Exhibit 2.3
21 DECEMBER 2007
ON DEMAND GROUP LIMITED
ANTHONY KELLY, ANDREW BIRCHALL AND OTHERS
SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
VARIATION AGREEMENT
IN RELATION TO THE
AGREEMENT FOR THE SALE AND PURCHASE OF SHARE
CAPITAL OF ON DEMAND GROUP LIMITED
CONTENTS
| Clause | Page | |||
| 1. |
Interpretation | 1 | ||
| 2. |
Variation of the Purchase Agreement | 1 | ||
| 3. |
Construction | 2 | ||
| 4. |
Counterparts | 2 | ||
| 5. |
Governing Law | 2 | ||
| 6. |
Jurisdiction | 2 | ||
| SCHEDULE 1 THE SELLERS |
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THIS AGREEMENT is made on 21st December 2007
BETWEEN:
| (1) | THE PERSONS whose names and addresses are set out in Schedule 1 (together the “Sellers”); |
| (2) | ANDREW THOMAS BIRCHALL and ANTHONY WILLIAM KELLY further details of whom are set out in Schedule 1 (together the “Warrantors”); |
| (3) | SEACHANGE INTERNATIONAL, INC., a company incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware whose registered office is at 50 Nagog Park, Acton, MA 01720, USA (the “Buyer”). |
WHEREAS:
| (A) | The parties have entered into an Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of Share Capital of On Demand Group Limited (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated 23 September 2005. |
| (B) | The parties wish to vary the terms of the Purchase Agreement. |
| (C) | Save as set out herein, the parties wish the Purchase Agreement to remain in full force and effect. |
IT IS AGREED as follows:
| 1. | INTERPRETATION |
Words and phrases defined in the Purchase Agreement shall have the same meanings in this Agreement and this Agreement shall be interpreted in accordance with clause 1 of the Purchase Agreement.
| 2. | VARIATION OF THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT |
| 2.1 | Clause 3.1(e) of the Purchase Agreement is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows: |
(e) by no later than the date 75 Business Days after the end of the Fourth Earn Out Period, the Buyer shall allot and issue to each of the Sellers their Relevant Proportion of 417,304 shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share in the capital stock of Buyer.
| 2.2 | In connection with the amendment and restatement of Section 3.1(e) effected hereby, (a) any and all references to the “Film Flex Agreement”, the “Film Flex Earn Out Consideration Shares,” the Film Flex Longstop Date” and the “Film Flex Option Exercise Date” shall be and hereby are deleted in their entirety and all necessary consequential amendments shall be made; and (b) Buyer shall in no way be obligated to make payment to the Sellers of all or a portion of the “Film Flex Earn Out Consideration Shares”. |
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| 2.3 | Each of the Sellers acknowledges and agrees that the number of shares of the common stock of Buyer which the Buyer is obligated to issue to such Seller pursuant to Section 3.1(e) is as set forth in Schedule 1. |
| 3. | CONSTRUCTION |
Subject to the amendments set out in this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall be read and construed as supplemented and amended by this Agreement.
| 4. | COUNTERPARTS |
| 4.1 | This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the parties on separate counterparts, but shall not be effective until each party has executed at least one counterpart. |
| 4.2 | Each counterpart shall constitute an original of this Agreement, but the counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. |
| 5. | GOVERNING LAW |
This Agreement is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, English law.
| 6. | JURISDICTION |
| 6.1 | Each party agrees that the courts of England are to have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. |
| 6.2 | Each Seller irrevocably authorises and appoints the Sellers' Representative as his agent to accept on his behalf service of all legal process arising out of or in connection with this Agreement and such service shall be deemed complete whether or not forwarded to or received by the relevant Seller(s). |
IN WITNESS OF WHICH this Agreement has been executed by the parties on the above date.
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SCHEDULE 1
THE SELLERS
| Name |
Number of Shares of SeaChange International, Inc. to be Allotted and Issued | |
| Andrew Birchall Trecobben Farm, Trecombe Mawnan Smith Cornwall TR11 5JW |
208,652 shares of common stock | |
| Anthony Kelly 29 Beauchamp Road, East Molesey, KT8 0PA |
116,845 shares of common stock | |
| Judith Kelly 29 Beauchamp Road, East Molesey, KT8 0PA |
36,389 shares of common stock | |
| Michael Kelly Threeways, Tranwell Woods, Morpeth, NE61 6AQ |
55,418 shares of common stock | |
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EXECUTED by the parties:
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| Andrew Birchall | ) | /s/ Andrew Birchall |
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| Anthony Kelly | ) | /s/ Anthony Kelly |
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| Judith Kelly | ) | /s/ Judith Kelly |
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| Michael Kelly | ) | /s/ Michael Kelly |
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| Kevin M. Bisson | ) | |||||||||
| for and on behalf of | ) | |||||||||
| SeaChange International, Inc. | ) | /s/ Kevin M. Bisson |
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