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iTeos Therapeutics, Inc.
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8-K
Jul 21, 7:33 AM ET
iTeos Therapeutics, Inc. 8-K
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Article IDEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Section 1.02 Interpretation and Rules of Construction. The headings contained in this Agreement and in the table of contents to this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. References to “this Agreement” shall include the Company Disclosure Letter and the Parent Disclosure Letter. All Exhibits annexed to this Agreement or referred to in this Agreement are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full in this Agreement. Any terms used in the Company Disclosure Letter, the Parent Disclosure Letter, any Exhibit or any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement but not otherwise defined therein shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. The definitions of terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning as the word
“shall.” The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed, in each case, to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “extent” in the phrase “to the extent” shall mean the degree to which a subject or other thing extends, and such phrase shall not mean simply “if.” All references to “dollars” or “$” shall refer to the lawful currency of the U.S. Unless the context requires otherwise: (i) any definition of or reference to any Contract, instrument or other document or any Law in this Agreement shall be construed as referring to such Contract, instrument or other document or Law as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, including comparable successor law and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein, but only to the extent, in the case of any amendment, supplement or other modification to any Contract, instrument or other document listed in the Company Disclosure Letter or the Parent Disclosure Letter, that such amendment, supplement or other modification has been made available to the other party and is also listed on the appropriate section of the Company Disclosure Letter or the Parent Disclosure Letter, as applicable; (ii) any reference in this Agreement to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and permitted assigns; (iii) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof; (iv) all references in this Agreement to Articles, Sections and Exhibits shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits to, this Agreement, unless otherwise indicated; (v) references to clauses without a cross-reference to a Section or subsection are references to clauses within the same Section or, if more specific, subsection; and (vi) references from or through any date shall mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively. This Agreement shall be construed without regard to any presumption or rule requiring construction or interpretation against the party hereto drafting or causing any instrument to be drafted. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the parties hereto and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement. Unless indicated otherwise, (A) any action required to be taken by or on a day or business day may be taken until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on such day or business day, (B) all references to “days” shall be to calendar days unless otherwise indicated as a “Business Day” and (C) all days, business days, times and time periods contemplated by this Agreement will be determined by reference to Eastern Time. Unless indicated otherwise, all mathematical calculations contemplated by this Agreement shall be rounded to the fourth decimal place, except in respect of payments, which shall be rounded down to the nearest whole U.S. cent.
Article IITHE OFFER
Section 2.01 The Offer.
Section 2.02 Company Actions.
Article IIITHE MERGER
Section 3.01 The Merger. On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in accordance with the DGCL (including Section 251(h) of the DGCL), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company at the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”).
Section 3.02 Merger Closing. The closing of the Merger (the “Merger Closing”) shall take place remotely via the electronic exchange of documents and signature pages at a date and time to be specified by Parent and the Company, which date shall be within one (1) Business Day of the Offer Closing Time, subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver by the party or parties hereto entitled to the benefits thereof of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Merger Closing, unless another date, time or place is mutually agreed to in writing by Parent and the Company. The date on which the Merger Closing occurs is referred to in this Agreement as the “Merger Closing Date.”
Section 3.03 Effective Time. Prior to the Merger Closing, Parent and the Company shall prepare, and on the Merger Closing Date, the Company shall file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, a certificate of merger or other appropriate documents (in any such case, the “Certificate of Merger”) executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL and shall make all other filings or recordings required under the DGCL to effectuate the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger is duly filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such other time as Parent and the Company shall agree and specify in the Certificate of Merger. The time at which the Merger becomes effective is referred to in this Agreement as the “Effective Time.”
Section 3.04 Merger Without Meeting of Stockholders. The Merger shall be governed by and effected under Section 251(h) of the DGCL, without a vote on the adoption of this Agreement by the holders of shares of the Company Common Stock. The parties hereto agree to take all necessary and appropriate action to cause the Merger to become, and that the Merger shall become, effective as soon as practicable following the consummation (within the meaning of Section 251(h) of the DGCL) of the Offer, without a vote of stockholders of the Company in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL.
Section 3.05 Effects of Merger. The Merger shall have the effects provided in this Agreement and as set forth in the DGCL.
Section 3.06 Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.
Section 3.07 Directors and Officers.
Section 3.08 Effect on Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder of any shares of the Company Common Stock or any shares of capital stock of Merger Sub:
Section 3.09 Payment of Merger Consideration.
Section 3.10 Equity Awards.
Section 3.11 Contingent Value Right. At or prior to the Offer Closing Time, Parent will authorize and duly adopt, execute and deliver, and will ensure that a duly qualified rights agent with respect to the CVRs, which such rights agent shall be selected by Parent and be reasonably acceptable to the Company (“Rights Agent”), executes and delivers, a CVR Agreement, subject to any reasonable revisions to the CVR Agreement that are requested by such Rights Agent or the Representative thereunder (provided that such revisions are not, individually or in the aggregate, materially detrimental to any holder of CVRs). Parent and the Company shall cooperate, including by making changes to the form of CVR Agreement, as necessary to ensure that the CVRs are not subject to registration under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any applicable state securities or “blue sky” Laws.
Article IVREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Section 4.01 Organization, Standing and Power. The Company and its subsidiaries are duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the respective states in which they are organized. The Company and its subsidiaries have full power and authority necessary to enable them to own, lease or otherwise hold their properties and assets and to conduct their business as presently conducted. The Company and its subsidiaries are duly qualified or licensed to do business in each jurisdiction where the nature of its business or their ownership or leasing of their properties makes such qualification or licensing necessary, other than where the failure to have such power and authority or to be so qualified or licensed has not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of the amended and restated certificate of
incorporation of the Company, as amended to the Agreement Date (as so amended, the “Company Charter”), and the amended and restated bylaws of the Company, as amended to the Agreement Date (as so amended, the “Company Bylaws”), are included in the Filed Company SEC Documents. The Company Charter and the Company Bylaws are in full force and effect and the Company is not in violation of any of the provisions of the Company Charter and is not in material violation of any of the provisions of the Company Bylaws.
Section 4.02 Capital Structure.
Section 4.03 Subsidiaries; Equity Interests. Section 4.03 of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a true and complete list of each subsidiary of the Company and its jurisdiction of organization or formation. Except as set forth in Section 4.03 of the Company Disclosure Letter, the Company does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other equity interest in any other Person.
Section 4.04 Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability.
Section 4.05 No Conflicts; Consents.
Section 4.06 SEC Documents; Undisclosed Liabilities.
Section 4.07 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents or the Schedule 14D-9 will, at the time such document is filed with the SEC, at any time it is amended or supplemented or at the time it is first published, sent or disseminated to the Company Stockholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to information furnished in writing by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub specifically for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any such document. The Schedule 14D-9 will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to statements included or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein.
Section 4.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
Section 4.09 Taxes.
Section 4.10 Contracts.
Section 4.11 Litigation. There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or its subsidiaries, that has resulted in, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any Judgment outstanding against the Company or its subsidiaries that has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.12 Property. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries own, nor to the Company’s knowledge, have ever owned, any real property or any leasehold interest in any real property.
Section 4.13 Compliance with Laws.
Section 4.14 Regulatory Matters.
Section 4.15 Environmental Matters. Except for matters that would not reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Company Material Adverse Effect: (i) the Company and its affiliates are, and since January 1, 2022 have been, in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; (ii) since January 1, 2022, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have been subject to a material Judgment or Proceeding pursuant to any applicable Environmental Law; (iii) since January 1, 2022, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have received any written notice alleging that the Company is in violation of, or has liability or is a “potentially responsible party” under, any applicable Environmental Law; and (iv) neither the Company nor its subsidiaries have treated, stored, handled, transported, generated, disposed of, arranged for the disposal of, released, exposed any Person to, or owned or operated any property or facility contaminated by, any Hazardous Substance, in each case as would give rise to liability under applicable Environmental Laws.
Section 4.16 Labor Relations.
Section 4.17 Employee Benefits.
Section 4.18 Intellectual Property.
Section 4.19 Privacy and Data Security.
Section 4.20 Brokers and Other Advisors. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person, other than TD Securities (USA) LLC (“TD Cowen”), the fees and expenses of which will be paid by the Company, is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Affiliates. The Company has provided to Parent a copy of the Company’s engagement letter with TD Cowen relating to the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions.
Section 4.21 No Rights Agreement; Anti-Takeover Provisions. As of the Agreement Date, the Company is not party to a stockholder rights agreement, “poison pill” or similar anti-takeover agreement or plan. The Company Board has taken all action necessary to render Section 203 of the DGCL and any other takeover, anti-takeover, moratorium, “fair price,” “control share,” or similar Law inapplicable to the Offer and the Merger. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.08, no restrictions of any other “business combination,” “control share acquisition,” “fair price,” “moratorium” or other anti-takeover Laws (each, a “Takeover Law”) apply or will apply to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the Transactions.
Section 4.22 Opinion of the Company’s Financial Advisor. The Company Board has received the opinion of TD Cowen, outside financial advisor to the Company, to the effect that, as of the date of such opinion and based upon and subject to the qualifications, limitations, assumptions and other matters set forth therein, the Cash Amount to be received by the holders of Company Common Stock (other than as set forth in such opinion) pursuant to this Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. It is agreed and understood that such opinion is for the benefit of the Company Board and may not be relied upon by Parent or Merger Sub. The Company will make available to Parent and Merger Sub a signed copy of such opinion promptly following the Agreement Date.
Section 4.23 No Vote Required. Assuming the Transactions are consummated in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL and assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 5.08, no stockholder votes or consents are needed to authorize this Agreement or for consummation of the Transactions.
Article VREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PARENT AND MERGER SUB
Section 5.01 Organization, Standing and Power. Each of Parent and Merger Sub is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction in which it is organized (in the case of good standing, to the extent the concept is recognized by such jurisdiction) and has full corporate power and authority to conduct its businesses as presently conducted.
Section 5.02 Merger Sub.
Section 5.03 Authority; Execution and Delivery; Enforceability. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and the CVR Agreement and to consummate the Transactions, subject, in the case of the Merger, to the adoption of this Agreement by Parent, as sole stockholder of Merger Sub (which shall occur immediately following the execution of this Agreement). The execution and delivery by each of Parent and Merger Sub of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the Transactions have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Parent and Merger Sub, subject, in the case of the Merger, to the adoption of this Agreement by Parent, as sole stockholder of Merger Sub (which shall occur immediately following the execution of this Agreement). Neither the approval and adoption of this Agreement nor the consummation of the Offer, the Merger or the other Transactions requires any approval of the stockholders of Parent. Each of Parent and Merger Sub has duly executed and delivered this Agreement, and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, this Agreement constitutes its, and at the Offer Closing Time the CVR Agreement will constitute Parent’s, legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms (subject to the Bankruptcy, Equity and Indemnity Exception).
Section 5.04 No Conflicts; Consents.
Section 5.05 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be supplied by or on behalf of Parent or Merger Sub for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Offer Documents or the Schedule 14D-9 will, at the time such document is filed with the SEC, at any time it is amended or supplemented or at the time it is first published, sent or given to the Company Stockholders, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. The Offer Documents will comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, except that no representation or warranty is made by Parent or Merger Sub with respect to statements included or incorporated by reference therein based on information supplied by or on behalf of the Company for inclusion or incorporation by reference therein.
Section 5.06 Brokers. No broker, investment banker, financial advisor or other Person is entitled to any broker’s, finder’s, financial advisor’s or other similar fee or commission in connection with the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Parent or any of its Affiliates, directors, officers or employees.
Section 5.07 Litigation. There is no Proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Parent, threatened against Parent or any subsidiary of Parent that would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect, nor is there any Judgment outstanding against Parent or any subsidiary of Parent that would reasonably be expected to, individually or in the aggregate, have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.08 Ownership of the Company Common Stock. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is, nor at any time for the past three (3) years has been, an “interested stockholder” of the Company as defined in Section 203 of the DGCL. As of the date hereof, the Guarantor, Parent or a subsidiary of Parent beneficially own 3,826,692 shares of the Company Common Stock and none of the Guarantor, Parent or any of their respective Affiliates: (i) beneficially owns (as such term is defined in Section 203 of the DGCL), directly or indirectly, any other shares of the Company Common Stock or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for, or exercisable for shares of the Company Common Stock or any other securities of, or any other economic interest in, the Company; or (ii) has any rights to acquire any shares of the Company Common Stock except pursuant to this Agreement. Parent, each of its subsidiaries and the Guarantor are affiliates of Merger Sub as such term is defined in section 251(h) of the DGCL.
Section 5.09 Guaranty. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Guarantor has delivered to the Company a true, complete and correct copy of the executed Guaranty. As of the Agreement Date, the Guaranty is in full force and effect and constitutes the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Guarantor in favor of the Company and the CVR holders, enforceable by the Company and the CVR
holders in accordance with its terms, and Guarantor is not in default of or breach under any of the terms or conditions of the Guaranty, and no event has occurred that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would or would reasonably be expected to constitute a default of Guarantor under the Guaranty.
Section 5.10 Sufficient Funds. Parent has (or has available to it) sufficient cash available to pay all amounts to be paid by Parent in connection with this Agreement and the Transactions, including Parent’s and Merger Sub’s costs and expenses (including all of Parent’s applicable costs and expenses under the CVR Agreement) and the aggregate Offer Price and Merger Consideration on the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement and the CVR Agreement, and there is not, nor will there be, any restriction on the use of such cash or cash equivalents for such purpose. In no event shall the receipt or availability of any funds or financing by or to Parent or any of its respective Affiliates or any other financing transaction be a condition to any of the obligations of Parent hereunder.
Section 5.11 Competing Businesses. None of Parent or any of its Affiliates owns any controlling interest in any person that: (i) derives a portion of its revenues from products; or (ii) is developing products in the same markets in which Parent or Merger Sub operate that would reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the ability of Parent to consummate the Merger and the Transactions in a timely manner in accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 5.12 No Foreign Person. Neither Parent nor Merger Sub is a foreign person, as defined in 31 C.F.R. § 800.224. Each of Parent and Merger Sub further represents that the transaction contemplated by this Agreement will not result in foreign control (as defined in 31 C.F.R. § 800.208) of the Company, and does not constitute direct or indirect investment in the Company by any foreign person that affords the foreign person with any of the access, rights, or involvement contemplated under 31 C.F.R. § 800.211(b).
Article VICOVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
Section 6.01 Conduct of Business of the Company. From the Agreement Date to the earlier of the Offer Closing Time and the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (the “Pre-Closing Period”), except as consented to in writing in advance by Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) or as otherwise specifically required by this Agreement or expressly required by Law, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to carry on its business in a manner consistent with the Wind-Down Process and otherwise in the ordinary course of business. In addition, except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Letter or otherwise expressly and specifically permitted or required by this Agreement or required by applicable Law, during the Pre-Closing Period, neither the Company nor its subsidiaries shall do any of the following without the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned):
Section 6.02 No Solicitation.
Article VIIADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
Section 7.01 Access to Information; Confidentiality. Except if prohibited by any applicable Law, the Company shall afford to Parent and to Parent’s Representatives, reasonable access during normal business hours (under the supervision of appropriate personnel and in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with the normal operation of the business of the Company) during the period prior to the earlier of the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement to its properties, books and records, Contracts and personnel, and, during such period, the Company shall furnish, as promptly as reasonably practicable, to Parent such information concerning its business, properties and personnel as Parent or Parent’s Representatives may reasonably request; provided that any such access shall be afforded and any such information shall be furnished at Parent’s expense. Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence,
the Company shall not be required to afford access or furnish information to the extent: (i) such information is subject to the terms of a confidentiality agreement with a third party entered into prior to the Agreement Date; (ii) such information relates to the applicable portions of the minutes of the meetings of the Company Board (including any presentations or other materials prepared by or for the Company Board discussed or is information otherwise related to) (A) the Transactions or any similar transaction involving the sale of the Company, or a material portion of its assets, to, the license of a material portion of the Company’s assets to, or combination of the Company with, any other Person, (B) any Company Takeover Proposal or (C) any Intervening Event; or (iii) the Company determines in good faith after consulting with counsel that affording such access or furnishing such information would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the Company, violate applicable Law or result in antitrust risk for the Company; provided that the Company will use its reasonable efforts to obtain any required consents for the disclosure of such information and take such other reasonable action (including entering into a joint defense agreement or similar arrangement to avoid loss of attorney-client privilege) with respect to such information as is necessary to permit disclosure to Parent without jeopardizing such attorney-client privilege or violating applicable Law, as applicable. All information exchanged pursuant to this Section 7.01 shall be subject to the confidentiality letter agreement dated June 10, 2025 between the Company and Tang Capital Management, LLC, the sole manager of Parent and the general partner of Guarantor, as amended (the “Confidentiality Agreement”).
Section 7.02 Reasonable Best Efforts; Notification; Regulatory Filings. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall, and shall cause their respective subsidiaries and controlled Affiliates to, use its reasonable best efforts to promptly take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties hereto in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, as promptly as reasonably practicable and in any event prior to the Outside Date, the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions, including: (i) causing each of the Offer Conditions and each of the conditions to the Merger set forth in Article VIII to be satisfied, in each case as promptly as reasonably practicable after the Agreement Date; (ii) the obtaining of all necessary or advisable actions or non-actions, waivers and consents from, the making of all necessary registrations, declarations and filings with, and the taking of all reasonable steps as may be necessary to avoid a Proceeding by, any Governmental Entity with respect to this Agreement or the Transactions; (iii) the defending or contesting of any Proceedings, whether judicial or administrative, challenging this Agreement or the consummation of the Transactions, including seeking to have any stay or temporary restraining order entered by any court or other Governmental Entity vacated or reversed; and (iv) the execution and delivery of any additional instruments necessary to consummate the Transactions and to fully carry out the purposes of this Agreement. In addition and without limiting the foregoing, each of Parent and the Company and the Company Board (and any committee empowered to take such action, if applicable) shall use their respective commercially reasonable efforts: (i) to ensure that no Takeover Law is or becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Offer, Offer Documents, the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; and (ii) if any Takeover Law becomes applicable to this Agreement, the Offer, Offer Documents, the Merger or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, to ensure that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated by this Agreement and otherwise to minimize the effect of such statute or regulation on the Offer, the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement..
Section 7.03 Indemnification.
Section 7.04 Fees and Expenses. Except as set forth in Section 7.03, Section 7.06 and Section 9.03, all fees and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement, the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions shall be paid by the party incurring such fees or expenses, whether or not the Offer or the Merger is consummated.
Section 7.05 Public Announcements. Parent and Merger Sub, on the one hand, and the Company, on the other hand, shall consult with each other before issuing, and provide each other the opportunity to review and comment upon (with such comments to be considered in good faith), any press release or other public statements with respect to the Offer, the Merger and the other Transactions, and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public statement prior to such consultation, except as
may be required by applicable Law, court process or by obligations pursuant to any listing agreement with any national or foreign securities exchange; provided that the restrictions set forth in this Section 7.05 shall not apply to any release, announcement or disclosure made or proposed to be made by the Company with respect to a Company Takeover Proposal, Superior Company Proposal, Intervening Event, Adverse Recommendation Change or Intervening Event Adverse Recommendation Change that does not violate Section 6.02. The parties hereto agree that any press release to be issued with respect to the Transactions shall be in the form agreed to by the parties hereto.
Section 7.06 Tax Matters
Section 7.07 Stockholder Litigation. During the Pre-Closing Period, the Company shall promptly advise Parent of any Proceeding commenced after the date hereof against the Company and/or any of its directors, officers or representatives of the Company (in their capacity as such) by any Company Stockholders or other persons or entities (on their own behalf or on behalf of the Company and in each case, other than Parent, Merger Sub or their affiliates) arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and shall: (i) keep Parent reasonably informed regarding the status of any such Proceeding; (ii) provide Parent with an opportunity to review and propose comments to all material filings or responses to be made in connection with any such Proceedings; and (iii) give reasonable and good faith consideration to any such comments proposed by Parent. In no event shall the Company enter into, agree to or disclose any settlement with respect to such Proceedings without Parent’s consent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned. The Company shall notify Parent promptly of the commencement or written threat of any Proceedings of which it has received notice or become aware and shall keep Parent promptly and reasonably informed regarding any such Proceedings.
Section 7.08 Rule 14d-10 Matters. Prior to the scheduled expiration of the Offer, the Company (acting through the Company Board and the compensation committee of the Company Board) shall use reasonable best efforts to cause to be exempt under Rule 14d-10(d) promulgated under the Exchange Act any employment compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement that has been, or after the Agreement Date will be, entered into by the Company or any of its subsidiaries with current or future directors, officers or employees of the Company.
Section 7.09 Rule 16b-3 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall, and the Company may, take all steps as may be required to cause any dispositions or cancellations or deemed dispositions or cancellations of Company equity securities (including derivative securities) in connection with this Agreement or the Transactions by each individual who is a director or officer of the Company subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.
Section 7.10 Merger Sub and Surviving Corporation Compliance. Parent shall cause Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, to comply with all of its respective obligations under this Agreement and Merger Sub shall not engage in any activities of any nature except as provided in or contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 7.11 Stock Exchange De-listing. The Surviving Corporation shall cause the Company’s securities to be de-listed from Nasdaq and de-registered under the Exchange Act as promptly as practicable following the Effective Time and in any event no more than ten (10) days after the Merger Closing Date.
Section 7.12 No Control of Other Party’s Business. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to give Parent or Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the Company’s operations prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its operations, subject to the provisions in Section 6.01.
Section 7.13 FIRPTA Certificate. At the Merger Closing, the Company shall deliver to Parent a certificate pursuant to Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1445-2(c)(3) and 1.897-2(h), together with a form of notice to the IRS in accordance with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.897-2(h), in each case, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Parent. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Parent’s only remedy for the Company’s failure to provide such form will be to withhold from the payments to be made by Parent pursuant to this Agreement any required withholding Tax under Section 1445 of the Code.
Section 7.14 Information Agent. Not less than three (3) Business Days before the commencement of the Offer, Parent shall select a duly qualified information agent reasonably acceptable to the Company in connection with the Offer for the purpose of answering any questions or requests for assistance in connection with the Offer (the “Information Agent”).
Section 7.15 Employee Matters.
Article VIIICONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE MERGER
Section 8.01 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation. The respective obligation of each party hereto to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver on or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:
Section 8.02 Frustration of Closing Conditions. No party may rely on the failure of any Offer Condition or any condition set forth in Section 8.01 to be satisfied if such failure was caused by the failure of such party to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement.
Article IXTERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 9.01 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Offer Closing Time, notwithstanding adoption of this Agreement by Parent as sole stockholder of Merger Sub (it being agreed that the party hereto terminating this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall give prompt written notice of such termination to the other party or parties hereto and that any termination by Parent also shall be an effective termination by Merger Sub):
Section 9.02 Effect of Termination. Except in the event of fraud (defined as actual (not constructive) common law fraud under Delaware law) or Willful Breach, in the event of termination of this Agreement by either the Company or Parent as provided in Section 9.01, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, without any liability or obligation on the part of Parent or Merger Sub, on the one hand, or the Company, on the other hand, the last sentence of Section 7.01, this Section 9.02, Section 9.03 and Article X, and any definitions contained in this Agreement and referred to but not contained in any such provisions, which provisions and definitions shall survive such termination. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Parent acknowledges and agrees that any failure of Parent to satisfy its obligations to irrevocably accept for payment or pay for the shares of the Company Common Stock following satisfaction of the Offer Conditions, and any failure of Parent to cause the Merger to be effective following the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Article VIII, will be deemed to constitute a Willful Breach of a covenant of this Agreement. In the event of any termination of this Agreement resulting from a party’s fraud (defined as actual (not constructive) common law fraud under Delaware law) or Willful Breach by a party hereto of any representation, warranty or covenant set forth in this Agreement, in which case such party shall be liable for each other party’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with enforcing this Agreement by legal action against the first party for such Willful Breach to the extent such enforcement actions results in a judgment against the first party. In the event of any termination of this Agreement as a result of a Willful Breach for which equitable relief has been sought by the non-breaching party pursuant to this Agreement, and determined by a court of competent jurisdiction not to be available, in determining damages the court may (but is not required to) grant damages on behalf of the Company Stockholders to the Company (in the case of a Willful Breach by Parent) or of Parent (in the case of a Willful Breach by the Company), in each case to the extent proven and awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Section 9.03 Termination Fees.
Section 9.04 Amendment; Extension; Waiver.
Section 9.05 Procedure for Termination, Amendment, Extension or Waiver. A termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 or an amendment of this Agreement or an extension or waiver with respect to this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.04 shall, in order to be effective, require, in the case of Parent or Merger Sub, action by its board of directors, and in the case of the Company, action by the Company Board. Termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.01 shall not require the approval of the stockholders of the Company or Parent as sole stockholder of Merger Sub.
Article XGENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 Nonsurvival of Representations and Warranties. None of the representations and warranties in this Agreement or in any instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time. This Section 10.01 shall not limit any covenant or agreement of the parties hereto that by its terms contemplates performance after the Effective Time. The Confidentiality Agreement shall: (i) survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms; and (ii) terminate as of the Effective Time.
Section 10.02 Notices. Any notice, request, or demand desired or required to be given hereunder will be in writing and will be given by email delivery, addressed as respectively set forth below or to such other email address as any party hereto will have previously designated by such a notice. The effective date of any notice, request, or demand will be the date on which the email is sent (provided that the sender of such email does not receive a written notification of delivery failure).
Section 10.03 Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule or law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties hereto as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end that Transactions are fulfilled to the extent possible.
Section 10.04 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic image scan transmission (e.g., DocuSign or Adobe Sign) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 10.05 Entire Agreement; Third-Party Beneficiaries; No Other Representations or Warranties.
Section 10.06 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
Section 10.07 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided that Merger Sub may assign, in its sole discretion, any of or all its rights, interests and obligations under this Agreement to Parent or to any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, but no such assignment shall relieve Merger Sub of any of its obligations under this Agreement; provided, further, that any such assignment shall not take place after the commencement of the Offer and shall not otherwise materially impede or delay the consummation of the Transactions or otherwise materially impede the rights of the Company Stockholders under this Agreement. Any purported assignment without such consent shall be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 10.08 Specific Enforcement; Jurisdiction.
Section 10.09 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE OFFER, THE MERGER OR ANY OF THE OTHER TRANSACTIONS. EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING
WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVER AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS Section 10.09.
Section 10.10 Remedies. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the rights and remedies provided in this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable Law, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.
Section 10.11 Cooperation. The parties hereto agree to provide reasonable cooperation with each other and to execute and deliver such further documents, certificates, agreements and instruments and to take such actions as may be reasonably requested by the other parties hereto to evidence or effect the Transactions and to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.
Section 10.12 Parent Guarantee. Parent agrees to take all action necessary to cause Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, and, during the period between the Offer Closing Time and the Effective Time, to perform all of its agreements, covenants and obligations under this Agreement. Parent unconditionally guarantees to the Company the full and complete performance by Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, of its respective obligations under this Agreement including the obligations to the Indemnified Parties and shall be liable for any breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or obligation of Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, under this Agreement. Parent hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand of performance, filing of any claim, any right to require any proceeding first against Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation, as applicable, protest, notice and all defenses and demands whatsoever in connection with the performance of its obligations set forth in this Section 10.12. Parent shall not have any right of subrogation, reimbursement or indemnity whatsoever, nor any right of recourse to security for any of the agreements, covenants and obligations of Merger Sub or the Surviving Corporation under this Agreement.