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IGN ENTERTAINMENT INC
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S-1
Jul 13, 4:17 PM ET
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1. Definitions. For the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Plan.
2. Purchase and Sale of Shares; Investment Representations.
(a) Purchase and Sale. On the date hereof, the Company hereby sells to the Grantee, and the Grantee hereby purchases from the Company, the number of Shares set forth above for the Per Share Purchase Price.
(b) Investment Representations. In connection with the purchase and sale of the Shares contemplated by Section 2(a) above, the Grantee hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
(i) The Grantee is purchasing the Shares for the Grantee’s own account for investment only, and not for resale or with a view to the distribution thereof.
(ii) The Grantee has had such an opportunity as he or she has deemed adequate to obtain from the Company such information as is necessary to permit him or her to evaluate the merits and risks of the Grantee’s investment in the Company and has consulted with the Grantee’s own advisers with respect to the Grantee’s investment in the Company.
(iii) The Grantee has sufficient experience in business, financial and investment matters to be able to evaluate the risks involved in the purchase of the Shares and to make an informed investment decision with respect to such purchase.
(iv) The Grantee can afford a complete loss of the value of the Shares and is able to bear the economic risk of holding such Shares for an indefinite period.
(v) The Grantee understands that the Shares are not registered under the Act (it being understood that the Shares are being issued and sold in reliance on the exemption provided in Rule 701 thereunder) or any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws and may not be sold or otherwise transferred or disposed of in the absence of an effective registration statement under the Act and under any applicable state securities or “blue sky” laws (or exemptions from the registration requirements thereof). The Grantee further acknowledges that certificates representing the Shares will bear restrictive legends reflecting the foregoing.
3. Repurchase Right.
(a) Termination Event. Upon the occurrence of a Termination Event, the Company or its assigns shall have the right and option to repurchase all or any portion of the Restricted Shares held by the Grantee or any Permitted Transferee as of the date of such Termination Event. The per share purchase price of the Restricted Shares subject to repurchase in accordance with this Section 3(a) shall be the Per Share Purchase Price.
(b) Bankruptcy of the Grantee. Upon the occurrence of a Bankruptcy of the Grantee, the Company or its assigns shall have the right and option to repurchase all or any portion of the Shares held by the Grantee or any Permitted Transferee as of the date of such Bankruptcy. In addition, upon the Bankruptcy of any of the Grantee’s Permitted Transferees, the Company or its assigns shall have the right and option to repurchase all or any portion of the Shares held by such Permitted Transferee as of the date of such Bankruptcy. The per share purchase price of the Shares subject to repurchase in accordance with this Section 3(b) shall be the fair market value of the Shares.
(c) Constructive Termination and Termination Without Cause. Upon the termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Company (i) without Cause, or (ii) as a result of a Constructive Termination, the Company or its assigns shall have the right and option to repurchase all or any portion of the Restricted Shares held by the Grantee or any Permitted Transferees as of the date of such termination. The per share purchase price of the Restricted Shares subject to repurchase in accordance with this Section 3(c) shall be the Per Share Purchase Price.
(d) Termination With Cause. Upon the termination of the Grantee’s employment with the Company with Cause the Company or its assigns shall have the right and option to repurchase all or any portion of the Shares held by the Grantee or any Permitted Transferees as of the date of such termination. The per share purchase price of the Shares subject to repurchase in accordance with this Section 3(d) shall be the Per Share Purchase Price.
(e) Closing Procedure. The Company or its assigns shall effect the Repurchase (if so elected) by delivering or mailing to the Grantee (and/or, if applicable, any Permitted Transferees) written notice within six (6) months after the Termination Event or Bankruptcy, specifying a date within such six-month period in which the Repurchase shall be effected. Upon such notification, the Grantee and any Permitted Transferees shall promptly surrender to the Company any certificates representing the Shares being purchased, together with
4. Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. The Grantee and each Permitted Transferee, as applicable, and the Shares owned by the Grantee and each Permitted Transferee, as applicable, shall be subject to the restrictions on transfer of the Shares set forth in Section III of that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Grantee and the parties named therein (the “Stockholders Agreement”).
5. Drag Along Right. The Grantee and each Permitted Transferee, as applicable, and the Shares owned by the Grantee and each Permitted Transferee, as applicable, shall be subject to the Drag-Along obligation set forth in Section 4.1 of the Stockholders Agreement.
6. Legend. Any certificate(s) representing the Shares shall carry substantially the following legend:
7. Escrow Arrangement.
(a) Escrow. In order to carry out the provisions of Sections 3, 4 and 5 of this Agreement more effectively, the Company shall hold the Shares in escrow together with separate stock powers executed by the Grantee in blank for transfer, and any Permitted Transferee shall, as an additional condition to any transfer of Shares, execute a like stock power as to such Shares. The Company shall not dispose of the Shares except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. In
(b) Remedy. Without limitation of any other provision of this Agreement or other rights, in the event that the Grantee, any Permitted Transferees or any other person or entity is required to sell the Grantee’s Shares pursuant to the provisions of Section 3, 4 and 5 of this Agreement and in the further event that he or she refuses or for any reason fails to deliver to the designated purchaser of such Shares the certificate or certificates evidencing such Shares together with a related stock power, such designated purchaser may deposit the applicable purchase price for such Shares with a bank designated by the Company, or with the Company’s independent public accounting firm, as agent or trustee, or in escrow, for the Grantee, any Permitted Transferees or other person or entity, to be held by such bank or accounting firm for the benefit of and for delivery to him, her, them or it, and/or, in its discretion, pay such purchase price by offsetting any indebtedness then owed by the Grantee as provided above. Upon any such deposit and/or offset by the designated purchaser of such amount and upon notice to the person or entity who was required to sell the Shares to be sold pursuant to the provisions of Section 3, 4 and 5, such Shares shall at such time be deemed to have been sold, assigned, transferred and conveyed to such purchaser, the holder thereof shall have no further rights thereto (other than the right to withdraw the payment thereof held in escrow, if applicable), and the Company shall record such transfer in its stock transfer book or in any appropriate manner.
8. Withholding Taxes. The Grantee acknowledges and agrees that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries have the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee, or from the Shares held pursuant to Section 7 hereof, the minimum federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to the purchase of the Shares by the Grantee. In furtherance of the foregoing the Grantee agrees to elect, in accordance with Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to recognize ordinary income in the year of acquisition of the Shares, and to pay to the Company all withholding taxes shown as due on his or her Section 83(b) election form, or otherwise ultimately determined to be due with respect to such election, based on the excess, if any, of the fair market value of such Shares as of the date of the purchase of such Shares by the Grantee over the purchase price for such Shares.
9. Assignment. At the discretion of the Board, the Company shall have the right to assign the right to exercise its rights with respect to the Repurchase or pursuant to Section 4(c) to any Person or Persons, in whole or in part in any particular instance, upon the same terms and conditions applicable to the exercise thereof by the Company, and such assignee or assignees of the Company shall then take and hold any Shares so acquired subject to such terms as may be specified by the Company in connection with any such assignment.
10. Miscellaneous Provisions.
(a) Lockup provision. The Grantee and each Permitted Transferee agree, to be bound by the lockup provision of Section 12 of that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Company, the Grantee and the parties named therein (the “Registration Rights Agreement”) as if such Grantee or Permitted Transferee, as applicable, were a Stockholder (as defined in the “Registration Rights Agreement”).
(b) Termination. The Company’s repurchase right with respect to Vested Shares under Section 3, the restrictions on transfer of Shares under Section 4 and the Grantee’s Drag Along obligations under Section 5 shall terminate upon the closing of the Company’s Initial Public Offering or upon consummation of any Sale Event (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), in either case as a result of which shares of the Company (or successor entity) of the same class as the Shares are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act of 1934 and publicly traded on NASDAQ/NMS or any national security exchange; provided, however, that all other provisions shall remain in effect following the same until all of the Shares have become Vested Shares.
(c) Record Owner; Dividends. The Grantee and any Permitted Transferees, during the duration of this Agreement, shall be considered the record owners of and shall be entitled to vote the Shares if and to the extent the Shares are entitled to voting rights. The Grantee and any Permitted Transferees shall be entitled to receive all dividends and any other distributions declared on the Shares; provided, however, that the Company is under no duty to declare any such dividends or to make any such distribution.
(d) Equitable Relief. The parties hereto agree and declare that legal remedies are inadequate to enforce the provisions of this Agreement and that equitable relief, including specific performance and injunctive relief, may be used to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
(e) Change and Modifications. This Agreement may not be orally changed, modified or terminated, nor shall any oral waiver of any of its terms be effective. This Agreement may be changed, modified or terminated only by an agreement in writing signed by the Company and the Grantee.
(f) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to conflict of law principles.
(g) Headings. The headings are intended only for convenience in finding the subject matter and do not constitute part of the text of this Agreement and shall not be considered in the interpretation of this Agreement.
(h) Saving Clause. If any provision(s) of this Agreement shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable, such determination shall in no manner affect the legality or enforceability of any other provision hereof.
(i) Notices. All notices, requests, consents and other communications shall be in writing and be deemed given when delivered personally, by telex or facsimile transmission or when received if mailed by first class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid. Notices to the Company or the Grantee shall be addressed as set forth underneath their signatures below, or to such other address or addresses as may have been furnished by such party in writing to the other. Notices to any holder of the Shares other than the Grantee shall be addressed to the address furnished by such holder to the Company.
(j) Benefit and Binding Effect. This Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their respective successors, assigns, and legal representatives. Without limitation of the foregoing, upon any stock-for-stock merger in which the Company is not the surviving entity, shares of the Company’s successor issued in respect of the Shares shall remain subject to vesting and the Repurchase right of first refusal hereunder. The Company has the right to assign this Agreement, and such assignee shall become entitled to all the rights of the Company hereunder to the extent of such assignment.
(k) Dispute Resolution. Except as provided below, any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination or validity hereof shall be finally settled by binding arbitration conducted expeditiously in accordance with the J.A.M.S./Endispute Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures (the “J.A.M.S. Rules”). The arbitration shall be governed by the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§1-16, and judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrators may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. The place of arbitration shall be Delaware.
(l) Counterparts. For the convenience of the parties and to facilitate execution, this Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same document.
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