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Exhibti 10.10


 


EXECUTION VERSION




 


INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT







THIS INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 30 day of May, 2013, by and among Trunity Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and each of the investors listed on Schedule A hereto.







RECITALS







WHEREAS, the Company is party to a separate subscription agreement with each of the Investors (the “Subscription Agreements”), dated on or about the date hereof, to purchase shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”) together with warrants (the “Warrants”) to purchase Common Stock (the “Warrant Shares”); and







WHEREAS, in order to induce the Company to enter into the Subscription Agreements and to induce the Investors to invest funds in the Company pursuant to such Subscription Agreements, the Investors and the Company hereby agree that this Agreement shall govern the rights of the Investors to participate in future equity offerings by the Company, and shall govern certain other matters as set forth in this Agreement.







NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:







1.            Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:







1.1           “Affiliate” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person who, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person, including without limitation any general partner, managing member, officer or director of such Person or any venture capital fund now or hereafter existing that is controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or shares the same management company with, such Person.







1.2           “Holder” means any holder of Registrable Securities who is a party to this Agreement.







1.3           “Immediate Family Member” means a child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, grandparent, spouse, sibling, mother-in-law, father-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law, including adoptive relationships, of a natural person referred to herein.







1.4           “Lead Investor” means Pan-African Investment Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.


 


1.5           “Lead Investor Director” means any director of the Company that the Lead Investor is entitled to elect pursuant to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or written instrument by and among the Company, Lead Investor and other shareholders of the Company party thereto.


 




  





  











  






 


1.6           “New Securities” means, collectively, equity securities of the Company, whether or not currently authorized, as well as rights, options, or warrants to purchase such equity securities, or securities of any type whatsoever that are, or may become, convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for such equity securities.







1.7           “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability company, association or other entity.







1.8           “Registrable Securities” means each of the Shares and Warrant Shares.







1.9           “SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.







1.10         “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.







2.            Rights to Future Stock Issuances.


 


2.1           Right of First Offer. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.1 and applicable securities laws, if the Company proposes to offer or sell any New Securities, the Company shall first offer such New Securities to each Investor (which for purposes hereof, shall include any transferee thereof). An Investor shall be entitled to apportion the right of first offer hereby granted to it in such proportions as it deems appropriate, among (i) itself and (ii) its permitted transferees.







(a)           The Company shall give written notice (the “Offer Notice”) to each Investor, stating (i) its bona fide intention to offer such New Securities, (ii) the number of such New Securities to be offered, and (iii) the price and terms, if any, upon which it proposes to offer such New Securities.







(b)           By notification to the Company within thirty (30) days after the Offer Notice is given, each Investor may elect to purchase or otherwise acquire, at the price and on the terms specified in the Offer Notice, up to that portion of such New Securities which equals the proportion that the Common Stock then held by such Investor (including all shares of Common Stock then issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion and/or exercise, as applicable, of the Warrants then held by such Investor) bears to the total Common Stock of the Company then outstanding (assuming full conversion and/or exercise, as applicable, of all Warrants). At the expiration of such thirty (30) day period, the Company shall promptly notify each Investor that elects to purchase or acquire all the shares available to it (each, a “Fully Exercising Investor”) of any other Investor’s failure to do likewise. During the ten (10) day period commencing after the Company has given such notice, each Fully Exercising Investor may, by giving written notice to the Company, elect to purchase or acquire, in addition to the number of shares specified above, up to that portion of the New Securities for which Investors were entitled to subscribe but that were not subscribed for by the Investors which is equal to the proportion that the Common Stock issued and held, or issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion and/or exercise, as applicable, of the Warrants then held, by such Fully Exercising Investor bears to the Common Stock issued and held, or issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion and/or exercise, as applicable, of the Warrants then held, by all Fully Exercising Investors who wish to purchase such unsubscribed shares. The closing of any sale pursuant to this Section 2.1(b) shall occur within the later of ninety (90) days of the date that the Offer Notice is given and the date of initial sale of New Securities pursuant to Section 2.1(c).


 




  





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(c)           If all New Securities referred to in the Offer Notice are not elected to be purchased or acquired as provided in Section 2.1(b), the Company may, during the period following the expiration of the periods provided in Section 2.1(b), offer and sell the remaining unsubscribed portion of such New Securities to any Person or Persons at a price not less than, and upon terms no more favorable to the offeree than, those specified in the Offer Notice. If the Company does not enter into an agreement for the sale of the New Securities within such period, or if such agreement is not consummated within sixty (60) days of the execution thereof, the right provided hereunder shall be deemed to be revived and such New Securities shall not be offered unless first reoffered to the Investors in accordance with this Section 2.1.


 


(d)           The right of first offer in this Section 2.1 shall not be applicable to (i) shares of Common Stock reserved under existing employee incentive share pools and (ii) New Securities issued pursuant to acquisitions by the Company.







2.2           Termination. The covenants set forth in Section 2.1 shall terminate and be of no further force or effect thirty-six (36) months after the date hereof.







3.            Additional Covenants.


 


3.1           Insurance. Within five (5) business days of the date hereof, the Company shall file an application (together with applicable payment of premiums), and otherwise use its commercially reasonable efforts, to obtain from financially sound and reputable insurers Directors and Officers liability insurance covering the Lead Investor Director, in an amount no less than three million dollars ($3,000,000) and on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Lead Investor, and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause such insurance policies to be maintained until the earlier of (a) such time as the Lead Investor no longer has a contractual (or other) right to elect a member of the Company’s Board of Directors or (b) the Lead Investor consents to a modification or discontinuance of such insurance. The Directors and Officers liability insurance policy shall not be cancelable by the Company without prior approval by the Board of Directors (including the Lead Investor Director).







3.2           Successor Indemnification. If the Company or any of its successors or assignees consolidates with or merges into any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger, then to the extent necessary, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assignees of the Company assume the obligations of the Company with respect to indemnification of members of the Board of Directors as in effect immediately before such transaction, whether such obligations are contained in the Company’s Bylaws, its Certificate of Incorporation, or elsewhere, as the case may be.









  





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4.            Miscellaneous.







4.1           Successors and Assigns. The rights under this Agreement may be assigned (but only with all related obligations) by a Holder to a transferee of Registrable Securities that (a) is an Affiliate of a Holder or (b) is a Holder’s Immediate Family Member or trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or one or more of such Holder’s Immediate Family Members provided, however, that (i) the Company is, within a reasonable time after such transfer, furnished with written notice of the name and address of such transferee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such rights are being transferred; and (ii) such transferee agrees in a written instrument delivered to the Company to be bound by and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. For the purposes of determining the number of shares of Registrable Securities held by a transferee, the holdings of a transferee (A) that is an Affiliate or stockholder of a Holder; (B) who is a Holder’s Immediate Family Member; or (C) that is a trust for the benefit of an individual Holder or such Holder’s Immediate Family Member shall be aggregated together and with those of the transferring Holder; provided further that all transferees who would not qualify individually for assignment of rights shall have a single attorney-in-fact for the purpose of exercising any rights, receiving notices, or taking any action under this Agreement. The terms and conditions of this Agreement inure to the benefit of and are binding upon the respective successors and permitted assignees of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assignees any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided herein.







4.2           Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the internal law of the State of New York.







4.3           Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including pdf) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.







4.4           Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.







4.5           Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively given upon the earlier of actual receipt or: (a) personal delivery to the party to be notified; (b) when sent, if sent by electronic mail or facsimile during the recipient’s normal business hours, and if not sent during normal business hours, then on the recipient’s next business day; (c) three (3) business days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (d) one (1) business day after the business day of deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, freight prepaid, specifying next-day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at their addresses as set forth on Schedule A hereto, or to the principal office of the Company and to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, in the case of the Company, or to such email address, facsimile number, or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 4.5. If notice is given to the Company, a copy shall also be sent to Carlton Fields, P.A. Miami Tower, 100 SE Second Street, Suite 4200, Miami, FL 33131, Attention: Robert Macaulay.


 




  





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4.6           Amendments and Waivers. Any term of this Agreement may be amended and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance, and either retroactively or prospectively) only with the written consent of the Company and the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities then outstanding which consent shall include the consent of the Lead Investor; provided, that any provision hereof may be waived by any waiving party on such party’s own behalf, without the consent of any other party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement may not be amended or terminated and the observance of any term hereof may not be waived with respect to any Investor without the written consent of such Investor, unless such amendment, termination, or waiver applies to all Investors in the same fashion. The Company shall give prompt notice of any amendment or termination hereof or waiver hereunder to any party hereto that did not consent in writing to such amendment, termination, or waiver. Any amendment, termination, or waiver effected in accordance with this Section 4.6 shall be binding on all parties hereto, regardless of whether any such party has consented thereto. No waivers of or exceptions to any term, condition, or provision of this Agreement, in any one or more instances, shall be deemed to be or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, condition, or provision.







4.7           Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement is for any reason held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, and such invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be reformed and construed so that it will be valid, legal, and enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by law.







4.8           Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including any schedules and exhibits hereto) constitutes the full and entire understanding and agreement among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and any other written or oral agreement relating to the subject matter hereof existing between the parties is expressly canceled.







4.9           Dispute Resolution. The parties (a) hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the jurisdiction of the state courts of New York and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York for the purpose of any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement, (b) agree not to commence any suit, action or other proceeding arising out of or based upon this Agreement except in the state courts of New York and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and (c) hereby waive, and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, or otherwise, in any such suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution, that the suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the suit, action or proceeding is improper or that this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court. The prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees, costs, and necessary disbursements in addition to any other relief to which such party may be entitled.


 




  





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4.10         WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS, THE SECURITIES OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF OR THEREOF. THE SCOPE OF THIS WAIVER IS INTENDED TO BE ALL-ENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS TRANSACTION, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW AND STATUTORY CLAIMS. THIS SECTION HAS BEEN FULLY DISCUSSED BY EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THESE PROVISIONS WILL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY EXCEPTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT SUCH PARTY HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT SUCH PARTY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.







4.11         Delays or Omissions. No delay or omission to exercise any right, power, or remedy accruing to any party under this Agreement, upon any breach or default of any other party under this Agreement, shall impair any such right, power, or remedy of such nonbreaching or nondefaulting party, nor shall it be construed to be a waiver of or acquiescence to any such breach or default, or to any similar breach or default thereafter occurring, nor shall any waiver of any single breach or default be deemed a waiver of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. All remedies, whether under this Agreement or by law or otherwise afforded to any party, shall be cumulative and not alternative.







4.12         Acknowledgment. The Company acknowledges that the Investors are in the business of venture capital investing and therefore review the business plans and related proprietary information of many enterprises, including enterprises which may have products or services which compete directly or indirectly with those of the Company. Nothing in this Agreement shall preclude or in any way restrict the Investors from investing or participating in any particular enterprise whether or not such enterprise has products or services which compete with those of the Company.







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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.


 



	 	TRUNITY HOLDINGS, INC.:
	 	 	 
	 	By: 	 
	 	Name: Terry Anderton 
	 	Title: Chairman and CEO 







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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date indicated below.


 




	 	
INVESTOR:


	 	 	 
	 	By: 	 
	 	Name: 	 
	 	Title: 	 
	 	 	 
	
Dated: ______________ ___, 20__

	 	 





 



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SCHEDULE A









Investors







Pan-African Investment Company, LLC


52 Vanderbilt Avenue, Suite 401


New York, NY 10017


Attention: Dana M. Reed, Co-Chief Executive Officer


Phone: (646)-569-5040


Fax: (212) 425-4199


Email: dreed@panafricaninvestmentco.com