SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13E-3
RULE 13E-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT UNDER
SECTION 13(e) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
QAD Inc.
(Name of the Issuer)
QAD Inc.
Project Quick Parent, LLC
Project Quick Merger Sub, Inc.
Thoma Bravo Fund XIV, L.P.
Pamela M. Lopker
Lopker Living Trust dated November 18, 2013
Estate of Karl F. Lopker
(Names of Persons Filing Statement)
Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share
Class B Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
Class A 74727D306
Class B 74727D207
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Daniel Lender
Chief Financial Officer
QAD Inc.
100 Innovation Place
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
(805) 566-6709
S. Scott Crabill
Peter Stefanksi
c/o Thoma Bravo, L.P.
600 Montgomery Street, 20 Floor
San Fransisco, CA 91444
(415) 263-3660
Pamela M. Lopker
100 Innovation Place
Santa Barbara, CA 93108
(805) 566-6000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
With copies to
Jeffrey D. Marell
Krishna Veeraraghavan
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton &
Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10019
(212) 373-3000
Theodore A. Peto, P.C.
Bradley C. Reed, P.C.
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
300 N. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 862-2000
Craig Miller
Veronica Lah
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
One Embarcadero Center
30th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 291-7400
David M. Hernand
Sean A. Monroe
Paul Hastings LLP
1999 Avenue of the Stars, 27th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 620-5700
This statement is filed in connection with (check the appropriate box):
a. The filing of solicitation materials or an information statement subject to Regulation 14A (§§240.14a-1 through 240.14b-2), Regulation 14C (§§240.14c-1 through 240.14c-101) or Rule 13e-3(c) (§240.13e-3(c)) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“the Act”).
b. The filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933.
c. A tender offer.
d. None of the above.
Check the following box if the soliciting materials or information statement referred to in checking box (a) are preliminary copies:   ☒
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the transaction:   ☐
Calculation of Filing Fee
Transaction Valuation*
Amount of Filing Fee**
$1,959,900,687.50
$213,825.17
*
Calculated solely for purposes of determining the filing fee. The transaction value was calculated as the sum of (A) 17,662,554 shares of Class A Common Stock multiplied by the Merger Consideration of $87.50 per share; (B) 3,344,775 shares of Class B Common Stock multiplied by the Merger Consideration of $87.50 per share; (C) 950,000 Shares subject to Company SARs which would convert into 622,584 issued Shares (such amount determined using a weighted average exercise price per share of $30.16 and the Merger Consideration of $87.50 per Share) multiplied by the Merger Consideration of $87.50 per share; (D) 537,199 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon settlement of Company RSUs multiplied by the Merger Consideration of $87.50 per share; and (E) 231,753 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon settlement of Company PSUs multiplied by the Merger Consideration of $87.50 per share (assuming the maximum achievement of the performance goals applicable to such award, and assuming the satisfaction of all other conditions to such delivery); which results in a proposed maximum aggregate value of $1,959,900,687.50 and a total filing fee due of $213,825.17.
**
In accordance with Exchange Act Rule 0-11(c), the filing fee was determined by multiplying 0.0001091 by the aggregate transaction valuation.

Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by §240.0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
(1)
Amount Previously Paid: $213,825.17
(2)
Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No.: Schedule 14A
(3)
Filing Party: QAD Inc.
(4)
Date Filed: August 2, 2021

 
INTRODUCTION
This Rule 13E-3 Transaction Statement on Schedule 13E-3, together with the exhibits hereto (this “Schedule 13E-3” or “Transaction Statement”), is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”), jointly by the following persons (each, a “Filing Person,” and collectively, the “Filing Persons”): (i) QAD Inc. (“QAD” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation and the issuer of the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) and the Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class B Common Stock”, and together with the Class A Common Stock, the “Shares”), that is subject to the Rule 13e-3 transaction, (ii) Project Quick Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), (iii) Project Quick Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and the parent of Merger Sub (“Parent”), (iv) Thoma Bravo Fund XIV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership and an affiliate of Parent and Merger sub (“TB Fund XIV” and, collectively with Parent and Merger Sub, the “TB Parties”), (v) Pamela M. Lopker, the Company’s founder and President, and (vi) certain entities affiliated with Ms. Lopker, namely, the Lopker Living Trust dated November 18, 2013, and the Estate of Karl F. Lopker (together with Ms. Lopker, the “Lopker Entities”). The TB Parties are Filing Persons of this Transaction Statement because they may be deemed to be affiliates of the Company under a possible interpretation of the SEC rules governing “going-private” transactions.
On June 27, 2021, the Company, Parent and Merger Sub entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), which provides for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with the Company surviving the Merger as a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. Concurrently with the filing of this Schedule 13E-3, the Company is filing with the SEC a preliminary Proxy Statement (the “Proxy Statement”) under Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, relating to a special meeting of the stockholders of the Company (the “Special Meeting”) at which the stockholders of the Company will consider and vote upon a proposal to approve and adopt the Merger Agreement and cast a non-binding, advisory vote to approve certain items of compensation that are based on or otherwise related to the Merger and may become payable to certain named executive officers of the Company under existing agreements with the Company. The adoption of the Merger Agreement will require the affirmative vote of the holders of (i) a majority of the voting power of all outstanding Shares entitled to vote, voting as a single class and (ii) a majority of the voting power of all outstanding Shares, voting as a single class, that are not owned, beneficially or of record, by the Lopker Entities, their respective affiliates, or any executive officer or director of the Company, in each case outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for the Special Meeting. A copy of the preliminary Proxy Statement is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(2)(i). A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached as Annex A to the preliminary Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference.
Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, if the Merger is completed, each Share, other than as provided below, will be converted into the right to receive $87.50 in cash (the “Merger Consideration”), without interest and less applicable withholding taxes. The following Shares will not be converted into the right to receive the per Share Merger Consideration in connection with the Merger: (i) Shares issued and held by the Company or any of its direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries immediately prior to the effective time (ii) Shares owned by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries immediately prior to the effective time, (iii) Shares held by the Lopker Entities that are subject to the Contribution and Exchange Agreement, attached as Annex C to the preliminary Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference, and (iv) Shares that are issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time and that have not been voted in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement or consented thereto in writing and whose holders have properly exercised and validly perfected appraisal rights with respect to such Shares in accordance with, and who have complied with, Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, a copy of which is attached as Annex E to the preliminary Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference.
The merger remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, including the approval and adoption of the Merger Agreement by the Company’s stockholders.
 
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The cross-references below are being supplied pursuant to General Instruction G to Schedule 13E-3 and show the location in the Proxy Statement of the information required to be included in response to the items of Schedule 13E-3. Pursuant to General Instruction F to Schedule 13E-3, the information contained in the Proxy Statement, including all appendices thereto, is incorporated in its entirety herein by reference, and the responses to each item in this Schedule 13E-3 are qualified in their entirety by the information contained in the Proxy Statement and the appendices thereto.
As of the date hereof, the Proxy Statement is in preliminary form and is subject to completion and/or amendment. Capitalized terms used but not expressly defined in this Schedule 13E-3 shall have the respective meanings given to them in the Proxy Statement.
The information concerning the Company contained in, or incorporated by reference into this Schedule 13E-3 and the Proxy Statement was supplied by the Company. Similarly, all information concerning each other Filing Person contained in, or incorporated by reference into this Schedule 13E-3 and the Proxy Statement was supplied by such Filing Person. No Filing Person, including the Company, is responsible for the accuracy of any information supplied by any other Filing Person.
While each of the Filing Persons acknowledges that the Merger is a “going private” transaction for purposes of Rule 13E-3 under the Exchange Act, the filing of this Transaction Statement shall not be construed as an admission by any Filing Person, or by any affiliate of a Filing Person, that the Company is “controlled” by any Filing Person.
 
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Item 1.   Summary Term Sheet
The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING
Item 2.   Subject Company Information
(a)   Name and Address.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following caption is incorporated herein by reference:
PARTIES TO THE MERGER
(b)   Securities.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following caption is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
THE SPECIAL MEETING-Voting
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Market Price of Shares and Dividends
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
(c)   Trading Market and Price.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following caption is incorporated herein by reference:
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Market Price of Shares and Dividends
(d)   Dividends.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following caption is incorporated herein by reference:
“OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Market Price of Shares and Dividends”
(e)   Prior Public Offerings.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following caption is incorporated herein by reference:
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Prior Public Offerings
(f)   Prior Stock Purchases.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following caption is incorporated herein by reference:
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Certain Transactions in the Shares
Item 3.   Identity and Background of Filing Person
(a) – (c) Name and Address; Business and Background of Entities; Business and Background of Natural Persons.   QAD Inc. is the subject company. The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
PARTIES TO THE MERGER
 
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OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE PARENT ENTITIES”
Item 4.   Terms of the Transaction
(a)(1)   Tender Offers.   Not Applicable.
(a)(2)   Mergers or Similar Transactions.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Plans for the Company After the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Financing of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Accounting Treatment”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Vote Required”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
(c)   Different Terms.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Plans for the Company After the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger-Shares and Equity Awards held by Directors and Executive Officers”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger-Potential Change-in-Control Payments to Named Executive Officers”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Financing of the Merger”
 
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“SPECIAL FACTORS-Support Agreement”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Treatment of Equity Compensation Awards”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Employee Matters”
“MERGER-RELATED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS (THE GOLDEN PARACHUTE PROPOSAL-PROPOSAL 2)”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
Annex B-Support Agreement
(d)   Appraisal Rights.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Appraisal Rights”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Dissenters’ Rights”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Appraisal Rights”
“THE MERGER (THE MERGER PROPOSAL-PROPOSAL 1)-Appraisal Rights”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
Annex E-Section 262 of the DGCL
(e)   Provisions for Unaffiliated Security Holders.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Provisions for Unaffiliated Stockholders”
(f)   Eligibility for Listing or Trading.   Not Applicable.
Item 5.   Past Contracts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements
(a)   Transactions.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT”
“OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Certain Transactions in the Shares”
“WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
(b)   Significant Corporate Events.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
 
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“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Plans for the Company After the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger-Shares and Equity Awards held by Directors and Executive Officers”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger-Potential Change-in-Control Payments to Named Executive Officers”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Financing of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Limited Guaranty”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Support Agreement”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Contribution and Exchange Agreement”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT”
“MERGER-RELATED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS (THE GOLDEN PARACHUTE PROPOSAL-PROPOSAL 2)”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
Annex B-Support Agreement
Annex C-Contribution and Exchange Agreement
(c)   Negotiations or Contacts.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger-Potential Change-in-Control Payments to Named Executive Officers”
“MERGER-RELATED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS (THE GOLDEN PARACHUTE PROPOSAL-PROPOSAL 2)”
(e)   Agreements Involving the Subject Company’s Securities.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Plans for the Company After the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger-Shares and Equity Awards held by Directors and Executive Officers”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger-Potential Change-in-Control Payments to Named Executive Officers”
 
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“SPECIAL FACTORS-Intent of the Directors and Executive Officers of the Company to Vote in Favor of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Intent of the Lopker Entities to Vote in Favor of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Financing of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Limited Guaranty”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Support Agreement”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Contribution and Exchange Agreement”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT”
“MERGER-RELATED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS (THE GOLDEN PARACHUTE PROPOSAL-PROPOSAL 2)”
“OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Certain Transactions in the Shares”
“WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
Annex B-Support Agreement
Annex C-Contribution and Exchange Agreement
Item 6.   Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals
(b)   Use of Securities Acquired.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Plans for the Company After the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Payment of Merger Consideration”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT”
“DELISTING AND DEREGISTRATION OF COMMON STOCK”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
(c)(1) – (8)   Plans.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
 
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“SPECIAL FACTORS-Plans for the Company After the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger-Potential Change-in-Control Payments to Named Executive Officers”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Intent of the Directors and Executive Officers of the Company to Vote in Favor of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Intent of the Lopker Entities to Vote in Favor of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Financing of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Limited Guaranty”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Support Agreement”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Contribution and Exchange Agreement”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“MERGER-RELATED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS (THE GOLDEN PARACHUTE PROPOSAL-PROPOSAL 2)”
“DELISTING AND DEREGISTRATION OF COMMON STOCK”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
Annex B-Support Agreement
Annex C-Contribution and Exchange Agreement
Item 7.   Purposes, Alternatives, Reasons and Effects
(a)   Purposes.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Plans for the Company After the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects of the Merger”
(b)   Alternatives.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
 
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“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Plans for the Company After the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects on the Company if the Merger is Not Completed”
(c)   Reasons.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Plans for the Company After the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects of the Merger”
Annex D-Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
(d)   Effects.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Plans for the Company After the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects on the Company if the Merger is not Completed”
 
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“SPECIAL FACTORS-Financing of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Fees and Expenses”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Accounting Treatment”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Payment of the Merger Consideration”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-The Merger”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-The Merger Consideration”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Impact of Stock Splits, Etc.”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Treatment of Equity Compensation Awards”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Exchange Procedures and Payment Procedures”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Withholding”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Dissenters’ Rights”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Organizational Documents, Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporation”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Delisting”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Employee Matters”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Repatriation”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance”
“MERGER-RELATED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS (THE GOLDEN PARACHUTE PROPOSAL-PROPOSAL 2)”
“DELISTING AND DEREGISTRATION OF COMMON STOCK”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
Item 8.   Fairness of the Transaction
(a), (b) Fairness; Factors Considered in Determining Fairness.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
 
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“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance”
Annex D-Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
The Valuation Materials Underlying Fairness Opinion dated June 25, 2021 and June 27, 2021, each prepared by Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, and reviewed by the Special Committee (as defined in the Proxy Statement), are attached hereto as Exhibits (c)(ii) and (c)(iii), and are incorporated by reference herein.
(c)   Approval of Security Holders.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Company Stockholder Approval”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Conditions to the Completion of the Merger”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Record Date and Quorum”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Vote Required”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Voting”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-How to Vote”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Proxies and Revocation”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
(d)   Unaffiliated Representative.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Provisions for Unaffiliated Stockholders”
(e)   Approval of Directors.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
 
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“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Intent of the Directors and Executive Officers of the Company to Vote in Favor of the Merger”
(f)   Other Offers.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-No Solicitation by the Company”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
Item 9.   Reports, Opinions, Appraisals and Negotiations
(a) – (c) Report, Opinion or Appraisal; Preparer and Summary of the Report, Opinion or Appraisal; Availability of Documents.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference.
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION”
Annex D-Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
The Valuation Materials Underlying Fairness Opinion dated June 25, 2021 and June 27, 2021, each prepared by Morgan Stanley & Co., LLC, and reviewed by the Special Committee (as defined in the Proxy Statement), are attached hereto as Exhibits (c)(ii) and (c)(iii), and are incorporated by reference herein.
 
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Item 10.   Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
(a), (b) Source of Funds; Conditions.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Financing of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Limited Guaranty”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Closing of the Merger”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Effective Time of the Merger”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Covenants Related to the Company’s Conduct of Business”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Parent Financing and Company Cooperation”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Conditions to the Completion of the Merger”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
(c)   Expenses.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Fees and Expenses”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Termination”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Termination Fees”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT-Expenses”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Solicitation of Proxies; Payment of Solicitation Expenses”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
(d)   Borrowed Funds.
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Financing of the Merger”
Item 11.   Interest in Securities of the Subject Company
(a)   Securities Ownership.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Support Agreement”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Record Date and Quorum”
“OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management”
Annex B-Support Agreement
(b)   Securities Transactions.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
 
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“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Support Agreement”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Contribution and Exchange Agreement”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT”
“OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Certain Transactions in the Shares”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
Annex B-Support Agreement
Annex C-Contribution and Exchange Agreement
Item 12.   The Solicitation or Recommendation
(d)   Intent to Tender or Vote in a Going — Private Transaction.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
SPECIAL FACTORS-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Intent of the Directors and Executive Officers of the Company to Vote in Favor of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Intent of the Lopker Entities to Vote in Favor of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Support Agreement”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Contribution and Exchange Agreement”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Record Date and Quorum”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Voting Intentions of the Company’s Directors and Executive Officers”
“OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Directors and Executive Officers of the Company”
“OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management”
Annex B-Support Agreement
Annex C-Contribution and Exchange Agreement
(e)   Recommendation of Others.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
 
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“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Parent Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Parent Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Lopker Entities for the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Position of the Lopker Entities as to the Fairness of the Merger”
Item 13.   Financial Statements
(a)   Financial Information.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Selected Historical Consolidated Financial Data”
“OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE COMPANY-Book Value per Share”
“WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION”
(b)   Pro Forma Information.   Not Applicable.
Item 14.   Persons/Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used
(a)   Solicitations or Recommendations.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Fees and Expenses”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Solicitation of Proxies; Payment of Solicitation Expenses”
(b)   Employees and Corporate Assets.   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE PROPOSALS AND THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Background of the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Purpose and Reasons of the Company for the Merger; Recommendation of the QAD Board and the Special Committee; Fairness of the Merger”
“THE SPECIAL MEETING-Solicitation of Proxies; Payment of Solicitation Expenses”
 
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Item 15.   Additional Information
(b)   The information set forth in the Proxy Statement under the following captions is incorporated herein by reference:
“SUMMARY TERM SHEET”
“SPECIAL FACTOR-Interests of Executive Officers and Directors of the Company in the Merger”
“SPECIAL FACTORS-Certain Effects of the Merger”
“THE MERGER AGREEMENT”
“MERGER-RELATED EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS (THE GOLDEN PARACHUTE PROPOSAL-PROPOSAL 2)”
Annex A-Agreement and Plan of Merger
(c)   Other Material Information.   The entirety of the Proxy Statement, including all appendices thereto, is incorporated herein by reference.
 
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Item 16.   Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit No.
Description
(a)(2)(i) Preliminary Proxy Statement of QAD Inc. (included in the Schedule 14A filed on August 2, 2021, and incorporated herein by reference) (the “Preliminary Proxy Statement”).
(a)(2)(ii) Form of Proxy Card (included in the Preliminary Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference).
(a)(2)(iii) Letter to Stockholders (included in the Preliminary Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference).
(a)(2)(iv) Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders (included in the Preliminary Proxy Statement and incorporated herein by reference).
(a)(5)(i) Press Release, dated June 28, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to QAD Inc.’s Form 8-K (filed June 28, 2021) (File No. 001-35013)).
(b)(i) Commitment Letter, dated June 29, 2021, by and among Project Quick Merger Parent LLC, Project Quick Merger Sub, Inc., Golub Capital Markets LLC, Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC, Thoma Bravo Credit Fund I, L.P. and Thoma Bravo Credit Fund II, L.P.
(c)(i) Opinion of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, dated June 27, 2021 (included as Annex D to the Preliminary Proxy Statement, and incorporated herein by reference).
(c)(ii)* Valuation Materials Underlying Fairness Opinion, dated June 25, 2021, of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC prepared for the Special Committee (as defined in the Proxy Statement) of QAD Inc.’s Board of Directors.
(c)(iii) Valuation Materials Underlying Fairness Opinion, dated June 27, 2021, of Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC prepared for the Special Committee (as defined in the Proxy Statement) of QAD Inc.’s Board of Directors.
(d)(i) Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 27, 2021 by and among QAD Inc., Project Quick Parent, LLC and Project Quick Merger Sub, Inc. (included as Annex A to the Preliminary Proxy Statement, and incorporated herein by reference).
(d)(ii) Support Agreement, dated as of June 27, 2021, by and among QAD Inc., Project Quick Parent, LLC, Pamela M. Lopker, The Lopker Living Trust dated November 18, 2013 and the Estate of Karl F. Lopker (included as Annex B to the Preliminary Proxy Statement, and incorporated herein by reference).
(d)(iii) Contribution and Exchange Agreement, datedJune 27, 2021 by and between Project Quick Ultimate Parent, LP and Pamela M. Lopker, The Lopker Living Trust dated November 18, 2013 and the Estate of Karl F. Lopker (included as Annex C to the Preliminary Proxy Statement, and incorporated herein by reference).
(d)(iv) Limited Guaranty, dated as of June 27, 2021, entered into by Thoma Bravo Fund XIV, L.P., in favor of QAD Inc.
(d)(v) Equity Commitment Letter, dated as of June 27, 2021, by and between Thoma Bravo Fund XIV, L.P. and Project Quick Parent, LLC.
(f) Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (included as Annex E to the Proxy Statement, and incorporated herein by reference).
(g) Not Applicable.
*
Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted and separately filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
 
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SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
QAD INC.
By:        /s/ Daniel Lender
Name:    Daniel Lender
Title:     Chief Financial Officer
Date: August 2, 2021
 
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After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
PROJECT QUICK PARENT, LLC
By:        /s/ S. Scott Crabill
Name:    S. Scott Crabill
Title:     President and Assistant Treasurer
Date: August 2, 2021
 
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After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
PROJECT QUICK MERGER SUB, INC.
By:       /s/ S. Scott Crabill
Name:    S. Scott Crabill
Title:     President and Assistant Treasurer
Date: August 2, 2021
 
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After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
THOMA BRAVO FUND XIV, L.P.
By:       Thoma Bravo Partners XIV, L.P.
Its:       General Partner
By:       Thoma Bravo UGP XIV, LLC
Its:       General Partner
By:       Thoma Bravo UGP, LLC
Its:       Managing Member
By:       /s/ S. Scott Crabill
Name:    S. Scott Crabill
Title:     Managing Partner
Date: August 2, 2021
 
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After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
PAMELA M. LOPKER
By:        /s/ Pamela M. Lopker
Name:     Pamela M. Lopker
Date: August 2, 2021
 
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After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
LOPKER LIVING TRUST DATED
NOVEMBER 18, 2013
By:        /s/ Pamela M. Lopker
Name:    Pamela M. Lopker
Title:     Trustee
Date: August 2, 2021
 
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After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
ESTATE OF KARL F. LOPKER
By:        /s/ Pamela M. Lopker
Name:   Pamela M. Lopker
Title:     Personal Representative
Date: August 2, 2021
 
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Exhibit 99.(b)(i)

 

Execution Version

 

 

GOLUB CAPITAL MARKETS LLC

200 Park Avenue

OWL ROCK CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

THOMA BRAVO CREDIT FUND I, L.P.
THOMA BRAVO CREDIT FUND II, L.P.

New York, New York 10166 399 Park Avenue, 38th Floor 600 Montgomery Street, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022

San Francisco, CA 94111

 

CONFIDENTIAL

 

June 29, 2021

 

Project Annie
Commitment Letter

 

Project Quick Parent, LLC
Project Quick Merger Sub, Inc.
c/o Thoma Bravo, L.P.
600 Montgomery Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Attn: Erwin Mock

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

Project Quick Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Merger Sub” or, prior to the consummation of the Merger (as defined below), the “Borrower”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Project Quick Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings” and, together with Merger Sub, “you”), controlled directly or indirectly by Thoma Bravo, L.P. (formerly known as Thoma Bravo, LLC) and/or its affiliates and associated funds (collectively, the “Sponsor”) have advised Golub Capital Markets LLC (together with its affiliates, managed funds and accounts, “Golub”), Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC on behalf of its affiliated advisers and its and their managed funds and accounts (collectively, “Owl Rock”), and Thoma Bravo Credit Fund I, L.P. and Thoma Bravo Credit Fund II, L.P. (collectively, “TBCF”, and collectively with Golub and Owl Rock, the “Initial Lenders”, “Commitment Parties”, “us” or “we” and each, a “Commitment Party” and an “Initial Lender”) that you intend to acquire, directly or indirectly, the Target (as defined on Exhibit A hereto) and consummate the other transactions described on Exhibit A hereto. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein are used with the meanings assigned to such terms in the Exhibits hereto.

 

1. Commitments.

 

In connection with the Transactions contemplated hereby, each Initial Lender hereby severally (but not jointly) commits to provide the principal amount of each of (x) a senior term loan facility of $750.0 million (the “Senior Term Facility”) and (y) a revolving credit facility of $75.0 million (the “Revolving Facility” and the commitments thereunder, the “Revolving Commitments”; together with the Senior Term Facility, the “Senior Credit Facilities”), as set forth opposite such Initial Lender’s name in Annex 1 hereto, (i) upon the terms set forth or referred to in this letter, the Transaction Summary attached as Exhibit A hereto and the Summary of Terms and Conditions attached as Exhibits B and C hereto, as applicable, and (ii) the initial funding of which is subject only to the applicable conditions expressly set forth on Exhibit C hereto (such Exhibits A through C, including the annexes thereto, the “Term Sheet” and together with this letter, collectively, this “Commitment Letter”).

 

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2. Titles and Roles.

 

It is agreed that Golub and Owl will act as joint lead arrangers and bookrunners for the Senior Credit Facilities (collectively, acting in such capacities, the “Lead Arrangers”). It is further agreed that Golub will act as left lead arranger (the “Left Lead Arranger”) and shall have “left side” designation, and shall exercise the authority associated with such designation.

 

You agree that no other agents, co-agents, lead arrangers, bookrunners, managers or arrangers will be appointed, no other titles will be awarded and no compensation (other than that expressly contemplated by this Commitment Letter and/or in the Fee Letter) will be paid to obtain the commitments of the Lenders to participate in the Senior Credit Facilities unless you and we shall so agree.

 

3. Information.

 

You hereby represent and warrant that (with respect to any information regarding the Target and its subsidiaries, to your knowledge), (a) all written information (other than the Projections, other forward- looking information (including forward-looking pro forma information) and information of a general economic or industry-specific nature) that has been or will be made available to the Commitment Parties and the Lenders by you, the Sponsor, the Target or any of your or their respective representatives on your or their behalf in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Information”), when taken as a whole and as may be supplemented, is correct in all material respects and does not or will not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made (after giving effect to all supplements and updates thereto from time to time) and (b) all projections with respect to the Borrower and its subsidiaries (after giving effect to the Merger) (the “Projections”) have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by you to be reasonable at the time furnished (it being recognized by the Commitment Parties that such Projections are not to be viewed as facts and are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies many of which are beyond your control, that no assurance can be given that any particular financial Projections will be realized, that actual results may differ from projected results and that such differences may be material). You agree that if, at any time prior to the Closing Date, you become aware that any of the representations in the preceding sentence would be incorrect if the Information or the Projections were being furnished and such representations were being made at such time, you will promptly supplement the Information and the Projections so that (to your knowledge with respect to the Target and its subsidiaries) the representations in the preceding sentence remain true; provided, that any such supplementation shall cure any breach of such representations. You understand that we may use and rely on the Information and Projections without independent verification thereof and we do not assume responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the Information or the Projections. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter, none of the making of any representation (whether or not cured) under this Section 3, the provision of any supplement to any Information or the Projections, nor the accuracy of any such representation or supplement shall constitute a condition precedent to the availability and/or initial funding of the Senior Credit Facilities on the Closing Date.

 

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4. Fee Letter.

 

As consideration for the commitments and agreements of the Commitment Parties hereunder, you agree to pay or cause to be paid the fees described in this Commitment Letter and in the Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof (as modified from time to time, the “Fee Letter”), on the terms and subject to the conditions (including as to timing and amount) set forth therein.

 

5. Certain Funds Provision.

 

Notwithstanding anything in this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the Senior Credit Documentation or any other letter agreement or other undertaking concerning the financing of the transactions contemplated hereby to the contrary, (a) the only representations and warranties relating to you, the Target and your and their respective subsidiaries and your and their respective businesses, the making or accuracy of which shall be a condition to the availability and initial funding of the Senior Credit Facilities on the Closing Date shall be (x) the representations and warranties made by or with respect to the Target in the Merger Agreement (as defined in Exhibit A) as are material to the interests of the Initial Lenders, but only to the extent that you or your applicable affiliates have the right (determined without regard to any notice provisions but taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate, or cause the termination of, your (or their) obligations under the Merger Agreement or decline to consummate the Merger as a result of a breach of such representations in the Merger Agreement (the “Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations”) and (y) the Specified Representations (as defined below), (b) the terms of the Senior Credit Documentation shall be in a form such that they do not impair the availability of the Senior Credit Facilities on the Closing Date if the Exclusive Funding Conditions (as defined below) are satisfied or waived (it being understood and agreed that to the extent the creation or perfection of any security interest in the Collateral is not or cannot be provided on the Closing Date or if any lien search (other than any Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) lien search in the jurisdiction of organization or formation of the Loan Parties), insurance certificate or endorsement is not or cannot be provided (other than, to the extent required under the Term Sheet, (i) the perfection of a lien on Collateral that is of the type where a lien on such Collateral may be perfected solely by the filing of a financing statement under the UCC, (ii) the perfection of a lien on equity interests of Merger Sub with respect to which equity interests a lien may be perfected on the Closing Date by the delivery of a stock or equivalent certificate (together with a stock power or similar instrument of transfer endorsed in blank for the relevant certificate) and (iii) a security interest over assets situated in, or owned by a Loan Party incorporated under the laws of, Ireland that, in each case, may be perfected by the filing of particulars of the security with the Company Registrations Office of Ireland or the Revenue Commissioners of Ireland) after your use of commercially reasonable efforts to do so without undue burden or expense, then the provision and/or perfection of such security interest in such Collateral or delivery of such lien search, insurance certificate or endorsement shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability or initial funding of the Senior Credit Facilities on the Closing Date but may instead be delivered and/or perfected within 90 days (or such longer period as the Agent may reasonably agree in its reasonable discretion) after the Closing Date pursuant to arrangements to be mutually agreed by the parties hereto acting reasonably and (c) the only conditions (express or implied) to the availability of the Senior Credit Facilities on the Closing Date are those expressly set forth on Exhibit C (the “Exclusive Funding Conditions”), it being agreed and understood that each Exclusive Funding Condition shall be subject in all respects to the provisions of this paragraph.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, your compliance with your obligations under this Commitment Letter and/or the Fee Letter, other than your satisfaction of the conditions described on Exhibit C hereto (to the extent not waived), is not a condition to the initial borrowings or availability of the Senior Credit Facilities on the Closing Date.

 

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For purposes hereof, “Specified Representations” means with respect to the Senior Credit Documentation, the representations and warranties set forth in the Senior Credit Documentation relating to: organizational existence and good standing of the Loan Parties; organizational power and authority (solely as they relate to due authorization, execution, delivery and performance of the Senior Credit Documentation) of the Loan Parties; due authorization, execution and delivery of the Senior Credit Documentation by the Loan Parties, in each case, relating solely to the entering into and performance of the Senior Credit Documentation and enforceability of the Senior Credit Documentation against the Loan Parties; solvency as of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (in form and scope consistent with the solvency certificate to be delivered pursuant to paragraph 1(b) of Exhibit C hereto); no conflicts of the Senior Credit Documentation (limited to the execution, delivery and performance of the Senior Credit Documentation) with the organizational documents of the Loan Parties; Federal Reserve margin regulations; the Investment Company Act; status of Senior Credit Facilities as senior debt; use of proceeds of the Loans not violating OFAC, the FCPA and the PATRIOT Act; the creation, validity and perfection of security interests (subject in all respects to security interests and liens permitted under the Senior Credit Documentation and to the foregoing provisions of this paragraph and the provisions of the second preceding paragraph). This Section 5 and the provisions contained herein shall be referred to as the “Certain Funds Provision”. Without limiting Exclusive Funding Conditions or the Certain Funds Provisions, the Commitment Parties and Initial Lenders will cooperate with you as reasonably requested by you or the Target in coordinating the timing and procedures for funding or availability, as applicable, of all of the Senior Credit Facilities in a manner consistent with the Merger Agreement.

 

6. Indemnification; Expenses.

 

You agree (a) to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Commitment Parties, their respective affiliates, and controlling persons and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives, and each other person controlling any of the foregoing (each, a “protected person”), it being understood that in no event will this indemnity apply to any Commitment Party or any of its affiliates in their capacity as (x) financial advisors to you, the Sponsor, the Target or its subsidiaries in connection with the Merger or any other potential acquisition or merger of the Target or its subsidiaries or (y) as a co-investor in the Transactions or any potential acquisition of the Target or its Subsidiaries, from and against any and all actual losses (excluding lost profits), claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses to which any such protected person may become subject arising out of, in connection with, or relating to this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the Senior Credit Facilities, the transactions contemplated hereby, the use of the proceeds thereof and the Transactions or any claim, litigation, action, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing (a “Proceeding”), regardless of whether any protected person is a party thereto or whether such Proceeding is brought by you, any of your affiliates or any third party, and to reimburse each protected person within 30 days following written demand therefor (together with reasonably detailed backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request) for any reasonable and documented legal or other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any Proceeding (but limited, (i) in the case of legal fees and expenses, to one counsel to such protected persons taken as a whole and, solely in the case of an actual conflict of interest, one additional counsel to all affected protected persons, taken as a whole (and, if reasonably necessary, of one local counsel in any relevant material jurisdiction to all such persons, taken as a whole, in each case excluding allocated costs of in-house counsel) and (ii) in the case of any other advisors and consultants, limited solely to advisors and consultants approved by you); provided, that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any protected person, apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent they arise from (i) the willful misconduct, bad faith, fraud or gross negligence of, or material breach not arising from or in response to your or your affiliates’ breach of this Commitment Letter (including the Term Sheet) or the Fee Letter by, such protected person or any of its Related Parties (as defined below), in each case as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, or (ii) any dispute solely among protected persons which does not arise out of any act or omission of the Borrower, the Target or any of their respective subsidiaries or the Sponsor (other than any Proceeding against any Commitment Party solely in its capacity or in fulfilling its role as an Agent, Lead Arranger or similar role under any Senior Credit Facility), and (b) if the Closing Date occurs, to reimburse each Commitment Party and the Agent on the Closing Date (to the extent an invoice therefor is received by the Invoice Date (as defined in Exhibit C)) or, if invoiced after the Invoice Date, within 30 days following your receipt of the relevant invoice, for all reasonable and documented out- of-pocket expenses (including due diligence expenses and travel expenses, but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one counsel to the Agent, one primary counsel to the Commitment Parties set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto and, if reasonably necessary, of one local counsel in any relevant material local jurisdiction to all such persons, taken as a whole), incurred in connection with the Senior Credit Facilities and any related documentation; provided, that such fees and expenses (i) shall exclude allocated costs of in-house counsel and (ii) in the case of any other advisors and consultants, shall be limited solely to advisors and consultants approved by you.

 

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No protected person or any other party hereto shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of Information or other materials obtained through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, in each case, except to the extent any such damages are found in a final non- appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach of this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter by, such person or entity (or its controlled affiliates and controlling persons and the respective directors, officers, employees, partners, advisors, agents and other representatives). None of the protected persons, you, the Investors, the Target or any of your or their respective affiliates or the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or other representatives of any of the foregoing shall be liable for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) in connection with this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter, the Senior Credit Facilities (including the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Senior Credit Facilities) or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit your indemnification obligations hereinabove to the extent such special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages are included in any third party claim unaffiliated with the Commitment Parties in connection with which such protected person is otherwise entitled to indemnification hereunder. You shall not, without the prior written consent of the affected protected person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), effect any settlement or consent to the entry of any judgment of any pending or threatened Proceeding against any protected person in respect of which indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such protected person unless such settlement (a) includes an unconditional release of such protected person in form and substance satisfactory to such protected person from all liability or claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding, (b) does not include any statement as to any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of a protected person and (c) contains customary confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each protected person (and its Related Parties) shall be obligated to refund or return any and all amounts paid by you under this paragraph to such protected person (or its Related Parties) for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses to the extent such protected person (or its Related Parties) is finally determined not to be entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms hereof. For purposes hereof, “Related Party” and “Related Parties” of a protected person mean any (or all, as the context may require) of such protected person’s controlled affiliates and controlling persons and its or their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, partners and controlling persons.

 

In case any Proceeding is instituted involving any protected person for which indemnification is to be sought hereunder by such protected person, then such protected person will promptly notify you of the commencement of any Proceeding; provided, that the failure so to notify you will not relieve you from any liability that you may have to such protected person pursuant to this Section 6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the execution of the Senior Credit Documentation, (a) the relevant provisions of such definitive documentation shall supersede the provisions of the preceding paragraphs and (b) you shall be released from this provision of the Commitment Letter and shall have no further liability or obligation pursuant to this Commitment Letter to reimburse a protected person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses, fees or any such protected obligations or any other expense reimbursement.

 

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7. Sharing of Information, Absence of Fiduciary Relationship.

 

Each Commitment Party, together with its respective affiliates, is a full service financial firm and as such from time to time may (a) effect transactions for its own account or the account of customers, and hold long or short positions in debt or equity securities or loans of companies that may be the subject of the transactions contemplated hereby or (b) provide debt financing, equity capital, investment banking, financial advisory services, securities trading, hedging, financing and brokerage activities and financial planning and benefits counseling to other companies in respect of which you, the Sponsor or the Target and your and their respective subsidiaries may have competing interests. You also acknowledge that the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates have no obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or to furnish to you, confidential information obtained from other companies or other persons. With respect to any such securities and/or financial instruments so held by such person or any of its customers, all rights in respect of such securities and financial instruments, including any voting rights, will be exercised by or at the direction of the holder of the rights, in its sole discretion. The Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates may have economic interests that conflict with your economic interests and those of the Sponsor or the Target and your and their respective affiliates.

 

You acknowledge and agree that (a) (i) the arrangement and other services described herein regarding the Senior Credit Facilities are arm’s-length commercial transactions between you and your affiliates, on the one hand, and the Commitment Parties, on the other hand, that do not directly or indirectly give rise to, nor do you rely on, any fiduciary duty on the part of the Commitment Parties, (ii) no Commitment Party has provided any legal, accounting, regulatory or tax advice to you with respect to any of the Transactions and you are not relying on the Commitment Parties for such advice, (iii) you have consulted your own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent you have deemed appropriate and you are not relying on the Commitment Parties for such advice and (iv) you are capable of evaluating, and understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) each Commitment Party has been, is, and will be acting solely as a principal and, except as otherwise expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for you or any of your affiliates and (ii) no Commitment Party has any obligation to you or your affiliates, except those obligations expressly set forth in this Commitment Letter and any other agreement with you or any of your affiliates. You further waive and release, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims you may have against the Commitment Parties for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty in connection with this Commitment Letter and agree that the Commitment Parties will have no liability (whether direct or indirect) to you in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on your behalf, including your equity holders, employees or creditors.

 

8. Confidentiality.

 

This Commitment Letter is entered into on the understanding that neither this Commitment Letter nor the Fee Letter nor any of their terms or substance, as applicable, shall be disclosed by you, directly or indirectly, to any other person without our prior written approval except (a) you and your subsidiaries, the Investors (or any prospective Investors) and to your and their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, members, partners, stockholders, attorneys, accountants, independent auditors, agents and other advisors and those of the Target and its subsidiaries and the Target and its subsidiaries themselves, in each case on a confidential basis, (b) to the extent compelled by legal process in, or reasonably necessary to, the defense of such legal, judicial or administrative proceeding, in any legal, judicial or administrative proceeding or as otherwise required by applicable law, rule or regulation or as requested by a governmental authority (in which case you agree, (i) to the extent permitted by law, to inform us promptly in advance thereof and (ii) to use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any such information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment), (c) to the extent reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the exercise of any remedy or enforcement of any right under this Commitment Letter and/or the Fee Letter, (d) you may disclose the aggregate amount of the fees payable under the Fee Letter as part of Projections, pro forma information and a generic disclosure of aggregate sources and uses, (e) after your acceptance hereof, the Term Sheet, including the existence and contents thereof (but not the Fee Letter), may be disclosed to any Agent, Lender or participant or prospective Agent, Lender or prospective participant in respect of the Senior Credit Facilities and any agent or prospective agent and, in each case, their respective directors (or equivalent managers), officers, employees, affiliates, independent auditors, or other experts and advisors on a confidential basis. The foregoing restrictions shall cease to apply in respect of the existence and contents of this Commitment Letter (but not in respect of the Fee Letter and its contents) and shall automatically terminate on the earlier of the Closing Date or two years following the date on which this Commitment Letter has been accepted by you.

 

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The Commitment Parties shall use all confidential information received by them from or on behalf of the Sponsor, you or your or its respective subsidiaries and other affiliates in connection with the Transactions and the related transactions (including any information obtained by them based on a review of any books and records relating to you, the Target or any of your or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates) solely for the purposes of providing the services that are the subject of this Commitment Letter and shall treat confidentially all such information and the terms and contents of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter and the Senior Credit Documentation and shall not publish, disclose or otherwise divulge such information; provided, that nothing herein shall prevent any Commitment Party from disclosing any such information (a) to the extent compelled by legal process in, or reasonably necessary to, the defense of such legal, judicial or administrative proceeding, in any legal, judicial or administrative proceeding or otherwise as required by applicable law, rule or regulation (in which case such Commitment Party shall (i) to the extent permitted by law (including the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940), inform you promptly in advance thereof and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to require that any such information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment), (b) upon the request or demand of any governmental, regulatory or self- regulatory authority having or purporting to have jurisdiction over such Commitment Party or its affiliates (in which case such Commitment Party shall, except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any governmental, regulatory or self-regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority, (i) to the extent permitted by law, rule or regulation, notify you promptly in advance thereof and (ii) to use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any such information so disclosed is accorded confidential treatment), (c) to the directors (or equivalent managers), officers, employees, investment committee members, members, existing and prospective investors, financing sources, attorneys, accountants, independent auditors, agents, service providers or other experts and advisors of such Commitment Party (collectively, the “Representatives”) and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information and are or have been advised of their obligation to keep information of this type confidential; provided, that such Commitment Party shall be responsible for its Representatives’ compliance with this paragraph; (d) to any Commitment Party and to any Commitment Party’s affiliates and any of their respective Representatives and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information and are or have been advised of their obligation to keep such information confidential; provided, that such Commitment Party shall be responsible for its affiliates’ and their Representatives’ compliance with this paragraph; provided, further, that, unless you otherwise consent, no such disclosure shall be made by any Commitment Party, any affiliate thereof or any of its or their respective Representatives to (i) any affiliate or Representative of such Commitment Party that is a Disqualified Institution (as defined in Exhibit B) and/or (ii) any person that is providing advisory services to the Target and/or any of its subsidiaries in connection with the Merger, (e) to the extent any such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of disclosure by such Commitment Party, its affiliates or its or their respective Representatives in breach of this Commitment Letter or other confidentiality obligation owed to you or your affiliates, or is independently developed by a Commitment Party without the use of any confidential information, (f) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense, (g) subject to the final proviso of this sentence, to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty to any credit default swap, total return swap, total rate of return swap or similar derivative instrument (other than any Disqualified Institution), (h) to the extent any such information becomes available to a Commitment Party or its affiliates from a source which is not known by such Commitment Party (after due inquiry) to be subject to any contractual or fiduciary confidentiality obligation owing to you, the Sponsor, the Target, or any of your or their respective affiliates or related parties and (i) in connection with the exercise of any remedy or enforcement of any right, or the protection of such right under this Commitment Letter and/or the Fee Letter, or to defend and claim or exercise any remedies related to this Commitment Letter and/or Fee Letter; provided, further, that the disclosure of any such information pursuant to clause (g) above shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by the relevant recipient that such information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this paragraph or as is otherwise reasonably acceptable to you and each Commitment Party, including, without limitation, as set forth in the any marketing materials) in accordance with the standard syndication processes of the Commitment Parties or market standards for dissemination of such type of information, which shall in any event require “click through” or other affirmative action on the part of the recipient to access such confidential information and acknowledge its confidentiality obligations in respect thereof. The provisions of this paragraph shall automatically terminate on the date that is two years following the date of this Commitment Letter unless earlier superseded by the Senior Credit Documentation. It is understood and agreed that (i) no Commitment Party may advertise or promote its role in arranging or providing any portion of any Senior Credit Facility in any public publications in the form of a “tombstone” advertisement or otherwise (including in any newspaper or other periodical) without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and (ii) no Commitment Party may promote its role in arranging or providing any portion of any Senior Credit Facility in any other communications, including on any website or similar place for dissemination of information on the internet, as part of a “case study” incorporated into promotional materials, without the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any disclosure of information referred to above be made to any Disqualified Institution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Lender that is an investment company registered under the U.S. Investment Company Act of 1940, such Lender may, without any notice, identify the Borrower, the value (and valuation methodology) of such Lender’s holdings in the Senior Credit Facilities and other applicable information in accordance with its investment reporting practices.

 

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9. Miscellaneous.

 

This Commitment Letter and the commitments hereunder shall not be assignable by any party hereto (except by you to the ultimate Borrower or one or more of your affiliates that is a newly formed wholly- owned domestic “shell” company controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Sponsor to effect the consummation of the Merger) without the prior written consent of each other party hereto (and any purported assignment without such consent shall be null and void), is intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and, to the extent expressly provided in Section 6 above, the indemnified persons, and is not intended to and does not confer any benefits upon, or create any rights in favor of, any person other than the parties hereto and, to the extent expressly provided in Section 6 above, the indemnified persons. Each Commitment Party reserves the right to assign its obligations to any affiliate thereof (other than Disqualified Institutions) or to employ the services of its affiliates (other than Disqualified Institutions) in fulfilling its obligations contemplated hereby; it being understood that any such affiliate shall be entitled to the benefits afforded to, and subject to the obligations of, such Commitment Party hereunder; provided, that (a) no Commitment Party shall be relieved of any obligation hereunder in the event that any affiliate through which it performs its obligations hereunder fails to perform the same in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) the assigning Commitment Party shall be responsible for any breach by any affiliate of any obligations assigned to it in accordance with this sentence. This Commitment Letter may not be amended or waived except by an instrument in writing signed by you and each Commitment Party. Any provision of this Commitment Letter that provides for, requires or otherwise contemplates any consent, approval, agreement or determination by the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date shall be construed as providing for, requiring or otherwise contemplating your consent, approval, agreement or determination (unless you otherwise notify the other parties hereto). This Commitment Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Commitment Letter by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including “.pdf, “.tif” or similar format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to this Commitment Letter and/or any document to be signed in connection with this Commitment Letter and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures (as defined below), deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be. “Electronic Signatures” means any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, any contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record. This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter are the only agreements that have been entered into among us and you with respect to the Senior Credit Facilities and set forth the entire understanding of the parties with respect hereto and thereto, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings related to the subject matter hereof.

 

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This Commitment Letter, and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Commitment Letter, (whether in tort, contract (at law or in equity) or otherwise), shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York; provided, that, notwithstanding the preceding sentence and the governing law provisions of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, as applicable, it is understood and agreed that (a) the interpretation of the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in the Merger Agreement and used herein as defined therein) (and whether or not a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (b) the accuracy of any Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations and whether as a result of any inaccuracy thereof you or your applicable affiliate have the right or would have the right (without regard to any notice requirement but taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate your obligations (or to refuse to consummate the Merger) under the Merger Agreement and (c) the determination of whether the Merger has been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and, in any case, claims or disputes arising out of any such interpretation or determination or any aspect thereof (other than, in all cases, any claims or disputes against each Commitment Party, Agent or Lenders that do not involve such a determination), in each case, shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware applicable to agreements executed and performed entirely within such State. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees to waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, all right to trial by jury in any suit, action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based upon contract, tort or otherwise) related to or arising out of the Merger, this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letter or the performance by us or any of our affiliates of the services contemplated hereby.

 

Each of the parties hereto agrees that each of this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter is a binding and enforceable agreement with respect to the subject matter contained herein or therein (including an obligation to negotiate in good faith); it being acknowledged and agreed that the commitments to fund the Senior Credit Facilities are subject only to the Exclusive Funding Conditions including the execution and delivery of the Senior Credit Documentation by the Loan Parties (solely as such execution and delivery relate to the Senior Credit Facilities) in a manner consistent with this Commitment Letter; provided, that nothing contained in this Commitment Letter obligates you or any of your affiliates to consummate the Merger or to draw down any portion of any of the Senior Credit Facilities.

 

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Each of the parties hereto irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in the City of New York (or any appellate court therefrom) over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letter, (b) agrees that all claims in respect of any such suit, action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York state or, to the extent permitted by law, federal court and (c) agrees that a final, non-appealable judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding may be enforced in other jurisdictions in any manner provided by law; provided, that with respect to any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to the Merger Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby and which does not involve claims against us or the Lenders or any indemnified person, this sentence shall not override any jurisdiction provision set forth in the Merger Agreement; provided, further, that any determination of compliance with an Specified Acquisition Agreement Representation or the existence of a Company Material Adverse Effect shall be determined pursuant to the law governing the Merger Agreement as applied to the Merger Agreement. You and we agree that service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to such person shall be effective service of process against such person for any suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

 

Each of the Commitment Parties hereby notifies you that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law on October 26, 2001) (the “PATRIOT Act”) and the requirements of 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230 (the “Beneficial Ownership Regulation”), is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes names, addresses, tax identification numbers and other information that will allow each Lender to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act and is effective for the Commitment Parties and each Lender.

 

The Fee Letter and the indemnification, confidentiality, jurisdiction, governing law, sharing of information, no agency or fiduciary duty, waiver of jury trial, service of process and venue provisions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect regardless of whether the Senior Credit Documentation is executed and delivered and notwithstanding the termination or expiration of this Commitment Letter or the commitments hereunder; provided, that your obligations under this Commitment Letter shall automatically terminate and be of no further force and effect (and be superseded by the Senior Credit Documentation) on the Closing Date and you shall automatically be released from all liability hereunder in connection therewith at such time. Subject to the preceding sentence, you may terminate this Commitment Letter and/or, on a pro rata basis among the Initial Lenders, the Initial Lenders’ commitments hereunder with respect to the Senior Credit Facilities in whole or in part upon written notice to the Initial Lenders at any time.

 

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If the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement, please indicate your acceptance of our offer (such date of acceptance, the “Acceptance Date”) as set forth in this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter by returning to us executed counterparts of this Commitment Letter and of the Fee Letter not later than 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on June 29, 2021. Such offer will remain available for acceptance until such time, but will automatically expire at such time if we have not received such executed counterparts in accordance with the preceding sentence. This Commitment Letter and the commitments and undertakings of each Commitment Party hereunder shall automatically terminate upon the first to occur of (i) the date that is five business days after the Outside Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement as in effect on the date hereof), (ii) the date of the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms or by you or with your written consent, prior to the closing of the Merger, (iii) the date of the closing of the Merger with or without the use of the Senior Credit Facilities and (iv) the Closing Date; provided, that the termination of any commitment pursuant to this sentence does not prejudice our or your rights and remedies in respect of any breach of this Commitment Letter that occurred prior to any such termination.

 

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We are pleased to have been given the opportunity to assist you in connection with this important financing.

 

  Very truly yours,

 

  GOLUB CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
  on behalf of its affiliates and/or its managed funds

 

By: /s/ Robert G. Tuchscherer
Name: Robert G. Tuchscherer
Title: Senior Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Project Annie Commitment Letter]

 

 

 

 

  OWL ROCK CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC,
  on behalf of its and its affiliated advisors managed funds and accounts

 

By: /s/ Jon ten Oever
Name: Jon ten Oever
Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Project Annie Commitment Letter]

 

 

 

 

  THOMA BRAVO CREDIT FUND I, L.P.

 

  By: Thoma Bravo Credit Partners I, L.P., as its general partner

 

  By: Thoma Bravo Credit UGP, LLC, as its general partner

 

  By: Thoma Bravo UGP, LLC, as its managing member

 

By: /s/ S. Scott Crabill
Name: S. Scott Crabill
Title: Manager Partner

 

  THOMA BRAVO CREDIT FUND II, L.P.

 

  By: Thoma Bravo Credit Partners II, L.P., as its general partner

 

  By: Thoma Bravo Credit UGP II, LLC, as its general partner

 

  By: Thoma Bravo UGP, LLC, as its managing member

 

By: /s/ S. Scott Crabill
Name: S. Scott Crabill
Title: Manager Partner

 

[Signature Page to Project Annie Commitment Letter]

 

 

 

 

Accepted and agreed to as of the date first above written:

 

PROJECT QUICK PARENT, LLC

 

By: /s/ S. Scott Crabill
Name: S. Scott Crabill
Title: President and Assistant Treasurer

 

PROJECT QUICK MERGER SUB, INC.

 

By: /s/ S. Scott Crabill
Name: S. Scott Crabill
Title: President and Assistant Treasurer

 

[Signature Page to Project Annie Commitment Letter]

 

 

 

 

ANNEX 1

 

Senior Credit Facility Commitments

 

Commitment Party   Senior Term Facility     Revolving Facility  
Golub Capital Markets LLC   $ 359,821,428.57     $ 46,428,571.43  
Owl Rock Capital Advisors LLC   $ 221,428,571.43     $ 28,571,428.57  
THOMA BRAVO CREDIT FUND I, L.P.   $ 64,851,000.00     $ 0.00  
THOMA BRAVO CREDIT FUND II, L.P.   $ 103,899,000.00     $ 0.00  
Total   $ 750,000,000.00     $ 75,000,000.00  

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT A

 

Project Annie Transaction Summary

 

Project Quick Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Merger Sub” or “you” or, prior to the consummation of the Merger (as defined below), the “Borrower”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Project Quick Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), controlled directly or indirectly by Thoma Bravo, L.P. (formerly known as Thoma Bravo, LLC) and/or its affiliates and associated funds (collectively, the “Sponsor”; the Sponsor together with other investors, which may include members of management of the Target and its subsidiaries and certain other direct or indirect existing equity holders of the Target, collectively, the “Investors”), intend, directly or indirectly, to acquire up to 100% of the issued share capital (the “Target Shares”) in an entity previously identified to us by you as QAD, Inc. a Delaware corporation (“Target” and after the consummation of the Merger (as hereinafter defined), the “Borrower”), through the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Target, with the Target as the surviving entity as a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings all as set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined below). In connection therewith:

 

(a)         Merger Sub and Holdings have entered into the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 28, 2021 (together with all exhibits, schedules and disclosure letters thereto, as amended, supplemented, modified or waived from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the “Merger Agreement”) with and among Target and each other person party thereto;

 

(b)         following the date hereof, the Investors (together with any rollover equity and any management co-investors) will, directly or indirectly, contribute cash (or rollover equity) to the capital of Holdings (or otherwise on terms reasonably acceptable to the Commitment Parties) the proceeds of which will be, directly or indirectly, contributed to Merger Sub as common equity (or if not common equity, other equity interests acceptable to the Commitment Parties) (collectively, the “Equity Contribution”), which will be used to fund the Transactions (as defined below), which Equity Contribution will constitute an aggregate amount of not less than 50% of the sum of (A) the aggregate proceeds of the loans under the Senior Term Facility borrowed on the Closing Date (as defined below) (excluding amounts drawn under the Revolving Facility for working capital) and (B) the aggregate amount of the Equity Contribution; provided, that, after giving effect to the Transactions, the Sponsor will own and control, directly or indirectly, a majority of the voting and economic equity interests of the Borrower as of the Closing Date;

 

(d)         the Borrower will obtain senior secured credit facilities comprised of (i) a $750.0 million senior secured term loan facility (the “Senior Term Facility”), and (ii) a $75.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility” and together with the Senior Term Facility, the “Senior Credit Facilities”);

 

(e)          the Merger will be consummated; and

 

(f)          the fees, premiums, expenses and other transaction costs incurred in connection with the preceding transactions, including to fund any upfront fees (the “Transaction Costs”), will be paid.

 

The transactions described above are collectively referred to as the “Transactions”. For purposes of the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter, “Closing Date” shall mean the initial funding of the Senior Credit Facilities and the date of the consummation of the Merger.

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

Project Annie

Senior Credit Facilities

Summary of Principal Terms and Conditions

 

Set forth below is a summary of the principal terms and conditions for the Senior Credit Facilities. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Commitment Letter to which this Exhibit B is attached or on Exhibit A or Exhibit C (including the Annexes hereto and thereto) attached thereto.

 

PARTIES

 

Borrower: The Borrower as set forth in Exhibit A (“Borrower”); provided, that the Sponsor may, subject to customary “know your customer” procedures, designate one or more wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower organized in the United States as a co-borrower with the Borrower; provided, further, that any such designated co-borrower shall be reasonably satisfactory to (i) if designated prior to the Closing Date, the Lead Arrangers and (ii) if designated on or after the Closing Date, the Agent.

 

Guarantors: All obligations of (i) the Borrower under the Senior Credit Facilities and (ii) at the option of the Borrower, of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under any currency, interest rate protection or other hedging agreement (other than Excluded Swap Obligations (as defined below)) (a “Secured Hedging Agreement”) and any cash management arrangement (a “Secured Cash Management Arrangement”), in each case, entered into with a Lender (as defined below), the Agent (as defined below) or a Lead Arranger, any person that is an affiliate of a Lender, the Agent or a Lead Arranger at the time the relevant transaction is entered into or any third party identified by the Borrower to the Agent to the extent entered into in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes (collectively, the “Borrower Obligations”) will be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis (the “Guaranty”) by (x) Holdings, (y) each of the Borrower’s wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined below) that are Domestic Subsidiaries (as defined below) (including the Target and its applicable Restricted Subsidiaries) and (z) subject to agreed security principles to be mutually reasonably agreed, (A) each of the Borrower’s wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries that are organized or formed in Ireland, and (B) any direct or indirect parent of an entity described in clauses (A) above (the entities clause (y) and (z), collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”; and the Subsidiary Guarantors, together with Holdings, collectively, the “Guarantors” and the Borrower and the Guarantors, collectively the “Loan Parties”) other than:

 

(a) immaterial subsidiaries subject to thresholds to be agreed (“Immaterial Subsidiaries”),

 

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(b)

 

any subsidiary (i) that is prohibited or restricted by law, regulation or, as of the Closing Date or the date of acquisition of such subsidiary, contractual obligation from providing such Guaranty (provided that the relevant prohibition or restriction existed at the time such subsidiary was formed or acquired and was not incurred for the purposes of evading the Guaranty), (ii) that would require a governmental (including regulatory) or third party consent, approval, license or authorization in order to provide such Guaranty, except as such has already been obtained (it being understood there is no requirement to obtain such consent, approval, increase or authorization) or (iii) where the provision of a Guaranty would result in more than a de minimis adverse tax or regulatory consequence to Holdings, any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, or the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith and notified to the Agent,

 

(c) any Domestic Subsidiary substantially all of the assets of which consist (directly or indirectly) of the equity or debt (and, if any, incidental amounts of cash and cash equivalents held in connection with such stock and indebtedness) of one or more controlled foreign corporations within the meaning of 957(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (“CFCs”) (a “Domestic Foreign Holdco”) and/or one or more Domestic Foreign Holdcos,

 

(d) any Domestic Subsidiary that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of a CFC or a Domestic Foreign Holdco,

 

(e) not-for-profit subsidiaries and captive insurance subsidiaries, special purpose vehicles for securitization facilities and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, in each case, if any,

 

(f) solely in the case of any obligation under any Secured Hedging Agreement that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1(a)(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act (after giving effect to a customary “keepwell” provision applicable under the Guaranty), any subsidiary of Holdings that is not an “Eligible Contract Participant” as defined under the Commodity Exchange Act,

 

(g) without limiting clause (b) above, any Restricted Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date that, at the time of the relevant acquisition, is an obligor in respect of Indebtedness that is permitted by the Senior Credit Documentation (as defined below) to the extent (and for so long as) the documentation governing the applicable Indebtedness prohibits such subsidiary from providing a Guaranty so long as such restriction existed at the time such subsidiary was formed or acquired,

 

(h) any subsidiary to the extent that the burden or cost of providing a Guaranty outweighs the benefit afforded thereby as reasonably determined by the Borrower and the Agent, and

 

(i) other exceptions consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations (as defined below).

 

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provided, further, that, the guaranty of any Irish Subsidiary shall not apply to any liability to the extent that it would (A) result in the Guaranty constituting unlawful financial assistance within the meaning of section 82 of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland; or (B) constitute a breach of section 239 of the Companies Act 2014 of Ireland.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may elect in its sole discretion to cause any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to guarantee the obligations in a manner consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations and subject to limitations on subsequent release of such Guarantors to be agreed.

 

For purposes of the Senior Credit Documentation, (a) “Domestic Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower that is organized under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (b) “Irish Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower that is incorporated under the laws of Ireland, (c)   Irish Subsidiary Holdco” means any direct parent of an Irish Subsidiary, and (d) “Foreign Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Domestic Subsidiary, Irish Subsidiary or Irish Subsidiary Holdco, (d) “Restricted Subsidiary” means any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary (as defined below) and (d) “Excluded Swap Obligation” means any obligation under any Secured Hedging Agreement if and to the extent that all or a portion of the Guaranty of the relevant Guarantor, or the grant by the relevant Guarantor of a security interest to secure such obligation is or becomes illegal or unlawful under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of the relevant Guarantor’s failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (after giving effect to a customary “keepwell” provision applicable under the Guaranty).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the release of any Guarantor on the basis that such Guarantor has ceased to be a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower shall be subject to limitations to be agreed, including, but not limited to, the requirements that (i) the Borrower shall have capacity under the limitations on investments to designate such subsidiary as a non- Guarantor as if the Borrower were making an investment in such Guarantor (measuring such investment as the fair market value of such subsidiary at the time of such designation), (ii) any such transaction is not entered into for the primary purpose of evading the collateral and guarantee requirement and (iii) no released Guarantor shall own or exclusively license any material intellectual property.

 

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Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent: Golub will act as the sole administrative agent and as sole collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Agent”) for and on behalf of the Lenders (as defined below). The Agent will perform the duties customarily associated with such role. The fees and out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent (including the fees of outside counsel to the Agent) shall be borne by the Borrower in a manner to be agreed between the Borrower and the Agent.

 

Lenders: Certain banks, financial institutions and other entities reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, including the Initial Lenders but excluding Disqualified Institutions (collectively, and together with any person that becomes a lender by assignment as set forth under the heading “Assignments and Participations” below, the “Lenders”).

 

TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF SENIOR CREDIT FACILITIES

 

Senior Term Facility:

 

Type and Amount: A 6-year senior secured term loan facility (the “Senior Term Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million (the loans thereunder, the “Senior Term Loans”), which will be available to the Borrower in U.S. dollars.

 

Maturity: The date that is 6 years following the Closing Date (the “Senior Term Loan Maturity Date”).

 

Amortization: Commencing on the last day of the second full fiscal quarter ended after the Closing Date, the Senior Term Loans shall amortize in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1.00% per annum of the original principal amount of the Senior Term Loans (as such amortization payment may be reduced for optional and mandatory prepayments and as consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations), with the balance payable on the Senior Term Loan Maturity Date.

 

Ranking: The Senior Credit Facilities will be senior in right of payment and secured on a first priority basis with respect to the Collateral (as defined below).

 

Availability: The Senior Term Loans shall be borrowed in a single drawing on the Closing Date. Amounts of the Senior Term Loans repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.

 

Use of Proceeds: The proceeds of the Initial Senior Term Loans will be used to finance a portion of the Transactions (including working capital and/or purchase price adjustments and the payment of Transaction Costs) and for working capital and general corporate purposes.

 

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Revolving Facility:

 

Type and Amount: A 6-year senior secured revolving loan facility (the “Revolving Facility”; and the commitments thereunder, the “Revolving Commitments”) in an aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million (the loans thereunder, the “Revolving Loans” and, together with the Senior Term Loans, the “Loans”), which will be available to the Borrower in U.S. dollars.

 

Availability: The Revolving Facility shall be available on a revolving basis during the period commencing on the Closing Date, subject to the limitations set forth under “Use of Proceeds” below, and ending on the date that is 6 years after the Closing Date (the “Revolving Termination Date”).

 

Maturity: The Revolving Commitments shall terminate and the Revolving Loans will mature on the Revolving Termination Date.

 

Letters of Credit: A portion of the Revolving Facility in an amount to be agreed shall be available for the issuance of standby letters of credit (the “Letters of Credit”), by the Agent (acting through its designees) and/or one or more Lenders reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and who agree in writing to such designation (in such capacity, each an “Issuing Lender”) in U.S. dollars.

 

No Letter of Credit shall have an expiration date after the earlier of (a) one year after the date of issuance or such longer period of time as may be agreed to by the applicable Issuing Lender and (b) five business days prior to the Revolving Termination Date; provided, that any standby Letter of Credit with a one-year tenor may provide for automatic or “evergreen” renewal thereof for additional one-year periods (which shall in no event extend beyond the date referred to in clause (b) above unless cash collateralized or backstopped pursuant to arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender thereof).

 

Any drawing under any Letter of Credit shall be reimbursed by the Borrower (including through a deemed borrowing of Revolving Loans) within one business day after notice of such drawing is received by the Borrower from the relevant Issuing Lender. To the extent that the Borrower does not so reimburse the Issuing Lender within such time period, the Lenders under the Revolving Facility (collectively, the “Revolving Lenders”) shall be irrevocably and unconditionally obligated to fund participations in the reimbursement obligations on a pro rata basis based on their respective Revolving Commitments.

 

Letters of Credit may be issued on the Closing Date in the ordinary course of business and to replace or provide credit support for any existing letters of credit or guarantees (including by “grandfathering” or “rolling over” such existing letters of credit into the Revolving Facility).

 

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Use of Proceeds: The proceeds of the Revolving Loans may be used (a) on the Closing Date, (i)    to finance a portion of the Transactions (including the payment of Transaction Costs, working capital and/or purchase price adjustments), and (ii)    for working capital needs, other general corporate purposes and working capital adjustments in accordance with the Merger Agreement (collectively, the “Permitted Initial Revolving Borrowing”) in an aggregate amount under this clause (a) not to exceed $10.0 million and (b) after the Closing Date, to finance the working capital needs and other general corporate purposes of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including for (i) capital expenditures, (ii) working capital and/or purchase price adjustments, (iii) the payment of transaction fees and expenses (in each case, including in connection with the Merger), (iv) acquisitions and other investments, (v) restricted payments and any other purpose not prohibited by the Senior Credit Documentation).

 

Senior Incremental Facilities: The Borrower will have the right, from time to time, on one or more occasions, to (x) add one or more incremental term facilities and/or increase the Senior Term Facility, including delayed draw term facilities (each, a “Senior Incremental Term Facility”) and/or (y) add one or more incremental revolving facilities and/or increase the Revolving Commitments (each, an “Incremental Revolving Facility” and together with any Senior Incremental Term Facilities, each, a “Senior Incremental Facility”, and collectively, the “Senior Incremental Facilities”) on terms and conditions agreed by the Borrower and the relevant Senior Incremental Facility lenders in an aggregate outstanding principal amount not to exceed (without duplication) (the “Senior Incremental Cap”):

 

(a) the greater of $105 million and 100% of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined below) for the four quarter period then most recently ended for which financial statements of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries have been delivered or, at the election of the Borrower, that are internally available (and after giving effect to any acquisition consummated concurrently therewith and all other appropriate pro forma adjustment events) (“TTM Consolidated EBITDA”) (the “Fixed Incremental Amount”) less (i) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Incremental Equivalent Debt (as defined below) issued and/or incurred in reliance on this clause (a) and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of any Ratio Debt (as defined below) incurred under the Fixed Incremental Amount, plus

 

(b) (x) in the case of a Senior Incremental Facility that serves to effectively extend the maturity of the Senior Term Facility and/or the Revolving Facility (including any then existing Senior Incremental Facility ranking pari passu in right of payment and security with the Senior Credit Facilities), an amount equal to the amount of loans and/or commitments, as applicable, under the Senior Term Facility and/or the Revolving Facility to be replaced with such Senior Incremental Facility (which replacement must be consummated reasonably promptly after the incurrence thereof) and (y) in the case of any Senior Incremental Facility that effectively replaces any Revolving Commitment terminated under the “yank-a-bank” provisions, an amount equal to the portion of the relevant terminated Revolving Commitments, plus

 

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(c) (x) the amount of any voluntary prepayment of the Senior Term Loans, any Senior Incremental Term Facility, any Incremental Equivalent Debt, any Ratio Debt and/or any permanent reduction of the Revolving Commitments or the commitments under any Incremental Revolving Facility, in each case, to the extent secured on a pari passu basis with the Senior Term Loans and (y) the principal amount in respect of any reduction in the indebtedness described in clause (x) above resulting from assignments to (and purchases by) Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (including pursuant to permitted loan buybacks and prepayments in connection with yank-a-bank provisions and prepayments at a discount to par and open market purchases (with credit given for the actual amount of cash payment); provided, that the relevant prepayment or assignment and purchase (I) is not funded with long- term indebtedness (other than revolving indebtedness) and (II) shall not include any such prepayment or assignment and purchase that is funded with the proceeds of any Senior Incremental Facility incurred in reliance on the Senior Incremental Incurrence-Based Component (the “Prepayment Amount”), plus

 

(d) an unlimited amount (the “Senior Incremental Incurrence-Based Component”) so long as, in the case of this clause (d), after giving effect to the relevant Senior Incremental Facility (tested, as of the last day of the most recently ended period of four consecutive fiscal quarters for which financial statements are available), (x) if such Senior Incremental Facility is secured by a lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with the lien securing the Senior Credit Facilities, the First Lien Leverage Ratio (as defined below) does not exceed 7.00:1.00 or (y) if such Senior Incremental Facility is secured by a lien on the Collateral that is junior to the lien securing the Senior Credit Facilities or is unsecured, the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined below) does not exceed 7.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis, including the application of the proceeds thereof (without “netting” the cash proceeds to the Borrower of the applicable Senior Incremental Facility), and in the case of any Incremental Revolving Facility, tested at the time of establishing the commitment, assuming a full drawing of such Incremental Revolving Facility established at such time, and not thereafter tested;

 

provided, that, (x) unless the Borrower otherwise elects, each Senior Incremental Facility shall be deemed to be incurred first, in reliance on the Senior Incremental Incurrence-Based Component and second, to the extent the amount thereof exceeds the amount then permitted to be incurred in reliance on the Senior Incremental Incurrence-Based Component, to the extent of such excess, in reliance on the Fixed Incremental Amount or such other component of the Senior Incremental Cap as the Borrower shall elect and (y) any Indebtedness originally incurred under the Fixed Incremental Amount or such other component of the Senior Incremental Cap shall be automatically deemed redesignated as having been incurred under the Senior Incremental Incurrence-Based Component, so long as at the time of such redesignation, the Borrower would be permitted to incur under the Senior Incremental Incurrence-Based Component the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness being so redesignated.

 

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provided, further, that, in each case, at the time of the addition thereof:

 

(i) except as otherwise agreed by the lenders providing the relevant Senior Incremental Facility in connection with a Limited Condition Transaction (to be defined in a manner consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations) (but in any event which shall require that no event of default exists or would exist at the time of entry into the definitive agreement governing such Limited Condition Transaction and no payment or bankruptcy event of default exists or would exist upon the consummation thereof), no event of default exists or would exist immediately after giving effect thereto;

 

(ii) except in the case of bridge financings, escrow or other similar arrangements, the terms of which provide for an automatic extension of the maturity date thereof, subject to customary conditions, to a date that is not earlier than the latest maturity date of the Senior Term Facility and resulting in a weighted average life to maturity not shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the then-existing Senior Term Facility (“Extendable Bridge Loans”) each Senior Incremental Term Facility must have a final maturity date no earlier than the then- existing Senior Term Loan Maturity Date;

 

(iii) except in the case of Extendable Bridge Loans, the weighted average life to maturity applicable to each Senior Incremental Term Facility shall not be shorter than the weighted average life to maturity of the then-existing Senior Term Facility (without giving effect to prepayments that reduce scheduled amortization and AHYDO payments);

 

(iv) the all-in-yield applicable to any Senior Incremental Facility will be determined by the Borrower and the lenders providing such Senior Incremental Facility and, in the case of any Senior Incremental Term Facility that is pari passu (in right of payment and security) with the Senior Term Loans, such all-in- yield will not be more than 0.50% higher than the corresponding all-in-yield applicable to the Senior Term Loans unless the interest rate margin with respect to the Senior Term Loans is adjusted such that the all-in-yield with respect to the relevant Senior Incremental Term Facility, minus 0.50%; provided, that in determining the applicable all-in-yield: (A) OID or upfront fees paid by the Borrower in connection with such Senior Incremental Term Facility or the Senior Term Loans (based on a deemed 4-year average life to maturity) shall be included, (B) arrangement, commitment, structuring and underwriting fees, unused line fees, prepayment premiums, end of term fees and any amendment fees or ticking fees, in each case, in connection with the Loans (in each case, regardless of whether such fees are paid to or shared in whole or in part with any lender) applicable to such Senior Incremental Term Facility and any other fees not paid generally to all lenders ratably, shall be excluded and (C) if any relevant Senior Incremental Term Facility includes any interest rate floor that is greater than that applicable to the Senior Term Loans and such floor is applicable to the Senior Term Loans on the relevant date of determination, the excess shall be equated to interest margin for purposes of this clause (iv) (this clause (iv), the “MFN Provision”);

 

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(v) any Senior Incremental Term Facility (A) may rank pari passu or junior in right of payment and may rank pari passu or junior with respect to security with the other Senior Credit Facilities or may be unsecured, (B) if secured, may not be secured by any assets other than Collateral and (C) if guaranteed, may not be guaranteed by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (D) to the extent subordinated in right of security or payment, in each case, subject to an intercreditor agreement the terms of which are reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, Required Lenders and the Borrower and consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations (as defined below) (any such intercreditor agreement, an “Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement”);

 

(vi) any Incremental Revolving Facility (a) will mature no earlier than, and will require no scheduled amortization or mandatory commitment reduction prior to, the then-existing Revolving Termination Date, (b) may not be secured by any assets other than Collateral and may not by guaranteed by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party and (c) except as otherwise expressly provided above, the terms of any Incremental Revolving Facility, if not substantially the same as the terms of the Revolving Facility, shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (it being understood that (x) the Senior Credit Documentation will contain certain provisions to facilitate pro rata borrowings and participations under the Revolving Facility and any Incremental Revolving Facility, (y) any Incremental Revolving Facility shall share ratably in any mandatory prepayment and/or commitment reduction in respect of the Revolving Facility unless the Borrower and the lenders in respect of such Incremental Revolving Facility elect lesser payments (or commitment reductions) and (z) terms not substantially consistent with the Revolving Facility which are applicable only after the then-existing Revolving Termination Date will be deemed to be acceptable to the Agent); provided that the aggregate amount of commitments under Incremental Revolving Facilities shall not exceed an amount to be agreed;

 

(vii) any Senior Incremental Facility may be in the form of a delayed draw term loan facility, and to the extent incurred under clause (d) above, shall, unless the Borrower otherwise elects, be subject to the applicable incurrence tests at funding; and

 

(vii) each Senior Incremental Term Facility shall share ratably in any mandatory prepayment unless the Borrower and the lenders in respect of such Senior Incremental Term Facility elect lesser payments.

 

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Any Senior Incremental Facility may be provided by existing Lenders or other persons designated by the Borrower who become Lenders in connection therewith (subject to, in the case of any Incremental Revolving Facility, to the consent of the Agent and each Issuing Lender if such consent would be required under the heading “Assignments and Participations” below for assignments or participations of Loans or commitments, as applicable, to the relevant person (in each case, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)); provided, that, in each case, the Borrower shall offer any proposed Senior Incremental Facility first to the Lenders, who shall be entitled to participate in the Senior Incremental Facility pro rata in accordance with their holdings of the Senior Term Loans or their Revolving Commitments, as applicable; provided, further, that no existing Lender will be obligated to provide any such Senior Incremental Facility and the Sponsor’s ability to provide any part of any Senior Incremental Facility shall be subject to the relevant restrictions and requirements on Affiliated Lenders as set forth under the heading “Assignments and Participations” below.

 

The proceeds of any Senior Incremental Facility may be used by the Borrower and its subsidiaries for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including the financing of acquisitions and other investments, restricted payments, and any other use not prohibited by the Senior Credit Documentation.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent the proceeds of any Senior Incremental Facility are intended to be applied to finance an acquisition or other investment that is a Limited Condition Transaction permitted under the Senior Credit Documentation, the conditions to entering into and availability of such Senior Incremental Facility (including applicability of customary “SunGard” or other “certain funds” conditionality provisions), and the timing of satisfaction or waiver of any such conditions (as between being satisfied or waived upon execution of an amendment evidencing such Senior Incremental Facility, upon the date of signing of the definitive documentation for such acquisition or investment, or upon the making of any loans thereunder), shall be as agreed to among the Borrower and the lenders in respect of such Senior Incremental Facility. There shall be no requirement for the Borrower to bring down representations and warranties in connection with the addition of or borrowing under any Senior Incremental Facility (other than with respect to absence of a payment or bankruptcy default as of the applicable date of funding), unless, and to the extent otherwise required by, the lenders providing such Senior Incremental Facility.

 

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The Senior Credit Documentation will permit the Borrower to issue notes or borrow loans (or obtain commitments in respect thereof) in lieu of loans (or commitments) under the Senior Incremental Facility (“Incremental Equivalent Debt”) that are (at the option of the Borrower) unsecured or secured by the Collateral on a pari passu or junior basis so long as the applicable conditions to borrowing loans under a Senior Incremental Facility would have been satisfied (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, the requirements described in clauses (iv) (except as provided in clause (a) of this paragraph) and (vi)(b) of the second proviso set forth under the heading “Senior Incremental Facilities”); provided, that (a) Incremental Equivalent Debt that is pari passu in right of payment and in right of security with the Senior Term Loans (other than customary high-yield notes or Extendable Bridge Loans in respect thereof) shall be subject to the MFN Provision, (b) Incremental Equivalent Debt the proceeds of which is intended to be applied to finance an acquisition or other investment constituting a Limited Condition Transaction that is permitted under the Senior Credit Documentation shall be subject to such conditionality as is consistent with the provisions of the immediately preceding paragraph and (c) the aggregate principal amount of Incremental Equivalent Debt incurred by Restricted Subsidiaries other than Guarantors are obligated shall be subject to a cap (with a growth component based on a corresponding percentage of TTM Consolidated EBITDA) to be agreed.

 

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As used herein:

 

  (b) Consolidated EBITDA” and “Consolidated Net Income” will be defined in a manner to be agreed and consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations; provided that Consolidated EBITDA will include addbacks and/or deductions (as appropriate) for (A) all extraordinary, exceptional, unusual or non-recurring items, (B) integration costs, transition costs, consolidation and closing costs for facilities, costs incurred in connection with any strategic initiatives, acquisitions, investments (whether or not consummated) and dispositions, in each case, permitted under the Senior Credit Documentation after the Closing Date, other business optimization expenses (including costs and expenses relating to business optimization programs and new systems upgrades (with the addback for such new systems upgrades in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000 in any period), project start-up costs and costs incurred with the launch of new initiatives and other restructuring charges, carve-out related items, accruals or reserves (including restructuring costs related to acquisitions and investments after the Closing Date and to closure/consolidation of facilities, retention charges, systems establishment costs and excess pension charges), curtailments or modifications to pension and post-retirement employee benefit plans (including any settlement of pension liabilities); exiting, winding down or termination of line of business; settlement costs; costs related to customer disputes or contract termination; costs related to retention, recruiting, severance, signing, and consulting agreements; and costs related to transition services agreements to the extent the Borrower does not expect to incur such costs after the applicable transition period (such costs related to transition services agreements, subject to the shared 25% cap set forth in clause (D) below); provided that, in each case under this clause (B) such actions are factually supportable and result from actions taken or reasonably expected to be taken as certified by the chief financial officer (or equivalent officer) of the Borrower; (C) LTM pro forma results for acquisitions (including the commencement of activities constituting such business) or dispositions (including the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such business) of business entities or properties or assets, constituting a division or line of business of any business entity, division or line of business that is the subject of any such acquisition or disposition permitted under the Senior Credit Documentation; provided that no amounts may be added to Consolidated Net Income pursuant to this clause (C) to the extent such amounts are synergies or any other run-rate cost savings of the kind described in clause (D) below; (D) without duplication of amounts added back pursuant to clause (G) below, the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies and revenue enhancements projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized in connection with the Transactions or any specified transaction or the implementation of an operational initiative or operational change, divestiture, restructurings, integrations, insourcing initiatives, actions or events, including optimization actions and other revenue enhancements before or after the Closing Date (calculated on a pro forma basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies or revenue enhancements had been realized on the first day of such period and as if such cost savings, operating expense reductions, other operating improvements and synergies or revenue enhancements were realized during the entirety of such period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions which (i) are factually supportable and are reasonably expected to be realized within 24 months from actions taken or reasonably expected to be taken as certified by the chief financial officer (or equivalent officer) of the Borrower and (ii) the aggregate amounts added back pursuant to this clause (D) for any test-period, together with all amounts added back in respect of transition services agreements pursuant to clause (B), shall not exceed 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for such test-period (calculated after adding back any such amount), (E)[reserved]; (F) adjustments set forth in the quality of earnings report dated as of June 21, 2021 (but excluding the adjustments detailed in the quality of earnings report relating to (i)    realized foreign exchange gains/losses, (ii) constant currency impact, and (iii) COVID-19 impact), and/or adjustments of the type set forth in the Sponsor Model (as defined herein) (provided that the amounts added back to consolidated net income pursuant to this clause (F) for the periods of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending July 31, 2021, October 31, 2021, January 31, 2022, April 30, 2022, July 31, 2022, October 31, 2022 and January 31, 2023 shall be capped at $52,418,000, $48,683,000, $39,379,000, $28,240,000, $15,136,000 $5,766,000 and $1,966,000, respectively; (G) adjustments (including pro forma adjustments) set forth in any quality of earnings or due diligence report (prepared by an independent accounting firm or consulting firm of nationally recognized standing or a “big four” accounting firm) delivered to the Agent in connection with any future permitted acquisition or investment, (H) the amount of any earn-out obligations paid or accrued during the applicable period, (I) adjustments and addbacks consistent with Regulation S-X, (J) fees, costs and expense associated with becoming a standalone entity or a public company and public company costs (including, for the avoidance of doubt, fees, costs and expenses associated with, in anticipation of, in preparation for, or of compliance with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith and fees, costs and expenses relating to compliance with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as applicable to companies with equity or debt securities held by the public, the rules of national securities exchanges for companies with listed equity or debt securities, directors’ or managers’ compensation, fees and expense reimbursement, fees, costs and expenses relating to investor relations, shareholder meetings and reports to shareholders and debtholders, directors’ and officers’ insurance and other executive costs, legal and other professional fees and listing fees), (K) deduction for capitalized software expenses and capitalized commission expenses; (L) an amount equal to any positive change (or negative change, which negative change shall constitute a deduction to Consolidated EBITDA) in short-term deferred revenue between the balance as of the day before the first day of the test period and the balance as of the last day of the test period (provided, that such short-term deferred revenue shall be calculated (i) without giving effect to the impact of purchasing accounting, (ii) without giving effect to any one time cumulative effect adjustment resulting from giving effect to the implementation of ASC 606 and (iii) giving effect to any permitted acquisition and IP acquisition or other permitted investment consummated during such period); (M) [reserved]; (N) add-backs for management, monitoring, consulting, refinancing, advisory fees and expenses and other transaction fees and expenses payable or paid to any Sponsor or its affiliates, board expenses and board compensation and (O) without duplication of amounts added back pursuant to clause (B) above, add-backs for fees, costs and expenses related to the Transactions, any investment, acquisition, disposition, recapitalization, dividend, equity issuance, consolidation, restructurings, or the incurrence, registration, repayments or amendments of indebtedness, an initial public offering or any other exit transaction (in each case, whether or not consummated), in each case, permitted under the Senior Credit Documentation.

 

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The Senior Credit Documentation will specify Consolidated EBITDA for the four-fiscal quarter period prior to the Closing Date (subject to pro forma and other adjustments).

 

(c) Consolidated Total Debt” will be defined as the aggregate principal amount of consolidated funded debt for borrowed money, indebtedness represented by notes, bonds or similar instruments, drawn letters of credit that have not been reimbursed after the period set forth in the Senior Credit Documentation, purchase money indebtedness and the principal portion of capital leases of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, net of unrestricted cash of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including without limitation cash and cash equivalents that are restricted in favor of the Senior Credit Facilities (which may also include cash and cash equivalents securing other indebtedness that is secured by a lien on the Collateral along with the Senior Credit Facilities), such unrestricted cash and restricted cash and cash equivalents to be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which for the avoidance of doubt, there shall be no requirement that such cash and cash equivalents be perfected by a control agreement.

 

(d) First Lien Leverage Ratio” will be defined as the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt that is secured by a lien on the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a first-priority basis to (ii) TTM Consolidated EBITDA.

 

(e) Total Leverage Ratio” will be defined as the ratio of (i) Consolidated Total Debt to (ii) TTM Consolidated EBITDA.

 

Refinancing Facility:                  The Borrower shall have the right to refinance and/or replace the Senior Term Loans (and loans under any Senior Incremental Term Facility) and/or Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments (and loans and commitments under any Incremental Revolving Facility) in whole or in part with (x) one or more new term facilities (each, a “Refinancing Term Facility”) or new revolving credit facilities (each, a “Refinancing Revolving Facility” and, together with any Refinancing Term Facility, a “Refinancing Facility” or the “Refinancing Facilities”) under the Senior Credit Documentation with the consent of the Borrower and the institutions providing such Refinancing Facility and/or (y) one or more series of notes or loans, in the case of each of clauses (x) and (y), that shall be pari passu with or junior to the remaining portion of the applicable Senior Credit Facilities in right of payment and/or security and/or be unsecured (such notes or loans, the “Refinancing Notes”); provided, that:

 

(a) any Refinancing Facility or issuance of Refinancing Notes that is pari passu with or junior or subordinated to the remaining portion of the Senior Credit Facilities with respect to security and/or junior or subordinated to the remaining portion of the Senior Credit Facilities in right of payment shall be subject to an Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement,

 

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(b) except in the case of Extendable Bridge Loans, no Refinancing Facility or issuance of Refinancing Notes shall mature prior to the latest maturity date of the Senior Credit Facilities being refinanced or replaced (to the extent any such loans remain outstanding), and in the case of the Senior Term Facility, no Refinancing Term Facility or issuance of Refinancing Notes shall have a shorter weighted average life than the Senior Term Loans being refinanced or replaced,

 

(c) any Refinancing Facility or issuance of Refinancing Notes shall have pricing (including interest, fees and premiums), optional prepayment and redemption terms as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the lenders or holders party thereto,

 

(d) if any such Refinancing Facility or issuance of Refinancing Notes is secured, it shall not be secured by any assets other than the Collateral,

 

(e) if any such Refinancing Facility or issuance of Refinancing Notes is guaranteed, it shall not be guaranteed by any Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party,

 

(f) the other terms and conditions (excluding those referenced in clauses (b) through (e) above) of such Refinancing Facility or issuance of Refinancing Notes shall be (x) substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) no more favorable (as reasonably determined by the Borrower) to the lenders providing such Refinancing Facility or the holders of such Refinancing Notes than those applicable to the Loans or commitments being refinanced or replaced (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the latest final maturity date of the relevant Loans or commitments existing at the time of such refinancing or replacement) or (y) such current market terms for such type of indebtedness,

 

(g) except to the extent otherwise permitted under the Senior Credit Documentation, the aggregate principal amount of any Refinancing Facility or any issuance of Refinancing Notes shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness and commitments being refinanced or replaced therewith, plus interest, premiums, fees and expenses,

 

(h) in the case of any Refinancing Revolving Facility, the Senior Credit Documentation will contain certain provisions to facilitate pro rata borrowings and participations under the Revolving Facility and any Refinancing Revolving Facility and any Refinancing Revolving Facility shall share ratably in any mandatory prepayment and/or commitment reduction in respect of the Revolving Facility unless the Borrower and the lenders in respect of such Refinancing Revolving Facility elect lesser payments (or commitment reductions)), and

 

(i) only a Refinancing Term Facility that is pari passu with the Senior Term Facility in right of payment and security shall share ratably in any mandatory prepayment of the Senior Term Loans; provided that the Borrower and the lenders in respect of such Refinancing Term Facility may elect lesser payments.

 

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CERTAIN PAYMENT PROVISIONS

 

Fees and Interest Rates:   As set forth on Annex I hereto.
     
Closing Fees:   As set forth in the Fee Letter.
     
Optional Prepayments and Commitment Reductions:   Loans may be prepaid and commitments may be reduced, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as described under the heading “Senior Term Loan Prepayment Fee” below), in minimum amounts to be agreed, at the option of the Borrower at any time upon same day notice (or, in the case of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans (as defined in Annex I hereto), three business days’ prior notice), subject to reimbursement of the Lenders’ actual redeployment costs (but not lost profits) in the case of a prepayment of Eurodollar Loans, prior to the last day of the relevant interest period. Optional prepayments of the Senior Term Loans shall be applied to the Senior Term Loans and the installments thereof as directed by the Borrower (or in the absence of direction from the Borrower, in the direct order of maturity).
     
Senior Term Loan Prepayment Fee:   Except for any payments made in connection with (i) an initial public offering, (ii) a “change of control” or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (iii) prepayments made with internally generated cash, any (a) optional prepayment of the Senior Term Loans (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any reduction of Senior Term Loans in connection with a permitted assignment thereof to an Affiliated Lender as provided below), (b) mandatory prepayment of the Senior Term Loans with the proceeds of indebtedness and any mandatory assignment in accordance with the “yank a bank” provisions set forth in the Senior Credit Documentation as a result of such Lender’s failure to consent to an amendment and (c) acceleration of the Loans, commencement of an insolvency proceeding against the Borrower, foreclosure and sale of, or collection of, the Collateral, or restructure, reorganization, or compromise of the Loans and other obligations by the confirmation of a plan of reorganization or any other plan of compromise, restructure, or arrangement in any such insolvency proceeding, in each case, in this clause (c) that is the result of an event of default, will be subject to the following prepayment premiums (expressed as a percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Term Loans that are being prepaid or subject to the mandatory assignment) as set forth opposite the relevant period from the Closing Date as indicated below):

 

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Year Call Premium
Year 1: 2.00%
Year 2: 1.00%
Thereafter: No premium

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any prepayment made in connection with (i) an initial public offering or (ii) a “change of control” or the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries will be subject to the following prepayment premiums (expressed as a percentage of the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Term Loans that are being prepaid or subject to the mandatory assignment) as set forth opposite the relevant period from the Closing Date as indicated below):

 

Year Call Premium
Year 1: 1.00%
Year 2: 0.50%
Thereafter: No premium

 

Mandatory Prepayments: The following amounts shall be applied to prepay the Senior Term Loans, in each case, with carveouts and exceptions consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations:

 

(a) 100% of the net cash proceeds of any incurrence of debt by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) that is not permitted under the Senior Credit Documentation or (ii) incurred pursuant to a Refinancing Facility or an issuance of Refinancing Notes to refinance or replace the Senior Term Loans or loans under the Senior Incremental Term Facility;

 

(b) 100% of the net cash proceeds in excess of (x) the greater of $5 million and 5% of TTM EBITDA for each individual asset sale or disposition (or series of related asset sales or dispositions) and (y) an amount to be reasonably agreed in the Senior Credit Documentation (which shall include an EBITDA “grower” component) in the aggregate for all asset sales or dispositions during the term of the Senior Credit Facilities (in each case, with only the amount in excess of such amount being required to repay the Senior Term Loans), of any non-ordinary course sales or other disposition of assets or as a result of casualty or condemnation events by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (subject to certain customary exceptions consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations), in each case, subject to reinvestment of such proceeds in assets used or useful in the operations of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries within 18 months following receipt (or if the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries have committed to reinvest such proceeds within such 18-month period, reinvestment within 180 days following such 18- month period) or credited against an investment consummated no more than 24 months prior to such disposition.

 

(c) 50% of Excess Cash Flow (to be defined in the Senior Credit Documentation consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations but in any event to take into account the provisions described below) for each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the first full fiscal year ended after the Closing Date); provided, that:

 

(i) any such Excess Cash Flow prepayment shall be required only to the extent the amount of the prepayment exceeds the greater of $5 million and 5% of TTM EBITDA in each such fiscal year (and only the amount in excess thereof shall be required to be prepaid),

 

(ii) the foregoing percentage shall be reduced to (x) 25% for any fiscal year with respect to which the First Lien Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 6.50:1.00 and (y) 0% for any fiscal year with respect to which the First Lien Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 6.00:1.00 (with the First Lien Leverage Ratio determined on a pro forma basis reduced to give pro forma effect to any pay down or reduction, including payments contemplated by (c)(iii) below),

 

(iii) at the option of the Borrower and without duplication of amounts deducted in a prior period, the amount of such Excess Cash Flow prepayment shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the amount of (x) voluntary prepayments of the Senior Term Loans, any Senior Incremental Term Facility, any Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than revolving Incremental Equivalent Debt unless accompanied by a permanent commitment reduction), any Ratio Debt or any other indebtedness, in each case that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Senior Term Loans, (y) any reduction in the outstanding principal amount of any Senior Term Loan, any loans under any Senior Incremental Term Facility, Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than revolving Incremental Equivalent Debt unless accompanied by a permanent commitment reduction), any Ratio Debt or any other indebtedness, in each case that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Senior Term Loans, in each case, resulting from assignments to (and purchases by) Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, including in connection with any “buyback”, in each case to the extent of the amount of cash paid by Holdings, the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with the relevant assignments, purchases and buybacks and (z) any voluntary prepayment of the Revolving Facility and any Senior Incremental Revolving Facility or any other revolving facility, to the extent accompanied by a permanent reduction of the relevant commitment, in the case of each prepayment or reduction made in accordance with this clause (iii), to the extent that the relevant prepayment or reduction is made prior to any Excess Cash Flow prepayment date, and solely to the extent that such prepayment was not financed with the proceeds of long-term indebtedness (other than revolving indebtedness) of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

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(iv) Excess Cash Flow shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by amounts used for capital expenditures, acquisitions and certain other investments (other than, in any event, intercompany investments, cash equivalents and money market instruments), payments and prepayments of indebtedness (other than as set forth in clause (iii) above), certain restricted payments made during such fiscal year and other items consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations and, at the option of the Borrower, made prior to the date of such Excess Cash Flow prepayment are committed or budgeted to be made during such fiscal year or prior to the date of such Excess Cash Flow prepayment (without duplication in any other Excess Cash Flow period and except to the extent financed with the proceeds of long-term indebtedness (other than revolving indebtedness), and provided that to the extent committed or budgeted amounts are not actually expended prior to the Excess Cash Flow payment date for the immediately succeeding fiscal year, such committed or budgeted but not expended amounts shall be added to Excess Cash Flow with respect to such immediately succeeding fiscal year)).

 

Mandatory prepayments of the Senior Term Loans shall be applied to the installments of principal thereof as directed by the Borrower (or in the absence of direction from the Borrower, in the direct order of maturity); provided, that the Senior Credit Documentation will provide that, in the case of any mandatory prepayment in respect of excess cash flow or any asset sale or casualty or condemnation event, the Borrower may apply the net cash proceeds thereof ratably to the payment of the Senior Term Loans and any other permitted indebtedness that is secured by Collateral on a pari passu basis with the Senior Term Loans.

 

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If the Borrower determines in good faith that any prepayment described under clause (b) and/or clause (c) above (a) in the case of any prepayment attributable to any Foreign Subsidiary, would violate or conflict with any local law (e.g., financial assistance, corporate benefit, thin capitalization, capital maintenance and similar legal principles, restrictions on upstreaming of cash intra group and the fiduciary and statutory duties of the directors of the relevant subsidiaries), (b) would require the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to incur a tax liability or would otherwise result in adverse tax consequences (in each case, that are not de minimis) to Holdings, any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower or (c) would violate any organizational document (or any relevant shareholders’ or similar agreement) or other material contract, in each case if the amount subject to the relevant prepayment were upstreamed or transferred (any amount limited as set forth in clauses (a) through (c) of this paragraph, a “Restricted Amount”), the amount of the relevant prepayment shall be reduced by the Restricted Amount; provided, however, that the Restricted Amount may be retained by the Borrower if the applicable prohibition, delay, or adverse consequences remain (it being understood that to the extent such prohibition, delay or material adverse consequences cease to exist, the Borrower shall make such prepayment in the amount that would otherwise have been required) and provided that the Borrower shall take commercially reasonable actions to permit the repatriation of Restricted Amounts without such adverse consequences.

 

Any Lender (each a “Declining Lender”) may elect not to accept any mandatory prepayment other than in the case of clause (a) above. Any prepayment amount declined by a Declining Lender (any such declined payment, the “Declined Proceeds”) will be an addition to the Available Basket (as defined below).

 

The Revolving Loans shall be mandatorily prepaid and the Letters of Credit shall be cash collateralized or otherwise “backstopped” (in an amount not to exceed 103% of the undrawn face amount thereof) or replaced solely to the extent all such extensions of credit under the Revolving Facility exceed the Revolving Commitments.

 

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COLLATERAL Subject to the Certain Funds Provision and the provisions of the immediately following paragraphs, the Borrower Obligations and the obligations of each other Loan Party under the Guaranty shall be secured by a perfected first-priority security interest (subject to permitted liens and other exceptions to be set forth in the Senior Credit Documentation, including, without limitation, liens expressly permitted to exist on the Closing Date pursuant to the Merger Agreement and otherwise set forth below) in substantially all of the Loan Parties’ tangible and intangible assets (including, without limitation, a pledge of the capital stock of the Borrower owned by Holdings and a pledge of the capital stock of each Loan Party’s direct subsidiaries (after giving effect to the Merger)), but limited in the case of CFCs and Domestic Foreign Holdcos, to 65% of the voting capital stock and 100% of the non-voting stock of any such first-tier CFC or Domestic Foreign Holdco (the “Collateral”).

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral will exclude:

 

(a) all leasehold interests in real property,

 

(b) all fee-owned real property located outside of the United States or with a fair market value (as determined by the Borrower in good faith on the Closing Date or, if later, the date of acquisition thereof) of less than an amount to be agreed,

 

(c) equity interests in any person other than wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiaries,

 

(d) the capital stock of (i) captive insurance subsidiaries, (ii) not-for- profit subsidiaries, (iii) broker-dealers, (iv) special purpose entities used for permitted securitization facilities, and (v) Unrestricted Subsidiaries,

 

(e) margin stock,

 

(f) assets the grant or perfection of a security interest in which would result in more than a de minimis adverse tax or regulatory consequence to Holdings, any direct or indirect parent of the Borrower, the Borrower or any subsidiary of the Borrower, as reasonably determined by the Borrower,

 

(g) governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters and authorizations and any other property and assets to the extent that the Agent may not validly possess a security interest therein under applicable law (including, without limitation, rules and regulations of any governmental authority or agency), or any property or asset the grant or perfection of a security interest in which is prohibited or restricted under applicable law or would require governmental or third party consent, approval, license or authorization other than, in each case, to the extent such prohibition or limitation is rendered ineffective under the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding such prohibition or limitation,

 

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(h) equipment and assets that are subject to a lien securing a purchase money or capital lease obligation permitted to be incurred under the Senior Credit Documentation, if the underlying contract or other agreement prohibits or restricts the creation of any other lien on such assets (including any requirement to obtain the consent of a third party) or the granting of a lien on such assets would trigger the termination (or a right of termination) of any such purchase money or capital lease agreement pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision or the ability for any third party to amend any rights, benefits and/or obligations of the Loan Parties in respect of those assets or which require any Loan Party or any subsidiary of any Loan Party to take any action adverse to the interests of that subsidiary or any Loan Party, except to the extent such prohibition or restriction is ineffective under the applicable UCC or other applicable law,

 

(i) any “intent-to-use” trademark or servicemark application prior to the filing of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” or similar notice with respect thereto and all non-U.S. or non-Ireland intellectual property,

 

(j) commercial tort claims below a threshold to be agreed,

 

(k) any lease, contract, license or agreement or any property subject to a purchase money security interest, such lease, contract, license or other agreement permitted by any of the Senior Credit Documentation to the extent that a grant of a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license or agreement or purchase money or similar arrangement or trigger a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law,

 

(l) asset or Collateral to the extent the cost, burden, difficulty or consequence of obtaining or perfecting a security interest therein outweighs the benefit of the security afforded thereby as reasonably determined by the Borrower and the Agent,

 

(m) aircraft, vehicles and titled vehicles; and
     
  (o) other exceptions consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations or otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Commitment Parties and the Borrower.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein:

 

(a) no Loan Party shall be required to grant a security interest in any asset or perfect a security interest in any asset or property to the extent the grant or perfection of a security interest in such asset or property, as applicable, would (A) be prohibited by enforceable anti- assignment provisions of any bona fide contract or applicable law (including, without limitation, rules and regulations of any governmental authority or agency), (B) violate the terms of any contract (in each case, after giving effect to the applicable anti- assignment provisions of the UCC or other applicable law (including, without limitation, rules and regulations of any governmental authority or agency)) or (C) trigger termination of (or a right of termination under) any contract pursuant to any “change of control” or similar provision or permit any third party to amend or otherwise modify any right, benefit and/or obligation of any Loan Party in respect of the relevant asset or otherwise require any Loan Party or any subsidiary thereof to take any action that is materially adverse to its interests; it being understood that the Collateral shall include any proceeds and/or receivables arising out of any such contract to the extent the assignment of such proceeds or receivables is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or other applicable law notwithstanding the relevant prohibition, violation or termination right,

 

(b) no action outside of the United States, Ireland (in the case of Ireland, with respect to Guarantors incorporated under the laws of Ireland) or any other jurisdiction in which an Irish Subsidiary Holdco is organized shall be required in order to create or perfect any security interest in any asset located outside of the United States, Ireland (in the case of Ireland, with respect to Guarantors incorporated under the laws of Ireland) or jurisdiction of any Irish Subsidiary Holdco, and no foreign law security or pledge agreements or foreign intellectual property filing, search or schedule (other than in respect of Ireland) shall be required,

 

(c) any required mortgage will be permitted to be delivered after the Closing Date in accordance with the Certain Funds Provision,

 

(d) no compliance with the Federal Assignment of Claims Act (or similar statute) shall be required;

 

(e) no Loan Party shall be required to seek any landlord waiver, estoppel, bailee waiver, warehouseman waiver or other collateral access, lien waiver or similar letter or agreement, and

 

(f) the following Collateral shall not be required to be perfected (other than to the extent perfected by the filing of a UCC financing statement):

 

(i) assets requiring perfection through control agreements or other control arrangements (including service of notice on any account bank for any account held in Ireland), including in respect of any deposit, securities or commodities accounts (other than control of pledged certificated capital stock and promissory notes with an outstanding principal amount above a threshold to be mutually agreed upon to the extent otherwise constituting Collateral);

 

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(ii) the capital stock of (A) Immaterial Subsidiaries and (B) any person that is not a subsidiary, which, if a subsidiary, would constitute an Immaterial Subsidiary; and

 

(iii) letter of credit rights.

 

The Senior Credit Documentation will authorize and require the Agent to enter into any Acceptable Intercreditor Agreement which allows (at the Borrower’s option) additional debt that is permitted to be incurred and secured under the Senior Credit Documentation to be secured on a pari passu or junior basis with the Senior Credit Facilities, to the extent otherwise permitted hereunder.

 

CERTAIN CONDITIONS

 

Post-Closing Date

Conditions:

The making of each Revolving Loan (other than any Letter of Credit Reimbursement Loan) and the issuance, amendment, modification, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit (other than any amendment, modification, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit which does not increase the face amount of such Letter of Credit) after the Closing Date, in each case, shall be conditioned upon (a) the accuracy in all material respects of all representations and warranties in the Senior Credit Documentation as of the date of the relevant extension of credit, except to the extent any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be required to be accurate in all material respects as of such earlier date, and representations that are qualified by “material”, “material adverse effect” or a similar term shall be true and correct in all respects, (b) there being no default or event of default that has occurred and is continuing at the time of and immediately after giving effect to the making of, such extension of credit and (c) delivery of a customary borrowing notice or request for issuance of a Letter of Credit, as applicable.

 

DOCUMENTATION

 

Senior Credit

Documentation:

The definitive financing documentation for the Senior Credit Facilities (the “Senior Credit Documentation”) shall contain the terms and conditions set forth in the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter and such other terms as the Borrower and the Commitment Parties may agree; it being understood and agreed that the Senior Credit Documentation shall, except as otherwise set forth in the Commitment Letter (including this Term Sheet):

 

(a) not contain any conditions to the availability and initial funding of the Senior Credit Facilities on the Closing Date other than the Exclusive Funding Conditions;

 

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(b) contain only those mandatory prepayments, representations and warranties, affirmative, financial and negative covenants and events of default expressly set forth in this Exhibit B, in each case, applicable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (and Holdings in certain limited circumstances), which shall be subject to standards, qualifications, thresholds, exceptions for materiality and/or otherwise and “baskets” grace and cure periods, in each case, consistent (where applicable) with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations; it being understood and agreed that the Senior Credit Documentation will include provisions relating to “Limited Condition Transactions” consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations.

 

(c) give due regard to (i) the operational and strategic requirements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in light of their consolidated capital structure, size, fiscal year end, industry and practices (including, without limitation, the leverage profile and projected free cash flow generation of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries), in each case, after giving effect to the Transactions, (ii) the proposed business plan and the model delivered by the Sponsor on June 22, 2021 (as adjusted for changes reasonably agreed with the Commitment Parties) (the “Sponsor Model”) and (iii) the jurisdictions in which the Borrower and its Subsidiaries are organized and operate;

 

(d) be based on (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not be identical to) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 31, 2020, by and among Syntellis Performance Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower, the other Guarantors party thereto from time to time, and Ankura Trust Company, LLC, as administrative agent, and the other parties thereto;

 

(e) include reasonable modifications to the operational and agency provisions to reflect the guidelines and practices of the Agent, including erroneous payment and LIBOR transition provisions;

 

(f) with respect to each covenant (and definitions used therein) (a) include additional customary baskets, exceptions and thresholds and as may otherwise be agreed, including customary specific and general dollar baskets (with certain growth components based on a percentage of Consolidated EBITDA to be agreed (it being understood that the annual de minis basket for dispositions and the basket for rollovers of management stock buybacks shall include a “grower” component)) and giving due regard to reflect the Closing Date leverage and Consolidated EBITDA of Merger Sub, the Company and their respective subsidiaries, (b) with respect to the indebtedness, liens, investments and restricted payment covenants, (x) permit classification and reclassification from time to time by the Borrower within (but not among) individual covenants and (y) permit available restricted payment and restricted debt payment general baskets to be used for investments and (c) permit reliance on one or more available exceptions and baskets at the Borrower’s option and if such exceptions and baskets includes a combination of fixed amounts (including any related builder or grower component) and amounts permitted under incurrence-based tests in concurrent transactions, a single transaction or a series of related transactions, any incurrence-based tests shall be calculated without giving effect to the utilization of such fixed amounts; and

 

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(g) be drafted (initially) by counsel to the Sponsor and be negotiated in good faith by the Borrower and the Commitment Parties giving effect to the Certain Funds Provision so that the Senior Credit Documentation is finalized as promptly as practicable after the acceptance of the Commitment Letter.
   
  For purposes of determining Indebtedness under the Senior Credit Documentation, any obligation of a person under a lease that is not (or would not be) required to be classified and accounted for as a capitalized lease on a balance sheet of such person under GAAP as in effect as of the date on which the Senior Credit Documentation is initially entered into, shall not be treated as a capitalized lease as a result of the adoption of changes in GAAP or changes in the application of GAAP.
   
  The provisions described under this heading “Senior Credit Documentation” are collectively referred to herein as the “Senior Credit Documentation Considerations”.

 

Representations and Warranties: Limited to the following and applicable to Holdings (in a manner consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations), Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (subject to materiality and other qualifications consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations): organizational existence and good standing; organizational power and authority; due authorization, execution and delivery of the Senior Credit Documentation; enforceability of the Senior Credit Documentation; no conflicts of the Senior Credit Documentation with applicable law, or organizational documents; financial statements (for periods ended after the Closing Date); no Material Adverse Effect (as defined below) after the Closing Date; status of Senior Credit Facilities as senior debt; intellectual property (including, without limitation, a representation and warranty that, as of the Closing Date, all material intellectual property of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries is held by Loan Parties); capitalization of subsidiaries as of the Closing Date; compliance with law (which shall be subject to Material Adverse Effect qualifiers); FCPA, OFAC and PATRIOT Act; governmental approvals and consents (as such approvals and consents pertain to the Senior Credit Documentation); ERISA and labor matters; environmental matters; litigation; ownership of property (including intellectual property); taxes; Federal Reserve margin regulations and Investment Company Act; accuracy of disclosure as of the Closing Date (to be consistent with the “10b-5” representation set forth in the Commitment Letter to which this Exhibit B is attached); solvency (to be defined in a manner consistent with Annex I to Exhibit C) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, on the Closing Date; and the creation, validity and perfection of security interests; but in all respects limited on the Closing Date to the Specified Representations and subject to materiality and other qualifications consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations.

 

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  Material Adverse Effect” means (a) on the Closing Date, a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in Exhibit C) and (b) for all other purposes, a material adverse effect on (i) the business, financial condition or results of operations, in each case, of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the rights and remedies (taken as a whole) of the Agent under the Senior Credit Documentation or (iii) the ability of the Loan Parties (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Senior Credit Documentation.
   
Affirmative Covenants: Limited to the following and applicable to Holdings (in limited cases consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations), Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries: delivery of (a) annual audited financial statements within 150 days after the end of each fiscal year (or, in the case of the first fiscal year ending after the Closing Date, 180 days) (accompanied by an opinion of a nationally recognized or “big four” accounting firm that is not subject to (i) a “going concern” qualification (other than a “going concern” qualification resulting from (x) the maturity of any indebtedness, (y) any actual, projected or anticipated breach of any financial covenant or (z) activities, operations, financial results or liabilities of any Unrestricted Subsidiaries) or (ii) a qualification as to the scope of the relevant audit), (b) commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, quarterly unaudited financial statements (for each fiscal quarter of each fiscal year ending after the Closing Date) within 60 days (or, in the case of the first three full fiscal quarters ending after the Closing Date for which such financial statements are required, 75 days) after the end of each fiscal quarter (solely with respect to each fourth fiscal quarter of each fiscal year, accompanied by a certification by the chief financial officer (or equivalent officer) of the Borrower as to compliance with generally accepted accounting principles and as to the absence of events of default); (c) an annual budget within 120 days after each fiscal year end (with no annual budget required after the commencement of an IPO), (d) on the date of the delivery of quarterly financial statements, a compliance certificate (including the last fiscal quarter of each fiscal year ending after the Closing Date), and (e) notices of default under the Senior Credit Facilities, and certain litigation, environmental and ERISA events that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and other information requested by the Lenders; maintenance of books and records; maintenance of existence; compliance with laws (including, without limitation, (i) ERISA and environmental laws and (ii) FCPA, OFAC, anti-terrorism laws and laws related to sanctioned persons (which shall in each case be subject to Material Adverse Effect qualifiers)); maintenance of property and insurance; payment of taxes; right of the Agent to inspect property and books and records (subject, absent a continuing event of default, to frequency and cost reimbursement limitations) (other than information subject to attorney/client privilege or confidentiality obligations not created in contemplation hereof and other customary exceptions); use of proceeds (including that use of proceeds not violating FCPA, OFAC, anti-terrorism laws and anti-money laundering laws); annual lenders’ meetings upon Agent’s prior request (to be held via conference call); limitations on changes in business; changes in fiscal year (it being understood that the Company’s current fiscal year end is January 31 of each calendar year and any change to coincide with the calendar year end shall only require the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed)); and designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; further assurances with respect to guaranty and Collateral matters (including, without limitation, with respect to additional guarantees and security interests in after-acquired property), subject to the parameters set forth under “COLLATERAL” above.

 

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Financial Covenant: The financial performance covenant included will be limited to a maximum Total Leverage Ratio covenant (the “Financial Covenant”) set at 10.75:1.00, subject to 10.00:1.00 and 9.25:1.00 at the 10th full fiscal quarter following the Closing Date and 16th full fiscal quarter, respectively, following the Closing Date. The Financial Covenant shall be tested with respect to the Borrower and its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries on a pro forma basis on the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower (commencing with the fourth full fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending after the Closing Date) in a manner consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations.
   
  The cash proceeds of a sale of, or contribution to, equity (which equity shall be Permitted Equity) of the Borrower after the beginning of the relevant fiscal quarter and on or prior to the day that is 15 business days after the day on which the compliance certificate is required to be delivered for such fiscal quarter (the “Cure Expiration Date”) will, at the request of the Borrower, be included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Covenant at the end of such fiscal quarter and applicable subsequent periods (any such equity contribution so included in the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA, a “Specified Equity Contribution”); provided, that the Borrower shall not be permitted to borrow Revolving Loans or request new issuances of Letters of Credit unless and until the Specified Equity Contribution is received or all events of default are cured or waived; provided, further, that (a) in each four consecutive fiscal quarter period, there shall be no more than two consecutive fiscal quarters in which a Specified Equity Contribution is made, (b) no more than five Specified Equity Contributions may be made in the aggregate, (c) the amount of any Specified Equity Contribution shall be no greater than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with the Financial Covenant, (d) any pro forma adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA resulting from any Specified Equity Contribution shall be counted as Consolidated EBITDA solely for purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Covenant and shall not be included for any other purpose under the Senior Credit Facilities Documentation and (e) there shall be no pro forma or other reduction of any indebtedness with the proceeds of any Specified Equity Contribution for purposes of determining compliance with the Financial Covenant for the fiscal quarter in respect of which such Specified Equity Contribution was made (other than, with respect to any future period, with respect to any portion of such Specified Equity Contribution that is actually applied to repay any indebtedness). Upon delivery of the notice of intent to cure, the Financial Covenant shall be deemed retroactively cured with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply with the Financial Covenant and any default or event of default under the Financial Covenant shall be deemed not to have occurred for purposes of the Senior Credit Documentation (provided that if the Cure Expiration Date has occurred without the Specified Equity Contribution having been received and designated, such default or event of default shall be deemed reinstated).

 

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The Senior Credit Documentation will contain a standstill provision prohibiting the exercise of remedies related to any breach of the Financial Covenant until after the Cure Expiration Date.

 

Negative Covenants: Limited to the following and applicable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries (except in the case of clause (i) below, which shall be applicable solely to Holdings), with exceptions consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations:

 

(a) Indebtedness: limitations on indebtedness (including guarantee obligations in respect of indebtedness), with exceptions for, among other things, (i) indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the sum of (x) the greater of $105 million and 100% of TTM Consolidated EBITDA for the four quarter period then most recently ended for which financial statements of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are available calculated on a pro forma basis, less the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all Ratio Debt, Senior Incremental Facilities and Incremental Equivalent Debt issued and/or incurred in reliance on the Fixed Incremental Amount, plus (y) additional amounts so long as, after giving pro forma effect thereto: (I) if such indebtedness is secured by a lien on the Collateral that is pari passu with the lien securing the Senior Credit Facilities, the First Lien Leverage Ratio (as defined below) does not exceed 7.00:1.00 or or (II) if such indebtedness is secured by a lien on the Collateral that is junior to the lien securing the Senior Credit Facilities or is unsecured, the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined below) does not exceed 7.50:1.00, in each case, calculated on a pro forma basis, including the application of the proceeds thereof (without “netting” the cash proceeds to the Borrower of the applicable indebtedness), and in the case of any indebtedness consisting of revolving indebtedness, such ratio determined only at the time the relevant revolver commitment is obtained and assuming a full drawing of such indebtedness (such indebtedness, “Ratio Debt”), with a cap (with a growth component based on a corresponding percentage of TTM Consolidated EBITDA) to be mutually agreed for the Ratio Debt of non-Guarantor subsidiaries (the “Ratio Debt Basket”), subject to terms and conditions consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations and, with respect to any Ratio Debt that is pari passu in right of payment and with respect to security with the Senior Term Loans (other than customary high-yield notes or Extendable Bridge Loans in respect thereof), subject to the MFN Provision, (ii) earnouts in connection with the Transactions, Permitted Acquisitions and other permitted investments, (iii) intercompany indebtedness among the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iv) a general indebtedness basket in an amount not to exceed the greater of $52.5 million and 50% of TTM Consolidated EBITDA and (v) a non-Guarantor indebtedness basket in an amount not to exceed the greater of $37.0 million and 35% of TTM Consolidated EBITDA, plus additional amounts in the form of asset based or local working capital lines to the extent incurred in the ordinary course of business and non-recourse to the Loan Parties;

 

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(b) Liens: limitations on liens;

 

(c) Fundamental Changes: limitations on mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions;

 

(d) Dispositions: limitations on sales, transfers or other dispositions (“Dispositions”) of assets with a fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) with exceptions for, among other things, (i)   Dispositions of any assets on an unlimited basis for fair market value so long as (x) at least 75% of the consideration consists of cash or cash equivalents and Designated Non-Cash Consideration (to be defined giving effect to the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations) not to exceed the greater of an amount to be mutually agreed and a corresponding percentage of TTM Consolidated EBITDA, (y) the relevant Disposition, is subject, to the extent applicable, to the terms set forth in the mandatory prepayment requirements in the Senior Credit Documentation and (z) no payment or bankruptcy event of default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom (other than any such Disposition made pursuant to a legally binding commitment entered into at a time when no event of default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom), (ii) a general Dispositions basket in an amount not to exceed the greater of $21 million and 20% of TTM Consolidated EBITDA and (iii) Dispositions of assets not constituting Collateral, including the equity interests of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, not to exceed an amount to be mutually agreed.

 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, it being understood that the lien on any Collateral that is the subject of a Disposition (other than to the Borrower or a Loan Party) permitted under the Senior Credit Documentation will be automatically released upon the consummation of such Disposition.

 

(e) Restricted Payments: limitations on dividends or distributions on, or redemptions or repurchases of, the capital stock of the Borrower and Restricted Investments (as defined below),with exceptions for, among other things (collectively, “Restricted Payments”),

 

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(i) so long as no event of default then exists or would result therefrom, a general Restricted Payments basket in an amount equal to the greater of $25 million and 25% of TTM Consolidated EBITDA (the “General Restricted Payment Basket”), less amounts available under which may be reallocated at the election of the Borrower (and without duplication) to the General Restricted Debt Payments Basket (as defined below) or the General Investment Basket;

 

(ii) for so long as the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries are members of a group filing a consolidated, combined, affiliated, or unitary income (or similar) tax return with Holdings or any other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower or are entities treated as disregarded from any such members for U.S. federal income tax purposes, payments, directly or indirectly, to Holdings or such other direct or indirect parent of the Borrower in amounts required for Holdings or such other parent entity to pay federal, foreign, state and local income Taxes (and franchise or other similar Taxes imposed in lieu of income taxes) imposed on such entity to the extent such taxes are attributable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and

 

(iii) additional Restricted Payments if no event of default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Total Leverage Ratio does not exceed 5.75:1.00 (the “Ratio-Based Restricted Payment Basket).

 

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  (f) Investments: limitations on investments and acquisitions, with exceptions for, among other things,

 

(i) acquisitions of all or substantially all of the assets of any person or any line of business, unit or division thereof, or of the equity interests of any person such that such person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (a “Permitted Acquisition”), in each case, so long as (u) there is no event of default under the Senior Credit Facilities on the date the agreement for such Permitted Acquisition is executed and no payment or bankruptcy event of default at the time the transaction is consummated, (v) the Borrower complies with the collateral and guarantee requirements under the Facilities and Documentation (subject to the time periods set forth therein), (w) the Borrower complies with the line of business covenant under the Facilities Documentation (after giving effect to the acquisition), (x) for acquisitions the consideration for which is in excess of an amount to be mutually agreed, the Borrower shall deliver to the Lenders a deal summary and, only to the extent the Borrower obtains a quality of earnings report in connection with the acquisition, the Borrower shall deliver to the Lenders a copy of such quality of earnings report, (y) subject to a “Limited Condition Transaction”, the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant and (z) the acquisitions of entities that do not become Loan Parties or assets that do not become Collateral as required by the Senior Credit Facilities Documentation shall be subject to a cap to be mutually agreed,

 

(ii) investments among the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries with a cap on Investments in non-Guarantors (other than investments in the ordinary course of business) in an amount equal to the greater of $37.0 million and 35% of TTM Consolidated EBITDA, plus Available Basket, and intercompany investments used to consummate Permitted Acquisitions and other similar investments, in each case, to the extent otherwise permitted by the Senior Credit Facilities Documentation,

 

(iii) a general investments basket up to an amount not to exceed the greater of $52.5 million and 50% of TTM Consolidated EBITDA (the “General Investment Basket”), plus unused amounts reallocated from the (x) General Restricted Payment Basket and (y) General Restricted Debt Payment Basket, and

 

(iv) so long as no event of default then exists or would result therefrom, additional Investments if, after giving pro forma effect thereto, the Total Leverage Ratio does not exceed 6.50:1.00.
     
  “Permitted Investments” which shall be defined in a manner consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations.

 

(g) Restricted Debt Payments: limitations on cash prepayments, redemptions and repurchases (any such prepayment, redemption or repurchase, a “Restricted Debt Payment”) in respect of debt that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Loans or contractually secured on a junior lien basis to the Loans (subject to customary exceptions) (“Restricted Debt”) (and excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, regularly scheduled interest payments and payment of fees, expenses and indemnification obligations), other than, among other things:

 

(i) so long as no event of default then exists or would result therefrom, a general Restricted Debt Payment basket in an amount not to exceed $25 million and 25% of Consolidated EBITDA for the four quarter period then most recently ended for which financial statements of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are available calculated on a pro forma basis (the “General Restricted Debt Payment Basket”), amounts available under which may be reallocated at the election of the Borrower (and without duplication) to make Restricted Investments; and

 

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(ii) so long as no event of default then exists or would result therefrom, other Restricted Debt Payments, the Total Leverage Ratio does not exceed 6.00:1.00; provided, that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not modify the terms of Restricted Debt in a manner that are materially adverse to the Lenders (it being understood that the foregoing limitation shall not otherwise prohibit debt that refinances or replaces or is issued or incurred in exchange for Restricted Debt and which is otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Senior Credit Documentation), other than any such modifications permitted by the terms of the applicable intercreditor or subordination agreement or other subordination instrument.

 

(h) Burdensome Agreements: limitations on burdensome agreements (i.e., negative pledge clauses with respect to the Collateral and limitations on dividends and other distributions by Restricted Subsidiaries);

 

(i) Passive Holding Company: limitations on activities of Holdings;

 

(j) Transactions with Affiliates: limitations on transactions with affiliates;

 

(k) Organizational Documents: limitations on amendments of organizational documents of the Loan Parties that are materially adverse to the Lenders.

 

The limitations on Investments, Restricted Payments and Restricted Debt Payments referenced above shall be subject to a carve-out for a “building” or “growth” basket (the “Available Basket”), in each case, subject to terms and conditions to be agreed and consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations, in a cumulative amount equal to: (i) the greater of $35 million and 35% of TTM Consolidated EBITDA (the “Starter Amount”), plus (b) a growth amount (the “Growth Amount”) based on the retained portion of Excess Cash Flow, which amount shall not be negative in any fiscal year, which will accumulate on an annual basis plus (c) additional amounts subject to terms and conditions to be agreed and consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations. Utilization of (i) the Growth Amount and Starter Amount shall be subject to the absence of any ongoing event of default and (ii) the Growth Amount for purposes of making (A) Restricted Payments (other than Restricted Investments) shall be subject to pro forma compliance with Total Leverage Ratio of less than 6.25:1.00, (B) Restricted Debt Payments shall be subject to pro forma compliance with a Total Leverage Ratio of less than 6.50:1.00 and (C) Restricted Investments shall be subject to pro forma compliance with Financial Covenant.

 

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The Senior Credit Documentation will contain provisions pursuant to which, subject to customary limitations on investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the Borrower will be permitted to designate (or re-designate) any existing or subsequently acquired or organized Restricted Subsidiary as an “unrestricted subsidiary” (each, an “Unrestricted Subsidiary”) and designate (or re-designate) any such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, that immediately after giving effect to any such designation or re-designation, no payment or bankruptcy event of default shall exist and the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in pro forma compliance with the Financial Covenant. Unrestricted Subsidiaries (and the sale of any equity interests therein or any assets thereof) will not be subject to the mandatory prepayment, representations and warranties, affirmative or negative covenants, Financial Covenant or event of default provisions of the Senior Credit Documentation. The redesignation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to constitute the incurrence of indebtedness and liens of such subsidiary and a return on Investment and the designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be deemed to constitute the incurrence of an investment. No Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if at the time of designation or immediately after giving effect thereto, it shall own any equity interest or loan of any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

The Senior Credit Documentation will provide that (a) Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not (i) individually, exceed an aggregate percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of designation thereof in an amount to be agreed and (ii) in the aggregate for all such Unrestricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, exceed an aggregate percentage of Consolidated EBITDA or consolidated total assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at the time of designation thereof in an amount to be agreed, (b) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may not distribute any material intellectual property (to be defined in the Credit Documentation, but it being understood and agreed that “non-core intellectual property” (to be defined in the Credit Documentation) shall not constitute as material intellectual property) to its equity holders, (c) no subsidiary of the Borrower may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it owns material intellectual property at the time of designation, (d) no Loan Party may transfer, assign or exclusively license any material intellectual property to any person other than the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor and (e) neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary may transfer, assign or exclusively license any material intellectual property to any Unrestricted Subsidiary. The Senior Credit Documentation will contain certain other restrictions with respect to material intellectual property to be mutually reasonably agreed (but in any event shall permit non-exclusive licensing in the ordinary course of business).

 

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Events of Default: Limited to the following: nonpayment of principal when due; nonpayment of interest after 5 business days; nonpayment of fees or other amounts after 10 business days; material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty when made or deemed made (with a cure period of 30 days for representations and warranties capable of being cured); violations of covenants (subject, in the case of affirmative covenants (other than use of proceeds and the covenant to maintain the organizational existence of the Borrower and  Holdings), to a grace period of 30 days following written notice from the Agent); cross-default (after any expiration of any grace periods and subject to cure or waiver by the holders of such indebtedness) to material indebtedness (other than under the Senior Credit Documentation) subject to a threshold amount to be mutually agreed; bankruptcy events with respect to Holdings, the Borrower or any material Restricted Subsidiary (with a customary grace period for involuntary events); ERISA events subject to Material Adverse Effect; material unpaid, uninsured final monetary judgments that have not been vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within 60 days from the entry thereof; actual (or assertion by a Loan Party in writing of the) invalidity of the credit agreement, any security agreement with respect to a material portion of the Collateral, any Guaranty with respect to a material portion of the Guarantors, the liens in respect of a material portion of the Collateral or subordination provisions in respect of material indebtedness; and a change of control (to be defined in a manner consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations but in any event to allow for an IPO via SPAC, on customary terms), subject to materiality, threshold, notice and grace period provisions consistent with the Senior Documentation Considerations. It being understood that any default or event of default arising from failure to deliver a notice of default shall be deemed to no longer continuing automatically upon and simultaneously with the underlying default that would have been subject to such notice ceasing to be continuing.

 

Voting: Amendments and waivers of the Senior Credit Documentation will require the approval of Lenders (that are non-defaulting Lenders) holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the Senior Term Loans and the Revolving Commitments (the “Required Lenders”); provided that at any time at which there are two or more unaffiliated Lenders that are not affiliates of the Borrower and/or the Sponsor that each hold at least 20% of the aggregate principal amount of the loans and commitments under the Senior Credit Facilities, “Required Lenders” shall include at least two such Lenders (in each case, treating Lenders that are affiliates of one another as a single Lender), except that:

 

(a) the consent of each Lender directly and adversely affected thereby (but not the Required Lenders) shall be required with respect to:

 

(i) any reduction in the principal amount of any Loan or amortization payment thereof owed to such Lender,

 

(ii) any extension of the final maturity of any Loan owed to such Lender or the due date of any interest or fee payment or any scheduled amortization payment in respect of any Loan owed to such Lender (in each case, other than extensions for administrative convenience as agreed by the Agent),

 

(iii) any reduction in the rate of interest (other than a waiver of default interest) or the amount of any fee owed to such Lender (it being understood that any change in any definition applicable to any ratio used in the calculation of such rate of interest or fees (or any component definition thereof) shall not constitute a reduction in any rate of interest or any fee),

 

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(iv) any increase in the amount (other than with respect to any Senior Incremental Facility to which such Lender has agreed) of such Lender’s commitment (it being understood that no waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any default, event of default or mandatory prepayment shall constitute an increase of any commitment of any Lender),

 

(v) any extension of the expiry date of such Lender’s commitment (it being understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any default, event of default or mandatory prepayment shall not constitute an extension of any commitment of any Lender); and

 

(vi) any modification to the pro rata sharing and pro rata sharing of payment provisions or the waterfall, except as otherwise provided in the Senior Credit Documentation.

 

(a) the consent of 100% of the Lenders shall be required with respect to:

 

(i) any reduction of the voting percentage set forth in the definition of “Required Lenders”,

 

(ii) any release of all or substantially all of the Collateral (other than in accordance with the Senior Credit Documentation),

 

(iii) any release of all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty (other than in accordance with the Senior Credit Documentation), and

 

(iv) subordinate the liens granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Lenders on the Closing Date or subordinate the Borrower Obligations to any other indebtedness (other than certain permitted liens to be agreed),

 

(b) notwithstanding any of the foregoing, only the consent of the relevant Issuing Lender and the Agent shall be required with respect to any amendment that changes the Letter of Credit sublimit; and

 

(c) notwithstanding any of the foregoing, only the consent of the Revolving Lenders holding Revolving Commitments in excess of 50% of the aggregate Revolving Commitments (the “Required Revolving Lenders”) (and, in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit, the relevant Issuing Lender) shall be required for any amendment or waiver of any condition precedent to an extension of credit (or deemed extension of credit) under the Revolving Facility.

 

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The Senior Credit Documentation will contain provisions to permit the amendment and extension and/or replacement of the Senior Credit Facilities (including any Senior Incremental Facility), which may be provided by existing Lenders or, in the case of any Revolving Facility, subject to the consent of the Agent, and each Issuing Lender (in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) if required under the heading “Assignments and Participations” below and subject to the limitations set forth therein, other persons who become Lenders in connection therewith, in each case without the consent of any other Lender.

 

The Senior Credit Documentation will permit the Agent and the Borrower to enter into one or more amendments thereto to incorporate the provisions of any Senior Incremental Facility made available without any Lender’s consent, so long as the purpose of such amendment is solely to incorporate the appropriate provisions for such Senior Incremental Facility in the Senior Credit Documentation.

 

The Senior Credit Documentation will permit amendments thereof without the approval or consent of the Lenders to effect a permitted “repricing transaction” (i.e., a transaction in which any tranche of Senior Term Loans is refinanced with a replacement tranche of term loans, or is modified with the effect of, bearing a lower rate of interest) other than any Lender holding Senior Term Loans subject to such “repricing transaction” that will continue as a Lender in respect of the repriced tranche of Senior Term Loans or modified Senior Term Loans.

 

The Senior Credit Documentation will contain provisions allowing the Borrower to replace or terminate the commitment of such Lender and prepay such Lender’s outstanding Loans under one or more of the Senior Credit Facilities (as the Borrower shall elect) (1) any non-consenting Lender in connection with amendments and waivers requiring the consent of all Lenders or of all Lenders directly affected thereby (so long as the Required Lenders or a majority (in principal amount) of the relevant group of affected Lenders, as the case may be, consent), (2) any Lender who makes a claim for increased costs, taxes, etc. and (3) any “defaulting” or insolvent Lender.

 

In addition, if the Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or administrative nature in the Senior Credit Documentation for any of the Senior Credit Facilities, then the Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision without any further action or consent of any other party.

 

Defaulting Lenders: The Senior Credit Documentation will contain limitations on and protections with respect to “defaulting” Lenders consistent with the Senior Credit Documentation Considerations.

 

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Assignments and Participations: The Lenders shall be permitted to assign all or a portion of their Loans and commitments to any person (other than to (a) any Disqualified Institution (which shall be available to any Lender upon request), (b) any natural person (or any entity owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural person) and (c) except as otherwise provided herein, the Borrower or any affiliate thereof) with the consent of (i) the Borrower (in its sole discretion), unless a payment or bankruptcy (with respect to the Borrower) event of default has occurred and is continuing or such assignment is to a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender (other than a distressed, special situations or loan to own fund and for the avoidance of doubt, assignments to affiliates that are Disqualified Institutions shall not be permitted) or an Approved Fund (as defined below) (but if in respect of the Revolving Facility, only to another Lender under the Revolving Facility or to an affiliate of such assigning Revolving Lender); provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any assignment (other than any assignment under the Revolving Facility) unless it has objected thereto by delivering written notice to the Agent within 10 business days after receipt of a request for consent thereto, (ii) the Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), other than if an assignee is a Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or a Debt Fund Affiliate, a Non- Debt Fund Affiliate or Holdings or a subsidiary hereof and (iii) each Issuing Lender (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) unless in the case of this clause (iii), a Senior Term Loan is being assigned. Non-pro rata assignments shall be permitted. In the case of partial assignments (other than to another Lender, an affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund), the minimum assignment amount shall be $1 million in the case of any Senior Term Loan and $2.5 million in the case of loans and/or commitments under the Revolving Facility, in each case unless otherwise agreed by the Borrower and the Agent. The Agent shall receive a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 (which fee may be waived or reduced in the sole discretion of the Agent) in connection with all assignments, except assignments by a Lead Arranger.
   
  The Lenders shall also have the right to sell participations in their Loans to other persons (other than any Disqualified Institutions). Participants shall have the same benefits (and will be limited to the amount of such benefits) as the Lenders with respect to yield protection and increased cost provisions subject to customary limitations and restrictions. Voting rights of participants shall be limited to those matters set forth in clauses (a) and (b)    of the first paragraph under “Voting” with respect to which the affirmative vote of the Lender from which it purchased its participation would be required.
   
  Pledges of Loans in accordance with applicable law shall be permitted without restriction other than to Disqualified Institutions.
   
  Approved Fund” means, with respect to any Lender, any person (other than a natural person or a distressed, special situations or loan to own fund or affiliate of a lender) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities and is administered, advised or managed by (i) such Lender, (ii) an affiliate of such Lender or (iii) an entity or an affiliate of an entity that administers, advises or manages such Lender.

  

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Disqualified Institution” means:

 

(a)(i) any person identified in writing to the Lead Arrangers on or prior to the date hereof or after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date if reasonably agreed by the Lead Arrangers or, if after the Closing Date, if reasonably agreed by the Agent and (ii) any affiliate of any person described in clause (i) above that is either clearly identifiable by its name as such an affiliate or is identified in a written notice to the Lead Arrangers (if after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date) or to the Agent (if after the Closing Date) (each such person, a “Disqualified Lending Institution”); and/or

 

(b)(i) any person that is a competitor of the Borrower and/or any of its Subsidiaries and/or the Target and/or any of its subsidiaries (each such person, a “Competitor”) and/or any affiliate of any Competitor, in each case, that is identified to the Lead Arrangers on or prior to the date hereof, (ii) any person that is a Competitor identified in writing to the Lead Arrangers (if after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date) or the Agent (if after the Closing Date) and (iii) any affiliate of any person described in clauses (i) and/or (ii) above that is either clearly identifiable by its name as such an affiliate or is identified in a written notice to the Lead Arrangers (if after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date) or the Agent (if after the Closing Date) (it being understood and agreed that no Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate (as defined below) of any Competitor may be designated as a Disqualified Institution pursuant to this clause (b)(iii)); and/or

 

(c) excluded Affiliates (to be defined in the Credit Documentation);

 

provided that no written notice delivered pursuant to clauses (a)(ii), (b)(ii) and/or (b)(iii) above shall apply retroactively to disqualify any person that has previously acquired an assignment or participation or allocation in any Senior Credit Facility.

 

Competitor Debt Fund Affiliate” means, with respect to any Competitor or any affiliate thereof, any diversified debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity (in each case, other than any Disqualified Lending Institution) that is (i) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business and (ii) managed, sponsored or advised by any person that is controlling, controlled by or under common control with the relevant Competitor or affiliate thereof, but only to the extent that no personnel involved with the investment in the relevant Competitor (A) makes (or has the right to make or participate with others in making) investment decisions on behalf of, or otherwise cause the direction of the investment policies of, such debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated entity with respect to decisions involving any investment in debt of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or (B) has access to any information (other than information that is publicly available) relating to Holdings and/or the Borrower and/or the Target and/or any of their respective subsidiaries.

 

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The Agent shall not be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions relating to Disqualified Institutions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Agent shall not (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or participant or prospective Lender or participant is a Disqualified Institution or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of loans, or disclosure of confidential information, to, or the restrictions on any exercise of rights or remedies of, any Disqualified Institution.

 

The Senior Credit Documentation shall provide that Senior Term Loans may be purchased by and assigned to (x) any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate (as defined below) and/or (y) Holdings, the Borrower and/or any subsidiary of the Borrower (the persons in clauses (x) and (y) above collectively, but excluding any Debt Fund Affiliate, “Affiliated Lenders”) on a non-pro rata basis through Dutch auctions open to all Lenders holding Senior Term Loans on a pro rata basis in accordance with customary procedures to be mutually agreed and/or open market purchases, notwithstanding any consent requirement set forth above; provided, that:

 

(a) no Affiliated Lender shall be required to make a representation that, as of the date of any such purchase and assignment, it is not in possession of MNPI with respect to Holdings, the Borrower and/or any subsidiary thereof and/or any of their respective securities,

 

(b) Senior Term Loans owned or held by Affiliated Lenders shall be disregarded in the determination of any Required Lender vote (and such Senior Term Loans shall be deemed to be voted pro rata to the non-Affiliated Lenders),

 

(c) Senior Term Loans owned or held by Affiliated Lenders shall not, in the aggregate, exceed 25% of the aggregate outstanding Senior Term Loans at any time (after giving effect to any substantially simultaneous cancellation thereof),

 

(d) subject to exceptions to be mutually agreed, no Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as such, shall be permitted to attend any “lender-only” conference calls or meetings or receive any related “lender-only” information,

 

(e) in the case of any Dutch auction or open market purchase conducted by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) the Revolving Facility shall not be utilized to fund the relevant assignment and (B) no event of default shall be continuing at the time of acceptance of bids for the relevant Dutch auction,

 

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(f) any Senior Term Loans acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be promptly cancelled to the extent permitted by applicable law; and

 

(g) the relevant Affiliated Lender and the assigning Lender shall have executed a customary “affiliated lender assignment and assumption” agreement.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Senior Credit Documentation shall permit (but not require) any Non-Debt Fund Affiliate to contribute any assigned Senior Term Loan to Holdings, the Borrower or any its Subsidiaries for purposes of cancelling such Senior Term Loan (and any such contribution shall be treated as an equity contribution that builds the Available Basket by an amount equal to the purchase price of the Senior Term Loans so cancelled), (b) each Affiliated Lender shall have the right to vote on any amendment, modification, waiver or consent that would require the vote of all Lenders or the vote of all Lenders directly and adversely affected thereby and (c) no amendment, modification, waiver or consent shall affect any Affiliated Lender (in its capacity as a Lender) in a manner that is disproportionate to the effect on any Lender of the same class or that would deprive such Affiliated Lender of its pro rata share of any payments to which it is entitled.

 

In addition, the Senior Credit Documentation shall provide that Senior Term Loans may be purchased by and assigned to any Debt Fund Affiliate, notwithstanding any requirements set forth above through (a) Dutch auctions open to all relevant Lenders on a pro rata basis in accordance with customary procedures and/or (b) open market purchases on a non-pro rata basis; provided, that for any Required Lender vote, Debt Fund Affiliates may not, in the aggregate, account for more than 49.9% of the amounts included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to the relevant amendment, waiver or other action; it being understood and agreed that any Senior Term Loans accounting for more than 49.9% of the amounts included in determining whether the Required Lenders have consented to any relevant amendment, waiver or other action will be deemed to be voted pro rata to the relevant class of Lenders that are not Debt Fund Affiliates. The provisions of the second preceding paragraph shall not apply to any Debt Fund Affiliate, and each Lender shall be permitted to assign or participate all or a portion of such Lender’s Senior Term Loans to any Debt Fund Affiliate without regard to the foregoing provisions (but subject to the proviso set forth in the immediately preceding sentence).

 

Non-Debt Fund Affiliate” means the Sponsor or any of its affliates (other than any affiliate of the Sponsor that is a Debt Fund Affiliate or any natural person).

 

Debt Fund Affiliate” means any affiliate of Holdings or the Sponsor (other than a natural person) that is primarily engaged in, or advises funds or other investment vehicles that are engaged in, making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course and whose managers have fiduciary duties to the third-party investors in such fund or investment vehicle independent of or in addition to their duties to Holdings or the Sponsor.

 

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Yield Protection and Taxes: The Senior Credit Documentation shall contain customary provisions (a) protecting the Lenders against increased costs or loss of yield resulting from changes in reserve, capital adequacy and other requirements of law (provided that (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), be deemed to constitute a change in requirements of law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued, or implemented but solely to the extent the relevant increased costs or loss of yield would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions), in each case, subject to customary limitations and exceptions (it being understood that requests for payments on account of increased costs resulting from market disruption shall be limited to circumstances generally affecting the banking market and when the Required Lenders have made a request therefor) and (b) indemnifying the Lenders for actual “breakage costs” incurred in connection with, among other things, any prepayment of a Eurodollar Loan on a day other than the last day of an interest period with respect thereto.

 

The Senior Credit Documentation shall contain a customary tax gross up and shall (a) contain provisions regarding the timing for asserting a claim in respect of yield protection and (b) require that each Lender asserting any such claim with respect to yield protection certify to the Borrower that it is generally requiring reimbursement for the relevant amounts from similarly situated borrowers under comparable syndicated credit facilities as a matter of policy.

 

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Expenses and Indemnification: The Borrower shall pay:

 

(a) if the Closing Date Occurs, all reasonable and documented out-of- pocket expenses of the Agent (in its capacity as such) and the Commitment Parties (in their capacity as such) incurred on or after the Closing Date within 30 days of a written demand therefor, together with reasonable backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request and the preparation, execution, delivery and administration of the Senior Credit Documentation and any amendment or waiver with respect thereto (but limited, (i) in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the actual reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to the Agent, one counsel to the Commitment Parties, taken as a whole and, and, if reasonably necessary, of one local counsel in any relevant material local jurisdiction to such persons, taken as a whole and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each group of similarly affected persons, taken as a whole and (ii) in the case of any other advisors and consultants, limited solely to advisors and consultants approved by you); and

 

(b) all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent and the Lenders within 30 days of a written demand therefor, together with backup documentation supporting such reimbursement request (but limited, (i) in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the actual reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of (A) one counsel to the Agent, (B) one counsel to the Lenders, taken as a whole, (C) if necessary, of one local counsel in any relevant material jurisdiction to such persons, taken as a whole and (D) to the extent of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel to each group of similarly affected persons, taken as a whole and (ii) in the case of any other advisors and consultants, limited solely to advisors and consultants approved by you (unless a payment or bankruptcy event of default has occurred and is continuing)) in connection with the enforcement of, or preservation of rights under, the Senior Credit Documentation.

 

The Agent, the Lead Arranger and the Lenders (and their respective affiliates and controlling persons (and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives and each other person controlling any of the foregoing) (each, a “protected person”) will be indemnified for and held harmless against, any actual losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the actual reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all protected persons taken as a whole and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel to all affected protected persons taken as a whole, and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel in any relevant material jurisdiction to all protected persons, taken as a whole), in each case, on customary terms, and in each case except to the extent they arise from (a) the gross negligence, fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct of, or material breach of the Senior Credit Documentation (to the extent not resulting from or in response to a material breach by a Loan Party of its obligations under the Senior Credit Documentation) by, such protected person, in each case as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or (b) any dispute solely among the protected persons (other than any claims against a protected person in its capacity as an Agent or Lead Arranger) that does not arise out of any act or omission of Holdings, the Borrower, or any of their respective affiliates.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, each protected person shall be obligated to refund and return any and all amounts paid by the Borrower to such protected person for fees, expenses or damages to the extent such protected person is not entitled to payment of such amounts in accordance with the terms hereof, as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

None of the protected persons, Holdings or any of its affiliates or the respective directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors or other representatives of any of the foregoing shall be liable for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in connection with the Senior Credit Facilities (including the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Senior Credit Facilities) or the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, that nothing contained in this sentence shall limit the indemnification obligations to the extent set forth hereinabove to the extent such special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages are included in any third party claim in connection with which such protected person is entitled to indemnification hereunder.

 

Governing Law and Forum: New York; provided, that, notwithstanding the governing law provisions of the Senior Credit Documentation, it is understood and agreed that (a) the interpretation of the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” (and whether or not a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred), (b) the accuracy of any Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations and whether as a result of any inaccuracy thereof you or your applicable affiliate have the right or would have the right (without regard to any notice requirement but taking into account any applicable cure provisions) to terminate your obligations (or to refuse to consummate the Merger) under the Merger Agreement and (c) the determination of whether the Acquisition has been consummated in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement and, in any case, claims or disputes arising out of any such interpretation or determination or any aspect thereof shall, in each case, be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
   
Counsel to Left Lead Arranger: Jones Day

 

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ANNEX I TO EXHIBIT B

 

INTEREST AND CERTAIN FEES

 

Interest Rate Options: The Borrower may elect that the Loans comprising each borrowing bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (a) the ABR (as defined below) plus the Applicable Margin (as defined below) or (b) the Eurodollar Rate (as defined below) plus the Applicable Margin.

 

As used herein:

 

ABR” means the highest of (a) the rate of interest publicly announced by the Agent as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York City (the “Prime Rate”), (b) the federal funds effective rate from time to time plus 0.50% per annum and (c) the 1-month Published LIBOR Rate (as defined below) plus 1.00% per annum.

 

ABR Loans” means Loans bearing interest based upon the ABR. ABR Loans will be made available on same day notice, subject to agreed dollar limitations.

 

Applicable Margin” means, with respect to Revolving Loans and Senior Term Loans, initially, 6.00% per annum in the case Eurodollar Loans and 5.00% per annum in the case ABR Loans. From and after the delivery of the compliance certificate accompanying the financial statements for the period ending on the last day of the fourth full fiscal quarter ending after the Closing Date, the Applicable Margin with respect to Revolving Loans and Senior Term Loans shall be based on First Lien Leverage Ratio in accordance with the pricing grid set forth below:

 

First Lien Leverage Ratio Eurodollar Loans ABR Loans
Greater than 7.00:1.00 6.00% 5.00%
Less than or equal to 7.00:1.00 but greater than or equal to 6.50:1.00 5.50% 4.50%
Less than 6.50:1.00 5.25% 4.25%

 

 

Eurodollar Rate” means the higher of (a) the rate for eurodollar deposits for a period equal to 1, 3, 6, or, if available to all relevant affected Lenders, 12 months or a shorter period (as selected by the Borrower and available for all relevant Lenders) appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or otherwise on the Reuters screen) (the “Published LIBOR Rate”) (as adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for eurocurrency liabilities) and (b) 0.75% per annum; provided, that the Senior Credit Documentation will contain provisions usual and customary for facilities of this type with respect to the selection of a successor LIBOR in the event LIBOR becomes unavailable or is otherwise discontinued.

 

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  Eurodollar Loans” means Loans bearing interest based upon the Eurodollar Rate.
   
Interest Payment Dates: In the case of ABR Loans, quarterly in arrears.
   
  In the case of Eurodollar Loans, on the last day of each relevant interest period and, in the case of any interest period longer than three months, on each successive date three months after the first day of such interest period.
   
Revolving Facility Commitment Fee: The Borrower shall pay a commitment fee (the “Revolving Facility Commitment Fee”) calculated at a rate per annum equal to 0.50% on the average daily unused portion of the commitments of non-defaulting Revolving Lenders, payable quarterly in arrears. Following delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, the Revolving Facility Commitment Fee shall be subject to one step-down to 0.375% based on First Lien Leverage Ratio level set at a level to be mutually agreed.

 

Letter of Credit Fees: The Borrower shall pay a fee on all outstanding Letters of Credit at a per annum rate equal to the Applicable Margin then in effect with respect to Eurodollar Loans under the Revolving Facility on the face amount of each such Letter of Credit. Such fee shall be shared ratably among the Revolving Lenders, and shall be payable quarterly in arrears.

 

A fronting fee in an amount equal to 0.125% per annum (or such other lower amount as charged by the applicable Issuing Lender) on the then- available face amount of each Letter of Credit shall be payable quarterly in arrears to the relevant Issuing Lender for its own account. In addition, the Borrower shall pay customary issuance and administration fees to the relevant Issuing Lender.

 

Default Rate: At any time when a payment event of default (with respect to any principal, interest or fees) or bankruptcy event of default under the Senior Credit Facilities has occurred and is continuing, the relevant overdue amounts owed to non-defaulting Lenders shall bear interest, to the fullest extent permitted by law, at 2.00% per annum above the rate then borne by (in the case of principal) such borrowings or (in the case of interest) the borrowings to which such overdue amount relates.

 

Rate and Fee Basis: All per annum rates shall be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days (or 365/366 days, in the case of ABR Loans the interest payable on which is then based on the Prime Rate) for actual days elapsed.

 

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EXHIBIT C

 

CONDITIONS

 

The availability and initial funding of the Senior Credit Facilities shall be subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by the Commitment Parties) of solely the following conditions applicable thereto (subject to the Certain Funds Provision). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Commitment Letter to which this Exhibit C is attached or on Exhibits A and B (including the Annexes thereto) attached thereto.

 

(1) (a) Each Loan Party shall have executed and delivered the relevant Senior Credit Documentation to which it is party and (b) the Commitment Parties shall have received (the deliverables set forth below, collectively, the “Closing Deliverables”):

 

(x) customary secretary’s and public official’s certificates, borrowing notices, legal opinions, corporate documents and resolutions/evidence of authority for the Loan Parties; and

 

(y) a certificate of the chief financial officer (or other officer with reasonably equivalent responsibilities) of the Borrower in the form attached as Annex I hereto, certifying that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, after giving effect to the Transactions, are solvent.

 

(2) The Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct to the extent required by the Certain Funds Provision and the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any such representation and warranty that is qualified by or subject to a “material adverse effect”, “material adverse change” or similar term or qualification, in all respects) on and as of the Closing Date; provided, that (a) in the case of any Specified Representation and/or Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations which expressly relates to a given date or period, such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the respective date or for the respective period, as the case may and (b) to the extent that any Specified Representation is subject to a “material adverse effect”, “material adverse change” or similar term or qualification the definition thereof shall be the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” (as defined below).

 

(3) Prior to or substantially concurrently with the funding of the initial borrowings under the Senior Credit Facilities, the Borrower shall have received the Equity Contribution (to the extent not otherwise applied).

 

(4) Substantially concurrently with the funding of the initial borrowings under the Senior Credit Facilities, the Merger shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement without giving effect to any amendments or modifications to the provisions thereof or express waivers or consents thereto by the Borrower that, in each case, are materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties without the consent of the Commitment Parties, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed (it being understood and agreed that (i) any of the following decreases in the consideration for the Merger shall be deemed not to be materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties; (x) decreases pursuant to any purchase price or similar adjustment provisions set forth in the Merger Agreement, as in effect on the date hereof (y) decreases of less than ten percent (10%) in the aggregate and (z) decreases to the extent they are applied first, to reduce the Equity Contribution to a percentage not less than the minimum percentage set forth in clause (b) of Exhibit A and second, to reduce the amount of the Senior Term Facility and the Equity Contribution on a pro rata basis, (ii) any increase in the consideration for the Merger shall be deemed not to be materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties so long as funded with proceeds of common equity or preferred equity that does not constitute “disqualified stock” in a manner consistent with the terms of the Senior Credit Documentation, the Permitted Initial Revolving Borrowing or cash on hand at the Target and (iii) any adverse modification to the definition of Company Material Adverse Effect without the prior written consent of the Commitment Parties (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Commitment Parties); provided that in each case the Commitment Parties shall be deemed to have consented to such modification, amendment, waiver or consent unless they shall object thereto within 5 business days of receipt of written notice of such modification, amendment, consent or waiver.

 

 

 

 

(5) [Reserved].

 

(6) The Commitment Parties shall have received, (a) the audited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its subsidiaries for the years ended January 31, 2021 and January 31, 2020, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the years ended January 31, 2021 and January 31, 2020 and (b)(i) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of earnings and retained earnings and cash flows as of April 30, 2021 and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than a fiscal quarter that is a fiscal year-end) ending more than 45 days prior to the Closing Date. The Commitment Parties acknowledge receipt of the financial statements described in clauses (a) and (b)(i) above.

 

(7) Since the date of the Merger Agreement, no Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred. As used herein, “Company Material Adverse Effect” means a “Company Material Adverse Effect” as defined in the Merger Agreement.

 

(8) Subject to the Certain Funds Provision, all documents and instruments necessary create and to perfect the Agent’s security interests (subject to liens permitted under the Senior Credit Documentation) in the Collateral under the Senior Credit Facilities shall have been executed (to the extent applicable) and delivered to the Agent and, if applicable, be in proper form for filing.

 

(9) All (a) fees required to be paid on the Closing Date pursuant to the Fee Letter and (b) expenses required to be paid on the Closing Date pursuant to the Commitment Letter in the case of this clause (b), to the extent invoiced at least three (3) business days prior to the Closing Date (the “Invoice Date”) or such later date to which the Borrower may agree, shall, in each case, have been paid (which amounts may be offset against the proceeds of the Senior Credit Facilities).

 

(10) The Agent and the Commitment Parties shall have received, at least three business days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities with respect to the Loan Parties under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, that has been reasonably requested by the Initial Lender in writing at least 10 business days in advance of the Closing Date.

 

 

 

 

ANNEX I TO EXHIBIT C

 

FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

 

[_], 2020

 

This Solvency Certificate (this “Certificate”) is being executed and delivered pursuant to Section [      ] of that certain [      ], (the “Credit Agreement”). Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this certificate shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

 

The undersigned, the [Chief Financial Officer/equivalent officer] of the Borrower, in such capacity and not in an individual capacity (and without personal liability), hereby certifies, and based upon facts and circumstances as they exist as of the date hereof (and disclaiming any responsibility for changes in such fact and circumstances after the date hereof), as follows on behalf of the Borrower:

 

(1) I am generally familiar with the businesses, financial position and assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, and am duly authorized to execute this Certificate on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement; and

 

(2) As of the date hereof and after giving effect to the Transactions and the incurrence of the indebtedness and obligations being incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement and the Transactions, that, (i) the sum of the debt (including contingent liabilities) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, does not exceed the fair value (on a going concern basis) of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis; (ii) the capital of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is not unreasonably small in relation to the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, contemplated as of the date hereof; (iii) the present fair saleable value (on a going concern basis) of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, as they become absolute and matured in the ordinary course of business; and (iv) the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, do not intend to incur, or believe that they will incur, debts (including current obligations and contingent liabilities) beyond their ability to pay such debt as they mature in the ordinary course of business. For purposes hereof, the amount of any contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

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  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Solvency Certificate on the date first written above.
   
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  By:
   
  Name:
   
  Title: [Chief Financial Officer/equivalent officer]

 

 

 

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Confidential Information has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission, because it is (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed. Omitted portions are indicated in this presentations with redactions. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to this omitted information. Morgan Stanley Valuation Materials Underlying Fairness Opinion Project Annie June 25, 2021 Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Current Final Proposal 6/24/2021 6/18/2021 Share Price ($) $73.63 $87.50 (x) Fully Diluted Shares (MM) 22.3 22.3 Fully Diluted Equity Value $1,640 $1,954 (+) Debt 15 15 (-) Cash (153) (153) Fully Diluted Aggregate Value $1,501 $1,816 Revenue Multiple Metric CY2021E Street Case $335 4.5x 5.4x CY2021E Management Case $336 4.5x 5.4x Revenue Multiple CY2022E Street Case $363 4.1x 5.0x CY2022E Management Case $373 4.0x 4.9x Implied Price Premia Premium to Current $73.63 19% Premium to 30-Day Average $71.82 22% Premium to 90-Day Average $70.36 24% Premium to LTM High $79.00 11% Premium to 1-year Average $57.42 52% Notes 1. Provided herein is a brief summary of complex provisions. Counsel to the Special Committee to provide a full review of Merger Agreement and related documents. This summary is of only certain selected proposed transaction terms as set forth in the draft Merger Agreement, dated as of June [], 2021 and is not intended to be a complete description of the transaction terms. Terms may change due to ongoing negotiations. 2. Market data as of 6/24/2021 3. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 4. Current Price reflects Class A share price; Equity Value calculation applies one share price to all Class A and Class B shares; current Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 5. Common shares outstanding as of 5/31/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q; RSUs, PSUs, and SARs outstanding as of 6/9/2021 per Company management; cash and debt balances as of 4/30/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q (debt balance includes note payable for FTZ Corp acquisition); cash balance excludes impact from dividend declared on 6/22/2021 and payable on 7/13/2021 6. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021; Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates as of 6/24/2021 2 Overview of Thoma Bravo Proposal Summary of Proposal (1) Transaction Summary $MM, except per share prices and where noted Key Terms Description Price • $87.50 per share Form of Consideration • All cash; equivalent Merger Consideration for Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock Announcement Timing • Announce transaction [on or before June 30] Treatment of Equity Compensation Awards • Vested SARs, RSUs, and PSUs are cashed-out • Unvested SARs, RSUs, and PSUs are assumed by the buyer and paid out in cash at the transaction price according to existing vesting schedule Rollover Shares • [TBU – up to $300mm] Financing • Debt and equity commitment letters, with limited guaranty by Thoma Bravo fund Certain Conditions to Close • Stockholder approval • No injunctions or restraints • Regulatory approval • Accuracy of reps and warranties subject to customary materiality standards • Absence of a Material Adverse Effect, subject to customary exceptions Termination Right • Customary termination rights, including to accept "superior proposal" subject to payment by Company of a termination fee (see below) Termination Fee • [Parent liability limitation to be an amount equal to Parent Termination Fee] • [Parent Termination Fee to be an amount equal to 5.0% of the Company’s equity value] • [Company Termination Fee to be an amount equal to 3.25% of the Company’s equity value] (4) (4) Morgan Stanley

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Confidential Information has been omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission, because it is (i) not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publidy disclosed. Omitted portions are indicated in this presentations with redactions. Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to this omitted information. Morgan Stanley Snapshot of Process Considered I - -- El - I THOMABRAVO - Contacted - Engaged - I THOMABRAVO ------------ - Passed/Dropped Note Greyscale logos indicate partner has proceeded to next stage of funnel or dropped/passed PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision - Proposals Received - II THOMABRAVO - - - - - 3

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Morgan Stanley Annie Share Price Performance Last 18 Months Annie Share Price Performance Last 18 Months $90 Final Proposal: $87.50 $80 $70 $60 $53.68 5/27/2020 FQ1 2021 earnings - Revenue in-line with street - Subscription revenue slightly below guidance - Significant EBT miss vs. street 3/18/2020 FQ4 2020 earnings $50 $40 $30 $20 Dec-19 - Revenue in-line with street - 3% subscription revenue miss vs. guidance - S91ificant EBT beat vs. street Mar-20 Source: Capital IQ, Company Filings, Press Releases Notes 1. Mar1<et data as of 6/24/2021 PROJECT ANNIE Jun-20 11/24/2020 FQ3 2021 earnings - 3% revenue beat vs. street - 4 % subscription revenue beat vs. guidance - Si!Jiificant EBT beat vs. street 8/2612020 FQ2 2021 earnings - 1% revenue beat vs. street - Subscription revenue in-line with guidance - Significant EBT beat vs. street Sep-20 Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Annie Class A Share Price Trading Statistics Last 30 Days Last 90 Days Last 1 Year Last 18 Months High Average Median $79.00 $71 .82 $72.68 $79.00 $70.36 $70.86 $79.00 $57.42 $62.42 $79.00 $53.36 $49.49 4/7/2021 Announcement of FTZ Acquisition 5126/2021 FQ1 2022 earnings - 5% revenue beat vs. street - 25% EBITDA beat vs. street Low $63.86 $59.98 $38.98 $30.31 3/24/2021 FQ4 2021 earnings - 6% revenue beat vs. street - 19% subscription revenue growth YoY - 17% EBITDA beat vs. street - 6% subs01'.)tion revenue growth YoY Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 - Class A Share Price - Class B Share Price Class A Volume 4

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Morgan Stanley Indexed Share Price Performance Last 18 Months Indexed Share Price Performance Indexed to 12/24/2019 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% (20%) (40%) (60%) Dec-19 Source: Capital IQ Notes Feb-20 Apr-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Sep-20 Nov-20 Jan-21 Feb-21 Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Apr-21 Jun-21 1. Mar1<et data as of 6/24/2021; Indexed to 12/24/2019 2. Annie price performance represents price of Class A shares 3. ERP Business Model Peers consist of Oracle, SAP, Sage - Annie - Global Supply Chain Peers 4. Financial Profile Peers consist of Alarm.com, GoDaddy, Zuora, New Relic, Vonage, Teradata, Yext, Box, 8x8, Vertex 5. Global Supply Chain Peers consist of Manhattan, Descartes, Kinaxis, E20pen, SPS - ERP Business Model Peers - Flnancial Profile Peers - NASDAQ Composite PROJECT ANNIE 5

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Morgan Stanley Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Software Multiples Are at All Time Highs, Despite Recent Volatility Company AV/ NTM Rev To~ 10 Software Snowflake 73.9x Zscaler 58.Gx Bill.com 56.Sx Cloudflare 48.3x CrowdStrike 38.1x Shopify 37.7x Datadog 33.4x Atlassian 29.3x MongoDB 28.Sx Okta 27.4x Median 37.9x Average 43.2x PROJECT ANNIE AV/ NTM Revenue Multiple 70x 60x 55.1x 50x 40x 30x 20x 12.6x 10x - / fl - - 0~ 68X _,_,-....._,,_..._.,w::t::'_ - - 3. 2x ...,.... - _ -I' 4:5xl2l ...:uaJ Ox ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~,~~,~~,~~,~~,~~,~~,~~,~~,~~, - All Software - Top 5 Software - Annie - - Average of All Software (1998 - 2014) - Average of All Software (2014 - ) Notes 1. Mar1<et data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/24/2021 2. Annie revenue multiple performance based on Class A shares 3. Annie metrics reflect multiples based on Thomson consensus estimates 4. AV/ Revenue multiple represents the average of the highest 5 and all AV/ NTM Revenue multiples on a given day. Exdudes Symantec for some periods due to distortionary effects 6

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Morgan Stanley Annie Historical AV/ NTM Revenue Multiples Last 3-Years 5.Sx 5.0x 4.Sx 4.0x 3.Sx 3.0x 2.Sx 2.0x 1.Sx 1.0x Jun-18 Sep-18 Dec-18 Source: Capital IQ, Thomson Consensus Estimates Notes 1. Mar1<et data as of 6/24/2021 Mar-19 2. Annie revenue multiple performance based on Class A shares PROJECT ANNIE Jun-19 Sep-19 Dec-19 Mar-20 Spot 30-0 90-0 180-0 1-Yr 2-Yr 3-Yr Jun-20 Average 4.5x 4.4x 4.4x 4.4x 3.6x 3.1x 3.0x Sep-20 Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision 0-0: 4.4x 180-0: 4.4x ------------- 1-Yr: 3.6x 2-Yr: 3.1x ------------- 3-Yr: 3.0x Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 7

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Street Case Management Case Premium to AV / Revenue AV / EBITDA AV / Revenue AV / EBITDA Price Current 30-Day Avg. LTM High 1-year Avg. Equity Value Agg. Value CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E Annie $73.63 $71.82 $79.00 $57.42 $1,640 $1,501 $335 / 9% $363 / 8% $36 / 11% $45 / 12% $336 / 9% $373 / 11% $37 / 11% $39 / 10% $73.63 0% 3% (7%) 28% $1,640 $1,501 4.5x 4.1x 42.2x 33.7x 4.5x 4.0x 41.1x 38.7x $80.00 9% 11% 1% 39% $1,784 $1,646 4.9x 4.5x 46.3x 36.9x 4.9x 4.4x 45.0x 42.5x $81.00 10% 13% 3% 41% $1,807 $1,668 5.0x 4.6x 46.9x 37.4x 5.0x 4.5x 45.6x 43.1x $82.00 11% 14% 4% 43% $1,830 $1,691 5.0x 4.7x 47.5x 37.9x 5.0x 4.5x 46.3x 43.6x $83.00 13% 16% 5% 45% $1,852 $1,714 5.1x 4.7x 48.2x 38.4x 5.1x 4.6x 46.9x 44.2x $84.00 14% 17% 6% 46% $1,875 $1,736 5.2x 4.8x 48.8x 38.9x 5.2x 4.7x 47.5x 44.8x $85.00 15% 18% 8% 48% $1,898 $1,759 5.2x 4.8x 49.4x 39.4x 5.2x 4.7x 48.1x 45.4x $86.00 17% 20% 9% 50% $1,920 $1,782 5.3x 4.9x 50.1x 39.9x 5.3x 4.8x 48.7x 46.0x $87.00 18% 21% 10% 52% $1,943 $1,804 5.4x 5.0x 50.7x 40.4x 5.4x 4.8x 49.4x 46.6x $87.50 19% 22% 11% 52% $1,954 $1,816 5.4x 5.0x 51.0x 40.7x 5.4x 4.9x 49.7x 46.9x $88.00 20% 23% 11% 53% $1,965 $1,827 5.5x 5.0x 51.3x 41.0x 5.4x 4.9x 50.0x 47.1x $89.00 21% 24% 13% 55% $1,988 $1,850 5.5x 5.1x 52.0x 41.5x 5.5x 5.0x 50.6x 47.7x $90.00 22% 25% 14% 57% $2,011 $1,872 5.6x 5.2x 52.6x 42.0x 5.6x 5.0x 51.2x 48.3x Annie Valuation Matrix Source: Company Filings, Company Projections, Capital IQ Notes 1. Market data as of 6/24/2021 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Current Price reflects Class A share price; Equity Value calculation applies one share price to all Class A and Class B shares; current Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 4. Common shares outstanding as of 5/31/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q; RSUs, PSUs, and SARs outstanding as of 6/9/2021 per Company management; cash and debt balances as of 4/30/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q (debt balance includes note payable for FTZ Corp acquisition); cash balance excludes impact from dividend declared on 6/22/2021 and payable on 7/13/2021 5. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021; Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates as of 6/24/2021 8 $MM unless noted otherwise Current Final Proposal (3) Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Standalone Plan Execution Considerations 9 • Cloud conversion opportunity – 2-4x subscription revenue uplift relative to maintenance revenue • Strong recurring revenue growth – 28%+ 5-yr CAGR – Migration, new logos, and 100%+ net retention driving continued sustainable growth • Product roadmap – Continued improvement of cloud product • Competitive positioning – Leading player in targeted global manufacturing ERP verticals – Improving pipeline and progress against competitors • New logo / customer adoption • Improving / holding net retention rates – Stability of the customer base – Reduction in churn – Increase in expansions • Profitability improvements – Ability to expand gross margin – Continued expense management • Continued competitive developments – Win-rates relative to SAP Key Positives Key Issues Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Description of Annie Financial Forecasts 10 Notes 1. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021; Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates as of 6/24/2021 Annie Street Case (2) SBC Annie Management Case (2) EBITDA Margin Revenue Overview Gross Margin Operating Expense (as % of Revenue) Operating Margin Tax Expense • EBITDA Margin slightly increases to 10.6% in CY2021E and up to 12.3% in CY2022E • Revenue growth reaccelerates to 8.9% in CY2021E and 8.5% in CY2022E after decrease of 0.9% in CY2020 • CY2021E – CY2022E projections from Wall Street Broker Research, calculated as mean of broker estimates • Gross Margin projected to be 59.8% and 60.3% in CY2021E and CY2022E, respectively • Operating Expense as a percent of revenue remains consistent from 52% in CY2020A to CY2021E and CY2022E • Operating Margin increases to 8.8% in CY2021E and to 10.4% in CY2022E • Effective tax rate increases to 12.5% in CY2021E and to 26.3% in CY2022E • SBC slightly increases to 4.8% of revenue in CY2021E and to 4.9% in CY2022E • EBITDA Margin increases to 10.9% in CY2021E and decreases slightly to 10.4% in CY2022E, approaching 20% in CY2026E • Revenue growth reaccelerates to 9.2% in CY2021E and continues growth to 21.0% in CY2026E • CY2021E – CY2026E projections provided by Annie management • Gross Margin increases slightly to 60.2% and reaches 62% in CY2026E • Operating Expense decreases to 51.7% of revenue in CY2021E and down to 42.5% in CY2026E • Operating Margin increases to 8.5% in CY2021E and reaches 19.5% in CY2026E • Effective tax rate increases to 45% in CY2021E stabilizes at 25% in later years • SBC slightly increases to 5.0% of revenue and comes down steadily to become 3.6% in CY2026E Morgan Stanley !=========================::::::: ::::========================~ !=========================::::::: ::::========================~ !=========================::::::: ~========================~ L--------------- :::========================::::::; !=========================::::::: ::::========================~ !=========================::::::: ::::========================~

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Morgan Stanley Comparison of Management Case vs. Street Case CY2018A - CY2026E Revenue $MM $333 CY2018A EBITDA $MM $26 $311 CY2019A $308 $335 CY2020A CY2021E $32 $37 $36 CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E $39 $707 _. .,,. .,,. $622 .,,.ff' $527 CY2025E $84 CY2026E $146 ,. " $107 Revenue Growth % (7%) CY2018A CY2019A EBITDA Margin % 9% CY2020A CY2021E 11% 11% 11% - 11% 8% CY2022E CY2023E 10% Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision 19% 21% --- 18% 13% CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E 21 % CY2018A CY2019A CY2020A CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2018A CY2019A CY2020A CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E ---•--- Street Case --♦-- Extrapolated Street Case Notes 1. Annie's FY(Jan) trea ted as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021; Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates as of 6/24/2021 -o,jea-- Management Case 3. Street case extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2023E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management on 6/24/2021 PROJECT ANNIE 11

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♦ ♦ ♦ Morgan Stanley Annie Valuation Summary Valuation Methodology Public Trading Comparables Revenue (CY21 E) Street: 3.0x - 6.0x CY21 E Revenue of $335MM Management: 3.0x - 6.0x CY21 E Revenue of $336MM Revenue (CY22E) Street: 3.0x - 5.5x CY22E Revenue of $363MM Management: 3.0x - 5.5x CY22E Revenue of $373MM EBITDA (CY21 E) Street: 15.0x - 30.0x CY21 E EBITDA of $36MM Management: 15.0x - 30.0x CY21 E EBITDA of $37MM EBITDA (CY22E) Street: 15.0x -25.0x CY22E EBITDA of $45MM Management: 15.0x - 25.0x CY22E EBITDA of $39MM Discounted Equity Value Revenue (CY23E); Discounted 2.0 Years 3.0x - 6.0x Street CY23E Revenue of $403MM 3.0x - 6.0x Management CY23E Revenue of $421 MM EBITDA (CY23E); Discounted 2.0 Years 15.0x - 30.0x Street CY23E EBITDA of $54MM 15.0x - 30.0x Management CY23E EBITDA of $53MM Discounted Cash Flow Analysis $30.73 $31.39 $36.76 $32.85 $38.76 $38.09 Implied Price per Share Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Current Price: $73.63 < 4I Final Proposal: $87.50 $51.73 $51.88 $55.49 $56.69 $54.48 $55.77 $56.59 $50.10 $53.37 $55.22 $53.68 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I $96.11 $96.41 $95.59 $97.79 $97.52 $101 .41 $89.45 $66.40 -- -------.------- $110.96 Street Case: 7.0% - 9.0% WACC; 2.0% - 3.0% PGR Management Case 7.0% - 9.0% WACC; 2.0% - 3.0% PGR Precedent Transaction Multiples 4.0x - 7.0x NTM Revenue $66.53 ■■•••■••••• $110.90 12.0x - 30.0x NTM EBITDA $25.94 ·-----■ $54.48 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1------f---------------------------- Reference Only Precedent Transaction Premia 1 4! 20% - 40% Premium to Unaffected 1-Day Spot 20% - 40% Premium to Unaffected 30-Day Average -15% - 18% Premium to Unaffected 52-Week High Historical Trading Range < 4> Last 30 Days Last 90 Days Last 365 Days Analyst Price Targets14l Range of Analyst Price Targets (Undiscounted) Range of Analyst Price Targets (Discounted 1-Year @ 81%) $0.00 PROJECT ANNIE Source: Company Filings, Company Projections, capital 10, Thomson Consensus Estimates Notes 1. Mal1<et data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/24/2021 $20.00 2. Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)); NTM period defined as CY2021E 3. Please refer to individual analyses for additional detail on specific assumptions used I $103.08 $100.55 $66.80 ---=------,-- $93.10 I I $86.19 $88.361 $63.8 :::: 6--==:t= ::::: $79.<.£) $59.98 $79.<fo $38.98 -------~■-- $79.<fl $75.ool - $81 00 $69.40 $75.88 $40.00 $60.00 $80.00 $100.00 $120.00 $140.00 4. Current Price reflects Class A share price; Current Annie Equity Value applies current Class A share poce to all Class A and Class B shares 12 5. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 6. Annie Street case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/24/2021 7. Public Trading Comparables ranges developed based on ERP business model peers and financial profile peers

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Morgan Stanley Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Comparable Company Operating Metric Benchmarking CY2021 E / CY2022E Operating Metrics Total Revenue $MM Revenue Growth % 11% 9% ,see'- «-' ,.-s ~.,~ t#' CY21E Median 32,569 CY22E Median 33,812 43.213 33.812 41.334 32,569 CY21E Median: 1% CY22E Median: 4% 4% 1% (3'!6) Cf',p, ~ ~ CY21 E Median 690 CY22E Median 754 CY21E Median 10% CY22E Median 11 % 19% CY21 E Median: 373 CY22E Median 413 CY21 E Median: 13% CY22E Median: 11% 28% Source: Company Fi ings, Company Projections, Capital 10, Thomson Consensus Estimates, Wall Street Broker Research Notes 1. Mar1<et data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/24/2021 2. Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 3. Current Annie Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 4. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 5. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/24/2021 6. EBITDA muttiples greater than 50.0x slloWn as N.M. PROJECT ANNIE 1111 1111 Annie ■ / CY21 E / CY22E 11111 Global Supply ERP Business Model Peers 1111 Financial Profile Peers Chain Peers N.A. 11% 13

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Morgan Stanley Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Comparable Company Operating Metric Benchmarking CY2021 E / CY2022E Operating Metrics Gross Margin % EBITDA Margin % CY21E Median 81% CY22E Median 80% 93'!6 93'!6 CY21 E Median 33% CY22E Median 33% CY21 E Median 65% CY22E Median 66% CY21E Median 15% CY22E Median 16% O'l6 CY21 E Median: 67% CY22E Median 69% 4 1% 42% CY21 E Median 28% CY22E Median 29% Source: Company Fi ings, Company Projections, Capital 10, Thomson Consensus Estimates, Wall Street Broker Research Notes 1. Mar1<et data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/24/2021 2. Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 3. Current Annie Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 4. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 5. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/24/2021 6. EBITDA muttiples greater than 50.0x slloWn as N.M. PROJECT ANNIE 1111 1111 Annie ■ / CY21 E / CY22E 11111 Global Supply ERP Business Model Peers 1111 Financial Profile Peers Chain Peers 14

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Morgan Stanley Comparable Company Trading Metric Benchmarking CY2021 E / CY2022E Trading Multiples AV/ Revenue X AV /EBITDA X 42.2x 41.l x 38.7x CY21 E Median 5.7x CY22E Median 5.5x CY21E Median 17.1x CY22E Median 16.6x N.M. N.M. N.M. N.M. N.M. N.M. N.M. N.M. Source: Company Fi ings, Company Projections, Capital 1 0 , Thomson Consensus Estimates, Wall Street Broker Research Notes 1. Mar1<et data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/24/2021 CY21E Median: 5.8x CY22E Median: 5.1x CY21E Median: 23.3x CY22E Median: 20.9x 47.lx 14.3x N.M. N.M. N.M. Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision CY21E Median: 13.5x CY22E Median: 10.5x CY21E Median: 33.5x CY22E Median: 29.6x 49.4x 2. Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 3. Current Annie Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 4. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 5. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/24/2021 1111 1111 Annie ■ / CY21 E / CY22E 11111 Global Supply ERP Business Model Peers 1111 Financial Profile Peers Chain Peers 6. EBITDA muttiples greater than 50.0x slloWn as N.M. PROJECT ANNIE 15

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Morgan Stanley Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Discounted Equity Valuation - Revenue Based CY2023E Revenue DEV Discounted to 6/30/2021 Using 8.1 % Cost of Equity $MM, except where noted Cost of Equity Assumptions Market Risk Premium 6.0% Risk Free Rate 1.5% Barra Predicted Beta 1.09 Cost of Equity 8.1% Example Implied Share Price Calculation 1111¥1fii CY2023E $403 $421 Revenue FWd Mui iple 4 5x 4.5x Future AV $1,813 $1,896 (June 2023) Plus: Net Gash $224 $219 Future EV $2,037 $2,115 (June 2023) Future FDSO 23.1 23.1 (June 2023) Future Share $88.11 $91.46 1 Price Discounted 20 Years at 8.1% Cost of Equity Present $75.45 $78.31 I Share Price PROJECT ANNIE Discounted Equity Value CY2023E Revenue % Growth Street Case $403 10.8% $421 13.1% Implied Future Share Price (June 2023) Discounted Future Share Price Street Case Mgmt Case Street Case Mgmt Case CY2023E Revenue $403 $421 3.0x $62.32 $64.49 $53.37 $55.22 3.5x $70.92 $73.48 $60.73 $62.92 Q) Q. ~ 4.0x $79.51 $82.47 $68.09 $70.62 ::::, :ii: 'E 4.5x $88.11 $91 .46 $75.45 $78.31 «I ~ 0 5.0x $96.70 $100.45 $82.80 $86.01 u. 5.5x $105.29 $109.44 $90.16 $93.71 6.0x $113.89 $11 8.43 $97.52 $101.41 Notes 1. Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 6. Assumes current debt outstanding is not paid down in forecast period 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/612021 3. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/24/2021 4. Discounted with 8.1% cost of equity based on 1.09 predicted Barra Beta; 6% mar1<et risk premium; 1 5% risk-free rate 5. Projected share count based on annual basic share increase of 1.7%, based on histOfical share increases, with current options and RSUs/PSUs outstanding and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management 7. For Management case, future net cash assumes CQ2-04 ofCY21E cash flow plus CY22E cash flow plus CQ1-Q2 of CY23E cash flow are added to current cash balance 8. For Street Case, future net cash assumes CQ2-04 of CY21 E cash flow plus CY22E cash flow plus CQ1-Q2 of CY23E cash flow are added to current cash balance; cash flow for all periods calculated based on EBITDA to FCF conversion from Management Case 9. Street Case extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2023E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management on 6/24/2021 16

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Morgan Stanley Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Discounted Equity Valuation - EBITDA Based CY2023E EBITDA DEV Discounted to 6/30/2021 Using 8.1 % Cost of Equity $MM, except where noted Cost of Equity Assumptions Market Risk Premium 6.0% Risk Free Rate 1.5% Barra Predicted Beta 1.09 Cost of Equity 8.1% Example Implied Share Price Calculation 1111¥1fii CY2023E $54 $53 EBITDA FWd Mui iple 25.0x 25.0x Future AV $1,359 $1,329 (June 2023) Plus: Net Gash $224 $219 Future EV $1,582 $1,547 (June 2023) Future FDSO 23.1 23.0 (June 2023) Future Share $68.51 $67.23 1 Price Discounted 20 Years at 8.1% Cost of Equity Present $58.67 $57.57 1 Share Price PROJECT ANNIE Discounted Equity Value CY2023E EBITDA % Margin Street Case $54 13.5% Implied Future Share Price (June 2023) $53 12.6% Discounted Future Share Price Street Case Mgmt Case Street Case Mgmt Case CY2023E EBITDA $54 $53 15.0x $45.26 $44.48 $38.76 $38.09 Q) Q. ~ 20.0x $56.92 $55.89 $48.74 $47.86 ::::, :ii: 'E «I Discounted 2.0 Years at ~ 0 25.0x $68.51 $67.23 I 8.1 % CJ~~t of..ollllllllllll ··:.. $58.67 $57.57 u. 30.0x $80.11 $78.56 $68.59 $67.28 Notes 1. Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/612021 3. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/24/2021 4. Discounted with 8.1% cost of equity based on 1.09 predicted Barra Beta; 6% mar1<et risk premium; 1 5% risk-free rate 5. Projected share count based on annual basic share increase of 1.7%, based on histOfical share increases, with current options and RSUs/PSUs outstanding and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management 6. Assumes current debt outstanding is not paid down in forecast period 7. For Management case, future net cash assumes CQ2-04 ofCY21E cash flow plus CY22E cash flow plus CQ1-Q2 of CY23E cash flow are added to current cash balance 8. For Street Case, future net cash assumes CQ2-04 of CY21 E cash flow plus CY22E cash flow plus CQ1-Q2 of CY23E cash flow are added to current cash balance; cash flow for all periods calculated based on EBITDA to FCF conversion from Management Case 9. Street Case extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2023E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management on 6/24/2021 17

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Morgan Stanley Revenue Growth and EBITDA Margin Assumptions Street Case Extrapolations Approved for Use by Morgan Stanley by Annie Management Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Management Case Extrapolations Approved for Use by Morgan Stanley by Annie Management 9.2% 8.9% CY2021E 10.9% 10.6% CY2021E 18.9% 16.6% _ 16.6% 21 0% 13.1% ----"' :.:-------,,. 12 2% 101 8% ----,>---------, ----- 18'0% -------t> ______ _ _ ____ ____ ;~ 7.9% ---------'"' ----- 13.2% 15.6% 14.4% ---1: :.:.:.:.:.:.:.-:.-:, ''- 3.5% k 10.8% 10.8% ,,.. ...... ____ 0 8., % 7.1% I I I I I I I I ' CY2022E 10:4% I I I I I I CY2022E CY2023E CY2023E 3.5% CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E 21 60/ 22 0% 20,6% 20.9% 21.3% . /O • 18.1% ----------0---------1>--------:.:H=====•···-<> 15 50, ,..,,_ _____ ...,., ---'~---------,>-------- 20 80 22.0% • 10 >)------- ,,-- 0 • 1/o ____ ')---------""I 18 4o/c 19.6 1/o ----- " 1711°/c . 0 15.9% 0 CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Source: Management Financials, Wall Street Broker Research Notes -0- Street Case --<>-- Extrapolated Street Case 1. Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 416/2021 3. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/24/2021 -0- Management Case --<>-• Extrapolated Management Case 4. Extrapolated figures highlighted by dashed lines PROJECT ANNIE 18

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Morgan Stanley Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Discounted Cash Flow Analysis - L ~!r~~t~~- ~~] 7.0% - 9.0% WACC, 2.0% - 3.0% PGR Free Cash Flow Build Street Case Extrapolations Approved for Use by Morgan Stanley by Annie Management < 2> CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Revenue $335 $363 $403 $456 $527 $622 $712 $788 $844 $874 Revenue Growth % 8.9% 8.5% 10.8% 13.2% 15.6% 18.0% 14.4% 10.8% 7.1% 3.5% EBIT 29 38 47 59 76 98 121 145 166 184 % Margin 8.8% 10.4% 11.7% 13.0% 14.4% 15.7% 17.0% 18.3% 19.7% 21 .0% ( + ) D&A 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 % of Revenue 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% EBITDA (Unburdened by SBC) $36 $45 $54 $67 $84 $107 $131 S154 S176 $192 % Margin 10.6% 12.3% 13.5% 14.7% 15.9% 17.1% 18.4% 19.6% 20.8% 22.0% ( - ) SBC (Cash-equivalent Cost) (16) (18) (18) (21) (24) (28) (32) (35) (38) (39) % of Revenue 4.8% 4.9% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% ( - ) Taxes (2) (5) (7) (10) (13) (17) (22) (27) (32) (36) Implied% Tax Rate 12.5% 26.3% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% ( - ) Capital Expenditure (3) (4) (7) (8) (8) (9) (9) (10) (9) (9) % of Revenue 0.9% 1.1% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% (+ I - ) Decrease (Increase) in NWC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 % of Change in Revenue 3.2% 3.4% 2.7% 2.2% 1.8% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% uFCF (Burdened by SBC) $16 $19 $23 $30 $40 $54 $68 $83 $97 $109 % of Revenue 4.7% 5.1% 5.7% 6.6% 7.6% 8.6% 9.6% 10.5% 11.5% 12.4% Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Discount Rate 7.0% 8.0% 9.0% Perpetual Growth Rate 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% Present Value of: CY2021E- CY2030E Cash Flows $352 $352 $352 $334 $334 $334 $316 $316 $316 Undiscounted Tenninal Value 2,200 2,455 2,772 1,838 2,014 2,225 1,578 1,708 1,858 PV of Terminal Value 1,193 1,331 1,503 917 1,005 1,11 0 725 785 854 Aggregate Value $1 ,545 $1,683 $1,855 $1,251 $1,338 $1,444 $1,042 $1,101 $1,171 (+)Net Cash $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 ( + ) PV of NOLs $7 $7 $7 $7 $7 $7 $7 $7 $7 Equity Value $1 ,696 $1,834 $2,006 $1,402 $1,490 $1,595 $1,193 $1,252 $1,322 Diluted Shares 22.37 22.40 22.43 22.29 22.32 22.35 22.22 22.24 22.27 Price I Share $75.80 $81.87 $89.45 $62.87 $66.73 $71.37 $53.68 $56.30 $59.35 Premium I (Discount) to Unaffected 3% 11% 21% (15%) (9%) (3%) (27%) (24%) (19%) % of Aggregate Value CY2021E- CY2030E Cash Flows 22.8% 20.9% 19.0% 26.7% 24.9% 23.1% 30.4% 28.7% 27.0% PV of Terminal Value 77.2% 79.1% 81 .0% 73.3% 75.1% 76.9% 69.6% 71.3% 73.0% Implied Terminal Value / NTM Revenue 2.5x 2.7x 3.1x 2.1x 2.2x 2.5x 1.8x 1.9x 2.1x Implied Terminal Value / NTM EBITDA 11.2x 12.5x 14.0x 9.4x 10.2x 11.2x 8.0x 8.7x 9.4x Notes : PROJECT ANNIE 1. Assumes valuation date of &30/2021: OCF reflects cash flows beginning in CQ3 2021: Annie·s FY(Jan) treated as CY (Dec ) of previous year (e.g. FY22(J an) = CY21 (Dec)) 19 2. Annie Stree t Case calcutated as mean of broker estimates. as of 6/24/2021: Stree t Case extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley begim ing in CY2023E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management on 6124/2021 3. Discounted with 8.1)% W~hted Average Cost d Capital based on 1.09 prediaed Barra Beta: 6% market risk premium: 1.5" risk-free rate 4. Basic share count as of C01 2021 is ina-eased by prorated 1.7" aMual increase, based on historical share increases, with current options and RSUs/PSUs outstanding as reviewed and apprCNed for use by ~an Stanl ey by Company management 5. For Street Case. 6/3tv2021 net cash assumes CO2 of CY21 E cash flow is added 10 current cash balanoe: cash flow for all periods calculated based on EBITDA to FCF conversion from Management Case: Assumes current debt outstanding is not paid down in forecast period 6. Street Case net worblg capital assumptions based on Management Case extrapolations

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Morgan Stanley -----------------------, Discounted Cash Flow Analysis - L ~~!l _ c!g_~~~- Q~ -9~~~ -: 7.0% - 9.0% WACC, 2.0% - 3.0% PGR Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Free Cash Flow Build Management Case Extrapolations Approved for Use by Annie Mgmt < 2> CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Revenue $336 $373 $421 $491 $584 $707 $824 $924 $997 $1 ,032 Revenue Growth % 9.2% 10.8% 13.1% 16.6% 18.9% 21.0% 16.6% 12.2% 7.9% 3.5% EBIT 29 31 45 68 101 138 164 188 206 217 % Margin 8.5% 8.3% 10.7% 13.9% 17.3% 19.5% 19.9% 20.3% 20.6% 21 .0% ( + ) D&A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 % of Revenue 2.3% 2.1% 1.9% 1.6% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% EBITDA (Unburdened by SBC) $37 $39 $53 $76 $109 S146 $173 $197 S216 S227 % Margin 10.9% 10.4% 12.6% 15.5% 18.7% 20.6% 20.9% 21.3% 21 .6% 22.0% ( - ) SBC (Cash-equivalent Cost) (17) (17) (19) (21) (23) (25) (30) (33) (36) (37) % of Revenue 5.0% 4.7% 4.6% 4.4% 4.0% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% ( - ) Taxes (5) (4) (7) (12) (20) (29) (34) (39) (43) (46) Implied% Tax Rate 45.3% 27.9% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% ( - ) Capital Expenditure (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (8) (9) (10) (10) % of Revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% ( + / - ) Decrease (Increase) in NWC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 % of Change in Revenue 3.0% 2.6% 2.1% 1.6% 1.4% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% uFCF (Burdened by SBC) S12 S15 S25 $41 $64 $90 $102 S1 16 S128 $135 % of Revenue 3.6% 4.1% 5.9% 8.3% 11.0% 12.7% 12.4% 12.6% 12.8% 13.0% Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Discount Rate 7.0% 8.0% 9.0% Perpetual Growth Rate 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% Present Value of: CY2021E- CY2030E Cash Flows $477 $477 $477 $451 $451 $451 $428 $428 $428 Undiscounted Tenninal Value 2,727 3,043 3,437 2,278 2,497 2,759 1,956 2,117 2,304 PV of Terminal Value 1,479 1,650 1,864 1,137 1,246 1,377 899 973 1,059 Aggregate Value $1,955 $2,127 $2,340 $1,588 $1,697 $1,828 $1,327 $1,401 $1,487 (+)Net Cash $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 ( + ) PV of NOLs $11 $1 1 $11 $11 $11 $11 $1 1 $11 $1 1 Equity Value $2,111 $2,282 $2,496 $1,744 $1,853 $1,983 $1,482 $1,556 $1,642 Diluted Shares 22.45 22.47 22.49 22.38 22.40 22.43 22.32 22.34 22.36 Price / Share $94.04 $101.57 $1 10.96 $77.90 $82.69 $88.44 $66.40 $69.65 $73.43 Premium I (Discount) to Unaffected 28% 38% 51% 6% 12% 20% (10%) (5%) (0%) % of Aggregate Value CY2021E- CY2030E Cash Flows 24.4% 22.4% 20.4% 28.4% 26.6% 24.7% 32.2% 30.5% 28.8% PV of Terminal Value 75.6% 77.6% 79.6% 71.6% 73.4% 75.3% 67.8% 69.5% 71 .2% Implied Terminal Value / NTM Revenue 2.6x 2.9x 3.2x 2.2x 2.4x 2.6x 1.9x 2.0x 2.2x Implied Terminal Value / NTM EBITDA 11.8x 13.1x 14.7x 9.8x 10.7x 11.8x 8.4x 9.1x 9.9x PROJECT ANNIE Notes : 20 1. Assumes valuation date of 6/30/2021: OCF reflects cash flows begrlning in CQ3 2021; Anni e's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Oec) of previous year (e.g . FY22(Jan) = CY21(0ec)) 2. Management Case received from Company oo 416f2021. Extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley begim ing in CY2027E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company on 6/24/2021 3. Discounted with 8.1)% We,ijghted Average Cost d Capital based on 1.09 predicted Barra Beta: 6% mart.et rislt p-emium: 1.5% risk-free rate 4 . Basic share count as of C01 2021 is ina-eased by prorated 1.7% aMual increase, based on historical share increases, with current options and RSUs/PSUs outstanding as reviewed and apprCNed for use by ~an Stanl ey by Company management 5. For Management Case. 6130l2021 net cash assumes CO2 of CY21 E cash flow is added 10 arren t cash balance; Assumes current debt outstanding is not paid down in forecast period

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Morgan Stanley Select Revenue Precedent Transaction Multiples $1 Bn+ Aggregate Software Deals Since 2016; <15% Growth AV / NTM Revenue 9.4x 9.3x Quartile Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Multiple Top Quartile 7.2x Median 4.Sx Bottom Quartile 3.Sx Final Proposal: 5.4x ........................................ _ Precedent Median: 4.Sx :. i Cl. 0 e g g a:: 0 1i g - "" 0 = ?;- ?;- ~ ;;; ~ x !!! ;,i > ~ :.:: > ,,, > o- ·5 ·5 1 ~ ~ e! e! e! e! e! ·~E ,,, e! = C c :.:: >- LU~ er er ~~ ID ID :. ID ID ID ~ .£ ID !!! ID w w "' ~~ C .; "' ~ "' > "' "' ~ "' "' g~ ·c "' - ., j!j ~ E o, ·~ ~c - 8. O> C E ·- C :I: E E E E "" E E E 6 "' ~~ Je ili E"' :'2 - 0 :i ~ 2::~ ,,, ., ::, o,g a: 2 2 "" 2 2 2 2 .c "' 2 E ~ >~ C - ., () 'iij 0 () !il e ~ u: ~ ti c ., - e! a:: I- I- "' I- I- I- ~ () I- ~~ I- ~~ - "' "" ~ 8. () I- ID _g _,,, - ai - - e! - "'!l? - 1§ Cl. a: -., 2l .!l! c ., .., ., is ~ <( "' (!) £: Jj E~ af 0 "' C C "' ., & () i?w .., :0 $! C ffi i "' .8 .9! :. .., .c "' ::, 0 C ~ ;,; !il "' ., . Eu Cl. oi ~ a a. ~ C 0 -= .Q 8' Ill I- :.::; 5<3 oi ~ ~ ., e! E ,,, ~ c3 .E £ c3 (!) .., ., () LU ~ -'€ C a:: "' ~ w "' "' () Cl. NTM Rev Growth 14% 10% 14% 12% 14% 15% 3% 4% 7% 4% 4% 1% 9% 6% 17% 3% 7% 4% 1% 12% 1% 4% EBITDA Margin 27% 18% 16% 28% N.M. N.M. 28% 26% 16% N.M. 11% 40% 28% 19% 22% 14% 35% 32% 37% 14% 27% 27% Source: Public Disclosure, Deal Point Notes 1111 Strategic 1111 Sponsor 1. Mar1<et data as of 6/24/2021 2. CY2021E financials represent NTM estimates; Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 3. Thoma Bravo implied proposal multiple and premia based on proposal price 01$87.50 received 6/18/2021 4. Thoma Bravo proposal multiples and premia based on Street case estimates PROJECT ANNIE 21

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Morgan Stanley Select EBITDA Precedent Transaction Multiples $1 Bn+ Aggregate Software Deals Since 2016; <15% Growth AV / NTM EBITDA 52.0x 52.0x N.M. N.M. N.M. ; g c Cl. "' g ::;; g "' ~ g j a:: "' = <( E !!l 8 ·5 :.:: 8 g c e! ., e! e! e! j ~c (/) .E ifl" C :.:: ~~ ID - ID ID .c ID ~ .c > ~ ~ 8. U) I- 0 "' 1'ii ~ I- 0 .l!! e! ~ er I- 0 c2l, - :::, -> E ::c -> >- ~ -;.~ 0 - U) ~ ~~ 0 0 ., "' U) ., 0 rJl 0 g~ "" :::, U) al O> ~ 5€ - () ,:, ~ 0 ~ ~ e oi 8_ ID ~ ~ OJ ID ~ "" :::, ID -~~ "' () a:: Cl. - "' 8 0 ai ~ () £ - oi ~Cl. ; e! C ,:, ~ U) ., ., ...J ~ C) j 0 .E 15 ~ .A! ~ u. a:: 0 ,:, ~ a. -= ::J :::, "' ~ .!: ~ .Q "' I- s () () iii NTM Rev Growth 14% 15% 4% 14% 10% 4% 14% 7% 12% 3% 3% 12% 4% 6% 17% EBITDA Margin N.M. N.M. N.M. 16% 18% 11% 27% 16% 28% 14% 28% 14% 26% 19% 22% Source: Public Disclosure, Deal Point Notes 1. Mar1<et data as of 6/24/2021 2. CY2021E financials represent NTM estimates; Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 3. Thoma Bravo implied proposal multiple and premia based on proposal price 01$87.50 received 6/18/2021 4. Thoma Bravo proposal multiples and premia based on Street case estimates PROJECT ANNIE ~ U) -~ jc _$ ~~ "' ., ~.rj ~ ., .c i6 9% 28% 1111 Quartile Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Multiple Top Quartile 30.3x Median 20.1x Bottom Quartile 10.?x Final Proposal: 51.0x Precedent Median: 20.1x - ~c oi ~ C U) c _ ·5 ~c ., ·o ~ 8' E ~~ a og C 2' w cl 8 e!., - ~ a. E - "' C,:, ~Jj ~ CV J ~ g_ ii ~ :::, c ., C i8 £:~~ -i ~ ~ ID ., ., fl -.::: a: Ci <( ::;;~ C OJ e! .!! ~I- () 8'"' C ...Jll. :::, () .Q "' ,,_ U) () C c3 w 1% 4% 1% 7% 4% 40% 32% 27% 35% 27% Strategic 1111 Sponsor - U) .9! ~ Ii .c (/) ~i C) > ><( <( 1% 37% 22

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Morgan Stanley Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Select Precedent Transaction Unaffected 1-Day Spot Premia $1 Bn+ Aggregate Software Deals Since 2016; <15% Growth Unaffected 1-Day Spot Premia 79% 78% ni C: ::. ~ g 0 "' - "' g g c C: ~8 !E .!! E U) E .g~ I ~ C: .E ., ., .E ~ ~ ., o., ID ~ ii ID ID >- ~ a. I- 0 I- 0 ~ .£ - "' .; Q) ~ o~ > ~ >, -> -> ~ ~ - 8. E 8. :I: - rJl ~~ ., "' 0 0 0 - U) ~, .i8 -g "" - -5 ~ en ~ :::, U) 0 ~ "" i ID OJ ID ~ ~ ~e ~~ a:: "' 8 ~ 8l Cl. c: x ai - ~ cij I!!() C: "' ~~ C: U) ...J (!) > ., i ,:, e! .9! .8 0 .A! >< a:: ~ 0 :::, () "' £. ::J < ni u. ,,_ () l;; 0 C: () en .§ I- w NTM Rev Growth 1% 4% 14% 14% 7% 12% 10% 1% 12% 4% 15% 4% EBITDA Margin 27% 27% 27% N.M. 16% 14% 18% 37% 28% 11% N.M. N.M. Source: Public Disclosure, Deal Point Notes 1. Mar1<et data as of 6/24/2021; Annie premia based on Class A share price 2. Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 3. Thoma Bravo implied proposal multiple and premia based on proposal price 01$87.50 received 6/18/2021 PROJECT ANNIE ~ C: a:: = :.:: g c ·o ~ :.:: ~~ C: Cl> ci e! lli- "" C: ., ~~~ g~ 0 -- ft~ () "'"' .2>:E ., ., ; ::. C: (!) 8'i ,:, ...Jll. :::, .Q () 4% 4% 17% 32% 26% 22% "' E .E I- 0 -> ., "' ~ ai ~ w 3% 28% Quartile Premium Top Quartile 35% Median 29% Bottom Quartile 20% Precedent Median: 29% Final Proposal: 19% - ~ "' ~ "" U) ·5 E ·5 ., .E U) 8' E ifl' ifl' -~ ~g cl 8 jc E .l!l~ C:,:, :::, U) ., "' e! _$ ii ~ C: "g ID 5 € ii £ I;;, ~ ID 0 - "' C: e! ~Cl. "' ., < ~ ~ Jj () C: -8 .Q -= ~ U) E ., G .c "' 1% 7% 6% 3% 9% 40% 35% 19% 14% 28% 1111 Strategic 1111 Sponsor Cl. < en - U) :::, ;g cij () 14% 16% 23

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Morgan Stanley Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Select Precedent Transaction Unaffected 30-Day Average Premia $1 Bn+ Aggregate Software Deals Since 2016; <15% Growth Unaffected 30-Day Average Premia 65% ., C ::. g ~ !l 0 0 0 g i a:: .>< .Q > > > "' !E ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ :.:: I C :.:: m al ~ al al al al er .; c3 ~ > >, ~ ~ ~ ~ (j) "" 0 :I: (j) () i 0 ti - 0 0 0 0 I 0 .c. .c. .c. .c. .c. () ni ~ a:: f- "' .>< f- f- f- f- - C ., - ai 8 q'. ~ ~~ f- <I) ...J ., c ., ,::, - ~ a. 0 C $! ~ O> C <I) ~ ! .c. .8 :a "' .!!1 .!!1 Q) ~ 8- :.::; C. ::, l;; ~ r .Q 1; 0 ~ £ oi (j) () () w ., 0 a:: C ~ ~ .c. C :il ~ 2f ::, f- ,::, ~ (!) C ~ w oi NTM () Rev Growth 1% 4% 14% 7% 14% 12% 3% 10% 12% 15% 1% 4% EBITDA Margin 27% 27% 27% 16% N.M. 14% 28% 18% 28% N.M. 37% 26% Source: Public Disclosure, Deal Point Notes 1. Mar1<et data as of 6/24/2021; Annie premia based on Class A share price 2. Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 3. Thoma Bravo implied proposal multiple and premia based on proposal price 01$87.50 received 6/18/2021 PROJECT ANNIE c ~ I!! 8. ·:; ., C a t:'. <I) w <I) ~ e E ::, () C ~ ·:; c 16 a ., a: w ~ - j!! q'. C <I) .Q 5 3 <I) - c3 § X .Q -8 e 0 -= u. E 4% 7% 3% N.M. 35% 14% f ., C t:'. n,- C. 0 §~ · g i ~ ~ u. 12' - ., C > Qj w ::. g> ...J 4% 32% Quartile Premium Top Quartile 40% Median 30% Bottom Quartile 23% Precedent Median: 30% Final Proposal: 22% --- E 0 0 C. c C > > 8 ~ ~ q'. ., ~ (j) ~ i al al - 2' <I) O> e ~ ~ ::, "' ~ al ~ C - 0 0 ~ .c. .c. oi <I) f- f- "" ., () = <I) 8' "' [ g - ~ ,::, cl ::, ill Ill C ~ > .c. .§ C - " ~ l;; g .c. al '/ij "' q'. .Q> .2! () (!) "' C ., .c. 16 1% 6% 4% 14% 17% 9% 40% 19% 11% 16% 22% 28% 1111 Strategic 1111 Sponsor 24

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Morgan Stanley Confidential Draft - Subject to Revision Select Precedent Transaction Unaffected 52-Week High Premia $1 Bn+ Aggregate Software Deals Since 2016; <15% Growth Unaffected 52-Week High Premia 45% M 0 g E g 0 ~ 0. :. 0 ; "iij > ~ > 2! ~ ff! > ~g C e! e! e! e! e! I ~ al al al al t: - al "' "' tii ~ ·a. "' "' e ~ ~ <I> "' > iJi E E 0. :::, J: E 11;<'.'3 al ~ - - 0 0 0 0 - ~ ~ 0 >£ :SJ ~ ~ - ~ ~ :::, "iij ~ 0 >£ <I> er:: "' ~~ g f - .B" () iii _, 2l, c <I> ,::, ~ ~ C C n, Jl1 _g 5i ;5 "' · g_ 0 :::, i :::; 0. C a. "iij 5 0 ~ .c ~ "' "' "E ai &l I- - t 1§ "' () UJ er:: 0. I- al q'. :0 0 () <;: NTM E Rev Growth 1% 12% 12% 10% 1% 7% 15% 3% 14% 14% 6% 14% EBITDA Margin 27% 14% 28% 18% 40% 16% N.M. 14% 16% 27% 19% N.M. Source: Public Disclosure, Deal Point Notes 1. Mar1<et data as of 6/24/2021; Annie premia based on Class A share price 2. Annie's FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21 (Dec)) 3. Thoma Bravo implied proposal multiple and premia based on proposal price 01$87.50 received 6/18/2021 PROJECT ANNIE g f ;;; 1 e! 2! al t: - "' ~~ E <I> Q) Q) 0 §~ il ~ ·o ~ C 0 ~ Iii@ ii Cl) LL ~ ~ ~ - Q) .s C > ~ i UJ q'. g> _, 4% 4% 1% 11% 32% 37% g e! al ~ 0 ~ Q) ~ ~ w 3% 28% Quartile Premium Top Quartile 18% Median 4% Bottom Quartile (15%) Final Proposal: 11% Precedent Median: 4% (46%) er:: ~ c - ~ c x :.:: 8. :::, ~ ~ :.:: <I> j!! ~ .B" Q) C er ~~ E Cl> ~8 ~ ~ :::, 0 - Q) () C "' o., () ~~ ~ :. - "' 1i 0 ~ ; "' Q) a: ~ E 8. > Q) > - ~8 .c UJ ,::, ,::, ~ q'. C w :::, - .Q - .Q Q) <I> .8 () .c ;; c3 C .; ; 0 l;; E () "' .2> & C) 4% 9% 4% 7% 17% 4% 26% 28% N.M. 35% 22% 27% 1111 Strategic 1111 Sponsor 25

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Price Target Range Min $75.00 Max $82.00 Min (Discounted @ 8.1% Cost of Equity) $69.40 Max (Discounted @ 8.1% Cost of Equity) $75.88 FYE: January 31st Date of Target Valuation Total Revenue GAAP Gross Margin Adjusted EBITDA Broker Report Rating Price Methodology CY2021E CY2022E CY2021E CY2022E CY2021E CY2022E William Blair 05/27/21 Buy -- SOTP, 10.9x Peer Subscription Revenue Multiple $333 $362 60.4% 61.5% $35 $52 Stifel 05/26/21 Buy $75.00 ~5.0x FY23E EV/Recurring Revenue $335 $363 -- -- $37 $35 Sidoti 05/27/21 Neutral $82.00 45x FY2025 EPS Forecast $332 $355 59.9% 60.9% $34 $46 K. Liu 05/27/21 -- $77.00 4x FY'23 AV / Sales Multiple $341 $373 59.0% 58.7% $36 $46 Mean $78.00 $335 $363 59.8% 60.3% $36 $45 Median $77.00 $334 $363 59.9% 60.9% $36 $46 Max $82.00 $341 $373 60.4% 61.5% $37 $52 Min $75.00 $332 $355 59.0% 58.7% $34 $35 Street Case $335 $363 59.8% 60.3% $36 $45 Management Case $336 $373 60.2% 58.7% $37 $39 Broker Estimates for Annie Post FQ1 2021 Notes 1. Latest available broker estimates 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 26 Select Analyst Estimates and Target $MM, except per share data Morgan Stanley

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Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision APPENDIX Supplementary Materials 27 Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Stock Market Agg. Sales Y/Y Sales Growth Gross Margin EBITDA Margin AV / Revenue AV / EBITDA Name Price Cap Val CY21E CY22E CY21E/20A CY22E/21E CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E Annie-Street $73.63 1,640 1,501 335 363 9% 8% 60% 60% 11% 12% 4 5x 4.1x 42.2x 33.7x Annie-Mgmt $73.63 1,640 1,501 336 373 9% 11% 60% 59% 11% 10% 4 5x 4.0x 41.1x 38.7x ERP Business Model Peers Oracle $77.74 238,861 273,033 41,334 43,213 5% 5% 81% 80% 49% 47% 6 6x 6.3x 13.4x 13.3x SAP $141.55 177,389 185,138 32,569 33,812 (3%) 4% 72% 72% 33% 33% 5.7x 5.5x 17.1x 16.8x Sage $9.56 10,627 10,645 2,608 2,716 1% 4% 93% 93% 23% 24% 4.1x 3.9x 17.9x 16.6x Median 177,389 185,138 32,569 33,812 1% 4% 81% 80% 33% 33% 5.7x 5.5x 17.1x 16.6x Financial Profile Peers Vertex $22.04 3,483 3,206 412 463 10% 12% 70% 71% 17% 17% 7 8x 6.9x 47.1x 40.1x Zuora $18.17 2,463 2,270 338 386 11% 14% 65% 67% 2% 4% 6.7x 5.9x N.M. N M. New Relic $69.94 4,755 4,439 695 763 6% 10% 71% 74% 0% 4% 6.4x 5.8x N.M. N M. Alarm.com $84.56 4,430 4,287 684 744 11% 9% 64% 65% 19% 20% 6 3x 5.8x 33.5x 29.0x 8x8 $28.25 3,426 3,636 587 672 15% 14% 61% 63% 3% 5% 6 2x 5.4x N.M. N M. Box $25.24 4,170 4,531 850 940 10% 11% 74% 74% 27% 27% 5 3x 4.8x 19.9x 17.8x GoDaddy $86.02 15,280 17,904 3,742 4,133 13% 10% 65% 65% 21% 21% 4 8x 4.3x 23.0x 20.4x Yext $14.52 2,012 1,740 386 445 9% 15% 77% 77% (2%) 3% 4 5x 3.9x N.M. N M. Vonage $14.91 3,981 4,485 1,353 1,478 8% 9% 53% 53% 14% 14% 3 3x 3.0x 23.6x 21.3x Teradata $50.28 5,795 5,882 1,907 1,970 4% 3% 60% 60% 21% 22% 3.1x 3.0x 14.6x 13.8x Median 4,076 4,363 690 754 10% 11% 65% 66% 15% 16% 5.8x 5.1x 23.3x 20.9x Global Supply Chain Peers Manhattan $142.59 9,257 9,059 634 690 8% 9% 54% 54% 23% 23% 14 3x 13.1x N.M. N M. Descartes $67.39 5,791 5,661 408 457 17% 12% 76% 75% 41% 42% 13 9x 12.4x 33.5x 29.6x Kinaxis $126.85 3,540 3,327 246 316 10% 28% 66% 69% 13% 21% 13 5x 10.5x N.M. 49.4x SPS $102.52 3,802 3,594 373 413 19% 11% 68% 69% 28% 29% 9 6x 8.7x 34.7x 29.6x E2open $12.19 2,564 3,300 361 400 N.A. 11% 67% 67% 33% 30% 9.1x 8.3x 27.6x 27.1x Median 3,802 3,594 373 413 13% 11% 67% 69% 28% 29% 13.5x 10.5x 33.5x 29.6x Comparable Company Benchmarking Summary Business and Financial Peers Source: Company Filings, Company Projections, Capital IQ, Thomson Consensus Estimates, Wall Street Broker Research Notes 1. Market data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/24/2021 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Current Annie Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 4. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 5. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/24/2021 6. EBITDA multiples greater than 50.0x shown as N.M. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 28 Sorted By Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Class A Common Stock Outstanding (MM) 17.382 Class B Common Stock Outstanding (MM) 3.330 Basic Total Shares Outstanding (MM) 20.712 Dilution Shares (MM) Weighted Strike Proceeds Additional Shares SAR Class A Tranche 1 0.000 $11.81 0.000 0.000 SAR Class A Tranche 2 0.160 $22.18 3.549 0.112 SAR Class A Tranche 3 0.160 $26.11 4.178 0.103 SAR Class A Tranche 4 0.160 $19.12 3.059 0.118 SAR Class A Tranche 5 0.190 $31.65 6.014 0.108 SAR Class A Tranche 6 0.190 $53.50 10.165 0.052 SAR Class B Tranche 1 0.030 $16.07 0.482 0.023 SAR Class B Tranche 2 0.030 $21.25 0.638 0.021 SAR Class B Tranche 3 0.030 $18.80 0.564 0.022 SAR Class B Tranche 4 0.000 $10.50 0.000 0.000 RSUs + PSUs 0.999 $0.00 0.000 0.999 Annie Current Price $73.63 Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding (MM) 22.272 Fully Diluted Equity Value $1,640 ( - ) Total Cash $153 ( + ) Short-term Debt $1 ( + ) Long-term Debt $14 Fully Diluted Aggregate Value $1,501 Annie Capitalization Summary Source: Company Filings, Capital IQ Notes 1. Market data as of 6/24/2021 2. Equity Value calculation applies one share price to all Class A and Class B shares; current Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 3. Common shares outstanding as of 5/31/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q; RSUs, PSUs, and SARs outstanding as of 6/9/2021 per Company management; cash and debt balances as of 4/30/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q (debt balance includes note payable for FTZ Corp acquisition); cash balance excludes impact from dividend declared on 6/22/2021 and payable on 7/13/2021 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 29 Annie Capitalization $MM, except per share metrics Pending Updated Capitalization from Company Morgan Stanley ...____ _____ I L---1 _ _____.

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision SAR Class A Tranche Ending Outstanding Price Proceeds Additional Shares (MM) Tranche 1 0 $11.81 0 0.000 Tranche 2 160,000 $22.18 3,548,800 0.112 Tranche 3 160,000 $26.11 4,177,600 0.103 Tranche 4 160,000 $19.12 3,059,200 0.118 Tranche 5 190,000 $31.65 6,013,500 0.108 Tranche 6 190,000 $53.50 10,165,000 0.052 SARs Class A 0.494 SAR Class B Tranche Ending Outstanding Price Proceeds Additional Shares (MM) Tranche 1 30,000 $16.07 482,100 0.023 Tranche 2 30,000 $21.25 637,500 0.021 Tranche 3 30,000 $18.80 564,000 0.022 Tranche 4 0 $10.50 0 0.000 SARs Class B 0.067 SAR Subtotal 0.561 RSUs + PSUs Ending Outstanding Price 998,843 $0.00 RSU + PSU Subtotal 0.999 Total 1.560 Annie Detailed Capitalization Source: Company Filings, Capital IQ Notes 1. Exercised proceeds based off of market price as of 6/24/2021 2. Equity Value calculation applies one share price to all Class A and Class B shares; current Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 3. RSUs, PSUs, and SARs outstanding as of 6/9/2021 per Company management SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 30 Pending Updated Capitalization from Company Morgan Stanley ...____ _____ I L---1 _ _____.

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision CY2020A CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Revenue 308335363403456527622712788844874 % Growth 8.9%8.5% 10.8% 13.2% 15.6% 18.0% 14.4% 10.8%7.1%3.5% EBIT 25293847597698121145166184 % Margin 8.0%8.8% 10.4% 11.7% 13.0% 14.4% 15.7% 17.0% 18.3% 19.7% 21.0% SBC (Cash-equivalent Cost) (14)(16)(18)(18)(21)(24)(28)(32)(35)(38)(39) % of Revenue (4.4%) (4.8%) (4.9%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) Interest Income, net (2)0000000000 Pre-tax Income 14202939527089109128144 Pre-TCJA Tax Reform NOLs Beginning NOL Balance 14 000000000 NOLs Used (14)(0)00000000 Ending NOL Balance 14 0000000000 Post-TCJA Tax Reform NOLs Beginning NOL Balance 2424 80000000 NOLs Created 0000000000 NOLs Used 0(16)(8)0000000 Ending NOL Balance 2424 800000000 Tax Rate 12.5% 26.3% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% Cash Tax Benefit 02420000000 31 NOL Valuation – Street Case Extrapolations Approved for Use by Morgan Stanley by Annie Management Street Case Notes 1. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/24/2021; Street Case extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2023E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management on 6/24/2021 (2) SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS Morgan Stanley I -------------- .. I I I L--------------

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision CY2020A CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Revenue 3083363734214915847078249249971,032 % Growth 9.2% 10.8% 13.1% 16.6% 18.9% 21.0% 16.6% 12.2%7.9%3.5% EBIT 2529314568101138164188206217 % Margin 8.0%8.5%8.3% 10.7% 13.9% 17.3% 19.5% 19.9% 20.3% 20.6% 21.0% SBC (Cash-equivalent Cost) (14)(17)(17)(19)(21)(23)(25)(30)(33)(36)(37) % of Revenue (4.5%) (5.0%) (4.7%) (4.6%) (4.4%) (4.0%) (3.6%) (3.6%) (3.6%) (3.6%) (3.6%) Interest Income, net (2)0112222222 Pre-tax Income 1214274880115137157172182 Pre-TCJA Tax Reform NOLs Beginning NOL Balance 14 200000000 NOLs Used (12)(2)00000000 Ending NOL Balance 14 2000000000 Post-TCJA Tax Reform NOLs Beginning NOL Balance 242412 0000000 NOLs Created 0000000000 NOLs Used 0(11)(12)0000000 Ending NOL Balance 242412 00000000 Tax Rate 45.3% 27.9% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% Cash Tax Benefit 05430000000 32 NOL Valuation – Management Case Management Case Extrapolation Approved for Use by Annie Mgmt Notes 1. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021. Extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2027E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company on 6/24/2021 (2) SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS Morgan Stanley -----------------------, I I ~----------------------'

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision WACC Calculation Low Base High Market Risk Premium 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% Barra Predicted Beta 1.09 1.09 1.09 Risk Free Rate - 10-Year Spot as of 06/24/21 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% Sensitivity Adjustment (1.0%) 0.0% 1.0% Cost of Equity 7.1% 8.1% 9.1% Equity / Total Capitalization 99.1% 99.1% 99.1% Pre-Tax Cost of Debt 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% Tax Rate 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% After-Tax Cost of Debt (2) 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% Total Debt ($MM) (3) 15 15 15 Total Capitalization 1,654 1,654 1,654 Total Debt / Total Capitalization 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% WACC 7.0% 8.0% 9.0% 1.09 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00 1.10 1.20 Jun-20 Sep-20 Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 Annie WACC Calculation Notes 1. Barra Beta per Capital IQ as of 6/24/2021 2. Pre-tax cost of debt based on most the fixed interest rate on Annie’s most recent loan; tax rate based on Annie’s marginal tax rate as provided by Company management 3. Debt balances as of 4/30/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q (debt balance includes note payable for FTZ Corp acquisition) 33 Predicted Beta LTM SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS Morgan Stanley

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Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Valuation Materials Underlying Fairness Opinion Project Annie June 27, 2021 Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Current Final Proposal 6/25/2021 6/18/2021 Share Price ($) $72.90 $87.50 (x) Fully Diluted Shares (MM) 22.3 22.4 Fully Diluted Equity Value $1,629 $1,961 (+) Debt 15 15 (-) Cash (153) (153) Fully Diluted Aggregate Value $1,490 $1,822 Revenue Multiple Metric CY2021E Street Case $335 4.4x 5.4x CY2021E Management Case $336 4.4x 5.4x Revenue Multiple CY2022E Street Case $363 4.1x 5.0x CY2022E Management Case $373 4.0x 4.9x Implied Price Premia Premium to Current $72.90 20% Premium to 30-Day Average $72.12 21% Premium to 90-Day Average $70.43 24% Premium to LTM High $79.00 11% Premium to 1-year Average $57.54 52% Notes: 1. Provided herein is a brief summary of complex provisions. Counsel to the Special Committee to provide a full review of Merger Agreement and related documents. This summary is of only certain selected proposed transaction terms as set forth in the draft Merger Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2021 and is not intended to be a complete description of the transaction terms. Terms may change due to ongoing negotiations. 2. Market data as of 6/25/2021 3. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 4. Current Price reflects Class A share price; Equity Value calculation applies one share price to all Class A and Class B shares; current Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 5. Common shares, RSUs, PSUs, and SARs outstanding as of 6/25/2021 per Company management; Class B basic shares shown net of treasury shares; cash and debt balances as of 4/30/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q (debt balance includes note payable for FTZ Corp acquisition); cash balance excludes impact from dividend declared on 6/22/2021 and payable on 7/13/2021 6. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021; Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates as of 6/25/2021 2 Overview of Thoma Bravo Proposal Summary of Proposal (1) Transaction Summary $MM, except per share prices and where noted Certain Key Terms Description Price • $87.50 per share Form of Consideration • All cash; equivalent Merger Consideration for Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock Announcement Timing • Announce transaction on June 28 Treatment of Equity Compensation Awards • Vested SARs, RSUs, and PSUs are cashed-out • Unvested SARs are cashed-out at transaction price in accordance with existing vesting schedule • With certain exceptions relating to NEO change in control agreements, unvested RSUs and PSUs are cashed-out: (i) 50% are payable on the Closing Date; (ii) 50% are payable in accordance with existing vesting schedule Rollover Shares • Certain company stockholder to transfer and contribute rollover shares, subject to Rollover Agreement Financing • Equity commitment letter, with limited guaranty by Thoma Bravo Fund XIV, L.P. Certain Conditions to Close • Stockholder approval • No injunctions or restraints • Regulatory approval • Accuracy of reps and warranties subject to customary materiality standards • Absence of a Material Adverse Effect, subject to customary exceptions Termination Right • Customary termination rights, including to accept "superior proposal" subject to payment by Company of a termination fee (see below) Termination Fee • Company Termination Fee to be an amount equal to 3.0% of the Company’s equity value; Parent Termination Fee of 6.5% of Company’s equity value (4) (4) Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision 3/18/2020: FQ4 2020 earnings - Revenue in-line with street - 3% subscription revenue miss vs. guidance - Significant EBT beat vs. street High Average Median Low Last 30 Days $79.00 $72.12 $72.92 $63.86 Last 90 Days $79.00 $70.43 $71.06 $59.98 Last 1 Year $79.00 $57.54 $62.47 $38.98 Last 18 Months $79.00 $53.42 $49.49 $30.31 $53.68 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 $80 $90 Dec-19 Mar-20 Jun-20 Sep-20 Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 $72.90 $48.00 8/26/2020: FQ2 2021 earnings - 1% revenue beat vs. street - Subscription revenue in-line with guidance - Significant EBT beat vs. street 11/24/2020: FQ3 2021 earnings - 3% revenue beat vs. street - 4% subscription revenue beat vs. guidance - Significant EBT beat vs. street Annie Share Price Performance Last 18 Months Source: Capital IQ, Company Filings, Press Releases Notes: 1. Market data as of 6/25/2021 3 Annie Share Price Performance Last 18 Months Start of COVID-19 induced sell-off Annie Class A Share Price Trading Statistics Final Proposal: $87.50 Class A Share Price Class A Volume Class B Share Price 3/24/2021: FQ4 2021 earnings - 6% revenue beat vs. street - 17% EBITDA beat vs. street - 6% subscription revenue growth YoY 5/27/2020: FQ1 2021 earnings - Revenue in-line with street - Subscription revenue slightly below guidance - Significant EBT miss vs. street 4/7/2021: Announcement of FTZ Acquisition 5/26/2021: FQ1 2022 earnings - 5% revenue beat vs. street - 25% EBITDA beat vs. street - 19% subscription revenue growth YoY Morgan Stanley - -

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision (60%) (40%) (20%) 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Dec-19 Feb-20 Apr-20 Jun-20 Jul-20 Sep-20 Nov-20 Jan-21 Mar-21 Apr-21 Jun-21 Indexed Share Price Performance Source: Capital IQ Notes: 1. Market data as of 6/25/2021; Indexed to 12/26/2019 2. Annie price performance represents price of Class A shares 3. ERP Business Model Peers consist of Oracle, SAP, Sage 4. Financial Profile Peers consist of Alarm.com, GoDaddy, Zuora, New Relic, Vonage, Teradata, Yext, Box, 8x8, Vertex 5. Global Supply Chain Peers consist of Manhattan, Descartes, Kinaxis, E2Open, SPS 4 Indexed Share Price Performance Indexed to 12/26/2019 Annie Global Supply Chain Peers Financial Profile Peers ERP Business Model Peers Last 18 Months 42% 59% 5% 37% 64% NASDAQ Composite Morgan Stanley - - - - -

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision CompanyAV / NTM Rev Top 10 Software Snowflake 72.6x Zscaler 59.3x Bill.com 56.6x Cloudflare 48.4x CrowdStrike 38.1x Shopify 37.7x Datadog 33.3x Atlassian 29.0x MongoDB 28.6x Okta 27.6x Median 37.9x Average 43.1x 0x 10x 20x 30x 40x 50x 60x 70x All Software Top 5 Software Annie Average of All Software (1998 - 2014) Average of All Software (2014 - ) AV / NTM Revenue Multiple Notes: 1. Market data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/25/2021 2. Annie revenue multiple performance based on Class A shares 3. Annie metrics reflect multiples based on Thomson consensus estimates 4. AV / Revenue multiple represents the average of the highest 5 and all AV / NTM Revenue multiples on a given day. Excludes Symantec for some periods due to distortionary effects 5 Software Multiples Are at All Time Highs, Despite Recent Volatility 55.0x 4.4x(2) 6.8x 3.2x 12.6x Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Average Spot 4.4x 30-D 4.4x 90-D 4.4x 180-D 4.3x 1-Yr 3.6x 2-Yr 3.1x 3-Yr 3.0x 2-Yr: 3.1x 1-Yr: 3.6x 90-D: 4.4x 1.0x 1.5x 2.0x 2.5x 3.0x 3.5x 4.0x 4.5x 5.0x 5.5x Jun-18 Sep-18 Dec-18 Mar-19 Jun-19 Sep-19 Dec-19 Mar-20 Jun-20 Sep-20 Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 Spot: 4.4x 30-D: 4.4x 180-D: 4.3x 3-Yr: 3.0x Annie Historical AV / NTM Revenue Multiples Last 3-Years 6 Source: Capital IQ, Thomson Consensus Estimates Notes: 1. Market data as of 6/25/2021 2. Annie revenue multiple performance based on Class A shares Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Street Case Management Case Premium to AV / Revenue AV / EBITDA AV / Revenue AV / EBITDA Price Current 30-Day Avg. LTM High 1-year Avg. Equity Value Agg. Value CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E Annie $72.90 $72.12 $79.00 $57.54 $1,629 $1,490 $335 / 9% $363 / 8% $36 / 11% $45 / 12% $336 / 9% $373 / 11% $37 / 11% $39 / 10% $72.90 0% 1% (8%) 27% $1,629 $1,490 4.4x 4.1x 41.9x 33.4x 4.4x 4.0x 40.8x 38.5x $80.00 10% 11% 1% 39% $1,790 $1,652 4.9x 4.5x 46.4x 37.0x 4.9x 4.4x 45.2x 42.6x $81.00 11% 12% 3% 41% $1,813 $1,674 5.0x 4.6x 47.1x 37.5x 5.0x 4.5x 45.8x 43.2x $82.00 12% 14% 4% 43% $1,836 $1,697 5.1x 4.7x 47.7x 38.0x 5.0x 4.6x 46.4x 43.8x $83.00 14% 15% 5% 44% $1,858 $1,720 5.1x 4.7x 48.3x 38.6x 5.1x 4.6x 47.0x 44.4x $84.00 15% 16% 6% 46% $1,881 $1,743 5.2x 4.8x 49.0x 39.1x 5.2x 4.7x 47.7x 45.0x $85.00 17% 18% 8% 48% $1,904 $1,765 5.3x 4.9x 49.6x 39.6x 5.2x 4.7x 48.3x 45.6x $86.00 18% 19% 9% 49% $1,927 $1,788 5.3x 4.9x 50.3x 40.1x 5.3x 4.8x 48.9x 46.1x $87.00 19% 21% 10% 51% $1,949 $1,811 5.4x 5.0x 50.9x 40.6x 5.4x 4.9x 49.5x 46.7x $87.50 20% 21% 11% 52% $1,961 $1,822 5.4x 5.0x 51.2x 40.8x 5.4x 4.9x 49.8x 47.0x $88.00 21% 22% 11% 53% $1,972 $1,834 5.5x 5.0x 51.5x 41.1x 5.5x 4.9x 50.2x 47.3x $89.00 22% 23% 13% 55% $1,995 $1,856 5.5x 5.1x 52.2x 41.6x 5.5x 5.0x 50.8x 47.9x $90.00 23% 25% 14% 56% $2,018 $1,879 5.6x 5.2x 52.8x 42.1x 5.6x 5.0x 51.4x 48.5x Annie Valuation Matrix Source: Company Filings, Company Projections, Capital IQ Notes: 1. Market data as of 6/25/2021 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Current Price reflects Class A share price; Equity Value calculation applies one share price to all Class A and Class B shares; current Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 4. Basic shares, RSUs, PSUs, and SARs outstanding as of 6/25/2021 per Company management; Class B basic shares shown net of treasury shares; cash and debt balances as of 4/30/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q (debt balance includes note payable for FTZ Corp acquisition); cash balance excludes impact from dividend declared on 6/22/2021 and payable on 7/13/2021 5. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021; Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates as of 6/25/2021 7 $MM unless noted otherwise Current Final Proposal (3) Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Standalone Plan Execution Considerations 8 • Cloud conversion opportunity – 2-4x subscription revenue uplift relative to maintenance revenue • Strong recurring revenue growth – 28%+ 5-yr CAGR – Migration, new logos, and 100%+ net retention driving continued sustainable growth • Product roadmap – Continued improvement of cloud product • Competitive positioning – Leading player in targeted global manufacturing ERP verticals – Improving pipeline and progress against competitors • New logo / customer adoption • Improving / holding net retention rates – Stability of the customer base – Reduction in churn – Increase in expansions • Profitability improvements – Ability to expand gross margin – Continued expense management • Continued competitive developments – Win-rates relative to SAP Key Positives Key Issues Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Description of Annie Financial Forecasts 9 Notes: 1. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021; Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates as of 6/25/2021 Annie Street Case (2) SBC Annie Management Case (2) EBITDA Margin Revenue Overview Gross Margin Operating Expense (as % of Revenue) Operating Margin Tax Expense • EBITDA Margin slightly increases to 10.6% in CY2021E and up to 12.3% in CY2022E • Revenue growth reaccelerates to 8.9% in CY2021E and 8.5% in CY2022E after decrease of 0.9% in CY2020 • CY2021E – CY2022E projections from Wall Street Broker Research, calculated as mean of broker estimates • Gross Margin projected to be 59.8% and 60.3% in CY2021E and CY2022E, respectively • Operating Expense as a percent of revenue remains consistent at 52% in CY2020A and into CY2021E and CY2022E • Operating Margin increases to 8.8% in CY2021E and to 10.4% in CY2022E • Effective tax rate increases to 12.5% in CY2021E and to 26.3% in CY2022E • SBC slightly increases to 4.8% of revenue in CY2021E and to 4.9% in CY2022E • EBITDA Margin increases to 10.9% in CY2021E and decreases slightly to 10.4% in CY2022E, approaching 20% in CY2026E • Revenue growth reaccelerates to 9.2% in CY2021E and continues growth to 21.0% in CY2026E • CY2021E – CY2026E projections provided by Annie management • Gross Margin increases slightly to 60.2% and reaches 62% in CY2026E • Operating Expense decreases to 51.7% of revenue in CY2021E and down to 42.5% in CY2026E • Operating Margin increases to 8.5% in CY2021E and reaches 19.5% in CY2026E • Effective tax rate increases to 45% in CY2021E stabilizes at 25% in later years • SBC slightly increases to 5.0% of revenue and comes down steadily to become 3.6% in CY2026E Morgan Stanley ~===============================: ~==============================: ~===============================: ~==============================: :::===============================: ~==============================: ..__________________ ~==============================: :::===============================: ~==============================: :::===============================: ~==============================:

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Revenue $MM Revenue Growth % $308 $335 $363 $403 $456 $527 $622 $336 $373 $421 $491 $584 $707 $333 $311 CY2018A CY2019A CY2020A CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E 9% 8% 11% 13% 16% 18% 9% 11% 13% 17% 19% 21% 9% (7%) (1%) CY2018A CY2019A CY2020A CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E 10 Comparison of Management Case vs. Street Case CY2018A – CY2026E EBITDA $MM EBITDA Margin % $36 $45 $54 $67 $84 $107 $37 $39 $53 $76 $109 $146 $26 $12 $32 CY2018A CY2019A CY2020A CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E 11% 12% 13% 15% 16% 17% 11% 10% 13% 15% 19% 21% 8% 4% 10% CY2018A CY2019A CY2020A CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E Notes: 1. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021; Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates as of 6/25/2021 3. Street Case extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2023E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management on 6/24/2021 Management Case Street Case Extrapolated Street Case Morgan Stanley • • --•--

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Valuation Methodology Implied Price per Share Public Trading Comparables Revenue (CY21E) Street: 3.0x - 6.0x CY21E Revenue of $335MM Management: 3.0x - 6.0x CY21E Revenue of $336MM Revenue (CY22E) Street: 3.0x - 5.5x CY22E Revenue of $363MM Management: 3.0x - 5.5x CY22E Revenue of $373MM EBITDA (CY21E) Street: 15.0x - 30.0x CY21E EBITDA of $36MM Management: 15.0x - 30.0x CY21E EBITDA of $37MM EBITDA (CY22E) Street: 15.0x - 25.0x CY22E EBITDA of $45MM Management: 15.0x - 25.0x CY22E EBITDA of $39MM Discounted Equity Value Revenue (CY23E); Discounted 2.0 Years 3.0x - 6.0x Street CY23E Revenue of $403MM 3.0x - 6.0x Management CY23E Revenue of $421MM EBITDA (CY23E); Discounted 2.0 Years 15.0x - 30.0x Street CY23E EBITDA of $54MM 15.0x - 30.0x Management CY23E EBITDA of $53MM Discounted Cash Flow Analysis Street Case: 7.1% - 9.1% WACC; 2.0% - 3.0% PGR Management Case: 7.1% - 9.1% WACC; 2.0% - 3.0% PGR Precedent Transaction Multiples 4.0x - 7.0x NTM Revenue (Street) 12.0x - 30.0x NTM EBITDA (Street) Reference Only Precedent Transaction Premia 20% - 40% Premium to 1-Day Spot 20% - 40% Premium to 30-Day Average -15% - 18% Premium to 52-Week High Historical Trading Range Last 30 Days Last 90 Days Last 365 Days Analyst Price Targets Range of Analyst Price Targets (Undiscounted) Range of Analyst Price Targets (Discounted 1-Year @ 8.1%) $51.56 $51.71 $55.31 $56.50 $30.63 $31.28 $36.64 $32.74 $53.26 $55.11 $38.68 $38.02 $53.41 $66.06 $66.31 $25.85 $87.48 $86.54 $66.80 $63.86 $59.98 $38.98 $75.00 $69.38 $95.79 $96.10 $95.28 $97.47 $54.30 $55.59 $56.40 $49.93 $97.33 $101.21 $68.46 $67.14 $88.61 $109.92 $110.53 $54.30 $102.06 $100.97 $93.10 $79.00 $79.00 $79.00 $82.00 $75.85 $0.00 $20.00 $40.00 $60.00 $80.00 $100.00 $120.00 $140.00 Current Price: $72.90 Final Proposal: $87.50 Source: Company Filings, Company Projections, Capital IQ, Thomson Consensus Estimates Notes: 1. Market data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/25/2021 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)); NTM period defined as CY2021E 3. Please refer to individual analyses for additional detail on specific assumptions used 4. Current Price reflects Class A share price; Current Annie Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 5. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 6. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/25/2021 11 Annie Valuation Summary 1 2 3 4 (4) (4) (4) (4) Morgan Stanley •-- •--­ •--- I I -------------------------------------------------------------------------------!------1---------------------------· I I I

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision CY21E Median: 13% CY22E Median: 11% CY21E Median: 10% CY22E Median: 11% CY21E Median: 1% CY22E Median: 4% CY21E Median: 373 CY22E Median: 413 CY21E Median: 690 CY22E Median: 754 CY21E Median: 32,608 CY22E Median: 33,853 9% 9% 5% 1% (3%) 15% 13% 11% 11% 10% 10% 9% 8% 6% 4% 19% 17% 10% 8% N.A. 8% 11% 5% 4% 4% 14% 10% 14% 9% 11% 12% 15% 9% 10% 3% 11% 12% 28% 9% 11% 335 336 2,609 3,742 1,907 1,353 850 695 684 587 412 386 338 634 408 373 361 246 363 373 2,718 4,133 1,970 1,478 940 763 744 672 463 445 386 690 457 413 400 316 Comparable Company Operating Metric Benchmarking CY2021E / CY2022E Operating Metrics Total Revenue $MM Revenue Growth % 12 CY2021E / CY2022E Operating Metrics 32,608 41,334 43,213 Source: Company Filings, Company Projections, Capital IQ, Thomson Consensus Estimates, Wall Street Broker Research Notes: 1. Market data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/25/2021 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 4. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/25/2021 Annie Financial Profile Peers ERP Business Model Peers CY21E / CY22E Global Supply Chain Peers 33,853 1 Morgan Stanley - - -

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision 11% 11% 49% 33% 23% 27% 21% 21% 19% 17% 14% 3% 2% 0% -2% 41% 33% 28% 23% 13% 12% 10% 47% 33% 24% 27% 22% 21% 20% 17% 14% 5% 4% 4% 3% 42% 30% 29% 23% 21% 60% 60% 93% 81% 72% 77% 74% 71% 70% 65% 65% 64% 61% 60% 53% 76% 68% 67% 66% 54% 60% 59% 93% 80% 72% 77% 74% 74% 71% 65% 67% 65% 63% 60% 53% 75% 69% 67% 69% 54% Comparable Company Operating Metric Benchmarking CY2021E / CY2022E Operating Metrics Gross Margin % EBITDA Margin % 13 CY2021E / CY2022E Operating Metrics Source: Company Filings, Company Projections, Capital IQ, Thomson Consensus Estimates, Wall Street Broker Research Notes: 1. Market data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/25/2021 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 4. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/25/2021 Annie Financial Profile Peers ERP Business Model Peers CY21E / CY22E Global Supply Chain Peers 1 CY21E Median: 65% CY22E Median: 66% CY21E Median: 81% CY22E Median: 80% CY21E Median: 33% CY22E Median: 33% CY21E Median: 15% CY22E Median: 16% CY21E Median: 28% CY22E Median: 29% CY21E Median: 67% CY22E Median: 69% Morgan Stanley - - -

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision 41.9x 40.8x 17.8x 17.0x 13.2x N.M. N.M. N.M. N.M. 47.3x 34.2x 23.3x 23.2x 19.9x 14.8x N.M. N.M. 34.7x 33.7x 26.9x 33.4x 38.5x 16.5x 16.6x 13.2x N.M. N.M. N.M. N.M. 40.3x 29.6x 21.0x 20.6x 17.8x 14.0x N.M. 49.3x 29.6x 29.8x 26.4x 4.4x 4.4x 6.5x 5.6x 4.1x 7.8x 6.8x 6.4x 6.3x 6.1x 5.3x 4.8x 4.5x 3.3x 3.1x 14.6x 14.0x 13.5x 9.6x 8.9x 4.1x 4.0x 6.3x 5.4x 3.9x 7.0x 5.9x 5.9x 5.8x 5.4x 4.8x 4.4x 3.9x 3.0x 3.0x 13.4x 12.5x 10.5x 8.7x 8.0x 14 Comparable Company Trading Metric Benchmarking CY2021E / CY2022E Trading Multiples AV / Revenue x AV / EBITDA x Source: Company Filings, Company Projections, Capital IQ, Thomson Consensus Estimates, Wall Street Broker Research Notes: 1. Market data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/25/2021 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Current Annie Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 4. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 5. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/25/2021 6. EBITDA multiples greater than 50.0x shown as N.M. Annie Financial Profile Peers ERP Business Model Peers CY21E / CY22E Global Supply Chain Peers 1 CY21E Median: 5.6x CY22E Median: 5.4x CY21E Median: 33.7x CY22E Median: 29.7x CY21E Median: 23.3x CY22E Median: 20.8x CY21E Median: 17.0x CY22E Median: 16.5x CY21E Median: 5.7x CY22E Median: 5.1x CY21E Median: 13.5x CY22E Median: 10.5x Morgan Stanley - - -

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Street Case Mgmt Case CY2023E Revenue $403 $421 Fwd Multiple 4.5x 4.5x Future AV (June 2023) $1,813 $1,896 Plus: Net Cash $224 $219 Future EV (June 2023) $2,037 $2,115 Future FDSO (June 2023) 23.1 23.2 Future Share Price $88.00 $91.34 Discounted 2.0 Years at 8.1% Cost of Equity Present Share Price $75.30 $78.16 Implied Future Share Price (June 2023) Discounted Future Share Price Street Case Mgmt Case Street Case Mgmt Case CY2023E Revenue $403 $421 3.0x $62.25 $64.41 $53.26 $55.11 3.5x $70.83 $73.39 $60.61 $62.79 4.0x $79.41 $82.36 $67.95 $70.48 4.5x $88.00 $91.34 $75.30 $78.16 5.0x $96.58 $100.32 $82.64 $85.84 5.5x $105.16 $109.30 $89.99 $93.52 6.0x $113.75 $118.28 $97.33 $101.21 Forward Multiple Discounted 2.0 Years at 8.1% Cost of Equity Market Risk Premium 6.0% Risk Free Rate 1.5% Barra Predicted Beta 1.09 Cost of Equity 8.1% Street Case Management Case CY2023E Revenue $403 $421 % Growth 10.8% 13.1% CY2023E Revenue Discounted to 6/30/2021 Using 8.1% Cost of Equity Discounted Equity Value 15 Cost of Equity Assumptions $MM, except where noted Example Implied Share Price Calculation Notes: 1. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 3. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/25/2021 4. Discounted with 8.1% cost of equity based on 1.09 predicted Barra Beta; 6% market risk premium; 1.5% risk-free rate 5. Projected share count based on annual basic share increase of 1.7%, based on historical share increases, with current options and RSUs/PSUs outstanding and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management 6. Assumes current debt outstanding is not paid down in forecast period 7. For Management Case, future net cash assumes CQ2-Q4 of CY21E cash flow plus CY22E cash flow plus CQ1-Q2 of CY23E cash flow are added to current cash balance 8. For Street Case, future net cash assumes CQ2-Q4 of CY21E cash flow plus CY22E cash flow plus CQ1-Q2 of CY23E cash flow are added to current cash balance; cash flow for all periods calculated based on EBITDA to FCF conversion from Management Case 9. Street Case extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2023E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management on 6/24/2021 Discounted Equity Valuation – Revenue Based 2 Morgan Stanley ------~

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Street Case Mgmt Case CY2023E EBITDA $54 $53 Fwd Multiple 25.0x 25.0x Future AV (June 2023) $1,359 $1,329 Plus: Net Cash $224 $219 Future EV (June 2023) $1,582 $1,547 Future FDSO (June 2023) 23.1 23.0 Future Share Price $68.43 $67.15 Discounted 2.0 Years at 8.1% Cost of Equity Present Share Price $58.55 $57.45 Implied Future Share Price (June 2023) Discounted Future Share Price Street Case Mgmt Case Street Case Mgmt Case CY2023E EBITDA $54 $53 15.0x $45.20 $44.43 $38.68 $38.02 20.0x $56.85 $55.82 $48.64 $47.77 25.0x $68.43 $67.15 $58.55 $57.45 30.0x $80.01 $78.47 $68.46 $67.14 Forward Multiple Discounted 2.0 Years at 8.1% Cost of Equity Market Risk Premium 6.0% Risk Free Rate 1.5% Barra Predicted Beta 1.09 Cost of Equity 8.1% Street Case Management Case CY2023E EBITDA $54 $53 % Margin 13.5% 12.6% CY2023E EBITDA Discounted to 6/30/2021 Using 8.1% Cost of Equity Discounted Equity Value 16 Cost of Equity Assumptions $MM, except where noted Example Implied Share Price Calculation Discounted Equity Valuation – EBITDA Based 2 Notes: 1. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 3. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/25/2021 4. Discounted with 8.1% cost of equity based on 1.09 predicted Barra Beta; 6% market risk premium; 1.5% risk-free rate 5. Projected share count based on annual basic share increase of 1.7%, based on historical share increases, with current options and RSUs/PSUs outstanding and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management 6. Assumes current debt outstanding is not paid down in forecast period 7. For Management Case, future net cash assumes CQ2-Q4 of CY21E cash flow plus CY22E cash flow plus CQ1-Q2 of CY23E cash flow are added to current cash balance 8. For Street Case, future net cash assumes CQ2-Q4 of CY21E cash flow plus CY22E cash flow plus CQ1-Q2 of CY23E cash flow are added to current cash balance; cash flow for all periods calculated based on EBITDA to FCF conversion from Management Case 9. Street Case extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2023E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management on 6/24/2021 Morgan Stanley ------~

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Revenue Growth and EBITDA Margin Assumptions Source: Management Financials, Wall Street Broker Research Notes: 1. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 3. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/25/2021 4. Extrapolated figures highlighted by dashed lines 17 Revenue Growth EBITDA Margin 10.6% 12.3% 13.5% 14.7% 15.9% 17.1% 18.4% 19.6% 20.8% 22.0% 10.9% 10.4% 12.6% 15.5% 18.7% 20.6% 20.9% 21.3% 21.6% 22.0% CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Management Case Street Case Extrapolated Street Case Extrapolated Management Case 3 8.9% 8.5% 10.8% 13.2% 15.6% 18.0% 14.4% 10.8% 7.1% 3.5% 9.2% 10.8% 13.1% 16.6% 18.9% 21.0% 16.6% 12.2% 7.9% 3.5% CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Extrapolations Approved for Use by Morgan Stanley by Annie Management Street Case Management Case Extrapolations Approved for Use by Morgan Stanley by Annie Management Morgan Stanley 0 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I __ I __ _JI 8= :-S= .------9.":------Q--------Q--- _ _______ ,:; ~--------,,----------,,-.---------,r-- ---- , ' ---- ----,. ' ' ---·;:-- : : ' --::::::::-- - ' ' --"''-- ' ' -. .. - ...... __ ' ' --~ -- : : - ,i----- ' ' --- ,. ' ' ·,J I I I I I I I ---------0-----y---------,,---------" ---------,~---------(,-.---------<,.. ________ .:p,=========.:fi=====···•<J I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I --------- --0-- --C>-· --0-- --C>-·

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Discount Rate 7.1% 8.1% 9.1% Perpetual Growth Rate 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% Present Value of: CY2021E - CY2030E Cash Flows $351 $351 $351 $333 $333 $333 $316 $316 $316 Undiscounted Terminal Value 2,183 2,433 2,746 1,826 2,000 2,208 1,569 1,697 1,846 PV of Terminal Value 1,180 1,315 1,484 908 995 1,098 719 778 846 Aggregate Value $1,531 $1,666 $1,835 $1,241 $1,327 $1,431 $1,035 $1,093 $1,162 ( + ) Net Cash $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 ( + ) PV of NOLs $7 $7 $7 $7 $7 $7 $7 $7 $7 Equity Value $1,682 $1,817 $1,986 $1,392 $1,478 $1,582 $1,186 $1,244 $1,313 Diluted Shares 22.35 22.38 22.41 22.28 22.30 22.33 22.20 22.22 22.25 Price / Share $75.23 $81.19 $88.61 $62.48 $66.29 $70.84 $53.41 $55.99 $58.99 Premium / (Discount) to Unaffected 3% 11% 22% (14%) (9%) (3%) (27%) (23%) (19%) % of Aggregate Value CY2021E - CY2030E Cash Flows 22.9% 21.1% 19.1% 26.8% 25.1% 23.3% 30.5% 28.9% 27.2% PV of Terminal Value 77.1% 78.9% 80.9% 73.2% 74.9% 76.7% 69.5% 71.1% 72.8% Implied Terminal Value / NTM Revenue 2.4x 2.7x 3.0x 2.0x 2.2x 2.5x 1.8x 1.9x 2.1x Implied Terminal Value / NTM EBITDA 11.1x 12.3x 13.9x 9.3x 10.1x 11.1x 8.0x 8.6x 9.3x Street Case Extrapolations Approved for Use by Morgan Stanley by Annie Management CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Revenue $335 $363 $403 $456 $527 $622 $712 $788 $844 $874 Revenue Growth % 8.9% 8.5% 10.8% 13.2% 15.6% 18.0% 14.4% 10.8% 7.1% 3.5% EBIT 29 38 47 59 76 98 121 145 166 184 % Margin 8.8% 10.4% 11.7% 13.0% 14.4% 15.7% 17.0% 18.3% 19.7% 21.0% ( + ) D&A 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 9 9 % of Revenue 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% EBITDA (Unburdened by SBC) $36 $45 $54 $67 $84 $107 $131 $154 $176 $192 % Margin 10.6% 12.3% 13.5% 14.7% 15.9% 17.1% 18.4% 19.6% 20.8% 22.0% ( - ) SBC (Cash-equivalent Cost) (16) (18) (18) (21) (24) (28) (32) (35) (38) (39) % of Revenue 4.8% 4.9% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% 4.5% ( - ) Taxes (2) (5) (7) (10) (13) (17) (22) (27) (32) (36) Implied % Tax Rate 12.5% 26.3% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% ( - ) Capital Expenditure (3) (4) (7) (8) (8) (9) (9) (10) (9) (9) % of Revenue 0.9% 1.1% 1.8% 1.7% 1.6% 1.4% 1.3% 1.2% 1.1% 1.0% ( + / - ) Decrease (Increase) in NWC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 % of Change in Revenue 3.2% 3.4% 2.7% 2.2% 1.8% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% 1.3% uFCF (Burdened by SBC) $16 $19 $23 $30 $40 $54 $68 $83 $97 $109 % of Revenue 4.7% 5.1% 5.7% 6.6% 7.6% 8.6% 9.6% 10.5% 11.5% 12.4% Discounted Cash Flow Analysis – Street Case Free Cash Flow Build Discounted Cash Flow Valuation 18 7.1% - 9.1% WACC, 2.0% - 3.0% PGR 3 Notes: 1. Assumes valuation date of 6/30/2021; DCF reflects cash flows beginning in CQ3 2021; Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/25/2021; Street Case extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2023E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management on 6/24/2021 3. Discounted with 8.1% Weighted Average Cost of Capital based on 1.09 predicted Barra Beta; 6% market risk premium; 1.5% risk-free rate 4. Basic share count, SARs, and RSUs/PSUs outstanding as of 6/25/2021 as provided and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management 5. For Street Case, 6/30/2021 net cash assumes CQ2 of CY21E cash flow is added to current cash balance; cash flow for all periods calculated based on EBITDA to FCF conversion from Management Case; Assumes current debt outstanding is not paid down in forecast period 6. Street Case net working capital assumptions based on Management Case extrapolations (2) Morgan Stanley ._ ______________ .,

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Discount Rate 7.1% 8.1% 9.1% Perpetual Growth Rate 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% Present Value of: CY2021E - CY2030E Cash Flows $476 $476 $476 $450 $450 $450 $427 $427 $427 Undiscounted Terminal Value 2,706 3,017 3,404 2,264 2,479 2,737 1,946 2,104 2,289 PV of Terminal Value 1,462 1,630 1,840 1,126 1,233 1,362 891 964 1,049 Aggregate Value $1,938 $2,106 $2,315 $1,576 $1,683 $1,812 $1,318 $1,391 $1,475 ( + ) Net Cash $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 $144 ( + ) PV of NOLs $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 $11 Equity Value $2,093 $2,261 $2,471 $1,731 $1,839 $1,967 $1,473 $1,546 $1,631 Diluted Shares 22.43 22.45 22.48 22.37 22.39 22.41 22.30 22.32 22.34 Price / Share $93.34 $100.72 $109.92 $77.42 $82.13 $87.78 $66.06 $69.26 $72.98 Premium / (Discount) to Unaffected 28% 38% 51% 6% 13% 20% (9%) (5%) 0% % of Aggregate Value CY2021E - CY2030E Cash Flows 24.5% 22.6% 20.5% 28.6% 26.7% 24.9% 32.4% 30.7% 28.9% PV of Terminal Value 75.5% 77.4% 79.5% 71.4% 73.3% 75.1% 67.6% 69.3% 71.1% Implied Terminal Value / NTM Revenue 2.6x 2.9x 3.2x 2.2x 2.3x 2.6x 1.8x 2.0x 2.2x Implied Terminal Value / NTM EBITDA 11.7x 13.0x 14.6x 9.8x 10.7x 11.7x 8.4x 9.0x 9.8x Management Case Extrapolations Approved for Use by Annie Mgmt CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Revenue $336 $373 $421 $491 $584 $707 $824 $924 $997 $1,032 Revenue Growth % 9.2% 10.8% 13.1% 16.6% 18.9% 21.0% 16.6% 12.2% 7.9% 3.5% EBIT 29 31 45 68 101 138 164 188 206 217 % Margin 8.5% 8.3% 10.7% 13.9% 17.3% 19.5% 19.9% 20.3% 20.6% 21.0% ( + ) D&A 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 9 10 10 % of Revenue 2.3% 2.1% 1.9% 1.6% 1.3% 1.1% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% EBITDA (Unburdened by SBC) $37 $39 $53 $76 $109 $146 $173 $197 $216 $227 % Margin 10.9% 10.4% 12.6% 15.5% 18.7% 20.6% 20.9% 21.3% 21.6% 22.0% ( - ) SBC (Cash-equivalent Cost) (17) (17) (19) (21) (23) (25) (30) (33) (36) (37) % of Revenue 5.0% 4.7% 4.6% 4.4% 4.0% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% 3.6% ( - ) Taxes (5) (4) (7) (12) (20) (29) (34) (39) (43) (46) Implied % Tax Rate 45.3% 27.9% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% ( - ) Capital Expenditure (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (3) (8) (9) (10) (10) % of Revenue 0.9% 0.8% 0.7% 0.6% 0.5% 0.4% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% ( + / - ) Decrease (Increase) in NWC 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 % of Change in Revenue 3.0% 2.6% 2.1% 1.6% 1.4% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% 1.1% uFCF (Burdened by SBC) $12 $15 $25 $41 $64 $90 $102 $116 $128 $135 % of Revenue 3.6% 4.1% 5.9% 8.3% 11.0% 12.7% 12.4% 12.6% 12.8% 13.0% Discounted Cash Flow Analysis – Management Case Free Cash Flow Build 19 Notes: 1. Assumes valuation date of 6/30/2021; DCF reflects cash flows beginning in CQ3 2021; Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021. Extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2027E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company on 6/24/2021 3. Discounted with 8.1% Weighted Average Cost of Capital based on 1.09 predicted Barra Beta; 6% market risk premium; 1.5% risk-free rate 4. Basic share count, SARs, and RSUs/PSUs outstanding as of 6/25/2021 as provided and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management 5. For Management Case, 6/30/2021 net cash assumes CQ2 of CY21E cash flow is added to current cash balance; Assumes current debt outstanding is not paid down in forecast period 3 (2) Discounted Cash Flow Valuation 7.1% - 9.1% WACC, 2.0% - 3.0% PGR Morgan Stanley .- -----------------------. I I L-----------------------1

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision 9.4x 9.3x 8.3x 8.2x 8.0x 7.3x 6.8x 5.3x 5.1x 4.9x 4.7x 4.3x 3.9x 3.8x 3.7x 3.6x 3.5x 3.4x 3.3x 3.2x 2.7x 2.7x Red Hat / IBM Proofpoint / Thoma Bravo Callidus / SAP RealPage / Thoma Bravo Carbon Black / VMware Talend / Thoma Bravo Ellie Mae / Thoma Bravo Cloudera / CD&R, KKR Sophos / Thoma Bravo Forescout / Advent, Crosspoint Imperva / Thoma Bravo CA Technologies / Broadcom athenahealth / Veritas & Evergreen Barracuda / Thoma Bravo Gigamon / Elliott Management Infloblox / Vista Equity Partners Cision / Platinum Equity LogMeIn / Francisco Partners; Evergreen (Elliot) AVG Technologies / Avast Software LifeLock / Symantec Endurance International / Clearlake Capital Carbonite, Inc / Open Text Corporation Quartile Multiple Top Quartile 7.2x Median 4.5x Bottom Quartile 3.5x 14% 10% 14% 12% 14% 15% 3% 4% 7% 4% 4% 1% 9% 6% 17% 3% 7% 4% 1% 12% 1% 4% 27% 18% 16% 28% N.M. N.M. 28% 26% 16% N.M. 11% 40% 28% 19% 22% 14% 35% 32% 37% 14% 27% 27% Select Revenue Precedent Transaction Multiples $1Bn+ Aggregate Value Public Software Deals Since 2016; <15% Growth 20 AV / NTM Revenue Precedent Median: 4.5x Rev Growth EBITDA Margin NTM Final Proposal: 5.4x Notes: 1. Market data as of 6/25/2021 2. CY2021E financials represent NTM estimates; Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Thoma Bravo implied proposal multiple and premia based on proposal price of $87.50 received 6/18/2021 4. Thoma Bravo proposal multiples and premia based on Street Case estimates Source: Public Disclosure, Deal Point Strategic Sponsor 4 Morgan Stanley 1111 1111

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision N.M. N.M. N.M. 52.0x 52.0x 41.1x 35.0x 31.3x 29.2x 26.2x 24.5x 23.9x 20.1x 19.6x 17.1x 14.1x 10.8x 10.6x 9.9x 9.9x 9.9x 9.0x Carbon Black / VMware Talend / Thoma Bravo Forescout / Advent, Crosspoint Callidus / SAP Proofpoint / Thoma Bravo Imperva / Thoma Bravo Red Hat / IBM Sophos / Thoma Bravo RealPage / Thoma Bravo Infloblox / Vista Equity Partners Ellie Mae / Thoma Bravo LifeLock / Symantec Cloudera / CD&R, KKR Barracuda / Thoma Bravo Gigamon / Elliott Management athenahealth / Veritas & Evergreen CA Technologies / Broadcom LogMeIn / Francisco Partners; Evergreen (Elliot) Endurance International / Clearlake Capital Cision / Platinum Equity Carbonite, Inc / Open Text Corporation AVG Technologies / Avast Software Quartile Multiple Top Quartile 30.3x Median 20.1x Bottom Quartile 10.7x 14% 15% 4% 14% 10% 4% 14% 7% 12% 3% 3% 12% 4% 6% 17% 9% 1% 4% 1% 7% 4% 1% N.M. N.M. N.M. 16% 18% 11% 27% 16% 28% 14% 28% 14% 26% 19% 22% 28% 40% 32% 27% 35% 27% 37% Select EBITDA Precedent Transaction Multiples $1Bn+ Aggregate Value Public Software Deals Since 2016; <15% Growth 21 AV / NTM EBITDA Precedent Median: 20.1x Rev Growth EBITDA Margin NTM Final Proposal: 51.2x Notes: 1. Market data as of 6/25/2021 2. CY2021E financials represent NTM estimates; Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Thoma Bravo implied proposal multiple and premia based on proposal price of $87.50 received 6/18/2021 4. Thoma Bravo proposal multiples and premia based on Street Case estimates Source: Public Disclosure, Deal Point Strategic Sponsor 4 Morgan Stanley 1111 1111

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision 79% 78% 63% 39% 37% 36% 34% 33% 31% 29% 29% 28% 25% 24% 21% 21% 20% 18% 16% 16% 12% 10% Endurance International / Clearlake Capital Carbonite, Inc / Open Text Corporation Red Hat / IBM Carbon Black / VMware Sophos / Thoma Bravo LifeLock / Symantec Proofpoint / Thoma Bravo AVG Technologies / Avast Software RealPage / Thoma Bravo Imperva / Thoma Bravo Talend / Thoma Bravo Forescout / Advent, Crosspoint LogMeIn / Francisco Partners; Evergreen (Elliot) Cloudera / CD&R, KKR Gigamon / Elliott Management Ellie Mae / Thoma Bravo CA Technologies / Broadcom Cision / Platinum Equity Barracuda / Thoma Bravo Infloblox / Vista Equity Partners athenahealth / Veritas & Evergreen Callidus / SAP Quartile Premium Top Quartile 35% Median 29% Bottom Quartile 20% 1% 4% 14% 14% 7% 12% 10% 1% 12% 4% 15% 4% 4% 4% 17% 3% 1% 7% 6% 3% 9% 14% 27% 27% 27% N.M. 16% 14% 18% 37% 28% 11% N.M. N.M. 32% 26% 22% 28% 40% 35% 19% 14% 28% 16% $1Bn+ Aggregate Value Public Software Deals Since 2016; <15% Growth 22 Rev Growth EBITDA Margin NTM Unaffected 1-Day Spot Premia Notes: 1. Market data as of 6/25/2021; Annie premia based on Class A share price 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Thoma Bravo implied proposal multiple and premia based on proposal price of $87.50 received 6/18/2021 Precedent Median: 29% Final Proposal: 20% Select Precedent Transaction Unaffected 1-Day Spot Premia Source: Public Disclosure, Deal Point Strategic Sponsor Morgan Stanley 1111 1111

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision 65% 51% 48% 45% 43% 41% 37% 35% 35% 30% 30% 30% 29% 28% 27% 25% 22% 22% 21% 20% 10% 9% Endurance International / Clearlake Capital Carbonite, Inc / Open Text Corporation Red Hat / IBM Sophos / Thoma Bravo Carbon Black / VMware LifeLock / Symantec Ellie Mae / Thoma Bravo Proofpoint / Thoma Bravo RealPage / Thoma Bravo Talend / Thoma Bravo AVG Technologies / Avast Software Cloudera / CD&R, KKR Forescout / Advent, Crosspoint Cision / Platinum Equity Infloblox / Vista Equity Partners LogMeIn / Francisco Partners; Evergreen (Elliot) CA Technologies / Broadcom Barracuda / Thoma Bravo Imperva / Thoma Bravo Callidus / SAP Gigamon / Elliott Management athenahealth / Veritas & Evergreen Quartile Premium Top Quartile 40% Median 30% Bottom Quartile 23% 1% 4% 14% 7% 14% 12% 3% 10% 12% 15% 1% 4% 4% 7% 3% 4% 1% 6% 4% 14% 17% 9% 27% 27% 27% 16% N.M. 14% 28% 18% 28% N.M. 37% 26% N.M. 35% 14% 32% 40% 19% 11% 16% 22% 28% $1Bn+ Aggregate Value Public Software Deals Since 2016; <15% Growth 23 Rev Growth EBITDA Margin NTM Unaffected 30-Day Average Premia Precedent Median: 30% Final Proposal: 21% Select Precedent Transaction Unaffected 30-Day Average Premia Source: Public Disclosure, Deal Point Strategic Sponsor Notes: 1. Market data as of 6/25/2021; Annie premia based on Class A share price 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Thoma Bravo implied proposal multiple and premia based on proposal price of $87.50 received 6/18/2021 Morgan Stanley 1111 1111

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision 45% 35% 28% 26% 19% 19% 16% 15% 10% 8% 6% 3% (2%) (11%) (13%) (15%) (16%) (17%) (27%) (34%) (36%) (46%) Endurance International / Clearlake Capital LifeLock / Symantec RealPage / Thoma Bravo Proofpoint / Thoma Bravo CA Technologies / Broadcom Sophos / Thoma Bravo Talend / Thoma Bravo Infloblox / Vista Equity Partners Callidus / SAP Red Hat / IBM Barracuda / Thoma Bravo Carbon Black / VMware Imperva / Thoma Bravo LogMeIn / Francisco Partners; Evergreen (Elliot) AVG Technologies / Avast Software Ellie Mae / Thoma Bravo Cloudera / CD&R, KKR athenahealth / Veritas & Evergreen Forescout / Advent, Crosspoint Cision / Platinum Equity Gigamon / Elliott Management Carbonite, Inc / Open Text Corporation 1% 12% 12% 10% 1% 7% 15% 3% 14% 14% 6% 14% 4% 4% 1% 3% 4% 9% 4% 7% 17% 4% 27% 14% 28% 18% 40% 16% N.M. 14% 16% 27% 19% N.M. 11% 32% 37% 28% 26% 28% N.M. 35% 22% 27% Quartile Premium Top Quartile 18% Median 4% Bottom Quartile (15%) Select Precedent Transaction Unaffected 52-Week High Premia $1Bn+ Aggregate Value Public Software Deals Since 2016; <15% Growth Source: Public Disclosure, Deal Point 24 Unaffected 52-Week High Premia Rev Growth EBITDA Margin NTM Precedent Median: 4% Final Proposal: 11% Strategic Sponsor Notes: 1. Market data as of 6/25/2021; Annie premia based on Class A share price 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Thoma Bravo implied proposal multiple and premia based on proposal price of $87.50 received 6/18/2021 Morgan Stanley 1111 1111

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Price Target Range Min $75.00 Max $82.00 Min (Discounted 1-year @ 8.1% Cost of Equity) $69.38 Max (Discounted 1-year @ 8.1% Cost of Equity) $75.85 FYE: January 31st Date of Target Valuation Total Revenue GAAP Gross Margin Adjusted EBITDA Broker Report Rating Price Methodology CY2021E CY2022E CY2021E CY2022E CY2021E CY2022E William Blair 05/27/21 Buy -- SOTP, 10.9x Peer Subscription Revenue Multiple $333 $362 60.4% 61.5% $35 $52 Stifel 05/26/21 Buy $75.00 ~5.0x FY23E EV/Recurring Revenue $335 $363 -- -- $37 $35 Sidoti 05/27/21 Neutral $82.00 45x FY2025 EPS Forecast $332 $355 59.9% 60.9% $34 $46 K. Liu 05/27/21 -- $77.00 4x FY'23 AV / Sales Multiple $341 $373 59.0% 58.7% $36 $46 Mean $78.00 $335 $363 59.8% 60.3% $36 $45 Median $77.00 $334 $363 59.9% 60.9% $36 $46 Max $82.00 $341 $373 60.4% 61.5% $37 $52 Min $75.00 $332 $355 59.0% 58.7% $34 $35 Street Case $335 $363 59.8% 60.3% $36 $45 Management Case $336 $373 60.2% 58.7% $37 $39 Broker Estimates for Annie Post FQ1 2021 Notes: 1. Latest available broker estimates 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 25 Analyst Estimates and Target $MM, except per share data Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Stock Market Agg. Sales Y/Y Sales Growth Gross Margin EBITDA Margin AV / Revenue AV / EBITDA Name Price Cap Val CY21E CY22E CY21E/20A CY22E/21E CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E CY21E CY22E Annie-Street $72.90 1,629 1,490 335 363 9% 8% 60% 60% 11% 12% 4.4x 4.1x 41.9x 33.4x Annie-Mgmt $72.90 1,629 1,490 336 373 9% 11% 60% 59% 11% 10% 4.4x 4.0x 40.8x 38.5x ERP Business Model Peers Oracle $78.46 231,791 270,196 41,334 43,213 5% 5% 81% 80% 49% 47% 6.5x 6.3x 13.2x 13.2x SAP $140.55 176,134 183,892 32,608 33,853 (3%) 4% 72% 72% 33% 33% 5.6x 5.4x 17.0x 16.6x Sage $9.55 10,615 10,633 2,609 2,718 1% 4% 93% 93% 23% 24% 4.1x 3.9x 17.8x 16.5x Median 176,134 183,892 32,608 33,853 1% 4% 81% 80% 33% 33% 5.6x 5.4x 17.0x 16.5x Financial Profile Peers Vertex $22.14 3,499 3,222 412 463 10% 12% 70% 71% 17% 17% 7.8x 7.0x 47.3x 40.3x Zuora $18.29 2,480 2,287 338 386 11% 14% 65% 67% 2% 4% 6.8x 5.9x N.M. N.M. Alarm.com $86.30 4,521 4,378 684 744 11% 9% 64% 65% 19% 20% 6.4x 5.9x 34.2x 29.6x New Relic $69.54 4,728 4,412 695 763 6% 10% 71% 74% 0% 4% 6.3x 5.8x N.M. N.M. 8x8 $28.00 3,396 3,605 587 672 15% 14% 61% 63% 3% 5% 6.1x 5.4x N.M. N.M. Box $25.21 4,165 4,526 850 940 10% 11% 74% 74% 27% 27% 5.3x 4.8x 19.9x 17.8x GoDaddy $86.89 15,436 18,060 3,742 4,133 13% 10% 65% 65% 21% 21% 4.8x 4.4x 23.2x 20.6x Yext $14.57 2,019 1,747 386 445 9% 15% 77% 77% (2%) 3% 4.5x 3.9x N.M. N.M. Vonage $14.67 3,917 4,421 1,353 1,478 8% 9% 53% 53% 14% 14% 3.3x 3.0x 23.3x 21.0x Teradata $51.22 5,905 5,992 1,907 1,970 4% 3% 60% 60% 21% 22% 3.1x 3.0x 14.8x 14.0x Median 4,041 4,395 690 754 10% 11% 65% 66% 15% 16% 5.7x 5.1x 23.3x 20.8x Global Supply Chain Peers Manhattan $145.61 9,453 9,256 634 690 8% 9% 54% 54% 23% 23% 14.6x 13.4x N.M. N.M. Descartes $67.84 5,830 5,700 408 457 17% 12% 76% 75% 41% 42% 14.0x 12.5x 33.7x 29.8x Kinaxis $126.51 3,531 3,317 246 316 10% 28% 66% 69% 13% 21% 13.5x 10.5x N.M. 49.3x SPS $102.64 3,807 3,598 373 413 19% 11% 68% 69% 28% 29% 9.6x 8.7x 34.7x 29.6x E2open $11.80 2,481 3,216 361 400 N.A. 11% 67% 67% 33% 30% 8.9x 8.0x 26.9x 26.4x Median 3,807 3,598 373 413 13% 11% 67% 69% 28% 29% 13.5x 10.5x 33.7x 29.7x Comparable Company Benchmarking Summary Business and Financial Peers Source: Company Filings, Company Projections, Capital IQ, Thomson Consensus Estimates, Wall Street Broker Research Notes: 1. Market data and Thomson Consensus estimates as of 6/25/2021 2. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 3. Current Annie Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 4. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021 5. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/25/2021 6. EBITDA multiples greater than 50.0x shown as N.M. SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 27 Sorted By Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision Class A Common Stock Outstanding (MM) 17.662 Class B Common Stock Outstanding (MM) 3.345 Basic Total Shares Outstanding (MM) 21.007 Dilution Shares (MM) Weighted Strike Proceeds Additional Shares SAR Class A Tranche 1 0.160 $22.18 3.549 0.111 SAR Class A Tranche 2 0.160 $26.11 4.178 0.103 SAR Class A Tranche 3 0.160 $19.12 3.059 0.118 SAR Class A Tranche 4 0.190 $31.65 6.014 0.108 SAR Class A Tranche 5 0.190 $53.50 10.165 0.051 SAR Class B Tranche 1 0.030 $18.80 0.564 0.022 SAR Class B Tranche 2 0.030 $21.25 0.638 0.021 SAR Class B Tranche 3 0.030 $16.07 0.482 0.023 RSUs + PSUs 0.779 $0.00 0.000 0.779 Annie Current Price $72.90 Fully Diluted Shares Outstanding (MM) 22.343 Fully Diluted Equity Value $1,629 ( - ) Total Cash $153 ( + ) Short-term Debt $1 ( + ) Long-term Debt $14 Fully Diluted Aggregate Value $1,490 Annie Capitalization Summary Source: Company Filings, Capital IQ Notes: 1. Market data as of 6/25/2021 2. Current Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 3. Basic shares, RSUs, PSUs, and SARs outstanding as of 6/25/2021 per Company management; Class B basic shares shown net of treasury shares; cash and debt balances as of 4/30/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q (debt balance includes note payable for FTZ Corp acquisition); cash balance excludes impact from dividend declared on 6/22/2021 and payable on 7/13/2021 SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 28 Annie Capitalization $MM, except per share metrics Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision SAR Class A Tranche Ending Outstanding Price Proceeds Additional Shares (MM) Tranche 1 0.160 $22.18 3.55 0.111 Tranche 2 0.160 $26.11 4.18 0.103 Tranche 3 0.160 $19.12 3.06 0.118 Tranche 4 0.190 $31.65 6.01 0.108 Tranche 5 0.190 $53.50 10.17 0.051 SARs Class A 0.490 SAR Class B Tranche Ending Outstanding Price Proceeds Additional Shares (MM) Tranche 1 0.030 $18.80 0.56 0.022 Tranche 2 0.030 $21.25 0.64 0.021 Tranche 3 0.030 $16.07 0.48 0.023 SARs Class B 0.067 SAR Subtotal 0.557 RSUs + PSUs Tranche Ending Outstanding Price Proceeds Additional Shares (MM) RSUs 0.545 $0.00 0.00 0.545 PSUs 0.234 $0.00 0.00 0.234 RSU + PSU Subtotal 0.779 Total 1.336 Annie Detailed Capitalization Source: Company Filings, Capital IQ Notes: 1. Exercised proceeds based off of market price as of 6/25/2021 2. Equity Value calculation applies one share price to all Class A and Class B shares; current Equity Value applies current Class A share price to all Class A and Class B shares 3. RSUs, PSUs, and SARs outstanding as of 6/25/2021 per Company management SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS 29 Morgan Stanley

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision CY2020A CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Revenue 308335363403456527622712788844874 % Growth 8.9%8.5% 10.8% 13.2% 15.6% 18.0% 14.4% 10.8%7.1%3.5% EBIT 25293847597698121145166184 % Margin 8.0%8.8% 10.4% 11.7% 13.0% 14.4% 15.7% 17.0% 18.3% 19.7% 21.0% SBC (Cash-equivalent Cost) (14)(16)(18)(18)(21)(24)(28)(32)(35)(38)(39) % of Revenue (4.4%) (4.8%) (4.9%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) (4.5%) Interest Income, net (2)0000000000 Pre-tax Income 14202939527089109128144 Pre-TCJA Tax Reform NOLs Beginning NOL Balance 14 000000000 NOLs Used (14)(0)00000000 Ending NOL Balance 14 0000000000 Post-TCJA Tax Reform NOLs Beginning NOL Balance 2424 80000000 NOLs Created 0000000000 NOLs Used 0(16)(8)0000000 Ending NOL Balance 2424 800000000 Tax Rate 12.5% 26.3% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% Cash Tax Benefit 02420000000 30 NOL Valuation – Street Case Extrapolations Approved for Use by Morgan Stanley by Annie Management Street Case Notes: 1. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Annie Street Case calculated as mean of broker estimates, as of 6/25/2021; Street Case extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2023E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company management on 6/24/2021 (2) SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS Morgan Stanley .._ ______________ .,

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision CY2020A CY2021E CY2022E CY2023E CY2024E CY2025E CY2026E CY2027E CY2028E CY2029E CY2030E Revenue 3083363734214915847078249249971,032 % Growth 9.2% 10.8% 13.1% 16.6% 18.9% 21.0% 16.6% 12.2%7.9%3.5% EBIT 2529314568101138164188206217 % Margin 8.0%8.5%8.3% 10.7% 13.9% 17.3% 19.5% 19.9% 20.3% 20.6% 21.0% SBC (Cash-equivalent Cost) (14)(17)(17)(19)(21)(23)(25)(30)(33)(36)(37) % of Revenue (4.5%) (5.0%) (4.7%) (4.6%) (4.4%) (4.0%) (3.6%) (3.6%) (3.6%) (3.6%) (3.6%) Interest Income, net (2)0112222222 Pre-tax Income 1214274880115137157172182 Pre-TCJA Tax Reform NOLs Beginning NOL Balance 14 200000000 NOLs Used (12)(2)00000000 Ending NOL Balance 14 2000000000 Post-TCJA Tax Reform NOLs Beginning NOL Balance 242412 0000000 NOLs Created 0000000000 NOLs Used 0(11)(12)0000000 Ending NOL Balance 242412 00000000 Tax Rate 45.3% 27.9% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% Cash Tax Benefit 05430000000 31 NOL Valuation – Management Case Management Case Extrapolation Approved for Use by Annie Mgmt Notes: 1. Annie’s FY(Jan) treated as CY(Dec) of previous year (e.g. FY22(Jan) = CY21(Dec)) 2. Management Case received from Company on 4/6/2021. Extrapolations prepared by Morgan Stanley beginning in CY2027E and reviewed and approved for use by Morgan Stanley by Company on 6/24/2021 (2) SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS Morgan Stanley .- -----------------------. I I L-----------------------1

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PROJECT ANNIE Confidential Draft – Subject to Revision WACC Calculation Low Base High Market Risk Premium 6.0% 6.0% 6.0% Barra Predicted Beta 1.09 1.09 1.09 Risk Free Rate - 10-Year Spot as of 06/25/21 1.5% 1.5% 1.5% Sensitivity Adjustment (1.0%) 0.0% 1.0% Cost of Equity 7.1% 8.1% 9.1% Equity / Total Capitalization 99.1% 99.1% 99.1% Pre-Tax Cost of Debt 4.3% 4.3% 4.3% Tax Rate 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% After-Tax Cost of Debt (2) 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% Total Debt ($MM) (3) 15 15 15 Total Capitalization 1,643 1,643 1,643 Total Debt / Total Capitalization 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% WACC 7.1% 8.1% 9.1% 1.09 0.40 0.50 0.60 0.70 0.80 0.90 1.00 1.10 1.20 Jun-20 Sep-20 Dec-20 Mar-21 Jun-21 Annie WACC Calculation Notes: 1. Barra Beta per Capital IQ as of 6/25/2021 2. Pre-tax cost of debt based on most the fixed interest rate on Annie’s most recent loan; tax rate based on Annie’s marginal tax rate as provided by Company management 3. Debt balances as of 4/30/2021 per FQ1’22 10-Q (debt balance includes note payable for FTZ Corp acquisition) 32 Predicted Beta LTM SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS Morgan Stanley

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Exhibit 99.(d)(iv)

 

LIMITED GUARANTY

 

This Limited Guaranty, dated as of June 27, 2021 (this “Limited Guaranty”), by Thoma Bravo Fund XIV Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Guarantor”), is in favor of QAD Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). Reference is hereby made to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, among the Company, Project Quick Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), and Project Quick Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

1.       Limited Guaranty. To induce the Company to enter into the Merger Agreement, the Guarantor hereby expressly, absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to the Company, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, following the termination of the Merger Agreement, the due and punctual observance, performance and discharge of the payment of (a) the Parent Termination Fee in accordance with Section 8.4(e) of the Merger Agreement, (b) any amounts due by Parent pursuant to Section 8.4(f) of the Merger Agreement, and (c) the reimbursement obligations of Parent pursuant to Sections 6.16(c)(iii) and 6.17 of the Merger Agreement (such obligations described in clauses (a), (b) and (c), collectively, the “Guaranteed Obligations”); provided, that this Limited Guaranty will expire and will have no further force or effect, and the Company will have no rights hereunder, upon termination of the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantor hereunder in accordance with Section 6 hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Limited Guaranty, the maximum aggregate liability of the Guarantor under this Limited Guaranty shall not exceed the sum of (i) $127,000,000 plus (ii) any and all amounts due pursuant to either of clauses (b) and (c) above, which together shall not exceed $6,000,000 (the amounts in clauses (i) and (ii) collectively, the “Maximum Amount”). The Company (on behalf of its controlled Affiliates, directors and officers) hereby agrees that the Guarantor shall in no event be required to pay more than the Maximum Amount pursuant to this Limited Guaranty. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Limited Guaranty, nothing in this Limited Guaranty shall limit the Company’s rights under the Equity Commitment Letter. All payments hereunder shall be made in lawful money of the United States, in immediately available funds. If Parent fails to pay all or any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations when due under the Merger Agreement, then the Guarantor’s liability to the Company hereunder in respect of such applicable Guaranteed Obligations shall, at the Company’s option, become immediately due and payable, and the Company may at any time and from time to time, at the Company’s option, take any and all actions available hereunder or under applicable Law to collect the Guaranteed Obligations from the Guarantor.

 

2.       Terms of Limited Guaranty.

 

(a)                This Limited Guaranty is an absolute, unconditional, irrevocable and continuing guaranty of payment, not collection, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against the Guarantor to enforce this Limited Guaranty up to an amount equal to the Guaranteed Obligations, irrespective of whether any action is brought against Parent or Merger Sub or whether Parent or Merger Sub are joined in any such action or actions.

 

(b)                Except as otherwise provided herein and without amending or limiting the other provisions of this Limited Guaranty, the liability of the Guarantor under this Limited Guaranty shall, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable Law, be absolute, unconditional, irrevocable and continuing irrespective of:

 

(i)                 the value, genuineness, regularity, illegality or enforceability of the Merger Agreement or the Equity Commitment Letter or any other agreement or instrument referred to herein or in the Merger Agreement;

 

 

 

 

(ii)               any change in the corporate existence, structure or ownership of Parent or Merger Sub or the Guarantor or any other Person, or any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or other similar proceeding affecting Parent or Merger Sub or the Guarantor or any other Person or any of their respective assets;

 

(iii)             any waiver, amendment or modification of the Merger Agreement or the Equity Commitment Letter, or any other agreement evidencing, securing or otherwise executed in connection with any of the Guaranteed Obligations, in each case, in accordance with its terms, or change in the time, manner, place or terms of payment, observation or performance, or any change or extension of the time of payment, observation or performance of, renewal or alteration of, any Guaranteed Obligation, any escrow arrangement or other security therefor, any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof, or any agreement entered into by the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Parent and/or Merger Sub or any of their Affiliates, on the other hand, in connection therewith;

 

(iv)              except as specified in Section 2(e), the existence of any claim, set off or other right that the Guarantor may have at any time against Parent, Merger Sub, the Company, or any of their Affiliates, whether in connection with any Guaranteed Obligation or otherwise;

 

(v)                the failure or delay on the part of the Company to assert any claim or demand or to enforce any right or remedy against Parent or Merger Sub or the Guarantor or any other Person;

 

(vi)              the addition, substitution or release of any Person now or hereafter liable with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations or otherwise interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, any other financing commitment letters, this Limited Guaranty or any related agreement or document;

 

(vii)            the adequacy of any other means the Company may have of obtaining repayment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations; and

 

(viii)          any other defense or act or omission that may or might in any manner or to any extent vary the risk of the Guarantor or otherwise operate as a discharge of the Guarantor as a matter of law or equity (other than payment of the Guaranteed Obligations).

 

(c)                The Guarantor hereby waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Guaranteed Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Company upon this Limited Guaranty or acceptance of this Limited Guaranty. All of the Guaranteed Obligations, and any of them, shall conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Limited Guaranty, and all dealings between Parent, Merger Sub or the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other, shall likewise be conclusively presumed to have been had or consummated in reliance upon this Limited Guaranty. This Limited Guaranty is a primary obligation of the Guarantor and is not merely the creation of a surety relationship. When pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against the Guarantor, the Company shall be under no obligation to pursue such rights and remedies it may have against Parent or Merger Sub or any other Person for the Guaranteed Obligations or any right of offset with respect thereto, and any failure by the Company to pursue such other rights or remedies or to collect any payments from Parent or Merger Sub or any such other Person or to realize upon or to exercise any such right of offset shall not relieve the Guarantor of any liability hereunder.

 

(d)                The Company shall not be obligated to file any claim relating to any Guaranteed Obligation in the event that Parent or Merger Sub becomes subject to a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding, and the failure of the Company to so file such claim shall not affect the Guarantor’s obligations hereunder (and notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any bar to the payment, or collection, of any Guaranteed Obligations as a result of any such proceeding shall not discharge the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder). In the event that any payment to the Company in respect of any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be returned for any reason whatsoever, the Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder with respect to the Guaranteed Obligation as if such payment had not been made.

 

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(e)                Notwithstanding any other provision of this Limited Guaranty, the Company hereby agrees on its own behalf and on behalf of its controlled Affiliates, directors and officers, that (i) the Guarantor may assert, as a defense to, or release or discharge of, any payment or performance by the Guarantor under this Limited Guaranty or any claim, set-off, deduction, defense or release that Parent could assert against the Company under the terms of, or with respect to, the Merger Agreement and (ii) to the extent any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of the Merger Agreement, including, without limitation, any breach by the Company of any representation, warranty or covenant contained therein or in any of the agreements, certificates and other documents required to be delivered by the Company pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement (whether such breach results from Willful Breach, fraud, intentional misrepresentation or otherwise), that would relieve Parent of its obligations under the Merger Agreement shall likewise automatically and without any further action on the part of any Person relieve the Guarantor of its obligations under this Limited Guaranty.

 

3.       Waiver of Acceptance, Presentment; Etc. Without amending or limiting the other provisions of this Limited Guaranty, the Guarantor expressly and irrevocably waives any and all rights and defenses arising under any applicable law that would otherwise require any election of remedies by the Company, promptness, diligence, notice of the acceptance of this Limited Guaranty and of any Guaranteed Obligations, presentment, demand and protest, any defenses that might be available under any valuation, stay, moratorium or similar applicable law, and any notice of any kind not provided for herein or not required to be provided to Parent or Merger Sub under or in connection with the Merger Agreement, any right to require the marshalling of assets of Parent, Merger Sub or any other Person interested in the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and all suretyship defenses generally, other than defenses that are available to Parent or Merger Sub (a) under the Merger Agreement, (b) in respect of a breach by the Company of this Limited Guaranty and (c) in respect of fraud or Willful Breach by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Merger Agreement, this Limited Guaranty or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. The Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and that the waivers set forth in this Limited Guaranty are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

4.       Sole Remedy.

 

(a)                The Company acknowledges and agrees on its own behalf and on behalf of its directors, officers, controlled Affiliates and Subsidiaries that Parent does not have any assets, other than its rights under the Merger Agreement and the Equity Commitment Letter, and that no funds are expected to be contributed to Parent unless the Closing occurs, and that, except for rights against Parent and Merger Sub to the extent expressly provided in the last sentence of Section 7 of the Equity Commitment Letter and Section 9.9(b) of the Merger Agreement and subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations herein and therein, the Company shall not have any right to cause any assets to be contributed to Parent by the Guarantor, any Guarantor Affiliate (as defined below) or any other Person.

 

(b)                The Company further agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than the Guarantor has any obligations hereunder and that, notwithstanding that the Guarantor may be a limited partnership, the Company has no remedy, recourse or right of recovery under this Limited Guaranty against, or contribution from, any former, current or future general or limited partner, stockholder, holder of any equity, partnership or limited liability company interest, officer, member, manager, director, employee, agent, controlling person, any lender or prospective lender, lead arranger, arranger, agent or Representative of or to Parent, assignee or Affiliates (other than any assignee under Section 18 hereof) of the Guarantor (collectively, the “Guarantor Affiliates”; it being understood that the term Guarantor Affiliates shall not include the Guarantor, Parent or Merger Sub or any Person to which Parent or Merger Sub have assigned their respective rights or obligations under the Merger Agreement, through the Guarantor, Parent or Merger Sub or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate, limited partnership or limited liability company veil or similar action, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute, regulation or applicable law, by or through a claim by or on behalf of the Guarantor, Parent or Merger Sub against the Guarantor or any Guarantor Affiliate, or otherwise, except for Retained Claims (as defined below) against the applicable Person as set forth in Section 4(c) and (d) hereof.

 

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(c)                The Company hereby covenants and agrees that it shall not institute, and the Company shall cause each of its controlled Affiliates and Subsidiaries, and use reasonable best efforts to cause their Representatives not to institute, directly or indirectly, any action or bring any other claim arising under, or in connection with, this Limited Guaranty, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated thereby, against (i) any Guarantor Affiliate or against (ii) the Guarantor, Parent or Merger Sub, except for, in the case of this clause (ii), (A) following a valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof, claims by the Company against the Guarantor under and in accordance with this Limited Guaranty (the “Retained Guaranty Claims”), (B) claims by the Company against Parent or Merger Sub under and in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the “Retained Merger Agreement Claims”) or (C) to the extent (but only to the extent) the Company is expressly entitled to cause Parent to enforce the Equity Commitment Letter in accordance with Section 7 of the Equity Commitment Letter, subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations herein and therein, claims by the Company against Parent seeking to cause Parent to enforce the Equity Commitment Letter in accordance with its terms (the “Retained Equity Commitment Claims” and together with the Retained Guaranty Claims and Retained Merger Agreement Claims, the “Retained Claims”).

 

(d)                Recourse (i) against the Guarantor solely with respect to the Retained Guaranty Claims and (ii) against Parent and Merger Sub, as applicable, solely with respect to the Retained Merger Agreement Claims and the Retained Equity Commitment Claims, shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Company and all of its Affiliates against the Guarantor, any Guarantor Affiliate, Parent or Merger Sub in respect of any liabilities or obligations arising under, or in connection with, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter, this Limited Guaranty or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and such recourse shall be subject to the limitations described herein and therein.

 

5.       Merger Subrogation. The Guarantor will not exercise any rights of subrogation or contribution against Parent or Merger Sub or any other Person, whether arising by contract or operation of law (including, without limitation, any such right arising under bankruptcy or insolvency laws) or otherwise. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Guarantor hereby expressly and unconditionally waives any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against Parent or Merger Sub or any other Person that arise from the existence, payment, observation, performance, or enforcement of its obligations under or in respect of this Limited Guaranty or any other agreement in connection therewith, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Company against Parent or Merger Sub or any other Person, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from Parent or Merger Sub or any other Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been paid in full. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the payment in full in immediately available funds of the Guaranteed Obligations, such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Company, shall be segregated from other property and funds of the Guarantor and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the Company in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, whether matured or unmatured, or to be held as collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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6.       Termination. The Guarantor shall have no further liability or obligation under this Limited Guaranty from and after the earliest of: (i) funding of the Commitment (as defined in the Equity Commitment Letter); (ii) the Effective Time; or (iii) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, in which case this Limited Guaranty shall terminate 90 days after such termination unless the Company shall have prior to such 90th day delivered a written notice with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations (in which case, this Limited Guaranty shall continue solely with respect to such Guaranteed Obligations); provided that if the Merger Agreement has been so terminated and such notice has been provided, the Guarantor shall have no further liability or obligation under this Limited Guaranty from and after the earliest of (x) the consummation of the Closing in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, including payment of the Required Amount in accordance with the Merger Agreement, (y) a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with Section 15 hereof determining that the Guarantor does not owe any amount under this Limited Guaranty and (z) a written agreement among the Guarantor and the Company terminating the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantor pursuant to this Limited Guaranty; and (iv) payment of all of the Guaranteed Obligations validly claimed as payable by the Company by or on behalf of the Guarantor, Parent and/or Merger Sub. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Limited Guaranty, the provisions of this Limited Guaranty that are for the benefit of any Guarantor Affiliate (including the provisions of Sections 4, 6, 8 and 10) shall survive indefinitely any termination of this Limited Guaranty and shall be enforceable by the Guarantor Affiliates. In the event that the Company, its controlled Affiliates, Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors or officers institutes any suit, action or other proceeding or makes any claim (A) asserting that the provisions of this Section 6 or Sections 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 14, 19, 20, 22 or 23 hereof are illegal, invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part, that the Guarantor is liable in excess of or to a greater extent than the Maximum Amount, (B) arising under, or in connection with, this Limited Guaranty, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter and or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, other than a Retained Claim, or (C) in respect of a Retained Claim in any court other than a Chosen Court (as defined below), then (w) all of the obligations of the Guarantor under this Limited Guaranty shall terminate ab initio and be null and void, (x) if the Guarantor has previously made any payments under this Limited Guaranty, the Guarantor shall be entitled to recover such payments from the Company, and (y) none of the Guarantor, Parent nor any Guarantor Affiliate shall have any liability to the Company, its securityholders or any of their respective Representatives under this Limited Guaranty or with respect to the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any such suit, action or other proceeding or claim brought by or on behalf of Company Stockholder in its capacity as (1) a party to the Support Agreement or (2) a party to any agreement in connection with the Rollover, in each case, shall not terminate or invalidate any of the obligations contained herein.

 

7.       Continuing Guaranty. Except to the extent that the obligations and liabilities of the Guarantor are terminated pursuant to the provisions of Section 6 hereof, this Limited Guaranty is a continuing one and shall remain in full force and effect until the indefeasible payment and satisfaction in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, shall be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the Company and its respective successors and permitted transferees and assigns. All obligations to which this Limited Guaranty applies or may apply under the terms hereof shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance hereon. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Limited Guaranty, the Company hereby agrees that to the extent that Parent and Merger Sub are relieved of any of their representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in the Merger Agreement so as to render any continuing liability or obligations arising in connection with the Merger Agreement inapplicable, the Guarantor shall be similarly relieved of its applicable Guaranteed Obligations under this Limited Guaranty solely to the extent that Parent or Merger Sub are relieved of such obligations.

 

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8.       Entire Agreement. This Limited Guaranty, together with the Merger Agreement and the agreements and instruments described therein, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Equity Commitment Letter, constitutes the entire agreement between the Guarantor and the Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior discussions, negotiations, proposals, undertakings, agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

 

9.       Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Limited Guaranty will be valid and binding unless it is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by the Guarantor and the Company, or in the case of waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No waiver by any party of any breach or violation of, or default under, this Limited Guaranty, whether intentional or not, will be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent breach, violation or default hereunder or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence. No delay or omission on the part of any party in exercising any right, power or remedy under this Limited Guaranty will operate as a waiver thereof.

 

10.      No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except for the provisions of this Limited Guaranty which reference Guarantor Affiliates (each of which shall be for the benefit of and enforceable by each Guarantor Affiliate), the parties hereby agree that their respective representations, warranties and covenants set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other parties hereto, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Limited Guaranty, and this Limited Guaranty is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto and any Guarantor Affiliates any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.

 

11.      Counterparts. This Limited Guaranty may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument. This Limited Guaranty will become effective when duly executed by each party hereto.

 

12.      Delivery by Electronic Transmission. This Limited Guaranty and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Limited Guaranty, and any amendments or waivers hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file (or similar electronic delivery), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file (or similar electronic delivery) to deliver a signature to this Limited Guaranty or any amendment hereto or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file (or similar electronic delivery) as a defense to the formation of a contract and each party hereto forever waives any such defense.

 

13.      Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications under this Limited Guaranty shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (and duly received) if delivered personally, sent by overnight courier (providing proof of delivery and confirmation of receipt by telephonic notice to the applicable contact person) to the parties or sent by e-mail at the following addresses or e-mail addresses (or at such other address or e-mail address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

if to the Guarantor, to:

 

c/o Thoma Bravo, L.P.

600 Montgomery Street, 20th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Attn: Scott Crabill, Peter Stefanski and Eric Doolittle
E-mail: scrabill@thomabravo.com,

pstefanski@thomasbravo.com and

edoolittle@thomabravo.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

300 N. LaSalle Street

Chicago, Illinois 60654

Attn: Theodore A. Peto, P.C.

Bradley Reed, P.C.

E-mail: theodore.peto@kirkland.com;

bradley.reed@kirkland.com;

 

if to the Company, to

 

QAD Inc.

100 Innovation Place

Santa Barbara, CA 93108

Attn: Daniel Lender, Chief Financial Officer
Email: dyl@qad.com

 

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 

1285 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10019-664

Attn: Jeffrey D. Marell and Krishna Veeraraghavan
E-mail: jmarell@paulweiss.com; kveeraraghavan@paulweiss.com

 

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14.   Governing Law. THIS LIMITED GUARANTY, AND ALL ACTIONS (WHETHER AT LAW, IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT) THAT MAY BE BASED UPON, ARISE OUT OF OR RELATE TO THIS LIMITED GUARANTY, OR THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION OR PERFORMANCE HEREOF SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW.

 

15.   Jurisdiction; Venue; Service of Process. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction over such matter, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware and the federal courts of the United States of America located in the State of Delaware), in connection with any dispute that arises in respect of this Limited Guaranty, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for interpretation or enforcement hereof or any such document that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Limited Guaranty or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the Parties irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action, suit or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively by such a Delaware state or federal court. The Parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with such action, suit or proceeding by the personal delivery of copies of such process to such party or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

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16.   Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS LIMITED GUARANTY IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS LIMITED GUARANTY, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS LIMITED GUARANTY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS LIMITED GUARANTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 16.

 

17.   Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor hereby represents and warrants to the Company with respect to itself that (a) it has all limited partnership power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Limited Guaranty; (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Limited Guaranty by the Guarantor has been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary limited partnership action by it, and no other proceedings or actions on the part of the Guarantor are necessary therefor; (c) this Limited Guaranty has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of it, enforceable against the Guarantor in accordance with its terms except as such enforceability may be limited under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights, or by principles governing the availability of equitable remedies, whether considered in a Proceeding at law or in equity; (d) the execution, delivery and performance by the Guarantor of this Limited Guaranty do not and will not (i) violate the organizational documents of the Guarantor, (ii) violate any applicable law, rule, regulation, decree, order or judgment binding on the Guarantor or its assets, or (iii) result in any violation of, or default (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) under, or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of any benefit under, any contract or agreement to which the Guarantor is a party; (e) the Guarantor has the financial capacity to pay and perform its obligations under this Limited Guaranty and all funds necessary for such Guarantor to fulfill its Guaranteed Obligation under this Limited Guaranty shall be available to such Guarantor for so long as this Limited Guaranty shall remain in effect in accordance with the terms hereof; and (f) the Guarantor has uncalled capital commitments or otherwise has available funds in excess of the Guaranteed Obligations under this Limited Guaranty plus the aggregate amount of all other commitments and obligations it currently has outstanding, and all funds necessary for the Guarantor to fulfill its Guaranteed Obligations under this Limited Guaranty shall be available to such Guarantor for so long as this Limited Guaranty shall remain in effect in accordance with Section 6 hereof.

 

18.   No Assignment. Neither the Guarantor nor the Company may assign their respective rights, interests or obligations hereunder to any other person (by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the Company (in the case of an assignment by the Guarantor) or the Guarantor (in the case of an assignment by the Company), and any attempted assignment without such required consents shall be null and void and of no force or effect. Subject to the foregoing, all of the terms and provisions of this Limited Guaranty shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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19.   Severability. Any term or provision of this Limited Guaranty (other than terms limiting the Guarantor’s liability hereunder) that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction will not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction; provided, however, that this Limited Guaranty may not be enforced without giving effect to the limitation of the amount payable hereunder with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations set forth in Section 1 and the provisions of Section 4 hereof. No party hereto shall assert, and each party shall cause its respective Affiliates and Representatives acting on its behalf not to assert, that this Limited Guaranty or any part hereof is invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

 

20.   Confidentiality. This Limited Guaranty shall be treated as confidential and is being provided to the Company solely in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement. This Limited Guaranty may not be used, circulated, quoted or otherwise referred to in any document, except with the written consent of the Guarantor and the Company; provided, that no such written consent shall be required (and the Guarantor, the Company and their Affiliates shall be free to release such information) for disclosures to such Person’s respective Representatives, so long as such Persons agree to keep such information confidential on terms substantially identical to the terms contained in this Section 20; provided, further, that the parties and their respective Affiliates may disclose this Limited Guaranty to the extent required by Law, the applicable rules of any national securities exchange or as required or requested by the SEC in connection with any SEC filings relating to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, or in connection with any litigation relating to the Merger, the Merger Agreement, the Equity Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated thereby.

 

21.   Headings. The headings contained in this Limited Guaranty are for convenience purposes only and will not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation hereof.

 

22.   Relationship of the Parties. Each party acknowledges and agrees that (a) this Limited Guaranty is not intended to, and does not, create any agency, partnership, fiduciary or joint venture relationship between or among any of the parties hereto and neither this Limited Guaranty nor any other document or agreement entered into by any party hereto relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise and (b) the obligations of each of the Guarantor under this Limited Guaranty are solely contractual and not fiduciary in nature. In no event shall Parent, Merger Sub or the Guarantor be considered an “Affiliate”, “security holder” or “representative” of the Company for any purpose of this Limited Guaranty.

 

23.   Equity Financing. The Company hereby acknowledges that it has received a fully executed copy of the Equity Commitment Letter, and acknowledges and agrees that, except as expressly and to the extent provided in the last sentence of Section 7 of the Equity Commitment Letter or Section 9.9(b) of the Merger Agreement and subject to all of the terms, conditions and limitations herein and therein, nothing contained herein shall entitle the Company or any of its Affiliates to (a) enforce specifically the Equity Commitment Letter or (b) otherwise have any rights as a third party beneficiary or otherwise against the Guarantor or any other Person under the Equity Commitment Letter.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed and delivered this Limited Guaranty as of the date first written above.

 

  GUARANTOR:

 

  THOMA BRAVO FUND XIV, L.P.

 

 

By: Thoma Bravo Partners XIV, L.P.

Its: General Partner

 

 

By: Thoma Bravo UGP XIV, LLC

Its: General Partner

 

  By: Thomas Bravo UGP, LLC
  Its: Managing Member

 

  By: /s/ S. Scott Crabill
  Name: S. Scott Crabill
  Title: Managing Partner

 

[Signature Page to Limited Guaranty]

 

 

 

 

  COMPANY:

 

  QAD Inc.

 

  By: /s/ Anton Chilton
  Name: Anton Chilton
  Title: CEO

 

[Signature Page to Limited Guaranty

 

 

 

   

Exhibit 99.(d)(v)

 

Execution Version

 

Thoma Bravo Fund XIV, L.P.
600 Montgomery Street, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111

 

June 27, 2021

 

Project Quick Parent, LLC

c/o Thoma Bravo, L.P.

600 Montgomery Street, 20th Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

 

Re: Equity Financing Commitment

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

This letter agreement (this “Agreement”) sets forth the commitment of Thoma Bravo Fund XIV, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Investor”), subject to the terms and conditions hereof, to purchase, or cause an assignee permitted by Paragraph 4 of this Agreement to purchase, directly or indirectly, equity securities of Project Quick Parent, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), at or immediately prior to the Closing. It is contemplated that pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of the date hereof, by and among Parent, Project Quick Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) and QAD Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Parent shall acquire the Company through the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

1. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Investor hereby commits to purchase, or cause an assignee permitted by Paragraph 4 of this Agreement to purchase, directly or indirectly, at or immediately prior to the Closing $1,626,900,000 of equity securities of Parent in the aggregate (the “Commitment”), solely for the purpose of allowing Parent and/or Merger Sub to fund the Required Amount, which amount will be used to fund the consummation of the transactions contemplated by and in accordance with the Merger Agreement. Subject to the conditions set forth in Paragraph 2 below, the Investor will fund, or cause to be funded, the Commitment at or immediately prior to the Closing on the Closing Date in connection with the substantially simultaneous issuance to the Investor of the equity of Parent or an affiliated parent entity of Parent. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary in this Agreement, the cumulative liability of the Investor under this Agreement shall not exceed the Commitment. The obligations of the Investor to fund the Commitment may be reduced by the Investor on a dollar-for-dollar basis solely to the extent that Parent does not require all of the equity financing committed hereunder to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and to full and timely fund the Required Amount; provided that, (i) any such reduction will occur concurrently with, and will be conditioned on the consummation of, the Closing and (ii) in no event may the Commitment be reduced in a manner that would adversely affect, impair, prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

2. The Investor’s obligations under this Agreement, including the obligations of the Investor to fund the Commitment, are subject to: (a) the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement and (b) the satisfaction or written waiver by the parties, as applicable, of each of the conditions to the parties’ obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (other than any conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the prior or substantially concurrent satisfaction of such conditions at the Closing), and the substantially concurrent consummation of the Merger in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations of Parent under the Merger Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the terms thereof, and nothing in this Agreement shall amend, modify, or waive any of the terms of the Merger Agreement or any defenses that Parent may have to any assertion of liability or obligation against it under the Merger Agreement.

 

 

 

 

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3. This Agreement and the obligation of the Investor to fund the Commitment, or cause the Commitment to be funded, shall automatically and immediately terminate upon the earliest to occur of (a) the consummation of the Closing and the payment of the Required Amount in accordance with the Merger Agreement (at which time the obligations with respect to the Commitment shall be discharged) and (b) the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms. Paragraphs 3, 5, 6, 7 and 11 shall remain in full force and effect, notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement.

 

4. (i) The rights and obligations set forth herein shall not be assignable by Parent without the Investor’s and the Company’s prior written consent, and the granting of such consent in a given instance shall be solely in the discretion of each of the Investor and the Company and, if granted, shall not constitute a waiver of this requirement as to any subsequent assignment, (ii) the rights of the Company hereunder shall not be assignable by the Company without the Investor’s and Parent’s prior written consent, and the granting of such consent in a given instance shall be solely in the discretion of the Investor and Parent and, if granted, shall not constitute a waiver of this requirement as to any subsequent assignment, (iii) the obligations of the Investor hereunder shall not be assignable by the Investor without Parent’s and the Company’s prior written consent, and the granting of such consent in a given instance shall be solely in the discretion of each of Parent and the Company and, if granted, shall not constitute a waiver of this requirement as to any subsequent assignment; provided that Investor may assign one or more portions of its Commitment to any of its Affiliates or to any fund or entity advised by Investor or its Affiliates; provided further, that, in the case of each of the preceding clauses (i) through (iii) no such assignment shall (i) adversely affect, impair, prevent or delay the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement or (ii) relieve Investor of any of its obligations hereunder. Any transfer or assignment in violation of the preceding sentence shall be null and void and of no force or effect. This Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Guarantee, dated as of the date hereof, by the Guarantor set forth therein in favor of the Company, set forth the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior arrangements and understandings with respect thereto.

 

5. Other than as required by applicable Law or the rules of any national securities exchange (including as and to the extent required in connection with any SEC filing relating to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement) (each a “Relevant Authority”), but subject in each such case to the final sentence hereof, or in connection with the enforcement of, or any Proceeding related to or arising in connection with, this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, each of the parties agree that it will not, nor will it permit its representatives, advisors or Affiliates to, disclose to any Person the contents of this Agreement, other than to (a) their respective Affiliates, limited partners, general partners, members, managers, directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors (collectively, “Representatives”) and (b) the Company and its Representatives; provided, that each of the foregoing is instructed to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement subject to the terms set forth herein. In addition, the Company, the Investor, and their respective Affiliates and Representatives shall have the right to make such disclosures as are required by any Relevant Authority having jurisdiction over the Company, the Investor, and their respective Affiliates or Representatives; provided that, (i) except to the extent not reasonably practicable or as may be prohibited by applicable Law, such disclosing party shall provide a copy of any such disclosure to the other parties hereto, with a reasonable opportunity promptly to review and provide written comment on any such disclosure in advance, and the disclosing party shall consider such written comments in good faith and (ii) in no event will this Agreement be publicly filed or made publicly available without the prior written consent of the Investor.

 

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6. Each of the Investor Affiliates (as defined below) are express third party beneficiaries of Paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12 and 13 of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything that may be expressed or implied in this Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, each party hereto, by its acceptance of the benefits hereof, covenants, agrees and acknowledges that no Person other than Parent and the Investor has obligations hereunder and that, notwithstanding that the Investor is a limited partnership, no Person has any remedy, recourse or right of recovery hereunder against, or contribution from any Investor Affiliate, through the Investor, Parent, Merger Sub or otherwise, whether by or through attempted piercing of the corporate (or limited liability company or partnership) veil or similar action, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute, regulation or applicable Law, by or through a claim by or on behalf of the Investor, Parent or Merger Sub against the Investor or any Investor Affiliate, or otherwise; provided that notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Investor (x) consolidates or merges with any other Person and is not the continuing or surviving entity of such consolidation or merger or (y) transfers or conveys all or a substantial portion of its properties and other assets to any Person (in the case of (x) and (y), each a “Continuing Investor”), then Parent may seek recourse hereunder, whether by the enforcement of any judgment or assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding or by virtue of any statute, regulation or other applicable law, against such Continuing Investor, but only to the extent of the liability of the Investor hereunder. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Investor Affiliate” means any former, current or future general or limited partners, stockholders, holders of any equity, partnership or limited liability company interest, officer, member, manager, director, employees, agents, controlling persons, assignee or Affiliates of the Investor or the foregoing (it being understood that the term Investor Affiliate shall not include the Investor, Parent or Merger Sub). For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Investor nor any Investor Affiliate (other than each and every Continuing Investor, Parent and Merger Sub) is a party to, or has any obligations under, the Merger Agreement.

 

7. Except as otherwise set forth in Paragraph 6 or this Paragraph 7, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of Parent and is not intended to, nor does it, confer any benefits on, or create any rights or remedies in favor of, any person other than Parent. This Agreement may only be enforced by Parent at the direction of its equityholders in a manner agreed by its equityholders or as otherwise required pursuant to an order of specific performance obtained by the Company pursuant to Section 9.9(b) of the Merger Agreement. In no event shall any of Parent’s creditors have any right to enforce this Agreement or to cause Parent to enforce this Agreement. Except as otherwise set forth in the immediately following sentence of this Paragraph 7, in the event any person other than Parent attempts to enforce this Agreement, the Investor’s obligations hereunder will automatically terminate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the parties to this Agreement acknowledge and agree that the Company has relied upon this Agreement, the Company is an express and intended third party beneficiary hereof solely with respect to specifically enforcing the obligations of the Investor to fund the Commitment as and when due, and the Company shall have the right to seek and obtain an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to cause Parent to cause the Commitment to be funded in accordance with this Agreement when all of the conditions to funding the Commitment set forth herein have been satisfied and solely to the extent that Parent is required to cause the Commitment to be funded pursuant to Section 9.9(b) of the Merger Agreement, subject to the requirements set forth therein.

 

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8. Each party acknowledges and agrees that (a) this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, create any agency, partnership, fiduciary or joint venture relationship between or among any of the parties hereto and neither this Agreement nor any other document or agreement entered into by any party hereto relating to the subject matter hereof shall be construed to suggest otherwise and (b) the obligations of the Investor under this Agreement are solely contractual and not fiduciary in nature.

 

9. The Investor hereby represents and warrants with respect to itself to Parent that (a) it has all limited partnership power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Investor has been duly and validly authorized and approved by all necessary limited partnership action by it; (c) this Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by it and, assuming due and valid authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid and legally binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Agreement except as such enforceability may be limited under applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar applicable Laws from time to time in effect affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, or by general principles of equity; (d) it has and will have for so long as this Agreement shall remain in effect uncalled capital commitments or otherwise will have available funds sufficient to fund the amount of its Commitment when and as required hereunder; and (e) except for such consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, Governmental Entities contemplated by the Merger Agreement to be obtained or made after the date hereof, all consents, approvals, authorizations, permits of, filings with and notifications to, any Governmental Entity necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Investor have been obtained or made and all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement.

 

10. This Agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified without the prior written consent of Parent, the Investor and the Company.

 

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(a) THE AGREEMENT and all actions (whether at Law, in contract or in tort) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware lacks jurisdiction over such matter, the Superior Court of the State of Delaware and the federal courts of the United States of America located in the State of Delaware), in connection with any dispute that arises in respect of this Agreement, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for interpretation or enforcement hereof or any such document that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the Parties irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action, suit or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively by such a Delaware state or federal court. The Parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such parties and over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with such action, suit or proceeding by the personal delivery of copies of such process to such party or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

 

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(b) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS PARAGRAPH 11(b).

 

12. This Agreement and any signed agreement or instrument entered into in connection with this Agreement, and any amendments or waivers hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file (or equivalent electronic delivery), shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement or instrument and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument shall raise the use of e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file (or equivalent electronic delivery) to deliver a signature to this Agreement or any amendment hereto or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated through the use of e-mail delivery of a “.pdf” format data file (or equivalent electronic delivery) as a defense to the formation of a contract and each party hereto forever waives any such defense.

 

13. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each such counterpart being deemed to be an original instrument, and all such counterparts shall together constitute the same agreement.

 

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If this Agreement is agreeable to you, please so indicate by signing in the space indicated below.

 

  Very truly yours,
   
  THOMA BRAVO FUND XIV, L.P.
   
  By: Thoma Bravo Partners XIV, L.P.
  Its: General Partner
   
  By: Thoma Bravo UGP XIV, LLC
  Its: General Partner
   
  By: Thoma Bravo UGP, LLC
  Its: Managing Member
   
  By:   /s/ S. Scott Crabill
  Name: S. Scott Crabill
  Its:       Managing Partner

   

Accepted and agreed as of the date first written above  
   
PROJECT QUICK PARENT, LLC    
   
By:   /s/ S. Scott Crabill  
Name: S. Scott Crabill  
Title: President and Assistant Treasurer  

 

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