B. Related Party Transactions
Since January 1, 2008, we have engaged in the following transactions with our directors and executive officers, holders of more than 5% of our voting securities and affiliates of our directors, executive officers and 5% shareholders. We believe that all of the transactions described below were made on terms no less favorable to us than could have been obtained from unaffiliated third parties.
Issuance of preferred shares
In March 2007, Soda-Club Enterprises N.V. (shares of this entity were later exchanged by all shareholders for our shares) entered into a Preferred Share Purchase Agreement with an entity wholly owned by Fortissimo Capital by the name of Soda-Club Holdings Ltd., Kendray Properties Ltd. (or “Kendray”), Keswick Properties Ltd. (or “Keswick”), Real Property Investment Limited (or “RPI”), and Mr. Clemente Corsini (or “Corsini”). Pursuant to the Preferred Share Purchase Agreement, in exchange for an aggregate investment of €4,000,000, we issued an aggregate of 16,066,618 Series A1 Preferred Shares at a price per share of €0.24896 as follows: Fortissimo Capital — 11,045,800; Kendray — 4,016,655 and Keswick — 1,004,164. In addition, in exchange for an aggregate investment of €1,971,817, most of which had previously been paid to us, we issued an aggregate of 7,920,108 Series A2 Preferred Shares at a price per share of €0.24896 as follows: RPI — 5,911,781 and Mr. Corsini — 2,008,327.
In September 2007, the holders of Series A1 Preferred Shares invested an additional €4,000,000 in us in exchange for a note convertible into an additional 16,066,618 Series A1 Preferred Shares within five years from issuance. This convertible note bears interest at Libor plus 2.5% compounded annually and is payable at maturity only if the convertible note is not converted into equity prior to maturity. In connection with this transaction, Fortissimo Capital was granted two options, one to invest up to an additional €4,000,000 in us on the same terms for a period of 12 months and another identical option exercisable for 24 months. Neither of these options was exercised and both have since expired.
All outstanding Series A1 Preferred Shares and all outstanding Series A2 Preferred Shares were automatically converted into ordinary shares immediately prior to the consummation of our IPO. In addition, all holders of our outstanding convertible notes converted his or its convertible notes into ordinary shares immediately prior to the consummation of our IPO.
Registration rights
Pursuant to the terms of our amended and restated shareholders agreement, each of Fortissimo Capital, Kendray, Keswick, RPI and Mr. Corsini may exercise certain registration rights described below with respect to the ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of our preferred shares.
Demand registration rights. We are required to initiate not more than two registrations, subject to certain blackout periods and other conditions, of the 3,302,915 ordinary shares that were issued upon conversion of certain of our preferred shares upon the demand of any former holder of at least 30% of the Series A1 Preferred Shares (an “Initiating Holder”), provided that (i) the anticipated sales price from any such registration is not less than $5.0 million, and (2) we are not required to effect a registration until six months after our IPO.
Following a request to effect a registration by our shareholders as described above, we are required to offer the other shareholders that are entitled to registration rights an opportunity to include their shares in the registration statement. If such registration is an underwritten offering and the managing underwriter advises us that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares that can be included in the registration statement, the shares will be included in the registration statement in the following order of preference: first, shares held by the Initiating Holders, second, shares held by any other former holders of Series A1 Preferred Shares, and third, shares held by any other former holders of Series A2 Preferred Shares.