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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
June 5, 2024
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
UPLAND SOFTWARE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | | 001-36720 | | 27-2992077 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
401 Congress Avenue, Suite 1850
Austin, Texas 78701
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(512) 960-1010
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | UPLD | | The Nasdaq Global 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
As described in Item 5.07 below, on June 5, 2024 at the annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Upland Software, Inc. (the “Company”), the stockholders of the Company approved the 2024 Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, which had previously been approved by the Company’s board of directors (the “Board of Directors”) on April 12, 2024, subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders. Also on April 12, 2024, the Board of Directors declared, subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company at the Annual Meeting, a dividend of one preferred stock purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”). The dividend is payable on June 15, 2024 (the “Record Date”), to the holders of record of shares of Common Stock as of 5:00 P.M., New York City time, on the Record Date. The description and terms of the Rights are set forth in the Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, dated as of June 5, 2024, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “2024 Tax Benefit Preservation Plan”), between the Company and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC, as Rights Agent.
As described further in the Company’s definitive proxy statement dated April 26, 2024, by adopting the 2024 Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, the Board of Directors is seeking to protect the Company’s ability to use its net operating loss carryforwards (“NOLs”) and other tax attributes to offset potential future income tax liabilities. The Company’s ability to use such NOLs and other tax attributes against future taxable income could be substantially limited or, in the case of the Company’s pre-2018 NOLs, potentially eliminated if the Company experiences an “ownership change,” as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). Generally, an “ownership change” occurs if the percentage of the Company’s stock owned by one or more “five percent stockholders” increases by more than fifty percentage points over the lowest percentage of stock owned by such stockholders at any time during the prior three-year period or, if sooner, since the last “ownership change” experienced by the Company.
The material terms of the 2024 Tax Benefit Preservation Plan (which includes, as exhibits thereto the Form of Certificate of Designations, the Form of Rights Certificate and the Summary of Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock) were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 26, 2024. That detailed summary of the 2024 Tax Benefit Preservation Plan and any description contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2024 Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 4.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03 Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders
The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As described in Item 5.07 below, on June 5, 2024, at the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders approved the Upland Software, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2024 Equity Plan”). On February 21, 2024, our Board of Directors, at the recommendation of the Compensation Committee to the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”), approved the 2024 Equity Plan, subject to approval by our stockholders at the Annual Meeting. The 2024 Equity Plan is effective as of June 5, 2024 (the “Effective Date”) and no further awards will be made under the Upland Software, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Prior Plan”) as of the Effective Date.
The 2024 Equity Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 3,200,00 shares of the Company’s Common Stock (subject to adjustment), plus the number of shares that remain available for future grants under the Prior Plan as of the date of the Effective Date, plus any shares covered by awards granted under the Prior Plan if the award (or a portion of such award) is forfeited, is canceled or expires without the issuance of shares. Key employees, officers and directors of the Company and its consultants or advisors are eligible to receive awards under the 2024 Equity Plan. Awards may be granted in any one or a combination of the following forms: incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other awards that are denominated in, payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on the value of, or the appreciation in value of, shares of our Common Stock.
The Compensation Committee will generally administer the 2024 Equity Plan and has authority to make awards under the 2024 Equity Plan and to set the terms of the awards. The 2024 Equity Plan may be amended or discontinued at any time by the Board of Directors, subject to the requirement that certain amendments may not be made without shareholder approval. Unless terminated sooner or extended, the 2024 Equity Plan expires June 5, 2034.
The material terms of the 2024 Equity Plan were described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the SEC on April 26, 2024. That detailed summary of the 2024 Equity Plan and any description contained herein are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2024 Equity Plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Annual Meeting was held June 5, 2024, at the Company’s offices at 401 Congress Avenue, Suite 1850, Austin, Texas 78701. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders voted on five proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 26, 2024. As of April 12, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting Record Date”), the total number of shares entitled to vote was 34,918,891, representing 27,857,845 shares of Common Stock outstanding on the Annual Meeting Record Date, plus 7,061,046 as-converted shares of Common Stock that the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), were entitled to vote. Present at the Annual Meeting in person or by proxy were holders of 27,570,764 shares of Common Stock, including the shares of Series A Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis, representing 79% of the eligible votes, constituting a quorum.
The stockholders voted on the following items at the Annual Meeting:
1.To elect two Class I directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, or until a successor is duly elected and qualified;
2.To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024;
3.To approve, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers;
4.To approve the 2024 Equity Plan; and,
5.To approve the 2024 Tax Benefit Preservation Plan.
The stockholders elected two Class I directors to serve on the Company’s board of directors until the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of stockholders, or until a successor is duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows.
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| Director Nominee | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes |
| Steven E. Courter | 22,987,472 | 671,957 | 3,911,335 |
| Teresa Miles Walsh | 21,007,194 | 2,652,235 | 3,911,335 |
The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. The voting results were as follows.
| | | | | | | | |
| For | Against | Abstain |
| 27,296,495 | 253,881 | 20,388 |
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results were as follows.
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 22,595,978 | 1,052,998 | 10,453 | 3,911,335 |
The stockholders approved the 2024 Equity Plan. The voting results were as follows.
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| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 21,811,838 | 1,824,062 | 23,529 | 3,911,335 |
The stockholders approved the 2024 Tax Benefit Preservation Plan. The voting results were as follows.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
| 22,228,613 | 1,424,974 | 5,842 | 3,911,335 |
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| (d) Exhibits. | | |
Exhibit No. | | Description |
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| 104 | | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted as Inline XBRL. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| UPLAND SOFTWARE, INC. |
| Dated: June 5, 2024 | /s/ Michael D. Hill |
| Michael D. Hill |
| Chief Financial Officer |
Upland Software, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan
UPLAND SOFTWARE, INC.
2024 OMNIBUS INCENTIVE PLAN
1.Purposes of the Plan. The purposes of the Plan are to attract and retain the best available personnel, to provide additional incentives to Employees, Directors and Consultants and to promote the success of the Company.
2.Definitions. The following definitions shall apply as used herein and in the individual Award Agreements, except as defined otherwise in an individual Award Agreement. If a term is separately defined in an individual Award Agreement, such definition shall supersede the definition contained in this Section 2.
a.“Applicable Laws” means the requirements applicable to the Plan and Awards under (i) any U.S. or non-U.S. federal, state or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation or published administrative guidance or position, (ii) the rules of any stock exchange or national market system and (iii) generally accepted accounting principles or international financial reporting standards.
b.“Award” means an Option, SAR, Dividend Equivalent Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit or Other Award.
c.“Award Agreement” means the written agreement or other instrument evidencing the grant of an Award, including any amendments thereto.
d.“Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act.
e.“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
f.“Cause” means, with respect to the termination by the Company or a Related Entity of a Grantee’s Continuous Service, that such termination is for “Cause” as such term (or word of like import) is expressly defined in a then-effective written agreement between the Grantee and the Company or such Related Entity, or, in the absence of such then-effective written agreement and definition, is based on, in the determination of the Board, the Grantee’s:
i.failure to perform duties (other than as a result of death or Disability) as are reasonably requested by the Company, provided such requested duties are not inconsistent with the duties of the Grantee’s job position, after written notice and a 10-day opportunity to cure (if curable);
ii.willful misconduct, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the Grantee’s duties or of the interest or property of the Company or any Related Entity;
iii.intentional disclosure to an unauthorized person of confidential information or trade secrets of the Company or a Related Entity;
iv.act of fraud against, misappropriation from, or dishonesty to either the Company or a Related Entity or any other party or engaging in conduct that has, or could reasonably be expected to have, an adverse impact on the reputation or business of the Company or any Related Entity, or that results in his improper gain or personal enrichment to the detriment of the Company or any Related Entity;
v.commission of a felony or a lesser crime involving dishonesty, fraud, theft, wrongful taking of property, embezzlement, bribery, forgery, extortion; or other crime involving moral turpitude; or
vi.illegal drug use, abuse of controlled substances, or habitual insobriety.
g.“Change in Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events:
i.the acquisition by any Person of Beneficial Ownership of securities possessing more than 50% of the total combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; provided, however, that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (1) any acquisition by the Company; (2) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any Related Entity; or (3) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (ii) below;
ii.consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (each, a “Corporate Transaction”), in each case, unless, following such Corporate Transaction, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and
entities that had Beneficial Ownership of the Company’s outstanding securities immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction have Beneficial Ownership, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the value of the then outstanding equity securities and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the corporation or other entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction (including, without limitation, a corporation which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Corporate Transaction, of the Company’s then outstanding equity securities and the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities, (B) no Person (excluding any employee benefit plan or related trust of the Company, a Related Entity or a corporation or other entity resulting from such Corporate Transaction) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of, respectively, the then outstanding shares of the corporation resulting from such Corporate Transaction or the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such corporation, except to the extent that such ownership of the Company existed prior to the Corporate Transaction and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors of the corporation (or other governing board of a non-corporate entity) resulting from such Corporate Transaction were members of the Incumbent Board (as defined in subsection (iii)) at the time of the execution of the initial agreement, or of the action of the Board, providing for such Corporate Transaction; or
iii.individuals who, as of the date the Plan was adopted, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director after the date the Plan was adopted whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least 2/3 of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board.
With respect to Awards that are “deferred compensation” under Section 409A of the Code, to the extent necessary to avoid incurring adverse tax consequences under Section 409A of the Code with respect to such Awards, each of the foregoing events shall only be deemed to be a Change in Control for purposes of the Plan to the extent such event qualifies as a “change in control event” for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. For purposes of subsection (ii) above, “all or substantially all of the assets of the Company” means assets of the Company and each Related Entity that, in the aggregate, have a total gross fair market value equal to or more than 50% of the total gross fair market value of all of the assets of the Company and each Related Entity, in the aggregate, immediately prior to the acquisition or acquisitions, and gross fair market value means the value of the assets determined without regard to any liabilities associated with such assets. For clarity, a transaction will not constitute a Change in Control if: (i) its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation, or (ii) its sole purpose is to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction.
h.“Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
i.“Committee” means the Compensation Committee of the Board or any other committee composed of members of the Board that is appointed by the Board or the Compensation Committee of the Board to administer the Plan and constituted in accordance with Applicable Laws. Once appointed, the Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board or the Committee.
j.“Company” means Upland Software, Inc., or any successor entity that adopts the Plan in connection with a Corporate Transaction.
k.“Consultant” means any natural person and other permitted recipients under the Applicable Laws (other than an Employee or a Director, solely with respect to rendering services in such person’s capacity as a Director) who is engaged by the Company or any Related Entity to render consulting or advisory services to the Company or such Related Entity.
l.“Continuous Service” means that the provision of services to the Company and any Related Entities in any capacity as an Employee, Director or Consultant is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers among the Company or any Related Entity in any capacity as an Employee, Director or Consultant or (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity as
an Employee, Director or Consultant (in each case, except as otherwise provided in the Award Agreement). Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise determined by the Committee, in the event of any spin-off of a Related Entity, service as an Employee, Director or Consultant for such Related Entity following such spin-off shall be deemed to be Continuous Service for purposes of the Plan and any Award. An approved leave of absence shall include sick leave, military leave or any other authorized personal leave. For purposes of an Incentive Stock Option, if such leave exceeds three months, and reemployment upon expiration of such leave is not guaranteed by statute or contract, then employment will be deemed terminated on the first day immediately following such three-month period and the Incentive Stock Option shall be treated as a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the date that is three months and one day following such deemed termination of employment.
m.“Director” means a member of the Board or the board of directors or board of managers of any Related Entity.
n.“Disability” means such term (or word of like import) as defined under the long-term disability policy of the Company or the Related Entity to which a Grantee provides services regardless of whether the Grantee is covered by such policy. If the Company or the Related Entity to which the Grantee provides services does not have a long-term disability policy in place, “Disability” means that the Grantee is unable to carry out the responsibilities and functions of the position held by the Grantee by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days. A Grantee will not be considered to have incurred a Disability unless the Grantee furnishes proof of such impairment sufficient to satisfy the Committee in its discretion.
o.“Dividend Equivalent Right” means a right granted under the Plan entitling the Grantee to compensation measured by dividends paid to stockholders with respect to Shares.
p.“Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.
q.“Employee” means any employee of the Company or any Related Entity.
r.“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
s.“Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of a Share determined as follows:
i.if the Shares are listed on one or more established stock exchanges or national market systems, the closing sales price for a Share (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on the principal exchange or system on which the Shares are listed (as determined by the Committee) on the date of determination (or, if no closing sales price or closing bid was reported on that date, as applicable, on the last trading date such closing sales price or closing bid was reported);
ii.if the Shares are regularly quoted on an automated quotation system (including the OTC Bulletin Board) or by a recognized securities dealer, the closing sales price for a Share as quoted on such system or by such securities dealer on the date of determination, but if selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for a Share on the date of determination (or, if no such prices were reported on that date, on the last date such prices were reported); or
iii.in the absence of an established market for the Shares of the type described in (i) and (ii) above, the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith and in a manner consistent with Applicable Laws.
t.“Good Reason” means, with respect to the termination by a Grantee of the Grantee’s Continuous Service, that such termination is for “Good Reason” as such term (or word of like import) is expressly defined in a then-effective written agreement between the Grantee and the Company or a Related Entity, or in the absence of such then-effective written agreement and definition, means the occurrence of any of the following events or conditions unless consented to by the Grantee: (i) a change in the Grantee’s authority, responsibilities or duties that represents a material and substantial diminution in the Grantee’s authority, responsibilities or duties; (ii) a material reduction in the Grantee’s base salary, provided, however, that an across-the-board reduction in the salary level of substantially all other individuals in positions similar to the Grantee’s by approximately the same percentage amount shall not constitute such a salary reduction; or (iii) a change of more than 50 miles to the Grantee’s primary place of employment that represents a material increase in the Grantee’s commuting distance. Any such event or condition shall not constitute Good Reason unless (A) the Grantee provides the Company with written notice thereof no later than 90 days following the initial occurrence of such event or condition, (B) the Company fails to remedy such event or condition within 30
days after receipt of such notice and (C) the Grantee actually terminates his or her Continuous Service within 30 days after the expiration of such remedial period.
u.“Grantee” means an Employee, Director or Consultant who receives an Award under the Plan (and any permitted transferee of an Award or Shares).
v.“Incentive Stock Option” means an Option intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
w.“Non-Qualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not intended to, or that does not, qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.
x.“Officer” means a person who is an officer of the Company or a Related Entity within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.
y.“Option” means an option to purchase Shares granted under the Plan.
z.“Other Award” means an entitlement to Shares or cash (other than an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock or Restricted Stock Unit) granted under the Plan that may or may not be subject to restrictions upon issuance, as established by the Committee.
aa.“Parent” means a “parent corporation,” whether now or hereafter existing, of the Company, as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code.
ab.“Person” means any natural person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act).
ac.“Plan” means this Upland Software, Inc. 2024 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as may be amended, modified or restated from time to time.
ad.“Prior Plan” means the Upland Software, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan.
ae.“Post-Termination Exercise Period” means, with respect to an Option or SAR, the period commencing on the Termination Date and ending on the date specified in the Award Agreement during which the vested portion of the Option or SAR may be exercised.
af.“Related Entity” means any (i) Parent or Subsidiary or (ii) other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Company.
ag.“Restricted Stock” means Shares issued under the Plan to the Grantee for such consideration, if any, and subject to specified restrictions on transfer, forfeiture provisions and other specified terms and conditions.
ah.“Restricted Stock Unit” means a right granted under the Plan entitling the Grantee to receive the value of one Share in cash, Shares or a combination thereof.
ai.“SAR” means a stock appreciation right granted under the Plan entitling the Grantee to Shares or cash or a combination thereof, as measured by appreciation in the value of a Share.
aj.“Section 409A” means Section 409A of the Code.
ak.“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933.
al.“Share” means a share of the common stock of the Company.
am.“Subsidiary” means any corporation in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock, or any other entity (including partnerships and joint ventures) in which the Company owns, directly or indirectly, at least 50% of the combined equity thereof; provided, however, that for purposes of determining whether any individual may be a Grantee for purposes of any grant of an Incentive Stock Option, “Subsidiary” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 424(f) of the Code.
an.“Termination Date” means the date of termination of a Grantee’s Continuous Service, subject to Section 7(c)(ii).
3.Stock Subject to the Plan.
a.Subject to Sections 3(b) and 10, the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to all Awards (including Incentive Stock Options) is equal to the sum of (i) 3,200,000 Shares, plus (ii) any Shares that, as of the Effective Date, have been reserved but not issued pursuant to any awards granted under the Prior Plan and are not subject to any awards granted thereunder, plus (iii) any Shares subject to awards granted under the
Prior Plan that, after the Effective Date, are forfeited, canceled or expire (whether voluntarily or involuntarily) without the issuance of Shares. The Shares to be issued pursuant to the Awards may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired Shares.
b.Any Shares covered by an Award (or portion of an Award) that (i) is forfeited, is canceled or expires (whether voluntarily or involuntarily) without the issuance of Shares or (ii) is granted in settlement or assumption of, or in substitution for, an outstanding award pursuant to Section 6(d), shall be deemed not to have been issued for purposes of determining the maximum number of Shares that may be issued under the Plan. Shares that actually have been issued under the Plan pursuant to an Award shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become available for future issuance under the Plan, except that if unvested Shares are forfeited, such Shares shall become available for future issuance under the Plan. The following Shares may not again be made available for issuance as Awards under the Plan: (i) Shares covered by an Award that are surrendered or withheld in payment of the Award’s exercise or purchase price (including pursuant to the “net exercise” of an Option pursuant to Section 7(b)(vi)), or in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations with respect to an Award, and (ii) shares of Common Stock repurchased on the open market with the proceeds of any Option exercise price. If a SAR payable in Shares is exercised, such exercise shall reduce the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan by the gross number of Shares subject the SAR (or, if less than the entire SAR is exercised, by the gross number of Shares subject to the portion of the SAR that is exercised).
4.Administration of the Plan.
a.Plan Administration. Unless determined otherwise by the Board, the Plan shall be administered by the Committee; provided, that with respect to Awards granted to Employees or Consultants who are neither Directors nor Officers, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Board or the Committee may also authorize one or more Officers or Employees to administer the Plan and to grant such Awards, subject to such limitations and conditions as the Board or Committee deems appropriate, and to the extent such administrative authority has been so delegated, references in the Plan and Award Agreements to the “Committee” shall be deemed to be references to the Officers or Employees to whom such authority has been delegated.
b.Powers of the Committee. Subject to Applicable Laws and the provisions of the Plan (including any other powers given to the Committee hereunder), and except as otherwise provided by the Board, the Committee shall have the authority, in its discretion:
i.to select the Employees, Directors and Consultants to whom Awards may be granted;
ii.to determine whether, when and to what extent Awards are granted;
iii.to determine the number of Shares or the amount of cash or other consideration to be covered by each Award;
iv.to approve forms of Award Agreements;
v.to determine the terms and conditions of any Award, including the vesting schedule, forfeiture provisions, payment contingencies, purchase price and any performance goals, and whether to waive or accelerate any such terms and conditions;
vi.to grant Awards to Employees, Directors and Consultants residing outside the U.S. or to otherwise adopt or administer such procedures or sub-plans on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to further the purposes of the Plan or comply with Applicable Laws;
vii.to amend the terms of any outstanding Award, subject to Section 14(c);
viii.to determine whether, to what extent and under what circumstances cash, Shares, other Awards, other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award under the Plan shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Grantee or of the Committee;
ix.to establish one or more separate programs under the Plan for the purpose of issuing particular forms of Awards to one or more classes of Grantees;
x.to construe and interpret the terms of the Plan and Awards, including any Award Agreement;
xi.to approve corrections in the documentation or administration of any Award; and
xii.to take such other action, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, as the Committee deems appropriate.
The express grant in the Plan of any specific power to the Committee shall not be construed as limiting any power or authority of the Committee. Any decision or interpretation made, or action taken, by the Committee in connection with the administration of the Plan shall be final, conclusive and binding on all Grantees.
a.No Repricings. Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary, except as provided in Sections 10 and 11, the following actions shall not be taken without the requisite prior affirmative approval of the Company’s stockholders: (i) reduce the exercise price or base amount, as applicable, of any Options or SARs, (ii) cancel, surrender, replace or otherwise exchange any outstanding Option or SAR where the Fair Market Value of the Shares underlying such Option or SAR is less than its exercise price or base amount, as applicable, of such Option or SAR for a new Option or SAR, another Award, cash, Shares or other securities or (iii) take any other action that is considered a “repricing” for purposes of the stockholder approval rules of the applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Shares are listed or quoted.
b.Indemnification. In addition to such other rights of indemnification as they may have as members of the Board or as Officers or Employees, members of the Board and any Officers or Employees to whom authority to act for the Board, the Committee or the Company is delegated shall be defended and indemnified by the Company to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws on an after-tax basis against all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and necessarily incurred in connection with the defense of any claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, or in connection with any appeal therein, to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under or in connection with the Plan, or any Award, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, except in relation to matters as to which it shall be adjudged in such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding that such individual is liable for gross negligence, bad faith or intentional misconduct; provided, however, that within 30 days after the institution of such claim, investigation, action, suit or proceeding, such individual shall offer to the Company, in writing, the opportunity at the Company’s expense to defend the same.
5.Eligibility. Awards other than Incentive Stock Options may be granted to Employees, Directors and Consultants. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Employees of the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Option or SAR intended to qualify as an exempt “stock right” under Section 409A may only be granted with respect to “service recipient stock” (as defined in Section 409A).
6.Terms and Conditions of Awards.
a.Types of Awards. The Committee may award any type of arrangement to an Employee, Director or Consultant that is not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and that by its terms involves or might involve the issuance of (i) Shares, (ii) cash or (iii) an Option, a SAR or a similar right with a fixed or variable price related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares. Such awards may include Options, SARs, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Other Awards or Dividend Equivalent Rights, and an Award may consist of one such security or benefit, or two or more of them in any combination. Vesting, payment, settlement and other entitlements with respect to an Award may be conditioned upon such items or events as the Committee may determine, including the passage of time, Continuous Service, the occurrence of one or more events or the satisfaction of one or more performance goals selected by the Committee, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to the Company as a whole or to a business unit, group, division and/or Subsidiary, and measured over an annual or other period, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparison group or index, in each case as specified by the Committee. Such performance goals may include (by way of example and not as an exhaustive list): cash flow, earnings measures (including earnings per share and earnings before interest, taxes and/or amortization and/or depreciation), stock price, return on equity, total stockholder return, return on capital, return on assets or net assets, revenue (including revenue from direct labor, subcontractors or any other category), income or net income, operating income or net operating income, operating profit or net operating profit, operating margin or profit margin, return on operating revenue, market share, contract win, renewal or extension, days sales outstanding, contract bookings, cost control, cash management, debt reduction, customer satisfaction, delivery schedule, cycle-time improvement, productivity, quality, workforce diversity, comparisons to budget items, implementation or completion of specified projects or processes, employee turnover, forecast accuracy of any performance criteria, staff hiring, and/or completion of mergers or acquisitions. Performance Goals need not be measured in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and may include such adjustments as may be determined by the Committee. Additionally, the Committee may adjust Performance
Goals or evaluation of performance with respect to Performance Goals to take into account unusual or unanticipated occurrences or events, including asset write-downs, litigation, claims, judgments, settlements, currency fluctuations and other non-cash charges, changes in applicable law, rule or regulation or accounting principles, accruals for reorganization and restructuring programs, costs incurred in the pursuit of acquisition opportunities, strikes, delays or similar disruptions, macroeconomic conditions, terrorism and other international hostilities, significant regional weather events asset write-downs, litigation or claim judgments or settlements, or any other significant unusual or infrequently occurring items or events.
b.Dividends and Dividend Equivalent Rights. Dividends may be granted in connection with Restricted Stock, and Dividend Equivalent Rights may be granted in connection with Awards other than Options, SARs and Restricted Stock; provided, that dividends and Dividend Equivalents will only be paid with respect to Restricted Stock and Awards other than Options and SARs if and to the extent the Award (or portion of the Award to which the Dividend or Dividend Equivalent relates) vests.
c.Designation of Options. Each Option shall be designated in the Award Agreement as either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified Stock Option. Any Option designated as an Incentive Stock Option shall comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code, including the requirement that Incentive Stock Options may only be granted to individuals who are employed by the Company. Notwithstanding any designation as an Incentive Stock Option, to the extent the aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares with respect to which Options designated as Incentive Stock Options are exercisable for the first time by any Grantee during any calendar year (under this Plan or any other stock plan maintained by the Company or any of its affiliates) exceeds $100,000, such excess Options shall be treated as Non-Qualified Stock Options. If the Code is amended after the date the Plan becomes effective to provide for a different limit on the Fair Market Value of Shares permitted to be subject to Incentive Stock Options, then such different limit will be automatically incorporated herein and will apply to any Options granted after the effective date of such amendment.
d.Acquisitions and Other Transactions. The Committee may issue Awards in settlement or assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards in connection with the Company or a Related Entity acquiring another entity, an interest in another entity or an additional interest in a Related Entity whether by merger, stock purchase, asset purchase or other form of transaction. Any Shares issuable pursuant to such Awards shall not reduce the Share limit set forth in Section 3(a). Additionally, available shares under a stockholder approved plan of an acquired company (as appropriately adjusted to reflect such acquisition) may be used for Awards under the Plan and shall not reduce the Share limit set forth in Section 3(a), except as required by the rules of any applicable stock exchange.
e.Term of Award. The term of each Award, if any, shall be the term stated in the Award Agreement; provided, however, that the term of an Award shall be no more than 10 years from the grant date. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Grantee who, on the grant date, owns stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Parent or Subsidiary, the term of the Incentive Stock Option shall be no more than five years from the grant date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the specified term of any Award shall not include any period for which the Grantee has elected to defer the receipt of the Shares or cash issuable pursuant to the Award.
f.Transferability of Awards. Incentive Stock Options may not be sold, pledged, assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Grantee, only by the Grantee. Awards other than Incentive Stock Options shall be transferable (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, (ii) during the lifetime of the Grantee, to the extent and in the manner authorized by the Committee, but only to the extent such transfers are made in accordance with Applicable Laws to family members, to family trusts, to family controlled entities, to charitable organizations, and pursuant to domestic relations orders or agreements, in all cases without payment for such transfers to the Grantee and (iii) as otherwise expressly permitted by the Committee and in accordance with Applicable Laws.
g.Grant Date of Awards. The grant date of an Award shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Committee makes the determination to grant such Award, or such later date as determined by the Committee.
7.Exercise Price, Base Amount or Purchase Price, Consideration and Taxes.
a.Exercise Price, Base Amount or Purchase Price. The exercise price, base amount or purchase price, if any, for an Award shall be as follows:
i.In the case of an Incentive Stock Option:
1.granted to an Employee who, on the grant date, owns stock representing more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or any Parent or Subsidiary, the per Share exercise price shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value on the grant date; or
2.granted to any Employee other than an Employee described in the preceding clause (A), the per Share exercise price shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value on the grant date.
ii.The per Share exercise price of an Option and the base amount of a SAR shall be such price as determined by the Committee in accordance with Applicable Laws; provided, that, other than an Option or SAR issued pursuant to Section 6(d) or adjusted pursuant to Section 10, the per Share exercise price of an Option and the base amount of a SAR shall not be less than the Fair Market Value on the grant date.
b.Consideration. In addition to any other types of consideration the Committee may determine, the Committee is authorized to accept as consideration for Shares issued under the Plan, and subject to Applicable Laws, the following:
i.cash;
ii.check;
iii.wire transfer;
iv.surrender of Shares, or delivery of a properly executed form of attestation of ownership of Shares as the Committee may require, that have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender or attestation equal to the aggregate exercise or purchase price of the Award;
v.with respect to Options, payment through a broker-assisted cashless exercise program;
vi.with respect to Options, payment through a “net exercise” procedure established by the Company such that, without the payment of any funds, the Grantee may exercise the Option and receive the net number of Shares equal to (A) the number of Shares as to which the Option is being exercised, multiplied by (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is the Fair Market Value on the exercise date less the exercise price per Share, and the denominator of which is such Fair Market Value (with the number of net Shares to be received rounded down to the nearest whole number of Shares); or
vii.any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.
The Committee may grant Awards that do not permit all of the foregoing forms of consideration to be used in payment for the Shares or that otherwise restrict one or more forms of consideration.
a.Taxes.
i.A Grantee shall, no later than the date as of which taxes are required by Applicable Laws to be withheld with respect to an Award, pay to the Company or a Related Entity, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Committee regarding payment of, such withholding taxes. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on the making of such payment or arrangements, and the Company shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the Grantee. The Committee may require or may permit a Grantee to elect that the withholding requirement be satisfied in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold or by tendering to the Company, Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the minimum statutory withholding with respect to an Award or such other amount that will not cause adverse accounting consequences for the Company and is permitted under Applicable Laws. The Company may also use any other method of obtaining the necessary payment or proceeds, as permitted by Applicable Laws, to satisfy its withholding obligation with respect to an Award.
ii.The Plan and Awards (and payments and benefits thereunder) are intended to be exempt from, or to comply with, Section 409A, and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, the Plan, Award Agreements and other agreements or arrangements relating to Awards shall be interpreted accordingly. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, to the extent required to avoid accelerated taxation and/or tax penalties under Section 409A, (A) a Grantee shall not be considered to have terminated Continuous Service and no payment or benefit shall be due to the Grantee under the Plan or an Award until the Grantee would be considered to have incurred a “separation from service”
from the Company and the Related Entities within the meaning of Section 409A and (B) if the Grantee is a “specified employee” (as defined in Section 409A), amounts that would otherwise be payable and benefits that would otherwise be provided under the Plan or an Award during the six-month period immediately following the Grantee’s separation from service shall instead be paid or provided on the first business day after the date that is six months following the Grantee’s separation from service (or death, if earlier). Each amount to be paid or benefit to be provided under the Plan or an Award shall be construed as a separate identified payment for purposes of Section 409A. The Company makes no representation that any or all of the payments or benefits provided under the Plan or an Award will be exempt from or comply with Section 409A and makes no undertaking to preclude Section 409A from applying to any such payment or benefit. The Grantee shall be solely responsible for the payment of any taxes and penalties incurred under Section 409A, and the Company, the Related Entities and their respective employees, officers, directors, agents and representatives (including legal counsel) will not have any liability to any Grantee with respect to any taxes, penalties, interest or other costs or expenses the Grantee or any related party may incur with respect to or as a result of Section 409A or for damages for failing to comply with Section 409A.
8.Exercise of Options and SARs.
a.Procedure for Exercise.
i.An Option or SAR shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Committee under the terms of the Plan and specified in the Award Agreement.
ii.An Option or SAR shall be deemed exercised when written notice of such exercise has been given to the Company (or a broker pursuant to Section 7(b)(v)) in accordance with the terms of the Award by the Grantee and, if applicable, full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option or SAR is exercised has been made (together with applicable tax withholding).
b.Exercise Following Termination of Continuous Service. If a Grantee’s Continuous Service terminates, all or any portion of the Grantee’s Options or SARs that were vested at the Termination Date (including any portion thereof that vested as a result of such termination) may be exercised during the applicable Post-Termination Exercise Period. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee or as set forth in the Grantee’s Award Agreement, if the Grantee’s Options or SARs are unvested on the Termination Date (and do not vest as a result of such termination), or if the vested portion of the Grantee’s Options or SARs is not exercised within the applicable Post-Termination Exercise Period, the Options and SARs shall terminate.
i.Termination for Cause. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee or set forth in the Grantee’s Award Agreement, upon the termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service for Cause, the Grantee’s right to exercise an Option or SAR (whether vested or unvested) shall terminate concurrently with the termination of the Grantee’s Continuous Service.
ii.Change in Status. If a Grantee’s status changes from Employee to Consultant or non-Employee Director, the Employee’s Incentive Stock Option shall automatically become a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day that is three months and one day following such change of status.
iii.Termination Due to Disability. If a Grantee’s Continuous Service terminates as a result of Disability, if such Disability is not a “permanent and total disability” as such term is defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, such Incentive Stock Option shall automatically become a Non-Qualified Stock Option on the day that is three months and one day following such termination.
c.Extension If Exercise Prevented by Applicable Laws. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the exercise of an Option or SAR during the applicable Post-Termination Exercise Period is prevented by the provisions of Section 9, the Option or SAR shall remain exercisable until the 30th day (or such later date as determined by the Committee) after the date the Grantee is notified by the Company that the Option or SAR is exercisable, but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option or SAR specified in the Award Agreement and only in a manner and to the extent permitted under Section 409A.
9.Conditions upon Issuance of Shares. If the Committee determines that the delivery of Shares with respect to an Award is or may be unlawful under Applicable Laws, the vesting or right to exercise an Award or to otherwise receive Shares with respect to an Award shall be suspended until the Committee determines that such delivery is lawful. An Incentive Stock Option may not be exercised until the Plan has been approved by the stockholders of the Company. The Company shall have no obligation to effect any registration or qualification of the Shares under Applicable Laws. A
Grantee’s right to exercise an Award may be suspended for a limited period of time if the Committee determines that such suspension is administratively necessary or desirable. In no event shall the Company issue fractional Shares.
10.Adjustments upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, Applicable Laws and Section 11, (a) the number and kind of Shares or other securities or property covered by each outstanding Award, (b) the number and kind of Shares that have been authorized for issuance under the Plan, (c) the exercise price, base amount or purchase price of each outstanding Award and (d) any other terms that the Committee determines require adjustment, shall be proportionately adjusted for: (i) any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, combination or reclassification of the Shares, or similar transaction affecting the Shares, or other corporate transaction or event that would be considered an “equity restructuring” within the meaning of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, as amended or any successor accounting standard; (ii) any other increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; or (iii) any other transaction with respect to the Shares, including any distribution of cash, securities or other property to stockholders (other than a normal cash dividend), a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation (including a spin-off or other distribution of stock or property), reorganization, liquidation (whether partial or complete), a “corporate transaction” as defined in Section 424 of the Code or any similar transaction; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration.” Any such adjustments to outstanding Awards shall be effected in a manner that is intended to preclude the enlargement or diminution of rights and benefits under such Awards. Except as the Committee determines, no issuance by the Company of shares of any class, or securities convertible into shares of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason hereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award.
11.Change in Control. Upon a merger, consolidation or other reorganization in which the Company does not survive or a Change in Control, all outstanding Awards shall be treated in the manner described in the definitive transaction agreement to which the Company is a party (or, if there is no such agreement, in the manner determined by the Committee), which agreement or determination need not treat all Awards in an identical manner. The treatment specified in the definitive transaction agreement or as determined by the Committee may include one or more of the following with respect to each outstanding Award:
i.the cancellation of unvested Awards;
ii.the acceleration of vesting of Awards;
iii.the assumption or substitution of Awards with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of Shares or other securities or property and applicable exercise price, base amount or purchase price;
iv.the cancellation of vested Awards, together with a payment to the Grantees holding such vested Awards so canceled of an amount based upon the consideration being paid per Share in connection with such transaction or Change in Control in cash or, in the sole discretion of the Committee, in the form of such other consideration necessary for a Grantee to receive property, cash or securities (or a combination thereof) as the Grantee would have been entitled to receive upon such transaction or Change in Control, if the Grantee had been, immediately prior to such transaction or Change in Control, the holder of the number of Shares covered by the Award at such time, less any applicable exercise price or base amount; provided, however, that holders of vested Options and vested SARs shall be entitled to such consideration only if the per-Share consideration exceeds the applicable exercise price or base amount, and to the extent that the per-Share consideration is less than or equal to the applicable exercise price or base amount, such vested Options and vested SARs shall be cancelled for no consideration; or
v.the replacement of Awards with a cash incentive program that preserves the value of the Awards so replaced.
12.Non-Employee Director Limit. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the aggregate grant date fair value of Awards (determined in accordance U.S. generally accepted accounting principles) that may be granted during any calendar year to any Director who is not an Employee, when combined with cash compensation paid by the Company to such Director with respect to the same calendar year (whether or not such cash compensation is deferred), shall not exceed $750,000; provided, that the limit set forth in this sentence shall be $1,000,000 in the calendar year in which a Director who is not an Employee commences service on the Board. This limit will not be increased except with stockholder approval.
13.Effective Date and Term of Plan. The Plan shall become effective on June 5, 2024, the date it was first approved by the stockholders of the Company (the “Effective Date”). The Plan shall continue in effect for a term of 10 years from
the earlier of its adoption by the Board or its approval by the stockholders of the Company, unless sooner terminated pursuant to Section 14(a).
14.Amendment, Suspension or Termination of the Plan or Awards.
a.The Board may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, that no such amendment shall be made without the approval of the Company’s stockholders to the extent such approval is required by Applicable Laws.
a.No Award may be granted during any suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan.
b.No amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan or any Award shall materially adversely affect the Grantee’s rights under an Award without the Grantee’s written consent; provided, however, that an amendment or modification that (i) may cause an Incentive Stock Option to become a Non-Qualified Stock Option or (ii) the Committee considers, in its sole discretion, necessary or advisable to comply with, take into account or otherwise respond to Applicable Laws, shall not be treated as materially adversely affecting the Grantee’s right under an outstanding Award.
15.Clawback, Repayment or Recapture Policy. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, to the extent allowed under Applicable Laws, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, all Awards, and any related payments made under the Plan, shall be subject to the requirements of any applicable clawback, repayment or recapture policy implemented by the Company, to the extent set forth in such policy and/or in an Award Agreement or other agreement with the Grantee.
16.Limitation of Liability. The Company is under no duty to ensure that Shares may legally be delivered under the Plan, and shall have no liability in the event such delivery of Shares may not be made.
17.No Effect on Terms of Employment/Consulting Relationship. The Plan shall not confer upon any Grantee any right with respect to the Grantee’s Continuous Service, nor shall it interfere in any way with the Grantee’s right or the right of the Company or any Related Entity to terminate the Grantee’s Continuous Service at any time, with or without Cause, and with or without notice.
18.No Effect on Retirement and Other Benefit Plans. Except as specifically provided in a compensation or benefit plan, program or arrangement of the Company or a Related Entity, Awards shall not be deemed compensation for purposes of such plans, programs or arrangements. The Plan is not a “pension plan” or “welfare plan” under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
19.Unfunded Obligation. A Grantee shall have the status of general unsecured creditors of the Company. Any amounts payable to Grantees pursuant to the Plan or an Award shall be unfunded and unsecured obligations for all purposes, including Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. Neither the Company nor any Related Entity shall be required to segregate any monies from its general funds, to create any trusts, or to establish any special accounts with respect to such obligations. The Company shall retain at all times beneficial ownership of any investments, including trust investments, that the Company may make to fulfill its payment obligations hereunder. Any investments or the creation or maintenance of any trust or any Grantee account shall not create or constitute a trust or fiduciary relationship between the Committee, the Company or any Related Entity and a Grantee, or otherwise create any vested or beneficial interest in any Grantee or the Grantee’s creditors in any assets of the Company or a Related Entity. A Grantee shall have no claim against the Company or any Related Entity for any changes in the value of any assets that may be invested or reinvested by the Company with respect to the Plan.
20.Construction. The following rules of construction shall apply to the Plan and Award Agreements. Captions and titles are for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of the Plan or Award Agreement. Except when otherwise indicated by the context, the singular shall include the plural and the plural shall include the singular. Use of the word “or” is not intended to be exclusive, unless the context clearly requires otherwise. The words “include,” “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. The words “writing” and “written” and comparable words refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. Any reference to any federal, state or other statute or law shall be deemed also to refer to such statute or law as amended, and to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. References to “stockholders” shall be deemed to refer to “shareholders” to the extent required by Applicable Laws. References to the Company or any Related Entity shall include such entity’s successors.
21.Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of the Plan by the Board, the submission of the Plan to the stockholders of the Company for approval nor any provision of the Plan will be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such additional compensation arrangements as it may deem desirable.
22.Governing Law. Except as otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, the Plan, the Award Agreements and any other agreements or arrangements relating to Awards shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with the laws of Delaware, without regard to the conflicts of laws rules of such state, to the extent not preempted by federal law. If any provision of the Plan, the Award Agreements or any other agreements or arrangements relating to Awards is determined to be illegal or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the fullest extent allowed by Applicable Laws and the other provisions shall nevertheless remain effective and shall remain enforceable.
TAX BENEFIT PRESERVATION PLAN
by and between
Upland Software, Inc.
and
Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC
as Rights Agent
Dated as of June 5, 2024
1......... Certain Definitions................................................................................. 1
2......... Appointment of Rights Agent................................................................ 7
3......... Issuance of Rights Certificates............................................................... 8
4......... Form of Rights Certificates.................................................................... 9
5......... Countersignature and Registration......................................................... 10
6......... Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Rights Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates...................... 10
7......... Exercise of Rights; Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights........... 11
8......... Cancellation and Destruction of Rights Certificates............................ 13
9......... Reservation and Availability of Capital Stock.................................... 13
10....... Series B Preferred Record Date........................................................... 14
11....... Adjustment of Purchase Price, Number of Shares or Number of Rights.............................................................................................................. 15
12....... Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price or Number of Shares.............. 23
13....... Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets or Earning Power............................................................................................................... 23
14....... Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares.............................................. 25
15....... Rights of Action................................................................................... 27
16....... Agreement of Right Holders................................................................ 28
17....... Rights Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder......................... 29
18....... Concerning the Rights Agent............................................................... 29
19....... Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent........... 30
20....... Duties of Rights Agent......................................................................... 31
21....... Change of Rights Agent....................................................................... 33
22....... Issuance of New Rights Certificates.................................................... 34
23....... Redemption.......................................................................................... 35
24....... Notice of Certain Events...................................................................... 35
25....... Notices................................................................................................. 36
26....... Supplements and Amendments............................................................ 37
27....... Exchange.............................................................................................. 38
28....... Process to Seek Exemption Prior to Trigger Event............................. 39
29....... Successors............................................................................................ 40
30....... Benefits of this Plan............................................................................. 40
31....... Determination and Actions by the Board or Committee Thereof........ 40
32....... Severability.......................................................................................... 41
33....... Governing Law.................................................................................... 41
34....... Counterparts......................................................................................... 41
35....... Descriptive Headings; Interpretation................................................... 41
TAX BENEFIT PRESERVATION PLAN
Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, dated as of June 5, 2024 (this “Plan”), by and between Upland Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”). All capitalized terms used in this Plan shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 1 or as otherwise defined elsewhere in this Plan.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, at the Company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2024 Annual Meeting”), the Company stockholders approved the adoption by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) of this Plan;
WHEREAS, on April 12, 2024, the Board adopted this Plan, and has authorized and declared a dividend of one preferred stock purchase right (a “Right”) for each share of Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on June 15, 2024 (the “Record Date”), and has authorized and directed the issuance of one Right (subject to adjustment as provided herein) with respect to each share of Common Stock that shall become outstanding between the Record Date and the earliest of the Distribution Date and the Expiration Date, each Right initially representing the right to purchase one one-thousandth (subject to adjustment) of a share of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred”), of the Company having the rights, powers and preferences set forth in the form of Certificate of Designations of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A (as amended from time to time), upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth; provided, however, that Rights may be issued with respect to Common Stock that shall become outstanding after the Distribution Date and prior to the Expiration Date in accordance with Section 22; and
WHEREAS, the Company has generated net operating losses for U.S. federal income tax purposes (“NOLs”) and certain other tax benefits, such NOLs and certain other tax benefits may potentially provide valuable tax benefits to the Company, the Company desires to avoid an “ownership change” within the meaning of Section 382 and thereby preserve the ability to utilize fully such NOLs and certain other tax benefits, and the Company believes that it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders that the Company provide for the protection of the NOLs and other tax benefits on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements herein set forth, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1.Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Plan, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
1.1“Acquiring Person” shall mean any Person who or which, from and after the date of this Plan, shall be the Beneficial Owner of 4.9% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding, but shall not include (a) an Exempt Person or (b) any Existing Holder, unless and
until such time as such Existing Holder shall, after the certification of the voting results of the 2024 Annual Meeting, become the Beneficial Owner of one or more additional shares of Common Stock or, in the case of Ulysses Aggregator, LP and its Affiliates and Associates only, become the Beneficial Owner of, in the aggregate, a number of additional shares of Common Stock equal to 1% or more of the shares of Common Stock then outstanding (other than, in each case with respect to any Existing Holder, pursuant to (i) a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding Common Stock in Common Stock or on the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred”), of the Company in Series A Preferred or in Common Stock, (ii) a split or subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock or (iii) an Exempt Acquisition), unless upon acquiring such Beneficial Ownership, such Existing Holder does not Beneficially Own 4.9% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person shall become an “Acquiring Person” as the result of either (x) an acquisition of Common Stock by the Company which, by reducing the number of shares outstanding, increases the proportionate number of shares Beneficially Owned by such Person to 4.9% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding or (y) an Exempt Acquisition; provided, however, that if a Person shall become an Acquiring Person solely by reason of share purchases by the Company or an Exempt Acquisition and shall, after such share purchases by the Company or Exempt Acquisition, become the Beneficial Owner of one or more additional shares of Common Stock (other than pursuant to (A) a dividend or distribution paid or made by the Company on the outstanding Common Stock in Common Stock or on the Series A Preferred in Series A Preferred or in Common Stock, (B) a split or subdivision of the outstanding Common Stock or (C) an Exempt Acquisition), then such Person shall be deemed to be an “Acquiring Person” unless, upon becoming the Beneficial Owner of such additional Common Stock, such Person does not Beneficially Own 4.9% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Board determines in good faith that a Person who would otherwise be an “Acquiring Person,” as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.1, has become such inadvertently (including, without limitation, because (1) such Person was unaware that it Beneficially Owned a percentage of Common Stock that would otherwise cause such Person to be an “Acquiring Person” or (2) such Person was aware of the extent of its Beneficial Ownership of Common Stock but had no actual knowledge of the consequences of such Beneficial Ownership under this Plan), and such Person divests as promptly as practicable (as determined, in good faith, by the Board) a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock or Series A Preferred so that such Person would no longer be an Acquiring Person, as defined pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.1, then such Person shall not be deemed to be or have become an “Acquiring Person” at any time for any purposes of this Plan. For all purposes of this Plan, any calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any particular time, including for purposes of determining the particular percentage of such outstanding Common Stock of which any Person is the Beneficial Owner, shall be made pursuant to and in accordance with Section 382 and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.
1.2“Affiliate” and “Associate” shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as in effect on the date of this Plan and, to the extent not included within the foregoing, shall also include, with respect to any Person, any other
Person whose Stock or other securities (a) would be deemed constructively owned by such first Person for purposes of Section 382, (b) would be deemed owned by a single “entity” as defined in Treasury Regulation § 1.382-3(a)(1) in which both such first Person and such other Person are included or (c) otherwise would be deemed aggregated with the Stock or other securities owned by such first Person pursuant to the provisions of Section 382.
1.3A Person shall be deemed the “Beneficial Owner” of and shall be deemed to “Beneficially Own” or have “Beneficial Ownership” of any securities:
1.3.1which such Person, directly or indirectly, has the Right to Acquire; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the Beneficial Owner of, or to Beneficially Own (a) securities tendered pursuant to a tender or exchange offer made by or on behalf of such Person, until such tendered securities are accepted for purchase or exchange; (b) securities which such Person has a Right to Acquire upon the exercise of Rights at any time prior to the time that any Person becomes an Acquiring Person or (c) securities issuable upon the exercise of Rights from and after the time that any Person becomes an Acquiring Person if such Rights were acquired by such Person prior to the Distribution Date or pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 22 (“Original Rights”) or pursuant to Section 11.9 or Section 11.15 with respect to an adjustment to Original Rights;
1.3.2which such Person, directly or indirectly, has or shares the right to vote or dispose of, or otherwise has “beneficial ownership” of (as defined under Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act); provided, however, that Beneficial Ownership arising solely as a result of any such Person’s participation in a “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5(b) of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act) shall be determined under Section 1.3.3 of this Plan and not under this Section 1.3.2; or
1.3.3of which any other Person is the Beneficial Owner, if such Person has any agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) with such other Person with respect to acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of such securities of the Company, but only if the effect of such agreement, arrangement or understanding is to treat such Persons as an “entity” under Section 1.382-3(a)(1) of the Treasury Regulations; provided, however, that a Person shall not be deemed the Beneficial Owner of, or to Beneficially Own, any security (a) if such Person has the right to vote such security pursuant to an agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether or not in writing) which (i) arises solely from a revocable proxy given to such Person in response to a public proxy or consent solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, the applicable rules and regulations of the Exchange Act and (ii) is not also then reportable on Schedule 13D or Schedule 13G under the Exchange Act (or any comparable or successor report), or (b) if such beneficial ownership arises solely as a result of such Person’s status as a “clearing agency,” as defined in Section 3(a)(23) of the Exchange Act; provided, further, that nothing in this Section 1.3.3 shall cause a Person engaged in business as an underwriter of securities or member of a selling group to be the Beneficial Owner of, or to Beneficially Own, any securities acquired through such Person’s
participation in good faith in an underwriting syndicate until the expiration of 40 calendar days after the date of such acquisition, and then only if such securities continue to be owned by such Person at the expiration of such 40 calendar days, or such later date as the Board may determine in any specific case.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent not within the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.3, a Person shall be deemed the Beneficial Owner of, and shall be deemed to Beneficially Own, Stock held by any other Person that such Person would be deemed to constructively own or that otherwise would be aggregated with Stock owned by such Person pursuant to Section 382, or any successor provision or replacement provision and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.
No Person who is an officer, director or employee of an Exempt Person shall be deemed, solely by reason of such Person’s status or authority as such, to be the “Beneficial Owner” of, to have “Beneficial Ownership” of or to “Beneficially Own” any securities that are “Beneficially Owned” (as defined in this Section 1.3), including, without limitation, in a fiduciary capacity, by an Exempt Person or by any other such officer, director or employee of an Exempt Person.
1.4“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
1.5“close of business” on any given date shall mean 5:00 p.m., New York time, on such date; provided, however, that if such date is not a Business Day it shall mean 5:00 p.m., New York time, on the next succeeding Business Day.
1.6“Common Stock” when used with reference to the Company shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company. “Common Stock” when used with reference to any Person other than the Company shall mean the capital stock with the greatest voting power, or the equity securities or other equity interest having power to control or direct the management of such other Person or, if such Person is a Subsidiary of another Person, the Person or Persons which ultimately control such first-mentioned Person, and which has issued and outstanding such capital stock, equity securities or equity interest.
1.7“Distribution Date” shall mean the earlier of (a) the close of business on the tenth (10th) day after the Stock Acquisition Date (or, if the tenth (10th) day after the Stock Acquisition Date occurs before the Record Date, the close of business on the Record Date) or (b) the close of business on the tenth (10th) Business Day (or, if such tenth (10th) Business Day occurs before the Record Date, the close of business on the Record Date), or such later date as may be determined by action of the Board prior to such time as any Person becomes an Acquiring Person, after the date that a tender or exchange offer by any Person (other than any Exempt Person) is commenced (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act), if upon consummation thereof, such Person would become an Acquiring Person.
1.8“Exempt Acquisition” shall mean any increase in Beneficial Ownership by any holder of one or more additional shares of Common Stock, solely as a result of (a) equity granted to the officers, employees and members of the board of directors of the Company and any Subsidiary of the Company in their capacity as such officers, employees and directors, (b) the vesting of any equity compensation awards, options, warrants, rights or similar interests granted to any Person by the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company (including as a result of an adjustment to the number of shares of Common Stock represented by any such equity compensation award, option warrant, right, or similar interest pursuant to the terms thereof), or (c) any transaction deemed to be an “Exempt Transaction” in accordance with Section 28.
1.9“Exempt Person” shall mean (a) the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company, in each case including, without limitation, the officers and members of the board of directors thereof acting in their fiduciary capacities, or any employee benefit plan of the Company or of any Subsidiary of the Company or any entity or trustee holding (or acting in a fiduciary capacity in respect of) shares of capital stock of the Company for or pursuant to the terms of any such plan, or for the purpose of funding other employee benefits for employees of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company, and (b) any Person deemed to be an “Exempt Person” in accordance with Section 28.
1.10“Existing Holder” shall mean any Person who, immediately prior to the certification of the voting results of the 2024 Annual Meeting, is the Beneficial Owner of 4.9% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding.
1.11“Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, firm, corporation, unincorporated association or organization, trust or other entity, or any group of such “Persons” having a formal or informal understanding among themselves to make a “coordinated acquisition” of shares within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.382-3(a)(1) or who are otherwise treated as an “entity” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.382-3(a)(1), and shall include any successor (by merger or otherwise) of any such entity or group.
1.12“Right to Acquire” shall mean a legal, equitable or contractual right to acquire (whether directly or indirectly and whether exercisable immediately, or only after the passage of time, compliance with regulatory requirements, fulfillment of a condition or otherwise), pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, whether or not in writing (excluding customary agreements entered into in good faith with and between an underwriter and selling group members in connection with a firm commitment underwriting registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)), or upon the exercise of any option, warrant or right, through conversion of a security, pursuant to the power to revoke a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement, pursuant to the power to terminate a repurchase or similar so-called “stock borrowing” agreement or arrangement, or pursuant to the automatic termination of a trust, discretionary account or similar arrangement.
1.13“Section 382” means Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), or any successor or replacement provisions and the Treasury Regulation promulgated thereunder.
1.14“Stock” means with respect to any Person, such Person’s (a) common stock, (b) preferred shares (other than preferred shares described in Section 1504(a)(4) of the Code) and (c) any other interest that would be treated as “stock” of such Person pursuant to Treasury Regulation § 1.382-2T(f)(18).
1.15“Stock Acquisition Date” shall mean the first date of public announcement (which, for purposes of this definition, shall include the filing of a report pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act or pursuant to a comparable successor statute) by the Company or an Acquiring Person that an Acquiring Person has become such or that discloses information which reveals the existence of an Acquiring Person or such earlier date as a majority of the Board shall become aware of the existence of an Acquiring Person.
1.16“Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, firm, corporation, unincorporated association, trust or other entity of which a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interests is owned, of record or beneficially, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
1.17“Tax Benefits” shall mean NOLs, capital loss carryovers, general business credit carryovers, alternative minimum tax credit carryovers, foreign tax credit carryovers, any loss or deduction attributable to a “net unrealized built-in loss” within the meaning of Section 382, of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and any other tax attribute the benefit of which is subject to possible limitation under Section 382.
1.18“Treasury Regulations” means the final and temporary regulations promulgated by the United States Department of the Treasury under the Code as amended or superseded from time to time.
1.19“Trigger Event” shall be deemed to have occurred upon any Person becoming an Acquiring Person.
1.20The following terms shall have the meanings defined for such terms in the Sections set forth below:
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| Term | | Section |
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| Adjustment Shares | | 11.1.2 |
| Board | | Recitals |
| Book Entry Shares | | 3.1 |
| Code | | Recitals |
| common stock equivalent | | 11.1.3 |
| Company | | Preamble |
| current per share market price | | 11.4.1 |
| Current Value | | 11.1.3 |
| equivalent preferred stock | | 11.2 |
| Exchange Act | | 1.2 |
| Exchange Consideration | | 27.1 |
| Exemption Request | | 28 |
| Expiration Date | | 7.1 |
| Final Expiration Date | | 7.1 |
| NASDAQ | | 9 |
| Original Rights | | 1.3.2 |
| Plan | | Preamble |
| Principal Party | | 13.2 |
| Purchase Price | | 4 |
| Record Date | | Recitals |
| Redemption Price | | 23.1 |
| Requesting Person | | 28 |
| Right | | Recitals |
| Rights Certificate | | 3.1 |
| Rights Agent | | Preamble |
| Securities Act | | 1.11 |
| Security | | 11.4.1 |
| Series B Preferred | | Recitals |
| Spread | | 11.1.3 |
| Substitution Period | | 11.1.3 |
| Trading Day | | 11.4.1 |
| Trust | | 27.1 |
| Trust Agreement | | 27.1 |
2.Appointment of Rights Agent. The Company hereby appoints the Rights Agent to act as rights agent for the Company in accordance with the express terms and conditions hereof, and the Rights Agent hereby accepts such appointment. The Company may from time to time appoint such co-rights agents as it may deem necessary or desirable. In the event the Company appoints one or more co-rights agents, the Company shall notify the Rights Agent in writing ten
(10) Business Days prior to such appointment, and the respective duties of the Rights Agent and any such other rights agents shall be as the Company shall determine, and the Company will notify, in writing, the Rights Agent and any co-rights agents of any such respective duties; provided that such duties and determination are consistent with the terms and provisions of this Plan. The Rights Agent shall have no duty to supervise, and shall in no event be liable for, the acts or omissions of any such co-rights agent.
3.Issuance of Rights Certificates.
3.1Rights Evidenced by Stock Certificates. Until the Distribution Date, (a) the Rights (unless earlier expired, redeemed or terminated) will be evidenced by the certificates for Common Stock registered in the names of the holders thereof or, in the case of uncertificated Common Stock registered in book entry form (“Book Entry Shares”), by notation in book entry (which certificates for Common Stock and Book Entry Shares shall also be deemed to be Rights Certificates) and not by separate certificates, and (b) the Rights (and the right to receive certificates therefor) will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of the underlying Common Stock. As soon as practicable after the Distribution Date, the Company will prepare and execute, the Rights Agent will countersign (provided the Company makes available all necessary information and documents (with e-mail being sufficient) in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Rights Agent) and the Company (or, if requested by the Company, the Rights Agent) will send, by first-class, postage-prepaid mail, to each record holder of Common Stock as of the close of business on the Distribution Date (other than any Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person), at the address of such holder shown on the records of the Company or the transfer agent or registrar for the Common Stock, one or more certificates for Rights, in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto (a “Rights Certificate”), evidencing one Right (subject to adjustment as provided herein) issued to holders of Common Stock for each share of Common Stock so held; provided, however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Company may choose to use book entry in lieu of physical certificates, in which case “Rights Certificates” shall be deemed to mean the uncertificated book entry representing the related Rights. As of the Distribution Date, the Rights will be evidenced solely by such Rights Certificates.
3.2New Certificates and Uncertificated Shares After Record Date. Certificates for Common Stock that become outstanding (whether upon issuance out of authorized but unissued Common Stock (including upon conversion of the Series A Preferred), disposition out of treasury or transfer or exchange of outstanding Common Stock) after the Record Date but prior to the earliest of the Distribution Date or the Expiration Date, or in certain circumstances provided in Section 22 hereof, after the Distribution Date, shall have impressed, printed, stamped, written or otherwise affixed onto them a legend in substantially the following form:
This certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof to certain rights as set forth in a Tax Benefit Preservation Plan between Upland Software, Inc. (the “Company”) and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC, as Rights Agent, dated as of June 5, 2024 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the
“Plan”), the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file at the principal executive offices of the Company. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Plan, such Rights (as defined in the Plan) will be evidenced by separate certificates and will no longer be evidenced by this certificate. The Company will mail to the holder of this certificate a copy of the Plan without charge after receipt of a written request therefor. As described in the Plan, Rights which are owned by, transferred to or have been owned by Acquiring Persons (as defined in the Plan) or any Affiliate or Associate (as defined in the Plan) of any Acquiring Person shall become null and void and will no longer be transferable.
With respect to any Book Entry Shares, such legend shall be included in a notice to the record holder of such shares in accordance with applicable law. In the event that the Company purchases or otherwise acquires any Common Stock after the Record Date but prior to the Distribution Date, any Rights associated with such Common Stock shall be deemed canceled and retired so that the Company shall not be entitled to exercise any Rights associated with the Common Stock that are no longer outstanding.
Notwithstanding this Section 3.2, neither the omission of the legend required hereby, nor the failure to provide the notice thereof, shall affect the enforceability of any part of this Plan or the rights of any holder of the Rights.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Plan, shares of Common Stock, shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred and Rights (and any securities issuable on their exercise) may be issued, evidenced and transferred by book-entry and not represented by physical certificates. Where shares of Common Stock, shares of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred and Rights (and any securities issuable on their exercise) are held in uncertificated form, they shall be held subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan applicable to certificated shares or Rights, and the Company and the Rights Agent shall cooperate in all respects to give effect to the intent of the provisions contained herein.
4.Form of Rights Certificates. The Rights Certificates (and the forms of election to purchase shares and assignment, including the certifications therein, to be printed on the reverse thereof) shall each be substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit B hereto and may have such marks of identification or designation and such legends, summaries or endorsements printed thereon as the Company may deem appropriate and as are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Plan, or as may be required to comply with any applicable law or with any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto or with any rule or regulation of any stock exchange or trading system on which the Rights may from time to time be listed or quoted, or to conform to usage. Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Rights Certificates, whenever issued, shall be dated as of the Record Date, and shall show the date of countersignature by the Rights Agent, and on their face shall entitle the holders thereof to purchase such number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred as shall be set forth therein at the price per one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred set forth therein (the “Purchase Price”), but the number of such one one-
thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred and the Purchase Price shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein.
5.Countersignature and Registration. The Rights Certificates (a) shall be executed on behalf of the Company by the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Legal Officer or the Secretary of the Company, either manually, by facsimile signature or other recorded electronic form; (b) shall have affixed thereto the Company’s seal (if any) or a facsimile thereof; and (c) shall be attested by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the Company or by such officers as the Board may designate, either manually, by facsimile signature or other recorded electronic form. The Rights Certificates shall be countersigned, either manually, by facsimile signature or other recorded electronic form, by an authorized signatory of the Rights Agent, but it shall not be necessary for the same signatory to countersign all of the Rights Certificates hereunder. No Rights Certificate shall be valid for any purpose unless so countersigned. In case any officer of the Company who shall have signed any of the Rights Certificates shall cease to be such officer of the Company before countersignature by the Rights Agent and issuance and delivery by the Company, such Rights Certificates, nevertheless, may be countersigned by the Rights Agent, and issued and delivered by the Company with the same force and effect as though the Person who signed such Rights Certificates had not ceased to be such officer of the Company; and any Rights Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Company by any Person who, at the actual date of the execution of such Rights Certificate, shall be a proper officer of the Company to sign such Rights Certificate, although at the date of the execution of this Plan any such Person was not such an officer.
Following the Distribution Date, the Rights Agent will keep or cause to be kept, at its principal office, books for registration and transfer of the Rights Certificates issued hereunder. Such books shall show the names and addresses of the respective holders of the Rights Certificates, the number of Rights evidenced on its face by each of the Rights Certificates, the certificate number of each of the Rights Certificates and the date of each of the Rights Certificates.
6.Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Rights Certificates; Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Rights Certificates. Subject to the provisions of this Plan, including, but not limited to, Section 11.1.2 and Section 14, at any time after the close of business on the Distribution Date, and at or prior to the close of business on the Expiration Date, any Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates (other than Rights Certificates representing Rights that have become null and void pursuant to Section 11.1.2 or that have been exchanged pursuant to Section 27) may be transferred, split up, combined or exchanged for another Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates, entitling the registered holder to purchase a like number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred as the Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates surrendered then entitled such holder to purchase. Any registered holder desiring to transfer, split up, combine or exchange any Rights Certificate shall make such request in writing delivered to the Rights Agent, and shall surrender, together with any required form of assignment and certificate duly executed and properly completed, the Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates to be transferred, split up or combined or exchanged at the office of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, along with such other and further documentation as the Company or the Rights Agent may reasonably
request. Neither the Rights Agent nor the Company shall be obligated to take any action whatsoever with respect to the transfer of any such surrendered Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates until the registered holder shall have properly completed and duly executed the certificate contained in the form of assignment on the reverse side of such Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates and shall have provided such additional evidence of the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) thereof or any Affiliate or Associate of such registered holder or such Beneficial Owner (or such former Beneficial Owner), in each case, as the Company or the Rights Agent shall reasonably request and paid a sum sufficient to cover any tax or charge that may be imposed in connection with any such transfer. Thereupon, the Rights Agent shall, subject to the provisions of this Plan, countersign and deliver to the Person entitled thereto a Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates, as the case may be, as so requested. The Company or the Rights Agent may require payment from the holders of Rights Certificates of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer, split up or combination or exchange of such Rights Certificates. The Rights Agent shall have no duty or obligation to take any action with respect to a Rights holder under any Section of this Plan which requires the payment by such Rights holder of applicable taxes and/or governmental charges unless and until it is satisfied that all such taxes and/or governmental charges have been paid. The Rights Agent may require the owner of any lost, stolen or destroyed Rights Certificate, or their legal representative, to provide to the Rights Agent a bond sufficient to indemnify the Rights Agent against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any such Rights Certificate or the issuance of any such new Rights Certificate.
Subject to the provisions of Section 11.1.2, at any time after the Distribution Date and prior to the Expiration Date, upon receipt by the Company and the Rights Agent of evidence reasonably satisfactory to them of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of a Rights Certificate, and, in case of loss, theft or destruction, of indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to them, and, at the Company’s request, reimbursement to the Company and the Rights Agent of all reasonable expenses incidental thereto, and upon surrender to the Rights Agent and cancellation of the Rights Certificate if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new Rights Certificate of like tenor to the Rights Agent for countersignature and delivery to the registered owner in lieu of the Rights Certificate so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated.
7.Exercise of Rights; Purchase Price; Expiration Date of Rights.
7.1Exercise of Rights. Subject to Section 11.1.2 and except as otherwise provided herein, the registered holder of any Rights Certificate may exercise the Rights evidenced thereby in whole or in part at any time after the Distribution Date upon surrender of the Rights Certificate, with the form of election to purchase and certification on the reverse side thereof properly completed and duly executed, to the Rights Agent at the office of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, together with payment of the aggregate Purchase Price for the total number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred (or other securities, cash or other assets) as to which the Rights are exercised, at or prior to the time (the “Expiration Date”) that is the earliest of (a) the close of business on June 4, 2027 (the “Final Expiration Date”), (b) the time at which the Rights are redeemed as provided in Section 23, (c) the time at which the Rights are exchanged as provided in Section 27, or (d) the time at which the Board
determines that the Tax Benefits are utilized in all material respects or that an ownership change under Section 382 would not adversely impact in any material respect the time period in which the Company could use the Tax Benefits, or materially impair the amount of the Tax Benefits that could be used by the Company in any particular time period, for applicable tax purposes.
7.2Purchase. The Purchase Price for each one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred pursuant to the exercise of a Right shall be initially $15.25, shall be subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in Sections 11, 13 and 26 and shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America in accordance with Section 7.3.
7.3Payment Procedures. Except as otherwise provided herein, upon receipt of a Rights Certificate representing exercisable Rights, with the form of election to purchase and certification properly completed and duly executed, accompanied by payment of the aggregate Purchase Price for the total number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred to be purchased and an amount equal to any applicable tax or charge required to be paid by the holder of such Rights Certificate in accordance with Section 9, in cash or by certified or cashier’s check or money order payable to the order of the Company, the Rights Agent shall thereupon promptly (a)(i) requisition from any transfer agent of the Series B Preferred (or make available, if the Rights Agent is the transfer agent) certificates for the number of shares of Series B Preferred to be purchased and the Company hereby irrevocably authorizes its transfer agent to comply with all such requests, or (ii) if the Company shall have elected to deposit the total number of shares of Series B Preferred issuable upon exercise of the Rights hereunder with a depositary agent and provides written notice of such election to the Rights Agent, requisition from such depositary agent depositary receipts representing interests in such number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred as are to be purchased (in which case certificates for the Series B Preferred represented by such receipts shall be deposited by the transfer agent with such depositary agent) and the Company hereby directs such depositary agent to comply with all such requests; (b) when appropriate, requisition from the Company the amount of cash to be paid in lieu of the issuance of fractional shares in accordance with Section 14 or otherwise in accordance with Section 11.1.3; (c) promptly after receipt of such certificates or depositary receipts, cause the same to be delivered to the registered holder of such Rights Certificate, or upon the order of the registered holder of such Rights Certificate, registered in such name or names as may be designated by such holder; and (d) when appropriate, after receipt, promptly deliver such cash to the registered holder of such Rights Certificate, or upon the order of the registered holder of such Rights Certificate, to such other Person as designated by such holder. In the event that the Company is obligated to issue other securities of the Company, pay cash and/or distribute other property pursuant to Section 11.1.3, the Company will make all arrangements necessary so that such other securities, cash and/or other property are available for distribution by the Rights Agent, if and when appropriate.
7.4Partial Exercise. In case the registered holder of any Rights Certificate shall exercise less than all the Rights evidenced thereby, a new Rights Certificate evidencing Rights equivalent to the Rights remaining unexercised shall be issued by the Rights Agent and delivered to the registered holder of such Rights Certificate or to his or her duly authorized assigns, subject to the provisions of Section 14.
7.5Full Information Concerning Ownership. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, neither the Rights Agent nor the Company shall be obligated to undertake any action with respect to a registered holder of Rights upon the occurrence of any purported transfer or exercise of Rights pursuant to Section 6 or as set forth in this Section 7 unless the certification contained in the form of election to purchase set forth on the reverse side of the Rights Certificate surrendered for such exercise shall have been properly completed and duly executed by the registered holder thereof and the Company and the Rights Agent shall have been provided with such additional evidence of the identity of the Beneficial Owner (or former Beneficial Owner) thereof or any Affiliate or Associate of such registered holder or such Beneficial Owner (or such former Beneficial Owner), in each case, as the Company or the Rights Agent shall reasonably request.
8.Cancellation and Destruction of Rights Certificates. All Rights Certificates surrendered for the purpose of exercise, transfer, split up, combination or exchange shall, if surrendered to the Company or to any of its agents, be delivered to the Rights Agent for cancellation or in canceled form, or, if surrendered to the Rights Agent, shall be canceled by it, and no Rights Certificates shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Plan. The Company shall deliver to the Rights Agent for cancellation and retirement, and the Rights Agent shall so cancel and retire, any other Rights Certificate purchased or acquired by the Company otherwise than upon the exercise thereof. Subject to applicable law and regulation, the Rights Agent shall maintain in a retrievable database electronic records or physical records of all cancelled or destroyed Rights Certificates which have been cancelled or destroyed by the Rights Agent. The Rights Agent shall maintain such electronic records or physical records for the time period required by applicable law and regulation. Upon written request of the Company (and at the expense of the Company), the Rights Agent shall provide to the Company or its designee copies of such electronic records or physical records relating to Rights Certificates cancelled or destroyed by the Rights Agent.
9.Reservation and Availability of Capital Stock.
9.1The Company covenants and agrees that it will cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued Series B Preferred (and, following the occurrence of a Trigger Event, out of its authorized and unissued Common Stock or other securities or out of its shares held in its treasury) the number of shares of Series B Preferred (and, following the occurrence of a Trigger Event, Common Stock and/or other securities) that will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all outstanding Rights.
9.2So long as the Series B Preferred (and, following the occurrence of a Trigger Event, Common Stock and/or other securities) issuable upon the exercise of Rights may be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market (“NASDAQ”) or any other national securities exchange or traded in the over-the-counter market, the Company shall use its best efforts to cause, from and after such time as the Rights become exercisable, all shares reserved for such issuance to be listed or admitted to trading on NASDAQ and/or such other exchange or market, upon official notice of issuance and delivery of any other required documentation upon such exercise.
9.3The Company covenants and agrees that it will take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that all Series B Preferred (and, following the occurrence of a Trigger Event, Common Stock and/or other securities) delivered upon exercise of Rights shall, at the time of delivery of the certificates for such shares (subject to payment of the Purchase Price), be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable shares.
9.4From and after such time as the Rights become exercisable, the Company shall use its best efforts, if then necessary, to permit the issuance of Series B Preferred upon the exercise of Rights, to register and qualify such Series B Preferred under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities or “Blue Sky” laws (to the extent exemptions therefrom are not available), cause such registration statement and qualifications to become effective as soon as possible after such filing and keep such registration and qualifications effective until the earlier of the date as of which the Rights are no longer exercisable for such securities and the Expiration Date. The Company may temporarily suspend, from time to time for a period of time not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) days in any particular instance, the exercisability of the Rights in order to prepare and file a registration statement under the Securities Act and permit it to become effective or in order to prepare and file any supplement or amendment to such registration statement or filings that the Board determines to be necessary and appropriate under applicable law. Upon any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended, as well as a public announcement at such time as the suspension is no longer in effect. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, the Rights shall not be exercisable in any jurisdiction unless the requisite qualification or exemption in such jurisdiction shall have been obtained and until a registration statement under the Securities Act (if required) shall have been declared effective.
9.5The Company further covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all taxes and charges which may be payable in respect of the issuance or delivery of the Rights Certificates or of any Series B Preferred (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) upon the exercise of Rights. The Company shall not, however, be required to pay any tax or charge which may be payable in respect of any transfer or delivery of Rights Certificates to a Person other than, or the issuance or delivery of certificates for the Series B Preferred (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) in a name other than that of, the registered holder of the Rights Certificate evidencing Rights surrendered for exercise or to issue or deliver any certificates for Series B Preferred (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) in a name other than that of the registered holder upon the exercise of any Rights until any such tax or charge shall have been paid (any such tax or charge being payable by the registered holder of such Rights Certificate at the time of surrender) or until it has been established to the Company’s satisfaction that no such tax or charge is due.
10.Series B Preferred Record Date. Each Person in whose name any certificate for Series B Preferred (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) is issued upon the exercise of Rights shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of the Series B Preferred (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) represented thereby on, and such certificate shall be dated, the date upon which the Rights Certificate
evidencing such Rights was duly surrendered and payment of the Purchase Price (and any applicable taxes or charges) was duly made; provided, however, that if the date of such surrender and payment is a date upon which the Series B Preferred (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) transfer books of the Company are closed, such Person shall be deemed to have become the record holder of such shares (fractional or otherwise) on, and such certificate shall be dated, the next succeeding Business Day on which the Series B Preferred (or Common Stock and/or other securities, as the case may be) transfer books of the Company are open. Prior to the exercise of the Rights evidenced thereby (or an exchange pursuant to Section 27), the holder of a Rights Certificate shall not be entitled to any rights of a holder of Series B Preferred (or Common Stock or other securities, as the case may be) for which the Rights shall be exercisable, including, without limitation, the right to vote or to receive dividends or other distributions, and shall not be entitled to receive any notice of any proceedings of the Company, except as provided herein.
11.Adjustment of Purchase Price, Number of Shares or Number of Rights. The Purchase Price, the number of shares of Series B Preferred or other securities or property purchasable upon exercise of each Right and the number of Rights outstanding are subject to adjustment from time to time as provided in this Section 11.
11.1Post-Execution Events.
11.1.1Corporate Dividends, Reclassifications, Etc. In the event the Company shall, at any time after the date of this Plan, (a) declare and pay a dividend on the Series B Preferred payable in Series B Preferred, (b) subdivide the outstanding Series B Preferred, (c) combine the outstanding Series B Preferred into a smaller number of shares of Series B Preferred or (d) issue any shares of its capital stock in a reclassification of the Series B Preferred (including any such reclassification in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation), except as otherwise provided in this Section 11.1.1, the Purchase Price in effect at the time of the record date for such dividend or of the effective date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification, and the number and kind of shares of capital stock issuable on such date, shall be proportionately adjusted so that the holder of any Right exercised after such time shall be entitled to receive the aggregate number and kind of shares of capital stock which, if such Right had been exercised immediately prior to such date and at a time when the Series B Preferred transfer books of the Company were open, such holder would have owned upon such exercise and been entitled to receive by virtue of such dividend, subdivision, combination or reclassification; provided, however, that in no event shall the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of one Right. If an event occurs which would require an adjustment under both Section 11.1.1 and Section 11.1.2, the adjustment provided for in this Section 11.1.1 shall be in addition to, and shall be made prior to, the adjustment required pursuant to, Section 11.1.2.
11.1.2Acquiring Person Events; Triggering Events. Subject to Section 27, in the event that a Trigger Event occurs, then, from and after the first occurrence of such event, each holder of a Right, except as provided below, shall thereafter have a right to receive, upon exercise thereof at a price per Right equal to the then current Purchase Price multiplied by the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred for which a Right is then exercisable (without giving effect to this Section 11.1.2), in accordance with the terms of this Plan and in lieu of Series B Preferred, such number of shares of Common Stock as shall equal the result obtained by (x) multiplying the then current Purchase Price by the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred for which a Right is then exercisable (without giving effect to this Section 11.1.2) and (y) dividing that product by 50% of the then-current per share market price of the Common Stock (determined pursuant to Section 11.4) on the first of the date of the occurrence of, or the date of the first public announcement of, a Trigger Event (such number of shares being referred to as, the “Adjustment Shares”); provided that the Purchase Price and the number of Adjustment Shares shall thereafter be subject to further adjustment as appropriate in accordance with Section 11.6. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon and after the occurrence of a Trigger Event, any Rights that are or were acquired or Beneficially Owned by (i) any Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person, (ii) a transferee of any Acquiring Person (or any Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee after the Acquiring Person becomes such, or (iii) a transferee of any Acquiring Person (or any Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person) who becomes a transferee prior to or concurrently with the Acquiring Person becoming such and receives such Rights pursuant to either (A) a transfer (whether or not for consideration) from the Acquiring Person to holders of equity interests in such Acquiring Person or to any Person with whom the Acquiring Person has any continuing agreement, arrangement or understanding regarding the transferred Rights or (B) a transfer which the Board has determined is part of a plan, arrangement or understanding which has as a primary purpose or effect avoidance of this Section 11.1.2, and subsequent transferees, shall become null and void without any further action, and any holder (whether or not such holder is an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person) of such Rights shall thereafter have no right to exercise such Rights under any provision of this Plan or otherwise. From and after the Trigger Event, no Rights Certificate shall be issued pursuant to Section 3 or Section 6 that represents Rights that are or have become null and void pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph, and any Rights Certificate delivered to the Rights Agent that represents Rights that are or have become null and void pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall be canceled.
The Company shall use all reasonable efforts to ensure that the provisions of this Section 11.1.2 are complied with, but shall have no liability to any holder of Rights Certificates as a result of its failure to make any determinations with respect to any Acquiring Person or any Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person or transferees hereunder.
From and after the occurrence of an event specified in Section 13.1, any Rights that theretofore have not been exercised pursuant to this Section 11.1.2 shall thereafter be exercisable only in accordance with Section 13 and not pursuant to this Section 11.1.2.
11.1.3Insufficient Shares. The Company may at its option substitute for Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Rights in accordance with the foregoing Section 11.1.2 a number of shares of Series B Preferred or fraction thereof such that the then current per share market price of one share of Series B Preferred multiplied by such number or fraction is equal to the then current per share market price of one share of Common Stock. In the event that upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event there shall not be sufficient Common Stock authorized but unissued, or held by the Company as treasury shares, to permit the exercise in full of the Rights in accordance with the foregoing Section 11.1.2, the Company shall take all such action as may be necessary to authorize additional Common Stock for issuance upon exercise of the Rights, provided, however, that if the Company determines that it is unable to cause the authorization of a sufficient number of additional shares of Common Stock, then, in the event the Rights become exercisable, the Company, with respect to each Right and to the extent necessary and permitted by applicable law and any agreements or instruments in effect on the date hereof to which it is a party, shall: (a) determine the excess of (i) the value of the Adjustment Shares issuable upon the exercise of a Right (the “Current Value”), over (ii) the Purchase Price (such excess, the “Spread”) and (b) with respect to each Right (other than Rights which have become null and void pursuant to Section 11.1.2), make adequate provision to substitute for the Adjustment Shares, upon payment of the applicable Purchase Price, (i) cash, (ii) a reduction in the Purchase Price, (iii) Series B Preferred, (iv) other equity securities of the Company (including, without limitation, shares, or fractions of shares, of preferred stock which, by virtue of having dividend, voting and liquidation rights substantially comparable to those of the Common Stock, the Board has deemed in good faith to have substantially the same value as the Common Stock) (each such Series B Preferred Stock, other preferred stock, other equity securities and fractions thereof constituting a “common stock equivalent”), (v) debt securities of the Company, (vi) other assets or (vii) any combination of the foregoing having an aggregate value equal to the Current Value, where such aggregate value has been determined by the Board based upon the advice of a nationally recognized investment banking firm selected in good faith by the Board; provided, however, that if the Company shall not have made adequate provision to deliver value pursuant to clause (b) above within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of a Trigger Event, then the Company shall be obligated to deliver, to the extent necessary and permitted by applicable law and any agreements or instruments in effect on the date hereof to which it is a party, upon the surrender for exercise of a Right and without requiring payment of the Purchase Price, Common Stock (to the extent available) and then, if necessary, such number or fractions of Series B Preferred (to the extent available) and then, if necessary, cash, which shares and/or cash have an aggregate value equal to the Spread. If, upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event, the Board shall determine in good faith that it is likely that sufficient additional shares of Common Stock could be authorized for issuance upon exercise in full of the Rights, then, if the Board so
elects, the thirty (30) day period set forth above may be extended to the extent necessary, but not more than one hundred twenty (120) days following the occurrence of a Trigger Event, in order that the Company may seek stockholder approval for the authorization of such additional shares (such thirty (30) day period, as it may be extended, is herein called the “Substitution Period”). To the extent that the Company determines that some actions need be taken pursuant to the second and/or third sentences of this Section 11.1.3, the Company (x) shall provide that such action shall apply uniformly to all outstanding Rights, and (y) may suspend the exercisability of the Rights until the expiration of the Substitution Period in order to seek any authorization of additional shares and/or to decide the appropriate form of distribution to be made pursuant to such second sentence and to determine the value thereof. In the event of any such suspension, the Company shall issue a public announcement stating that the exercisability of the Rights has been temporarily suspended as well as a public announcement at such time as the suspension is no longer in effect. For purposes of this Section 11.1.3, the value of a share of Common Stock shall be the then current per share market price (as determined pursuant to Section 11.4) on the date of the occurrence of a Trigger Event and the value of any “common stock equivalent” shall be deemed to have the same value as the Common Stock on such date. The Board may, but shall not be required to, establish procedures to allocate the right to receive Common Stock upon the exercise of the Rights among holders of Rights pursuant to this Section 11.1.3.
11.2Dilutive Rights Offering. In case the Company shall fix a record date for the issuance of rights, options or warrants to all holders of Series B Preferred entitling them (for a period expiring within forty-five (45) calendar days after such record date) to subscribe for or purchase Series B Preferred (or securities having the same rights, privileges and preferences as the Series B Preferred (“equivalent preferred stock”)) or securities convertible into Series B Preferred or equivalent preferred stock at a price per share of Series B Preferred or per share of equivalent preferred stock (or having a conversion or exercise price per share, if a security convertible into or exercisable for Series B Preferred or equivalent preferred stock) less than the then current per share market price of the Series B Preferred (as determined pursuant to Section 11.4) on such record date, the Purchase Price to be in effect after such record date shall be determined by multiplying the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Series B Preferred and shares of equivalent preferred stock outstanding on such record date plus the number of shares of Series B Preferred and shares of equivalent preferred stock which the aggregate offering price of the total number of shares of Series B Preferred and/or shares of equivalent preferred stock to be offered (and/or the aggregate initial conversion price of the convertible securities so to be offered) would purchase at such then-current per share market price and the denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Series B Preferred and shares of equivalent preferred stock outstanding on such record date plus the number of additional Series B Preferred and/or shares of equivalent preferred stock to be offered for subscription or purchase (or into which the convertible securities so to be offered are initially convertible); provided, however, that in no event shall the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company issuable upon exercise of one Right. In case such subscription price may be paid in a consideration part or all of which shall be in a form
other than cash, the value of such consideration shall be as determined in good faith by the Board, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be binding on the Rights Agent and the holders of the Rights. Series B Preferred and shares of equivalent preferred stock owned by or held for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company shall not be deemed outstanding for the purpose of any such computation. Such adjustments shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed; and in the event that such rights, options or warrants are not so issued, the Purchase Price shall be adjusted to be the Purchase Price which would then be in effect if such record date had not been fixed.
11.3Distributions. In case the Company shall fix a record date for the making of a distribution to all holders of the Series B Preferred (including any such distribution made in connection with a consolidation or merger in which the Company is the continuing or surviving corporation) of evidences of indebtedness, cash, securities or assets or convertible securities, or subscription rights or warrants (excluding those referred to in Section 11.2), the Purchase Price to be in effect after such record date shall be determined by multiplying the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such record date by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the then current per share market price of the Series B Preferred (as determined pursuant to Section 11.4) on such record date, less the fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Board, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be binding on the Rights Agent) of the portion of the cash, assets, securities or evidences of indebtedness so to be distributed or of such subscription rights or warrants applicable to one share of Series B Preferred and the denominator of which shall be such then-current per share market price of the Series B Preferred (as determined pursuant to Section 11.4); provided, however, that in no event shall the consideration to be paid upon the exercise of one Right be less than the aggregate par value of the shares of capital stock of the Company to be issued upon exercise of one Right. Such adjustments shall be made successively whenever such a record date is fixed; and in the event that such distribution is not so made, the Purchase Price shall again be adjusted to be the Purchase Price that would then be in effect if such record date had not been fixed.
11.4Current Per Share Market Value.
11.4.1General. For the purpose of any computation hereunder, the “current per share market price” of any security (a “Security” for the purpose of this Section 11.4.1) on any date shall be deemed to be the average of the daily closing prices per share of such Security for the thirty (30) consecutive Trading Days immediately prior to, but not including, such date; provided, however, that in the event that the then current per share market price of the Security is determined during any period following the announcement by the issuer of such Security of (a) a dividend or distribution on such Security payable in shares of such Security or securities convertible into such shares or (b) any subdivision, combination or reclassification of such Security, and prior to the expiration of thirty (30) Trading Days after the ex-dividend date for such dividend or distribution, or the record date for such subdivision, combination or reclassification, then, and in each such case, the “current per share market price” shall be appropriately adjusted to take into account such event. The closing price for each day shall be the last sale price,
regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on NASDAQ or, if the Security is not listed or admitted to trading on NASDAQ, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Security is listed or admitted to trading or, if the Security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price or, if on such date the Security is not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported thereby or such other system then in use, or, if on any such date the Security is not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Security selected by the Board. The term “Trading Day” shall mean a day on which the principal national securities exchange on which the Security is listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business or, if the Security is not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, a Business Day. If the Security is not publicly held or not so listed or traded, or if on any such date the Security is not so quoted and no such market maker is making a market in the Security, “current per share market price” shall mean the fair value per share as determined in good faith by the Board, whose determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be conclusive for all purposes.
11.4.2Series B Preferred. Notwithstanding Section 11.4.1, for the purpose of any computation hereunder, the “current per share market price” of the Series B Preferred shall be determined in the same manner as set forth above in Section 11.4.1 (other than the last sentence thereof). If the then-current per share market price of the Series B Preferred cannot be determined in the manner described in Section 11.4.1, the “current per share market price” of the Series B Preferred shall be conclusively deemed to be an amount equal to 1,000 (as such number may be appropriately adjusted for such events as stock splits, stock dividends and recapitalizations with respect to the Common Stock occurring after the date of this Plan) multiplied by the then-current per share market price of the Common Stock (as determined pursuant to Section 11.4.1). If neither the Common Stock nor the Series B Preferred are publicly held or so listed or traded, or if on any such date neither the Common Stock nor the Series B Preferred are so quoted and no such market maker is making a market in either the Common Stock or the Series B Preferred, “current per share market price” of the Series B Preferred shall mean the fair value per share as determined in good faith by the Board, which determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be conclusive for all purposes. For purposes of this Plan, the “current per share market price” of one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred shall be equal to the “current per share market price” of one share of Series B Preferred divided by 1,000.
11.5Insignificant Changes. No adjustment in the Purchase Price shall be required unless such adjustment would require an increase or decrease of at least 1% in the Purchase Price. Any adjustments which by reason of this Section 11.5 are not required to be made shall be carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment. All
calculations under this Section 11 shall be made to the nearest cent or to the nearest one-hundred thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred or the nearest ten-thousandth of a share of Common Stock or other share or security, as the case may be.
11.6Shares Other Than Series B Preferred. If as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to Section 11.1, the holder of any Right thereafter exercised shall become entitled to receive any shares of capital stock of the Company other than Series B Preferred, thereafter the number of such other shares so receivable upon exercise of any Right shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions with respect to the Series B Preferred contained in Sections 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.5, 11.8, 11.9 and 11.13, and the provisions of Sections 7, 9, 10, 13 and 14 with respect to the Series B Preferred shall apply on like terms to any such other shares.
11.7Rights Issued Subsequent to Adjustment. All Rights originally issued by the Company subsequent to any adjustment made to the Purchase Price hereunder shall evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted Purchase Price, the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred and shares of other capital stock or other securities, assets or cash of the Company, if any, purchasable from time to time hereunder upon exercise of the Rights, all subject to further adjustment as provided herein.
11.8Effect of Adjustments on Existing Rights. Unless the Company shall have exercised its election as provided in Section 11.9, upon each adjustment of the Purchase Price as a result of the calculations made in Sections 11.2 and 11.3, each Right outstanding immediately prior to the making of such adjustment shall thereafter evidence the right to purchase, at the adjusted Purchase Price, that number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred (calculated to the nearest one-hundred thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred) obtained by (i) multiplying (x) the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred covered by a Right immediately prior to this adjustment by (y) the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to such adjustment of the Purchase Price and (ii) dividing the product so obtained by the Purchase Price in effect immediately after such adjustment of the Purchase Price.
11.9Adjustment in Number of Rights. The Company may elect on or after the date of any adjustment of the Purchase Price to adjust the number of Rights, in substitution for any adjustment in the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred issuable upon the exercise of a Right. Each of the Rights outstanding after such adjustment of the number of Rights shall be exercisable for the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred for which a Right was exercisable immediately prior to such adjustment. Each Right held of record prior to such adjustment of the number of Rights shall become that number of Rights (calculated to the nearest ten-thousandth) obtained by dividing the Purchase Price in effect immediately prior to adjustment of the Purchase Price by the Purchase Price in effect immediately after adjustment of the Purchase Price. The Company shall make a public announcement of its election to adjust the number of Rights, indicating the record date for the adjustment, and, if known at the time, the amount of the adjustment to be made. This record date may be the date on which the Purchase Price is adjusted or any day thereafter, but, if the Rights Certificates have been issued, shall be at least ten (10) days later than the date of the public
announcement. If Rights Certificates have been issued, upon each adjustment of the number of Rights pursuant to this Section 11.9, the Company may, as promptly as practicable, cause to be distributed to holders of record of Rights Certificates on such record date Rights Certificates evidencing, subject to Section 14, the additional Rights to which such holders shall be entitled as a result of such adjustment, or, at the option of the Company, shall cause to be distributed to such holders of record in substitution and replacement for the Rights Certificates held by such holders prior to the date of adjustment, and upon surrender thereof, if required by the Company, new Rights Certificates evidencing all the Rights to which such holders shall be entitled after such adjustment. Rights Certificates so to be distributed shall be issued, executed and countersigned in the manner provided for herein (and may bear, at the option of the Company, the adjusted Purchase Price) and shall be registered in the names of the holders of record of Rights Certificates on the record date specified in the public announcement.
11.10Rights Certificates Unchanged. Irrespective of any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price or the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred issuable upon the exercise of the Rights, the Rights Certificates theretofore and thereafter issued may continue to express the Purchase Price per share and the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred which were expressed in the initial Rights Certificates issued hereunder.
11.11Par Value Limitations. Before taking any action that would cause an adjustment reducing the Purchase Price below one one-thousandth of the then par value, if any, of the Series B Preferred or other shares of capital stock issuable upon exercise of the Rights, the Company shall take any corporate action which may, in the opinion of its counsel, be necessary in order that the Company may validly and legally issue fully paid and nonassessable Series B Preferred or other such shares at such adjusted Purchase Price.
11.12Deferred Issuance. In any case in which this Section 11 shall require that an adjustment in the Purchase Price be made effective as of a record date for a specified event, the Company may elect to defer until the occurrence of such event the issuance to the holder of any Right exercised after such record date of that number of shares of Series B Preferred and shares of other capital stock or securities of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise over and above the Series B Preferred and shares of other capital stock or other securities, assets or cash of the Company, if any, issuable upon such exercise on the basis of the Purchase Price in effect prior to such adjustment; provided, however, that the Company shall deliver to such holder a due bill or other appropriate instrument evidencing such holder’s right to receive such additional shares upon the occurrence of the event requiring such adjustment.
11.13Reduction in Purchase Price. Anything in this Section 11 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Company shall be entitled to make such reductions in the Purchase Price, in addition to those adjustments expressly required by this Section 11, as and to the extent that the Board in its sole discretion shall determine to be advisable in order that any consolidation or subdivision of the Series B Preferred, issuance wholly for cash of any of the Series B Preferred at less than the then-current market price, issuance wholly for cash of Series B Preferred or securities which by their terms are convertible into or exchangeable for Series B Preferred,
dividends on Series B Preferred payable in Series B Preferred or issuance of rights, options or warrants referred to hereinabove in this Section 11, hereafter made by the Company to holders of its Series B Preferred shall not be taxable to such stockholders.
11.14Company Not to Diminish Benefits of Rights. After the later of the Stock Acquisition Date and Distribution Date, the Company will not, except as permitted by Section 23, Section 26 or Section 27, take (or permit any Subsidiary to take) any action if at the time such action is taken it is reasonably foreseeable that such action will substantially diminish or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights.
11.15Adjustment of Rights Associated with Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Company shall at any time after the date hereof and prior to the Distribution Date (a) declare or pay any dividend on the outstanding Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, (b) effect a subdivision or consolidation of the outstanding Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by the payment of dividends payable in shares of Common Stock), or (c) combine the outstanding Common Stock into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in any such case, the number of Rights associated with each share of Common Stock then outstanding, or issued or delivered thereafter but prior to the Distribution Date or in accordance with Section 22 shall be proportionately adjusted so that the number of Rights thereafter associated with each share of Common Stock following any such event shall equal the result obtained by multiplying the number of Rights associated with each share of Common Stock immediately prior to such event by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the occurrence of the event and the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately following the occurrence of such event. The adjustments provided for in this Section 11.15 shall be made successively whenever such a dividend is declared or paid or such a subdivision, combination or consolidation is effected.
12.Certificate of Adjusted Purchase Price or Number of Shares. Whenever an adjustment is made as provided in Sections 11 or 13, the Company shall (a) promptly prepare a certificate setting forth such adjustment, and a brief statement of the facts accounting for such adjustment, (b) promptly file with the Rights Agent and with each transfer agent for the Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock or the Series B Preferred a copy of such certificate and (c) mail a brief summary thereof to each holder of a Rights Certificate (or, if before the Distribution Date, to each holder of a certificate representing shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock or Book Entry Shares in respect thereof) in accordance with Section 25. The Rights Agent shall be fully protected in relying, and may rely conclusively, on any such certificate and on any adjustment or statement therein contained and shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any such adjustment unless and until it shall have received such certificate.
13.Consolidation, Merger or Sale or Transfer of Assets or Earning Power.
13.1Certain Transactions. In the event that, from and after the first occurrence of a Trigger Event, directly or indirectly, (a) the Company shall consolidate with, or merge with and into, any other Person and the Company shall not be the continuing or surviving corporation,
(b) any Person shall consolidate with the Company, or merge with and into the Company and the Company shall be the continuing or surviving corporation of such merger and, in connection with such merger, all or part of the Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock shall be changed into or exchanged for stock or other securities of the Company or any other Person or cash or any other property, or (c) the Company (or one or more of its Subsidiaries) shall sell or otherwise transfer (for the avoidance of doubt, in any manner whatsoever, including by way of lease, sublease, license or sublicense and whether or not for value), in one or more transactions, assets or earning power aggregating 50% or more of the assets or earning power of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to any other Person or Persons (other than the Company or one or more wholly-owned Subsidiaries of the Company in one or more transactions each of which complies with Section 11.14), then, and in each such case, proper provision shall be made so that (i) each holder of a Right (other than Rights which have become null and void pursuant to Section 11.1.2) shall thereafter have the right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at a price per Right equal to the then current Purchase Price multiplied by the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred for which a Right is then exercisable, in accordance with the terms of this Plan and in lieu of Series B Preferred or Common Stock, such number of validly authorized and issued, fully paid, non-assessable and freely tradable Common Stock of the Principal Party not subject to any liens, encumbrances, rights of first refusal or other adverse claims, as shall be equal to the result obtained by (A) multiplying the then current Purchase Price by the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred for which a Right is then exercisable and (B) dividing that product by 50% of the then current per share market price of the Common Stock of such Principal Party (determined pursuant to Section 11.4) on the date of consummation of such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer; provided that the price per Right so payable and the number of shares of Common Stock of such Principal Party so receivable upon exercise of a Right shall thereafter be subject to further adjustment as appropriate in accordance with Section 11.6 to reflect any events covered thereby occurring in respect of the Common Stock of such Principal Party after the occurrence of such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer; (ii) such Principal Party shall thereafter be liable for, and shall assume, by virtue of such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer, all of the obligations and duties of the Company pursuant to this Plan; (iii) the term “Company” shall thereafter be deemed to refer to such Principal Party; (iv) such Principal Party shall take such steps (including, but not limited to, the reservation of a sufficient number of shares of its Common Stock in accordance with Section 9) in connection with such consummation as may be necessary to assure that the provisions hereof shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as reasonably may be, in relation to its Common Stock thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of the Rights; and (v) such Principal Party shall take such steps as may be necessary to assure that, upon the subsequent occurrence of any consolidation, merger, sale or transfer of assets or other extraordinary transaction in respect of such Principal Party, each holder of a Right shall thereupon be entitled to receive, upon exercise of a Right and payment of the Purchase Price as provided in this Section 13.1, such cash, shares, rights, warrants and other property which such holder would have been entitled to receive had such holder, at the time of such transaction, owned the Common Stock of the Principal Party receivable upon the exercise of a Right pursuant to this Section 13.1, and such Principal Party shall take such steps (including, but not limited to, reservation of shares of stock) as may be necessary to permit the subsequent exercise of the Rights in accordance with the terms hereof for such cash, shares, rights, warrants and other property. The Company shall not consummate any
such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer unless prior thereto the Company and such Principal Party shall have executed and delivered to the Rights Agent a supplemental agreement confirming that the requirements of this Section 13.1 and Section 13.2 shall promptly be performed in accordance with their terms and that such consolidation, merger, sale or transfer shall not result in a default by the Principal Party under this Plan as the same shall have been assumed by the Principal Party pursuant to this Section 13.1 and Section 13.2 and providing that, as soon as practicable after executing such agreement pursuant to this Section 13, the Principal Party, at its own expense, shall:
13.1.1prepare and file a registration statement under the Securities Act, if necessary, with respect to the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on an appropriate form, use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to become effective as soon as practicable after such filing and use its best efforts to cause such registration statement to remain effective (with a prospectus at all times meeting the requirements of the Securities Act) until the Expiration Date and similarly comply with applicable state securities laws;
13.1.2use its best efforts, if the Common Stock of the Principal Party shall be listed or admitted to trading on NASDAQ or on another national securities exchange, to list or admit to trading (or continue the listing of) the Rights and the securities purchasable upon exercise of the Rights on NASDAQ and/or such securities exchange;
13.1.3deliver to holders of the Rights historical financial statements for the Principal Party which comply in all respects with the requirements for registration on Form 10 (or any successor form) under the Exchange Act; and
13.1.4obtain waivers of any rights of first refusal or preemptive rights in respect of the Common Stock of the Principal Party subject to purchase upon exercise of outstanding Rights.
In case the Principal Party has a provision in any of its authorized securities or in its articles or certificate of incorporation or by-laws or other instrument governing its corporate affairs, which provision would have the effect of (v) causing such Principal Party to issue (other than to holders of Rights pursuant to this Section 13), in connection with, or as a consequence of, the consummation of a transaction referred to in this Section 13, Common Stock or common stock equivalents of such Principal Party at less than the then current market price per share thereof (determined pursuant to Section 11.4) or securities exercisable for, or convertible into, Common Stock or common stock equivalents of such Principal Party at less than such then current market price (other than to holders of Rights pursuant to this Section 13), or (w) providing for any special payment, taxes, charges or similar provision in connection with the issuance of the Common Stock of such Principal Party pursuant to the provision of Section 13, then, in such event, the Company hereby agrees with each holder of Rights that it shall not consummate any such transaction unless prior thereto the Company and such Principal Party shall have executed and delivered to the Rights Agent a supplemental agreement providing that the provision in question of such Principal Party shall have been canceled, waived or amended, or that the
authorized securities shall be redeemed, so that the applicable provision will have no effect in connection with, or as a consequence of, the consummation of the proposed transaction.
The Company covenants and agrees that it shall not, at any time after the Trigger Event, enter into any transaction of the type described in clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 13.1 if (x) at the time of or immediately after such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other transaction there are any rights, warrants or other instruments or securities outstanding or agreements in effect which would substantially diminish or otherwise eliminate the benefits intended to be afforded by the Rights, (y) prior to, simultaneously with or immediately after such consolidation, merger, sale, transfer or other transaction, the stockholders of the Person who constitutes, or would constitute, the Principal Party for purposes of Section 13.2 shall have received a distribution of Rights previously owned by such Person or any of its Affiliates or Associates or (z) the form or nature of organization of the Principal Party would preclude or limit the exercisability of the Rights. The provisions of this Section 13 shall similarly apply to successive transactions of the type described in clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 13.1.
13.2Principal Party. “Principal Party” shall mean:
13.2.1in the case of any transaction described in clauses (a) or (b) of the first sentence of Section 13.1: (a) the Person that is the issuer of the securities into which the Common Stock or Series A Preferred Stock is converted in such merger or consolidation, or, if there is more than one such issuer, the issuer the Common Stock of which has the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding, or (b) if no securities are so issued, (A) the Person that is the other party to the merger, if such Person survives said merger, or, if there is more than one such Person, the Person the Common Stock of which has the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding or (B) if the Person that is the other party to the merger does not survive the merger, the Person that does survive the merger (including the Company if it survives) or (C) the Person resulting from the consolidation; and
13.2.2in the case of any transaction described in clause (c) of the first sentence in Section 13.1, the Person that is the party receiving the greatest portion of the assets or earning power transferred pursuant to such transaction or transactions, or, if each Person that is a party to such transaction or transactions receives the same portion of the assets or earning power so transferred or if the Person receiving the greatest portion of the assets or earning power cannot be determined, whichever of such Persons is the issuer of Common Stock having the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding;
provided, however, that in any such case described in the foregoing Section 13.2.1 or Section 13.2.2, if the shares of Common Stock of such Person are not at such time or have not been continuously over the preceding twelve (12) month period registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, then (a) if such Person is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of another Person the shares of Common Stock of which are and have been so registered, the term “Principal Party” shall refer to such other Person, or (b) if such Person is a Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, of more than one Person, the shares of Common Stock of all of which are and have been so registered, the term “Principal Party” shall refer to
whichever of such Persons is the issuer of Common Stock having the greatest aggregate market value of shares outstanding, or (c) if such Person is owned, directly or indirectly, by a joint venture formed by two or more Persons that are not owned, directly or indirectly, by the same Person, the rules set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above shall apply to each of the owners having an interest in the venture as if the Person owned by the joint venture was a Subsidiary of both or all of such joint venturers, and the Principal Party in each such case shall bear the obligations set forth in this Section 13 in the same ratio as its interest in such Person bears to the total of such interests.
14.Fractional Rights and Fractional Shares.
14.1Cash in Lieu of Fractional Rights. The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of Rights or to distribute Rights Certificates which evidence fractional Rights. In lieu of such fractional Rights, there shall be paid to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates with regard to which such fractional Rights would otherwise be issuable an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the then-current market value of a whole Right. For the purposes of this Section 14.1, the then-current market value of a whole Right shall be the closing price of the Rights for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date on which such fractional Rights would have been otherwise issuable. The closing price for any day shall be the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on NASDAQ or, if the Rights are not listed or admitted to trading on NASDAQ, as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which the Rights are listed or admitted to trading or, if the Rights are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price or, if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over-the-counter market, as reported by NASDAQ or such other system then in use or, if on any such date the Rights are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in the Rights selected by the Board. If on any such date no such market maker is making a market in the Rights, the then-current market value of the Rights on such date shall be the fair value of the Rights as determined in good faith by the Board, which determination shall be described in a statement filed with the Rights Agent and shall be conclusive for all purposes.
14.2Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares of Series B Preferred. The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of shares of Series B Preferred (other than fractions which are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred) upon exercise or exchange of the Rights or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional shares of Series B Preferred (other than fractions which are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred). Interests in fractions of shares of Series B Preferred in integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary receipts, pursuant to an appropriate agreement between the Company and a depositary selected by it; provided, that such agreement shall provide that the holders of such depositary receipts shall have all the rights, privileges and preferences to which they are
entitled as Beneficial Owners of the Series B Preferred represented by such depositary receipts. In lieu of fractional shares of Series B Preferred that are not integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred, the Company shall pay to the registered holders of Rights Certificates at the time such Rights are exercised or exchanged as herein provided an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the then-current per share market price of one share of Series B Preferred (as determined in accordance with Section 14.1) for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of such exercise or exchange.
14.3Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares of Common Stock. The Company shall not be required to issue fractions of shares of Common Stock or to distribute certificates which evidence fractional shares of Common Stock upon the exercise or exchange of Rights. In lieu of such fractional shares of Common Stock, the Company shall pay to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates with regard to which such fractional shares of Common Stock would otherwise be issuable an amount in cash equal to the same fraction of the current market value of one share of Common Stock (as determined in accordance with Section 14.1) for the Trading Day immediately prior to the date of such exercise or exchange.
14.4Waiver of Right to Receive Fractional Rights or Shares. The holder of a Right by the acceptance of the Rights expressly waives such holder’s right to receive any fractional Rights or any fractional shares upon exercise or exchange of a Right, except as permitted by this Section 14.
15.Rights of Action. All rights of action in respect of this Plan, except the rights of action given to the Rights Agent under Section 18, are vested in the respective registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the registered holders of the Common Stock); and any registered holder of any Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, of the Common Stock), without the consent of the Rights Agent or of the holder of any other Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, of the Common Stock), may, on such holder’s own behalf and for such holder’s own benefit, enforce this Plan, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company to enforce this Plan, or otherwise enforce or act in respect of such holder’s right to exercise the Rights evidenced by such Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, such Common Stock) in the manner provided in such Rights Certificate and in this Plan. Without limiting the foregoing or any remedies available to the holders of Rights, it is specifically acknowledged that the holders of Rights would not have an adequate remedy at law for any breach of this Plan and shall be entitled to specific performance of the obligations under, and injunctive relief against actual or threatened violations of, the obligations of any Person (including, without limitation, the Company) subject to this Plan.
16.Agreement of Right Holders. Every holder of a Right by accepting the same consents and agrees with the Company and the Rights Agent and with every other holder of a Right that:
16.1prior to the Distribution Date, the Rights will not be evidenced by a Rights Certificate and will be transferable only in connection with the transfer of the Common Stock;
16.2as of and after the Distribution Date, the Rights Certificates are transferable only on the registry books of the Rights Agent if surrendered at the office of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, duly endorsed or accompanied by a proper instrument of transfer with all required certifications properly completed and duly executed;
16.3the Company and the Rights Agent may deem and treat the Person in whose name the Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, the associated Common Stock certificate or Book Entry Share) is registered as the absolute owner thereof and of the Rights evidenced thereby (notwithstanding any notations of ownership or writing on the Rights Certificates or the associated Common Stock certificate or Book Entry Share made by anyone other than the Company or the Rights Agent) for all purposes whatsoever, and neither the Company nor the Rights Agent shall be affected by any notice to the contrary; and
16.4notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, neither the Company nor the Rights Agent shall have any liability to any holder of a Right as a result of the inability of the Company or the Rights Agent to perform any of the Company’s or the Rights Agent’s obligations under this Plan by reason of any preliminary or permanent injunction or other order, decree, judgment or ruling issued by a court of competent jurisdiction or by a governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or commission, or any statute, rule, regulation or executive order promulgated or enacted by a governmental, regulatory or administrative agency or commission, prohibiting or otherwise restraining performance of such obligation.
17.Rights Certificate Holder Not Deemed a Stockholder. No holder, as such, of any Rights Certificate shall be entitled to vote, receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of the Series B Preferred or any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable on the exercise of the Rights represented thereby, nor shall anything contained herein or in any Rights Certificate be construed to confer upon the holder of any Rights Certificate, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as provided in Section 24), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by such Rights Certificate shall have been exercised in accordance with the provisions hereof.
18.Concerning the Rights Agent. The Company agrees to pay to the Rights Agent reasonable compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder in accordance with a fee schedule to be mutually agreed upon and, from time to time, on demand of the Rights Agent, its reasonable expenses and counsel fees and other disbursements incurred in the preparation, negotiation, delivery, amendment, administration and execution of this Plan and the exercise and performance of its duties hereunder. The Company also agrees to indemnify the Rights Agent and its affiliates, employees, officers, directors, representatives and advisors for, and to hold it harmless against, any loss, liability, damage, judgment, fine, penalty, claim, settlement cost or expense (including the documented fees and expenses of legal counsel and including fees and expenses arising from enforcing its rights hereunder), incurred without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Rights Agent (which gross negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct must be determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction), for anything done or omitted by the Rights Agent in connection with the acceptance, administration, exercise and performance of this Plan, including the costs and expenses of defending against any claim of liability arising therefrom, directly or indirectly or of enforcing its rights under this Plan. The costs and expenses incurred in enforcing this right of indemnification and defending against any claim of liability shall be paid by the Company. The provisions of this Section 18 and Section 20 shall survive the termination of this Plan, the exercise or expiration of the Rights and the resignation, replacement or removal of the Rights Agent. The Rights Agent shall not be deemed to have any knowledge of any event for which it was supposed to receive notice of hereunder, and the Rights Agent shall be fully protected and shall incur no liability for failing to take any action in connection therewith, unless and until it has received such notice in writing.
The Rights Agent shall be protected and shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in connection with its acceptance and administration of this Plan and the exercise and performance of its duties hereunder in reliance upon any Rights Certificate or certificate for the Series B Preferred or the Common Stock or for other securities of the Company, instrument of assignment or transfer, power of attorney, endorsement, affidavit, letter, notice, instruction, direction, consent, certificate, statement, or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to be signed, executed and, where necessary, verified or acknowledged, by the proper Person or Persons and shall not be obligated to verify the accuracy or completeness of such instrument, power of attorney, endorsement, affidavit, letter, notice, direction, consent, certificate, statements or other paper or document, or upon any written instructions or statements from the Company with respect to any matter relating to its acting as Rights Agent hereunder without further inquiry or examination on its part, or otherwise upon the advice or opinion of counsel as set forth in Section 20.1 hereof.
19.Merger or Consolidation or Change of Name of Rights Agent. Any corporation or limited liability company or other entity into which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may be merged or with which it may be consolidated, or any corporation or limited liability company or other entity resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent shall be a party, or any corporation or limited liability company succeeding to the corporate trust or stock transfer business of the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent, shall be the successor to the Rights Agent under this Plan without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, provided that such corporation or limited liability company or other entity would be eligible for appointment as a successor Rights Agent under the provisions of Section 21. In case at the time such successor Rights Agent shall succeed to the agency created by this Plan, any of the Rights Certificates shall have been countersigned but not delivered, any such successor Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature of the predecessor Rights Agent and deliver such Rights Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time any of the Rights Certificates shall not have been countersigned, any successor Rights Agent may countersign such Rights Certificates either in the name of the predecessor Rights Agent or in the name of the successor Rights Agent; and in all such cases such Rights Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Rights Certificates and in this Plan.
In case at any time the name of the Rights Agent shall be changed and at such time any of the Rights Certificates shall have been countersigned but not delivered, the Rights Agent may adopt the countersignature under its prior name and deliver Rights Certificates so countersigned; and in case at that time any of the Rights Certificates shall not have been countersigned, the Rights Agent may countersign such Rights Certificates either in its prior name or in its changed name; and in all such cases such Rights Certificates shall have the full force provided in the Rights Certificates and in this Plan.
20.Duties of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent undertakes to perform only the duties and obligations imposed by this Plan upon the following terms and conditions, by all of which the Company and the holders of Rights Certificates, by their acceptance thereof, shall be bound:
20.1Legal Counsel. The Rights Agent may consult with legal counsel selected by it (who may be legal counsel for the Rights Agent or the Company), and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights Agent, and the Rights Agent shall incur no liability for, or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it in good faith and in accordance with such advice or opinion.
20.2Certificates as to Facts or Matters. Whenever in the performance of its duties under this Plan the Rights Agent shall deem it necessary or desirable that any fact or matter (including the identity of any Acquiring Person and the determination of the current per share market price) be proved or established by the Company prior to taking, suffering or omitting to take any action hereunder, such fact or matter (unless other evidence in respect thereof be herein specifically prescribed) may be deemed to be conclusively proved and established by a certificate signed by any one of the officers of the Company and delivered to the Rights Agent; and such certificate shall be full and complete authorization and protection to the Rights Agent and the Rights Agent shall incur no liability for or in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by it under the provisions of this Plan in reliance upon such certificate. The Rights Agent shall have no duty to act without such a certificate from an officer of the Company as set forth in the preceding sentence.
20.3Standard of Care. The Rights Agent shall be liable hereunder to the Company and any other Person only for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction). Anything to the contrary hereunder notwithstanding, in no event shall the Rights Agent be liable for special, punitive, indirect, consequential or incidental loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits or reputational harm), even if the Rights Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of the action.
20.4Reliance on Plan and Rights Certificates. The Rights Agent shall not be liable for or by reason of any of the statements of fact or recitals contained in this Plan or in the Rights Certificates (except as to its countersignature thereof) or be required to verify the same, but all such statements and recitals are and shall be deemed to have been made by the Company only.
20.5No Responsibility as to Certain Matters. The Rights Agent shall not have any liability for nor be under any responsibility in respect of the validity of this Plan or the execution and delivery hereof (except the due execution hereof by the Rights Agent) or in respect of the validity or execution of any Rights Certificate (except its countersignature thereof) or any modification or order of any court, tribunal or governmental authority in connection with the foregoing; nor shall it be responsible for any breach by the Company of any covenant or condition contained in this Plan or in any Rights Certificate; nor shall it be liable or responsible for any change in the exercisability of the Rights (including the Rights becoming null and void pursuant to Section 11.1.2) or any adjustment required under the provisions of Sections 3, 11, 13, 23 or 27 or responsible for the manner, method or amount of any such adjustment or the ascertaining of the existence of facts that would require any such adjustment (except with respect to the exercise of Rights evidenced by Rights Certificates after actual notice of any such change or adjustment, upon which the Rights Agent may conclusively rely); nor shall it by any act hereunder be deemed to make any representation or warranty as to the authorization or reservation of any Series B Preferred or other securities to be issued pursuant to this Plan or any Rights Certificate or as to whether any Series B Preferred or other securities will, when so issued, be validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
20.6Further Assurance by Company. The Company agrees that it will perform, execute, acknowledge and deliver or cause to be performed, executed, acknowledged and delivered all such further and other acts, instruments and assurances as may reasonably be required by the Rights Agent for the carrying out or performing by the Rights Agent of the provisions of this Plan. No provision of this Plan shall require the Rights Agent to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers if there are reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnification against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it.
20.7Authorized Company Officers. The Rights Agent is hereby authorized and directed to accept instructions with respect to the performance of its duties hereunder from any one of the Chief Executive Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief Legal Officer or the Secretary of the Company, and to apply to such officers for advice or instructions in connection with its duties under this Plan and the Rights Agent shall have no duty to independently verify the accuracy or completeness of such advice or such instructions, and it shall not be liable for any action taken or suffered to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with instructions of any such officer or for any delay in acting while waiting for these instructions. The Rights Agent shall be fully authorized and protected in relying upon the most recent advice or instructions received by any such officer. The Rights Agent will not be held to have notice of any change of authority of any person until its receipt of written notice thereof from the Company. Any application by the Rights Agent for written instructions from the Company may, at the option of the Rights Agent, set forth in writing any action proposed to be taken or omitted by the Rights Agent with respect to its duties or obligations under this Plan.
20.8Freedom to Trade in Company Securities. The Rights Agent and any stockholder, affiliate, director, officer or employee of the Rights Agent may buy, sell or deal in
any of the Rights or other securities of the Company or become pecuniarily interested in any transaction in which the Company may be interested, or contract with or lend money to the Company or otherwise act as fully and freely as though it were not Rights Agent under this Plan. Nothing herein shall preclude the Rights Agent or any such stockholder, affiliate, director, officer or employee from acting in any other capacity for the Company or for any other legal entity.
20.9Reliance on Attorneys and Agents. The Rights Agent may execute and exercise any of the rights or powers hereby vested in it or perform any duty hereunder either itself or by or through its attorneys or agents, and the Rights Agent shall not be answerable, liable or accountable for any act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct of any such attorneys or agents or for any loss to the Company resulting from any such act, omission, default, neglect or misconduct, absent gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (each as determined by a final non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction).
20.10Incomplete Certificate. If, with respect to any Rights Certificate surrendered to the Rights Agent for exercise or transfer, the certificate contained in the form of assignment or the form of election to purchase set forth on the reverse thereof, as the case may be, has not been completed to certify the holder is not an Acquiring Person (or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person) or any other actual or suspected irregularity exists, the Rights Agent shall not take any further action with respect to such requested exercise or transfer without first consulting with the Company.
20.11Rights Holders List. At any time and from time to time after the Distribution Date, upon the request of the Company, the Rights Agent shall promptly deliver to the Company a list, as of the most recent practicable date (or as of such earlier date as may be specified by the Company), of the holders of record of Rights.
21.Change of Rights Agent. The Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent may resign and be discharged from its duties under this Plan upon sixty (60) days’ notice in writing mailed to the Company and to each transfer agent of the Common Stock and/or Series B Preferred, as applicable, by registered or certified mail. Following the Distribution Date, the Company shall promptly notify the holders of the Rights Certificates by first-class mail of any such resignation. In the event that the transfer agency relationship in effect between the Company and the Rights Agent terminates, the Rights Agent will be deemed to have resigned automatically and be discharged from its duties under this Plan as of the effective date of such termination, and the Company shall be responsible for sending any required notice related thereto. The Company may remove the Rights Agent or any successor Rights Agent upon sixty (60) days’ notice in writing, mailed to the Rights Agent or successor Rights Agent, as the case may be, and to each transfer agent of the Common Stock and/or Series B Preferred, as applicable, by registered or certified mail, and to the holders of the Rights Certificates by first-class mail. If the Rights Agent shall resign or be removed or shall otherwise become incapable of acting, the resigning, removed, or incapacitated Rights Agent shall remit to the Company, or to any successor Rights Agent designated by the Company, all books, records, funds, certificates or other documents or instruments of any kind then in its possession which were acquired by such
resigning, removed or incapacitated Rights Agent in connection with its services as Rights Agent hereunder, and shall thereafter be discharged from all duties and obligations hereunder. Following notice of such removal, resignation or incapacity, the Company shall appoint a successor to such Rights Agent. If the Company shall fail to make such appointment within a period of thirty (30) days after giving notice of such removal or after it has been notified in writing of such resignation or incapacity by the resigning or incapacitated Rights Agent or by the holder of a Rights Certificate (who shall, with such notice, submit his Rights Certificate for inspection by the Company), then the registered holder of any Rights Certificate may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a new Rights Agent. Any successor Rights Agent, whether appointed by the Company or by such a court, shall be a Person organized and doing business under the laws of the State of New York or the State of Delaware (or any other state of the United States so long as such Person is authorized to do business as a banking institution in the State of New York or the State of Delaware) in good standing, having an office in the State of New York or the State of Delaware, which is authorized under such laws to exercise stock transfer or corporate trust powers and is subject to supervision or examination by Federal or state authority and which has at the time of its appointment as Rights Agent a combined capital and surplus or net assets, on a consolidated basis, of at least $100 million. After appointment, the successor Rights Agent shall be vested with the same powers, rights, duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named as Rights Agent without further act or deed; but the predecessor Rights Agent shall deliver and transfer to the successor Rights Agent any property at the time held by it hereunder, and execute and deliver any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed necessary for the purpose. Not later than the effective date of any such appointment the Company shall file notice thereof in writing with the predecessor Rights Agent and each transfer agent of the Common Stock and/or Series B Preferred, as applicable, and, following the Distribution Date, mail a notice thereof in writing to the registered holders of the Rights Certificates. Failure to give any notice provided for in this Section 21, however, or any defect therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of the resignation or removal of the Rights Agent or the appointment of the successor Rights Agent, as the case may be.
22.Issuance of New Rights Certificates. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this Plan or of the Rights to the contrary, the Company may, at its option, issue new Rights Certificates evidencing Rights in such form as may be approved by the Board to reflect any adjustment or change in the Purchase Price and the number or kind or class of shares or other securities or property purchasable under the Rights Certificates made in accordance with the provisions of this Plan. In addition, in connection with the issuance or sale of Common Stock following the Distribution Date and prior to the Expiration Date, the Company shall, with respect to Common Stock so issued or sold pursuant to the exercise of stock options or under any employee plan or arrangement, granted or awarded, or upon exercise, conversion or exchange of securities heretofore or hereinafter issued by the Company (excluding the Series A Preferred), in each case existing prior to the Distribution Date, issue Rights Certificates representing the appropriate number of Rights in connection with such issuance or sale; provided, however, that (i) no such Rights Certificate shall be issued if, and to the extent that, the Company shall be advised by counsel that such issuance would create a significant risk of material adverse tax consequences to the Company or the Person to whom such Rights Certificate would be issued
and (ii) no such Rights Certificate shall be issued if, and to the extent that, appropriate adjustment shall otherwise have been made in lieu of the issuance thereof.
23.Redemption.
23.1Right to Redeem. The Board may, at its option, at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the Distribution Date and (ii) the close of business on the Final Expiration Date, redeem all, but not less than all, of the then-outstanding Rights at a redemption price of $0.0001 per Right, as such amount may be appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date hereof (such redemption price being the “Redemption Price”). The Company may, at its option, pay the Redemption Price in Common Stock (based on the “current per share market price,” determined pursuant to Section 11.4, of the Common Stock at the time of redemption), cash or any other form of consideration deemed appropriate by the Board. The redemption of the Rights by the Board may be made effective at such time, on such basis and subject to such conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish.
23.2Redemption Procedures. Immediately upon the action of the Board ordering the redemption of the Rights (or at such later time as the Board may establish for the effectiveness of such redemption), and without any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise the Rights will terminate and the only right thereafter of the holders of Rights shall be to receive the Redemption Price for each Right so held. The Company shall promptly give public notice of such redemption (with prompt written notice to the Rights Agent); provided, however, that the failure to give, or any defect in, any such notice shall not affect the validity of such redemption. The Company shall promptly give, or cause the Rights Agent to give, notice of such redemption to the holders of the then outstanding Rights by mailing such notice to all such holders at their last addresses as they appear upon the registry of the Rights Agent or, prior to the Distribution Date, on the registry books of the transfer agent for the Common Stock; provided, however, that the failure to give, or any defect in, any such notice shall not affect the validity of such redemption. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of redemption will state the method by which the payment of the Redemption Price will be made. Neither the Company nor any of its Affiliates or Associates may redeem, acquire or purchase for value any Rights at any time in any manner other than that specifically set forth in this Section 23 or in Section 27, and other than in connection with the purchase, acquisition or redemption of Common Stock prior to the Distribution Date.
24.Notice of Certain Events. In case the Company shall propose at any time after the earlier of the Stock Acquisition Date and the Distribution Date (a) to pay any dividend payable in stock of any class to the holders of Series B Preferred or to make any other distribution to the holders of Series B Preferred, or (b) to offer to the holders of Series B Preferred rights or warrants to subscribe for or to purchase any additional Series B Preferred or shares of stock of any class or any other securities, rights or options, or (c) to effect any reclassification of the Series B Preferred (other than a reclassification involving only the subdivision of outstanding Series B Preferred), or (d) to effect any consolidation or merger into or with, or to effect any sale
or other transfer (or to permit one or more of its Subsidiaries to effect any sale or other transfer), in one or more transactions, of 50% or more of the assets or earning power of the Company and its Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) to, any other Person, or (e) to effect the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, or (f) to declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in Common Stock or to effect a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of dividends in Common Stock), then, in each such case, the Company shall give to the Rights Agent and to each holder of a Rights Certificate, in accordance with Section 25, a notice of such proposed action, which shall specify the record date for the purposes of such stock dividend, distribution of rights or warrants, or the date on which such reclassification, consolidation, merger, sale, transfer, liquidation, dissolution, or winding up is to take place and the date of participation therein by the holders of the Series B Preferred, Series A Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock, if any such date is to be fixed, and such notice shall be so given in the case of any action covered by clause (a) or (b) above at least ten (10) days prior to the record date for determining holders of the Series B Preferred for purposes of such action, and in the case of any such other action, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of the taking of such proposed action or the date of participation therein by the holders of the Series B Preferred, Series A Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock, whichever shall be the earlier.
In case any event set forth in Section 11.1.2 or Section 13 shall occur, then, in any such case, (i) the Company shall as soon as practicable thereafter give to the Rights Agent and to each holder of a Rights Certificate, in accordance with Section 25, a notice of the occurrence of such event, which notice shall describe the event and the consequences of the event to holders of Rights under Section 11.1.2 and Section 13, and (ii) all references in this Section 24 to Series B Preferred shall be deemed thereafter to refer to Common Stock and/or, if appropriate, other securities.
25.Notices. Notices or demands authorized by this Plan to be given or made by the Rights Agent or by the holder of any Rights Certificate to or on the Company shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by overnight delivery service or first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing with the Rights Agent) as follows:
Upland Software, Inc.
401 Congress Ave., Suite 1850
Austin, Texas 78701
Attention: Matt Smith, General Counsel & Secretary
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Morrison & Foerster LLP
701 Brazos Street, Suite 1100
Austin, Texas 78701
Attention: Steve Tyndall, Spencer Klein, Joseph Sulzbach
Subject to the provisions of Section 21 and Section 24, any notice or demand authorized by this Plan to be given or made by the Company or by the holder of any Rights Certificate to or
on the Rights Agent shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by overnight delivery service or first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed (until another address is filed in writing with the Company) as follows:
Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC
51 Mercedes Way
Edgewood, New York 11717
Attention: Corporate Actions Department
with a copy to:
Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc.,
2 Gateway Center
Newark, New Jersey 07102
legalnotices@broadridge.com
Attention: General Counsel
Notices or demands authorized by this Plan to be given or made by the Company or the Rights Agent to the holder of any Rights Certificate (or, prior to the Distribution Date, to the holder of any certificate representing Common Stock or of any Book Entry Shares) shall be sufficiently given or made if sent by first-class mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such holder at the address of such holder as shown on the registry books of the Company or the transfer agent or registrar for the Common Stock; provided that prior to the Distribution Date a filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission shall constitute sufficient notice to the holders of securities of the Company, including the Rights, for purposes of this Plan and no other notice need be given.
26.Supplements and Amendments. For so long as the Rights are then redeemable, the Company may, and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, supplement or amend any provision of this Plan in any respect without the approval of any holders of the Rights or Common Stock. At any time when the Rights are no longer redeemable, the Company may and the Rights Agent shall, if the Company so directs, supplement or amend any provision of this Plan in any respect without the approval of any holders of Rights; provided, however, that no such supplement or amendment may (i) adversely affect the interests of the holders of Rights as such (other than an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person or any other holder of Rights that have become null and void pursuant to Section 11.1.2), (ii) cause this Plan again to become amendable other than in accordance with this sentence or (iii) cause the Rights again to become redeemable. Upon the delivery of a certificate from an officer of the Company which states that the supplement or amendment is in compliance with the terms of this Section 26, the Rights Agent shall execute such supplement or amendment; provided that such supplement or amendment does not adversely affect the rights, duties or obligations of the Rights Agent under this Plan. The Rights Agent agrees that time is of the essence in connection with any supplement or amendment to this Plan that it is directed by the Company to execute in accordance with this Section 26. For the avoidance of doubt, the Company shall be entitled to adopt and implement such procedures and arrangements (including with the Rights Agent or
other third parties) as it may deem necessary or desirable to facilitate the exercise, exchange, subscription, trading, issuance or distribution of the Rights (and shares of preferred stock (or fractions thereof) or shares of Common Stock), including use of book entry, as contemplated hereby and to ensure that an Acquiring Person does not obtain the benefits thereof, and any supplement or amendment of this Plan in respect of the foregoing shall be deemed to not adversely affect the interests of the holders of Rights.
27.Exchange.
27.1Exchange of Common Stock for Rights. The Board may, at its option, at any time after the occurrence of a Trigger Event, exchange Common Stock for all or part of the then outstanding and exercisable Rights (which shall not include Rights that have become null and void pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.1.2) by exchanging at an exchange ratio of one share of Common Stock per Right, appropriately adjusted to reflect any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction occurring after the date hereof (such amount per Right being hereinafter referred to as the “Exchange Consideration”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board shall not be empowered to effect such exchange at any time after any Acquiring Person shall have become the Beneficial Owner of 50% or more of the Common Stock then outstanding. From and after the occurrence of an event specified in Section 13.1, any Rights that theretofore have not been exchanged pursuant to this Section 27.1 shall thereafter be exercisable only in accordance with Section 13 and may not be exchanged pursuant to this Section 27.1. The exchange of the Rights by the Board may be made effective at such time, on such basis and with such conditions as the Board in its sole discretion may establish. Without limiting the foregoing, prior to effecting an exchange pursuant to this Section 27, the Board may direct the Company to enter into a Trust Agreement in such form and with such terms as the Board shall then approve (the “Trust Agreement”). If the Board so directs, the Company shall enter into the Trust Agreement and shall issue to the trust created by such agreement (the “Trust”) all of the Common Stock issuable pursuant to the exchange (or any portion thereof that has not theretofore been issued in connection with the exchange). From and after the time at which such shares are issued to the Trust, all stockholders then entitled to receive shares pursuant to the exchange shall be entitled to receive such shares (and any dividends or distributions made thereon after the date on which such shares are deposited in the Trust) only from the Trust and solely upon compliance with the relevant terms and provisions of the Trust Agreement. Any Common Stock issued at the direction of the Board in connection herewith shall be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable Common Stock or Series B Preferred (as the case may be), and the Company shall be deemed to have received as consideration for such issuance a benefit having a value that is at least equal to the aggregate par value of the shares so issued.
27.2Exchange Procedures. Immediately upon the effectiveness of the action of the Board ordering the exchange for any Rights pursuant to Section 27.1 and without any further action and without any notice, the right to exercise such Rights shall terminate and the only right thereafter of a holder of such Rights shall be to receive the Exchange Consideration. The Company shall promptly give public notice of any such exchange; provided, however, that the failure to give, or any defect in, such notice shall not affect the validity of such exchange. The Company promptly shall mail a notice of any such exchange to all of the holders of such Rights
at their last addresses as they appear upon the registry books of the Rights Agent. Any notice which is mailed in the manner herein provided shall be deemed given, whether or not the holder receives the notice. Each such notice of exchange shall state the method by which the exchange of the Common Stock for Rights will be effected and, in the event of any partial exchange, the number of Rights which will be exchanged. Any partial exchange shall be effected pro rata based on the number of Rights (other than the Rights that have become null and void pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.1.2) held by each holder of Rights.
27.3Insufficient Shares. The Company may at its option substitute, for each share of Common Stock that would otherwise be issuable upon exchange of a Right, (a) a number of shares of Series B Preferred or fraction thereof (or equivalent preferred stock, as such term is defined in Section 11.2), (b) cash, (c) other equity securities of the Company or common stock equivalents, as such term is defined in Section 11.1.3, (d) debt securities of the Company, (e) other assets or (f) any combination of the foregoing (the items described in (a) through (f), the “Equivalent Exchange Assets”), in each case having an aggregate value equal to the current per share market price of one share of Common Stock (determined pursuant to Section 11.4) as of the date of such exchange. In the event that there shall not be sufficient shares of Common Stock issued but not outstanding or authorized but unissued and otherwise available for issuance to permit an exchange of Rights for Common Stock as contemplated in accordance with this Section 27, the Company shall substitute to the extent of such insufficiency, for each share of Common Stock that would otherwise be issuable upon exchange of a Right, Equivalent Exchange Assets, which consideration shall have an aggregate current per share market price (determined pursuant to Section 11.4 hereof) equal to the current per share market price of one share of Common Stock (determined pursuant to Section 11.4 hereof) as of the date of such exchange.
28.Process to Seek Exemption Prior to Trigger Event. Any Person who desires to effect any acquisition of Common Stock that would, if consummated, result in such Person becoming an Acquiring Person (a “Requesting Person”) may, prior to the Stock Acquisition Date and in accordance with this Section 28, request that the Board grant an exemption with respect to such acquisition under this Plan so that either such transaction would be deemed an “Exempt Acquisition” or such Person would be deemed to be an “Exempt Person”, in each case, for purposes of this Plan (an “Exemption Request”). An Exemption Request shall be in proper form and shall be delivered by registered or certified mail to the Secretary of the Company at the principal executive office of the Company. The Exemption Request shall be deemed made upon receipt by the Secretary of the Company. To be in proper form, an Exemption Request shall set forth (i) the name and address of the Requesting Person, (ii) the number and percentage of shares of Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by the Requesting Person, together with all Affiliates and Associates of the Requesting Person, and (iii) a reasonably detailed description of the transaction or transactions by which the Requesting Person would propose to acquire Beneficial Ownership of shares of Common Stock aggregating 4.9% or more of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock and the maximum number and percentage of shares of Common Stock that the Requesting Person proposes to acquire. The Board shall make a determination whether to grant an exemption in response to an Exemption Request as promptly as practicable (and, in any event, within ten (10) Business Days) after receipt thereof; provided,
that the failure of the Board to make a determination within such period shall be deemed to constitute the denial by the Board of the Exemption Request. The Requesting Person shall respond promptly to reasonable and appropriate requests for additional information from the Board and its advisors to assist the Board in making its determination. For purposes of considering the Exemption Request, any calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any particular time, including for purposes of determining the particular percentage of such outstanding shares of Common Stock of which any Person is the Beneficial Owner, shall be made pursuant to and in accordance with Section 382. The Board shall only grant an exemption in response to an Exemption Request if the Board determines in its sole discretion that the acquisition of Beneficial Ownership of shares of Common Stock by the Requesting Person (A) will not adversely impact in any material respect the time period in which the Company could use the Tax Benefits or limit or impair the availability to the Company of the Tax Benefits or (B) is in the best interests of the Company despite the fact that it may adversely impact in a material respect the time period in which the Company could use the Tax Benefits or limit or impair the availability to the Company of the Tax Benefits. Any exemption granted hereunder may be granted in whole or in part, and may be subject to limitations or conditions (including a requirement that the Requesting Person agree that it will not acquire Beneficial Ownership of shares of Common Stock in excess of the maximum number and percentage of shares approved by the Board), in each case as and to the extent the Board shall determine necessary or desirable to provide for the protection of the Tax Benefits. Any Exemption Request may be submitted on a confidential basis and, except to the extent required by applicable law, the Company shall maintain the confidentiality of such Exemption Request and the Board’s determination with respect thereto, unless the information contained in the Exemption Request or the Board’s determination with respect thereto otherwise becomes publicly available. The Exemption Request shall be considered and evaluated by directors serving on the Board, or a duly constituted committee thereof, who are independent of the Company and the Requesting Person and disinterested with respect to the Exemption Request, and the action of a majority of such independent and disinterested directors shall be deemed to be the determination of the Board for purposes of such Exemption Request.
29.Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Plan by or for the benefit of the Company or the Rights Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns hereunder.
30.Benefits of this Plan. Nothing in this Plan shall be construed to give to any Person other than the Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the Common Stock) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this Plan; but this Plan shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Company, the Rights Agent and the registered holders of the Rights Certificates (and, prior to the Distribution Date, the Common Stock).
31.Determination and Actions by the Board or Committee Thereof. The Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, shall have the exclusive power and authority to administer this Plan and to exercise the rights and powers specifically granted to the Board or to the Company, or as may be necessary or advisable in the administration of this Plan, including,
without limitation, the right and power to (a) interpret the provisions of this Plan and (b) make all determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of this Plan (including, without limitation, a determination to redeem or not redeem the Rights or amend this Plan). In administering this Plan and exercising the rights and powers specifically granted to the Board and to the Company hereunder, and in interpreting this Plan and making any determination hereunder, the Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, may consider any and all facts, circumstances or information it deems to be necessary, useful or appropriate. All such actions, calculations, interpretations and determinations that are done or made by the Board, or a duly authorized committee thereof, in good faith shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Company, the Rights Agent, and the holders of the Rights, as such, and all other parties to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall a determination of the Board that may adversely affect the rights of the Rights Agent under this Plan be binding upon the Rights Agent without the express written consent of the Rights Agent, in its sole discretion.
32.Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Plan is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Plan shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated; provided, that if any such excluded term, provision, covenant or restriction shall adversely affect the rights, immunities, duties or obligations of the Rights Agent, the Rights Agent shall be entitled to resign immediately upon written notice to the Company.
33.Governing Law. This Plan and each Rights Certificate issued hereunder shall be deemed to be a contract made under the internal laws of the State of Delaware and for all purposes shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of such State applicable to contracts to be made and performed entirely within such State.
34.Counterparts. This Plan may be executed in any number of counterparts and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. A signature to this Plan transmitted electronically shall have the same authority, effect and enforceability as an original signature.
35.Descriptive Headings; Interpretation. Headings of the sections of this Plan and of the exhibits hereto and the table of contents are for convenience of the parties hereto only and shall be given no substantive or interpretative effect whatsoever. As used in this Plan: (a) the words “include”, “includes” or “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; (b) the words “hereof”, “hereby”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Plan, unless otherwise specified, shall refer to this Plan as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Plan; (c) whenever this Plan refers to a number of days, such number shall refer to calendar days unless Business Days are specified; and (d) unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any statute defined or referred to herein means such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes, and includes any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder.
The definitions contained in this Plan are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms.
(Signature Page Follows)
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Plan to be duly executed, as of the day and year first above written.
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| UPLAND SOFTWARE, INC. |
| By: /s/ Michael D. Hill |
| Name: Michael D. Hill |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer |
| BROADRIDGE CORPORATE ISSUER SOLUTIONS, LLC |
| By: /s/ John P. Dunn |
| Name: John P. Dunn |
| Title: Senior Vice President |
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS
of
SERIES B JUNIOR PARTICIPATING PREFERRED STOCK
of
UPLAND SOFTWARE, INC.
(Pursuant to Section 151 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law)
Upland Software, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (hereinafter called the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that the following resolution was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (hereinafter called the “Board of Directors” or the “Board”) as required by Section 151 of the General Corporation Law at a meeting duly called and held on May 2, 2023.
RESOLVED, that pursuant to the authority expressly granted to and vested in the Board in accordance with the provisions of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, the Board hereby creates a series of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”), of the Corporation and hereby states the designation and number of shares, and fixes the relative rights, powers and preferences, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof as follows:
Section 1.Designation and Amount. The shares of such series shall be designated as “Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock” (the “Series B Preferred”) and the number of shares constituting the Series B Preferred shall be 500,000. Such number of shares may be increased or decreased by resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, that no decrease shall reduce the number of shares of Series B Preferred to a number less than the number of shares then outstanding plus the number of shares reserved for issuance upon the exercise of outstanding options, rights or warrants or upon the conversion of any outstanding securities issued by the Corporation convertible into or exchangeable for Series B Preferred.
Section 2.Dividends and Distributions.
A.Subject to the prior and superior rights of the holders of any shares of any class or series of stock of this Corporation ranking prior and superior to the Series B Preferred with respect to dividends, the holders of shares of Series B Preferred, in preference to the holders of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of the Corporation, and of any other stock ranking junior to the Series B Preferred, shall be entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available for the purpose, quarterly dividends payable in cash on the first day of March, June, September and December in each year (each such date being referred to herein as a “Quarterly Dividend Payment Date”), commencing on the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date after the first issuance of a share or fraction of a share of Series B Preferred, in an amount per share (rounded to the nearest cent) equal to the
greater of (a) $1.00 or (b) subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount of all cash dividends, and 1,000 times the aggregate per share amount (payable in kind) of all non-cash dividends or other distributions, other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock or a subdivision of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise), in each case declared on the Common Stock since the immediately preceding Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or, with respect to the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, since the first issuance of any share or fraction of a share of Series B Preferred. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount to which holders of shares of Series B Preferred were entitled immediately prior to such event under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
B.No dividend or other distribution shall be paid on the Common Stock (other than a dividend payable in shares of Common Stock), unless the Corporation shall declare a dividend or distribution on the Series B Preferred as provided in paragraph (A) of this Section 2 immediately after it declares such dividend or distribution on the Common Stock.
C.Dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative on outstanding shares of Series B Preferred from the Quarterly Dividend Payment Date next preceding the date of issue of such shares, unless the date of issue of such shares is prior to the record date for the first Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in which case dividends on such shares shall begin to accrue from the date of issue of such shares, or unless the date of issue is a Quarterly Dividend Payment Date or is a date after the record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series B Preferred entitled to receive a quarterly dividend and before such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date, in either of which events such dividends shall begin to accrue and be cumulative from such Quarterly Dividend Payment Date. Accrued but unpaid dividends shall not bear interest. Dividends paid on the shares of Series B Preferred in an amount less than the total amount of such dividends at the time accrued and payable on such shares shall be allocated pro rata on a share-by-share basis among all such shares at the time outstanding. The Board of Directors may fix a record date for the determination of holders of shares of Series B Preferred entitled to receive payment of a dividend or distribution declared thereon, which record date shall be not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date fixed for the payment thereof.
Section 3.Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Series B Preferred shall have the following voting rights:
A.Subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, each share of Series B Preferred shall entitle the holder thereof to 1,000 votes on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders of the Corporation. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any
dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the number of votes per share to which holders of shares of Series B Preferred were entitled immediately prior to such event shall be adjusted by multiplying such number by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
B.Except as otherwise provided herein, in any other Certificate of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock, or by law, the holders of shares of Series B Preferred and the holders of shares of Common Stock and any other capital stock of the Corporation having general voting rights shall vote together as one class on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
C.Except as set forth herein, or as otherwise provided by law, holders of Series B Preferred shall have no special voting rights and their consent shall not be required (except to the extent they are entitled to vote with holders of Common Stock as set forth herein) for taking any corporate action.
Section 4.Certain Restrictions.
A.Whenever quarterly dividends or other dividends or distributions payable on the Series B Preferred as provided in Section 2 are in arrears, thereafter and until all accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions, whether or not declared, on shares of Series B Preferred outstanding shall have been paid in full, the Corporation shall not:
(i)declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on or redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series B Preferred, other than (A) such redemptions or purchases that may be deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options, warrants or similar rights or grant, vesting or lapse of restrictions on the grant of any other performance shares, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity awards to the extent that such shares represent all or a portion of (x) the exercise or purchase price of such options, warrants or similar rights or other equity awards and (y) the amount of withholding taxes owed by the recipient of such award in respect of such grant, exercise, vesting or lapse of restrictions; (B) the repurchase, redemption, or other acquisition or retirement for value of any such shares from employees, former employees, directors, former directors, consultants or former consultants of the Corporation or their respective estate, spouse, former spouse or family member, pursuant to the terms of the agreements pursuant to which such shares were acquired; or (C) the redemption, purchase or other acquisition of shares of any such junior stock in exchange for shares of any stock of the Corporation ranking junior (either
as to dividends or upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up) to the Series B Preferred Stock;
(ii)declare or pay dividends, or make any other distributions, on any shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series B Preferred, except dividends paid ratably on the Series B Preferred and all such parity stock on which dividends are payable or in arrears in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all such shares are then entitled; or
(iii)redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of Series B Preferred, or any shares of stock ranking on a parity with the Series B Preferred, except in accordance with a purchase offer made in writing or by publication (as determined by the Board of Directors) to all holders of such shares upon such terms as the Board of Directors, after consideration of the respective annual dividend rates and other relative rights and preferences of the respective series and classes, shall determine in good faith will result in fair and equitable treatment among the respective series or classes.
B.The Corporation shall not permit any subsidiary of the Corporation to purchase or otherwise acquire for consideration any shares of stock of the Corporation unless the Corporation could, under paragraph (A) of this Section 4, purchase or otherwise acquire such shares at such time and in such manner.
Section 5.Reacquired Shares. Any shares of Series B Preferred purchased or otherwise acquired by the Corporation in any manner whatsoever shall be retired and canceled promptly after the acquisition thereof. All such shares shall upon their cancellation become authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock subject to the conditions and restrictions on issuance set forth herein, in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, or in any other Certificate of Designations creating a series of Preferred Stock or any similar stock or as otherwise required by law.
Section 6.Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up.
A.Upon any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, no distribution shall be made (i) to the holders of shares of stock ranking junior (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) to the Series B Preferred, unless, prior thereto, the holders of shares of Series B Preferred shall have received the greater of (x) $1.00 per share, plus an amount equal to accrued and unpaid dividends and distributions thereon, whether or not declared, to the date of such payment, and (y) an aggregate amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount to be distributed per share to the holders of shares of Common Stock or (ii) to the holders of shares of stock ranking on a parity (either as to dividends or upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up) with the Series B Preferred, except distributions made ratably on the Series B Preferred and all such parity stock in proportion to the total amounts to which the holders of all
such shares are entitled upon such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the aggregate amount to which holders of shares of Series B Preferred were entitled immediately prior to such event pursuant to clause (i)(y) of the preceding sentence shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that are outstanding immediately prior to such event.
B.In the event, however, that there are not sufficient assets available to permit payment in full of the amount set forth in clause (i) of paragraph (A) of this Section 6 and the liquidation preferences of all other classes and series of stock of the Corporation, if any, that rank on a parity with the Series B Preferred in respect thereof, then the assets available for such distribution shall be distributed ratably to the holders of the Series B Preferred and the holders of such parity shares in proportion to their respective liquidation preferences.
C.Neither the merger or consolidation of the Corporation into or with another corporation nor the merger or consolidation of any other corporation into or with the Corporation shall be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this Section 6.
Section 7.Consolidation, Merger, etc. In case the Corporation shall enter into any consolidation, merger, combination or other transaction in which the shares of Common Stock are exchanged for or changed into other stock or securities, cash and/or any other property, then in any such case each share of Series B Preferred shall at the same time be similarly exchanged for or changed into an amount per share, subject to the provision for adjustment hereinafter set forth, equal to 1,000 times the aggregate amount of stock, securities, cash and/or any other property (payable in kind), as the case may be, into which or for which each share of Common Stock is changed or exchanged. In the event the Corporation shall at any time declare or pay any dividend on the Common Stock payable in shares of Common Stock, or effect a subdivision, combination or consolidation of the outstanding shares of Common Stock (by reclassification or otherwise than by payment of a dividend in shares of Common Stock) into a greater or lesser number of shares of Common Stock, then in each such case the amount set forth in the preceding sentence with respect to the exchange or change of shares of Series B Preferred shall be adjusted by multiplying such amount by a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately after such event and the denominator of which is the number of shares of Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to such event.
Section 8.No Redemption. The Series B Preferred shall not be redeemable.
Section 9.Rank. The Series B Preferred shall rank, with respect to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, junior to all series of
any other class of the Corporation’s Preferred Stock, except to the extent that any such other series specifically provides that it shall rank on a parity with or junior to the Series B Preferred.
Section 10.Amendment. At any time any shares of Series B Preferred are outstanding, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall not be further amended in any manner which would materially alter or change the powers, preferences or special rights of the Series B Preferred so as to affect them adversely without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred, voting separately as a single class.
Section 11.Fractional Shares. Series B Preferred may be issued in fractions of a share that shall entitle the holder, in proportion to such holder’s fractional shares, to exercise voting rights, receive dividends, participate in distributions and to have the benefit of all other rights of holders of Series B Preferred.
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In witness whereof, the undersigned has executed this Certificate of Designations on behalf of the Corporation this May 2, 2023.
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EXHIBIT B
Form of Rights Certificate
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NOT EXERCISABLE AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE (AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN THE TAX BENEFIT PRESERVATION PLAN (THE “PLAN”)). THE RIGHTS ARE SUBJECT TO REDEMPTION, EXCHANGE AND AMENDMENT AT THE OPTION OF THE COMPANY, ON THE TERMS SET FORTH IN THE PLAN. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES SPECIFIED IN THE PLAN, RIGHTS THAT ARE OR WERE BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY AN ACQUIRING PERSON OR AN AFFILIATE OR AN ASSOCIATE OF AN ACQUIRING PERSON (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE PLAN) OR A TRANSFEREE THEREOF WILL BECOME NULL AND VOID.
Rights Certificate
UPLAND SOFTWARE, INC.
This certifies that ________________, or registered assigns, is the registered owner of the number of Rights set forth above, each of which entitles the owner thereof, subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Tax Benefit Preservation Plan, dated as of June 5, 2024, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”), between Upland Software, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC, as Rights Agent (the “Rights Agent”), to purchase from the Company at any time after the Distribution Date and prior to 5:00 P.M. (New York time) on June 4, 2027, at the offices of the Rights Agent, or its successor as Rights Agent, designated for such purpose, one one-thousandth of a fully paid, nonassessable share of Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred”), of the Company, at a purchase price of $15.25 per one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred, subject to adjustment (the “Purchase Price”), upon presentation and surrender of this Rights Certificate with the Form of Election to Purchase and certification duly executed. The number of Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate (and the number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred which may be purchased upon exercise thereof) set forth above, and the Purchase Price set forth above, are the number and Purchase Price as of June 5, 2024, based on the Series B Preferred. Capitalized terms used in this Rights Certificate without definition shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Plan. As provided in the Plan, the Purchase Price and the number of shares of Series B Preferred (or other securities or property) which may be purchased upon the exercise of the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate are subject to modification and adjustment upon the happening of certain events.
If the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate are at any time beneficially owned by or transferred to any person who is or becomes an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person (each as defined in the Plan) or certain transferees thereof, such Rights will become null and void and will no longer be transferrable.
This Rights Certificate is subject to all of the terms, provisions and conditions of the Plan, which terms, provisions and conditions are hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof and to which Plan reference is hereby made for a full description of the rights, limitations of rights, obligations, duties and immunities hereunder of the Rights Agent, the Company and the holders of the Rights Certificates. Copies of the Plan are on file at the principal offices of the Company and the Rights Agent.
This Rights Certificate, with or without other Rights Certificates, upon surrender at the offices of the Rights Agent designated for such purpose, may be exchanged for another Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates of like tenor and date evidencing Rights entitling the holder to purchase a like aggregate number of one one-thousandths of a share of Series B Preferred as the Rights evidenced by the Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates surrendered shall have entitled such holder to purchase. If this Rights Certificate shall be exercised in part, the holder shall be entitled to receive upon surrender hereof another Rights Certificate or Rights Certificates for the number of whole Rights not exercised.
Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Board may, at its option, (i) redeem the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate at a redemption price of $0.0001 per Right or (ii) exchange Common Stock for the Rights evidenced by this Certificate, in whole or in part.
No fractional Series B Preferred will be issued upon the exercise of any Right or Rights evidenced hereby (other than fractions of Series B Preferred which are integral multiples of one one-thousandth of a share of Series B Preferred, which may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depository receipts), but in lieu thereof a cash payment will be made, as provided in the Plan.
No holder of this Rights Certificate, as such, shall be entitled to vote or receive dividends or be deemed for any purpose the holder of the Series B Preferred or of any other securities of the Company which may at any time be issuable on the exercise hereof, nor shall anything contained in the Plan or herein be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company or any right to vote for the election of directors or upon any matter submitted to stockholders at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action, or to receive notice of meetings or other actions affecting stockholders (except as provided in the Plan), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Right or Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate shall have been exercised as provided in the Plan.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of the Plan is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of the Plan shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated.
This Rights Certificate shall not be valid or binding for any purpose until it shall have been countersigned by the Rights Agent.
WITNESS the facsimile signature of the proper officer of the Company.
Dated as of __________, 20__.
UPLAND SOFTWARE, INC.
Countersigned:
Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, LLC,
as Rights Agent
Form of Reverse Side of Rights Certificate
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT
(To be executed by the registered holder if such holder
desires to transfer the Rights Certificate.)
FOR VALUE RECEIVED _______________________________________________________
hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________
(Please print name and address
of transferee)
_____________Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate, together with all right, title and interest therein, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint ___________________ Attorney, to transfer the within Rights Certificate on the books of the within-named Company, with full power of substitution.
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Signatures must be guaranteed by an “eligible guarantor institution” as defined in Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which is a member of a recognized Medallion Signature Guarantee Program.
Certificate
The undersigned hereby certifies that the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate (1) are not Beneficially Owned by, and are not being sold, assigned or transferred by or on behalf of, a Person who is or was an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate thereof (as such terms are defined in the Plan), (2) are not being sold, assigned or transferred to or on behalf of any Acquiring Person or Affiliate or Associate thereof and (3) were not acquired from any Person who is or was an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate thereof.
FORM OF ELECTION TO PURCHASE
(To be executed if the registered holder desires to
exercise Rights represented by the Rights Certificate.)
To: UPLAND SOFTWARE, INC.
The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to exercise __________________ Rights represented by this Rights Certificate to purchase the Series B Preferred issuable upon the exercise of such Rights (or such other securities or property of the Company or of any other Person which may be issuable upon the exercise of the Rights) and requests that certificates for such stock (or such other securities or property of the Company or of any other Person which may be issuable upon the exercise of the Rights) be issued in the name of (or to, as the case may be):
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If such number of Rights shall not be all the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate, a new Rights Certificate for the balance remaining of such Rights shall be registered in the name of and delivered to:
Please insert social security
or other identifying number
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Certificate
The undersigned hereby certifies that the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate (1) are not Beneficially Owned by, and are not being sold, assigned or transferred by or on behalf of, a Person who is or was an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate thereof (as such terms are defined in the Plan), (2) are not being sold, assigned or transferred to or on behalf of any Acquiring Person or Affiliate or Associate thereof and (3) were not acquired from any Person who is or was an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate thereof.
NOTICE
The signature in the foregoing Form of Assignment and Form of Election to Purchase must conform to the name as written upon the face of this Rights Certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement or any change whatsoever.
In the event the certification set forth above in the Form of Assignment or Form of Election to Purchase is not completed, the Company will deem the Beneficial Owner of the Rights evidenced by this Rights Certificate to be an Acquiring Person or an Affiliate or Associate of an Acquiring Person and such Assignment or Election to Purchase will not be honored.
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