UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
December 19, 2019

F5 Networks, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington
 
000-26041
 
91-1714307
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

801 5th Avenue
Seattle, Washington
98119
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (206) 272-5555

Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)


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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, no par value
FFIV
The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). 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.




Item 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Merger Agreement

On December 19, 2019, F5 Networks, Inc., a Washington corporation (“F5”) entered into a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Shape Security, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Shape”), Silhouette Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of F5 (“Merger Sub”) and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as security holder representative (the “Securityholder Representative”), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, Merger Sub will merge with and into Shape (the “Merger”), with Shape surviving the Merger and becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of F5.

Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, upon consummation of the Merger, F5 will pay an aggregate amount of consideration worth approximately $1,028,000,000 in cash, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Merger Agreement, for all of the shares of Shape (excluding shares (i) owned by Shape or any subsidiary of Shape and (ii) held by Shape shareholders who perfect their dissenters’ rights with respect to the Merger) and all of the other outstanding equity securities of Shape (the “Merger Consideration”). F5 will also assume all unvested and outstanding Shape options and restricted stock units held by continuing employees of Shape. All unvested and outstanding Shape options and restricted stock units held by non-continuing employees of Shape will be cancelled without consideration. All unvested and outstanding shares of Shape restricted stock held by non-continuing employees of Shape will be repurchased by Shape at the cost such non-continuing employee paid for such share of Shape restricted stock.

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants. Additionally, upon consummation of the Merger, certain of Shape’s former securityholders will undertake certain indemnification obligations. At the closing of the Merger, F5 will deposit with an escrow agent $79,400,000 of the Merger Consideration to fund (i) potential payment obligations of certain former securityholders of Shape with respect to a post-closing purchase price adjustment and (ii) potential post-closing indemnification obligations of certain former securityholders of Shape, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement and certain other terms and conditions.

The Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the Merger, have been approved by the Boards of Directors of Shape and F5, and subsequent to the execution of the Merger Agreement, by the requisite approval of the Shape shareholders.


The Merger is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2020 and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. The Merger Agreement contains certain customary termination rights for F5 and Shape, including the right to terminate if the Merger is not consummated on or before April 15, 2020, on the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.

The foregoing summary of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

The Merger Agreement and related description are intended to provide information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement and are not intended to modify or supplement any factual disclosures about F5 in its reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In particular, the Merger Agreement and related description are not intended to be, and should not be relied upon as, disclosures regarding any facts and circumstances relating to F5 or Shape. The representations and warranties have been negotiated with the principal purpose of not establishing matters of fact, but rather as a risk allocation method establishing the circumstances under which a party may have the right not to consummate the Merger if the representations and warranties of the other party prove to be untrue due to a change in circumstance or otherwise. As is customary, the assertions embodied in the representations and warranties made by Shape in the Merger Agreement are qualified by information contained in confidential disclosure schedules that Shape has delivered to F5 in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement. The representations and warranties also may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally applicable under the securities laws. Shareholders of F5 are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of F5 or Shape. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement.

Financing of the Merger

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, F5 obtained a debt commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”), dated December 19, 2019, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), Bank of America, N.A. (“Bank of America”) and BofA Securities, Inc., pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, JPMorgan and Bank of America have committed to provide a senior unsecured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $400 million (the “Debt Financing”).   The proceeds from the Debt Financing may be used to (i) finance the Merger and (ii) to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger and the related transactions.

The foregoing summary of the Commitment Letter and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Commitment Letter attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.


Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This announcement contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding the continuing strength and momentum of F5’s and Shape’s business, future financial performance, sequential growth, projected revenues including target revenue and earnings ranges, income, earnings per share, share amount and share price assumptions, share repurchases, demand for application delivery networking, application delivery services, security, and software products, expectations regarding future services and products, expectations regarding future customers, markets and the benefits of products, and other statements that are not historical facts and which are forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions and other factors that, if they do not fully materialize or prove correct, could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the company, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: customer acceptance of Shape and F5 offerings; potential disruptions to F5’s business and distraction of management as F5 integrates Shape’s business and technology; F5’s ability to successfully integrate Shape’s products with F5 technologies; the ability of F5’s sales professionals and distribution partners to sell Shape’s product and service offerings; the timely development, introduction and acceptance of additional new products and features by F5 or its competitors; competitive factors, including but not limited to pricing pressures, industry consolidation, entry of new competitors into F5’s markets, and new product and marketing initiatives by F5’s competitors; increased sales discounts; the business impact of the acquisition of Shape and potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the announcement or completion of the acquisition; uncertainties as to the timing of the transaction; uncertain global economic conditions which may result in reduced customer demand for F5’s products and services and changes in customer payment patterns; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment; overall information technology spending; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, shareholder and other matters, and governmental investigations; natural catastrophic events; a pandemic or epidemic; F5’s ability to sustain, develop and effectively utilize distribution relationships; F5’s ability to attract, train and retain qualified product development, marketing, sales, professional services and customer support personnel; F5’s ability to expand in international markets; the unpredictability of F5’s sales cycle; F5’s share repurchase program; future prices of F5’s common stock; and other risks and uncertainties described more fully in F5’s documents filed with or furnished to the SEC, including F5’s most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and other documents that we may file or furnish from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations.. The financial information contained in this release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in F5’s most recent reports on Forms 10-Q and 10-K as each may be amended from time to time. All forward-looking statements in this announcement are based on information available as of the date hereof and qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement. F5 assumes no obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements, except as otherwise required by law.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)       Exhibits:

 
Merger Agreement, dated December 19, 2019, by and among F5 Networks, Inc., Silhouette Merger Sub, Inc., Shape Security, Inc., and Shareholder Representative Services LLC.
     
 
Commitment Letter, dated as of December 19, 2019, by and among F5 Networks, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A, Bank of America, N.A. and BofA Securities, Inc.
     
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Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.


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Schedules and annexes have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or annex will be furnished supplementally to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.



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 hereunto duly authorized.

 
F5 NETWORKS, INC.
   
Date: December 23, 2019
By:
/s/ Scot Rogers
   
Scot Rogers
   
General Counsel and Executive Vice President



Exhibit 2.1

MERGER AGREEMENT

by and among

F5 NETWORKS, INC.

SILHOUETTE MERGER SUB, INC.

SHAPE SECURITY, INC.

and

SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES LLC

(as Securityholder Representative)

December 19, 2019


TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
Page
     
Article I
     
THE MERGER
     
1.1
The Merger
2
1.2
General Effects of Merger
3
1.3
Effects of Merger on Securities of Merging Corporations.
3
1.4
Calculation of the Total Closing Consideration.
7
1.5
Further Action
11
     
Article II
     
CLOSING AND CLOSING PAYMENTS
     
2.1
The Closing
11
2.2
Closing Conditions
12
2.3
Payment of Total Closing Consideration
16
2.4
Payment of Post-Closing Adjustment to Total Closing Consideration
20
2.5
Withholding Taxes
21
2.6
Reliance
22
     
Article III
     
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
     
3.1
Organization and Good Standing
23
3.2
Authority and Enforceability
23
3.3
Governmental Approvals
24
3.4
Conflicts
24
3.5
Company Capital Structure
25
3.6
Company Subsidiaries
27
3.7
Company Financial Statements; Internal Financial Controls
28
3.8
No Undisclosed Liabilities
29
3.9
No Changes
29
3.10
Tax Matters
29
3.11
Real Property
33
3.12
Tangible Property
34
3.13
Intellectual Property
34
3.14
Material Contracts
41
3.15
Employee Benefit Plans
44
3.16
Employment Matters
47
3.17
Governmental Authorizations
49
3.18
Litigation
49

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3.19
Insurance
49
3.20
Compliance with Laws
49
3.21
Top Customers and Suppliers
51
3.22
Interested Party Transactions
52
3.23
Books and Records
52
3.24
Brokers
52
3.25
Banking Relationships
53
3.26
Information Statement
53
3.27
No Other Representations
53
     
Article IV
     
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER AND MERGER SUB
     
4.1
Organization and Standing
53
4.2
Authority and Enforceability
53
4.3
Governmental Approvals
54
4.4
Financing
54
4.5
Non-Reliance
55
4.6
Solvency
55
     
Article V
     
CONDUCT OF COMPANY BUSINESS
     
5.1
Conduct of Company Business
56
5.2
Restrictions on Company Activities
56
     
Article VI
     
COMPANY NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT
     
6.1
Termination of Discussions
60
6.2
No Solicitation
61
6.3
Notice of Alternative Transaction Proposals
61
6.4
Specific Performance
61
     
Article VII
     
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
     
7.1
Shareholder Approvals
62
7.2
Governmental Approvals
63
7.3
Third-Party Contracts
64
7.4
Reasonable Best Efforts to Close
64
7.5
Employee Matters
64
7.6
Tax Matters
67
7.7
Certain Taxes and Fees
69

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7.8
Payoff Letters and Release of Liens
69
7.9
Third-Party Expenses
69
7.10
Preparation and Delivery of Required Financial Statements
70
7.11
Access to Information
71
7.12
Notification of Certain Matters
72
7.13
Director and Officer Insurance and Indemnification
72
7.14
Financing Cooperation
73
7.15
Buyer Financing
74
     
Article VIII
     
PRE-CLOSING TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT
     
8.1
Termination
75
8.2
Effect of Termination
76
     
Article IX
     
POST-CLOSING INDEMNIFICATION
     
9.1
Survival of Representations and Warranties
76
9.2
Indemnification
77
9.3
Limitations on Indemnification
78
9.4
Escrow Fund
81
9.5
Indemnification Claim Procedures
82
9.6
Defense of Third Party Claims
83
     
Article X
     
SECURITYHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE
     
10.1
Appointment and Authority of Securityholder Representative
84
10.2
Exculpation and Indemnification of Shareholder Representation
86
10.3
Expense Cash
87
     
Article XI
     
GENERAL PROVISIONS
     
11.1
Certain Interpretations
89
11.2
Notices
90
11.3
Confidentiality
91
11.4
Public Disclosure
91
11.5
Amendment
92
11.6
Extension and Waiver
92
11.7
Assignment
92
11.8
Severability
92
11.9
Specific Performance and Other Remedies
93

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11.10
Governing Law
93
11.11
Exclusive Jurisdiction
94
11.12
Waiver of Jury Trial
94
11.13
USA Patriot Act Compliance
95
11.14
Entire Agreement
95
11.15
Counterparts
95
11.16
Consent to Representation; Conflict of Interest
95

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INDEX OF ANNEXES, EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

Annex
Description
Annex A
Certain Defined Terms

 
Exhibit
Description
Exhibit A
Form of Escrow Agreement
Exhibit B
Form of Shareholder Consent
Exhibit C
Form of Joinder Agreement

 
Schedules
 
Schedule A
Support Shareholders
Schedule B
Sample Working Capital Statement
Schedule C
Key Employees
Schedule D
Knowledge Persons
Schedule 2.2(b)(x)(A)
Inventions and Proprietary Rights Assignment Agreement & Code of Conduct
Schedule 2.2(b)(x)(B)
Form of Offer Letter
Schedule 2.2(b)(xi)
Terminated Shareholder Agreements
Schedule 7.5(a)
Specified IP Contributors
Schedule 7.5(g)
New Company Option Grants
Schedule 7.8(a)
Payoff Letters
Schedule 7.8(b)
Liens to be Released
Schedule 9.2(a)
Specified Matters

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MERGER AGREEMENT

THIS MERGER AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of December 19, 2019 (the “Agreement Date”) by and among F5 Networks, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Buyer”), Silhouette Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer (“Merger Sub”), Shape Security, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, a Colorado limited liability company, solely in its capacity as the security holder representative, agent and attorney in fact of the Indemnifying Parties (the “Securityholder Representative”). All capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in Annex A.

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, the respective boards of directors of each of Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company believe it is advisable and in the best interests of each corporation and its respective shareholders that Buyer acquire the Company through the statutory merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”) and, in furtherance thereof, have approved this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Buyer’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, concurrently herewith, Buyer, the Company, the Securityholder Representative and the Escrow Agent named therein are entering into an Escrow Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Escrow Agreement”), which will be effective only upon the Closing, pursuant to which a portion of the merger consideration payable hereunder will be withheld and placed in an escrow fund as collateral security for certain indemnification obligations hereunder.

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Buyer’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, concurrently herewith, each of the Key Employees is entering into a Holdback Agreement with Buyer (each a “Holdback Agreement” and collectively, the “Holdback Agreements”).

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Buyer’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, concurrently herewith, each of the Key Employees is entering into an employment agreement (including an inventions and proprietary rights assignment agreements) and a Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement with Buyer, each of which will be effective only upon the Closing (each a “Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreement” and collectively, the “Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements”).

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to Buyer’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, as promptly as practicable following the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Company Shareholders listed on Schedule A will (i) execute and deliver a written consent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Shareholder Consent”), which consents will collectively constitute the Requisite Shareholder Approval and (ii) execute and deliver a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Joinder Agreement”).

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WHEREAS, Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements, as more fully set forth herein, in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and other premises set forth herein, the mutual benefits to be gained by the performance thereof, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, the parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE MERGER

1.1         The Merger.

(a)         The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the DGCL, at the Closing, Buyer and the Company shall cause Merger Sub to be merged with and into the Company, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and the Company will continue as the surviving corporation in the Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) and as a wholly owned subsidiary of Buyer. At the Closing, Buyer and the Company shall cause the Merger to be consummated by filing a certificate of merger in customary form and substance (the “Certificate of Merger”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 251 of the DGCL. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger is accepted by the Delaware Secretary of State or at such later time as Buyer and the Company mutually agree in writing and as set forth in the Certificate of Merger (such date and time as the Merger becomes effective, the “Effective Time”).

(b)         The Surviving Corporation.

(i)           Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.

(A)       Certificate of Incorporation.  Unless otherwise determined by Buyer prior to the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated as of the Effective Time to be identical to the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, until thereafter amended in accordance with Delaware Law and as provided in such certificate of incorporation; provided, however, that at the Effective Time, Article I of the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation shall be amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: “The name of the corporation is Shape Security, Inc.”

(B)        Bylaws.  Unless otherwise determined by Buyer prior to the Effective Time, the bylaws of Merger Sub as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation as of the Effective Time until thereafter amended in accordance with Delaware Law and as provided in the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation and such bylaws.

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(ii)          Directors and Officers.

(A)       Directors.  Unless otherwise determined by Buyer prior to the Effective Time, the directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the directors of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time, each to hold the office of a director of the Surviving Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Delaware Law and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until his or her successors is duly elected and qualified.

(B)         Officers.  Unless otherwise determined by Buyer prior to the Effective Time, the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation immediately after the Effective Time, each to hold office in accordance with the provisions of the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.

1.2         General Effects of Merger. At the Effective Time, the effects of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and the Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of DGCL (including Section 259(a)). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, except as otherwise agreed to pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, all of the assets (including property), rights, privileges, powers and franchises of a public and private nature of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all debts, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the  debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.

1.3          Effects of Merger on Securities of Merging Corporations.

(a)        Merger Sub Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company, the Company Securityholders or any other Person, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted into one validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Surviving Corporation. Each share certificate of Merger Sub evidencing ownership of any such shares shall thereupon evidence ownership only of such shares of the Surviving Corporation.

(b)         Company Shares.

(i)        Generally. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company, the Company Securityholders or any other Person, each Company Share (excluding Company Restricted Stock, which shall be treated in the manner set forth in Section 1.3(b)(ii), Cancelled Shares, which shall be treated in the manner set forth in Section 1.3(b)(iii), and Dissenting Shares, which shall be treated in the manner set forth in Section 1.3(b)(iv)), that is issued and outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted automatically into the right to receive (A) an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the Closing Payment Per Share (the aggregate amount to be received by a Company Securityholder pursuant to this Section 1.3(b)(i), a “Company Share Closing Payment”), and (B) any distributions of cash to be made with respect to such Company Share pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(ii), Section 7.6(g), Section 9.4(b), Section 9.4(d) and Section 10.3.  At and after the Effective Time, each Company Shareholder shall cease to have any rights as a stockholder of the Company, except as otherwise required by applicable Law and except for the right of each Company Shareholder to surrender his or her certificate in respect of Company Shares or affidavit of lost common certificate, as applicable, in exchange for the payments described in this Section 1.3(b)(i) and no transfer of Company Shares shall be made on the stock transfer books of the Surviving Corporation.  At the close of business on the day of the Effective Time, the stock ledger of Company with respect to Company Shares shall be closed.  For purposes of calculating the aggregate amount payable to each Company Shareholder pursuant to this Section 1.3(b)(i), (x) all shares of the Company Shares held by each such Company Shareholder shall be aggregated and (y) the amount of cash to be paid to each Company Shareholder for each Company Share of such Company Shareholder shall be rounded down to the nearest whole cent.

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(ii)         Company Restricted Stock.

(A)        Held by Continuing Employees. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company, any Company Securityholder or any other Person, each share of Company Restricted Stock held by each Continuing Employee that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted automatically into the right of the holder to receive (A) an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the Closing Payment Per Share (the aggregate amount to be received by a Company Securityholder pursuant to this Section 1.3(b)(ii)(A), a “Restricted Stock Closing Payment”), payable subject to and in accordance with the vesting schedule applicable to the award of such Company Restricted Stock as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, provided that such payments may be made within fifteen (15) Business Days following an applicable vesting date, except in the case of the Key Employees, in which case such amounts shall be subject to such treatment as is provided in the Holdback Agreement, and (B) any distributions of cash to be made with respect to such Company Restricted Stock pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(ii), Section 7.6(g), Section 9.4(b), Section 9.4(d) and Section 10.3, payable subject to and in accordance with the vesting schedule applicable to the award of such Company Restricted Stock as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, provided that such payments may be made within fifteen (15) Business Days following an applicable vesting date, except in the case of the Key Employees, in which case such amounts shall be subject to such treatment as is provided in the Holdback Agreement.  Such payments shall be reduced by any income or employment Tax withholding required under the Code or any provision of applicable state, local or foreign Tax law.  To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the holder of such Company Restricted Stock.

(B)        Held by Non-Continuing Employees.  Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall repurchase each share of Company Restricted Stock that is held by a Non-Continuing Employee at the cost such Non-Continuing Employee paid for such share of Company Restricted Stock, if any, and, as a result, Closing Cash will exclude any payments by the Company to repurchase such Company Restricted Stock and Total Outstanding Shares shall exclude all such repurchased Company Restricted Stock.

(iii)      Cancelled Shares. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Merger Sub, the Company, Company Securityholders or any other Person, each share of Company Shares that is issued and outstanding and held by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (“Cancelled Shares”) shall be cancelled without any consideration paid therefor.

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(iv)       Dissenting Shares. Upon the giving of a notice of election to dissent pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL, each holder of Dissenting Shares shall cease to have any rights of a shareholder of the Company except the right to be paid the fair value of his shares as shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL. If any Company Securityholder (other than a Company Securityholder who consented in writing to the Requisite Shareholder Approval) fails to give written notice of its election to dissent from the Merger under Section 262 of the DGCL, then the rights of such Company Securityholder under Section 262 of the DGCL shall cease to exist, and the underlying Company Shares shall be cancelled in accordance with Section 1.3(b)(i), and thereupon entitle the holder thereof only to receive the consideration contemplated by such Section 1.3(b)(i), as applicable. The Company shall give Buyer prompt notice, and in any event notice within one (1) Business Day, of any notice or purported notice received by the Company of any Company Securityholder’s intent to exercise and/or exercise of rights pursuant to Section 262 of the DGCL, the withdrawal of any such notice and any other documents served upon the Company pursuant to or in connection with Section 262 of the DGCL or a Company Securityholder’s dissent or appraisal rights and Buyer shall have the right to direct on behalf of the Company all negotiations and proceedings with respect to such demands for appraisal or dissent. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall not, except with the prior written consent of Buyer (not to be unreasonably withheld) or as otherwise required by an order, decree, ruling or injunction of a court of competent jurisdiction, make or offer to make any payment with respect to any such exercise of dissenter’s rights or offer to settle or settle any such rights. The payout of consideration under this Agreement to the Company Securityholders in accordance with this Section 1.3 (other than to holders of Dissenting Shares who shall be treated as provided in this Section 1.3(b)(iv) and under the applicable terms of the DGCL) shall not be affected by the exercise or potential exercise of appraisal or dissenters’ rights by any other Company Securityholder.

(c)          Company Options.

(i)          Vested Company Options. Except as set forth in Section 1.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company, any Company Securityholder or any other Person, each Vested Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be cancelled and converted automatically into the right to receive (A) an amount in cash, without interest, equal to (x) the excess of the Closing Payment Per Share, less the per share exercise price of such Vested Company Option, multiplied by (y) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of such Vested Company Option (the aggregate amount to be received by a Company Securityholder pursuant to this Section 1.3(c)(i)(A), a “Company Option Closing Payment”), and (B) any distributions of cash to be made with respect to such Vested Company Option pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(ii), Section 7.6(g), Section 9.4(b), Section 9.4(d) and Section 10.3. Such payments shall be reduced by any income or employment Tax withholding required under the Code or any provision of applicable state, local or foreign Tax law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the holder of such Vested Company Options.

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(ii)          Unvested Company Options.

(A)       Held by Continuing Employees. Except as set forth in Section 1.3 of the Disclosure Schedule, effective as of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company, any Company Securityholder or any other Person, each Unvested Company Option that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a Continuing Employee shall be assumed by Buyer and thereupon become a Buyer Option. Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, each Unvested Company Option so assumed by Buyer shall continue to have, and be subject to, the same terms and conditions (including vesting terms and any accelerated vesting provisions that may be applicable thereto) as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that (x) such assumed Unvested Company Option shall be exercisable for that number of whole shares of Buyer Common Stock equal to the product of the number of Company Common Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such Unvested Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time multiplied by the Exchange Ratio, with the result rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares of Buyer Common Stock and (y) the per share exercise price for the shares of Buyer Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such assumed Unvested Company Option shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the exercise price per share of Company Common Share at which such assumed Unvested Company Option was exercisable immediately Effective Time by the Exchange Ratio, with the result rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the exercise price of the Buyer Option, the number of shares purchasable pursuant to such Buyer Option and the terms and conditions of exercise of such Buyer Option shall in all events be determined in order to comply with Section 409A of the Code, and in the case of any Unvested Company Option to which Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its qualification under Section 422 of the Code, Section 424 of the Code.

(B)       Held by Non-Continuing Employees. Effective as of the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company, any Company Securityholder or any other Person, each Unvested Company Option that is outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and held by a Non-Continuing Employee shall be cancelled without any consideration paid therefor (the “Cancelled Unvested Options”).

(C)        Necessary Company Actions. Prior to the Effective Time, and subject to the prior review and approval of Buyer, the Company shall take all actions reasonably necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by Section 1.3(b) and 1.3(c), including delivering evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer that all necessary determinations by the Company’s board of directors or applicable committee of the Company’s board of directors to cash out, cancel or provide for the assumption of Company Options, in accordance with Section 1.3(c) have been made.

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(d)         S-8 Registration. Within fifteen (15) Business Days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-8, if available for use by Buyer, registering that number of shares of Buyer Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of all Unvested Company Options that are assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 1.3(c) and are eligible to be registered on Form S-8.

1.4          Calculation of the Total Closing Consideration.

(a)          Definitions. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following respective meanings.

(i)          “Aggregate Exercise Price” shall mean the aggregate exercise price of all Vested Company Options and Unvested Company Options (other than Cancelled Unvested Options).

(ii)         “Cash” shall mean (x) cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities, whether on hand or in deposit, checking, brokerage or other accounts of, or in any safety deposit box or other physical storage device provided by, a financial institution, in each case to the extent constituting “cash and cash equivalents” or “marketable securities” under GAAP applied on a basis consistent with its preparation of the Financials, plus (y) the aggregate amount of all un-cleared deposits, minus (z) the aggregate amount of cash needed to fund checks, drafts, draws and any electronic disbursements written or ordered but not cleared prior to the Effective Time (including in respect of any repayment of Closing Indebtedness or payment of Third-Party Expense to be made by the Company and its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing); provided, however, that Cash shall not include any cash or cash equivalents subject to any legal or contractual restriction on the ability to transfer or use such cash or cash equivalents for any lawful purpose, including security deposits, collateral reserve accounts, escrow accounts, custodial accounts, and other similar restricted cash or cash equivalents.

(iii)        “Closing Cash” shall mean the aggregate amount of all Cash held by the Company and its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(iv)        “Closing Indebtedness” shall mean the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, including any termination, pre-payment, balloon or similar fees or payments (including penalties) that would be associated with the full repayment and retirement of such Indebtedness (whether prior to or following the Effective Time).

(v)          “Closing Net Working Capital” shall mean the Net Working Capital of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (and without giving effect to the Closing), calculated using the Accounting Principles.

(vi)         “Deferred Revenue” shall mean the current and long-term deferred revenue of the Company and its Subsidiaries, calculated in accordance with ASC 605 issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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(vii)        “Escrow Amount” shall mean Seventy-Nine Million and Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($79,400,000).

(viii)      “Indebtedness” shall mean, without duplication, (i) all liabilities for borrowed money, whether current or funded, secured or unsecured, all obligations evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments, and all liabilities in respect of mandatorily redeemable or purchasable share capital or securities convertible into share capital, (ii) all liabilities for the deferred purchase price of property or services that are required to be classified and accounted for under GAAP as liabilities (for clarity, excluding deferred rent and ordinary course trade payables), (iii) all liabilities in respect of any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which are, and to the extent, required to be classified and accounted for under GAAP as capital leases, (iv) all liabilities for the reimbursement of any obligor on any letter of credit, banker’s acceptance or similar credit transaction securing obligations of a type described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above to the extent of the obligation secured and drawn upon (excluding for the avoidance of doubt Lease Security Deposits), and (v) all guarantees of any liabilities of a third party of a nature similar to the types of liabilities described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, to the extent of the obligation guaranteed; provided, however, that Indebtedness shall not include any undrawn amounts under any revolving credit facility.

(ix)        “Net Working Capital” shall mean (a) the sum of all of the current assets (each as defined by and determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles), net of any applicable allowances or reserves, excluding all (1) cash and cash equivalents (including Closing Cash), (2)Tax assets (other than prepaid Taxes),  (3) unbilled accounts receivable, and (4) capitalized commission costs classified as current assets, minus (b) the sum of all current liabilities (each as defined by and determined in accordance with the Accounting Principles), including Deferred Revenue (both current and long-term)  and known Pre-Closing Taxes not reflected in Third-Party Expenses but excluding all Closing Indebtedness and Third-Party Expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, a sample working capital statement calculating the Net Working Capital is attached here as Schedule B.

(x)         “Net Working Capital Shortfall” shall mean the amount (if any) by which the Closing Net Working Capital is less than the lowest number within the Target Net Working Capital Range (it being understood that if the Closing Net Working Capital is greater than or equal to the lowest number within the Target Net Working Capital Range, the Net Working Capital Shortfall shall be $0).

(xi)        “Net Working Capital Surplus” shall mean the amount (if any) by which the Closing Net Working Capital is greater than the greatest number within the Target Net Working Capital Range (it being understood that if the Closing Net Working Capital is less than or equal to the greatest number within the Target Net Working Capital Range, the Net Working Capital Surplus shall be $0).

(xii)     “Target Net Working Capital Range” shall mean a dollar range from and including negative thirty-two million dollars (-$32,000,000) to and including negative twenty-six million dollars (-$26,000,000).

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(xiii)       “Third-Party Expenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(a).

(xiv)       “Total Closing Consideration” shall mean an amount in cash equal to One Billion and Twenty-Eight Million Dollars ($1,028,000,000), plus the Total Closing Consideration Adjustment Amount (which may be a negative number).

(xv)        “Total Closing Consideration Adjustment Amount” means, without duplication, an amount of cash equal to (i) the Aggregate Exercise Price, plus (ii) Closing Cash, minus (iii) Closing Indebtedness, minus (iv) unpaid Third-Party Expenses, plus (v) the Net Working Capital Surplus (if any) or minus (vi) the Net Working Capital Shortfall (if any).

(xvi)       “Total Consideration” shall mean (x) the Total Closing Consideration, plus (y) the Positive Adjustment Amount, if any, or minus (z) the Negative Adjustment Amount, if any.

(xvii)     “Total Outstanding Shares” shall mean (without duplication) (i) the aggregate number of Company Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, counted on an as converted to Company Common Share basis (excluding any Cancelled Shares and Company Restricted Stock repurchased by the Company prior to Effective Time pursuant to Section 1.3(b)(ii)(B)), plus (ii) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of all Vested Company Options that remain unexercised and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, plus (iii) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of all Unvested Company Options that remain unexercised and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any Company Common Shares subject to Cancelled Unvested Options but including all Company Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of all Company Options granted by the Company pursuant to Section 7.5(g)) plus (iv) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares issuable upon settlement of all Company Warrants that remain outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(b)         Preparation and Delivery of Pre-Closing Statement. No later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Buyer a statement (the “Pre-Closing Statement”), in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, setting forth the Company’s good faith estimate of each component of the Total Closing Consideration Adjustment Amount (including an itemized list of each asset and liability reflected in the Closing Net Working Capital), together with a calculation of the Total Closing Consideration based on the foregoing amount (the amount so calculated being referred to herein as the “Estimated Total Closing Consideration”). The Pre-Closing Statement shall be prepared in accordance with the Accounting Principles.

(c)          Preparation and Delivery of Post-Closing Statement. As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing, but in no event later than sixty (60)  calendar days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall prepare and deliver, or cause to be prepared and delivered, to the Securityholder Representative a certificate (the “Post-Closing Statement”), setting forth Buyer’s good faith calculation of each component of the Total Closing Consideration Adjustment Amount as of the Closing (including an itemized list of each asset and liability reflected in the Closing Net Working Capital), together with a calculation of what Total Closing Consideration would have been at the Closing had such amount been calculated based on the foregoing amounts. The Post-Closing Statement shall be prepared using the Accounting Principles. Any component of the Pre-Closing Statement that is not expressly disputed in the Post-Closing Statement shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and not subject to appeal.

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(d)       Review of Post-Closing Statement. Buyer shall provide the Securityholder Representative with reasonable access, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance written notice, to supporting documentation in order to review the Post-Closing Statement. The Securityholder Representative shall have thirty (30) days following Buyer’s delivery of the Post-Closing Statement (the “Review Period”) to review the same together with information requested in accordance with this Section 1.4(d). Prior to the expiration of the Review Period, the Securityholder Representative shall deliver to Buyer a written statement accepting or disputing the Post-Closing Statement. In the event that the Securityholder Representative shall dispute the Post-Closing Statement, such statement shall include a detailed itemization of the Securityholder Representative’s objections and the reasons therefor (such statement, a “Dispute Statement”), as well as the Securityholder Representative’s calculations of the applicable items in the Dispute Statement. Any component of the Post-Closing Statement that is not expressly disputed in a Dispute Statement shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and not subject to appeal. If the Securityholder Representative does not deliver a Dispute Statement to Buyer within the Review Period or delivers a statement accepting the Post-Closing Statement, the Post-Closing Statement shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and not subject to appeal.

(e)       Dispute Resolution. If the Securityholder Representative delivers a Dispute Statement during the Review Period, Buyer and the Securityholder Representative shall promptly meet and attempt in good faith to resolve their differences with respect to the disputed items set forth in the Dispute Statement during the thirty (30) calendar days immediately following Buyer’s receipt of the Dispute Statement, or such longer period as Buyer and the Securityholder Representative may mutually agree (the “Resolution Period”). Any such disputed items that are resolved by Buyer and the Securityholder Representative during the Resolution Period shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and not subject to appeal. If Buyer and the Securityholder Representative do not resolve all such disputed items by the end of the Resolution Period, Buyer and the Securityholder Representative shall submit all items remaining in dispute with respect to the Dispute Statement to a nationally recognized independent accounting firm upon which Buyer and the Securityholder Representative shall reasonably agree (the “Accounting Firm”) for review and resolution, provided that if Buyer and the Securityholder Representative cannot agree during the five (5) calendar days immediately following the end of the Resolution Period, or such longer period as Buyer and the Securityholder Representative may mutually agree, the Accounting Firm shall be Ernst & Young LLP. The Accounting Firm shall act as an expert and not an arbitrator. The Accounting Firm shall make all calculations in accordance with the Accounting Principles, shall determine only those items remaining in dispute between Buyer and the Securityholder Representative, and shall only be permitted or authorized to determine an amount with respect to any such disputed item that is either the amount of such disputed item as proposed by Buyer in the Post-Closing Statement or the amount of such disputed item as proposed by the Securityholder Representative in the Dispute Statement. Each of Buyer and the Securityholder Representative shall (i) enter into a customary engagement letter with the Accounting Firm at the time such dispute is submitted to the Accounting Firm and otherwise cooperate with the Accounting Firm, (ii) have the opportunity to submit a written statement in support of their respective positions with respect to such disputed items, to provide supporting material to the Accounting Firm in defense of their respective positions with respect to such disputed items and to submit a written statement responding to the other party’s position with respect to such disputed items and (iii) subject to customary confidentiality and indemnity agreements, provide the Accounting Firm with access to their respective books, records, personnel and Representatives and such other information as the Accounting Firm may require in order to render its determination. The Accounting Firm shall be instructed to deliver to Buyer and the Securityholder Representative a written determination (such determination to include a worksheet setting forth all material calculations used in arriving at such determination and to be based solely on information provided to the Accounting Firm by Buyer and the Securityholder Representative) of the disputed items within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the disputed items, which determination shall be final and binding on the parties hereto and not subject to appeal. All fees and expenses relating to the work, if any, to be performed by the Accounting Firm will be allocated between Buyer, on the one hand, and the Securityholder Representative (on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties, first out of the Expense Fund, and only after the Expense Fund is exhausted, then from the Indemnifying Parties directly), on the other hand, in the same proportion that the aggregate amount of the disputed items so submitted to the Accounting Firm that is unsuccessfully disputed by each such party (as finally determined by the Accounting Firm) bears to the total disputed amount of such items so submitted.

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(f)        Final Total Closing Consideration. The Total Closing Consideration, calculated based on Total Closing Consideration Adjustment Amount as deemed final and binding on the parties hereto pursuant to this Section 1.4, is referred to herein as the “Final Total Closing Consideration.”

1.5         Further Action. If at any time from and after the Effective Time, any further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full right, title and possession to all assets, property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company, Buyer, Merger Sub, and the officers and directors of the Company, Buyer and Merger Sub, are fully authorized in the name of their respective corporations or otherwise to take, and shall take, all such lawful and necessary action.

ARTICLE II

CLOSING AND CLOSING PAYMENTS

2.1         The Closing. Unless this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company shall consummate the Merger at a closing (the “Closing”) within five (5) Business Days following satisfaction or waiver (if permissible hereunder) of the conditions set forth in Section 2.2 (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to satisfaction or waiver (if permissible hereunder) of those conditions at the Closing) at the offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 525 University Avenue, California 94301, unless another time or place is mutually agreed upon in writing by Buyer and the Company. The date upon which the Closing occurs hereunder shall be referred to herein as the “Closing Date.”

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2.2          Closing Conditions.

(a)         Mutual Conditions. The respective obligations of Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction, at or prior to the Effective Time, of the following conditions:

(i)   Shareholder Approval. The Requisite Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained.

(ii)   Regulatory Approvals. All waiting periods (and extensions thereof) applicable to the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated without any conditions thereto other than conditions which Buyer shall have accepted in its sole and absolute discretion and which do not have any negative impact on the Company Securityholders.

(iii)   No Legal Restraints. No Law or Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) promulgated, issued or granted by a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect which has the effect of making the Merger or any other transaction contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibiting or preventing consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms hereof.

(iv)   Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Agreement shall have been duly executed and delivered by the Escrow Agent.

(b)        Additional Buyer and Merger Sub Conditions. The obligations of Buyer and Merger Sub to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of each of the following additional conditions, any of which may be waived in writing exclusively by Buyer:

(i)   Company Covenants. The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and obligations under this Agreement and the Related Agreements required to be performed or complied with by the Company prior to the Closing.

(ii)          Company Representations and Warranties.

(A)       Each of the Fundamental Representations of the Company shall have been true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to any limitations as to “materiality” set for therein) as of the Agreement Date and shall be true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” set forth therein) on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of such date (other than the representations and warranties of the Company made only as of a specified date, which shall have been true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to any limitations as to “materiality” set forth therein) as of such date).

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(B)        Each of the representations and warranties of the Company (other than the Fundamental Representations) shall have been true and correct in all respects as of the Agreement Date and shall be true and correct in all respects on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of such date (other than the representations and warranties of the Company made only as of a specified date which shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such date), except, in each case, where the failure to be so true and correct, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not be reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(iii)        Company Material Adverse Effect. No Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred that is continuing.

(iv)       No Governmental Actions. There shall be no Action of any kind or nature brought or initiated by any Governmental Entity against Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries, or against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, that seeks (A) any restraint preventing or prohibiting the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or (B) material damages in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(v)         Appraisal Claims and Rights. Company Shareholders holding no more than two and a half percent (2.5%) of the Company Shares outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (determined on an as converted to Company Common Share basis) shall have exercised (or have a continuing right to exercise) appraisal, dissenters’ or similar rights under the DGCL or other applicable Law with respect to the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

(vi)       Joinder Agreements. Buyer shall have received executed Joinder Agreements from Indemnifying Parties representing, in the aggregate, at least 95% of all issued Company Shares and the shares of Company Shares issuable upon the exercise of each Vested Company Option.

(vii)       280G Waivers and Shareholder Approval. Buyer shall have received (i) executed 280G Waivers from each of the 280G Persons that delivered an executed 280G Waiver to the Company in accordance with Section 7.1(b) and (ii) with respect to all “parachute payments” pursuant to which each such 280G Waiver was obtained, evidence that either (A) the 280G Approval was obtained in respect of such “parachute payments” or (B) that the 280G Approval was not obtained and as a consequence, such “parachute payments” shall not be made or provided pursuant to such 280G Waiver.

(viii)      Holdback Agreements. Each of the Holdback Agreements, executed concurrently with this Agreement shall be in full force and effect shall not have been revoked, rescinded, or otherwise repudiated by the respective signatories thereto (not including Buyer).

(ix)       Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements. Each of the Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements executed concurrently with this Agreement shall be in full force and effect shall not have been revoked, rescinded, or otherwise repudiated by the respective signatories thereto (not including Buyer).

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(x)          New Employment Arrangements.

(A)        Each of the employment agreements executed by each of the Key Employees concurrently with this Agreement shall be in full force and effect and shall not have been revoked, rescinded or otherwise repudiated by such Key Employee, and no Key Employee shall have terminated his or her employment with the Company (or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable), or taken action towards terminating (including notifying any Person affiliated with Buyer, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of his or her intent to terminate) his or her employment with the Company (or one of its Subsidiaries, as applicable) at or prior to the Closing or with the Surviving Corporation or Buyer following the Closing.  All of the Key Employees (1) shall have executed Buyer’s Inventions and Proprietary Rights Assignment Agreement and Code of Conduct in the form attached to Schedule 2.2(b)(x)(A) and (2) if currently working in the United States, shall be eligible to work in the United States.

(B)         At least ninety percent (90%) of the Other Employees who have received an offer of employment pursuant to Section 7.5(c) at least fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the Closing with equivalent or greater base compensation and bonus opportunity (if applicable) than those currently provided (1) shall have signed an Offer Letter substantially in the form attached to Schedule 2.2(b)(x)(B), in each case effective immediately following the Closing, (2) shall not have terminated his or her employment with the Company (or one of its Subsidiaries or a PEO, as applicable), or notified any Person affiliated with Buyer, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries of his or her intent to terminate his or her employment with the Company (or one of its Subsidiaries or a PEO, as applicable) at or prior to the Closing or with the Surviving Corporation or Buyer following the Closing, (3) shall have satisfied Buyer’s customary employee background investigations (provided that if Buyer elects not to retain any person on the basis of such background check, such person will be disregarded for purposes of determining whether this condition has been satisfied), (4) shall have executed Buyer’s Inventions and Proprietary Rights Assignment Agreement and Code of Conduct in the form attached to Schedule 2.2(b)(x)(A), and (5) if currently working in the United States, shall be eligible to work in the United States.

(xi)        Termination of Shareholder Agreements.  All of the Shareholder Agreements set forth on Schedule 2.2(b)(xi) shall have been terminated.

(xii)        Termination of Employee Plans. Unless requested otherwise by Buyer, in accordance with Section 7.5(b), the 401(k) Plans shall have been terminated.

(xiii)      Required Financial Statements.

(A)         Buyer shall have received from the Company the Required Financial Statements.

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(B)        Buyer shall have received from the Company all audited and unaudited financial statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries that are required to be filed on (or as an exhibit to) a Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the Merger pursuant to applicable Law, including the rules and regulations of the SEC (including Regulation S-X and Rule 3-05 thereunder), excluding any required pro forma financial statements (even if such financial statements (and related pro forma financial statements) are not required to be so filed prior to or at the Closing).

(xiv)       Payoff Documents. Buyer shall have received duly and validly executed Payoff Letters and Closing Expense Invoices.

(xv)       Pre-Closing Statement. Buyer shall have received the Pre-Closing Statement, certified as complete and correct on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(xvi)      Payment Spreadsheet. Buyer shall have received the Payment Spreadsheet, certified as complete and correct on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

(xvii)     Company Closing Certificates.

(A)        Officer’s Certificate. Buyer shall have received a certificate from the Company (the “Officer’s Certificate”), validly executed by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company for and on the Company’s behalf, to the effect that, as of the Closing the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2(b)(i), 2.2(b)(ii), 2.2(b)(iii), 2.2(b)(xi) and 2.2(b)(xii), have been satisfied.

(B)         Secretary’s Certificate. Buyer shall have received a certificate from the Company, validly executed by the Secretary of the Company for and on the Company’s behalf, certifying (i) as to the terms and effectiveness of the Governing Documents, (ii) as to the valid adoption of resolutions of the Company’s board of directors (whereby the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereunder were unanimously approved by the Company’s board of directors) and (iii) that the Requisite Shareholder Approval has been obtained.

(C)        FIRPTA Certificate. Buyer shall have received a FIRPTA Compliance Certificate in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer for purposes of satisfying Buyer’s obligations under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1445-2(c)(3), validly executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company, together with a notice to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.897-2(h)(2) and authorization for Buyer to deliver such notice to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service after the Effective Time.

(xviii)    Certificates of Good Standing. Buyer shall have received a certificate of good standing from the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware which is dated within five (5) Business Days prior to Closing with respect to the Company.

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(c)         Additional Company Conditions. The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions, any of which may be waived in writing exclusively by the Company:

(i)         Buyer Covenants. Buyer and Merger Sub shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the covenants and obligations under this Agreement required to be performed or complied with by them prior to the Closing.

(ii)         Buyer Representations and Warranties. Each of the representations and warranties of Buyer and Merger Sub in this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” set forth therein) as of the Agreement Date and shall be true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” set forth therein) on and as of the Closing Date as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of such date (other than such representations and warranties of Buyer and Merger Sub as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects (without giving effect to any limitation as to “materiality” set forth therein) as of such date).

(iii)       Officer’s Certificate. The Company shall have received a certificate from Buyer, validly executed by a duly authorized officer of Buyer for an on Buyer’s behalf, to the effect that, as of the Closing the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2(c)(i) and 2.2(c)(ii) have been satisfied.

2.3          Payment of Total Closing Consideration.

(a)         Closing Payment Spreadsheet. At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Buyer the “Closing Payment Spreadsheet” in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and accompanied by documentation reasonably satisfactory to Buyer in support of the information set forth therein. The Closing Payment Spreadsheet shall set forth the following information in reasonable detail (other than as to the Key Employees, as to which only clause (iv) will apply):

(i)         with respect to each Company Shareholder: (A) the name, address, social security number (or tax identification number, as applicable, and as permitted under governing data privacy law) (if available), jurisdiction of Tax residence (if available) and email address (if available) of such Person and an indication as to whether such Person is a Continuing Employee or a Non-Continuing Employee; (B) the number, class, and series of shares of Company Shares held by such Person; (C) the date of acquisition of such Company Shares; (D) the amount of Taxes that are to be withheld from the Company Share Closing Payment that such Person is entitled to receive on account of such Company Shares (other than U.S. federal backup withholding Taxes that could result from failure to submit a Form W-9 or Form W-8BEN or comparable withholding documentation); (E) the Company Share Closing Payment that such Person is entitled to receive on account of such Company Shares; (F) bank account and other wire transfer information and instructions of such Person and an address to which any check should be mailed to such Person (solely with respect to Company Shareholders who have submitted Exchange Documents to the Company in advance); and (G) such Person’s Loan Repayment Amount, if any;

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(ii)        with respect to each holder of Company Restricted Stock: (A) the name, address, social security number (or tax identification number, as applicable, and as permitted under governing data privacy law) (if available), jurisdiction of Tax residence (if available), and email address (if available) of such Person, and an indication as to whether such Person is a Continuing Employee, Non-Continuing Employee or non-employee advisor to the Company; (B) whether such Person is an Employee, consultant or director of the Company; (C) the grant date of each award of Company Restricted Stock held by such Person; (D) the name of such Company Employee Plan under which the award of Company Restricted Stock was granted; (E) the vesting schedule (including all acceleration provisions) applicable to each such Company Restricted Stock; (F) the number of Company Shares subject to each award of Company Restricted Stock; (G) the Restricted Stock Closing Payment that such Person is entitled to receive, if any, on account of all shares of Company Restricted Stock; and (H) such Person’s Loan Repayment Amount, if any.

(iii)       with respect to each Company Optionholder: (A) the name, address, social security number (or tax identification number, as applicable, and as permitted under governing data privacy law) (if available), jurisdiction of Tax residence (if available), and email address (if available) of such Person, and an indication as to whether such Person is a Continuing Employee, Non-Continuing Employee or non-employee advisor to the Company; (B) whether such Person is an Employee, consultant or director of the Company; (C) the grant date of each Company Option held by such Person and expiration date of each such Company Option (if applicable); (D) the name of the Company Employee Plan under which the Company Option was granted; (E) the vesting schedule (including all acceleration provisions) applicable to each such Company Option and the extent to which each such Company Option is vested as of immediately prior to the Effective Time; (F) the exercise price per share and the number, class, status as book-entry and series of shares of Company Shares underlying each such Company Option; (G) the Company Option Closing Payment that such Person is entitled to receive, if any, on account of all Vested Company Options and the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock to be subject to the Buyer Option that such Person is entitled to receive, if any, on account of all Unvested Company Options; (H) whether payment to such Person can and should be made through the Company’s normal payroll processes and, if not, bank account and other wire transfer information and instructions of such Person and an address to which any check should be mailed to such Person (solely with respect to Company Optionholders who have submitted Exchange Documents to the Company in advance); and (I) such Person’s Loan Repayment Amount, if any; and

(iv)        with respect to each Key Employee: (A) the aggregate portion of the Total Closing Consideration to be paid to such Person; (B) the Holdback Consideration Amount to be held back from such Person; and (C) such Person’s Loan Repayment Amount, if any.

(b)          Closing Payments.

(i)          Retention of Holdback Consideration.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, at the Closing, Buyer will retain the Holdback Consideration Amount from the aggregate Total Closing Consideration payable to each Key Employee in respect of such Person’s Company Shares and/or Vested Company Options pursuant to the terms set forth in the applicable Holdback Agreement. Each Key Employee shall be entitled to receive the Holdback Consideration Amount payable to such Key Employee in accordance with the terms set forth in such Key Employee’s Holdback Agreement.  The parties intend that any Holdback Consideration Amount (other than any Holdback Consideration Amount attributable to any Vested Company Options) that is paid to any Key Employee shall be treated as deferred contingent purchase price eligible for installment sale treatment under Section 453 of the Code and any corresponding provision of foreign, state or local Law, as appropriate, unless otherwise required pursuant to a final non-appealable, determination of an applicable Governmental Entity.

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(ii)         Payment Fund Deposit. At the Closing, Buyer shall transfer or cause to be transferred to the Payment Agent an amount of cash equal to (i) that portion of the Total Closing Consideration to be paid in cash to the Company Securityholders at the Effective Time pursuant to Section 1.3, less (ii) the Escrow Amount, less (iii) the Expense Cash, less (iv) the aggregate Holdback Consideration Amount for all Key Employees, less (v) that portion of the Total Closing Consideration that it reasonably determines appropriate to be paid through payroll distributions of the Surviving Corporation, Buyer, or other Person, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement (such funds deposited with the Payment Agent, the “Payment Fund”). At any time following the last day of the twelfth (12th) month following the Effective Time, Buyer shall be entitled to require the Payment Agent to deliver to Buyer or its designated successor or assign all cash amounts that have been deposited with the Payment Agent pursuant to this Section 2.3(b)(ii), and any and all interest thereon or other income or proceeds thereof, not disbursed to the owners of Company Shares pursuant to Section 2.3(c), and thereafter the owners Company Shares shall be entitled to look only to Buyer only as general creditors thereof with respect to any and all cash amounts that may be payable to such owners of Company Shares pursuant to Section 1.3 upon the cancellation of such Company Shares and duly executed Exchange Documents in the manner set forth in Section 2.3(c). No interest shall be payable for the cash amounts delivered to Buyer pursuant to the provisions of this Section 2.3(b)(ii) and which are subsequently delivered to the owners of Company Shares.

(iii)       Payroll Deposit. At the Closing, Buyer shall transfer or cause to be transferred through the payroll service of Buyer or the Surviving Corporation or the Payment Agent, as determined by Buyer, that portion of the Total Closing Consideration to be paid to the Company Optionholders with respect to their Vested Company Options pursuant to Section 1.3(c)(i). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Buyer shall be permitted to cause any portion of the Total Closing Consideration payable to an Employee to be paid by the Surviving Corporation or Buyer (or such other entity employing such Employee) through a payroll distribution and subject to applicable Tax withholdings, and Buyer shall cause each such payment to be made as soon as reasonably practicable (but in any event no later than ten (10) Business Days) following the date such cash amount becomes payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company shall take such actions and, upon Buyer’s reasonable request, provide such information that may be necessary or appropriate prior to the Closing Date to facilitate the making of any payroll distribution referenced in this Section 2.3(b)(iii).

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(iv)       Escrow Fund Deposit. At the Closing, Buyer shall transfer the Escrow Amount to the Escrow Agent to hold in trust as an escrow fund (the “Escrow Fund”) under the terms of this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and each Key Employee’s respective Holdback Agreement. The parties hereto agree that Buyer shall be treated as the owner of the cash and any other assets in the Escrow Fund for all Tax purposes until such funds are disbursed pursuant to this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement and that all interest on or other taxable income, if any, earned from the investment of such cash in the Escrow Fund pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated for Tax purposes as earned by Buyer until such amounts are disbursed pursuant to this Agreement and the Escrow Agreement.  The parties intend the Escrow Amount to qualify for installment sale reporting under Section 453 of the Code (except for Escrow Amount attributable to any Company Restricted Stock or Vested Company Option that is taxed as compensation to the respective holder thereof).  In the event the Key Employee forfeits the First Payment and the Second Payment (each as defined in such Key Employee’s Holdback Agreement) in accordance with the terms of such Key Employee’s Holdback Agreement, the Escrow Agent shall, subject to the terms of, and procedures set forth in, the Escrow Agreement, disburse such forfeited amount that would otherwise have been distributed to such Key Employee from the Escrow Amount to Buyer and Buyer may unilaterally instruct the Escrow Agent to make such disbursement.

(v)         Expense Fund Deposit. At the Closing, Buyer shall transfer the Expense Cash to the Securityholder Representative to hold in trust under the terms of this Agreement as the Expense Fund.  The parties agree that for income Tax purposes, the Expense Fund shall be treated in accordance with the terms of Section 10.3(e).

(vi)        Debt Payoff. At the Closing, Buyer shall pay (or cause to be paid) the amount specified in each Payoff Letter to the extent not paid prior to the Closing.

(vii)        Expense Payoff. At the Closing, Buyer shall pay (or cause to be paid) the amount specified in each Closing Expense Invoice to the extent not paid prior to the Closing.

(c)          Payment Procedures.

(i)         Prior to the Closing, Buyer, the Company and the Payment Agent shall agree upon a form of letter of transmittal.  The Company may distribute letters of transmittal in the form agreed upon by Buyer, the Company and the Payment Agent (each, a “Letter of Transmittal”) to certain Company Shareholders prior to the Closing.  As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing, Buyer or the Payment Agent shall distribute Letters of Transmittal, to each Company Shareholder that has not already returned to the Payment Agent a Letter of Transmittal distributed by the Company, at the address or email address set forth opposite each such Person’s name on the Closing Payment Spreadsheet.

(ii)        After receipt by the Payment Agent of a letter of transmittal and any other documents (including applicable tax forms) that Buyer or the Payment Agent may reasonably require in connection therewith (the “Exchange Documents”), duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, Buyer shall cause the Payment Agent to pay to the holder of such Company Shares in exchange therefor the Total Closing Consideration payable in respect thereto pursuant to Section 1.3. No portion of the Total Closing Consideration shall be paid or payable to the holder of any Company Shares until the holder of such Company Shares and delivered validly executed Exchange Documents in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall cause the Payment Agent to pay to each Company Shareholder that has returned a Letter of Transmittal at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date and whose Company Share Closing Payment amounts to at least $10,000,000 in the aggregate, the Company Share Closing Payment payable in respect of such Company Shareholder’s Company Shares pursuant to Section 1.3 at the Closing.

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(iii)        In the event that any Person entitled to consideration hereunder has outstanding loans from the Company or any Subsidiary as of the Effective Time, the consideration payable to such Person pursuant to Section 1.3 shall be reduced by an amount equal to the outstanding principal plus accrued interest, if any, of such Person’s loans as of the Effective Time, plus any other amounts owed by such Person to the Company or any Subsidiary (collectively, such Person’s “Loan Repayment Amount”). Such loans shall be satisfied as to the amount by which the consideration is reduced pursuant to this Section 2.3(c)(iii). To the extent the consideration payable to such Person is so reduced, such amount shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to such Person.

(iv)        The cash amounts paid in respect of the cancellation of Company Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed to be full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such Company Shares, and there shall be no further registration of transfers on the records of the Surviving Corporation of Company Shares which were outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

(v)         Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.3, none of Buyer, the Payment Agent, the Surviving Corporation, nor any party hereto shall be liable to any Person for any amount paid to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law.

2.4          Payment of Post-Closing Adjustment to Total Closing Consideration.

(a)        Post-Closing Payment Spreadsheet. The Securityholder Representative shall deliver to Buyer an updated version of the Closing Payment Spreadsheet (the “Post-Closing Payment Spreadsheet”) within five (5) Business Days after the determination of the Final Total Closing Consideration in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and accompanied by documentation reasonably satisfactory to Buyer in support of the information set forth therein. The Closing Payment Spreadsheet shall set forth the following information in reasonable detail:

(i)          all information specified in Sections 2.3(a)(i)-(iv) inclusive, as updated to reflect the Final Total Closing Consideration; and

(ii)        if any amounts are due from Buyer to the Company Securityholders pursuant to Section 2.4(b), the amount of any portion of the Positive Adjustment Amount payable to each Company Securityholder in accordance with the terms of the Governing Documents.

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(b)          Positive Adjustment.

(i)          If the amount of the Final Total Closing Consideration plus the Lease Security Deposit Amount (if any) exceeds the amount of the Estimated Total Closing Consideration (such excess amount, the “Positive Adjustment Amount”), then within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Post-Closing Payment Spreadsheet, Buyer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the Payment Fund held by the Payment Agent, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount in cash equal to the Positive Adjustment Amount, if any.

(ii)         As soon as reasonably practicable following delivery of the Positive Adjustment Amount pursuant to Section 2.4(b)(i), Buyer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Company Securityholders the Positive Adjustment Amount in accordance with the Post-Closing Payment Spreadsheet. For the avoidance of doubt, Buyer may choose to route the foregoing payments through the Payment Agent or, in the case of any payments in respect of Vested Company Options, through the Surviving Corporation’s payroll system in order to effectuate all applicable Tax withholding obligations on such payments.

(c)          Negative or No Adjustment.  If the amount of the Estimated Total Closing Consideration exceeds the amount of the Final Total Closing Consideration plus the Lease Security Deposit Amount (if any) (such excess amount, the “Negative Adjustment Amount”), then within five (5) Business Days after the delivery of the Post-Closing Payment Spreadsheet, Buyer and the Securityholder Representative shall provide joint written instructions to the Escrow Agent to promptly deliver to Buyer from the Escrow Fund, in immediately available funds by wire transfer to an account designated by Buyer in writing, an amount in cash equal to the Negative Adjustment Amount.

(d)         Tax Treatment. Any payment made under this Section 2.4 to the maximum extent permitted by applicable Law, shall be treated for all Tax purposes as an adjustment to the Total Closing Consideration.

2.5         Withholding Taxes. The Company, the Payment Agent, the Escrow Agent, Buyer and the Surviving Corporation and their agents and Affiliates (each, as applicable, a “Withholding Agent”) shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement any amounts required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under any provision of federal, local or foreign Tax law or under any Laws or Orders; provided, however, that Buyer will give the Company, with respect to payments made on or about the Closing, or the Securityholder Representative, with respect to payments made after the Closing, written notice at least three (3) Business Days prior to any such withholding that is not specified in a Payment Spreadsheet (such notice to include reasonable detail and the authority and method of calculation for the proposed deduction or withholding) and (a) Buyer and/or the applicable Withholding Agent shall consider in good faith any claim by the Company or the Securityholder Representative, as applicable, that such withholding is not required or should be imposed at a reduced rate and (b) Buyer and/or the applicable Withholding Agent shall cooperate with the Company or the Securityholder Representative, as applicable, in good faith to minimize, to the extent permissible under applicable Law, the amount of any such deduction or withholding, the submission of any certificates or forms to establish an exemption from, reduction in, or refund of any such deduction or withholding. Upon reasonable request by the applicable Withholding Agent, any Person entitled to receive payments pursuant to this Agreement shall provide any necessary Tax forms, including a valid IRS Form W-9 or the appropriate version of IRS Form W-8, as applicable, and any similar information, including any information for U.S. federal, state or local or non-U.S. Tax purposes. Any amounts so deducted or withheld shall be timely paid to the appropriate Governmental Entity and to the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Person to whom such amounts would otherwise have been paid. To the extent that any payment to any Person is not reduced by such deductions or withholdings, such Person shall indemnify Buyer and its Affiliates (including, after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation) for any amounts imposed by and paid over to a Governmental Entity with respect to any such Taxes, together with any costs and expenses relating thereto (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of investigation) except for any such Taxes, costs or expenses resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Buyer or its Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation).

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2.6       Reliance. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any investigation or examination conducted, or any knowledge possessed or acquired, by or on behalf of Buyer or Merger Sub or their respective Representatives, or any disclosure made by or on behalf of the Company, (i) it is expressly acknowledged and agreed that Buyer, the Payment Agent and their respective Affiliates and Representatives shall be entitled to rely on the Pre-Closing Statement and the Payment Spreadsheets without any obligation to investigate or verify the accuracy or correctness thereof, and to make payments in accordance therewith, and (ii) in no event shall Buyer, the Payment Agent or any of their respective Affiliates and Representatives have any Liability to any Person (including the Securityholder Representative and Company Securityholders) for any alleged inaccuracy or miscalculations in, or otherwise relating to, the preparation of the Pre-Closing Statement or the Payment Spreadsheets and the allocation set forth therein, or payments made by any Person (including Buyer, the Company, the Payment Agent and their respective Affiliates and Representatives) in accordance with the Pre-Closing Statement or the Payment Spreadsheets. Nothing in this Section 2.6, or the fact that Buyer may provide comments or request changes to any draft Pre-Closing Statement, draft Payment Spreadsheets or that Buyer and the Company may agree to changes to the information or amounts on the Pre-Closing Statement or Payment Spreadsheets, shall in any way limit the right of any Person under Article IX.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

Subject to such exceptions as are specifically set forth in the appropriate section, subsection or subclause of the disclosure schedule supplied by the Company to Buyer on the Agreement Date (the “Disclosure Schedule”) or in any other section, subsection or subclause of the Disclosure Schedule solely if and to the extent that it is readily apparent on the face of such disclosure, without reference to the underlying documents referenced therein and without independent knowledge of the matters described therein that such disclosure would also constitute an exception to such other section, subsection or sub-clause of this Article III, the Company hereby represents and warrants to Buyer and Merger Sub as follows:

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3.1          Organization and Good Standing.
 
(a)         The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company has the requisite corporate power to own, lease and operate its assets and properties and to carry on its business as currently conducted and as currently contemplated to be conducted. The Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its assets or properties (whether owned, leased or licensed) or the nature of its business make such qualification or license materially necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or to obtain such licenses would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect.

(b)       The Company has Made Available true, correct and complete copies of its Certificate of Incorporation, as amended through the Agreement Date (collectively, the “Governing Documents”). The board of directors of the Company has not approved or proposed, nor has any Person proposed, any amendment to any of the Governing Documents.

(c)        Section 3.1(c) of the Disclosure Schedule lists the directors and officers of the Company as of the Agreement Date.

(d)       Section 3.1(d) of the Disclosure Schedule lists every jurisdiction in which the Company has Employees or facilities or otherwise conducts its business as of the Agreement Date.

3.2          Authority and Enforceability.

(a)         The Company has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and any Related Agreements to which it is a party and to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and any Related Agreements to which the Company is a party and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Company (including the unanimous approval of the board of directors of the Company) and no further corporate or other action is required on the part of the Company to authorize this Agreement and any Related Agreements to which the Company is a party or to consummate the Merger or any other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby in accordance with the terms hereof, other than the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger by Company Shareholders representing the Requisite Shareholder Approval.

(b)        The Requisite Shareholder Approval is the only vote of the Company Shareholders required under applicable Law, the DGCL, the Governing Documents and all Contracts to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party to legally adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

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(c)         This Agreement and each of the Related Agreements to which the Company is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Company and assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties hereto and thereto, constitute the valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms , subject to (x) Laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, the relief of debtors and enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (y) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief, other equitable remedies and other general principles of equity.

3.3       Governmental Approvals. No consent, notice, waiver, approval, Order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with any Governmental Entity, is required by, or with respect to, the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any Related Agreement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or the consummation of the Merger or any other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for (a) such consents, notices, waivers, approvals, Orders, authorizations, registrations, declarations and filings as may be required under applicable securities laws and state “blue sky” laws, (b) the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (c) such filings as may be required in connection with any Transfer Taxes, and (d) the HSR Filing and any required filing under non-U.S. antitrust, competition, or merger control laws.

3.4         Conflicts. The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement and any Related Agreement to which the Company is a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, will not conflict with or result in any violation of or default under (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) or give rise to a right of termination, cancellation, modification or acceleration of any obligation or loss of any benefit under (any such event, a “Conflict”) (a) any provision of the Governing Documents or the organizational documents of any Subsidiary, as amended, (b) any Material Contract, or (c) assuming compliance with the Laws contemplated by Section 3.3, any Law or Order applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets (whether tangible or intangible). Section 3.4 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth all necessary consents, notices, waivers and approvals of parties to any Material Contracts as are required thereunder in connection with the Merger, or for any such Material Contract to remain in full force and effect without limitation, modification or alteration after the Effective Time so as to preserve all rights of, and benefits to, the Company and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be, under such Material Contracts from and after the Effective Time. Following the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation and each of its Subsidiaries will be permitted to exercise all of its rights under all Material Contracts, without the payment of any additional amounts or consideration other than ongoing fees, royalties or payments which the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, would otherwise be required to pay pursuant to the terms of such Material Contracts had the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not occurred.

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3.5          Company Capital Structure.

(a)       The Company is authorized to issue a maximum of 285,000,000 Company Common Shares, of which 73,857,832 are issued and outstanding as of the Agreement Date, and 153,497,084 Company Preferred Shares, of which 153,365,844 are issued and outstanding as of the Agreement Date, of which (i) 37,733,410 are designated “Series A Preferred Shares,” 37,733,410 shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the Agreement Date, (ii) 36,818,852 are designated “Series B Preferred Shares,” 36,818,852 shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the Agreement Date, (iii) 27,440,594 are designated “Series C Preferred Shares,” 27,440,594  shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the Agreement Date, (iv) 24,648,748 are designated “Series D Preferred Shares,” 24,648,748 shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the Agreement Date, (v) 13,780,240 are designated “Series E Preferred Shares,” 13,649,000 shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the Agreement Date, and (vi) 13,075,240 are designated “Series F Preferred Shares,” 13,075,240 shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the Agreement Date . There are no treasury shares outstanding. Each Company Preferred Share is convertible on a one-share-for-one-share basis into a Company Common Share. As of the Agreement Date, all the Company Shares are held by the Persons and in the amounts set forth in Section 3.5(a) of the Disclosure Schedule which further sets forth for each such Person the number of shares held, class and/or series of such shares and the domicile addresses of record of such Persons. Section 3.5(a) of the Disclosure Schedule shall be updated to reflect any exercises of Company Options or transfers of Company Shares occurring between the Agreement Date and the Closing Date. All outstanding shares of Company Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to preemptive rights created by applicable Law, statute, the Governing Documents, or any agreement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.

(b)         All outstanding Company Shares, shares of Company Restricted Stock and Company Options have been issued or repurchased (in the case of shares that were outstanding and repurchased by the Company) in material compliance with all applicable Laws, and were issued, transferred and repurchased (in the case of shares that were outstanding and repurchased by the Company) in accordance with any right of first refusal or similar right or limitation. No Company Shareholder has exercised any right of redemption, if any, provided in the Governing Documents with respect to the Company Preferred Shares, and the Company has not received notice that any Company Shareholder intends to exercise such rights. There are no declared or accrued but unpaid dividends with respect to any shares of Company Shares. Other than the Company Shares set forth in Section 3.5(a) of the Disclosure Schedule (as it may be updated pursuant to Section 3.5(a)), the Company has no other shares authorized, issued or outstanding.

(c)         Except for the Company Equity Plans, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has ever adopted, sponsored or maintained any stock option plan or any other plan or agreement providing for equity-related compensation to any person (whether payable in shares, cash or otherwise). The Company Equity Plans have been duly authorized, approved and adopted by the Company’s board of directors and the Company Shareholders and is in full force and effect. The Company has reserved 63,972,869 Company Common Shares for issuance upon the issuance of shares or the exercise of options granted under the Company Equity Plans, of which, as of the Agreement Date (i) 33,464,408 shares are issuable upon the exercise of outstanding, unexercised options granted under the Company Equity Plans, (ii) 2,535,334 shares have been issued upon the exercise of options or purchase of shares of Company Restricted Stock granted under the Company Equity Plans and remain outstanding and (iii) 6,349,835 shares remain available for future grant. Section 3.5(c) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth as of the Agreement Date for each outstanding Company Option and award of Company Restricted Stock, (i) the name of the holder and the location of such holder, (iii) whether such holder is an Employee of the Company, (iv) the number of Company Common Shares subject to  such Company Option or award of Company Restricted Stock, (v) the date of grant, (vi) the exercise price (if any), (vii) the vesting schedule, including the extent vested to date and whether such vesting is subject to acceleration as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other events, and, (viii) for any Company Option, whether such option is a nonstatutory option or intended to qualify as an incentive stock option as defined in Section 422 of the Code. No Company Option has been granted with an exercise price less than the fair market value of a Company Common Share on the date of grant. Complete copies of the forms of all agreements and instruments relating to or issued under the Company Equity Plans have been Made Available and such agreements and instruments have not been amended, modified or supplemented, and there are no agreements to amend, modify or supplement such agreements or instruments from the forms thereof Made Available. No holder of Company Options has the ability to early exercise any Company Options for shares of Company Restricted Stock under the Company Equity Plans or any other Contract relating to such Company Options. All Company Options and awards of Company Restricted Stock have been granted under the Company Equity Plans.

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(d)         Section 3.5(d) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the Agreement Date, all Indebtedness of the Company and each Subsidiary, including the amount of such Indebtedness, a breakdown of the following components of such Indebtedness: the principal, accrued interest, any prepayment premiums, penalties, breakage costs, “make whole amounts,” costs, expenses and other payment obligations that would arise if any or all of such Indebtedness were prepaid, extinguished, unwound and settled in full prior to maturity, a description of any assets securing such Indebtedness, and Person to whom such Indebtedness is owed, and, other than as set forth therein, the Company and the Subsidiaries have no outstanding Indebtedness. No such Indebtedness is subject to any restriction upon the prepayment of any such Indebtedness. With respect to each such item of Indebtedness, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in default and no payments are past due. There are no outstanding loans or Indebtedness involving, on the one hand, the Company and on the other hand, any of the Company Securityholders. As of the Agreement Date, all Contracts relating to Indebtedness of the Company and its Subsidiaries have been Made Available to the Buyer.

(e)        No bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company or any Subsidiary (i) having the right to vote on any matters on which the Company Shareholders may vote (or which is convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having such right) or (ii) the value of which is in any way based upon or derived from capital or voting shares of the Company, are issued or outstanding as of the Agreement Date.

(f)         As of the Agreement Date, except for the Company Options and the shares of Company Restricted Stock, there are no options, warrants, calls, rights, convertible securities, commitments or agreements of any character, written or oral, to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company is bound obligating the Company to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, delivered, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of the Company or obligating the Company to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend or enter into any such option, warrant, call, right, commitment or agreement. There are no outstanding or authorized share appreciation, phantom share, profit participation, or other similar rights with respect to the Company or any Subsidiary (whether payable in shares, cash or otherwise). Except as contemplated hereby, there are no voting trusts, proxies, or other agreements or understandings with respect to the voting shares of the Company or any Subsidiary to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, and there are no agreements to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party relating to the registration, sale or transfer (including agreements relating to rights of first refusal, co-sale rights or “drag-along” rights) of any Company Shares. As a result of the Merger, the Buyer will be the sole record and beneficial holder of all issued and outstanding Company Shares and all rights to acquire or receive any shares of Company Shares, whether or not such shares of Company Shares are outstanding.

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(g)         Other than the Company Shares listed on Section 3.5(a) of the Disclosure Schedule and the Company Options listed on Section 3.5(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, as of the Agreement Date, there are no Company Securities authorized, issued or outstanding, and there are no promises, obligation or agreements (whether or not enforceable, written or oral) to issue any Company Securities.

(h)         The allocation of the Total Closing Consideration set forth in Article I and contribution to, and distributions from, the Escrow Fund, and the Expense Fund set forth throughout this Agreement, is consistent with, and do not violate, the Governing Documents, any Company Employee Plan, any Contract applicable to any Company Securities to which the Company is a party.

3.6          Company Subsidiaries.

(a)         Section 3.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists each corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint venture or other business entity of which the Company owns or has owned, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the stock or other equity interest entitled to vote on the election of the members of the board of directors or similar governing body (each, a “Subsidiary”). Each Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization. Each Subsidiary has the corporate power to own its assets and properties and to carry on its business as currently conducted, except where the failure to have such corporate power would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Each Subsidiary is duly qualified or licensed to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character or location of its assets or properties (whether owned, leased or licensed) or the nature of its business make such qualifications or licenses necessary, except where the failure to be so qualified or licensed would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect. A true, correct and complete copy of each Subsidiary’s charter documents and bylaws, each as amended to date and in full force and effect on the Agreement Date, has been Made Available. The Company is the sole direct and indirect beneficial and record owner of all outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary. All outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each Subsidiary are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights created by statute, the charter documents or bylaws of such Subsidiary, or any agreement to which such Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound, and have been issued in compliance with all applicable Laws. There are no options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character, written or oral, to which any Subsidiary is a party or by which any Subsidiary is bound obligating the Subsidiary to issue, deliver, sell, repurchase or redeem, or cause to be issued, sold, repurchased or redeemed, any shares of the capital stock of such Subsidiary or obligating such Subsidiary to grant, extend, accelerate the vesting of, change the price of, otherwise amend or enter into any such option, warrant, call right, commitment or agreement. There are no outstanding or authorized stock appreciation, phantom stock, profit participation, or other similar rights with respect to any of the Subsidiaries. Section 3.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule lists the directors and officers of each Subsidiary as of the Agreement Date.

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(b)        Section 3.6(b) of the Disclosure Schedule lists each corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint venture or other business entity (other than the Subsidiaries listed in Section 3.6(a) of the Disclosure Schedule) in which the Company owns any shares or any interest. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has agreed or is obligated to make any future investment in or capital contribution to any Person (other than a Subsidiary).

3.7          Company Financial Statements; Internal Financial Controls.

(a)         Section 3.7(a) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the Company’s (i) audited consolidated balance sheets as of January 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017, and the related consolidated statements of operations, cash flow and changes in shareholders’ equity for the 12-month period then ended (the “Year-End Financials”), and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of October 31, 2019 (the “Balance Sheet Date”), and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, cash flow and changes in shareholders’ equity for the nine months then ended (the “Interim Financials”). The Year-End Financials and the Interim Financials (collectively referred to as the “Financials”) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated and consistent with each other (except that the Interim Financials do not contain footnotes and other presentation items that may be required by GAAP). The Financials present fairly in all material respects the Company’s consolidated financial condition, operating results and cash flows as of the dates and during the periods indicated therein, subject in the case of the Interim Financials to normal year-end adjustments, which are not material in amount or significance in any individual case or in the aggregate. The Company’s unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of the Balance Sheet Date is referred to hereinafter as the “Current Balance Sheet.” The books and records of the Company and each Subsidiary have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with applicable legal and accounting requirements and the Financials are consistent with such books and records.

(b)         The Company has Made Available an aging schedule with respect to the billed accounts receivable of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date indicating a range of days elapsed since invoice. All of the accounts receivable, whether billed or unbilled, of the Company and its Subsidiaries arose in the ordinary course of business, are carried at values determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, are not subject to any set-off or counterclaim, do not represent obligations for goods sold on consignment, on approval or on a sale-or-return basis and are not subject to any other repurchase or return arrangement. No Person has any Lien on any accounts receivable of the Company or any Subsidiary and no request or agreement for deduction or discount has been made with respect to any accounts receivable of the Company or any Subsidiary.

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(c)        The Company and each Subsidiary has established and maintains, adheres to and enforces a system of internal accounting controls which are designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements (including the Financials), in accordance with GAAP, including policies and procedures that (i) require the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company and its Subsidiaries are being made only in accordance with appropriate authorizations of management and the board of directors of the Company and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries. To the Knowledge of the Company, there have not been (i) any significant deficiency or material weakness in the system of internal accounting controls utilized by the Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves the Company’s management or other Employees who have a role in the preparation of financial statements or the internal accounting controls utilized by the Company or any Subsidiary or (iii) any claim or allegation regarding any of the foregoing.

(d)          Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has any off balance sheet liability of any nature to, or any financial interest in, any third party or entities, the purpose or effect of which is to defer, postpone, reduce or otherwise avoid or adjust the recording of debt expenses incurred by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

3.8        No Undisclosed Liabilities. The Company nor any Subsidiary has any Liability, indebtedness, obligation, expense, deficiency, guaranty or endorsement of any type, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, matured, unmatured or other (whether or not required to be reflected in financial statements in accordance with GAAP), except for those which (a) have been reflected in the Current Balance Sheet, (b) have arisen in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices since the Balance Sheet Date, that do not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate (excluding deferred revenue), (c) are liabilities under Contracts of the Company and Subsidiaries that have been Made Available, if required to have been Made Available pursuant to other provisions of this Agreement, that are set forth in and identifiable by reference to the text of such Contracts (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, liabilities arising out of any breach or non-compliance with the terms thereof), or (d) are liabilities for Third-Party Expenses.

3.9         No Changes. Since the Balance Sheet Date through the Agreement Date, (a) no Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred or arisen, and (b) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has taken any action that would be prohibited by Section 5.2 if proposed to be taken after the Agreement Date.

3.10        Tax Matters.

(a)          Tax Returns and Payments. Each income and other material Tax Return required to be filed by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary with any Governmental Entity: (i) has been filed on or before the applicable due date (including any valid extensions of such due date); and (ii) has been accurately and completely prepared in all material respects and in compliance with all applicable Laws. All Taxes required to be paid by the Company and its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown as due on any Tax Return) have been timely paid. The Company has delivered or Made Available to Buyer accurate and complete copies of all income and other material Tax Returns filed for which the statute of limitations have not expired, other than immaterial information Tax Returns (e.g., IRS Forms W-2 and 1099).

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(b)          Reserves for Payment of Taxes. The Financials fully accrue all liabilities for Taxes with respect to all periods through the dates thereof in accordance with GAAP. The Company and its Subsidiaries, as the case may be have had reserves adequate for the payment of all Taxes for the period from the date of the Balance Sheet Date through the Agreement Date, and Section 3.10(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the dollar amount of the Company’s current reserves for Taxes. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred any liability for Taxes since the Balance Sheet Date outside of the ordinary course of business.

(c)          Audits; Claims. No Tax Return has ever been examined or audited by any Governmental Entity. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received from any Governmental Entity any: (i) written notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review; (ii) written request for information related to Tax matters; or (iii) written notice of deficiency or proposed Tax adjustment. No extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax Returns of the Company or any Subsidiary has been granted by or requested from the Company or any Subsidiary. No claim or legal proceeding is pending or threatened in writing against the Company or any Subsidiary in respect of any Tax. There are no liens for Taxes upon any of the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary except liens for current Taxes not yet due and payable or which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings (and, in each case, for which there are adequate accruals, in accordance with GAAP).

(d)          Legal Proceedings; Etc. There are no unsatisfied liabilities for Taxes in connection with any written notice of Tax deficiency or similar document received by the Company or any Subsidiary (other than liabilities for Taxes asserted under any such notice of deficiency or similar document which are being contested in good faith by the Company or a Subsidiary and with respect to which adequate reserves for payment have been established).

(e)          Distributed Stock. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has distributed stock of another Person, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has had its stock distributed by another Person, within the last two (2) years in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355 or Section 361 of the Code.

(f)         Adjustment in Taxable Income. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is currently, and neither the Company nor any Subsidiary for any period for which a Tax Return has not been filed will be, required to include any adjustment in taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) pursuant to Section 481 or 263A of the Code (or any comparable provision under state, local or non-U.S. Tax laws) as a result of transactions, events or accounting methods employed prior to the Merger.

(g)        280G Matters. Except as set forth on Section 3.10(g) of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no agreement, plan, arrangement or other Contract covering any Employee or any other “disqualified individual” (as defined in Code Section 280G and the regulations promulgated thereunder) (excluding any agreement, plan, arrangement or other Contract entered into or adopted at the direction of Buyer or any of its Affiliates) that, considered individually or considered collectively with any other such Contracts, will, or could reasonably be expected to, give rise directly or indirectly to the payment of any amount that would not be deductible pursuant to Code Section 280G or that would be characterized as a “parachute payment” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Code. There is no Contract to which the Company is a party or Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement, covering any Employee, which would require the Company or any Subsidiary to pay any Tax “gross-up” or similar “make-whole” payment to any Employee for Tax-related payments under Section 4999 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary currently is, or has ever been, a party to or bound by any Tax indemnity agreement, Tax sharing agreement, Tax allocation agreement or similar Contract.

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(h)          Consolidated Tax Returns; Tax Indemnity Agreements; etc. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has: (i) ever been a party to any Tax sharing, indemnification, allocation or similar agreement or arrangement (other than Contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices on customary commercial terms the principal purpose of which is not Taxes (“Ordinary Course Contracts”)), nor does the Company or any of its Subsidiaries owe any amount under such an agreement or arrangement, (ii) any liability for the Taxes of any other Person under Section 1.1502-6 of the Treasury Regulations (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law (including any arrangement for group or consortium relief or similar arrangement)) as a transferee or successor, by operation of Law or otherwise, (iii) incurred a dual consolidated loss within the meaning of Section 1503 of the Code, or (iv) ever been a party to any joint venture, partnership or other arrangement that is reasonably likely to be treated as a partnership for Tax purposes. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has ever been a member of an affiliated group (within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code or any analogous combined, consolidated or unitary group defined under state, local or non-U.S. income Tax law) filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other than a group the common parent of which was the Company).

(i)           FIRPTA. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is or has been a United States real property holding corporation within the meaning of Section 897(c)(2) of the Code during the applicable period specified in Section 897(c)(1)(A)(ii) of the Code.

(j)           No Other Jurisdictions for Filing Tax Returns. There are no jurisdictions in which the Company or any Subsidiary is required to file a material Tax Return other than the jurisdictions in which the Company or such Subsidiary has filed such Tax Returns. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to Tax in any country other than its country of incorporation or formation by virtue of having a permanent establishment, place of business, or business operations in that other country. No claim has ever been made by a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction where the Company or a Subsidiary does not file Tax Returns that the Company or a Subsidiary, as applicable, is or may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction.

(k)          Tax Rulings. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has entered into any arrangement (including “rulings”) with any Tax authority outside of the ordinary course of business. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has made any material U.S. Tax election except as disclosed in the Tax Returns filed. Section 3.10(k) of the Disclosure Schedule describes the terms and conditions of any Tax exemption, Tax holiday or other Tax reduction agreement or order of other special regime with regard to the payment of Taxes applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (“Tax Incentive”). Copies of any material documents relating to any such Tax Incentives have been Made Available to Buyer. The Company and each Subsidiary are in compliance in all material respects with the terms and conditions of any such Tax Incentive, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement is not reasonably expected to have any adverse effect on the continued validity and effectiveness of any such Tax Incentive. Buyer and its Affiliates will not be liable to any Governmental Entity after the Closing for any amounts benefiting the Company or any Subsidiary before the Closing under or with respect to any such Tax Incentives (including as a result of a termination thereof or disqualification therefrom) as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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(l)           Transfer Pricing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable transfer pricing laws, including the execution and maintenance of contemporaneous documentation substantiating the transfer pricing practice and methodology. The prices for any property or services (or for the use of any property) provided by or to the Company or any Subsidiary are arm’s-length prices for purposes of the relevant transfer pricing laws, including Treasury Regulations promulgated under Section 482 of the Code.

(m)         Tax Shelters; Listed Transactions. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has consummated or participated in, nor is the Company or any Subsidiary currently participating in, any transaction which was or is a “tax shelter” transaction as defined in Sections 6662 or 6111 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has ever participated in, nor is currently participating in, a “listed transaction” or a “reportable transaction” within the meaning of Section 6707A(c) of the Code or Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b), or any transaction requiring disclosure under a corresponding or similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Laws. The Company and each Subsidiary has disclosed on its Tax Returns any Tax reporting position taken in any Tax Return which could result in the imposition of penalties under Section 6662 of the Code (or any comparable provisions of state, local or non-U.S. law).
 
(n)         Withholding. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries: (i) has complied in material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the payment, reporting and withholding of Taxes (including withholding of Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 1445 and 1446 of the Code or similar provisions under any non-U.S. Law); (ii) has, within the time and in the manner prescribed by applicable Laws, withheld or collected from each payment made to its Employees, Former Employees, service providers and other third parties, and timely paid over to the proper Governmental Entities (or is properly holding for such timely payment), all amounts required to be so withheld and paid over under all applicable Laws, including U.S. federal and state income and employment Taxes, Federal Insurance Contribution Act, Medicare, Federal Unemployment Tax Act, and relevant non-U.S. income and employment Tax withholding Laws; and (iii) has timely filed all withholding Tax Returns, for all periods.

(o)          Change in Accounting Methods; Closing Agreements. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary will be required to include any item of income in, or exclude any item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending after the Closing Date as a result of any: (i) change in method of accounting made prior to the Closing Date; (ii) closing agreement as described in Section 7121 (or any corresponding or similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Tax law) executed prior to the Closing Date; (iii) intercompany transactions or excess loss accounts described in Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Tax Law) consummated on or prior to the Closing Date; (iv) installment sale or open transaction disposition made on or prior to the Closing Date; (v) prepaid amount received outside of the ordinary course of business on or prior to the Closing Date; (vi) application of Section 965 of the Code; or (vii) election under Section 108(i) of the Code (or any similar provision of applicable Law) made prior to the Closing Date. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has made an election under Section 965(h) of the Code.

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(p)          Tax Accounting. The Company uses the accrual method of accounting for Tax purposes.

(q)          Controlled Foreign Corporation; Passive Foreign Investment Company. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary other than Shape Security Limited is a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957(a) of the Code or a “passive foreign investment company” within the meaning of Section 1297(a) of the Code.

(r)           Section 409A Matters.

(i)          Each Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” (as such term is defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) subject to Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”) has been in material documentary and operational compliance with Section 409A. To the extent required, the Company and each Subsidiary has properly reported and/or withheld and remitted on amounts deferred under any Company nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A of the Code. There is no Contract, agreement, plan or arrangement to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party covering any Employee, which individually or collectively could reasonably be expected to require the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to pay a Tax gross up payment to, or otherwise indemnify or reimburse, any Employee for Tax-related payments under Section 409A.

(ii)          No Company Option or other stock right (as defined in the U.S. Treasury Department Regulation 1.409A 1(1)) (A) has an exercise price that is less than the fair market value of the underlying equity as of the date such option or right was granted, (B) has any feature for the deferral of compensation other than the deferral of recognition of income until the later of exercise or disposition of such option or rights, or (C) has been granted after December 31, 2004, with respect to any class of shares of the Company that is not “service recipient stock” (within the meaning of applicable regulations under Section 409A).

3.11        Real Property. None of the Company nor any Subsidiary owns any real property, nor has the Company or any Subsidiary ever owned any real property. Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list as of the Agreement Date of all real property currently leased, subleased or licensed by or from the Company or any Subsidiary or otherwise used or occupied by the Company or any Subsidiary (the “Leased Real Property”). Section 3.11 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list as of the Agreement Date of all leases, lease guaranties, subleases, agreements for the leasing, use or occupancy of, or otherwise granting a right in or relating to the Leased Real Property, including the name of the lessor, licensor, sublessor, master lessor and/or lessee the date and term of the lease, license, sublease or other occupancy right, the aggregate annual rental payable thereunder and all amendments, terminations and modifications thereof (the “Lease Agreements”). The Company or any Subsidiary currently occupies all of the Leased Real Property for the operation of its business. There are no other parties occupying, or with a right to occupy, the Leased Real Property. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary owes brokerage commissions or finders’ fees with respect to any such Leased Real Property or would owe any such fees if any existing Lease Agreement were renewed pursuant to any renewal options contained in such Lease Agreements. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has performed all of its obligations under any termination agreements pursuant to which it has terminated any leases, subleases, licenses or other occupancy agreements for real property that are no longer in effect and has no continuing liability with respect to such terminated agreements. To the Company’s Knowledge, the Leased Real Property is in good operating condition and repair, free from structural, physical and mechanical defects, is maintained in a manner consistent with standards generally followed with respect to similar properties, and is structurally sufficient and otherwise suitable for the conduct of the Company’s business. Neither the operation of the Company or any Subsidiary on the Leased Real Property nor, to the Company’s Knowledge, such Leased Real Property, including the improvements thereon, violate any applicable building code, zoning requirement or statute relating to such property or operations thereon, and any such non-violation is not dependent on so-called non-conforming use exceptions.

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3.12        Tangible Property. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has good and valid title to, or, in the case of leased properties and tangible assets, valid leasehold interests in, all of its tangible properties and tangible assets used or held for use in its business, free and clear of any Liens, except (a) as reflected in the Current Balance Sheet, and (b) Permitted Liens. The tangible properties and tangible assets owned or leased by the Company or any Subsidiary (i) constitute all tangible properties and tangible assets necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted and as currently contemplated to be conducted, and (ii) in good operating condition, regularly and properly maintained, subject to normal wear and tear.

3.13        Intellectual Property.

(a)          Disclosures. The Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of:

(i)          in Section 3.13(a)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule, each Company Product;

(ii)         in Section 3.13(a)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule: (A) each item of Registered IP that is Company IP or that is Licensed exclusively to the Company or any Subsidiary (“Company Registered IP”); (B) the name of the record owner of such item of Company Registered IP; (C) the jurisdiction in which such item of Registered IP has been registered or filed (or, for domain names, the applicable registrar); (D) the applicable application, registration or serial number of such item of Company Registered IP; (E) the filing date and issuance/registration/grant date of such item of Company Registered IP; (F) the prosecution status of such item of Company Registered IP; (G) any actions that must be taken by the Company or any Subsidiary with any applicable Governmental Entity within one hundred eighty (180) days after the Agreement Date with respect to such item of Company Registered IP, including the payment of any registration, maintenance or renewal fees or the filing of any documents, applications or certificates; and (H) a list of any Actions before any court or tribunal (including the United States Patent and Trademark Office or equivalent authority anywhere in the world) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or in which claims are raised relating to the validity, enforceability, scope, ownership or Infringement of such item of Company Registered IP;

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(iii)        in Section 3.13(a)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, (A) all Licensed IP Contracts (other than Open Source Licenses; Licensed IP Contracts for any non-customized Software or software-as-a-service solution that: (1) is licensed or made available to the Company or any Subsidiary solely in executable or object code form pursuant to a nonexclusive, internal use software license or service agreement; (2) is not incorporated into any Company Products; and (3) is generally available on standard terms for less than $25,000 per year; Licensed IP Contracts on the Standard Form IP Contracts; and Licensed IP Contracts that are Incidental Licenses); (B) whether the License or Licenses granted to the Company or such Subsidiary, as the case may be, in such Licensed IP Contract is or are exclusive or nonexclusive; and (C) each Company Product in which such Licensed IP is incorporated or for which such Licensed IP is currently used in the production environment; and

(iv)        in Section 3.13(a)(iv) of the Disclosure Schedule, each Company IP Contract, other than Licensed IP Contracts, Contracts on the Standard Form IP Contracts and Incidental Licenses.

(b)         Standard Form IP Agreements. The Company has Made Available a true, correct and complete copy of each Standard Form IP Contract.

(c)          Ownership Free and Clear. The Company or the Subsidiaries exclusively own all right, title and interest in and to the Company IP free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens). Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i)          each Person who is an Employee or a Former Employee or is or was an independent contractor of the Company or any Subsidiary and who is or was involved in the creation or development of any Company IP (including any Person who has contributed to any Open Source Software on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary) (each, a “Contributor”) has signed a valid and enforceable agreement containing an irrevocable, effective assignment of Intellectual Property Rights in the Company IP to the Company or a Subsidiary, a waiver of moral rights in the Company IP and confidentiality provisions protecting the Company IP, in each case substantially in the Company’s Standard Form IP Contract for Employees (a copy of which is attached to Section 3.13(c)(i)-A of the Disclosure Schedule (the “Employee Proprietary Information Agreement”)) or substantially in the Company’s Standard Form IP Contract for independent contractors (a copy of which is attached to Section 3.13(c)(i)-B of the Disclosure Schedule (the “Consultant Proprietary Information Agreement”)), as the case may be, that provides for the Company or a Subsidiary to have complete and exclusive ownership of such Company IP without the exclusion or reservation by the Contributor of any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right;

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(ii)         no Contributor or, to the Knowledge of the Company, former employer of any Contributor has any claim, right or interest to or in any Company IP;

(iii)        to the Knowledge of the Company, no Contributor is in breach of any Contract with any former employer or other Person concerning Intellectual Property Rights or confidentiality that, as a result of such breach, would affect the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s right or interest in or to any Company IP;

(iv)        no funding, facilities or personnel of any Governmental Entity or of any university, college, other educational institution, or any multi-national, bi-national or international organization or research center were used to develop or create any Company IP;

(v)          the Company and each Subsidiary has taken reasonable steps to maintain the confidentiality of all proprietary information held by such entity, or purported to be held by such entity, as a Trade Secret, and has applied appropriate access levels to Trade Secrets to personnel based on a need to have access basis, including any such information of a third party provided to the Company or any Subsidiary with obligations of confidentiality;

(vi)        neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has permitted the rights of the Company or any Subsidiary in any Company IP to enter into the public domain;

(vii)       no Company IP is subject to any proceeding or outstanding decree, order, judgment or settlement agreement, or stipulation that restricts in any manner the use, exploitation, transfer or Licensing thereof by the Company or any Subsidiary;

(viii)      neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has assigned or otherwise transferred ownership of or granted an exclusive License to, or agreed to assign or otherwise transfer ownership of or grant an exclusive License to, any (A) Patents or (B) any Intellectual Property Right (other than Patents) that is or was (at the time of such assignment or transfer of ownership or the granting of such exclusive License) material to the business of the Company or any Subsidiary, to any other Person;

(ix)        neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is currently or has been a member or promoter of, or a Contributor to, any industry standards body or similar organization that could require or obligate the Company or any Subsidiary to grant or offer to any other Person any License or right to any Company IP (or that could, following the Effective Time, require or obligate Buyer or any of its Affiliates to grant or offer to any other Person any License or right to any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right);

(x)         none of the Patents included in the Company IP are subject to any declaration that obligates the Company or any of the Subsidiaries to grant a License thereunder on a royalty-free basis or on reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) or fair reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms; and

(xi)        the Company and each Subsidiary owns or otherwise has, and after the Closing will continue to have, all Intellectual Property Rights and Intellectual Property needed to conduct the business of such entity as currently conducted and, to the Knowledge of the Company, needed to commercialize any Development Product.

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(d)          Valid and Enforceable. The Company or one of the Subsidiaries is listed at the appropriate Governmental Entity as the sole owner of all Company Registered IP (excluding Company Registered IP that is exclusively Licensed to the Company or one of the Subsidiaries) and there are no gaps in chain-of-title documents filed with the applicable Governmental Entity with respect thereto. All necessary registration, maintenance and renewal fees with respect to the Company Registered IP have been paid, and all necessary affidavits, responses, recordations, certificates, releases and other documents have been filed, in each case for the purposes of obtaining, maintaining, perfecting, preserving and renewing all such Company Registered IP and the ownership rights of the Company or one of the Subsidiaries with respect thereto. To the Knowledge of the Company, there is no basis for a claim that any Company Registered IP, except for pending applications, is invalid or unenforceable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no Trademark (whether registered or unregistered) or domain name that is Company IP is confusingly similar to or otherwise violates any Trademark (whether registered or unregistered) or domain name owned, used or applied for by any third party. None of the goodwill associated with or inherent in any Trademark (whether registered or unregistered) in which the Company or any Subsidiary has or purports to have an ownership interest has been impaired.

(e)          Effects of This Transaction. Neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any Related Agreements, nor the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Related Agreement will, with or without notice or the lapse of time, result in or give any other Person the right or option to cause or declare: (i) a loss of (including any incremental loss of rights with respect to), or Lien on, any Company IP or, pursuant to the terms of any Company IP Contract, a loss of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s rights to any Licensed IP; (ii) a breach of any Licensed IP Contract or Company IP Contract; (iii) the Company or any Subsidiary (or, pursuant to the terms of any Company IP Contract, Buyer or its Affiliates) becoming bound by or subject to any non-compete or other restriction on the operation or scope of their respective businesses; (iv) the release, disclosure or delivery of any Company IP by or to any escrow agent or other Person; (v) the Company or any Subsidiary becoming obligated to pay any royalties or other fees or amounts with respect to Intellectual Property of any third party in excess of those payable by the Company and each of the Subsidiaries in the absence of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby; or (vi) the grant, assignment or transfer to any other Person of any License under any of the Company IP or, pursuant to the terms of any Company IP Contract, under any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights of the Buyer or any of its Affiliates. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has claimed any status in the application for or registration of any Company Registered IP, including “small business status,” that would be invalid or inaccurate following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Related Agreement.

(f)           No Third-Party Infringement of Company IP. To the Knowledge of the Company, no third party has Infringed, and no third party is currently Infringing, any Company IP. Section 3.13(f) of the Disclosure Schedule accurately identifies (and the Company has Made Available a true, correct and complete copy of) each letter or other written or electronic communication or correspondence that has been sent or otherwise delivered by or to the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their respective representatives regarding any actual, alleged or suspected Infringement of any Company IP.

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(g)          Use of Licensed IP. The Company and the Subsidiaries have valid written licenses to use, reproduce, incorporate, distribute, license, sublicense and provide access to customers in respect of all Licensed IP in the manner and to the extent undertaken by the Company and the Subsidiaries in the conduct of their businesses as presently conducted, and no consents are required to be obtained by the Company and the Subsidiaries with respect to any of the foregoing activities that have not been obtained. To the Knowledge of the Company, the Company and the Subsidiaries have valid written licenses to use, reproduce, incorporate, distribute, license, sublicense and provide access to customers in respect of all Licensed IP to the extent needed to commercialize any Development Product and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no consents are required to be obtained by the Company and the Subsidiaries with respect to any of the foregoing activities that have not been obtained.  The Licensed IP Contracts provide the Company and the Subsidiaries with the right, with respect to any Licensed IP, to (i) distribute and make available Company Products to their customers and potential customers in the manner the Company or any Subsidiary currently makes Company Products available and (ii) authorize their customers and potential customers to use such Company Products in the manner authorized by the Company and the Subsidiaries. No third party that has Licensed any Licensed IP to the Company or any Subsidiary that is used by the Company or any Subsidiary in the production environment for any Company Product or that is otherwise necessary to the operation of any Company Product has retained or been assigned an ownership interest in or any exclusive License to any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights in any improvements, modifications or derivative works to such Licensed IP made solely or jointly by the Company or any Subsidiary.

(h)          No Infringement of Third-Party IP Rights. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is Infringing, or has ever Infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated, any Intellectual Property Right of any other Person. The conduct of the businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries has not Infringed any Intellectual Property Right of any other Person and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no reasonable basis for any such claim. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing: (i) no Company Product has ever Infringed any Intellectual Property Right of any third party; (ii) no Infringement, misappropriation or similar Action, or any Action alleging unfair competition or trade practices, is pending or  has been threatened in writing (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, by any non-written means of communication) against the Company or any Subsidiary or against any other Person who may be entitled to be indemnified, defended, held harmless or reimbursed by the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to such Action; (iii) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice or other written communication (or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any non-written notice or other non-written communication) relating to any actual, alleged or suspected Infringement by the Company or any Subsidiary of any Intellectual Property Right of any third party, or any actual, alleged or suspected engagement by the Company or any Subsidiary in unfair competition or trade practices under the Laws of any jurisdiction; and (iv) neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is bound by any Contract to indemnify, defend, hold harmless or reimburse any other Person with respect to any Infringement of any Intellectual Property Right (other than as set forth in Section 3.13(h) of the Disclosure Schedule or in any Standard Form IP Contract). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has ever sought or obtained an opinion of counsel regarding any possible Infringement of any third party’s Intellectual Property Rights.

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(i)           Bugs. None of the Company Technology fails to materially comply with any applicable warranty or other contractual commitment made by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary relating to the use, functionality or performance of, or any product or system containing or used in conjunction with, such Company Technology. The Company has Made Available a true, correct and complete copy of its list as of the Agreement Date of all known bugs, defects and errors in each version and component of the Company Technology that is currently being supported and adversely and materially affects the performance of such Company Technology and has not been remedied as of the Agreement Date.

(j)          No Contaminants. None of the Company Technology that is Company IP (and, to the Knowledge of the Company, none of the Company Technology that is Licensed IP) contains any Contaminants. The Company and each Subsidiary uses industry standard measures, which measures are no less than reasonable, to prevent the introduction of Contaminants into Company Technology.

(k)          Use of Open Source Code.

(i)          On October 28, 2019, the Company provided a complete and accurate copy to Flexera Software LLC (“Flexera”) for Flexera’s review, of the most recent version of all Software that forms a part of the current version of each Launched Product.

(ii)         Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has used, modified, or distributed any Open Source Software in a manner that, based on the conduct of the businesses of the Company and each Subsidiary as currently conducted: (A) requires the disclosure, Licensing or distribution of any source code for any Company IP; (B) imposes any restriction on the consideration to be charged for the distribution of any Company IP; (C) creates, or purports to create, obligations for the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to the Company IP other than those set forth in the applicable Open Source License, or grants, or purports to grant, to any third party, any rights or immunities under any Company IP; or (D) other than any attribution or notice requirement, imposes any other limitation, restriction or condition on the right or ability of the Company or any Subsidiary to use or distribute any Company IP. The Company and each Subsidiary has complied with all of the terms and conditions of each applicable Open Source License, including all requirements pertaining to attribution and copyright notices. The Company has Made Available all of the Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ internal policies and guidelines related to use of or contributions to Open Source Software, and there have been no instances of material non-compliance with respect thereto. The Company has not received any requests from any third parties for source code copies of any Open Source Software.

(l)           Company Source Code. The Company and each Subsidiary has taken actions customary in the software industry to document the Software that is Company IP and its operation, such that such Software, including its source code and documentation, have been written in a professional manner so that they may be understood, modified and maintained in an efficient manner by reasonably competent programmers. No source code for any Company IP has been delivered, Licensed or made available to any escrow agent or other Person who was not, as of the time thereof, an Employee or contractor of the Company or any Subsidiary, including under any Open Source License. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any duty or obligation (whether present, contingent or otherwise) to deliver, License or make available the source code for any Company IP to any escrow agent or other Person. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or could reasonably be expected to, result in the delivery, License or disclosure of any source code for any Company IP to any other Person who is not, as of the Agreement Date, an Employee or contractor of the Company or any Subsidiary. Section 3.13(l) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of each contractor that has invented, conceived or developed any Company IP or had access to the source code of the Company or any Subsidiary.

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(m)         Private Data. The Company, each Subsidiary, the Company Sites and the Company Products, and all third parties acting on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary or that have access to Private Data collected by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary comply, and have at all times since December 31, 2016 complied, with all applicable Privacy Obligations, including those relating to (i) the privacy of users of Company Sites and Company Products, (ii) the privacy of individuals whose Private Data is Processed by Company Products, or (iii) the collection or other Processing of any Private Data collected or otherwise Processed by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary, or by third parties having access to such Private Data. Neither the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement or any Related Agreement nor the subsequent transfer of all of the Company’s and each of the Subsidiaries’ databases and other information relating to its customers and all non-customer end users of the Company Sites and the Company Products or to other individuals whose Private Data is Processed by a Company Product, including all Private Data, from the Company or the Subsidiaries to the Surviving Corporation will cause, constitute, or result in a breach or violation of any Privacy Obligation by any party to this Agreement (or any of their Affiliates), or cause, constitute, or result in a violation of any representations with regard to Private Data made by Company or any Subsidiary, including any Company Privacy Policy. Copies of all Company Privacy Policies have been Made Available. Company Privacy Policies have at all times made all disclosures to users or customers required by all Privacy Obligations, and Company and each Subsidiary has obtained all consents from users required by all Privacy Obligations. None of the disclosures made or contained in the Company Privacy Policies, and no other representation with regard to Private Data made by Company or any Subsidiary, has been materially inaccurate, misleading or deceptive or in violation of any Privacy Obligations (including containing any material omission). There is no Action (including any informal investigation) currently pending against, the Company, any Subsidiary, or to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their respective customers (relating to any of the Company Sites or Company Products) by (i) any private party or (ii) the Federal Trade Commission, any state attorney general or similar state official, or any other Governmental Entity, foreign or domestic, with respect to the collection or other Processing of Private Data.

(n)          Security Measures. At all times since December 31, 2016, the Company and each Subsidiary has taken all steps and procedures required to comply with all applicable Laws relating to the security of information technology assets, Private Data, confidential information, and other data, information, and Company IP to which the Company, any Subsidiary or any third party acting on any of their behalves has access or otherwise Processes. Company and each Subsidiary have implemented, maintained, and monitored reasonable measures with respect to technical, administrative, and physical security to preserve and protect the confidentiality, availability, security, and integrity of the Company IT Systems, Private Data, confidential information, and other data, information, and Company IP Processed by the Company, any Subsidiary or any third party acting on their behalves (including protecting the Company IT Systems from infection by Contaminants, access by unauthorized Persons, or access by authorized Persons that exceeds the Person’s authorization). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has made materially false or misleading public statements regarding the Company’s or any of the Subsidiaries’ information security practices. The Company’s and each Subsidiary’s information security practices conform, and at all times since December 31, 2016 have conformed, to all of the Company’s and the Subsidiaries’ contractual commitments and Company Privacy Policies. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and each Subsidiary has implemented the disaster recovery and security plans, procedures and facilities for the Company IT Systems specified in Section 3.13(n) of the Disclosure Schedule. There is no Action (including any informal investigation) currently pending against, the Company, any Subsidiary or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any of their customers, suppliers or service providers (in each case, relating to the Company Products) by (i) any private party or (ii) the Federal Trade Commission, any state attorney general or similar state official, or any other Governmental Entity, foreign or domestic, with respect to the security, confidentiality, availability, or integrity of the Company IT Systems, Private Data, confidential information, or other data, information or Company IP. To the Knowledge of the Company, there have been no intrusions or breaches of the security of the Company IT Systems, Private Data, confidential information, or other data, information or Company IP Processed by the Company or any Subsidiary. All Private Data is encrypted in accordance with Company’s and each of the Subsidiaries’ contractual commitments and representations made in the Company Privacy Policies and in accordance with industry practices regarding encryption technologies and key management practices.

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(o)          Systems. Company IT Systems are reasonably sufficient for the existing and currently anticipated future needs of the Company and the Subsidiaries. Company IT Systems are in good working condition to effectively perform all computing, information technology and data processing operations necessary for the operation of the businesses of the Company and the Subsidiaries. There have been no internal or external audits of the Company IT Systems or privacy or security practices in which material exceptions or deficiencies were noted. The Company and the Subsidiaries have taken commercially reasonable steps and implemented commercially reasonable safeguards to ensure that the Company IT Systems are substantially free from Contaminants. From and after the Closing, the Surviving Corporation or its applicable Subsidiaries will have and be permitted to exercise the same rights (whether ownership, License or otherwise) with respect to the Company IT Systems as the Company or one of the Subsidiaries would have had and been able to exercise had the Merger not occurred, without the payment of any additional amounts or consideration other than ongoing fees, royalties or payments which the Company or one of the Subsidiaries would otherwise have been required to pay.

(p)          Section 3.13(p) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all material software-as-a-service, platform-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a- service or similar products used by the Company and the Subsidiaries in connection with the operation of their businesses and Company Products.

3.14        Material Contracts.

(a)          Section 3.14(a) of the Disclosure Schedule identifies, in each subpart that corresponds to the subsection listed below, any Contract (other than any Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement, including any written Contracts related thereto, that have been Made Available to Buyer) in effect as of the Agreement Date, (x) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party, (y) by which the Company or any Subsidiary or any of their assets is or may become bound or under which the Company or any Subsidiary has, or may become subject to, any obligation, or (z) under which the Company or any Subsidiary has or may acquire any right or interest (together with the Company IP Contracts required to be listed in Section 3.13(a)(iv) of the Disclosure Schedule and the Licensed IP Contracts required to be listed in Section 3.13(a)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule, the “Material Contracts”):

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(i)          that is with a Top Customer or Top Supplier, other than any sales orders or purchase orders entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(ii)         pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary has been appointed a sales referral partner, reseller or distributor;

(iii)        pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary has appointed a third party as a sales referral partner, reseller, or distributor;

(iv)         pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound to or has committed to provide any Company Product to any third party on a most-favored-nation basis or similar terms;

(v)         pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound to or has committed to provide or License any Company Product or other Intellectual Property to any third party on an exclusive basis or to acquire or License any product, service or Intellectual Property on an exclusive basis from a third party;

(vi)        imposing any restriction on the right or ability of the Company or any Subsidiary (or that would purport to limit the freedom of the Buyer or any of its Affiliates): (A) to compete with any other Person or to engage in any line of business, market or geographic area, or to sell, License, manufacture or otherwise distribute or provide any of the Company Products or the Company Technology, or from providing services, to customers or potential customers or any class of customers, in any geographic area, during any period of time, or in any segment of the market; (B) to solicit the employment of, or hire, any service providers of any Top Customer or Top Supplier; (C) to acquire any product, property or other asset (tangible or intangible), or any services, from any other Person; or (D) to develop or distribute any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights;

(vii)       set forth or required to be set forth in Section 3.13(h) of the Disclosure Schedule;

(viii)      providing for the development of any Intellectual Property, independently or jointly, by or for the Company or any Subsidiary, other than any Contracts with Contributors in the form of the Employee Proprietary Information Agreement or the Consultant Proprietary Information Agreement;

(ix)        requiring source code for any Company IP to be delivered, Licensed or made available to any escrow agent or other Person;

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(x)         relating to (A) any facility not operated by the Company where the Company IT Systems or any other computer equipment used to operate or provide Company Products is located or (B) the lease, license or rental of any Company IT Systems to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries;

(xi)        any Contract for the purchase, lease, license or rental of equipment in excess of $250,000 on a one-time or annual basis;

(xii)       that is a collectively bargained agreement or similar Contract, including any Contract with any union, works council or similar labor entity;

(xiii)      that is a Lease Agreement;

(xiv)       relating to capital expenditures and involving future payments in excess of $250,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate;

(xv)        relating to the settlement of any Action;

(xvi)       relating to the disposition or acquisition of material assets or any interest in any Person or business enterprise;

(xvii)     relating to any mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements, security agreements or other Contracts or instruments relating to Indebtedness or extension of credit or the creation of any Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) with respect to any asset of the Company or any Subsidiary;

(xviii)    involving or incorporating any guaranty, pledge, performance bond or completion bond, or surety arrangement;

(xix)      creating or relating to any partnership or joint venture or any sharing of revenues, profits, losses, costs or liabilities;

(xx)        relating to the purchase or sale of any product or other asset by or to, or the performance of any services by or for, any Interested Party;

(xxi)      constituting or relating to any (A) prime contract, subcontract, letter contract, purchase order or delivery order executed or submitted to or on behalf of any Governmental Entity or any prime contractor or higher-tier subcontractor, or under which any Governmental Entity or any such prime contractor or subcontractor otherwise has or may acquire any right or interest, or (B) quotation, bid or proposal submitted to any Governmental Entity or any proposed prime contractor or higher-tier subcontractor of any Governmental Entity;

(xxii)     that is a hedging, futures, options or other derivative Contract;

(xxiii)    that contemplates or involves: (A) the payment or delivery of cash or other consideration in an amount in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate; or (B) the performance of services having a value in excess of $500,000 in the aggregate, in each case following the Agreement Date.

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(b)          The Company has Made Available true, correct and complete copies of all written Material Contracts, including all amendments thereto. Section 3.14(b) of the Disclosure Schedule provides an accurate description of the terms of each Material Contract that is not in written form. Each Material Contract is valid and in full force and effect and is enforceable by the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to Laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency and the relief of debtors; and rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has violated or breached, or committed any default under, any Material Contract, and, to the Knowledge of the Company, no other Person has violated or breached, or committed any default under, any such Contract. No event has occurred, and no circumstance or condition exists, that (with or without notice or lapse of time) will, or could reasonably be expected to: (i) result in a violation or breach of any of the provisions of any Material Contract by the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) give any Person the right to declare a default or exercise any remedy under any Material Contract against the Company or any Subsidiary; (iii) give any Person the right to accelerate the maturity or performance of any Material Contract by the Company or any Subsidiary; or (iv) give any Person the right to cancel, terminate or modify any Material Contract against the Company or any Subsidiary. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written notice or other communication regarding any actual or possible violation or breach of, or default under, any Material Contract. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has waived any of its rights under any Material Contract. No Person is renegotiating, or has a right to renegotiate, in each case pursuant to the terms of any Material Contract, any amount paid or payable to the Company or any Subsidiary under any Material Contract or any other material term or provision of any Material Contract. No Person has threatened in writing to terminate or refuse to perform its obligations under any Material Contract (regardless of whether such Person has the right to do so under such Contract).

3.15        Employee Benefit Plans.

(a)          Schedule.

(i)           Section 3.15(a)(i) of the Disclosure Schedule contains an accurate and complete list of each material Company Employee Plan and each Employee Agreement as of the Agreement Date. No Person, other than an Employee (or a dependent or beneficiary thereof), Former Employee (or a dependent or beneficiary thereof) or a current or former shareholder of the Company or any ERISA Affiliate, is or was a member or former member of any Company Employee Plan. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has made any plan or commitment to establish any new Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement, to modify any Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement (except to the extent required by Law or to conform any such Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement to the requirements of any applicable Law, in each case as previously disclosed to the Buyer in writing, or as required by this Agreement), or to enter into any Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement.

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(ii)         Section 3.15(a)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a table setting forth the name or (where required by applicable Law) employee ID, employing entity, hiring date, title supervisor, location, exempt or non-exempt status, annual salary or base wages, commissions, bonus target for the current year and accrued but unpaid vacation balances of each Employee as of the Agreement Date, including with respect to any such Employees on a leave of absence, the date the leave commenced and the expected date of return to work of such Employee, and with respect to any such Employees who are foreign nationals, visa category and expiration date. To the Knowledge of the Company, no Employee listed on Section 3.15(a)(ii) of the Disclosure Schedule has provided written notice of an intent to terminate his or her employment for any reason, other than in accordance with any employment arrangements as may be provided for in this Agreement.

(iii)        Section 3.15(a)(iii) of the Disclosure Schedule contains an accurate and complete list of all natural persons that have a consulting or advisory relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary as of the Agreement Date, including with respect to independent contractors, the engagement date, nature of services provided, and the expected duration of such services.

(b)          Documents. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has Made Available, if applicable, (i) correct and complete copies of all plan documents embodying each material Company Employee Plan and each Employee Agreement including all amendments thereto and all related trust documents, (ii) the three most recent annual reports (Form Series 5500 and all schedules and financial statements attached thereto), if any, required under ERISA or the Code in connection with each Company Employee Plan, (iii) if the Company Employee Plan is funded, the most recent annual and periodic accounting of Company Employee Plan assets, (iv) the most recent summary plan description together with the summary(ies) of material modifications thereto, if any, required under ERISA with respect to each Company Employee Plan, (v) all written agreements and contracts relating to each material Company Employee Plan, including administrative service agreements and group insurance contracts, (vi) all material correspondence to or from any governmental agency relating to any Company Employee Plan within the past three years, (vii) all nondiscrimination test reports for each Company Employee Plan for the three most recent plan years, and (viii) the most recent IRS determination, opinion, notification or advisory letters issued with respect to each Company Employee Plan. No verbal promises or representations have been made to any Employees to increase their compensation or continue their employment for any specific duration.

(c)          Employee Plan Compliance. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has, in all material respects, performed all obligations required to be performed by them under, is not in material default or violation of, any Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement, and each Company Employee Plan and Employee Agreement has been established and maintained in material compliance with its terms and all applicable Laws, including ERISA or the Code. Any Company Employee Plan intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and each trust intended to qualify under Section 501(a) of the Code has either applied for, prior to the expiration of the requisite period under applicable Treasury Regulations or IRS pronouncements, obtained or is entitled to rely on a favorable determination, advisory and/or opinion letter, as applicable, as to its qualified status from the IRS or still has a remaining period of time under applicable Treasury Regulations or IRS pronouncements in which to apply for such letter and to make any amendments necessary to obtain a favorable determination, and, to the Company’s Knowledge, there has been no event, condition or circumstance that has adversely affected or would be reasonably likely to adversely affect such qualified status. No “prohibited transaction,” within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Sections 406 and 407 of ERISA, and not otherwise exempt under Section 408 of ERISA, has occurred with respect to any Company Employee Plan that would reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Company or its Subsidiary. There are no material actions, suits or claims pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened or reasonably anticipated (other than routine claims for benefits) against any Company Employee Plan or against the assets of any Company Employee Plan. There are no audits, inquiries or proceedings pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened by the IRS, DOL, or any other Governmental Entity with respect to any Company Employee Plan. None of the Company nor any Subsidiary is subject to any material penalty or Tax with respect to any Company Employee Plan under Section 502(i) of ERISA or Sections 4975 through 4980 of the Code. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries have timely made all contributions and other payments required by and due under the terms of each Company Employee Plan or applicable Law to be made to a Company Employee Plan.

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(d)          No Pension, Multiemployer and Multiple-Employer Plan, Funded Welfare Plans and MEWAs. Neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has ever maintained, established, sponsored, participated in, contributed to, or agreed or been required to maintain, establish, sponsor, participate in or to contribute to, (i) any “employee benefit pension plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Part 3 of Subtitle B of Title I of ERISA, Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code; (ii) any multiemployer plan (as defined in Sections 3(37) and 4001(a)(3) of ERISA); or (iii) any multiple employer plan or plan described in Section 413 of the Code. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary maintains, sponsors, participates in, contributes to, and has not agreed to maintain, establish, sponsor, participate in or contribute to, and has no actual or contingent liability with respect to (i) any “funded welfare plan” within the meaning of Section 419 of the Code; (ii) any self-funded plan that provides group health benefits to Employees (other than any such plan pursuant to which a stop-loss policy or contract applies), but excluding any Code Section 125, 127 or 129 plan; or (iii) any multiple employer welfare arrangement, as defined under Section 3(40)(A) of ERISA.

(e)          International Employee Plan. Each International Employee Plan has been established, maintained and administered in all material respects in compliance with its terms and conditions and applicable Law. Furthermore, no International Employee Plan has material unfunded liabilities, that as of the Effective Time, would not reasonably be expected to be offset by insurance or which are not fully accrued. Each International Employee Plan that is intended to qualify for tax-preferential treatment under applicable Laws so qualifies, except as could not reasonably be expected to result in a material liability to the Company or any Subsidiary and each International Employee Plan required to be registered has been so registered.

(f)           No Post-Employment Obligations. No Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement provides, or reflects or represents any liability to provide, post-termination or retiree or post-employment life insurance, health or other employee welfare benefits to any person for any reason, except as may be required by COBRA or other applicable Law or during the severance period set forth in the applicable Employee Agreement, and neither the Company nor any ERISA Affiliate has any obligation to any Employee or Former Employee (either individually or to Employees or Former Employees as a group) or any other person that such Employee(s), Former Employees or other person would be provided with post-termination or retiree or post-employment life insurance, health or other employee welfare benefits, except to the extent required by Law.

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(g)         Effect of Transaction. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (alone or in connection with additional or subsequent events, any termination of employment or service in connection therewith) will (i) result in any payment (including severance, golden parachute, bonus or otherwise), becoming due to any Employee, (ii) result in any forgiveness of indebtedness due to any Employee, (iii) increase any payment or benefit otherwise payable by the Company or any Subsidiary under any Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement, (iv) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting, or require the funding, of any payment or benefit otherwise payable by the Company or any Subsidiary under any Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement referenced in clause (iii), or (v) increase the cost to the Company or any Subsidiary under any Company Employee Plan.

3.16        Employment Matters.

(a)          Compliance with Employment Laws. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries is and since December 31, 2016 has been in material compliance with all applicable Laws respecting employment, employment practices, and terms and conditions of employment, including, without limitation, all Laws respecting worker classification, tax withholding, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, prohibited discrimination or harassment, employee leave issues, affirmative action, disability rights or benefits, plant closures and layoffs, equal employment, fair employment practices, meal and rest periods, immigration, employee safety and health, wages (including overtime wages), compensation, and hours of work, pay equity, labor relation and background checks.  The Company and each of its Subsidiaries, where applicable, has been in compliance with Executive Order 11246 and all other applicable Laws requiring affirmative action or other employment-related actions for government contractors or subcontractors.  In each case, with respect to Employees, Former Employees or current or former directors, officers, advisors, independent contractors or consultants, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries: (i) has withheld and reported in all material respects all amounts required by Law or by Contract to be withheld and reported with respect to wages, salaries and other payments to such persons, (ii) is not liable for any material arrears of wages, severance pay or any Taxes or any penalty for failure to comply with any of the foregoing, and (iii) is not liable for any payment to any trust or other fund governed by or maintained by or on behalf of any Governmental Entity, with respect to unemployment compensation benefits, social security or other benefits or obligations for such persons (other than routine payments to be made in the normal course of business and consistent with past practice). There are, and since December 31, 2016, there have been, no Actions or administrative matters pending, threatened or reasonably anticipated against the Company, any Subsidiary, or any of their Employees or Former Employees relating to any Employee, Former Employee, Employee Agreement, or current or former directors, officers, advisors, independent contractors or consultants. There are no pending or threatened or reasonably anticipated Actions against the Company, any Subsidiary, any Company trustee or any trustee of any Subsidiary under any worker’s compensation policy. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is party to a conciliation agreement, consent decree or other agreement or order with any Governmental Entity with respect to employment practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has direct or indirect liability with respect to any misclassification of any person as an independent contractor rather than as an employee, with respect to any employee leased from another employer or with respect to any Employee or Former Employee currently or formerly classified as exempt from overtime wages. None of the Company or its Subsidiaries is party to a settlement agreement with an Employee, Former Employee, or current or former director, officer, advisor, independent contractor or consultant that involves allegations relating to sexual harassment. To the Knowledge of the Company, in the last five (5) years, no allegations of sexual harassment or other misconduct have been made against (x) any Key Employee, (y) any officer of the Company or its Subsidiaries or (z) an Employee, and no such harassment or misconduct has occurred during the such period (whether or not allegations have been made).

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(b)          Labor. There have been no actual or threatened strikes, lockouts, labor disputes, slowdowns, concerted refusals to work, or work stoppages against the Company or any Subsidiary. To the Company’s Knowledge, there have been no activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize any Employees, Former Employees or current or former independent contractor or consultant. No labor or trade union, labor organization, works council, or group of Employees, Former Employees or current or former independent contractor or consultant has made a demand for recognition or certification, and there are no representation or certification proceedings or petitions seeking a representation proceeding presently pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened to be brought or filed with the National Labor Relations Board or any other labor relations tribunal or authority. There are, and since December 31, 2016 there have been, no Actions or labor disputes pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened relating to any labor matters involving any Employee, Former Employee or current or former independent contractor or consultant, including charges of unfair labor practices. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has engaged in any unfair labor practices within the meaning of the National Labor Relations Act or similar Law. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is presently, nor has it been in the past, a party to, or bound by, any labor agreement, collective bargaining agreement or any other labor-related Contract with any labor or trade union, labor organization, works council or group of employees and no such Contract is being negotiated by the Company or any Subsidiary.

(c)          No Interference or Conflict. To the Knowledge of the Company, no Employee, independent contractor or consultant  is obligated under any Contract, subject to any judgment, decree, or order of any court, arbitrator or administrative agency that would interfere with such person’s efforts to promote the interests of the Company or any Subsidiary or that would interfere with the Company’s businesses. Neither the execution nor delivery of this Agreement, nor the carrying on of the Company’s businesses as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted nor any activity of such Employees, independent contractors or consultants in connection with the carrying on of the Company’s businesses or any Subsidiary’s businesses as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted will, to the Knowledge of the Company, conflict with or result in a breach of the terms, conditions, or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any Contract under which any of such Employees is now bound.  To the Knowledge of the Company, no Employee of the Company or any Subsidiary is in violation of any term of any Employment Agreement, nondisclosure agreement, common law nondisclosure obligation, fiduciary duty, noncompetition agreement, restrictive covenant or other obligation (i) to the Company or any Subsidiary or (ii) to a former employer of any such employee relating (A) to the right of any such employee to be employed by the Company or any Subsidiary or (B) to the knowledge or use of trade secrets or proprietary information.

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3.17        Governmental Authorizations. Each consent, license, permit, grant or other authorization (a) pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary currently operates or holds any interest in any of their respective properties, or (b) which is required for the operation of the Company’s or any Subsidiary’s businesses as currently conducted or the holding of any such interest (collectively, “Company Authorizations”) has been issued or granted to the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may be. The Company Authorizations are in full force and effect and constitute all Company Authorizations required to permit the Company and its Subsidiaries to operate or conduct their respective businesses or hold any interest in their respective properties or assets and none of the Company Authorizations is subject to any term, provision, condition or limitation which may adversely change or terminate such Company Authorizations by virtue of the completion of the transaction contemplated by this Agreement or any Related Agreement. The Company has been and is in material compliance with the terms and conditions of the Company Authorizations.

3.18        Litigation. There is no Action of any kind or nature pending, or to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company, any Subsidiary, any of their respective properties or assets (tangible or intangible) or any of their respective officers or directors (in their capacities as such), nor is there any basis for the foregoing. No Governmental Entity has at any time challenged or questioned the legal right of the Company or any Subsidiary to conduct their respective operations as presently or previously conducted or as currently contemplated to be conducted.

3.19        Insurance. Section 3.19 of the Disclosure Schedule lists all insurance policies and fidelity bonds covering the assets, business, equipment, properties, operations, Employees, officers and directors of the Company or any Subsidiary (excluding any insurance policy in connection with a Company Employee Plan), including the type of coverage, the carrier, the amount of coverage, the term and the annual premiums of such policies. There is no claim by the Company or any Subsidiary pending under any of such policies or bonds as to which coverage has been questioned, denied or disputed. In addition, there is no pending claim of which its total value (inclusive of defense expenses) would reasonably be expected to exceed the policy limits. All premiums due and payable under all such policies and bonds have been paid, (or if installment payments are due, will be paid if incurred prior to the Closing Date) and the Company and its Subsidiaries are otherwise in material compliance with the terms of such policies and bonds. Each such policy and bond (or other policies and bonds providing substantially similar coverage) has been in effect since its inception and remains in full force and effect. The Company does not have any Knowledge of threatened termination of, or premium increase with respect to, any of such policies.

3.20        Compliance with Laws.

(a)          General. The Company and each Subsidiary has materially complied with, and is not in material violation of, any Law. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has received any written notices of suspected, potential or actual violation with respect to, any Law.

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(b)          Export Control Laws. During the past three (3) years, the Company and each Subsidiary has at all times conducted its export and re-export transactions materially in accordance with all applicable import/export controls in all countries in which the Company conducts business. Without limiting the foregoing, (i) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries has obtained all material export and import licenses, license exceptions and other authorizations from any Governmental Entity required for (A) the sale, export, re-export, transfer and import of products, services, Software and other Intellectual Property and (B) releases of Software and other Intellectual Property to foreign nationals located in the United States and abroad (the “Export Approvals”); (ii) the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with the terms of all applicable Export Approvals; (iii) there are no pending or, to the Company’s Knowledge, threatened claims against the Company or any Subsidiary with respect to such Export Approvals or export or re-export transactions; and (iv) no Export Approvals for the transfer of export licenses or other export-related approvals to Buyer or the Surviving Corporation are required, or if required, such Export Approvals can be obtained expeditiously without material cost; and (v) Section 3.20(b) of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the true, correct and complete export control classifications applicable to the Company’s products, services, Software and other Intellectual Property.

(c)          Sanctions. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (including any of their officers, directors, agents, distributors, Employees or other Person acting on their behalf) is currently the target of any trade prohibition, embargo or restriction administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department or other relevant trade sanctions authority in the United States or any other jurisdiction where the Company operates (the “Sanctions”). Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (including any of their officers, directors, agents, distributors, Employees or other Person associated with or acting on their behalf) is owned or controlled by any natural person or entity that is currently target of any Sanctions, nor is located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the target of Sanctions (a “Sanctioned Country”), nor are they designated as a ‘designated person,’ ‘specially designated national,’ ‘blocked person’ or any other such term used in Sanctions to designate a natural person or entity subject to Sanctions. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (including any of their officers, directors, agents, distributors, Employees or other Person acting on their behalf) has engaged during the past three (3) years in, and are not now engaged in, any funding, dealings, or transactions with any Person, or with the property of any Person, that, at the time of the funding, dealing or transaction, would violate any Sanctions, including because that Person or property is or was the subject or target of Sanctions, or was located in any Sanctioned Country (including Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, Syria, and the Crimea region of Ukraine).

(d)          Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Laws. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary (including any of their officers, directors, agents, distributors, Employees or other Person associated with or acting on their behalf) has, directly or indirectly, (i) taken any action which would cause it to be in violation of the Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Laws, or (ii) used any corporate funds for unlawful contributions, gifts, entertainment or other unlawful expenses relating to political activity, made, offered or authorized any unlawful payment to foreign or domestic government officials or employees, whether directly or indirectly, or made, offered or authorized any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar unlawful payment, whether directly or indirectly. The Company maintains internal controls and compliance programs designed to detect and prevent violations of the Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Laws and ensure its Books and Records are accurately maintained, and track any payments made to third parties and foreign government officials, and has Made Available all documentation concerning such internal controls and compliance programs. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective directors, officers, Employees, distributors, resellers, consultants, agents or other third parties acting on behalf of the Company or such Subsidiary have received any allegation or conducted any internal or government-initiated investigation, or made a voluntary, directed, or involuntary disclosure to any Governmental Entity or similar agency with respect to the Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Laws.

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(e)          Environmental Laws. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has released any amount of any Hazardous Material. No Hazardous Materials are present in, on or under any property, including the land and the improvements, ground water and surface water thereof, that the Company or any Subsidiary has at any time owned, operated, occupied or leased. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has transported, stored, used, manufactured, disposed of, released or exposed their Employees or others to Hazardous Materials in violation of any Law or in a manner that would result in liability to the Company or any Subsidiary, nor has the Company or any Subsidiary disposed of, transported, sold, or manufactured any product containing a Hazardous Material (any or all of the foregoing being collectively referred to herein as “Hazardous Material Activity”) in violation of any rule, regulation, treaty or statute promulgated by any Governmental Entity to prohibit, regulate or control Hazardous Materials or any Hazardous Material Activity.

3.21        Top Customers and Suppliers.

(a)          Section 3.21(a) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and correct list of the top twenty-five (25) currently active distributors, licensees or other customers of Company Products by revenues generated in connection with such customers for the calendar year ending December 31, 2018 (each such customer, a “Top Customer”). Neither the Company nor its Subsidiaries have received written notice, nor does the Company have any Knowledge, that any Top Customer (i) intends to cancel, or otherwise materially and adversely modify its relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary (whether related to payment, price or otherwise) on account of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise, or (ii) is threatened with bankruptcy or insolvency, or is otherwise unable to purchase goods or services from the Company or any Subsidiary consistent with past custom and practice.

(b)          Section 3.21(b) of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and correct list of the top twenty-five (25) currently active suppliers of the Company and its Subsidiaries, whether of products, services, Intellectual Property or otherwise, by dollar volume of sales and purchases, respectively, for the calendar year ending December 31, 2018 (each such supplier, a “Top Supplier”). The Company nor its Subsidiaries have received written notice, nor does the Company have Knowledge, that any Top Supplier (i) intends to cancel, or otherwise materially and adversely modify its relationship with the Company or any Subsidiary (whether related to payment, price or otherwise) on account of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or otherwise, or (ii) is threatened with bankruptcy or insolvency or is otherwise unable to supply goods or services to the Company or any Subsidiary consistent with past custom and practice.

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3.22        Interested Party Transactions. No officer, director or, to the Knowledge of the Company, any other shareholder of the Company or any Subsidiary (nor any immediate family member of any of such Persons, or any trust, partnership or corporation in which any of such Persons has or has had an interest) (each, an “Interested Party”), has or has had, directly or indirectly, (i) any interest in any Person which furnished or sold, or furnishes or sells, services, products, technology or Intellectual Property Rights that the Company or any Subsidiary furnishes or sells, or proposes to furnish or sell, or (ii) any interest in any Person that purchases from or sells or furnishes to the Company or any Subsidiary, any goods or services, or (iii) any interest in, or is a party to, any Contract (other than an Employee Agreement) to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party; provided, however, that ownership of no more than two percent (2%) of the outstanding voting stock of a publicly traded corporation shall not be deemed to be an “interest in any Person” for purposes of this Section 3.22. To the Company’s Knowledge, there are no Contracts with regard to contribution or indemnification between or among any of the Company Shareholders. For clarity, no disclosure will be required under this Section 3.22 as to the portfolio companies of any venture capital, private equity or angel investor in Company.

3.23        Books and Records. The minute books of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries through September 10, 2019 have been Made Available are complete and current as of such date and have been maintained in accordance with sound and prudent business practice. The minutes of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries contain true, correct and complete records of all actions taken, and summaries of all meetings held, by the respective shareholders and the board of directors of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries (and any committees thereof) since the time of incorporation of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries, as the case may be. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has made and kept business records, financial books and records, personnel records, ledgers, sales accounting records, Tax records and related work papers and other books and records (collectively, the “Books and Records”) that are true, correct and complete in all material respects and accurately and fairly reflect, in all material respects, the business activities of the Company and each of its Subsidiaries. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries has not engaged in any material transaction, maintained any bank account or used any corporate funds except as reflected in its normally maintained Books and Records. At the Closing, the minute books and other Books and Records will be in the possession of the Company and its Subsidiaries.

3.24        Brokers. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has incurred, nor will it incur, directly or indirectly, any liability for brokerage or finders’ fees or agents’ commissions, fees related to investment banking or similar advisory services or any similar charges in connection with the Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, nor will Buyer or the Surviving Corporation incur, directly or indirectly, any such liability based on arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company. Section 3.24 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth the principal terms and conditions of any agreement, written or oral, with respect to such fees unless such agreement was Made Available.  Other than as set forth on Section 3.24 of the Disclosure Schedule, there is no Contract between the Company and any investment banker, broker, finder, or similar party that would obligate Buyer, the Surviving Corporation or any of their respective Affiliates to retain such party for investment banking, brokerage, finder or similar services after the Closing.

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3.25        Banking Relationships. Section 3.25 of the Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete and accurate list of the name and location of each bank, brokerage or investment firm, savings and loan or similar financial institution in which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has an account, safe deposit box or other arrangement, the account numbers, account balances of the most recent account statements prior to the Agreement Date, and the names of all Persons authorized to draw on or who have access to such accounts, safe deposit boxes or other arrangements. There are no outstanding powers of attorney executed by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

3.26       Information Statement. The Information Statement will not contain, at or prior to the Effective Time, any untrue statement of a material fact, and will not omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which made not misleading; provided, however, that no representation or warranty is made herein with respect to any information provided by Buyer for inclusion in, or to be appended as an exhibit or other annex to, the Information Statement.

3.27        No Other Representations.  Except as expressly set forth in Article III of this Agreement, the Disclosure Schedule and the Officer’s Certificate, neither the Company nor any of the Company’s Representatives have made, nor are any of them making any representation or warranty, written or oral, express or implied, in respect of the Company or the Company’s business. Each of the Company and the Company’s Representatives expressly acknowledge and agree that neither the Company nor any of its Representatives is relying on any other representation or warranty of Buyer or Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives, whether written or oral, express or implied other than the representations and warranties set forth in Article IV.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, nothing set forth in this Section 3.27 or elsewhere in this Agreement will limit, restrict, impair or otherwise effect, operate as a release of, or be used in any way as a defense against, any rights, remedies or recourse available to the Company or the Company’s Representatives under applicable Law in the event of fraud arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether based on this Agreement or otherwise).

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER AND MERGER SUB

Each of Buyer and Merger Sub hereby represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

4.1          Organization and Standing. Buyer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Washington. Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

4.2          Authority and Enforceability.

(a)          Each of Buyer and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and any Related Agreements to which it is a party and to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. The execution and delivery by each of Buyer and Merger Sub of this Agreement and any Related Agreements to which it is a party and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and other action on the part of Buyer and Merger Sub.

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(b)          This Agreement and any Related Agreements to which Buyer and Merger Sub are parties have been duly executed and delivered by Buyer and Merger Sub and constitute the valid and binding obligations of Buyer and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Buyer and Merger Sub in accordance with their terms, subject to (a) Laws of general application relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, the relief of debtors and enforcement of creditors’ rights in general, and (b) rules of law governing specific performance, injunctive relief, other equitable remedies and other general principles of equity.

(c)          The Buyer Common Stock subject to Unvested Company Options assumed by Buyer when issued pursuant to and in accordance with the terms hereof, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

4.3          Governmental Approvals. No consent, waiver, approval, order or authorization of, or registration, declaration or filing with, any Governmental Entity is required by or with respect to Buyer or Merger Sub in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and any Related Agreements to which Buyer or Merger Sub is a party or the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, except for the HSR Filing and any required filing under non-U.S. antitrust, competition, or merger control laws.

4.4          Financing. Buyer has delivered to the Company a true and correct copy of an executed debt commitment letter (the “Commitment Letter”) pursuant to which the lenders named therein (the “Lenders”) have committed, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to lend Buyer the amounts set forth therein (the “Financing”) for the purpose of funding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer has also delivered to the Company a true and complete (other than the redactions referenced herein) copy of any fee letter related to the Commitment Letter (it being understood that any such fee letter provided to the Company shall be redacted in a customary manner solely with respect to the fees, pricing caps and certain economic terms (including economic flex terms), which redacted information does not adversely affect the amount, availability or conditionality of the funding of the Financing) (any such fee letter, a “Fee Letter”). As of the Agreement Date, the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letters (i) are in full force and effect and (ii) have not been withdrawn or terminated or otherwise amended or modified in any respect and, as of the Agreement, to the knowledge of Buyer, no such withdrawal, termination or amendment is contemplated. As of the Agreement Date, each Fee Letter and the Commitment Letter is a legal, valid and binding obligation of Buyer and, to the knowledge of Buyer, the other parties thereto, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by general principles of equity. As of the Agreement Date, there are no other agreements or side letters relating to the Commitment Letter or Fee Letters to which Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries is a party that would affect the availability of the Financing (other than the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letters). As of the Agreement Date, no event has occurred which, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part of Buyer under any term or condition of the Commitment Letter or Fee Letters. There are no conditions precedent or other contingencies related to the funding of the full amount of the Financing, other than as expressly set forth in the Commitment Letter. Buyer has (or has caused to be) fully paid any and all commitment fees or other fees required by the Commitment Letter or Fee Letters to be paid by it on or prior to the Agreement Date. As of the Agreement Date, assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Article III, the performance by the Company of its obligations under Article VII and the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.2(a) and Section 2.2(b), Buyer is not aware of any fact or occurrence that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would reasonably be expected to (i) result in any of the conditions in the Commitment Letter not being satisfied, or (ii) otherwise result in the Financing not being available on a timely basis in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The net proceeds from the Financing, together with cash on hand of Buyer and its Subsidiaries, will be sufficient to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Buyer confirms that it is not a condition to Closing or any of its other obligations under this Agreement that Buyer obtain financing for or in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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4.5          Non-Reliance.  Except as expressly set forth in Article IV of this Agreement, or the Buyer’s officer’s certificate delivered pursuant to Section 2.2(c)(iii), neither Buyer or Merger Sub nor any of their respective Representatives have made, nor are any of them making any representation or warranty, written or oral, express or implied. Buyer and Merger Sub expressly acknowledge and agree that neither they, nor any of their respective Representatives is relying on any other representation or warranty of the Company or any of its Representatives, whether written or oral, express or implied other than the representations and warranties set forth in Article III.  Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement but subject to the immediately following sentence, nothing set forth in this Section 4.5 or elsewhere in this Agreement will limit, restrict, impair or otherwise effect, operate as a release of, or be used in any way as a defense against, any rights, remedies or recourse available to Buyer or Merger Sub or any of their respective Representatives under applicable Law in the event of fraud arising in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (whether based on this Agreement or otherwise). Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, Buyer and Merger Sub understand and hereby acknowledge and agree that neither Buyer or Merger Sub nor any of their respective Representatives shall have any right to bring (and hereby expressly waives to the fullest extent allowable under applicable Law the right to file, bring or make) any indemnification claim pursuant to Article IX, or any lawsuit or other claims against the Company or any of its stockholders, Affiliates or Representatives under this Agreement or otherwise arising out of any financial projections or forecasts provided by the Company or its Representatives in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.

4.6          Solvency.  Immediately after giving effect to the consummation of the transactions contemplated this Agreement, including any debt financing being entered into in connection therewith), including the consummation of the Financing and the satisfaction of Buyer’s obligations under Section 2.3(b), and assuming that the representations and warranties of the Company and its Subsidiaries set forth herein are true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing, Buyer and its Subsidiaries (including Merger Sub), taken as a whole, shall be Solvent.  For the purpose of this Section 4.6, the term “Solvent” when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination:  (i) the amount of the “fair saleable value” of the assets of such Person shall, as of such date, exceed:  (A) the value of all “liabilities of such Person, including contingent and other liabilities,” as of such date, as such quoted terms are generally determined in accordance with applicable Laws governing determinations of the insolvency of debtors; and (B) the amount that shall be required to pay the probable liabilities of such Person on its existing debts (including contingent liabilities) as such debts become absolute and matured; (ii) such Person shall not have, as of such date, an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged following such date; and (iii) such Person shall be able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature.  For the purpose of this definition, “not have an unreasonably small amount of capital for the operation of the businesses in which it is engaged or proposed to be engaged” and “able to pay its liabilities, including contingent and other liabilities, as they mature” means that such Person shall be able to generate enough cash from operations, asset dispositions or refinancing, or a combination thereof, to meet its obligations as they become due.  No transfer of property is being made by Buyer or Merger Sub, and no obligation is being incurred by Buyer or Merger Sub, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud either present or future creditors of Buyer or any of its Subsidiaries.

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ARTICLE V

CONDUCT OF COMPANY BUSINESS

5.1          Conduct of Company Business. During the period from the Agreement Date and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or expressly required by applicable Law due to a change in such applicable Law after the Agreement Date, except as expressly set forth in Section 5.1 or Section 5.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, and except to the extent that Buyer shall otherwise consent in writing, the Company shall (a) (i) conduct the businesses of Company and its Subsidiaries in the ordinary course and in substantially the same manner as heretofore conducted, (ii) pay all Taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries when due (subject to the provisions of Section 7.6), (iii) pay or perform all other obligations of the Company and its Subsidiaries in a commercially reasonable manner consistent with past practice (including the timely withholding, collecting, remitting and payment of all Taxes required under Law), and (b) use its commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve intact the present business organizations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) keep available the services of the Employees, (iii) preserve the assets (including intangible assets) and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and (iv) preserve the relationships of the Company and its Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers, distributors, licensors, licensees, and others having material business dealings with them, all with the goal of preserving unimpaired the goodwill and ongoing businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries at the Effective Time.

5.2          Restrictions on Company Activities. During the period from the Agreement Date and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or expressly required by applicable Law due to a change in such applicable Law after the Agreement Date, and except as expressly set forth in Section 5.2 of the Disclosure Schedule, the Company shall not (and shall ensure that no Subsidiary shall), without the prior written consent of Buyer (which consent, with respect to Sections 5.2(n)-(p) and Section 5.2(v), shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):

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(a)          cause or permit any modifications, amendments or changes to the Governing Documents or the organizational documents of any Subsidiary;
 
(b)          declare, set aside, or pay any dividends on or make any other distributions (whether in cash, stock or property) in respect of any Company Shares or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or split, combine or reclassify any Company Shares or the capital stock of any Subsidiary or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for shares of Company Shares or the capital stock of any Subsidiary, or directly or indirectly repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of Company Shares or the capital stock of any Subsidiary (or options, warrants or other rights convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for Company Shares or the shares or equity interests of any Subsidiary) except in accordance with the agreements evidencing Company Options or Company Restricted Stock outstanding as of the Agreement Date;

(c)           issue, grant, deliver or sell or authorize or propose the issuance, grant, delivery or sale of, or purchase or propose the purchase of, any Company Shares or equity-based awards (whether payable in cash, share or otherwise) or the capital stock of any Subsidiary or any securities convertible into, exercisable or exchangeable for, or subscriptions, rights, warrants or options to acquire, or other agreements or commitments of any character obligating any of them to issue or purchase any such shares or other convertible securities or amend, accelerate the vesting of or adjust or modify any Company Shares, except for the issuance of Company Shares pursuant to the exercise of Company Options, the repurchase of Company Restricted Stock or the conversion into Company Common Shares of Company Preferred Shares, in each case to the extent outstanding as of the Agreement Date;

(d)          form, or enter into any binding commitment to form, a subsidiary, or acquire, or enter into any binding commitment to acquire, an interest in any corporation, association, joint venture, partnership or other business entity or division thereof;

(e)          make or agree to make any capital expenditure or commitment exceeding $250,000 individually or $1,000,000 in the aggregate;

(f)          acquire or agree to acquire or dispose or agree to dispose of any material assets of the Company or any Subsidiary or any business enterprise or division thereof outside the ordinary course of the businesses of the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may be, and consistent with past practice;

(g)          (i) sell, exclusively License or assign to any Person (or enter into any Contract to sell, exclusively License or assign to any Person) any rights to any Company IP; (ii) buy or License any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right of any third party (other than pursuant to Contracts with Employees, contractors or other Contributors substantially in the form of the applicable Standard Form IP Contract or pursuant to a Permitted Agreement); (iii) License any Company Products or Company IP to third parties, other than substantially in the form of the applicable Standard Form IP Contract (and other than pursuant to a Permitted Agreement); (iv) enter into any distributor, reseller, sales representative, marketing, or similar Contract (and other than pursuant to a Permitted Agreement); (v) amend, modify, or extend any agreement for the License, sale, or other distribution of Company Products or Company IP (other than with respect to Contracts that constitute Permitted Agreements prior to and after such amendment, modification or extension); (vi) enter into any Contract with respect to the development of any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary with a third party (other than Contracts with Employees, contractors or other Contributors substantially in the form of the applicable Standard Form IP Contract); (vii) change practices related to pricing or royalties charged by the Company or any Subsidiary to, or the compensation or other amounts payable to, the Company’s or any of the Subsidiaries’ distributors, resellers, sales representatives, customers or licensees, or the pricing or royalties set or charged by Persons who have Licensed Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights to the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (other than pursuant to a Permitted Agreement); (viii) abandon, withdraw or dispose of any Company Registered IP; or (ix) make available any Company IP under an Open Source License (other than any Open Source License to which such Company IP is already subject consistent with past practices and under the same license terms);

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(h)          incur any Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the obligation to reimburse Employees for travel and business expenses in the ordinary course of the Company’s businesses consistent with past practices), issue or sell any debt securities, or create a Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) over any asset of the Company or any Subsidiary or amend the terms of any outstanding loan agreement in a manner that would prevent the repayment thereof upon the Closing;

(i)           make any loan to any Person (except for advances to Employees for reasonable business travel and expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), or purchase debt securities of any Person;

(j)           commence or settle any Action or threat of any Action by or against the Company or any Subsidiary or relating to any of their businesses, properties or assets (other than routine collection proceedings);

(k)          pay, discharge, release, waive or satisfy any claims, rights or Liabilities, other than the payment, discharge or satisfaction in the ordinary course of business of Liabilities reflected on the Current Balance Sheet or incurred in the ordinary course of business after the Balance Sheet Date and the payment, discharge or satisfaction of Third-Party Expenses;

(l)           adopt or change accounting methods or practices (including any change in depreciation or amortization policies or rates or any change to practices that would impact the methodology for recognizing revenue) other than as required by GAAP;

(m)         make or change any material Tax election, adopt or change any Tax accounting method, change a Tax year, enter into any agreement in respect of Taxes, settle any Tax claim or assessment, consent to any extension or waiver of the limitation period applicable to any Tax claim or assessment, make or request any Tax ruling, enter into any Tax sharing or similar agreement or arrangement (other than Ordinary Course Contracts), enter into any transactions outside of the ordinary course of business giving rise to deferred gain or loss, amend any Tax Return or file any income or other material Tax Return including any estimated Tax Return, except in accordance with Section 7.6;

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(n)          except as required by Law, enter into, adopt, amend or terminate any Company Employee Plan (or any plan, program, agreement or arrangement that would be a Company Employee Plan if it had been in existence on the Agreement Date) or enter into or amend any Employee Agreement other than entry into offer letters on terms substantially similar to the Company’s (or any Subsidiary’s) form offer letter with new hires who are terminable at-will, in the ordinary course of the Company’s business consistent with past practice;

(o)          increase or make any change to employment status or title or increase or make any  other change that would result in increased cost to the Company to the salary, wage rate, fee, or other compensation (including equity based compensation whether payable in cash, Company Shares or other property) payable or to become payable by the Company or any Subsidiary to any Employee or terminate any Employee (other than for cause);

(p)          make any declaration, payment, commitment or obligation of any kind for the payment (whether in cash, equity or otherwise) of any severance payment or other change in control payment, termination payment, bonus, special remuneration or other additional salary or compensation (including equity based compensation) to any Employee, except payments made pursuant to agreements or promises existing on the Agreement Date;

(q)          take any action to accelerate or otherwise modify the terms of any of the outstanding Company Options or shares of Company Restricted Stock or otherwise accelerate the payment of any compensation or benefit to any employee;

(r)          make any representations or issue any written communications to Employees that are inconsistent with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated thereby, including any representations regarding offers of employment from Buyer that are inconsistent with this Agreement;

(s)          except as required by Law, (i) modify, extend, or enter into any labor agreement, collective bargaining agreement or any other labor-related Contract with any labor or trade union, labor organization or works council, or (ii) recognize or certify any labor or trade union, labor organization, works council, or group of Employees as the bargaining representative for any Employees;

(t)           (i) enter into, participate in, establish or join any new standards-setting organization, collaborative effort with a university or industry body or consortium or other multi-party special interest group or activity or (ii) subject any Patent in the Company IP to any obligation to grant a License thereunder on a royalty-free basis or on reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND) or fair reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms;

(u)         cancel, amend (other than in connection with the addition of customers and suppliers to such insurance policies from time to time in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices) or fail to renew (on substantially similar terms) any insurance policy of the Company or any Subsidiary (other than an insurance policy relating to any Company Employee Plan);

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(v)          (i) amend, waive or modify any Material Contract (provided that the Company may amend, waive or modify a Permitted Agreement in a manner such that it remains a Permitted Agreement), (ii) terminate any Material Contract (other than expiration at the end of a scheduled term), or (iii) enter into any Contract which would have constituted a Material Contract had such Contract been entered into prior to the Agreement Date (provided that the Company may enter into Permitted Agreements and that the Company may enter into Contracts with new customers with expected annual recurring revenues of no more than $1,500,000 individually); or

(w)         take, commit, or agree in writing or otherwise to take, any of the actions described clause (a)(v) of this Section 5.2, or any other action that would (i) prevent the Company from performing, or cause the Company not to perform, its covenants or agreements hereunder, or (ii) that the Person taking such action actually knows, or, with respect to the Company’s officers and members of the Company’s board of directors, should reasonably be expected to know, will cause or result in a breach of or inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of the Company herein as of the Closing.

The Buyer acknowledges and agrees that: (i) nothing contained in this Agreement shall give the Buyer, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Company’s operations prior to the Closing, and (ii) prior to the Closing, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries’ operations.

ARTICLE VI

COMPANY NON-SOLICITATION AGREEMENT

6.1          Termination of Discussions. The Company shall immediately cease and cause to be terminated any such negotiations and discussions with third parties (other than Buyer) regarding (i) any acquisition of all or any portion of the business, properties, assets or technologies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any amount of Company Shares or equity interests in any Subsidiary (whether or not outstanding) (whether through primary or secondary sale of equity, but excluding any exercises of Company Options or conversions of Company Preferred Shares to Company Common Shares), in any case whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation, purchase of assets or shares, tender or exchange offer, license or otherwise (other than the sale of products and services in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or the Licensing of intellectual property in connection therewith), (ii) any partnership, development agreement, joint venture or other strategic investment in or involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (other than an ongoing commercial or strategic relationship in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), including any new financing, investment round or recapitalization of the Company, or (iii) any similar transaction that is not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (each of the transactions described in the preceding clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to herein as an “Alternative Transaction”). The Company shall and shall direct its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives to request the return or destruction of any due diligence materials provided to any Person other than Buyer and its Affiliates and Representatives in connection with a potential Alternative Transaction.

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6.2          No Solicitation. Commencing on the Agreement Date and continuing at all times until the earlier to occur of the Effective Time and the valid termination of this Agreement pursuant to the provisions of Section 8.1, the Company shall not, nor shall the Company permit any of its Subsidiaries or its or their respective directors, officers, Employees, agents, advisors (including commercial and investment banking, attorneys, accountants and other advisors) and other representatives (“Representatives”) to, directly or indirectly:

(a)          solicit, initiate, seek, continue, knowingly encourage, consider, assist, respond to or support any inquiry, proposal or offer from, furnish any information to, or participate in any discussions or negotiations or otherwise cooperate with, any third party regarding any Alternative Transactions;

(b)          disclose any information not customarily disclosed to any person concerning the business, properties, assets or technologies of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or afford to any Person access to their respective properties, assets, technologies, books or records, not customarily afforded such access;

(c)          assist or cooperate with any person to make any inquiry, offer, proposal or indication of interest regarding any Alternative Transaction; or

(d)          enter into any Contract with any person providing for an Alternative Transaction.

6.3          Notice of Alternative Transaction Proposals. In the event that the Company or any of its Representatives shall receive, prior to the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1, any inquiry offer, proposal or indication of interest regarding a potential Alternative Transaction, or any request for disclosure of information or access of the type referenced in Section 6.2(b), the Company or such Affiliate or Representative shall promptly (and in any event, within forty-eight hours) notify Buyer thereof, which notice shall include the identity of the party making any such inquiry, offer, proposal, indication of interest or request, and the material and specific terms (including all price-related terms) of such inquiry, offer, proposal, indication or request, as the case may be (including a copy of any written material and electronic communications received from such third party), and such other information related thereto as Buyer may reasonably request.

6.4          Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that the provisions of this Article VI were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed by the parties hereto that Buyer shall be entitled to an immediate injunction or injunctions, without the necessity of proving the inadequacy of money damages as a remedy and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security, to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Article VI and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement in any court of the United States or any state having jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which Buyer may be entitled at law or in equity. Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood that any violation of the restrictions set forth above by any Representative of the Company shall be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by the Company.

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ARTICLE VII

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

7.1          Shareholder Approvals.

(a)          Requisite Shareholder Approval. Within three (3) hours of the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall deliver to Buyer the Shareholder Consent from Company Shareholders that are sufficient to fully and irrevocably deliver the Requisite Shareholder Approval. Promptly, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days, following the execution of this Agreement, the Company shall solicit Shareholder Consents from all of its remaining Company Shareholders by delivery of an Information Statement (the “Information Statement”). The Company shall promptly deliver to Buyer a copy of each executed Shareholder Consent upon receipt thereof from any Company Shareholder pursuant to such solicitation. Following receipt of the Requisite Shareholder Approval, the Company shall promptly deliver notice to each Company Shareholder whose consent was not obtained prior to the Company’s receipt of the Requisite Shareholder Approval, which notice shall include the notice to shareholders required by the Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL of the approval of the Merger. The Company shall (i) give the Buyer a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on all materials to be submitted to the Company Shareholders, including the Information Statement, and (ii) consider in good faith, and incorporate therein, all comments reasonably proposed by Buyer. The board of directors of the Company shall not alter, modify, change or revoke its unanimous approval of this Agreement, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, nor its unanimous recommendation to the Company Shareholders to vote in favor of adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby.

(b)          280G Approvals. The Company shall solicit (and use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain) a written 280G waiver, each in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer (the “280G Waiver”), from each “disqualified individual” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) who otherwise would reasonably be expected to receive any payments and/or benefits in connection with the Merger that may constitute “parachute payments” (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code) (collectively, the “280G Persons”). The Company, prior to the Effective Time, shall submit to the Company Shareholders for approval (in a form and manner reasonably satisfactory to Buyer), by such number of Company Shareholders as is required by the terms of Section 280G(b)(5)(B) of the Code, any payments and/or benefits to be paid or provided to any “disqualified individual” that previously executed a 280G Waiver that may separately or in the aggregate, constitute “parachute payments” (which determination shall be made by the Company and shall be subject to reasonable review and approval (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) by Buyer), such that such payments and benefits shall not be deemed to be “parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Code. Prior to the Effective Time the Company shall deliver to Buyer evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer that (i) a Company Shareholder vote was solicited in conformance with Section 280G and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the requisite Company Shareholders approval was obtained with respect to any payments and/or benefits that were subject to the Company Shareholder vote (the “280G Approval”), or (ii) that the 280G Approval was not obtained and as a consequence, that any such “parachute payments” pursuant to which a 280G Waiver was executed shall not be made or provided, pursuant to such 280G Waiver. The form and substance of all Company Shareholder approval documents contemplated by this Section 7.1(b), including the 280G Waivers, shall be submitted to Buyer at least three (3) days before submission to the disqualified individuals or stockholders, as applicable, for review and reasonable approval of Buyer, which will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

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7.2          Governmental Approvals.

(a)          In furtherance and not in limitation of the terms of Section 7.4, each of the Company, any Subsidiary and Buyer shall file with the United States Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice a Notification and Report Form relating to the Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby as required by the HSR Act within ten (10) Business Days of the Agreement Date (the “HSR Filing”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Buyer shall be responsible for making, with the Company’s reasonable assistance, all filings or notifications as may be required under non-U.S. antitrust, competition, or merger control laws. Each of the Company and Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all such authorizations, approvals and consents. To the extent permitted by applicable Laws, each of the Company and Buyer shall promptly inform the other of any substantive communication between the Company or Buyer (as applicable) and any Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated hereby. If the Company or Buyer or any Affiliate thereof shall receive any formal or informal request for supplemental information or documentary material from any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, then the Company or Buyer (as applicable) shall make, or cause to be made, as soon as reasonably practicable, a reasonable response in compliance with such request, and shall consider in good faith the views of the other in the making of such response. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each party shall provide to the other (or the other’s respective advisors) upon request copies of all correspondence between such party and any Governmental Entity relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, provided that the parties may, as they deem advisable and necessary, designate any competitively sensitive materials provided to the other under this Section 7.2 as “outside counsel only.” Such materials and the information contained therein shall be given only to outside counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers, or directors of the recipient without the advance written consent of the party providing such materials. In addition, to the extent reasonably practicable, all discussions, telephone calls, and meetings with a Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall include representatives of all parties. Subject to applicable Law, the parties will consult and cooperate with each other in connection with any analyses, appearances, presentations, memoranda, briefs, arguments, and proposals made or submitted to any Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by or on behalf of any party.

(b)          Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, it is expressly understood and agreed that neither Buyer nor Merger Sub shall have any obligation to litigate any administrative or judicial action or proceeding that may be brought in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, neither Buyer nor any Affiliate of Buyer shall be required to agree to any license, sale or other disposition or holding separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise), of shares of capital stock or of any business, assets or property of Buyer, the Company or any of their respective Affiliates, or the imposition of any limitation or restriction on the ability of any of them to conduct their businesses or to own or exercise control of such assets, properties and stock and the Company and its Subsidiaries shall not have to agree to take or take any such actions unless conditioned on the Closing.

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(c)          Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, it is expressly understood and agreed that Buyer shall, in consultation with the Company and subject to Section 7.2(a) and Section 7.2(b), determine strategy, lead all proceedings and coordinate all activities with respect to seeking any actions, consents, approvals or waivers of any Governmental Entity as contemplated hereby, and the Company and its Subsidiaries will take such actions as reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with obtaining such consents, approvals or waivers. Notwithstanding Buyer’s rights to lead all proceedings as provided in the prior sentence, Buyer shall not require the Company to, and the Company shall not be required to, take any action with respect to any applicable antitrust or anti-competition Law which would bind the Company or its Subsidiaries irrespective of whether the Merger occurs.

7.3          Third-Party Contracts.  The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary consents, waivers and approvals of any third parties to any Material Contract (including all of the Contracts set forth in Section 2.3 of the Disclosure Schedule) and any other Contract of the Company or its Subsidiaries as may be identified by Buyer, in each case as are required thereunder in connection with the Merger in order for such Contract to remain in full force and effect following the Merger, with the understanding that the Company shall not be required to pay any consent fee or similar payment or agree to any accommodation in each case to the extent not required pursuant to the express terms of such Material Contract or other Contract. Such consents, modifications, waivers and approvals shall be in a form reasonably acceptable to Buyer. In the event the Merger does not close for any reason, neither Buyer nor Merger Sub shall have any liability to the Company, the Company Securityholders or any other Person for any costs, claims, Liabilities or damages resulting from the Company seeking to obtain such consents, modifications, waivers and approvals.

7.4          Reasonable Best Efforts to Close. Subject to the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto (other than the Securityholder Representative)  shall use reasonable best efforts to take promptly, or cause to be taken promptly, all actions, and to do promptly, or cause to be done promptly, all things necessary or advisable under applicable Laws to consummate and make effective the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable, including by using reasonable best efforts to take all action necessary to satisfy all of the conditions to the obligations of the other party or parties hereto to effect the Merger set forth in Article VII, to obtain all necessary waivers, consents, approvals and other documents required to be delivered hereunder and to effect all necessary registrations and filings and to remove any injunctions or other impediments or delays, legal or otherwise, in each case in order to consummate and make effective the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement by or before the End Date for the purpose of securing to the parties hereto the benefits contemplated by this Agreement.

7.5          Employee Matters.

(a)          Specified IP Contributors. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause each Employee, Former Employee and contractor identified in Schedule 7.5(a) (each, a “Specified IP Contributor”) to enter into and deliver to the Company an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, pursuant to which such Specified IP Contributor irrevocably assigns to the Company all Intellectual Property Rights in and to all Intellectual Property created or developed prior to the Closing by such Specified IP Contributor in connection with such Specified IP Contributor’s employment with, or rendering of services to, the Company or any Subsidiary.

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(b)          Termination of 401(k) Plans. Unless Buyer provides written notice instructing otherwise at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, effective as of no later than the day immediately preceding the Closing Date, the Company shall terminate any and all Company Employee Plans intended to include a Code Section 401(k) arrangement (each, a “401(k) Plan”). The Company shall provide Buyer with evidence that any such 401(k) has been terminated pursuant to resolutions of the board of directors (or similar body) of the Company or any Subsidiary, as the case may be. The form and substance of such resolutions shall be subject to reasonable review and approval of Buyer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).  In the event the Company 401(k) Plan is terminated, the Company and Buyer shall take any and all actions as may be required, including amendments to the 401(k) Plan or Buyer’s applicable 401(k) plan (the “Buyer 401(k) Plan”), to (i) provide that Continuing Employees (except for any PEO Employee for so long as such Employee remains employed by a PEO following the Closing) shall be eligible to participate in the Buyer 401(k) Plan, effective as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, and (ii) permit the Continuing Employees  (except for any PEO Employee for so long as such Employee remains employed by a PEO following the Closing) who are then actively employed to make rollover contributions, in cash, of “eligible rollover distributions” (within the meaning of Section 401(a)(31) of the Code) other than outstanding participant loans from the 401(k) Plan to the Buyer 401(k) Plan.

(c)          New Employment Arrangements.

(i)          Buyer shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Company to, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to, extend an offer of continued employment with the Company, a Subsidiary or Buyer or a designated Affiliate  to each Other Employee as soon as practicable following the Agreement Date on customary terms and conditions applicable to similarly situated employees of Buyer with equivalent or greater base compensation and cash bonus opportunity (if applicable) than those currently provided by the Company immediately prior to the Closing substantially similar to the form attached hereto (an “Offer Letter”), each such offer of employment to become effective immediately following the Closing. The Company and its Subsidiaries, as applicable, shall cooperate with and provide reasonable assistance to Buyer in preparing and delivering the Offer Letters to the Other Employees and ensuring the continuation of services of the PEO Employees.

(ii)         Buyer agrees that, promptly following the commencement of continuing employment of the Continuing Employees pursuant to Offer Letters, such Continuing Employees (other than any PEO Employee for so long as such Employee remains employed by a PEO following the Closing) shall be eligible to participate in Buyer’s standard benefit plans and be offered employee benefits at least as favorable to such Continuing Employees as that offered to similarly situated employees of Buyer; provided, however, that Buyer shall not be obligated under the terms of this Agreement to cause the continuation of any employment relationship with any Continuing Employee for any specific period of time. Each such Continuing Employee who elects to participate in Buyer’s benefit plans shall, subject to applicable Law and applicable Tax qualification requirements, be given credit for purposes of eligibility to participate and vesting for his or her years of service with the Company or any Subsidiary; provided that the foregoing shall not apply with respect to benefit accrual under any defined benefit pension plan or to the extent that its application would result in a duplication of benefits.

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(d)          Non-Continuing Employees. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall terminate the employment of, or shall cause the termination of employment of, each natural person who is a Non-Continuing Employee, effective as of no later than immediately prior to  the Closing. Buyer shall notify the Company of any Employee that will be a Non-Continuing Employee no later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing.

(e)          Retention Program. Prior to the Closing, Buyer shall adopt an equity retention program with an aggregate value of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) for the benefit of certain Continuing Employees (the “Retention Program”).  Buyer shall grant equity awards under such Retention Program to the Continuing Employees (other than any PEO Employee for so long as such Employee remains employed by a PEO), in accordance with Buyer’s standard terms and conditions for similar such grants. Prior to Closing, Buyer shall discuss in good faith with the Company the allocation of the Retention Program amounts to Continuing Employees.

(f)          No Employment Commitment or Plan Amendments. No provision of this Agreement is intended, or shall be interpreted, to provide nor create any third party beneficiary rights or any other rights of any kind or nature whatsoever in any Company Securityholder, Employee, Former Employee, current or former consultant, contractor or any other Person, including any rights of employment or engagement for any specified period and/or any benefits, in favor of any Person, union, association, Employee, Former Employee, current or former consultant or contractor or any other Person, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and all provisions of this Agreement will be personal solely among the parties to this Agreement. In addition, no provision of this Agreement is intended, or shall be interpreted, to amend any term or condition of any Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement.

(g)          New Option Grants. Prior to the Closing, the Company shall grant Company Options to those individuals, and subject to the terms and conditions, set forth on Schedule 7.5(g) and any other individuals approved by Buyer in writing and on the terms approved by Buyer in writing. Any Company Options issued from the Agreement Date to the Closing shall be issued in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Equity Plan and at fair market value with a strike price no lower than the price per Company Common Share implied by the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

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7.6          Tax Matters.

(a)          Pre-Closing Tax Returns.  The Company will prepare or cause to be prepared and timely file (taking into account all extensions properly obtained) or cause to be filed all Tax Returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries required to be filed prior to the Closing Date. Such Tax Returns shall be prepared in accordance with applicable Law and in a manner consistent with past practices (unless otherwise required by applicable Law). Any such income or other material Tax Return shall be provided to Buyer for review and comment a reasonable period prior to filing (which shall be at least thirty (30) days with respect to any such Tax Return relating to income Taxes), and the Company shall consider in good faith reasonable comments from Buyer and shall not file such Tax Returns without Buyer’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided that any dispute between the Company and Buyer with respect to such Tax Returns shall be resolved by the Accounting Firm in accordance with the dispute resolution mechanics described in Section 1.4(e) (to the extent applicable).

(b)          Post-Closing Tax Returns. Buyer shall prepare or cause to be prepared and timely file (taking into account all extensions properly obtained) or cause to be filed all Tax Returns of the Company and its Subsidiaries that include any Pre-Closing Tax Period and that are filed or required to be filed on or after the Closing Date. Such Tax Returns shall be prepared in accordance with applicable Law and in a manner consistent with past practices (unless otherwise required by applicable Law). Any such income or other material Tax Return shall be provided to the Securityholder Representative for review and comment a reasonable period prior to filing (which shall be at least thirty (30) days with respect to any such Tax Return relating to income Taxes), and the Company shall consider in good faith reasonable comments from the Securityholder Representative; provided, however, Buyer shall not file such Tax Returns without the Securityholder Representative’s prior written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) if such Tax Returns would result in Pre-Closing Taxes with respect to which the Indemnified Parties would be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 9.2(a)(iv); provided, further, that any dispute between Buyer and the Securityholder Representative with respect to such Tax Returns shall be resolved by the Accounting Firm in accordance with the dispute resolution mechanics described in Section 1.4(e) (to the extent applicable).

(c)          Post- Closing Actions. Buyer shall not (and shall not cause or permit the Surviving Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries to) file, amend, re-file or otherwise modify any material Tax Return or Tax election relating in whole or in part to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or agree to the waiver or any extension of the statute of limitations, with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period, without the prior written consent of the Securityholder Representative (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) unless such action is (i) required by applicable Law or (ii) related to obtaining an increased tax benefit on account of any research and development expenditures, including any adjustments resulting therefrom (e.g. any adjustments or credits resulting therefrom), which, for the avoidance of doubt, does not increase Pre-Closing Taxes; provided that Buyer shall notify the Securityholder Representative no later than ten (10) days before taking any action pursuant to the foregoing clause (i) or (ii)).

(d)          Tax Sharing Agreements. In Buyer’s sole discretion, any Tax sharing, indemnification or allocation agreement, arrangement, practice or policy to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which it is bound shall be terminated as of the Closing Date, and none of the Company or any Subsidiary shall have any liability or obligation pursuant thereto.

(e)          Cooperation. In connection with the preparation of Tax Returns, audit examinations, and any proceedings relating to the liabilities for Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, Buyer and the Company, on the one hand, and the Securityholder Representative and the Indemnifying Parties, on the other hand, shall cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested by the other party, with each other, including by furnishing or making available during normal business hours the records, personnel (as reasonably required), books of account, powers of attorney or other materials necessary or helpful for the preparation of such Tax Returns, the conduct of audit examinations or the defense of claims relating to such Taxes and by maintaining such records, books, powers and materials for a reasonable period of time which will not be less than the latest date on which any relevant statute of limitations remains open, including any extensions.

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(f)          Tax Contests. Buyer or the Surviving Corporation shall give prompt notice to the Securityholder Representative of any claim, or the commencement of any audit, suit, action or proceeding with respect to the Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (a “Tax Contest”) with respect to any Pre-Closing Tax Period or Pre-Closing Taxes. The Securityholder Representative shall have the right to control the conduct, through counsel of its own choosing, of any such Tax Contest, provided that (i) it shall give prompt notice to Buyer of its intention to control such Tax Contest, (ii) it shall provide periodic updates of the status of such Tax Contest to Buyer, (iii) Buyer may, at its own expense, participate in (but not control) such Tax Contest, and (iv) the Securityholder Representative shall not settle or otherwise resolve any such Tax Contest without Buyer’s written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).  Buyer shall control the defense of all other Tax Contests.

(g)          Tax Refunds.

(i)          If after the Closing Date, Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation) actually receives or realizes any refund, or a credit in lieu of a refund, of any Tax that is attributable to a Pre-Closing Tax Period or of any Pre-Closing Taxes, and such Tax was paid or deemed paid (including amounts included in the calculation of Net Working Capital and Third-Party Expenses) by (i) the Indemnifying Parties on or after the Closing Date or (ii) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Closing Date, then Buyer promptly shall pay or cause to be paid to the Securityholder Representative the amount of any such refund or credit (except to the extent that the right to such refund or credit was treated as a current asset that increased Net Working Capital), net of any Taxes imposed on Buyer or any of its Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation) with respect thereto, and net of any costs of Buyer or the Surviving Corporation that are reasonably associated with obtaining such refund or credit (“Net Tax Refund”), but only if the aggregate amount of all such Net Tax Refunds exceeds $250,000 (the “Basket Amount”). If the aggregate amount of all such Net Tax Refunds exceeds the Basket Amount, then the entire amount of such aggregate Net Tax Refunds shall be paid to the Payment Agent for distribution to each of the Indemnifying Parties in accordance with the Tax Refund Payment Spreadsheet.

(ii)         Within five (5) Business Days of the Buyer paying a Net Tax Refund to the Payment Agent, the Securityholder Representative shall prepare an updated version of the Closing Payment Spreadsheet (the “Tax Refund Payment Spreadsheet”). The Tax Refund Payment Spreadsheet shall set forth the following information in reasonable detail:

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(A)       all information specified in Sections 2.3(a)(i)-(iv) inclusive, as updated to reflect the payment of the Net Tax Refund; and

(B)        the amount of any portion of the Net Tax Refund, payable to each Company Securityholder in accordance with the terms of the Governing Documents.

7.7          Certain Taxes and Fees. All Transfer Taxes shall be borne 50% by the Indemnifying Parties and 50% by Buyer.  The Indemnifying Parties and Buyer will cooperate to timely file all necessary Tax Returns and other documentation with respect to such Transfer Taxes and the Indemnifying Parties, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the other, shall each bear 50% of all related expenses.

7.8          Payoff Letters and Release of Liens.

(a)          Closing Indebtedness Payoff Letters. No later than three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall obtain from each creditor of the Company or any Subsidiary (or an agent on behalf of such creditor) set forth on Schedule 7.8(a), and deliver to Buyer, an executed payoff letter, in customary form and substance, setting forth: (i) the amounts required to pay off in full on the Closing Date, the Indebtedness owing to such creditor (including the outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest and prepayment and other penalties) and wire transfer information for such payment; (ii) upon payment of such amounts, a customary release of the Company and its Subsidiaries, including the automatic release of any and all Liens securing such Indebtedness (subject to obligations which by their terms expressly survive such termination); and (iii) the commitment of the creditor (or an agent on behalf of such creditor) to execute and deliver documents that can be filed of record (or delivered to third parties) evidencing the release all Liens, if any, that the creditor (or an agent on behalf of such creditor) may hold on any of the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary prior to the Closing Date upon the receipt of amounts described in clause (i) owing to such creditor (each, a “Payoff Letter”).

(b)          Release of Liens. On or prior to the Closing, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all customary agreements, instruments, certificates and other documents, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, that are necessary or appropriate to effect the release of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), including those Liens set forth in Schedule 7.8(b).

7.9          Third-Party Expenses.

(a)          Whether or not the Merger is consummated, except as expressly set forth herein, each party shall be responsible for its own expenses and costs that it incurs (and whether paid prior to, at or after the Effective Time) with respect to the negotiation, execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. Without limiting or expanding the foregoing, “Third-Party Expenses” means, and the Company shall be responsible for all fees and expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary prior to the Effective Time (and whether paid prior to, at or after the Effective Time) in connection with this Agreement, the Related Agreements, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby that consist of the following: (i) all legal, accounting, financial advisory, consulting, finders and all other fees and expenses of third parties providing services in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby that are incurred by the Company or any Subsidiary in connection with the negotiation and effectuation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) any “single trigger” bonus, severance, change-in-control payments or similar payment obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary to Employees resulting from, or in connection with, the transactions contemplated hereby; (iii) the maximum amount of premiums, Taxes, costs, fees or payments payable to brokers, finders, financial advisors, investment bankers, and insurers, or similar Persons notwithstanding any escrows or other contingencies in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, including in connection with the Company D&O Tail Policy; and (iv) 50% of any filings fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Related Agreement, including under the HSR Act; provided, however, Third-Party Expenses shall exclude (A) all retention payments payable or equity awards granted by Buyer pursuant to the terms of any Offer Letter or other post-Closing employment arrangement with Buyer (or its designated Affiliate), (B) all fees and expenses of third parties incurred by Buyer and Merger Sub in connection with the negotiation and effectuation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (excluding the filing fee under the HSR Act), (C) any severance payments payable to any Non-Continuing Employees who did not receive an offer of employment from Buyer within fifteen (15) Business Days of the Agreement Date, (D) any compensation, benefits or compensatory payments made to any Continuing Employees post-Closing pursuant to their respective employment arrangements with Buyer (or its designated Affiliate) or at Buyer’s (or its designated Affiliate’s) direction, (E) any compensation pursuant to “double-trigger” arrangements triggered by actions of Buyer after the Closing Date, (F) all Transaction Payroll Taxes and (G) 50% of any filings fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Related Agreement, including under the HSR Act. For the avoidance of doubt, no fees and expenses shall be double counted when calculating Third-Party Expenses.

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(b)          At least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing, the Company shall provide Buyer with a statement, in a form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, setting forth all unpaid Third-Party Expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary as of the Closing Date, or anticipated to be incurred or payable by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary after the Closing (the “Statement of Expenses”). The Company shall obtain and deliver to Buyer a final invoice of all outstanding and unpaid fees, costs and expenses from each professional advisor listed on the Statement of Expenses (each, a “Closing Expense Invoice”). No Subsidiary shall incur any Third-Party Expenses that remain unpaid as of the Closing.

7.10        Preparation and Delivery of Required Financial Statements.

(a)          As promptly as reasonably practicable, and in any event within thirty (30) days following the end of each fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter) ending on or after the Agreement Date, the Company shall prepare and deliver to Buyer an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of the last day of each such fiscal quarter, and an unaudited statement of stockholders’ equity, income and cash flow for such fiscal quarter, as well as an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Company and a statement of shareholders’ equity, income and cash flow for the corresponding periods for the prior fiscal year (the “Required Financial Statements”), which Required Financial Statements shall (x) be prepared in accordance with GAAP (and calculated in accordance with ASC 606 issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board), applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods indicated, and (y) not, for the avoidance of doubt, contain normal year-end adjustments.

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(b)          The Company shall (x) cooperate promptly with, and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its Affiliates and its and their Representatives to cooperate promptly with, Buyer and its Representatives in connection with the preparation of the Required Financial Statements and to consider in good faith all of Buyer’s reasonable comments in connection therewith (but shall be under no compulsion to accept the same), (y) assist promptly, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to assist promptly, Buyer and its Representatives in connection with the preparation of any filings, documents, or other materials, including any pro forma financial statements, that may be required in connection with the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, or otherwise in connection with Buyer’s reporting obligations or public offerings under applicable federal securities Laws, including all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and Regulation S-X, and (z) supply promptly and further furnish promptly, and use its reasonable best efforts to cause its Representatives to supply and furnish promptly, any and all information, documents, and records as Buyer may reasonably request, and provide reasonable access to the Company’s personnel and facilities, in connection with the matters contemplated by this Section 7.10. The Company agrees that the Required Financial Statements will comply in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and with the rules and regulations of the SEC, as in effect as of the respective dates thereof and applicable to the Company, subject to the Required Financial Statements being calculated in accordance with ASC 606.

7.11        Access to Information. At all times prior to the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms, during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice and to the extent consistent with applicable Laws and for the purposes of the investigation of the Company or the transition of ownership thereof to Buyer, the Company shall afford Buyer, its Representatives and financing sources reasonable access to (i) all of the assets, properties, Books and Records and Contracts of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) all other information concerning the business, assets, properties and personnel of the Company and its Subsidiaries as Buyer may reasonably request, and (iii) all Employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries as identified by Buyer.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required to provide such access to the extent it could jeopardize any applicable attorney client or would result in breach of a Material Contract to which the Company is a party or is otherwise bound; provided, however, that, in the event the Company withholds or prevents any such access, it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide Buyer, its Representatives and its financing sources such requested or sought information or data pursuant to a reasonable alternative accommodation. The Company agrees to provide to Buyer and its accountants, counsel, financing sources and other Representatives copies of internal financial statements (including Tax Returns and supporting documentation) promptly upon request. No information or knowledge obtained in any investigation conducted pursuant to this Section 7.11 or otherwise shall affect or be deemed to qualify, limit, modify, amend or supplement any representation or warranty contained herein or in the Disclosure Schedule, the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, or the rights of Buyer or any Indemnified Party under or arising out of a breach of this Agreement.

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7.12        Notification of Certain Matters. The Company shall give prompt notice to Buyer after obtaining Knowledge of: (a) the occurrence or non-occurrence of any event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of which is likely to cause any representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement or any Related Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate at or prior to the Effective Time, and (b) any failure of the Company to comply with or satisfy any covenant, condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 7.12 shall not (a) limit or otherwise affect any remedies available to the party receiving such notice or (b) constitute an acknowledgment or admission of a breach of this Agreement. No disclosure by the Company pursuant to this Section 7.12, however, shall affect or be deemed to qualify, limit, modify, amend or supplement any representation or warranty contained herein or in the Disclosure Schedule, the conditions to the obligations of the parties to consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, or the rights of Buyer or any Indemnified Party under or arising out of a breach of this Agreement.  For clarity, unintentional failure to give notice under this Section 7.12 shall not be deemed to be a breach of covenant under this Section 7.12 and shall constitute only a breach of the underlying representation, warranty, covenant, agreement or condition, as the case may be.

7.13        Director and Officer Insurance and Indemnification.

(a)          Prior to the Closing, the Company shall obtain at its expense a fully prepaid “tail” directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy, which (i) has an effective term of six (6) years from the Effective Time, (ii) covers only those persons who are currently covered by the Company’s existing directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy in effect as of the Agreement Date and only for matters occurring at or prior to the Effective Time, and (iii) contains coverage terms comparable to those applicable to the current directors and officers of the Company (the “Company D&O Tail Policy”). The Surviving Corporation (following the Effective Time) and the Buyer shall not cancel (or permit to be cancelled) the Company D&O Tail Policy during its term.

(b)          From and after the Effective Time, and until the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time, Buyer shall cause the Surviving Corporation (and, to the extent applicable, any successor or assign of the Surviving Corporation) to fulfill and honor in all material respects the obligations of the Company to Persons who on or prior to the Effective Time are or were directors and/or officers of the Company or any Subsidiary (the “Company Indemnified Parties”) pursuant to any indemnification provisions under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws or such Subsidiary’s organizational documents as in effect on the Agreement Date and pursuant to any indemnification agreements between the Company and such Company Indemnified Parties existing as of the Agreement Date, in each case which have been disclosed on the Disclosure Schedule and true and complete copies of which have been made available to the Buyer (the “Company Indemnification Provisions”), with respect to claims arising out of matters occurring at or prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that (i) the foregoing obligations shall be subject to any limitation imposed by applicable Law, and (ii) no Company Indemnified Party shall have any right of contribution, indemnification or right of advancement from the Surviving Corporation or its successor with respect to any Losses claimed by any of the Indemnified Parties against such Company Indemnified Party in his or her capacity as an Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement.

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(c)          Subject to the other express terms of this Agreement, Buyer shall be under no obligation to maintain the existence of the Surviving Corporation for any specified period following the Effective Time.

(d)          The obligations of Buyer, the Surviving Corporation, and its successors under this Section 7.13 shall not be terminated, amended, or otherwise modified in such a manner as to adversely affect any Company Indemnified Party (or his or her heirs, personal representatives, successors, or assigns) without the prior written consent of such Company Indemnified Party (or his or her heirs, personal representatives, successors, or assigns, as applicable).

7.14        Financing Cooperation.

(a)          Prior to the Closing, the Company shall use, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to use, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the respective Representatives of the Company and its Subsidiaries to use, in each case, commercially reasonable efforts to provide to Buyer, all cooperation reasonably requested by Buyer in connection with the arrangement of the Financing, including the following:

(i)     furnishing Buyer and the Financing Sources the Required Financial Statements and such other pertinent information regarding the Company and its Subsidiaries as is reasonably requested by Buyer or its Financing Sources to consummate the Financing (it being understood that no financial statements shall be required other than the Required Financial Statements);

(ii)      assisting with the preparation of materials for any rating agency presentations, bank information memoranda and similar documents required in connection with the Financing;

(iii)    executing and providing documents as may be reasonably requested by Buyer, including if reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to Closing, providing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know-your-customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001);

(iv)    reasonably cooperating with the marketing efforts of Buyer and the Financing Sources for all or any portion of the Financing;

(v)    using commercially reasonable efforts to satisfy the conditions precedent set forth in the Commitment Letter or any definitive documentation relating to the Financing to the extent the satisfaction of such conditions requires the cooperation of or is within the control of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries of the Company; and

(vi)   using commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the due diligence investigation of the Financing Sources, to the extent customary and reasonable and not unreasonably interfering with the businesses of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

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provided that nothing herein shall require such cooperation to the extent it would interfere unreasonably with the businesses or operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries; and provided, further, that neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries or their respective Representatives shall (1) be required to pay any commitment or other similar fee or incur any other cost or expense that is not reimbursed by Buyer in connection with the Financing pursuant to below or to pass resolutions or consents to approve or authorize the execution of the Financing (other than any continuing officers or directors that will remain after the Closing Date), (2) have any liability or obligation under any document, agreement or certificate related to the Financing unless and until the Closing occurs, (3) be required to prepare or provide (x) projections, pro forma financial statements or pro forma financial adjustments related to the Financing or (y) any information that is not readily available to the Company based on its current method of recordkeeping (it being understood that the Company will provide the Required Financial Statements), (4) be required to take any action which would cause it to (x) violate any Contract to which it is a party (including this Agreement), (y) violate any Law applicable to it or (z) fail to satisfy any condition precedent set forth in Section 2.2(a) or 2.2(b); or (5) be required to execute and deliver any authorization letter, solvency certificate or statement of beneficial ownership.  For the avoidance of doubt, any cooperation provided under this Section 7.14 shall be at the sole expense of Buyer.

(b)          Buyer shall, promptly upon request by the Company, reimburse the Company for all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs (including reasonable and documented attorney’s fees and expenses) incurred by the Company or its Subsidiaries in connection with the cooperation described above in Section 7.14(a). Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective Representatives from and against any and all liabilities or losses suffered or incurred by them in connection with the arrangement of the Financing and any information utilized in connection therewith (other than information provided by the Company or its Subsidiaries), in each case, except to the extent such liabilities or losses are suffered or incurred directly as a result of the bad faith, gross negligence, or willful misconduct by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or, in each case, their respective Representatives.

(c)          The Company hereby consents to the use of the logos of the Company and its Subsidiaries in connection with the Financing and authorizes the Financing Sources to download copies of such logos from its website for such purposes; provided, that such logos are used solely in a manner that is not intended to nor reasonably likely to harm or disparage the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the reputation or goodwill of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and its or their marks.

7.15        Buyer Financing.  Buyer agrees that it shall:
 
(a)          pay, as and when due, the fees due and owing under each Fee Letter to the extent the same are payable prior to the Closing; and
 
(b)          notify the Company within three (3) Business Days after obtaining knowledge of (x) any material breach or default by any party related to the Financing, (y) any termination of the Commitment Letter or (z) any written communication from any party to the Commitment Letter with respect to any actual or potential breach, default, withdrawal, repudiation or termination of the Commitment Letter; provided that in no event will Buyer be under any obligation to disclose any information that is subject to attorney client or similar privilege if Buyer shall have used its commercially reasonable efforts to disclose such information in a way that would not waive such privilege.

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ARTICLE VIII

PRE-CLOSING TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT

8.1          Termination. Except as provided in Section 8.2, this Agreement may be terminated and the Merger abandoned at any time prior to the Closing only:

(a)          by mutual agreement of the Company and Buyer;

(b)          by Buyer if the Requisite Shareholder Approval shall not have been obtained by the Company and delivered to Buyer within three (3) hours after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer, Merger Sub and the Company;

(c)          by Buyer or the Company if the Closing Date shall not have occurred by April 15, 2020 (the “End Date”); provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 8.1(c) shall not be available to any party whose action or failure to act has been a principal cause of or resulted in the failure of the Merger to occur on or before such date and such action or failure to act constitutes breach of this Agreement;

(d)          by Buyer or the Company if any Law shall be in effect which has the effect of making the Merger illegal or otherwise prohibits consummation of the Merger;

(e)          by Buyer or the Company if a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have promulgated or issued a final, non-appealable Order which is in effect and which has the effect of making the Merger or any other transaction contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibiting or preventing consummation of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms hereof;

(f)           by Buyer if it is not in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement and there has been a breach of or inaccuracy in any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2(b)(i) and 2.2(b)(ii) would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or inaccuracy and such breach or inaccuracy has not been cured within twenty (20) calendar days after written notice thereof to the Company; provided, however, that no cure period shall be required for a breach or inaccuracy which by its nature cannot be cured; or

(g)         by the Company if it is not in material breach of its obligations under this Agreement and there has been a breach of or inaccuracy in any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement of Buyer contained in this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in Sections 2.2(c)(i) and 2.2(c)(ii) would not be satisfied as of the time of such breach or inaccuracy and such breach or inaccuracy has not been cured within twenty (20) calendar days after written notice thereof to Buyer; provided, however, that no cure period shall be required for a breach or inaccuracy which by its nature cannot be cured.

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8.2          Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and there shall be no liability or obligation on the part of Buyer, Merger Sub or the Company, or their respective officers, directors or shareholders, if applicable; provided, however, that each party hereto and each Person shall remain liable for any Willful Breaches of this Agreement, Related Agreements or in any certificate or other instruments delivered pursuant to this Agreement prior to its termination; provided, further, however, that, the provisions of Section 7.9 (Third-Party Expenses), Section 10.2 (Exculpation and Indemnification of the Securityholder Representative), Article XI (General Provisions) and this Section 8.2 shall remain in full force and effect and survive any termination of this Agreement pursuant to the terms of this Article VIII.

ARTICLE IX

POST-CLOSING INDEMNIFICATION

9.1          Survival of Representations and Warranties.

(a)          Company Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement or in the Officer’s Certificate shall survive until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time) on the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date (the date of expiration of such eighteen-month (18) period, the “Expiration Date”); provided, however, that (i) the Fundamental Representations shall survive until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time) on the date that is sixty (60) days following the date after any Person could, under applicable statutes of limitation (giving effect to any extensions or waivers thereof), bring an Action against Buyer, the Company, or any of their respective Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation) in connection with such matters, and (ii) the Tax Representations shall survive until 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time) on the date that is sixty (60) days following the expiration of the statute of limitations (giving effect to any extensions or waivers thereof) applicable to the Taxes that are the subject of such Tax Representations; provided, further, that in the event of fraud with respect to a representation or warranty, such representation or warranty shall survive until the resolution of any claims relating thereto; provided, further, that all representations and warranties of the Company shall survive beyond the Expiration Date or other survival periods specified above with respect to any inaccuracy therein or breach thereof if a claim is made hereunder prior to the expiration of the survival period for such representation and warranty, in which case such representation and warranty shall survive as to such claim until such claim has been finally resolved.

(b)          Buyer Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of Buyer and Merger Sub contained in this Agreement or in any certificate or other instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall terminate at the Closing (other than those in Section 4.5, which shall survive until the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations).

(c)          Contract Supersedes Statutes. For the avoidance of doubt, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the foregoing respective survival periods and termination dates in Sections 9.1(a)-(b) supersede any applicable statutes of limitations that would otherwise apply to such representations and warranties.

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9.2          Indemnification.

(a)          From and after and by virtue of the Merger, and except as set forth on Schedule 9.2(a), the Company Shareholders and holders of Vested Company Options (together, the “Indemnifying Parties”) shall (first from the Escrow Fund, and thereafter on a several and not joint basis according to their respective Indemnification Pro Rata Portions), indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and its Subsidiaries and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, including the Surviving Corporation (the “Indemnified Parties”), from and against all Losses paid, incurred, suffered or sustained by the Indemnified Parties, or any of them (including the Surviving Corporation) (regardless of whether or not such Losses relate to any third-party claims), directly or indirectly, resulting from, arising out of, or relating to any of the following:

(i)          any breach of or inaccuracy in, as of the Agreement Date or as of the Effective Time, a representation or warranty of the Company contained in this Agreement or the Officer’s Certificate, without giving effect to (A) any qualifications based on the word “material” or similar phrases (including “Company Material Adverse Effect”) limiting the scope of such representation or warranty (provided that the operation of this clause (A) shall not be deemed to render references to “Company Material Adverse Effect” to “Effect” or references to “Material Contract” to “Contract” and shall not apply to (x) the third to last sentence of Section 3.7(a), (y) clause (i) of the last sentence in Section 3.7(c)) or (z) Section 3.9, or (B) any update of or modification to the Disclosure Schedule made or purported to have been made on or after the Agreement Date (except solely with respect to, and as required by, the second to last sentence of Section 3.5(a));

(ii)         any failure by the Company to perform or comply with any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement or any Related Agreement;

(iii)        regardless of the disclosure of any matter set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, any inaccuracy in any information, or breach of any representation or warranty, set forth in the Payment Spreadsheets, Pre-Closing Statement or Statement of Expenses (including any unpaid Third-Party Expenses);

(iv)        regardless of the disclosure of any matter set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, any unpaid Pre-Closing Taxes not reflected in Third-Party Expenses or as a liability in Net Working Capital in the determination of Final Total Closing Consideration;

(v)          regardless of the disclosure of any matter set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, any Equityholder Matters;

(vi)         regardless of the disclosure of any matter set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, but subject to Section 4.5, any fraud on the part of the Company or any Subsidiary, or by any Company Securityholder or any Representative of any of the foregoing in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or the other transactions contemplated hereby (solely with respect to matters involving the Company or any Subsidiary (and not matters personal to such Company Securityholder or Representative)); and

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(vii)       any Dissenting Shares (excluding payments for such shares) that have not been paid by the Company prior to the Closing in excess of the amount of cash that otherwise would have been owed in respect of such shares in accordance with this Agreement.

(b)          For all purposes of and under this Agreement, “Loss” or “Losses” shall mean any and all losses, liabilities, damages, deficiencies, Taxes, costs, interest, awards, judgments, penalties and expenses of any kind or nature (including reasonable attorneys’ and consultants’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, defending against or settling any of the matters set forth in Section 9.2(a)). For the avoidance of doubt, “Losses” shall include incidental damages and indirect or other consequential damages, but shall not include punitive or exemplary damages unless punitive or exemplary damages are awarded to a third party in any Action against an Indemnified Party.

(c)          The Indemnifying Parties (including any officer or director of the Company) shall not have any right of contribution, indemnification or right of advancement from the Surviving Corporation or Buyer with respect to any Loss claimed by an Indemnified Party payable by any of them in their capacity as an Indemnifying Party.

(d)          Any payments made to an Indemnified Party pursuant to any indemnification obligations under this Article IX will be treated as adjustments to the Total Consideration for Tax purposes, unless otherwise required by applicable Laws.

(e)          The rights of the Indemnified Parties to indemnification, compensation or reimbursement, payment of Losses or any other remedy under this Agreement shall not be affected by any investigation conducted with respect to, or any knowledge acquired (or capable of being acquired) at any time, whether before or after the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the Closing Date, with respect to the accuracy or inaccuracy of or compliance with, any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement made by the Company or any other matter. The waiver of any condition based on the accuracy of any such representation or warranty, or on the performance of or compliance with any such covenant or agreement, will not affect the right to indemnification, compensation or reimbursement, payment of Losses, or any other remedy based on any such representation, warranty, covenant or agreement. No Indemnified Party shall be required to show reliance on any representation, warranty, certificate or other agreement in order for such Indemnified Party to be entitled to indemnification, compensation or reimbursement hereunder.

9.3          Limitations on Indemnification.

(a)          Except in the case of fraud or indemnification claims for breaches of or inaccuracies in the Fundamental Representations or Tax Representations, the Indemnified Parties may not recover any Losses pursuant to an indemnification claim under Section 9.2(a)(i) unless and until the amount of the indemnifiable Qualifying Losses thereunder exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000) (the “Basket”) in which case the Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to recover all Losses, including the amount of the Basket paid, incurred, suffered or sustained by the Indemnified Parties. For the avoidance of doubt, the limitations set forth in this Section 9.3(a) shall not apply to indemnification claims under clauses (ii)(vii) of Section 9.2(a), inclusive.

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(b)          Except in the case of fraud or indemnification claims for breaches of or inaccuracies in the Fundamental Representations or Tax Representations the Indemnifying Parties shall only be liable for any Loss relating to a single claim (or series of claims arising from the same or substantially similar facts or circumstances) in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) (such Loss or Losses, a “Qualifying Loss”). For the avoidance of doubt, the limitations set forth in this Section 9.3(b) shall not apply to indemnification claims under clauses (ii)(vii) of Section 9.2(a), inclusive.

(c)          Subject to Section 9.3(e), recourse by the Indemnified Parties to the Escrow Fund shall be the Indemnified Parties’ sole and exclusive remedy under this Agreement for Losses resulting from the matters referred to in Section 9.2(a)(i). The limitation set forth in Section 9.3(a) shall not apply to indemnification claims (and shall not limit the indemnification or other obligations of such Indemnifying Party): (i) for inaccuracies in or breaches of any of the Fundamental Representations or Tax Representations; or (ii) under clauses (ii)(vii) of Section 9.2(a), inclusive. To the extent that the Indemnifying Parties are entitled to recovery under this Article IX in excess of the Escrow Fund, the Indemnified Parties shall not be entitled to recover amounts directly from an Indemnifying Party under this Article IX in respect of its, his or her  indemnification obligations until such time as the Escrow Fund has been fully exhausted or the amounts contained in the Escrow Fund are otherwise allocated to cover existing, unresolved indemnification, compensation or reimbursement claims that have been set forth in Indemnification Claim Notices delivered pursuant to Section 9.5(a).  Any amounts recovered by the Indemnified Parties from the Escrow Fund pursuant to Section 9.2(a) with respect to breaches of the Fundamental Representations or Tax Representations, or pursuant to any of the matters referred to in clauses (ii)(vii) of Section 9.2(a), inclusive, shall not count towards or reduce the amount that the Indemnified Parties may recover with respect to claims for indemnification, compensation or reimbursement pursuant to Sections 9.2(a)(i) for all other matters (it being understood that, in the case of such recovery from the Escrow Fund with respect to Losses arising from breaches of the Fundamental Representations or Tax Representations, or pursuant to any of the matters referred to in clauses (ii)(vii) of Section 9.2(a), inclusive, or Section 2.4(c) the Indemnified Parties shall be entitled to recover indemnifiable Losses directly against the Indemnifying Parties up to the amount of any Losses recovered from the Escrow Fund in respect of such Losses arising from breaches of the Fundamental Representations or Tax Representations, or pursuant to any of the matters referred to in clauses (ii)(vii) of Section 9.2(a), inclusive or Section 2.4(c)).

(d)          Subject to Section 9.3(e), the total amount of indemnification payments that each Indemnifying Party can be required to make to the Indemnified Parties pursuant to Section 9.2 (in excess of the amount, if any, paid to the Indemnified Parties out of the Escrow Fund) shall be limited to the portion of the Total Closing Consideration actually paid to such Indemnifying Party pursuant to Section 1.3 and Section 2.3 (without regard to any Taxes deducted or to be deducted). For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent any part of the Escrow Amount is paid in to the Escrow Fund on behalf of a Key Employee but is subsequently paid back to Buyer in accordance with the terms of such Key Employee’s Holdback Agreement and the Escrow Agreement, Buyer shall have no recourse, in respect of such Key Employee’s liabilities resulting from the matters referred to in Section 9.2(a)(i) for all other matters, against any amounts withheld from other Indemnifying Parties and paid in (and released to) the Escrow Fund.

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(e)          Nothing in this Agreement shall limit the liability of, or the Indemnified Parties’ remedies against, any Person who perpetrates, or who has actual knowledge of (without a duty to investigate), fraud in relation to the transactions contemplated hereby.

(f)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the indemnification rights set forth in this Article IX shall be the sole and exclusive remedy of the Indemnified Parties from and after the Effective Time for monetary damages in connection with the matters described in Section 9.2(a) (which means that the survival periods and liability limits set forth in this Article IX shall control notwithstanding any statutory or common law provisions or principles to the contrary); provided, however, that nothing in this Agreement shall limit the Indemnified Parties’ ability to pursue (i) specific performance or injunctive relief or other non-monetary equitable remedies, (ii) remedies under any Related Agreements (other than the certificates and documents to be delivered by the Company pursuant to Section 2.2(b)(xvii) against the parties thereto, and (iii) remedies against any Person who perpetrates, or who has actual knowledge of (without a duty to investigate), fraud in relation to the transactions contemplated hereby.

(g)          To the extent the Indemnified Parties are entitled to recover indemnifiable Losses in respect of amounts which are indemnifiable pursuant to Section 2.5 by a particular Person who had received amounts pursuant to this Agreement, Buyer shall first use reasonable best efforts to recover such indemnifiable Losses from such Person prior to seeking recourse against the Escrow Fund pursuant to the terms of this Article IX.

(h)          The amount of any Losses recoverable by any Indemnified Party under Section 9.2(a) shall be calculated net of any insurance proceeds actually received by, and/or any indemnification or contribution payments actually paid by any third party to, such Indemnified Party in respect of such Losses in, each case net all costs of recovery, including reasonably anticipated increases in insurance premiums; provided, however, that in no event shall any Indemnified Party be required to seek or obtain any such insurance proceeds or third-party indemnification or contribution. If an Indemnified Party receives any amounts under applicable insurance policies or third-party indemnification or contribution payments subsequent to its receipt of an indemnification payment by the Indemnifying Parties (including from the Escrow Fund), then such Indemnified Party will, without duplication, promptly reimburse the Indemnifying Parties (including via replenishing the Escrow Fund, if applicable) for any payment made by such Indemnifying Parties up to the amount received by the Indemnified Party; provided that the aggregate amount of reimbursement payments to the Indemnifying Parties will not in any event exceed the aggregate indemnification payment received by the Indemnified Party from the Indemnifying Parties. For clarity, nothing in this Section 9.3(h) will be deemed to prejudice the ability of any Indemnified Party to seek recourse against the Escrow Fund at any time according to the other terms and conditions of this Article IX, but rather this Section 9.3(h) is intended solely to prevent multiple recoveries by any Indemnified Party for the same Losses.

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(i)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Indemnifying Parties shall not have any liability or indemnification obligation for (i) any Taxes of the Company or any Subsidiary resulting from any action taken by the Company after the Closing on the Closing Date outside of the ordinary course of business, or (ii) the inability of Buyer, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Affiliates to utilize to any extent any Tax asset or attribute (e.g., net operating loss carryforward or Tax credit carryforward) in any Tax period or portion thereof (including any Straddle Tax Period) beginning on or after the Closing Date.

(j)           Any claim for indemnification under this Article IX, and any offer to compromise or settle such claim, must be made on a pro rata basis to all Indemnifying Parties (based on their respective Indemnification Pro Rata Portions).

(k)          Any liability for indemnification under this Article IX shall be determined without duplication of recovery by reason of the state of facts giving rise to such liability constituting a breach or other violation of more than one representation, warranty, covenant, agreement, certificate or certification. In addition, if and solely to the extent that an amount of Losses in connection with an indemnifiable matter was already taken into account in connection with calculation of the Final Total Closing Consideration, the same amount of such Losses may not be recovered under this Article IX.

(l)           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, in no event will any Indemnifying Party be liable for any other Indemnifying Party’s breach of such other Indemnifying Party’s representations, warranties, covenants, or agreements contained in any Holdback Agreement, Joinder Agreement, Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements or other ancillary agreement hereto to which such other Indemnifying Party is a party.

9.4          Escrow Fund.

(a)          The Escrow Fund shall be available to compensate the Indemnified Parties for any claims by such parties for any Losses suffered or incurred by them and for which they are entitled to recovery under this Article IX. Except as set forth below, the period during which claims for Losses to be recovered from the Escrow Fund may be made under this Agreement shall commence at the Closing and terminate on the date that is eighteen (18) months after the Closing Date (the “Escrow Period”).

(b)         No later than five (5) Business Days after the end of the Escrow Period or the date a Subsequent Escrow Release Amount is due to the Indemnifying Parties pursuant to Section 9.5(c), the Securityholder Representative shall deliver to Buyer an updated version of the Closing Payment Spreadsheet (each, an “Escrow Release Payment Spreadsheet”) within five (5) Business Days after such date in a form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and accompanied by documentation reasonably satisfactory to Buyer in support of the information set forth therein. The Escrow Release Payment Spreadsheet shall set forth the following information in reasonable detail:

(i)           all information specified in Sections 2.3(a)(i)-(iv) inclusive, as updated to reflect the release of the Initial Escrow Release Amount or Subsequent Escrow Release Amount, as applicable; and

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(ii)          the amount of any portion of the Initial Escrow Release Amount or Subsequent Escrow Release Amount, as applicable, payable to each Company Securityholder in accordance with the terms of the Governing Documents.

(c)          No later than five (5) Business Days after Buyer receives the Escrow Release Payment Spreadsheet, the remaining portion of the Escrow Amount, less any amount of actual Losses or Losses estimated in good faith, if possible, in respect of any resolved claims that have yet to be satisfied or any unresolved and pending claims specified in any Officer’s Certificate (the “Unresolved Claims”) delivered to the Escrow Agent and the Securityholder Representative in accordance with Section 9.5 on or prior to the end of the Escrow Period (the “Initial Escrow Release Amount”), shall be distributed to the Indemnifying Parties in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement and the Escrow Release Payment Spreadsheet.

(d)         In the event that there exist Unresolved Claims as of the expiration of the Escrow Period, as soon as each such Unresolved Claims has been resolved, the Escrow Agent shall promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days following the after Buyer receives the Escrow Release Payment Spreadsheet, deliver to the Indemnifying Parties in accordance with the terms of the Escrow Agreement, the portion of the Escrow Fund, if any, that was retained for purposes of satisfying such claim that was not needed to satisfy such claim (each a “Subsequent Escrow Release Amount”) in accordance with the Escrow Release Payment Spreadsheet.

9.5         Indemnification Claim Procedures.

(a)          Subject to the limitations set forth in Section 9.3, if an Indemnified Party wishes to make an indemnification claim under this Article IX, such Indemnified Party shall deliver a written notice (an “Indemnification Claim Notice”) to the Securityholder Representative (with a copy to the Escrow Agent) (i) stating that an Indemnified Party has paid, incurred, suffered or sustained, or reasonably anticipates that it may pay, incur, suffer or sustain Losses, and (ii) specifying such Losses in reasonable detail (to the extent available), the date (if available) that each such Loss was paid, incurred, suffered or sustained, or the basis for such anticipated liability, and, if applicable, the nature of the misrepresentation, breach of warranty or covenant to which such item is related. Buyer may update an Indemnification Claim Notice from time to time to reflect any change in circumstances following the date thereof; provided that the update relates to the underlying facts and circumstances described in the initial Indemnification Claim Notice.

(b)          If the Securityholder Representative on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties (or the Indemnifying Party in the event that indemnification is being sought hereunder directly from such Indemnifying Party) shall not object in writing within the thirty-day (30) period after receipt of an Indemnification Claim Notice by delivery of a written notice of objection containing a reasonably detailed description of the facts and circumstances supporting an objection to the applicable indemnification claim (an “Indemnification Claim Objection Notice”), such failure to so object shall be an irrevocable acknowledgment by the Securityholder Representative on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties (or the applicable Indemnifying Party) that the Indemnified Party is entitled to the full amount of the claim for Losses set forth in such Indemnification Claim Notice. In such event, the Escrow Agent shall promptly release from the Escrow Fund cash with an aggregate value equal to the Losses set forth in such Indemnification Claim Notice.

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(c)          In the event that the Securityholder Representative shall deliver an Indemnification Claim Objection Notice in accordance with Section 9.5(b) (or in the event that indemnification is being sought hereunder directly from an Indemnifying Party, if such Indemnifying Party shall object to any claim or claims made in any Indemnification Claim Notice to recover claims directly from such Indemnifying Party within thirty (30) days after delivery of such Indemnification Claim Notice), the Securityholder Representative (or such objecting Indemnifying Party) and Buyer shall attempt in good faith to agree upon the rights of the respective parties with respect to each of such claims. If the Securityholder Representative (or such objecting Indemnifying Party) and Buyer should so agree, a memorandum setting forth such agreement shall be prepared and signed by both parties and, in the case of an indemnification claim to be recovered from the Escrow Fund, shall be furnished to the Escrow Agent. The Escrow Agent shall be entitled to rely on any such memorandum and make distributions from the Escrow Fund in accordance with the terms thereof. In such event, the Escrow Agent shall promptly release from the Escrow Fund cash with an aggregate value equal to the Losses set forth in such Indemnification Claim Notice.

(d)          If no such agreement can be reached after good faith negotiation and prior to thirty (30) days after delivery of an Indemnification Claim Objection Notice, Buyer may file suit with respect to the matter in any court having jurisdiction.

9.6          Defense of Third Party Claims.  In the event of the assertion or commencement by any Person of any claim or Action (whether against the Surviving Corporation, Buyer or any other Person) with respect to which the Indemnifying Parties may become obligated to hold harmless, indemnify, compensate or reimburse any Indemnified Party pursuant to this Article IX, Buyer shall have the right, at its election, to proceed with the defense of such claim or Action on its own with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Securityholder Representative, and the Securityholder Representative shall be entitled, at the Indemnifying Parties’ expense, to participate in, but not determine or conduct, the defense of such claim or Action and Buyer shall keep the Securityholder Representative reasonably apprised of any material development in such Action, and promptly provide to the Securityholder Representative copies of all pleadings, notices and communications with respect to such claim or Action to the extent that receipt of such documents does not waive any privilege.  If Buyer so proceeds with the defense of any such claim or Action:

(a)          subject to the other provisions of this Article IX, all reasonable expenses relating to the defense of such claim or Action (and all amounts due pursuant to any settlement, adjustment or compromise of such claim or Action) shall be borne and paid exclusively by the Indemnifying Parties to the extent that either (i) it is determined according to the procedures in this Article IX that such claim or Action (or the matters underlying such claim or Action) constitutes an indemnifiable matter under Section 9.2 or (ii) Buyer and the Securityholder Representative otherwise agree in writing that such costs and expenses shall constitute indemnifiable Losses; provided, that the absence of a final determination (including by a Governmental Entity or an arbitrator) with respect to such claim or Action shall not prejudice or otherwise affect the determination as to whether such claim or Action arose out of, resulted from, or was in connection with a matter listed in Section 9.2; and

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(b)          Buyer shall have the right to settle, adjust or compromise such claim or Action without the consent of the Securityholder Representative (it being understood that if Buyer requests that the Securityholder Representative consent to a settlement, adjustment or compromise, the Securityholder Representative shall not unreasonably withhold or delay such consent; provided, that the Securityholder Representative may withhold consent to any requested settlement, adjustment or compromise if the Securityholder Representative believes in good faith that there is not any underlying basis for indemnification under this Article IX with respect to such settlement, adjustment or compromise); provided, however, that if Buyer settles, adjusts or compromises any such claim or Action without the consent of the Securityholder Representative, then such settlement, adjustment or compromise shall not be conclusive evidence of the amount of Losses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with such claim or Action or that such Losses are indemnifiable hereunder.

If Buyer does not elect to proceed with the defense of any such claim or Action, the Securityholder Representative may proceed with the defense of such claim or Action with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Buyer; provided, however, that the Securityholder Representative may not settle, adjust or compromise any such claim or Action without the prior written consent of Buyer (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) unless (i) such judgment, settlement or compromise includes an unconditional release from all liability with respect to the claim in favor of the Indemnified Parties or (ii) the sole relief provided in connection with such judgment, settlement or compromise is monetary damages that are paid in full by the Indemnifying Parties (including from the Escrow Fund) or any other relief that is enforceable only against the Indemnifying Parties.  Buyer shall give the Securityholder Representative prompt notice of the commencement of any such Action against Buyer, Merger Sub or the Company; provided, however, that any failure on the part of Buyer to so notify the Securityholder Representative shall not limit any of the obligations of the Indemnifying Parties under this Article IX (except to the extent such failure materially prejudices the defense of such Action).

ARTICLE X

SECURITYHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE

10.1        Appointment and Authority of Securityholder Representative.

(a)          By virtue of the execution and delivery of a Joinder Agreement, the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger by the Company Shareholders or participating in the Merger and receiving the benefits thereof, including the right to receive the consideration payable in connection with the Merger, each of the Indemnifying Parties shall be deemed to have agreed to appoint Shareholder Representative Services LLC as its exclusive representative, agent, proxy, and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution), as the Securityholder Representative for and on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties for all purposes in connection with this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, and the agreements ancillary hereto, including (a) to give and receive notices and communications in respect of all Relevant Matters, including claims under this Agreement, (b) to authorize, consent or object to any claims hereunder and authorize payment to any Indemnified Party from the Escrow Fund, in satisfaction of any claims hereunder by any Indemnified Party, or in satisfaction of the provisions of Section 2.4, (c) to object to such payments, to agree to, negotiate, enter into settlements and compromises of, and demand arbitration and comply with orders of courts and awards of arbitrators with respect to any Relevant Matter, including any claim for indemnification pursuant to this Agreement by any Indemnified Party hereunder against any Indemnifying Party or by any such Indemnifying Party against any Indemnified Party or any dispute between any Indemnified Party and any such Indemnifying Party, in each case relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, (d) consent or agree to any amendment to this Agreement, (e) grant any extension or waiver under or in connection with this Agreement, and (e) and to take all other actions that are either (i) necessary or appropriate in the judgment of the Securityholder Representative in connection with this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Securityholder Representative Engagement Agreement or (ii) specifically mandated, permitted, or contemplated by the terms of this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or the Securityholder Representative Engagement Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Securityholder Representative shall have no obligation to act on behalf of the Indemnifying Parties except as expressly provided herein, in the Escrow Agreement and in the Securityholder Representative Engagement Agreement, and for purposes of clarity, there are no obligations of the Securityholder Representative to the Indemnifying Parties in any ancillary agreement, schedule, exhibit or the Disclosure Schedule. All actions taken by the Securityholder Representative under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, or the Securityholder Representative Engagement Agreement shall be binding upon each Indemnifying Party and such Indemnifying Party’s successors as if expressly confirmed and ratified in writing by such Indemnifying Party, and all defenses which may be available to any Indemnifying Party to contest, negate, or disaffirm the action of the Securityholder Representative taken in good faith under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or the Securityholder Representative Engagement Agreement are waived. The Securityholder Representative may resign at any time. Such agency may be changed by the Indemnifying Parties from time to time upon not less than thirty (30) days prior written notice to Buyer; provided, however, that the Securityholder Representative may not be removed unless holders representing an aggregate Deemed Pro Rata Portion of two-thirds (2/3) agree to such removal and to the identity of the substituted agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a vacancy in the position of Securityholder Representative may be filled by the holders representing an aggregate Deemed Pro Rata Portion of greater than one-half (1/2). The immunities and rights to indemnification hereunder shall survive the resignation or removal of the Securityholder Representative or any member of the Advisory Group, and the Closing and/or any termination of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement. No bond shall be required of the Securityholder Representative. Notices or communications to or from the Securityholder Representative shall constitute notice to or from the Indemnifying Parties. The powers, immunities, and rights to indemnification granted to the Securityholder Representative Group hereunder: (i) are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable and binding on any successor thereto, and (ii) shall survive the delivery of an assignment by any Indemnifying Party of the whole or any fraction of his, her, or its interest in the Escrow Fund.

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(b)          The Securityholder Representative (x) shall receive a copy in electronic format of the contents of the electronic dataroom in connection with the Closing and (y) shall have reasonable access to information about the Surviving Corporation and the reasonable assistance of the Company’s former officers and employees for to the extent reasonably necessary for purposes of performing its duties and exercising its rights hereunder; provided that the Securityholder Representative shall treat confidentially and not use or disclose the terms of this Agreement or any nonpublic information from or about Buyer or any of its Affiliates, including the Surviving Corporation, to anyone (except to the Indemnifying Parties or the Securityholder Representative’s employees, attorneys, accountants, financial advisors or authorized representatives on a need to know basis, in each case, who agree to treat such information confidentially); provided, however, that none of Buyer nor any of its Affiliates, including the Surviving Corporation, shall be obligated to provide any such access or information if it determines, in its reasonable judgment, that: (i) it is prohibited from doing so pursuant to the terms of a confidentiality agreement with a third party; (ii) the access or disclosure would violate applicable Law; (iii) the access or disclosure would cause the loss of or jeopardize any attorney-client, attorney work product or other privilege; (iv) the access or disclosure would result in the disclosure of a Trade Secret or other highly confidential, competitive, or sensitive information; or (v) access or disclosure to a requested Contract would violate or cause a default under, or give a third party the right to terminate or accelerate any rights under such Contract. The Securityholder Representative shall enter into a separate customary confidentiality agreement prior to being provided access to such information if reasonably requested by Buyer.

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10.2        Exculpation and Indemnification of Shareholder Representation. Neither the Securityholder Representative nor its members, managers, directors, officers, contractors, agents or employees or any member of the Advisory Group (collectively, the “Securityholder Representative Group”) shall be liable to any Indemnifying Party for any act done or omitted hereunder as Securityholder Representative while acting in good faith and without gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Securityholder Representative shall not be liable for any action or omission pursuant to the advice of counsel. The Indemnifying Parties on whose behalf the Escrow Amount was contributed to the Escrow Fund shall indemnify the Securityholder Representative Group and hold the Securityholder Representative Group harmless against any loss, liability, claim, damage, fee, cost, judgment, fine, amount paid in settlement or expense incurred or suffered, arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of the Securityholder Representative’s duties hereunder, including the reasonable fees and expenses of any legal counsel or other professionals retained by the Securityholder Representative and costs incurred in connection with seeking recovery from insurers (“Securityholder Representative Expenses”); provided, that in the event that any such Securityholder Representative Expenses are finally adjudicated to have been directly caused by the gross negligence, bad faith, or willful misconduct of the Securityholder Representative, the Securityholder Representative will reimburse the Indemnifying Parties the amount of such indemnified Securityholder Representative Expenses to the extent attributable to such gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. If not paid directly to the Securityholder Representative by the Indemnifying Parties, any such Securityholder Representative Expenses may be recovered by the Securityholder Representative from (i) the funds in the Expense Fund or (ii) following the expiration of each Escrow Period from the Escrow Amount otherwise distributable to or for the benefit of the Indemnifying Parties only at the time of distribution of such amounts (and not distributed or distributable to an Indemnified Party or subject to a pending indemnification claim of an Indemnified Party) pursuant to the terms hereof and of the Escrow Agreement; provided, that while this section allows the Securityholder Representative to be paid from the aforementioned sources of funds, this does not relieve the Indemnifying Parties from their obligation to promptly pay such Securityholder Representative Expenses as they are suffered or incurred, nor does it prevent the Securityholder Representative from seeking any remedies available to it at law or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, any restrictions or limitations on liability or indemnification obligations of, or provisions limiting the recourse against non-parties otherwise applicable to, the Indemnifying Parties set forth elsewhere in this Agreement are not intended to be applicable to the indemnities provided to the Securityholder Representative under this section. A decision, act, consent or instruction of the Securityholder Representative, including an amendment, extension or waiver of this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.5 or Section 11.6, shall constitute a decision of the Indemnifying Parties and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon Indemnifying Parties; and the Escrow Agent and Buyer may rely upon any such decision, act, consent or instruction of the Securityholder Representative as being the decision, act, consent or instruction of the Indemnifying Parties. The Escrow Agent and Buyer are hereby relieved from any liability to any Person for any acts done by them in accordance with such decision, act, consent or instruction of the Securityholder Representative. Certain Indemnifying Parties (the “Advisory Group”) have concurrently herewith entered into a letter agreement with the Securityholder Representative (the “Securityholder Representative Engagement Agreement”) regarding direction to be provided by the Advisory Group to the Securityholder Representative under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Securityholder Representative Engagement Agreement. The Advisory Group shall incur no liability to the Indemnifying Parties for any liability incurred by the members of the Advisory Group while acting in good faith and arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of their duties (it being understood that any act done or omitted pursuant to the advice of counsel shall be conclusive evidence of such good faith), even if such act or omission constitutes negligence on the part of the Advisory Group or one of its members. The Indemnifying Parties agree that the Securityholder Representative shall be entitled to: (i) rely upon the Payment Spreadsheets, (ii) rely upon any signature believed by it to be genuine, and (iii) reasonably assume that a signatory has proper authorization to sign on behalf of the applicable Indemnifying Party or other party. This indemnification shall survive the Closing, the resignation or removal of the Securityholder Representative, termination of this Agreement or the Escrow Agreement.

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10.3        Expense Cash.

(a)          The Expense Cash shall be deposited with the Securityholder Representative, to constitute an expense fund (the “Expense Fund”) and to be governed by the provisions set forth herein. The Expense Cash shall be available to pay directly or reimburse the Securityholder Representative for any Securityholder Representative Expenses or other third-party expenses reasonably and actually incurred by the Securityholder Representative, or to satisfy any claims against the Indemnifying Parties hereunder if the Securityholder Representative shall determine there are sufficient funds for such purpose, and shall be released to the Indemnifying Parties and the Securityholder Representative, as the case may be, pursuant to the terms of this Section 10.3. As soon as reasonably determined by the Securityholder Representative that the Expense Cash is no longer required to be withheld, the Securityholder Representative shall:

(b)          prepare an updated version of the Closing Payment Spreadsheet (the “Expense Cash Release Payment Spreadsheet”). The Expense Cash Release Payment Spreadsheet shall set forth the following information in reasonable detail:

(i)           All information specified in Sections 2.3(a)(i)-(iv) inclusive, as updated to reflect the release of the Remaining Expense Fund Amount; and

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(ii)          the amount of any portion of the Remaining Expense Fund Amount, payable to each Company Securityholder in accordance with the terms of the Governing Documents,

(c)          deposit the remaining balance of the Expense Cash (if any) (the “Remaining Expense Fund Amount”) with the Payment Agent for further distribution to the Indemnifying Parties in accordance with the Expense Cash Release Payment Spreadsheet.; provided, that, if there are any pending but unresolved indemnification claims of any Indemnified Parties, then all amounts shall remain in escrow and remain available for release to the Securityholder Representative until all indemnification claims have been finally resolved and the Securityholder Representative has been reimbursed in full for all Securityholder Representative Expenses reasonably and actually incurred and thereafter any remaining Expense Cash shall be released to the respective Indemnifying Parties (by the Surviving Corporation or the Payment Agent, as applicable) in accordance with the Expense Cash Release Payment Spreadsheet.

(d)          The Indemnifying Parties agree that no provision of this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or any agreements ancillary hereto shall require the Securityholder Representative to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the exercise or performance of any of its powers, rights, duties or privileges under this Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or any agreements ancillary hereto. For clarity, no Indemnified Party shall have any liability with respect to the Expense Cash, including with respect to the distribution, investment, holding and disposition thereof.

(e)          The Securityholder Representative is not providing any investment supervision, recommendations or advice and shall have no responsibility or liability to the Indemnifying Parties for any loss of principal of the Expense Cash other than as a result of its gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Securityholder Representative will hold these funds separate from its corporate funds, will not use these funds for its operating expenses or any other corporate purposes and will not voluntarily make these funds available to its creditors in the event of bankruptcy. The Securityholder Representative is not acting as a withholding agent or in any similar capacity in connection with the Expense Cash, and has no tax reporting or income distribution obligations. The Indemnifying Parties will not receive any interest or earnings on the Expense Cash and irrevocably transfer and assign to the Securityholder Representative any such interest or earnings. The Securityholder Representative may contribute funds to the Expense Fund from any consideration otherwise distributable to the Indemnifying Parties.

For income Tax purposes, the Expense Cash shall be treated as having been received and voluntarily set aside by the Indemnifying Parties on the Closing Date, and any Tax withholding required with respect to an Indemnifying Party’s deemed receipt of its Deemed Pro Rata Portion of the Expense Cash on the Closing Date shall be satisfied from any amounts payable or otherwise deliverable pursuant to this Agreement to such Indemnifying Party, consistent with Section 2.5.

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ARTICLE XI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

11.1        Certain Interpretations. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Annex, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Annex, Schedule or Exhibit to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.

(a)          When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or a Section, such reference shall be to an Article or a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

(b)          The word “or” is used in the inclusive sense of “and/or.” The terms “or,” “any” and “either” are not exclusive. When used herein, the phrase “to the extent” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “but only to the extent.” The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” means the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” The words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.”

(c)          The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

(d)          The meaning assigned to each term defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and the plural forms of such term, and words denoting any gender shall include all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined herein, each of its other grammatical forms shall have a corresponding meaning.

(e)          All references in this Agreement to a legal entity (including the Company) shall be deemed to refer to such entity and its Subsidiaries unless the context otherwise requires.

(f)          All references in this Agreement to the Subsidiaries of a legal entity shall be deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such entity.

(g)         A reference to any party to this Agreement or any other agreement or document shall include such party’s successors and permitted assigns.

(h)         A reference to any specific legislation or to any provision of any legislation shall include any amendment to, and any modification or re-enactment thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto.

(i)           References to “$” are to U.S. dollars.

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(j)           No summary of this Agreement or any Exhibit or Section delivered herewith prepared by or on behalf of any party will affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any such Exhibit or Section.

(k)         The parties hereto agree that they have been represented by counsel during the negotiation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, waive the application of any law, regulation, holding or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document will be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.

(l)           All times and dates referenced in this Agreement shall be Pacific time, unless otherwise specified.

(m)        References to “fraud” in this Agreement shall exclude theories of negligent fraud, innocent fraud or equitable fraud.

11.2        Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally or by commercial messenger or courier service, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or sent via electronic transmission (return receipt requested) to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice or, if specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, by email); provided, however, that notices sent by mail will not be deemed given until received:

 
(a)
if to Buyer or Merger Sub, to:
         
   
F5 Networks Inc.
 
   
801 5th Avenue
 
   
Seattle, WA 98104
 
   
Attn:
Scot Rogers
 
   
Email:
S.Rogers@F5.com
 
         
   
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
         
   
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
 
   
525 University Avenue
 
   
Palo Alto, California 94301
 
   
Attention:
Mike Ringler
 
   
Email:
mike.ringler@skadden.com
 
         
 
(b)
if to the Company (prior to the Closing), to:
     
   
Shape Security, Inc.
 
   
2755 Augustine Drive, 8th Floor
 
   
Santa Clara, California 95054
 
   
Attention:
Derek Smith
 
   
Email:
derek@shapesecurity.com
 
         
   
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
 

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Sidley Austin, LLP
 
   
1001 Page Mill Rd. Building 1
 
   
Palo Alto, California 94304
 
   
Attention:
Jen Fitchen; Hank Barry
 
   
Email:
jfitchen@sidley.com; hbarry@sidley.com
 
         
 
(c)
if to the Securityholder Representative, to:
         
   
Shareholder Representative Services LLC
 
   
950 17th Street, Suite 1400
 
   
Denver, CO 80202
 
   
Attention:
Managing Director
 
   
Email:
deals@srsacquiom.com
 
         
   
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
         
   
Sidley Austin, LLP
 
   
1001 Page Mill Rd. Building 1
 
   
Palo Alto, California 94304
 
   
Attention:
Jen Fitchen; Hank Barry
 
   
Email:
jfitchen@sidley.com; hbarry@sidley.com
 

11.3        Confidentiality. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that the information obtained in any investigation pursuant to Section 7.11 or any information obtained pursuant to the notice requirements of Section 7.12, or otherwise pursuant to the negotiation and execution of this Agreement or the effectuation of the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be governed by the terms of the Non-Disclosure Agreement, dated July 26, 2019 (the “Confidential Disclosure Agreement”), between the Company and Buyer.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.3, neither this Section 11.3 nor any other provision of this Agreement or the Confidential Disclosure Agreement shall be deemed to limit any customary disclosure (subject to customary “click-through” confidentiality agreements) made by Buyer, Merger Sub and their Affiliates and/or Representatives to the Financing Sources, the Financing Source Related Parties or rating agencies in connection with the Financing.

11.4        Public Disclosure. Neither the Company nor any of its Representatives shall issue any statement or communication to any third party (other than its agents that are bound by confidentiality restrictions and other than to a Governmental Entity to the extent required in the making of any filing or notification required in connection with the transactions described herein or to respond to any request for information or documents made by a Governmental Entity investigating the transactions described herein) regarding the subject matter of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, including, if applicable, the termination of this Agreement and the reasons therefor, without the consent of Buyer; provided, however, that in the event that any party hereto alleges a breach of this Agreement, the Company and its Representatives may make disclosures as needed to prosecute or defend against such allegations to persons involved in dispute resolution proceedings (e.g., courts, attorneys, witnesses).

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11.5        Amendment. This Agreement may be amended, modified, altered or supplemented by the parties hereto at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the party against whom enforcement is sough; provided, that neither any provision with respect to which any Financing Source is a third-party beneficiary hereunder (nor the definitions of the terms “Financing Sources” and “Financing Source Related Parties” or any other definition set forth in, or any other provision of, this Agreement to the extent that an amendment, modification, alteration, supplementation, discharge or waiver thereof would amend, modify , alter, supplement, discharge or waive the substance of any provision with respect to which any Financing Source is a third party beneficiary hereunder or the definitions of the terms “Financing Sources” or “Financing Source Related Parties”) shall be amended, modified, altered, supplemented, discharged or waived in a manner materially adverse to such Financing Source without the prior written consent of such Financing Source (and any such amendment, modification, alteration, supplement, discharge or waiver without such prior written consent shall be null and void). For purposes of this Section 11.5, the Company Securityholders are deemed to have agreed that any amendment, modification, alteration, or supplement of this Agreement signed by the Securityholder Representative shall be binding upon and effective against the Company Securityholders whether or not they have signed such any amendment, modification, alteration or supplement.

11.6        Extension and Waiver. At any time prior to the Closing, Buyer, on the one hand, and before the Closing the Company and after the Closing the Securityholder Representative, on the other hand, may, to the extent legally allowed and subject to the proviso set forth in Section 11.5, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations of the other party hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made to such party contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto, and (c) waive compliance with any of the covenants, agreements or conditions for the benefit of such party contained herein. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. For purposes of this Section 11.6, the Company Securityholders are deemed to have agreed that any extension or waiver signed by the Company (if prior to Closing) or the Securityholder Representative (if after the Closing) shall be binding upon and effective against all Company Securityholders whether or not they have signed such extension or waiver.

11.7        Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assigned by operation of law or otherwise, except that Buyer may assign its rights and delegate its obligations hereunder to its Affiliates as long as Buyer remains ultimately liable for all of Buyer’s obligations hereunder.

11.8        Severability. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

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11.9        Specific Performance and Other Remedies.

(a)         The parties to this Agreement agree that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the other party or parties hereto, any Company Securityholder or the Securityholder Representative of any covenant, obligation or other agreement set forth in this Agreement, (i) each party shall be entitled, without any proof of actual damages (and in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it), to a decree or order of specific performance or mandamus to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant, obligation or other agreement and an injunction preventing or restraining such breach or threatened breach, and (ii) no party hereto shall be required to provide or post any bond or other security or collateral in connection with any such decree, order or injunction or in connection with any related action or legal proceeding.

(b)         Except as expressly set forth herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred herein upon a party hereto shall be deemed to be cumulative with, and not exclusive of, any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or in equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy. However, following the Closing, the rights to indemnification, compensation and reimbursement set forth in Article IX shall be the sole and exclusive monetary remedy of the Indemnified Parties with respect to any breach of this Agreement.

(c)         The liability of any Person under Article IX will be in addition to, and not exclusive of, any other liability that such Person may have at law or in equity based on such Person’s fraudulent acts or omissions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, none of the provisions set forth in this Agreement, including the provisions set forth in Article IX, shall be deemed a waiver by any party to this Agreement of any right or remedy which such party may have at law or in equity based on any Person’s fraudulent acts or omissions, against such Person, nor will any such provisions limit, or be deemed to limit (i) the amounts of recovery sought or awarded in any such claim for fraud, (ii) the time period during which a claim for fraud may be brought or (iii) the recourse which any such party may seek against any Person with respect to a claim for fraud by such Person.

11.10      Governing Law. This Agreement and all claims, causes of action (whether in contract, tort or statute) or other matter that may result from, arise out of, be in connection with or relating to this Agreement, or the negotiation, administration, performance, or enforcement of this Agreement, including any claim or cause of action resulting from, arising out of, in connection with, or relating to any representation or warranty made in or in connection with this Agreement (the “Relevant Matters”), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof ; provided that each of the Company (on behalf of itself and on behalf of each of its Subsidiaries), Buyer (on behalf of itself and on behalf of each of its Subsidiaries) and Securityholder Representative (on behalf of itself and the Company Shareholders and other Indemnifying Parties) agrees (for the avoidance of doubt, without affecting the provisions of Section 11.17) that any action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against any Financing Source or any Financing Source Related Party in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Financing or the performance thereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Commitment Letter; provided further that the references in this Section 11.10 to any Financing Source and its Financing Source Related Parties shall be to such Financing Source in its capacity as a provider or arranger of the Financing and not in any other capacity.

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11.11      Exclusive Jurisdiction. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with any Relevant Matter shall be instituted first in, and each party hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction and venue of, the Court of Chancery within New Castle County in the State of Delaware (and any appellate court thereof located within such county) and to the extent such Court of Chancery (or appellate court thereof located within such county) lacks jurisdiction over the matter, the federal courts of the United States of America located within New Castle County in the State of Delaware, and each party irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts in any such suit, action or proceeding. Service of process, summons, notice or other document by mail to such party’s address set forth herein shall be effective service of process for any suit, action or other proceeding brought in any such court. The parties irrevocably and unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any suit, action or any proceeding in such courts and irrevocably waive and agree not to plead or claim in any such court that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, each of the Company (on behalf of itself and on behalf of each of its Subsidiaries), Buyer (on behalf of itself and on behalf of each of its Subsidiaries) and Security Representative (on behalf of itself and the Company Shareholders and other Indemnifying Parties) agrees (for the avoidance of doubt, without affecting the provisions of Section 11.17) that it will not bring or support any action, cause of action, claim, cross-claim or third-party claim of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against any Financing Source or any Financing Source Related Party in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Financing or the performance thereof, in any forum other than the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Federal or, if that court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York (and appellate courts thereof).

11.12      Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY AND ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO (A) ANY RELEVANT MATTER OR (B) ANY ACTION, CAUSE OF ACTION, CLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM OR THIRD-PARTY CLAIM OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR IN EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST ANY FINANCING SOURCE OR ANY FINANCING SOURCE RELATED PARTY IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE FINANCING OR THE PERFORMANCE THEREOF; PROVIDED HOWEVER, THAT THE REFERENCES IN THIS SECTION 11.12 TO ANY FINANCING SOURCE AND ITS FINANCING SOURCE RELATED PARTIES SHALL BE TO SUCH FINANCING SOURCE IN ITS CAPACITY AS A PROVIDER OR ARRANGER OF THE FINANCING AND NOT IN ANY OTHER CAPACITY.

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11.13      USA Patriot Act Compliance. To help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each person who opens an account. For a non-natural Person such as a business entity, a charity, a trust or other legal entity the Escrow Agent will ask for documentation to verify its formation and existence as a legal entity. The Escrow Agent may also ask to see financial statements, licenses, identification and authorization documents from natural persons claiming authority to represent the entity or other relevant documentation. The parties each agree to provide all such information and documentation as to themselves as requested by Escrow Agent to ensure compliance with federal law.

11.14      Entire Agreement. This Agreement, Annex A hereto, the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, the Disclosure Schedule, the Related Agreements, and the documents and instruments and other agreements among the parties hereto referenced herein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and are not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder, except that (x) the Indemnified Parties are intended third-party beneficiaries of Article IX and (y) the Financing Sources and the Financing Source Related Parties shall be express third-party beneficiaries of, and shall be entitled to rely on, the proviso in the first sentence of Section 11.5 (and the reference thereto in Section 11.6), the proviso in Section 11.10  the last sentence of Section 11.11, Section 11.12, Section 11.17 and this Section 11.14.

11.15      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic transmission in .PDF format shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

11.16      Consent to Representation; Conflict of Interest.

(a)          If the Securityholder Representative so desires, acting on behalf of the Company Securityholders and without the need for any consent or waiver by the Company, Buyer, or Merger Sub, Sidley Austin LLP (“Sidley”) shall be permitted to represent the Company Securityholders after the Closing in connection with any matter, including any matter related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any other agreements referenced herein or any disagreement or dispute relating thereto.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, after the Closing, Sidley shall be permitted to represent the Company Securityholders, any of their agents and Affiliates, or any one or more of them, in connection with any negotiation, transaction or dispute (including any litigation, arbitration or other adversary proceeding) with Buyer, the Surviving Corporation, or any of their agents or Affiliates under or relating to this Agreement, any transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and any related matter, such as claims or disputes arising under other agreements entered into in connection with this Agreement, including with respect to any indemnification claims.  Any representation of the Surviving Corporation or any of its Affiliates after the Closing shall not affect the foregoing provisions hereof.

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(b)          After the Effective Time, Buyer shall not, and shall cause each of its Affiliates (including the Surviving Corporation) not to use any legal advice provided by Sidley  to the Company, the Securityholder Representative or any Company Securityholder, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (“Sidley Legal Advice”) in connection with any indemnification claim dispute hereunder or any other legal proceeding or potential legal proceeding against, with or involving Buyer, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Affiliates or agents.  After the Effective Time, the Securityholder Representative shall be permitted to access and use Sidley Legal Advice  in connection with any indemnification claim dispute hereunder or any other legal proceeding or potential legal proceeding against, with or involving Buyer, the Surviving Corporation or any of their Affiliates or agents; and Sidley, the Securityholder Representative and any Company Securityholder may make any such Sidley Legal Advice available to Sidley or the Securityholder Representative, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, Buyer, the Surviving Corporation and any of their Affiliates and agents may access and use for any purpose facts, data and any other information contained in any communications between Sidley, on the one hand, and the Company, the Securityholder Representative or any Company Securityholder, on the other hand, to the extent such communications belong to the Surviving Corporation even if such communication also contains Sidley Legal Advice, including as evidence in any indemnification claim dispute or any other legal proceeding or potential legal proceeding involving the Securityholder Representative or any Company Securityholder, but for the avoidance of doubt, excluding the Sidley Legal Advice contained in such communications. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Section 11.16 or in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any applicable privileges or protections that can or may be asserted to prevent disclosure of any client communications to any third party.

11.17      Financing Sources.  Each of the Company (on behalf of itself and on behalf of each of its Subsidiaries) and Security Representative (on behalf of itself and the Company Shareholders and other Indemnifying Parties) agrees that none of the Financing Sources or the Financing Source Related Parties have or will have any liability to the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, the Security Representative, any Company Shareholders or any other Indemnifying Party, and that none of the Company, any of its Subsidiaries, the Security Representative, any Company Shareholders or any other Indemnifying Party shall have any right or claim against any Financing Source or any Financing Source Related Party, in each case, of any kind or description, whether in law or in equity, whether in contract or in tort or otherwise, against any Financing Source or any Financing Source Related Party in any way relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Financing or the performance thereof; provided that nothing in this Section 11.17 shall limit the liability or obligations of the Financing Sources to Buyer (and its successors and assigns) under the Commitment Letter (or any fee letters referred to therein or definitive financing agreements with respect to the Financing); provided further that the references in this Section 11.17 to any Financing Source and its Financing Source Related Parties shall be to such Financing Source in its capacity as a provider or arranger of the Financing and not in any other capacity.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company and the Securityholder Representative have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

   
F5 NETWORKS, INC.
       
 
By:
/s/ François Locoh-Donou
   
Name:
François Locoh-Donou
   
Title:
CEO

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company and the Securityholder Representative have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

   
SILHOUETTE MERGER SUB, INC.
       
 
By:
/s/ Scot Rogers
   
Name:
Scot Rogers
   
Title:
President

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company and the Securityholder Representative have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

   
SHAPE SECURITY, INC.
       
 
By:
/s/ Derek Smith
   
Name:
Derek Smith
   
Title:
Chief Executive Officer

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Buyer, Merger Sub, the Company and the Securityholder Representative have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above.

   
SECURITYHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE
     
   
SHAREHOLDER REPRESENTATIVE SERVICES LLC, solely in its capacity as the Securityholder Representative
       
 
By:
/s/ Kip Wallen
   
Name:
Kip Wallen
   
Title:
Director

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ANNEX A

CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

280G Approval” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(b).

280G Persons” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(b).

280G Waivers” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(b).

401(k) Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(b).

409A Valuation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(h)(i).

Accounting Firm” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(e).

Accounting Principles” shall mean a determination in accordance with GAAP and using the same accounting principles, practices, procedures, policies and methods, with consistent classifications, judgments, inclusions, exclusions and valuation and estimation methodologies that were employed in the preparation of the Company Financials (for clarity, taking into account the timing of implemented changes in methodology dictated by GAAP (e.g., ASC 605)).

Action” shall mean any action, suit, claim, charge, complaint, litigation, grievance, investigation, audit, proceeding, arbitration or other similar dispute by or before a Governmental Entity.

Advisory Group” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2.

Affiliate” of any Person shall mean another Person that directly or indirectly through one of more intermediaries controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such first Person.

Aggregate Exercise Price” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(i).

Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Alternative Transaction” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

Anti-Corruption and Anti-Bribery Laws” shall mean the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, any rules or regulations thereunder, Travel Act, United Kingdom Bribery Act of 2010, or any other applicable United States, UK, or foreign anti-corruption or anti-bribery laws or regulations.

Balance Sheet Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

Basket” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(a).

Basket Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(g)(i).

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Behavioral Data” shall mean data collected from an IP address, web beacon, pixel tag, ad tag, cookie, JavaScript, local storage, Software, or by any other means, or from a particular computer, Web browser, mobile telephone, or other device or application, where such data is or may be used to identify or contact a natural person, household, device, or application (including by means of an advertisement or other content), to develop a profile or record of the activities of a natural person, household. device, or application across multiple websites or online services, to predict or infer the preferences, interests, or other characteristics of an individual, device, or application, or a user thereof, or to target advertisements or other content to an individual, device, or application.

Books and Records” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.23.

Business Day” shall mean each day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banking institutions located in Seattle, Washington or San Francisco, California are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.

Buyer” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Buyer 401(k) Plan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(b).

Buyer Common Stock” shall mean shares of common stock, no par value, of Buyer.

Buyer Option” shall mean any option to purchase shares of Buyer Common Stock issued pursuant to Section 1.3(c)(i) in connection with the assumption of an Unvested Company Option.

Buyer Trading Price” shall mean the volume-weighted average closing sale price of one share of Buyer Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market for the twenty (20) consecutive trading days ending on the date that is two (2) trading days immediately preceding the Closing Date (as adjusted as appropriate to reflect any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, reorganizations, reclassifications or similar events).

Cancelled Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(b)(iii).

Cancelled Unvested Options” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(c)(ii)(B).

Certificate of Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a).

Client Communications” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.16(b).

Closing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Closing Cash” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(iii).

Closing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Closing Expense Invoice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(b).

Closing Indebtedness” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(iv).

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Closing Net Working Capital” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(v).

Closing Payment Per Share” means an amount equal to the Estimated Total Closing Consideration less the Escrow Amount less the Expense Fund as allocated to a Company Share (or, in the case of a Company Option, a Company Share issuable on the exercise of such Company Option) in accordance with the provisions of the Governing Documents.

Closing Payment Spreadsheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

COBRA” shall mean the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended.

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Commitment Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Company Authorizations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.17.

Company Common Shares” shall mean the shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share.

Company D&O Tail Policy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(a).

Company Employee Plan” shall mean any plan, program, policy, practice, contract, agreement or other arrangement providing for compensation, severance, change of control, termination pay, deferred compensation, performance awards, incentive compensation, equity or equity-related awards, phantom stock or bonus awards, welfare benefits, retirement benefits, fringe benefits or other employee benefits or remuneration of any kind (other than an Employee Agreement), whether written or unwritten, funded or unfunded, including each “employee benefit plan,” within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA which is or has been maintained, contributed to, or required to be contributed to, by the Company or any Subsidiary for the benefit of any Employee, or with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary has or would reasonably be expected to have any liability or obligation, including any International Employee Plan.

Company Equity Plans” shall mean the Shape Security, Inc. 2011 Stock Plan.

Company Indemnification Provisions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(b).

Company Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.13(b).

Company IP” shall mean, collectively, all Intellectual Property Rights and Intellectual Property that are owned by, or purported to be owned by, the Company or any Subsidiary.

Company IP Contract” shall mean any Contract to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Subsidiary is bound, that contains any assignment or License of any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights (including any Company IP).

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Company IT Systems” shall mean all information technology and computer systems (including Software, platforms, information technology and telecommunication hardware and other equipment), facilities and services relating to the Processing of data and information whether or not in electronic format, owned, used in or necessary to the conduct of the businesses of the Company and each of the Subsidiaries.

Company Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any fact, change, development, event, violation, inaccuracy, circumstance or effect (any such item, an “Effect”) individually or when taken together with all other Effects that have occurred prior to the date of determination of the occurrence of the Company Material Adverse Effect, that (i) materially impedes the ability of the Company to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and applicable Laws, or (ii) has a material adverse effect on the business, operations, financial condition, assets and liabilities (considered collectively) or results of operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; provided, however, that no such Effect shall be deemed to constitute, in and of itself, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be a Company Material Adverse Effect to the extent resulting from any of the following: (a) changes in United States or foreign business, economic or political conditions or conditions in financial markets generally, in each case to the extent that such conditions have not had a disproportionate impact on the Company relative to other companies in the industry in which the Company operates, (b) changes in the general business or economic conditions in the industry in which the Company operates, in each case to the extent that such changes in the economic conditions have not had a disproportionate impact on the Company relative to other companies in the industry in which the Company operates, (c) acts of war, armed hostility, sabotage, cyber-attacks, terrorism or military action, in each case to the extent that such conditions have not had a disproportionate impact on the Company relative to other similarly situated companies, (d) acts of God, calamities or natural disasters, in each case to the extent that such conditions have not had a disproportionate impact on the Company relative to other similarly situated companies, (e) the announcement of this Agreement or the pendency of the transactions contemplated hereby (other than any Conflict with (x) any provision of any Governing Documents or (y) any Contract to which the Company or its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company’s or its Subsidiaries’ properties or assets are bound), (f) changes after the Agreement Date in applicable Law or accounting rules (including GAAP), (g) compliance by the Company with its express obligations under this Agreement, (h) any action taken, or failed to be taken, by the Company at the request of Buyer, and (i) the failure in and of itself of the Company to meet any financial projections, budgets or forecasts; provided, however, that the underlying causes thereof may be considered and taken into account in determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred.

Company Option Closing Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(c)(i).

Company Options” shall mean all issued and outstanding options (including commitments to grant options) to purchase or otherwise acquire Company Shares (whether or not vested) held by any Person.

Company Optionholder” shall mean any holder of Company Options as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Company Preferred Shares” shall mean the Series A Preferred Shares, the Series B Preferred Shares, the Series C Preferred Shares, the Series D Preferred Shares, the Series E Preferred Shares and the Series F Preferred Shares.

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Company Privacy Policy” shall mean each external or internal, past or present written privacy policy or privacy- or security-related representation, obligation or promise of the Company or any Subsidiary, including any policy, written representation, written obligation, or written promise relating to: (i) the privacy or security of users of any Company Product or any website or service operated by or on behalf of the Company or any Subsidiary; (ii) the Processing or security of any Private Data; or (iii) the protection of information about natural persons who are employees, contractors or are associated with Persons with which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has a Contract.

Company Product” shall mean each product or service of the Company or any Subsidiary that: (i) has been marketed, Licensed, supported, distributed, sold or otherwise commercialized by the Company or any Subsidiary at any time on or before the Agreement Date (each, a “Launched Product”); and (ii) that is not a Launched Product and is under development by the Company or any Subsidiary as of the Agreement Date (each, a “Development Product”).

Company Registered IP” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(a)(ii).

Company Restricted Stock” shall mean all issued and outstanding restricted stock awards covering Company Common Shares as of immediately prior to the Effective Time that are unvested.

Company Restricted Stock Holder” shall mean any Person holding an award of Company Restricted Stock as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Company Securities” shall mean the Company Shares, Company Restricted Stock, the Company Options, and any other securities of the Company, taken together.

 “Company Securityholder” shall mean, collectively, any holder of any Company Securities.

Company Share Closing Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(b)(i).

Company Shareholder” shall mean any holder of any Company Shares as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Company Shares” shall mean the Company Common Shares, the Company Preferred Shares and any other shares, if any, of the Company, taken together.

Company Sites” means all Internet websites owned, maintained or operated by the Company or any Subsidiary.

Company Technology” shall mean any Intellectual Property (including Intellectual Property that is Licensed IP), that is embedded in, or used in the development, delivery, hosting, provision, or distribution of, any Company Products, including any such Intellectual Property that is used to collect or otherwise Process Private Data.

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Company Warrants” shall mean all issued and outstanding warrants covering the Company Common Shares.

Confidential Disclosure Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.3.

Conflict” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.4.

Consultant Proprietary Information Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(c)(i).

Contaminant” shall mean any “back door,” “drop dead device,” “time bomb,” “Trojan horse,” “virus,” or “worm” (as such terms are commonly understood in the software industry) or any other code, Software routines, or hardware components designed or intended to have any of the following functions: (i) collect data, including Private Data, stored on or transmitted by the system, network, or device without the knowledge of the owner or any authorized user of the system, network, or device; (ii) interfere with the owner’s or an authorized user’s control of the system, network, or device; (iii) change or interfere with settings or preferences of, or commands installed or stored on, the system, network, or device without the knowledge of the owner or an authorized user of the system, network, or device; (iv) change or interfere with data that is stored on or transmitted by the computer system, network, or device in a manner that obstructs, interrupts or interferes with lawful access to or use of that data by the owner or an authorized user of the system, network, or device; (v) cause the system or device to communicate with another system or device without the authorization of the owner or an authorized user of the system or device; (vi) install a computer program or code that may be activated without the knowledge of the owner or an authorized user of the system, network, or device.

Continuing Employees” shall mean the Employees who are both employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a PEO as of the Closing Date and continue their employment with the Company or a designated Affiliate or a PEO immediately following the Closing.

Contract” shall mean any contract, mortgage, indenture, lease, license, covenant, plan, insurance policy or other agreement, instrument, arrangement, understanding or commitment, permit, concession, franchise or license that is legally binding.

Contributor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(c)(i).

Current Balance Sheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

Deemed Pro Rata Portion” shall mean, with respect to each Person, an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the cash that would be payable to such Person pursuant to Sections 9.4(b) and 10.3, assuming distribution in full of the Escrow Amount and Escrow Cash after the Closing without any reduction for adjustments, claims or Securityholder Representative Expenses by (y) the sum of (I) the Escrow Amount, and (II) the Escrow Cash.

Deferred Revenue” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(vi).

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DGCL” shall mean the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended.

Disclosure Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Article III.

Dispute Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(d).

Dissenting Share Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(b)(iv).

Dissenting Shares” means Company Shares with respect to which holders thereof have duly and validly exercised their right of dissent in relation to the Merger and in accordance with the provisions of Section 262 of the DGCL.

DOL” shall mean the United States Department of Labor.

Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a).

Employee” shall mean any employee of the Company or any Subsidiary , including, for the avoidance of doubt, any PEO Employee.

Employee Agreement” shall mean each management, employment, severance, separation, settlement, consulting, contractor, relocation, change of control, retention, bonus, repatriation, expatriation, loan, visa, work permit or other agreement, or contract (including, any offer letter or any agreement providing for acceleration of Company Options or shares of Company Restricted Stock, or any other agreement providing for compensation or benefits) between the Company or any Subsidiary and any Employee.

Employee Proprietary Information Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(c)(i).

End Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(c).

Equityholder Matters” shall mean all claims (A) by any holder or alleged holder of Company Securities relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereby, including the allocation of the Total Closing Consideration, or (B) alleging or seeking to assert any right with respect to the Company Securities or any similar rights with respect to any Subsidiary of the Company (together, “Company and Subsidiary Securities”) by any Person who is or who alleges to be a current or former holder of Company and Subsidiary Securities in its capacity as such, including any claim asserted, based upon or related to (1) the ownership or rights to ownership of any Company and Subsidiary Securities, (2) any rights of a security holder or creditor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including any rights to securities, preemptive rights, rights to notice or to vote securities, (3) any rights under the Governing Documents or organizational documents of any of its Subsidiaries and (4) any claim that such Person’s equity securities were wrongfully repurchased by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;

ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Company or any Subsidiary, would reasonably be expected to be deemed a “single employer” within the meaning of Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA or within the meaning of Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code, and the regulations issued thereunder.

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Escrow Agent” shall mean the escrow agent designated under the Escrow Agreement or another institution reasonably acceptable to Buyer and the Securityholder Representative, and any successor escrow agent appointed pursuant to the Escrow Agreement.

Escrow Agreement” shall mean the Escrow Agreement executed and delivered concurrently herewith and attached hereto as Exhibit A.

Escrow Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(vii).

Escrow Fund” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b)(iv).

Escrow Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(a).

Escrow Release Payment Spreadsheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(b).

Estimated Total Closing Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(b).

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c)(ii).

Exchange Ratio” shall mean a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the Closing Payment Per Share applicable to a Company Common Share, and (b) the denominator of which is the Buyer Trading Price, rounded to four decimal places (with amounts 0.00005 and above rounded up).

Expense Cash” shall mean an amount equal to $500,000.

Expense Cash Release Payment Spreadsheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(b).

Expense Fund” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(a).

Export Approvals” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(b).

Expiration Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).

Fee Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

Final Total Closing Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(f).

Financials” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

Financing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

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Financing Source Related Parties” shall mean, with respect to any Financing Source, any of its Affiliates and of its and its Affiliates’ respective officers, directors, employees, trustees, partners, agents or representatives.

Financing Sources” shall mean the Lenders and the other Persons (other than Buyer or Merger Sub) that have committed to provide or arrange all or any part of the Financing, as parties (other than Buyer or Merger Sub) to the Commitment Letter or any joinder agreements, or credit agreements entered into in connection therewith.

Flexera” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.13(k)(i).

Former Employee” shall mean any former employee of the Company or any Subsidiary,  including, for the avoidance of doubt, any PEO Employee.

Fundamental Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.1(a) and 3.1(b) (Organization and Good Standing); Section 3.2 (Authority and Enforceability); Section 3.4 (Conflicts) (but excluding that portion of such representation and warranty that addressed Material Contracts); Section 3.5 (Company Capital Structure) and Section 3.24 (Brokers); provided, however, that for purposes of Section 2.2(b)(ii), “Fundamental Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.1(a) and 3.1(b) (Organization and Good Standing); Section 3.2 (Authority and Enforceability); Section 3.4 (Conflicts) (but excluding that portion of such representation and warranty that addressed Material Contracts); Section 3.5 (Company Capital Structure) (but excluding Section 3.5(c) other than the first three sentences thereof)1 and Section 3.24 (Brokers).

GAAP” shall mean United States generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied.

GDPR” shall mean the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679.

Governing Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

Governmental Entity” shall mean any arbitrator, court, administrative agency or commission or other federal, state, county, local or other foreign governmental authority, instrumentality, agency or commission.

Hazardous Material” shall mean any substance that has been designated by any Governmental Entity or by applicable Law to be radioactive, toxic, hazardous or otherwise a danger to health, reproduction or the environment, including PCBs, asbestos, petroleum, and urea-formaldehyde and all substances listed as hazardous substances pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, or defined as a hazardous waste pursuant to the United States Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended, and the regulations promulgated pursuant to said laws.

Hazardous Materials Activities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(e).
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Holdback Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Holdback Consideration Amount” shall mean, with respect to each Key Employee, an amount in cash equal to such Person’s Holdback Consideration (as such term is defined in such Person’s Holdback Agreement), as may be reduced in accordance with the terms of such Person’s Holdback Agreement.

HSR Act” means the United States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

HSR Filing” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).

Incidental License” shall mean: (i) a sales or marketing or similar Contract that includes, as the sole License to any Company IP granted by the Company or any Subsidiary thereunder, a license to use the Trademarks of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries for the purposes of promoting  any Company Products; (ii) a vendor Contract that includes, as the sole License to any Company IP granted by the Company or any Subsidiary thereunder, permission for the vendor to identify the Company or any of the Subsidiaries as a customer of the vendor; or(iii) a Contract to purchase or lease equipment, such as a photocopier, computer, or mobile phone, that also contains an inbound, non-exclusive license of Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights.

Indemnification Claim Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(a).

Indemnification Claim Objection Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.5(b).

Indemnification Pro Rata Portion” shall mean, with respect to each Person, an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the aggregate amount of Company Shares held by such Person and the aggregate amount of Company Shares underlying Vested Company Options held by such person, in either case immediately prior to the Effective Time on an as converted to Company Common Share basis, by (y) the sum of (A) the aggregate number of Company Shares issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, counted on an as converted to Company Common Share basis (excluding any Cancelled Shares and Company Restricted Stock repurchased by the Company prior to Effective Time pursuant to Section 1.3(b)(ii)(B)), plus (B) the aggregate number of Company Common Shares issuable upon the exercise of all Vested Company Options that remain unexercised and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).

Indemnifying Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(a).

Information Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).

Infringement” or “Infringe” shall mean that a given item or activity directly or indirectly (including secondarily, contributorily, by inducement or otherwise) infringes, misappropriates, dilutes, constitutes unauthorized use of, or otherwise violates the Intellectual Property Rights of, any Person.

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Initial Escrow Release Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(b).

Intellectual Property” shall mean algorithms, databases, data collections, diagrams, formulae, inventions (whether or not patentable), know-how, marks (including brand names, product names, logos, and slogans), methods, network configurations and architectures, processes, confidential information, proprietary information, protocols, schematics, specifications, Software (in any form, including source code and executable or object code), subroutines, techniques, user interfaces, URLs, websites, works of authorship (including written, audio and visual materials) and other forms of technology (whether or not embodied in any tangible form, and including all tangible embodiments of the foregoing).

Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean all intellectual or industrial property rights relating to Intellectual Property, which may exist or be created under the Laws of any jurisdiction in the world, including:  (a) rights associated with works of authorship, including exclusive exploitation rights, copyrights and moral rights; (b) rights associated with Trademarks and domain names; (c) Trade Secret rights; (d) Patent and industrial property rights; (e) rights of publicity and privacy and other rights to use the name, likeness, image, photograph, voice, identity and Personal Data; (f) rights in data, data compilations and databases; and (g) rights in or relating to registrations, renewals, extensions, combinations, divisions and reissues of, and applications for, any of the rights referred to in clauses “(a)” through “(d)” above.

Interested Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.22.

Interim Financials” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

International Employee Plan” shall mean each Company Employee Plan or Employee Agreement that has been adopted or maintained by the Company or any Subsidiary, whether formally or informally, or with respect to which the Company or any Subsidiary has or would reasonably be expected to have any liability, with respect to Employees who perform services outside the United States and which is subject to the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States or any state, country or city located therein.

IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Joinder Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Key Employees” shall mean the Employees of the Company listed on Schedule C.

Knowledge” shall mean, with respect to the Company, the actual knowledge of each person listed on Schedule D and any knowledge that such person would reasonably be expected to have while performing his or her duties and exercising reasonable care in connection therewith.

Law” shall mean any applicable U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state, local or other constitution, law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, published administrative position, policy or principle of common law issued, enacted, adopted, promulgated, implemented or otherwise put into legal effect by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity.

Lease Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.

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Lease Security Deposit Amount” shall mean any Cash received by the Company from any Lease Security Deposits released to the Company from the Effective Time to the date that is sixty (60) days following the Effective Time.

Lease Security Deposits” shall mean deposits of cash or cash equivalents with landlords or with the issuers of letters of credit provided to landlords, in each case to secure the obligations of the Company or its Subsidiaries under any leases, lease guaranties, subleases, agreements for the leasing, use or occupancy of, or otherwise granting a right in or relating to the Leased Real Property.

Leased Real Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.11.

Lenders” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4.

Letter of Transmittal” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c)(i).

Liabilities” shall mean obligations, losses, damages, costs, expenses and other liabilities, whether absolute, accrued, matured, contingent, known or unknown, fixed or otherwise.

License” (and its cognates) shall mean, with respect to any Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right, the grant of a license, covenant not to sue or enjoin, covenant to sue or enjoin last, immunity or other right with respect to such Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Right.

Licensed IP” shall mean (i) all Intellectual Property Rights and Intellectual Property incorporated into, or used in the development, delivery, hosting or distribution of, the Company Products; and (ii) all other Intellectual Property Rights and Intellectual Property used in the conduct of the businesses of the Company and any of the Subsidiaries as currently conducted, in each case excluding the Company IP.

Licensed IP Contract” shall mean any Company IP Contract  pursuant to which the Company or any Subsidiary is granted a License with respect to Licensed IP.

Lien” shall mean any lien, pledge, charge, claim, mortgage, security interest or other encumbrance of any kind or character whatsoever.

Loan Repayment Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(c)(iii).

Loss” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.2(b).

Made Available” shall mean that the Company has posted such materials to the “Silhouette” virtual data room managed by Merrill DatasiteOne and made available to Buyer and its representatives during the negotiation of this Agreement, but only if so posted and made available on or prior to 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time) on the day prior to the Agreement Date.

Material Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.14(a).

Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

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Merger Sub” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Negative Adjustment Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).

Net Tax Refund” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(g)(i).

Net Working Capital” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(ix).

Net Working Capital Shortfall” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(x).

Net Working Capital Surplus” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(xi).

Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements” shall mean the Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

Non-Continuing Employees” shall mean all Employees other than Continuing Employees.

Offer Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(c)(i).

Officer’s Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b)(xvii)(A).

Open Source License” means the GNU General Public License, the Affero General Public License, the GNU Lesser General Public License, the Eclipse Public License, the Common Public License, the Mozilla Public License, any other license identified as an open source license by the Open Source Initiative (www.opensource.org), or any substantially similar license.

Open Source Software” means any Software Licensed under an Open Source License.

Order” shall mean any order, judgment, injunction, ruling, edict, or other decree, whether temporary, preliminary or permanent, enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by any Governmental Entity.

Ordinary Course Contracts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(h).

Other Employees” shall mean the Employees who receive an Offer Letter other than the Key Employees.

Patent” means any patent (including utility, utility model, plant and design patent, or certificate of invention), patent application (including substitution, provisional, national, regional and international application, as well as any continuation, continuation-in-part, divisional, continued prosecution application, reissue, or re-examination application), and any term extension or other governmental action which provides rights beyond the original expiration date of any of the foregoing.

Payment Agent” shall mean PNC Bank, National Association or another Person selected by Buyer.

Payment Fund” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b)(ii).

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Payment Spreadsheets” shall mean the Closing Payment Spreadsheet, the Post-Closing Payment Spreadsheet, the Expense Cash Release Payment Spreadsheet and all Escrow Release Payment Spreadsheets.

Payoff Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.8(a).

PEO” shall mean Chronos International Inc., 10380008 Canada Inc. (dba Mobsquad), Vistra International Expansion Limited, TIGER Consulting or any of their respective Affiliates or any other professional employer organization, staffing agency or similar employee leasing company who contracts workers to provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary.

PEO Employees” shall mean workers who are directly employed by a PEO and are contracted by such PEO to provide services to the Company or any Subsidiary.

Permitted Agreement” shall mean a Contract that does not include any of the provisions described in, or that is not otherwise described by, any of the following Sections of this Agreement: Sections 3.14(a)(i) (except that renewals of Contracts with Top Customers or Top Suppliers on the same terms will be deemed Permitted Agreements), 3.14(a)(iv), 3.14(a)(v), 3.14(a)(vi), 3.14(a)(ix), 3.14(a)(xiv), 3.14(a)(xvi), 3.14(a)(xvii), 3.14(a)(xviii) (except that Contracts constituting non-exclusive licenses to Company Products that contain an indemnification obligation of the Company, which indemnification is granted by the Company in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, will be deemed Permitted Agreements), 3.14(a)(xix), and 3.14(a)(xx).

Permitted Liens” shall mean (a) statutory liens for current Taxes not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves are being maintained, (b) conditional sales or similar security interests granted in connection with the purchase of equipment or supplies in the ordinary course of business, (c) statutory liens to secure obligations to landlords, lessors, or renters under leases or rental agreements, (d) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance, or similar programs mandated by applicable Law, (e) statutory liens in favor of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, and materialmen to secure claims for labor, materials, or supplies and other like liens, (f) with respect to Company Securities, any restrictions on transfer imposed by applicable federal and state securities laws, (g) such imperfections of title and encumbrances, if any, which are not material in character, amount or extent, and which do not materially detract from the value, or materially interfere with the present use, of the property subject thereto or affected thereby, (h) non-exclusive licenses with respect to Intellectual Property Rights to which the Company or any Subsidiaries is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business, consistent with past practice, (i) liens which will be released pursuant to the Payoff Letters on the Closing Date, and (j) Liens imposed by Buyer in connection with the Financing.

Person” shall mean a natural person or entity, including a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, or a Governmental Entity (or any department, agency, or political subdivision thereof).

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Personal Data” shall mean data or information that (i) identifies, relates to, describes, , is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked with a particular individual, device or household; (ii) is defined as “personal data” pursuant to the GDPR; or (iii) is defined as “personal information” under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB-375) (“CCPA”), regardless of whether the GDPR or CCPA applies to such data or information.

Positive Adjustment Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(b)(i).

Post-Closing Payment Spreadsheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a).

Post-Closing Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(c).

Pre-Closing Statement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(b).

Pre-Closing Tax Period” shall mean any taxable period (or portion thereof, including the portion of any Straddle Tax Period) ending on or before the Closing Date.

Pre-Closing Taxes” shall mean, without duplication, (i) any Taxes of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries relating or attributable to any Pre-Closing Tax Period (determined as if the Company and its Subsidiaries used the accrual method of Tax accounting throughout such period, and treating any advance payments, deferred revenue (to the extent constituting prepaid amounts) or other prepaid amounts received or arising in any Pre-Closing Tax Period as subject to Tax in such period, regardless of when actually recognized for income Tax purposes, including Taxes that are not yet due and payable; (ii) any Taxes arising as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any ancillary agreement, including any withholding Taxes for which Buyer and its Affiliates have not been indemnified pursuant to Section 2.5, but excluding Transaction Payroll Taxes (which shall not be included in Pre-Closing Taxes for any purpose of this Agreement); (iii) any adjustment to the taxable income of the Company (for example, pursuant to Section 481 of the Code and/or applicable IRS procedures, or any comparable provision under state, local or foreign Tax Laws) with respect to any change in accounting methods or change in tax year requested, initiated or required to be made prior to the Closing); (iv) any Liability of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the Taxes of any other Person (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries) (A) as a result of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries being or having been on or prior to the Closing Date a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary, aggregate or similar group (including any arrangement for group or consortium relief or similar arrangement); (B) as a transferee or successor, by Contract (other than Ordinary Course Contracts) or otherwise, in each case, as a result of any transaction occurring on or prior to the Closing Date; or (C) as a result of an express or implied obligation arising on or prior to Closing Date to indemnify or otherwise assume or succeed to the Taxes of any other Person (other than pursuant to an Ordinary Course Contract); and (v) The Indemnifying Parties’ share of any Transfer Taxes pursuant to Section 7.7. For purposes of this definition, in the case of Taxes based on income, sales, proceeds, profits, receipts, wages, compensation or similar items and all other Taxes that are not imposed on a periodic basis, the amount of such Taxes that have accrued through the Closing Date for a Straddle Tax Period shall be deemed to be the amount that would be payable if the taxable year or period ended at the end of the day on the Closing Date based on an interim closing of the books, except that exemptions, allowances or deductions that are calculated on an annual basis (including depreciation and amortization deductions), other than with respect to property placed in service after the Closing, shall be allocated on a daily basis. In the case of any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis for a Straddle Tax Period, the amount of such Taxes that have accrued through the Closing Date shall be the amount of such Taxes for the relevant period (or, in the case of such Taxes determined on an arrears basis, the amount of such Taxes for the immediately preceding period) multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which shall be the number of calendar days from the beginning of the period up to and including the Closing Date and the denominator of which shall be the number of calendar days in the entire period.

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Privacy Obligations” shall mean, collectively, all: (a) Laws or Orders; (b) the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield programs administered by the Department of Commerce, the GDPR and the CCPA; (c)  any applicable published industry best practices or other standards with which the Company is required to comply (including, as applicable, the PCI Data Security Standard and the Digital Advertising Alliance’s Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising and Multi-Site Data Collection, respectively); (d) written policies or terms of use of the Company or any of the Subsidiaries (including Company Privacy Policies); or (e) contractual requirements or obligations, as each may be amended from time to time, that in each case: (i) pertains to (A) privacy or restrictions or obligations related to the collection or other Processing of Private Data or (B) direct marketing to consumers or consumer protection and (ii) applies in any country in which (A) the Company or any Subsidiary collects or otherwise Processes Private Data, (B) the customers of the Company and the Subsidiaries Process Private Data to which the Company and the Subsidiaries have access, (C) any Person to which Company or any Subsidiary discloses or provides access to Private Data resides, or (D) any natural person whose Private Data has been collected or otherwise Processed by the Company or any Subsidiary (including Employees) resides.

Private Data” shall mean, collectively, Personal Data, Behavioral Data and Technical Data.

Processing” shall have the meaning set forth in the GDPR.

Qualifying Loss” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(b).

Registered IP” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights that are registered, filed, or issued under the authority of, with or by any Governmental Entity, including all Patents, registered copyrights, and registered Trademarks and domain names and all applications for any of the foregoing.

Related Agreements” shall mean the Confidential Disclosure Agreement, the Holdback Agreement, the Escrow Agreement, the Joinder Agreements, the Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements and all other agreements and certificates entered into by the Company or any of the Company Shareholders in connection with the transactions contemplated herein.

 “Relevant Matters” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.10.

Remaining Expense Fund Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.3(c).

Representatives” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

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Required Financial Statements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.10(b).

Requisite Shareholder Approval” shall mean the approval of the holders of a majority of the votes attached to all of the Company Shares voting together as one class, and the approval of the holders of at least fifty percent (50%) of the Company Preferred Shares voting together as one class.

Resolution Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(e).

Restricted Stock Closing Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3(b)(ii)(A).

Retention Program” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(d).

Review Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(d).

Sanctioned Country” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(c).

Sanctions” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.20(c).

SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Section 409A” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(r)(i).

Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securityholder Representative” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Securityholder Representative Engagement Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2.

Securityholder Representative Expenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2.

Securityholder Representative Group” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.2.

 “Series A Preferred Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

Series B Preferred Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

Series C Preferred Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

Series D Preferred Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

Series E Preferred Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

Series F Preferred Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a).

Shareholder Agreements” shall mean agreements or other arrangements between the Company and one or more Securityholders relating to the Company.

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Shareholder Consent” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Sidley” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11.16(a).

Software” shall mean (a) computer programs and other software, including firmware and microcode, and including software implementations of algorithms, models, and methodologies, whether in source code, object code or other form, including libraries, frameworks, software development kits, application programming interfaces, subroutines and other components thereof and (b) documentation, including programmers’ annotation, notes, documentation, product user manuals, training materials and other work product used to design, plan, organize, maintain, support or develop any of the foregoing, irrespective of the media on which it is recorded.

Solvent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.6.

Specified IP Contributor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5(a).

Standard Form IP Contract” means a standard form of Contract used by the Company or any Subsidiary for one of the following purposes and in each case that have been Made Available to Buyer: (i) non-exclusive end-user license agreement; (ii) customer agreement; (iii) employee or independent contractor agreement containing any assignment, license or waiver of rights with respect to Intellectual Property or Intellectual Property Rights or any confidentiality provision; (iv) confidentiality or nondisclosure agreement; and (v) terms of use and privacy policy for any Company Site.

Statement of Expenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(b).

Straddle Tax Period” shall mean any taxable period that includes, but does not end on, the Closing Date.

Subsequent Escrow Release Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(d).

Subsidiary” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a).

Surviving Corporation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a).

Target Net Working Capital Range” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(xii).

Tax” (and, with correlative meaning, “Taxes”) shall mean (i) any income, alternative or add-on minimum tax, gross income, estimated, gross receipts, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, transfer, franchise, capital stock, profits, license, registration, withholding, payroll, social security (or equivalent), employment, unemployment, disability, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, property (real, tangible or intangible), environmental or windfall profit tax, custom duty or other tax, governmental fee or other like assessment or charge in the nature of tax, together with any interest or any penalty, addition to tax or additional amount (whether disputed or not) imposed by any Governmental Entity responsible for the imposition of any such tax (domestic or foreign), (ii) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) of this sentence as a result of being a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined, unitary, aggregate or similar group for any taxable period, and (iii) any Liability for the payment of any amounts of the type described in clause (i) or (ii) of this sentence as a result of being a transferee of or successor to any Person or as a result of any express or implied obligation to assume such Taxes or to indemnify any other Person, including by operation of Law.

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Tax Contest” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(f).

Tax Incentive” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.10(k).

Tax Refund Payment Spreadsheet” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6(g)(ii).

Tax Representations” shall mean the representations and warranties of the Company contained in Section 3.10.

Tax Return” shall mean any return, statement, report or form (including estimated Tax returns and reports, withholding Tax returns and reports, any schedule or attachment, and information returns and reports) filed or required to be filed with respect to Taxes.

Technical Data” shall mean, collectively, any information relating to a browser, application, or communication, or to a device of any kind (e.g., mobile device, laptop, desktop, or server).

Third-Party Expenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(a).

Top Customer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.21(a).

Top Supplier” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.21(b).

Total Closing Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(xiv).

 “Total Closing Consideration Adjustment Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(xv).

Total Consideration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(xvi).

Total Outstanding Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(a)(xvii).

Trade Secret” shall mean any confidential and proprietary information that is a trade secret (as defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act, the Defend Trade Secrets Act or under corresponding applicable domestic or foreign Law).

Trademark” shall mean any trademark, service mark, trade dress, logo or trade name, or any similar symbol or indication of source or origin, and the goodwill associated with any of the foregoing.

Transaction Payroll Taxes” shall mean all employer portion payroll or employment Taxes incurred in connection with any bonuses, option cash outs or other compensatory payments made in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and paid before or substantially contemporaneously with the Closing Date or upon release of the Escrow Fund; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Transaction Payroll Taxes shall not include such Taxes relating to (x) any severance owed to Non-Continuing Employees, or (y) any compensation pursuant to “double-trigger” arrangements triggered by actions of Buyer after the Closing Date.

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Transfer Taxes” shall mean all sales, use, transfer, valued added, goods and services, gross receipts, excise, conveyance, documentary, stamp, recording, registration and similar Taxes and fees incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Unresolved Claims” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4(c).

Unvested Company Option” shall mean any Company Option (or portion thereof) that is not a Vested Company Option.

Vested Company Option” shall mean any Company Option (or portion thereof) that is vested and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, after taking into account any Company Option (or portion thereof) that, as a result of the Merger will accelerate in full and no longer be subject to any further vesting, right of repurchase, risk of forfeiture or other such conditions.

 “Willful Breach” means with respect to any agreement or covenant, any intentional or deliberate action or omission that constitutes a breach of such agreement or covenant and that the breaching party actually knows or should reasonably be expected to know at the time is or would constitute a breach of such agreement or covenant.

Withholding Agent” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5.

Year-End Financials” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a).

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Exhibit 10.1

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
383 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10179
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036

CONFIDENTIAL

December 19, 2019

F5 Networks, Inc.
801 5th Avenue
Seattle, Washington 98104
Attention of Frank Pelzer, Chief Financial Officer

Project Silhouette
$400,000,000 Three-Year Term Facility
Commitment Letter

Ladies and Gentlemen:

F5 Networks, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company” or “you”), has advised JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”), Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA”) and BofA Securities, Inc. (or any of its affiliates designated to act in such capacity, “BofA Securities” and, together with JPMorgan and BofA, the “Commitment Parties”, “we” or “us”) that it intends to acquire (the “Acquisition”) the company previously identified to us under the code name “Silhouette” (the “Acquired Company”) and to consummate the other Transactions (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein having the meaning assigned to it in the Term Sheet referred to below).  This commitment letter, together with the Exhibits hereto, is referred to as this “Commitment Letter”.

We understand that the sources of funds required to finance the Acquisition and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions will consist of:


(a)
cash on hand of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Acquired Company and its subsidiaries; and


(b)
the borrowing by the Company under a newly established senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000 and having the terms set forth in Exhibit A hereto (the “Term Sheet”).

1.
Commitment.

In connection with the foregoing, (a) JPMorgan is pleased to advise you of its commitment to provide 55.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Facility and (b) BofA is pleased to advise you of its commitment to provide 45.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Term Facility, in each case on the terms set forth in this Commitment Letter and subject only to the satisfaction or waiver (by each of the Commitment Parties) of the conditions expressly set forth in Exhibit B hereto.  The commitments and other obligations of the Commitment Parties hereunder are several and not joint.
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2.
Titles and Roles.

You hereby appoint (a) each of JPMorgan and BofA Securities to act, and each of JPMorgan and BofA Securities hereby agrees to act, as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner for the Term Facility (in such capacities, the “Arrangers”), (b) JPMorgan to act, and JPMorgan hereby agrees to act, as the sole administrative agent for the Term Facility (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and (c) BofA to act, and BofA hereby agrees to act, as the sole syndication agent for the Term Facility (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”), in each case on the terms set forth in this Commitment Letter.  It is understood and agreed that JPMorgan will have “top left” designation, and will hold the roles and responsibilities customarily associated with such designation.  You agree that no other agents, co-agents, arrangers, co-arrangers, bookrunners, managers or co-managers will be appointed, no other titles will be awarded and no compensation (other than compensation expressly contemplated by this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letters (as defined below)) will be paid by you or your subsidiaries in connection with the Term Facility, in each case, unless you and we shall so agree.

3.
Syndication.

It is acknowledged and agreed that we do not intend to syndicate our commitments hereunder with respect to the Term Facility, except as may be otherwise agreed by you and us in connection with the syndication of the Revolving Facility.  We acknowledge and agree that, if you and we agree to syndicate our commitments hereunder with respect to the Term Facility as set forth above, (a) neither the commencement nor the completion of syndication of the Term Facility is a condition to the commitments hereunder with respect to the Term Facility, including to the funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date, and (b) except as expressly set forth in Section 9 hereof or with your prior written consent, (i) no Commitment Party shall be relieved, released or novated from its obligations hereunder (including its obligation to fund its commitment with respect to the Term Facility on the Closing Date upon the satisfaction or waiver (by each of the Commitment Parties) of the conditions expressly set forth in Exhibit B hereto) in connection with any syndication, assignment or participation of the Term Facility until after the funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date, (ii) no assignment or novation shall become effective (as between you and us) with respect to all or any portion of any Commitment Party’s commitment with respect to the Term Facility until after the funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date and (iii) each Commitment Party shall retain exclusive control over all rights and obligations with respect to its commitment hereunder and the Commitment Letter, including all rights with respect to consents, modifications, supplements, waivers and amendments, until after the funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date.

4.
Information.

You hereby represent and warrant that (a) all written information (excluding any projections or forward-looking statements and general economic or industry specific information) that has been or will be made available to us by or on behalf of the Company in connection with the Transactions (the “Information”) does not or will not, when furnished and taken as a whole after giving effect to all supplements and updates theretofore furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made, provided that, with respect to any Information prepared by or on behalf of or relating to the Acquired Company or its subsidiaries, the foregoing representation and warranty is made only to your knowledge, and (b) the projections, if any, that have been or will be made available to us by or on behalf of the Company have been or will be prepared in good faith based upon assumptions that are believed by the Company to be reasonable at the time made and at the time any such projections are made available to us (it being recognized that projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond your control and are not to be viewed as facts, that actual results during the period or periods covered by the projections may differ from the projected results, that such differences may be material, and that no assurance can be given that any projection will be realized).  You agree that if at any time prior to the termination of this Commitment Letter you become aware that any of the representations and warranties in the preceding sentence would be incorrect in any material respect if the Information and, if applicable, the projections were being furnished, and such representations and warranties were being made, at such time, then you will promptly supplement (or use commercially reasonable efforts to supplement, in the case of Information relating to the Acquired Company and its subsidiaries) the Information and/or the projections, as applicable, so that such representations and warranties will be correct in all material respects under those circumstances.  We will be entitled to use and rely primarily on the Information and, if applicable, the projections without responsibility for independent verification thereof.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letters, it is understood and agreed that none of the making of any representation or warranty under this Section 4, the provision of any supplement to any Information or the projections or the accuracy of any such representation, warranty or supplement shall constitute a condition precedent to the commitment of any Commitment Party with respect to the Term Facility or the funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date.
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5.
Fees.

As consideration for our commitments hereunder and our agreements to perform the services described herein, you agree to pay to us the fees set forth in this Commitment Letter and in the fee letters dated the date hereof and delivered herewith with respect to the Term Facility (the “Fee Letters”).

6.
Conditions Precedent.

Our commitments hereunder and our agreements to perform the services described herein are subject solely to the satisfaction or waiver (by each of the Commitment Parties) of the conditions expressly set forth in Exhibit B hereto, it being understood that there are no conditions (implied or otherwise) to the commitments hereunder (including compliance with the terms of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letters and the Term Loan Agreement or the accuracy of representations and warranties set forth herein or therein) other than those that are expressly set forth in Exhibit B hereto (and upon satisfaction or such waiver of such conditions, the funding under the Term Facility shall occur).

Notwithstanding anything in this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letters, the Term Loan Agreement or any other agreement or undertaking relating to the Term Facility to the contrary, (a) the only representations and warranties the accuracy of which shall be a condition to the funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date shall be (i) such of the representations and warranties made by or with respect to the Acquired Company and its subsidiaries in the Acquisition Agreement as are material to the interests of the Lenders (in their capacities as such), but only to the extent that the Company (or any of its affiliates) has the right (determined without regard to any notice requirements) to terminate its obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or the right to elect not to consummate the Acquisition as a result of a breach of such representations and warranties in the Acquisition Agreement (the “Acquisition Agreement Representations”), and (ii) the Specified Representations and (b) the terms of the Term Loan Agreement shall be in a form such that they do not impair the funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date if the conditions expressly set forth in Exhibit B hereto are satisfied.  For purposes hereof, “Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the Term Loan Agreement relating to due organization and existence of the Company; organizational power and authority of the Company to enter into the Term Loan Agreement; due authorization, execution and delivery by, and enforceability with respect to, the Company of the Term Loan Agreement; no conflicts of the Term Loan Agreement with the Company’s organizational documents; Investment Company Act; Federal Reserve margin regulations; solvency as of the Closing Date (after giving effect to the Transactions) of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (in form and substance consistent with the solvency certificate to be delivered pursuant to paragraph 9 of Exhibit B hereto); use of proceeds not in violation of the PATRIOT Act; and use of proceeds not in violation of anti-money laundering laws, anti-corruption laws and sanctions.  The provisions of this paragraph are referred to as the “Funds Certain Provisions”.  Without limiting the conditions precedent set forth in Exhibit B hereto, we will cooperate with you as reasonably requested in coordinating the timing and procedures for the funding of the Term Facility in a manner consistent with the Acquisition Agreement.

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7.
Indemnification; Expenses.

You agree (a) to indemnify and hold harmless the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates, and each of the officers, directors, employees, agents, trustees, managers, advisors and representatives of any of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Person”), from and against any and all losses (excluding loss of profits), claims, damages, liabilities and reasonable and documented expenses, joint or several, to which any Indemnified Person may become subject arising out of or in connection with this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letters, the Transactions, the Term Facility, the use of proceeds thereof or any related transaction or any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation, arbitration or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing (a “Proceeding”), regardless of whether based in contract, tort or any other theory, and regardless of whether any Indemnified Person is a party thereto (and regardless of whether such Proceeding is initiated by a third party or by the Company, the Acquired Company or any of their respective subsidiaries, affiliates or equity holders or any other person), and to reimburse each Indemnified Person within 30 days after receipt of written demand (together with reasonably detailed backup documentation) for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing; provided that the foregoing indemnity and expense reimbursement will not, as to any Indemnified Person, apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent they are found in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (A) the willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith of such Indemnified Person or its Related Indemnified Persons (as defined below), (B) a material breach by such Indemnified Person or its Related Indemnified Persons of their obligations under this Commitment Letter, any Fee Letter or the Term Loan Agreement or (C) claims of one or more Indemnified Persons against another Indemnified Person (other than against an Arranger, the Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent or another named agent or title holder, in each case, acting in its capacity or fulfilling its role as such) and not involving any act or omission of the Company or its affiliates; provided further that (x) such legal expenses shall be limited to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of one firm of counsel to the Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole, and, if reasonably deemed necessary by the Indemnified Persons, one firm of local counsel to the Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole, in each relevant jurisdiction (and, in the case of an actual or perceived (in good faith) conflict of interest where the Indemnified Person affected by such conflict informs the Company of such conflict and thereafter retains its own single firm of counsel (or, if reasonably deemed necessary by such affected Indemnified Person, its own single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction), of such conflict counsel for such affected Indemnified Person and all similarly situated Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole), and (y) each Indemnified Person shall promptly repay to you all amounts previously paid by you pursuant to the foregoing provisions to the extent that such Indemnified Person is found in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction not to be entitled to indemnification hereunder as contemplated by the immediately preceding proviso; and (b) to reimburse the Commitment Parties and their respective affiliates within 30 days after receipt (or, if such demand is received at least two business days prior to the Closing Date, then on the Closing Date) of written demand (together with reasonably detailed backup documentation) for any reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal or other expenses (including reasonable and documented expenses of our due diligence investigation, travel expenses and reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Commitment Parties and their affiliates), in each case, incurred in connection with the Term Facility and the preparation, negotiation, amendment, modification, waiver and enforcement of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letters, the Term Loan Agreement and any ancillary documents in connection therewith; provided that (i) such legal expenses shall be limited to the reasonable and documented fees, disbursements and other charges of the counsel to the Commitment Parties identified in the Term Sheet and, if reasonably deemed necessary by the Commitment Parties, one firm of local counsel to the Commitment Parties, taken as a whole, in each relevant jurisdiction, (ii) any such expenses incurred in connection with the matters described in clause (a) above shall be subject to the limitations set forth in such clause on your obligation to pay such expenses and (iii) if the Closing Date does not occur your reimbursement obligations pursuant to this clause (b) and any corresponding expense reimbursement with respect to the Revolving Facility shall not exceed $400,000 in the aggregate.  For purposes of the foregoing, a “Related Indemnified Person” means, with respect to any Indemnified Person, (i) any controlled affiliate of such Indemnified Person, (ii) the respective officers, directors and employees of such Indemnified Person or any of its controlling persons or controlled affiliates and (iii) the respective agents and representatives of such Indemnified Person or any of its controlling persons or controlled affiliates, in the case of this clause (iii), acting on behalf of, or at the express instructions of, such Indemnified Person or its controlling person or controlled affiliate; provided that each reference to a controlling person, controlled affiliate, officer, director or employee in this sentence pertains to a controlling person, controlled affiliate, officer, director or employee involved in the negotiation of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letters or the Term Facility.

You shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding (or expenses related thereto) effected without your written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, it being understood that the withholding of consent due to non-satisfaction of any of the conditions described in clauses (a) and (b) of the succeeding sentence (with “you” being substituted for “Indemnified Person” in each such clause) shall be deemed reasonable), but if settled with your written consent, or if there is a final judgment in any such Proceeding, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person to the extent and in the manner set forth above.  You shall not, without the prior written consent of an Indemnified Person (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), effect any settlement or consent to the entry of any judgment of any pending or threatened (in writing) Proceeding against an Indemnified Person in respect of which indemnity has been or could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person unless such settlement (a) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such Proceeding and (b) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of such Indemnified Person or any injunctive relief or other non-monetary remedy.  You acknowledge that any failure to comply with your obligations under the preceding sentence may cause irreparable harm to the Commitment Parties and the other Indemnified Persons.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Commitment Letter, (a) no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages directly or indirectly arising from the use by others of Information or other materials obtained through electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems or otherwise through the internet, provided that the foregoing shall not apply as to any Indemnified Person to the extent such damages are found in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (x) the willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith of such Indemnified Person or its Related Indemnified Persons or (y) the material breach by such Indemnified Person or its Related Indemnified Persons of their obligations under this Commitment Letter, any Fee Letter or the Term Loan Agreement, and (b) neither you (or any of your affiliates) nor any Indemnified Person shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages in connection with this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letters, the Transactions, the Term Facility, the use of proceeds thereof or any related transaction (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business, or anticipated savings), provided that the foregoing shall not limit your indemnification obligations under the foregoing provisions of this Section 7 or the Term Loan Agreement with respect to any such damages claimed against any Indemnified Person.  Each of the Commitment Parties and the Company agrees, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to not assert any claims against the Company (or its affiliates) or any Indemnified Person, as applicable, with respect to any such damages.

In case any Proceeding is instituted involving any Indemnified Person for which indemnification will be sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, then such Indemnified Person will use commercially reasonable efforts to notify you promptly of the commencement of such Proceeding; provided that the failure to so notify you will not relieve you from any liability that you may have to such Indemnified Person pursuant to this Section 7, unless your rights and defense of such matter are materially adversely affected by such failure to notify you.
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8.
Absence of Fiduciary Relationship; Sharing of Information; Affiliate Activities.

You acknowledge and agree that we and, if applicable, our respective affiliates will act under this Commitment Letter as independent contractors and that nothing in this Commitment Letter will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between us and our respective affiliates, on the one hand, and you and your affiliates, on the other hand.  You also acknowledge and agree that (a) the transactions contemplated by this Commitment Letter are arm’s-length commercial transactions among us and, if applicable, our respective affiliates, on the one hand, and you, on the other hand, (b) in connection therewith and with the process leading to such transactions, we and, if applicable, our respective affiliates, are acting solely as a principal and has not been, are not and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary of the Company, the Acquired Company, their respective management, equity holders, creditors, subsidiaries or other affiliates or any other person and (c) with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto, we and, if applicable, our respective affiliates have not assumed (i) an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of you or your affiliates (irrespective of whether any of us or our respective affiliates has advised or is currently advising you or your affiliates on other matters) or (ii) any other obligation except the obligations expressly set forth in this Commitment Letter.  You further acknowledge and agree that (A) you are responsible for making your own independent judgment with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby and the process leading thereto, (B) you are capable of evaluating and understand and accept the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither we nor any of our respective affiliates will have any responsibility or liability to you with respect thereto, and (C) neither we nor our respective affiliates are advising you as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting, regulatory or any other matters in any jurisdiction, and you shall consult with your own advisors to the extent you deem appropriate concerning such matters and you shall be responsible for making your own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby.  Any review by us or any of our respective affiliates of the Company, the Acquired Company, their respective subsidiaries, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for our benefit and shall not be on behalf of or for the benefit of the Company.  You agree that you will not claim that any of us or our respective affiliates has rendered any advisory services in respect of this Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby, or assert any claim against us or any of our respective affiliates based on an alleged breach of fiduciary duty by us or our respective affiliates in connection with this Commitment Letter and the transactions contemplated hereby or assert any claim based on any actual or potential conflict of interest that might be asserted to arise or result from the engagement of any Commitment Party or any of its affiliates acting as a financial advisor to the Company or any of its affiliates, on the one hand, and the engagement of such Commitment Party hereunder and the transactions contemplated hereby, on the other hand.

You acknowledge that we and our respective affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to other companies in respect of which the Company, the Acquired Company or their respective subsidiaries or other affiliates may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise.  We will not use confidential information obtained from you by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby or our other relationships with you in connection with the performance by us of services for other companies, or furnish any such information to other companies.  You also acknowledge that we have no obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or to furnish to you, confidential information obtained from other companies.

You further acknowledge that we, together with our respective affiliates, are a full service securities or banking firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities as well as providing investment banking and other financial services.  In the ordinary course of business, we and our respective affiliates may provide investment banking and other financial services to, and/or acquire, hold or sell, for our own accounts or the accounts of our respective affiliates and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of, the Company, the Acquired Company, their respective subsidiaries or other affiliates and other companies with which the Company, the Acquired Company or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates may have commercial or other relationships.  With respect to any securities and/or financial instruments so held by us, any of our respective affiliates or any of our customers, all rights in respect of such securities and financial instruments, including any voting rights, will be exercised by the holder of the rights, in its sole discretion.
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9.
Assignments; Amendments; Governing Law, Etc.

This Commitment Letter, and your rights and obligations hereunder, shall not be assignable by you without the prior written consent of each of the Commitment Parties (and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void).  This Commitment Letter, and its rights, commitments and obligations hereunder, shall not be assignable by any of the Commitment Parties without the prior written consent of the Company (and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void); provided that (a) each Commitment Party may assign its commitments and agreements hereunder, in whole or in part, to any of its affiliates (including, in the case of JPMorgan, to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC), provided that no Commitment Party shall be released from the portion of its commitment so assigned to the extent such affiliate fails to fund the portion of the commitment assigned to it on the Closing Date notwithstanding the satisfaction or waiver (by each of the Commitment Parties) of the conditions to such funding expressly set forth in Exhibit B hereto, and (b) any and all obligations of and services to be provided by each Commitment Party hereunder (other than the funding of its commitments) may be performed, and any and all rights of each Commitment Party hereunder may be exercised, by or through its affiliates (including, in the case of JPMorgan, by or through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC) or branches and, in connection with such performance or exercise, such Commitment Party may exchange with such affiliates or branches information concerning the Company, the Acquired Company, their respective subsidiaries or other affiliates and the Transactions (subject to such affiliates or branches being bound by the provisions of Section 11 hereof) and, to the extent so employed, such affiliates and branches shall be entitled to the benefits afforded to the applicable Commitment Party hereunder (including, without limitation, the indemnity and expense reimbursement provisions hereof).  This Commitment Letter is intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto (and the Indemnified Persons), and is not intended to confer any benefits upon, or create any rights in favor of or be enforceable by, any person other than the parties hereto (and the Indemnified Persons).

This Commitment Letter may not be amended or any provision hereof waived or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by each of us and you.  This Commitment Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Commitment Letter by facsimile or other electronic transmission (including “.pdf”, “.tif” or similar format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.  This Commitment Letter and the Fee Letters are the only agreements that have been entered into among the parties hereto with respect to the Term Facility and set forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect thereto, and supersede all prior understandings, whether written or oral, between the parties hereto with respect to the Term Facility.  Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Commitment Letter and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Commitment Letter.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 11 hereof to the contrary, each Commitment Party may, after the Closing Date and at its own expense, place advertisements in financial and other newspapers, journals, home page or otherwise, describing its services to you hereunder or otherwise describing the name of the Company and the amount, type and closing date of the Term Facility, and use your trademark logos on any such advertisements.

THIS COMMITMENT LETTER AND ANY CLAIM, CONTROVERSY OR DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATED TO THIS COMMITMENT LETTER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED THAT (A) THE INTERPRETATION OF THE DEFINITION OF “COMPANY MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT” (AS DEFINED IN EXHIBIT B HERETO) AND/OR WHETHER OR NOT A  COMPANY MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT HAS OCCURRED THAT IS CONTINUING, (B) THE DETERMINATION OF THE ACCURACY OF ANY ACQUISITION AGREEMENT REPRESENTATIONS AND WHETHER AS A RESULT OF ANY BREACH OR INACCURACY THEREOF THE COMPANY (OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES) HAS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE ITS (OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATE’S) OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT OR THE RIGHT TO ELECT NOT TO CONSUMMATE THE ACQUISITION AND (C) THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE ACQUISITION HAS BEEN CONSUMMATED IN ALL MATERIAL RESPECTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE ACQUISITION AGREEMENT, IN EACH CASE, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, REGARDLESS OF THE LAWS THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE GOVERN UNDER APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS THEREOF.

Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submits, for itself and its property, to the jurisdiction of any Federal court of the United States of America sitting in the Borough of Manhattan and any New York State court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letters, the Term Facility, the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby, and agrees, for itself and its affiliates, that any such Proceeding brought by it or any of its affiliates will be tried exclusively in such Federal court or, if that court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, in such New York State court, (b) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any Proceeding arising out of or relating to this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letters, the Term Facility, the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby in any such Federal court or any such New York State court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such Proceeding in any such court, and (d) agrees that a final judgment in any such Proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to any party hereto at the address for it first set forth above shall be effective service of process against such party for any such Proceeding brought in any such court.
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10.
Waiver of Jury Trial.

EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY SUIT, ACTION, PROCEEDING, CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PARTY HERETO RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS COMMITMENT LETTER, THE FEE LETTERS OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.

11.
Confidentiality.

You agree that neither this Commitment Letter nor the Fee Letters nor any of their terms or substance shall be disclosed, directly or indirectly, by you to any other person without our prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), except (a) to your officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors and accountants (collectively, with respect to any person, such person’s “Representatives”) on a need-to-know basis who have been advised by you of the confidential nature of such information and either are subject to customary confidentiality obligations of employment or professional practice or have agreed to treat such information confidentially in accordance with the terms of this paragraph (or provisions substantially similar to this paragraph), (b) pursuant to a subpoena or order issued by a court or by a judicial, administrative or legislative body or commission or otherwise as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process or in connection with any legal proceeding (in which case you agree to inform us promptly thereof to the extent practical and not prohibited by law, rule or regulation), (c) in the case of this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letters and their terms and substance (provided that, until after the Closing Date occurs, each Fee Letter is redacted in a customary manner reasonably satisfactory to the Commitment Parties that are party thereto), to the Acquired Company, so long as it shall have agreed to treat such information confidentially, and its Representatives who have been advised of the confidential nature of such information and either are subject to customary confidentiality obligations of employment or professional practice or have agreed to treat such information confidentially in accordance with the terms of this paragraph (or provisions substantially similar to this paragraph), (d) in the case of this Commitment Letter and its terms and substance, (i) in any marketing materials relating to any debt financing or (ii) to the extent you reasonably determine that such disclosure is customary or advisable to comply with your obligations under securities and other applicable laws, in any public filing in connection with the Transactions or the financing thereof, (e) in the case of the aggregate fee amounts contained in the Fee Letters, as part of projections, pro forma information or generic disclosure of aggregate sources and uses related to the Transactions (but without disclosing any specified fees set forth in any Fee Letter), (f) to the extent such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of disclosure by you or your Representatives in violation of this paragraph, (g) in connection with the exercise of any remedies under this Commitment Letter, any Fee Letter or the Term Loan Agreement or any Proceeding relating to this Commitment Letter, the Fee Letters or the Term Loan Agreement and (h) in the case of the Term Sheet and its terms and substance, to potential Lenders.

Each Commitment Party will keep confidential all information provided or made available to it by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Representatives in connection with the Transactions; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Commitment Party from disclosing any such information (a) to any of its affiliates and its and their respective Representatives on a need-to-know basis who have been advised of the confidential nature of such information and either are subject to customary confidentiality obligations of employment or professional practice or have agreed to treat such information confidentially in accordance with the terms of this paragraph (or provisions substantially similar to this paragraph), (b) pursuant to a subpoena or order issued by a court or by a judicial, administrative or legislative body or commission, or otherwise as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process (in which case such Commitment Party agrees to inform you promptly thereof to the extent practicable and not prohibited by law, rule or regulation), (c) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority (including any self-regulatory organization) purporting to have jurisdiction over such Commitment Party or any of its affiliates (in which case such Commitment Party agrees to inform you promptly thereof to the extent practicable and not prohibited by law, rule or regulation, except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any regulatory authority), (d) to other Commitment Parties, prospective Lenders, participants and any direct or indirect contractual counterparties (or advisors thereto) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Company or its subsidiaries (other than, in each case, any person that at such time is a Disqualified Institution (as defined in the Term Sheet)), in each case, subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such prospective Lenders, participants or counterparties (or advisors), as applicable, that such information is being provided on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms as set forth in this paragraph or as is otherwise reasonably acceptable to you and the applicable Commitment Party) in accordance with our market standards for dissemination of such type of information, which shall in any event require “click through” or other affirmative action on the part of the recipient to access such confidential information, (e) to market data collectors, such as league table, or similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Commitment Parties and the Lenders in connection with the administration and management of the Term Facility, in each case, limited to information regarding the closing date, size, type and purpose of, and parties to, but not pricing or fees of, the Term Facility, (f) received by such Commitment Party, its affiliates or its or their respective Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source (other than the Company, the Acquired Company or their respective Representatives) not known by such Commitment Party or its affiliates to be prohibited from disclosing such information to us or our affiliates by a legal, contractual or fiduciary obligation, (g) to the extent that such information was already in such Commitment Party’s, its affiliates’ or its or their respective Representatives’ possession or is independently developed by such Commitment Party, its affiliates or its or their respective Representatives, (h) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense, (i) to the extent such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of disclosure by such Commitment Party or its Representatives in violation of this paragraph or (j) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under the Fee Letters or any Proceeding relating to this Commitment Letter or the Fee Letters.  The obligations of the Commitment Parties under this paragraph shall remain in effect until the earlier of (i) two years from the date hereof and (ii) the date the Term Loan Agreement is executed, at which time any confidentiality undertaking in the Term Loan Agreement shall supersede the confidentiality undertaking set forth in this paragraph.
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12.
Surviving Provisions.

The provisions of Sections 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 hereof and of the Fee Letters and shall, except as expressly provided in Section 11 hereof, remain in full force and effect regardless of whether the Term Loan Agreement shall be executed and delivered and notwithstanding the termination of this Commitment Letter or the Commitment Parties’ commitments hereunder and agreements to perform the services described herein.  Subject to the provisions of the preceding sentence, you may terminate the Commitment Parties’ commitments hereunder, in whole or in part (and, in the case of partial termination, on a pro rata basis as among the Commitment Parties based on the amount of their commitments in respect of the Term Facility), in each case, upon written notice to the Commitment Parties at any time.

13.
Certain Notices.

We hereby notify you that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “PATRIOT Act”) and the requirements of 31 C.F.R. §1010.230 (the “Beneficial Ownership Regulation”), each Commitment Party and each Lender is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Company, which information includes the name, address, tax identification number and other information regarding the Company that will allow such Commitment Party or such Lender to identify the Company in accordance with the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.  This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation and is effective as to each Commitment Party and each Lender.  You agree that we can share any information provided by you pursuant to this paragraph with each other Lender.

14.
Acceptance and Termination.

If the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement with you, please indicate your acceptance of the terms of this Commitment Letter and of the Fee Letters by returning (a) to us, an executed counterpart of this Commitment Letter, and (b) to the Commitment Parties that are party thereto, the Fee Letters, in each case, not later than 11:59 p.m., Pacific time, on December 19, 2019.  The Commitment Parties’ offers hereunder and agreements to perform the services described herein will expire automatically and without further action or notice and without further obligation to you at such time in the event that we have not received such executed counterparts in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.  This Commitment Letter will become a binding agreement of the Commitment Parties only after it has been duly executed and delivered by you in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 14.

The Commitment Parties’ commitments and agreements hereunder will automatically terminate upon the first to occur of (a) the date on which the Term Loan Agreement consistent with this Commitment Letter has been executed and delivered by each of the parties thereto, (b) the consummation of the Acquisition without using the Term Facility, (c) the termination of the Acquisition Agreement in accordance with its terms (and you hereby agree to notify us promptly thereof) and (d) 11:59 p.m., Pacific time, on April 15, 2020.

Each of the parties hereto agrees that (a) this Commitment Letter, if accepted by you as provided above, is a binding and enforceable agreement (subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law)) with respect to the subject matter contained herein, including an agreement to negotiate in good faith the Term Loan Agreement by the parties hereto in a manner consistent with this Commitment Letter, it being acknowledged and agreed that the funding of the Term Facility is subject solely to the satisfaction or waiver (by each of the Commitment Parties) of the conditions expressly set forth in Exhibit B hereto, and (b) each Fee Letter is a binding and enforceable agreement (subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or law)); provided that (x) it is acknowledged and agreed that the availability and funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date are subject only to those conditions expressly set forth on Exhibit B hereto and (y) nothing contained in this Commitment Letter obligates you or any of your affiliates to consummate any portion of the Transactions.

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

  Very truly yours,
   
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
   
 
By:
/s/ Matthew Cheung
   
Name: Matthew Cheung
   
Title: Vice President


[Project Silhouette Commitment Letter (Term Facility)]
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
   
 
By:
/s/ Timothy G. Holsapple
   
Name: Timothy G. Holsapple
 
 
Title: Senior Vice President

 
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
   
 
By:
/s/ Brandon Kirkbride
   
Name: Brandon Kirkbride
   
Title: SVP, Commercial Credit Executive


[Project Silhouette Commitment Letter (Term Facility)]
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Accepted and agreed as of the date first above written:
 
   
F5 NETWORKS, INC.
 
     
By:
/s/ François Locoh-Donou  
 
Name: François Locoh-Donou
 
 
Title: CEO
 


[Project Silhouette Commitment Letter (Term Facility)]
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Exhibit A
CONFIDENTIAL
Project Silhouette
$400,000,000 Three-Year Term Facility
Summary of Principal Terms and Conditions

Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit A have the meanings given to them in the Commitment Letter to which this Exhibit A is attached.

Borrower:
F5 Networks, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”).
   
Administrative Agent:
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan”) will act as sole administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) and will perform the duties customarily associated with such role.
   
Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners:
Each of JPMorgan and BofA Securities, Inc. will act as a joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner for the Term Facility (as defined below) (in such capacities, the “Arrangers”), and will perform the duties customarily associated with such roles.
   
Syndication Agent:
Bank of America, N.A. (“BofA” and, in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”).
   
Lenders:
JPMorgan, BofA and, if applicable, one or more other financial institutions acceptable to the Company (collectively, the “Lenders”).
   
Transactions:
The Company intends to acquire (the “Acquisition”) the company previously identified to the Arrangers under the code name “Silhouette” (the “Acquired Company”), pursuant to Merger Agreement dated as of December 19, 2019, among the Company, Silhouette Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Acquired Company and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (including any schedules, exhibits, annexes and other attachments thereto, and as amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Acquisition Agreement”).  In connection with the foregoing, the Company (a) will obtain and borrow under the Term Facility, (b) may establish a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $200,000,000 (as it may be increased to up to $350,000,000 as part of the syndication thereof) (the “Revolving Facility”), (c) will cause repayment in full of all principal, premium, if any, interest, fees and other amounts due or outstanding under the Existing Acquired Company Indebtedness (as defined below), terminate any commitments under the Existing Acquired Company Indebtedness and discharge and release all guarantees and liens existing in connection therewith (collectively, the “Acquired Company Debt Refinancing”) and (d) will pay the fees and expenses in connection with the Acquisition and the related transactions (the “Transaction Costs”). The transactions described in this paragraph are collectively referred to as the “Transactions”.  “Existing Acquired Company Indebtedness” means (i) the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2017, between the Acquired Company and Silicon Valley Bank, as amended by the First Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2017, the Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2018, and the Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2019, and (ii) the Amended and Restated Mezzanine Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2019, among the Acquired Company, Silicon Valley Bank and West River Innovation Lending Fund VIII, L.P.
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Term Facility:
A senior unsecured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000 (the “Term Facility”).  Loans under the Term Facility will be available in U.S. dollars.
   
Purpose:
The proceeds of the Term Facility, together with cash on hand of the Company and its subsidiaries and the Acquired Company and its subsidiaries, will be used by the Company on the Closing Date (as defined below) to pay the consideration for the Acquisition and the Transaction Costs.
   
Guarantors:
None.
   
Closing Date:
The date on which the borrowing under the Term Facility is made and the Acquisition is consummated (the “Closing Date”).
   
Availability:
The Term Facility will be available in a single drawing in U.S. dollars on the Closing Date. Amounts borrowed under the Term Facility that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. On the Closing Date, any undrawn commitments under the Term Facility shall automatically terminate.
   
Interest Rates:
As set forth on Annex I hereto.
   
Final Maturity and Amortization:
The Term Facility will mature on the third anniversary of the Closing Date. The Term Facility will amortize in equal quarterly installments (commencing with the first full fiscal quarter ended after the Closing Date) in aggregate annual amounts equal to 5.00% of the original principal amount of the Term Facility.
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Voluntary Commitment Reductions/Prepayments:
Voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the commitments under the Term Facility and prepayments of borrowings thereunder will be permitted at any time, in minimum principal amounts to be mutually agreed upon, and will be without premium or penalty, subject to customary reimbursement of the Lenders’ redeployment costs in the case of a prepayment of LIBOR (as defined below) borrowings other than on the last day of the relevant interest period.
   
Mandatory Commitment Reductions/Prepayments:
None.
   
Documentation:
The credit agreement for the Term Facility (the “Term Loan Agreement”) shall contain the terms set forth in this Exhibit A and shall include only the conditions expressly set forth in Exhibit B to the Commitment Letter and shall otherwise be usual and customary for financings of this kind and reflect, in a manner to be mutually agreed by the Company and the Arrangers, the business, operational and strategic matters relating to the Company and its subsidiaries in light of their business, size, industries and practices and matters disclosed in the Acquisition Agreement (collectively, the “Documentation Principles”).  The Term Loan Agreement shall contain only those payments, prepayments, conditions to borrowing, representations and warranties, covenants and events of default expressly set forth in this Exhibit A, in each case, applicable to the Company and (as applicable) its subsidiaries and with standards, qualifications, thresholds, exceptions, “baskets” and grace and cure periods, as applicable, consistent with the Documentation Principles.  It is understood that, subject to the foregoing and the Funds Certain Provisions, the Term Facility may, at the mutual determination of the Company and the Arrangers, be documented under a single credit agreement with the Revolving Facility.
   
Representations and Warranties:
The Term Loan Agreement will include only the following representations and warranties with respect to the Company and (as applicable) its subsidiaries (including (as applicable) the Acquired Company and its subsidiaries), which will be subject to materiality qualifications and qualifications and limitations for knowledge consistent with the Documentation Principles: due organization, existence and good standing of the Company; requisite power and authority of the Company; due authorization by the Company, execution and delivery by the Company and enforceability against the Company of the Term Loan Agreement; governmental approvals; no conflicts of the Term Loan Agreement with law, organizational documents of the Company or material contracts; historical financial statements of the Company; no material adverse change; material litigation; material environmental matters; Investment Company Act; Federal Reserve margin regulations; ERISA; accuracy of disclosure (including accuracy of Beneficial Ownership Certification); anti-money laundering laws, anti-corruption laws and sanctions; use of proceeds; not an EEA Financial Institution; and solvency of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions (solvency to be defined in a manner consistent with Exhibit C to the Commitment Letter).
 
The failure of any representation or warranty (other than the Specified Representations and the Acquisition Agreement Representations) set forth in the Term Loan Agreement to be true and correct on the Closing Date will not constitute the failure of a condition precedent to the funding of the Term Facility on the Closing Date, it being understood that nothing in this sentence shall limit the applicability of the individual conditions expressly set forth in Exhibit B to the Commitment Letter.
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Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness and Borrowing:
The effectiveness of the Term Loan Agreement and the borrowing of loans under the Term Facility will be subject solely to the satisfaction or waiver (by each of the Commitment Parties) of the conditions precedent expressly set forth in Exhibit B to the Commitment Letter.
   
Covenants:
The Term Loan Agreement will include only the following financial, affirmative and negative covenants with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries, subject to qualifications, thresholds, exceptions and baskets consistent with the Documentation Principles:
   
- Financial Covenant:
The Company will not permit the ratio (such ratio, the “Leverage Ratio”) of Consolidated Total Indebtedness (which shall be limited to indebtedness for borrowed money, obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, obligations in respect of capital leases and purchase money indebtedness) as of the end of any fiscal quarter to Consolidated EBITDA (to be defined consistent with the Documentation Principles but which shall include addbacks for (i) non-cash charges (including, without limitation, stock option and other equity-based compensation charges), (ii) transition, integration and similar charges and expenses related to acquisitions or dispositions, (iii) cash restructuring charges, including retention and severance costs, systems establishment costs, contract termination costs, including future lease commitments, and charges and costs in connection with the  consolidation, exit and/or abandonment of facilities and relocation of employees, (iv) unusual or non-recurring charges related to payments or settlements of legal claims, (v) unusual or non-recurring charges with respect to retroactive effects of certain tax settlements, (vi) unusual or non-recurring charges related to significant effects of tax legislation and judicial or administrative interpretation of tax regulations and (vii) expenses with respect to non-routine shareholder activities; provided that (x) the aggregate amount of addbacks for cash charges, losses or expenses permitted pursuant to clauses (ii) through (vii) above shall not exceed, in any measurement period, 10% of Consolidated EBITDA (calculated without giving effect to such addbacks for cash charges, losses or expenses permitted by clauses (ii) through (vii) above) and (y) Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined disregarding the purchase accounting adjustments reducing acquired deferred revenue to fair value) for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters then ended to exceed 3.50 to 1.00; provided that upon the consummation of a Qualified Material Acquisition (as defined below), with respect to the fiscal quarter in which such Qualified Material Acquisition is consummated and the subsequent three consecutive fiscal quarters, the maximum permitted ratio set forth above shall, at the election of the Company, be increased to 4.00 to 1.00; provided, further, that (a) following any such election by the Company, no subsequent election may be made by the Company unless the Consolidated Leverage Ratio has been at or below 3.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of at least two subsequent consecutive fiscal quarters, and (b) the Company may not make such an election more than two times during the term of the Term Facility.
 
Qualified Material Acquisition” means any acquisition of the equity interests in a person (if, as a result of such acquisition, such person shall become a subsidiary of the Company), or of all or substantially all the assets of any person (or of any business unit, division, product line or line of business of any person), by the Company or one of its subsidiaries that involves the incurrence by the Company or its subsidiaries of indebtedness to finance the acquisition consideration therefor (including refinancing of any indebtedness of such acquired person), or assumption by the Company or its subsidiaries of existing indebtedness of such acquired person (or such division or line of business), in an aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000 or more.
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- Affirmative Covenants:
Delivery of quarterly unaudited consolidated financial statements (other than with respect to the fourth quarter of any year), annual audited consolidated financial statements and certain other customary information; notices of default and other customary material events; existence; conduct of business; maintenance of properties; payment of taxes; insurance; books and records; inspection rights; compliance with laws; and use of proceeds (including not in violation of anti-money laundering laws, anti-corruption laws and sanctions).
   
- Negative Covenants:
Liens; subsidiary indebtedness (which shall permit intercompany indebtedness); sale and leaseback transactions; and mergers and other fundamental changes.
   
Events of Default:
The Term Loan Agreement will include only the following events of default (subject to materiality thresholds and grace periods consistent with the Documentation Principles) with respect to the Company and its subsidiaries:  nonpayment of principal when due; nonpayment of interest, fees or other non-principal amounts after 5 business days; inaccuracy of representations or warranties in any material respect; breach of covenants (subject to a 30-day grace period after notice by the Administrative Agent for all affirmative covenants other than the affirmative covenants to provide notice of default, to maintain the Company’s existence or as to use of proceeds, which will have no cure period); cross-event of default and cross-acceleration with respect to debt in the aggregate amount of $100,000,000 or more; bankruptcy and insolvency events; monetary judgments in an aggregate amount of $100,000,000 or more; certain ERISA events (subject to a “material adverse effect” standard); and Change in Control (to be defined consistent with the Documentation Principles and which shall not include a “continuing director” test).
   
Voting:
Amendments and waivers of the Term Loan Agreement will require the approval of the Required Lenders (as defined below); provided that (a) the consent of each Lender directly adversely affected thereby will be required with respect to customary matters, including (i) reductions in the amount or extensions of the scheduled dates for the payment of principal, (ii) reductions in interest rates or fees or extensions of the scheduled dates for payment thereof and (iii) increases in the amounts or extensions of the scheduled expiration date of the Lenders’ commitments and (b) the consent of 100% of the Lenders will be required with respect to (i) modifications to the pro rata provisions of the Term Loan Agreement and (ii) modifications to any of the voting percentages; provided further that no amendment or waiver shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
 
In connection with any waiver or amendment that requires the consent of all the Lenders or all affected Lenders and that has been approved by the Required Lenders, the Company shall have the right to replace any non-consenting Lender.
 
Required Lenders” means (a) if there are two Lenders, each of the Lenders and (b) if there are more than two Lenders, the Lenders that hold a majority of the aggregate amount of the commitments or loans under the Term Facility.
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Cost and Yield Protection:
The Term Loan Agreement will contain customary provisions (a) protecting the Administrative Agent and the Lenders against increased costs or loss of yield resulting from changes in reserve, capital adequacy and capital or liquidity requirements (or their interpretation), illegality, unavailability and other requirements of law (including reserves with respect to liabilities or assets consisting of or including “Eurodollar liabilities”) and from the imposition of or changes in certain taxes and (b) indemnifying the Lenders for “breakage costs” incurred in connection with, among other things, any prepayment of a LIBOR loan on a day other than the last day of an interest period with respect thereto.  For all purposes of the Term Loan Agreement, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines and directives promulgated thereunder and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case, pursuant to Basel III, shall be deemed introduced or adopted after the date of the Term Loan Agreement. The Term Loan Agreement will provide that all payments are to be made free and clear of taxes (with customary exceptions).
   
Defaulting Lenders:
The Term Loan Agreement will contain customary provisions with respect to “Defaulting Lenders”.
   
Assignments and Participations:
The Lenders may assign all or, in an amount of not less than $10,000,000, any part of, their respective commitments or loans under the Term Facility to one or more eligible assignees, subject to the prior written consent of (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) except, after the Closing Date, when a payment or bankruptcy event of default has occurred and is continuing, the Company, each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided that, after the Closing Date, assignments made to a Lender or an affiliate or approved fund of a Lender will not be subject to the consent requirement set forth in clause (b) above.  The Company’s consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Company has not responded within 10 business days of a written request for an assignment.  Upon such assignment, the assignee will become a Lender for all purposes under the Term Loan Agreement. A $3,500 processing fee will be required in connection with any such assignment.  The Lenders will also have the right to sell participations without restriction (other than to natural persons and other than to the Company and its subsidiaries and other affiliates) in their respective shares of the Term Facility, subject to customary limitations on voting rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall any loans or commitments, or any participation therein, be assigned to a Disqualified Institution (as defined below).
 
Disqualified Institution” shall mean (a) any person that is (directly or through a controlled subsidiary) a competitor of the Company or the Acquired Company and that is separately identified in writing by the Company to the Arrangers from time to time prior to the Closing Date (or, if after the Closing Date, that is identified in writing by the Company to the Administrative Agent), or (b) any affiliate of any person identified in clause (a) (other than any affiliate that is a bona fide debt fund, investment vehicle, regulated bank entity or unregulated lending entity that is engaged primarily in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in loans, bonds and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of business for financial investment purposes and with respect to which no personnel involved with the investment in the relevant competitor, or the management, control or operation thereof, directly or indirectly, possesses the power to direct the investment policies of such fund, vehicle or entity) that is (i) identified in writing by the Company to the Arrangers from time to time prior to the Closing Date (or, if after the Closing Date, that is identified in writing by the Company to the Administrative Agent) or (ii) clearly identifiable as an affiliate on the basis of the similarity of its name to the name of such person referred to in clause (a); provided that (x) no designation of any person as a Disqualified Institution shall apply retroactively to disqualify any persons that have previously acquired an interest in loans or commitments under the Term Facility and (y) on and after the Closing Date, any such designation shall only become effective three business days after delivery thereof to the Administrative Agent via email to JPMDQ_Contact@jpmorgan.com.  The Administrative Agent will not have any duty to ascertain, monitor or enforce compliance with the list of Disqualified Institutions and will not have any liability with respect to any assignment or participation made to a Disqualified Institution.  The Administrative Agent will be authorized to disclose the list of Disqualified Institutions to the Lenders, and the Lenders will be authorized to disclose such list, on a confidential basis, to potential assignees and participants.
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Expenses and Indemnification:
The Term Loan Agreement will contain customary and appropriate provisions relating to indemnity, reimbursement, exculpation and related matters (with exceptions and limitations to such obligations consistent with the exceptions and limitations provided in Section 7 of the Commitment Letter).
   
EU Bail-in Provisions:
The Term Loan Agreement will contain a customary contractual recognition provision required under Article 55 of the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive of the European Union.
   
Governing Law and Forum:
The Term Loan Agreement will provide that the parties thereto will submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan and will waive any right to trial by jury. New York law will govern the Term Loan Agreement; provided that (a) the interpretation of the definition of “Company Material Adverse Effect” (as defined in Exhibit B to the Commitment Letter) and/or whether or not a Company Material Adverse Effect has occurred that is continuing, (b) the determination of the accuracy of any Acquisition Agreement Representations and whether as a result of any breach or inaccuracy thereof the Company (or any of its affiliates) has the right to terminate its (or any of its affiliate’s) obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or the right to elect not to consummate the Acquisition and (c) the determination of whether the Acquisition has been consummated in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement, in each case, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the state of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
   
Counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers:
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP.
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SCHEDULE I

Interest Rates:
Interest will accrue at a rate per annum equal to, at the option of the Company, (a) Adjusted LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin or (b) the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
 
The “Applicable Margin” will be determined by reference to the Leverage Ratio as set forth in the Pricing Grid below.
 
The Company may elect interest periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months (or such other period as is acceptable to each Lender) for LIBOR borrowings.  The Term Loan Agreement will contain customary provisions with respect to the replacement of LIBOR to be mutually agreed.
 
Calculation of interest shall be on the basis of the actual days elapsed in a year of 360 days (or 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, in the case of ABR loans when determined on the basis of the Prime Rate) and interest shall be payable at the end of each interest period and, in any event, every three months.
 
Interest on overdue amounts will accrue at the rates otherwise applicable plus 2% per annum or, in the case of amounts other than principal, interest accruing on ABR loans plus 2% per annum.
 
Adjusted LIBOR” means, with respect to any LIBOR borrowing for any interest period, an interest rate per annum equal to the LIBOR for such interest period, adjusted for customary statutory reserves.
 
Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day; (b) the NYFRB Rate in effect on such day plus ½ of 1% per annum; and (c) the Adjusted LIBOR on such day (or if such day is not a business day, the immediately preceding business day) for a deposit in US dollars with a maturity of one month plus 1%.  For purposes of clause (c) above, the Adjusted LIBOR on any day shall be based on the Screen Rate at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such day for deposits in US dollars with a maturity of one month (or, if the Screen Rate is not available for a maturity of one month but is available for periods both longer and shorter than such period, the Interpolated Screen Rate as of such time); provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.  Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the NYFRB Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR, as the case may be.  If the Alternate Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest due to the unavailability of the Adjusted LIBOR, then for purposes of clause (c) above the Adjusted LIBOR shall be deemed to be zero.
 
Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the NYFRB based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions, as determined in such manner as shall be set forth on the NYFRB Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding business day by the NYFRB as the effective federal funds rate; provided that if such rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
 
Interpolated Screen Rate” means, with respect to any LIBOR borrowing for any interest period or clause (c) of the definition of Alternate Base Rate, a rate per annum that results from interpolating on a linear basis between (a) the applicable Screen Rate for the longest maturity for which a Screen Rate is available that is shorter than the applicable period and (b) the applicable Screen Rate for the shortest maturity for which a Screen Rate is available that is longer than the applicable period, in each case as of the time the Interpolated Screen Rate is otherwise required to be determined in accordance with the Term Loan Agreement; provided that if such rate would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
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LIBOR” means, with respect to any LIBOR borrowing for any interest period, the Screen Rate as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the day that is two business days prior to the first day of such interest period.
 
NYFRB” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
 
NYFRB Rate” means, for any day, the greater of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day and (b) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate in effect on such day (or for any day that is not a business day, for the immediately preceding business day); provided that if none of such rates are published for any day that is a business day, the term “NYFRB Rate” means the rate for a federal funds transaction quoted at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such day received by the Administrative Agent from a federal funds broker of recognized standing selected by it; provided, further, that if any of the aforesaid rates as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero.
 
NYFRB Website” means the website of the NYFRB at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
 
Overnight Bank Funding Rate” means, for any day, the rate comprised of both overnight federal funds and overnight Eurodollar borrowings by U.S.-managed banking offices of depository institutions, as such composite rate shall be determined by the NYFRB as set forth on the NYFRB Website from time to time, and published on the next succeeding business day by the NYFRB as an overnight bank funding rate.
 
Prime Rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Administrative Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Administrative Agent).  Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced or quoted as being effective.
 
Reuters” means Thomson Reuters Corporation, a corporation incorporated under and governed by the Business Corporations Act (Ontario), Canada, Refinitiv or, in each case, a successor thereto.
 
Screen Rate” means, in respect of LIBOR for any interest period, or in respect of any determination of Alternate Base Rate pursuant to clause (c) of the definition of such term, a rate per annum equal to the London interbank offered rate as administered by the ICE Benchmark Administration (or any other person that takes over the administration of such rate) for deposits in the applicable currency (for delivery on the first day of such interest period) with a term equivalent to the relevant period as displayed on the Reuters screen page that displays such rate (currently LIBOR01 or LIBOR02) (or, in the event such rate does not appear on a page of the Reuters screen, on the appropriate page of such other information service that publishes such rate as shall be selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion); provided that (a) if any Screen Rate, determined as provided above, would be less than zero, such Screen Rate shall be deemed to be zero and (b) if no Screen Rate shall be available for a particular interest period but Screen Rates shall be available for maturities both longer and shorter than such interest period, than the Screen Rate for such interest period shall be the Interpolated Screen Rate.

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Pricing Grid

Leverage Ratio
Adjusted LIBOR Applicable
Margin
(per annum)
Alternate Base Rate Applicable
Margin
(per annum)
≥ 3.50x
1.750%
0.750%
≥ 3.00x and < 3.50x
1.500%
0.500%
≥ 2.00x and < 3.00x
1.375%
0.375%
≥ 1.00x and < 2.00x
1.250%
0.250%
< 1.00x
1.125%
0.125%
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Exhibit B
CONFIDENTIAL

Project Silhouette
$400,000,000 Three-Year Term Facility
Summary of Conditions Precedent

The funding of the Term Facility will be subject to the satisfaction or waiver (by each of the Commitment Parties) of solely the following conditions.  Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Exhibit B have the meanings given to them in the Commitment Letter to which this Exhibit B is attached.

1.          The Acquisition shall have been (or, substantially concurrently with the funding under the Term Facility, shall be) consummated in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement.  The Acquisition Agreement shall not have been amended or modified in any respect, or any provision or condition therein waived, or any consent granted thereunder (directly or indirectly), by the Company or any of its subsidiaries, if such amendment, modification, waiver or consent would be material and adverse to the interests of the Lenders or the Arrangers (in their capacities as such) without the prior written consent of the Arrangers (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), it being agreed that any amendment or modification to the definition of the term “Company Material Adverse Effect” in the Acquisition Agreement will be deemed to be material and adverse to the interests of the Lenders and the Arrangers; provided that (a) any reduction in the purchase price for the Acquisition shall be deemed not to be materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers so long as any such reduction of the total purchase price for the Acquisition is applied to reduce the Term Facility and (b) any increase in the purchase price shall be deemed to be not materially adverse to the Lenders or the Arrangers so long as such increase is not funded with additional indebtedness.

2.          No Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) shall have occurred that is continuing.

3.          Substantially concurrently with the consummation of the Acquisition, the Acquired Company Debt Refinancing shall be consummated, and the Arrangers shall receive customary payoff documentation in respect thereof.

4.          The Arrangers shall have received (a) audited consolidated financial statements of the Company, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, for the most recent fiscal year ended at least 60 days prior to the Closing Date (and the related audit reports), (b) unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, for any fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter) ended after the date of its most recent audited financial statements delivered pursuant to clause (a) above and more than 40 days prior to the Closing Date and (c) any Required Financial Statements (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) received by the Company from the Acquired Company after the date hereof and prior to the Closing Date.  For purposes of clause (a) above, the Arrangers acknowledge that they have received the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company (and the related audit reports) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 (provided that a subsequent Form 8-K, Item 4.02 has not been filed with respect to such financial statements).
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5.          Subject to the Funds Certain Provisions, the execution and delivery by the Company of the Term Loan Agreement that is substantially consistent with the terms of the Commitment Letter.

6.          The Arrangers shall have received (a) customary legal opinions, corporate documents of the Company, customary officer’s certificate of the Company (as to (x) the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in paragraphs 1 (solely as to the first sentence thereof) and 7(b) of this Exhibit B and (y) the absence of any amendment or modification of, or waiver or consent under, the Acquisition Agreement, in each case, that has not been publicly disclosed or otherwise made available to the Arrangers), customary secretary’s certificate of the Company, good standing certificate of the Company in its jurisdiction of organization and customary evidence of authority (including incumbency and resolutions) with respect to the Company and (b) a customary notice of borrowing (which notice of borrowing shall not include any representation or statement as to the absence (or existence) of any default or event of default or a bring-down of representations and warranties).

7.          At the time of and upon giving effect to the borrowing and application of the loans under the Term Facility on the Closing Date, (a) the Acquisition Agreement Representations shall be true and correct and (b) the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects; provided that the condition under clause (a) above shall be deemed satisfied unless the Company has (or an affiliate of the Company has) the right (determined without regard to any notice requirement) to terminate its obligations under the Acquisition Agreement or the right to elect not to consummate the Acquisition as a result of a breach of representations and warranties referred to in the definition of the term “Acquisition Agreement Representations”.

8.          The Company shall have paid  (or shall have authorized the deduction from the proceeds of the funding of the Term Facility for) all fees, expenses and other amounts payable by it under the Commitment Letter and the Fee Letters on or prior to the Closing Date (in the case of expenses and other amounts, solely to the extent invoiced at least two business days prior to the Closing Date).

9.          The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C to the Commitment Letter from the Company executed by its chief financial officer.

10.          The Lenders shall have received, at least five business days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information with respect to the Company reasonably requested by the Lenders in writing to the Company at least 10 business days prior to the Closing Date that is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
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Exhibit C
CONFIDENTIAL

SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

[________], 20[_]

This Certificate (this “Certificate”) is being delivered pursuant to Section [●] of the Credit Agreement dated as of [●] (the “Credit Agreement”), among F5 Networks, Inc., a Washington corporation (the “Company”), the lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.  Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned hereby certifies that [he][she] is the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and that [he][she] is knowledgeable of the financial and accounting matters of the Company and its subsidiaries and that, as such, [he][she] is authorized to execute and deliver this Certificate on behalf of the Company.

The undersigned hereby further certifies, solely in [his][her] capacity as Chief Financial Officer of the Company and not in an individual capacity and without personal liability, that, on the date hereof, immediately after giving effect to the Transactions to occur on the Closing Date, including the making of the borrowing to be made on the Closing Date and the application of the proceeds thereof:

1.          The fair value of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will exceed their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise.

2.          The present fair saleable value of the property of the Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities on their debts and other liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and other liabilities become absolute and matured.

3.          The Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will be able to pay their debts and liabilities, subordinated, contingent or otherwise, as such debts and liabilities become absolute and matured.

4.          The Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, will not have an unreasonably small capital with which to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged as such businesses are now conducted and proposed to be conducted following the date hereof.

In computing the amount of the contingent liabilities of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the date hereof, such liabilities have been computed at the amount that, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing as of the date hereof, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Certificate solely in his/her capacity as Chief Financial Officer of the Company (and not in an individual capacity and without personal liability) as of the first date written above.

 
F5 NETWORKS, INC.
   
 
By:
 
   
Name:
Title: Chief Financial Officer


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