Sample Business Contracts

    (a) The Holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends, out of any assets legally available therefor, prior and in preference to any declaration or payment of any dividend (payable other than in Common Stock or other securities and rights convertible into or entitling the holder thereof to receive, directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock of the Corporation) on the Common Stock of the Corporation at the rate of eight percent (8%) of the Original Issue Price (as defined below) per annum on each outstanding share of Series Preferred (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations,

splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares). The "Original Issue Price" of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be one dollar ($1.00). The "Original Issue Price" of the Series B Preferred Stock shall be two dollars and ninety four cents ($2.94). Such dividends shall be payable only when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors and shall be non-cumulative.

    (a)  Preference.  In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, either voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets of the Corporation to the holders of any Common Stock by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to $1.00 plus declared but unpaid dividends per share for each share of Series A Preferred Stock and $2.94 plus declared but unpaid dividends per share for each share of Series B Preferred Stock then held by them (in each case as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares). If, upon the occurrence of such event, the assets and funds thus distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall be insufficient to permit the payment to such holders of the full aforesaid preferential amounts, then the entire assets and funds of the Corporation legally available for distribution shall be distributed ratably among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock in proportion to the preferential amount each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive.

    (b)  Remaining Assets.  Upon the completion of the distribution required by Section 2(a) above, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed among the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred and the Common Stock pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock held by each (assuming conversion of all such Series A and Series B Preferred Stock) until the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall have received an aggregate of $2.00 per share and the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock shall have received an aggregate of $5.88 per share (including amounts paid pursuant to Section 2(a) above) (in each case as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations and the like with respect to such shares); thereafter, if assets remain in the Corporation, the holders of the Common Stock of the Corporation shall receive all of the remaining assets of the Corporation pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock held by each.

    (c)  Certain Acquisitions  

    (ii)  Valuation of Consideration.  In the event of a deemed liquidation as described in Section 2(c)(i) above, if the consideration received by the Corporation is other than cash, its value will be deemed its fair market value. Any securities shall be valued as follows:

    (iii)  Notice of Transaction.  The Corporation shall give each holder of record of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock written notice of such impending transaction not later than ten (10) days prior to the stockholders' meeting called to approve such transaction, or ten (10) days prior to the closing of such transaction, whichever is earlier, and shall also notify such holders in writing of the final approval of such transaction. The first of such notices shall describe the material terms and conditions of the impending transaction and the provisions of this Section 2, and the Corporation shall thereafter give such holders prompt notice of any material changes. The transaction shall in no event take place sooner than ten (10) days after the Corporation has given the first notice provided for herein or sooner than ten (10) days after the Corporation has given notice of any material changes provided for herein; provided, however, that such periods may be shortened upon the written consent of the holders of Preferred Stock that are entitled to such notice rights or similar notice rights and that represent at least a majority of the voting power of all then outstanding shares of such Preferred Stock.

    (iv)  Effect of Noncompliance.  In the event the requirements of this Section 2(c) are not complied with, the Corporation shall forthwith either cause the closing of the transaction to be postponed until such requirements have been complied with, or cancel such transaction, in which event the rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall revert to and be the same as such rights, preferences and privileges existing immediately prior to the date of the first notice referred to in Section 2(c)(iii) hereof.

    (a)  Redemption Date and Price.  At any time after the fifth anniversary of the date of the closing of the sale of the Series B Preferred Stock, but on a date (the "Redemption Date") within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Corporation of a written request (a "Redemption Election")

from the holders of not less than a majority of the then outstanding Series A and Series B Preferred Stock voting together as a single class that all of the shares of such series be redeemed, the Corporation shall, to the extent it may lawfully do so, redeem the number of shares specified in the Redemption Election in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3 by paying in cash therefor a sum per share equal to the Original Issue Price of the Series A or Series B Preferred Stock as appropriate (as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations or splits with respect to such shares) plus all declared or accumulated but unpaid dividends on such shares (the "Redemption Price") in three equal annual installments beginning on the Redemption Date.

    (b)  Procedure.  Within fifteen (15) days following its receipt of the Redemption Election, the Corporation shall mail a written notice, first class postage prepaid, to each holder of record (at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given) of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock at the address last shown on the records of the Corporation for such holder, notifying such holder of the redemption to be effected, specifying the number of shares to be redeemed from such holder, the Redemption Date (and date of subsequent annual installments), the applicable Redemption Price, the place at which payment may be obtained and calling upon such holder to surrender to the Corporation, in the manner and at the place designated, such holder's certificate or certificates representing the shares to be redeemed (the "Redemption Notice"). Except as provided in Section 3(c) on or after the Redemption Date, each holder of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall surrender to the Corporation the certificate or certificates representing such shares, in the manner and at the place designated in the Redemption Notice, and thereupon the Redemption Price of such shares shall be payable to the order of the person whose name appears on such certificate or certificates as the owner thereof and each surrendered certificate shall be cancelled. To the extent that all the shares have not been redeemed, new certificates shall be issued representing the unredeemed shares

    (c)  Effect of Redemption; Insufficient Funds.  From and after the Redemption Date, unless there shall have been a default in payment of the Redemption Price, all rights of the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock designated for redemption in the Redemption Notice (except the right to receive the Redemption Price without interest upon surrender of their certificate or certificates) shall cease with respect to such shares, and such shares shall not thereafter be transferred on the books of the Corporation or be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. Subject to the rights of series of Preferred Stock which may from time to time come into existence, if the funds of the Corporation legally available for redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock on any Redemption Date are insufficient to redeem the total number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock to be redeemed on such date, those funds which are legally available will be used to redeem the maximum possible number of such shares ratably among the holders of such shares to be redeemed based upon the total Redemption Price applicable to their holdings of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock. The shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock not redeemed shall remain outstanding and entitled to all the rights and preferences provided herein. Subject to the rights of series of Preferred Stock which may from time to time come into existence, at any time thereafter when additional funds of the Corporation are legally available for the redemption of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, such funds will immediately be used to redeem the balance of the shares which the Corporation has become obliged to redeem on any Redemption Date but which it has not redeemed.

    (a)  Right to Convert.  Subject to Section 4(c), each share of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such shares, but prior to the fifth day prior to the Redemption Date, if any, as may have been fixed in any Redemption Notice, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for such stock, into such number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock as is determined by dividing (i) $1.00 in the case of the Series A Preferred Stock and (ii) $2.94 in the case of the Series B Preferred Stock, by the Conversion Price applicable to such share, determined as hereafter provided, in effect on the date the certificate is surrendered for conversion. The initial Conversion Price shall be $1.00 per share of Series A Preferred Stock and $2.94 per share of Series B Preferred Stock. Such initial Conversion Prices shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 4(d).

    (b)  Automatic Conversion.  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Price at the time in effect for such share immediately upon the earlier of (i) except as provided below in Section 4(c), the Corporation's sale of its Common Stock in a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the public offering price of which is not less than $7.35 per share (appropriately adjusted for any stock split, dividend, combination or other recapitalization) and which results in aggregate cash proceeds to the Corporation of $20,000,000 (net of underwriting discounts and commissions) or (ii) the date specified by written consent or agreement of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A and Series B Preferred Stock, voting together as a class, provided that such majority vote must include the consent of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding Series B Preferred Stock.

    (c)  Mechanics of Conversion.  Each holder of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock who desires to convert the same into shares of Common Stock, shall surrender the certificate or certificates therefor, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or of any transfer agent for such series of Preferred Stock, and shall give written notice to the Corporation at its principal corporate office, of the election to convert the same and shall state therein the name or names in which the certificate or certificates for shares of Common Stock are to be issued. The Corporation shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver at such office to such holder of Preferred Stock, or to the nominee or nominees of such holder, a certificate or certificates for the number of shares of Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled as aforesaid. Such conversion shall be deemed to have been made immediately prior to the close of business on the date of such surrender of the shares of such series of Preferred Stock to be converted, and the person or persons entitled to receive the shares of Common Stock issuable upon such conversion shall be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such shares of Common Stock as of such date. If the conversion is in connection with an underwritten offering of securities registered pursuant to the Securities Act the conversion may, at the option of any holder tendering such Preferred Stock for conversion, be conditioned upon the closing with the underwriters of the sale of securities pursuant to such offering, in which event the person(s) entitled to receive Common Stock upon conversion of such Preferred Stock shall not be deemed to have converted such Preferred Stock until immediately prior to the closing of such sale of securities.

    (d)  Conversion Price Adjustments of Preferred Stock for Certain Dilutive Issuances, Splits and Combinations.  The Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

"Purchase Date" with respect to such series), any Additional Stock (as defined below) without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for such series of Preferred Stock in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Stock, the Conversion Price for such series of Preferred Stock in effect immediately prior to each such issuance shall automatically be adjusted as set forth in this Section 4(d)(i), unless otherwise provided in this Section 4(d)(i).

provided, however, that issuances of shares provided for in (3) and (4) above shall not exceed two percent (2%) of the capital stock of the Corporation as of the date of issuance in the aggregate.

    (C)  No Fractional Adjustments.  No adjustment of the Conversion Price for the Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock shall be made in an amount less than one cent per share, provided that any adjustments which are not required to be made by reason of this sentence shall be carried forward and shall be either taken into account in any subsequent adjustment made prior to three years from the date of the event giving rise to the adjustment being carried forward, or shall be made at the end of three years from the date of the event giving rise to the adjustment being carried forward.

    (D)  Determination of Consideration.  In the case of the issuance of Common Stock for cash, the consideration shall be deemed to be the amount of cash paid therefor before deducting any reasonable discounts, commissions or other expenses allowed, paid or incurred by the Corporation for any underwriting or otherwise in connection with the issuance and sale thereof. In the case of the issuance of the Common Stock for a consideration in whole or in part other than cash, the consideration other than cash shall be deemed to be the fair value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors irrespective of any accounting treatment.

    (E)  Deemed Issuances of Common Stock.  In the case of the issuance (whether before, on or after the applicable Purchase Date) of options to purchase or rights to subscribe for Common Stock, securities by their terms convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock or options to purchase or rights to subscribe for such convertible or exchangeable securities, the following provisions shall apply for all purposes of this Section 4(d)(i):

    (ii)  Stock Splits and Dividends.  In the event the Corporation should at any time or from time to time after the Purchase Date fix a record date for the effectuation of a split or subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock or the determination of holders of Common Stock entitled to receive a dividend or other distribution payable in additional shares of Common Stock or other securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock (hereinafter referred to as "Common Stock Equivalents") without payment of any consideration by such holder for the additional shares of Common Stock or the Common Stock Equivalents (including the additional shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise thereof), then, as of such record date (or the date of such dividend distribution, split or subdivision if no record date is fixed), the Conversion Price of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall be appropriately decreased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be increased in proportion to such increase of the aggregate of shares of Common Stock outstanding and those issuable with respect to such Common Stock Equivalents with the number of shares issuable with respect to Common Stock Equivalents determined from time to time in the manner provided for deemed issuances in Section 4(d)(i)(E).

    (e)  Other Distributions.  In the event the Corporation shall declare a distribution payable in securities of other persons, evidences of indebtedness issued by the Corporation or other persons, assets (excluding cash dividends) or options or rights not referred to in Section 4(d)(ii), then, in each such case for the purpose of this Section 4(e), the holders of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to a proportionate share of any such distribution as though they were the holders of the number of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation into which their shares of Preferred Stock are convertible as of the record date fixed for the determination of the holders of Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to receive such distribution.

    (f)  Recapitalizations.  If at any time or from time to time there shall be a recapitalization of the Common Stock (other than a subdivision, combination or merger or sale of assets transaction provided for elsewhere in this Section 4 or Section 2) provision shall be made so that the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock shall thereafter be entitled to receive upon conversion of such Preferred Stock the number of shares of stock or other securities or property of the Corporation or otherwise, to which a holder of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion would have been entitled on such recapitalization. In any such case, appropriate adjustment shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Section 4 with respect to the rights of the holders of such Preferred Stock after the recapitalization to the end that the provisions of this Section 4 (including adjustment of the Conversion Price then in effect and the number of shares purchasable upon conversion of such Preferred Stock) shall be applicable after that event and be as nearly equivalent as practicable.

    (g)  No Impairment.  The Corporation will not, by amendment of its Certificate of Incorporation or through any reorganization, recapitalization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Corporation, but will at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 4 and in the taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the Conversion Rights of the holders of Preferred Stock against impairment.

    (h)  No Fractional Shares and Certificate as to Adjustments  

    (i)  Notices of Record Date.  In the event of any taking by the Corporation of a record of the holders of any class of securities for the purpose of determining the holders thereof who are entitled to receive any dividend (other than a cash dividend) or other distribution, any right to subscribe for, purchase or otherwise acquire any shares of stock of any class or any other securities or property, or to receive any other right, the Corporation shall mail to each holder of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, at least ten (10) days prior to the date specified therein, a notice specifying the date on which any such record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right.

    (j)  Reservation of Stock Issuable Upon Conversion.  The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock, solely for the purpose of effecting the conversion of the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, such number of its shares of Common Stock as shall from time to time be sufficient to effect the conversion of all outstanding shares of such series of Preferred Stock; and if at any time the number of authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock shall not be sufficient to effect the conversion of all then outstanding shares of such series of Preferred Stock, in addition to such other remedies as shall be available to the holder of such Preferred Stock, the Corporation will take such corporate action as may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary to increase its authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock to such number of shares as shall be sufficient for such purposes, including, without limitation, engaging in best efforts to obtain the requisite stockholder approval of any necessary amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation.

    (k)  Notices.  Any notice required by the provisions of this Section 4 to be given to the holders of shares of Series A or Series B Preferred Stock shall be deemed given if deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to each holder of record at his address appearing on the books of the Corporation.

    (a)  effect a transaction described in Section 2(c)(i) above;

    (b)  alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the shares of Series A or Series B Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the shares of such series;

    (c)  increase or decrease (other than by redemption or conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock;

    (d)  authorize or issue, or obligate itself to issue, any other equity security, including any other security convertible into or exercisable for any equity security, having a preference over, or being on a parity with, the Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock with respect to but not limited to any of the following rights: voting, dividends, redemption, conversion or upon liquidation; or

    (e)  redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire (or pay into or set funds aside for a sinking fund for such purpose) any share or shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock; provided, however, that this restriction shall not apply to the repurchase of shares of Common Stock from employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Corporation or any subsidiary pursuant to agreements under which the Corporation has the option to repurchase such shares at cost upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment, redemption pursuant to Section 3 hereof or through the exercise of any right of first refusal; or

    (f)  amend its Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws in any manner that adversely affects the preferences, privileges, restrictions or other rights of the Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock.

    (a)  increase or decrease the authorized number of members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation;

    (b)  issue shares of Preferred Stock, other than shares of the Series B Preferred Stock authorized herein, or Additional Stock as defined in Section 4(d)(i)(B);

    (c)  take any action that results in the payment or declaration of a dividend on any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock; or

    (d)  voluntarily dissolve or liquidate the Corporation.