Preferred Stock Warrant - Synopsys Inc. and VLSI Libraries Inc.
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE
SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN
EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AS TO THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID ACT OR AN
OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE CORPORATION THAT SUCH REGISTRATION
IS NOT REQUIRED.
THE WARRANT REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO AND IS
SUBJECT TO A SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK AND WARRANT PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED
DECEMBER 17, 1996, TOGETHER WITH ALL EXHIBITS THERETO ( THE "PURCHASE
AGREEMENT") BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND SYNOPSYS, INC., WHICH FIXES THE RIGHTS
AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER OF THIS WARRANT. A COPY OF
THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT IS ON FILE AT THE COMPANY'S PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND
WILL BE FURNISHED TO THE HOLDER HEREOF UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE
CORPORATION.
VLSI LIBRARIES INCORPORATED
PREFERRED STOCK WARRANT
Warrant to Purchase 50,000 Shares of Series B Preferred Stock and
an Additional Variable Amount of Shares of Preferred Stock
This Warrant hereby certifies that for value received, Synopsys, Inc.
("Synopsys" or the "Holder") is entitled to purchase from VLSI Libraries
Incorporated (the "Company"):
(1) Up to 50,000 shares of the Company's Series B Preferred Stock at the
exercise price of $3.77 per share, subject to Section 2.1 below; and
(2) Subsequent to the issuance of the 50,000 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock and subject to Section 2.1 below, Additional Shares of Preferred Stock of
the Company at the price per share determined for such series of Preferred Stock
at the time of issuance.
The number of shares purchasable upon any exercise of the rights set forth
in (1) and (2) above shall be limited to such number of shares of Preferred
Stock that, when combined with (x) the number of shares of Series B Preferred
Stock originally purchased by Synopsys under the Purchase Agreement, and (y) any
additional shares of Preferred Stock of the Company purchased by Synopsys after
the date hereof in connection with this Warrant or otherwise, will increase
Synopsys' aggregate percentage ownership to 9.9% (the "Gross-Up Percentage") of
the Company's issued and outstanding capital stock at the time of such exercise.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Synopsys fails to exercise this
Warrant for the full number of Warrant Shares which could be issued upon receipt
of a Notice of Exercisability as described in Section 2.2 below, Synopsys shall
forfeit the right to purchase such Warrant Shares and Synopsys' Gross-Up
Percentage for purposes of future exercises of this Warrant shall
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be decreased to the percentage ownership by Synopsys of the Company's issued and
outstanding capital stock following the event which gave rise to the Notice of
Exercisability.
This Warrant has been issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and is
subject to the terms and conditions, and entitled to the benefits, thereof,
including provisions providing certain information and other rights. A copy of
the Purchase Agreement is available for inspection at the principal office of
the Company and will be furnished without charge to the Holder upon written
request to the Company. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the meaning given to them in the Purchase Agreement.
Section 1
DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
"Additional Shares of Preferred Stock" shall mean a series of Preferred
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Stock issued upon exercise of this Warrant subsequent to the issuance of 50,000
shares of Series B Preferred Stock, which new series shall be essentially
identical to the Series B Preferred Stock with only such changes as shall be
necessary to reflect a different per share price of such series of Preferred
Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, in the event of an exercise of
this Warrant in conjunction with the Company's first underwritten public
offering pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the
Securities Act (the "IPO"), such Additional Shares of Preferred Stock shall
instead be issued as shares of Common Stock of the Company.
"Closing Date" shall mean December 17, 1996, or such other date as agreed
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upon by the parties.
"Executive Officer" shall mean, with respect to the Company, its President
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or Chief Financial Officer.
"Exercise Form" shall mean the exercise form attached as Schedule 1
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hereto.
"Exercise Price" shall mean (i) on the purchase of the 50,000 shares of
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Series B Preferred Stock, $3.77 per share, (ii) on the issuance of Additional
Shares of Preferred Stock, the price per share determined for such series of
Preferred Stock at the time of issuance, provided that all other purchasers of
such series pay the same consideration, and (iii) on an issuance of Additional
Shares of Preferred Stock in conjunction with an IPO, the public offering price
per share less any underwriting discounts and commissions. With respect to the
issuance of Additional Shares of Preferred Stock in the event of: (i) a
Financing (as defined in Section 2.1 below), the Exercise Price will be the per
share price prevailing in the Financing; (ii) an Annual Gross-Up (as defined in
Section 2.1 below), the Exercise Price will be the fair market value of the
Additional Shares of Preferred Stock as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors without reference to a control premium; (iii) an Offensive
Acquisition (as defined in Section 2.1 below), the Exercise Price will be the
fair market value of the Additional Shares of Preferred Stock as determined in
good faith by the Board of Directors with reference to the value
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received by the Company in the Offensive Acquisition in return for the shares of
the Company's capital stock issued therefor; or (iv) a Defensive Merger (as
defined immediately below), the Exercise Price will be the fair market value of
the Additional Shares of Preferred as determined in good faith by the Board of
Directors with reference to the value received by the Company in the Defensive
Merger in exchange for the shares of the Company's capital stock.
"Expiration Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) the closing of the
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Company's sale of its Common Stock in an IPO or (ii) the closing of a merger or
consolidation of the Company with or into any other corporation or other entity
or person, or any other corporate reorganization in which the Company shall not
be the surviving or continuing entity of such merger, consolidation or
reorganization (a "Defensive Merger"); provided, however, that this Warrant may
be exercised in conjunction with an IPO or a Defensive Merger as provided in
Section 2.1 below.
"Holder" shall mean Synopsys, Inc.
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"Person" shall mean an individual or a corporation, association,
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partnership, joint venture, organization, business, trust, or any other entity
or organization, including a government or any subdivision or agency thereof.
"Warrant Shares" shall mean the 50,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock
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issued or issuable upon exercise of this Warrant in accordance with Section 2.1,
and any Additional Shares of Preferred Stock issued pursuant to this Warrant.
Section 2
EXERCISE OF WARRANT
Section 2.1 Exercisability of Warrant.
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(a) As of the date of issuance of this Warrant, (i) Synopsys
is the holder of 9.9% of the Company's issued and outstanding capital stock, and
(ii) the Company has reserved for future issuance 1,677,646 shares of Common
Stock upon exercise of options issued or to be issued pursuant to the Company's
1993 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). This Warrant shall be exercisable upon the
occurrence of any of the events listed in Section 2.1(b) below to enable
Synopsys to purchase additional shares of capital stock of the Company to
maintain its Gross-Up Percentage, solely where the dilution is caused by the
issuance of up to 1,677,646 shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of stock
options issued under the Plan.
(b) This Warrant shall become exercisable upon any of the
following events:
(i) a Financing - involving the issuance of capital
stock by the Company for the primary purpose of raising financing, as opposed to
debt financing transactions, capital equipment lease transactions, technology
license agreements or strategic partner transactions;
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(ii) an Offensive Acquisition - involving the
issuances of capital stock by the Company in connection with a merger or
consolidation with or an acquisition of another corporation, entity or person,
where the Company is the surviving or continuing entity of such merger,
consolidation or acquisition;
(iii) an Annual Gross-Up - which shall occur at the end
of each fiscal year of the Company in which there has not been a Financing or an
Offensive Acquisition;
(iv) an IPO; and
(v) a Defensive Merger.
(c) Upon the occurrence of any of the events described in
subsection (b) above, the Company shall deliver a Notice of Exercisability to
Synopsys: (i) in the case of a Financing or Offensive Acquisition, not less than
10 days prior to the closing thereof, (ii) in the case of an Annual Gross-Up,
within 30 days after completion by the Company of its annual audit for that
fiscal year, (iii) in the case of an IPO, not less than 10 days prior to the
filing of the registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, and (iv) in the case of a Defensive Merger, not less than 10 days
prior to the execution of a definitive acquisition agreement.
Section 2.2 Exercise of Warrant.
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(a) Upon receipt of a Notice of Exercisability from the
Company, the Holder may exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, by
delivering to the Company a properly completed Exercise Form in the form of
Schedule 1 hereto and promptly, upon determination of the per share price
therefor, a check in the aggregate amount equal to the product obtained by
multiplying (i) the Exercise Price then in effect by (ii) the number of Warrant
Shares being purchased. An exercise in conjunction with an IPO or Defensive
Merger shall be made contingent upon the closing of such transaction.
(b) Holder shall have ten (10) business days from the
receipt of a Notice of Exercisability to elect to exercise this Warrant. The
closing date of such purchase of securities will be: (i) in the case of a
Financing, Offensive Acquisition, IPO or Defensive Merger, the same date as the
closing of any such transaction, and (ii) in the event of an Annual Gross-Up,
the closing shall occur as soon as possible, but not later than five (5)
business days after receipt of consent of the shareholders of the Company to
amend the Company's Restated Articles of Incorporation to authorize the
Additional Shares of Preferred Stock to be issued to Synopsys upon exercise of
this Warrant.
(c) The Company shall not be required to issue fractional
Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the Warrant.
(d) The Company shall pay all taxes (other than any
applicable income or similar taxes payable by a holder of a Warrant)
attributable to the initial issuance of Warrant Shares upon the exercise of the
Warrant; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay any
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tax
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which may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in the issuance of any
Warrant or any certificate for Warrant Shares in a name other than that of the
Holder of the Warrant.
Section 2.3 Authorization of Additional Shares of Preferred Stock. At
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such time as Holder is entitled to purchase Additional Shares of Preferred Stock
pursuant to this Warrant, and in the event such Additional Shares of Preferred
Stock are not being purchased pursuant to a Financing, the Company shall
promptly prepare an amendment to its Restated Articles of Incorporation (the
"Articles") to establish a new series of Preferred Stock which shall constitute
the Additional Shares of Preferred Stock which the Holder is entitled to acquire
at that time, and the Company shall promptly solicit the approval of the
shareholders of the Company to the establishment of such additional series of
Preferred Stock and to the filing of such amendment to the Articles and shall
take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to establish a new series
of Preferred Stock in accordance with the requirements of the California
Corporations Code and the Company's Articles and Bylaws. In the event the
Company is unable to obtain the consent of the Company's shareholders to the
establishment of such additional series of Preferred Stock, the Company agrees
that Synopsys shall have the right to buy a number of shares of Common Stock
equivalent to the number of shares of such new series of Preferred Stock that
Synopsys would otherwise be entitled to acquire hereunder.
Section 3
ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE PRICE AND
NUMBER OF WARRANT SHARES
Section 3.1 The number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock purchasable
upon exercise of the Warrant shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in
accordance with this Section 3.
Section 3.2 Subdivisions or Combinations
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If, at any time after the Closing Date, (a) the number of
shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock outstanding is increased by a dividend
or other distribution payable in shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock or by
a subdivision or split-up of shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or (b)
the number of shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock outstanding is decreased
by a combination or reverse stock split of shares of Common Stock or Preferred
Stock, then, in each case, effective as of the effective date of such event
retroactive to the record date, if any, of such event, (i) the Exercise Price of
the Series B Preferred Stock shall be adjusted to a price determined by
multiplying (A) the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such event by
(B) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock and Preferred Stock outstanding immediately prior to such event and the
denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock or Preferred
Stock outstanding after giving effect to such event, and (ii) the number of
shares of Series B Preferred Stock subject to purchase upon the exercise of the
Warrant shall be adjusted effective at such time, to a number equal to the
product of (A) the number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock subject to
purchase upon the exercise of the Warrant immediately prior to such event by (B)
a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock
and Preferred Stock outstanding
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after giving effect to such event and the denominator of which shall be the
number of shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock outstanding immediately
prior to such event.
Section 3.3 Capital Reorganization or Capital Reclassifications.
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If, at any time after the Closing Date, there shall be any
capital reorganization or any reclassification of the capital stock of the
Company (other than a change in par value or from par value to no par value or
from no par value to par value or as a result of a stock dividend or
subdivision, split-up or combination of shares), then in each case the Company
shall cause effective provision to be made so that the Warrant shall, effective
as of the effective date of such event retroactive to the record date, if any,
of such event, be exercisable for the kind and number of shares of stock, other
securities, cash or other property, to which a holder of the number of shares of
Series B Preferred Stock deliverable upon exercise of such Warrant would have
been entitled upon such reorganization or reclassification and any such
provision shall include adjustments in respect of such stock, securities or
other property that shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to the
adjustments provided for in this Agreement with respect to such Warrant.
Section 3.4 Notice of Adjustment
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Whenever the Exercise Price and the number of shares of
Series B Preferred Stock shall be adjusted as provided in this Section, the
Company shall provide to the Holder a statement, signed by an Executive Officer,
describing in detail the facts requiring such adjustment and setting forth a
calculation of the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Series B Preferred
Stock applicable to the Warrant after giving effect to such adjustment. All
calculations under this Section 3 shall be made to the nearest whole share.
Section 4
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 4.1 Notices.
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All notices, requests and other communications to any party
hereunder shall be in writing (including telecopier or similar writing) and
shall be given to such party at its address or telecopier number set forth on
the signature page hereof, or such other address or telecopier number as such
party may hereinafter specify for the purpose to the party giving such notice.
Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective (i) if given
by telecopy, when such telecopy is transmitted to the telecopy number specified
in this Section and the appropriate electronic confirmation is received or, (ii)
if given by mail, seventy-two (72) hours after such communication is deposited
in the mails with first class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid, or (iii)
if given by any other means, when delivered at the addressed specified below:
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If to the Company:
VLSI Libraries Incorporated
2077 Gateway Place
Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95110
Attention: Mark Templeton
Telephone: (408) 453-1000
Telecopy: (408) 453-1262
With a copy to:
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Attention: Robert P. Latta, Esq.
Telephone: (415) 493-9300
Telecopy: (415) 493-6811
If to Synopsys:
Synopsys, Inc.
700 East Middlefield Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
Attention: Steven K. Shevick
Telephone: (415) 528-4880
Telecopy: (415) 694-4087
With a copy to:
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison LLP
Two Embarcadero Place
2200 Geng Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
Attention: Warren T. Lazarow, Esq.
Telephone: (415) 424-0160
Telecopy: (415) 496-2885
Section 4.2 No Voting Rights; Limitations of Liability
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This Warrant shall not entitle the Holder thereof to any
voting rights or, except as otherwise provided herein, other rights of a
shareholder of the Company, as such. No provision hereof, in the absence of
affirmative action by the Holder to purchase Warrant Shares, and no enumeration
herein of the rights or privileges of the Holder shall give rise to any
liability of such Holder
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for the Exercise Price of Warrant Shares acquirable by exercise hereof or as a
shareholder of the Company.
Section 4.3 Amendments and Waivers.
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Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived,
but only pursuant to a written agreement signed by the Company and the Holder.
Section 4.4 Severability
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Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such provision and such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions of this Agreement
affecting the validity or unenforceability of such provision in any other
jurisdiction.
Section 4.5 Counterparts
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This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in
several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which shall constitute together one and the same agreement.
Section 4.6 Governing Law; Entire Agreement
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This Warrant shall be deemed to be a contract made under and
governed by the internal laws of the State of California. This Warrant and the
Purchase Agreement constitute the entire understanding among the parties hereto
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior agreements,
written or oral, with respect thereto.
Section 4.7 Indemnification.
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The Company shall indemnify, defend and hold the Holder
harmless against all liability, loss or damage, together with all reasonable
costs and expenses related thereto (including legal and accounting fees and
expenses), arising from, relating to, or connected with the untruth, inaccuracy
or breach of any representations, warranties or covenants contained herein.
Section 4.8 Transfer or Disposition of Warrant.
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This Warrant may not be transferred, assigned or otherwise
disposed of by the Holder without the written consent of the Company.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered by their authorized officers, all as of December
16, 1996.
VLSI LIBRARIES INCORPORATED
By /s/ Mark Templeton
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Mark Templeton
President
SYNOPSYS, INC.
By /s/ Steven K. Shevick
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Title: Assistant General Counsel
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SCHEDULE 1
NOTICE OF EXERCISE
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VLSI Libraries Incorporated
2077 Gateway Place
Suite 300
San Jose, CA 95110
Attn: President
1. The undersigned has checked one of the following two choices:
[_] The undersigned hereby elects to purchase __________ shares of
Series B Preferred Stock of VLSI Libraries Incorporated pursuant to the terms of
the attached Warrant, and tenders herewith payment of the purchase price in
full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
[_] The undersigned hereby elects to purchase __________ Additional
Shares of Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the attached Warrant. Please
promptly notify the undersigned of the fair market value price per share
determined by the Board of Directors so that the purchase price may be tendered,
together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.
2. Please issue a stock certificate or certificates representing said
shares in the name of the undersigned or in such other names as is specified
below:
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(Name)
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(Address)
SYNOPSYS, INC.
By: ___________________________________________
Title: ________________________________________
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