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Synapse Group Inc – IPO: ‘S-1’ on 7/26/00 – EX-10.18

On:  Wednesday, 7/26/00, at 3:58pm ET   ·   Accession #:  940180-0-865   ·   File #:  333-42260

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  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 7/26/00  Synapse Group Inc                 S-1                   65:2.6M                                   Donnelley RR & So… 12/FA

Initial Public Offering (IPO):  Registration Statement (General Form)   —   Form S-1
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-1         Registration Statement (General Form)                146    767K 
 2: EX-3.1      Restated Certificate of Incorporation                 29    135K 
 3: EX-3.3      By-Laws of the Registrant                             16     79K 
 4: EX-10.1     1997 Stock Option Plan                                13     55K 
13: EX-10.10    Form of Option Stockholders Agreement                  9     48K 
14: EX-10.11    Stock Purchase Agreement Dated March 9, 1998          39    183K 
15: EX-10.12    Stock Purchase Agreement Dated September 9, 1998      24    114K 
16: EX-10.13    Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement                  31    143K 
17: EX-10.14    Stock Purchase Agreement Dated May 17, 2000           22    118K 
18: EX-10.15    Stock Purchase Agreement Dated May 17, 2000           29    161K 
19: EX-10.16    Form of Warrant Delivered to the Purchasers           18     80K 
20: EX-10.17    Shareholder Agreement                                 27     65K 
21: EX-10.18    Amendment to Shareholders Agreement                    4     30K 
22: EX-10.19    Amended and Restated Shareholders Agreement           13     69K 
 5: EX-10.2     1999 Stock Option Plan                                12     55K 
23: EX-10.20    Walker and Jaeckle Shareholder Agreement              15     43K 
24: EX-10.21    Stock Option Agreement                                 5     38K 
25: EX-10.22    Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement           46    188K 
26: EX-10.23    Amend. #1 to Amended & Restated Stockholders Agmt      5     27K 
27: EX-10.24    Amend #2 Waiver of Amended & Restated Stockholders     5     28K 
28: EX-10.25    2nd Amended & Restated Stockholders Agmt              43    211K 
29: EX-10.26    Amended & Restated Registration Rights Agmt           38    137K 
30: EX-10.27    Amend #1 to Amended & Restated Registration Rights     4     28K 
31: EX-10.28    2nd Amended & Restated Registration Rights            29    130K 
32: EX-10.29    Indemnification Agreement                             11     43K 
 6: EX-10.3     2000 Stock Incentive Plan                              7     45K 
33: EX-10.31    Guarantee Signed by Time, Inc.                         1     17K 
34: EX-10.32    Letter Agreement                                       3     24K 
35: EX-10.33    Consulting Agreement                                   9     45K 
36: EX-10.34    Employment Agreement                                   4     27K 
37: EX-10.35    Letter Agreement                                       3     25K 
38: EX-10.36    Employment Agreement                                   2     23K 
39: EX-10.37    Subordinated Promissory Note                           3     25K 
40: EX-10.38    Subordinated Promissory Note                           3     25K 
41: EX-10.39    Subordinated Promissory Note                           3     25K 
 7: EX-10.4     Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement           3     26K 
42: EX-10.40    Subordinated Promissory Note                           3     25K 
43: EX-10.41    Promissory Note                                        2     20K 
44: EX-10.42    Promissory Note                                        2     20K 
45: EX-10.43    Promissory Note                                        2     20K 
46: EX-10.44    Promissory Note                                        2     20K 
47: EX-10.45    Promissory Note                                        2     20K 
48: EX-10.46    Promissory Note                                        2     20K 
49: EX-10.47    Loan Exchange Agreement                                5     28K 
50: EX-10.48    Revolving Promissory Note                              3     25K 
51: EX-10.49    Credit Agreement                                      47    170K 
 8: EX-10.5     Form of Option Shareholders Agreement                 15     46K 
52: EX-10.50    Promissory Note                                        3     21K 
53: EX-10.51    Promissory Note                                        3     22K 
54: EX-10.52    Lease                                                 80    323K 
55: EX-10.53    Lease                                                 64    277K 
56: EX-10.54    Settlement Agreement                                   8     51K 
57: EX-10.55    Sales Representative Agreement                        18     59K 
58: EX-10.56    Limited Liability Company Agreement                   25    102K 
59: EX-10.59    Letter Agreement                                       2     20K 
 9: EX-10.6     Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement           3     26K 
60: EX-10.60    Master Agreement                                      13     69K 
61: EX-10.61    Revolving Promissory Note                              4     25K 
10: EX-10.7     Form of Option Shareholders Agreement                 10     43K 
11: EX-10.8     Form of Nonstatutory Stock Option Agreement            6     35K 
12: EX-10.9     Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement               6     35K 
62: EX-16.1     Letter Regarding Change in Certifying Accountant       1     16K 
63: EX-21.1     Subsidiaries of the Registrant                         1     15K 
64: EX-23.1     Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP                         1     15K 
65: EX-27.1     Financial Data Schedule                                2     18K 


EX-10.18   —   Amendment to Shareholders Agreement
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Exhibit 10.18 AMENDMENT TO SHAREHOLDERS AGREEMENT This Amendment to Shareholders Agreement (the "Amendment") is entered into as of March 20, 2000 by and among Synapse Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Michael Loeb ("Loeb"); Jay Walker ("Walker"); The ------- ---- ------ Jay S. Walker Irrevocable Credit Trust (the "Walker Trust"); Margaret Loeb, ------------ Trustee u/The Michael Loeb Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Michael Roberts Loeb dated December 28, 1995 (the "MRL Trustee"); Margaret Loeb, Trustee u/The Michael Loeb ----------- Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Katherine Elizabeth Loeb dated December 28, 1995 (the "KEL Trustee"); Nancy Halpern, as Trustee of The Michael Loeb Irrevocable Trust ----------- u/a dated 3/24/99 f/b/o Marc David Loeb (the "MDL Trustee"); Nancy Halpern, as ----------- Trustee of The Michael Loeb Irrevocable Trust u/a dated 3/24/99 f/b/o Jeremy Paul Loeb (the "JPL Trustee"); Nancy Halpern, as Trustee of The Michael Loeb ----------- Irrevocable Trust u/a dated 3/24/99 f/b/o Carolyn Rose Loeb (the "CRL Trustee"); ----------- Margaret Bates ("Bates"); Margaret Loeb ("Mar. Loeb"); Joseph Hanson ("Hanson"); ----- --------- ------ and Andre Jaeckle ("Jaeckle") (Loeb, Walker, the Walker Trust, the MRL Trustee, ------- the KEL Trustee, the MDL Trustee, the JPL Trustee, the CRL Trustee, Bates, Mar. Loeb, Hanson and Jaeckle are referred to collectively as the "Stockholders") ------------ (the Company and the Stockholders are referred to collectively herein as the "Parties.") ------- WHEREAS, the Parties are parties to that Shareholders Agreement, dated as of December 1, 1993 (the "Shareholders Agreement"). ---------------------- NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and with the specific intent to be bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Amendment of Shareholders Agreement. ----------------------------------- 1.1 Section 16. Section 16 of the Shareholders Agreement is amended ---------- as follows: (a) The following language shall be added as new subsection (b): "(b) the date that the Corporation closes an underwritten initial public offering of its equity securities pursuant to an effective registration statement filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; or" (b) Subsection (b) of Section 16 is renumbered as "(c)". 2. Effect on Shareholders Agreement. Except as amended by this Amendment, the -------------------------------- Shareholders Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. After the date of this Amendment, every reference in the Shareholders Agreement to "this Agreement" shall mean the Shareholders Agreement as amended by this Amendment. 1
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3. Miscellaneous. ------------- 3.1 No Third Party Beneficiaries. ---------------------------- This Amendment shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any person other than the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 3.2 Succession and Assignment. ------------------------- This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named herein and their respective successors and permitted assigns. No Party may assign either this Amendment or any of its rights, interests or obligations hereunder without the prior written approval of the other Parties. 3.3 Counterparts and Facsimile Signature ------------------------------------ This Amendment 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 Amendment may be executed by facsimile signature. 3.4 Headings. -------- The section headings contained in this Amendment are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment. 3.5 Governing Law. ------------- THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, WITHOUT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION. 3.6 Construction. ------------ (a) The language used in this Amendment shall be deemed to be the language chosen by the Parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any Party. (b) Any reference to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise. 2
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written. the "Company" SYNAPSE GROUP, INC. By: /s/ Michael Loeb -------------------------------------- Michael Loeb, President the "Stockholders" /s/ Michael Loeb ------------------------------------------ MICHAEL LOEB /s/ Jay Walker ------------------------------------------ JAY WALKER THE JAY S. WALKER IRREVOCABLE CREDIT TRUST By: /s/ Harry E. Peden III -------------------------------------- Harry E. Peden III, Trustee By: /s/ Eileen Walker -------------------------------------- Eileen Walker, Trustee /s/ Margaret Loeb, trustee ------------------------------------------ MARGARET LOEB, Trustee u/The Michael Loeb Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Michael Roberts Loeb dated December 28, 1995 /s/ Margaret Loeb, trustee ------------------------------------------ MARGARET LOEB, Trustee u/The Michael Loeb Irrevocable Trust f/b/o Katherine Elizabeth Loeb dated December 28, 1995 3
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/s/ Nancy Halpern ------------------------------------------ NANCY HALPERN, as Trustee of The Michael Loeb Irrevocable Trust u/a dated 3/24/99 f/b/o Marc David Loeb /s/ Nancy Halpern ------------------------------------------ NANCY HALPERN, as Trustee of The Michael Loeb Irrevocable Trust u/a dated 3/24/99 f/b/o Jeremy Paul Loeb /s/ Nancy Halpern ------------------------------------------ NANCY HALPERN, as Trustee of The Michael Loeb Irrevocable Trust u/a dated 3/24/99 f/b/o Carolyn Rose Loeb /s/ Margaret Bates ------------------------------------------ MARGARET BATES /s/ Margaret Loeb ------------------------------------------ MARGARET LOEB /s/ Joseph Hanson ------------------------------------------ JOSEPH HANSON /s/ Andre Jaeckle ------------------------------------------ ANDRE JAECKLE 4

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