prohibit
the Company from indemnifying its directors and officers under this Agreement or
otherwise. Indemnitee understands and acknowledges that the Company has
undertaken or may be required in the future to undertake with the Securities and
Exchange Commission to submit the question of indemnification to a court in
certain circumstances for a determination of the Company's right under public
policy to indemnify Indemnitee.
6. DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' LIABILITY INSURANCE. The Company shall, from
time to time, make the good faith determination whether or not it is practicable
for the Company to obtain and main tain a policy or policies of insurance with
reputable insurance companies providing the officers and directors of the
Company with coverage for losses from wrongful acts, or to ensure the Company's
performance of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement. Among other
considerations, the Company will weigh the costs of obtaining such insurance
coverage against the protection afforded by such coverage. In all policies of
directors' and officers' liability insurance, Indemnitee shall be named
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as an insured in such a manner as to provide Indemnitee the same rights and
benefits as are accorded to the most favorably insured of the Company's
directors, if Indemnitee is a director; or of the Company's officers, if
Indemnitee is not a director of the Company but is an officer; or of the
Company's key employees, if Indemnitee is not an officer or director but is a
key employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no
obligation to obtain or maintain such insurance if the Company determines in
good faith that such insurance is not reasonably available, if the premium costs
for such insurance are disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided, if
the coverage provided by such insurance is limited by exclusions so as to
provide an insufficient benefit, or if Indemnitee is covered by similar
insurance maintained by a subsidiary or parent of the Company.
7. SEVERABILITY. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to require or
shall be construed as requiring the Company to do or fail to do any act in
violation of applicable law. The Company's inability, pursuant to court order,
to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of
this Agreement. The provisions of this Agreement shall be severable as provided
in this Section 7. If this Agreement or any portion hereof shall be invalidated
on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then the Company shall
nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by any applicable
portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated, and the balance
of this Agreement not so invalidated shall be enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
8. EXCEPTIONS. Any other provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding, the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement:
(a) Excluded Acts. To indemnify Indemnitee for any acts or
omissions or transactions from which a director may not be relieved of liability
under the California General Corporation Law.
(b) Claims Initiated by Indemnitee. To indemnify or advance
expenses to Indemnitee with respect to proceedings or claims initiated or
brought voluntarily by Indemnitee and not by way of defense, except with respect
to proceedings brought to establish or enforce a right to indemnification under
this Agreement or any other statute or law or otherwise as required under
Section 317 of the California General Corporation Law, but such indemnification
or advancement of expenses may be provided by the Company in specific cases if
the Board of Directors has approved the initiation or bringing of such suit; or
(c) Lack of Good Faith. To indemnify Indemnitee for any expenses
incurred by the Indemnitee with respect to any proceeding instituted by
Indemnitee to enforce or interpret this Agreement, if a court of competent
jurisdiction determines that each of the material assertions made by the
Indemnitee in such proceeding was not made in good faith or was frivolous; or
(d) Insured Claims. To indemnify Indemnitee for expenses or
liabilities of any type whatsoever (including, but not limited to, judgments,
fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties, and amounts paid in settlement) which
have been paid directly to Indemnitee by an insurance carrier under a policy of
directors' and officers' liability insurance maintained by the Company; or
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(e) Claims Under Section 16(b). To indemnify Indemnitee for
expenses and the payment of profits arising from the purchase and sale by
Indemnitee of securities in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor statute.
9. EFFECTIVENESS OF AGREEMENT. To the extent that the indemnification
permitted under the terms of certain provisions of this Agreement exceeds the
scope of the indemnification provided for in the California General Corporation
Law, such provisions shall not be effective unless and until the Company's
Articles of Incorporation authorize such additional rights of indemnification.
In all other respects, the balance of this Agreement shall be effective as of
the date set forth on the first page and may apply to acts or omissions of
Indemnitee which occurred prior to such date if Indemnitee was an officer,
director, employee or other agent of the Company, or was serving at the request
of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, at the time such act or
omission occurred.
10. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PHRASES.
(a) For purposes of this Agreement, references to the "Company"
shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent
corporation (including any constituent of a con stituent) absorbed in a
consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would
have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, employees or
agents, so that if Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent
of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such
constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, Indemnitee
shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Agreement with
respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as Indemnitee would have with
respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, references to "other
enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall
include any excise taxes assessed on Indemnitee with respect to an employee
benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the Company" shall
include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company
which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer,
employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants, or
beneficiaries.
11. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original.
12. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon the
Company and its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of
Indemnitee and Indemnitee's estate, heirs, legal representatives and assigns.
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13. ATTORNEYS' FEES. In the event that any action is instituted by
Indemnitee under this Agreement to enforce or interpret any of the terms hereof,
Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid all court costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by Indemnitee with respect to such action,
unless as a part of such action, the court of competent jurisdiction determines
that each of the material assertions made by Indemnitee as a basis for such
action were not made in good faith or were frivolous. In the event of an action
instituted by or in the name of the Company under this Agreement or to enforce
or interpret any of the terms of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to
be paid all court costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by
Indemnitee in defense of such action (including with respect to Indemnitee's
counterclaims and cross-claims made in such action), unless as a part of such
action the court determines that each of Indemnitee's material defenses to such
action were made in bad faith or were frivolous.
14. NOTICE. All notices, requests, demands and other communications
under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (i) if
delivered by hand and receipted for by the party addressee, on the date of such
receipt, or (ii) if mailed by domestic certified or registered mail with postage
prepaid, on the third business day after the date postmarked. Addresses for
notice to either party are as shown on the signature page of this Agreement, or
as subsequently modified by written notice.
15. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION. The Company and Indemnitee each hereby
irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California
for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding which arises out of
or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this
Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of California.
16. CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and its
provisions construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California as
applied to contracts between California residents entered into and to be
performed entirely within California.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the date first above written.
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:
Title:
750 Menlo Avenue, Suite 300
Menlo Park, CA 94025
AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:
INDEMNITEE:
FIELD(Name)
(signature)
(address)
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EXHIBIT 10.2
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
AMENDED 1995 STOCK PLAN
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Stock Plan are to attract
and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial
responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants of
the Company and its Subsidiaries and to promote the success of the Company's
business. Options granted under the Plan may be incentive stock options (as
defined under Section 422 of the Code) or nonstatutory stock options, as
determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an option and subject to
the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code, as amended, and the
regulations promulgated thereunder.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees
appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) "Applicable Laws" means the requirements relating to the
administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation
system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of
any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Purchase Rights are
granted under the Plan.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) "Committee" means a Committee appointed by the Board of
Directors in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(f) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.
(g) "Company" means Sagent Technology, Inc., a California
corporation.
(h) "Consultant" means any person who is engaged by the Company
or any Parent or Subsidiary to render consulting or advisory services and is
compensated for such services, and any director of the Company whether
compensated for such services or not. If and in the event the Company registers
any class of any equity security pursuant to the Exchange Act, the term
Consultant shall thereafter not include directors who are not compensated for
their services or are paid only a director's fee by the Company.
(i) "Continuous Status as an Employee or Consultant" means that
the employment or consulting relationship with the Company, any Parent, or
Subsidiary, is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Status as an Employee
or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any leave
of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the
Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor. A
leave of absence approved by the Company shall include sick leave, military
leave, or any other personal leave approved by an authorized representative of
the Company. For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed
90 days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by
statute or contract, including Company policies. If reemployment upon expiration
of a leave of absence approved by the Company is not so guaranteed, on the 181st
day of such leave any Incentive Stock Option held by the Optionee shall cease to
be treated as an Incentive Stock Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as
a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
(j) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and
directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company.
The payment of a director's fee by the Company shall not be sufficient to
constitute "employment" by the Company.
(k) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(l) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established
stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the
Nasdaq National Market of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Automated Quotation ("NASDAQ") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the
closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
prior to the time of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or
such other source as the Administrator deems reliable;
(ii) If the Common Stock is quoted on the NASDAQ
System (but not on the Nasdaq National Market thereof) or regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the
Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of determination,
or;
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the
Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by
the Administrator.
(m) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify
as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
(n) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
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(o) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(p) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(q) "Option Agreement" means a written or electronic agreement
between the Company and an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an
individual Option grant. The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan.
(r) "Option Exchange Program" means a program whereby outstanding
Options are exchanged for Options with a lower exercise price.
(s) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option.
(t) "Optionee" means an Employee or Consultant who receives an
Option.
(u) "Parent" means a "parent corporation", whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(v) "Plan" means this Amended 1995 Stock Plan.
(w) "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock acquired
pursuant to a grant of a Stock Purchase Right under Section 12 below.
(x) "Section 16(b)" means Section 16(b) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(y) "Service Provider" means an Employee or Consultant.
(z) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 12 below.
(aa) "Stock Purchase Right" means a right to purchase Common
Stock pursuant to Section 12 below.
(bb) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation", whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
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3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of
the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold
under the Plan is 3,225,000(1) Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but
unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
If an Option expires or becomes unexercisable without having been
exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option Exchange Program, the
unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future
grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan has terminated); provided,
however, that Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan shall not be
returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution
under the Plan, except that if unvested Shares are repurchased by the Company at
their original purchase price, and the original purchaser of such Shares did not
receive any benefits of ownership of such Shares, such Shares shall become
available for future grant under the Plan. For purposes of the preceding
sentence, voting rights shall not be considered a benefit of Share ownership.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a Committee
appointed by the Board, which Committee shall be constituted to comply with
Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the
Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board
to such Committee, and subject to the approval of any relevant authorities, the
Administrator shall have the authority in its discretion.
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value;
(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Options and
Stock Purchase Rights may from time to time be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by
each such award granted hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under the
Plan;
(v) to determine the terms and conditions, of any Option
or Stock Purchase Right granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include,
but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or times when Options or
Stock Purchase Rights may be exercised (which may be based on performance
criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and
any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or Stock Purchase Right or
the Common Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the
Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(1) As increased from 1,200,000 to 1,800,000 on August 20, 1996, from
1,800,000 to 2,800,000 on September 16, 1997, and from 2,800,000 to 3,225,000 on
February 20, 1998.
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(vi) to determine whether and under what circumstances
an Option may be settled in cash under subsection 9(f) instead of Common Stock;
(vii) to reduce the exercise price of any Option to the
then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock
covered by such Option has declined since the date the Option was granted;
(viii) to initiate an Option Exchange Program;
(ix) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to
sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment
under foreign tax laws;
(x) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax
obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair
Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that
the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by Optionees
to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under
such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and
(xi) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and
awards granted pursuant to the Plan.
(c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions,
determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and
binding on all Optionees.
5. Eligibility.
(a) Nonstatutory Stock Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be
granted to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted
only to Employees. An Employee or Consultant who has been granted an Option may,
if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Options.
(b) Each Option shall be designated in the written option
agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
However, notwithstanding such designations, to the extent that the aggregate
Fair Market Value:
(i) of Shares subject to an Optionee's Incentive Stock
Options granted by the Company, any Parent or Subsidiary, which
(ii) become exercisable for the first time during any
calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary)
exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock
Options. For purposes of this Section 5(b), Incentive Stock Options shall
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be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair
Market Value of the Shares shall be determined as of the time the Option with
respect to such Shares is granted.
(c) The Plan shall not confer upon any Optionee any right with
respect to continuation of employment or consulting relationship with the
Company, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her right or the
Company's right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at
any time, with or without cause.
6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
shareholders of the Company, as described in Section 17 of the Plan. It shall
continue in effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated under
Section 13 of the Plan.
7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in
the Option Agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten
(10) years from the date of grant thereof. However, in the case of an Incentive
Stock Option granted to an Optionee who, at the time the Option is granted, owns
stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the voting power of all
classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the
Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter
term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.
8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(a) The per share exercise price for the Shares to be issued
pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the
Board, but shall be subject to the following:
(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time of the
grant of such Incentive Stock Option, owns stock representing more than ten
percent (10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any
Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of
the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(B) granted to any Employee other than an Employee
described in the preceding paragraph, the per Share exercise price shall be no
less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option
(A) granted to a person who, at the time of the
grant of such Option, owns stock representing more than ten percent (10%) of the
voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary,
the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value
per Share on the date of the grant.
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(B) granted to any person, the per Share exercise
price shall be no less than 85% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date
of grant.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be
granted with a per Share exercise price other than as required above pursuant to
a merger or other corporate transaction.
(b) The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon
exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by
the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, shall be
determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of (1) cash, (2)
check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares which (x) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an Option have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of surrender and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the
date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to
which said Option shall be exercised, (5) delivery of a properly executed
exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and
the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and
delivery to the Company of the sale or loan proceeds required to pay the
exercise price, or (6) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In
making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Board
shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to
benefit the Company.
9. Exercise of Option.
(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions
as determined by the Board, including performance criteria with respect to the
Company and/or the Optionee, and as shall be permissible under the terms of the
Plan, but in no case at a rate of less than 20% per year over five (5) years
from the date the Option is granted.
An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written
notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the
terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been
received by the Company. Full payment may, as authorized by the Board, consist
of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b) of the
Plan. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of
the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock
certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or any
other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock,
notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to
be issued) such stock certificate promptly upon exercise of the Option. No
adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date
is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in
Section 12 of the Plan.
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Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in
the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the
Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the
Option is exercised.
(b) Termination of Employment or Consulting Relationship. In the
event of termina tion of an Optionee's Continuous Status as an Employee or
Consultant with the Company (but not in the event of an Optionee's change of
status from Employee to Consultant (in which case an Employee's Incentive Stock
Option shall automatically convert to a Nonstatutory Stock Option on the date
three (3) months and one day from the date of such change of status) or from
Consultant to Employee), such Optionee may, but only within such period of time
as is determined by the Administrator, of at least thirty (30) days, with such
determination in the case of an Incentive Stock Option not exceeding three (3)
months after the date of such termination (but in no event later than the
expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement), exercise his or her Option to the extent that Optionee was entitled
to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was
not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if
Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time
specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
(c) Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of an
Optionee's consulting relationship or Continuous Status as an Employee as a
result of his or her disability, Optionee may, but only within twelve (12)
months from the date of such termination (and in no event later than the expira
tion date of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement),
exercise the Option to the extent otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date
of such termination; provided, however, that if such disability is not a
"disability" as such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, in the
case of an Incentive Stock Option such Incentive Stock Option shall
automatically convert to a Nonstatutory Stock Option on the day three months and
one day following such termination. To the extent that Optionee is not entitled
to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not
exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein,
the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert
to the Plan.
(d) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee,
the Option may be exercised at any time within twelve (12) months following the
date of death (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee's estate or by a
person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance,
but only to the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at
the date of death. If, at the time of death, the Optionee was not entitled to
exercise his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unexercisable
portion of the Option shall immediately revert to the Plan. If, after death, the
Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by
bequest or inheritance does not exercise the Option within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall
revert to the Plan.
(e) Rule 16b-3. Options granted to persons subject to Section
16(b) of the Exchange Act must comply with Rule 16b-3 and shall contain such
additional conditions or restrictions as may be
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required thereunder to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the
Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions.
(f) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to
buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted, based on
such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate
to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
10. Non-Transferability of Options. Options may not be sold, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by
will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the
lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.
11. Stock Purchase Rights.
(a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued
either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the
Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator
determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall
advise the offeree in writing or electronically of the terms, conditions and
restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that such
person shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, and the time within
which such person must accept such offer. The terms of the offer shall comply in
all respects with Section 260.140.42 of Title 10 of the California Code of
Regulations. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock
purchase agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.
(b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines
otherwise, the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall grant the Company a
repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of
the purchaser's service with the Company for any reason (including death or
disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the
Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall be the original price paid by the
purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser
to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the
Administrator may determine, but in no case at a rate of less than 20% per year
over five years from the date of purchase.
(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock purchase agreement
shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with
the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
(d) Rights as a Shareholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is
exercised, the purchaser shall have rights equivalent to those of a shareholder
and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records
of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment shall be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the
date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 12 of
the Plan.
12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization or Merger.
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(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by
the shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each outstanding Option, and the number of shares of Common Stock which have
been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet
been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or
expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered
by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any
increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting
from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combin ation or
reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify the Optionee
at least fifteen (15) days prior to such proposed action. To the extent it has
not been previously exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to
the consummation of such proposed action.
(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company
with or into another corporation or the sale of substantially all of the assets
of the Company, the Option may be assumed or an equivalent option may be
substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such
successor corporation. If, in such event, the Option is not assumed or
substituted, the Option shall terminate as of the date of the closing of the
merger. For the purposes of this paragraph, the Option shall be considered
assumed if, following the merger, the option confers the right to purchase, for
each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option immediately prior to the
merger, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or property)
received in the merger by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the
effective date of the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of
consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of
the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if such consideration received
in the merger was not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its
Parent, the Administrator may, with the consent of the successor corporation,
provide for the consideration to be received upon the exercise of the Option for
each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option to be solely common stock of
the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market value to the per
share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the merger.
13. Time of Granting Options. The date of grant of an Option shall, for
all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination
granting such Option, or such other date as is determined by the Board. Notice
of the determination shall be given to each Employee or Consultant to whom an
Option is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
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14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend,
alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension
or discontinuation shall be made which would impair the rights of any Optionee
under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent. In addition, to
the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange
Act or with Section 422 of the Code (or any other applicable law or regulation,
including the requirements of the NASD or an established stock exchange), the
Company shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a manner
and to such a degree as required.
(b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment or
termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted, and such
Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been
amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and
the Board, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the
Company.
15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued
pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the
issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all
relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may
then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the
Company with respect to such compliance.
As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may
require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time
of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of
the aforementioned relevant provisions of law.
16. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to
obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority
is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and
sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in
respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.
17. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any
regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's
counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder,
shall relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or
sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been
obtained.
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18. Agreements. Options shall be evidenced by written agreements in such
form as the Board shall approve from time to time.
19. Shareholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to
approval by the shareholders of the Company within twelve (12) months before or
after the date the Plan is adopted. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained
in the degree and manner required under applicable state and federal law and the
rules of any stock exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed.
20. Information to Optionees and Purchasers. The Company shall provide
to each Optionee, not less frequently than annually, copies of annual financial
statements. The Company shall also provide such statements to each individual
who acquires Shares pursuant to the Plan while such individual owns such Shares.
The Company shall not be required to provide such statements to key employees
whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent
information.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
AMENDED 1995 STOCK PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall
have the same defined meanings in this Option Agreement.
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
Name of Optionee: optionee
Address of Optionee: street address
city, state zip
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You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of the Company,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, as
follows:
Grant Number grant no.
Date of Grant grant date
Vesting Commencement Date vesting date
Exercise Price per Share $exercise price
Total Number of Shares Granted no. shares
Total Exercise Price $total exercise price
Type of Option: [X] Incentive Stock Option
[ ] Nonstatutory Stock Option
Term/Expiration Date: term date
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with
the following schedule:
25% of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest twelve months after
the Vesting Commencement Date, and 1/48 of the Shares subject to the
Option shall vest each month
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thereafter, subject to the Optionee continuing to be an employee or
consultant (a "Service Provider"), as the case may be, on such dates.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Option is exercisable immediately,
in whole or in part, conditioned upon Optionee entering into a Restricted Stock
Purchase Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A-1 with respect to any unvested
Shares subject to the Option.
Termination Period:
This Option may be exercised for ninety (90) days after Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider. Upon the death or Disability of the Optionee, this
Option may be exercised for one year after Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider. In no event shall this Option be exercised later than the
Term/Expiration Date as provided above.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Grant of Option. The Plan Administrator of the Company hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant in Section I of this Option
Agreement (the "Optionee") an option (the "Option") to purchase the number of
Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set
forth in the Notice of Grant (the "Exercise Price"), subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference, and this
Option Agreement. In the event of a conflict between the terms and conditions of
the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Option Agreement, the terms and
conditions of the Plan shall prevail.
If designated in the Notice of Grant as an Incentive Stock Option
("ISO"), this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under
Section 422 of the Code. However, if this Option is intended to be an Incentive
Stock Option, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code Section
422(d) it shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option ("NSO").
2. Exercise of Option.
(a) Right to Exercise. This Option is exercisable during its term
in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and the
applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement.
(b) Method of Exercise. This Option is exercisable by delivery of
an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the "Exercise Notice"),
which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in
respect of which the Option is being exercised (the "Exercised Shares"), and
such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice shall be completed
by the Optionee and delivered to the Controller of the Company. The Exercise
Notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all
Exercised Shares. This Option
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shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of such fully
executed Exercise Notice accompanied by such aggregate Exercise Price.
No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option
unless such issuance and exercise complies with Applicable Laws. Assuming such
compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares shall be considered
transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised with respect to
such Exercised Shares.
3. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be
by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the
Optionee:
(a) cash; or
(b) check; or
(c) consideration received by the Company under a cashless
exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; or
(d) surrender of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six (6) months on the date of surrender, and (ii) have a Fair Market Value
on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised
Shares; or
(e) with the Administrator's consent, delivery of Optionee's
promissory note (the "Note") in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, in the
amount of the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised Shares together with the
execution and delivery by the Optionee of the Security Agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit B. The Note shall bear interest at the "applicable federal rate"
prescribed under the Code and its regulations at time of purchase, and shall be
secured by a pledge of the Shares purchased by the Note pursuant to the Security
Agreement.
4. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in
any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and
may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms
of the Plan and this Option Agreement shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.
5. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set
out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option Agreement.
6. Termination of Relationship. In the event an Optionee's Continuous
Status as an Employee or Consultant terminates, Optionee may, to the extent
otherwise so entitled at the date of such termination (the "Termination Date"),
exercise this Option during the Termination Period set out in the Notice of
Grant. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise this Option
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at the date of such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise this Option
within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.
7. Tax Consequences. Some of the federal tax consequences relating to
this Option, as of the date of this Option, are set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR
DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising the Option.
(i) Nonstatutory Stock Option. The Optionee may incur
regular federal income tax liability upon exercise of a NSO. The Optionee will
be treated as having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income
tax rates) equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the
Exercised Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If
the Optionee is an Employee or a former Employee, the Company will be required
to withhold from his or her compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the
applicable taxing authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this
compensation income at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the
exercise and refuse to deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not
delivered at the time of exercise.
(ii) Incentive Stock Option. If this Option qualifies as
an ISO, the Optionee will have no regular federal income tax liability upon its
exercise, although the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised
Shares on the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price will be
treated as an adjustment to alternative minimum taxable income for federal tax
purposes and may subject the Optionee to alternative minimum tax in the year of
exercise. In the event that the Optionee ceases to be an Employee but remains a
Service Provider, any Incentive Stock Option of the Optionee that remains
unexercised shall cease to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option and will be
treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option on the date three (3)
months and one (1) day following such change of status.
(b) Disposition of Shares.
(i) NSO. If the Optionee holds NSO Shares for at least one
year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as
long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
(ii) ISO. If the Optionee holds ISO Shares for at least
one year after exercise and two years after the grant date, any gain realized on
disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal
income tax purposes. If the Optionee disposes of ISO Shares within one year
after exercise or two years after the grant date, any gain realized on such
disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income
rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the lesser of (A) the difference
between the Fair Market Value of the Shares
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acquired on the date of exercise and the aggregate Exercise Price, or (B) the
difference between the sale price of such Shares and the aggregate Exercise
Price. Any additional gain will be taxed as capital gain, short-term or
long-term depending on the period that the ISO Shares were held.
(c) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the
Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to
an ISO on or before the later of (i) two years after the grant date, or (ii) one
year after the exercise date, the Optionee shall immediately notify the Company
in writing of such disposition. The Optionee agrees that he or she may be
subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income
recognized from such early disposition of ISO Shares by payment in cash or out
of the current earnings paid to the Optionee.
8. Market Standoff Agreement. Optionee hereby agrees that if so
requested by the Company or any representative of the underwriters in connection
with any registration of the offering of any securities of the Company under the
Securities Act, Optionee shall not sell or otherwise transfer any Shares or
other securities of the Company during the 180-day period following the
effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the
Securities Act; provided, however, that such restriction shall only apply to the
first registration statement of the Company to become effective under the
Securities Act which include securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to
the public in an underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The
Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject
to the foregoing restrictions until the end of such 180-day period.
9. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan is incorporated herein by
reference. The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the
Optionee's interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not
the choice of law rules, of California.
10. NO GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE. OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED
ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT
THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES
HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO
NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A
SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL
NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEE'S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE
OPTIONEE'S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT
CAUSE.
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By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative
below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed
by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. Optionee has
reviewed the Plan and this Option Agreement in their entirety, has had an
opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option
Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Option Agreement.
Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions
or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan
and Option Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any
change in the residence address indicated below.
OPTIONEE: SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.:
By:
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Signature
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Print Name Print Name
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Residence Address Title
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CONSENT OF SPOUSE
The undersigned spouse of optionee (the "Optionee") has read and hereby
approves the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. In
consideration of the Company's granting his or her spouse the right to purchase
Shares as set forth in the Plan and this Option Agreement, the undersigned
hereby agrees to be irrevocably bound by the terms and conditions of the Plan
and this Option Agreement and further agrees that any community property
interest shall be similarly bound. The undersigned hereby appoints the
undersigned's spouse as attorney-in-fact for the undersigned with respect to any
amendment or exercise of rights under the Plan or this Option Agreement.
Spouse of Optionee
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EXHIBIT A
EXERCISE NOTICE
Sagent Technology, Inc.
2225 East Bayshore, Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Attention: Controller
1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, ________________, 199__,
the undersigned ("Purchaser") hereby elects to purchase ______________ shares
(the "Shares") of the Common Stock of Sagent Technology, Inc. (the "Company")
under and pursuant to the Amended 1995 Stock Plan (the "Plan") and the Stock
Option Agreement dated , 199__ (the "Option Agreement"). The purchase price for
the Shares shall be $ , as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the
full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser
has received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement and agrees
to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights as Shareholder. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or
any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned
Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall
be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option.
No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record
date is prior to the date of issuance, except as provided in Section 12 of the
Plan.
5. Tax Consultation. Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer
adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser's purchase or disposition of
the Shares. Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
6. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan and Option Agreement are
incorporated herein by reference. This Agreement, the Plan and the Option
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all
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prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Purchaser with respect to
the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchaser's
interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and Purchaser. This
agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of
law rules, of California.
Submitted by: Accepted by:
PURCHASER: SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.:
By:
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Signature
Name:
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Print Name Title:
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Address: Address:
2225 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 100
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Palo Alto, CA 94303
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Date Received
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EXHIBIT A-1
RESTRICTED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall
have the same defined meanings in this Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement.
WHEREAS the Purchaser named in the Notice of Grant, (the "Purchaser") is
an employee of or consultant to the Company (a "Service Provider"), and the
Purchaser's continued participation is considered by the Company to be important
for the Company's continued growth; and
WHEREAS in order to give the Purchaser an opportunity to acquire an
equity interest in the Company as an incentive for the Purchaser to participate
in the affairs of the Company, the Admin istrator has granted to the Purchaser a
Stock Purchase Right subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the
Notice of Grant, which are incorporated herein by reference, and pursuant to
this Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement").
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:
1. Sale of Stock. The Company hereby agrees to sell to the Purchaser and
the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock
(the "Shares"), at the per Share purchase price and as otherwise described in
the Notice of Grant.
2. Payment of Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Shares may be
paid by delivery to the Company at the time of execution of this Agreement of
cash, a check, or some combination thereof.
3. Repurchase Option.
(a) In the event the Purchaser ceases to be a Service Provider
for any or no reason (including death or disability) before all of the Shares
are released from the Company's Repurchase Option (see Section 4), the Company
shall, upon the date of such termination (as reasonably fixed and determined by
the Company) have an irrevocable, exclusive option (the "Repurchase Option") for
a period of ninety (90) days from such date to repurchase up to that number of
shares which constitute the Unreleased Shares (as defined in Section 4) at the
original purchase price per share (the "Repurchase Price"). The Repurchase
Option shall be exercised by the Company by delivering written notice to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's executor (with a copy to the Escrow Holder) AND, at
the Company's option, (i) by delivering to the Purchaser or the Purchaser's
executor a check in the amount of the aggregate Repurchase Price, or (ii) by
canceling an amount of the Purchaser's indebtedness to the Company equal to the
aggregate Repurchase Price, or (iii) by a combination of (i) and (ii) so that
the combined payment and cancellation of indebtedness equals the aggregate
Repurchase Price. Upon delivery of such notice and the payment of the aggregate
Repurchase Price,
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the Company shall become the legal and beneficial owner of the Shares being
repurchased and all rights and interests therein or relating thereto, and the
Company shall have the right to retain and transfer to its own name the number
of Shares being repurchased by the Company.
(b) Whenever the Company shall have the right to repurchase
Shares hereunder, the Company may designate and assign one or more employees,
officers, directors or shareholders of the Company or other persons or
organizations to exercise all or a part of the Company's purchase rights under
this Agreement and purchase all or a part of such Shares. If the Fair Market
Value of the Shares to be repurchased on the date of such designation or
assignment (the "Repurchase FMV") exceeds the aggregate Repurchase Price of such
Shares, then each such designee or assignee shall pay the Company cash equal to
the difference between the Repurchase FMV and the aggregate Repurchase Price of
such Shares.
[4. RELEASE OF SHARES FROM REPURCHASE OPTION. [INDIVIDUALIZED ACCORDING
TO VESTING SCHEDULE].
(a) TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT (25%) OF THE SHARES SHALL BE RELEASED
FROM THE COMPANY'S REPURCHASE OPTION ONE YEAR AFTER THE VESTING COMMENCEMENT
DATE AND ONE FORTY-EIGHTH (1/48TH) OF THE SHARES AT THE END OF EACH MONTH
THEREAFTER, PROVIDED THAT THE PURCHASER DOES NOT CEASE TO BE A SERVICE PROVIDER
PRIOR TO THE DATE OF ANY SUCH RELEASE.
(b) ANY OF THE SHARES THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED FROM THE
REPURCHASE OPTION ARE REFERRED TO HEREIN AS "UNRELEASED SHARES."
(c) THE SHARES THAT HAVE BEEN RELEASED FROM THE REPURCHASE OPTION
SHALL BE DELIVERED TO THE PURCHASER AT THE PURCHASER'S REQUEST (SEE SECTION 6).]
5. Restriction on Transfer. Except for the escrow described in Section 6
or the transfer of the Shares to the Company or its assignees contemplated by
this Agreement, none of the Shares or any beneficial interest therein shall be
transferred, encumbered or otherwise disposed of in any way until such Shares
are released from the Company's Repurchase Option in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement, other than by will or the laws of descent and
distribution.
6. Escrow of Shares.
(a) To ensure the availability for delivery of the Purchaser's
Unreleased Shares upon repurchase by the Company pursuant to the Repurchase
Option, the Purchaser shall, upon execution of this Agreement, deliver and
deposit with an escrow holder designated by the Company (the "Escrow Holder")
the share certificates representing the Unreleased Shares, together with the
stock assignment duly endorsed in blank, attached hereto as Exhibit A-2. The
Unreleased Shares and stock assignment shall be held by the Escrow Holder,
pursuant to the Joint Escrow Instructions of the Company and Purchaser attached
hereto as Exhibit A-3, until such time as the Company's Repurchase Option
expires. As a further condition to the Company's obligations under this
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Agreement, the Company may require the spouse of Purchaser, if any, to execute
and deliver to the Company the Consent of Spouse attached hereto as Exhibit A-4.
(b) The Escrow Holder shall not be liable for any act it may do
or omit to do with respect to holding the Unreleased Shares in escrow while
acting in good faith and in the exercise of its judgment.
(c) If the Company or any assignee exercises the Repurchase
Option hereunder, the Escrow Holder, upon receipt of written notice of such
exercise from the proposed transferee, shall take all steps necessary to
accomplish such transfer.
(d) When the Repurchase Option has been exercised or expires
unexercised or a portion of the Shares has been released from the Repurchase
Option, upon request the Escrow Holder shall promptly cause a new certificate to
be issued for the released Shares and shall deliver the certificate to the
Company or the Purchaser, as the case may be.
(e) Subject to the terms hereof, the Purchaser shall have all the
rights of a shareholder with respect to the Shares while they are held in
escrow, including without limitation, the right to vote the Shares and to
receive any cash dividends declared thereon. If, from time to time during the
term of the Repurchase Option, there is (i) any stock dividend, stock split or
other change in the Shares, or (ii) any merger or sale of all or substantially
all of the assets or other acquisition of the Company, any and all new,
substituted or additional securities to which the Purchaser is entitled by
reason of the Purchaser's ownership of the Shares shall be immediately subject
to this escrow, deposited with the Escrow Holder and included thereafter as
"Shares" for purposes of this Agreement and the Repurchase Option.
7. Legends. The share certificate evidencing the Shares, if any, issued
hereunder shall be endorsed with the following legend (in addition to any legend
required under applicable state securities laws):
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS UPON TRANSFER AND RIGHTS OF REPURCHASE AS SET FORTH IN AN AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE SHAREHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH THE
SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.
8. Adjustment for Stock Split. All references to the number of Shares
and the purchase price of the Shares in this Agreement shall be appropriately
adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or other change in the
Shares which may be made by the Company after the date of this Agreement.
9. Tax Consequences. The Purchaser has reviewed with the Purchaser's own
tax advisors the federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this
investment and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchaser is
relying solely on such advisors and not on any
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statements or representations of the Company or any of its agents. The Purchaser
understands that the Purchaser (and not the Company) shall be responsible for
the Purchaser's own tax liability that may arise as a result of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Purchaser understands that Section 83 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), taxes as ordinary income
the difference between the purchase price for the Shares and the Fair Market
Value of the Shares as of the date any restrictions on the Shares lapse. In this
context, "restriction" includes the right of the Company to buy back the Shares
pursuant to the Repurchase Option. The Purchaser understands that the Purchaser
may elect to be taxed at the time the Shares are purchased rather than when and
as the Repurchase Option expires by filing an election under Section 83(b) of
the Code with the IRS within 30 days from the date of purchase. The form for
making this election is attached as Exhibit A-5 hereto.
THE PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS THE PURCHASER'S SOLE
RESPONSIBILITY AND NOT THE COMPANY'S TO FILE TIMELY THE ELECTION UNDER SECTION
83(b), EVEN IF THE PURCHASER REQUESTS THE COMPANY OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE
THIS FILING ON THE PURCHASER'S BEHALF.
10. General Provisions.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by the internal substantive
laws, but not the choice of law rules, of California. This Agreement, subject to
the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Notice of Grant, represents the
entire agreement between the parties with respect to the purchase of the Shares
by the Purchaser. Subject to Section 15(c) of the Plan, in the event of a
conflict between the terms and conditions of the Plan and the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the Plan shall
prevail. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall
have the same defined meanings in this Agreement.
(b) Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be
given by either the Company or the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed given when delivered
personally or deposited in the U.S. mail, First Class with postage prepaid, and
addressed to the parties at the addresses of the parties set forth at the end of
this Agreement or such other address as a party may request by notifying the
other in writing.
Any notice to the Escrow Holder shall be sent to the Company's
address with a copy to the other party hereto.
(c) The rights of the Company under this Agreement shall be
transferable to any one or more persons or entities, and all covenants and
agreements hereunder shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the
Company's successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of the Purchaser
under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the
Company.
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(d) Either party's failure to enforce any provision of this
Agreement shall not in any way be construed as a waiver of any such provision,
nor prevent that party from thereafter enforcing any other provision of this
Agreement. The rights granted both parties hereunder are cumulative and shall
not constitute a waiver of either party's right to assert any other legal remedy
available to it.
(e) The Purchaser agrees upon request to execute any further
documents or instruments necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes or
intent of this Agreement.
(f) PURCHASER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 4 HEREOF IS EARNED ONLY BY CONTINUING SERVICE AS A SERVICE
PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED OR
PURCHASING SHARES HEREUNDER). PURCHASER FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT
THIS AGREEMENT, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE
SET FORTH HEREIN DO NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED
ENGAGEMENT AS A SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT
ALL, AND SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH PURCHASER'S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO
TERMINATE PURCHASER'S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR
WITHOUT CAUSE.
By Purchaser's signature below, Purchaser represents that he or she is
familiar with the terms and provisions of the Plan, and hereby accepts this
Agreement subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. Purchaser has
reviewed the Plan and this Agreement in their entirety, has had an opportunity
to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Agreement and fully
understands all provisions of this Agreement. Purchaser agrees to accept as
binding, conclusive and final all decisions or interpretations of the
Administrator upon any questions arising under the Plan or this Agreement.
Purchaser further agrees to notify the Company upon any change in the residence
indicated in the Notice of Grant.
DATED:
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PURCHASER: SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.:
By:
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Signature
Name:
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Print Name Title:
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EXHIBIT A-2
ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED I, __________________________, hereby sell, assign
and transfer unto ______________________________ (__________) shares of the
Common Stock of Sagent Technology, Inc. standing in my name of the books of said
corporation represented by Certificate No. _____ herewith and do hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint _________ to transfer the said stock on the
books of the within named corporation with full power of substitution in the
premises.
This Stock Assignment may be used only in accordance with the Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") between________________________ and
the undersigned dated ______________, 19__.
Dated: , 19
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Signature:
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INSTRUCTIONS: Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line.
The purpose of this assignment is to enable the Company to exercise the
Repurchase Option, as set forth in the Agreement, without requiring additional
signatures on the part of the Purchaser.
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EXHIBIT A-3
JOINT ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS
________, 19__
Corporate Secretary
Sagent Technology, Inc.
Dear___________:
As Escrow Agent for both Sagent Technology, Inc. a California
corporation (the "Company"), and the undersigned purchaser of stock of the
Company (the "Purchaser"), you are hereby authorized and directed to hold the
documents delivered to you pursuant to the terms of that certain Restricted
Stock Purchase Agreement ("Agreement") between the Company and the undersigned,
in accordance with the following instructions:
1. In the event the Company and/or any assignee of the Company (referred
to collectively as the "Company") exercises the Company's Repurchase Option set
forth in the Agreement, the Company shall give to Purchaser and you a written
notice specifying the number of shares of stock to be purchased, the purchase
price, and the time for a closing hereunder at the principal office of the
Company. Purchaser and the Company hereby irrevocably authorize and direct you
to close the transaction contemplated by such notice in accordance with the
terms of said notice.
2. At the closing, you are directed (a) to date the stock assignments
necessary for the transfer in question, (b) to fill in the number of shares
being transferred, and (c) to deliver same, together with the certificate
evidencing the shares of stock to be transferred, to the Company or its
assignee, against the simultaneous delivery to you of the purchase price (by
cash, a check, or some combination thereof) for the number of shares of stock
being purchased pursuant to the exercise of the Company's Repurchase Option.
3. Purchaser irrevocably authorizes the Company to deposit with you any
certificates evidencing shares of stock to be held by you hereunder and any
additions and substitutions to said shares as defined in the Agreement.
Purchaser does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint you as Purchaser's
attorney-in-fact and agent for the term of this escrow to execute with respect
to such securities all documents necessary or appropriate to make such
securities negotiable and to complete any transaction herein contemplated,
including but not limited to the filing with any applicable state blue sky
authority of any required applications for consent to, or notice of transfer of,
the securities.
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Subject to the provisions of this paragraph 3, Purchaser shall exercise all
rights and privileges of a shareholder of the Company while the stock is held by
you.
4. Upon written request of the Purchaser, but no more than once per
calendar year, unless the Company's Repurchase Option has been exercised, you
shall deliver to Purchaser a certificate or certificates representing so many
shares of stock as are not then subject to the Company's Repurchase Option.
Within 90 days after Purchaser ceases to be a Service Provider, you shall
deliver to Purchaser a certificate or certificates representing the aggregate
number of shares held or issued pursuant to the Agreement and not purchased by
the Company or its assignees pursuant to exercise of the Company's Repurchase
Option.
5. If at the time of termination of this escrow you should have in your
possession any documents, securities, or other property belonging to Purchaser,
you shall deliver all of the same to Purchaser and shall be discharged of all
further obligations hereunder.
6. Your duties hereunder may be altered, amended, modified or revoked
only by a writing signed by all of the parties hereto.
7. You shall be obligated only for the performance of such duties as are
specifically set forth herein and may rely and shall be protected in relying or
refraining from acting on any instrument reasonably believed by you to be
genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties. You
shall not be personally liable for any act you may do or omit to do hereunder as
Escrow Agent or as attorney-in-fact for Purchaser while acting in good faith,
and any act done or omitted by you pursuant to the advice of your own attorneys
shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith.
8. You are hereby expressly authorized to disregard any and all warnings
given by any of the parties hereto or by any other person or corporation,
excepting only orders or process of courts of law, and are hereby expressly
authorized to comply with and obey orders, judgments or decrees of any court. In
case you obey or comply with any such order, judgment or decree, you shall not
be liable to any of the parties hereto or to any other person, firm or
corporation by reason of such compliance, notwithstanding any such order,
judgment or decree being subsequently reversed, modified, annulled, set aside,
vacated or found to have been entered without jurisdiction.
9. You shall not be liable in any respect on account of the identity,
authorities or rights of the parties executing or delivering or purporting to
execute or deliver the Agreement or any documents or papers deposited or called
for hereunder.
10. You shall not be liable for the outlawing of any rights under the
statute of limitations with respect to these Joint Escrow Instructions or any
documents deposited with you.
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11. You shall be entitled to employ such legal counsel and other experts
as you may deem necessary properly to advise you in connection with your
obligations hereunder, may rely upon the advice of such counsel, and may pay
such counsel reasonable compensation therefor.
12. Your responsibilities as Escrow Agent hereunder shall terminate if
you shall cease to be an officer or agent of the Company or if you shall resign
by written notice to each party. In the event of any such termination, the
Company shall appoint a successor Escrow Agent.
13. If you reasonably require other or further instruments in connection
with these Joint Escrow Instructions or obligations in respect hereto, the
necessary parties hereto shall join in furnishing such instruments.
14. It is understood and agreed that should any dispute arise with
respect to the delivery and/or ownership or right of possession of the
securities held by you hereunder, you are authorized and directed to retain in
your possession without liability to anyone all or any part of said securities
until such disputes shall have been settled either by mutual written agreement
of the parties concerned or by a final order, decree or judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction after the time for appeal has expired and no appeal has
been perfected, but you shall be under no duty whatsoever to institute or defend
any such proceedings.
15. Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing
and shall be deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or upon deposit in
the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail with postage and
fees prepaid, addressed to each of the other parties thereunto entitled at the
following addresses or at such other addresses as a party may designate by ten
days' advance written notice to each of the other parties hereto.
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COMPANY: Sagent Technology, Inc.
2225 E. Bayshore Road, Suite 100
Palo Alto, CA 94303
PURCHASER:
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ESCROW AGENT:
16. By signing these Joint Escrow Instructions, you become a party
hereto only for the purpose of said Joint Escrow Instructions; you do not become
a party to the Agreement.
17. This instrument shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
the parties hereto, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
18. These Joint Escrow Instructions shall be governed by, and construed
and enforced in accordance with, the internal substantive laws, but not the
choice of law rules, of California.
Very truly yours,
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
PURCHASER:
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Signature
Print Name
ESCROW AGENT:
Corporate Secretary
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EXHIBIT A-4
CONSENT OF SPOUSE
I, ____________________, spouse of ___________________, have read and
approve the foregoing Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement"). In
consideration of the Company's grant to my spouse of the right to purchase
shares of Sagent Technology, Inc., as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby
appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact in respect to the exercise of any
rights under the Agreement and agree to be bound by the provisions of the
Agreement insofar as I may have any rights in said Agreement or any shares
issued pursuant thereto under the community property laws or similar laws
relating to marital property in effect in the state of our residence as of the
date of the signing of the foregoing Agreement.
Dated: _______________, 19__
Signature of Spouse
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EXHIBIT A-5
ELECTION UNDER SECTION 83(b)
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986
The undersigned taxpayer hereby elects, pursuant to Sections 55 and 83(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to include in taxpayer's gross income
or alternative minimum taxable income, as the case may be, for the current
taxable year the amount of any compensation taxable to taxpayer in connection
with taxpayer's receipt of the property described below:
1. The name, address, taxpayer identification number and taxable year of
the undersigned are as follows:
NAME: TAXPAYER: SPOUSE:
ADDRESS:
IDENTIFICATION NO.: TAXPAYER: SPOUSE:
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TAXABLE YEAR:
2. The property with respect to which the election is made is described as
follows: ________ shares (the "Shares") of the Common Stock of Sagent
Technology, Inc. (the "Company").
3. The date on which the property was transferred is:________, 19 ____.
4. The property is subject to the following restrictions:
The Shares may not be transferred and are subject to forfeiture under
the terms of an agreement between the taxpayer and the Company. These
restrictions lapse upon the satisfaction of certain conditions
contained in such agreement.
5. The fair market value at the time of transfer, determined without
regard to any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms
will never lapse, of such property is:
$____________________.
6. The amount (if any) paid for such property is:
$____________________.
The undersigned has submitted a copy of this statement to the person for whom
the services were performed in connection with the undersigned's receipt of the
above-described property. The transferee of such property is the person
performing the services in connection with the transfer of said property.
The undersigned understands that the foregoing election may not be revoked
except with the consent of the Commissioner.
Dated: ___________________, 19____ _____________________________________
Taxpayer
The undersigned spouse of taxpayer joins in this election.
Dated: ___________________, 19____ _____________________________________
Spouse of Taxpayer
EXHIBIT B
SECURITY AGREEMENT
This Security Agreement is made as of __________, 19___ between Sagent
Technology, Inc., a California corporation ("Pledgee"), and
_________________________ ("Pledgor").
Recitals
Pursuant to Pledgor's election to purchase Shares under the Option
Agreement dated ________ (the "Option"), between Pledgor and Pledgee under
Pledgee's 1995 Stock Plan, as may be amended from time to time, and Pledgor's
election under the terms of the Option to pay for such shares with his
promissory note (the "Note"), Pledgor has purchased _________ shares of
Pledgee's Common Stock (the "Shares") at a price of $________ per share, for a
total purchase price of $__________. The Note and the obligations thereunder are
as set forth in Exhibit C to the Option.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:
1. Creation and Description of Security Interest. In consideration of
the transfer of the Shares to Pledgor under the Option Agreement, Pledgor,
pursuant to the California Commercial Code, hereby pledges all of such Shares
(herein sometimes referred to as the "Collateral") represented by certificate
number ______, duly endorsed in blank or with executed stock powers, and
herewith delivers said certificate to the Secretary of Pledgee ("Pledgeholder"),
who shall hold said certificate subject to the terms and conditions of this
Security Agreement.
The pledged stock (together with an executed blank stock assignment for
use in transferring all or a portion of the Shares to Pledgee if, as and when
required pursuant to this Security Agreement) shall be held by the Pledgeholder
as security for the repayment of the Note, and any extensions or renewals
thereof, to be executed by Pledgor pursuant to the terms of the Option, and the
Pledgeholder shall not encumber or dispose of such Shares except in accordance
with the provisions of this Security Agreement.
2. Pledgor's Representations and Covenants. To induce Pledgee to enter
into this Security Agreement, Pledgor represents and covenants to Pledgee, its
successors and assigns, as follows:
a. Payment of Indebtedness. Pledgor will pay the principal sum of
the Note secured hereby, together with interest thereon, at the time and in the
manner provided in the Note.
b. Encumbrances. The Shares are free of all other encumbrances,
defenses and liens, and Pledgor will not further encumber the Shares without the
prior written consent of Pledgee.
c. Margin Regulations. In the event that Pledgee's Common Stock
is now or later becomes margin-listed by the Federal Reserve Board and Pledgee
is classified as a "lender" within the meaning of the regulations under Part 207
of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations ("Regulation G"), Pledgor agrees
to cooperate with Pledgee in making any amendments to the Note or providing any
additional collateral as may be necessary to comply with such regulations.
3. Voting Rights. During the term of this pledge and so long as all
payments of principal and interest are made as they become due under the terms
of the Note, Pledgor shall have the right to vote all of the Shares pledged
hereunder.
4. Stock Adjustments. In the event that during the term of the pledge
any stock dividend, reclassification, readjustment or other changes are declared
or made in the capital structure of Pledgee, all new, substituted and additional
shares or other securities issued by reason of any such change shall be
delivered to and held by the Pledgee under the terms of this Security Agreement
in the same manner as the Shares originally pledged hereunder. In the event of
substitution of such securities, Pledgor, Pledgee and Pledgeholder shall
cooperate and execute such documents as are reasonable so as to provide for the
substitution of such Collateral and, upon such substitution, references to
"Shares" in this Security Agreement shall include the substituted shares of
capital stock of Pledgor as a result thereof.
5. Options and Rights. In the event that, during the term of this
pledge, subscription Options or other rights or options shall be issued in
connection with the pledged Shares, such rights, Options and options shall be
the property of Pledgor and, if exercised by Pledgor, all new stock or other
securities so acquired by Pledgor as it relates to the pledged Shares then held
by Pledgeholder shall be immediately delivered to Pledgeholder, to be held under
the terms of this Security Agreement in the same manner as the Shares pledged.
6. Default. Pledgor shall be deemed to be in default of the Note and of
this Security Agreement in the event:
a. Payment of principal or interest on the Note shall be
delinquent for a period of 10 days or more; or
b. Pledgor fails to perform any of the covenants set forth in the
Option or contained in this Security Agreement for a period of 10 days after
written notice thereof from Pledgee.
In the case of an event of Default, as set forth above, Pledgee shall
have the right to accelerate payment of the Note upon notice to Pledgor, and
Pledgee shall thereafter be entitled to pursue its remedies under the California
Commercial Code.
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7. Release of Collateral. Subject to any applicable contrary rules under
Regulation G, there shall be released from this pledge a portion of the pledged
Shares held by Pledgeholder here under upon payments of the principal of the
Note. The number of the pledged Shares which shall be released shall be that
number of full Shares which bears the same proportion to the initial number of
Shares pledged hereunder as the payment of principal bears to the initial full
principal amount of the Note.
8. Withdrawal or Substitution of Collateral. Pledgor shall not sell,
withdraw, pledge, substitute or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the
Collateral without the prior written consent of Pledgee.
9. Term. The pledge of Shares shall continue until the payment of all
indebtedness secured hereby, at which time the remaining pledged stock shall be
promptly delivered to Pledgor, subject to the provisions for prior release of a
portion of the Collateral as provided in paragraph 7 above.
10. Insolvency. Pledgor agrees that if a bankruptcy or insolvency
proceeding is instituted by or against it, or if a receiver is appointed for the
property of Pledgor, or if Pledgor makes an assignment for the benefit of
creditors, the entire amount unpaid on the Note shall become immediately due and
payable, and Pledgee may proceed as provided in the case of default.
11. Pledgeholder Liability. In the absence of willful or gross
negligence, Pledgeholder shall not be liable to any party for any of his acts,
or omissions to act, as Pledgeholder.
12. Invalidity of Particular Provisions. Pledgor and Pledgee agree that
the enforceability or invalidity of any provision or provisions of this Security
Agreement shall not render any other provision or provisions herein contained
unenforceable or invalid.
13. Successors or Assigns. Pledgor and Pledgee agree that all of the
terms of this Security Agreement shall be binding on their respective successors
and assigns, and that the term "Pledgor" and the term "Pledgee" as used herein
shall be deemed to include, for all purposes, the respective designees,
successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators.
14. Governing Law. This Security Agreement shall be interpreted and
governed under the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules,
of California.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
"PLEDGOR" ___________________________________
Signature
___________________________________
Print Name
Address: ___________________________________
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"PLEDGEE" SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
a California corporation
___________________________________
Signature
___________________________________
Print Name
___________________________________
Title
"PLEDGEHOLDER"
___________________________________
Secretary of
Sagent Technology, Inc.
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EXHIBIT C
NOTE
__________________________ ______________
[City, State]
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _______________ promises to pay to Sagent
Technology, Inc., a California corporation (the "Company"), the principal sum of
_______________________ ($_____________), together with interest on the unpaid
principal hereof from the date hereof at the rate of _______________ percent
(____%) per annum, compounded semiannually.
Principal and interest shall be due and payable on __________, 19___.
Payment of principal and interest shall be made in lawful money of the United
States of America.
The undersigned may at any time prepay all or any portion of the
principal or interest owing hereunder.
This Note is subject to the terms of the Option, dated as of
________________. This Note is secured in part by a pledge of the Company's
Common Stock under the terms of a Security Agreement of even date herewith and
is subject to all the provisions thereof.
The holder of this Note shall have full recourse against the
undersigned, and shall not be required to proceed against the collateral
securing this Note in the event of default.
In the event the undersigned shall cease to be an employee, director or
consultant of the Company for any reason, this Note shall, at the option of the
Company, be accelerated, and the whole unpaid balance on this Note of principal
and accrued interest shall be immediately due and payable.
Should any action be instituted for the collection of this Note, the
reasonable costs and attorneys' fees therein of the holder shall be paid by the
undersigned.
EXHIBIT 10.3
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1998 STOCK PLAN
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this 1998 Stock Plan are:
- to attract and retain the best available personnel for
positions of substantial responsibility,
- to provide additional incentive to Employees, Directors and
Consultants, and
- to promote the success of the Company's business.
Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or
Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of
grant. Stock Purchase Rights may also be granted under the Plan.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees as
shall be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) "Applicable Laws" means the requirements relating to the
administration of stock option plans under U. S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation
system on which the Common Stock is listed or quoted and the applicable laws of
any foreign country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Purchase Rights are,
or will be, granted under the Plan.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) "Committee" means a committee of Directors appointed by the
Board in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(f) "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company.
(g) "Company" means Sagent Technology, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
(h) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, engaged
by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary to render services to such entity.
(i) "Director" means a member of the Board.
(j) "Disability" means total and permanent disability as defined
in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(k) "Employee" means any person, including Officers and
Directors, employed by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary of the Company. A
Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave
of absence approved by the Company or (ii) transfers between locations of the
Company or between the Company, its Parent, any Subsidiary, or any successor.
For purposes of Incentive Stock Options, no such leave may exceed ninety days,
unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is guaranteed by statute or
contract. If reemployment upon expiration of a leave of absence approved by the
Company is not so guaranteed, on the 181st day of such leave any Incentive Stock
Option held by the Optionee shall cease to be treated as an Incentive Stock
Option and shall be treated for tax purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.
Neither service as a Director nor payment of a director's fee by the Company
shall be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company.
(l) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(m) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established
stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the
Nasdaq National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market,
its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in
The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair
Market Value of a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid
and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior
to the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such
other source as the Administrator deems reliable; or
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the
Common Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.
(n) "Incentive Stock Option" means an Option intended to qualify
as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and
the regulations promulgated thereunder.
(o) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to
qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.
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(p) "Notice of Grant" means a written or electronic notice
evidencing certain terms and conditions of an individual Option or Stock
Purchase Right grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.
(q) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company
within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
(r) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.
(s) "Option Agreement" means an agreement between the Company and
an Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant.
The Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(t) "Option Exchange Program" means a program whereby outstanding
Options are surrendered in exchange for Options with a lower exercise price.
(u) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option
or Stock Purchase Right.
(v) "Optionee" means the holder of an outstanding Option or Stock
Purchase Right granted under the Plan.
(w) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(x) "Plan" means this 1998 Stock Plan.
(y) "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock acquired
pursuant to a grant of Stock Purchase Rights under Section 11 of the Plan.
(z) "Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement" means a written
agreement between the Company and the Optionee evidencing the terms and
restrictions applying to stock purchased under a Stock Purchase Right. The
Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of
the Plan and the Notice of Grant.
(aa) "Rule 16b-3" means Rule 16b-3 of the Exchange Act or any
successor to Rule 16b-3, as in effect when discretion is being exercised with
respect to the Plan.
(bb) "Section 16(b)" means Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
(cc) "Service Provider" means an Employee, Director or
Consultant.
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(dd) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 13 of the Plan.
(ee) "Stock Purchase Right" means the right to purchase Common
Stock pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan, as evidenced by a Notice of Grant.
(ff) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation", whether now
or hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of
the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold
under the Plan is 2,440,000 Shares, plus an annual increase to be added on May 1
of each year (beginning in 2000) equal to the lesser of (i) 1,500,000 Shares,
(ii) 5% of the outstanding Shares on such date or (iii) such lesser number of
Shares as approved by the Board of Directors. The Shares may be authorized, but
unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.
If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or becomes
unexercisable without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant
to an Option Exchange Program, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto
shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless the Plan
has terminated); provided, however, that Shares that have actually been issued
under the Plan, whether upon exercise of an Option or Right, shall not be
returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution
under the Plan, except that if Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the
Company at their original purchase price, such Shares shall become available for
future grant under the Plan.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) Procedure.
(i) Multiple Administrative Bodies. The Plan may be
administered by different Committees with respect to different groups of Service
Providers.
(ii) Section 162(m). To the extent that the Administrator
determines it to be desirable to qualify Options granted hereunder as
"performance-based compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the
Code, the Plan shall be administered by a Committee of two or more "outside
directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code.
(iii) Rule 16b-3. To the extent desirable to qualify
transactions hereunder as exempt under Rule 16b-3, the transactions contemplated
hereunder shall be structured to satisfy the requirements for exemption under
Rule 16b-3.
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(iv) Other Administration. Other than as provided above,
the Plan shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee, which
committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable Laws.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the
Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated
by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in
its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value;
(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Options and
Stock Purchase Rights may be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock
to be covered by each Option and Stock Purchase Right granted hereunder;
(iv) to approve forms of agreement for use under the
Plan;
(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not
inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Option or Stock Purchase Right
granted hereunder. Such terms and conditions include, but are not limited to,
the exercise price, the time or times when Options or Stock Purchase Rights may
be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting
acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or
limitation regarding any Option or Stock Purchase Right or the shares of Common
Stock relating thereto, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator,
in its sole discretion, shall determine;
(vi) to reduce the exercise price of any Option or Stock
Purchase Right to the then current Fair Market Value if the Fair Market Value of
the Common Stock covered by such Option or Stock Purchase Right shall have
declined since the date the Option or Stock Purchase Right was granted;
(vii) to institute an Option Exchange Program;
(viii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan
and awards granted pursuant to the Plan;
(ix) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and
regulations relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to
sub-plans established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment
under foreign tax laws;
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(x) to modify or amend each Option or Stock Purchase
Right (subject to Section 15(c) of the Plan), including the discretionary
authority to extend the post-termination exercisability period of Options longer
than is otherwise provided for in the Plan;
(xi) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax
obligations by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be
issued upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares
having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair
Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that
the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by an
Optionee to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and
under such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable;
(xii) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the
Company any instrument required to effect the grant of an Option or Stock
Purchase Right previously granted by the Administrator;
(xiii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary
or advisable for administering the Plan.
(c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. The Administrator's
decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of Options or Stock Purchase Rights.
5. Eligibility. Nonstatutory Stock Options and Stock Purchase Rights may
be granted to Service Providers. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to
Employees.
6. Limitations.
(a) Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as
either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option. However,
notwithstanding such designation, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market
Value of the Shares with respect to which Incentive Stock Options are
exercisable for the first time by the Optionee during any calendar year (under
all plans of the Company and any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such
Options shall be treated as Nonstatutory Stock Options. For purposes of this
Section 6(a), Incentive Stock Options shall be taken into account in the order
in which they were granted. The Fair Market Value of the Shares shall be
determined as of the time the Option with respect to such Shares is granted.
(b) Neither the Plan nor any Option or Stock Purchase Right shall
confer upon an Optionee any right with respect to continuing the Optionee's
relationship as a Service Provider with the Company, nor shall they interfere in
any way with the Optionee's right or the Company's right to terminate such
relationship at any time, with or without cause.
(c) The following limitations shall apply to grants of Options:
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(i) No Service Provider shall be granted, in any fiscal
year of the Company, Options to purchase more than 2,000,000 Shares.
(ii) In connection with his or her initial service, a
Service Provider may be granted Options to purchase up to an additional
2,000,000 Shares which shall not count against the limit set forth in subsection
(i) above.
(iii) The foregoing limitations shall be adjusted
proportionately in connection with any change in the Company's capitalization as
described in Section 13.
(iv) If an Option is cancelled in the same fiscal year of
the Company in which it was granted (other than in connection with a transaction
described in Section 13), the cancelled Option will be counted against the
limits set forth in subsections (i) and (ii) above. For this purpose, if the
exercise price of an Option is reduced, the transaction will be treated as a
cancellation of the Option and the grant of a new Option.
7. Term of Plan. Subject to Section 19 of the Plan, the Plan shall
become effective upon its adoption by the Board. It shall continue in effect for
a term of ten (10) years unless terminated earlier under Section 15 of the Plan.
8. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option
Agreement. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the term shall be ten (10)
years from the date of grant or such shorter term as may be provided in the
Option Agreement. Moreover, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to
an Optionee who, at the time the Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock
representing more than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of
all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the
Incentive Stock Option shall be five (5) years from the date of grant or such
shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.
9. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(a) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares
to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the
Administrator, subject to the following:
(i) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option
(A) granted to an Employee who, at the time the
Incentive Stock Option is granted, owns stock representing more than ten percent
(10%) of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent
or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the
Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
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(B) granted to any Employee other than an Employee
described in paragraph (A) immediately above, the per Share exercise price shall
be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant.
(ii) In the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option, the per
Share exercise price shall be determined by the Administrator. In the case of a
Nonstatutory Stock Option intended to qualify as "performance-based
compensation" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code, the per Share
exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on
the date of grant.
(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be
granted with a per Share exercise price of less than 100% of the Fair Market
Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a merger or other corporate
transaction.
(b) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is
granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be
exercised and shall determine any conditions which must be satisfied before the
Option may be exercised.
(c) Form of Consideration. The Administrator shall determine the
acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method
of payment. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the Administrator shall
determine the acceptable form of consideration at the time of grant. Such
consideration may consist entirely of:
(i) cash;
(ii) check;
(iii) promissory note;
(iv) other Shares which (A) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six months on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on
the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to
which said Option shall be exercised;
(v) consideration received by the Company under a
cashless exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the
Plan;
(vi) a reduction in the amount of any Company liability
to the Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionee's
participation in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or
arrangement;
(vii) any combination of the foregoing methods of
payment; or
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(viii) such other consideration and method of payment for
the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.
10. Exercise of Option.
(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at
such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set
forth in the Option Agreement. Unless the Administrator provides otherwise,
vesting of Options granted hereunder shall be tolled during any unpaid leave of
absence. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.
An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company
receives: (i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the
Option Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full
payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the
Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued
upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if
requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse.
Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books
of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right
to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist
with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.
The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the
Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right
for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as
provided in Section 13 of the Plan.
Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the
number of Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for
sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is
exercised.
(b) Termination of Relationship as a Service Provider. If an
Optionee ceases to be a Service Provider, other than upon the Optionee's death
or Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option within such period of
time as is specified in the Option Agreement to the extent that the Option is
vested on the date of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of
the term of such Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of
a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable
for three (3) months following the Optionee's termination. If, on the date of
termination, the Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the
Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan.
If, after termination, the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within
the time specified by the Administrator, the Option shall terminate, and the
Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
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(c) Disability of Optionee. If an Optionee ceases to be a Service
Provider as a result of the Optionee's Disability, the Optionee may exercise his
or her Option within such period of time as is specified in the Option Agreement
to the extent the Option is vested on the date of termination (but in no event
later than the expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the Option
Agreement). In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the
Option shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee's
termination. If, on the date of termination, the Optionee is not vested as to
his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the
Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination, the Optionee does not
exercise his or her Option within the time specified herein, the Option shall
terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall revert to the Plan.
(d) Death of Optionee. If an Optionee dies while a Service
Provider, the Option may be exercised within such period of time as is specified
in the Option Agreement (but in no event later than the expiration of the term
of such Option as set forth in the Notice of Grant), by the Optionee's estate or
by a person who acquires the right to exercise the Option by bequest or
inheritance, but only to the extent that the Option is vested on the date of
death. In the absence of a specified time in the Option Agreement, the Option
shall remain exercisable for twelve (12) months following the Optionee's
termination. If, at the time of death, the Optionee is not vested as to his or
her entire Option, the Shares covered by the unvested portion of the Option
shall immediately revert to the Plan. The Option may be exercised by the
executor or administrator of the Optionee's estate or, if none, by the person(s)
entitled to exercise the Option under the Optionee's will or the laws of descent
or distribution. If the Option is not so exercised within the time specified
herein, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option shall
revert to the Plan.
(e) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to
buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously granted based on
such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate
to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.
11. Stock Purchase Rights.
(a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued
either alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the
Plan and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator
determines that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall
advise the offeree in writing or electronically, by means of a Notice of Grant,
of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the
number of Shares that the offeree shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be
paid, and the time within which the offeree must accept such offer. The offer
shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the
form determined by the Administrator.
(b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines
otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a
repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of
the purchaser's service with the Company for any reason
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(including death or Disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased
pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall be the original price
paid by the purchaser and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the
purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at a rate determined
by the Administrator.
(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement
shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with
the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
(d) Rights as a Stockholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is
exercised, the purchaser shall have the rights equivalent to those of a
stockholder, and shall be a stockholder when his or her purchase is entered upon
the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment
will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to
the date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 13
of the Plan.
12. Non-Transferability of Options and Stock Purchase Rights. Unless
determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Option or Stock Purchase Right may
not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any
manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be
exercised, during the lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. If the
Administrator makes an Option or Stock Purchase Right transferable, such Option
or Stock Purchase Right shall contain such additional terms and conditions as
the Administrator deems appropriate.
13. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or
Asset Sale.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by
the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right, and the number of shares of
Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to
which no Options or Stock Purchase Rights have yet been granted or which have
been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option or Stock
Purchase Right, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each
such outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt
of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or Stock
Purchase Right.
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(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to
have the right to exercise his or her Option until ten (10) days prior to such
transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including Shares as
to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition, the
Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to any
Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall lapse
as to all such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation takes
place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not been
previously exercised, an Option or Stock Purchase Right will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, or the sale of substantially all of the assets
of the Company, each outstanding Option and Stock Purchase Right shall be
assumed or an equivalent option or right substituted by the successor
corporation or a Parent or Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event
that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the Option or
Stock Purchase Right, the Optionee shall fully vest in and have the right to
exercise the Option or Stock Purchase Right as to all of the Optioned Stock,
including Shares as to which it would not otherwise be vested or exercisable. If
an Option or Stock Purchase Right becomes fully vested and exercisable in lieu
of assumption or substitution in the event of a merger or sale of assets, the
Administrator shall notify the Optionee in writing or electronically that the
Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be fully vested and exercisable for a
period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and the Option or
Stock Purchase Right shall terminate upon the expiration of such period. For the
purposes of this paragraph, the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall be
considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets, the option or
right confers the right to purchase or receive, for each Share of Optioned Stock
subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right immediately prior to the merger or
sale of assets, the consideration (whether stock, cash, or other securities or
property) received in the merger or sale of assets by holders of Common Stock
for each Share held on the effective date of the transaction (and if holders
were offered a choice of consideration, the type of consideration chosen by the
holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares); provided, however, that if
such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely common
stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may, with
the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be
received upon the exercise of the Option or Stock Purchase Right, for each Share
of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right, to be solely
common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair market
value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the
merger or sale of assets.
14. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option or Stock Purchase
Right shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the
determination granting such Option or Stock Purchase Right, or such other later
date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the
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determination shall be provided to each Optionee within a reasonable time after
the date of such grant.
15. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend,
alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.
(b) Stockholder Approval. The Company shall obtain stockholder
approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply
with Applicable Laws.
(c) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration,
suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee,
unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator,
which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.
Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator's ability to exercise
the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to Options granted under the
Plan prior to the date of such termination.
16. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right unless the exercise of such Option
or Stock Purchase Right and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall
comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of
counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of
an Option or Stock Purchase Right, the Company may require the person exercising
such Option or Stock Purchase Right to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
17. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to
obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority
is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and
sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in
respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.
18. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
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19. Stockholder Approval. The Plan shall be subject to approval by the
stockholders of the Company within twelve (12) months after the date the Plan is
adopted. Such stockholder approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the
degree required under Applicable Laws.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1998 STOCK PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the 1998 Stock
Plan shall have the same defined meanings in this Stock Option Agreement.
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
[Optionee's Name and Address]
You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of the Company,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, as
follows:
Grant Number _________________________
Date of Grant _________________________
Vesting Commencement Date _________________________
Exercise Price per Share $________________________
Total Number of Shares Granted _________________________
Total Exercise Price $________________________
Type of Option: ___ Incentive Stock Option
___ Nonstatutory Stock Option
Term/Expiration Date: _________________________
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Vesting Schedule:
This Option may be exercised, in whole or in part, in accordance with
the following schedule:
[25% of the Shares subject to the Option shall vest twelve months after
the Vesting Commencement Date, and 1/48 of the Shares subject to the Option
shall vest each month thereafter, subject to the Optionee continuing to be a
Service Provider on such dates].
Termination Period:
This Option may be exercised for ninety (90) days after Optionee ceases
to be a Service Provider. Upon the death, Disability or retirement of the
Optionee, this Option may be exercised for one year after Optionee ceases to be
a Service Provider. In no event shall this Option be exercised later than the
Term/Expiration Date as provided above.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Grant of Option. The Plan Administrator of the Company hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement (the "Optionee") an option (the "Option") to purchase the number of
Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set
forth in the Notice of Grant (the "Exercise Price"), subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to
Section 15(c) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and
conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Option Agreement,
the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.
If designated in the Notice of Grant as an Incentive Stock Option
("ISO"), this Option is intended to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option under
Section 422 of the Code. However, if this Option is intended to be an Incentive
Stock Option, to the extent that it exceeds the $100,000 rule of Code Section
422(d) it shall be treated as a Nonstatutory Stock Option ("NSO").
2. Exercise of Option.
(1) Right to Exercise. This Option is exercisable during its term
in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and the
applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement.
(2) Method of Exercise. This Option is exercisable by delivery of
an exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the "Exercise Notice"),
which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in
respect of which the Option is being exercised (the "Exercised Shares"), and
such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice shall be completed
by the Optionee and delivered to the Company. The Exercise Notice shall be
accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised
Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company
of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by such aggregate Exercise
Price.
No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option
unless such issuance and exercise complies with Applicable Laws. Assuming such
compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares shall be considered
transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised with respect to
such Exercised Shares.
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3. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be
by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the
Optionee:
(1) cash;
(2) check;
(3) consideration received by the Company under a cashless
exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; or
(4) surrender of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six (6) months on the date of surrender, AND (ii) have a Fair Market Value
on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised
Shares.
4. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in
any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and
may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms
of the Plan and this Option Agreement shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.
5. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set
out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option Agreement.
6. Tax Consequences. Some of the federal tax consequences relating to
this Option, as of the date of this Option, are set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE, AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE.
THE OPTIONEE SHOULD CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR
DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(1) Exercising the Option.
(a) NSO. The Optionee may incur regular federal income
tax liability upon exercise of a NSO. The Optionee will be treated as having
received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal to the
excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the date of
exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price. If the Optionee is an Employee or
a former Employee, the Company will be required to withhold from his or her
compensation or collect from Optionee and pay to the applicable taxing
authorities an amount in cash equal to a percentage of this compensation income
at the time of exercise, and may refuse to honor the exercise and refuse to
deliver Shares if such withholding amounts are not delivered at the time of
exercise.
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(b) ISO. If this Option qualifies as an ISO, the
Optionee will have no regular federal income tax liability upon its exercise,
although the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on
the date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price will be treated as an
adjustment to alternative minimum taxable income for federal tax purposes and
may subject the Optionee to alternative minimum tax in the year of exercise. In
the event that the Optionee ceases to be an Employee but remains a Service
Provider, any Incentive Stock Option of the Optionee that remains unexercised
shall cease to qualify as an Incentive Stock Option and will be treated for tax
purposes as a Nonstatutory Stock Option on the date three (3) months and one (1)
day following such change of status.
(2) Disposition of Shares.
(a) NSO. If the Optionee holds NSO Shares for at least
one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be treated as
long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
(b) ISO. If the Optionee holds ISO Shares for at least
one year after exercise and two years after the grant date, any gain realized on
disposition of the Shares will be treated as long-term capital gain for federal
income tax purposes. If the Optionee disposes of ISO Shares within one year
after exercise or two years after the grant date, any gain realized on such
disposition will be treated as compensation income (taxable at ordinary income
rates) to the extent of the excess, if any, of the lesser of (A) the difference
between the Fair Market Value of the Shares acquired on the date of exercise and
the aggregate Exercise Price, or (B) the difference between the sale price of
such Shares and the aggregate Exercise Price. Any additional gain will be taxed
as capital gain, short-term or long-term depending on the period that the ISO
Shares were held.
(3) Notice of Disqualifying Disposition of ISO Shares. If the
Optionee sells or otherwise disposes of any of the Shares acquired pursuant to
an ISO on or before the later of (i) two years after the grant date, or (ii) one
year after the exercise date, the Optionee shall immediately notify the Company
in writing of such disposition. The Optionee agrees that he or she may be
subject to income tax withholding by the Company on the compensation income
recognized from such early disposition of ISO Shares by payment in cash or out
of the current earnings paid to the Optionee.
7. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan is incorporated herein by
reference. The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the
Optionee's interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not
the choice of law rules, of California.
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8. NO GUARANTEE OF CONTINUED SERVICE. OPTIONEE ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES
THAT THE VESTING OF SHARES PURSUANT TO THE VESTING SCHEDULE HEREOF IS EARNED
ONLY BY CONTINUING AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT THE WILL OF THE COMPANY (AND NOT
THROUGH THE ACT OF BEING HIRED, BEING GRANTED AN OPTION OR PURCHASING SHARES
HEREUNDER). OPTIONEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT THIS AGREEMENT, THE
TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER AND THE VESTING SCHEDULE SET FORTH HEREIN DO
NOT CONSTITUTE AN EXPRESS OR IMPLIED PROMISE OF CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AS A
SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE VESTING PERIOD, FOR ANY PERIOD, OR AT ALL, AND SHALL
NOT INTERFERE WITH OPTIONEE'S RIGHT OR THE COMPANY'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE
OPTIONEE'S RELATIONSHIP AS A SERVICE PROVIDER AT ANY TIME, WITH OR WITHOUT
CAUSE.
By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative
below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed
by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. Optionee has
reviewed the Plan and this Option Agreement in their entirety, has had an
opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option
Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Option Agreement.
Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions
or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan
and Option Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any
change in the residence address indicated below.
OPTIONEE: SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
___________________________________ ___________________________________
Signature By
___________________________________ ___________________________________
Print Name Title
___________________________________
Residence Address
___________________________________
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EXHIBIT A
1998 STOCK PLAN
EXERCISE NOTICE
Sagent Technology, Inc.
Attention: [Secretary]
1. Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, ________________, 199__,
the undersigned ("Purchaser") hereby elects to purchase ______________ shares
(the "Shares") of the Common Stock of Sagent Technology, Inc. (the "Company")
under and pursuant to the 1998 Stock Plan (the "Plan") and the Stock Option
Agreement dated , 19___ (the "Option Agreement"). The purchase price for the
Shares shall be $ , as required by the Option Agreement.
2. Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the
full purchase price for the Shares.
3. Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser
has received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement and agrees
to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4. Rights as Stockholder. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or
any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned
Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall
be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option.
No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record
date is prior to the date of issuance, except as provided in Section 13 of the
Plan.
5. Tax Consultation. Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer
adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser's purchase or disposition of
the Shares. Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
6. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan and Option Agreement are
incorporated herein by reference. This Agreement, the Plan and the Option
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and
agreements of the Company and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchaser's interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Purchaser. This agreement is
governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of
California.
Submitted by: Accepted by:
PURCHASER: SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
___________________________________ ___________________________________
Signature By
___________________________________ ___________________________________
Print Name Its
Address: Address:
___________________________________
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Date Received
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EXHIBIT 10.4
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the
Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common
Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention
of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan"
under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The
provisions of the Plan, accordingly, shall be construed so as to extend and
limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section
of the Code.
2. Definitions.
(a) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
(b) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended.
(c) "Common Stock" shall mean the Common Stock of the Company.
(d) "Company" shall mean Sagent Technology, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and any Designated Subsidiary of the Company.
(e) "Compensation" shall mean all base straight time gross
earnings and commissions, exclusive of payments for overtime, shift premium,
incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses and other compensation.
(f) "Designated Subsidiary" shall mean any Subsidiary which has
been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as
eligible to participate in the Plan.
(g) "Employee" shall mean any individual who is an Employee of
the Company for tax purposes whose customary employment with the Company is at
least 20 hours per week and more than five months in any calendar year. For
purposes of the Plan, the employment relationship shall be treated as continuing
intact while the individual is on sick leave or other leave of absence approved
by the Company. Where the period of leave exceeds 90 days and the individual's
right to reemployment is not guaranteed either by statute or by contract, the
employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the 91st day of
such leave.
(h) "Enrollment Date" shall mean the first day of each Offering
Period.
(i) "Exercise Date" shall mean the last day of each Offering
Period.
(j) "Fair Market Value" shall mean, as of any date, the value of
Common Stock determined as follows:
(1) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market or The Nasdaq
SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its Fair Market Value shall be the
closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were
reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for the last market trading day
on the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or
such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;
(2) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a
recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair
Market Value shall be the mean of the closing bid and asked prices for the
Common Stock on the date of such determination, as reported in The Wall Street
Journal or such other source as the Board deems reliable, or;
(3) In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the
Board.
(k) "Offering Period" shall mean a period of approximately six
months during which an option granted pursuant to the Plan may be exercised,
commencing on the first Trading Day on or after May 1 and terminating on the
last Trading Day in the period ending the following October 31, or commencing on
the first Trading Day on or after November 1 and terminating on the last Trading
Day in the period ending the following April 30; provided, however, that the
first Offering Period under the Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day
on or after the date on which the Securities and Exchange Commission declares
the Company's Registration Statement effective and ending on the last Trading
Day on or before October 31, 1999. The duration of Offering Periods may be
changed pursuant to Section 4 of this Plan.
(l) "Plan" shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(m) "Purchase Price" shall mean an amount equal to 85% of the
Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the Enrollment Date or on the
Exercise Date, whichever is lower.
(n) "Reserves" shall mean the number of shares of Common Stock
covered by each option under the Plan which have not yet been exercised and the
number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under
the Plan but not yet placed under option.
(o) "Subsidiary" shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign,
of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a
Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized
or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.
(p) "Trading Day" shall mean a day on which national stock
exchanges and the Nasdaq System are open for trading.
3. Eligibility.
(a) Any Employee who shall be employed by the Company on a given
Enrollment Date shall be eligible to participate in the Plan.
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(b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding,
no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) to the extent that,
immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock
would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code)
would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to
purchase such stock possessing 5% or more of the total combined voting power or
value of all classes of the capital stock of the Company or of any Subsidiary,
or (ii) to the extent that his or her rights to purchase stock under all
employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries accrues at a
rate which exceeds $25,000 worth of stock (determined at the fair market value
of the shares at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in
which such option is outstanding at any time.
4. Offering Periods. The Plan shall be implemented by consecutive
Offering Periods with a new Offering Period commencing on the first Trading Day
on or after May 1 and November 1 each year, or on such other date as the Board
shall determine, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance with
Section 20 hereof; provided, however, that the first Offering Period under the
Plan shall commence with the first Trading Day on or after the date on which the
Securities and Exchange Commission declares the Company's Registration Statement
effective and ending on the last Trading Day on or before October 31, 1999. The
Board shall have the power to change the duration of Offering Periods (including
the commencement dates thereof) with respect to future offerings without
stockholder approval if such change is announced at least five days prior to the
scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected thereafter.
5. Participation.
(a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by
completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deductions in the form
of Exhibit A to this Plan and filing it with the Company's payroll office prior
to the applicable Enrollment Date.
(b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the
first payroll following the Enrollment Date and shall end on the last payroll in
the Offering Period to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.
6. Payroll Deductions.
(a) At the time a participant files his or her subscription
agreement, he or she shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each pay day
during the Offering Period in an amount not exceeding twenty percent (20%) of
the Compensation which he or she receives on each pay day during the Offering
Period.
(b) All payroll deductions made for a participant shall be
credited to his or her account under the Plan and shall be withheld in whole
percentages only. A participant may not make any additional payments into such
account.
(c) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the
Plan as provided in Section 10 hereof, or may increase or decrease the rate of
his or her payroll deductions during the
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Offering Period by completing or filing with the Company a new subscription
agreement authorizing a change in payroll deduction rate. The Board may, in its
discretion, limit the number of participation rate changes during any Offering
Period. The change in rate shall be effective with the first full payroll period
following five business days after the Company's receipt of the new subscription
agreement unless the Company elects to process a given change in participation
more quickly. A participant's subscription agreement shall remain in effect for
successive Offering Periods unless terminated as provided in Section 10 hereof.
(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) hereof, a
participant's payroll deductions may be decreased to 0% at any time during an
Offering Period. Payroll deductions shall recommence at the rate provided in
such participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Offering
Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless
terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10 hereof.
(e) At the time the option is exercised, in whole or in part, or
at the time some or all of the Company's Common Stock issued under the Plan is
disposed of, the participant must make adequate provision for the Company's
federal, state, or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon
the exercise of the option or the disposition of the Common Stock. At any time,
the Company may, but shall not be obligated to, withhold from the participant's
compensation the amount necessary for the Company to meet applicable withholding
obligations, including any withholding required to make available to the Company
any tax deductions or benefits attributable to sale or early disposition of
Common Stock by the Employee.
7. Grant of Option. On the Enrollment Date of each Offering Period, each
eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an
option to purchase on the Exercise Date of such Offering Period (at the
applicable Purchase Price) up to a number of shares of the Company's Common
Stock determined by dividing such Employee's payroll deductions accumulated
prior to such Exercise Date and retained in the Participant's account as of the
Exercise Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided, that in no event shall
an Employee be permitted to purchase during each Offering Period more than
10,000 shares (subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 19), and provided
further, that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in
Sections 3(b) and 12 hereof. Exercise of the option shall occur as provided in
Section 8 hereof, unless the participant has withdrawn pursuant to Section 10
hereof. The Option shall expire on the last day of the Offering Period.
8. Exercise of Option. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as
provided in Section 10 hereof, his or her option for the purchase of shares
shall be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date, and the maximum number of
full shares subject to option shall be purchased for such participant at the
applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his or her
account. No fractional shares shall be purchased; any payroll deductions
accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a
full share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent
Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the participant as provided in
Section 10 hereof. Any other monies left over in a participant's account after
the Exercise Date shall be returned
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to the participant. During a participant's lifetime, a participant's option to
purchase shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.
9. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after each Exercise Date on
which a purchase of shares occurs, the Company shall arrange the delivery to
each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares
purchased upon exercise of his or her option.
10. Withdrawal.
(a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the
payroll deductions credited to his or her account and not yet used to exercise
his or her option under the Plan at any time by giving written notice to the
Company in the form of Exhibit B to this Plan. All of the participant's payroll
deductions credited to his or her account shall be paid to such participant
promptly after receipt of notice of withdrawal and such participant's option for
the Offering Period shall be automatically terminated, and no further payroll
deductions for the purchase of shares shall be made for such Offering Period. If
a participant withdraws from an Offering Period, payroll deductions shall not
resume at the beginning of the succeeding Offering Period unless the participant
delivers to the Company a new subscription agreement.
(b) A participant's withdrawal from an Offering Period shall not
have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in any similar plan
which may hereafter be adopted by the Company or in succeeding Offering Periods
which commence after the termination of the Offering Period from which the
participant withdraws.
11. Termination of Employment. Upon a participant's ceasing to be an
Employee for any reason, he or she shall be deemed to have elected to withdraw
from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to such participant's account
during the Offering Period but not yet used to exercise the option shall be
returned to such participant or, in the case of his or her death, to the person
or persons entitled thereto under Section 15 hereof, and such participant's
option shall be automatically terminated. The preceding sentence
notwithstanding, a participant who receives payment in lieu of notice of
termination of employment shall be treated as continuing to be an Employee for
the participant's customary number of hours per week of employment during the
period in which the participant is subject to such payment in lieu of notice.
12. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a
participant in the Plan.
13. Stock.
(a) The maximum number of shares of the Company's Common Stock
which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 450,000 shares,
plus an annual increase to be added on each anniversary date of the adoption of
the Plan equal to (i) the optioned stock underlying options granted in the
immediately preceding year, or (ii) a lesser amount determined by the Board,
subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided
in Section 19 hereof. If, on a given Exercise Date, the number of shares with
respect to which options are to be exercised exceeds the
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number of shares then available under the Plan, the Company shall make a pro
rata allocation of the shares remaining available for purchase in as uniform a
manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable.
(b) The participant shall have no interest or voting right in
shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.
(c) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan shall
be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant
and his or her spouse.
14. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or a
committee of members of the Board appointed by the Board. The Board or its
committee shall have full and exclusive discretionary authority to construe,
interpret and apply the terms of the Plan, to determine eligibility and to
adjudicate all disputed claims filed under the Plan. Every finding, decision and
determination made by the Board or its committee shall, to the full extent
permitted by law, be final and binding upon all parties.
15. Designation of Beneficiary.
(a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary
who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant's account
under the Plan in the event of such participant's death subsequent to an
Exercise Date on which the option is exercised but prior to delivery to such
participant of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a
written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the
participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death
prior to exercise of the option. If a participant is married and the designated
beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such
designation to be effective.
(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the
participant at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a
participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the
Plan who is living at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall
deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate
of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed
(to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver
such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or
relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to
the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.
16. Transferability. Neither payroll deductions credited to a
participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or
to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or
otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and
distribution or as provided in Section 15 hereof) by the participant. Any such
attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without
effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw
funds from an Offering Period in accordance with Section 10 hereof.
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17. Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company
under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the
Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.
18. Reports. Individual accounts shall be maintained for each
participant in the Plan. Statements of account shall be given to participating
Employees at least annually, which statements shall set forth the amounts of
payroll deductions, the Purchase Price, the number of shares purchased and the
remaining cash balance, if any.
19. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution,
Liquidation, Merger or Asset Sale.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by
the stockholders of the Company, the Reserves, the maximum number of shares each
participant may purchase per Offering Period (pursuant to Section 7), as well as
the price per share and the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each
option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of
consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an option.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Offering Period then in progress
shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New Exercise Date"), and
shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed
dissolution or liquidation, unless provided otherwise by the Board. The New
Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's proposed dissolution or
liquidation. The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least ten
business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date for the
participant's option has been changed to the New Exercise Date and that the
participant's option shall be exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date,
unless prior to such date the participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period
as provided in Section 10 hereof.
(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a proposed sale of all
or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the merger of the Company
with or into another corporation, each outstanding option shall be assumed or an
equivalent option substituted by the successor corporation or a Parent or
Subsidiary of the successor corporation. In the event that the successor
corporation refuses to assume or substitute for the option, the Offering Period
then in progress shall be shortened by setting a new Exercise Date (the "New
Exercise Date"). The New Exercise Date shall be before the date of the Company's
proposed sale or merger. The Board shall notify each participant in writing, at
least ten business days prior to the New Exercise Date, that the Exercise Date
for the participant's option has been
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changed to the New Exercise Date and that the participant's option shall be
exercised automatically on the New Exercise Date, unless prior to such date the
participant has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10
hereof.
20. Amendment or Termination.
(a) The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time and for
any reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 19 hereof,
no such termination can affect options previously granted; provided, that an
Offering Period may be terminated by the Board of Directors on any Exercise Date
if the Board determines that the termination of the Plan is in the best
interests of the Company and its stockholders. Except as provided in Section 19
hereof, no amendment may make any change in any option theretofore granted which
adversely affects the rights of any participant. To the extent necessary to
comply with Section 423 of the Code (or any other applicable law, regulation or
stock exchange rule), the Company shall obtain shareholder approval in such a
manner and to such a degree as required.
(b) Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any
participant rights may be considered to have been "adversely affected," the
Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods, limit
the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering
Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a
currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the
amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in
the Company's processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish
reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting
procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock
for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the
participant's Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures
as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable
which are consistent with the Plan.
21. Notices. All notices or other communications by a participant to the
Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly
given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by
the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.
22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued with
respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and
delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable
provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements
of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be
further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such
compliance.
As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the
person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such
exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any
present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of
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counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the
aforementioned applicable provisions of law.
23. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to
occur of its adoption by the Board of Directors or its approval by the
stockholders of the Company. It shall continue in effect for a term of ten years
unless sooner terminated under Section 20 hereof.
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EXHIBIT A
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
_____ Original Application Enrollment Date: __________
_____ Change in Payroll Deduction Rate
_____ Change of Beneficiary(ies)
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1. _____________________________________ hereby elects to participate in
the Sagent Technology, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the
"Employee Stock Purchase Plan") and subscribes to purchase shares of the
Company's Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement
and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
2. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck in the amount
of ____% of my Compensation on each payday (from 1 to 20%) during the
Offering Period in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted.)
3. I understand that said payroll deductions shall be accumulated for the
purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable Purchase Price
determined in accordance with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
understand that if I do not withdraw from an Offering Period, any
accumulated payroll deductions will be used to automatically exercise my
option.
4. I have received a copy of the complete Employee Stock Purchase Plan. I
understand that my participation in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan is
in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan. I understand that my
ability to exercise the option under this Subscription Agreement is
subject to stockholder approval of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
5. Shares purchased for me under the Employee Stock Purchase Plan should be
issued in the name(s) of (Employee or Employee and Spouse only):
________________________.
6. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to
the Plan within two years after the Enrollment Date (the first day of
the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares), I will be
treated for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary
income at the time of such disposition in an amount equal to the excess
of the fair market value of the shares at the time such shares were
purchased by me over the price which I paid for the shares. I hereby
agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after the date of
any disposition of shares and I will make adequate provision for
Federal, state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which
arise upon the disposition of the Common Stock. The Company may, but not
be obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to
meet any
applicable withholding obligation including any withholding necessary to
make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits
attributable to sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me. If I
dispose of such shares at any time after the expiration of the two-year
holding period, I understand that I will be treated for federal income
tax purposes as having received income only at the time of such
disposition, and that such income will be taxed as ordinary income only
to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of the
fair market value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the
purchase price which I paid for the shares, or (2) 15% of the fair
market value of the shares on the first day of the Offering Period. The
remainder of the gain, if any, recognized on such disposition will be
taxed as capital gain.
7. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon
my eligibility to participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
8. In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my
beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due me under the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan:
Name: (Please print)
(First) (Middle) (Last)
Relationship
(Address)
Employee's Social
Security Number:
Employee's Address:
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGHOUT
SUCCESSIVE OFFERING PERIODS UNLESS TERMINATED BY ME.
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Dated:
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Signature of Employee
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Spouse's Signature (If beneficiary other than spouse)
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EXHIBIT B
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL
The undersigned participant in the Offering Period of the Sagent
Technology, Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan which began on ___________,
19____ (the "Enrollment Date") hereby notifies the Company that he or she hereby
withdraws from the Offering Period. He or she hereby directs the Company to pay
to the undersigned as promptly as practicable all the payroll deductions
credited to his or her account with respect to such Offering Period. The
undersigned understands and agrees that his or her option for such Offering
Period will be automatically terminated. The undersigned understands further
that no further payroll deductions will be made for the purchase of shares in
the current Offering Period and the undersigned shall be eligible to participate
in succeeding Offering Periods only by delivering to the Company a new
Subscription Agreement.
Name and Address of Participant:
Signature:
Date:
EXHIBIT 10.5
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1999 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this Plan are:
o to attract and retain the best available personnel for service as
Outside Directors (as defined herein) of the Company,
o to provide additional incentive to Outside Directors.
Options granted under the Plan will be Nonstatutory Stock Options.
Stock Purchase Rights may also be granted under the Plan.
2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees as shall
be administering the Plan, in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(b) "Applicable Laws" means the requirements relating to the
administration of stock option plans under U.S. state corporate laws, U.S.
federal and state securities laws, the Code, and the applicable laws of any
foreign country or jurisdiction where Options or Stock Purchase Rights are, or
will be, granted under the Plan.
(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(d) "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(e) "Committee" means a committee of Directors appointed by the Board
in accordance with Section 4 of the Plan.
(f) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.
(g) "Company" means Sagent Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
(h) "Director" means a member of the Board.
(i) "Disability" means total and permanent disability as defined in
Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.
(j) "Employee" means any person employed by the Company or any Parent
or Subsidiary of the Company. Neither service as a Director nor payment of a
director's fee by the Company shall be sufficient to constitute "employment" by
the Company.
(k) "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
(l) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common
Stock determined as follows:
(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock
exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the Nasdaq
National Market or The Nasdaq SmallCap Market of The Nasdaq Stock Market, its
Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the
closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system for
the last market trading day prior to the time of determination, as reported in
The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Administrator deems
reliable;
(ii) If the Common Stock is regularly quoted by a recognized
securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of
a Share of Common Stock shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked
prices for the Common Stock on the last market trading day prior to the day of
determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as
the Administrator deems reliable;
(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common
Stock, the Fair Market Value shall be determined in good faith by the
Administrator.
(m) "Notice of Grant" means a written or electronic notice evidencing
certain terms and conditions of an individual Option or Stock Purchase Right
grant. The Notice of Grant is part of the Option Agreement.
(n) "Option" means a nonstatutory stock option granted pursuant to
the Plan, that is not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(o) "Option Agreement" means an agreement between the Company and an
Optionee evidencing the terms and conditions of an individual Option grant. The
Option Agreement is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.
(p) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option or a
Stock Purchase Right.
(q) "Optionee" means the holder of an outstanding Option or Stock
Purchase Right granted under the Plan.
(r) "Outside Director" means a Director who is not an Employee.
(s) "Parent" means a "parent corporation," whether now or hereafter
existing, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
(t) "Plan" means this 1999 Director Option Plan.
(u) "Restricted Stock" means shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant
to a grant of a Stock Purchase Right under Section 11 below.
(v) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in
accordance with Section 12 of the Plan.
(w) "Stock Purchase Right" means a right to purchase Common Stock
pursuant to Section 11 below.
(x) "Subsidiary" means a "subsidiary corporation," whether now or
hereafter existing, as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code.
3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 12 of
the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be optioned and sold
under the Plan is 150,000 Shares. The Shares may be authorized, but unissued, or
reacquired Common Stock.
If an Option or Stock Purchase Right expires or becomes unexercisable
without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject
thereto shall become available for future grant or sale under the Plan (unless
the Plan has terminated).
However, Shares that have actually been issued under the Plan, upon
exercise of either an Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall not be returned to
the Plan and shall not become available for future distribution under the Plan,
except that if Shares of Restricted Stock are repurchased by the Company at
their original purchase price, such Shares shall become available for future
grant under the Plan.
4. Administration of the Plan.
(a) Administration. The Plan shall be administered by (i) the Board
or (ii) a Committee, which committee shall be constituted to satisfy Applicable
Laws.
(b) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the
Plan, and in the case of a Committee, subject to the specific duties delegated
by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in
its discretion:
(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock;
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(ii) to select the Outside Directors to whom Options and Stock
Purchase Rights may be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Options and Stock
Purchase Rights are granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be
covered by each such award granted hereunder;
(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;
(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent
with the terms of the Plan, of any award granted hereunder. Such terms and
conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise price, the time or
times when Options or Stock Purchase Rights may be exercised (which may be based
on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture
restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option or Stock
Purchase Right or the shares of Common Stock relating thereto, based in each
case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall
determine;
(vii) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and
awards granted pursuant to the Plan;
(viii) to prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations
relating to the Plan, including rules and regulations relating to sub-plans
established for the purpose of qualifying for preferred tax treatment under
foreign tax laws;
(ix) to modify or amend each Option (subject to Section 14(b)
of the Plan), including the discretionary authority to extend the
post-termination exercisability period of Options longer than is otherwise
provided for in the Plan;
(x) to authorize any person to execute on behalf of the Company
any instrument required to effect the grant of an Option or Stock Purchase Right
previously granted by the Administrator;
(xi) to determine the terms and restrictions applicable to
Options or Stock Purchase Rights;
(xii) to allow Optionees to satisfy withholding tax obligations
by electing to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon
exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right that number of Shares having a
Fair Market Value equal to the amount required to be withheld. The Fair Market
Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the
amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined. All elections by an Optionee
to have Shares withheld for this purpose shall be made in such form and under
such conditions as the Administrator may deem necessary or advisable; and
(xiii) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or
advisable for administering the Plan.
(c) Effect of Administrator's Decision. The Administrator's
decisions, determinations and interpretations shall be final and binding on all
Optionees and any other holders of Options or Stock Purchase Rights.
5. Eligibility. Options and Stock Purchase Rights may be granted only to
Outside Directors.
6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by
the Board. It shall continue until terminated under Section 14 of the Plan.
7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be stated in the Option
Agreement.
8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.
(a) Exercise Price. The per share exercise price for the Shares to be
issued pursuant to exercise of an Option shall be determined by the
Administrator.
(b) Waiting Period and Exercise Dates. At the time an Option is
granted, the Administrator shall fix the period within which the Option may be
exercised and shall determine any conditions which must be satisfied before the
Option may be exercised.
(c) Form of Consideration. The Administrator shall determine the
acceptable form of consideration for exercising an Option, including the method
of payment. Such consideration may consist entirely of:
(i) cash;
(ii) check;
(iii) promissory note;
(iv) other Shares which (A) in the case of Shares acquired
upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more than six
months on the date of surrender, and (B) have a Fair Market Value on the date of
surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said
Option shall be exercised;
(v) consideration received by the Company under a cashless
exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan;
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(vi) a reduction in the amount of any Company liability to the
Optionee, including any liability attributable to the Optionee's participation
in any Company-sponsored deferred compensation program or arrangement;
(vii) such other consideration and method of payment for the
issuance of Shares to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws; or
(viii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.
9. Exercise of Option.
(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Shareholder. Any Option
granted hereunder shall be exercisable according to the terms of the Plan and at
such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator and set
forth in the Option Agreement. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of
a Share.
An Option shall be deemed exercised when the Company receives:
(i) written or electronic notice of exercise (in accordance with the Option
Agreement) from the person entitled to exercise the Option, and (ii) full
payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised. Full
payment may consist of any consideration and method of payment authorized by the
Administrator and permitted by the Option Agreement and the Plan. Shares issued
upon exercise of an Option shall be issued in the name of the Optionee or, if
requested by the Optionee, in the name of the Optionee and his or her spouse.
Until the Shares are issued (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books
of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right
to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder shall exist
with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option.
The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such Shares promptly after the
Option is exercised. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right
for which the record date is prior to the date the Shares are issued, except as
provided in Section 12 of the Plan.
Exercising an Option in any manner shall decrease the number of
Shares thereafter available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under
the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.
(b) Termination of Service with the Company. If an Optionee ceases to
provide service to the Company (either as a Director, Employee, or consultant),
other than upon the Optionee's death or Disability, the Optionee may exercise
his or her Option, but only within such period of time as is specified in the
Option Agreement, and only to the extent that the Option is vested on the date
of termination (but in no event later than the expiration of the term of such
Option as set forth in the Option Agreement). In the absence of a specified time
in the Option Agreement, the Option shall remain exercisable for thirty (30)
days following the Optionee's termination. If, on the date of termination, the
Optionee is not vested as to his or her entire Option, the Shares covered by the
unvested portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. If, after termination,
the Optionee does not exercise his or her Option within the time specified by
the Option Agreement or herein, as
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applicable, the Option shall terminate, and the Shares covered by such Option
shall revert to the Plan.
(c) Disability of Optionee. In the event Optionee's service to
the Company (either as a Director, employee or consultant) terminates as a
result of Disability, the Optionee may exercise his or her Option, but only
within twelve (12) months following the date of such termination, and only to
the extent that the Optionee was entitled to exercise it on the date of such
termination (but in no event later than the expiration of its ten (10) year
term). To the extent that the Optionee was not entitled to exercise an Option on
the date of termination, or if he or she does not exercise such Option (to the
extent otherwise so entitled) within the time specified in the Option Agreement
or herein, as applicable, the Option shall terminate.
(d) Death of Optionee. In the event of an Optionee's death, the
Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by
bequest or inheritance may exercise the Option, but only within six (6) months
following the date of death, and only to the extent that the Optionee was
entitled to exercise it on the date of death (but in no event later than the
expiration of its ten (10) year term). To the extent that the Optionee was not
entitled to exercise an Option on the date of death, and to the extent that the
Optionee's estate or a person who acquired the right to exercise such Option
does not exercise such Option (to the extent otherwise so entitled) within the
time specified in the Option Agreement or herein, as applicable, the Option
shall terminate.
10. Non-Transferability of Options and Stock Purchase Rights. Unless
determined otherwise by the Administrator, an Option may not be sold, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner other than by
will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the
lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee. If the Administrator makes an
Option transferable, such Option shall contain such additional terms and
conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate.
11. Stock Purchase Rights.
(a) Rights to Purchase. Stock Purchase Rights may be issued either
alone, in addition to, or in tandem with other awards granted under the Plan
and/or cash awards made outside of the Plan. After the Administrator determines
that it will offer Stock Purchase Rights under the Plan, it shall advise the
offeree in writing or electronically of the terms, conditions and restrictions
related to the offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be
entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, and the time within which such
person must accept such offer. The offer shall be accepted by execution of a
Restricted Stock purchase agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.
(b) Repurchase Option. Unless the Administrator determines
otherwise, the Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall grant the Company a
repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of
the purchaser's service with the Company for any reason (including death or
disability). The purchase price for Shares repurchased pursuant to the
Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall be the original price paid by the
purchaser and may be paid by
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cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase
option shall lapse at such rate as the Administrator may determine.
(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock purchase agreement shall
contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the
Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion.
(d) Rights as a Shareholder. Once the Stock Purchase Right is
exercised, the purchaser shall have rights equivalent to those of a shareholder
and shall be a shareholder when his or her purchase is entered upon the records
of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment shall be
made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the
date the Stock Purchase Right is exercised, except as provided in Section 12 of
the Plan.
12. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution, Merger or
Asset Sale.
(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the
shareholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by
each outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, and the number of shares of
Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to
which no Options or Stock Purchase Rights have yet been granted or which have
been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option or Stock
Purchase Right, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each
such outstanding Option or Stock Purchase Right, shall be proportionately
adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common
Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend,
combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or
decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt
of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any
convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected
without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board,
whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive.
Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of
stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class,
shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to,
the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option or Stock
Purchase Right.
(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed
dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Administrator shall notify each
Optionee as soon as practicable prior to the effective date of such proposed
transaction. The Administrator in its discretion may provide for an Optionee to
have the right to exercise his or her Option until fifteen (15) days prior to
such transaction as to all of the Optioned Stock covered thereby, including
Shares as to which the Option would not otherwise be exercisable. In addition,
the Administrator may provide that any Company repurchase option applicable to
any Shares purchased upon exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right shall
lapse as to all such Shares, provided the proposed dissolution or liquidation
takes place at the time and in the manner contemplated. To the extent it has not
been previously exercised, an Option or Stock Purchase Right will terminate
immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.
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(c) Merger or Asset Sale. In the event of a merger of the Company with
or into another corporation or the sale of substantially all of the assets of
the Company, outstanding Options or Stock Purchase Rights may be assumed or
equivalent options or rights may be substituted by the successor corporation or
a Parent or Subsidiary thereof (the "Successor Corporation"). If an Option or
Stock Purchase Right is assumed or substituted for, the Option or Stock Purchase
Right or equivalent option or right shall continue to be exercisable as provided
in Section 4 hereof for so long as the Optionee serves as a Director or a
director of the Successor Corporation. Following such assumption or
substitution, if the Optionee's status as a Director or director of the
Successor Corporation, as applicable, is terminated other than upon a voluntary
resignation by the Optionee, the Option or option shall become fully
exercisable, including as to Shares for which it would not otherwise be
exercisable. Thereafter, the Option or option shall remain exercisable in
accordance with Sections 9(b) through (d) above.
If the Successor Corporation does not assume an outstanding Option or
Stock Purchase Right or substitute for it an equivalent option or right, the
Option or Stock Purchase Right shall become fully vested and exercisable,
including as to Shares for which it would not otherwise be exercisable. In such
event the Board shall notify the Optionee that the Option shall be fully
exercisable for a period of fifteen (15) days from the date of such notice, and
upon the expiration of such period the Option or Stock Purchase Right shall
terminate. In addition, any Restricted Stock purchased upon the exercise of a
Stock Purchase Right granted under this Plan shall become fully vested and the
Company's or the Successor Corporation's repurchase right shall lapse.
For the purposes of this Section 12(c), an Option or Stock Purchase
Right shall be considered assumed if, following the merger or sale of assets,
the Option or Stock Purchase Right confers the right to purchase or receive, for
each Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right
immediately prior to the merger or sale of assets, the consideration (whether
stock, cash, or other securities or property) received in the merger or sale of
assets by holders of Common Stock for each Share held on the effective date of
the transaction (and if holders were offered a choice of consideration, the type
of consideration chosen by the holders of a majority of the outstanding Shares).
If such consideration received in the merger or sale of assets is not solely
common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent, the Administrator may,
with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to
be received upon the exercise of the Option or Stock Purchase Right, for each
Share of Optioned Stock subject to the Option or Stock Purchase Right, to be
solely common stock of the successor corporation or its Parent equal in fair
market value to the per share consideration received by holders of Common Stock
in the merger or sale of assets.
13. Date of Grant. The date of grant of an Option or Stock Purchase
Right shall be, for all purposes, the date on which the Administrator makes the
determination granting such Option or Stock Purchase Right, or such other later
date as is determined by the Administrator. Notice of the determination shall be
provided to each Optionee within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.
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14. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.
(a) Amendment and Termination. The Board may at any time amend,
alter, suspend or terminate the Plan.
(b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. No amendment, alteration,
suspension or termination of the Plan shall impair the rights of any Optionee,
unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Administrator,
which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.
Termination of the Plan shall not affect the Administrator's ability to exercise
the powers granted to it hereunder with respect to options granted under the
Plan prior to the date of such termination.
(c) Shareholder Approval. The Board shall obtain shareholder
approval of any Plan amendment to the extent necessary and desirable to comply
with Applicable Laws.
15. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares.
(a) Legal Compliance. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the
exercise of an Option or Stock Purchase Right unless the exercise of such Option
or Stock Purchase Right and the issuance and delivery of such Shares shall
comply with Applicable Laws and shall be further subject to the approval of
counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.
(b) Investment Representations. As a condition to the exercise of an
Option or Stock Purchase Right the Company may require the person exercising
such Option or Stock Purchase Right to represent and warrant at the time of any
such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and
without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the
opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required.
16. Inability to Obtain Authority. The inability of the Company to
obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority
is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and
sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any liability in
respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite
authority shall not have been obtained.
17. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan,
will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.
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SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1999 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT
Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Plan shall
have the same defined meanings in this Option Agreement.
I. NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT
[OPTIONEE'S NAME AND ADDRESS]
You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of the Company,
subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement, as
follows:
Grant Number
Date of Grant
Vesting Commencement Date
Exercise Price per Share $
Total Number of Shares Granted
Total Exercise Price $
Type of Option: Nonstatutory Stock Option
Term/Expiration Date:
Vesting Schedule:
Subject to the Optionee continuing to be an Outside Director on such
dates, this Option shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the
following schedule:
[25% OF THE SHARES SUBJECT TO THE OPTION SHALL VEST EACH YEAR ON THE
ANNIVERSARY OF THE VESTING COMMENCEMENT DATE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT OPTIONEE
BE PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE COMPANY ON SUCH DATES].
Termination Period:
This Option may be exercised for thirty (30) days after Optionee ceases
to provide service to the Company. Upon the death or Disability of the Optionee,
this Option may be exercised for such longer period as provided in the Plan. In
no event shall this Option be exercised later than the Term/Expiration Date as
provided above.
II. AGREEMENT
1. Grant of Option. The Plan Administrator of the Company hereby grants
to the Optionee named in the Notice of Grant attached as Part I of this
Agreement (the "Optionee") an option (the "Option") to purchase the number of
Shares, as set forth in the Notice of Grant, at the exercise price per share set
forth in the Notice of Grant (the "Exercise Price"), subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. Subject to
Section 14(b) of the Plan, in the event of a conflict between the terms and
conditions of the Plan and the terms and conditions of this Option Agreement,
the terms and conditions of the Plan shall prevail.
2. Exercise of Option.
(a) Right to Exercise. This Option is exercisable during its term in
accordance with the Vesting Schedule set out in the Notice of Grant and the
applicable provisions of the Plan and this Option Agreement.
(b) Method of Exercise. This Option is exercisable by delivery of an
exercise notice, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the "Exercise Notice"),
which shall state the election to exercise the Option, the number of Shares in
respect of which the Option is being exercised (the "Exercised Shares"), and
such other representations and agreements as may be required by the Company
pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. The Exercise Notice shall be completed
by the Optionee and delivered to [TITLE]. The Exercise Notice shall be
accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price as to all Exercised
Shares. This Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company
of such fully executed Exercise Notice accompanied by such aggregate Exercise
Price.
No Shares shall be issued pursuant to the exercise of this Option
unless such issuance and exercise complies with Applicable Laws. Assuming such
compliance, for income tax purposes the Exercised Shares shall be considered
transferred to the Optionee on the date the Option is exercised with respect to
such Exercised Shares.
3. Optionee's Representations. In the event the Shares have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, at the time this Option
is exercised, the Optionee shall, if required by the Company, concurrently with
the exercise of all or any portion of this Option, deliver to the Company his
or her Investment Representation Statement in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B.
4. Lock-Up Period. Optionee hereby agrees that, if so requested by the
Company or any representative of the underwriters (the "Managing Underwriter")
in connection with any registration of the offering of any securities of the
Company under the Securities Act, Optionee shall not sell or otherwise transfer
any Shares or other securities of the Company during the 180-day period (or such
other period as may be requested in writing by the Managing Underwriter and
agreed to in writing by the Company) (the "Market Standoff Period") following
the effective date of a registration statement of the Company filed under the
Securities Act. Such restriction shall apply only to the first registration
statement of the Company to become effective under the Securities Act that
includes securities to be sold on behalf of the Company to the public in an
underwritten public offering under the Securities Act. The Company may impose
stop-transfer instructions with respect to securities subject to the foregoing
restrictions until the end of such Market Standoff Period.
5. Method of Payment. Payment of the aggregate Exercise Price shall be
by any of the following, or a combination thereof, at the election of the
Optionee:
(a) cash;
(b) check;
(c) consideration received by the Company under a cashless
exercise program implemented by the Company in connection with the Plan; or
(d) surrender of other Shares which (i) in the case of Shares
acquired upon exercise of an option, have been owned by the Optionee for more
than six (6) months on the date of surrender, AND (ii) have a Fair Market Value
on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate Exercise Price of the Exercised
Shares.
6. Restrictions on Exercise. This Option may not be exercised until such
time as the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company, or if the
issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of
consideration for such shares would constitute a violation of any Applicable
Law.
7. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in
any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and
may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by the Optionee. The terms
of the Plan and this Option Agreement shall be binding upon the executors,
administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of the Optionee.
8. Term of Option. This Option may be exercised only within the term set
out in the Notice of Grant, and may be exercised during such term only in
accordance with the Plan and the terms of this Option Agreement.
9. Tax Consequences. Some of the federal tax consequences relating to
this Option, as of the date of this Option, are set forth below. THIS SUMMARY IS
NECESSARILY INCOMPLETE,
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AND THE TAX LAWS AND REGULATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE OPTIONEE SHOULD
CONSULT A TAX ADVISER BEFORE EXERCISING THIS OPTION OR DISPOSING OF THE SHARES.
(a) Exercising the Option. The Optionee may incur regular federal
income tax liability upon exercise of an NSO. The Optionee will be treated as
having received compensation income (taxable at ordinary income tax rates) equal
to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of the Exercised Shares on the
date of exercise over their aggregate Exercise Price.
(b) Disposition of Shares. If the Optionee holds NSO Shares for
at least one year, any gain realized on disposition of the Shares will be
treated as long-term capital gain for federal income tax purposes.
10. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan is incorporated herein by
reference. The Plan and this Option Agreement constitute the entire agreement of
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede in their
entirety all prior undertakings and agreements of the Company and Optionee with
respect to the subject matter hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the
Optionee's interest except by means of a writing signed by the Company and
Optionee. This agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws, but not
the choice of law rules, of California.
By your signature and the signature of the Company's representative
below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed
by the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Option Agreement. Optionee has
reviewed the Plan and this Option Agreement in their entirety, has had an
opportunity to obtain the advice of counsel prior to executing this Option
Agreement and fully understands all provisions of the Plan and Option Agreement.
Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions
or interpretations of the Administrator upon any questions relating to the Plan
and Option Agreement. Optionee further agrees to notify the Company upon any
change in the residence address indicated below.
OPTIONEE SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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Signature By
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Print Name Title
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Residence Address
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EXHIBIT A
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
1999 DIRECTOR OPTION PLAN
EXERCISE NOTICE
Sagent Technology, Inc.
800 W. El Camino Real
Third Floor
Mountain View, California 94040
Attention: [TITLE]
1 Exercise of Option. Effective as of today, ________________, ______,
the undersigned ("Purchaser") hereby elects to purchase ______________ shares
(the "Shares") of the Common Stock of Sagent Technology, Inc. (the "Company")
under and pursuant to the 1999 Director Option Plan (the "Plan") and the Stock
Option Agreement dated _________, ______ (the "Option Agreement"). The purchase
price for the Shares shall be $ __________, as required by the Option Agreement.
2 Delivery of Payment. Purchaser herewith delivers to the Company the
full purchase price for the Shares.
3 Representations of Purchaser. Purchaser acknowledges that Purchaser
has received, read and understood the Plan and the Option Agreement and agrees
to abide by and be bound by their terms and conditions.
4 Rights as Shareholder. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the
appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer
agent of the Company) of the Shares, no right to vote or receive dividends or
any other rights as a shareholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned
Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Shares so acquired shall
be issued to the Optionee as soon as practicable after exercise of the Option.
No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record
date is prior to the date of issuance, except as provided in Section 11 of the
Plan.
5 Tax Consultation. Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer
adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser's purchase or disposition of
the Shares. Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted with any tax
consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or
disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for
any tax advice.
6. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.
(a) Legends. Optionee understands and agrees that the Company shall
cause the legends set forth below or legends substantially equivalent thereto,
to be placed upon any certificate(s) evidencing ownership of the Shares together
with any other legends that may be required by the Company or by state or
federal securities laws:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "ACT") AND MAY NOT
BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR
HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER THE ACT OR,
IN THE OPINION OF COMPANY COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE
ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER,
PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.
THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND A RIGHT OF FIRST
REFUSAL HELD BY THE ISSUER OR ITS ASSIGNEE(S) AS SET FORTH
IN THE EXERCISE NOTICE BETWEEN THE ISSUER AND THE ORIGINAL
HOLDER OF THESE SHARES, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED AT
THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE ISSUER. SUCH TRANSFER
RESTRICTIONS AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL ARE BINDING ON
TRANSFEREES OF THESE SHARES.
(b) Stop-Transfer Notices. Optionee agrees that, in order to
ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may
issue appropriate "stop transfer" instructions to its transfer agent, if any,
and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate
notations to the same effect in its own records.
(c) Interpretation. Any dispute regarding the interpretation of
this Exercise Notice shall be submitted by Optionee or by the Company forthwith
to the Administrator which shall review such dispute at its next regular
meeting. The resolution of such a dispute by the Administrator shall be final
and binding on all parties.
7. Entire Agreement; Governing Law. The Plan and Option Agreement are
incorporated herein by reference. This Agreement, the Plan and the Option
Agreement constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and supersede in their entirety all prior undertakings and
agreements of the Company and Purchaser with respect to the subject matter
hereof, and may not be modified adversely to the Purchaser's interest except by
means of a writing signed by the Company and Purchaser. This agreement is
governed by the internal substantive laws, but not the choice of law rules, of
California.
Submitted by: Accepted by:
PURCHASER SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
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Signature By
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Print Name Title
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Date Received
Address: Address: 800 W. El Camino Real
--------------------------- ------- Third Floor
Mountain View, California 94040
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EXHIBIT B
INVESTMENT REPRESENTATION STATEMENT
OPTIONEE:
COMPANY: SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
SECURITY: COMMON STOCK
AMOUNT:
DATE:
In connection with the purchase of the above-listed Securities, the
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undersigned Optionee represents to the Company the following:
(a) Optionee is aware of the Company's business affairs and financial
condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an
informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Securities. Optionee is
acquiring these Securities for investment for Optionee's own account only and
not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any "distribution" thereof
within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act").
(b) Optionee acknowledges and understands that the Securities constitute
"restricted securities" under the Securities Act and have not been registered
under the Securities Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which
exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Optionee's
investment intent as expressed herein. In this connection, Optionee understands
that, in the view of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the statutory basis
for such exemption may be unavailable if Optionee's representation was
predicated solely upon a present intention to hold these Securities for the
minimum capital gains period specified under tax statutes, for a deferred sale,
for or until an increase or decrease in the market price of the Securities, or
for a period of one year or any other fixed period in the future. Optionee
further understands that the Securities must be held indefinitely unless they
are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such
registration is available. Optionee further acknowledges and understands that
the Company is under no obligation to register the Securities. Optionee
understands that the certificate evidencing the Securities will be imprinted
with a legend which prohibits the transfer of the Securities unless they are
registered or such registration is not required in the opinion of counsel
satisfactory to the Company, and any other legend required under applicable
state securities laws.
(c) Optionee is familiar with the provisions of Rule 701 and Rule 144,
each promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permit limited
public resale of "restricted securities" acquired, directly or indirectly from
the issuer thereof, in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of
certain conditions. Rule 701 provides that if the issuer qualifies under Rule
701 at the
time of the grant of the Option to the Optionee, the exercise will be exempt
from registration under the Securities Act. In the event the Company becomes
subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, ninety (90) days thereafter (or such longer period as any
market stand-off agreement may require) the Securities exempt under Rule 701 may
be resold, subject to the satisfaction of certain of the conditions specified by
Rule 144, including: (1) the resale being made through a broker in an
unsolicited "broker's transaction" or in transactions directly with a market
maker (as said term is defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934); and,
in the case of an affiliate, (2) the availability of certain public information
about the Company, (3) the amount of Securities being sold during any three
month period not exceeding the limitations specified in Rule 144(e), and (4) the
timely filing of a Form 144, if applicable.
In the event that the Company does not qualify under Rule 701 at the
time of grant of the Option, then the Securities may be resold in certain
limited circumstances subject to the provisions of Rule 144, which requires the
resale to occur not less than one year after the later of the date the
Securities were sold by the Company or the date the Securities were sold by an
affiliate of the Company, within the meaning of Rule 144; and, in the case of
acquisition of the Securities by an affiliate, or by a non-affiliate who
subsequently holds the Securities less than two years, the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in sections (1), (2), (3) and (4) of the paragraph
immediately above.
(d) Optionee further understands that in the event all of the
applicable requirements of Rule 701 or 144 are not satisfied, registration under
the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration
exemption will be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rules 144
and 701 are not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission
has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement
securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to
Rules 144 or 701 will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an
exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such
persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so
at their own risk. Optionee understands that no assurances can be given that any
such other registration exemption will be available in such event.
Signature of Optionee:
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EXHIBIT 10.6
MASTER EQUIPMENT LEASE AGREEMENT
Agreement No. 113 Dated: August 7, 1995
LESSOR: LIGHTHOUSE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("Lessor"), 100 Drakes Landing Road, Suite 260, Greenbrae,
California 94904
LESSEE: SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC., a California corporation ("Lessee"),
ADDRESS: 750 Menlo Avenue, Suite 300, Menlo Park, California 94025.
IN CONSIDERATION of the mutual covenants contained herein, the parties
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agree as follows:
1. LEASE. Lessor leases to Lessee and Lessee leases from Lessor the
personal property described in each Equipment Schedule executed pursuant hereto,
subject to the terms and conditions of this Master Equipment Lease Agreement
("Master Lease") and the applicable Lease Line Schedule (defined below). The
"Equipment" (as defined in the Lease Line Schedule) is being leased for
commercial or business purposes only, and not for personal, home, or family
purposes. The parties agree that each Lease is a "finance lease" under the
Uniform Commercial Code (as in effect in the State of California during the term
of the Lease and referred to hereafter as the "UCC").
2. LEASE LINE SCHEDULE. "Lease Line Schedule" means a Lease Line
Schedule in the form of EXHIBIT A, signed by Lessor and Lessee and incorporating
by reference the terms and provisions of this Master Lease.
3. EQUIPMENT SCHEDULES. "Equipment Schedule" means an Equipment Schedule
in the form of EXHIBIT B, signed by Lessor and Lessee and incorporating, by
reference, the terms and provisions of this Master Lease and the applicable
Lease Line Schedule. Each Equipment Schedule shall constitute a separate and
independent lease (a "Lease"); the original of such Lease shall consist of the
signed Equipment Schedule and a copy of the Master Lease and applicable Lease
Line Schedule. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, in this Master Lease
have the meanings given to such terms in the applicable Lease Line Schedule or
Equipment Schedule, as the case may be.
4. TERM AND RENTALS.
(a) ACCEPTANCE. The Lease shall commence with respect to
Equipment described on the Equipment Schedule upon the Acceptance Date. The
"Acceptance Date" shall be the date upon which Lessee executes a Delivery and
Acceptance Certificate in the form of EXHIBIT C.
(b) TERM AND PAYMENT OF RENT. The lease term for the Equipment
shall be the "Lease Term" set forth in the Equipment Schedule which shall
commence on the "Commencement Date" (as defined in the Lease Line Schedule).
Lessee agrees to pay to Lessor the "Rental Payments" for the Lease Term, in the
amounts and at the times set forth in the Equipment Schedule.
(c) INTERIM PERIOD. If the Acceptance Date does not fall on the
Commencement Date, then Lessee agrees to pay to Lessor "Interim Rent" for the
period commencing on the Acceptance Date through and including the day preceding
the Commencement Date (the "Interim Period"). The Interim Rent payment for the
Interim Period shall accrue at the "Interim Rate" (as defined in the Lease Line
Schedule) and shall be due and payable in full on the Commencement Date.
(d) LEASE TERMINATION. Lessee may terminate the Lease at the
expiration of the Lease Term or any renewal term (the "Lease Termination") by
submitting to Lessor a Notice of Election in the form of EXHIBIT D. If a Notice
of Election is not submitted by Lessee to Lessor during the "Advance Notice
Period" (as defined in the Lease Line Schedule), then the Lease Term or any
renewal Term will be automatically extended for an additional period equal to
the "Automatic Extension Period" (as defined in the Lease Line Schedule). The
Lease will continue to automatically extend until Lessee submits to Lessor a
Notice of Election. The Lease may only be
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terminated as expressly provided in this Section, in the applicable Lease Line
Schedule or in the applicable Equipment Schedule. Lessee agrees to continue
paying rent for the Equipment in the amount of the Rental Payment set forth in
the Equipment Schedule until the later of (i) the expiration of the Lease Term,
any renewal term and any Automatic Extension Period and (ii) either (A) the
purchase option price is paid pursuant to Section 6(a), or (B) a mutually agreed
renewal of the Lease takes effect pursuant to Section 6(b), or (C) the Equipment
is returned in the manner and condition prescribed in Section 6(c), in each case
after delivery of a Notice of Election.
(e) NET LEASE. Each Equipment Schedule shall be a net lease, and
Lessee's obligation to pay all rent and other sums thereunder shall be absolute
and unconditional, and shall not be subject to any abatement, reduction,
set-off, defense, counterclaims, interruption, deferment or recoupment, for any
reason whatsoever.
5. LATE FEE. Lessee shall pay a late charge on any rent payments or
other sums due hereunder which are past due, in the amount specified in the
Lease Line Schedule, payable on demand. In addition, interest shall accrue daily
at the "Default Rate" (as defined in the Lease Line Schedule), or if such rate
exceeds the maximum rate allowed by law, then at such maximum rate, and shall be
payable on demand.
6. LEASE TERMINATION OPTIONS. Upon Lease Termination, Lessee will have
the option to purchase the Equipment, renew the term of the Lease, or return the
Equipment to Lessor, as set forth below. Lessee shall specify its election of a
Lease Termination Option in the Notice of Election.
(a) PURCHASE OPTION. If Lessee exercises the option to purchase,
then, provided no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing, Lessee
shall at the expiration of the Lease Term, renewal term or extension, as the
case may be, purchase the Equipment. The purchase price shall be the Equipment's
then fair market value ("FMV"). FMV, as applied to a purchase option, shall be
determined by Lessor based on the price a willing buyer would pay and a willing
seller would accept (neither buyer nor seller being under compulsion to act) for
the Equipment as installed and in use, giving due consideration to its
condition, utility, revenue-producing capability, and replacement costs. If
Lessee fails to agree with Lessor's good faith determination of the FMV, Lessee
shall nevertheless pay Lessor's invoice and provide Lessor with a written
request for a determination of the FMV with or prior to such payment. Within ten
(10) days after such request Lessor and Lessee shall agree on an appraiser to
determine the FMV or, lacking such agreement, shall each tender the name of an
appraiser. The appraiser(s) shall, within thirty (30) days, either agree on the
FMV or select a third appraiser, to form a committee to determine the FMV.
Determination by the appraiser(s) shall be final and binding on both parties.
Within fifteen (15) days after such determination, Lessor shall refund any
excess received over the FMV, and/or Lessee shall pay any additional amount of
the FMV above the amount previously paid. Each party shall bear the fees and
expenses of any appraiser which it names and share equally the fees and expenses
of any appraiser(s) jointly selected. If the appraised FMV is within 5% of the
amount invoiced by Lessor, then Lessee shall pay all appraiser fees and
expenses. The purchase option price shall be paid not later than the last day of
the Lease Term.
(b) RENEWAL. If Lessee exercises the option to renew this Lease,
such renewal shall be upon the terms and conditions of this Master Lease and the
applicable Lease Line Schedule, for a rental period and rental amount to be
agreed upon by Lessee and Lessor.
(c) RETURN. If the Notice of Election specifies return of the
Equipment, Lessee at its own risk and expense (i) will immediately return the
Equipment to Lessor in the same condition as when delivered, ordinary wear and
tear excepted, at such location as Lessor shall designate; and (ii) will, on
request from Lessor, obtain from the Equipment supplier (or other maintenance
service supplier approved by Lessor) a certificate stating that the Equipment
qualifies for continued maintenance service at the standard rates and terms then
in effect.
7. USE; MAINTENANCE.
(a) Lessee, at its expense, shall make all necessary site
preparations and cause the Equipment to be operated in accordance with any
applicable operating manuals and manufacturer's instructions. Notwithstanding
any transfer or assignment by Lessor and provided Lessee is not in default
hereunder, Lessee shall have the right to quietly possess and use the Equipment
as provided herein without interference by Lessor, its assigns or any other
third party claiming through or under Lessor.
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(b) Lessee shall effect and bear the expense of all necessary
repair, maintenance, operation and replacements required to be made to maintain
the Equipment in good condition, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and to
comply with all domestic and international laws to which the use and operation
of the Equipment may be or become subject. All replacement Equipment and parts
furnished in connection with such maintenance or repair shall immediately become
the property of Lessor and part of the Equipment for all purposes hereof. All
such maintenance, repair and replacement services shall be immediately paid for
and discharged by Lessee with the result that no lien under any applicable laws
will attach to the Equipment as a result of the performance of such services or
the provision of any such material.
8. INSURANCE. Lessee shall obtain and maintain for the Lease Term (and
any renewal term or extension), at its own expense, (a) "all risk" insurance
against loss or damage to the Equipment, (b) commercial general liability
insurance (including contractual liability, products liability and completed
operations coverage) reasonably satisfactory to Lessor, and (c) such other
insurance against such other risks of loss and with such terms, as shall in each
case be reasonably satisfactory to or reasonably required by Lessor (as to
carriers, amounts and otherwise). The amount of the "all risk" insurance shall
be greater than or equal to the Stipulated Loss Value (as defined in Section 9
below) of all Equipment outstanding under the Lease Line Schedule, and must
otherwise be reasonably satisfactory to Lessor as of each anniversary date of
this Lease. Any increase in the amount of such insurance coverage, other than
"all risk", reasonably requested by Lessor shall be put into effect on the next
succeeding renewal date of such insurance.
Each "all risk" policy shall: (i) name Lessor as sole loss payee with
respect to the Equipment, (ii) provide for each insurer's waiver of its right of
subrogation against Lessor and Lessee, and (iii) provide that such insurance
shall not be invalidated by any action of, or breach of warranty by, Lessee of a
provision of any of its insurance policies, and shall waive set-off,
counterclaim or offset against Lessor.
Each liability policy shall name Lessor as an additional insured and
provide that such insurance shall have cross-liability and severability of
interest endorsements (which shall not increase the aggregate policy limits of
Lessee's insurance).
All insurance policies shall provide that Lessee's insurance shall be
primary without a right of contribution of Lessor's insurance, if any, or any
obligation on the part of Lessor to pay premiums of Lessee, and shall contain a
clause requiring the insurer to give Lessor at least 30 days' prior written
notice of its cancellation (other than cancellation for non-payment for which 10
days' notice shall be sufficient. Lessee shall on or prior to the date of
Equipment Schedule No. 1 and prior to each policy renewal, furnish to Lessor
certificates of insurance or other evidence satisfactory to Lessor that such
insurance coverage is in effect. Lessee further agrees to give Lessor prompt
notice of any damage to, or loss of, the Equipment, or any part thereof.
9. LOSS OR DAMAGE. If any items of Equipment shall become lost, stolen,
destroyed, or damaged beyond repair for any reason, or in the event of
condemnation, confiscation, seizure or requisition of title to or use of such
items (collectively, an "Event of Loss"), Lessee shall promptly pay to Lessor
the applicable Stipulated Loss Value of the Equipment subject to the Event of
Loss. Upon payment by Lessee of the Stipulated Loss Value, Lessor will transfer
to Lessee, "AS IS, WHERE IS, WITHOUT RECOURSE, REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY," all
of Lessor's right, title and interest, if any, in such items of Equipment. The
"Stipulated Loss Value" payable by Lessee under this Lease shall be an amount
equal to the product of (a) Lessor's Cost of the affected Equipment and (b) the
percentage set forth in the table attached to the applicable Lease Line Schedule
as ANNEX A opposite the Rental Payment number next following the Event of Loss.
Stipulated Loss Values and Rental Payments shall not be prorated.
10. TITLE, INSPECTION AND LOCATION.
(a) TITLE. Lessor and Lessee confirm their intent that title to
the Equipment shall remain in Lessor (or its successors and assigns)
exclusively. If requested by Lessor, Lessee will affix plates or markings on the
Equipment and on any operating manuals and manufacturer's instructions
indicating the interests of Lessor and its assigns therein, and Lessee will not
allow any other indicia of ownership or other interest in the Equipment to
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be placed on the Equipment. Lessee shall not sell, assign, grant a security
interest in, sublet, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise encumber or suffer a lien
upon or against this Lease or the Equipment.
(b) INSPECTION. Lessor (through any of its officers, employees or
agents) shall have the right to inspect the Equipment during regular business
hours, with reasonable notice, and in compliance with Lessee's reasonable
security procedures; provided, that such inspections will be conducted no more
often than every six (6) months unless an Event of Default, or event which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, has occurred
and is continuing.
(c) LOCATION. In the case of Equipment other than mobile
Equipment, Lessee may move such Equipment from the installation address shown on
the Equipment Schedule (or any other location for which Lessee has complied with
this provision) only if (i) the new location is within the continental United
States, and (ii) Lessee gives at least 30 days' prior written notice of the
relocation and provides UCC-1 financing statements, landlord waivers or such
other documentation as Lessor reasonably requests to protect its interest in the
Equipment. In the case of mobile equipment (including, without limitation,
lap-top computers), Lessee agrees to obtain from the person using such mobile
Equipment and deliver to Lessor, an Acknowledgment in the form of EXHIBIT F.
(d) Lessee shall keep copies of all operating manuals and
manufacturer's instructions with respect to the Equipment in good condition at
the locations specified in Section 10(c).
11. LESSEE'S REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND WAIVERS. Upon execution of
the Master Lease and each Equipment Schedule, Lessee warrants and represents the
following:
(a) Lessee is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation. Lessee has full
power and authority and all necessary licenses and permits to carry on its
business as presently conducted, to own or hold under lease its properties and
to enter into this Master Lease, the Lease Line Schedule and each Equipment
Schedule and to perform its obligations thereunder; and Lessee is duly qualified
to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the character of its properties or the nature of its
business or the performance of its obligations under this Master Lease, the
Lease Line Schedule and any Equipment Schedule requires such qualification,
except for such jurisdictions in which failure to qualify would not have a
material adverse effect on Lessee.
(b) The execution and delivery by Lessee of this Master Lease,
the Lease Line Schedule and each Equipment Schedule and the performance by
Lessee of its obligations thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of Lessee; and do not and will not contravene the
provisions of, or constitute a default (either with or without notice or lapse
of time, or both) under, or result in the creation of any lien upon, the
Equipment or any property of Lessee under any indenture, mortgage, contract or
other instrument to which Lessee is a party or by which Lessee or its properties
is bound.
(c) No consent or approval of, giving of notice to, registration
with, or taking of any other action by, any state, federal, foreign or other
governmental commission, agency or regulatory authority or any other person or
entity is required for the consummation or performance by Lessee of the
transactions contemplated under this Master Lease, the Lease Line Schedule and
each Equipment Schedule.
(d) This Master Lease, the Lease Line Schedule and each Equipment
Schedule, when executed by Lessee, constitute legal, valid and binding
agreements of Lessee enforceable against Lessee in accordance with their terms,
except as limited by any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, or other
similar laws of general application affecting the enforcement of creditor or
Lessor rights.
(e) There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or
threatened against or affecting Lessee or any property of Lessee in any court,
before any arbitrator of any kind or before or by any federal state, municipal
or other government department, commission, board, bureau, agency or
instrumentality (collectively "Governmental Body"), which, if adversely
determined, would materially adversely affect the business, financial condition,
assets, or operations of Lessee, or adversely affect the ability of Lessee to
perform its obligations under
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this Master Lease, the Lease Line Schedule and each Equipment Schedule; and
Lessee is not in default with respect to any order of any court, arbitrator or
Governmental Body or with respect to any material loan agreement, debt
instrument or contract with a supplier or customer of Lessee, except as
disclosed in writing to Lessor.
(f) To the extent permitted by applicable law, Lessee waives any
and all rights and remedies to: (i) cancel this Lease; (ii) repudiate this
Lease; (iii) reject the Equipment; (iv) revoke acceptance of the Equipment; (v)
recover damages from Lessor for any breaches of warranty or for any other
reason; (vi) claim a security interest in the Equipment in Lessee's possession
or control for any reason; (vii) deduct from Rental Payments all or any part of
any claimed damages resulting from Lessor's default, if any, under this Lease;
(viii) accept partial delivery of the Equipment; (ix) "cover" by making any
purchase or lease of or contract to purchase or lease equipment in substitution
for Equipment designated in the Lease; (x) recover any direct, general, special,
incidental, indirect, exemplary or consequential damages, for any reason
whatsoever; and (xi) obtain specific performance, replevin, detinue,
sequestration, claim and delivery or the like for any Equipment identified to
this Lease. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Lessee also waives any
rights now or hereafter conferred by statute or otherwise which may require
Lessor to sell, lease or otherwise use any Equipment in mitigation of Lessor's
damages or which may otherwise limit or modify any of Lessor's rights or
remedies.
12. ASSIGNMENT BY LESSOR. LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LESSOR MAY SELL,
ASSIGN, GRANT A SECURITY INTEREST IN, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER ALL OR ANY PART OF
ITS RIGHTS, TITLE AND INTEREST IN THIS LEASE AND THE EQUIPMENT WITHOUT NOTICE TO
OR CONSENT OF LESSEE. Upon Lessor's written notice to Lessee that this Lease, or
the right to the Rental Payments hereunder, have been assigned, Lessee shall, if
requested, pay directly to Lessor's assignee without abatement, deduction or
set-off all amounts which become due hereunder. Lessee waives and agrees it will
not assert against Lessor's assignee any counterclaim or set-off in any action
for rent under the Lease. Upon the assignment of this Lease, Lessor's assignee
shall have and be entitled to exercise any and all rights and remedies (but none
of the obligations) of lessor hereunder, and all references herein to Lessor
shall include Lessor's assignee. Lessee acknowledges that any assignment or
transfer by Lessor does not materially change Lessee's duties or obligations
under this Lease nor materially increase the burdens or risks imposed on Lessee.
13. ASSIGNMENT BY LESSEE. LESSEE MAY NOT, WITHOUT LESSOR'S PRIOR WRITTEN
CONSENT, (I) ASSIGN THIS LEASE, WHETHER BY OPERATION OF LAW OR OTHERWISE, OR
SUBLEASE THE EQUIPMENT OR ANY PART THEREOF OR (II) ASSIGN, GRANT A SECURITY
INTEREST IN, OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER ALL OR ANY PART OF ITS RIGHTS, TITLE AND
INTEREST IN AND TO THIS LEASE OR THE EQUIPMENT. In the event Lessee makes an
assignment, sublease or other transfer (to which Lessor has consented), Lessee
shall not thereby be relieved of its duties and obligations hereunder, for which
it shall remain fully responsible and liable (independent of its assignee).
14. TAXES.
(a) Lessee shall comply with all applicable federal, state,
local, foreign and international laws, regulations and orders relating to this
Lease. Lessee assumes liability for, and shall pay when due, and on a net
after-tax basis shall indemnify and defend Lessor against, all federal, state,
local, foreign and international fees, taxes and government charges (including,
without limitation, interest and penalties) of any nature imposed upon or in any
way relating to Lessor, Lessee, any item of Equipment or this Lease, except
federal, state and local taxes on or measured by Lessor's net income (other than
any such tax which is in substitution for or relieves Lessee from the payment of
taxes it would otherwise be obligated to pay to or reimburse Lessor for as
herein provided). Lessee shall at its expense file when due with the appropriate
authorities any and all tax and similar returns and reports required to be filed
with respect thereto or, if requested by Lessor, notify Lessor of all such
requirements and furnish Lessor with all information required for Lessor to
effect such filings, which filings shall also be at Lessee's expense. Any fees,
taxes or other charges paid by Lessor upon failure of Lessee to make such
payments shall at Lessor's option become immediately due from Lessee to Lessor.
(b) This Lease has been entered into on the assumption that
Lessor shall be entitled to all deductions, credits, and other tax benefits as
are provided in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including amendments as may
occur (the "Code"), to an owner of property including, without limitation,
depreciation
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deductions and interest deductions with respect to any debts incurred to finance
the purchase of the Equipment. If, as a result of any acts, omissions or
misrepresentations by Lessee or as a result of any changes in the Code, the
regulations issued thereunder or the administrative or judicial interpretations,
Lessor's projected after-tax economic return resulting from ownership and lease
of the Equipment is reduced, then Lessee's Rental Payments shall be increased in
an amount (based on Lessor's reasonable calculations) sufficient to provide the
same net after-tax economic return as if such acts or omissions or changes had
not occurred. Appropriate increases shall also be made in the applicable
Stipulated Loss Values for this Lease. In the event the Equipment is sold by
Lessor to another party, the net after-tax economic returns considered shall be
those of such other party.
15. EQUIPMENT WARRANTIES. Lessee acknowledges that (i) Lessee has
selected the supplier of the Equipment, (ii) Lessor acquired the goods or the
right to possession and use of the goods in connection with the Lease, and (iii)
Lessee received a copy of the contract by which Lessor acquired the Equipment or
the right to possession and use of the Equipment before signing the Lease.
LESSOR MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE EQUIPMENT AND DISCLAIMS THE
SAME. Lessor shall have no liability for any damages, whether direct, indirect,
general, special, incidental, exemplary or consequential, incurred by Lessee as
a result of any defect or malfunction of the Equipment. Lessee shall look solely
to the Equipment supplier for any and all claims related to the Equipment.
Lessor assigns to Lessee, for and during the Lease Term, any warranty on the
Equipment provided by the supplier. Lessor and Lessee agree that all limitations
on remedies and liability contained in this Lease represent a reasonable
allocation of risks that is part of the fundamental bargain between the parties.
16. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. An Event of Default shall occur if Lessee (i)
fails to pay any Rental Payment or other payment required under the Lease when
due and such failure continues for a period of five (5) days after written
notice from Lessor; or (ii) fails to perform or observe any other covenant,
condition or agreement to be performed or observed by it or breaches any
provision contained in the Lease or in any other document furnished to Lessor in
connection herewith, and such failure or breach continues for a period of thirty
(30) days after written notice from Lessor; or (iii) without Lessor's consent,
attempts to assign this Lease or sell, transfer, encumber, part with possession,
or sublet any item of Equipment; or (iv) makes any representation or warranty
herein or in any document furnished by Lessee in connection herewith, which
shall have been materially false or inaccurate when made or at the time to which
such representation or warranty relates; or (v) shall commit an act of
bankruptcy or become insolvent or bankrupt or make an assignment for the benefit
of creditors or consent to the appointment of a Trustee or Receiver or either
shall be appointed for Lessee or for a substantial part of its property without
its consent, or bankruptcy reorganization, or insolvency proceedings shall be
instituted by or against Lessee, and, if instituted against Lessee, shall not be
vacated or dismissed within sixty (60) days. Any Event of Default shall be
deemed material and a substantial impairment of Lessor's interests for the
purposes of this Lease, the UCC, and any other applicable law.
17. REMEDIES. Upon the occurrences of any Events of Default and at any
time thereafter, provided such Event of Default is then continuing, Lessor may,
in its discretion, do any one or more of the following:
(a) cancel any or all Leases which reference this Master Lease or
the Lease Line Schedule, upon notice to Lessee;
(b) recover any accrued and unpaid Rental Payments and other
amounts which are due and owing under the Leases so canceled on the Rental
Payment Date immediately preceding the date on which Lessor obtains possession
of the Equipment (or such earlier date as judgment is entered in favor of
Lessor) (the "Determination Date"), plus interest at the Default Rate;
(c) with or without canceling this Lease, recover (i) such
Stipulated Loss Value as of the Rental Payment Date immediately preceding the
Determination Date, and (ii) the amount of any loss or reduction of tax benefits
which Lessor anticipated it would receive if the Lease continued for its full
Lease Term;
(d) recover any amounts due under any indemnity then
determinable, plus interest at the Default Rate;
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(e) require that Lessee provide the return and certification of
the Equipment in accordance with Section 6(c) hereof;
(f) enter the premises where such Equipment is located and take
immediate possession of and remove the same, all without liability to Lessor or
its agents for such entry;
(g) sell any or all of the Equipment at public or private sale,
with or without notice to Lessee or advertisement, or otherwise dispose of,
hold, use, operate, lease to others or keep idle such Equipment, all free and
clear of any rights of Lessee and without any duty to account to Lessee for such
action or inaction or for any proceeds with respect thereto; and
(h) exercise any other right or remedy which may be available to
it under the UCC or other applicable law including the right to recover damages
for the breach hereof.
In addition, Lessee shall be liable for, and reimburse Lessor for, all
reasonable legal fees and all commercially reasonable costs and expenses
incurred by Lessor as a result of the foregoing defaults or the exercise of
Lessor's remedies, including without limitation recovering possession of the
Equipment, selling or leasing the Equipment (including broker's and sales
representative's fees and commissions), and placing any Equipment in the
condition and obtaining the certificate required by Section 6(c) hereof. No
remedy referred to in this Section is intended to be exclusive, but each shall
be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy referred to above or otherwise
available to Lessor at law or in equity. No express or implied waiver by Lessor
of any default shall constitute a waiver of any other default by Lessor, or a
waiver of any of Lessor's rights.
18. INDEMNIFICATION. Lessee assumes liability for, and shall pay when
due, and shall indemnify, reimburse and hold each Indemnified Person (defined
below) harmless from and against all Claims (defined below), directly or
indirectly relating to or arising out of the acquisition, use, manufacture,
purchase, shipment, transportation, delivery, installation, lease or sublease,
ownership, operation, possession, control, storage, return or condition of any
item of Equipment (regardless of whether such item of Equipment is at the time
in the possession of Lessee), the falsity of any non-tax representation or
warranty of Lessee or Lessee's failure to comply with the terms of the Lease
during the Lease Term. The foregoing indemnity shall cover, without limitation,
(i) any Claim in connection with a design or other defect (latent or patent) in
any item of Equipment, (ii) any Claim for infringement of any patent, copyright,
trademark or other intellectual property right, or (iii) any Claim for
negligence or strict or absolute liability in tort; provided, however, that
Lessee shall not indemnify Lessor for any liability incurred by Lessor as a
direct and sole result of Lessor's gross negligence or willful misconduct.
"Claim" means all liabilities, losses, damages, actions, suits, demands,
claims of any kind and nature (including, without limitation, claims relating to
environmental discharge, cleanup or compliance), and all costs and expenses
whatsoever to the extent they may be incurred or suffered by an Indemnified
Person in connection therewith (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses), fines, penalties (and other charges of applicable
governmental authorities), licensing fees relating to any item of Equipment,
damage to or loss of use of property (including, without limitation,
consequential or special damages to third parties or damages to Lessee's
property), or bodily injury to or death of any person (including, without
limitation, any agent or employee of Lessee).
"Indemnified Person" means Lessor (including without limitation, each of
its partners) and each of their respective successors, assigns, agents,
officers, directors, shareholders, partners, servants, agents and employees.
Such indemnities shall continue in full force and effect,
notwithstanding the expiration or termination of this Lease. Upon Lessor's
written demand, Lessee shall assume and diligently conduct, at its sole cost and
expense, the entire defense of any Indemnified Person against any indemnified
Claim described in this SECTION 18. Lessee shall not settle or compromise any
Claim against or involving Lessor without first obtaining Lessor's written
consent thereto, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Lessee shall
give Lessor prompt notice of any occurrence, event or condition in connection
with which Lessor may be entitled to indemnification hereunder. The provisions
of this SECTION 18 are in addition to, and not in limitation of, the provisions
of SECTION 14(b).
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19. NOTICES. Any notices or demands required or permitted hereunder
shall be given to the parties in writing and by personal delivery, regular or
certified mail, facsimile or telegram at the address set forth in the Lease Line
Schedule or to such other address as the parties may hereafter substitute by
written notice given in the manner prescribed in this Section. Such notices or
demands shall be deemed given upon receipt in the case of personal delivery and
upon mailing or transmission in the case of mail, facsimile or telegram. Lessee
agrees to provide Lessor with thirty (30) days' prior written notice of (a) any
merger or consolidation with or into any other business organization, (b) any
sale, lease or other disposition of assets not in the ordinary course of
business, and (c) any other material change in Lessee's financial structure or
ownership.
20. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Lessee will promptly execute and deliver to
Lessor such further reasonable documents and take such further reasonable action
as Lessor may request in order to more effectively carry out the intent and
purpose of this Lease or an assignment of Lessor's interest herein.
21. MISCELLANEOUS. This Lease shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the parties hereto, their permitted successors and assigns. Any
provision of the Lease which is unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to
such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof; and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or
render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction; provided,
however, that to the extent that the provisions of any such applicable law can
be waived, they are waived by Lessee. Time is of the essence with respect to the
Lease. The captions set forth herein are for convenience only and shall not
define or limit any of the terms hereof. THIS LEASE SHALL IN ALL RESPECTS BE
GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. LESSOR AND LESSEE
WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION ARISING FROM THIS LEASE.
THIS LEASE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE AND BINDING ON THE PARTIES, THEIR RESPECTIVE
SUCCESSORS AND PERMITTED ASSIGNS, AND SHALL BE DEEMED EXECUTED AND PERFORMED IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, WHEN THE RELATED EQUIPMENT SCHEDULE IS ACCEPTED BY
LESSOR. LESSEE CONSENTS TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE COURTS OF
CALIFORNIA FOR THE RESOLUTION OF ANY DISPUTES HEREUNDER.
22. AMENDMENTS, MODIFICATIONS, WAIVERS. NONE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
LEASE MAY BE AMENDED, MODIFIED OR WAIVED EXCEPT IN A WRITING SIGNED BY LESSOR
AND LESSEE.
INITIALS /s/ KG (LESSEE) INITIALS _______ (LESSOR)
LESSEE: LESSOR:
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC. LIGHTHOUSE CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: /s/ KENNETH C. GARDNER By: LIGHTHOUSE MANAGEMENT
------------------------------ PARTNERS, L.P., its general partner
Name: Kenneth C. Gardner
------------------- By: LIGHTHOUSE CAPITAL
Title: President PARTNERS, INC., its general partner
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By:
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Name: Richard D. Stubblefield
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Title: Managing Director
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EXHIBIT 10.7
NO. 5785949
MASTER LEASE AGREEMENT
Lessor: DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES L.P. Lessee: SAGENT TECHNOLOGY INC.
Mailing Address: Payment Address: Address:
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PO Box 811550 PO Box 99355 800 W. El Camino
Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois 3rd Floor
60681-1550 60693 Mountain View, CA 94040
Fax: _________________ Fax: ________________ Fax: 650-493-1290
Attention: COO Attention: __________ Attention: KATHY OVALLE
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This Master Lease Agreement (this "Agreement"), dated to be effective as
of September 26, 1998 (the "Effective Date"), is between the Lessor and Lessee
named above. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined in the
body of this Agreement are defined in Section 25 of this Agreement. The parties
agree as follows:
1. LEASE. Lessor hereby leases to Lessee and Lessee hereby leases from
Lessor the Products that are described in any Lease Schedule to this Agreement
(each a "Schedule") executed and to be executed by the parties hereto, in
accordance with all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The
provisions hereof shall be deemed to be incorporated into each Schedule and each
Schedule shall constitute a separate lease of Products (a "Lease"). Except as
may be specifically provided in this Agreement, in the event of any conflict
between the terms of any Schedule and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of
the Schedule shall govern. All rights not specifically granted to Lessee in this
Agreement or in a Schedule are reserved by Lessor.
2. ACCEPTANCE, TERM AND RENT.
(a) All Products shall automatically be deemed to have been irrevocably
accepted by Lessee ("Acceptance") upon the expiration of the 5th Business Day
following the date the Products are shipped to Lessee (the "Acceptance Date")
unless Lessee specifically rejects such Products by written notice to Lessor
before the expiration of such period. The primary term of the Lease for any
Product hereunder (the "Primary Term") shall be as provided in the Schedule
related to such Product, subject to earlier termination as provided herein, and
the first day of the Primary Term (the "Commencement Date") shall be either (i)
the first day of the first month following the month in which the Acceptance
Date occurs (if the Acceptance Date falls on or before the 20th day of the
month) or (ii) the first day of the second month following the month in which
the Acceptance Date occurs (if the Acceptance Date falls after the 20th day of
the month). The period beginning on the Acceptance Date and ending on the last
day of the Primary Term, together with any renewals or extensions thereof, is
referred to herein as the "Lease Term." Each Lease of Products shall become
effective as of the applicable Acceptance Date and, unless sooner terminated as
provided herein or in the applicable Schedule, shall continue for the Lease
Term. Subject to Section 2((b)), the amount of the rental payments ("Rent"), and
the payment thereof, with respect to the Lease of any Product hereunder, shall
be as provided in the relevant Schedule.
(b) For each Schedule, Lessee irrevocably authorizes Lessor to adjust
the Products Acquisition Amount set forth on such Schedule and the related Rent
by no more than 10% to account for costs to Lessor associated with change
orders, returns, invoicing errors and similar matters. Lessee agrees to any
resulting adjustments in the transaction's terms, if different from those stated
in the applicable Schedule.
3. PAYMENT OBLIGATION.
(a) Rent shall be due on the first day of each Payment Period (as stated
in the related Schedule) starting on the Commencement Date; provided, however,
that added to the first payment of Rent shall be a prorated Rent calculated
based on a 30-day month for the period from the Acceptance Date to the
Commencement Date. Rent paid in advance, if any, shall be applied to the first
Rent due and then to the final payments of Rent, in reverse order, or, at
Lessor's option, to payment of any overdue obligation of Lessee (including Rent
owed with respect to other Products). All Rent and other amounts due and payable
under this Agreement or any Schedule shall be paid to Lessor in immediately
available funds of the United States of America at the payment address for
Lessor set forth above or at such other address as Lessor may designate from
time to time. Rent shall be due and payable whether or not Lessee has received
any notice that such Rent is due.
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(b) EACH LEASE SHALL BE A NET LEASE, and any Rent or other amounts set
forth in this Agreement or any Schedule shall not include insurance, handling
costs, shipping or other transportation costs (except as may be specifically
provided in any Schedule); or sales, use, excise, turnover, purchase, property,
luxury, added value or other taxes, fees, levies or assessments, or (to the
extent Lessor may consent to Lessee's transfer of any Products to Persons
outside the United States of America) customs duties or surcharges on imports or
exports (collectively, "Taxes or Duties"), with respect to the Products, this
Agreement or any Lease, all of which shall be paid directly by or charged to the
account of Lessee. If Lessee claims eligibility for exemption from any tax, it
shall provide Lessor with a tax exemption certificate acceptable to the relevant
taxing authority. Any such Tax or Duty Lessor may be required to collect or pay
(other than taxes based on the net income of Lessor) shall be paid by Lessee
and, if not specifically set forth in this Agreement or the applicable Schedule
as payable concurrently with the payment of Rent, shall be due and payable to
Lessor on demand.
(c) LESSEE'S OBLIGATION TO PAY ALL RENT AND OTHER AMOUNTS WHEN DUE AND
TO OTHERWISE PERFORM AS REQUIRED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY SCHEDULE SHALL BE
ABSOLUTE AND UNCONDITIONAL, AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY ABATEMENT,
REDUCTION, SET-OFF, DEFENSE, COUNTERCLAIM, INTERRUPTION, DEFERMENT OR RECOUPMENT
FOR ANY REASON WHATSOEVER WHETHER ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, ANY SCHEDULE,
LESSOR'S STRICT LIABILITY OR NEGLIGENCE, THE CONDUCT OF A THIRD PARTY, TOTAL OR
PARTIAL LOSS OF PRODUCTS OR THEIR USE OR POSSESSION, OR OTHERWISE. If any
Product is unsatisfactory for any reason, Lessee shall make any claim solely
against the manufacturer or supplier of such Product and shall, nevertheless,
pay Lessor or its assignee all amounts due and payable under the Lease.
4. LICENSED MATERIALS. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement or any Schedule, neither this Agreement nor any Schedule grants any
right, title or interest in or to that portion of any Products constituting or
containing Software or Documentation (collectively, "Licensed Materials"). Any
rights that Lessee may have with respect to Licensed Materials shall arise only
pursuant to license agreements between Lessee and the licensor(s) of such
Licensed Materials (collectively, the "Licensors") which license agreements (the
"Licenses") may be contained within the packaging associated with the Products.
All title to and ownership of the Licensed Materials (both to the original and
any whole or partial reproductions of the same, and all rights therein,
including all rights in patents, copyrights, trade secrets and other
intellectual property rights applicable thereto) is and shall remain in the
Licensors during and after the term of this Agreement. Any use of the terms
"sell," "purchase," "license," "lease," and the like in this Agreement or any
Schedule with respect to Licensed Materials shall be interpreted in accordance
with this Section 4.
5. PERFORMANCE BY LESSOR. As between Lessor and Lessee, Lessor shall have
the right to accept or reject in Lessor's sole discretion any request by Lessee
for the leasing of Products under this Agreement. No Lease shall commence until
Lessor signs the related Schedule. Each Schedule shall be binding upon Lessor
and Lessee from the date it is accepted and executed by Lessor; provided,
however, that Lessor shall have no obligations with respect to any Schedule
unless before the earlier of the expiration of credit approval or the expiration
of the price quotation (i) Lessor receives from Lessee, in a form acceptable to
Lessor in its sole discretion, the originals of a fully signed and completed
Schedule and such other documents as Lessor may require, (ii) Acceptance of the
Products has occurred, (iii) Lessor receives clear and unencumbered title to the
Products (excluding Licensed Materials), and (iv) no Event of Default, or any
event which, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would give
rise to an Event of Default ("Default") shall have occurred. In the event that
all of the foregoing conditions have not been satisfied within such period,
Lessor may, at Lessor's election, terminate such Schedule and Lessor shall
thereafter have no further liabilities or obligations with respect thereto. If
Lessor has accepted a Purchase Agreement Assignment (an "Assignment") with
respect to any Products but the Schedule applicable to such Products has been
terminated in accordance with the preceding sentence, Lessor may by notice to
Lessee be relieved of all further liabilities or obligations with respect to
such Products and transaction and reassign all rights and obligations under such
Assignment to Lessee without recourse or warranty and Lessee shall reimburse
Lessor for all expenses and other amounts incurred by Lessor with respect to
such Products and transaction, plus interest at the Overdue Rate from the date
such amounts were incurred by Lessor through the date such amounts are
reimbursed by Lessee.
6. USE; LOCATION; INSPECTION. Except as may be specifically provided in
any Schedule, Lessee shall be solely responsible for (i) unpacking and
installation of the Products and (ii) deinstalling and repacking the Products
for return in accordance with Section 7. Lessee shall cause Products to be
possessed and operated only (i) in accordance with the Documentation and
Applicable Laws (including intellectual property laws), and (ii) for the
internal business purposes of Lessee and not for any other use or disposition.
Lessee agrees to comply with all terms and conditions of any Licenses. Lessee
agrees not to remove Products from the locations set forth in the related
Schedule without Lessor's prior written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld; provided, however, Lessee may without Lessor's consent
remove from such location any such Products which are designated on the
applicable Schedule as mobile equipment. Lessee shall allow Lessor and the
Licensors to inspect the premises where the Products are located from time to
time during reasonable hours after reasonable notice in order to confirm
Lessee's compliance with its obligations under this Agreement and the Licenses,
and shall correct any deficiencies promptly upon notice from Lessor and/or one
or more of the Licensors.
7. RETURN. At the expiration of the Lease Term for any Product or
earlier termination of each Lease, Lessee agrees (i) unless otherwise provided
by the applicable License(s), to terminate its use of all Licensed Materials
provided to Lessee under such Schedule and to return the same to Lessor at a
place within the continental United States reasonably designated by Lessor,
together with an
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assignment of all of Lessee's rights under the applicable
License(s), and (ii) to terminate its use of, and return to Lessor at a place
within the continental United States reasonably designated by Lessor, all other
Products leased to Lessee under such Schedule.
8. RISK OF LOSS; MAINTENANCE; UNINSURED LOSS AND DAMAGE. Lessee assumes
all risk of loss or damage to Products from the time such Products are delivered
to a carrier for shipment to Lessee until their return to Lessor and agrees to
maintain the Products in good operating condition, in compliance with all
requirements necessary to enforce all Product warranty rights, and to return the
Products to Lessor as provided in Section 7 in good operating condition
(ordinary wear and tear excepted). During the Lease Term, Lessee shall ensure
that each Product is covered by a maintenance agreement (if available) from the
manufacturer of such Product or another Person that is reasonably acceptable to
Lessor. If a Product shall become lost, stolen, destroyed or damaged beyond
repair or in the event of any condemnation, confiscation, seizure or
expropriation of such Product, Lessee shall promptly notify Lessor of the same
and shall immediately pay to Lessor the value of such Product calculated by
discounting to present value the aggregate of all unpaid amounts due or to
become due to Lessor with respect to such Product under this Agreement or any
Schedule as Rent or otherwise (including the purchase option amount determined
in accordance with the applicable Schedule or the estimated in-place fair market
value at the end of the Lease Term as determined by Lessor if no purchase option
is provided in such Schedule) using the discount rate of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago on the date of such occurrence plus 1%, at which time Lessor
shall transfer to Lessee all of Lessor's right, title and interest, if any, in
such Product (but not any Licensed Materials), AS IS, WHERE IS, WITHOUT RECOURSE
OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF DESIGN,
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ANY WARRANTIES AGAINST
INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE
PRACTICE, ALL OF WHICH SHALL BE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED BY LESSOR.
9. ALTERATIONS. Lessee shall, at its expense, make such alterations to
Products during the Lease Term as may be required by Applicable Laws. Lessee may
make other alterations, additions or improvements to Products provided such
other alterations, additions or improvements do not violate any License or
materially decrease the value of Products or impair their utility. Lessee may
remove any such other alteration, addition or improvement at the expiration of
the relevant Lease Term, provided Lessee shall repair any damage to Products or
the premises where located resulting from or occasioned by such removal and
provided any such removal shall not violate any License or render Products
incapable of use or operation for the purposes for which such Products were
intended. Any alteration, addition or improvement shall be at Lessee's expense
and, unless removed by Lessee as provided above, shall belong to and become the
property of Lessor, subject to the terms of the applicable Lease during such
Lease Term.
10. INSURANCE. From the date risk of loss passes to Lessee hereunder
with respect to any Products and thereafter until all of Lessee's obligations
under the related Lease have been performed in full, Lessee shall at its sole
expense:
(a) Insure Products against "all risks" of physical loss or damage,
including without limitation loss by fire (including extended coverage), theft,
collision and such other risks of loss as are customarily covered by insurance
on the type of products leased hereunder by prudent operators of businesses
similar to that in which Lessee is engaged, in such amounts, in such form and
with such insurers as shall be satisfactory to Lessor from time to time, but in
no event shall such insurance be less than the full replacement value of the
Products; and
(b) Maintain public liability and property damage insurance in respect
of the use, operation and possession of the Products and the ownership thereof
by Lessor with insurers satisfactory to Lessor in such form and with such limits
of liability as Lessor may from time to time reasonably require.
Each insurance policy shall name Lessor (and if Lessor requests at any
time, any successor, assignee or secured party of Lessor) as loss payee for
physical damage insurance and as additional insured for liability and property
damage insurance, and shall contain a clause requiring the insurer to give
Lessor at least 30 days prior written notice of any alteration in the terms of
such policy or of the cancellation thereof. At Lessor's request, Lessee shall
furnish to Lessor a certificate or certificates of insurance or other evidence
satisfactory to Lessor that such coverage is in effect, provided, however, that
Lessor shall be under no duty to either ascertain the existence of or to examine
such insurance policy or to advise Lessee in the event such insurance coverage
shall not comply with the requirements of this Agreement or any Schedule. Lessee
shall promptly notify Lessor of the occurrence of an event of loss and, at its
expense, make all proofs of loss and take all other steps necessary to recover
insurance benefits unless advised in writing by Lessor that Lessor desires so to
do at Lessee's expense. Lessee irrevocably constitutes and appoints Lessor as
its attorney-in-fact (i) to make, settle and adjust claims under each policy,
(ii) to make claims for monies which may become due under each policy including
returned or unearned premiums and (iii) to endorse Lessee's name on any check,
draft or other instrument received in payment of claims or returned or unearned
premiums under each such policy and to apply the funds to the payment of amounts
due by Lessee pursuant to this Agreement or the applicable Lease; provided,
Lessor shall have no obligation to do any of the foregoing. Proceeds of
insurance shall at the option of Lessor be disbursed by Lessor against
satisfactory invoices for repair or replacement of Products, provided Lessee is
not then in Default, or be retained by Lessor for application against Lessee's
obligations hereunder, and if the proceeds received are less than the value of
the Products subject to the loss, as determined pursuant to Section 8, Lessee
shall pay to Lessor the amount of such deficiency.
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11. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF LESSEE. Lessee
represents, warrants and covenants to Lessor that at all times during the term
of this Agreement and any Schedule:
(a) Lessee is an entity duly organized and validly existing in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has full power
and authority to execute, deliver, and perform under this Agreement and each
Schedule and all certificates and other documents required by, referred to in,
or executed in connection with, this Agreement or any Schedule (collectively,
the "Documents") to which it is a party, and is duly qualified and in good
standing in all jurisdictions with respect to which its ownership or leasing of
property or its conduct of business requires it to be so qualified;
(b) The execution, delivery and performance by Lessee of this Agreement,
each Schedule and the other Documents to which it is a party have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of Lessee, and
this Agreement, each Schedule and the other Documents to which it is a party
have been duly executed and delivered on Lessee's behalf by Persons duly
authorized in that regard, and constitute the legal, valid and binding
agreements of Lessee, enforceable against Lessee in accordance with their
respective terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy and other similar laws);
(c) The execution, delivery and performance by Lessee of this Agreement,
each Schedule and the other Documents to which it is a party do not and shall
not result in a breach of, constitute a default under, contravene any provision
of, or result in the creation of any lien on or in any property or assets of
Lessee pursuant to, the Certificate or Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of
Lessee or any other documents pursuant to which Lessee is organized or operates,
or any agreement, indenture or other instrument to which Lessee is a party or by
which Lessee or any of its property or assets may be bound or affected;
(d) There is no action, suit or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge
of Lessee, threatened in any court or tribunal or before any competent authority
against Lessee or any of its property or assets which challenges this Agreement,
any Schedule, any of the other Documents or any of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby or which, in the reasonable and bona fide opinion of Lessee,
may have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or business of
Lessee; and
(e) The financial statements and other information furnished and to be
furnished to Lessor by Lessee are and shall be true and correct.
If any Person guarantees payment or performance by Lessee of any
liabilities or obligations of Lessee under this Agreement or any Schedule (a
"Guarantor"), the preceding representations, warranties and covenants shall be
deemed to be made by Lessee on behalf of such Guarantor as well as Lessee as if
such Guarantor was named in addition to Lessee therein.
12. CONFIDENTIALITY.
(a) All information or materials disclosed by Lessor to Lessee, or
obtained by Lessee from Lessor, under or in connection with this Agreement, any
Schedule, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including
information concerning Lessor's (or any vendor's or Licensor's) business
activities, technical information, trade secrets, marketing plans, objectives,
or financial results, and the terms and conditions of this Agreement and any
Lease, regardless of whether the same is disclosed in writing, orally, visually
or otherwise, are confidential and proprietary (collectively, the "Confidential
Information"). Lessee shall receive and retain Confidential Information in
confidence and shall use the same degree of care, but no less than a reasonable
degree of care, as Lessee uses to protect its own similar information to protect
the Confidential Information and to prevent (i) any use of Confidential
Information other than in performance of its obligations under this Agreement or
any Schedule; (ii) any dissemination of Confidential Information to any Person;
or (iii) any publication of any Confidential Information (provided that
Confidential Information may be disclosed to employees or professional advisors
of Lessee to the extent such employees or advisors need to know such information
in order to carry out the terms of this Agreement or otherwise utilize the
Products in accordance with a Lease and agree to be bound by such obligations of
nondisclosure and nonuse).
(b) The foregoing restrictions of confidentiality and nonuse shall not
apply to any Confidential Information that (i) was known to Lessee at the time
of the disclosure and was not obtained or derived, directly or indirectly, from
Lessor; (ii) is or becomes available to the general public or generally known to
Lessor's industry through no fault of Lessee; (iii) is obtained by Lessee from a
third party which, to Lessee's knowledge, is lawfully in possession of the
Confidential Information provided that, to Lessee's knowledge, such Confidential
Information is not subject, in such third party's hands, to any confidential or
nonuse obligations owed to Lessor or any third party; (iv) is disclosed by
Lessor to a third party without a duty of confidentiality on the third party;
(v) is independently developed by Lessee without a breach of this Agreement or
any Lease; or (vi) is disclosed by Lessee with the Lessor's prior written
approval. The foregoing restrictions on confidentiality shall not prohibit
Lessee from disclosing any Confidential Information that Lessee is required to
disclose by government body, a court of law or Applicable Laws provided Lessee
gives Lessor reasonable advance notice of the same so that Lessor may contest
the disclosure or seek a protective order, and provided that Lessee complies
with any such protective order.
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13. WARRANTY ASSIGNMENT; EXCLUSION OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY.
(a) Lessor assigns to Lessee (to the extent assignable) the benefit of
any limited warranty or right of return provided by any Licensor, manufacturer
or vendor of the Products until such time as the Lease of such Product to Lessee
has terminated or expired.
(b) LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LESSOR DID NOT SELECT, MANUFACTURE OR
SUPPLY ANY PRODUCT AND THAT LESSEE HAS MADE THE SELECTION OF PRODUCTS BASED UPON
ITS OWN JUDGMENT AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY RELIANCE ON STATEMENTS MADE BY
LESSOR OR ITS AGENTS. LESSEE FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LESSOR LEASES PRODUCTS
AS-IS AND MAKES NO WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY
WARRANTIES OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ANY
WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR AGAINST INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A
COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE, ALL OF WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY
DISCLAIMED BY LESSOR. LESSEE HEREBY WAIVES ANY CLAIM (INCLUDING ANY CLAIM BASED
ON STRICT OR ABSOLUTE LIABILITY IN TORT) IT MIGHT HAVE AGAINST LESSOR FOR ANY
LOSS, DAMAGE OR EXPENSE CAUSED BY OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY PRODUCTS. LESSEE HEREBY
RELEASES AND FOREVER DISCHARGES LESSOR FROM ANY AND ALL ACTIONS, CLAIMS,
DEMANDS, COSTS, EXPENSES, SET-OFFS, ABATEMENTS AND COMPENSATION WHATSOEVER, IN
CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION AND REGARDLESS
OF WHETHER THE SAME ARISES FROM ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF LESSOR. Upon
the parties' execution of a Schedule, Lessor shall be deemed to have fully
performed and discharged all its obligations hereunder with respect to the
related Products by providing Lessee with a possessory interest therein.
(c) Lessee agrees and acknowledges that it is the intent of both parties
that each Lease qualify as statutory finance lease under Article 2A of the
Uniform Commercial Code. Lessee acknowledges either (i) that Lessee has reviewed
and approved any written supply contract covering the Products purchased from
the supplier thereof for lease to Lessee or (ii) that Lessor has informed or
advised Lessee, in writing, either previously or by this Agreement, that Lessee
may have rights under the supply contract evidencing Lessor's purchase of the
Products from the supplier chosen by Lessee and that Lessee should contact the
supplier of the Products for a description of any such rights.
(d) LESSOR'S TOTAL LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER
ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY SCHEDULE, OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN
CONTRACT OR IN TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE
TOTAL RENT PAID BY LESSEE TO LESSOR WITH RESPECT TO THE SCHEDULE THAT IS THE
SUBJECT OF THE DISPUTE DURING THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE
DATE OF THE CLAIM. IN NO EVENT SHALL LESSOR BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY SPECIAL,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT, ANY SCHEDULE OR THE SALE, LEASE OR USE OF ANY PRODUCTS INCLUDING
INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF REVENUE OR PROFIT, LOSS OF TIME
OR BUSINESS, OR ANY SIMILAR LOSS, EVEN IF LESSOR IS ADVISED IN ADVANCE OF THE
POSSIBILITY OR CERTAINTY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND EVEN IF LESSEE ASSERTS OR
ESTABLISHES A FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY PROVIDED IN
THIS AGREEMENT, OR (II) ANY CLAIM BY ANY THIRD PARTY EXCEPT AS MAY BE EXPRESSLY
PROVIDED HEREIN.
14. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. It shall be an event of default hereunder and
under any Lease ("Event of Default") if:
(a) Lessee fails to pay any Rent or other amounts payable under this
Agreement or any Schedule when due and such failure shall have continued for 10
days;
(b) Any representation or warranty made by Lessee or any Guarantor to
Lessor under, or in connection with entering into, this Agreement, any Schedule
or any other Document is at any time untrue or incorrect;
(c) Lessee fails to comply with the provisions of Section 10 or Section
12 of this Agreement;
(d) Lessee fails to comply with any other obligation or provision of
this Agreement or any Schedule and such failure shall have continued for 10 days
after notice from Lessor;
(e) Any breach or default occurs under any agreement executed by any
Guarantor for the benefit of Lessor (and, if capable of cure, is not cured
within any applicable cure period set forth therein);
(f) Lessee or any Guarantor becomes insolvent or bankrupt, admits in
writing its inability to pay its debts as they mature, or makes an assignment
for the benefit of creditors; or Lessee or any Guarantor applies for or consents
to the appointment of any receiver, trustee or similar officer for it or for all
or any substantial part of its property (or such receiver, trustee or similar
officer is appointed without its consent); or Lessee or any Guarantor institutes
any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, arrangement,
readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or similar proceeding relating to
it under the laws of any
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jurisdiction, or any such proceeding is instituted against Lessee or any
Guarantor and is not dismissed within 30 days; or any judgment, writ, warrant or
attachment or execution of similar process is issued or levied against a
substantial part of the property of Lessee or any Guarantor and remains
unsatisfied for 30 days;
(g) Lessee or any Guarantor dissolves, liquidates or otherwise
terminates its existence as an entity, or consolidates with or merges with or
into any entity, or sells, leases or otherwise disposes of all or substantially
all of its assets, or incurs a substantial amount of indebtedness other than in
the ordinary course of its business, or engages in a leveraged buy-out or any
other form of corporate reorganization, in each case whether in a single
transaction or in a series of related transactions, UNLESS in each case and
before the event in question, either (i) Lessor, based on written confirmation
from such party, is reasonably satisfied that such party's financial condition
and credit standing shall not be impaired by the event, or (ii) such party's
obligations under this Agreement, each Schedule and any Guaranty are assumed or
guaranteed in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Lessor by an entity having in
Lessor's good faith opinion at least as good financial condition and credit
standing as those of such party immediately before the event;
(h) Lessee does or permits to occur any act which may in the reasonable
opinion of Lessor materially lessen the value of any Products or Lessor's
interest therein or increase the risk thereto; or
(i) Lessee or any Guarantor is in default under any other lease,
contract, agreement or obligation now existing or hereinafter entered into with
Lessor or any Affiliate of Lessor whether such party is bound alone or with
others.
15. REMEDIES; TERMINATION.
(a) Upon an Event of Default Lessor may:
(i) require Lessee to return any or all Products as provided
in Section 7;
(ii) without further notice, take possession of any or all
Products ("Repossession") and for such purpose Lessee hereby (A) shall, if
requested by Lessor, assemble the Products and deliver them to a location
designated by Lessor and (B) grants Lessor the right to enter the premises where
such Products are located for the purpose of Repossession;
(iii) terminate this Agreement and/or any or all Schedules;
(iv) without terminating or being deemed to have terminated
this Agreement or any Schedule, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any or all
Products (as agent and attorney for Lessee to the extent necessary) upon such
terms as Lessor deems advisable in its sole discretion ("Disposition"); or
(v) in addition to any other right or remedy Lessor may have
at law or in equity, demand as a genuine pre-estimate of liquidated damages for
loss of bargain and not as a penalty, the then present value of all the unpaid
and future Rent together with any other amounts owed with respect to the
Products, and (if any Products are not returned to or repossessed by Lessor) the
present value of the purchase option amount for such Products determined in
accordance with the applicable Schedule, or the estimated in-place fair market
value of such Products at the end of the Lease Term as determined by Lessor if
no purchase option is provided in such Schedule (calculated by discounting such
amounts using the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, on the
date of the Event of Default plus 1%), in which event Lessee shall immediately
pay all such amounts to Lessor.
(b) Upon termination of this Agreement or termination or expiration of
any Schedule, all right, title and interest of Lessee in or to the use of the
Products subject to the terminated Schedule(s) shall absolutely cease and Lessee
shall return any and all such Products as provided in Section 7. Termination of
this Agreement shall constitute termination of all Schedules hereto, but
termination or expiration of one or more Schedules shall not in and of itself
constitute termination or expiration of this Agreement.
(c) Lessee shall pay all costs arising or incurred by Lessor as a result
of any Default by Lessee or any Guarantor, including reasonable legal fees and
costs related to the Repossession, re-conditioning and Disposition of any or all
Products. Such costs shall be deducted from the proceeds of any Disposition. In
the event an amount in excess of the amount described in clause 15(a)(v) is
received by Lessor, after costs, from the exercise of its remedies under Section
15(a), Lessor shall promptly pay to Lessee any such excess.
(d) Lessee shall pay Lessor interest at a rate equal to the Overdue Rate
on all sums not paid by Lessee to Lessor when due and owing under the provisions
of this Agreement or any Schedule. Such interest shall be due and payable on
demand by Lessor, or, if no demand is made, monthly on the same days as provided
for the payment of Rent so long as payment of any monies due and payable
hereunder is in arrears.
(e) All rights of Lessor are cumulative and not alternative and may be
exercised by Lessor separately or together, in any order or combination. In
addition to the rights of Lessor specifically set forth in this Agreement or any
Schedule, Lessor
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shall be entitled to damages for breach of this Agreement or any Schedule, to
an order requiring performance of the obligations of this Agreement or any
Schedule, or to any other appropriate order or remedy available by contract, at
law or in equity.
16. OWNERSHIP; PERSONAL PROPERTY; LABELS. As between Lessor and Lessee,
title to the Products (other than any Licensed Materials) is and shall remain in
Lessor; title to the Licensed Materials remains with the Licensor(s). During the
relevant Lease Term, Products shall be and remain movable, personal and chattel
property and Lessee agrees to take all action necessary or reasonably requested
by Lessor to ensure that Products retain such status. Lessor shall not interfere
with Lessee's right to possession and quiet enjoyment of Products during the
relevant Lease Term, provided Lessee performs its obligations hereunder and
under each Schedule pursuant to the terms and conditions hereunder and
thereunder. Lessor may require plates, labels, or other markings to be affixed
to or placed prominently upon Products (other than any Licensed Materials)
indicating Lessor as the owner.
17. INDEMNIFICATION. LESSEE SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND SHALL INDEMNIFY,
DEFEND AND HOLD LESSOR, LESSOR'S AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST, ALL
CLAIMS, DEMANDS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, ACTIONS, COSTS OR EXPENSES,
INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES (COLLECTIVELY, "CLAIMS"), ARISING FROM OR INCURRED IN
CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY SCHEDULE, OR THE MANUFACTURE, ACQUISITION,
POSSESSION, OWNERSHIP, USE, MAINTENANCE, CONDITION, RETURN OR OPERATION OF ANY
PRODUCTS (INCLUDING (I) ANY PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, (II) ANY CLAIMS RELATED TO
TAXES OR DUTIES, AND (III) ANY CLAIMS RELATED TO ANY SUBSEQUENT USE OR
DISPOSITION BY LESSOR, LESSOR'S AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS
OR ASSIGNS OF ANY PRODUCTS THAT MAY CONTAIN ANY DATA OR OTHER MATERIALS OF
LESSEE OR ANY THIRD PARTY). LESSEE SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO INDEMNIFY LESSOR AND
ANY OTHER PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER FOR ANY OF THE FOREGOING REGARDLESS OF
THE FORM OF ACTION AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE CLAIM IN QUESTION ARISES IN
PART FROM ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY INDEMNIFIED PERSON, FROM STRICT
LIABILITY OF AN INDEMNIFIED PERSON, OR OTHERWISE, PROVIDED THAT THIS INDEMNITY
SHALL NOT EXTEND TO ANY LOSS CAUSED SOLELY BY THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL
MISCONDUCT OF LESSOR. LESSEE SHALL ASSUME THE DEFENSE OF SUCH CLAIM AT ITS
EXPENSE, WITH COUNSEL OF ITS OWN CHOICE (SUCH COUNSEL BEING SUBJECT TO APPROVAL
BY LESSOR, WHICH APPROVAL SHALL NOT BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD OR DELAYED) AND PAY
ANY AMOUNT IN SETTLEMENT AND ALL COSTS AND DAMAGES AWARDED AGAINST OR INCURRED
BY LESSOR OR ANY OTHER PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY
PERSON INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DEFENSE
OF SUCH CLAIM WITH COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE AND AT ITS EXPENSE AND TO APPROVE ANY
SUCH SETTLEMENT (SUCH APPROVAL NOT TO BE UNREASONABLY WITHHELD OR DELAYED).
LESSEE SHALL KEEP LESSOR INFORMED AT ALL TIMES AS TO THE STATUS OF LESSEE'S
EFFORTS AND CONSULT WITH LESSOR CONCERNING ITS EFFORTS.
18. EXPORT ISSUES.
(a) Lessee shall not allow any Products to be transported or used
outside of the United States of America without the prior written consent of
Lessor. Lessee agrees that it shall not directly or indirectly export, reexport,
transship, transfer, divert or otherwise dispose of any Products or technical
information, even though otherwise permitted by this Agreement or by subsequent
authorization from Lessor, except as shall be permitted by Applicable Laws. When
requested by Lessor, Lessee shall give additional written assurances against any
such export, reexport, transshipment, diversion or disposition.
(b) Lessor's obligation, if any, to lease and deliver Products and to
provide or disclose any technical information shall be subject in all respects
to the requirements of Applicable Laws, including such United States laws,
regulations and orders as shall from time to time govern the lease and delivery
of goods and the disclosure of technical information abroad by Persons subject
to the jurisdiction of the United States.
19. LIENS, ENCUMBRANCES. Lessee shall, at Lessee's expense, keep Products
free and clear of liens, security interests, attachments, seizures and
encumbrances of any kind (except those arising hereunder or solely through the
acts of Lessor) and shall immediately notify Lessor if any Person attempts to
claim ownership of, a lien against, or any other interest in, or bring any legal
process with respect to, any of the Products.
20. REMEDYING DEFAULTS. If Lessee shall fail to perform or comply with any
of Lessee's obligations hereunder or under any Schedule, Lessor in its
discretion may do all such reasonable acts and make all such reasonable
disbursements as may be necessary to itself perform, or cause performance of or
compliance with, such obligations, without the same constituting a waiver of
such obligations or creating any obligation or liability on the part of Lessor
either to remedy any other failure to perform or comply or to take any other
action whatsoever, and any disbursements so made shall be payable by Lessee on
demand, together with interest at the Overdue Rate from the date of disbursement
by Lessor to the date of payment by Lessee.
21. NOTICES. Except as may be specifically provided herein, all notices
with respect hereto shall be given in writing and shall be delivered (including
delivery by courier, facsimile transmittal, telex or similar means) or sent by
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed to the party for whom
intended at the address specified on the first page of this Agreement or at such
other
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address as the intended recipient previously shall have designated by at least
10 days written notice to the other party. Unless otherwise provided in this
Agreement, notice shall be effective on the date that it is received or (if
mailed as described above) 4 Business Days after the date of mailing.
22. ASSIGNMENT.
(a) Neither this Agreement, any Schedule, or any right or obligation
hereunder or thereunder is assignable in whole or in part, whether by operation
of law or otherwise, by Lessee without the prior written consent of Lessor, nor
may Lessee assign or sublet Products without the prior written consent of
Lessor. Any attempted assignment or subletting without Lessor's prior written
consent shall be void and of no force and effect.
(b) Lessor may at any time without notice to Lessee, but subject to the
rights of Lessee hereunder, transfer, assign, or grant a security interest in
any Product, this Agreement, any Schedule, or any rights hereunder or thereunder
(including any Rent or other monies and benefits due or to become due
hereunder), in whole or in part. In such event, the assignee will have the
rights and benefits, but not any of the obligations, of Lessor, and Lessee
agrees that the rights of any such assignee will not be subject to any claims,
defenses or setoffs that Lessee may have against Lessor.
(c) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of
Lessor and its successors and assigns and shall be binding upon Lessee and the
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and permitted assigns and permitted
sublessees of Lessee.
23. SURVIVAL. All of the representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements of Lessee contained in this Agreement or any Schedule shall survive
the termination of this Agreement and the expiration or earlier termination of
any or all Schedule(s) until all obligations of Lessee under this Agreement and
all Schedules have been performed in full; provided, however, that the
provisions of Sections 11, 12, 13(b), 13(d), and 17 shall continue in full force
and effect even after all obligations of Lessee have been performed in full.
24. GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION AND VENUE; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS
AGREEMENT AND EACH SCHEDULE SHALL BE GOVERNED IN ALL RESPECTS BY, AND CONSTRUED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, U.S.A. (EXCEPT AS
OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN SECTION 27(k) REGARDING THE DETERMINATION OF THE MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF TIME PRICE BALANCE DIFFERENTIAL AND INTEREST), EXCLUSIVE OF ANY
PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS
AND WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. REFERENCES TO THE UNIFORM
COMMERCIAL CODE IN THIS AGREEMENT ARE TO THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE ADOPTED IN
ILLINOIS AS 810 ILCS SECS. 5/1-101 ET SEQ. LESSEE IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE
JURISDICTION OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT LOCATED IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, AND
WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE IN SUCH
COURT, AND FURTHER WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
25. DEFINITIONS. In addition to the terms defined elsewhere in this
Agreement, the following terms have the following respective meanings for
purposes of this Agreement:
(a) Affiliate. Any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is
controlled by, or is under common control with, Lessor or Lessee, as the context
may require.
(b) Applicable Laws. All applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders
of any government authority with jurisdiction over a party or over its
performance in connection with this Agreement or any Schedule (including
Lessee's lease or use of Products hereunder or thereunder).
(c) Business Day. Any day except Saturday, Sunday or a day on which
banking institutions are required or authorized by law or other governmental
action to be closed in Illinois.
(d) Documentation. All user guides, driver installation guides,
listings, manuals, illustrations, and other written materials or publications
that accompany or constitute all or a portion of any Software or other Products
or that are provided by or on behalf of Lessor or any vendor or Licensor to
Lessee relating to the installation, operation, sale, support or other use of
any Software or other Products, and all modifications, additions, supplements,
translations, derivative works and full or partial copies of any thereof,
regardless of who prepared the same.
(e) Overdue Rate. A rate equal to the lesser of 1-1/2% per month or the
highest rate permitted by applicable law.
(f) Person. Any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation,
limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, joint stock
company, government or department or agency thereof, or other form of
association or entity.
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(g) Products. All of the computer hardware, software, parts, equipment,
accessories, and other products (including any Software or Documentation) that
Lessor, in its sole discretion, may from time to time lease or offer for lease
to Lessee under this Agreement, whether manufactured by Lessor or any other
Person.
(h) Software. All software or computer programs that accompany or
constitute all or a portion of any Products or are provided by or on behalf of
Lessor or any vendor or Licensor to Lessee with respect to any Products, and all
modifications, additions, supplements, translations, derivative works, and full
or partial copies of any thereof, regardless of who prepared the same, and code
with respect thereto, whether embodied in or contained on magnetic tape, disk,
semiconductor device, or any other device or medium.
26. CONSTRUCTION. "This Lease Agreement," "Lease Agreement," "this
Agreement," "hereto," "herein," "hereof," "hereby," "hereunder" and similar
expressions refer to this Master Lease Agreement. The headings used in this
Agreement are for convenience only and shall have no legal effect. Whenever the
context requires, the gender of all words used herein shall include the
masculine, the feminine and neuter, and the number of all words shall include
the singular and plural. The term "including" as used in this Agreement means
"including without limitation." Whenever reference is made in this Agreement to
"days," the reference means calendar days, not Business Days, unless otherwise
specified. This Agreement shall be interpreted fairly in accordance with its
terms and without any strict construction in favor of or against either party.
27. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) If more than one Person executes this Agreement or any Schedule as
Lessee, their respective liabilities hereunder or thereunder shall be both joint
and several, but Lessor shall be fully discharged in respect of any obligation
hereunder upon performance of that obligation to any one of them.
(b) Failure of Lessor at any time to require Lessee's performance of any
obligation shall not affect the right to require performance of that obligation.
No term, condition or provision of this Agreement or any Schedule shall be
waived or deemed to have been waived by Lessor unless it is in writing and
signed by a duly authorized representative of Lessor. A valid waiver is limited
to the specific situation for which it was given.
(c) Lessee shall furnish to Lessor such financial statements of Lessee
and any Guarantor (prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles consistently applied) and other information as Lessor may from time
to time reasonably request. Lessee shall notify Lessor within 10 days after any
material adverse change in Lessee's or any Guarantor's financial condition.
(d) Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be
interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law,
but if any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person
or under any circumstances, shall be invalid or unenforceable to any extent
under applicable law, and the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability does
not destroy the basis for the bargain between the parties as expressed herein,
then (i) such provision shall be deemed severed from this Agreement with respect
to such party or such circumstance, without invalidating the remainder of this
Agreement or the application of such provision to other Persons or
circumstances, and (ii) a new provision shall be deemed substituted in lieu of
the provision so severed which new provision shall, to the extent possible,
accomplish the intent of the parties hereto as evidenced by the provision so
severed.
(e) All Lessee's obligations hereunder shall be performed or observed at
Lessee's expense.
(f) To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Lessee waives any
and all rights and remedies conferred upon Lessee under Uniform Commercial Code
Sections 2A-303 and 2A-508 through 2A-522.
(g) Lessee shall, upon Lessor's demand, promptly execute, acknowledge,
deliver, file, register and record any and all further documents and take any
and all other action reasonably requested by Lessor from time to time, for the
purpose of fully effectuating the intent and purposes of this Agreement or any
Schedule, and to protect the interests of Lessor, its successors and assigns.
The parties intend for each lease to constitute a true lease of Products under
the United Commercial Code and all Applicable Laws; if, however, any Lease is
determined to be other than a true lease, Lessee grants to Lessor a security
interest in the Products and all proceeds thereof. Lessee hereby appoints Lessor
as Lessee's agent and attorney-in-fact to execute, deliver and file in the name
of Lessee (and Lessee agrees to execute if requested) any financing statements
or related filings as Lessor may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate. In
addition, Lessor may file a copy of this Agreement in lieu of a financing
statement.
(h) Lessee acknowledges receipt of a copy of this Agreement.
(i) This Agreement and each Schedule may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be an
original (except as otherwise provided in the following sentence), but all such
counterparts
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taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. To the extent any
Schedule constitutes chattel paper, no security interest in such Schedule may be
perfected except by the possession of the manually executed counterpart of such
Schedule identified in such Schedule as the original counterpart. If any
Schedule is executed by Lessee and thereafter sent to Lessor by facsimile
transmission, then until such time as Lessor has received such Schedule with
Lessee's manual signature thereon, such facsimile transmission shall constitute,
upon acceptance and execution by Lessor, the original Schedule and chattel paper
and shall be admissible for all purposes as the original Schedule. In such
event, Lessee agrees to promptly forward to Lessor the Schedule with Lessee's
manual signature thereon and upon receipt by Lessor such Schedule with Lessee's
manual signature thereon shall constitute the chattel paper in lieu of such
facsimile transmission.
(j) This Agreement and each Schedule are non-cancellable by Lessee.
(k) Lessor and Lessee intend for each Lease to constitute a true lease
of Products under the Uniform Commercial Code and all applicable law. If,
however, any Lease is determined to be a lease intended as security, in no event
shall Lessee, by acceleration or prepayment of the unpaid time price balance
under the related Schedule or otherwise, be obligated to pay any time price
balance differential in excess of the maximum amount permitted by applicable law
(and for purposes of this Section the applicable law shall be the law of the
state specified in Section 24 or the law of the state where the Products are
located, whichever law permits the greater amount). Any acceleration or
prepayment of the unpaid time price balance shall be subject to all applicable
law, including rebates of unearned charges. If in any event whatsoever Lessor
shall receive anything of value under a Lease deemed interest under applicable
laws which would exceed the maximum amount of interest, the excess amount shall
be applied to the reduction of the unpaid time price balance or shall be
refunded to Lessee. All sums paid or agreed to be paid by Lessee to Lessor for
the use, forbearance or detention of money shall, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated and allocated and spread
throughout the full term of the applicable Schedule so that the amount of
consideration constituting interest is uniform throughout the term of such
Schedule and does not exceed the maximum permitted by applicable law. If any of
the provisions of this paragraph conflict with any provision(s) of any other
paragraph of this Agreement, any Schedule, or any provision(s) in any other
agreement or course of dealing between Lessor and Lessee, the provisions of this
paragraph shall control and govern the interpretation of this Agreement, such
Schedule and any such other agreement or course of dealing.
(l) This Agreement and the Schedules hereto constitute the entire
agreement between Lessor and Lessee and set forth the entire understanding and
supersede and merge all prior written or oral communications, understandings, or
agreements between the parties relating to the subject matter contained herein.
The parties agree that use of preprinted forms (including orders, invoices and
acknowledgments), other than the Schedules, is for convenience only and all
terms and conditions stated therein, except for any information permitted by
this Agreement, are void and of no effect. In the event of any conflict between
this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any such document, this Agreement
shall govern. This Agreement may be amended only in writing signed by Lessor (by
a duly authorized representative) and Lessee. By initialing this provision,
Lessee agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and, to the extent
applicable, that the provision concerning a separately signed document pursuant
to Uniform Commercial Code Section 2A-208 has been compiled with.
Lessee's Initials
EXECUTED by the undersigned on the dates set forth below, to be effective as of
the Effective Date.
DELL FINANCIAL SERVICES L.P. SAGENT TECHNOLOGY INC.
"LESSOR" "LESSEE"
BY: BY: /s/ Kathleen Ovalle
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NAME: NAME: Kathleen Ovalle
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TITLE: TITLE: Corporate Controller
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DATE: DATE: September 26, 1998
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EXHIBIT 10.8
SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC.
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION.....................................................1
1.1 Definitions...............................................................1
1.2 Accounting and Other Terms................................................8
2. LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT........................................................8
2.1 Credit Extensions.........................................................8
2.2 Overadvances.............................................................10
2.3 Interest Rates, Payments, and Calculations...............................10
2.4 Crediting Payments.......................................................10
2.5 Fees.....................................................................11
2.6 Additional Costs.........................................................11
2.7 Term.....................................................................12
3. CONDITIONS OF LOANS.............................................................12
3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension.........................12
3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions............................12
4. CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST...................................................13
4.1 Grant of Security Interest...............................................13
4.2 Delivery of Additional Documentation Required............................13
4.3 Right to Inspect.........................................................13
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES..................................................13
5.1 Due Organization and Qualification.......................................13
5.2 Due Authorization; No Conflict...........................................13
5.3 No Prior Encumbrances....................................................13
5.4 Bona Fide Eligible Accounts..............................................14
5.5 Merchantable Inventory...................................................14
5.6 Intellectual Property....................................................14
5.7 Name; Location of Chief Executive Office.................................14
5.8 Litigation...............................................................14
5.9 No Material Adverse Change in Financial Statements.......................14
5.10 Solvency.................................................................14
5.11 Regulatory Compliance....................................................15
5.12 Environmental Condition..................................................15
5.13 Taxes....................................................................15
5.14 Subsidiaries.............................................................15
5.15 Government Consents......................................................15
5.16 Full Disclosure..........................................................15
6. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS...........................................................16
6.1 Good Standing............................................................16
6.2 Government Compliance....................................................16
6.3 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates..............................16
6.4 Inventory; Returns.......................................................17
6.5 Taxes....................................................................17
6.6 Insurance................................................................17
6.7 Principal Depository.....................................................17
6.8 Quick Ratio, Cash Coverage Ratio or Cash Flow Coverage Ratio.............17
6.9 Debt-Net Worth Ratio.....................................................18
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6.10 Tangible Net Worth.......................................................18
6.11 Profitability............................................................18
6.12 Further Assurances.......................................................18
7. NEGATIVE COVENANTS..............................................................18
7.1 Dispositions.............................................................18
7.2 Changes in Business, Ownership, Management or Business Locations.........19
7.3 Mergers or Acquisitions..................................................19
7.4 Indebtedness.............................................................19
7.5 Encumbrances.............................................................19
7.6 Distributions............................................................19
7.7 Investments..............................................................19
7.8 Transactions with Affiliates.............................................19
7.9 Intellectual Property Agreements.........................................19
7.10 Subordinated Debt........................................................19
7.11 Inventory................................................................20
7.12 Compliance...............................................................20
8. EVENTS OF DEFAULT...............................................................20
8.1 Payment Default..........................................................20
8.2 Covenant Default.........................................................20
8.3 Material Adverse Change..................................................21
8.4 Attachment...............................................................21
8.5 Insolvency...............................................................21
8.6 Other Agreements.........................................................21
8.7 Subordinated Debt........................................................21
8.8 Judgments................................................................21
8.9 Misrepresentations.......................................................21
9. BANK'S RIGHT'S AND REMEDIES.....................................................22
9.1 Rights and Remedies......................................................22
9.2 Power of Attorney........................................................23
9.3 Accounts Collection......................................................23
9.4 Bank Expenses............................................................23
9.5 Bank's Liability for Collateral..........................................24
9.6 Remedies Cumulative......................................................24
9.7 Demand; Protest..........................................................24
10. NOTICES.........................................................................24
11. CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE.........................................................25
12. GENERAL PROVISIONS..............................................................25
12.1 Successors and Assigns...................................................25
12.2 Indemnification..........................................................25
12.3 Time of Essence..........................................................25
12.4 Severability of Provisions...............................................26
12.5 Amendments in Writing, Integration.......................................26
12.6 Counterparts.............................................................26
12.7 Survival.................................................................26
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This LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT is entered into as of July 16,1997, by
and between VENTURE BANKING GROUP, a division of Cupertino National Bank
("Bank") and SAGENT TECHNOLOGY, INC. ("Borrower").
RECITALS
Borrower wishes to obtain credit from time to time from Bank, and Bank
desires to extend credit to Borrower. This Agreement sets forth the terms on
which Bank will advance credit to Borrower, and Borrower will repay the amounts
owing to Bank.
AGREEMENT
The parties agree as follows:
1. DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
1.1 Definitions.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall
have the following definitions:
"Accounts" means all presently existing and hereafter
arising accounts, contract rights, and all other forms of obligations owing to
Borrower arising out of the sale or lease of goods (including, without
limitation, the licensing of software and other technology) or the rendering of
services by Borrower, whether or not earned by performance, and any and all
credit insurance, guaranties, and other security therefor, as well as all
merchandise returned to or reclaimed by Borrower and Borrower's Books relating
to any of the foregoing.
"Advance" or "Advances" means a loan advance under the
Committed Revolving Line.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any
Person that owns or controls directly or indirectly such Person, any Person that
controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such Person, and
each of such Person's senior executive officers, directors, partners and, for
any Person that is a limited liability company, such Persons, managers and
members.
"Bank Expenses" means all: reasonable costs or expenses
(including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred in connection with
the preparation, negotiation, administration, and enforcement of the Loan
Documents; and Bank's reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in
amending, enforcing or defending the Loan Documents (including fees and expenses
of appeal or review, or those incurred in any Insolvency Proceeding), whether or
not suit is brought.
"Borrower's Books" means all of Borrower's books and
records including without limitation: ledgers; records concerning Borrower's
assets or liabilities, the Collateral, business operations or financial
condition; and all computer programs, or tape files, and the equipment,
containing such information.
"Borrowing Base" means an amount equal to (i) eighty
percent (80%) of Eligible Accounts plus (ii) fifty percent (50%) of Eligible
Foreign Accounts, as determined by Bank with reference to the most recent
Borrowing Base Certificate delivered by Borrower.
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"Business Day" means any day that is not a Saturday,
Sunday, or other day on which banks in the State of California are authorized or
required to close.
"Closing Date" means the date of this Agreement.
"Code" means the California Uniform Commercial Code.
"Collateral" means the property described on Exhibit A
attached hereto.
"Committed Revolving Line" means a credit extension of
up to Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000).
"Committed Equipment Line means a credit extension of up
to One Million Dollars ($1,000,000).
"Contingent Obligation" means, as applied to any Person,
any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of that Person with
respect to (i) any indebtedness, lease, dividend, letter of credit or other
obligation of another, including, without limitation, any such obligation
directly or indirectly guaranteed, endorsed, co-made or discounted or sold with
recourse by that Person, or in respect of which that Person is otherwise
directly or indirectly liable; (H) any obligations with respect to undrawn
letters of credit issued for the account of that Person; and (W) all obligations
arising under any interest rate, currency or commodity swap agreement, interest
rate cap agreement, interest rate collar agreement, or other agreement or
arrangement designated to protect a Person against fluctuation in interest
rates, currency exchange rates or commodity prices; provided, however, that the
term "Contingent Obligation" shall not include endorsements for collection or
deposit in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent
Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determined
amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation
is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated
liability in respect thereof as determined by such Person in good faith;
provided, however, that such amount shall not in any event exceed the maximum
amount of the obligations under the guarantee or other support arrangement.
"Copyrights" means 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, now or hereafter
existing, created, acquired or held.
"Credit Extension" means each Advance, Equipment
Advance, Letter of Credit, Term Loan, Exchange Contract or any other extension
of credit by Bank for the benefit of Borrower hereunder.
"Current Assets" means, as of any applicable date, all
amounts that should, in accordance with GAAP, be included as current assets on
the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at such date.
"Current Liabilities" means, as of any applicable date,
all amounts that should, in accordance with GAAP, be included as current
liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
as at such date, plus, to the extent not already included therein, all
outstanding Credit Extensions made under this Agreement, including all
Indebtedness that is payable upon demand or within one year from the date of
determination thereof unless such Indebtedness is renewable or extendable at the
option of Borrower or any Subsidiary to a date more than one year from the date
of determination, but excluding Subordinated Debt.
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"Eligible Accounts" means those Accounts that arise in
the ordinary course of Borrower's business that comply with all of Borrower's
representations and warranties to Bank set forth in Section 5.4; provided that
standards of eligibility may be fixed and revised from time to time by Bank in
Bank's reasonable judgment and upon notification thereof to Borrower in
accordance with the provisions hereof. Unless otherwise agreed to by Bank in
writing, Eligible Accounts shall not include -the following:
(a) Accounts that the account debtor has failed to pay
within ninety (90) days of invoice date;
(b) Accounts with respect to an account debtor, fifty
percent (50%) of whose Accounts the account debtor has failed to pay within
ninety (90) days of invoice date;
(c) Accounts with respect to an account debtor,
including Affiliates, whose total obligations to Borrower exceed forty percent
(40%) of all Accounts, except with respect to Fortune 500 Companies, as to which
the percentage shall be sixty-five percent (65%) to the extent such obligations
exceed the aforementioned percentage, except as approved in writing by Bank;
(d) Accounts with respect to which the account debtor
does not have its principal place of business in the United States;
(e) Accounts with respect to which the account debtor is
a federal, state or local governmental entity or any department, agency, or
instrumentality thereof;
(f) Accounts with respect to which Borrower is liable to
the account debtor, but only to the extent of any amounts owing to the account
debtor (sometimes referred to as "contra" accounts, e.g. accounts payable,
customer deposits, credit accounts, etc.);
(g) Accounts generated by demonstration or promotional
equipment, or with respect to which goods are placed on consignment, guaranteed
sale, sale or return, sale on approval, bill and hold, or other terms by reason
of which the payment by the account debtor may be conditional;
(h) Accounts with respect to which the account debtor is
an Affiliate, officer, employee, or agent of Borrower;
(i) Accounts with respect to which the account debtor
disputes liability or makes any claim with respect thereto as to which Bank
believes, in its sole discretion, that there may be a basis for dispute (but
only to the extent of the amount subject to such dispute or claim), or is
subject to any Insolvency Proceeding, or becomes insolvent, or goes out of
business;
(j) Accounts owing from distributors that have not been
pre-approved in writing by Bank; and
(k) Accounts with respect to progress billings;
(l) Accounts the collection of which Bank reasonably
determines to be doubtful. "Eligible Foreign Accounts" means Accounts with
respect to which the account debtor does not have its principal place of
business in the United States and that are: (1) covered by credit insurance in
form and amount, and by an insurer satisfactory to Bank less the amount of any
deductible(s) which may be or become owing thereon; or (2) supported by one or
more letters of credit either advised or negotiated through Bank or in favor of
Bank as beneficiary, in an amount and of a
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tenor, and issued by a financial institution, acceptable to Bank; or (3) that
Bank approves on a case-by-case basis.
"Equipment" means all present and future machinery,
equipment, tenant improvements, furniture, fixtures, vehicles, tools, parts and
attachments in which Borrower has any interest.
"Equipment Advance" has the meaning set forth in Section
2.1.3.
"Equipment Availability Date" has the meaning set forth
in Section 2.1.3.
"ERISA" means the Employment Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations thereunder.
"Fortune 500 Companies" mean any account debtor of
Borrower listed among the 500 largest United States companies in the most recent
such listing published by Fortune Magazine.
"GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles as
in effect in the United States from time to time.
"Indebtedness" means (a) all indebtedness for borrowed
money or the deferred purchase price of property or services, including without
limitation reimbursement and other obligations with respect to surety bonds and
letters of credit, (b) all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or
similar instruments, (c) all capital lease obligations and (d) all Contingent
Obligations.
"Insolvency Proceeding" means any proceeding commenced
by or against any person or entity under any provision of the United States
Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency law,
including assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal
moratoria, compositions, extension generally with its creditors, or proceedings
seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other relief.
"Intellectual Property Collateral" means
(a) Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents, and Mask Works;
(b) Any and all trade secrets, and any and all
intellectual property rights in computer software and computer software products
now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held;
(c) Any and all design rights which may be available to
Borrower now or hereafter existing, created, acquired or held;
(d) Any and all claims for damages by way of past,
present and future infringement of any of the rights included above, 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;
(e) All licenses or other rights to use any of the
Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks, or Mask Works, and all license fees and
royalties arising from such use to the extent permitted by such license or
rights;
(f) All amendments, renewals and extensions of any of
the Copyrights, Trademarks, Patents or Mask Works; and
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(g) All proceeds and products of the foregoing,
including without limitation all payments under-insurance or any indemnity or
warranty payable in respect of any of the foregoing.
"Inventory" means all present and future inventory in
which Borrower has any interest, including merchandise, raw materials, parts,
supplies, packing and shipping materials, work in process and finished products
intended for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, of
every kind and description now or at any time hereafter owned by or in the
custody or possession, actual or constructive, of Borrower, including such
inventory as is temporarily out of its custody or possession or in transit and
including any returns upon any accounts or other proceeds, including insurance
proceeds, resulting from the sale or disposition of any of the foregoing and any
documents of title representing any of the above.
"Investment" means any beneficial ownership of
(including stock, partnership interest or other securities) any Person, or any
loan, advance or capital contribution to any Person.
"IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, and the regulations thereunder.
"Letter of Credit" means a letter of credit or similar
undertaking issued by Bank pursuant to Section 2.1-2, and any letters of credit
previously issued by Bank for the account of Borrower and existing on the
Closing Date, including Letter of Credit #10356.
"Letter of Credit Reserve" has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.2.
"Lien" means any mortgage, lien, deed of trust, charge,
pledge, security interest or other encumbrance.
"Loan Documents" means, collectively, this Agreement,
any note or notes executed by Borrower, and any other present or future
agreement entered into between Borrower and./or for the benefit of Bank in
connection with this Agreement, all as amended, extended or restated from time
to time.
"Mask Works" means all mask works or similar rights
available for the protection of semiconductor chips, now owned or hereafter
acquired.
"Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse
effect on (i) the business operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of
Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (ii) the ability of Borrower
to repay the Obligations or otherwise perform its obligations under the Loan
Documents.
"Maturity Date" means July 15, 2001.
"Negotiable Collateral" means all of Borrower's present
and future letters of credit of which it is a beneficiary, notes, drafts,
instruments, securities, documents of title, and chattel paper.
"Obligations" means all debt, principal, interest, Bank
Expenses and other amounts owed to Bank by Borrower pursuant to this Agreement
or any other agreement, whether absolute or contingent, due or to become due,
now existing or hereafter arising, including any interest that accrues after the
commencement of an Insolvency Proceeding and including any debt, liability, or
obligation owing from Borrower to others that Bank may have obtained by
assignment or otherwise.
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"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.
"Payment Date" means the fifteenth (15th) calendar day
of each month, commencing on the first such date after the Closing Date and
ending on the Maturity Date.
"Permitted Indebtedness" means:
(a) Indebtedness of Borrower in favor of Bank arising
under this Agreement or any other Loan Document;
(b) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and
disclosed in the Schedule;
(c) Subordinated Debt;
(d) Indebtedness to trade creditors incurred in the
ordinary course of business; and
(e) Indebtedness secured by Permitted Liens.
"Permitted Investment" means:
(a) Investments existing on the Closing Date disclosed
in the Schedule; and
(b) (i) marketable direct obligations issued or
unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or any agency or any
State thereof maturing within one (1) year from the date of acquisition thereof,
(ii) commercial paper maturing no more than one (1) year from the date of
creation thereof and currently having the highest rating obtainable from either
Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc., and (iii)
certificates of deposit maturing no more than one (1) year from the date of
investment therein issued by Bank.
"Permitted Liens" means the following:
(a) Any Liens existing on the Closing Date and disclosed
in the Schedule or arising under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents;
(b) Liens for taxes, fees, assessments or other
governmental charges or levies,. either not delinquent or being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and as to which adequate reserves are
maintained on Borrower's Books in accordance with GAAP, provided the same have
no priority over any of Bank's security interests;
(c) Liens (i) upon or in any Equipment acquired or held
by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to secure the purchase price of such
Equipment or indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the
acquisition of such Equipment, or (ii) existing on such equipment at the time of
its acquisition, provided that the Lien is confined solely to the property so
acquired and improvements thereon, and the proceeds of such equipment;
(d) Leases or subleases and licenses or sublicenses
granted to others in the ordinary course of Borrower's business not interfering
in any material respect with the business of Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken
as a whole, and any interest or title of a lessor, licensor or under
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any lease or license, provided that such leases, subleases, licenses and
sublicenses do not prohibit the grant of the security interest granted
hereunder; and
(e) Liens incurred in connection with the extension,
renewal or refinancing of the indebtedness secured by Liens of the type
described in clauses (a) through (c) above, provided that any extension, renewal
or replacement Lien shall be limited to the property encumbered by the existing
Lien and the principal amount of the indebtedness being extended, renewed or
refinanced does not increase.
"Person" means any individual, sole proprietorship,
partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
organization, association, corporation, institution, public benefit corporation,
firm, joint stock company, estate, entity or governmental agency.
"Prime Rate" means the variable rate of interest, per
annum, most recently published in the Western edition of The Wall Street
Journal, as the "prime rate," whether or not such rate is the lowest rate
available from Bank.
"Quick Assets" means, as of any applicable date, the
consolidated cash, cash equivalents, accounts receivable and investments with
maturities of fewer than ninety (90) days of Borrower determined in accordance
with GAAP.
"Responsible Officer" means each of the Chief Executive
Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer and the Controller of
Borrower.
"Revolving Maturity Date" means the date immediately
preceding the first anniversary of the Closing Date.
"Schedule" means the schedule of exceptions attached
hereto, if any.
"Subordinated Debt" means any debt incurred by Borrower
that is subordinated to the debt owing by Borrower to Bank on terms acceptable
to Bank (and identified as being such by Borrower and Bank).
"Subsidiary" means with respect to any Person, any
corporation, partnership, company association, joint venture, or any other
business entity, if any, of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting
stock or other equity interests is owned or controlled, directly or indirectly,
by such Person or one or more Affiliates of such Person.
"Tangible Net Worth" means, as of any applicable date,
the consolidated total assets of Borrower and its Subsidiaries minus without
duplication, (i) the sum of any amounts attributable to (a) goodwill, (b)
intangible items such as unamortized debt discount and expense, patents, trade
and service marks and names, copyrights and research and development expenses
except prepaid expenses, and (c) all reserves not already deducted from assets,
and (ii) Total Liabilities.
"Total Liabilities" means, as of any applicable date,
all obligations that should, in accordance with GAAP, be classified as
liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet of Borrower, including in any
event all Indebtedness, but specifically excluding Subordinated Debt.
"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.
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1.2 Accounting and Other Terms.
All accounting terms not specifically defined herein
shall be construed in accordance with GAAP and all calculations and
determinations made hereunder shall be made in accordance with GAAP. When used
herein, the term "financial statements" shall include the notes and schedules
thereto. The terms "including" / "includes" shall always be read as meaning
"including (or includes) without limitation," when used herein or in any other
Loan Document.
2. LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT
2.1 Credit Extensions.
Borrower promises to pay when due to the order of Bank,
in lawful money of the United States of America, the aggregate unpaid principal
amount of all Credit Extensions made by Bank to Borrower hereunder. Borrower
shall also pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of such Credit Extensions
at rates in accordance with the terms hereof.
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