Exhibit 10.3

 

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STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT

 

THIS STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT is entered into as of December 15, 2016 (this
“Agreement”), by and among GSV Growth Credit Fund Inc., a Maryland corporation
(the “Company”) and OCM Growth Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“OCM”).

 

WHEREAS, OCM has made a $125.0 million capital commitment (the “OCM Commitment”)
to the Company pursuant to that certain Subscription Agreement, dated as of
December 15, 2016 (the “Subscription Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the OCM Commitment, the Company and OCM desire to
enter into this Agreement setting forth certain rights and obligations with
respect to the nomination of directors to the Board of Directors of the Company
(the “Board”).

 

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of
which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

Section 1.Board Nomination.

 

(a) For so long as OCM is committed to fund the Company or otherwise hold shares
of common stock of the Company in an amount equal to, in the aggregate, at least
one-third (33.33%) of the OCM Commitment (the “OCM Interests”) (such time
period, the “OCM Nomination Period”), OCM shall have the right to designate in
writing (the “OCM Nominee Notice”) a person (the “OCM Nominee”) to stand for
election as a member of the Board. Subject to Section 1(c) and Section 1(h)
hereof, upon receipt of the initial OCM Nominee Notice, the Board shall nominate
the OCM Nominee to serve as a member of the Board for a three year term ending
no earlier than the 2019 annual meeting of the stockholders (the “Stockholders”)
of the Company. Thereafter, subject to Section 1(c) and Section 1(h) and upon
the election of the initial OCM Nominee to the Board, during the OCM Nomination
Period, the Board shall nominate the OCM Nominee to serve as a member of the
Board as part of the Company’s slate of directors at each annual or special
meeting of the Stockholders (or, if permitted, by any action by written consent
of the Stockholders) at or by which directors of the Company are to be elected
in which the term of any OCM Nominee will expire during the OCM Nomination
Period, and recommend that the Stockholders vote to elect the OCM Nominee at
each such meeting or by such written consent.

 

(b) Subject to Section 1(f), vacancies arising through the death, resignation or
removal of the OCM Nominee who was elected or appointed to the Board pursuant to
this Section 1, may be filled by the Board only with an OCM Nominee, and the
director so chosen shall hold office until the next election or until his or her
successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death,
resignation or removal. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1, in the
event that OCM does not designate an OCM Nominee to fill any vacancy arising
through the death, resignation or removal of the OCM Nominee who was elected or
appointed to the Board pursuant to this Section 1, the Board may reduce the size
of the Board pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Amendment
and Restatement (the “Articles”) and Bylaws to eliminate any such vacancy and
OCM will continue to have board observation rights.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 1, OCM shall not be entitled
to designate a person as a nominee to the Board if the Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee of the Company reasonably determines in writing (which
determination shall set forth the reasonable grounds for such determination)
that such person would not be qualified under any applicable law, rule or
regulation to serve as a director of the Company; provided, that in such event,
OCM shall be entitled to designate another person as the OCM Nominee and the
provisions of Section 1 shall apply to such alternate person. Only the
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Company shall have the
right to object to any OCM Nominee.

 

(d) During the OCM Nomination Period, the Company shall notify OCM in writing of
the date on which proxy materials are expected to be mailed by the Company in
connection with an election of directors at an annual or special meeting of the
Stockholders that includes the election of the OCM Nominee at least 30 days
prior to such expected mailing date. Following receipt of such Company notice,
OCM shall deliver an OCM Nominee Notice setting forth (i) the name and address
of the OCM Nominee and (ii) the information required for director nominees under
Items 401, 403 and 404 of Regulation S-K under the federal securities laws. The
Company shall provide OCM with a reasonable opportunity to review and provide
comments on any portion of the proxy materials relating to the OCM Nominee and
the rights and obligations provided under this Agreement and to discuss any such
comments with the Company. The Company shall include OCM’s reasonable comments
in the proxy materials relating to such matters. The Company shall notify OCM of
any opposition to an OCM Nominee sufficiently in advance of the date on which
such proxy materials are to be mailed by the Company in connection with such
election of directors so as to enable OCM to propose a replacement OCM Nominee,
if necessary, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

(e) In the event that the Stockholders fail to elect or consent to an OCM
Nominee, (i) OCM shall be entitled to designate another person as the OCM
Nominee and the provisions of Section 1 shall apply to such alternate person and
(ii) the Company shall promptly appoint the OCM Nominee to the vacancy on the
Board created by the Stockholders failure to elect or consent to an OCM Nominee.
For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the Company be required to
nominate or appoint an OCM Nominee to the Board if the Stockholders have failed
to elect or consent to such OCM Nominee.

 

(f) In the event that OCM ceases to have the right to designate a person to
serve as a director pursuant to this Section 1, OCM shall use its reasonable
efforts to cause the applicable OCM Nominee to resign immediately to the extent
consistent with such OCM Nominee’s fiduciary duties.

 

(g) The Company agrees that at all times during the OCM Nomination Period (i)
subject to applicable legal requirements, the Company’s Articles and Bylaws
shall accommodate, be subject to, and shall not in any way conflict with, OCM’s
rights and obligations set forth herein and (ii) the Company shall not enter
into any other agreements or understandings that in any way conflict with OCM’s
rights and obligations set forth herein; provided, however, if OCM has not
designated a person to serve on the Board pursuant to this Section 1, the Board
may reduce the size of the Board to eliminate any vacancies on the Board as
provided in Section 1(b) and OCM will continue to have board observation rights.

 

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(h) During the OCM Nomination Period, in the event that (i) the Board has
reduced the size of the Board to eliminate a vacancy arising through the death,
resignation or removal of the OCM Nominee and/or the failure of OCM to designate
an OCM Nominee in accordance with Section 1(b), and (ii) OCM subsequently
provides an OCM Nominee Notice in accordance with Section 1(a), not later than
the 60th day from the Company’s receipt of an OCM Nominee Notice in accordance
with Section 1(a), the Board shall increase the size of the Board to create a
vacancy for an OCM Nominee to be nominated to fill and, subject to Section 1(c),
the Company shall appoint the OCM Nominee to the Board to fill such vacancy.

 

Section 2.Certain Representations of the Company.

 

In connection the execution of this Agreement, the Company hereby represents and
warrants to OCM, and its officers, managers, employees and agents that the
Company:

 

(a)      has duly elected to be subject to the provisions of Sections 55 through
65 of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), such
election is effective and the provisions of the corporate charter and bylaws of
the Company comply in all material respects of the 1940 Act; and

 

(b)      the operations of the Company are in compliance in all material
respects with the provisions of the 1940 Act applicable to business development
companies and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.

 

Section 3.Certain Covenants of the Company.

 

In connection with the execution of this Agreement, the Company hereby covenants
that:

 

(a)      the Company, during the OCM Nomination Period, will use its best
efforts to maintain its status as a business development company; provided,
however, the Company may change the nature of its business as to cease to be, or
to withdraw its election as, a business development company, with the approval
of the Board and a vote of the Stockholders as required by Section 58 of the
1940 Act or any successor provision; and

 

(b)      subject to the provisions of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), the Company will use its best efforts to
qualify for and elect, on the earliest date permissible under the Code, to be
treated as a regulated investment company, with deemed effectiveness from the
date of the Company’s initial election to be treated as a business development
company under the 1940 Act, and to maintain such qualification and election in
effect for each full fiscal year during which it is a business development
company under the 1940 Act.

 

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Section 4.Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Effective Date. This Agreement shall become effective upon the date first
written above.

 

(b) Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland without regard to principles
of conflict of laws.

 

(c) Enforcement. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that
irreparable injury to the other party hereto would occur in the event any of the
provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific
terms or were otherwise breached, and that such injury would not be adequately
compensable in damages. It is accordingly agreed that OCM, on the one hand, and
the Company, on the other hand, shall each be entitled to specific enforcement
of, and injunctive relief to prevent any violation of, the terms hereof and the
other party hereto will not take any action, directly or indirectly, in
opposition to the party seeking relief on the grounds that any other remedy is
available at law or in equity, and each party further agrees to waive any
requirement for the security or posting of any bond in connection with such
remedy. Such remedies, shall be cumulative and not exclusive, and shall be in
addition to any other remedy which any party hereto may have.

 

(d) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned, whether outright
or by operation of law, by any party hereto without the prior written consent of
the non-assigning party. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be
binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, executors, personal
representatives, successors, and assigns.

 

(e) Entire Agreement; Termination. This Agreement contains the entire
understanding among the parties hereto and supersedes all prior written or oral
agreements among them respecting the within subject matter, unless otherwise
provided herein. There are no representations, agreements, arrangements or
understandings, oral or written, among the parties hereto relating to the
subject matter of this Agreement that are not fully expressed herein. This
Agreement may be terminated at any time by written consent of all of the parties
hereto.

 

(f) Dispute Resolution. Except to the extent contemplated by Section 4(c), any
dispute, controversy or claim arising out of, or in connection with, this
Agreement shall be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the rules
of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The arbitration shall be
conducted on an expedited basis at a location to be determined by the parties by
an independent arbitrator selected by the American Arbitration Association. The
arbitration shall be subject to, and the arbitrator shall have the powers and
rights afforded by, the rules of the American Arbitration Association. The
decision of such arbitrator, including any award of attorneys' fees and costs,
may be entered in any court with jurisdiction.

 

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(g) Notices. All notices and demands under this Agreement and other
communications required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, shall be in
writing or by facsimile, with a copy via email (which shall not constitute
notice hereunder), and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered
personally or by overnight courier or if mailed by certified mail, return
receipt requested, postage prepaid, or sent by facsimile, to the following
addresses (or to such other address as the party entitled to notice shall
hereafter designate in accordance with the terms hereof):

 

If to the Company:

GSV Growth Credit Fund Inc.

The Pioneer Building

2925 Woodside Road

Woodside, CA 94062

Attn: David Spreng

 

If to OCM:

333 S. Grand Ave., 28th Floor

Los Angeles, CA 90071

Attn: Emily Stephens/Brian Laibow

 

All such notices shall be effective: (a) if delivered personally, when received
(with written confirmation of receipt), (b) if sent by overnight courier, when
receipted for, (c) if mailed, five (5) days after being mailed as described
above and (d) upon transmission by facsimile if a customary confirmation of
delivery is received during normal business hours and, if not, the next business
day after confirmation of delivery is received.

 

(h) Waiver. No consent or waiver, express or implied, by any party to, or of any
breach or default by another party in the performance of, this Agreement shall
be construed as a consent to or waiver of any subsequent breach or default in
the performance by such other party of the same or any other obligations
hereunder.

 

(i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, which
shall be treated as originals for all purposes, and all counterparts so executed
shall constitute one agreement, binding on all the parties hereto,
notwithstanding that not all the parties are signatories to the original or the
same counterpart. Any such counterpart shall be admissible into evidence as an
original hereof against the person who executed it.

 

(j) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning of terms contained
herein.

 

(k) Invalidity of Provision. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision
of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the
validity or enforceability of this Agreement, including that provision, in any
other jurisdiction.

 

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(l) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may be modified or
amended at any time and from time to time, and particular provisions of this
Agreement may be waived or modified, with and only with an agreement or consent
in writing signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

(m) Further Assistance. The parties hereto shall execute and deliver all
documents, provide all information and take or refrain from all such action as
may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

(n) No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to, and does
not, confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or
remedies.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF this Agreement has been signed by each of the parties hereto,
and shall be effective as of the date first above written.

 

  GSV GROWTH CREDIT FUND INC.         By:     Name: David Spreng   Title: Chief
Executive Officer

 

Agreed and accepted as of the date first set forth above:

 

OCM GROWTH HOLDINGS, LLC       By: Oaktree Fund GP, LLC   Its: Manager        
By: Oaktree Fund GP I, L.P.   Its: Manager         By:     Name:   Title:      
  By:     Name:   Title:  

 

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