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): July 19, 2021 (July 16, 2021)
FIVE9, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware | 001-36383 | 94-3394123 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3001 Bishop Drive, Suite 350
San Ramon, CA 94583
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code): (925) 201-2000
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
☒ |
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
☐ |
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
☐ |
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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, par value $0.001 per share | FIVN | 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 with Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
On July 16, 2021, Five9, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Five9”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Five9, Zoom Video Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Zoom”) and Summer Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Zoom (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions therein, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), Merger Sub will merge with and into Five9 (the “Merger”), with Five9 surviving the Merger and continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of Zoom (Five9, as the surviving entity of the Merger, the “Surviving Corporation”). The Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby have been approved by each of the board of directors of Five9 (“Five9’s Board of Directors”) and the board of directors of Zoom, and Five9’s Board of Directors has resolved to recommend to the stockholders of Five9 to approve the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Merger and adopt the Merger Agreement, subject to its terms and conditions.
Consideration to Five9 Stockholders. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Five9 (“Five9 Common Stock”) (other than shares of Five9 Common Stock held by Zoom, Five9 or their respective subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time) will be cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive 0.5533 shares of class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share of Zoom (“Zoom Class A Common Stock”), without interest (the “Merger Consideration”) and, if applicable, an amount in cash, rounded down to the nearest cent, in lieu of any fractional share interest in Zoom Class A Common Stock to which such holder otherwise would have been entitled. The shares of Zoom Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger will be listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”). The Merger is intended to qualify as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Treatment of Five9 Equity Awards. The Merger Agreement provides that, at the Effective Time:
• |
Each option (whether vested or unvested) to purchase Five9 Common Stock held by any former employee of Five9 or a subsidiary of Five9 or any non-employee director of Five9 will be automatically cancelled and such holders will be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each “net share” covered by such option (as determined in accordance with the formula in the Merger Agreement), less applicable withholding of taxes. |
• |
Each restricted stock unit award relating to shares of Five9 common stock held by any non-employee director of Five9 will vest and be automatically cancelled and such holders will be entitled to receive the Merger Consideration in respect of each share of Five9 Common Stock covered by such restricted stock unit. |
• |
All other options and restricted stock units relating to Five9 Common Stock other than those held by former employees and non-employee directors of Five9 or a subsidiary of Five9 will be assumed by Zoom and converted automatically into corresponding awards relating to Zoom Class A Common Stock in accordance with the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement. |
Conditions to Closing. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the completion of the Merger is subject to certain customary closing conditions, including, among others: (i) the approval of the Merger and adoption of the Merger Agreement by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Five9 Common Stock entitled to vote thereon; (ii) the approval for listing on Nasdaq of the Zoom Class A Common Stock to be issued in the Merger; (iii) the effectiveness of a registration statement on Form S-4 filed by Zoom registering the Zoom Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger; (iv) the accuracy of the parties’ respective representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement, subject to specified materiality qualifications; (v) compliance by the parties with their respective covenants in the Merger Agreement in all material respects; (vi) the absence of any law or order restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger; (vii) the expiration or termination of the required waiting period applicable to the Merger under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the receipt of all other required pre-closing approvals, consents or clearances under antitrust laws of certain specified jurisdictions or in connection with certain telecommunications laws; (viii) the receipt by each party of opinions to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes; and (ix) the absence of a material adverse effect with respect to Zoom and its subsidiaries on or after the date of the Merger Agreement that is continuing as of immediately prior to the closing.
Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants made by each of Five9, Zoom, and Merger Sub, including, among others, the covenants regarding the conduct of their respective businesses during the pendency of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, public disclosures and other matters. Five9 is required, among other things, not to solicit alternative business combination transactions and, subject to certain exceptions, not to engage in discussions or negotiations regarding an alternative business combination transaction. Five9 is required to convene a meeting of its stockholders to vote on the adoption of the Merger Agreement.
Termination Rights. Each of Five9 and Zoom may terminate the Merger Agreement under certain specified circumstances, including (i) if the Merger is not consummated on or before January 16, 2022, subject to two extensions of three months each in order to obtain required regulatory (including telecommunications-related) approvals and one additional extension of three months in order to obtain certain required telecommunications-related approvals, (ii) if the approval of the Five9 stockholders is not obtained, and (iii) if Five9’s Board of Directors makes an adverse recommendation change with respect to the proposed transaction or to enter into a superior acquisition proposal. In certain circumstances in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement, including if Five9’s Board of Directors changes or withdraws its recommendation of the Merger to its stockholders or terminates the Merger Agreement to enter into an agreement with respect to a “superior proposal,” Five9 will be required to pay Zoom a termination fee of $450 million in cash.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein. The Merger Agreement has been attached to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about Five9, Zoom or Merger Sub. In particular, the representations, warranties and covenants of each party set forth in the Merger Agreement have been made only for the purposes of, and were and are solely for the benefit of the parties to, the Merger Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosure letters made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Accordingly, the Merger Agreement is included with this filing only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement and not to provide investors with any other factual information regarding the parties or their respective businesses. These confidential disclosure letters contain information that modifies, qualifies and creates exceptions to the representations and warranties and certain covenants set forth in the Merger Agreement.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking information related to Five9, Zoom and the acquisition of Five9 by Zoom that involves substantial risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Forward-looking statements in this communication include, among other things, statements about the potential benefits of the proposed transaction for Five9, Zoom and their respective customers, Zoom’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to the combined company, the size of the opportunity for Zoom in contact centers, the financial condition, results of operations and business of Five9 or Zoom, and the anticipated timing of closing of the proposed transaction. Risks and uncertainties include, among other things, risks related to the ability of Five9 to consummate the proposed transaction on a timely basis or at all; Zoom’s ability to successfully integrate Five9’s operations and personnel; Zoom’s ability to implement its plan, forecasts and other expectations with respect to Five9’s business after the completion of the transaction and realize expected synergies; the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to consummation of the proposed transaction; Five9’s ability to secure regulatory approvals on the terms expected in a timely manner or at all, especially in light of recent regulatory developments in the United States and elsewhere; the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction, including the possibility that the expected benefits from the proposed transaction will not be realized or will not be realized within the expected time period; disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain business and operational relationships; any negative effects of the announcement or the consummation of the proposed transaction on the market price of Five9’s common stock or on Five9’s operating results; the impact of significant transaction costs and unknown liabilities on Five9’s operating results; unknown liabilities; the risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to the proposed transaction; the exertion of management’s time and Five9’s resources, and other expenses incurred in connection with any regulatory or governmental consents or approvals for the transaction; the effect of the announcement or pendency of the transaction on Zoom and Five9’s business relationships, operating results, and business generally; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and related public health measures on Zoom and Five9’s businesses and general economic conditions; the impact of geopolitical events; Five9’s ability to attract new clients or sell additional services and functionality to our existing clients; failure to manage our growth effectively; failure to adequately retain and expand Five9’s sales force; failure to manage technical operations infrastructures; failure to successfully maintain, grow and manage strategic relationships; failure to effectively develop, manage, and maintain network of master agents and resellers; adverse economic conditions; the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have materially affected how Five9, its clients and business partners are operating, and the duration and extent to which this will impact Five9’s future results of operations and overall financial performance remains uncertain; security breaches and improper access to or disclosure of Five9’s data or its clients’ data, or other cyber attacks on its systems;
potential future acquisitions or dispositions; the markets in which we participate involve numerous competitors and are highly competitive; terminate or reduction of subscriptions and related usage by existing clients; demands of larger organizations that Five9 may not offer which could delay or prevent such sales and harm Five9’s growth rates, business and operating results; failure by third party telecommunications and internet service providers to provide reliable services; the contact center software solutions market is subject to rapid technological change; failure to comply with laws and regulations; and risks attendant to our convertible senior notes and increased debt levels.
These risks, as well as other risks related to the proposed transaction, will be described in the registration statement on Form S-4 and proxy statement/prospectus that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors to be presented in the registration statement on Form S-4 are considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. For additional information about other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Five9’s and Zoom’s respective periodic reports and other filings with the SEC, including the risk factors identified in Five9’s and Zoom’s most recent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Reports on Form 10-K.
The forward-looking statements included in this communication are made only as of the date hereof. Five9 assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Additional Information about the Merger and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed merger, Zoom intends to file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include a proxy statement of Five9 and that also constitutes a prospectus of Zoom (the “proxy statement/prospectus”). After the registration statement has been declared effective by the SEC, the proxy statement/prospectus will be delivered to stockholders of Five9. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION, SECURITY HOLDERS OF FIVE9 AND ZOOM ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE MERGER THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain copies of the proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed by Five9 and Zoom with the SEC, without charge, through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Five9 will be available free of charge under the Financials & Filings heading of the Investor Relations section of Five9’s website at https://investors.five9.com/. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Five9 will be available free of charge under the SEC Filings heading of the Investor Relations section of Zoom’s website at https://investors.zoom.us/.
Participants in the Solicitation
Five9 and Zoom and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about Five9’s directors and executive officers is set forth in Five9’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and the proxy statement for Five9’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which were filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021 and March 29, 2021, respectively. Information about Zoom’s directors and executive officers is set forth in Zoom’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2021 and the proxy statement for Zoom’s 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which were filed with the SEC on March 18, 2021 and May 5, 2021, respectively. Stockholders may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such participants by reading the registration statement and the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC regarding the proposed merger when they become available. Investors should read the proxy statement/prospectus carefully when it becomes available before making any voting or investment decisions. You may obtain free copies of these documents from Five9 and Zoom using the sources indicated above.
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
|
Description |
|
2.1* | Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 16, 2021, by and among Zoom Video Communications, Inc., Five9, Inc. and Summer Merger Sub, Inc. | |
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
* |
Schedules omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Five9, Inc. agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule to the SEC upon request; provided, however, that Five9 may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for any schedules so furnished. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Five9, Inc. | ||||||
Dated: July 19, 2021 | By: |
/s/Barry Zwarenstein |
||||
Barry Zwarenstein | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to Signing 8-K]
EXHIBIT 2.1
Execution Version
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.,
Summer Merger Sub, Inc.
and
Five9, Inc.
dated as of
July 16, 2021
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
|
||||||
ARTICLE I THE MERGER |
2 | |||||
SECTION 1.1. |
THE MERGER | 2 | ||||
SECTION 1.2. |
EFFECT OF THE MERGER | 2 | ||||
SECTION 1.3. |
THE CLOSING | 2 | ||||
SECTION 1.4. |
EFFECTIVE TIME | 2 | ||||
SECTION 1.5. |
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS | 2 | ||||
SECTION 1.6. |
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE SURVIVING COMPANY | 3 | ||||
ARTICLE II TREATMENT OF SECURITIES |
3 | |||||
SECTION 2.1. |
TREATMENT OF CAPITAL STOCK | 3 | ||||
SECTION 2.2. |
PAYMENT FOR SECURITIES; SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATES | 4 | ||||
SECTION 2.3. |
TREATMENT OF COMPANY EQUITY AWARDS | 7 | ||||
SECTION 2.4. |
WITHHOLDING | 9 | ||||
SECTION 2.5. |
FRACTIONAL SHARES | 9 | ||||
SECTION 2.6. |
TAX TREATMENT | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
9 | |||||
SECTION 3.1. |
QUALIFICATION, ORGANIZATION, SUBSIDIARIES, ETC. | 10 | ||||
SECTION 3.2. |
CAPITALIZATION | 10 | ||||
SECTION 3.3. |
CORPORATE AUTHORITY | 12 | ||||
SECTION 3.4. |
GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS; NO VIOLATION | 13 | ||||
SECTION 3.5. |
SEC REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 14 | ||||
SECTION 3.6. |
INTERNAL CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 15 | ||||
SECTION 3.7. |
NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES | 16 | ||||
SECTION 3.8. |
ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS | 16 | ||||
SECTION 3.9. |
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW; PERMITS | 16 | ||||
SECTION 3.10. |
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS | 19 | ||||
SECTION 3.11. |
LABOR MATTERS | 22 | ||||
SECTION 3.12. |
TAX MATTERS | 22 | ||||
SECTION 3.13. |
LITIGATION; ORDERS | 24 |
-i-
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
Page
|
||||||
SECTION 3.14. |
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY | 25 | ||||
SECTION 3.15. |
PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION | 28 | ||||
SECTION 3.16. |
REAL PROPERTY; ASSETS | 30 | ||||
SECTION 3.17. |
MATERIAL CONTRACTS | 30 | ||||
SECTION 3.18. |
ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS | 34 | ||||
SECTION 3.19. |
CUSTOMERS; SUPPLIERS; RESELLERS; GOVERNMENT ENTITIES | 34 | ||||
SECTION 3.20. |
INSURANCE | 35 | ||||
SECTION 3.21. |
INFORMATION SUPPLIED | 35 | ||||
SECTION 3.22. |
OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR | 36 | ||||
SECTION 3.23. |
STATE TAKEOVER STATUTES; ANTI-TAKEOVER LAWS | 36 | ||||
SECTION 3.24. |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS | 36 | ||||
SECTION 3.25. |
FINDERS AND BROKERS | 36 | ||||
SECTION 3.26. |
NO OTHER REPRESENTATIONS | 36 | ||||
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB |
37 | |||||
SECTION 4.1. |
QUALIFICATION, ORGANIZATION, ETC. | 37 | ||||
SECTION 4.2. |
CAPITALIZATION | 38 | ||||
SECTION 4.3. |
CORPORATE AUTHORITY | 39 | ||||
SECTION 4.4. |
GOVERNMENTAL CONSENTS; NO VIOLATION | 39 | ||||
SECTION 4.5. |
SEC REPORTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | 40 | ||||
SECTION 4.6. |
INTERNAL CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES | 41 | ||||
SECTION 4.7. |
NO UNDISCLOSED LIABILITIES | 42 | ||||
SECTION 4.8. |
ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS | 42 | ||||
SECTION 4.9. |
COMPLIANCE WITH LAW | 42 | ||||
SECTION 4.10. |
LITIGATION; ORDERS | 43 | ||||
SECTION 4.11. |
INFORMATION SUPPLIED | 43 | ||||
SECTION 4.12. |
VALID ISSUANCE | 43 | ||||
SECTION 4.13. |
FINDERS AND BROKERS | 44 | ||||
SECTION 4.14. |
STOCK OWNERSHIP | 44 |
-ii-
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
-iii-
TABLE OF CONTENTS
(continued)
Page
|
||||||
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER |
69 | |||||
SECTION 7.1. |
CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTYS OBLIGATIONS TO EFFECT THE MERGER | 69 | ||||
SECTION 7.2. |
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PARENT | 70 | ||||
SECTION 7.3. |
CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY | 71 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION |
72 | |||||
SECTION 8.1. |
TERMINATION | 72 | ||||
SECTION 8.2. |
EFFECT OF TERMINATION | 74 | ||||
ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS |
76 | |||||
SECTION 9.1. |
AMENDMENT AND MODIFICATION; WAIVER | 76 | ||||
SECTION 9.2. |
NON-SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 76 | ||||
SECTION 9.3. |
EXPENSES | 76 | ||||
SECTION 9.4. |
NOTICES | 76 | ||||
SECTION 9.5. |
INTERPRETATION | 77 | ||||
SECTION 9.6. |
COUNTERPARTS | 78 | ||||
SECTION 9.7. |
ENTIRE AGREEMENT; THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES | 78 | ||||
SECTION 9.8. |
SEVERABILITY | 78 | ||||
SECTION 9.9. |
GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION | 79 | ||||
SECTION 9.10. |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 79 | ||||
SECTION 9.11. |
ASSIGNMENT | 79 | ||||
SECTION 9.12. |
ENFORCEMENT; REMEDIES | 80 |
ANNEX A Definitions
-iv-
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this Agreement), dated as of July 16, 2021, is by and among Zoom Video Communications, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Parent), Summer Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (Merger Sub), and Five9, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company). All capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Annex A or as otherwise defined elsewhere in this Agreement, unless the context clearly provides otherwise. Parent, Merger Sub and the Company are each sometimes referred to herein as a Party and collectively, as the Parties.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, it is proposed that Merger Sub shall merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (the Merger) upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL), pursuant to which each share of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of the Company (the Company Common Stock), in each case, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than any Cancelled Shares or Converted Shares, will be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the DGCL;
WHEREAS, the Parties intend that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code), and that this Agreement be, and is hereby adopted as, a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.368-2(g) and for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code;
WHEREAS, the board of directors of the Company (the Company Board of Directors) unanimously (i) determined that the terms of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby (the Transactions), including the Merger and the issuance of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock in connection therewith, are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders (the Company Stockholders), (ii) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders and declared it advisable to enter into this Agreement, (iii) approved the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the performance by the Company of its covenants and agreements contained herein and the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein and (iv) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders approve the Transactions, including the Merger, and adopt this Agreement (the Company Board Recommendation);
WHEREAS, the board of directors of each of Parent and Merger Sub, and the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, have approved this Agreement and determined that this Agreement and the Transactions, including the Merger and the issuance of Parent Class A Common Stock in connection therewith, are advisable and fair to, and in the best interests of, Parent and Merger Sub and their respective stockholder(s); and
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in connection with the Merger and also prescribe various terms of and conditions to the Transactions, including the Merger.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
Section 1.1. The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL, at the Effective Time, Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, whereupon the separate existence of Merger Sub will cease, with the Company surviving the Merger (the Company, as the surviving entity in the Merger, sometimes being referred to herein as the Surviving Company), such that following the Merger, the Surviving Company will be a direct, wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent.
Section 1.2. Effect of the Merger. At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement, the Certificate of Merger and the applicable provisions of the DGCL.
Section 1.3. The Closing. The closing of the Merger (the Closing) shall take place by electronic exchange of deliverables, as promptly as practicable following, and in any case no later than the third (3rd) Business Day after the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver of the last of the conditions set forth in Article VII to be satisfied or waived (other than any such conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, waiver of such conditions at the Closing), unless another date or place is agreed to in writing by the Company and Parent. The date on which the Closing actually takes place is referred to as the Closing Date.
Section 1.4. Effective Time. On the Closing Date, the Parties shall cause a certificate of merger with respect to the Merger (the Certificate of Merger) to be duly executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as provided under the DGCL and make any other filings, recordings or publications required to be made by the Company or Merger Sub under the DGCL in connection with the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or on such other date and time as shall be agreed to by the Company and Parent and specified in the Certificate of Merger (such date and time being hereinafter referred to as the Effective Time).
Section 1.5. Governing Documents. Without limiting Section 6.4, at the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of Merger Sub shall be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, respectively, of the Surviving Company until thereafter changed or amended as provided therein or by applicable Law; provided that the name of the Surviving Company shall be Five9, Inc.
-2-
Section 1.6. Officers and Directors of the Surviving Company. Unless otherwise determined by Parent prior to the Effective Time, the officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, from and after the Effective Time, shall be the initial officers of the Surviving Company. The directors of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time, from and after the Effective Time, shall be the initial directors of the Surviving Company.
ARTICLE II
TREATMENT OF SECURITIES
Section 2.1. Treatment of Capital Stock.
(a) Treatment of Company Common Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the Parties or holders of any securities of the Company or of Merger Sub, subject to any applicable withholding Tax, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than any Cancelled Shares and any Converted Shares) shall be automatically converted into the right to receive 0.5533 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Parent (Parent Class A Common Stock), without interest (the Merger Consideration), in accordance with this Article II. From and after the Effective Time, all such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and each applicable holder of such Company Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the applicable portion of Merger Consideration therefor upon the surrender of such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.2, including the right to receive, pursuant to Section 2.5, cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Class A Common Stock, if any, into which such shares of Company Common Stock have been converted pursuant to this Section 2.1(a) (the Fractional Share Consideration), together with the amounts, if any, payable pursuant to Section 2.2(f).
(b) Certain Company Common Stock. At the Effective Time, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is owned or held in treasury by the Company or is owned by Parent or Merger Sub shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist, and no consideration shall be delivered in exchange therefor (collectively, the Cancelled Shares). At the Effective Time, each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time that is owned by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent (other than Merger Sub) or of the Company (the Converted Shares) shall be converted into such number of shares of common stock of the Surviving Company (Surviving Company Stock) equal to the product of (i) (x) the number of shares of Company Common Stock held by such Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time, divided by (y) the number of shares of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, and (ii) the total number of shares of Surviving Company Stock outstanding immediately after the consummation of the Merger.
(c) Treatment of Merger Sub Shares. At the Effective Time, each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub (the Merger Sub Shares) shall be automatically converted into and become one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Surviving Company Stock. From and after the Effective Time, all certificates representing
-3-
Merger Sub Shares shall be deemed for all purposes to represent the number of shares of Surviving Company Stock into which they were converted in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.
(d) Adjustment to Merger Consideration. The Merger Consideration shall be adjusted appropriately, without duplication, to reflect the effect of any stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend (including any dividend or distribution of securities convertible into Company Common Stock or Parent Class A Common Stock, as applicable), reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, exchange of shares or other like change with respect to the number of shares of Company Common Stock or shares of Parent Class A Common Stock outstanding after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time. Nothing in this Section 2.1(d) shall be construed to permit the Company or Parent to take any action with respect to its securities that is prohibited by the terms of this Agreement.
Section 2.2. Payment for Securities; Surrender of Certificates.
(a) Exchange Fund. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall designate a bank or trust company reasonably acceptable to the Company to act as the exchange agent in connection with the Merger (the Exchange Agent). The Exchange Agent shall also act as the agent for the Company Stockholders for the purpose of receiving and holding their Certificates and Book-Entry Shares and shall obtain no rights or interests in the shares represented thereby. At or immediately after the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit, or cause to be deposited, with the Exchange Agent (i) evidence of Parent Class A Common Stock issuable in book-entry form equal to the aggregate Merger Consideration (excluding any Fractional Share Consideration) payable pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and (ii) cash in immediately available funds in an amount sufficient to pay the Fractional Share Consideration in accordance with Section 2.5, and any dividends or other distributions under Section 2.2(f) (such evidence of book-entry shares of Parent Class A Common Stock and cash amounts, together with any dividends or other distributions with respect thereto, the Exchange Fund), in each case, for the sole benefit of the holders of Company Common Stock. In the event the Exchange Fund shall be insufficient to pay the Fractional Share Consideration in accordance with Section 2.5 and any dividends or other distributions under Section 2.2(f), Parent shall promptly deposit, or cause to be deposited, additional funds with the Exchange Agent in an amount that is equal to the shortfall that is required to make such payment. Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to make, and the Exchange Agent shall make, delivery of the Merger Consideration, including payment of the Fractional Share Consideration in accordance with Section 2.5, and any amounts payable in respect of dividends or other distributions on shares of Parent Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.2(f), out of the Exchange Fund in accordance with this Agreement. The Exchange Fund shall not be used for any purpose that is not expressly provided for in this Agreement. The cash portion of the Exchange Fund shall be invested by the Exchange Agent as reasonably directed by Parent; provided, however, that any investment of such cash shall in all events be limited to direct short-term obligations of, or short-term obligations fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the U.S. government, in commercial paper rated P-1 or A-1 or better by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. or Standard & Poors Corporation, respectively, or in certificates of deposit, bank repurchase agreements or bankers acceptances of commercial banks with capital exceeding $10 billion (based on the most recent financial statements of such bank that are then publicly available), and that no such investment or loss thereon shall affect the amounts payable to holders of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares pursuant to this Article II. Any interest and other income resulting from such investments shall be paid to Parent.
-4-
(b) Procedures for Surrender.
(i) Company Common Stock Certificates. Promptly after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to mail to each holder of record of a certificate or certificates which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares of Company Common Stock (the Certificates) and whose shares of Company Common Stock were converted pursuant to Section 2.1 into the right to receive the Merger Consideration (A) a letter of transmittal, which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon delivery of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof and, if required by Parent, an indemnity bond) to the Exchange Agent and shall be in such form and have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify and (B) instructions for effecting the surrender of the Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof and, if required by Parent, an indemnity bond) in exchange for payment of the Merger Consideration into which such shares of Company Common Stock have been converted pursuant to Section 2.1, including any amount payable in respect of Fractional Share Consideration in accordance with Section 2.5, and any dividends or other distributions on shares of Parent Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.2(f). Upon surrender of a Certificate (or an affidavit of loss in lieu thereof and, if required by Parent, an indemnity bond) for cancellation to the Exchange Agent or to such other agent or agents as may be appointed by Parent, together with such letter of transmittal duly completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor the applicable Merger Consideration pursuant to the provisions of this Article II, including any Fractional Share Consideration that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.5, and any amounts that such holder has the right to receive in respect of dividends or other distributions on shares of Parent Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.2(f) for each share of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate, and the Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof and, if required by Parent, an indemnity bond) so surrendered shall be forthwith cancelled. The Exchange Agent shall accept such Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof and, if required by Parent, an indemnity bond) upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as the Exchange Agent may impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance with normal exchange practices. If payment of the Merger Consideration is to be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered Certificate is registered, it shall be a condition precedent of payment that (x) the Certificate so surrendered shall be properly endorsed or shall be otherwise in proper form for transfer and (y) the Person requesting such payment shall have paid any transfer and other similar Taxes required by reason of the payment of the Merger Consideration to a Person other than the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered or shall have established to the satisfaction of Parent that such Tax either has been paid or is not required to be paid.
(ii) Book-Entry Shares. Any holder of or non-certificated Company Common Stock represented by book-entry (Book-Entry Shares) and whose shares of Company Common Stock were converted pursuant to Section 2.1 into the right to receive the Merger Consideration shall not be required to deliver a Certificate or an executed letter of transmittal to the Exchange Agent to receive the Merger Consideration. In lieu thereof, each registered holder
-5-
of one or more Book-Entry Shares shall automatically upon the Effective Time be entitled to receive, and Parent shall cause the Exchange Agent to pay and deliver as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time the applicable Merger Consideration pursuant to the provisions of this Article II, including any Fractional Share Consideration that such holder has the right to receive pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.5, and any amounts that such holder has the right to receive in respect of dividends or other distributions on shares of Parent Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.2(f), for each share of Company Common Stock formerly represented by such Book-Entry Share, and the Book-Entry Share so exchanged shall be forthwith cancelled. Payment of the Merger Consideration with respect to Book-Entry Shares shall only be made to the Person in whose name such Book-Entry Shares are registered.
(iii) No Interest. No interest shall be paid or accrue on any portion of the Merger Consideration payable upon surrender of any Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof in accordance with Section 2.2(e)) or in respect of any Book-Entry Share.
(c) Transfer Books; No Further Ownership Rights in Company Common Stock. At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company shall be closed and thereafter there shall be no further registration of transfers of Company Common Stock on the records of the Company. Until surrendered as contemplated by this Section 2.2, each Certificate and Book-Entry Share shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive the applicable Merger Consideration as contemplated by this Article II. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or Book-Entry Shares are presented to Parent for any reason, they shall be cancelled and exchanged as provided in this Agreement.
(d) Termination of Exchange Fund; No Liability. At any time following the first (1st) anniversary of the Effective Time, Parent shall be entitled to require the Exchange Agent to deliver to it any funds (including any interest received with respect thereto) remaining in the Exchange Fund that have not been disbursed, or for which disbursement is pending subject only to the Exchange Agents routine administrative procedures, to holders of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares, and thereafter such holders shall be entitled to look only to Parent (subject to abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws) as general creditors thereof with respect to the applicable Merger Consideration, including any amount payable in respect of Fractional Share Consideration in accordance with Section 2.5, and any dividends or other distributions on shares of Parent Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.2(f), payable upon due surrender of their Certificates (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof in accordance with Section 2.2(e)) or Book-Entry Shares and compliance with the procedures in Section 2.2(b), without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Parent, the Company, Merger Sub, the Surviving Company or the Exchange Agent shall be liable to any holder of a Certificate or Book-Entry Share for any Merger Consideration or other amounts delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Law.
(e) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event that any Certificates shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, the Exchange Agent shall issue in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificates, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the holder thereof and, if required by Parent, an indemnity bond, the applicable Merger Consideration payable in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.1, including any amount payable in respect of Fractional Share Consideration in accordance with Section 2.5, and any dividends or other distributions on shares of Parent Class A Common Stock in accordance with Section 2.2(f).
-6-
(f) Dividends or Distributions with Respect to Parent Class A Common Stock. No dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Class A Common Stock with a record date after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered Certificate or Book-Entry Share with respect to the shares of Parent Class A Common Stock issuable hereunder, and all such dividends and other distributions shall be paid by Parent to the Exchange Agent and shall be included in the Exchange Fund, in each case, until the surrender of such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof and, if required by Parent, an indemnity bond) or Book-Entry Share in accordance with this Agreement. Subject to applicable Law, following surrender of any such Certificate (or affidavit of loss in lieu thereof and, if required by Parent, an indemnity bond) or Book-Entry Share, there shall be paid to the holder thereof, without interest, (i) the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time theretofore paid with respect to such shares of Parent Class A Common Stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to such surrender and with a payment date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect to such shares of Parent Class A Common Stock.
Section 2.3. Treatment of Company Equity Awards.
(a) At the Effective Time, each Company Option held by any former employee of the Company or a Company Subsidiary or any non-employee director of the Company shall, in each case, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled, with the holder of such Company Option becoming entitled to receive within five (5) Business Days, in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, the Merger Consideration in respect of each Net Share covered by such Company Option, less applicable Tax withholdings.
(b) At the Effective Time, each Company Option that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than a Company Option covered by Section 2.3(a)) shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, cease to represent a right to acquire shares of Company Common Stock and shall be assumed and converted automatically into an option to purchase the number of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock (each, an Adjusted Option) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the Exchange Ratio, with any fractional shares rounded down to the nearest whole share. Each Adjusted Option shall have an exercise price per share of Parent Class A Common Stock equal to (i) the per share exercise price for shares of Company Common Stock subject to the corresponding Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by (ii) the Exchange Ratio, rounded up to the nearest whole cent. Each Adjusted Option shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company Option under the applicable Company Equity Plan and the agreement evidencing the grant thereunder, including vesting terms.
-7-
(c) At the Effective Time, each Company RSU that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and that is held by a non-employee director of the Company will vest as of the Effective Time and shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be cancelled, with the holder of such Company RSU becoming entitled to receive within five (5) Business Days (or such later date required by Section 409A of the Code), in full satisfaction of the rights of such holder with respect thereto, the Merger Consideration in respect of each share of Company Common Stock subject to such Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(d) At the Effective Time, each Company RSU (other than any Company RSU covered by Section 2.3(c)) that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall, without any action on the part of Parent, the Company or the holder thereof, be assumed and converted automatically into a restricted stock unit with respect to a number of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock (each, an Adjusted RSU) equal to the product obtained by multiplying (i) the total number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to the Company RSU immediately prior to the Effective Time by (ii) the Exchange Ratio, with any fractional shares rounded to the nearest whole share. Each Adjusted RSU shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to the corresponding Company RSU under the applicable Company Equity Plan and the agreement evidencing the grant thereunder, including vesting terms.
(e) As soon as practicable following the date hereof, the Company shall take all actions with respect to the Company ESPP that are necessary to provide that: (i) with respect to any offering periods in effect as of the date hereof (the Current ESPP Offering Periods), no employee who is not a participant in the Company ESPP as of the date hereof may become a participant in the Company ESPP and no participant may increase the percentage amount of his or her payroll deduction election from that in effect on the date hereof for such Current ESPP Offering Periods; (ii) subject to the consummation of the Merger, the Company ESPP shall terminate effective immediately prior to the Effective Time; (iii) if the Current ESPP Offering Periods terminate prior to the Effective Time, then the Company ESPP shall be suspended and no new offering period shall be commenced under the Company ESPP prior to the termination of this Agreement; and (iv) if any Current ESPP Offering Period is still in effect at the Effective Time, then the last day of such Current ESPP Offering Period shall be accelerated to a date prior to the Closing Date as specified by the Company Board of Directors in accordance with the Company ESPP.
(f) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall pass resolutions as are necessary for the treatment of the Company Equity Awards and the Company ESPP as contemplated by this Section 2.3.
(g) Parent shall file with the SEC, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time, one or more appropriate registration statements (on Form S-8 or any successor or other appropriate forms) relating to the shares of Parent Class A Common Stock issuable with respect to the Adjusted Options and Adjusted RSUs. Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the effectiveness of such registration statement or statements for so long as Adjusted Options and Adjusted RSUs remain outstanding and shall reserve a sufficient number of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock for issuance upon exercise or settlement thereof.
-8-
Section 2.4. Withholding. Each of the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, the Surviving Company and the Exchange Agent shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from amounts otherwise payable or deliverable pursuant to this Agreement any amounts as are required to be withheld or deducted with respect to such payment under the Code, or any other applicable Law. To the extent that amounts are so deducted or withheld, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the Person in respect of which such deduction or withholding was made.
Section 2.5. Fractional Shares. No certificate or scrip representing fractional shares of Parent Class A Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for exchange of Certificates or Book-Entry Shares, and such fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a stockholder of Parent. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each holder of Company Common Stock converted pursuant to the Merger who would otherwise have been entitled to receive a fraction of a share of Parent Class A Common Stock (after aggregating all shares represented by the Certificates and Book-Entry Shares delivered by such holder) shall receive, in lieu thereof, cash, without interest, in an amount equal to such fraction of a share of Parent Class A Common Stock multiplied by the Parent Trading Price, rounded to the nearest whole cent.
Section 2.6. Tax Treatment. It is intended that, for U.S. federal income Tax purposes, the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, and that this Agreement is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as, a plan of reorganization within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(g) and for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as disclosed in (x) the Companys Annual Report filed on Form 10-K on March 1, 2021 or any other Company SEC Documents filed or furnished by the Company with the SEC on or after January 1, 2019 and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (including any exhibits and any other information incorporated by reference therein, but excluding any predictive, cautionary or forward looking disclosures contained under the captions risk factors, forward looking statements or any similar precautionary sections and other disclosures contained therein that are predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature) or (y) the applicable section of the disclosure letter delivered by the Company to Parent immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the Company Disclosure Letter) (it being understood that any information set forth in one section or subsection of the Company Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to apply to and qualify (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) the representation and warranty set forth in this Agreement to which it corresponds in number and, whether or not an explicit reference or cross-reference is made, each other representation and warranty set forth in this Article III for which it is reasonably apparent on its face that such information is relevant to such other section), the Company represents and warrants to Parent and Merger Sub as set forth below.
-9-
Section 3.1. Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries, etc.
(a) The Company is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization. Except as would not be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Company Subsidiary is a legal entity duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted. Each of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or, where relevant, in good standing, (1) has not and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect and (2) has not had and would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, prior to the Outside Date. The Company has filed with the SEC, prior to the date hereof, a complete and accurate copy of the Company Governing Documents as amended to the date hereof. The Company Governing Documents are in full force and effect and the Company is not in violation of the Company Governing Documents. The Company has made available to Parent prior to the date hereof complete and accurate copies of the certificates of incorporation and bylaws, or equivalent organizational or governing documents, of each of the Companys Subsidiaries, each as currently in effect.
(b) All the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests in, each Company Subsidiary have been validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and are wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens or Liens arising under any applicable securities Laws. Section 3.1(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth an accurate and complete list of each Company Subsidiary, together with (i) the jurisdiction of incorporation or organization, as the case may be, of each Company Subsidiary, (ii) the type and percentage of interests held, directly or indirectly, by the Company in each Company Subsidiary, (iii) the names and the type of and percentage of interest held by any Person other than the Company or a Company Subsidiary in each Company Subsidiary or in each such other Person and (iv) the classification for U.S. federal income Tax purposes of each Company Subsidiary. Other than the Company Subsidiaries, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary owns any equity or other economic interest in any other Person.
Section 3.2. Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 450,000,000 shares of Company Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (Company Preferred Stock). As of July 14, 2021, (the Company Capitalization Date), (i) (A) 67,684,173 shares of Company Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (B) 21,383 shares of Company Common Stock were held in the Companys treasury, (C) no shares of Company Common Stock were held by the Company Subsidiaries, (D) Company Options covering
-10-
2,129,599 shares of Company Common Stock were outstanding, with a weighted average exercise price per share of $36.69, and (E) Company RSUs covering 2,312,727 shares of Company Common Stock were outstanding; (ii) 18,565,133 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company Equity Plans; (iii) 3,128,696 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the Company ESPP; (iv) 6,575,386 shares of Company Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the Convertible Notes Indentures; and (v) no shares of Company Preferred Stock were issued or outstanding. All the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are, and all shares of Company Common Stock reserved for issuance as described above shall be, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights. No event or circumstance has occurred that has resulted in (i) an adjustment to the Conversion Rate (as defined in the 2023 Notes Indenture as in effect on the date hereof) from 24.4978 shares of Common Stock (as defined in the 2023 Notes Indenture as in effect on the date hereof) per $1,000 principal amount of 2023 Notes, (ii) an adjustment to the Conversion Rate (as defined in the 2025 Notes Indenture as in effect on the date hereof) from 7.4437 shares of Common Stock (as defined in the 2023 Notes Indenture as in effect on the date hereof) per $1,000 principal amount of 2025 Notes, (iii) a Potential Adjustment Event or otherwise an adjustment to the Option Entitlement, the Strike Price or the Cap Price (each as defined in the 2023 Capped Call Confirmations), (iv) a Potential Adjustment Event or otherwise an adjustment to the Option Entitlement, the Strike Price or the Cap Price (each as defined in the 2025 Capped Call Confirmations), or (v) an Additional Termination Event (as defined in the 2023 Capped Call Confirmation or 2025 Capped Call Confirmation, as applicable) or other termination of all or any portion of the transactions under 2023 Capped Call Confirmations or the 2025 Capped Call Confirmation.
(b) Section 3.2(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list, as of the Company Capitalization Date, of (i) each Company Equity Award, (ii) the name of the Company Equity Award holder (to the extent permissible under applicable Law), (iii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock underlying each Company Equity Award, (iv) the date on which the Company Equity Award was granted, (v) the Company Equity Plan under which the Company Equity Award was granted, (vi) the vesting schedule with respect to the Company Equity Award, including any right of acceleration of such vesting schedule, (vii) the exercise price of each Company Equity Award, if applicable, and (viii) the expiration date of each Company Equity Award, if applicable.
(c) Except as set forth in Section 3.2(a) and Section 3.2(b), and other than the shares of Company Common Stock that have become outstanding after the Company Capitalization Date that were reserved for issuance as set forth in Section 3.2(a)(ii) and issued in accordance with the terms of the applicable Company Equity Plan and Company Equity Award, in each case as of the date hereof: (i) the Company does not have any shares of capital stock or other equity interests issued or outstanding and (ii) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, exchangeable or convertible securities or other similar rights, agreements or commitments or any other Contract to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or is otherwise bound obligating the Company or any Company Subsidiary to (A) issue, transfer or sell, or make any payment with respect to, any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or securities convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for, or that correspond to, such shares or equity interests, (B) grant, extend or enter
-11-
into any such subscription, option, warrant, put, call, exchangeable or convertible securities or other similar right, agreement or commitment, (C) redeem or otherwise acquire any such shares of capital stock or other equity interests or (D) provide any amount of funds to, or make any investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or otherwise) in, any Company Subsidiary that is not wholly owned or in any other Person. There are no outstanding obligations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (1) restricting the transfer of, (2) affecting the voting rights of, (3) requiring the repurchase, redemption or disposition of, or containing any right of first refusal, right of first offer or similar right with respect to, (4) requiring the registration for sale of or (5) granting any preemptive or anti-dilutive rights with respect to, any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other similar obligations, the holders of which have the right to vote (or, other than the Convertible Notes, which are convertible into or exercisable for cash or securities having the right to vote) with the Company Stockholders on any matter.
(e) There are no voting trusts or other agreements, commitments or understandings to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary (or to the Companys Knowledge, a Company Stockholder) is a party with respect to the voting of the capital stock or other equity interests of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(f) On July 9, 2021, the Company removed the restrictive notes legend required by Section 2.05(c) of the 2025 Notes Indenture, or caused to be deemed removed such restrictive notes legend, from the 2025 Notes, and caused such 2025 Notes to be assigned an unrestricted CUSIP number as a result thereof, in each case, in accordance with the terms of the 2025 Notes Indenture. Except as set forth in Section 3.2(f) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there is no Additional Interest (as defined in the 2025 Notes Indenture) or other amounts owed by the Company under the 2025 Notes Indenture pursuant to Section 4.06(e) thereof.
Section 3.3. Corporate Authority.
(a) The Company has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by the Company Board of Directors and no other corporate proceedings (pursuant to the Company Governing Documents or otherwise) on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize the consummation of, and to consummate, the Transactions, except, with respect to the Merger, the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval and, for the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. On or prior to the date hereof, the Company Board of Directors has unanimously (i) determined that the terms of the Transactions, including the Merger, are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and the Company Stockholders, (ii) determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Company Stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (iii) approved the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement, the performance by the Company of its covenants and agreements contained herein and the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, and (iv) resolved to recommend that the Company Stockholders approve the Transactions, including the Merger, and
-12-
adopt this Agreement. None of the foregoing actions by the Company Board of Directors has been rescinded or modified in any way (unless a Change of Recommendation has been effected after the date hereof in accordance with the terms of Section 5.3).
(b) The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Company Common Stock entitled to vote thereon (the Company Stockholder Approval) to approve the Merger and adopt this Agreement is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of the Companys capital stock necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger.
(c) This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Sub, constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except that (i) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, examinership, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating to creditors rights generally and (ii) equitable remedies of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any Proceeding therefor may be brought (collectively, the Enforceability Limitations).
Section 3.4. Governmental Consents; No Violation.
(a) Other than in connection with or in compliance with (i) the DGCL, (ii) the filing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the registration statement on Form S-4 to register under the Securities Act the offer and sale of Parent Class A Common Stock pursuant to Merger (together with all amendments and supplements thereto, and including all exhibits thereto, the Form S-4) with the SEC and any amendments or supplements thereto and declaration of effectiveness of the Form S-4 and the mailing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, (iii) the Securities Act, (iv) the Exchange Act, (v) applicable state securities, takeover and blue sky Laws, (vi) the HSR Act and any other requisite clearances or approvals under any other applicable requirements of other Antitrust Laws, (vii) the Communications Approvals, and (viii) any applicable requirements of Nasdaq, no authorization, permit, notification to, consent or approval of, or filing with, any Governmental Entity is anticipated to be necessary or required, under applicable Law, for the consummation by the Company of the Transactions, except for such authorizations, permits, notifications, consents, approvals or filings that, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, (1) a Company Material Adverse Effect or (2) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, prior to the Outside Date.
(b) The execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement do not, and, subject to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval and except as described in Section 3.4(a), the consummation of the Transactions and compliance with the provisions hereof will not (i) conflict with or result in any violation or breach of, or default or change of control (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, modification, cancellation, first offer, first refusal or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under any Material Contract binding upon the Company or any Company Subsidiary or to which any of them are a party or by or to which any of their respective properties,
-13-
rights or assets are bound or subject, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties, rights or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than Permitted Liens, (ii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of (A) the Company Governing Documents or (B) the organizational or governing documents of any Company Subsidiary or (iii) conflict with or violate any Laws applicable to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, rights or assets, other than in the case of clauses (i), (ii)(B) and (iii), any such violation, breach, conflict, default, termination, modification, cancellation, acceleration, right, loss or Lien that has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, (1) a Company Material Adverse Effect or (2) a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, prior to the Outside Date.
Section 3.5. SEC Reports and Financial Statements.
(a) Since January 1, 2019, the Company has timely filed or furnished all forms, statements, schedules, documents and reports required to be filed or furnished by it with the SEC (such forms, statements, schedules, documents and reports, the Company SEC Documents). As of their respective filing dates or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of (and giving effect to) the last such amendment, the Company SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (the Sarbanes Oxley Act), the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and the listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq, and none of the Company SEC Documents contained (or, with respect to the Company SEC Documents filed after the date hereof, will contain) any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted (or with respect to the Company SEC Documents filed after the date hereof, will omit) to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Since January 1, 2019, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received from the SEC or any other Governmental Entity any written comments or questions with respect to any of the Company SEC Documents (including the financial statements included therein) that are not resolved, or, as of the date hereof, has received any written notice from the SEC or other Governmental Entity that such Company SEC Documents (including the financial statements included therein) are being reviewed or investigated, and, to the Companys Knowledge, there is not, as of the date hereof, any investigation or review being conducted by the SEC or any other Governmental Entity of any Company SEC Documents (including the financial statements included therein). No Company Subsidiary is required to file any forms, reports or other documents with the SEC.
(b) The consolidated financial statements (including all related notes and schedules) of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the Company SEC Documents when filed or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of (and giving effect to) the last such amendment, complied in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, in each case in effect at the time of such filing, and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as at the respective dates thereof, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of the unaudited quarterly financial statements, to normal year-end
-14-
audit adjustments and any other adjustment described therein permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC and to the absence of notes) in conformity with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (subject, in the case of the unaudited quarterly financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and any other adjustment described therein permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC and to the absence of notes).
(c) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended. Each required form, report and document containing financial statements that has been filed with or submitted to the SEC was accompanied by any certifications required to be filed or submitted by the Companys principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, at the time of filing or submission of each such certification, such certification complied in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Neither the Company nor any of its executive officers has received written notice from any Governmental Entity challenging or questioning the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing of such certifications.
(d) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, or has any Contract to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract, including any Contract relating to any transaction or relationship between or among the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand, or any off-balance sheet arrangements (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC), in any such case, where the purpose of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, the Company in the Companys published financial statements or any Company SEC Document.
Section 3.6. Internal Controls and Procedures. The Company has established and maintains, and at all times since January 1, 2019 has maintained, disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Companys disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to the Companys management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act. Since January 1, 2019, the Companys principal executive officer and its principal financial officer have disclosed to the Companys auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board of Directors (the material circumstances of which (if any) and significant facts learned during the preparation of such disclosure have been made available to Parent prior to the date hereof) (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the
-15-
Companys internal controls over financial reporting and (iii) any written claim or allegation regarding clauses (i) or (ii). Since January 1, 2019 through the date hereof, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any material, unresolved complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls.
Section 3.7. No Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has any liabilities of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent, absolute or otherwise, except (a) as and to the extent specifically disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the Companys consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto) as of March 31, 2021 included in the Company SEC Documents filed or furnished prior to the date hereof, (b) for liabilities incurred or which have been discharged or paid in full, in each case, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since December 31, 2020 (other than any liability for any material breaches of Contracts), (c) as expressly required or expressly contemplated by this Agreement and (d) for liabilities which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 3.8. Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
(a) From December 31, 2020 through the date hereof, there has not occurred any Effect that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) From December 31, 2020 through the date hereof, (i) except to the extent it relates to the events giving rise to and the discussion and negotiation of this Agreement and the Transactions, the businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have been conducted in all material respects in the ordinary course of business and (ii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has taken any action that, if taken after the date hereof, would constitute a breach of, or require the consent of Parent under Section 5.1 (other than any actions specified by clauses (i), (iv), (v), (vii), (x), (xi), (xii), (xvi), (xx), (xxi), (xxv) or (xxviii) (to the extent clause (xxviii) relates to the foregoing clauses)).
Section 3.9. Compliance with Law; Permits.
(a) The Company and each Company Subsidiary are and have been since January 1, 2019 in compliance with, and not in default under or in violation of, any Laws (including Environmental Laws, Communications Laws and employee benefits and labor Laws) applicable to the Company, such Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, except where such non-compliance, default or violation has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received written notice of any violation of Law, including, without limitation, any Communications Law, or order applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries or, in the last two years, has been the subject of a fine or consent decree relating to compliance with any Communications Law, or order applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries, except for violations that would not, individually or in the aggregate, result in material liability to the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. The Company and its
-16-
Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The Company and its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all FCC and State PUC universal service rules, including but not limited to filing obligations, universal service assessments, and the rules governing any universal service support received (directly or from customers subsidized under the applicable rules). The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the terms of the letter of assurance filed with the FCC on June 8, 2015 under file number ITC-214-20130119-00017. The Company and its Subsidiaries have paid all regulatory fees, telecommunications relay service fees and other payments required to be made by them prior to the date of this Agreement under the rules or policies of the FCC or any State PUC.
(b) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and have been since January 1, 2019 in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, business licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals, registrations, qualifications, clearances orders or other rights and privileges, in each case, whether issued by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity or pursuant to any applicable Law (including pursuant to Communications Laws) necessary for the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their properties and assets or to carry on their businesses as they are now being conducted (the Company Permits), except where the failure to have any of the Company Permits has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, all Company Permits are in full force and effect, no default (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) has occurred under any such Company Permit and none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice from any Governmental Entity threatening to suspend, revoke, withdraw or modify any such Company Permit.
(c) Section 3.9(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter lists, as of the date hereof, all of the material communications Company Permits (including certificates of public convenience and necessity or similar instruments) used or necessary to operate the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries issued by the FCC, any Foreign Governmental Body, or any State PUC (Communications Authorizations). Each Communications Authorization is in full force and effect and has not been revoked, reversed, stayed, set aside, annulled or suspended. The Communications Authorizations are the only material Company Permits required from the FCC, any Foreign Governmental Body, or any applicable State PUC to operate the Company or any of its Subsidiarys business as currently conducted.
(d) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since July 1, 2016, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective officers, directors, or employees, in connection with the business of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or, to the Companys Knowledge, any other third party acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, has (i) taken any action in violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Law, (ii) directly or indirectly offered, authorized, promised, provided or given any payment or thing of value to any Person for the purpose of influencing any act or decision of such Person to unlawfully obtain or retain business or other advantage or (iii) taken any other action that would constitute an offer to pay, a promise to pay or a payment of money or anything else of
-17-
value, or an authorization of such offer, promise or payment, directly or indirectly, to any Representative of another company or entity in the course of their business dealings with the Company or any Company Subsidiary, in order to unlawfully induce such Person to act against the interest of his or her employer or principal.
(e) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since July 1, 2016, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has been subject to any actual, pending, or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened civil, criminal, or administrative actions, suits, demands, claims, hearings, notices of violation, investigations, Proceedings, demand letters, settlements or enforcement actions, or made any voluntary disclosures to any Governmental Entity, involving the Company or any Company Subsidiary in any way relating to applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. The Company has established and maintains a compliance program and reasonable internal controls and procedures appropriate to the requirements of applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.
(f) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since July 1, 2016, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have at all times conducted their businesses in all respects in accordance with United States economic sanctions Laws administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (OFAC) and all other applicable Import Restrictions and Export Controls. Since July 1, 2016, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have maintained in all material respects all records required to be maintained in the Companys and the Company Subsidiaries possession as required under the Import Restrictions and Export Controls.
(g) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since July 1, 2016, (i) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has sold, exported, re-exported, transferred, diverted, or otherwise disposed of any products, Software, or technology (including products derived from or based on such technology) in violation of applicable Export Controls and (ii) the Company has obtained all requisite licenses and other consents, authorizations, or registrations, or filed declarations and other filings required for the export, re-export, release, transfer, and import of the Companys products and technologies. Further, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all terms and conditions of any such licenses or authorizations issued or approved by the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls of the U.S. State Department, the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Commerce Department, or OFAC that is or has been in force since July 1, 2016. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since July 1, 2016, except pursuant to valid licenses, license exceptions or exemptions, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not released or disclosed controlled technical data or technology to any foreign national whether in the United States or abroad, in violation of applicable Export Controls.
(h) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, or, to the Companys Knowledge, any agent or affiliate of the Company or any Company Subsidiary: (i) is, is controlled by, or is 50% or more owned by,
-18-
one or more Persons or entities included on OFACs List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons, Foreign Sanctions Evaders List, or Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List, or the Department of Commerces Denied Persons List, Unverified List, or Entity List, or similar sanctions-related list of designated persons maintained by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, any Member State of the European Union, or the United Kingdom (irrespective of its status vis-à-vis the European Union) (such entities, Persons or organizations collectively, the Restricted Parties) or (ii) has, since July 1, 2016, conducted any business with or engaged in any transaction or arrangement with or involving, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Parties or countries subject to economic or trade sanctions (currently, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and the Crimea region of Ukraine) or persons therein in violation of applicable Law. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is subject to any pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened action by any Governmental Entity that would restrict its ability to engage in export transactions, bar it from exporting or otherwise limit in any material respect its exporting activities or sales to any Governmental Entity. Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has, since July 1, 2016, been a party to any allegation, claim, investigation, prosecution, or enforcement action related to violations of Export Controls, and to the Companys Knowledge, there are no actions, conditions or circumstances pertaining to the Companys or the Company Subsidiaries export transactions that would reasonably be expected to give rise to future claims.
(i) The Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing and other rules and regulations of Nasdaq.
(j) Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary uses network equipment manufactured by any company designated a national security threat by the FCC pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 54.9(a).
(k) All material interconnection and other intercarrier agreements required for the Company and its Subsidiaries to conduct their business as currently conducted are in full force and effect as of the date hereof. No party to any such agreement has requested renegotiation of such agreement or provided notice of termination of such agreement (failures to renew upon expiration shall not be deemed to be a termination), and the Company is in compliance with all material terms of such agreements.
Section 3.10. Employee Benefit Plans.
(a) Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth each material Company Benefit Plan (excluding at-will offer letters or agreements made in the ordinary course of business on the Companys standard form that has been provided to Parent, in each case that are cancellable without severance or other similar cost or liability to the Company upon thirty (30) days or less notice (other than any statutory severance obligations) and any Company Benefit Plan that is governed by applicable Law). For purposes of this Agreement, Company Benefit Plan means each employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), whether or not subject to ERISA, and each bonus, stock, stock option or other equity-based compensation
-19-
arrangement or plan, incentive, deferred compensation, retirement or supplemental retirement, severance, employment, consulting, change-in-control, collective bargaining, profit sharing, pension, vacation, cafeteria, dependent care, medical care, employee assistance program, education or tuition assistance programs, and each insurance and other similar fringe or employee benefit plan, policy, program, agreement or arrangement, whether or not written, in each case, for the benefit of current or former employees, directors or individual consultants (or any other Person contracted to provide services that is controlled by an individual consultant) (or any dependent or beneficiary thereof) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or with respect to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has or may have any obligation or liability (whether actual or contingent, including on account of any ERISA Affiliate). With respect to each material Company Benefit Plan, the Company has made available to Parent correct and complete copies of (or, to the extent no such copy exists, a description of), in each case, to the extent applicable, (i) all plan documents, summary plan descriptions, summaries of material modifications, and amendments related to such plans and any related trust agreement, (ii) the most recent Form 5500 Annual Report, (iii) the most recent audited financial statement and actuarial valuation, (iv) all material filings and correspondence with any Governmental Entity and (v) all material related agreements, insurance contracts and other agreements which implement each such Company Benefit Plan.
(b) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, each of the Company Benefit Plans has been operated and administered in accordance with its terms and in compliance with applicable Law, including ERISA, the Code and, in each case, the regulations thereunder. No liability under Title IV of ERISA has been incurred by the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates that has not been satisfied in full, and to the Companys Knowledge no condition exists that is likely to cause the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates to incur any such liability. All material contributions or other material amounts payable by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries pursuant to each Company Benefit Plan in respect of current or prior plan years have been timely paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP or applicable international accounting standards. There are no pending, or to the Companys Knowledge, threatened or anticipated claims, actions, investigations or audits (other than routine claims for benefits) by, on behalf of or against any of the Company Benefit Plans or any trusts related thereto that would result in a material liability.
(c) Within the last six (6) years, no Company Benefit Plan has been an employee benefit plan subject to Section 302 or Title IV of ERISA or Section 412, 430 or 4971 of the Code. None of the Company, its Subsidiaries or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has incurred or is reasonably expected to incur any Controlled Group Liability that has not been satisfied in full.
(d) Neither the Company, its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective ERISA Affiliates has, at any time during the preceding six (6) years, contributed to, been obligated to contribute to or had any liability (including any contingent liability) with respect to any Multiemployer Plan or a plan that has two (2) or more contributing sponsors, at least two (2) of whom are not under common control, within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA.
-20-
(e) No Company Benefit Plan provides benefits, including death or medical benefits (whether or not insured), with respect to current or former employees or directors of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries beyond their retirement or other termination of service, other than coverage mandated by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, or comparable U.S. state Law.
(f) (i) Each of the Company Benefit Plans that is intended to be qualified within the meaning of Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter or opinion letter as to its qualification and (ii) to the Companys Knowledge, there are no existing circumstances or any events that have occurred that would reasonably be expected to adversely affect the qualified status of any such plan. Each such favorable determination letter has been provided or made available to Parent.
(g) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions (either alone or in conjunction with any other event) will, except as required by the terms of this Agreement, (i) result in any payment (including severance and unemployment compensation, forgiveness of Indebtedness or otherwise) becoming due to any current or former director or any employee of the Company or any Company Subsidiary under any Company Benefit Plan or otherwise, (ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Company Benefit Plan, (iii) result in any acceleration of the time of payment, funding or vesting of any such benefits, (iv) result in any breach or violation of, or default under or limit the Companys right to amend, modify, terminate or transfer the assets of, any Company Benefit Plan or (v) result in any payment (whether in cash or property or the vesting of property) to any disqualified individual (as such term is defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.280G-1) that would, individually or in combination with any other such payment, constitute an excess parachute payment (as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code).
(h) Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Company Benefit Plan, if any, which is maintained outside of the United States (i) has been operated in conformance with the applicable statutes or governmental regulations and rulings relating to such plans in the jurisdictions in which such Company Benefit Plan is present or operates and, to the extent relevant, the United States, (ii) that is intended to qualify for special tax treatment meet all requirements for such treatment and (iii) that is intended to be funded or book-reserved are fully funded or book reserved, as appropriate, based upon reasonable actuarial assumptions.
(i) Each Company Benefit Plan has been maintained and operated in documentary and operational compliance in all materials respects with Section 409A of the Code or an available exemption therefrom.
(j) The Company is not a party to nor does it have any obligation under any Company Benefit Plan to compensate any Person for excise Taxes payable pursuant to Section 4999 of the Code or for additional Taxes payable pursuant to Section 409A of the Code.
-21-
Section 3.11. Labor Matters.
(a) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to, or bound by, any collective bargaining agreement or other Contract with a labor union, works council or labor organization. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is (or has during the past two (2) years been) subject to a material labor dispute, strike or work stoppage. There are no organizational efforts with respect to the formation of a collective bargaining unit presently being made or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened involving employees of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(b) The Company and each Company Subsidiary are and have been since January 1, 2019 in compliance with all applicable Law respecting labor and employment, including, without limitation, immigration, fair employment practices, terms and conditions of employment, workers compensation, occupational safety, plant closings, mass layoffs, worker classification, sexual harassment, discrimination, exempt and non-exempt status, compensation and benefits, wages and hours and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988, as amended, except where such non-compliance has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(c) To the Companys Knowledge, in the last five (5) years, (i) no allegations of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment have been made against any employee at the level of Vice President or above, and (ii) neither the Company nor any of the Subsidiaries have entered into any settlement agreements related to allegations of discrimination, harassment, or sexual harassment or misconduct by any employee at the level of Vice President or above.
Section 3.12. Tax Matters.
(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have properly completed and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file) all Tax Returns that are required to be filed by or with respect to any of them and all such Tax Returns are true, correct and complete in all respects and were prepared in compliance with all applicable Law.
(b) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have timely paid in full to the appropriate Governmental Entity all Taxes required to be paid by any of them, and the financial statements of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries reflect full and adequate reserves, in accordance with GAAP, for all Taxes accrued but not yet paid by the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
(c) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have (i) timely paid, deducted, withheld and collected all material amounts required to be paid, deducted, withheld or collected by any of them with respect to any payment owing to, or received from, their employees, creditors, independent contractors, customers and other third parties (and have timely paid over any amounts so withheld, deducted or collected to the appropriate Governmental Entity (or is properly holding for such timely payment)), and (ii) otherwise complied in all material respects with all applicable Laws relating to the payment, withholding, collection and remittance of Taxes (including information reporting requirements).
-22-
(d) There is no (i) claim, litigation, audit, examination, investigation or other proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened in writing with respect to any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or (ii) deficiency or adjustment for any amount of Taxes that has been proposed, asserted or assessed by any Governmental Entity against the Company or any Company Subsidiary and that has not been fully satisfied by payment, in each case, except, solely with respect to any such claim, litigation, audit, examination, investigation, or other Proceeding arising after the date hereof, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has waived any statute of limitations with respect to any material Taxes or agreed to any extension of time with respect to a material amount of Tax assessment or deficiency (excluding extensions of time obtained by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with extensions obtained in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice for the filing of Tax Returns), which waiver or extension is still in effect.
(f) Within the last two (2) years, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has distributed stock of another Person, or has had its stock distributed by another Person, in a transaction that was purported or intended to be governed in whole or in part by Section 355(a) of the Code.
(g) None of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (i) is a party to or bound by, or has any obligation under, any Tax allocation, sharing, indemnity, or reimbursement agreement or arrangement (other than any customary Tax indemnification provisions in ordinary course commercial agreements not primarily related to Taxes, and other than any agreement or arrangement solely among the Company and the Company Subsidiaries), or (ii) has any material liability for Taxes of any Person (other than the Company or any Company Subsidiary) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Law) or as transferee or successor, or otherwise by operation of Law.
(h) There are no Liens in respect of or on account of material Taxes upon any property or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, other than Permitted Liens.
(i) Within the last six (6) years, no claim has been made in writing by any Tax authority in a jurisdiction where the Company or any Company Subsidiary has not filed Tax Returns of a particular type that the Company or any Company Subsidiary is or may be subject to material Tax by, or required to file Tax Returns with respect to material Taxes in, such jurisdiction.
(j) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is bound with respect to the current or any future taxable period by any closing agreement (within the meaning of Section 7121(a) of the Code or any similar or analogous provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law) or other ruling or written agreement with a Tax authority, in each case, with respect to material Taxes.
-23-
(k) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has participated in any listed transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law).
(l) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries (i) have not deferred, extended or delayed the payment of the employers share of any applicable employment taxes under Section 2302 of the CARES Act, (ii) have properly complied with and duly accounted for all credits received under Sections 7001 through 7005 of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116-127) and Section 2301 of the CARES Act, (iii) have not deferred any payroll tax obligations (including those imposed by Section 3101(a) and 3201 of the Code) (for example, by failure to timely withhold, deposit or remit such amounts in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) pursuant to or in connection with the Payroll Tax Executive Order, and (iv) have not sought, and do not intend to seek, a covered loan under paragraph (36) of Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), as added by Section 1102 of the CARES Act.
(m) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary (i) will be required to include a material item of income in, or exclude a material item of deduction from, taxable income for any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Closing Date as a result of (A) a change in method of accounting, or use of an improper method of accounting, in each case, occurring prior to the Closing Date, (B) a prepaid amount received (or deferred revenue recognized) or paid, prior to the Closing Date, or (C) an election under Section 108(i) of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Law) nor (ii) has made an election pursuant to Section 965(h) of the Code.
(n) All of the Companys currently outstanding financial instruments that it has treated as debt for U.S. federal income tax or financial accounting purposes (by deducting the interest, financial statement presentation, or otherwise) have not been treated as other than debt for any purpose, and, except to the extent otherwise required by a change in applicable Law or GAAP after the date hereof, will continue to be treated by the Company as debt for U.S. federal income tax or financial accounting purposes at all times through and immediately after the Effective Time.
(o) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is aware of the existence of any fact, or has taken or agreed to take any action, that would reasonably be expected to (i) prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or (ii) prevent or preclude the Company from delivering the Company Tax Representation Letter to Parent Counsel and Company Counsel in accordance with Section 6.14(b).
Section 3.13. Litigation; Orders. As of the date hereof, there are no Proceedings pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, rights or assets by or before, and there are no orders, judgments or decrees of or settlement agreements with, any Governmental Entity, that are or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
-24-
Section 3.14. Intellectual Property.
(a) Section 3.14(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate list as of the date hereof of all: (i) patents and patent applications, (ii) registered trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, slogans, brand names, trade names and corporate names and applications therefor, (iii) domain name and social media handle registrations, (iv) copyright registrations and applications for copyright registration, and (v) any other Intellectual Property that is the subject of an application, certificate, filing, registration or other document issued by, filed with, or recorded by the Company or any Company Subsidiary with any state, government or other public authority, in each case, that are owned by, filed in the name of, applied for by, or subject to a valid obligation of assignment to, the Company or any Company Subsidiary, whether wholly or jointly owned (the Company Registered Intellectual Property).
(b) The Company solely owns, or is the exclusive licensee of, each item of Company Intellectual Property free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. Each material item of Company Registered Intellectual Property is subsisting and has not expired, been cancelled, or been abandoned. To the Knowledge of the Company and each Company Subsidiary, each material item of Company Intellectual Property is valid and enforceable. No Proceeding (other than office actions in connection with the prosecution of applications) is pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened by or before any Governmental Entity, that challenges the legality, validity, enforceability, registration, use or ownership of any item of Company Intellectual Property.
(c) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has granted or transferred (or is obligated to grant or transfer) to any Person or has permitted (or is obligated to permit) any Person to retain any ownership interest, including any joint ownership interest, or any exclusive rights, in any Intellectual Property that is or was Company Intellectual Property and is material to the current conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(d) The Company and Company Subsidiaries may exercise, transfer, or license the Company Intellectual Property without material restriction or material payment to any Person; provided that the foregoing may not be deemed a representation or warranty regarding infringement or misappropriation.
(e) As of the date hereof, no Proceedings are pending or, to the Companys Knowledge, are threatened against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, alleging that the Company or any Company Subsidiary is infringing, misappropriating, diluting or otherwise violating the Intellectual Property of any Person. Except as has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and as to patent infringement, to the Companys Knowledge, the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, including the making, selling, leasing, licensing, distributing, supporting or other exploitation of the Company Products, as currently conducted, does not infringe, misappropriate, dilute, or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property of any Person or constitute unfair competition or unfair trade practices, and as conducted since January 1, 2016, has not infringed, violated, diluted, or misappropriated any Intellectual Property of any Person or constituted unfair competition or unfair trade practices.
-25-
(f) To the Companys Knowledge, (i) no Person is infringing, misappropriating, diluting, or otherwise violating any Company Intellectual Property, and (ii) since January 1, 2016, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has instituted or threatened to institute any Proceeding against any Person alleging such Person is infringing, misappropriating, diluting, using in an unauthorized manner or otherwise violating any Company Intellectual Property.
(g) Except as would not reasonably be expected to, either individually or in the aggregate, be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in each case in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has engaged or hired an employee, consultant or contractor (whether current or former) for the purpose of developing or creating any Technology, the Company or such Company Subsidiary has obtained, either by operation of Law or by valid assignment or transfer pursuant to an executed written agreement which transfers to the Company or the applicable Company Subsidiary exclusive ownership of all Intellectual Property associated therewith. The Company and each Company Subsidiary have taken commercially reasonable actions to maintain and protect all confidential information of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries that derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being known to other Persons, and all such information has been maintained in confidence as a trade secret in accordance with procedures that are customarily used in the industry to protect rights of like importance, except for any disclosures resulting from the knowing exercise of the Companys reasonable business discretion. To the Companys Knowledge, since January 1, 2016, there has been no unauthorized disclosure of the trade secrets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or unauthorized disclosure by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any third party information that has been supplied to the Company or any Company Subsidiary in confidence, except as has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have, and enforce, a policy requiring each employee, consultant and independent contractor that has access to any confidential information of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries to execute a confidentiality agreement that obligates such Person to maintain the confidentiality thereof, except where the failure to enforce such policy has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(h) Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has distributed any Software under an Open Source License in a manner that would require any material Software that embodies Company Intellectual Property (i) to be disclosed or distributed in Source Code form, (ii) to be licensed for the purposes of preparing derivative works, or (iii) to be redistributed at no charge. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are and have been in compliance with all Open Source Licenses to which they are subject except as would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(i) Section 3.14(i) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and accurate list of, and the Company has made available to Parent prior to the date hereof true and complete copies of, all Contracts pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary (i) grants any license, covenant not to assert, release, agreement not to enforce or prosecute, or other
-26-
immunity to any Person under or to any patent rights or material Company Intellectual Property, except Ordinary Course Licenses, and (ii) (other than Ordinary Course Licenses and Open Source Licenses) is granted a license, covenant not to assert, release, agreement not to enforce or prosecute, or immunity to or under any Persons Intellectual Property; and that in the case of both clauses (i) and (ii) that is material to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (the foregoing, the IP Contracts).
(j) The Company has made available to Parent prior to the date hereof a true and complete list of all material Company Products.
(k) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions will result in (i) a material breach, violation, modification, cancellation, termination, or suspension of any IP Contract that is material to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the release from escrow or disclosure of any Source Code or other material proprietary or confidential information or Technology of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (iii) the grant of (or requirement to grant) any license, covenant not to assert, release, agreement not to enforce or prosecute, or other immunity to or under any Company Intellectual Property to any Person, in each case, except as has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (iv) the Company or any Company Subsidiary being subject to any non-compete, exclusivity, most favored nation restriction, or other material restriction on the operation or scope of their respective businesses; or (v) the grant of (or requirement to grant) any license or covenant not to assert under any Intellectual Property of Parent arising solely as a result of any Contract to which Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party as of immediately prior to the Closing. All IP Contracts shall remain in full force and effect immediately following the Closing in accordance with their terms, and, as of immediately after the Closing, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries will be entitled to exercise all of their respective rights under all IP Contracts to the same extent as prior to the Closing, in each case, except as has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
(l) No Proceeding by any Person is pending against the Company or any Company Subsidiary, nor has the Company or any Company Subsidiary received any written claim or notice since January 1, 2016 with respect to any material warranty or material indemnity claim relating to any Company Products or with respect to the material breach of any material Contract (including any IP Contract) under which such Company Products have been made available or material items of third party Technology are incorporated into the Company Product, in each case, that remains unresolved.
(m) No Software included in any Company Product that was developed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary, or, to the Companys Knowledge, by any other Person, contains any undisclosed disabling codes or instructions, time bombs, Trojan horses, back doors, trap doors, worms, viruses, bugs, faults, security vulnerabilities (as such terms are commonly understood in the software industry) or other similar routines, including any such routines that (i) enable or assist any Person to access without authorization or disable or erase the Company Products, (ii) otherwise significantly adversely affect the functionality of the Company
-27-
Products, or (iii) gain, or enable or assist any Person to gain, unauthorized acquisition of or access to Protected Information created, received, maintained or transmitted through those Company Products, except as has not been and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 3.15. Privacy and Data Protection.
(a) Since January 1, 2018, the Companys and each Company Subsidiarys receipt, collection, monitoring, maintenance, hosting, creation, transmission, use, analysis, disclosure, storage, retention, disposal security, and other processing (collectively Processing) as the case may be, of Protected Information, and, to the Companys Knowledge, any such Processing activities performed or handled by authorized third parties on the Companys or a Company Subsidiarys behalf, have complied in all material respects with, and neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Transactions (including the disclosure to and use by Merger Sub of Protected Information after Closing) will result in the Company, any Company Subsidiary or the Surviving Company being in material breach or material violation of, (i) any Contracts to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party, (ii) applicable Information Privacy and Security Laws, (iii) binding requirements of self-regulatory organizations to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is bound or with which it has represented compliance (including the PCI DSS and the self-regulatory requirements of the Digital Advertising Association and Network Advertising Initiative, as applicable to the Company or a Company Subsidiary), (iv) all applicable policies and procedures adopted by the Company or a Company Subsidiary relating to Personal Data, including the Privacy Statements, and (v) all consents and authorizations that apply to the Personal Data that have been obtained by the Company or a Company Subsidiary (items (i) to (iv) collectively the Privacy Requirements). The Company and each Company Subsidiary have executed Business Associate Agreements (as defined in HIPAA) with any Covered Entity or Business Associate (as defined in HIPAA), as required by HIPAA. Since January 1, 2018, the Company and each Company Subsidiary have at all times posted, where required by Information Privacy and Security Laws, as applicable, Privacy Statements (materially in compliance with Information Privacy and Security Laws) governing their use of Personal Data on their websites made available by the Company and each Company Subsidiary, and the Company and each Company Subsidiary have complied in all material respects with such current and former Privacy Statements. Such Privacy Statements have not been inaccurate, misleading or deceptive in any material respect.
(b) Since January 1, 2018, there has been no material (i) data security breach of, unauthorized access to, or disruption or unavailability of Protected Information Processed by any Company Products, or any material Company or Company Subsidiary systems, networks or information technology that transmits or maintains Protected Information or (ii) incidents involving the unlawful, unauthorized or accidental loss, damage, access, acquisition, modification, use or Processing of any Protected Information owned, used, hosted, maintained or controlled by the Company or the Company Subsidiaries. Since January 1, 2018, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiaries has experienced any unlawful, unauthorized or accidental loss, damage, access, acquisition, modification, use or Processing of Protected Information that would constitute a breach for which notification by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to individuals, Persons and/or Governmental Entities is required under any applicable Information Privacy and Security Laws or Contracts to which the Company or a Company Subsidiary is a party. To the
-28-
Companys Knowledge, none of the Companys or any Company Subsidiarys vendors, suppliers and subcontractors with access to Protected Information owned, used, hosted, maintained or controlled by the Company have (1) suffered any material security breach that resulted in any unlawful, unauthorized or accidental loss, damage, access, acquisition, modification, use or Processing of any Protected Information, or (2) materially breached or materially violated any of the Privacy Requirements.
(c) Since January 1, 2018, the Company and each Company Subsidiary have implemented, monitored, maintained and materially complied with a commercially reasonable written information security program, covering the Company and each Company Subsidiary, designed to meet or exceed applicable industry standards to (i) identify and address internal and external risks to the security, integrity, or privacy of any Protected Information, (ii) implement, monitor and improve commercially reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards to control these risks and protect against threats to Protected Information and Company or Company Subsidiary systems, networks or information technology that transmits or maintains such information, and (iii) maintain notification procedures in compliance with applicable Information Privacy and Security Laws in the case of any breach of security, integrity, or privacy compromising Personal Data. To the extent required by Privacy Requirements, the Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries has contractually obligated all vendors, suppliers and subcontractors that have access to Protected Information to comply with Privacy Requirements. To the Companys Knowledge, none of the Companys or any Company Subsidiarys vendors, suppliers and subcontractors have violated or failed to comply with such obligations. The Company and each of the Company Subsidiaries have performed commercially reasonable security risk assessments at least annually and remediated or sufficiently mitigated all critical, high risk or material threats and deficiencies identified in those security risk assessments. To the Companys Knowledge, no circumstances or vulnerabilities exist that present a material risk to the Protected Information in Companys or any Company Subsidiarys possession or to any Company or Company Subsidiary systems, networks or information technology that transmit or maintain such information.
(d) Since January 1, 2018, no Person has (i) provided a written notice or audit request to the Company or a Company Subsidiary, (ii) made any written claim against the Company or a Company Subsidiary or (iii) to the Companys Knowledge, commenced any Proceeding, in each case, with respect to (A) any alleged violation of Information Privacy and Security Laws by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or (with respect to services provided to or on behalf of the Company) any third party with whom the Company or any Company Subsidiary has entered into a Contract in connection with the Processing of Personal Data or (B) any of the Companys or a Company Subsidiarys privacy or data security practices, including any unlawful, unauthorized or accidental loss, damage, modification, or Processing of any Protected Information maintained by or on behalf of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries. To the Companys Knowledge, there is no circumstance that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any of the foregoing.
(e) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries have in place commercially reasonable disaster recovery plans and procedures that satisfy applicable Privacy Requirements, and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance therewith, except to the extent noncompliance therewith would not reasonably be expected to be material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
-29-
Section 3.16. Real Property; Assets. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary owns any real property. Section 3.16 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list, as of the date hereof, of Contracts pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary leases, subleases or occupies any real property that is material to the Company or its Subsidiaries, in each case, other than Contracts for ordinary course arrangements at shared workspace or coworking space facilities that are not material (such Contracts, Company Leases). Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has subleased, licensed or otherwise granted any Person the right to use or occupy any real property subject to a Company Lease or any portion thereof. Each Company Lease is valid, binding and in full force and effect, subject to the Enforceability Limitations, and no uncured default of a material nature on the part of the Company or, if applicable, any Company Subsidiary or, to the Companys Knowledge, the landlord thereunder exists with respect to any Company Lease. The Company or a Company Subsidiary has a good and valid leasehold interest in or contractual right to use or occupy, subject to the terms of the applicable Company Lease, each real property subject to the Company Leases necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as currently conducted, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens. The Company or a Company Subsidiary has good and marketable title to, or a valid and binding leasehold or other interest in, all tangible personal property necessary for the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as currently conducted, free and clear of all Liens, other than Permitted Liens.
Section 3.17. Material Contracts.
(a) Except for this Agreement, Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a complete and correct list, as of the date hereof, of each Contract described below in this Section 3.17(a) under which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has any current or future rights, responsibilities, obligations or liabilities (in each case, whether contingent or otherwise) or to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or to which any of their respective properties or assets is subject, in each case as of the date hereof other than Company Benefit Plans listed on Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter (all Contracts of the type described in this Section 3.17(a), whether or not set forth on Section 3.17 of the Company Disclosure Letter, being referred to herein as the Material Contract):
(i) each Contract that limits in any material respect the freedom of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective affiliates (including Parent and its affiliates after the Effective Time) to compete or engage in any line of business or geographic region or with any Person or sell, supply or distribute any product or service or that otherwise has the effect of restricting the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or any of their respective affiliates (including Parent and its affiliates after the Effective Time) from the development, marketing or distribution of products and services, in each case, in any geographic area;
(ii) each Contract that limits the freedom of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective affiliates to negotiate or, except for provisions requiring notice or consent to assignment by the counterparty thereto, consummate any of the Transactions;
-30-
(iii) any material legal partnership, joint venture, strategic alliance, limited liability company agreement (other than any such agreement solely between or among the Company and its wholly owned Subsidiaries) or similar material Contract;
(iv) each acquisition or divestiture Contract that contains representations, covenants, indemnities or other obligations (including earnout or other contingent payment obligations) that would reasonably be expected to result in the receipt or making by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of future payments in excess of $1,000,000;
(v) each Contract that gives any Person the right to acquire any assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (excluding ordinary course commitments to purchase Company Products) after the date hereof with consideration of more than $1,000,000;
(vi) each IP Contract;
(vii) any Contract to provide Source Code for any Company Product to any third Person, including any Contract to put such Source Code in escrow with a third Person on behalf of a licensee or contracting party, other than Contracts with employees and contractors of the Company or any Company Subsidiary pursuant to which such employee or contractor is provided Source Code for use solely in connection with such employees or contractors performance of services for the Company or a Company Subsidiary;
(viii) any settlement agreement or similar Contract restricting in any material respect the operations or conduct of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective affiliates (including Parent and its affiliates after the Effective Time);
(ix) any Contract providing for (i) any severance, termination payment, or advance notice of termination to any employee or individual independent contractor (or any other Person contracted to provide services that is controlled by an individual independent contractor) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (except for Contracts providing for no greater notice nor greater statutory severance pay than is required by applicable Law and Contracts with individual independent contractors providing for an advance notice period of thirty (30) days or less that can be terminated without material liability to the Company or any Company Subsidiary) or (ii) retention payments, change of control payments, accelerated vesting or any other payment or benefit that may or will become due as a result of the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement;
(x) each Contract not otherwise described in any other subsection of this Section 3.17(a) pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is obligated to pay, or entitled to receive, payments in excess of $3,500,000 in the twelve (12) month period following the date hereof;
(xi) any Contract that obligates the Company or any Company Subsidiary to make any capital investment or capital expenditure outside the ordinary course of business and in excess of $1,000,000;
(xii) each Contract with a Material Customer, a Material Supplier or a Material Reseller, excluding non-disclosure agreements, purchase or service orders, sales acknowledgements, and other similar documents entered into or provided in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
-31-
(xiii) each Contract that grants any right of first refusal or right of first offer or that limits the ability of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of its affiliates (including Parent or any of its affiliates after the Effective Time) to own, operate, sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose of any businesses or material assets;
(xiv) each Contract that contains any exclusivity rights or most favored nations provisions or minimum use, supply or display requirements that are binding on the Company or its affiliates (including Parent or its affiliates after the Effective Time);
(xv) each Company Government Contract (except for customer contracts pursuant to which the Company receives annual revenue below $1,000,000 and which are on the Company standard form which has been made available to Parent);
(xvi) each Company Lease;
(xvii) each Contract relating to outstanding or potential Indebtedness (or commitments in respect thereof) of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries (whether incurred, assumed, guaranteed or secured by any asset) in an amount in excess of $100,000 or relating to any Liens on the assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary;
(xviii) each Contract involving derivative financial instruments or arrangements (including swaps, caps, floors, futures, forward contracts and option agreements) for which the aggregate exposure (or aggregate value) to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is reasonably expected to be in excess of $100,000 or with a notional value in excess of $100,000;
(xix) each Contract between the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any officer, director or affiliate (other than a wholly owned Company Subsidiary) of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, any beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than five percent (5%) of the number or voting power of the shares of Company Common Stock or any of their respective associates or immediate family members (as such terms are defined in Rule 12b-2 and Rule 16a-1 of the Exchange Act), on the other hand, including any Contract pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary has an obligation to indemnify such officer, director, affiliate, beneficial owner, associate or immediate family member;
(xx) each Contract (including any side letters) governing or amending, modifying, supplementing or otherwise relating to any of the Convertible Notes Indentures or any of the Convertible Notes Hedge Obligations; and
(xxi) any Contract not otherwise described in any other subsection of this Section 3.17(a) that would constitute a material contract (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) with respect to the Company.
(b) True and complete copies of each Material Contract in effect as of the date hereof have been made available to Parent or publicly filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof.
-32-
Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in breach of or default under the terms of any Material Contract, except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. To the Companys Knowledge, as of the date hereof, no other party to any Material Contract is in breach of or default under the terms of any Material Contract where such breach or default has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, each Material Contract is a valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Company or the Company Subsidiary which is party thereto and, to the Companys Knowledge, of each other party thereto, and is in full force and effect, subject to the Enforceability Limitations.
(c) True and complete copies of each Government Contract Bid that, if accepted, would be a Material Contract of the type specified in Section 3.17(a)(xv) (a Material Government Bid) have been made available to Parent prior to the date hereof.
(d) Except as has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (i) each Company Government Contract is binding on the Company or the Company Subsidiary party thereto and is in full force and effect, subject to the Enforceability Limitations, (ii) no Company Government Contract or offer, quotation, bid or proposal to sell products or services made by the Company or any Company Subsidiary to any Governmental Entity or any prime contractor (a Government Contract Bid) is the subject of bid or award protest proceedings resulting from the conduct of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and (iii) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in breach of or default under the terms of any Company Government Contract. The Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance, and have been in compliance since January 1, 2019, in all material respects with the terms and conditions of each Company Government Contract and Government Contract Bid, including all clauses, provisions and requirements incorporated expressly by reference or by operation of Law therein. Except as has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since January 1, 2019, neither any Governmental Entity nor any prime contractor or subcontractor has notified the Company or any Company Subsidiary in writing that the Company or any Company Subsidiary has, or is alleged to have, breached or violated in any material respect any Law, representation, certification, disclosure, clause, provision or requirement pertaining to any Company Government Contract or Government Contract Bid. Except as has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since January 1, 2019, no costs incurred by the Company or any Company Subsidiary pertaining to any Company Government Contract have been proposed for disallowance or deemed finally disallowed in writing by a Governmental Entity, and no material payment due to the Company or any Company Subsidiary pertaining to any Company Government Contract has been withheld or set off, nor has any claim been made to withhold or set off any such payment.
(e) Except as has not been, and would not reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since January 1, 2019, (i) none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their
-33-
respective Principals (as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.209-5) has been debarred, suspended or excluded, or to the Companys Knowledge, proposed for debarment, suspension or exclusion, from participation in or the award of Contracts or subcontracts for or with any Governmental Entity or doing business with any Governmental Entity, (ii) none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary has received any request to show cause (excluding for this purpose ineligibility to bid on certain Contracts due to generally applicable bidding requirements), (iii) none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, to the Companys Knowledge, is the subject of a finding of non-compliance, nonresponsibility or ineligibility for government contracting, (iv) none of the Company or any Company Subsidiary is for any reason listed on the List of Parties Excluded from Federal Procurement and Nonprocurement Programs, (v) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary, nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees or Principals (as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.209-5), nor to the Companys Knowledge, any consultants or agents of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, is or has been under administrative, civil or criminal investigation, indictment or information by any Governmental Entity with respect to the award or performance of any Company Government Contract, the subject of any actual or, to the Companys Knowledge, threatened in writing, whistleblower or qui tam lawsuit, or audit (other than a routine contract audit) or investigation of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect to any Company Government Contract, including any alleged material irregularity, misstatement or omission arising thereunder or relating thereto, and to the Companys Knowledge, there is no basis for any such investigation, indictment, lawsuit or audit and (vi) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has made any voluntary disclosure (A) to any Governmental Entity with respect to any alleged material irregularity, misstatement, omission, fraud or price mischarging, or other violation of Law, arising under or relating to a Company Government Contract or (B) under the Federal Acquisition Regulation mandatory disclosure or payment provisions to any Governmental Entity and, to the Companys Knowledge, there are no facts that would require mandatory disclosure thereunder.
Section 3.18. Environmental Matters. Except as have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in violation of any Environmental Law, (b) none of the properties owned or occupied by the Company or any Company Subsidiary is contaminated with any Hazardous Substance and (c) the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have all permits, licenses and other authorizations required under any Environmental Law and the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in compliance with such permits, licenses and other authorizations. As of the date hereof, no Proceeding is pending, or to the Companys Knowledge, threatened, concerning or relating to the operations of the Company or any Company Subsidiary that seeks to impose, or that is reasonably likely to result in the imposition of, any material liability arising under any Environmental Law upon the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
Section 3.19. Customers; Suppliers; Resellers; Government Entities.
(a) Section 3.19(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of the top fifteen (15) customers of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries by revenue received during the twelve (12) month period ending May 31, 2021 (each, a Material Customer ). As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice from any Material Customer that such Material Customer shall not continue as a customer of the Company or that such Material Customer intends to terminate or adversely modify its existing Contracts with the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.
-34-
(b) Section 3.19(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of the top fifteen (15) suppliers and vendors of the Company by spend during the twelve (12) month period ending May 31, 2021 (each, a Material Supplier). As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice from any Material Supplier that such Material Supplier shall not continue as a supplier or vendor to the Company or that such Material Supplier intends to terminate or materially and adversely modify its existing Contracts with the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.
(c) Section 3.19(c) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a list of the resellers, distributors, or sales agents for the Company Products with revenue received therefrom by the Company or any Company Subsidiary during the twelve month period ending May 31, 2021 in excess of $1,000,000 (each, a Material Reseller). As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written notice from any Material Reseller that such Material Reseller shall not continue as a reseller, distributor, or sales agent, as applicable, to the Company or that such Material Reseller intends to terminate or materially and adversely modify its existing Contracts with the Company or the Company Subsidiaries.
Section 3.20. Insurance. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) all current insurance policies and insurance Contracts of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in full force and effect and are valid and enforceable and cover against the risks as are customary for companies of similar size in the same or similar lines of business and (b) all premiums due thereunder have been paid. Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received notice of cancellation or termination with respect to any current third-party insurance policies or insurance Contracts (other than in connection with normal renewals of any such insurance policies or Contracts) where such cancellation or termination would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 3.21. Information Supplied. The information relating to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, to the extent supplied by or on behalf the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, to be contained in, or incorporated by reference in, the proxy statement/prospectus to be sent to the Company Stockholders in connection with the Merger and the other Transactions (including any amendments or supplements, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus) or the Form S-4 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) will not, on the date the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the Company Stockholders or at the time the Form S-4 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) is filed with the SEC, is declared effective by the SEC, or is first mailed to Company Stockholders or at the time of the Company Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, at the time and in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not false or misleading. The Proxy Statement/Prospectus will comply in all material respects as to form with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.21, no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4, which information or statements were not supplied by or on behalf of the Company.
-35-
Section 3.22. Opinion of Financial Advisor. The Company Board of Directors has received an opinion of Qatalyst Partners LP (Qatalyst) to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and based upon and subject to the various matters and limitations set forth therein, the Exchange Ratio to be received by the holders of Company Common Stock (other than Parent or any affiliate of Parent), pursuant to, and in accordance with, this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. A written copy of such opinion will be provided to Parent promptly following receipt by the Company for informational purposes only.
Section 3.23. State Takeover Statutes; Anti-Takeover Laws. Assuming the accuracy of Parents and Merger Subs representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.14, the Company Board of Directors has taken all action necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement and the Transactions Section 203 of the DGCL and any similar provisions in the Company Governing Documents or any other Takeover Statute. The Company has no rights plan, poison-pill or other comparable agreement designed to have the effect of delaying, deferring or discouraging any Person from acquiring control of the Company.
Section 3.24. Related Party Transactions. Except as set forth in the Company SEC Documents, there are no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between the Company or any Company Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any affiliate (including any officer or director) thereof, but not including any wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, on the other hand, that are required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K of the SEC that are not so disclosed.
Section 3.25. Finders and Brokers. Other than Qatalyst, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has employed or engaged any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the Transactions who is entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with this Agreement or upon or as a result of the consummation of the Merger. A true and complete copy of the engagement letter with Qatalyst has been made available to Parent prior to the date hereof.
Section 3.26. No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article IV, the Company acknowledges that none of Parent, Merger Sub, any of their respective Representatives or any other Person makes, and the Company acknowledges that it has not relied upon or otherwise been induced by, any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to Parent or Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries or with respect to any other information provided or made available to the Company or its Representatives in connection with the Transactions, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or other material made available to the Company or to the Companys Representatives in certain data rooms or management presentations in expectation of the Transactions, or the accuracy or completeness of any of the foregoing, except, in each case for the representations and warranties contained in Article IV. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company acknowledges that, except as may be expressly provided in Article IV, no representations or warranties are made with respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates, budgets or prospective information that may have been made available, directly or indirectly, to the Company, any of its Representatives or any other Person.
-36-
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Except as disclosed in (x) Parents Annual Report filed on Form 10-K on March 18, 2021 or any other Parent SEC Documents filed or furnished by Parent with the SEC on or after January 1, 2019 and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement (including any exhibits and other information incorporated by reference therein, but excluding any predictive, cautionary or forward looking disclosures contained under the captions risk factors, forward looking statements or any similar precautionary sections and any other disclosures contained therein that are predictive, cautionary or forward looking in nature) or (y) the applicable section of the disclosure letter delivered by Parent to the Company immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the Parent Disclosure Letter) (it being understood that any information set forth in one section or subsection of the Parent Disclosure Letter shall be deemed to apply to and qualify (or, as applicable, a disclosure for purposes of) the representation and warranty set forth in this Agreement to which it corresponds in number and, whether or not an explicit reference or cross-reference is made, each other representation and warranty set forth in this Article IV for which it is reasonably apparent on its face that such information is relevant to such other section), Parent and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as set forth below.
Section 4.1. Qualification, Organization, etc. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization. Except as would not be material to Parent and Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, each Parent Subsidiary is a legal entity duly organized and validly existing under the Laws of its respective jurisdiction of organization. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, each of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries has all requisite corporate or similar power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted. Each of Parent, Merger Sub and the other Parent Subsidiaries is qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other entity in each jurisdiction where the ownership, leasing or operation of its assets or properties or conduct of its business requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or, where relevant, in good standing, (1) has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect and (2) has not had and would not, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, prior to the Outside Date. Parent has filed with the SEC, prior to the date hereof, complete and accurate copies of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Parent as amended to the date hereof (the Parent Governing Documents). The Parent Governing Documents are in full force and effect and Parent is not in violation of the Parent Governing Documents.
-37-
Section 4.2. Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 2,000,000,000 shares of Parent Class A Common Stock, 300,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of Parent, par value $0.001 per share (Parent Class B Common Stock) and 200,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (Parent Preferred Stock). As of July 14, 2021 (the Parent Capitalization Date): (i) (A) 240,192,310 shares of Parent Class A Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (B) no shares of Parent Class A Common Stock were held in Parents treasury, (C) options granted under Parent Equity Plans to purchase 268,481 shares of Parent Class A Common Stock were outstanding with a weighted average exercise price per share of $68.81, and (D) restricted stock unit awards granted under Parent Equity Plans covering 4,116,533 shares of Parent Class A Common Stock were outstanding; (ii) 57,629,824 shares of Parent Class A Common Stock were reserved for future issuance pursuant to the Parent Equity Plans; (iii) (A) 56,769,531 shares of Parent Class B Common Stock were issued and outstanding, (B) no shares of Parent Class B Common Stock were held in Parents treasury, (C) options granted under Parent Equity Plans to purchase 7,354,876 shares of Parent Class B Common Stock were outstanding with a weighted average exercise price per share of $5.34; (iv) 460,157 shares of Parent Class A Common Stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to Parents 2019 Employee Stock Purchase Plan; and (v) no shares of Parent Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. All the outstanding shares of Parent Class A Common Stock are, and all shares of Parent Class A Common Stock reserved for issuance as described above shall be, when issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 4.2(a) and other than the shares of Parent Class A Common Stock that have become outstanding after the Parent Capitalization Date that were reserved for issuance as set forth in Section 4.2(a), as of the date hereof: (i) Parent does not have any shares of capital stock or other equity interests issued or outstanding and (ii) there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, puts, calls, exchangeable or convertible securities or other similar rights, agreements or commitments or any other Contract to which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party or is otherwise bound obligating Parent or any Parent Subsidiary to (A) issue, transfer or sell, or make any payment with respect to, any shares of capital stock or other equity interests of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or securities convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for, or that correspond to, such shares or equity interests, (B) grant, extend or enter into any such subscription, option, warrant, put, call, exchangeable or convertible securities or other similar right, agreement or commitment, or (C) redeem or otherwise acquire any such shares of capital stock or other equity interests.
(c) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has outstanding bonds, debentures, notes or other similar obligations, the holders of which have the right to vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable for securities having the right to vote) with the stockholders of Parent on any matter.
(d) There are no voting trusts or other agreements, commitments or understandings to which Parent or any Parent Subsidiary is a party with respect to the voting of the capital stock or other equity interests of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary.
-38-
(e) The authorized capital stock of Merger Sub consists solely of 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, all of which are validly issued and outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Merger Sub is, and as of the Effective Time shall be, directly owned by Parent.
Section 4.3. Corporate Authority.
(a) Parent and Merger Sub have all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action of each of Parent and Merger Sub and no other corporate proceedings (pursuant to the Parent Governing Documents or otherwise) on the part of Parent or Merger Sub are necessary to authorize the consummation of, and to consummate, the Transactions, except, with respect to the Merger, for the filing of the Certificate of Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
(b) No vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Parent or the holders of any other securities of Parent (equity or otherwise) is necessary to adopt this Agreement, or to approve the Merger or the other Transactions. The vote or consent of Parent, as the sole stockholder of Merger Sub, is the only vote or consent of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of Merger Sub necessary to approve the Merger and adopt this Agreement.
(c) This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by each of Parent and Merger Sub and, assuming this Agreement constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Company, constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Parent and Merger Sub, enforceable against each of Parent and Merger Sub in accordance with its terms, subject to the Enforceability Limitations.
Section 4.4. Governmental Consents; No Violation.
(a) Other than in connection with or in compliance with (i) the DGCL, (ii) the filing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 with the SEC and any amendments or supplements thereto and declaration of effectiveness of the Form S-4 and the mailing of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, (iii) the Securities Act, (iv) the Exchange Act, (v) applicable state securities, takeover and blue sky Laws, (vi) the HSR Act and any other requisite clearances or approvals under any other applicable requirements of other Antitrust Laws, (vii) the Communications Approvals, and (viii) any applicable requirements of Nasdaq, no authorization, permit, notification to, consent or approval of, or filing with, any Governmental Entity is anticipated to be necessary or required, under applicable Law, for the consummation by Parent and Merger Sub of the Transactions, except for such authorizations, permits, notifications, consents, approvals or filings that, if not obtained or made, would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, (1) a Parent Material Adverse Effect or (2) a material adverse effect on the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, prior to the Outside Date.
(b) The execution and delivery by Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement do not, and, except as described in Section 4.4(a), the consummation of the Transactions and
-39-
compliance with the provisions hereof will not (i) conflict with or result in any violation or breach of, or default or change of control (with or without notice or lapse of time, or both) under, or give rise to a right of, or result in, termination, modification, cancellation, first offer, first refusal or acceleration of any obligation or to the loss of a benefit under any material Contract binding upon Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or to which any of them are a party or by which or to which any of their respective properties, rights or assets are bound or subject, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties, rights or assets of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, other than Permitted Liens, (ii) conflict with or result in any violation of any provision of (A) the Parent Governing Documents or (B) the organizational or governing documents of any Parent Subsidiary or (iii) conflict with or violate any Laws applicable to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, rights or assets, other than in the case of clauses (i), (ii)(B) and (iii), any such violation, breach, conflict, default, termination, modification, cancellation, acceleration, right, loss or Lien that has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, (1) a Parent Material Adverse Effect or (2) a material adverse effect on the ability of Parent or Merger Sub to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, prior to the Outside Date.
Section 4.5. SEC Reports and Financial Statements.
(a) Since February 1, 2019, Parent has timely filed or furnished all forms, statements, schedules, documents and reports required to be filed or furnished prior to the date hereof by it with the SEC (such forms, statements, schedules, documents and reports the Parent SEC Documents). As of their respective filing dates, or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of (and giving effect to) the last such amendment, the Parent SEC Documents complied in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and the listing and corporate governance rules and regulations of Nasdaq, and none of the Parent SEC Documents contained (or with respect to Parent SEC Documents filed after the date hereof, will contain) any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted (or with respect to Parent SEC Documents filed after the date hereof, will omit) to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Since February 1, 2019, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has received from the SEC or any other Governmental Entity any written comments or questions with respect to any of the Parent SEC Documents (including the financial statements included therein) that are not resolved, or, as of the date hereof, has received any written notice from the SEC or other Governmental Entity that such Parent SEC Documents (including the financial statements included therein) are being reviewed or investigated, and, to Parents Knowledge, there is not, as of the date hereof, any investigation or review being conducted by the SEC or any other Governmental Entity of any Parent SEC Documents (including the financial statements included therein).
(b) The consolidated financial statements (including all related notes and schedules) of Parent included or incorporated by reference in the Parent SEC Documents when filed or, if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of (and giving effect to) the last such amendment, complied in all material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto, in each case in effect at the time of such filing, and fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial position of
-40-
Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, as at the respective dates thereof, and the consolidated results of their operations and their consolidated cash flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of the unaudited quarterly financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and any other adjustment described therein permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC and to the absence of notes) in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved (subject, in the case of the unaudited quarterly financial statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and any other adjustment described therein permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC and to the absence of notes).
(c) Parent is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended. Each required form, report and document containing financial statements that has been filed with or submitted to the SEC was accompanied by any certifications required to be filed or submitted by Parents principal executive officer and principal financial officer pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and, at the time of filing or submission of each such certification, such certification complied in all material respects with the applicable provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Neither Parent nor, to the Knowledge of Parent, any of its executive officers has received written notice from any Governmental Entity challenging or questioning the accuracy, completeness, form or manner of filing of such certifications.
(d) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is a party to, or has any Contract to become a party to, any joint venture, off-balance sheet partnership or any similar Contract, including any Contract relating to any transaction or relationship between or among Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, on the one hand, and any unconsolidated affiliate, including any structured finance, special purpose or limited purpose entity or Person, on the other hand, or any off-balance sheet arrangements (as defined in Item 303(a) of Regulation S-K of the SEC), in any such case, where the purpose of such Contract is to avoid disclosure of any material transaction involving, or material liabilities of, Parent in Parents published financial statements or any Parent SEC Document.
Section 4.6. Internal Controls and Procedures. Parent has established and maintains, and at all times since January 31, 2019 has maintained, disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Parents disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all material information required to be disclosed by Parent in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to Parents management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Since January 31, 2019, Parents principal executive officer and its principal financial officer have disclosed to Parents auditors and the audit committee of Parents board of directors (the material circumstances of which (if any) and significant facts learned during the preparation of such disclosure have been made available to the Company prior to the date hereof) (i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial
-41-
reporting, (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys internal controls over financial reporting and (iii) any written claim or allegation regarding clauses (i) or (ii). Since January 31, 2019 through the date hereof, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has received any material, unresolved complaint, allegation, assertion or claim regarding the accounting or auditing practices, procedures, methodologies or methods of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or their respective internal accounting controls.
Section 4.7. No Undisclosed Liabilities. Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has any liabilities of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent, absolute or otherwise, except (a) as and to the extent specifically disclosed, reflected or reserved against in Parents consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto) as of January 31, 2021 included in the Parent SEC Documents filed or furnished prior to the date hereof, (b) for liabilities incurred or which have been discharged or paid in full, in each case, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice since January 31, 2021 (other than any liability for any material breaches of Contracts), (c) as expressly required or contemplated by this Agreement and (d) for liabilities which have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.8. Absence of Certain Changes or Events. From January 31, 2021 through the date hereof, there has not occurred any Effect that has had or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.9. Compliance with Law.
(a) Parent and each Parent Subsidiary are and have been since January 1, 2019 in compliance with and not in default under or in violation of any Laws (including Environmental Laws and employee benefits and labor Laws) applicable to Parent, such Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets, except where such noncompliance, default or violation has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Since January 1, 2019, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has received written notice of any violation of Communications Law applicable to Parent and any Parent Subsidiary or has been the subject of a fine or consent decree relating to compliance with any Communications Law applicable to Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, except (x) as would not reasonably be expected to materially delay, materially impede or prevent the consummation of the Transactions on or before the Outside Date and (y) as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries are in compliance with (i) the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as and if applicable and (ii) all applicable FCC and State PUC universal service rules, including but not limited to filing obligations, universal service assessments, and the rules governing any universal service support received (directly or from customers subsidized under the applicable rules), and (iii) since January 1, 2019 have paid all regulatory fees, telecommunications relay service fees and other payments required to be made by them prior to the date of this Agreement under the rules or policies of the FCC or any State PUC, except in each case of the foregoing clauses (i)-(iii) where such noncompliance or nonpayment (x) would not reasonably be expected to materially delay, materially impede or prevent the consummation of the Transactions on or before the Outside Date and (y) has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
-42-
(b) Parent and each Parent Subsidiary are, and since January 1, 2019 have been, in possession of all franchises, grants, authorizations, business licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals, registrations, qualifications, clearances orders or other rights and privileges, in each case, whether issued by or under the authority of any Governmental Entity or pursuant to any applicable Law (including pursuant to Communications Laws) necessary for Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their properties and assets or to carry on their businesses as they are now being conducted (the Parent Permits), except where the failure to have any of the Parent Permits has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect. Except as has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect, all Parent Permits are in full force and effect, no default (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) has occurred under any such Parent Permit and none of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary has received any written notice from any Governmental Entity threatening to suspend, revoke, withdraw or modify any such Parent Permit.
(c) Parent is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing and other rules and regulations of Nasdaq.
Section 4.10. Litigation; Orders. As of the date hereof, there are no Proceedings pending or, to Parents Knowledge, threatened against Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or any of their respective properties, rights or assets by or before, and there are no orders, judgments or decrees of or settlement agreements with, any Governmental Entity, that are or would reasonably be expected to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
Section 4.11. Information Supplied. The information relating to Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, to the extent supplied by or on behalf Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, to be contained in, or incorporated by reference in, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the Form S-4 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) will not, on the date the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the Company Stockholders or at the time the Form S-4 (and any amendment or supplement thereto) is filed with the SEC, is declared effective by the SEC, is first mailed to Company Stockholders or at the time of the Company Stockholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, at the time and in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not false or misleading. The Form S-4 will comply in all material respects as to form with the requirements of both the Exchange Act and the Securities Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.11, no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to information or statements made or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4, which information or statements were not supplied by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub.
Section 4.12. Valid Issuance. The Parent Class A Common Stock to be issued as Merger Consideration pursuant to the terms hereof, when issued as provided in and pursuant to the terms
-43-
of this Agreement, will be duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and (other than restrictions under applicable securities laws, or restrictions created by any Company Stockholder) will be free of restrictions on transfer.
Section 4.13. Finders and Brokers. Other than Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has employed or engaged any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the Transactions who is entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with this Agreement or upon the consummation of the Merger.
Section 4.14. Stock Ownership. Parent is not, nor at any time for the past three (3) years has been, an interested stockholder of the Company as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL. Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary directly or indirectly owns as of the date hereof, nor at any time in the past three (3) years through the date hereof has directly or indirectly owned, any shares of Company Common Stock.
Section 4.15. No Merger Sub Activity. Merger Sub was newly formed by Parent for the sole purpose of entering into this Agreement and effecting the Transactions and has no assets or liabilities other than those incident to its formation, the execution of this Agreement and the completion of the Transactions. Since its date of formation, Merger Sub has not conducted any business or engaged in any activities other than in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions.
Section 4.16. Tax Matters.
(a) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries have timely paid in full to the appropriate Governmental Entity all Taxes required to be paid by any of them, and the financial statements of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries reflect adequate reserves, in accordance with GAAP, for all Taxes accrued but not yet paid by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary as of the date thereof.
(b) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, there is no (i) claim, litigation, audit, examination, investigation or other proceeding pending or, to the Knowledge of Parent, threatened in writing with respect to any Taxes or Tax Returns of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, or (ii) deficiency or adjustment for any amount of Taxes that has been proposed, asserted or assessed by any Governmental Entity against Parent or any Parent Subsidiary and that has not been fully satisfied by payment.
(c) Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, none of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary has any material liability for Taxes of any Person (other than Parent or any Parent Subsidiary) under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Law) or as transferee or successor, or otherwise by operation of Law.
(d) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary has participated in any listed transaction within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.6011-4(b)(2) (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law).
-44-
(e) Neither Parent nor any Parent Subsidiary is aware of the existence of any fact, or has taken or agreed to take any action, that would reasonably be expected to (i) prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or (ii) prevent or preclude Parent and Merger Sub from delivering the Parent Tax Representation Letter to Parent Counsel and Company Counsel in accordance with Section 6.14(b).
Section 4.17. No Other Representations. Except for the representations and warranties contained in Article III, each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that none of the Company, any of its Representatives or any other Person makes, and each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that it has not relied upon or otherwise been induced by, any express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any Company Subsidiary or with respect to any other information provided or made available to Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Representatives in connection with the Transactions, including any information, documents, projections, forecasts or other material made available to Parent, Merger Sub or their respective Representatives in certain data rooms or management presentations in expectation of the Transactions, or the accuracy or completeness of any of the foregoing, except, in each case for the representations and warranties contained in Article III. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of Parent and Merger Sub acknowledges that, except as may be expressly provided in Article III, no representations or warranties are made with respect to any projections, forecasts, estimates, budgets or prospective information that may have been made available, directly or indirectly, to Parent, Merger Sub, any of their respective Representatives or any other Person.
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
PENDING THE MERGER
Section 5.1. Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Closing. The Company agrees that between the date hereof and the earlier of the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, except as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Company Disclosure Letter, as specifically permitted or required by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or as consented to in writing by Parent (with respect to clauses (i) (with respect to the organizational documents of any Company Subsidiary only), (iv), (v), (ix), (x), (xi), (xii), (xiii), (xvi), (xvii), (xxi)(xxii), (xxiv) and (xxviii) or (xxviii) with respect to any of the foregoing of Section 5.1(b) only, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), the Company (a) shall and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, use reasonable best efforts to conduct its business in all material respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, including by (1) preserving intact its and their present business organizations, goodwill and ongoing businesses, (2) keeping available the services of its and their present officers and other key employees (other than where termination of such services is for cause) and (3) preserving its and their relationships with customers, suppliers, vendors, resellers, licensors, licensees, Governmental Entities, employees and other Persons with whom it and they have material business relations (it being agreed by the Parties that with respect to the matters specifically addressed by any provision of Section 5.1(b), such specific provisions shall govern over the more general provision of this Section 5.1(a)); and (b) shall not, nor shall the Company permit any Company Subsidiary to:
(i) amend, modify, waive, rescind, change or otherwise restate the Companys or any Company Subsidiarys certificate of incorporation, bylaws or equivalent organizational documents;
-45-
(ii) authorize, declare, set aside, make or pay any dividends on or make any distribution with respect to its outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests (whether in cash, assets, shares or other securities of the Company or any Company Subsidiary) (other than dividends or distributions made by any wholly-owned Company Subsidiary to the Company or any other wholly-owned Company Subsidiary), or enter into any agreement and arrangement with respect to voting or registration, or file any registration statement with the SEC with respect to any, of its capital stock or other equity interests or securities;
(iii) split, combine, subdivide, reduce or reclassify any of its capital stock or other equity interests, or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire any of its capital stock or other equity interests, or issue or authorize the issuance of any of its capital stock or other equity interests or any other securities in respect of, in lieu of or in substitution for, shares of its capital stock or other equity interests, except for (A) the acceptance of shares of Company Common Stock as payment of the exercise price of Company Options or for withholding Taxes in respect of Company Equity Awards or (B) any such transaction involving only wholly owned Company Subsidiaries;
(iv) issue, deliver, grant, sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber, or authorize the issuance, delivery, grant, sale, pledge, disposition or encumbrance of, any shares in the capital stock, voting securities or other equity interest in the Company or any Company Subsidiary or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any such shares, voting securities or equity interest, or any rights, warrants or options to acquire any such shares, voting securities or equity interest or any phantom stock, phantom stock rights, stock appreciation rights or stock based performance units or take any action to cause to be exercisable or vested any otherwise unexercisable or unvested Company Equity Award under any existing Company Equity Plan (except as otherwise provided by the express terms of any Company Equity Award), other than (A) issuances of Company Common Stock in respect of any exercise of Company Options outstanding on the date hereof or the vesting or settlement of Company Equity Awards outstanding on the date hereof, in all cases in accordance with their respective terms as of the date hereof, (B) issuances of Company Common Stock in respect of any awards outstanding under the Company ESPP in respect of the Current ESPP Offering Period, (C) sales of shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of Company Options if necessary to effectuate an optionee direction upon exercise or pursuant to the settlement of Company Equity Awards in order to satisfy Tax withholding obligations, or (D) transactions solely between the Company and a wholly owned Company Subsidiary or solely between wholly owned Company Subsidiaries;
(v) except as required by any Company Benefit Plan as in existence as of the date hereof and set forth on Section 3.10(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter, (A) increase the compensation or benefits payable or to become payable to any of its directors, executive officers, employees or independent contractors, (B) grant to any of its directors, executive officers, employees or independent contractors any increase in severance or termination pay, (C) pay or award, or commit to pay or award, any bonuses, retention or incentive compensation (including any spot bonuses or similar bonuses) to any of its directors, executive officers, employees or
-46-
independent contractors, (D) enter into any employment, severance, or retention agreement (excluding offer letters entered into with new hires permitted pursuant to clause (H) below in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that provide for no severance or change in control benefits) with any of its directors, executive officers, employees or independent contractors, (E) establish, adopt, enter into, amend or terminate any collective bargaining agreement or Company Benefit Plan except for any amendments to health and welfare plans in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice that do not contravene the other covenants set forth in this clause (v) or increase the cost to the Company of maintaining such Company Benefit Plan or the benefits provided thereunder, (F) take any action to amend or waive any performance or vesting criteria or accelerate vesting, exercisability or funding under any Company Benefit Plan, (G) terminate the employment of any employee at the level of vice president or above, other than for cause, (H) hire any new employees, except as listed on Section 5.1(b)(v) of the Company Disclosure Letter or (I) provide any funding for any rabbi trust or similar arrangement;
(vi) acquire (including by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets or any other means) or publicly announce an intention to so acquire, or enter into any agreements providing for any acquisitions of, any equity interests in or assets of any Person or any business or division thereof, or otherwise engage in any mergers, consolidations or business combinations, except for (A) transactions solely between the Company and a wholly owned Company Subsidiary or solely between wholly owned Company Subsidiaries or (B) acquisitions of supplies or equipment in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(vii) liquidate (completely or partially), dissolve, restructure, recapitalize or effect any other reorganization (including any restructuring, recapitalization or reorganization between or among any of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries), or adopt any plan or resolution providing for any of the foregoing;
(viii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person, except for (A) loans solely among the Company and its wholly owned Company Subsidiaries or solely among the Companys wholly owned Company Subsidiaries or (B) advances for reimbursable employee expenses in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(ix) sell, lease, license, assign, abandon, permit to lapse, transfer, exchange, swap or otherwise dispose of, or subject to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens), any of its material properties, rights or assets (including shares in the capital of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries), except (A) dispositions of obsolete or worthless equipment, in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (B) nonexclusive licenses of Company Intellectual Property entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with customers or resellers of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries and (C) pursuant to transactions solely among the Company and its wholly owned Company Subsidiaries or solely among wholly owned Company Subsidiaries;
(x) terminate or materially amend or modify any written policies or procedures with respect to the use or distribution by the Company or any Company Subsidiary of any open source Software;
-47-
(xi) enter into or become bound by, or amend, modify, terminate or waive any Contract related to the acquisition or disposition or granting of any license with respect to material Intellectual Property, other than amendments, modifications, terminations or waivers in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or otherwise encumber any material Intellectual Property (including by the granting of any covenants, including any covenant not to sue or covenant not to assert), other than (A) non-exclusive licenses of Company Intellectual Property entered in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice with customers or resellers of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries and (B) amendments and modifications, in each case, to existing exclusive, limited distribution rights for Company Products made or entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xii) (A) enter into any Contract that would, if entered into prior to the date hereof, be a Material Contract of the types referred to in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (viii), (ix), (x) with respect to Contracts pursuant to which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is obligated to make payments, (xi), (xii) with respect to Contracts with Material Suppliers, (xiii), (xiv), (xvi), (xvii), (xviii), (xix) if outside of the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or (xx) of Section 3.17(a), (B) (1) materially modify, materially amend, extend or terminate any Material Contract (other than non-renewals occurring in the ordinary course of business) or (2) waive, release or assign any material rights or claims thereunder, in the case of this clause (2) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (C) modify, amend or terminate, or waive or release or assign any material rights under any Material Government Bid or submit any new Government Contract Bid that would have been considered a Material Government Bid if it were submitted prior to the date hereof;
(xiii) except in accordance with the Companys capital budget provided to Parent prior to the date hereof, make any capital expenditure or expenditures, enter into agreements or arrangements providing for capital expenditure or expenditures or otherwise commit to do so;
(xiv) commence (other than any collection action in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice), waive, release, assign, compromise or settle any claim, litigation, investigation or other Proceeding (for the avoidance of doubt, including with respect to matters in which the Company or any Company Subsidiary is a plaintiff, or in which any of their officers or directors in their capacities as such are parties), other than the compromise or settlement of any claim, litigation or other Proceeding that is not brought by Governmental Entities and that: (A) is for an amount not to exceed, for any such compromise or settlement individually, $1,000,000, or in the aggregate, $2,000,000, (B) does not impose any injunctive relief on the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and does not involve the admission of wrongdoing by the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective officers or directors or otherwise establish a materially adverse precedent for similar settlements by Parent or any Parent Subsidiaries (including following the Effective Time the Company and the Company Subsidiaries) and (C) does not provide for the license of any Intellectual Property or the termination, modification or amendment of any license of Company Intellectual Property;
(xv) make any change in financial accounting policies, practices, principles or procedures or any of its methods of reporting income, deductions or other material items for financial accounting purposes, except as required by GAAP or applicable Law;
-48-
(xvi) amend or modify in any material respect any Privacy Statement of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than any amendment or modification reasonably necessary or advisable to comply with applicable Law);
(xvii) make, change or revoke any material Tax election, adopt or change any Tax accounting period or material method of Tax accounting, amend any material Tax Return, file any U.S. federal, state or foreign income Tax Return or any other material Tax Return that is materially inconsistent with a previously filed Tax Return of the same type for a prior taxable period (taking into account any amendments prior to the date hereof), settle or compromise any material liability for Taxes or any Tax audit, claim or other proceeding relating to a material amount of Taxes, enter into any closing agreement within the meaning of Section 7121 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local or non-U.S. Law), surrender any right to claim a material refund of Taxes, or agree to an extension or waiver of the statute of limitations with respect to a material amount of Taxes;
(xviii) redeem, repurchase, prepay, defease, incur, assume, endorse, guarantee or otherwise become liable for or modify in any material respects the terms of any Indebtedness or any derivative financial instruments or arrangements (including swaps, caps, floors, futures, forward contracts and option agreements), or issue or sell any debt securities or calls, options, warrants or other rights to acquire any debt securities (directly, contingently or otherwise), except for any Indebtedness solely among the Company and its wholly owned Company Subsidiaries or solely among wholly owned Company Subsidiaries;
(xix) enter into any transactions or Contracts with any affiliate or other Person that would be required to be disclosed by the Company under Item 404 of Regulation S-K of the SEC;
(xx) fail to use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the Companys insurance policies or comparable replacement policies with respect to the material assets, operations and activities of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries;
(xxi) (A) acquire any real property or enter into any lease or sublease of real property (whether as a lessor, sublessor, lessee or sublessee), (B) materially modify or amend or exercise any right to renew any Company Lease or other lease or sublease of real property, or waive any material term or condition thereof or grant any material consents thereunder, (C) grant or otherwise knowingly create or consent to the creation of any material easement, covenant, restriction, assessment or charge affecting any real property leased by the Company, or any interest therein or part thereof, (D) knowingly commit any waste or nuisance on any such property or (E) make any material changes in the construction or condition of any such property, in the case of each of clauses (B) through (D), other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
(xxii) other than the Company Stockholders Meeting, convene any special meeting (or any adjournment or postponement thereof) of the Company Stockholders;
(xxiii) terminate or modify or waive in any material respect any right under any Company Permit;
-49-
(xxiv) adopt or otherwise implement any stockholder rights plan, poison-pill or other comparable agreement;
(xxv) subject to Section 6.2, take or cause to be taken any action that would reasonably be expected to materially delay, materially impede or prevent the consummation of the Transactions on or before the Outside Date;
(xxvi) amend, modify, supplement or terminate any Convertible Notes Indenture or any Capped Call Confirmation or take any action that would result in a change to the Conversion Rate (as defined in the applicable Convertible Notes Indenture as in effect on the date hereof) or a Potential Adjustment Event or otherwise an adjustment to the Option Entitlement, Strike Price or Cap Price (each as defined in the applicable Capped Call Confirmations as in effect on the date hereof) (other than as contemplated pursuant to Section 6.15);
(xxvii) fail to use reasonable best efforts to maintain any Communications Authorization in full force and effect; or
(xxviii) agree or authorize, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions.
Section 5.2. Conduct of Business by Parent Pending the Closing. Parent agrees that between the date hereof and the earlier of the date of the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1 except as set forth in Section 5.2 of the Parent Disclosure Letter, as specifically permitted or required by this Agreement, as required by applicable Law or as consented to in writing by the Company (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), Parent shall not, and shall cause each Parent Subsidiary not to, directly or indirectly:
(a) amend, modify, waive, rescind, change or otherwise restate the Parent Governing Documents (whether by merger, consolidation, operation of law or otherwise) in a manner that would materially and adversely affect the Company Stockholders, or adversely affect the Company Stockholders relative to other holders of Parent Class A Common Stock;
(b) authorize, declare, set aside, make or pay any dividends on or make any distribution with respect to its outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests (whether in cash, assets, stock or other securities of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary), except (i) dividends and distributions paid or made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice by the Parent Subsidiaries to Parent or any other wholly owned Parent Subsidiary and (ii) for transactions that would require an adjustment to the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(d) and for which the proper adjustment is made;
(c) split, combine, subdivide, reduce or reclassify any of its capital stock, except for (i) any such transaction involving only wholly owned Parent Subsidiaries, and (ii) any transactions that would require an adjustment to the Merger Consideration pursuant to Section 2.1(d) and for which the proper adjustment is made;
(d) adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or dissolution with respect to Parent, Merger Sub or any direct or indirect parent entity of Merger Sub;
-50-
(e) acquire (including by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets or any other means) or publicly announce an intention to so acquire, or enter into any agreements providing for any acquisitions of, any equity interests in or a material portion of the assets of any Person (or any business or division thereof) set forth on Section 5.2(e) of the Parent Disclosure Letter that (i) would require (A) the filing by Parent or any Parent Subsidiaries of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to such acquisition or (B) any pre-closing approvals, consents, waivers or clearances under any Antitrust Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 7.1(d)(ii) or Section 7.1(d)(iii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter with respect to such acquisition and (ii) would reasonably be expected under applicable Antitrust Law in the United States or in the jurisdictions specified in Section 7.1(d)(ii) or Section 7.1(d)(iii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter to (and actually does) cause material additional substantive review of the Merger that would prevent (A) any waiting period (or extensions thereof) applicable to the Transactions under the HSR Act from expiring or terminating prior to the Outside Date or (B) Parent or Purchaser from obtaining, prior to the Outside Date, any of the required pre-closing approvals, consents, waivers or clearances applicable to the Transactions under any Antitrust Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 7.1(d)(ii) or Section 7.1(d)(iii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter; provided that in no event shall a breach of this Section 5.2(e) constitute a willful breach for any purpose under this Agreement; or
(f) agree or authorize, in writing or otherwise, to take any of the foregoing actions.
Section 5.3. No Solicitation by the Company.
(a) From and after the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, the Company agrees that it shall not, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries, and its and their respective officers and directors not to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and the Company Subsidiaries other Representatives to not, directly or indirectly: (i) solicit, initiate or knowingly encourage or facilitate (including by way of providing information or taking any other action) any inquiry, proposal or offer, or the making, submission or announcement of any inquiry, proposal or offer which constitutes or would be reasonably expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal; (ii) participate in any negotiations regarding, or furnish to any person any nonpublic information relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary in connection with an actual or potential Acquisition Proposal; (iii) adopt, approve, endorse or recommend, or publicly propose to adopt, approve, endorse or recommend, any Acquisition Proposal; (iv) withdraw, change, amend, modify or qualify, or otherwise propose to withdraw, change, amend, modify or qualify, in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Board Recommendation, or resolve or agree to take any such action; (v) if an Acquisition Proposal has been publicly disclosed, fail to publicly recommend against any such Acquisition Proposal within ten (10) Business Days after the public disclosure of such Acquisition Proposal (or subsequently withdraw, change, amend, modify or qualify, in a manner adverse to Parent, such rejection of such Acquisition Proposal) and reaffirm the Company Board Recommendation within such ten (10) Business Day period (or, if earlier, by the second (2nd) Business Day prior to the Company Stockholders Meeting); (vi) fail to include the Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; (vii) approve, or authorize, or cause or permit the Company or any Company Subsidiary to enter into, any merger agreement, acquisition agreement, reorganization agreement, letter of intent, memorandum of understanding,
-51-
agreement in principle, option agreement, joint venture agreement, partnership agreement or similar agreement or document with respect to, or any other agreement or commitment providing for, any Acquisition Proposal (other than an Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement entered into in accordance with this Section 5.3) (a Company Acquisition Agreement), (viii) call or convene a meeting of the Company Stockholders to consider a proposal that would reasonably be expected to materially impair, prevent or delay the consummation of the Transactions or (ix) resolve or agree to do any of the foregoing (any act described in clauses (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) or (ix) (to the extent related to the foregoing clauses (iii), (iv) or (v)), a Change of Recommendation). The Company shall, and the Company shall cause the Company Subsidiaries, and its and their respective officers and directors to, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and the Company Subsidiaries other Representatives to, immediately cease any and all existing solicitation, discussions or negotiations with any persons (or provision of any nonpublic information to any persons) with respect to any inquiry, proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, an Acquisition Proposal. Promptly after the date hereof (and in any event within two (2) Business Days following the date hereof), the Company shall (A) request in writing that each person that has heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its consideration of an Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal promptly destroy or return to the Company all nonpublic information heretofore furnished by the Company or any of its Representatives to such person or any of its Representatives in accordance with the terms of such confidentiality agreement and (B) terminate access to any physical or electronic data rooms relating to a possible Acquisition Proposal by such person and its Representatives. The Company shall enforce, and not waive, terminate or modify without Parents prior written consent, any confidentiality, standstill or similar provision in any confidentiality, standstill or other agreement; provided that, if the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with the Companys outside legal counsel that the failure to waive a particular standstill provision would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors fiduciary duties under applicable Law, the Company may, with prior written notice to Parent, waive such standstill solely to the extent necessary to permit the applicable person (if it has not been solicited in violation of this Section 5.3) to make, on a confidential basis to the Company Board of Directors, an Acquisition Proposal, conditioned upon such person agreeing to disclosure of such Acquisition Proposal to Parent, in each case as contemplated by this Section 5.3. For purposes of this Section 5.3, the term person means any Person or group, as defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, other than, with respect to the Company, Parent or any Parent Subsidiary or any of their Representatives. Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in this Section 5.3(a), if the Company receives, prior to the Company Stockholder Approval being obtained, a bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.3, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and the Companys Representatives may contact the Person or any of its Representatives who has made such Acquisition Proposal solely to clarify the terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal so that the Company may inform itself about such Acquisition Proposal. For the avoidance of doubt, any violation of the restrictions set forth in this Section 5.3(a) by (x) a Company Subsidiary, (y) a director or officer of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or (z) any other Representatives acting on behalf of the Company or any Company Subsidiary shall be a breach of this Section 5.3(a) by the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding the limitations set forth in Section 5.3(a), if the Company receives, prior to the Company Stockholder Approval being obtained, a bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal that did not result from a breach of this Section 5.3, which the Company
-52-
Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with the Companys outside legal counsel and financial advisors (i) constitutes a Superior Proposal or (ii) would reasonably be expected to result in a Superior Proposal and, in each case, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors fiduciary duties under applicable Law, then in either event the Company may take the following actions: (x) furnish nonpublic information with respect to the Company to the Person making such Acquisition Proposal and its Representatives acting on such Persons behalf, if, and only if, prior to so furnishing such information, the Company receives from such person an executed Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement and the Company also provides Parent, prior to or substantially concurrently with the time such information is provided or made available to such person, any nonpublic information furnished to such other person that was not previously furnished to Parent, and (y) engage in discussions or negotiations with such person with respect to such Acquisition Proposal.
(c) The Company shall promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) notify Parent of the Companys or any of its controlled affiliates or its or their respective Representatives receipt of any Acquisition Proposal, any proposals or inquiries that would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, or any inquiry or request for nonpublic information relating to the Company or any Company Subsidiary by any person who has made or would reasonably be expected to make any Acquisition Proposal. Such notice shall indicate the identity of the person making the Acquisition Proposal, inquiry or request, and the material terms and conditions of any such proposal or offer or the nature of the information requested pursuant to such inquiry or request, including unredacted copies of all proposals or offers, including proposed agreements received by the Company relating to such Acquisition Proposal or, if such Acquisition Proposal is not in writing, a reasonably detailed written description of the material terms and conditions thereof. Without limiting the Companys other obligations under this Section 5.3, the Company shall keep Parent reasonably informed on a prompt and timely basis of the status and material terms (including any amendments or proposed amendments to such material terms) of any such Acquisition Proposal or potential Acquisition Proposal and keep Parent reasonably informed on a prompt and timely basis as to the nature of any information requested of the Company with respect thereto and provide to Parent copies of all proposals, offers and proposed agreements relating to an Acquisition Proposal received by the Company or its Representatives, or, if such information or communication is not in writing, a reasonably detailed written description of the material contents thereof. Without limiting the Companys other obligations under this Section 5.3, the Company shall promptly provide (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours) to Parent any material nonpublic information concerning the Company provided to any other person in connection with any Acquisition Proposal that was not previously provided to Parent. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall promptly (and in any event within twenty-four (24) hours after such determination) inform Parent in writing if the Company determines to begin providing information or to engage in discussions or negotiations concerning an Acquisition Proposal pursuant to Section 5.3(b). Unless this Agreement has been validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, the Company shall not take any action to exempt any person other than Parent or Merger Sub from the restrictions on business combinations contained in any applicable Takeover Statute or in the Company Governing Documents, or otherwise cause such restrictions not to apply. The Company agrees that it will not, directly or indirectly, enter into any agreement with any person which directly or indirectly prohibits the Company from providing any information to Parent in accordance with, or otherwise complying with, this Section 5.3.
-53-
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.3 to the contrary, but subject to Section 5.3(e), at any time prior to the Company Stockholder Approval being obtained, the Company Board of Directors may (i) make a Change of Recommendation (only of the type contemplated by Section 5.3(a)(iv) or Section 5.3(a)(vi)) in response to an Intervening Event if the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith after consultation with the Companys outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors fiduciary duties under applicable Law or (ii) make a Change of Recommendation and cause the Company to terminate this Agreement pursuant to and in accordance with Section 8.1(g) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for an unsolicited Acquisition Proposal (which, for the avoidance of doubt, did not result from a breach of this Section 5.3), which the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with the Companys outside legal counsel and financial advisors is a Superior Proposal, but only if the Company Board of Directors has determined in good faith after consultation with the Companys outside legal counsel and financial advisors that failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the directors fiduciary duties under applicable Law; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary shall enter into any Company Acquisition Agreement unless this Agreement has been validly terminated in accordance with Section 8.1(g). Intervening Event means any Effect that is material to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) and was not known by or reasonably foreseeable to the Company or the Company Board of Directors as of or prior to the date hereof; provided, however, that in no event shall the following events, changes or developments constitute an Intervening Event: (A) the receipt, existence or terms of an Acquisition Proposal or any matter relating thereto or consequence thereof, (B) changes in the market price or trading volume of the Company Common Stock, the Parent Class A Common Stock or any other securities of the Company, Parent or their respective Subsidiaries, or any change in credit rating or the fact that the Company meets or exceeds (or that Parent fails to meet or exceed) internal or published estimates, projections, forecasts or predictions for any period, (C) changes in general economic, political or financial conditions or markets (including changes in interest rates, exchange rates, stock, bond or debt prices), (D) changes in GAAP, other applicable accounting rules or applicable Law or, in any such case, changes in the interpretation thereof, or (E) natural disasters, epidemics or pandemics (including the existence and impact of COVID-19).
(e) Prior to the Company taking any action permitted (i) under Section 5.3(d)(i), the Company shall provide Parent with four (4) Business Days prior written notice advising Parent that the Company Board of Directors intends to effect a Change of Recommendation and specifying, in reasonable detail, the reasons therefor, and during such four (4) Business Day period, the Company shall procure that its Representatives (including its executive officers) negotiate in good faith (solely to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) any proposal by Parent to amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement in a manner that would obviate the need to effect a Change of Recommendation and at the end of such four (4) Business Day period the Company Board of Directors again makes the determination Section 5.3(d)(i) (after in good faith taking into account any amendments proposed by Parent) or (ii) under Section 5.3(d)(ii), the Company shall provide Parent with four (4) Business Days prior written notice advising Parent that the Company Board of Directors intends to take such action and specifying the material terms and conditions of the Acquisition Proposal, including a copy of any proposed definitive documentation, and during such four (4) Business Day period, the Company
-54-
shall procure that its Representatives (including its executive officers) negotiate in good faith (solely to the extent Parent desires to negotiate) any proposal by Parent to amend the terms and conditions of this Agreement such that such Acquisition Proposal would no longer constitute a Superior Proposal and at the end of such four (4) Business Day period the Company Board of Directors again makes the determination under Section 5.3(d)(ii) (after in good faith taking into account the amendments proposed by Parent). With respect to Section 5.3(e)(ii), if there are any material amendments, revisions or changes to the terms of any such Superior Proposal (including any revision to the amount, form or mix of consideration the Company Stockholders would receive as a result of the Superior Proposal), the Company shall notify Parent of each such amendment, revision or change in compliance with Section 5.3(c) and the applicable four (4) Business Day period shall be extended until at least three (3) Business Days after the time that Parent receives notification from the Company of each such revision, and the Company Board of Directors shall not take any such action permitted under Section 5.3(d)(ii) prior to the end of any such period as so extended in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.3(e).
(f) Nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the Company or the Company Board of Directors from (i) disclosing to the Company Stockholders a position contemplated by Item 1012(a) of Regulation M-A or Rules 14d-9 and 14e-2(a) promulgated under the Exchange Act, (ii) making any stop, look and listen communication to the Company Stockholders pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act or (iii) making any legally required disclosure to the Company Stockholders with regard to an Acquisition Proposal, which actions, in the case of clauses (i)-(iii), shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute a Change of Recommendation so long as any such disclosure (x) includes an express reaffirmation of the Company Board Recommendation, without any amendment, withdrawal, alteration, modification or qualification thereof and (y) does not include any statement that constitutes, and does not otherwise constitute, a Change of Recommendation. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.3(f) shall not permit the Company Board of Directors to make (or otherwise modify the definition of) a Change of Recommendation except to the extent expressly permitted by Section 5.3(d) and Section 5.3(e).
Section 5.4. Preparation of the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus; Company Stockholders Meeting.
(a) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, the Company (with Parents reasonable cooperation) shall use reasonable best efforts to prepare within thirty (30) days following the execution of this Agreement a mutually acceptable Proxy Statement/Prospectus (as part of the Form S-4), and Parent (with the Companys reasonable cooperation) shall use reasonable best efforts to prepare and file within thirty (30) days following the execution of this Agreement with the SEC the Form S-4, in which the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be included as a prospectus, in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the Parent Class A Common Stock to be issued in the Merger.
(i) Each of Parent and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (A) cause the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to comply with the applicable rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC, (B) have the Form S-4 declared effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such filing (including by responding to comments from the SEC), and, prior to the effective date of the Form S-4, take all action reasonably required
-55-
to be taken under any applicable state securities Laws in connection with the issuance of Parent Class A Common Stock in connection with the Merger and (C) keep the Form S-4 effective through the Closing in order to permit the consummation of the Merger. Each of Parent and the Company shall furnish all information as may be reasonably requested by the other in connection with any such action and the preparation, filing and distribution of the Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. As promptly as practicable after the Form S-4 shall have become effective, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement/Prospectus to be filed and mailed to its stockholders. No filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Form S-4 will be made by Parent, and no filing of, or amendment or supplement to, the Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be made by the Company, in each case without providing the other Party with a reasonable opportunity to review and comment (which comments shall be considered by the applicable Party in good faith) thereon if reasonably practicable; provided that, without limiting the generality of this Section 5.4, with respect to documents filed by a Party which are incorporated by reference in the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, this right to review and comment shall apply only with respect to information relating to the other Party or such other Partys business, financial condition or results of operations. If, at any time prior to the Effective Time, any information relating to Parent or the Company or any of their respective affiliates, directors or officers, should be discovered by Parent or the Company which should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to either the Form S-4 or the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, so that either such document would not include any misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, at the time and in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, the Party that discovers such information shall promptly notify the other Parties and an appropriate amendment or supplement describing such information shall be prepared and, following a reasonable opportunity for the other Party to review and comment on such amendment or supplement, promptly filed with the SEC and, to the extent required by applicable Law, disseminated to the Company Stockholders. Subject to applicable Law, each Party shall notify the other promptly of the time when the Form S-4 has become effective, of the issuance of any stop order or suspension of the qualification of the Parent Class A Common Stock issuable in connection with the Merger for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of the receipt of any comments from the SEC or the staff of the SEC and of any request by the SEC or the staff of the SEC for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or the Form S-4 or for additional information and shall supply each other with copies of all correspondence between either Party or any of its Representatives, on the one hand, and the SEC or its staff, on the other hand, with respect to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus, the Form S-4 or the Merger.
(ii) Prior to filing of the Form S-4, Parent (and Merger Sub) and the Company shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to execute and deliver to Cooley LLP, counsel to Parent (Parent Counsel), and to Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel to the Company (Company Counsel), the applicable Tax Representation Letters referenced in Section 6.14(b). Following the delivery of the Tax Representation Letters pursuant to the preceding sentence, and prior to the effectiveness of the Form S-4: (A) Parent shall use reasonable best efforts to cause Parent Counsel to deliver to Parent a tax opinion satisfying the requirements of Item 601 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act; and (B) the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause Company Counsel to deliver to the Company a tax opinion satisfying the requirements of Item 601 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
-56-
(b) Subject to the earlier termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1, the Company shall (i) as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing of the Form S-4 with the SEC and in consultation with Parent, conduct a broker search in accordance with Rule 14a-13 of the Exchange Act for a record date for the Company Stockholders Meeting and (ii) duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of the Company Stockholders for the purpose of seeking the Company Stockholder Approval (as it may be adjourned or postponed as provided below, the Company Stockholders Meeting) as soon as reasonably practicable after the date hereof (but in no event later than forty-five (45) days following the effectiveness of the Form S-4), and the Company shall submit such proposal to the Company Stockholders at the Company Stockholders Meeting and shall not submit any other proposal to the Company Stockholders in connection with the Company Stockholders Meeting (other than an advisory vote regarding merger-related compensation and a customary proposal regarding adjournment of the Company Stockholders Meeting) without the prior written consent of Parent. The Company agrees (i) to provide Parent with reasonably detailed periodic updates concerning proxy solicitation results on a timely basis (including, if requested, promptly providing daily voting reports in the last seven (7) days prior to the Company Stockholders Meeting) and (ii) to give written notice (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may be given via email) to Parent one (1) day prior to, and on the date of, the Company Stockholders Meeting, indicating whether, as of such date, sufficient proxies representing the Company Stockholder Approval have been obtained.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company shall not adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting without Parents prior written consent; provided that without Parents prior written consent, the Company may adjourn or postpone the Company Stockholders Meeting (i) after consultation with Parent, to the extent necessary to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus or S-4 required by Law is provided to the stockholders of the Company within a reasonable amount of time in advance of the Company Stockholders Meeting or (ii) if there are not sufficient affirmative votes in person or by proxy at such meeting to constitute a quorum at the Company Stockholders Meeting or to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval, to allow reasonable additional time for solicitation of proxies for purposes of obtaining a quorum or the Company Stockholder Approval; provided that unless agreed to in writing by Parent, (x) any such adjournment or postponement shall be for a period of no more than ten (10) Business Days, and (y) the Company shall only be permitted to effect no more than one (1) such adjournment or postponement pursuant to this clause (ii); provided that (A) no postponement contemplated by this clause (ii) shall be permitted if it would require a change to the record date for the Company Stockholders Meeting, and (B) if requested by Parent, the Company shall effect an adjournment or postponement of the Company Stockholders Meeting under the circumstances contemplated by this clause (ii) for a period of up to twenty (20) Business Days in the aggregate (provided that Parent shall only make up to two (2) such requests, each for up to ten (10) Business Days, and no such request for a postponement shall be permitted if it would require a change in the record date for the Company Stockholders Meeting). The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to (A) solicit from the Company Stockholders proxies in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Transactions, including the Merger and (B) take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the Company Stockholder Approval, including, unless the Company Board of Directors has validly made a Change of Recommendation in accordance with Section 5.3, by communicating to the Company Stockholders the Company Board Recommendation and including such Company Board Recommendation in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus. Notwithstanding any Change of
-57-
Recommendation, unless this Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms, (x) the Company Stockholders Meeting shall be convened and this Agreement shall be submitted to the Company Stockholders for approval at the Company Stockholders Meeting, and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to relieve the Company of such obligation and (y) all other obligations of the Parties hereunder shall continue in full force and effect and such obligations shall not be affected by the commencement, public proposal, public disclosure or communication to the Company of any Acquisition Proposal (whether or not a Superior Proposal).
ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 6.1. Access; Confidentiality; Notice of Certain Events.
(a) From the date hereof until the earlier of the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is validly terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, the Company shall, and shall cause each Company Subsidiary to, afford to Parent and Parents Representatives reasonable access during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice to the Companys and the Company Subsidiaries offices, properties, Contracts, personnel, books and records (so long as any such access does not unreasonably interfere with the Companys business), and during such period, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts to furnish as promptly as practicable to Parent all information (financial or otherwise) concerning its business, properties, offices, Contracts and personnel as Parent may reasonably request (including information for purposes of transition and integration planning). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be required by this Section 6.1 to provide Parent or Parents Representatives with access to or to disclose information (i) that is prohibited from being disclosed pursuant to the terms of a confidentiality agreement with a third party entered into prior to the date hereof (provided, however, that, at Parents written request, the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts (x) to obtain the required consent of such third party to such access or disclosure or (y) to make appropriate substitute arrangements to permit reasonable access or disclosure not in violation of such consent requirement), (ii) the disclosure of which, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, would violate applicable Law (provided, however, that the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to make appropriate substitute arrangements to permit reasonable disclosure not in violation of such Law) or (iii) the disclosure of which, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Company, would cause the loss of any attorney-client, attorney work product or other legal privilege (provided, however, that the Company shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to allow for such access or disclosure to the maximum extent that such access or disclosure would not jeopardize attorney-client, attorney work product or other legal privilege).
(b) Each of the Company and Parent will hold, and will cause its Representatives and affiliates to hold, any information exchanged pursuant to this Section 6.1, in confidence to the extent required by and in accordance with, and will otherwise comply with, the terms of the Confidentiality Agreement.
(c) The Company shall give prompt notice to Parent, and Parent shall give prompt written notice to the Company (solely with respect to the matters set forth in clauses (i)
-58-
and (ii) of this Section 6.1(c) and subject to Section 6.2(b)), (i) of any notice or other communication received by such Party from any Governmental Entity in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or other Transactions, or from any Person alleging that the consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the Merger or the other Transactions, (ii) of any legal proceeding commenced or, to such Partys Knowledge, threatened against such Party or any of its Subsidiaries, affiliates, directors or officers or otherwise relating to, involving or affecting such Party or any of its Subsidiaries, affiliates, directors or officers, in each case in connection with, arising from or otherwise relating to the Merger or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement, and (iii) upon becoming aware of the occurrence or impending occurrence of any event or circumstance relating to it or any Company Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect or which would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impede the consummation of the Transactions; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section 6.1(c) shall not cure any breach of any representation or warranty requiring disclosure of such matter prior to the date hereof or otherwise limit or affect the remedies available hereunder to Parent and Merger Sub; provided, further, other than in the case of the Companys willful breach of this Section 6.1(c), that the Companys obligations, actions or inactions pursuant to this Section 6.1(c), in each case and in and of themselves, shall be deemed excluded for purposes of determining whether the condition set forth in Section 7.2(b) has been satisfied.
Section 6.2. Reasonable Best Efforts.
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Party will use its reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, as soon as practicable after the date hereof, including (i) preparing and filing or otherwise providing, in consultation with the other Party and as promptly as practicable and advisable after the date hereof, all documentation to effect all necessary or advisable applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents and to obtain as promptly as reasonably practicable all waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, clearances, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any third party or any Governmental Entity in order to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, and (ii) taking all steps as may be necessary, subject to the limitations in this Section 6.2, to obtain all such waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, clearances, waivers, licenses, registrations, permits, authorizations, orders and approvals. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each Party agrees to (x) make an appropriate filing of a Notification and Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Transactions as promptly as practicable, and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the execution of this Agreement (unless a later date is mutually agreed between the Parties), and to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable additional information and documentary materials that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act and to take all other actions necessary to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act as soon as reasonably practicable, (y) make all other necessary filings as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof, and to supply as promptly as reasonably practicable and advisable any additional information and documentary materials that may be requested under Antitrust Law and (z) submit all notices, filings or applications with any applicable Governmental Entities required to obtain (i) the Communications Approvals and (ii) any other required consents for the transfer of control of
-59-
Communications Authorizations with respect to the Transactions, in each case no later than ten (10) Business Days after the execution of this Agreement (unless a later date is mutually agreed between the Parties). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, none of Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to, and the Company may not and may not permit any Subsidiary to, without the prior written consent of Parent, become subject to, consent to or offer or agree to, or otherwise take any action with respect to, any requirement, condition, limitation, understanding, agreement or order to (A) sell, license, assign, transfer, divest, hold separate or otherwise dispose of any assets, business or portion of business of the Company, the Surviving Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any Subsidiary of any of the foregoing, (B) conduct, restrict, operate, invest or otherwise change the assets, the business or portion of the business of the Company, the Surviving Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any Subsidiary of any of the foregoing in any manner or (C) impose any restriction, requirement or limitation on the operation of the business or portion of the business, or any assets of the Company, the Surviving Company, Parent, Merger Sub or any Subsidiary of any of the foregoing, other than to the extent the actions specified in clauses (B) and (C) would, individually or in the aggregate, have no greater than a de minimis impact (including the cost and/or time associated with complying with such actions) on Parent, the Company, or the strategic and/or financial benefits of the Transactions; provided that if requested by Parent, the Company or its Subsidiaries will become subject to, consent to or offer or agree to, or otherwise take any action with respect to, any such requirement, condition, limitation, understanding, agreement or order so long as such requirement, condition, limitation, understanding, agreement or order is only binding on the Company or its Subsidiaries in the event the Closing occurs.
(b) Each of Parent and the Company shall, in connection with obtaining, and without limiting the efforts referenced in Section 6.2(a) to obtain, all waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, clearances, Communications Approvals, waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations for the Transactions under the HSR Act or any other Antitrust Law, or any Communications Laws, as applicable, (i) cooperate in all respects and consult with each other in connection with any filing or submission and in connection with any investigation or other inquiry, or litigation, including any proceeding initiated by a private party, including by allowing the other Party to have a reasonable opportunity to review in advance and comment on drafts of filings and submissions and reasonably considering in good faith comments of the other Party, (ii) promptly inform the other Party of any communication received by such Party from, or given by such Party to, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC), the FCC or any other Governmental Entity, by promptly providing copies to the other Party of any such written communications, and of any communication received or given in connection with any proceeding by a private party, in each case regarding any of the Transactions and (iii) permit the other Party to review in advance any communication that it gives to, and consult with each other in advance of any meeting, substantive telephone call or video conference with, the DOJ, the FTC, the FCC or any other Governmental Entity or, in connection with any proceeding by a private party, with any other Person, and to the extent permitted by the DOJ, the FTC, the FCC or other applicable Governmental Entity or other Person, give the other Party the opportunity to attend and participate in any in-person meetings, substantive telephone calls or video conferences with the DOJ, the FTC, the FCC or other Governmental Entity or other Person; provided, however, that if there is a dispute concerning strategy with respect to any such filing, submission, investigation, inquiry, proceeding, communication or meeting, either between the Parties or the Parties counsel, the preceding clauses
-60-
(i)-(iii) shall continue to apply except that Parent shall control strategy for obtaining all such waiting period expirations or terminations, consents, clearances, Communications Approvals (so long as such control of strategy does not contravene applicable Communications Laws), waivers, licenses, orders, registrations, approvals, permits and authorizations. Materials required to be provided pursuant to the foregoing clauses (i)-(iii) may be redacted (A) to remove references concerning the valuation of Parent, Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (B) as necessary to comply with contractual arrangements and (C) as necessary to address reasonable privilege concerns; provided, however, that each of Parent and the Company may, as each deems advisable and necessary, reasonably designate any competitively sensitive material provided to the other under this Section 6.2(b) as Outside Counsel Only which such material and the information contained therein shall be given only to the outside counsel of the recipient and will not be disclosed by such outside counsel to employees, officers or directors of the recipient unless express permission is obtained in advance from the source of the materials (Parent on the one hand or the Company on the other) or its legal counsel.
(c) In connection with and without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give any notices to third parties required under Contracts, and the Company shall use, and cause each of the Company Subsidiaries to use, its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any third party consents to any Contracts that are necessary, proper or advisable to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, none of Parent, the Company or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to pay any consent or other similar fee, payment or consideration, make any other concession or provide any additional security (including a guaranty), to obtain such third party consents (except, in the case of the Company, if requested by Parent and either (a) reimbursed or indemnified for by Parent or (b) subject to the occurrence of the Effective Time).
Section 6.3. Publicity. So long as this Agreement is in effect, neither the Company nor Parent, nor any of their respective Subsidiaries, shall issue or cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement or disclosure with respect to the Merger, the other Transactions or this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party, unless such Party determines, after consultation with outside counsel, that it is required by applicable Law or by any listing agreement with or the listing rules of a national securities exchange or trading market to issue or cause the publication of such press release or other public announcement or disclosure with respect to the Merger, the other Transactions or this Agreement, in which event such Party shall endeavor, on a basis reasonable under the circumstances, to provide a meaningful opportunity to the other Party to review and comment upon such press release or other announcement or disclosure in advance and shall give due consideration to all reasonable additions, deletions or changes suggested thereto; provided, however, that the Parties shall not be required by this Section 6.3 to provide any such review or comment to the other Party relating to any dispute between the Parties relating to this Agreement; provided, further, that each Party and their respective Subsidiaries and Representatives may make statements that are consistent with previous press releases, public disclosures or public statements made by Parent or the Company in compliance with this Section 6.3; provided, further, that the obligations set forth in this Section 6.3 shall not apply to any communication regarding an Acquisition Proposal to the extent in accordance with Section 5.3(f) or a Change of Recommendation to the extent in accordance with Section 5.3.
-61-
Section 6.4. D&O Insurance and Indemnification.
(a) For six (6) years from and after the Effective Time, Parent shall, or shall cause the Surviving Company to, indemnify and hold harmless all past and present directors and officers of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (collectively, the Indemnified Parties) against any costs or expenses (including advancing attorneys fees and expenses prior to the final disposition of any actual or threatened claim, suit, proceeding or investigation to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and the Company Governing Documents; provided that such Indemnified Party agrees in advance to return any such funds to which a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final, nonappealable judgment that such Indemnified Party is not ultimately entitled), judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, investigation, suit or proceeding in respect of acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred at or prior to the Effective Time (including acts or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Transactions), whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, in connection with such Persons serving as an officer, director, employee or other fiduciary of the Company or any Company Subsidiary or of any other Person if such service was at the request or for the benefit of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law and the Company Governing Documents or the organizational documents of the applicable Company Subsidiary (as applicable) or any indemnification agreements with such Persons in existence on the date of this Agreement and provided to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement. The Parties agree that all rights to elimination of liability, indemnification and advancement of expenses for acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred at or prior to the Effective Time, whether asserted or claimed prior to, at or after the Effective Time, now existing in favor of the Indemnified Parties as provided in the Companys or its Subsidiaries respective certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or comparable organizational documents) or in any indemnification agreement of the Company or a Company Subsidiary with any Indemnified Party in existence on the date of this Agreement and provided to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement shall survive the Transactions, including the Merger, and shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the terms thereof. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any Indemnified Party notifies the Surviving Company on or prior to the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Time of a matter in respect of which such Person intends in good faith to seek indemnification pursuant to this Section 6.4, the provisions of this Section 6.4 shall continue in effect with respect to such matter until the final disposition of all claims, actions, investigations, suits and proceedings relating thereto.
(b) For six (6) years after the Effective Time, Parent shall cause to be maintained in effect the provisions in (i) the Company Governing Documents and (ii) any indemnification agreement of the Company or a Company Subsidiary with any Indemnified Party in existence on the date of this Agreement and provided to Parent prior to the date of this Agreement, except to the extent that such agreement provides for an earlier termination, in each case, regarding elimination of liability, indemnification of officers, directors and employees and advancement of expenses that are in existence on the date hereof, and no such provision shall be amended, modified or repealed in any manner that would adversely affect the rights or protections thereunder of any such Indemnified Party in respect of acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred at or prior to the Effective Time (including acts or omissions occurring in connection with the approval of this Agreement and the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Transactions).
-62-
(c) At or prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall purchase a six (6)-year prepaid tail policy on terms and conditions providing coverage retentions, limits and other material terms substantially equivalent to the current policies of directors and officers liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance maintained by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries with respect to matters arising at or prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that the Company shall not commit or spend on such tail policy, in the aggregate, more than three hundred percent (300%) of the last aggregate annual premium paid by the Company prior to the date hereof for the Companys current policies of directors and officers liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance (the Base Amount), and if the cost of such tail policy would otherwise exceed the Base Amount, the Company shall be permitted to purchase only as much coverage as reasonably practicable for the Base Amount. The Company shall in good faith cooperate with Parent prior to Closing with respect to the procurement of such tail policy, including with respect to the selection of the broker, available policy price and coverage options.
(d) In the event Parent or the Surviving Company or any of their respective successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of Parent or the Surviving Company, as the case may be, shall assume the obligations set forth in this Section 6.4. The rights and obligations under this Section 6.4 shall survive consummation of the Merger and shall not be terminated or amended in a manner that is adverse to any Indemnified Party without the written consent of such Indemnified Party. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Indemnified Parties shall be third party beneficiaries of this Section 6.4, each of whom may enforce the provisions thereof.
Section 6.5. Takeover Statutes. The Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts (a) to take all action necessary so that no Takeover Statute is or becomes applicable to the Merger or any of the other Transactions and (b) if any such Takeover Statute is or becomes applicable to any of the foregoing, to take all action necessary so that the Merger and the other Transactions may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to eliminate or minimize the effect of such Takeover Statute on the Merger and the other Transactions. No Change of Recommendation shall change, or be deemed to change, or permit the Company or the Company Board of Directors to change, in any manner or respect, the approval of the Company Board of Directors for purposes of causing any Takeover Statute to be inapplicable to the Merger or any of the other Transactions.
Section 6.6. Obligations of Merger Sub. Parent shall take all action necessary to cause Merger Sub to perform its obligations under this Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, including the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any breach by Merger Sub of the covenants of Merger Sub under this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement by Parent.
-63-
Section 6.7. Employee Matters.
(a) Parent shall assume, honor and fulfill all of the Company Benefit Plans in accordance with their terms as in effect immediately prior to the date hereof or as subsequently amended or terminated as permitted pursuant to the terms of such Company Benefit Plans and this Agreement. Effective as of the Effective Time and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter, Parent shall provide to each employee of the Company and Company Subsidiary who continues to be employed by Parent or any Subsidiary thereof (the Continuing Employees), (i) a base salary or wage rate, as applicable, and a target annual cash incentive compensation opportunity that, in the aggregate, are no less favorable than those in effect for such Continuing Employee immediately prior to Closing; provided, that each Continuing Employee shall be provided at least the same wage rate or base salary as that in effect for such Continuing Employee immediately prior to the Closing, and (ii) employee benefits (including retirement and health and welfare benefits, but excluding cash and equity compensation) that are, in the aggregate, no less favorable than those in effect for similarly situated employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries.
(b) For all purposes (including purposes of vesting, eligibility to participate and level of benefits) under the employee benefit plans of Parent and its Subsidiaries providing benefits to any Continuing Employees after the Effective Time (the New Plans), Parent and its Subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide each Continuing Employee, subject to applicable law and applicable tax qualification requirements, credit for his or her years of service with the Company and its Subsidiaries and their respective predecessors before the Effective Time, to the same extent as such Continuing Employee was entitled, before the Effective Time, to credit for such service under any similar Company Benefit Plan in which such Continuing Employee participated or was eligible to participate immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to the extent (i) that its application would result in a duplication of benefits, (ii) for any purpose under any defined benefit retirement plan, retiree welfare plan, equity-based incentive plan or long-term incentive plan, (iii) for purposes of any plan, program or arrangement under which similarly situated employees of Parent and its Subsidiaries do not receive credit for prior service or (iv) for purposes of any plan that is grandfathered or frozen, either with respect to level of benefits or participation. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (A) for purposes of each New Plan providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical or vision benefits to any Continuing Employee, Parent or its applicable Subsidiary shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause all preexisting condition exclusions and actively-at-work requirements of such New Plan to be waived for such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents, unless such conditions were not waived under the Company Benefit Plan of the same type in which such Continuing Employee participated immediately prior to the Effective Time (Old Plan) and (B) Parent and its applicable Subsidiary shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause any eligible expenses incurred by such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents during the portion of the plan year of the Old Plan ending on the date such employees participation in the corresponding New Plan begins to be taken into account under such New Plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible and maximum out-of- pocket requirements applicable to such employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such New Plan.
-64-
(c) Unless otherwise directed by Parent in writing at least five (5) Business Days before the Effective Time, the Company shall take all necessary actions to terminate its 401(k) plan, with such termination effective as of no later than the date immediately preceding the Closing Date. The Company shall provide Parent with a copy of any resolutions or other corporate action (the form and substance of which shall be subject to review and approval by Parent) evidencing that the Companys 401(k) plan will be terminated effective as of no later than the date immediately preceding the Closing Date, contingent upon the Effective Time, and will adopt any necessary amendments to the Companys 401(k) plan to effect such termination. Prior to and conditioned upon termination of the Companys 401(k) plan, the Company shall take any action necessary to fully vest any and all unvested amounts of the accounts of all participants in the Companys 401(k) plan that are impacted by such termination. If the Companys 401(k) plan is terminated pursuant to this Section 6.7(c), then as soon as practicable following the 401(k) plan termination date, Parent shall permit all Continuing Employees who were eligible to participate in the Companys 401(k) plan immediately prior to the 401(k) plan termination date to participate in Parents 401(k) plan and shall permit each such Continuing Employee to elect to transfer his or her account balance when distributed from the Companys terminated 401(k) plan, including any outstanding participant loans, to Parents 401(k) plan, except in each case, as may be prohibited by Parents 401(k) plan or to the extent accepting such transfers would adversely affect the tax-qualified status of Parents 401(k) plan.
(d) Parent or an affiliate of Parent shall assume, honor and maintain for a period of twelve (12) months following the Effective Time the Company Benefits Plans (i) listed in Section 6.7(d)(i) the Company Disclosure Letter as in effect on the date of this Agreement, and (ii) permitted to be adopted before the Closing Date and listed in Section 6.7(d)(ii) of the Company Disclosure Letter as in effect as of the Closing Date. The Company and Parent or an affiliate of Parent (as applicable) shall treat the Company Benefit Plan(s) set forth in Section 6.7(d)(iii) of the Company Disclosure Letter as provided therein.
(e) Nothing in this Agreement shall confer upon any Continuing Employee any right to continue in the employ or service of Parent or any affiliate of Parent, or shall interfere with or restrict in any way the rights of Parent or any affiliate of Parent, which rights are hereby expressly reserved, to discharge or terminate the services of any Continuing Employee at any time for any reason whatsoever, with or without cause, except to the extent expressly provided otherwise in a written agreement between Parent, the Company or any affiliate of Parent and the Continuing Employee or any severance, benefit or other applicable plan or program covering such Continuing Employee. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, nothing in this Section 6.7 shall (i) be deemed or construed to be an amendment or other modification of any Company Benefit Plan or employee benefit plan of Parent or Merger Sub or (ii) create any third party rights in any current or former service provider of the Company or its affiliates (or any beneficiaries or dependents thereof).
Section 6.8. Rule 16b-3. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company and Parent shall, as applicable, take all such steps as may be reasonably necessary or advisable hereto to cause any dispositions of Company equity securities (including derivative securities) and Convertible Notes and acquisitions of Parent equity securities pursuant to the Transactions by each individual who is a director or officer of the Company subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.
-65-
Section 6.9. Stockholder Litigation. The Company shall provide Parent prompt notice of any litigation brought by any stockholder of the Company or purported stockholder of the Company against the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective directors or officers relating to the Merger or any of the other Transactions or this Agreement, and shall keep Parent informed on a prompt and timely basis with respect to the status thereof. The Company shall give Parent the opportunity to participate (at Parents expense) in the defense or settlement of any such litigation and reasonably cooperate with Parent in conducting the defense or settlement of such litigation, and no such settlement shall be agreed without Parents prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except that Parent may, in its sole discretion, withhold such consent to any settlement which does not include a full release of Parent and its affiliates (including the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries) or which imposes an injunction or other equitable relief after the Effective Time upon Parent or any of its affiliates (including the Surviving Company and its Subsidiaries). In the event of, and to the extent of, any conflict or overlap between the provisions of this Section 6.9 and Section 5.1 or Section 6.2, the provisions of this Section 6.9 shall control.
Section 6.10. Delisting. Each of the Parties agrees to cooperate with the other Parties in taking, or causing to be taken, all actions necessary to delist the Company Common Stock from Nasdaq and terminate its registration under the Exchange Act; provided that such delisting and termination shall not be effective until at or after the Effective Time.
Section 6.11. Director Resignations. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be delivered to Parent resignations executed by each director of the Company in office as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and effective upon the Effective Time.
Section 6.12. Stock Exchange Listing. Parent shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Parent Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger to be approved for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance.
Section 6.13. 14d-10 Matters. The Parties acknowledge that certain payments have been made or are to be made and certain benefits have been granted or are to be granted according to employment compensation, severance and other employee benefit plans of the Company, including the Company Benefit Plans (collectively, the Arrangements), to certain holders of Company Common Stock and holders of Company Equity Awards. The Compensation Committee of the Company Board of Directors (the Company Compensation Committee) (a) at a meeting to be held prior to the Effective Time, has duly adopted or will duly adopt resolutions approving as an employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement within the meaning of Rule 14d-10(d)(1) under the Exchange Act (i) each Arrangement effective on or prior to the date hereof or entered into after the date hereof and prior to the Effective Time and (ii) the terms of Section 6.4 and Section 6.7 and (b) will take all other actions necessary to satisfy the requirements of the non-exclusive safe harbor under Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act, including with respect to the foregoing arrangements and any other applicable Transactions. The Company represents and warrants that each member of the Company Compensation Committee is an independent director in accordance with the requirements of Rule 14d-10(d)(2) under the Exchange Act.
-66-
Section 6.14. Certain Tax Matters.
(a) None of the Parties shall (and each Party shall cause its respective Subsidiaries not to) knowingly take any action (or knowingly fail to take any reasonable action) which action (or failure to act) would reasonably be expected to prevent or impede the Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The Parties intend to report and, except to the extent otherwise required by a determination as such term is used in Section 1313 of the Code, shall report, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Each of the Parties and their respective affiliates and Representatives shall promptly notify the other Party when such notifying Party knows or has reason to believe that the Merger may not qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (and whether the terms of this Agreement could be reasonably amended in order to facilitate the Merger qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code).
(b) (i) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to deliver to Company Counsel and Parent Counsel a Company Tax Representation Letter, dated both as of the date of the Tax opinions referenced in Section 5.4(a)(ii) and as of the Closing Date and signed by an officer of the Company, containing representations of the Company, and (ii) Parent (and Merger Sub) shall use their reasonable best efforts to deliver to Parent Counsel and Company Counsel a Parent Tax Representation Letter, dated both as of the date of the Tax opinions referenced in Section 5.4(a)(ii) and as of the Closing Date, and signed by an officer of Parent (and Merger Sub), containing representations of Parent (and Merger Sub), in each case of clauses (i) and (ii), as shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Parent Counsel and Company Counsel, respectively, and reasonably necessary or appropriate to enable (I) Parent Counsel to render the applicable tax opinions described in Section 5.4(a)(ii) and Section 7.2(e) and (II) Company Counsel to render the applicable tax opinions described in Section 5.4(a)(ii) and Section 7.3(c), and Parent Counsel and Company Counsel shall be entitled to rely upon such representations in rendering any such opinions. Each of Parent and the Company shall cooperate in good faith with one another to carry out this Section 6.14 and to obtain the applicable tax opinions described in Section 5.4(a)(ii), Section 7.2(e) and Section 7.3(c), as applicable. In the event counsel other than Parent Counsel or Company Counsel is to render the tax opinion described in Section 7.2(e) or Section 7.3(c), references in this Section 6.14(b) to Company Counsel or Parent Counsel shall be deemed references to such other counsel, as applicable.
(c) Prior to the Closing, the Company shall deliver to Parent a certificate in a form reasonably acceptable to Parent dated as of within 30 days prior to Closing and certifying that the Company has not been a United States real property holding corporation within the last five years.
Section 6.15. Indebtedness.
(a) Within the time periods required by the terms of each Convertible Notes Indenture, the Company shall, and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, take all actions
-67-
required by, or reasonably requested by Parent pursuant to, the applicable Convertible Notes Indenture and applicable Law to be performed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary at or prior to the Effective Time as a result of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including the giving of any notices that may be required or reasonably requested by Parent and delivery to the trustees, holders or other applicable Persons, as applicable, of any documents or instruments required or reasonably requested by Parent to be delivered at or prior to the Effective Time to such trustees, holders or other applicable Persons, in each case in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Transactions or as otherwise required by, or reasonably requested by Parent pursuant to, the Convertible Notes Indentures; provided that the Company (or the applicable Company Subsidiary) shall deliver a copy of any such notice or other document to Parent at least three (3) Business Days prior to delivering or entering into such notice or other document in accordance with the terms of the applicable Convertible Notes Indenture. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, prior to the Effective Time, the Company agrees to cooperate with Parent, at Parents written request, by (i) executing and delivering (or causing to be executed and delivered, as applicable) prior to or at the Effective Time one or more supplemental indentures, officers certificates and opinions of counsel (to the extent required by the trustee pursuant to the Convertible Notes Indentures), in each case in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent, pursuant to the applicable Convertible Notes Indenture and (ii) using its reasonable best efforts to cause each of the trustees under the Convertible Notes Indentures to execute at or prior to the Effective Time any such supplemental indentures. If the Effective Time does not occur prior to December 1, 2021, the Company shall make any Additional Interest payment required by the 2025 Notes Indenture to holders under the 2025 Notes Indenture on the December 1, 2021 interest payment date.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall (i) take all actions reasonably requested by Parent in connection with making elections under, amending, negotiating adjustments, obtaining waivers or unwinding or otherwise settling the Capped Call Confirmations, (ii) promptly advise Parent of any notices or other communications with the counterparties to the Convertible Note Hedge Obligations in respect of any settlement or termination thereof or adjustment thereto (including any adjustments arising out of an Announcement Event (as defined in the Capped Call Confirmations)), and (iii) cooperate with Parent with respect to its efforts to settle, terminate or amend the Convertible Note Hedge Obligations and the negotiation of any termination or settlement payment or valuation related thereto or the negotiation of any amendment thereto, as applicable; provided that the Company shall not (x) exercise any right that it may have to terminate, or cause the early settlement, exercise or cancellation of, the Convertible Note Hedge Obligations (other than any exercise or termination contemplated pursuant to Section 9(i)(i) of the applicable Capped Call Confirmations upon any conversion of the applicable Convertible Notes prior to the Effective Time (a Specified Exercise)) (it being agreed that the Company shall notify Parent in writing as promptly as practicable prior to any such exercise or termination); or (y) agree to amend, modify or supplement the terms relating to, or agree to any amount due upon, the termination or settlement thereof, in each case of clauses (x) and (y), without the prior written consent of Parent; provided, further, that nothing in this Section 6.15(b) shall require the Company to (A) pay any fees, incur or reimburse any costs or expenses, or make any payment in connection with any Convertible Note Hedge Obligations prior to the occurrence of the Effective Time, (B) enter into or effect any settlement, termination, instrument or agreement, or agree to any settlement, termination or any other change or modification to any instrument or agreement, that is effective prior to the occurrence of the Effective Time or (C) refrain from delivering, or delay
-68-
the delivery of, any notice required by the terms of the Convertible Note Hedge Obligations or a notice contemplated by Section 9(i)(i) of the applicable Capped Call Confirmations in connection with a Specified Exercise (it being understood that the Company will provide Parent with prior notice of any such delivery with an opportunity to comment on the relevant notice).
ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS TO CONSUMMATION OF THE MERGER
Section 7.1. Conditions to Each Partys Obligations to Effect the Merger. The respective obligations of each Party to effect the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, any and all of which may be waived in whole or in part by Parent, Merger Sub and the Company, as the case may be, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(a) Company Stockholder Approval. The Company shall have obtained the Company Stockholder Approval.
(b) Nasdaq Listing. The shares of Parent Class A Common Stock to be issued in the Merger shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq (or any successor inter-dealer quotation system or stock exchange thereto) subject to official notice of issuance.
(c) Form S-4. The Form S-4 shall have become effective under the Securities Act and shall not be the subject of any stop order or proceeding seeking a stop.
(d) Government Consents. (i) All waiting periods (and extensions thereof) applicable to the Transactions under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated and any timing agreement entered into by Parent with the prior written consent of the Company with any applicable Governmental Entities shall have expired or been terminated; (ii) all other required approvals, consents, waivers or clearances under any Antitrust Laws of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 7.1(d)(ii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter shall have been obtained; and (iii) no Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction set forth on Section 7.1(d)(iii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter shall have received a referral or commenced an investigation relating to the Transactions under Antitrust Law that remains pending.
(e) No Legal Prohibition. No Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have (i) enacted, issued or promulgated any Law that is in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time or (ii) issued or granted any order or injunction (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, in each case which has the effect of restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger.
(f) Communications Approvals. Each Communications Approval shall have been obtained and shall be in full force and effect as of immediately prior to and upon the Effective Time.
-69-
Section 7.2. Conditions to Obligations of Parent. The obligations of Parent and Merger Sub to consummate the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, any and all of which may be waived in whole or in part by Parent and Merger Sub, as the case may be, to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.1(a) (other than the last sentence of Section 3.1(a)), the first sentence of Section 3.1(b), Section 3.3, Section 3.22, Section 3.23 or Section 3.25 (A) that are qualified by materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of another date, in which case as of such date) and (B) that are not qualified by materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and shall not be true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of another date, in which case as of such date); (ii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.2(a), Section 3.2(c), Section 3.2(d) or Section 3.2(e) shall be true and correct other than for de minimis inaccuracies as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct other than for de minimis inaccuracies as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of another date, in which case as of such date); (iii) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Section 3.8(a) shall be true and correct in all respects; and (iv) the other representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement (without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect contained therein) shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and shall not be true and correct as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of another date, in which case as of such date), except, with respect to this clause (iv), where any failures of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct (without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect contained therein) have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Performance of Covenants. The Company shall have performed and complied in all material respects with the obligations, covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by it under the Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time;
(c) No Company Material Adverse Effect. No Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred on or after the date of the Agreement and be continuing as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.
(d) Company Officer Certificate. Parent and Merger Sub shall have received from the Company a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date and signed by its chief executive officer or chief financial officer, certifying to the effect that the conditions set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) immediately above have not occurred.
(e) Parent Tax Opinion. Parent shall have received a written opinion from Parent Counsel (or if Parent Counsel is unable or otherwise unwilling to issue such an opinion, from another nationally recognized law firm reasonably acceptable to Parent), in form and
-70-
substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of facts, representations and assumptions set forth or referred to in such opinion, for U.S. federal income Tax purposes the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
Section 7.3. Conditions to Obligations of the Company. The obligations of the Company to consummate the Merger shall be subject to the satisfaction on or prior to the Closing Date of each of the following conditions, any and all of which may be waived in whole or in part by the Company to the extent permitted by applicable Law:
(a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 4.1, Section 4.3 and Section 4.13 (A) that are qualified by materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct in all respects as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of another date, in which case as of such date) and (B) that are not qualified by materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of another date, in which case as of such date); (ii) the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 4.2(a), Section 4.2(c) and Section 4.2(d) shall be true and correct other than for de minimis inaccuracies as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct other than for de minimis inaccuracies as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of another date, in which case as of such date); (iii) the representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in Section 4.8 shall be true and correct in all respects; and (iv) the other representations and warranties of Parent and Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement (without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect contained therein) shall be true and correct as of the date hereof and shall be true and correct as of the Effective Time as though made on and as of the Effective Time (except representations and warranties that by their terms speak specifically as of another date, in which case as of such date), except, with respect to this clause (iv), where any failures of any such representations and warranties to be true and correct (without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect contained therein) have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Performance of Obligations of Parent and Merger Sub. Each of Parent and Merger Sub shall have performed or complied in all material respects with the obligations, covenants and agreements required to be performed or complied with by it under the Agreement at or prior to the Effective Time.
(c) Company Tax Opinion. The Company shall have received a written opinion from Company Counsel (or if Company Counsel is unable or otherwise unwilling to issue such an opinion, from another nationally recognized law firm reasonably acceptable to the Company), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company, dated as of the Closing Date, to the effect that, on the basis of facts, representations and assumptions, set forth or referred to in such opinion, for U.S. federal income Tax purposes the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code.
-71-
ARTICLE VIII
TERMINATION
Section 8.1. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger and the other Transactions may be abandoned at any time before the Effective Time, as follows (with any termination by Parent also being an effective termination by Merger Sub):
(a) by mutual written consent of Parent and the Company;
(b) by the Company, in the event that (i) Parent or Merger Sub shall have breached, failed to perform or violated their respective covenants or agreements under this Agreement, which breach, failure to perform or violation would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect or (ii) any of the representations and warranties of Parent or Merger Sub set forth in this Agreement shall have become inaccurate, which inaccuracy (without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Parent Material Adverse Effect contained therein) would reasonably be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, and in each of clauses (i) and (ii) such breach, failure to perform, violation or inaccuracy is not capable of being cured by the Outside Date or, if capable of being cured by the Outside Date, is not cured by Parent or Merger Sub, as applicable, before the earlier of (x) the Business Day immediately prior to the Outside Date and (y) the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following receipt of written notice from the Company of such breach, failure to perform, violation or inaccuracy; provided that the Company shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b) if the Company is then in material breach of this Agreement, which breach would give rise to the failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.2(a), Section 7.2(b) or Section 7.2(c) to be satisfied;
(c) by Parent, in the event that (i) the Company shall have breached, failed to perform or violated its covenants or agreements under this Agreement or (ii) any of the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall have become inaccurate, in either case of clauses (i) or (ii) in a manner that would give rise to failure of a condition set forth in Section 7.2(a) or Section 7.2(b) and such breach, failure to perform, violation or inaccuracy is not capable of being cured by the Outside Date or, if capable of being cured by the Outside Date, is not cured by the Company before the earlier of (x) the Business Day immediately prior to the Outside Date and (y) the thirtieth (30th) calendar day following receipt of written notice from Parent of such breach, failure to perform, violation or inaccuracy; provided that Parent shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(c) if Parent or Merger Sub is then in material breach of this Agreement such that, even taking into account any cure period, the Company would have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(b);
(d) by either Parent or the Company if the Closing has not occurred on or before January 16, 2022 (the Outside Date); provided that (x) if, on the Outside Date, all of the conditions to Closing, other than the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(d), Section 7.1(e) (to the
-72-
extent any such injunction or order is in respect of, or any such Law is, the HSR Act, any other Antitrust Law of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 7.1(d)(ii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter or Section 7.1(d)(iii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter or the Laws in respect of the Communications Approvals) or Section 7.1(f) and those conditions to Closing that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing (provided such conditions are capable of being satisfied were Closing to occur at such time), shall have been satisfied or validly waived, then the Outside Date shall automatically be extended for all purposes hereunder by a period of three (3) months, which date shall thereafter be deemed to be the Outside Date, (y) if, on the Outside Date as so extended pursuant to clause (x) of this Section 8.1(d), all of the conditions to Closing, other than the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(d), Section 7.1(e) (to the extent any such injunction or order is in respect of, or any such Law is, the HSR Act, any other Antitrust Law of the jurisdictions set forth on Section 7.1(d)(ii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter or Section 7.1(d)(iii) of the Parent Disclosure Letter or the Laws in respect of the Communications Approvals) or Section 7.1(f) and those conditions to Closing that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing (provided such conditions are capable of being satisfied were Closing to occur at such time), shall have been satisfied or validly waived, then the Outside Date shall automatically be extended for all purposes hereunder by a period of three (3) additional months, which date shall thereafter be deemed to be the Outside Date, and (z) if, on the Outside Date as so extended pursuant to clause (y) of this Section 8.1(d), all of the conditions to Closing, other than the conditions set forth in Section 7.1(f) and those conditions to Closing that by their nature are to be satisfied at Closing (provided such conditions are capable of being satisfied were Closing to occur at such time), shall have been satisfied or validly waived, then the Outside Date shall automatically be extended one (1) additional time for all purposes hereunder by a period of three (3) additional months, which date shall thereafter be deemed to be the Outside Date; provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(d) shall not be available to any Party whose action or failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been a proximate cause of, or directly resulted in, the failure of the Transactions to be consummated by the Outside Date and such action or failure to act constitutes a material breach of this Agreement;
(e) by Parent, if, prior to obtaining the Company Stockholder Approval, (i) the Company Board of Directors shall have effected a Change of Recommendation or (ii) the Company has materially breached Section 5.3;
(f) by either the Company or Parent if a Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction shall have issued a final, non-appealable order, injunction, decree or ruling in each case permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Transactions;
(g) by the Company in order to effect a Change of Recommendation and concurrently enter into a definitive agreement providing for a Superior Proposal; provided that (i) the Company has complied in all material respects with the terms of Section 5.3(e) and (ii) concurrently with or prior to (and as a condition to) the termination of this Agreement, the Company pays to Parent the Termination Fee payable pursuant to Section 8.2(b)(iii); or
(h) by either the Company or Parent, if the Company Stockholder Approval shall not have been obtained upon a vote taken thereon at the Company Stockholders Meeting duly convened therefor or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.
-73-
Section 8.2. Effect of Termination.
(a) In the event of the valid termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 8.1, written notice thereof shall forthwith be given to the other Party or Parties specifying the provision hereof pursuant to which such termination is made, and this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void and there shall be no liability on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company, except that the Confidentiality Agreement, this Section 8.2 and Section 9.3 through Section 9.12 shall survive such termination; provided that nothing herein shall relieve any Party from liability for fraud or willful breach of this Agreement prior to such termination. For purposes of this Agreement: (i) willful breach shall mean an action or omission taken or omitted to be taken that the breaching Party intentionally takes (or fails to take) and actually knows would, or would reasonably be expected to, be or cause a material breach of this Agreement; and (ii) fraud shall mean common law fraud under Delaware Law that is committed with actual knowledge of falsity and with the intent to deceive or mislead another.
(b) Termination Fee.
(i) If (A) (x) Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d), (y) the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d) and at such time Parent would be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d), or (z) Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(c) as a result of a breach, failure to perform or violation described in such Section that (except with respect to a breach of Section 5.3(a)) first occurred following the making of an Acquisition Proposal of the type referenced in the following clause (B), (B) after the date hereof and prior to the date of such termination (except in the case of termination pursuant to Section 8.1(g), in which case prior to the Company Stockholder Approval being obtained) a bona fide Acquisition Proposal is publicly disclosed (whether by the Company or a third party), or otherwise made known to the Company Board of Directors or Company management, and in each case, is not withdrawn (publicly, if publicly disclosed) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the earlier of the date of the Company Stockholders Meeting and the date of such termination and (C) within twelve (12) months of such termination, an Acquisition Proposal is consummated or a definitive agreement in respect of an Acquisition Proposal is entered into, then on or prior to the date that is the earlier of (1) the date any such Acquisition Proposal is consummated and (2) the date of entry in any such definitive agreement, the Company shall pay to Parent a fee of $450,000,000 in cash (the Termination Fee). Solely for purposes of this Section 8.2(b)(i), the term Acquisition Proposal shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Annex A, except that all references to fifteen percent (15%) and eighty five percent (85%) therein shall be deemed to be references to fifty percent (50%).
(ii) If (A) Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e)(i) or (B) the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d) at a time when Parent would be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(e)(i), then, within two (2) Business Days after such termination, the Company shall pay to Parent the Termination Fee.
(iii) If the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(g), concurrently with or prior to (and as a condition to) such termination, the Company shall pay to Parent the Termination Fee.
-74-
(iv) In the event any amount is payable by the Company pursuant to the preceding clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), such amount shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated in writing by Parent (which account shall be designated by Parent upon written request by the Company to allow the Company to pay or cause to be paid to Parent any amounts payable hereunder within the time periods required by this Section 8.2). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, in no event shall the Company be obligated to pay the Termination Fee on more than one occasion.
(c) Each Party acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 8.2 are an integral part of the Transactions and that, without these agreements, the Parties hereto would not enter into this Agreement. Each Party further acknowledges that the Termination Fee is not a penalty, but rather is liquidated damages in a reasonable amount that will compensate Parent and Merger Sub in the circumstances in which the Termination Fee is payable for the efforts and resources expended and opportunities foregone while negotiating this Agreement and in reliance on this Agreement and on the expectation of the consummation of the Transactions. In addition, if the Company fails to pay in a timely manner any amount due pursuant to Section 8.2(b), then (i) the Company shall reimburse Parent for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including disbursements and fees of outside legal counsel) incurred in the collection of such overdue amounts, including in connection with any related claims, actions or proceedings commenced and (ii) the Company shall pay to Parent interest on the amounts payable pursuant to Section 8.2(b) from and including the date payment of such amounts were due but excluding the date of actual payment at the prime rate set forth in the Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be made. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, except for the right to seek monetary damages for fraud (solely as it relates to the representations and warranties expressly made in Article IV) or willful breach occurring prior to the valid termination of this Agreement, and without limiting Parents or Merger Subs right to specific performance in accordance with Section 9.12, (A) the Termination Fee (and any other amounts expressly contemplated by this Section 8.2(c), if any) shall be the sole and exclusive monetary remedy available to Parent and Merger Sub in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions in any circumstance in which the Termination Fee becomes due and payable and is paid by the Company in accordance with this Agreement, and (B) upon Parents receipt of the full Termination Fee (and any other amounts contemplated by this Section 8.2(c), if any) pursuant to this Section 8.2 in circumstances in which the Termination Fee is payable, none of the Company, any Company Subsidiary or any of their respective former, current or future officers, directors, partners, stockholders, managers, members, affiliates or agents shall have any further liability or obligation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the Transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, Parent may seek specific performance to cause the Company to consummate the Transactions in accordance with Section 9.12 or the payment of the Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.2(c), but in no event shall Parent be entitled to both (i) specific performance to cause the Company to consummate the Transactions in accordance with Section 9.12 and (ii) the payment of the Termination Fee pursuant to this Section 8.2(c).
-75-
ARTICLE IX
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 9.1. Amendment and Modification; Waiver.
(a) Subject to applicable Law and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement may be amended, modified and supplemented by written agreement of each of the Parties.
(b) At any time and from time to time prior to the Effective Time, either the Company, on the one hand, or Parent and Merger Sub, on the other hand, may, to the extent legally allowed and except as otherwise set forth herein, (i) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other Parties, as applicable, (ii) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties made by the other Parties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (iii) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions for their respective benefit contained herein. Any agreement on the part of Parent, Merger Sub or the Company to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of Parent or the Company, as applicable. No failure or delay by the Company, Parent or Merger Sub in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.
Section 9.2. Non-Survival of Representations and Warranties. None of the representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any schedule, instrument or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time.
Section 9.3. Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions shall be paid by the Party incurring such costs and expenses.
Section 9.4. Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given if delivered personally (notice deemed given upon receipt), by electronic mail (notice deemed given upon transmission; provided that, electronic mail received after 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time shall be deemed received on the day following the date of transmission, and provided further that there is no return error message or other notification of non-delivery received by the sender) or sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, such as Federal Express (notice deemed given upon receipt of proof of delivery), to the Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified by like notice):
if to Parent or Merger Sub, to:
Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
55 Almaden Boulevard, 6th Floor
San Jose, California 95113
Email: Jeff.True@zoom.us
Attention: Jeff True
-76-
with a copy to:
Cooley LLP
3 Embarcadero Center, 20th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Email: |
jleigh@cooley.com |
bbeerle@cooley.com |
alieberman@cooley.com |
Attention: |
Jamie Leigh |
Ben Beerle |
Anne Lieberman |
if to the Company, to:
Five9, Inc.
3001 Bishop Drive, Suite 350
San Ramon, California 94583
Email: |
kimberly.lytikainen@five9.com |
james.doran@five9.com |
Attention: |
Kimberly Lytikainen |
James Doran |
with copies to:
Latham & Watkins LLP
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
Email: |
tad.freese@lw.com |
mark.bekheit@lw.com |
Attention: |
Tad J. Freese |
Mark M. Bekheit |
Section 9.5. Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to sections, such reference shall be to a section of this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this Agreement they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without limitation. As used in this Agreement, the term affiliates shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. The word extent and the phrase to the extent when used in this Agreement shall mean the degree to which a subject or other things extends, and such word or phrase shall not merely mean if. The term or is not exclusive, and shall be interpreted as and/or. The phrases the date of this Agreement, the date hereof, of even date herewith and terms of similar import, shall be deemed to refer to the date set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. The table of contents and headings set forth in this Agreement or any schedule delivered pursuant to this Agreement are for convenience of reference purposes only and shall not affect or be deemed to affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or such schedule or any term or provision hereof or thereof. All references herein to
-77-
the Subsidiaries of a Person shall be deemed to include all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of such Person, unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires. A reference to any specific Law or to any provision of any Law, whether or not followed by the phrase as amended, includes any amendment to, and any modification, re-enactment or successor thereof, any legislative provision substituted therefor and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto, except that, for purposes of any representations and warranties in this Agreement that are made as a specific date, references to any specific Law will be deemed to refer to such legislation or provision (and all rules, regulations and statutory instruments issued thereunder or pursuant thereto) as of such date. The Parties 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.
Section 9.6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed manually or by electronic transmission by the Parties, in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when a counterpart hereof shall have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Parties. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic transmission in .pdf or DocuSign or HelloSign format shall be sufficient to bind the Parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Section 9.7. Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries.
(a) This Agreement (including the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent Disclosure Letter) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersede all other prior agreements (except that the Confidentiality Agreement shall be deemed amended hereby so that until the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.1, Parent and Merger Sub shall be permitted to take the actions contemplated by this Agreement) and understandings, both written and oral, among the Parties or any of them with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.
(b) Except as provided in Section 6.4, nothing in this Agreement (including the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent Disclosure Letter) or in the Confidentiality Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder or thereunder.
Section 9.8. Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by rule of Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the Merger is not affected in any manner adverse to any Party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that the Merger are fulfilled to the extent possible.
-78-
Section 9.9. Governing Law; Jurisdiction.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to conflicts of Laws principles that would result in the application of the Law of any other state.
(b) Each of the Parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, if (and only if) such court finds it lacks jurisdiction, the federal court of the United States of America sitting in Delaware, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the agreements delivered in connection herewith or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment relating thereto, and each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees not to commence any such action or proceeding, except in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, if (and only if) such court finds it lacks jurisdiction, the Federal court of the United States of America sitting in Delaware, and any appellate court from any thereof; (ii) agrees that any claim in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or, if (and only if) such court finds it lacks jurisdiction, the Federal court of the United States of America sitting in Delaware, and any appellate court from any thereof; (iii) 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 such action or proceeding in such courts; and (iv) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in such courts. Each of the Parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by applicable Law. Each Party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process inside or outside the territorial jurisdiction of the courts referred to in this Section 9.9(b) in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.4. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any Party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable Law.
Section 9.10. Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE AGREEMENTS DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE MERGER OR THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE SUCH WAIVERS, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 9.10.
Section 9.11. Assignment. This Agreement shall not be assigned by any of the Parties (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, but without relieving any Party of any obligation hereunder, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective successors and assigns.
-79-
Section 9.12. Enforcement; Remedies.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly conferred upon a Party will be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any other remedy conferred hereby, or by Law or equity upon such Party, and the exercise by a Party of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
(b) The Parties agree that irreparable injury, for which monetary damages (even if available) would not be an adequate remedy, will occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement (including failing to take such actions as are required of it hereunder to consummate the Merger or the other Transactions) is not performed in accordance with its specific terms or is otherwise breached. Accordingly, it is agreed that each Party shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent or remedy any breaches or threatened breaches of this Agreement by any other Party, a decree or order of specific performance specifically enforcing the terms and provisions of this Agreement and any further equitable relief, in each case in accordance with Section 9.9, this being in addition to any other remedy to which such Party entitled under the terms of this Agreement at law or in equity.
(c) The Parties rights in this Section 9.12 are an integral part of the Transactions and each Party hereby waives any objections to any remedy referred to in this Section 9.12 (including any objection on the basis that there is an adequate remedy at Law or that an award of such remedy is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at Law or equity). For the avoidance of doubt, each Party agrees that there is not an adequate remedy at Law for a breach of this Agreement by any Party. In the event any Party seeks any remedy referred to in this Section 9.12, such Party shall not be required to obtain, furnish, post or provide any bond or other security in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any such remedy.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
-80-
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Parent, Merger Sub and the Company have caused this Agreement to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.
ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||||
By: |
/s/ Eric S. Yuan |
|||
Name: | Eric S. Yuan | |||
Title: | Founder & Chief Executive Officer | |||
SUMMER MERGER SUB, INC. | ||||
By: |
/s/ Kelly Steckelberg |
|||
Name: | Kelly Steckelberg | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and President | |||
FIVE9, INC. | ||||
By: |
/s/ Rowan Trollope |
|||
Name: | Rowan Trollope | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
[Signature Page to Agreement and Plan of Merger]
Annex A
Certain Definitions
For the purposes of this Agreement, the term:
2023 Capped Call Confirmations means, collectively, that certain (i) Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation, dated as of May 3, 2018, by and between the Company and each of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and (ii) Additional Call Option Transaction Confirmation, dated as of May 7, 2018, by and between the Company and each of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, in each case, as amended through the date hereof.
2023 Notes means the $258,750,000 in aggregate principal amount of 0.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 issued under the 2023 Notes Indenture.
2023 Notes Indenture means the Indenture, dated as of May 8, 2018, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
2025 Capped Call Confirmations means that certain (i) Base Call Option Transaction Confirmation, dated as of May 27, 2020, by and between the Company and each of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and (ii) Additional Call Option Transaction Confirmation, dated as of June 1, 2020, by and between the Company and each of Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC.
2025 Notes means the $747,500,000 in aggregate principal amount of 0.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 issued under the 2025 Notes Indenture.
2025 Notes Indenture means the Indenture, dated as of May 27, 2020, between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee.
Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement means a confidentiality agreement entered into after the date hereof that contains terms that (i) are no less favorable in the aggregate to the Company than those contained in the Confidentiality Agreement (it being understood that such confidentiality agreement need not contain a standstill or similar provision) and (ii) do not in any way restrict the Company or its Representatives from complying with its disclosure obligations under this Agreement.
Acquisition Proposal means any offer, proposal or indication of interest from a person (as defined in Section 5.3) (other than a proposal or offer by Parent or any Parent Subsidiary) at any time relating to any transaction or series of related transactions (other than the Transactions) involving: (a) any acquisition or purchase by any person, directly or indirectly, of more than fifteen percent (15%) of any class of outstanding voting or equity securities of the Company (whether by voting power or number of shares), or any tender offer (including a self-tender offer) or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any person beneficially owning more than fifteen percent (15%) of any class of outstanding voting or equity securities of the Company
A-1
(whether by voting power or number of shares); (b) any merger, consolidation, share exchange, business combination, joint venture, recapitalization, reorganization or other similar transaction involving the Company and a person pursuant to which the stockholders of the Company immediately preceding such transaction hold less than eighty five percent (85%) of the equity interests in the surviving, resulting or ultimate parent entity of such transaction (whether by voting power or number of shares); or (c) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition to a person of more than fifteen percent (15%) of the consolidated assets of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries (measured by the fair market value thereof).
Anti-Corruption Law means any Law related to combating bribery and corruption, including the U.S. domestic public bribery statute (18 U.S.C. 201), the U.S. Travel Act, legislation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials in International Business Transactions or the U.N. Convention Against Corruption, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010.
Antitrust Laws means any applicable supranational, national, federal, state, county, local or foreign antitrust, competition or trade regulation Laws that are designed or intended to prohibit, restrict, regulate or investigate actions having the purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade, or lessening competition through merger or acquisition, including but not limited to the HSR Act, the Sherman Act, the Clayton Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, in each case, as amended, and other similar antitrust, competition or trade regulation Laws of any jurisdiction other than the United States.
Business Days means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday and any day which is a legal holiday under the Laws of the State of California or the State of New York or is a day on which banking institutions located in such States are authorized or required by applicable Law or other governmental action to close.
Capped Call Confirmations means the 2023 Capped Call Confirmations and the 2025 Capped Call Confirmations.
CARES Act shall mean the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (including any changes in state or local law that are analogous to provisions of the CARES Act or adopted to conform to the CARES Act) and any legislative or regulatory guidance issued pursuant thereto.
Communications Act means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, inter alia, by the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 and the Telecommunications Act of 1996, as such statutes may be amended from time to time.
Communications Approvals means the grants and approvals set forth on Section 7.1(f) of the Parent Disclosure Letter.
Communications Laws means (i) the Communications Act, (ii) the rules, regulations, published orders, policies and decisions promulgated by, and other applicable requirements of, the FCC and interpretations thereof by federal courts of competent jurisdiction, (iii) the state statutes governing the communications industry, the rules, orders, regulations and other applicable
A-2
requirements of any State PUCs; and (iv) any other rules, regulations, published orders, policies and decisions promulgated by the telecommunications regulatory agencies of the United States, states and territories and interpretations thereof by courts of competent jurisdiction; and (v) any rules, regulations, published orders, policies and decisions promulgated by Foreign Governmental Bodies governing the communications industry, in each case, with jurisdiction over any of the services offered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
Company Bylaws means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company as in effect on the date hereof.
Company Certificate means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as in effect on the date hereof.
Company Equity Awards means the Company Options and the Company RSUs.
Company Equity Plans means (i) the Companys 2014 Equity Incentive Plan as amended and restated from time to time, (ii) the Companys 2004 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated from time to time and (iii) the Inference Technologies Group Inc. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated from time to time.
Company ESPP means the Companys 2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Company Governing Documents means the Company Bylaws and the Company Certificate.
Company Government Contract means a Contract with any Governmental Entity, any prime contractor of a Governmental Entity in its capacity as a prime contractor or any subcontractor with respect to any such Contract.
Company Intellectual Property means all Intellectual Property owned by (or claimed to be owned by), filed in the name of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
Company Material Adverse Effect means any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, or operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that no Effects resulting or arising from the following shall be deemed to constitute a Company Material Adverse Effect or shall be taken into account when determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect exists or has occurred: (a) any changes after the date hereof in United States, regional, global or international economic conditions, including any changes after the date hereof affecting financial, credit, foreign exchange or capital market conditions; (b) any changes after the date hereof in conditions in any industry or industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate; (c) any changes after the date hereof in general political, geopolitical, regulatory or legislative conditions in the United States or any other country or region of the world; (d) any changes after the date hereof in GAAP or the interpretation thereof; (e) any changes after the date hereof in applicable Law or the interpretation thereof; (f) any failure by the Company to meet any internal or published projections, estimates or expectations of the Companys revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, in and of itself, or any failure by the Company to meet its internal
A-3
budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations, in and of itself (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from this definition of a Company Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account); (g) any acts of terrorism or sabotage, war (whether or not declared), epidemics or pandemics (including the COVID-19 pandemic, and any escalations, worsening, evolutions or mutations thereof or related or associated epidemics, pandemics or disease outbreaks (collectively, COVID-19)), the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, acts of armed hostility, weather conditions, natural disasters or other force majeure events, including any material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date hereof; (h) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the identity of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, the pendency or consummation of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions, including the effect thereof on the relationships with current or prospective customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, financing sources, employees or sales representatives, or the public announcement of this Agreement or the Transactions, including any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions, in each case only to the extent resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the identity of Parent or any Parent Subsidiary, the pendency or consummation of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions, or the public announcement of this Agreement and the Transactions, as applicable (provided that this clause (h) shall not apply to any representation or warranty to the extent the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address, as applicable, the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the pendency or consummation of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions or to address the consequences of litigation); and (i) any action or failure to take any action which action or failure to act is requested in writing by Parent or otherwise expressly required by this Agreement (other than pursuant to Section 5.1(a)); provided that with respect to the exceptions set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g), if such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on the Company or any Company Subsidiary relative to other companies operating in the industry or industries in which the Company and the Company Subsidiaries operate, then only the incremental disproportionate adverse effect of such Effect shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether a Company Material Adverse Effect exists or has occurred.
Company Option means each option to purchase Company Common Stock granted under any Company Equity Plan that is outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the Effective Time.
Company Products means any and all products and services, including any that are Software as a service (SaaS), that are or have been in the two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement marketed, offered, sold, licensed, provided or distributed by the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
Company RSU means each restricted stock unit award relating to shares of Company Common Stock granted under any Company Equity Plan that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time and subject solely to service-based vesting requirements.
Company Subsidiaries means the Subsidiaries of the Company.
A-4
Confidentiality Agreement means the Confidentiality Agreement, dated March 16, 2021, between Parent and the Company, as may be amended.
Contract means any legally binding written or oral agreement, contract, subcontract, settlement agreement, lease, sublease, instrument, permit, concession, franchise, binding understanding, note, option, bond, mortgage, indenture, trust document, loan or credit agreement, license, sublicense, insurance policy or other legally binding commitment or undertaking of any nature, as in effect as of the date hereof.
Controlled Group Liability means any and all liabilities (i) under Title IV of ERISA; (ii) under Section 302 of ERISA; (iii) under Sections 412 and 4971 of the Code; (iv) as a result of a failure to comply with the continuation coverage requirements of Section 601 et seq. of ERISA and Section 4980B of the Code; and (v) under corresponding or similar provisions of foreign Laws or regulations, other than such liabilities that arise solely out of, or relate solely to, plans directly sponsored by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries.
Convertible Notes means the 2023 Notes and the 2025 Notes.
Convertible Notes Indentures means the 2023 Notes Indenture and the 2025 Notes Indenture.
Convertible Notes Hedge Obligations means the hedge obligations entered into in connection with the Convertible Notes evidenced by the Capped Call Confirmations.
Effect means any change, effect, development, circumstance, condition, fact, state of facts, event or occurrence.
Environmental Law means any and all applicable Law which (a) regulate or relate to the protection or clean-up of the environment; the use, treatment, storage, transportation, handling, disposal or release of Hazardous Substances, the preservation or protection of waterways, groundwater, drinking water, air, wildlife, plants or other natural resources, or the health and safety of persons or property, including protection of the health and safety of employees or (b) impose liability or responsibility with respect to any of the foregoing, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq.), or any other Law of similar effect.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate means, with respect to any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes the first entity, trade or business, or that is a member of the same controlled group as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Exchange Ratio means 0.5533.
A-5
Export Controls means (a) all applicable export and reexport control Laws and regulations imposed, administered, or enforced by the U.S. government, including the Export Administration Regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of Commerce, trade and economic sanctions maintained by OFAC and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations maintained by the U.S. Department of State and any applicable anti-boycott compliance regulations, and (b) all applicable export and reexport control and antiboycott Laws and regulations imposed, administered or enforced by any other country, except to the extent inconsistent with U.S. Law.
FCC means the Federal Communications Commission.
Foreign Governmental Body is a Governmental Entity in a jurisdiction outside the United States.
GDPR means Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation) of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data as currently in effect and as may be amended from time to time.
Governmental Entity means (a) any supranational, national, federal, state, county, municipal, local, or foreign government or any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, taxing, or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, (b) any public international governmental organization or (c) any agency, division, bureau, department, or other political subdivision of any government, entity or organization described in the foregoing clauses (a) or (b) of this definition (including patent and trademark offices and self-regulatory organizations).
Hazardous Substances means any pollutant, chemical, substance and any toxic, infectious, carcinogenic, reactive, corrosive, ignitable or flammable chemical, chemical compound, hazardous substance, material or waste, whether solid, liquid or gas, that is subject to regulation, control or remediation under any Environmental Laws, including any quantity of petroleum product or byproduct, solvent, flammable or explosive material, radioactive material, asbestos, lead paint, polychlorinated biphenyls (or PCBs), dioxins, dibenzofurans, heavy metals, radon gas, mold, mold spores, and mycotoxins.
HIPAA shall have the meaning set forth in the definition of Information Privacy and Security Laws.
HSR Act means the United States Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Import Restrictions means (a) all applicable import Laws and regulations imposed, administered, or enforced by the U.S. government, including Title 19 of the U.S. Code and Title 19 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and (b) all applicable import Laws and regulations imposed, administered or enforced by any other country, except to the extent inconsistent with U.S. Law.
Indebtedness means with respect to any Person, (a) all obligations for borrowed money; (b) all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments; (c) all Indebtedness of others secured by any Lien on owned or acquired property, whether or not the
A-6
Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed; (d) all guarantees (or any other arrangement having the economic effect of a guarantee) of Indebtedness of others; (e) all capital lease obligations and all synthetic lease obligations; (f) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of financial guaranties, letters of credit, letters of guaranty, surety bonds and other similar instruments; (g) all securitization transactions; (h) all obligations representing the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property (other than trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice); (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, in respect of bankers acceptances; and (j) net cash payment obligations of such Person under swaps, options, derivatives and other hedging agreements or arrangements that will be payable upon termination thereof (assuming they were terminated on the date of determination).
Information Privacy and Security Laws means any applicable Law, rule, regulation or directive, all binding guidance issued by any Governmental Entity thereunder and any binding applicable self-regulatory guidelines, relating to: (a) the privacy, protection, integrity, or security of Personal Data, including as relevant to the Processing of Personal Data or (b) requirements for websites and mobile applications, online behavioral advertising, tracking technologies, call or electronic monitoring or recording, or any outbound calling and text messaging, and email marketing. Without limiting the foregoing, Information Privacy and Security Laws includes the following to the extent applicable to the Company, any Company Subsidiaries: the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003, the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, PCI DSS, the GDPR (and any European Union member states Laws and regulations implementing them), the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, Japans Act on the Protection of Personal Information, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended and supplemented by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (together, HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, state privacy and data security Laws, state social security number protection Laws, state data breach notification Laws, state consumer protection Laws, and other applicable data protection Laws of the jurisdictions in which the Company or the Company Subsidiaries operate or which are otherwise applicable to their respective businesses.
Intellectual Property means any and all intellectual property or other proprietary rights, whether statutory, common law or otherwise, arising in any jurisdiction in the world, including all: (a) all United States and foreign patents and applications therefor; (b) all copyrights, copyright registrations and applications therefor and all other rights corresponding thereto throughout the world; (c) trademarks, service marks, trade dress rights and similar designation of origin and rights therein; (d) all rights in mask works, and all mask work registrations and applications therefor; (e) rights in trade secrets and confidential information; (f) rights of attribution and integrity and other moral rights of an author; and (g) any other similar, corresponding or equivalent rights to any of the foregoing anywhere in the world.
Knowledge will be deemed to be, as the case may be, the actual knowledge of (a) the individuals set forth on Section 1.1(a) of the Parent Disclosure Letter with respect to Parent or Merger Sub or (b) the individuals set forth on Section 1.1(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter with respect to the Company, in each case after reasonable inquiry of such individuals direct reports.
A-7
Law means any law (including common law), statute, requirement, code, rule, regulation, order, ordinance, judgment or decree or other pronouncement of any Governmental Entity.
Lien means any lien, pledge, hypothecation, mortgage, deed of trust, security interest, conditional or installment sale agreement, encumbrance, covenant, charge, claim, option, right of first refusal, easement, right of way, encroachment, occupancy right, preemptive right, community property interest or restriction of any nature (including any restriction on the voting of any security, any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, or any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any asset), whether voluntarily incurred or arising by operation of Law.
Multiemployer Plan means any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA or any plan that has two (2) or more contributing sponsors at least two (2) of whom are not under common control within the meaning of Section 4063 of ERISA.
Nasdaq means the Nasdaq Global Select Market.
Net Share means, with respect to a Company Option, the quotient obtained by dividing (a) the product of (i) the excess, if any, of the Per Share Cash Equivalent Consideration over the per share exercise price of such Company Option, multiplied by (ii) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (b) the Per Share Cash Equivalent Consideration.
Open Source License means any license that is approved by the Open Source Initiative and listed at http://www.opensource.org/licenses, and any similar license for free, publicly available or open source software, including the GNU General Public License, the Lesser GNU General Public License, the Apache License, the BSD License, Mozilla Public License (MPL), the MIT License or any other license that otherwise requires, as a condition of distribution of the Software licensed thereunder, that other Software incorporated into, derived from or distributed with, such Software (a) be disclosed or distributed in Source Code form, (b) be licensed for purposes of preparing derivative works or (c) be redistributed at no charge.
Ordinary Course License means standard licenses contained in customer subscription, license or service agreements with respect to Company Products or confidentiality agreements, in each case that are non-exclusive, and granted in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
Parent Equity Plans means all employee and director equity incentive plans of Parent and agreements for equity awards in respect of Parent Class A Common Stock granted under the inducement grant exception.
Parent Material Adverse Effect means any Effect that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, business, or operations of Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided, however, that no Effects resulting or arising from the following shall be deemed to
A-8
constitute a Parent Material Adverse Effect or shall be taken into account when determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect exists or has occurred: (a) any changes after the date hereof in United States, regional, global or international economic conditions, including any changes after the date hereof affecting financial, credit, foreign exchange or capital market conditions; (b) any changes after the date hereof in conditions in any industry or industries in which Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries operate; (c) any changes after the date hereof in general political, geopolitical, regulatory or legislative conditions in the United States or any other country or region of the world; (d) any changes after the date hereof in GAAP or the interpretation thereof; (e) any changes after the date hereof in applicable Law or the interpretation thereof; (f) any failure by Parent to meet any internal or published projections, estimates or expectations of Parents revenue, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations for any period, in and of itself, or any failure by Parent to meet its internal budgets, plans or forecasts of its revenues, earnings or other financial performance or results of operations, in and of itself (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise or contributing to such failure that are not otherwise excluded from this definition of a Parent Material Adverse Effect may be taken into account); (g) any acts of terrorism or sabotage, war (whether or not declared), epidemics or pandemics (including COVID-19), the commencement, continuation or escalation of a war, acts of armed hostility, weather conditions, natural disasters or other force majeure events, including any material worsening of such conditions threatened or existing as of the date hereof; (h) the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the identity of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, the pendency or consummation of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions, including the effect thereof on the relationships with current or prospective customers, suppliers, distributors, partners, financing sources, employees or sales representatives, or the public announcement of this Agreement or the Transactions, including any litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the Transactions, in each case only to the extent resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the identity of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, the pendency or consummation of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions, or the public announcement of this Agreement and the Transactions, as applicable (provided that this clause (h) shall not apply to any representation or warranty to the extent the purpose of such representation or warranty is to address, as applicable, the consequences resulting from the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the pendency or consummation of this Agreement, the Merger and the other Transactions or to address the consequences of litigation); and (i) any action or failure to take any action which action or failure to act is requested in writing by the Company or otherwise expressly required by this Agreement; provided that with respect to the exceptions set forth in clauses (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (g), if such Effect has had a disproportionate adverse effect on Parent or any Parent Subsidiary relative to other companies operating in the industry or industries in which Parent and the Parent Subsidiaries operate, then only the incremental disproportionate adverse effect of such Effect shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether a Parent Material Adverse Effect exists or has occurred.
Parent Subsidiaries means the Subsidiaries of Parent.
Parent Trading Price means the volume weighted average closing sale price of one (1) share of Parent Class A Common Stock as reported on Nasdaq for the ten (10) consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately preceding the Effective Time (as adjusted as appropriate to reflect any stock splits, stock dividends, combinations, reorganizations, reclassifications or similar events).
A-9
Payroll Tax Executive Order means the Presidential Memorandum on Deferring Payroll Tax Obligations in Light of the Ongoing COVID-19 Disaster, as issued on August 8, 2020 and including any administrative or other guidance published with respect thereto by any Taxing authority (including IRS Notice 2020-65).
PCI DSS means the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, issued by the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council, as may be revised from time to time.
Per Share Cash Equivalent Consideration means the product (rounded to the nearest cent) obtained by multiplying (i) the Exchange Ratio by (ii) the Parent Trading Price.
Permitted Liens means any Lien (i) for Taxes or governmental assessments, charges or claims of payment not yet due or that is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; (ii) which is a carriers, warehousemens, mechanics, materialmens, repairmens or other similar Lien arising by operation of Law in the ordinary course of business for amounts not yet delinquent; (iii) is specifically disclosed on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company or the notes thereto included in the Company SEC Documents as of the date hereof; (iv) which is a statutory or common law Lien to secure landlords, lessors or renters under leases or rental agreements; (v) which is imposed on the underlying fee interest in real property subject to a real property lease; (vi) that arises as a result of a non-exclusive license or other non-exclusive grant of rights under Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (vii) that arises from pledges or deposits to secure obligations pursuant to workers compensation Laws, unemployment insurance, social security, retirement and similar Laws or similar legislation or to secure public or statutory obligations, in each case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; (viii) which is an immaterial defect, imperfection or irregularity in title, charge, easement, covenant and right of way of record or zoning, building and other similar restriction, in each case, that do not adversely affect in any material respect the current use of the applicable property owned, leased, used or held for use by the Company or any Company Subsidiary; (ix) is a pledge or deposit to secure performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a similar nature that, in each case, is not material; and (x) that has arisen in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and does not adversely affect the value, ownership, use or operation of the property subject thereto.
Person means a natural person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Entity or other entity or organization.
Personal Data means any and all information that can reasonably be used to identify an individual natural person, household, or device, including name, physical address, telephone number, email address, financial account number, passwords or PINs, device identifier or unique identification number, government-issued identifier (including Social Security number and drivers license number), medical, health or insurance information, gender, date of birth, educational or employment information, religious or political views or affiliations and marital or other status (to the extent any of these data elements can reasonably be associated with an individual natural person or is linked to any such data element that can reasonably be associated with an individual natural person, household, or device). Personal Data also includes any
A-10
information not listed above if such information is defined as personal data, personally identifiable information, individually identifiable health information, protected health information or personal information under any Information Privacy and Security Laws or Privacy Requirements.
Privacy Statements means, collectively, all of the Companys and the Company Subsidiaries external privacy policies or privacy statements made to customers, and publicly posted privacy policies (including if posted on the Companys or the Company Subsidiaries products and services) regarding the collection, use, disclosure, transfer, storage, maintenance, retention, deletion, disposal, modification or processing of Protected Information.
Proceedings means all actions, suits, claims, hearings, arbitrations, litigations, mediations, audits, investigations, examinations or other similar proceedings, in each case, by or before any Governmental Entity.
Protected Information means (a) Personal Data; (b) any other information that is governed, regulated or protected by one or more Information Privacy and Security Laws; (c) any confidential information of the Company or a Company Subsidiary that the Company or a Company Subsidiary receives, creates, transmits or maintains in electronic form through Company or Company Subsidiary systems networks or other information technology; or (d) any sensitive information which the Company is contractually bound to keep confidential.
Representatives means, when used with respect to any Person, the directors, officers, employees, consultants, financial advisors, accountants, legal counsel, investment bankers and other agents, advisors and representatives of such Person and its Subsidiaries.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Software means any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in Source Code, object code or other form; (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise; (c) descriptions, flow-charts and other work product used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing; and (d) all user documentation, including user manuals and training materials, relating to any of the foregoing.
Source Code means computer Software and code, in form other than object code or machine readable form, including related programmer comments and annotations, help text, data and data structures, instructions and procedural, object-oriented and other code, which may be printed out or displayed in human readable form.
State PUC means any state public service commission, public utilities commission or similar state agency responsible for regulating the communications industry within a particular state and with jurisdiction over any of the services offered by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
A-11
Subsidiary means with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which (a) at least a majority of the outstanding shares of capital stock of, or other equity interests, having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions with respect to such corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other organization is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries, or (b) with respect to a partnership, such Person or any other Subsidiary of such Person is a general partner of such partnership.
Superior Proposal means a bona fide, written Acquisition Proposal (with references in the definition thereof to fifteen percent (15%) and eighty -five percent (85%) being deemed to be replaced with references to eighty percent (80%) and twenty percent (20%), respectively) by a third party, which the Company Board of Directors determines in good faith after consultation with the Companys outside legal counsel and financial advisors to be more favorable to the Company Stockholders from a financial point of view than the Merger, taking into account all relevant factors (including all the terms and conditions of such proposal or offer (including the transaction consideration, conditionality, timing, certainty of financing or regulatory approvals and likelihood of consummation) and this Agreement (and, if applicable, any changes to the terms of this Agreement proposed by Parent pursuant to Section 5.3)).
Takeover Statute means any business combination, control share acquisition, fair price, moratorium or other takeover or anti-takeover statute or similar Law.
Tax or Taxes means any and all U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. taxes and assessments, levies, duties, tariffs, imposts and other similar charges and fees in the nature of a tax, including income, franchise, windfall or other profits, gross receipts, property, sales, use, net worth, capital stock, payroll, employment, social security, workers compensation, unemployment compensation, excise, withholding, ad valorem, stamp, transfer, value added, occupation, environmental, disability, real property, personal property, registration, alternative or add-on minimum, or estimated tax, including any interest, penalty, additions to tax and any additional amounts imposed with respect thereto, whether disputed or not.
Tax Return means any report, return, certificate, claim for refund, election, estimated Tax filing or declaration filed or required to be filed with any Governmental Entity with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendments thereof.
Technology means all forms of technology and content, including any or all of the following: (a) published and unpublished works of authorship, including without limitation audiovisual works, collective works, computer programs or software (whether in source code or executable form), documentation, compilations, databases, derivative works, literary works, maskworks, websites, and sound recordings; (b) inventions (whether or not patentable), discoveries, improvements, business methods, compositions of matter, machines, methods, and processes and new uses for any of the preceding items; (c) information that is not generally known or readily ascertainable through proper means, whether tangible or intangible, including without limitation algorithms, customer lists, ideas, designs, formulas, know-how, methods, processes, programs, prototypes, systems, and techniques; (d) databases, data compilations and collections
A-12
and technical data; and (e) devices, prototypes, designs and schematics (whether or not any of the foregoing is embodied in any tangible form and including all tangible embodiments of the foregoing, such as instruction manuals, laboratory notebooks, prototypes, samples, studies and summaries).
Treasury Regulations means the U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.
Terms Defined Elsewhere. The following terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement, as indicated below:
Adjusted Option |
Section 2.3(b) | |
Adjusted RSU |
Section 2.3(d) | |
Agreement |
Preamble | |
Arrangements |
Section 6.13 | |
Base Amount |
Section 6.4(c) | |
Book-Entry Shares |
Section 2.2(b)(ii) | |
Cancelled Shares |
Section 2.1(b) | |
Certificate of Merger |
Section 1.4 | |
Certificates |
Section 2.2(b)(i) | |
Change of Recommendation |
Section 5.3(a) | |
Closing |
Section 1.3 | |
Closing Date |
Section 1.3 | |
Code |
Recitals | |
Communications Authorizations |
Section 3.9(c) | |
Company |
Preamble | |
Company Acquisition Agreement |
Section 5.3(a) | |
Company Benefit Plan |
Section 3.10(a) | |
Company Board of Directors |
Recitals | |
Company Board Recommendation |
Recitals | |
Company Capitalization Date |
Section 3.2(a) | |
Company Common Stock |
Recitals | |
Company Compensation Committee |
Section 6.13 | |
Company Counsel |
Section 5.4(a)(ii) | |
Company Disclosure Letter |
Article III | |
Company Leases |
Section 3.16 | |
Company Permits |
Section 3.9(b) | |
Company Preferred Stock |
Section 3.2(a) | |
Company Registered Intellectual Property |
Section 3.14(a) | |
Company SEC Documents |
Section 3.5(a) | |
Company Stockholders |
Recitals | |
Company Stockholder Approval |
Section 3.3(b) | |
Company Stockholders Meeting |
Section 5.4(b) | |
Company Tax Representation Letter |
Section 6.14(b) | |
Continuing Employees |
Section 6.7(a) | |
Converted Shares |
Section 2.1(b) | |
Current ESPP Offering Periods |
Section 2.3(e) | |
DGCL |
Recitals |
A-13
DOJ |
Section 6.2(b) | |
Effective Time |
Section 1.4 | |
Enforceability Limitations |
Section 3.3(c) | |
Exchange Agent |
Section 2.2(a) | |
Exchange Fund |
Section 2.2(a) | |
FCC |
Section 6.2(b) | |
Form S-4 |
Section 3.4(a) | |
Fractional Share Consideration |
Section 2.1(a) | |
fraud |
Section 8.2(a) | |
FTC |
Section 6.2(b) | |
GAAP |
Section 3.5(b) | |
Government Contract Bid |
Section 3.17(d) | |
Indemnified Parties |
Section 6.4(a) | |
Intervening Event |
Section 5.3(d) | |
IP Contracts |
Section 3.14(i) | |
Material Contract |
Section 3.17(a) | |
Material Customer |
Section 3.19(a) | |
Material Government Bid |
Section 3.17(c) | |
Material Reseller |
Section 3.19(c) | |
Material Supplier |
Section 3.19(b) | |
Merger |
Recitals | |
Merger Consideration |
Section 2.1(a) | |
Merger Sub Shares |
Section 2.1(c) | |
New Plans |
Section 6.7(b) | |
OFAC |
Section 3.9(f) | |
Old Plan |
Section 6.7(b) | |
Outside Date |
Section 8.1(d) | |
Parent |
Preamble | |
Parent Capitalization Date |
Section 4.2(a) | |
Parent Class A Common Stock |
Section 2.1(a) | |
Parent Class B Common Stock |
Section 4.2(a) | |
Parent Counsel |
Section 5.4(a)(ii) | |
Parent Disclosure Letter |
Article IV | |
Parent Governing Documents |
Section 4.1 | |
Parent Permits |
Section 4.9(b) | |
Parent Preferred Stock |
Section 4.2(a) | |
Parent SEC Documents |
Section 4.5(a) | |
Parent Tax Representation Letter |
Section 6.14(b) | |
Parties |
Preamble | |
Party |
Preamble | |
person |
Section 5.3(a) | |
Privacy Requirements |
Section 3.15(a) | |
Proxy Statement/Prospectus |
Section 3.21 | |
Merger Sub |
Preamble | |
Merger Sub Shares |
Section 2.1(c) | |
Qatalyst |
Section 3.22 |
A-14