Document:

Amendment No. 2 to Rights Agreement

     

    Exhibit
      10.1

     

    AMENDMENT
      NO. 2 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT

     

    THIS
      AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”),
      dated
      as of September 4, 2006, amends the Rights Agreement dated as of September
      1,
      1997, between NYFIX, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
      and
      Mellon Investor Services LLC (f/k/a ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.),
      as Rights Agent (the “Rights
      Agent”),
      as
      amended by Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated October 25, 1999 (as
      so
      amended, the “Rights
      Agreement”).
      Terms
      defined in the Rights Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein
      as so defined.

    

    WHEREAS,
      the Company and the Rights Agent entered into the Rights Agreement, providing
      for, among other things, the issuance of Rights to purchase one-hundredth of
      a
      Preference Share to owners of the common stock of the Company upon the
      occurrence of certain events;

    

    WHEREAS,
      the Board of Directors of the Company has deemed it in the best interest of
      the
      Company to exempt the proposed transaction pursuant to the Securities Purchase
      Agreement, to be dated as of even date herewith (the “Securities
      Purchase Agreement”),
      between the Company and Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX, L.P., as described
      below, from triggering the issuance of Rights to purchase one-hundredth of
      a
      Preference Share under the Rights Agreement; 

    

    WHEREAS,
      this Amendment is being entered into prior to the execution and delivery of
      the
      Securities Purchase Agreement; and

    

    WHEREAS,
      pursuant to Section 27 of the Rights Agreement, the Company and the Rights
      Agent
      desire to amend the Rights Agreement as set forth below;

    

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, the Rights Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

    

    1.         
      Amendment
      of Definition of “Acquiring Person.”

    

    a.    Section
      1(a) of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following at the
      end of such section:

    

    “Notwithstanding
      the foregoing, the term ‘Acquiring Person’ shall not include Warburg Pincus
      Private Equity IX, L.P. or its affiliates (“WP”),
      provided
      that WP
      shall not be in breach of Section 8.7 of the Securities Purchase Agreement,
      dated September 4, 2006, between the Company and WP.”

    

    b.    Section
      18 of the Rights Agreement is hereby amended by adding the word “punitive,”
after “special,” in the last sentence of the first paragraph so that the
      sentence reads as follows:

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    
      “In
        no
        case will the Rights Agent be liable for special, punitive, indirect, incidental
        or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including by not
        limited
        to lost profit), even if the Rights Agent has been advised of the possibility
        of
        such loss or damage.”

    

    2.         
      Effectiveness.

    

    This
      Amendment shall be deemed effective as of the date set forth above as if
      executed by both parties hereto on such date, provided that this Amendment
      shall
      no longer be effective if the Securities Purchase Agreement is terminated in
      accordance with its terms. Except as amended hereby, the Rights Agreement shall
      remain in full force and effect and shall be otherwise unaffected
      hereby.

    

    3.         
      Miscellaneous.

    

    This
      Amendment shall be deemed to be a contract made under the laws of the State
      of
      New York and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance
      with the laws of such state applicable to contracts to be made and performed
      entirely within such state. This Amendment may be executed in any number of
      counterparts, each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to
      be
      an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and
      the
      same instrument. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this
      Amendment is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to
      be
      invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions,
      covenants and restrictions of this Amendment shall remain in full force and
      effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly
      executed as of the date first set forth above.

     

    
 

    
      	 	 	 
	 	NYFIX,
              INC.
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	 	By:  	/s/
              Steven R. Vigliotti
	 	
              
                

              

              Name: Steven R. Vigliotti

              Title:   Chief Financial
                Officer

            
	 	 

    

     

     

    
      
        	 	 	 
	 	MELLON
                INVESTOR SERVICES LLC
	 
 	 
 	 
 
	 	By:  	/s/ Judy Hsu
	 	
                
                  

                

                Name: Judy Hsu

                Title:   Vice President, Client Relationship
                  Executive

              
	 	 

      

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED
                         REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER COMPANY
                                 (CRANFORD, NJ)
                                             TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR

                                                            AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

                                                                     Exhibit 4.1

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<S>                                                                                                                     <C>
COMMON STOCK                                                                                                            COMMON STOCK

 *CV___*                                                                                                                  *______*
                                                      COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.

                                        INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE

                                                                                                 SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
                                                                                                                   CUSIP 204166 10 2

THIS CERTIFIES THAT

IS THE OWNER OF

                   FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE PAR VALUE OF $.01 PER SHARE OF THE COMMON STOCK OF

                                                      COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.

  transferable only on the books of the Corporation in person or by attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed.

               This Certificate is not valid unless countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

              WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.

              Dated:

         /s/ Warren H. Mondschein                       [Corporate Seal]                           /s/ N. Robert Hammer

VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY                                       CHAIRMAN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRESIDENT

</Table>

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THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHARE OWNER WHO SO REQUESTS
A STATEMENT OF THE DESIGNATIONS, TERMS, RELATIVE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES,
LIMITATIONS, PREFERENCE AND VOTING POWERS AND THE PROHIBITIONS, RESTRICTIONS
AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE VOTING AND OTHER RIGHTS AND POWERS OF THE SHARES OF
EACH CLASS OF STOCK WHICH THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE AND OF THE
VARIATIONS IN THE RELATIVE RIGHTS AND PREFERENCES BETWEEN THE SHARES OF EACH
SERIES OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK WHICH THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE IN
SERIES INSOFAR AS THE SAME HAVE BEEN FIXED AND DETERMINED, AND OF THE AUTHORITY
OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO FIX AND DETERMINE THE RELATIVE RIGHTS AND
PREFERENCES OF SUBSEQUENT SERIES.

      The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

TEN COM   - as tenants in common
TEN ENT   - as tenants by the entireties
JT TEN    - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in
            common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT- ____ Custodian ____________
                      (Cust)                 (Minor)
                      under Uniform Gifts to Minors
                      Act _____________
                             (State)

UNIF TRANS MIN ACT- ___ Custodian ____________
                      (Cust)                 (Minor)
                      under Uniform Transfer to Minors
                      Act _____________
                             (State)

    Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, ______________________________ hereby sell, assign and
transfer unto ______

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

_________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE

________________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________ Shares

of the common stock represented by the within Certificate, and do hereby

irrevocably constitute and appoint _____________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

Attorney to transfer the said stock on the books of the within-named Corporation

with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated, __________________________

                                   X ___________________________________________

                                   X ___________________________________________

                            NOTICE: THE SIGNATURE(S) TO THIS ASSIGNMENT
                                    MUST CORRESPOND WITH THE NAME(S) AS WRITTEN
                                    UPON THE FACE OF THE CERTIFICATE IN EVERY
                                    PARTICULAR, WITHOUT ALTERATION OR
                                    ENLARGEMENT OR ANY CHANGE WHATSOEVER.

Signature(s) Guaranteed

By ___________________________________________________________
THE SIGNATURE(S) SHOULD BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE GUARANTOR
INSTITUTION (BANKS, STOCKBROKERS, SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS AND
CREDIT UNIONS WITH MEMBERSHIP IN AN APPROVED SIGNATURE GUARANTEE
MEDALLION PROGRAM), PURSUANT TO S.E.C. RULE 17AD-15.

KEEP THIS CERTIFICATE IN A SAFE PLACE. IF IT IS LOST, STOLEN, MUTILATED OR
DESTROYED, THE CORPORATION WILL REQUIRE A BOND OF INDEMNITY AS A CONDITION TO
THE ISSUANCE OF A REPLACEMENT CERTIFICATE.

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