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Exhibit 4.1

 

THIS WARRANT, AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT, HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH MAY BE COMPANY COUNSEL) REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. 

 

WARRANT AGREEMENT

 

To Purchase Shares of Common Stock of

 

ReachLocal, Inc.

 

Dated as of April 30, 2015 (the “Effective Date”)

 

WHEREAS, ReachLocal, Inc., a Delaware corporation, has entered into a Loan and Security Agreement of even date herewith (the “Loan Agreement”) with Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc., a Maryland corporation, in its capacity as administrative agent, Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. (the “Warrantholder”) and the other lender parties thereto;

 

WHEREAS, the Company (as defined below) desires to grant to Warrantholder, in consideration for, among other things, the financial accommodations provided for in the Loan Agreement, the right to purchase shares of Common Stock (as defined below) pursuant to this Warrant Agreement (the “Agreement”);

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the Warrantholder executing and delivering the Loan Agreement and providing the financial accommodations contemplated therein, and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the Company and Warrantholder agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.     GRANT OF THE RIGHT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK.

 

For value received, the Company hereby grants to the Warrantholder, and the Warrantholder is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, to subscribe for and purchase, from the Company, an aggregate number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Common Stock equal to the quotient derived by dividing (a) the Warrant Coverage (as defined below) by (b) the Exercise Price (defined below). The Exercise Price of such shares are subject to adjustment as provided in Section 8. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 

“1934 Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; 

 

“Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended;

 

“Company” means ReachLocal, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any successor or surviving entity that assumes the obligations of the Company under this Agreement pursuant to Section 8(a);

 

“Charter” means the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or other constitutional document, as may be amended from time to time;

 

“Common Stock” means the Company’s common stock, $0.00001 par value per share;

 

“Excluded Registration” means a registration of the Company’s capital stock on form S-4, S-8 or their successors relating to any acquisition of any entity or business or the sale of securities to employees of the Company or a subsidiary pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase, or similar plan.

 

“Exercise Price” means $2.82, subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 8;

 

“Marketable Securities” means securities issued by a corporation whose equity securities are traded on Nasdaq, NYSE or AMEX, which securities have been issued in a transaction registered under the Act and can be sold by non-affiliates immediately following the closing of a Merger Event regardless of any lock-up or other restriction.

 


 

 




 


 

“Merger Event” means any merger or consolidation involving the Company in which the Company is not the surviving entity, or in which the outstanding shares of the Company’s capital stock are otherwise converted into or exchanged for shares of common stock, other securities or property of another entity;

 

“Purchase Price” means, with respect to any exercise of this Agreement, an amount equal to the Exercise Price multiplied by the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be exercised under this Agreement pursuant to such exercise; and

 

“Qualified Merger Event” means a Merger Event in which the consideration to be received by holders of Common Stock at the closing of such Merger Event consists of cash or Marketable Securities (or a combination of cash and Marketable Securities).

 

“Warrant Coverage” means $500,000.00. 

 

SECTION 2.     TERM OF THE AGREEMENT.

 

(a)     Term. Except as otherwise provided for herein, the term of this Agreement and the right to purchase Common Stock as granted herein (the “Warrant”) shall commence on the Effective Date and shall be exercisable for a period ending on the earlier of (i) on April 30, 2022 and (ii) the consummation of a Qualified Merger Event.

 

(b)     Early Termination. The Company will notify the Warrantholder within two business days of the execution of a definitive written agreement for a Qualified Merger Event and/or the receipt by the Company of a tender or exchange offer filed with the SEC which, if consummated, would result in a Qualified Merger Event. Thereafter, the Company will use reasonable efforts to deliver to the Warrantholder, as promptly as reasonably practicable, copies of any registration statements, proxy statements, tender or exchange offer statements and/or filings on Schedule 13E-3 (if applicable), as well as material amendments or supplements to the foregoing, that are filed with the SEC, it being agreed that such delivery may be effected via e-mail, at the Warrantholder’s e-mail address specified in Section 12(g) below, with an embedded link to the relevant materials as filed on the SEC’s EDGAR database. If the Company so elects, by providing written notice of such election to the Warrantholder at least ten days prior to the consummation of a Qualified Merger Event, then upon consummation of the Qualified Merger Event this Warrant shall be deemed to be automatically exercised in accordance with the Net Issuance provisions of Section 3(a) below if not otherwise exercised prior to the consummation of the Qualified Merger Event, whereupon the Warrantholder shall participate in the Qualified Merger Event as a holder of Common Stock (or other securities issuable upon exercise of this Agreement) on the same terms as the other holders of the same class of securities of the Company. Any such election notice from the Company to the Warrantholder of the Qualified Merger Event shall provide detailed information regarding the consideration to be received by holders of Common Stock in connection with the Qualified Merger Event.

 

SECTION 3.     EXERCISE OF THE PURCHASE RIGHTS.

 

(a)     Exercise. The purchase rights set forth in this Agreement are exercisable by the Warrantholder, in whole or in part, at any time, or from time to time, prior to the expiration of the term set forth in Section 2, by tendering to the Company at its principal office a notice of exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Notice of Exercise”), duly completed and executed. Promptly upon receipt of the Notice of Exercise and the payment of the Purchase Price in accordance with the terms set forth below (the date of the last to occur of both events, the “Exercise Date”), and in no event later than three (3) days thereafter, the Company shall create an account at its transfer agent and issue to the Warrantholder the number of shares of Common Stock purchased and shall execute the acknowledgment of exercise in the form attached hereto as Exhibit II (the “Acknowledgment of Exercise”) indicating the number of shares which remain subject to future purchases, if any.

 


 

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The Purchase Price may be paid at the Warrantholder’s election either (i) by cash or check, or (ii) by surrender of all or a portion of the Warrant for shares of Common Stock to be exercised under this Agreement and, if applicable, an amended Agreement representing the remaining number of shares purchasable hereunder, as determined below (“Net Issuance”). If the Warrantholder elects the Net Issuance method, the Company will issue Common Stock in accordance with the following formula:

 

  X = Y(A-B)

A

 

	Where:	X =	the number of shares of Common Stock to be issued to the Warrantholder.
	 	 	 
	 	
Y = 
	
the number of shares of Common Stock requested to be exercised under this Agreement.



 

	 	
A = 
	
the fair market value of one (1) share of Common Stock as of the Exercise Date.



 

	 	
B = 
	
the Exercise Price.



 

(i)     For purposes of the above calculation, current fair market value of Common Stock shall mean with respect to each share of Common Stock:

 

(A)     if the Common Stock is traded on a securities exchange, the fair market value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing prices over the consecutive five (5) day period ending on the Exercise Date; or

 

(B)     if the Common Stock is traded over-the-counter, the fair market value shall be deemed to be the average of the closing bid and asked prices quoted on the over-the-counter system over the consecutive five (5) day period ending on the Exercise Date;

 

(ii)     if at any time the Common Stock is not listed on any securities exchange or quoted in the over-the-counter market, the current fair market value of Common Stock shall be the highest price per share which the Company could obtain from a willing buyer (not a current employee or director) for shares of Common Stock sold by the Company, from authorized but unissued shares, as determined in good faith by its Board of Directors, unless the Company shall become subject to a Merger Event, in which case the fair market value of Common Stock shall be deemed to be the per share value received by the holders of the Company’s Common Stock on a common equivalent basis pursuant to such Merger Event.

 

(iii)     Upon partial exercise by either cash or Net Issuance, the Company shall promptly issue an amended Agreement representing the remaining number of shares purchasable hereunder. All other terms and conditions of such amended Agreement shall be identical to those contained herein, including, but not limited to the Effective Date hereof.

 

(b)     Exercise Prior to Expiration. To the extent this Agreement is not previously exercised as to all Common Stock subject hereto, and if the fair market value of one share of the Common Stock is greater than the Exercise Price then in effect, this Agreement shall be deemed automatically exercised pursuant to Section 3(a) (even if not surrendered) immediately before its expiration. For purposes of such automatic exercise, the fair market value of one share of the Common Stock upon such expiration shall be determined pursuant to Section 3(a). To the extent this Agreement or any portion thereof is deemed automatically exercised pursuant to this Section 3(b), the Company agrees to promptly notify the Warrantholder of the number of shares of Common Stock, if any, the Warrantholder is to receive by reason of such automatic exercise.

 

SECTION 4.     RESERVATION OF SHARES.

 

During the term of this Agreement, the Company will at all times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock to provide for the exercise of the rights to purchase Common Stock as provided for herein.

 


 

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SECTION 5.     NO FRACTIONAL SHARES OR SCRIP.

 

No fractional shares or scrip representing fractional shares shall be issued upon the exercise of this Agreement, but in lieu of such fractional shares the Company shall make a cash payment therefor upon the basis of the Exercise Price then in effect.

 

SECTION 6.     NO RIGHTS AS STOCKHOLDER.

 

This Agreement does not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting rights or other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the exercise of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 7.     WARRANTHOLDER REGISTRY.

 

The Company shall maintain a registry showing the name and address of the registered holder of this Agreement. Warrantholder’s initial address, for purposes of such registry, is set forth below Warrantholder’s signature on this Agreement. Warrantholder may change such address by giving written notice of such changed address to the Company.

 

SECTION 8.     ADJUSTMENT RIGHTS.

 

The Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock purchasable hereunder are subject to adjustment, as follows:

 

(a)     Merger Event. If at any time there shall be a Merger Event, then, as a part of such Merger Event, lawful provision shall be made so that the Warrantholder shall thereafter be entitled to receive, upon exercise of this Agreement, the number of shares of Common Stock or other securities or property (collectively, “Reference Property”) that the Warrantholder would have received in connection with such Merger Event if Warrantholder had exercised this Agreement immediately prior to the Merger Event. In any such case, if the term of this Warrant has not expired pursuant to Section 2 hereof, appropriate adjustment (as determined in good faith by the Company’s Board of Directors and reasonably acceptable to the Warrantholder) shall be made in the application of the provisions of this Agreement with respect to the rights and interests of the Warrantholder after the Merger Event to the end that the provisions of this Agreement (including adjustments of the Exercise Price and adjustments to ensure that the provisions of this Section 8 shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as possible, to the purchase rights under this Agreement in relation to any Reference Property thereafter acquirable upon exercise of such purchase rights) shall continue to be applicable in their entirety, and to the greatest extent possible. Without limiting the foregoing, in connection with any Merger Event, upon the closing thereof, the successor or surviving entity shall assume the obligations of this Agreement; provided that the foregoing assumption requirement shall not apply if such Merger Event is a Qualified Merger Event. In connection with a Merger Event and upon Warrantholder’s written election to the Company, the Company shall cause this Agreement to be exchanged for the consideration that Warrantholder would have received if Warrantholder had chosen to exercise its right to have shares issued pursuant to the Net Issuance provisions of this Agreement without actually exercising such right, acquiring such shares and exchanging such shares for such consideration. The provisions of this Section 8(a) shall similarly apply to successive Merger Events.

 

(b)     Reclassification of Shares. Except for Merger Events subject to Section 8(a), and subject to Section 8(f), if the Company at any time shall, by combination, reclassification, exchange or subdivision of securities or otherwise, change any of the securities as to which purchase rights under this Agreement exist into the same or a different number of securities of any other class or classes, this Agreement shall thereafter represent the right to acquire such number and kind of securities as would have been issuable as the result of such change with respect to the securities which were subject to the purchase rights under this Agreement immediately prior to such combination, reclassification, exchange, subdivision or other change. The provisions of this Section 8(b) shall similarly apply to successive combinations, reclassifications, exchanges, subdivisions or other changes.

 

(c)     Subdivision or Combination of Shares. If the Company at any time shall combine or subdivide its Common Stock, (i) in the case of a subdivision, the Exercise Price shall be proportionately decreased, or (ii) in the case of a combination, the Exercise Price shall be proportionately increased.

 


 

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(d)     Dividends. If the Company at any time while this Agreement is outstanding and unexpired shall:

 

(i)     pay a dividend with respect to the Common Stock payable in Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be adjusted, from and after the date of determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution, to that price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to such date of determination by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such dividend or distribution, and (B) the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such dividend or distribution; or

 

(ii)     make any other distribution with respect to Common Stock (or stock into which the Common Stock is convertible), except any distribution specifically provided for in any other clause of this Section 8, then, in each such case, provision shall be made by the Company such that the Warrantholder shall receive upon exercise or conversion of this Warrant a proportionate share of any such distribution as though it were the holder of the Common Stock (or other stock for which the Common Stock is convertible) as of the record date fixed for the determination of the stockholders of the Company entitled to receive such distribution.

 

(e)     Notice of Adjustments. If: (i) the Company shall declare any dividend or distribution upon its stock, whether in stock, cash, property or other securities; (ii) the Company shall offer for subscription pro rata to the holders of any class of its Common Stock or other capital stock any additional shares of stock of any class or other rights; (iii) there shall be any Merger Event; (iv) the Company shall sell, lease, license or otherwise transfer all or substantially all of its assets; or (v) there shall be any voluntary dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Company; then, in connection with each such event, the Company shall send to the Warrantholder written notice of the occurrence of any such event, setting: (A) at least fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice of the date on which the books of the Company shall close or a record shall be taken for such dividend, distribution, subscription rights (specifying the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled thereto) or for determining rights to vote in respect of such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up; or (B) in the case of any such Merger Event, sale, lease, license or other transfer of all or substantially all assets, dissolution, liquidation or winding up, at least fifteen (15) days’ prior written notice of the date when the same shall take place (and specifying the date on which the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to exchange their Common Stock for securities or other property deliverable upon such Merger Event, dissolution, liquidation or winding up).

 

Each such written notice shall set forth, in reasonable detail, (i) the event requiring the notice, and (ii) if any adjustment is required to be made, (A) the amount of such adjustment, (B) the method by which such adjustment was calculated, (C) the adjusted Exercise Price (if the Exercise Price has been adjusted), and (D) the number of shares subject to purchase hereunder after giving effect to such adjustment, and shall be given in accordance with Section 12(g) below.

 

(f)     Timely Notice. Failure to timely provide such notice required by subsection 8(e) above shall entitle Warrantholder to retain the benefit of the applicable notice period notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any insufficient notice received by Warrantholder. For purposes of this subsection 8(f), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 12(f), the notice period shall begin on the date Warrantholder actually receives a written notice containing all the information required to be provided in such subsection 8(e).

 


 

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SECTION 9.     REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.

 

(a)     Reservation of Common Stock. The Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrantholder’s rights has been duly and validly reserved and, when issued in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and will be free of any taxes, liens, charges or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever; provided, that the Common Stock issuable pursuant to this Agreement may be subject to restrictions on transfer under state and/or federal securities laws. The Company has made available to the Warrantholder true, correct and complete copies of its Charter and current bylaws. The creation of an account at the Company's transfer agent for issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of this Agreement shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issuance tax in respect thereof, or other cost incurred by the Company in connection with such exercise and the related issuance of shares of Common Stock; provided, that the Company shall not be required to pay any tax which may be payable in respect of any transfer and the issuance and delivery of any shares of Common Stock in a name other than that of the Warrantholder.

 

(b)     Due Authority. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and the performance of all obligations of the Company hereunder, including the issuance to Warrantholder of the right to acquire the shares of Common Stock, have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company. This Agreement: (1) does not violate the Company’s Charter or current bylaws; (2) does not contravene any law or governmental rule, regulation or order applicable to it; and (3) does not and will not contravene any provision of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage, contract or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

(c)     Consents and Approvals. No consent or approval of, giving of notice to, registration with, or taking of any other action in respect of any state, federal or other governmental authority or agency is required with respect to the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement, except for the filing of notices pursuant to Regulation D under the Act and any filing required by applicable state securities law, which filings will be effective by the time required thereby.

 

(d)     Registration Rights. The Company agrees that the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Agreement shall have “piggyback” registration rights, meaning that, subject to the provisions of that certain Second Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of September 17, 2007 (as amended), by and among the Company and the stockholder parties thereto, if the Company registers of shares of its capital stock for sale or re-sale under the 1934 Act (other than an Excluded Registration), the Company shall promptly give the Warrantholder notice of such registration. Upon the request of Warrantholder given within ten (10) days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be included in such registration all of the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder that the Warrantholder requests to be included in such registration; provided that the Company shall not be obligated to register such shares if all of such shares may be sold without restriction pursuant to Rule 144 of the Act. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any such registration before the effective date of such registration, whether or not the Warrantholder has elected to include shares of Common Stock issued or issuable under this Agreement. 

 

(e)     Other Commitments to Register Securities. Except as set forth in that certain Second Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated as of September 17, 2007, by and among the Company and certain stockholders of the Company as set forth on the Exhibits thereto, the Company is not, pursuant to the terms of any agreement currently in existence, under any obligation to register under the 1934 Act any of its presently outstanding securities or any of its securities which may hereafter be issued.

 


 

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(f)     Exempt Transaction. Subject to the accuracy of the Warrantholder’s representations in Section 10, the issuance of the Common Stock upon exercise of this Agreement will constitute a transaction exempt from (i) the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Act, in reliance upon Section 4(2) thereof, and (ii) the qualification requirements of the applicable state securities laws.

 

(g)     Compliance with Rule 144. If the Warrantholder proposes to sell Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of this Agreement, in compliance with Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC, then, upon Warrantholder’s written request to the Company, the Company shall furnish to the Warrantholder, within ten days after receipt of such request, a written statement confirming the Company’s compliance with the filing requirements of the SEC as set forth in such Rule, as such Rule may be amended from time to time.

 

(h)     Information Rights. At any time while this Agreement is outstanding or Warrantholder holds shares of Common Stock acquired under this Agreement, if (and then for only so long as) the Company is either (i) not subject to SEC reporting obligations under Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act, or (ii) is not timely in meeting such SEC reporting obligations (after giving effect to extensions pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b)), then, subject to the last sentence of this Section 9(h), the Warrantholder shall be entitled to the information rights contained in Sections 7.1(b) and (c) of the Loan Agreement, and Warrantholder shall be subject to the obligations contained in Section 11.12 of the Loan Agreement with respect to such information, and Sections 7.1(b) and (c) and 11.12 of the Loan Agreement shall be deemed incorporated into this Agreement by this reference as though fully set forth herein, mutatis mutandis. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board of Directors of the Company has reasonably determined that a Warrantholder is a direct competitor of the Company, then such Warrantholder shall not be entitled to the information rights in this Section 9(h) unless (and then only for so long as) (i) the Loan Agreement is still in effect and (ii) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement.

 

SECTION 10.     REPRESENTATIONS AND COVENANTS OF THE WARRANTHOLDER.

 

This Agreement has been entered into by the Company in reliance upon the following representations and covenants of the Warrantholder:

 

(a)     Investment Purpose. The right to acquire Common Stock is being acquired for investment and not with a view to the sale or distribution of any part thereof, and the Warrantholder has no present intention of selling or engaging in any public distribution of such rights or the Common Stock except pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Act.

 

(b)     Private Issue. The Warrantholder understands (i) that the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of this Agreement is not registered under the Act or qualified under applicable state securities laws on the ground that the issuance contemplated by this Agreement will be exempt from the registration and qualifications requirements thereof, and (ii) that the Company’s reliance on such exemption is predicated on the representations set forth in this Section 10.

 

(c)     Financial Risk. The Warrantholder has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters as to be capable of evaluating the merits and risks of its investment, and has the ability to bear the economic risks of its investment.

 

(d)     Risk of No Registration. Subject to Section 9(d), the Warrantholder understands that that Company has no obligation to, and if the Company does not, register with the SEC pursuant to Section 12 of the 1934 Act, or file reports pursuant to Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act, or if a registration statement covering (i) the rights to purchase Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement or (ii) the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the right to purchase under the Act is not in effect when it desires to sell the rights to purchase Common Stock pursuant to this Agreement or the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the right to purchase, it may be required to hold such securities for an indefinite period. The Warrantholder also understands that any sale of (A) its rights hereunder to purchase Common Stock or (B) Common Stock issued or issuable hereunder which might be made by it in reliance upon Rule 144 under the Act may be made only in accordance with the terms and conditions of that Rule.

 


 

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(e)     Accredited Investor. Warrantholder is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of the Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Act, as presently in effect.

 

(f)     No “Bad Actor” Disqualification Events. Warrantholder is not subject to any disqualifying event described in Rule 506(d)(1)(i)-(viii) of the Act (a “Disqualifying Event”), except for Disqualification Events covered by Rule 506(d)(2)(ii) or (iii) under the Act, and disclosed in writing in reasonable detail to the Company. 

 

SECTION 11.     TRANSFERS.

 

Subject to compliance with applicable federal and state securities laws, and to the last sentence of this Section 11, this Agreement and all rights hereunder are transferable in whole or in part, without charge to the holder hereof (except for transfer taxes) upon surrender of this Agreement properly endorsed. Each taker and holder of this Agreement, by taking or holding the same, consents and agrees that this Agreement, when endorsed in blank, shall be deemed negotiable, and that the holder hereof, when this Agreement shall have been so endorsed and its transfer recorded on the Company’s books, shall be treated by the Company and all other persons dealing with this Agreement as the absolute owner hereof for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights represented by this Agreement. The transfer of this Agreement shall be recorded on the books of the Company upon receipt by the Company of a notice of transfer in the form attached hereto as Exhibit III (the “Transfer Notice”), at its principal offices and the payment to the Company of all transfer taxes and other governmental charges imposed on such transfer. Until the Company receives such Transfer Notice, the Company may treat the registered owner hereof as the owner for all purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither this Agreement nor any rights hereunder may be transferred to any entity that the Board of Directors of the Company has reasonably determined is a direct competitor of the Company, unless either (i) at the time of such transfer, (x) the Loan Agreement is still in effect and (y) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Loan Agreement or (ii) such transfer is between or among Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. and its Affiliates.

 

SECTION 12.     MISCELLANEOUS.

 

(a)     Effective Date. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed and shall be given effect in all respects as if it had been executed and delivered by the Company on the date hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon any successors or assigns of the Company.

 

(b)     Remedies. In the event of any default hereunder, the non-defaulting party may proceed to protect and enforce its rights either by suit in equity and/or by action at law, including but not limited to an action for damages as a result of any such default, and/or an action for specific performance for any default where Warrantholder will not have an adequate remedy at law and where damages will not be readily ascertainable. The Company expressly agrees that it shall not oppose an application by the Warrantholder or any other person entitled to the benefit of this Agreement requiring specific performance of any or all provisions hereof or enjoining the Company from continuing to commit any such breach of this Agreement.

 

(c)     No Impairment of Rights. The Company will not, by amendment of its Charter or through any other means, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms of this Agreement.

 


 

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(d)     Additional Documents. The Company, upon execution of this Agreement, shall provide the Warrantholder with certified resolutions with respect to the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Sections 9(a) through 9(d), 9(f) and 9(g). At any time while this Agreement is outstanding or Warrantholder holds shares of Common Stock acquired under this Agreement, if (and then for only so long as) the Company is not subject to SEC reporting obligations under Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the 1934 Act, the Company shall also supply documentation reasonably necessary to evaluate whether to exercise (in cash or a net issuance basis) this Agreement, including without limitation, (i) any merger/purchase/asset sale agreement and related documents and estimated payout allocations to each of the respective shareholders, warrant and option holders in connection with a Merger Event or Qualified Merger Event, (ii) the most recent capitalization tables, 409A valuations (if any), and board determination of share value (including any waterfall or per share allocations provided to the stockholders), and (iii) most recent Charter. With respect to any information or documents provided pursuant to this Section 12(d), Warrantholder shall be subject to the obligations contained in Section 11.12 of the Loan Agreement, and Sections 7.1(b) and (c) and 11.12 of the Loan Agreement shall be deemed incorporated into this Agreement by this reference as though fully set forth herein, mutatis mutandis.

 

(e)     Attorney’s Fees. In any litigation, arbitration or court proceeding between the Company and the Warrantholder relating hereto, the prevailing party shall be entitled to attorneys’ fees and expenses and all costs of proceedings incurred in enforcing this Agreement. For the purposes of this Section 12(d), attorneys’ fees shall include without limitation fees incurred in connection with the following: (i) contempt proceedings; (ii) discovery; (iii) any motion, proceeding or other activity of any kind in connection with an insolvency proceeding; (iv) garnishment, levy, and debtor and third party examinations; and (v) post-judgment motions and proceedings of any kind, including without limitation any activity taken to collect or enforce any judgment.

 

(f)     Severability. In the event any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall for any reason be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall be unimpaired, and the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a mutually acceptable valid, legal and enforceable provision, which comes closest to the intention of the parties underlying the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision.

 

(g)     Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration, service of process or other communication that is required, contemplated, or permitted under this Agreement or with respect to the subject matter hereof shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been validly served, given, delivered, and received upon the earlier of: (i) the day of transmission by facsimile or hand delivery if transmission or delivery occurs on a business day at or before 5:00 pm in the time zone of the recipient, or, if transmission or delivery occurs on a non-business day or after such time, the first business day thereafter, or the first business day after deposit with an overnight express service or overnight mail delivery service; or (ii) the third calendar day after deposit in the United States mails, with proper first class postage prepaid, and shall be addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

 

If to Warrantholder:

 

HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.

Legal Department

Attention: Chief Legal Officer and Manuel Henriquez

400 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 310

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Facsimile: 650-473-9194

Telephone: 650-289-3060

Email: legal@herculestech.com

 

With a copy to:

 

PREMIERCOUNSEL, LLP

49 Stevenson Street, Fourth Floor

San Francisco, CA 94105

Attn: Steven Gasser

Facsimile: 415-357-1414

Telephone: 415-357-1400

Email: sgasser@premiercounsel.com

 


 

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(i)     If to the Company:

 

REACHLOCAL, INC.

21700 Oxnard Street Suite 1600 

Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Attention: Chief Financial Officer

Facsimile: 818-936-0410 

Email: rlandsbaum@reachlocal.com

 

with copies to:

 

Latham & Watkins LLP

140 Scott Drive

Menlo Park, CA 94025

Attn: Haim Zaltzman

Facsimile: 650-463-2600

Telephone: 650-328-4600

Email: Haim.Zaltzman@lw.com

 

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice.

 

(h)     Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter hereof, and supersedes and replaces in their entirety any prior proposals, term sheets, letters, negotiations or other documents or agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof (including Warrantholder’s proposal letter dated March 6, 2015). None of the terms of this Agreement may be amended except by an instrument executed by each of the parties hereto.

 

(i)     Headings. The various headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any provisions hereof.

 

(j)     No Strict Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.

 

(k)     No Waiver. No omission or delay by Warrantholder at any time to enforce any right or remedy reserved to it, or to require performance of any of the terms, covenants or provisions hereof by the Company at any time designated, shall be a waiver of any such right or remedy to which Warrantholder is entitled, nor shall it in any way affect the right of Warrantholder to enforce such provisions thereafter.

 

(l)     Survival. All agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant hereto shall be for the benefit of Warrantholder and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the expiration or other termination of this Agreement.

 

(m)     Governing Law. This Agreement has been negotiated and delivered to Warrantholder in the State of California, and shall have been accepted by Warrantholder in the State of California. Delivery of Common Stock to Warrantholder by the Company under this Agreement is due in the State of California. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California, excluding conflict of laws principles that would cause the application of laws of any other jurisdiction.

 


 

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(n)     Consent to Jurisdiction and Venue. All judicial proceedings arising in or under or related to this Agreement may be brought in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction located in the State of California. By execution and delivery of this Agreement, each party hereto generally and unconditionally: (a) consents to personal jurisdiction in Santa Clara County, State of California; (b) waives any objection as to jurisdiction or venue in Santa Clara County, State of California; (c) agrees not to assert any defense based on lack of jurisdiction or venue in the aforesaid courts; and (d) irrevocably agrees to be bound by any judgment rendered thereby in connection with this Agreement. Service of process on any party hereto in any action arising out of or relating to this Agreement shall be effective if given in accordance with the requirements for notice set forth in Section 12(f), and shall be deemed effective and received as set forth in Section 12(f). Nothing herein shall affect the right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right of either party to bring proceedings in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

 

(o)     Mutual Waiver of Jury Trial. Because disputes arising in connection with complex financial transactions are most quickly and economically resolved by an experienced and expert person and the parties wish applicable state and federal laws to apply (rather than arbitration rules), the parties desire that their disputes be resolved by a judge applying such applicable laws. EACH OF THE COMPANY AND WARRANTHOLDER SPECIFICALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CAUSE OF ACTION, CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM, THIRD PARTY CLAIM OR ANY OTHER CLAIM (COLLECTIVELY, “CLAIMS”) ASSERTED BY THE COMPANY AGAINST WARRANTHOLDER OR ITS ASSIGNEE OR BY WARRANTHOLDER OR ITS ASSIGNEE AGAINST THE COMPANY. This waiver extends to all such Claims, including Claims that involve persons other than the Company and the Warrantholder; Claims that arise out of or are in any way connected to the relationship between the Company and Warrantholder; and any Claims for damages, breach of contract, specific performance, or any equitable or legal relief of any kind, arising out of this Agreement.

 

(p)     Judicial Reference. If the waiver of jury trial set forth above is ineffective or unenforceable, the parties agree that all Claims shall be resolved by reference to a private judge sitting without a jury, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure Section 638, before a mutually acceptable referee or, if the parties cannot agree, a referee selected by the Presiding Judge of Santa Clara County, California. Such proceeding shall be conducted in Santa Clara County, California, with California rules of evidence and discovery applicable to such proceeding.

 

(q)     Prejudgment Relief. In the event Claims are to be resolved by judicial reference, either party may seek from a court of competent jurisdiction identified in Section 12(n), any injunctive relief and have such prejudgment relief enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law notwithstanding that all Claims are otherwise subject to resolution by judicial reference.

 

(r)     Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendments, waivers, consents or supplements hereto may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument.

 

(s)     Legends. To the extent required by applicable laws, this Agreement and the shares of Common Stock issuable hereunder may be imprinted with a restricted securities legend in substantially the following form: 

 

THIS WARRANT, AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF THIS WARRANT, HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”), OR ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THEY MAY NOT BE SOLD, OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, OR HYPOTHECATED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATED THERETO OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL (WHICH MAY BE COMPANY COUNSEL) REASONABLY SATISFACTORY TO THE COMPANY THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER THE ACT, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. 

 


 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by its officers thereunto duly authorized as of the Effective Date.

 

 

	
 COMPANY:  
	
 REACHLOCAL, INC.

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 By: /s/ Ross G. Landsbaum                                                     

	 	 
	
 
	
 Name: Ross G. Landsbaum

	 	 
	
 
	
 Title: Chief Financial Officer

	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 

	
 WARRANTHOLDER: 
	
 HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.

	 	 
	 	 
	
 
	
 By: /s/ Ben Bang                                                                       

	 	 
	
 
	
 Name: Ben Bang

	 	 
	
 
	
 Title: Assistant General Counsel



   


 

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EXHIBIT I

 

NOTICE OF EXERCISE

 

To:     ReachLocal, Inc.

 

	
(1)
	
The undersigned Warrantholder hereby elects to purchase [_______] shares of the Common Stock of ReachLocal, Inc., pursuant to the terms of the Agreement dated the [___] day of April, 2015 (the “Agreement”) between ReachLocal, Inc. and the Warrantholder, and [CASH PAYMENT: tenders herewith payment of the Purchase Price in full, together with all applicable transfer taxes, if any.] [NET ISSUANCE: elects pursuant to Section 3(a) of the Agreement to effect a Net Issuance.]



 

	
(2)
	
Please create an account with ReachLocal, Inc.'s transfer agent and issue said shares of Common Stock in the name of the undersigned or in such other name as is specified below.



 

 

	
 
	 	
 

	
 
	
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WARRANTHOLDER: 
	
HERCULES TECHNOLOGY GROWTH CAPITAL, INC.

	
 
	 	
 

	
 
	 	
 

	
 
	By:	 
	
 
	Name:	 
	
 
	Title:	 
	
 
	Date:	 
	
 
	 	
 

	
 
	 	
 



 


 

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EXHIBIT II

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EXERCISE

 

 

 

The undersigned ReachLocal, Inc., hereby acknowledge receipt of the “Notice of Exercise” from Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. to purchase [____] shares of the Common Stock of ReachLocal, Inc., pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, and further acknowledges that [______] shares remain subject to purchase under the terms of the Agreement.

 


	COMPANY:	ReachLocal, Inc.
	
 
	By:	 
	
 
	Title:	 
	
 
	Date:	 
	
 
	 	
 




 


 

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EXHIBIT III

 

TRANSFER NOTICE

 

(To transfer or assign the foregoing Agreement execute this form and supply required information. Do not use this form to purchase shares.)

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the foregoing Agreement and all rights evidenced thereby are hereby transferred and assigned to

 

 

	  	  	 	  
	
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NOTE:  The signature to this Transfer Notice must correspond with the name as it appears on the face of the Agreement, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatever. Officers of corporations and those acting in a fiduciary or other representative capacity should file proper evidence of authority to assign the foregoing Agreement.

 

 

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