S-1/A

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 6, 2020.

 

Registration No. 333-249860

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

Upstart Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   7389   46-4332431

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

Upstart Holdings, Inc.

2950 S. Delaware Street, Suite 300

San Mateo, California 94403

(650) 204-1000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including

area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Dave Girouard

Chief Executive Officer

Upstart Holdings, Inc.

2950 S. Delaware Street, Suite 300

San Mateo, California 94403

(650) 204-1000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including

area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Jeffrey D. Saper

Allison B. Spinner

Shannon R. Delahaye

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.

650 Page Mill Road

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 493-9300

 

Alison Nicoll

Christopher Ing

Emily Sairafian

Upstart Holdings, Inc.

2950 S. Delaware Street, Suite 300

San Mateo, California 94403

(650) 204-1000

 

John L. Savva

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

1870 Embarcadero Road

Palo Alto, California 94303

(650) 461-5600

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:

As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box.  

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
Emerging growth company       

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  

 

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant will file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement will thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement will become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-249860) of Upstart Holdings, Inc. (the “Registration Statement”) is being filed solely for the purpose of including certain exhibits to the Registration Statement as indicated in the Exhibit Index contained in Part II of this Amendment No. 1. This Amendment No. 1 does not modify any provision of the prospectus that forms a part of the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the prospectus has been omitted.


PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 13. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.

The following table sets forth all expenses to be paid by us, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, upon completion of this offering. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee and the exchange listing fee.

 

     Amount
to be
Paid
 

SEC registration fee

   $ 10,910  

FINRA filing fee

     13,500  

Exchange listing fee

     *  

Printing and engraving expenses

     *  

Legal fees and expenses

     *  

Accounting fees and expenses

     *  

Transfer agent and registrar fees

     *  

Miscellaneous expenses

     *  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     *  
  

 

 

 

 

*

To be filed by amendment.

ITEM 14. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law authorizes a corporation’s board of directors to grant, and authorizes a court to award, indemnity to officers, directors, and other corporate agents.

We expect to adopt an amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which will become effective immediately prior to the completion of this offering, and which will contain provisions that limit the liability of our directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Consequently, our directors will not be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duties as directors, except liability for the following:

 

   

any breach of their duty of loyalty to our company or our stockholders;

 

   

any act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

   

unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions as provided in Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law; or

 

   

any transaction from which they derived an improper personal benefit.

Any amendment to, or repeal of, these provisions will not eliminate or reduce the effect of these provisions in respect of any act, omission or claim that occurred or arose prior to that amendment or repeal. If the Delaware General Corporation Law is amended to provide for further limitations on the personal liability of directors of corporations, then the personal liability of our directors will be further limited to the greatest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

In addition, we expect to adopt amended and restated bylaws, which will become effective immediately prior to the completion of this offering, and which will provide that we will indemnify, to the

 

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fullest extent permitted by law, any person who is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was one of our directors or officers or is or was serving at our request as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Our amended and restated bylaws are expected to provide that we may indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any person who is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding by reason of the fact that he or she is or was one of our employees or agents or is or was serving at our request as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. Our amended and restated bylaws will also provide that we must advance expenses incurred by or on behalf of a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of any action or proceeding, subject to limited exceptions.

Further, we have entered into or will enter into indemnification agreements with each of our directors and executive officers that may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the Delaware General Corporation Law. These indemnification agreements require us, among other things, to indemnify our directors and executive officers against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service. These indemnification agreements also require us to advance all expenses incurred by the directors and executive officers in investigating or defending any such action, suit or proceeding. We believe that these agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified individuals to serve as directors and executive officers.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions that are expected to be included in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws, and the indemnification agreements that we have entered into or will enter into with our directors and executive officers may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against our directors and executive officers for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and executive officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and other stockholders. Further, a stockholder’s investment may be adversely affected to the extent that we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and executive officers as required by these indemnification provisions. At present, we are not aware of any pending litigation or proceeding involving any person who is or was one of our directors, officers, employees or other agents or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, for which indemnification is sought, and we are not aware of any threatened litigation that may result in claims for indemnification.

We have obtained insurance policies under which, subject to the limitations of the policies, coverage is provided to our directors and executive officers against loss arising from claims made by reason of breach of fiduciary duty or other wrongful acts as a director or executive officer, including claims relating to public securities matters, and to us with respect to payments that may be made by us to these directors and executive officers pursuant to our indemnification obligations or otherwise as a matter of law.

Certain of our non-employee directors may, through their relationships with their employers, be insured or indemnified against certain liabilities incurred in their capacity as members of our board of directors.

The underwriting agreement to be filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this registration statement will provide for indemnification by the underwriters of us and our officers and directors for certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act or otherwise.

 

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ITEM 15. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES.

Since January 1, 2017, we have issued the following unregistered securities:

Convertible Promissory Note Issuances

In September 2017, we issued subordinated convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $20.0 million in a private placement. We refer to these notes as the 2017 convertible notes. The 2017 convertible notes accrued interest at a rate equal to 8.0% per year. Each of these notes was converted on June 30, 2018 into shares of our Series C-1 preferred stock.

Warrant Issuances and Exercises

In July 2017, we issued a warrant to purchase a total of 31,554 shares of common stock to one accredited investor at an exercise price of $1.35 per share.

In September 2017, we issued warrants to purchase a total of 830,468 shares of preferred stock to two accredited investors at an exercise price of $3.612413 per share. Each of these warrants was terminated on June 30, 2018.

In October 2018, we issued warrants to purchase a total of 150,000 shares of common stock to two accredited investors at an exercise price of $2.16 per share.

Preferred Stock Issuances

From January 2017 through February 2017, we sold an aggregate of 307,825 shares of our Series C-1 convertible preferred stock to 3 accredited investors at a purchase price of $3.612413 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $1.1 million.

From December 2018 to March 2019, we sold an aggregate of 5,788,697 shares of our Series D convertible preferred stock to 4 accredited investors at a purchase price of $9.000295 per share, for an aggregate of $54.1 million.

Common Stock Issuances

In September 2020, we sold 282,750 shares of our common stock to an accredited investor, as part of a strategic transaction.

Option Issuances

From January 1, 2017 through the filing date of this registration statement, we granted to our directors, officers, employees, consultants, and other service providers options to purchase an aggregate of 11,979,935 shares of our common stock under our equity compensation plans at exercise prices ranging from approximately $1.35 to $11.72 per share.

We believe the offers, sales, and issuances of the above securities were exempt from registration under the Securities Act (or Regulation D or Regulation S promulgated thereunder) by virtue of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act because the issuance of securities to the recipients did not involve a public offering, or in reliance on Rule 701 because the transactions were pursuant to compensatory benefit plans or contracts relating to compensation as provided under such rule. The recipients of the securities in each of these transactions represented their intentions to acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof, and appropriate legends were placed upon the stock certificates issued in these transactions. All recipients had adequate access, through their relationships with us, to information about us. The sales of these securities were made without any general solicitation or advertising.

 

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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.

 

(a)

Exhibits.

See the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the signature page hereto for a list of exhibits filed as part of this registration statement on Form S-1, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(b)

Financial Statement Schedules.

All financial statement schedules are omitted because the information called for is not required or is shown either in the consolidated financial statements or in the notes thereto.

ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 Exhibit

Number

  

Description

  1.1*    Form of Underwriting Agreement.
  3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant, as currently in effect.
  3.2*    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the registrant, to be in effect upon completion of this offering.
  3.3    Bylaws of the registrant, as amended, as currently in effect.
  3.4*    Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant, to be in effect upon completion of this offering.
  4.1*    Form of common stock certificate of the registrant.
  4.2    Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement among the registrant and certain holders of its capital stock, amended as of December 31, 2018.
  4.3    Form of warrant to purchase Series B preferred stock.
  4.4    Form of warrant to purchase common stock.
  5.1*    Opinion of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C.
10.1+*    Form of Indemnification Agreement between the registrant and each of its directors and executive officers.
10.2+*    Upstart Holdings, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan and related form agreements.
10.3+    Upstart Holdings, Inc. 2012 Stock Plan and related form agreements.
10.4+*    Upstart Holdings, Inc. Employee Incentive Compensation Plan.
10.5+*    Upstart Holdings, Inc. 2020 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
10.6+*    Upstart Holdings, Inc. Executive Change in Control and Severance Policy and related participation agreements.
10.7+*    Upstart Holdings, Inc. Outside Director Compensation Policy.
10.8    Sub-Sublease Agreement, dated April 1, 2019, between Bay Meadows Station 3 Investors, LLC and Open Text Inc., Snowflake, Inc. and Upstart Holdings, Inc.
10.9    Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated September 5, 2018, between Silicon Valley Bank, Upstart Holdings, Inc. and Upstart Network, Inc. amended as of October  22, 2018, August 14, 2019, June 30, 2020, October 1, 2020 and November 3, 2020.
10.10    Mezzanine Loan and Security Agreement, dated October 22, 2018, between Silicon Valley Bank, Upstart Holdings, Inc. and Upstart Network, Inc. amended as of June 30, 2020 and October 1, 2020.
10.11    Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated May 22, 2020, between Upstart Loan Trust and Goldman Sachs Bank USA.
10.12    Revolving Credit and Security Agreement, dated May 23, 2018, between Upstart Warehouse Trust and Deutsche Bank AG,  New York Branch, and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, amended as of August 3, 2018 and July 10, 2020.
10.13^    Third Amended and Restated Loan Program Agreement, dated January 1, 2019, between Upstart Network, Inc. and Cross River Bank, as amended November 20, 2019.

 

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 Exhibit

Number

  

Description

10.14^    Third Amended and Restated Loan Sale Agreement, dated January 1, 2019, between Upstart Network, Inc. and Cross River Bank.
10.15^    Second Amended and Restated Promotion Agreement, dated November 6, 2020, between Upstart Network, Inc. and Credit Karma Offers, Inc.
10.16    TransUnion Master Agreement for Consumer Reporting and Ancillary Services, dated March 20, 2015, between Upstart Network, Inc. and Trans Union LLC, amended as of July 20, 2015.
21.1*    List of subsidiaries of the registrant.
23.1#    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2*    Consent of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1#    Power of Attorney (included on page II-7).

 

*

To be filed by amendment. All other exhibits are submitted herewith.

+

Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.

#

Previously filed

^

Portions of this exhibit (indicated by asterisks) have been excluded because such information is both (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement on Form S-1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in San Mateo, California, on the 6th day of November, 2020.

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Dave Girouard

  Dave Girouard
  Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement on Form S-1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

  

Date

/s/ Dave Girouard

   Chief Executive Officer and Director   
Dave Girouard    (Principal Executive Officer)    November 6, 2020

/s/ Sanjay Datta

   Chief Financial Officer   
Sanjay Datta    (Principal Financial Officer)    November 6, 2020

/s/ Natalia Mirgorodskaya

   Corporate Controller   
Natalia Mirgorodskaya    (Principal Accounting Officer)    November 6, 2020

*

   Director   
Paul Gu       November 6, 2020

*

   Director   
Mary Hentges       November 6, 2020

*

   Director   
Oskar Mielczarek de la Miel       November 6, 2020

*

   Director   
Ciaran O’Kelly       November 6, 2020

*

   Director    November 6, 2020
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy      

*

   Director    November 6, 2020
Robert Schwartz      

*

   Director    November 6, 2020
Hilliard C. Terry III      

 

*By:  

/s/ Dave Girouard

Dave Girouard

Attorney-in-Fact

 

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EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

The undersigned, David Girouard, hereby certifies that:

 

1.

The undersigned is the duly elected and acting President of Upstart Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

2.

The Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation was originally filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on December 9, 2013.

 

3.

The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of this corporation shall be amended and restated to read in full as follows:

ARTICLE I

“The name of this corporation is Upstart Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is 251 Little Falls Drive, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, Zip Code 19808. The name of its registered agent at such address is Corporation Service Company.

ARTICLE III

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

ARTICLE IV

(A) Classes of Stock. The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock” and “Preferred Stock.” The total number of shares which the Corporation is authorized to issue is 143,927,657 shares, each with a par value of $0.0001 per share. 90,000,000 shares shall be Common Stock and 53,927,657 shares shall be Preferred Stock.

(B) Rights, Preferences and Restrictions of Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock authorized by this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Restated Certificate”) shall be divided into series as provided herein. 2,009,641 shares of Preferred Stock shall be designated “Series Seed Preferred Stock,” 5,547,713 shares of Preferred Stock shall be designated “Series A Preferred Stock”, 10,140,679 shares of Preferred Stock shall be designated “Series B Preferred Stock,” 9,724,108 shares of Preferred Stock shall be designated “Series C Preferred Stock,” 15,394,772 shares of Preferred Stock shall be designated “Series C-1 Preferred Stock,” and 11,110,744 shares of Preferred Stock shall be designated “Series D Preferred Stock”. The rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to and imposed on the Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock, and Series D Preferred Stock are as set forth below in this Article IV(B).

 


1. Dividend Provisions. The holders of shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and/or Series Seed Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive dividends, on a pari passu basis, 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 $0.0697 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) per annum on each outstanding share of Series Seed Preferred Stock then held by them, $0.0851 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) per annum on each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock then held by them, $0.1333 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) per annum on each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock then held by them, $0.2880 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) per annum on each outstanding share of Series C Preferred Stock then held by them, $0.2890 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) per annum on each outstanding share of Series C-1 Preferred Stock then held by them, and $0.7200 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) per annum on each outstanding share of Series D Preferred Stock then held by them payable when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”). Such dividends shall not be cumulative. After payment of such dividends, any additional dividends shall be distributed among the holders of Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Common Stock pro rata based on the number of shares of Common Stock then held by each holder (assuming conversion of all such Preferred Stock into Common Stock).

2. Liquidation.

(a) Preference. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Liquidation Transaction, as defined below, either voluntary or involuntary, the holders of Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock and/or Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, on a pari passu basis, prior and in preference to any distribution of any of the assets of the Corporation to the holders of Common Stock, by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to (a) $0.8708 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) for each outstanding share of Series Seed Preferred Stock then held by them, (b) $1.0635 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) for each outstanding share of Series A Preferred Stock then held by them, (c) $1.666089 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) for each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock then held by them, (d) $3.599299 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) for each outstanding share of Series C Preferred Stock then held by them, (e) $3.612413 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) for each outstanding share of Series C-1 Preferred Stock then held by them, and (f) $9.000295 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) for each outstanding share of Series D Preferred Stock then held by them; in each case, plus any declared or accrued but unpaid dividends thereon. If, upon the occurrence of such event, the assets and funds thus distributed among the holders of Series Seed Preferred Stock, holders of Series A Preferred Stock, holders of Series B Preferred Stock, holders of Series C Preferred Stock, holders of Series C-1 Preferred Stock, and holders of Series D 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 Series Seed Preferred Stock, holders of Series A Preferred Stock, holders of Series B Preferred Stock, holders of Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock, and Series D Preferred Stock in proportion to the preferential amount each such holder is otherwise entitled to receive.

 

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(b) Remaining Assets. Upon the completion of the distribution required by Section 2(a) above, 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.

(c) Deemed Conversion. Notwithstanding the above, for purposes of determining the amount each holder of shares of Preferred Stock is entitled to receive with respect to any (voluntary or involuntary) liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Liquidation Transaction, as defined below, each such holder of shares of a series of Preferred Stock shall be deemed to have converted (regardless of whether such holder actually converted) such holder’s shares of such series into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation or Liquidation Transaction if, as a result of an actual conversion, such holder would receive, in the aggregate, an amount greater than the amount that would be distributed to such holder if such holder did not convert such series of Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock. If any such holder shall be deemed to have converted shares of Preferred Stock into Common Stock pursuant to this paragraph, then such holder shall not be entitled to receive any distribution that would otherwise be made to holders of Preferred Stock that have not converted (or have not been deemed to have converted) into shares of Common Stock.

(d) Certain Acquisitions.

(i) Deemed Liquidation. For purposes of this Section 2, a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation shall be deemed to occur if the Corporation shall (x) sell, lease, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, by the Corporation or any subsidiary or subsidiaries of the Corporation, of all or substantially all of its assets, property or business of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (or, if substantially all the assets of the Corporation and its subsidiaries taken as a whole are held by one or more subsidiaries, the sale or disposition (whether by merger, consolidation, conversion or otherwise) of such subsidiaries of the Corporation), except where such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition is made to the Corporation or one or more wholly owned subsidiaries of the Corporation (a transaction described in this clause (x), an “Asset Sale”), or (y) merge with or into or consolidate with any other corporation, limited liability company or other entity (other than a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Corporation) (any of (x) and (y), a “Liquidation Transaction”), provided that none of the following shall be considered a Liquidation Transaction: (A) a merger effected exclusively for the purpose of changing the domicile of the Corporation, (B) an equity financing in which the Corporation is the surviving corporation or (C) a transaction in which the stockholders of the Corporation immediately prior to the transaction own 50% or more of the voting power of the surviving corporation following the transaction. In the event of a merger or consolidation of the Corporation that is deemed pursuant to this section to be a Liquidation Transaction, all references in this Section 2 to “assets of the Corporation” shall be deemed instead to refer to the aggregate consideration to be paid to the holders of the Corporation’s capital stock in such merger or consolidation. Nothing in this subsection 2(d)(i) shall require the distribution to stockholders of anything other than proceeds of such transaction in the event of a merger or consolidation of the Corporation. The holders of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the Corporation’s outstanding Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class on an as converted basis, shall be entitled to waive the treatment of a Liquidation Transaction under this section.

 

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(ii) Valuation of Consideration. In the event of a deemed liquidation as described in Section 2(d)(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:

(A) Securities not subject to investment letter or other similar restrictions on free marketability:

(1) If traded on a securities exchange, the value shall be based on a formula approved by the Board of Directors and derived from the closing prices of the securities on such exchange over a specified time period;

(2) If actively traded over-the-counter, the value shall be based on a formula approved by the Board of Directors and derived from the closing bid or sales prices (whichever is applicable) of such securities over a specified time period; and

(3) If there is no active public market, the value shall be the fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

(B) The method of valuation of securities subject to investment letter or other restrictions on free marketability (other than restrictions arising solely by virtue of a stockholder’s status as an affiliate or former affiliate) shall be to make an appropriate discount from the market value determined as specified above in Section 2(d)(ii)(A) to reflect the approximate fair market value thereof, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

(e) Notice of Liquidation Transaction. The Corporation shall give each holder of record of Preferred Stock written notice of any impending Liquidation Transaction not later than 10 days prior to the stockholders’ meeting called to approve such Liquidation Transaction, or 10 days prior to the closing of such Liquidation Transaction, whichever is earlier, and shall also notify such holders in writing of the final approval of such Liquidation Transaction. The first of such notices shall describe the material terms and conditions of the impending Liquidation Transaction and the provisions of this Section 2, and the Corporation shall thereafter give such holders prompt notice of any material changes. Unless such notice requirements are waived, the Liquidation Transaction shall not take place sooner than 10 days after the Corporation has given the first notice provided for herein or sooner than 10 days after the Corporation has given notice of any material changes provided for herein. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this Restated Certificate, all notice periods or notice requirements in this Restated Certificate may be shortened or waived, either before or after the action for which notice is required, upon the vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Preferred Stock that are entitled to such notice rights, voting as a single class on an as-converted basis.

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

(g) Allocation of Escrow and Contingent Consideration. In the event of a Liquidation Transaction pursuant to Section 2(d), if any portion of the consideration payable to the stockholders of the Corporation is payable only upon satisfaction of contingencies (the “Additional Consideration”), the definitive agreement for such Liquidation Transaction shall provide that (a) the portion of such consideration that is not Additional Consideration (such portion, the “Initial Consideration”) shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 2(a) and 2(b) as if the Initial Consideration were the only consideration payable in connection with such Liquidation Transaction and (b) any Additional Consideration which becomes payable to the stockholders of the Corporation upon satisfaction of such contingencies shall be allocated among the holders of capital stock of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 2(a) and 2(b) after taking into account the previous payment of the Initial Consideration as part of the same transaction. For the purposes of this Section 2(g), consideration placed into escrow or retained as holdback to be available for satisfaction of indemnification or similar obligations in connection with such Liquidation Transaction shall be deemed to be Additional Consideration.

 

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(h) Deemed Liquidation Redemption. In the event of deemed liquidation under Section 2(d) above that is an Asset Sale, if the Corporation does not effect a dissolution of the Corporation under the Delaware General Corporation Law within ninety (90) days after such Asset Sale, then:

(i) the Corporation shall send a written notice to each holder of Preferred Stock no later than the 90th day after the Asset Sale advising such holders of their right (and the requirements to be met to secure such right) pursuant to the terms of clause (ii) to require the redemption of such shares of Preferred Stock, and

(ii) if the holders of at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock (voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis) so request in a written instrument delivered to the Corporation not later than 120 days after such Asset Sale, the Corporation shall use the consideration received by the Corporation for such Asset Sale (net of any retained liabilities associated with the assets sold or technology licensed, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors), together with any other assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, which assets shall be used for no other corporate purposes in each case except to the extent prohibited by the Delaware General Corporation Law governing distributions to stockholders (the “Available Proceeds”) on the 150th day after such Asset Sale to redeem all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock at the liquidation preference specified in Section 2(a) herein.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a redemption pursuant to this Section 2(h), if the Available Proceeds are insufficient to redeem all outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, the Corporation shall redeem each holder’s shares of Preferred Stock ratably based on the total amount payable in respect of such holder’s Preferred Stock in proportion to the total amount so payable in respect of all shares of Preferred Stock, to the fullest extent of such Available Proceeds, and shall redeem the remaining shares as soon as it may lawfully do so under the Delaware General Corporation Law of Delaware governing distributions to stockholders.

3. Redemption. The Preferred Stock is not mandatorily redeemable.

4. Conversion. The holders of shares Preferred Stock shall be entitled to conversion rights as follows:

(a) Right to Convert. Subject to Section 4(c), each share of Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock, and Series D Preferred Stock shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time after the date of issuance of such share, 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) $0.8708 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) in the case of the Series Seed Preferred Stock, (ii) $1.0635 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) in the case of the Series A Preferred Stock, (iii) $1.666089 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) in the case of the Series B Preferred Stock, (iv) $3.599299 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) in the case of the Series C Preferred Stock, (v) $3.612413 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) in the case of the Series C-1 Preferred Stock, and (vi) $9.000295 (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations,

 

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subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) in the case of the Series D Preferred Stock, by the Conversion Price applicable to such shares (each such conversion rate for a series of Preferred Stock into Common Stock is referred to herein as the “Conversion Rate” with regard to such series), determined as hereafter provided, in effect on (A) the date the certificate is surrendered for conversion or (B) in the case of uncertificated securities, the date the notice of conversion is received by the Corporation. The initial “Conversion Price” shall be $0.8708 per share in the case of the Series Seed Preferred Stock, $1.0635 per share in the case of the Series A Preferred Stock, $1.666089 per share in the case of Series B Preferred Stock, $3.599299 per share in the case of the Series C Preferred Stock, $3.612413 per share in the case of the Series C-1 Preferred Stock, and $9.000295per share in the case of the Series D Preferred Stock. Such initial Conversion Prices shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 4(d) below.

(b) Automatic Conversion. Each share of Preferred Stock shall automatically be converted into shares of Common Stock at the Conversion Rate then 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 $13.451340 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) and which results in aggregate cash proceeds to the Corporation of not less than $150,000,000, net of underwriting discounts and commissions (a “Qualified IPO”), or (ii) the date specified by vote or written consent of the holders of at least 65% of the then-outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis and the vote or written consent of the holders of at least a majority of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock, voting separately as a single class.

(c) Mechanics of Conversion. Before any holder of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to convert such Preferred Stock into shares of Common Stock, the holder 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 shares of Common Stock are to be issued and, in the case of Preferred Stock represented by a certificate, the holder 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. 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 or, upon request in the case of uncertificated securities, a notice of issuance, 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 certificates, or in the case of uncertificated securities, on the date such notice of conversion is received by the Corporation, 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 a firm commitment underwritten public offering of securities, the conversion may, at the option of any holder tendering such Preferred Stock for conversion, be conditioned upon the closing of the sale of securities pursuant to such offering, in which event any persons 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.

 

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

(i) Issuance of Additional Stock Below Purchase Price. If the Corporation should issue, at any time after the date upon which any shares of Series D Preferred Stock were first issued (the “Purchase Date”), any Additional Stock (as defined below) without consideration or for a consideration per share less than the Conversion Price for the Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock, and Series D Preferred Stock, as applicable, in effect immediately prior to the issuance of such Additional Stock (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like), the Conversion Price for such series 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).

(A) Adjustment Formula. Whenever the Conversion Price is adjusted pursuant to this Section 4(d)(i), the new Conversion Price shall be determined by multiplying the Conversion Price then in effect by a fraction, (x) the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such issuance (the “Outstanding Common”) plus the number of shares of Common Stock that the aggregate consideration received by the Corporation for such issuance would purchase at such Conversion Price; and (y) the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Outstanding Common plus the number of shares of such Additional Stock. For purposes of the foregoing calculation, the term “Outstanding Common” shall include shares of Common Stock deemed issued pursuant to Section 4(d)(i)(E) below.

(B) Definition of “Additional Stock”. For purposes of this Section 4(d)(i), “Additional Stock” shall mean any shares of Common Stock issued (or deemed to have been issued pursuant to Section 4(d)(i)(E)) by the Corporation after the Purchase Date, other than:

(1) securities issued pursuant to stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions, as described in Section 4(d)(ii) hereof;

(2) securities issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of convertible, exchangeable or exercisable securities outstanding as of the Purchase Date including, without limitation, warrants, notes or options;

(3) Common Stock (or options therefor) issued or issuable to employees, consultants, officers or directors of the Corporation pursuant to stock option plans or restricted stock plans or agreements approved by the Board of Directors, including at least one of the Preferred Directors (as defined below);

(4) Common Stock issued or issuable in a Qualified IPO;

(5) securities issued or issuable in connection with the bona fide acquisition by the Corporation of another company (by merger, consolidation, reorganization, the purchase of substantially all the assets of or more than 50% of the voting securities held by such entity) approved by the Board of Directors, including (A) at least one of the Preferred Directors when there are two or fewer Preferred Directors in office, or (B) a majority of the Preferred Directors when there are more than two Preferred Directors in office;

(6) securities issued or issuable to financial institutions, equipment lessors, brokers or similar persons in connection with commercial credit arrangements, equipment financings, commercial property lease transactions or similar transactions, which arrangement is primarily for non-equity financing purposes, and which is approved by the Board of Directors, including (A) at least one of the Preferred Directors when there are two or fewer Preferred Directors in office, or (B) a majority of the Preferred Directors when there are more than two Preferred Directors in office;

 

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(7) securities issued or issuable to an entity as a component of any business relationship with such entity primarily for the purpose of (A) joint venture, technology licensing or development activities, (B) distribution, supply or manufacture of the Corporation’s products or services or (C) any other arrangements involving corporate partners that are primarily for purposes other than raising capital, the terms of which business relationship with such entity are approved by the Board of Directors, including a (A) at least one of the Preferred Directors when there are two or fewer Preferred Directors in office, or (B) a majority of the Preferred Directors when there are more than two Preferred Directors in office; and

(8) Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock; and,

(9) securities issued or issuable in any other transaction in which exemption from these price-based antidilution provisions is approved before or after issuance of the securities by (i) the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, (ii) with respect only to the exemption of the Series C Preferred Stock from these price-based antidilution provisions, the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, (iii) with respect only to the exemption of the Series C-1 Preferred Stock from these price-based antidilution provisions, the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series C-1 Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class, and (iv) with respect only to the exemption of the Series D Preferred Stock from these price-based antidilution provisions, the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the then outstanding shares of the Series D Preferred Stock, voting as a separate class.

(C) No Fractional Adjustments. No adjustment of the Conversion Price for any Preferred Stock shall be made in an amount less than one cent per share (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like), 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 of securities or rights convertible into, or entitling the holder thereof to receive directly or indirectly, additional shares of Common Stock (the “Common Stock Equivalents”), the following provisions shall apply for all purposes of this Section 4(d)(i):

(1) The aggregate maximum number of shares of Common Stock deliverable upon conversion, exchange or exercise (assuming the satisfaction of any conditions to convertibility, exchangeability or exercisability, including, without limitation, the passage of time, but without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) of any Common Stock Equivalents and subsequent conversion, exchange or exercise thereof shall be deemed to have been issued at the time such securities were issued or such Common Stock Equivalents were issued and for a

 

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consideration equal to the consideration, if any, received by the Corporation for any such securities and related Common Stock Equivalents (excluding any cash received on account of accrued interest or accrued dividends), plus the minimum additional consideration, if any, to be received by the Corporation (without taking into account potential antidilution adjustments) upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents (the consideration in each case to be determined in the manner provided in Section 4(d)(i)(D)).

(2) In the event of any change in the number of shares of Common Stock deliverable or in the consideration payable to the Corporation upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Common Stock Equivalents, other than a change resulting from the antidilution provisions thereof, the Conversion Price of any series of Preferred Stock, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such Common Stock Equivalents, shall be recomputed to reflect such change, but no further adjustment shall be made for the actual issuance of Common Stock or any payment of such consideration upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of such Common Stock Equivalents.

(3) Upon the termination or expiration of the convertibility, exchangeability or exercisability of any Common Stock Equivalents, the Conversion Price of any series of Preferred Stock, to the extent in any way affected by or computed using such Common Stock Equivalents, shall be recomputed to reflect the issuance of only the number of shares of Common Stock (and Common Stock Equivalents that remain convertible, exchangeable or exercisable) actually issued upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of such Common Stock Equivalents.

(4) The number of shares of Common Stock deemed issued and the consideration deemed paid therefor pursuant to Section 4(d)(i)(D) shall be appropriately adjusted to reflect any change, termination or expiration of the type described in either Section 4(d)(i)(E)(2) or (3).

(F) No Increased Conversion Price. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 4(d)(i), except to the limited extent provided for in Sections 4(d)(i)(E)(2) and (3), no adjustment of the Conversion Price pursuant to this Section 4(d)(i) shall have the effect of increasing the Conversion Price above the Conversion Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment.

(ii) Stock Splits and Dividends. In the event the Corporation should at any time after the filing date of this Restated Certificate 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 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 each series of Preferred Stock that is convertible into Common 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 in the aggregate number 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).

(iii) Reverse Stock Splits. If the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any time after the filing date of this Restated Certificate is decreased by a combination of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, then, following the record date of such reverse split, the Conversion Price for each series of Preferred Stock that is convertible into Common Stock shall be appropriately increased so that the number of shares of Common Stock issuable on conversion of each share of such series shall be decreased in proportion to such decrease in outstanding shares.

 

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(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)(i) or in Section 4(d)(ii), then, in each such case for the purpose of this Section 4(e), the holders of each series of Preferred Stock that is convertible into Common 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 (or the date of such distribution if no record date is fixed).

(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 Section 2 or this Section 4), provision shall be made so that the holders of each series of Preferred Stock that is convertible into Common 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 in connection with 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 issuable upon conversion of such Preferred Stock) shall be applicable after that event and be as nearly equivalent as practicable.

(g) No Fractional Shares and Certificate as to Adjustments.

(i) No fractional shares shall be issued upon the conversion of any share or shares of Preferred Stock, and the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole share. The number of shares issuable upon such conversion shall be determined on the basis of the total number of shares of Preferred Stock the holder is at the time converting into Common Stock and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon such aggregate conversion. If the conversion would result in any fractional share, the Corporation shall, in lieu of issuing any such fractional share, pay the holder thereof an amount in cash equal to the fair market value of such fractional share on the date of conversion, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors.

(ii) Upon the occurrence of each adjustment or readjustment of the Conversion Price of Preferred Stock pursuant to this Section 4, the Corporation, at its expense, shall promptly compute such adjustment or readjustment in accordance with the terms hereof and prepare and furnish to each holder of such Preferred Stock a certificate setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail the facts upon which such adjustment or readjustment is based. The Corporation shall, upon the written request at any time of any holder of such Preferred Stock, furnish or cause to be furnished to such holder a like certificate setting forth (A) such adjustment and readjustment, (B) the Conversion Price for such series of Preferred Stock at the time in effect and (C) the number of shares of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other property which at the time would be received upon the conversion of a share of such series of Preferred Stock.

 

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(h) 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 Preferred Stock, at least 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.

(i) 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 each series of Preferred Stock that is convertible into Common 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 Restated Certificate.

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

5. Voting Rights.

(a) General Voting Rights. Except as expressly provided by this Restated Certificate or as provided by law, the holders of Preferred Stock shall have the same voting rights as the holders of the Common Stock and shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, and the holders of Common Stock and the holders of Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock, and Series D Preferred Stock shall vote together as a single class on all matters. Each holder of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the number of votes equal to the number of shares of Common Stock into which such shares of Preferred Stock could be converted. Fractional votes shall not, however, be permitted and any fractional voting rights available on an as-converted basis (after aggregating all shares into which shares of Preferred Stock held by each holder could be converted) shall be rounded to the nearest whole number (with one-half being rounded upward).

(b) Voting for the Election of Directors.

(i) So long as 987,305 shares (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) of Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, collectively, are outstanding, the holders of a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, shall be entitled to vote to elect one (1) director of the Corporation at each meeting and in each written consent whereby directors of the Corporation are elected (such director, the “Series Seed/A/B Director”) and shall be entitled to remove any Series Seed/A/B Director at each meeting and in each written consent of the Corporation whereby directors are removed. So long as 1,000,000 shares (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) of Series C Preferred Stock are outstanding, the holders of a majority of the outstanding Series C Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, shall

 

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be entitled to vote to elect one (1) director of the Corporation at each meeting and in each written consent whereby directors of the Corporation are elected (such director, the “Series C Director) and shall be entitled to remove any Series C Director at each meeting and in each written consent of the Corporation whereby directors are removed. So long as 1,000,000 shares (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) of Series C-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding, the holders of a majority of the outstanding Series C-1 Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, shall be entitled to vote to elect one (1) director of the Corporation at each meeting and in each written consent whereby directors of the Corporation are elected (such director, the “Series C-1 Director). So long as 1,000,000 shares (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassification and the like) of Series D Preferred Stock are outstanding, the holders of a majority of the outstanding Series D Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class, shall be entitled to vote to elect one (1) director of the Corporation at each meeting and in each written consent whereby directors of the Corporation are elected (such director, the “Series D Director”, and together with the Series Seed/A/B Director, the Series C Director and the Series C-1 Director, the “Preferred Directors”). The holders of a majority of the outstanding Common Stock (voting as a separate class) shall be entitled to elect four (4) directors of this Corporation at each meeting and in each written consent whereby directors of the Corporation are elected (such directors, the “Common Directors”) and shall be entitled to remove the Common Directors at each meeting and in each written consent of the Corporation whereby such director is removed. The holders of a majority of the Common Stock issued and outstanding, voting separately as a single class, and the holders of a majority of the Common Stock issuable upon a conversion of the Preferred Stock, voting separately as a single class, shall be entitled to elect one (1) director of this Corporation at each meeting and in each written consent whereby directors of the Corporation are elected (such director, the “General Director”) and shall be entitled to remove the General Director at each meeting and in each written consent of the Corporation whereby such director is removed.

(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 223(a)(1) and 223(a)(2) of the General Corporation Law, any vacancy, including newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or amendment of this Restated Certificate, and vacancies created by removal or resignation of a director, may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner displaced; provided, however, that where such vacancy occurs among the directors elected by the holders of a class or series of stock, the holders of shares of such class or series may override the Board’s action to fill such vacancy by voting for their own designee to fill such vacancy (i) at a meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders or (ii) via written consent, if the consenting stockholders hold a sufficient number of shares to elect their designee; provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any vacancy in the seat on the Board of Directors held by the Series C-1 Director shall be filled only by vote or written consent in lieu of a meeting of the holders of Series C-1 Preferred Stock in accordance with Subsection 5(b)(i) above, except that, for administrative convenience, the initial Series C-1 Director may be appointed by the Board of Directors in connection with the approval of the initial issuance of Series C-1 Preferred Stock without a separate action by the holders of Series C-1 Preferred Stock notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 223(a)(1) and 223(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law; provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any vacancy in the seat on the Board of Directors held by the Series D Director shall be filled only by vote or written consent in lieu of a meeting of the holders of Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with Subsection 5(b)(i) above, except that, for administrative convenience, the initial Series D Director may be appointed by the Board of Directors in connection with the approval of the initial issuance of Series D Preferred Stock without a separate action by the holders of Series D Preferred Stock notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 223(a)(1) and 223(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Any director who shall have been elected by the holders of a class or series of stock may be removed during the aforesaid term of office, either with or without cause, by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of the class or series of stock entitled to elect

 

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such director or directors, given either at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of stockholders, and any vacancy thereby created may be filled by the holders of that class or series of stock represented at the meeting or pursuant to unanimous written consent.

(c) Vote Limited Investor Restrictions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Certificate of Incorporation, any shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock held directly or indirectly (which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, any such shares held through a subsidiary) by a Vote Limited Investor (as defined below) shall be entitled to a maximum aggregate number of votes such that the aggregate shares held directly or indirectly (which shall include, for the avoidance of doubt, any such shares held through a subsidiary) by a particular Vote Limited Investor would be entitled to no more than 4.99% of the aggregate voting power of all shares of Common Stock and Preferred Stock (or in the case of matters presented to a particular class or series of stock of the Corporation, to no more than 4.99% of the aggregate voting power of all shares of such class or series) with respect to any matter presented to the stockholders of the Corporation (or stockholders of any particular class or series of stock of the Corporation) for their action or consideration at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation (or by written consent of stockholders in lieu of meeting) including, for the avoidance of doubt, any election of members of the Board. For purposes of this Section 5, the term “Vote Limited Investor” shall mean any investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The provisions of this Section 5 shall not be amended, terminated or waived without the consent of each Vote Limited Investor then holding capital stock of the Corporation.

6. Protective Provisions.

(a) So long as at least 3,000,000 shares (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) of Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not (by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by law) of the holders of at least 65% of the then-outstanding shares of Preferred Stock, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis:

(i) liquidate, dissolve or wind-up the business and affairs of the Corporation, effect a Liquidation Transaction or consent, agree or commit to or enter into a definitive agreement therefor;

(ii) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock, and Series D Preferred Stock, so as to affect adversely the rights of the Series Seed Preferred Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series C-1 Preferred Stock, or Series D Preferred Stock;

(iii) declare or pay a dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of the Corporation’s capital stock;

(iv) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire (or pay into or set aside funds 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 (A) the repurchase of shares of Common Stock at (or below) the original cost thereof from employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Corporation or any subsidiary pursuant to agreements either (x) in effect as of the Purchase Date, or (y) approved by the Board of Directors, including at least one of the Preferred Directors, in each case under which the Corporation has the option to repurchase such shares upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment, or (B) through the exercise (as approved by the Board of Directors, including at least one of the Preferred Directors) of any right of first refusal;

 

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(v) incur or guarantee any debt (outside of the ordinary course of business) in excess of $1,000,000;

(vi) change the number of authorized directors;

(vii) amend, alter or repeal any provision of this Restated Certificate or Bylaws of the Corporation;

(viii) increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock (or any series thereof) or Common Stock;

(ix) authorize or designate, or obligate itself to issue, any other equity security, including any security (other than the series of Preferred Stock authorized by this Restated Certificate) convertible into or exercisable for any equity security, having rights, powers or preferences over, or being on a parity with, any series of Preferred Stock authorized by this Restated Certificate, including with respect to voting (other than the pari passu voting rights of Common Stock), dividends, redemption, conversion or upon liquidation;

(x) issue shares of capital stock of a subsidiary of the Corporation to any third party other than to (A) the Corporation or (B) another entity in which the Corporation owns 100% of such entity’s equity securities (including all derivative securities and securities directly or indirectly convertible into, or exchangeable or exercisable for, equity securities);

(xi) initiate a sale of the Corporation’s Common Stock in a public offering, whether pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act or by listing such Common Stock on a national securities exchange of the United States or any other country or otherwise, unless such public offering is a Qualified IPO approved by the Board of Directors; or

(xii) enter into any interested party transaction, unless approved by the disinterested members of the Board of Directors (including at least three (3) Preferred Directors elected by holders of Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 5(b)(i) above who are disinterested);

(b) So long as at least 1,000,000 shares (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) of Series C Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not (by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by law) of the holders of at least a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class:

(i) increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series C Preferred Stock;

(ii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire (or pay into or set aside funds for a sinking fund for such purpose) any share or shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, or declare or pay a dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, unless such redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or such declaration, dividend payment or other distribution, is also made, on a pari passu basis, to each holder of Series C Preferred Stock; provided, however, that these restrictions shall not apply to the repurchase of shares of Common Stock at (or below) the original cost thereof 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 upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment, or through the exercise of any right of first refusal; or

 

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(iii) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series C Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the rights of the Series C Preferred Stock. For clarity, the following shall not, in and of itself, be deemed to require approval pursuant to the preceding sentence: the authorization or issuance of additional shares of Preferred Stock (including shares of one or more series of Preferred Stock) having rights senior to or on parity with the existing Preferred Stock.

(c) So long as at least 1,000,000 shares (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) of Series C-1 Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not (by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by law) of the holders of at least a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class:

(i) increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock;

(ii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire (or pay into or set aside funds for a sinking fund for such purpose) any share or shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, or declare or pay a dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, unless such redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or such declaration, dividend payment or other distribution, is also made, on a pari passu basis, to each holder of Series C-1 Preferred Stock; provided, however, that these restrictions shall not apply to (A) the repurchase of shares of Common Stock at (or below) the original cost thereof from employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Corporation or any subsidiary pursuant to agreements either (x) in effect as of the Purchase Date, or (y) approved by the Board of Directors, including at least one of the Preferred Directors, in each case under which the Corporation has the option to repurchase such shares upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment, or (b) through the exercise (as approved by the Board of Directors, including at least one of the Preferred Directors) of any right of first refusal; or

(iii) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series C-1 Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the rights of the Series C-1 Preferred Stock. For clarity, but without limiting the effect of Subsection 6(a)(ix) above, the following shall not, in and of itself, be deemed to require approval pursuant to the preceding sentence: the authorization or issuance of additional shares of Preferred Stock (including shares of one or more series of Preferred Stock) having rights senior to or on parity with the existing Preferred Stock.

(d) So long as at least 1,000,000 shares (as adjusted for any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, subdivisions, recapitalizations or the like) of Series D Preferred Stock are outstanding, the Corporation shall not (by amendment, merger, consolidation or otherwise) without first obtaining the approval (by vote or written consent, as provided by law) of the holders of at least a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock, voting together as a separate class:

(i) alter or change the rights, preferences or privileges of the Series D Preferred Stock so as to affect adversely the rights of the Series D Preferred Stock. For clarity, but without limiting the effect of Subsection 6(a)(ix) above, the following shall not, in and of itself, be deemed to require approval pursuant to the preceding sentence: the authorization or issuance of additional shares of Preferred Stock (including shares of one or more series of Preferred Stock) having rights senior to or on parity with the existing Preferred Stock;

 

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(ii) increase or decrease (other than by conversion) the total number of authorized shares of Series D Preferred Stock;

(iii) redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire (or pay into or set aside funds for a sinking fund for such purpose) any share or shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock, or declare or pay a dividend or other distribution with respect to any shares of the Corporation’s capital stock, unless such redemption, purchase or other acquisition, or such declaration, dividend payment or other distribution, is also made, on a pari passu basis, to each holder of Series D Preferred Stock; provided, however, that these restrictions shall not apply to (A) the repurchase of shares of Common Stock at (or below) the original cost thereof from employees, officers, directors, consultants or other persons performing services for the Corporation or any subsidiary pursuant to agreements either (x) in effect as of the Purchase Date, or (y) approved by the Board of Directors, including at least one of the Preferred Directors, in each case under which the Corporation has the option to repurchase such shares upon the occurrence of certain events, such as the termination of employment, or (b) through the exercise (as approved by the Board of Directors, including at least one of the Preferred Directors) of any right of first refusal; or

(iv) amend or alter the definition of Qualified IPO to reduce the dollar thresholds included in the definition.

7. Status of Converted Stock. In the event any shares of Preferred Stock shall be converted pursuant to Section 4 hereof, the shares so converted shall be cancelled and shall not be issuable by the Corporation. This Restated Certificate shall be appropriately amended to effect the corresponding reduction in the Corporation’s authorized capital stock.

(C) Common Stock.

1. Dividend Rights. Subject to the prior rights of holders of all classes of stock at the time outstanding having prior rights as to dividends, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of any assets of the Corporation legally available therefor, such dividends as may be declared from time to time by the Board of Directors.

2. Liquidation Rights. Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, or the occurrence of a Liquidation Transaction, the assets of the Corporation shall be distributed as provided in Section 2 of Article IV(B).

3. Redemption. The Common Stock is not mandatorily redeemable.

4. Voting Rights. Each holder of Common Stock shall have the right to one vote per share of Common Stock, and shall be entitled to notice of any stockholders’ meeting in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, and shall be entitled to vote upon such matters and in such manner as may be provided by law. The number of authorized shares of Common Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares of stock of the Corporation representing a majority of the votes represented by all outstanding shares of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote, irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

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ARTICLE V

Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Board of Directors of the Corporation is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VI

Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

ARTICLE VII

(A) To the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

(B) The Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any person made or threatened to be made a party to an action or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he, his testator or intestate is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or any predecessor of the Corporation, or serves or served at any other enterprise as a director or officer at the request of the Corporation or any predecessor to the Corporation.

(C) Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article VII, nor the adoption of any provision of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article VII, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Article VII in respect of any matter occurring, or any action or proceeding accruing or arising or that, but for this Article VII, would accrue or arise, prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption of an inconsistent provision.

ARTICLE VIII

The Corporation renounces, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any interest or expectancy of the Corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any Excluded Opportunity. An “Excluded Opportunity” is any matter, transaction or interest that is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or which otherwise comes into the possession of, (i) any director of the Corporation who is not an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries, or (ii) any holder of Preferred Stock or any partner, member, director, stockholder, employee or agent of any such holder, other than someone who is an employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (collectively, “Covered Persons”), unless such matter, transaction or interest is presented to, or acquired, created or developed by, or otherwise comes into the possession of, a Covered Person expressly and solely in such Covered Person’s capacity as a director of the Corporation. Furthermore, no Fund (as defined below) shall be liable to the Corporation for any claim arising out of, or based upon, (i) the investment by the Fund in any entity competitive with the Corporation or (ii) actions taken by any advisor, partner, officer, or other representative of the Fund to assist any such competive entity or otherwise. A “Fund” is an entity that is a holder of Preferred Stock and that is primarily in the business of investing in other entities, or an entity that manages such entity.

ARTICLE IX

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, another state court located within the State of Delaware or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court of the District of Delaware, in all cases subject to the court’s having

 

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personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants) shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (A) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (B) any action or proceeding asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director or officer of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, (C) any action or proceeding asserting a claim against the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or (D) any action or proceeding asserting a claim against the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine.”

ARTICLE X

For purposes of Section 500 of the California Corporations Code (to the extent applicable), in connection with any repurchase of shares of Common Stock permitted under the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation from employees, officers, directors or consultants of the Corporation in connection with a termination of employment or services pursuant to agreements or arrangements approved by the Board of Directors (in addition to any other consent required under the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation), such repurchase may be made without regard to any “preferential dividends arrears amount” or “preferential rights amount” (as those terms are defined in Section 500 of the California Corporations Code). Accordingly, for purposes of making any calculation under California Corporations Code Section 500 in connection with such repurchase, the amount of any “preferential dividends arrears amount” or “preferential rights amount” (as those terms are defined therein) shall be deemed to be zero (0).

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The foregoing Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted by this corporation’s Board of Directors and stockholders in accordance with the applicable provisions of Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Executed at San Carlos, California, on December 28, 2018.

 

/s/ David Girouard

David Girouard, President
EX-3.3

Exhibit 3.3

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

ARTICLE I CORPORATE OFFICES

     3  

1.1

   Offices      3  

ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

     3  

2.1

   Place Of Meetings      3  

2.2

   Annual Meeting      3  

2.3

   Special Meeting      3  

2.4

   Notice Of Stockholders’ Meetings      4  

2.5

   Manner Of Giving Notice; Affidavit Of Notice      4  

2.6

   Quorum      4  

2.7

   Adjourned Meeting; Notice      4  

2.8

   Organization; Conduct of Business      5  

2.9

   Voting      5  

2.10

   Waiver Of Notice      5  

2.11

   Stockholder Action By Written Consent Without A Meeting      6  

2.12

   Record Date For Stockholder Notice; Voting; Giving Consents      6  

2.13

   Proxies      7  

ARTICLE III DIRECTORS

     7  

3.1

   Powers      7  

3.2

   Number Of Directors      8  

3.3

   Election, Qualification And Term Of Office Of Directors      8  

3.4

   Resignation And Vacancies      8  

3.5

   Place Of Meetings; Meetings By Telephone      9  

3.6

   Regular Meetings      9  

3.7

   Special Meetings; Notice      9  

3.8

   Quorum      10  

3.9

   Waiver Of Notice      10  

3.10

   Board Action By Written Consent Without A Meeting      10  

3.11

   Fees And Compensation Of Directors      10  

3.12

   Approval Of Loans To Officers      11  

3.13

   Removal Of Directors      11  

3.14

   Chairperson Of The Board Of Directors      11  

ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES

     11  

4.1

   Committees Of Directors      11  

4.2

   Committee Minutes      12  

4.3

   Meetings And Action Of Committees      12  

ARTICLE V OFFICERS

     12  

5.1

   Officers      12  

5.2

   Appointment Of Officers      13  

5.3

   Subordinate Officers      13  

5.4

   Removal And Resignation Of Officers      13  

5.5

   Vacancies In Offices      13  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

          Page  

5.6

   Chief Executive Officer      13  

5.7

   President      14  

5.8

   Vice Presidents      14  

5.9

   Secretary      14  

5.10

   Chief Financial Officer      15  

5.11

   Treasurer      15  

5.12

   Representation Of Shares Of Other Corporations      15  

5.13

   Authority And Duties Of Officers      16  

ARTICLE VI INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER AGENTS

     16  

6.1

   Indemnification Of Directors And Officers      16  

6.2

   Indemnification Of Others      16  

6.3

   Payment Of Expenses In Advance      16  

6.4

   Indemnity Not Exclusive      17  

6.5

   Insurance      17  

6.6

   Conflicts      17  

ARTICLE VII RECORDS AND REPORTS

     17  

7.1

   Maintenance And Inspection Of Records      17  

7.2

   Inspection By Directors      18  

ARTICLE VIII GENERAL MATTERS

     18  

8.1

   Checks      18  

8.2

   Execution Of Corporate Contracts And Instruments      18  

8.3

   Stock Certificates and Notices; Uncertificated Stock; Partly Paid Shares      19  

8.4

   Special Designation On Certificates and Notices of Uncertificated Stock      19  

8.5

   Lost Certificates      20  

8.6

   Construction; Definitions      20  

8.7

   Dividends      20  

8.8

   Fiscal Year      20  

8.9

   Transfer Restrictions      20  

8.10

   Transfer Of Stock      22  

8.11

   Stock Transfer Agreements      22  

8.12

   Stockholders of Record      22  

8.13

   Facsimile or Electronic Signature      22  

ARTICLE IX AMENDMENTS

     22  

 

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

ARTICLE I

CORPORATE OFFICES

1.1 Offices.

In addition to the corporation’s registered office set forth in the certificate of incorporation, the Board of Directors may at any time establish other offices at any place or places where the corporation is qualified to do business.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

2.1 Place Of Meetings.

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place, within or outside the state of Delaware, designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely be means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law. In the absence of any such designation or determination, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the registered office of the corporation.

2.2 Annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of stockholders shall be held on such date, time and place, either within or without the state of Delaware, as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors each year. At the meeting, directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be transacted.

2.3 Special Meeting.

A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by the Board of Directors, the chairperson of the board, the chief executive officer, the president or by one or more stockholders holding shares in the aggregate entitled to cast not less than 10% of the votes at that meeting.

 

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If a special meeting is called by any person or persons other than the Board of Directors, the chairperson of the board, the chief executive officer or the president, the request shall be in writing, specifying the time of such meeting and the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted, and shall be delivered personally or sent by registered mail or by email, fax, telegraphic or other facsimile or electronic transmission to the chairperson of the board, the chief executive officer, the president, or the secretary of the corporation. No business may be transacted at such special meeting otherwise than specified in such notice. The officer receiving the request shall cause notice to be promptly given to the stockholders entitled to vote, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2.4 and 2.5 of this Article II, that a meeting will be held at the time requested by the person or persons calling the meeting, not less than 35 nor more than 60 days after the receipt of the request. If the notice is not given within 20 days after the receipt of the request, the person or persons requesting the meeting may give the notice. Nothing contained in this paragraph of this Section 2.3 shall be construed as limiting, fixing, or affecting the time when a meeting of stockholders called by action of the Board of Directors may be held.

2.4 Notice Of Stockholders Meetings.

All notices of meetings with stockholders shall be in writing and shall be sent or otherwise given in accordance with Section 2.5 of these bylaws not less than 10 nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice shall specify the place (if any), date and hour of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.

2.5 Manner Of Giving Notice; Affidavit Of Notice.

Written notice of any meeting of stockholders, if mailed, is given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the corporation. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic mail or other electronic transmission, in the manner provided in Section 232 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. An affidavit of the secretary or an assistant secretary or of the transfer agent of the corporation that the notice has been given shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

2.6 Quorum.

The holders of a majority of the shares of stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If, however, such quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either (a) the chairperson of the meeting or (b) holders of a majority of the shares of stock entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting to another place (if any), date or time.

2.7 Adjourned Meeting; Notice.

When a meeting is adjourned to another place (if any), date or time, unless these bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place (if any), thereof and the means of remote communications (if any) by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present and vote at such adjourned meeting, are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting the

 

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corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of the place (if any), date and time of the adjourned meeting and the means of remote communications (if any) by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

2.8 Organization; Conduct of Business.

(a) Such person as the Board of Directors may have designated or, in the absence of such a person, the chief executive officer, or in his or her absence, the president or, in his or her absence, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chairperson of the meeting. In the absence of the secretary of the corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chairperson of the meeting appoints.

(b) The Chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including the manner of voting and the conduct of business. The date and time of opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the meeting shall be announced at the meeting.

2.9 Voting.

The stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.12 of these bylaws, subject to the provisions of Sections 217 and 218 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (relating to voting rights of fiduciaries, pledgors and joint owners of stock and to voting trusts and other voting agreements).

Except as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder. All elections shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast, and except as otherwise required by law, all other matters shall be determined by a majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively.

2.10 Waiver Of Notice.

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic mail or other electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice, or any waiver of notice by electronic transmission, unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

 

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2.11 Stockholder Action By Written Consent Without A Meeting.

Unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, any action required to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the corporation, or any action that may be taken at any annual or special meeting of such stockholders, may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice, and without a vote if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is (i) signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, and (ii) delivered to the corporation in accordance with Section 228(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Every written consent shall bear the date of signature of each stockholder who signs the consent and no written consent shall be effective to take the corporate action referred to therein unless, within 60 days of the date the earliest dated consent is delivered to the corporation, a written consent or consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take action are delivered to the corporation in the manner prescribed in this Section. A telegram, cablegram, electronic mail or other electronic transmission consenting to an action to be taken and transmitted by a stockholder or proxyholder, or by a person or persons authorized to act for a stockholder or proxyholder, shall be deemed to be written, signed and dated for purposes of this Section to the extent permitted by law. Any such consent shall be delivered in accordance with Section 228(d)(1) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing.

Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing (including by electronic mail or other electronic transmission as permitted by law). If the action which is consented to is such as would have required the filing of a certificate under any section of the Delaware General Corporation Law if such action had been voted on by stockholders at a meeting thereof, then the certificate filed under such section shall state, in lieu of any statement required by such section concerning any vote of stockholders, that written notice and written consent have been given as provided in Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

2.12 Record Date For Stockholder Notice; Voting; Giving Consents.

In order that the corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than 60 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting, nor more than 60 days prior to any other action.

 

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If the Board of Directors does not so fix a record date:

(a) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held.

(b) The record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board of Directors is necessary, shall be the day on which the first written consent (including consent by electronic mail or other electronic transmission as permitted by law) is delivered to the corporation.

(c) The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting, if such adjournment is for 30 days or less; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

2.13 Proxies.

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by an instrument in writing or by an electronic transmission permitted by law filed with the secretary of the corporation, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be deemed signed if the stockholder’s name is placed on the proxy (whether by manual signature, typewriting, facsimile, electronic or telegraphic transmission or otherwise) by the stockholder or the stockholder’s attorney-in-fact. The revocability of a proxy that states on its face that it is irrevocable shall be governed by the provisions of Section 212(e) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

3.1 Powers.

Subject to the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Lawand any limitations in the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws relating to action required to be approved by the stockholders or by the outstanding shares, the business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

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3.2 Number Of Directors.

The number of directors constituting the entire Board of Directors is 5. This number may be changed by a resolution of the Board of Directors or of the stockholders, subject to Section 3.4 of these bylaws. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before such director’s term of office expires.

3.3 Election, Qualification And Term Of Office Of Directors.

Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these bylaws, and unless otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation, directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. Directors need not be stockholders unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, wherein other qualifications for directors may be prescribed. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

Unless otherwise specified in the certificate of incorporation, elections of directors need not be by written ballot.

3.4 Resignation And Vacancies.

Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the attention of the Secretary of the corporation. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 223(a)(1) and 223(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, any vacancy or newly created directorship may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office (including any directors that have tendered a resignation effective at a future date), though less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and the directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and until their successors are duly elected and shall qualify, unless sooner displaced; provided, however, that where such vacancy or newly created directorship occurs among the directors elected by the holders of a class or series of stock, the holders of shares of such class or series may override the Board of Directors’ action to fill such vacancy or newly created directorship by (i) voting for their own designee to fill such vacancy or newly created directorship at a meeting of the corporation’s stockholders or (ii) written consent, if the consenting stockholders hold a sufficient number of shares to elect their designee at a meeting of the stockholders.

If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the corporation should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of a stockholder, or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of a stockholder, may call a special meeting of stockholders in accordance with the provisions of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, or may apply to the Court of Chancery for a decree summarily ordering an election as provided in Section 211 of the Delaware General Corporation Law of.

 

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If, at the time of filling any vacancy or any newly created directorship, the directors then in office constitute less than a majority of the whole board (as constituted immediately prior to any such increase), then the Court of Chancery may, upon application of any stockholder or stockholders holding at least 10% of the total number of the shares at the time outstanding having the right to vote for such directors, summarily order an election to be held to fill any such vacancies or newly created directorships, or to replace the directors chosen by the directors then in office as aforesaid, which election shall be governed by the provisions of Section 211 of the Delaware General Corporation Law as far as applicable.

3.5 Place Of Meetings; Meetings By Telephone.

The Board of Directors of the corporation may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the state of Delaware.

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee, by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

3.6 Regular Meetings.

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the board.

3.7 Special Meetings; Notice.

Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the chairperson of the board, the chief executive officer, the president, the secretary or any two directors.

Notice of the time and place of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each director or sent by first-class mail, facsimile, electronic transmission, or telegram, charges prepaid, addressed to each director at that director’s address as it is shown on the records of the corporation. If the notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least 4 days before the time of the holding of the meeting. If the notice is delivered personally or by facsimile, electronic transmission, telephone or telegram, it shall be delivered at least 24 hours before the time of the holding of the meeting. Any oral notice given personally or by telephone may be communicated either to the director or to a person at the office of the director who the person giving the notice has reason to believe will promptly communicate it to the director. The notice need not specify the purpose of the meeting. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting, if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive office of the corporation. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

 

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3.8 Quorum.

At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the total number of duly elected directors then in office (but in no case less than 1/3 of the total number of authorized directors) shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by statute or by the certificate of incorporation. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

A meeting at which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting.

3.9 Waiver Of Notice.

Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law or of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic mail or other electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the directors, or members of a committee of directors, need be specified in any written waiver of notice unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

3.10 Board Action By Written Consent Without A Meeting.

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the board or committee. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.

Any copy, facsimile or other reliable reproduction of a consent in writing may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing for any and all purposes for which the original writing could be used, provided that such copy, facsimile or other reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing.

3.11 Fees And Compensation Of Directors.

Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. No such compensation shall preclude any director from serving the corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

 

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3.12 Approval Of Loans To Officers.

The corporation may lend money to, or guarantee any obligation of, or otherwise assist any officer or other employee of the corporation or of its subsidiary, including any officer or employee who is a director of the corporation or its subsidiary, whenever, in the judgment of the directors, such loan, guaranty or assistance may reasonably be expected to benefit the corporation. The loan, guaranty or other assistance may be with or without interest and may be unsecured, or secured in such manner as the Board of Directors shall approve, including, without limitation, a pledge of shares of stock of the corporation. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to deny, limit or restrict the powers of guaranty or warranty of the corporation at common law or under any statute.

3.13 Removal Of Directors.

Unless otherwise restricted by statute, by the certificate of incorporation or by these Bylaws, any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by, and only by, the affirmative vote of the holders of the shares of the class or series of stock entitled to elect such director or directors, given either at a special meeting of such stockholders duly called for that purpose or pursuant to a written consent of stockholders, and any vacancy thereby created may be filled by the holders of that class or series of stock represented at the meeting or pursuant to written consent; provided, however, that if the stockholders of the corporation are entitled to cumulative voting, if less than the entire Board of Directors is to be removed, no director may be removed without cause if the votes cast against his removal would be sufficient to elect him if then cumulatively voted at an election of the entire Board of Directors.

No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director prior to the expiration of such director’s term of office.

3.14 Chairperson Of The Board Of Directors.

The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a chairperson of the Board of Directors who shall not be considered an officer of the corporation.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

4.1 Committees Of Directors.

The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The Board may designate 1 or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting,

 

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whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, or in these bylaws, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed to all papers which may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the General Corporate Law of Delaware to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the corporation.

4.2 Committee Minutes.

Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board of Directors when required.

4.3 Meetings And Action Of Committees.

Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with, the provisions of Section 3.5 (place of meetings and meetings by telephone), Section 3.6 (regular meetings), Section 3.7 (special meetings and notice), Section 3.8 (quorum), Section 3.9 (waiver of notice), and Section 3.10 (action without a meeting) of these bylaws, with such changes in the context of such provisions as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of Directors and its members; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may be determined either by resolution of the Board of Directors or by resolution of the committee, that special meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board of Directors and that notice of special meetings of committees shall also be given to all alternate members, who shall have the right to attend all meetings of the committee. The Board of Directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

5.1 Officers.

The officers of the corporation shall be a president and a secretary. The corporation may also have, at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a chief executive officer, a chief financial officer, a treasurer, one or more vice presidents, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.3 of these bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

 

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5.2 Appointment Of Officers.

The officers of the corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Sections 5.3 or 5.5 of these bylaws, shall be appointed by the Board of Directors, subject to the rights (if any) of an officer under any contract of employment.

5.3 Subordinate Officers.

The Board of Directors may appoint, or empower the chief executive officer or the president to appoint, such other officers and agents as the business of the corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority, and perform such duties as are provided in these bylaws or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

5.4 Removal And Resignation Of Officers.

Subject to the rights (if any) of an officer under any contract of employment, any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of the majority of the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting of the board or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by any officer upon whom the power of removal is conferred by the Board of Directors.

Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the corporation. Any resignation shall take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights (if any) of the corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.

5.5 Vacancies In Offices.

Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

5.6 Chief Executive Officer.

Subject to such supervisory powers (if any) as may be given by the Board of Directors to the chairperson of the board (if any) the chief executive officer of the corporation (if such an officer is appointed) shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction, and control of the business and the officers of the corporation and shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of chief executive officer of a corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these bylaws.

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5.7 President.

Subject to such supervisory powers (if any) as may be given by the Board of Directors to the chairperson of the board (if any) or the chief executive officer, the president shall have general supervision, direction, and control of the business and other officers of the corporation. He or she shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president of a corporation and such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these bylaws.

The person serving as president shall also be the acting chief executive officer, secretary or treasurer of the corporation, as applicable, whenever no other person is then serving in such capacity.

5.8 Vice Presidents.

In the absence or disability of the chief executive officer and president, the vice presidents (if any) in order of their rank as fixed by the Board of Directors or, if not ranked, a vice president designated by the Board of Directors, shall perform all the duties of the president and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions upon, the president. The vice presidents shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Board of Directors, these bylaws, the president or the chairperson of the board.

5.9 Secretary.

The secretary shall keep or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or such other place as the Board of Directors may direct, a book of minutes of all meetings and actions of directors, committees of directors, and stockholders. The minutes shall show the time and place of each meeting, the names of those present at directors’ meetings or committee meetings, the number of shares present or represented at stockholders’ meetings, and the proceedings thereof.

The secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the corporation or at the office of the corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates (if any) evidencing such shares, and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate (if any) surrendered for cancellation.

The secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors required to be given by law or by these bylaws. He or she shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or by these bylaws.

 

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5.10 Chief Financial Officer.

The chief financial officer (if such an officer is appointed) and shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital retained earnings, and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any member of the Board of Directors.

The chief financial officer shall render to the chief executive officer, the president, or the Board of Directors, upon request, an account of all his or her transactions as chief financial officer and of the financial condition of the corporation. He or she shall have the general powers and duties usually vested in the office of chief financial officer of a corporation and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these bylaws.

The person serving as the chief financial officer shall also be the acting treasurer of the corporation whenever no other person is then serving in such capacity. Subject to such supervisory powers (if any) as may be given by the Board of Directors to another officer of the corporation, the chief financial officer shall supervise and direct the responsibilities of the treasurer whenever someone other than the chief financial officer is serving as treasurer of the corporation.

5.11 Treasurer

The treasurer (if such an officer is appointed) shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records with respect to all bank accounts, deposit accounts, cash management accounts and other investment accounts of the corporation. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any member of the Board of Directors.

The treasurer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the corporation with such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. He or she shall disburse the funds of the corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors and shall render to the chief financial officer, the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors, upon request, an account of all his or her transactions as treasurer. He or she shall have the general powers and duties usually vested in the office of treasurer of a corporation and shall have such other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or these bylaws.

The person serving as the treasurer shall also be the acting chief financial officer of the corporation whenever no other person is then serving in such capacity.

5.12 Representation Of Shares Of Other Corporations.

The chairperson of the board, the chief executive officer, the president, any vice president, the chief financial officer, the secretary or assistant secretary of this corporation, or any other person authorized by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer or the president or a vice president, is authorized to vote, represent, and exercise on behalf of this corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any other corporation or corporations standing in the name of this corporation. The authority granted herein may be exercised either by such person directly or by any other person authorized to do so by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by the person having such authority.

 

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5.13 Authority And Duties Of Officers.

In addition to the foregoing authority and duties, all officers of the corporation shall respectively have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the business of the corporation as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or the stockholders.

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHER AGENTS

6.1 Indemnification Of Directors And Officers.

The corporation shall, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, indemnify each of its directors and officers against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.1, a “director” or “officer” of the corporation includes any person (a) who is or was a director or officer of the corporation, (b) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (c) who was a director or officer of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

6.2 Indemnification Of Others.

The corporation shall have the power, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, to indemnify each of its employees and agents (other than directors and officers) against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation. For purposes of this Section 6.2, an “employee” or “agent” of the corporation (other than a director or officer) includes any person (a) who is or was an employee or agent of the corporation, (b) who is or was serving at the request of the corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, or (c) who was an employee or agent of a corporation which was a predecessor corporation of the corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

6.3 Payment Of Expenses In Advance.

Expenses incurred in defending any action or proceeding for which indemnification is required pursuant to Section 6.1 or for which indemnification is permitted pursuant to Section 6.2 following authorization thereof by the Board of Directors shall be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnified party to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that the indemnified party is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in this Article VI.

 

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6.4 Indemnity Not Exclusive.

The indemnification provided by this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in an official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, to the extent that such additional rights to indemnification are authorized in the certificate of incorporation

6.5 Insurance.

The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him or her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify him or her against such liability under the provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

6.6 Conflicts.

No indemnification or advance shall be made under this Article VI, except where such indemnification or advance is mandated by law or the order, judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, in any circumstance where it appears:

(a) That it would be inconsistent with a provision of the certificate of incorporation, these bylaws, a resolution of the stockholders or an agreement in effect at the time of the accrual of the alleged cause of the action asserted in the proceeding in which the expenses were incurred or other amounts were paid, which prohibits or otherwise limits indemnification; or

(b) That it would be inconsistent with any condition expressly imposed by a court in approving a settlement.

ARTICLE VII

RECORDS AND REPORTS

7.1 Maintenance And Inspection Of Records.

The corporation shall, either at its principal executive offices or at such place or places as designated by the Board of Directors, keep a record of its stockholders listing their names and addresses and the number and class of shares held by each stockholder, a copy of these bylaws as amended to date, accounting books, and other records.

 

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Any stockholder of record, in person or by attorney or other agent, shall, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, have the right during the usual hours for business to inspect for any proper purpose the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records and to make copies or extracts therefrom. A proper purpose shall mean a purpose reasonably related to such person’s interest as a stockholder. In every instance where an attorney or other agent is the person who seeks the right to inspection, the demand under oath shall be accompanied by a power of attorney or such other writing that authorizes the attorney or other agent to so act on behalf of the stockholder. The demand under oath shall be directed to the corporation at its registered office in Delaware or at its principal place of business.

A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the address of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in each such stockholder’s name, shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder for a period of at least 10 days prior to the meeting in the manner provided by law. The stock list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting as provided by law. This list shall presumptively determine the identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of shares held by each of them.

7.2 Inspection By Directors.

Any director shall have the right to examine the corporation’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records for a purpose reasonably related to his or her position as a director. The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with the exclusive jurisdiction to determine whether a director is entitled to the inspection sought. The Court may summarily order the corporation to permit the director to inspect any and all books and records, the stock ledger, and the stock list and to make copies or extracts therefrom. The Court may, in its discretion, prescribe any limitations or conditions with reference to the inspection, or award such other and further relief as the Court may deem just and proper.

ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL MATTERS

8.1 Checks.

From time to time, the Board of Directors shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.

8.2 Execution Of Corporate Contracts And Instruments.

The Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

 

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8.3 Stock Certificates and Notices; Uncertificated Stock; Partly Paid Shares.

The shares of the corporation may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided under Delaware law, and shall be entered in the books of the corporation and recorded as they are issued. Any or all of the signatures on any certificate may be a facsimile or electronic signature. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile or electronic signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock and upon the request of a stockholder, the corporation shall send to the record owner thereof a written notice that shall set forth the name of the corporation, that the corporation is organized under the laws of Delaware, the name of the stockholder, the number and class (and the designation of the series, if any) of the shares, and any restrictions on the transfer or registration of such shares of stock imposed by the corporation’s certificate of incorporation, these bylaws, any agreement among stockholders or any agreement between stockholders and the corporation. The corporation may issue the whole or any part of its shares as partly paid and subject to call for the remainder of the consideration to be paid therefor. Upon the face or back of each stock certificate (if any) issued to represent any such partly paid shares, or upon the books and records of the corporation in the case of uncertificated partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon shall be stated. Upon the declaration of any dividend on fully paid shares, the corporation shall declare a dividend upon partly paid shares of the same class, but only upon the basis of the percentage of the consideration actually paid thereon.

8.4 Special Designation On Certificates and Notices of Issuance.

If the corporation is authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, then the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock or the notice of issuance to the record owner of uncertificated shares; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided in Section 202 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, in lieu of the foregoing requirements there may be set forth on the face or back of the certificate that the corporation shall issue to represent such class or series of stock or the notice of issuance to the record owner of uncertificated stock, or the purchase agreement for such stock a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, the designations, the preferences, and the relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

 

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8.5 Lost Certificates.

Except as provided in this Section 8.5, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the corporation and cancelled at the same time. The corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or notice of uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate previously issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or the owner’s legal representative, to give the corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

8.6 Construction; Definitions.

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the Delaware General Corporation Law shall govern the construction of these bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, the singular number includes the plural, the plural number includes the singular, and the term “person” includes both a corporation and a natural person.

8.7 Dividends.

The directors of the corporation, subject to any restrictions contained in (a) the Delaware General Corporation Law or (b) the certificate of incorporation, may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of its capital stock. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of the corporation’s capital stock.

The directors of the corporation may set apart out of any of the funds of the corporation available for dividends a reserve or reserves for any proper purpose and may abolish any such reserve. Such purposes shall include but not be limited to equalizing dividends, repairing or maintaining any property of the corporation, and meeting contingencies.

8.8 Fiscal Year.

The fiscal year of the corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors and may be changed by the Board of Directors.

8.9 Transfer Restrictions

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, except as expressly permitted in this Section 8.9, a stockholder shall not Transfer (as such term is defined below) any shares of the corporation’s stock (or any rights of or interests in such shares) to any person unless such Transfer is approved by the Board of Directors prior to such Transfer, which approval may be granted or withheld in the Board of Directors’ sole and absolute discretion. “Transfer” shall mean, with respect to any security, the direct or indirect assignment, sale, transfer, tender, pledge, hypothecation, or the grant, creation or suffrage of a lien or encumbrance in or upon, or the gift, placement in trust, or the Constructive Sale (as such term is defined below) or other disposition of such security (including transfer by testamentary or intestate succession, merger or

 

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otherwise by operation of law) or any right, title or interest therein (including, but not limited to, any right or power to vote to which the holder thereof may be entitled, whether such right or power is granted by proxy or otherwise), or the record or beneficial ownership thereof, the offer to make such a sale, transfer, Constructive Sale or other disposition, and each agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing, to effect any of the foregoing. “Constructive Sale” shall mean, with respect to any security, a short sale with respect to such security, entering into or acquiring an offsetting derivative contract with respect to such security, entering into or acquiring a futures or forward contract to deliver such security, or entering into any other hedging or other derivative transaction that has the effect of materially changing the economic benefits and risks of ownership. Any purported Transfer of any shares of the corporation’s stock effected in violation of this Section 8.9 shall be null and void and shall have no force or effect and the corporation shall not register any such purported Transfer.

Any stockholder seeking the approval of the Board of Directors of a Transfer of some or all of its shares shall give written notice thereof to the Secretary of the corporation that shall include: (a) the name of the stockholder; (b) the proposed transferee; (c) the number of shares of the Transfer of which approval is thereby requested; and (d) the purchase price (if any) of the shares proposed for Transfer. The corporation may require the stockholder to supplement its notice with such additional information as the corporation may request.

Certificates representing, and in the case of uncertificated securities, notices of issuance with respect to, shares of stock of the corporation shall have impressed on, printed on, written on or otherwise affixed to them the following legend:

THE TRANSFER OF THE SECURITIES REFERENCED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO CERTAIN TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE COMPANY’S BYLAWS, A COPY OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE COMPANY AT ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS. THE COMPANY SHALL NOT REGISTER OR OTHERWISE RECOGNIZE OR GIVE EFFECT TO ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER OF SECURITIES THAT DOES NOT COMPLY WITH SUCH TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS.

The corporation shall take all such actions as are practicable to cause the certificates representing, and notices of issuance with respect to, shares that are subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section to contain the foregoing legend.

The foregoing transfer restrictions set forth in this Section 8.9 shall not apply to any sale of shares of the corporation’s Preferred Stock (or shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock) to the extent such sale is made in accordance with the provisions set forth in the certificate of incorporation, any agreements between the corporation and the holder of such Preferred Stock (or shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion of Preferred Stock) and applicable law.

 

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8.10 Transfer Of Stock.

Upon receipt by the corporation or the transfer agent of a corporation of proper transfer instructions from the record holder of uncertificated shares or upon surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate or, in the case of uncertificated securities and upon request, a notice of issuance of shares, to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate (if any), and record the transaction in its books.

8.11 Stock Transfer Agreements.

The corporation shall have power to enter into and perform any agreement with any number of stockholders of any one or more classes of stock of the corporation to restrict the transfer of shares of stock of the corporation of any one or more classes owned by such stockholders in any manner not prohibited by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

8.12 Stockholders of Record.

The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person recorded on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner, shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments the person recorded on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.

8.13 Facsimile or Electronic Signature.

In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile or electronic signatures elsewhere specifically authorized in these bylaws, facsimile or electronic signatures of any stockholder, director officer of the corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof.

ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

The bylaws of the corporation may be adopted, amended or repealed by the stockholders entitled to vote; provided, however, that the corporation may, in its certificate of incorporation, confer the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws upon the directors. The fact that such power has been so conferred upon the directors shall not divest the stockholders of the power, nor limit their power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.

 

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EX-4.2

Exhibit 4.2

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

AMENDED AND RESTATED

INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

This Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 31, 2018, by and among Upstart Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), David Girouard (the “Founder”), the holders of outstanding Preferred Stock of the Company listed on Schedule 1 hereto (the “Existing Preferred Holders”) and the purchasers of Series D Preferred Stock of the Company listed on Schedule 2 hereto (the “New Investors” and, together with the Existing Preferred Holders, the “Investors”).

RECITALS

The Company, the Founder and the Existing Preferred Holders previously entered into an Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement dated as of November 23, 2016 (the “Prior Agreement”).

The Company and the New Investors have entered into a Series D Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which the Company desires to sell to the New Investors, and the New Investors desire to purchase from the Company, shares of the Company’s Series D Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”). A condition to the New Investors’ obligations under the Purchase Agreement is that the Company, the Founder, the Existing Preferred Holders and the New Investors enter into this Agreement in order to, among other things, provide the Investors (i) certain rights to register shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Common Stock”) issuable upon conversion of the Company’s preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock”) held by the Investors, (ii) certain rights to receive or inspect information pertaining to the Company, and (iii) a right of first offer with respect to certain issuances by the Company of its securities. The Company, the Founder and the Existing Preferred Holders desire to induce the New Investors to purchase shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement by agreeing to the terms and conditions set forth below.

The Company, the Founder and the Existing Preferred Holders desire to amend and restate the Prior Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein.

AGREEMENT

The parties agree as follows:

A. Amendment of Prior Agreement; Waiver of Right of First Offer, Super Participation Rights and Additional Rights.

Pursuant to Section 5.4 of the Prior Agreement, effective and contingent upon execution of this Agreement by the Company, the holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding “Registrable Securities” (as defined in the Prior Agreement), the holders of at least a majority of the Founder’s Shares held by individuals who are currently providing services to the Company as an employee, consultant or officer, the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities currently


outstanding and held by the “Major Investors” (as defined in the Prior Agreement), and Third Point, the Prior Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in this Agreement, and the Company, the Founder, the Existing Preferred Holders and the New Investors shall be bound by the provisions hereof as the sole agreement of the Company, the Founder, the Existing Preferred Holders and the New Investors with respect to the subject matter hereof. The Existing Preferred Holders that are “Major Investors” (as defined in the Prior Agreement) hereby waive the right of first offer, including the notice requirements, set forth in Section 2.3 of the Prior Agreement, on behalf of themselves and all Major Investors, with respect to all issuances of Series D Preferred Stock by the Company. The Existing Preferred Holders hereof waive any “Additional Rights” set forth in Section 2.3 of the Prior Agreement with respect to all issuances of Series D Preferred Stock of the Company.

1. Registration Rights.

1.1 Definitions. For purposes of this Section 1:

(a) The term “Eaglewood Warrant Stock” means the Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of shares of the Company’s preferred stock issued or issuable upon exercise or conversion of certain Warrants to Purchase Stock issued by the Company to Eaglewood SPV I LP (“Eaglewood”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Warrant Agreement by and among Eaglewood and the Company dated on or about September 11, 2014.

(b) The term “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and any successor thereto) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(c) The term “Form S-3” means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any successor form under the Securities Act that permits significant incorporation by reference of the Company’s subsequent public filings under the Exchange Act.

(d) The term “Founder’s Shares” means the shares of Common Stock issued to the Founder so long as the Founder is then serving as an employee, consultant or officer of the Company.

(e) The term “Holder” means any person owning or having the right to acquire Registrable Securities or any assignee thereof in accordance with Section 1.12 of this Agreement.

(f) The term “Kordestani Warrant Stock” means the Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock issued or issuable upon exercise or conversion of that certain Warrant to Purchase Stock issued by the Company to The Omid Kordestani Revocable Trust on or about June 16, 2014.

(g) The term “Major Investor” has the meaning given to such term in Section 2.3 hereof.

(h) The term “Qualified IPO” means a public offering by the Company of shares of its Common Stock pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with which all the then-outstanding shares of Preferred Stock are converted into shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Restated Certificate.

 

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(i) The terms “register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement or similar document in compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement or document.

(j) The term “Registrable Securities” means (i) the shares of Common Stock issuable or issued upon conversion of the Preferred Stock, other than shares for which registration rights have terminated pursuant to Section 1.15 hereof, (ii) the Founder’s Shares, provided, however, that for the purposes of Sections 1.2, 1.4, 1.13, 1.14 and 5.4 the Founder’s Shares shall not be deemed Registrable Securities and the Founder shall not be deemed a Holder, (iii) the Kordestani Warrant Stock, provided, however, that for purposes of Section 1.2, 1.13 and 5.4, the Kordestani Warrant Stock shall not be deemed Registrable Securities, and The Omid Kordestani Revocable Trust shall not be deemed an Investor, (iv) the WMS Warrant Stock, provided, however, that for purposes of Section 1.2, 1.13 and 5.4, the WMS Warrant Stock shall not be deemed Registrable Securities, and WMS Income Opportunity Fund, LLC shall not be deemed an Investor (v) the Eaglewood Warrant Stock, provided, however, that for purposes of Section 1.2, 1.13 and 5.4, the Eaglewood Warrant Stock shall not be deemed Registrable Securities, and Eaglewood shall not be deemed an Investor, (vi) the Soros Warrant Stock, provided, however, that for purposes of Section 1.2, 1.13 and 5.4, the Soros Warrant Stock shall not be deemed Registrable Securities, and Soros shall not be deemed an Investor, (vii) any other shares of Common Stock of the Company issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right or other security which is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, the shares listed in (i) and (ii), and (viii) any other Common Stock held by an Investor or any Common Stock issuable upon conversion, exercise or exchange of any derivative securities held by an Investor; provided, however, that the foregoing definition shall exclude in all cases any Registrable Securities sold by a person in a transaction in which such person’s rights under this Agreement are not assigned. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Common Stock or other securities shall only be treated as Registrable Securities if and so long as (A) they have not been sold to or through a broker or dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or a public securities transaction, (B) they have not been sold in a transaction exempt from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act under Section 4(1) thereof so that all transfer restrictions, and restrictive legends with respect thereto, if any, are removed upon the consummation of such sale, or (C) the Holder thereof is entitled to exercise any right provided in Section 1 in accordance with Section 1.12 below.

(k) The number of shares of “Registrable Securities then outstanding” shall be determined by the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding which are, and the number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to then exercisable or convertible securities which are, Registrable Securities.

(l) The term “Restated Certificate” means the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation as such Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation may be amended from time to time.

(m) The term “SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

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(n) The term “Securities Act” means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (and any successor thereto) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(o) The term “Soros Warrant Stock” means the Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of shares of the Company’s preferred stock issued or issuable upon exercise or conversion of certain Warrants to Purchase Stock issued by the Company to Quantum Partners LP (together with its affiliates, “Soros”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of that certain Warrant Agreement by and among Soros and the Company dated on or about November 10, 2014.

(p) The term “WMS Warrant Stock” means the Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion of shares of the Company’s Series B Preferred Stock issued or issuable upon exercise or conversion of that certain Warrant to Purchase Stock issued by the Company to WMS Income Opportunity Fund, LLC on or about October 1, 2014.

1.2 Request for Registration.

(a) If the Company shall receive at any time after the earlier of (i) the 5th anniversary of the Initial Closing (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), or (ii) six months after the effective date of the first registration statement for a public offering of securities of the Company (other than a registration statement relating either to the sale of securities to employees of the Company pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase or similar plan or an SEC Rule 145 transaction), a written request from the Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding that the Company file a registration statement under the Securities Act covering the registration of at least such number of the Registrable Securities having an anticipated aggregate offering price, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, of at least $5,000,000, then the Company shall, within 10 days of the receipt thereof, give written notice of such request to all Holders and shall, subject to the limitations of subsection 1.2(b), use its best efforts to file as soon as practicable, and in any event within 90 days of the receipt of such request, a registration statement under the Securities Act covering all Registrable Securities which the Holders request to be registered within 20 days of the mailing of such notice by the Company.

(b) If the Holders initiating the registration request hereunder (“Initiating Holders”) intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to this Section 1.2 and the Company shall include such information in the written notice referred to in subsection 1.2(a). The underwriter will be selected by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and shall be reasonably acceptable to the Company. In such event, the right of any Holder to include its Registrable Securities in such registration shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting (unless otherwise mutually agreed by a majority in interest of the Initiating Holders and such Holder) to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company as provided in subsection 1.5(e)) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the managing underwriter or underwriters selected for such underwriting. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 1.2, if the managing underwriters advise the Initiating Holders in writing that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, then the Initiating Holders

 

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shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that would otherwise be underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated among all participating Holders thereof, including the Initiating Holders, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the amount of Registrable Securities of the Company owned by each participating Holder; provided, however, that the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be included in such underwriting shall not be reduced unless all other securities are first entirely excluded from the underwriting.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Company shall furnish to Holders requesting a registration statement pursuant to this Section 1.2, a certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its holders of capital stock for such registration statement to be filed and it is therefore essential to defer the filing of such registration statement, the Company shall have the right to defer such filing for a period of not more than 120 days after receipt of the request of the Initiating Holders; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize this right more than once in any twelve-month period.

(d) In addition, the Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration pursuant to this Section 1.2:

(i) after the Company has effected 2 registrations pursuant to this Section 1.2 and such registrations have been declared or ordered effective;

(ii) during the period starting with the date 90 days prior to the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date 90 days after the effective date of, a registration subject to Section 1.3 unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Company’s securities, in which case, ending on a date 180 days after the effective date of such registration subject to Section 1.3; provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith all reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective; or

(iii) if the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of shares of Registrable Securities that may be immediately registered on Form S-3 pursuant to a request made pursuant to Section 1.4.

1.3 Company Registration. If (but without any obligation to do so) the Company proposes to register (including for this purpose a registration effected by the Company for holders of capital stock other than the Holders) any of its stock under the Securities Act in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than a registration relating solely to the sale of securities to participants in a Company stock plan or a transaction covered by Rule 145 under the Securities Act, a registration in which the only stock being registered is Common Stock issuable upon conversion of debt securities which are also being registered, or any registration on any form which does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a registration statement covering the sale of the Registrable Securities), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give each Holder written notice of such registration. Upon the written request of each Holder given within 20 days after mailing of such notice by the Company in accordance with Section 6.5, the Company shall, subject to the cut back provisions of Section 1.8 cause to be registered under the Securities Act all of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be registered.

 

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1.4 Form S-3 Registration. In case the Company shall receive from any Holder or Holders of at least a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding a written request or requests that the Company effect a registration on Form S-3 and any related qualification or compliance with respect to all or a part of the Registrable Securities owned by such Holder or Holders, the Company will:

(a) promptly give written notice of the proposed registration, and any related qualification or compliance, to all other Holders; and

(b) as soon as practicable, effect such registration and all such qualifications and compliances as may be so requested and as would permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Holder’s or Holders’ Registrable Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such portion of the Registrable Securities of any other Holder or Holders joining in such request as are specified in a written request given within 15 days after receipt of such written notice from the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to effect any such registration, qualification or compliance, pursuant to this Section 1.4: (i) if Form S-3 is not available for such offering by the Holders; (ii) if the Holders, together with the holders of any other securities of the Company entitled to inclusion in such registration, propose to sell Registrable Securities and such other securities (if any) at an aggregate price to the public (net of any underwriters’ discounts or commissions) of less than $1,000,000; (iii) if the Company shall furnish to the Holders a certificate signed by the President of the Company stating that in the good faith judgment of the Board, it would be seriously detrimental to the Company and its holders of capital stock for such Form S-3 registration to be effected at such time, in which event the Company shall have the right to defer the filing of the Form S-3 registration statement for a period of not more than 120 days after receipt of the request of the Holder or Holders under this Section 1.4; provided, however, that the Company shall not utilize this right more than once in any 12-month period; (iv) if the Company has, within the 12-month period preceding the date of such request, already effected two registrations on Form S-3 for the Holders pursuant to this Section 1.4; (v) in any particular jurisdiction in which the Company would be required to qualify to do business or to execute a general consent to service of process in effecting such registration, qualification or compliance; (vi) if the Company has already effected 3 registrations on Form S-3 for the Holders pursuant to this Section 1.4; or (vii) during the period ending 180 days after the effective date of a registration statement subject to Section 1.3.

(c) Subject to the foregoing, the Company shall file a registration statement covering the Registrable Securities and other securities so requested to be registered as soon as practicable after receipt of the request or requests of the Holders. Registrations effected pursuant to this Section 1.4 shall not be counted as demands for registration or registrations effected pursuant to Sections 1.2 or 1.3, respectively.

 

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1.5 Obligations of the Company. Whenever required under this Section 1 to effect the registration of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) Prepare and file with the SEC a registration statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective, and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such registration statement effective for up to 120 days, or until the distribution described in such registration statement is completed, if earlier.

(b) Prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such registration statement and the prospectus used in connection with such registration statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such registration statement for up to 120 days, or until the distribution described in such registration statement is completed, if earlier.

(c) Furnish to the Holders such number of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act, and such other documents as they may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of Registrable Securities owned by them.

(d) Use its best efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the Holders, provided that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions.

(e) In the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the managing underwriter of such offering. Each Holder participating in such underwriting shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

(f) Notify each Holder of Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement at any time when a prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such registration statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in the light of the circumstances then existing, such obligation to continue for 120 days.

(g) Cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant hereunder to be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed.

(h) Provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant hereunder and a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration.

(i) Use its best efforts to furnish, at the request of any Holder requesting registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 1, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale in connection with a registration pursuant to this Section 1, if such securities are being sold through underwriters, (i) an opinion, dated such date, of the counsel representing the Company for the purposes of such registration, in form and

 

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substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters and (ii) a letter dated such date, from the independent certified public accountants of the Company, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an underwritten public offering, addressed to the underwriters.

1.6 Furnish Information. It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 1 with respect to the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as shall be required to effect the registration of such Holder’s Registrable Securities. The Company shall have no obligation with respect to any registration requested pursuant to Section 1.2 or Section 1.4 of this Agreement if, as a result of the application of the preceding sentence, the number of shares or the anticipated aggregate offering price of the Registrable Securities to be included in the registration does not equal or exceed the number of shares or the anticipated aggregate offering price required to originally trigger the Company’s obligation to initiate such registration as specified in subsection 1.2(a) or subsection 1.4(b), whichever is applicable.

1.7 Expenses of Registration.

(a) Demand Registration. All expenses other than underwriting discounts and commissions incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Section 1.2, including (without limitation) all registration, filing and qualification fees, printers’ and accounting fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, and the reasonable fees and disbursements, not to exceed $30,000 for each registration, of one counsel for the selling Holders selected by them with the approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, shall be borne by the Company; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 1.2 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case all participating Holders shall bear such expenses), unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one demand registration pursuant to Section 1.2 ; provided further, however, that if at the time of such withdrawal, the Holders (i) have learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business, or prospects of the Company that was not known to the Holders at the time of their request and (ii) have withdrawn the request with reasonable promptness following disclosure by the Company of such material adverse change, then the Holders shall not be required to pay any of such expenses and shall not forfeit their rights pursuant to Section 1.2.

(b) Company Registration. All expenses other than underwriting discounts and commissions incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications of Registrable Securities pursuant to Section 1.3 for each Holder (which right may be assigned as provided in Section 1.12), including (without limitation) all registration, filing, and qualification fees, printers’ and accounting fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the reasonable fees and disbursements, not to exceed $30,000 for each registration, of one counsel for the selling Holder or Holders selected by them with the approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, shall be borne by the Company.

 

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(c) Registration on Form S-3. All expenses incurred in connection with a registration requested pursuant to Section 1.4, including (without limitation) all registration, filing, qualification, printers’ and accounting fees and the reasonable fees and disbursements, not to exceed $30,000 for each registration, of one counsel for the selling Holder or Holders selected by them with the approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, and counsel for the Company, and any underwriters’ discounts or commissions associated with Registrable Securities, shall be borne pro rata by the Holder or Holders participating in the Form S-3 registration.

1.8 Underwriting Requirements. In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the Company’s capital stock, the Company shall not be required under Section 1.3 to include any of the Holders’ securities in such underwriting unless they accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and the underwriters selected by it (or by other persons entitled to select the managing underwriters), and then only in such quantity as the underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total amount of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by holders of capital stock to be included in such offering exceeds the amount of securities sold other than by the Company that the managing underwriters determine in their sole discretion is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, which the managing underwriters determine in their sole discretion will not jeopardize the success of the offering (the securities so included to be apportioned pro rata among the selling security holders according to the total amount of securities entitled to be included therein owned by each selling security holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by such selling security holders) but in no event shall (a) the amount of securities of the selling Holders included in the offering be reduced below 20% of the total amount of securities included in such offering, unless such offering is the initial public offering of the Company’s securities, in which case, all Registrable Securities may be excluded if the managing underwriters advise the Company in writing that marketing factors require a limitation of the number of securities to be underwritten or (b) any securities held by a Founder be included if any securities held by any selling Holder are excluded. For purposes of the preceding parenthetical concerning apportionment, for any selling security holder which is a holder of Registrable Securities and which is a partnership or corporation, the partners, retired partners and holders of capital stock of such holder, or the estates and family members of any such partners and retired partners and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing persons shall be deemed to be a single “selling security holder,” and any pro-rata reduction with respect to such “selling security holder” shall be based upon the aggregate amount of shares carrying registration rights owned by all entities and individuals included in such “selling security holder,” as defined in this sentence.

1.9 Delay of Registration. No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any such registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 1.

 

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1.10 Indemnification. In the event any Registrable Securities are included in a registration statement under this Section 1:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, the partners, officers, directors and security holders of each Holder, legal counsel and accountants for each Holder, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for such Holder and each person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which they may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon any of the following statements, omissions or violations (collectively a “Violation”): (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in such registration statement, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto, (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state securities law or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any state securities law; and the Company will pay to each such Holder, underwriter or controlling person, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 1.10(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), nor shall the Company be liable to any Holder, underwriter or controlling person for any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action to the extent that it arises out of or is based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished expressly for use in connection with such registration by any such Holder, underwriter or controlling person; provided further, that the foregoing indemnity agreement shall not apply to or inure to the benefit of any Holder with respect to a public offering of the Company’s securities to the extent such Holder is or was (x) a director of the Company or (y) an “officer” of the Company, as defined in Rule 16a-1 of the Exchange Act, in each case at any time during the period commencing 90 days prior to the filing of the final prospectus for such public offering of the Company’s securities and ending on the closing of such public offering of the Company’s securities. For purposes of clarity, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the preceding sentence shall not in any way limit any Company officer’s or director’s rights with respect to indemnification that are set forth in any other indemnification agreement between the Company and such officer or director.

(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the registration statement, each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, any underwriter, any other Holder selling securities in such registration statement and any controlling person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (joint or several) to which any of the foregoing persons may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or other federal or state law, insofar as such losses, claims, damages, or liabilities (or actions in respect thereto) arise out of or are based upon any Violation, in each case to the extent (and only to the extent) that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration; and each such Holder will pay, as incurred, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by any person intended to be indemnified pursuant to this subsection 1.10(b),

 

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in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability, or action; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this subsection 1.10(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that in no event shall any indemnity under this subsection 1.10(b) exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder, except in the case of willful fraud by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 1.10 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action), such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 1.10, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly noticed, to assume the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory to the parties; provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties which may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the reasonable fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action, if prejudicial to its ability to defend such action, shall relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 1.10, but the omission so to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 1.10.

(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1.10 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an indemnified party with respect to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense referred to therein, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party on the one hand and of the indemnified party on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations; provided that in no event shall any contribution by a Holder under this Subsection 1.10(d) exceed the net proceeds from the offering received by such Holder, except in the case of willful fraud by such Holder. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.

 

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(f) The obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 1.10 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration statement under this Section 1, and otherwise.

1.11 Reports Under the Exchange Act. With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to a registration on Form S-3, the Company agrees to:

(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after 90 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company for the offering of its securities to the general public so long as the Company remains subject to the periodic reporting requirements under Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;

(b) take such action, including the voluntary registration of its Common Stock under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, as is necessary to enable the Holders to utilize Form S-3 for the sale of their Registrable Securities, such action to be taken as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year in which the first registration statement filed by the Company for the offering of its securities to the general public is declared effective;

(c) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act; and

(d) furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (i) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after 90 days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed by the Company), the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form S-3 (at any time after it so qualifies), (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC which permits the selling of any such securities without registration or pursuant to such form.

1.12 Assignment of Registration Rights. The rights to cause the Company to register Registrable Securities pursuant to this Section 1 may be assigned (but only with all related obligations) by a Holder to a transferee or assignee (a) of at least 50% of the transferring Holder’s aggregate Registrable Securities originally obtained from the Company (or if the transferring Holder then owns less than 50% of such originally acquired securities, then all remaining Registrable Securities then held by the transferring Holder), (b) that is a subsidiary, parent, partner, limited partner, retired partner, member, retired member or holder of capital stock of a Holder, (c) that is an affiliated fund or entity of the Holder, which means with respect to a limited liability company or a limited liability partnership, such entity’s principal or a fund or entity managed by or under common control (either directly or indirectly) with such entity or such entity’s principal, including but not limited to, the same manager or managing member or general partner or management company or any venture capital fund or entity now or hereinafter existing that is

 

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controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such manager or managing member or general partner or management company (such a fund or entity, an “Affiliated Fund”), (d) who is a Holder’s child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law (such a relation, a Holder’s “Immediate Family Member”, which term shall include adoptive relationships), or (e) that is a trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or such Holder’s Immediate Family Member, provided the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee or assignee and the securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned; and provided, further, that such assignment shall be effective only if the transferee agrees to be bound by this Agreement and immediately following such transfer the further disposition of such securities by the transferee or assignee is restricted under the Securities Act. For the purposes of determining the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by a transferee or assignee, the holdings of transferees and assignees of (i) a partnership who are partners or retired partners of such partnership or (ii) a limited liability company who are members or retired members of such limited liability company (including Immediate Family Members of such partners or members who acquire Registrable Securities by gift, will or intestate succession) shall be aggregated together and with the partnership or limited liability company; provided that all assignees and transferees who would not qualify individually for assignment of registration rights shall have a single attorney-in-fact for the purpose of exercising any rights, receiving notices or taking any action under Section 1.

1.13 Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights. From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Holders of a majority of the outstanding Registrable Securities, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company which would allow such holder or prospective holder (a) to include such securities in any registration filed under Section 1.2 hereof, unless under the terms of such agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any such registration only to the extent that the inclusion of such securities will not reduce the amount of the Registrable Securities of the Holders which is included or (b) to make a demand registration which could result in such registration statement being declared effective prior to the earlier of either of the dates set forth in subsection 1.2(a) or within 120 days of the effective date of any registration effected pursuant to Section 1.2.

1.14 Lock-Up Agreement.

(a) Lock-Up Period; Agreement. In connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s securities and upon request of the Company or the underwriters managing such offering of the Company’s securities, Holder hereby agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company held immediately before the effective date of the registration statement for such offering (other than those included in the registration) without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for 180 days from the effective date of such registration statement and to execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the managing underwriters at the time of the Company’s initial public offering. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if during the last 17 days of the restricted period, the Company issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or prior to the expiration of the restricted period the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day

 

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period beginning on the last day of the restricted period, then, upon the request of the managing underwriter, to the extent required by any FINRA rules, the restrictions imposed by this subsection shall continue to apply until the end of the third trading day following the expiration of the 15-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event. In no event will the restricted period extend beyond 216 days after the effective date of the registration statement. The foregoing provisions of this Section 1.14 shall not apply to the sale of any shares to an underwriter pursuant to an underwriting agreement or the sale of any shares purchased in the Company’s initial public offering (other than any issuer-directed shares purchased in such offering by an officer or director) or in the open market following the initial public offering. The underwriters in connection with the offering are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Section 1.14 and shall have the right, power, and authority to enforce the provisions hereof as though they were a party hereto.

(b) Limitations. The obligations described in Section 1.14(a) shall apply only if all officers, directors and 1% securityholders of the Company enter into similar agreements, and shall not apply to a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, or to a registration relating solely to a transaction pursuant to Rule 145 under the Securities Act. Any discretionary waiver or termination of the restrictions of any or all of the agreements referenced in Section 1.14(a) or this Section 1.14(b) by the Company or the underwriters shall apply pro rata to all Holders subject to such agreements, based on the number of shares subject to such agreements.

(c) Stop-Transfer Instructions. In order to enforce the foregoing covenants, the Company may impose stop-transfer instructions with respect to the securities of each Holder (and the securities of every other person subject to the restrictions in Section 1.14(a)).

(d) Transferees Bound. Each Holder agrees that prior to the Company’s initial public offering it will not transfer securities of the Company unless each transferee agrees in writing to be bound by all of the provisions of this Section 1.14.

1.15 Termination of Registration Rights. No Holder shall be entitled to exercise any right provided for in this Section 1 after the earlier of (a) four years following the consummation of a Qualified IPO, (b) such time as Rule 144 or another similar exemption under the Securities Act is available for the sale of all of such Holder’s shares during a three-month period without registration, or (c) upon termination of this Agreement, as provided in Section 4.

2. Covenants of the Company.

2.1 Delivery of Financial Statements. The Company shall deliver to each Major Investor (as hereinafter defined) (other than a Major Investor reasonably deemed by the Board to be a Competitor (as defined in that certain Right of First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement dated as of the date hereof between the Company and the security holders of the Company party thereto) of the Company (provided that a venture capital fund shall not be deemed a Competitor)):

(a) as soon as practicable, but in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, an income statement for such fiscal year, a balance sheet of the Company and statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such year, and a statement of cash flows for such year, such year-end financial reports to be in reasonable detail, prepared in

 

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accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), and, unless otherwise approved by the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors (as defined in the Restated Certificate) elected by holders of Preferred Stock pursuant to Article IV.B.5(b)(i) of the Restated Certificate, audited and certified by independent public accountants of nationally recognized standing selected by the Company; and

(b) as soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 days after the end of each of the four quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, an unaudited profit or loss statement, statements of income and of cash flows for such fiscal quarter and an unaudited balance sheet, and a statement of stockholders’ equity as of the end of such fiscal quarter, prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(c) as soon as practicable, but in any event within 30 days after the end of each of the four quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, a statement showing the number of shares of each class and series of capital stock and securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of capital stock outstanding at the end of the period, the Common Stock issuable upon conversion or exercise of any outstanding securities convertible or exercisable for Common Stock and the exchange ratio or exercise price applicable thereto, and the number of shares of issued stock options and stock options not yet issued but reserved for issuance, if any, all in sufficient detail as to permit the Major Investors to calculate their respective percentage equity ownership in the Company, and certified by the chief financial officer or chief executive officer of the Company as being true, complete, and correct;

(d) as soon as practicable, but in any event, 30 days before the end of each fiscal year, the Company shall deliver, a budget and business plan for the next fiscal year, approved by the Board and prepared on a monthly basis, including balance sheets, income statements and statements of cash flow for such months and, promptly after prepared, any other budgets or revised budgets prepared by the Company; and

(e) with respect to any unaudited financial statements called for in this Section 2.1, an instrument executed by the Chief Financial Officer or President of the Company and certifying that such financials were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied with prior practice for earlier periods (with the exception of footnotes that may be required by GAAP) and fairly present the financial condition of the Company and its results of operation for the period specified, subject to year-end audit adjustment, provided that the foregoing shall not restrict the right of the Company to change its accounting principles consistent with GAAP, if the Board determines that it is in the best interest of the Company to do so.

Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 2.1 to the contrary, the Company may cease providing the information set forth in this Section 2.1 during the period starting with the date 60 days before the Company’s good-faith estimate of the date of filing of a registration statement if it must do so to comply with rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission applicable to such registration statement and related offering; provided that the Company’s covenants under this Section 2.1 shall be reinstated at such time as the Company is no longer actively employing its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective.

 

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2.2 Inspection. The Company shall permit each Major Investor (except for a Major Investor reasonably deemed by the Board to be a Competitor of the Company (provided that a venture capital fund shall not be deemed a Competitor)), at such Major Investor’s expense, to visit and inspect the Company’s properties, to examine its books of account and records and to discuss the Company’s affairs, finances and accounts with its officers, all at such reasonable times as may be requested by the Major Investor; provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated pursuant to this Section 2.2 to provide access to any information which it reasonably considers to be privileged or a trade secret or similar confidential information.

2.3 Right of First Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions specified in this Section 2.3, the Company hereby grants to each Major Investor a right of first offer with respect to future sales by the Company of its New Shares (as hereinafter defined). For purposes of this Agreement, a “Major Investor” shall mean any person who holds at least 141,043 shares of Series Seed Preferred Stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications or the like), 141,043 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications or the like), 1,000,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications or the like), 1,000,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications or the like), 1,000,000 shares of Series C-1 Preferred Stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications or the like), or 1,000,000 shares of Series D Preferred Stock (subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications or the like) (including, for each series, all shares of Common Stock then issuable or issued upon conversion of such Preferred Stock). For purposes of this Section 2.3, the term “Major Investor” includes any general partners, managing members and affiliates of a person that is otherwise a Major Investor, including Affiliated Funds. A Major Investor who chooses to exercise the right of first offer may designate as purchasers under such right itself or its partners or affiliates, including Affiliated Funds, in such proportions as it deems appropriate. Each time the Company proposes to offer any shares of, or securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible, exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of, any class of its capital stock (including, but not limited to, derivative securities or any rights, options or warrants to purchase any equity securities or any securities of any type whatsoever), whether or not currently authorized, and in each case, directly or indirectly (“New Shares”), the Company shall first make an offering of such New Shares to each Major Investor in accordance with the following provisions:

(a) Procedures. The Company shall deliver a notice (the “RFO Notice”) to the Major Investors stating (i) its bona fide intention to offer such New Shares, (ii) the number of such New Shares to be offered, and (iii) the price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer such New Shares.

(i) Within 15 calendar days after delivery of the RFO Notice, the Major Investor may elect to purchase or obtain, at the price and on the terms specified in the RFO Notice, up to that portion of such New Shares which equals the proportion that the number of shares of Common Stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion and exercise of all convertible or exercisable securities then held, by such Major Investor bears to the sum of the total number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding (assuming full conversion and exercise of all convertible or exercisable securities). Such purchase shall be completed at the same closing as

 

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that of any third party purchasers or at an additional closing thereunder. The Company shall promptly, in writing, inform each Major Investor that purchases all the shares available to it (each, a “Fully-Exercising Investor”) of any other Major Investor’s failure to do likewise. During the 10-day period commencing after receipt of such information, each Fully-Exercising Investor shall be entitled to obtain that portion of the New Shares for which Major Investors were entitled to subscribe but which were not subscribed for by the Major Investors that is equal to the proportion that the number of shares of Common Stock issued and held, or issuable upon conversion and exercise of all convertible or exercisable securities then held, by such Fully-Exercising Investor bears to the total number of shares of Common Stock then outstanding (assuming full conversion and exercise of all convertible or exercisable securities) issued and held, or issuable upon conversion of the Preferred Stock then held, by all the Fully-Exercising Investors.

(ii) The Company may, during the 45-day period following the expiration of the period provided in subsection 2.3(a) hereof, offer the remaining unsubscribed portion of the New Shares to any person or persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than those specified in the RFO Notice. If the Company does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the New Shares within such period, or if such agreement is not consummated within 60 days of the execution thereof, the right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such New Shares shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the Major Investors in accordance herewith.

(b) Carve-outs. The right of first offer in this Section 2.3 shall only be applicable to the issuance of securities that are deemed to be “Additional Stock” (as such term is defined in the Restated Certificate), excluding any sales of Series D Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 1.2(c) of the Purchase Agreement.

(c) Accredited Investor. In addition to the foregoing, the right of first offer in this Section 2.3 shall not be applicable with respect to any Major Investor and any subsequent securities issuance, if (i) at the time of such subsequent securities issuance, the Major Investor is not an “accredited investor,” as that term is then defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act, and (ii) such subsequent securities issuance is otherwise being offered only to accredited investors.

2.4 Observer Rights.

(a) The Company shall invite one representative designated by First Round Capital (“FRC”) to attend all meetings of its Board in a solely nonvoting observer capacity so long as FRC or its Affiliates own at least 50% of the Series A Preferred Stock originally purchased by it. The Company shall give such representative(s) copies of all notices, minutes, consents, and other materials that it provides to its directors at the same time and in the same manner as provided to such directors; provided, however, that such representative(s) shall agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information so provided; and provided further, that the Company reserves the right to withhold any information and to exclude such representative(s) from any meeting or portion thereof if access to such information or attendance at such meeting could adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel or result in disclosure of trade secrets or highly confidential information, or would constitute a conflict of interest, or if such Investor or its representative(s) is a competitor of the Company (provided that FRC shall not be deemed a competitor) (in each of the foregoing cases, as determined in good faith by the Company).

 

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(b) The Company shall invite one representative designated by Third Point, LLC (“Third Point”) to attend all meetings of its Board in a solely nonvoting observer capacity so long as Third Point or its Affiliates own at least 50% of the Series C Preferred Stock originally purchased by Third Point and its Affiliates. The Company shall give such representative(s) copies of all notices, minutes, consents, and other materials that it provides to its directors at the same time and in the same manner as provided to such directors; provided, however, that such representative(s) shall agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information so provided; and provided further, that the Company reserves the right to withhold any information and to exclude such representative(s) from any meeting or portion thereof if access to such information or attendance at such meeting could adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel or result in disclosure of trade secrets or highly confidential information, or would constitute a conflict of interest, or if such Investor or its representative(s) is a competitor of the Company (provided that Third Point shall not be deemed a competitor) (in each of the foregoing cases, as determined in good faith by the Company), except that no such representative shall be so excluded from access to any material or meeting unless all other persons whose exclusion from such material or meeting would reasonably be necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege, to protect such highly confidential proprietary information, or to prevent a conflict of interest, or who are also a competitor (each, as applicable), are so excluded.

(c) The Company shall invite one representative designated by Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund (“HOOPP”) to attend all meetings of its Board in a solely nonvoting observer capacity so long as HOOPP and its Affiliates together own at least 50% of the Series D Preferred Stock originally purchased by HOOPP and its Affiliates. The Company shall give such representative(s) copies of all notices, minutes, consents, and other materials that it provides to its directors at the same time and in the same manner as provided to such directors; provided, however, that such representative(s) shall agree to hold in confidence and trust and to act in a fiduciary manner with respect to all information so provided; and provided further, that the Company reserves the right to withhold any information and to exclude such representative(s) from any meeting or portion thereof if access to such information or attendance at such meeting could adversely affect the attorney-client privilege between the Company and its counsel or result in disclosure of trade secrets or highly confidential information, or would constitute a conflict of interest, or if such Investor or its representative(s) is a competitor of the Company (provided that HOOPP shall not be deemed a competitor) (in each of the foregoing cases, as determined in good faith by the Company), except that no such representative shall be so excluded from access to any material or meeting unless all other persons whose exclusion from such material or meeting would reasonably be necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege, to protect such highly confidential proprietary information, or to prevent a conflict of interest, or who are also a competitor (each, as applicable), are so excluded.

2.5 Proprietary Information Agreement. Each future officer and employee shall enter into the Company’s standard form of confidential information and invention assignment agreement.

 

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2.6 Stock Vesting. With respect to any shares of Common Stock issued or options to purchase Common Stock granted after the date hereof to any newly hired employee or consultant, unless otherwise stated herein or determined by the Board, including (a) at least one of the Preferred Directors (as defined in Article IV.B.5(b)(i) of the Restated Certificate) when there are two or fewer Preferred Directors then in office, or (b) a majority of the Preferred Directors then in office when there are more than two Preferred Directors in office, such shares or options will be subject to vesting no faster than the following: 25% after one year of service to the Company and thereafter, the remaining 75% of the shares or options shall vest monthly in equal installments over the next thirty-six (36) months. With respect to any shares of Common Stock issued or options to purchase Common Stock granted after the date hereof to any then-current employee or consultant, unless otherwise stated herein or determined by the Board, including (x) at least one of the Preferred Directors when there are two or fewer Preferred Directors then in office, or (y) a majority of the Preferred Directors then in office when there are more than two Preferred Directors in office, such shares or options will be subject to vesting no faster than monthly in equal installments over 48 months. The repurchase option for Common Stock issued or options to purchase Common Stock granted to employees, directors and consultants shall provide that upon termination of the services of the holder, with or without cause, the Company or its assignee (to the extent permissible under applicable securities law qualification) retains the option to repurchase, at the lesser of cost or fair market value, any unvested shares held by such holder. Unless otherwise approved by the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors, all future employees and consultants of the Company who purchase, receive options to purchase, or receive awards of shares of the Company’s capital stock after the date hereof shall be required to execute restricted stock or option agreements, as applicable, providing for a lock-up provision substantially similar to that in Section 1.14 hereof. In addition, unless otherwise approved by the Board, including a majority of the Preferred Directors, the Company shall retain a “right of first refusal” on employee transfers until the Company’s Qualified IPO and shall have the right to repurchase unvested shares at cost upon termination of employment of a holder of restricted stock.

2.7 Qualified Small Business Stock. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the shares of Preferred Stock, as well as any shares into which such shares are converted, within the meaning of Section 1202(f) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), to constitute “qualified small business stock” as defined in Section 1202(c) of the Code; provided, however, that such requirement shall not be applicable if the Board determines, in its good-faith business judgment, that such qualification is inconsistent with the best interests of the Company. The Company shall submit to its stockholders (including the Investors) and to the Internal Revenue Service any reports that may be required under Section 1202(d)(1)(C) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. In addition, within twenty (20) business days after any Investor’s written request therefor, the Company shall deliver to such Investor a written statement indicating whether (and what portion of) such Investor’s interest in the Company constitutes “qualified small business stock” as defined in Section 1202(c) of the Code.

2.8 Insurance. The Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to maintain, from financially sound and reputable insurers, directors and officers’ liability insurance, each in an amount and on terms and conditions reasonably satisfactory to a majority of the Preferred Directors (as defined in the Restated Certificate) then in office, until such time as the Board (including a majority of the Preferred Directors then in office) determines that such insurance should be discontinued. The Company shall deliver upon request by any Preferred Director a current certificate evidencing such insurance.

 

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2.9 Right to Conduct Activities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other agreement, contract, instrument, or obligation between or among Rakuten Europe S.á.r.l, or any of its Affiliates (collectively, “Rakuten”) or Progressive Investment Company, Inc. or any of its Affiliates (collectively, “Progressive”) on the one hand and the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or subsidiaries on the other hand, the Company, on behalf of itself and each of its Affiliates and subsidiaries agrees that:

(a) Each of Rakuten and Progressive may disclose proprietary or confidential information of the Company (“Company Information”) to any employee, officer, director, consultant, advisor, legal counsel, accountant, Affiliate, or other representative of Rakuten or Progressive, as the case may be (each of the foregoing persons, a “Permitted Disclosee”), so long as any Permitted Disclosee to whom such Company Information is disclosed is subject to confidentiality obligations similar in all material respects to any obligation Rakuten or Progressive, as applicable, may have to the Company (or the applicable Affiliate or subsidiary of the Company) not to disclose such Company Information to third parties or to use such information for any purpose other than those permitted pursuant to Section 5.1 below (such obligations, the “Nondisclosure Obligations”), and each of Rakuten and Progressive shall be free to use any such Company Information, subject to the Nondisclosure Obligations; and

(b) The Company acknowledges and agrees that each of Rakuten and Progressive (i) invests in numerous companies and carries out its respective businesses and operations, some of which may be deemed to be competitive with the Company’s business and (ii) receives information from many sources and reviews and invests in many opportunities that may involve similar or competing technologies, products, or services as offered by the Company, which may include information that may be similar or identical to information (including the Company Information) disclosed to either Rakuten or Progressive by the Company, and neither this Agreement nor any disclosure of such Company Information as permitted by this Agreement or the Nondisclosure Obligations shall (A) obligate Rakuten or Progressive or any of their respective Permitted Disclosees to receive any information from, perform any work for or enter into any agreement with the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or subsidiaries, (B) limit each of Rakuten and Progressive or any of their respective Permitted Disclosees from engaging in, developing, or operating any business itself or with any third party, entering into any agreement or business relationship with any third party, or evaluating, engaging in investment discussions with or investing in any third party, whether or not competitive with the Company or any of the Company’s Affiliates or subsidiaries, provided that each of Rakuten and Progressive or any of their respective Permitted Disclosees do not violate the Nondisclosure Obligations, or (C) prevent each of Rakuten and Progressive or any of their respective Permitted Disclosees from making any disclosures required by law, rule (including, without limitation, any applicable securities exchange rules), regulation or court or other governmental order, provided that each of Rakuten and Progressive shall (x) comply with any applicable obligation or covenant within the Nondisclosure Obligations, (y) notify the Company or its applicable Affiliates and subsidiaries prior to making such compulsory disclosure and/or (z) cooperate with the Company or its applicable Affiliates and subsidiaries in seeking a protective order. Further, Progressive may offer (through referral or co-marketing arrangements, links on Progressive’s website or other promotional methods) various products of third party providers that are competitive to the Company’s products. Engaging in such activities as detailed in this Section 2.9(b) shall not alone deem Progressive to be a competitor of Company.

 

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(c) If the Company determines that it is a “United States real property holding corporation” as defined in the Code and any applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, the Company shall (i) timely and properly file with the Internal Revenue Service all statements, if any, with its United States income tax returns which are required under such regulations and (ii) notify each Major Investor in writing of such determination within 10 business days of such determination.

3. Restrictions on Transfer.

3.1 Limitations on Disposition. Each record owner of Securities (as defined below), or any assignee of record of Securities (each such person, a “Securities Holder”) hereby agrees not to make any disposition of all or any portion of any Securities unless and until:

(a) there is then in effect a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (and any successor thereto) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Securities Act”), covering such proposed disposition and such disposition is made in accordance with such registration statement; or

(b) such Securities Holder shall have notified the Company of the proposed disposition and shall have furnished the Company with a statement of the circumstances surrounding the proposed disposition, and, at the expense of such Securities Holder or its transferee, with an opinion of counsel, reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such disposition will not require registration of such securities under the Securities Act.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 3.1(a) and (b) above, no such registration statement or opinion of counsel shall be required: (i) for any transfer of any Securities in compliance with SEC Rule 144 or Rule 144A, or (ii) for any transfer of any Securities by a Securities Holder that is a partnership, limited liability company, a corporation or a venture capital fund to (A) a partner of such partnership, a member of such limited liability company or stockholder of such corporation, (B) an affiliate of such partnership, limited liability company or corporation (including, without limitation, any affiliated investment fund of such Securities Holder), (C) a retired partner of such partnership or a retired member of such limited liability company, (D) the estate of any such partner, member or stockholder, or (iii) for the transfer by gift, will or intestate succession by any Securities Holder to his or her spouse or lineal descendants or ancestors or any trust for any of the foregoing; provided that in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) the transferee agrees in writing to be subject to the terms of this Agreement to the same extent as if the transferee were an original Investor hereunder and in the case of clause (iii) the transfer was without additional consideration or at no greater than cost.

For purposes of this Section 3, the term “Securities” means shares of Common Stock of the Company issued or issuable pursuant to the conversion of the Preferred Stock and any shares of Common Stock of the Company issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect thereto or in exchange therefor or in replacement thereof.

 

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4. Termination of Agreement.

4.1 Termination Events. This Agreement shall terminate and have no further force or effect upon the earlier of:

(a) the execution by the Company of a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or the appointment of a receiver or trustee to take possession of the property and assets of the Company; or

(b) the consummation of a transaction or series of related transactions deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company pursuant to the Restated Certificate (a “Liquidation Transaction”); provided however, that the covenants set forth in Section 2.1 shall survive a Liquidation Transaction in which the Major Investors receive consideration other than cash, publicly traded securities or any combination thereof in exchange for the Company securities then held by the Major Investors.

4.2 Termination of Certain Covenants. Each of the covenants set forth in Section 2 (with the exception of the covenants set forth in Sections 2.8 and 2.9, which shall survive termination) shall terminate as to each Holder and be of no further force or effect when the Company first becomes subject to the periodic reporting requirements of Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (and any successor thereto) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”), if this occurs earlier than the events described in Section 4.1.

5. Miscellaneous.

5.1 Confidentiality. Each Investor shall keep confidential and shall not disclose, divulge or use for any purpose (other than to monitor its investment in the Company or to comply with applicable regulation or applicable securities exchange requirements) any confidential information obtained from the Company pursuant to the terms of Sections 2.1 and 2.2 of this Agreement, unless such confidential information (a) is known or becomes known to the public in general (other than as a result of a breach of this Section 5.1 by such Investor), (b) is or has been independently developed or conceived by the Investor without use of the Company’s confidential information, or (c) is or has been made known or disclosed to the Investor by a third party without a breach of any obligation of confidentiality such third party may have to the Company of which Investor is or should have been aware; provided, however, that an Investor may disclose confidential information (i) to its or its Affiliates’ or principal’s employees, officers, directors, attorneys, accountants, consultants, and other professionals to the extent necessary to obtain their services in connection with monitoring its investment in the Company; (ii) to any prospective purchaser of any Securities from such Investor, if such prospective purchaser agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 5.1; (iii) to any employee, director, principal, partner, member, stockholder of such Investor or its Affiliates in the ordinary course of business, provided that such Investor informs such person that such information is confidential and directs such person to maintain the confidentiality of such information; or (iv) as may otherwise be (x) required by law, including under a judicial or governmental order or in connection with a judicial or governmental proceeding, or (y) required or requested under any regulation or any regulatory or supervisory authority with authority over such Investor, provided that, to the extent permitted to do so under

 

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applicable law, rule, regulation or order, the Investor promptly notifies the Company of such disclosure (other than in the case of where such disclosure is made in connection with an examination by any regulatory or supervisory authority) and takes reasonable steps to minimize the extent of any such required disclosure.

5.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any and all other written or oral agreements relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties hereto.

5.3 Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors, assigns and legal representatives of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.

5.4 Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended or waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and (a) the holders of at least 65% of the Company’s outstanding Registrable Securities (or their respective successors and assigns), (b) except with respect to Section 2 hereof, the holders of at least a majority of the Founder’s Shares then held by individuals who are then providing services to the Company as an employee, consultant or officer (or their respective successors and assigns), (c) with respect to Sections 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3, the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding and held by the Major Investors, (d) with respect to Section 2.4(b), Third Point, and (e) with respect to Section 2.4(c), HOOPP; provided, that if any amendment, waiver, discharge or termination operates in a manner that (x) treats any Investor differently than the other Investors, the consent of such Investor shall also be required for such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination and (y) with respect to Section 2.9, adversely affects Rakuten or Progressive, the consent of Rakuten or Progressive, as applicable, shall also be required for such amendment, waiver, discharge or termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) this Agreement may be amended with only the written consent of the Company for the sole purpose of including additional purchasers of Series D Preferred Stock as “Investors”; and (ii) in the event that the Founder ceases to be an employee, consultant or officer of the Company, he shall no longer be a party to this Agreement, and will execute all necessary documentation to that effect provided by the Company. Any amendment or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 5.4 shall be binding upon the Company, the Founder, the Investors, and each of their respective successors and assigns.

5.5 Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient upon delivery, when delivered personally or by overnight courier or sent by email or fax (upon customary confirmation of receipt), or forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail as certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address or fax number as set forth on the signature page or on Schedule 1 hereto, or as subsequently modified by written notice. If no electronic mail address or facsimile number is set forth on Schedule 1 for a party, the notices and communications given or made by electronic or facsimile shall not be deemed effectively given to such party, unless such party otherwise agrees to such notices and communications given or made by electronic mail or facsimile in writing.

 

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5.6 Aggregation of Stock. All shares of capital stock of the Company held or acquired by Affiliated entities or persons shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement and such Affiliated persons may apportion such rights as among themselves in any manner they deem appropriate. As used herein, “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified person or entity, any other person or entity or group of persons or entities who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such first person or entity, including, without limitation, any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such first person or entity, or any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing which is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such first person or entity.

5.7 Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (a) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (b) the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (c) the balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

5.8 Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

5.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Any signature page delivered electronically (including transmission by Portable Document Format or other fixed image form) shall be binding to the same extent as an original signature page.

5.10 Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

5.11 Acknowledgments. The Company acknowledges that certain of the Investors are in the business of venture capital investing and therefore review the business plans and related proprietary information of many enterprises, including enterprises that may have products or services that compete directly or indirectly with those of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude or in any way restrict the Investors from investing or participating in any particular enterprise, whether or not such enterprise has products or services that compete with those of the Company.

5.12 Jurisdiction and Venue. The parties (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the state courts of Delaware and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other

 

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proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in the state courts of Delaware or the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, and (c) hereby waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court. Each of the parties to this Agreement consents to personal jurisdiction for any equitable action sought in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware or any court of the State of Delaware having subject matter jurisdiction.

5.13 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE TRANSACTIONS HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

 

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The parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

THE COMPANY:
UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.
By:   /s/ David Girouard
  Name: David Girouard
  Title: President

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. - AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


The parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

FOUNDER:
DAVID GIROUARD
By:   /s/ David Girouard
  (Signature)

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. - AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


The parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
RAKUTEN EUROPE S.Á.R.L.
By:   /s/ Toshihiko Otsuka
Name: Toshihiko Otsuka
Title: Director and COO

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. - AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


The parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

  INVESTORS:  
THIRD POINT VENTURES LLC
as nominee for funds managed and/or advised by Third Point LLC
By: THIRD POINT LLC, its Attorney-in-Fact
By:   /s/ James P. Gallagher
Name: James P. Gallagher
Title: Chief Administrative Officer

Third Point Ventures LLC executes this signature page as nominee for funds managed and/or advised by Third Point LLC and not in its individual capacity.

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. - AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


The parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTORS:
KHOSLA VENTURES V, LP
By: Khosla Ventures Associates V, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of Khosla Ventures V, LP
By:   /s/ John Demeter
Name: John Demeter
Title: General Counsel
KHOSLA VENTURES SEED B, LP
By: Khosla Ventures Seed Associates B, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of Khosla Ventures Seed B, LP
By:   /s/ John Demeter
Name: John Demeter
Title: General Counsel
KHOSLA VENTURES SEED B (CF), LP
By: Khosla Ventures Seed Associates B, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and general partner of Khosla Ventures Seed B (CF), LP
By:   /s/ John Demeter
Name: John Demeter
Title: General Counsel

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. - AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


The parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
FIRST ROUND CAPITAL III, L.P.

as nominee for

First Round Capital III, L.P.

First Round Capital III-A, L.P.

First Round Capital III Partners Fund, L.P.

By: First Round Capital Management III L.P.,

Its General Partner

By: First Round Capital Management III LLC,

Its General Partner

By:   /s/ Bill Trenchard
Name: Bill Trenchard
Title: Managing Partner

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. - AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


The parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:

STONE RIDGE TRUST V

on behalf of its series Stone Ridge Alternative Risk Premium Fund

By:  

/s/ Charles Nail

          (Signature)
Name: Charles Nail
Title: Authorized Person of Stone Ridge Asset
Management

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. - AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


The parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
PROGRESSIVE INVESTMENT COMPANY, INC.
By:  

/s/ Patrick S. Brennan

              (Signature)
Name: Patrick S. Brennan
Title: President

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. - AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


The parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUND
By:  

/s/ Paul Kirk

              (Signature)
Name: Paul Kirk
Title: Vice President, Short Term & Foreign
Exchange
By:  

/s/ Stephen Anderson

              (Signature)
Name: Stephen Anderson
Title: Vice President, Equity Derivatives &
Collateral Management

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. - AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT


The parties have executed this Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

INVESTOR:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OMAHA
By:  

/s/ Michael A. Summers

              (Signature)
Name: Michael A. Summers
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC. - AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

EX-4.3

Exhibit 4.3

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR HYPOTHECATED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAW OR, IN THE OPINION OF LEGAL COUNSEL IN FORM REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES, SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR HYPOTHECATION IS EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION.

 

Date of Issuance: _____________

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT

Upstart Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for value received, hereby certifies that                  (together with any successor or permitted assignee or transferee of this warrant or any shares issued upon exercise hereof, the “Registered Holder”), is entitled, subject to the terms set forth below, to purchase from the Company, at any time after the date hereof and on or before the Expiration Date (as defined below), shares of the series of the Company’s preferred stock (the “Next Equity Securities”) that the Company issues and sells in its next private equity financing yielding cash proceeds to the Company of at least $2,000,000 (excluding the conversion of any then-outstanding convertible promissory notes or other convertible securities) (the “Next Equity Financing”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions applicable to the Next Equity Financing, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws as may be amended or restated from time to time and other corporate governing documents, as determined by the Company and its investors in the Next Equity Financing in their sole discretion. In the event that the initial closing of the Next Equity Financing does not occur on or before December 31, 2014, this Preferred Stock Purchase Warrant (this “Warrant”) will become exercisable solely for shares of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock (together with any other series of the Company’s preferred stock, “Preferred Stock”). Any such shares purchased pursuant to this Warrant shall have a purchase price per share of $0.01 per share (subject to adjustment as provided herein).

The shares purchasable upon exercise of this Warrant, and the purchase price per share, as adjusted from time to time pursuant to the provisions of this Warrant, are hereinafter referred to as the “Warrant Stock” and the “Purchase Price,” respectively.

1. Number of Shares of Warrant Stock Purchasable. The parties acknowledge that _____________ and the Company have entered into the Account Purchase and Sale Agreement dated on or about the date hereof (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Purchase Agreement”). For every $1,000,000 of Accounts purchased by the Trustee under the Loan Purchase Agreement on or prior to January 31, 2015, up to $10,000,000, the Registered Holder shall be entitled to purchase up to the number of shares of Warrant Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (A) $100,000, by (B) the Applicable Price Per Share; provided, however, that in the event that the Company has not made at least $10,000,000 of Accounts available to the Trustee for purchase by January 31, 2015, or Beneficiary terminates the Loan Purchase Agreement due to an Event of Default (as defined in the Loan Purchase Agreement), then upon the earlier of January 31, 2015 or such date of termination, the Registered

 


Holder shall be entitled to purchase the maximum number of shares of Warrant Stock available under this Warrant. For purposes of this Warrant, “Applicable Price Per Share” means either (i) with respect to any Next Equity Securities purchasable under this Warrant, the price per share at which the majority of shares of Next Equity Securities issued in the Next Equity Financing are sold for cash, or (ii) with respect to any of the Company’s Series A Preferred Stock purchasable under this Warrant, $1.0635. Any fractional shares resulting from such calculation shall be treated in the manner set forth in Section 13 below.

2. Exercise.

(a) Manner of Exercise. Upon the earlier to occur of (i) the initial closing of the Next Equity Financing, or (ii) January 1, 2015, this Warrant may be exercised by the Registered Holder, in whole or in part, by surrendering this Warrant, with the purchase/exercise form appended hereto as Exhibit A duly executed by such Registered Holder or by such Registered Holder’s duly authorized attorney, at the principal office of the Company (or at such other office or agency as the Company may designate), accompanied by payment in full of the Purchase Price payable in respect of the number of shares of Warrant Stock purchased upon such exercise (unless such Registered Holder is exercising this Warrant pursuant to Section 2(c) below). The Purchase Price may be paid by cash, check, wire transfer, or by the surrender of promissory notes or other instruments representing indebtedness of the Company to the Registered Holder.

(b) Effective Time of Exercise. Each exercise of this Warrant shall be deemed to have been effected immediately prior to the close of business on the day on which the purchase/exercise form shall have been surrendered to the Company as provided in Section 2(a). At such time, the person or persons in whose name or names any notices of issuance for Warrant Stock shall be issuable upon such exercise as provided in Section 2(d) shall be deemed to have become the holder or holders of record of the Warrant Stock referred to in such notices of issuance.

(c) Net Issue Exercise.

(i) In lieu of exercising this Warrant in the manner provided in Section 2(a), the Registered Holder may, from time to time elect to receive shares equal to the value of this Warrant (or the portion thereof being canceled) by surrender of this Warrant at the principal office of the Company (or such other office or agency as the Company may designate), together with notice of such election on the purchase/exercise form appended hereto as Exhibit A duly executed by such Registered Holder or such Registered Holder’s duly authorized attorney, in which event the Company shall issue to such Registered Holder a number of shares of Warrant Stock computed using the following formula:

X = Y (A - B)

      A

 

Where    X =    The number of shares of Warrant Stock to be issued to the Registered Holder.
   Y =    The number of shares of Warrant Stock purchasable under this Warrant (at the date of such calculation).
   A =    The fair market value of one share of Warrant Stock (at the date of such calculation).
   B =    The Purchase Price (as adjusted to the date of such calculation).

 

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(ii) For purposes of this Section 2(c), the fair market value of Warrant Stock on the date of calculation shall mean, with respect to each share of Warrant Stock, the following:

(A) if the exercise is in connection with an initial public offering of the Company’s Common Stock, and if the Company’s Registration Statement relating to such public offering has been declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, then the fair market value shall be the product of (x) the initial “Price to Public” per share specified in the final prospectus with respect to the offering and (y) the number of shares of Common Stock into which each share of Warrant Stock is convertible at the date of calculation;

(B) if this Warrant is exercised after, and not in connection with, the Company’s initial public offering, and if the Company’s Common Stock is traded on a securities exchange or actively traded over-the-counter:

(1) if the Company’s Common Stock is traded on a securities exchange, the fair market value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid and asked prices or the closing price quoted on the securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed as published in the Wall Street Journal, as applicable, for the thirty (30) trading day period ending three days before the date of calculation; or

(2) if the Company’s Common Stock is actively traded over-the-counter, the fair market value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid or sales price (whichever is applicable) for the thirty (30) trading day period ending three days before the date of calculation; or

(C) if neither (A) nor (B) is applicable, the fair market value of Warrant Stock shall be at the highest price per share which the Company could obtain on the date of calculation from a willing buyer (not a current employee or director) for shares of Warrant Stock sold by the Company, from authorized but unissued shares, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, unless the Company is at such time subject to an acquisition as described in Section 7(b), in which case the fair market value of Warrant Stock shall be deemed to be the value received by the holders of such stock pursuant to such acquisition.

(d) Delivery to Holder. As promptly as reasonably practicable after the exercise of this Warrant in whole or in part, the Company at its expense will cause to be issued in the name of, and delivered to, the Registered Holder, or as such Registered Holder (upon payment by such Registered Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct:

(i) a notice of issuance for the number of shares of Warrant Stock to which such Registered Holder shall be entitled, and

(ii) in case such exercise is in part only, a new warrant or warrants (dated the date hereof) of like tenor, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of Warrant Stock equal (without giving effect to any adjustment therein) to the number of such shares called for on the face of this Warrant minus the number of such shares purchased by the Registered Holder upon such exercise as provided in Sections 2(a) or 2(c).

 

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3. Adjustments.

(a) Redemption or Conversion of Preferred Stock. If all of the Preferred Stock is redeemed or converted into shares of Common Stock, then this Warrant shall automatically become exercisable for that number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Common Stock that would have been received if this Warrant had been exercised in full and the shares of Preferred Stock received thereupon had been simultaneously converted into shares of Common Stock immediately prior to such event, and the Purchase Price shall be automatically adjusted to equal the number obtained by dividing (i) the aggregate Purchase Price of the shares of Preferred Stock for which this Warrant was exercisable immediately prior to such redemption or conversion, by (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock for which this Warrant is exercisable immediately after such redemption or conversion.

(b) Stock Splits and Dividends. If the Company’s outstanding shares of the same class as the Warrant Stock shall be subdivided into a greater number of shares, or a dividend in the Company’s shares of the same class as the Warrant Stock shall be paid in respect of the Company’s shares of the same class as the Warrant Stock, the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such subdivision or at the record date of such dividend shall simultaneously with the effectiveness of such subdivision or immediately at the record date of such dividend be proportionately reduced. If the Company’s outstanding shares of the same class as the Warrant Stock shall be combined into a smaller number of shares, the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such combination shall, simultaneously with the effectiveness of such combination, be proportionately increased. When any adjustment is required to be made in the Purchase Price, the number of shares of Warrant Stock purchasable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be changed to the number determined by dividing (i) an amount equal to the number of shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant immediately prior to such adjustment, multiplied by the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment, by (ii) the Purchase Price in effect immediately after such adjustment.

(c) Reclassification, Etc. In case there occurs any reclassification or change of the number and/or class of securities of the Company issuable upon exercise of this Warrant or any reorganization of the Company (or any other corporation the stock or securities of which are at the time receivable upon the exercise of this Warrant) or any similar corporate reorganization on or after the date hereof, then and in each such case the Registered Holder, upon the exercise hereof at any time after the consummation of such reclassification, change, or reorganization shall be entitled to receive, in lieu of the stock or other securities and property receivable upon the exercise hereof prior to such consummation, the stock or other securities or property to which such Registered Holder would have been entitled upon such consummation if such Registered Holder had exercised this Warrant immediately prior thereto, all subject to further adjustment pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3. Such an event shall include any automatic conversion of the outstanding or issuable securities of the Company of the same class or series as the shares of Warrant Stock to Common Stock pursuant to the terms of the Company’s Charter upon the closing of a registered public offering of the Company’s Common Stock. The Company shall promptly issue to the Registered Holder an amendment to this Warrant setting forth the number and kind of new securities or other property issuable upon exercise of this Warrant as a result of such reclassification or change that results in a change of the number and/or class of securities issuable upon exercise of this Warrant. The amendment to this Warrant shall provide for adjustments which shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practicable to adjustments provided for in this Section 3 including, without limitation, adjustments to the Purchase Price and to the number of securities or property issuable upon exercise of the new Warrant. The provisions of this Section 3(c) shall similarly apply to any successive reclassification, change or reorganizations.

(d) Notice of Adjustment. When any adjustment is required to be made in the Warrant Stock or the Purchase Price pursuant to this Section 3, the Company shall promptly notify the Registered Holder in writing, setting forth (i) a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment, (ii) the Purchase Price after such adjustment and (iii) the kind and amount of stock or other securities or property into which this Warrant shall be exercisable after such adjustment. Such notice should set forth in reasonable detail the method or calculation of the adjustments.

 

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(e) Acknowledgement. In order to avoid doubt, it is acknowledged that the Registered Holder shall be entitled to the benefit of all adjustments in the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company issuable upon conversion of the Warrant Stock which occurs prior to the exercise of this Warrant, including without limitation, any increase in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion as a result of a dilutive issuance of capital stock.

4. Transfers.

(a) Unregistered Security. Each holder of this Warrant acknowledges that none of the Company’s securities (including this Warrant and the Warrant Stock) have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any state and, and agrees not to sell, pledge, distribute, offer for sale, transfer or otherwise dispose of this Warrant or any Warrant Stock issued upon its exercise (or any securities issued by the Company upon conversion or exchange thereof) in the absence of (i) an effective registration statement under the Securities Act as to the sale of any such securities and registration or qualification of such securities under any applicable U.S. federal or state securities law then in effect, or (ii) an opinion of counsel, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Company, that such registration and qualification are not required. Each notice of issuance with respect to Warrant Stock issued upon the exercise of this Warrant (and any securities issued by the Company upon conversion or exchange thereof) shall bear a legend substantially to the foregoing effect.

(b) Transferability. Subject to the provisions of Section 4(a) hereof and to the “Lockup” provisions in the Company’s Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement dated December 14, 2012 (as may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Investors’ Rights Agreement”), this Warrant and all rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon surrender of the Warrant with a properly executed assignment (in the form of Exhibit B hereto) at the principal office of the Company (or such other office or agency as the Company may designate). On surrender of this Warrant (and a properly executed assignment form) for exchange, subject to the provisions of this Warrant with respect to compliance with the Securities Act, the Company shall issue to or on the order of the Registered Holder a new warrant or warrants of like tenor, in the name of the Registered Holder or as the Registered Holder may direct, for the number of shares issuable upon exercise hereof, and the Company shall register any such transfer in the warrant register.

(c) Warrant Register. The Company will maintain a register containing the names and addresses of the Registered Holders of this Warrant. Until any transfer of this Warrant is made in the warrant register, the Company may treat the Registered Holder of this Warrant as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes; provided, however, that if this Warrant is properly assigned in blank, the Company may (but shall not be required to) treat the bearer hereof as the absolute owner hereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. Any Registered Holder may change such Registered Holder’s address as shown on the warrant register by written notice to the Company requesting such change.

5. Registration Rights. The Common Stock into which the Warrant Stock is exercisable or convertible shall have the same “piggyback” and “S-3” registration rights as set forth the Investors’ Rights Agreement.

6. Termination and Automatic Conversion upon Expiration Date. This Warrant (and the right to purchase securities upon exercise hereof) shall terminate upon the earliest to occur of the following (the “Expiration Date”):

(a) the seventh (7th) anniversary of the date of issuance first set forth above, or

 

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(b) the closing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, in connection with which all of the shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock are converted to Common Stock as set forth in the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (as may be amended or restated from time to time, the “Charter”), or

(c) a “Liquidation Transaction” (as defined in the Charter).

The Company shall promptly deliver to the Registered Holders written notice of the occurrence of any such event. In the event that, upon the Expiration Date, the fair market value of one share of Warrant Stock (or other security issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 2(c)(ii) above is greater than the Purchase Price in effect on such date, then unless otherwise elected by the Registered Holder in writing, this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be exercised pursuant to Section 2(c) above as to all shares of Warrant Stock (or such other securities) for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall, within a reasonable time, deliver a certificate representing the Warrant Stock (or such other securities) issued upon such exercise to the Registered Holder.

7. Notices of Certain Transactions. In case:

(a) the Company shall take a record of the holders of its outstanding stock of the same class as the Warrant Stock (or other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon the exercise of this Warrant) for the purpose of entitling or enabling them to receive any dividend or other distribution, or to receive any right to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other right, to subscribe for or purchase any shares of stock of any class or any other securities, or to receive any other right,

(b) of any capital reorganization of the Company, any reclassification or recapitalization of the capital stock of the Company or any Acquisition (as defined below),

(c) of the voluntary or involuntary dissolution, liquidation or winding-up of the Company,

(d) of any redemption of the Preferred Stock or mandatory conversion of the Preferred Stock into Common Stock of the Company, or

(e) the Company shall offer holders of registration rights the opportunity to participate in an underwritten public offering of the Company’s securities for cash,

then, and in each such case, the Company will mail or cause to be mailed to the Registered Holder of this Warrant a notice specifying, as the case may be, (i) the date on which a record is to be taken for the purpose of such dividend, distribution or right, and stating the amount and character of such dividend, distribution or right, or (ii) the effective date on which such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation, winding-up, redemption or conversion is to take place, and the time, if any is to be fixed, as of which the holders of record of the Company’s outstanding stock of the same class as the Warrant Stock (or such other stock or securities at the time deliverable upon such reorganization, reclassification, consolidation, merger, transfer, dissolution, liquidation, winding-up, redemption or conversion) are to be determined. Notices shall be mailed at least ten (10) days prior to the record date or effective date for the event specified in such notice or, in the case of paragraph (e) above, the same notice period given to the holders of registration rights.

 

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8. Covenants as to Warrant Stock and Reservation of Stock. The Company covenants and agrees that all Warrant Stock that may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, and all securities issuable upon conversion of the Warrant Stock, will, upon issuance, be validly issued and outstanding, fully paid and nonassessable, and free from all taxes, liens and charges with respect to the issuance thereof and all encumbrances except for any restrictions on transfer provided for herein or under applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available, solely for the issuance and delivery upon the exercise of this Warrant, such shares of Warrant Stock and other stock, securities and property, as from time to time shall be issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant.

9. Treatment of Warrant Upon Acquisition of Company. For the purpose of this Warrant, “Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (i) the sale, lease, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (ii) any merger or consolidation of the Company into or with another person or entity (other than a merger or consolidation effected exclusively to change the Company’s domicile), or any other corporate reorganization, in which the stockholders of the Company in their capacity as such immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own less than a majority of the Company’s (or the surviving or successor entity’s) outstanding voting power immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization; or (iii) any sale or other transfer by the stockholders of the Company of shares representing at least a majority of the Company’s then-total outstanding combined voting power.

(a) Definition. As used in this Warrant, “Marketable Securities” means securities meeting all of the following requirements: (i) the issuer thereof is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is then current in its filing of all required reports and other information under the Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) the class and series of shares or other security of the issuer that would be received by the Registered Holder in connection with the Acquisition were the Registered Holder to exercise this Warrant on or prior to the closing thereof is then traded or quoted on a nationally recognized securities exchange, inter-dealer quotation system or over-the-counter market, and (iii) following the closing of such Acquisition, Registered Holder would not be restricted from publicly re-selling all of the issuer’s shares and/or other securities that would be received by the Registered Holder in such Acquisition were the Registered Holder to exercise or convert this Warrant in full on or prior to the closing of such Acquisition, except to the extent that any such restriction (x) arises solely under federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, and (y) does not extend beyond six (6) months from the closing of such Acquisition.

(b) Cash/Public Acquisition. In the event of an Acquisition in which the consideration to be received by the Company’s stockholders consists solely of cash, solely of Marketable Securities or a combination of cash and Marketable Securities (a “Cash/Public Acquisition”), if applicable, this Warrant shall be automatically exercised pursuant to Section 6 and such exercise will be deemed effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the consummation of such Acquisition or, if automatic exercise is not applicable, this Warrant will expire immediately prior to the consummation of such Acquisition.

(c) Other Acquisition. Upon the closing of any Acquisition other than a Cash/Public Acquisition defined above, the acquiring, surviving or successor entity shall assume the obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant shall thereafter be exercisable for the same securities and/or other property as would have been paid for the shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as if such shares were outstanding on and as of the closing of such Acquisition, subject to further adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

 

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10. Exchange of Warrants. Upon the surrender by the Registered Holder of any Warrant or Warrants, properly endorsed, to the Company at the principal office of the Company (or such other office or agency as the Company may designate), the Company will, subject to the provisions of Section 3(e), issue and deliver to or upon the order of such Registered Holder, at the Company’s expense, a new Warrant or Warrants of like tenor, in the name of such Registered Holder or as such Registered Holder (upon payment by such Registered Holder of any applicable transfer taxes) may direct, calling in the aggregate on the face or faces thereof for the number of shares of Warrant Stock called for on the face or faces of the Warrant or Warrants so surrendered.

11. Replacement of Warrants. Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and (in the case of loss, theft or destruction) upon delivery of an indemnity agreement in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Company, or (in the case of mutilation) upon surrender and cancellation of this Warrant, the Company will issue, execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant of like tenor.

12. No Rights as Stockholder. Except as otherwise provided in this Warrant, the Registered Holder of this Warrant shall not have or exercise any rights by virtue hereof as a stockholder of the Company until the exercise of this Warrant.

13. No Fractional Shares. No fractional shares of Warrant Stock will be issued in connection with any exercise hereunder. In lieu of any fractional shares which would otherwise be issuable, the Company shall pay cash equal to the product of such fraction multiplied by the fair market value of one share of Warrant Stock on the date of exercise, as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors.

14. Attorney’s Fees. If any action at law or in equity (including arbitration) is necessary to enforce or interpret the terms of any of this Warrant, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, costs and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.

15. Information Rights. The Registered Holder shall be afforded all information requested by it to exercise its rights hereunder and to comply with its recordkeeping and reporting obligations.

16. Miscellaneous.

(a) Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this Warrant, and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law.

(b) Entire Agreement. This Warrant and the specific provisions referenced from the Investors’ Rights Agreement set forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and supersede all prior or contemporaneous discussions, understandings and agreements, whether oral or written, between them relating to the subject matter hereof.

(c) Amendments and Waivers. No modification of or amendment to this Warrant, nor any waiver of any rights under this Warrant, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Company and the Registered Holder. No delay or failure to require performance of any provision of this Warrant shall constitute a waiver of that provision as to that or any other instance.

 

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(d) Successors and Assigns. The terms and conditions of this Warrant shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties.

(e) Notices. Any notice, demand or request required or permitted to be given under this Warrant shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or by overnight courier or sent by email, or 48 hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail as certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address as set forth on the signature page, as subsequently modified by written notice, or if no address is specified on the signature page, at the most recent address set forth in the Company’s books and records.

(f) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Warrant are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (a) such provision shall be excluded from this Warrant, (b) the balance of this Warrant shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (c) the balance of this Warrant shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(g) Construction. This Warrant is the result of negotiations between and has been reviewed by each of the parties hereto and their respective counsel, if any; accordingly, this Warrant shall be deemed to be the product of all of the parties hereto, and no ambiguity shall be construed in favor of or against any one of the parties hereto.

(h) Counterparts. This Warrant may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

(i) Electronic Delivery; Signatures. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to this Warrant or any notices required by applicable law or the Charter or Bylaws, by email or any other electronic means. The Registered Holder hereby consents to (i) conduct business electronically (ii) receive such documents and notices by such electronic delivery and (iii) sign documents electronically and agrees to participate through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Registered Holder have executed this Warrant as of the date first set forth above.

 

THE COMPANY:
UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

                 

  Name: David Girouard
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
Address:
***  

 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:
THE HOLDER:
By:  
By:  

             

(Signature)
Name:  

 

Title:   Attorney in Fact
Address:

 

             

Email:  

             

 

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.–WARRANT

EX-4.4

Exhibit 4.4

THIS WARRANT AND THE SHARES ISSUABLE HEREUNDER HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN SECTIONS 5.3 AND 5.4 BELOW, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS OR IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY, SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK

Company: UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

Number of Shares of Common Stock:

Warrant Price:

Issue Date:

Expiration Date:                 See also Section 5.1(b).

Credit Facility:    This Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (“Warrant”) is issued in connection with that certain Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith between ____________ and the Company (the “Loan Agreement”).

THIS WARRANT CERTIFIES THAT, for good and valuable consideration, ____________ (together with any successor or permitted assignee or transferee of this Warrant or of any shares issued upon exercise hereof, “Holder”) is entitled to purchase the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares (the “Shares”) of the above-stated common stock (the “Common Stock”) of the above-named company (the “Company”) at the above-stated Warrant Price, all as set forth above and as adjusted pursuant to Section 2 of this Warrant, subject to the provisions and upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Warrant.

SECTION 1. EXERCISE.

1.1 Method of Exercise. Holder may at any time and from time to time exercise this Warrant, in whole or in part, by delivering to the Company the original of this Warrant together with a duly executed Notice of Exercise in substantially the form attached hereto as Appendix 1 and, unless Holder is exercising this Warrant pursuant to a cashless exercise set forth in Section 1.2, a check, wire transfer of same-day funds (to an account designated by the Company), or other form of payment acceptable to the Company for the aggregate Warrant Price for the Shares being purchased.

1.2 Cashless Exercise. On any exercise of this Warrant, in lieu of payment of the aggregate Warrant Price in the manner as specified in Section 1.1 above, but otherwise in accordance with the requirements of Section 1.1, Holder may elect to receive Shares equal to the value of this Warrant, or portion hereof as to which this Warrant is being exercised. Thereupon, the Company shall issue to the Holder such number of fully paid and non-assessable Shares as are computed using the following formula:

X = Y(A-B)/A

 

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where:

 

X =    the number of Shares to be issued to the Holder;
Y =    the number of Shares with respect to which this Warrant is being exercised (inclusive of the Shares surrendered to the Company in payment of the aggregate Warrant Price);
A =    the Fair Market Value (as determined pursuant to Section 1.3 below) of one Share; and
B =    the Warrant Price.

1.3 Fair Market Value. If the Company’s Common Stock is then traded or quoted on a nationally recognized securities exchange, inter-dealer quotation system or over-the-counter market (a “Trading Market”), the fair market value of a Share shall be the closing price or last sale price of a share of Common Stock reported for the Business Day immediately before the date on which Holder delivers this Warrant together with its Notice of Exercise to the Company. If the Company’s Common Stock is not traded in a Trading Market, the Board of Directors of the Company shall determine the fair market value of a Share in its reasonable good faith judgment.

1.4 Delivery of Certificate and New Warrant. Within a reasonable time after Holder exercises this Warrant in the manner set forth in Section 1.1 or 1.2 above, the Company shall deliver to Holder a certificate representing the Shares issued to Holder upon such exercise and, if this Warrant has not been fully exercised and has not expired, a new warrant of like tenor representing the Shares not so acquired.

1.5 Replacement of Warrant. On receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of this Warrant and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, on delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory in form, substance and amount to the Company or, in the case of mutilation, on surrender of this Warrant to the Company for cancellation, the Company shall, within a reasonable time, execute and deliver to Holder, in lieu of this Warrant, a new warrant of like tenor and amount.

1.6 Treatment of Warrant Upon Acquisition of Company.

(a) Acquisition. For the purpose of this Warrant, “Acquisition” means any transaction or series of related transactions involving: (i) the sale, lease, exclusive license, or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (ii) any merger or consolidation of the Company into or with another person or entity (other than a merger or consolidation effected exclusively to change the Company’s domicile), or any other corporate reorganization, in which the stockholders of the Company in their capacity as such immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or reorganization, own less than a majority of the Company’s (or the surviving or successor entity’s) outstanding voting power immediately after such merger, consolidation or reorganization; or (iii) any sale or other transfer by the stockholders of the Company of shares representing at least a majority of the Company’s then-total outstanding combined voting power; provided, that an Acquisition shall not include any transaction or series of bona fide equity financing transactions principally for capital raising purposes in which cash is received by the Company or any successor, or indebtedness of the Company is cancelled or converted, or any combination thereof.

 

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(b) Treatment of Warrant at Acquisition. In the event of an Acquisition in which the consideration to be received by the Company’s stockholders consists solely of cash, solely of Marketable Securities or a combination of cash and Marketable Securities (a “Cash/Public Acquisition”), and the fair market value of one Share as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above would be greater than the Warrant Price in effect on such date immediately prior to such Cash/Public Acquisition, and Holder has not exercised this Warrant pursuant to Section 1.1 above as to all Shares, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed to be Cashless Exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares effective immediately prior to and contingent upon the consummation of a Cash/Public Acquisition. In connection with such Cashless Exercise, Holder shall be deemed to have restated each of the representations and warranties in Section 4 of the Warrant as of the date thereof and the Company shall promptly notify the Holder of the number of Shares (or such other securities) issued upon exercise. In the event of a Cash/Public Acquisition where the fair market value of one Share as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above would be less than the Warrant Price in effect immediately prior to such Cash/Public Acquisition, then this Warrant will expire immediately prior to the consummation of such Cash/Public Acquisition.

(c) Upon the closing of any Acquisition other than a Cash/Public Acquisition defined above, the acquiring, surviving or successor entity shall assume the obligations of this Warrant, and this Warrant shall thereafter be exercisable for the same securities and/or other property as would have been paid for the Shares issuable upon exercise of the unexercised portion of this Warrant as if such Shares were outstanding on and as of the closing of such Acquisition, subject to further adjustment from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant.

(d) As used in this Warrant, “Marketable Securities” means securities meeting all of the following requirements: (i) the issuer thereof is then subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and is then current in its filing of all required reports and other information under the Act and the Exchange Act; (ii) the class and series of shares or other security of the issuer that would be received by Holder in connection with the Acquisition were Holder to exercise this Warrant on or prior to the closing thereof is then traded in Trading Market, and (iii) following the closing of such Acquisition, Holder would not be restricted from publicly re-selling all of the issuer’s shares and/or other securities that would be received by Holder in such Acquisition were Holder to exercise or convert this Warrant in full on or prior to the closing of such Acquisition, except to the extent that any such restriction (x) arises solely under federal or state securities laws, rules or regulations, and (y) does not extend beyond six (6) months from the closing of such Acquisition.

SECTION 2. ADJUSTMENTS TO THE SHARES AND WARRANT PRICE.

2.1 Stock Dividends, Splits, Etc. If the Company declares or pays a dividend or distribution on the outstanding shares of the Common Stock payable in securities or property (other than cash), then upon exercise of this Warrant, for each Share acquired, Holder shall receive, without additional cost to Holder, the total number and kind of securities and property which Holder would have received had Holder owned the Shares of record as of the date the dividend or distribution occurred. If the Company subdivides the outstanding shares of the Common Stock by reclassification or otherwise into a greater number of shares, the number of Shares purchasable hereunder shall be proportionately increased and the Warrant Price shall be proportionately decreased. If the outstanding shares of the Common Stock are combined or consolidated, by reclassification or otherwise, into a lesser number of shares, the Warrant Price shall be proportionately increased and the number of Shares shall be proportionately decreased.

 

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2.2 Reclassification, Exchange, Combinations or Substitution. Upon any event whereby all of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock are reclassified, exchanged, combined, substituted, or replaced for, into, with or by Company securities of a different class and/or series, then from and after the consummation of such event, this Warrant will be exercisable for the number, class and series of Company securities that Holder would have received had the Shares been outstanding on and as of the consummation of such event, and subject to further adjustment thereafter from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Warrant. The provisions of this Section 2.2 shall similarly apply to successive reclassifications, exchanges, combinations, substitutions, replacements or other similar events.

2.3 Intentionally Omitted.

2.4 Intentionally Omitted.

2.5 No Fractional Share. No fractional Share shall be issuable upon exercise of this Warrant and the number of Shares to be issued shall be rounded down to the nearest whole Share. If a fractional Share interest arises upon any exercise of the Warrant, the Company shall eliminate such fractional Share interest by paying Holder in cash the amount computed by multiplying the fractional interest by (i) the fair market value (as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above) of a full Share, less (ii) the then-effective Warrant Price.

2.6 Notice/Certificate as to Adjustments. Upon each adjustment of the Warrant Price, Common Stock and/or number of Shares, the Company, at the Company’s expense, shall notify Holder in writing within a reasonable time setting forth the adjustments to the Warrant Price, class and/or number of Shares and facts upon which such adjustment is based. The Company shall, upon written request from Holder, furnish Holder with a certificate of its Chief Financial Officer or Chief Executive Officer, including computations of such adjustment and the Warrant Price, class and number of Shares in effect upon the date of such adjustment.

SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

3.1 Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Holder as follows:

(a) The initial Warrant Price referenced on the first page of this Warrant is not greater than the price per share at which shares of the Company’s Common Stock were last valued in the most recent 409a valuation occurring prior to the Issue Date.

(b) All Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of this Warrant, shall, upon issuance, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and free of any liens and encumbrances except for restrictions on transfer provided for herein or under applicable federal and state securities laws. The Company covenants that it shall at all times cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued capital stock such number of securities as will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of this Warrant.

 

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(c) The Company’s capitalization table attached hereto as Schedule 1 is true and complete, in all material respects, as of the Issue Date.

3.2 Notice of Certain Events. If the Company proposes at any time to:

(a) declare any dividend or distribution upon the outstanding shares of the Company’s stock, whether in cash, property, stock, or other securities and whether or not a regular cash dividend;

(b) offer for subscription or sale pro rata to the holders of the outstanding shares of the Company’s stock any additional shares of any class or series of the Company’s stock (other than pursuant to contractual pre-emptive rights);

(c) effect any reclassification, exchange, combination, substitution, reorganization or recapitalization of the outstanding shares of the Common Stock;

(d) effect an Acquisition or to liquidate, dissolve or wind up; or

(e) effect its initial, underwritten offering and sale of its securities to the public pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act (the “IPO”); then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall give Holder:

(1) in the case of the matters referred to in (a) and (b) above, at least seven (7) Business Days prior written notice of the earlier to occur of the effective date thereof or the date on which a record will be taken for such dividend, distribution, or subscription rights (and specifying the date on which the holders of outstanding shares of the Common Stock will be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote, if any,

(2) in the case of the matters referred to in (c) and (d) above at least seven (7) Business Days prior written notice of the date when the same will take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of outstanding shares of the Class will be entitled to exchange their shares for the securities or other property deliverable upon the occurrence of such event and such reasonable information as Holder may reasonably require regarding the treatment of this Warrant in connection with such event giving rise to the notice); and

(3) with respect to the IPO, at least seven (7) Business Days prior written notice of the date on which the Company proposes to file its registration statement in connection therewith.

Company will also provide information requested by Holder that is reasonably necessary to enable Holder to comply with Holder’s accounting or reporting requirements. Holder agrees that any information provided to Holder by the Company pursuant to this Warrant (including, without limitation, pursuant to this Section 3.2) may be confidential, and Holder agrees that, with respect to any such confidential information received by Holder pursuant to this Warrant, Holder will be bound by the confidentiality provisions of Section 12.10 of the Loan Agreement, which such provision is hereby incorporated by reference. For the avoidance of doubt, Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that no future termination of such Section 12.10 of the Loan Agreement shall in any way affect the foregoing obligations of Holder set forth in the previous sentence.

 

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SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES OF THE HOLDER.

The Holder represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

4.1 Purchase for Own Account. This Warrant and the Shares to be acquired upon exercise of this Warrant by Holder are being acquired for investment for Holder’s account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the public resale or distribution within the meaning of the Act. Holder also represents that it has not been formed for the specific purpose of acquiring this Warrant or the Shares.

4.2 Disclosure of Information. Holder is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has received or has had full access to all the information it considers necessary or appropriate to make an informed investment decision with respect to the acquisition of this Warrant and its underlying securities. Holder further has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of this Warrant and its underlying securities and to obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense) necessary to verify any information furnished to Holder or to which Holder has access.

4.3 Investment Experience. Holder understands that the purchase of this Warrant and its underlying securities involves substantial risk. Holder has experience as an investor in securities of companies in the development stage and acknowledges that Holder can bear the economic risk of such Holder’s investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that Holder is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment in this Warrant and its underlying securities and/or has a preexisting personal or business relationship with the Company and certain of its officers, directors or controlling persons of a nature and duration that enables Holder to be aware of the character, business acumen and financial circumstances of such persons.

4.4 Accredited Investor Status. Holder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of Regulation D promulgated under the Act.

4.5 The Act. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise hereof have not been registered under the Act in reliance upon a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the Holder’s investment intent as expressed herein. Holder understands that this Warrant and the Shares issued upon any exercise hereof must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under the Act and qualified under applicable state securities laws, or unless exemption from such registration and qualification are otherwise available. Holder is aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.

4.6 Market Stand-off Agreement. The Holder agrees that the Shares shall be subject to the Lock-Up Agreement provisions in Section 1.14 of the Investors’ Rights Agreement or similar agreement.

 

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4.7 No Voting or Other Stockholder Rights. Except as set forth herein, Holder, as a Holder of this Warrant, will not have any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder until the exercise of this Warrant.

4.8 Disqualification. As of the Issue Date, neither Holder, nor any person or entity with which Holder shares beneficial ownership of Company securities, is subject to any of the “bad Actor” disqualifications described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i) to (viii) of the Act. If, following the Issue Date, Holder, or any person or entity with which Holder shares beneficial ownership of Company securities, becomes subject to such disqualifications, Holder shall endeavor in good faith to notify the Company of such disqualifications but any failure to do so shall not give rise to any liability on the part of Holder, or any person or entity with which Holder shares beneficial ownership of Company securities.

SECTION 5. MISCELLANEOUS.

5.1 Term and Automatic Conversion Upon Expiration.

(a) Term. Subject to the provisions of Section 1.6 above, this Warrant is exercisable in whole or in part at any time and from time to time on or before 6:00 PM, Pacific time, on the Expiration Date and shall be void thereafter.

(b) Automatic Cashless Exercise upon Expiration. In the event that, upon the Expiration Date, the fair market value of one Share (or other security issuable upon the exercise hereof) as determined in accordance with Section 1.3 above is greater than the Warrant Price in effect on such date, then this Warrant shall automatically be deemed on and as of such date to be exercised pursuant to Section 1.2 above as to all Shares (or such other securities) for which it shall not previously have been exercised, and the Company shall, within a reasonable time, deliver a certificate representing the Shares (or such other securities) issued upon such exercise to Holder.

5.2 Legends. The Shares (and the securities issuable, directly or indirectly, upon conversion of the Shares, if any) shall be imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

THE SHARES EVIDENCED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND, EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THAT CERTAIN WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK ISSUED BY THE ISSUER TO ____________ DATED ____________, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED UNLESS AND UNTIL REGISTERED UNDER SAID ACT AND LAWS OR IN FORM AND SUBSTANCE SATISFACTORY TO THE ISSUER, SUCH OFFER, SALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS EXEMPT FROM SUCH REGISTRATION.

5.3 Compliance with Securities Laws on Transfer. This Warrant and the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (and the securities issuable, directly or indirectly, upon conversion of the Shares, if any) may not be transferred or assigned in whole or in part except in compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws by the transferor and the transferee (including, without limitation, the delivery of investment representation letters and legal opinions

 

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reasonably satisfactory to the Company, as reasonably requested by the Company). The Company shall not require Holder to provide an opinion of counsel if the transfer is to or any affiliate of Holder, provided that any such transferee is an “accredited investor” as defined in Regulation D promulgated under the Act. Additionally, the Company shall also not require an opinion of counsel if there is no material question as to the availability of Rule 144 promulgated under the Act.

5.4 Transfer Procedure. Subject to the provisions of Section 5.3 and upon providing the Company with written notice, ____________ and any subsequent Holder may transfer all or part of this Warrant or the Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant (or the securities issuable directly or indirectly, upon conversion of the Shares, if any) to any transferee, provided, however, in connection with any such transfer, ____________ or any subsequent Holder will give the Company notice of the portion of the Warrant being transferred with the name, address and taxpayer identification number of the transferee and Holder will surrender this Warrant to the Company for reissuance to the transferee(s) (and Holder if applicable); and provided further, that any subsequent transferee shall agree in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Warrant. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, at all times prior to the IPO, Holder may not, without the Company’s prior written consent, transfer this Warrant or any portion hereof, or any Shares issued upon any exercise hereof, or any shares or other securities issued upon any conversion of any Shares issued upon any exercise hereof, to any person or entity who directly competes with the Company, except in connection with an Acquisition of the Company by such a direct competitor.

5.5 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder from the Company to the Holder, or vice versa, shall be deemed delivered and effective (i) when given personally, (ii) on the third (3rd) Business Day after being mailed by first-class registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, (iii) upon actual receipt if given by electronic mail and such receipt is confirmed in writing by the recipient, or (iv) on the first Business Day following delivery to a reliable overnight courier service, courier fee prepaid, in any case at such address as may have been furnished to the Company or Holder, as the case may be, in writing by the Company or such Holder from time to time in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.5. All notices to Holder shall be addressed as follows until the Company receives notice of a change of address in connection with a transfer or otherwise:

Address:

 

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Notice to the Company shall be addressed as follows until Holder receives notice of a change in address:

Upstart Holdings, Inc.

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With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

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5.6 Waiver. This Warrant and any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) only by an instrument in writing signed by the party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought.

5.7 Attorney’s Fees. In the event of any dispute between the parties concerning the terms and provisions of this Warrant, the party prevailing in such dispute shall be entitled to collect from the other party all costs incurred in such dispute, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

5.8 Counterparts; Facsimile/Electronic Signatures. This Warrant may be executed in counterparts, all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Any signature page delivered electronically or by facsimile shall be binding to the same extent as an original signature page with regards to any agreement subject to the terms hereof or any amendment thereto.

5.9 Governing Law. This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to its principles regarding conflicts of law.

5.10 Headings. The headings in this Warrant are for purposes of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of any provision of this Warrant.

5.11 Business Days. “Business Day” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which ___________ is closed.

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[Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Warrant to Purchase Common Stock to be executed by their duly authorized representatives effective as of the Issue Date written above.

 

“COMPANY”
UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

             

Name:   David Girouard
  (Print)
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

“HOLDER”
By:  

                          

Name:  

 

  (Print)
Title:  

 

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EX-10.3

Exhibit 10.3

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

2012 STOCK PLAN

(as amended April 20, 2012)

(as amended December 13, 2012)

(assumed by Upstart Holdings, Inc. effective December 10, 2013)

(as amended September 11, 2014)

(as amended November 12, 2014)

(as amended June 29, 2015)

(as amended November 22, 2016)

(as amended April 3, 2018)

(as amended December 27, 2018)

(as amended October 29, 2019)

1. Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of this 2012 Stock Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel for positions of substantial responsibility, to provide additional incentive to Employees and Consultants, and to promote the success of the Company’s business. Options granted under the Plan may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonstatutory Stock Options, as determined by the Administrator at the time of grant of an Option and subject to the applicable provisions of Section 422 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. Restricted Stock may also be granted under the Plan.

2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) Administrator means the Board or a Committee.

(b) Affiliate means (i) an entity other than a Subsidiary which, together with the Company, is under common control of a third person or entity and (ii) an entity other than a Subsidiary in which the Company and /or one or more Subsidiaries own a controlling interest.

(c) Applicable Laws means all applicable laws, rules, regulations and requirements, including, but not limited to, all applicable U.S. federal or state laws, any Stock Exchange rules or regulations, and the applicable laws, rules or regulations of any other country or jurisdiction where Options or Restricted Stock are granted under the Plan or Participants reside or provide services, as such laws, rules, and regulations shall be in effect from time to time.

(d) Award means any award of an Option or Restricted Stock under the Plan.

(e) Board means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(f) California Participant means a Participant whose Award is issued in reliance on Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.

 


(g) Cashless Exercise means a program approved by the Administrator in which payment of the Option exercise price or tax withholding obligations or other required deductions may be satisfied, in whole or in part, with Shares subject to the Option, including by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker (on a form prescribed by the Company) to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of such amount.

(h) Cause for termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status will exist (unless another definition is provided in an applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, employment agreement or other applicable written agreement) if the Participant’s Continuous Service Status is terminated for any of the following reasons: (i) any material breach by Participant of any material written agreement between Participant and the Company and Participant’s failure to cure such breach within 30 days after receiving written notice thereof; (ii) any failure by Participant to comply with the Company’s material written policies or rules as they may be in effect from time to time; (iii) neglect or persistent unsatisfactory performance of Participant’s duties and Participant’s failure to cure such condition within 30 days after receiving written notice thereof; (iv) Participant’s repeated failure to follow reasonable and lawful instructions from the Board or Chief Executive Officer and Participant’s failure to cure such condition within 30 days after receiving written notice thereof; (v) Participant’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendre to, any felony or crime that results in, or is reasonably expected to result in, a material adverse effect on the business or reputation of the Company; (vi) Participant’s commission of or participation in an act of fraud against the Company; (vii) Participant’s intentional material damage to the Company’s business, property or reputation; or (viii) Participant’s unauthorized use or disclosure of any proprietary information or trade secrets of the Company or any other party to whom the Participant owes an obligation of nondisclosure as a result of his or her relationship with the Company. For purposes of clarity, a termination without “Cause” does not include any termination that occurs as a result of Participant’s death or Disability. The determination as to whether a Participant’s Continuous Service Status has been terminated for Cause shall be made in good faith by the Company and shall be final and binding on the Participant. The foregoing definition does not in any way limit the Company’s ability to terminate a Participant’s employment or consulting relationship at any time, and the term “Company” will be interpreted to include any Subsidiary, Parent, Affiliate, or any successor thereto, if appropriate.

(i) Change of Control means (i) a sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets other than to an Excluded Entity (as defined below), (ii) a merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization or business combination transaction of the Company with or into another corporation, limited liability company or other entity other than an Excluded Entity, or (iii) the consummation of a transaction, or series of related transactions, in which any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of all of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction shall not constitute a Change of Control if its purpose is to (A) change the jurisdiction of the Company’s incorporation, (B) create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who hold the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction, or (C) obtain funding for the

 

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Company in a financing that is approved by the Company’s Board. An “Excluded Entity” means a corporation or other entity of which the holders of voting capital stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior to such transaction are the direct or indirect holders of voting securities representing at least a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all of such corporation’s or other entity’s voting securities outstanding immediately after such transaction.

(j) Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(k) Committee means one or more committees or subcommittees of the Board consisting of two (2) or more Directors (or such lesser or greater number of Directors as shall constitute the minimum number permitted by Applicable Laws to establish a committee or sub-committee of the Board) appointed by the Board to administer the Plan in accordance with Section 4 below.

(l) Common Stock means the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 below.

(m) Company means Upstart Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (this Plan was originally adopted by Upstart Network, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Upstart Network”). Effective as of December 9, 2013, Upstart Network became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and the Company assumed the Plan and any outstanding Awards granted under the Plan.

(n) Consultant means any person or entity, including an advisor but not an Employee, that renders, or has rendered, services to the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate and is compensated for such services, and any Director whether compensated for such services or not.

(o) Continuous Service Status means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee or Consultant. Continuous Service Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of: (i) Company approved sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other bona fide leave of absence approved by the Company, provided that, if an Employee is holding an Incentive Stock Option and such leave exceeds 3 months, such Employee’s service as an Employee shall be deemed terminated on the 1st day following such 3-month period and the Incentive Stock Option shall thereafter automatically become a Nonstatutory Stock Option in accordance with Applicable Laws, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to a written Company policy. Also, Continuous Service Status as an Employee or Consultant shall not be considered interrupted or terminated in the case of a transfer between locations of the Company or between the Company, its Parents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or their respective successors, or a change in status from an Employee to a Consultant or from a Consultant to an Employee.

(p) Director means a member of the Board.

(q) Disability means “disability” within the meaning of Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

 

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(r) Employee means any person employed by the Company, or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, with the status of employment determined pursuant to such factors as are deemed appropriate by the Company in its sole discretion, subject to any requirements of Applicable Laws, including the Code. The payment by the Company of a director’s fee shall not be sufficient to constitute “employment” of such director by the Company or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.

(s) Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(t) Fair Market Value means, as of any date, the per share fair market value of the Common Stock, as determined by the Administrator in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate and applied consistently with respect to Participants. Whenever possible, the determination of Fair Market Value shall be based upon the per share closing price for the Shares as reported in The Wall Street Journal for the applicable date.

(u) Family Members means any child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, former spouse, sibling, niece, nephew, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law (including adoptive relationships) of the Participant, any person sharing the Participant’s household (other than a tenant or employee), a trust in which these persons (or the Participant) have more than 50% of the beneficial interest, a foundation in which these persons (or the Participant) control the management of assets, and any other entity in which these persons (or the Participant) own more than 50% of the voting interests.

(v) Incentive Stock Option means an Option intended to, and which does, in fact, qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(w) Involuntary Termination means (unless another definition is provided in the applicable Option Agreement, Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, employment agreement or other applicable written agreement) the termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status other than for (i) death, (ii) Disability or (iii) for Cause by the Company or a Parent, Subsidiary, Affiliate or successor thereto, as appropriate.

(x) “Listed Security” means any security of the Company that is listed or approved for listing on a national securities exchange or designated or approved for designation as a national market system security on an interdealer quotation system by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (or any successor thereto).

(y) Nonstatutory Stock Option means an Option that is not intended to, or does not, in fact, qualify as an Incentive Stock Option.

(z) Option means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan.

(aa) Option Agreement means a written document, the form(s) of which shall be approved from time to time by the Administrator, reflecting the terms of an Option granted under the Plan and includes any documents attached to or incorporated into such Option Agreement, including, but not limited to, a notice of stock option grant and a form of exercise notice.

 

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(bb) Option Exchange Program means a program approved by the Administrator whereby outstanding Options (i) are exchanged for Options with a lower exercise price, Restricted Stock, cash or other property or (ii) are amended to decrease the exercise price as a result of a decline in the Fair Market Value.

(cc) Optioned Stock means Shares that are subject to an Option or that were issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option.

(dd) Optionee means an Employee or Consultant who receives an Option.

(ee) Parent means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company if, at the time of grant of the Award, each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Parent commencing as of such date.

(ff) Participant means any holder of one or more Awards or Shares issued pursuant to an Award.

(gg) Plan means this 2012 Stock Plan.

(hh) Restricted Stock means Shares acquired pursuant to a right to purchase or receive Common Stock granted pursuant to Section 8 below.

(ii) Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement means a written document, the form(s) of which shall be approved from time to time by the Administrator, reflecting the terms of Restricted Stock granted under the Plan and includes any documents attached to such agreement.

(jj) Rule 16b-3 means Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as amended from time to time, or any successor provision.

(kk) Share means a share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 11 below.

(ll) Stock Exchange means any stock exchange or consolidated stock price reporting system on which prices for the Common Stock are quoted at any given time.

(mm) Subsidiary means any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Company if, at the time of grant of the Award, each of the corporations other than the last corporation in the unbroken chain owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

 

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(nn) Ten Percent Holder means a person who owns stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary measured as of an Award’s date of grant.

3. Stock Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 11 below, the maximum aggregate number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan is 19,063,647 Shares, all of which Shares may be issued under the Plan pursuant to Incentive Stock Options. The Shares issued under the Plan may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Shares. If an Award should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, or is surrendered pursuant to an Option Exchange Program, the unpurchased Shares that were subject thereto shall, unless the Plan shall have been terminated, become available for future grant under the Plan. In addition, any Shares which are retained by the Company upon exercise of an Award in order to satisfy the exercise or purchase price for such Award or any withholding taxes due with respect to such Award shall be treated as not issued and shall continue to be available under the Plan and Shares issued under the Plan and later repurchased by the Company at the original purchase price paid to the Company for the Shares (including, without limitation, upon repurchase by the Company in connection with the termination of a Participant’s Continuous Service Status) shall again be available for future grant under the Plan.

4. Administration of the Plan.

(a) General. The Plan shall be administered by the Board, a Committee appointed by the Board, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Board. The Plan may be administered by different administrative bodies with respect to different classes of Participants and, if permitted by Applicable Laws, the Board may authorize one or more officers of the Company to make Awards under the Plan to Employees and Consultants (who are not subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act) within parameters specified by the Board.

(b) Committee Composition. If a Committee has been appointed pursuant to this Section 4, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of any Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (with or without cause) and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies (however caused) and dissolve a Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws and, in the case of a Committee administering the Plan in accordance with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 or Section 162(m) of the Code, to the extent permitted or required by such provisions.

(c) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and, in the case of a Committee, the specific duties delegated by the Board to such Committee, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its sole discretion:

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value in accordance with Section 2(t) above, provided that such determination shall be applied consistently with respect to Participants under the Plan;

(ii) to select the Employees and Consultants to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;

 

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(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award;

(iv) to approve the form(s) of agreement(s) and other related documents used under the Plan;

(v) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Award granted hereunder, which terms and conditions include but are not limited to the exercise or purchase price, the time or times when Awards may vest and/or be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), the circumstances (if any) when vesting will be accelerated or forfeiture restrictions will be waived, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Award, Optioned Stock, or Restricted Stock;

(vi) to amend any outstanding Award or agreement related to any Optioned Stock or Restricted Stock, including any amendment adjusting vesting (e.g., in connection with a change in the terms or conditions under which such person is providing services to the Company), provided that no amendment shall be made that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant without his or her consent;

(vii) to determine whether and under what circumstances an Option may be settled in cash under Section 7(c)(iii) below instead of Common Stock;

(viii) subject to Applicable Laws, to implement an Option Exchange Program and establish the terms and conditions of such Option Exchange Program without consent of the holders of capital stock of the Company, provided that no amendment or adjustment to an Option that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant shall be made without his or her consent;

(ix) to approve addenda pursuant to Section 14 below or to grant Awards to, or to modify the terms of, any outstanding Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement or any agreement related to any Optioned Stock or Restricted Stock held by Participants who are foreign nationals or employed outside of the United States with such terms and conditions as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom which deviate from the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan to the extent necessary or appropriate to accommodate such differences; and

(x) to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan, any Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement, and any agreement related to any Optioned Stock or Restricted Stock, which constructions, interpretations and decisions shall be final and binding on all Participants.

(d) Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by Applicable Laws, each member of the Committee (including officers of the Company, if applicable), or of the Board, as applicable, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from (i) any loss, cost, liability, or expense that may be imposed upon or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which he or she may be a party or in which he or she may be involved by reason of any action taken or failure to act under the Plan or pursuant to the terms and conditions of any Award except for actions taken in bad faith or failures to act in bad faith, and (ii) any and all amounts paid by him

 

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or her in settlement thereof, with the Company’s approval, or paid by him or her in satisfaction of any judgment in any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding against him or her, provided that such member shall give the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend any such claim, action, suit or proceeding before he or she undertakes to handle and defend it on his or her own behalf. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such persons may be entitled under the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, by contract, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or under any other power that the Company may have to indemnify or hold harmless each such person.

5. Eligibility.

(a) Recipients of Grants. Nonstatutory Stock Options and Restricted Stock may be granted to Employees and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees, provided that Employees of Affiliates shall not be eligible to receive Incentive Stock Options.

(b) Type of Option. Each Option shall be designated in the Option Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

(c) ISO $100,000 Limitation. Notwithstanding any designation under Section 5(b) above, to the extent that the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with respect to which options designated as incentive stock options are exercisable for the first time by any Optionee during any calendar year (under all plans of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary) exceeds $100,000, such excess options shall be treated as nonstatutory stock options. For purposes of this Section 5(c), incentive stock options shall be taken into account in the order in which they were granted, and the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to an incentive stock option shall be determined as of the date of the grant of such option.

(d) No Employment Rights. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall confer upon any Employee or Consultant any right with respect to continuation of an employment or consulting relationship with the Company (any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate), nor shall it interfere in any way with such Employee’s or Consultant’s right or the Company’s (Parent’s, Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s) right to terminate his or her employment or consulting relationship at any time, with or without cause.

6. Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective upon its adoption by the Board and shall continue in effect for a term of 10 years unless sooner terminated under Section 13 below.

7. Options.

(a) Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in the Option Agreement; provided that the term shall be no more than 10 years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement and provided further that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a person who at the time of such grant is a Ten Percent Holder, the term of the Option shall be 5 years from the date of grant thereof or such shorter term as may be provided in the Option Agreement.

 

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(b) Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

(i) Exercise Price. The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator and set forth in the Option Agreement, but shall be subject to the following:

(1) In the case of an Incentive Stock Option

a. granted to an Employee who at the time of grant is a Ten Percent Holder, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant;

b. granted to any other Employee, the per Share exercise price shall be no less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant;

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) below, in the case of a Nonstatutory Stock Option the per Share exercise price shall be such price as is determined by the Administrator, provided that, if the per Share exercise price is less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the date of grant, it shall otherwise comply with all Applicable Laws, including Section 409A of the Code; and

(3) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price other than as required above pursuant to a merger or other corporate transaction.

(ii) Permissible Consideration. The consideration to be paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option, including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator (and, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option and to the extent required by Applicable Laws, shall be determined at the time of grant) and may consist entirely of (1) cash; (2) check; (3) to the extent permitted under, and in accordance with, Applicable Laws, delivery of a promissory note with such recourse, interest, security and redemption provisions as the Administrator determines to be appropriate (subject to the provisions of Section 152 of the General Corporation Law); (4) cancellation of indebtedness; (5) other previously owned Shares that have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which the Option is exercised; (6) a Cashless Exercise; (7) such other consideration and method of payment permitted under Applicable Laws; or (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider if acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company and the Administrator may, in its sole discretion, refuse to accept a particular form of consideration at the time of any Option exercise.

(c) Exercise of Option.

(i) General.

(1) Exercisability. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator, consistent with the terms of the Plan and reflected in the Option Agreement, including vesting requirements and/or performance criteria with respect to the Company, and Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, and/or the Optionee.

 

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(2) Leave of Absence. The Administrator shall have the discretion to determine whether and to what extent the vesting of Options shall be tolled during any leave of absence; provided, however, that in the absence of such determination, vesting of Options shall be tolled during any leave (unless otherwise required by Applicable Laws). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of military leave, vesting shall toll during any unpaid portion of such leave, provided that, upon an Optionee’s returning from military leave (under conditions that would entitle him or her to protection upon such return under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), he or she shall be given vesting credit with respect to Options to the same extent as would have applied had the Optionee continued to provide services to the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, if applicable) throughout the leave on the same terms as he or she was providing services immediately prior to such leave.

(3) Minimum Exercise Requirements. An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share. The Administrator may require that an Option be exercised as to a minimum number of Shares, provided that such requirement shall not prevent an Optionee from exercising the full number of Shares as to which the Option is then exercisable.

(4) Procedures for and Results of Exercise. An Option shall be deemed exercised when written notice of such exercise has been received by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option Agreement by the person entitled to exercise the Option and the Company has received full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised and has paid, or made arrangements to satisfy, any applicable taxes, withholding, required deductions or other required payments in accordance with Section 9 below. The exercise of an Option shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares that thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

(5) Rights as Holder of Capital Stock. Until the issuance of the Shares (as evidenced by the appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a holder of capital stock shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued, except as provided in Section 11 below.

(ii) Termination of Continuous Service Status. The Administrator shall establish and set forth in the applicable Option Agreement the terms and conditions upon which an Option shall remain exercisable, if at all, following termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, which provisions may be waived or modified by the Administrator at any time. To the extent that an Option Agreement does not specify the terms and conditions upon which an Option shall terminate upon termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, the following provisions shall apply:

 

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(1) General Provisions. If the Optionee (or other person entitled to exercise the Option) does not exercise the Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified below, the Option shall terminate and the Optioned Stock underlying the unexercised portion of the Option shall revert to the Plan. In no event may any Option be exercised after the expiration of the Option term as set forth in the Option Agreement (and subject to this Section 7).

(2) Termination other than Upon Disability or Death or for Cause. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status other than under the circumstances set forth in the subsections (3) through (5) below, such Optionee may exercise any outstanding Option at any time within 3 month(s) following such termination to the extent the Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.

(3) Disability of Optionee. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status as a result of his or her Disability, such Optionee may exercise any outstanding Option at any time within 12 month(s) following such termination to the extent the Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.

(4) Death of Optionee. In the event of the death of an Optionee during the period of Continuous Service Status since the date of grant of any outstanding Option, or within 3 month(s) following termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, the Option may be exercised by any beneficiaries designated in accordance with Section 15 below, or if there are no such beneficiaries, by the Optionee’s estate, or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, at any time within 12 month(s) following the date the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status terminated, but only to the extent the Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock.

(5) Termination for Cause. In the event of termination of an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause, any outstanding Option (including any vested portion thereof) held by such Optionee shall immediately terminate in its entirety upon first notification to the Optionee of termination of the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause. If an Optionee’s Continuous Service Status is suspended pending an investigation of whether the Optionee’s Continuous Service Status will be terminated for Cause, all the Optionee’s rights under any Option, including the right to exercise the Option, shall be suspended during the investigation period. Nothing in this Section 7(c)(ii)(5) shall in any way limit the Company’s right to purchase unvested Shares issued upon exercise of an Option as set forth in the applicable Option Agreement.

(iii) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares an Option previously granted under the Plan based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

 

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8. Restricted Stock.

(a) Rights to Purchase. When a right to purchase or receive Restricted Stock is granted under the Plan, the Company shall advise the recipient in writing of the terms, conditions and restrictions related to the offer, including the number of Shares that such person shall be entitled to purchase, the price to be paid, if any (which shall be as determined by the Administrator, subject to Applicable Laws, including any applicable securities laws), and the time within which such person must accept such offer. The permissible consideration for Restricted Stock shall be determined by the Administrator and shall be the same as is set forth in Section 7(b)(ii) above with respect to exercise of Options. The offer to purchase Shares shall be accepted by execution of a Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement in the form determined by the Administrator.

(b) Repurchase Option.

(i) General. Unless the Administrator determines otherwise, the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall grant the Company a repurchase option exercisable upon the voluntary or involuntary termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service Status for any reason (including death or Disability) at a purchase price for Shares equal to the original purchase price paid by the purchaser to the Company for such Shares and may be paid by cancellation of any indebtedness of the purchaser to the Company. The repurchase option shall lapse at such rate as the Administrator may determine.

(ii) Leave of Absence. The Administrator shall have the discretion to determine whether and to what extent the lapsing of Company repurchase rights shall be tolled during any leave of absence; provided, however, that in the absence of such determination, such lapsing shall be tolled during any leave (unless otherwise required by Applicable Laws). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of military leave, the lapsing of Company repurchase rights shall toll during any unpaid portion of such leave, provided that, upon a Participant’s returning from military leave (under conditions that would entitle him or her to protection upon such return under the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act), he or she shall be given vesting credit with respect to Shares purchased pursuant to the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement to the same extent as would have applied had the Participant continued to provide services to the Company (or any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate, if applicable) throughout the leave on the same terms as he or she was providing services immediately prior to such leave.

(c) Other Provisions. The Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement shall contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be determined by the Administrator in its sole discretion. In addition, the provisions of Restricted Stock Purchase Agreements need not be the same with respect to each Participant.

(d) Rights as a Holder of Capital Stock. Once the Restricted Stock is purchased, the Participant shall have the rights equivalent to those of a holder of capital stock, and shall be a record holder when his or her purchase and the issuance of the Shares is entered upon the records of the duly authorized transfer agent of the Company. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the Restricted Stock is purchased, except as provided in Section 11 below.

 

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9. Taxes.

(a) As a condition of the grant, vesting and exercise of an Award, the Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death or a permitted transferee, the person holding or exercising the Award) shall make such arrangements as the Administrator may require for the satisfaction of any applicable U.S. federal, state, local or foreign tax, withholding, and any other required deductions or payments that may arise in connection with such Award. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

(b) The Administrator may, to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws, permit a Participant (or in the case of the Participant’s death or a permitted transferee, the person holding or exercising the Award) to satisfy all or part of his or her tax, withholding, or any other required deductions or payments by Cashless Exercise or by surrendering Shares (either directly or by stock attestation) that he or she previously acquired; provided that, unless specifically permitted by the Company, any such Cashless Exercise must be an approved broker-assisted Cashless Exercise or the Shares withheld in the Cashless Exercise must be limited to avoid financial accounting charges under applicable accounting guidance and any such surrendered Shares must have been previously held for any minimum duration required to avoid financial accounting charges under applicable accounting guidance. Any payment of taxes by surrendering Shares to the Company may be subject to restrictions, including, but not limited to, any restrictions required by rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

10. Non-Transferability of Awards.

(a) General. Except as set forth in this Section 10, Awards may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution. The designation of a beneficiary by a Participant will not constitute a transfer. An Option may be exercised, during the lifetime of the holder of the Option, only by such holder or a transferee permitted by this Section 10.

(b) Limited Transferability Rights. Notwithstanding anything else in this Section 10, the Administrator may in its sole discretion grant Nonstatutory Stock Options that may be transferred by instrument to an inter vivos or testamentary trust in which the Options are to be passed to beneficiaries upon the death of the trustor (settlor) or by gift to Family Members. Further, beginning with (i) the period when the Company begins to rely on the exemption described in Rule 12h-1(f)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, and (ii) ending on the earlier of (A) the date when the Company ceases to rely on such exemption, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, or (B) the date when the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, an Option, or prior to exercise, the Shares subject to the Option, may not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred or disposed of, in any manner, including by entering into any short position, any “put equivalent position” or any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) and Rule 16a-1(b) of the Exchange Act, respectively), other than to (i) persons who are Family Members through gifts or domestic relations orders, or (ii) to an executor or guardian of the Participant upon the death or disability of the Participant. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Board, in its sole discretion, may permit transfers of Nonstatutory Stock Options to the Company or in connection with a Change of Control or other acquisition transactions involving the Company to the extent permitted by Rule 12h-1(f).

 

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11. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Merger or Certain Other Transactions.

(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any action required under Applicable Laws by the holders of capital stock of the Company, (i) the numbers and class of Shares or other stock or securities: (x) available for future Awards under Section 3 above and (y) covered by each outstanding Award, (ii) the exercise price per Share of each such outstanding Option, and (iii) any repurchase price per Share applicable to Shares issued pursuant to any Award, shall be automatically proportionately adjusted in the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination, consolidation, reclassification of the Shares or subdivision of the Shares. In the event of any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, a declaration of an extraordinary dividend with respect to the Shares payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the Fair Market Value, a recapitalization (including a recapitalization through a large nonrecurring cash dividend), a rights offering, a reorganization, merger, a spin-off, split-up, change in corporate structure or a similar occurrence, the Administrator shall make appropriate adjustments, in its discretion, in one or more of (i) the numbers and class of Shares or other stock or securities: (x) available for future Awards under Section 3 above and (y) covered by each outstanding Award, (ii) the exercise price per Share of each outstanding Option and (iii) any repurchase price per Share applicable to Shares issued pursuant to any Award, and any such adjustment by the Administrator shall be made in the Administrator’s sole and absolute discretion and shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award. If, by reason of a transaction described in this Section 11(a) or an adjustment pursuant to this Section 11(a), a Participant’s Award agreement or agreement related to any Optioned Stock or Restricted Stock covers additional or different shares of stock or securities, then such additional or different shares, and the Award agreement or agreement related to the Optioned Stock or Restricted Stock in respect thereof, shall be subject to all of the terms, conditions and restrictions which were applicable to the Award, Optioned Stock and Restricted Stock prior to such adjustment.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the dissolution or liquidation of the Company, each Award will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise determined by the Administrator.

(c) Corporate Transactions. In the event of (i) a transfer of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, (ii) a merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization or business combination transaction of the Company with or into another corporation, entity or person, or (iii) the consummation of a transaction, or series of related transactions, in which any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Company’s then outstanding capital stock (a “Corporate Transaction”), each outstanding Award (vested or unvested) will be treated as the

 

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Administrator determines (subject to the last sentence of this paragraph), which determination may be made without the consent of any Participant and need not treat all outstanding Awards (or portion thereof) in an identical manner. Such determination, without the consent of any Participant, may dispose of Awards that are not vested as of the effective date of such Corporate Transaction in any manner permitted by Applicable Laws, including (without limitation) the cancellation of such Awards without the payment of any consideration. Without limiting the foregoing, such determination, without the consent of any Participant, may provide for one or more of the following with respect to Awards that are vested and exercisable as of the effective date of such Corporate Transaction: (A) the continuation of such outstanding Awards by the Company (if the Company is the surviving corporation); (B) the assumption of such outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent; (C) the substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent of new options or equity awards for such Awards; (D) the cancellation of such Awards and a payment to the Participants equal to the excess of (1) the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Awards as of the closing date of such Corporate Transaction over (2) the exercise price or purchase price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of such Awards (such payment shall be made in the form of cash, cash equivalents and/or securities of the surviving corporation or its parent with a Fair Market Value equal to the required amount; if the exercise price or purchase price per Share of the Shares to be issued pursuant to the exercise of such Awards exceeds the Fair Market Value per Share of such Shares, as of the closing date of the Corporate Transaction, then such Awards may be cancelled without making a payment to the Participants); or (E) the cancellation of such Awards for no consideration. Notwithstanding anything stated herein or in any other agreement to the contrary, whether such agreement was entered into before or after the date this Plan is effective, if any Award, or any agreement applicable to any Award, provides for accelerated vesting in connection with any termination of service that occurs on or after a Corporate Transaction, and the successor does not agree to assume the Award, or to substitute an equivalent award or right for the Award, then any acceleration of vesting that would otherwise occur upon such termination of service shall occur immediately prior to, and contingent upon, the consummation of such Corporate Transaction.

12. Time of Granting Awards. The date of grant of an Award shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Award, or such other date as is determined by the Administrator.

13. Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may at any time amend or terminate the Plan, but no amendment or termination shall be made that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant under any outstanding Award, without his or her consent. In addition, to the extent necessary and desirable to comply with Applicable Laws, the Company shall obtain the approval of holders of capital stock with respect to any Plan amendment in such a manner and to such a degree as required.

14. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or any agreement entered into by the Company pursuant to the Plan, the Company shall not be obligated, and shall have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Shares under the Plan unless such issuance or delivery would comply with Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel. As a condition to the exercise of any Option or purchase of any Restricted Stock, the Company may require the

 

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person exercising the Option or purchasing the Restricted Stock to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise or purchase that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is advisable or required by Applicable Laws. Shares issued upon exercise of Options or purchase of Restricted Stock prior to the date, if ever, on which the Common Stock becomes a Listed Security shall be subject to a right of first refusal in favor of the Company pursuant to which the Participant will be required to offer Shares to the Company before selling or transferring them to any third party on such terms and subject to such conditions as is reflected in the applicable Option Agreement or Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement.

15. Beneficiaries. If permitted by the Company, a Participant may designate one or more beneficiaries with respect to an Award by timely filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Participant’s death. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, if no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, then after a Participant’s death any vested Award(s) shall be transferred or distributed to the Participant’s estate or to any person who has the right to acquire the Award by bequest or inheritance.

16. Approval of Holders of Capital Stock. If required by Applicable Laws, continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the holders of capital stock of the Company within 12 months before or after the date the Plan is adopted or, to the extent required by Applicable Laws, any date the Plan is amended. Such approval shall be obtained in the manner and to the degree required under Applicable Laws.

17. Addenda. The Administrator may approve such addenda to the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for the purpose of granting Awards to Employees or Consultants, which Awards may contain such terms and conditions as the Administrator deems necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom, which may deviate from the terms and conditions set forth in this Plan. The terms of any such addenda shall supersede the terms of the Plan to the extent necessary to accommodate such differences but shall not otherwise affect the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose.

18. Information to Holders of Options. In the event the Company is relying on the exemption provided by Rule 12h-1(f) under the Exchange Act, the Company shall provide the information described in Rule 701(e)(3), (4) and (5) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to all holders of Options in accordance with the requirements thereunder until such time as the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. The Company may request that holders of Options agree to keep the information to be provided pursuant to this Section confidential. If the holder does not agree to keep the information to be provided pursuant to this Section confidential, then the Company will not be required to provide the information unless otherwise required pursuant to Rule 12h-1(f)(1) of the Exchange Act.

 

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ADDENDUM A

2012 Stock Plan

(California Participants)

Prior to the date, if ever, on which the Common Stock becomes a Listed Security and/or the Company is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the terms set forth herein shall apply to Awards issued to California Participants. All capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Plan.

1. The following rules shall apply to any Option in the event of termination of the Participant’s Continuous Service Status:

(a) If such termination was for reasons other than death, “Permanent Disability” (as defined below), or Cause, the Participant shall have at least 30 days after the date of such termination to exercise his or her Option to the extent the Participant is entitled to exercise on his or her termination date, provided that in no event shall the Option be exercisable after the expiration of the term as set forth in the Option Agreement.

(b) If such termination was due to death or Permanent Disability, the Participant shall have at least 6 months after the date of such termination to exercise his or her Option to the extent the Participant is entitled to exercise on his or her termination date, provided that in no event shall the Option be exercisable after the expiration of the term as set forth in the Option Agreement.

Permanent Disability” for purposes of this Addendum shall mean the inability of the Participant, in the opinion of a qualified physician acceptable to the Company, to perform the major duties of the Participant’s position with the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary because of the sickness or injury of the Participant.

2. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 11(a) of the Plan, the Administrator shall in any event make such adjustments as may be required by Section 25102(o) of the California Corporations Code.

3. Notwithstanding anything stated herein to the contrary, no Option shall be exercisable on or after the 10th anniversary of the date of grant and any Award agreement shall terminate on or before the 10th anniversary of the date of grant.

4. The Company shall furnish summary financial information (audited or unaudited) of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations, consistent with the requirements of Applicable Laws, at least annually to each California Participant during the period such Participant has one or more Awards outstanding, and in the case of an individual who acquired Shares pursuant to the Plan, during the period such Participant owns such Shares; provided, however, the Company shall not be required to provide such information if (i) the issuance is limited to key persons whose duties in connection with the Company assure their access to equivalent information or (ii) the Plan or any agreement complies with all conditions of Rule 701 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; provided that for purposes of determining such compliance, any registered domestic partner shall be considered a “family member” as that term is defined in Rule 701.


Employees (Option Extension)

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

2012 STOCK PLAN

NOTICE OF STOCK OPTION GRANT

 

You have been granted an option to purchase Common Stock of Upstart Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), as follows:

 

Date of Grant:                                    
Exercise Price Per Share:    $_____
Total Number of Shares:                                    
Total Exercise Price:    $__________
Type of Option:                                    
Expiration Date:    10 years after Date of Grant
Vesting Commencement Date:                                    
Vesting/Exercise Schedule:    So long as your Continuous Service Status does not terminate, the Shares underlying this Option shall vest and become exercisable in accordance with the following schedule ________________________________
Termination Period:    Subject to the terms of Section 5 of the Stock Option Agreement, this Option with respect to the Shares that are vested shall be exercisable for three (3) months after the date on which your Continuous Service Status ceases (the “Termination Date”), unless such termination is due to your death or Disability, in which case this Option shall be exercisable for twelve (12) months after the Termination Date; provided that if on the Termination Date, you have completed a minimum of three (3) years of Continuous Service Status, this Option with respect to the Shares that are vested shall be exercisable until the earliest of (a) the Expiration Date; (b) the date that is seven (7) years after the Termination Date; (c) the closing date of a Change of Control or Corporate Transaction (each as defined in the Company’s 2012 Stock Plan (the “Plan”)); (d) the date that is immediately prior to a liquidation or dissolution of the Company; (e) the date on which you have committed Cause (as defined in the Plan), as determined by the Company in its sole discretion; or (f) the date that is otherwise permitted or required under the Plan or the Stock Option Agreement. This Option to the extent it is unvested as of the Termination Date shall terminate on the Termination Date. You are responsible for keeping track of these exercise periods following the Termination Date for any reason. The Company will not provide further notice of such periods.


Transferability:    You may not transfer this Option.

By your signature and the signature of the Company’s representative below, you and the Company agree that this Option is granted under and governed by the terms and conditions of this Notice and the Upstart Holdings, Inc. 2012 Stock Plan and Option Agreement, both of which are attached to and made a part of this Notice.

In addition, you agree and acknowledge that your rights to any Shares underlying this Option will be earned only as you provide services to the Company over time, that the grant of this Option is not as consideration for services you rendered to the Company prior to your date of hire, and that nothing in this Notice or the attached documents confers upon you any right to continue your employment or consulting relationship with the Company for any period of time, nor does it interfere in any way with your right or the Company’s right to terminate that relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause. Also, to the extent applicable, the Exercise Price Per Share has been set in good faith compliance with the applicable guidance issued by the IRS under Section 409A of the Code. However, there is no guarantee that the IRS will agree with the valuation, and by signing below, you agree and acknowledge that the Company, its Board, officers, employees and agents shall not be held liable for any applicable costs, taxes, or penalties associated with this Option if, in fact, the IRS or any other person (including, without limitation, a successor corporation or an acquirer in a Change of Control) were to determine that this Option constitutes deferred compensation under Section 409A of the Code. You should consult with your own tax advisor concerning the tax consequences of such a determination by the IRS. For purposes of this paragraph, the term “Company” will be interpreted to include any Parent, Subsidiary or Affiliate.

 

THE COMPANY:
UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

 

  (Signature)
Name:  

 

Title:  

 

OPTIONEE:

 

 

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Employees (Option Extension)

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

2012 STOCK PLAN

STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

1. Grant of Option. Upstart Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby grants to ____________ (“Optionee”), an option (the “Option”) to purchase the total number of shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”) set forth in the Notice of Stock Option Grant (the “Notice”), at the exercise price per Share set forth in the Notice (the “Exercise Price”) subject to the terms, definitions and provisions of the Upstart Holdings, Inc. 2012 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) adopted by the Company, which is incorporated in this Stock Option Agreement (this “Agreement”) by reference. Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, the terms used in this Agreement or the Notice shall have the meanings defined in the Plan.

2. Designation of Option. This Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option as defined in Section 422 of the Code only to the extent so designated in the Notice, and to the extent it is not so designated or to the extent this Option does not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, it is intended to be a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

Notwithstanding the above, if designated as an Incentive Stock Option, in the event that the Shares subject to this Option (and all other incentive stock options granted to Optionee by the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, including under other plans) that first become exercisable in any calendar year have an aggregate fair market value (determined for each Share as of the date of grant of the option covering such Share) in excess of $100,000, the Shares in excess of $100,000 shall be treated as subject to a nonstatutory stock option, in accordance with Section 5(c) of the Plan.

3. Exercise of Option. This Option shall be exercisable during its term in accordance with the Vesting/Exercise Schedule set out in the Notice and with the provisions of Section 7(c) of the Plan as follows:

(a) Right to Exercise.

(i) This Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a share.

(ii) In the event of Optionee’s death, Disability or other termination of Continuous Service Status, the exercisability of this Option is governed by Section 5 below, subject to the limitations contained in this Section 3.

(iii) In no event may this Option be exercised after the Expiration Date set forth in the Notice.


(b) Method of Exercise.

(i) This Option shall be exercisable by execution and delivery of the Exercise Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A or of any other form of written notice approved for such purpose by the Company which shall state Optionee’s election to exercise this Option, the number of Shares in respect of which this Option is being exercised, and such other representations and agreements as to the holder’s investment intent with respect to such Shares as may be required by the Company pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. Such written notice shall be signed by Optionee and shall be delivered to the Company by such means as are determined by the Company in its discretion to constitute adequate delivery. The written notice shall be accompanied by payment of the aggregate Exercise Price for the purchased Shares.

(ii) As a condition to the exercise of this Option and as further set forth in Section 9 of the Plan, Optionee agrees to make adequate provision for federal, state or other applicable tax, withholding, required deductions or other payments, if any, which arise upon the grant, vesting or exercise of this Option, or disposition of Shares, whether by withholding, direct payment to the Company, or otherwise, as determined by the Company in its sole discretion.

(iii) The Company is not obligated, and will have no liability for failure, to issue or deliver any Shares upon exercise of this Option unless such issuance or delivery would comply with the Applicable Laws, with such compliance determined by the Company in consultation with its legal counsel. This Option may not be exercised until such time as the Plan has been approved by the holders of capital stock of the Company, or if the issuance of such Shares upon such exercise or the method of payment of consideration for such Shares would constitute a violation of any Applicable Laws, including any applicable U.S. federal or state securities laws or any other law or regulation, including any rule under Part 221 of Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations as promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board. As a condition to the exercise of this Option, the Company may require Optionee to make any representation and warranty to the Company as may be required by the Applicable Laws. Assuming such compliance, for income tax purposes the Shares shall be considered transferred to Optionee on the date on which this Option is exercised with respect to such Shares.

(iv) Subject to compliance with Applicable Laws, this Option shall be deemed to be exercised upon receipt by the Company of the appropriate written notice of exercise accompanied by the Exercise Price and the satisfaction of any applicable obligations described in Section 3(b)(ii) above.

4. Method of Payment. Payment of the Exercise Price shall be by cash or check or, following the initial public offering of the Company’s Common Stock, by Cashless Exercise pursuant to which the Optionee delivers an irrevocable direction to a securities broker (on a form prescribed by the Company and according to a procedure established by the Company).

5. Termination of Relationship. Following the date of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for any reason (the “Termination Date”), Optionee may exercise this Option only as set forth in the Notice and this Section 5. If Optionee does not exercise this Option within the Termination Period set forth in the Notice, this Option shall terminate in its entirety. In no event may any Option be exercised after the Expiration Date of this Option as set forth in the Notice.

 

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(a) General Termination. In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status, Optionee may, to the extent Optionee is vested in the Optioned Stock at the date of such termination, exercise this Option during the Termination Period set forth in the Notice.

(b) Death of Optionee. In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status as a result of Optionee’s death, this Option may be exercised at any time during the Termination Period set forth in the Notice by any beneficiaries designated in accordance with Section 15 of the Plan or, if there are no such beneficiaries, by the Optionee’s estate, or by a person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance, but only to the extent Optionee is vested in this Option.

(c) Termination for Cause. In the event of termination of Optionee’s Continuous Service Status for Cause, this Option (including any vested portion thereof) shall immediately terminate in its entirety upon the date on which the Company determines that the Optionee has committed Cause. If Optionee’s Continuous Service Status is suspended pending an investigation of whether Optionee’s Continuous Service Status will be terminated for Cause, all Optionee’s rights under this Option, including the right to exercise this Option, shall be suspended during the investigation period.

6. Non-Transferability of Option. This Option may not be transferred in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised during the lifetime of Optionee only by him or her. The terms of this Option shall be binding upon the executors, administrators, heirs, successors and assigns of Optionee. Further, beginning with (i) the period when the Company begins to rely on the exemption described in Rule 12h-1(f)(1) promulgated under the Exchange Act, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, and (ii) ending on the earlier of (A) the date when the Company ceases to rely on such exemption, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion, or (B) the date when the Company becomes subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, an Option, or prior to exercise, the Shares subject to the Option, may not be pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred or disposed of, in any manner, including by entering into any short position, any “put equivalent position” or any “call equivalent position” (as defined in Rule 16a-1(h) and Rule 16a-1(b) of the Exchange Act, respectively), other than to (i) persons who are Family Members through gifts or domestic relations orders, or (ii) to an executor or guardian of Optionee upon the death or disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, the Board, in its sole discretion, may permit transfers of Nonstatutory Stock Options to the Company or in connection with a Change of Control or other acquisition transactions involving the Company to the extent permitted by Rule 12h-1(f).

7. Lock-Up Agreement. In connection with the initial public offering of the Company’s securities and upon request of the Company or the underwriters managing such offering of the Company’s securities, Optionee hereby agrees not to sell, make any short sale of, loan, grant any option for the purchase of, or otherwise dispose of any securities of the Company however or whenever acquired (other than those included in the registration) without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriters, as the case may be, for such period of time (not to exceed 180 days) from the effective date of such registration as may be requested by the Company or such managing underwriters and to execute an agreement reflecting the foregoing as may be requested by the underwriters at the time of the Company’s initial public offering. [Notwithstanding the foregoing, if during the last 17 days of the restricted period, the Company

 

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issues an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to the Company occurs, or prior to the expiration of the restricted period the Company announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the restricted period, then, upon the request of the managing underwriter, to the extent required by any FINRA rules, the restrictions imposed by this subsection shall continue to apply until the end of the third trading day following the expiration of the 15-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event. In no event will the restricted period extend beyond 216 days after the effective date of the registration statement.]

8. Effect of Agreement. Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and represents that he or she is familiar with the terms and provisions thereof (and has had an opportunity to consult counsel regarding the Option terms), and hereby accepts this Option and agrees to be bound by its contractual terms as set forth herein and in the Plan. Optionee hereby agrees to accept as binding, conclusive and final all decisions and interpretations of the Administrator regarding any questions relating to this Option. In the event of a conflict between the terms and provisions of the Plan and the terms and provisions of the Notice and this Agreement, the Plan terms and provisions shall prevail.

9. Imposition of Other Requirements. The Company reserves the right to impose other requirements on Optionee’s participation in the Plan, on the Option and on any Award or Shares acquired under the Plan, to the extent the Company determines it is necessary or advisable in order to comply with Applicable Laws or facilitate the administration of the Plan. Optionee agrees to sign any additional agreements or undertakings that may be necessary to accomplish the foregoing. Furthermore, Optionee acknowledges that the laws of the country in which Optionee is working at the time of grant, vesting and exercise of the Option or the sale of Shares received pursuant to this Agreement (including any rules or regulations governing securities, foreign exchange, tax, labor, or other matters) may subject Optionee to additional procedural or regulatory requirements that Optionee is and will be solely responsible for and must fulfill.

10. Electronic Delivery. The Company may, in its sole discretion, decide to deliver any documents related to Optionee’s current or future participation in the Plan by electronic means or to request Optionee’s consent to participate in the Plan by electronic means. Optionee hereby consents to receive such documents by electronic delivery and agrees to participate in the Plan through an on-line or electronic system established and maintained by the Company or a third party designated by the Company.

11. Miscellaneous.

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of [California], without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that may arise directly or indirectly from this Agreement, the parties hereby submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of [California] and agree that any such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of [California] or the federal courts of the United States located in [California] and no other courts.

 

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(b) Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights. This Agreement, together with the Notice to which this Agreement is attached and the Plan, sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and therein and merges all prior or contemporaneous discussions between the parties. Except as contemplated under the Plan, no modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.

(c) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under Applicable Laws, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of this Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of this Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(d) Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or by overnight courier or sent by email or fax (upon customary confirmation of receipt), or forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail as certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address or fax number as set forth on the signature page, as subsequently modified by written notice, or if no address is specified on the signature page, at the most recent address set forth in the Company’s books and records.

(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

(f) Successors and Assigns. The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of Optionee under this Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Company.

 

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EXHIBIT A

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

2012 STOCK PLAN

EXERCISE AGREEMENT

This Exercise Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of _______________, by and between Upstart Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and ____________ (“Purchaser”). To the extent any capitalized terms used in this Agreement are not defined, they shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Company’s 2012 Stock Plan (the “Plan”) and the Option Agreement (as defined below).

1. Exercise of Option. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Purchaser hereby elects to exercise his or her option to purchase _____________ shares of the Common Stock (the “Shares”) of the Company under and pursuant to the Plan, the Notice of Stock Option Grant and the Stock Option Agreement granted _______________ (the “Option Agreement”). The purchase price for the Shares shall be $_____ per Share for a total purchase price of $___________. The term “Shares” refers to the purchased Shares and all securities received in connection with the Shares pursuant to stock dividends or splits, all securities received in replacement of the Shares in a recapitalization, merger, reorganization, exchange or the like, and all new, substituted or additional securities or other property to which Purchaser is entitled by reason of Purchaser’s ownership of the Shares.

2. Time and Place of Exercise. The purchase and sale of the Shares under this Agreement shall occur at the principal office of the Company simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the payment of the aggregate exercise price by any method listed in Section 4 of the Option Agreement, and the satisfaction of any applicable tax, withholding, required deductions or other payments, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(b) of the Option Agreement. The Company shall issue the Shares to Purchaser by entering such Shares in Purchaser’s name as of such date in the books and records of the Company or, if applicable, a duly authorized transfer agent of the Company, against payment of the exercise price therefor by Purchaser. If applicable, the Company will deliver to Purchaser a certificate representing the Shares as soon as practicable following such date.

3. Limitations on Transfer. In addition to any other limitation on transfer created by Applicable Laws, Purchaser shall not assign, encumber or dispose of any interest in the Shares except in compliance with the provisions below and Applicable Laws.

(a) Right of First Refusal. Before any Shares held by Purchaser or any transferee of Purchaser (either being sometimes referred to herein as the “Holder”) may be sold or otherwise transferred (including transfer by gift or operation of law), the Company or its assignee(s) shall have a right of first refusal to purchase the Shares on the terms and conditions set forth in this Section 3(a) (the “Right of First Refusal”).


(i) Notice of Proposed Transfer. The Holder of the Shares shall deliver to the Company a written notice (the “Notice”) stating: (A) the Holder’s bona fide intention to sell or otherwise transfer such Shares; (B) the name of each proposed purchaser or other transferee (“Proposed Transferee”); (C) the number of Shares to be transferred to each Proposed Transferee; and (D) the terms and conditions of each proposed sale or transfer, including (without limitation) the purchase price for such Shares (the “Purchase Price”). The Holder shall offer the Shares at the Purchase Price and upon the same terms (or terms as similar as reasonably possible) to the Company or its assignee(s).

(ii) Exercise of Right of First Refusal. At any time within 30 days after receipt of the Notice, the Company and/or its assignee(s) may, by giving written notice to the Holder, elect to purchase any or all of the Shares proposed to be transferred to any one or more of the Proposed Transferees, at the Purchase Price. If the Purchase Price includes consideration other than cash, the cash equivalent value of the non-cash consideration shall be determined by the Board in good faith.

(iii) Payment. Payment of the Purchase Price shall be made, at the election of the Company or its assignee(s), in cash (by check), by cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness, or by any combination thereof within 60 days after receipt of the Notice or in the manner and at the times set forth in the Notice.

(iv) Holder’s Right to Transfer. If any of the Shares proposed in the Notice to be transferred to a given Proposed Transferee are not purchased by the Company and/or its assignee(s) as provided in this Section 3(a), then the Holder may sell or otherwise transfer any unpurchased Shares to that Proposed Transferee at the Purchase Price or at a higher price, provided that such sale or other transfer is consummated within 120 days after the date of the Notice and provided further that any such sale or other transfer is effected in accordance with any Applicable Laws and the Proposed Transferee agrees in writing that the provisions of this Section 3 and the waiver of statutory information rights in Section 8 shall continue to apply to the Shares in the hands of such Proposed Transferee. The Company, in consultation with its legal counsel, may require the Holder to provide an opinion of counsel evidencing compliance with Applicable Laws. If the Shares described in the Notice are not transferred to the Proposed Transferee within such period, or if the Holder proposes to change the price or other terms to make them more favorable to the Proposed Transferee, a new Notice shall be given to the Company, and the Company and/or its assignees shall again be offered the Right of First Refusal before any Shares held by the Holder may be sold or otherwise transferred.

(v) Exception for Certain Family Transfers. Anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3(a) notwithstanding, the transfer of any or all of the Shares during Holder’s lifetime or on Holder’s death by will or intestacy to Holder’s Immediate Family or a trust for the benefit of Holder’s Immediate Family shall be exempt from the provisions of this Section 3(a). “Immediate Family” as used herein shall mean lineal descendant or antecedent, spouse (or spouse’s antecedents), father, mother, brother or sister (or their descendants), stepchild (or their antecedents or descendants), aunt or uncle (or their antecedents or descendants), brother-in-law or sister-in-law (or their antecedents or descendants) and shall include adoptive relationships. In such case, the transferee or other recipient shall receive and hold the Shares so transferred subject to the provisions of this Section 3, and there shall be no further transfer of such Shares except in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.

 

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(b) Companys Right to Purchase upon Involuntary Transfer. In the event of any transfer by operation of law or other involuntary transfer (including death or divorce, but excluding a transfer to Immediate Family as set forth in Section 3(a)(v) above) of all or a portion of the Shares by the record holder thereof, the Company shall have an option to purchase any or all of the Shares transferred at the greater of the purchase price paid by Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement or the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date of transfer (as determined by the Company). Upon such a transfer, the Holder shall promptly notify the Secretary of the Company of such transfer. The right to purchase such Shares shall be provided to the Company for a period of 30 days following receipt by the Company of written notice from the Holder.

(c) Assignment. The right of the Company to purchase any part of the Shares may be assigned in whole or in part to any holder or holders of capital stock of the Company or other persons or organizations.

(d) Restrictions Binding on Transferees. All transferees of Shares or any interest therein will receive and hold such Shares or interest subject to the provisions of this Agreement and the terms of the Option Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 7 of the Option Agreement. Any sale or transfer of the Shares shall be void unless the provisions of this Agreement are satisfied.

(e) Termination of Rights. The Right of First Refusal granted the Company by Section 3(a) above and the option to repurchase the Shares in the event of an involuntary transfer granted the Company by Section 3(b) above shall terminate upon the first sale of Common Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act. Upon termination of such transfer restrictions, the Company will remove any stop-transfer notices referred to in Section 5(b) below and related to the restrictions in this Section 3 and, if certificates are issued, a new certificate or certificates representing the Shares not repurchased shall be issued, on request, without the legend referred to in Section 5(a)(ii) below and delivered to Holder.

4. Investment and Taxation Representations. In connection with the purchase of the Shares, Purchaser represents to the Company the following:

(a) Purchaser is aware of the Company’s business affairs and financial condition and has acquired sufficient information about the Company to reach an informed and knowledgeable decision to acquire the Shares. Purchaser is purchasing the Shares for investment for Purchaser’s own account only and not with a view to, or for resale in connection with, any “distribution” thereof within the meaning of the Securities Act or under any applicable provision of state law. Purchaser does not have any present intention to transfer the Shares to any other person or entity.

 

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(b) Purchaser understands that the Shares have not been registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption therefrom, which exemption depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of Purchaser’s investment intent as expressed herein.

(c) Purchaser further acknowledges and understands that the securities must be held indefinitely unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from such registration is available. Purchaser further acknowledges and understands that the Company is under no obligation to register the securities.

(d) Purchaser is familiar with the provisions of Rule 144, promulgated under the Securities Act, which, in substance, permits limited public resale of “restricted securities” acquired, directly or indirectly, from the issuer of the securities (or from an affiliate of such issuer), in a non-public offering subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Purchaser understands that the Company provides no assurances as to whether he or she will be able to resell any or all of the Shares pursuant to Rule 144, which rule requires, among other things, that the Company be subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that resales of securities take place only after the holder of the Shares has held the Shares for certain specified time periods, and under certain circumstances, that resales of securities be limited in volume and take place only pursuant to brokered transactions. Notwithstanding this Section 4(d), Purchaser acknowledges and agrees to the restrictions set forth in Section 4(e) below.

(e) Purchaser further understands that in the event all of the applicable requirements of Rule 144 are not satisfied, registration under the Securities Act, compliance with Regulation A, or some other registration exemption will be required; and that, notwithstanding the fact that Rule 144 is not exclusive, the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission has expressed its opinion that persons proposing to sell private placement securities other than in a registered offering and otherwise than pursuant to Rule 144 will have a substantial burden of proof in establishing that an exemption from registration is available for such offers or sales, and that such persons and their respective brokers who participate in such transactions do so at their own risk.

(f) Purchaser understands that Purchaser may suffer adverse tax consequences as a result of Purchaser’s purchase or disposition of the Shares. Purchaser represents that Purchaser has consulted any tax consultants Purchaser deems advisable in connection with the purchase or disposition of the Shares and that Purchaser is not relying on the Company for any tax advice.

5. Restrictive Legends and Stop-Transfer Orders.

(a) Legends. Any certificate or certificates representing the Shares shall bear the following legends (as well as any legends required by the Company or applicable state and federal corporate and securities laws):

 

  (i)

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AND HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND NOT WITH A VIEW TO, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE SALE OR

 

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  DISTRIBUTION THEREOF. NO SUCH SALE OR DISTRIBUTION MAY BE EFFECTED WITHOUT AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN A FORM SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.”

 

  (ii)

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COMPANY AND THE STOCKHOLDER, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE WITH AND MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY AT NO CHARGE.”

(b) Stop-Transfer Notices. Purchaser agrees that, in order to ensure compliance with the restrictions referred to herein, the Company may issue appropriate “stop transfer” instructions to its transfer agent, if any, and that, if the Company transfers its own securities, it may make appropriate notations to the same effect in its own records.

(c) Refusal to Transfer. The Company shall not be required (i) to transfer on its books any Shares that have been sold or otherwise transferred in violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement or (ii) to treat as owner of such Shares or to accord the right to vote or pay dividends to any purchaser or other transferee to whom such Shares shall have been so transferred.

6. No Employment Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall affect in any manner whatsoever the right or power of the Company, or a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, to terminate Purchaser’s employment or consulting relationship, for any reason, with or without cause.

7. Lock-Up Agreement. The lock-up provisions set forth in Section 7 of the Option Agreement shall apply to the Shares issued upon exercise of the Option hereunder and Purchaser reaffirms Purchaser’s obligations set forth therein.

8. Waiver of Statutory Information Rights. Optionee acknowledges and understands that, but for the waiver made herein, Optionee would be entitled, upon written demand under oath stating the purpose thereof, to inspect for any proper purpose, and to make copies and extracts from, the Company’s stock ledger, a list of its stockholders, and its other books and records, and the books and records of subsidiaries of the Company, if any, under the circumstances and in the manner provided in Section 220 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware (any and all such rights, and any and all such other rights of Optionee as may be provided for in Section 220, the “Inspection Rights”). In light of the foregoing, until the first sale of Common Stock of the Company to the general public pursuant to a registration statement filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Optionee hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives the Inspection Rights, whether such Inspection Rights would be exercised or pursued directly or indirectly pursuant to Section 220 or otherwise, and covenants and agrees never to directly or indirectly commence, voluntarily aid in any way, prosecute, assign, transfer, or cause to be

 

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commenced any claim, action, cause of action, or other proceeding to pursue or exercise the Inspection Rights. The foregoing waiver applies to the Inspection Rights of Optionee in Optionee’s capacity as a stockholder and shall not affect any rights of a director, in his or her capacity as such, under Section 220. The foregoing waiver shall not apply to any contractual inspection rights of Optionee under any written agreement with the Company.

9. Miscellaneous.

(a) Governing Law. This Agreement and all acts and transactions pursuant hereto and the rights and obligations of the parties hereto shall be governed, construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. For purposes of litigating any dispute that may arise directly or indirectly from this Agreement, the parties hereby submit and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State of California and agree that any such litigation shall be conducted only in the courts of California or the federal courts of the United States located in California and no other courts.

(b) Entire Agreement; Enforcement of Rights. This Agreement , together with the Option Agreement and the Plan, sets forth the entire agreement and understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter herein and merges all prior or contemporaneous discussions between them. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement. The failure by either party to enforce any rights under this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any rights of such party.

(c) Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under Applicable Laws, the parties agree to renegotiate such provision in good faith. In the event that the parties cannot reach a mutually agreeable and enforceable replacement for such provision, then (i) such provision shall be excluded from this Agreement, (ii) the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and (iii) the balance of the Agreement shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms.

(d) Notices. Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficient when delivered personally or by overnight courier or sent by email or fax (upon customary confirmation of receipt), or forty-eight (48) hours after being deposited in the U.S. mail as certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the party to be notified at such party’s address or fax number as set forth on the signature page, as subsequently modified by written notice, or if no address is specified on the signature page, at the most recent address set forth in the Company’s books and records.

(e) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.

(f) Successors and Assigns. The rights and benefits of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Company’s successors and assigns. The rights and obligations of Purchaser under this Agreement may only be assigned with the prior written consent of the Company.

 

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(g) 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 THE SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION THEREFOR PRIOR TO THE QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS EXEMPT FROM QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102 OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON THE QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT.

 

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The parties have executed this Exercise Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

 

THE COMPANY:
UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

 

  (Signature)
Name:  

 

Title:  

 

Address:  
                                
                                
PURCHASER:

 

Address:  
                                                             
                                                             
Email:                                                    

 

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I, ____________________, spouse of _____________ (“Purchaser”), have read and hereby approve the foregoing Agreement. In consideration of the Company’s granting my spouse the right to purchase the Shares as set forth in the Agreement, I hereby agree to be bound irrevocably by the Agreement and further agree that any community property or other such interest that I may have in the Shares shall hereby be similarly bound by the Agreement. I hereby appoint my spouse as my attorney-in-fact with respect to any amendment or exercise of any rights under the Agreement.

 

 

Spouse of Purchaser (if applicable)

 

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EX-10.8

Exhibit 10.8

 

2950 South Delaware St.    Upstart Holdings, Inc.
San Mateo, CA   

SUB-SUBLEASE AGREEMENT

This Sub-Sublease Agreement (“Sub-Sublease”) is made effective as of the 1st day of April, 2019, (the “Effective Date”) by and between SNOWFLAKE, INC., a Delaware corporation f/k/a Snowflake Computing, Inc. (“Sub-Sublandlord”), and UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Sub-Subtenant”) with reference to the following facts:

A. BAY MEADOWS STATION 3 INVESTORS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Master Landlord”), as landlord, and OPEN TEXT INC., a Delaware corporation (“Master Sublandlord”), as tenant, entered into that certain Lease dated October 7, 2016 (“Master Lease”), whereby Master Landlord leased to Master Sublandlord and Master Sublandlord leased from Master Landlord those certain premises consisting of approximately 108,015 rentable square feet on the 3rd and 4th floors of the office building located at 2950 South Delaware Street, San Mateo, California as further set forth in the Master Lease (the “Master Premises”).

B. Master Sublandlord, as Sublandlord, and Sub-Sublandlord, as subtenant, entered into that certain Sublease dated August 28, 2018 (“Original Sublease”) as amended by that certain Amendment 1 to Sublease dated November 22, 2018 (“First Amendment” and collectively “Master Sublease”), whereby Master Sublandlord subleased to Sub-Sublandlord and Sub-Sublandlord subleased from Master Sublandlord those certain premises consisting of approximately 48,244 rentable square feet which compromise the 3rd floor of the Master Premises as more fully set forth in the Master Sublease (the “Premises”).

C. Master Landlord, Master Sublandlord and Sub-Sublandlord are parties to that certain Sublease Consent and Agreement dated September __, 2018 [sic] (“Sublease Consent”) whereby Master Landlord granted its consent to the sublease of the Premises to Sub-Sublandlord.

D. Sub-Sublandlord agrees to sub-sublease to Sub-Subtenant, and Sub-Subtenant agrees to sub-sublease from Sub-Sublandlord, the entire Premises upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Sub-Sublease.

AGREEMENT

1. Sub-Sublease of Premises. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Sub-Sublease, Sub-Sublandlord hereby sub-subleases to Sub-Subtenant and Sub-Subtenant hereby sub-subleases from Sub-Sublandlord the Premises.

2. Master Lease and Other Agreements.

2.1 Subordinate to Master Lease. Except as specifically set forth herein, this Sub-Sublease is subject and subordinate to all of the terms and conditions of the Master Lease, Master Sublease and Sublease Consent. Sub-Subtenant hereby assumes and agrees to perform the obligations of “Subtenant” under the Master Sublease and Sublease Consent as more particularly set forth hereafter, as such obligations may be modified by the terms of this Sub-Sublease. Unless otherwise defined, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the same meanings as given them in the Master Sublease. A copy of the Master Lease is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this reference, a copy of the Master Sublease is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein by this reference, and a copy of the Sublease Consent is attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated herein by this reference. Sub-Subtenant shall not commit or permit to be committed any act or omission which would violate any term or condition of the Master Lease, Master Sublease and Sublease Consent. Sub-Subtenant shall neither do nor permit anything to be done which would cause the Master Lease or Master Sublease to be terminated or forfeited by reason of any right of termination or forfeiture reserved or vested in Master Landlord under the Master Lease or Master Sublandlord under the Master Sublease. Sub-Subtenant shall indemnify and hold Sub-Sublandlord harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, judgments, costs, demands, penalties, expenses, and damages of any kind whatsoever, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, consultants’ fees and costs and court costs, (“Claims”) by reason of any failure on the part of Sub-Subtenant to perform any of the obligations of “Subtenant” under the Master Sublease which Sub-

 

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Subtenant has become obligated hereunder to perform, and such indemnity and hold harmless shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Sub-Sublease. In the event of the termination of the Master Lease or Master Sublease for any reason, then this Sub-Sublease shall terminate automatically upon such termination without any liability owed to Sub-Subtenant by Master Landlord, Master Sublandlord, or by Sub-Sublandlord unless the termination is due to Sub-Sublandlord’s breach of the Master Sublease and not due to Sub-Subtenant’s breach of the Sub-Sublease. Sub-Subtenant represents and warrants to Sub-Sublandlord that it has read and is familiar with the Master Lease and Master Sublease (except as to redacted provisions thereof). Sub-Sublandlord shall not voluntarily terminate or modify the Master Sublease in such a manner that will adversely and materially affect Sub-Subtenant’s rights or obligation under this Sub-Sublease without the prior written consent of Sub-Subtenant, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided however, nothing herein shall prohibit Sub-Sublandlord from exercising any right to terminate the Master Sublease as set forth in the Master Sublease or pursuant to applicable law.

2.2 Applicable Provisions.

(a) All of the terms and conditions contained in the Master Sublease (and the Master Lease to the extent incorporated into the Master Sublease) as they may apply to the Premises are incorporated herein and shall be terms and conditions of this Sub-Sublease, except those directly contradicted or modified by the terms and conditions contained in this Sub-Sublease. Each reference therein to “Sublandlord”, “Subtenant”, “Premises” and “Sublease” to be deemed to refer to Sub-Sublandlord, Sub-Subtenant, Premises and Sub-Sublease, respectively, as appropriate.

2.3 Modifications. For the purposes of incorporation herein, the terms of the Master Sublease are subject to the following additional modifications:

(a) In all provisions of the Master Sublease (under the terms thereof and without regard to modifications thereof for purposes of incorporation into this Sub-Sublease) requiring the approval or consent of Master Landlord and/or Master Sublandlord, Sub-Subtenant shall be required to obtain the approval or consent of both Sub-Sublandlord and Master Landlord and/or Master Sublease, under the same standards of consent as set forth in the Master Sublease or Master Lease as applicable and the approval of Sub-Sublandlord may be withheld, in its sole and absolute discretion, if Master Landlord’s and/or Master Sublandlord’s consent is not obtained.

(b) In all provisions of the Master Sublease requiring “Subtenant” to submit, exhibit to, supply or provide Master Landlord and/or Master Sublandlord with evidence, certificates, or any other matter or thing, Sub-Subtenant shall be required to submit, exhibit to, supply or provide, as the case may be, the same to both Master Landlord and/or Master Sublandlord and Sub-Sublandlord.

(c) Sub-Sublandlord shall have no obligation to restore or rebuild any portion of the Premises after any destruction or taking by eminent domain or to maintain, repair, restore or control any portion of the Building or Project.

(d) Sub-Sublandlord shall not be obligated to provide any services, utilities or to maintain, repair or restore any portion of the Building or Project (unless such maintenance is the obligation of “Subtenant” under the Master Sublease and not the obligation of Sub-Subtenant herein).

(e) Sub-Sublandlord shall not be obligated to maintain any building systems (unless such maintenance is the obligation of “Subtenant” under the Master Sublease and not the obligation of Sub-Subtenant herein), any common area or any other repair or maintenance obligations which are Master Sublandlord’s obligations under the Master Sublease.

(f) Sub-Sublandlord shall have no obligation to construct or pay for any improvements.

(g) In all provisions of the Master Sublease requiring “Subtenant” to designate Master Landlord and/or Master Sublandlord as an additional or named insured on its insurance policy, Sub-Subtenant shall be required to so designate Master Landlord, Master Sublandlord, Sub-Sublandlord and any individual, party or entity as required by Master Landlord, Master Sublandlord or Sub-Sublandlord on its insurance policy.

 

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(h) If and to the extent that Sub-Sublandlord’s rental obligation is abated or reduced pursuant to the Master Sublease due to a casualty, condemnation or other interference with the use of the Premises, the Rent hereunder shall be abated or reduced in the same proportion and period as the abatement or reduction under the Master Sublease. Sub-Subtenant shall not be entitled to any further abatement or reduction in Rent.

(i) Whenever in the Master Sublease a time is specified for the giving of any notice or the making of any demand by the “Subtenant” thereunder, such time is hereby changed, for the purpose of this Sub-Sublease only, by adding two (2) business days thereto and whenever in the Master Sublease a time is specified for the giving of any notice or the making of any demand by the “Sublandlord”, such time is hereby changed, for the purpose of this Sub-Sublease only, by subtracting two (2) business days therefrom. It is the purpose and intent of the foregoing provisions to provide Sub-Sublandlord with time within which to transmit to Master Sublandlord any notices or demands received from Sub-Subtenant and to transmit to Sub-Subtenant any notices or demands received from Master Sublandlord.

2.4 Exclusions. Notwithstanding the terms of Section 2.2 above, Sub-Subtenant shall have no rights under any of the following provisions of the Master Sublease: (i) any rights or options to expand, extend, renew or terminate the Master Sublease, this Sub-Sublease or the Premises, and (ii) any rights of first offer, rights of first negotiation, or similar rights, or any rights to any tenant improvement allowance (except for the tenant improvement allowance as expressly provided herein). In addition, the following provisions of the Master Sublease and Master Lease are NOT incorporated herein: Sections 2, 3(a), 3(c) (except the last sentence) and 11(b) of the Original Sublease; the last sentence of Section 13(a)(i) of the Original Sublease; Sections 13(a)(ii), 16, 18, 19, 24(a), 24(b) and 24(c) of the Original Sublease; Exhibit C of the Original Sublease; the First Amendment (except for the definition of Premises); the Basic Lease Information of the Master Lease (except definitions of Project, Building, Permitted Use, Parking, Business Days and Building Business Hours); Sections 1 (except first 3 sentences) and 8.6 of the Master Lease; the first sentence of Section 10.1 of the Master Lease; Sections 25.1 and 32 of the Master Lease; and all portion of the Master Lease excluded from the Master Sublease. Any excluded provisions also include subsections unless otherwise expressly provided. All of the incorporated terms of the Master Sublease as referenced and qualified above along with all of the following terms and conditions set forth in this document shall constitute the complete terms and conditions of this Sub-Sublease.

2.5 Obligations of Sub-Sublandlord.

(a) Notwithstanding anything herein contained, the only services or rights to which Sub-Subtenant is entitled hereunder are those to which Sub-Sublandlord is entitled under the Master Sublease, and for all such services and rights Sub-Subtenant shall look solely to the Master Landlord under the Master Lease or Master Sublandlord under the Master Sublease, as the case may be, and the obligations of Sub-Sublandlord hereunder shall be limited to using its reasonable good faith efforts to obtain the performance by Master Sublandlord of its obligations (including its obligations, if any, to enforce the Master Lease), provided Sub-Subtenant shall reimburse Sub-Sublandlord for all reasonable costs incurred by Sub-Sublandlord in such efforts. Sub-Sublandlord shall have no liability to Sub-Subtenant or any other person for damage of any nature whatsoever as a result of the failure of Master Landlord and/or Master Sublease to perform said obligations.

(b) Sub-Sublandlord shall send to Sub-Subtenant copies of all written notices received or issued by Sub-Sublandlord with respect to a default by Sub-Sublandlord, Master Sublandlord or Master Landlord, as applicable, under the Master Sublease or the Master Lease. Sub-Sublandlord shall deliver to Master Sublandlord any reasonable request of Sub-Subtenant requiring Master Landlord’s approval under the Master Lease, and/or Master Sublandlord’s approval under the Master Sublease.

3. Term.

3.1 Initial Term. The term of this Sub-Sublease (“Term”) shall commence the earlier of (i) the date Sub-Subtenant first commences to conduct business in the Premises, or (ii) May 1, 2019, but in no event before the date of Master Landlord’s and Master Sublandlord’s written consent of this Sub-Sublease (“Commencement Date”) and shall end on March 31, 2024 (“Expiration Date”), unless sooner terminated pursuant to any provision of the Master Lease applicable to the Premises or the terms of this Sub-Sublease. Sub-Sublandlord shall have no obligation to Sub-Subtenant to exercise any of its options to extend under the Master Lease.

3.2 Option to Extend. Sub-Subtenant shall have no option to extend this Sub-Sublease.

 

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3.3 Sub-Sublandlord’s Inability to Deliver the Premises. In the event Sub-Sublandlord is unable to deliver possession of the Premises on or before the Commencement Date, Sub-Sublandlord shall not be liable for any damage caused thereby, nor shall this Sub-Sublease be void or voidable, and the term hereof shall not be extended by such delay. If Sub-Subtenant, with Sub-Sublandlord’s and Master Landlord’s consent, takes possession prior to commencement of the term, Sub-Subtenant shall do so subject to all the covenants and conditions hereof and shall pay pro-rated Base Rent for each day at the same rate as that prescribed for the first month of the term.

3.4 Early Access. Upon Master Landlord’s and Master Sublandlord’s consent to this Sub-Sublease, Sub-Subtenant shall have reasonable access to the Premises for the purposes of construction of approved improvements and installation of furniture, fixtures, equipment and cables. Sub-Subtenant’s access shall be subject to all the terms and conditions of this Sub-Sublease, including without limitation, all insurance and maintenance obligations, and all monetary obligations except the payment of Base Rent.

3.5 Early Termination. Sub-Sublandlord shall have the one-time right to terminate this Sub-Sublease effective upon the day immediately preceding the third (3rd) anniversary of the Commencement Date provided that Sub-Sublandlord deliver Sub-Subtenant at least nine (9) months prior written notice exercising its right to terminate this Sub-Sublease.

4. Rent.

4.1 Base Rent. Sub-Subtenant shall pay to Sub-Sublandlord each month during the term of this Sub-Sublease, rent, in advance, on Sub-Subtenant’s execution hereof for the first month and on or before the 1st of each month thereafter (“Base Rent”) per month pursuant to the following schedule:

 

Period During Term

   Approx. Monthly Base
Rent Per Rentable Square foot
     Monthly Installment of
Base Rent
 

Commencement Date – April 30, 2020

   $ 6.25      $ 301,525.00  

May 1, 2020 – April 30, 2021

   $ 6.44      $ 310,570.75  

May 1, 2021 – April 20, 2022

   $ 6.63      $ 319,887.87  

May 1, 2022 – April 30, 2023

   $ 6.83      $ 329,484.51  

May 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024

   $ 7.03      $ 339,369.04  

4.2 Expenses and Taxes. Commencing upon the Commencement Date and in addition to Base Rent, Sub-Subtenant shall pay to Sub-Sublandlord all Addition Rent as charged Sub-Sublandlord. Any refund of Additional Rent paid by Sub-Subtenant that Sub-Sublandlord received from Master Sublandlord shall be refunded to Sub-Subtenant and any amounts of Additional Rent paid by Sub-Subtenant with respect to the Term to the extent Sub-Sublandlord pursuant to Sections 7.5 or 7.7 of the Master Lease (as applicable to the Master Sublease) shall be refunded to Sub-Subtenant within thirty (30) days of Sub-Sublandlord’s receipt. Sub-Sublandlord shall promptly deliver to Sub-Subtenant all copies of statements of Estimated Operating Expenses and Annual Statements received by Sub-Sublandlord and all invoices for Additional Rent received by Sub-Sublandlord. Sub-Subtenant shall pay the Additional Rent in the same manner as set forth in Section 3(b) of the Master Sublease. To the extent Sub-Sublandlord has such right under the Master Sublease, Sub-Subtenant shall have the right to cause Sub-Sublandlord to cause an Independent Review of Master Landlord’s books and records as provided in Section 7.7 of the Master Lease provided that Sub-Subtenant has delivered Sub-Sublandlord written notice exercising such right at least twenty (20) days prior to the date Sub-Sublandlord’s right to cause an Independent Review under the Master Sublease expires. Following Sub-Sublandlord’s written request, Sub-Sublandlord shall make the same written request to Master Sublandlord pursuant to Section 3(b) of the Master Sublease to cause Master Sublandlord to perform such Independent Review; provided however, Sub-Sublandlord shall have no liability or further obligation is Master Sublandlord fails to perform such Independent Review or if Master Landlord prohibits such Independent Review on Sub-Subtenant’s behalf. Sub-Subtenant shall be responsible for all costs incurred by Sub-Sublandlord relating to such Independent Review.

 

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4.3 Utilities and Services. Sub-Subtenant shall pay to for all utilities and services supplied to the Master Premises either directly the service provider (if obtained directly by Sub-Subtenant) or to Sub-Sublandlord, Master Sublandlord or Master Landlord as Sub-Sublandlord shall direct.

4.4 Additional Services. If Sub-Subtenant shall procure any additional services from Master Landlord or Master Sublandlord, including, but not limited to, after-hours HVAC, or if additional rent or other sums are incurred under the Master Sublease as a result of Sub-Subtenant’s use or occupancy of the Premises, Sub-Subtenant shall make such payment to Sub-Sublandlord, Master Sublandlord or Master Landlord, as Sub-Sublandlord shall direct.

4.5 Rent. All amounts set forth in this Section 4 and any other rent or other sums payable by Sub-Subtenant under this Sub-Sublease shall constitute and be due as additional rent. Base Rent, and additional rent shall herein be referred to as “Rent”. Rent for partial months at the commencement or termination of this Sub-Sublease shall be prorated. Rent shall be paid to the Sub-Sublandlord at its notice address noted herein, or at any other place Sub-Sublandlord may from time to time designate by written notice mailed or delivered to Sub-Subtenant.

5. Letter of Credit. Concurrently upon Sub-Subtenant’s execution of this Sub-Sublease, Sub-Subtenant shall provide to Sub-Sublandlord an unconditional, clean, irrevocable Letter of Credit (“Letter of Credit”) in the amount of Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in favor of Sub-Sublandlord and issued by a bank (which accepts deposits, maintains accounts and will negotiate a letter of credit, and whose deposits are insured by the FDIC) located in the San Francisco Bay Area and acceptable to Sub-Sublandlord (“Issuer”). The Letter of Credit shall (1) be fully transferable by Sub-Sublandlord without payment of transfer fees payable by Sub-Sublandlord, (2) permit multiple drawings, and (3) provide that draws, including partial draws, at Sub-Sublandlord’s election, will be honored upon the delivery to the Issuer. The Letter of Credit is to be issued pursuant to ISP98 rather than UCP 500. If (i) Sub-Subtenant fails to pay Rent or any other sums as and when due hereunder and such failure has continued beyond any applicable notice and cure period, (ii) Sub-Subtenant otherwise defaults with respect to any provision of this Sub-Sublease and such default has continued beyond any applicable notice and cure period, or (2) Sub-Subtenant has filed a voluntary petition under the U. S. Bankruptcy Code or any state bankruptcy code (collectively, “Bankruptcy Code”); or (3) an involuntary petition has been filed against Sub-Subtenant under the Bankruptcy Code; or (4) the Issuer has notified Sub-Sublandlord that the Letter of Credit will not be renewed or extended through its final expiration date and Sub-Subtenant fails to deliver to Sub-Sublandlord a replacement Letter of Credit meeting the requirements of this Section 5 at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the existing Letter of Credit, Sub-Sublandlord may (but shall not be obligated to) use, apply or retain all or any portion of the Letter of Credit for payment of any sum for which Sub-Subtenant is obligated or which will compensate Sub-Sublandlord for any loss or damage which Sub-Sublandlord may suffer thereby. Any draw or partial draw of the Letter of Credit shall not constitute a waiver by Sub-Sublandlord of its right to enforce its other remedies hereunder, at law or in equity. If any portion of the Letter of Credit is drawn upon, Sub-Subtenant shall, within ten (10) days after delivery of written demand from Sub-Sublandlord, restore said Letter of Credit to its original amount. The Letter of Credit shall be in effect for the entire term of this Sub-Sublease plus ninety (90) days beyond the expiration of the Sub-Sublease term. The Letter of Credit will automatically renew each year during the Sub-Sublease term unless the beneficiary under the Letter of Credit is given at least thirty (30) days prior notice of a non-renewal by the Issuer, and Sub-Sublandlord shall be able to draw on the Letter of Credit in the event of such notice. The parties agree that the provisions of Civil Code Sections 1950.7 and 1951.7 do not apply to the Letter of Credit or any proceeds from the Letter of Credit.

6. Premises.

6.1 Condition of the Premises. Sub-Subtenant acknowledges that as of the Commencement Date, Sub-Subtenant shall have inspected the Premises, and every part thereof, and by taking possession shall have acknowledged that the Premises is in good condition and without need of repair, and Sub-Subtenant accepts the Premises “as is”, Sub-Subtenant having made all investigations and tests it has deemed necessary or desirable in order to establish to its own complete satisfaction the condition of the Premises. Sub-Subtenant accepts the Premises in their condition existing as of the Commencement Date, subject to all applicable zoning, municipal, county and state laws, ordinances, and regulations governing and regulating the use of the Premises and any covenants or restrictions of record. Sub-Subtenant acknowledges that neither Sub-Sublandlord nor Master Landlord have made any representations or warranties as to the condition of the Premises or its present or future suitability for Sub-Subtenant’s purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sub-Sublandlord shall deliver the Premises to Sub-Subtenant with the

 

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building systems servicing the Premises in good working condition, including, but not limited to, the HVAC, electrical, plumbing and lighting to the extent that Sub-Sublandlord is responsible to maintain such building systems under the Master Sublease and to the extent that the condition of such building systems is not Sub-Sublandlord’s obligation under the Master Sublease, Sub-Sublandlord shall have no obligation to repair any systems which are not in good working condition. In the event that maintenance and repair of such building system was Sub-Sublandlord’s obligation under the Master Sublease prior to the Effective Date, then provided that Sub-Subtenant notifies Sub-Sublandlord within thirty (30) days following the date Sub-Sublandlord delivery of possession of the Premises to Sub-Subtenant that such systems are not in good working condition, Sub-Sublandlord shall perform such maintenance and repair to the extent Sub-Sublandlord was so required under the Master Sublease.

6.2 Maintenance and Surrender. Sub-Subtenant shall keep the Premises in the condition required under the Master Sublease and perform all maintenance, repair and replacement obligations of “Subtenant” required under the Master Sublease. Sub-Subtenant shall surrender the Premises in the condition as required under the Master Sublease as if Sub-Subtenant were the named “Subtenant” under the Master Sublease it being agreed that Sub-Subtenant as assumed all of Sub-Sublandlord’s obligations under the Master Sublease with regards to the condition of the Premises.

7. Insurance.

7.1 Sub-Subtenant’s Insurance. With respect to the “Subtenant’s” insurance under the Master Sublease, the same is to be provided by Sub-Subtenant as described in the Master Sublease (and/or as incorporated into the Master Sublease from the Master Lease), and such policies of insurance shall include as additional insureds Master Landlord, Master Sublandlord, Sub-Sublandlord, any individual, party or entity as required by Master Landlord, Master Sublandlord or Sub-Sublandlord.

7.2 Waiver of Subrogation. With respect to the waiver of subrogation contained in the Master Sublease (or incorporated from the Master Lease), such waiver shall be deemed to be modified to constitute an agreement by and among Master Landlord, Master Sublandlord, Sub-Sublandlord and Sub-Subtenant (and Master Landlord’s and Master Sublandlord’s consent to this Sub-Sublease shall be deemed to constitute its approval of this modification).

8. Use and Alterations.

8.1 Use of Premises. Sub-Subtenant shall use the Premises only for those purposes permitted in the Master Sublease.

8.2 Alterations. Sub-Subtenant shall not make any Alteration (as defined in the Master Lease) to the Premises without the express prior written consent of Sub-Sublandlord, Master Sublease (to the extent Master Sublandlord’s consent is required under the Master Sublease) and of Master Landlord (to the extent Master Landlord’s consent is required under the Master Lease), which consent by Sub-Sublandlord shall not be unreasonably withheld. Sub-Subtenant shall reimburse Sub-Sublandlord for all costs which Sub-Sublandlord may incur in connection with reviewing Sub-Subtenant plans for such Alteration for any alterations and additions, including, without limitation, any costs charged by Master Sublandlord and/or Master. Sub-Subtenant shall comply with the terms of Section 12 of the Master Lease which regards to any such Alterations. On termination of this Sub-Sublease, if required by Master Landlord, Sub-Subtenant shall remove any or all of such Alterations and restore the Premises (or any part thereof) to the same condition as of the date Sub-Sublandlord provided Sub-Subtenant with access; provided however, if this Sub-Sublease terminates, for any reason, prior to the expiration of the Master Sublease, then Sub-Sublandlord shall have the right to require Sub-Subtenant to remove such Alterations. Should Sub-Subtenant fail to remove such Alterations and restore the Premises on termination of this Sub-Sublease unless as otherwise set forth above, Sub-Sublandlord shall have the right to do so, and charge Sub-Subtenant therefor, plus a service charge of ten percent (10%) of the costs incurred by Sub-Sublandlord in addition to any costs or expenses charged by Master Landlord and/or Master Sublandlord.

8.3 Signage. To the extent transferable, Sub-Subtenant shall have all signage rights available to Sub-Sublandlord under the Master Sublease. All signs shall be at Sub-Subtenant’s sole cost and shall comply with the terms of the Master Lease and Master Sublease and with all local, federal and state rules, regulations, statutes, and ordinances at all times during the Term. Sub-Subtenant acknowledges and agrees that its request for consent to signage shall be limited to signage at the Premises. Sub-Subtenant, at Sub-Subtenant’s cost, shall remove all such signs and graphics prior to the termination of this Sub-Sublease and repair any damage caused by such removal.

 

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9. Assignment, Subletting and Encumbrance.

9.1 Consent Required. Sub-Subtenant shall not assign this Sub-Sublease or any interest therein nor shall Sub-Subtenant sublet, license, encumber or permit the Premises or any part thereof to be used or occupied by others (“Transfer”), without Sub-Sublandlord’s, Master Sublandlord’s and Master Landlord’s prior written consent. Sub-Sublandlord’s consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, however, Sub-Sublandlord’s withholding of consent shall in all events be deemed reasonable if for any reason Master Landlord’s and/or Master Sublandlord’s consent is not obtained. The consent by Sub-Sublandlord, Master Sublandlord and Master Landlord to any Transfer shall not waive the need for Sub-Subtenant (and Sub-Subtenant’s assignee or subtenant) to obtain the consent of Sub-Sublandlord, Master Sublandlord and Master Landlord to any different or further Transfer. All conditions and standards set forth in the Master Sublease regarding Transfers shall apply.

9.2 Transfer Premium. To the extent there is any Transfer Premium as set forth in Master Lease as a result of a Transfer, such Transfer Premium shall first be split with Sub-Sublandlord in the same manner of set forth in the Master Lease. If Master Landlord and/or Master Sublandlord is also entitled to any portion of the Transfer Premium, then Sub-Subtenant shall be responsible to pay such Transfer Premiums to Master Landlord and Master Sublandlord to the extent they are entitled.

9.3 Form of Document. Every Transfer shall (i) recite that it is and shall be subject and subordinate to the provisions of this Sub-Sublease, that the assignee or subtenant assumes Sub-Subtenant’s obligation hereunder, that the termination of this Sub-Sublease shall at Sub-Sublandlord’s sole election, constitute a termination of every such Transfer, and (ii) contain such other terms and conditions as shall be reasonably requested or provided by Sub-Sublandlord’s attorneys.

9.4 No Release of Sub-Subtenant. Regardless of Sub-Sublandlord’s consent, no Transfer shall release Sub-Subtenant of Sub-Subtenant’s obligation or alter the primary liability of Sub-Subtenant to pay the Rent and to perform all other obligations to be performed by Sub-Subtenant hereunder. The acceptance of Rent by Sub-Sublandlord from any other person shall not be deemed to be a waiver by Sub-Sublandlord of any provision hereof. In the event of default by any assignee, subtenant or any other successor of Sub-Subtenant, in the performance of any of the terms hereof, Sub-Sublandlord may proceed directly against Sub-Subtenant without the necessity of exhausting remedies against such assignee, subtenant, transferee or successor.

9.5 Default. An involuntary assignment shall constitute a default and Sub-Sublandlord shall have the right to elect to terminate this Sub-Sublease, in which case this Sub-Sublease shall not be treated as an asset of Sub-Subtenant.

9.6 Recapture. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Sub-Subtenant requests Sub-Sublandlord’s consent to sublet all or any portion of the Premises, or to assign this Sub-Sublease, Sub-Sublandlord may in its sole discretion, elect to terminate this Sub-Sublease within thirty (30) days after receipt of Sub-Subtenant’s request by written notification to Sub-Subtenant of such election, in which case the Sub-Sublease shall terminate effective thirty (30) days following such election.

10. Default.

10.1 Default Described. The occurrence of any of the following shall constitute a “Default” by Sub-Subtenant: (i) failure to pay Rent or any other amount within three (3) days after written notice that such payment is past due; (ii) all those items of default set forth in the Master Sublease where the obligation is incorporated in this Sub-Sublease which remain uncured after the one-half (12) of the cure period provided in the Master Sublease; or (iii) Sub-Subtenant’s failure to perform timely and remain uncured after fifteen (15) days written notice of the default, any other provision of this Sub-Sublease.

10.2 Sub-Sublandlord’s Remedies. In the event of a Default, Sub-Sublandlord shall have the remedies set forth in the Master Lease as if Sub-Sublandlord is Master Landlord. These remedies are not exclusive; they are cumulative and in addition to any remedies now or later allowed by law.

 

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2950 South Delaware St.    Upstart Holdings, Inc.
San Mateo, CA   

 

10.3 Sub-Subtenants Right to Possession Not Terminated. Sub-Sublandlord has the remedy described in California Civil Code Section 1951.4 (landlord may continue lease in effect after lessee’s breach and abandonment and recover rent as it becomes due, if lessee has right to sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations). Sub-Sublandlord may continue this Sub-Sublease in full force and effect, and Sub-Sublandlord shall have the right to collect rent and other sums when due. During the period Sub-Subtenant is in default, Sub-Sublandlord may enter the Premises and relet them, or any part of them, to third parties for Sub-Subtenant’s account and alter or install locks and other security devices at the Premises. Sub-Subtenant shall be liable immediately to Sub-Sublandlord for all costs Sub-Sublandlord incurs in reletting the Premises, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, brokers’ commissions, expenses of remodeling the Premises required by the reletting, and like costs. Reletting may be for a period equal to, shorter or longer than the remaining term of this Sub-Sublease and rent received by Sub-Sublandlord shall be applied to (i) first, any indebtedness from Sub-Subtenant to Sub-Sublandlord other than rent due from Sub-Subtenant; (ii) second, all costs incurred by Sub-Sublandlord in reletting, including, without limitation, brokers’ fees or commissions and attorneys’ fees, the cost of removing and storing the property of Sub-Subtenant or any other occupant, and the costs of repairing, altering, maintaining, remodeling or otherwise putting the Premises into condition acceptable to a new Sub-Subtenant or Sub-Subtenants; (iii) third, rent due and unpaid under this Sub-Sublease. After deducting the payments referred to in this Section 10.3, any sum remaining from the rent Sub-Sublandlord receives from reletting shall be held by Sub-Sublandlord and applied in payment of future rent and other amounts as rent and such amounts become due under this Sub-Sublease. In no event shall Sub-Subtenant be entitled to any excess rent received by Sub-Sublandlord.

10.4 All Sums Due and Payable as Rent. Sub-Subtenant shall also pay without notice, or where notice is required under this Sub-Sublease, immediately upon demand without any abatement, deduction, or setoff, as additional rent all sums, impositions, costs, expenses, and other payments which Sub-Subtenant in any of the provisions of this Sub-Sublease assumes or agrees to pay, and, in case of any nonpayment thereof, Sub-Sublandlord shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies, all the rights and remedies provided for in this Sub-Sublease or by law in the case of nonpayment of rent.

10.5 No Waiver. Sub-Sublandlord may accept Sub-Subtenant’s payments without waiving any rights under the Sub-Sublease, including rights under a previously served notice of default. No payment by Sub-Subtenant or receipt by Sub-Sublandlord of a lesser amount than any installment of rent due or other sums shall be deemed as other than a payment on account of the amount due, nor shall any endorsement or statement on any check or accompanying any check or payment be deemed an accord and satisfaction; and Sub-Sublandlord may accept such check or payment without prejudice of Sub-Sublandlord’s right to recover the balance of such rent or other sum or pursue any other remedy provided in this Sub-Sublease, at law or in equity. If Sub-Sublandlord accepts payments after serving a notice of default, Sub-Sublandlord may nevertheless commence and pursue an action to enforce rights and remedies under the previously served notice of default without giving Sub-Subtenant any further notice or demand. Furthermore, Sub-Sublandlord’s acceptance of rent from Sub-Subtenant when the Sub-Subtenant is holding over without express written consent does not convert Sub-Subtenant’s tenancy from a tenancy at sufferance to a month-to-month tenancy. No waiver of any provision of this Sub-Sublease shall be implied by any failure of Sub-Sublandlord to enforce any remedy for the violation of that provision, even if that violation continues or is repeated. Any waiver by Sub-Sublandlord of any provision of this Sub-Sublease must be in writing. Such waiver shall affect only the provisions specified and only for the time and in the manner stated in the writing. No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy by Sub-Sublandlord shall impair such right or remedy or be construed as a waiver thereof by Sub-Sublandlord. No act or conduct of Sub-Sublandlord, including, without limitation the acceptance of keys to the Premises shall constitute acceptance or the surrender of the Premises by Sub-Subtenant before the Expiration Date. Only written notice from Sub-Sublandlord to Sub-Subtenant of acceptance shall constitute such acceptance or surrender of the Premises. Sub-Sublandlord’s consent to or approval of any act by Sub-Subtenant which requires Sub-Sublandlord’s consent or approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary Sub-Sublandlord’s consent to or approval of any subsequent act by Sub-Subtenant.

10.6 Sub-Sublandlord Default. For purposes of this Sub-Sublease, Sub-Sublandlord shall not be deemed in default hereunder unless and until Sub-Subtenant shall first deliver to Sub-Sublandlord thirty (30) days’ prior written notice, and Sub-Sublandlord shall fail to cure said default within said thirty (30) day period, or in the event Sub-Sublandlord shall reasonably require in excess of thirty (30) days to cure said default, shall fail to commence said cure with said thirty (30) day period, and thereafter diligently prosecute the same to completion.

 

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2950 South Delaware St.    Upstart Holdings, Inc.
San Mateo, CA   

 

11. Consent of Master Landlord and Master Sublandlord. Sub-Subtenant acknowledges that the Master Sublease requires that Sub-Sublandlord obtain the consent of Master Landlord and Master Sublandlord to any subletting by Sub-Sublandlord. This Sub-Sublease shall not be effective unless and until Master Landlord and Master Sublandlord each sign a consent to this subletting reasonably satisfactory to Sub-Sublandlord and Sub-Subtenant. The third-party costs of obtaining such consents payable by Sub-Sublandlord pursuant to the Master Sublease and Sublease Consent and Sub-Sublandlord’s costs, including legal fees, incurred in connection with obtaining such consents and negotiating this Sub-Sublease shall be borne entirely by Sub-Sublandlord; provided, however, that costs and fees charged by Master Landlord or Master Sublandlord to Sub-Sublandlord in connection with Sub-Subtenant’s request for and negotiation of incorporation of rights of recognition following any termination of the Master Sublease or other requests of Sub-Subtenant for rights not provided to Sub-Sublandlord in the Sublease Consent into such consents shall be borne entirely by Sub-Subtenant. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Sub-Subtenant acknowledges that Master Landlord and Master Sublandlord are under no obligation to recognize this Sub-Sublease as a direct lease/sublease following any termination of the Master Lease or Master Lease or to provide any other rights not provided to Sub-Sublandlord and that this Sub-Sublease is not conditioned upon either Master Landlord or Master Sublandlord granting such additional rights. Any consent to this Sub-Sublease by Master Landlord or Master Sublandlord which does not contain such provisions shall not be deemed unsatisfactory to Sub-Subtenant.

12. Notices and Payments. Any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, submittal or communication that either party desires or is required to give to the other party or any other person shall be in writing and either served personally or sent by prepaid, first-class certified mail or commercial overnight delivery service. Such Notice shall be effective on the date of actual receipt (in the case of personal service or commercial overnight delivery service) or two days after deposit in the United States mail, to the following addresses:

 

To the Sub-Sublandlord:    Snowflake, Inc.
   ***
   With a copy to:
   ***
To the Sub-Subtenant:    At the Premises

Either party may, by written notice to the other, specify a different address for notice purposes. When this Sub-Sublease requires service of a notice, that notice shall replace rather than supplement any equivalent or similar statutory notice, including any notices required by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161 or any similar or successor statute. When a statute requires service of a notice in a particular manner, service of that notice (or a similar notice required by this Sub-Sublease) shall replace and satisfy the statutory service-of-notice procedures, including those required by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1162 or any similar or successor statute.

13. Holding Over. Sub-Subtenant shall have no right to holdover. If Sub-Subtenant does not surrender and vacate the Premises at the Expiration Date of this Sub-Sublease, Sub-Subtenant shall be a tenant at sufferance, or at the sole election of Sub-Sublandlord, a month to month tenancy, and the parties agree in either case that the reasonable rental value, if at sufferance, or the Rent if a month to month tenancy shall be Rent at the greater of (1) the monthly rate of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the monthly Rent set forth in Section 4, or (2) the fair market value for the Premises; provided however, if Sub-Subtenant causes Sub-Sublandlord to be in holdover under the Master Sublease, then such rent shall be increased to the holdover rent due to Master Sublandlord from Sub-Sublandlord under the holdover provisions of the Master Sublease, including, but not limited to, operating expenses and property taxes due and payable during such holdover period of time. In connection with the foregoing, Sub-Sublandlord and Sub-Subtenant agree that the reasonable rental value of the Premises following the Expiration Date of the Sub-Sublease shall be the amounts set forth above per month. Sub-Sublandlord and Sub-Subtenant acknowledge and agree that, under the circumstances existing as of the Effective Date, it is impracticable and/or extremely difficult to ascertain the reasonable rental value of the Premises on the Expiration Date and that the reasonable rental value established herein is a reasonable estimate of the damage that Sub-Sublandlord would suffer as the result of the failure of Sub-Subtenant to timely surrender possession of the Premises. The parties acknowledge that the liquidated damages established herein is not intended as a forfeiture or penalty within the meaning of California Civil Code sections 3275 or 3369, but is intended to constitute liquidated damages to Sub-Sublandlord pursuant to California Civil Code sections 1671, 1676, and 1677. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and in addition to

 

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San Mateo, CA   

 

all other rights and remedies on the part of Sub-Sublandlord if Sub-Subtenant fails to surrender the Premises upon the termination or expiration of this Sub-Sublease, in addition to any other liabilities to Sub-Sublandlord accruing therefrom, Sub-Subtenant shall indemnify, defend and hold Sub-Sublandlord harmless from all Claims resulting from such failure, including, without limitation, any Claims by any third parties based on such failure to surrender and any lost profits to Sub-Sublandlord resulting therefrom.

14. Certified Access Specialist Disclosure. For purposes of Section 1938 of the California Civil Code, Sub-Sublandlord hereby discloses to Sub-Subtenant, and Sub-Subtenant hereby acknowledges, that to Sub-Sublandlord’s actual knowledge, the Premises have not undergone inspection by a CASp.

California Civil Code Section 1938 states:

“A Certified Access Specialist (CASp) can inspect the subject premises and determine whether the subject premises comply with all of the applicable construction-related accessibility standards under state law. Although state law does not require a CASp inspection of the subject premises, the commercial property owner or lessor may not prohibit the lessee or tenant from obtaining a CASp inspection of the subject premises for the occupancy or potential occupancy of the lessee or tenant, if requested by the lessee or tenant. The parties shall mutually agree on the arrangements for the time and manner of the CASp inspection, the payment of the fee for the CASp inspection, and the cost of making any repairs necessary to correct violations of construction-related accessibility standards within the premises.”

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Sub-Sublease, Sub-Sublandlord and Sub-Subtenant hereby agree that Sub-Subtenant shall be responsible for (i) the payment of the fee for any CASp inspection that Sub-Subtenant desires, and (ii) making, at Sub-Subtenant’s sole cost, any repairs necessary to correct violations of construction-related accessibility standards within the Premises, whether such violations occurred before or occur after the Effective Date, if such CASp inspection at Sub-Subtenant’s request reveals a violation, provided that such repairs shall be in accordance with the terms of the Sub-Sublease. Sub-Subtenant hereby agrees that: any CASp inspecting the Premises shall be selected by Sub-Sublandlord or Master Landlord; Sub-Subtenant shall promptly deliver to Sub-Sublandlord, Master Sublandlord and Master Landlord any CASp report regarding the Premises obtained by Sub-Subtenant; and Sub-Subtenant shall keep information contained in any CASp report regarding the Premises confidential, except as may be necessary for Sub-Subtenant or its agents to complete any repairs or correct violations with respect to the Premises that Sub-Subtenant agrees to undertake. Sub-Subtenant shall have no right to cancel or terminate the Sub-Sublease due to violations of construction-related accessibility standards within the Premises identified in a CASp report obtained during the Term.

15. Miscellaneous.

15.1 Conflict with Master Sublease; Interpretation. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Master Sublease and this Sub-Sublease, this Sub-Sublease shall control; provided however, nothing herein shall grant Sub-Subtenant more rights than granted to Sub-Sublandlord under the Master Sublease. No presumption shall apply in the interpretation or construction of this Sub-Sublease as a result of Sub-Sublandlord having drafted the whole or any part hereof.

15.2 Remedies Cumulative. The rights, privileges, elections, and remedies of Sub-Sublandlord in this Sub-Sublease, at law, and in equity are cumulative and not alternative.

15.3 Waiver of Redemption. Sub-Subtenant hereby expressly waives any and all rights of redemption to which it may be entitled by or under any present or future laws in the event Sub-Sublandlord shall obtain a judgment for possession of the Premises.

15.4 Damage and Destruction; Condemnation. In the event of any damage, destruction, casualty, condemnation or threat of condemnation affecting the Premises, Rent payable hereunder shall be abated but only to the extent that rent is abated under the Master Sublease with respect to the Premises. Sub-Subtenant shall have no right to terminate this Sub-Sublease in connection with any damage, destruction, casualty, condemnation or threat of condemnation except to the extent the Master Sublease is also terminated as to the Premises or any portion thereof.

 

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San Mateo, CA   

 

15.5 Effect of Conveyance. As used in this Sub-Sublease, the term “Sub-Sublandlord” means the holder of the “Subtenant’s” interest under the Master Sublease. In the event of any assignment or transfer of the “Subtenant’s” interest under the Master Sublease, which assignment or transfer may occur at any time during the Term hereof in Sub-Sublandlord’s sole discretion, Sub-Sublandlord shall be and hereby is entirely relieved of the future performance of all covenants and obligations of Sub-Sublandlord hereunder to the extent first arising after the effective date of such assignment or transfer if such future performance is assumed by the transferee in a writing and a copy thereof is delivered to Sub-Subtenant. Sub-Sublandlord may transfer and deliver any security of Sub-Subtenant to the transferee of the “Subtenant’s” interest under the Master Sublease, and thereupon Sub-Sublandlord shall be discharged from any further liability with respect thereto if such transferee assumes in writing Sub-Sublandlord’s obligations with regard to such security in a writing delivered to Sub-Subtenant.

15.6 Broker’s Commission. Sub-Sublandlord and Sub-Subtenant represent and warrant to each other that each has dealt with the following brokers Newmark Knight Frank (“Sub-Sublandlord’s Broker”) and Newmark Knight Frank (“Sub-Subtenant’s Broker”, collectively the “Brokers”) and with no other agent, finder, or other such person with respect to this Sub-Sublease and each agrees to indemnify and hold the other harmless from any Claims asserted against the other by any broker, agent, finder, or other such person not identified above as Sub-Sublandlord’s Broker or Sub-Subtenant’s Broker. The Commission to the Brokers is pursuant to separate agreement.

15.7 Offer. Preparation of this Sub-Sublease by either Sub-Sublandlord or Sub-Subtenant or either party’s agent and submission of same to Sub-Sublandlord or Sub-Subtenant shall not be deemed an offer to Sub-Sublease. This Sub-Sublease is not intended to be binding until executed and delivered by all Parties hereto.

15.8 Due Authority. Each of the persons executing this Sub-Sublease on behalf of Sub-Subtenant represent and warrant that they have the authority to bind Sub-Subtenant, Sub-Subtenant has been and is qualified to do business in the State of California, that the corporation has full right and authority to enter into this Sub-Sublease, and that all persons signing on behalf of the corporation were authorized to do so by appropriate corporate actions. Each of the persons executing this Sub-Sublease on behalf of Sub-Sublandlord represent and warrant that they have the authority to bind Sub-Sublandlord (subject to Master Landlord’s and Master Sublandlord’s consent to this Sub-Sublease), Sub-Sublandlord has been and is qualified to do business in the State of California, that the corporation has full right and authority to enter into this Sub-Sublease, and that all persons signing on behalf of the corporation were authorized to do so by appropriate corporate actions. Sub-Subtenant agrees to furnish promptly upon request a corporate resolution, proof of due authorization by partners, or other appropriate documentation evidencing the authorization of Sub-Subtenant to enter into this Sub-Sublease.

15.9 Multiple Counterparts. This Sub-Sublease may be executed in two counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and both of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Sub-Sublease may be executed by a party’s signature transmitted by DocuSign or by electronic mail in pdf format (“pdf”), and copies of this Sub-Sublease executed and delivered by means of DocuSign or pdf signatures shall have the same force and effect as copies hereof executed and delivered with original signatures. All parties hereto may rely upon Docusign or pdf signatures as if such signatures were originals. Any party executing and delivering this Sub-Sublease by pdf shall promptly thereafter deliver a counterpart of this Sub-Sublease containing said party’s original signature. All parties hereto agree that DocuSign or pdf signature page may be introduced into evidence in any proceeding arising out of or related to this Sub-Sublease as if it were an original signature page.

15.10 Attorney Fees. In the event any action or proceeding at law or in equity, bankruptcy or any arbitration proceeding be instituted by either party, for an alleged breach of any obligation of a party under this Sub-Sublease, to recover rent, to terminate the tenancy of Sub-Subtenant at the Premises, or to enforce, protect, or establish any right or remedy of a party to this Sub-Sublease Agreement, the prevailing party (by judgment or settlement) in such action or proceeding shall be entitled to recover as part of such action or proceeding such reasonable attorneys’ fees, expert witness fees, and court costs as may be fixed by the court or jury, but this provision shall not apply to any cross-complaint filed by anyone other than Sub-Sublandlord in such action or proceeding.

15.11 Sub-Sublandlord’s Costs. In any case where Sub-Subtenant requests permission from Sub-Sublandlord, Master Sublandlord and/or Master Landlord to assign, sublet, make alterations, or receive any other consent or obtain any waiver from or modification to the terms of this Sub-Sublease, Sub-Subtenant shall reimburse Sub-Sublandlord for all costs incurred, including without limitation, any amount charged by Master Landlord and/or Master Sublandlord and reasonable attorney’s fees incurred by Sub-Sublandlord in reviewing such request.

 

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San Mateo, CA   

 

15.12 Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Sub-Sublease to the contrary, the obligations of Sub-Sublandlord under this Sub-Sublease (including any actual or alleged breach or default by Sub-Sublandlord) do not constitute personal obligations of the individual partners, directors, officers, members or shareholders of Sub-Sublandlord or Sub-Sublandlord’s members or partners, and Sub-Subtenant shall not seek recourse against the individual partners, directors, officers, members, shareholders or employees of Sub-Sublandlord. Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, neither Sub-Sublandlord nor the individual partners, directors, officers, members, shareholders or employees of Sub-Sublandlord nor Sub-Sublandlord’s members or partners or any other persons or entities having any interest in Sub-Sublandlord, shall be liable under any circumstances for injury or damage to, or interference with Sub-Subtenant’s business, including but not limited to, loss of profits, loss of rents or other revenues, loss of business opportunity, loss of goodwill or loss of use, in each case, however occurring.

15.13 Exhibits and Attachments. All exhibits and attachments to this Sub-Sublease are a part hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Sub-Sublandlord and Sub-Subtenant have executed and delivered this Sub-Sublease on the date first set forth above.

 

SUB-SUBLANDLORD    SUB-SUBTENANT

SNOWFLAKE, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

  

UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.,

a Delaware corporation

/s/ Thomas Tuchschere                                            /s/ Dave Girouard                                        
By:   Thomas Tuchschere                                        By:   Dave Girouard                                    
Its:   CFO                                                                  Its:   CEO                                                      
                                                                                  /s/ Sanjay Datta                                             
LOGO    By:   Sanjay Datta                                         
   Its:   CFO                                                       

*NOTE:

If Sub-Subtenant is a corporation, then one of the following alternative requirements must be satisfied:

(A) This Sub-Sublease must be signed by two (2) officers of such corporation: one being the chairman of the board, the president or a vice president, and the other being the secretary, an assistant secretary, the chief financial officer or an assistant treasurer. If one (1) individual is signing in two (2) of the foregoing capacities, that individual must sign twice; once as one officer and again as the other officer.

 

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(B) If the two (2) signatories do not satisfy the requirements of (A) above, then Sub-Subtenant shall deliver to Sub-Sublandlord a certified copy of a corporate resolution in a form reasonably acceptable to Sub-Sublandlord authorizing the signatory(ies) to execute this Sub-Sublease.

 

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EX-10.9

Exhibit 10.9

AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of September 5, 2018 (the “Effective Date”) among SILICON VALLEY BANK, a California corporation (“Bank”), UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Upstart Holdings”), and UPSTART NETWORK, INC., a Delaware corporation (“Upstart Network”, together with Upstart Holdings, each a “Co-Borrower” and collectively, “Co-Borrowers”), provides the terms on which Bank shall lend to Co-Borrowers, and Co-Borrowers shall repay Bank and amends and supersedes, in its entirety, that certain Loan and Security Agreement by and between Bank and Co-Borrowers dated as of February 1, 2016 (as amended from time to time, the “Original Agreement”). The parties agree as follows:

1 ACCOUNTING AND OTHER TERMS

Accounting terms not defined in this Agreement shall be construed following GAAP. Calculations and determinations must be made following GAAP. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Section 13. All other terms contained in this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated, shall have the meaning provided by the Code to the extent such terms are defined therein.

2 LOAN AND TERMS OF PAYMENT

2.1 Promise to Pay. Co-Borrowers hereby unconditionally promise to pay Bank the outstanding principal amount of all Credit Extensions and accrued and unpaid interest thereon as and when due in accordance with this Agreement.

2.1.1 Revolving Line.

(a) Availability. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to deduction of Reserves, Bank shall make Advances not exceeding the Availability Amount. Amounts borrowed under the Revolving Line may be repaid and, prior to the Revolving Line Maturity Date, reborrowed, subject to the applicable terms and conditions precedent herein.

(b) Termination; Repayment. The Revolving Line terminates on the Revolving Line Maturity Date, when the principal amount of all Advances, the unpaid interest thereon, and all other Obligations relating to the Revolving Line shall be immediately due and payable.

2.1.2 Growth Capital Advance.

(a) Availability. Pursuant to the terms of the Original Agreement, Bank has made a single growth capital advance to Co-Borrowers in the aggregate principal amount of Five Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($5,500,000) (the “Growth Capital Advance”). As of the Effective Date, the outstanding principal amount of the Growth Capital Advance is Four Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars and One Cent ($4,950,000.01).

(b) Repayment. Co-Borrowers shall continue to repay the Growth Capital Advance in (i) thirty (30) equal monthly installments of principal, plus (ii) monthly payments of accrued interest at the rate set forth in Section 2.3(a)(ii). All outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest under the Growth Capital Advance, and all other outstanding Obligations with respect to the Growth Capital Advance, are due and payable in full on the Growth Capital Maturity Date.

(c) Permitted Prepayment. A Co-Borrower shall have the option to prepay the Growth Capital Advance in whole or in part, provided such Co-Borrower (i) delivers written notice to Bank of its election to prepay the Growth Capital Advance at least five (5) days prior to such prepayment, and (ii) pays, on the date of such prepayment (A) the outstanding principal plus accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the Growth Capital Advance, and (B) all other sums, including Bank Expenses, if any, that shall have become due and payable with respect to the Growth Capital Advance, including interest at the Default Rate with respect to any past due amounts.


(d) Mandatory Prepayment Upon an Acceleration. If the Growth Capital Advance is accelerated by Bank following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Co-Borrowers shall immediately pay to Bank an amount equal to the sum of (i) all outstanding principal plus accrued and unpaid interest with respect to the Growth Capital Advance, and (ii) all other sums, including Bank Expenses, if any, that shall have become due and payable with respect to the Growth Capital Advance, including interest at the Default Rate with respect to any past due amounts.

2.2 Overadvances. If, at any time, the outstanding principal amount of any Advances exceeds the lesser of either the Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base, Co-Borrowers shall immediately pay to Bank in cash the amount of such excess (such excess, the “Overadvance”). Without limiting Co-Borrowers’ obligation to repay Bank any Overadvance, Co-Borrowers agree to pay Bank interest on the outstanding amount of any Overadvance, on demand, at a per annum rate equal to the rate that is otherwise applicable to Advances plus five percent (5.0%).

2.3 Payment of Interest on the Credit Extensions.

(a) Interest Rates.

(i) Advances. Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount outstanding under the Revolving Line shall accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal to one percentage point (1.00%) above the Prime Rate, which interest shall be payable monthly in accordance with Section 2.3(e) below.

(ii) Growth Capital Advance. Subject to Section 2.3(b), the principal amount outstanding for the Growth Capital Advance shall accrue interest at a floating per annum rate equal to one and three-quarters percentage points (1.75%) above the Prime Rate, which shall be payable monthly.

(b) Default Rate. Immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Obligations shall bear interest at a rate per annum which is three percent (3.00%) above the rate that is otherwise applicable thereto (the “Default Rate”). Fees and expenses which are required to be paid by Co-Borrowers pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, Bank Expenses) but are not paid when due shall bear interest until paid at a rate equal to the highest rate applicable to the Obligations. Payment or acceptance of the increased interest rate provided in this Section 2.3(b) is not a permitted alternative to timely payment and shall not constitute a waiver of any Event of Default or otherwise prejudice or limit any rights or remedies of Bank.

(c) Adjustment to Interest Rate. Changes to the interest rate of any Credit Extension based on changes to the Prime Rate shall be effective on the effective date of any change to the Prime Rate and to the extent of any such change.

(d) Minimum Interest. In the event the aggregate amount of interest earned by Bank under the Revolving Line in any month (such period, the “Minimum Interest Period,” which period shall begin on the Effective Date and continue with each month thereafter until the earlier of the Revolving Line Maturity Date or the date this Agreement is terminated) is less than the Minimum Interest Amount (inclusive of any collateral monitoring fees and float charges but exclusive of any unused line fees or any other fees and charges hereunder) (“Minimum Interest”), Co-Borrowers shall pay to Bank, upon demand by Bank, an amount equal to (i) the Minimum Interest Amount minus (ii) the aggregate amount of all interest earned by Bank under the Revolving Line (inclusive of any collateral monitoring fees and float charges but exclusive of any unused line fees or any other fees and charges hereunder) in such Minimum Interest Period. The amount of Minimum Interest charged shall be prorated for any partial Minimum Interest Period. Co-Borrowers shall not be entitled to any credit, rebate, or repayment of any Minimum Interest pursuant to this Section 2.3(d) notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or the suspension or termination of Bank’s obligation to make loans and advances hereunder. Bank may deduct amounts owing by Co-Borrowers under this Section 2.3(d) pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5(c). Bank shall provide Co-Borrowers written notice of deductions made from the Designated Deposit Account pursuant to the terms of this Section 2.3(d).

 

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(e) Payment; Interest Computation. Unless otherwise specified, interest is payable monthly on the Payment Date of each month and shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed. In computing interest, (i) all payments received after 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on any day shall be deemed received at the opening of business on the next Business Day, and (ii) the date of the making of any Credit Extension shall be included and the date of payment shall be excluded; provided, however, that if any Credit Extension is repaid on the same day on which it is made, such day shall be included in computing interest on such Credit Extension.

2.4 Fees and Expenses. Co-Borrowers shall pay to Bank:

(a) Revolving Line Commitment Fee. A fully earned, non-refundable commitment fee of Forty Five Thousand Dollars ($45,000), on the Effective Date;

(b) Bank Expenses. All Bank Expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses for documentation and negotiation of this Agreement) incurred through and after the Effective Date, when due (or, if no stated due date, within ten (10) days after written demand by Bank).

(c) Fees Fully Earned. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement or in a separate writing by Bank, Co-Borrowers shall not be entitled to any credit, rebate, or repayment of any fees earned by Bank pursuant to this Agreement notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or the suspension or termination of Bank’s obligation to make loans and advances hereunder. Bank may deduct amounts owing by Co-Borrowers under the clauses of this Section 2.4 pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5(c). Bank shall provide Co-Borrowers written notice of deductions made from the Designated Deposit Account pursuant to the terms of the clauses of this Section 2.4.

2.5 Payments; Application of Payments; Debit of Accounts.

(a) All payments to be made by Co-Borrowers under any Loan Document shall be made in immediately available funds in Dollars, without setoff or counterclaim, before 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on the date when due. Payments of principal and/or interest received after 12:00 p.m. Pacific time are considered received at the opening of business on the next Business Day. When a payment is due on a day that is not a Business Day, the payment shall be due the next Business Day, and additional fees or interest, as applicable, shall continue to accrue until paid.

(b) On and after the occurrence of an Event of Default that continues, Bank has the exclusive right to determine the order and manner in which all payments with respect to the Obligations may be applied. On and after the occurrence of an Event of Default that continues, Co-Borrowers shall have no right to specify the order or the accounts to which Bank shall allocate or apply any payments required to be made by Co-Borrowers to Bank or otherwise received by Bank under this Agreement when any such allocation or application is not specified elsewhere in this Agreement. Prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default that continues, Co-Borrowers have the exclusive right to determine the order and manner in which all prepayments with respect to the Obligations may be applied.

(c) Bank may debit any of Co-Borrowers’ deposit accounts, as long as it first debits the Designated Deposit Account, for principal and interest payments or any other amounts Co-Borrowers owe Bank when due. These debits shall not constitute a set-off. With respect to amounts other than principal and interest payments, Bank shall endeavor to promptly notify Co-Borrowers of any such debits to Co-Borrowers’ deposit accounts, but any failure to so notify Co-Borrowers shall not be a breach by Bank hereunder.

2.6 Withholding.

(a) Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 2.6, the term “applicable law” includes FATCA.

(b) Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of Co-Borrowers under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as

 

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required by applicable law. If any applicable law requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment, then Co-Borrowers (or the applicable withholding agent) shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by Co-Borrowers shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.6(b)), Bank receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

(c) Payment of Other Taxes by Co-Borrowers. Co-Borrowers shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of Bank timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

(d) Indemnification by Co-Borrowers. Co-Borrowers shall indemnify Bank within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.6(d)) payable or paid by Bank or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to Bank and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to Co-Borrowers by Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by Co-Borrowers to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.6, Co-Borrowers shall deliver to Bank the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to Bank.

(f) Status of Lenders.

(i) Bank, and any other Person holding a beneficial interest in the right to make Credit Extensions, if entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document, shall deliver to Co-Borrowers, at the time or times reasonably requested by Co-Borrowers, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by Co-Borrowers as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, Bank and any other Person holding a beneficial interest in the right to make Credit Extensions, if reasonably requested by Co-Borrowers, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by Co-Borrowers as will enable Co-Borrowers to determine whether or not Bank or such other Person is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth below in subparagraphs (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) of this Section 2.6(f)) shall not be required if in the reasonable judgment of Bank or any other Person holding a beneficial interest in the right to make Credit Extensions such completion, execution or submission would subject Bank or such other Person to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of Bank or of such other Person.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(1) if requested by Co-Borrowers, Bank or any such other Person holding a beneficial interest in the right to make Credit Extensions that is a US Person shall deliver to Co-Borrowers on or prior to the date on which such other Person acquires a beneficial interest in the right to make Credit Extensions (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Co-Borrowers), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that Bank or such other Person is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

(2) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Co-Borrowers (in such number of copies as shall be requested by Co-Borrowers) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender acquires a beneficial interest in the right to make Credit Extensions (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Co-Borrowers), executed copies of the applicable IRS Form W-8, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law (or reasonably requested by Co-Borrowers, including a customary “non-bank” certificate) to permit Co-Borrowers to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made;

 

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(3) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to Co-Borrowers (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the Recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender acquires a beneficial interest in the right to make Credit Extensions (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of Co-Borrowers), executed copies of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit Co-Borrowers to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(4) if a payment made to Bank or any other Person holding a beneficial interest in the right to make Credit Extensions would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if Bank or such other Person were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Internal Revenue Code, as applicable), Bank or such other Person shall deliver to Co-Borrowers at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Co-Borrowers such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Co-Borrowers as may be necessary for Co-Borrowers to comply with its obligations under FATCA and to determine that Bank or such other Person has complied with the obligations imposed by FATCA on Bank or such other Person or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the Effective Date.

(5) Bank and any such other Person holding a beneficial interest in the right to make Credit Extensions agree that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify Co-Borrowers in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(g) Refunds. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.6 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.6), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.6 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h) Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.6 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

3 CONDITIONS OF LOANS

3.1 Conditions Precedent to Initial Credit Extension. Bank’s obligation to make the initial Credit Extension is subject to the condition precedent that Bank shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, such documents, and completion of such other matters, as Bank may reasonably deem necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation:

 

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(a) duly executed original signatures to the Loan Documents;

(b) each Co-Borrower’s Operating Documents and long-form good standing certificates of each Co-Borrower certified by the Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) of such Co-Borrower’s jurisdiction of organization or formation and each jurisdiction in which such Co-Borrower is qualified to conduct business, each as of a date no earlier than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;

(c) a secretary’s certificate of each Co-Borrower with respect to such Co-Borrower’s Operating Documents, incumbency, specimen signatures and resolutions authorizing the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party;

(d) duly executed original signatures to the IP Agreements;

(e) duly executed original signatures to the completed Borrowing Resolutions for each Co-Borrower;

(f) certified copies, dated as of a recent date, of financing statement searches, as Bank may request, accompanied by written evidence (including any UCC termination statements) that the Liens indicated in any such financing statements either constitute Permitted Liens or have been or, in connection with the initial Credit Extension, will be terminated or released;

(g) the Perfection Certificate of each Co-Borrower, together with the duly executed original signatures thereto;

(h) evidence, satisfactory to Bank in its sole discretion confirming that Upstart Holdings, Inc. is in good standing with the Secretary of State and the Franchise Tax Board in the state of California; and

(i) payment of the fees and Bank Expenses then due as specified in Section 2.4 hereof.

3.2 Conditions Precedent to all Credit Extensions. Bank’s obligations to make each Credit Extension, including the initial Credit Extension, is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a) timely receipt of the Credit Extension request and any materials and documents required by Section 3.4;

(b) the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall be true, accurate, and complete in all material respects on the date of the proposed Credit Extension and on the Funding Date of each Credit Extension; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date, and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or result from the Credit Extension. Each Credit Extension is each Co-Borrower’s representation and warranty on that date that the representations and warranties in this Agreement remain true, accurate, and complete in all material respects; provided, however, that such materiality qualifier shall not be applicable to any representations and warranties that already are qualified or modified by materiality in the text thereof; and provided, further that those representations and warranties expressly referring to a specific date shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects as of such date; and

(c) Bank has received satisfactory evidence in its good faith judgment that it is the clear intention of Co-Borrowers’ investors to not continue to fund Co-Borrowers in the amounts and timeframe to the extent necessary to enable Co-Borrowers to satisfy the Obligations as they become due and payable and that there is not a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral.

 

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3.3 Covenant to Deliver.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 3.3(b) below, Co-Borrowers agree to deliver to Bank each item required to be delivered to Bank under this Agreement as a condition precedent to any Credit Extension. Co-Borrowers expressly agree that a Credit Extension made prior to the receipt by Bank of any such item shall not constitute a waiver by Bank of Co-Borrowers’ obligation to deliver such item, and the making of any Credit Extension in the absence of a required item shall be in Bank’s sole discretion.

(b) As soon as possible, but in any event not later than the date that is thirty (30) days after the Effective Date, Co-Borrowers shall deliver to Bank evidence, satisfactory to Bank in its good faith business judgment confirming that the insurance policies and endorsements required by Section 6.7 hereof are in full force and effect, together with appropriate evidence showing lender loss payable and/or additional insured clauses or endorsements in favor of Bank.

3.4 Procedures for Borrowing. Subject to the prior satisfaction of all other applicable conditions to the making of an Advance set forth in this Agreement, to obtain an Advance, Co-Borrowers (via an individual duly authorized by an Administrator) shall notify Bank (which notice shall be irrevocable) by electronic mail by 12:00 p.m. Pacific time on the Funding Date of the Advance. Such notice shall be made by Co-Borrowers through Bank’s online banking program, provided, however, if Co-Borrowers are not utilizing Bank’s online banking program, then such notice shall be in a written format acceptable to Bank that is executed by an Authorized Signer. Bank shall have received satisfactory evidence that such Authorized Signer may provide such notices and request Advances. In connection with any such notification, Co-Borrowers must promptly deliver to Bank by electronic mail or through Bank’s online banking program such reports and information, including without limitation, sales journals, cash receipts journals, accounts receivable aging reports, as Bank may request in its sole discretion. Bank shall credit proceeds of an Advance to the Designated Deposit Account. Bank may make Advances under this Agreement based on instructions from an Authorized Signer or without instructions if the Advances are necessary to meet Obligations which have become due.

4 CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST

4.1 Grant of Security Interest. Co-Borrowers hereby grant Bank, to secure the payment and performance in full of all of the Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and pledges to Bank, the Collateral, wherever located, whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof.

Each Co-Borrower acknowledges that it previously has entered, and/or may in the future enter, into Bank Services Agreements with Bank. Regardless of the terms of any Bank Services Agreement, Co-Borrowers agree that any amounts Co-Borrowers owe Bank thereunder shall be deemed to be Obligations hereunder and that it is the intent of Co-Borrowers and Bank to have all such Obligations secured by the first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral granted herein (subject only to Permitted Liens that are permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to have superior priority to Bank’s Lien in this Agreement).

If this Agreement is terminated, Bank’s Lien in the Collateral shall continue until the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) are repaid in full in cash. Upon payment in full in cash of the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations) and at such time as Bank’s obligation to make Credit Extensions has terminated, Bank shall, at the sole cost and expense of Co-Borrowers, release its Liens in the Collateral and all rights therein shall revert to Co-Borrowers. In the event (x) all Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations), except for Bank Services, are satisfied in full, and (y) this Agreement is terminated, Bank shall terminate the security interest granted either (i) if the Mezzanine Loan Documents are in full force and effect, immediately or (ii) of the Mezzanine Loan Documents are no longer in full force and effect, upon Co-Borrowers providing cash collateral acceptable to Bank in its good faith business judgment for Bank Services, if any. In the event such Bank Services consist of outstanding Letters of Credit, Co-Borrowers shall provide to Bank cash collateral (to the extent required pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence) in an amount equal to (x) if such Letters of Credit are denominated in Dollars, then at least one hundred five percent (105.0%); and (y) if such Letters of Credit are denominated in a Foreign Currency, then at least one hundred ten percent (110.0%), of the Dollar Equivalent of the face amount of all such Letters of Credit plus all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment), to secure all of the Obligations relating to such Letters of Credit.

 

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4.2 Priority of Security Interest. Co-Borrowers represent, warrant, and covenant that the security interest granted herein is and shall at all times continue to be a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens that are permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement to have superior priority to Bank’s Lien under this Agreement). If any Co-Borrower shall acquire a commercial tort claim with an amount at stake greater than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), such Co-Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in a writing signed by Co-Borrower of the general details thereof and grant to Bank in such writing a security interest therein and in the proceeds thereof, all upon the terms of this Agreement, with such writing to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank.

4.3 Authorization to File Financing Statements. Each Co-Borrower hereby authorizes Bank to file financing statements, without notice to such Co-Borrower, with all appropriate jurisdictions to perfect or protect Bank’s interest or rights hereunder.

5 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Co-Borrower represents and warrants as follows:

5.1 Due Organization, Authorization; Power and Authority. Co-Borrower is duly existing and in good standing as a Registered Organization in its jurisdiction of formation and is qualified and licensed to do business and is in good standing in any jurisdiction in which the conduct of its business or its ownership of property requires that it be qualified except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Co-Borrower’s business. In connection with this Agreement, Co-Borrower has delivered to Bank a completed certificate signed by Co-Borrower, entitled “Perfection Certificate” (the “Perfection Certificate”). Co-Borrower represents and warrants to Bank that (a) Co-Borrower’s exact legal name is that indicated on the Perfection Certificate and on the signature page hereof; (b) Co-Borrower is an organization of the type and is organized in the jurisdiction set forth in the Perfection Certificate; (c) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Co-Borrower’s organizational identification number or accurately states that Co-Borrower has none; (d) the Perfection Certificate accurately sets forth Co-Borrower’s place of business, or, if more than one, its chief executive office as well as Co-Borrower’s mailing address (if different than its chief executive office); (e) except as set forth in the Perfection Certificate, Co-Borrower (and each of its predecessors) has not, in the past five (5) years, changed its jurisdiction of formation, organizational structure or type, or any organizational number assigned by its jurisdiction; and (f) all other information set forth on the Perfection Certificate pertaining to Co-Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is accurate and complete (it being understood and agreed that Co-Borrower may from time to time update certain information in the Perfection Certificate after the Effective Date to the extent permitted by one or more specific provisions in this Agreement). If Co-Borrower is not now a Registered Organization but later becomes one, Co-Borrower shall promptly notify Bank of such occurrence and provide Bank with Co-Borrower’s organizational identification number.

The execution, delivery and performance by Co-Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized, and do not (i) conflict with any of Co-Borrower’s organizational documents, (ii) contravene, conflict with, constitute a default under or violate any material Requirement of Law, (iii) contravene, conflict or violate any applicable order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award of any Governmental Authority by which Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their property or assets may be bound or affected, (iv) require any action by, filing, registration, or qualification with, or Governmental Approval from, any Governmental Authority (except such Governmental Approvals which have already been obtained and are in full force and effect), or (v) conflict with, contravene, constitute a default or breach under, or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of, any material agreement by which Co-Borrower is bound. Co-Borrower is not in default under any agreement to which it is a party or by which it is bound in which the default could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Co-Borrower’s business.

5.2 Collateral. Co-Borrower has good title to, rights in, and the power to transfer each item of the Collateral upon which it purports to grant a Lien hereunder, free and clear of any and all Liens except Permitted Liens. Co-Borrower has no Collateral Accounts at or with any bank or financial institution other than Bank or Bank’s Affiliates except for the Collateral Accounts described in the Perfection Certificate delivered to Bank in connection herewith and which Co-Borrower has taken such actions as are necessary to give Bank a perfected security interest therein, pursuant to the terms of Section 6.8(b). The Accounts are bona fide, existing obligations of the Account Debtors.

 

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The Collateral (other than Offsite Collateral) is not in the possession of any third party bailee (such as a warehouse) except as otherwise provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted pursuant to Section 7.2. None of the components of the Collateral shall be maintained at locations other than as provided in the Perfection Certificate or as permitted pursuant to Section 7.2.

All Inventory is in all material respects of good and marketable quality, free from material defects.

Co-Borrower is the sole owner of the Intellectual Property which it owns or purports to own except for (a) licenses permitted hereunder, (b) over-the-counter software that is commercially available to the public, (c) material Intellectual Property licensed to Co-Borrower and noted on the Perfection Certificate, and (d) open source software. Each Patent which it owns or purports to own and which is material to Co-Borrower’s business is valid and enforceable, and no part of the Intellectual Property which Co-Borrower owns or purports to own and which is material to Co-Borrower’s business has been judged invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part. To the best of Co-Borrower’s knowledge, no claim has been made that any part of the Intellectual Property violates the rights of any third party except to the extent such claim would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on Co-Borrower’s business.

Except as noted on the Perfection Certificate or as otherwise disclosed in writing to Bank, Co-Borrower is not a party to, nor is it bound by, any Restricted License.

5.3 Reserved.

5.4 Litigation. Other than as disclosed in the Perfection Certificate or pursuant to Section 6.2 hereof, there are no actions or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer, threatened in writing by or against Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries involving more than, individually or in the aggregate, Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000).

5.5 Financial Statements; Financial Condition. All consolidated financial statements for Co-Borrower and any of its Subsidiaries delivered to Bank fairly present in all material respects Co-Borrower’s consolidated financial condition and Co-Borrower’s consolidated results of operations.

5.6 Solvency. The fair salable value of Co-Borrower’s consolidated assets (including goodwill minus disposition costs) exceeds the fair value of Co-Borrower’s liabilities; Co-Borrower is not left with unreasonably small capital after the transactions in this Agreement; and Co-Borrower is able to pay its debts (including trade debts) as they mature.

5.7 Regulatory Compliance. Co-Borrower is not an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Co-Borrower is not engaged as one of its important activities in extending credit for margin stock (under Regulations X, T and U of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors). Co-Borrower (a) has complied in all material respects with all Requirements of Law, and (b) has not violated any Requirements of Law the violation of which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its business. None of Co-Borrower’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets has been used by Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary or, to the best of Co-Borrower’s knowledge, by previous Persons, in disposing, producing, storing, treating, or transporting any hazardous substance other than legally. Co-Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries have obtained all consents, approvals and authorizations of, made all declarations or filings with, and given all notices to, all Governmental Authorities that are necessary to continue their respective businesses as currently conducted, except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on a Co-Borrower’s business or operations or have an adverse effect on Co-Borrowers’ payment or performance of the Obligations.

5.8 Subsidiaries; Investments. Co-Borrower does not own any stock, partnership, or other ownership interest or other equity securities except for Permitted Investments.

 

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5.9 Tax Returns and Payments; Pension Contributions. Co-Borrower has timely filed, or has obtained extensions for filing (taking into account all applicable extension periods) all required tax returns and reports, and Co-Borrower has timely paid all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by Co-Borrower except (a) to the extent such taxes are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted, so long as such reserve or other appropriate provision, if any, as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor, or (b) if such taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions do not, individually or in the aggregate, exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000).

To the extent Co-Borrower defers payment of any contested taxes, Co-Borrower shall (i) notify Bank in writing of the commencement of, and any material development in, the proceedings, and (ii) post bonds or take any other steps required to prevent the Governmental Authority levying such contested taxes from obtaining a Lien upon any of the Collateral that is other than a “Permitted Lien.” Co-Borrower is unaware of any claims or adjustments proposed for any of Co-Borrower’s prior tax years which could result in additional taxes becoming due and payable by Co-Borrower in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). Co-Borrower has paid all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms, and Co-Borrower has not withdrawn from participation in, and has not permitted partial or complete termination of, or permitted the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any such plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of Co-Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.

5.10 Use of Proceeds. Co-Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Credit Extensions solely as working capital and to fund its general business requirements and not for personal, family, household or agricultural purposes.

5.11 Full Disclosure. No written representation, warranty or other statement of Co-Borrower in any certificate or written statement given to Bank, as of the date such representation, warranty, or other statement was made, taken together with all such written certificates and written statements given to Bank, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained in the certificates or statements not misleading (it being recognized by Bank that the projections and forecasts provided by Co-Borrower in good faith and based upon reasonable assumptions are not viewed as facts and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections and forecasts may differ from the projected or forecasted results).

5.12 Definition of “Knowledge.” For purposes of the Loan Documents, whenever a representation or warranty is made to Co-Borrower’s knowledge or awareness, to the “best of” Co-Borrower’s knowledge, or with a similar qualification, knowledge or awareness means the actual knowledge, after reasonable investigation, of any Responsible Officer.

6 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Co-Borrowers shall do all of the following unless Bank, in its sole discretion, otherwise provides its prior written consent:

6.1 Government Compliance.

(a) Maintain their and all of their Subsidiaries’ legal existence and good standing in their respective jurisdictions of formation and maintain qualification in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on a Co-Borrower’s business or operations. Each Co-Borrower shall comply, and have each Subsidiary comply, in all material respects, with all material laws, ordinances and regulations to which it is subject.

(b) Obtain all of the Governmental Approvals necessary for the performance by Co-Borrowers of their obligations under the Loan Documents to which they are a party and the grant of a security interest to Bank in the Collateral. To the extent not already provided to Bank, Co-Borrowers shall promptly provide copies of any such obtained Governmental Approvals to Bank.

 

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6.2 Financial Statements, Reports, Certificates. Provide Bank with the following:

(a) a Borrowing Base Report (and any schedules related thereto and including any other information requested by Bank with respect to Co-Borrowers’ Accounts) (i) no later than Friday of each week when a Streamline Period is not in effect and (ii) within thirty (30) days after the end of each month when a Streamline Period is in effect;

(b) as soon as available, but no later than thirty (30) days after the last day of each month, a company prepared consolidated balance sheet and income statement covering Co-Borrowers’ consolidated operations for such month certified by a Responsible Officer and in a form acceptable to Bank (the “Monthly Financial Statements”);

(c) within thirty (30) days after the last day of each month and together with the Monthly Financial Statements, a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer;

(d) within forty-five (45) days after the last day of each quarter, an updated corporate structure chart reflecting Co-Borrowers’ Subsidiaries and Excluded Subsidiaries;

(e) within sixty (60) days after the earlier of the end of the fiscal year of Co-Borrowers or approval by Co-Borrowers’ Board of Directors, (i) annual operating budgets (including income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements, by month) for the upcoming fiscal year of Co-Borrowers, and (ii) annual financial projections for the following fiscal year (on a quarterly basis), in each case as approved by the Board of Directors, together with any related business forecasts used in the preparation of such annual financial projections;

(f) as soon as available, and in any event within one hundred eighty (180) days following the end of Co-Borrowers’ fiscal year, audited consolidated financial statements prepared under GAAP, consistently applied, together with an unqualified opinion (other than with respect to going concern qualification solely related to Co-Borrowers’ liquidity) on the financial statements from an independent certified public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to Bank in its reasonable discretion;

(g) in the event that a Co-Borrower becomes subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act within five (5) days of filing, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by such Co-Borrower and/or any Guarantor with the SEC, any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of the SEC or with any national securities exchange, or distributed to its shareholders, as the case may be. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the terms hereof (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such Co-Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto, on Co-Borrower’s website on the internet at such Co-Borrower’s website address; provided, however, such Co-Borrower shall promptly notify Bank in writing (which may be by electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents;

(h) within five (5) days of delivery, copies of all statements, reports and notices made externally available to each Co-Borrower’s security holders or to any holders of Subordinated Debt, in each case not in their roles as management or board member of any Co-Borrower;

(i) prompt report of any legal actions pending or threatened in writing against a Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could result in damages or costs to such Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of, individually or in the aggregate, Three Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($350,000) or more;

(j) within one (1) Business Day of the occurrence of any “Subject Action” (as such term is defined in the GS Guaranty and the DB Guaranty) or any claim that a Subject Action has occurred, a report and description of such Subject Action;

 

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(k) prompt written notice of any changes to the beneficial ownership information set out in item 13 of the Perfection Certificate. Co-Borrowers understand and acknowledge that Bank relies on such true, accurate and up-to-date beneficial ownership information to meet Bank’s regulatory obligations to obtain, verify and record information about the beneficial owners of its legal entity customers; and

(l) promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding Co-Borrowers or compliance with the terms of any Loan Documents as reasonably requested by Bank.

6.3 Accounts Receivable.

(a) Schedules and Documents Relating to Accounts. Co-Borrowers shall deliver to Bank transaction reports and schedules of collections, as provided in Section 6.2, on Bank’s standard forms; provided, however, that Co-Borrowers’ failure to execute and deliver the same shall not affect or limit Bank’s Lien and other rights in all of Co-Borrowers’ Accounts, nor shall Bank’s failure to advance or lend against a specific Account affect or limit Bank’s Lien and other rights therein. If requested by Bank, Co-Borrowers shall furnish Bank with copies (or, at Bank’s request, originals) of all contracts, orders, invoices, and other similar documents, and all shipping instructions, delivery receipts, bills of lading, and other evidence of delivery, for any goods the sale or disposition of which gave rise to such Accounts. In addition, Co-Borrowers shall deliver to Bank, on its request, the originals of all instruments, chattel paper, security agreements, guarantees and other documents and property evidencing or securing any Accounts having a value in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000), in the same form as received, with all necessary indorsements, and copies of all credit memos.

(b) Disputes. Co-Borrowers shall promptly notify Bank of all disputes or claims relating to Accounts having a value in excess of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000). Co-Borrowers may forgive (completely or partially), compromise, or settle any Account for less than payment in full, or agree to do any of the foregoing so long as (i) Co-Borrowers do so in good faith, in a commercially reasonable manner, in the ordinary course of business, in arm’s-length transactions, and reports the same to Bank in the regular reports provided to Bank; (ii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and (iii) after taking into account all such discounts, settlements and forgiveness, the total outstanding Advances will not exceed the lesser of the Revolving Line or the Borrowing Base..

(c) Collection of Accounts. Co-Borrowers shall direct Account Debtors (and each depository institution where proceeds of Accounts are on deposit) to deliver or transmit all proceeds of Accounts into a lockbox account, or via electronic deposit capture into a “blocked account” as specified by Bank (either such account, the “Cash Collateral Account”). Whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Co-Borrowers shall immediately deliver all payments on and proceeds of Accounts to the Cash Collateral Account. Subject to Bank’s right to maintain a reserve pursuant to Section 6.3(d), all amounts received in the Cash Collateral Account shall be (i) when a Streamline Period is not in effect, applied to immediately reduce the Obligations under the Revolving Line; or (ii) when a Streamline Period is in effect, transferred on a daily basis to Co-Borrowers’ operating account with Bank. Co-Borrowers hereby authorize Bank to transfer to the Cash Collateral Account any amounts that Bank reasonably determines are proceeds of the Accounts (provided that Bank is under no obligation to do so and this allowance shall in no event relieve Co-Borrowers of their obligations hereunder).

(d) Reserves. Notwithstanding any terms in this Agreement to the contrary, at times when an Event of Default exists, Bank may hold any proceeds of the Accounts and any amounts in the Cash Collateral Account that are not applied to the Obligations pursuant to Section 6.3(c) above (including amounts otherwise required to be transferred to Co-Borrowers’ operating account with Bank when a Streamline Period is in effect) as a reserve to be applied to any Obligations regardless of whether such Obligations are then due and payable.

(e) Reserved.

(f) Verifications; Confirmations; Credit Quality; Notifications. Bank may, from time to time, (i) if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and/or in connection with an audit of one or more Co-Borrower’s accounts in accordance with Section 6.6 hereof, verify and confirm directly with the respective Account Debtors the validity, amount and other matters relating to the Accounts, either in the name of the relevant Co-Borrower or Bank or such other name as Bank may choose, and notify any Account Debtor of Bank’s security interest in such Account and/or (ii) conduct a credit check of any Account Debtor to approve any such Account Debtor’s credit.

 

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(g) No Liability. Bank shall not be responsible or liable for any shortage or discrepancy in, damage to, or loss or destruction of, any goods, the sale or other disposition of which gives rise to an Account, or for any error, act, omission, or delay of any kind occurring in the settlement, failure to settle, collection or failure to collect any Account, or for settling any Account in good faith for less than the full amount thereof, nor shall Bank be deemed to be responsible for any of Co-Borrowers’ obligations under any contract or agreement giving rise to an Account. Nothing herein shall, however, relieve Bank from liability for its own gross negligence or willful misconduct.

6.4 Remittance of Proceeds. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.3(c) and as permitted under Section 7.1, deliver, in kind, all proceeds arising from the disposition of any Collateral to Bank in the original form in which received by a Co-Borrower not later than the following Business Day after receipt by such Co-Borrower, to be applied to the Obligations (a) prior to an Event of Default, pursuant to the terms of Section 6.3(c) hereof, and (b) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, pursuant to the terms of Section 9.4 hereof. Each Co-Borrower agrees that it will not commingle proceeds of Collateral with any of Co-Borrower’s other funds or property, but will hold such proceeds separate and apart from such other funds and property and in an express trust for Bank in each case as required hereunder with respect to proceeds. Nothing in this Section 6.4 limits the restrictions on disposition of Collateral set forth elsewhere in this Agreement.

6.5 Taxes; Pensions. Timely file, or obtain extensions for filing (taking into account all applicable extension periods), and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely file, or obtain extensions for filing (taking into account all applicable extension periods), all required tax returns and reports and timely pay, or obtain extensions for payment (taking into account all applicable extension periods), and require each of its Subsidiaries to timely pay, or obtain extensions for payment (taking into account all applicable extension periods), all foreign, federal, state and local taxes, assessments, deposits and contributions owed by a Co-Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, except for deferred payment of any taxes contested pursuant to the terms of Section 5.9 hereof or that fall below the materiality threshold set forth in Section 5.9 hereof, and shall deliver to Bank, on reasonable demand, appropriate certificates attesting to such payments, and pay all amounts necessary to fund all present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plans in accordance with their terms.

6.6 Access to Collateral; Books and Records. At reasonable times, on five (5) Business Days’ notice (provided no notice is required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), Bank, or its agents, shall have the right to inspect the Collateral and the right to audit and copy each Co-Borrower’s Books. The foregoing inspections and audits shall be conducted no more often than once every twelve (12) months unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing in which case such inspections and audits shall occur as often as Bank shall determine is necessary. The foregoing inspections and audits shall be conducted at such Co-Borrower’s expense and the charge therefor shall be One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per person per day (or such higher amount as shall represent Bank’s then-current standard charge for the same), plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. In the event a Co-Borrower and Bank schedule an audit more than fifteen (15) days in advance, and such Co-Borrower cancels or seeks to or reschedules the audit with less than ten (10) days written notice to Bank, then (without limiting any of Bank’s rights or remedies) Co-Borrowers shall pay Bank a fee of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000) plus any out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Bank to compensate Bank for the anticipated costs and expenses of the cancellation or rescheduling.

6.7 Insurance.

(a) Keep its business and the Collateral insured for risks and in amounts standard for companies in Co-Borrowers’ industry and location and as Bank may reasonably request. Insurance policies shall be in a form, with financially sound and reputable insurance companies that are not Affiliates of Co-Borrowers, and in amounts that are satisfactory to Bank. All property policies shall have a lender’s loss payable endorsement showing Bank as lender loss payee. All liability policies shall show, or have endorsements showing, Bank as an additional insured. Bank shall be named as lender loss payee and/or additional insured with respect to any such insurance providing coverage in respect of any Collateral. Bank acknowledges that insurance maintained by Co-Borrowers as of the Effective Date is acceptable to Bank as of the Effective Date.

 

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(b) Ensure that proceeds payable under any property policy are, at Bank’s option, payable to Bank on account of the Obligations.

(c) At Bank’s request, Co-Borrowers shall deliver certified copies of insurance policies and evidence of all premium payments. Each provider of any such insurance required under this Section 6.7 shall agree, by endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instruments furnished to Bank, that it will give Bank thirty (30) days prior written notice before any such policy or policies shall be materially altered or canceled. If Co-Borrowers fail to obtain insurance as required under this Section 6.7 or to pay any amount or furnish any required proof of payment to third persons and Bank, Bank may make all or part of such payment or obtain such insurance policies required in this Section 6.7, and take any action under the policies Bank deems prudent.

6.8 Accounts.

(a) Maintain their and all of their Subsidiaries’ (other than Excluded Subsidiaries’) operating and other deposit accounts, the Cash Collateral Account and securities/investment accounts with Bank and Bank’s Affiliates and shall conduct all of their investments and foreign exchange transactions at or through Bank. Co-Borrowers agree that they will cause each of the Excluded Subsidiaries to maintain its operating and other deposit accounts and securities accounts with Bank and Bank’s Affiliates, but only to the extent Co-Borrowers determine that there is no adverse impact to Co-Borrowers or such Excluded Subsidiary operationally or commercially to do so after consulting in good faith with Bank. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Co-Borrowers shall be permitted to maintain (i) accounts at Cross River Bank (the “Cross River Accounts”), not subject to a Control Agreement, so long as such accounts at no time contain Collateral, and (ii) conduit accounts at Wells Fargo Bank (the “Wells Fargo Accounts”), not subject to a Control Agreement, so long as the aggregate balance in all such accounts for five (5) or more Business Days does not exceed Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000 and (iii) FBO accounts in the name of Co-Borrower for the benefit of third party investors.

(b) In addition to and without limiting the restrictions in (a), Co-Borrowers shall provide Bank five (5) days prior written notice before establishing any Collateral Account at or with any bank or financial institution other than Bank or Bank’s Affiliates. For each Collateral Account that Co-Borrowers at any time maintain, Co-Borrowers shall cause the applicable bank or financial institution (other than Bank) at or with which any Collateral Account is maintained to execute and deliver a Control Agreement or other appropriate instrument with respect to such Collateral Account to perfect Bank’s Lien in such Collateral Account in accordance with the terms hereunder which Control Agreement may not be terminated without the prior written consent of Bank. The provisions of the previous sentence shall not apply to (i) the Cross River Accounts, (ii) the Wells Fargo Accounts, or (iii) deposit accounts exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes, and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of Co-Borrowers’ employees and identified to Bank by Co-Borrowers as such.

6.9 Financial Covenants. Maintain prior to the later of (i) the Revolving Line Maturity Date or (ii) repayment in full of all Obligations with respect to the Revolving Line, and subject to periodic reporting:

(a) Loan Delinquencies/Charge Offs. As of the last day of each month, (i) Loan Delinquencies (as of the last day of the month of measurement) plus 3-Month Charge-offs (as of the last day of the month of measurement), divided by (ii) the aggregate principal amount of Co-Borrowers’ Loan Portfolio measured on an average trailing three (3) month basis, shall not exceed six percent (6.00%).

(b) Net Loss. As of the last day of each quarter set forth below, Co-Borrowers’ Cumulative Net Loss shall not be less than the following amounts:

 

Quarter Ending

  

Cumulative Net Loss

June 30, 2019    ($9,000,000)
September 30, 2019    ($12,000,000)
December 31, 2019    ($15,000,000)

 

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The required Cumulative Net Loss covenant levels for the measuring periods ending after December 31, 2019, shall be equal to the lesser of (i) one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the Cumulative Net Loss set forth in Co-Borrowers’ Board of Directors approved projections delivered to Bank in accordance with Section 6.2(d) hereof, and (ii) Zero Dollars ($0); provided however, the Cumulative Net Loss covenant levels for each measuring period ending after December 31, 2019 shall not be greater than a loss of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per fiscal quarter.

6.10 Protection and Registration of Intellectual Property Rights.

(a) Each Co-Borrower shall (i) protect, defend and maintain the validity and enforceability of its Intellectual Property material to Borrower’s business; (ii) promptly advise Bank in writing of material infringements or any other event that could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect the value of its Intellectual Property material to Borrower’s business; and (iii) not allow any Intellectual Property material to a Co-Borrower’s business to be abandoned, forfeited or dedicated to the public without Bank’s written consent.

(b) If a Co-Borrower (i) obtains any Patent, registered Trademark, registered Copyright, registered mask work, or any pending application for any of the foregoing, whether as owner, licensee or otherwise, or (ii) applies for any Patent or the registration of any Trademark, then such Co-Borrower shall, within the later of (A) fifteen (15) days from the date of such application or (B) on the next Compliance Certificate delivered in accordance with the terms of Section 6.2 hereof, provide written notice thereof to Bank and shall execute such intellectual property security agreements and other documents and take such other actions as Bank may request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in such property. If a Co-Borrower decides to register any Copyrights or mask works in the United States Copyright Office, such Co-Borrower shall: (x) provide Bank with at least fifteen (15) days prior written notice of such Co-Borrower’s intent to register such Copyrights or mask works together with a copy of the application it intends to file with the United States Copyright Office (excluding exhibits thereto); (y) execute an intellectual property security agreement and such other documents and take such other actions as Bank may request in its good faith business judgment to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in favor of Bank in the Copyrights or mask works intended to be registered with the United States Copyright Office; and (z) record such intellectual property security agreement with the United States Copyright Office contemporaneously with filing the Copyright or mask work application(s) with the United States Copyright Office. Each Co-Borrower shall promptly provide to Bank copies of all applications that it files for Patents or for the registration of Trademarks, Copyrights or mask works, together with evidence of the recording of the intellectual property security agreement required for Bank to perfect and maintain a first priority perfected security interest in such property.

6.11 Litigation Cooperation. From the date hereof and continuing through the termination of this Agreement, make available to Bank, during normal business hours as long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, without expense to Bank, Co-Borrowers and their officers, employees and agents and each Co-Borrower’s books and records, to the extent that Bank may deem them reasonably necessary to prosecute or defend any third-party suit or proceeding instituted by or against Bank with respect to any Collateral or relating to a Co-Borrower.

6.12 Online Banking.

(a) Utilize Bank’s online banking platform for all matters requested by Bank which shall include, without limitation (and without request by Bank for the following matters), uploading information pertaining to Accounts and Account Debtors, requesting approval for exceptions, requesting Credit Extensions, and uploading financial statements and other reports required to be delivered by this Agreement (including, without limitation, those described in Section 6.2 of this Agreement).

(b) Comply with the terms of Bank’s Online Banking Agreement as in effect from time to time and ensure that all persons utilizing Bank’s online banking platform are duly authorized to do so by an Administrator. Bank shall be entitled to assume the authenticity, accuracy and completeness on any information, instruction or request for a Credit Extension submitted via Bank’s online banking platform and to further assume that any submissions or requests made via Bank’s online banking platform have been duly authorized by an Administrator.

 

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6.13 Formation or Acquisition of Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding and without limiting the negative covenants contained in Sections 7.3 and 7.7 hereof, at the time that a Co-Borrower or any Guarantor form any direct or indirect Subsidiary or acquire any direct or indirect Subsidiary after the Effective Date (including, without limitation, pursuant to a Division), such Co-Borrower and such Guarantor shall (a) cause such new Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary to provide to Bank a joinder to this Agreement to cause such Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary to become a co-borrower hereunder, together with such appropriate financing statements and/or Control Agreements, all in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its reasonable discretion (including being sufficient to grant Bank a first priority Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) in and to the assets of such newly formed or acquired Subsidiary that is a Domestic Subsidiary), (b) provide to Bank appropriate certificates and powers and financing statements, pledging all of the direct or beneficial ownership interest in such new Subsidiary (or, in the case of a Foreign Subsidiary, sixty-five percent (65%) of the equity interests in such Subsidiary), in form and substance satisfactory to Bank in its reasonable discretion, and (c) provide to Bank all other documentation in form and substance satisfactory to Bank, which in its opinion is appropriate with respect to the execution and delivery of the applicable documentation referred to above. Any document, agreement, or instrument executed or issued pursuant to this Section 6.13 shall be a Loan Document.

6.14 Cash and Property held by Excluded Subsidiaries. While third-party financing obligations of the Excluded Subsidiaries remain outstanding, cash and/or Cash Equivalents in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) in the aggregate held for any period of more than one (1) calendar month that is available for distribution to Co-Borrowers after giving effect to contractual limitations set forth in the applicable Excluded Subsidiaries’ third-party financing agreement, shall be promptly distributed to Co-Borrowers and deposited into Co-Borrowers’ deposit accounts held with Bank or Bank’s Affiliates. After repayment and termination of third-party financing obligations of any particular Excluded Subsidiary, any cash and other assets of such Excluded Subsidiary shall be promptly distributed to Co-Borrowers and deposited into Co-Borrowers’ deposit accounts held with Bank or Bank’s Affiliates.

6.15 Out of Debt Covenant. At least once during each six (6) month period, Co-Borrowers shall cause the outstanding balance of the Revolving Line to be zero ($0) for a period of not less than fourteen (14) consecutive days.

6.16 Further Assurances. Execute any further instruments and take further action as Bank reasonably requests to perfect or continue Bank’s Lien in the Collateral or to effect the purposes of this Agreement.

6.17 Post-Closing Condition. As soon as possible, but in any event not later than five (5) Business Days after the Effective Date, Co-Borrowers shall deliver to Bank evidence, satisfactory to Bank in its sole discretion confirming that Upstart Holdings, Inc. is in good standing with the Secretary of State and the Franchise Tax Board in the state of California.

7 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Co-Borrowers shall not do any of the following without Bank’s prior written consent:

7.1 Dispositions. Convey, sell, lease, transfer, assign, or otherwise dispose of (including, without limitation, pursuant to a Division) (collectively, “Transfer”), or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Transfer, all or any part of its business or property, except for Transfers (a) of Inventory in the ordinary course of business; (b) of worn-out or obsolete Equipment that is, in the reasonable judgment of Co-Borrower, no longer economically practicable to maintain or useful in the ordinary course of business of Co-Borrower; (c) consisting of Permitted Liens, Permitted Indebtedness and Permitted Investments; (d) consisting of the sale or issuance of any stock of Co-Borrower permitted under Section 7.2 of this Agreement; (e) consisting of Co-Borrower’s use or transfer of money or Cash Equivalents in a manner that is not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents; (f) of non-exclusive licenses for the use of the property of a Co-Borrower or its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business; (g) of surplus Equipment in the ordinary course of business not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.1 in an amount not to exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year; (h) of

 

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loans originated on Co-Borrowers’ platform and sold to third parties (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) in the ordinary course of business for fair market value (which may or may not reflect a discount to par value); (i) of loans originated on Co-Borrowers’ platform and transferred to Excluded Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business, such transferred loans to be financed through a combination of (1) third-party financing which constitutes Permitted Indebtedness hereunder, (2) Permitted Investments made by Co-Borrowers in such Excluded Subsidiaries and/or (3) direct equity investments by Persons commonly known as “backers” or “investors” for the sole purpose of financing such loans; and (j) dispositions of Permitted Receivables Financing Assets pursuant to Permitted Receivables Financings, in each case so long as the consideration for any such disposition is (i) in the form of cash or Retained Interests, (ii) in an amount at least equal to fair market value thereof (which may or may not reflect a discount to par value), (iii) the Retained Interest and all proceeds thereof shall constitute Collateral and all necessary steps to perfect a security interest in such Retained Interest for the benefit of Bank are taken by Co-Borrowers or the Subsidiary and (iv) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time such disposition is made, (k) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred or would result therefrom, a sale of Receivables by a Co-Borrower to any Person who is not an Affiliate from time to time pursuant to the terms of any whole loan sale program entered into between such Co-Borrower and such Person providing for the sale of specific Receivables by the Co-Borrower to such Person in the ordinary course of the Co-Borrower’s business; provided, in each case, that One Hundred Percent (100%) of Co-Borrowers’ revenue received from such sales shall be paid promptly following such sale by depositing such revenues in the Designated Deposit Account, and (l) other Transfers in the ordinary course of business not otherwise permitted by this Section 7.1 not to exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in the aggregate in any fiscal year.

7.2 Changes in Business, Management, Control, or Business Locations. (a) Engage in or permit any of its Subsidiaries to engage in any business other than the businesses currently engaged in by Co-Borrowers and such Subsidiary, as applicable, or reasonably related thereto; (b) liquidate or dissolve; (c) fail to provide notice to Bank of any Key Person departing from or ceasing to be employed by a Co-Borrower within five (5) days after his or her departure from such Co-Borrower; or (d) permit or suffer any Change in Control.

No Co-Borrower shall, without at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to Bank: (1) add any new offices or business locations, including warehouses (unless such new offices or business locations contain less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) in such Co-Borrower’s assets or property) or deliver any portion of the Collateral valued, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) to a bailee at a location other than to a bailee and at a location already disclosed in the Perfection Certificate, (2) change its jurisdiction of organization, (3) change its organizational structure or type, (4) change its legal name, or (5) change any organizational number (if any) assigned by its jurisdiction of organization. If a Co-Borrower intends to deliver any portion of the Collateral valued, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) to a landlord or bailee, and Bank and such landlord/bailee are not already parties to a landlord/bailee agreement governing both the Collateral and the location to which such Co-Borrower intends to deliver the Collateral, then such Co-Borrower will use commercially reasonable efforts to have such landlord/bailee execute and deliver a landlord/bailee agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Bank.

7.3 Mergers or Acquisitions. Merge or consolidate, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to merge or consolidate, with any other Person, or acquire, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to acquire, all or substantially all of the capital stock or property of another Person (including, without limitation, by the formation of any Subsidiary or pursuant to a Division) except for Permitted Acquisitions. A Subsidiary may merge or consolidate into another Subsidiary or into a Co-Borrower.

7.4 Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume, or be liable for any Indebtedness, or permit any Subsidiary to do so, other than Permitted Indebtedness.

7.5 Encumbrance. Create, incur, allow, or suffer any Lien on any of its property, or assign or convey any right to receive income, including the sale of any Accounts, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so, except for Permitted Liens, permit any Collateral not to be subject to the first priority security interest granted herein, or enter into any agreement, document, instrument or other arrangement (except with or in favor of Bank) with any Person which directly or indirectly prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting any Co-Borrower or any Subsidiary (other than Excluded Subsidiaries to the extent required by the third-party financing for loans transferred by Co-Borrowers to

 

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such Excluded Subsidiaries in accordance with Section 7.1) from assigning, mortgaging, pledging, granting a security interest in or upon, or encumbering any of a Co-Borrower’s or any Subsidiary’s Intellectual Property, except as is otherwise permitted in Section 7.1 hereof and the definition of “Permitted Liens” herein.

7.6 Maintenance of Collateral Accounts. Maintain any Collateral Account except pursuant to the terms of Section 6.8(b) hereof.

7.7 Distributions; Investments. (a) Pay any dividends or make any distribution or payment or redeem, retire or purchase any capital stock provided that Co-Borrowers may (i) convert any of their convertible securities into other securities pursuant to the terms of such convertible securities or otherwise in exchange thereof, (ii) pay dividends solely in common stock; and (iii) repurchase the stock of former employees or consultants pursuant to stock repurchase agreements so long as an Event of Default does not exist at the time of any such repurchase and would not exist after giving effect to any such repurchase, provided that the aggregate amount of all such repurchases does not exceed One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) per fiscal year; or (b) directly or indirectly make any Investment (including, without limitation, by the formation of any Subsidiary) other than Permitted Investments, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so.

7.8 Transactions with Affiliates. Directly or indirectly enter into or permit to exist any material transaction with any Affiliate of a Co-Borrower, except for (a) transactions that are in the ordinary course of a Co-Borrower’s business, upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to such Co-Borrower than would be obtained in an arm’s length transaction with a non-affiliated Person, (b) executive compensation arrangements approved by Co-Borrowers’ board of directors, (c) Subordinated Debt and bona-fide equity investments that do not constitute a Change in Control hereunder, (d) intercompany distribution and intercompany debt arrangements that constitute Permitted Investments, and (e) Permitted Receivables Financings.

7.9 Subordinated Debt. (a) Make or permit any payment on any Subordinated Debt (other than conversions into equity), except under the terms of the subordination, intercreditor, or other similar agreement to which such Subordinated Debt is subject, or (b) amend any provision in any document relating to the Subordinated Debt which would increase the amount thereof, provide for earlier or greater principal, interest, or other payments thereon, or adversely affect the subordination thereof to Obligations owed to Bank.

7.10 Compliance. Become an “investment company” or a company controlled by an “investment company”, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or undertake as one of its important activities extending credit to purchase or carry margin stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), or use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for that purpose; fail to (a) meet the minimum funding requirements of ERISA, (b) prevent a Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction, as defined in ERISA, from occurring, or (c) comply with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, the failure of any of the conditions described in clauses (a) through (c) which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on a Co-Borrower’s business; or violate any other law or regulation, if the violation could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on a Co-Borrower’s business, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to do so; withdraw or permit any Subsidiary to withdraw from participation in, permit partial or complete termination of, or permit the occurrence of any other event with respect to, any present pension, profit sharing and deferred compensation plan which could reasonably be expected to result in any liability of a Co-Borrower, including any liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or its successors or any other governmental agency.

8 EVENTS OF DEFAULT

Any one of the following shall constitute an event of default (an “Event of Default”) under this Agreement:

8.1 Payment Default. A Co-Borrower fails to (a) make any payment of principal or interest on any Credit Extension when due, or (b) pay any other Obligations within three (3) Business Days after such Obligations are due and payable (which three (3) Business Day cure period shall not apply to payments due on the Revolving Line Maturity Date or the Growth Capital Maturity Date). During the cure period, the failure to make or pay any payment specified under clause (b) hereunder is not an Event of Default (but no Credit Extension will be made during the cure period);

 

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8.2 Covenant Default.

(a) A Co-Borrower fails or neglects to perform any obligation in Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16 or 6.17 or violates any covenant in Section 7; or

(b) A Co-Borrower fails or neglects to perform, keep, or observe any other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any Loan Documents, and as to any default (other than those specified in this Section 8) under such other term, provision, condition, covenant or agreement that can be cured, has failed to cure the default within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof; provided, however, that if the default cannot by its nature be cured within the ten (10) day period or cannot after diligent attempts by such Co-Borrower be cured within such ten (10) day period, and such default is likely to be cured within a reasonable time, then such Co-Borrower shall have an additional period (which shall not in any case exceed thirty (30) days) to attempt to cure such default, and within such reasonable time period the failure to cure the default shall not be deemed an Event of Default (but no Credit Extensions shall be made during such cure period). Cure periods provided under this Section 8 shall not apply, among other things, to financial covenants or any other covenants set forth in clause (a) above;

8.3 Investor Abandonment. If Bank determines in its good faith judgment that it is the clear intention of Co-Borrowers’ investors to not continue to fund Co-Borrowers in the amounts and timeframe to the extent necessary to enable Co-Borrowers to satisfy the Obligations as they become due and payable, or there is a material impairment in the perfection or priority of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral;

8.4 Attachment; Levy; Restraint on Business.

(a) (i) The service of process seeking to attach, by trustee or similar process, any funds of a Co-Borrower or of any entity under the control of a Co-Borrower (including a Subsidiary) in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000), or (ii) a notice of lien or levy is filed against any of a Co-Borrower’s assets by any Governmental Authority, and the same under subclauses (i) and (ii) hereof are not, within ten (10) days after the occurrence thereof, discharged or stayed (whether through the posting of a bond or otherwise); provided, however, no Credit Extensions shall be made during any ten (10) day cure period; or

(b) (i) any material portion of a Co-Borrower’s assets is attached, seized, levied on, or comes into possession of a trustee or receiver, or (ii) any court order enjoins, restrains, or prevents a Co-Borrower from conducting all or any material part of its business;

8.5 Insolvency. (a) A Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries fails to be solvent as described under Section 5.6 hereof; (b) a Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries begins an Insolvency Proceeding; or (c) an Insolvency Proceeding is begun against a Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and is not dismissed or stayed within thirty (30) days (but no Credit Extensions shall be made while any of the conditions described in clause (a) exist and/or until any Insolvency Proceeding is dismissed);

8.6 Other Agreements. There is, under any agreement to which a Co-Borrower or any Guarantor is a party with a third party or parties, (a) any default resulting in a right by such third party or parties, whether or not exercised, to accelerate the maturity of any Indebtedness in an amount individually or in the aggregate in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); or (b) a default under any agreement which either generates revenues for Co-Borrowers and/or any Guarantor, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) or pursuant to which Co-Borrowers and/or any Guarantor pays fees in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), or (c) the occurrence of, or claim of the occurrence of, any “Subject Action”, “Event of Default” (as such terms are defined in the GS Guaranty and/or the DB Guaranty) or any other violation or breach under the GS Guaranty and/or the DB Guaranty which “Subject Action”, “Event of Default”, violation or breach does or could result in the administrative agent thereunder (or any “Lender” as defined in the GS Guaranty and/or the DB Guaranty) demanding payment of any obligations guaranteed by Upstart Holdings pursuant thereto; provided, however, that the Event of Default under this subsection 8.6(c) shall be cured or waived for purposes of this Agreement upon Bank receiving written notice from the party asserting such “Subject Action”, “Event of Default”, violation or breach under the GS Guaranty and/or the DB Guaranty of such party’s cure or waiver thereof or other confirmation reasonably satisfactory to Bank, if at the time of such cure or waiver by such party (x) Bank has not declared an Event of Default under this Agreement and/or exercised any

 

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rights with respect thereto (it being acknowledged and agreed to by Bank that it shall not declare any such Event of Default until the earlier of (A) ten (10) Business Days after the occurrence of such “Subject Action”, “Event of Default”, violation or breach under the GS Guaranty and/or the DB Guaranty or (B) the date on which a demand for payment under the GS Guaranty and/or the DB Guaranty is received by Co-Borrowers); (y) any such cure or waiver does not result in an Event of Default under any other provision of this Agreement or any Loan Document; and (z) in connection with any such cure or waiver under the GS Guaranty and/or the DB Guaranty, the terms of any agreement between Co-Borrowers and such third party are not modified or amended in any manner which could in the good faith business judgment of Bank be materially less advantageous to Co-Borrowers;

8.7 Judgments; Penalties. One or more fines, penalties or final judgments, orders or decrees for the payment of money in an amount, individually or in the aggregate, of at least Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) (not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which liability has not been rejected by such insurance carrier) shall be rendered against a Co-Borrower by any Governmental Authority, and the same are not, within ten (10) days after the entry, assessment or issuance thereof, discharged, satisfied, or paid, or after execution thereof, stayed or bonded pending appeal, or such judgments are not discharged prior to the expiration of any such stay (provided that no Credit Extensions will be made prior to the satisfaction, payment, discharge, stay, or bonding of such fine, penalty, judgment, order or decree);

8.8 Misrepresentations. A Co-Borrower or any Person acting for a Co-Borrower makes any representation, warranty, or other statement now or later in this Agreement, any Loan Document or in any writing delivered to Bank or to induce Bank to enter this Agreement or any Loan Document, and such representation, warranty, or other statement is incorrect in any material respect when made;

8.9 Subordinated Debt. Any document, instrument, or agreement evidencing any Subordinated Debt shall for any reason be revoked or invalidated or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect, any Person shall be in material breach thereof or contest in any manner the validity or enforceability thereof or deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder, or the Obligations shall for any reason be subordinated or shall not have the priority contemplated by this Agreement or any applicable subordination or intercreditor agreement; or

8.10 Governmental Approvals. Any Governmental Approval material to Borrower’s business shall have been (a) revoked, rescinded, suspended, modified in an adverse manner or not renewed in the ordinary course for a full term or (b) subject to any decision by a Governmental Authority that designates a hearing with respect to any applications for renewal of any of such Governmental Approval or that could result in the Governmental Authority taking any of the actions described in clause (a) above, and such decision or such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal (i) causes, or could reasonably be expected to cause, a Material Adverse Change, or (ii) adversely affects the legal qualifications of a Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to hold such Governmental Approval in any applicable jurisdiction and such revocation, rescission, suspension, modification or non-renewal could reasonably be expected to affect the status of or legal qualifications of a Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to hold any Governmental Approval in any other jurisdiction.

9 BANK’S RIGHTS AND REMEDIES

9.1 Rights and Remedies. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Bank may, without notice or demand, do any or all of the following:

(a) declare all Obligations immediately due and payable (but if an Event of Default described in Section 8.5 occurs all Obligations are immediately due and payable without any action by Bank);

(b) stop advancing money or extending credit for Co-Borrowers’ benefit under this Agreement or under any other agreement between Co-Borrowers and Bank;

(c) demand that Co-Borrowers (i) deposit cash with Bank in an amount equal to at least (A) one hundred five percent (105.0%) of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit denominated in Dollars remaining undrawn, and (B) one hundred ten percent (110.0%) of the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate face amount of all Letters of Credit denominated in a Foreign Currency remaining undrawn (plus, in

 

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each case, all interest, fees, and costs due or to become due in connection therewith (as estimated by Bank in its good faith business judgment)), to secure all of the Obligations relating to such Letters of Credit, as collateral security for the repayment of any future drawings under such Letters of Credit, and Co-Borrowers shall forthwith deposit and pay such amounts, and (ii) pay in advance all letter of credit fees scheduled to be paid or payable over the remaining term of any Letters of Credit;

(d) terminate any FX Contracts;

(e) verify the amount of, demand payment of and performance under, and collect any Accounts and General Intangibles, settle or adjust disputes and claims directly with Account Debtors for amounts on terms and in any order that Bank considers advisable, and notify any Person owing a Co-Borrower money of Bank’s security interest in such funds. Such Co-Borrower shall collect all payments in trust for Bank and, if requested by Bank, immediately deliver the payments to Bank in the form received from the Account Debtor, with proper endorsements for deposit;

(f) make any payments and do any acts it considers necessary or reasonable to protect the Collateral and/or its security interest in the Collateral. Co-Borrowers shall assemble the Collateral if Bank requests and make it available as Bank designates. Bank may enter premises where the Collateral is located, take and maintain possession of any part of the Collateral, and pay, purchase, contest, or compromise any Lien which appears to be prior or superior to its security interest and pay all expenses incurred. Each Co-Borrower grants Bank a license to enter and occupy any of its premises, without charge, to exercise any of Bank’s rights or remedies;

(g) apply to the Obligations any (i) balances and deposits of a Co-Borrower it holds, or (ii) amount held by Bank owing to or for the credit or the account of a Co-Borrower;

(h) ship, reclaim, recover, store, finish, maintain, repair, prepare for sale, advertise for sale, and sell the Collateral. Bank is hereby granted a non-exclusive, royalty-free license or other right to use, without charge, each Co-Borrower’s labels, Patents, Copyrights, mask works, rights of use of any name, trade secrets, trade names, Trademarks, and advertising matter, or any similar property as it pertains to the Collateral, in completing production of, advertising for sale, and selling any Collateral and, in connection with Bank’s exercise of its rights under this Section 9.1, each Co-Borrower’s rights under all licenses and all franchise agreements inure to Bank’s benefit;

(i) place a “hold” on any account maintained with Bank and/or deliver a notice of exclusive control, any entitlement order, or other directions or instructions pursuant to any Control Agreement or similar agreements providing control of any Collateral;

(j) demand and receive possession of each Co-Borrower’s Books;

(k) require Co-Borrowers to (i) within one (1) Business Day cease allocating new loans to be transferred to Excluded Subsidiaries (for purposes of clarification, loans already allocated to be transferred to the Excluded Subsidiaries at the time of such request by Bank may still be transferred, but no new loans may be allocated to the Excluded Subsidiaries), and (ii) cause each Excluded Subsidiary to immediately distribute to Co-Borrowers all cash and assets not otherwise contractually required to be paid to third-party financers of such Excluded Subsidiary’s loans to its borrowers; and

(l) exercise all rights and remedies available to Bank under the Loan Documents or at law or equity, including all remedies provided under the Code (including disposal of the Collateral pursuant to the terms thereof).

9.2 Power of Attorney. Each Co-Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Bank as their lawful attorney-in-fact, exercisable following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, to: (a) endorse Co-Borrower’s name on any checks, payment instruments, or other forms of payment or security; (b) sign Co-Borrower’s name on any invoice or bill of lading for any Account or drafts against Account Debtors; (c) demand, collect, sue, and give releases to any Account Debtor for monies due, settle and adjust disputes and claims

 

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about the Accounts directly with Account Debtors, and compromise, prosecute, or defend any action, claim, case, or proceeding about any Collateral (including filing a claim or voting a claim in any bankruptcy case in Bank’s or Co-Borrower’s name, as Bank chooses); (d) make, settle, and adjust all claims under Co-Borrower’s insurance policies; (e) pay, contest or settle any Lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, or other claim in or to the Collateral, or any judgment based thereon, or otherwise take any action to terminate or discharge the same; and (f) transfer the Collateral into the name of Bank or a third party as the Code permits. Each Co-Borrower hereby appoints Bank as its lawful attorney-in-fact to sign Co-Borrower’s name on any documents necessary to perfect or continue the perfection of Bank’s security interest in the Collateral regardless of whether an Event of Default has occurred until all Obligations have been satisfied in full and the Loan Documents have been terminated. Bank’s foregoing appointment as each Co-Borrower’s attorney in fact, and all of Bank’s rights and powers, coupled with an interest, are irrevocable until all Obligations have been fully repaid and performed and the Loan Documents have been terminated.

9.3 Protective Payments. If a Co-Borrower fails to obtain the insurance called for by Section 6.7 or fails to pay any premium thereon or fails to pay any other amount which such Co-Borrower is obligated to pay under this Agreement or any other Loan Document or which may be required to preserve the Collateral, Bank may obtain such insurance or make such payment, and all amounts so paid by Bank are Bank Expenses and immediately due and payable, bearing interest at the then highest rate applicable to the Obligations, and secured by the Collateral. Bank will make reasonable efforts to provide Co-Borrowers with notice of Bank obtaining such insurance at the time it is obtained or within a reasonable time thereafter. No payments by Bank are deemed an agreement to make similar payments in the future or Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default.

9.4 Application of Payments and Proceeds. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank shall have the right to apply in any order any funds in its possession, whether from Co-Borrowers’ account balances, payments, proceeds realized as the result of any collection of Accounts or other disposition of the Collateral, or otherwise, to the Obligations. Bank shall pay any surplus to Co-Borrowers by credit to the Designated Deposit Account or to other Persons legally entitled thereto; Co-Borrowers shall remain liable to Bank for any deficiency. If Bank, directly or indirectly, enters into a deferred payment or other credit transaction with any purchaser at any sale of Collateral, Bank shall have the option, exercisable at any time, of either reducing the Obligations by the principal amount of the purchase price or deferring the reduction of the Obligations until the actual receipt by Bank of cash therefor.

9.5 Bank’s Liability for Collateral. So long as Bank complies with reasonable banking practices regarding the safekeeping of the Collateral in the possession or under the control of Bank, Bank shall not be liable or responsible for: (a) the safekeeping of the Collateral; (b) any loss or damage to the Collateral; (c) any diminution in the value of the Collateral; or (d) any act or default of any carrier, warehouseman, bailee, or other Person. Co-Borrowers bear all risk of loss, damage or destruction of the Collateral.

9.6 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. Bank’s failure, at any time or times, to require strict performance by Co-Borrowers of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall not waive, affect, or diminish any right of Bank thereafter to demand strict performance and compliance herewith or therewith. No waiver hereunder shall be effective unless signed by the party granting the waiver and then is only effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it is given. Bank’s rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative. Bank has all rights and remedies provided under the Code, by law, or in equity. Bank’s exercise of one right or remedy is not an election and shall not preclude Bank from exercising any other remedy under this Agreement or other remedy available at law or in equity, and Bank’s waiver of any Event of Default is not a continuing waiver. Bank’s delay in exercising any remedy is not a waiver, election, or acquiescence.

9.7 Demand Waiver. Each Co-Borrower waives demand, notice of default or dishonor, notice of payment and nonpayment, notice of any default, nonpayment at maturity, release, compromise, settlement, extension, or renewal of accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, and guarantees held by Bank on which such Co-Borrower is liable.

9.8 Co-Borrower Liability. Any Co-Borrower may, acting singly, request Credit Extensions hereunder. Each Co-Borrower hereby appoints each other as agent for the other for all purposes hereunder,

 

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including with respect to requesting Credit Extensions hereunder. Each Co-Borrower hereunder shall be jointly and severally obligated to repay all Credit Extensions made hereunder, regardless of which Co-Borrower actually receives said Credit Extension, as if each Co-Borrower hereunder directly received all Credit Extensions. Each Co-Borrower waives (a) any suretyship defenses available to it under the Code or any other applicable law, including, without limitation, the benefit of California Civil Code Section 2815 permitting revocation as to future transactions and the benefit of California Civil Code Sections 1432, 2809, 2810, 2819, 2839, 2845, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2850, and 2899 and 3433, and (b) any right to require Bank to: (i) proceed against any Co-Borrower or any other person; (ii) proceed against or exhaust any security; or (iii) pursue any other remedy. Bank may exercise or not exercise any right or remedy it has against any Co-Borrower or any security it holds (including the right to foreclose by judicial or non-judicial sale) without affecting any Co-Borrower’s liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or other related document, each Co-Borrower irrevocably waives all rights that it may have at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating a Co-Borrower to the rights of Bank under this Agreement) to seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from any other Co-Borrower, or any other Person now or hereafter primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations, for any payment made by a Co-Borrower with respect to the Obligations in connection with this Agreement or otherwise and all rights that it might have to benefit from, or to participate in, any security for the Obligations as a result of any payment made by a Co-Borrower with respect to the Obligations in connection with this Agreement or otherwise. Any agreement providing for indemnification, reimbursement or any other arrangement prohibited under this Section 9.8 shall be null and void. If any payment is made to a Co-Borrower in contravention of this Section 9.8, such Co-Borrower shall hold such payment in trust for Bank and such payment shall be promptly delivered to Bank for application to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured.

10 NOTICES

All notices, consents, requests, approvals, demands, or other communication by any party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three (3) Business Days after deposit in the U.S. mail, first class, registered or certified mail return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon transmission, when sent by electronic mail or facsimile transmission; (c) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to the address, facsimile number, or email address indicated below. Bank or any Co-Borrower may change its mailing or electronic mail address or facsimile number by giving the other party written notice thereof in accordance with the terms of this Section 10.

If to Co-Borrowers:     UPSTART HOLDINGS, INC.

UPSTART NETWORK, INC.

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If to Bank:                   SILICON VALLEY BANK

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11 CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE, JURY TRIAL WAIVER AND JUDICIAL REFERENCE

Except as otherwise expressly provided in any of the Loan Documents, California law governs the Loan Documents without regard to principles of conflicts of law. Co-Borrowers and Bank each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the State and Federal courts in Santa Clara County, California; provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to operate to preclude Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on the Collateral or any other security for the Obligations, or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Bank. Each Co-Borrower expressly submits and consents in advance to such jurisdiction in any action or suit commenced in any such court, and each Co-Borrower hereby waives any objection that it may have based upon lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, or forum non conveniens and hereby consents to the granting of such legal or equitable relief as is deemed appropriate by such court. Each Co-Borrower hereby waives personal service of the summons, complaints, and other process issued in such action or suit and agrees that service of such summons, complaints, and other process may be made by registered or certified mail addressed to such Co-Borrower

 

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at the address set forth in, or subsequently provided by such Co-Borrower in accordance with, Section 10 of this Agreement and that service so made shall be deemed completed upon the earlier to occur of such Co-Borrower’s actual receipt thereof or three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mails, proper postage prepaid.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH CO-BORROWER AND BANK EACH WAIVE THEIR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR BASED UPON THIS AGREEMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY CONTEMPLATED TRANSACTION, INCLUDING CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY AND ALL OTHER CLAIMS. THIS WAIVER IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR BOTH PARTIES TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS COUNSEL.

WITHOUT INTENDING IN ANY WAY TO LIMIT THE PARTIES’ AGREEMENT TO WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY, if the above waiver of the right to a trial by jury is not enforceable, the parties hereto agree that any and all disputes or controversies of any nature between them arising at any time shall be decided by a reference to a private judge, mutually selected by the parties (or, if they cannot agree, by the Presiding Judge of the Santa Clara County, California Superior Court) appointed in accordance with California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 (or pursuant to comparable provisions of federal law if the dispute falls within the exclusive jurisdiction of the federal courts), sitting without a jury, in Santa Clara County, California; and the parties hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such court. The reference proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 638 through 645.1, inclusive. The private judge shall have the power, among others, to grant provisional relief, including without limitation, entering temporary restraining orders, issuing preliminary and permanent injunctions and appointing receivers. All such proceedings shall be closed to the public and confidential and all records relating thereto shall be permanently sealed. If during the course of any dispute, a party desires to seek provisional relief, but a judge has not been appointed at that point pursuant to the judicial reference procedures, then such party may apply to the Santa Clara County, California Superior Court for such relief. The proceeding before the private judge shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of evidence applicable to judicial proceedings. The parties shall be entitled to discovery which shall be conducted in the same manner as it would be before a court under the rules of discovery applicable to judicial proceedings. The private judge shall oversee discovery and may enforce all discovery rules and orders applicable to judicial proceedings in the same manner as a trial court judge. The parties agree that the selected or appointed private judge shall have the power to decide all issues in the action or proceeding, whether of fact or of law, and shall report a statement of decision thereon pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 644(a). Nothing in this paragraph shall limit the right of any party at any time to exercise self-help remedies, foreclose against collateral, or obtain provisional remedies. The private judge shall also determine all issues relating to the applicability, interpretation, and enforceability of this paragraph.

This Section 11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

12 GENERAL PROVISIONS

12.1 Termination Prior to Maturity Date; Survival. All covenants, representations and warranties made in this Agreement shall continue in full force until this Agreement has terminated pursuant to its terms and all Obligations have been satisfied. So long as Co-Borrowers have satisfied the Obligations (other than inchoate indemnity obligations, and any other obligations which, by their terms, are to survive the termination of this Agreement, and any Obligations under Bank Services Agreements that are cash collateralized in accordance with and to the extent required by Section 4.1 of this Agreement), this Agreement may be terminated prior to the Revolving Line Maturity Date and the Growth Capital Maturity Date by Co-Borrowers, effective three (3) Business Days after written notice of termination is given to Bank. Those obligations that are expressly specified in this Agreement as surviving this Agreement’s termination shall continue to survive notwithstanding this Agreement’s termination.

12.2 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement binds and is for the benefit of the successors and permitted assigns of each party. No Co-Borrower may assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations under it without Bank’s prior written consent (which may be granted or withheld in Bank’s discretion). Bank has the right, without the consent of or notice to Co-Borrowers, to sell, transfer, assign, negotiate, or grant participation in all or

 

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any part of, or any interest in, Bank’s obligations, rights, and benefits under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (other than the Warrant, as to which assignment, transfer and other such actions are governed by the terms thereof). Notwithstanding the foregoing, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default that is continuing, Bank shall not assign any interest in the Loan Documents to an operating company which is a known direct competitor of Co-Borrowers or a vulture or distressed debt fund (as determined by Bank).

12.3 Indemnification. Co-Borrowers agree to indemnify, defend and hold Bank and its directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys, or any other Person affiliated with or representing Bank (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless against: (i) all obligations, demands, claims, and liabilities (collectively, “Claims”) claimed or asserted by any other party in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents; and (ii) all losses or expenses (including Bank Expenses) in any way suffered, incurred, or paid by such Indemnified Person as a result of, following from, consequential to, or arising from transactions between Bank and Co-Borrowers (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), except for Claims and/or losses directly caused by such Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

This Section 12.3 shall survive until all statutes of limitation with respect to the Claims, losses, and expenses for which indemnity is given shall have run.

12.4 Time of Essence. Time is of the essence for the performance of all Obligations in this Agreement.

12.5 Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Agreement is severable from every other provision in determining the enforceability of any provision.

12.6 Correction of Loan Documents. Bank may correct patent errors and fill in any blanks in the Loan Documents consistent with the agreement of the parties so long as Bank provides Co-Borrowers with written notice of such correction and allows Co-Borrowers at least ten (10) days to object to such correction. In the event of such objection, such correction shall not be made except by an amendment signed by both Bank and Co-Borrowers.

12.7 Amendments in Writing; Waiver; Integration. No purported amendment or modification of any Loan Document, or waiver, discharge or termination of any obligation under any Loan Document, shall be enforceable or admissible unless, and only to the extent, expressly set forth in a writing signed by the party against which enforcement or admission is sought. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no oral promise or statement, nor any action, inaction, delay, failure to require performance or course of conduct shall operate as, or evidence, an amendment, supplement or waiver or have any other effect on any Loan Document. Any waiver granted shall be limited to the specific circumstance expressly described in it, and shall not apply to any subsequent or other circumstance, whether similar or dissimilar, or give rise to, or evidence, any obligation or commitment to grant any further waiver. The Loan Documents represent the entire agreement about this subject matter and supersede prior negotiations or agreements. All prior agreements, understandings, representations, warranties, and negotiations between the parties about the subject matter of the Loan Documents merge into the Loan Documents.

12.8 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which, when executed and delivered, is an original, and all taken together, constitute one Agreement.

12.9 Confidentiality. In handling any confidential information, Bank shall exercise the same degree of care that it exercises for its own proprietary information, but disclosure of information may be made: (a) to Bank’s Subsidiaries or Affiliates (such Subsidiaries and Affiliates, together with Bank, collectively, “Bank Entities”); (b) to prospective transferees or purchasers of any interest in the Credit Extensions (provided, however, Bank shall use its best efforts to obtain any prospective transferee’s or purchaser’s agreement to the terms of this provision); (c) as required by law, regulation, subpoena, or other order; (d) to Bank’s regulators or as otherwise required in connection with Bank’s examination or audit; (e) as Bank considers appropriate in exercising remedies under the Loan Documents; and (f) to third-party service providers of Bank so long as such service providers have executed a confidentiality agreement with Bank with terms no less restrictive than those contained herein. Confidential information does not include information that is either: (i) in the public domain or in Bank’s possession when disclosed to Bank, or becomes part of the public domain (other than as a result of its disclosure by Bank in violation of this Agreement) after disclosure to Bank; or (ii) disclosed to Bank by a third party, if Bank does not know that the third party is prohibited from disclosing the information.

 

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Bank Entities may use anonymous forms of confidential information for aggregate datasets, for analyses or reporting, and for any other uses not expressly prohibited in writing by Co-Borrowers. The provisions of the immediately preceding sentence shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

12.10 Attorneys’ Fees, Costs and Expenses. In any action or proceeding between Co-Borrowers and Bank arising out of or relating to the Loan Documents, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs and expenses incurred, in addition to any other relief to which it may be entitled.

12.11 Electronic Execution of Documents. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature” and words of like import in any Loan Document shall be deemed to include electronic signatures or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping systems, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

12.12 Right of Setoff. Each Co-Borrower hereby grants to Bank a Lien and a right of setoff as security for all Obligations to Bank, whether now existing or hereafter arising upon and against all deposits, credits, collateral and property, now or hereafter in the possession, custody, safekeeping or control of Bank or any entity under the control of Bank (including a subsidiary of Bank) or in transit to any of them. At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, without demand or notice, Bank may set off the same or any part thereof and apply the same to any liability or Obligation of any Co-Borrower even though unmatured and regardless of the adequacy of any other collateral securing the Obligations. ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO REQUIRE BANK TO EXERCISE ITS RIGHTS OR REMEDIES WITH RESPECT TO ANY OTHER COLLATERAL WHICH SECURES THE OBLIGATIONS, PRIOR TO EXERCISING ITS RIGHT OF SETOFF WITH RESPECT TO SUCH DEPOSITS, CREDITS OR OTHER PROPERTY OF ANY CO-BORROWER, ARE HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVED.

12.13 Captions. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

12.14 Construction of Agreement. The parties mutually acknowledge that they and their attorneys have participated in the preparation and negotiation of this Agreement. In cases of uncertainty this Agreement shall be construed without regard to which of the parties caused the uncertainty to exist.

12.15 Relationship. The relationship of the parties to this Agreement is determined solely by the provisions of this Agreement. The parties do not intend to create any agency, partnership, joint venture, trust, fiduciary or other relationship with duties or incidents different from those of parties to an arm’s-length contract.

12.16 Third Parties. Nothing in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended to: (a) confer any benefits, rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement on any persons other than the express parties to it and their respective permitted successors and assigns; (b) relieve or discharge the obligation or liability of any person not an express party to this Agreement; or (c) give any person not an express party to this Agreement any right of subrogation or action against any party to this Agreement.

12.17 Effect of Amendment and Restatement. This Agreement is intended to and does completely amend, restate and supersede, without novation, the Original Agreement, which shall be terminated on the Effective Date of this Agreement. All security interests granted by Co-Borrowers under the Original Agreement are hereby confirmed and ratified and shall continue to secure all Obligations under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, any warrant(s) and all other loan documents issued in connection with the Original Agreement (to the extent not yet exercised, terminated or amended and restated in connection with this Agreement) remain in full force and effect.

 

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12.18 Waiver. Bank hereby waives the Events of Default that occurred due to (a) Borrower’s failure to repay all Obligations with respect to the Revolving Line on the Revolving Line Maturity Date, (b) Borrower’s entry into the DB Guaranty, (c) Borrower’s maintenance of its accounts held by Wells Fargo and (d) Borrower’s failure to report Restricted Licenses.

13 DEFINITIONS

13.1 Definitions. As used in the Loan Documents, the word “shall” is mandatory, the word “may” is permissive, the word “or” is not exclusive, the words “includes” and “including” are not limiting, the singular includes the plural, and numbers denoting amounts that are set off in brackets are negative. As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

3-Month Charge-offs” means, collectively, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of loans originated on Co-Borrowers’ platform which have been charged-off in the three (3) full calendar months immediately preceding the date of calculation.

Account” is, as to any Person, any “account” of such Person as “account” is defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made, and includes, without limitation, all accounts receivable and other sums owing to such Person.

Account Debtor” is any “account debtor” as defined in the Code with such additions to such term as may hereafter be made.

Administrator” is an individual that is named:

(a) as an “Administrator” in the “SVB Online Services” form completed by Co-Borrowers with the authority to determine who will be authorized to use SVB Online Services (as defined in Bank’s Online Banking Agreement as in effect from time to time) on behalf of a Co-Borrower; and

(b) as an Authorized Signer of a Co-Borrower in an approval by the Board of Directors.

Advance” or “Advances” means a revolving credit loan (or revolving credit loans) under the Revolving Line.

Advance Rate” is (a) two (2) multiplied by (b) (i) one hundred percent (100%) minus (ii) (A) five (5) times the sum of Loan Delinquencies (as of the last day of the month of measurement) and 3-Month Charge-offs (as of the last day of the month of measurement), divided by (iii) the average outstanding principal amount of Co-Borrowers’ Loan Portfolio for the trailing three (3) month period then ended.

Affiliate” is, with respect to any Person, each other Person that owns or controls directly or indirectly the Person, any Person that controls or is controlled by or is under common control with the Person, and each of that Person’s senior executive officers, directors, partners and, for any Person that is a limited liability company, that Person’s managers and members.

Agreement” is defined in the preamble hereof.

Authorized Signer” is any individual listed in a Co-Borrower’s Borrowing Resolution who is authorized to execute the Loan Documents, including making (and executing if applicable) any Credit Extension request, on behalf of such Co-Borrower.

Availability Amount” is (a) the lesser of (i) the Revolving Line or (ii) the amount available under the Borrowing Base minus (b) the outstanding principal balance of any Advances.

Bank” is defined in the preamble hereof.

 

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Bank Entities” is defined in Section 12.9.

Bank Expenses” are all reasonable audit fees and expenses, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) for preparing, amending, negotiating, administering, defending and enforcing the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, those incurred in connection with appeals or Insolvency Proceedings) or otherwise incurred with respect to Co-Borrowers or any Guarantor. Upon request by Co-Borrowers and, provided, that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank will endeavor to provide an invoice or notice to Co-Borrowers in respect of such Bank Expenses, provided that Bank shall not have any liability for failure to do so.

Bank Services” are any products, credit services, and/or financial accommodations previously, now, or hereafter provided to a Co-Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by Bank or any Bank Affiliate, including, without limitation, any letters of credit, cash management services (including, without limitation, merchant services, direct deposit of payroll, business credit cards, and check cashing services), interest rate swap arrangements, and foreign exchange services as any such products or services may be identified in Bank’s various agreements related thereto (each, a “Bank Services Agreement”).

Bank Services Agreement” is defined in the definition of Bank Services.

Board of Directors” means the board of directors of each Co-Borrower as appropriate in each case.

Borrowing Base” is, at any time, an amount equal to (a) the Advance Rate multiplied by (b) (i) during any Streamline Period, Borrower’s net operating revenue, determined in accordance with GAAP minus (A) realized gains or losses from sale (determined in accordance with GAAP) and (B) any other non-recurring revenue, for the immediately preceding month or (ii) during any Non-Streamline Period, Borrower’s net operating revenue, determined in accordance with GAAP minus (A) realized gains or losses from sale (determined in accordance with GAAP) and (B) any other non-recurring revenue, for the trailing thirty (30) day period then ended; provided, however, that Bank has the right to decrease the foregoing amount in its good faith business judgment to mitigate the impact of events, conditions, contingencies, or risks which may adversely affect the Collateral or its value. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Bank shall endeavor to consult with Co-Borrowers about any such decreases, but the failure to do so shall not be a breach by Bank hereunder.

Borrowing Base Report” is that certain report of the value of certain Collateral in the form specified by Bank to Co-Borrowers from time to time, substantially in the form of Exhibit C.

Borrowing Resolutions” are, with respect to any Person, those resolutions adopted by such Person’s board of directors (and, if required under the terms of such Person’s Operating Documents, stockholders) and delivered by such Person to Bank approving the Loan Documents to which such Person is a party and the transactions contemplated thereby, together with a certificate executed by its secretary on behalf of such Person certifying (a) such Person has the authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (b) that set forth as a part of or attached as an exhibit to such certificate is a true, correct, and complete copy of the resolutions then in full force and effect authorizing and ratifying the execution, delivery, and performance by such Person of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, (c) the name(s) of the Person(s) authorized to execute the Loan Documents, including making (and executing if applicable) any Credit Extension request, on behalf of such Person, together with a sample of the true signature(s) of such Person(s), and (d) that Bank may conclusively rely on such certificate unless and until such Person shall have delivered to Bank a further certificate canceling or amending such prior certificate.

Business Day” is any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which Bank is closed.

Cash Collateral Account” is defined in Section 6.3(c).

Cash Equivalents” mean