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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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