EXHIBIT 10.04
TERMINATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT
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This TERMINATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENT ("Termination Agreement") is made as
of February 20, 1996, by and among VeriSign, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company") and the investor signatories to that certain Registration Rights
Agreement dated April 18, 1995 (the "Registration Rights Agreement") and that
certain Series A Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 18, 1995 (the
"Series A Agreement", which together with the Registration Rights Agreement,
herein shall be collectively referred to as the "Prior Agreements"), each of
which is referred to herein as an "Investor."
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WHEREAS, the Investors hold shares of the Company's Series A Preferred
Stock (the "Series A Preferred Stock") and/or shares of the Company's Common
Stock (the "Common Stock") and possess certain rights of first refusal, co-sale
and other rights pursuant to the Series A Agreement;
WHEREAS, certain of the Investors possess registration rights, and other
rights pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement;
WHEREAS, the undersigned Investors desire to terminate certain provisions
of the Prior Agreements in consideration of the Company entering into a certain
Investors' Rights Agreement of even date herewith with such Investors;
WHEREAS, in consideration of the mutual termination of all rights and the
release of all obligations by the Investors, the parties desire to enter into
this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set
forth herein, the Investors hereby agree that the Prior Agreements shall be
terminated as follows:
1. Registration Rights Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement
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shall be terminated effective immediately.
2. Series A Agreement.
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a. Sections 7 (with the exception of Section 7.5 which shall remain
in full force and effect), 9 and 10 of the Series A Agreement shall be
terminated effective immediately.
b. Section 8 of the Series A Agreement is hereby amended in its
entirety to read as follows:
SECTION 8
Restrictions on Transferability of Securities; Registration
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Rights; Compliance with Securities Act.
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The Preferred Stock being purchased hereunder and the Common
Stock issuable upon conversion of such Preferred Stock shall
not be sold, assigned, transferred or pledged except in
accordance with the Investors' Rights Agreement and the
Stockholders Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement prohibits
a Purchaser from selling, assigning,
transferring or pledging such stock to an affiliate of such
Purchaser, whether foreign, domestic or otherwise.
3. Representations and Warranties. Each Investor severally and not
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jointly hereby represents and warrants that:
a. Authorization. This Termination Agreement constitutes each
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Investor's valid and binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
b. Compliance with Other Instruments. The execution, delivery and
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performance of this Termination Agreement will not result in any violation or
default of any provision, any instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree or
contract to which the Investor is a party or by which such Investor is bound or,
of any provision of federal or state statute, rule or regulation or be in
conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time and giving of
notice, either a default under any such provision, instrument, judgment, order,
writ, decree or contract or an event which will effect the rights of the Company
hereunder.
c. Further Assurances. It has not filed any complaint or claim
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against the Company with any state or federal court, or local, state or federal
agency, based on events occurring prior to the date hereof. Each Investor
further represents that it has not assigned any right, claim or cause of action
against the Company, or authorized any other person or entity to assert such
claim or claims on such Investor's behalf, and agrees to indemnify and hold
harmless the Company against any such prior assignment of said rights, claims
and/or causes of action.
4. Release by Investors.
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a. In consideration of the execution of this Agreement, each
Investor, for its heirs, executors, administrators, agents, affiliates,
successors and assigns (collectively, the "Investor Affiliates"), hereby fully
and without limitation releases and discharges the Company, and its agents,
representatives, partners, officers, directors, employees, consultants,
attorneys, affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the "Company
Affiliates"), both individually and collectively, from any and all rights,
claims, demands, liabilities, actions, causes of action, damages, losses, costs,
expenses and compensation, of whatever nature ("Claims"), which such Investor
and/or any Investor Affiliate may now have or claim to have against, or claim
from, the Company and/or any Company Affiliate, arising out of any contract,
agreement, act or occurrence contemplated under or in connection with the
Registration Rights Agreement or Sections 7, 9 or 10 of the Series A Agreement,
to the maximum extent permitted by law. It is further acknowledged and agreed
that all rights of the parties under Section 1542 of the California Civil Code
or any similar law of any state or territory of the United States are expressly
waived. The parties acknowledge that such Section 1542 provides as follows:
A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR
DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF
EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY
AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.
As a result of the foregoing, this release extends to all rights, claims,
demands, liabilities, actions, causes of action, damages, losses, costs,
expenses and compensation of each Investor and/or any Investor Affiliate,
whether known or unknown, foreseen or unforeseen, patent or latent, which such
Investor, and/or any Investor Affiliate may currently or in the future possess.
Each Investor understands and acknowledges the significance of such a specific
waiver of Section 1542 of the California Civil Code. Each Investor fully
understands and acknowledges
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that in the event the facts underlying the foregoing release are found to be
other than or different from the facts now understood by it to be true, it
expressly accepts and assumes the risks of such possible differences in facts
and agrees that the release set forth in this Section 4 shall remain in full
force and effect, notwithstanding any such difference in facts.
b. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release contained in Section
4(a) shall not apply to Claims arising out of any contract, agreement, act or
occurrence contemplated under or in connection with the Registration Rights
Agreement or Section 7, 9 or 10 of the Series A Agreement, to the extent such
Claims or facts and circumstances which may give rise to a Claim are known to
the Company and/or any Company Affiliate but have not been disclosed by the
Company to Investor.
5. Miscellaneous Provisions.
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a. Construction; Entire Agreement. This Termination Agreement
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shall be governed, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the
State of California. This Termination Agreement, together with the agreements
and documents referred to herein, constitute the entire agreement between the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior
and contemporaneous agreements and understandings.
b. Recovery of Litigation Costs. If any legal action, arbitration
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or other proceeding is brought for the enforcement or interpretation of this
Termination Agreement, or because of any alleged dispute, breach, default or
misrepresentation in connection with any of the provisions of this Termination
Agreement, the successful or prevailing party shall be entitled to recover from
the other party, reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs incurred in that
action, arbitration or proceeding, in addition to any other relief to which such
party may be entitled.
c. Successors and Assigns. This Termination Agreement shall inure
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to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of the parties.
d. Severability; Modification. If any term, covenant or condition
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of this Termination Agreement is held to be invalid, void, or otherwise
unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this
Termination Agreement shall not be affected thereby and each term, covenant and
condition of this Termination Agreement shall be valid and enforceable to the
fullest extent permitted by law. This Termination Agreement may be modified only
be a written instrument duly executed by all parties hereto.
e. Further Documents. Each party hereto will execute, acknowledge,
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and deliver any further assurances, documents and instruments reasonably
requested by any other party hereto for the purpose of giving effect to the
provisions hereof and transactions contemplated hereby.
f. Voluntary. Each Investor acknowledges that it has read and
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understands this Termination Agreement and that it is signing this Termination
Agreement voluntarily and without coercion. Each Investor further acknowledges
that the Company has encouraged it to obtain independent legal advice prior to
signing this Termination Agreement.
g. Counterparts. This Termination Agreement may be executed in two
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or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date
first above written.
COMPANY:
VERISIGN, INC., a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxx, President
INVESTORS: RSA DATA SECURITY, INC.
By: /s/ D. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: CEO
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Address: 000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
/s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Address: 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
/s/ D. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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D. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Address: c/o RSA Data Security, Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
KAIRDOS L.L.C.
By: /s/ D. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: Manager
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Address: x/x X. Xxxxx Xxxxxx
XXX Data Security, Inc.
000 Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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TZM INVESTMENT FUND
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: General Partner
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Address: c/x Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Morosoli & Maser
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS DCI
By: Bessemer Venture Partners III, L.P.,
Its Managing General Partner
By: Deer III & Co.,
Its Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxx
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Address: 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000
MITSUBISHI CORPORATION
By: ________________________________________
Title: _____________________________________
Address: 0-0, Xxxxxxxxxx 2-Chrome
Xxxxxxx-xx, Xxxxx 000-00
Xxxxx
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SECURITY DYNAMICS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: President; CEO
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Address: Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
INTEL CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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Title: Vice President and Treasurer
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Address: 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000
AMERITECH DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Title: VP
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Address: 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx, XX 00000
GC&H INVESTMENTS
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
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Title: Executive Partner
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Address: 0000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxxxx 0, Xxxxx 000
Xxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
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By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Chevenich
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Title: Group EVP
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Address: c/o Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Legal Department
VISA
000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
XXXXXXX SECURITY CORPORATION L.L.C.
By: /s/ Addison X. Xxxxxxx
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Title: Managing Director
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Address: 0000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
FIRST TZMM INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Title: Partner
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Address: c/x Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxx Morosoli & Maser
000 Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000
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