EXHIBIT 2
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
by and among
SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE EQUITY FUND III, L.P.,
SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST III,
BRAIT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED,
GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS 82, L.P.,
GAPSTAR, LLC,
GAP COINVESTMENTS III, LLC,
GAP COINVESTMENTS IV, LLC,
GAP COINVESTMENTS CDA, L.P.
and
GAPCO GMBH & CO. KG
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Dated as of June 22, 2006
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS.....................................................1
1.1 Definitions.....................................................1
ARTICLE II PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK...............................4
2.1 Purchase and Sale of Common Stock...............................4
2.2 Closing.........................................................4
2.3 Closing Deliveries..............................................4
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS...................5
3.1 Existence and Power.............................................5
3.2 Authorization; No Contravention.................................5
3.3 Governmental Authorization; Third Party Consents................5
3.4 Binding Effect..................................................5
3.5 Title...........................................................5
3.6 Litigation......................................................5
3.7 Private Offering................................................6
3.8 Broker's, Finder's or Similar Fees..............................6
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS................6
4.1 Existence and Power.............................................6
4.2 Authorization; No Contravention.................................6
4.3 Governmental Authorization; Third Party Consents................6
4.4 Binding Effect..................................................7
4.5 Purchase for Own Account........................................7
4.6 Restricted Securities...........................................7
4.7 Broker's, Finder's or Similar Fees..............................7
4.8 Accredited Investor; Sufficient Funds...........................7
ARTICLE V CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE PURCHASERS TO CLOSE.........8
5.1 Purchased Shares................................................8
5.2 Representations and Warranties..................................8
ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATION OF THE SELLERS TO CLOSE............8
6.1 Payment of Purchase Price.......................................8
6.2 Representations and Warranties..................................8
ARTICLE VII COVENANTS.......................................................8
7.1 Obligation to Indemnify.........................................8
7.2 Indemnification Procedure.......................................9
7.3 Non-public Information.........................................10
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7.4 Subsequent Sales...............................................10
ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS..................................................11
8.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties.....................11
8.2 Notices........................................................11
8.3 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries..............12
8.4 Amendment and Waiver...........................................13
8.5 Headings.......................................................13
8.6 Governing Law..................................................13
8.7 Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process....................13
8.8 Waiver of Jury Trial...........................................14
8.9 Severability...................................................14
8.10 Rules of Construction..........................................14
8.11 Entire Agreement...............................................14
8.12 Public Announcements...........................................14
8.13 Further Assurances.............................................14
8.14 Counterparts...................................................15
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STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of June 22, 2006 (this
"AGREEMENT"), by and among:
A. South African Private Equity Fund III, L.P., a Cayman Islands
limited partnership ("SAPEF");
B. South African Private Equity Trust III, a South African trust
("SAPET");
X. Xxxxx International Limited, a Mauritian company ("BRAIT"
and, collectively with SAPEF and SAPET, the "SELLERS");
D. General Atlantic Partners 82, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("GAP LP");
E. GapStar, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
("GAPSTAR");
F. GAP Coinvestments III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company ("GAP COINVESTMENTS III");
G. GAP Coinvestments IV, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company ("GAP COINVESTMENTS IV");
H. GAP Coinvestments CDA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
("GAPCO CDA"); and
I. GAPCO GmbH & Co. KG, a German limited partnership ("GAPCO KG"
and, collectively with GAP LP, GapStar, GAP Coinvestments III, GAP
Coinvestments IV and GAPCO CDA, the "PURCHASERS").
WHEREAS, upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement,
the Sellers proposes to sell to the Purchasers an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares
of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "COMMON STOCK"), of Net 1 UEPS
Technologies, Inc., a Florida corporation (the "COMPANY").
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and
agreements set forth herein and for good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree
as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 DEFINITIONS. As used in this Agreement, and unless the
context requires a different meaning, the following terms have the meanings
indicated:
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"AFFILIATE" shall mean any Person who is an "affiliate" as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act.
"AGREEMENT" means this Agreement as the same may be amended,
supplemented or modified in accordance with the terms hereof.
"BRAIT" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
"BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other
day on which commercial banks in the State of New York or South Africa are
authorized or required by law or executive order to close.
"CLOSING" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of this Agreement.
"CLOSING DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of this
Agreement.
"COMMISSION" means the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission or any similar agency then having jurisdiction to enforce the
Securities Act.
"COMMON STOCK" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Agreement.
"COMPANY" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.
"CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS" means, as to any Person, any provision of
any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, undertaking, contract,
indenture, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which such Person is
a party or by which it or any of its assets or properties are bound.
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the United States Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
"GA LLC" means General Atlantic LLC.
"GAP COINVESTMENTS III" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement.
"GAP COINVESTMENTS IV" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement.
"GAPCO CDA" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
"GAPCO KG" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
"GAP LP" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
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"GAPSTAR" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
"GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means (a) the government of any nation,
state, city, locality or other political subdivision thereof, (b) any entity
exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative
functions of or pertaining to government, and (c) any corporation or other
entity owned or controlled, through stock or capital ownership or otherwise, by
any of the foregoing.
"INDEMNIFIED GROUP" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 of this
Agreement.
"INDEMNIFIED PARTY" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a) of
this Agreement.
"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a) of
this Agreement.
"LEGAL ACTION" means any action, suit, proceeding, claim, complaint,
demand, dispute or investigation before any Government Authority or arbitrator.
"LIEN" means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation,
assignment, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other) or preference, priority,
right or other security interest or preferential arrangement of any kind or
nature whatsoever.
"LOSSES" means any losses, claims, damages, diminutions in value,
expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees, disbursements and
other charges of counsel) or other liabilities.
"NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION" has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a)
of this Agreement.
"ORDER" means any order, judgment, injunction, award, decree or writ
of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.
"PERSON" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, trust,
incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture, joint stock company,
limited liability company, Governmental Authority or other entity of any kind,
and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of such entity.
"PURCHASED SHARES" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of this
Agreement.
"PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of this
Agreement.
"PURCHASERS" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement.
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"REQUIREMENTS OF LAW" means any applicable law, statute, treaty, rule,
regulation, qualification, franchise, license or determination of any
Governmental Authority.
"SAPEF" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
"SAPET" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated
thereunder.
"SELLERS" has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK
2.1 PURCHASE AND SALE OF COMMON STOCK. Subject to the terms and
conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Sellers agree to sell to the
Purchasers, and the Purchasers, jointly and severally, agree to purchase from
the Sellers, on the Closing Date, an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of Common
Stock (the "PURCHASED SHARES"), at a price equal to $24.00 per share, in
consideration of the aggregate purchase price equal to $72,000,000 (the
"PURCHASE PRICE"). Not later than June 28, 2006, the Sellers shall deliver
written notice to the Purchasers setting forth the wire instructions of each
Seller and the allocation among the Sellers of the number of Purchased Shares
to be sold by each Seller. The Purchasers shall thereafter allocate among the
Purchasers the Purchased Shares being sold by each Seller and deliver written
notice to the Sellers not later than 7:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 29,
2006, setting forth the final allocation of the number of Purchased Shares to
be purchased by each Purchaser from each Seller and the final allocation among
the Purchasers of the Purchase Price. Such allocations among the Purchasers
shall be made by the Purchasers in their sole and absolute discretion.
2.2 CLOSING. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in Articles V and VI, the closing of the sale and purchase
of the Purchased Shares (the "CLOSING") shall take place at the offices of
Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, 0000 Xxxxxx xx xxx Xxxxxxxx, Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx at 10:00 a.m., local time, on June 30, 2006, or at such other
time, place and date that the parties hereto may agree in writing (the "CLOSING
DATE").
2.3 CLOSING DELIVERIES. On the Closing Date, (a) each of the
Sellers shall deliver to each of the Purchasers a certificate or certificates
in definitive form and registered in the name of such Purchaser representing
the Purchased Shares being purchased by such Purchaser and (b) each of the
Purchasers shall pay the purchase price for its Purchased Shares by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to bank accounts designated by the
Sellers.
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ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE SELLERS
Each of the Sellers, severally but not jointly, hereby represents and
warrants to each of the Purchasers as follows:
3.1 EXISTENCE AND POWER. Such Seller (a) is a corporation,
partnership, limited liability company or trust, as the case may be, duly
organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
formation and (b) has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement.
3.2 AUTHORIZATION; NO CONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Seller of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby (a) have been duly authorized by all necessary action, (b) do not
contravene the terms of such Seller's organizational documents, or any
amendment thereof, (c) do not violate, conflict with or result in any breach,
default or contravention of, or the creation of (or with due notice or lapse of
time or both would result in any breach, default or contravention of) any Lien
under, any Contractual Obligation of such Seller or a Requirement of Law
applicable to such Seller, and (d) do not violate any Orders of any
Governmental Authority against, or binding upon, such Seller.
3.3 GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION; THIRD PARTY CONSENTS. No
approval, consent, compliance, exemption, authorization or other action by, or
notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, and
no lapse of a waiting period under any Requirement of Law, is necessary or
required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance (including,
without limitation, the purchase of the Purchased Shares) by, or enforcement
against, such Seller of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.4 BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by such Seller, and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Seller, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms,
except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general
principles of equity relating to enforceability (regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
3.5 TITLE. Such Seller (a) owns all of its Purchased Shares
beneficially and of record and free and clear of any Lien and (b) has the full
power and authority to convey its Purchased Shares free and clear of any Lien.
Upon delivery of and payment for such Purchased Shares, such Seller will
transfer to each Purchaser good and valid title to the Purchased Shares being
purchased by such Purchaser, free and clear of any Lien (other than any Liens
created by actions of the Purchasers).
3.6 LITIGATION. There are no Legal Actions pending or, to the
knowledge of such Seller, threatened against such Seller purporting to enjoin
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or restrain the execution, delivery or performance by such Seller of this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
3.7 PRIVATE OFFERING. No registration of the Purchased Shares,
pursuant to the provisions of the Securities Act or any state securities or
"blue sky" laws, will be required by the offer or sale of the Purchased Shares.
Such Seller agrees that neither it, nor anyone acting on its behalf, shall
offer to sell the Purchased Shares or any other securities of the Company so as
to require the registration of the Purchased Shares pursuant to the provisions
of the Securities Act or any state securities or "blue sky" laws.
3.8 BROKER'S, FINDER'S OR SIMILAR FEES. Any brokerage
commissions, finder's fees, placement fees, or similar fees or commissions
payable in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based on any
agreement, arrangement or understanding with such Seller or any of its
Affiliates or any action taken by any such Person shall be paid by such Seller
on the Closing Date.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASERS
Each of the Purchasers hereby represents and warrants to each of the
Sellers as follows:
4.1 EXISTENCE AND POWER. Such Purchaser (a) is a limited
partnership or limited liability company, as the case may be, duly organized
and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and
(b) has the requisite partnership or limited liability company, as the case may
be, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under
this Agreement.
4.2 AUTHORIZATION; NO CONTRAVENTION. The execution, delivery and
performance by such Purchaser of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby (a) have been duly authorized by all necessary partnership
or limited liability company, as the case may be, action, (b) do not contravene
the terms of such Purchaser's organizational documents, or any amendment
thereof, (c) do not violate, conflict with or result in any breach, default or
contravention of, or the creation of (or with due notice or lapse of time or
both would result in any breach, default or contravention of) any Lien under,
any Contractual Obligation of such Purchaser or a Requirement of Law applicable
to such Purchaser, and (d) do not violate any Orders of any Governmental
Authority against, or binding upon, such Purchaser.
4.3 GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORIZATION; THIRD PARTY CONSENTS. No
approval, consent, compliance, exemption, authorization or other action by, or
notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person, and
no lapse of a waiting period under any Requirement of Law, is necessary or
required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance (including,
without limitation, the purchase of the Purchased Shares) by, or enforcement
against, such Purchaser of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
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4.4 BINDING EFFECT. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by such Purchaser and constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, fraudulent conveyance or transfer, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally or by
general principles of equity relating to enforceability (regardless of whether
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
4.5 PURCHASE FOR OWN ACCOUNT. The Purchased Shares to be acquired
by such Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement are being acquired for its own
account for investment only, and not with a view to, or for sale in connection
with, any distribution of such Purchased Shares or any part thereof in any
transaction that would be in violation of the securities laws of the United
States of America. Such Purchaser understands and agrees that such Purchased
Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act and are "restricted
securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and that
the Purchased Shares cannot be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of
except in compliance with the Securities Act. Such Purchaser agrees to the
imprinting of a legend on certificates representing all of its Purchased Shares
to the following effect:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF
ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY FOREIGN JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES MAY
NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER SUCH ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT
REQUIRED.
4.6 RESTRICTED SECURITIES. Such Purchaser understands that the
Purchased Shares will not be registered at the time of their issuance under the
Securities Act for the reason that the sale provided for in this Agreement is
exempt pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
4.7 BROKER'S, FINDER'S OR SIMILAR FEES. There are no brokerage
commissions, finder's fees or similar fees or commissions payable by such
Purchaser in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby based on any
agreement, arrangement or understanding with such Purchaser or any action taken
by such Purchaser.
4.8 ACCREDITED INVESTOR; SUFFICIENT FUNDS. Such Purchaser is an
"Accredited Investor" within the meaning of Rule 501 of Regulation D under the
Securities Act, as presently in effect. Such Purchaser has, and on the Closing
Date will have, sufficient funds available to pay the aggregate purchase price
for its Purchased Shares, subject to the condition that such Purchaser must
call such funds from its investors in order to pay such aggregate purchase
price on the Closing Date.
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ARTICLE V
CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATION
OF THE PURCHASERS TO CLOSE
The obligation of the Purchasers to purchase the Purchased Shares, to
pay the purchase price therefor at the Closing and to perform their other
obligations hereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions on or before the Closing Date:
5.1 PURCHASED SHARES. The Sellers shall have delivered to each of
the Purchasers certificates in definitive form representing the number of
Purchased Shares.
5.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and
warranties of the Sellers contained in this Agreement shall each be true and
correct as of the Closing Date. Each of the Sellers shall have delivered to the
Purchasers a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by a duly
authorized officer of such Seller certifying as to the foregoing.
ARTICLE VI
CONDITIONS TO THE OBLIGATION
OF THE SELLERS TO CLOSE
The obligation of the Sellers to sell the Purchased Shares and to
perform their other obligations hereunder shall be subject to the satisfaction
of the following conditions on or before the Closing Date:
6.1 PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE. Each Purchaser shall be prepared
to pay the aggregate purchase price for the Purchased Shares to be purchased by
such Purchaser.
6.2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The representations and
warranties of the Purchasers contained in this Agreement shall each be true and
correct as of the Closing Date. Each of the Purchasers shall have delivered to
the Sellers a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by a duly
authorized officer of such Purchaser, certifying as to the foregoing.
ARTICLE VII
COVENANTS
7.1 OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY. Each of the Sellers, severally but
not jointly, shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Purchaser and its
Affiliates, directors, officers, partners, members, employees, agents and
representatives, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of
any of the foregoing (collectively, its "INDEMNIFIED GROUP"), from and against
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any and all Losses incurred or suffered by any Purchaser or any member of its
Indemnified Group to the extent such Losses arise out of or relate to the
breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of such Seller
contained in this Agreement.
7.2 INDEMNIFICATION PROCEDURE.
(a) Any Person seeking indemnification under Section 7.1
(the "INDEMNIFIED PARTY") shall promptly notify the party from whom
indemnification is being sought (the "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") in writing of any
claim or demand for which the Indemnified Party is asserting an indemnification
claim. Notice shall in all events be considered prompt if given no later than
thirty days after the Indemnified Party becomes aware of such claim or demand.
Such notice shall be accompanied by a reasonably full description of the basis
for such claim or demand and a reference to the provisions of this Agreement
under which liability is asserted; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no delay on the part
of the Indemnified Party in notifying any Indemnifying Party shall relieve the
Indemnifying Party of any liability hereunder unless (and then solely to the
extent) the Indemnifying Party is prejudiced by such delay.
(b) The Indemnifying Party shall have the right to
participate jointly in the defense of any third party Legal Action in
connection with which the Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification
hereunder, and the Indemnifying Party may elect to take over the defense of
such Legal Action with counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Party. The
Indemnifying Party shall notify the Indemnified Party within thirty days of its
receipt of a claim notice pursuant to this Section 7.2 as to whether or not it
will assume the defense against such Legal Action. If the Indemnifying Party
elects to take over the defense of such Legal Action, then:
(i) it shall keep the Indemnified Party
informed as to the status of such Legal Action and shall promptly send copies
of all related pleadings to the Indemnified Party;
(ii) with respect to any claim involved in such
Legal Action, the Indemnifying Party shall have the sole right to contest,
settle or otherwise dispose of such claim on such terms as the Indemnifying
Party shall deem appropriate; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the consent of the
Indemnified Party to any settlement or disposition shall be required if (A) it
results in any liability to or equitable relief against the Indemnified Party,
(B) the result would restrict the future activity of the Indemnified Party or
any of its Affiliates or (C) the result would result in the admission or
finding of a violation of law or violation of the rights of any Person by the
Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates; and
(iii) the Indemnified Party shall have the right
to participate jointly in the defense of such Legal Action with another counsel
of its own choosing, but shall do so at its own cost unless (A) there are
defenses available to the Indemnified Party that are not available to the
Indemnifying Party or (B) a conflict or potential conflict exists between the
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, in which case the costs of such
of other counsel shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party.
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If the Indemnifying Party does not elect to take over the defense of
such Legal Action, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the
obligation, to contest, settle or otherwise dispose of such Legal Action.
7.3 NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION.
(a) Each of the Sellers acknowledges that (i) the
Purchasers have informed such Seller that the Purchasers may possess certain
non-public information concerning the Company and its subsidiaries and/or the
Purchased Shares that may or may not be independently known to such Seller (all
of such non-public information is referred to as "NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION") and
(ii) the Purchasers have not disclosed the Non-Public Information to such
Seller.
(b) Each of the Sellers is executing, delivering and
performing this Agreement notwithstanding that it is aware that the Non-Public
Information may exist and that the Non-Public Information has not been
disclosed to such Seller, and such Seller confirms and acknowledges that
neither the existence of the Non-Public Information, the substance of the
Non-Public Information nor the fact that the Non-Public Information has not
been disclosed to such Seller is material to such Seller or to its decision to
execute, deliver and perform this Agreement.
(c) Each of the Sellers does, for itself and its
respective officers, directors, stockholders, employees, agents,
representatives, successors and/or assigns, hereby: (i) fully and irrevocably
waive any and all rights, remedies and claims it would or could have, or may
hereafter have, against each Purchaser and its Indemnified Group arising out of
or relating to the existence or substance of the Non-Public Information or the
fact that the Non-Public Information has not been disclosed to such Seller; and
(ii) forever release, discharge and dismiss any and all claims, rights, causes
of action, suits, obligations, debts, demands, arrangements, promises,
liabilities, controversies, costs, expenses, fees or damages of any kind,
whether known or unknown, accrued or not accrued, foreseen or unforeseen or
matured or not matured, that it ever had, now has, can have, or shall or may
hereafter have (including, but not limited to, any and all claims alleging
violations of U.S. federal or state securities laws, common-law fraud or
deceit, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence or otherwise), whether directly,
derivatively, representatively or in any other capacity, against any of the
Purchasers or their respective Indemnified Groups which (x) arise in connection
with the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the purchase
of the Purchased Shares and (y) are based upon, arise from or in any way relate
to, directly or indirectly, the existence or substance of the Non-Public
Information or the fact that the Non-Public Information has not been disclosed
to such Seller.
7.4 SUBSEQUENT SALES. Each Seller hereby covenants and agrees
with the Purchasers that:
(a) from and after the date hereof through and until
July 15, 2006, such Seller will not (i) sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of
(including, without limitation, enter into any hedging or similar transaction)
any shares of Common Stock (other than the Purchased Shares) at a price that is
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less than $25.00 per share or (ii) distribute any shares of Common Stock to its
limited partners or investors unless such distribution is made in connection
with a resale of such shares of Common Stock by such limited partners or
investors at a price that is greater than or equal to $25.00 per share; and
(b) from and after July 15, 2006 to but excluding
September 30, 2006, such Seller will not (i) sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose of (including, without limitation, enter into any hedging or similar
transaction) any shares of Common Stock other than pursuant to a public
offering of such Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the Securities Act or (ii) distribute any shares of Common Stock to its
limited partners or investors unless such limited partners and investors agree
in writing with the Seller making such distribution that they will not sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of (including, without limitation, enter into any
hedging or similar transaction) such shares of Common Stock except in a public
offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities
Act.
ARTICLE VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. All of the
representations and warranties made herein shall survive the execution and
delivery of this Agreement.
8.2 NOTICES. All notices, demands and other communications
provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing and shall be by
registered or certified first-class mail, return receipt requested, facsimile,
courier service or personal delivery:
if to the Sellers, to:
SAPEF GP Limited
Xxxxx 000-000 Xx. Xxxxx Xxxxx
Denis Street
Port Louis Mauritius
Facsimile: 000 000 0000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
XXX
Facsimile: x0 000 000-0000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq.
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if to the Purchasers, to:
c/o General Atlantic Service Company, LLC
0 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
XXX
Facsimile: x0 000 000 0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Esq.
Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx, Esq.
with a copy to:
Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000-0000
XXX
Facsimile: x0 000 000 0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx, Esq.
with a copy to:
Xxxx, Weiss, Rifkind, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
Alder Castle, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx XX0X 0XX
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Facsimile: x00 000 000 0000
Attention: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, Esq.
All such notices, demands and other communications shall be deemed to
have been duly given: (i) when delivered by hand, if personally delivered; (ii)
one Business Day after being sent, if sent via a reputable nationwide overnight
courier service guaranteeing next business day delivery; (iii) five (5)
Business Days after being sent, if sent by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid; and (iv) when receipt is mechanically
acknowledged, if sent by facsimile. Any party may by notice given in accordance
with this Section 8.2 designate another address or Person for receipt of
notices hereunder. Any party may give any notice, request, consent or other
communication under this Agreement using any other means (including, without
limitation, personal delivery, messenger service, first class mail or
electronic mail), but no such notice, request, consent or other communication
shall be deemed to have been duly given unless and until it is actually
received by the party to whom it is given.
8.3 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. This
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and
permitted assigns of the parties hereto. Subject to applicable securities laws
and the terms and conditions thereof, the Purchasers may assign any of their
rights under this Agreement to any of their respective Affiliates, but only
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after the Closing has occurred. None of the Sellers may assign any of their
rights under this Agreement without the written consent of the Purchasers.
Except as provided in Article VII, no Person other than the parties hereto and
their successors and permitted assigns is intended to be a beneficiary of this
Agreement.
8.4 AMENDMENT AND WAIVER.
(a) No failure or delay on the part of any of the
parties hereto in exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate
as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such
right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or remedy.
(b) Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to
any provision of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement,
and any consent to any departure by any of the parties hereto from the terms of
any provision of this Agreement, shall be effective (i) only if it is made or
given in writing and signed by all of the parties hereto, and (ii) only in the
specific instance and for the specific purpose for which made or given.
8.5 HEADINGS. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience
of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
8.6 GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF.
8.7 CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; SERVICE OF PROCESS.
(a) Any Legal Action arising out of or relating to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby may be instituted in any
Federal or State court sitting in New York City, New York. Each party agrees
not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, in any such Legal
Action, that (i) it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of such
court, (ii) the Legal Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, (iii) the
venue is improper or (iv) this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not
be enforced in or by such court. Each party further irrevocably submits to the
exclusive jurisdiction of such court in any such Legal Action.
(b) Any and all service of process and any other notice
in any such Legal Action shall be effective against any party if given
personally or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by
any other means of mail that requires a signed receipt, postage prepaid, mailed
to such party at the address provided in Section 8.2. Nothing herein contained
shall be deemed to affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner
permitted by law.
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8.8 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES AND, THEREFORE,
EACH SUCH PARTY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO
A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LEGAL ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO
CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS
REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO
ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, (B) SUCH PARTY
HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS
WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS
AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS
SECTION 8.8.
8.9 SEVERABILITY. If any one or more of the provisions contained
in this Agreement, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held
invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity,
legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of
the remaining provisions hereof shall not be in any way impaired, unless the
provisions held invalid, illegal or unenforceable shall substantially impair
the benefits of the remaining provisions hereof.
8.10 RULES OF CONSTRUCTION. Unless the context otherwise requires,
references to sections or subsections refer to sections or subsections of this
Agreement.
8.11 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement, together with the exhibits
hereto, are intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement
and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and
understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained
herein. There are no restrictions, promises, representations, warranties or
undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein. This Agreement,
together with the exhibits hereto, supersedes all prior agreements and
understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
8.12 PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS. The parties to this Agreement agree not
to, and to cause their Affiliates not to, make any public announcement
concerning this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby prior to the
Closing unless (a) such public announcement has been approved in advance by all
of the parties hereto or (b) required by any Requirement of Law or the rules
and regulations of any stock exchange or quotation system on which securities
of the Company are listed or traded.
8.13 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each of the parties shall execute such
documents and perform such further acts (including, without limitation,
obtaining any consents, exemptions, authorizations or other actions by, or
giving any notices to, or making any filings with, any Governmental Authority
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or any other Person) as may be reasonably required or desirable to carry out or
to perform the provisions of this Agreement.
8.14 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
[Signature page follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed, or have caused to
be executed, this Stock Purchase Agreement on the date first written above.
SELLERS:
SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE EQUITY FUND III, L.P.
By: SAPEF III INTERNATIONAL G.P. LIMITED,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxx Childs
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Name: Xxxxx Childs
Title: Director
SOUTH AFRICAN PRIVATE EQUITY TRUST III
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Title: General Partner
BRAIT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By: /s/ Xxxxx Childs
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Name: Xxxxx Childs
Title: Director
PURCHASERS:
GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS 82, L.P.
By: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC, its General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: President and Managing Director
GAPSTAR, LLC
By: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC, its Sole Member
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: President and Managing Director
GAP COINVESTMENTS III, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: A Managing Member
GAP COINVESTMENTS IV, LLC
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: A Managing Member
GAP COINVESTMENTS CDA, L.P.
By: GENERAL ATLANTIC LLC, its General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: President and Managing Director
GAPCO GMBH & CO. KG
By: GAPCO MANAGEMENT GMBH,
its General Partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title: Managing Director
