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TURNSTONE SYSTEMS, INC.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This Registration Rights Agreement (the "Agreement") is made as
of
January 12, 1998 by and among Turnstone Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation
(the "Company"), and each of the persons and entities who have purchased
shares
of the Company's Series A Preferred Stock (individually, a "Purchaser,"
and
collectively, the "Purchasers") pursuant to the Series A Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement of even date herewith between the Company and the
Purchasers
(the "Purchase Agreement").
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Certain Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following
terms
shall have the following respective meanings:
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission
or any
successor agency.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended, or any successor law thereto.
"Holder" shall mean each Purchaser, and any transferee of
Registrable
Securities who pursuant to Section 15 below is entitled to registration
rights
hereunder.
"Purchaser" shall mean each person or entity who has acquired
shares of
Series A Preferred Company and who is a signatory to this Agreement or
who holds
Registrable Securities and may become a signatory pursuant to Section
20(b)
hereof.
"Registrable Securities" shall mean (i) shares of the Company's
Common
Stock issued or issuable upon the conversion of the Series A Preferred;
(ii) any
Common Stock of the Company issued or issuable in respect of shares of
the
Series A Preferred; (iii) shares of the Company's Common Stock issued or
issuable upon any conversion of the Series A Preferred upon any stock
split,
stock dividend, recapitalization, or similar event; and (iv) any shares
of the
Company's Common Stock issued or issuable upon conversion or exercise of
any
convertible security for which subsequent registration rights are
granted in
accordance with Section 20(b); provided, however, that Registrable
Securities
shall not include shares of Common Stock that have been sold to or
though a
broker or dealer or underwriter in a public distribution or public
securities
transaction, 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 Registrable
Securities sold
by a person in a transaction in which rights under this Agreement are
not
assigned.
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The terms "register," "registered" and "registration" refer to
a
registration effected by preparing and filing a registration statement
in
compliance with the Securities Act, and the declaration or ordering of
the
effectiveness of such registration statement.
"Registration Expenses" shall mean all expenses incurred by the
Company
in complying with Sections 5, 6, and 7 hereof, including, without
limitation,
all registration, qualification and filing fees, printing expenses,
escrow fees,
fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, fees and
disbursements of one
special counsel to the Holders, blue sky fees and expenses, and the
expense of
any special audits incident to or required by any such registration but
excluding all Selling Expenses.
"Restricted Securities" shall mean the securities of the
Company
required to bear the legend set forth in Section 3 hereof (or any
similar
legend).
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or
any successor law thereto.
"Selling Expenses" shall mean all underwriting discounts,
selling
commissions, and stock transfer taxes applicable to the securities
registered by
the Holders and any fees of counsel to any Holder.
"Series A Preferred" shall mean shares of the Company's Series
A
Preferred Stock issued and sold by the Company pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement.
2. Restrictions on Transferability. The Restricted Securities
shall not be
transferable except upon the conditions specified in this Agreement,
which
conditions are intended to ensure compliance with the provisions of the
Securities Act. Until the Company's initial public offering pursuant to
a
registration statement filed with and declared effective by the
Commission under
the Securities Act, the Restricted Securities shall not, without the
prior
written consent of the Company, be transferred to any entity (or any
affiliate
thereof) which is engaged in the development, marketing or sale of
products that
are, in the Company's judgment, the same or similar to those of the
Company, and
any such attempted transfer shall be void ab initio. Each holder of
Restricted
Securities will cause any proposed transferee of the Restricted
Securities held
by such holder to agree to take and hold such Restricted Securities
subject to
the provisions and upon the conditions specified in this Agreement.
3. Restrictive Legend. Each certificate representing (i) the
Series A
Preferred, (ii) shares of the Company's Common Stock issued upon
conversion of
the Series A Preferred, and (iii) any other securities issued in respect
of the
Series A Preferred (or Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Series
A
Preferred) upon any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization,
merger,
consolidation or similar event, shall (unless otherwise permitted by the
provisions of Section 4 below) be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a
legend
in substantially the following form (in addition to any legend required
under
applicable state securities laws):
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THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN
ACQUIRED FOR
INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF
1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"). THESE SECURITIES MAY
NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS (I) A REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT IS EFFECTIVE COVERING SUCH
TRANSFER
OR (II) THERE IS AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, SATISFACTORY TO THE
COMPANY,
THAT AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM IS AVAILABLE. COPIES OF THE
AGREEMENT
COVERING THE PURCHASE OF THESE SECURITIES AND RESTRICTING THEIR
TRANSFER MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY
THE
HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE
COMPANY AT
ITS PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES.
Each Purchaser and Holder consents to the Company's making a
notation
on its records and giving instructions to any transfer agent of the
Series A
Preferred or the Common Stock in order to implement the restrictions on
transfer
established in this Section.
4. Notice of Proposed Transfers. The holder of each certificate
representing Restricted Securities by acceptance thereof agrees to
comply in all
respects with the provisions of this Section. Prior to any proposed
transfer of
any Restricted Securities, unless there is in effect a registration
statement
under the Securities Act covering the proposed transfer, the holder
thereof
shall give written notice to the Company of such Holder's intention to
effect
such transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner and
circumstances of
the proposed transfer in sufficient detail, and shall be accompanied by
either
(i) a written opinion of legal counsel, who shall be reasonably
satisfactory to
the Company, addressed to the Company and reasonably satisfactory in
form and
substance to the Company's counsel, to the effect that the proposed
transfer of
the Restricted Securities may be effected without registration under the
Securities Act or (ii) a "No Action" letter from the Commission to the
effect
that the transfer of such securities without registration will not
result in a
recommendation by the staff of the Commission that action be taken with
respect
thereto, whereupon the holder of such Restricted Securities shall be
entitled to
transfer such Restricted Securities in accordance with the terms of the
notice
delivered by the holder to the Company. Each certificate evidencing the
Restricted Securities transferred as above provided shall bear the
appropriate
restrictive legends described above, except that such certificate shall
not bear
any such restrictive legend if in the opinion of counsel for the Company
such
legend is not required.
5. Requested Registration. (a) Request for Registration. If at any
time
after the expiration of six months following the Company's initial
registered
public offering, the Company shall receive from any Holder or group of
Holders
of Registrable Securities, representing not less than 66-2/3% of the
Registrable
Securities then outstanding (assuming conversion of all shares of the
Series A
Preferred), a written request that the Company effect any registration,
qualification or compliance with respect
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to Registrable Securities representing at least 33-1/3% of the
Registrable
Securities then outstanding, the Company will:
(x) promptly give written notice of the proposed
registration,
qualification, or compliance to all other Holders; and
(y) as soon as practicable, use its best efforts to
effect within
120 days of the receipt of such request such registration, qualification
or
compliance (including, without limitation, the execution of an
undertaking to
file post-effective amendments, appropriate qualification under
applicable blue
sky or other state securities laws and appropriate compliance with
applicable
regulations issued under the Securities Act and any other governmental
requirements or regulations) as may be so requested and as would permit
or
facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such
Registrable
Securities as are specified in such request, together with all or such
portion
of the Registrable Securities of any Holder or Holders joining in such
request
as are specified in a written request received by the Company within 15
days
after receipt of such written notice from the Company;
provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to take any
action to
effect any such registration, qualification or compliance pursuant to
this
Section:
(A) in any particular jurisdiction in which the
Company
would be required to execute a general consent to service of process in
effecting such registration, qualification or compliance unless the
Company is
already subject to service in such jurisdiction and except as may be
required by
the Securities Act;
(B) prior to 90 days immediately following the
effective
date of any registration statement pertaining to securities of the
Company
(other than a registration of securities in a Rule 145 transaction or
with
respect to an employee benefit plan); or
(C) after the Company has effected two such
registrations
pursuant to this Section and such registration has been declared or
ordered
effective.
Subject to the foregoing clauses, the Company shall file a
registration
statement covering the Registrable Securities so requested to be
registered as
soon as practicable after receipt of the request or requests of any
Holder or
Holders. If, however, the Company shall furnish to the Holder or Holders
requesting a registration statement pursuant to this Section a
certificate
signed by the President of the Company stating that, in the good faith
judgment
of the Board of Directors of the Company, it would be seriously
detrimental to
the Company and its stockholders 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 Holder or Holders
requesting
such registration; provided, however, that the Company may not utilize
this
right more than once in any 12-month period.
(b) Underwriting. If the 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
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their request and the Company shall include such information in its
written
notice to the other Holders. The right of any Holder to registration
pursuant to
this Section shall be conditioned upon such Holder's participation in
such
underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder's Registrable Securities
in the
underwriting to the extent provided herein.
The Company shall (together with all Holders proposing to
distribute their
securities through such underwriting) enter into an underwriting
agreement in
customary form with the managing underwriter selected for such
underwriting by
the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities proposed by such
Holders
to be distributed through such underwriting. Notwithstanding any other
provision
of this Section, if the managing underwriter advises the Holders in
writing that
marketing factors require a limitation of the number of shares to be
underwritten, then, subject to the provisions of Section 5(a), the
Company shall
so advise all Holders and the number of shares of Registrable Securities
that
may be included in the registration and underwriting shall be allocated
among
all Holders requesting inclusion in the registration in proportion, as
nearly as
practicable, to the respective amounts of Registrable Securities
originally
requested by such Holders to be included in the registration statement.
No
Registrable Securities excluded from the underwriting by reason of the
managing
underwriter's marketing limitation shall be included in such
registration.
If the managing underwriter has not limited the number of
Registrable
Securities to be underwritten, the Company may include securities for
its own
account or for the account of others in such registration if the
underwriter so
agrees and if the number of Registrable Securities which would otherwise
have
been included in such registration and underwriting will not thereby be
limited,
and provided that the Company or the other selling stockholders shall
bear an
equitable share of the Registration Expenses in connection with such
registration and underwriting.
If any Holder of Registrable Securities disapproves of the terms
of the
underwriting, such person may elect to withdraw therefrom by written
notice to
the Company, the managing underwriter and the other Holders. The
Registrable
Securities and/or other securities so withdrawn shall also be withdrawn
from
registration; provided, however, that if, by the withdrawal of such
Registrable
Securities, a greater number of Registrable Securities held by other
Holders may
be included in such registration (up to the maximum of any limitation
imposed by
the underwriters), then the Company shall offer to all Holders who have
included
Registrable Securities in the registration the right to include
additional
Registrable Securities in the same proportion used in determining the
underwriter limitation in this Section. If the registration does not
become
effective due to the withdrawal of Registrable Securities, then either
(1) the
Holders requesting registration shall reimburse the Company for expenses
incurred in complying with the request or (2) the aborted registration
shall be
treated as effected for purposes of Section 5(a)(C).
6. Company Registration.
(a) Notice of Registration. If the Company shall determine to
register
any of its securities, either for its own account or the account of a
security
holder or holders exercising their respective demand registration
rights, other
than: (i) a registration relating solely to employee benefit
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plans or (ii) a registration relating solely to a transaction pursuant
to Rule
145 promulgated under the Securities Act, the Company will:
(x) promptly give to each Holder written notice thereof;
and
(y) include in such registration (and any related
qualification
under blue sky laws or other compliance), and in any underwriting
involved
therein, all the Registrable Securities specified in a written request
or
requests, made within 30 days after receipt of such written notice from
the
Company, by any Holder or Holders.
(b) Cut-back and Allocation. Notwithstanding any other
provision of
this Section, if the managing underwriter determines that marketing
factors
require a limitation of the number of shares to be underwritten, the
managing
underwriter may limit the number of Registrable Securities to be
included in the
registration and underwriting, provided that except in the case of the
Company's
initial public offering, the managing underwriter shall include in such
offering
at least 25% of the Registrable Securities requested to be included in
such
offering. In such event, the Company shall so advise all Holders of
Registrable
Securities which would otherwise be registered and underwritten pursuant
hereto,
and the number of shares of Registrable Securities that may be included
in the
registration and underwriting shall be allocated among the Holders in
proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective amounts of
Registrable
Securities held by such Holders. If any Holder disapproves of the terms
of any
such underwriting, such Holder may elect to withdraw therefrom by
written notice
to the Company and the managing underwriter. Any Registrable Securities
excluded
or withdrawn from such underwriting shall be withdrawn from such
registration.
(c) Right to Terminate Registration. The Company shall have the
right
to terminate or withdraw any registration initiated by it under this
Section
prior to the effectiveness of such registration whether or not any
Holder has
elected to include securities in such registration.
7. Registration on Form S-3. The Company shall use its best
efforts to
qualify for registration on Form S-3, and to that end, the Company shall
comply
with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. After the Company
has
qualified for the use of Form S-3, each Holder shall have the right to
request
an unlimited number of registrations on Form S-3 (such requests shall be
in
writing and shall state the number of shares of Registrable Securities
to be
disposed of and the intended method of disposition of such shares by
each such
Holder), subject to the following limitations:
(i) the Company shall not be obligated to cause a
registration on
Form S-3 to become effective prior to 90 days following the effective
date of a
Company-initiated registration (other than a registration effected
solely to
qualify an employee benefit plan or to effect a business combination
pursuant to
Rule 145);
(ii) the Company shall not be obligated to cause a
registration
on Form S-3 to become effective prior to expiration of 90 days following
the
effective date of the most recent registration pursuant to a request
under
Section 5 of this Agreement or pursuant to a request by a
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holder of registration rights under any other agreement of the Company
granting
Form S-3 demand registration rights;
(iii) the Company shall not be required to
effect a registration on Form S-3 unless the Holder or Holders
requesting
registration propose to dispose of shares of Registrable Securities
having an
aggregate disposition price (before deduction of underwriting discounts
and
expenses of sale) of at least $1,000,000; and
(iv) the Company shall not be required to maintain and
keep any
such registration on Form S-3 effective for a period greater than the
period
equal to the shorter of (x) 90 days or (y) that time reasonably
necessary to
permit the disposition of the Registrable Securities subject to such
registration. The Company shall give notice to all Holders of the
receipt of a
request for registration pursuant to this Section and shall provide a
reasonable
opportunity for all such other Holders, to participate in the
registration.
Subject to the foregoing, the Company will use its best efforts to
effect
promptly the registration of all shares of Registrable Securities on
Form S-3 to
the extent requested by the Holder or Holders thereof for purposes of
disposition.
8. Expenses of Registration. All Registration Expenses incurred in
connection with any registration, qualification or compliance pursuant
to
Section 5, Section 6, or Section 7 shall be borne by the Company. All
Selling
Expenses relating to securities registered by the Holders pursuant to
either
Section 5, Section 6, or Section 7 shall be borne by the Holders of such
securities pro rata on the basis of the number of shares so registered.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to pay
for
Registration Expenses pursuant to Section 5 if the registration request
is
subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of
the
Registrable Securities to be registered (which Holders shall bear such
expenses), unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities agree
to forfeit their right to demand registration pursuant to Section 5;
provided,
however, that if at the time of such withdrawal, the Holders have
learned of a
material adverse change in the condition, business or prospects of the
Company
from that known to the Holders at the time of their request, then the
Holders
shall not be required to pay any of such Registration Expenses and shall
retain
their rights pursuant to Section 5.
9. Registration Procedures. In the case of each registration,
qualification or compliance effected by the Company pursuant to this
Agreement,
the Company will keep each Holder advised in writing as to the
initiation of
each registration, qualification and compliance and as to the completion
thereof. At its expense the Company will furnish such number of
prospectuses and
other documents incident thereto as a Holder from time to time may
reasonably
request.
10. Termination of Registration Rights. The registration rights
granted
pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate (i) as to any Holder of less
than
500,000 shares of Registrable Securities, at such time after the
Company's
initial public offering as the Registrable Securities held by such
Holder may be
sold within any three month period pursuant to Rule 144 and (ii) as to
any
Holder of 500,000 or more shares of Registrable Securities (as adjusted
for
stock splits, stock dividends or distributions, recapitalizations, and
similar
events), on the earlier to occur of (A) the date such Registrable
Securities
held by such Holder may be sold pursuant to Rule 144(k) and (B) the
third
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anniversary of the date on which the Company first becomes subject to
the
reporting requirements under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
11. Lock-up Agreement. In consideration for the Company agreeing
to its
obligations under this Agreement, each Holder of Registrable Securities
and each
transferee pursuant to Section 15 hereof agrees, in connection with the
first
registration of the Company's securities, upon request of the Company or
the
underwriters managing any underwritten offering of the Company's
securities, 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 (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 the Company or the
underwriters may specify, provided that each officer and director of the
Company
is similarly bound. Each Holder agrees that the Company may instruct its
transfer agent to place stop-transfer notations in its records to
enforce the
provisions of this Section. This Section 11 shall supersede any
conflicting
provision of Section 5 or Section 7 above. Notwithstanding any other
provision
of this Agreement, the Company may assign each Holder's obligations
under this
Section 11 to any underwriter of the Company's initial public offering
of
securities.
12. Indemnification.
(a) The Company will indemnify each Holder, each of its
officers,
directors and partners and such Holder's legal counsel and independent
accountants, and each person controlling such Holder within the meaning
of
Section 15 of the Securities Act, with respect to which registration,
qualification or compliance has been effected pursuant to this
Agreement, and
each underwriter, if any, and each person who controls any underwriter
within
the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, against all expenses,
claims,
losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof),
including any
of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or
threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged
untrue
statement) of a material fact contained in any registration statement,
prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any amendment or
supplement
thereto, incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance,
or
based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material
fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in
light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, or
any
violation by the Company of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or
securities
act of any state or any rule or regulation thereunder, and relating to
action or
inaction required of the Company in connection with any such
registration,
qualification or compliance, and will reimburse each such Holder, each
of its
officers, directors and partners and such Holder's legal counsel and
independent
accountants, and each person controlling such Holder, each such
underwriter and
each person who controls any such underwriter, for any legal and any
other
expenses reasonably incurred in connection with investigating, preparing
or
defending any such claim, loss, damage, liability or action, provided
that the
Company will not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such
claim,
loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of or is based on any
untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission, made in
reliance
upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company
by an
instrument duly executed by such Holder or underwriter and stated to be
specifically for use therein; and provided,
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further, that the Company will not be liable to any such person or
entity with
respect to any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue
statement or
omission made in any preliminary prospectus that is corrected in the
final
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) promulgated
under
the Securities Act (or any amendment or supplement to such prospectus)
if the
person asserting any such loss, claim, damage or liability purchased
securities
but was not sent or given a copy of the prospectus (as amended or
supplemented)
at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of such securities
to such
person in any case where such delivery of the prospectus (as amended or
supplemented) is required by the Securities Act, unless such failure to
deliver
the prospectus (as amended or supplemented) was a result of the
Company's
failure to provide such prospectus (as amended or supplemented).
(b) Each Holder will, severally and not jointly, if
Registrable
Securities held by such Holder are included in the securities as to
which such
registration, qualification or compliance is being effected, indemnify
the
Company, each of its directors and officers and its legal counsel and
independent accountants, each underwriter, if any, of the Company's
securities
covered by such a registration statement, each person who controls the
Company
or such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities
Act, and
each other such Holder, each of its officers, directors and partners and
each
person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act, against all claims, losses, damages and liabilities (or
actions
in respect thereof) arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or
alleged
untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any such registration
statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document, or any
omission (or
alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein
or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and will
reimburse
the Company, such Holders, such directors, officers, legal counsel,
independent
accountants, underwriters or control persons for any legal or any other
expenses
reasonably incurred in connection with investigating or defending any
such
claim, loss, damage, liability or action, in each case to the extent,
but only
to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement)
or
omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement,
prospectus, offering circular or other document in reliance upon and in
conformity with written information furnished to the Company by an
instrument
duly executed by such Holder and stated to be specifically for use
therein;
provided, however, that the obligations of such Holders hereunder shall
be
limited to an amount equal to the proceeds, net of underwriting
discounts and
commissions but not expenses, to each such Holder of Registrable
Securities sold
as contemplated herein.
(c) Each party entitled to indemnification under this Section
(the
"Indemnified Party") shall give notice to the party required to provide
indemnification (the "Indemnifying Party") promptly after such
Indemnified Party
has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought,
and shall
permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such claim or
any
litigation resulting therefrom, provided that counsel for the
Indemnifying
Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall
be
approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be
unreasonably
withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at
such
party's expense, and provided further that the failure of any
Indemnified Party
to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying
Party of
its obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent, but only to
the
extent, that the Indemnifying Party's ability to defend against
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such claim or litigation is impaired as a result of such failure to give
notice.
No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such claim or litigation,
shall,
except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of
any
judgment or enter into any settlement which does not include as an
unconditional
term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified
Party
of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation.
(d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 12 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. 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. In no
event shall
any contribution by a Holder under this Section 12(d) exceed the
proceeds, net
of underwriting discounts and commissions but not expenses, from the
offering
received by such Holder.
13. Information by Holder. The Holder or Holders of Registrable
Securities
included in any registration shall furnish to the Company such
information
regarding such Holder or Holders and the distribution proposed by such
Holder or
Holders as the Company may request in writing and as shall be required
in
connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred
to in
this Agreement.
14. Rule 144 Reporting. With a view to making available the
benefits of
certain rules and regulations of the Commission which may at any time
permit the
sale of the Restricted Securities to the public without registration,
after such
time as a public market exists for the Common Stock of the Company, the
Company
agrees to use its best efforts to:
(a) make and keep public information available, as those terms
are
understood and defined in Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act,
at all
times after the effective date of the first registration under the
Securities
Act filed by the Company for an offering of its securities to the
general
public;
(b) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports
and other
documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act
(at any time after it has become subject to such reporting
requirements); and
(c) furnish to Holders upon request a written statement as to
its
compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time
after 90
days after the effective date of the first registration statement filed
by the
Company for an offering of its securities to the general public),
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and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has
become
subject to such reporting requirements), a copy of the most recent
annual or
quarterly report of the Company, and such other reports and documents of
the
Company as a Holder may reasonably request in availing itself of any
rule or
regulation of the Commission allowing such Holder to sell any such
securities
without registration.
15. Transfer of Rights. Provided that the Company is given prior
written
notice of such assignment, the rights granted hereunder to cause the
Company to
register securities may be assigned to (i) a transferee or assignee who
acquires
at least 500,000 shares of Registrable Securities (appropriately
adjusted for
stock splits, recapitalizations and like after the date hereof) and (ii)
any
affiliate or constituent partner, including limited partner, of a
Purchaser.
16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of California as applied to
agreements
among California residents entered and to be performed entirely within
California. The parties hereto agree to submit to the jurisdiction of
the
federal and state courts of the State of California with respect to the
breach
or interpretation of this Agreement or the enforcement of any and all
rights,
duties, liabilities, obligations, powers and other relations between the
parties
arising under this Agreement.
17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the full and
entire
understanding among the parties regarding the subject matter herein.
Except as
otherwise expressly provided herein, the provisions hereof shall inure
to the
benefit of, and be binding upon, the successors, assigns, heirs,
executors and
administrators of the parties hereto.
18. Notices, etc. All notices and other communications required or
permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively
given
upon delivery to the party to be notified in person or by courier
service or
five (5) days after deposit with the United States mail, by registered
or
certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed (a) if to a holder of any
Registrable
Securities, to such address as such holder shall have furnished the
Company in
writing, or, until any such holder so furnishes an address to the
Company, then
to and at the address of the last holder of such securities who has so
furnished
an address to the Company, or (b) if to the Company, to its address set
forth on
the first page of this Agreement and addressed to the attention of the
Chief
Financial Officer, or at such other address as the Company shall have
furnished
to the Holders in writing.
19. Amendment. Any provision of this Agreement may be amended,
waived or
modified upon the written consent of (i) the Company and (ii) holders of
66-2/3%
of the outstanding shares of Registrable Securities. Any Holder may
waive any of
his or her rights or the Company's obligations hereunder without
obtaining the
consent of any other person.
20. Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights.
(a) From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company
shall not
enter into any agreement granting any holder or prospective holder of
any
securities of the Company registration rights with respect to such
securities
without the prior written consent of 66-2/3% of the Registrable
Securities then
outstanding unless (1) such new registration rights, including standoff
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obligations, are on a pari passu basis with those rights of the Holders
hereunder or (2) such new registration rights, including standoff
obligations,
are subordinate to the registration rights granted the Holders
hereunder.
(b) Where the Company determines to grant any holder or
prospective
holder of any securities of the Company registration rights that are on
a pari
passu basis with those rights of the Holders hereunder and determines
that the
grant of such rights shall be made pursuant to this Agreement, then such
grant
shall be evidenced by the execution of an additional signature page to
this
Agreement by the Company and such holder, without any requirement on the
part of
the Company to seek the consent or approval of the Holders.
21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which
together shall
constitute one instrument.
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[REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this
Registration
Rights Agreement as of the date set forth above.
"COMPANY" TURNSTONE SYSTEMS, INC.,
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ Richard N. Tinsley
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Name: Richard N. Tinsley
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Title: CEO
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"PURCHASERS" INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE PARTNERS VII,
L.P.,
BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER
INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE MANAGEMENT VII,
L.P.
/s/ Geoffrey Yang
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Geoffrey Y. Yang, General Partner
INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE MANAGEMENT VII,
L.P.
/s/ Geoffrey Yang
----------------------------------------
Geoffrey Y. Yang, General Partner
IVP FOUNDERS FUND I, L.P.,
BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER
INSTITUTIONAL VENTURE MANAGEMENT VI,
L.P.
/s/ Geoffrey Yang
----------------------------------------
Geoffrey Y. Yang, General Partner
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[REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]
"PURCHASERS" (cont'd) MATRIX PARTNERS V, L.P.
By: Matrix V Management Company, L.L.C.
Its General Partner
/s/ A. Verhalen
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By: Andrew W. Verhalen, Member
BENCHMARK CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.
By: BENCHMARK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO. II,
L.L.C.
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Andrew S. Rachleff
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Member
BENCHMARK FOUNDERS' FUND II, L.P.
By: BENCHMARK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO. II,
L.L.C.
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Andrew S. Rachleff
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Member
BENCHMARK FOUNDERS' FUND II-A, L.P.
By: BENCHMARK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO. II,
L.L.C.
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Andrew S. Rachleff
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Member
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[REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT]
"PURCHASERS" (cont'd) BENCHMARK MEMBERS' FUND II, L.P.
By: BENCHMARK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO. II,
L.L.C.
Its General Partner
By: /s/ Andrew S. Rachleff
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Member
WS INVESTMENT COMPANY 97B
By: /s/ Thomas C. DeFilipps
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Thomas C. DeFilipps, Esq., Member
/s/ Thomas C. DeFilipps
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Thomas C. DeFilipps, Esq. (individually)
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[REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT SECOND CLOSING FEBRUARY 27, 1998]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this
Registration
Rights Agreement as of the date set forth above.
"COMPANY" TURNSTONE SYSTEMS, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Richard N. Tinsley
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Name: Richard N. Tinsley
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Title: CEO
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"PURCHASERS" STANFORD UNIVERSITY
By: /s/ Carol Gilmer
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Name: Carol Gilmer
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Title: Assistant Secretary, Board of Trustees
of the
Leland Stanford Junior University
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/s/ Tim Latchem
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Timothy Latchem
/s/ Patricia A. Crowe
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Patricia Crowe
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