Prepared by R.R. Donnelley Financial -- EX-10.14




 Exhibit 10.14 

HORTONWORKS, INC. 

COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT 

THIS COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is made as of December 1, 2014, by and between Hortonworks, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and Passport Capital, LLC (“Passport”). 
 THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE
AS FOLLOWS: 
 1. Purchase and Sale of Stock. 

1.1 Sale and Issuance of Common Stock. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Passport agrees on behalf of one or more
of its affiliated pooled investment funds to which it may assign it rights hereunder (and in the event Passport shall assign this Agreement to more than one assignee, each such assignee shall agree severally and not jointly), to purchase from the
Company, and the Company agrees to sell and issue to Passport, an aggregate of 486,486 shares (the “Shares”) of Common Stock of the Company (the “Common Stock”), at a price per share (the “Purchase
Price”) equal to the per share initial public offering price set forth on the cover of the final prospectus used in the IPO (as defined below). “IPO” shall mean the issuance and sale of shares of Common Stock by the
Company, pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement to be entered into by and among the Company and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the
“Underwriters”), to the Underwriters in connection with the Company’s initial public offering pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-200044). 

1.2 Closing. The purchase and sale of the Shares shall take place at the location and at the time of the closing of the IPO (which time
and place are designated as the “Closing”). At the Closing, Passport shall make payment of the purchase price of the Shares by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company against delivery to
Passport of the Shares registered in the name of Passport, which Shares shall be uncertificated shares. 
 2. Registration Rights. The
Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement dated July 23, 2014 by and among the Company and the Investors (as defined therein) (the “Rights Agreement”), has been amended by the Amendment to Amended and Restated
Investors’ Rights Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Amendment to Rights Agreement”), solely for the purposes of providing Passport or its assigns with certain registration rights with
respect to the Shares as set forth in the Amendment to Rights Agreement. 
 3. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The
Company hereby represents and warrants to Passport that as of the date hereof and as of the date of the Closing: 








 3.1 Organization, Good Standing and Qualification. The Company is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted. The Company is duly qualified to transact business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on its business or properties. 
 3.2
Authorization. All corporate action on the part of the Company, its officers, directors and stockholders necessary for the authorization, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Amendment to Rights Agreement, the performance of all
obligations of the Company hereunder and thereunder, and the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares being sold hereunder has been taken or will be taken prior to the Closing, and this Agreement and the Amendment to Rights Agreement
constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, and other laws of general
application affecting enforcement of creditors’ rights generally (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies, and (iii) to the extent the indemnification
provisions contained in the Rights Agreement may be limited by applicable federal or state securities laws. 
 3.3 Valid Issuance of
Common Stock. The Shares being purchased by Passport hereunder, when issued, sold and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for the consideration expressed herein, will be duly and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable
and will be free of restrictions on transfer other than restrictions on transfer under applicable state and federal securities laws or as contemplated hereby or by the Rights Agreement. 

3.4 Compliance with Other Instruments. The Company is not in violation or default of any provision of its Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, or in any material respect of any instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree or contract to which it is a party or by which it is bound, or, to its knowledge, of any provision of any federal or state statute,
rule or regulation applicable to the Company. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Amendment to Rights Agreement, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not result in any such
violation or default or be in conflict with or constitute, with or without the passage of time and giving of notice, either a default under any such provision, instrument, judgment, order, writ, decree or contract or an event that results in the
creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any assets of the Company or the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture, or nonrenewal of any material permit, license, authorization, or approval applicable to the Company, its business or
operations or any of its assets or properties. 
 3.5 Description of Capital Stock. As of the date of the Closing, the statements set
forth in the Pricing Prospectus (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) and Prospectus (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) under the caption “Description of Capital Stock,” insofar as they purport to constitute a summary of the
terms of the Company’s capital stock, are accurate, complete and fair in all material respects. 

  
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 3.6 Registration Statement. The registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-200044),
including a prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and any free writing prospectuses, relating to the underwritten public offering of shares of the Company’s
Common Stock (the “Registration Statement”), as of its filing date and including each of its subsequent amendments, complies in all material respects with the requirements of the Securities Act and the rules and regulations of the
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) promulgated thereunder, and the Registration Statement and any prospectus contained therein does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. 

3.7 Private Placement. Assuming the accuracy of Passport’s representations and warranties set forth in Section 4 of
this Agreement, no registration under the Securities Act is required for the offer and sale of the Shares by the Company to Passport under this Agreement. 

4. Representations and Warranties of the Investors. Passport hereby represents and warrants (and in the event Passport shall assign this
Agreement to more than one assignee, each such assignee shall severally and not jointly hereby represent and warrant) that as of the date hereof and as of the date of the Closing: 

4.1 Authorization. Passport has full power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Amendment to Rights Agreement, and each
such Agreement constitutes its valid and legally binding obligation, enforceable in accordance with its terms except (i) as limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other laws of general application affecting
enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, (ii) as limited by laws relating to the availability of specific performance, injunctive relief, or other equitable remedies and (iii) to the extent the indemnification provisions contained
in the Rights Agreement may be limited by applicable federal or state securities laws. 
 4.2 Purchase Entirely for Own Account. This
Agreement is made with Passport in reliance upon Passport’s representation to the Company, which by Passport’s execution of this Agreement Passport hereby confirms, that the Shares to be received by Passport will be acquired for investment
for Passport’s own account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the distribution of any part thereof, and that Passport has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same, except
as permitted by applicable federal or state securities laws. By executing this Agreement, Passport further represents that Passport does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any person to sell, transfer or grant
participations to such person or to any third person, with respect to any of the Shares. 
 4.3 Disclosure of Information. Passport
believes it has received all the information it considers necessary or appropriate for deciding whether to purchase the Shares. Passport further represents that it has had an opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company
regarding the terms and conditions of the offering of the Shares and the business, properties, prospects and financial condition of the Company. The foregoing, however, does not limit or modify the representations and warranties of the Company in
Section 3 of this Agreement or the right of Passport to rely thereon. 

  
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 4.4 Investment Experience. Passport is an investor in securities of companies in the
development stage and acknowledges that it is able to fend for itself, can bear the economic risk of its investment, and has such knowledge and experience in financial or business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the
investment in the Shares. If other than an individual, Passport also represents it has not been organized for the purpose of acquiring the Shares. 

4.5 Accredited Investor. Passport is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of SEC Rule 501 of Regulation D, as presently
in effect. 
 4.6 Restricted Securities. Passport understands that the Shares will be characterized as “restricted
securities” under the federal securities laws inasmuch as they are being acquired from the Company in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such laws and applicable regulations such securities may be resold without
registration under the Securities Act, only in certain limited circumstances. In this connection, Passport represents that it is familiar with SEC Rule 144, as presently in effect, and understands the resale limitations imposed thereby and by the
Securities Act. 
 4.7 Legends. It is understood that the Shares may bear one or all of the following legends: 

(a) “These securities have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. They may not be sold, offered
for sale, pledged or hypothecated in the absence of a registration statement in effect with respect to the securities under such Act or an opinion of counsel satisfactory to the Company that such registration is not required or unless sold pursuant
to Rule 144 of such Act.” 
 (b) Any legend required by applicable state “blue sky” securities laws, rules and
regulations. 
 4.8 Lock-Up Agreement; Market Stand-Off Agreement. Passport, as the Investment Manager for Passport Partners Master
Fund SPC Ltd. – Portfolio A (“Passport Partners Fund”) and Passport Special Opportunities Master Fund, LP (“Passport Special Opportunities Fund”, and together with the Passport Partners Fund, the
“Existing Passport Investors”), has executed and delivered to the Underwriters a lock-up agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Lock-Up Agreement”) on behalf of the Existing
Passport Investors. Such Lock-Up Agreement is in full force and effect, and following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, including with respect to the Shares. The Existing
Passport Investors are bound by the market stand-off agreement set forth in Section 1.13 of the Rights Agreement, and such agreement is in full force and effect, and following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will remain in full force and effect, including with respect to the Shares, or if Passport assigns this agreement to an entity other than the Existing Passport Investors, such assignees will execute a counterpart to the Rights Agreement
(as amended by the Amendment to Rights Agreement) and agree to be bound thereby with respect to the Shares. 

  
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 5. Conditions of Investors’ Obligations at Closing. The obligations of Passport under
Section 1.1 of this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment on or before the Closing of each of the following conditions. 
 5.1
Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3 shall be true on and as of the Closing, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

 5.2 Public Offering Shares. The Underwriters shall have purchased, immediately prior to the purchase of the Shares by Passport
hereunder, the Firm Shares (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) at the same purchase price (less any underwriting discounts or commissions) per share payable by Passport hereunder. 

6. Compliance with Securities Laws and Regulations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company
is not undertaking the obligation to commit any act in violation of the Securities Laws and Regulations (as defined below) or any other laws, rules and regulations applicable to the IPO, or over any objection of the Commission or the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and any successor organizations or entities thereto (“FINRA”). In the event that by reason of the provisions of this Section 6, in the Company’s reasonable judgment the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement would, based on the advice of securities counsel for the Company and concurred in by counsel for the Underwriters after consultations with the Commission and/or FINRA, be deemed invalid as a private placement under the
Act for any reason (including but not limited to by reason of the doctrine of “integration” with the IPO) or would otherwise conflict with any Securities Laws and Regulations or give rise to any other legal impediment or legal requirement
that would prevent or materially delay the consummation of or unreasonably interfere with the IPO or the purchase of shares of Common Stock as contemplated in Section 1.1 hereof, then this Agreement shall terminate immediately.
“Securities Laws and Regulations” means (x) all applicable federal, state or other securities laws (including but not limited to the Securities Act, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulation from time to time
promulgated thereunder, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulation from time to time promulgated thereunder or the rules and regulations of any securities exchange) and (y) all rules and
regulations of FINRA or any other self-regulatory organization that are applicable to the Company, Passport or any Underwriter, as applicable. 

7. Termination. Other than as provided in Section 6 hereof, this Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the earliest
to occur of (i) the written consent of the Company and Passport, (ii) the withdrawal by the Company of the Registration Statement, (iii) following the execution of the Underwriting Agreement, the termination of such Underwriting
Agreement in accordance with its terms, or (iv) March 31, 2015. 

  
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 8. Miscellaneous. 

8.1 Survival of Warranties. The warranties, representations and covenants of the Company and Passport contained in or made pursuant to
this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Closing and shall in no way be affected by any investigation of the subject matter thereof made by or on behalf of Passport or the Company. 

8.2 Assignment; Successors and Assigns. Passport may not assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the
prior written consent of the Company, except that Passport may assign this Agreement or any of its rights or obligations hereunder, in whole or in part, to one or more general partners, limited partners, members, direct or indirect subsidiaries of
Passport that are at least 50% controlled by Passport and affiliates of Passport, and/or any venture capital or other pooled investment funds now or hereafter existing that are controlled by one or more general partners or managing members of, or
are under common investment management with, Passport; provided, however that any such assignee(s) shall agree in writing with the Company to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, but not limited to Section 4
hereof, and (in the event any such assignee is a party other than the Existing Passport Investors) execute and deliver to the Underwriters a Lock-up Agreement. Except as otherwise provided herein, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall
inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and assigns of the parties (including transferees of any Securities). Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party other than the parties
hereto or their respective successors and assigns any rights, remedies, obligations, or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement. 

8.3 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of California as applied to agreements
among California residents entered into and to be performed entirely within California. 
 8.4 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. 

8.5 Titles and Subtitles. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for convenience only and are not to be considered in
construing or interpreting this Agreement. 
 8.6 Notices. All notices and other communications given or made pursuant hereto shall be
in writing and shall be deemed effectively given: (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified, (ii) when sent by confirmed electronic mail or facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the recipient; if not, then on the
next business day, (iii) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or (iv) one (1) day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier,
specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications shall be sent to the respective parties at the addresses set forth on the signature pages attached hereto (or at such other addresses as shall be specified by
notice given in accordance with this Section 8.6). 

  
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 8.7 Finder’s Fee. Each party represents that it neither is nor will be obligated for
any finders’ fee or commission in connection with this transaction. Passport agrees to indemnify and to hold harmless the Company from any liability for any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the costs and
expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which Passport or any of its officers, partners, employees, or representatives is responsible. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless Passport from any liability for
any commission or compensation in the nature of a finders’ fee (and the costs and expenses of defending against such liability or asserted liability) for which the Company or any of its officers, employees or representatives is responsible.

 8.8 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 Shares purchased hereunder. Any amendment or waiver effected in
accordance with this section shall be binding upon each holder of any securities purchased under this Agreement at the time outstanding, each future holder of all such securities, and the Company. 

8.9 Severability. If one or more provisions of this Agreement are held to be unenforceable under applicable law, such provision shall be
excluded from this Agreement and the balance of the Agreement shall be interpreted as if such provision were so excluded and shall be enforceable in accordance with its terms. 

8.10 Corporate Securities Law. THE SALE OF THE SECURITIES THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS AGREEMENT HAS NOT BEEN QUALIFIED WITH THE
COMMISSIONER OF CORPORATIONS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH SECURITIES OR THE PAYMENT OR RECEIPT OF ANY PART OF THE CONSIDERATION FOR SUCH SECURITIES PRIOR TO SUCH QUALIFICATION IS UNLAWFUL, UNLESS THE SALE OF SECURITIES IS
EXEMPT FROM QUALIFICATION BY SECTION 25100, 25102 OR 25105 OF THE CALIFORNIA CORPORATIONS CODE. THE RIGHTS OF ALL PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT ARE EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON SUCH QUALIFICATION BEING OBTAINED, UNLESS THE SALE IS SO EXEMPT. 

8.11 Acknowledgment; Entire Agreement. The Company and Passport hereby acknowledge that this Agreement amends that certain Allocation
Agreement dated March 24, 2014 between the Company and Passport (the “Allocation Agreement”), and that this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby fulfill the Company’s obligations under the Allocation
Agreement, as so amended, and that upon the Closing, the Allocation Agreement shall automatically terminate pursuant to Section 5.7 thereof and be of no further effect. This Agreement, the Allocation Agreement and the documents referred
to herein (including the Rights Agreement and the Amendment to Rights Agreement) constitute the entire agreement among the parties and no party shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any warranties, representations, or
covenants except as specifically set forth herein or therein. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the terms of the Allocation Agreement that expressly address the subject of this Agreement, this Agreement shall control. 

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

			
	HORTONWORKS, INC.
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Rob Bearden

	Name:	 	 Rob Bearden

	Title:	 	 Chief Executive Officer

		
	Address:	 	3460 W. Bayshore Road
		 	Palo Alto, CA 94303



  
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HORTONWORKS, INC. 
 COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT 









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

			
	PASSPORT:
	
	PASSPORT CAPITAL, LLC
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Joanne Cormican

		 	Name: Joanne Cormican
		 	Title: Chief Operating Officer



  
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HORTONWORKS, INC. 
 COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT 









 Exhibit A 

Amendment to Rights Agreement 








 Exhibit B 

Lock-Up Agreement