Admission Document - BrainJuicer
Admission Document - BrainJuicer
Admission Document - BrainJuicer
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Teather & Greenwood has the right to terminate the Placing Agreement at any time on or before<br />
<strong>Admission</strong> including where, amongst other things (i) it becomes inappropriate, impracticable<br />
or inadvisable to proceed with the Placing; (ii) there is a material adverse change in the<br />
financial or trading position of the Company; (iii) the Company or any Director is in breach of<br />
its obligations under the Placing Agreement; or (iv) there is a breach of the warranties.<br />
(b)<br />
Nominated Adviser and Broker Agreement<br />
The Company and Teather & Greenwood have entered into a nominated adviser and broker<br />
agreement dated 30 November 2006 under which Teather & Greenwood has accepted its<br />
appointment as the Company’s nominated adviser and broker for the purpose of the AIM Rules<br />
for a minimum period of one year. The Company will pay Teather & Greenwood an aggregate<br />
yearly fee of £40,000 in addition to the out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Teather &<br />
Greenwood in carrying out its obligations under the agreement. The agreement contains certain<br />
undertakings, acknowledgements and indemnities given by the Company to Teather &<br />
Greenwood. The appointment of Teather & Greenwood may be terminated by the Company<br />
(on the one hand) and Teather & Greenwood (on the other) on 90 days’ notice or in the event<br />
of material breach of the agreement.<br />
(c)<br />
Lock-in Arrangements<br />
Lock-in arrangements have been entered into on 30 November 2006 by each of John Kearon,<br />
James Geddes, Simon Godfrey and Mark Muth (the “Lock-in Shareholders”), in each case in<br />
respect of the Ordinary Shares held by all such persons, including any shares which may be<br />
acquired in the future through the exercise of any existing options.<br />
The Lock-in Shareholders have agreed (subject to certain limited exceptions) not to, (i) for the<br />
period up to and including the date falling twelve months after <strong>Admission</strong> (the “Lock-in<br />
Period”), dispose of or create any other security interest or equity over, conditionally or<br />
unconditionally, any Ordinary Shares held by them at any time during the Lock-in Period and<br />
(ii) during the further period of six months from the end of the Lock-in Period, dispose (in any<br />
of the ways described in (i)) of any Ordinary Shares other than through Teather & Greenwood<br />
and only with its consent only to be withheld on orderly market grounds save that the<br />
restrictions under (i) or (ii) above shall cease to apply to James Geddes on his cessation as a<br />
director and employee of the Company except where he is a “Bad Leaver” as defined therein.<br />
(d)<br />
A share exchange agreement dated 14 November 2006 (the “Share Exchange Agreement”)<br />
pursuant to which the Company purchased the entire issued share capital of <strong>BrainJuicer</strong> UK in<br />
exchange for the issue of 6,294,067 Ordinary Shares and 4,817,041 Series A Convertible<br />
Preference Shares of one pence each in the capital of the Company. Completion took place on<br />
14 November 2006.<br />
Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company agreed that it would observe,<br />
perform and be bound by the subscription and shareholders’ agreement dated 22 January 2003<br />
entered into between (1) John Kearon and Michael Carey (2) Unilever UK Holdings (3)<br />
<strong>BrainJuicer</strong> UK and (4) James Geddes (the “Subscription and Shareholders’ Agreement”)<br />
as if it were an original party to such agreement in place of <strong>BrainJuicer</strong> UK and the parties<br />
agreed that <strong>BrainJuicer</strong> UK would be released from such agreement.<br />
Unilever UK Holdings was granted certain investor protections in respect of its investment in<br />
<strong>BrainJuicer</strong> UK under the terms of the Subscription and Shareholders’ Agreement.<br />
Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the parties agreed that simultaneously with<br />
<strong>Admission</strong>, the Subscription and Shareholders’ Agreement will cease to have effect as between<br />
the parties to it and all rights and obligations of the parties to it will cease.<br />
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