EXHIBIT 10.8
NETRATINGS, INC.
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SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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SEPTEMBER __, 1999
NETRATINGS, INC.
SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") is
made as of September __, 1999 by and among NetRatings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company") and the investors (the "Purchasers") listed on the
Schedule of Purchasers attached hereto as EXHIBIT A (the "Schedule of
Purchasers").
SECTION 1
AUTHORIZATION AND SALE OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK
1.1 AUTHORIZATION. On or before the Closing (as defined in Section 2),
the Company will authorize the sale and issuance of up to 4,887,051 shares (the
"Shares") of its Series D Preferred Stock (the "Series D Preferred Stock"),
having the respective rights, privileges and preferences as set forth in the
Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Restated Certificate") in
substantially the form attached to this Agreement as EXHIBIT B.
1.2 SALE OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, each Purchaser agrees to purchase at the Closing
(as defined below), and the Company agrees to sell and issue to each Purchaser,
that number of shares of the Company's Series D Preferred Stock set forth
opposite such Purchaser's name in column 2 on the Schedule of Purchasers, at a
purchase price of $3.1395 per share, for the aggregate purchase price set forth
in column 3 on the Schedule of Purchasers. The Company's agreements with each of
the Purchasers are separate agreements, and the sales of the Series D Preferred
Stock to each of the Purchasers are separate sales.
SECTION 2
CLOSING DATES, DELIVERY
2.1 CLOSING DATES. The closing, comprising the purchase by ACNielsen
Corporation ("ACN"), Trans Cosmos U.S.A. Inc. ("TCI") and Xxxxxxx Media
Research, Inc. ("NMR") and the sale by the Company of 4,887,051 shares of Series
D Preferred Stock under this Agreement shall be held at the offices of Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx & Freidenrich, 000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, XX 00000 on or before
September __, 1999, (the "Closing") or at such other time and place upon which
the Company and the Purchasers shall agree. For purposes of this Agreement,
unless the context otherwise requires, the term "Closing" shall refer, with
respect to each Purchaser, to the specific closing at which such Purchaser
purchased the Shares. The date of the Closing, with respect to each Purchaser,
is hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date."
2.2 DELIVERY. At the Closing, the Company will deliver to each
Purchaser a certificate or certificates, registered in the Purchaser's name as
set forth on the Schedule of Purchasers, representing the number of Shares to be
issued to such Purchaser at such Closing. At the Closing, delivery of the
certificates for the Shares will be made against delivery to the
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Company of the purchase price therefor by (i) check payable to the Company, (ii)
wire transfer according to the Company's instructions, or (iii) any combination
of the foregoing.
SECTION 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as set forth in the Schedule of Exceptions set forth in EXHIBIT
C attached to this Agreement, the Company hereby represents and warrants to the
Purchasers as follows:
3.1 CORPORATE ORGANIZATION AND AUTHORITY. The Company is a corporation
duly organized and existing under and is in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware. The Company is qualified to do business in the State of
California, has the corporate power and corporate authority to own and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as now conducted and as proposed to
be conducted and is not qualified to do business as a foreign corporation in any
jurisdiction other than California and such qualification is not presently
required in any jurisdiction where a failure to so qualify would have a material
adverse effect on the Company.
3.2 CAPITALIZATION. Immediately prior to the Closing, the authorized
capital stock of the Company shall consist of:
(a) PREFERRED STOCK. A total of 15,571,162 shares of Preferred
Stock, of which 1,900,000 shares are designated Series A Preferred Stock, all of
which shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof; of which
2,184,111 shares are designated Series B Preferred Stock, 1,477,151 of which
shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof; of which 6,600,000
shares are designated Series C Preferred Stock, of which 6,413,751 shares are
issued and outstanding as of the date hereof; and of which 4,887,051 shares are
designated Series D Preferred Stock, none of which shares will be issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Closing. Upon the filing of the Restated
Certificate, the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions on the Series
A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series
D Preferred Stock of the Company will be as set forth in the Restated
Certificate as in effect on the Closing Date.
(b) COMMON STOCK. A total of 84,428,838 shares of Common Stock, of
which 7,238,000 shares are duly and validly issued and outstanding, fully-paid,
nonassessable. The Company has reserved 1,900,000 shares of Common Stock for
issuance upon conversion of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock,
and 2,184,111 shares of its Common Stock for issuance upon conversion of the
outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase Series B
Preferred Stock, 6,600,000 shares of Common Stock for issuance upon conversion
of the outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock and 4,887,051 shares of
Common Stock for issuance upon conversion of the outstanding shares of Series D
Preferred Stock to be issued hereunder. The Company has presently has in reserve
4,917,000 shares of Common Stock under the 1998 Stock Plan for issuance to
employees and directors of, and consultants to, the Company (consisting of
3,131,200 shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding options and 1,785,800
shares of Common Stock available for grant under such plan). Except as
contemplated by this Agreement and the Stockholders Agreement (as defined
below),
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there are no other outstanding warrants, options, conversion privileges,
preemptive rights, or other rights or agreements to purchase or otherwise
acquire or issue any equity securities of the Company. Other than the
Stockholders Agreement (as defined below), and the Addendum No. 1 to the
Stockholders Agreement (as defined below), and the Restated Rights Agreement (as
defined below), and the Addendum No. 1 to the Restated Rights Agreement (as
defined below),the Company is not a party or subject to any agreement or
understanding, and, to the Company's knowledge, there is no agreement or
understanding between any persons and/or entities, which affects or relates to
the voting or giving of written consents with respect to any security or by a
director of the Company.
3.3 AUTHORIZATION. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its
officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution,
delivery and performance of all obligations under this Agreement and for the
sale, issuance and delivery of the Shares, and of the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Shares has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing.
This Agreement and the Restated Rights Agreement and Addendum No. 1 thereto
attached hereto as EXHIBIT D (the "Restated Rights Agreement" and Addendum No. 1
thereto), when executed and delivered by the Company, will constitute legally
binding and valid obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with
their terms. The Stockholders Agreement and Addendum No. 1 thereto attached
hereto as EXHIBIT E (the "Stockholders Agreement" and Addendum No. 1 thereto),
when executed and delivered by the Company, will constitute legally valid and
binding obligations of the Company to the extent of the Company's obligations
thereunder, enforceable in accordance with their terms. This Agreement, the
Restated Rights Agreement and Addendum No. 1 thereto, and the Stockholders
Agreement and Addendum No. 1 thereto are referred to collectively herein as the
"Company Agreements."
3.4 VALIDITY OF SHARES. The Shares, when issued, sold and delivered in
accordance with the terms and for the consideration expressed in this Agreement,
shall be duly and validly issued (including, without limitation, issued in
compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, assuming the
accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Purchasers set forth
herein), fully-paid and non-assessable and free and clear of all liens and
encumbrances (other than those, if any, created or imposed by a Purchaser). The
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Shares has been reserved, and
assuming such Common Stock is issued to the Purchasers, upon issuance in
accordance with the Restated Certificate, shall be duly and validly issued
(including, without limitation, issued in compliance with all applicable federal
and state securities laws), fully-paid and non-assessable.
3.5 NO CONFLICT WITH OTHER INSTRUMENTS. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of the Company Agreements will not result in any
violation of or constitute a default under, with or without the passage of time
or the giving of notice, (i) any provision of the Restated Certificate or the
Company's Bylaws; (ii) any provision of any judgment, decree or order to which
the Company is a party or by which it is bound; (iii) any material contract,
obligation or commitment to which the Company is a party or by which it is
bound; or (iv) any statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to the
Company.
3.6 NO DEFAULTS OR VIOLATIONS. The Company is not in violation of any
term or provision of its Restated Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, each
as currently in effect, or
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any material term or provision of any indebtedness, mortgage, indenture,
contract, agreement, judgment, statute, rule or regulation, or to the Company's
knowledge, any decree or order.
3.7 PRIVATE OFFERING. The Company agrees that neither the Company nor
anyone acting on its behalf will offer any of the Shares or any similar
securities for issuance or sale to, or solicit any offering to acquire any of
the same from, anyone so as to make the sale and issuance of the Shares subject
to the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").
3.8 PRIOR REGISTRATION RIGHTS. Except as provided in the Rights
Agreement and Addendum No. 1 thereto, the Company is under no contractual
obligation to register under the Securities Act any of its presently outstanding
securities or any of its securities that may subsequently be issued.
3.9 LITIGATION. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation
pending or, to the Company's knowledge, currently threatened against the Company
that questions the validity of this Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement and
Addendum No. 1 thereto or the Restated Rights Agreement and Addendum No. 1
thereto or the right of the Company to enter into any of such agreements, or
which might result, either individually or in the aggregate, in any material
adverse change in the assets, condition, affairs or prospects of the Company,
financially or otherwise, or any change in the current equity ownership of the
Company, nor is the Company aware that there is any basis for the foregoing. The
foregoing includes, without limitation, actions pending or threatened (or any
basis therefor known to the Company) involving the prior employment of any of
the Company's employees, their use in connection with the Company's business of
any information or techniques allegedly proprietary to any of their former
employers, or their obligations under any agreements with prior employers. The
Company is not a party or subject to the provisions of any order, writ,
injunction, judgment or decree of any court or government agency or
instrumentality. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation by the
Company currently pending or which the Company intends to initiate.
3.10 ACTION. The Company has not (i) declared or paid any dividends, or
authorized or made any distribution upon or with respect to any class or series
of its capital stock, (ii) incurred any indebtedness for money borrowed or any
other liabilities (other than with respect to dividend obligations,
distributions, indebtedness and other obligations incurred in the ordinary
course of business) individually in excess of $50,000 or, in the case of
indebtedness and/or liabilities individually less than $50,000 in excess of
$100,000 in the aggregate, (iii) made any loans or advances to any person, other
than ordinary advances for travel expenses, or (iv) sold, exchanged or otherwise
disposed of any of its assets or rights, other than the sale of its inventory in
the ordinary course of business.
3.11 DISTRIBUTIONS. There has been no declaration or payment by the
Company of any dividend, nor any distribution by the Company of any assets of
any kind, to any class or series of its capital stock.
3.12 EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLANS. The Company is not party to or bound
by any currently effective employment contracts, deferred compensation
agreements, bonus plans, incentive plans, profit sharing plans, retirement
agreements, employee benefit plan subject to the
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or other employee compensation
agreements. Subject to applicable law, the employment of each officer and
employee of the Company is terminable at the will of the Company.
3.13 EMPLOYEES. The Company has no collective bargaining agreements
with any of its employees. There is no labor union organizing activity pending
or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened with respect to the Company. No
employee has any agreement or contract, written or verbal, regarding his
employment. To the Company's knowledge, no employee of the Company, nor any
consultant with whom the Company has contracted, is in violation of any term of
any employment contract, proprietary information agreement or any other
agreement relating to the right of any such individual to be employed by, or to
contract with, the Company because of the nature of the business to be conducted
by the Company; and to the Company's knowledge the continued employment by the
Company of its present employees, and the performance of the Company's contracts
with its independent contractors, will not result in any such violation. The
Company has not received any notice alleging that any such violation has
occurred. No employee of the Company has been granted the right to continued
employment by the Company or to any material compensation following termination
of employment with the Company. The Company is not aware that any officer or key
employee, or that any group of key employees, intends to terminate his
employment with the Company, nor does the Company have a present intention to
terminate the employment of any officer, key employee or group of key employees.
3.14 PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND INVENTIONS AGREEMENTS; INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY.
(a) Each current officer, director and employee of the Company has
executed a customary form of confidential information and inventions agreement.
(b) Each former and current employee, officer and consultant of
the Company has executed a customary form of confidential information and
inventions agreement.
(c) The Company has not violated and by conducting its business as
proposed, will not violate any of the patents, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, copyrights or trade secrets or other of any other person or entity. None
of the Company's officers or key employees, and the Company is not aware that
any of its other employees, is obligated under any contract (including licenses,
covenants or commitments of any nature) or other agreement, or subject to any
judgment, decree or order of any court or administrative agency, that would
interfere with their duties to the Company or that would conflict with the
Company's business as proposed to be conducted. Neither the execution nor
delivery of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of the Company's business by the
employees for the Company, nor the conduct of the Company's business as
proposed, will result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or
constitute a default under, any contract, covenant or instrument under which any
employee is now obligated. It will not be necessary for the Company to utilize
any inventions, trade secrets or proprietary information of any of its employees
made prior to their employment by the Company, except for inventions, trade
secrets or proprietary information that have been assigned to the Company.
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3.15 MINUTE BOOKS. The minute books of the Company contain a complete
summary of all meetings of directors and stockholders since the time of
incorporation and reflect all transactions referred to in such minutes
accurately in all material respects.
3.16 INSURANCE. The Company currently holds fire and casualty insurance
policies, with extended coverage, sufficient in amount (subject to reasonable
deductibles) to allow it to replace any of its properties that might be damaged
or destroyed.
3.17 PERMITS. No governmental orders, permissions, consents, approvals
or authorizations are required to be obtained and no registrations or
declarations are required to be filed in connection with the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the issuance of the Shares or the Conversion
Shares, except such as has been duly and validly obtained or filed, or with
respect to any filings that must be made after the Closing, as will be filed in
a timely manner. The Company has all franchises, permits, licenses and any
similar authority necessary for the conduct of its business as now being
conducted by it, the lack of which could materially and adversely affect the
business, properties, prospects or financial condition of the Company and
believes it can obtain, without undue burden or expense, any similar authority
for the conduct of its business as planned to be conducted.
3.18 ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY LAWS. To its knowledge, the Company is
not in violation of any applicable statute, law or regulation relating to the
environment or occupational health and safety, and to its knowledge, no material
expenditures are or will be required in order to comply with any such existing
statute, law or regulation.
3.19 FULL DISCLOSURE. The Company has fully provided the Purchasers
with all the information which the Purchasers have requested for deciding
whether to purchase the Shares and all information which the Company believes is
reasonably necessary to enable the Purchasers to make such decision. The
representations and warranties of the Company contained in this Agreement and
the Restated Rights Agreement and Addendum No. 1 thereto, certificates and other
documents made or delivered in connection herewith do not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit any material fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein or herein in view of the circumstances under which
they were made not misleading.
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SECTION 4
Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers
Each Purchaser hereby severally represents and warrants to the Company
with respect to the purchase of the Shares as follows:
4.1 EXPERIENCE. Purchaser has substantial experience in evaluating and
investing in private placement transactions so that Purchaser is capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of Purchaser's investment in the Company.
Purchaser, by reason of its business or financial experience or the business or
financial experience of its professional advisors who are unaffiliated with and
who are not compensated by the Company or any affiliate or selling agent of the
Company, directly or indirectly, has the capacity to protect its own interests
in connection with the purchase of the Shares under this Agreement.
4.2 INVESTMENT. Purchaser is acquiring the Shares and the underlying
Common Stock for investment for Purchaser's own account, not as a nominee or
agent, and not with the view to, or for resale in connection with, any
distribution thereof. Purchaser understands that the Shares and the underlying
Common Stock have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act
by reason of a specific exemption therefrom, and that any such exemption would
depend, among other things, upon the bona fide nature of the investment intent
and the accuracy of such Purchaser's representations as expressed in this
Agreement. Purchaser has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring
the Shares or the underlying Common Stock.
4.3 RULE 144. Purchaser acknowledges that the Shares and the underlying
Common Stock must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the
Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Purchaser is
aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act which
permit limited resale of shares purchased in a private placement subject to the
satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among other things, the existence
of a public market for the shares, the availability of certain current public
information about the Company, the resale occurring following the period of time
prescribed by Rule 144, the sale being effected through a "broker's transaction"
or in transactions directly with a "market maker" (as provided by Rule 144(f))
and the number of shares being sold during any three-month period not exceeding
specified limitations.
4.4 NO PUBLIC MARKET. Purchaser understands that no public market now
exists for any of the securities issued by the Company, that the Company has
made no assurances that a public market will ever exist for the Shares or the
underlying Common Stock and that, even if such a public market exists at some
future time, the Company may not then be satisfying the current public
information requirements of Rule 144.
4.5 ACCESS TO DATA. Purchaser and its representatives have met with
representatives of the Company and have had the opportunity to ask questions of,
and receive answers from, said representatives concerning the Company and the
terms and conditions of this transaction as well as to obtain any information
requested by Purchaser. Any questions raised by Purchaser or its representatives
concerning the transaction have been answered to the satisfaction of Purchaser
and its representatives. Purchaser's decision to purchase the Shares is based in
part on the
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answers to such questions as Purchaser and its representatives have raised
concerning the transaction and on its own evaluation of the risks and merits of
the purchase and the Company's proposed business activities.
4.6 AUTHORIZATION. This Agreement when executed and delivered by the
Purchaser will constitute a valid and legally binding obligation of the
Purchaser, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
4.7 TAX LIABILITY. Purchaser has reviewed with its own tax advisers the
federal, state, local and foreign tax consequences of this investment and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Purchaser has relied solely on such
advisers and not on any statements or representations of the Company or its
agents. Purchaser understands that it (and not the Company) shall be responsible
for its own tax liability that may arise as a result of this Agreement.
SECTION 5
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF PURCHASERS
Each Purchaser's obligation to purchase the Shares at the Closing is,
at the option of the Purchaser, subject to the fulfillment or waiver as of the
Closing Date of the following conditions:
5.1 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES CORRECT. The representations and
warranties made by the Company in Section 3 of this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects when made, and shall be true and correct in all
material respects on the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if they
had been made on and as of said date.
5.2 COVENANTS. All covenants, agreements and conditions contained in
this Agreement to be performed by the Company on or prior to the Closing Date
shall have been performed or complied with in all respects.
5.3 COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE. The Company shall have delivered to such
Purchaser a certificate of the Company, executed by the President of the
Company, dated the Closing Date, and certifying to the fulfillment of the
conditions specified in Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of this Agreement.
5.4 BLUE SKY. The Company shall have obtained all necessary Blue Sky
law permits and qualifications, or secured exemptions therefrom, required by any
state for the offer and sale of the Shares and the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Purchaser's Shares.
5.5 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. The Restated Certificate shall have
been filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
5.6 RESTATED RIGHTS AGREEMENT. The Company and each of the other
parties thereto shall have executed and delivered the Restated Rights Agreement
and Addendum No. 1 thereto.
5.7 STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT. The Company and each of the other parties
thereto shall have executed and delivered the Stockholders Agreement and
Addendum No. 1 thereto.
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5.8 LEGAL MATTERS. All material matters of a legal nature which pertain
to this Agreement, the Restated Rights Agreement and Addendum No. 1 thereto and
the Restated Stockholders Agreement and Addendum No. 1 thereto , and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, shall have been reasonably
approved by counsel to the Purchasers.
5.9 OPINION OF COMPANY'S COUNSEL. Such Purchaser shall have received
from counsel to the Company, an opinion, dated the Closing Date, substantially
in the form as that attached hereto as EXHIBIT F.
SECTION 6
CONDITIONS TO CLOSING OF COMPANY
The Company's obligation to sell and issue the Shares to any Purchaser
at the Closing is, at the option of the Company, subject to the fulfillment or
waiver of the following conditions (PROVIDED, that since each sale to each
Purchaser is a separate sale, if a condition is required to be fulfilled by a
Purchaser, then it must be fulfilled by the Purchaser to which the shares are
being issued):
6.1 REPRESENTATIONS. The representations made by such Purchaser in
Section 4 of this Agreement shall be true and correct when made, and shall be
true and correct on the Closing Date.
6.2 BLUE SKY. The Company shall have obtained all necessary Blue Sky
law permits and qualifications, or secured exemptions therefrom, required by any
state for the offer and sale of the Shares and the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the Shares being sold to such Purchaser.
6.3 CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION. The Restated Certificate shall have
been filed by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
6.4 COVENANTS. All covenants, agreements and conditions contained in
this Agreement to be performed by such Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date
shall have been performed or complied with in all material respects.
6.5 LEGAL MATTERS. All material matters of a legal nature which pertain
to this Agreement, the Restated Rights Agreement and Addendum No. 1 thereto, the
Restated Stockholders Agreement and Addendum No. 1 thereto and the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby, shall have been reasonably approved by counsel
to the Company.
SECTION 7
AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
As long as a Purchaser (together with any affiliate of such Purchaser)
holds not less than 350,000 Shares (or an equivalent number of shares consisting
of the Shares or Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Shares), as adjusted
for recapitalizations, stock splits, stock dividends and the like, the Company
will provide the information set forth in Sections 7.1 and
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7.2 to such Purchaser, and will provide the information set forth in Section 7.1
as long as a Purchaser holds any capital stock of the Company:
7.1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
(a) As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year, and
in any event within ninety (90) days thereafter, consolidated balance sheets of
the Company and its subsidiaries, if any, as of the end of such fiscal year, and
consolidated statements of income and consolidated statements of changes in
financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries, if any, for such year,
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and setting
forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year,
all in reasonable detail and audited by the Company's independent public
accountants.
(b) Contemporaneously with delivery to holders of Common Stock, a
copy of each report of the Company delivered to holders of the Company's Common
Stock.
7.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
(a) As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal month, and
in any event within thirty (30) days thereafter, an unaudited consolidated
balance sheet of the Company, as at the end of such month, and unaudited
consolidated statements of income and unaudited consolidated statements of cash
flow for such month and for the current fiscal year to date, compared against
the annual budget. Such financial statements shall be prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied (other than
accompanying notes and subject to year-end adjustments), all in reasonable
detail.
(b) As soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 days prior
to the end of each fiscal year, a budget for the next fiscal year, including
balance sheets and sources and applications of funds statements and, as soon as
prepared, any other budgets or revised budgets prepared by the Company.
(c) For so long as a Purchaser is eligible to receive reports
under this Section 7.2, it shall also have the right, at its expense, to discuss
the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company with the Company's officers,
all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably requested;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to provide any
information that the Board of Directors reasonably considers to be a trade
secret or to contain confidential information.
7.3 TRANSFER OF INFORMATION RIGHTS. The information rights set forth in
Sections 7.1 and 7.2 may be transferred in any nonpublic transfer of Shares (or
Shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Shares), provided that the
Company is given written notice of such transfer, and provided further that the
right to receive the information set forth in Section 7.2 may only be
transferred to a holder of, or affiliated holders who in the aggregate hold, at
least 350,000 Shares (or an equivalent number of Shares consisting of the Shares
or Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Shares, as appropriately adjusted
for stock splits and the like). In the event that the Company reasonably
determines that provision of information to a transferee pursuant to this
Section 7.3 would materially adversely affect its proprietary position, such
information may be edited in the manner necessary to avoid such effect.
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7.4 TERMINATION OF COVENANTS. The covenants set forth in Sections 7.1
and 7.2 shall terminate on and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier
of (i) the consummation of the Company's sale of its Common Stock in an
underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement
filed under the Securities Act, immediately subsequent to which the Company
shall be obligated to file annual and quarterly reports with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act") or (ii) the registration by the Company of a class of its equity
securities under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Exchange Act.
7.5 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND INVENTION ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT. The
Company shall require all of its current and future officers and each employee
or consultant with access to confidential information regarding the Company's
operations, to execute and deliver a customers form of confidential information
and invention assignment agreement.
7.6 VESTING OF EMPLOYEE STOCK. Any stock granted to employees of or
consultants to the Company as part of the Common Stock reserved for such purpose
shall be subject to the Company's standard vesting provisions, which provide for
a four year term with 25% of the total shares or options to be granted vesting
on the first anniversary of the date of employment or association with the
Company and the remaining shares vesting at a rate of 1/48th of the total amount
per month ("Standard Vesting"); provided, however, that in the case of any stock
granted to an employee or consultant of the Company who (x) has previously
received a stock grant with Standard Vesting and (y) has at least one year of
continuous service with the Company, the vesting provisions for such follow-on
stock grant may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors (or a committee
thereof), provide for a four year term with vesting at a rate of 1/48th of the
total amount per month.
SECTION 8
BOARD REPRESENTATION
8.1 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS. The Company and each of the Purchasers
covenant and agree to nominate, and to use their diligent best efforts to cause
the Board of Directors to be elected consistent with the Bylaws or any agreement
between the Company and its stockholders.
SECTION 9
MISCELLANEOUS
9.1 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed in all respects by
the laws of the State of California without giving effect to the conflicts of
laws principles thereof, and by the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware to the extent applicable to any corporate action related to the Company
hereunder.
9.2 SURVIVAL. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
made in this Agreement shall survive the closing of the transactions
contemplated hereby, and shall in no way be affected by any investigation of the
subject matter hereof made by or on behalf of the Purchasers or the Company.
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9.3 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and
be binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs, executors and administrators of
the parties to this Agreement; provided, however, that the right of the
Purchasers to purchase the Shares shall not be assignable without the prior
written consent of the Company.
9.4 ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT. This Agreement and the other documents
delivered pursuant to this Agreement at the Closing constitute the full and
entire understanding and agreement between the parties with regard to the
subjects hereof and thereof, and supersede all prior agreements and merge all
prior discussions, negotiations, proposals and offers (written or oral) between
them, and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by
any warranties, representations or covenants except as specifically set forth
herein or therein. Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, 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 at least a majority of the Shares (or shares of Common
Stock issued upon conversion of the Shares) may, with the written consent of the
Company, waive, modify or amend on behalf of all holders, any provisions hereof
benefiting such holders, so long as the effect thereof will be that all such
holders will be treated equally.
9.5 NOTICES, ETC. All notices and other communications required or
permitted under this Agreement shall be mailed by registered or certified mail,
postage prepaid, or otherwise delivered by hand or by messenger, addressed (a)
if to a Purchaser, at such Purchaser's address set forth on 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, 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 offices and addressed to the
attention of the President, or at such other address as the Company shall have
furnished to the Purchaser.
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 72
hours after the same has been deposited in a regularly maintained receptacle for
the deposit of the United States mail, addressed and postage prepaid as
aforesaid.
9.6 DELAYS OR OMISSIONS. Except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, no delay or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing
to any holder of any Shares, upon any breach or default of the Company under
this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power or remedy of such holder nor
shall it be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an
acquiescence therein, or of or in any similar breach or default thereafter
occurring; nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a
waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. Any
waiver, permit, consent or approval of any kind or character on the part of any
holder of any breach or default under this Agreement, or any waiver on the part
of any holder of any provisions or conditions of this Agreement, must be in
writing and shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such
writing. All
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remedies, either under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any
holder, shall be cumulative and not alternative.
9.7 CALIFORNIA CORPORATE SECURITIES LAW. THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES
WHICH ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE
COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH
SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR
PRIOR TO SUCH QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT
FROM THE QUALIFICATION BY SECTIONS 25100, 25102, OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA
CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY
CONDITIONED UPON SUCH QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO
EXEMPT.
9.8 EXPENSES. The Company and the Purchasers shall each bear their own
expenses incurred on their behalf with respect to this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby, except that the Company shall cover the
reasonable fees and expenses (not to exceed $15,000) of one counsel to the
Purchasers.
9.9 COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be enforceable against the parties actually
executing such counterparts, and all of which together shall constitute one
instrument.
9.10 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.
9.11 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.
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The foregoing SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT is hereby
executed as of the date first above written.
"COMPANY" NETRATINGS, INC.
a Delaware corporation
By:
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Xxxxx X. Xxxx, President & CEO
"PURCHASERS" ACNIELSEN CORPORATION
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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XXXXXXX MEDIA RESEARCH
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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TRANS COSMOS U.S.A. INC.
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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