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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
 
(Mark One)
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2020
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to             
Commission File Number: 001-35840
 
Model N, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
Delaware
 
77-0528806
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
777 Mariners Island Boulevard, Suite 300
San Mateo, California
 
94404
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 610-4600
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.00015 per share
 
MODN
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ý    No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
 
 
Accelerated filer
 
ý
Non-accelerated filer
 
☐  
 
Smaller reporting company
 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐  No  ý

As of April 24, 2020, the registrant had 34,277,353 shares of common stock outstanding.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 
 
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
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Item 2.
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Item 3.
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Item 4.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
 
 
 
 
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Item 1A.
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Item 2.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements (Unaudited)


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MODEL N, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
 
As of
March 31, 2020
 
As of
September 30, 2019
Assets
 
 

 
 

Current assets
 
 

 
 

Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
61,283

 
$
60,780

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $31 as of March 31, 2020 and $51 as of September 30, 2019
 
26,448

 
26,953

Prepaid expenses
 
1,347

 
2,776

Other current assets
 
6,898

 
4,039

Total current assets
 
95,976

 
94,548

Property and equipment, net
 
726

 
1,043

Operating lease right-of-use assets
 
5,707

 

Goodwill
 
39,283

 
39,283

Intangible assets, net
 
26,723

 
29,131

Other assets
 
5,394

 
5,588

Total assets
 
$
173,809

 
$
169,593

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable
 
$
3,172

 
$
2,302

Accrued employee compensation
 
11,148

 
19,906

Accrued liabilities
 
4,561

 
4,354

Operating lease liabilities, current portion
 
2,593

 

Deferred revenue, current portion
 
45,579

 
44,875

Long term debt, current portion
 
944

 
4,911

Total current liabilities
 
67,997

 
76,348

Long term debt
 
38,479

 
39,371

Operating lease liabilities, less current portion
 
3,481

 

Other long-term liabilities
 
1,630

 
1,152

Total liabilities
 
111,587

 
116,871

Commitments and contingencies
 


 


Stockholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
Common Stock, $0.00015 par value; 200,000 shares authorized; 34,249 and 32,995 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively
 
5

 
5

Preferred Stock, $0.00015 par value; 5,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding
 

 

Additional paid-in capital
 
284,099

 
266,295

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
 
(1,846
)
 
(1,169
)
Accumulated deficit
 
(220,036
)
 
(212,409
)
Total stockholders’ equity
 
62,222

 
52,722

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 
$
173,809

 
$
169,593

 
 
 
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MODEL N, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
Subscription
$
28,991

 
$
25,940

 
$
57,173

 
$
51,142

Professional services
10,961

 
8,903

 
21,167

 
18,778

Total revenues
39,952

 
34,843

 
78,340

 
69,920

Cost of revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subscription
8,798

 
8,852

 
17,508

 
17,590

Professional services
7,685

 
7,894

 
15,327

 
15,723

Total cost of revenues
16,483

 
16,746

 
32,835

 
33,313

Gross profit
23,469

 
18,097

 
45,505

 
36,607

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
9,102

 
7,415

 
17,618

 
14,827

Sales and marketing
10,953

 
8,598

 
19,966

 
16,650

General and administrative
7,545

 
6,833

 
14,510

 
12,989

Total operating expenses
27,600

 
22,846

 
52,094

 
44,466

Loss from operations
(4,131
)
 
(4,749
)
 
(6,589
)
 
(7,859
)
Interest expense, net
402

 
891

 
965

 
1,624

Other expenses (income), net
(243
)
 
127

 
(255
)
 
412

Loss before income taxes
(4,290
)
 
(5,767
)
 
(7,299
)
 
(9,895
)
Provision for income taxes
339

 
141

 
328

 
739

Net loss
$
(4,629
)
 
$
(5,908
)
 
$
(7,627
)
 
$
(10,634
)
Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
$
(0.14
)
 
$
(0.18
)
 
$
(0.23
)
 
$
(0.34
)
Weighted average number of shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
33,794

 
31,999

 
33,468

 
31,741

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MODEL N, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Net loss
$
(4,629
)
 
$
(5,908
)
 
$
(7,627
)
 
$
(10,634
)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges
(450
)
 
49

 
(432
)
 
49

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)
(270
)
 
56

 
(245
)
 
242

Total comprehensive loss
$
(5,349
)
 
$
(5,803
)
 
$
(8,304
)
 
$
(10,343
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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MODEL N, INC.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
Cash flows from operating activities
 

 
 

Net loss
$
(7,627
)
 
$
(10,634
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
2,813

 
3,533

Stock-based compensation
11,832

 
9,099

Amortization of debt discount and issuance cost
140

 
290

Deferred income taxes
35

 
6

Amortization of capitalized contract acquisition costs
1,242

 
780

Other non-cash charges
(20
)
 
(108
)
Changes in assets and liabilities
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
529

 
8,353

Prepaid expenses and other assets
(1,278
)
 
595

Accounts payable
876

 
862

Accrued employee compensation
(4,895
)
 
(4,438
)
Other current and long-term liabilities 
(1,603
)
 
708

Deferred revenue
1,391

 
(8,581
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
3,435

 
465

Cash flows from investing activities
 
 
 
Purchases of property and equipment
(98
)
 
(167
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(98
)
 
(167
)
Cash flows from financing activities
 
 
 
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and issuance of employee stock purchase plan
2,242

 
2,018

Principal payments on debt
(5,000
)
 
(5,000
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(2,758
)
 
(2,982
)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
(76
)
 
70

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
503

 
(2,614
)
Cash and cash equivalents
 
 
 
Beginning of period
60,780

 
56,704

End of period
$
61,283

 
$
54,090

 
 
 
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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MODEL N, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

1.
The Company and Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates
Model N, Inc. (“Model N,” “we,” “us,” “our,” and “the Company”) was incorporated in Delaware on December 14, 1999. The Company is a provider of cloud revenue management solutions for the life sciences and high tech industries. The Company’s solutions enable its customers to maximize revenues and reduce revenue compliance risk by transforming their revenue life cycle from a series of tactical, disjointed operations into a strategic end-to-end process, which enables them to manage the strategy and execution of pricing, contracting, incentives and rebates. The Company’s corporate headquarters are located in San Mateo, California, with additional offices in the United States, India and Switzerland.
Fiscal Year
The Company’s fiscal year ends on September 30. References to fiscal year 2020, for example, refer to the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020.

Basis for Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. The unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 has been derived from the audited financial statements which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 (“the Annual Report”) on file with the SEC. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Annual Report.

In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include all the normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly our condensed consolidated financial statements. The results of operations for the six months ended March 31, 2020 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full fiscal year 2020 or any future periods.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Model N and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.

Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities and reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Significant items subject to such estimates include revenue recognition, legal contingencies, income taxes, stock-based compensation and valuation of goodwill and intangibles. These estimates and assumptions are based on management’s best estimates and judgment. Management regularly evaluates its estimates and assumptions using historical experience and other factors. However, actual results could differ significantly from these estimates.

COVID-19
The Company is subject to risks and uncertainties as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. At this point, the extent to which COVID-19 may impact the Company’s financial condition or results of operations is uncertain. As of the date of issuance of these financial statements, the Company is not aware of any specific event or circumstance that would require us to update our estimates, judgments or revise the carrying value of our assets or liabilities. The estimates discussed above may change, as new events occur and additional information is obtained, and are recognized in the consolidated financial statements as soon as they become known.

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New Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance
In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). Under Topic 842, lessees are required to recognize a lease liability, which represents the discounted obligation to make future minimum lease payments, and a corresponding right-of-use asset on the balance sheet for most leases and provide enhanced disclosures. The Company adopted Topic 842 on October 1, 2019 using the alternative modified transition method. The Company elected the package of practical expedients and carried forward its historical lease classification, its assessment on whether a contract was or contained a lease, and its initial direct costs for any leases that existed prior to October 1, 2019. The Company also elected to combine lease and non-lease components and to keep leases with an initial term of 12 months or less off the balance sheet. Upon adoption, the Company recognized total operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and total operating lease liabilities of $6.7 million and $7.2 million, respectively, on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The difference of $0.5 million represents deferred rent that existed as of the date of adoption, which was an offset to the opening balance of operating lease ROU assets. The adoption had no impact on opening retained earnings.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This new accounting standard update simplifies the measurement of goodwill by eliminating the step two impairment test. Step two measures a goodwill impairment loss by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill with the carrying amount of that goodwill.  The new guidance requires a comparison of the fair value of the Company’s single reporting unit with the carrying amount and the Company is required to recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value. Additionally, the Company will consider the income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill on the carrying amount when measuring the goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. The new guidance becomes effective for goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this guidance beginning in the first quarter of fiscal year 2020 and it did not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles (Topic 350), Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract, which aligns the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract with the requirements for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software. This standard also requires customers to amortize the capitalized implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that is a service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement. ASU 2018-15 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic 326), Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which requires the measurement and recognition of expected credit losses for financial assets held at amortized cost. ASU 2016-13 replaces the existing incurred loss impairment model with an expected loss model which requires the use of forward-looking information to calculate credit loss estimates. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2016-13 requires a cumulative effect adjustment to the balance sheet as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the guidance is effective. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740), Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes, which simplifies the accounting for incomes taxes by removing certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and amending existing guidance to improve consistent application. ASU 2019-12 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statements.

Significant Accounting Policies
There have been no changes in the significant accounting policies from those that were disclosed in the Annual Report, except for changes associated with lease accounting resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and ASU 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350):  Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment as described below:


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Leases
The Company determines if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. The Company has entered into operating lease agreements primarily for offices. The Company does not have any finance leases.
Operating lease ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make payments arising from the lease. Operating leases are included in “Operating lease right-of-use assets”, “Operating lease liabilities, current portion”, and “Operating lease liabilities, less current portion” in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the present value of the future lease payments at commencement date. ROU assets also include any initial direct costs incurred and any lease payments made at or before the lease commencement date, less lease incentives received.
The Company’s lease arrangements may contain lease and non-lease components. The Company elected to combine lease and non-lease components. In determining the present value of the future lease payments, the Company considers only payments that are fixed and determinable at commencement date, including non-lease components. Variable components such as utilities and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. The Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the lease liabilities as the Company’s leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. In determining the appropriate incremental borrowing rate, the Company considers information including, but not limited to, its credit rating, the lease term, and the economic environment where the leased asset is located. Lease terms include periods under options to extend or terminate the lease when the Company is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
The Company also elected to apply the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption in which ROU assets and lease liabilities are not recognized for leases with a term of 12 months or less.

Goodwill
The Company records goodwill when consideration paid in an acquisition exceeds the fair value of the net tangible assets and the identified intangible assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. For purposes of goodwill impairment testing, the Company has one reporting unit. The Company has elected to first assess the qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the single reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the goodwill impairment test. When performing the goodwill impairment test, the Company compares the fair value of the single reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value with goodwill written down accordingly. There have been no goodwill impairments during the periods presented.

2.
Revenues from Contracts with Customers

Revenue Recognition

The Company derives revenues primarily from subscription revenues and professional services revenues.

Disaggregation of Revenues

See Note 13, Geographic Information, for information on revenue by geography.


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Customer Contract Balances

The following table reflects contract balances with customers (in thousands):
 
As of
March 31, 2020
 
As of
September 30, 2019
Accounts receivable, net
$
26,448

 
$
26,953

Contract asset
4,316

 
1,588

Deferred revenue
46,761

 
45,385

Capitalized contract acquisition costs
6,858

 
6,626


Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable represents the Company’s right to consideration that is unconditional, net of allowances for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on management’s assessment of the collectability of accounts.

Contract Asset
Contract asset represents revenue that has been recognized for satisfied performance obligations for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to consideration.

Deferred Revenue
Deferred revenue, which is a contract liability, consists of amounts that have been invoiced and for which the Company has the right to bill, but that have not been recognized as revenue because the related goods or services have not been transferred.

The non-current portion of deferred revenue is included in other long-term liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, the Company recognized revenue of $19.2 million and $31.6 million, respectively, that was included in the deferred revenue balances at the beginning of the periods. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized revenue of $18.4 million and $33.1 million, respectively, that was included in the deferred revenue balances at the beginning of the periods.

Capitalized Contract Acquisition Costs

The Company capitalizes incremental costs incurred to acquire contracts with customers, primarily sales commissions, for which the associated revenue is expected to be recognized in future periods. The Company incurs these costs in connection with both initial contracts and renewals. Such costs for renewals are not considered commensurate with those for initial contracts given the substantive difference in commission rates in proportion to their respective contract values. The costs in connection with initial contracts and renewals are deferred and amortized over an expected customer life of five years and over the renewal term, respectively, which corresponds to the period of benefit to the customer. The Company determined the period of benefit by considering the Company’s history of customer relationships, length of customer contracts, technological development and obsolescence, and other factors. The current and non-current portion of capitalized contract acquisition costs are included in other current assets and other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amortization expense is included in sales and marketing expenses on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.
As of March 31, 2020, the current and non-current portions of capitalized contract acquisition costs were $2.1 million and $4.8 million, respectively. The Company amortized $0.6 million and $1.2 million of contract acquisition costs during the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, respectively.
    
For the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, there was no impairment related to capitalized contract acquisition costs.

Customer Deposits

Customer deposits primarily relate to payments received from customers which could be refundable pursuant to the terms of the arrangement. These amounts are included in accrued liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Customer deposits were $1.1 million and $0.4 million as of March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively.


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Standard payment terms to customers generally range from thirty to ninety days; however, payment terms and conditions in our customer contracts may vary. In some cases, customers prepay for subscription and services in advance of the delivery; in other cases, payment is due as services are performed or in arrears following the delivery.

Performance Obligations
    
Remaining performance obligations represent non-cancelable contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, which includes deferred revenue and amounts that will be invoiced and recognized as revenue in future periods. As of March 31, 2020, the aggregate amount of the transaction price allocated to performance obligations either unsatisfied or partially unsatisfied was $154.5 million, 51% of which we expect to recognize as revenue over the next 12 months and the remainder thereafter.


3.
Leases

The Company leases facilities under noncancelable operating leases with lease terms between three years and 10 years. Certain leases include options to extend or terminate the lease. The Company factored into the determination of lease payments the options that it is reasonably certain to exercise.

Operating lease costs were $0.8 million and $1.7 million for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, respectively. Short-term lease costs, variable lease costs, and sublease income were immaterial for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020.

Cash flow information related to operating leases is as follows (in thousands):
 
Six months ended
March 31, 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities
$
1,804

Operating lease ROU assets obtained in exchange of new operating lease liabilities
578


The weighted-average remaining lease term is 3.8 years and the weighted-average discount rate is 6.3% as of March 31, 2020.

Maturities of operating lease liabilities as of March 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year
 
 
Remaining fiscal 2020
 
$
1,738

2021
 
1,908

2022
 
1,050

2023
 
697

2024
 
497

2025 and thereafter
 
944

Total operating lease payments
 
6,834

Less imputed interest
 
760

Total operating lease liabilities
 
$
6,074


The Company’s headquarter lease expires on November 30, 2020. In April 2020, the Company entered into a new noncancelable operating lease for its headquarters with a 64 months lease term that will commence on December 1, 2020. The new lease has a five year renewal option which the Company is not reasonably certain to exercise. The future payments over the 64 months lease term are $11.4 million.


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Future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases as of September 30, 2019 under ASC 840 are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year
 
 
2020
 
$
3,400

2021
 
1,700

2022
 
900

2023
 
400

2024
 
100

Total
 
$
6,500


4.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company’s financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, debt and certain accrued liabilities. The Company regularly reviews its financial instruments portfolio to identify and evaluate such instruments that have indications of possible impairment. The Company estimates the fair value of its financial instruments when there is no readily available market data, which involves some level of management estimation and judgment and may not necessarily represent the amounts that could be realized in a current or future sale of these assets.
The table below sets forth the Company’s cash equivalents (in thousands) which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis by level within the fair value hierarchy.
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 3
 
Total
As of March 31, 2020
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Assets:
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Cash equivalents
$
38,948

 
$

 
$

 
$
38,948

Total assets
$
38,948

 
$

 
$

 
$
38,948

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
As of September 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash equivalents
$
32,792

 
$

 
$

 
$
32,792

Total assets
$
32,792

 
$

 
$

 
$
32,792

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

The Company’s cash equivalents as of March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019 consisted of money market funds with original maturity dates of three months or less from the date of their respective purchase. Cash equivalents are classified as Level 1. The fair value of the Company’s money market funds approximated amortized cost and, as such, there were no unrealized gains or losses on money market funds as of March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019.

The Company’s financial instruments not measured at fair value on a recurring basis include cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and certain accrued liabilities. These financial instruments are reflected in the financial statements at cost and approximate their fair value due to their short-term nature.

As of March 31, 2020, the carrying value of the term loan with Wells Fargo approximated fair value since the term loan bears interest at rates that fluctuate with the changes in the base rate or the LIBOR rate as elected by the Company. The Company classified the term loan with Wells Fargo and the promissory note under level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy as these instruments are not actively traded. See Note 7 for additional information.



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5.
Intangible Assets

Intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
Estimated
 
As of March 31, 2020
 
Useful Life
(in Years)
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Amount
Intangible Assets:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Customer relationships
3-10
 
$
36,599

 
$
(12,979
)
 
$
23,620

Developed technology
5-6
 
12,083

 
(8,980
)
 
3,103

Total
 
 
$
48,682

 
$
(21,959
)
 
$
26,723

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Estimated
 
As of September 30, 2019
 
Useful Life
(in Years)
 
Gross Carrying
Amount
 
Accumulated
Amortization
 
Net Carrying
Amount
Intangible Assets:
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

Customer relationships
3-10
 
$
36,599

 
$
(11,200
)
 
$
25,399

Developed technology
5-6
 
12,083

 
(8,351
)
 
3,732

Backlog
5
 
280

 
(280
)
 

Total
 
 
$
48,962

 
$
(19,831
)
 
$
29,131

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company recorded amortization expense related to the acquired intangible assets of $1.2 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $2.4 million and $2.7 million for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Estimated future amortization expense for the intangible assets as of March 31, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year
 
 
Remaining fiscal 2020
 
$
2,343

2021
 
4,687

2022
 
4,687

2023
 
3,840

2024
 
3,558

2025 and thereafter
 
7,608

Total future amortization
 
$
26,723

 
 
 


6.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging

The Company uses foreign currency forward contracts to hedge a portion of the forecasted foreign currency-denominated expenses incurred in the normal course of business. These contracts are designated as cash flows hedges. These hedging contracts reduce, but do not entirely eliminate, the impact of adverse foreign exchange rate movements. The Company does not use any of the derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. These contracts have maturities of 12 months or less. The Company records changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, until the forecasted transaction occurs, at which point, the related gain or loss on the cash flow hedge is reclassified to the financial statement line item to which the derivative relates. The amounts reclassified to expenses related to the hedged transactions were immaterial for the periods presented. The fair value of the outstanding non-deliverable foreign currency forward contracts was recorded in accrued liabilities for $0.4 million as of March 31, 2020 and immaterial as of September 30, 2019.


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Notional Amounts of Derivative Contracts
Derivative transactions are measured in terms of the notional amount but this amount is not recorded on the balance sheet and is not, when viewed in isolation, a meaningful measure of the risk profile of the instruments. The notional amount is generally not exchanged, but is used only as the basis on which the value of foreign exchange payments under these contracts are determined. The notional amounts of the outstanding foreign currency forward contracts designated as cash flow hedges were $7.9 million and $9.4 million as of March 31, 2020 and September 30, 2019, respectively.


7.
Debt
Term Loan – Wells Fargo
On May 4, 2018, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo, as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, for a $50.0 million term loan, as well as a revolving line of credit for an amount up to $5.0 million. In part from the proceeds of this financing, the Company repaid in full the existing term loan under the Financing Agreement discussed above. At the same time and with a portion of the proceeds, the Company repaid in full the $50.0 million term loan the Company entered into in connection with the 2017 Revitas acquisition. This term loan will mature on May 4, 2023. As of March 31, 2020, the Company had not drawn down from the line of credit and had $5.0 million available.

On August 12, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement whereby the applicable margins were revised. At the Company’s election, the term loan under the Credit Agreement and the revolving line of credit will bear interest based upon the Company’s leverage ratio as defined in the Credit Agreement at either (i) a base rate plus applicable margin ranging from 1.5% to 3.5% or (ii) LIBOR rate plus applicable margin ranging from 2.5% to 4.5%. Interest is payable periodically, in arrears, at the end of each interest period the Company elects. For the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company’s interest rate was LIBOR rate plus 3.5% in the first month and 2.5% in the last two months. In addition, the Company is required to pay monthly in arrears an unused line fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.5% of the unused portion of the revolving line of credit based upon the Company’s leverage ratio. As a condition to entering into the Credit Agreement, the Company pledged substantially all of its assets in the United States.

The Company may voluntarily prepay the term loan, with any such prepayment applied against the remaining installments of principal of the term loan on a pro rata basis or direct order of maturity, subject to certain limitations. However, the Company is required to repay the term loan with proceeds from the sale of assets, the receipt of certain insurance proceeds, litigation proceeds or indemnity payments or the incurrence of debt (in each case subject to certain exceptions). The Company prepaid approximately $4.8 million of principal on January 2, 2019, and elected to apply the prepayment against the remaining principal installments in the direct order of maturity. On July 1, 2019, the Company made another prepayment of $5.0 million and such prepayment shall be applied against the remaining installments of principal on a pro rata basis. The remaining balance of the term loan is classified as long-term debt on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, subject to limitations and exceptions, and customary covenants restricting the Company’s ability and its subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; incur liens; engage in mergers or other fundamental changes; consummate acquisitions; sell certain property or assets; change the nature of their business; prepay or amend certain indebtedness; pay cash dividends, other distributions or repurchase the Company’s equity interests or its subsidiaries; make investments; or engage in certain transactions with affiliates.

The Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants, including maintaining consolidated liquidity (cash in the United States plus revolving credit line availability) of at least $15.0 million, minimum levels of maintenance and subscription fee revenue and, if liquidity is less than $30.0 million, a leverage ratio of not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 until liquidity exceeds $30.0 million for 90 consecutive days. The Credit Agreement also provides for customary events of default, including failure to pay amounts due or to comply with covenants, default on other indebtedness, or a change of control. The Company was in compliance with all covenant requirements as of March 31, 2020.

Promissory Notes
Also in connection with the Revitas acquisition, the Company incurred $10.0 million in debt in the form of two $5.0 million promissory notes with the sellers, both of which matured and were paid on July 5, 2018 and January 5, 2020, respectively.


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As of March 31, 2020, the term loan with Wells Fargo consisted of the following (in thousands):
Principal
$
39,750

Unamortized debt discount and issuance costs
(327
)
Net carrying amount
$
39,423

As of March 31, 2020, the carrying value of the debt approximated the fair value basis. The Company classified the debt under Level 2 of the fair value measurement hierarchy as the borrowings are not actively traded.

The effective interest rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 for the term loan with Wells Fargo was 5.08%.

The future scheduled principal payments for the term loan with Wells Fargo as of March 31, 2020 were as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year
 
 

Remaining fiscal 2020
 
$

2021
 
2,609

2022
 
3,331

2023
 
33,810

Total
 
$
39,750



8.
Stockholders’ Equity

The following tables present the changes of the components of stockholders’ equity (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance at December 31, 2019
33,334

 
$
5

 
$
275,866

 
$
(1,126
)
 
$
(215,407
)
 
$
59,338

  Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
27

 

 
275

 

 

 
275

Issuance of common stock upon release of restricted stock units
803

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock upon ESPP purchase
85

 

 
1,949

 

 

 
1,949

  Stock-based compensation

 

 
6,009

 

 

 
6,009

  Other comprehensive income

 

 

 
(720
)
 

 
(720
)
  Net loss

 

 

 

 
(4,629
)
 
(4,629
)
Balance at March 31, 2020
34,249

 
$
5

 
$
284,099

 
$
(1,846
)
 
$
(220,036
)
 
$
62,222

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance at December 31, 2018
31,535

 
$
5

 
$
249,053

 
$
(1,099
)
 
$
(197,842
)
 
$
50,117

  Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
55

 

 
351

 

 

 
351

Issuance of common stock upon release of restricted stock units
772

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock upon ESPP purchase
119

 

 
1,631

 

 

 
1,631

  Stock-based compensation

 

 
4,896

 

 

 
4,896

  Other comprehensive income

 

 

 
105

 

 
105

  Net loss

 

 

 

 
(5,908
)
 
(5,908
)
Balance at March 31, 2019
32,481

 
$
5

 
$
255,931

 
$
(994
)
 
$
(203,750
)
 
$
51,192

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance at September 30, 2019
32,995

 
$
5

 
$
266,295

 
$
(1,169
)
 
$
(212,409
)
 
$
52,722

  Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
30

 

 
293

 

 

 
293

  Issuance of common stock upon release of restricted stock units
1,139

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock upon ESPP purchase
85

 

 
1,949

 

 

 
1,949

  Stock-based compensation

 

 
15,562

 

 

 
15,562

  Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 
(677
)
 

 
(677
)
  Net loss

 

 

 

 
(7,627
)
 
(7,627
)
Balance at March 31, 2020
34,249


$
5


$
284,099


$
(1,846
)

$
(220,036
)

$
62,222

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For the six months ended March 31, 2020, the additional paid-in capital included $3.7 million related to restricted stock unit grants for the portion of the bonus recorded as stock-based compensation for the year ended September 30, 2019.
 
Six Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated
Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Accumulated Deficit
 
Total
Stockholders’ Equity
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Balance at September 30, 2018
31,444

 
$
5

 
$
244,814

 
$
(1,285
)
 
$
(203,500
)
 
$
40,034

  Cumulative effect of a change in
accounting principal

 

 

 

 
10,384

 
10,384

  Issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock options
62

 

 
387

 

 

 
387

  Issuance of common stock upon release of restricted stock units
856

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock upon ESPP purchase
119

 

 
1,631

 

 

 
1,631

  Stock-based compensation

 

 
9,099

 

 

 
9,099

  Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 
291

 

 
291

  Net loss

 

 

 

 
(10,634
)
 
(10,634
)
Balance at March 31, 2019
32,481

 
$
5

 
$
255,931

 
$
(994
)
 
$
(203,750
)
 
$
51,192

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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9.
Stock-based Compensation

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had approximately 2.8 million shares available for future stock awards under its equity plans and any additional releases resulting from an over-achievement relating to performance-based restricted stock units.

The following table summarizes our restricted stock unit (“RSU”) activity which includes performance-based RSUs under all equity plans for the six months ended March 31, 2020:
 
Restricted 
Stock Units
Outstanding
(in thousands)
 
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Balance at September 30, 2019
2,350

 
$
16.36

Granted
1,286

 
28.56

Released
(1,139
)
 
19.59

Forfeited
(86
)
 
18.61

Balance at March 31, 2020
2,411

 
$
21.26

 
 
 
 

Stock-based compensation recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations is as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Cost of revenues
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subscription
$
495

 
$
469

 
$
1,017

 
$
929

Professional services
560

 
561

 
1,157

 
1,040

Total stock-based compensation in cost of revenues
1,055

 
1,030

 
2,174

 
1,969

Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
1,243

 
861

 
2,669

 
1,625

Sales and marketing
1,656

 
1,239

 
3,062

 
2,384

General and administrative
2,055

 
1,766

 
3,927

 
3,121

Total stock-based compensation in operating expenses
4,954

 
3,866

 
9,658

 
7,130

Total stock-based compensation
$
6,009

 
$
4,896

 
$
11,832

 
$
9,099

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


10.
Income Taxes

The Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.3 million and $0.1 million, representing effective income tax rates of (7.9)% and (2.4)% for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively; and $0.3 million and $0.7 million, representing effective income tax rates of (4.5)% and (7.5)%, for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily related to foreign withholding taxes on dividends and foreign taxes on the Company’s profitable foreign operations. The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily related to foreign taxes on the Company’s profitable foreign operations and state minimum taxes. The income tax provision for the six months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily related to foreign taxes on the Company’s profitable foreign operations and foreign withholding taxes on dividends partially offset by a discrete tax benefit for a true-up in federal income tax payable. The income tax provision for the first six months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily related to the foreign withholding taxes on the dividend distribution and secondarily related to foreign taxes on the Company’s profitable foreign operations.

The Company elected to partially reinvest foreign earnings in certain foreign jurisdictions and expects to repatriate future foreign earnings in certain foreign jurisdictions over time. As a result, the Company records a deferred tax liability for the additional non-U.S. taxes that are expected to be incurred related to the repatriation of these earnings. During the six months ended March 31, 2020, the Company repatriated $1.0 million of foreign subsidiary earnings to the U.S. in the form of cash and paid foreign withholding taxes of $0.2 million.


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The Company elected to record GILTI as a period cost. The Company realized no benefit for current period losses due to maintaining a full valuation allowance against the U.S. net deferred tax assets.

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act was enacted and signed into law in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. GAAP requires recognition of the tax effects of new legislation during the reporting period that includes the enactment date. The CARES Act includes changes to the tax provisions that benefits business entities and makes certain technical corrections to the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The tax relief measures for businesses include a five-year net operating loss carryback, suspension of annual deduction limitation of 80% of taxable income from net operating losses generated in a tax year beginning after December 31, 2017, changes in the deductibility of interest, acceleration of alternative minimum tax credit refunds, payroll tax relief, technical corrections on net operating loss carryforwards for fiscal year taxpayers and allowing accelerated deductions for qualified improvement property. The CARES Act also provides other non-tax benefits to assist those impacted by the pandemic. The Company evaluated the impact of the CARES Act and determined that there is no material impact to the income tax provision for the quarter.


11.
Net Loss per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of the basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders during the periods presented (in thousands, except per share data):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Numerator
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Basic and diluted
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net loss attributable to common stockholders
$
(4,629
)
 
$
(5,908
)
 
$
(7,627
)
 
$
(10,634
)
Denominator
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to common stockholders
33,794

 
31,999

 
33,468

 
31,741

Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
$
(0.14
)
 
$
(0.18
)
 
$
(0.23
)
 
$
(0.34
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The following shares of common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share attributable to common stockholders as the effect would have been anti-dilutive (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Stock options
58

 
93

 
64

 
100

Performance-based RSUs and RSUs
1,318

 
1,524

 
1,455

 
1,643



12.
Litigation and Contingencies

Legal Proceedings
The Company is not currently a party to any pending material legal proceedings. From time to time, the Company may become involved in legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company due to defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources, negative publicity and reputational harm and other factors.


13.
Geographic Information

The Company has one operating segment with one business activity — developing and monetizing revenue management solutions.


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Revenues

The Company disaggregates the revenues by geographic regions based on the bill to location of its customers. Revenues from customers outside of the United States were 10% and 18% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 9% and 17% of total revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. However, no single jurisdiction outside of the United States represented 10% or more of the total revenues for the periods presented.

Long-Lived Assets

The following table sets forth the Company’s property and equipment, net, by geographic region (in thousands):
 
As of
March 31, 2020
 
As of
September 30, 2019
United States
$
591

 
$
853

India
135

 
190

Total property and equipment, net
$
726

 
$
1,043

 
 
 
 

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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”) and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the industries in which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. Words such as “anticipates,” “goals,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operations, and other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements may not be achieved or occur. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Forward-looking statements are based only on our current expectations and projections and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including those identified below under “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors,” and elsewhere in this report. Therefore, actual results may differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason.

As used in this report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” and “the Company” mean Model N, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise.

Overview

We are a leading provider of cloud revenue management solutions for life sciences and high tech companies. Our software helps companies drive mission critical business processes such as pricing, quoting, contracting, regulatory compliance, rebates and incentives. With deep industry expertise, Model N supports the complex business needs of the world’s leading brands in life sciences and high tech across more than 120 countries, including Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Microchip Technology, and ON Semiconductor.

Model N Revenue Cloud transforms the revenue life cycle into a strategic, end-to-end process aligned across the enterprise. Deployments may vary from specific divisions or territories to enterprise-wide implementations. Customers may purchase and deploy a single cloud product or a full suite.

We derive revenues primarily from the sale of subscriptions to our cloud-based solutions, as well as subscriptions for maintenance and support and managed support services related to on-premise solutions. We price our solutions based on a number of factors, including revenues under management and number of users. Subscription revenues are recognized ratably over the coverage period. We also derive revenues from selling professional services related to past sales of perpetual licenses and implementation and professional services associated with our cloud-based solutions. The actual timing of revenue recognition may vary based on our customers’ implementation requirements and the availability of our services personnel.

We market and sell our solutions to customers in the life sciences and high tech industries. Historically, our growth was driven by the sale of on-premise solutions. Over the last few years, we shifted our focus to selling cloud-based software and in 2017, we started transitioning customers with on-premise software to cloud-based software.

For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, our total revenues were $40.0 million and $34.8 million, respectively, representing a year-over-year increase of 15% primarily due to the increase in our subscription revenues resulting from an increased number of customer contracts.

COVID-19

The World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic and the U.S. federal government declared it a national emergency in March 2020. Many federal, state and local governments and private entities have mandated various restrictions, including travel restrictions, restrictions on public gatherings, stay at home orders and advisories and quarantining of people who may have been exposed to the virus. Our financial performance for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 has not been

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materially impacted by COVID-19. The extent of the impact of COVID-19 on our future operational and financial performance, revenues, and liquidity will depend on certain developments, including the duration and spread of the outbreak as well as the impact on our customers, employees, and partners, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. We are conducting business with substantial modifications to employee travel, employee work locations, and virtualization or cancellation of certain sales and marketing events, among other modifications. Many of our customers have implemented similar measures, which may limit our ability to sell or provide professional services to them. Customers may also delay or cancel purchasing decisions or projects in light of uncertainties to their businesses arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. As the majority of our revenue is subscription-based, the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic may not be fully reflected in our results of operations until future periods.


Key Business Metric

In addition to the measures of financial performance presented in our condensed consolidated financial statements, we use adjusted EBITDA to establish budgets and operational goals and to evaluate and manage our business internally. We believe adjusted EBITDA provides investors with consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitates period-to-period comparisons of our operating results and our competitors’ operating results. See “Adjusted EBITDA” below.

Key Components of Results of Operations

Revenues

Subscription
Subscription revenues primarily include contractual arrangements with customers accessing our cloud-based solutions. These arrangements, on average, are for committed three-year terms. Included in subscription revenues are revenues associated with maintenance and support which generally renew on a one year or three year basis and managed support services. Maintenance and support revenues include post-contract customer support and the right to unspecified software updates and enhancements on a when and if available basis from customers using on-premise solutions. Managed support services revenue includes supporting, managing and administering our software solutions and providing additional end user support. Term-based licenses for current products with the right to use unspecified future versions of the software and maintenance and support during the coverage period are also included in subscription revenues. Subscription revenue is generally recognized ratably over the contractual term of the arrangement beginning on the date our service is made available to the customer. The software-as-a-service (“SaaS”) model is the primary way we sell to our customers in our vertical markets.

Professional Services
Professional services revenues primarily include fees generated from implementation, cloud configuration, on-site support and other consulting services. Also included in professional services revenues are revenues related to training and customer-reimbursed expenses, as well as services related to software licenses for our on-premise solutions. Professional services revenues are generally recognized as the services are rendered for time and materials contracts or recognized using a proportional performance method as hours are incurred relative to total estimated hours for the engagement for fixed price contracts. The majority of our professional services contracts are on a time and materials basis. The revenue from training and customer-reimbursed expenses is recognized as we deliver these services.

Cost of Revenues

Subscription
Cost of subscription revenues includes costs related to our cloud-based solutions, maintenance and support for our on-premise solutions and managed support services. Cost of subscription revenues primarily consists of personnel-related costs including salary, bonus, and stock-based compensation as well as costs for royalties, facilities expense, amortization, depreciation, third-party contractors and cloud infrastructure costs.

Professional Services
Cost of professional services revenues includes costs related to the set-up of our cloud-based solutions, services for on-premise solutions, training and customer-reimbursed expenses. Cost of professional services revenues primarily consists of personnel-related costs including salary, bonus, and stock-based compensation as well as costs for third-party contractors and other expenses. Cost of professional services revenues may vary from period to period depending on a number of factors, including

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the amount of implementation services required to deploy our solutions and the level of involvement of third-party contractors providing implementation services.

Operating Expenses

Research and Development
Our research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs including salary, bonus, stock-based compensation and costs related to third-party contractors. Our software development costs are generally expensed as incurred. In the past, we capitalized development costs in connection with the development of new cloud-based software.

Sales and Marketing
Our sales and marketing expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs including salary, bonus, commissions, stock-based compensation, as well as amortization of intangibles, travel-related expenses and marketing programs.

General and Administrative
Our general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs including salary, bonus, and stock-based compensation, as well as audit and legal fees, third-party contractors, facilities expenses, costs associated with corporate transactions and travel-related expenses.


Results of Operations

The following tables set forth our consolidated results of operations for the periods presented. The period-to-period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of financial results to be achieved in future periods.
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands)
Revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Subscription
$
28,991

 
$
25,940

 
$
57,173

 
$
51,142

Professional services
10,961

 
8,903

 
21,167

 
18,778

Total revenues
39,952

 
34,843

 
78,340

 
69,920

Cost of Revenues
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Subscription
8,798

 
8,852

 
17,508

 
17,590

Professional services
7,685

 
7,894

 
15,327

 
15,723

Total cost of revenues
16,483

 
16,746

 
32,835

 
33,313

Gross profit
23,469

 
18,097

 
45,505

 
36,607

Operating Expenses
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

Research and development
9,102

 
7,415

 
17,618

 
14,827

Sales and marketing
10,953

 
8,598

 
19,966

 
16,650

General and administrative
7,545

 
6,833

 
14,510

 
12,989

Total operating expenses
27,600

 
22,846

 
52,094

 
44,466

Loss from operations
(4,131
)
 
(4,749
)
 
(6,589
)
 
(7,859
)
Interest expense, net
402

 
891

 
965

 
1,624

Other expenses (income), net
(243
)
 
127

 
(255
)
 
412

Loss before income taxes
(4,290
)
 
(5,767
)
 
(7,299
)
 
(9,895
)
Provision for income taxes
339

 
141

 
328

 
739

Net loss
$
(4,629
)
 
$
(5,908
)
 
$
(7,627
)
 
$
(10,634
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Comparison of the Three Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019
Revenues
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Revenues
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Subscription
$
28,991

 
73
%
 
$
25,940

 
74
%
 
$
3,051

 
12
%
Professional services
10,961

 
27
%
 
8,903

 
26
%
 
2,058

 
23
%
Total revenues
$
39,952

 
100
%
 
$
34,843

 
100
%
 
$
5,109

 
15
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subscription
Subscription revenues increased by $3.1 million, or 12%, to $29.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 from $25.9 million for the same period last year. As a percentage of total revenues, subscription revenues decreased from 74% to 73%. The increase in our subscription revenues was due primarily to an increased number of customer contracts. We intend to continue to focus on growing our recurring revenue from SaaS subscriptions in future periods.

Professional services
Professional services revenues increased by $2.1 million, or 23%, to $11.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 from $8.9 million for the same period last year. As a percentage of total revenues, professional services revenues increased from 26% to 27%. The increase in our professional services revenue in absolute dollars and as a percentage of total revenue was primarily driven by the increase in delivery activities experienced in the professional services business in the second quarter of fiscal year 2020.

Cost of Revenues
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
 
Amount
 
% of
Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of
Revenues
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Subscription
$
8,798

 
30
%
 
$
8,852

 
34
%
 
$
(54
)
 
(1
)%
Professional services
7,685

 
70
%
 
7,894

 
89
%
 
(209
)
 
(3
)%
Total cost of revenues
$
16,483

 
41
%
 
$
16,746

 
48
%
 
$
(263
)
 
(2
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subscription
Cost of subscription revenues decreased by $0.1 million, or 1%, to $8.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 from $8.9 million for the same period last year. As a percentage of subscription revenues, cost of subscription revenues decreased from 34% to 30% during the three months ended March 31, 2020, as we continue to improve gross margins by more efficiently delivering our cloud platform.

Professional services
Cost of professional services revenues decreased by $0.2 million, or 3%, to $7.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 from $7.9 million for the same period last year. As a percentage of professional services revenue, cost of professional services revenues decreased primarily due to improved utilization.


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Operating Expenses
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
$
9,102

 
$
7,415

 
$
1,687

 
23
%
Sales and marketing
10,953

 
8,598

 
2,355

 
27
%
General and administrative
7,545

 
6,833

 
712

 
10
%
Total operating expenses
$
27,600

 
$
22,846

 
$
4,754

 
21
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased by $1.7 million, or 23%, to $9.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 from $7.4 million for the same period last year. The increase was due to a $1.2 million increase in employee-related costs and a $0.5 million increase in outside services.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses increased by $2.4 million, or 27%, to $11.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 from $8.6 million for the same period last year. This increase was primarily due to a $2.0 million increase in employee-related costs and a $0.3 million increase in marketing programs.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased by $0.7 million, or 10%, to $7.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2020 from $6.8 million for the same period last year. The increase was primarily driven by a $0.8 million increase in employee-related costs partially offset by a $0.1 million decrease in depreciation expense.

Interest and Other Expenses (Income), Net
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Interest expense, net
$
402

 
$
891

 
$
(489
)
 
(55
)%
Other expenses (income), net
$
(243
)
 
$
127

 
$
(370
)
 
(291
)%

Interest expense, net, decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the same period last year and was primarily driven by a lower debt balance and lower interest rates on the term loan with Wells Fargo. See Note 7 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The change in other expenses (income), net, was primarily driven by currency fluctuations.

Provision for Income Taxes
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Provision for income taxes
$
339

 
$
141

 
$
198

 
140
%

The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily related to foreign withholding taxes on dividends and foreign taxes on our profitable foreign operations. The provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily related to foreign income taxes on our profitable foreign operations and state minimum taxes.

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Comparison of the Six Months Ended March 31, 2020 and 2019
Revenues
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of Total
Revenues
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Subscription
$
57,173

 
73
%
 
$
51,142

 
73
%
 
$
6,031

 
12
%
Professional services
21,167

 
27
%
 
18,778

 
27
%
 
$
2,389

 
13
%
Total revenues
$
78,340

 
100
%
 
$
69,920

 
100
%
 
$
8,420

 
12
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subscription
Subscription revenues increased by $6.0 million, or 12%, to $57.2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2020 from $51.1 million for the same period last year. Subscription revenues represented 73% of total revenues for both the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019. The increase in our subscription revenues was due primarily to an increased number of customer contracts. We intend to continue to focus on growing our recurring revenue from SaaS subscriptions in future periods.

Professional services

Professional services revenues increased by $2.4 million, or 13%, to $21.2 million for the six months ended March 31, 2020 from $18.8 million for the same period last year. The increase was caused by the increase in delivery activities experienced in the professional services business in the first half of fiscal year 2020. Professional services revenues represented 27% of total revenues for both the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019.

Cost of Revenues
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
 
 
Amount
 
% of
Revenues
 
Amount
 
% of
Revenues
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Cost of revenues
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Subscription
$
17,508

 
31
%
 
$
17,590

 
34
%
 
$
(82
)
 
 %
Professional services
15,327

 
72
%
 
15,723

 
84
%
 
$
(396
)
 
(3
)%
Total cost of revenues
$
32,835

 
42
%
 
$
33,313

 
48
%
 
$
(478
)
 
(1
)%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Subscription
Cost of subscription revenues decreased by $0.1 million to $17.5 million during the six months ended March 31, 2020 from $17.6 million for the same period last year. As a percentage of subscription revenues, cost of subscription revenues decreased from 34% to 31% during the six months ended March 31, 2020, as we continue to improve gross margins by more efficiently delivering our cloud platform.

Professional services
Cost of professional services revenues decreased by $0.4 million, or 3%, to $15.3 million during the six months ended March 31, 2020 from $15.7 million for the same period last year. As a percentage of professional services revenue, cost of professional services revenues decreased primarily due to improved utilization.


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Operating Expenses
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Operating expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
$
17,618

 
$
14,827

 
$
2,791

 
19
%
Sales and marketing
19,966

 
16,650

 
3,316

 
20
%
General and administrative
14,510

 
12,989

 
1,521

 
12
%
Total operating expenses
$
52,094

 
$
44,466

 
$
7,628

 
17
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and Development
Research and development expenses increased by $2.8 million, or 19%, to $17.6 million during the six months ended March 31, 2020 from $14.8 million for the same period last year. The increase was due to a $2.2 million increase in employee-related costs and a $0.7 million increase in outside services partially offset by a decrease in equipment-related costs of $0.1 million.
Sales and Marketing
Sales and marketing expenses increased by $3.3 million, or 20%, to $20.0 million during the six months ended March 31, 2020 from $16.7 million for the same period last year. This increase was primarily due to a $3.2 million increase in employee-related costs and a $0.2 million increase in marketing programs, partially offset by a decrease in outside services costs of $0.2 million.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses increased by $1.5 million, or 12%, to $14.5 million during the six months ended March 31, 2020 from $13.0 million for the same period last year. The increase was primarily driven by a $1.6 million increase in employee-related costs and a $0.1 million increase in outside services partially offset by a $0.3 million decrease in depreciation expense.

Interest and Other Expenses (Income), Net
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Interest expense, net
$
965

 
$
1,624

 
$
(659
)
 
(41
)%
Other expenses (income), net
$
(255
)
 
$
412

 
$
(667
)
 
(162
)%

Interest expense, net, decreased during the six months ended March 31, 2020 compared to the same period last year and was primarily driven by a lower debt balance and lower interest rates on the term loan with Wells Fargo. See Note 7 to the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

The change in other expenses (income), net, was primarily driven by currency fluctuations.

Provision for Income Taxes
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
2019
 
Change ($)
 
Change (%)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(in thousands, except percentages)
Provision for income taxes
$
328

 
$
739

 
$
(411
)
 
(56
)%

The income tax provision for the six months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily related to foreign taxes on our profitable foreign operations and foreign withholding taxes on dividends partially offset by a discrete tax benefit for a true-up in federal income tax payable. The income tax provision recorded in the first six months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily related to the foreign withholding taxes on the dividend distribution and secondarily related to foreign taxes on our profitable foreign operations.


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Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of March 31, 2020, we had cash and cash equivalents of $61.3 million. Based on our future expectations and historical usage, we believe our current cash and cash equivalents are sufficient to meet our operating needs including principal payments related to our debt for at least the next twelve months. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including our rate of revenue growth, the expansion of our sales and marketing activities, the timing and extent of spending to support research and development efforts, expansion of our business and capital expenditures. To the extent that existing cash and cash equivalents and cash from operations are insufficient to fund our future activities, we may elect to raise additional capital through the sale of additional equity or debt securities, obtain a credit facility or sell certain assets. If additional funds are raised through the issuance of debt securities, these securities could have rights, preferences and privileges senior to holders of common stock and terms of any debt could impose restrictions on our operations. The sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in additional dilution to our stockholders and additional financing may not be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us. We may also seek to invest in, or acquire complementary businesses or technologies, any of which could also require us to seek additional equity or debt financing. Additional funds may not be available on terms favorable to us or at all.

Term Loan - Wells Fargo
On May 4, 2018, we entered into a Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo for a term loan of $50.0 million and a revolving line of credit for an amount up to $5.0 million. At the same time and with a portion of the proceeds, the Company repaid in full the $50.0 million term loan the Company entered into in connection with the 2017 Revitas acquisition. This refinancing allowed us to obtain a more favorable interest rate. The term loan under the Credit Agreement will mature on May 4, 2023. As of March 31, 2020, we had not drawn down from the line of credit and had $5.0 million available.
On August 12, 2019, we entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement whereby the applicable margins were revised. At our election, the term loan and the revolving line of credit will bear interest based upon our leverage ratio as defined in the Credit Agreement at either (i) a base rate plus applicable margin ranging from 1.5% to 3.5% or (ii) LIBOR rate plus applicable margin ranging from 2.5% to 4.5%. Interest is payable periodically, in arrears, at the end of each interest period we elect. For the quarter ended March 31, 2020, our interest rate was LIBOR rate plus 3.50% in the first month and 2.5% in the last two months. In addition, we are required to pay monthly in arrears an unused line fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.5% of the unused portion of the revolving line of credit based upon our leverage ratio.

We may voluntarily prepay the term loan, with any such prepayment applied against the remaining installments of principal of the term loan on a pro rata basis or direct order of maturity, subject to certain limitations. However, we are required to repay the term loan with proceeds from the sale of assets, the receipt of certain insurance proceeds, litigation proceeds or indemnity payments or the incurrence of debt (in each case subject to certain exceptions). We prepaid approximately $4.8 million of principal on January 2, 2019 and we elected to apply the prepayment against the remaining principal installments in the direct order of maturity. On July 1, 2019, we made another prepayment of $5.0 million and the prepayment will be applied against the remaining installments of principal on a pro rata basis.

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, subject to limitations and exceptions, and customary covenants restricting our ability and our subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; incur liens; engage in mergers or other fundamental changes; consummate acquisitions; sell certain property or assets; change the nature of their business; prepay or amend certain indebtedness; pay cash dividends, other distributions or repurchase our equity interests or our subsidiaries; make investments; or engage in certain transactions with affiliates. The Credit Agreement also contains certain financial covenants, including maintaining consolidated liquidity (cash in the United States plus revolving credit line availability) of at least $15.0 million, minimum levels of maintenance and subscription fee revenue and, if liquidity is less than $30.0 million, a leverage ratio of not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 until liquidity exceeds $30.0 million for 90 consecutive days. Additionally, the Credit Agreement provides for customary events of default, including failure to pay amounts due or to comply with covenants, default on other indebtedness, or a change of control. We were in compliance with all covenant requirements as of March 31, 2020.

Promissory Notes
Also in connection with the Revitas acquisition, we incurred $10.0 million in debt in the form of two $5.0 million promissory notes with the sellers, both of which matured and were paid on July 5, 2018 and January 5, 2020, respectively.
 
The effective interest rate for the term loan with Wells Fargo was 5.08%.


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Cash Flows
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
(in thousands)
Cash flows provided by operating activities
$
3,435

 
$
465

Cash flows used in investing activities
(98
)
 
(167
)
Cash flows used in financing activities
(2,758
)
 
(2,982
)

Operating Activities
Cash provided by or used in operating activities is primarily influenced by the sales of our products, our personnel-related expenditures, our facility related costs and the amount and timing of customer payments. Our largest source of operating cash inflows is cash collections from our customers from the sale of subscriptions and professional services.
Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily the result of non-cash adjustments of $16.0 million exceeding our net loss of $7.6 million and an unfavorable net change in operating assets and liabilities of $5.0 million. Non-cash expenses consisting primarily of stock-based compensation of $11.8 million, depreciation and amortization of $2.8 million, and amortization of capitalized contract acquisition costs of $1.2 million. The net change in operating assets and liabilities primarily reflects an outflow from the changes in accrued employee compensation of $4.9 million due to payments of bonuses and other employee benefits, other current and long-term liabilities of $1.6 million, and prepaid expenses and other assets of $1.3 million, offset mainly by an inflow from the changes in deferred revenue of $1.4 million caused by the timing of invoicing.
Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended March 31, 2019 was primarily the result of $13.6 million of non-cash expenses consisting primarily of stock-based compensation and depreciation and amortization exceeding our net loss of $10.6 million and an unfavorable net change in operating assets and liabilities of $2.5 million. The net change in operating assets and liabilities primarily reflects an outflow from the changes in deferred revenue of $8.6 million driven mainly by the timing of invoicing and accrued employee compensation of $4.4 million due to payments of bonuses and other employee benefits, offset mainly by an inflow from the changes in accounts receivable of $8.4 million due to timing of billing and cash collections and accounts payables of $0.9 million due to the timing of vendor invoice payments.

Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was related to purchases of property and equipment.

Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019 was due to the principal payments on our debt, partially offset by proceeds from purchases made under our employee stock purchase plan and the exercises of stock options.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of March 31, 2020, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We prepare our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements also requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, costs and expenses and related disclosures. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ significantly from the estimates made by our management. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected. We believe that the accounting policies referred to below are critical to understanding our historical and future performance, as these policies relate to the more significant areas involving management’s judgments and estimates.


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There have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to the critical accounting policies and estimates described in our most recent Annual Report filed on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, except for changes associated with lease accounting resulting from the adoption of ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) and ASU 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350):  Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment as described below:

Leases
We determine if an arrangement contains a lease at inception. We have entered into operating lease agreements primarily for offices. We do not have any finance leases.
Operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent our obligation to make payments arising from the lease. Operating leases are included in “Operating lease right-of-use assets”, “Operating lease liabilities, current portion”, and “Operating lease liabilities, less current portion” in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the present value of the future lease payments at commencement date. ROU assets also include any initial direct costs incurred and any lease payments made at or before the lease commencement date, less lease incentives received.
Our lease arrangements may contain lease and non-lease components. We elected to combine lease and non-lease components. In determining the present value of the future lease payments, we consider only payments that are fixed and determinable at commencement date, including non-lease components. Variable components such as utilities and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. We use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the lease liabilities as our leases generally do not provide an implicit rate. In determining the appropriate incremental borrowing rate, we consider information including, but not limited to, our credit rating, the lease term, and the economic environment where the leased asset is located. Lease terms include periods under options to extend or terminate the lease when we are reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
We also elected to apply the short-term lease measurement and recognition exemption in which ROU assets and lease liabilities are not recognized for leases with a term of 12 months or less.

Goodwill
We record goodwill when consideration paid in an acquisition exceeds the fair value of the net tangible assets and the identified intangible assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. For purposes of goodwill impairment testing, we have one reporting unit. We have elected to first assess the qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the single reporting unit is less than its carrying amount as a basis for determining whether it is necessary to perform the goodwill impairment test. When performing the goodwill impairment test, we compare the fair value of the single reporting unit with its carrying amount. An impairment charge is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value with goodwill written down accordingly. There have been no goodwill impairments during the periods presented.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). We define adjusted EBITDA as net loss before items discussed below, including: stock-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, interest expense, net, other expenses (income), net, and provision for (benefit from) income taxes. We believe adjusted EBITDA provides investors with consistency and comparability with our past financial performance and facilitates period-to-period comparisons of our operating results and our competitors’ operating results. We also use this measure internally to establish budgets and operational goals to manage our business and evaluate our performance.

We understand that, although adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by investors and securities analysts in their evaluations of companies, adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool and it should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results of operations as reported under U.S. GAAP. These limitations include:
adjusted EBITDA does not reflect stock-based compensation expense;

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depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, and the assets being depreciated or amortized will often have to be replaced in the future and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect any cash requirements for these replacements;
adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash requirements for income taxes and the cash impact of other income and expense; and
other companies in our industry may calculate adjusted EBITDA differently than we do, limiting its usefulness as a comparative measure.

The following tables provide a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to net loss (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
Six Months Ended March 31,
 
2020
 
2019
 
2020
 
2019
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Net loss
$
(4,629
)
 
$
(5,908
)
 
$
(7,627
)
 
$
(10,634
)
Adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stock-based compensation expense
6,009

 
4,896

 
11,832

 
9,099

Depreciation and amortization
1,361

 
1,691

 
2,813

 
3,533

Interest expense, net
402

 
891

 
965

 
1,624

Other expenses (income), net
(243
)
 
127

 
(255
)
 
412

Provision for income taxes
339

 
141

 
328

 
739

Adjusted EBITDA
$
3,239

 
$
1,838

 
$
8,056

 
$
4,773

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There has been no material change in our exposure to market risks from that discussed in Item 7A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019.

Item 4 Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2020. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2020, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act that occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, believes that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and are effective at the reasonable assurance level. However, our management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by a management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of our business activities. We accrue a liability when management believes that it is both probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. As of March 31, 2020, it was not reasonably possible that any material loss had been incurred. We review these matters at least quarterly and adjust our accruals to reflect the impact of negotiations, settlements, rulings, advice of legal counsel and other information and events.

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors
Our operating and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information in this report, including the Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report, before deciding whether to invest in shares of our common stock. The risks and uncertainties described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are unaware of, or that we currently believe are not material, may also become important factors that adversely affect our business. If any of the following risks or others not specified below actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations, and future prospects could be materially and adversely affected. In that event, the market price of our common stock could decline, and you could lose part or all of your investment.
Risks Related to Our Business
The COVID-19 outbreak has had a material impact on the U.S. and global economies and could have a material adverse impact on our employees, suppliers and customers, which could adversely and materially impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The outbreak of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has evolved into a global pandemic and public health emergency. Many federal, state and local governments and private entities have mandated various restrictions, including travel restrictions, restrictions on public gatherings, stay at home orders and advisories and quarantining of people who may have been exposed to the virus. As the COVID-19 pandemic is complex and rapidly evolving, our business may be negatively affected for a sustained time frame. While our financial performance for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 has not been materially impacted by COVID-19, at this point, we cannot reasonably estimate the duration and severity of this pandemic, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, results of operations, financial position, and cash flows.
The pandemic may adversely affect our customers’ operations, our employees, and our employee productivity. It may impact the ability of our subcontractors and partners to operate and fulfill their contractual obligations, and result in an increase in costs, delays, or disruptions in performance. In particular, our customers in the life sciences industry may experience disruptions in their business due to the prioritization of COVID-19 treatment in the healthcare community, manufacturing, and supply interruptions or safety concerns. A negative impact on our customers may cause them to request extended payment terms, delayed invoicing, higher discounts, lower renewal amounts, or cancelations. We might also experience delays or changes in customer demand, particularly if customer funding priorities change. Additionally, our employees, in many cases, are working remotely and using various technologies to perform their functions, which may create inefficiencies and reduced productivity, and reduce the effectiveness of our sales team. These effects on our customers, and the direct effect of the virus and the disruption on our employees and operations, may negatively impact our revenue, profit margins and liquidity in 2020 and beyond. Additionally, the disruption and volatility in the global and domestic capital markets may increase the cost of capital and limit our ability to access capital.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused us to modify our business practices including employee travel, employee work locations, and cancellation of physical participation in meetings, events and conferences, and we may take further actions as may be required by government authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, and business partners. A prolonged disruption or any further unforeseen delay in our operations or within any of our business activities could continue to result in increased costs and reduced revenue. We could also be adversely affected if government authorities impose additional restrictions or extend the length of restrictions on public gatherings, human interactions, mandatory closures, seek voluntary closures, restrict hours of operations, or impose curfews. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by the virus or otherwise be satisfactory to government authorities.
Both the health and economic aspects of the COVID-19 virus are highly fluid and the future course of each is uncertain. For these reasons and other reasons that may come to light if the coronavirus pandemic and associated protective or preventative measures expand, we may experience a material adverse effect on our business operations, revenues and financial condition; however, its ultimate impact is highly uncertain and subject to change.

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We have incurred losses in the past, and we may not be profitable in the future.
We have incurred net losses of $4.6 million and $5.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $7.6 million and $10.6 million for the six months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of March 31, 2020, we had an accumulated deficit of $220.0 million. Our expenses may increase in future periods as we implement additional initiatives designed to grow our business, including, among other things, increasing sales to existing customers, expanding our customer base, introducing new applications, enhancing existing solutions, extending into the mid-market, and continuing to penetrate the technology industry. Increased operating expenses related to personnel costs such as salary, bonus, commissions and stock-based compensation as well as third-party contractors, travel-related expenses and marketing programs may also increase our expenses in future periods. In the near-term, our revenues may not be sufficient to offset increases in operating expenses, and we expect that we will incur losses. Additionally, we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may result in losses in future periods. We cannot assure you that we will again obtain and maintain profitability in the future. Any failure to return to profitability may materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our operating results are likely to vary significantly from period to period and be unpredictable, which could cause the trading price of our common stock to decline.
Our operating results have historically varied from period to period, and we expect that this trend will continue as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside of our control and may be difficult to predict, including:
our ability to increase sales to and renew agreements with our existing customers;
our ability to expand and improve the productivity of our direct sales force;
our ability to attract and retain new customers and to improve sales execution;
our ability to continue to transition our customers from an on-premise to a cloud-based business model;
the timing and volume of incremental customer purchases of our cloud-based solutions, which may vary from period to period based on a customer’s needs at a particular time;
our ability to successfully expand our business domestically and internationally;
disruptions in our relationships with partners;
the timing of new orders and revenue recognition for new and prior period orders;
changes in the competitive landscape of our industry, including mergers or consolidation among our customers or competitors;
the complexity of implementations and the scheduling and staffing of the related personnel, each of which can affect the timing and duration of revenue recognition;
issues related to changes in customers’ business requirements, project scope, implementations or market needs;
the mix of revenues in any particular period between subscription and professional services;
the timing of upfront recognition of sales commission expense relative to the deferred recognition of our revenues;
the timing of recognition of payment of royalties;
the timing of our annual payment and recognition of employee non-equity incentive and bonus payments;
the budgeting cycles and purchasing practices of customers;
changes in customer requirements or market needs;
delays or reductions in information technology spending and resulting variability in customer orders from quarter to quarter;
delays or difficulties encountered during customer implementations, including customer requests for changes to the implementation schedule;
the timing and success of new product or service introductions by us or our competitors;
the amount and timing of any customer refunds or credits;
our ability to accurately estimate the costs associated with any fixed bid projects;
deferral of orders from customers in anticipation of new solutions or solution enhancements announced by us or our competitors;

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the length of time for the sale and implementation of our solutions to be complete, and our level of upfront investments prior to the period we begin generating revenues associated with such investments;
the amount and timing of our operating expenses and capital expenditures, and our ability to timely repay our debt;
price competition;
the rate of expansion and productivity of our direct sales force;
regulatory compliance costs;
required modifications to our solutions or services in response to changes in law or regulations;
sales commissions expenses related to large transactions;
technical difficulties or interruptions in the delivery of our cloud-based solutions;
seasonality or cyclical fluctuations in our industries;
future accounting pronouncements or changes in our accounting policies, including the impact of the adoption and implementation of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s new standard regarding revenue recognition;
increases or decreases in our expenses caused by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, as a significant portion of our expenses are incurred and paid in currencies other than the U.S. dollar;
general economic conditions, both domestically and in our foreign markets;
global epidemics, pandemics, or contagious diseases, such as COVID-19; and
entry of new competitors into our market.

Any one of the factors above or discussed elsewhere in this report or the cumulative effect of some of the factors referred to above may result in significant fluctuations in our financial and other operating results. This variability and unpredictability could result in our failure to meet expectations of investors for our revenues or other operating results for a particular period. If we fail to meet or exceed such expectations for these or any other reasons, the market price of our common stock could decrease.
We depend on our management team and our key sales and development and services personnel, and the loss of one or more key employees or groups could harm our business and prevent us from implementing our business plan in a timely manner.
Our success depends on the expertise, efficacy and continued services of our executive officers, who are geographically dispersed. We have in the past and may in the future continue to experience changes in our executive management team resulting from the departure of executives or subsequent hiring of new executives, which may be disruptive to our business. For example, in April 2019, we hired a new Chief Revenue Officer, in September 2019, we hired a new Chief Product Officer, and in November 2019, we hired a Chief Marketing Officer. Any changes in business strategies or leadership can create uncertainty, may negatively impact our ability to execute our business strategy quickly and effectively and may ultimately be unsuccessful. The impact of hiring new executives may not be immediately realized. We are also substantially dependent on the continued service of our existing development and services personnel because of their familiarity with the inherent complexities of our solutions.
Our personnel do not have employment arrangements that require them to continue to work for us for any specified period and, therefore, they could terminate their employment with us at any time. We do not maintain key person life insurance policies on any of our employees. The loss of one or more of our key employees or groups could seriously harm our business.
We must improve our sales execution and increase our sales channels and opportunities in order to grow our revenues, and if we are unsuccessful, our operating results may be adversely affected.
We must improve our sales execution in order to, among other things, increase the number of our sales opportunities and grow our revenue. We must improve the market awareness of our solutions and expand our relationships with our channel partners in order to increase our revenues. Further, we believe that we must continue to develop our relationships with new and existing customers and partners and create additional sales opportunities to effectively and efficiently extend our geographic reach and market penetration. Our efforts to improve our sales execution could result in a material increase in our sales and marketing expense and general and administrative expense, and there can be no assurance that such efforts will be successful. We have experienced challenges in sales execution in the past, and if we are unable to significantly improve our sales execution, increase the awareness of our solutions, create additional sales opportunities, expand our relationships with channel partners, leverage our relationship with strategic partners, or effectively manage the costs associated with these efforts, our operating results and financial condition could be materially and adversely affected.
Our transition from an on-premise to a cloud-based business model is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties.

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Our business model has shifted away from sales of on premise software licenses to focus on sales of subscriptions for our cloud-based solutions, which provide our customers the right to access certain of our software in a hosted environment for a specified subscription period. This cloud-based strategy may give rise to a number of risks, including the following:
if customers are uncomfortable with cloud-based solutions and desire only perpetual licenses, we may experience longer than anticipated sales cycles and sales of our cloud-based solutions may lag behind our expectations;
our cloud-based strategy may raise concerns among our customer base, including concerns regarding changes to pricing over time, service availability, information security of a cloud-based solution and access to files while offline or once a subscription has expired;
we may be unsuccessful in maintaining our target pricing, adoption and projected renewal rates;
we may select a target price that is not optimal and could negatively affect our sales or earnings; and
we may incur costs at a higher than forecasted rate as we expand our cloud-based solutions.
Our cloud-based strategy also requires a considerable investment of technical, financial, legal and sales resources, and a scalable organization. Market acceptance of such offerings is affected by a variety of factors, including but not limited to: security, reliability, scalability, customization, performance, current license terms, customer preference, customer concerns with entrusting a third party to store and manage their data, public concerns regarding privacy and the enactment of restrictive laws or regulations. Whether our business model transition will prove successful and will accomplish our business and financial objectives is subject to numerous uncertainties, including but not limited to: customer demand, renewal rates, channel acceptance, our ability to further develop and scale infrastructure, our ability to include functionality and usability in such solutions that address customer requirements, tax and accounting implications, pricing and our costs. In addition, the metrics we use to gauge the status of our business may evolve over the course of the transition as significant trends emerge.
If we are unable to successfully execute our cloud-based strategy and navigate our business model transition in light of the foregoing risks and uncertainties, our results of operations could be negatively impacted.
If our solutions experience data security breaches, and there is unauthorized access to our customers’ data, we may lose current or future customers, our reputation and business may be harmed, and we may incur significant liabilities.
Our solutions are used by our customers to manage and store personally identifiable information, proprietary information and sensitive or confidential data relating to their business. Although we maintain security features in our solutions, our security measures may not detect or prevent hacker interceptions, break-ins, security breaches, the introduction of viruses or malicious code, such as “ransomware,” and other disruptions that may jeopardize the security of information stored in and transmitted by our solutions. Cyber-attacks and other malicious Internet-based activity continue to increase generally and may be directed at either the solution used by our customers or our corporate information technology software and infrastructure. 
Because techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, exploit vulnerabilities or sabotage systems change frequently and generally are not identified until they are launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques, patch vulnerabilities, or implement adequate preventative measures. Certain of our customers may have a greater sensitivity to security defects or breaches in our software than to defects in other, less critical, software solutions. Any actual or perceived security breach or theft of the business-critical data of one or more of our customers, regardless of whether the breach is attributable to the failure of our software or solutions, may adversely affect the market’s perception of our solutions. There can be no assurance that limitation of liability, indemnification or other protective provisions in our contracts would be applicable, enforceable or adequate in connection with a security breach, or would otherwise protect us from any such liabilities or damages with respect to any particular claim. We also cannot be sure that our existing general liability insurance coverage and coverage for errors or omissions will continue to be available on acceptable terms or will be available in sufficient amounts to cover one or more large claims, or that the insurer will not deny coverage as to any future claim. One or more large claims may be asserted against us that exceed our available insurance coverage, or changes in our insurance policies may occur, including premium increases or the imposition of large deductible or co-insurance requirements.
Furthermore, a party that is able to circumvent our security measures or exploit any vulnerabilities in our solutions could misappropriate our or our customers’ proprietary or confidential information, cause interruption in their operations, damage or misuse their computer systems, misuse any information that they misappropriate, cause early termination of our contracts, subject us to notification and indemnity obligations, litigation, and regulatory investigation or governmental sanctions, cause us to lose existing customers, and harm our ability to attract future customers. Any such breach could cause harm to our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations, and we may incur significant liability, and as a result our business and financial position may be harmed.
Changes in privacy laws, regulations and standards may cause our business to suffer.

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Personal privacy and data security have become significant issues in the United States, Europe and in many other jurisdictions where we offer our solutions. The regulatory framework for privacy and security issues worldwide is rapidly evolving and is likely to remain uncertain for the foreseeable future. For example, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled in October 2015 that the US-EU Safe Harbor framework was invalid, and the framework’s successor, the US-EU Privacy Shield, while adopted, has been criticized and challenged by multiple privacy advocacy groups. Furthermore, federal, state or foreign government bodies or agencies have in the past adopted, and may in the future adopt, laws and regulations affecting data privacy, for example, the recently enacted California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), which creates new individual privacy rights for consumers and places increased privacy and security obligations on entities handling personal data of consumers or households. The CCPA went into effect on January 1, 2020, and it requires covered companies to provide new disclosures to California consumers, provides such consumers new ways to opt-out of certain sales of personal information, and allows for a new cause of action for data breaches. The CCPA may significantly impact our business activities and require substantial compliance costs that adversely affect business, operating results, prospects and financial condition.
Industry organizations also regularly adopt and advocate for new standards in this area. In the United States, these include rules and regulations promulgated under the authority of federal agencies and state attorneys general and legislatures and consumer protection agencies. Internationally, many jurisdictions in which we operate have established their own data security and privacy legal framework with which we or our customers must comply, including but not limited to, the European General Data Protection Regulation, which imposes additional obligations and risks upon our business. In many jurisdictions, enforcement actions and consequences for noncompliance are also rising. In addition to government regulation, privacy advocates and industry groups may propose new and different self-regulatory standards that either legally or contractually applies to us.
Any inability to adequately address privacy and security concerns, even if unfounded, or comply with applicable privacy and data security laws, regulations and policies, could result in additional cost and liability to us, damage our reputation, inhibit sales and adversely affect our business. Furthermore, the costs of compliance with, and other burdens imposed by, the laws, regulations, and policies that are applicable to the businesses of our customers may limit the use and adoption of, and reduce the overall demand for, our solutions. Privacy and data security concerns, whether valid or not valid, may inhibit market adoption of our solutions, particularly in foreign countries. If we are not able to adjust to changing laws, regulations and standards related to privacy or security, our business may be harmed.
Failure to adequately expand and train our direct sales force will impede our growth.
We rely almost exclusively on our direct sales force to sell our solutions. We believe that our future growth will depend, to a significant extent, on the continued development of our direct sales force and its ability to manage and retain our existing customer base, expand the sales of our solutions to existing customers and obtain new customers. Because our software is complex and often must interoperate with complex computing requirements, it can take longer for our sales personnel to become fully productive compared to other software companies. Our ability to achieve significant growth in revenues in the future will depend, in large part, on our success in recruiting, training and retaining a sufficient number of direct sales personnel. New hires require significant training and may, in some cases, take more than a year before becoming fully productive, if at all. If we are unable to hire and develop sufficient numbers of productive direct sales personnel, and if these sales personnel are unable to achieve full productivity, sales of our solutions will suffer and our growth will be impeded.
Our sales cycles are time-consuming, and it is difficult for us to predict when or if sales will occur.
Our sales efforts are often targeted at larger enterprise customers, and as a result, we face greater costs, must devote greater sales support to individual customers, have longer sales cycles and have less predictability in completing some of our sales. Also, sales to large enterprises often require us to provide greater levels of education regarding the use and benefits of our solutions. We believe that our customers view the purchase of our solutions as a significant and strategic decision. As a result, customers carefully evaluate our solutions, often over long periods with a variety of internal constituencies. In addition, the sales of our solutions may be subject to delays if the customer has lengthy internal budgeting, approval and evaluation processes, which are quite common in the context of introducing large enterprise-wide technology solutions. As a result, it is difficult to predict the timing of our future sales.
Our revenues are dependent on our ability to maintain and expand existing customer relationships and our ability to attract new customers.
The continued growth of our revenues is dependent in part on our ability to expand the use of our solutions by existing customers and attract new customers. Likewise, it is also important that customers using our on-premise solutions renew their maintenance agreements and that customers using our cloud-based solutions renew their subscription agreements with us. Our customers have no obligation to renew their agreements after the expiration of the initial term, and there can be no assurance that they will do so. We have had in the past and may in the future have disputes with customers regarding our solutions, which may impact such customers’ decisions to continue to use our solutions and pay for maintenance and support in the future.

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If we are unable to expand our customers’ use of our solutions, sell additional solutions to our customers, maintain our renewal rates for maintenance and subscription agreements and expand our customer base, our revenues may decline or fail to increase at historical growth rates, which could adversely affect our business and operating results. In addition, if we experience customer dissatisfaction with customers in the future, we may find it more difficult to increase use of our solutions within our existing customer base and it may be more difficult to attract new customers, or we may be required to grant credits or refunds, any of which could negatively impact our operating results and materially harm our business.
The loss of one or more of our key customers could slow our revenue growth or cause our revenues to decline.
A substantial portion of our total revenues in any given period may come from a relatively small number of customers. As of September 30, 2019, we had 169 customers. Although our largest customers typically change from period to period, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, our 15 largest customers accounted for 49% of our total revenues. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, no customer represented more than 10% of our total revenues or more than 10% of our subscription revenues. We expect that we will continue to depend upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant portion of our total revenues for the foreseeable future. The loss of any of our significant customers or groups of customers for any reason, or a change of relationship with any of our key customers may cause a significant decrease in our total revenues.
Additionally, mergers or consolidations among our customers in the life sciences and high tech industries, both of which are currently undergoing significant consolidation, could reduce the number of our customers and could adversely affect our revenues and sales. In particular, if our customers are acquired by entities that are not also our customers, that do not use our solutions or that have more favorable contract terms and choose to discontinue, reduce or change the terms of their use of our solutions, our business and operating results could be materially and adversely affected.
Our acquisition of other companies could require significant management attention, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value and adversely affect our operating results.
As part of our business strategy, we have in the past and may in the future make investments in other companies, solutions or technologies to, among other reasons, expand or enhance our product offerings. In the future, any significant acquisition would require the consent of our lenders. Any failure to receive such consent could delay or prohibit us from acquiring companies that we believe could enhance our business.
We may not ultimately strengthen our competitive position or achieve our goals from any future acquisition, and any acquisitions we complete could be viewed negatively by users, customers, partners or investors. In addition, if we fail to integrate successfully such acquisitions, or the technologies associated with such acquisitions, into our company, the revenues and operating results of the combined company could be adversely affected. In addition, we may not be able to successfully retain the customers and key personnel of such acquisitions over the longer term, which could also adversely affect our business. The integration of any future-acquired business will require significant time and resources, and we may not be able to manage the process successfully. We may not successfully evaluate or utilize the acquired technology and accurately forecast the financial impact of the acquisition, including accounting charges.
It is also possible that a governmental entity could initiate an antitrust investigation at any time. Among other things, an investigation that is resolved unfavorably to us could delay or prevent the completion of a transaction, require us to divest or sell the assets or businesses we acquired, limit the ability to realize the expected financial or strategic benefits of a transaction or have other adverse effects on our current business and operations.  
We may have to pay cash, incur debt or issue equity securities to pay for any acquisition, each of which could affect our financial condition or the value of our capital stock. To fund any future acquisition, we may issue equity, which would result in dilution to our stockholders, or incur more debt, which would result in increased fixed obligations and could subject us to additional covenants or other restrictions that would impede our ability to manage our operations.
Because we recognize a majority of our subscription revenues from our customers over the term of their agreements, downturns or upturns in sales of our cloud-based solutions may not be immediately reflected in our operating results.
Subscription revenues primarily include contractual arrangements with customers accessing our cloud-based solutions and revenues associated with maintenance and support agreements from license customers. We recognize a majority of our subscription revenues over the term of our customer agreements, which, on average are typically one to three years. As a result, most of our quarterly subscription revenues result from agreements entered into during previous quarters. Consequently, a shortfall in sales of our cloud-based solutions or renewal of maintenance and support agreements in any quarter may not significantly reduce our subscription revenues for that quarter but may negatively affect subscription revenues in future quarters. Accordingly, the effect of significant downturns in sales of our cloud-based solutions or renewals of our maintenance and support agreements may not be fully reflected in our results of operations until future periods. We may be unable to adjust our cost structure to compensate for this potential shortfall in subscription revenues. Our revenue recognition model for our cloud-based solutions and maintenance and support agreements also makes it difficult for us to rapidly increase our revenues through additional sales in any period, as a significant amount of our revenues are recognized over the applicable agreement term. As a result, changes in the volume of sales

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of our cloud-based solutions or the renewals of our maintenance and support agreements in a particular period would not be fully reflected in our revenues until future periods.
Our indebtedness could adversely affect our business and limit our ability to expand our business or respond to changes, and we may be unable to generate sufficient cash flow to satisfy our debt service obligations.
In May 2018, we entered into a credit agreement with Wells Fargo, as amended August 12, 2019, under which we incurred $50.0 million of indebtedness to refinance indebtedness that we incurred in January 2017 to fund the cash portion of our Revitas acquisition, and established a revolving credit facility of $5.0 million. This term loan is secured by substantially all of our assets and matures in May 2023. The incurrence of significant indebtedness could have adverse consequences, including the following:
reducing the availability of our cash flow for our operations, capital expenditures, future business opportunities and other purposes;
limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industries in which we operate;
increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; and
lengthening our sales process as customers evaluate our financial viability.
On January 2, 2019, we prepaid approximately $4.8 million of principal and elected to apply the prepayment against the remaining principal installments in the direct order of maturity. On July 1, 2019, we made another prepayment of $5.0 million and such prepayment was applied against the remaining installments of principal of the term loan on a pro rata basis. After the prepayments, we must repay the remaining principal of approximately $39.8 million in quarterly installments from December 31, 2020 through March 31, 2023 for a total of $7.6 million and the rest of the principal amount of $32.2 million at maturity in May 2023. Our ability to generate cash to repay our indebtedness is subject to the performance of our business, as well as general economic, financial, competitive and other factors that are beyond our control. If our business does not generate sufficient cash flow from operating activities or if future borrowings are not available to us in amounts sufficient to enable us to fund our liquidity needs, our operating results, financial condition and ability to expand our business may be adversely affected.
The term loan bears interest based on our leverage ratio as defined in the Credit Agreement at either (i) a base rate plus applicable margin ranging from 1.5% to 3.5%, or (ii) LIBOR rate plus applicable margin ranging from 2.5% to 4.5%, which exposes us to interest rate risk. Changes in economic conditions outside of our control could result in higher interest rates, thereby increasing our interest expense even though the amount borrowed remained the same.
Additionally, the credit agreement governing our term loans with Wells Fargo contains various restrictive covenants, including maintaining consolidated liquidity (cash in the United States plus revolving credit line availability) of at least $15.0 million, minimum levels of maintenance and subscription fee revenue and, if liquidity is less than $30.0 million, a leverage ratio not greater than 3.50 to 1.00 until liquidity exceeds $30.0 million for 90 consecutive days. The credit agreement also requires us and our guarantors to maintain certain non-financial covenants, including covenants restricting our ability to dispose of assets, changing our organizational documents, merging with or acquiring other entities, incurring other indebtedness and making investments. Our ability to comply with some of these restrictive covenants can be affected by events beyond our control, such as global epidemics, pandemics, or contagious diseases, such as COVID-19, and we may be unable to do so. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, our lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under our financing agreement to be immediately due and payable. If we are unable to repay that amount, our lenders could seize our assets securing the loans and our financial condition could be adversely affected.
We may face risks related to securities litigation that could result in significant legal expenses and settlement or damage awards.
We have been in the past and may in the future become subject to claims and litigation alleging violations of the securities laws or other related claims, which could harm our business and require us to incur significant costs.  Significant litigation costs could impact our ability to comply with certain financial covenants under our credit agreement. We are generally obliged, to the extent permitted by law, to indemnify our current and former directors and officers who are named as defendants in these types of lawsuits. Regardless of the outcome, litigation may require significant attention from management and could result in significant legal expenses, settlement costs or damage awards that could have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Our implementation cycle is lengthy and variable, depends upon factors outside our control and could cause us to expend significant time and resources prior to earning associated revenues.
The implementation and testing of our solutions typically range from a few months to up to twelve months, and unexpected implementation delays and difficulties can occur including, but not limited to, those related to global epidemics, pandemics, or contagious diseases, such as COVID-19. Implementing our solutions typically involves integration with our customers’ systems, as well as adding their data to our system. This can be complex, time-consuming and expensive for our customers and can result

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in delays in the implementation and deployment of our solutions. The lengthy and variable implementation cycle may also have a negative impact on the timing of our revenues, causing our revenues and results of operations to vary significantly from period to period.
A substantial majority of our total revenues have come from sales and renewals of our enterprise cloud products, and decreases in demand for our enterprise cloud products could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
Historically, a substantial majority of our total revenues has been associated with our enterprise cloud products, whether deployed as individual solutions or as a complete suite. We expect our enterprise cloud products to continue to generate a substantial majority of our total revenues for the foreseeable future. Declines and variability in demand for our enterprise cloud products could occur for a number of reasons, including improved products or product versions being offered by competitors, competitive pricing pressures, failure to release new or enhanced versions on a timely basis, technological changes that we are unable to address or that change the way our customers utilize our solutions, reductions in technology spending, export restrictions or other regulatory or legislative actions that could limit our ability to sell those products to key customer or market segments. Our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows would be adversely affected by a decline in demand for our enterprise cloud products.
Our customers often require significant configuration efforts to match their complex business processes. The failure to meet their requirements could result in customer disputes, loss of anticipated revenues and additional costs, which could harm our business.
Our customers often require significant configuration services to address their unique business processes. Supporting such a diversity of configured settings and implementations could become difficult as the number of customers we serve grows. In addition, supporting our customers could require us to devote significant development services and support personnel and strain our personnel resources and infrastructure. We have had in the past and may in the future have disputes with customers regarding the performance and implementation of our solutions. If we are unable to address the needs of our customers in a timely fashion, our customers may decide to seek to terminate their relationship, renew on less favorable terms, not renew their maintenance agreements or subscriptions, fail to purchase additional solutions or services, assert legal claims against us or cease to be a reference. If any of these were to occur, our revenues may decline or we may be required to refund amounts to customers and our operating results may be harmed.
Our future growth is, in large part, dependent upon the increasing adoption of revenue management solutions.
Revenue management is at an early stage of market development and adoption, and the extent to which revenue management solutions will become widely adopted remains uncertain. It is difficult to predict customer adoption rates, customer demand for revenue management solutions, including our solutions in particular, the future growth rate and size of this market and the timing of the introduction of additional competitive solutions. Any expansion of the revenue management market depends on a number of factors, including the cost, performance and perceived value associated with revenue management solutions. For example, many companies have invested substantial personnel, infrastructure and financial resources in other revenue management infrastructure and therefore may be reluctant to implement solutions such as ours. Additionally, organizations that use legacy revenue management products may believe that these products sufficiently address their revenue management needs. Because this market is relatively undeveloped, we must spend considerable time educating customers as to the benefits of our solutions. If revenue management solutions do not achieve widespread adoption, or if there is a reduction in demand for revenue management solutions caused by a lack of customer acceptance, technological challenges, competing technologies and products, decreases in corporate spending or otherwise, it could result in lower sales, reduced renewal and upsell rates and decreased revenues and our business could be adversely affected.
If we are unable to enhance existing solutions and develop new solutions that achieve market acceptance or that keep pace with technological developments, our business could be harmed.
Our ability to increase revenues from existing customers and attract new customers depends in large part on our ability to enhance and improve our existing solutions and to develop and introduce new solutions. The success of any enhancement or new solutions depends on several factors, including timely completion, adequate quality testing, introduction and market acceptance. Any enhancement or new solutions that we develop or acquire may not be introduced in a timely or cost-effective manner, may contain defects or may not achieve the broad market acceptance necessary to generate significant revenues. If we are unable to successfully enhance our existing solutions and develop new solutions to meet customer requirements, our business and operating results will be adversely affected.
Because we designed our solutions to operate on a variety of network, hardware and software platforms, we will need to continuously modify and enhance our solutions to keep pace with changes in networking, internet-related hardware, and software, communication, browser and database technologies. If we are unable to respond in a timely manner to these rapid technological developments in a cost-effective manner, our solutions may become less marketable and less competitive or obsolete and our operating results may be negatively impacted.

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We are highly dependent upon the Life Sciences industry, and factors that adversely affect this industry could also adversely affect us.
Our future growth depends, in large part, upon continued sales to companies in the Life Sciences industry. Demand for our solutions could be affected by factors that adversely affect demand for the underlying life sciences products and services that are purchased and sold pursuant to contracts managed through our solutions. The Life Sciences industry is affected by certain factors, including the emergence of large group purchasing and managed care organizations and integrated healthcare delivery networks, increased customer and channel incentives and rebates, the shift of purchasing influence from physicians to economic buyers, increased spending on healthcare by governments instead of commercial entities and increased scope of government mandates, frequency of regulatory reporting and audits, fines, and global epidemics, pandemics, or contagious diseases, such as COVID-19. Accordingly, our future operating results could be materially and adversely affected as a result of factors that affect the Life Sciences industry generally.
Our efforts to expand the adoption of our solutions in the technology industry will be affected by our ability to provide solutions that adequately address trends in that industry.
We are attempting to expand the use of our solutions by companies in the technology industry, and our future growth depends in part on our ability to increase sales of solutions to customers in this industry and potentially other industries. The technology industry is affected by many factors, including shortening of product lifecycles, core technology products being sold into different end markets with distinct pricing, increasing complexity of multi-tiered global distribution channels, changing financial reporting requirements due to channel complexity and increasing use of off-invoice discounting. If our solutions are not perceived by existing or potential customers in the technology industry as capable of providing revenue management tools that will assist them in adequately addressing these trends, then our efforts to expand the adoption of our solutions in this industry may not be successful, which would adversely impact our business and operating results.
Most of our implementation contracts are on a time and materials basis and may be terminated by the customer.
The contracts under which we perform most of our implementation services may have a term typically ranging between a few months to up to twelve months and are on a time and materials basis and may be terminated by the customer at any time. If an implementation project is terminated sooner than we anticipated or a portion of the implementation is delayed, we would lose the anticipated revenues that we might not be able to replace or it may take significant time to replace the lost revenues with other work or we may be unable to eliminate the associated costs. Consequently, we may recognize fewer revenues than we anticipated or incur unnecessary costs, and our results of operations in subsequent periods could be materially lower than expected.
The market for cloud-based solutions is at an earlier stage of acceptance relative to on-premise solutions, and if it develops more slowly than we expect, our business could be harmed.
Although gaining wider acceptance, the market for cloud-based solutions is at an early stage relative to on-premise solutions, and these types of deployments may not achieve and sustain high levels of demand and market acceptance. We plan to accelerate the shift in our business model to recurring revenues, including revenues derived from our cloud-based solutions, by continuing to expand the implementation of our cloud-based solutions both within our current installed base of customers as well as new customers and additional markets in the future. Many companies have invested substantial personnel and financial resources to integrate traditional enterprise software into their businesses, and therefore may be reluctant or unwilling to migrate to a cloud-based solution. Other factors that may affect the market acceptance of cloud-based solutions include:
perceived security capabilities and reliability;
perceived concerns about ability to scale operations for large enterprise customers;
concerns with entrusting a third party to store and manage critical data;
the level of configurability or customizability of the solutions; and
ability to perform at or near the capabilities of our on-premise solutions.
If organizations do not perceive the benefits of our cloud-based solutions, or if our competitors or new market entrants are able to develop cloud-based solutions that are or are perceived to be more effective than ours, our plan to accelerate the shift in our business model to recurring revenues may not succeed or may develop more slowly than we expect, if at all, or may result in short-term declines in recognized revenue, any of which would adversely affect our business.

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We rely on a small number of third-party service providers to host and deliver our cloud-based solutions, and any interruptions or delays in services from these third parties could impair the delivery of our cloud-based solutions and harm our business.
We currently operate our cloud-based solutions primarily through third-party data centers. We do not control the operation of these facilities. These facilities are vulnerable to damage or interruption from natural disasters, fires, power loss, telecommunications failures, global epidemics, pandemics, or contagious diseases, such as COVID-19, and similar events. They are also subject to break-ins, computer viruses, sabotage, intentional acts of vandalism and other misconduct. The occurrence of a natural disaster or an act of terrorism, a decision to close the facilities without adequate notice or other unanticipated problems could result in lengthy interruptions, which would have a serious adverse impact on our business. Additionally, our data center agreements are of limited duration, subject to early termination rights in certain circumstances, may include inadequate indemnification and liability provisions, and the providers of our data centers have no obligation to renew their agreements with us on commercially reasonable terms, or at all.
If we continue to add data centers and add capacity in our existing data centers, we may transfer data to other locations. Despite precautions taken during this process, any unsuccessful data transfers may impair the delivery of our service. Interruptions in our service, data loss or corruption may subject us to liability to our customers, cause customers to terminate their agreements and adversely affect our renewal rates and our ability to attract new customers. Data transfers may also subject us to regional privacy and data protection laws that apply to the transmission of customer data across international borders.
We also depend on access to the Internet through third-party bandwidth providers to operate our cloud-based solution. If we lose the services of one or more of our bandwidth providers, or if these providers experience outages, for any reason, we could experience disruption in delivering our cloud-based solutions or we could be required to retain the services of a replacement bandwidth provider. Any Internet outages or delays could adversely affect our ability to provide our solutions to our customers.  Our data center operations also rely heavily on the availability of electricity, which also comes from third-party providers. If we or the third-party data center facilities that we use to deliver our services were to experience a major power outage or if the cost of electricity were to increase significantly, our operations and financial results could be harmed. If we or our third-party data centers were to experience a major power outage, we or they would have to rely on back-up generators, which might not work properly or might not provide an adequate supply during a major power outage. Such a power outage could result in a significant disruption of our business.
We license technology from third parties, and our inability to maintain those licenses could harm our business. Certain third-party technology that we use may be difficult to replace or could cause errors or failures of our service.
We incorporate technology that we purchase or license from third parties, including hardware and software, into our solutions. We cannot be certain that this technology will continue to be available on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. We cannot be certain that our licensors are not infringing the intellectual property rights of third parties or that our licensors have sufficient rights to the licensed intellectual property in all jurisdictions in which we may sell our solutions. Some of our agreements with our licensors may be terminated for convenience by them. If we are unable to continue to license any of this technology because of intellectual property infringement claims brought by third parties against our licensors or against us, or if we are unable to continue our license agreements or enter into new licenses on commercially reasonable terms, our ability to develop and sell solutions containing that technology would be severely limited and our business could be harmed. Additionally, if we are unable to license or obtain the necessary technology from third parties, we may be forced to acquire or develop alternative technology of lower quality or performance standards. This would limit and delay our ability to offer new or competitive solutions and increase our costs of production. In addition, errors or defects in third-party hardware or software used in our cloud-based solutions could result in errors or a failure of our cloud-based solutions, which could harm our business.
If we or our solutions fail to perform properly, our reputation and customer relationships could be harmed, our market share could decline, and we could be subject to liability claims.
Our solutions are inherently complex and may contain material vulnerabilities, defects or errors. Any defects in solution functionality or that cause interruptions in availability could result in:
lost or delayed market acceptance and sales;
reductions in current-period total revenues;
breach of warranty or other contract breach or misrepresentation claims;
sales credits or refunds to our customers;
loss of customers;
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injury to our reputation.
The costs incurred in correcting any material vulnerabilities, defects or errors might be substantial and could adversely affect our operating results. Because our customers often use our solutions as a system of record and many of our customers are subject to regulation of pricing of their products or otherwise have complex pricing commitments and revenue recognition policies, errors could result in an inability to process sales or lead to a violation of pricing requirements or misreporting of revenues by our customers that could potentially expose them to fines or other substantial claims or penalties. Accordingly, we could face increased exposure to product liability and warranty claims, litigation and other disputes and claims, resulting in potentially material losses and costs. Our limitation of liability provisions in our customer agreements may not be sufficient to protect us against any such claims.
Given the large amount of data that our solutions process and manage, it is possible that failures, vulnerabilities or errors in our software could result in unauthorized access, data loss or corruption, or cause the information that we process to be incomplete or contain inaccuracies that our customers regard as significant. We may be required to issue credits or refunds or indemnify or otherwise be liable to our customers or third parties for damages they may incur resulting from certain of these events.
Our insurance may be inadequate or may not be available in the future on acceptable terms, or at all. In addition, our policy may not cover any claim against us for claims related to any product defects or errors or other indirect or consequential damages and defending a suit, regardless of its merit, could be costly and divert management’s attention.
The market in which we participate is highly competitive, and if we do not compete effectively, our operating results could be harmed.
The market for revenue management solutions is highly competitive, fragmented and subject to rapid changes in technology. We face competition from spreadsheet-assisted manual processes, internally developed solutions, large integrated systems vendors, providers of business process outsourcing services and smaller companies that offer point solutions.
Companies lacking IT resources often resort to spreadsheet-assisted manual processes or personal database applications. In addition, some potential customers, particularly large enterprises, may elect to develop their own internal solutions, including custom-built solutions that are designed to support the needs of a single organization. Companies with large investments in packaged ERP or CRM applications, which do not typically provide revenue management capabilities, may extend these horizontal applications with configurations or point solution applications in order to address one or a small set of revenue management sub processes or drivers. Common horizontal applications that customers attempt to configure for this purpose in the life sciences and high tech industries include large integrated systems vendors like SAP AG and Oracle Corporation. We also encounter competition from small independent companies which compete based on price, unique product features or functions and custom developments.
Many of our competitors have greater name recognition, larger sales and marketing budgets and greater resources than we do and may have pre-existing relationships with our potential customers, including relationships with, and access to, key decision makers within these organizations, and major distribution agreements with consultants and system integrators. Moreover, many software vendors could bundle solutions or offer them at a low price as part of a larger product sale.
With the introduction of new technologies and market entrants, we expect competition to intensify in the future. We also expect enterprise software vendors that focus on enterprise resource planning or back-office applications to enter our market with competing products. In addition, we expect sales force automation vendors to acquire or develop additional solutions that may compete with our solutions. If we fail to compete effectively, our business will be harmed. In addition, pricing pressures and increased competition generally could result in reduced sales, reduced margins, losses or the failure of our solutions to achieve or maintain more widespread market acceptance, any of which could harm our business.
If we are not able to maintain and enhance our brand, our business and operating results may be adversely affected.
We believe that maintaining and enhancing the “Model N” brand identity is critical to our relationships with our customers and partners and to our ability to attract new customers and partners. The successful promotion of our brand will depend largely upon our marketing efforts, our ability to continue to offer high-quality solutions and our ability to successfully differentiate our solutions from those of our competitors. Our brand promotion activities may not be successful or yield increased revenues. In addition, independent industry analysts often provide reviews of our solution, as well as those of our competitors, and perception of our solution in the marketplace may be significantly influenced by these reviews. If these reviews are negative, or less positive as compared to those of our competitors’ products and services, our brand may be adversely affected. Further, stockholder activism has been increasing in recent years. Any such activism or public criticism of our company or management team may harm our brand and reputation.
The promotion of our brand requires us to make substantial expenditures, and we anticipate that the expenditures will increase as our market becomes more competitive and as we expand into new verticals within the life sciences and high tech industries. To the extent that these activities yield increased revenues, these revenues may not offset the increased expenses we incur. If we do not successfully maintain and enhance our brand, our business may not grow, we may have reduced pricing power

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relative to competitors with stronger brands and we could lose customers, partners, current employees and prospective employees, all of which would adversely affect our business operations and financial results.
If we are unable to maintain successful relationships with system integrators, our business operations, financial results and growth prospects could be adversely affected.
Our relationships with system integrators are generally non-exclusive, which means they may recommend to their customers the solutions of several different companies, including solutions that compete with ours, and they may also assist in the implementation of software or systems that compete with ours. If our system integrators do not choose to continue to refer our solutions, assist in implementing our solutions, choose to use greater efforts to market and sell their own solutions or those of our competitors, or fail to meet the needs of our customers, our ability to grow our business and sell our solutions may be adversely affected. The loss of a substantial number of our system integrators, our possible inability to replace them or the failure to recruit additional system integrators could harm our business.
Our ability to achieve revenue growth in the future will depend in part on our success in maintaining successful relationships with our system integrators and in helping our system integrators enhance their ability to independently market and implement our solutions. Our growth in revenues, particularly in international markets, will be influenced by the development and maintenance of relationships with these companies. Although we have established relationships with some of the leading system integrators, our solutions compete directly against the solutions of other leading system integrators. We are unable to control the resources that our system integrators commit to implementing our solutions or the quality of such implementation. If they do not commit sufficient resources to these activities, or if we are unable to maintain our relationships with these system integrators or otherwise develop and expand our indirect distribution channel, our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows could be adversely affected.
Any failure to offer high-quality customer support for our cloud platform may adversely affect our relationships with our customers and harm our financial results.
Once our solutions are implemented, our customers use our support organization to resolve technical issues relating to our solutions. In addition, we also believe that our success in selling our solutions is highly dependent on our business reputation and on favorable recommendations from our existing customers. Any failure to maintain high-quality customer support, or a market perception that we do not maintain high-quality support, could harm our reputation, adversely affect our ability to maintain existing customers or sell our solutions to existing and prospective customers, and harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
We may be unable to respond quickly enough to accommodate short-term increases in customer demand for support services. Increased customer demand for these services, without corresponding revenues, could also increase costs and adversely affect our operating results.
If our solutions do not interoperate with our customers’ IT infrastructure, sales of our solutions could be negatively affected, which would harm our business.
Our solutions must interoperate with our customers’ existing IT infrastructure, which often have different specifications, complex configuration, utilize multiple protocol standards, deploy products from multiple vendors and contain multiple generations of products that have been added over time. As a result, when problems occur in a network, it may be difficult to identify the sources of these problems. If we find errors in the existing products or defects in the hardware used in our customers’ IT infrastructure or problematic network configurations or settings, we may have to modify our solutions or platform so that our solutions will interoperate with our customers’ IT infrastructure. Any delays in identifying the sources of problems or in providing necessary modifications to our solutions could have a negative impact on our reputation and our customers’ satisfaction with our solutions, and our ability to sell solutions could be adversely affected.
Incorrect or improper implementation or use of our solutions could result in customer dissatisfaction and negatively affect our business, operations, financial results and growth prospects.
Our customers and third-party partners may need training in the proper use of and the variety of benefits that can be derived from our solutions to maximize their potential. We have implemented the Model N Align Program, which gives our customers full access to expert knowledge through a portal for easy and fast access to information, experienced customer success managers and defined customer success plans, in order to help our customers maximize the value of our solutions. However, our customers may choose not to use such programs or may not use such programs efficiently or effectively and as a result may become dissatisfied with our solutions. If our solutions are not implemented or used correctly or as intended, inadequate performance may result. Since our customers rely on our solutions and customer support to manage key areas of their businesses, the incorrect or improper implementation or use of our solutions, our failure to train customers on how to efficiently and effectively use our solutions or our failure to provide services to our customers, may result in negative publicity, failure of customers to renew their SaaS maintenance agreements or subscriptions or potentially make legal claims against us. Also, as we continue to expand our customer base, any failure by us to properly provide these services will likely result in lost opportunities for follow-on sales of our solutions.

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Competition for our target employees is intense, and we may not be able to attract and retain the quality employees we need to support our planned growth.
Our future success depends, in part, upon our ability to recruit and retain key management, technical, sales, marketing, finance, and other critical personnel. Competition for qualified management, technical and other personnel is intense, and we may not be successful in attracting and retaining such personnel. If we fail to attract and retain qualified employees, including internationally, our ability to grow our business could be harmed. Competition for people with the specific skills that we require is significant. In order to attract and retain personnel in a competitive marketplace, we believe that we must provide a competitive compensation package, including cash and equity-based compensation. Volatility in our stock price may from time to time adversely affect our ability to recruit or retain employees. If we are unable to hire and retain qualified employees, or conversely, if we fail to manage employee performance or reduce staffing levels when required by market conditions, our business and operating results could be adversely affected. 
Our significant international operations subject us to additional risks that can adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We have significant international operations, including in emerging markets such as India, and we are continuing to expand our international operations as part of our growth strategy. As of September 30, 2019, approximately 46% of our total employees were located in India, where we conduct a portion of our development activities, implementation services and support services. Our current international operations and our plans to expand our international operations have placed, and will continue to place, a strain on our employees, management systems and other resources.
Operating in international markets requires significant resources and management attention and will subject us to regulatory, economic and political risks and competition that are different from those in the United States. Because of our limited experience with international operations, we cannot assure you that our international expansion efforts will be successful or that returns on such investments will be achieved in the future. In addition, our international operations may fail to succeed due to other risks inherent in operating businesses internationally, including:
our lack of familiarity with commercial and social norms and customs in countries which may adversely affect our ability to recruit, retain and manage employees in these countries;
difficulties and costs associated with staffing and managing foreign operations;
the potential diversion of management’s attention to oversee and direct operations that are geographically distant from our U.S. headquarters;
compliance with multiple, conflicting and changing governmental laws and regulations, including employment, tax, privacy and data protection laws and regulations;
legal systems in which our ability to enforce and protect our rights may be different or less effective than in the United States and in which the ultimate result of dispute resolution is more difficult to predict;
greater difficulty collecting accounts receivable and longer payment cycles;
higher employee costs and difficulty in terminating non-performing employees;
differences in workplace cultures;
unexpected changes in regulatory requirements;
the need to adapt our solutions for specific countries;
our ability to comply with differing technical and certification requirements outside the United States;
tariffs, export controls and other non-tariff barriers such as quotas and local content rules;
more limited protection for intellectual property rights in some countries;
adverse tax consequences, including as a result of transfer pricing adjustments involving our foreign operations;
fluctuations in currency exchange rates;
anti-bribery compliance by us or our partners;
restrictions on the transfer of funds;
global epidemics, pandemics, or contagious diseases; and
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Our failure to manage any of these risks successfully could harm our existing and future international operations and seriously impair our overall business.
We are exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which could negatively affect our financial condition and operating results.
Our sales contracts are primarily denominated in U.S. dollars, and therefore, substantially all of our revenues are not subject to foreign currency risk. However, a strengthening of the U.S. dollar could increase the real cost of our solutions to our customers outside of the United States, which could adversely affect our financial condition and operating results. In addition, an increasing portion of our operating expenses are incurred in India, are denominated in Indian Rupees and are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates. While we recently began using foreign exchange forward contracts to hedge certain cash flow exposures resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates, this hedging strategy may not ultimately be effective and may adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.
We may be sued by third parties for alleged infringement of their proprietary rights which could result in significant costs and harm our business.
There is considerable patent and other intellectual property development activity in our industry. Our success depends upon us not infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others. Companies in the software and technology industries, including some of our current and potential competitors, own large numbers of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets and frequently enter into litigation based on allegations of infringement, misappropriation or other violations of intellectual property rights. In addition, many of these companies have the capability to dedicate substantially greater resources to enforce their intellectual property rights and to defend claims that may be brought against them. The litigation may involve patent holding companies or other adverse patent owners who have no relevant product revenue and against whom our potential patents may provide little or no deterrence. We have received, and may in the future receive, notices that claim we have infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated other parties’ intellectual property rights. To the extent we gain greater visibility, we face a higher risk of being the subject of intellectual property infringement claims, which is not uncommon with respect to software technologies in general and information security technology in particular. There may be third-party intellectual property rights, including issued or pending patents that cover significant aspects of our technologies or business methods. Any intellectual property claims, with or without merit, could be very time consuming, could be expensive to settle or litigate and could divert our management’s attention and other resources. These claims could also subject us to significant liability for damages, potentially including treble damages if we are found to have willfully infringed patents or copyrights. These claims could also result in our having to stop using technology found to be in violation of a third party’s rights. We might be required to seek a license for the intellectual property, which may not be available on reasonable terms or at all. Even if a license were available, we could be required to pay significant royalties, which would increase our operating expenses. As a result, we may be required to develop alternative non-infringing technology, which could require significant effort and expense. If we cannot license or develop technology for any infringing aspect of our business, we would be forced to limit or stop sales of one or more of our solutions or features of our solutions and may be unable to compete effectively. Any of these results would harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
In addition, our agreements with customers and partners include indemnification provisions under which we agree to indemnify them for losses suffered or incurred as a result of claims of intellectual property infringement and, in some cases, for damages caused by us to property or persons. Large indemnity payments could harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
Our use of open source and third-party technology could impose limitations on our ability to commercialize our solutions.
We use open source software in our solutions and in our services engagements on behalf of customers. As we increasingly handle configured implementation of our solutions on behalf of customers, we use additional open source software that we obtain from all over the world. Although we try to monitor our use of open source software, the terms of many open source licenses have not been interpreted by U.S. courts, and there is a risk that such licenses could be construed in a manner that imposes unanticipated conditions or restrictions on our ability to market our solutions. In such event, we could be required to seek licenses from third parties in order to continue offering our solutions, to re-engineer our technology or to discontinue offering our solutions in the event re-engineering cannot be accomplished on a timely basis, any of which could cause us to breach contracts, harm our reputation, result in customer losses or claims, increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.
Some open source licenses contain requirements that we make available source code for modifications or derivative works we create based upon the type of open source software we use. If we combine our proprietary software with open source software in a certain manner, we could, under certain open source licenses, be required to release the source code of our proprietary software to the public. This would allow our competitors to create similar solutions with lower development effort and time and ultimately could result in a loss of product sales for us.

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Any failure to protect our intellectual property rights could impair our ability to protect our proprietary technology and our brand, which would substantially harm our business and operating results.
The success of our business and the ability to compete depend in part upon our ability to protect and enforce our patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights and other intellectual property rights. We primarily rely on patent, copyright, trade secret and trademark laws, trade secret protection and confidentiality or license agreements with our employees, customers, partners and others to protect our intellectual property rights. However, the steps we take to protect our intellectual property rights may be inadequate or we may be unable to secure intellectual property protection for all of our solutions. Any of our copyrights, trademarks or other intellectual property rights may be challenged by others or invalidated through administrative process or litigation. Competitors may independently develop technologies or solutions that are substantially equivalent or superior to our solutions or that inappropriately incorporate our proprietary technology into their solutions. Competitors may hire our former employees who may misappropriate our proprietary technology or misuse our confidential information. Although we rely in part upon confidentiality agreements with our employees, consultants and other third parties to protect our trade secrets and other confidential information, those agreements may not effectively prevent disclosure of trade secrets and other confidential information and may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of misappropriation of trade secrets or unauthorized disclosure of confidential information. In addition, others may independently discover our trade secrets and confidential information, and in such cases we could not assert any trade secret rights against such parties.
In order to protect our intellectual property rights, we may be required to spend significant resources to monitor and protect these rights. Litigation to protect and enforce our intellectual property rights could be costly, time-consuming and distracting to management and could result in the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property. Furthermore, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be met with defenses, counterclaims and countersuits attacking the validity and enforceability of our intellectual property rights. Any litigation, whether or not it is resolved in our favor, could result in significant expense to us and divert the efforts of our technical and management personnel, which may adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. Certain jurisdictions may not provide adequate legal infrastructure for effective protection of our intellectual property rights. Changing legal interpretations of liability for unauthorized use of our solutions or lessened sensitivity by corporate, government or institutional users to refraining from intellectual property piracy or other infringements of intellectual property could also harm our business.
It is possible that innovations for which we seek patent protection may not be protectable. Additionally, the process of obtaining patent protection is expensive and time consuming, and we may not be able to prosecute all necessary or desirable patent applications at a reasonable cost or in a timely manner. Given the cost, effort, risks and downside of obtaining patent protection, including the requirement to ultimately disclose the invention to the public, we may not choose to seek patent protection for certain innovations. However, such patent protection could later prove to be important to our business. Even if issued, there can be no assurance that any patents will have the coverage originally sought or adequately protect our intellectual property, as the legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of patent and other intellectual property rights are uncertain. Any patents that are issued may be invalidated or otherwise limited, or may lapse or may be abandoned, enabling other companies to better develop products that compete with our solutions, which could adversely affect our competitive business position, business prospects and financial condition.
We cannot assure you that the measures we have taken to protect our intellectual property will adequately protect us, and any failure to protect our intellectual property could harm our business.
We may not be able to enforce our intellectual property rights throughout the world, which could adversely impact our international operations and business.
The laws of some foreign countries do not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as federal and state laws in the United States. Many companies have encountered significant problems in protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights in certain foreign jurisdictions. The legal systems of certain countries, particularly certain developing countries, do not favor the enforcement of patents and other intellectual property protection. This could make it difficult for us to stop the infringement or misappropriation of our intellectual property rights. Proceedings to enforce our proprietary rights in foreign jurisdictions could result in substantial costs and divert our efforts and attention from other aspects of our business. Accordingly, our efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights in such countries may be inadequate to obtain a significant commercial advantage from the intellectual property that we develop, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Changes to government regulations may reduce the size of the market for our solutions, harm demand for our solutions, force us to update our solutions or implement changes in our services and increase our costs of doing business.
Any changes in government regulations that impact our customers or their end customers could have a harmful effect on our business by reducing the size of our addressable market, forcing us to update the solutions we offer or otherwise increasing our costs. For example, with respect to our life sciences customers, regulatory developments related to government-sponsored entitlement programs or U.S. Food and Drug Administration or foreign equivalent regulation of, or denial, withholding or

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withdrawal of approval of, our customers’ products could lead to a lack of demand for our solutions. Other changes in government regulations, in areas such as privacy, export compliance or anti-bribery statutes, such as the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, could require us to implement changes in our solutions, services or operations that increase our cost of doing business and thereby adversely affecting our financial performance.
Failure to comply with certain certifications and standards pertaining to our solutions, as may be required by governmental authorities or other standards-setting bodies could harm our business. Additionally, failure to comply with governmental laws and regulations could harm our business.
Customers may require our solutions to comply with certain security or other certifications and standards, which are promulgated by governmental authorities or other standards-setting bodies. The requirements necessary to comply with these certifications and standards are complex and often change significantly. If our solutions are late in achieving or fail to achieve compliance with these certifications and standards, including when they are revised or otherwise change, or our competitors achieve compliance with these certifications and standards, we may be disqualified from selling our solutions to such customers, or at a competitive disadvantage, which would harm our business, operating results and financial condition.
We are subject to governmental export and import controls that could subject us to liability or impair our ability to compete in international markets.
Certain of our solutions are subject to U.S. export controls and may be exported outside the United States only with the required export license or through an export license exception. Additionally, we incorporate encryption technology into our solutions, which may require additional filings prior to export. If we were to fail to comply with U.S. export licensing requirements, U.S. customs regulations, U.S. economic sanctions or other laws, we could be subject to substantial civil and criminal penalties, including fines, incarceration for responsible employees and managers, and the possible loss of export or import privileges. Obtaining the necessary export license for a particular sale may be time-consuming and may result in the delay or loss of sales opportunities. Furthermore, U.S. export control laws and economic sanctions prohibit the shipment of certain products to U.S. embargoed or sanctioned countries, governments and persons. Even though we take precautions to ensure that our channel partners comply with all relevant regulations, any failure by our channel partners to comply with such regulations could have negative consequences, including reputational harm, government investigations and penalties.
In addition, various countries regulate the import of certain encryption technology, including through import permit and license requirements, and have enacted laws that could limit our ability to distribute our solutions or could limit our customers’ ability to implement our solutions in those countries. Changes in our solutions or changes in export and import regulations may create delays in the introduction of our solutions into international markets, prevent our customers with international operations from deploying our solutions globally or, in some cases, prevent the export or import of our solutions to certain countries, governments or person’s altogether. Any change in export or import regulations, economic sanctions or related legislation, shift in the enforcement or scope of existing regulations, or change in the countries, governments, persons or technologies targeted by such regulations, could result in decreased use of our solutions by, or in our decreased ability to export or sell our solutions to, existing or potential customers with international operations. Any decreased use of our solutions or limitation on our ability to export or sell our solutions would likely adversely affect our business, financial condition, and operating results.

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If we are required to collect sales and use taxes on the solutions we sell, we may be subject to liability for past sales and our future sales may decrease.
State and local taxing jurisdictions have differing rules and regulations governing sales and use taxes, and these rules and regulations are subject to varying interpretations that may change over time. In particular, the applicability of sales taxes to our subscription services in various jurisdictions is unclear. Although we have historically collected and remitted sales tax in certain circumstances, it is possible that we could face sales tax audits and that our liability for these taxes could exceed our estimates as state tax authorities could still assert that we are obligated to collect additional amounts as taxes from our customers and remit those taxes to those authorities. We could also be subject to audits with respect to state and international jurisdictions for which we have not accrued tax liabilities. A successful assertion that we should be collecting additional sales or other taxes on our services in jurisdictions where we have not historically done so and do not accrue for sales taxes could result in substantial tax liabilities for past sales, discourage customers from purchasing our solutions or otherwise harm our business and operating results.
Uncertainty in global economic conditions may adversely affect our business, operating results or financial condition.
Our operations and performance depend on global economic conditions. Challenging or uncertain economic conditions including those related to global epidemics, pandemics, or contagious diseases, such as COVID-19, make it difficult for our customers and potential customers to accurately forecast and plan future business activities and may cause our customers and potential customers to slow or reduce spending, or vary order frequency, on our solutions. Furthermore, during challenging or uncertain economic times, our customers may face difficulties gaining timely access to sufficient credit and experience decreasing cash flow, which could impact their willingness to make purchases and their ability to make timely payments to us. Global economic conditions have in the past and could continue to have an adverse effect on demand for our solutions, including new bookings and renewal and upsell rates, on our ability to predict future operating results and on our financial condition and operating results. If global economic conditions remain uncertain or deteriorate, it may materially impact our business, operating results and financial condition.
Our business is subject to the risks of earthquakes, fire, power outages, floods and other catastrophic events, and to interruption by manmade problems such as terrorism.
Our corporate headquarters and facilities are located near known earthquake fault zones and are vulnerable to significant damage from earthquakes. The corporate headquarters and facilities are also vulnerable to damage or interruption from human error, intentional bad acts, earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, global epidemics, pandemics, or contagious diseases, war, terrorist attacks, power losses, hardware failures, systems failures, telecommunications failures and similar events. The occurrence of a natural disaster or an act of terrorism or vandalism or other misconduct or other unanticipated problems with our facilities could result in lengthy interruptions to our services. If any disaster were to occur, our ability to operate our business at our facilities could be seriously or completely impaired or destroyed. The insurance we maintain may not be adequate to cover our losses resulting from disasters or other business interruptions.
Our financial results may be adversely affected by changes in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
Generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) is subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the SEC and various bodies formed to promulgate and interpret appropriate accounting principles. See Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this report regarding the effect of new accounting pronouncements on our financial statements. Any difficulties in implementing these pronouncements could cause us to fail to meet our financial reporting obligations, which could result in regulatory discipline and harm investors’ confidence in us. Further, the implementation of this new guidance or a change in other principles or interpretations could have a significant effect on our financial results and could affect the reporting of transactions completed before the announcement of a change.
If our estimates or judgments relating to our critical accounting policies are based on assumptions that change or prove to be incorrect, our operating results could fall below expectations of securities analysts and investors, resulting in a decline in our stock price.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. For example, our revenue recognition policy is complex and we often must make estimates and assumptions that could prove to be inaccurate. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about revenue recognition, capitalized software, the carrying values of assets, taxes, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our operating results may be adversely affected if our assumptions change or if actual circumstances differ from those in our assumptions, which could cause our operating results to fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors, resulting

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in a decline in our stock price. Significant assumptions and estimates used in preparing our Consolidated Financial Statements include those related to revenue recognition, share-based compensation and income taxes.
We incur significant costs and devote substantial management time as a result of operating as a public company.
As a public company, we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses. For example, we are required to comply with the requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“Sarbanes-Oxley Act”) and the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as well as rules and regulations subsequently implemented by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the New York Stock Exchange, including the establishment and maintenance of effective disclosure and financial controls and changes in corporate governance practices. Compliance with these rules and regulations increases our legal and financial compliance costs, makes some activities more difficult, time‑consuming or costly and increases demand on our systems and resources, particularly since we are no longer an “emerging growth company.” In order to maintain and, if required, improve our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, significant resources and management oversight may be required. As a result, management’s attention may be diverted from other business concerns, which could adversely affect our business and operating results.
If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, our ability to produce timely and accurate financial statements or comply with applicable regulations could be impaired.
As a public company, we are subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the rules and regulations of the applicable listing exchange. We expect that the requirements of these rules and regulations will continue to increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs, make some activities more difficult, time consuming and costly, and place significant strain on our personnel, systems and resources.
The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires, among other things, that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing to develop and refine our disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed in reports under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our principal executive and financial officers.
Our current controls and any new controls that we develop may become inadequate because of changes in conditions in our business. Further, weaknesses in our internal controls may be discovered in the future. Any failure to develop or maintain effective controls, or any difficulties encountered in their implementation or improvement, could harm our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations and may result in a restatement of our financial statements for prior periods. Any failure to implement and maintain effective internal controls also could adversely affect the results of periodic management evaluations and annual independent registered public accounting firm attestation reports regarding the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting that we are required to include in our periodic reports we file with the SEC under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For example, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse in the event it is not satisfied with the level at which our controls are documented, designed or operating. Ineffective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial and other information, which would likely have a negative effect on the trading price of our common stock.
In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, we have expended, and anticipate that we will continue to expend, significant resources, including accounting-related costs, and provide significant management oversight. Any failure to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, or consequent inability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, could increase our operating costs and could materially impair our ability to operate our business. In the event that our internal controls are perceived as inadequate or that we are unable to produce timely or accurate financial statements, investors may lose confidence in our operating results and our stock price could decline. In addition, if we are unable to continue to meet these requirements, we may not be able to remain listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
We may need additional capital, and we cannot be certain that additional financing will be available.
We may require additional financing in the future to operate or expand our business, acquire assets or repay or refinance our existing debt. Our ability to obtain financing will depend, among other things, on our development efforts, business plans, operating performance and condition of the capital markets at the time we seek financing. We cannot assure you that additional financing will be available to us on favorable terms when required, or at all. Additionally, under our credit agreement, we are restricted from incurring additional debt, subject to certain exceptions. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of equity, equity-linked or debt securities, those securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to the rights of our common stock or preferred stock, and our stockholders may experience dilution.
If we need additional capital and cannot raise it on acceptable terms, we may not be able to, among other things:
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continue to expand our sales and marketing and research and development organizations;
repay or refinance our existing debt;
acquire complementary technologies, solutions or businesses;
expand operations, in the United States or internationally;
hire, train and retain employees; or
respond to competitive pressures or unanticipated working capital requirements.
Our failure to do any of these things could seriously harm our business, financial condition, and operating results.
Our ability to use our net operating losses to offset future taxable income may be subject to certain limitations.
In general, under Section 382 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code), and similar state law provisions, a corporation that undergoes an “ownership change” is subject to limitations on its ability to utilize its pre-change net operating losses (“NOLs”) to offset future taxable income. If our existing NOLs are subject to limitations arising from ownership changes, our ability to utilize NOLs could be limited by Section 382 of the Code. Future changes in our stock ownership, some of which are outside of our control, also could result in an ownership change under Section 382 of the Code. There is also a risk that our NOLs could expire, or otherwise be unavailable to offset future income tax liabilities due to changes in the law, including regulatory changes, such as suspensions on the use of NOLs or other unforeseen reasons. For these reasons, we may not be able to utilize a material portion of the NOLs, even if we attain profitability. For example, certain of our NOLs started expiring in 2016.

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Risks Related to the Ownership of Our Common Stock
Our stock price may be volatile, and you may be unable to sell your shares at or above your purchase price.
The market price of our common stock could be subject to wide fluctuations in response to, among other things, the factors described in this “Risk Factors” section or otherwise and other factors beyond our control, such as fluctuations in the volume of shares traded and the valuations of companies perceived by investors to be comparable to us; and stockholder activism.
Furthermore, the stock markets have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have affected and continue to affect the market prices of equity securities of many companies, particularly during this time of uncertainty as the world responds to the COVID-19 pandemic. These fluctuations often have been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of those companies. These broad market fluctuations, as well as general economic, systemic, political and market conditions, such as recessions, or impacts related to global epidemics, pandemics, or contagious diseases, such as COVID-19, interest rate changes or international currency fluctuations, may negatively affect the market price of our common stock.
In the past, many companies that have experienced volatility in the market price of their stock have become subject to securities class action litigation. We may be the target of this type of litigation in the future. Securities litigation against us could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention, which could harm our business.
If securities analysts do not publish research or reports or if they publish unfavorable or inaccurate research about our business and our stock, the price of our stock and the trading volume could decline.
We expect that the trading market for our common stock will be affected by research or reports that industry or financial analysts publish about us or our business. There are many large, well-established companies active in our industry and portions of the markets in which we compete, which may mean that we receive less widespread analyst coverage than our competitors. If one or more of the analysts who covers us downgrades their evaluations of our company or our stock, the price of our stock could decline. If one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company, our stock may lose visibility in the market, which in turn could cause our stock price to decline.
Our restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws and Delaware law could prevent a takeover that stockholders consider favorable and could also reduce the market price of our stock.
Our restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws contain provisions that could delay or prevent a change in control of us. These provisions could also make it more difficult for stockholders to elect directors and take other corporate actions. These provisions include:
providing for a classified board of directors with staggered, three-year terms;
authorizing the board of directors to issue, without stockholder approval, preferred stock with rights senior to those of our common stock;
providing that vacancies on our board of directors be filled by appointment by the board of directors;
prohibiting stockholder action by written consent;
requiring that certain litigation must be brought in Delaware;
limiting the persons who may call special meetings of stockholders; and
requiring advance notification of stockholder nominations and proposals.
In addition, we are subject to Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law which may prohibit large stockholders, in particular those owning fifteen percent or more of our outstanding voting stock, from merging or combining with us for a certain period of time without the consent of our board of directors.
These and other provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation and our restated bylaws and under the Delaware General Corporation Law could discourage potential takeover attempts, reduce the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock and result in the market price of our common stock being lower than it would be without these provisions.
We do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock.
We do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. If we do not pay cash dividends, you would receive a return on your investment in our common stock only if the market price of our common stock is greater at the time you sell your shares than the market price at the time you bought your shares.


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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.


Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.


Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not Applicable.


Item 5. Other Information
On May 1, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Model N, Inc. (the “Company”) amended and restated the Company’s bylaws (the “Amended and Restated Bylaws”) to adopt a provision designating the federal district courts of the United States as the exclusive jurisdiction for any litigation arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.  
The foregoing summary and description of the provisions of the Amended and Restated Bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated Bylaws, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and is incorporated herein by reference. 

Item 6.
   Exhibits
The following documents are filed as Exhibits to this report:
Exhibit Number
 
Exhibit Description
 
Filed Herewith
 
 
 
 
 
3.1
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
10.1
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
31.1
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
31.2
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
32.1*
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
32.2*
 
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
X
 
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
X
 
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
X
 
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
X
 
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
X
 
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
X
 
 
 
 
 
*
This certification is deemed not filed for purpose of section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 5, 2020

 
MODEL N INC.
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ David Barter
 
 
David Barter
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)


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EXHIBIT 3.1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MODEL N, INC.
 
 
a Delaware Corporation
 
 
 
 
 
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
 
 
 
 
 
As Amended and Restated on May 1, 2020
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 







 
 
 
 



MODEL N, INC.
a Delaware Corporation
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
Article I - STOCKHOLDERS
 
Section 1.1: Annual Meetings
 
Section 1.2: Special Meetings
 
Section 1.3: Notice of Meetings
 
Section 1.4: Adjournments
 
Section 1.5: Quorum
 
Section 1.6: Organization
 
Section 1.7: Voting; Proxies
 
Section 1.8: Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record
 
Section 1.9: List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote
 
Section 1.10: Inspectors of Elections
 
Section 1.11: Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations
 
Article II - BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
Section 2.1: Number; Qualifications
 
Section 2.2: Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies
 
Section 2.3: Regular Meetings
 
Section 2.4: Special Meetings
 
Section 2.5: Remote Meetings Permitted
 
Section 2.6: Quorum; Vote Required for Action
 
Section 2.7: Organization
 
Section 2.8: Written Action by Directors
 
Section 2.9: Powers
 
Section 2.10: Compensation of Directors
 
Article III - COMMITTEES
 
Section 3.1: Committees
 
Section 3.2: Committee Rules
 
Article IV - OFFICERS
 
Section 4.1: Generally
 
Section 4.2: Chief Executive Officer
 
Section 4.3: Chairperson of the Board
 
Section 4.4: President
 
Section 4.5: Vice President
 

 
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Section 4.6: Chief Financial Officer
 
Section 4.7: Treasurer
 
Section 4.8: Secretary
 
Section 4.9: Delegation of Authority
 
Section 4.10: Removal
 
Article V - STOCK
 
Section 5.l: Character of Shares
 
Section 5.2: Multiple Classes of Stock
 
Section 5.3: Signatures
 
Section 5.4: Consideration and Payment for Shares
 
Section 5.5: Lost, Destroyed or Wrongfully Taken Certificates
 
Section 5.6: Transfer of Stock
 
Section 5.7: Registered Stockholders
 
Section 5.8: Effect of Corporation’s Restriction on Transfer
 
Section 5.9: Regulations
 
Article VI - INDEMNIFICATION
 
Section 6.1: Indemnification of Officers and Directors
 
Section 6.2: Advance of Expenses
 
Section 6.3: Non-Exclusivity of Rights
 
Section 6.4: Indemnification Contracts
 
Section 6.5: Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit
 
Section 6.6: Nature of Rights
 
Article VII - NOTICES
 
Section 7.l: Notice
 
Section 7.2: Waiver of Notice
 
Article VIII - INTERESTED DIRECTORS
 
Section 8.1: Interested Directors
 
Section 8.2: Quorum
 
Article IX – MISCELLANEOUS
 
Section 9.1: Fiscal Year
 
Section 9.2: Seal
 
Section 9.3: Form of Records
 
Section 9.4: Reliance Upon Books and Records
 
Section 9.5: Certificate of Incorporation Governs
 
Section 9.6: Severability
 
Article X – AMENDMENT
 
Article XI – EXCLUSIVE FORUM
 



 
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MODEL N, INC.
a Delaware Corporation
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
As Amended and Restated on May 1, 2020
ARTICLE I: STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1.1:        Annual Meetings. An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date and time as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) shall each year fix. The meeting may be held either at a place, within or without the State of Delaware as permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), or by means of remote communication as the Board in its sole discretion may determine. Any proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting.
Section 1.2:    Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the “Whole Board,” which shall mean the total number of authorized directors, whether or not there exist any vacancies in previously authorized directorships. Special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. The special meeting may be held either at a place, within or without the State of Delaware, or by means of remote communication as the Board in its sole discretion may determine.
Section 1.3:    Notice of Meetings. Notice of all meetings of stockholders shall be given in writing or by electronic transmission in the manner provided by law (including, without limitation, as set forth in Section 7.1.1 of these Bylaws) stating the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise required by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), such notice shall be given not less than ten (10), nor more than sixty (60), days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting.
Section 1.4:    Adjournments. The chairperson of the meeting shall have the power to adjourn the meeting to another time, date and place (if any). Any meeting of stockholders may adjourn from time to time, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time, date and place (if any) thereof and the means of remote communications (if any) by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, then a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Board may postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special or annual meeting of stockholders

 
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before it is to be held, in which case notice shall be provided to the stockholders of the new date, time and place, if any, of the meeting as provided in Section 1.3 above.
Section 1.5:    Quorum. At each meeting of stockholders the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, unless otherwise required by applicable law. Where a separate vote by a class or classes or series is required, a majority of the voting power of the shares of such class or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on that matter. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, the chairperson of the meeting or the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting may adjourn the meeting. Shares of the Corporation’s stock belonging to the Corporation (or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation are held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation), shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any other corporation to vote any shares of the Corporation’s stock held by it in a fiduciary capacity and to count such shares for purposes of determining a quorum.
Section 1.6:    Organization. Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by such person as the Board may designate, or, in the absence of such a person, the Chairperson of the Board, or, in the absence of such person, the President of the Corporation, or, in the absence of such person, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, at the meeting. Such person shall be chairperson of the meeting and, subject to Section 1.10 hereof, shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seems to him or her to be in order. The Secretary of the Corporation shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in such person’s absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 1.7:    Voting; Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy. Such a proxy may be prepared, transmitted and delivered in any manner permitted by applicable law. Except as may be required in the Certificate of Incorporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Unless otherwise provided by applicable law, the rules of any stock exchange upon which the Corporation’s securities are listed, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, every matter other than the election of directors shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of stock entitled to vote on such matter that are present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and are voted for or against the matter.
Section 1.8: Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record. In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, unless otherwise required by law, the Board

 
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may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board and which shall not be more than sixty (60), nor less than ten (10), days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action. If no record date is fixed by the Board, then the record date shall be as provided by applicable law. To the fullest extent permitted by law, a determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.
Section 1.9:    List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders, arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder, shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either on a reasonably accessible electronic network as permitted by law (provided that the information required to gain access to the list is provided with the notice of the meeting) or during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation. If the meeting is held at a location where stockholders may attend in person, the list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present at the meeting. If the meeting is held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access the list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.
Section 1.10:    Inspectors of Elections.
1.10.1    Applicability. Unless otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation or by the DGCL, the following provisions of this Section 1.10 shall apply only if and when the Corporation has a class of voting stock that is: (a) listed on a national securities exchange; (b) authorized for quotation on an interdealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; or (c) held of record by more than two thousand (2,000) stockholders. In all other cases, observance of the provisions of this Section 1.10 shall be optional, and at the discretion of the Board.
1.10.2    Appointment. The Corporation shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more persons as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting.
1.10.3    Inspector’s Oath. Each inspector of election, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability.
1.10.4    Duties of Inspectors. At a meeting of stockholders, the inspectors of election shall (a) ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each share, (b) determine the shares represented at a meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, (c) count all votes and ballots, (d) determine and retain for a reasonable period of time a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and (e) certify their determination of the

 
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number of shares represented at the meeting, and their count of all votes and ballots. The inspectors may appoint or retain other persons or entities to assist the inspectors in the performance of the duties of the inspectors.
1.10.5    Opening and Closing of Polls. The date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be announced at the meeting. No ballot, proxies or votes, nor any revocations thereof or changes thereto, shall be accepted by the inspectors after the closing of the polls unless the Court of Chancery upon application by a stockholder shall determine otherwise.
1.10.6    Determinations. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted with those proxies, any information provided in connection with proxies in accordance with any information provided pursuant to Section 211(a)(2)(b)(i) or (iii) of the DGCL, or Sections 211(e) or 212(c)(2) of the DGCL, ballots and the regular books and records of the Corporation, except that the inspectors may consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons which represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider other reliable information for the limited purpose permitted herein, the inspectors at the time they make their certification of their determinations pursuant to this Section 1.10 shall specify the precise information considered by them, including the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such information is accurate and reliable.
Section 1.11:    Notice of Stockholder Business; Nominations.
1.11.1    Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
(a)    Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders shall be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting, (ii) by or at the direction of the Board or (iii) by any stockholder of the Corporation who was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of the notice provided for in this Section 1.11, who is entitled to vote at such meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11.
(b)    For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 1.11.1(a):
(i)    the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation;
(ii)    such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action;
(iii)    if the stockholder, or the beneficial owner on whose behalf any such proposal or nomination is made, has provided the Corporation with a Solicitation Notice,

 
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as that term is defined in this Section, such stockholder or beneficial owner must, in the case of a proposal, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry any such proposal, or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, have delivered a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of a percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares reasonably believed by such stockholder or beneficial holder to be sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed to be nominated by such stockholder, and must, in either case, have included in such materials the Solicitation Notice; and
(iv)    if no Solicitation Notice relating thereto has been timely provided pursuant to this Section, the stockholder or beneficial owner proposing such business or nomination must not have solicited a number of proxies sufficient to have required the delivery of such a Solicitation Notice under this Section.
To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the seventy-fifth (75th) day nor earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and fifth (105th) day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (except in the case of the 2013 annual meeting, for which such notice shall be timely if delivered in the same time period as if such meeting were a special meeting governed by Section 1.11.2); provided, however, that in the event that the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered (A) no earlier than the close of business on the one hundred and fifth (105th) day prior to currently proposed annual meeting and (B) no later than the close of business on the later of the seventy‑fifth (75th) day prior to such annual meeting or the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. Such stockholder’s notice shall set forth:
(x)    as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors, or would be otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected;
(y)    as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made;
(z)    as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, (aa) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (bb) the class and number of shares of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and held of record by such stockholder and such beneficial owner, (cc) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the nomination or proposal between or among

 
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such stockholder and such beneficial owner, any of their respective affiliates or associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing, (dd) a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, options, warrants, stock appreciation or similar rights, hedging transactions, and borrowed or loaned shares) that has been entered into as of the date of the stockholder’s notice by, or on behalf of, such stockholder and such beneficial owners, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to, manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder or such beneficial owner, with respect to shares of stock of the Corporation, (ee) a representation that the stockholder is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination and (ff) whether either such stockholder or beneficial owner intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage of the Corporation’s voting shares required under applicable law to carry the proposal or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, a sufficient number of holders of the Corporation’s voting shares to elect such nominee or nominees (an affirmative statement of such intent being a “Solicitation Notice”).  If requested by the Corporation, the information required under clauses (bb), (cc) and (dd) of this subparagraph (z) shall be supplemented by such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, not later than 10 days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such information as of the record date.
(c)    Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 1.11.1(b) to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased and there is no Public Announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board at least seventy five (75) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting (or, if the annual meeting is held more than thirty (30) days before or sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, at least seventy five (75) days prior to such annual meeting), a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 1.11 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation no later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such Public Announcement is first made by the Corporation.
1.11.2    Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of such meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board or (b) provided that the Board has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice of the special meeting, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be), for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice required by Section 1.11.1(b) shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (i) no earlier than the one hundred

 
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fifth (105th) day prior to such special meeting and (ii) no later than the close of business on the later of the seventy fifth (75th) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10th) day following the day on which Public Announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting.
1.11.3    General.
(a)    Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11. Except as otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, the chairperson of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.11 and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance herewith, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded.
(b)    For purposes of this Section 1.11, the term “Public Announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
(c)    Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.11, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth herein. Nothing in this Section 1.11 shall be deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.
ARTICLE II: BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 2.1:    Number; Qualifications. The Board shall consist of one or more members. The initial number of directors shall be five (5) and thereafter, unless otherwise required by law, shall be fixed from time to time as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation. No decrease in the authorized number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.
Section 2.2:    Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies. The directors shall be divided, with respect to the time for which they severally hold office, into classes as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, and vacancies occurring in the Board and any newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled, as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.
Section 2.3:    Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board may be held at such places, within or without the State of Delaware, and at such times as the Board may from time to time determine. Notice of regular meetings need not be given if the date, times and places thereof are fixed by resolution of the Board.

 
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Section 2.4:    Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairperson of the Board, the President or a majority of the members of the Board then in office and may be held at any time, date or place, within or without the State of Delaware, as the person or persons calling the meeting shall fix. Notice of the time, date and place of such meeting shall be given, orally, in writing or by electronic transmission (including electronic mail), by the person or persons calling the meeting to all directors at least four (4) days before the meeting if the notice is mailed, or at least twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting if such notice is given by telephone, hand delivery, telegram, telex, mailgram, facsimile, electronic mail or other means of electronic transmission. Unless otherwise indicated in the notice, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.
Section 2.5:    Remote Meetings Permitted. Members of the Board, or any committee of the Board, may participate in a meeting of the Board or such committee by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to conference telephone or other communications equipment shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 2.6:    Quorum; Vote Required for Action. Subject to the Certificate of Incorporation regarding the ability of members of the Board to fill a vacancy occurring in the Board, a majority of the Whole Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date or time without further notice thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the Certificate of Incorporation, or required by law, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.
Section 2.7:    Organization. Meetings of the Board shall be presided over by the Chairperson of the Board, or in such person’s absence by the President, or in such person’s absence by a chairperson chosen at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in such person’s absence the chairperson of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Section 2.8:    Written Action by Directors. Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee, respectively, in the minute books of the Corporation. Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 2.9:    Powers. The Board may, except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, exercise all such powers and manage and direct all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.
Section 2.10:    Compensation of Directors. Members of the Board, as such, may receive, pursuant to a resolution of the Board, fees and other compensation for their services as directors, including without limitation their services as members of committees of the Board.

 
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ARTICLE III: COMMITTEES
Section 3.1:    Committees. The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting of such committee who are not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in a resolution of the Board, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority in reference to the following matters: (a) approving, adopting, or recommending to the stockholders any action or matter (other than the election or removal of members of the Board) expressly required by the DGCL to be submitted to stockholders for approval or (b) adopting, amending or repealing any bylaw of the Corporation.
Section 3.2:    Committee Rules. Unless the Board otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business. In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these Bylaws.
ARTICLE IV: OFFICERS
Section 4.1:    Generally. The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chief Executive Officer (who may be the Chairperson of the Board or the President), a Secretary and a Treasurer and may consist of such other officers, including a Chief Financial Officer, Chief Technology Officer and one or more Vice Presidents, as may from time to time be appointed by the Board. All officers shall be elected by the Board; provided, however, that the Board may empower the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation to appoint any officer other than the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer. Each officer shall hold office until such person’s successor is appointed or until such person’s earlier resignation, death or removal. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled by the Board.
Section 4.2:    Chief Executive Officer. Subject to the control of the Board and such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board, the powers and duties of the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation are:
(a)    To act as the general manager and, subject to the control of the Board, to have general supervision, direction and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation;
(b)    Subject to Article I, Section 1.6, to preside at all meetings of the stockholders;

 
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(c)    Subject to Article I, Section 1.2, to call special meetings of the stockholders to be held at such times and, subject to the limitations prescribed by law or by these Bylaws, at such places as he or she shall deem proper;
(d)    To affix the signature of the Corporation to all deeds, conveyances, mortgages, guarantees, leases, obligations, bonds, certificates and other papers and instruments in writing which have been authorized by the Board or which, in the judgment of the Chief Executive Officer, should be executed on behalf of the Corporation; to sign certificates for shares of stock of the Corporation; and, subject to the direction of the Board, to have general charge of the property of the Corporation and to supervise and control all officers, agents and employees of the Corporation; and
(e)    To vote and otherwise act on, or to authorize any officer to vote or otherwise act on, on behalf of the Corporation, in person or by proxy, at any meeting of stockholders of or with respect to any action of stockholders of any other corporation in which this Corporation may hold securities and otherwise to exercise, or authorize any officer otherwise to exercise, any and all rights and powers which this Corporation may possess by reason of its ownership of securities in such other corporation.
The President shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation unless the Board shall designate another officer to be the Chief Executive Officer. If there is no President, and the Board has not designated any other officer to be the Chief Executive Officer, then the Chairperson of the Board shall be the Chief Executive Officer.
Section 4.3:    Chairperson of the Board. The Chairperson of the Board shall have the power to preside at all meetings of the Board and shall have such other powers and duties as provided in these Bylaws and as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
Section 4.4:    President. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the President of the Corporation unless the Board shall have designated one individual as the President and a different individual as the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation. Subject to the provisions of these Bylaws and to the direction of the Board, and subject to the supervisory powers of the Chief Executive Officer (if the Chief Executive Officer is an officer other than the President), and subject to such supervisory powers and authority as may be given by the Board to the Chairperson of the Board, and/or to any other officer, the President shall have the responsibility for the general management and control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and the general supervision and direction of all of the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation (other than the Chief Executive Officer, if the Chief Executive Officer is an officer other than the President) and shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of President or that are delegated to the President by the Board.
Section 4.5:    Vice President. Each Vice President shall have all such powers and duties as are commonly incident to the office of Vice President, or that are delegated to him or her by the Board or the Chief Executive Officer. A Vice President may be designated by the Board to perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer in the event of the Chief Executive Officer’s absence or disability.

 
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Section 4.6:    Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall be the Treasurer of the Corporation unless the Board shall have designated another officer as the Treasurer of the Corporation. Subject to the direction of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer shall perform all duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of Chief Financial Officer.
Section 4.7:    Treasurer. The Treasurer shall have custody of all moneys and securities of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are authorized and shall render from time to time an account of all such transactions. The Treasurer shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the office of Treasurer, or as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.
Section 4.8:    Secretary. The Secretary shall issue or cause to be issued all authorized notices for, and shall keep, or cause to be kept, minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. The Secretary shall have charge of the corporate minute books and similar records and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as are commonly incident to the office of Secretary, or as the Board or the Chief Executive Officer may from time to time prescribe.
Section 4.9:    Delegation of Authority. The Board may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
Section 4.10:    Removal. Any officer of the Corporation shall serve at the pleasure of the Board and may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the Board; provided that if the Board has empowered the Chief Executive Officer to appoint any Vice Presidents of the Corporation, then such Vice Presidents may be removed by the Chief Executive Officer. Such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation.
ARTICLE V: STOCK
Section 5.1:          Character of Shares.  The shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates; provided, however, that the Board may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock may be uncertificated shares.  Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation (or the transfer agent or registrar, as the case may be).
 
Section 5.2:          Multiple Classes of Stock. If the Corporation shall be authorized to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, the Corporation shall (a) cause the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences or rights to be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of any certificate that the Corporation issues to represent shares of such class or series of stock or (b) in the case of uncertificated shares, within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of such shares, send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth on certificates as specified in clause (a) above; provided, however, that, except as otherwise provided by applicable law, in lieu of the foregoing requirements, there may be set forth on the face or back of such certificate or, in the case of uncertificated shares, on such written notice a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers,

 
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designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions of such preferences or rights.
 
Section 5.3:          Signatures.  Each holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to a certificate signed by or in the name of the Corporation by (a) the Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of the Board, or the President or a Vice President and (b) the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, of the Corporation. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile.  In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were an officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
 
Section 5.4:          Consideration and Payment for Shares.
 
5.4.1       Permitted Consideration.  Subject to applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation, shares of stock may be issued for such consideration, having in the case of shares with par value a value not less than the par value thereof, and to such persons, as determined from time to time by the Board. The consideration may consist of any tangible or intangible property or benefit to the Corporation including, but not limited to, cash, promissory notes, services performed, contracts for services to be performed or other securities.
 
5.4.2       Payment for Shares.  Subject to applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation, shares may not be issued until the full amount of the consideration has been paid, unless upon the face or back of each certificate issued to represent any partly paid shares of capital stock or upon the books and records of the Corporation in the case of partly paid uncertificated shares, there shall have been set forth the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon up to and including the time said certificate representing certificated shares or said uncertificated shares are issued.
 
Section 5.5:          Lost, Destroyed or Wrongfully Taken Certificates.
 
5.5.1       Replacement.  If an owner of a certificate representing shares claims that such certificate has been lost, destroyed or wrongfully taken, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate representing such shares or such shares in uncertificated form if the owner: (a) requests such a new certificate before the Corporation has notice that the certificate representing such shares has been acquired by a protected purchaser; (b) if requested by the Corporation, delivers to the Corporation a bond sufficient to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation on account of the alleged loss, wrongful taking or destruction of such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares; and (c) satisfies other reasonable requirements imposed by the Corporation.
 
5.5.2       Failure to Notify.  If a certificate representing shares has been lost, apparently destroyed or wrongfully taken, and the owner fails to notify the Corporation of that fact within a reasonable time after the owner has notice of such loss, apparent destruction or wrongful taking and the Corporation registers a transfer of such shares before receiving notification, the owner

 
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shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be precluded from asserting against the Corporation any claim for registering such transfer or a claim to a new certificate representing such shares or such shares in uncertificated form.
 
Section 5.6:          Transfer of Stock.
 
5.6.1       Complete Transfers.  If a certificate representing shares of the Corporation is presented to the Corporation with an endorsement requesting the registration of transfer of such shares or an instruction is presented to the Corporation requesting the registration of transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall register the transfer as requested if:
 
(a) in the case of certificated shares, the certificate representing such shares has been surrendered;
 
(b) (i) with respect to certificated shares, the endorsement is made by the person specified by the certificate as entitled to such shares; (ii) with respect to uncertificated shares, an instruction is made by the registered owner of such uncertificated shares; or (iii) with respect to certificated shares or uncertificated shares, the endorsement or instruction is made by any other appropriate person or by an agent who has actual authority to act on behalf of the appropriate person;
 
(c) the Corporation has received a guarantee of signature of the person signing such endorsement or instruction or such other reasonable assurance that the endorsement or instruction is genuine and authorized as the Corporation may request;
 
(d) the transfer does not violate any restriction on transfer imposed by the Corporation that is enforceable in accordance with Section 5.8.1; and
 
(e) such other conditions for such transfer as shall be provided for under applicable law have been satisfied.
 
5.6.2       Other Transfers.  Whenever any transfer of shares shall be made for collateral security and not absolutely, the Corporation shall so record such fact in the entry of transfer if, when the certificate for such shares is presented to the Corporation for transfer or, if such shares are uncertificated, when the instruction for registration of transfer thereof is presented to the Corporation, both the transferor and transferee request the Corporation to do so.
 
Section 5.7:          Registered Stockholders. Before due presentment for registration of transfer of a certificate representing shares of the Corporation or of an instruction requesting registration of transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation may treat the registered owner as the person exclusively entitled to inspect for any proper purpose the stock ledger and the other books and records of the Corporation, vote such shares, receive dividends or notifications with respect to such shares and otherwise exercise all the rights and powers of the owner of such shares, except that a person who is the beneficial owner of such shares (if held in a voting trust or by a nominee on behalf of such person) may, upon providing documentary evidence of beneficial ownership of such shares and satisfying such other conditions as are provided under applicable law, may also so inspect the books and records of the Corporation.

 
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Section 5.8:          Effect of Corporation’s Restriction on Transfer.
 
5.8.1       Enforceability.  A written restriction on the transfer or registration of transfer of shares of the Corporation or on the amount of shares of the Corporation that may be owned by any person or group of persons, if permitted by the DGCL and noted conspicuously on the certificate representing such shares or, in the case of uncertificated shares, contained in a notice sent by the Corporation to the registered owner of such shares within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of such shares, may be enforced against the holder of such shares or any successor or transferee of the holder including an executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other fiduciary entrusted with like responsibility for the person or estate of the holder.
 
5.8.2       Notification.  A restriction imposed by the Corporation on the transfer or the registration of shares of the Corporation or on the amount of shares of the Corporation that may be owned by any person or group of persons, even if otherwise lawful, is ineffective against a person without actual knowledge of such restriction unless: (a) the shares are certificated and such restriction is noted conspicuously on the certificate; or (b) the shares are uncertificated and such restriction was contained in a notice sent by the Corporation to the registered owner of such shares within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of such shares.
 
Section 5.9:          Regulations.  The Board shall have power and authority to make such additional rules and regulations, subject to any applicable requirement of law, as the Board may deem necessary and appropriate with respect to the issue, transfer or registration of transfer of shares of stock or certificates representing shares. The Board may appoint one or more transfer 
agents or registrars and may require for the validity thereof that certificates representing shares bear the signature of any transfer agent or registrar so appointed.

ARTICLE VI: INDEMNIFICATION
Section 6.1:    Indemnification of Officers and Directors. Each person who was or is made a party to, or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”), by reason of the fact that such person (or a person of whom such person is the legal representative), is or was a member of the Board or officer of the Corporation or a Reincorporated Predecessor (as defined below) or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation or a Reincorporated Predecessor as a member of the board of directors, officer or trustee of another corporation, or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans (for purposes of this Article VI, an “Indemnitee”), shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment), against all expenses, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection therewith, provided such Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner that the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or Proceeding, had no

 
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reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. Such indemnification shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of such Indemnitees’ heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall indemnify any such Indemnitee seeking indemnity in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Indemnitee only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board or such indemnification is authorized by an agreement approved by the Board. As used herein, the term the “Reincorporated Predecessor” means a corporation that is merged with and into the Corporation in a statutory merger where (a) the Corporation is the surviving corporation of such merger; (b) the primary purpose of such merger is to change the corporate domicile of the Reincorporated Predecessor to Delaware.
Section 6.2:    Advance of Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in a written indemnification agreement between the Corporation and an Indemnitee, the Corporation shall pay all expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such an Indemnitee in defending any such Proceeding as they are incurred in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that (a) if the DGCL then so requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by such an Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such Indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it should be determined ultimately by final judicial decision from which there is no appeal that such Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VI or otherwise; and (b) the Corporation shall not be required to advance any expenses to a person against whom the Corporation directly brings a claim, in a Proceeding, alleging that such person has breached such person’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation, committed an act or omission not in good faith or that involves intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, or derived an improper personal benefit from a transaction.
Section 6.3:    Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights conferred on any person in this Article VI shall not be exclusive of any other right that such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaw, agreement, vote or consent of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. Additionally, nothing in this Article VI shall limit the ability of the Corporation, in its discretion, to indemnify or advance expenses to persons whom the Corporation is not obligated to indemnify or advance expenses pursuant to this Article VI.
Section 6.4:    Indemnification Contracts. The Board is authorized to cause the Corporation to enter into indemnification contracts with any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, or any person serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including employee benefit plans, providing indemnification or advancement rights to such person. Such rights may be greater than those provided in this Article VI.
Section 6.5:    Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. The following shall apply to the extent not in conflict with any indemnification contract provided for in Section 6.4 above.
6.5.1    Right to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 6.1 or 6.2 of this Article VI is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the

 
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applicable period shall be thirty (30) days, the Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In (a) any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (b) in any suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in applicable law.
6.5.2    Effect of Determination. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in applicable law, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel or its stockholders) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Indemnitee, be a defense to such suit.
6.5.3    Burden of Proof. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VI, or otherwise, shall be on the Corporation.
Section 6.6:    Nature of Rights. The rights conferred upon Indemnitees in this Article VI shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, repeal or modification of any provision of this Article VI that adversely affects any right of an Indemnitee or an Indemnitee’s successors shall be prospective only, and shall not adversely affect any right or protection conferred on a person pursuant to this Article VI and existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification.
ARTICLE VII: NOTICES
Section 7.1:    Notice.
7.1.1    Form and Delivery. Except as otherwise specifically required in these Bylaws (including, without limitation, Section 7.1.2 below) or by law, all notices required to be given pursuant to these Bylaws shall be in writing and may, (a) in every instance in connection with any delivery to a member of the Board, be effectively given by hand delivery (including use of a delivery service), by depositing such notice in the mail, postage prepaid, or by sending such notice by prepaid telegram, cablegram, overnight express courier, facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission and (b) be effectively delivered to a stockholder when given by hand delivery, by

 
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depositing such notice in the mail, postage prepaid or, if specifically consented to by the stockholder as described in Section 7.1.2 of this Article VII by sending such notice by telegram, cablegram, facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission. Any such notice shall be addressed to the person to whom notice is to be given at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. The notice shall be deemed given (a) in the case of hand delivery, when received by the person to whom notice is to be given or by any person accepting such notice on behalf of such person, (b) in the case of delivery by mail, upon deposit in the mail, (c) in the case of delivery by overnight express courier, when dispatched, and (d) in the case of delivery via telegram, cablegram, facsimile, electronic mail or other form of electronic transmission, when dispatched.
7.1.2    Electronic Transmission. Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders given by the Corporation under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws shall be effective if given by a form of electronic transmission consented to by the stockholder to whom the notice is given in accordance with Section 232 of the DGCL. Any such consent shall be revocable by the stockholder by written notice to the Corporation. Any such consent shall be deemed revoked if (a) the Corporation is unable to deliver by electronic transmission two consecutive notices given by the Corporation in accordance with such consent and (b) such inability becomes known to the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation or to the transfer agent, or other person responsible for the giving of notice; provided, however, the inadvertent failure to treat such inability as a revocation shall not invalidate any meeting or other action. Notice given pursuant to this Section 7.1.2 shall be deemed given: (i) if by facsimile telecommunication, when directed to a number at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (ii) if by electronic mail, when directed to an electronic mail address at which the stockholder has consented to receive notice; (iii) if by a posting on an electronic network together with separate notice to the stockholder of such specific posting, upon the later of such posting and the giving of such separate notice; and (iv) if by any other form of electronic transmission, when directed to the stockholder.
7.1.3    Affidavit of Giving Notice. An affidavit of the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given in writing or by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.
Section 7.2:    Waiver of Notice. Whenever notice is required to be given under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver of notice, signed by the person entitled to notice, or waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any waiver of notice.

 
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ARTICLE VIII: INTERESTED DIRECTORS
Section 8.1:    Interested Directors. No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one or more of its members of the Board or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one or more of its directors or officers are members of the board of directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board or committee thereof that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his, her or their votes are counted for such purpose, if: (a) the material facts as to his, her or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board or the committee, and the Board or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; (b) the material facts as to his, her or their relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board, a committee thereof, or the stockholders.
Section 8.2:    Quorum. Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board or of a committee which authorizes the contract or transaction.
ARTICLE IX: MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1:    Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board.
Section 9.2:    Seal. The Board may provide for a corporate seal, which may have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall otherwise be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board.
Section 9.3:    Form of Records. Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on or by means of, or be in the form of, diskettes, CDs, or any other information storage device or method, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time. The Corporation shall so convert any records so kept upon the request of any person entitled to inspect such records pursuant to any provision of the DGCL.
Section 9.4:    Reliance upon Books and Records. A member of the Board, or a member of any committee designated by the Board shall, in the performance of such person’s duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of the Corporation’s officers or employees, or committees of the Board, or by any other person as to matters the member reasonably believes are within such other person’s professional or expert competence and who has been selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.

 
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Section 9.5:    Certificate of Incorporation Governs. In the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation shall govern.
Section 9.6:    Severability. If any provision of these Bylaws shall be held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, then such provision shall nonetheless be enforced to the maximum extent possible consistent with such holding and the remaining provisions of these Bylaws (including without limitation, all portions of any section of these Bylaws containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation, that are not themselves invalid, illegal, unenforceable or in conflict with the Certificate of Incorporation) shall remain in full force and effect.
ARTICLE X: AMENDMENT
Notwithstanding any other provision of these Bylaws, any amendment or repeal of these Bylaws, or adoption of Bylaws, shall require the approval of the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.
ARTICLE XI:  EXCLUSIVE FORUM

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in any security of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article XI.

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CERTIFICATION OF AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
MODEL N, INC.
a Delaware Corporation
I, Errol Hunter, certify that I am Secretary of Model N, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), that I am duly authorized to make and deliver this certification, that the attached Bylaws are a true and complete copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation in effect as of the date of this certificate.
Dated: May 1, 2020
 
 
 
/s/ Errol Hunter
 
 
 
 
Errol Hunter, Secretary

 



A9053/00001/DOCS/819669.2

Exhibit 10.1















OFFICE LEASE



BETWEEN


RV VI 777 MARINERS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

AND

MODEL N, INC.,
a Delaware corporation








INDEX TO LEASE

 
 
 
ARTICLE I. BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS
1.
 
 
 
ARTICLE II. PREMISES
2.
SECTION 2.1
LEASED PREMISES
2.
SECTION 2.2
ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES
2.
 
 
 
ARTICLE III. TERM
3.
SECTION 3.1
GENERAL
3.
SECTION 3.2
DELAY IN POSSESSION
3.
SECTION 3.3
OPTION TO EXTEND
3.
 
 
 
ARTICLE IV. RENT AND OPERATING EXPENSES
4.
SECTION 4.1
BASIC RENT
4.
SECTION 4.2
OPERATING EXPENSE INCREASE
5.
SECTION 4.3
TENANT'S AUDIT RIGHT
6.
SECTION 4.4
SECURITY DEPOSIT
6.
 
 
 
ARTICLE V. USES
7.
SECTION 5.1
USE
7.
SECTION 5.2
SIGNS
8.
 
 
 
ARTICLE VI. LANDLORD SERVICES
8.
SECTION 6.1
UTILITIES AND SERVICES
8.
SECTION 6.2
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMON FACILITIES
8.
SECTION 6.3
USE OF COMMON FACILITIES
8.
SECTION 6.4
CHANGES AND ADDITIONS BY LANDLORD
9.
 
 
 
ARTICLE VII. MAINTAINING THE PREMISES
9.
SECTION 7.1
TENANT'S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
9.
SECTION 7.2
LANDLORD'S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR
9.
SECTION 7.3
ALTERATIONS
9.
SECTION 7.4
MECHANIC'S LIENS
10.
SECTION 7.5
ENTRY AND INSPECTION
10.
 
 
 
ARTICLE VIII. TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS ON TENANT'S PREMISES
10.
 
 
 
ARTICLE IX. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
10.
SECTION 9.1
RIGHTS OF PARTIES
10.
SECTION 9.2
EFFECT OF TRANSFER
12.
SECTION 9.3
SUBLEASE REQUIREMENTS
12.
 
 
 




ARTICLE X. INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY
12.
SECTION 10.1
TENANT'S INSURANCE
12.
SECTION 10.2.
LANDLORD'S INSURANCE
13.
SECTION 10.3
TENANT'S INDEMNITY
13.
SECTION 10.4
LANDLORD'S NONLIABILITY
13.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XI. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION
13.
SECTION 11.1
RESTORATION
13.
SECTION 11.2
LEASE GOVERNS
14.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XII. EMINENT DOMAIN
14.
SECTION 12.1
TOTAL OR PARTIAL TAKING
14.
SECTION 12.2
TEMPORARY TAKING
14.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XIII. SUBORDINATION; ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
14.
SECTION 13.1
SUBORDINATION
14.
SECTION 13.2.
ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
15.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XIV. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES
15.
SECTION 14.1
TENANT'S DEFAULTS
15.
SECTION 14.2.
LANDLORD'S REMEDIES
16.
SECTION 14.3.
LATE PAYMENTS
17.
SECTION 14.4
RIGHT OF LANDLORD TO PERFORM
17.
SECTION 14.5
DEFAULT BY LANDLORD
17.
SECTION 14.6.
EXPENSES AND LEGAL FEES
18.
SECTION 14.7
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
18.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XV. END OF TERM
18.
SECTION 15.1
HOLDING OVER
18.
SECTION 15.2
MERGER ON TERMINATION
18.
SECTION 15.3
SURRENDER OF PREMISES; REMOVAL OF PROPERTY
18.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XVI. PAYMENTS AND NOTICES
18.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XVII. RULES AND REGULATIONS
18.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XVIII. BROKER'S COMMISSION
19.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XIX. TRANSFER OF LANDLORD'S INTEREST
19.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XX. INTERPRETATION
19.
SECTION 20.1
GENDER AND NUMBER
19.
SECTION 20.2
HEADINGS
19.
SECTION 20.3
JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY
19.
SECTION 20.4.
SUCCESSORS
19.
SECTION 20.5
TIME OF ESSENCE
19.




SECTION 20.6
CONTROLLING LAW
19.
SECTION 20.7
SEVERABILITY
19.
SECTION 20.8
WAIVER AND CUMULATIVE REMEDIES
20.
SECTION 20.9
INABILITY TO PERFORM
20.
SECTION 20.10
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
20.
SECTION 20.11
QUIET ENJOYMENT
20.
SECTION 20.12
SURVIVAL
20.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XXI. EXECUTION AND RECORDING
20.
SECTION 21.1
COUNTERPARTS
20.
SECTION 21.2
CORPORATE AND PARTNERSHIP AUTHORITY
20.
SECTION 21.3
EXECUTION OF LEASE; NO OPTION OR OFFER
20.
SECTION 21.4
RECORDING
20.
SECTION 21.5
AMENDMENTS
21.
 
 
 
ARTICLE XXII. MISCELLANEOUS
21.
SECTION 22.1
NONDISCLOSURE OF LEASE TERMS
21.
SECTION 22.2
REPRESENTATIONS BY TENANT
21.
SECTION 22.3
CHANGES REQUESTED BY LENDER; BUILDING NAME
21.
SECTION 22.4
MORTGAGEE PROTECTION
21.
SECTION 22.5
COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS
21.
SECTION 22.6
TENANT SERVICES
21.
SECTION 22.7
UTILITY INFORMATION
21.
SECTION 22.8
PROHIBITED PERSONS; FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
22.
SECTION 22.9
RENOVATIONS
22.
SECTION 22.10
CERTIFIED ACCESS SPECIALIST
22.
SECTION 22.11
RIGHT TO LEASE
23.
SECTION 22.12
PARKING
23.
 
 
 
EXHIBIT A PREMISES
 Exhibit A-1
 
 
 
EXHIBIT B UTILITIES AND SERVICES
 Exhibit B-1
 
 
 
EXHIBIT C TENANT'S INSURANCE
 Exhibit C-1
 
 
 
EXHIBIT D RULES AND REGULATIONS
 Exhibit D-1
 
 
 
EXHIBIT E WORK LETTER
 Exhibit E-1
 
 
 
EXHIBIT F FORM SNDA
Exhibit F-1





OFFICE LEASE

THIS OFFICE LEASE (“Lease”) is made as of April 7, 2020, by and between RV VI 777 MARINERS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Landlord") and MODEL N, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Tenant").

ARTICLE I. BASIC LEASE PROVISIONS

Each reference in this Lease to the "Basic Lease Provisions" shall mean and refer to the following collective terms, the application of which shall be governed by the provisions in the remaining Articles of this Lease.

1.
Tenant's Name:    MODEL N, INC., a Delaware corporation

2.
Premises:    Approximately 35,120 rentable square feet of space commonly known as Suite 300, and approximately 480 rentable square feet of space commonly known as the “Break” of Suite 120, in the Building located at 777 Mariners Island Boulevard, San Mateo, California 94404.

Address of Building:    777 Mariners Island Boulevard, San Mateo, California 94404.

3.
Use of Premises:    General office use consistent with a Class A building.

4.
Commencement Date:    December 1, 2020

5.
Term:    64 months

6.
Basic Rent:    Months:    Monthly Basic Rent: 01 – 12    $193,324.00*
13 – 24    $199,123.72
25 – 36    $205,097.43
37 – 48    $211,250.35
49 – 60    $217,587.87
61 – 64    $224,115.50


*Provided that Tenant is not in default beyond applicable cure periods, Basic Rent for the first four (4) months of the initial Term shall be abated subject to Section 4.1.

7.
Operating Expense Base Year:    Calendar Year 2021

Expense Recovery Period:    Every 12-month period during the Term (or portion thereof for the first and last
Lease years) immediately following the Operating Expense Base Year commencing January 1 and ending December 31.

8.
Floor Area of Premises:    Approximately 35,600 rentable square feet.

9.
Security Deposit:    $386,648.00

10.
Broker(s):    Tenant’s Broker: Newmark Knight Frank Landlord’s Broker: Newmark Knight Frank

11.
Expiration Date:    March 31, 2026


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12.
Landlord’s Address for Payments and Notices: For Payments:

U.S. Bank
RV VI 777 Mariners
Bank ABA Number 071904779 Account: 199380429175

For all other notices:

RV VI 777 Mariners, LLC c/o Newmark Knight Frank
2950 South Delaware Street, Ste. 125 San Mateo, California 94403 Attention: Michelle Tan

With a copy to:

RV VI 777 Mariners, LLC
c/o Wafra Investment Advisory Group, Inc. 345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Attention: Director of Asset Management

13.
Tenant’s Address for Notices:    777 Mariners Island Boulevard, Suite 300
San Mateo, California 94404

14.
Parking:    Three (3) unreserved parking passes for every 1,000 rentable square feet of the Premises, at no additional charge during the initial Term and the Option Term, subject to the terms of Section 22.12.

15.
Tenant’s Percentage:    18.35% calculated by dividing the Floor Area of Premises (numerator)
by the rentable area of the Building (denominator) and expressing the resulting quotient as a percentage.

16.
Prepaid Rent: $193,324.00 which shall be paid on or before November 1, 2020 and applied to the Basic Rent for the first full calendar month of the Term that Basic Rent is due, subject to Section 4.1.

17.
Tenant Improvement Allowance: $1,053,600.00 (i.e., $30.00 per rentable square foot of Suite 300 of the Premises). Tenant may in its sole discretion apply the entire Tenant Improvement Allowance towards Basic Rent during the first Twelve (12) months of the Term as set forth in Exhibit E.


ARTICLE II. PREMISES

SECTION 2.1. LEASED PREMISES. Landlord leases to Tenant and Tenant rents from Landlord the premises shown in Exhibit A (the “Premises”) containing the floor area set forth in Item 8 of the Basic Lease Provisions and known by the suite number identified in Item 2 of the Basic Lease Provisions. The Premises are located in the Building identified in Item 2 of the Basic Lease Provisions (which together with the underlying real property is called the “Building”). The rentable square footage of the Premises as described above is conclusive as between the parties.

SECTION 2.2. ACCEPTANCE OF PREMISES. Tenant acknowledges that neither Landlord nor any representative of Landlord has made any representation or warranty with respect to the Premises or the Building or the suitability or fitness of either for any purpose. The taking of possession or use of the Premises by Tenant for any purpose shall conclusively establish that the Premises and the Building were in good condition and in conformity with the provisions of this Lease in all respects. Except as expressly set forth in this Section 2.2, Tenant accepts the Premises in its existing “as is” condition and waives any right or claim against Landlord arising out of the condition of

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the Premises. Landlord shall otherwise deliver the Building systems, including the roof, HVAC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems, in good working condition, except to the extent any deficiency is caused by the acts or omissions of Tenant or its agents, contractors, employees or invitees.


ARTICLE III. TERM

SECTION 3.1. GENERAL. The term of this Lease (“Term”) shall be for the period shown in Item 5 of the Basic Lease Provisions. The Term shall commence on the Commencement Date (the “Commencement Date”) as set forth in Item 4 of the Basic Lease Provisions. Within ten (10) days after the Commencement Date, Landlord may deliver to Tenant, and if delivered, the parties shall memorialize on a form provided by Landlord the actual Commencement Date and the expiration date (“Expiration Date”) of this Lease. Tenant's failure to execute that form shall not affect the validity of Landlord's determination of those dates.

SECTION 3.2. DELAY IN POSSESSION. If Landlord, for any reason whatsoever, cannot deliver possession of the Premises to Tenant on or before the Commencement Date, this Lease shall not be void or voidable nor shall Landlord be liable to Tenant for any resulting loss or damage. Dynatrace LLC (“Dynatrace”) is the tenant for the Premises with Landlord as the landlord under that certain Office Lease dated as of November 21, 2013 (the “Master Lease”). Tenant is currently in possession of the Premises as Subtenant under that certain Sublease dated August 8, 2017, with Dynatrace, as sublandlord, with a term ending on November 30, 2020. If Tenant’s right to possession of the Premises terminates under the Sublease for any reason (other than Tenant’s, as subtenant, default under such sublease), prior to expiration of such sublease, Landlord agrees to recognize Tenant, and Tenant agrees to attorn to Landlord, upon the then executory terms and conditions of said sublease for the remainder of the term of said sublease until the Commencement Date of this Lease; provided, however, that in such event, Landlord will not be (i) liable for any rent paid by Tenant to its sublandlord, or any security deposit paid by Tenant to its sublandlord, unless same has been transferred to Landlord by the sublandlord; (ii) liable for any act or omission of sublandlord or for any default of sublandlord which occurred prior to the effective date of the attornment; (iii) subject to any defenses or offsets that Tenant may have against its sublandlord which arose prior to the effective date of the attornment; (iv) bound by any changes or modifications made to the sublease without the written consent of Landlord; (v) obligated in any manner with respect to the transfer, delivery, use or condition of any furniture, equipment or other personal property in the Premises which sublandlord agreed would be transferred to Tenant or which sublandlord agreed could be used by the Tenant during the term of the sublease; or (vi) liable for the payment of any improvement allowance, or any other payment, credit, offset or amount due from sublandlord to Tenant under the sublease.

SECTION 3.3.    OPTION TO EXTEND.

(a)    Landlord hereby grants Tenant one (1) option ("Option to Extend") to extend the initial Term for the entire Premises for a period of five (5) years (the "Option Term"), which Option shall be exercisable only by written notice ("Exercise Notice") delivered by Tenant to Landlord not more than twelve (12) months nor less than eight (8) months prior to the expiration of the initial Term. The rights contained in this Section 3.3 shall be personal to the Original Tenant or a Permitted Transferee Assignee (as defined below) and may only be exercised by the Original Tenant or Permitted Transferee Assignee (and not any assignee, sublessee or other transferee of the Original Tenant's interest in this Lease except a Permitted Transferee Assignee) if the Original Tenant or Permitted Transferee Assignee occupies no less than 75% of the Premises as of the date of Tenant's Exercise Notice (as defined below). Tenant's failure to deliver the Exercise Notice on or before the date specified above shall be deemed to constitute Tenant's election not to exercise the Option to Extend. The Basic Rent payable by Tenant during the Option Term ("Option Rent") shall be equal to 100% of the "Market Rent" (defined below). "Market Rent" shall mean the applicable monthly Basic Rent and all escalations at which tenants, as of the commencement of the Option Term, are entering into leases for non-sublease space which is not encumbered by expansion rights and which is comparable in size, location and quality to the Premises in transactions, for a term comparable to the Option Term, which comparable space is located in the Comparable Buildings, taking into consideration the value of the existing improvements in the Premises to Tenant, as compared to the value of the existing improvements in such comparable space, with such value to be based upon the age, quality and layout of the improvements and the extent to which the same could be utilized by Tenant with consideration given to the fact that the improvements existing in the Premises are specifically suitable to Tenant. The Option to Extend may be exercised by Tenant only if: (x) Tenant shall not have been in default beyond applicable cure periods under this Lease during the Term and Tenant is occupying at least 75% of the entire Premises; (y) Tenant shall have not assigned this Lease, except to a Permitted Transferee Assignee; or (z) the Lease has not been terminated prior to the Expiration Date of the initial Term. The term "Comparable Buildings" shall mean the Building and other office buildings located in San Mateo, California, which buildings are Class “A” buildings with a similar quality of construction, and are of similar size, and offer similar services and amenities.


(b)    In the event Tenant timely and appropriately delivers the Exercise Notice to Landlord, Landlord shall notify Tenant of Landlord's determination of the Option Rent on or before the sixtieth (60th) day following Landlord’s receipt of the Exercise Notice. If Tenant, on or before the date which is thirty (30) days following the date upon which Tenant receives Landlord's determination of the Option Rent,

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in good faith objects to Landlord's determination of the Option Rent, then Landlord and Tenant shall attempt to agree upon the Option Rent using their good-faith efforts. If Landlord and Tenant fail to reach agreement on or before the date that occurs one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the Expiration Date (the "Outside Agreement Date"), then each party shall make a separate determination of the Option Rent, within ten (10) days, and such determinations shall be submitted to arbitration in accordance with Section 3.3(c) below. If Tenant fails to object to Landlord's determination of the Option Rent within the time period set forth herein, then Tenant shall be deemed to have accepted Landlord's determination of Option Rent.

(c)    Landlord and Tenant shall each appoint one arbitrator who shall be a licensed commercial real estate broker who shall have been active over the five (5) year period ending on the date of such appointment in the leasing or appraisal, as the case may be, of Class A office buildings in San Mateo, California. The determination of the arbitrators shall be limited solely to the issue of whether Landlord's or Tenant's submitted Option Rent is the closest to the actual Option Rent, as determined by the arbitrators. Each such arbitrator shall be appointed within fifteen (15) days after the Outside Agreement Date. Landlord and Tenant may consult with their selected arbitrators prior to appointment and may select an arbitrator who is favorable to their respective positions. The arbitrators so selected by Landlord and Tenant shall be deemed "Advocate Arbitrators." The two (2) Advocate Arbitrators so appointed shall be specifically required pursuant to an engagement letter within ten (10) days of the date of the appointment of the last appointed Advocate Arbitrator to agree upon and appoint a third arbitrator ("Neutral Arbitrator") who shall be qualified under the same criteria set forth hereinabove for qualification of the two Advocate Arbitrators, except that neither the Landlord or Tenant or either parties' Advocate Arbitrator may, directly or indirectly, consult with the Neutral Arbitrator prior or subsequent to his or her appearance. The Neutral Arbitrator shall be retained via an engagement letter jointly prepared by Landlord's counsel and Tenant’s counsel. The three arbitrators shall, within thirty (30) days of the appointment of the Neutral Arbitrator, reach a decision as to whether the parties shall use Landlord's or Tenant's submitted Option Rent, and shall notify Landlord and Tenant thereof, but in no event shall the Option Rent be less than the Basic Rent that Tenant is obligated to pay under this Lease for the month immediately preceding the Option Term. The decision of the majority of the three arbitrators shall be binding upon Landlord and Tenant. If either Landlord or Tenant fails to appoint an Advocate Arbitrator within fifteen (15) days after the Outside Agreement Date, then either party may petition the presiding judge of the Superior Court of San Mateo County to appoint such Advocate Arbitrator subject to the criteria of this Lease, or if he or she refuses to act, either party may petition any judge having jurisdiction over the parties to appoint such Advocate Arbitrator. If the two (2) Advocate Arbitrators fail to agree upon and appoint the Neutral Arbitrator, then either party may petition the presiding judge of the Superior Court of San Mateo County to appoint the Neutral Arbitrator, subject to criteria of this Lease, or if he or she refuses to act, either party may petition any judge having jurisdiction over the parties to appoint such arbitrator. Each party shall pay the cost of its Advocate Arbitrator and the non-prevailing party in the arbitration shall pay the cost of the Neutral Arbitrator. In the event that the Option Rent shall not have been determined pursuant to the terms hereof prior to the commencement of the applicable Option Term, Tenant shall be required to pay the Option Rent initially provided by Landlord to Tenant in connection with such Option Term, and upon the final determination of the Option Rent, the payments made by Tenant shall be reconciled with the actual amounts of Option Rent due, and the appropriate party shall make any corresponding payment to the other party. If requested by Landlord, Tenant shall execute and deliver to Landlord an amendment to this Lease within ten (10) days after presentation by Landlord, reflecting changes in the Basic Rent, the Term, the Expiration Date, and other appropriate terms for the Option Term; provided, however, an otherwise valid exercise of the Option to Extend shall be fully effective whether or not the amendment is executed.

ARTICLE IV. RENT AND OPERATING EXPENSES

SECTION 4.1. BASIC RENT. From and after the Commencement Date, Tenant shall pay to Landlord without deduction or offset the Basic Rent for the Premises in the total amount shown (including subsequent adjustments, if any) in Item 6 of the Basic Lease Provisions. Any rental adjustment shown in Item 6 shall be deemed to occur on the specified monthly anniversary of the Commencement Date whether or not that date occurs at the end of a calendar month. The rent shall be due and payable in advance commencing on the Commencement Date (as prorated for any partial month) and continuing thereafter on the first day of each successive calendar month of the Term. No demand notice or invoice shall be required. The installment of rent specified in Item 16 of the Basic Lease Provisions shall be delivered to Landlord on or before November 1, 2020 and shall be applied against the Basic Rent first due hereunder.

Provided that no event of default has occurred, then during the first four (4) months of the initial Term (the "Basic Rent Abatement Period"), Basic Rent otherwise attributable to the Premises in the total aggregate amount of $773,296.00 during such Basic Rent Abatement Period shall be abated (the "Basic Rent Abatement"). Tenant shall be obligated to pay all additional rent during the Basic Rent Abatement Period. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing Basic Rent Abatement has been granted to Tenant as additional consideration for entering into this Lease, and for agreeing to pay the Basic Rent and perform the terms and conditions otherwise required under this Lease. If Tenant shall be in default under this Lease and shall fail to cure such default within the notice and cure period, if any, permitted for cure pursuant to this Lease, or if this Lease, is terminated early for any reason other than Landlord's breach of this Lease or other mutually agreed to terms, then the dollar amount of the unapplied portion of the Basic Rent Abatement as of the date of such default or termination, as the case may be, shall be converted to a credit to be applied to the Basic Rent applicable at the end of the Term and Tenant shall immediately be obligated to begin paying Basic Rent for the Premises in full. The foregoing Basic Rent Abatement right set forth herein shall

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be personal to the Tenant originally named herein (the "Original Tenant") and shall only apply to the extent that the Original Tenant (and not any assignee, or any sublessee or other transferee of the Original Tenant's interest in this Lease) is the Tenant under this Lease during such Basic Rent Abatement Period.

SECTION 4.2.    OPERATING EXPENSE INCREASE.

(a)Tenant shall reimburse Landlord as additional rent for Tenant's Percentage of Operating Expenses, for each year in excess of the Operating Expense Base Year, incurred by Landlord in the operation of the Building.

(b)Commencing prior to the start of the first full Expense Recovery Period of the Lease (as set forth in Item 7 of the Basic Lease Provisions), and no less than 10 days prior to the start of each full or partial Expense Recovery Period thereafter, Landlord shall give Tenant a written reasonable estimate of the amount of Tenant's Percentage of Operating Expenses for the Expense Recovery Period or portion thereof. Tenant shall pay the estimated amount to Landlord in equal monthly installments in advance with Basic Rent. If Landlord has not furnished its written estimate for any Expense Recovery Period by the time set forth above, Tenant shall continue to pay cost reimbursements at the rates established for the prior Expense Recovery Period, if any; provided that when the new estimate is delivered to Tenant, Tenant shall, at the next monthly payment date, pay any accrued cost reimbursements based upon the new estimate. Operating Expenses for the Base Year shall not include market-wide cost increases (including utility rate increases) due to extraordinary circumstances, including, but not limited to, Force Majeure, boycotts, strikes, conservation surcharges, embargoes or shortages, or amortized costs or incentives to any tenants in the Building.

(c)Within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Expense Recovery Period, Landlord shall endeavor to furnish to Tenant a statement showing in reasonable detail the actual or prorated Operating Expenses incurred by Landlord during the period and the parties shall, within thirty (30) days thereafter, make any payment or allowance necessary to adjust Tenant's estimated payments, if any, to an amount corresponding to Tenant's actual Percentage of Operating Expenses as shown by the annual statement. Any amount due Tenant shall be credited against installments next coming due under this Section 4.2, and any deficiency shall be paid by Tenant together with the next installment. If Tenant has not made estimated payments during the Expense Recovery Period, any amount owing by Tenant pursuant to subsection (a) above shall be paid to Landlord in accordance with Article XVI. Should Tenant fail to object in writing to Landlord's determination of actual Operating Expenses within thirty (30) days following delivery of Landlord's expense statement, Landlord's determination of actual Operating Expenses for the applicable Expense Recovery Period shall be conclusive and binding on the parties within thirty days following delivery of Landlord’s expense statement.

(d)Even though the Lease has terminated and the Tenant has vacated the Premises when the final determination is made of Tenant's Percentage of Operating Expenses for the Expense Recovery Period in which the Lease terminates, Tenant shall, upon notice, pay the entire increase due over the estimated expenses paid. Conversely, any overpayment made in the event expenses decrease shall be rebated by Landlord to Tenant within a reasonable time period consistent with the terms herein.

(e)If, at any time during any Expense Recovery Period, any one or more of the Operating Expenses are increased to a rate(s) or amount(s) in excess of the rate(s) or amount(s) used in calculating the estimated expenses for the year, then Tenant's estimated Percentage of Operating Expenses shall be increased for the month in which the increase becomes effective and for all succeeding months by an amount equal to Tenant's Percentage of the increase. Landlord shall give Tenant written notice of the amount or estimated amount of the increase, the month in which the increase will become effective, relevant details as to the calculation of the increase, Tenant's monthly share thereof, and the months for which the payments are due. Tenant shall pay the increase to Landlord as a part of Tenant's monthly payments of estimated expenses, as provided in paragraph (b) above, commencing with the month in which effective.

(f)The term Operating Expenses shall include all expenses of operation, repair, maintenance, management and replacement of the Building, together with all appurtenant Common Facilities (as defined in Section 6.2), and shall include the following charges by way of illustration but not limitation: water and sewer charges; taxes; insurance premiums or reasonable premium equivalents, should Landlord elect to self-insure any risk that Landlord is authorized to insure hereunder, and deductibles; license permit and inspection fees; heat; light; power; janitorial services; air conditioning; supplies; materials; equipment; tools; programs instituted to comply with transportation management requirements; tenant services; amortization of capital investments reasonably intended to produce a reduction in operating charges or energy conservation; amortization of capital investments necessary to bring the Building into compliance with applicable laws and building codes enacted subsequent to the completion of construction of the Building; labor; reasonably allocated wages and salaries fringe benefits and payroll taxes for administrative and other personnel directly applicable to the Building, including both Landlord's personnel and outside personnel but exclusive of personnel above the level of building manager; any expense incurred pursuant to Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.4, 7.2 and 10.2 and Exhibits B and C below; and a reasonable overhead/management fee capped at 5% of the annual gross rent. It is understood that Operating Expenses shall include competitive charges for direct services provided by any subsidiary or

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division of Landlord. The term "taxes," as used herein shall include the following: (i) all real estate taxes or personal property taxes, as such property taxes may be reassessed from time to time; (ii) other taxes, documentary transfer fees, charges and assessments which are levied with respect to this Lease or to the Building, and any improvements, fixtures and equipment and other property of Landlord located in the Building except that general net income and franchise taxes imposed against Landlord shall be excluded; (iii) any tax surcharge or assessment which shall be levied in addition to or in lieu of real estate or personal property taxes other than taxes covered by Article VIII; and (iv) costs and expenses incurred in contesting the amount or validity of any tax by appropriate proceedings. The Operating Expenses may be extrapolated by Landlord to reflect at least ninety-five percent (95%) occupancy of the rentable area of the Building during any Expense Recovery Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Operating Expenses shall not include interest, principal, points and fees on mortgages, depreciation on the Building, marketing costs and commissions, Landlord’s general corporate costs, costs arising from the gross negligence of Landlord or its agents, tenant finish out costs for any other tenant, capital improvements except as described in this Section 4.2(f), or any incentive payments or rental abatement to any tenant in the Building.

(g)The cost of capital investments initiated by the Landlord and included as an Operating Expense pursuant to the foregoing shall be amortized over its useful life in accordance with GAAP, and Tenant shall pay any such amortized costs, including interest.

SECTION 4.3. TENANT’S AUDIT RIGHT. Provided that Tenant delivers written notice of its intent to audit within sixty (60) days after receipt by Tenant of a statement from Landlord and Tenant completes such audit within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date Landlord makes Landlord’s books and records available to Tenant, Tenant shall have the right following the Base Year, but not more than once per calendar year, to conduct an audit of Landlord’s books and records relating to Operating Expenses in accordance with the following terms and provisions: (i) No default then exists; (ii) Tenant shall have the right to have an employee of Tenant or a Qualified Auditor (as defined below) inspect Landlord’s accounting records at Landlord’s office; (iii) neither the employee of Tenant nor the Qualified Auditor shall be employed or engaged on a contingency basis, in whole or in part; (iv) prior to commencing the audit, Tenant and the auditor shall: (A) if the auditor is not an employee of Tenant, provide Landlord with evidence that the auditor is from a nationally recognized accounting firm and that the individual performing the audit is a certified public accountant (a “Qualified Auditor”); (B) each sign a confidentiality letter to be provided by Landlord; and (C) provide Landlord with evidence of the fee arrangement between the auditor and Tenant; (v) the audit shall be limited solely to confirming that the Operating Expenses reported in the Landlord’s statement are consistent with the terms of this Lease. If Tenant’s auditor finds errors or overcharges in Landlord’s statement that Tenant wishes to pursue, then within the time period set forth above, Tenant shall advise Landlord thereof in writing with specific reference to claimed errors and overcharges and where applicable, the relevant Lease provisions disqualifying such expenses, and Landlord shall have a reasonable opportunity to meet with Tenant’s auditor (and any third auditor selected hereinbelow, if applicable) to explain its calculation of Operating Expenses. If Landlord agrees with said findings, appropriate rebates or charges shall be made to Tenant. If Landlord does not agree, Landlord shall engage its own auditor to review the findings of Tenant’s auditor and Landlord’s books and records. The two (2) auditors and the parties shall then meet to resolve any difference between the audits. If agreement cannot be reached within two (2) weeks thereafter, then the auditors shall together select a third auditor (who shall be a Qualified Auditor not affiliated with and who does not perform services for either party or their affiliates) to which they shall each promptly submit their findings in a final report, with copies submitted simultaneously to the first two (2) auditors, Tenant and Landlord. Within two (2) weeks after receipt of such findings, the third auditor shall determine which of the two reports best meets the terms of this Lease, which report shall become the “Final Finding”. The third auditor shall not have the option of selecting a compromise between the first two auditors’ findings, nor to make any other finding. If the Final Finding determines that Landlord has overcharged Tenant, Landlord shall credit Tenant toward the payment of additional rent next due and payable under this Lease the amount of such overcharge, or if the Term has expired, Landlord shall pay such amount to Tenant within 30 days. If the Final Finding determines that Landlord has overstated the Operating Expenses by more than five (5%) percent, then Landlord shall reimburse Tenant for all of Tenant’s reasonable costs relating to the Audit not to exceed $5,000. If the Final Finding determines that Tenant was undercharged, then within thirty (30) days after the Final Finding, Tenant shall reimburse Landlord the amount of such undercharge. Tenant’s failure to provide written notice of its intent to audit within sixty (60) days after receipt by Tenant of a statement or failure to complete such audit within one hundred and eighty (180) days after the date Landlord makes Landlord’s books and records available to Tenant shall be deemed to be Tenant’s waiver of the audit rights set forth herein.

SECTION 4.4.    SECURITY DEPOSIT. On November 1, 2020, Tenant shall deposit with Landlord
the sum stated in Item 9 of the Basic Lease Provisions to be held by Landlord as security for the full and faithful performance of Tenant's obligations under this Lease (the “Security Deposit”). Upon any default by Tenant, including specifically but not limited to Tenant's failure to pay rent or to abide by its obligations under Sections 7.1 and 15.3 below, Landlord may apply all or part of the Security Deposit as full or partial compensation for that default. If any portion of the Security Deposit is so applied, Tenant shall, within ten (10) business days after written demand by Landlord, deposit with Landlord an amount sufficient to restore the Security Deposit to its original amount. Landlord shall not be required to keep this Security Deposit separate from its general funds and Tenant shall not be entitled to interest on the Security Deposit. If Tenant fully performs its obligations under this Lease, the Security Deposit or any balance thereof shall be returned to Tenant (or at Landlord's option to the last assignee of Tenant's interest in this Lease) after the expiration of the Term, provided that Landlord may retain the Security Deposit, or portion thereof, until such time as all amounts due from Tenant in accordance with this Lease have been

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determined and paid in full and Tenant has vacated the Premises in accordance herewith, and any balance shall be returned to Tenant within thirty (30) days thereafter. Tenant hereby irrevocably waives and relinquishes any and all rights, benefits, or protections, if any, Tenant now has, or in the future may have, under Section 1950.7 of the California Civil Code, any successor statute, and all other provisions of law, now or hereafter in effect, including, but not limited to, any provision of law which (i) establishes the time frame by which a landlord must refund a security deposit under a lease, or (ii) provides that a landlord may claim from a security deposit only those sums reasonably necessary to remedy defaults in the payment of rent, to repair damage caused by a tenant, or to clean the subject premises.

ARTICLE V. USES

SECTION 5.1. USE. Tenant shall use the Premises only for the purposes stated in Item 3 of the Basic Lease Provisions and for no other purpose without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent may be withheld in Landlord’s sole discretion. The parties agree that any contrary use shall be deemed to cause material and irreparable harm to Landlord and shall entitle Landlord to injunctive relief, in addition to any other available remedy. Tenant shall not do nor permit anything to be done in or about the Premises which will in any way interfere with the rights of other occupants of the Building or use, or allow the Premises to be used for any improper, immoral, unlawful or objectionable purpose, nor shall Tenant permit any nuisance or commit any waste in the Premises. Tenant shall not do or permit to be done anything which will invalidate or increase the cost of any insurance policy(ies) covering the Building, and/or their contents, and shall comply with all applicable insurance underwriters' rules and the requirements of the Pacific Fire Rating Bureau or any other organization performing a similar function. Tenant shall comply, at its expense, with all present and future laws, regulations, codes ordinances, and requirements of all governmental authorities that pertain to Tenant or its use of the Premises, including without limitation, all federal and state occupational, health and safety requirements and all recorded covenants, conditions and restrictions affecting the Building. Tenant shall at all times and in all respects comply with all federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations relating to industrial hygiene, environmental protection and/or the use, analysis, generation, manufacture, storage, presence, disposal or transportation of any “Hazardous Materials” (as hereinafter defined). Tenant shall not cause or permit any hazardous wastes, toxic substances or toxic or hazardous materials (collectively, “Hazardous Materials”) to be brought upon, used, generated, stored or disposed of on, under or about, or transported to or from, the Premises (collectively, “Hazardous Materials Activities”) without first receiving Landlord’s written consent, which consent may be withheld by Landlord in its sole and absolute discretion and may be revoked at any time. If Landlord consents to any such Hazardous Materials Activities, Tenant shall conduct them in strict compliance (at Tenant’s sole cost and expense) with all applicable Regulations, as hereinafter defined, and using all necessary and appropriate precautions. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any Hazardous Materials Activities by Tenant, Tenant’s employees, agents, contractors, licensees or invitees, whether or not consented to by Landlord. For purposes hereof, Hazardous Materials shall include, but not be limited to substances defined as “hazardous substances”, “toxic substances”, or “hazardous wastes” in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980; Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976; Hazardous Material Transportation Act; section 25117 of the California Health and Safety Code; all other laws and ordinances governing similar matters; and any regulations adopted and publications promulgated pursuant to said laws and ordinances governing similar matters; and any regulations adopted and publications promulgated pursuant to said laws (collectively “Regulations”). Prior to using, storing or maintaining any Hazardous Materials on or about the Premises, Tenant shall provide Landlord with a list of the types and quantities thereof, and shall update such list as necessary for continued accuracy; provided, however that Tenant may use commercially available office cleaning supplies in compliance with Regulations. Tenant shall also provide Landlord with a copy of any Hazardous Materials inventory statement required by any applicable Regulation, and any update filed in accordance with any applicable Regulation. If Tenant’s activities violate or create a risk of violation of any Regulation, Tenant shall cease such activities immediately, including (but not limited to) upon notice from Landlord. Tenant shall immediately notify Landlord both by telephone and in writing of any spill or unauthorized discharge of any Hazardous Materials or of any condition constituting an “imminent hazard” under any Regulation. Landlord, Landlord’s representatives and employees shall have the right to enter the Premises at any time in the case of an emergency and otherwise at reasonable times (upon reasonable advance notice), for the purpose of inspecting the condition of the Premises and for verifying compliance by Tenant with this Lease and all laws, rules, regulations, ordinances and directives relating in any manner to the Premises, including but not limited to matters pertaining to the use, generation, manufacture, production, installation, maintenance, removal, transportation, storage, spill or release of any Hazardous Materials. Tenant shall indemnify, protect, defend (with counsel acceptable to Landlord) and hold Landlord, its agents, directors, affiliates, officers, partners, managers, members, employees, lenders, and successors and assigns, and the Premises, harmless from the against any and all loss of rents and/or damages, liabilities, judgments, costs, claims liens, expenses, penalties, permit fees and attorney’s and consultant’s fees arising out of or involving any Hazardous Materials brought onto, manufactured, produced or stored at, discharged or transported from, the Premises by or for Tenant, its agents, employees, representatives, contractors, invitees, successors or assigns, or in any way under Tenant’s control. Tenant’s obligations under this Paragraph shall include, but not be limited to, the effects of any contamination or injury to any person, property or the environment created or permitted by Tenant, and the cost of investigation (including consultant’s and attorney’s fees and testing), removal, remediation, restoration and/or abatement thereof, or of any contamination therein involved, and shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease. Landlord shall indemnify Tenant from any action by a governmental agency against Tenant regarding the presence of Hazardous Materials existing at the Building prior to the date Tenant first occupied the Premises, except to the extent such pre-existing condition was exacerbated by, or caused by, Tenant or its employees, contractors or agents. No termination, cancellation or release agreement entered into by Landlord and Tenant shall release

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Tenant from its obligations under this Lease with respect to Hazardous Materials or Hazardous Materials Activities, unless specifically so agreed by Landlord in writing at the time of such agreement. Tenant acknowledges that: (a) the Building does not comply in certain respects with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act; and (b) certain portions of the Building contain asbestos containing materials. Landlord has been advised that these materials are non-friable and do not represent a health risk. Tenant is invited to review reports concerning these matters on file at the office of the Building.

SECTION 5.2. SIGNS. Tenant may maintain its current sign adjacent to the entry door of the Premises. Landlord shall provide one (1) directory strip in the directory board in the main Building lobby for the Premises, one (1) slip on each of the (4) four monument signs currently in existence for the Building located on the exterior grounds of the Project, elevator lobby directory signage on the floors where Tenant’s Premises are located, and signage at Tenant’s Premises entry, all at no additional cost to Tenant. Tenant shall maintain its signage in good condition and repair during the Term, provided that Landlord may, at its election, maintain such signage and charge Tenant the cost thereof only in the event the Building standards change. All signage shall conform to the criteria for signs established by Landlord and shall be ordered through Landlord, according to Landlord’s building standards. All of Tenant’s signage shall be restricted solely to Tenant's name as set forth in Item 1 of the Basic Lease Provisions, or such other name as Landlord may consent to in writing. Tenant shall be responsible for the cost of all changes to Tenant’s signs and any costs of Tenant’s signage above Building standard. All signage shall be subject to Landlord’s prior written approval and applicable law, which shall not be unreasonably withheld with respect to Tenant’s signage granted herein. Tenant shall not place or allow to be placed any other sign, decoration or advertising matter of any kind that is visible from the exterior of the Premises. Any violating sign or decoration may be immediately removed by Landlord at Tenant's expense without notice and without the removal constituting a breach of this Lease or entitling Tenant to claim damages. Signage rights shall not be personal to Tenant and shall be passed on to any permitted transferee of Tenant in accordance with Section 9 below.

ARTICLE VI. LANDLORD SERVICES

SECTION 6.1. UTILITIES AND SERVICES. Except to the extent that such utilities are separately metered or submetered, Landlord shall furnish to the Premises the utilities and services described in Exhibit B subject to the conditions and payment obligations and standards set forth in this Lease. Landlord shall not be liable for any failure to furnish any services or utilities when the failure is the result of any accident or other cause beyond Landlord's reasonable control, nor shall Landlord be liable for damage to Tenant's equipment resulting from power surges. To the extent that such interruption of such service was caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Landlord, Tenant’s sole remedy shall be limited to an abatement in Basic Rent for the period beginning with (a) the day which is three
(3)consecutive business days after the date on which Tenant delivers notice to Landlord of such interruption or failure and of the fact that Tenant is being deprived of all reasonable use of the Premises or any portion thereof and Tenant does not actually use the Premises (or portion thereof) and ending on (b) the date such interruption or failure which is Landlord’s responsibility is no longer causing Tenant to be deprived of all reasonable use of the Premises or any portion thereof or the date Tenant uses the Premises or any portion thereof, whichever is earlier. Landlord's failure to furnish any services or utilities shall not entitle Tenant to any damages, relieve Tenant of the obligation to pay rent, or constitute a constructive or other eviction of Tenant, except that Landlord shall promptly and diligently attempt to restore the service or utility promptly. Tenant shall comply with all rules and regulations, which Landlord may reasonably establish for the provision of services and utilities and shall cooperate with all reasonable conservation practices established by Landlord. Landlord shall, at all reasonable times, have free access to all electrical and mechanical installations of Landlord. Provided that Tenant is not in default beyond any applicable notice and cure period, Landlord shall provide Tenant with a one time supplemental tenant improvement allowance up to
$15,000 (“Server Allowance”) for relocation of its server room. The Server Allowance shall be disbursed by Landlord within 30 days following Landlord’s receipt of (A) invoices and evidence of payment for labor rendered and materials delivered in connection with the relocation of the server room and (B) properly executed mechanic's lien releases from all of Tenant's contractors, subcontractors, agents and representatives).

SECTION 6.2. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF COMMON FACILITIES. During the Term, Landlord shall operate all Common Facilities within the Building. The term "Common Facilities" shall mean all areas within the exterior boundaries of the Building which are not held for exclusive use by persons entitled to occupy space, and all other appurtenant areas and improvements provided by Landlord for the common use of Landlord and tenants and their respective employees and invitees, including without limitation, parking areas and structures, driveways, sidewalks, landscaped and planted areas, hallways, fitness center, showers, lockers, on-site EV parking stations, large common training facility with kitchen, common conference room, on-site security, shuttle services, and interior stairwells not located within the premises of any tenant, common entrances and lobbies, elevators and restrooms not located within the premises of any tenant.

SECTION 6.3. USE OF COMMON FACILITIES. The occupancy by Tenant of the Premises shall include the use of the Common Facilities, at no additional cost to Tenant, in common with Landlord and with all others for whose convenience and use the Common Facilities may be provided by Landlord, subject, however, to compliance with all rules and regulations as are prescribed from time to time by Landlord. Landlord shall operate and maintain the Common Facilities in the manner Landlord may determine to be appropriate. Landlord shall, at all

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times during the Term, have exclusive control of the Common Facilities and may restrain any use or occupancy, except as authorized by Landlord's rules and regulations. Tenant shall keep the Common Facilities clear of any obstruction or unauthorized use related to Tenant's operations. Nothing in this Lease shall be deemed to impose liability upon Landlord for any damage to or loss of the property of, or for any injury to Tenant, its invitees or employees. Landlord may temporarily close any portion of the Common Facilities for repairs, remodeling and/or alterations to prevent a public dedication or the accrual of prescriptive rights or for any other reason deemed sufficient by Landlord. In the event of a removal or reduction of a material portion of the Common Facilities, Tenant’s share of Operating Expenses shall be revised accordingly to account for the same.

SECTION 6.4. CHANGES AND ADDITIONS BY LANDLORD. Landlord reserves the right to make alterations or additions to the Building or to the attendant fixtures, equipment and Common Facilities and tenant spaces. Landlord may, at any time, add buildings and areas from time to time. No change shall entitle Tenant to any abatement of rent or other claim against Landlord, provided that the change does not deprive Tenant of reasonable access to or use of the Premises and Common Facilities.

ARTICLE VII. MAINTAINING THE PREMISES

SECTION 7.1. TENANT'S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR. When and if needed or whenever reasonably requested by Landlord, Tenant, at its sole expense, shall make all repairs and replacements necessary to keep the Premises in the condition as existed on the Commencement Date (or on any later date that the improvements may have been installed), excepting ordinary wear and tear. All repairs and replacements shall be at least equal in quality to the original work (subject to availability of reasonably similar materials), shall be made only by a licensed bonded contractor reasonably approved in writing in advance by Landlord, and shall be made only at the time or times reasonably approved by Landlord. Any contractor utilized by Tenant shall be subject to Landlord's standard requirements for contractors, as modified from time to time. Landlord may impose reasonable restrictions and requirements with respect to repairs, as provided in Section 7.3, and the provisions of Section 7.4 shall apply to all repairs. Alternatively, Landlord may elect to make any such repair on behalf of Tenant and at Tenant's expense, and Tenant shall promptly reimburse Landlord for all reasonable costs incurred upon submission of an invoice. Tenant shall be responsible for all costs of maintenance, repairs, and servicing of any of its supplemental infrastructure, server room and equipment.

SECTION 7.2.    LANDLORD'S MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR

(a)    Subject to Section 7.1 and Article XI, Landlord shall provide service, maintenance and repair with respect to the structural portions of and facilities serving the Building and the Common Facilities, including, any air conditioning, ventilating or heating equipment which serves the Premises and shall maintain in good repair the roof, foundations, footings, the exterior surfaces of the exterior walls of the Building, and the structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical systems, except that Tenant, at its expense, shall make all repairs which Landlord deems reasonably necessary as a result of the act or negligence of Tenant, its agents, employees, invitees, subtenants or contractors. Landlord shall have the right to employ or designate any reputable person or firm, including any employee or agent of Landlord or any of Landlord's affiliates or divisions, to perform any service, repair or maintenance function. Landlord need not make any other improvements or repairs, except as specifically required under this Lease, and nothing contained in this Section shall limit Landlord's right to reimbursement from Tenant for maintenance, repair costs and replacement costs as provided elsewhere in this Lease. Tenant understands that it shall not make repairs at Landlord's expense or by rental offset. Tenant hereby waives any and all rights under and benefits of subsection 1 of Section 1932 and Sections 1941 and 1942 of the California Civil Code or under any similar law, statute, or ordinance now or hereafter in effect.

(b)    Except as provided in Sections 11.1 and 12.1 below, there shall be no abatement of rent and no liability of Landlord by reason of any injury to or interference with Tenant's business arising from the making of any repairs, alterations or improvements to any portion of the Building, including repairs to the Premises, nor shall any related activity by Landlord constitute an actual or constructive eviction; provided, however, that in making repairs, alterations or improvements, Landlord shall interfere as little as reasonably practicable with the conduct of Tenant's business in the Premises.

SECTION 7.3. ALTERATIONS. Tenant shall make no alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld for non-structural alterations; provided however, Tenant shall be permitted to make such alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises without the prior written consent of Landlord (but upon prior written notice to Landlord) that (i) are decorative or cosmetic in nature (consisting of painting, wall coverings and floor coverings, including carpeting), (ii) do not require Tenant to obtain a building permit in connection therewith; (iii) do not affect the structure of the Building or any operating systems of the Building; (iv) do not violate or render invalid the certificate of occupancy for the Building or the Premises; and (v) the total costs thereof do not exceed $25,000 in the aggregate during any 12 month period. If any such improvement requires approval by or notice to the lessor of a superior lease or the holder of a mortgage, no work shall proceed until such approval has been received or such notice has been given. Landlord may impose, as a condition to its consent, any requirements that Landlord, in its discretion,

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may deem reasonable or desirable, including but not limited to a requirement that all work be covered by a lien and completion bond satisfactory to Landlord and requirements as to the manner, time and contractor for performance of the work. Landlord may require that Tenant enter into an agreement with Landlord for the work to be performed by Landlord's contractor, in which event Tenant shall pay to Landlord, the cost of construction as incurred by Landlord. Should Landlord authorize Tenant to perform the work with a contractor approved by Landlord, Tenant shall obtain all required permits for the work and shall perform the work in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. In any event, Landlord shall be entitled to a supervision fee in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total cost of the work. Under no circumstances shall Tenant make any improvement, which incorporates asbestos-containing construction materials into the Premises. Tenant shall perform all alterations and improvements in a diligent, good and workmanlike manner using materials of a quality reasonably approved by Landlord. Any request for Landlord's consent shall be made in writing and shall contain architectural plans describing the work in detail reasonably satisfactory to Landlord. Unless Landlord otherwise agrees in writing, all alterations, additions or improvements affixed to the Premises (excluding moveable trade fixtures and furniture) shall become the property of Landlord and shall be surrendered with the Premises at the end of the Term, except that Landlord may, by notice to Tenant, require Tenant to remove by the Expiration Date or sooner termination date of this Lease all or any alterations, decorations, fixtures, additions, improvements and the like installed either by or for Tenant or by Landlord at Tenant's request, and to repair any damage to the Premises arising from that removal. Within thirty (30) days after completion of Tenant’s alterations, additions or improvements requiring the submission of plans to Landlord, Tenant shall furnish to Landlord a complete set of “as-built” plans and specifications. Tenant agrees that all of such alterations, additions or improvements shall be insured by Tenant pursuant to Article X of this Lease immediately upon completion thereof.

SECTION 7.4. MECHANIC'S LIENS. Tenant shall keep the Premises free from any liens arising out of any work performed, materials furnished, or obligations incurred by or for Tenant. Upon request by Landlord, Tenant shall promptly cause any such lien to be released by posting a bond in accordance with California Civil Code Section 8424 or any successor statute. In the event that Tenant shall not, within ten (10) days following the imposition of any lien, cause the lien to be released of record by payment or posting of a proper bond, Landlord shall have, in addition to all other available remedies, the right to cause the lien to be released by any means it deems proper, including payment of or defense against the claim giving rise to the lien. All expenses so incurred by Landlord, including Landlord's attorneys' fees, shall be reimbursed by Tenant promptly following Landlord's demand, together with interest from the date of payment by Landlord at the lesser of 10% or maximum rate permitted by law until paid. Tenant shall give Landlord no less than twenty (20) days prior notice in writing before commencing construction of any kind on the Premises so that Landlord may post and maintain notices of non- responsibility on the Premises.

SECTION 7.5. ENTRY AND INSPECTION. Landlord shall at all normal business hours (or except as otherwise agreed by Tenant or at any time during an emergency), upon 24 hours written notice to Tenant, except in an emergency, have the right to enter the Premises to inspect them, to supply services in accordance with this Lease, to protect the interests of Landlord in the Premises, to post notices of non-responsibility, to alter, improve or repair the Premises or the Building, or for structural alterations, repairs or improvements to the Building or the Building's systems and equipment, and to submit the Premises to prospective or actual purchasers or encumbrance holders or to prospective tenants (but as to prospective tenants only within twelve (12) months of the Expiration Date or if Tenant is in default), all without being deemed to have caused an eviction of Tenant and without abatement of rent. Landlord shall at all times have and retain a key which unlocks all of the doors in the Premises, excluding Tenant's vaults and safes, and Landlord shall have the right to use any and all means which Landlord may deem proper to open the doors in an emergency in order to obtain entry to the Premises, and any entry to the Premises obtained by Landlord shall not, under any circumstances, be deemed to be a forcible or unlawful entry into or a detainer of the Premises or any eviction of Tenant from the Premises.

ARTICLE VIII. TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS ON TENANT'S PREMISES

Tenant shall be liable for and shall pay all taxes and assessments levied against all personal property of Tenant located in the Premises. If any taxes on Tenant's personal property are levied against Landlord or Landlord's property, and if Landlord pays the same or if the assessed value of Landlord's property is increased by the inclusion of a value placed upon the personal property of Tenant, and if Landlord pays the taxes based upon the increased assessment, Tenant shall pay to Landlord the taxes so levied against Landlord or the proportion of the taxes resulting from the increase in the assessment. In calculating what portion of any tax bill, which is assessed against Landlord separately, or Landlord and Tenant jointly is attributable to Tenant's fixtures and personal property, Landlord's reasonable determination shall be conclusive.

ARTICLE IX. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING

SECTION 9.1.    RIGHTS OF PARTIES.

(a)Notwithstanding any provision of this Lease to the contrary (except subsection (g) below), Tenant will neither voluntarily nor by operation of law assign, sublet, encumber or otherwise transfer all or any part of Tenant's interest in this Lease or permit the Premises

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to be occupied by anyone other than Tenant without Landlord's prior written consent, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld or delayed in accordance with the provisions of Section 9.1(c). No assignment (whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law) and no subletting or other transfer shall be valid or effective without Landlord's prior written consent and at Landlord's election shall constitute a material default of this Lease. Landlord shall not be deemed to have given its consent to any assignment, subletting or other transfer by any other course of action, including its acceptance of any name for listing in the Building directory.

(b)If Tenant or Tenant’s guarantor (“Guarantor”) is a corporation or is an unincorporated association, partnership or limited liability company, the transfer of any stock or interest in the corporation, association, partnership or limited liability company, which results in a change in the control of Tenant or Guarantor, if any, shall be deemed an assignment within the meaning and provisions of this Article.

(c)If Tenant desires to assign this Lease or sublet or otherwise transfer an interest in this Lease, it shall first notify Landlord of its desire and shall submit in writing to Landlord: (i) the name and address of the proposed transferee; (ii) the nature of any proposed subtenant's or assignee's proposed use; (iii) the terms and provisions of any proposed sublease or assignment; (iv) any other information reasonably requested by Landlord and reasonably related to the transfer; and (v) the proposed effective date of the transfer, which shall not be less than thirty (30) days nor more than one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of delivery by Tenant of the information and documents required herein (“Transfer Notice”). Except as provided in Section 9.1(d), Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to an assignment or sublease; provided, however, without limitation as to other reasonable grounds for withholding consent, the parties hereby agree that it shall be reasonable under this Lease and under any applicable law for Landlord to withhold consent to any proposed assignment, sublease or other transfer where one or more of the following conditions is present: (1) the use of the Premises will be inconsistent with the provisions of this Lease; (2) the insurance requirements imposed on such assignee or subtenant are not brought into conformity with this Lease; (3) the proposed subtenant or assignee (itself, or by its principals, shareholders, members or guarantors) does not reasonably demonstrate that it is financially responsible by submission to Landlord of all reasonable information as Landlord may reasonably request concerning the proposed subtenant or assignee, including but not limited to, financial statements of the proposed subtenant or assignee; (4) [intentionally omitted]; (5) the proposed transferee is a governmental entity or agency; (6) the proposed transferee, or any person or entity which directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the proposed transferee, (i) is a tenant or other occupant of space in the Building, or (ii) is negotiating with Landlord to lease space in the Building at such time, or (iii) has negotiated with Landlord during the 6-month period immediately preceding the notice of the transfer, and Landlord does not have comparable space available in the Building (although the foregoing (6) shall not be reasonable grounds for withholding consent to the extent Landlord cannot meet such proposed transferee’s space needs with available, reasonably comparable space in the Building that has a similar build-out to, and that is no less than 85% and no more than 115% of the rsf of the Premises proposed in the Transfer Notice); or (7) the proposed transfer will impose additional burdens or adverse tax effects on Landlord. If Landlord consents to the proposed transfer, Tenant may, within ninety (90) days after the date of the consent, effect the transfer upon the terms described in the information furnished to Landlord; provided that any material change in the terms shall be subject to Landlord's consent as set forth in this Section.

(d)Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection (c) above, solely in the event that Tenant wishes to sublease or assign greater than 60% of the floor area of the Premises for more than 60% of the remainder of the Lease Term, in lieu of consenting to such a proposed sublease or assignment, Landlord may, within thirty (30) days following Tenant’s request and Tenant’s delivery of the information required above, elect to terminate this Lease in its entirety or as to the portion of the Premises subject to the transfer, effective on the date that the proposed sublease or assignment would have become effective. Landlord may, thereafter, at its option, assign or re-let any space so recaptured to any third party, including without limitation the proposed transferee of Tenant.

(e)If Tenant assigns, sublease or otherwise transfers the Lease or Premises, or any portion thereof, Tenant shall pay Landlord an amount equal to 50% of any Transfer Premium (defined below). As used herein, “Transfer Premium” means (a) in the case of an assignment, any consideration (including payment for leasehold improvements) paid by the assignee for such assignment, and (b) in the case of a sublease, license or other occupancy agreement, for each month of the term of such agreement, the amount by which all rent and other consideration paid by the transferee to Tenant pursuant to such agreement exceeds the monthly Basic Rent payable by Tenant hereunder with respect to the portion of the Premises subject to the transfer (on a per square foot basis), after deducting Tenant’s actual and reasonable brokerage commissions and legal fees incurred in connection with such sublease or assignment. Payment of Landlord’s share of the Transfer Premium shall be made (x) in the case of an assignment, within 10 days after Tenant receives the consideration described above, and (y) in the case of a sublease, license or other occupancy agreement, for each month of the term of such agreement, within five (5) business days after Tenant receives the rent and other consideration described above.

(f)Tenant shall pay to Landlord a transfer fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), and reimburse Landlord’s reasonable professional fees (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with any request to transfer regardless of whether such transfer is approved or consummated, with Tenant’s share of such expense not to exceed $1,500 per request.


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(g)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Lease, (A) an assignment or subletting of all or a portion of the Premises to an affiliate of Tenant (an entity which is controlled by, controls, or is under common control with, Tenant as of the date of this Lease), (B) a sale of corporate shares of Tenant, (C) an assignment of the Lease to an entity which acquires all or substantially all of the stock or assets of Tenant, or (D) an assignment of the Lease to an entity which is the resulting entity of a merger or consolidation of Tenant, shall not be deemed an assignment or subletting requiring Landlord's consent under this Article IX (any such assignee or sublessee described in items (A) through (D) of this Section 9.1(g) is hereinafter referred to as a "Permitted Transferee"), provided that (i) Tenant notifies Landlord at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date (or within ten (10) after the effective date if prior notice is prohibited by law) of any such assignment or sublease and promptly supplies Landlord with any documents or information reasonably requested by Landlord regarding such assignment, sublease or Permitted Transferee as set forth above, (ii) Tenant is not in default, beyond the applicable notice and cure period, and such assignment or sublease is not a subterfuge by Tenant to avoid its obligations under this Lease, (iii) such Permitted Transferee shall be of a character and reputation consistent with the quality of the Building, (iv) such Permitted Transferee shall have an unrestricted cash balance of at least $20,000,000 computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles on the date of the transfer (v) no assignment or sublease relating to this Lease, whether with or without Landlord's consent, shall relieve Tenant from any liability under this Lease, and (vi) the liability of such Permitted Transferee under either an assignment or sublease shall be joint and several with Tenant. "Control," as used in Sections 9.1(b) and 9.1(g), shall mean the ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting securities of, or possession of the right to vote, in the ordinary direction of its affairs, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting interest in, any person or entity.

SECTION 9.2. EFFECT OF TRANSFER. No subletting or assignment or other transfer, even with the consent of Landlord, shall relieve Tenant of its obligation to pay rent and to perform all its other obligations under this Lease. Each assignee, other than Landlord, shall be deemed to assume all obligations of Tenant under this Lease and shall be liable, jointly and severally, with Tenant for the payment of all rent and for the due performance of all of Tenant's obligations under this Lease. No transfer shall be binding on Landlord unless any document memorializing the transfer is delivered to Landlord and the assignee, subtenant, transferee and Tenant deliver to Landlord an executed consent to transfer instrument prepared by Landlord and consistent with the requirements of this Article. The acceptance by Landlord of any payment due under this Lease from any other person shall not be deemed to be a waiver by Landlord of any provision of this Lease or to be a consent to any transfer. Consent by Landlord to one or more transfers shall not operate as a waiver or estoppel to the future enforcement by Landlord of its rights under this Lease.

SECTION 9.3. SUBLEASE REQUIREMENTS. The following terms and conditions shall apply to any subletting by Tenant of all or any part of the Premises and shall be included in each sublease:

(a)    Tenant hereby irrevocably assigns to Landlord all of Tenant's interest in all rentals and income arising from any sublease of the Premises and Landlord may collect such rent and income and apply same toward Tenant's obligations under this Lease; provided, however, that until a default beyond applicable cure periods occurs in the performance of Tenant's obligations under this Lease, Tenant shall have the right to receive and collect the sublease rentals. Landlord shall not, by reason of this assignment or the collection of sublease rentals, be deemed liable to the subtenant for the performance of any of Tenant's obligations under the sublease. Tenant hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs any subtenant, upon receipt of a written notice from Landlord stating that an uncured default beyond applicable cure periods exists in the performance of Tenant's obligations under this Lease, to pay to Landlord all sums then and thereafter due under the sublease. Tenant agrees that the subtenant may rely on that notice without any duty of further inquiry and notwithstanding any notice or claim by Tenant to the contrary. Tenant shall have no right or claim against the subtenant or Landlord for any rentals so paid to Landlord.

(b)    In the event of the termination of this Lease, Landlord may, at its sole option, take over Tenant's entire interest in any sublease and, upon notice from Landlord; the subtenant shall attorn to Landlord. In no event, however, shall Landlord be liable for any previous act or omission by Tenant under the sublease or for the return of any advance rental payments or deposits under the sublease that have not been actually delivered to Landlord, nor shall Landlord be bound by any sublease modification executed without Landlord's consent or for any advance rental payment by the subtenant in excess of one month’s rent. The general provisions of this Lease, including without limitation those pertaining to insurance and indemnification, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into the sublease despite the termination of this Lease.

(c)    Tenant agrees that Landlord may, at its sole option, authorize a subtenant of the Premises to cure a default beyond applicable cure periods by Tenant under this Lease. Should Landlord accept such cure, the subtenant shall have a right of reimbursement and offset from and against Tenant under the applicable sublease.

ARTICLE X. INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY

SECTION 10.1. TENANT'S INSURANCE. Tenant, at its sole cost and expense, shall provide and maintain in effect at all times the insurance described in Exhibit C. Evidence of that insurance must be delivered to Landlord prior to the Commencement Date.

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SECTION 10.2.    LANDLORD'S INSURANCE.

(a)Liability Insurance. Landlord shall obtain and keep in force a Commercial General Liability policy of insurance against claims for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage based upon or arising out of its ownership, use, occupancy or maintenance of the Building and all areas appurtenant thereto. Such insurance shall be on an occurrence basis providing single limit coverage in an amount no less than $1,000,000 per occurrence with an annual aggregate of not less than $2,000,000.

(b)Building and Improvements. Landlord shall obtain and keep in force a policy or policies of insurance in the name of Landlord, with loss payable to Landlord, any ground-landlord, and to any lender, insuring the replacement cost of the Building, as the same shall exist from time to time, or the amount required by any lender, but in no event more than the commercially reasonable and available insurable value thereof. If the coverage is available and commercially appropriate, such policy or policies shall insure against all risks of direct physical loss or damage (including, without limitation, the perils of flood and/or earthquake).

(c)Rental Value. Landlord may also obtain and keep in force a policy or policies in the name of Landlord with loss payable to Landlord and any Lender, insuring the loss of the full Rent for one year with an extended period of indemnity for any additional 180 days.

(d)Limitations. Landlord shall not be required to carry insurance of any kind on Tenant’s property, including leasehold improvements, trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment plate glass, signs and all other items of personal property, and shall not be obligated to repair or replace that property should damage occur. All proceeds of insurance maintained by Landlord upon the Building shall be the property of Landlord, whether or not Landlord is obligated to or elects to make any repairs. The cost of all policies of insurance maintained by Landlord pursuant hereto shall be included in Operating Expenses.

SECTION 10.3. TENANT'S INDEMNITY. To the fullest extent permitted by law, and except to the extent of Landlord’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, Tenant shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Landlord and its agents, officers, directors, partners, managers, members, ground lessors, lenders and any and all of their respective affiliates, including without limitation any corporations or other entities controlling, controlled by or under common control with Landlord, and successors and assigns (collectively, “Landlord Parties”), from and against any and all damages, claims, actions, liabilities, costs or expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) arising either before or after the Commencement Date from Tenant's use or occupancy of the Premises, the Building or the Common Facilities, or from the conduct of its business or from any activity, work or thing done, permitted or suffered by Tenant or its agents, employees, invitees or licensees in or about the Premises, the Building or the Common Facilities, or from any default in the performance of any obligation on Tenant's part to be performed under this Lease, or from any act or negligence of Tenant or its agents, employees, visitors, patrons, guests, invitees or licensees. Landlord may, at its option, require Tenant to assume Landlord's defense in any action covered by this Section through legal counsel satisfactory to Landlord in its reasonable discretion. The provisions of this Section 10.3 shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease.

SECTION 10.4. LANDLORD'S NONLIABILITY. Except in the event of Landlord’s gross negligence or willful misconduct , neither Landlord nor any Landlord Parties shall be liable to Tenant, its employees, agents and invitees, and Tenant hereby assumes the risk of and waives all claims against Landlord and the Landlord Parties for loss of or damage to any property or any injury to any person or loss or interruption of business or income resulting from, but not limited, to fire, explosion, falling plaster, steam, gas, electricity, water or rain which may leak or flow from or into any part of the Premises or from the breakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of the pipes, sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, air conditioning, electrical works, heating and ventilation systems, mechanical equipment , lighting or other fixtures in the Building whether the damage or injury results from conditions arising in the Premises or in other portions of the Building. It is understood that any such condition may require the temporary evacuation or closure of all or a portion of the Building. Neither Landlord nor any Landlord Parties shall be liable for interference with light or other similar intangible interests. The liability of Landlord to Tenant for any default by Landlord under this Lease or arising in connection herewith or with Landlord’s operation, management, leasing, repair, renovation, alteration or any other mater relating to the Property or the Premises shall be limited to the unencumbered interest of Landlord in the Building and Tenant agrees to look solely to Landlord’s unencumbered interest in the Building for the recovery of judgment against Landlord, and Landlord shall not be personally liable for any such judgment or deficiency after execution thereon. Under no circumstances shall Landlord ever be liable for consequential or punitive damages, including damages for lost profits or for business interruption.

ARTICLE XI. DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION

SECTION 11.1.    RESTORATION.

(a)If the Building of which the Premises are a part is damaged, Landlord shall repair that damage as soon as reasonably possible at its expense unless: (i) the damage is not covered by Landlord's fire and extended coverage insurance; or (ii) Landlord reasonably

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determines that the cost of repair would exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the full replacement cost of the Building (the “Replacement Cost”); (iii) the damage occurs during the final twelve (12) months of the Term; (iv) the holder of any mortgage on the Building or ground lessor with respect to the Building shall require that the insurance proceeds or any portion thereof be used to retire the mortgage debt, or shall terminate the ground lease, as the case may be; or (v) in Landlord's reasonable judgment, repairs cannot reasonably be completed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of discovery of the damage (when such repairs are made without the payment of overtime or other premiums). Should Landlord elect not to repair the damage for one of the preceding reasons, Landlord shall so notify Tenant in writing within sixty (60) days after the damage occurs, and this Lease shall terminate as of the date said notice.

(b)Unless Landlord elects to terminate this Lease in accordance with subsection (a) above, this Lease shall continue in effect for the remainder of the Term; provided that if the damage is so extensive as to reasonably prevent Tenant's use and enjoyment of the Premises for more than twelve (12) months, then Tenant may elect to terminate this Lease by written notice to Landlord within ten (10) days following Landlord’s notice in subsection (a). In the event this Lease is terminated in accordance with the terms of Section 11.1 or Section 11.2, Tenant shall assign to Landlord (or to any party designated by Landlord) all insurance proceeds payable to Tenant under Tenant's insurance required under Article X of this Lease applicable to any improvements, alterations or additions.

(c)Commencing on the date of any damage to the Building and ending on the sooner of the date the damage is repaired or the date this Lease is terminated, the rental to be paid under this Lease shall be abated in the same proportion that the floor area of the Premises that is rendered unusable by the damage from time to time bears to the total floor area of the Premises.

(d)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) (b) and (c) of this Section, the cost of any repairs shall be borne by Tenant and Tenant shall not be entitled to rental abatement or termination rights if the damage is due to solely the fault or neglect of Tenant or its employees, subtenants, invitees or representatives. In addition, the provisions of this Section shall not be deemed to require Landlord to repair any improvements, alterations, additions or fixtures that Tenant is obligated to repair or insure pursuant to any other provision of this Lease.

SECTION 11.2. LEASE GOVERNS. Tenant agrees that the provisions of this Lease, including without limitation Section 11.1, shall govern any damage or destruction and shall accordingly supersede any contrary statute or rule of law. Tenant irrevocably waives and releases Tenant’s rights under California Civil Code Sections 1932(2), 1933(4) and 1942 as the same may be modified or replaced hereafter.

ARTICLE XII. EMINENT DOMAIN

SECTION 12.1. TOTAL OR PARTIAL TAKING. If all or a material portion of the Premises is taken by any lawful authority by exercise of the right of eminent domain or sold to prevent a taking, either Tenant or Landlord may terminate this Lease effective as of the date possession is required to be surrendered to the authority. In the event title to a portion of the Building, other than the Premises, is taken or sold in lieu of taking, and if Landlord elects to restore the Building in such a way as to alter the Premises materially, either party may terminate this Lease by written notice to the other party effective on the date of vesting of title. In the event neither party has elected to terminate this Lease as provided above, then Landlord shall promptly, after receipt of a sufficient condemnation award, proceed to restore the Premises to substantially their condition prior to the taking and a proportionate allowance shall be made to Tenant for the rent corresponding to the time during which and to the part of the Premises of which Tenant is deprived on account of the taking and restoration. In the event of a taking, Landlord shall be entitled to the entire amount of the condemnation award without deduction for any estate or interest of Tenant; provided that nothing in this Section shall be deemed to give Landlord any interest in or prevent Tenant from seeking any award against the taking authority for the taking of personal property and fixtures belonging to Tenant or for relocation or business interruption expenses recoverable from the taking authority. Tenant hereby waives any and all rights it might otherwise have pursuant to Section 1265.130 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

SECTION 12.2. TEMPORARY TAKING. No temporary taking of the Premises shall terminate this Lease or give Tenant any right to abatement of rent, and any award specifically attributable to a temporary taking of the Premises shall belong entirely to Tenant. A temporary taking shall be deemed to be a taking of the use or occupancy of the Premises for a period not to exceed thirty (30) days.
ARTICLE XIII. SUBORDINATION; ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

SECTION 13.1.    SUBORDINATION

(a)At the option of Landlord this Lease shall be either superior or subordinate to all ground or underlying leases, mortgages, deeds of trust or other encumbrance, if any, which may now or hereafter affect the Building, and to all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof. In the event of a termination or foreclosure, Tenant shall become a tenant of and attorn to the successor-in-interest to Landlord upon the same terms and conditions as are contained in this Lease and shall execute any instrument reasonably

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required by Landlord's successor for that purpose. Tenant shall also, upon written request of Landlord, execute and deliver all instruments as may be required from time to time to subordinate the rights of Tenant under this Lease to any ground or underlying lease or to the lien of any mortgage, deed of trust or other encumbrance or, if requested by Landlord, to subordinate in whole or in part any ground or underlying lease or the lien of any mortgage, deed of trust or other encumbrance to this Lease. Tenant shall, concurrently with its execution of this Lease, execute a SNDA materially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F, and Landlord shall request such SNDA to be executed by the current lender. Landlord's failure to obtain any SNDA for Tenant shall have no effect on the rights, obligations and liabilities of Landlord and Tenant or be considered to be a default by Landlord hereunder.

(b)Failure of Tenant to execute any statements or instruments necessary or desirable to effectuate the provisions of this Article within ten (10) business days after written request by Landlord, in any form that Landlord may reasonably require, shall constitute a material default under this Lease. If Tenant fails to execute such documents within such 10 business day period, Landlord may execute such documents on behalf of Tenant as Tenant’s attorney-in-fact. Tenant does hereby make, constitute and irrevocably appoint Landlord as Tenant’s attorney-in-fact and in Tenant’s name, place and stead, to execute such documents in accordance with this Section 13. In that event, Landlord, in addition to any other rights or remedies it might have, shall have the right by written notice to Tenant to terminate this Lease as of a date not less than twenty (20) days after the date of Landlord's notice. Landlord's election to terminate shall not relieve Tenant of any liability for its default.

SECTION 13.2.    ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE

(a)Tenant shall, at any time upon not less than ten (10) business days prior written notice from Landlord, execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord, in any form that Landlord may reasonably require, a statement in writing (i) certifying that this Lease is unmodified and in full force and effect (or if modified stating the nature of the modification and certifying that this Lease as modified is in full force and effect), and the dates to which the rental, additional rent and other charges have been paid in advance, if any; and (ii) acknowledging that to Tenant's knowledge there are no uncured defaults on the part of Landlord or specifying each default, if any, are claimed; and (iii) setting forth all further information that Landlord may reasonably require.

(b)Tenant's failure to deliver any estoppel statement within the provided time shall constitute a default under this Lease and shall be conclusive upon Tenant that (i) this Lease is in full force and effect without modification, except as may be represented by Landlord; (ii) there are no uncured defaults in Landlord's performance; and (iii) not more than one (1) month's rental has been paid in advance.

ARTICLE XIV. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

SECTION 14.1. TENANT'S DEFAULTS. In addition to any other event of default set forth in this Lease, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall constitute a default by Tenant:

(a)The failure by Tenant to make any payment of rent or additional rent required to be made by Tenant, within three (3) business days of the date when due. For purposes of these default and remedy provisions, the term additional rent shall be deemed to include all amounts of any type whatsoever other than Basic Rent to be paid by Tenant pursuant to the terms of this Lease.

(b)Assignment, sublease, encumbrance or other transfer of the Lease by Tenant, either voluntarily or by operation of law, without the prior written consent of Landlord (except pursuant to Section 9.1(g) above).

(c)The discovery by Landlord that any financial statement provided by Tenant or by any affiliate, successor or guarantor of Tenant was materially false; or a default by Tenant under any other agreement of which Landlord and Tenant are parties.

(d)The failure or inability by Tenant to observe or perform any of the express or implied covenants or provisions of this Lease to be observed or performed by Tenant, other than as specified in any other subsection of this Section, where the failure continues for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice from Landlord to Tenant; provided, however, that any such notice shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any notice required under California Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1161 and 1161(a), as amended. However, if the nature of the failure is such that more than thirty (30) days are reasonably required for its cure, then Tenant shall not be deemed to be in default if Tenant commences the cure within thirty (30) days and thereafter diligently pursues the cure to completion.

(e)(i) The making by Tenant of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; (ii) the filing by or against Tenant of a petition to have Tenant adjudged a Chapter 7 debtor under the Bankruptcy Code or to have debts discharged or a petition for reorganization or arrangement under any law relating to bankruptcy (unless, in the case of a petition filed against Tenant, the same is dismissed within sixty [60] days); (iii) the appointment of a trustee or receiver to take possession of substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises

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or of Tenant's interest in this Lease, if possession is not restored to Tenant within thirty (30) days; (iv) the attachment, execution or other judicial seizure of substantially all of Tenant's assets located at the Premises or of Tenant's interest in this Lease where the seizure is not discharged within thirty (30) days; or (v) Tenant's convening of a meeting of its creditors for the purpose of effecting a moratorium upon or composition of its debts. Landlord shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any event described in this subsection unless notification in writing is received by Landlord, nor shall there be any presumption attributable to Landlord of Tenant's insolvency. In the event that any provision of this subsection is contrary to applicable law, the provision shall be of no force or effect.

(f)
The abandonment of the Premises by Tenant.

(g)
The Tenant’s failure to take possession of the Premises or to occupy same within sixty days after the Commencement
Date.


SECTION 14.2.    LANDLORD'S REMEDIES.

(a)In the event of any default by Tenant or in the event of the abandonment of the Premises by Tenant, then, in addition to any other remedies available to Landlord, Landlord may exercise the following remedies:

(i)    Landlord may terminate Tenant's right to possession of the Premises by any lawful means in which case this Lease shall terminate and Tenant shall immediately surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord. Such termination shall not affect any accrued obligations of Tenant under this Lease. Upon termination, Landlord shall have the right to reenter the Premises and remove all persons and property. Landlord shall also be entitled to recover from Tenant:

(1)
The worth at the time of award of the unpaid rent and additional rent, which had been earned at
the time of termination;

(2)    The worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid rent and additional rent, which would have been earned after termination until the time of award, exceeds the amount of such loss that Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided;

(3)    The worth at the time of award of the amount by which the unpaid rent and additional rent for the balance of the Term after the time of award exceeds the amount of such loss that Tenant proves could be reasonably avoided;

(4)    Any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all the detriment proximately caused by Tenant's failure to perform its obligations under this Lease or which, in the ordinary course of things, would be likely to result from Tenant's default, including but not limited to the cost of recovering possession of the Premises, commissions and other expenses of reletting, including necessary repair, renovation, improvement and alteration of the Premises for a new tenant, the unamortized portion of any tenant improvements, allowances and brokerage commissions funded by Landlord in connection with this Lease, the value of any free rent, abatements or other rental and monetary concessions made or extended for or on behalf of Tenant ( including, without limitation, moving allowances and lease termination payments), reasonable attorneys' fees and any other reasonable costs; and

(5)    At Landlord's election all other amounts in addition to or in lieu of the foregoing as may be permitted by law. The term rent, as used in this Lease, shall be deemed to mean the Basic Rent and all other sums required to be paid by Tenant to Landlord pursuant to the terms of this Lease. As used in subparagraphs (1) and (2) above, the worth at the time of award shall be computed by allowing interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum. As used in subparagraph (3) above, the worth at the time of award shall be computed by discounting the amount at the discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award plus one percent (1%).

(ii)    Landlord shall have the remedy described in California Civil Code Section 1951.4 (lessor may continue lease in effect after lessee's breach and abandonment and recover rent as it becomes due, if lessee has the right to sublet or assign, subject only to reasonable limitations). Landlord may elect not to terminate Tenant's right to possession of the Premises in which event Landlord may continue to enforce all of its rights and remedies under this Lease, including the right to collect all rent as it becomes due. Efforts by the Landlord to maintain, preserve or relet the Premises, or the appointment of a receiver to protect the Landlord's interests under this Lease, shall not constitute a termination of the Tenant's right to possession of the Premises. In the event that Landlord elects to avail itself of the remedy provided by this subsection (ii), Landlord shall not unreasonably withhold its consent to an assignment or subletting of the Premises subject to the reasonable standards for Landlord's consent as are contained in this Lease.


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(b)The various rights and remedies reserved to Landlord in this Lease or otherwise shall be cumulative and, except as otherwise provided by California law, Landlord may pursue any or all of its rights and remedies at the same time. No re-entry or repossession, repairs, maintenance, changes, alterations and additions, reletting, appointment of a receiver to protect Landlord's interests hereunder, or any other action or omission by Landlord shall be construed as an election by Landlord to terminate this Lease or Tenant's right to possession, or to accept a surrender of the Premises, nor shall same operate to release Tenant in whole or in part from any of Tenant's obligations hereunder, unless express written notice of such intention is sent by Landlord to Tenant. Tenant hereby irrevocably waives any right otherwise available under any law to redeem or reinstate this Lease.

(c)No delay or omission of Landlord to exercise any right or remedy shall be construed as a waiver of the right or remedy or of any default by Tenant, except as provided herein. The acceptance by Landlord of rent shall not be a (i) waiver of any preceding breach or default by Tenant of any provision of this Lease, other than the failure of Tenant to pay the particular rent accepted regardless of Landlord's knowledge of the preceding breach or default at the time of acceptance of rent; or (ii) a waiver of Landlord's right to exercise any remedy available to Landlord by virtue of the breach or default. The acceptance of any payment from a debtor-in-possession, a trustee, a receiver or any other person acting on behalf of Tenant or Tenant's estate, shall not waive or cure a default under Section 14.1. No payment by Tenant or receipt by Landlord of a lesser amount than the rent required by this Lease shall be deemed to be other than a partial payment on account of the earliest due stipulated rent, nor shall any endorsement or statement on any check or letter be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Landlord shall accept the check or payment without prejudice to Landlord's right to recover the balance of the rent or pursue any other remedy available to it. No act or thing done by Landlord or Landlord's agents during the Term shall be deemed an acceptance of a surrender of the Premises, and no agreement to accept a surrender shall be valid unless in writing and signed by Landlord. No employee of Landlord or of Landlord's agents shall have any power to accept the keys to the Premises prior to the termination of this Lease and the delivery of the keys to any employee shall not operate as a termination of the Lease or a surrender of the Premises.

SECTION 14.3. LATE PAYMENTS. Any rent due under this Lease that is not paid to Landlord within five (5) days of the date when due shall bear interest at the lesser of 10% or maximum rate permitted by law from the date due until fully paid. The payment of interest shall not cure any default by Tenant under this Lease. In addition, Tenant acknowledges that the late payment by Tenant to Landlord of rent will cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease, the exact amount of which will be extremely difficult and impracticable to ascertain. Those costs may include, but are not limited to, administrative, processing and accounting charges, and late charges, which may be imposed on Landlord by the terms of any ground, lease mortgage or trust deed covering the Premises. Accordingly, if any rent due from Tenant is not received by Landlord or Landlord's designee when due, then Tenant shall pay to Landlord, in addition to the interest provided above, a late charge in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of each delinquent payment. Acceptance of a late charge by Landlord shall not constitute a waiver of Tenant's default with respect to the overdue amount nor shall it prevent Landlord from exercising any of its other rights and remedies.

SECTION 14.4. RIGHT OF LANDLORD TO PERFORM. All covenants and agreements to be performed by Tenant under this Lease shall be performed at Tenant's sole cost and expense and without any abatement of rent or right of set-off. If Tenant fails to pay any sum of money other than rent or fails to perform any other act on its part to be performed under this Lease, and the failure continues beyond any applicable grace period set forth in Section 14.1, then, in addition to any other available remedies, Landlord may, at its election, make the payment or perform the other act on Tenant's part. Landlord's election to make the payment or perform the act on Tenant's part shall not give rise to any responsibility of Landlord to continue making the same or similar payments or performing the same or similar acts. Tenant shall promptly, upon demand by Landlord, reimburse Landlord for all sums paid by Landlord and all necessary incidental costs together with interest at the lesser of 10% or maximum rate permitted by law from the date of the payment by Landlord. Landlord shall have the same rights and remedies if Tenant fails to pay those amounts as Landlord would have in the event of a default by Tenant in the payment of rent.

SECTION 14.5. DEFAULT BY LANDLORD. Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default in the performance of any obligation under this Lease unless and until it has failed to perform the obligation within thirty (30) days after written notice by Tenant to Landlord specifying in reasonable detail the nature and extent of the failure; provided, however, that if the nature of Landlord's obligation is such that more than thirty (30) days are required for its performance, then Landlord shall not be deemed to be in default if it commences performance within the 30-day period and thereafter diligently pursues the cure to completion. The directors, officers, shareholders, members, managers, employees, agents, attorneys, and partners of Landlord shall not be personally liable for any claim or judgment against Landlord under any circumstances. If Landlord is in default under this Lease, then Tenant shall seek only a money judgment against Landlord and shall not attempt to seize or attach any asset of Landlord except as otherwise provided herein. If Tenant recovers a money judgment against Landlord, then such judgment shall be satisfied only out of the proceeds of the sale received on execution of the judgment levied against the unencumbered right, title and interest of the Landlord in the Building. Tenant shall not attempt to satisfy any such judgment from any other asset of Landlord under any circumstances. Tenant acknowledges that this limitation on Landlord's liability has been separately bargained for and that Landlord would not enter into this Lease in the absence of this provision.


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SECTION 14.6. EXPENSES AND LEGAL FEES. Should either Landlord or Tenant bring any action in connection with this Lease, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover, as a part of the action, its reasonable attorneys' fees and all other costs. The prevailing party, for the purpose of this paragraph, shall be determined by the trier of the facts.

SECTION 14.7. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. LANDLORD AND TENANT EACH ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS AWARE OF AND HAS HAD THE ADVICE OF COUNSEL OF ITS CHOICE WITH RESPECT TO ITS RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY AND EACH PARTY DOES HEREBY EXPRESSLY AND KNOWINGLY WAIVE AND RELEASE ALL SUCH RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY EITHER PARTY HERETO AGAINST THE OTHER ON ANY MATTERS WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS LEASE, TENANT'S USE OR OCCUPANCY OF THE PREMISES AND/OR ANY CLAIM OF INJURY OR DAMAGE.

LANDLORD /s/YMC TENANT /s/DB

ARTICLE XV. END OF TERM

SECTION 15.1. HOLDING OVER. This Lease shall terminate without further notice upon the expiration of the Term, and any holding over by Tenant after the expiration shall not constitute a renewal or extension of this Lease or give Tenant any rights under this Lease, except when in writing signed by both parties. If Tenant holds over for any period after the expiration (or earlier termination) of the Term, Landlord may, at its option, treat Tenant as a tenant at sufferance only commencing on the first (1st) day following the termination of this Lease and subject to all of the terms of this Lease, except that the monthly rental shall be the greater of (a) one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the total monthly rental for the month immediately preceding the date of termination, or (b) the then currently scheduled rent for comparable space in the Building. If Tenant fails to surrender the Premises upon the expiration of this Lease, Tenant shall indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from all loss or liability, including without limitation any claims made by any succeeding tenant relating to such failure to surrender. Acceptance by Landlord of rent after the termination shall not constitute a consent to a holdover or result in a renewal of this Lease. The foregoing provisions of this Section are in addition to and do not affect Landlord's right of re-entry or any other rights of Landlord under this Lease or at law.

SECTION 15.2. MERGER ON TERMINATION. The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant or a mutual termination of this Lease shall terminate any or all existing subleases unless Landlord, at its option, elects in writing to treat the surrender or termination as an assignment to it of any or all subleases affecting the Premises.

SECTION 15.3. SURRENDER OF PREMISES; REMOVAL OF PROPERTY. Upon the Expiration Date or upon any earlier termination of this Lease, Tenant shall quit and surrender possession of the Premises to Landlord in as good order, condition and repair as when received or as hereafter may be improved by Landlord or Tenant, casualty, reasonable wear and tear and repairs which are Landlord's obligation excepted, and shall, without expense to Landlord, remove or cause to be removed from the Premises all personal property and debris, except for any items that Landlord may by written authorization allow to remain. Tenant shall repair all damage to the Premises resulting from the removal, which repair shall include the patching and filling of holes and repair of structural damage, provided that Landlord may instead elect to repair any structural damage at Tenant's expense. If Tenant shall fail to comply with the provisions of this Section, Landlord may effect the removal and/or make any repairs, and the cost to Landlord shall be additional rent payable by Tenant upon demand. If requested by Landlord, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to Landlord an instrument in writing releasing and quitclaiming to Landlord all right, title and interest of Tenant in the Premises.

ARTICLE XVI. PAYMENTS AND NOTICES

All sums payable by Tenant to Landlord shall be paid without deduction or offset in lawful money of the United States to Landlord at its address set forth in Item 12 of the Basic Lease Provisions or at any other place as Landlord may designate in writing. Unless this Lease expressly provides otherwise, as for example in the payment of rent pursuant to Section 4.1, all payments shall be due and payable within ten (10) days after demand. All payments requiring proration shall be prorated on the basis of a thirty-(30)-day month and a three hundred sixty-(360)-day year. Any notice, election, demand, consent, approval, or other communication to be given or other document to be delivered by either party to the other may be delivered in person or by courier to the other party or may be deposited in the United States mail, duly registered or certified postage prepaid return receipt requested, and addressed to the other party at the address set forth in Items 12 and 13 of the Basic Lease Provisions, or if to Tenant at that address or from and after the Commencement Date at the Premises (whether or not Tenant has departed from abandoned or vacated the Premises). Either party may, by written notice to the other served in the manner provided in this Article, designate a different address. If any notice or other document is sent by mail it shall be deemed served or delivered twenty-four (24) hours after mailing. If more than one person or entity is named as Tenant under this Lease service of any notice upon any one of them shall be deemed as service upon all of them.


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ARTICLE XVII. RULES AND REGULATIONS

Tenant agrees to observe faithfully and comply strictly with the Rules and Regulations, attached as Exhibit D, and any reasonable and nondiscriminatory amendments, modifications and/or additions as may be adopted and published by written notice to tenants by Landlord for the safety, care, security, good order or cleanliness of the Premises, Building, and Common Facilities. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for any violation of the Rules and Regulations or the breach of any covenant or condition in any lease by any other tenant. One or more waivers by Landlord of any breach of the Rules and Regulations by Tenant or by any other tenant(s) shall not be a waiver of any subsequent breach of that rule or any other. Tenant's failure to keep and observe the Rules and Regulations shall constitute a default under this Lease. In the case of any conflict between the Rules and Regulations and this Lease, this Lease shall be controlling.

ARTICLE XVIII. BROKER'S COMMISSION

The parties recognize as the broker(s) who negotiated this Lease the firm(s), if any, whose name(s) is (are) stated in Item 10 of the Basic Lease Provisions and agree that Landlord shall be responsible for the payment of brokerage commissions to those broker(s) pursuant to a separate written agreement. Tenant warrants that it has had no dealings with any other real estate broker or agent in connection with the negotiation of this Lease and Tenant agrees to indemnify and hold Landlord harmless from any cost expense or liability (including reasonable attorneys' fees) for any compensation, commissions or charges claimed by any other real estate broker or agent employed or claiming to represent or to have been employed by Tenant in connection with the negotiation of this Lease. The foregoing agreement shall survive the termination of this Lease.

ARTICLE XIX. TRANSFER OF LANDLORD'S INTEREST

In the event of any transfer of Landlord's interest in the Premises, the transferor shall be automatically relieved of all obligations on the part of Landlord accruing under this Lease from and after the date of the transfer, provided that any funds held by the transferor, in which Tenant has an interest, shall be turned over, subject to that interest to the transferee, and Tenant is notified of the transfer as required by law. No holder of a mortgage and/or deed of trust to which this Lease is or may be subordinate, and no landlord under a so-called sale- leaseback, shall be responsible in connection with the Security Deposit unless the mortgagee or holder of the deed of trust or the landlord actually receives the Security Deposit. It is intended that the covenants and obligations contained in this Lease on the part of Landlord shall subject to the foregoing, be binding on Landlord, its successors and assigns only during and in respect to their respective successive periods of ownership.

ARTICLE XX. INTERPRETATION

SECTION 20.1. GENDER AND NUMBER. Whenever the context of this Lease requires, the words "Landlord" and "Tenant" shall include the plural as well as the singular, and words used in neuter, masculine or feminine genders shall include the others.

SECTION 20.2. HEADINGS. The captions and headings of the articles and sections of this Lease are for convenience only is not a part of this Lease and shall have no effect upon its construction or interpretation.

SECTION 20.3. JOINT AND SEVERAL LIABILITY. If more than one person or entity is named as Tenant, the obligations imposed upon each shall be joint and several, and the act of or notice from or notice or refund to or the signature of any one or more of them shall be binding on all of them with respect to the tenancy of this Lease, including but not limited to any renewal extension, termination or modification of this Lease.

SECTION 20.4. SUCCESSORS. Subject to Articles IX and XIX, all rights and liabilities given to or imposed upon Landlord and Tenant shall extend to and bind their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns. Nothing contained in this Section is intended or shall be construed to grant to any person other than Landlord and Tenant and their successors and assigns any rights or remedies under this Lease.

SECTION 20.5. TIME OF ESSENCE. Time is of the essence with respect to the performance of every provision of this Lease in which time of performance is a factor.

SECTION 20.6. CONTROLLING LAW. This Lease shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

SECTION 20.7. SEVERABILITY. If any term or provision of this Lease, the deletion of which would not adversely affect the receipt of any material benefit by either party or the deletion of which is consented to by the party adversely affected, shall be held invalid or

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unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Lease shall not be affected and each term and provision of this Lease shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

SECTION 20.8. WAIVER AND CUMULATIVE REMEDIES. One or more waivers by Landlord or Tenant of any breach of any term, covenant or condition contained in this Lease shall not be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or any other term, covenant or condition. Consent to any act by one of the parties shall not be deemed to render unnecessary the obtaining of that party's consent to any subsequent act. No breach by Tenant of this Lease shall be deemed to have been waived by Landlord unless the waiver is in a writing signed by Landlord. The rights and remedies of Landlord under this Lease shall be cumulative and in addition to any and all other rights and remedies which Landlord may have.

SECTION 20.9. INABILITY TO PERFORM. Except as provided otherwise in this Lease, in the event that Landlord or Tenant shall be delayed or hindered in, or prevented from, performance of any act required hereunder by reason of a so-called “force majeure” circumstance or event, such as inability to procure materials, delay by the other party, failure of power or unavailability of utilities, riots, insurrection, war or other reason of a like nature not the fault of such party or not within its control, acts of God, governmental laws or regulations without fault and beyond the control of the party obligated (financial inability excepted), then performance such act shall be excused for the period of delay, and the period for the performance of any such act shall be extended for a period equivalent to the period of delay. The provisions of this Section shall not operate to excuse Tenant from the prompt payment of rent.

SECTION 20.10. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Lease, and its exhibits and other attachments, cover in full each and every agreement of every kind between the parties concerning the Premises, the Building, and all preliminary negotiations, oral agreements, understandings and/or practices, except those contained in this Lease, are superseded and of no further effect. Tenant waives its rights to rely on any representations or promises made by Landlord or others, which are not contained in this Lease. No verbal agreement or implied covenant shall be held to modify the provisions of this Lease, any statute, law or custom to the contrary notwithstanding.

SECTION 20.11. QUIET ENJOYMENT. Except in the event of Tenant’s default hereunder, Tenant shall peaceably and quietly hold and enjoy the Premises for the Term without hindrance or interruption by Landlord or any other person claiming by or through Landlord.

SECTION 20.12. SURVIVAL. All covenants of Landlord or Tenant which reasonably would be intended to survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Lease, including without limitation any warranty or indemnity hereunder, shall so survive and continue to be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective parties and their successors and assigns.

ARTICLE XXI. EXECUTION AND RECORDING

SECTION 21.1. COUNTERPARTS. This Lease may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of which shall be one and the same agreement.

SECTION 21.2. CORPORATE AND PARTNERSHIP AUTHORITY. If Tenant is a corporation, partnership or other entity, each individual executing this Lease on behalf of the corporation, partnership or entity represents and warrants that he or she is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Lease on behalf of the corporation, partnership or entity and that this Lease is binding upon the corporation, partnership or entity in accordance with its terms. Tenant, shall at Landlord's request, deliver a certified copy of its board of directors' resolution or partnership agreement or certificate authorizing or evidencing the execution of this Lease. Tenant hereby warrants and represents that neither its execution of nor performance under this Lease shall cause Tenant to be in violation of any agreement, instrument, contract, law, rule or regulation by which Tenant is bound, and Tenant shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold Landlord harmless against any claims, demands, losses, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, arising from Tenant's breach of this warranty and representation.

SECTION 21.3. EXECUTION OF LEASE; NO OPTION OR OFFER. The submission of this Lease to Tenant shall be for examination purposes only and shall not constitute an offer to or option for Tenant to lease the Premises. Execution of this Lease by Tenant and its return to Landlord shall not be binding upon Landlord, notwithstanding any time interval, until Landlord has, in fact, executed and delivered this Lease to Tenant, it being intended that this Lease shall only become effective upon execution by both parties and delivery of a fully executed counterpart to Tenant. Nothing contained in this Lease shall be deemed or construed by the parties hereto or by any third party to create the relationship of principal and agent, partnership, joint venturer or any association between Landlord and Tenant.

SECTION 21.4. RECORDING. Tenant shall not cause the recordation of this Lease, a short form memorandum of this Lease or any reference to this Lease.


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SECTION 21.5. AMENDMENTS. No amendment or termination of this Lease shall be effective unless in writing signed by authorized signatories of Tenant and Landlord, or by their respective successors-in-interest. No actions, policies, oral or informal arrangements, business dealings or other course of conduct by or between the parties shall be deemed to modify this Lease in any respect.

ARTICLE XXII. MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 22.1. NONDISCLOSURE OF LEASE TERMS. Tenant acknowledges and agrees that the terms of this Lease are confidential and constitute proprietary information of Landlord. Disclosure of the terms could adversely affect the ability of Landlord to negotiate other leases and impair Landlord's relationship with other tenants. Accordingly, Tenant agrees that it and its partners, officers, directors, employees and attorneys shall not intentionally and voluntarily disclose the terms and conditions of this Lease to any other tenant or apparent prospective tenant of the Building, either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of Landlord; provided, however, that Tenant may disclose the terms to prospective subtenants or assignees under this Lease.

SECTION 22.2.    REPRESENTATIONS BY TENANT. The application, financial statements, and tax returns, if any, submitted and certified to by Tenant as an accurate representation of its financial condition have been prepared, certified and submitted to Landlord as an inducement and consideration to Landlord to enter into this Lease. The application and statements are represented and warranted by Tenant to be correct and to accurately and fully reflect Tenant's true financial condition as of the date of execution of this Lease by Tenant. Tenant's statement may be relied upon by any prospective purchaser or encumbrancer of all or any portion of the Building. At any time during the Term, however not more than twice per calendar year, Landlord may require Tenant to provide Landlord with a current financial statement and financial statements of the two (2) years prior to the current financial statement year. Such statements shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and, if such is the normal practice of Tenant, shall be audited by an independent certified public accountant.

SECTION 22.3. CHANGES REQUESTED BY LENDER; BUILDING NAME . If, in connection with obtaining financing for the Building, the lender shall request reasonable modifications in this Lease as a condition to the financing, Tenant will not unreasonably withhold or delay its consent, provided that the modifications do not materially increase the obligations of Tenant or materially and adversely affect the leasehold interest created by this Lease. Landlord shall have the right at any time to change the name of the Building and to install, affix and maintain any and all signs on the exterior and on the interior of the Building as Landlord may, in Landlord's sole discretion, desire. Tenant shall not use the name of the Building or use pictures or illustrations of the Building in advertising or other publicity or for any purpose other than as the address of the business to be conducted by Tenant in the Premises, without the prior written consent of Landlord.

SECTION 22.4. MORTGAGEE PROTECTION. No act or failure to act on the part of Landlord, which would otherwise entitle Tenant to be relieved of its obligations hereunder or to terminate this Lease, shall result in such a release or termination unless (a) Tenant has given notice by registered or certified mail to any beneficiary of a deed of trust or mortgage covering the Building whose address has been furnished to Tenant, and (b) such beneficiary is afforded a reasonable opportunity to cure the default by Landlord, including, if necessary, to effect the cure time to obtain possession of the Building by power of sale or judicial foreclosure, provided that such foreclosure remedy is diligently pursued.

SECTION 22.5. COVENANTS AND CONDITIONS. All of the provisions of this Lease shall be construed to be conditions as well as covenants as though the words specifically expressing or imparting covenants and conditions were used in each separate provision.

SECTION 22.6. TENANT SERVICES. In the event certain tenant services, including without limitation child care services, health club facilities, valet parking and concierge services are made available to tenants of the Building by a concessionaire under contract to Landlord or by a tenant under lease with Landlord (collectively, "Provider"), then Tenant acknowledges and agrees that Landlord shall not be deemed to have made any representation regarding the availability, quality or reliability of such service and Tenant shall have no recourse or claim against Landlord whether by abatement of rent or otherwise for any default or liability on the part of the Provider in furnishing the service.

SECTION 22.7. UTILITY INFORMATION. In the event that the Tenant is permitted to contract directly for the provision of electricity, gas and/or water services to the Premises with the third-party provider thereof (all in Landlord's sole and absolute discretion), Tenant shall promptly, but in no event more than ten (10) business days following its receipt of each and every invoice for such items from the applicable provider, provide Landlord with a copy of each such invoice. Tenant acknowledges that pursuant to California Public Resources Code Section 25402.10 and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto (collectively the "Energy Disclosure Requirements"), Landlord may be required to disclose information concerning Tenant’s energy usage at the Building to certain third parties, including, without limitation, prospective purchasers, lenders and tenants of the Building (the "Tenant Energy Use Disclosure"). Tenant hereby (A) consents to all such Tenant Energy Use Disclosures, and (B) acknowledges that Landlord shall not be required to notify Tenant of any Tenant Energy Use Disclosure. Further,

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Tenant hereby releases Landlord from any and all losses, costs, damages, expenses and liabilities relating to, arising out of and/or resulting from any Tenant Energy Use Disclosure. The terms of this Section shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Lease.

SECTION 22.8. PROHIBITED PERSONS; FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT. Neither Tenant nor any of its affiliates, nor any of their respective members, partners or other equity holders, and none of their respective officers, directors or managers is, nor prior to or during the Term, will they become a person or entity with whom U.S. persons or entities are restricted from doing business under
(a) the Patriot Act (as defined below), (b) any other requirements contained in the rules and regulations of the Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury ("OFAC") (including any "blocked" person or entity listed in the Annex to Executive Order Nos. 12947, 13099 and 13224 and any modifications thereto or thereof or any other person or entity named on OFAC's Specially Designated Blocked Persons List) or (c) any other U.S. statute, Executive Order (including the September 24, 2001, Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit or Support Terrorism) or other governmental action (collectively, "Prohibited Persons"). Prior to and during the Term, Tenant, and to Tenant's knowledge, its employees and any person acting on its behalf have at all times fully complied with, and are currently in full compliance with, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 and any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws. Tenant is not entering into this Lease, directly or indirectly, in violation of any laws relating to drug trafficking, money laundering or predicate crimes to money laundering. As used herein, "Patriot Act" shall mean the USA Patriot Act of 2001, 107 Public Law 56 (October 26, 2001) and all other statutes, orders, rules and regulations of the U.S. government and its various executive departments, agencies and offices interpreting and implementing the Patriot Act.

SECTION 22.9. CERTIFIED ACCESS SPECIALIST. For purposes of Section 1938 of the California Civil Code, Landlord hereby discloses to Tenant, and Tenant hereby acknowledges, that the Premises, Building and Common Facilities have not undergone inspection by a Certified Access Specialist (CASp). As required by Section 1938(e) of the California Civil Code, Landlord hereby states as follows: "A Certified Access Specialist (CASp) can inspect the subject premises and determine whether the subject premises comply with all of the applicable construction-related accessibility standards under state law. Although state law does not require a CASp inspection of the subject premises, the commercial property owner or lessor may not prohibit the lessee or tenant from obtaining a CASp inspection of the subject premises for the occupancy or potential occupancy of the lessee or tenant, if requested by the lessee or tenant. The parties shall mutually agree on the arrangements for the time and manner of the CASp inspection, the payment of the fee for the CASp inspection, and the cost of making any repairs necessary to correct violations of construction-related accessibility standards within the premises." In furtherance of the foregoing, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follows: (i) any CASp inspection requested by Tenant shall be conducted, at Tenant's sole cost and expense, by a CASp designated by Landlord; and (ii) Tenant, at its sole cost, is responsible for making any repairs within the Premises to correct violations of construction-related accessibility standards; and, if anything done by or for Tenant in its use or occupancy of the Premises shall require repairs to the Building (outside the Premises) and Common Facilities to correct violations of construction-related accessibility standards, then Tenant shall, at Landlord's option, either perform such repairs at Tenant's sole cost and expense or reimburse Landlord upon demand, as additional rent, for the cost to Landlord of performing such repairs. Tenant shall promptly deliver to Landlord any CASp report regarding the Premises obtained by Tenant. Tenant shall keep information contained in any CASp report regarding the Premises and/or Building confidential, except as may be necessary for Tenant or its agents to complete any repairs or correct violations with respect to the Premises. Tenant shall have no right to cancel or terminate the Lease due to violations of construction-related accessibility standards within the Premises or at the Building identified in any CASp report.

SECTION 22.10. RENOVATIONS. It is specifically understood and agreed that Landlord has made no representation or warranty to Tenant and has no obligation and has made no promises to alter, remodel, improve, renovate, repair or decorate the Premises, Building, or any part thereof and that no representations respecting the condition of the Premises or the Building have been made by Landlord to Tenant. However, Tenant hereby acknowledges that Landlord is currently renovating or may during the Term renovate, improve, alter, or modify (collectively, the "Renovations") the Building and/or the Premises including without limitation the parking structure, common areas, systems and equipment, roof, and structural portions of the same, which Renovations may include, without limitation,
(i) installing sprinklers in the Building or Common Facilities and tenant spaces, (ii) modifying the Common Facilities and tenant spaces to comply with applicable laws and regulations, including regulations relating to the physically disabled, seismic conditions, and building safety and security, and (iii) installing new floor covering, lighting, and wall coverings in the Building common areas, and in connection with any Renovations, Landlord may, among other things, erect scaffolding or other necessary structures in the Building, limit or eliminate access to portions of the Building or Common Facilities, or perform work in the Building, which work may create noise, dust or leave debris in the Building. Tenant hereby agrees that such Renovations and Landlord's actions in connection with such Renovations shall in no way constitute a constructive eviction of Tenant nor entitle Tenant to any abatement of rent. Landlord shall have no responsibility or for any reason be liable to Tenant for any direct or indirect injury to or interference with Tenant's business arising from the Renovations, nor shall Tenant be entitled to any compensation or damages from Landlord for loss of the use of the whole or any part of the Premises or of Tenant's personal property or improvements resulting from the Renovations or Landlord's actions in connection with such Renovations, or for any inconvenience or annoyance occasioned by such Renovations or Landlord's actions.


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SECTION 22.11. RIGHT TO LEASE. Subject to Tenant’s right to quiet enjoyment of the Premises, Landlord reserves the absolute right to effect such other tenancies in the Building. Landlord in the exercise of its sole business judgment shall determine to best promote the interests of the Building. Tenant does not rely on the fact, nor does Landlord represent, that any specific tenant or type or number of tenants shall, during the Term, occupy any space in the Building.

SECTION 22.12. PARKING. Tenant may park in the Building’s parking facilities (the “Parking Facility”), in common with other tenants of the Building, upon the following terms and conditions. Tenant shall not use more than the number of unreserved and/or reserved parking spaces set forth in Item 14 of the Basic Lease Provisions. Tenant shall comply with all rules and regulations established by Landlord from time to time for the orderly operation and use of the Parking Facility, including any sticker or other identification system and the prohibition of vehicle repair and maintenance activities in the Parking Facility. Landlord may, in its discretion, allocate and assign parking passes among Tenant and the other tenants in the Building. Tenant’s use of the Parking Facility shall be at Tenant’s sole risk, and Landlord shall have no liability for any personal injury or damage to or theft of any vehicles or other property occurring in the Parking Facility or otherwise in connection with any use of the Parking Facility by Tenant or its employees or invitees. Landlord may alter the size, configuration, design, layout or any other aspect of the Parking Facility, and, in connection therewith, temporarily deny or restrict access to the Parking Facility, in each case without abatement of Rent or liability to Tenant, but in no event shall Landlord materially reduce the number of spaces allocated to Tenant as a result of such modifications. Landlord may delegate its responsibilities hereunder to a parking operator, in which case (i) such parking operator shall have all the rights of control reserved herein by Landlord, (ii) Tenant shall enter into a parking agreement with such parking operator, and (iii) Landlord shall have no liability for claims arising through acts or omissions of such parking operator except to the extent caused by Landlord’s gross negligence or willful misconduct. Tenant’s parking rights under this Section 22.12 are solely for the benefit of Tenant’s employees and invitees and such rights may not be transferred without Landlord’s prior consent, except pursuant to a transfer permitted under Article IX. Parking rights are not personal to Tenant and may be inherited by any permitted transferee, subject to the previous sentence.


[Signatures on next following page]


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have caused this Lease to be executed the day and date first above written.




LANDLORD:
 
TENANT:
 
RV VI 777 MARINERS, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company
 
MODEL N, INC.,
a Delaware corporation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
RV VI 777 MARINERS INC.,
 
By:
/s/ David Barter
 
 
a Delaware corporation
 
Name:
David Barter
 
Its:
Sole Member
 
Its:
CFO
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Yvonne Compitello
 
By:
 
 
Name:
Yvonne Compitello
 
Name:
 
 
Its:
President
 
Its:
 
 
 
 
 
April 7, 2020
 





Exhibit A: Premises
    777 Mariners Island Boulevard, San Mateo
Suite 300 and “Break”

[attached on following pages]



Exhibit A-1



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Exhibit A-1



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Exhibit A-1


EXHIBIT B

UTILITIES & SERVICES

The following standards for utilities and services shall be in effect at the Building. Landlord reserves the right to adopt nondiscriminatory and reasonable modifications and additions to these standards. In the case of any conflict between these standards and the Lease, the Lease shall be controlling. Subject to all of the provisions of the Lease, including but not limited to the restrictions contained in Section 6.1, the following shall apply:

1.Landlord shall furnish to the Premises Monday through Friday, during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., (Saturday, Sunday and generally recognized national holidays are excepted), reasonable air conditioning, heating and ventilation services. Subject to the provisions set forth below, Landlord shall also furnish the Building with reasonable amounts of electric current for normal lighting by Landlord's standard, overhead fluorescent and incandescent fixtures and for fractional horsepower office machines, and water for lavatory and drinking purposes. Tenant will not, without the prior written consent of Landlord, consume electricity in the Premises at a level in excess of 5 watts per square foot or otherwise increase the amount of electricity, gas or water usually furnished or supplied for use of the Premises as general office space; nor shall Tenant connect any apparatus machine or device with water pipes or electric current (except through existing electrical outlets in the Premises) for the purpose of using electric current or water. This paragraph shall, at all times, be subject to applicable governmental regulations.

2.Upon written request from Tenant delivered to Landlord at least 24 hours prior to the period for which service is requested, but during normal business hours, Landlord will provide any of the foregoing building services to Tenant at such times when such services are not otherwise available. Tenant agrees to pay Landlord for those after-hour services at rates that Landlord may establish from time to time. The current charge for after-hours HVAC is $50.00 per hour. In addition, Landlord may impose a reasonable charge for any excessive use of any utilities or services or for any substantial recurrent use of the Premises at any time other than generally recognized business hours of generally recognized business days. If Tenant requires electric current in excess of that which Landlord is obligated to furnish under this Exhibit B, Tenant shall first obtain the consent of Landlord and Landlord may cause an electric current meter to be installed in the Premises to measure the amount of electric current consumed. The cost of installation, maintenance and repair of the meter shall be paid for by Tenant, and Tenant shall reimburse Landlord promptly upon demand for all electric current consumed for any special power use as shown by the meter. The reimbursement shall be at the rates charged for electrical power by the local public utility furnishing the current plus any additional expense incurred in keeping account of the electric current consumed.

3.If any lights, machines or equipment (including without limitation electronic data processing machines) are used by Tenant in the Premises which materially affect the temperature otherwise maintained by the air conditioning system or generate substantially more heat in the Premises than would be generated by the building standard lights and usual fractional horsepower office machines, Landlord shall have the right, at its election, to install or modify any machinery and equipment to the extent Landlord reasonably deems necessary to restore temperature balance. The cost of installation and any additional cost of operation and maintenance shall be paid by Tenant to Landlord promptly upon demand.

4.Landlord shall furnish water for personal hygiene and lavatory purposes only. If Tenant requires or uses water for any purposes in addition to ordinary cleaning and lavatory purposes, Landlord may, in its discretion, install a water meter to measure Tenant's water consumption. Tenant shall pay Landlord for the cost of the meter and the cost of its installation and for consumption throughout the duration of Tenant's occupancy. Tenant shall keep the meter and installed equipment in good working order and repair at Tenant's own cost and expense, in default of which Landlord may cause the meter to be replaced or repaired at Tenant's expense. Tenant agrees to pay for water consumed as shown on the meter and when bills are rendered, and on Tenant's default in making that payment, Landlord may pay the charges on behalf of Tenant. Any costs or expenses or payments made by Landlord for any of the reasons or purposes stated above shall be deemed to be additional rent payable by Tenant to Landlord upon demand.

5.In the event that any utility service to the Premises is separately metered or billed to Tenant, Tenant shall pay all charges for that utility service to the Premises and the cost of furnishing the utility to tenant suites shall be excluded from the Operating Expenses as to which reimbursement from Tenant is required in the Lease. If any utility charges are not paid when due Landlord may pay them, and any amounts paid by Landlord shall immediately become due to Landlord from Tenant as additional rent. If Landlord elects to furnish any utility service to the Premises, Tenant shall purchase its requirements of that utility from Landlord as long as the rates charged by Landlord do not exceed those, which Tenant would be required to pay if the utility service were furnished it directly by a public utility.



Exhibit B - 1





6.Landlord shall provide janitorial services Monday through Friday (Saturday, Sunday and generally recognized national holidays excepted), equivalent to that furnished in comparable office buildings and window washing as reasonably required; provided, however, that Tenant shall pay for any additional or unusual janitorial services required by reason of any nonstandard improvements in the Premises, including without limitation wall coverings and floor coverings installed by or for Tenant or by reason of any use of Premisesother than exclusively as offices. The cleaning services provided by Landlord shall also exclude refrigerators, eating utensils (plates, drinking containers, and silverware) and interior glass partitions. Tenant shall pay to Landlord the cost of removal of any of Tenant's refuse and rubbish to the extent that they exceed the refuse and rubbish usually attendant with general office usage.

7.Tenant shall have access to the Building 24 hours per day 7 days per week 52 weeks per year; provided that Landlord may install access control systems as it reasonably deems advisable for the Building. Such systems may, but need not, include full or part- time lobby supervision, the use of a sign-in/sign-out log, a card identification access system, building parking and access pass system, closing hours procedures, access control stations, fire stairwell exit door alarm system, electronic guard system, mobile paging system, elevator control system, or any other access controls. In the event that Landlord elects to provide any or all of those services, Landlord may discontinue providing them at any time with or without notice. Landlord may impose a reasonable charge for access control cards and/or keys issued to Tenant. Landlord shall have no liability to Tenant for the provision by Landlord of improper access control services for any breakdown in service or for the failure by Landlord to provide access control services. Tenant further acknowledges that Landlord's access systems may be temporarily inoperative during building emergency and system repair periods. Tenant agrees to assume responsibility for compliance by its employees with any regulations established by Landlord with respect to any card key access or any other system of building access as Landlord may reasonably establish. Tenant shall be liable to Landlord for any loss or damage resulting from its or its employees’ use/misuse of any access system.


































Exhibit B - 2




EXHIBIT C

TENANT'S INSURANCE

The following standards for Tenant's insurance shall be in effect at the Building. Landlord reserves the right to adopt reasonable, nondiscriminatory modifications and additions to those standards. Tenant agrees to obtain and present evidence to Landlord that it has fully complied with the insurance requirements.

1Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense commencing on the date Tenant is given access to the Premises for any purpose and during the entire Term procure, pay for and keep in full force and effect: (i) comprehensive general liability insurance with respect to the Premises and the operations of or on behalf of Tenant in on or about the Premises, including but not limited to personal injury, non-owned automobile, blanket contractual, independent contractors, broad form property damage, fire legal liability, products liability (if a product is sold from the Premises), liquor law liability (if alcoholic beverages are sold served or consumed within the Premises), and cross liability and severability of interest clauses, which policy(ies) shall be written on an occurrence basis and for not less than
$5,000,000 combined single limit per occurrence and $5,000,000 annual general aggregate for bodily injury, death and property damage liability, or the current limit of liability carried by Tenant, whichever is greater, and subject to such increases in amounts as Landlord may determine from time to time; (ii) workers compensation insurance coverage as required by law, together with employers liability insurance coverage; (iii) with respect to improvements, alterations and the like required or permitted to be made by Tenant under this Lease builder's all-risk insurance in amounts satisfactory to Landlord; (iv) insurance against fire, vandalism, malicious mischief, and such other additional perils, as may be included in a standard all risk form in general use in San Mateo County California, insuring Tenant's leasehold improvements, trade fixtures, furnishings, equipment and items of personal property of Tenant located in the Premises in an amount equal to not less than ninety percent (90%) of their actual replacement cost (with replacement cost endorsement); and (v) business interruption insurance in such amounts as will reimburse Tenant for direct or indirect loss of earnings attributable to all perils commonly insured against by prudent lessees in the business of Lessee or attributable to prevention of access to the Premises as a result of such perils for a period of at least twelve (12) months. In no event shall the limits of any policy be considered as limiting the liability of Tenant under this Lease.

2All policies of insurance required to be carried by Tenant pursuant to this Exhibit C shall be written by responsible insurance companies authorized to do business in the State of California and with a Best's policyholder rating of not less than "A" subject to final acceptance and approval by Landlord. Any insurance required of Tenant may be furnished by Tenant under any blanket policy carried by it or under a separate policy. A true and exact copy of each paid up policy evidencing the insurance (appropriately authenticated by the insurer), or a certificate of insurance certifying that the policy has been issued, provides the coverage required by this Exhibit C, and contains the required provisions shall be delivered to Landlord prior to the date Tenant is given the right of possession of the Premises. Proper evidence of the renewal of any insurance coverage shall also be delivered to Landlord not less than thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the coverage. Landlord may, at any time, and from time to time, inspect and/or copy any and all insurance policies required by this Lease.

3Each policy evidencing insurance required to be carried by Tenant, pursuant to this Exhibit C, shall contain the following provisions and/or clauses satisfactory to Landlord: (i) a provision that the policy and the coverage provided shall be primary and that any coverage carried by Landlord shall be noncontributory with respect to any policies carried by Tenant; (ii) a provision including Landlord, GE Real Estate Management Services, Wafra Investment Advisory Group, Inc., and any other parties designated by Landlord, as an additional insured, except as to workers compensation insurance; (iii) a waiver by the insurer of any right to subrogation against Landlord, its agents, members, managers, partners, employees, contractors, and representatives which arises or might arise by reason of any payment under the policy or by reason of any act or omission of Landlord, its agents, members, managers, partners, employees, contractors or representatives; and (iv) a provision that the insurer will not cancel or change the coverage provided by the policy without first giving Landlord thirty (30) days prior written notice.

4.    In the event that Tenant fails to procure, maintain and/or pay for, at the times and for the durations specified in this Exhibit C, any insurance required by this Exhibit C or fails to carry insurance required by any governmental authority, Landlord may at its election procure that insurance and pay the premiums in which event Tenant shall repay Landlord all sums paid by Landlord, together with interest at the lesser of 10% or maximum rate permitted by law and any related costs or expenses incurred by Landlord within ten (10) days following Landlord's written demand to Tenant.







Exhibit C - 1




EXHIBIT D

RULES AND REGULATIONS

The following Rules and Regulations shall be in effect at the Building. Landlord reserves the right to adopt reasonable, nondiscriminatory modifications and additions at any time.

1.Except as provided or required by Landlord in accordance with Building standards, no sign, placard, picture, advertisement name or notice shall be inscribed, displayed, printed, painted or affixed by Tenant on or to any part of the Building or exterior of the Premises leased to Tenant or to the door or doors thereof without the written consent of Landlord first obtained and Landlord shall have the right to remove any such sign, placard, picture, advertisement, name or notice without notice to and at the expense of Tenant.

2.Except as provided or required by Landlord in accordance with Building standards, no draperies, curtains, blinds, shades, screens or other devices shall be hung at or used in connection with any window or exterior door or doors of the Premises.

3.The bulletin board or directory of the Building shall be used primarily for display of the name and location of tenants and Landlord reserves the right to exclude any other names therefrom, to limit the number of names associated with tenants to be placed thereon and to charge for names associated with tenants to be placed thereon at rates applicable to all Tenants.

4.The sidewalks, halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators and stairways of the Building shall not be obstructed by tenants or used by them for any purposes other than for ingress to and egress from their respective premises. The halls, passages, exits, entrances, elevators, stairways, balconies and roof of the Building are not for the use of the general public and Landlord in all cases reserves the right to control the same and prevent access thereto by all persons whose presence, in the judgment of the Landlord, is or may be prejudicial to the safety, character, reputation or interests of the Building and its tenants; provided however, that Landlord shall not prevent such access to persons with whom tenants deal in the ordinary course of business unless such persons are engaged in illegal activities. No person shall go upon the roof of the Building unless expressly so authorized by Landlord.

5.Tenant shall not alter any lock nor install any new or additional locks or any bolts on any interior or exterior door of any Premises leased to Tenant without the prior written consent of Landlord.

6.The doors, windows, light fixtures and any lights or skylights that reflect or admit light into halls or other places of the Building shall not be covered or obstructed. The toilet rooms, toilets, urinals, wash bowls and other apparatus shall not be used for any purpose other than that for which they were constructed and no foreign substance of any kind whatsoever shall be thrown or placed therein. The expense of any breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from the violation of this rule shall be borne by the tenant who, or whose employees or invitees, cause such expense.

7.Tenants shall not mark, drive nails, screw or drill into the walls, woodwork or plaster or in any way deface the Building or any premises leased to a tenant. Normal picture hanging excluded.

8.Furniture, freight or equipment of every kind shall be moved into or out of the Building only at such times and in such manner as Landlord shall designate. Landlord may prescribe and limit the weight, size and position of all equipment to be used by tenants, other than standard office desks, chairs, and tables and portable office machines. Safes and other heavy equipment shall, if considered necessary by Landlord, stand on wood strips of such thickness as Landlord deems necessary to distribute properly the weight thereof. Landlord, at its own discretion may require an elevator technician to attend to the move at the sole cost of the tenant. All damage to the Building or premises occupied by tenants caused by moving or maintaining any property of a tenant shall be repaired at the expense of such Tenant.

9.No tenant shall employ any person, other than the janitor provided by Landlord, for the purpose of cleaning the premises occupied by such tenant unless otherwise agreed to by Landlord. Except with the written consent of Landlord, no person shall be permitted to enter the Building for the purpose of cleaning the same. Tenants shall not cause any unnecessary labor by carelessness or indifference in the preservation of good order and cleanliness. Landlord shall not be responsible to any tenant for loss of property on the Premises, however occurring, or for any damage to the property of any tenant caused by the employees or independent contractors of Landlord or by any other person. Janitor service will not be furnished when rooms are occupied during the regular hours when janitor service is provided. Window cleaning shall be done only at the regular and customary times determined by Landlord for such services.

10.No tenant shall sweep or throw or permit to be swept or thrown any dirt or other substance into any of the corridors, halls or elevators or out of the doors or stairways of the Building; use or keep or permit to be used or kept any foul or noxious gas or substance; permit or suffer the premises occupied by such tenant to be occupied or used in a manner offensive or objectionable to Landlord or other




tenants by reason of noise, odors or vibrations; interfere in any way with the other tenants or persons having business in the Building; or bring or keep or permit

to be brought or kept in the Building any animal life form, other than human, except seeing-eye dogs when in the company of their masters.

11.No cooking shall be done or permitted by tenants in their respective premises, except with a microwave or toaster oven, nor shall premises occupied by tenants be used for storage or merchandise, washing clothes, lodging, or any improper, objectionable or immoral purposes.

12.No tenant shall use or keep in the premises or the Building any kerosene, gasoline or inflammable or combustible fluid or material other than limited quantities thereof reasonably necessary for the operation or maintenance of customary office equipment, or, without Landlord's prior written approval, use any method of heating or air-conditioning other than the supplied by Landlord. No tenant shall use or keep or permit to be used or keep any foul or noxious gas or substance in the premises, or permit or suffer the premises to be occupied or used in a manner offensive or objectionable to Landlord or other occupants of the Building by reason of noise, odors, or vibrations, or interfere in any way with other tenants or those having business therein. Tenant must comply with any government imposed codes and regulations concerning the use or storage of any substances on the premises.

13.No boring or cutting for telephone or electric wires shall be allowed without the consent of Landlord and any such wires permitted shall be introduced at the place and in the manner described by Landlord. The location of telephones, speakers, fire extinguisher and all other equipment affixed to premises occupied by tenants shall be subject to the approval of Landlord. Each tenant shall pay all expenses incurred in connection with the installation of its equipment, including any telephone and electricity distribution equipment.

14.Upon termination of occupancy of the Building, each tenant shall deliver to Landlord all keys furnished by Landlord, and any reproductions thereof made by or at the direction of such tenant, and in the event of loss of any keys so furnished shall pay Landlord thereof.

15.No tenant shall affix any floor covering in any manner except as approved by the Landlord. The expense for repairing any damage caused by removal of any such floor covering shall be borne by the tenant by whom, or by whose contractors, employees or invitees, the damage shall have been caused.

16.No mail, furniture, packages, supplies, equipment, merchandise or deliveries of any kind will be received in the Building or carried up or down in the elevators except between such hours and in such elevators as shall be designated by Landlord.
17.On Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays and between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., access to the Building may be refused unless the person seeking access is known to the person charged with responsibility for the safety and protection of the Building and has a pass or is properly identified. In no case shall Landlord be liable for any loss or damage for any error with respect to the admission to or exclusion from the Building of any person. In case of invasion, mob, riot, public excitement or other commotion and at such times as Landlord deems necessary for the safety and protection of the Building, its tenants and all property located therein, Landlord may prohibit and prevent access to the Building by all persons by any means Landlord deems appropriate.

18.Each tenant shall see that the exterior doors of its premises are closed and securely locked on Sundays and legal holidays and not later than 6:00 p.m. of each other day. Each tenant shall exercise extraordinary care and caution that all water faucets or water apparatus are entirely shut off each day before its premises are left unoccupied and that all electricity or gas shall likewise be carefully shut off so as to prevent waste or damage to Landlord or to other tenants of the Building.

19.Landlord may exclude or expel from the Building any person who, in the judgment of Landlord, is intoxicated or under the influence of liquor or drugs, or who may in any manner do any act in violation of any of the rules and regulations of the Building.

20.The requirements of tenants will be attended to only upon application to Landlord at the office of the Building. Employees of Landlord shall not perform any work outside of their regular duties unless under special instructions from Landlord, and no employee of Landlord shall be required to admit any person (tenant or otherwise) to any premises in the Building.

21.No vending or food or beverage dispensing machine or machines of any description shall be installed, maintained or operated upon any premises in the Building without the written permission of the Landlord.

22.
Landlord, without notice and without liability to any tenant, at any time may change the name or the street address of the Building.

23.The term "Building" as used in these rules and regulations means the Building described in the Lease to which these rules and regulations are attached. Each tenant shall be liable to Landlord and to each other tenant of the Building for any loss, cost, expense, damage or liability, including attorneys fees, caused or occasioned by the failure of such first named tenant to comply with these rules, but Landlord




shall have no liability for such failure or for failing or being unable to enforce compliance therewith by any tenant and such failure by Landlord or non-compliance by any other tenant shall not be a ground for termination of the Lease to which these rules and regulations are attached by the tenant thereunder.

24.
[Intentionally Omitted].

25.Each tenant shall maintain the portions of its Premises which are visible from the outside of the Building or from hallways or other public areas of the Building, in a neat, clean and orderly condition.

26.No tenant shall tamper with or attempt to adjust the temperature control thermostats in its premises. Landlord shall adjust such thermostats as required to maintain heat and air-conditioning at the Building standard temperature.

27.
No tenant shall place any items whatsoever on the roof or balcony areas of the Building without prior written consent of Landlord.

28.No curtains, draperies, blinds, shutters, shades, screens or other coverings, hangings or decorations shall be attached to, hung or placed in, or used in connection with any window or the Building without prior written consent of Landlord. In any event, with the prior written consent of Landlord, such times shall be installed on the office side of the Landlord's standard window covering and shall in no way be visible from the exterior of the Building.

29.
Intentionally omitted.

30.Except with the prior written consent of Landlord, no tenant shall sell, or permit the sale at retail, of newspapers, magazines, periodicals, tickets or any other goods or merchandise to the general public in or on the premises, nor shall any tenant carry on, or permit or allow any employees or other person to carry on, the business of stenography, notary, typewriting or similar business in or from the premises for the service or accommodation of occupants of any other portion of the Building, nor shall the premises of any tenant be used for manufacturing of any kind, or any business or activity other than that specially provided or in such tenant's lease.

31.
No tenant shall install any radio or television antenna, loudspeaker or other device on the roof or exterior walls of the Building.

32.There shall not be used in any space, or in the public halls of the Building, either by any tenant or others, any hand trucks except those equipped with rubber tires and side guards or such other material handling equipment as Landlord may approve. No other vehicles of any kind (e.g. bike of any type, except wheel chair) shall be brought by any tenant into the Building or kept in or about the premises.

33.Each tenant shall store all its trash and garbage within its premises. No material shall be placed in the trash boxes or receptacles if such material is of such nature that it may not be disposed of in the ordinary and customary manner of removing and disposing of trash and garbage in the City of San Mateo without being in violation of any law or ordinance governing such disposal. All garbage and refuse disposal shall be made only through entryways and elevators provided for such purpose and at such times as Landlord shall designate.

34.Canvassing, peddling, soliciting, and distribution of handbills or any other written materials in or about the Building are prohibited, and each tenant shall cooperate to prevent same.

35.While in the Building, tenant's contractors shall be subject to and under the control and direction of the manager of the Building and/or the Building Engineer (but not as an agent or employee of Landlord or said manager or engineer).

36.Landlord may waive any one or more of these Rules and Regulations for the benefit of any particular tenant or tenants but no such waiver by Landlord shall be construed as a waiver of such Rules and Regulations against any or all of the tenants of the Building.

37.These Rules and Regulations are in addition to, and shall not be construed to in any way modify or amend, in whole or in part, the terms, covenants, agreements and conditions of any lease of premises in the Building.

38.Landlord reserves the right to make such other reasonable rules and regulations as in its judgment may from time to time be needed for the safety, care and cleanliness of the Building and for the preservation of good order therein.

39.
Pets are not permitted entry to the Building. Guide dogs for the blind are permitted to the Building.

Landlord’s Initials          Tenant’s Initials     





EXHIBIT E
WORK LETTER

The original Tenant shall be entitled to a one-time tenant improvement allowance (the "Tenant Improvement Allowance") in the amount set forth in Item 17 of the Basic Lease Provisions for the costs relating to the design and construction of Tenant's improvements, which are permanently affixed to Suite 300 of the Premises (the "Tenant Improvements") and constructed pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Lease. In no event shall Landlord be obligated to make disbursements pursuant to this Work Letter in a total amount which exceeds the Tenant Improvement Allowance. In the event that the Tenant Improvement Allowance is not fully utilized by the first anniversary of the Commencement Date, then such unused amounts shall revert to Landlord, and Tenant shall have no further rights with respect thereto. Landlord may, by written notice to Tenant, require any of the Tenant Improvements to be removed at the end of the Term and to repair any damage to the Premises and Building caused by such removal and return the affected portion of the Premises to a good condition. Tenant shall not be entitled to receive any cash payment or credit against rent or otherwise for any unused portion of the Tenant Improvement Allowance which is not used to pay for the Tenant Improvements; provided, however, that Tenant shall have the one-time right to apply any unused Tenant Improvement Allowance against Basic Rent payable during the first twelve (12) months of the initial Term only so long as (i) Tenant is not in default beyond any applicable notice and cure period, (ii) Tenant has not assigned the Lease, and (iii) Tenant provides Landlord with thirty (30) days prior written notice specifying the exact amount of the Tenant Improvement Allowance that Tenant desires to apply against Basic Rent which shall not be contested. Any amount so applied to Basic Rent shall reduce the amount of Tenant Improvement Allowance that Landlord is obligated to disburse hereunder by said amount. In no event shall the Tenant Improvement Allowance be used for furniture, personal property, low voltage cabling, fixtures or equipment or for constructing improvements in the Premises for purposes of offering space for sublease or for the benefit of a subtenant.

Provided that Tenant is not in default under any of the terms and conditions herein or the Lease, and provided that Landlord does not dispute any request for payment based on non-compliance of any work, or due to any substandard work, or for any other reasonable reason, Landlord shall disburse the Tenant Improvement Allowance upon (i) completion of the Tenant Improvements, (ii) Tenant’s opening and operating business in the Premises for the permitted use, and (iii) Landlord’s receipt of (A) invoices and evidence of payment for labor rendered and materials delivered to the Premises in connection with the Tenant Improvements and (B) properly executed mechanic's lien releases from all of Tenant's contractors, subcontractors, agents and representatives, which shall comply with the appropriate provisions, as reasonably determined by Landlord, of California Civil Code Sections 8132, 8134, 8136 or 8138 or any successor statute, and (C) all other information reasonably requested by Landlord, and (iv) the architect delivering to Landlord a certificate, in a form reasonably acceptable to Landlord, certifying that the construction of the Tenant Improvements in the Premises has been completed. Landlord's payment of such amounts shall not be deemed Landlord's approval or acceptance of the work furnished or materials supplied as set forth in Tenant's payment request.

Notwithstanding any contrary provision herein, if Tenant defaults under the Lease, Landlord’s obligations under this Work Letter shall be excused until such default is cured and Tenant shall be responsible for any resulting delay in the completion of the Tenant Improvements. This Work Letter shall not apply to any space other than the originally demised Premises.


Landlord’s Initials:     

Tenant’s Initials:     





EXHIBIT F
FORM SNDA

SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT


THIS    SUBORDINATION,    NON-DISTURBANCE    AND    ATTORNMENT
AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the day of         20 , by and among     (“Tenant") and NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, attorney-in-fact for The Bank of New York Mellon, a banking corporation organized under the laws of New York, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee under that certain Trust Agreement dated as of July 1, 2015 between New York Life Insurance Company, as grantor, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), as beneficiary, John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, as beneficiary, and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (“Lender"), whose principal address is 51 Madison Avenue, New York, New York    10010, and
     (“Borrower”).

RECITALS:

A.    Lender’s predecessor in interest made a mortgage loan (the “Loan") to Borrower in the amount of $     to be secured by, among other things, a mortgage [or deed of trust] (the "Mortgage") on the real property legally described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto (the "Premises");

B.    Tenant is the present lessee under a lease dated     with     , ("Landlord"), demising a portion of the Premises (said lease and all amendments now or hereafter executed with respect thereto being referred to as the "Lease");

C.
The Lease is presently subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage; and

D.    The parties desire to affirm the subordination of the Lease to the Mortgage and to set forth herein the agreement of Tenant and Lender regarding the relationship between the Lease and the Mortgage.

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

AGREEMENTS:

1.    Subordination. The Lease, and the rights of Tenant in, to and under the Lease and the portion of the Premises covered by the Lease (the “Demised Premises”) are and continue to be subject and subordinate to the lien of the Mortgage and to any modification, reinstatement, extension, renewal, supplement, consolidation or replacement thereof as well as any advances or re-advances with interest thereon and to any other mortgages or deeds of trust on the Premises which may hereafter be held by Lender.

2.
Tenant Not to Be Disturbed. In the event it should become necessary to foreclose the





Mortgage or Lender should otherwise come into possession of title to the Premises, Lender will not join Tenant in summary or foreclosure proceedings unless required by law in order to obtain jurisdiction, but in such event no judgment foreclosing the Lease will be sought, and Lender will not disturb the use and occupancy of Tenant under the Lease so long as Tenant is not in default under any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Lease and has not prepaid the rent except monthly in advance as provided by the terms of the Lease.

3.    Tenant to Attorn to Lender. In the event of foreclosure of the Mortgage, or upon a sale of the property encumbered thereby pursuant to the trustee's power of sale contained therein, or upon a transfer of said property by deed in lieu of foreclosure, then so long as Tenant is not in default under any of the terms, covenants, or conditions of the Lease, or otherwise at Lender's election, the Lease (subject to Section 4 below) shall continue in full force and effect as a direct lease between the succeeding owner of the said property and Tenant, upon and subject to all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease for the balance of the term of the Lease. Tenant hereby agrees to attorn to and accept any such successor owner as landlord under the Lease, and to be bound by and perform all of the obligations imposed by the Lease, and Tenant agrees to execute and deliver to any such successor owner such further assurance and other documents, including a new lease upon the same terms and conditions of the Lease, confirming the foregoing as such successor owner may reasonably request. Tenant waives the provisions
(i) contained in the Lease or any other agreement relating thereto and (ii) of any statute or rule of law now or hereafter in effect which, in either case, may give or purport to give it any right or election to terminate or otherwise adversely affect the Lease and the obligations of Tenant thereunder by reason of any foreclosure proceeding.

4.    Limitations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither Lender nor such other purchaser shall in any event be:

(a)
liable for any act or omission of any prior landlord (including Landlord);

(b)
obligated to cure any defaults of any prior landlord (including Landlord) which occurred prior to the time that Lender or such other purchaser succeeded to the interest of such prior landlord under the Lease;

(c)
subject to any offsets or defenses which Tenant may be entitled to assert against any prior landlord (including Landlord);

(d)
bound by any payment of rent or additional rent by Tenant to any prior landlord (including Landlord) for more than one month in advance;

(e)
bound by any amendment or modification of the Lease made without the written consent of Lender or such other purchaser; or

(f)
liable or responsible for, or with respect to, the retention, application and/or return to Tenant of any security deposit paid to any prior landlord (including Landlord), whether or not still held by such prior landlord, unless and until Lender or such other purchaser has actually received for its own account as landlord the full amount of such security deposit.

5.    Acknowledgment of Assignment of Lease and Rent. Tenant acknowledges that it has notice that the Lease and the rent and all other sums due thereunder have been assigned or are to be





assigned to Lender as security for the Loan secured by the Mortgage. In the event that Lender notifies Tenant of a default under the Mortgage and demands that Tenant pay its rent and all other sums due under the Lease to Lender, Tenant agrees that it will honor such demand and pay its rent and all other sums due under the Lease directly to Lender or as otherwise required pursuant to such notice. By its execution hereof, Borrower expressly consents to the foregoing.

6.    Limited Liability. Tenant acknowledges that in all events, the liability of Lender and any purchaser shall be limited and restricted to their interest in the Premises and shall in no event exceed such interest.

7.    Lender's Right to Notice of Default and Option to Cure. Tenant will give written notice to Lender of any default by Landlord under the Lease by mailing a copy of the same by certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed as follows (or to such other address as may be specified from time to time by Lender to Tenant):

To Lender:    NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
c/o New York Life Real Estate Investors 51 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010-1603
Senior Director – Loan Administration Division Loan No.:     

Upon such notice, Lender shall be permitted and shall have the option, in its sole and absolute discretion, to cure any such default during the period of time during which the Landlord would be permitted to cure such default, but in any event Lender shall have a period of thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notification to cure such default; provided, however, that in the event Lender is unable to cure the default by the exercise of reasonable diligence within such 30-day period, including on account of the need to take possession of the Premises in order to undertake such cure, Lender shall have such additional period of time as may be reasonably required to remedy such default with reasonable dispatch.

8.    Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement are binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors and assigns of the parties hereof.

9.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument and any of the parties hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.

10.    Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced according to the law of the state in which the Premises are located, other than such law with respect to conflicts of law.

11.    New Lease. Upon the written request of Lender to Tenant at the time of a foreclosure, trustee’s sale or deed in lieu thereof, the parties agree to execute a lease of the Premises upon the same terms and conditions as the Lease, which lease shall cover any unexpired term of the Lease existing prior to such foreclosure, trustee’s sale or conveyance in lieu of foreclosure.

12.    Conflict. This Agreement supersedes any inconsistent provisions of the Lease, and may not be amended or modified except by an agreement in writing executed by all parties hereto.





13.    No Modification. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed to derogate from or in any way impair or affect the lien and charge or provisions of the Mortgage, except as specifically set forth herein.

14.    Non-Disturbance. Lessee agrees that this Agreement satisfies any condition or requirement in the Lease relating to the granting of a non-disturbance agreement.

15.    Miscellaneous. Time is of the essence with respect to all obligations under this Agreement. This Agreement may be modified only by an instrument in writing executed by the party against whom enforcement is sought. Any waivers granted hereunder must be in writing. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between Lender and Tenant relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes entirely any and all prior written or oral agreements with respect thereto. The unenforceability or invalidity of any provision of this Agreement as to any party or circumstance shall not render that provision unenforceable or invalid as to any other party or circumstance, and all provisions hereof, in all other respects, shall remain valid and enforceable.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed these presents as of the day and year first above written.

[SIGNATURE PAGES TO FOLLOW]







IF TENANT IS A CORPORATION, USE THIS SIGNATURE PAGE

TENANT


(Printed Name of Tenant)
a(n)     corporation

By:     (Signature)


(Printed Name of Signatory)

Its:

(Title)



STATE OF
 
 
)
 
 
 
) SS:
COUNTY OF
 
 
)




[ADD STATE APPROPRIATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT]





IF TENANT IS A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, USE THIS SIGNATURE PAGE

TENANT


(Printed Name of Tenant)
a(n)     limited liability company

By:     (Signature)


(Printed Name of Signatory)

Its:

(Title)



STATE OF
 
 
)
 
 
 
) SS:
COUNTY OF
 
 
)






[ADD STATE APPROPRIATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT]





IF TENANT IS A PARTNERSHIP, USE THIS SIGNATURE PAGE

TENANT


(Printed Name of Tenant)
a(n)     partnership

By:
     (Signature)


(Printed Name of Signatory)

Its:    GENERAL PARTNER    
(Title)



STATE OF
 
 
)
 
 
 
) SS:
COUNTY OF
 
 
)




[ADD STATE APPROPRIATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT]





IF TENANT IS AN INDIVIDUAL, USE THIS SIGNATURE PAGE

TENANT



(Signature)


(Printed Name)




STATE OF
 
 
)
 
 
 
) SS:
COUNTY OF
 
 
)






[ADD STATE APPROPRIATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT]





LENDER


NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, attorney-
in-fact for The Bank of New York Mellon, a banking corporation organized under the laws of New York, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee under that certain Trust Agreement dated as of July 1, 2015 between New York Life Insurance Company, as grantor, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), as beneficiary, John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, as beneficiary, and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee

By:
     Name:
Title:



STATE OF
 
 
)
 
 
 
) SS:
COUNTY OF
 
 
)



This instrument was acknowledged before me on          , 2017, by     ,
     of NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, attorney-in-fact for The Bank of New York Mellon, a banking corporation organized under the laws of New York, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee under that certain Trust Agreement dated as of July 1, 2015 between New York Life Insurance Company, as grantor, John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A.), as beneficiary, John Hancock Life Insurance Company of New York, as beneficiary, and the Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee, on behalf of said company.



My Commission Expires:




Notary Public, State of _    
 



Printed/Typed Name of Notary





The terms of the above Agreement are hereby consented, agreed to and acknowledged.

BORROWER


(Printed Name of Borrower)
a     


By:     (Signature)


(Printed Name of Signatory)

Its:

(Title)



STATE OF
 
 
)
 
 
 
) SS:
COUNTY OF
 
 
)




[ADD STATE APPROPRIATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT]







[OPTIONAL]


This instrument was prepared by and when recorded should be returned to:

    , Esq. New York Life Insurance Company Office of the General Counsel
51 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010




Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Jason Blessing, certify that:
1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Model N, Inc.;
2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
Date: May 5, 2020
 
 
By:
/s/ JASON BLESSING
 
 
Jason Blessing
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)





Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, David Barter, certify that:
1.    I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Model N, Inc.;
2.    Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.    Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.    Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and
5.    The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.    All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 5, 2020
 
 
By:
/s/ David Barter
 
 
David Barter
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)




Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Jason Blessing, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge, the Quarterly Report of Model N, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in such Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Model N, Inc.
Date: May 5, 2020
 
 
By:
/s/ JASON BLESSING
 
 
Jason Blessing
 
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
(Principal Executive Officer)





Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, David Barter, certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge, the Quarterly Report of Model N, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2020 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the information contained in such Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Model N, Inc.
Date:  May 5, 2020
 
 
By:
/s/ David Barter
 
 
David Barter
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Accounting Officer)