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Sent: Monday, May 6, 2013 6:05 PM
To: Jeffrey Epstein
Subject: Fwd: Proposed SC investment framework - revised
What's your view?
Thanks
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From: Ramesh Venkataraman
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Date: 4 May 2=13 20:09:18 GMT+03:00
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Subject: Proposed SC investment fr=mework - revised
David,
Good to see you yesterd=y!
Following our discussions on April 19, I have modified the p=oposed structure for the situation where a liquidity
event happens after=the next capital raising round or the 18 month anniversary of the date of t=e SC investment (the
structure for a liquidity event happening sooner r=mains the same as in the email below). Let me know if this revi=ed
proposal is more in line with your thinking:
Exit EV 'waterfall'=/p> Samena % of exit proceeds<=:p>
Sm
=p class="MsoNormal">%
50%
50 to 100
30%
500 to Slb
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5%
Above $lb<=o:p>
3%
What this means is as follows:
*&=bsp; if the EV at exit is at or below $50 mn, then Samena's return= are the same as the previous
proposal. This, if EV is $50 mn, we wil= get 50% of the amount over that owed to Informa. If the Informa loan=note
principal + accrued interest repayment obligation is $24 mn, then Same=a gets $13 mn and the other common equity
holders get $13 mn.
• = If the EV at exit is $80 mn, then=SC gets $21 mn whereas in the previous proposal we would have got $38
mn.&n=sp;
• &nbs=; If EV at exit is $12= mn, then SC gets $30 mn, whereas in the previous proposal we would have go=
$42 mn
c=pan style="font-family:Symbol">• &=bsp; If the exit is at=a blockbuster EV of $500M, SC gets $68 mn vs
$118M previously </=:p>
1= addition, I wanted to confirm our institutional (and my personal) commitme=t to assisting you and AG in the
next round of capital raising (while, of c=urse, in no way implying any financial commitment from Samena to
participat=). Amongst other things, this will include help on capital raising st=ategy, IM and investor presentation
preparation and adviser selection. =
The rest of the proposal remains the same as below (eg, we need to w=rk out governance etc).
&n=sp;
We were originally targeting mid-May fo= the team to be in Beijing. From a Poseidon perspective, the best t=me
for me would be post May 25 although I could conceivably squeeze in a co=ple of days around May 15-19. Let me know.
From:David,
Hope your trip to Ch=na is going well. Apologies that it has taken me a week to follow up o= our discussions.
Have been swamped on a number of fronts including a= unexpected (but hopefully positive) turn of events on Poseidon
— w=ll brief you on your return from China.
Here is a proposed fram=work that I have developed for your review/comment. Let me have your t=oughts
either via email or, if you prefer, we can wait until your return to=discuss in person.
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1. &nbs=; Subject to confirmatory diligence (expe=ted to take no more than 2-3 weeks) and final
documentation, SC will invest=$5 million in July 2013 or as soon as AG receives the first RMB 1mn from C=engdu. As
discussed, this $5 million amount will be the only fu=ding commitment from SC to AG (and this should be documented
and minuted by=AG for the avoidance of doubt/misconception). However, as discussed, w= are fully committed to
assisting you/AG in future rounds of capital raisin= from other investors including tapping the Samena network.
=nbsp; Our instrument will be struct=red as preference shares (zero coupon) convertible into common equity
upon a=liquidity event (IPO, trade sale, partial divestment).
3. = Our instrument will presumably rank behi=d the Informa $16 mn loan note from 2010 (payable in 2020
with a 10% roll u= coupon) and only be payable after that loan note principal and accrued int=rest are paid out. We can
refine our structure once we have access to= the loan note docs and understand the draw down schedule and payment
o=ligations.
4.&nb=p; The conversion=ratio for our instrument into equity shares will be on the basis of a liqui=ity
preference table as follows:
c.<=pan style="font:7.Opt "Times New Roman""> &nbs=; Balance $21.5 mn to be split acro=s the remaining
common equity holders in proportion to their shareholding %=o:p>
B. If a liquidit= event happens after the next capital raising round or the 18 month anni=ersary of the date of
the SC investment:
Exit EV lwaterfall'</=:p>
Samena % of exit pr=ceeds
Sm
50%
100 to 500=/p
=00 plus
5. Any=new investor in a subsequent round (say in 2014) buys into the equity in a n=rmal way, ie, the
board sets a pre-money valuation for the equity etc. = The SC prefs do not get diluted — ie, the conversion framework
out=ined above stays the same.
6. &=bsp; Other terms can be worke= out, eg, negative covenants, board seats, IPO secondary offering rights, e=c. It is
also going to be critical to discuss how AG's burn r=te can be reduced — ideally cut below $700K p.m., so our investment
plus the $6M of cash that AG has curre=tly can last at least 18 months just in case of the inevitable execution de=ays in
Chengdu.
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David, ple=se treat this as a draft for discussion that we can refine over the next fe= days based on your feedback to
arrive at a mutually acceptable framework.<=:p>
Best
Ramesh
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