SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 6-K

 

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of June 2015

Commission File Number 001-37400

 

 

Shopify Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

150 Elgin Street, 8th Floor

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2P 1L4

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F   x             Form 40-F   ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):   ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):   ¨

 

 

 


DOCUMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS REPORT

Document

 

  1 Third Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement, dated May 27, 2015.

 

  2 Coattail Agreement, dated May 27, 2015.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

S HOPIFY I NC .

(Registrant)

Date: June 1, 2015

By:

/s/ J OSEPH F RASCA

Name: Joseph Frasca

Title: General Counsel and Secretary

Document 1

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTORS’ RIGHTS AGREEMENT is made as of the 27 th day of May, 2015, by and among SHOPIFY INC., a Canadian corporation (the “ Company ”), each of the investors listed on Schedule “A” hereto (individually, an “ Investor ” and collectively, the “ Investors ”), and each of the shareholders listed on Schedule “B” hereto (individually, a “ Key Holder ” and collectively, the “ Key Holders ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS , the parties hereto are parties to the Second Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement dated as of October 22, 2013 (the “ Second A&R Agreement ”);

AND WHEREAS the Investors and Key Holders wish to amend and restate the Second A&R Agreement in its entirety as set forth herein, such amendment and restatement to only take effect upon completion of the first underwritten public offering by the Company of its securities (an “ IPO ”);

AND WHEREAS , all of the parties to the Second A&R Agreement have executed and delivered this Agreement;

NOW , THEREFORE , in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter contained and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement:

1.1 “ Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, a Person is “controlled” by another Person or other Persons if: (i) in the case of a company or other body corporate wherever or however incorporated: (A) securities entitled to vote in the election of directors carrying in the aggregate at least a majority of the votes for the election of directors and representing in the aggregate at least a majority of the participating (equity) securities are held, other than by way of security only, directly or indirectly, by or solely for the benefit of the other Person or Persons; and (B) the votes carried in the aggregate by such securities are entitled, if exercised, to elect a majority of the board of directors of such company or other body corporate; or (ii) in the case of a Person that is not a company or other body corporate, at least a majority of the participating (equity) and voting interests of such Person are held, directly or indirectly, by or solely for the benefit of the other Person or Persons; and “controls”, “controlling” and “under common control with” shall be interpreted accordingly.

1.2 “ Canadian Prospectus ” means a (final) Prospectus filed by the Company under Canadian Securities Laws.


1.3 “ Canadian Securities Commissions ” means the securities commissions or other securities regulatory authorities in each of the Provinces and Territories of Canada.

1.4 “ Canadian Securities Laws ” means the securities legislation of the applicable Provinces or Territories of Canada, and the rules, regulations and policies of the applicable Canadian Securities Commissions.

1.5 “ Canadian Short Form Registration Procedure ” means the procedures for the distribution of securities by way of a short form Prospectus available under Canadian Securities Laws, including National Instrument 44-101.

1.6 “ Class A Shares ” means Class A subordinate voting shares of the Company.

1.7 “ Class B Shares ” means Class B multiple voting shares of the Company.

1.8 “ Damages ” means any loss, damage, or liability (joint or several) to which a party hereto may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Canadian Securities Laws or other federal, provincial or state law, insofar as such loss, damage, or liability (or any action in respect thereof) arises out of or is based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any Registration Statement or Prospectus of the Company, including any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus contained therein or any amendments or supplements thereto; (ii) an omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; or (iii) any violation or alleged violation by the indemnifying party (or any of its agents or Affiliates) of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Canadian Securities Laws, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, Canadian Securities Laws or any state securities law.

1.9 “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

1.10 “ Excluded Registration ” means (i) a registration relating to the sale of securities to employees of the Company or a subsidiary pursuant to a stock option, stock purchase, or similar plan; (ii) a registration relating to an SEC Rule 145 transaction; (iii) a registration on any form that does not include substantially the same information as would be required to be included in a Registration Statement or Prospectus covering the sale of the Registrable Securities; or (iv) a registration in which the only securities being registered are Class A Shares issuable upon conversion of debt securities that are also being registered.

1.11 “ Form F-1 ” means such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any successor registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC.


1.12 “ Form F-3/10 ” means either such form under the Securities Act as in effect on the date hereof or any registration form under the Securities Act subsequently adopted by the SEC that permits incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by the Company with the SEC or the Canadian Securities Commissions, as applicable.

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

1.14 “ Initiating Holders “means Holders of at least fifty percent (50%) of the Registrable Securities then outstanding who initiate a registration request pursuant to Section 2.1(a) of this Agreement.

1.15 “ IPO ” has the meaning given to it in the Recitals.

1.16 “ Members of the Immediate Family ” means with respect to any individual, each parent (whether by birth or adoption), spouse (whether by marriage or civil union) or common law partner (as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada)) or child or other descendants (whether by birth or adoption) of such individual, each spouse (whether by marriage or civil union) or common law partner (as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada)) of any of the aforementioned Persons, each trust created solely for the benefit of such individual and/or one or more of the aforementioned Persons, and each legal representative of such individual or of any aforementioned Persons (including without limitation a tutor, curator, mandatary due to incapacity, custodian, guardian or testamentary executor), acting in such capacity under the authority of the law, an order from a competent tribunal, a will or a mandate in case of incapacity or similar instrument. For the purposes of this definition, a Person shall be considered the spouse of an individual if such Person is legally married to such individual, lives in a civil union with such individual or is the common law partner (as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada) as amended from time to time) of such individual. A Person who was the spouse of an individual within the meaning of this paragraph immediately before the death of such individual shall continue to be considered a spouse of such individual after the death of such individual.

1.17 “ Permitted Holder ” means, in respect of a Holder that is an individual, the Members of the Immediate Family of such individual and any Person controlled, directly or indirectly, by any such holder, and in respect of a Holder that is not an individual, an Affiliate of that holder.

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

1.19 “ Prospectus ” means, with respect to a public offering or distribution in the United States, the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, or, with respect to a public offering or distribution in Canada, a Canadian Prospectus, as such documents may be amended or supplemented by an amendment or prospectus supplement, including post-effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference in such prospectus.


1.20 “ Registrable Securities ” means (i) the Class A Shares issuable or issued upon conversion of the Class B Shares held by a Holder as at the closing of the IPO; (ii) any Class A Shares held by a Holder as at the closing of the IPO, or any Class A Shares issued or issuable (directly or indirectly) upon conversion and/or exercise of any other securities of the Company held by a Holder as at the closing of the IPO; and (iii) any Class A Shares issued as (or issuable upon the conversion or exercise of any warrant, right, or other security that is issued as) a dividend or other distribution with respect to, or in exchange for or in replacement of, the shares referenced in clauses (i) and (ii) above; excluding in all cases, however, any Registrable Securities sold by a Person in a transaction in which the applicable rights under this Agreement are not assigned pursuant to Section 3.1, and excluding for purposes of Section 2 any shares for which registration rights have terminated pursuant to Section 2.11 of this Agreement.

1.21 “ Registrable Securities then outstanding ” means the number of shares determined by adding (without duplication) the number of outstanding Class A Shares that are Registrable Securities and the number of Class A Shares issuable (directly or indirectly) pursuant to then exercisable and/or convertible securities that, when issued, will be Registrable Securities.

1.22 “ Registration Statement ” means with respect to a public offering in the United States, a Registration Statement filed by the Company with the SEC for a public offering and sale of securities of the Company for cash in which the Registrable Securities may be included, other than a Registration Statement on Form S-8, Form S-4 or Form F-4, or their successors, or any form for a similar limited purpose, or any Registration Statement covering only securities proposed to be issued in exchange for securities or assets of another corporation.

1.23 “ SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

1.24 “ SEC Rule 144 ” means Rule 144 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act.

1.25 “ SEC Rule 145 ” means Rule 145 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act.

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

1.27 “ Selling Expenses ” means all underwriting discounts, selling commissions, and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, and fees and disbursements of counsel for any Holder, except for the fees and disbursements of the Selling Holder Counsel (as defined below) borne and paid by the Company as provided in Section 2.6.

2. Registration Rights . The Company covenants and agrees as follows:

2.1 Demand Registration .


(a) Long Form Demand . If at any time after one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of the Registration Statement or date of final receipt or decision document relating to the Canadian Prospectus for the IPO, as applicable, the Initiating Holders request the Company to prepare and to file with respect to all or any portion of such Holders’ Registrable Securities, a Registration Statement under the Securities Act on Form F-1 (or any successor form to Form F-1) or similar long form registration statement and/or a Canadian Prospectus on Form 41-101F1 pursuant to National Instrument 41-101—General Prospectus Requirements or similar long form prospectus with respect to Registrable Securities having an anticipated aggregate offering price, net of Selling Expenses, of at least US$5,000,000, then upon receipt of such request, the Company shall (i) within ten (10) days after the date such request is given, give notice thereof (the “ Demand Notice ”) to all Holders other than the Initiating Holders; and (ii) as expeditiously as reasonably practical, and in any event within sixty (60) days after the date such request is given by the Initiating Holders, file a Form F-1 Registration Statement and/or a Canadian Prospectus, as applicable, covering all Registrable Securities that the Initiating Holders requested to be registered and any additional Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration or qualification by any other Holders, as specified by notice given by each such Holder to the Company within twenty (20) days of the date the Demand Notice is given, and in each case, subject to the limitations of Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.3.

(b) Short Form Demand . If at any time when it is eligible to use a Form F-3/10 Registration Statement or a short form prospectus under the Canadian Short Form Registration Procedure, the Company receives a request from Holders of at least thirty percent (30%) of the Registrable Securities then outstanding that the Company file a Form F-3/10 Registration Statement and/or a Canadian Prospectus under the Canadian Short Form Registration Procedure with respect to outstanding Registrable Securities of such Holders having an anticipated aggregate offering price, net of Selling Expenses, of at least US$2,000,000, then the Company shall (i) within ten (10) days after the date such request is given, give a Demand Notice to all Holders other than such Holders that made such request under this Section 2.1(b); and (ii) as expeditiously as reasonably practicable, and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the date such request is given by such Holders, file a Form F-3/10 Registration Statement under the Securities Act and/or a Canadian Prospectus under the Canadian Short Form Registration Procedure covering all Registrable Securities that such Holders requested to be registered and any additional Registrable Securities requested to be included in such registration or qualification by any other Holders, as specified by notice given by each such Holder to the Company within twenty (20) days of the date the Demand Notice is given, and in each case, subject to the limitations of Section 2.1(c) and Section 2.3.

(c) Notwithstanding . Notwithstanding the foregoing obligations, if the Company furnishes to Holders requesting a registration or qualification pursuant to this Section 2.1 a certificate signed by the Company’s chief executive officer stating that in the good faith judgment of the Company’s Board of Directors it would be materially detrimental to the Company and its shareholders for such Registration Statement or Prospectus to either become effective or remain effective for as long as such Registration Statement or Prospectus otherwise would be required to remain effective, because such


action would (i) materially interfere with a significant acquisition, corporate reorganization, or other similar transaction involving the Company; (ii) require premature disclosure of material information that the Company has a bona fide business purpose for preserving as confidential; or (iii) render the Company unable to comply with requirements under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, or Canadian Securities Laws then the Company shall have the right to defer taking action with respect to such filing, and any time periods with respect to filing or effectiveness thereof shall be tolled correspondingly, for a period of not more than ninety (90) days after the request of the applicable Holders is given; provided, however , that the Company may not invoke this right more than once in any twelve (12) month period; and provided further that the Company shall not register or qualify any securities for its own account or that of any other shareholder during such ninety (90) day period other than pursuant to an Excluded Registration.

(d) Further Limitations . The Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration or qualification pursuant to Section 2.1(a) (i) during the period that is sixty (60) days before the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date that is one hundred eighty (180) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration or qualification, provided , that the Company is actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement or Prospectus to become effective; (ii) after the Company has effected two registrations or qualifications pursuant to Section 2.1(a); or (iii) if the Initiating Holders propose to dispose of shares of Registrable Securities that may be immediately registered or qualified pursuant to a request made pursuant to Section 2.1(b). The Company shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any registration or qualification pursuant to Section 2.1(b) (i) during the period that is thirty (30) days before the Company’s good faith estimate of the date of filing of, and ending on a date that is ninety (90) days after the effective date of, a Company-initiated registration or qualification, provided that the Company is actively employing in good faith commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement or Prospectus to become effective; or (ii) if the Company has effected two registrations or qualifications pursuant to Section 2.1(b) within the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of such request. A registration or qualification shall not be counted as “effected” for purposes of this Section 2.1(d) until such time as the applicable Registration Statement or Prospectus has been declared effective or final receipt therefor has been provided by the applicable securities regulators, unless the Holders withdraw their request for such registration or qualification, elect not to pay the expenses therefor, and forfeit their right to one demand Registration Statement or Prospectus qualification pursuant to Section 2.6, in which case such withdrawn Registration Statement or Prospectus shall be counted as “effected” for purposes of this Section 2.1(d).

2.2 Company Registration . If the Company proposes to register or qualify (including, for this purpose, a Registration Statement effected or Prospectus filed by the Company for shareholders other than the Holders) any of its securities under the Securities Act or Canadian Securities Laws in connection with the public offering of such securities solely for cash (other than in an Excluded Registration), the Company shall, at such time, promptly give each Holder notice of such registration or qualification. Upon the request of each Holder given within twenty (20) days after such notice is given by the Company, the Company shall, subject to the provisions of Section 2.3, cause to be registered or qualified all


of the Registrable Securities that each such Holder has requested to be included in such Registration Statement or Prospectus. The Company shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any registration or qualification initiated by it under this Section 2.2 before the effective date of such registration or qualification, whether or not any Holder has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration or qualification. The expenses (other than Selling Expenses) of such withdrawn registration or qualification shall be borne by the Company in accordance with Section 2.6.

2.3 Underwriting Requirements .

(a) If, pursuant to Section 2.1, the participating Holders intend to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by their request by means of an underwriting, they shall so advise the Company as a part of their request made pursuant to Section 2.1, and the Company shall include such information in the Demand Notice. The underwriter(s) will be selected by the Company and shall be reasonably acceptable to a majority in interest (by number of securities) of the Holders. In such event, the right of any Holder to include such Holder’s Registrable Securities in such registration or qualification shall be conditioned upon such Holder’s participation in such underwriting and the inclusion of such Holder’s Registrable Securities in the underwriting to the extent provided herein. All Holders proposing to distribute their securities through such underwriting shall (together with the Company as provided in Section 2.4(e)) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form with the underwriter(s) selected for such underwriting. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.3, if the managing underwriter(s) advise(s) the Holders initiating a demand registration in writing that marketing factors require a limitation on the number of shares to be underwritten, then the Holders shall so advise all Holders of Registrable Securities that otherwise would be underwritten pursuant hereto, and the number of Registrable Securities that may be included in the underwriting shall be allocated among such Holders of Registrable Securities, including the Holders, in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the number of Registrable Securities owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportion as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling Holders; provided, however, that the number of Registrable Securities held by the Holders to be included in such underwriting shall not be reduced unless all other securities are first entirely excluded from the underwriting. To facilitate the allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the underwriters may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder to the nearest 100 shares.

(b) In connection with any offering involving an underwriting of shares of the Company’s capital stock pursuant to Section 2.2, the Company shall not be required to include any of the Holders’ Registrable Securities in such underwriting unless the Holders accept the terms of the underwriting as agreed upon between the Company and its underwriters, and then only in such quantity as the underwriters in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering by the Company. If the total number of securities, including Registrable Securities, requested by shareholders to be included in such offering exceeds the number of securities to be sold (other than by the Company) that the underwriters in their reasonable discretion determine is compatible with the success of the offering, then the Company shall be required to include in the offering only that number of such securities, including Registrable Securities, which the


underwriters and the Company in their sole discretion determine will not jeopardize the success of the offering. If the underwriters determine that less than all of the Registrable Securities requested to be registered can be included in such offering, then the Registrable Securities that are included in such offering shall be allocated among the selling Holders in proportion (as nearly as practicable) to the number of Registrable Securities owned by each selling Holder or in such other proportions as shall mutually be agreed to by all such selling Holders. To facilitate the allocation of shares in accordance with the above provisions, the Company or the underwriters may round the number of shares allocated to any Holder to the nearest 100 shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall (i) the number of Registrable Securities included in the offering be reduced unless all other securities (other than securities to be sold by the Company) are first entirely excluded from the offering, or (ii) the number of Registrable Securities included in the offering be reduced below thirty percent (30%) of the total number of securities included in such offering.

(c) For purposes of the provision in this Section 2.3 concerning apportionment, for any selling Holder that is a partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, the partners, members, retired partners, retired members, shareholders, and Affiliates of such Holder, or the estates and Members of the Immediate Family of any such partners, retired partners, members, and retired members and any trusts for the benefit of any of the foregoing Persons, shall be deemed to be a single “selling Holder , ” and any pro rata reduction with respect to such selling Holder shall be based upon the aggregate number of Registrable Securities owned by all Persons included in such selling Holder, as defined in this sentence.

2.4 Obligations of the Company . Whenever required under this Section 2 to effect the registration or qualification of any Registrable Securities, the Company shall, as expeditiously as reasonably possible:

(a) in the case of a registration under the Securities Act:

(i) prepare and file with the SEC a Registration Statement with respect to such Registrable Securities and use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective and, upon the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities registered thereunder, keep such Registration Statement effective for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days or, if earlier, until the distribution contemplated in the Registration Statement has been completed; provided, however , that (i) such one hundred twenty (120) day period shall be extended for a period of time equal to the period the Holder refrains, at the request of an underwriter of Class A Shares (or other securities) of the Company, from selling any securities included in such registration, and (ii) in the case of any registration of Registrable Securities on Form F-3/10 that are intended to be offered on a continuous or delayed basis, subject to compliance with applicable SEC rules, such one hundred twenty (120) day period shall be extended for up to 60 days, if necessary, to keep the Registration Statement effective until all such Registrable Securities are sold;

(ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement, and the prospectus used in connection with


such Registration Statement, as may be necessary to comply with the Securities Act in order to enable the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement;

(b) in the case of the qualification under Canadian Securities Laws:

(i) prepare and file with the Canadian Securities Commission in each province and territory in which selling Holders of Registrable Securities are then resident a Canadian Prospectus with respect to the distribution of such Registrable Securities and use its best efforts to obtain a receipt or a decision document from such Canadian Securities Commissions in respect of such Canadian Prospectus; and

(ii) prepare and file with the Canadian Securities Commissions with whom a Canadian Prospectus has been filed pursuant to 2.4(b)(i) such amendments and supplements to such Canadian Prospectus as may be necessary to comply with the applicable provisions of Canadian Securities Laws with respect to the distribution of all securities qualified by such Canadian Prospectus (provided that all Registrable Securities qualified by such Canadian Prospectus are distributed within 90 days of the date of such final Canadian Prospectus);

(c) furnish to the selling Holders such numbers of copies of a prospectus, including a preliminary prospectus, as required by the Securities Act, and such other documents as the Holders may reasonably request in order to facilitate their disposition of their Registrable Securities;

(d) use its commercially reasonable efforts to register and qualify the securities covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus under such other securities or blue-sky laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by the selling Holders; provided that the Company shall not be required to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such states or jurisdictions, unless the Company is already subject to service in such jurisdiction;

(e) in the event of any underwritten public offering, enter into and perform its obligations under an underwriting agreement, in usual and customary form, with the underwriter(s) of such offering;

(f) use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all such Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement or Prospectus to be listed on a national securities exchange or trading system and each securities exchange and trading system (if any) on which similar securities issued by the Company are then listed;

(g) provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement and provide a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration or qualification;

(h) promptly make available for inspection by the selling Holders, any managing underwriter(s) participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration


Statement or Prospectus, and any attorney or accountant or other agent retained by any such underwriter or selected by the selling Holders, all financial and other records, pertinent corporate documents, and properties of the Company, and cause the Company’s officers, directors, employees, and independent accountants to supply all information reasonably requested by any such seller, underwriter, attorney, accountant, or agent, in each case, as necessary or advisable to verify the accuracy of the information in such Registration Statement or Prospectus and to conduct appropriate due diligence in connection therewith;

(i) notify each selling Holder, promptly after the Company receives notice thereof, of the time when such Registration Statement has been declared effective or a supplement to any prospectus forming a part of such Registration Statement has been filed or, in the case of offering in Canada, of the time when a receipt or a decision document from the Canadian Securities Commissions has been received; and

(j) after such Registration Statement becomes effective or a receipt or a decision document from the Canadian Securities Commissions has been received in respect of a Prospectus, notify each selling Holder of any request by applicable securities regulators that the Company amend or supplement such Registration Statement or Prospectus.

2.5 Furnish Information . It shall be a condition precedent to the obligations of the Company to take any action pursuant to this Section 2 with respect to the Registrable Securities of any selling Holder that such Holder shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it, and the intended method of disposition of such securities as is reasonably required to effect the registration or qualification of such Holder’s Registrable Securities.

2.6 Expenses of Registration . All expenses (other than Selling Expenses) incurred in connection with registrations, filings, or qualifications pursuant to this Section 2 including all registration, filing, and qualification fees; printers’ and accounting fees; fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company; and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for the selling Holders (“ Selling Holder Counsel ”), shall be borne and paid by the Company; provided, however , that the Company shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration or qualification proceeding begun pursuant to Section 2.1 if the registration or qualification request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities to be registered (in which case all selling Holders shall bear such expenses pro rata based upon the number of Registrable Securities that were to be included in the withdrawn registration or qualification), unless the Holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities agree to forfeit their right to one registration or qualification pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or Section 2.1(b) as the case may be; provided further that if, at the time of such withdrawal, the Holders shall have learned of a material adverse change in the condition, business, or prospects of the Company from that known to the Holders at the time of their request and have withdrawn the request with reasonable promptness after learning of such information then the Holders shall not be required to pay any of such expenses and shall not forfeit their right to one registration or qualification pursuant to Section 2.1(a) or Section 2.1(b). All Selling Expenses relating to Registrable


Securities registered pursuant to this Section 2 shall be borne and paid by the Holders pro rata on the basis of the number of Registrable Securities registered on their behalf.

2.7 Delay of Registration . No Holder shall have any right to obtain or seek an injunction restraining or otherwise delaying any registration or qualification pursuant to this Agreement as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Section 2.

2.8 Indemnification . If any Registrable Securities are included in a Registration Statement or Prospectus under this Section 2:

(a) To the extent permitted by law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless each selling Holder, and the partners, members, officers, directors, and shareholders of each such Holder; any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act) for each such Holder; and each Person, if any, who controls such Holder or underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or Canadian Securities Laws, against any Damages, and the Company will pay to each such Holder, underwriter, controlling Person, or other aforementioned Person any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred thereby in connection with investigating or defending any claim or proceeding from which Damages may result, as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.8(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, nor shall the Company be liable for any Damages to the extent that they arise out of or are based upon actions or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of any such Holder, underwriter, controlling Person, or other aforementioned Person expressly for use in connection with such registration or qualification.

(b) To the extent permitted by law, each selling Holder, severally and not jointly, will indemnify and hold harmless the Company, and each of its directors, each of its officers who has signed the Registration Statement or Prospectus, each Person (if any) who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act, any underwriter (as defined in the Securities Act), any other Holder selling securities in such Registration Statement or Prospectus, and any controlling Person of any such underwriter or other Holder, against any Damages, in each case only to the extent that such Damages arise out of or are based upon actions or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of such selling Holder expressly for use in connection with such registration or qualification; and each such selling Holder will pay to the Company and each other aforementioned Person any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred thereby in connection with investigating or defending any claim or proceeding from which Damages may result, as such expenses are incurred; provided, however , that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.8(b) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Holder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and provided further that in no event shall the aggregate amounts payable by any Holder by way of indemnity or contribution under Sections 2.8(b) and 2.8(d) exceed the proceeds from the


offering received by such Holder (net of any Selling Expenses paid by such Holder), except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct by such Holder.

(c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 2.8 of notice of the commencement of any action (including any governmental action) for which a party may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this Section 2.8, give the indemnifying party notice of the commencement thereof. The indemnifying party shall have the right to participate in such action and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, participate jointly with any other indemnifying party to which notice has been given, and to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the other parties to the proceeding; provided, however, that an indemnified party (together with all other indemnified parties that may be represented without conflict by one counsel) shall have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the fees and expenses to be paid by the indemnifying party, if representation of such indemnified party by the counsel retained by the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between such indemnified party and any other party represented by such counsel in such action. The failure to give notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall only relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the indemnified party under this Section 2.8 if, and only to the extent that, the indemnifying party suffers prejudice as a result of such failure.

(d) To provide for just and equitable contribution in any case in which either (i) any party otherwise entitled to indemnification hereunder makes a claim for indemnification pursuant to this Section 2.8 but it is judicially determined (by the entry of a final judgment or decree by a court of competent jurisdiction and the expiration of time to appeal or the denial of the last right of appeal) that such indemnification may not be enforced in such case, notwithstanding the fact that this Section 2.8 provides for indemnification in such case, or (ii) contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of any party hereto for which indemnification is provided under this Section 2.8 , then, and in each such case, such parties will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses to which they may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of each of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party in connection with the statements, omissions, or other actions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability, or expense, as well as to reflect any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the indemnifying party and of the indemnified party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission of a material fact, relates to information supplied by the indemnifying party or by the indemnified party and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided, however, that, in any such case, (x) no Holder will be required to contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price of all such Registrable Securities offered and sold by such Holder pursuant to such Registration Statement or Prospectus, and (y) no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent


misrepresentation; and provided further that in no event shall a Holder’s liability pursuant to this Section 2.8(d), when combined with the amounts paid or payable by such Holder pursuant to Section 2.8(d) exceed the proceeds from the offering received by such Holder (net of any Selling Expenses paid by such Holder), except in the case of willful misconduct or fraud by such Holder.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the provisions on indemnification and contribution contained in the underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering are in conflict with the foregoing provisions, the provisions in the underwriting agreement shall control.

(f) Unless otherwise superseded by an underwriting agreement entered into in connection with the underwritten public offering, the obligations of the Company and Holders under this Section 2.8 shall survive the completion of any offering of Registrable Securities in a registration or qualification under this Section 2, and otherwise shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

2.9 Reports Under Exchange Act . With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of SEC Rule 144 and any other rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration or pursuant to registration on Form F-3/10, the Company shall:

(a) make and keep available adequate current public information, as those terms are understood and defined in SEC Rule 144, at all times after the effective date of the Registration Statement filed by the Company for the IPO under the Securities Act;

(b) use commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after the Company has become subject to such reporting requirements); and

(c) furnish to any Holder, so long as the Holder owns any Registrable Securities, forthwith upon request (i) to the extent accurate, a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of SEC Rule 144 (at any time after ninety (90) days after the effective date of the Registration Statement filed by the Company for the IPO), the Securities Act, and the Exchange Act (at any time after the Company has become subject to such reporting requirements), or that it qualifies as a registrant whose securities may be resold pursuant to Form F-3/10 (at any time after the Company so qualifies); (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and documents so filed by the Company; and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested in availing any Holder of any rule or regulation of the SEC that permits the selling of any such securities without registration (at any time after the Company has become subject to the reporting requirements under the Exchange Act) or pursuant to Form F-3/10 (at any time after the Company so qualifies to use such form).


2.10 Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights . From and after the date of this Agreement, the Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Holders holding a majority (by number) of the Class B Shares and Class A Shares then held by all Holders, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of the Company that would allow such holder or prospective holder (i) to include such securities in any registration or qualification unless, under the terms of such agreement, such holder or prospective holder may include such securities in any such registration or qualification only to the extent that the inclusion of such securities will not reduce the number of the Registrable Securities of the Holders that are included; or (ii) to initiate a demand for registration or qualification of any securities held by such holder or prospective holder.

2.11 Termination of Agreement with Respect to Any Holder . This Agreement shall terminate with respect to any Holder upon such earlier time at which such Holder (i) can sell all Registrable Securities held by it in compliance with SEC Rule 144(b)(1)(i) or (ii) holds one percent (1%) or less of the Company’s outstanding Class B Shares and Class A Shares (in the aggregate) and all Registrable Securities held by such Holder (together with any Affiliate of the Holder with whom such Holder must aggregate its sales under SEC Rule 144) can be sold in any three (3) month period without registration in compliance with SEC Rule 144. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the rights of a Holder under this Agreement terminate without the prior written consent of that Holder if such Holder is a “control person” under applicable Canadian Securities Laws and if such laws are or could be applicable to a sale of Registrable Securities by such Holder. Upon termination of this Agreement with respect to a Holder, such Holder shall no longer be a “Holder” for purposes of this Agreement and, for greater certainty, shall no longer be entitled to request registration or qualification or inclusion of Registrable Securities in any registration or qualification pursuant to Section 2 or to receive any notices pursuant to the terms hereof.

2.12 Ceasing to be a Foreign Private Issuer . If the Company ceases to be a foreign private issuer (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act) able to use a registration statement on Form F-1, F-3, or F-10, as the case may be, then all references in this Agreement to any such form shall be deemed to be references to Form S-1 or S-3, as appropriate.

3. Miscellaneous .

3.1 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 (i) is a Permitted Holder of such Holder; or (ii) after such transfer, holds at least 500,000 shares of Registrable Securities (subject to appropriate adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, and other recapitalizations); provided, however, that (x) 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 (y) 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 Permitted Holder of such transferee shall be aggregated together and with those of the transferee; 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.

3.2 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein (without giving effect to any conflicts or choice of law provisions thereof that would cause the application of the domestic substantive laws of any other jurisdiction).

3.3 Counterparts; Facsimile . 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. This Agreement may also be executed and delivered by facsimile signature and 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.

3.4 Titles and Subtitles . The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this Agreement.

3.5 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: (i) personal delivery to the party to be notified; (ii) 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; (iii) five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (iv) 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 address as set forth below the signature of the Investors to this Agreement or, in the case of the Key Holders as set forth from time to time on Schedule “B” hereto or to such email address, facsimile number or address as subsequently modified by written notice given in accordance with this Section 3.5. If notice is given to the Company, it shall be sent to the address set forth below the signature of the Company to this Agreement.

3.6 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 Holders holding at least a majority (by number) of the issued and outstanding Class B Shares and Class A Shares held by all of the Holders; and provided further that any provision hereof may be waived by any waiving party on such


party’s own behalf, without the consent of any other party. Except as provided for under Section 2.11 and 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 party without the written consent of such party, unless such amendment, termination, or waiver applies to all parties hereto 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 3.6 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.

3.7 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.

3.8 Aggregation of Shares . All shares of Registrable Securities held or acquired by Affiliates shall be aggregated together for the purpose of determining the availability of any rights under this Agreement and such Affiliated persons may apportion such rights as among themselves in any manner they deem appropriate.

3.9 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.

3.10 Delays or Omissions . Other than to the extent specifically contemplated by Section 3.6 (in respect of certain waivers deemed to be provided by the Company pursuant to the terms thereof), 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.

3.11 Currency . All denominations and financial information outlined in this Agreement are in United States Dollars.

3.12 Independent Legal Advice . Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that he or it has been advised to, and has had sufficient opportunity to, consult with independent legal counsel with respect to this Agreement, understands his or its obligations


under this Agreement and the nature of the consequences of this Agreement and is signing this Agreement voluntarily.

3.13 Termination of Second A&R Agreement . In accordance with Section 6.6 of the Second A&R Agreement, this Agreement will, automatically upon completion of the IPO, amend and restate in its entirety the Second A&R Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Third Amended and Restated Investors’ Rights Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

COMPANY:

 

SHOPIFY INC.

By:

(Signed) Tobias Lütke

Tobias Lütke
Chief Executive Officer

 

Address:

150 Elgin, Suite 800

Ottawa, ON, Canada

K2P 1L4

 

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KEY HOLDERS:

(Signed) Bruce McKean

Bruce McKean

(Signed) Scott Lake

Scott Lake

(Signed) Tobias Lütke

Tobias Lütke

 

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7910240 Canada Inc.
By:

(Signed) Tobias Lütke

Name: Tobias Lütke
Title: CEO
Klister Credit Corp.
By:

(Signed) John H. Phillips

Name: John H. Phillips
Title: President

 

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INVESTORS:

 

BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS VII L.P.

BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS VII

INSTITUTIONAL L.P.

BVP VII SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.

By: Deer VII & Co. L.P., their General Partner

By: Deer VII & Co. Ltd., its General Partner

By:

(Signed) J. Edmund Colloton

Name: J. Edmund Colloton
Title: Director

 

Notice Address:

c/o Bessemer Venture Partners

1865 Palmer Avenue

Suite 104

Larchmont, NY 10538

Tel. 914-833-5300

 

 

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FIRSTMARK CAPITAL I, L.P.

(f/k/a FirstMark IV, L.P.)

 

By: FIRSTMARK CAPITAL, LLC,

as Investment Manager

By:

(Signed) Gregory Raiten

Name: Gregory Raiten
Title: General Counsel

 

Notice Address:

100 5th Avenue, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10011

Phone: 212-792-2200

Fax: 212-391-5700

 

 

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OMERS VENTURES II, LP

By: OMERS VENTURES MANAGEMENT
INC., its General Partner

By:

(Signed) Jim Orlando

Name: Jim Orlando
Title: Authorized Signatory
By:

(Signed) Sid Paquette

Name: Sid Paquette
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Notice Address:

200 Bay Street

Suite 1410, South Tower

P.O. Box 85

Toronto, Ontario

M5J 2J2

 

 

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GEORGIAN PARTNERS I GP INC.
By:

(Signed) John Berton

Name: John Berton
Title: Authorized Signatory
By:

(Signed) Justin LaFayette

Name: Justin LaFayette
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Notice Address:

1300 Yonge Street, Suite 410

Toronto, Ontario M4T IX3

 

 

GEORGIAN PARTNERS II GP INC.
By:

(Signed) John Berton

Name: John Berton
Title: Authorized Signatory
By:

(Signed) Justin LaFayette

Name: Justin LaFayette
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Notice Address:

1300 Yonge Street, Suite 410

Toronto, Ontario M4T IX3

 

 

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INSIGHT VENTURE PARTNERS VIII, L.P.

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII, L.P, its

General Partner

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII, Ltd.,

its General Partner

By: (Signed) Blair Flicker
Name: Blair Flicker
Title: Authorized Signatory

Notice Address :

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas

36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

 

INSIGHT VENTURE PARTNERS

(DELAWARE) VIII, L.P.

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII, L.P., its

General Partner

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII Ltd.,

its General Partner

By: (Signed) Blair Flicker
Name: Blair Flicker
Title: Authorized Signatory

Notice Address:

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas

36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

 

 

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INSIGHT VENTURE PARTNERS

(CAYMAN) VIII, L.P.

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII, L.P., its

General Partner

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII Ltd., its

General Partner

By: (Signed) Blair Flicker
Name: Blair Flicker
Title: Authorized Signatory

Notice Address:

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas

36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

 

INSIGHT VENTURE PARTNERS (CO-INVESTORS) VIII, L.P.

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII, L.P., its

General Partner

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII Ltd., its

General Partner

By: (Signed) Blair Flicker
Name: Blair Flicker
Title: Authorized Signatory

Notice Address:

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas

36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

 

 

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FELICIS VENTURES II, L.P.

By: Felicis Ventures GP II, LLC, its General Partner

By:

  (Signed) Aydin Senkut
  Name: Aydin Senkut
  Title: Managing Director

Notice Address:

c/o Felicis Ventures

530 Lytton Ave, Suite 305

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Fax: (650) 649-1976

 

 

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ONTARIO VENTURE CAPITAL FUND LP

By: Northleaf Capital Partners (Canada) Ltd.,

its Manager

By: (Signed) Katherine Gurney
Name: Katherine Gurney
Title: General Counsel
By: (Signed) Ian Carew
Name: Ian Carew
Title: Director

Notice Address:

79 Wellington Street West

6th Floor, Box 120

Toronto, ON M5K 1N9

Canada

 

 

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CLOVER FUND, L.P.

By: Clover Fund GP, LLC, its General Partner

By: (Signed) Aydin Senkut
Name: Aydin Senkut
Title: Managing Director

Notice Address:

c/o Felicis Ventures

530 Lytton Ave, Suite 305

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Fax: (650) 649-1976

 

 

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Schedule “A”

INVESTORS

Bessemer Venture Partners VII L.P.

Bessemer Venture Partners VII Institutional L.P.

BVP VII Special Opportunity Fund L.P.

Insight Venture Partners VIII, L.P.

Insight Venture Partners (Delaware) VIII, L.P.

Insight Venture Partners (Cayman) VIII, L.P.

Insight Venture Partners (Co-Investors) VIII, L.P.

FirstMark Capital I, L.P.

Felicis Ventures II, L.P.

OMERS Ventures II, LP

Georgian Partners I GP Inc.

Georgian Partners II GP Inc.

Ontario Venture Capital Fund LP

Clover Fund, L.P.


Schedule “B”

KEY HOLDERS

Name and Address

Tobias Lütke, 7910240 Canada Inc.

Address:                                                          

Bruce McKean

Address:                                                          

Scott Lake

Address:                                                          

Klister Credit Corp.

Address:                                                          

Document 2

SHOPIFY INC.

-and-

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

- and-

EACH OF THE PERSONS LISTED IN SCHEDULE “A”

COATTAIL AGREEMENT

May 27, 2015


ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

  2   

1.1

Definitions   2   

1.2

Interpretation not Affected by Headings, etc.   2   

1.3

Number, Gender, etc.   2   

1.4

Statutory References   2   

1.5

Including   3   

ARTICLE 2 PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT

  3   

2.1

Establishment of Trust   3   

2.2

Restriction on Sale   3   

2.3

Permitted Sale   3   

2.4

Improper Sale   4   

2.5

Assumptions   5   

2.6

Prevention of Improper Sales   5   

2.7

Supplemental Agreements   5   

2.8

Security Interest   5   

2.9

All Sales Subject to Articles   6   

ARTICLE 3 ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST

  6   

3.1

Acceptance and Conditions of Trust   6   

3.2

Enquiry by Trustee   7   

3.3

Request by SVS Holders   7   

3.4

Condition to Action   7   

3.5

Limitation on Action by SVS Holder   8   

ARTICLE 4 COMPENSATION

  8   

4.1

Fees and Expenses of the Trustee   8   

ARTICLE 5 INDEMNIFICATION

  9   

5.1

Indemnification of the Trustee   9   

ARTICLE 6 CHANGE OF TRUSTEE

  9   

6.1

Resignation   9   

6.2

Removal   9   

6.3

Successor Trustee   10   

6.4

Notice of Successor Trustee   10   

ARTICLE 7 TERMINATION

  10   

7.1

Term   10   

7.2

Survival of Agreement   10   

ARTICLE 8 GENERAL

  11   

8.1

Obligations of the Shareholders not Joint   11   

8.2

Compliance with Privacy Laws   11   


8.3

Anti-Money Laundering Regulations   11   

8.4

Third Party Interests   12   

8.5

Severability   12   

8.6

Amendments, Modifications, etc.   12   

8.7

Ministerial Amendments   12   

8.8

Force majeure   12   

8.9

Amendments only in Writing   13   

8.10

Meeting to Consider Amendments   13   

8.11

Enurement   13   

8.12

Notices   13   

8.13

Notice to SVS Holder   14   

8.14

Further Acts   14   

8.15

Entire Agreement   14   

8.16

Counterparts   14   

8.17

Independent Legal Advice   14   

8.18

Language   15   

8.19

Jurisdiction   15   

8.20

Attornment   15   


COATTAIL AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT dated the 27 th day of May, 2015,

AMONG:

SHOPIFY INC. (formerly known as 4161607 Canada Ltd. and as Jaded Pixel Technologies), a corporation incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act ,

(the “ Company ”)

- and -

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA , a trust company under the laws of Canada, as trustee for the benefit of the SVS Holders (as defined below)

(the “ Trustee ”)

-and –

each of the persons listed in Schedule “A” hereto , and any person who becomes a party to this Agreement by executing an adoption agreement in the form set forth in Schedule “B” hereto (collectively, the “ Shareholders ”)

WHEREAS by articles of amendment effective on May 22, 2015, the Company amended its articles (which, as amended, are referred to as the “ Articles ”) to amend and redesignate its existing common shares as Class B multiple voting shares (the “ Multiple Voting Shares ”) and to create a class of Class A subordinate voting shares (the “ Subordinate Voting Shares ”);

AND WHEREAS the Shareholders, on the date hereof, hold at least 80% of the Multiple Voting Shares that are issued and outstanding as of the date of this Agreement;

AND WHEREAS it is the expectation of the Shareholders that the Subordinate Voting Shares will be listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “ TSX ”);

AND WHEREAS the Shareholders and the Company wish to enter into this Agreement in order to secure the listing of the Subordinate Voting Shares on the TSX, and derive the benefit of such listing, and for the purpose of ensuring that the holders, from time to time, of the Subordinate Voting Shares (collectively, the “ SVS Holders ”) will not be deprived of any rights under applicable take-over bid legislation to which they would have been entitled in the event of a take-over bid for the Multiple Voting Shares if the Multiple Voting Shares had been Subordinate Voting Shares;


AND WHEREAS pursuant to the Articles, Multiple Voting Shares will, inter alia , automatically convert into Subordinate Voting Shares upon any Transfer that is not a Transfer to a Permitted Holder (as such terms are defined in the Articles)

AND WHEREAS the Shareholders and the Company hereby acknowledge that any Transfer of Multiple Voting Shares, whether in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise, shall in all circumstances be subject to the provisions of the Articles, including those relating to the automatic conversion of Multiple Voting Shares into Subordinate Voting Shares;

AND WHEREAS the Shareholders and the Company wish to constitute the Trustee as a trustee for the SVS Holders so that the SVS Holders, through the Trustee, will receive the benefits of this Agreement, including the covenants of the Shareholders and the Company contained herein;

AND WHEREAS these recitals and any statements of fact in this Agreement are, and shall be deemed to be, made by the Shareholders and the Company and not by the Trustee;

NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration (the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by each of the parties) the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

1.1 Definitions

In this Agreement, capitalized terms that are not otherwise defined shall have the meaning given to them in the Articles.

1.2 Interpretation not Affected by Headings, etc.

The division of this Agreement into articles, sections and paragraphs and the insertion of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation of this Agreement.

1.3 Number, Gender, etc.

Words importing the singular number only shall include the plural and vice versa. Words importing the use of any gender shall include all genders.

1.4 Statutory References

Unless otherwise indicated, all references in this Agreement to any legislation include the regulations and rules thereunder, in each case as amended, re-enacted, consolidated or replaced from time to time and in the case of any such amendment, re-

 

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enactment, consolidation or replacement, reference herein to a particular provision shall be read as referring to such amended, re-enacted, consolidated or replaced provision.

1.5 Including

The word “including” shall mean including, without limitation.

ARTICLE 2

PURPOSE OF AGREEMENT

2.1 Establishment of Trust

The purpose of this Agreement is to ensure that the SVS Holders will not be deprived of any rights under applicable take-over bid legislation in any jurisdiction of Canada (“Securities Laws”) to which they would have been entitled in the event of a take-over bid for the Multiple Voting Shares if the Multiple Voting Shares had been Subordinate Voting Shares.

2.2 Restriction on Sale

Subject to Section 2.3 and the Articles, the Shareholders shall not sell, directly or indirectly, any Multiple Voting Shares pursuant to a take-over bid (as defined in applicable Securities Laws) under circumstances in which applicable Securities Laws would have required the same offer to be made to SVS Holders if the sale by the Shareholders had been a sale of the Subordinate Voting Shares underlying such Multiple Voting Shares rather than such Multiple Voting Shares, but otherwise on the same terms.

For the purposes of this Section 2.2, it shall be assumed that the offer that would have resulted in the sale of Multiple Voting Shares (or Subordinate Voting Shares into which such Multiple Voting Shares are convertible or converted pursuant to the Articles) by the Shareholders would have constituted a take-over bid for the Subordinate Voting Shares under applicable Securities Laws, regardless of whether this actually would have been the case, and the varying of any material term of an offer shall be deemed to constitute the making of a new offer.

2.3 Permitted Sale

Subject to the provisions of the Articles, Section 2.2 shall not apply to prevent a sale by any Shareholder of Multiple Voting Shares if concurrently an offer is made to purchase Subordinate Voting Shares that:

 

  (a) offers a price per Subordinate Voting Share at least as high as the highest price per share paid or required to be paid pursuant to the take-over bid for the Multiple Voting Shares;

 

  (b)

provides that the percentage of outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares to be taken up (exclusive of shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the offeror or persons acting jointly or in concert with the offeror) is at least as high as the percentage of outstanding Multiple Voting Shares to be sold

 

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  (exclusive of Multiple Voting Shares owned immediately prior to the offer by the offeror and persons acting jointly or in concert with the offeror);

 

  (c) has no condition attached other than the right not to take up and pay for Subordinate Voting Shares tendered if no shares are purchased pursuant to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares; and

 

  (d) is in all other material respects identical to the offer for Multiple Voting Shares.

In addition, and notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the provisions of the Articles, Section 2.2 shall not apply to prevent the sale of Multiple Voting Shares by any Shareholder to a Permitted Holder, subject to Section 2.7 of this Agreement, provided such sale does not or would not constitute a take-over bid or, if so, is exempt or would be exempt from the formal bid requirements (as defined in applicable Securities Laws).

For greater certainty, the conversion of Multiple Voting Shares into Subordinate Voting Shares shall not, in of itself, constitute a sale of Multiple Voting Shares for the purposes of this Agreement.

2.4 Improper Sale

If any person or company, other than the Shareholders, carries out or purports to carry out a sale (including an indirect sale) of Multiple Voting Shares that the Shareholders are restricted from carrying out pursuant to Section 2.2, the Shareholders shall not and the Trustee shall take all necessary steps to ensure that the Shareholders shall not and shall not be permitted to, at or after the time such sale becomes effective, do any of the following with respect to any of the Multiple Voting Shares so sold or purported to be sold:

 

  (a) sell them without the prior written consent of the Trustee;

 

  (b) convert them into Subordinate Voting Shares without the prior written consent of the Trustee; or

 

  (c) exercise any voting rights attaching to them except in accordance with the written instructions of the Trustee, with which the Shareholders shall comply.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Trustee shall exercise the above rights in a manner that the Trustee, on the advice of counsel, considers to be: (i) in the best interests of the SVS Holders, other than the Shareholders and SVS Holders who, in the opinion of the Trustee, participated directly or indirectly in the transaction that triggered the operation of this Section 2.4; and (ii) consistent with the intentions of the Shareholders and the Company in entering into this Agreement as such intentions are set out in the Recitals hereto. In the event that an indirect sale of Multiple Voting Shares that is referred to in this Section 2.4 occurs and this Section 2.4 is applicable to such sale, the Shareholders shall have no liability under this Agreement in respect of such sale, provided that the Shareholders are in compliance with all other provisions of this Agreement, including the provisions of this Section 2.4.

 

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2.5 Assumptions

For the purposes of this Article 2:

 

  (a) any sale, transfer or other disposition that would result in a direct or indirect acquisition of Multiple Voting Shares or Subordinate Voting Shares, or in the direct or indirect acquisition of control or direction over those shares, shall be construed to be a “sale” of those Multiple Voting Shares or Subordinate Voting Shares, as the case may be, and the terms “sell” and “sold” shall have a corresponding meaning; and

 

  (b) if there is an offer to acquire that would have been a take-over bid for the purposes of applicable Securities Laws if not for the provisions of the Articles that cause the Multiple Voting Shares to automatically convert into Subordinate Voting Shares in certain circumstances, that offer to acquire shall nonetheless be construed to be a take-over bid for the Multiple Voting Shares for the purposes of this Agreement.

2.6 Prevention of Improper Sales

The Shareholders shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent any person or company from carrying out a sale (including an indirect sale) in breach of this Agreement in respect of any Multiple Voting Shares, regardless of whether that person or company is a party to this Agreement.

2.7 Supplemental Agreements

Without limiting any provision of this Agreement, the Shareholders shall not sell any Multiple Voting Shares unless the sale is conditional upon the person or company acquiring those shares entering into an agreement substantially in the form of this Agreement and under which that person or company has the same rights and obligations as the Shareholders have under this Agreement. Neither the conversion of Multiple Voting Shares into Subordinate Voting Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Articles nor any subsequent sale of those Subordinate Voting Shares shall constitute a sale of Multiple Voting Shares for the purposes of this Section 2.7.

2.8 Security Interest

Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent any Shareholder from time to time, directly or indirectly, from granting a bona fide security interest, by way of pledge, hypothecation or otherwise, whether directly or indirectly, in Multiple Voting Shares to any financial institution with which it deals at arm’s length (within the meaning of the Income Tax Act (Canada)) in connection with a bona fide borrowing, provided that the financial institution agrees in writing to become a party to and abide by the terms of this Agreement as if such financial institution were a Shareholder as defined herein until such time as the pledge, hypothecation or other security interest has been released or the Multiple Voting Shares which were subject thereto have been sold in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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2.9 All Sales Subject to Articles

The Shareholders and the Company hereby acknowledge that any sale of Multiple Voting Shares, whether in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise, shall in all circumstances be subject to the provisions of the Articles, including those relating to the automatic conversion of Multiple Voting Shares into Subordinate Voting Shares, and that in the event of a conflict between this Agreement and any provision of the Articles, the provisions of the Articles shall prevail.

ARTICLE 3

ACCEPTANCE OF TRUST

3.1 Acceptance and Conditions of Trust

The Trustee hereby accepts the trust created by this Agreement (the “ Trust ”) and assumes the duties created and imposed upon it pursuant to its appointment as trustee for the SVS Holders by this Agreement, provided that:

 

  (a) it shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it under or in connection with this Agreement, except for its own gross negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith;

 

  (b) it may employ or retain such counsel, auditors, accountants or other experts or advisers, whose qualifications give authority to any opinion or report made by them, as the Trustee may reasonably require for the purpose of determining and discharging its duties hereunder and shall not be responsible for any wilful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of any of them. The Trustee may, if it is acting in good faith, rely on the accuracy of any such opinion or report;

 

  (c) it may, if it is acting in good faith, rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon any instruction, advice, notice, opinion or other document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and, subject to subsection 3.1(a), shall be under no liability with respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken in accordance with such instruction, advice, notice, opinion or other document;

 

  (d) it shall exercise its rights under this Agreement in a manner that it considers to be in the best interests of the SVS Holders (other than the Shareholders and SVS Holders who, in the opinion of the Trustee, participated directly or indirectly in a transaction restricted by Section 2.2) and consistent with the purpose of this Agreement; and

 

  (e) none of the provisions of this Agreement shall require the Trustee under any circumstances whatsoever to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of any of its duties or the exercise of any of its rights or powers in connection with the Agreement.

 

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In the exercise of its rights and duties hereunder, the Trustee will exercise that degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent Trustee would exercise in comparable circumstances.

The Trustee represents that to the best of its knowledge and belief at the time of the execution and delivery hereof no material conflict of interest exists in the Trustee’s role as a fiduciary hereunder and agrees that in the event of a material conflict of interest arising hereafter it will, within three months after ascertaining that it has such material conflict of interest, either eliminate the same or resign its trust hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the Trustee, in its personal or any other capacity, may buy, lend upon and deal in securities of the Company and generally may contract with and enter into financial transactions with the Company, any of its affiliates or any of the Shareholders or any of their affiliates without being liable to account for any profit made thereby.

3.2 Enquiry by Trustee

Subject to Section 3.4, if and whenever the Trustee receives written notice from an interested party, other than SVS Holders, stating in sufficient detail that the Shareholders or the Company may have breached, or may intend to breach, any provision of this Agreement, the Trustee shall, acting on the advice of counsel, make reasonable enquiry to determine whether such a breach has occurred or is intended to occur. If the Trustee determines that a breach has occurred, or is intended to occur, the Trustee shall forthwith deliver to the Company a certificate stating that the Trustee has made such determination. Upon delivery of that certificate, the Trustee shall be entitled to take, and subject to Section 3.4 shall take, such action as the Trustee, acting upon the advice of counsel, considers necessary to enforce its rights under this Agreement on behalf of the SVS Holders.

3.3 Request by SVS Holders

Subject to Section 3.4, if and whenever SVS Holders representing not less than 10% of the then outstanding Subordinate Voting Shares determine that any one or more of the Shareholders or the Company has breached, or may intend to breach, any provision of this Agreement, such SVS Holders may require the Trustee to take action in connection with that breach or intended breach by delivering to the Trustee a requisition in writing signed in one or more counterparts by those SVS Holders and setting forth the action to be taken by the Trustee. Subject to Section 3.4, upon receipt by the Trustee of such a requisition, the Trustee shall forthwith take such action as is specified in the requisition and/or any other action that the Trustee considers necessary to enforce its rights under this Agreement on behalf of the SVS Holders.

3.4 Condition to Action

The obligation of the Trustee to take any action on behalf of the SVS Holders pursuant to Sections 3.2 and 3.3 shall be conditional upon the Trustee receiving from either the interested party referred to in Section 3.2, the Company or from one or more SVS Holders such funds and indemnity as the Trustee may reasonably require in respect of any costs or expenses which it may incur in connection with any such action. The Company

 

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shall provide such reasonable funds and indemnity to the Trustee if the Trustee has delivered to the Company the certificate referred to in Section 3.2.

3.5 Limitation on Action by SVS Holder

No SVS Holder shall have the right, other than through the Trustee, to institute any action or proceeding or to exercise any other remedy for the purpose of enforcing any rights arising from this Agreement unless SVS Holders shall have:

 

  (a) requested that the Trustee act in the manner specified in Section 3.3; and

 

  (b) provided reasonable funds and indemnity to the Trustee,

and the Trustee shall have failed to so act within thirty days after the provision of such funds and indemnity. In such case, any SVS Holder, acting on behalf of itself and all other SVS Holders, shall be entitled to take those proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction that the Trustee might have taken.

ARTICLE 4

COMPENSATION

4.1 Fees and Expenses of the Trustee

The Company agrees to pay to the Trustee the fees set forth in Schedule “C” hereto and shall reimburse the Trustee for all reasonable expenses and disbursements including those incurred pursuant to Section 3.1(b) herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall have no obligation to compensate the Trustee or reimburse the Trustee for any expenses or disbursements paid, incurred or suffered by the Trustee:

 

  (a) in connection with any action taken by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.2 if the Trustee has not delivered to the Company the certificate referred to in Section 3.2 in respect of that action; or

 

  (b) in any suit or litigation in which the Trustee is determined to have acted in bad faith or with gross negligence or wilful misconduct.

On all invoices issued by the Trustee for its services rendered hereunder which remain unpaid for a period of thirty days or more, interest at a rate per annum equal to the then current rate of interest charged by the Trustee to its corporate customers will be incurred, from thirty days after the issuance of the invoice until the date of payment. This Section shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee.

 

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ARTICLE 5

INDEMNIFICATION

5.1 Indemnification of the Trustee

The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Trustee from and against all claims, losses, damages, costs, penalties, fines and reasonable expenses (including reasonable expenses of the Trustee’s legal counsel) which, without gross negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith on the part of the Trustee, its officers, directors and employees may be paid, incurred or suffered by the Trustee by reason of or as a result of the Trustee’s acceptance or administration of the Trust, its compliance with its duties set forth in this Agreement or any written or oral instructions delivered to the Trustee by the Company pursuant hereto. In no case shall the Company be liable under this indemnity for any claim against the Trustee unless the Company shall be notified by the Trustee of the written assertion of a claim or of any action commenced against the Trustee, promptly after the Trustee shall have received any such written assertion of a claim, or shall have been served with a summons or other first legal process giving information as to the nature and basis of the claim. The Company shall be entitled to participate at its own expense in the defence of the assertion or claim. The Company may elect at any time after receipt of such notice to assume the defence of any suit brought to enforce any such claim. The Trustee shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such suit and participate in the defence thereof and the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be subject to Section 4.1 herein.

ARTICLE 6

CHANGE OF TRUSTEE

6.1 Resignation

The Trustee, or any trustee subsequently appointed, may resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the Company specifying the date on which its desired resignation shall become effective, provided that such notice shall be provided at least three months in advance of such desired effective date unless the Shareholders and the Company otherwise agree. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor trustee (which shall be a corporation or company licensed or authorized to carry on the business of a trust company in Ontario) by written instrument, in duplicate, one copy of which shall be delivered to the resigning trustee and one copy to the successor trustee. If the Company does not appoint a successor trustee, the Trustee or any SVS Holder may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction in Ontario for the appointment of a successor trustee.

6.2 Removal

The Trustee, or any trustee subsequently appointed, may be removed at any time on thirty days’ prior notice by written instrument executed by the Company, in duplicate, provided that the Trustee is not at such time taking any action which it may take under Section 3.2 or 3.3 hereof. One copy of that instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee so removed and one copy to the successor trustee. The removal of the Trustee shall become effective upon the appointment of a successor trustee in accordance with Section 6.3.

 

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6.3 Successor Trustee

Any successor trustee appointed as provided under this Agreement shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Shareholders and the Company and to its predecessor trustee an instrument accepting such appointment. Thereupon the resignation or removal of the predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, upon payment of any amounts then due to the predecessor trustee pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor under this Agreement, with like effect as if originally named as trustee in this Agreement. However, on the written request of the Shareholders and the Company or of the successor trustee, the trustee ceasing to act shall execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor trustee all the rights and powers of the trustee so ceasing to act. Upon the request of any such successor trustee, the Shareholders, the Company and such predecessor trustee shall execute any and all instruments in writing for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor trustee all such rights and powers.

6.4 Notice of Successor Trustee

Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided herein, the Company shall cause to be mailed notice of the succession of such trustee hereunder to the SVS Holders. If the Shareholders or the Company shall fail to cause such notice to be mailed within ten (10) days after acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the expense of the Shareholders and the Company.

ARTICLE 7

TERMINATION

7.1 Term

The Trust created by this Agreement shall continue until no Multiple Voting Shares remain outstanding.

7.2 Survival of Agreement

This Agreement shall survive any termination of the Trust and shall continue until there are no Multiple Voting Shares outstanding; provided, however, that the provisions of Article 4 and Article 5 shall survive any such termination of this Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE 8

GENERAL

8.1 Obligations of the Shareholders not Joint

The obligations of the Shareholders pursuant to this Agreement are several, and not joint and several, and no Shareholder shall be liable to the Company, the SVS Holders or any other party for the failure of any other Shareholder to comply with its covenants and obligations under this Agreement.

8.2 Compliance with Privacy Laws

The Shareholders and the Company acknowledge that federal and/or provincial legislation that addresses the protection of individuals’ personal information (collectively, “ Privacy Laws ”) applies to certain obligations and activities under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, neither party shall take or direct any action that would contravene, or cause the other to contravene, applicable Privacy Laws. The Shareholders and the Company shall, prior to transferring or causing to be transferred personal information to the Trustee, obtain and retain required consents of the relevant individuals to the collection, use and disclosure of their personal information, or shall have determined that such consents either have previously been given upon which the parties can rely or are not required under the Privacy Laws. The Trustee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that its services hereunder comply with Privacy Laws. Specifically, the Trustee agrees: (a) to have a designated chief privacy officer; (b) to maintain policies and procedures to protect personal information and to receive and respond to any privacy complaint or inquiry; (c) to use personal information solely for the purposes of providing its services under or ancillary to this Agreement and to comply with applicable laws and not to use it for any other purpose except with the consent of or direction from the other parties to this Agreement or the individual involved; (d) not to sell or otherwise improperly disclose personal information to any third party; and (e) to employ administrative, physical and technological safeguards to reasonably secure and protect personal information against loss, theft, or unauthorized access, use or modification.

8.3 Anti-Money Laundering Regulations

The Trustee shall retain the right not to act and shall not be liable for refusing to act if, due to a lack of information or for any other reason whatsoever, the Trustee, in its sole judgment and acting reasonably, determines that such act might cause it to be in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist legislation, regulation or guideline. Further, should the Trustee, in its sole judgment and acting reasonably, determine at any time that its acting under this Agreement has resulted in its being in non-compliance with any applicable anti-money laundering or anti-terrorist legislation, regulation or guideline, then it shall have the right to resign on 10 days’ written notice to the Company or any shorter period of time as agreed to by the Company, provided that: (a) the Trustee’s written notice shall describe the circumstances of such non-compliance; and (b) if such circumstances are rectified to the Trustee’s satisfaction within such 10-day period, then such resignation shall not be effective.

 

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8.4 Third Party Interests

The other parties to this Agreement hereby represents to the Trustee that any account to be opened by, or interest to be held by, the Trustee in connection with this Agreement, for or to the credit of such party, either (i) is not intended to be used by or on behalf of any third party; or (ii) is intended to be used by or on behalf of a third party, in which case such party hereto agrees to complete and execute forthwith a declaration in the Trustee’s prescribed form as to the particulars of such third party.

8.5 Severability

If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and the agreement shall be carried out as nearly as possible in accordance with its original terms and conditions.

8.6 Amendments, Modifications, etc.

This Agreement shall not be amended, and no provision thereof shall be waived, unless, prior to giving effect to such amendment or waiver, the following have been obtained: (i) the consent of the TSX and any other applicable securities regulatory authorities in Canada; and (ii) the approval of at least two-thirds of the votes cast by SVS Holders present or represented at a meeting duly called for the purpose of considering such amendment or waiver, excluding votes attached to any Subordinate Voting Shares held directly or indirectly by holders of Multiple Voting Shares, their affiliates and related parties and any persons who have an agreement to purchase Multiple Voting Shares on terms which would constitute a sale for purposes of Section 2.2, other than as permitted herein, prior to giving effect to such amendment or waiver. The provisions of this Agreement shall only come into effect contemporaneously with the listing of the Subordinate Voting Shares on the TSX and shall terminate at such time as there remain no outstanding Multiple Voting Shares.

8.7 Ministerial Amendments

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.6, the parties to this Agreement may in writing, at any time and from time to time, without the approval of the SVS Holders but subject to the approval of the TSX, amend or modify this Agreement to cure any ambiguity or to correct or supplement any provision contained in this Agreement or in any amendment to this Agreement that may be defective or inconsistent with any other provision contained in this Agreement or that amendment, or to make such other provisions in regard to matters or questions arising under this Agreement, as shall not adversely affect the interest of the SVS Holders.

8.8 Force majeure

No party hereto shall be liable to the other parties hereto, or held in breach of this Agreement, if prevented, hindered, or delayed in the performance or observance of any provision contained herein by reason of act of God, riots, terrorism, acts of war, epidemics,

 

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governmental action or judicial order, earthquakes, or any other similar causes (including, but not limited to, general mechanical, electronic or communication interruptions, disruptions or failures). Performance times under this Agreement shall be extended for a period of time equivalent to the time lost because of any delay that is excusable under this Section 8.8.

8.9 Amendments only in Writing

No amendment to or modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by all of the parties hereto.

8.10 Meeting to Consider Amendments

The Company, at the request of the Shareholders, shall call a meeting of SVS Holders for the purpose of considering any proposed amendment or modification requiring approval pursuant to Section 8.6.

8.11 Enurement

This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, administrators, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall be deemed to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.

8.12 Notices

All notices and other communications among the parties hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or sent by registered mail, or by facsimile transmission or other form of recorded communication to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for such party as shall be specified in like notice):

 

(a) If to Shopify Inc.:

Shopify Inc.

150 Elgin Street

Suite 800

Ottawa, ON K2P 1L4

Facsimile: (877) 350-6191

E-mail: joe@shopify.com

Attention: Corporate Secretary

(b) If to Computershare Trust Company of Canada:

100 University Avenue

8 th Floor

Toronto, ON M5J 2Y1

Facsimile: (416) 981-9777

E-mail: corporatetrust.toronto@computershare.com

Attention: Manager, Corporate Trust

 

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(c) If to a Shareholder:

At the address, email or facsimile provided for in Schedule “D”.

8.13 Notice to SVS Holder

Any and all notices to be given and any documents to be sent to any SVS Holder may be given or sent to the address of such holder shown on the register of SVS Holders in any manner permitted by the by-laws of the Company from time to time in force in respect of notices to shareholders and shall be deemed to be received (if given or sent in such a manner) at the time specified in such by-laws, the provisions of which by-laws shall apply mutatis mutandis to notices or documents as aforesaid sent to such holders.

8.14 Further Acts

The parties hereto shall do and perform and cause to be done and performed such further and other acts and things as may be necessary or desirable in order to give full force and effect to this Agreement.

8.15 Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof.

8.16 Counterparts

This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement may signed by fax copy and such signature shall be valid and binding.

8.17 Independent Legal Advice

Each of the Shareholders acknowledges, confirms and agrees, in favour of each of the other parties hereto, that the Shareholder had the opportunity to seek and was not prevented nor discouraged by any party hereto from seeking independent legal advice prior to the execution and delivery of this Agreement and that, in the event that the Shareholder did not avail itself with that opportunity prior to signing this Agreement, the Shareholder did so voluntarily without any undue pressure and agrees that its failure to obtain independent legal advice should not be used by it as a defence to the enforcement of the Shareholder’s obligations under this Agreement.

 

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8.18 Language

The parties hereto have required that this Agreement and all deeds, documents and notices relating to this Agreement be drawn up in the English language. Les parties aux présentes ont exigé que le présent contrat et tous autres contrats, documents ou avis afférents aux présentes soient rédigés en langue anglaise.

8.19 Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein.

8.20 Attornment

Each party hereto agrees (i) that any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement may (but need not) be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario, and for that purpose now irrevocably and unconditionally attorns and submits to the jurisdiction of such Ontario court; (ii) that it irrevocably waives any right to, and will not, oppose any such Ontario action or proceeding on any jurisdictional basis, including forum non conveniens; and (iii) not to oppose the enforcement against it in any other jurisdiction of any judgment or order duly obtained from an Ontario court as contemplated by this 8.20.

 

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

 

(Signed) Bruce McKean

Bruce McKean

 

 

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(Signed) Scott Lake

Scott Lake

 

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7910240 Canada Inc.
By: (Signed) Tobias Lütke
 

 

Name: Tobias Lütke
Title: CEO

 

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Klister Credit Corp.
By: (Signed) John H. Phillips
 

 

Name: John H. Phillips
Title: President

 

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BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS VII L.P. BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS VII INSTITUTIONAL L.P.

BVP VII SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FUND L.P.

 

By: Deer VII & Co. L.P., their General Partner

By: Deer VII & Co. Ltd., its General Partner

By:

(Signed) J. Edmund Colloton

Name: J. Edmund Colloton
Title: Director
Notice Address:

c/o Bessemer Venture Partners

1865 Palmer Avenue

Suite 104

Larchmont, NY 10538

Tel. 914-833-5300

 

 

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FIRSTMARK CAPITAL I, L.P.

(f/k/a FirstMark IV, L.P.)

 

By: FIRSTMARK CAPITAL, LLC,

as Investment Manager

By:

(Signed) Gregory Raiten

Name: Gregory Raiten
Title: General Counsel

 

Notice Address:

100 5th Avenue, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10011

Phone: 212-792-2200

Fax: 212-391-5700

 

 

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OMERS VENTURES II, LP

By: OMERS VENTURES MANAGEMENT INC., its General Partner

 

By:

(Signed) Jim Orlando

Name: Jim Orlando

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

By:

(Signed) Sid Paquette

Name: Sid Paquette
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Notice Address:

200 Bay Street

Suite 1410, South Tower

P.O. Box 85

Toronto, Ontario

M5J 2J2

 

 

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GEORGIAN PARTNERS I GP INC.

 

By:

(Signed) John Berton

Name: John Berton

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

By:

(Signed) Justin LaFayette

Name: Justin LaFayette
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Notice Address:

 

1300 Yonge Street, Suite 410

Toronto, Ontario M4T IX3

 

 

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GEORGIAN PARTNERS II GP INC.

 

By:

(Signed) John Berton

Name: John Berton

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

By:

(Signed) Justin LaFayette

Name: Justin LaFayette
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Notice Address:

1300 Yonge Street, Suite 410

Toronto, Ontario M4T IX3

 

 

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GEORGIAN GROWTH FUND I LP

 

By:

(Signed) John Berton

Name: John Berton

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

By:

(Signed) Justin LaFayette

Name: Justin LaFayette
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Notice Address:

1300 Yonge Street, Suite 410

Toronto, Ontario M4T IX3

 

 

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INSIGHT VENTURE PARTNERS VIII, L.P.

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII, L.P, its General Partner

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII, Ltd., its General Partner

 

By:

(Signed) Blair Flicker

Name: Blair Flicker
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Notice Address :

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas

36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

 

 

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INSIGHT VENTURE PARTNERS (DELAWARE) VIII, L.P.

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII, L.P., its General Partner

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII Ltd., its General Partner

 

By:

(Signed) Blair Flicker

Name: Blair Flicker

Title: Authorized Signatory

 

Notice Address:

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas

36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

 

 

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INSIGHT VENTURE PARTNERS (CAYMAN) VIII, L.P.

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII, L.P., its General Partner

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII Ltd., its General Partner

By:

(Signed) Blair Flicker

Name: Blair Flicker
Title: Authorized Signatory

Notice Address:

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas

36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

 

 

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INSIGHT VENTURE PARTNERS (CO-INVESTORS) VIII, L.P.

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII, L.P., its General Partner

By: Insight Venture Associates VIII Ltd., its General Partner

By:

(Signed) Blair Flicker

Name: Blair Flicker
Title: Authorized Signatory

Notice Address:

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas

36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

 

 

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FELICIS VENTURES II, L.P.

By: Felicis Ventures GP II, LLC, its General Partner

By:

(Signed) Aydin Senkut

Name: Aydin Senkut
Title: Managing Director

Notice Address:

c/o Felicis Ventures

530 Lytton Ave, Suite 305

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Fax: (650) 649-1976

 

 

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ONTARIO VENTURE CAPITAL FUND LP

By: Northleaf Capital Partners (Canada) Ltd., its Manager

By:

(Signed) Katherine Gurney

Name: Katherine Gurney
Title: General Counsel

By:

(Signed) Ian Carew

Name: Ian Carew
Title: Director

Notice Address:

79 Wellington Street West

6th Floor, Box 120

Toronto, ON M5K 1N9

Canada

 

 

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CLOVER FUND, L.P.

By: Clover Fund GP, LLC, its General Partner

By:

(Signed) Aydin Senkut

Name: Aydin Senkut
Title: Managing Director

Notice Address:

c/o Felicis Ventures

530 Lytton Ave, Suite 305

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Fax: (650) 649-1976

 

 

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SHOPIFY INC.

By:

(Signed) Tobias Lütke

Name: Tobias Lütke
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Address:

150 Elgin, Suite 800

Ottawa, ON, Canada

K2P 1L4

 

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COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

By:

(Signed) Lisa M. Kudo

Name: Lisa M. Kudo
Title: Corporate Trust Officer

By:

(Signed) Michelle Schultz

Name: Michelle Schultz
Title: Associate Trust Officer


Schedule “A”

Shareholders

Bruce McKean

Scott Lake

7910240 Canada Inc.

Klister Credit Corp.

Bessemer Venture Partners VII L.P.

Bessemer Venture Partners VII Institutional L.P.

BVP VII Special Opportunity Fund L.P.

Firstmark Capital I, L.P.

OMERS Ventures II, LP

Georgian Partners I GP Inc.

Georgian Partners II GP Inc.

Georgian Growth Fund I LP

Insight Venture Partners VIII, L.P.

Insight Venture Partners (Delaware) VIII, L.P.

Insight Venture Partners (Cayman) VIII, L.P.

Insight Venture Partners (Co-investors) VIII, L.P.

Felicis Ventures II, L.P.

Ontario Venture Capital Fund LP

Clover Fund, L.P.


Schedule “B”

Adoption Agreement

 

To:

Shopify Inc. (the “Company”)

And To:

Computershare Trust Company of Canada (the “ Trustee ”)

And To:

The Shareholders under the Coattail Agreement (as defined below).

Reference is made to the coattail agreement dated as of                     , 2015 (the “ Coattail Agreement ”) among the Company, the Trustee and each Shareholder to the Coattail Agreement. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Coattail Agreement.

The undersigned,                     , hereby agrees to be a party to and bound by all of the terms, conditions, and other provisions of the Coattail Agreement as if the undersigned were an original party thereto.

For the purposes of any notice under or in respect of the Coattail Agreement, the address of the undersigned is:                     

DATED at                     , this              day of                     , 20        .

 

[Shareholder Name]

By:

 

Name:
Title:


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Schedule “C”

Trustee Fees

SHOPIFY INC.

COATTAIL AGREEMENT

SCHEDULE OF FEES

 

Initial Services

For review of draft agreement, liaison with counsel, execution of Coattal Agreement in its final form, setting up records and all correspondence and other matters in connection therewith.

$ 3,000.00

(*All professional services, including those described in the Initial Services, and attendances rendered at closing, if necessary, will be charged at our prevailing hourly rate per person, after the first 5 hours.)

 

Annual Retainer

(For each year or any part thereof, and non-refundable.)

This fee is payable in advance each year and will be charged at the beginning of the calendar year. The first year’s fee will be pro rated to December 31 and is due and payable in advance of closing.)

 

For basic administrative duties and responsibilities during the term of the trust, including the maintenance of a segregated trust account (if any) and record of transactions, other than those dealt with specifically hereafter.

$ 2,500.00   

Unsuccessful Transaction

In the event that the proposed transaction fails to close, for any reason, an appropriate fee based on time and effort expended will be charged, calculated at our prevailing hourly rate, subject to a minimum fee of $1,500.00.

Special Services

For any special services, amendments or other unanticipated services, including, but not limited to enforcement of the Agreement, improper sales, meetings, mailings, reorganizations, default and jeopardy situations, etc., an appropriate fee will be charged based on time, effort and responsibility at our prevailing hourly rate per person.

 

 

The foregoing fees are exclusive of all applicable taxes and of legal and out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the administration of the trust and are subject to revision if warranted by changes in economic conditions during the term of the agency. Our fees are also subject to revision based on time, effort and responsibility should the factors on which these fees have been based subsequently change. Interest will be charged on overdue accounts.

Please note that we will require in advance of closing a certified cheque payable to Computershare Trust Company of Canada covering payment for our Initial Services Fee and the first year’s Annual Retainer Fee, plus applicable taxes.

This fee quote was prepared without the benefit of our receipt and detailed review of the governing legal documentation, and is therefore subject to change should our review of same disclose duties or responsibilities which we have not anticipated. Please be advised that in the event you should decide to appoint Computershare

 

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and we should have less than five business days to review the documentation, rush fees for the review of the documentation will apply. Please note that the acceptance of our schedule of fees should not be construed as our acceptance of the appointment as this can only occur upon our review of the draft agreement, settlement of its terms to our mutual satisfaction, and receipt of all required information and documentation necessary for us to comply with any applicable anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism regulation, policy or guideline. Please note that this fee quote is subject to final approval by Computershares’s New Business Acceptance Committee.

Should you decide to appoint Computershare Trust Company of Canada, kindly acknowledge your acceptance of our Schedule of Fees by signing and returning a copy of the schedule of fees to the attention of the undersigned. In the event that we do not receive confirmation of the acceptance of our fees, receipt by Computershare of any documents for review shall be considered acceptance by you of our fee schedule.

Confidentiality

The client acknowledges and agrees that the fees of Computershare are confidential information. As such, the client agrees not to disclose any such fees to any third party without Computershare’s prior written consent, save and except as required or otherwise compelled by law.

 

Dated this 18 th day of March, 2015.

 

COMPUTERSHARE TRUST COMPANY OF CANADA

 

Accepted this 30 th day of April, 2015.

 

SHOPIFY INC.

Per:

/s/ Shelley Bloomberg

Per:

/s/ Joseph Frasca

Shelley Bloomberg

Manager, Corporate Trust

Corporate Trust Services

Authorized Officer

Name:

Title:

Joseph Frasca

General Counsel

 

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Schedule “D”

Notice for Shareholders

 

Bruce McKean

Scott Lake

____________________

____________________

7910240 Canada Inc.

____________________

Klister Credit Corp.

186 Strathgowan Ave.

Toronto, Ontario M4N 1C3

____________________

Bessemer Venture Partners VII L.P.

c/o Bessemer Venture Partners

1865 Palmer Avenue, Suite 104

Larchmont, NY 10538

Tel. 914-833-5300

____________________

Bessemer Venture Partners VII Institutional L.P.

c/o Bessemer Venture Partners

1865 Palmer Avenue, Suite 104

Larchmont, NY 10538

Tel. 914-833-5300

____________________

BVP VII Special Opportunity Fund L.P.

c/o Bessemer Venture Partners

1865 Palmer Avenue, Suite 104

Larchmont, NY 10538

Tel. 914-833-5300

____________________

Firstmark Capital I, L.P.

100 5th Avenue, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10011

Phone: 212-792-2200

Fax: 212-391-5700

____________________

OMERS Ventures II, LP

200 Bay Street

Suite 1410, South Tower

P.O. Box 85

Toronto, Ontario M5J 2J2

____________________

Georgian Partners I GP Inc.

1300 Yonge Street, Suite 410

Toronto, Ontario M4T IX3

____________________


Georgian Partners II GP Inc.

1300 Yonge Street, Suite 410

Toronto, Ontario M4T IX3

____________________

Georgian Growth Fund I LP

1300 Yonge Street, Suite 410

Toronto, Ontario M4T IX3

____________________

Insight Venture Partners VIII, L.P.

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

____________________

Insight Venture Partners (Delaware) VIII, L.P.

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

____________________

Insight Venture Partners (Cayman) VIII, L.P.

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

____________________

Insight Venture Partners (Co-investors) VIII, L.P.

Insight Venture Partners

1114 Avenue of the Americas, 36th Floor

New York, NY, 10036

____________________

Felicis Ventures II, L.P.

c/o Felicis Ventures

530 Lytton Ave, Suite 305

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Fax: (650) 649-1976

____________________

Ontario Venture Capital Fund LP

79 Wellington Street West

6th Floor, Box 120

Toronto, ON M5K 1N9 Canada

____________________

Clover Fund, L.P.

c/o Felicis Ventures

530 Lytton Ave, Suite 305

Palo Alto, CA 94301

Fax: (650) 649-1976

____________________