EXHIBIT 10.1
COMMON STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Common Stock Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into
as of October 15, 2003 by and between MRV Communications, Inc. (the "Company"),
and each of the client accounts listed on the attached Schedule A to this
Agreement ("Schedule A"), for which Wellington Management Company, LLP serves as
investment adviser (each, a "Purchaser"; collectively, the "Purchasers") on the
basis of the following facts:
Whereas, the Company has registered with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") $20,000,000 of its authorized but unissued shares of
common stock, $0.0017 par value (the "Common Stock") that the Company may issue
from time to time pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (SEC file
number 333-106177) (the "Registration Statement), which Registration Statement
was declared effective by the SEC on June 25, 2003;
Whereas, prior to the date hereof, the Company has not issued or sold
any shares of Common Stock registered under the Registration Statement; and
Whereas the Purchasers desire to purchase from the Company, and the
Company desires to issue and sell to Purchasers, a portion of the shares
registered under the Registration Statement, as set forth on Schedule A.
NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree:
1. Agreement to Sell and Purchase the Shares.
(a) Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, from the authorized but unissued shares registered
under the Registration Statement, the Purchasers agree to purchase, and the
Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchasers, at the Closing (as defined
below) up to an aggregate of 1,667,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Shares").
The Shares shall be allocated among the Purchasers as set forth in Schedule A.
(b) Purchase Price. The purchase price shall be $2.9994
per share of the Common Stock for a total purchase price (the "Purchase Price")
of $4,999,999.80. Each Purchaser's portion of the Purchase Price shall be equal
to that number of Shares to purchased by such Purchaser as reflected on Schedule
A, multiplied by $2.9994.
2. Delivery of the Shares at the Closing.
(a) The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares
shall occur at the offices of the Company, at 20415 Nordhoff Street, Chatsworth,
California 91311 on or before 12:00 pm (noon), California time on October 16,
2003, or such other place, and at such time and date (in any event to occur not
later than 5:00 p.m. California time on October 17, 2003) as the Company and the
Purchasers shall mutually agree (which time and place are designated as the
"Closing"). On or before the Closing, each Purchaser shall deliver to the
Company such Purchaser's portion of the Purchase Price by wire transfer of
immediately available funds in accordance with the Company's written wire
instructions and the Company shall, and shall authorize its designated transfer
agent (the "Transfer Agent") to credit such aggregate number of Shares to which
the Purchaser shall be entitled under this Agreement as reflected on Schedule A
to such Purchaser's or its designee's balance ac-
count with the Depositary Trust Company through its Deposit Withdrawal Agent
Commission system.
(b) The Company's obligation to complete the purchase and
sale of the Shares shall be subject to the following conditions, any one or more
of which may be waived by the Company:
(i) receipt by the Company of same-day funds in
the full amount of the Purchase Price for the Shares being purchased
under this Agreement; and
(ii) the accuracy in all material respects of the
representations and warranties made by each Purchaser and the
fulfillment in all material respects of those undertakings of each
Purchaser to be fulfilled before the Closing.
(c) Each Purchaser's obligations to accept delivery of
such stock certificates and to pay for the Shares evidenced by the certificates
shall be subject to the condition, which may be waived by the Purchaser, that
the representations and warranties made by the Company in this Agreement shall
be accurate in all material respects and the undertakings of the Company shall
have been fulfilled in all material respects on or before the Closing.
3. Representations and Warranties.
(a) Mutual Representations and Warranties. Each
Purchaser, severally and not jointly, hereby makes the following representations
and warranties to the Company, and the Company hereby makes the following
representations and warranties to each Purchaser, as follows:
(i) (A) It has full power and authority to enter
into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated
hereby, and (B) the person who has executed this Agreement on its
behalf is duly authorized to do so and thereby binds the party on whose
behalf he or she is purporting to act;
(ii) This Agreement is its valid and binding
agreement, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms; and
(iii) Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, will violate, result in a breach of any of the terms or
provisions of, constitute a default (or any event that, with the giving
of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute a default)
under, accelerate any obligations under, or conflict with, (A) its
charter, articles or certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or other
organizational documents), if applicable, or any agreement, indenture
or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or its
properties are bound, (B) any judgment, decree, order or award or any
court, governmental body or arbitrator to which it is subject or (C)
any law, rule or regulation applicable to it.
(b) Representations and Warranties of the Company. The
Company hereby represents and warrants to each Purchaser that:
(i) It is a corporation duly incorporated,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation;
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(ii) Upon issuance of the Shares to be issued by
it pursuant hereto and the filing by the Company with the SEC of a
prospectus supplement relating to the issuance and sale of the Shares
to be issued by it pursuant hereto,
(A) the Shares will be duly and validly
authorized and issued, fully paid and non-assessable;
(B) the Purchaser will acquire the
Shares free and clear of any liens, encumbrances, pledges,
security interest or other restrictions or claims of third
parties, other than any of the foregoing created by the
Purchaser; and
(C) The Shares, having been registered
under the Registration Statement, are freely tradable so long
as the Purchaser is not an affiliate of the Company within the
meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(c) Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. Each
Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to the Company that:
(i) It is organized as set forth on Schedule A,
and is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization; and
(ii) It is acquiring the Shares for its own
account for investment and not with a present view towards the
distribution thereof; provided, however, that by making the foregoing
representation, each Purchaser does not agree to hold the Shares for
any minimum or other specific term and reserves the right to dispose of
the Shares at any time.
4. Miscellaneous.
(a) Prospectus Supplement. On or before the Closing, the
Company shall file with the SEC of a prospectus supplement relating to the
issuance and sale of the Shares to be issued by it pursuant hereto and shall
deliver the same to the Purchaser along with the Company's prospectus dated June
15, 2003 (the "Base Prospectus") that the Company heretofore filed with the SEC.
By delivery payment of its portion of the Purchase Price to the Company, each
Purchaser shall thereby acknowledge receipt of the Prospectus Supplement and the
Base Prospectus.
(b) Further Assurances. Each party hereto shall promptly
execute and deliver such further agreements and instruments, and take such
further actions, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry out
the purpose and intent of this Agreement.
(c) Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other
communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if
delivered personally or by facsimile transmission (with subsequent letter
confirmation by mail) or two days after being mailed by certified or registered
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the parties, their
successors in interest or their assignees at the following addresses, or at such
other addresses as the parties may designate by written notice in the manner
aforesaid:
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If to the Purchaser: Wellington Management Company, LLP
75 State Street
Boston, MA 02109
Attention: Legal Services Department
Facsimile: (617) 790-7760
If to the Company: MRV Communications, Inc.
20415 Nordhoff Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311
Attention: Noam Lotan
Facsimile: (818) 407-5656
(d) Assignability and Parties in Interest. This Agreement
shall not be assignable by either party hereto without the consent of the other
party hereto. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the parties and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
(e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by
and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal substantive law, and
not the law pertaining to conflicts or choice of law, of the State of New York.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in
several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of
which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
(g) Complete Agreement. This Agreement is an integrated
agreement containing the entire agreement between the parties hereto with
respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede all previous, and all
contemporaneous oral or written negotiations, commitments or understandings.
(h) Modifications, Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement
may be modified, amended or otherwise supplemented only by a writing signed by
the party against whom it is sought to be enforced. No waiver of any right or
power hereunder shall be deemed effective unless and until a writing waiving
such right or power is executed by the party waiving such right or power.
(i) No Third Party Beneficiaries. There are no third
party beneficiaries under this Agreement or intended by any party hereto.
(j) Joint Participation in Drafting. Each party to this
Agreement has participated in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. As
such, the language used herein shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the
parties hereto to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict
construction will be applied against any party to this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Purchaser have caused this
Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
THE COMPANY
MRV COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
/s/ Shay Gonen
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Name:
Title: CFO
EACH PURCHASER
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLP,
as investment adviser to each PURCHASER listed on the attached
Schedule A
/s/ Julie A. Jenkins
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Name: Julie A. Jenkins
Title: Vice President and Counsel
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Schedule A
ACCOUNT LEGAL NAME SHARE AMOUNT PURCHASE PRICE ENTITY TYPE
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British Columbia Investment Management Corporation 30,000 $ 89,982.00 Corporation
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The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 85,000 $ 254,949.00 Trust
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Laborers' District Council and Contractors' of Ohio Pension Fund 13,000 $ 38,992.20 Trust
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Australian Retirement Fund 45,000 $ 134,973.00 Corporation
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Emergency Services Superannuation Board 18,000 $ 53,989.20 Government
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New Zealand Funds Management Limited 20,000 $ 59,988.00 Corporation
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SEI Institutional Investments Trust, Small Cap Fund 80,000 $ 239,952.00 Trust
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Talvest Global Small Cap Fund 25,000 $ 74,985.00 Corporation
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J. Caird Investors (Bermuda) L.P. 133,300 $ 399,820.02 Limited Partnership
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Government of Singapore Investment Company Pte, Ltd 300,000 $ 899,820.00 Government
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New York State Nurses Association Pension Plan 15,000 $ 44,991.00 Trust
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The Retirement Program Plan for Employees of Union Carbide Corporation 12,000 $ 35,992.80 Trust
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BC Telecom Pension Plan for Management and Exempt Employees 5,000 $ 14,997.00 Trust
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Vantagepoint Aggressive Opportunities Fund 100,000 $ 299,940.00 Corporation
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Retail Employees Superannuation Trust 25,000 $ 74,985.00 Trust
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Seligman Global Fund Series, Inc., Seligman Global Smaller Companies Fund 65,000 $ 194,961.00 Corporation
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TELUS Corporation Foreign Equity Active Pool 9,000 $ 26,994.60 Corporation
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Raytheon Combined DB-DC Master Pension Trust 30,900 $ 92,681.46 Trust
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute 50,000 $ 149,970.00 Corporation
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Ohio Carpenters' Pension Fund 10,000 $ 29,994.00 Trust
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Wellington Management Portfolios (Dublin) - Global Smaller Companies
Equity Portfolio 5,000 $ 14,997.00 Trust
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J B Were Global Small Companies Pooled Fund 105,000 $ 314,937.00 Trust
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SEI Institutional Managed Trust, Small Cap Growth Fund 90,000 $ 269,946.00 Trust
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Seligman Portfolios, Inc., Seligman Global Smaller Companies Portfolio 2,000 $ 5,998.80 Corporation
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Telstra Super Pty Ltd 20,000 $ 59,988.00 Corporation
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Raytheon Master Pension Trust 104,400 $ 313,137.36 Trust
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Wellington Trust Company, National Association Multiple Collective
Investment Funds Trust, Unconventional Value Portfolio 14,800 $ 44,391.12 Trust
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J. Caird Partners, L.P. 218,900 $ 656,568.66 Limited Partnership
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Wellington Trust Company, National Association Multiple Common
Trust Funds Trust, Unconventional Value Portfolio 21,800 $ 65,386.92 Trust
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Figaro Investments Limited 13,900 $ 41,691.66 Corporation
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TOTAL 1,667,000 $ 4,999,999.80
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